Cllr Jon Hubbard
Wiltshire Councillor for Melksham South and Melksham Town Councillor for Spa Ward
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New Campus to be located in Town Centre following campaign by Cllr Jon Hubbard
Published on Monday 13th June 2011 by Jon Hubbard
Local residents are celebrating today following an announcement by Wiltshire Council that they will be developing the new Melksham Campus in the Town Centre.
The council is, subject to final site assessment and contract, to purchase the Melksham House and Blue Pool site in the town and build a new single site service campus at this location.
Originally the council had planned to build the site at Woolmore Farm, by the new school, but local residents had fought a prolonged campaign led by local councillor Jon Hubbard to keep services such as the library and youth centre in the town centre.
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Stunning 94% vote to keep town centre Library and Youth Centre
Published on Tuesday 31st May 2011 by Jon Hubbard
In today's Town Poll asking Melksham residents if they wanted to keep the Library and Youth Centre in the town centre or see them moved to an out-of-town location, 94% of electors chose to keep the facilities in the town.
The poll, which was run by Wiltshire Council on behalf of Melksham Town Council saw 930 local residents express their views, with 870 of them saying they wanted to keep the Library and Youth Centre in the town. Just 59 residents supported moving the popular local facilities with one paper reported as being spoiled.
Read more: Stunning 94% vote to keep town centre Library and Youth Centre
Poll Date Announced
Published on Wednesday 18th May 2011 by Jon Hubbard
Wiltshire Council Electoral Services have finally announced the date for the Town Poll over the moving of the Town Centre Library and Youth Centre.
The poll is set to be held on Tuesday 31st May in the Melksham Assembly Hall, and polls will be open from 4pm to 9pm.
The message from the council reads:
I can confirm that the date for the Melksham Parish Poll has been set for Tuesday 31 May 2011.
Show Your Support for Melksham's Town Centre Library and Youth Centre
Published on Monday 23rd May 2011 by Jon Hubbard
Serveal people have asked me if it is possible to obtain a copy of the Window Poster for the Town Poll next Tuesday.
Copies are available from the Tourist Infomation Centre, or you can download a copy direct from this web site by clicking here or on the poster shown.
You can also download a copy of the leaflet being distributed to every household in the town here.
Read more: Show Your Support for Melksham's Town Centre Library and Youth Centre
New Town Poll voted for at Special Town Meeting
Published on Tuesday 3rd May 2011 by Jon Hubbard
At the special Town Meeting held on Tuesday evening local residents overwhelmingly voted to hold a special Town Poll on the proposed moving of the town's central library and youth centre.
The poll, which will have to take place within the month, will ask electors if, should a suitable town centre location not be found, do they support moving the popular local services out of town.
I will post the details of the exact wording and poll date as soon as it is announced.