Kingsway Villagers

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 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

As seems to have become traditional at Kingsway, the goblins and ghoulies were once again out in force for this year’s All Hallows Eve’, rampaging around the village in search of sweets and treats.

Once again the Residents Association organised a small stall at the little park in Valley Gardens, surrounded by pumpkins and filled with chocolates to satisfy the appetities of the horde of little monsters, and give parents (and local Police) a spot to stop for a 5 minute chat and a rest!

Hundreds of children took advantage of the free goodies and – as usual – the streets were more crowded than at any other time of year!

Despite the difficulty of photographing in the dark, I did manage to snap a few successful pictures and created a gallery with those that were clear enough to see!

One local resident donated two – extremely impressive – carved pumpkins, although sadly my camera battery had finally given up the ghost by then (pun intended), so I was unable to snap them for the gallery… ‘though it did make me wonder about the possibility of asking local folks to help create a “pumpkin parade” next year, and/or holding a pumpkin-carving competition.

Apparently the whole thing proved a little too stressful for me; having held off a nasty virus for several days leading up to Halloween, and despite the fact that the weather was pretty warm for the time of year, I came down with a horrible throat infection the following day, and have only recovered fully in the last few days… hence the delay in adding this post!

See all this year’s pictures in our 2011 halloween gallery
 

Hi All,

Just to highlight the change in location for the AGM and Public Meeting on the 22nd November.

We will be meeting at the South West Snooker Academy, which is on Waterwells just opposite the Park and Ride.

This change has happened because we have been getting very crammed in the current Community Centre and the folks at the Snooker Academy offered us free use of their Main Arena. It also has a bar so potentially somewhere to be a bit more social before and afterwards.

I will post a finalised Agenda soon but will include updates from QUVL, a presentation from the Kingsway Interaction Network about what they have been doing and a Policing update. A couple more items are being finalised and will be publicised shortly.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers

Barry
PS: There are only a few days left to get your nomination in to join the committee.

Hi all,

The next public meeting of the Residents Association will be the Annual General Meeting. At this meeting is the election/re-election of committee members of the Residents Association. This is your opportunity to contribute tot he work of the residents association and have your say in what the association does.

Every position is up for election and please do not be shy about putting your name forward for whatever you feel you can contribute to.
The positions are as follows:
Chair
Secretary
Press Secretary
Social Secretary
Treasurer
General Committee Members (*5)

If you wish to nominate yourself, please get in touch with me with your name, address, what position you would like to go for and a few lines about what you wish to contibute. That statement is for if we get more than 10 nominations and we need to run an election.

If you would like to know more about a particular position before applying, please get in touch, or post on here and we would be more than happy to expand on roles.

Deadline for nominations is MONDAY 7TH NOVEMBER and the AGM is on the 22nd November, meaning we will know in good time if there is to be an election.

Cheers,
Barry

Hi Folks,

The next Kingsway Public meeting is on Tuesday 23rd August, 1930h at the Kingsway Community Centre.

We will have a presentation from GlosVain about the proposed incinerator as well as an overview and discussion about the proposition to make a Kingsway Parish Council.

We also hope to have updates to the building schedules and an opportunity to enjoy a glass of wine with your neighbours.

Cheers

Barry
Chair – Kingsway Residents Association

We hope to see you there.