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30 April 2025

Construction Traffic on Village Roads

Yesterday’s experience with construction dumper trucks using Pound Corner for transporting materials will not be repeated. The Parish Council has obtained an apology from the…

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24 April 2025

South Marston Expansion

A new set of dedicated web pages have been added exploring the expansion of South Marston, that can be accessed from the website homepage. Click…

Museum of London Archaeology presentation

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20 March 2025

The South Marston Dig – MOLA presentation

The Museum of London Archaeology team attended the recent Have Your Say event to share their findings of ‘The South Marston Dig’ so far. A…

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7 March 2025

Issue 57: March 2025 Community News

This edition opens with an item from a young volunteer in the village, and the volunteering theme continues with the recent tree-planting event. Spring sees…

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26 February 2025

Nightingale Lane Closure

The Borough Council Highways department has notified that there will be a temporary closure of Nightingale Lane for tree-cutting works on the 28th of February.…

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18 February 2025

Upcoming Road Closures A419

National Highways are undertaking a series of ongoing road closures on the A419 between South Marston and Swindon for essential repairs. Friday 21st of February…

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1 event 7 1 event, 7 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Gardening Club Talk – Inspiring Life of Gertrude Jekyll September 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Gardening Club Talk – Inspiring Life of Gertrude Jekyll A fascinating illustrated talk exploring the life, work, and lasting influence of Gertrude Jekyll, one of Britain's most celebrated garden designers. Former Head Gardener at Hestercombe Gardens for 18 years, […] £5	1 event 8 1 event, 8 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Friendly Club Talk – Plastic Free Swindon September 8 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Friendly Club Talk – Plastic Free Swindon A presentation by Ben Bell, detailing the negative impacts of plastic bottles. For more information, please email smfriendlyclub@gmail.com	0 events 9 0 events, 9	0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11	0 events 12 0 events, 12	0 events 13 0 events, 13
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