Keeping track of public services in
Downton made even easier
You can keep bang up to date on the council services that affect
our area thanks to new technology.
Salisbury District Council’s website – www.salisbury.gov.uk
– now boasts a new high tech system which means users can
find out about the things that are happening in their locality,
from planning applications to who their councillor is.
Called GIS (Geographical Information Systems) this new system enables
people to find out the information relevant to them by just typing
in a street name or postcode.
So how does it work?
Currently, the system covers planning applications, councillor
information, recycling sites, conservation areas and listed buildings.
By going to the following pages, you can type in your street name
or postcode and find out where your nearest recycling site is, what
planning applications are current near your home, is your street
in a conservation area and where are the nearest listed buildings
to you:
www.salisbury.gov.uk/conservation
www.salisbury.gov.uk/planning-applications
www.salisbury.gov.uk/councillors
www.salisbury.gov.uk/recycling-sites
This information can also be viewed on an interactive map.
And residents who have an RSS feedreader on their home computers
can also use this system to receive alerts on new planning applications
near their home. RSS – or Really Simple Syndication –
is a technology that enables you to receive news or updates from
websites without having to keep visiting the site.
The council is hoping to continue to expand this service so that
much of the geographical information it holds on the website can
be searched in this way.
Downton Library
Church Leat, High Street, Downton SP5 3PD
Telephone – 01725 511003 Website
www.wiltshire.gov.uk 
Opening hours
Monday 2-7pm |
Tuesday 10am–1pm & 2–5pm |
Wednesday 2-5pm |
Thursday 2–7pm |
Friday 2–5pm |
Saturday 9am-1pm |
Self Service is available on Wednesdays and Fridays between 8.30
– 1. Please ask staff to chip your ticket to enable you to
use the service.
Renew books and avoid fines
Books are issued for three weeks. Holiday extensions are available
on request and at the discretion of staff. You may renew by phone,
on line or in person. Current fines are 15p per adult book per day
and 3p per children’s books per day so it’s worth being
organised especially if you have filled your ticket with the allowed
twelve books.
Reservations
We are small, yes, but we have access to the whole of Wiltshire
Library Stock. 60p will reserve your copy of that elusive book you
have been pining to read, or save you about a tenner on those lovely
brand new, nicely displayed books that tempt you in book shop windows.
Bargain!
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Internet Access
We have two terminals available for free, yes that was FREE,
for all our borrowers. We recommend booking in advance but
this is not always necessary. There is both printing and scanning
facilities with print outs costing 10p a sheet. |
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Pats Perusal
An informal gathering fronted by our wonderful ex
colleagues Pat Bottrill and Pat Manktelow. Come along and
enjoy tea, coffee, cake, gossip and of course the odd new
book thrown in for good measure!
Happens Friday afternoons, first Friday of every month,
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Downton Readers Group
Love books? Stuck in a reading rut? Found one you can’t stop
talking about? Come along and discuss new discoveries and let us
entice you with new authors and titles. Pop into the library and
pick up your list of reading dates and titles. Meetings are 7.30pm
on a Tuesday and only drag on until 9pm!! You might even get coffee
and biscuits!
Downton Museum and Archive
Our current display is Downton Medical History and will run
until December. Come along and browse some interesting artefacts
relevant to Downton. An open afternoon is planned for 20th
October between 2-5 in the Church Hall where you can find
out more. Helpers are always welcome, next meeting being 20
September at 7.30 in the Library. |
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Salisbury District Council
From housing to bus passes, every Friday afternoon between 2 and
4 we have a representative from SDC to deal with your needs.
Activities
Downton Library runs various activities throughout the year. The
‘Big Wild Read’ is always a favourite and runs during
the summer holidays. A mission for the young people to read six
books in order to claim their certificate. Look out for our next
reading mission in July 2008.
Display Board
Our interactive display board is a means for the younger generation
to display their creative talents. We usually set a theme, this
summer has been Harry Potter, and have various colourings the children
can take away and return for our display. Our new autumn display
is about to begin so pick up your colouring sheets and go crazy!
Harry Potter Quiz
This has been a great success throughout the summer with twenty
questions meandered through the library to test our readers knowledge.
Congratulations go to Toby and Jessica Lock who got all twenty questions
correct and were the winning ticket pulled from the pot.
Thank You
Many thanks to all those children who coloured a carriage for our
Harry Potter train. We nearly filled the back wall! In the run up
to Christmas – yes it’s nearly that time again –
we will be trying to give Santa an elongated sleigh to pull. So
get those colouring pencils at the ready and pick up your colouring
sheets from the Library.
Comments, Complaints, Compliments
We try our best and we don’t bite, well haven’t yet!
If you have any queries, conundrums or simply can’t remember
who wrote a book we will endeavour to do help. For further information
ring Ness or Debbie on 01725 511003
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