Prestbury Ward News – March ’25 24th March 2025 / 25th March 2025 by Cheltenham Green Party Finally, we have launched the Prestbury and Swindon Village Community Speedwatch Group! It’s taken a while, with training, meetings and far more paperwork than I ever imagined! I’ve suggested that Swindon Village come in with us, which will hopefully increase the pool of available volunteers. We found that the sight of people in hi-viz jackets […] Read more »
Prestbury Ward News – January ’25 1st February 2025 / 1st February 2025 by Cheltenham Green Party Belated New Year greetings and Good Wishes to everyone celebrating a festival this month! The last few weeks have brought foul weather and associated problems of mud. I reported mud around the mini roundabouts at the bottom of Blacksmiths Lane, which was subsequently cleaned up, but sadly not the cycleway and areas of the pavement. […] Read more »
Prestbury Ward News – December ’24 16th December 2024 / 16th December 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party This month I’ve been working to get the message out to eligible pensioners to apply for Pension Credit. You have to have applied by 21st December in order to get the Winter Fuel Payment. Apply at https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/how-to-claim. A cross party group of councillors has produced an information sheet which I’ve been distributing in the ward. […] Read more »
Prestbury Ward News – October ’24 17th November 2024 / 17th November 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party First of all, I must apologise for last month’s misinformation about Post Office facilities in Prestbury. I received an email from the Post Office on 12th September asking me to spread the word. Unfortunately I didn’t receive a follow up to say it wasn’t happening! I hope no-one was inconvenienced. Prestbury this month has been […] Read more »
The Future of Sport and Leisure Facilities in Cheltenham 2nd October 2024 / 2nd October 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party Compared with towns of a similar size, Cheltenham has a good range of sports and recreation facilities. We have plenty of green spaces within the town and the Cotswold hills are on our doorstep. We also have several sports fields and tennis courts dotted across the town, as well as the amazing Lido. For over […] Read more »
Prestbury Ward News — September ‘24 16th September 2024 / 16th September 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party Post Office:- Great news – Prestbury is to have a ‘light’ Post Office Service on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at ‘Dearly Pre-Loved’ on the High Street, for parcels, bill payments and phone top-ups. See here for more info: Consultation Hub – Prestbury High St Drop & Collect GL52 3AR. Spread the word! Idsall Drive and […] Read more »
The Country Voted for Change and Hope. When Does it Begin? 16th September 2024 / 16th September 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party The Budget at the end of October will set the course for the rest of this parliament. Green MPs do not accept the need for public spending cuts. On the 4th July, the public didn’t vote for things to get worse. We want a bold budget for investment in our broken public services and the […] Read more »
Cheltenham Doesn’t Need Nor Want a Visit from Boris Johnson 1st September 2024 / 9th September 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party Boris Johnson is not welcome in this town. This is the man who allowed the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead despite the risk of covid. Cheltenham suffered as a result of that failure. The pandemic spread here much faster than in other areas with our hospital having the highest number of coronavirus hospital admissions in […] Read more »
Have Your Say On The Cyber Park Plans 26th August 2024 / 26th August 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party The cyber park is going to be a big development within Cheltenham, and it’s important that we ensure that we push for this to be the best that it can be for the people of Cheltenham. With more than 1000 new houses, and the promise of 35% of those to be affordable, it’s also likely […] Read more »
Our First Prestbury Newsletter 13th August 2024 / 13th August 2024 by Cheltenham Green Party It was lovely to chat to so many people last month at my first surgery at the library. Also, thanks to all the Prestbury residents who have contacted me over the last month, or stopped me on the footpath. It’s great that so many people care about the community and can be bothered to try […] Read more »