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Cemetery staff provide more than just hard work   The job may involve a great deal of digging, mowing and trimming, but for the staff at Chippenham Town Council’s London Road Cemetery, there’s more to it than that. The hard-working team of two’s daily presence makes them a familiar sight for the people who go …

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Devolution – the transfer of assets and services from Wiltshire Council to Chippenham Town Council Chippenham Town Council recognises that Wiltshire Council cannot afford to continue providing many services at the same level because of the way its funding has been cut by government. They need to make further savings next year of over £27million. …

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We are excited to announce our first round of public consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan. We have created a short, online survey, which will take you only 5 minutes to complete. Please click HERE to complete the survey The survey will help us better understand what you like or dislike about the Town, what you …

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Chippenham Town Council to host South West in Bloom Spring Seminar The Mayor of Chippenham, Councillor Andy Phillips will open the South West in Bloom Spring Seminar to be held at the Neeld Community & Arts Centre on Thursday 28 February 2019. Chippenham Town Council will be receiving the news on their entries into the …

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Commonwealth Day Join us outside the Town Hall as we celebrate Commonwealth Day. We will be joined by Councillors, Dignitaries and local school children. Soldiers from 9 Regiment will complete a march down the High Street towards the Town Hall, we hear the Commonwealth Affirmation and the Commonwealth Flag will be raised at 10am. You …

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We currently have two excellent job opportunities both of which are  based at the Town Hall. For more information on both roles, click HERE Democratic Services Manager Chippenham Town Council has recently undergone an organisational review and the new post of Democratic Services Manager is one of three newly created job roles from 1 April …

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Each year the Town Council presents Civic Awards to individuals or local groups for services to the Town and people of Chippenham. If you or your organisation would like to nominate an individual or local group for a Civic Award nominations are now open. You can download the nomination form HERE which also provides more …

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