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Maps of proposed parish areas released for public viewing

Swindon Borough Council has
released two maps showing the
possible future parish boundaries
within the town.
The council is currently conducting
a Community Governance Review
looking at making the whole of the
town parished.
This follows requests from existing
parish councils to review their
arrangements.
The borough council has also
stated that it will no longer be able
to afford to pay for some services
like grass cutting, street cleaning
and playground maintenance by
2020 and has said that it will be
up to parishes to take over those
duties.
A council spokesman said: “In mid
June, the council’s cabinet agreed to
give people more power over local
services by considering the potential
of creating parish councils covering bin emptying and grass cutting.” new parishes. worst for council tax payers.
the entire borough. The detailed illustrative maps “The fairest and most effective “If residents want to petition in
“The plans to expand local above are available on the way to create this change, if we the proper way to create smaller
democracy will ensure that council’s website as well as further must, is to create one Parish for community focused parishes, then
community governance is effective information on the CGR process: all or most of the unparished area. there will be opportunity to do this
and convenient and reflective of the www.swindon.gov.uk/parishes It can be managed effectively, it democratically in the future.
identities and interests of the local Community campaigner and Old will be more democratic and it will “No-one, not least the borough
communities in the borough. It will Town resident Colin Doubleday said: stand a better chance to financially council can say that they have
also provide residents with more “It is regrettable that we are in this safeguard services across the whole the information or the mandate
direct control over services such as situation when it is clear there is town. to start slicing up the map at this
street cleaning, litter and dog waste no wish of the population to create “A large parish will work best for point because there is not enough
the borough council and the least community will or engagement.”

VAS seeking equality stories for new website

Voluntary Action Swindon and the By raising and addressing equality
Swindon Equality Coalition are issues, the aim is to continue to
seeking stories of equality from make Swindon a place of fairness
Swindon residents for inclusion in a and opportunity, where people can
new website. aspire and achieve things to the
Focusing on equality issues within best of their ability.
the local community, it is hoped the VAS has been commissioned by
website will become a forum for Swindon Borough Council to deliver
those suffering any kind of problem the Swindon200 project and the
with equality or a place for those new website will be a key example
who wish to celebrate examples of the equality focus.
and raise awareness of projects and Email your stories to:
events. [email protected]

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