Tuesday 28th March 2017
63 Vicarage Street, Warminster
(the former Unicorn Beer House).
Photograph taken by Danny Howell
on Tuesday 28th March 2017.
63 Vicarage Street, Warminster ~ The Former Unicorn Beer House
Category: Community (Warminster)
Topics about organisations and activities in Warminster.
Warminster Civic Centre To Acquire A Defibrillator
Wednesday 8th March 2017
Warminster Civic Centre To Acquire A Defibrillator.
Several approaches have been made to Warminster Town Council over the past year suggesting it would be beneficial for defibrillators to be installed within the town and that one should be located at Warminster Civic Centre.
Having investigated the schemes available for the Civic Centre it was decided that entering into a four-year Memorandum of Understanding with the South Western Ambulance Service (SWAS) was the preferred option as SWAS would provide full back-up service for the running of the machine and annual defibrillator awareness sessions which will be open to the community. The Finance and Assets Committee voted unanimously in favour of going ahead with this option.
The scheme will cost £1,800 plus VAT for the four-year period and Friends of Warminster Hospital have offered to make a contribution towards the cost.
The town will need approximately ten machines for a full programme of coverage. Other sites to be considered should have a high footfall, cover a wide age range, have a suitable building for the defibrillator to be installed externally and be easily available to the public. SWAS will support the Council in identifying future sites should any further installations be considered.
The Tower And Spirelet Of The Chapel Of St Lawrence, Warminster
Sunday 26th February 2017
The tower and spirelet of the Chapel of St Lawrence, High Street, Warminster, seen from the Chinn’s Court car park. Photograph taken by Danny Howell on Sunday 26th February 2017.
Young Love On Valentine’s Day At New Drove, Boreham, Warminster
Tuesday 14th February 2017
Young love on Valentine’s Day at New Drove, Boreham, Warminster. Photograph taken by Danny Howell on Tuesday 14th February 2017.
Joined Up Approach Needed About Development In Warminster
Friday 30th December 2016
Paul Macdonald writes:
“Huge need for joined up approach to development in Warminster” says Steve Dancey to Wiltshire Council about Home Farm (Boreham, Warminster).
The Chapel Of St. Lawrence, Warminster, On Christmas Day 2016
Sunday 25th December 2016
Photographs taken by Danny Howell of the Chapel of St. Lawrence, High Street, Warminster, on Christmas Day 2016.
In The Window Of Reeve The Baker, Warminster, On Christmas Day 2016
Sunday 25th December 2016
Classic deep fill mince pies in the window of
Reeve The Baker, 17 Market Place,
Warminster, BA12 9AY.
Photographs taken by Danny Howell
on Christmas Day 2016.
Luxury Viennese Mince Pies.
Christ Church, Warminster, At Noon On Christmas Day 2016
Sunday 25th December 2016
Christ Church, viewed from
Lower Marsh Road, Warminster,
at noon on Christmas Day 2016.
Photograph taken by Danny Howell.
Home Farm ~ Breathtaking Arrogance, Bad Manners And Immaturity On Full Show To The Public
Tuesday 13th December 2016
Paul Macdonald writes:
“Breathtaking arrogance, bad manners and immaturity on full show to the public”
Read what Warminster’s Independent councillors have to say so far to the Town Council’s consultation response about Home Farm, Boreham, Warminster.
Arrogance By Warminster Town Council Conservatives ~ Not One Planning Policy To justify Building Houses At Home Farm ~ Planning In Our Town Hidden Behind Smoke And Mirrors ~ Warminster Neighbourhood Plan Not Worth The Paper It Is Written On Says Vision For Warminster
Monday 12th December 2016
From the Vision For Warminster website ~
Warminster Conservative councillors plumbed new depths of arrogance and bad manners at a planning meeting this evening when the Home Farm planning application was considered by the planning advisory committee.
It is customary at council meetings for the local ward members to be given the courtesy of speaking first and moving motions – BUT NO, NOT HERE.
Independent Cllr. Steve Dancey said: “What a shower they are. It was easy to see how everything was fixed and stitched up in advance as when the matter was opened for debate the Tory chairman George Jolley looked straight across at Rob Fryer without even glancing at the local ward member.
“Over the past 30 years I’ve reported on councils across Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, and I don’t think I’ve seen such arrogance and bad manners on the part of any committee chairman at any level during that time.”
“They clearly were not in the least interested in hearing the views of local members or the roomful of local people who had braved the cold and wet to register their opposition.”
“If you would like to put an end to the sort of backward backwoods shenanigans we have put up with in Warminster please contact us.”
Appalling Immature Planning
Independent Cllr. Paul Macdonald agreed: “Another appalling planning consultation response from the town council. It is wrong on so many counts but there is a more important issue and that is that the town council is being brought into disrepute by the councillors who control it.”
“The ink has barely dried on the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan. It was supposed to deliver what the residents want for the town but four councillors last night backed those that argued that it supports what developers want.”
“The Warminster Neighbourhood Plan is immediately not worth the paper it is written on. Three years work down the drain.”
“Those same councillors nodded their heads to the immature, no . . . , childish, argument that because someone has had something unpleasant dumped in their back yard then so should someone else.”
“There was not one planning policy put forward to justify supporting building houses at Home Farm.”
“They even rejected my reasonable request that we ask Wiltshire Council to ensure that all the residents many concerns are fully addressed before it reaches a decision.”
“Another backward and awful step for the future of Warminster if successful. It continues to leave planning in our town hidden behind smoke and mirrors to the ordinary Joe Public. Thankfully not the final say in a long way.”