Marlborough Town Council
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At the Annual Parish Meeting, the Town Mayor presented cheques of £1,500 to each of her two chosen charities - Macmillan Nursing and Leukaemia Research. These charities are both close to the hearts of the Mayor and her Consort, Councillor Stewart Dobson.
A presentation at the Annual Parish Meeting was made by Alek Sagar on behalf of the Royal British Legion - a beautifully framed ceramic poppy from the recent award-winning commemorative display at the Tower of London. This has been generously given to Marlborough and will be on display in the Town Hall very soon.
Our Annual Parish Meeting is taking place on Monday 27th April, 7.00 pm in the Town Hall, doors open and light refreshments from 6.30 pm.
Come along and find out what's been happening in Marlborough over the past year, and hear an update from the 4th Military Intelligence Battalion. This is also a chance for registered electors to ask question.
If you'd like to ask questions ahead of the meeting, or would like some more information, please contact the Town Clerk. Contact details in the poster - just click on the image to expand it.
Volunteers were invited to come along and help the Mayor Elect, Cllr. Margaret Rose, with her continuing clean-up of the Old Victorian Cemetery on The Common this weekend.
Taking place on Sunday morning (19th April), anyone interested in helping with the tidy up and planting of native flowers was invited to come along and get involved. It starts at 10.00 am and will go on until about 12.30. Meet by the entrance to the Old Cemetery on The Common.
Please wear suitable shoes and clothing and don't forget to bring some refreshments and your gardening gloves. We'll bring some tools along but if you have any gardening tools you can bring that would be a great help.
Work starts w/c 23rd March to create a new wetland and pond at Stonebridge Meadow. This will feature a bed of marshy reeds with a boardwalk running over them and a pond. As well as creating an interesting place for people to visit, the reed bed will naturally clean water that runs off surrounding roads before it reaches the river.
Volunteers are welcome to help with planting. Please read the full press release for all the details.
The Town Council is continuing its work to scope out a Neighbourhood Plan for Marlborough. This process provides a statutory right for local people to influence development and growth in their area. Within parameters, they are able to choose where they want new homes, shops and offices to be built, have their say on what those new buildings should look like and what infrastructure should be provided. This process is a long one involving plenty of consultation but, once a plan is published, it becomes part of the planning system for helping to determine planning applications.
Town Councillors have met with representatives from the Malmesbury Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group who have worked through the process and now have a Plan in place - the first in Wiltshire. This was a really useful meeting and will help to provide a template to take our own Plan forward. The next step will be to draw together representatives to join a Steering Group. If you would like to be a part of this group, please contact the Town Clerk at the Town Council Offices.
On Monday 9th March more than 730 Commonwealth Flags were raised in locations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories, and Commonwealth Countries in celebration of Commonwealth Day 2015.
A number of towns in Wiltshire participated in flying a Commonwealth Flag including Marlborough Town Council. A message from Her Majesty the Queen and one from His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth as well as a specially written Commonwealth Affirmation was read out by Town Mayor, Cllr Marian Hannaford-Dobson before the flag was raised at the Town Hall.
Pictured are (1: L-R): Cllr Bryan Castle, Rev. Heather Cooper, Cllrs. Mrs Peggy Dow, Andrew Ross, Stewart Dobson, Town Mayor Marian Hannaford-Dobson, Deputy Mayor Margaret Rose, Cllrs Noel Barrett-Morton and Alec Light (2) Commonwealth Flag on Marlborough Town Hall
To read the full press release please see attached
 Fly a Flag - Full Press Release.pdf | 103 kB |
Interest in the Old Cemetery is gathering pace and there was another Community Clear-up Day on Sunday, 1st March.
Thank you to the volunteers who came along to lend a hand. A lot of hard work was done and good progress was made.
There's still plenty more work to do though, so anyone interested in joining ‘Friends of the Old Victorian Cemetery,’ please contact the Town Council offices as we will be meeting soon to discuss future plans.
The Town Council recently commissioned a benchmarking exercise for Marlborough with People & Places. This positive report highlights low vacancy rates of retail outlets, high footfall and high customer spend. There’s room for improvement on car parking, a lack of affordable shops and high business rates and property rental values. 
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