Protect your Valuables

http://www.immobilise.com/ As recommended by the Police.

Free Smoke Alarms

Click here for information on how to qualify for and receive a free smoke detector.

North Swindon Youth Centre - Now Open

Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm.

Plans to also open Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings too.

Make contact by calling 465452 or e-mail orbitalyouthproject@swindon.gov.uk or tmason@swindon.gov.uk

If you have an idea for an activity or event get in touch or collect a questionnaire from the North Swindon Library.

New Secondary and Primary Schools in Priory Vale

Visit the web site for the latest information www.prioryvale.net/education.html

Groundwell Ridge

Latest news on the 2005 dig can be found at:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1146

The Art of Happiness?- Is volunteering
New research indicates that helping others raises quality of life for British Citizens. When we volunteer our time to do something for others, such as helping out an elderly neighbour or taking part in a local community project, it can be good news for our health, our children?s education and even reduce the local crime rate too. Click here for the full story.

The Community Foundation for Wiltshire &
Swindon

A registered charity based in Devizes, Wiltshire. It manages charitable funds set up on behalf of the people of Haydon Wick. It provides a straightforward way for local charities and voluntary groups to obtain grants. It also helps to identify local needs and issues.

Find out more at www.wscf.org.uk

Is there a Risk of Flooding in Haydon Wick?

Visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/826674/ and enter your post code to find out.

Complaints about Local Authorities

If you have complained to a Local Authority and you are not happy with the outcome, you can take your complaint to the Ombudsman. For full details click here http://www.lgo.org.uk/complain.htm

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
If you are Swindon Library card holder, you can use your own pc to search the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Follow these simple instructions:
Go into the Swindon Borough Website page http://217.33.247.237:8000/
Click on the enter button on the Geoweb screen
Log in with your Library membership barcode number (without spaces) and your password which is the last 3 digits and letter of your postcode - so if your postcode is SN25 1QQ - enter 1QQ
Click Continue
Verification as to who you are - Click Continue
The screen will show all the catalogues including the ODNB
Enter ODNB

Latest Government Statistics on Haydon Wick

Click here

Young Britons' Foundation
The Young Britons' Foundation was established in July 2003 to help develop the talents of young conservative-minded political activists in Britain. Click here to visit their web site.

• Would your school like to run for election?

• Is there a budding Tony Blair waiting in the wings?

Welcome to Y Vote Mock Elections 2004 run by the Hansard Society, which enables your school to create all the high drama, intense decision-making and mass participation of a real election.

www.mockelections.co.uk/default.asp

Primary and Secondary School Places in Northern Sector
Many parents are unhappy with the way Education is run in the north of Swindon. Your local councillors have been working extremely hard to address those concerns. The PDF file explains how Education is organised in Swindon and the Right to Choose web site explains how national Conservative Party policies will benefit North Swindon.
Visit www.righttochoose.com

The National Youth Agency has issued a youth manifesto
calling on local and national government to deliver better
services to young people.

http://www.nya.org.uk/Homepage.asp?NodeID=88833