Crypt school fundraiser

Many thanks to The Crypt School for holding a fundraiser for Poets’ Pantry.

Headmaster Nick Dyer writes:

Very many thanks for the generous donations to our non-uniform day on Friday 13th ; and to those who dressed up to raise more, my thanks! Together the School raised £1500 – £824 will be sent to Children in Need and £630 was handed to Sebastian Field for the Podsmead Hub food bank, who said “Thank you very much to The Crypt School, the funding will really make a difference for vulnerable people in the community. The fundraiser has started so this will give them a fantastic boost early on!”

Please click here for more information on their fundraising and for donation details.

Written questions on e-scooters

For the meeting of Gloucester City Council next week I have tabled several written questions, as is my normal practice.

Here are the two questions I asked about e-scooters, with the answers from the cabinet member.

As with all written questions, I will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary verbal question on the night, if I wish to.

Here is a link to the full list of written questions submitted by members with the answers from cabinet members.

Metal shards on Scott Avenue

Please take care on Scott Avenue field if you’re out walking your dog or your children are playing in the park.

A resident alerted me to some litter which has got shredded when the field has been mowed. This is a problem in all the parks in the city, as litter will sometimes get into the machines as the grass gets cut.

I’ve written to the council’s parks manager to ask what can be done about this. In this case the bin was overflowing, so it’s not as simple as saying to people make sure you bin your rubbish (though we all should as much as we can).

During lockdown when people are out walking more frequently, bins get used more frequently and sometimes overflow. If possible, when out and about and the bin is full, it please take your litter home to recycle or throw.

Halford House improvements

I have recently been in touch with Gloucester City Homes over several issues in Podsmead. We have agreed that these gas boxes at Halford House should be replaced and I am hoping that this can be done.

We also aim to get these supports repainted, weather allowing. I am grateful to GCH for their help on these recent issues in Podsmead.

Thank you to the Crypt School

Huge thanks to the Crypt School, who are kindly hosting a non-uniform day to raise money for our project at Poets’ Corner, Podsmead.

This will be held next Friday, 13th November.

Poets’ Corner was an empty unit on the ground floor of Halford House. I have been campaigning to get it brought back into use, and I’m delighted that this is now happening. Podsmead Big Local will be running food distribution from there, and we will be using the space for meetings and adult education, post-COVID.

The money from Crypt will really help to pay for equipment and storage food for the building.

GCH improvements to come

After a resident contacted me, concerned about the safety of this gate from Shakespeare Avenue flats through to Byron Avenue, I spoke to officers at Gloucester City Homes to see what could be done.

I am delighted that GCH have agreed to install a keypad lock, which will improve safety and security. This will be done as part of day-to-day repairs on GCH properties in Podsmead.