Compulsory registration of poultry
New measures to protect the poultry sector better from future avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks have been set out by the government. Under the changes announced there will be new requirements for all bird keepers – regardless of the size of their flock – to officially register their birds by 1st September 2024. Currently only […]
Revamp your tank: septic tank upgrade scheme
As part of ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure to increase efficiency, minimise pollution potential and reduce its carbon footprint, Wiltshire Council are offering to fund the upgrade of the sewage systems of private homeowners. They and Wessex Rivers Trust are collaborating to improve water quality in the Hampshire Avon catchment using a government grant. Details […]
Woolstore Theatre – The Ghost Train
The Arnold Ridley classic comedy-thriller The Ghost Train is stopping at the Woolstore Theatre, Codford, on Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd March at 7:30pm. Six passengers find themselves stranded late at night in the waiting-room of an isolated Cornish railway station. Ignoring the ghostly tales and dire warnings of the stationmaster, they decide to stay where […]
Upper Deverills Village Hall events 2024
See here for all the Village Hall’s events in 2024!
Garden Riverbank Guide
Wessex Rivers Trust has published a very useful guide to looking after garden riverbanks.
Parish Plan
The final draft of the Parish Plan was accepted by the Parish Council at their meeting on 11th May. You can read it here. See also the Parish Plan page on this site to look back at the 2014 Plan and the subsequent consultation that has led to the 2022 Plan.
Upper Deverills Wildlife and Conservation Group
Living in a place of great natural beauty, we are very fortunate to share the valley and the surrounding downs with a rich variety of flora and fauna, some of which are scarce elsewhere. In January a number of folk got together to form the Upper Deverills Wildlife and Conservation Group. Its purpose is to […]
Village Hall page
The Village Hall page on this site has been refreshed and updated with information and a list of events. See here or under the Village Hall tab on the main menu.