IMPORTANT MESSAGE – The playground on Castle View Road has a damaged piece of equipment. One of the wooden top bars of the climbing areas has broken. The equipment is currently on the floor. Our contractors are visiting at 9.00am tomorrow to remove the wooden bar and unattach the ropes to make the area safe…. read more
Youth Mobi van. Every Thursday evening in term time the BIOS van visits the Castle View green area to provide a youth club for local kids. They arrive around 7.20pm and stay until about 8.45pm (later on lighter evenings). It’s aimed for children who can stay unattended. You can get more information on their website… read more
Please click here for the details of the recent changes to the Sunday service.
Swindon Borough Council is responsible for the repair of patches and potholes to all roads, highways, footpaths and cycle ways within the Borough. To report a pothole call 01793 445500.
The Highstreet will be closed for resurfacing from 10th to 21st April
50mph speed reduction on A361 Work is due to start on Monday (3rd April) on the A361 to implement a new 50mph speed limit between Blackworth Roundabout and Lechlade. The works are being promoted as a local safety scheme welcomed by Inglesham Parish Council and local ward councillors.
Swindon Borough Council has a housing panel which helps to form decisions on social housing. Ideally a local resident in social housing will be on this panel as requests are often more likely to be heard if an informed local resident makes them. Ward Cllr Eric Shaw is looking for someone who can join this… read more
Office closed for the day. Please email clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk or leave a voicemail on 01793 740744 for assistance on the Clerks return.
One of our Councillors has just made me aware of some changes to the green waste collection service from SBC. The links are here just in case you experience any collection issues. https://www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20015/bins_rubbish_and_recycling/494/rubbish_and_recycling_guide/4 https://www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20015/bins_rubbish_and_recycling/444/subscribe_for_green_garden_waste_collections
Monday 3rd April 7.15pm Rec Hall – Planning meeting. There will be a talk and Q&A session from City and Country in regards to the Burderop Park planning application. Residents are welcome to listen to the talk, and there is a public recess at the start of the meeting. Monday 10th April 7.30 Rec Hall…. read more
If you have a concern over a stray dog then you can call the SBC dog warden direct on 01793 466139 and they will come and collect the dog. The dog will be placed in the council pound and the owner will have to pay to retrieve the dog. As we all know, unless… read more
Bus service update – We’ve been advised that Stagecoach and Go-ahead (who bought out Thamesdown recently) may not get the timetable boards on the bus shelters updated on time to co-inside with the change to the timetabled service. Bus users are advised to check the websites before travel or visit the central Swindon bus station… read more
Free Microchipping Goes Mobile With Council Help! A free mobile microchipping event will be staged by Swindon Borough Council in Wroughton and Wichelstowe on Saturday 1st April, working in partnership with the Blue Cross. The service – available for both dogs and cats – will be held at three separate stops around Wroughton, to be… read more
Residents Encouraged To Sign Up To Garden Waste Service Now That Spring Has Arrived Now that spring has arrived and the growing season is upon us, people in Swindon are being encouraged to add their names to the growing list of households that have signed up to the Council’s green waste service. Last year, some… read more
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Please click here for works on the Swindon line in May/June 2017
New Arrangements For Library Services From 5th April New operating arrangements for Swindon’s library service will come into force on 5th April 2017. The changes to the service follow the decision by the Council’s Cabinet in December 2016 to implement a new strategy for the library service. The service will be provided by a network… read more
Work to reconstruct Akers Way to start next month One of the main arterial routes into Swindon will finally be given a new lease of life. Akers Way will undergo a major 20-week reconstruction from Monday, 10 April which will see sections of the road closed to through traffic. The £900,000 project is designed to… read more
The site is once again secure with the concrete blocks back in place after SBC have finished clearing the site.