The Friends of the Railway Path will be holding this year’s open meeting and AGM on Tuesday 24th October, starting at 7 pm. They will be in the Three Trees Farm shop and Café at Chiseldon. The agenda will include a review of what has been going on during the year, an outline of plans for… read more
Swindon Borough Council’s fostering team are running an open evening for any residents who have thought about becoming a foster carer and would like to get more information. Staff from the fostering team and existing foster carers will be available to answer any questions and discuss what it is like to be a foster carer… read more
Dorcan Way Lining The lining layout on the Dorcan Way approach to the Greenbridge roundabout will be revised to allow for left turning traffic to use both the left and middle lanes. The lining removal and painting is planned to be carried out on the night of Monday 23th October and a revised advance direction sign… read more
Safe Drive Stay Alive Roadshow Safe Drive Stay Alive seeks to provide an educational experience that teaches young people not only the dangers, but also the consequences, of poor and dangerous driving. Events in Swindon ran over six days at the end of September at the Empire Cinema, Greenbridge, and were attended by approximately 2500… read more
Thamesdown Buses Thamesdown Buses has invested a further £2M on 13 brand new, low emission single deck buses that feature contactless payment, USB charging points and free wifi for its customers. These new buses will be featuring on the roads very soon across the town’s network.
From WARP We might be entering the quiet time of year in terms of nature’s cycle but there’s still been a lot going on down in the Washpool! One of the old metal kissing gates has been replaced with a brand new wooden gate that allows our contractors to gain better access to the area… read more
On the morning of the 14th October, Friends of the Path worked a little north of Ogbourne St George, where trees were beginning to grow over above the path. As the trees all compete for light, they get tall and stringy, and sag. The Friends of the path have cleared a lot of headroom and… read more
Friends of the Railway Path Workday The Friends’ next workday will be on Saturday October 14th at Ogbourne St George. We will be working on a stretch of path just north of the old Ogbourne St George railway station, where the path width is getting restricted by the usual mix of overgrowing hedge plants. I… read more
People Invited To Open Evening To Find Out More About Fostering Swindon Borough Council’s fostering team are running an open evening for any residents who have thought about becoming a foster carer and would like to get more information. Staff from the fostering team and existing foster carers will be available to answer any questions… read more
Flowers planted on the green area of Station Road/New Road had coursed some concerns regarding their height which were effecting exiting the junction. The residents who plant these flowers have ensured that in future years a smaller plant will be chosen, however they were upset to see that someone recently had taken it upon themselves… read more
Wiltshire Community Foundation is delighted to announce new funding for the community from Science Museum Group Wroughton Solar Park. The solar park started to generate power in July last year and has now released its first funds to benefit the community in the surrounding area. Applications are now open for community groups to apply for… read more
Improvements to be made to the Draycott Foliat bus stop Swindon Borough Council have advised that work will go ahead to improve the Draycott Foliat bus stop on the 7th October. They will move the pole with the timetable to a more visible location for the bus driver to see, cut back the tree and… read more
A police report from August has shown five reported thefts from vehicles that were not locked. Please remember to lock your vehicle at all times, even if you have a driveway or are just popping indoors for a minute – it doesn’t take long for someone to reach in and take something. There was also one dwelling… read more
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
Events of interest this October Tea & Talk Join us at the Central Library on the 10th October, World Mental Health Day for tea and talk and find out how we can help you. Or just come along for a nice cup of tea and some cake. No One Is An Island Renaissance and contemporary… read more
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) is proud to be supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) UK Home Safety Week (UKHSW). The main focus of UKHSW, is to raise awareness of the hidden dangers in the home presented by traditional home appliances and how the correct use, good care and maintenance of… read more
NCN Route 45 is closed for essential maintenance work from 13th to 17th November 2017. The Chiseldon Council has been informed that Sustrans will be closing the cycle route from Chiseldon to Coate Water between 13th and 17th November 2017. We will be undertaking essential repairs due to badger excavations under the path. The path either… read more
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
Local GP practices are offering patients the free vaccination as part of the NHS shingles immunisation campaign for 2017/18. Dr Ardiana Gjini, Public Health Screening and Immunisation lead for Bath, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire said: “As people get older their immune system naturally weakens which is why those people aged 70 and over are more… read more