The Town Centre Locality covers Central and Eastcott Wards.
Information on the new Locality Chair will be available in the next couple of weeks. The Locality Lead is Mark Walker (pictured below). Mark can be contacted on 07774 178008 or at mwalker@swindon.gov.uk
Working alongside Mark in the Town Centre Locality is Frances Barrone, Locality Facilitator. Frances can be contacted on 07769 281735. Mark and Frances can also be contacted at swindontcent@swindon.gov.uk
Two Swindon Travel Choices schemes on show - Friday 25th May and Saturday 26th May 2012
As part of the Swindon Travel Choices project, which aims to encourage opportunities for walking and cycling to work in Swindon town centre, a public exhibition focusing on two schemes is taking place in late May 2012. This will give you an opportunity to find out more about an upgrade of an existing cycle route from West Swindon, via Bruce Street Bridges and North Star to the town centre, known as the Western Flyer. The second scheme concentrates on improving pedestrian and cyclist access in the town centre, focused primarily on the Regent Circus and Princes Street area.
This exhibition will be held at Swindon Central Library (Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QG) from 14:00-19:00 on Friday 25th May 2012 and from 10:00-14:00 on Saturday 26th May 2012. A further event for the Western Flyer scheme will also be held in West Swindon in mid-June 2012.
Further information on the other initiatives being delivered through the £4.8million Swindon Travel Choices programme can be found on its stand-alone website www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk . There is also an opportunity to receive updates via the dedicated Swindon Travel Choices Facebook page and on Twitter by following @Swindon_Travel .
Tree Planting Ceremony to launch Greening Eastcott Initiative
On Wednesday 16 May at 11.30 at the corner of Prospect Hill and Cross Street there will be a short planting ceremony by a long-term resident of the area followed by refreshments in the Beehive. This will be the first tree to be planted in Eastcott for many years. The tree replaces one vandalised in the 1990s, which formed part of the Dover Street-Prospect Swindon Counil improvement scheme of the late 1980s.
The three Eastcott Residents' Groups are working on a comprehensive plan to Green Eastcott, which it is intended will form a long-term legacy of Jubilee Year. read more...
Neighbourhood Wardens
The Neighbourhood Wardens will be visiting your neighbourhood to discuss any issues or concerns you may have; please see the information below on where they will be and the times you can see them:
- Tuesday 15th May 2012, 16.00 - 18.00 Railway Village - Bathampton Street, Church Place and Bristol Street
Town Centre - Week of Action - 14th May - 19th May
A Week of Action is taking place in the Town Centre Locality from May 14th to May 19th 2012. The Town Centre Locality
The week aims to balance enforcement action, tackling enviro crime such as litter and graffiti and consultation with communities. The week of action in the Town Centre Locality will involve a number of agencies including various Swindon Borough Council departments such as housing, community safety, trading standards, highways, neighbourhood wardens and councillors. Some of the other agencies involved are police, Swindon Commercial Services, Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, Her Majesty's Court Service. Wiltshire Probations Community payback Team will also be undertaking some work during the Week of Action. Read more....
Residents Parking Review of Zones A and F
A drop in event for local residents to help review the existing parking arrangements within their neighbourhood is being held. We would like to seek volunteers to act as a lead for their street, help co-ordinate views from their neighbours to feed back to the Council who can then draft a revised scheme for the whole of the parking zone with a view that once a scheme has been approved, this would be implemented later in the year.
For residents living in parking Zone F area a meeting is being held at The Clifton Arms, Clifton Street on Wednesday 14th March 2012 from 6.00 - 7.00 pm.
For residents living in parking Zone A area a meeting is being held at the Town Centre Library on Tuesday 20th March 2012 from 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
Local Councillors will be at both meetings to discuss any concerns residents may have and officers will be able to discuss how local people can get involved and help move this project forward.
