News and information about the village of Keevil in Wiltshire
Flood prevention is an important issue in the village. It is generally accepted that the network of ditches and drains, which has grown up over the centuries and had its last major improvement in the early 1980’s, is capable of taking the worst expected rainfall, provided the network is maintained properly. Wiltshire Council (and West…
31 October 2018: Notification of Airfield exercise using blank ammunition During the next major exercise on Keevil Airfield, residents may hear gunfire emanating from the vicinity of the airfield. This is a blank firing element of the exercise and vital to its success. The schedule is for the activity to take place during the nights…
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Keevil is one of the prettiest villages in Wiltshire – though admittedly we’re biased! If you’re visiting, please help us keep it this way by always taking litter home with you, and drive slowly and with care as our lanes are narrow, with children or pets often playing outside.
Background: The Keevil Society The original Keevil Society was formed by residents on 20th July 1987, with the founding aim of “stimulating interest and care for the beauty and character of the village among those who live here, a collective desire to keep Keevil unique in its own small way”. In 1990 members published the first…
About the Project Know Your Place is a digital heritage mapping resource to help you to explore your neighbourhood online through historic maps, collections and linked information. Know Your Place provides unprecedented online access to a range of historic data, but more importantly provides a place where users can add information about your local area, building…
Public Health Wiltshire you can email publichealth@wiltshire.gov.uk or call 0300 003 4566 with queries, suggestions or to sign up to their Public Health Briefing. Rural Health Network: brings together organisations and individuals with an interest in rural health to network and share best practice. Anyone can join, please contact admin@sparse.gov.uk to be included in our mailing lists. Nearby villages… Bulkington…
The Mobile Library parks outside Rose and Crown Cottages. Details of local stops and dates are here and are summarised in the table below… Download a copy of the poster: Keevil, Stocks Green, electronic copy 18 05 18.pub Round Arrives Departs North mobile library, Monday week 1 The mobile library will be visiting Keevil on the…
New NHW website launched The new Neighbourhood Watch website is up and running at www.wiltshirenhw.org. New features on the site include links so you can contact the committee member representing your region of Neighbourhood Watch in Wiltshire and, if you know people who want to join Neighbourhood Watch, a new quick sign up form which replaces…
Keevil We have a Post Office service in the side office at the village hall on Tuesday afternoons 1-5pm Last posting time 4.20pm (if you are using Keevil as a PO Collection Point, you must collect your parcel by this time or it will be returned to the depot) Steeple Ashton It’s worth knowing if…
Christmas & New Year 2018/19 rubbish and recycling collections dates Thursday 27th December 2018: Black box recycling & Household waste Thursday 3rd January 2019: Plastic bottle and card recycling No green bin collection 4th January 2019 Wednesday 9th January 2019: Black box recycling & Household waste Recycle your tree with your garden waste You can leave your…
Welcome to our lovely village church, located in School Close BA14 6LU, just off Main Street behind the school and Talboys. Please see church website for current list of services and other information Contact Information Rector The Revd Dr Rob Thomas The Rectory, Union Street, Trowbridge BA14 8RU Phone 01225 350647 E-mail rob.thomas@cantab.net Churchwardens Gillian Walden 01380 870383…
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Keevil is served by the 76 and 77 bus between Trowbridge and Devizes Monday to Saturday. Download a PDF of current bus timetables here
Our village hall is in Martins Road, BA14 6NA, and is central to many village organisations and activities. The main hall is 76 square metres, with a brand new floor (as of August 2018), a raised stage, small committee room (doubling as the Post Office on a Tuesday afternoon), plus fully fitted kitchen including full…
Articles and details of events for the Keevil Parish Magazine must reach Pat Bartholomew patbartholomew@hotmail.com by 5pm Thursday on the dates below: 2018 April edition deadline: 22nd March May edition deadline: 19th April June edition deadline: 17th May July/August edition deadline: 21st June September edition deadline: 23rd August October edition deadline: 20th September November edition deadline: 18th October…
