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Please find attached the order, notice and order plan in relation to temporarily closing the above road.

Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.

Sealed Order

Signed Has Made Notice

We have been contacted by researchers at University of Bristol who would like to share the following call for research participants with you. Please contact the research team directly if you have any questions:

What does vaccination mean to people aged 55+?

We invite you to talk about your views on vaccination and getting vaccinated

Would you like to help understand why people choose to get vaccinated and why not?

If you are aged 55+ and living in the UK we would like to hear from you!

How to participate

You would join an online group discussion on a video call for up to 90 minutes. We will organise online focus groups with up to six other participants. The group discussion will be run by a member of the research team and recorded. You will be offered a £30 high street voucher as a thank you for your time. Focus groups are expected to take place in July-October 2021. See the project website for further information.

How to express your interest

Please complete this short questionnaire https://forms.office.com/r/Z8Jf09vn1x to tell us a little about yourself. We will then contact you based on the contact details you provide on the questionnaire.

If you have any questions about the project please see the project website or contact Research Support Assistant Taru Silvonen via taru.silvonen@bristol.ac.uk

Bin crews take a well-earned rest this Bank Holiday Monday

Waste and recycling collections will take place a day later than usual across Tewkesbury Borough next week, due to the August Bank Holiday Monday.

On Monday, 30 August, there will be no household waste or recycling collections. Instead, catch up collections will run from Tuesday, 31 August through to Saturday, 4 August. Normal collections will begin again on Monday, 6 September.

Anyone who is unsure of their collection day can find out by visiting: tewkesbury.gov.uk/recycling

Please find attached notice in relation to temporarily closing the above road.

Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A38 HIGH STREET
(TEWKESBURY TOWN) TEWKESBURY BOROUGH

Gloucestershire County Council intend to make an order under the Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) to temporarily close part of the A38
High Street Tewkesbury from its junction with Trinity Street to outside the
property known as the Town Hall for a distance of approximately 50 metres.
The reason for the closure is to install bird proofing on the roof of Lloyds
Bank.
The road is expected to be closed from 18:00 on the 12th September 2021
until 05:00 on the 13th September 2021 only or until the works have been
completed. For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways
on 08000 514 514 or visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Alternative Route – as signed on site.
Pedestrian access to premises on or next to the road and emergency access
will be maintained.
DATED: 26th August 2021
for Assistant Director Legal Services
EB/73188
Legal Services, Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2TG

A38 Tewkesbury Bypass

The road above will be closed (as per approx. red area on the attached plan) from 16/08/2021 until 20/08/2021  (nights only 19.00 – 07.00)         

This is to allow for GCC Structural Maintenance to carry out urgent Carriageway Resurfacing works and repairs.

If you require any further information regarding this closure please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514.

Play Gloucestershire’s Play Rangers are back in Tewkesbury this Summer!

Sessions are running on the Vineyards on Monday 26th July, Friday 20th August and Friday 27th August.

There is also a session at the Derek Graham Play Area, Newtown on Tuesday 31st August.

All sessions run from 10am – 4pm.  For more information visit playgloucestershire.org.uk

Please find attached Notice and Order Plan in relation to temporarily closing the above footpath and footways.

Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PUBLIC FOOTPATH ZTE 13, ZTE 14, AND ZYE 11
(TEWKESBURY TOWN) TEWKESBURY BOROUGH

NOTICE is hereby given that Gloucestershire County Council intend to make an Order to close
temporarily under Sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984 (as amended)
part of the Footpaths as described in the schedule below.

Schedule
Public Footpath ZTE 11 from its junction with the Back of Avon at Ordnance Survey Grid
Reference (OSGR) SO 89221/32907 extending in a generally westerly direction for approximately
80 metres to its junction with Public Footpath ZTE 14 at OSGR SO 891339/32932 and shown on
the Order Map by a bold solid black line marked A to B.

Public Footpath ZTE 14 from its junction with the Public Footpath ZTE 11 at OSGR SO
891339/32932 extending in a generally south westerly direction for approximately 460 metres to its
junction with Public Footpath ZTE 12 at OSGR 88866/32581 and shown on the Order Map by a
bold solid black line marked B to C.

Part of Public Footpath ZTE 13 is to be closed temporarily from its junction with Public Footpath
ZTE 12 at OSGR 88866/32581 extending in a generally south easterly direction for approximately
50 metres to its junction with Mill Street OSGR SO 88930/32544 and shown on the Order Map by
a bold solid black line marked C to D.

The footpaths fall within Tewkesbury Town in the Tewkesbury Borough, in the County of
Gloucestershire.

The closure is necessary for safeguard the public whilst the installation of an Eel Pass takes place.
The order will come into force on 23rd August 2021 and remain in force until the 28th January
2022. This Order authorises the closure for a period of up to six months if necessary. After this
date if the closure is still required it will be necessary to apply to the Secretary of State for an
extension of time.

Alternative Route – There is no alternative route.
For further information please contact Gloucestershire Highways on
08000 514 514 or visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Pedestrian access and emergency access to adjoining premises will be maintained.

for Assistant Director of Legal Services
EB/72846 Please contact:
Legal Services 08000 514 514
Shire Hall Date: 5
th August 2021
Gloucester
GL1 2TG

Please be advised of the following temporary road closure:

High Street, Tewkesbury

The road above will be closed (as per the attached plan) from Sunday 12/09/2021 18.00 until Monday 13/09/2021 05.00        

This is to allow for bird-proofing to be installed on the roof of No. 19 Lloyds Bank, with a Cherry Picker required to be located in the Carriageway for the works duration. Pedestrian access will be marshalled via site operatives.

If you require any further information regarding this closure please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514.

High Street, Tewkesbury plan

Please find attached the order and notice in relation to temporarily closing the above road.

Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.

Signed Has Made Notice

Sealed order

We are delighted to announce that Cllr Joanne Raywood is the elected Mayor for Tewkesbury Town.  The ceremonial ‘Mayor Making’ took place this week.  The Mayor’s Charity Fund this year will be used to improve accessibility, particularly for Tewkesbury Museum and the Anglo-American Remembrance Garden.

To watch the recording of Mayor Making on Facebook:

https://fb.watch/60dLiZP64o/