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Town Mayor’s Message The start of a New Year presents the opportunity to reflect on events past and anticipate events to come. 2016 was by any measure a very busy year for the town. We entertained our continental guests from our twinned towns in Germany and France and welcomed the inaugural Rotary Classic Car Rally in addition to the numerous other annual community events. The town saw 2016 out with a bang. The Bonfire & Fireworks night was spectacular, with the bonus of being filmed live by BBC Points West. Of course this recognition of our community was followed by the Guinness World RecordsTM breaking event on The Green on 3rd December. This spectacular event, masterminded by Bible Society and Calne Town Council, put Calne firmly in the spotlight nationally. Huge thanks must go to you, the townspeople, for engaging in the fun of the evening as well as to the town laundrette, the White Hart Hotel and the residents of The Green for providing extra sheets and converting them into shepherds costumes on the night. I would also like to thank the Council staff who worked so very hard to make the event such a success. Recognition of our efforts were reported widely across the nation on TV, radio and the newspapers. I was pleased to inaugurate the first Calne Mayor’s Christmas Day Lunch for those who would otherwise spend the day on their own, as well as families for whom providing such a lunch would stretch their resources. Over 30 people attended and the day was well received with compliments from those that participated. The event was organised by volunteers and funding was generously provided by local businesses. To all of you I offer my enormous thanks for a job well done. 2017 will see Calne Community Neighbourhood Plan come to fruition. This important community milestone has been three years in the making and as the Chair of the Steering Group, I would like to thank my co-members for their dedication over that time. As I write, we are in the closing stage of public consultation before passing the plan to Wiltshire Council for review. On receiving the plan back from the Government Inspector we shall then put it to a community referendum. If approved by you, the plan will pass into law and allow only development that we wish to take place in the community.
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Town Mayor Cllr Tom Rounds and Guinness World RecordsTM Judge Jack Brockbank
Let me say in closing that it has been a massive honour to have been the Town Mayor over the past year. To have been at the heart of a town like Calne with its diverse activities and wonderfully warm hearted and welcoming folk has been nothing but a pleasure. Not many of us are given the opportunity to wear the mayoral robes and represent this town, which is why to do so is a very special honour indeed and one that will stay with me for a very long time to come. I wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2017. Calne Town Mayor Councillor Tom Rounds
Calne Town Council, Bank House, The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0EN 01249 814000 calne@calne.gov.uk www.calne.gov.uk