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
Today was precipitous (not weather, but topography): we clambered all over the bridge sides at Rabley Lane. A few years ago, Sustrans removed some of the very large trees (mostly ash and sycamore), whose roots endangered the structure of the bridge. Since then, two things have happened: the trees and have been re-shooting, and other… read more
Swindon Borough Council’s Highways Maintenance Service now has a dedicated team to carry out drop kerb work for residents who have installed driveways on their properties and would like low-level kerbs installed in the pavement for easier vehicle access. We offer high quality standards of work, carried out to full specification at very competitive prices…. read more
We’ve received the following from the Washpool Area Restoration Project (please note that the WARP are an independent organisation and not part of Chiseldon Parish Council): Our next Conservation Day is coming up on Sunday 17 September and we’ll be on site from around 10am until the early afternoon. There are a variety of jobs… read more
Wroughton Library is due to change from Swindon BC to Wroughton Parish Council. It will move to be a community library and open for 15 hours a week from September-December 2017. It will continue to operate normal opening hours until 26th August. The following week it will only be open on Tuesday 29th August, then… read more
Please note that due to the Hodson Road Closure, there will temporary changes to the bus service. Details below are supplied by Swindon Borough Council: It will not be possible to maintain the current 81 timetable via Chiseldon during the above closure. To implement a shuttle bus between Thorney Park to Wroughton to connect… read more
The following article is reproduced from Swindon Borough Council’s Member’s Bulletin. Swindon Borough Council’s Public Health team are encouraging residents to know their HIV status by regular testing, as this is the only way for a person to find out if they have the disease because the symptoms may not appear for many years. A… read more
The Parish Council are welcoming tenders for Facilities Management Companies who can manage the Parish Council’s buildings and assets. Please click here for the requirements and contact the Clerk to apply or ask for more details. The closing date is 31st August 2017
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 Jane Beaumont. A bye-election to fill these vacancies will be held if within 14 days (not counting a Saturday or Sunday or Bank Holiday) from the… read more
The core library hours from September 2017 for Old Town, Stratton, Wroughton and North Central Pinehurst can be seen in the attached pdf. Core library hours – Sept 2017
The updated list of outstanding works is attached here
The following is an extract from Swindon Borough Council’s Member’s Bulletin, 20th July 2017: Lydiard Park Is Flying The Flag As One Of The UK’s Very Best Green Spaces Lydiard Park has been recognised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy as one of the very best in the world. The Swindon Borough Council-owned park… read more
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Wiltshire and Swindon, Angus Macpherson, is seeking applications for his new Community Action Fund. The fund launched by the PCC at the end of June has been created to benefit local communities with £40,000 earmarked for this year to share among the chosen projects. The Commissioner is looking… read more
The Parish Council are doing an internal review of the cemetery to ensure it remains safe for visitors, staff and contractors. One of the first things we will be looking at is the use of any vases or other decoration that are made of glass and porcelain, which present a danger if broken and are… read more
Please see the press release from Wiltshire Community Foundation regarding a new fund which will make grants to benefit parishes around the Wroughton area. Summary: 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… read more