Useful Links & Services
For a list of useful telephone numbers and website addresses
for recreation, leisure, travel and essential services etc,
please click on the icon: 
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Our village correspondent for the Gazette & Herald is Linda Durno. If you have an item that you’d like to put in the villages section of the paper, please let Linda have it before Thursday for inclusion in the following Thursday’s edition. You can e-mail your article to Linda at kingtonstmichael@btinternet.com (please put “Gazette” in the subject line) or pop it through her letterbox at 14 The Close, KSM. Please only ‘phone with short items such as a date or odd snippet as she doesn’t do shorthand! (Linda’s tel. no. is 01249 750514).
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If you know of any other local websites please e-mail us and we will enter a link to it: kingtonstmichael@btinternet.com. Thank you.
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Animal Cruelty
Contact the RSPCA cruelty line on 0300 1234 999.
Black Box Collection Dates:
Black Boxes are usually collected on alternate Mondays. Please go to the Home Page and look under the Diary & Events section for current collection dates.
To request a second black box for kerbside collection, free of charge (subject to availability), please contact the Hills Waste Solutions helpline on 0845 603 2085. Allow up to four weeks for delivery.
The recycling helpline is 0870 2427596 or visit the website. If you have any furniture which you no longer need, but is too good to throw away, then contact "Waste Not, Want Not" on 01249 447140.
Bonfires
If you have a problem with bonfires affecting your property please click on the icon for more information:
Bus Timetable
To view the village bus timetable click here for Bus 99 (Monday to Saturday). Please note that some buses are run by a different company and will not accept a return ticket bought from the other bus company. It may be worth checking before you buy. Also, some return services from Chippenham run from a different bus stop - again, worth checking on arrival.
Carers Information & Support Service
Carers Support has set-up a new FREE service for unpaid carers in Wiltshire. The Carers Breaks Information & Support Service aims to help carers access information on where and how they can take some time out.
Whether the break is for a few hours or a longer holiday period; we can advise from a variety of options best suited to the carer’s needs and interests. Our database holds details of hundreds of organisations and companies relating to specialist holiday providers, respite, care homes, products and services, day care, transportation and social activities including local clubs and groups.
A break for a carer could be following up a hobby at an evening social group. It may be going on holiday with those that they care for at a place that provides good access and respite care. Or it may be as simple as having someone come to help with the housework.
Carers can access this service via – Freephone: 0800 9173562 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or Email: breaks@csww.co.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau
Tel. 0845 1203707
North Wilts Citizens Advice Bureau (Chippenham)
www.northwiltscab.org.uk
Advice Line: 0844 375 2775 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10am to 4pm, Wednesday 9am to 4pm.
Drop in hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 9am to 1pm. Appointments available. Wheelchair access. Address:
3
Monkton Hill
Chippenham
Witlshire
SN15 1EE
Fax: 01249 445812
Click here for a general information leaflet.
We have other offices in: Malmesbury, Corsham, Wootton Bassett, Calne.
Clarence - Roadwatch
CLARENCE (an acronym for Customer Lighting And Roads ENquiry CEntre) is a Wiltshire County Council provided service centre, set up to allow you to quickly and easily report road and lighting defects and hazards.
Have you spotted a defect or fault on a Wiltshire road or right of way or cycle lane, such as a pothole, a broken street light or a blocked route? Then WCC wants to hear from you. Defects include: potholes, damaged road signs, faulty street lights & traffic lights, blocked gullies, flooding, overgrown hedges, highway verges & ditches, highway trees, oil spills, mud on road, accident damage, defective road markings and grit bins.
To report a defect you can either:
Report a Fault Online or email: clarence@wiltshire.gov.uk or call freephone: 0800 232323
Mobile 'phone users, and for calls from outside Wiltshire, telephone 01225 713350
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm.
Community Transport, Good Neighbour Schemes, etc.
Village Link
Transport & Caring Co-ordinators
c/o Community First
St Josephs Place
DEVIZES
Wiltshire
SN10 1DD
Tel. 07590 720836
www.wiltslink.org.uk Good neighbour scheme covering villages to the north and west of Chippenham, including Kington St Michael, and providing transport, practical and domestic help.
CONNECT2
Connect2 RUH - About the service: Connect2 will provide you with a choice of bookable journey opportunities from Chippenham town bridge to the
Countryside Code
For information on how and where to access the countryside, and on The Countryside Code, please visit www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk
CRIMESTOPPERS
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Wiltshire Crimestoppers (call anonymously with information about crime): 0800 555 111
Devices for People with Disabilites
If you have a disability, then, in addition to familiar supporting equipment, you may need a special device to meet your particular circumstances to improve the quality of your daily living.
