Chippenham / Corsham Guide 2020

Useful Contact Numbers for Chippenham, Corsham
and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Chippenham and Corsham. This includes information on council services, education, transport, health, recycling & emergency services.

Council Office Services

Wiltshire County Council provides a range of services for residents of Chippenham and Corsham including education and social care.

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

Register Offices

Wiltshire is home to some of the finest locations and scenery in the UK making the register offices in the area the ideal location for a notice of marriage or civil partnership. The service is centrally administered from Trowbridge.

Emergency Services

Emergency services in Chippenham and Corsham are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in these towns is listed below:

Hospitals

Wiltshire hospitals are all part of the Great Western Healthcare Trust and this part of Wiltshire is served by excellent NHS hospitals.

NHS Services

There are a range of NHS services available to residents of Chippenham and Corsham. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services – Children, Young People, Adults and Families

Wiltshire County Council has a number of teams and specialists in place, to support adults, families and children in all circumstances.

Post Offices

The popularity of sending a letter may be decreasing but in and around Chppenham and Corsham, there are many post offices to buy a stamp, send a letter, purchase a rod fishing license or exchange money for a trip abroad.

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

There are good leisure facilities in the Chippenham and Corsham area offering a range of activities and classes. These include:

Public Transport

There are excellent transport links and rail services serving Chippenham and Corsham providing both efficient and scenic transport routes around Wiltshire and to the rest of the country.

Housing for Homeless People

Support, advice and assistance is available from Wiltshire Council for tenants, landlords, lettings agents, owner occupiers, parents, young people and agencies in Chippenham and Corsham to try and prevent homelessness wherever possible.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

Chippenham and Corsham Chambers of Commerce serve as the voice for business in Chippenham and Corsham respectively, providing an apolitical platform for consultation and the provision of business services and information.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.