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Thyme Close Play Area
Local Artists & Decorators come together to add a touch of colour and bring some character back to Thyme Close Play Area 1900 1200 Caroline Hunt

Local Artists & Decorators come together to add a touch of colour and bring some character back to Thyme Close Play Area

The Council called out for artistic and creative volunteers to help recreate the much loved, unique, wooden play area nestled just off Thamesdown Drive. Due to several wooden creatures in the play area becoming faded and worn, the repainting required some skill and patience to restore the creatures and bring them back to life. The…

Amenities and Leisure Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021 150 150 Caroline Hunt

Amenities and Leisure Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021

Hello, my name is Richard Hailstone, I am the Chairman of the Amenities & Leisure Committee of the Parish Council. I am pleased to report that despite the difficulties of the past year, with three lock downs due to the COVID emergency, the Council was able to maintain key services like grass cutting and bin…

Planning and Highways Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021 150 150 Caroline Hunt

Planning and Highways Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021

Introduction As with other parish council committees, Planning and Highways has been meeting using video conferencing. The number of plans received during lockdown has diminished significantly. The Planning and Highways Committee reviews plans which are submitted for projects within the parish. It is Swindon Borough Council who are the final decision makers unless an applicant…

Policy and Finance Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021 150 150 Caroline Hunt

Policy and Finance Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021

Policy and Finance Committee Update – Annual Parish Meeting, March 2021 Well, what a year.  This year of Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has brought a lot of disruption and challenges.  As a Council, we didn’t really have policies and procedures in place to handle operating in a no-contact manner, so to enable the Council to…

MAKE A CHANGE BECOME A COUNCILLOR #makeachange 150 150 Caroline Hunt

MAKE A CHANGE BECOME A COUNCILLOR #makeachange

Notice of elections has been confirmed. To find out what your next steps should be, download the Notice of Election – Parish Council, the Notice of Election – Borough Council or the PCC Notice of Election. For more guidance about how to do this please contact the Swindon Borough Council’s Elections Team. To find out…

The census is coming 1900 1200 Caroline Hunt

The census is coming

The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions on services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport. The census is a unique survey that happens every 10 years. It gives us a snapshot of all the people and households in England and Wales – the most detailed information…

Haydon Wick Parish Council delivers an accessible and vibrant play park make-over 1900 1200 Caroline Hunt

Haydon Wick Parish Council delivers an accessible and vibrant play park make-over

Building on the continued success of other play park refurbishments in Haydon Wick, local school children, Councillors and Parish Council staff were delighted to see the finished results of the King George V Play Area renovation. In line with government guidance and with COVID safety measures in place, the energetic Meerkats Class from Haydon Wick…

Reflection and hope for our community 1900 1200 Caroline Hunt

Reflection and hope for our community

It has been more than a year since the United Kingdom confirmed its first case of COVID-19, and as we fast approach the anniversary of the first confirmed case in Swindon, Haydon Wick Parish Council in North Swindon, will be joining the National Trust and other organisations in planting a circle of blossom trees as…

HWLM Spring 2021
Haydon Wick Living Magazine: the Spring Edition has landed 1900 1200 Caroline Hunt

Haydon Wick Living Magazine: the Spring Edition has landed

The 2021 Spring edition of the Haydon Wick Living magazine will be hitting door steps over the next few weeks. Although the country has been in a national lockdown for the start of the year, the Parish Council has been busy and has some great news to share with you all. The packed magazine contains…

Click here to see how your precept gets spent 1900 1200 Caroline Hunt

Click here to see how your precept gets spent

We’ve designed a graphic this year to clearly show residents how their annual precept gets spent – and we hope you like it! Haydon Wick Parish Council appreciates that 2020 was a challenging year for everyone because of the COVID-19 pandemic and changing priorities. Prudent management of budgets over the preceding years has stood us…

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