The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 22nd June, 2017 at 7.30pm at the Village Hall and not on 25th May, as previously advised.
Local Elections – results
Trevor Carbin retained the Unitary Council seat for Holt and Staverton (Liberal Democrats) . The 11 Parish Councillors elected for Holt are listed on the Councillors page of this website .
Parish Council Elections
Twelve candidates have put their names forward and there will, therefore, be an election on May 4th
PLEASE NOTE: To conform with the rules in Election Year the May meeting of the Parish Council will now be held on Thursday 18 May – the venue and time will remain the same
Cheaper rate for swimming at BOA Pool for 13-18 year olds
Swimming for £1.50 for 13-18 year olds
Young people from the Bradford On Avon community area can access the swimming pool at Bradford On Avon at the cheaper rate on Fridays 3.30pm – 5pm and Saturdays 2.15pm – 5pm starting February 20th 2017.
Bradford on Avon Area Board has funded the swimming pool to enable 13-18 year olds to swim at a cheaper rate for a period of time.
Turn up at the swimming pool at the designated time and sign in at reception.
Free Swimming is still accessible during half term and the summer holidays.
Holt Neighbourhood Plan update
Wiltshire Council have taken the decision pursuant to Section 38A(4) of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004, to ‘make’ the Holt Neighbourhood Plan. The Holt Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the Wiltshire Council Development Plan and the policies in the Neighbourhood Plan will be given full weight when assessing planning applications that affect land in the Holt Neighbourhood Area. A copy of the Holt Neighbourhood Plan and Wiltshire Council’s post-referendum Decision Statement will be available on Wiltshire Council’s website at: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planninganddevelopment/planningpolicy/neighbourhoodplanning/npneighbourhoodplanareas.htm
Paper copies of the Holt Neighbourhood Plan and Decision Statement will also be available at the following locations:
· Wiltshire Council Offices at County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8JN
· Bradford on Avon Library, Bridge Street, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire BA15 1BY
There is now a 6 week period within which legal challenges may be made against the decision to ‘make’ the Neighbourhood Plan.
Holt Neighbourhood Plan-Referendum Results
Result of the Neighbourhood Plan referendum 24 November 2016
431 for 33 against
Bradford on Avon Museum Holt History
Link to the Bradford on Avon Museum History of Holt added to the Reference Items of this website
Oak Tree on Ham Green to be Felled
The tree (believed to be american red oak) on Ham Green has died on one side. Having taken advice, the Parish Council have applied to Wiltshire Council for, and been given, consent to remove the tree. The work will be undertaken on 24 November.
EMERGENCY FLOOD EQUIPMENT
With the onset of Autumn and Winter, and the inevitable wet weather, a reminder that there is an emergency flood kit in the Village.
If we have a period of heavy rainfall and you are concerned that your property is vulnerable to imminent flooding, the kit is housed in an unlocked outside cabinet by Holt Shop.
Please feel free to access the equipment if needed. To ensure that the flood kit is kept up to date, and available to all at short notice, please advise the Clerk, Holt Parish Council, of any equipment you may have utilised, or replace it in the cabinet once the emergency is over.
Contact details: Jennie Beale, Clerk, 783029
clerk@holtparishcouncil.gov.uk
Defibrillator
The Parish Council are currently in the process of raising funds to re-site the current defibrillator to make it more accessible. Generous donations have already been pledged and with a little more help we will be able to site another one in the village. If you would like to contribute there are collecting boxes in The Old Ham Tree and and the Holt Superstore.