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Parish of Collingbourne Ducis

This website is maintained by the Parish Council for the benefit of the residents of Collingbourne Ducis and anyone with an interest in the village.

Welcome to Collingbourne Ducis on the North East corner of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, U.K.

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parishclerk@collingbourne-ducis.com

Regular Groups and Societies meetings: Collingbournes’ Short Mat Bowls Club: we meet Wednesdays 7-00pm. to 9-00pm. Our season starts in Mid Sept. through to Mid April the following year. For further info please phone Alan Wilkins 01264850605 or Mike Bailey 01264850525. Table Tennis Club meets three times a week, Tuesday & Wednesday at Kingston Village Hall between 10-12pm and at Ducis Village Hall on a Monday between 7-9pm. All welcome and further can be obtain from Terry Greenwood on 01264 852776 or greenwt@hoymail.co.uk Brownie Guides: meet every Tuesday between 5:45 - 7:15 (in term time) at Collingbourne Kingston Hall. It is for girls aged between 7 - 101/2 years. More details at collingbourne7@yahoo.com Cubs: are now meeting regularly on Mondays at 6.30 in Collingbourne Kingston village hall. For more information please email cubs@collingbournescouts.org.uk. Beavers: Monday evenings at Kingston Village Hall from 17.45 until 18.45 during term-time. The sessions are for boys and girls aged 6 to 8 years. More details at beavers@collingbournescouts.org.uk. The Collingbournes & Everleigh Society of Ringers, The band practice every Monday 7.30 - 9 pm, at Ducis on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. COLLINGBOURNE PETANQUE CLUB Play at the Barleycorn Collingbourne Kingston on Tuesday evenings from 6pm For a taster contact Larry Read on 850598 or Peter Bell on 852779 TAI CHI and QIGONG Thursdays from 7- 8 pm at Collingbourne Ducis Village Hall. The Collingbourne Quilters first and third Wednesday of each month from 7 pm to 9 pm. Main Hall of Collingbourne Kingston Village Hall.

Notice Board

The next Parish Council meeting will be 7pm on the 2nd November 2017 at Collingbourne School.

Septembers’s Diary of Events

2nd 1pm Collingbournes Cricket Club v Heytesbury & Sutton Veny, Collingbourne Recreation Ground 3rd 1.30pm Avon Valley Away 3rd 6pm Evensong,St. Andrew’s Church, Collingbourne Ducis 9th 11am Collingbournes Cricket Club v Presidents XI, Collingbourne Recreation Ground 10th 1.30pm Collingbournes Cricket Club v Great Bedwyn, Collingbourne Recreation Ground 14th 7;30pm WI talk “Labrador Rescue/Porky Pooches” by LillianHopton, Kingston Village Hall 17th 11am Family Service, St. Andrew’s Church, Collingbourne Ducis 17th 1pm Collingbournes Cricket Club v Keevil,Collingbourne Recreation Ground 20th Start of the short mat bowls season, Collingbourne Ducis Village Hall 16th 6.30pm Youth & Club Presentation Night 18th 7pm Burbage & District Model Railway Club, British Legion Hall, Burbage 20th 7.30pm Burbage & District Video& Camera Club, British Legion Hall, Burbage 22nd 6 - 9pm Harvest Supper, Collingbourne Ducis Village Hall 23rd 11am Wicket renovation/Winter Prep 24th 9am Holy Communion , St. Andrew’s Church, Collingbourne Ducis 24th 1pm Cricket Club v Kennett Valley Away 28th 7.30 Collingbournes & Everleigh Gardening Club talk by Lois Phillips entitled “Down to Earth” Kingston Village Hall 29th 7.30pm The Film Place presents “Viceroy’s House” Collingbourne Ducis Village Hall 30th 11am - 3pm Garage sale in aid of Parkinson’s at 109 Cadley Road.

Collingbourne Ducis Audited Accounts for 2015-16

Minutes for the council meeting held on the 14th September 2017 can be found here.

Council’s current financial situation.

The system has been changed and improved in the following ways:  The old Clarence number has been replaced by 0300 456 0105.This feeds direct into the Customer Care Centre and avoids problems that used to arise for mobile phone callers.  Reports may now be made online to  It is now possible to track progress in real time on resolving road maintenance issues that have been reported online.  Issues that can be reported include council signs, car parks, fly-tipping, potholes, playgrounds, street lighting, roads and drains and manholes, traffic lights, dead animals on a public road, trees and many others. There is now a new procedure for Reporting Highways Issues. also an app is available for smart phone and pad users who can download it from the online reporting website. www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywilts

It will apply to trailers over 3 metres long and large vans. Information about how to apply for a permit will follow. Wiltshire will be restricting the dumping of rubbish and recyclable materials delivered to its Household Recycling Centres from September, and details of the new free permit system that will apply from September by clicking on more details link below. New rules for large vans and trailers at Everleigh Household Recycling Centre (and other Wiltshire sites).

Grants for projects that benefit the community. There are a number of sources of financial help to assist new schemes as well as improvements to existing ones. This support can be either for capital expenditure or assistance in running costs. The two major sources are the Tidworth Area Board and Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council

Helping Wiltshire Council meet the challenges ahead.

Invitation to voice your views at interactive public meetings Wiltshire Council is hosting a series of interactive meetings to discuss the challenges that the council is facing and the impact that these could have. The council currently spends £900 million each year on more than 300 services and has recently agreed a plan to deliver an ambitious programme of work over the next 10 years.