THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER! - Tewkesbury Borough Council

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THINGS TO DO
THIS
SUMMER!
Find out more on pages 6 and 7
Summer 2015
Produced by Tewkesbury Borough Council www.tewkesbury.gov.uk
Council services now available online
Did you know you can now pay, report and apply for a range of council services online at a time and in a place that suits you?
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AS MORE AND more people carry
out transactions and interactions
online, Tewkesbury Borough Council is
encouraging its residents to go digital
when it comes to using its council
services.
Currently, residents can use a
whole host of services at
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk including
paying for services such as garden
waste, bulky waste and council tax
online, as well as reporting issues such
as noise, fly-tipping and missed bins.
Using the council’s online services
makes life just that little bit easier –
particularly for residents with busy
lives or from rural communities – as
they can be used at a time and place
that suits them.
Of course, the council understands
that not all customers are able to use
online services and face-to-face, over
the phone and written communication
remains available for those who need
it.
The borough council is also
encouraging anyone visiting its council
offices to use its dedicated self-service
portals. Two areas have been set up
so that anyone wishing to can report,
apply for or pay for council services
there and then. There will always be
What can you do online already?
Report it:
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Noise problem
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Missed bins
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Anti-social behaviour
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Planning infringement
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Abandoned vehicle
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Fly-tipping or littering
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Stray dog/problem dog
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A dangerous building or structure
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A food safety problem including
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A dead animal in the street
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Street cleansing problem
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A damaged litter bin
someone on hand to offer advice or assistance, and
there will also be support for those people who
haven’t used online services before. The council’s
customer service team remains in place, so anyone
who isn’t able to use online services, can speak to
the team either in person or over the phone.
To find out more about the council’s online
services, please visit
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/doitonline.
Bulky item collection service
Graffiti, fly-posting or vandalism
Council tax – make a payment/
A damaged dog waste bin
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Business rates
direct debit
A problem with a street name place
Dog mess problem
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Council tax - Change of address
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Garden waste
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Apply for it:
food
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Pay for it:
Pollution
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Council tax
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Temporary event notices
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Registration of food premises
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Self Service Portal
Last month 60% of the council’s website transactions
were done through its Self-Service Portal.
Have you tried it?
Sign up for an account so you can manage all your
service requests with Tewkesbury Borough Council.
Creating an account is really easy and will save you time
because you won’t have to fill in your personal details
each time you visit. Go to Tewkesbury.gov.uk/self.
Housing benefit debt
Mortgage payment
Land searches
Planning application
Invoice payment
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CONTACT US
Tewkesbury Borough
welcomes new mayor
Gloucester Road
Tewkesbury GL20 5TT
For all general council
enquiries, phone
01684 295 010
or email
[email protected]
Out of Hours Emergency
Number 01684 293 445
Brockworth Advice
& Information Centre
01452 865 785
Churchdown Information
& Advice Centre
01452 550 644
Thursday 9.15am to 1pm
Winchcombe Information
& Advice Centre
01242 609 238
Wednesdays 9am to 1pm
Bishop’s Cleeve Advice
& Information Centre
Fridays 9am to 12noon
01242 674 440
Tewkesbury Tourist
Information Centre
01684 855 040
Winchcombe Tourist
Information Centre
01242 602 925
COUNCILLOR RON ALLEN was invested
as the new Mayor of the Borough of
Tewkesbury at a ceremony held at
Winchcombe School in May.
More than 120 guests welcomed the
new mayor at the event, including family
and friends and local dignitaries.
Ron’s borough colleague, Cllr Mrs
Elaine MacTiernan, is his mayoress, and
his Chaplain is the Reverend Wendy
Ruffle, the Minister for Prior’s Park, in
the benefice of Tewkesbury Abbey.
Ron has lived in Gretton for 41 years,
in the Winchcombe area he represents as
a borough councillor.
Ron, who has been a councillor for 20
years, said: “I am honoured to be elected
as mayor of the borough of Tewkesbury
for 2015/16, and look forward to an
eventful and exciting year ahead.
“My aim will be to raise the profile
of the borough where possible, and to
encourage publicity and support for my
chosen charities through the events and
occasions I shall attend during my year as
mayor.”
During his year, the mayor will be
supporting two charities - the local
branch of the Trussell Trust and also
Lupus UK.
At the ceremony, Cllr Gill Blackwell
was also invested as Deputy Mayor of
Tewkesbury Borough.
Cascades Leisure Centre 01684 293 740
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a circulation of 38,000 and is
distributed to all households in the
Borough. The majority of the papers
are delivered by Royal Mail’s Door
to Door service although where
coverage is available, the paper is
delivered via normal post. If you have
any comments about Tewkesbury
Borough News please contact Clare
Evans at Tewkesbury Borough
Council on 01684 272 291 or email
[email protected]
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Advertising is accepted and published
under the strict guidelines of the
CAP code as formulated by the
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(www.asa.org.uk). It is sold on behalf
of Tewkesbury Borough Council by
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comment/concern about any of the
advertising carried within Tewkesbury
Borough News, or would like to
advertise in future editions, please
contact Artwork Creative Ltd on
01684 540 809.
Products and services advertised
in this newspaper by external
organisations or companies do
not carry the endorsement of
Tewkesbury Borough Council.
A version of this
newspaper is available
in large print.
Call 01684 295 010
Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough Cllr Ron Allen
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk
Summer 2015
Dispose of needles safely to reduce
risk to the public and workers
Tewkesbury Borough Council and Turning Point are joining forces
to raise awareness about the importance of safe needle disposal.
