Mar 9 2017

Butts Road Cemetery broken tree branches

Butts Road Cemetery – one of the large trees behind the building on the path way has 2 broken branches. They will be removed on Saturday 11th March. In the meantime please spread the word that anyone visiting should avoid the tarmac path directly behind the Chapel building. Thanks

Mar 2 2017

Information from SBC Library eNewsletter

From SBC Library eNewsletter: Need help to access support in critical aspects of your life – such as your health and wellbeing, money, benefits or work?   Librarians have brought together some of their preferred and trusted websites in one convenient place! It’s called Information4living http://www.information4living.org.uk/   Fully searchable by postcode, the website links directly… read more

Feb 24 2017

Household waste in public rubbish bins

You may or may not know that the Parish Council is responsible for the weekly rubbish bin emptying. Our contractor has recently reported that bins are often filling up and overflowing on their weekly rounds due to people placing household rubbish in the bins. Whilst we applaud every effort to keep rubbish from being thrown… read more

Feb 1 2017

Update on Butts Road resurfacing

Due to the materials of the original road surface a different approach needs to be taken when re-surfacing the road. The work has therefor been re-scheduled with a batch of similar works which are due to start at the end of summer.

Dec 7 2016

Home security advice

After a recent attempted break in at Chiseldon whilst the residents were at home, please remember to lock your doors and windows even when you are at home. Make sure vehicle keys are not left in view of doors and windows, and make sure vehicles are locked even when you are at home.

Dec 1 2016

Police warn of home and car theft increases

PC Nick Payne said:  We are currently experiencing burglaries to properties across “Swindon, the areas of Rodbourne, Gorse Hill and Rodbourne Cheney are particularly affected. Please make sure that your homes are secure, make sure all doors and windows are locked. If you see any suspicious activity please call “Swindon police on 101 or 999… read more

Nov 29 2016

Police information on keeping safe in the event of a terrorist attack.

This week, Wiltshire Police is running a social media campaign to inform the public about how they can help keep themselves and their local community safe in the rare event of a terrorist incident. The current threat to the UK from international terrorism remains ‘severe’ meaning an attack is highly likely. Therefore, it is important… read more

Nov 25 2016

Library closure

Libraries to close next Tuesday afternoon (29th Nov) Library users are being advised that almost all of Swindon’s libraries will be closed next Tuesday afternoon (29 Nov). All libraries will close at 12noon, with the exception of the Express Zone at the Central Library and Walcot Library, which is run by volunteers. The Express Zone… read more

Nov 4 2016

Bus Timetables change on Monday 7th November

The bus timetables change on Monday 7th November. All the timetable boards on the bus stops should have the new timetables attached now. The new 81 service will start then, and the service 80 will have some changes. Be aware that some of the morning services are running 5 minutes earlier so check your journey… read more