Remap is a national organisation of practical engineers, specialising in designing, making and installing such devices to meet these specific needs.
Many items are made from simple materials and are remarkably economincal to produce as well as often being ingenious. Typical devices are bath/shower hand grips, tubes to carry sticks on wheelchairs, eye drop dispensers, TV controls and modifications for sports, toys and hobby equipment. There are many examples on Remaps' website www.remap.org.uk.
The service is free, but, as a charity, Remap relies on donations. If you think Remap can help you then telephone (01722) 322484.
E-Safety
e-Safety links for parents - these links will give you information on safe internet use:
www.childnet-int.org/kia/parents/
Fireworks
For information on firework safety and the law regarding the setting off of fireworks, please click here.
Flooding - Vulnerable People
Please note if assistance is required for vulnerable people out of normal office hours please contact the Duty Emergency Planning Officer via the Police on 0845 4087000. Flooding incidents should continued to be reported to the CLARENCE number 0800 232323.
Independent Living
Ridgeway Care & Repair (North Wiltshire) helps older, vulnerable and disabled people to remain living in their own homes by offering advice & practical support; organising repairs, improvements and home adaptations as well as project managing building extensions. For more information visit www.ridgewaycommunity.org.ok or telephone 01249 460701.
Information Point
Police & Council information Service. Services available…Library staff are able to assist you with numerous police related queries.
The services that can be provided are listed below (please note – if your query is not listed below contact Wiltshire Police on 0845 408 7000). At Chippenham library you can:
· Hand in small items of found property (which will then be recorded and temporarily stored until they can
be picked up and taken to police storage)
· Provide details of your lost property
· Access leaflets on crime prevention
· Get answers to common police enquiries
· Contact the Police on the non emergency number(0845 408 7000)
Junk Mail and Unsolicited 'Phone Calls
Apparently Royal Mail are going to be putting loads more unsolicited junk mail through our letter boxes in the near future, with their new scheme called "Door to Door". If you'd like to lighten the postie's load and avoid the junk mail, here's how to go about it:
• For addressed mail, call 0845 703 4599 or see www.mpsonline.org.uk
• For unaddressed mail, call the Royal Mail Door to Door Opt Out Service on 08457 950 950 or e-mail mediacentre.customer.service@royalmail.co.uk
• For telephone calls, 'phone 0845 070 0707 or see www.tpsonline.org.uk
• For faxes, call 0845 070 0702 or see www.fpsonline.org.uk
• For e-mails and recorded 'phone calls, call the Information Commissioner on 01625 545 745 or e-mail mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk.
• To stop junk addressed to those who have passed away call The Bereavement Register on 0870 600 7222.
Leakstoppers
Wessex Water wants to keep leakage levels low and needs your help. Do you have damp spots on your path? If so you may have a leak. If you spot a leak ring the Leakstoppers hotline on 0800 6920692 (24 hours) or e-mail leakstoppers@wessexwater.co.uk.
Luncheon Club:
Senior citizens in the parish are eligible to attend Yatton Keynell luncheon club, as it covers that and surrounding villages. The club meets every Wednesday, in Yatton Keynell village hall, from 10.30am until 1.30pm (with a two week break in the summer and again at Christmas). The club offers food and companionship for £2 each week, to include a lunch with fresh vegetables and hot drinks. There is also occasional entertainment and outings. For further details please contact Ann Woolford (01249) 782689 or Gill Doughty (01249) 782326.
Milk Doorstep Delivery
Contact Dairy Crest, tel. 0800 615715.
The mobile library visits Kington St Michael every fortnight. This vehicle has full disabled access. It arrives at the Old Post Office at 10.40am until 11am. It then moves on to the school at 11.05am until 11.45am, where it is open to the general public (and then to the schoolchildren if it is during term time). For other library services click here. For dates of visits and more information, click on mobile library.
Newspaper Delivery
Contact Mervyn Singer, tel. 01249-750215.
NHS Wiltshire
NHS Wiltshire has produced Choose Well – a webpage and leaflet that act as a simple, handy guide to getting the right treatment. There is now a Wiltshire-wide service for out-of-hours medical and dental services, provided by a local company, Wiltshire Medical Services. Click on the website www.wiltshirepct.nhs.uk/choosewell, or pick up a leaflet at your doctor’s surgery, library or other public building, to find out who to call when.
