Parish News
Parish Council
The tomb works at St Johns Church continue and are on target to be completed in December. If you haven’t been along to look at some of the works, please do have a walk through to see the improvements. Thank you all for your patience whilst the traffic lights were up for the repainting of the railings, I’m hoping you can see it was worth it with them all looking fantastic. A continued thanks to The National Heritage Lottery Fund for the monies to achieve this.
The Parish Council will be looking at the budget later this month and what projects they will aim to focus on next year. The precept will be set in January. Work continues on projects such as the 20mph and Road Safety, and also the upgrade of the Pavilion water and heating system.
The Parish Council is building up a great relationship with the school recently. Cllrs have joined in with a litter pick, and they aim to do this once a term. Two classes from the school also attending a visit to the church to watch the Jenner tombs have their lids lifted off by the conservation team using their gantry system and were able to ask questions about the project. They followed this with their own ‘scavenger hunt’ in and around the church. We hope to continue this relationship and work on some biodiversity projects throughout the coming year. The School Youth Council attended a Parish Council meeting earlier in the year and we look forward to seeing them again in January.
The Parish Council recently met with school staff from the Wild Goose Lodge planning application (recently withdrawn for now) for a new school, and we will keep you informed of developments on this as we hear, with the main concerns of traffic and access for this location. The Parish Council also keep updated with regards to the permitted Battery Storage and again will keep everyone updated on progress as we hear about it.
The Parish Council are aware of all the flooding events recently occurring in the parish and remain committed to working with SDC and GCC on looking at the culvert issues on St Johns Road.
Slimbridge Christmas Fair
This coming Saturday 30th November is the Slimbridge Christmas Fair. All the usual attractions of the coffee morning plus craft, gift and bric-a-brac stalls and of course, mince pies. We will also be collecting donations for Gloucester City Mission, a charity that supports the homeless. If you can spare items such as long life milk, biscuits, cuppa soups, jars of hot chocolate and coffee and clothing for men or women please do bring it. In the Village Hall, from 10am- 1.00pm.
Living Advent Calendar for Slimbridge Parish
Each evening from 1st December to Christmas Eve, a different Advent window or garden display will be revealed in the Parish of Slimbridge. Once revealed, each display will be lit on subsequent evenings until Twelfth Night (with a few ending on New Year’s Eve). Maps that show the locations and timings of all the Advent displays can be obtained at Slimbridge post office, St John’s church, the two public houses and the Tudor caravan park, or on the Parish Council website: Community Organisations – Slimbridge Parish Council Remember to take care on the lanes in the dark.
Sleeping Beauty
Slimbridge Variety Show group invite you to the fun and laughter of our wonderful pantomime again this year!
This year, we will also have a bar at the evening performances.
Performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 5th, 6th& 7th December @ 7.30pm, (Saturday matinee sold out).
Tickets available from the Post Office or online at
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/slimbridge-variety-showgroup