Crime Figures August 2016 Burglary Dwelling x 1 Non-Dwelling x 2 (Two Motorcycles recovered from one address and returned to owner and male Charged with Burglary) No Burglary offences in August after 16/8/16 Theft Theft x 10 (9 related to commercial premises) Criminal Damage Criminal Damage x 4 (Two domestic related/suspects identified in three of… read more
Swindon safe and warm The Safe & Warm programme helps householders across Swindon to make their homes warmer and cheaper to heat, as well as reducing the risk from falls and fires in the home. The programme can install measures such as grab rails and steps to reduce the likelihood of a fall in the… read more
Family and Local History Workshop People with a keen interest in researching the Second World War are being invited to a special workshop next week. The two-hour talk and workshop is taking place at Central Library on Wednesday, 12 October and will explore how to carry out research using Swindon’s Second World War records. Julie… read more
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…..!
WANTED: The Community Speed Watch team is in need of new members. Anyone is welcome to join, you just need to attend some training in Devizes so you know how to work the speed camera. The team is not connected to the Parish Council and work independently. Please contact Chris Rawlings if you would like… read more
North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Annual Forum 2016 Wednesday 19th October 2016, 9.00am – 4.30pm, The Fieldgate Centre, Field Gate Drive, Kingsclere, Hants, RG20 5SQ Dear Friend, The annual North Wessex Downs AONB Forum plays an important role in enabling everybody who cares about the protected landscape of the North Wessex Downs… read more
The Parish Council office will be closed from Wednesday 19th October to Wednesday 26th October. Emails will be checked for emergencies but the phone line will not be monitored during this time. Please email any requests as normal during this period to be dealt with once the office is open again.
We will be holding this year’s open Meeting and AGM on Tuesday November 1st, starting at 7 pm. We will again be in the Three Trees Farm Shop and Café at Chiseldon. I will send an agenda round later: but it will be an opportunity to note what we have achieved over the past year,… read more
To all residents around the Manor House development – the developers have confirmed the wheel washing machine for the lorries is fully operational so all lorry wheels should be washed before exiting the site. They have already arranged for a street sweeper to come along to remove any mud already left.
Please click here to view the response sent in by Chiseldon Parish Council for the Community Governance Review.
City & Country will be holding a third stage of public consultation on the future of Burderop Park on the 11th October. Local residents are invited to drop in from 3pm-7pm to view the masterplan, layout and landscape proposals, talk to the team and provide feedback. The event will be held at Burderop Park… read more
Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) and Call for Sites The Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) is a key component of the evidence base to support the delivery of sufficient land for housing and economic development in order to meet identified development needs in the Local Plan and the emerging… read more
Opening Night of the First Harbour Fest Swindon AND the Launch of Swindon City of Sanctuary You can now book your FREE ticket for the opening night of the first Harbour Fest Swindon AND the Launch of Swindon City of Sanctuary! On Thursday 13th October join us for a special evening – Special guests including… read more
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
From 5th November the Stagecoach service no.8 will cease to run. There will be a 2 hourly service no80 which will go past the Patriot’s Arms and then turn left going to Marlborough. There will be a new 2 hourly service no81 which again goes to the Patriot’s Arms roundabout and then turns right… read more
PUBLIC NOTICE SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF BUTTS ROAD, CHISELDON This Order is being introduced to allow carriageway resurfacing works and the effect with to prevent vehicles from proceeding on Butts Road. Traffic will be diverted along Marlborough… read more
Swindon Borough Council have advised that the tree’s in The Crescent will be pollarded before Christmas 2016.
We’d like to make businesses in Wiltshire aware of a number of scam calls reported today. This morning, we received a call from a business reporting that they had received a phonecall from a man who claimed to be a Wiltshire police officer. He insisted on being transferred to the managing director. When he was… read more
A message from SBC: Dear Stakeholder The consultation on the proposal for the future of Swindon’s library service closes on Friday, 30th September. We welcome and value your feedback on the proposal. If you haven’t had an opportunity to complete the questionnaire, please click on the link below to read all about the proposal and… read more
In regards to the Swindon Train station upgrade work, there is a public drop in session for residents at the Lecture Hall at the UTC Swindon, Bristol St, SN1 5ET from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday October 6th. Please go along if you have any queries on the project.