THE CAMPAIGN FOLLOWS the discovery of
needles in the borough council’s contracted
Materials Recycling Facility - where the
borough’s blue bin recycling is sent to be
sorted.
Each time needles are discovered at
the site, it has to be shut down at a cost to
taxpayers of around £1000.
Anyone using needles - including
diabetics, steroid users and users of other
drugs - are encouraged to dispose of their
needles using a needle exchange service,
which is currently offered by four chemists
across the borough and by Turning Point.
Turning Point is a leading health and
social care organisation and provides services
for people with complex needs, including
those affected by drugs and alcohol misuse,
mental health problems and those with
learning disabilities.
It has a hub in Tewkesbury and it is
working with the borough council to promote
the message of safe needle use to those they
support.
The aim is to reduce
the risk of harm to the
community
Turning Point Tewkesbury Hub Manager
Chris Tarren said: “Turning Point is a
confidential and non-judgemental service,
and we are here to help and support in any
way we can. Promoting needle safety is
hugely important - we want to make sure we
reduce the risk of harm to the community and
to needle users, and to push the message that
individuals must take responsibility for the
safe disposal of needles.”
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Group
Manager for Environment and Housing Val
Garside said: “We want to do what we can
to encourage needle users not to dispose of
their needles in their blue recycling bins the health and safety risk to workers at the
Materials Recycling Facility is significant,
particularly as they are sorting the recycling
by hand as part of the process. By working
with Turning Point we are promoting how
to safely dispose of needles, and we are
encouraging anyone who has any concerns
or questions about this issue to get in touch
with their local pharmacy.”
Grundon Waste Management Ltd, which
before the application goes to committee by
phoning 01242 272021.
A leaflet explaining the public speaking
scheme is available at
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/publicparticipation.
The council has also changed its scheme
of delegation to officers so that the Planning
Committee operates in the most effective
and efficient way.
The new rules mean that routine
applications will be dealt with by planning
officers rather than the committee.
Bigger, more controversial applications
will still be considered by the committee as
The service Turning Point
provides is simple and
practical
“These shutdowns are a necessary
requirement and cost the local taxpayer a
significant amount of money. The service
offered by Turning Point provides a simple
and practical solution for the safe disposal
of needles and we would encourage anyone
looking to dispose of needles to contact the
Turning Point Tewkesbury Hub and avoid
disposing of their needles in with their
household waste.”
Anyone who witnesses needles being dumped
are encouraged to contact Tewkesbury
Borough Council in the first instance, and in
the event of being pricked by a needle to seek
emergency medical help.
well as those where an objection has been
made by the town or parish council, or where
a borough councillor asks for an application
to be heard by the committee.
The new changes mean that councillors
on the committee will be able to focus on
major and more controversial applications,
whilst retaining the option of asking for
applications to be decided by the committee
where necessary.
The introduction of public speaking
also means that the committee will be able
to hear from those people most affected by
proposed developments.
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New leisure centre build on time and in budget
Tewkesbury’s new leisure centre is progressing well - with the build work developing on time and within budget.
THE WORK IS being carried out by Willmott Dixon, and the team on site is working to a schedule
which will see the main structure constructed during the summer and the building made water tight
before the winter.
The facility is set to open in July 2016 and it will be managed and operated by Places for People,
a company with multiple awards for swimming pool and leisure facility management, and which
manages more than 120 leisure facilities nationwide.
The new facility will include a 25-metre main pool and 20-metre training pool with fun features,
operates the Materials Recycling Facility,
fully supports the service offered by Turning
Point. Steve Fisher, Group Materials Recovery
Facility Manager for Grundons said: “We
have a duty of care to ensure the health,
safety and wellbeing of our operatives and as
such we would urge needle users to dispose
of their needles in a responsible manner, and
not in their blue recycling bins.
“Part of the process of sorting the recycled
waste at our Materials Recovery Facility is
done manually. Needles that are disposed
of incorrectly and that are taken to our
facility pose a significant health risk to our
operatives, and if a needle is spotted then we
have a duty of care to close our operations
down in order to ensure the correct disposal
of the needle and to assess the possibility of
further risk to our people.
Changes to council’s planning process
TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL has
changed some of its procedures for dealing
with planning applications at its Planning
Committee.
For the first time, members of the public
can speak at its Planning Committee, for
a 12-month trial period. Under the new
scheme, the local town or parish council, as
well as a representative of those in support
of and those objecting to an application, now
have the opportunity to speak directly to the
committee.
If you wish to take advantage of the new
process, you must register by 10am the day
Summer 2015
as well as a 60 station gym and two multi-functional studios. Tewkesbury
Borough Council will be working in partnership with Places for People in early
2016 setting the centre’s timetable and prices.
During the construction of the new facility, Cascades Leisure Centre is
continuing to open as normal offering an extensive learn-to-swim programme
with classes ranging from babies aged from four months old to adults.
For more information on the new leisure centre, visit
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/newleisurecentre.
For more information on the council’s existing leisure centre - Cascades –
please visit www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/cascades or phone 01684 290833.
Development plan
under scrutiny
THE JOINT CORE Strategy, a major planning document for Cheltenham ,
Gloucester and Tewkesbury Borough, is currently the subject of close scrutiny.
The document is being examined by an independent examiner to consider
whether the plan is sound, effective, justified and has been prepared in
accordance with legal tests.
The Joint Core Strategy, which has been developed by Gloucester City
and Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Borough Councils, guides housing and
employment development across the three areas up to 2031.
The independent examiner, Elizabeth Ord, is chairing a series of hearing
sessions over the summer/autumn to explore a range of issues at the very
heart of the plan.
