Kingsway Villagers

I have been living in the Lyneham Drive area for over a year now, and there is a grey cat with 4 white paws and a white chest that appears to be homeless.

Several of my neighbours and I put scraps of food out for this cat, who does seem to be in good health.

Can anybody confirm that they do actually own him, and he is not a stray?

If he is not in Lyneham Drive he seems to like lying in the small park under the train!

If I know he belongs to someone, I will stop feeding him to encourage him to go home.

Put Your Best Foot Forward…

Sunday 2nd May at 2.30pm

Meeting at St. James Church on School Lane, Quedgeley.

We are walking down to Carters Orchard in the spring sunshine – hopefully.

Please spread the word – all welcome.

There will be a short health questionnaire to complete – so please aim to arrive a few minutes before we start – the earlier the better.

Health Walks are taking place all over the City, if you would like more information please have a look at the Gloucester City Council website.

Dear Kingsway,

It is a little while since I have added news about the school, but the thread about difficulty getting a child into the school has prompted me to provide some guidance.

Kingsway Primary School admissions have shown unprecedented growth over the last 18 months as shown below:

• September 2008  – 30 pupils on roll in one class
• November 2008  – 108 pupils in 4 classes
• January 2009 – 122 pupils in 6 classes
• July 2009  – 137 pupils in 6 classes
• September 2009 – 182 pupils on roll in 8 classes
• April 2010 – 220 pupils on roll in 8 classes
• September 2010 – we will be 279 pupils on roll at least and be at least 10 classes.

This has led to confusion over spaces available at the school, because at times we are full in some year groups, until sufficient admission appeals necessitate another class being opened. This then releases more places for pupils.

Gloucestershire County Council keeps our allowed admission numbers low so that we are not swamped by people who would like to attend GCC’s ‘Flagship’ school and who do not live locally. While this may appear frustrating for local parents, it is actually a helpful system and stops more distant pupils blocking out local children moving onto the estate at a later time.

At the moment, we have lots of spaces across the school for September 2010 because larger numbers in each year group are moving up the school releasing spare capacity in classes, BUT these spaces are going very very fast. If you register your interest with us for September 2010 before 1st July, myself – as Headteacher, will deal with admissions but after 1st July 2010, this control will return to GCC. Do not miss this final opportunity for spaces!

If you want a place in your local primary school then apply to us and we will do all we can to get you in.

Although there are plans for a second school on Kingsway, this is once again governed by completed house purchases and is sometime in the future. In the interim period, more and more Kingsway pupils will be referred to places in other local schools, necessitating travel and isolation from friends. The more parents who appeal to Kingsway Primary school, the more we can open up to accomodate your wishes.

Our contacts:
Tel: 01452 881800
Email: admin@kingsway.gloucs.sch.uk
Website:  www.kingsway.gloucs.sch.uk

Mrs Needham

Headteacher

Hi All,

I thought I should introduce myself on here as I have just signed up as a member of this site.

My wife, 2 children and I have been living on the estate (bugs me to call it a village as it blatantly is not and never will be), since August 2006.

We moved onto a building site and we now live in what I consider to be one of the nicest corners of the area.

Having read some of negative posts on here I thought I should mention that at no time in that 4 years have my family or myself been victims of crime or A/S  Behaviour. I sometimes wonder if I am even living on the same estate as some of you!

I have 1 child in Kingsway School and another starts there in September, and we are happy with the progress our daughter has made.

The transport links are good, buses run regularly, M5 is 2 minutes away, plenty of open spaces, 2 parks, the countryside on our doorstep, shops within walking distance, gym within walking distance… I could go on!

My wife and I both work in Stroud and we have considered moving back over that way but have decided that Kingsway is a decent place to raise our family so we are staying put.

Thats me.

G

Hi All,

I have been approached by one of our neighbours with the idea of starting up some form of football team.

The initial suggestion is to use Waterwells and do some form of 5-a-side one evening a week.

If you would be interested in taking part, leave a comment on here and spread the word.

As soon as we get some people interested then we can get a time sorted out.

No experience neccessary, its all about having a laugh (‘though in the future, who knows)!

Let’s make the most of what local facilities we do have!

Cheers,
Barry

Has anyone got (or rather is repeatedly losing) a white Alsatian or German Shepherd style dog?

Late each evening for the last week, a stray (with a collar) appears in the Thatcham Ave’ / Mount Pleasant area, with no owner in site!

If this is your dog, perhaps you could re-think his/her well-being in the evenings, how you control and contain it as well as the safety of pedestrians walking about the area!
Uncontrolled large dogs at night can be a bit daunting.

This could be an item for reporting to the Council stray Dog Wardens.

Thanks

P