What’s On In November

What is on in November 4th November – Borough Councillors’ Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm 6th November – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am – 12 noon 7th November – Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 8th November – Chiseldon Gardening Club, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 13th November – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am –… read more

Acoustic in the Alley – 26th October 2017

Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 26th October at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking: £1 entrance. Acoustic in the Alley now has its own website. A big thanks to Chantelle for setting this up for us. It still needs a bit… read more

Friends of the Railway Path forthcoming events

Upcoming events: Our next workday, at Ogbourne St George, will be on Saturday October 14th, starting at 10 am. We will be clearing passage through a stretch north of the old railway station. Our 2017 AGM will be held on Tuesday October 24th, starting at 7 pm in the Three Trees Farm Shop and Café… read more

What’s on in October

October, what’s on? 2 Oct – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am—12 noon 3 Oct – Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 6 Oct –  Harvest Supper, Holy Cross Church, 7.30pm for 7.45pm 7 Oct – Borough Councillors’ Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm. 8 Oct – Harvest High Tea, Ogbourne St George,… read more

Acoustic in the Alley

Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 28th September at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; entrance is £1. The group also now has its own website, but the site is still new so any feedback for changes and tweaks to be made… read more

The Swindon Half Marathon

We have received the following report from Swindon Borough Council: The Swindon Half Marathon as a race was a huge success with record numbers of runners taking part and thousands of pounds being raised for charity. A major part of that success was due to the fact the race was staged within the town and… read more

The Washpool project has made contact

They have contact The Washpool project has made contact with a professional hedge layer who has offered to come and teach half a dozen of us how to do hedge laying. This will probably take place on a Saturday or Sunday in November. Hedge laying is a rural skill that is enjoying something of a… read more

Iconic GWR Freight Locomotive Coming To STEAM

Another iconic GWR locomotive, GWR Class 2-8-0 No. 2818, will soon be arriving at Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway. GWR enthusiasts will be familiar with the Swindon-built heavy freight locomotive, No. 2818, currently owned by and housed at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum in Shildon. The transfer of ownership will see… read more

Changes to Wroughton Library

Wroughton Library is due to change from Swindon BC to Wroughton Parish Council.  It will move to be a community library and open for 15 hours a week from September-December 2017.  It will continue to operate normal opening hours until 26th August.  The following week it will only be open on Tuesday 29th August, then… read more

Acoustic in the Alley – Thursday 24th August

A reminder that Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 24th August at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; £1 entrance. Forthcoming dates for 2017 Having had a spot each month over 2016 and 2015, the decision has been made for 2017 to… read more

Public Rights of Way – please help to keep them clear

The Council maintains over 400km of public footpaths and bridleways. Some of these are surfaced paths within the urban area of the borough but many pass through the fields and countryside around the town. Those fields are often cultivated by farmers to produce food for people or farm animals and, unfortunately, sometimes the footpaths and… read more