Applications are now closed. 

On 15th February Highways England launched a consultation into route options for the A417 ‘Missing Link’. The public consultation will run until 29 March 2018 and the council wants you to get involved.

There are a number of events taking place in the county, where information will be available along with an opportunity to speak to Highways England representatives about the project and the consultation.

You will be able to have your say on the two route options shortlisted by Highways England. To make sure as many people as possible have the chance to give their views, Gloucestershire County Council is supporting the consultation by hosting information points in some libraries and at Shire Hall.

This is a very important stage of the project to fix the A417 ‘Missing Link’ and although we need to keep the pressure on to make sure things continue to move forward, this is a key stage of the process to make sure the campaign becomes a reality.

More information on the campaign can be found at www.a417missinglink.co.uk/.

To find out more about Highways England's consultation and to have your say visit https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a417-missing-link/

 Consultation events

Saturday 17 February 2018, 11am to 6pm

• National Star College,Ullenwood, GL53 9QU.

Thursday 22 February 2018, 12pm to 8pm

• Elkstone Village Hall, Hill View, Elkstone, GL53 9PB

Friday 23 February 2018, 11am to 6pm

• Witcombe and Bentham Village Hall, Pillcroft Road, Witcombe, GL3 4TB

Saturday 24 February 2018, 11am to 6pm

• St Andrews Church Hall, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1SP

Sunday 04 March 2018, 11am to 6pm

• GL1 Leisure Centre, Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DT

Thursday 08 March 2018, 12pm to 8pm

• Henley Bank High School (formerly known as Millbrook Academy), Mill Lane, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4QF

 Public information points

• Crickley Hill Visitor Centre, Crickley Hill, Birdlip, Gloucester GL4 8JY
• Gloucester Library, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1HT
• Cheltenham Library, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3JT
• Cirencester Library, The Waterloo, Cirencester, GL7 2PZ
• Stroud Library, Landsdown, Stroud, GL5 1BB
• Hucclecote Library, Hucclecote Road, Gloucester, GL3 3RT
• Brockworth Community Library, Moorfield Road, Brockworth, GL3 4ET
• Coleford Library, The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford, GL16 8RH
• Shire Hall, The Map Room, c/o Main Reception, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TH

 Deposit locations (Technical Appraisal Report available here)

• Gloucestershire County Council, Shire Hall, Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2TG
• Tewkesbury Town Hall, High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL
• Cotswold District Council main offices, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1PX

Following the Parish Council’s letter to Highways and others about various safety issues along the Spine Road, a response has been received from Highways, which was regarded as wholly inadequate.  This will be published shortly along with the Parish Council's response.  The assertion that the 40mph speed limit is only needed from the A419 to the Station Road junction and not to the county boundary as this second section of the Spine Road has different usage was regarded as completely wrong.  The Parish Council will continue to press for a 40mph speed limit along the full length of the Spine Road in Gloucestershire, along with other safety improvements. 

Also the recent work carried out by Amey’s contractor is not up to the required standard and will be re-done at Amey’s expense very shortly.

The Parish Council is pleased to report that a lease has at last been signed with Triple 222 Coffee of Swindon to operate the café at Fenton’s.  It is hoped that the café will re-open for business in mid-January 2018.  More details will be published in due course.

At its meeting on 13^th December the Parish Council co-opted two new Parish Councillors to fill the casual vacancies brought about by the resignations of Mrs Deborah Farrant and Mrs Elaine Simpson.  Those co-opted are Mrs Rachel Tolhurst and Mr Geoff Swann.  They will be formally welcomed to the Parish Council at its next meeting on 10^th January 2018.