Information on how to contact your councillor can be found on the Councillors and Representatives page. Their email addresses are provided, but if you wish to ring or write a letter to your councillor please contact the office on 01225 705700 or email: office@melkshamwithout-pc.gov.uk for their details.
It surrounds the Town of Melksham and has thirteen Members. It is the largest rural parish in Wiltshire and has a population of approximately 7,500. It covers an area of 2,904 hectares (7,173 acres).
| The next Full Council Meeting is on Monday 16th June 2025 |
There are several villages and communities in the parish, each with its own distinct character and needs.
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MELKSHAM WITHOUT PARISH COUNCIL
OBJECTIVES & PRIORITIES FOR 2024/25
Approved at Annual Council meeting on 13 May 2024
· Melksham Neighbourhood Plan*
· Implementation, monitor and use of policies in NHP#1.
· Review of current Plan, production of draft NHP#2, formal
consultation and submission to Wiltshire Council
· To input and influence Wiltshire Council’s Local Plan Review*
· Water refill points – to progress installation of water refill point at Shaw sports fields
· To review the Emergency Plan*
· Bowerhill Sports Field enhancement project – teen shelter/gym equipment
· Shurnhold Fields car park and improved entrance project*
· To continue to maintain a good working relationship with Wiltshire Council, the Area Board and all the neighbouring parishes who abut Melksham Without.
· Progress East of Melksham Community Centre with Melksham Town Council
· New lease for Shaw Village Hall
· To support the No to Lime Down Campaign
Priorities for Term of Council (2021/25)
Approved at Annual Council meeting on 13 May 2024
· To continue to use less paper/become more climate friendly (in line with Wiltshire Council’s goal of being Carbon Neutral by 2030).
· Work towards obtaining Quality Gold Award https://www.nalc.gov.uk/our-work/local-council-award-scheme
· Continue to provide enhanced access to council meetings via remote technology to improve community engagement.
· To achieve the best outcome for the parish as a whole, for the proposed A350 Bypass.
· To continue to progress wider Realtime Information (RTI) in bus shelters across the parish and town*
· To seek to obtain higher speed internet access in the parish
· Improve drainage at Bowerhill Sports Field
* Working with Melksham Town Council
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