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This Sunday we award this year’s Civic Award Winners with Civic Sunday. Community groups,  Councillors and Digitatires will gather at the Town Hall this Sunday for a celebration of the Civic Award Winners of 2021. There will be a service at St Andrew’s Church followed by an Awards Ceremony. 2021 Civic Award Winners: Dan Townson …

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John Coles Park Car Park Closure On Monday 4 October the car park for John Coles Park on Fleet Street will be closed for 5-10 business days. This will allow our Environmental Services team to replace the gates and fencing leading to and in the car park. The replaced fencing and gates are the last …

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Muddy Boots Group finish sessions in the Sensory Garden at John Coles Park Since June 2021 we have been joined by Alzheimer’s Support Wiltshire Group “Muddy Boots” in the Sensory Garden at John Coles Park once a month for a session full of gardening followed by a refreshment and opportunity to socialise. Muddy Boots groups …

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Climate Conversations Chippenham Town Council’s Climate Emergency Advisory Group (CEAG) have developed a programme of online events: Climate Conversations which are a series of free online information and conversation events. Working in partnership with the Council’s Climate Emergency Advisory Group (CEAG), volunteers from the local community have developed a programme of online events. They aim …

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Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture. In Chippenham this year, Chippenham Museum is holding two free events linked to exhibition Kilvert’s World. From 10 to 19 September, free trail ‘Kilvert’s Langley Burrell’ encourages you to explore this scenic village on the outskirts of Chippenham through the eyes of Victorian diarist …

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Interested in becoming a Youth Councillor? Are you aged 18 or under? Are you interested in representing the view of young people in Chippenham and being the voice of the future? There is the opportunity to join Chippenham Youth Council. Chippenham Town Council runs a Youth Council, which gives a voice to the young people …

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Blood donations continue in Chippenham We regularly welcome the NHS blood donation service at the Neeld Community & Arts Centre. This service is still continuing throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, with extra measures in place to help protect NHS staff and donors.     Chippenham has always responded well to blood donation and continues to do …

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