Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 26th October at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking: £1 entrance. Acoustic in the Alley now has its own website. A big thanks to Chantelle for setting this up for us. It still needs a bit… read more
Events of interest this October Tea & Talk Join us at the Central Library on the 10th October, World Mental Health Day for tea and talk and find out how we can help you. Or just come along for a nice cup of tea and some cake. No One Is An Island Renaissance and contemporary… read more
Upcoming events: Our next workday, at Ogbourne St George, will be on Saturday October 14th, starting at 10 am. We will be clearing passage through a stretch north of the old railway station. Our 2017 AGM will be held on Tuesday October 24th, starting at 7 pm in the Three Trees Farm Shop and Café… read more
We are giving away three sets of family tickets (2 adults, 2 children) to the Great Western Brick Show which will be held at Steam on Saturday, 7 October and Sunday, 8 October 2017. To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is Like our Facebook page and Share the… 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
The Arts Society, Pewsey Vale, have provided the following information: Monthly lectures, held in the Bouverie Hall, Pewsey SN9 5QE, cover a wide range of subjects relevant to the wonderful world of The Arts. The hall is open from 7 pm with lectures beginning at 7:30 pm for approximately one hour. Coffee/tea and wine is… read more
We have received the following report from Swindon Borough Council: The Swindon Half Marathon as a race was a huge success with record numbers of runners taking part and thousands of pounds being raised for charity. A major part of that success was due to the fact the race was staged within the town and… 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
The Football Club is arranging a Curry & Quiz evening at the Sports & Social Club on Saturday 16th September. For details, view or download their poster from the link below: Quiz Poster
We have received the following from the Friends of the Railway Path: Our next workday will be on Sunday 10th September, starting at 10:00. We’ll be working on the stretch north of the bridge over Rabley Lane, just east of Marlborough: the map below shows the meeting point near SU 197 697. If coming by… read more
Another iconic GWR locomotive, GWR Class 2-8-0 No. 2818, will soon be arriving at Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway. GWR enthusiasts will be familiar with the Swindon-built heavy freight locomotive, No. 2818, currently owned by and housed at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum in Shildon. The transfer of ownership will see… 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
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
Please note: Pewsey Vale DFAS name has now changed to ‘The Arts Society Pewsey Vale’ in line with national re-branding. Pewsey Vale Art Society meeting will be held on Monday 4th September 2017 at 7.30 pm at Bouverie Hall, Pewsey SN9 5QE The meeting is entitled ‘Romans and Roses: A History of Italian Gardens’ by… read more
A reminder that Acoustic in the Alley is on Thursday 24th August at 8pm, in the Brown Jack, Wroughton, in the skittle alley at the back of the pub. Free parking; £1 entrance. Forthcoming dates for 2017 Having had a spot each month over 2016 and 2015, the decision has been made for 2017 to… read more
Come along to The Emergency Services Show on Sunday 3rd September between 10am & 4pm at Cotswold Airport, Kemble GL7 6BQ. Fun for all the family. Twitter @999show FB @EmergencyServicesShow
View or download the Ridgeway Bell What’s On for August below: What’s On in August
The Council maintains over 400km of public footpaths and bridleways. Some of these are surfaced paths within the urban area of the borough but many pass through the fields and countryside around the town. Those fields are often cultivated by farmers to produce food for people or farm animals and, unfortunately, sometimes the footpaths and… read more
Here is the latest from Sarah Wright, The Ridgeway National Trail Project Officer: Hope you enjoy reading our newsletter! Oxford University will be on The Ridgeway with a drone this summer. Update on Strategic Links Project – we have a grant to do work on links to 4 settlements in the western half of the… read more