I think it’s perhaps important to take into account the fact that a lot of people (myself included!) are very proud to live on Kingsway.

If negativity comes across, I’d suggest that at least some of it is directed at two groups of people:

– those in charge of maintenance and the like who don’t seem to pull their weight to keep the estate in tip-top condition, or in a condition those of us who enjoy living here are happy to see it in
– those who live on the estate who clearly aren’t proud of it – the egg-throwers, for example.

While there is quite a lot of complaining on the board, I think a lot of it is merely frustration – QUVL and the builder’s sales teams promised a lot and, as yet, a lot of it hasn’t been delivered, including the local facilities and so on. This is something that will take time to resolve, but I’m sure will be resolved over the coming months.

Kingsway’s making a great start, and from what I hear from colleagues has a mostly positive reputation compared to some parts of Gloucester. I think it has a bright future, and that it’ll continue to be a lovely place to live for a long time to come.

We cross-posted (or I’d have included you in my previous reply).

Good points about the building work / facilities, of course they are making a huge difference and I think perhaps people sometimes underestimate both the “attraction” that offers to youths from other areas, and the drastic lack of facilities for local youths.

I’m confident that – once local facilities are available – and (even more important) building work is completed and roads adopted by the Council – Kingsway will become a very pleasant and popular area.

Mclovin started a thread about The Positive Side (of living in Kingsway) a long time ago… Sadly it hasn’t attracted very many replies so far… It would be nice if it grew large enough to "compete" with some of the negative threads on here.

DJE – et al… I have NO objection to people posting about negative issues and problems, it would just be nice to encourage a "more balanced view" in keeping with the remarks I get when I talk to local residents, most of which are normally positive.

Thanks very much for the positive posts. I too love living here (as do almost all of my neighbours) and am somewhat fed up (and suprised) by the level of negativity in posts made on here… Sadly – as I said earlier – it’s an all to common phenomenon in a forum where anonymity exists

Suprisingly, it seems that many people are taken in by unsubstantiated rumours (many of which were started by teenagers)

My guess is that those who talk about wishing they’d moved to Coney Hill are from outside of the area! To anybody who has lived locally for any length of time, the comparison is ridiculous.

Unfortunately, when I “stick up” for Kingsway it seems that – one way or another – it gets misconstrued, or my motives are questioned

Sure we have local issues, I don’t expect there’s a community in the country that doesn’t, but in my experience, there are many positive points (great scenery, friendly local folks, great school, etc etc) so it’s nice to see some opinions to balance things out a little

I have lived in Marham Drive for exactly a year now, and have only had positive experiences of living on Kingsway. We have a home we love and our neighbours are all lovely. I live in (what has so far been) a really quiet, friendly area and we are really happy here.

But I am aware of the reputation that Kingsway is developing and, at times, have also felt the need to defend our decision to move here. I know that the estate is a long way from being finished, and we have all been frustrated by the slow-down of building work (and therefore lack of facilities), but I think it has the potential to be a really great place to live.

I completely agree with you. I too feel almost ashamed to say I live in Kingsway because I know what rumours have gone around. Infact I do really like living here, I’ve got a lovely house in Marham Drive which I am so pleased with, we have really nice neighbours that have become friends, and the area is very quiet. I often go walking around the whole of Kingsway and everybody seems very friendly when I say hello in passing. I know there are alot of unfinished jobs here but I have faith that all of these will be completed eventually. I would like to see more Kingsway Villagers who enjoy their areas to write about the positives on this site. There are potential buyers reading this site and at the moment I don’t think Kingsway is coming across fairly.