CHISELDON PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
Points of interest from December 2024
The Old Chapel, Butts Road, Chiseldon SN4 0NW
Facebook page – Chiseldon Parish Council Notices
email: clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk; telephone: 01793 740744
Christmas Lights switch on – 2nd December.
We had a great event, thank you so much for everyone who came along and enjoyed it with us.
Well done to Aiden who won the raffle to turn on the lights and did an excellent job.
Well done to Grace and Brea who came 2nd and 1st place respectively in the Xmas jumper competition, with a pink reindeer jumper and a jumper that included lights and tinsel!
Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket – we raised £100 to be split between Brighter Futures and Prospect Hospice.
Thanks to the following for their assistance – Councillors at the event, our Handyman during and before/after the event, council staff for all the preparations and planning, residents who donated prizes to the raffle, Cllrs who donated raffle prizes, Three Trees Farm Shop, Farrs Fish and Chips and Chiseldon Tennis Club for raffle prizes, the resident who loaned us electricity for the extension cables, the Chiseldon House Hotel who hosted us for tea and coffee afterwards, the resident who donated the large tree from their garden, the Spar shop for selling raffle tickets.
2025/26 budget and precept.
The council is now in budget and precept season, with meetings from now until the end of Jan having agenda items working on reaching the final decision. The “demand” for the precept is then sent to Swindon Borough Council who incorporate it into the council tax. The Parish Council receives the precept in 2 halves, in April and October/November. The final budget and precept amount will be on our Finance page on our website and we will announce it on social media and in our later Bell articles.
Consultation on Parish appearance. Survey concludes Wed 11th December.
A short on-line survey has been published on the councils website and the local community and councils Facebook asking for residents views about parish appearance. We welcome emailed responses if you cannot respond online. Please contact the Clerk for the details of the survey.
The link for the survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parishappearance
Our December EGPA meeting will discuss the findings of the survey.
Free period boxes for those in need.
Wroughton Library and Council offices hold free period boxes from the charity “All Yours”. There are no questions or forms, please just go to one of the sites and ask for a box of supplies. The charity is www.allyoursbox.co.uk
Current Projects in progress/under investigation/for consideration.
No new information at this time. We will report on any updates in future editions.
Layby creation – Windmill Piece and Draycot Foliat. Update
No new information at this time. We will report on any updates in future editions.
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Speed Watch Volunteers – a message from the team.
Vacancies for Chiseldon
We are looking for Volunteers aged over 17 to join the team to help deal with the local issues of speeding. Currently we are a small team, looking to run 2 hourly sessions a week, mostly in Chiseldon, but would like to cover Badbury, Hodson, and Draycot as well.
Community Speed Watch is a community operated initiative designed to allow volunteers to officially monitor and report to the Police details of speeding vehicles in areas of concerns to the community. Community Speed Watch is not enforcement.
Whilst all of the road safety partners are working together to achieve casualty reduction targets and reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads, we cannot expect police officers to carry out enforcement checks in every community on a regular basis. This is where Community Speed Watch can help by working with the partnership.
Our aim is not to catch as many speeding drivers as possible, but to raise awareness that excessive speeds are socially unacceptable. We aim to reduce speed in areas of concern and address issues from communities by raising awareness.
If you are interested or would like more information, please contact the Chiseldon Parish Clerk (Clair Wilkinson) who will pass your details to the local coordinator.
More information can be via the Wiltshire Police website www.wiltshire.police.uk and searching for “Community Speed Watch”.
Memory Café next date
The popular memory café is next running Friday 3rd Jan 2025 10.30am at the Church Hall off Butts Road. The café was created for anyone who wants some company and a chat over a cup of tea or coffee. Also for carers who look after anyone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s to come along with their loved ones. There is singing and dancing, all very informal and fun. There is no charge to attend.
Recreation Hall, Recreation field and Chapel hire:
The Rec hall off Norris Close, the Rec field in the same location and the Parish Council Chapel offices are all available for hire for events, meetings or parties.
Please contact the Clerk on the details above who can advise of charges, availability and what space would suit your needs.
The council also has 2 marques that can be hired for £100 per 24 hr period per marque. Contact the Clerk for more details.
Defibrillators – a reminder
A reminder that the Parish has 5 defibrillators – one outside Cameo Hairdressers on High Street, one outside the Calley Arms pub in Hodson, one outside the Pavilion on the Recreation Field, one outside the Calley Memorial Hall on Draycott Road and one in the BT Box in Badbury. All units are accessed by calling 999 to gain the code for the box. You cannot use these defibrillators on someone who doesn’t need it as the machine will not work. It also provides audible instructions on how to use them.
There is also a defibrillator on the outside wall of the school in Ogbourne St George.
NEW FUND OPEN 1st APRIL 2024. – Parish Council Grants and Donations fund & Calley Memorial Hall fund.
The Parish Council have an annual fund that we can donate to worthy causes within the Parish. If you are a group, charity or society that believe you could benefit from this fund then please contact the Parish Clerk for further details.
The trustees of the Calley Memorial Hall fund are also able to approve grants and donations to worthy causes within the Parish. (This doesn’t have to be connected to users of the Memorial Hall). Please contact the Parish Clerk in the first instance who can provide you with an application form.
(It should be noted that this fund is not connected to the Parish Council)
Next Parish council meeting
The next Full Council meeting of the Parish Council will be Monday 13th January 2025. This will start at 7.30pm at the Rec Hall off Norris Close. There is a public recess at the start of proceedings, after which residents can choose to leave the session. Meeting locations may change so please verify the location before making a journey. Our committee meetings will now meet in the Chapel Office on Butts Road.
Ward Cllrs surgeries.
Your Chiseldon and Lawn Ward Cllrs will be holding a monthly surgery on the first Saturday of the month at the Old Chapel office on Butts Road 11.30 to 12.30.
The next sessions are Sat 4th Jan and Sat 1st Feb 25. Please pop along and have a chat with them.