We meet at the BYPA Hall on Mondays through term time, from 1pm until 2.45pm. Any carers, parents, grandparents, etc are welcome with Bumps/Babies or Toddlers up to school age, to come along For further details please contact Alison on 01672 540608

Baydon has an excellent allotment field within easy walking distance of everyone in the village. There are currently 15 plots. The Baydon Allotment Association was formed in November 2007 by the allotment holders at that time with an objective of enhancing gardening skills within the community. Membership is voluntary and open to any member of the village irrespective of whether they have an allotment or not. Contact Bernie Gribble 01672 540461 for further information. Please see a couple of photos that Tony Prior has taken of his allotment area :- Photo 1 and Photo 2

Please click here to see a copy of the annual report given at the Baydon Parish Assembly on 24th April 2009

Contact any time on 01672 541345. Organised by local people with a team of volunteers offering practical assistance with transport or a problem in the home. There is no charge but the Scheme welcomes donations. Registered Charity No. 1112698. Click here for their latest News report, plus click here for more details of the Scheme

A local group whose objectives are the advancement of education and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the aim of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Baydon. Chair is Steve Webb, Vice Chair is David Price-Goodfellow, Treasurer is Peter Jackson, and the Secretary is Liz Carmichael. Please click here for further details.  To discuss in more detail please contact Steve Webb on 01672 540091

Baydon has an active Women’s Institute that holds regular meetings and events, usually in the BYPA Hall on Manor Lane. You can contact the W.I. via this websites ‘Contact Us’ section

Please click here to see the December W.I. news report. The next meeting is being held on 14th January

Baydon’s Youth Club meets weekly during school term time at the BYPA Hall on Manor Lane, with activities outside on the village cricket ground during the summer months. Outdoor activities are subject to the weather. You can contact the Youth Club via this websites ‘Contact Us’ section. The first club session is free. Download and print out a child's membership application/renewal form by clicking here

Primary school aged children 8 years and over (to the end of year 6) and more recently into secondary school age (ie years 7 and 8) meet on Friday evenings from 6pm to 7.30pm, with a variety of activities from night walks to bingo, movie nights and cake making. We are a volunteer run Youth Club and need parents support. It would be really good if parents could commit to helping at at least one of the events each school term

Please click here to see a copy of the annual report given at the Baydon Parish Assembly on 24th April 2009

BYPA is the organisation that looks after the management of the BYPA Hall. There is currently a need for local volunteers to get involved and help look after the day to day running of this valuable local amenity

The Chair of the BYPA is Venice Marriott, who can be contacted via the BYPA drop-down menu of the Contact Us page of this website, or by sending an e-mail to BYPA@baydon.org

The future of Baydon's BYPA Hall, volunteers very welcome - A small group met a couple of weeks ago (mid-November 2009) to discuss how to move the BYPA forward. It's remit was to look at the current day-to-day management of the hall as well as the longer term re-development of the facilities. They agreed to revisit the overall objectives and policies of the organisation and look into applying for Charitable Status before considering the potential for refurbishment or redevelopment of the hall. The results of the recent Village Plan would be fed into any changes that were made. On a day-to-day management level their first agreed task is to create some new, efficient and effective systems for bookings and finance.

Apologies to anyone who braved the rain and turned up for the BYPA Committee meeting on 29th November, as I had to cancel it at short notice and didn’t manage to make contact with everyone. I’m sorry if there was a misunderstanding, I had expected anyone who was attending this meeting to make contact with me first. I appreciate the interest shown in the BYPA and will give notice of the next meeting date as soon as it is set. If you have some time and skills to commit to supporting this important village facility I would be delighted to hear from you. Contact me, by phone or email using the details above. Venice Marriott, Chair BYPA

Please click here to see a copy of the annual report given at the Baydon Parish Assembly on 24th April 2009

The Baydon Brownies meet on Wednesday evenings at the BYPA Hall from 6pm until 7.30pm. With Pat Barnes recently leaving Baydon, the meetings will be running under the guidance of Jayne Dominy and Wendy Appello

For further information please contact Wendy Appello on 01672 541469 or Jayne Dominy on 01672 540450.

