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Information for residents about the precept increase 2024/25

 

Play Parks Refurbishment

Moot Lane Play Park

Downton Parish Council are delighted to announce that the refurbishment of the Moot Lane Play Park is underway. This will include new items of equipment, such as a Double Zip-wire, Adventure Tower, Teqball table and Double Adventure Trail,  as well as the replacement or refurbishment of other items equipment.

Sunday 7th January (evening)

The Play Park will be closed.

Monday 8th January

Vita Play Ltd will be onsite for 4 to 5 weeks.
Their employees will be wearing the full correct PPE.
Noise will be kept to a minimum during this period (petrol driven motors will not be operated before 8am or after 5pm).
Thank you for your patience, co-operation, and understanding during this time.

Skate Park and Recreation Ground Field

These will remain open, as usual.

‘No Parking’

Parking on the small stretch of road directly outside the Moot Lane Recreation Ground will be reserved exclusively for Vita Play Ltd vehicles.

Grand Opening

Downton Parish Council hope that you have noticed that the play park in the Moot Lane recreation ground has made good progress (despite the rain!). We expect it to be completed very soon.

The play park will be available for use once the ground is not too muddy. We will be announcing a Grand Opening event to take place in the week before Easter, so please watch this space!

 

Parish Council Web Site

Photo of house roof topsWelcome to the website for Downton Parish Council. On this site you will be able to find information about the activities and work of the Parish Council.  The Parish Council is the first tier of Local Government. The next tier of Government after Downton is the unitary authority of Wiltshire Council.

The civil parish of Downton straddles the Avon valley about 7 miles south of Salisbury and has a population of nearly 3,000.  The Parish Council represents the villages of Downton and Charlton All Saints and the hamlet of Standlynch.  For information on other events and activities in Downton, please visit the Downton village website, Downton Society website or have a look at Other Local Councils pages.

From our website you will be able to find out about the dates of our meetings and read copies of our agendas, minutes and policies.

Downton Parish Council is responsible for the following facilities in Downton:

  • Playgrounds at the Memorial Gardens, the Moot Lane Recreation Ground, the Charlton All Saints Playground and the new playground at Wick Lane.
  • Downton Memorial Centre which is primarily managed by a separate Board of Trustees
  • Downton Cemetery in Barford Lane
  • Allotments which are managed by the Downton Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Association
  • Areas of public open space such as The Borough Greens
  • The public toilets beside the Memorial Gardens.
  • The minor repair and cleaning of some Bus Shelters and the emptying of defined litter bins.

All of these are shown on the Parish Map.

The Parish Council also looks after the interests of the parish where empowered to do so, bringing any other needs of the parish to the attention of the relevant authority.  It also responds to consultation documents and requests from a diverse range of other bodies and authorities.  See the Main Council page for more information about the role and responsibilities of a Parish Council.

To find out more about us and what we do, please explore our website.  The majority of the files on the web site are in the Adobe Reader PDF format.  You will need to download the Adobe Reader to view them.  Get Adobe Reader icon.  This symbol External link icon on a web page or this symbol ⇗ in a menu means that the link accesses an external web site – Downton Parish Council has no control over its contents.

We would also welcome any feedback you may have.  If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact the Clerk.