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Summer What’s On
listings page 11
Summer 2016
Produced by Tewkesbury Borough Council www.tewkesbury.gov.uk
After lots of anticipation,
Tewkesbury Leisure Centre
has opened its doors!
The centre opened to the public on the May Bank Holiday
weekend, but was officially opened on Saturday, 2 July by
Olympian, Sharron Davies MBE and up-and-coming local
swimmer, Levana Hanson. They buried a time capsule and
helped coach young swimmers taking lessons.
In the short time since opening, steady streams of
customers have been taking advantage of the 60 station
gym, five-lane main pool, four-lane teaching pool (with a
fun splash area), sauna, steam rooms, workout studio and
café area.
There are a number of great value, all-inclusive or swimonly memberships. Or you can simply pay-as-you-go!
If you’ve not been yet, come along to have a look at
the state-of-the-art centre and find out about all of the
exciting new facilities on offer.
Wendy Steventon is a customer who visited on the
day it opened. She said: “The whole building is so light,
bright and airy and having cubicles with warm flooring is
fabulous. It was great to see the families arrive and enjoy
all the inflatable activities on offer. Well done to all the
lifeguards who were on hand to have a chat and answer all
my questions. I am so impressed and know I will use the
facilities to keep me fit and healthy as I head towards 70
years of age. Well done everyone involved in this fab new
leisure centre.”
Tewkesbury Borough Council has appointed Places for
People Leisure to run the new leisure centre on its behalf.
It is a social enterprise with a successful track record of
managing more than 100 local authority leisure facilities
across the country for nearly 25 years.
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or call 0845 880 0909
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Summer 2016
Making a splash!
Summer 2016
Instead of putting your feet up over the August Bank Holiday
weekend, get your trainers on and visit the Winchcombe
Country Show!
One of this year’s ring attractions will be
Stuart Barnes’ Dog and Duck Show which
has been kindly sponsored by Warner’s
Budgens. Stuart has observed and trained
dogs around the world for over 25 years.
He and his team will be using trained
and untrained sheepdogs to herd Indian
Runner ducks and help us to learn how to
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A big ‘thank you’ goes to Cora, Niamh and Thomas from Tewkesbury
Swimming Club.
They got out of bed early on the May bank holiday to be the first to swim in the
new pools at Tewkesbury Leisure Centre.
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Meet your Tewkesbury Borough and Town Mayors
Tewkesbury Borough and Tewkesbury Town Councils
have welcomed new mayors for 2016/17
Tewkesbury’s scenic riverside walk
is finally complete
For more information visit
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/mayor
Gill in her official mayoral robes
Motorists using
Tewkesbury
Borough Council’s
car parks will now
find it quicker and
easier to pay.
The final link in a long-awaited public pathway running alongside
the east side of the River Avon in Tewkesbury is now complete.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Deputy Chief Executive, Rachel North,
said: “After years of planning, it’s great to finally see the new walkway
open and looking fantastic. It has been a great community project and will
provide new and improved access to the scenic riverside in Tewkesbury
for locals and visitors to the town.”
The idea of a riverside walk was first introduced over 60 years ago when
American soldiers staying in the town left the borough council a small
financial legacy to provide improved access to the river. The Riverside
Walk was also the Vision of Cllr J.O. Martin, twice Mayor of Tewkesbury.
While much has been achieved since then - such as the promenade in Back
of Avon - the final link in the walk was never achieved as a result of lack of
access to the required section of land.
John McLaughlin, Gloucestershire Environmental Trust Manager said:
“This scenic walk clearly shows the relationship between the River Avon
and the development of the town. It provides a beautiful riverside walk
and an appreciation of the countryside beyond the far bank.”
After extensive negotiations, Wetherspoons gifted the final vital piece
of land to Tewkesbury Borough Council back in August so that the walk
could be completed. The council, more recently, applied for and matchfunded a grant of £25,000 provided by Gloucestershire Environmental
Trust in order to deliver the long-awaited project.
The idea of a riverside walk was supported by members of the public at a
consultation held by the Tewkesbury Town Centre Master Plan team in
2011.
The works involved building a new footpath in blue clay pavers, adding
new kerbs and bollards to the St Mary’s Lane car park, adding new natural
stone benches, and extensive work done to the river bank.
communicate with our dogs. It promises to
be an amusing and educating show.
The competition marquee will be the
traditional hub of the show with many
classes featuring creative floral displays,
arts, crafts, photography, wine, cookery
and preserves. New to the flower show this
year will be ‘Best Baker’. A prize of £10 will
be given to the baker of the best Victoria
sandwich.
For details on how to enter, visit
winchcombeshow.org.uk or pop in to John
Keeling Newsagents on Winchcombe High
Street - there will be over 50 trophies on
offer!
The deadline for entries is 12 noon on
Saturday 27 August.
Councillor Karen Brennan is now Mayor
of Tewkesbury Town. She has run the
Bookworm shop on Tewkesbury High
Street for the past six years, raising
money for charity, and has been a
town councillor for the past four years.
Her mayoress is community activist
Shelby Powell and the deputy mayor is
Councillor Peggy Clatworthy.
For more information visit
www.tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk
Karen promoting the new ferry service Tewkesbury to
Twyning via Croft Farm run by Severn Leisure Cruises
Cashless parking arrives in
Tewkesbury and Winchcombe
The project has faced many obstacles, but thanks to funding from
Tewkesbury Borough Council and Gloucestershire Environmental
Trust, and a vital piece of land that was gifted to the borough council by
Tewkesbury Wetherspoons, the scenic riverside walk has now reached
completion.
