Kingsway Villagers

Hi Neighbours,

Just wanted to alert you to a few local events which are coming up soon:

Ladies Night

Friday 14th June: 19:00 to 21:00

Organised by the “Friends of Severn Vale” (school), this annual event is very popular with local ladies and features “an evening of pampering and treats for your enjoyment and relaxation”.
A free glass of wine is available for all guests (18 & over).
Tickets are available at £2 (in advance) or £3 on the door. (Purchase advance tickets from the school office.
If you would like to have a stall, the booking form is available here.

Quedgeley Fun Day

Saturday 15th June: 12:00 to 21:00

Organised by Quedgeley Parish Council and taking place at Dimore II (directions), this annual FREE event is very popular and lots of fun for all the family.
Attractions include: 2 Live Bands – Birds of Prey display – Go Karts – Pony & Trap – Licensed Bar – Funfair &amp more…

Quedgeley Community Dog Show

Saturday 27th July: 13:00 to 17:00

Very popular local dog show, (for any dogs over 6 months old) held at Dimore II (directions), with an entry fee of £1 per class and 12 classes in the show, this is always a hugely popular event.
For more details, click here.

I’d like to apologise to all those who have been unable to log in for the past few weeks, Some extra security procedures were instigated on my server recently, which were not supposed to affect normal users… I did have some tests run… which were fine… but apparently the problem affected everyone – except my “test-pilot”

To make matters worse, I have been unable to find time to get in myself! My wife is still quite ill (it’s been more than 12 months since she was last at work) and I’ve had very little time to spare in recent months. Being self-employed is no fun in these situations (no cover)! If I hadn’t been so rushed, I should have noticed the lack of posts and picked up on the problem sooner.

I finally managed to add a gallery of pictures from the litter pick day (here) and to add the post below about the Litter Pick Poster Competition.

Hopefully I will be able to catch up soon… (extra big sorry to Mark at MSPC-Repairs for my unforgivable delay… I will make it up to you)!

I will be back soon to post about the 2013 Kingsway Big Lunch: Diary Date – Sunday June 2nd (don’t miss it – there’s loads going on this year, it’s gonna be epic)!

 
Sorry again to everybody, and welcome back

As part of the Community Litter Pick which took place on April 20th, the Kingsway Police Pumas (cadets) were asked to produce poster designs for the event.

The winning entry will be used for future Kingsway Litter pick days, and the winner(s) will also receive a prize from the Residents Association (I won’t spoil the suprise…)!

The following nine entries were received:

Please note that these were scanned from drawings- some of which were A3, so some of the detail doesn’t show up well on these small thumbnails… clicking the pic’s will open printable .pdf doc’s which will allow you to see them much better).

1. abi-keeley	2. kiamzn-dawn
3. mia-mackenzie	4. milly-talluiah
5. callum-and-calum 6. kaylie-jess-t 7. paulina-adrianna-sandra 8. shanneea-lexy-khianna   9. shyla-megan-enid-morris

The Residents Association Committee will be meeting on Tuesday 28th May to decide/announce the winner, and local residents are welcome to comment on this post if they have a preference… your votes will be counted (provided that they arrive in time).
 
Note: The names are (I think) a compilation of the creators, so I numbered each entry to make it easier for you to vote.

WATERWELLS PRIMARY ACADEMY CONSULTS ON ADDITIONAL PROVISION FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS.

Kingsway’s local community are being asked to share their views on Waterwells Primary Academy’s proposals to open a 3-11 primary school this September. The school is consulting again following Ministerial approval of the addition of a 52 place pre-school for three-year-olds in response to the increasing need for pre-school provision in the local area.
This follows the initial consultation which started in December last year when the school’s sponsor – The Robinswood Academy Trust – shared their original plans with local people for a 4-11 primary school.
Martin Latham, Head of Robinswood Primary School and Executive Head of Waterwells Primary Academy, said: “This formal consultation builds on the links that we have established with the local community. I very much hope that everyone will take the time to get involved and share their views with us.”
Cllr Jackie Hall, county councillor for Quedgeley and Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said: “The new primary school will open next September and will be vital to help meet increasing demand for school places in this growing estate. I would encourage local people to feedback their views in the consultation.”
Prospective parents and other stakeholders in the local community can have their say by completing an online questionnaire on the school’s website here emailing the school at info@waterwellsprimaryacademy.org.uk or leaving a message on the message line at 0845 548 0411. The consultation will end on Tuesday 7th May 2013.
Waterwells Primary Academy is a new primary school which will open in Naas Lane on the Kingsway development in Quedgeley in September 2013. The school is being built to serve this growing community, and will open with 15 pupils predicted in each year group from Reception to Year 6. The intake will increase as the admission numbers grow each year, and the school will reach its capacity of 420 pupils, with two classes of 30 pupils per year group, by 2016. In addition, a 52 place pre-school for three-year-olds is planned, along with a nursery providing 16 places for two-year-olds.
The school will offer a broad and balanced curriculum with a specific focus on literacy and numeracy, and will aim for all pupils to achieve confidence through high quality educational experiences rich in core learning including ICT. Every pupil at the school will be encouraged to achieve their maximum potential within a happy, nurturing environment. Community engagement will be at the core of the school’s ethos, which will benefit the pupils of the new school and the residents of the Kingsway area.
The consultation is running alongside other key activities including an open day which will take place between 9.30-11.00am on Friday 19th April at Robinswood Primary School, Underhill Road, Gloucester GL4 6HE. Families of all prospective pupils are welcome to attend the event to find out more about the school and apply for a place before the 26th April closing date. Parents are asked to call 01452 530430 or email info@waterwellsprimaryacademy.org.uk to book their place.

