Wiltshire Council Area Boards go on the road
24th June 2009
With just days to go before the start of the new area boards, awareness roadshows are on the way to tell people about the how they can get involved in making decisions that affect their local area.

Eighteen area boards will be set up across the county from the end of June and will give residents a major voice within their local communities and the chance to influence the decisions which affect their everyday lives.

Local people and key organisations like town and parish councils, the police and the local NHS will all play an active part in area boards.

Each area board will cover a community area - and it is in each of these areas that the council’s roadshow will be visiting. The roadshows will start on June 23 in Chippenham and Amesbury and end on July 16 in Winterslow and Westbury.

The awareness roadshows will be an opportunity to publicise the forthcoming area boards.

Area managers and local councillors from the area boards will be on hand to give information about how people really can make a difference in their community by becoming part of their local area board.

The awareness roadshows will run from 11am until 2pm at the following venues and dates:

Melksham, High Street Car Park opposite Town Hall – Wednesday June 24
Warminster, Library car park - Thursday June 25
Trowbridge, The Shires – Thursday June 25
Malmesbury, Market Cross – Friday June 26
Tidworth, Tesco car park - Monday June 29
Calne, High Street car park – Tuesday June 30
Bradford on Avon, Library car park – Wednesday July 1
Marlborough, High Street, front of Waitrose – Monday July 6
Mere, Library – Tuesday July 7
Wootton Bassett, High Street, Town Hall – Tuesday July 7
Pewsey, Co-op car park – Thursday July 9
Devizes, Market Place – Monday July 13
Salisbury, Market Place, Guildhall car park – Tuesday July 14
Corsham, Somerfield car park – Tuesday July 14
Winterslow Village Hall – Thursday July 16
Westbury Library – Thursday July 16


John Thomson, cabinet member responsible for communities, said: “We would really like to see as many people as possible get involved in their local area board and influence local decisions.

First area board meetings across the council are as follows:

29 June - Chippenham (Hardenhuish School)
30 June - Amesbury (Antrobus House)
1 July - Melksham (Melksham Town Hall)
2 July - Warminster (Kingdown Community School - main hall)
2 July - Trowbridge (Civic Hall)
2 July - Malmesbury (Malmesbury Town Hall)
6 July - Tidworth (Phoenix Hall, High Street, Netheravon)
7 July - Calne (Calne Town Hall)
8 July - Bradford on Avon (St. Margaret's Hall)
13 July - Marlborough (Kennet Valley Village Hall, Lockeridge)
14 July - South West Wiltshire (covering Mere, Tisbury, Wilton)(Mere Lecture Hall)
15 July - Wootton Bassett & Cricklade (Marsh Farm Hotel, Wootton Bassett)
16 July - Pewsey (Bouverie Hall, Pewsey)
20 July - Devizes (Corn Exchange)
21 July - Corsham (Corsham Town Hall)
23 July - Salisbury (City Hall)
23 July - Westbury (Westbury Labour Club and Institute Ltd.)
23 July - Southern Wiltshire (Downton and surrounding villages)(Winterslow Village Hall)