Leader's Announcements
Minutes:
The Leader made the following announcements:
St Stephen’s Place development
The Leader thanked the officers involved in delivering the St Stephen’s Place leisure complex in Trowbridge which had officially opened on Tuesday 19 November. The multi-million pound scheme demonstrated how much confidence major companies had in Trowbridge. The complex would create more than 200 jobs and would encourage more businesses and investment to the area. This was great news for the County Town and all the communities which had already started to benefit from this development.
Your Wiltshire magazine – winter 2013 edition
The Leader drew attention to the latest copy of Your Wiltshire Magazine, which was now available and circulated at the meeting. As an incentive to those who did not currently participate in activity, the issue included a seven day free leisure pass for use in any of Wiltshire Council’s leisure centres from next Monday the 25th November – until the 28th February. Recognising the need to boost local towns and encourage people to shop for longer, the issue also included a reusable voucher for one hour’s free parking in the run up to Christmas which would add one hour free on to any parking ticket purchased.
Wiltshire Assembly – 2 December
The Leader announced that the Wiltshire Assembly on 2 December 2013 would be held at the new Tidworth Garrison Theatre and would be focusing on Wiltshire as a military County, and our partnership with the military community. It would provide an update to partners, community representatives and local businesses on the impact that the Army rebasing project would have on the County over the next few years. Infrastructure, facilities, community and business opportunities would be highlighted and it would showcase some of the excellent work which was taking place across the County to integrate the military and local communities.
Boosting the local economy – Wealth of Wiltshire Christmas Fayre
The Wealth of Wiltshire Christmas Fayre which would be held in the Atrium on December 12 had proved very popular with businesses taking up every stall available. The event was open to the public and free of charge and local choirs would add to the festive atmosphere by singing throughout the day. Local businesses from across the County would be selling their products from 10am to 7.30pm. This was another way the Council was supporting the local economy and businesses and bringing the community into the heart of this Council.