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Chippenham tourist information finds new home
The Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Chippenham will be moving to a new home next month in an effort to be closer to the town council. The TIC will move from its current home, the iconic Yelde Hall in the Market Place, to the town council's empty unit next to the Town Hall, which was the Number One café. You may think the TIC is a place to pick up leaflets and bus timetables but the staff are actually responsible for a... -
Chippenham river clean-up this weekend
Chippenham river clean-up Volunteers will gather in Chippenham town centre on Sunday to spruce up the River Avon. Divers will be going underwater to remove debris from the riverbed and helpers from the Chippenham and Villages Area Partnership, will remove rubbish from its banks. Chippenham Town Council staff will remove all rubbish collected. The big clean up comes after a recent meeting between the Chippenham Town Mayor,... -
Stanley Park opens to awards honour
Stanley Park Sports Ground in Chippenham officially opens a new £1 million artificial grass pitch and building extension today. And In more good news for Stanley Park and the town council, the facility (which is on the A4 towards Calne) has been shortlisted for an award. The sports ground has been nominated as a finalist in the Public Sector Outdoor Facility of the Year category at the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) National... -
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Blow for Chippenham traders as parking charge plans are rejected
Parking charges look set to remain high in Chippenham after the council refused to back down on plans to keep prices raised. Traders got together to urge the council to reduce charges in town, saying it was affecting business. The meeting, which was held in Salisbury saw member of the local chamber of commerce, and business owners plea with officials to reconsider charges. The cost of parking in Chippenham went up this... -
Chippenham's Christmas light switch-on plans announced
Thousands of people are expected to descend on Chippenham town centre in a couple of weeks for the annual Christmas light switch on event. On Friday 18th November Father Christmas will make an entrance (will he abseil down the side of the Angel Hotel again?) and join in the festive fun, organised by Chippenham Town Council. The lights will be switched on at 6.30pm by the Town Mayor Cllr David Powell, with help from Father Christmas...
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Council launches new website to help people get online!
If you're not on the internet in Chippenham then don't worry because Wiltshire Council has set up a website to help you. Yes you heard that right; the irony isn't lost on you – a website, to help you get online, called Wiltshire Online. According to the council "The Wiltshire Online website provides a one-stop-shop for anyone who is looking for more information about getting online." Forgive me if this seems droll... -
Blue bins for card and plastic recycling in Chippenham
After years of inadequate recycling provision in Chippenham, residents are finally getting blue bins for cardboard and plastic. Up until now we've had to take a trip to the tip of local recycling points in supermarket car parks to get rid of excess card or plastic. It can't go in the black box recycling and it seemed wasteful to dump loads in the green bins. But finally we have a solution. The scheme, which has been available in... -
Parking Charges Hiked Again In Chippenham!
Th rumours are true - parking in Chippenham now costs more. The council issued an official notice notifying the public that the price of parking in town has risen, after a decision was taken at a council meeting back in February. But we warned of the charges here on Chippenham People in January. And the changes came into effect on Monday.According to the council the new fees will go towards protecting rural bus services, many of... -
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Opposition To Lacock Development Plans
If you haven't heard already, there are plans for a massive new industrial estate and housing development just outside of Lacock (on the Chippenham side) A public meeting was held in Lacock Village Hall last night to give residents and anyone else opposed to the plans a chance to air their views. And it seems the level of opposition to this development is already quite high, they even have their own website. The plan... -
Christmas Comes Early To Chippenham
It may only be June but Chippenham Town Council is already thinking about Christmas with the launch of a new competition for children to design some festive decorations. In a bid to make this Christmas in Chippenham a bit sparklier than the last the council has decided to decorate the town with new light-up decorations. Avenue La Fleche will get new illuminated motifs on the lampposts. And bulbs in older decorations will be...
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Most Popular Discussions in Council
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ust hearing that the plans to extend Sainsburys have been given the go ahead and that the chair of Chippenham Vision has resigned. More to come...
By Lois_Avery at 10:56 on 16/12/11
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Skatepark plans in Chippenham: according to one councillor the viability of two potential sites are being explored in detail by the Chippenham Area...
By Lois_Avery at 19:37 on 19/06/11
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Have you heard the rumours - developers in talks over massive new housing estate between Pewsham and Patterdown. That's right, on the field that...
By Lois_Avery at 18:06 on 10/05/11
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Thieving Council. I have had the misfortune to try and report a broken ticket machine in Emery Gate Car Park this lunchtime. It took my money,...
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Pewsham roadworks in full swing no - seem to be digging up one of the crossing points and a verge. Difficult to see why though! Having said that the...
By Lois_Avery at 20:05 on 18/01/12
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ust hearing that the plans to extend Sainsburys have been given the go ahead and that the chair of Chippenham Vision has resigned. More to come...
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Has anyone else in Chippenham, not yet received their Blue Lidded re-cycle bin? if you life in a flat, there is a good chance that either you don't...
By mjhudston at 18:45 on 30/11/11
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Another Un-expected cost for Wiltshire Council. The Treasury has decided to change the way it mints 5 and 10 pence coins. THey are going to make...
By mjhudston at 09:43 on 05/11/11
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Corsham's parking charges hit the national papers this wkend. How long before the problems in Chippenham get some attention?http://tinyurl.com/3dg8s6b
By Lois_Avery at 21:25 on 09/08/11
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