WARP Update
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Chiseldon Tennis Club Update
Chiseldon Tennis Club had a very successful Quiz Night at the Memorial Hall on November 12th where we raised £482.00 for the club !! It was a good evening with a lovely ploughman’s supper and very successful raffle. Many thanks to Ruth and Rachel for the supper, to Margaret for the Quiz and Carol for being… read more
Friends of the Path update
We have just spent a nice day on the path in the sun, meeting lots of people also enjoying it. We concentrated on removing thorns from the verge north of Dukesmead Kennels. This means that there will be fewer sharp thorns falling across at head height, and it will be easier to keep the verge… read more
Track leading to the Recreation Hall via Norris Close
Please be advised we are due to have speed bumps installed on the track next week. Please be careful in regards to workmen if driving down this track.
Swindon Symphony Orchestra at STEAM
Special Swindon175 Evening Performance Join us as we celebrate 175 years of Swindon becoming a railway town with the highly acclaimed Swindon Symphony Orchestra! STEAM’s spacious Great Western Hall provides the perfect setting for this special Swindon175 performance. Enjoy a concert of lighter orchestral music to celebrate Swindon175. All musical items have a link with Swindon – so see if… read more
STEAM event
STEAM event – Meet the Railway Workers takes place fortnightly on Saturdays. (from 29th October to 10th December) Our Meet the Railway Workers volunteers will welcome you aboard the famous No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle and now also No. 6000 King George V! Our volunteers will show you the controls and bring stories of… read more
Chiseldon Tennis Club membership offer and open morning 30th October
Open Morning on October 30th at the courts during club session 10 – 30 – 12.30 and are offering a discounted membership of £40.00 for November to March inc.
Tennis Club Quiz night with posh ploughmans 12th November
Chiseldon Tennis Club is holding a fund raising quiz night on the 12th November. A “posh” ploughmans will be provided and you can bring your own drinks. Tickets are £10.00 per person. Please see the attached poster for further details. tennis-poster-nov-2016
Youth Mobile at the Castle View play area each week in term time
A reminder that the BIOS mobile youth van is at the Castle View play area grass every Thursday evening term time. If you’d like to know more about what they do you can visit http://syfc.org.uk/bios/ Many young people already visit each week so spread the word…..!
Lego show at STEAM weekend of 3rd and 4th Nov
LEGO® Heaven In Store At This Weekend’s Great Western Brick Show (Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October 2016) This weekend, STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway will be turned into LEGO® heaven as the popular Great Western Brick Show gets underway. Every year, LEGO® fans from the Brickish Association bring their stunning creations… read more
Update from the Washpool project
Please see attached an update from the Washpool team on their excellent work on maintaining this lovely local area. Our thanks to them. news-from-the-washpool-sept-16-for-oct
Friends of the Path update
We had a successful day, along the mile between Chiseldon Firs and Whitefield Farm. We cleared overhanging trees to allow more height … … nettles and brambles to allow more width (these shots are before, and after) … … and to allow some signs to be seen again … The Path was being… read more
Friends of the Path workday – Saturday 17th September
Our next workday is coming up, and because it’s the autumn after a good summer for growing, we will be cutting back scrub and vegetation to keep the path clear. Time: 10.00 on Saturday 17th September Location: We’ll meet on the access road to Whitefield Farm (near grid ref SU 199 761). This is… read more
Information from the Past and Present Library newsletter
Did you know that the Central Library is the home of Swindon’s fantastic Local Studies collection? We collect and preserve almost anything that’s ever been written or published about the Borough – including books, newspapers, maps, magazines, CDs, vinyl, postcards – and a HUGE collection of old Swindon photos from the 1850s to the… read more
Recreation Hall Hire.
Please see the attached document for details on how to hire the Recreation Hall off Norris Road. Click here.
Location of dog bins
(Black dots indicate location of a bin) Please note there is also a bin at Ridgeway View, half way along Sambre Road.
Help for Bumblebee’s
Please take a look at this link for ways you can help bumblebees, information and children’s activities – all available to download and use. http://bumblebeeconservation.org/about-us/resources/
Have your say on the future of Swindon’s library service
***This has the potential to effect the Chiseldon mobile library and also Wroughton Library*** Swindon Borough Council is running a consultation on the future of the library service from 1st August to 30th September For more info visit www.swindon.gov.uk/librariesfuture A public meeting will be held 6th September, 7pm-9pm, St Josephs College, Ocotal Way. The Council… read more
Butterfly walk on the Railway Path: Sunday, 24th July at 11:00
From the organisers: We are repeating a visit to a nice patch of chalk grassland growing in a cutting at the side of the Path just north of Ogbourne St George. The diverse flora attracts butterflies and moths, and on a sunny day in summer there can be many species flying about. On Sunday, 24th… read more