Tag: Liden

We like you, have been asking whether we will ever see the promised improvements to Liden Village Centre. In February 2012 the Conservative Council announced Swindon Council plans to spend £900,000 over 2 years on six centres (Swindon Advertiser, February 2012). The following year, the Conservative administration reduced the budget to £450,000 (Swindon Advertiser, October 2013). In 2014 we were given assurances that the improvements would be coming soon and yet nothing happened. Now following a question at a Council…

 Liden & Eldene Councillors, Chris Watts, Fay Howard and Derique Montaut, has called on Swindon Borough Council to reverse its decision to place Eldene and Liden in to the current Nythe Parish. Their calls have come following information being discovered about problems Nythe Parish Council has faced. Since its inception in 2014 Nythe Parish Council have had 4 Parish Clerks and are struggling to be quorate for its meetings. Currently the Parish Council only has 2 Parish Councillors and have…

Labour Councillors representing the Liden area are asking whether Liden Centre will ever see the promised improvements to Liden Village Centre.   In February 2012 the then Conservative  Council  Leader, Rod Bluh, announced 'Swindon Council plans to spend £900,000 over two years on centres at Eldene, Liden, Covingham Square, Freshbrook, Toothill and Guildford Avenue' (Swindon Advertiser, February 2012). The following year, the Conservative administration agreed to reduce the budget to £450,000 (Swindon Advertiser, October 2013) Toothill and Eldene were removed…

Councillor Chris Watts has hit the ground running as your new Councillor covering Park South, Liden & Eldene. Chris, Derique & Fay have been going door to door across the ward meeting as many of you as we can.  Councillor Chris Watts has hit the ground running as your new Councillor covering Park South, Liden & Eldene. Chris, Derique & Fay have been going door to door across the ward meeting as many of you as we can. We have…

Fay, Chris, and Derique, your Labour Councillors in Liden, Eldene and Park South update for local residents on Liden Library Community Rooms, Country Parks, and Eldene Shops. Liden Library Community Rooms The closing date has now passed with interested parties having submitted interest in running the community rooms held within Liden library. This may also include the library service itself. We will keep you up to date on what happens next as we hear ourselves. Please continue to support our local…

A number of concerns from Liden have come in regarding low flying aircraft. If it's concerning you do get in touch with Fay. A number of concerns from Liden have come in regarding low flying aircraft. If it's concerning you do get in touch with Fay.

Once the work in Covingham is agreed and contract signed, the exact amount left for Liden will be known.  Once the work in Covingham is agreed and contract signed, the exact amount left for Liden will be known. Costed ideas can then be known& we will hold the consultation for your ideas on improving our Liden Centre. It's anticipated this will in the Autumn.

Thank you for all who got in touch and who have signed the petition. We also been going door to door to collect signatures & joined ERA in collecting signatures at Morrisons on a Saturday in July.   Thank you for all who got in touch and who have signed the petition. We also been going door to door to collect signatures & joined ERA in collecting signatures at Morrisons on a Saturday in July.  The Petition will going to the…

We are very disappointed to hear that Thamesdown Transport has closed the number 20 bus service. We are very disappointed to hear that Thamesdown Transport has closed the number 20 bus service. This service helped transport Eldene and Liden residents to the hospital and Greenbridge retail park. We understand a local petition has been set up to call on the bus service to be retained and we hope there can be a way to keep this service retained. If you…

Now the elections are over we, as your local councillors, are working with officers to get costings over different options as to how the village centre can be regenerated. We are still seeking to hold a public consultation to discuss the Liden Village Centre regeneration scheme. Residents may remember that thanks to lobbying from councillors and residents, the Council earlier in the year agreed to spend an extra £100K on this scheme however a public consultation on how this money…

Your Labour team in Liden, Eldene and Park South ward are working hard for residents all year round, we've summarised some of the issues we've tackled in this article… In Liden Having been raising the case that more money was needed for Liden centre improvements we welcome the recent news the the council are to put more money in. Having seen it cut to just £30,000 by the Conservative Council. Okebourne Park path is due to be completed by May. Fairlawn entrance wall was…

The Liden, Eldene and Park South Councillors and Labour candidate for the local elections, Chris Watts, have welcomed new money for Liden village centre that has been agreed to be part of Swindon Borough Council’s budget.  The Liden, Eldene and Park South Councillors and Labour candidate for the local elections, Chris Watts, have welcomed new money for Liden village centre that has been agreed to be part of Swindon Borough Council’s budget. Extra £70K of funding for improvements to Liden village…