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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!

Pumpkin roadworks    Pumpkin roadworks   Pumpkin roadworks  

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.

We would also like to advise that two lanes will be fully open in each direction during the daytime from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November to facilitate the additional traffic for the Cheltenham race meeting.

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:

AM peak (6am to 10am) there will be two lanes eastbound (towards Gloucester ). After 10am running will be reduced to a single lane for the rest of the day (including the PM peak).

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.

In addition to the installation of the traffic signals, other minor works will be taking place during the week and the site offices and works compound will be dismantled. This process is scheduled to be completed in the week commencing 10 November.

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.

The contraflow will be removed following these works, and single lane running will be implemented next week on both east and west bound carriageways.

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.

February  March  April  May  June  July  August  October 

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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 ClerkClick here

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