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Chair: Paul Exell (email: paul.exell@sky.com phone: 01793 703276)


Membership Secretary: Sarah McDermott

Thursday, 30 June 2011

North Swindon Forum to meet Thursday 7th July


The North Swindon Forum are due to meet at 19:00, Thursday 7th July 2011, at the Haydon Wick Parish Rooms.

According to the meeting flyer:

Monday, 27 June 2011

Oakhurst Community Primary School Summer Fayre Saturday 2nd July

Oakhurst Community Primary School Summer Fayre

This is the school's biggest fundraiser of the year; please try and come along to help out this integral part of Oakhurst's Community.
It's being held on Saturday 2nd July from 11:30 to 14:30, on the school grounds.

Sunday, 26 June 2011

ORA response to Core Strategy and Tadpole Farm

The ORA committee produced a response to Swindon Borough Council’s newly proposed Core Strategy, and submitted it to the Council.  A decision was made not to publish the entire document, (which totals over 7,000 words), into the public domain at this time, but we are able to release the following synopsis:

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Electoral Boundary Change

The LGBCE has produced details of their new proposals for the SBC ward changes.  They have broadly followed the proposals of the Conservative Group in Swindon.  Their consultation window closes on the 20th June.

Monday, 13 June 2011

Deadline for Core Strategy Approaches

The deadline for responses to the Swindon Borough Council Core Strategy is 18:00, Thursday 16th June 2011.  Although the ORA plans to respond formally to the Core Strategy, if you have your own individual concerns you wish to direct to the council, you have only a few days left within which to do so.

Details of the Core Strategy can be found here, there is an online response form available here, or you can email a response directly to forwardplanning@swindon.gov.uk.

Monday, 6 June 2011

Blood Donation in North Swindon; Monday 13th June 2011

This is just a reminder that Orchid Vale Primary School have scheduled a blood donation session for Monday 13th June, between 15:00 and 19:30. 


To enquire more about the sessions please email orchidvaleblood@gmx.com or visit http://www.blood.co.uk/.

Friday, 3 June 2011

Oakhurst Community Primary School Summer Fayre 2nd July 2011

Oakhurst Community Primary School Summer Fayre

This is the school's biggest fundraiser of the year; please make a note in your diaries and try to come along to help out this integral part of Oakhurst's Community.
It's being held on Saturday 2nd July from 11:30 to 14:30, on the school grounds.