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Clarification about Chippenham Town Council’s involvement in Wilshire Council’s bid to the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF BID) In the interests of clarity and transparency, the Town Council would like to clarify the speculation about communication(s) between Wiltshire Council and the Town Council and the Town Council’s involvement in the HIF BID process to date. In …

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Chippenham Town Council offers to support the COVID 19 vaccination programme The Town Council has recently contacted both Wiltshire Council and the local Clinical Commissioning Group, the NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire CCG to offer the availability of the Neeld Community & Arts Centre as a venue for the roll out …

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Wiltshire Council Public Consultation Friday 15 January 2021 to 5pm, Friday 12 March 2021 Wiltshire Council is seeking your views on three road route options for a potential new distributor road located to the south and east of Chippenham. The road would provide a high-quality road link connecting the north east and southern parts of …

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Volunteer to help the NHS NHS Volunteer Responders are currently looking for individuals to assist their programme and help volunteer and be apart of the Coronavirus vaccination programme. If you would like to join and become an NHS Volunteer Responder then you must: Live in England and be over the age of 18. Use a …

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  Saturday 16 January 2021 We are aware of an incident which took place this afternoon in John Coles Park where a dog has bitten children and adults in the park. The Police attended he scene and the dog was caught.  We will issue further information soon.

Chippenham Town Council increases precept by just 70p per month for an average Band D household At the Full Council meeting on Wednesday 13 January 2021, Councillors voted in favour of a minimal increase to the precept. This was previously unanimously approved by the Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee on the 9 December 2020, with …

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Wiltshire Local Plan Review Consultation The consultation into the Wiltshire Local Plan review, and separately the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan, will run from Wednesday 13 January 2021 until 11:59pm on Tuesday 9 March 2021.   Wiltshire Council has to allocate sufficient land to satisfy housing and employment needs up to 2036, and is seeking …

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The Census is coming By taking part, you can help inform decisions on services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport. The census is a unique survey that happens every 10 years. It gives us a snapshot of all the people and households in England and Wales – the most detailed information …

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Chippenham Town Council is delighted to announce that Rhys Evans aged 4 has received the Community Choice Award in The Joy of Christmas Trail. The Chippenham community were invited to put pens to paper to share the joy of Christmas. 24 artworks featured in an online advent calendar and town trail, with all entrants receiving …

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Civic Awards Each year, Chippenham Town Council presents Civic Awards to individuals, organisations and groups who have made a material contribution to the advancement, wellbeing, and welfare of the people of Chippenham or demonstrated outstanding citizenship. You must be able to demonstrate that the person(s) nominated have fulfilled at least one of the following: • …

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