Wiltshire Community Foundation is delighted to announce new funding for the community from Science Museum Group Wroughton Solar Park. The solar park started to generate power in July last year and has now released its first funds to benefit the community in the surrounding area. Grant funding is available for local community groups for applications… read more
The Council maintains over 400km of public footpaths and bridleways. Some of these are surfaced paths within the urban area of the borough but many pass through the fields and countryside around the town. Those fields are often cultivated by farmers to produce food for people or farm animals and, unfortunately, sometimes the footpaths and… read more
Works on junction 16 continue to make good progress, with the majority of work on site being drainage, earthworks and utility diversions. The works may start to impact your journey as work increases on the southern half of the roundabout. On Monday, 10 July, there was a one night closure (8pm to 6am) of the B4005 Hay… read more
Chiseldon Parish Council will be undertaking a long term plan in the Butts Road cemetery to ensure all graves where possible are in line with the cemetery regulations. If you tend a grave in the cemetery please take a look at the regulations to familiarise yourself: View or download regulations We will make every effort… read more
Ridgeway Bell Notes for: May 2017 (June 2017 issue) is now available. Please note that there is one month missing where due to time constraints no article was written.
Unfortunately it looks like the evening bus service will not run after 14th August due to low numbers of users. Could all users of any bus service please ensure that any card they have is swiped on the bus’s machine to ensure their journey is recorded. If the queue for the bus is busy and… read more
Click on the link below to view or download the current list of outstanding work for Swindon Borough Council. Outstanding works – June 2017
Transport Report – July 2017 — evening bus services to be cut The evening bus services operated by Thamesdown, Service Nos 70A and 72A, funded by Wiltshire Council and Swindon BC and not run as a commercial service, will be withdrawn from Monday 14th August 2017. We have heard of a number of concerns from… read more
We’re passing on the following message from Dick Millard regarding the forthcoming Butterfly Walk: 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… read more
We’re passing on the following information from Bryony Mitchell regarding Acoustic in the Alley: Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 27th July at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; £1 entrance. Also, all welcome to the annual BBQ on Wednesday 26th July,… read more
Here is the latest from Sarah Wright, The Ridgeway National Trail Project Officer: Hope you enjoy reading our newsletter! Oxford University will be on The Ridgeway with a drone this summer. Update on Strategic Links Project – we have a grant to do work on links to 4 settlements in the western half of the… read more
What are your views with regards to the Parish Council sponsoring (funding) a session at the Wroughton Library? Now that the mobile service has stopped, where are people going? Please contact the Clerk using the contact form on this website with your comments, thanks.
Please note: the HWRC is now partially open for essential, pre-booked visits only. Please see this Swindon Borough Council page for details. You can now check the queues at the Waterside Park at Cheney Manor Waste and Recycling Centre through their live webcam. You can access the webcam and find other details about the Centre… read more
From 8th July, Network Rail will be carrying out work in the Chippenham area to prepare for new trains later in the year. As a result, services will be amended and replacement buses will run on routes via Chippenham. For more details on these changes, and other planned engineering works on the Great Western line, visit the… read more
The next Chiseldon Parish NHW meeting will take place on Monday 31st July commencing at 7.30pm at the Recreation Hall. Feedback will be provided from the recent meeting involving Parish Council representatives and PC Sophia Best, Community Co-ordinator (South Rural) and Insp. David Hobman, Swindon South. Information will also be shared following the Wiltshire NHW Association AGM. … read more
Baydon Parish Council have a vacancy for a clerk. This is a part-time position working for 7 hours a week for a salary of £282.02 pcm. Please view or download the details below: Baydon Parish Council – vacancy for clerk For further details, please contact Charlotte on baydonparishclerk@gmail.com.
We would like to clarify the fastest way for residents to get a response to fly-tipping that includes hazardous waste, such as needles. Unfortunately, Chiseldon Parish Council is not equipped to deal with hazardous waste, and so reporting this directly to Swindon Borough Council is much quicker. If you come across potentially hazardous waste –… read more
Saturday 10th June saw the residents of Chiseldon Parish come together for the Holy Cross Church Fete. Thanks to the efforts of organisers and contributors, a good time was had by all, at an event that included a barbeque, the Wroughton Silver Band and many stalls. For further details, please see The Swindon Advertiser‘s article.
Dick Millard writes about the Railway Path workday: Six of us spent a useful day on the Railway Path earlier today. The recent wind has been tossing things about, and we came across a lot of branches and small trees that needed moving away from the path. All very tangled at times. We met lots… read more
For details, please see document linked to below: Ogbourne School Open Afternoon