Parish News
Good afternoon, this is a long e-mail with lots of information, so grab yourself a cuppa and biscuit!
Parish News
Did you know there are 24 listed tombs in the St Johns Churchyard, some of them are in a state of disrepair and have been fenced off. Slimbridge Parish Council (SPC) are looking into having them restored to preserve the history in the parish, by going for grant funding through the National Heritage Lottery. SPC will be applying for a faculty and putting together the project and keeping the community updated on this as it progresses.
The police did a recent speed survey on the A38 where two vehicles were caught speeding and will be getting letters.
SPC currently undertook a survey of the culvert along St Johns Road, and will now begin looking at fixing the drainage on the Legion car park to help alleviate flooding.
The Neighbourhood Development Plan’s latest consultation has come to an end and the plan is now with the Inspector.
SPC own the pavilion on the playing field and are looking at its future use to make it more available for the community; one of the projects is to be looking at the water and heating to have it upgraded, and the Parish Council have been successful in securing funds for new tables and chairs which will be purchased soon. Do you have any comments on what you would like to see it used for alongside the sporting activities of cricket and football use?
SPC have to look at new Biodiversity Policies that are coming into legislation in 2024, and will be looking at what projects could be done to encourage this in the parish; the initial draft policy will be available to view on the website soon and will be a continuing working document.
The latest on the Battery Storage application is that it will be going to Development Control Committee in January, and SPC are due to contact the MP on the lack of national policies for battery storage within the planning framework.
Fly tipping has become more of an issue lately, if you see any you can report this directly to Stroud District Council via their website on Report fly-tipping/dumped litter | Stroud District Council
Police bike marking event after Christmas
The Police will be attending the coffee morning on January 6th and will have bike marking equipment to mark up all new bikes, and hopefully scooters. The Police engagement vehicle is hopefully being booked too to be on site at the Village Hall. Further information will come out on e-mails (sign up via the Parish Council website if you wish to receive them), and on Facebook.
Slimbridge Pop-up Café
As I am sure many of you are aware last winter, we ran a Pop-up Café in the village hall. This was for around 3 hours on a Friday. This was set up as drinks – Tea/Coffee etc and cake on a “pay what you can” basis.
This worked well for a few weeks with some early dates having up to 20 attendees, however this tailed off and were down to much smaller numbers that were unsustainable.
We are considering restarting the sessions this winter and are looking for some indication of whether people would attend.
To gauge interest, please let me know if you would be interested in attending these sessions.
- How often might you come – every week, fortnightly, every few weeks?
- Which day of the week is best for you?
- Would you be interested in a simple lunch offering if it were available – soup and roll?
- If the Cafe runs, would you be interested in volunteering to help and/or make cakes etc. If so, please give your name and email address,
Please respond either by using the Survey here – https://tinyurl.com/2023SBCafe
Or email me directly cllr.alex.durkin@slimbridge-pc.gov.uk
Slimbridge Coffee morning
Thank-you everyone for supporting November Coffee morning we made over £430 pounds for HELP for HEROES.
The next coffee morning on Dec 2nd in the village hall will be a Christmas Market starting at 10am – 2.00pm in aid of St Johns Church
As well as the usual produce stall we have Bric a Brac, Crafts, and Xmas Stalls, Cards, Pictures and Fruit Juices.
Coffee will be served with mince pies from 10am.
Homemade Soup & bread roll will be available from 11-30am @ £3-50p.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
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A Plea:
Do you have time to help us, one Saturday morning each month?
It`s for our Church Coffee Morning, where we make money for a different Charity every month. Help includes serving coffees, washing up, making cakes etc., or doing the advertising posters. We would like to hear from you.
Please ring-
Pat Cope 01453 890 517
Pamela Storey 01453 899 828
Sue Ellis 01453 890 493
Thank-you !
Elections
Whilst we are all busy thinking about Christmas, it won’t be long before the Elections are upon us in May 2024, and Slimbridge Parish Council will be up for election. Do you fancy being a voice for your parish and being involved in decisions, representing the electorate. If you think this might be for you, there is information on the Parish Council website on being a Councillor and the Clerk would be happy to talk to you about the role too. Being a Parish Councillor – Slimbridge Parish Council (slimbridge-pc.gov.uk)
Recycle your Christmas Tree with Longfield
Get organised and book your Christmas tree collection before you’ve even cooked the turkey.
For a voluntary donation, you’ll get your tree whisked away by Longfield’s team of volunteers and taken to recycling sites where it will be chipped into mulch, then scattered on pathways and car parks at Painswick Rococo Garden.
Last year, Longfield collected 3,000 trees from the Stroud, Cirencester and Gloucester districts in just three days, and raised nearly £50,000 for essential hospice care. This year, they’re aiming to beat last year’s record – costs of care are rising and they need every penny to provide free hospice care for dying people and their families, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Check whether Longfield can collect from your postcode and book your collection at www.just-helping.org.uk/register-tree.
Longfield couldn’t run this scheme without the support of dozens of local businesses and volunteers who donate vans and drivers during the collection period.
If you can volunteer your time or a van, or both, for a day or more between 13th to 16th January, please contact Longfield at events@longfield.org.uk or 01453 886868
Also coming Up….
10th December, Minchinhampton – Light Up A Life memorial celebration
24th February, Stroud – Ale Amble four mile circular walk
Stroud Neighbourhood Police are now on Facebook
We are writing to invite you to follow our new Stroud Neighbourhood Police Facebook page. We know how useful local Facebook groups and community pages can be, so we wanted to ensure you’re being updated in the most useful way possible.
We will still be sending out timely alerts to users registered in Stroud on this platform, but if you are on Facebook you may find the content on the new page to be useful and informative.
To follow the page visit Facebook
Stroud Neighbourhood Policing team
Kind regards
Helen Dunn, Parish Clerk