The new year brings the first of your monthly newsletters for 2020, and this month’s is jam packed full of money saving offers, local events, new years resolutions, and so much more – so you can start your new year off right! Looking to get fit for summer and shed some festive pounds? Well, you’re… read more
Our second hedge laying day of the winter will be on Saturday February 1st: details are below. Date: February 1st Time: 10.00 – 3.00 Meeting location: see map below. We will continue work along the stretch leading from Coate Water to the M4. Parking is available in the public car park at Coate Water (charges… read more
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson is asking members of the public for their feedback on a proposed £1 per month increase to maintain local policing. Please give your views on the proposed increase via our short online survey. The policing precept, which is collected with your council tax, goes… read more
Chiseldon Parish Council need your help for the VE Day 75th Anniversary celebrations. Could you help with any of the following: People for leaflet delivery Volunteers to run stalls Marshalls Setting up and clearing down We are also looking for the following items: Loan of cups, saucers and plates, cutlery Loan of a sound system… read more
Including Fish & Chips Supper Friday 17 January 2020 7.30pm start The Recreation Ground Hall, Off Norris Close. Chiseldon Tickets inc Fish and Chips: £ 15.00pp Teams of up to 8 people Please contact 01793 740744 to book or email clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk Tickets also on sale in Oakley’s Spar (no later than Thursday 9 January 2020)… read more
It’s a New Year so what’s in store? There’s lots you can’t change going on in the world, but we can help you to create a new you for the New Year. Check out our catalogue for great new books on health and wellbeing Search the catalogue Healthy Living Fest at the Central Library Saturday,… read more
Now providing our popular 6X Beer Battered fish and chips as a take away option- comes with the Chunky Chips and mushy peas for only £10 – Fridays only
The Parish Council are getting ready to order the defibrillator for Badbury to go inside the BT phone box. Do we have any local electricians who would consider installing this free of charge for the community? The PC put forward half the funds for the device and an anonymous donor put forward the other half…. read more
Rent consultation now live The consultation on proposed changes to the 2020/21 rent is now live Tenants will have six weeks to comment on the proposed changes to the rent for 2020/21. The consultation closes on 31 January 2020. Over the past four years rent has decreased by 1% each year and for next year… read more
Parish Council office on Butts Road (Inside the graveyard) is collecting used Xmas cards for charity (Volunteer Centre Swindon). Pop in our green metal postbox on the gate or leave by the door in a bag making sure they don’t fly away as the porch area is a wind tunnel.
Parents and carers with children entering primary school for the first time in 2020 have just over a week left to apply for their child’s school place. Next Wednesday (15 Jan) is the national deadline for parents of children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 to submit their top three primary school… read more
Healthcare in Swindon is set to change from next year when the town’s Walk-in Centre is taken out of service. Based within the larger Swindon NHS Health Centre in Islington Street, the Walk-in Centre will begin scaling back its services over the coming months, before being withdrawn on Wednesday 1 April. Patients attending the Walk-in… read more
Two excellent, really entertaining school plays were stages with a lot of hard work going into them! The first image is from the KS2 Christmas play, the second from KS1’s. Note: The School’s headmaster has given his permission for these images to be used.
The Town Clerk has received the following from the Service Manager of Planning Policy: Swindon Borough Local Plan Review Proposed Submission Draft – Public Consultation As you are aware, the Local Plan Review is underway. The Council is consulting on the Draft Swindon Borough Local Plan for the period to 2036 and relating to the… read more
There will be a number of changes to bus timetables over Christmas. Please take a look at the Stagecoach and Swindon Bus Company websites for more information. Also, from 15 December 2019, three quarters of Great Western Railway journey times will change. Please check the GWR website to see if you will be affected. Christmas… read more
What’s on In January 04 January Borough Councillors Surgery, 11.30am – 12.30pm, Calley Memorial Hall, Draycott Road. 06 January Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am – 12 noon 07 January Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 08 January Chiseldon Gardening and Countryside Club, Christmas Dinner 13 January Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am -12… read more
Please be aware that over the Christmas period, there will be some minor changes to borough residents waste and recycling collections: Black wheelie bin, recycling box or plastic collection If your waste is due to be collected on either Weds 25 Dec or Thurs 26 Dec your revised collection day will be Mon 23 Dec…. read more
There will be carol singing around the village/ Christmas tree (Oakleys Spa) on Thursday 19th December. Hot soup and goodie bags for the children, from 6:30pm.
The Christmas opening times for the Spa shop and Post Office will be: Sat 21 Dec 6:30am to 8pm Sun 22 Dec 6:30am to 8pm Mon 23 Dec 6:30am to 8pm Tues 24 Dec 6:30am to 5pm Wed 25 Dec Closed Thur 26 Dec 7am to 2pm Fri 27 Dec 6:30am to 8pm Sat 28… read more
Thank you so much to Chiseldon Parish Council for the generous donation of £58.00 from your collection box, for our Special Care Baby Incubator Appeal. As you may know, in partnership with Charity New Life we needed to raise £175,000 to replace 5 of our incubators with a newer model that will bring greater benefit… read more