Due to recent circumstances it is necessary to issue an update to all allotment tenants and potential visitors to the memorial garden. Please read this document concerning fire risks and…
read moreThe 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 moreAt the Annual Parish Meeting in June two reports were given: The Chairman’s report of Parish Council activities for the past year can be viewed here. The Parish Council’s annual…
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 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…
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