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Chipping Campden is a small market town nestling in a fold in the hills in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is often referred to as "the Jewel of the Cotswolds". Our High Street is famous for its elegant terraced houses made from honey-coloured Cotswold limestone.
The architecture of the High Street dates from the 14th to the 17th Century and the entire centre of the Town is a Conservation Area. Administratively, we are situated in the Campden Vale Ward of Cotswold District Council in Gloucestershire. The Town Council is responsible for providing a number of facilities within the Town including the allotments on Aston Road and the cemetery at West End Terrace. It is also responsible for the maintenance of St. James' churchyard and as the Sole Managing Trustee of two of the town's trusts it is responsible for the Grade II* listed Town Hall, the War Memorial Green (designed by the famous architect F.L. Griggs), the Town Square car park and The Playing Field and Recreation Grounds at George Lane and Castle Gardens.
We are also a statutory consultee on planning applications that are made to Cotswold District Council and our team of Councillors and Volunteers are currently working on our draft Neighbourhood Development Plan.
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Cotswold District to receive £1,000,000 from UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Cotswold District Council has been allocated a total of £1m funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) as part of the government's Levelling Up agenda. The funding will be used to build pride in communities, support local businesses and improve employment and training opportunities.
Cllr Tony Dale, Cabinet Member for the Economy and Transformation, said "We've been through a thorough process to work out how best to use this funding to support local communities, businesses and people. More »
"Year one projects have been confirmed by an evaluation panel, made up of the Council and local partners, who have carried out assessments of all projects submitted.
"This funding is really going to help us deliver some exciting projects in the Cotswold District and I am looking forward to seeing the benefits that these will bring."
The UKSPF funding is spread over three financial years, running until 31st March 2025, with the majority of the funding coming in the final year. The funding has three investment priority themes, which are:
- Communities and Place
- Supporting Local Business
- People and Skills (for 2024/25 only)
The projects chosen for year one are already well-developed and can be delivered rapidly as the funding needs to be spent by 31st March this year.
Year one projects receiving funding from the UKSPF include:
- A feasibility study in bringing the Old Station building in Cirencester back into use.
- Clean and Green projects (including sustainability initiatives and public realm improvements) across the District
- Initiatives to combat littering and fly tipping across the District
- A feasibility study into a cycle path from Bourton-on-the-Water to Kingham, together with other measures to promote active travel
- A promotional campaign to encourage people to visit town centres and support local businesses
Applications will be sought for projects to fund in years two and three, which will be based on the 'interventions' set out in the Council's submission to the government, which has now been approved.
The key areas of focus for investment in years two and three will be:
- Improving green spaces
- Supporting town centres
- Energy efficiency
- Active travel
- Business Support
- Bringing forward employment sites
- Supporting people into work
- Green skills
If the annual funding allocation is not spent, it has to be repaid to the government so the deliverability of projects has been a key consideration to manage the risk of underspend.
The fund can be used to give grants to public or private organisations, commission third-party organisations, procure services or provide loans.
You can find out more about the funding and the projects it will support at www.cotswolds.gov.uk/SPF
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
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Cotswold District Council Communications Team
Posted: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:48 by Chipping Campden Town Council
URGENT Footpath Closure - HWS27 - Weston Sub Edge: 77002
Good Afternoon,
Please find attached the Urgent Notice and Order Plan in relation to temporarily closing the above footpath.
Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.
Kind regards,
Gill Thompson
Legal Assistant
Legal Services
Gloucestershire County Council
Block 2 First Floor,
Shire Hall,
Westgate Street,
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Posted: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:30 by Chipping Campden Town Council
Thames Water pipe improvement works planned, Back Ends
Good Afternoon,We would like to notify you of upcoming water pipe improvement works in your area. We have attached the residents' letters that were sent yesterday; any questions, please get in touch.Kind Regards,
Laura Thomson
Thames Valley Customer and Stakeholder Manager
(M) 07747 645794
(E) laura.thomson@thameswater.co.uk
Maple Lodge, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SQ
Posted: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:58 by Chipping Campden Town Council
Elections - Nomination Period clarified
The nomination period for the Cotswold Elections runs from Monday 20 March through to the deadline of 4pm on Tuesday 4 April.
Nominations must be hand delivered and we will have a queueing process in place for candidates coming to the office.
We are running 2 briefing sessions for prospective candidates and parish clerks on the election process.
This will include information on how to complete a nomination paper. More »
The sessions will cover the same information and are being held online on:
- Thursday 16 February @ 5:30pm
- Friday 17 February @ 12:30pm
If you would like to attend, please let me know and a link will be sent to you about a week before.
More information, including the key dates for the election process can be found on our website at:
If you, or any prospective candidates have any questions about the election process, please do get in touch.
Kind regards
Sarah
Sarah Dalby
Electoral Services Manager/Deputy Returning Officer
The Elections Team
01285 623002
Find out more about the requirement to provide photo ID at the polling station
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id
Register to vote
More information about voting and elections
Posted: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:03 by Chipping Campden Town Council