Images of Box

North view of Box Valley

Box Railway Tunnel

Bridge over ByBrook

Manor House

Box C of E School

St Thomas a Becket Church

Poynder Fountain

Chapel Plaister

Images of Box

The Pound

Recording Studios

The Blind House

Lorne House

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NEWS + INFORMATION

Any NEWS you want to share ?   - go to the CONTACT US page !  +++   Council Minutes for February now on line  +++  EXTRACTS from the MARCH edition of the Parish magazine now on line - see menu  +++; Council news for MARCH (see menu) now available ..  +++       ('mouse-over' to pause scroll)

The new DIGITAL TV (Freeview) channels will not COMMENCE until 24th March.
when 8** digital channels will be switched on.  Analogue BBC2 will be switched OFF.
The other analogue signals/channels ITV1,  BBC1 and Ch4 will remain on until >>>>

>>>> the 7th April when BBC1, ITV1 and CH4 analogue channels
will be switched OFF.  Then a further 10 digital channels will be added
- making 18** in all.  All  transmitters in the WEST that cover BOX
will be converted on the same dates.

You can DOWNLOAD an informative leaflet
(previously delivered to your home last year - but we bet you lost it!)
 from THIS site now by clicking < HERE >  ( a PDF file )

TO GO
FOR DIGITAL TV

Don't listen to rumour
Get the FACTS!
  < HERE >

There are TWO vacancies on the Parish Council
Both will be filled by 'co-option' (click below for details)
Are you interested in joining the Parish Council?  Do you have a little spare time to contribute to the Community you live in?  If you think you can,  pop in to the Parish office (mornings - Monday to Thursday) and speak to Margaret Carey the clerk who will be pleased to see you and tell you all about it.
(or have a word with any of the Councillors - see menu on the left)

The Council will make its decision on the  25th March
BUT ... there is still time to put your name forward - do it NOW !!

Click < HERE > for more details 
(still current as on 8th March 2010)

We hope through the various pages to tell you what is going on in the parish and give you some idea of the facilities here.  It is frequently updated, so visit us again.

The Parish of Box in the county of Wiltshire covers an area of over 7 square miles and embraces several smaller communities including Ashley, Ditteridge,
Kingsdown, Rudloe and Wadswick.   It is located about 5 miles east of Bath & 6 miles west of Chippenham.  The A4 road from London to Bath & Bristol passes right through the village.

Much of Box Village and the surrounding area is a Conservation Area and it falls within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty & West Wiltshire Green Belt.
(Weather Pixie has problems but it will be back !)