Pewsey welcomes new community campus
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| The grand entrance to The Vale Community Campus |
Our campus and
hub programme reached another milestone this week with the opening of The Vale
Community Campus in Pewsey. The centre has been busy from the off and people
have been giving us some great feedback already.
Over the last
few years we have invested in improving and delivering sustainable community
facilities, creating multi-purpose services and facilities under one roof.
The new campus at
Pewsey has state of the art facilities and the community has been at the heart
of this project, from inception to realisation. The campus and hub programme is
creating valuable community space and services.
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| The swimming pool is impressive |
SEND services top the agenda at cabinet
Our vision for
the future of special schools dominated this week’s cabinet meeting.
People care
passionately about these services, as do we, and that was evident in the number
of people who attended and spoke on this matter, including parents of children
with special needs. It was an emotive meeting.
Cabinet approved
the proposal to invest £20m in two new centres of excellence for pupils with
special needs and a statutory consultation will now begin as part of the
delivery of our vision.
Focus on local service delivery
Cabinet also
agreed a scheme that will help smaller communities take on the ownership and
running local services and facilities, such as play areas and allotments.
Where it makes
sense for both parties, we want to continue to offer communities the opportunity
to take over the delivery of services in their local area. Several parish and
town councils have taken on services and facilities as they are best placed to deliver
these with their local knowledge.
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| Alistair held briefings in September |
Alistair will host
a follow up staff engagement session at Bourne Hill on 3 December at 3:45pm on the ground floor area behind reception.
This session
follows up from those held in September to provide an opportunity to discuss
with staff and teams located in Bourne Hill if everything is ok and working
well following the recent refurbishment.
Alistair looks
forward to seeing you. Could please email events@wiltshire.gov.uk to confirm your attendance.
Forums are full – but watch for
cancellations
We’re pleased that
the final Staff Engagement Forums are now fully booked, but if you did want to
come please keep an eye on the booking form for cancellations.
The last sessions
are at Trowbridge’s Civic Centre on 6 December.
Thank you to
everyone who has attended so far and for embracing the new format. They’ve been
enjoyable and informative for us.
Think Rink for a family outing
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| The Salisbury Christmas Market and ice rink is officially open |
As we’re
(unbelievably) nearly in December we want to end on a festive note this week.
This year the
council is delivering the Salisbury
Christmas Market and
Ice Rink experience, which officially opens on Thursday 29 November.
It’s a real
winter wonderland and well worth a visit with lots of artisan and individual
traders and live entertainment as well as the opportunity to skate on ice to
Christmas tunes!
And if that
doesn’t bring you festive cheer, next week (Tuesday 4 December) County Hall hosts
the annual Wealth of Wiltshire Christmas Fayre, with more opportunity to
purchase Christmas gifts and stocking fillers from local small businesses.
Alistair,
Carlton, and Terence
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