Points of interest from the meetings held in December 2020. Fibre Broadband Update. Openreach are proposing a scheme to lay high speed fibre for broadband within certain areas of the parish. Currently residents who wish to benefit and subscribe to any such new service are being asked to pledge their vouchers towards this scheme. A… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in November 2020. Faster Broadband Update. We are still waiting to hear back on the update of improved broadband to the parish. An update is expected in a few weeks’ time but the BT OpenReach Gigabit Fibre scheme is still expected for the parish. This is not to… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in September 2020 Tender for works The Parish Council have released a tender document for and end-to-end project for the construction of 2 new laybys in the Parish. One for Draycot Close in Draycot Foliat and one in Windmill Piece in Chiseldon. This will be a 2 year… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in August 2020 New Road – Road resurfacing. The Parish Council had good feedback from resident’s supporting the proposed plan to request Swindon Borough Council re-surface New Road which would involve a temporary road closure. The results will be sent to SBC for consideration. Our Ward Cllrs are… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in July 2020 Welcome to Cllr Andy Rogers The Parish Council welcome our new Cllr Andy Rogers who was co-opted on Monday 8th June into the council. Andy lives in Hodson so it’s excellent to get one more area of the parish represented by a resident. We are… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in April/May/June 2020 Welcome to Cllr Andy Rogers The Parish Council welcome our new Cllr Andy Rogers who was co-opted on Monday 8th June into the council. Andy lives in Hodson so it’s excellent to get one more area of the parish represented by a resident. We are… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in April/May 2020 History Board outside the Church Update The Parish Council have given their support in assisting the Chiseldon History Group erect a visual history board outside Holy Cross Church. A grant was £700 was awarded this month to go towards their costs. The group hope to… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in December 2019. VE DAY Friday 8th May 2020 Update The Parish Council are organising a community event on the Recreation field for the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. We have so much booked for this fantastic event. Musicians, stalls & games, food and drink; plus the boring… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in September 2019. Memory Café The next memory café is Friday 25th October at the Church Hall from 10.30am. Everyone who has Dementia, and those caring for someone with Dementia is welcome to attend. There is a relaxed atmosphere with singing, and music from local musicians. There is… read more
Points of interest from the meetings held in November 2019 Welcome to our new Cllr The Parish Council welcomes Steve Duke as our newest Cllr. Steve has lived in Draycot Foliat for over 20 years with his family, and has served full time and now part time in the RAF for nearly 40 years. He… read more