The Wiltshire Council herby give notice that from Monday 31^st March the following length of road shall be closed to all traffic to enable Wiltshire Council to carry out carriageway resurfacing and associated works.

The A429 from its junction with the C92 to Murcott to its junction with the B4040 at Whychurch Roundabout.

Alternative Route:
A429 (unaffected length) – A419 – Cirencester Road (parallel to A417) – B4696 Spine Road – B4696 Ashton Road – B4040 and vice versa.

The closure and diversion route will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.

This closure notice comes into effect from 31^st March and will commence nightly at 19.00 until 05.30 for 21 nights (weeknights only).It is anticipated that the work will take the stated duration to complete depending upon weather conditions. This notice will have a maximum duration of 21days.

For further information regarding these works please contact Balfour Beatty Living Places on 01249 468582 (Office Hours) and 07900715776 (Out of Hours – Duty Manager).

Traffic and Network Management Group, CountyHall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA148JN

We are invited to join with the Cirencester Science & Technology Society on a visit to Flat Holm. Details are as below :

Flat Holm

What a fantastic day !   Congratulations and thanks must go to John Thorne for such a well organised event.

Images from the event are in the new “Galleries” section of the website click here to see more.

The weather was reasonably kind…..

But there were a few mud related difficulties……

139 attended (128 in 2012); 81 registered on the day
£303 raised through the sale of cakes and refreshments (£200 in 2014)
A further £250 was raised through donations on the day
One individual raised £750 in sponsorship. We won’t know the total amount raised through sponsorship and donations until the autumn, but it is certain to be more than the £2k raised in 2012.

Villagers got involved with marshalling, cake making and selling, car parking, giving information and registering entrants on the day, music, handing out medals and water, and help before the event
Participants came from the surrounding area, including South Cerney Girl Guides

The recent rain turned the 3/6 mile route into a cross country run
The event started with a warm up by personal trainer Margie Knight (from Lea)
Many children, having run the 1-mile route, enjoyed it so much that they ran it again

David and Claudine Pynn carried out car parking duties while dressed as panto characters
Kris Marshall, from Death in Paradise and former Hankerton resident, had been invited to start the event. In his absence the event was started by Esme Thorne

click here to see the images.

Congratulations to Polly – she completed the Bath Half Marathon !

In her own words :-

“I just want to say a HUGE thank you to the many from the village who sponsored. I’ve not got the final figure yet but thanks to the kindness of so many I will have received £4,000 give or take a pound or two for The Brain Rehabilitation Unit where I was a patient for 3 months.”

Crudwell Pre School is based at Crudwell Village Hall. The Pre School has a lovely outside play area, fully qualified professional staff and a friendly warm atmosphere with a strong commitment to learning through play.
Facilities include a superb outdoor play area with a brand new Mud Kitchen; professional qualified staff and a warm friendly welcome.
Spaces are available for September for ages 2+
Our next Open Days are March 21st and April 30th from 10 am – 2pm. No appointment necessary. http://www.crudwellpreschool.co.uk

The Grand Opening of the outdoor Mud Kitchen at Crudwell Pre School is at 2.30pm on Wednesday March 12th.
The mud kitchen contains bowls, saucepans, sieves, icecream scoops and lots of ‘child safe’ mud for fun creative play outside. Parents will be relieved to hear that the Mud Kitchen comes complete with coveralls to protect the childrens’ clothes.
Crudwell Pre School is based in Crudwell Village Hall. The Pre School has a lovely outside play area, fully qualified professional staff and a friendly warm atmosphere with a strong commitment to learning through play.
Spaces are available for September for ages 2+
Our next Open Days are March 21st and April 30th from 10 am – 2pm. No appointment necessary. http://www.crudwellpreschool.co.uk

The HGC has now finalised its fixtures for the year. Click Here.