Tewkesbury Borough and Tewkesbury
Town Councils have welcomed new
mayors for 2016/17.
Councillor Gill Blackwell was invested
as Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough. Gill
named her friend, Christine Wray, as
her mayoress and her husband, Mike,
as her consort. Gill lives in Churchdown
and represents the Hucclecote ward as a
borough councillor.
The children were interviewed live on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and were
presented with certificates from Tewkesbury Borough Council as a token of
gratitude for being involved with the leisure centre project since the turf was
first cut!
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Alongside the traditional flower show with
its tremendous displays of vegetables and
flowers, we will breathe some Brazilian
magic into the Rio Olympic-themed show.
There will be competitive freestyle swims,
baton relays and show jumping.
A Brazilian-themed procession will start at
11.30am from the Abbey Field Centre in Back
Lane which will arrive at the show in time for
the opening at noon. There will be prizes for
the best individuals and team fancy dress.
For all general council
enquiries
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phone: 01684 295 010
or email:
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865 785
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Bank Holiday fun at the Winchcombe Country Show
Gloucester Road
Tewkesbury GL20 5TT
Brockworth Advice &
Information Centre
For a local and independent
Estate Agency service that
buyers and sellers alike are proud
to be associated with.
Contact us:
01684 293 246
155 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5JP
Cashless parking has been introduced to council-run car parks in Tewkesbury and Winchcombe,
meaning visitors can use their mobile phones as an alternative to using spare change.
The new service, run by RingGo, will allow motorists to pay by downloading a mobile app, calling,
texting or going online. It also reduces the risk of receiving a parking fine as visitors can set up text
alerts for when parking is due to run out. There’s also the option to top up on-the-go, leaving more
time to spend browsing the shops and enjoying a day out in Tewkesbury and Winchcombe.
Lead Member for Economic Development and Promotion, Councillor Rob Bird, said: “This is an
excellent improvement to our car parking service, making it much easier for visitors to pay, and
extend their parking time should they want to, without having to worry about having the right
change or rushing back to the car. Cashless parking will enable people to take their time, finish
their activities and enjoy their visit without interruption.”
The move comes as part of a drive to encourage greater use of the towns’ car parks and help the
local businesses and economies to prosper.
For more information on how the service works and to watch a short animation,
visit: www.myRingGo.co.uk/howitworks
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Severn Area Rescue Association
launches new rescue boat
Back in March 2015, the old SARA 16 was declared
‘not fit for purpose’ so an ambitious fundraising plan
was devised to fund a replacement rescue boat. SARA
Tewkesbury began a 12-month project to raise the funds,
and was successful in bidding for a grant of £10,500 from
Tewkesbury Borough Council, which provided half of the
£21,000 needed. It was also thanks to funds from parish
councils, local businesses, community groups and charities,
that SARA met its target in April 2016, and bought a brand
new, fit for purpose, rescue boat.
Station Chairperson, Tim Carter, said: “All of us at SARA are
humbled by the support we have been shown both locally
and on a wider scale. While the majority of the funding
came from Tewkesbury Borough Council, we are equally
grateful to the various parish councils, local residents
and charitable trusts that also supported us and donated
funds. This has been a real achievement and an amazing
result for SARA as this will enable us to be safer and better
equipped to serve the communities we support locally and
nationwide. Thank you to all SARA crew for their dedication
in running SARA Tewkesbury.”
Severn Area Rescue
Association (SARA) held
a dedication ceremony
hosted by the High Sheriff
of Gloucestershire, Lady
Bathurst, in June to
celebrate the launch of
a new flood rescue boat
based at Tewkesbury Fire
Station.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s lead member for clean and
green environment, Councillor Jim Mason, said: “We were
very pleased to have helped fund this life-saving flood
rescue boat. We are all aware of the devastation flooding
can cause so it is good to know that the rescue services
are fully equipped and ready to help, should the worst
happen.”
Funders:
Tewkesbury Borough Council; Severn Vale Housing;
Tewkesbury Skittles league; Mill Avon; Cotteswold Dairy;
Woodmancote Parish Council; Tirley Parish Council;
Wheatpieces Parish Council; Croft Farm; Elmstone Parish
Council; Brownys (2015 Santa ride); Moog Tewkesbury; The
Rowlands Trust; Town Council; Teddington Parish Council;
Amicus Tewkesbury; Churchdown Parish Council; SARA
Tewkesbury crew and their families.
Summer 2016
Bowling at the press of
a button
Indoor bowlers at Twyning Village Hall can now enjoy bowling
all year round.
Summer 2016
More information about SARA is available at
www.sara-rescue.org.uk
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You can park for free after 5.30pm in all nearby car parks - no
need to worry about the meter running out!
Open air drama, films, activities and an exhibition are just some
of the events you can enjoy at our Shakespeare Festival.
The Roses serves some of the best coffee and cakes in town.
The brownies just have to be tasted to be believed.
Enjoy the work of local artists in our refurbished gallery space.
We host around 15 - 20 exhibitions every year.
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What you can do
If you suspect that a vehicle has been abandoned, you can
check to see if it is taxed and MOTd by visiting the DVLA
website.
You can report vehicles to Tewkesbury Borough Council by
visiting www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/reportit or by telephone.
If possible, please try to gather the following information:
1. A description of the vehicle (make, model, colour and
registration).
2.Its location
3.How long it’s been there.
4.Why you think it has been abandoned (eg its condition,
state of its tyres). Photos help.
