Public Notice Swindon Borough Council Section 14 – The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Road Closure For Station Road, Chiseldon This Order is being introduced to allow for structural works to the carriageway and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on Station Road between the junctions with High Street and Castle View Road. Traffic to… read more
Residents in Wiltshire and Swindon are being asked to have their say on what would make them feel safer at night in public spaces. The survey, launched by the Police and Crime Commissioner, in partnership with Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Council, Swindon Borough Council, and councillors will help shape a charter with the aim of making… read more
Swindon Borough Council will submit an £8m bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to help bring forward plans to reopen the Oasis Leisure Centre. Plans to build a brand-new leisure facility on the Oasis site were submitted by landlords SevenCapital last year, but these were put to one side when the leisure centre’s iconic… read more
We are thrilled to share with you the June edition of OUR NEWS, a newsletter for Neighbourhood Watch supporters across England and Wales. This edition covers topics from cybercrime to hate crime and heart-warming articles highlighting community connections and celebrations. To read it, please open the attachment. We hope you enjoy it! p.s. Don’t forget… read more
Our small Covid remembrance rose garden area has now been installed in the Sir Henry Calley Memorial Garden. There are Rosemary plants which symbolise Remembrance and white Rosa Rugosa.
What a Jubilee celebration that was with parties up and down the country as we celebrated the reign of our longest-serving monarch! While the HM, the Queen lives a life which is far removed from anything we’ll ever experience, she has endeavoured to get closer to the people she serves to better understand the realities… read more
Register your daughter for fun and friendship at: https://go.girlguiding.org.uk/join-us/join-as-member/ Or, for further information regarding Chiseldon Girlguiding, please contact: Rainbows – Anne Harrison Brownies – Jan Matthews – chissbrownies@hotmail.com Guides – Melanie McFadden – chiseldonguides@outlook.com All sections – chiseldongirlguiding@outlook.com District Commissioner – Annabelle Black – annabelle.girlguiding@gmail.com
The Chiseldon parish community celebrated this rare and historical milestone over the bank holiday weekend. These very tasty cupcakes won the Amazon vouchers for best cake. The colouring in competition was won by the two below entries, they won Amazon vouchers for their efforts. More photos of the fete.
The Chiseldon post box has been decorated ready for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.
The full text of Chairman Matthew Harris’s Earthline Appeal: My name is Matthew Harris, and I am a councillor at, and the Chairman of Chiseldon Parish Council. I am here today to represent the residents of the Parish of Chiseldon. I’d like to thank the inspector for allowing me to speak today. While I do… read more
There have been some queries about containers offloaded on the grass verge on New Road. A hunch led us to Wales and West Utilities who are replacing gas pipes in the area. Their letter to residents from the end of March is attached. We have been advised that the New Road work is expected to… read more
Be aware and stay safe! Saturday 30th April 10-12 noon Strouds Hill Carpark Chiseldon. Free turn up event. Bobby Van assisting with home security for the elderly and vulnerable Police & Fire Service crime awareness, preventation and general advice. Fire safety tips. Neighbourhood Watch Advice and help on keeping safe & reporting crime. Come along… read more
Welcome to the April edition of OUR NEWS. Whilst crime prevention is a key driver for Neighbourhood Watch, we have been uniquely embedded in communities for 40 strong years, perfectly positioning us as a gateway between individuals and the support they need to enable them and their communities to thrive. As we draw nearer to… read more
The Washpool volunteers have placed this beautiful hand made sign on Strouds Hill grass area with the Parish Councils permission.
Wiltshire Police is committed to ensuring our communities are at the heart of our policing model. This will help us meet the needs of those we serve in the most effective and transparent way possible. We first introduced our Community Policing model in 2016 and, in the last five years, we’ve updated and adapted the… read more
We met with the Civils (build) team earlier and we are sure that many of you will have seen Openreach vans and workers out there even on Sundays. The position is that roughly 40% of each main village has what they call ‘ponds’ (areas of build) ready to connect to the exchange in Swindon. In… read more
On Thursday, in between Storms Dudley and Eunice, we hosted a great team from Vets4Pets. We were tackling a spot by a fallen tree south of the Three Trees Café in Chiseldon. The tree has an exposed root ball and a few years ago we had cleared round it. It needed clearing again, and we… read more
Creative, civic-minded entrepreneurs are being encouraged to come forward with ideas to enhance Swindon’s country parks. Last year, more than a thousand members of the public contributed to Swindon’s proposed Country Parks Improvement Plan, which aims to identify and then deliver improvements to the Borough’s parks so they continue to be enjoyed by visitors for… read more
Each year a team of volunteers organise a charity bicycle ride on the ridgeway, The White Horse Trail, Barbury Castle, Smeeth’s Ridge, Hackpen and the old railway path as a fund raiser for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event normally takes place the first week in June. However on that date this year, everyone will be… read more
Don’t forget that over half term the Rec Hall can be hired for games of ping pong for the kids, or just to give them some inside space to run around in if the weather is bad. Why not get together with a group of friends and share the costs for a couple of hours?… read more