Parish Council News

The Parish Council is planning to hold a gathering in the Wotton Road cemetery on Sunday 16th September 2018 at 3.00 pm to which all are invited.

The event is to show the big amount of work recently completed, and to explain to those in the village and to those visiting the area, the improvements made. New features include the extended memorial garden with plinth.

Further details of the gathering will be available on parish noticeboards and the council website in due course, or directly from the clerk or the chairman.

Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Report - The Parish Council held its Annual Meeting on the 9th April and presented its Annual Report. This is a summary of the previous year's activities. Additionally an outline of council plans for the following year.

This Annual Report is available here, and the minutes for the Annual Meeting will shortly be available under the Agendas and Minutes section of this website.

New Website - Feedback on the new Parish Council website has been good. The Clerk receives monthly reports on overall website usage. This shows visitor numbers have increased during 2018.

Transparency rules - New Parish Council websites are required to meet special Transparency rules by the end of March 2017. This involves the uploading of key information concerning the Council activities, policies and finances. The benefits to the community are greater access to Council information and activities. This process is also important in the lead up to changes in the External Audit procedures next year which will rely on more detailed information becoming available on Council websites. Contact the Clerk for further information.

To include forthcoming community events as a listing on the Parish council website please contact the Clerk in the first instance.

Village Clean Up Day - Thank you to everyone who helped on the village clean up day on the 17th March. A good many bags were collected of litter, metal, plastic and car parts across quite a wide area of the parish.

Grant Applications. Thank you for grant applications received this year.

The Parish Council revised its grant application process for the 2018 round of grant applications. A copy of the new application form is now uploaded to this website.

Applications were considered at the March 2018 Council meeting and recipients received a formal letter and an invitation to the Annual Parish Meeting in April to receive their grant award.

Building Works for Cemetery Improvements - Building work has been taking place in the cemetery on Wotton Road.

Whilst much of the major work is now completed, some small works continue in the area. The Parish Council requests visitors take care when visiting the cemetery and memorial garden during the period of the works.

Speed Awareness Training - The first training session was held on the 9th July 2017. A second training session was held on the 22nd July.

In all 6 new volunteers were signed off as successfully completing the training for the new Gloucestershire speed awareness scheme. Thank you to those taking part.

There maybe further opportunities for training subject to interest and the availability of the trainer.

Road Closures

Forthay, North Nibley - This road will be closed from 5th September 2018 to 7th September 2018. This is to allow for works by Severn Trent Water Ltd.

If you require any further information regarding this closure please contact the office on 08000 514514.

Caroline Cogram
Gloucestershire County Council