5.Any hazards that make it a risk to public safety.
Bin storage in historic towns
If you want help with how to dispose of
a vehicle you no longer use, please call
the council for advice on 01684 295010
- what are your views?
Recycling metal
Tewkesbury borough is a very special place with many beautiful areas, which not only provide wonderful
places to live, but also appeal to tourists, visitors and businesses. Our two historic market towns,
Winchcombe and Tewkesbury are very popular places with important conservation areas. This is what
makes the towns so special to people who want to live there and visit.
But sometimes modern life in a historic town can cause
conflict. In the times when historic towns and villages were
built and inhabited, rubbish disposal was very different and
much less hygienic than the efficient collection systems and
wheeled bins we have in place today. We generate much more
waste these days; the old towns and houses were not built for
wheeled bins and the streets were not designed with refuse
and recycling vehicles in mind.
Recently, some concerns have been raised about wheeled bins
causing an eyesore on the streets and blocking walkways.
Tewkesbury Borough Council has run blue bin collections (for
recycling) and green bin collections (for general household
refuse) for many years now. Both collections allow residents
to safely store their refuse and recycling away, with protection
from pests and the wheeled bins are safer for the collection
crews to handle than standard bags. However, if wheeled
bins remain on the streets, they can sometimes cause an
obstruction and can be unsightly.
Our film programme is unrivalled - everything from
mainstream releases to rare films you won’t see anywhere else.
Your children will love our week long summer arts programme,
Blockbuster 2 - who says the holidays have to drag?
To overcome this, the council is urging residents to, where
possible, take bins away from pavements as soon as possible
after collection crews have visited. Anyone who is unable to
store a blue bin away from the pavement can exchange the bin
for blue recycling bags - they are free of charge, can hold the
same materials as the blue bins and are collected in exactly
the same way.
You will always get the warmest welcome and any help you
need - just ask.
See live performances beamed onto our screen from as far
away as New York and London.
Please get in touch with the council to share your views on
how big an issue bin storage is in your area. You can email
recycling@tewkesbury.gov.uk or you can write to the
council at Waste and Recycling, Council Offices, Gloucester
Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT.
There are over 50 different events on every single month truly something for everyone.
TOP TIPS
Come and see for yourself...
we look forward to welcoming you!
To settle this one, do the scrunch
test! Some packaging items such
as crisp packets can look like
aluminium foil but looks can be
deceiving, as some are metallised
plastic film. Scrunch the item in
your hand. If it remains scrunched,
it can be recycled.
Remember to put a
bag or a bin in your
bathroom just for
recycling. Empty
shaving foam cans airfreshener sprays and
deodorant cans are all
recyclable.
all you need to know!
Do you remember the first item you recycled? Maybe not, but
there’s a good chance it could have been an empty tin can. In
the UK, we’ve been recycling cans and foil for many years now,
and it’s just as well, as we use over half a million tonnes of metal
packaging each year.
Currently, the UK recycles around three quarters of steel
packaging and half of our aluminium packaging. This means that
although there’s a lot of metal packaging being recycled there’s
still a lot more that we could do! For example, it’s estimated that
at least £2million worth of aluminium used in caps and screwtops could be diverted from landfill simply by popping them in
with your recycling.
So how do we make sure we’re recycling all we can? Well, the
good news is that Tewkesbury Borough Council offers recycling
for all metal packaging including foil, metal bottle caps and tins.
Simply pop them in your blue bin.
So what happens to your recycling? Once your blue bin is
emptied, the contents go to a materials recycling facility in Stoke
Orchard where the metal packaging is separated from the rest of
your recycling. From here the metals are sent to Alutrade in the
West Midlands. Alutrade is a family business which processes
around a third of all cans produced in the UK. Last year they
recycled over 42,000 tonnes of metal, and they even recycled
the metal rings used in the opening ceremony of the London
Olympic Games! A magnet separates steel from aluminium and
then the metals are shredded, cleaned and sorted into different
grades. Finally, specialist smelters then melt and recast the clean
shreddings into more metal products.
Metals can be recycled over and over again and it needs around
95% less energy to make products from recycled materials than
it does using raw materials. Recycling really does make a big
difference, and you never know what might happen to your used
cans – it could become anything from a paperclip to a hull of a
ship!
If you need any further information
about what can be recycled visit
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/recycling
for metal recycling
Foil – can it be recycled or can’t it?
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online !
In 2015, Tewkesbury Borough Council dealt with 183
abandoned vehicles, which was more than double the
amount dealt with in 2014, resulting in huge costs to council
tax payers.
But it IS a problem that can be tackled – with your help.
More information about GFRS is available at
www.glosfire.gov.uk
You can see live music from The Blues Band, Chas & Dave and
The Moody Blues as well as music by Dolly Parton, The Eagles
and Genesis (to name just a few).
It is illegal to leave - and not accept responsibility for - a
vehicle, including trailers and caravans. The fine can be up to
£2,500.
Twyning Short Mat Bowls
Club has invested £6,691 in
a state-of-the-art, electric
mat storage machine
thanks to a £3,000 grant
from Tewkesbury Borough
Council’s Community
Grants Fund and other
funding from Active
Together (Gloucestershire
County Council) and the
Summerfield Trust.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s community funding officer,
Martha Mundy, worked with the club to help it find the funds
needed. She said: “This is a great success story and I’m so
pleased to have helped by working with fantastic partners
and charities. The new mat storage machine will make such a
difference to the club members who struggled to lie out and
store away the old heavy mats and help keep them stay active
and playing bowls for years to come.”