Consultation - Additional Primary School Places in and around the Town Centre
Swindon Borough Council is consulting about building a new primary school to open in 2014 on a phased basis over 7 years. The consultation will be held between 27th February and the 25th March 2012 and parents, carers, local schools and interested organisations such as early years groups, and the wider public will be consulted about the potential locations for the additional school places. You can take part in the consultation by: completing the questionnaire and / or visiting the display in the foyer of the Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon.
- 29th February 2012 6.00 - 8.00pm - Drop in session at the Civic Offices, Euclid Street
- 6th March 2012 6.00 - 8.00 pm - Drop in session at Broadgreen Community Centre, Main Hall
- 22nd March 2012 6.00 - 8.00 pm - Public Meeting, Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
- From 27th February to 25th March 2012 - Information available on display with a comments box in the Foyer, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Please see the following documents which have more detail about this consultation along with a questionnaire which has been designed to get your feedback on the options that have been identified. Questionnaires need to be returned to Gareth Cheal, Education Place Planning Manager, Swindon Borough Council, Sanford House, Sanford Street, Swindon by Sunday 25th March 2012.
- Consultation document
- Frequently Asked Questions
- School site selection criteria
- Primary School Places in the Town Centre Questionnaire
More information including proposed plans and dates and venues for consultation meetings are also available on the Swindon Borough Council website.
Community Consultation - Savernake Hall - Saturday 18th February 2012 - from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
On Saturday 18th February 2012 from 10am - 1pm a community consultation meeting is taking place at Savernake Hall. This consultation meeting will review implementation of the experimental parking order for parking in Zones D and E in Eastcott Ward. Everyone is welcome to feedback their views on the changes introduced over the past few months.
Community Youth Project for Broad Green Friday 10th February 2012 - 4pm
The initial meeting for the Community Youth Project for Broad Green will be held in the main hall Broad Green Community Centre on Friday 10th February 2012 at 4.00 pm. All local community groups are welcome to attend. More information is available here.
Kingshill Crossing Trial - Sunday 4th February 2012 - Sunday 18th February 2012
Conversations have been held with local residents in the Kingshill neighbourhood, where residents have identified the need for an additional crossing point towards the top end of Kingshill Road (Bath Road end).
Local surveys of traffic and pedestrian use of the road were undertaken last year and were followed up by other surveys by the Council. The outcome of these surveys formed the basis of a discussion between Ward Members and officers from Highway Management Network. It has been agreed that a trial refuge crossing point be installed for two weeks to look at its impact to traffic flow and pedestrians crossing the road.
The trial crossing point will be installed on Sunday 4th February 2012.
Once the trial has been completed, the learning from this will help inform the next steps on whether it is practical for a crossing point to be installed thereafter.
For more information please contact Mark Walker at mwalker@swindon.gov.uk or on 01793 464605
The Secret Garden at Queens Park Consultation Meetings
Come and have your say at the public consultations and tell us what you want to see in the Secret Garden.
There will be a display in the Central Library in Swindon from 23rd January 2012 to 5th February 2012. The Queen's Park Community Council meeting will take place in the Civic Offices, on Wednesday 1st February at 7.00 pm. Click the following link to view the concept design.
Consultation on new school for Town Centre
Community meeting took place on 7th December 2011 in the Broad Green area to discuss need for a new school in the Town centre area. An open public meeting took place with ward members and Cabinet member for Children services to discuss the need for a new school. Members of the community council, community and other users of the community centre attended to discuss the need and the possible locations of a new school. Local communities will be formally consulted on the 3 sites during February and March 2012.
Everyone accepted the need for a school, the main issue following the presentation and discussion related to the siting of the new school. Read the full report from the meeting here.
Back Garden Back Then exhibition
The 'Back Garden Back Then' exhibition is taking place at the Beehive pub between 7th January and 5th February 2012.
BOND event - 28th January 2012 - 3 pm - 7 pm at Broadgreen Community Centre
Broadgreen Organisation for Neighbourhood Development (BOND) are holding a 'Positive Neighbours Positive Neighbourhood' event on 28th January 2012; all Broadgreen residents are welcome to attend.