In an emergency (e.g. serious injury, loss of consciousness, chest pain or suspected stroke) patients should always 'phone 999. For healthcare advice over the 'phone, NHS Direct is available on 0845 4647.
Parish Newsletter from Wiltshire Council
To view the latest copy of Wiltshire Council's parish newsletter please click here.
Recycling
The nearest household recycling centre is at Stonton St Quintin; click here for the website giving details of opening times, map, etc. (Click on Stanton St Quintin for the nearest site.)
For a copy of the recycling directory for Chippenham (including Kington St Michael) click here.
Commercial Cardboard Skip Recycling Service:
A chargeable cardboard skip recycling service for commercial properties will be provided across the country from 1st April, 2009. 6, 8, 10 and 12 cubic yard skips will be available. Any commercial property which requires a quote for a recycling skip collection service should call 01380 724911 to discuss their requirements.
Refuse Collections
Refuse is collected on a Friday, except for Bank Holidays.
Roadworks
For the latest news about any roadworks, utility work and non-street works that may be taking place in this area, please
Primary school: Kington St Michael CE Primary School, tel. (01249) 750454, www.kingtonstmichaelschool.co.uk.
Secondary Schools (Chippenham):
Abbeyfield School, tel. (01249) 464500, www.abbeyfieldschool.co.uk
Hardenhuish School, tel. (01249) 650693, www.hardenhuish.wilts.sch.uk
Sheldon School, tel. (01249) 766020 www.sheldonschool.co.uk
Please click here to view information about this facility at Wroughton, near
The Science Museum Library and Archives is one of the most pre-eminent collections in the world of printed items relating to the physical sciences, engineering, industry and transport. There are outstanding collections in these subject areas, but it also has significant collections on the scientific exploration of the natural world, including natural history and the science of life; on cartography, oceanography and the earth sciences, astronomy and cosmology; and on the application of science and technology to human life, including public health and medical technology, agriculture and domestic technology.
Stray Dogs
If you have found a dog, please contact (01249) 706111 during office hours*. Out of office hours and up to 11pm please ring 0845 0568035 and your call will be dealt with by the Out of Hours Service. If you have lost a dog, please contact (01249) 706111 during office hours* who can advise if your dog has been found.
*(Note: office hours are Monday to Thursday 08:45 am – 5:15 pm & Friday 08:45 – 4:45 pm)
Local Authorities are now responsible for dealing with stray dogs at all times under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. The police will no longer have a duty for stray dogs.
Trading Standards
The Trading Standards Institute can be contacted via: www.tradingstandards.gov.uk, or for the Wiltshire Trading Standards Service
Victim Support
Tel. 01380 738888 (8am - 8pm)
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre
Wiltshire and
Cocklebury Road
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3QN
Telephone : 01249 705500
By Fax : 01249 705527
By E-mail: heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk
Website link
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Trowbridge. Tel. 0300 456 0100 (all departments)
www.wiltshire.gov.uk
Social care help desk - tel. 0300 456 0111
Automated payments - tel. 0300 456 0199
The local Wiltshire Council office is at Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1ER
Monday to Thursday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Fridays 9:00am to 4:30pm
Wiltshire Cycleway
The complete Wiltshire Cycleway Guide, produced by Wiltshire County Council Travelwise and Wiltshire Tourism, is available for only £2 by calling 0870 2405599.
WILTSHIRE POLICE
KNOW THE NUMBER: 0845 408 7000 (your call will be recorded). The new single NON-EMERGENCY number replaces all previous public police station numbers. In an EMERGENCY dial 999. For more information visit www.wiltshire.police.uk. (Wiltshire Police Minicom, tel. 01380 734064).
The police service has set out its commitment to the public in a "Policing Pledge"; click here for details.
Chippenham Rural North NPT.Contact Details: Please use the team email address below to report issues of local concern in your neighbourhood - this email address should not be used to report crime - please call 0845 408 7000 to report minor crimes.
Email: chippruralnorthnpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk Tel: 0845 408 7000
Community Beat Manager (CBM)
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Gay Policing Initiative: To speak to a Gay Liaison Officer call 0845 408 7000.
