Looking forward to the forums

Book your forum place today

We hope you’ve booked your place at the annual staff forums, which get underway next week. We’re pleased with what’s planned –  there’s plenty of interaction, film footage and information that we hope you find useful.

Looking forward to seeing you all there…

Bellissimo! Italian restaurant reopens in the heart of Salisbury

Zizzi in Salisbury reopened this week; marking another significant milestone in the city getting back to normal and moving forward. We’re really pleased to see this popular restaurant reopen following a refurbishment – a sign of Zizzi’s commitment and confidence in Salisbury.

 In the run up to Christmas it’s the perfect time to have Zizzi back and together with all the fantastic festive activities on offer including the Christmas Market and ice rink, we are confident Salisbury is going to have a really busy and successful couple of months.

They unveiled a stylish makeover

Zizzi is proud to be part of the community

Welcoming new recruits

We welcomed Helean Hughes to the Corporate Leadership Team this week. Helean is our new director for education and skills, and brings significant senior leadership experience in local government and education and look forward to working with her.  

We also  met new staff at the corporate induction event this week. There’s never been a more challenging and exciting time to work in local government and we always enjoy welcoming new people and their ideas and fresh perspective.

Planning with the leader

We have some valuable time booked in with council leader Jane Scott, and her deputy John Thomson this week. This will give us a good opportunity to do some forward planning and ensure the council’s priorities are on track. 


This year has demonstrated that anything can happen and that it’s not always easy to plan for the totally unexpected, but it’s how you respond and manage in these circumstances. It will be time well spent and the opportunity to look ahead.

National Armed Forces Day means business

To help launch our exciting plans for National Armed Forces Day 2019, a VIP military dinner took place at Larkhill this week with the county’s leading businesses.

The aim was to secure their support and funding for the event. Together we can deliver a spectacular occasion that recognises the role and value of our Armed Forces; particularly this year in Salisbury and Amesbury.

 
Out and about meeting teams

Carlton has spent some time with the adult Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) team this week. The adult MASH was formed as part of our adult social care transformation programme and enables us to work with partners more effectively to safeguard vulnerable adults.

In a short space of time the team have quickly established themselves and are doing some great work for those who need it most.

Carlton also met our court of protection team and the team based at the Salisbury Foundation Trust. These committed teams work tirelessly to support vulnerable people and it was great to spend some time with them.

Working together to protect the vulnerable

Terence attended the Wiltshire Safeguarding Children’s Executive Board earlier in the week. This regular meeting is made up of a range of professionals to ensure we are all working effectively together to keep children in Wiltshire safe. The more we communicate with each other and collaborate, the more effective our safeguarding of the most vulnerable children and families across the county. 

Weekend of remembrance

Our Wall of Remembrance is currently on display at County Hall

This weekend is the time to remember and pay our respects to the members of the Armed Forces who served and sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. As this year marks the centenary of the end of the First World War it is an even more significant and solemn occasion, particularly as Wiltshire is proudly steeped in military tradition.

Our Wall of Remembrance, helped created by Wiltshire pupils, is back on display at County Hall and it's well worth paying it a visit to see the names of local people who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Salisbury Cathedral and the Royal British Legion have also worked together to arrange the projection of falling poppies on the front of the historic landmark from the 8 to 11 November – it will be a striking and powerful image, and a fitting tribute.

Alistair, Carlton and Terence