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Abandoned vehicles are an increasing
problem in Tewkesbury borough and
across the entire country.
Abandoned vehicles
Ten Reasons To Visit The Roses
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Rinse and squash light-weight cans to
save space in your recycling bin.
As well as foil, you can also
recycle other aluminium items
such as drinks cans, milk bottle
tops, clean barbecue and
freezing trays, and even screw
top lids from wine bottles!
Silver foil used to wrap
sandwiches and keep
food fresh can be rinsed
and recycled along with
the other metals.
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Summer 2016
COMMUNITYNEWS
Funding opportunities
for community groups
Community Grants Fund
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Community
Grants Fund is open to groups who want to
improve facilities and activities in their local area.
As an example of the kind of projects that can
benefit from the fund, here are the grants that
were awarded following June Community Grants
working group: • Orchard Park Playing Field – Teddington
received £1,750 towards a bowls piste
• Sandhurst Village Hall received £1,088 for table
tennis tables
• Tewkesbury Netball Club received £840
towards new club kit
• CCSRFC received £995 for new equipment
replacement and improvement
• Furniture Recycling Project received £1,263 for
shop IT equipment
• Forthampton Parish Council received £1,590
towards a defibrillator
• White Tigers Club received £1,600 towards the
club
For more information, please email
martha.mundy@tewkesbury.gov.uk
An event was held recently to help community groups across Tewkesbury
borough get better access to funding opportunities
Hosted by Tewkesbury Borough
Council at the Public Services Centre
on Gloucester Road, the event
introduced community groups across
the borough to representatives from
Active Gloucestershire, Children in
Need and the Big Lottery Fund.
Councillor Kay Berry, lead member
for communities, said: “There is a lot
of financial help out there for groups
who want to improve their local area
and help their communities, but
unfortunately, it’s not always obvious
where to start looking.
Summer 2016
Furniture Recycling
Project opens new
Tewkesbury store!
Open six days a week, the new shop can support even more of the community across
Gloucestershire and provides another location to purchase well-priced reusable
furniture. Delivery and collection service is available.
Visit www.frpglos.org.uk
or call 01684 292 745 for more information
Views welcomed on development
in Stoke Orchard and Tredington
Residents will be at the centre of new plans that will shape
future development for the Stoke Orchard and Tredington
Parish, in Tewkesbury borough.
Under The Localism Act, town and parish councils can
prepare a neighbourhood development plan to establish
general planning policies for the development and use of
land in their neighbourhood. Stoke Orchard and Tredington
Parish Council have formally applied to Tewkesbury Borough
Council to prepare a neighbourhood plan for their area.
Relaxation Group - Tewkesbury
Drop in at Tewkesbury Library, free of charge, every second Monday 1-2pm. Free.
Mental Health - Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Library, every second Wednesday 10am until 12noon. It’s free, no need
to make an appointment, just drop in to chat to a professional about your well-being.
Mental Health - Winchcombe
Drop in at Winchcombe Library. First Monday of every month 10am until 12 noon. It’s
free, no need to make an appointment, just drop in to chat to a professional about
your well-being.
If you would like to book onto these courses or the one to one service, please
contact
Andrew Wood on 01242 512812 or e mail
andrew.wood@independencetrust.co.uk
independence
trust
Part of Herefordshire Housing Group
Tewkesbury Borough Council has started a six week
consultation process inviting comments from those living or
working in the Parish on whether it is an appropriate area
for preparing a neighbourhood plan. The consultation on the
proposed neighbourhood area runs until 5pm on Friday, 5
August 2016.
A plan showing the area is available to view on www.
tewkesbury.gov.uk along with details on how to make a
representation about the proposed area.
For further information please contact the council’s
neighbourhood planning team by emailing
neighbourhoodplanning@tewkesbury.gov.uk
or by calling 01684 292 151.
Churchdown
and Innsworth
Mental health support with
the Independence Trust
The Independence Trust is a local charity helping people who have initial concerns
about their mental health as well as those with diagnosed mental health issues.
As well as a one to one service, the Trust also runs the following groups:
Neighbourhood Plan
Community get-togethers
at The Roses Theatre
Are you part of a community
group?
Community is the greatest asset in any
place. The more agencies can support
the community where they are based by
helping to make, strengthen and enhance
connections between people, the stronger
and more resilient the community can be.
The Roses helps support this approach
with a monthly get-together of ‘Groundworkers’ every third Monday, at 10am
in the Roses Cafe Bar. The get-together
gives people working ‘on the ground’
an informal setting to exchange
information, ideas and updates which
helps build that network of support
within their community.
Please contact Jane Griffiths on
07943 637 773 for more information.
Knitting group
K2Togs is a friendly charity and
community knit ‘n’ natter group who
meet upstairs in the bar at the Roses
Theatre on a Wednesday morning from
10.30am to 12.30pm. The group knits
8” squares for charity, and anything else
needed for community events. The group
is suitable for knitters of all skill levels –
from garter stitch to fair isle.
If you haven’t knitted before, more
experienced members of the group will
be happy to show you how. Anybody is
welcome - all you need is the enthusiasm
to knit for a good cause.
For more information about Tewkesbury
K2Togs, contact Jill Lea:
01684 294033 (9am - 1pm)
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The Furniture Recycling Project’s new store at 5C Delta Drive, Tewkesbury has opened to
an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the local community.
A neighbourhood development plan gives local communities
a voice in deciding the look and feel of future development
in their area, including for example: the location of new
development; the design of buildings; and green spaces that
should be protected.
