The Parish Office (in the Old Chapel, Butts Road) will be open on: Monday 21 December (from 9.30am to 1pm) Wednesday 23 December (from 9.30am to 1pm) The office will then be closed until Wednesday 6 January, when Clair Wilkinson will be taking over as our new Parish Clerk. Clair’s opening hours, from January onwards,… read more
The following notices have been received from Swindon Borough Council. Residents due to have a collection of plastic on Monday 28 December should store these items until the next scheduled collection in January 2016. Recycling boxes will be collected between Tuesday 29 December and Saturday 2 January. Refuse bins will be collected on either Wednesday… read more
The Parish Council is still trying to get a new bus stop at Coate Village/Badbury Park but the junctions, off the Marlborough Road, have not yet been adopted by Swindon Highways. Watch this space for further news. Bus users with concessionary pass cards will not be issued with a ticket on Thamesdown buses. This means… read more
Ridgeway Bell Notes for: December 2015 (January 2016 issue) is now available.
The group of residents working on a new Parish Plan will be running two more place walks in January. These walks are designed to help residents point out any areas of particular concern, as well as highlighting the things people value about village life. The details are as follows: Saturday 23 January, meet at 2pm… read more
If you know somebody who works hard for the community you can now nominate them for a ‘Pride of Swindon’ award. Entries close on 29 January and there are categories for volunteers, young people, good neighbours and community workers. Find our more at: www.swindon.gov.uk/prideofswindon You can also pick up a nomination form at your local… read more
The newly-formed Badbury Park Community Association is holding a ‘Carols on the Green’ event at Babbury Park between 7pm and 8pm on 22 December. All are welcome!
Uplands School and Education Trust is looking for four community governors to join its Board of Trustees. The Trust admits pupils with severe or profound disabilities and multiple learning difficulties. Many students have additional needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), visual / hearing impairments, or complex medical needs. The purpose of the charity is to… read more
Swindon Borough Council is running a consultation on arrangements for school admissions in 2017-18. If you would like to comment, please visit their website between now and 20 December.
We are pleased to hear from Stagecoach West that the number of passengers using the No 8 service has increased. This is the service that now runs every twenty minutes through Chiseldon. Due to a recent near miss, the Safety Officer of Stagecoach has asked bus drivers to pull closer into the kerb when waiting… read more
This Saturday (14th November) a group of residents will be running a Placewalk in Badbury. We will be walking the village and looking at areas that need to be improved over the coming years. If you’d like to join us then we’re meeting at 2pm outside The Bakers Arms. If you can’t come along but… read more
Ridgeway Bell Notes for: November 2015 (December issue) is now available.
From Monday 9 November the mobile library service will be operating a new timetable for its visits on both Thursdays and Saturdays. For the latest information and times please visit the mobile library page on Swindon Borough Council’s website.
A couple of times each year the Parish Council organises a village clean-up, as a way of helping to keep our village tidy.The next clean-up is planned for Saturday 31 October. If you would be willing to help please meet at the Strouds Hill car park at 10am. Litter pickers, bags and gloves will be… read more
A major plan which aims to double the number of cycling trips made in Swindon over the next ten years, and make cycling a normal part of everyday life for most people, is now open for comments from the public. The Swindon Cycling Framework, which has been drawn up by cycling groups and Swindon Borough… read more
A group of residents is currently helping the Council to develop a new plan for the future of our villages. You can contribute by sending us your answers to these three questions. 1) What do you like about life in Chiseldon Parish? 2) What do you dislike about life in Chiseldon Parish? 3) What would… read more
Stagecoach West will be launching a new Swindon to Cirencester service from November. This will be the 51A, to supplement the current 51, providing a half hourly service to Cirencester and serving the new housing estates that have been built up around the town. The 51 Service travels on from Cirencester to Cheltenham. Wilts and… read more
Ridgeway Bell Notes for: October 2015 (November issue) is now available.
Swindon Borough Council’s South Locality Team (which covers Chiseldon Parish) is holding a public meeting at the Civic Offices in Euclid Street, at 7pm on Monday 5 October. The agenda includes the opportunity for members of the public to ask questions, an update on local policing and an update on highways issues.
As many residents of Chiseldon will be aware, Swindon Borough Council operates a Gypsy and Traveller site on the periphery of the village. The site is used as a temporary facility for travellers moving through the area so is only open in exceptional circumstances. At the time of writing the site is occupied by a… read more