Parish News
Good afternoon all,
Play equipment installation updates
Thank you for your patience so far for those who have been using the car park with the play equipment works going on. We have further deliveries expected tomorrow and so have put barriers up on another couple of spaces. Works will continue next week, when we hope it will be completed. Some photos of the works so far. Please keep out of the area for the next week and we will soon announce when you can go and play. We will get some table tennis bats and balls and they will be available in the shop to borrow, otherwise please do bring your own down and have a game.
Other news:
A Councillor was informed by a resident that their dog had been bitten by an adder in the orchard. Please do take care in the area, but also do look at this link about adders for information: Adder | The Wildlife Trusts
Changes to the way Gloucestershire Councils are organised – information from Stroud District Council:
Dear Resident,
The government plans to change the way local councils in England work. Currently in Gloucestershire there is one County Council which is responsible for things like education, social care and our roads, and six district, borough and city councils, including Stroud District Council. We look after your bins, recycling and planning and we work with communities on proactive schemes like the restoration of the canals and our Healthy Lifestyle scheme including Choose2Move and Mummy & Me.
The government plans would see fewer, larger councils that look after all services. These are called unitary authorities, and they already exist in places like Cornwall and Somerset.
Your Gloucestershire councils are working on a series of proposals to create one, two or even three unitary authorities to cover our county. These must be submitted to government by the end of the year. The government will then have the final decision on what happens next.
As part of that submission, we want to include the thoughts, opinions and voices of our communities. We believe you are best placed to tell us what services you value most and why. This week, we have launched a survey giving you the chance to make your voice heard, and it’s important you do, as we are building a future Gloucestershire through this work. The survey doesn’t take too long and can be completed by clicking on the button below.
Please take the time to let us know your thoughts and together we can build a bright future for Stroud district and for Gloucestershire.
Best wishes
Kathy O’Leary
Chief Executive, Stroud District Council
County-wide local government reorganisation survey | Have Your Say Gloucestershire