Wanted: your views on funding Wroughton Library

What are your views with regards to the Parish Council sponsoring (funding) a session at the Wroughton Library? Now that the mobile service has stopped, where are people going? Please contact the Clerk using the contact form on this website with your comments, thanks.  

Open day at Stratton Fire Station Saturday 15th July

Open day at Stratton Fire Station this Saturday Stratton Community Fire Station is throwing open its doors to the public this weekend, with a day that promises something for everyone. The open day will run between 11am and 3pm on Saturday (15 July), and any money raised will be divided between the Fire Fighters Charity and… read more

Transitional Funding To Provide Community Library Facilities In 11 Locations

Transitional Funding To Provide Community Library Facilities In 11 Locations More than £350,000 in transitional funding will be awarded to community organisations to enable community-led library services to be developed across 11 locations in Swindon. Swindon Borough Council has approved the funding following the adoption of the town’s library strategy in December 2016. The Council’s… read more

Friends of the Railway Path workday, 11th 2017

Friends of the Railway Path workday Our next workday will be on Sunday 11th June, starting at 10:00.  We’ll be working on the stretch south of Ogbourne St Andrew: the map below shows the meeting point near SU 188 717.  This is on the farm track leading to the path from the main road to… read more

Acoustic in the Alley – Thursday 25th May

Just to remind our readers that Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 25th May at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; £1 entrance. For those of you who may have earmarked May 25th in your diaries to see Chico Holton, please note… read more

Healthwatch Swindon News: Step into Summer

Healthwatch Swindon have supplied us with the following information: BBC Wiltshire have launched their campaign to get us walking this summer. The collective aim is for people to walk the boundary length of Wiltshire – 240 miles. Every morning on BBC Wiltshire’s breakfast show they will be adding up the total number of miles walked… read more

New cycle route along Covingham Drive open

The new pedestrian-cycle route along the northern verge of Covingham Drive was completed a few weeks ago and it’s great to see lots of walkers and cyclists already making good use of it.  We have received some really positive feedback on the new route which is a high quality addition to the Swindon Urban Cycle… read more

Swindon is a great place to cycle!

A new map has been published that provides an opportunity for you (and your friends and family) to explore Swindon’s extensive cycle path network. Swindon BUG has placed over 35 checkpoints on or very near cycle paths around the borough.  The idea is to download an activity sheet, grab the map and go out and… read more

2017 calendar of events on The Ridgeway

We are passing on the information below from The Ridgeway National Trail Project Officer: Take part in events or seek solitude – use this calendar to plan where and when to visit The Ridgeway. We are pleased to provide, for the first time, a calendar of events planned along The Ridgeway for the year ahead. There… read more

Folk show at Swindon’s STEAM Railway Museum

Black Duck Folk gigs are normally held in Sutton Benger, but one is coming up at Swindon’s STEAM railway museum. Here are the details forwarded to us: Faustus were with us on 8th April and it was an absolutely amazing show!  There is a video of their closing song, the Oxeye Man, on our Facebook… read more

Acoustic in the Alley

For those of you who may have earmarked May 25th in your diaries to see Chico Holton, please note his spot has been moved to June 22nd. 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 of tweaking and… read more