There are some changes in the pipeline for Bus Service 80 (Swindon, Marlborough, Tidworth, Ludgershall). With effect from 31st January there will be a new timetable with the same number of services but spread out further across the day. Please pick up a leaflet from the Stagecoach office or look on the Stagecoach West website…. read more
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) now has a Priority Services Register for anyone who needs extra support in the event of a power cut. The service is free to join and operates 24 hours a day. You are eligible if you are: Dependant on electricity for home care or medical treatment Suffering from a chronic… read more
Swindon Libraries offer a Home Library Service for people who can’t get to their local library, for mobility or health reasons. The Service, run by the RVS and other volunteeers, can be long term or temporary (depending on individual needs) and is tailored to your reading preferences. To find out more please ring Anish Harrison… read more
If you would like to help conserve the countryside that surrounds our Parish then there are two opportunities to do so in the coming weeks. The first is a Washpool workday, taking place on Sunday 17 January between 10am and 3pm. If you can spare half an hour or more then the Washpool team will… read more
Due to the large amount of rainfall over the past few weeks, the local water table is very high. As a result there have been a number of cases of water overflowing from beneath manhole covers. Thames Water has set up a Freephone number to report any such problems. To report an incident please call… read more
Ridgeway Bell Notes for: January 2016 (February 2016 issue) is now available.
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