April 2018 Newsletter Covered in this newsletter are the following: FLOC New booking procedure Tennis for kids GDPR Bank account changes Tennis Holidays New Tennis Courses and coaches Full PDF version FLOC In December 2017 we sort to reduce the administration burden of booking people on to courses and collecting payments. After some thorough research… read more
The Chiseldon Netball Club – Back to Netball session Venue: Chiseldon Primary School – SN4 0NS Day: Wednesdays Time: 6,45pm – 8pm Cost: £4.00 a session (please bring cash) Contact: chiseldonnetball@gmail.com (to confirm a space) Start Date: Wednesday 9th May 2018 The Back to Netball session is aimed at women 16yrs+ This will be a 10… read more
Phase 3, Badbury Park, Commonhead Public Consultation Pegasus Group is preparing an application for outline planning permission on behalf of Persimmon Homes and Redrow Homes for the final phase of development at Badbury Park, Swindon. The development will include up to 300 dwellings with associated infrastructure, including public open space. Before the application is submitted… read more
What on This May 2018 1st May – Chiseldon W1, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 5th May – Borough Counillors’ Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm 9th May – Chiseldon Gardening Club, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 12th May – Great British Tennis Weekend, Chiseldon Tennis Club, 11am – 3pm 12th May – Royal… read more
The new footpath linking Rotten Row with Magdalen Road is now complete. Now work is proceeding to upgrade the footpath at the northern end of Stacey’s Lane, which will take a further two weeks to complete. A small pedestrian diversion may be required.
For the latest Junction 16 updates, please see the document below: Junction 16 update, April 2018
Notice of Annual Meeting of the Parish Council, 21.5.18 The Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting for Chiseldon will be held at The Recreation Hall, off Norris Close, Chiseldon on Monday 21st May 2018 at 7.00pm. Local Government electors for the Town will be entitled to vote at the Meeting which will be open to… read more
Chiseldon Tennis Club New season start April 2018 FREE COACHING FOR ALL NEW MEMBERS! We are a friendly social club and welcome members of all ages & abilities. We have three Floodlit tarmac tennis courts, a club house, a members club with junior and adult coaching, league matches, tournament, fun events throughout the year and… read more
Proposed Residential Development to Provide Additional Dwellings at Badbury Park -Public Consultation Event A public consultation event relating to a forthcoming outline planning application has been prepared by Persmission Homes and Redrow Homes for a residential development at Badbury Park, Land at Commonhead, Swindon. This information has been distributed to occupied properties in Badbury Park… read more
A consultation event is to be held on Monday 23rd April 2018, 3.00pm – 8pm at Swindon Marriott Hotel. This will address outline proposals for the land at Commonhead, Swindon.
This event will be held on Saturday 21st April. Please see the poster for details in the link below: Tea and Biscuit End of Life Wish List Event
The annual parish meeting will be held at the Chiseldon House hotel on Monday 14th May with entry from 6.30pm, starting at 7.00pm. This is the annual update meeting to the parish so we invite all residents to attend. Further details on the agenda to follow. This means the May full council meeting has been… read more
Transport Report for May 2018 In the last month, the bus stop pole has been changed at Draycot Foliat. We are pleased that this has finally taken place, as it should have been done last year. The bus drivers can now see where the bus stop actually is, which will be an asset to the passengers…. read more
Friends of the Railway Path work day Our next work day will be on Saturday 28th April 2018. We will be working on the stretch of path south of Chiseldon, where there are a lot of bramble patches encroaching on the path. We will remove scallop shaped areas of bramble to increase width, leave a… read more
Dementia Friendly Communities in Swindon Dementia Friendly Walking Group A free and guided (gentle) indoor walk, around Swindon Designer Outlet lasting 20-39 minutes. Optional special offer coffee at Giraffe afterwards. Dementia Friendly Film Showings Free, relaxed screenings of some of your favourite films, with a dementia friendly memento to take home. When: See Swindon Theatres… read more
Parish Council of Chiseldon (Chiseldon and Lawn WARD) Vacancy for a Councillor There is a vacancy on the above Council caused by the resignation of Cllr David West. A by-election to fill these vacancies will be held if within 14 days (not counting a Saturday or Sunday or Bank Holiday) from the date below ten… read more
What’s on this April 2018 2nd April – Easter Monday Service with Easter Egg Hunt, OSG, 3pm 3rd April – Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 7th April – Church Maintenance Day, Ogbourne St George, 7th April – Borough Councillor’s Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm 9th April – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel,… read more
Bobby Van News Read the full article Director’s Message Safeguarding people for 20 years Stay Safe Online At the Trust we recognize that the loneliness felt by our clients continues to increase, as life expectancy rises and people increasingly living alone or far from their families. A recent study showed that a fifth of older… read more
New exhibition to launch at STEAM A brand new exhibition launches on Friday (30 March) at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon. Entitled The GWR Publicity Machine, the special exhibition explores the history of the GWR’s publicity department and the wonderful advertising materials that it produced. The GWR led the way… read more
NEV transport schemes to be presented at two public drop-in events Members of the public will have the chance to give their views on proposals for four major transport schemes in the east of Swindon. The schemes have been designed as part of the New Eastern Villages (NEV) development, which will see about 8,000 homes,… read more