Kingsway Villagers

Dear Kingsway Villagers,

It is with regret that I inform you that Barry Thurnell sadly passed away last Tuesday while on holiday.

Some of you will know of Barry and his work for the Kingsway community and although many of you do not know him, unbeknown to you, the majority of you will have been affected by his work on your behalf.

Barry joined the committee of the Kingsway Residents’ Association (KRA) in November 2012 and was given the role of Vice Chairman and more recently he joined Quedgeley Parish Council specifically to represent the views of Kingsway residents. He has been a strong supporter of KRA and despite a health scare earlier this year he was fit enough to join us at this year’s ‘The Big Lunch’.

Our thoughts are with his wife Trudy and the rest his family at this most difficult of times.

Joe Logan

Hi,

And thank you to all of you who joined us for this afternoon’s ‘The Big Lunch’.
We hope you agree that it was a great day and unlike previous years the weather was very kind to us.

A special thank you to Dave Talbot for his organisation of the day and along with Steve Brooks they managed to secure substantial sponsorship from local firms and businesses without which Kingsway Residents’ Association wouldn’t have been able to stage the event. These sponsors included Quedgeley Urban Village Ltd, Quedgeley Parish Council, Oxbode Housing Association, Severnvale Housing, Bromford Living, Guinness Hermitage, Quedgeley Community Trust, The Capital Venue, Tesco, The Bumblebee and Stagecoach.

Thank you too to the other people (you know who you are), who helped to run the event and make it a great success.
Please let us have your thoughts on the event and whether you would like us to stage a similar one next year.
We are also keen to hear from you if you could help to run this or any other event for the KRA.

Thank you for helping make today the success that it undoubtedly was.

Joe Logan

On behalf of Kingsway Residents’ Association

Kingsway Residents’ Association is hosting ‘The Big Lunch’ event in the Park, off Woodvale, on Sunday 2nd June.

Why not come along and join in the fun between 12 and 4pm?

This is a chance for Kingsway villagers to come together for a picnic lunch and enjoy the entertainment we have laid on including: Live music by ‘Sweet Enough’, Refreshments, Face Painting, Donkey Rides, Bouncy Castle, Kid’s Rides, Tombola, Coconut Shy, Craft Stalls and many more.

The one thing we haven’t managed to arrange is the weather but the forecast is on our side so fingers crossed!

We hope to see you there on Sunday.

Joe Logan

On behalf of the KRA Committee

Hi,

A Community Litter Pick will take place on Saturday 20th April starting at 2PM outside Kingsway Primary School. All equipment will be provided and anyone under 18 will need to be supervised by a Parent or Guardian.

As a Community we have commented on the litter situation in some areas and this is our chance to do something to brighten up the village.

Kingsway Residents’ Association will be joined by the local Pumas and Gloucester Probation Trust along with our local MP, Richard Graham. We are expecting newspaper and radio coverage of the event and this is your chance to be part of a Kingsway ‘good news story’, so why not join us to help make Kingsway a better place to live?

We hope to see you there,

Regards,
Joe

On behalf of Kingsway Resident’s Association

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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…

Hi,

The Residents’ Association has received this email asking if any villagers might be interested in taking part in this project.

From: RMuldowney@truenorth.tv

Hi there,

My name is Bekah and I work at a TV production company in Leeds. I wasn’t sure if you or your members might be interested, but I thought it might be worth a try.

My company is working on a new series for Channel 4 called ‘Compare Your Life’. We’re still in the casting stages and we’re looking for couples or families who are wanting to buy a business and preferably relocate. If this is something you think your members might be interested in, would you mind just passing along the word?

I’ll include a link to explain a bit more about the show, but if you do have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Thanks so much!
Bekah