Tadpole Farm Community Consultation

Proposals at Tadpole Farm for approx. 1700 dwellings

Swindon Borough Council’s future Development Plan proposes building at

Tadpole Farm. Local residents and community representatives are invited to

a series of exhibitions displaying the findings of the work carried out to date

by Crest Nicholson. Members of the developer’s team will be available to

listen to your views and to answer questions.

(Dates below)

Blood Donation in North Swindon; Tuesday 8th March 2011

This is just a reminder that Orchid Vale Primary School have scheduled a blood donation session for Tuesday 8th March, between 15:00 and 19:30. 
 To enquire more about the sessions please email orchidvaleblood@gmx.com or visit http://www.blood.co.uk/.

There is also a subsequent session scheduled for Monday 13th June.

Developers and MP reveal their disastrous proposals for Tadpole Farm!

On Friday, 25^th February 2011 a meeting was hosted by the North Swindon MP for the developers and ORA The purpose of the meeting was for ORA to gain a better understanding of the developers’ proposals for Tadpole Farm.

The outcome of the meeting is that ORA are now a lot clearer about the position of our political representatives – with both the MP and the ward councillors appearing, to all intents and purposes, to be batting for the developers against the residents of Oakhurst

ORA Upcoming Events

This post details any upcoming events that the ORA has scheduled, or could be important to the local community.  We aim to keep this as up to date as possible.

Oakhurst Community Primary School Summer Fayre

Saturday 2nd July 11:30 to 14:30.

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.

Protestors Clear First Hurdle

Campaigners against the proposed wind turbines at the Honda site have cleared their first hurdle as the Swindon Borough Council Planning Committee voted to defer a decision on the application to build three 120m wind turbines.  This was to allow time for the council planning department to produce a report laying out the legal grounds for refusal of the application.

Further details can be seen in the Swindon Advertiser article at http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/8840380.Wind_is_taken_out_of_turbine_sails/

Parish Council Shares Tadpole Development Concerns

The Haydon End Community Site has highlighted the documented concerns of our Parish Council here .

ORA Membership

So far our membership has grown in a few short months to over 150 individuals, so thank you to everyone who has shown an interest and signed up. 

If you have not joined the ORA, and are thinking of doing so, please continue reading...