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Parish Council Election

From : Michael Bromley Gardner (mrbg1@outlook.com)

As most will know, the Local Elections are on Thursday 1 May this year.  They include the Wiltshire Council election and the Parish Council election.

Hankerton has 7 seats on the Parish Council, each for a 4-year term.  No doubt many of the current Cllrs, and maybe all of them (we will not know until the names are published on 3 April), will decide to stand again – but that doesn’t mean that any other Hankerton resident may not also stand for election.

If you would like to stand, you should look up the following links – https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-candidates-parish-council-elections-england/resources-candidates-parish-council-elections-england (this is the Electoral Commission advice for parish council candidates and includes a link to the nomination papers that you would have to fill in) and https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/local-elections-candidates (this is the Wiltshire Council information for candidates).

You will need to hand-deliver your nomination papers to the Wiltshire Council offices in Chippenham (don’t blame Wilts Council for that – it is UK law) by 4pm on 2 April.  Wilts Council recommend that you book an appointment to have your nomination papers checked by them when handing them in – you can find the link for that on the Wilts Council link above.

If you are interested, by all means contact the Parish Clerk (mrbg1@outlook.com) for further advice of any kind, including how to fill in the nomination papers.

Recycling and Refuse

I put three months of the schedule on the website homepage <here>. To be honest it’s partly for me ! A little late this time I’m afraid but normally there if your house echoes to that weekly question “is it recycling tomorrow ?” like ours does !

Malmesbury PCC

From : Shayne Smith (shayneandreasmith@gmail.com)

From 25 February MPCC will start inviting patients to book their Spring Covid Vaccinations in clinics on Saturday 5th and Saturday 12th April.

Patients eligible for the spring 2025 programme are:

👩‍🦳adults aged 75 years and over

👩‍🦰residents in care homes for older adults

👨‍🦱Those 6 months and over who are severely immunosuppressed

MPCC will be vaccinating patients in Care Homes and those who are housebound as well as in clinics.

Eligible patients will also be able to book via the National Booking Service from 18 March 2025.

Teatime Talk

 
TEATIME TALK
Weds 26 February @ 2.30pm
Tickets avail now – £7 to include tea and CAKE!
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Deborah Clogg – Head of Collections

Athelstan Museum holds nearly 5,000 objects in its collection. How do we take items into the collection? Why and how do we move them out? How do we know what we have and where it is? How do we look after the collection? How do we make it accessible to the public? Plus a look at some of the fascinating and perhaps surprising objects that you may not know we hold!  

NOTE: Doors open 2.15pm. Tea served from 2.30pm. Talk starts at 3pm.
Tickets avail now – £7 including tea & cake
From the Museum or online:
https://www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/events/

Booking advised – a few tickets may be available on the door but not guaranteed
Hope you can join us! 

Consultation – Anti Speeding Measures

From : Michael Bromley Gardner (Clerk to the Parish Council)

Consultation – Anti-Speeding Measures – Final Call

The PC is consulting residents on anti-speeding measures.  Please see the PC website (www.hankerton-pc.gov.uk ) where there is a tab with all the details.

This is the final call for any residents’ views.  It will be on the agenda for the PC meeting on 3 March.