Councils in England face a funding black hole of over £50bn across the next six years, according to a new report warning that local authorities will soon be forced to resort to providing the “bare minimum.” In the new report, the County Councils Network (CCN) has called for the Treasury to urgently allocate funds towards… read more
On Thursday 23rd May the UK will be holding elections to the European Parliament, take a look at the BBC simple guide for more information.
The EGPA meeting from Monday 20th May has been postponed to Thursday 23rd May. 7.30pm at the Old Chapel on Butts Road. Please see the Environment General Purpose and Amenities Committee page of this website for the agenda
Of the 19 seats up for election, just one changed hands leaving the Conservatives with 31 seats, Labour with 24 and the Liberal Democrats with two seats. The Conservatives gained their only seat in Penhill and Upper Stratton with Oladapo Ibitoye (1,086) being elected ahead of the Labour Party candidate Kate Linnegar (785), Independent candidate… read more
The Borough Council has reviewed the 2013 version of the Statement of Community Involvement in Planning. The purpose of this document is to advise how the Borough Council will engage with the community in the planning process. The review was carried out in order to bring the SCI up to date and to take account… read more
The Parish Council are delighted to welcome our new Parish Cllr, Ian Kearsey to the council. Ian was co-opted on Monday and we are really pleased to have him on board. Ian introduces himself as follows: “I relocated to Swindon in 1984 joining WH Smith’s IT department (left in 2000), and have lived in Chiseldon… read more
At the recent Annual Parish meeting there were a number of presentations which will be uploaded to this site. For more information, read the outgoing Chair’s report. All reports will be in the annual meetings sections once published.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT – The Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting for CHISELDON will be held at The Recreation Hall, off Norris Close, Chiseldon on Monday 13th May 2019 at 7.30pm Local Government electors for the Town will be entitled to vote at the Meeting which will be open to the public. For… read more
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Notice is hereby given that by reason of an uncontested election on 2nd May 2019, a number of vacancies has occurred among the members of the Parish Council. Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing (email is acceptable) on or before Friday 10th May 2019. Applicants should be… read more
Election of a Parish Councillor for both Chiseldon and Badbury Ward on Thursday 2 May 2019. Notice of Uncontested Election Chiseldon – Chiseldon (9KB PDF) Notice of Uncontested Election Chiseldon – Badbury (7KB PDF) For more information, see the May 2019 Local Elections page.
The Notice of Election for the Parish Contests taking place in May can be viewed or downloaded below. Notice of Election (pdf document)
Annual Parish meeting. The annual meeting will be Monday 29th April this year at the Chiseldon House Hotel from 7.30pm. All residents are invited to attend this meeting which is designed to give residents an update of the past 12 months activities and the plans for the next 12 months. We have 2 guest speakers… read more
This year’s council tax information booklet, which tells people exactly how their council tax is spent, is being delivered with all council tax bills in Swindon. It includes updates on the Council’s budget for this year and how it will be spent, as well as what your council tax helped to achieve for Swindon. Read… read more
Taxpayers in Swindon are being advised to keep an eye out for a special delivery that is being put through the letter boxes of every home in the town. This year’s council tax information booklet, which tells people exactly how their council tax is spent, has already started hitting doormats, and residents are being encouraged… read more
The Leader, Cllr David Renard has received a response from the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to his letter regarding the issues associated with Integrated Medical Holdings (IMH) at a number of Swindon Surgeries. The letter to the Chief Executive of the CCG, Nicki Millen, followed a SO15 from Cllr Dale Heenan at Full Council on… read more
More than 90 per cent of Year 6 pupils have been offered a place in their first choice secondary school for this September. Swindon Borough Council’s School Admissions team have worked extremely hard to ensure that 91 per cent of students in Swindon will attend their first choice secondary school this year, while 99 per… read more
On 1st April the Parish Council’s new financial year starts. As well as all the regular works we have to attend to, we have set aside some funds for specific projects in the parish. For the year 2019/20 they are: New metal gate at the entrance to the Sir Henry Calley Memorial Garden to replace… read more
The next Parish/Borough surgery is Saturday 2nd February from 11.30 to 12.30 at the Calley Memorial Hall on Draycott Road. All residents are welcome to come along and talk to the Parish and Ward Cllrs about any queries or issues they may have.