highworth library
Highworth Town Council supports Highworth Library through purchasing additional hours to ensure the People of Highworth are able to access the wide variety that the library has to offer.
The Library is another major hub in the Town. It is the fourth biggest library in Swindon. As well as its main function it hosts activities including Job Club, children’s craft activities; adult colouring sessions, talks and computer training. It has a permanent exhibition space for Highworth Historical Society as well as display cabinets to promote the work of local artisans.
Highworth Town Council supports Highworth Library by funding two Library & Information Assistants for 15 hours a week each.
From January 2023, Swindon Borough Council’s face to face Customer Services offer will move from its current Wat Tyler building location, out into the community, to be delivered by library staff.
Highworth Library have self-service machines where, with support from library staff, you can access services such as:
• Blue Badges • Waste and recycling • Requesting home repairs
• Parking fines and permits
These services, as well as lots of others, are also available at www.swindon.gov.uk
SCHOOLS
All of our schools perform well and are popular with parents. As well as producing high academic achievement they are delighted to share in community activities. All of them will share space with the community. The secondary school has recently built a new sports hall, dance studio and all – weather pitch, all of which are used by the public during the evenings and week-ends. The school also boasts an impressive Big Band that often performs locally. All of our school are a real asset to the Town.
Southfield Junior School
- Shrivenham Road Highworth Wiltshire SN6 7BZ
- Tel: 01793 762210
Westrop Primary & Nursery School
- Newburgh Place Highworth Swindon SN6 7DN
- Tel: 01793 762897
- B8 Email: Mrs Cindy Acres
Eastrop Infant School
- Highworth Wiltshire SN6 7AP
- Tel: 01793 763772
- Fax: 01793 766528
Highworth Warneford School
- Shrivenham Road Highworth Swindon SN6 7BZ
- Tel: 01793 762426
Highworth Pre - School
- Registered Charity Number 308250
- Newburgh Place, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7DN
Westgate Nursery
- 82 Cricklade Rd, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7BL
lloyds mobile bank
Lloyds Mobile Bank every other Wednesday, dates as follows: 3rd May 2023, 17th May 2023, 31st May 2023, 14th June 2023, 28th June 2023 between the hours of 10:00am – 11:30am every other week, in the Old Library Car Park
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Notices
Notice of - Temporary Road Closure - High Street & Sheep Street Saturday 29th April 2023
EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE A361 THAMES STREET TO A361 LECHLADE ROAD (LECHLADE & KEMPSFORD & FAIRFORD PARISHES) COTSWOLD DISTRICT
Notice Of Temporary Road Closure - Pentylands Lane, Highworth
Borough Of Swindon (Non-Fee Off Street Parking Places) Consolidation Order 2003 Amendment No.1 2022 - Newburgh Place)
Notice is HEREBY GIVEN that Swindon Borough Council intend to make the above
Order under the provisions of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of
which is to amend the Borough of Swindon (Non-Fee Off-Street Parking Places)
Consolidation Order 2003 (as amended) by the introduction of disabled parking
bays in Newburgh Place Car Park for the parking of vehicles displaying a blue
badge for a maximum period of 1 hour no return within 1 hour.
A copy of the documents for the Order may be inspected online at
www.swindon.gov.uk/trafficregulationorders
Objections or representations to the proposed Order should be made by
completing the consultation form which can be found at
www.swindon.gov.uk/trafficregulationorders under ‘Stage 2 – Formal
consultation’ with reference (ST&I/TRO/ Newburgh Place Car Park) by no later
than 21 April 2022. Any objection or representation received will form part of
a public record which may be made publicly available.
Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure, Civic Offices, Euclid Street,
Swindon, SN1 2JH
1 April 2022
For further information please email: TrafficManager@swindon.gov.uk
Swindon Borough Council Section 14 - The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Notice Of Temporary Road Closure – Hampton Lane, Highworth
This Order is being introduced to allow Thames Water to install a new water connection and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on Hampton Lane between the properties named ‘Somerset’ and ‘Hampton Lodge’.
Traffic to be diverted via B4019 Cricklade Road.
The Order will come into force on the 17 May 2022 for 6 months but it is anticipated the road closure is only required between 17 to 23 May 2022.
Strategic Transport and Infrastructure
22 March 2022
For further information please contact 01793 463040 quoting reference STR000333
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Experimental Order - A361 Swindon Road, Highworth
For further information please email TrafficManager@swindon.gov.uk
Notice Of Temporary Road Closure - Cherry Orchard Highworth - 26th June 2023
This Order is being introduced for SSE works and will impose a prohibition on Cherry Orchard outside Number 2
Alternative Route – via Orange Close and Downs View
The Order comes into force on the 26th June 2023 for 6 months but it is anticipated works will take place between 26 to 30 June 2023 only.
Strategic Transport 28 April 2023
For further information please contact NetworkCoordination@swindon.gov.uk quoting reference STR000607.
