CHISELDON PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
Points of interest from Feb 2025
Website: www.chiseldon-pc.gov.uk
The Old Chapel, Butts Road, Chiseldon SN4 0NW
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email: clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk; telephone: 01793 740744
January and February Full Council meetings.
Both of these meetings were inquorate as we did not have enough Cllrs to attend (5 are required). This does highlight the need for more Cllrs to join the council. If we ever fall below 5 Cllrs then local level decisions for the Parish would fall to Swindon Borough Council and local knowledge would be lost.
Layby creation – Windmill Piece and Draycot Foliat. Update
We are currently awaiting the information on the formal consultation on this project from Swindon Borough Council. We will publish this when we have the information. The council has agreed to fund the costs of the TRO (Traffic Regulation Order) in order to progress this project.
Council office closure
Due to annual leave the office will be closed on Wed 19th Feb. Emails and phone calls may have a delayed response for the w/c 17th Feb. Please mark any comms as urgent if needs be for the w/c 17th Feb and we will get someone to respond as soon as possible.
Road Sweeping
The Council agreed to a one off road sweeping session from the current years budget to assess the effectiveness and longevity of the works.
This will allow us to allocate budget for the 25/26 financial year. £8000 has been set aside for parish appearance and cleanliness and road sweeping may become part of these works. The EGPA committee will be working on this project throughout the year.
Boundary Committee review completed – recommends changes to Chiseldon and Lawn Ward and Ridgeway Ward.
You can view the recommended changes here – www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/swindon
The proposed changes are due to come into effect May 26.
This is only Ward changes and does not change Parish boundaries.
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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”.
Changes to PROW routes at Washpool
With the assistance of the Washpool Committee we have submitted documents to SBC to request that the incorrect PROW route that runs through the banked sheep field is altered to follow the path, and that a new route reflecting the much used path along to cuckoo bridge is created as a PROW. We understand that SBC has a lead time of several years for this work to be completed.
Memory Café next date
The popular memory café is next running Friday 7th March 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.
CURRENT FUNDING CLOSING 31.3.25 – 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 10th March 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. The council have also booked an interim council meeting on 25th February, 7.30pm at the Rec Hall.
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 1st March and Sat 5th April 25. Please pop along and have a chat with them.