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

A message from Chiseldon Tennis Club:

As you know we are a local club run by the members for the members, our aim is to get out and play whether that is for fun, for fitness or for competition. We have three excellent brand new floodlit courts available for our members to use all year round at no extra cost. We… read more

Message from Acoustic in the Alley

Hi everyone, just to remind you that Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 23rd March at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; £1 entrance. We have the wonderful Linda Lee & Martin Hawes as our spot guests. Not to be missed –… read more

Tennis Club open day Sunday 23rd April

Chiseldon Tennis Club are holding an Open Morning on Sunday April 23rd 10. – 1pm at the courts. We welcome new members, current members and people who would just like a knock about and to find out more details about the club. We will be providing hotdogs, tea, coffee and squash and look forward to… read more

Temporary closure of footpath 24 from 27th March for 6 months

PUBLIC NOTICE SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY FOOTPATH CLOSURE PROW FOOTPATH 24 CHISELDON, SWINDON This Order is made on the grounds of public safety and will prohibit pedestrians from proceeding along the length of footpath 24 Chiseldon which connects to Day House Lane. Alternative Route… read more

Ridgeway mobile phone App?

Would you like a Ridgeway mobile phone app? We’d like to know what you think about a mobile phone app for use along The Ridgeway – is it a good idea? This survey will take less than 2 minutes to complete: https://goo.gl/forms/D4h1wZGpybJABKb02 We are thinking about producing an app to enhance the visitor’s experience through… read more

Changes to library provision

Library Provision – changes affecting Chiseldon Residents We have always had either a library or a mobile library in the Chiseldon Parish area.  We lost the library in the old school building in New Road a number of years ago and this was replaced by a mobile library service, calling twice a week.  Due to… read more

Village Show – first meeting 21st Feb

The Three Trees Farm shop are looking to have the first village show on 9th September 2017.  The first meeting for this is Tuesday 21st Feb at the Farm Shop at 7.30pm Village Show – Meeting Announcement – Feb 2017

Mobile Library Update

The team are looking at the best way of updating all customers in plenty of time to get their books back to the van before the service ends at the end of March. Library customers who are referred to the home library service will be contacted by a RVS coordinator by phone or in person… read more

Throwing away dog mess

Did you know it is fine for dog mess to also be thrown into rubbish bins, as long as its in a suitable bag.  If you are walking your dog and cannot find a dog waste bin, please use a rubbish bin and keep our community clean.

Dog mess on Castle View Road green area

To the 1% of dog walkers who do not clean up after their dogs and put their dogs mess in the red dog bin provided – Chiseldon Parish Council would have no choice but to ban dogs from this area if the situation doesn’t improve. It is obvious that children use this area so please… read more

Acoustic in the Alley

Acoustic in the Alley now has its own website.  Here it is if you’d like to take a look:  https://acousticinthealley.wordpress.com/ Having had a spot each month over 2016 and 2015, the decision has been made for 2017 to have a quarterly spot. This will give us more time for singarounds. This will be reviewed again… read more

Girl Guides

Great to see the Guides make the most of their Tuesday session despite the power cut in the area! You just need cardboard and a torch!!

Message from Friends of the Railway Path

There are several things for me to say early in the new year.   Firstly, our next workday will be on Sunday 22nd January, meeting at 10:00.  We will be hedge laying again, south of Coate Water.  I will send another note round when I have all the details worked out.   Secondly, we now… read more

New years resolution??

Free Computer Courses Available In New Year People looking to improve their computer skills in the New Year are being encouraged to sign up to the latest courses run by Swindon Libraries. The library service is running free computer courses next month (Jan) for people who would like to learn how to use the internet…. read more