Wiltshire Council are planning to undertake works on the B3107 in the New Year. The proposals at the moment are to undertake improvement works to both village gateways under temporary traffic control 6-17 January 2020 with extensive re-surfacing works under road closure 17-21 February 2020.
Tannery Development
Work is due to start on-site in November. A message from the builders may be found here.
Annual Footpath Survey 2019
Results for the 2019 Footpath Survey can be found on the Footpaths page of this website
Councillor Vacancies
Are you are interested in your community and wish to contribute to decisions on planning, highways, village facilities that affect your village?
Are you interested in becoming a member of a strong, proactive team?
If the answer to these questions is YES then why not become a Parish Councillor as there are currently 3 vacancies.
For more information please contact the Clerk at clerk@holtparishcouncil.gov.uk or telephone 01225 783335 or why not come along to the next Parish Council Meeting on Thursday 24th October at the Village Hall starting at 1930 hours.
Ham Green Chestnut Trees Removal
An update on the removal of the trees may be found here.
Horse chestnut Trees on Ham Green
The Parish Council has been advised that the three horse chestnuts standing on Ham Green are affected by a disease (bleeding canker) and need to be removed primarily on safety grounds. The Council has reluctantly agreed to this and intends to replant the area with one or more native trees. The Wiltshire Council arboricultural officer has approved this action. A flyer is being distributed to all homes in the village on 12/14 July giving more details. Following reports by two separate tree surgeons, an expert was engaged to make a recommendation on the best course of action. His report may be seen here. The expert will be available to answer questions at an open meeting of the Council at 7pm on 25 July in the Village Hall.
Road Closure – The Star – 31 July 2019
Wiltshire Council Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Closure of: The Star (Part), Holt (Ref: TTRO 6049) Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to close temporarily to all traffic: The Star (Part), Holt; from property known as 315 The Star for a distance of approximately 60 metres in south westerly direction. To enable: Wessex Water to carry out telemetry and calibration checks on chambers. Alternative route: via The Star (unaffected length) – Station Road – B3107 – Ham Green – Gaston and vice versa. The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs. This Order will come into operation on 31 July 2019 the closure will be required until for one day. It is anticipated that the works will take the stated duration to complete depending upon weather conditions. Access will be maintained for residents and businesses where possible, although delays are likely due to the nature of the works. The Order will have a maximum duration of 18 months. For further information please contact Martyn Elliott (Sun Traffic) on 08451230111. Sustainable Transport Group, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN
Trees in The Midlands
The Parish Council is aware of some concern in the village relating to the future of the trees alongside the Brook opposite the Village Hall. The trees belong to Wiltshire Council. There is one Red Hawthorn which is nearest the junction and three flowering cherry, which are a non-native, short lived species. The fourth flowering cherry died and was removed some years ago being replaced by a silver birch which also died. The three remaining cherry trees have been examined by an arboriculturalist who has declared them all to be in a state of terminal decline. Cracks, lesions and dead wood can be seen.
The developer of the Tannery was obliged to propose improvements to the junction of the Midlands and the B3107. The initial design involved the loss of the parking spaces alongside the trees.
Following objection by the PC, a re-design was made proposing a parking refuge where the cherry trees now stand. The hawthorn tree will remain and, at the request of the PC, a new stand of trees
will be planted along the verge on the Village Hall side of the road. All of this has been in the public domain for more than a year and was discussed at the village meeting in April 2018.
We hope to have details about the programme for the development in the near future.
Footpaths and Finance
The Audited Accounts have been published on this website on the Finance Page
The Parish Council will be walking all the footpaths in the Parish between June and September 2019 – A Map of all our Footpaths and definitive description can be found on the footpaths page, along with previous survey results.
Clean Air Day 2019
Take part in Clean Air Day 2019 on Thursday 20 June
Holt Parish Council are supporting Clean Air Day 2019 and encouraging everyone in Holt to do at least one thing to help improve air pollution in the local community.
Air pollution is real and harms the health of millions. But there are lots of simple things we can all do to improve air quality and look after our own and other people’s health.
You can help in lots of ways, from raising awareness of air pollution with friends and family, leaving your car at home for the day, turning your engine off when sat in traffic or using chemical-free cleaning products.
More information on how you can get involved can be found on the Clean Air Day website:
https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/pages/category/what-can-i-do-about-air-pollution