Kingsway Villagers

Hi All,

I had a bit of a timely reminder about the importance of making sure your gardens are secure when I came home on Friday to find that my (still relatively new) bike had been stolen out of my back Garden.

So please learn from my mistake and check that all is secure in your garden.

Cheers
Barry

Hi All,

The County Council is doing a consultation on the proposed School #2 in Kingsway.

Background (From County Council Consultation Document):
Gloucestershire County Council is required by law to ensure that there are enough school places within the county. In the next two years the Kingsway development will expand, with a further 1458 houses being built. This additional development means there is a need for a new primary school, which we plan to open by September 2013. A school site has been reserved within the development.

There is a Public session on March 20th at the Kingsway Community Centre, 3pm until 7pm. Go along to see the plans for the school, ask any questions and give your comments.

If you have any questions or comments but can’t make it, please put them here and I am more than happy to collate and input them.

Alternatively, you can get details and give your opinion via the online response area here.

You can also read, print out and or respond via the Consultation Document.

Cheers,
Barry

Given that there are a growing number of small businesses being run out of Kingsway, and probably more medium-sized when more of the Business Park comes online, it seems that there is a lot of opportunity for local businesses to work together as a Business Community.

It has been suggested that it may be beneficial to have a Business Forum where we could get together and provide a forum for networking, socialising, passing on best practices etc.

In setting up my own business during the past couple of months, I’m pleased to have been able to get so much of my “supplier services” from within Kingsway, and Gloucester in general, and this type of forum could also strive to achieve more of this type of thing.

What do people think, would this be a valuable forum, would you be willing to give it a go?

Cheers,
Barry

Hi All,

There have been some discussions around Gloucester Carnival and we would really like to put in a float or something like that into the procession for 2012, with the main idea being to have some fun and do something as a community.

To that end, if anyone has any ideas of how to decorate the float in a way that reflects Kingsway and/or is pertinent to us, then please comment below.

Also (and more importantly) if you would like to be involved in putting a float/something together then we would really appreciate your help. Not quite sure what it will involve yet, but it will not be too arduous but should be a bit of a laugh really.

Again, drop a comment here if you think you would like to be involved and we can take it from there.

Cheers,
Barry

Hi All,

Just to let you know that Severn FM, our local community radio station will be going live on FM (87.9) this Saturday morning at 7am. Give it a listen and tell us what you think.

Moreover, if you want to get involved, please give me a shout, even if you just want to have a go at being in the studio, or just sit in a program. The idea is that it is a resource of our community to use and make the most of.

The Official launch will be at 10am on Saturday with the ribbon being cut by Neil Carmichael MP. If you want to come and see what we have done, then come to the studios at the Old School House in Hardwicke.

Tune in and tell us what you think, and what would you like to hear?

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder about the Public meeting on Tuesday.
1930h at South West Snooker Academy (please note change of venue)

Agenda is as follows:
i. Introduction (BK)
ii. South West Snooker presentation
iii. Review of past year and New committee for 2012 (BK)
iv. Kingsway Interaction Network presentation
v. QUVL Update
vi. Police Update
vii. Wrap up (BK)

The South West Snooker Academy is just down from the Community Centre, but has better parking and is a bit of an experiment in providing a better facility for the meeting, even though its slightly further away. We will post signage and have people along the route to ensure no-one gets lost.

We have had a number of nominations for the committee, but not quite enough to trigger an election so you will meet your new committee members.

Cheers,
Barry