Wiltshire Council is exploring the options available to improve the A350 at Melksham including the potential for a new bypass around Melksham. Some of the options – 10d in particular – affect our Parish more than others. 3rd December 2021: News update Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday 30 November agreed to proceed…
APCM 2026: Friday 29th May from 6pm in the village hall The 2026 Community Meeting was held in the Village Hall on Friday 29th May from 6pm (doors 5.30pm), with cheese, wine and refreshments. As you know, this is very much a community affair, not a council meeting, with the first part of the evening dedicated to celebrating the groups…
2025 ELECTIONS The new Parish Council was elected without contest in May 2025 and will serve until May 2029. See here for the 2025 uncontested election results. The remaining four vacancies were filled by co-option. See the Parish Council website GET INVOLVED page for details of current vacancies if you’d like to stand as a councillor. NEXT…
ELECTION RESULTS: your new Parish Councillors… Polling Day Thursday 6th May 2021 One of the elections that takes places on Thursday 6 May is for Keevil Parish Council and there are 9 candidates standing for 7 seats (you will have 7 votes, one for each seat). The official Statement of Persons Nominated for the parish election is…
Read more Election 2021: Candidates for Keevil Parish Council
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…
November 2022: Rights of Way Map Packs… The Rights of Way Map Pack is currently being delivered to all houses in the village – if one hasn’t dropped through your door yet, it will be very soon! It’s an initiative of the Rights of Way Advisory Group, a team of villagers that came together last…
COUNCILLORS The new Parish Council was elected without contest in May 2025 and will serve until May 2029. See page 25 here for the 2025 uncontested election results. The remaining vacancies were filled by co-option in July 2025. We currently have a CASUAL VACANCY – see the PC website here Councillor GRAHAM L H MILLER: Chair of…
Advice: commenting on a planning application Latest guidance and resources from the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) From NALC/CPRE, scroll down to Planning Explained and How to respond to planning applications: an 8-step guide (read or download for free) From Wiltshire Council More planning support and advice from the Council for the Protection of Rural…
In February 2019, the Parish Council conducted a Village Survey to understand the views of residents on life in Keevil – how villagers wanted the village to look in the future in respect of the environment, conservation, housing needs, general wellbeing and other areas, and the qualities and services of most value – so that…
As of May 2025 our newly elected Unitary member on Wiltshire Council is Councillor Andrew Griffin (Liberal Democrat), who now represents the Melksham Without West & Rural division. Andrew is a retired accountant and business financial manager, who was elected to Melksham Town Council in January 2024. Results of the May 1 election here See…
One thought on “Parish Matters”