Long-serving Pewsey parish councillor Terry Eyles is standing down.

He has been active on the council for nearly 30 years and is stepping off the role due to health reasons.

Terry`s first Full Council Meeting was May 1991 and before long he was deeply involved, especially with environment issues, taking over as Chairman of the Environment Committee in 2005, a post he held until this week.

Terry was instrumental in the expansion of the village's new allotments at the rear of Pewsey Sports Centre in 2008.

In addition to the Parish Council, Terry also served on various social housing committees, speaking on behalf of local tenants. He also helped run a youth club in Pewsey for many years.

Terry remains a trustee of the ‘Pewsey In Need’ Charity.

"We will all miss Terry and sincerely hope that he returns to better health in the not too distant future," said Parish Council chairman Curly Haskell. ".. so that he is able to get back to enjoying some of his other interests including fishing, speedway, rugby, football and cricket."