June Parish/Borough Surgery

The surgery is 11.30 to 12.30 on Sat 3rd June at the Calley Memorial Hall.  Everyone is welcome along for a chat or to ask a Cllr a question.

Next Finance meeting

The next meeting is Wed 31st May at 7.30pm in the Recreation Hall off Norris Close. There will be a public recess at the start of the meeting for any questions.

Friends of Holy Cross Church website

The Friends of Holy Cross are a group that preserve and maintain The Church of The Holy Cross in the village of Chiseldon. You can find out more about their work on their website.

Social Housing resident required to sit on SBC housing panel

Swindon Borough Council has a housing panel which helps to form decisions on social housing. Ideally a local resident in social housing will be on this panel as requests are often more likely to be heard if an informed local resident makes them. Ward Cllr Eric Shaw is looking for someone who can join this… read more

Forth coming Parish meetings

Monday 3rd April 7.15pm Rec Hall – Planning meeting. There will be a talk and Q&A session from City and Country in regards to the Burderop Park planning application. Residents are welcome to listen to the talk, and there is a public recess at the start of the meeting. Monday 10th April 7.30 Rec Hall…. read more

Dog warden update

If you have a concern over a stray dog then you can call the SBC dog warden direct on 01793 466139 and they will come and collect the dog. The dog will be placed in the council pound and the owner will have to pay to retrieve the dog.   As we all know, unless… read more

Micro chipping for free from SBC

Free Microchipping Goes Mobile With Council Help! A free mobile microchipping event will be staged by Swindon Borough Council in Wroughton and Wichelstowe on Saturday 1st April, working in partnership with the Blue Cross. The service – available for both dogs and cats – will be held at three separate stops around Wroughton, to be… read more

Green Waste Service information

Residents Encouraged To Sign Up To Garden Waste Service Now That Spring Has Arrived Now that spring has arrived and the growing season is upon us, people in Swindon are being encouraged to add their names to the growing list of households that have signed up to the Council’s green waste service. Last year, some… read more

Library Update from SBC

New Arrangements For Library Services From 5th April New operating arrangements for Swindon’s library service will come into force on 5th April 2017. The changes to the service follow the decision by the Council’s Cabinet in December 2016 to implement a new strategy for the library service. The service will be provided by a network… read more

Roadworks on Akers Way in Swindon

Work to reconstruct Akers Way to start next month One of the main arterial routes into Swindon will finally be given a new lease of life. Akers Way will undergo a major 20-week reconstruction from Monday, 10 April which will see sections of the road closed to through traffic. The £900,000 project is designed to… read more