I would urge anyone who couldn’t
attend the event to get in touch with
the borough council’s Community
Development team who will point
them in the right direction for other
funding opportunities.”
Churchdown craft and
produce market
Come along to the monthly market in Churchdown which
is now in its second year. The market takes place on the
fourth Saturday of each month and is held at St John’s
Church Hall.
Upcoming dates for your diaries are:
30 July
24 September
29 October
26 November
Steady progress has been made on the plan this year.
Studies were commissioned with the aim of promoting
cycling and walking (by Sustrans on the Movement
of People theme) and for the development of green
infrastructure (by Gloucestershire Wild Service). These
studies have been received and appraised by the steering
group and a first draft of the Neighbourhood Plan’s
policies has been produced (by consultants Navigus
Planning) and is being reviewed by the steering group.
Once the plan’s policies are finalised they will be
submitted to Tewkesbury Borough Council for a
‘Strategic Environmental Assessment’ to be done, and
then residents will get the chance to have their say.
So, work has progressed quietly but purposefully over
the last few months, and the steering group are looking
forward to going out again to talk to people about
the plan and how it will positively influence future
development in Churchdown and Innsworth.
For more details, email
CraftatChurchdown@virginmedia.com
call 01452 545960 or visit the Churchdown Craft and
Produce market page on Facebook.
Wheatpieces
Annual Fun Day
Tewkesbury
Wheatpieces Parish
Council is holding
its Annual Fun Day
at the Wheatpieces
Community Centre
on the afternoon of
Saturday,
3 September 2016.
Starting at 1pm, and continuing until 4pm, the event will
be open to everyone, so please put the date in your diaries!
Attractions on the day will include a dog competition,
cakes, bouncy castle for the children, face painting, tours
of the community centre tower (see if you can spot your
house!), demonstrations from some of the users of the
centre, burgers and hotdogs, free tea and coffee (or squash)
and more.
Any donations of books, toys, CDs, DVDs, board games and
other small items that can be sold to raise money on the
day would be gratefully received. These can be left at the
Wheatpieces Community Centre beforehand.
Proceeds raised at the event will go to FOCUS who support
cancer patients at Cheltenham General Hospital
For further information please e-mail the Parish Council
visit www.wheatpiecesparishcouncil.com
Photo: James Evans
08
Tewkesbury borough: a place where
a good quality of life is open to all
Councillor Allowances
2015/16
The following allowances were paid
to councillors between May 2015 and
April 2016.
Name
Tewkesbury Borough Council has set
out its vision and values, along with its
priorities for the next four years.
The Council Plan 2016 to 2020
shows how the council intends
to drive forward its vision to
continue striving for Tewkesbury
borough to be a place where a
good quality of life is open to all.
To deliver this vision, the council
is focusing on four priorities:
• finances
• economic development
• housing
• customer-focused services
The next four years are expected
to be both exciting and
challenging. Although being
relatively small, the council has
big ambitions. It continues to
face unprecedented financial
challenges, which means
members and officers are
focusing on transforming the
way the council delivers services,
adopting a more commercial
approach to generating income
and continuing to provide
excellent value for money.
Council tax in Tewkesbury
borough remains one of the
lowest in the country, so the
council is experienced at doing
more with less.
By remaining focused on our
priorities we can ensure we
use our resources effectively to
improve the quality of life for our
communities. We work extremely
well with others and have taken
radical steps to bring together
our public sector partners to
share our building and our vision
for our communities. The focus
and commitment of the council’s
staff, councillors and partners
will enable us to overcome the
challenges ahead and make our
vision and priorities a reality.
To read the council plan, visit
and click on ‘about the council’.
Council unveils new
customer care standards
Tewkesbury Borough Council has developed a new Customer Care Strategy which
details how it plans to deliver customer care and outlines its commitments to customers.
The strategy introduces a set of
customer service standards for staff
to follow.
The standards support the council’s
values to create satisfied customers
and cover all our points of contact
including the internet, email,
telephone, letter, and reception
desk.
What customers can
expect from us
•We will provide accurate and clear
information in response to your
enquiries.
•We will be polite, friendly and
helpful at all times.
•We will use plain English and will
arrange for a translator if required.
•We will be open and honest about
what we can or cannot deliver.
•If you need special help we will try
to make arrangements that meet
your needs.
•We aim to get it right first time,
and where this isn’t possible we
will ensure that we will keep you
updated as we look into your
enquiry.
When you phone us
•Our aim is to answer your phone
call as quickly as possible during
our opening office hours Monday
to Friday.
•If we need to transfer your call, we
will pass on your details so you
don’t have to repeat yourself.
•We will keep our voicemail
messages informative and up-todate so you know when you will
get a response, and we will offer
an alternative number if your call
is very urgent.
•If the employee is on leave, the
voicemail message will inform you
when he/she will return and will
provide an alternative number for
you to call.
When you email us
•We will deal with your email as
soon as possible.
•We will send a full reply within ten
working days or an explanation of
any delays with a new date for a
full reply.
•If the employee you email is away
you will receive an automatic
reply giving their return date,
and the name and number of an
alternative contact.
•When you send a letter
•We will respond to enquiries made
by letter within 10 working days.
In most cases this will be a full
response but if the issue will take
longer to consider or resolve we
will tell you.
•The reply will give the name, title,
department, telephone number
and work address of the person
dealing with your query.
When you visit
us in person
•Our offices will be clean, tidy and
accessible to all customers.
•We will see you as quickly as
possible - within five minutes of
you arriving - but if there is a delay
we will keep you updated and
provide an explanation.