Her role is to explore the representations made in respect of the plan and
the points from the council, the public and developers, and draw conclusions
on the plan’s contents and the way in which it has been produced.
The examination has been divided into Stage One, Stage Two and Stage
Three sessions as follows:
Stage One has now finished and during the process, the inspector
heard from all parties on matters such as housing numbers,
employment forecasts, whether or not the plan has met the legal and
procedural requirements, its vision and objectives, and Gypsies and
Travellers.
Stage Two is due to be heard in July onwards and will cover issues
including the green belt and the allocations of sites.
Stage Three will happen in the autumn and it will cover issues such
as sites which have been omitted, the infrastructure, other plan
policies and monitoring. This stage will also pick up on any additional
information that the inspector has asked for following Stage 1.
Dependent on the inspector’s findings into the Joint Core Strategy, the
three councils will be looking to adopt the plan at the end of the year.
For more information on the Joint Core Strategy, please visit www.gct-jcs.org
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Summer 2015
Summer 2015
Communities put at the heart of council agenda
TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL is piloting a new programme
which puts communities firmly at the heart of what it does.
The programme is called the Place Approach and the aim is to
use council resources more effectively to help communities to help
themselves – staff will concentrate on the whole community in
which residents live rather than focusing solely on delivering its
services.
By building on the council’s existing community development
approach, which splits the borough into three areas (east, south
and north-west), the Place Approach will enable parish councils,
councillors and community organisations to work better together.
Staff will concentrate on what makes an area tick and encourage
active citizens, community action and dynamic communities.
Ways in which the Place Approach could be used effectively
include large projects, significant planning applications, major
complaints, issues affecting a particular area and community
initiatives.
The council has been working with councillors to pilot this way
of working in the east of the borough – with the aim of extending
it across the whole of the borough in the near future.
Within the east area – which includes Bishop’s Cleeve,
Winchcombe and the surrounding villages – councillors have
identified broadband speed as a key issue for residents and
businesses. As a result, the council is looking at solutions which
include the government’s Broadband Voucher Scheme.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Economic Development and
Community Manager Andy Sanders said: “Sometimes it isn’t easy
for our communities to navigate around and understand who
does what in the council. By putting the place first, we hope to
work with our communities to understand and address issues and
concerns more quickly. We want to be able to reflect the context of
the place, understand local difference, and connect to the movers
and shakers to enable better outcomes for the people who live
here’.
THE INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED PARKRUN is coming to Tewkesbury. The
event will be held every Saturday morning from July on the beautiful setting of The
Vineyards overlooked by the magnificent Tewkesbury Abbey.
This popular 5km fun run is a free to enter, weekly event where all runners receive
weekly updates from parkrun HQ regarding their running times, progress and past
performances.
The events take place in pleasant parkland surroundings throughout the world and
runners of all abilities are encouraged to take part; from those taking their first steps in
running to Olympians; from juniors to those with more experience; all are welcome
The initial set up costs for the event have been met by Tewkesbury Borough Council
but from this point onwards, the event continues thanks to a team of enthusiastic
volunteers led by the Race Director, Kerry Newell, of the Tewkesbury Ladies Running
Club.
With the support of Tewksbury Rugby Club, which has kindly offered its facilities,
the Sports Development team at Tewkesbury Borough Council and a parkrun team of
dedicated volunteers, it is expected the Tewkesbury Parkrun to be amongst the best in
the country.
For more information on the Place Programme, please contact
[email protected]
THE SUPERFAST BRITAIN initiative is funded by the Department for Culture,
Media and Sport (DCMS). It has already been rolled out in 22 cities and has
now been extended to a further 28 areas. Gloucester City Council is one of the
new locations and under the new guidelines it is able to partner with Stroud
District Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council to support a number of
postcodes in these areas.
Companies and organisations in parts of these districts will be eligible to
apply for vouchers to cover connection costs of between £100 and £3,000.
The scheme will help businesses, charities and voluntary
organisations in eligible parts of Tewkesbury Borough which struggle
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Businesses and organisations interested in finding out more can
check if their postcode is eligible on the Connection Voucher website
www.connectionvouchers.co.uk.
If you are interested in taking part please either register on the parkrun
website www.parkrun.org.uk or contact Neil Meynell, Sports Development
Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council on 01684 272092 or
[email protected].
To find out more, email [email protected] or phone
01452 396986.
Flood-affected businesses based in Tewkesbury and along the Rivers Severn
and Avon are set to benefit from £225,000 of funding. Tewkesbury Borough
Council secured the pot of money as part of its £475,000 share of the
government’s Business Support Flood Grant.
A proposal was developed, in liaison with local business organisations
and the government, to deliver an extensive programme of business flood
support and build resilience in affected areas. This proposal includes the
following work areas:
Gloucestershire Enterprise
leads Business Continuity
Training Programme
The world is changing fast –
are you changing too?
As part of this work a
programme of business training
will be delivered by local company,
Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd,
which is based at Twigworth
Business Centre.
This work will help support
businesses to continue trading,
honour contracts in difficult times
and help ensure businesses are
geared up for any future impact,
with robust business and continuity
plans in place.
Work will include the delivery
of 1:1 mentoring support, the
creation of business continuity
plans, training courses to help
businesses carry on trading during
incidents, and the development of
new communication channels with
customers.
To succeed in the Digital Age people and organisations need
a new set of competencies and a 21st century mind-set.
At Red Admiral Learning we provide learning solutions that
help you embrace these changes and develop the skills,
knowledge and attitudes needed to perform and succeed in
the 21st century workplace.
