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News and Upcoming Events

While Baydon is a small village there is always something going on. Below are some of the upcoming events and the latest news.

A local publication called the Scene in Baydon is also available which provides articles, news, events and adverts for local businesses. The latest copy being August 2008 is available here as a PDF download, and can be viewed onscreen.

Latest News :-

Baydon Village Plan - Update

We are really pleased to announce that over 70% of us here in Baydon completed and returned the detailed questionnaire, which is a really great response rate. Many thanks to you all

It will take some time to collate all the answers, prepare analysis of the figures and report in detail, but in the meantime please click here for an early indication of the results of the questionnaire

Click here for a general 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 Meeting of 18th August - Related News Report

Please click here to see the full news report of the recent Parish Council Meeting

Aldbourne and Baydon Aid In Sickness Fund

The Fund benefits the sick or those in financial difficulty because of sickness. Small grants are offered to residents of the two parishes plus loans of medical equipment (to parishioners or visitors). Click here for details

Scene In Baydon - Publication Will Continue

Brydgette Bryon-Edmond has agreed to take over the work required to collate news, events, etc and produce the Scene In Baydon going forward. Please note the new contact details, plus click here for a related news item

Baydon W.I. - August News Item

Please click here to see the latest W.I. news item prepared by Barbara Furber

David Johnson - Obituary

Please click here for a copy of David Johnson's obituary recently written by Barbara Furber. Our condolences are with Enid and her family

Baydon To Get Road Traffic Speed Enforcement By Wiltshire Police

After various discussions and consultations over a number of months, the village of Baydon is to get Wiltshire Police road speed enforcement visits. Please click here for a related report and summary of the recent traffic monitoring statistics

Other road safety measures are high on the wish list of those in the village, such as better indication of entering a 30 MPH area, metal railings between the pavement and the road outside the school, etc and these are subject to future negotiations - Watch this space !

Vacancy for local Parish Councillor

Baydon currently has three Parish Councillor vacancies. If you would like to know more about the role, please do not hesitate to contact one of the current Parish Councillors, their contact details are on the Parish Council Page or alternatively you can contact the Parish Clerk online via the drop-down menu this website's Contact Us page. Please also click here for a useful guide about the role of a Parish Councillor

Car Crash Outside Baydon School - How Serious Would This Have Been Just 15 Minutes Later

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 published by the Newbury Weekly News. Plus also click here to see a related news item in the Gazette & Herald

Also click here for a follow up news report in a subsequent edition of the Newbury Weekly News

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, with loads us useful information and advice 

Baydon Parish Council Meeting of 21st July - Related News Report

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

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 Parish Council - Meeting Minutes and Agenda Issued

The draft Minutes of the 7th July Parish Council meeting, plus the Agenda for an extra meeting that took place on 21st July have been issued. Please see the Parish Council Page for further details

Baydon Parish Council Meeting of 7th July - Related News Report

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

Baydon Parish Council - Anti Dog Fouling Poster Project

The Anti Dog Fouling posters designed by children at Baydon School as part of a project organised by the Parish Council are now being displayed around the village. The Parish Council hope this will encourage all dog owners to be responsible

Village Fete June 2008

We would like to thank everyone who attended, helped and donated items for the Baydon Church & School Fete last Saturday.

With your support we raised just over £2,000 which was a wonderful achievement and one of our most successful years. The funds will be shared between the church and the school.

The weather was great and the sun shone for us all afternoon. Once again a big thank you to you all.

Pauline & Tony Topp

Baydon W.I. News Report - June 2008

Please click here to see Barbara Furber's recent news report giving an account of the June meeting

Baydon Parish Council Meeting of 9th June - Related News Report

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

Baydon Parish Assembly 2008 - Related News Report

Please click here to see Barbara Furber's full news report of the 2008 Parish Assembly

Baydon Cricket Club - Fixtures and Results

Please see the revised Cricket Club Section within the Clubs Page which now has a full list of this season's fixtures, plus will have the latest club results information

John Hollander - Obituary

Please click here for a copy of John Hollander's obituary recently written by Barbara Furber, who with his wife back in the 1970's and 1980's used to run the Baydon Stores and Post Office

Baydon Beating of The Bounds - Full News Report of This Year's Event

Please click here to see Barbara Furber's news report together with a photo of this year's annual Beating Of The Bounds

Baydon Church News Report - March 2008

Please click here to see the recent news report giving an update on our village church's finances

Baydon W.I. News Report - March 2008

Please click here to see Barbara Furber's recent news report giving an account of the March meeting

Baydon Parish Council March Meeting - News Report

Please click here to see Barbara Furber's news report giving a full account of the 10th March meeting