To apply for a pre-school or Reception to Year 6 place at Waterwells Primary Academy, parents can pick up a form at Robinswood Primary School, call 01452 530430 or email info@waterwellsprimaryacademy.org.uk. The deadline for applying for all year groups is Friday 26th April 2013. As the closing date for Reception applications has passed, further applications will be added to the school’s waiting list and any available places will be allocated after 16th April 2013 in accordance with the school’s Admissions Policy, which can be viewed here. In-year admissions (Years 1 to 6) will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
To be kept up-to-date with all the latest developments, news and events, sign up to receive the school’s e-newsletter at their website (see link above).

Waterwells Primary Academy, Kingsway’s new 3-11 primary school which will open in Sept’ 2013, is holding an open day in April. Families of all prospective pupils are welcome to attend the event to find out more about the school, meet the Executive Head, Martin Latham and apply for a place before the 26th April closing date. The open day will take place on Friday 19th April at 9.30am, and will be held at Robinswood Primary School, Underhill Road, Gloucester GH4 6HE.

Waterwells Primary Academy will open with 15 pupils predicted in each year group from Reception to Year 6 in September 2013 and will grow to reach its capacity of 420 pupils, with two classes of 30 pupils per year group, by 2016. There will also be a 52 place pre-school for three-year-olds and an additional 16 places for two-year-olds. The school will offer a broad and balanced curriculum with a specific focus on literacy and numeracy and aims to instil in pupils a love of learning and an ability to think independently, yet work together, to provide a solid foundation for each child.

To apply for a Reception to Year 6 place at Waterwells Primary Academy, parents can pick up a form at Robinswood Primary School, call 01452 530 430 or email info@waterwellsprimaryacademy.org.uk. The deadline for applying for all year groups is Friday 26th April 2013. As the closing date for Reception applications has passed, further applications will be added to the school’s waiting list and any available places will be allocated after 16th April 2013 in accordance with the school’s Admissions Policy, which can be viewed at www.waterwellsprimaryacademy.org.uk. In-year admissions (Years 1 to 6) will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Waterwells Primary Academy will be run by the Robinswood Academy Trust, which combines Robinswood Primary School’s outstanding educational provision with the expertise of Place Group, who have already managed the successful opening of more than 85 academies and free schools. The Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) is an educational social enterprise and partner in the Robinswood Academy Trust, which will help the school engage and support its wider community whilst creating real and purposeful learning opportunities for the pupils.

Martin Latham, Executive Head of Waterwells Primary Academy, says: “The building works for Waterwells are well underway and the open day will be held at Robinswood Primary School to give families a good feel of what we will be offering at Waterwells.”
“What we have here at Robinswood is very successful. We hope to expand and improve on this together, the two schools working as one, based on the same key beliefs of what is important in the education of young children. We received an extremely positive response from families who attended our consultation events in January, and look forward to meeting more prospective families at our open day on 19th April.”

To be kept up-to-date with all the latest developments, news and events, sign up to receive the school’s e-newsletter here.

This was a lively and well-attended meeting. The official minutes will be added ASAP, meanwhile here’s some of the things I noted:

Kingsway Cubs/Scouts/Beavers:

Julie Preston outlined her plans to start local Cubs / Scouts / Beavers groups within 1 month.
She has provisionally booked Thursdays for the meetings (at Kingsway School): Beavers for 1 hour, then Cubs & Scouts – (will be combined initially) and would very much like to hear from anybody interested in attending/enrolling.
Julie can be reached on (Gloucs) 724241.

Daniels Brook:

Charles Chandler from the Environment Agency explained the reasons for the culling of the trees around Daniels Brook (removed to allow improvement in flood defenses). Charles said that replanting is already taking place.

The Reachout Project:

Andy Jarrett and Jess Price talked about the “Reachout Project”, a project aimed at reaching out to local youths aged 13-18. Jess is asking for details of any local youths who might benefit from their contact.
They are also looking for volunteers to work with them for 6-9 months.
More details (including contact information) available here.

QUVL:

Andy Smith from QUVL talked about Newhaven Road (the name of the Naas Lane Link Road).

He said that the second Kingsway school is on target for September.

Football Pitch #1 should be ready and adopted by the end of April.

The Community Centre, Sports Pavilion and BMX Track should all arrive together – 12 months from now. He said that there will be a “Trim Trail” (a running track with “informal outdoor gym equipment”) running around the outside of the sports pitches, and he also mentioned that QUVL will be looking to engage with interested parties who wish to use/manage (“take ownership of”) these facilities over the next few months.

Joe Logan

Just a personal note of congratulations to Joe from me on your first public meeting…