If you walk a dog, why not join 'Paws on Patrol'?

Tewkesbury Community Safety Partnership recognises dog walkers spend a lot of time out and about in their community, and are likely to notice when something out of the ordinary is happening.

Dog walkers who join Paws on Patrol are encouraged to record observations of suspicious activity and report it.  Paws on Patrol is not just about reducing crime, it’s about tackling ‘quality of life’ issues such as dog fouling, fly-tipping, inconsiderate or dangerous parking and traffic offences.

Paws on Patrol links into other parts of the safety partnership including Neighbourhood Watch and the Local Policing Teams.

Members who provide an email address, will be notified of Partnership news and alerts from the Police or the Borough Council.

For more information, see the leaflet on the TBC website.  If you would like to register please visit www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/pawsonpatrol, complete a simple registration form and return it to: pawsonpatrol@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Speak up for faster broadband

Maisemore (and Over) are being left behind when it comes to getting a fibre connection for broadband.

This was highlighted at the last Maisemore Parish Council meeting.  Planning is now well under way for the next phase of fibre roll-out, so we all need to speak up about it now.

Here's what you can do:

• Visit www.broadband-feedback.com and complete the survey before the end of November.  This survey is being used for planning phase.
• If you haven't done so already, register your interest at www.fastershire.com.  This site also provides updates on developments.
• Register your interest at www.gigaclear.com.  Gigaclear are key providers for the phase 2 roll-out.
• Email your MP, Mark Harper, and ask him why the government is letting Maisemore be left behind in the provision of fast broadband.
• Finally, if you know of any other website or contact  who could influence what happens, please let us know so that we can put it on this site

There are a number of sites where you can test your current broadband speed, such as U-switch or Broadband Speed Test.

Remember the men of Maisemore

This Armistice Day, remember the men of Maisemore who gave their lives in two World Wars.

World War I A. T. Brunsdon H. Brunsdon C. F. S. Cox C. H. Etheridge W. F. Gazey W. Hamblin E. C. Marshall W. H. Marshall A. Price H. M. Price J. E. Richards W. Wadley   World War II T. A. Green R. S. Mason W. H. Taylor

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Have you got your tickets for Dad's Army?

If you haven't yet got your tickets for the joint Maisemore Arts & Drama Society and Hartpury Drama Group production of Dad's Army, you can use the application form here.

Details of how to apply for tickets are on the form and all tickets are £10.

Pavements are for people - especially at night

As I walked down the main road this evening, I found the pavement obstructed by no less than 5 cars parked either entirely or partly on the pavement.

This car took up so much of the pavement
that pedestrians were forced into the road.

That's not what Maisemore pavements are for.  The Highway Code rule 244 says “You should not park partially or wholly on the pavement  unless signs permit it - which they certainly don't in Maisemore. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs”.


Maisemore Parish Council is seeking the aid of the police to stop this inconsiderate and dangerous practice.  The number plates of the offending vehicles were photographed so that they could be passed on.

Have your say

Gloucester Rural Community Council has issued this page of current consultations.  Link to respond to each consultation are given.  Some of these have already been mentioned on this site.

'I Dig Trees'

The Conservation Volunteers are again running their 'I Dig Trees' initiative for 2016/17.

The intiative, in conjunction with OVO Energy, proved successful last year and resulted in 158,00 new trees being planted.  This year's target is a quarter of a million new trees planted.  There's more information here.

Don't bin it...

... give it to someone who can use it.

Every day, used but serviceable things are dumped as waste at Hempsted and other amenity sites or just put in the green bin.

But there may be someone out there who could use what you're discarding - perhaps re-use it, repair it or use for spare parts.

The Gloucester area has at least 4 websites for 'free-cycling' - free advertising of items to be given away:

Freecycle

Freegle (Trash nothing)

freelywheely

Freeads

If you post something on any of these sites, it will cost you nothing. You'll get emailed if anyone is interested.  The you just decide who's going to have it and they come and collect it at a time to suit you.  Apart from registering on the site, the only time you need to give your address is when you're telling someone where to come to pick up the stuff.

So you can keep those trips to Hemsted to a minimum, help reduce landfill and pass on something you don't want to someone who does - all at no cost to you.