Residents encouraged to get involved with Coronation celebrations

Local residents who wish to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort are being encouraged to visit Swindon Borough Council’s website for advice and guidance. Marking the first Coronation since 1953, celebrations are being held across the UK and the Commonwealth, with an extra bank holiday Monday being… read more

Coming Soon, The Great British Spring Clean

Dust off your dusters, the Great British Spring Clean will be held in the parish on Sat 25th March 10am -12pm. Update: The Chiseldon House Hotel on New Road have kindly offered us the use of the carpark for people to meet up at 1.00am to collect supplies.    Complimentary tea and coffee from the hotel… read more

Castles Bike Ride, Sunday 4th June – Supporting Macmillan

From Castles’ website: “Castles Bike Ride is all about having a good time and embracing cycling and friendship whilst raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. We believe that by coming together, we can achieve personal growth and success. Teamwork, motivation, support, and inspiration are the qualities that push our cycling community forward. We host an… read more

Swing into Summer concert at Wichelstowe, April 16th

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Getting ready to vote in May’s local elections

Any residents wishing to vote in the Borough and Parish elections on Thursday, 4 May need to make sure they’re registered to vote by 17 April. Voters normally only need to register once, but they will need to register again if they’ve changed their name, address or nationality. Voters will need to bring an accepted… read more

Staff and volunteers thanked after two years of running STEAM vaccination centre

Staff and volunteers thanked after two years of running STEAM vaccination centre Staff and volunteers at Swindon’s biggest vaccination centre have been thanked for their support ahead of the centre’s closure on Saturday (28 January). After just over two years in operation, the COVID-19 vaccination centre at Swindon’s STEAM Museum will administer its final vaccine… read more

BBC Radio Wiltshire Make A Difference Awards 2023

We have received the following message from BBC Radio Wiltshire: The BBC Radio Wiltshire Make a Difference Awards are back for 2023! Every day we hear stories of people doing incredible things for each other and their communities. These awards are a way to say “Thank You” to those who are really going above and… read more

Bag a Bargain Event – Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust

This is the first event for 2023 raising funds for The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust charity. Disclaimer: Chiseldon Parish Council publishes information on services and organisations which it feels may be of interest to parishioners. However, this does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Council. In addition, please note that we cannot guarantee… read more

Thank you from Brighter Futures

CPC has received the following letter, thanking the community for the donations at the Christmas Lights event. The other £65 raised has been donated to Project Hospice. Thank you so much for the £65 donation collected at the Christmas Lights Event organised by Chiseldon Parish Council. We are so grateful for all the continued support… read more

More than £3 million granted to Swindon in new Levelling Up funding

Christmas has come early for a number of community organisations and projects in Swindon after central government approved more than £3m in new funding. The Council will receive and distribute £3,279,686 from the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which aims to build pride in places and increase the life opportunities for residents. A number of… read more

Minimal changes to waste and recycling collections over Christmas and New Year period

Swindon Borough Council’s Waste and Recycling crews will be out collecting as normal for the majority of the festive season, with only collections falling on Boxing Day (26 December) affected by changes to the usual collection schedule. Residents whose usual waste and recycling collection falls on Monday, 26 December are advised to put their waste… read more

Christmas Lights Switch On

  New Road – Wednesday 7th December 6pm Come and join us to switch the lights on and sing some carols. Charity raffle with some great prizes to be won. One lucky child will win the raffle to turn on the lights. Don’t forget the Xmas jumper conpetition!