Here are some links to local websites you may find useful. We will be adding many more in the near future, so bookmark this page or save it as a favourite, and make it your first stop for all sources of local information. Please note we are not responsible for the content of external websites.

Justin Tomlinson MP
Justin is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the North Swindon constituency, which includes Abbey Meads.

Swindon Borough Council
Responsible for providing all the major services. It is a unitary authority (there is no county council covering the area).

Haydon Wick Parish Council
Provides certain local services in some western parts of Abbey Meads.

Blunsdon St Andrew Parish Council
Provides certain local services in some eastern parts of Abbey Meads.

Oakhurst Residents Association NEW! and

Redhouse Residents Association
Community groups representing the interests of local people.

Wiltshire Police
The Neighbourhood Policing Team for Swindon North which includes Abbey Meads.

Orbital Shopping Park
The retail park on Thamesdown Drive, including Asda-Walmart, Marks & Spencer and Homebase.

Priory Vale & Taw Hill Communtiy Website
Original promotional website for the North Swindon Development Company.

Haydon End
Community wesbite for Haydon End residents.

North Swindon Library
Large, modern library located on the Orbital Shopping Park.

Swindon Conservatives
The website of the local Conservative Association (please note Swindon's Conservative MPs now have their own separate websites).

Conservative Party
The national Conservative Party website.


SCHOOLS

Here are links to the websites of schools located in (or close to) Abbey Meads ward. Remember some local pupils, especially aged 11+ and 16+, attend schools and colleges outside the ward. You can find links to all other Swindon Schools on the Borough Council website.

Abbey Meads Primary School
Hugo Way, Abbey Meads

Bridlewood Primary School
Chartwell Road

Brimble Hill Primary School
Tadpole Lane

Catherine Wayte Primary School
Elstree Way, Abbey Meads

Isambard Secondary School
Redhouse Way, Redhouse

Oakhurst Primary School
Pioneer Road, Oakhurst

Orchid Vale Primary School
Torun Way, Haydon End

Red Oaks Primary School
Redhouse Way, Redhouse

St Francis Church of England Primary School
Aiken Way, Taw Hill

Uplands Secondary School
Tadpole Lane


PUBS

Here are links to pubs located in (or close to) Abbey Meads ward. Please note these are promotional websites and their inclusion here is for information only, not an endorsement or a recommendation.

The Abbey Meads
Abbey Meads Village Centre, Elstree Way

The Blunsdon Arms
Thamesdown Drive, opposite the Orbital Shopping Park

The Friary (also known as The Toby Carvery)
Elstree Way, Abbey Meads

The Jovial Monk
Highdown Way, St Andrews Ridge

The Tawny Owl
Queen Elizabeth Drive, Taw Hill

More links to follow - keep checking back!

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