Solutions that combine the latest thinking in business,
leadership, and management with the latest advances in
digital learning and communication.
master classes
Small businesses, charities and community groups in Tewkesbury
Borough are being given the chance to apply for grants of up
to £3000 as part of a government scheme to speed up access to
superfast broadband.
Council secures £225,000 to support flood-affected businesses
Telephone: +44 (0)1684 252393
Email: [email protected]
www.redadmirallearning.com
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up broadband for local businesses
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area of support should contact
Gloucestershire Enterprise on
01452 733546 or email:
[email protected]
Mosaique and Vivid lead marketing
campaign programme
Two local companies are heading up a
series of promotional campaigns to support
riverside pubs and tourism businesses along the
rivers Severn and Avon, increase promotion of
Tewkesbury as ‘open for business’ and to market
the town as a destination to visit.
Mosaique Creative & Marketing and Vivid
PR have been awarded a contract to deliver a
range of activities funded by the Government’s
Business Support Scheme.
The marketing programme includes a new
branding for Tewkesbury, which takes
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attract tourists and support events, as well
as a promotional campaign to support riverside
pubs and tourism businesses along the rivers
Severn and Avon.
To encourage inward investment for
businesses in the town and surrounding area
as well as within the rural communities along
the River Severn and Avon, there will be a
new website, a video and prospectus with a
supporting promotional programme.
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Summer 2015
Summer 2015
MEET YOUR NEW BOROUGH COUNCILLORS
THE LOCAL ELECTIONS on 7 May have
resulted in the following political groups being
formed on the Council:
Churchdown Brookfield
The Conservative group with 33 seats.
The Liberal Democrat group with two seats.
The Independents group with two seats.
One member has not joined any group and
is classed as non-aligned.
This makes a total of 38 members.
Here, you can find the contact details of your
local councillors:
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff
Vine Tree Farm
Gander Lane
Teddington
Glos, GL20 8JA
Cllr Philip Awford (C)
Cllr Melanie Gore (C)
Cllr Mike Sztymiak (I)
Old Orchard House
Parton Road
Churchdown
Gloucester, GL3 2JG
01452 713502
10 Sedgley Road
Bishop’s Cleeve
Cheltenham
Glos, GL52 8DD
01242 674998
6 Tirley Elm Bungalows
Tirley
Gloucester
GL19 4EU
01452 780979
33 The Lawns
Gotherington
Cheltenham
Glos, GL52 9QT
07970 429832
5 Twixtbears
Tewkesbury
Glos
GL20 5BT
01684 299743
Cllr David Foyle (C)
Cllr Andrew Reece (C)
Cllr Derek Davies (C)
Leader of the Council and Corporate
Portfolio Holder
Normansbrook Farm
Sandy Pluck Lane
Bentham
Cheltenham, GL51 4UB
01242 862772
11 Vilverie Mead
Bishop’s Cleeve
Cheltenham
Glos, GL52 7YY
01242 673325
Cleeve Grange
Cllr Sue
Hillier-Richardson (nonaligned)
Cllr Ruth Hatton (C)
Cllr Harry Turbyfield (C)
19 Court Road
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4EN
01452 864350
Fernleigh
Post Office Lane
Cleeve Hill
Cheltenham, GL52 3PS
01242 678521
Lead Member for Customer Focus
Old Vicarage
Stanley Pontlarge
Cheltenham
Glos, GL54 5HD
07973 138043
6 Kaybourne Crescent
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 2HL
01452 859388
Innsworth with Down Hatherley
Cllr Graham Bocking (C)
5 Aragon Way
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 1NN
07719 723792
Coombe Hill
Cllr Dave Waters (C)
Deputy Leader of the Council
Lead Member for Finance and Asset
Management
Isbourne
2 Chester Close
Apperley
Gloucester, GL19 4EA
07530 152645
Cllr Mark Williams (C)
Brawn Farm
Rodway Lane
Sandhurst
Gloucester, GL2 9NR
01452 731010
Cllr Anna Hollaway (C)
Kayte Farm
Southam Lane
Southam
Glos, GL52 3PE
01242 663709
Cllr Philip Workman (I)
Shurdington
Woodend Farm
Shuthonger
Tewkesbury
Glos, GL20 6EE
01684 290796
Cllr Philip Surman (C)
Yew Tree Farm
Little Shurdington
Cheltenham
Glos, GL51 4TX
01242 862880
Twyning
Cllr Terence Spencer (C)
Tewkesbury Newtown
104A Cotswold Grange Country
Park
Meadow Lane
Twyning
Glos, GL20 6DQ
01684 292518
Cllr Vernon Smith (C)
Cherrytrees
Station Lane
Tewkesbury
Glos, GL20 5DB
01684 274248
Tewkesbury Prior’s Park
Cllr Kevin Cromwell (C)
39 East Street
Tewkesbury
Glos
GL20 5NR
07860 230711
Cllr John Evetts (C)
Cllr Julie Greening (C)
Wormington Grange
Wormington
Broadway
Worcs, WR12 7NJ
01386 584353
Monks Barn Cottage
Church Street
Tewkesbury
Glos, GL20 5SA
07880 608796
Winchcombe
Cllr Ron Allen (C)
Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough
Lead Member for Health and
Wellbeing
Touchwood
7 Duglynch Lane
Gretton, Cheltenham, GL54 5EX
01242 603064
Cllr Janet Day (C)
Manor Farm
Greet
Cheltenham
GL54 5BJ
01242 602423
Cllr Jim Mason (C)
Lead Member for Clean and Green
Environment
Northway
Cllr Pauline Godwin (C)
Cleeve Hill
Cllr Mike Dean (C)
Deputy Mayor of Tewkesbury
Borough
5 Haycroft Close
Bishop’s Cleeve
Cheltenham
Glos, GL52 8SR
07711 269096
5 Aragon Way
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 1NN
07988 687886
Cllr Ron Furolo (C)
Cllr Gill Blackwell (C)
Lead Member for Economic
Development/Promotion
Cllr Rob Garnham (C)
14 Pelham Crescent
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 2BN
01452 712058
Brockworth
