News

There has been a new developer appointed (Stonewood Homes, based in Castle Combe) for the Ham Mill site, and they are preparing a set of planning applications for the site, based pretty much on the original proposal that was approved around 5 years ago.

The current designs include:

- 102 new homes
- 28 Apartments
- 78 houses
- Commercial space
- New riverside open space with footpath for public use
- Retention... Read More »

Please see below an update regarding Port Lane Wall

The repair of the wall is a County Highways responsibility, and the infrastructure team is dealing with this matter. At this stage, design work is still in progress and County engineers need to thoroughly investigate the condition of the retaining wall before any work begins on site, to ensure their repairs are both appropriate and sustainable. They... Read More »

Recycle Your Christmas Trees with Longfield Hospice in partnership with Just Helping

If you are looking for an eco-friendly way to dispose of your Christmas trees,

Longfield Community Hospice can you help you out with their annual Christmas tree recycling collection service in partnership with charity JustHelping.

In return for a voluntary donation, Longfield charity's team of volunteers will collect... Read More »

The Parish Council is very pleased to hear that the future of Brimscombe Mill and the social enterprises that operate from there has been secured.

Kids Stuff, Bike Drop, the Furniture Bank and the Long Table all provide an invaluable service, not only to our residents but to visitors from far and wide. We are delighted that they will remain at the heart of our community and are keen to offer our full... Read More »

The aim of the Community Awards programme is to support organisations within the Stroud area with a small grant which will make a real and lasting difference. This is a programme with awards of up to a maximum of £500 and organisations with significant assets or turnover will not be considered.

This programme has been running for a number of years and it has been encouraging to see the response... Read More »

Have your say on risks faced by communities in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is asking for your views on the risks it faces in the county.

GFRS regularly assesses its own data and risks to the community and wants to hear the views of residents too.

Feedback from the public will be combined with the service's own data and the team's knowledge and experience, to build a... Read More »

Stroud District Council have a scoring criteria for assessing the placement of new bins (in its Litter Bin Policy) (details of which can be found here: https://www.brimscombeandthrupp-pc.gov.uk/parish-maintenance). Two of the criteria relate to the number of requests for de-littering and the number of requests for a bin in a 6 month period. We would therefore ask that residents email SDC directly at... Read More »

Brimscombe and Thrupp Parish Council run a grants scheme where local groups and initiatives, that are judged to be of benefit to the local community, can apply. Please note that grants are not allocated to individuals. There is no deadline for applications and they can therefore be submitted throughout the year, to be considered at the next available Full Council Meeting.

Typically our grants can be... Read More »

If you would like to know more about where Gloucestershire Highways are up to with improvements to highways based on your feedback in the last survey, you can find out more here - Spring pothole repairs | Highways (gloucestershire.gov.uk)

It's also a good opportunity to remind you of their new online reporting tool FixMyStreet (gloucestershire.gov.uk) which is proving very popular with communities across... Read More »