Cotswold Water Park given greater protection by Natural England
All of the Cotswold Water Park has been given Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status but what does this mean for residents?
All of the Cotswold Water Park has been given Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status but what does this mean for residents?
The plan has been accepted by CDC and a final statutory consultation was open from 4 December 2019 until 24 January 2020, and has now been examined by an Inspector appointed by CDC. The latest information is on the CDC site hereThe plan documents are available on this site and on the CDC site The Statutory Notice is here
Earlier Public Consultations were held in the Village Hall on Thursday 28 March 2019 7.30-9.00, Friday 29th March 2019 7.30-9.30, Saturday 30th March 2019 10-2pm
The Consultation is now closed
The statutory NDP pre-submission consultation period ended on Friday 29 July 2016. We are grateful to all those who completed the questionnaire and/or responded via email. All comments will now be considered by the NDP Team who will determine what amendments should be made to the Draft Plan, which must then be submitted to a full meeting of the Parish Council. Once approved the Plan will be forwarded to CDC as the planning authority, who then assume responsibility for the next stages
We have a new community service in our village hall car park. Every other week Priory Pizza from Tetbury will be selling pizzas from their pizza van. The first visit will be on Wednesday 28th October, between, 5-8 pm
The mobile testing unit is now available at locations across the county. Please see this week’s locations below.
Back in early September a group of socially distanced, mask wearing villagers, met at the lake to help thread the new rope handrail along the boardwalk. This handrail was kindly paid for by Helen Sweet in memory of John Sweet. Thank you to all those who turned up to help!
Since then, the boardwalk has been given a thorough clean and recoated both to prolong its life and to make it safer in wintry conditions.
One of the projects that was funded by our Calor Rural Communities Grant was the installation of a floating island for birds to nest on. The island was assembled, floated out and anchored by Nick & Chris Cartwright using their kayaks. Let’s hope the birds take up residence next spring!
Two weeks ago our new pond dipping platform arrived and is now in place at the lake. It just needs a few plants to grow up around it. We are hoping to organise pond dipping activities for villagers in the spring.
Recent sightings reported on the website have included
3 x Dabchicks
1 x Grey Heron,
Coot (heard)
Please do email [email protected] with the wildlife you see when visiting the lake and send photos if you can!
Our shed has a new sign thanks to 2 village children!
Fox runs along the stream at the east end of the lake