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NEW VACANCY - Cam needs you to be a Parish Councillor
Cam currently has a casual vacancy for a Parish Councillor.
Becoming a Councillor can be an extremely rewarding and fulfilling role within your local community. It's not an easy task, but if you get the right balance between community involvement and your other personal commitments, you can have a positive impact on the things that matter most in your community.
A councillor's primary role is to represent... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:52 by Jenny Walkley
January 2019 Cam Parish Council Newsletter
January 2019 Cam Parish Council Newsletter
Posted: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:40 by Peri-Celine
Cam Parish Council's response to the Emerging Local Plan
Stroud District Council is reviewing its current local plan and, in line with Government demands to address the housing shortage, has proposed sites across the county for new housing. A large-scale allocation on land at North West Cam has been identified along with some smaller sites as shown in the attached map .
Cam Parish Council held a series of open public consultation sessions throughout January... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:53 by Jenny Walkley
Offensive graffiti at Jubilee Playing Fields
CAM PARISH COUNCIL
4 Noel Lee Way, Cam, Glos GL11 5PS
Tel/Fax 01453 548884 clerk@camparishcouncil.gov.uk
PRESS RELEASE
Offensive graffiti at Jubilee Playing Fields
Offensive Graffiti smeared across the skatepark at Jubilee Playing Fields in Cam has been reported to Gloucestershire Police and now witnesses are being urged to come forward.
Cam Parish Council, who owns the Jubilee Playing Fields off Everside... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:25 by Jenny Walkley
Fundraising/ Project news at Rackleaze, Cam
Since the last article in the newsletter Stroud Valleys Project and its regular Thursday volunteer group have been busy with habitat management work including the start of the annual comfrey 'bash' (cutting back) which was scythed (less messy than a brush cutter), and the management of the newly planted hedgerow. This has suffered over the hot summer months and a number of plants have actually died... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:39 by Peri-Celine
Cam lights up for Christmas!
CHRISTMAS has arrived in Cam, with Paddington Bear, Peter Rabbit and Winnie the Pooh helping the chairman of Cam Parish Council, Brian Whatling, to switch on the lights.
Scores of people turned out to enjoy the switch-on with an afternoon of attractions, including a fun fair, climbing wall, horse and pony rides and craft stalls.
And, of course, Father Christmas arrived on his sleigh to wish all the children... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:37 by Peri-Celine
New MUGA at Woodfield Play Area
THERE has been some confusion over exactly what Cam Parish Council is doing to the hardstanding area at Woodfield Play Area.
The play park, including the hardstanding area currently used as a basketball court, is closed for five-weeks while major upgrading work takes place. This follows extensive public consultations.
A new multi-use games area (MUGA) is going to be created on the hardstanding area.... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:33 by Jo Lewis
Woodfield and Cam Green play parks to be temporarily closed for up-grading
TWO PLAY AREAS IN CAM TO BE CLOSED FOR UP-GRADING
WOODFIELD play park off Hadley Road in Cam is due to be temporarily closed next week to allow for the regeneration and up-grading of the equipment and surfacing.
The play park and the footpath running through the middle of it will be securely fenced off from Monday 29 October for five weeks. During this time the area will be transformed with new play... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:30 by Jo Lewis
Horse Chestnut tree to be removed from Hopton Green, Cam
AN ANCIENT horse chestnut tree is to be removed from Hopton Green in Cam after a combination of diseases has left it decaying and slowly dying.
The tree, which is thought to be approximately 120-years old, is suffering from leaf miners, leaf fungus and a bacterial infection called bleeding canker. It has advancing decay in its stem and crown bowl.
Cam Parish Council has been aware of the condition of... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:00 by Jo Lewis
A38 road closure and future closures.
A38 road closure and future closures.
The following information has been copied from a letter from Gloucestershire Highways that was sent on the 20th September. To view the timetable for details of future road closures please click on the added documents. The map for the A38 Bristol Road closure has also been added to the attached documents.
What: Road closure for carriageway resurfacing Where: A38... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:20 by Peri-Celine
