Category: Community (Warminster)

Topics about organisations and activities in Warminster.

CCTV System Upgraded

24th June 2025

From the Facebook page of Warminster Police:

The Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to maintain a strong partnership with the Warminster CCTV centre, which ensures extensive surveillance coverage throughout the Warminster and Westbury areas.

The central CCTV system has recently been upgraded from analogue to a modern digital format, funded by the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). This enhancement has significantly improved surveillance coverage, making the system an invaluable tool for identifying and managing various incidents. Additionally, the enhanced coverage has been instrumental in investigations following incidents.

The CCTV partnership between Warminster and Westbury offers exceptional surveillance coverage, bolstered by ongoing technological advancements and the dedication of the CCTV team.

The relationship between the police and the centre underscores the commitment to enhancing safety in the local area.

Warminster Town Council – Vacancy For A Facilities Maintenance Operative

Monday 23rd June 2025

From Warminster Town Council:

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 – 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

21 hours per week: working 3 out of 7 days as required.

Salary on the Local Government Pay Scale SCP18 to SCP24, (£15.84 per hour to £17.79 per hour).

Warminster Town Council is growing – come and join our friendly team.

A town council spokesperson said: “The Facilities Maintenance Operative will be responsible for the upkeep and repair of Warminster Town Council’s buildings and facilities.

“This varied role includes tasks such as routine maintenance, minor repairs, painting and decorating, basic plumbing and carpentry, and ensuring facilities are safe and operational.

“The postholder will also conduct regular checks and report any issues to the Estate Manager.

“The successful applicant will be part of a small team and should possess a full driving licence, basic trade skills, and practical experience in facilities or building maintenance. Important personal attributes include problem-solving ability, good communication, teamwork and a commitment to high standards of customer service.”

This post includes entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme.

An application form is available from Warminster Town Council, Warminster Civic Centre, Sambourne Road, Warminster BA12 8LB.

Email: stuart.legg@warminster-tc.gov.uk, Telephone: 01985 214847 or it can be downloaded from www.warminster-tc.gov.uk. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧.

Warminster Town Council is an equal opportunities employer.

Former Mayor Presents Over £2,600 To Two Local Charities

Wednesday 18th June 2025

Press release from Warminster Town Council:

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐥𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 £ðŸ,𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Former Mayor of Warminster, Cllr Stacie Allensby, has been delighted to present her charities for 2024 to 2025 with more than £2,600, following a successful year fundraising across the town.

Cllr Allensby’s two chosen charities were Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity and the Westbury and Warminster Youth Club, who were both presented with cheques of £1,341.51 after £2683.02 was raised in total during her mayoral year.

Cllr Allensby said: “I’m really pleased to raise more than £2,600 during my year as Mayor. I thank all my local councillors for their help at various events throughout the year as well as the residents of Warminster for their generous support.

“I chose Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance because of the amount of amazing work they do across Wiltshire, and I know probably more people than I should that have needed their assistance.

“I supported the Westbury and Warminster Youth Club as I’m passionate about youth work and there just aren’t enough facilities for our youngsters at the moment, compared to what I had when growing up – we are seeing youth clubs disappearing.

“The detached youth work provision is doing an amazing job, and I want to keep initiatives like that running.”

The Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity is a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) which provides vital critical medical care by land and air, across Wiltshire and Bath.

The Westbury and Warminster Youth Club works with young people for two hours an evening, four evenings a week all year round, working with schools, Wiltshire Police and other agencies.

The team helps develop resilience to youth offending and anti-social behaviour, as well as providing the young people of Warminster with an outlet for some much-needed fun.

Cllr Andrew Cooper, Town Mayor for the 2025-26 municipal year, will support local charities Mind and Open Door Warminster.

For more information contact Warminster Town Council, Tel: 01985 214847 or email: admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk

Pictured: Sarah Harris, Cllr Stacie Allensby and Nykki Brown.

Wiltshire Climate and Environment Summit 2025

Monday 16th June 2025

From Our Wiltshire:

Don’t miss out on an exciting opportunity to be part of the Wiltshire Climate and Environment Summit 2025, taking place at County Hall.

The Business Day takes place this Friday and the Communities Day on Saturday!

Each day we will have welcome/networking, introductory and closing sessions, panels, workshops and exhibition stands to inspire and equip people and organisations.

Book your place now https://orlo.uk/KAapE

Don’t miss your chance to attend!

Councillors Visit To Wessex Water Construction Site At Weymouth Street, Warminster

Sunday 15th June 2025

Bill Parks (Warminster Town Councillor – Warminster North & Rural) writes:

𝐖𝐞𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

With the planned road closure of Weymouth Street over the coming days to progress construction of the storm water storage tank, I thought that I would arrange a site visit with Cllr Andrew Davis to view the extent of the works.

Wessex Water are investing of more than £1.8 million which will see an additional 407,000 litres of storage built underground within the existing car park at the northern end of Weymouth Street to help improve the quality of water in the River Were running through the town.

