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The volunteers' group will meet at Eight Walks in Savernake Forest on Wednesday 4th February at 10am.

Please bring your own lunch, the session runs until 2pm.

The volunteers group will continue to meet on the first Wednesday of each month.

In December 2025, Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet agreed proposals to keep waste and recycling services sustainable, cost-effective, and ready for upcoming national requirements.

Kerbside Recycling
The current system will stay, with improvements at the Material Recovery Facility to boost recycling. Residents will receive extra bags for flexible plastics and an indoor and outdoor caddy for food waste by 2027, meeting new statutory rules.

Future Collections
A public consultation in early 2026 will explore moving household waste collections from fortnightly to every three weeks in 2027. With food waste and flexible plastics removed, bin waste will drop, cutting carbon and costs.

Household Recycling Centres (HRCs)
Purton and Lower Compton HRCs to close in August 2026 due to high costs of extending existing contract arrangement and making necessary improvements. Closing these sites helps protect other essential council services. A booking system trial will start at four sites to improve safety and reduce congestion. Plans for a new northern HRC will follow within 3–4 years. 

Service Delivery
A Local Authority Trading Company will manage kerbside collections and recycling operations from July 2026. Other contracts will be extended to 2033–2034, including green waste composting and residual waste disposal. These changes will help Wiltshire lead in sustainable waste management and deliver long-term value for residents. 

https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/article/15485/Agreementmade-on-proposals-to-cut-costs-and-improve-thesustainability-of-waste-and-recycling-services

Postal voters were recently contacted by post or email to remind them that their postal vote is due to expire. Anyone who applied for a postal vote before 30 January 2024 must submit a new application before Saturday 31 January 2026. The quickest and easiest way for them to apply for a postal vote is online. They will need their national insurance and an image or photo of their signature. If they require a paper form, one can be printed.

To report cyber crime and fraud go to the UK's Home for Reporting Cyber & Fraud - https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/

Officers from Wiltshire Rural Crime Team will be at the following locations:

Thursday 15^th January 2026 - 11:00-12:00 - The Royal Oak, Wootton Rivers

Wednesday 11^th February 2026 - 10:30-11:30 - Meadow Court, Pewsey

Thursday 12^th March 2026 - 11:00-12:00 - The Royal Oak, Wootton Rivers

These publications give visitors compelling reasons to choose Wiltshire for their next short break or longer stay, together with all the information you need to plan the perfect trip. These are distributed digitally via our channels and via third party digital channels.

Please view the It’s Time for Wiltshire map here and the It’s Time for Wiltshire Visitor Guide can be seen here. All our digital publications, including our Wiltshire towns and villages map can be found on our website

Please report any issues in your communities using MyWilts as usual.

Wiltshire Council is posting and sharing regular travel and flooding updates on their social media

To be alerted when water levels rise, people should also sign up for flood warnings and know what to do in case of flooding.

Useful links:

• Flooding information
• Sign up for flood warnings
• Flooding emergencies - Who to contact
• What to do during and after a flood
• Flooding advice for homeowners
• Flooding advice for businesses
• Sandbags information

The following is a quick guide to what is and isn’t the responsibility of the Fire and Rescue Service when storm damage occurs:

Local authority information is as follows:

• Swindon Borough Council – call 01793 445500 or report online.
• Wiltshire Council – call 0300 456 0105 or report online.