Cllr Phil Alford
Email: Phil.Alford@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
39 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Melksham Area Board - Wednesday 12 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Melksham Area Board met to discuss community funding, highway improvements, and youth services in the area. Councillors approved funding for the Corsham Windband Association and Age UK Wiltshire, and also agreed to add a dropped kerb crossing in Bader Park, Bowerhill to the priority schemes list. A decision on funding for a pedestrian refuge island on Eastern Way, Melksham was deferred until the next meeting.
Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 10.30 am
The Wiltshire Council meeting on 21 October 2025 addressed a range of topics, including the approval of the Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-2035, an update on the council's response to the climate emergency, and discussions on various motions from council members. The council also considered supplementary planning documents related to air quality and the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. Additionally, the council addressed questions from members regarding tourism, council investments in Israel, and other local issues.
Extraordinary meeting - On the rising of the ordinary meeting of Full Council taking place on 21 October 2025, not before 14:00, Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 2.00 pm
The Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet to discuss a statutory recommendation from external auditors, Grant Thornton, regarding delays in the preparation of the council's financial accounts. The council was expected to consider the recommendation and approve a response.
Melksham Area Board - Wednesday 3 September 2025 7.00 pm
The Melksham Area Board convened to discuss local priorities, funding allocations, and updates from partner organisations. Councillors adopted six key priorities for the area, focusing on youth support, community spaces, food poverty, housing management, and employment for people with special needs. The board also approved community grants for Broughton Gifford Village Hall and 4Youth Southwest.
Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.30 am
Wiltshire Council met on 22 July 2025, and among the topics discussed were youth services, treasury management, a bat mitigation strategy, and a motion to repudiate the council's climate emergency declaration. Councillors also debated and voted on motions regarding weight limits on roads and the Ask Angela scheme.
Decisions from Meetings
53 decisions · Page 9 of 11
Household Support Fund
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024
The purpose of this report is to provide Members with an overview of the Household Support Fund should we be advised of an extension to the Fund post 30 September 2024 and delegate the payment criteria of the grant to the Director, Finance and Procurement (S151 Officer), Corporate Director, People, and the Director, Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities, Leisure, and Libraries
For Determination
Enforcement Policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024
... the Cabinet of Wiltshire decided to recommend that the Full Council adopt the Enforcement Policy as set out in Appendix 1, delegate the maintenance of service-specific enforcement policies to Directors in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, and approve the incorporation of relevant Enforcement Indicators into the Corporate Scorecard, subject to ongoing review by the Leader of the Council.
For Determination
Safety Valve Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024
To apprise Cabinet of the Safety Valve update report submitted to the Department for Education on the 28th August.
For Determination
Devolution Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024
An update on an expression of interest in devolution submitted in response to a request from government
Recommendations Approved
Recommissioning of Children and Young People's Mental Health Services
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024
To ensure we meet our statutory responsibilities to provide community mental health services for children and young people from April 2025
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 39
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 53