Parish/Ward Cllr Surgery
Parish/Ward Cllr surgery is this Saturday 3rd November 2018 from 11.30 to 12.30 at the Calley Memorial Hall on Draycott Road. Everyone is welcome along for any queries or questions.
Extension Of The Recreation Ground Car Park Approved
Work was approved last night to improve and extend the Recreation Ground car park to improve the facility and allow space for several groups to use the area at the same time. The work will begin as soon as possible to be completed before the winter sets in. The car park will remain open during… read more
Ridgeway Bell – What’s On In November 2018?
What’s on in November? 3rd November – Borough Councillors’ Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm 5th November – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am – 12 noon 6th November – Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 11th November – Remembrance Day Services—Holy Cross Church 10.45am – note time. 11th November – Armistice Day Remembrance, New Road, Chiseldon, 3pm… read more
SBC SHELAA Consultation: (Strategic Housing & Economic Land Availability Assessment)
Firstly, just to note that the SHELAA is at its draft stage at the moment, it is open for an informal consultation with parish councils and public, before it has its official consultation in Spring 2019. This means that nothing within this document has been confirmed or approved. The SHELAA invites landowners to put forward… read more
Transport Report – November 2018
Clarification On What Tickets Can Be Used On X5 Service A meeting of all parties concerned took place on the 16th October 2018 including both SBC & Wiltshire Councils and the three bus companies. The Go South Coast company (who run the X5) have lost quite a lot of revenue in the past few months… read more
Changes To Wroughton Community Library
The library has now moved within the Ellendune Centre to a larger room called the Spooncer Room. This room is on the right-hand side, on the opposite side to the Parish Council Office. This room provides almost as much area as when the library was located in its own building. The opening hours are changing… read more
Blub Planting
The Parish Council applied to the Marlborough Downs: A space for nature, to receive bulbs they are handing out to plant in public areas. We received 650 bulbs and some were planted at Strouds Hill on Friday 19th October. If anyone wants to help with planting the remainder on Strouds Hill, they would be most… read more
Council’s First World War Tommy Statue Goes On A Tour Of Swindon
People of all ages and from all parts of Swindon have the chance to pay their respects to the fallen now that a life-size soldier has begun a tour of the Borough. As part of this year’s Remembrance period, a ghostly silhouette of a First World War Tommy will appear at various locations across the… read more
Council’s Preparations Ahead Of Winter Season
Council has preparations in place ahead of winter season Preparations are in place should freezing temperatures hit the borough over the coming months. More than 500 tonnes of salt have been delivered to Swindon Borough Council’s Waterside depot in Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, taking the road salt stockpile to over 800 tonnes. The salt which… read more
Final week of Beat the Street could see Swindon set a new record
Swindonians have run to the moon, it has been confirmed. The Beat the Street exercise initiative, which for the past month has been played by a whopping 32,000 people, has seen Swindonians collectively travel 250,000 miles, which is more than the distance from Earth to the moon. This impressive statistic could see the town set… read more