Hucclecote
Cllr Alex Evans (C)
Cllr Pearl Stokes (LD)
12 Woodleigh Field
Highnam
Gloucester
GL2 8LP
01452 501816
Cllr Rob Bird (C)
7 Warren Close
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 1JP
01452 856375
Cllr Robert Vines (C)
19 Court Road
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4EN
01452 864350
Cleeve West
Lead Member for Community
Badgeworth
Lead Member for Built
Environment
5 Rosehip Way
Bishop’s Cleeve
Cheltenham
Glos, GL52 8WP
01242 672119
Cllr Kay Berry (LD)
Daffodil Cottage
Deerhurst
Gloucester
GL19 4BX
07774 570525
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton
Oxenton Hill
Cllr Bob East (C)
Churchdown St John’s
Cllr Heather McLain (C)
Highnam with Haw Bridge
Cllr Richard Bishop (C)
Carabel
Brookfield Road
Churchdown
Gloucester, GL3 2PF
01452 712234
Cllr John Hesketh (C)
119 Moorfield Road
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4JQ
01452 864042
Cleeve St Michael’s
23 Oak Drive
Northway
Tewkesbury
Glos, GL20 8QN
01684 275304
Cllr Elaine MacTiernan (C)
Lead Member for Organisational Development
35 Oak Drive
Northway
Tewkesbury
Glos, GL20 8QN
01684 291117
Details of your local councillors can also be found at www.tewkesbury.gov.uk
55 Abbots Leys Road
Winchcombe
Cheltenham
Glos, GL54 5QX
01242 604226
Key to political groups on the
council:
C = Conservative Group
LD = Liberal Democrat Group
I = Independents Group
All Councillor photos:
©Posers Photography Ltd
07
08
Summer 2015
Summer 2015
COMMUNITYNEWS
Churchdown Community Association
celebrates its 50th birthday
CHURCHDOWN COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION celebrated its 50th
anniversary this year.
Founded in 1965 from a public meeting
calling for the establishment of a community
centre in Churchdown, it caught the
imagination of local families who went on to
raise funds to see their dream start to become
a reality when they purchased the necessary
land in 1970.
The original centre was a partially
prefabricated building and the whole
venture nearly had to be abandoned when
the contractor went bankrupt, having been
paid most of his money before the building
was delivered to site. It was only with the
generosity of a local contractor and through
the hard work of volunteers that the centre
was officially opened in 1976.
The venture, however, was a great
success and over the next 20 years the centre
New play park in Northway
NORTHWAY’S BRAND NEW £130,000 play
park is now open to members of the public.
One of Northway’s local children (the
overall winner of a parish art competition) cut
the ribbon to the play park at a grand opening
event on 13 June.
Runners up were awarded prizes and
celebratory balloons were handed out to all at
the event.
Free refreshments were available and the
local Police were on hand to code bicycles
alongside their mascot ‘Colin the Crocodile’.
If you have not seen the new play park
make sure you pay a visit soon.
gradually expanded to include a double skittle
alley and enlarged lounge bar.
By 2000 the prefabricated hall section was
causing some problems so designs were put
forward to provide a much more substantial
and enlarged hall with additional meeting
rooms. It was soon evident that the cost of the
building works was going to be over £500,000
- well beyond the centre’s resources.
Fortunately thanks to a financial grant of
£329,000 community grant from Tewkesbury
Borough Council, Doug Weldon, and a
£100,000 grant from the Churchdown Parish
Council, a new hall and additional rooms were
ready for use in 2003.
Since then the centre’s activities have
expanded and we are now host to a wide
range of activities - from multicultural
events to regular dances, concerts, plays and
exhibitions, as well as craft classes for all ages.
Woodmancote Village Hall
refurbishment completed
Wash day restored
by grant
LAST YEAR WOODMANCOTE Parish Council reluctantly had to dispose of its
old village hall, which had been an icon of the area since 1923.
However not all was bad news as the proceeds of the sale have been
ploughed back into it to create a new village hall, which now benefits from
a new highly efficient boiler system that controls and heats the various
zones of the building.
New metal external security doors have been installed together with
a re-laid patio. The bespoke doors were designed to blend in with the
original features of the hall. Bow topped fencing encloses the patio area
and provides a convenient outside area for the play group children to play
safely.
The main kitchen has also been totally gutted and re-equipped with
new catering units and equipment; the flooring has also been replaced and
the whole room redecorated.
The main toilets have similarly been gutted, new flooring and modern
facilities installed and again total redecoration.
The parish council together with the hall’s caretaker have managed the
various contractors involved in completing the works, which have been
carried out within the time scales agreed from the outset.
The facilities were handed back to the Village Hall Management
Committee in April, which will now continue to maintain the hall and its
refurbished facilities for the benefit of Woodmancote’s residents.
Winchcombe summer event
THE 66TH ANNUAL WINCHCOMBE Country Show returns to Winchcombe Senior
School on Monday, 31 August 2015.
At 11.30am a procession featuring Morris dancers, Winchcombe Fire Engine
and vintage tractors will lead locals through the town before the
show starts at 12noon.
