The peaceful village of Baydon is found on the old Roman Road of Ermin Street that dips and sweeps through undulating countryside, rising to over 760 feet above sea level at Baydon. The total population of Baydon is approximately 550, including those from outlying farms, and encompasses about 240 residential properties with a new development planned for 24 new houses off the Aldbourne Road.

St Nicholas Church is located in the centre of the village, and nearby are the village pub (The Red Lion), and the village shop / post office (Baydon Village Stores). The primary school (Baydon St. Nicholas C. of E. School) is situated next to the church and is very well regarded, attracting children from the surrounding villages.

To keep up to date on Baydon’s village news and events, please do revisit this our village website, plus also see our own local bi-monthly publication (Scene in Baydon).

Baydon Parish Council - Extra Meeting Taking Place on Monday 18th August

Following the recent potentially serious car accident outside the school (see related news report below) a subsequent follow up news item has been published in this week's Newbury Weekly News (click here for a copy), the subject of road safety is high on the Agenda of the forthcoming extra Parish Council meeting. Please either see the Parish Council Page or click here for a copy of the Agenda

Baydon Cricket Club - Latest Results

Please click here, plus see the Cricket section on the Clubs Page for the latest match results and statistics

Marlborough Neighbourhood Policing Team issue the latest July News e-Bulletin

Please click here to see the latest news e-Bulletin issued by the neighbourhood policing team, full of useful information and advice

Car Crash Outside Baydon School  - How Serious Would This Have Been Just 15 Minutes Later (***updated with Gazette & Herald's related news item***)

The full facts are not yet known but in summary, at 3pm on Thursday 24th July there was a serious car accident right outside Baydon primary School. It appears that a black Land Rover coming from the East of Baydon hit a parked car just outside the school and sent the parked car a long distance across the road and onto the pavement right outside the school. Had the accident happened just 15 minutes later there would have been many pupils and parents on that area of pavement just outside the main school gate

Both Headmaster Peter Chambers and Baydon Parish Councillor Tony Prior were on the scene shortly afterwards and helped control events, with a fire engine, an ambulance, a paramedic support car, and two police cars on the scene soon after the accident

There have been many concerns re the speed of the traffic through the village, the need for improved road safety initiatives, etc and today served as a horrible reminder of this, and fortunately much due to the timing than anything else no one was seriously hurt in the accident

Please click below to see photos that I (Mark Austen) took shortly after the accident as I was going to the school to attend a school concert:-

Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7 and Photo 8

Please also click here to see a news item subsequently published by the Newbury Weekly News

Also please click here to see a news item in this weeks Gazette & Herald

Ramsbury Surgery  - News Report

Please click here to see the recent news report from the surgery re their website, various news items, and help to stop smoking

Baydon Parish Council Meeting 21st July - Related News Report

Please click here to see Barbara Furber's full news report of the recent Parish Council Meeting

Scene In Baydon  - Help With Publication

Unfortunately Mo Lafford is unwell and will not be able to publish the Scene in Baydon. If anyone would like to take on the publication of the magazine, please call John Lafford on 01672 540384. Some computer skills are required. A publishers information pack has been prepared to make the takeover quite simple and straight forward. The magazine is published every other month with the next issue was due to be prepared in the last week of July. Click here for a copy of the previous edition

Baydon School  - Raising Funds Via A Bags2School Event

Please can we ask villagers/parents to save any unwanted clothing, shoes, handbags, bedding, curtains and soft toys over the summer holidays. The Friends of Baydon School (FoBS) have organised another Bags2School event, and they will collect bags on Wednesday 15th October from the school playground at 9.00am. Bags will be distributed to pupils/villagers from mid September, with extra supplies being left with Debbie in the shop

Earlier this year in February we raised £372 so it would be great if we could do even better (please click here for the news report at that time). The school will receive 30p per kilo so please can we encourage people to start sorting / collecting. Many thanks for all your help, Teresa Penny

Yoga and Aerobics - Forthcoming Classes

With the end of school term now upon us, the Wednesday evening Yoga classes will restart again in September. Also there will be the introduction of a new Active Aerobics class in the school hall on a Saturday morning. Please see the Yoga section at the bottom of the Clubs Page for further details

Baydon School - Ofsted Inspection

Our village school gets a boost from the results issued following a recent Ofsted inspection. Click here for further details

 Baydon Village Plan - Results of the Questionnaire Prize Draw

The prize draw took place on 15th July, and the three lucky winners each getting a £20 voucher to spend in the Village Stores have now been notified and given their agreement to issue their details and they are :-

Bryn and Barbara Furber
Pat Mapstone, and
Lolita Cook

Congratulations to them all

Click here for an update regarding the progress of this important local project.

Click here to see what a Village Plan is all about, and click here for the contact details of the Steering Group

Baydon Parish Council -  Anti Dog Fouling Poster Project