This website provides information about the work of Bishop's Cleeve Parish Council together with local information and news. Bishop's Cleeve is a large village in Gloucestershire, lying within Tewkesbury Borough. The Parish is divided into three wards which each have serving Parish Councillors in addition to the elected Borough and County Councillors.
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January 9, 2025
On December 20th, the Parish Council was informed that Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) has decided to cease grass cutting arrangements with Tewkesbury Borough Council (TBC) and concentrate on increasing the biodiversity of their land, cutting grass less frequently and carrying out some limited wildflower sowing. According to the Borough Council, discussions with the County Council have been taking place throughout 2024 – however, at no point has Bishop’s Cleeve Parish Council been informed of, or included in, these discussions – we have merely been informed of the final outcome. As a result, the Parish Council has received this information without forewarning and with insufficient detail for the Council to be able to consider the implications to the parish. In order to be able to better understand the consequences, we have contacted Gloucestershire County Council and requested details of the areas which will no longer be cut. When we receive any further information we will share this.
January 8, 2025
The Parish Council is very disappointed that despite many discussions with Tewkesbury Borough, their planners have refused to reduce the amount of expensive and high maintenance landscaping, the subject of a recent planning application, that they require on the Homelands Community Building site. The Council has worked closely with the developers, Vistry, and the Borough Council over many years to deliver this building for the community ensuring that fundamental issues were addressed. However, the Borough Council’s continued refusal to reduce the amount of landscaping required, that alone would cost the community many thousands of pounds every year to maintain, as well as the other elements that have increased projected running costs, has resulted in the Parish Council concluding that they cannot, with the financial interests of Bishop’s Cleeve residents paramount, take on this additional facility.
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January 3, 2025
Construction work is set to get under way on the next phase of the A435 cycle route in the new year.
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September 12, 2024
Please be aware of the road works affecting the Parish this week can be found below. Live updates on road closures can be found on the Highways website; https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways/roads/roadworks/
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August 15, 2024
Due to the increase of shed break-ins in the Bishop's Cleeve area, Gloucestershire police have issued the below security leaflet. Please ensure that crimes are reported here https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ Please don't hesitate to call the Police if you witness suspicious activity and dial 999 if you believe a crime is taking place. You can also report any information anonymously to Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555111 or online at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information For crime prevention advice visit https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/
Shed Security Leaflet
July 11, 2024
Tewkesbury Borough want to know what you would like from the proposed Cleevelands Community Centre that is set to be built by Persimmon Homes. The online survey can be completed at online1.snapsurveys.com/CleevelandsCommunityCentre. The Parish Council do have paper copies available in the office if needed. The closing date is Monday, 5 August.
Survey
February 8, 2024
Please note that A435 Evesham Road between Wellington Road and Albemarle Gate will now only be closed on 14th & 15th February, from 9.30am-3:30pm. For further details please visit the link below. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
A435 Improvement
February 2, 2024
Please be aware that A435 Evesham Road between Wellington Road and Albemarle Gate will be closed from 12th-16thFebruary 2024 from 9.30am-3.30pm. For further details of the extent of the closure area anddiversion route please visit the link below. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Cycleway Roadworks
February 2, 2024
Bishops Cleeve Parish Council are happy to inform you that the contract for the new MUGA at the Sports Field has been awarded and pre-commencement work should start shortly.We are excited to bring this provision to the community. This multi-purpose facility will allow for 2 tennis courts, 2 netball courts, or 2 basketball courts. We hope that this facility will be ready by late summer.If you would like to register your interest in hiring this facility please contact the office.
1926 - 2022
It is with great sadness that we have learned the news of the death of our Monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Most of us have not known life without her as our Queen, a Queen who led the Country and the Commonwealth with a lifelong dedication to duty, the like of which we will never see again. On behalf of Bishop’s Cleeve Parish Council and all of our residents we offer our sincere condolences to her family at this very difficult time. A Book of Condolence is available in the Parish Office for residents to sign. As a mark of respect, the Council will be flying the Union Flag at half-mast and over the coming days we will be following the national protocol to mourn Her Majesty. Anybody wishing to lay floral tributes is asked to do so at the flag pole in the Parish Garden, Church Road, Bishop’s Cleeve, but please do not leave them wrapped in paper or plastic and avoid leaving candles. Those placed outside of the designated area will be moved to the official area. All items will be removed the day after the State Funeral for HM Queen ElizabethII. In accordance with protocol all Council meetings scheduled to take place before the 26th September have been postponed. Further details of the revised dates will be available on the Council’s website shortly.
Councillor Wendy Hopkins, Chair of Bishop’s Cleeve Parish Council
