Notices

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 17th December 2023

The rate of rise in the Tilshead borehole groundwater level accelerated at the start of the week, following the heavy rain two weeks ago.  This rate of rise is just starting to show signs that it...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 10th December 2023

Another week with several rainy days and of course the water level in the Tilshead borehole rose much as anticipated.  The rate of rise was slow at first as the rain soaked into the dryish ground,...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 1st December 2023

Today is the first day of meteorological winter and that was the original reason for starting to record flood data from December 1st for the Tilshead borehole and its impact on the River Till.  The...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 27th November 2023

This Autumn is turning into quite an exceptional one on the weather front and this is reflected in the water level in the Tilshead borehole.  It was hoped that we might get to the 1st of December...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 12th November 2023

We've been monitoring the water levels in the Tilshead borehole during winter over the last decade, and it has proved to be an excellent indicator of when the village might be prone to groundwater...

A303: Stonehenge Community Forum – October 2023

The latest information download from National Highways in relation to the A303 Stonehenge to Berwick Down Scheme was passed over at a meeting of the Stonehenge Community Forum.  Attached below are a...

Co-Option of Parish Councillors

Winterbourne Stoke Parish Council is looking to use co-option to benefit the diversity of the council and, by having more members, increase its flexibility and ability to respond. We need councillors...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 26th March 2023

Welcome to the last flood bulletin of the 2022-2023 season.  I've barely been in the village for the last month for a couple of reasons, but I have been monitoring things daily, just in case there...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 12th March 2023

Once again, my apologies for not producing a bulletin for the last few weeks, but I have been away with other things on my mind, so today is a bit of a catch-up.  With very little rainfall during...

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