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. Applications are now open for community groups to apply for… read more
Improvements to be made to the Draycott Foliat bus stop Swindon Borough Council have advised that work will go ahead to improve the Draycott Foliat bus stop on the 7th October. They will move the pole with the timetable to a more visible location for the bus driver to see, cut back the tree and… read more
A police report from August has shown five reported thefts from vehicles that were not locked. Please remember to lock your vehicle at all times, even if you have a driveway or are just popping indoors for a minute – it doesn’t take long for someone to reach in and take something. There was also one dwelling… read more
Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 26th October at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking: £1 entrance. Acoustic in the Alley now has its own website. A big thanks to Chantelle for setting this up for us. It still needs a bit… read more
Events of interest this October Tea & Talk Join us at the Central Library on the 10th October, World Mental Health Day for tea and talk and find out how we can help you. Or just come along for a nice cup of tea and some cake. No One Is An Island Renaissance and contemporary… read more
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) is proud to be supporting the National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) UK Home Safety Week (UKHSW). The main focus of UKHSW, is to raise awareness of the hidden dangers in the home presented by traditional home appliances and how the correct use, good care and maintenance of… read more
NCN Route 45 is closed for essential maintenance work from 13th to 17th November 2017. The Chiseldon Council has been informed that Sustrans will be closing the cycle route from Chiseldon to Coate Water between 13th and 17th November 2017. We will be undertaking essential repairs due to badger excavations under the path. The path either… read more
Upcoming events: Our next workday, at Ogbourne St George, will be on Saturday October 14th, starting at 10 am. We will be clearing passage through a stretch north of the old railway station. Our 2017 AGM will be held on Tuesday October 24th, starting at 7 pm in the Three Trees Farm Shop and Café… read more
Local GP practices are offering patients the free vaccination as part of the NHS shingles immunisation campaign for 2017/18. Dr Ardiana Gjini, Public Health Screening and Immunisation lead for Bath, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire said: “As people get older their immune system naturally weakens which is why those people aged 70 and over are more… read more
It could be the toughest winter yet, so the people of Swindon and Shrivenham are urged to get the best out of their local NHS services, in order to Stay Well This Winter. Healthwatch Swindon, NHS Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group and Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, are working together to help people get the… read more
We are giving away three sets of family tickets (2 adults, 2 children) to the Great Western Brick Show which will be held at Steam on Saturday, 7 October and Sunday, 8 October 2017. To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is Like our Facebook page and Share the… read more
Wiltshire Police has launched its autumn recruitment campaign for Police Community Support Officers – known as PCSOs – who play an important community facing role within Community Policing Teams across Wiltshire and Swindon. Applications are being accepted until Sunday 15 October 2017 with successful candidates starting training in April 2018. PCSOs provide a visible patrolling presence,… read more
Design and Architecture managed works during the recent summer school holiday to relocate an existing single mobile and install a new double mobile. The works are to accommodate an increase in pupil numbers and was delivered in time for the new school term in September. For further information please contact: Eve Wigmore Head of Technical… read more
As autumn approaches, with shorter days and temperatures falling, this is the perfect time for people to shrink their energy bills. Switching energy supplier could save people up to £616 a year, according to the latest figures, with an average saving per home of at least £300, and it only takes minutes to switch online. What’s… read more
October, what’s on? 2 Oct – Craft Club, Chiseldon House Hotel, 10am—12 noon 3 Oct – Chiseldon WI, Holy Cross Church Hall, 7.30pm 6 Oct – Harvest Supper, Holy Cross Church, 7.30pm for 7.45pm 7 Oct – Borough Councillors’ Surgery, Calley Memorial Hall, 11.30am – 12.30pm. 8 Oct – Harvest High Tea, Ogbourne St George,… read more
Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 28th September at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; entrance is £1. The group also now has its own website, but the site is still new so any feedback for changes and tweaks to be made… read more
Stratton fire station is opening its doors next week to encourage local people to become on-call firefighters. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service now needs new on-call recruits to provide fire cover for Stratton and north Swindon. Although the station is crewed 24/7 by wholetime firefighters, the number of appliances based at Stratton means… read more
Council opts not to take legal action over Marlborough Road development following expert advice Swindon Borough Council will not challenge the Government’s decision to allow 103 homes to be built off Marlborough Road in Wroughton, after seeking legal advice from a top planning barrister. The proposed development was initially refused by the Council’s planning committee… read more
They have contact The Washpool project has made contact with a professional hedge layer who has offered to come and teach half a dozen of us how to do hedge laying. This will probably take place on a Saturday or Sunday in November. Hedge laying is a rural skill that is enjoying something of a… read more