Introduction At the end of 2017, Swindon was formally accredited by the Alzheimer’s Society as working towards ‘Dementia Friendly Community’ status in recognition of the work that has gone on to support people living with dementia, our plans going forward. We can also now accredit other organisations and businesses with the Dementia Friendly Communities logo…. read more
Developing Dementia Friendly Communities Purton Village Hall Monday 21st May 2018 Purton Village Hall, Purton, Wiltshire, SN5 4AJ Arrival and refreshments (10.30am) Welcome to Purton Village Hall (10.45am) Introduction to Dementia Friendly Communities by Tim Mason, followed by a short questions and answers session. Developing Dementia Friendly Communities – the Purton experience, from Debbie… read more
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Monday 14th May at 7pm in the Chiseldon House Hotel. You can see the agenda on this page.
Improving Mannington Roundabout An improvement scheme has been developed with the aim to ease congestion at Mannington and Provide more reliable journey times. From Tuesday (8th May) ground investigations will begin. They Will then be removing the traffic island which will reduce the bus lane approaching the roundabout on Tewkesbury Way, Providing more space on… read more
Try Tennis For Free! Chsieldon Tennis Club Saturday 12th May 2018 For Adults, families & kids To Book and find out more about the Great British Tennis Weekend
Local Election in Swindon – 3rd May 2018 The local elections are taking place this Thursday meaning one last chance to spread the message that Swindon residents who vote at a polling station will need to bring a form of ID to vote in the local elections on 3rd May 2018. Swindon residents can bring… read more
The bramble patches, south of Chiseldon A team of eleven turned out on a frankly unpromising day on Saturday, and created scallops in some of the bramble patches south of Chiseldon. There is lots of bramble in the area, and the idea was to select an area where the verge of the path was getting over run and… read more
The Tennis Club The Tennis Club are holding a Great British Tennis weekend on Saturday 12th May. There will be free coaching, cardio tennis and a BBQ. All the family is welcome to go along and give tennis a go. For anyone who enjoys tennis, don’t forget that the courts are open to public hire,… read more
The Arts Society Lectures The Arts Society, Pewsey Vale monthly lectures are held in the Bouverie Hall, Pewsey SN9 5QE, and cover a wide range of subjects relevant to the wonderful world of The Arts. The hall is open from 7 pm with lectures beginning at 7:30 pm for approximately one hour. Coffee/tea and wine… read more
Two Grants Approved Delighted to say the Finance Committee of the Parish Council approved 2 grants last night – one for the new netball club to buy start up equipment and one for the football club to make improvements to the site and buy equipment. There are still funds available if any local groups or… read more
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.
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
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