There will be a traditional flower show and classes
Tickets cost
celebrating traditional skills, and a highlight of the day will
£3 for adults,
be wood carving demonstrations by the Tree Pirate Chain
£1 for children
Saw Team, alongside a host of other activities.
under-16,
The schedule for the show is now available on line at
and £7.50 for a
www.winchcombeshow.org.uk
family of two adults
There will also be a Charity Music Night in the marquee
and up to three
on 29 August (5pm) featuring live music. The entrance for
children.
this event is £5- and children under 14 can enjoy free entry.
On the following Sunday, local businesses will be supporting the Run Winchcombe Event at Sudeley Castle
featuring a 5k fun run, a 10k hill climb to Belas Knapp, and a 1k run for 10s and under.
Entry forms are available on www.winchcombeshow.org.uk.
09
Are you up-to-date with
social prescribing?
Exercise in the elements
MEMBERS OF CHURCHDOWN parish council and local residents recently braved the
cold to try out newly installed outdoor exercise equipment at Tudor Mead Field in
Churchdown.
The seven-piece ‘cardio blast’ circuit includes hurdles, monkey bars, balance beams,
parallel bars, a skier, space walker and leg press. The equipment, which cost just over
£16,000, was supplied and installed by Wicksteed Leisure. The project was principally
funded by the parish council and Tewkesbury Borough Council, together with £1,000
each from Gloucestershire Playing Field Association and Gloucestershire County
Council’s Active Together Grant scheme.
The parish council hopes that all local
residents will take advantage of this free
outdoor gym to improve their fitness and wellbeing. It can be used in all weathers and for
fitness or fun, by all ages.
Churchdown Parish Council’s Chairman, Cllr
Bill Whelan said “This shows what can been done
by working together with our partners to obtain
funding, and helping the whole community to
get fit with some gentle exercise and most of all
meeting other likeminded people of all ages”.
What is social prescribing?
Two tonnes of litter cleared
from Elmstone Hardwicke
A RECENT CLEAN-UP of Cursey Lane in Elmstone Hardwicke in March resulted in almost
two tonnes of rubbish being collection by a team of volunteers.
Philip Smith who runs an agricultural enterprise from Cursey Lane organised the event
with the help of Ken Preece, chairman of Elmstone Hardwick Parish Council.
Philip said: “We wanted to make a difference to the amount of rubbish in the lane, and
we are pleased with the tremendous support from volunteers who gave up their time to
help. It is important for people in their community to set an example and take the lead to
support the volunteer litter picking scheme”
For more information on the borough council’s litter picking scheme, please visit
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/litterpickers
Social prescribing is a referral made by
your GP for non-medical sources of advice,
support and information provided by
local groups and organisations. There
is increasing evidence to support the
use of social interventions for people
experiencing a range of problems which
impact their overall health and wellbeing.
Where is it happening?
Social prescribing is actually happening in
every GP practice in Tewkesbury Borough.
Why might my GP refer me for
support in the community?
GPs are skilled and experienced at
diagnosing and treating medical
conditions. They may also identify that you
could have a non-medical issue, which may
not necessarily be related to your health
condition, but could benefit from the
services of an organisation or community
group which is local to you.
How does it work?
Get real! – nappies that can save
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There are lots of groups, organisations and
clubs in the borough which can support
the health and wellbeing of local people.
However, people often don’t know about
them, or the support they can provide.
Many of these groups and organisations
have decided to work more closely with GPs
in the borough to help ensure that people
know what support and services they could
benefit from and how to get in touch. Your
GP will talk to you about what kind of
support or help you need, and will put you
in touch with someone who can talk you
through the options available.
What kind of support is available?
Depending on your individual situation,
you might benefit from help in some of the
following areas:
Healthy living, including weight
management and exercise
Building networks and making friends
in your community
Caring for someone in your own home
or elsewhere
Housing-related issues
Your mental health and wellbeing
and more ...
So what happens next?
Once social prescribing has been identified
as the right option for you, and you agree,
you will either be referred to a social
prescribing co-ordinator, who will call you
to talk to you about local activities, services
or organisations that might be of interest
to you, or, if you are with the GP practices
in Bishop’s Cleeve and Winchcombe you
will be referred directly to the appropriate
activity, service or organisation.
Summer In Tewkesbury
As The Roses is redeveloped, we offer an exciting programme of events and
films at other venues around the town.
Why should you choose real nappies?
Reduce waste - your family can cut its waste in half by switching to real
nappies
Kinder to the environment - reusable nappies produce fewer greenhouse
gases in their production, use and eventual disposal than disposable
nappies
Save money - During the time a baby is in nappies, parents could spend
over £1,000 on disposables. As an alternative, you would only need 15 to 20
reusable nappies, depending on the type you choose and how often you do
washloads. These will typically cost around £150 to £200.
EXTRA FACILITIES WILL be available for Chaceley
residents in times of flood, thanks to a grant
of £1900 from Gloucestershire Community
Foundation.
Chaceley Village Hall already provided toilet
and cooking facilities for residents affected by
flood – as they were last year for almost five
months.
The £1900 grant has enabled the village hall
committee to add to this and purchase a washing
machine, new fridge and extra cupboard space so
the small kitchen can work more efficiently.
Chairman, Nicholas Mullane said “We are
very grateful to Gloucestershire Community
Foundation. The washing machine had been
particularly asked for by residents in a village
survey but the committee had been unable to
spare the funds to purchase one. The money has
bought items that will help those affected to
carry on a little more normally in these difficult
circumstances”.