Please click here to see a copy of the annual report given at the Baydon Parish Assembly on 24th April 2009

Details of the Cricket Club's results for 2009 season are available by clicking on the following links :- 2009 match statistics, 2009 bowling statistics and 2009 batting statistics

The Baydon Cricket Club AGM and Awards Night was held on Tuesday 9th March in the Red Lion. A related news report will appear here soon

Please click here for a copy of the Club's June 2009 news report. For further details about the Club please contact Rick Maycock on 01672 540951

The Friends of Baydon School are a registered charity formed so that parents, staff, governors and villagers can help support the school (see the School Page). The Friends bring together the community for social and fund raising events which enables the purchase of equipment for use by the children. Parents automatically become Friends when their child starts school and are invited to their regular meetings

Please see the School Page and the News & Events Page for details of all forthcoming events and news. Please click here to see the July news report issued by the Friends of Baydon School with news of funds raised and a treasure hunt for the summer holidays

Late Spring 2009 Friends Newsletter issued - please click here to see a copy

Please contact either Teresa Penny on 01488 648007 or Mandy Dore on 01672 541468 if you would like to be involved in someway either big or small to help raise funds for our fabulous school. Please click here for further details

The Little Crickets pre-school club which has received a superb OFSTED Report, is open Tuesday & Wednesday 9.15am to 11.45am and 12.15pm to 2.45pm, with a lunch club 11.45am to 12.15pm, and Thursday 9.15am to 11.45am, with a lunch club 11.45am to 12.15pm. For further details please contact Denise Dawson (phone number recently changed awaiting updated information - 26th February 2010)

Little Crickets pre-school held their end of term concert and sports day on Wednesday 15th July 2009. The children had studied different countries of the world during this term and were able to sing songs they had learned that related to various countries. Mrs Denise Dawson, pre-school supervisor thanked the parents, grandparents and friends for their support through the year and particularly during the Rook's Nest Open Gardens event which raised £501 for Little Crickets. It was the last day at pre-school for ten children as they will all be attending primary school in September

The Thursday Club July 2009 - the Thursday Club annual Coffee Morning was held at Tubbs Farm on Saturday 11th July 2009 by kind permission of Mr Clifford Cowles. The event was well supported by villagers and £300 was raised for the club funds. For further details please contact Peggy Slater on 01672 540144

The Baydon Traffic Calming Working Group (TCWG)  is looking at all aspects of road safety in the village, consulting with relevant authorities and feeding back to the Parish Council. High on the wish list are a better indication of entering a 30 mph area, practical solutions to slow traffic down through the village, etc

We continue to research a 'self help' scheme called a Community SpeedWatch Scheme (CSW), and have 10 volunteers from the recent Parish Council questionnaire - more are very welcome please let me (Mark Austen) know via the Contact Us page of this website, or a Parish Councillor

We have recently obtained Wiltshire Highways agreement to improve the main 30mph entrance signs to the village, which will have large orange surround, etc and be much more noticeable to passing traffic. Click here to see a copy of a related letter with a mock-up of the new signs

Official police speed checks :- If we were to go for a CSW scheme, we would lose the official police speed checks. From reported sightings we think there are around 4 to 6 of these a year. If you see a speed camera van in Baydon (usually parked in the lay-by opposite the school), please can you let me know via the Contact Us page of this website
 

Laidback Yoga. Classes are in Baydon St Nicholas School Hall Wednesday evenings between 8pm and 9pm during school term time. So back for the new school term from 24th February to 31st March 2010. Practise yoga at your own pace and use these relaxed, enjoyable classes to strengthen body and soul. All welcome. Contact Harriet on 07767 895986 or Yoga@baydon.org 

Note:- This term's yoga classes run until Wednesday 24th February 2010

Click here for further details