•We will regularly review
information in receptions to
ensure it is up to date.
When you make an
enquiry online
•We will ensure information
contained on our website is
accurate and up-to-date.
•You will receive a response to
your enquiry within 10 working
days. In most cases this will be a
full response but if the issue will
take longer to consider or resolve
we will tell you.
When you make a
formal complaint
•All complaints are treated with
respect and in confidence.
•We will acknowledge your
complaint within two working
days.
•We will provide a full response
within 10 working days.
Summer 2016
Basic
Allowance
Mileage
Summer 2016
New website launched for
Tewkesbury’s business community
09
A new website showcasing the benefits of doing business in Tewkesbury
has been launched at www.tewkesburybusiness.co.uk
Subsistence Special
Child
Responsibility Care
Allowance
R E Allen
£7,200.00
£1,459.51
£130.75
£5,783.93
£ --
P W Awford
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£1,854.97
£ --
Mrs K J Berry
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£3,710.85
£ --
R A Bird
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£3,774.69
£ --
R Bishop
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs G F Blackwell
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£1,190.35
£ --
G J Bocking
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
B C Calway +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£58.67
£ --
Dr A L Carter +
£212.90
£4.50
£ --
£ --
£ --
K J Cromwell
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
D M M Davies
£7,200.00
£1,672.33
£13.54
£3,988.25
£ --
Mrs J E Day
£7,200.00
£372.60
£ --
£ --
£ --
M Dean
£7,200.00
£1,243.19
£89.40
£3,813.00
£ --
R D East
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
A J Evans
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
J H Evetts
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£1,913.64
£ --
D T Foyle
£7,006.45
£628.87
£ --
£ --
£ --
R Furolo
£7,006.45
£700.68
£ --
£1,854.97
£ --
R E Garnham
£7,006.45
£159.07
£ --
£1,854.97
£ --
Mrs P A Godwin
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs M A Gore
£7,006.45
£334.38
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs J Greening
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs R M Hatton
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Miss H J Healy * + £192.53
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
B C J Hesketh
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs S E HillierRichardson
Mrs A Hollaway
£7,200.00
£241.65
£ --
£117.36
£ --
£7,006.45
£243.47
£ --
£ --
£ --
B A Jones +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
A L Keyte +
£212.90
£36.00
£ --
£176.03
£ --
A L Mackinnon +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs E J MacTiernan
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£3,710.85
£ --
J R Mason
£7,200.00
£956.05
£ --
£3,988.25
£ --
Mrs H C McLain
£7,006.45
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs F M Ogden +
£212.90
£27.00
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs J M Perez +
£212.90
£82.15
£3.25
£117.36
£ --
V A Perez +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
A S Reece
£7,006.45
£228.05
£ --
£ --
£ --
Ms A E Ricks +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£117.36
£ --
G K Shurmer +
£212.90
£9.90
£ --
£ --
£ --
M Silverthorn +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
V D Smith
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
T A Spencer
£7,006.45
£361.63
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs P E Stokes
£7,200.00
£677.99
£ --
£ --
£ --
P D Surman
£7,200.00
£513.22
£ --
£1,854.97
£ --
M G Sztymiak
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£117.36
£ --
A C Tugwell +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£58.67
£ --
H A E Turbyfield
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
R J E Vines
£7,200.00
£1,013.69
£7.58
£7,975.62
£ --
D J Waters
£7,200.00
£519.11
£27.32
£5,843.21
£ --
M J Williams
£7,200.00
£356.50
£ --
£ --
£ --
P N Workman
£7,200.00
£ --
£ --
£ --
£ --
Mrs C Wright +
£212.90
£ --
£ --
£117.36
£ --
Total
£273.656.98
£11,841.54
£271.84
£53,992.69
£ --
* The Council’s Scheme of Members’ Allowances includes a paragraph which states: ‘If a
Councillor does not attend at least two-thirds of the total number of scheduled meetings
of the Council, or of the Executive, or of Committees of which he/she is a Member, the
Councillor concerned should be invited to pay back an appropriate percentage of his/her
Basic Allowance up to a maximum of 25% of the Basic Allowance.’ This applied to one of
the above Councillor’s during 2014/15 and is reflected in their Basic Allowance payment
in 2015/16.
+ Please note that 2015/16 was an election year so this information includes a number
of people that are no longer Councillors.
The website is part of Tewkesbury Borough
Council’s campaign to promote the area as a
profitable location for commerce and inward
investment. The project has been driven by the
borough council, the Tewkesbury branch of the
Federation of Small Businesses and the town’s
Chamber of Commerce.
Based around the newly developed brand Better Connected for Business Success - the
site illustrates why Tewkesbury is a great place
to do business.
It provides useful information for local
companies and investors, including support
available to businesses, details on getting
help with investment and outlines the kind of
lifestyle offered in and around Tewkesbury.
It also showcases the variety of industry
sectors present in Tewkesbury with a case
study section promoting local businesses,
plus as area dedicated to the Knights of
Tewkesbury, the town’s ambassadors.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s lead member
for economic development and promotion,
Councillor Rob Bird, said: “I’m thrilled that we
now have a great website to help promote
Tewkesbury’s thriving business community.”
“Whether you have just started up, run an
established business or are looking to invest
in the area, this new website will have all the
information you need to help drive growth”.
The website has been designed and developed
by Tewkesbury-based companies Mosaique
and The Vivid PR Consultancy. Funding for the
project was secured by Tewkesbury Borough
Council from the Government’s Business
Support Flood Fund following the winter
floods in 2013/14.
