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By Cirencester LibDems, on May 9th, 2012  Cllr Jenny Hincks examines the new Watermoor Road traffic calming measures Cllr Jenny Hincks has been working with officers at
Gloucestershire County Council’s Highways Dept to intro-
duce much needed traffic calming near Watermoor school.
The humps have now been there for several weeks.
They are a very welcome addition to the area as a traffic calm-
ing measure and as it is a residential area with a school
any thing that slows traffic down is good.
The humps have now been painted to make them more
visible.
By Cirencester LibDems, on May 9th, 2012  L-R Cllr Gary Selwyn Nick Bridges (chair of Watermoor community group), Carolyn Jardine (Governer Watermoor School), Janet Hayes (vice-chair, WCG) 5 new mosaics have been installed in the Sperringate /
Fairfax subway. 2 were produced by pupils at Watermoor
School and 3 others by a Community Arts group,
supervised by Debbie Stirling at Cirencester College.
Debbie, together with Watermoor Community Group,•has
been working on the mosaics since last Summer, and
those attending the Family Fun Day in St Michael’s Park
had the opportunity to help create them. Gary worked with
the group to remove graffiti from the subway before their
official unveiling.
The mosaics have been sponsored by the Winstone Trust,
Cirencester Town Council and the Lions and children from
Watermoor School were invited to their official unveiling.
Gary, together with Cllr Jenny Hincks, said Watermoor
residents have always liked the murals in the Watermoor
subway, and this provided an impetus to make the other
subway as nice. Gary says “Jenny and I are really thrilled
with the efforts of so many local people, and it will make
the walk into the Town Centre so much safer and pleasant”.
By Cirencester LibDems, on May 9th, 2012  Cllr Roly Hughes with children at the thistle patch playground The children of Chesterton have another piece of play equipment to enjoy with the arrival of a wooden engine and two carriages at the Thistle Park.
Sited near to the community garden the train was donated to the Chesterton Community Group by South Cerney Parish Council.
It was repaired to ROSPA standards by a local resident and group member who worked free of charge to make it safe for the children using materials purchased from funds raised by the Community Group. “It is nice for the kids to have something else to play on” said one parent.
Cllr Roly Hughes is a member of the Chesterton Community Group and was responsible for getting permission to install the train on land owned by the Town Council. “I am very pleased to see the young children enjoying the train” said Roly. “Hopefully when the weather gets better we will see a lot of families on the Thistle Patch not only playing on the train and other equipment but enjoying the community garden which by the Spring should be in full bloom.”
Cllr Deryck Nash said “It wasn’t straight forward because of insurance complications but Cllr Margaret Rickman and I are delighted that the Town council was able to resolve the problems and support this initiative.”
By John Hughes, on November 9th, 2011
By Cirencester LibDems, on April 12th, 2011 Cotswolds Liberal Democrats have expressed their ‘absolute delight’ at today’s announcement that Stratton Post Office is due to reopen.
Councillors Maggie Edney and Andy Lichnowski campaigned vigorously to save Stratton Post Office when it faced closure in 2008.
From the original announcement of the possible closure of Stratton PO in 2008, Lib Dem Councillors were instrumental in gathering support for a mass petition, holding public meetings and leading a demonstration outside the stores. They also organised a 300 strong protest march in March 2008 through the streets of Cirencester which included cross-party support and celebrity backing from the Llewellyn-Bowens.
Town Councillor Andy Lichnowski (Stratton-Whiteway) said, “After all the campaigning we’ve done it is marvellous news. We encouraged local people to send letters of objection and we sent a detailed report of objection. Following the unjustifiable and regrettable closure of the Stratton post office we continued our campaign . . . → Read More: Delight at reopening of Stratton Post Office
By Cirencester LibDems, on March 26th, 2011 CALLS for a plastic recycling service to be introduced in the Cotswolds have been renewed.
Liberal Democrat members of CDC have quizzed the ruling Conservative group over a trial last year.
Cllr Margaret Rickman
Margaret Rickman (LD, Chesterton) raised the matter at a council cabinet meeting recently.
She said: “Can you let us know the outcome of the trial and confirm this is of as high importance to the cabinet as I know it is to residents who signed our petition?
“I’m frequently asked when, not if, this will start.”
More than 700 people had signed petitions calling for the scheme to be introduced.
Plastic recycling is available in Cheltenham, while in the Tewkesbury borough, bottles can be put into wheelie bins along with other recyclables, to be sorted at the depot.
Conservative cabinet environment lead Mark Tufnell said trials last year to test waste contractor SITA‘s collection vehicles, had ‘found . . . → Read More: Give us plastics recycling say residents
By Ciren LibDems, on December 22nd, 2010
Residents who use the main Cirencester Post Office have told us they are waiting too long to be served. That’s the result of a survey carried out by Park campaigner Joe Harris who asked people what they thought of the new arrangements which have left the town with just one post office serving thousands of residents. Joe tells us, “I found that 60% of people I asked felt they had to queue for too long for postal services. Some mentioned the difficulty they have in getting into town whilst others wanted their closed post offices back. Stratton and Beeches post offices closed in 2008 and the impact has been particularly bad on those who don’t have transport and have to make their way into the town.” “Post Office Counters originally said we’d have nine bays in the town centre branch but much of the time only four, or even . . . → Read More: Post Office queues too long, you say
By Ciren LibDems, on December 22nd, 2010 Residents in Watermoor have been calling for action to be taken to sort out the parking problems in our area. They also want a community space which they can use as allotments. Town Councillor Gary Selwyn was approached by the local residents around Purley Road and has teamed up with them to listen to their concerns and back their call to get something done. . . . → Read More: Call for parking and allotments to be sorted
By Ciren LibDems, on December 22nd, 2010 Following on from residents concerns, Cllr Gary Selwyn has made a successful bid for a new bin at the Victoria Road playing fields.
Gary tells us, “This site has been prone to littering and people have told me they want to make sure it’s as claean as possible. I’ve made a bid to get a new bin installed and it should be there pretty soon.” Town Councillor Jenny Hincks agrees with Gary that more action needs to be taken to clear up our area and was pleased at the work residents took to clean up the underpass earlier this year.
Jenny says, “The subway now looks so much better, thanks to the hard work of a dedicated group of people. Now, there are probably other spots which need clearing or maybe a new bin installed to clear up a litter problem.” “Dogs sometimes cause issues too – there . . . → Read More: There’s some good news about cleaning up our area!
By Ciren LibDems, on December 22nd, 2010 A new Park neighbourhood group has been formed. Have you heard of it? It has met twice and is looking for people to get involved. . . . → Read More: Park Neighbourhood Group
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Your Local Liberal Democrats Cirencester Liberal Democrats
Cirencester is strongly represented by the Liberal Democrats: 9 out of 10 District Council seats, and 12 seats on the Town Council. Deryck Nash is the main contact for our Cirencester branch, working with Liberal Democrat Mayor Andy Lichnowski.
We are always looking for new people to get involved - whether it is fundraising, delivering, helping in the community or standing for election - whatever your interests and skills, if you are interested in finding out more and getting involved with your local Liberal Democrat team please get in touch!
You can contact Deryck & the Cirencester Liberal Democrats team using info@cotswoldslibdems.org.uk or telephone 01285 651122
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