Monthly coffee mornings in the village hall are on the first
Saturday of the month 10.30-12.00.
Your Council Tax Bill
When you receive your bill this year you will see an increase in the charge
under Parish: Gotherington. This is because the Village Hall requires major
refurbishment and is applying for a grant from Tewkesbury Borough Council in
order to pay for this. However in order to secure this grant the Parish has to
contribute money of its own and £10,000 has been allocated for this purpose.
Money is also required to replace the gas boiler in the Rex Rhodes building
which is getting towards the end of its useful life.
As a consequence of this the Band D tax charge will increase from £17.38 to
£39.23 with equivalent increases in other tax bands. This is still below the
average for parishes in the Tewkesbury area and significantly lower than the £57
payable in Bishop's Cleeve.
Depending on future budget requirements it is hoped that there will be a
reduction in the precept next year
2012 will be the 30th anniversary of the Gotherington and Area
Local History Society. To mark the anniversary Philip Watson will be
compiling a CD to act as an historic record of Gotherington in 2012. He is
also collecting old photographs of the village and is keen to hear from
anyone who has any old photos which could be scanned. Please take a look at our Picture Past page and to contact
Philip, email him at pkwatson1@aol.com.
Pictures from Gotherington's Coronation Celebrations in 1953.
Homelands 2 and Cleevelands
The Inspector will be submitting his report to Eric Pickles,
Secretary of State for Local Government, by the end of March and the
final decision will be given by the 26th June.
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GOWNS contact number: 07752 152485.
White Lines in Gotherington - When the road through Gotherington was
resurfaced recently the centre white line markings were not reinstated. A speed
survey was carried out before and after the resurfacing to determine whether the
lack of white lines had any effect on traffic speeds and therefore road safety.
A slight increase from an average of 27.3 mph to 29 mph was noted which are both
within the speed limit for the road. This is partly explained by the fact that
the road is now pothole free.
This matter will be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting on 13th
March and we would be interested to hear your views at the next Village Hall
coffee morning on 3rd March or by email to our
clerk. Please follow this link
to the full Gloucestershire Highways report.
Gloucestershire Rural Community Council are running a 'CONNECT' Project
to help clients gain/improve computer skills and are looking for volunteers.
Learners get upto 8 hours worth of training over 4-5 weeks. Volunteers will need
to be CRB checked. If you are interested please contact Holly Mills on 01452
528491.
Gotherington Picture Gallery -
Images of Gotherington.
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