Queen And
Country 15
Artisan
Fri 31 July 7.30pm
From Fri 31 July
The Watson Hall
A Midsummer Mr Holmes PG
Night’s Dream From Fri 7 Aug
Sun 2 Aug 3pm
The Watson Hall
Victoria Gardens
The Watson Hall
Discount vouchers and special offers for real nappies
Discount vouchers, special offer packs, loan kits and talks are offered through
the Gloucestershire Real Nappy Project (GRNP). Andrea and Kirstie, the Real
Nappy project officers, can be contacted by emailing
[email protected].
How to claim your nappy voucher
The GRNP scheme offers a £30 voucher which can be used against the
purchase of real nappies. To be eligible for the voucher you must:
Be a Gloucestershire resident
Be expecting or have a child under 24 months
Spend at least £50 on new real nappies at one time, and
Provide an itemised receipt
You can only make one application per household unless you have twins.
There are three ways you can use your real nappy voucher:
Apply for your voucher, then use it to order the discount pack ; or
Buy your nappies and claim your £30 back; or
Apply for your voucher and then purchase real nappies.
For more information, visit www.recycleforgloucestershire.com/discountpacks
The Wind In
The Willows
Twelfth Night Minions U
Tues 11 Aug 7pm
From Fri 14 Aug
Tues 11 Aug 2.30pm
Victoria Gardens
The Urban
Folk Quartet
Tues 25 Aug 7.30pm
Victoria Gardens
The Watson Hall
The Watson Hall
Over the summer The Roses’ Box Office phone line will be manned between 10.30am - 5pm
Monday to Friday and 10am - 1.30pm Saturdays.
For those wishing to book in person, a Box Office will be located at The Roses Charity Shop, 149 High
Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL between 9.30am - 4.30pm Mon to Sat. There will also be a Box Office
open for one hour before all events, for cash sales only.
Box Office: 01684 295074 • www.rosestheatre.org
Summer 2015
AUGUST
WHAT’S ON
Herefordshire | Shropshire | Mid-Wales
22 - 23 August
Richard III Weekend
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe
Mondays throughout August*
Adventure Monday
Sudeley Castle
Winchcombe
www.sudeleycastle.co.uk
(*except Bank Holiday)
Tuesdays throughout August
Teddy Bears Tuesdays
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
www.gwsr.com
Wednesdays throughout August
Children’s Wednesday
Sudeley Castle
Winchcombe
e sca pe
15 September - 15 November
British Wildlife Photography Awards
Nature In Art
Twigworth
23 August
Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival
Tewkesbury School
11am-5pm
19 – 20 September
Day Out With Thomas and Friends
www.gwsr.com
29 August
Tewkesbury Hospital Fete
19 September
Basket Making Workshop
10am-4pm
Tewkesbury Heritage & Visitor Centre
29 August
Great Comberton Flower Show
2pm-5.30pm
to the holiday home
www.theflowershow.org.uk
of your dreams
www.3-shires-craft-guild.com
24 October
Food & Arts Street Market
9am - 5pm
Tewkesbury
www.visitewkesbury.info
26 - 31 October
Halloweek
Sudeley Castle
Winchcombe
www.tewkesburyheritage.co.uk
31 October
Halloween ‘Steam and Scream’
Special
20 September
Vintage Cars
Sudeley Castle
Winchcombe
www.gwsr.com
26 September
Fish & Chips & Murder Mystery evening
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1 – 2 August
Vintage Sports Car Club
Prescott Hillclimb
enjoy
www.prescott-hillclimb.com
touring holidays
in idyllic surroundings!
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Come and join us at the Malvern Shows
Go West
Motorhome show
August 14th to 16th
Malvern
Malvern Caravan and
Autumn show
Motorhome show
Sept 26th to 27th
October 2nd to 4th
9th to 31st
on August 2
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1 - 2 August
WW1 Commemoration
Tewkesbury
T: 01684 855040
6 August
Guided Battlefield Walk
Tewkesbury
7.30pm
Tewkesbury Crescent
www.tewkesbury.org.uk
7 August
Car Auction
www.gwsr.com
7 - 9 August
Lakefest
Croft Farm Waterpark, nr Tewkesbury
www.lakefest.co.uk
8 – 9 August
Steam & Real Ale Weekend
www.gwsr.com
11 - 31 August
Inside Out Exhibition
Nature In Art
Twigworth
arrowbank.co.uk
pearllake.co.uk
postonmill.co.uk
rockbridgepark.co.uk
smithypark.co.uk
westbrookpark.co.uk
01544 388312
01568 708326
01981 550225
01547 560300
01686 630657
01584 711280
26 - 27 September
Malvern Autumn Show
www.winchcombeshow.org.uk
www.threecounties.co.uk
3 - 20 September
Susan Jane Lees – Elephants
Nature In Art
Twigworth
7 November
Tewkesbury Firework & Bonfire
Display
The Vineyards
Tewkesbury
13 November
Fish & Chips
Warwickshire Railway
Gloucestershire
www.nature-in-art.org.uk
3 September
Guided Battlefield Walk, Tewkesbury
7pm
Tewkesbury Crescent
5 September
Fish & Chips on the ‘Cheltenham Fryer’
www.gwsr.com
5 - 6 September
British & Midland Hillclimb
Championship
Prescott Hillclimb
10 - 13 September
Heritage Open Days
12 September
Tewkesbury’s Vintage Fair
11am to 4.30pm
Tewkesbury Park Hotel
www.tewkesburyvintagefair.co.uk
13 September
Classic Vehicle Days
www.gwsr.com
www.gwsr.com
22 November
Tewkesbury Festival of Lights
27 September
Crescendo Big Band
7pm
Gupshill Manor, Tewkesbury
www.crescendoband.co.uk
2 - 11 October
Cheltenham Literature Festival
www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
3 - 4 October
American Autumn Classic
Prescott Hillclimb
Gotherington
24 November - 3 January
Mind the Gap Exhibition
Nature In Art
Twigworth
4 October
Guided Battlefield Walk, Tewkesbury
2.30pm
Tewkesbury Crescent
5 - 11 October
Wool Week
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe
6 - 22 October
Brunel Cotswold Embroiders Exhibition
Nature In Art, Twigworth
9 – 10 October
Tewkesbury Mop Fair
15 August
Fish & Chips on the ‘Cheltenham Fryer’
www.tewkesburyfairsociety.co.uk
www.gwsr.com
10 – 11 October
Autumn Diesel Weekend
www.gwsr.com
Craft in Action
Tewkesbury Abbey
REGULAR EVENTS
2015
31 August
Winchcombe County Show
OCTOBER
in picturesque countryside
with the family
SEPTEMBER
www.gwsr.com
1 November
Guided Battlefield Walk,
Tewkesbury
2.30pm
Tewkesbury Crescent
NOVEMBER
rela x
11
17 October
Craft Fayre
Tewkesbury Abbey
www.tewkesburycvf.org
T: 01684 855040
www.craftinaction73.co.uk
2nd Saturday of every month
Farmers and Craft Market
Weekly Tuesday
16 June – 18 August
Guided Historical Walk of
Tewkesbury
7pm meet Abbey Gates opposite the
Bell Hotel, Tewkesbury
T: 01684 855040
12
Summer 2015
Call for volunteers!
