Next visit of the Mobile Police Station is on Monday 17th November, 1 - 2pm on Oakridge
Recreation Ground Project
The fund raising for our new playground has been started in splendid style with a grant from Tewkesbury Borough Council of £12,5000 and £1,500 from Highnam Primary School. Parish Council is very grateful to residents Ana Campbell and Mark McGillion who have joined a sub-committee and are taking this project forward.
Letters are to be sent to local businesses asking for sponsorship and donations, and the children are being involved with a design competition. If you would like to help or wish to make a donation, please contact the clerk. Further details click here. The Christmas Fayre is on Saturday 29th November, 2pm in the Gambier Parry Hall, entrance £5 to include a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Children free!
Road Works
Current information received from the Highways Agency - updated 11th November
Traffic management
Some additional work has
been identified that will require the night closures to take place at the
A40/B4215 junction from Tuesday 11th until the 14th (not the
13th/14th as previously advertised) between 20:00hrs and 06:00hrs, as usual all
bus and emergency access will be open.
Project Completion News
The main construction
works, including carriageway resurfacing, new kerbs, barriers and drainage will
be finished this coming weekend.
This leaves the
installation and commissioning of the new traffic signals at Highnam junction
and other locations as the last major component to be completed. It will be
necessary to maintain some traffic management to undertake the works, however
this will be reduced where possible. From Monday 3 November the following
changes will be taking place:
PM peak (4pm onwards)
there will be two lanes westbound and the westbound slip road at Over roundabout
will also be open.
Due to the safety
implications of running traffic without signals, it will be necessary to keep
the right turns closed at all times until the traffic signals are fully
operational.
Road safety within the contraflow
We have received a number of comments from members of the public about vehicles executing turning manoeuvres within the contraflow. We would like to remind everyone that right turns across the carriageway are currently illegal under the Temporary Traffic Management Order which covers the works, and any contravention of this is a traffic offence.
CCTV recordings from the site are being passed to Gloucestershire Police and offenders may be subject to prosecution. The right turn manoeuvre is considered to be potentially dangerous to both oncoming traffic on the A40 as well as vehicles turning right, the prohibition is there for the safety of all road users.
Important
Traffic Management Changes
A reminder that the
existing contraflow arrangement will be switched overnight on Friday 24 October
to the westbound carriageway to enable work to be carried out to the camber on
the eastbound carriageway near Newent junction. During this time, there will be
a single entry point at Over Farm to gain access to properties on the eastbound
carriageway, including Over Farm Market, the Toby pub, Horseshoe Drive and the Wharf
House. This entry point will be signed, vehicles entering at this point will be
directed to a turning area where they will then be able to utilise the eastbound
carriageway between Over Farm and Over roundabout. Please note that there will
be no other access eastbound beyond this point, any vehicles missing the entry
to Over Farm will need to continue onwards and return.
Click here for link to Highways Agency information web-site.
Click here to download the Highways Agency Newsletter Issue 1.
Click here to download the Highways Agency Newsletter Issue 2.
Click here to download the Highways Agency Newsletter Issue 3.
Click here to download Frequently Asked Questions
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Seven residents are to sign up to be volunteer litter pickers around the parish. Our thanks to them, please let the Clerk know if you would like to be included.
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Village Link
For this month's Link article, click here. Click on the dates below to view the Parish Council articles that appeared in The Link magazine during 2008.
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Parish Council Newsletter
Follow the link to read the Parish Council's first Newsletter. It is hoped that this will become a regular publication, adding more parish information as it is received. If you would like to contribute to future editions, please contact the Clerk. Click here
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