Parish News
Planning objection at Wild Goose Lodge
Slimbridge Parish Council have just objected to the planning application S.24/1552/FUL Wild Goose Lodge, Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge, Change of use from youth hostel (Sui Generis) to education facility (Class F1(a)), with the main concerns being highways and access. The Parish Council have requested this goes to Development Control Committee at Stroud District Council. If you would like to add comments to this application, and see the Parish Council comments, please go to S.24/1552/FUL | Change of use from youth hostel (Sui Generis) to education facility (Class F1(a)). | Wild Goose Lodge Shepherds Patch Slimbridge Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 7BP (stroud.gov.uk)
Hedgehog Community Event
The Parish Council will be having a community event where Wild Hogs Rescue Centre will be at the Pavilion on Friday 27th September to give out information on how we can help look after hedgehogs within our gardens. We will be having a cake sale to raise funds for the rescue centre and if the weather is nice there will be a ‘Hogstacle’ showing the obstacles hedgehogs have to deal with in our gardens and how we can make this safer. Please do come along from 3pm to support this event and learn more about saving our hedgehogs.
St Johns Tombs Project
A big thank you to the wonderful volunteers who came out on Monday afternoon to help clear some of the tombs in preparation for work to start at the beginning of October. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and plenty was achieved. We are hoping to do more working party events to clear some of the other tombs too, so look out for dates if you wish to come along. There will be an open event whilst the works are occurring on the tombs for you to come along to se what is being done, also information on biodiversity in the churchyard and the church will also be giving information on what they are currently doing and fundraising for inside the church too. The date will be Friday October 25th between 12-4, so look out for further information.
Upcoming road works and closures
WWT portacabin – WWT have just received notification they will be having a Portacabin (3.4m wide) delivered to WWT Slimbridge on Wednesday 16th October 2024. This is for the Godwit Futures project. This will involve a temporary road closure through St Johns Road as it drives down. A letter drop will occur to alert everyone to this.
Please be advised of the following closure: Longaston Lane, Slimbridge
This road will be closed (as per the attached plan) from 09:30 29/11/2024 to 15:30 29/11/2024 to allow for pole testing works by Openreach. Emergency and pedestrian access will be maintained. Closure Plan
If you should require further information please email streetworks@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Kind regards
Helen Dunn, Parish Clerk
07943 894637