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Community Plan
2004
-2009
Our community,
Our vision
Great Durnford
Churches Together
Council for Voluntary Service
Environment Agency
Government Office for the South West
Learning and Skills Council (Wiltshire
& Swindon)
Salisbury College
Salisbury District Council
Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust
South Wiltshire Action against Poverty
www.southwilts.com/site/swsa
contents
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Community questionnaire
Community
Plan
Networking
What is the
Community Plan
The Community Plan publishes the results of
what local people want to see and it sets out
priorities for action to improve the quality of life
in our community area.
The Stonehenge
Community Area
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Solstice Park will be one of the largest business parks in the South
Planned
future developments
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so far
Transport
What are the issues?
Footpaths
We would like new footpaths and cycle ways
to be created. These include, among others:
Gomeldon to Porton, Porton to Idmiston,
Durrington and Bulford to Amesbury.
Existing footpaths and cycle ways need to be
improved and maintained.
Roads
75.6% of residents in the area are dissatisfied
with road maintenance (Peoples Voice, 2003).
Uncontrolled on-street parking near schools is
dangerous.
Speeding is still an issue in many parts of our
Community Area. Traffic-calming measures or
other methods of controlling speeding need
to be kept on the agenda (eg for Porton Road
in Amesbury which is used as a cut-through).
It has been identified that there is a clear
need for improvements of the road network,
eg at Bulford and other crossroads.
Proposals have been put forward by the
Government via the Highways Agency to dual
the A303, place it in a tunnel as it passes
Stonehenge and to bypass Winterbourne
Stoke. Salisbury District Council supports
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Public Transport
Over half of residents use the bus, a high
proportion for Wiltshire. The Amesbury area is
already one of the best-served in the County
and there is no additional funding available
for new or more frequent services.
Concessionary fares are currently available
only for the elderly and disabled. 38% of
young people claim that poor local transport
stops them joining in local activities. The cost
of extending concessionary fares to children
and young people county-wide is estimated at
2 million per year.
There is a need for a regular service to
connect the Park & Ride from the Beehive to
Salisbury Railway Station, but the current fiveyear contract does not include links with the
Railway Station. This issue can therefore only
be considered on renewal of the contract.
Public Transport
Roads
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Countryside
What are the issues?
Encourage waste reduction.
Footpaths and open spaces to be kept
clear of dog mess.
Keep the area clear of litter and recycling
centres looking tidy.
Our Community Area is of national
importance for wildlife.
Salisbury Plain is the largest surviving
semi-natural dry grassland in the
European Union and therefore the most
important site for this habitat in the UK.
It is both a Special Protection Area,
safeguarding the habitat for rare and
migratory birds, and a Special Area of
Conservation under the EU Habitats
Directive.
Porton Down, the River Avon and
Parsonage Down National Nature
Reserve are also important wildlife sites.
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Dog Mess
It is now permissible to put suitably
packaged dog waste in litter bins.
Salisbury District Council policy is not to
increase the number of dog bins in the
District due to high maintenance costs. A
dog warden has recently been assigned
to keep a check on the Nine Mile River
site in Bulford.
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Places to meet
As a result of concerns raised by the Amesbury
Youth Forum, youth shelters will be erected on
Holders Field and the Recreation Ground, and
Youth Activities
Kidz Kamps at Durrington Swimming pool
provide activities for 8-14-year-olds during the
school holidays.
The Youth Service runs a youth work provision
within Amesbury Sports Centre and the Youth
Development Centre at Durrington.
The Youth Development Service provides
outreach work in Durrington for two evenings a
week and the centre is open one evening a
week.
The Locality Youth Work Team has plans to
work with young people using Amesbury Youth
Centre to encourage them to bring peers to the
centre (target is to increase contacts with young
people to a minimum of 25% of the local
population of 13-19-year-olds).
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Places to meet
Developer contributions are being sought to
enable the building of a new community
centre on the new estate south of
Boscombe Road in Amesbury. Work is likely
to start on the new centre in 2007/08. A
room may be set aside for exclusive use by
young people.
Community Planner to work in
coordination with Parish Councils and
Wiltshire County Council to set up a
group to:
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Youth Activities
Using external funding, the Youth
Development Service will recruit and
manage street Youth workers in the area.
Amesbury town plan and Durrington parish
plan will review issues and seek ways to
provide new facilities.
Wiltshire County Council will increase its
provision of Youth Development work at
Durrington to 4 sessions per week by May
2005.
In 2005/06, Salisbury District Council will:
Develop an after-school programme at
Durrington
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The Economy
What are the issues?
A need for an additional supermarket in
the area.
Preservation of the current commercial
and retail outlets in Durrington. Better
shopping in Durrington and Amesbury.
Protect village shops and post offices in
our community area to prevent further
closures.
Promote the use of local produce.
More broadband in villages.
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Protected species: village shops and Post Offices like this one in Winterbourne
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Long-term Patients
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Culture
What are the issues?
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Using Libraries
There are plans to develop Amesbury library in the
same way as Mere library, using it as a one-stop
shop for services provided by WCC and SDC. The
Tourist Information Centre has already moved into
the library area. This may provide an opportunity
to extend opening hours.
Promote the extension of library opening hours
and facilities.
The Community Planner to work with the
leader of the WCC Smart Place Project to
develop internet facilities via secure kiosks
placed in library foyers or other suitable places.
Local community to meet with the WCC
Library service to agree a way forward for redeveloping the Durrington library site. This is a
priority for replacement.
SWSA partners to investigate reinstallation of an
outreach facility for the Northern area as part of
their work to improve access to services.
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contact
If you would like more information
about any of the priorities shown in
the plan or want to get involved in a
project, then please contact your
Stonehenge Community Planner
c/o The Partnership Team Manager
South Wiltshire Strategic Alliance
The Council House, Bourne Hill
Salisbury SP1 3UZ
Tel: 01722 434641
Email: swsa@salisbury.gov.uk
www.southwilts.com/site/swsa