Neighbourhood wardens
Swindon's Neighbourhood Wardens provide a service for housing tenants and are employed to work for and with council tenants on council housing estates. Their main role is to work within neighbourhoods to promote respect for people, property and the environment; and to encourage resident community involvement.
The Neighbourhood Wardens focus on council-owned land and property and have the following responsibilities:
- Participating in community projects
- Removing litter, fly tipping, and graffiti from Housing land
- Safely disposing of abandoned used needles
- Tackling anti-social behaviour
- Inspecting communal areas of block of flats monthly
- Helping tenants and leaseholders to access other organisations and services
- Communicating with all tenants and leaseholders about community issues or problems
- Helping resolve local disputes
- Promoting the involvement of young people in their local environment through the Young Warden scheme and school projects
Neighbourhood warden teams
Penhill and Stratton
Lead Neighbourhood Warden: Maxine Clifford
Tel: 07557 541746 or office number: 01793 703679
Email: mclifford@swindon.gov.uk
Pinehurst, Moredon, Highworth, Haydon Wick, Rodbourne Cheney and North Villages
Lead Neighbourhood Warden: Warrick Lynham
Tel: 07919 111463 or office number: 01793 464081
Email: wlynham@swindon.gov.uk
Walcot, Railway Village, West Swindon, Wroughton and Hatherleigh Court
Lead Neighbourhood Warden: Lorna Brown
Tel: 07584 151297 or office number: 01793 611277
Email: lbrown2@swindon.gov.uk
Eldene, Liden, Park North, Park South and Chiseldon, Wanborough, Liddington and Bishopstone
Lead Neighbourhood Warden: Joan Woods
Tel: 07974 450172 or office number: 01793 521865
E-mail: jwoods@swindon.gov.uk
Please phone the Lead Neighbourhood Warden for fly-tipping and waste removal requests in each area on their office or mobile phone number.