STEAM event – Meet the Railway Workers takes place fortnightly on Saturdays. (from 29th October to 10th December) Our Meet the Railway Workers volunteers will welcome you aboard the famous No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle and now also No. 6000 King George V! Our volunteers will show you the controls and bring stories of… read more
Dear Stakeholder Thank you for your valuable feedback through the consultation on the future of the library service. The results from the consultation are being analysed and a report will be considered by the council’s Cabinet on 7 December to share the findings from the consultation and for Cabinet Members to consider the future of… read more
Changes to waste collection days to start next week Residents are being asked to ensure they have read important information from Swindon Borough Council regarding potential changes to the day their household waste, recycling and garden waste is collected. From next Monday (31 October), new waste collection routes will come into force which will affect… read more
The bank and drainage works at the top end of the lane have been completed, and the rest of the work is well underway. The new pipes have been laid but unfortunately the workforce had to be called away on an emergency job. They will be back as soon as possible and the work completed…. read more
Stay Well This Winter – Flu Vaccinations for Young Children With nursery and school terms well underway, parents and guardians of young children are encouraged not to put off getting the free flu vaccination for their children. This year, children aged two to four and those in School Years 1, 2 and 3 are all… read more
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New Road Build-Out The Parish Council resolved to review the effectiveness of the build-out placed on New Road in April of this year six months after its installation. Since then, the council has been carefully monitoring feedback submitted via the Parish Clerk along with comments made on social media. On the 4th of… read more
UK-wide digital inclusion campaign is back for 2016 in Swindon Libraries A campaign, which aims to show people how the internet can make life easier, cheaper, healthier and more fun will roll into Swindon next week. Get Online Week runs from 17 to 23 October and will see thousands of events taking place across the… read more
Essential Resurfacing Planned For School Holidays Two busy Swindon junctions will be closed to traffic during October half-term to allow essential resurfacing to take place. Wootton Bassett Road and Kingsdown Crossroads have been on Swindon Borough Council’s Highways repairs list for the past two years, but work to resurface both junctions was put on hold… read more
Council Has Preparations In Place Ahead Of Winter Season Sixteen hundreds tonnes of salt is being held in reserve should freezing temperatures hit the borough over the coming months. The salt which has been put aside by Swindon Borough Council is enough to treat the town’s priority routes 40 times. Last year, the Council treated… read more
Please see the attached link which has details of the Swindon Borough Council Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 19th October at 6.00pm in the Civic Offices, Committee Room 6. All public are able to attend. This meeting is relating to the proposed changes to the boundaries of Chiseldon Parish (and others) and the creation of new… read more
Open Morning on October 30th at the courts during club session 10 – 30 – 12.30 and are offering a discounted membership of £40.00 for November to March inc.
Chiseldon Tennis Club is holding a fund raising quiz night on the 12th November. A “posh” ploughmans will be provided and you can bring your own drinks. Tickets are £10.00 per person. Please see the attached poster for further details. tennis-poster-nov-2016
Please see the document below for details of the Farm Shops Christmas events. three-trees-farm-shop-cafe-christmas-2016-editorial
Latest information from SBC is that this isn’t like to be until Feb 2017. Signs will go up 10 days before advising of the dates.
Crime Figures August 2016 Burglary Dwelling x 1 Non-Dwelling x 2 (Two Motorcycles recovered from one address and returned to owner and male Charged with Burglary) No Burglary offences in August after 16/8/16 Theft Theft x 10 (9 related to commercial premises) Criminal Damage Criminal Damage x 4 (Two domestic related/suspects identified in three of… read more
Ridgeway Bell Notes for: October 2016 (November 2016 issue) is now available.
Swindon safe and warm The Safe & Warm programme helps householders across Swindon to make their homes warmer and cheaper to heat, as well as reducing the risk from falls and fires in the home. The programme can install measures such as grab rails and steps to reduce the likelihood of a fall in the… read more
Family and Local History Workshop People with a keen interest in researching the Second World War are being invited to a special workshop next week. The two-hour talk and workshop is taking place at Central Library on Wednesday, 12 October and will explore how to carry out research using Swindon’s Second World War records. Julie… read more
A reminder that the BIOS mobile youth van is at the Castle View play area grass every Thursday evening term time. If you’d like to know more about what they do you can visit http://syfc.org.uk/bios/ Many young people already visit each week so spread the word…..!