Having trained professionally as a civil engineer I was interested to learn more about the complexity of the problems – the size and depth of the shaft is impressive!

Photographs by Bill Parks and Andrew Davis.

Bill Parks – Cllr Warminster North and Rural

And The Winner of Warminster Book Festival’s Longleat Prize Is . . .

Saturday 14th June 2025

A message from the organisers of the Warminster Book Festival 2025:

Longleat offered a fabulous prize to everyone who came to the Book Festival.

If you came to four talks and the Sunday, you could have had five chances -all for free!

The super prize was won by lucky Teresa.

She has been contacted and will be enjoying a superb day at Longleat.

Congratulations Teresa and thank you Longleat.

Alistair Garrett Was A Great Drummer, A Good Friend And A Lovely Man

13th June 2025

Sad news from the Crash Gears:

It is with great sadness that the Crash Gears mourn of the passing of our original drummer Alistair Garrett. When the band formed in 2015 Al was the vital link that brought Tom Hiscocks and Pat Kirwan together with James Leighton and Martin and Tom Noke in the Organ Inn for what was to be the band’s first meeting. He arranged our first rehearsal. From the beginning Al (some called him Ally) brought his decades of experience to make the band swing in a way that only years of playing can make possible. He was able to play tight but allow that element of swing that makes a band come alive. He had such a feel for his kit that he played with his eyes closed for most of the time. For Al it was all about feel and he played with smile on his face. We played many great gigs together and those gigs with Al in the engine room will live long in the memory for us. Here he is playing tight and loose at the same time back in 2016. Farewell Al, a great drummer, a good friend and a lovely man.

For those that wish to attend Alistair’s funeral, it will be held at The Chapel in Horningsham at 13:30 on Monday 23rd June and afterwards at Horningsham Hall.

Warminster Aims For Wessex Water Watermark Town Status

Tuesday 10th June 2025

Press release from Warminster Town Council:

Warminster aims for Wessex Water Watermark Town status.

Warminster Town Council and Wessex Water are working with local community groups to achieve recognition of Warminster as a Watermark Town.

Watermark Town status is an award that recognises where shared environmental and social goals have been met, with an emphasis on the town’s water usage and what happens to rain and wastewater that ends up in drains and sewers.

Wessex Water has developed the initiative following trials in Chippenham and Bridport, both of which became Watermark Towns in 2024.

Two initial meetings have been held in Warminster, hosted by the town council. Amongst the top concerns were the need to take steps to reduce surface water flooding and to protect the delicate environmental balance of the local chalk streams and rivers.

Chalk streams are fed by underground aquifers, which means the water is naturally filtered and clear. These very rare geological feature are very precious. Only 200 chalk rivers are known globally, 170 of which are found in the UK in southern and eastern England.

The group agreed that the following initiatives should be undertaken in the first year of the Watermark Award scheme:

Raising Awareness Activities

• Save water, save money – tips on how to save water and cut your water bill

• Bin the wipe – Encouraging people to stop putting wet wipes in toilets as they can end up blocking pipes

Taking Action Activities

• Rain savers – installing water butts to help reduce rainfall run-off pilot scheme

• Water audits – installing water saving interventions to reduce water use at council and community buildings

• Only rain down the drain – supporting the National Yellowfish Campaign, painting yellow fish symbols by drains to raise awareness of which drains lead directly to rivers and waterways

• Education – signing up local schools for a free talk on the topic

Amongst the group involved are: U3A, Warminster Health and Wellbeing Forum, Sustainable Warminster, Warminster Toad Patrol, Friends of Warminster Rivers, Grovelands Countryside & Wildlife Group, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Wessex Rivers Trust and Warminster Town Council.

For more information contact Warminster Town Council, Tel: 01985 214847 or email: admin@warminster-tc.gov.uk

Changes At Warminster Town FC

Thursday 29th May 2025

Changes At Warminster Town Football Club

After tonight’s AGM, there are a few changes to the structure of Warminster Town FC, details as follows:

Chairman – James Stone.

Vice Chairman – Paul Cox.

Secretary – Nick Savva.

Treasurer – Shirley Moriarty.

Welfare Officer – Jon Hargreaves.

Committee members – Lisa Airey, John Tullet, Pat Whitty, Darren Whitty, Phil Stockley, Owen Bartley, and Claire Duck.

The Passing Of Jill Goodenough

Monday 26th May 2025

Sam Ryall, of Warminster Carnival Committee, writes:

Warminster Carnival Committee are deeply saddened to report the passing of Jill Goodenough. This year she was celebrating 40 years on our committee doing every part of organising our Carnival over the years. We are so thankful for everything she has done for us and the legacy she has left. We send all our love to Stephen Culverwell, Paul Goodenough and Jason Goodenough and all her wider family and friends. We have lost a true Carnivalite. RIP.

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