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February 2012

Cricklade Town Plan - Consultation Draft

A group of volunteer local residents have produced with the support of Cricklade Town Council and Wiltshire Council a draft Cricklade Town Plan. This plan is very important for the future of our Town and covers the period 2012 to 2026.

Please read the plan which you can find here Draft Cricklade Town Plan. Your comments are needed by 26th March 2012. You can comment by meeting the volunteers and by completing this Questionnaire. An explanation of the consultation process can be found here Town Plan Flier.

January 2012

At our meeting on 11 January we had over 20 members and lively discussion ranged from marketing our Town to budgeting for 2012, two guest speakers told us about Tourism plans for Cricklade and the future of the Campus a Wiltshire council initiative to get rid of some of its building stock and improve local facilitates.  Members were also informed about a possible grant of up to £5000 from the Area Board which Wootton Bassett Chamber and ourselves will administer to encourage economic growth within the local Area.  We welcomed three new members Clair Bowen, Heather Muir and Adrian and Mym Holcombe. Their details will be published on the website soon.

The awaited report to David Cameron’s Government about the future of our High Streets was Published in December by retail Guru Mary Portas. The document (view report) explores the failings and future of our High Streets and makes recommendations to Government on how to save our High Streets.

There are some interesting thoughts and whilst much of the report relies on government at all levels taking action there are a number of recommendations for retailers. Take a look surprise yourself find a couple of items that you could put in place to help you.

Bob Jones Chairman

December 2010

Cricklade Town Council gave the go ahead to plans for a new 45 space car park in the Town centre at their meeting on 13th December. Following public consultation sent to 1698 households in Cricklade there was an excellent response rate of 26% in which 341 voted yes and 99 no to the use of a public works loan to develop the car park. This is was the final hurdle in the battle to provide improved car parking in the Town which has lasted for many years and is great news for the future health of our Town centre.

September Meeting - Wednesday 1st September

Our guest speaker will be Clare Flanagan from Yakzapwoo Ltd. She will be giving a presentation about “Marketing on a Small Budget”.  Come along and pick up some essential marketing tips for your business.

June 2010

Swindon & Cricklade Railway GWR 175 Steam Gala

Swindon and Cricklade Railway are celebrating 175 years of GWR over 2 weekends 12/13 June and 19/20 June. This will be a fantastic family event click here for more details

Cricklade Business Association are holding a Corporate Evening on 15th June at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway. Enjoy a great family evening and support the Swindon and Cricklade Railway in the process. To book and find out more click here

April 2010

Have a look at the proposed HGV loading bay outside Tesco it will help congestion but reduce the parking spaces between Tesco and Gas Lane to one space. Informal consultation was held earlier this year with residents and businesses. Cricklade Town Council have re-confirmed their wish to see this implemented as part of the traffic management measures currently under consideration.

If the loading bay is to be implemented then Cricklade Town Council has been asked to recommend times based on local circumstances.  Before they do so they would appreciate the views of CBA and their members, who are most affected, on what would be the preferred time limits to be put in place.

Loading Bay PDF1

Loading Bay PDF2

February 2010

Cricklade Business Association donates £100 to Thames Pre School to help them build an outside play area.

January 2010

Cricklade CCTV

The Cricklade CCTV system is now fully operational and is proving to be a useful tool for protecting the community. The Police are impressed with its capability and are making full use of the system in their investigations.

New Members

Cricklade Business Association is delighted to welcome Codec Consulting, Cricklade Dental Practice, Jo-Bill Spirit, Mallin Bed & Breakfast, Physio Care, and St. Sampsons Church as new members.

October 2009

Cricklade New Business Competition

Oliver Tanner is the winner this year for his business The Alternative Drum School. The Regional Final Results were announced on Thursday 29th October in Malmesbury. He was awarded a prize of £1000 and will progress to the next round with the possibility of a further £ 2000 prize. The winner of the final will be announced on 20th November 2009.

March 2009

New Member - Thames Pre-School

Cricklade Business Association is pleased to welcome Thames Pre-School as a new association member. Webpage

February 2009

Additional 3000 Dwellings Planned for North West Swindon

There will be an exhibition on the West of Swindon Study Update at the Cricklade & Wootton Bassett Area Board, 7pm on Wednesday 4th March at Purton Village Hall. Follow this link to find out more about these plans westswindonstudy-leaflet

NWDC Business Rate Relief

CBA were recently informed at a North Wiltshire Council briefing that businesses are not taking up/ or don’t know about possible rate relief. There are 3 types see links to the application details on North Wiltshire's website to check if you are eligible.

Rural Rate Relief

Hardship Rate Relief

Small Business Rate Relief

New Member - High-Tech School of Motoring

Cricklade Business Association is pleased to welcome Steve Forester of High-Tech School of Motoring as a new association member.