Acoustic in the Alley – Thursday 27th July

We’re passing on the following information from Bryony Mitchell regarding Acoustic in the Alley: Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 27th July at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; £1 entrance. Also, all welcome to the annual BBQ on Wednesday 26th July,… read more

Holy Cross Church Fete – Saturday 10th June 2017

Saturday 10th June saw the residents of Chiseldon Parish come together for the Holy Cross Church Fete. Thanks to the efforts of organisers and contributors, a good time was had by all, at an event that included a barbeque, the Wroughton Silver Band and many stalls. For further details, please see The Swindon Advertiser‘s article.

July Full council guest speaker

The next full council meeting will be the 10th July at the Rec Hall at 7.30. Alison Waine who heads the dog warden team from SBC will be presenting, advising on current and hopefully future laws to help combat dog fouling. Everyone is welcome to listen to her talk and then there will be a… read more

Friends of the Railway Path workday

Dick Millard writes about the Railway Path workday: Six of us spent a useful day on the Railway Path earlier today.  The recent wind has been tossing things about, and we came across a lot of branches and small trees that needed moving away from the path.  All very tangled at times.  We met lots… read more

Great Get Together at Stratton Fire Station Saturday 17th June

Great Get Together at Stratton fire station this Saturday The final arrangements are being put into place for Stratton fire station’s Great Get Together picnic this Saturday (17 June). The fire station in Highworth Road will be open to the public between 2pm and 5.30pm to allow the local community to enjoy a range of… read more

Annual Parish Meeting from 6.3pm on Wed 19th April

Everyone is invited to the Annual Parish Meeting at the Chiseldon House hotel. Tea and coffee are provided and the bar will be open as usual.  PCC Angus MacPherson will be our guest speaker talking about the new community policing model, along with a Q&A session plus the annual reports from the Parish Council.

Emergency Services Show 2017

After a year’s break, the Emergency Services Show is back for 2017 – and it has a new home! The Show will be held in six months’ time, on Sunday 3 September at Cotswold Airport, just ten minutes north of the old showground at Hullavington. The event is organised by a charitable trust, made up… read more

19th April Annual Parish meeting

Wednesday 19th April starting 7.00pm at the Chiseldon House Hotel is the Annual Parish Meeting. All residents are warmly invited to attend. Our guest speaker is the Police and Crime Commissioner Angus MacPherson who will be talking about the new community policing model and having a Q&A session. There will be reports on the years… read more

Local Writers Group

Thanks to all of you who contacted me when I suggested setting up a group to give mutual support, help and advice to local new and established writers, and apologies that it’s taken a while to get back to some of you. While it wouldn’t be practical to have too large a group (a, because… read more