Over the summer I have seen a real buzz around our local villages despite the rubbish weather! Easterton held a ceremony for the re-opening of their Village Hall and West Lavington welcomed some inspiring young walkers who passed through the village on their way from Truro to Glasgow raising awareness of Climate Change ahead of […]

How beautiful our villages are in the Summer! Due to the heat this last week we delayed our family walks and bike rides until the evenings. It’s my favourite time of day to be out in the countryside. Walking from the water tower at Tilshead over the plain and back down into West Lavington, the […]

It seems strange to be writing an entry in this month’s edition as Wiltshire Councillor after years of reading Richard Gamble’s updates! I must start by thanking Richard for his dedication and passion in supporting us as residents of The Lavingtons for so many years. For those of you who quite understandably have been focused […]

With so many of us using Salisbury Plain each day, either for walking, cycling, dog walking, off-roading or nature spotting it is important to stay safe. This excellent video gives some tips to ensure your safety.  

Yesterday the Gazette & Herald published a story about Market Lavington’s fantastic efforts in supporting each other during this pandemic, well done to everyone involved! I love Market Lavington, my parents live there and both myself and my family have lots of friends in the village. It has a really local, friendly feeling to it, […]

Sometimes it feels like you can’t open Facebook or the Gazette & Herald without hearing about dogs! Whether it is a terrible incident where a poor woman is mauled in a Chippenham park or complaints about irresponsible owners not picking up after their dogs there is always something hitting the news. The fact is that […]

I’m writing this article in a bad mood! I have just got back from West Lavington Village Hall where I have been asked to retrieve CCTV footage of an incident…again. A member of the public alerted me to anti-social behaviour via my Facebook page; youths smashing beer bottles on the path around the hall to […]

Great to see plans for the creation of more social housing around the county.

As some of you will know I recently received the Conservative Party nomination for next year’s local council elections. I have worked for various local community focused projects since moving to West Lavington a few years back. I am excited to be standing in the May 2021 election so that I can extend my support […]