On the Gotherington Parish Council website you will find, the latest agenda and minutes for council meetings, plus local news about planning, roads and much more.
The agenda for the next meeting along with previous agendas and minutes can be found here.
Tewkesbury Borough Council and Ubico have launched a new safety campaign to promote safe driving, especially during winter when adverse weather and dark mornings reduce visibility. Drivers are urged to be cautious and patient around waste and recycling crews due to reports of dangerous behavior like overtaking, stopping too close, and mounting pavements.
Cllr Sarah Hands, Lead Member for Environmental Services, emphasized the need for cooperation from all road users to ensure safety for Ubico crews, who wear high-visibility clothing. Rob Heath, Ubico Operations Director, encouraged reporting dangerous driving incidents, and Robert Vestey from Gloucestershire Police highlighted the effectiveness of dashcam footage in addressing such offenses. Drivers can submit dashcam evidence through the Op Snap portal to aid in taking appropriate action.
To report non-collision incidents, visit the Operation Snap link at www.operationsnap.gloucestershire.pol.
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MOBILE PHONE COVERAGE
The Parish Council is conducting a survey into mobile phone coverage.
If you’re interested in helping us improve the local coverage please look at this page.
Gotherington Mobile Signal Survey
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Information by Design (IbyD) is a market and social research company who are conducting the survey on behalf of the OPCC and are members of the Market Research Society (MRS) and abide by the MRS Code of Conduct.
To ensure we speak with residents from across Gloucestershire we are again contacting all Parish Councils within the County to ask if you would kindly share the details of this survey with members of the Parish Council and with residents in the Parish.
The survey can be completed online by using this link: www.ibyd.com/glosopcc
This link can also be shared on your website and social media channels if you use them. The online survey is accessible to all but if there is anybody who is unable to complete the survey online please let me know and I will send a paper copy for them to complete and return to us.
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Please click the link to see an update from Gotherington’s Borough Coucillors: Cheryl Agg & Nigel Adcock.
Borough Councillors report – July23
Please be see the link to Gloucestershire Highways REPORT IT webpage. You can use this link report potholes/other highways is
sues. Please also feel free to contact Gotherington Parish Council clerk so that the local Councillors are alerted to any issues.
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways/roads/your-highways-report-it/
Travelers in and around Bishop’s Cleeve are encouraged to share their thoughts on how walking and cycling in the area can be improved. The council is working on a 26-mile cycle spine connecting Stroud to Bishop’s Cleeve through Gloucester and Cheltenham. To make the most of this route, they aim to ensure that local cycling facilities help residents connect to it. Feedback will help identify challenges and opportunities, shaping a strategy for future funding and improvements. Residents can participate in an online survey to share comments and pinpoint areas for enhancement on a map. The survey runs from Friday 20 January to Friday 17 February and can be found at gloucestershire.gov.uk/LCWIP. There will also be events where people can talk to officers, suggest changes, and learn more about cycling locally. The next event is an online session on Thursday 9 February from 6pm to 7pm. Councillor David Gray emphasized the importance of the cycle spine for tackling the climate emergency and urged residents to provide feedback to improve local facilities.
Hedges & Overgrowth blocking footpaths
We often receive complaints about this issue. Please ensure your hedges and trees are cut back from footpaths and clear weeds from outside your property. Please report issues to https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways/roads/your-highways-report-it/
Gotherington is a small village north of Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England. It is surrounded on the north by the villages of Woolstone and Oxenton, and to the south by Woodmancote and Bishop’s Cleeve.
It is believed that Gotherington was founded in about 780 A.D. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Godrinton,[3] and was for around six centuries split into Upper Gotherington and Lower Gotherington. It was a strongly agricultural area until the mid-nineteenth century, from which point market gardening increased in its place.[1] Development of the village began in the 1880s when the village was one of the first to have its own rural nurse that had been organised by Elizabeth Malleson.[4] The village school opened in 1881 and a post office in 1894. The local Parish Council was formed in the same year.[1]
Gotherington railway station opened in 1906[1] and closed in 1955. However, it is open on rare occasions and for private hire.
Gotherington Parish Council are the local council and provide the first tier of administration for Gotherington and the surrounding environs. Their activities fall into three main categories: representing the local community, delivering services to meet local needs, and improving quality of life and community well being. The council is the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue.
The council is a democratically elected local authority consisting of a maximum of 9 Councillors and a Clerk.
The council consists of volunteer Councillors who are elected for a four year term. The role of the Parish Clerk is the only paid role.
The council is funded via a precept and by renting out council assets e.g. use of buildings, sport facilities, etc.
The council raises revenue to help meet the parish spending requirements by issuing a ‘precept’. This is the total amount to be raised through the council tax from all the dwellings within the parish area. The ‘precept’ is converted into an amount per council tax band and this forms part of the council tax bill.
More general information can be found that the link below.