In celebration of the Queen's platinum jubilee a FREE Picnic in the Park is being organised in Swindon Village Park (Wymans Lane/Church Road) on Saturday 4th June.

Celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee are expected to take place on Sunday 5th and/or across that Bank Holiday weekend. The Borough Council has provided extensive guidance on the rules surrounding the organisation of street parties.

Six people put their names forward for the Parish Council. As we have nine seats these six were elected unopposed.

Members of Swindon Parish Council are elected every four years. This year is an election year. Click "Read more" for further information.

To tie in with the national Keep Britain Tidy Spring Clean campaign the Parish Council is organising a litter pick. Please join us at 10:30am on 26th March at the Mary Godwin Pavilion in the park on Wymans Lane.

With the relaxation of remaining coronavirus-related restrictions the Community Hub, established to provide support to people during the pandemic, has now closed.

It may be timely to make it clear who should be contacted in the event of an emergency.

The public consultation on the proposals to make M5 Junction 10 four way is now complete. The picture is an artist's impression of what is proposed. You can view the Parish Council's comments by clicking here.

The Digibus will be at Swindon Village Hall on 23rd February. The double decker bus has been kitted out with computers and technology. If you want to brush up your computer/tablet/smart phone skills book a FREE one-to-one session with a trainer. Booking ahead will guarantee that you won’t have to wait. Call 07878 250 111. The phone line is open Monday to Thursday between 9 am and 12 noon. Outside of these hours please leave a voicemail and they will call back or text to confirm the booking.

Alternatively, visit their website (https://yourdigibus.com/), choose a time, date and location that works for you and complete the contact form.

The Parish Council has worked hard to prepare comments on the Swindon Farm/Elms Park planning application (20/00759/FUL). You can read their comments here. Despite the fact that a deadline of 27th January was given for comments the developer has released another six documents, three of them today. The planning officer at Cheltenham Borough Council is Emma Pickernell (Emma.Pickernell@cheltenham.gov.uk).