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USEFUL WEBSITES
www.ageconcernwiltshire.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire
www.biddestonevillage.co.uk (Biddestone village website)
www.biodiversitywiltshire.org.uk (The website of the Wiltshire Biodiversity Partnership)
www.brinkworth.info (Brinkworth village website)
www.businesslink.gov.uk (Business Link)
www.castle-combe.com (Castle Combe village website)
(Chippenham And Villages Environmentalists)www.chap-partnership.co.uk Chippenham Area Community Partnership
www.childline.org.uk 0800 1111
www.chippenhamwithoutparishcouncil.gov.uk
www.christianmalford.org.uk (Christian Malford village website)
www.communitygroup.co.uk (Public interest website)
www.communityrepaint.org.uk (Donate unwanted paint or obtain donated paint for a charity or community project)
www.cprewiltshire.org.uk (Wiltshire Campaign to Protect Rural England)
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
www.ctxchange.org The Charity Technology Exchange - through this programme, eligible UK-based charities are able to choose from over 170 donated or discounted technology products from partners such as Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco for a small administration fee. The products include operating system software and server software, security software and hardware products such as switches, routers, wireless equipment and firewalls.
www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying (Anti-bullying webpage of the Department for Education & Skills)
www.disabledsouthwest.co.uk (Webzine for the disabled community, their carers and friends).
www.doorwayproject.co.uk (Homeless charity in Chippenham)
www.equalityhumanrights.com (Equality and Human Rights Commission).
www.freegle.org.uk (A recycling organsation with local groups, where people give and receive items for free - formerly "Freecycle" but now UK based)
www.gwe.uk.com (Great Western Enterprises)
www.homes4wiltshire.co.uk (Homes 4 Wiltshire is the way in which you can search for housing in the Wiltshire Council area. Homes 4 Wiltshire will allow you more involvement in your housing future and this website is your gateway to a new home. You can search for vacant properties across the Wiltshire Council area on this website.)
www.hullavington.info (Hullavington village website)
www.intelligencenetwork.org.uk (Wiltshire & Swindon Intelligence Network)
www.iod.com (Institute of Directors)
www.kingtonlangley.org (Kington Langley village website)
www.ksmcc.moonfruit.com (Kington St Michael Cricket Club website)
www.landshare.net (Linking people who want to grow their own food to space where they can grow it)
www.luckington.org.uk (Luckington village website)
www.lynehamvillage.com (the official Lyneham website!)
www.m4br.org.uk (M4 Business Resource)
www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk (Financial Services Authority - FSA)
www.nalc.gov.uk (National Association of Local Councils)
www.nhw-wilts.org.uk (Wiltshire Neighbourhood Watch)
www.northwiltscab.org.uk (North Wilts Citizens Advice Bureau)
www.nspcc.org.uk (NSPCC, tel. 0808 800 5000 e0mail help@nspcc.org.uk)
www.oaksey.com (Oaksey village website)
www.recycleforwiltshire.com (for information on recycling)
www.recyclenow.com (Information on recycling, compost bins & more)
www.remap.org.uk (Devices for people with disabilities)
www.ridgewaycommunity.org.ok (for help with independant living)
www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk (Commission for Rural Communities)
www.sherston.org.uk (Sherston village website)
www.sja.org.uk/sja/counties/wiltshire.aspx (St John's Ambulance, Wiltshire)
www.stantonstquintin.co.uk (Stanton St Quintin website)
www.suttonbenger.org.uk (Sutton Benger website)
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk (For the Wiltshire Trading Standards Service click here)
www.uk.freecycle.org (Swap unwanted items for free; the nearest group is Chippenham)
www.visitbath.co.uk (Bath)
www.walkinginwiltshire.org.uk
www.wessexchambers.org.uk (Chamber of Commerce)
www.wshc.eu (Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre's website for local historical information)
www.wiltshire.gov.uk (Wiltshire Council)
www.wiltshire.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/gritting/clarence-roadwatch
(CLARENCE - Customer Lighting And Roads ENquiry CEntre )
www.wiltshirelaf.org.uk (Wiltshire Local Access Forum)
www.wiltshire-pa.gov.uk (Wiltshire Police Authority)
www.wiltshirewoodrecycling.org.uk (based in Castle Combe - recycles wood!)
www.wiltsfire.gov.uk (Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service)
www.wiltslink.org.uk (Local transport and good neighbour scheme)
www.wiltsrec.org.uk (Wiltshire Racial Equality Council)
www.wiltsv-dubclub.co.uk (VW owners club - meets in Chippenham. Click here to view their Facebook page.)
www.wireuk.org (Women in Rural Enterprise)
www.wsbrc.org.uk (Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records Centre)
www.wshc.eu (Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, in Chippenham)
www.yattonkeynell.com (Yatton Keynell village website)