Slight change of plan with the poppy cascade for the Armistice commemoration. With strong winds forecast the poppies have been made into a river of red either side of the church path instead of hanging from the tower. It looks great we think. There is also a purple horse in the Lady Chapel in memory… read more
Swindon Borough Council has launched a new online repairs system for its tenants to make the process for reporting problems more efficient and convenient. The system will let tenants choose appointments which suit them, including a slot which avoids the school run, and allows them to book repairs in advance. If their plans change, tenants… read more
Swindonians have officially entered the record books with a barnstorming Beat the Street performance which saw the town clock up 313,353 miles. The game, delivered by Intelligent Health on behalf of Sport England and Swindon Borough Council, started on Wednesday 12th September 2018 and finished on Wednesday 24th October 2018. During that time, 32,488 people… read more
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
A Swindon Borough Council initiative aimed at promoting lifelong learning now has a brand new website. Earlier this year the Council outlined its intentions to become a Learning Town, joining other towns and cities in promoting and celebrating learning for all. The initiative is part of UNESCO’s global network of towns and cities who work… read more
A vehicle was forcibly entered in Norris Close a couple of nights ago and items stolen. Please (a) lock all vehicles and (b) make sure valuables are taken out. Norris Close is in the village on a lit street, so this problem isn’t only in out of the way, darker parts of where we live…. read more
This is an helpful update on the improvement work taking place across the Great Western this Christmas. The GWR have a dedicated web page which sets out the affected areas and the changes this will mean to journeys. This year there will be work at Southhall, Westbury, Guildford and Severn Tunnel Junction. The range of… read more
Acoustic in the Alley will now meet at the White Hart Pub in Wroughton, in their skittle alley. Well done and thank you to Rod and Judy for negotiating what looks to be an excellent new venue! The Piano is aboard and it’s all systems go for the next Acoustic in the Alley on Thursday… read more
Netball Club – Winter Training. Wednesdays. Ridgeway Leisure Centre As the nights are getting darker and the temperature is dropping, we have organised a winter training venue in the Sports Hall at Ridgeway Leisure Centre on Wednesday nights. The major challenge now being playing on a full size court! Please email to reserve a place… read more
The resurfacing and relining of a busy Swindon roundabout will now take place in a fortnight’s time after the original work was rescheduled. Coate Roundabout was due to be improved in August, but contractual issues meant the work was put on hold. Following a retendering process, the new surface will be laid overnight from Monday,… read more
The Parish Council continues to maintain a number of public areas within the villages of Hodson, Chiseldon, Badbury and Draycott Foliat to a high standard, tailoring services to where they are most needed. This maintenance includes grass cutting of public areas; the supply, maintenance and emptying of rubbish and dog waste bins; litter picking; clearing… read more