Litter Pick
A massive thank you to everyone who came along and litter picked on Saturday 25th March. We had a good turnout and a lot of waste was collected. Thanks to all the pubs, the hotel and Allbuild who all helped make the event a success.
Workday Report from 23rd March
We’re sharing the following message from Dick Millard: The 23rd March was a typical Spring day with lots of weather in quick succession. This didn’t deter a team from Intel, who came out to work at the spot where the Railway Path crosses a byway, Gypsy Lane which is the boundary between Swindon and Wiltshire. … read more
Friends of Washpool Bat Walk, 14th April
Free to our ‘friends’, £2 per adult and £1 for under 16s. Please bring cash. You’ll need a torch and to be wearing boots!
Wild Grass Areas
The Parish Council will be reserving some grass areas around the parish as wild areas again this year. Verge edges will be kept short for vehicle visibility and the remainder will be cut as usual. If you see some longer patches, these are not missed out, they are to help wildlife.
Extension of green partnership to go before Swindon Council’s Cabinet
A partnership, which has created forest meadows and wildlife corridors across Swindon, could be extended under plans to go before councillors. Swindon Borough Council is looking to build on its work with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (the Trust) to greatly expand the number of woodland, grassland and wildflower sites across the Borough. The partnership, through the… read more
Council’s Cabinet to discuss Swindon’s green agenda
Senior councillors will be asked to approve plans to progress the Council’s contribution to the climate emergency at Wednesday’s (8 March) Cabinet meeting. An updated Net Zero Action Plan, first approved in July 2021, will go before Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet which sets out completed and ongoing actions to help the Council reach net zero… read more
On the Railway Path…
On Friday [10th February], a great team from Vets4Pets was out on the Railway Path working on a bank forming one side of a cutting in between Chiseldon and Ogbourne St George. The bank has been unaffected by fertiliser over the years, and has some nice grassland flowers growing in it, but is being encroached… read more
Tree Planting Ceremony for Queen’s Jubilee
On Saturday 19th November 2022 various groups from the Parish got together on a sunny cold morning to plant 5 trees in total, to commemorate the Queen’s Jubilee. The groups were the Chiseldon Local History Group who planted a tree in the Butts Road cemetery near the museum, the Women’s Institute who planted a tree… read more
Range of proposals put forward to enhance Swindon’s country parks
Adventure golf and a home for an arts and crafts charity are among the proposals put forward to improve some of Swindon’s country parks. Earlier this year, Swindon Borough Council invited creative, civic-minded entrepreneurs to share their ideas on how the visitor experience at the Borough’s larger parks could be improved. In total, the Council… read more
Parish Council Update: Avian Flu
We are aware that small numbers of dead wild birds have been found at various locations in Swindon and that avian flu has been detected in some of the dead birds that were recovered and tested from Shaftesbury Lake. Wild birds are susceptible to a range of diseases and injuries and not all dead birds… read more
The Ridgeway National Trail – Summer 2022 Newsletter
To view The Ridgeway National Trail news for this summer, please follow the link below. The Ridgeway National Trail – Summer News 2022
National Trust: What’s On in Avebury, July & August 2022
Please see the link below for the National Trust’s update on what’s happening in Avebury over the next two months. National Trust: What’s On in Avebury, July & August 2022
Earthline Appeal
The full text of Chairman Matthew Harris’s Earthline Appeal: My name is Matthew Harris, and I am a councillor at, and the Chairman of Chiseldon Parish Council. I am here today to represent the residents of the Parish of Chiseldon. I’d like to thank the inspector for allowing me to speak today. While I do… read more
North Wessex Downs E-Newsletter
Please click the link to take a look at our latest newsletter which includes news of the North Wessex Downs Walking Festival in June which is now open for bookings. Our walking festival is one way in which we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of designation this year. North Wessex Downs AONB E-Newsletter
Washpool Sign
The Washpool volunteers have placed this beautiful hand made sign on Strouds Hill grass area with the Parish Councils permission.
News from the Railway Path
On Thursday, in between Storms Dudley and Eunice, we hosted a great team from Vets4Pets. We were tackling a spot by a fallen tree south of the Three Trees Café in Chiseldon. The tree has an exposed root ball and a few years ago we had cleared round it. It needed clearing again, and we… read more
Council seeking creative ideas to enhance Swindon’s parks
Creative, civic-minded entrepreneurs are being encouraged to come forward with ideas to enhance Swindon’s country parks. Last year, more than a thousand members of the public contributed to Swindon’s proposed Country Parks Improvement Plan, which aims to identify and then deliver improvements to the Borough’s parks so they continue to be enjoyed by visitors for… read more
Community Tree Planting Day in Wroughton
Saturday 26th February, 11.30am – 4pm, Meet at Maunsell Way Recreation Ground SN4 9JF. Bring a spade and wear sturdy footwear/gloves. Wroughton Girlguiding will be running a pop up café. We hope to see you there! For more details please see the attached poster or email projects@wroughton.gov.uk If you would like to help out at… read more
Friends of the Railway Path: workday
5 of us spent a day in the cutting at Whitetfield Farm yesterday, grubbing out brambles and blackthorn from the chalk bank. This was the first workday we’ve had for about 2 years, and we haven’t done anything on the chalk bank since the autumn of 2019, so it was beginning to get quite overgrown… read more
Wiltshire PCC welcomes new powers to tackle scourge of hare coursers
Wiltshire PCC Philip Wilkinson has welcomed new powers being given to police to tackle hare coursers – and warned criminal gangs: ‘Wiltshire isn’t the easy option for your vile activities’. Earlier this month, the Home Office announced new criminal offences and increased sentencing powers for those found guilty of taking part in the illegal activity… read more