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Moreton-in-Marsh Perfect Plates Tuesday 22nd February

February 9, 2012 2:18 PM

Free information event for older people in Moreton-in-Marsh looking at healthy eating and getting the most from the food you eat.

Talks and information stands by local experts including Fire Safety in the Kitchen and the environmental department looking at food labelling and sell by dates.

Wednesday 22^nd February 2012

Moreton Area Centre

High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0AZ

10.30am-12.30pm

FREE information event with talks by local experts

Free refreshments

For more information call Holly Mills or Barbara Piranty on

01452 528491

Help with transport may be available

Do you hold a regular market in your community building?

February 9, 2012 9:33 AM

Do you hold a regular market in your community building or are you interested in starting one?

There are successful markets running from community buildings in villages and towns throughout Gloucestershire. They provide a local service, support local businesses and provide a meeting place. They also have the potential to attract tourists to your village or town.

The GRCC Accelerator Project is organising a free event to provide information and inspiration for current and aspiring village/town market organisers. This visit will allow you to see a market in action, talk to communities who have successfully set up markets in their village or town buildings and find out hints and tips about setting up or improving your market.

The event will take place on Saturday, 3^rd March 2012, 9.15am until 2pm

Transport and refreshments will be provided free of charge and an outline of the event can be found below.

We will meet at the GRCC offices (Community House, College Green) location at 9.15am to travel by coach (free) to Toddington village market.  We will leave there at approximately 11.30 to return to the GRCC offices for a networking lunch, short talks from market organisers within the county and further information on regulations to bear in mind if you are setting up a market. The event will draw to a close at 2pm.

If you like to attend or require more information please contact Helen Richards by email helenr@grcc.org.uk or telephone 01452 528491. If you would prefer to join us for part of the morning or meet us at Toddington, please get in touch.

Stroud Core Strategy "Preferred Strategy" consultation

February 8, 2012 5:01 PM

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE "PREFERRED STRATEGY" STAGE OF STROUD DISTRICT’S CORE STRATEGY  

Monday 6th February – Monday 19th March 2012

The six week public consultation on the Preferred Strategy for the growth and development of Stroud District up to 2026 is now open. The consultation seeks public views on:

• The overall strategy approach
• An overarching vision for how the District should evolve over the plan period
• A set of ‘mini visions’ for distinct parts of the District
• Proposed locations for housing and employment growth; and how the required housing numbers should be distributed between these locations
• An employment strategy
• Settlement classification: a ‘hierarchy’ for the District’s settlements

The Council would like the views of as many people as possible, to help it to refine and develop a ‘preferred strategy’ for the District.

There will be six drop-in exhibitions, targeted at the main development locations, where members of the public can look at the plans and ask questions. Times and locations are:

Display boards, providing information, will also be available at the following locations and times:

More information can be found online at www.stroud.gov.uk/consult  including links to the various consultation documents. Hard copies of the consultation documents are available at:

• Public libraries throughout the district (Berkeley, Brockworth, Dursley, Nailsworth, Minchinhampton, Miserden, Quedgeley, Stonehouse, Stroud, Wotton-under-Edge)
• Town and parish council offices that open to the public (Berkeley, Cainscross, Cam, Chalford, Dursley, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Painswick, Rodborough, Stonehouse, Stroud, Upton St Leonards, Wotton-under-Edge)
• The Tourist Information Centre at Stroud Subscription Rooms
• The customer service centre at the District Council offices, Ebley Mill, Stroud.

How to make comments

Consultation responses can be made through the online questionnaire at: www.stroud.gov.uk/consult   or The Planning Strategy Team can be contacted by email at core@stroud.gov.uk  or by telephone on 01453 754143

The district council is encouraging online responses as it will greatly ease the speed and efficiency of processing, acknowledging and analysing the comments received.  

If you have any technical problems with the website please contact the planning strategy team on 01453 754143 or core@stroud.gov.uk

Cheltenham Perfect Plates Monday 13th February

February 3, 2012 9:22 AM

FREE information event for older people in Cheltenham looking at healthy eating and getting the most from the food you eat.

Talks and information stands by local experts including Fire Safety in the Kitchen, oral health and and a demonstration with kitchen aids.

Monday 13^th February 2012

St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4EZ

10.30am-12.30pm

Free refreshments

For more information call Holly Mills or Barbara Piranty on

01452 528491

Help with transport may be available

Joint Core Strategy Consultation events, week beginning 30th January 2012

January 30, 2012 9:13 AM

Drop-in consultation events about the Joint Core Strategy across Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury continue this week, with events in Dumbleton, Winchcombe, Tewkesbury and Apperley.  The aim is to allow communities to find out more about 'Developing the Preferred Options', a consultation document which looks at options for future development across Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Borough.  The options include proposed housing and employment requirements for the area from 2011 to 2031.

The drop-in consultation events will give people an opportunity to discuss the consultation document with planners, consider the implications for their community and give their views through an interactive display.

Dates, times and venues are as below:

There are also static unmanned exhibitions from 3rd January to 10th February 2012.  Click here for the full list.

For Village and Community Hall locations, see the GRCC Village Hall database.

For a GRCC commentary about the Joint Core Strategy Consultation click here.

Note: The Joint Core Strategy is a partnership between Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Councils to set out the councils' long term approach to new development, climate change and the environment.