Appeal for a new Multiple Sclerosis therapy centre in Swindon

The whole village of Baydon is being encouraged to get behind a £500,000 appeal for a new Multiple Sclerosis therapy centre in Swindon. Villagers are being asked to give the same support to this charity as they did last year to the Starfish Appeal for King's College Hospital in London. Click here for further details

Vacancy for a School Crossing Officer

Baydon Primary School is currently undertaking a School Travel Plan project (see separate news item) and related to this are the issues of the speed of traffic through the village and children needing to safely cross Ermin Street. A position of School Crossing Officer is currently available. The rate of pay is £ 6.77 per hour, with both training and the uniform being provided. More information with regards to the post can be obtained from Mr Peter Chambers at the School

Ramsbury Surgery Announcement About Opening Hours

There has been a lot in the media coverage recently about the Government’s plan to extend GP opening hours, and it is likely to become more of an issue in the coming weeks. The attached report sets out the situation as the Ramsbury Doctors see it, to explain what they would like to see happen and to seek your views. Click here to see the report

Baydon School Preparing a School Travel Plan

Baydon St. Nicholas Primary School is currently preparing a School Travel Plan, and further details will appear here. In the meantime please contact the school if you would like to know more about the Travel Plan or offer any help. Click here to learn more about a School Travel Plan

The Sylvia Mather Charity

Following the recent article in the Scene Of Baydon about this charity that helps to provide grants to local students who are continuing into higher and advanced education, please click here for further details about this charity and its aims

 

Upcoming Events :-

24th August

Holy Communion service at Baydon Church at 9.30am

24th August

Baydon Cricket Club fixture today, away to Chaddleworth

26th August

Plastic and cardboard recycling skip in Downsmead from 8am to 10.30am this morning

27th August

Meeting of the Riverbank Writers group, at 7pm in The Sun Inn, High Street, Marlborough. Support, feedback and fun with other budding writers. Click here for further details, with local contact being Anthony Bavin

31st August Team service at Chilton Foliat at 11am
1st September Baydon Parish Council meeting this evening, from 8pm in the BYPA Hall. See the Parish Council Page for the meeting Agenda, etc
4th September

Baydon School new term beings today. Note this was changed from 3rd September following this day becoming a Teacher Development Day

4th September

Mobile Library visits Baydon this morning, parked outside the School from 11am to 11.40am

7th September Family service at Baydon Church at 9.30am
13th September Saturday informal coffee morning at Baydon Church, pop along any time from 10.30am to 12.30pm
14th September Holy Communion service at Baydon Church at 9.30am
14th September

Baydon Cricket Club fixture today, home to Inkpen

18th September

Mobile Library visits Baydon this morning, parked outside the School from 11am to 11.40am

21st September Morning prayer service at Baydon Church at 9.30am
22nd September Deadline for providing content for the next edition of the Scene In Baydon. Click here for the new contact details
24th September

Meeting of the Riverbank Writers group, at 7pm in The Sun Inn, High Street, Marlborough. Support, feedback and fun with other budding writers. Click here for further details, with local contact being Anthony Bavin

25th September

Friends of Baydon School (FoBS) AGM today, from 2pm at the school. All parents and carers are more than welcome to attend

26th September

Live music in the Red Lion pub this evening, with Gina

28th September Holy Communion service at Baydon Church at 9.30am
5th October Harvest Festival service at Baydon Church at 9.30am
13th October Baydon Parish Council meeting this evening, from 8pm in the BYPA Hall. See the Parish Council Page for the meeting Agenda, etc
15th October Baydon school's fund raising Bags2School event today, with collection from the playground at 9am (see School Page for more details) 
18th October Saturday informal coffee morning at Baydon Church, pop along any time from 10.30am to 12.30pm
21st October

Plastic and cardboard recycling skip in Downsmead from 8am to 10.30am this morning

29th October

Meeting of the Riverbank Writers group, at 7pm in The Sun Inn, High Street, Marlborough. Support, feedback and fun with other budding writers. Click here for further details, with local contact being Anthony Bavin

15th November

Christmas Fayre today at the school, from 2pm to 4.30pm

24th November Baydon Parish Council meeting this evening, from 8pm in the BYPA Hall. See the Parish Council Page for the meeting Agenda, etc
26th November

Meeting of the Riverbank Writers group, at 7pm in The Sun Inn, High Street, Marlborough. Support, feedback and fun with other budding writers. Click here for further details, with local contact being Anthony Bavin

16th December

Plastic and cardboard recycling skip in Downsmead from 8am to 10.30am this morning

24th February

Plastic and cardboard recycling skip in Downsmead from 8am to 10.30am this morning

 

 

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