Notice Of Temporary Footpath Closures - Foopaths 18, Highworth and 19, Hannington
This Order is being introduced to allow installation of a new water main trunk from Highworth to Blunsdon and will prohibit pedestrians from proceeding along footpath 18 Highworth and 19 Hannington from Bydemill Farm Lane to Hampton Lane (unclassified 3019) Hampton.
Alternative Route
Due to health and safety reasons no suitable alternative route can be provided.
The Order came into force on the 21 June 2021 for 6 months but to allow for completion of works, the Secretary of State for Transport, has given authorization for the Order to be extended until the 21 June 2022.
Strategic Transport and Infrastructure
13 December 2021
For further information please contact 01793 463040 quoting reference STR000183
This Order is being introduced to allow Thames Water to install a new water connection and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on The Avenue outside No. 22.
Traffic will be diverted via B4019 Cricklade Road and A361 Swindon Road
The Order will come into force on the 17 January 2022 for 6 months but it is expected works will take place between 17 to 21 January 2022.
Strategic Transport and Infrastructure
9 December 2021
For further information please contact 01793 463040 quoting reference STR000275
Notice Of Temporary Road closure – Queens Road, Hannington.
This Order is being introduced to allow Thames Water to install new pipeline and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on Queens Road, Hannington to Swanborough from The Freke Arms to the entrance road of St Johns Baptist Church.
Traffic will be diverted as follow:
Southside from junction of B4019 to A419 Turnpike interchange north to Culcott & then south on A419 to Seven Bridges. Through Castle Eaton & Kempsford High Street to Hannington Wick Nell Hill & Hannington on Queens Road.
North side via Hannington Queens Road to Nell Hill Hannington Wick onto High Street Hannington. South on A419 at Seven Bridges to Turnpike & east on B4019 to Swanborough.
The Order will come into force on the 14 February 2022 for 6 months but it is expected works will take place between 14 February 2022 to 14 March 2022.
Strategic Transport and Infrastructure
21 January 2022
For further information please contact 01793 463040 quoting reference STR000295
Non-Fee Off Street Parking Places Consolidation Order 2003 Amendment No.1 2022 - Newburgh Place
STATEMENT OF REASONS
Following the introduction of the School Safe Environment Zone (SSEZ) at Westrop
Primary School on Newburgh Place this order seeks to introduce additional disabled
persons parking bays within the Newburgh Place Non-Fee Off-Street Car Park.
The request is a consequence of the no loading and no waiting at any time on
Newburgh Place introduced as part of the SSEZ.
To address the concerns raised Swindon Borough Council proposes to amend the
Non-Fee Off-Street Parking Places Consolidation Order 2003 to include Newburgh
Place in Schedule 3 for the introduction of Disabled Badge Holders only, Maximum
Stay 1 Hour, No Return in 1 Hour parking bays.
The reason for making this order is as follows;
a. For facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class
of traffic (including pedestrians), or
b. For preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which
the road runs, or
c. to improve the environment for local residents
This request has been delivered in conjunction with local Ward Councillors.
Consultation has been carried out with residents and emergency services and other
relevant stakeholders.
Traffic Management & Road Safety
March 2022
Thames Water - Wessex Way W/c 11th April 2022
We’re going to be installing a new manhole chamber on our surface water sewer in the verge on
Roundhills Mead, in the location highlighted on the mapping below. This work is due to
commence on 11 April.
The work will require traffic management and is expected to take approximately 10 days
to complete.
Following this, we’ll be installing an over pump at this location, which will pump surface water
into the nearby the ditch. We anticipate the over pump will be in situ until the end of June. I’d like
to assure you sound barriers will also be present to ensure minimal disruption.
As you may know, there’s been issues with the manhole cover situated in the road, next to the
verge. On occasion, with rainfall, the pressure of the flows coming through the surface water
sewer, has caused the manhole cover has come off, which is a potential safety hazard. We
know, there are additional flows coming through the surface water network, which have
contributed to this and are being investigated. Therefore, we’re hoping the over-pump will
mitigate the risk of this happening again, whilst we continue with our investigations.
Please feel free to share this information on your social media platforms. Should anyone have
any further questions, they can contact our 24-hour Customer Contact Centre on 0800
3169800, quoting reference number BB – 00135972
Notice Of Temporary Emergency Closure For Roundhills Mead, Highworth
This restriction is being introduced for urgent Thames Water works and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on Roundhills Mead rear of 21-22 Edencroft
Traffic to be diverted via Roundhills Mead, Lechlade Road, Westrop, Swindon Road, Brewery Street and vice versa.
The restriction comes into force on the 17 October 2022 for 21 days but it expected works will be completed by 5pm on 26 October 2022.
Strategic Transport and Infrastructure
21 October 2022
For further information please contact NetworkCoordintation@swindon.gov.uk quoting reference STR000478