Sheila Golder (Equals Youth Centre) has announced the opening launch of the Youth Pod on October 18th:
Pod opening invite.
Regular opening will be:
Monday & Wednesdays from 7.15pm to 9pm – for local children aged 13yrs+.
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Hi,
I am new to Kingsway and so far I love it here. I am a stay at home mum at the moment and I have a 14 month old boy (who is amazing) 
I have a fiancé who works in Gloucester and that is why we moved here.
We are looking for groups / people to meet up with and make friends with
We are very social and need to get out and about.
I am happy to do play days at my house and swap etc.
Please contact me if you would like to meet up and play – lol – I don’t bite, I promise 
Hope to see you soon,
Gemma
Gemma@amooki.com
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I was reading a post (here) about organising a 5-a-side football team, well what about a kids football team?
My son is 5 & he loves football. I have considered Quedgeley Wanderers but the hike to Waterwells every Saturday morning with 3 children doesn’t appeal, especially since Kingsway School has a football pitch that could perhaps be put to good use!
My husband is the secretary of a Football Club & I’m sure he would be more than happy to help somehow.
Everyone is quick to moan about the kids in Kingsway messing around etc… so maybe something like this would be ideal!
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I just received the latest Police Report for May 2010.
Statistics for Kingsway are remarkably similar to last year, as follows:
| Item / Details | April 2010 | April 2009 |
| Calls related to Public Disorder (April) | 24 | 25 |
| Recorded Crimes | 15 | 15 |
According to the report, crime is down by 36% from April 1st – May 10th across the entire area covered by the Quedgeley Police Station.
The report also mentions the Kingsway Youth Pod and last Friday’s school leavers celebrations (two of my sons were there – lol).
It also mentions an imminent Police Community Panel meeting (I’m on the panel) which will – as always – help to set local community policing priorities; you can influence this by filling out a Community Police Report every time you witness a crime or public disorder incident.
Previous local Police reports can also be found on our Community Police Reports Page.
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The latest Police SCT meeting took place on February 22nd.
On the same day, PC1706 Sam Jones started work as the new Local Beat Manager for Kingsway Village.
During the course of the meeting, we were informed of a recent public consultation undertaken by the Police; the results of the survey were as follows:
21 responses related to cars. However analysing these responses further, there was no pattern of location, or type of offence.
16 responses related to kids: Hanging around, large groups gathering, nothing for them to do, etc.
15 responses related to Anti-social behaviour (ASB). Again there was no specific location, or type of behaviour. Interestingly it didn’t all happen on Friday and Saturday nights!
6 responses were issues only one person raised. Where appropriate, these repondee’s were recontacted, or their concern passed to the relevant authority.
In conclusion, nearly half of people questioned couldn’t think of something for The Police to look at.
The questionaires were carried out at over 15 locations across the local Police beat area, chosen randomly, and took approximately 5 minutes each.
Locations included several in the Kingsway, and outside Tesco’s on a Saturday afternoon.
So, policing priorities remain the same:
1. To tackle Anti-Social Behaviour in Quedgeley, Hardwicke and Kingsway.
2. To tackle speeding motorists on Bristol Road, Green Lane and Pound Lane (all in Hardwicke).
In addition, Fraser Mackie has asked the traffic unit to increase the frequency of their patrols in Quedgeley’s area, and reported that they are planning a joint operation in the near future.
Fraser also reported that the Youth Pod will be arriving in Kingsway during the Easter School Holidays (April 12th) and (although not yet confirmed) the local youth service expect to have funding to open the pod for 3 nights per week.
For more information about the pod, contact Equals Youth Centre.
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It has been a long time in the discussion, but Kingsway is about to get its very own Children’s Centre. This will be based in the grounds of Kingsway Primary School and together these two organisations will offer much needed services for children and families, in your community.
On Wednesday 3rd February from 5.00 – 7.00pm, the plans will be on display at Kingsway Primary School for any interested residents to view. Key personnel will also be present for any of your questions and for hearing your ideas for shaping our services to your community. We will also invite you to have a look around the school and to meet the Headteacher too.
Without the support of this community, others will shape the services that are offered which may not be what you would choose. Please do come along and help us get this right. Please pass the message on to any residents you think will be interested in this event.
Thank you,
Mrs Needham (Headteacher of Kingsway Primary School)
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