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Selection of some archive news items :-
Baydon Parish Council - News report
from the recent meeting of 28th November
Please
click here for a copy of the full
news report on the recent Baydon Parish Council meeting
Community First - Apply for cash to improve local transport
The charity Community First is hoping to hear from more projects across
Wiltshire looking for cash to help people to get around. Community First
has more than £10,000 just waiting in its Community Transport Small
Grants fund to give away. Backed by Wiltshire Council, the fund will
provide grants of up to £1,000 to any community-based initiative that
helps people without transport to reach places and services such as
shops, doctors, youth centres, school activities, sports events or
groups. An idea for a project might be a minibus service for young
people in a rural area. Projects up to the value of £250 can apply for
100 per cent of the cost of a project from the fund and driver wages can
be paid if they are integral to a new service being started up.
Applications would be particularly welcome from projects that benefit
vulnerable people. Full details can be found by
clicking here or phoning Liam
Tatton-Bennett on 01380 732816
Go Ride takes over the Baydon-Newbury
bus service from this week
Go Ride has taken over bus service 95
which runs on a Thursday from Baydon to Newbury and return. The bus
departs from the bus stop near Downsmead at 10.22am and the return
journey will leave from Newbury bus station at 1.30pm. Concession passes
accepted and the return fare is £5. See the
Go Ride website for more details
and the new timetable will appear soon
Baydon Parish Council - News report from the recent meeting of 17th
October
Please
click here for a copy of the full
news report on the October Baydon Parish Council meeting
Baydon Parish Council - News report on
the recent September meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's
news report on the Parish Council meeting that took place on 5th
September in BYPA Hall
Thames Water project on our local water mains network
There will be a local Thames Water
project making changes to our local water mains network, with the work
starting on 5th September and continuing through to March 2012. This
will involve working on a new water main along B4192 around Aldbourne.
Click here for a copy of the
related notification letter
Baydon Parish Council - News report on
the 25th July meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's
full news report on the recent Parish Council meeting that took place on
25th July
Baydon Social Group - News report re
the recent June meetings
Members enjoyed a good day out at the West Woodhay Garden Show on
Saturday 4th June 2011. The recent June meeting took the form of a Craft
and Chat evening where members enjoyed such crafts as marquetry, twisted
bead work, card making, painting and even arrow making
Baydon Parish Council - News report on
the 27th June meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's
full news report on the recent Parish Council meeting that took place on
27th June
Baydon Parish Council - Finances information updated
Please see the
Parish Council Finances Page for
details of the fourth quarter financial report, showing expenditure for
the year ended 31st March 2011
Baydon Parish Council - News report on the May meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's
full news report on the recent Parish Council meeting that took place on
16th May
Annual Baydon Parish Assembly - Full
news report
The annual Baydon Parish Assembly took place last Friday evening (ie 6th
May) and was well chaired by Tony Prior, Chair of the Parish Council.
Representatives from local village groups, local authorities, etc all
gave their annual reports to the village audience in the School Hall.
Click here to see Barbara Furber's full report
Royal Wedding Celebrations - News report by Barbara Furber
It appears that Baydon celebrated the Royal Wedding in style, whether at
private parties or street parties. Ermin Close residents enjoyed an
organised and delicious afternoon tea, whilst Downsmead was the scene of
a more informal party that was thrown open to people from Newton’s Walk
and anyone else who cared to join
Around 50 adults and children gathered at 4pm amidst bunting, flags and
balloons to enjoy food, drink, each others company and of course to
discuss the fairytale wedding that had just taken place. Click to see a
couple of photos from Downsmead :-
Photo 1 and
Photo 2
Beating the Bounds - News report by Barbara Furber
A group of eight people left the Red Lion car park on Monday (2nd May)
to “Beat” the Baydon Boundary. The first half of the figure of eight
boundary was to the north of the village, and was done in a record time
of just under two hours
After taking a break for lunch the afternoon session took the walkers
along the side of the motorway towards Membury. The boundary then goes
on to Aldbourne where it touches the Aldbourne to Hungerford road for a
short distance before the climb up the hill and back to Baydon. This
half of the boundary took 2hrs 15 minutes, the weather conditions were
very sunny but with a strong wind at times.
Click here for a photo of
the walkers
Baydon Parish Council - News report on the April meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's full news report on the April
Parish Council meeting that took place on 4th April
Baydon Social Group - March meeting
news report (by Barbara Furber)
The Baydon Social Group joined patrons of the Red Lion Pub on Wednesday
9th March for a Quiz night. After a sumptuous meal the group settled
down to answering some serious questions on a variety of subjects. The
Quiz master for the evening was Mr Ian King. The True Blues consisting
of Christine and Terry Ralph plus John Wittcutt were the winners for the
evening, with the regular team of Jason Haythornthwaite, Mike Frayling
and Matt Salamon in second place
Village Litter Pick - March (by Barbara Furber)
On Saturday 5th March the Parish Councillors and conscientious residents
gathered by the Baydon Village Stores to begin the Spring litter pick.
Armed with grabbers and plastic sacks the group tidied the verges along
Ermin Street and Aldbourne Road as well as the lanes and open areas in
the village. Several bags or rubbish were collected and binned
Baydon Parish Council - Extra financial report added to Parish
Finances Page
Quarterly financial reports are now available to view on the
Parish
Finances Page. Recently added is the third quarters financial report
showing the position for the 9 months to December 2010
Baydon Parish Council - News report on the February meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's full news report on the recent
Parish Council meeting that took place on 21st February
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service - January Newsletter
Please
click here to see the latest edition of Partnership Matters, the
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service’s newsletter
Baydon Parish Council - News report on January meeting
Please
click here to see Barbara Furber's full news report on the recent
Parish Council meeting that took place on 17th January
Baydon Playground project - Great news
regarding funding
Baydon Parish Council is pleased to announce that they were successful
in their bid for £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. This means that all
three phases of the Playground are now funded !
Phase 1 – Adventure Risk ( 8 to 13 year olds) zip line and basket swing
Phase 2 – Toddler Equipment, mini tower and mini birds nest swing
Phase 3 – Junior equipment , multi unit
Phases one and two have been ordered and should be installed by the
beginning of March 2011. Phase three is also ordered and we expect
installation to be shortly behind the other two phases (Rowan Cockcroft,
Clerk to Baydon Parish Council)
Baydon Parish Council - Finances page updated for year ended 31st
March 2010
Please see the
Parish Finances Page which has been updated to show the
parish financial records for the year ended 31st March 2010
Local clubs and associations annual
reports to the Parish Assembly 2010
The Clubs Page
and the Church Page
have recently been updated to show a copy of the reports presented at
this year's Parish Assembly that took place on 30th April
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
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