For more information,
or to get involved, please email
economicdevelopment@tewkesbury.gov.uk
or call 01684 272249
Telephone: +44 (0)1684 252393
Email: enquiries@redadmirallearning.com
www.redadmirallearning.com
Twitter:@AdmiralLearning
The world is changing fast – are you changing too?
Chinese guests talk business in
Tewkesbury borough
A group of officials from one of China’s most wealthy cities, Karamay,
visited Tewkesbury Borough Council offices on Friday 22 April, to meet local
businesses with an interest in establishing commercial links in China.
The Chinese delegation was led by Zhang
Hongyan, the Karamay City Mayor, and included
business representatives and officials. The event
was organised by Tewkesbury Borough Council’s
economic development team, and hosted by
former Borough Mayor, Councillor Ron Allen.
any future partnership for both Chinese and UK
businesses who have attended the meeting. We
are keen, as are Tewkesbury Borough Council, to
work together and encourage businesses across
the border to find possibilities for growth and
mutual benefit.”
The Chinese visitors met representatives of
six advanced engineering businesses in the
borough, as well as council officials, councillors
and the MP for Tewkesbury, Laurence
Robertson, to talk about their respective
enterprises and explore the potential for
expanding business links and exports.
Lead member for economic development,
Councillor Rob Bird, said: “This council has a
key objective to support local businesses and
economic prosperity for our area. This very
successful event illustrates how our team
works effectively to help our diverse business
community. I hope this will create lasting
connections with Karamay to benefit all those
involved, and stimulate export opportunities.”
On behalf of all the Chinese delegates, Mayor
Zhang expressed her gratitude to Tewkesbury
Borough Council, all the political leaders and
local businesses. She said: “This first successful
meeting was the start of a great future between
Karamay city and Tewkesbury borough. We
hope the meeting could be the foundation for
The visit was made possible by Join in China,
a Gloucestershire-based business specialising
in creating opportunities for UK companies
looking for growth by entering the Chinese
market.
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Summer 2016
WHAT’S ON
We believe industrial process
heating should never be the
cause of our clients’ downtime.
Tuesday 19 July
Historical Guided walk of
Tewkesbury.
7pm Tewkesbury Abbey Gates (opposite
Bell Hotel) Adults £4 Children £1
01684 855040
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July
Summer Steam and Real Ale
Weekend
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Winchcombe and Toddington
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
Call us on: 01886 887 709
The process heating installation
and maintenance company, that
talks the clients’ language, having
the technical expertise to resolve
common issues with economical
and innovative solutions.
Summer 2016
“The engineers at Fairburn
Heating, in my opinion, are
the best in the industry and
extremely hard to come by!”
Richard Crowther
Engineering Manager at Tayto
Tuesday 26 July
Tewkesbury
01684 855040
Wednesday 27 July
Children’s Wednesday: summer fun
Sudeley Castle
www.sudeleycastle.co.uk
01242 602308
Wednesday 27 July
Children’s drop-in workshop: kite
making
Tewkesbury Heritage Centre
www.tewkesburyheritage.co.uk
01684 855040
Engineer on site
within 4 hours
weekdays
100 mile radius
94.2%
Engineer on site
within 3 hours
weekdays
100 mile radius
100%
Engineer on site
within 8 hours
response time
after midnight
98.6%
Out of hours
telephone support
24/7 in 10 years
18:00 - 06:00
Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July
VW Camper and Bus Show
Eastnor Castle (Near Ledbury)
www.vwcamperandbus.com
01531 633160
Saturday 30 July
Cooper 70th Anniversary / Members
Day
Prescott Hillclimb, Gotherington
www.prescott-hillclimb.com
01242 673136
Farmers’ Market
Saturday 30 July
Food and Arts Street Market
9am - 5pm, High Street Tewkesbury
www.visitewkesbury.info
01684 855040
Sunday 31 July
Old Chapel Court Concert
Under the Greenwood Tree
3pm, Old Baptist Chapel,Tewkesbury,£12
01684 850112
100% Client Retention Rate since 2005
Fairburn Heating Solutions Ltd
Unit D, Maylite Trading Estate
Berrow Green Road, Martley
Worcestershire WR6 6PQ
Call: 01886 887 709
Email: totalsolutions@fairburn-ihs.co.uk
www.fairburnheatingsolutions.co.uk
01242 602308
Wednesday 24 August
Children’s drop-in workshop: felt
hand puppets
Wednesday 3 August
Sudeley Castle
01684 855040
01242 602308
01684 855040
Thursday 4 August
Two-hour guided walking tour of
Tewkesbury Battlefield
7.30pm The Crescent, Tewkesbury
www.tewkesbury.org.uk
01684 855040
Deerhurst Flower Festival
Tuesday 16 August
Teddy Bear Tuesday
(normal prices apply)
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
Tuesday 16 August
Tewkesbury
Saturday 27 to Monday 29 August
01684 855040
Wednesday 17 August
Sudeley Castle
Prescott Hill Climb
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 August
Vintage Sports Car Club
Prescott Hillclimb, Gotherington
www.prescott-hillclimb.com
01242 673136
Tuesday 9 August
Teddy Bear Tuesday
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
Tuesday 9 August
Tewkesbury
Wednesday 10 August
Sudeley Castle
01242 602308
01242 602308
Wednesday 17 August
Children’s drop-in workshop: collage
dragons and dinosaurs
01684 855040
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August
Richard III Weekend
Sudeley Castle
01242 602308
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August
Plum Weekend
The Pershore Plum Festival
Walsgrove farm, Evesham WR7 4QL
www.pershoreplumfestival.org.uk
www.deerhurstflowerfestival.co.uk
enquiries@deerhurstflowerfestival.co.uk
Saturday 27 to Monday 29 August
The Big Plum
Beer, food and music festival
The Angel Hotel, Pershore
www.pershoreplumfestival.org.uk
Tuesday 30 August
Teddy Bear Tuesday
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
Tuesday 30 August
Tewkesbury
01684 855040
Wednesday 31 August
Sudeley Castle
01242 602308
Sunday 21 August
Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival
11am-4pm, Tewkesbury School,
Ashchurch Road
www.tewkesburycvf.org
01684 850940
Wednesday 10 August
Children’s drop-in workshop:
marvellous mosaics
01684 855040
Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 August
Lakefest
Eastnor Castle (near Ledbury)
lakefest.co.uk
07736 036 967
Saturday 13 August
Farmers’ and Craft Market,
Tewkesbury
9am-1.30pm Abbey lawns car park,
Gander Lane
Deerhurst
Festival
Deerhurst Flower
Flower Festival
Wednesday 24 August
Sudeley Castle
01684 855040
01684 855040
Fairburn are trusted by
01684 855040
Tuesday 2 August
Tewkesbury.
