The BIG Highworth Community Annual Awards celebrate the remarkable individuals and organisations in Highworth and the surrounding areas, including South Marston, Sevenhampton, Blunsdon (to the A419), Shrivenham, Watchfield, Coleshill (up…
read moreIt’s now just a couple of weeks to go until the Summer Fete / Party in the Park at the Village Recreation Ground, taking place on Saturday 25th of July.…
read moreWe have been advised that tree works will be taking place next week along Highworth Road, in front of the Allotments and the Honda Heritage Memorial Garden. The work will…
read moreDo you remember?… In the 1980’s: Mr Emery’s school pantomime? A ceilidh with haybales and caller? Playgroup with Marion or Chris? Mrs Metcalfe’s concerts? The wooden floor being replaced Youth…
read moreDespite the recent notification of blanket footpath closures, if pedestrians and cyclists use Magdalene Close to get onto the Leaze bridleway, they will be able to get all the way…
read moreThe construction of the new roads that serve the housing development requires the closure of a number of village footpaths over the next 6 months. Ward Williams, the developers’ infrastructure…
read moreSouth Marston Recreation Association is undertaking a consultation with village residents on a proposal to transfer ownership of the Village Hall back to the Parish Council. The consultation will last…
read moreThis edition opens with an intriguing discovery following recent clearance work at South Marston Brook. Steel grids recovered from a blockage have been identified as World War II relics, originally…
read moreOnce alerted to the damage caused to the football pitch on the morning of 31 March, the Parish Council and SMRA swung into action. Within less than 24 hours, we…
read moreSpring has arrived with snowdrops and daffodils brightening gardens and green spaces across the village. A free tree-pruning course for residents was recently held, funded through the ‘Planting Trees for…
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