Lawn & Badbury Park Matters

We’re aware of a number of vehicle thefts directly from driveways in Badbury Park and also in Broome Manor.

Please do remain vigilant and ensure that keys are not left within range of windows and or doors.

Please do report all incidents and/or concerning activity to Wiltshire Police

Regardless of lower national insurance contributions the average person will STILL be worse off due to paying more tax than they’ve ever paid in their life. The FISCAL DRAG - freezing tax allowances = more tax.

We had a wonderful time meeting so many of the community at the light switch on 🎄Rebecca Banwell-Moore Graham Philpot Neil Hopkins Marianne Le Coyte Grinney

BADBURY PARK LIBRARY. We had a lovely weather themed StoryTime today, singing about rain, puddles and thunder all follwed by stay and play and poppy crafts.

Please do join Rebecca Banwell-Moore & Marianne Le Coyte Grinney for the Christmas light switch on 🎄

Wednesday the 22nd of November 5-7pm

Everyone is welcome to join us switch-on the Christmas tree at Badbury Park Community Hub, hosted by the South Swindon Parish Council.

Santa will be attending in the Bevis Suite! Wonky Pizza Crew and Lizzie Bakes will be offering delicious food to anybody coming. The library will be hosting a story time for the kids. There is something for everyone!

With thanks to South Swindon Parish Council and Redrow

Badbury Park Community Hub
Homington Avenue
Swindon, SN3 6FX United Kingdom

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The story time is at 5.20pm – the light switch on will follow at 5.30pm. Santa will be available from 5pm, as will food and drink and crafts in the library. The event is due to be finished by 7pm.

FREE

https://southswindon-pc.gov.uk/event/badburypark-tree-switch-on/

Rebecca Banwell-Moore and Marianne Le Coyte Grinney stopped by the Library and community centre at Badbury Park today where a new defibrillator has just been installed

Please join us to petitioning Boots to keep our Old Town pharmacy open.

PETITION LAUNCHED TO STOP THE CLOSURE OF BOOTS PHARMACY IN OLD TOWN

In response to news that the Old Town Boots Pharmacy is set to close as part of the chain’s national store closure programme, Swindon Labour Party have set up a petition to give local residents a chance to make their opposition known.

Commenting in a joint statement, Old Town Councillor Jane Milner-Barry and Eastcott Councillor Marina Strinkovsky said:

“The closure of Boots Pharmacy on Wood Street would be a real hammer blow for Old Town. When Rowlands Pharmacy closed in the Newport Street Co-op earlier this year, we were worried about the pressure that would be put on other local pharmacies, and so the prospect of Boots now closing makes an already bad situation even worse.”

“We’re aware that in other parts of the country, Boots have changed their plans where there has been strong community opposition. We’ve therefore worked with our parliamentary candidate, Heidi Alexander, to get a petition set up so that Old Town and Eastcott residents can register their concerns. We’d encourage everyone to sign to make their views known. Heidi will collect signatures and will ensure Boots senior management are aware of the strength of local opinion.”

Heidi Alexander added:

“It’s really important we make Boots aware of local views. I have been very worried about the adequacy of local pharmacy services for some time and registered my concerns with local NHS managers earlier this summer. I will be getting in touch with them again given this recent news, as we definitely need to keep a pharmacy in the heart of Old Town.”

The petition can be found at: https://www.heidialexander.org.uk/bootsclosures

Do you want to have a conversation about Swindon Town Centre? Join Heidi Alexander for South Swindon and her team of Labour Councillors and candidates tomorrow morning. Rebecca Banwell-Moore Marianne Le Coyte Grinney

If you’re coming to my “Big Conversation” about the future of Swindon Town Centre tomorrow morning, keep your eyes peeled for this sign.

10:30am at Workshed Swindon on London St - Saturday 14 October.

Nearest parking is at the Bristol Street car park.

There are some pavement works happening on London St but when you see this sign, you’ll know you’re in the right place.

Look forward to seeing lots of you tomorrow!

Out with the Lawn & Badbury Park Matters team on Friday - nice to meet old school friends, the parents of old school friends, and one of my old school teachers - all in one evening!!!

Slight change of plan to our (Rebecca Banwell-Moore & Marianne Le Coyte Grinney) walkabout in Badbury Park today: corralling a lovely duck and her ducklings back from Biddestone Avenue to their pond 🦆 . Thank You to the local residents who brought this to our attention 🌹

🌹We- Marianne Le Coyte Grinney & Rebecca Banwell-Moore were out in Badbury Park on Saturday: it was great to meet local residents and provide them with post local election updates on our walkabout
Keep your eyes on your 📮

🌹If you see us out next time please do stop and say hello, we would love to meet you

Town Gardens Theatre 9 June @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Supersonic Queen Town Gardens Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Re-live the magic and excitement of a live Queen concert spanning all the greatest hits from 1971 to the late 80’s including the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody - one of the best selling singles of all ...

You’ll find Rebecca Banwell-Moore & Marianne Le Coyte Grinney alongside Graham Philpot & Neil Hopkins at Badbury Park Library on Saturday the 1st of July from 10 am.

Thank You South Swindon Parish Council!

Pleased to report that Rebecca Banwell-Moore has been elected as Vice Chair of the Leisure and Amenities committee, Marianne Le Coyte Grinney to the Leisure and Amenities Committee, and Graham Philpot to the Planning Committee!

Following the elections on 4th May, the Parish Council held the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 17th May.

Neil Hopkins has been elected Chair of the Council. Janine Howarth has been elected Vice-Chair of the Council.

Linda Kasmaty and Rebecca Banwell-Moore have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Leisure, Environment and Amenities Committee respectively.

Patrick Herring and Sam James have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair of Planning respectively.

You can find the full list of councillors and their contact details on our website:
https://southswindon-pc.gov.uk/council/councillors/