Category: Days During 1997

Action For Warminster ~ Programme For Public Open Forum

Action For Warminster
Programme for Public Open Forum
at Dewey House, North Row, Warminster,
on Saturday 22nd November 1997

10.00 Assemble for Registration – coffee and biscuits will be available.

10.15 Introduction and Welcome. Len Turner, Chairman Open Forum, President of Chamber of Trade.

10.30 “How Can We Improve The Town Centre?” Ian Bertram, Kennet District Council. Discussing improvements carried out to Devizes Market Place including questions.

11.00 Discussion Group Workshops.

12.00 Feedback from Workshops.

12.20 Dr. Nicholas Falk. Consultant, The Urban & Economic Group.

12.30 Questions.

12.40 Buffet Lunch. (Voluntary contributions of £2 per head will be most welcome).

13.00 Video “Giving A Town New Heart” can be watched in room upstairs (courtesy of Double M Electrics)

13.30 “Should we build more houses . . . . . . and if so, where?” Nigel Linge, Warminster Open Space Protection Society.

14.00 Discussion Group Workshops.

15.00 Feedback from Workshops and Questions. Large scale map of Warminster & surrounds will be on display.

15.30 Closing Remarks. Len Turner, Chairman Open Forum.

16.00 Tea.

Waylens, Warminster, To Cease Selling Magazines And Daily Newspapers

Saturday 30th August 1997

Notice from Waylens, High Street, Warminster: “We regret  to announce that as from 1st September 1997 we shall cease selling daily newspapers and magazines. We shall, however, continue with toys, stationery, confectionery, cigarettes and, of course, the Warminster Journal. We would like to thank all our longstanding newspaper customers for their loyalty over the years.”

Honda Targets Warminster

From West Wilts Matters magazine, Issue No.9, March 1997, published by West Wiltshire District Council:

Honda Targets Warminster

Following months of talks, Honda (UK) Ltd. submitted a planning application to the District Council in December 1996 for a site at Bath Road, Warminster.

The proposal, submitted after an investigation of 27 other sites, is for the company’s National Vehicle Enhancement and Distribution Centre, and covers a 21 hectare (51 acre) site. If agreed, the Warminster centre would complement Honda’s manufacturing base at Swindon, receiving 35,000 vehicles a year for finishing touches and distribution to dealers.

The proposals allow for the construction of a railhead, and will involve full landscaping and a new roundabout on Bath Road.

The application has been the subject of a thorough consultation, including public meetings with interest groups and residents, and is likely to be considered by the Council’s Planning and Development Committee this Spring.