Wednesday 3 August
Children’s drop-in workshop: swords
and shields
www.visittewkesbury.info
01608 652662
11
Tuesday 23 August
Tewkesbury
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
01684 833133
Tuesday 2 August
Teddy Bear Tuesday
Heritage Diesel Weekend and Open
Day
Livestock Festival
Longdon (Near Tewkesbury)
100%
AUGUST
JULY
10
Tuesday 23 August
Teddy Bear Tuesday
www.gwsr.com
01242 621405
Food and Arts Street Market
12
Summer 2016
Central heating grants
of up to £4,500
A pensioner is the first recipient of a free central heating system installed under a
£4,500 grant scheme for households who do not currently have gas central heating or
have storage heaters which heat up to 50% of the rooms in their property.
Mrs Stocker (pictured) only had an electric fire in her park
home, which was very expensive to run and didn’t heat
her home properly. She suffers from chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory illness made
worse by the cold. Mrs Stocker explains: “In the winter, I
slept on the sofa to be nearer the fire. If you have COPD,
and you catch cold, you’ve got to stop it from going to your
chest. You have to keep an even temperature. With this new
central heating system it will be lovely to have every room
warm, even the bathroom. And I think it will halve my
bills!”
own or privately rent their homes, and who
meet certain criteria. Eligibility is based on
income from earnings or benefits, housing
costs and fuel bills. People may also qualify if
they have a cold-related health condition and
their property isn’t energy efficient.
The funding is only available for a limited
period so please call our free Warm and Well
advice line now on 0800 500 3076
or visit www.warmandwell.co.uk
Many households rely on electric heaters as their sole source
of heating, an expensive and ineffective way to keep a
household warm. Jon Clarke, Senior Project Manager from
Warm and Well explains: “Being cold and not being able to
pay your bills can lead to ill health, debt and lots of stress.
This scheme is here to help people get out of fuel poverty.”
Warm and Well, part of the Gloucester-based charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency, is administering the grants in
partnership with Tewkesbury Borough Council. The grants
are available to all residents of Tewkesbury borough who
CREDIT: Ruth Davey/Severn Wye Energy Agency
Noble Band of
Heroes
Times have changed since 1922 when Tewkesbury’s War
Memorial was unveiled. Then, there was no traffic to
imperil those who wished to study its names – but, 90
years on, it is a dangerous preoccupation.
The memorial provides 156 names, but who were these
men and their families? Why did they join the armed
forces? And how did they meet their deaths?
In 2008, Tewkesbury Historical Society began researching the men’s histories and,
after receiving a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, the society began work on a subsidised,
comprehensive book seeking to provide most of the answers to these questions.
The final book was written and researched by John Dixon and Malcolm Waldron, with
graphics provided by Sam Eedle. It was published in 2015 and is in three parts:
• the War as it affected local service men
• a guide to military terminology for readers
• a one page biography for each of those who died.
However, the authors soon realised that some names were missing –nursing auxiliary
Kathleen Sollis was noticeably absent along with many others. Those who died in this
country were buried with a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone – but
sadly, some rest in unmarked graves.
There are, therefore, 193 biographies contained in the book. The project has taken eight
years so far, but very much continues.
For more information, visit www.ths.freeuk.com
Garden waste service hits
record figures
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s garden
waste collection service has become
extremely popular, with 15,000
households signed up for just £42 a year.
The service helps people who aren’t able to
get to a household recycling centre or who
want to take the hassle out of storing and
disposing of garden waste.
This year, the council has seen some of
the biggest tonnages collected since the
service began 10 years ago. The weights
can vary each year depending on when
the growing season starts but there was
a big rise in February with 191 tonnes of
garden waste collected, all of which will
be composted. Every year, over five and
a half thousand tonnes of lawn clippings,
leaves and cuttings gets composted.
If you’d like to sign up, visit
or call 01684 295010.
The Boathouse Upton
Tapas restaurant and bar
Function room to hire - 120 capacity - free during week - Late licence
Outside seating with river view - various catering packages available
Enjoy 20% off your food bill when you dine Tues-Thurs lunch or evening
www.theboathouseupton.co.uk
Waterside, Upton on Severn, WR8 0HG | 01684 438161

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