2015-Autumn

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01452 371630
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www.gloucesterconservatives.com
Autumn 2015
with Barnwood Conservatives
Action on Abbeymead Avenue
CONTACT US
Richard
Graham MP
Your Conservative team have been actively
resolving issues along Abbeymead Avenue:
The roundabout sign warning of the presence of
the Blake Hill Way/Broad Leys Road roundabout
is on the wrong side of the bus stop. We have
been talking to the street lighting department who
are sorting this out along with other nearby
lighting issues.
We reported the plethora of large plastic signs
which appeared along the road and these have
now been removed.
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01452 501167
richard.graham.mp@
parliament.uk
City Councillor
Lise Noakes
The roundabout sign behind the bus-stop
01452 610702
We are fed up with litter along the road and are working with council officers to
remind KFC of their duty to clear litter.
We have been urging that the white lines are repainted as quickly as possible
following the resurfacing, particularly for the crossing.
[email protected]
14 Middle Croft,
Abbeymead GL4 4RL
Action in Clock Tower Park
New Outdoor Gym
City Councillor
Tarren Randle
01452 506633
Abbeymead Rovers Football Club was awarded a
grant of £21,000 from the County Council’s Active
Together scheme to install new outdoor gym
equipment. Some of this has been installed at Clock
Tower Park.
tarren.randle@
gloucester.gov.uk
These pieces of equipment can be used by everyone,
not just members of the Football Club and they are a
great way of helping people to keep fit.
City Councillor Lise Noakes and County Councillor Andrew Gravells
view the installation of the gym equipment
Some cutting
back needed
Work is being done to clear some of
the vegetation in Clock Tower Park in
the fenced off area where the grass
and bramble is growing wild. This
area is used mainly by dog walkers.
The work is being done with full
regard of the wildlife habitat but
does need to be managed as the
area is gradually becoming overgrown with bramble and there are
areas that feel unsafe as lines of
sight are not clear.
The County Council launched the Active Together
grants last year in a bid to increase the health and
wellbeing of our communities by supporting local
projects like this one. Cllr Andrew Gravells,
Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet member for
Public Health and Communities said, “I am really
pleased the Active Together funding has been so
well received and we are able to support great
groups like Abbeymead Rovers FC. I hope lots of
local residents will give this gym kit a try.”
Better after a lick of paint
Gloucester City Council staff often give up their
own time to help with community projects. Lise
Noakes joined a neighbourhood management
team to repaint the multi use games area frame
Local
Campaigner
Judi Brown
01452 621691
[email protected]
LOCAL SURGERIES
Just pop in and see us at Hucclecote
Community Centre on:
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Saturday 19th December 11am - noon
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Saturday 16th January 11am – noon
FOLLOW US
Twitter—see @LiseNoakes and
@TarrenRandle
Also see www.lisenoakes.org.uk
Lise painting with the volunteers
Printed and Promoted by Jon Burns on behalf of Barnwood Conservatives both of Regent Court, Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester, GL3 4AD
Barnwood Arboretum and Park
Sheep Grazing in the Arboretum
Cutting back of grass, brambles etc is done by natural methods. First the cattle were resident
in the arboretum and now the sheep are in place doing their job. We love having them and as
well as the work they do for us, they are so popular with visitors.
Unfortunately however we may not be able to keep them due to the actions of a small minority
of dog walkers. Dogs are allowed in the Arboretum but must be kept on leads. Sadly there
have been a number of instances of dogs being let off their leads and chasing the sheep. The
poor sheep are clearly terrified.
There are police notices on display advising people to keep their dogs on leads. We appeal to
everyone to abide by this so that the sheep can remain.
Dry Balancing Pond in Barnwood Park will likely contain water
You are likely to notice more water in the Barnwood Park Dry Balancing Pond from now on, especially after prolonged periods of heavy rain. It
had been identified that the pond does not fill to anywhere near its full capacity of 16,000 cubic metres (about the same as 6.5 Olympic size
swimming pools) which it should do in extreme weather conditions. Work has been done so that more surface water will flow into the pond
during any rainfall. There will not be any flood risk to local properties if we do get heavy rain but rather more protection will be given to
properties downstream. Notices have been put up to warn of likely water in the balancing pond.
Cycling vital to help transport network thrive
Local campaigner Judi Brown has welcomed recent improvements to road
surfaces in the city and is pushing for further progress to be made on
cycle routes in Barnwood — particularly along Abbeymead Avenue,
Barnwood Road, Hucclecote Road, and where Eastern Avenue meets
Metz Way.
With Gloucestershire County Council updating the Local Transport Plan which will soon be out for
full public review, Judi Brown has applauded the importance being placed on cycling. Judi
commented, “One of the key items is a ‘Strategy for Cycling’. A number of schemes are already in
place to encourage cycling across Gloucestershire, including:
Local campaigner Judi Brown inspects a dangerous fissure where Metz
Way crosses Eastern Avenue
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A ‘Barriers to Cycling’ study which has suggested a number of possible schemes for the future;
A national study of cycling barriers on the strategic road network — a local priority from this is the A40 between M5 J11 and the Longford roundabout;
Workplace Travel Planning as part of the 2015/16 Thinktravel programme still ongoing with businesses in Gloucestershire to help encourage
the use of sustainable travel methods;
The County Council Officer who is in place to encourage cycling is working with a number of schools in Gloucester to help encourage children to
travel actively to school;
Events are ongoing with the Gloucester Bike Project to allow residents to get their bikes tuned up for free and to collect sustainable travel
information including cycle maps and guides — these are also available on the Thinktravel website.
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Your local Conservative team
were approached by residents
in North Upton Lane who were
concerned about the extreme
height of the leylandii trees in
the grounds of Jordan’s Brook
House.
We’re very grateful to the
County Council Arborologist
who assessed that the trees
are perfectly healthy but on the
large side and so arranged to
have their height reduced.