THE TEWKESBURY TOURIST
Information and Heritage Centre is on
the look-out for willing volunteers.
As part of changes at the heritage
centre and due to local demand, the
council will now be opening the centre
more often.
To enable this to happen a team of
enthusiastic and interested volunteers
is being put together to work in this
fascinating building. Volunteers will
be involved in meeting the public,
keeping exhibitions up-to-date and
generally being the friendly faces who
welcome tourists.
This superbly restored 17th Century
building (once a shop selling hats)
gives a taste of fascinating local
history and beautiful architectural
heritage. Visitors experience
Tewkesbury’s earliest settlers, through
to the Wars of the Roses, the Civil War
and the Industrial Revolution and into
the present day.
Benefits of volunteering include
working in a beautiful building, being
the first port of call for many visitors
to the area and being part of a team
who take great pride in the local area.
All volunteers will be fully trained,
supported and a key part of the team.
They won’t be left alone as there will
always be a member of staff present.
Andy Sanders, Tewkesbury
Cleevelands development underway
THE LATEST LARGE housing development near Bishop’s
Cleeve, called Cleevelands, is now underway and is going to
lead to a significant change in the road layout of the A435.
The new entrance to the housing development, which
will include
approximately
500 homes,
is starting to
take shape and
the picture
shows how this
looks heading
north in the
direction of
Gotherington.
The development will include around 500 homes.
Support for funding
COMMUNITY GROUPS WILL
now have extra help in sourcing funding for their projects,
as Tewkesbury Borough Council has appointed a community
funding officer.
Martha Mundy will start
in July and will support voluntary and community organisations in identifying funding
and supporting them through
the application process.
More information will be
provided in the winter edition
of Tewkesbury Borough News.
Borough Council’s Community
Development and Economic Manager
said: “We’re looking for interested
and enthusiastic people interested in
volunteering in this stunning building
in the heart of Tewkesbury. We are
anticipating that volunteers will find
it a greatly fulfilling and exciting
experience. Those who have great
pride in living here, or have an interest
in the heritage of the area are strongly
urged to get in touch.”
Please contact: Rachel Thatcher,
Manager of the Heritage and Visitor
Centre on 01684 855040 or
[email protected]
The council is hoping to open the heritage centre more often in the future
Tewkesbury in the wild
A number of dedicated volunteers have got together to work with Tewkesbury Borough
Council to create a nature reserve on land between Jubilee Way and Priors Park.
THE VOLUNTEERS FORMED a charitable company, which
is called Tewkesbury Nature Reserve Ltd (TNR), and it is
now pleased to announce that under the guidance of
Tewkesbury Borough Council, it has signed a 30-year
lease to develop and manage the reserve.
Here, the TNR explains a bit more about the project...
Why did we start?
Once the idea was established, a number of
community consultation events were held and it became
obvious from the feedback that there was considerable
public support for the idea.
The site was conveniently located close to
Tewkesbury without being overwhelmed by urban
sprawl and it was also a site with low commercial value.
What were our objectives?
Our main objectives were to provide a managed
habitat for the benefit of wildlife, improve water quality
and habitat quality, and aid flood alleviation. We also
want to encourage active community participation and
involvement, as well as encourage nature education in
the community.
What have we done so far?
So far we have planted more trees along the river of
different species. We have also increased the size of the
reed bed and wetland areas and created more meanders
in the river. All of these improvement ideas came out of
the public workshops held by the reserve management.
Local schools have also helped to plant an orchard.
TNR has certain obligations under the Higher Level
Stewardship awarded to us by Natural England, as
well as fulfilling our commitment to Gloucestershire
Environmental Trust for the funding they gave us.
We are intent on continuing to work with all the
professional individuals and organisations who have
encouraged and supported us. When completed, we
believe the reserve will serve as an extension of the
Gloucestershire Northern Wildlife Corridor and become
an even more important area for the protection of
our natural environment and give pleasure to the
community.
Martha Mundy will help to source
funding for community groups
In the meantime, if you would like help with funding your
project please contact [email protected]
The nature reserve is set to become an important area for the protection of our natural environment
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