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We have had such a great response to our Kids’ Sale that we will be holding another one on Saturday 30th March.

We will be contacting all those who are currently on the waiting list.

We are looking for nominations for the 2019 Tewkesbury Town Civic Awards

Do you know an individual or group who have made an outstanding and positive contribution to the local community and demonstrated exceptional community spirit and civic responsibility?

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Adult Civic Award and the 2019 Young Person Civic Award.

All nominations must be submitted by 28^th February 2019.

Civic Award Nomination Forms

Civic awards terms of reference – 2019

If you require any additional information, please contact the Town Council on 01684 294 639

Please find attached the details of the temporary road closures planned in January 2019.

Road closures – Jan 19

Gloucestershire County Council has launched its annual budget consultation, asking for people to have their say on its proposed 2019/20 budget.

Following cabinet approval, the consultation runs until 5pm on 21 January 2019 and asks for people to comment on the council’s budget priority areas and proposals.

People can have their say via an online survey or by returning a hard copy survey, copies of which will be available in libraries and the county council main reception in Shire Hall.

The budget includes investment of almost £11m into children’s services as part of a £15m overall budget increase and sets aside £179m of new capital investment for schools, community facilities and highways, including funding for the council’s £150m road improvements programme. 

The proposed budget for 2019/20, taking efficiencies into account, would be £428m and is based upon a 2.99% increase in Council Tax (£8.4m), to be invested in children’s services, to ensure improvements go from strength to strength. Based on current figures, when compared with other councils across the country, Gloucestershire sits in the bottom 25% when it comes to council tax levels. The council is also proposing to apply the national social care precept at 2%, to raise an additional £5.6m to help manage the increase demand for adult care services. This would see a £5.13 per month increase for the average Band D taxpayer.

Cllr Mark Hawthorne, leader of the council said: “Before the budget is finalised in February next year it is important to hear from the people of Gloucestershire. I would encourage people to take the time to have a look at our budget plans and to give their views. We will carefully consider all of the views received ahead of finalising the budget for the year ahead.”

With previously agreed capital funding, the draft 2019/20 budget sets out an allocation for a range of projects including:

• £44.5m for schools – including £3.4m of a £3.6m scheme at Leckhampton School, £1.8m of a £3.35m at Barnwood Park, £1.7m of a £3.4m scheme at Fairford Primary, £1m of a £2.1m scheme at The John Moore Primary School and £9.8m of £30m needed for the new secondary school in Cheltenham
• £5.58m Disabled Facilities Grant to deliver adaptations to homes to support people living independently
• £57.67m towards highways schemes, including £6.9m pothole action fund, £5.3m towards a £24m LED street lighting project, £3.99m towards £5m of improvements on the A419, and £2.6m towards a £3.4m Cross Keys roundabout improvement scheme
• £1.32m of a £13.7m scheme into the Fastershire broadband programme
• £1.12m to upgrade Household Recycling Centres equipment and facilities
• £2.4m for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, including £1.2m for fire appliances and equipment and £300k for personal protection equipment

 The budget also allocates funding for the second year of a three year £30k commitment per councillor to allow each councillor to make community based investments. 

 For more information on the budget and on how to give your views visit: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/budget2019-20

Anyone wanting to know more about the new roundabout on the A40 Gloucester Northern Bypass between Elmbridge and Longford is welcome to attend a further drop-in session being run at Innsworth Community Hall from 3pm to 5.30pm on Wednesday 9 January, 2019.

The Innsworth Gateway Project was introduced to support housing development at Innsworth. A key element of the project is also an upgrade Longford Roundabout, increasing its capacity to accommodate predicted future traffic flows and helping to relieve existing congestion.

The drop-in session will include:

• Sketches of the designs
• Funding information
• A description of the build proposal
• An indication of the timing and duration of build

At the event, members of the public will have the opportunity to review the proposed improvements to the A40 and ask questions.

Tewkesbury Borough Council’s lead member for built environment, Councillor Mel Gore, said: “It’s incredibly important that those who currently live in and around Innsworth, those who would like would like to live in the area, or those who simply pass through, take the time to drop-in to these sessions to find out more about potential issues that could affect them. I would highly recommend going along to ask questions and get informed, accurate answers from the experts.”

For more information about the A40 Innsworth Gateway Project, visit jointcorestrategy.org

Gloucestershire Constabulary have recently introduced Community Alerts which send news and appeals, local crime information and crime prevention advice directly to you.  For more information see below:

Community alert information

Please find below the full details of the Trinity Street Road Closure

Trinity Street Road Closure

The A47803 Red Lane will be temporarily closed between 1 Riverside Court and 7 Riverside Court will be temporarily closed for the repair of a communication pipe within the carriageway.

The road is expected to be closed between 9th and 1th January 2019

The popular annual Treecycle campaign returns in January.

Residents can of course use their brown bins for Christmas trees, and those not in the garden waste scheme can either take them to one of the household recycling centres or to one of the following locations between 5th and 20th January.

Trees will be collected and composted (real trees only please!)

Please find below the Christmas collection dates for Tewkesbury.