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Job opportunity – please apply by 5pm Wednesday 18th March![]()
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Bishopstone Parish Council seeks a new Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer as our current Clerk is retiring after six years’ service to our community.![]()
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The role is part-time, for approximately 35 hours a month, and home based apart from monthly meeting attendance.![]()
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The job involves organising meetings, managing income and expenditure, keeping the accounts and organising the annual audit, and producing the monthly Parish Times section of the village newsletter.![]()
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The Clerk supports Councillors in their work and is the main point of contact for residents, the Borough Council and our Ward Councillor.![]()
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For further information please contact clerk@bishopstoneandhintonparva.org![]()
or the Chair, cllr.valbrodin@gmail.com
Thank you!![]()
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Huge appreciation to all who turned out this morning to pick litter from our village verges. You have made a massive difference.
Remember, remember – not what you’re thinking! Remember 1st March is village spring clean day! ![]()
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Meet 10am at village halls in Hinton Parva and Bishopstone for pickers, hi-vis and bags – then make a really positive difference by cleaning up the mess less community-minded people have dumped here!![]()
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Bags of debris can be left in designated areas at the village halls for collection by SBC on Monday.![]()
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Larger items including any fly tipping you might find should be reported at www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20023/environmental_problems/28/fly-tipping![]()
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Thank you for helping to keep our community clean and beautiful!
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PUBLIC NOTICE![]()
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SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL![]()
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SECTION 14 – THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984![]()
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE![]()
ICKNIELD WAY, BISHOPSTONE![]()
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This Restriction is being introduced for TREE CUTTING WORKS and will impose a prohibition of driving on Icknield Way between the junctions of Mount Pleasant (High Street end) and New Town Lane.![]()
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Traffic to be diverted via New Town Lane, The Forty, High Street and vice versa.![]()
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The Restriction comes into force on the 22 January 2026 for 5 days but it is expected works will take 1 day only.![]()
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Strategic Transport![]()
15 January 2026![]()
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NetworkCoordination@swindon.gov.uk quoting reference STR001274![]()
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For more details of road works and road closure around the Borough please visit one.network