Water has been very much a theme in the village over the last few weeks. First we have had the problem with the water supply and secondly we have had a little rain. Actually, we've had something...
Community
A303: Legacies and Benefits
We've mentioned a number of times in the past that whilst the A303 Stonehenge to Berwick Down Scheme is primarily about the road itself, there are opportunities associated with the scheme that could...
Christmas, Crime and Criminality
It's been a really interesting and concerning week in the run up to Christmas. Sunday saw more police activity in the village than we have seen for many a long year. The forecourt of the...
Winter Floodwatch
December 1st 2018 marks the start of our 6th year of flood monitoring within Winterbourne Stoke and it will be the third year this information will appear here on the village website. As we gather...
The Return Of The Bell Inn – A Village Pub Again
We are delighted to see the return of the Bell Inn and wish Rob, Emily and the rest of the team every success in this new venture. It's nice to have a village pub again! We hope that the...
St Peter’s Church: Harvest Festival Service
It was good to see so many in church for this year’s Harvest Festival. The church had been beautifully decorated by Melissa, Helen, Karen, Dee and Olivia with flowers and fruit adorning all...
Onboard and Online: Asking Questions
The Parish Council is always happy to receive your questions and can, hopefully, answer them. The usual way of doing this is for you to speak with a Parish Councillor, call them on the phone,...
Onboard and Online: For Loyalty and Devotion
It's really nice, for a change, to be able to put some good news on the website. We are very pleased to announce that Scooby Sims, the Jack Russell that refused to leave the side of Richard Sims...
Onboard and Online: Community Spirit
Regrettably, the Parish Council Meeting scheduled for last night (17th July) had to be abandoned as there were insufficient Councillors present for a quorum. I would normally open the meeting with a...
Onboard and Online: Amesbury Incident – UPDATE FROM COUNTER TERRORISM DETECTIVES: Source of nerve agent contamination identified
Counter terrorism detectives investigating the contamination of two people by the nerve agent Novichok believe they have found the source of the deadly substance. Dawn Sturgess, 44, from...