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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77863: Temporary Road Closure - 400516 - Blind Lane - Chipping Campden - Cotswold District
Good Afternoon,
Please find attached notice in relation to temporarily closing the above road.
Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.
Kind regards
Stella Onabor
Clerical Officer
Legal Services
Gloucestershire County Council
Block 2 First Floor,
Shire Hall, Westgate Street,
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Posted: Tue, 30 May 2023 15:36 by Chipping Campden Town Council
77718: SPECIAL EVENT Closure - Scuttlebrook Wake 2023 - Various Roads- Chipping Campden - Cotswold District
Good afternoon,
Please find attached the Order and Notice in relation to temporarily closing the roads as described in the schedule within the Notice in respect of the above Special Event.
Should you have any further queries regarding this closure, please contact the Gloucestershire Highways helpline 08000 514 514.
Kind regards
Stella Onabor
Clerical Officer
Legal Services
Gloucestershire County Council
Block 2 First Floor,
Shire Hall, Westgate Street,
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Posted: Thu, 25 May 2023 19:29 by Chipping Campden Town Council
Cotswold District Council announces new leisure and cultural facilities provider
Freedom Leisure will be the new provider for the leisure and cultural facilities in the District, this includes three leisure centres and the Corinium Museum & Resource Centre.
Cllr Paul Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Culture, said: "After a very thorough procurement process we are pleased to say Freedom Leisure will be the new provider for our leisure centres and the Corinium Museum. More »
"The health and wellbeing of our residents is a top priority so it was important to make sure we picked the best operator for our leisure and cultural services. We are very much looking forward to working with Freedom Leisure.
"Cotswold District Council have worked hard over the past few years to invest in our leisure centres, this has included upgrading all the gym equipment last year, along with installing energy saving equipment which has reduced the councils carbon footprint by 30% and made the centres more efficient to run.
"As part of this new contract with Freedom Leisure we will be investing a further £1.2m to improve the leisure centres in Cirencester and Bourton for residents."
Our current leisure and culture providers are SLM Everyone Active. Freedom Leisure will be taking over from SLM Everyone Active on Tuesday 1 August.
Disruption will be kept to a minimum whilst this transition takes place.
If you are already a member of the leisure centres, your details will be provided to Freedom Leisure as part of the transfer process so you will continue to be able to access all the facilities included in your membership.
All lessons and classes will carry on running as usual.
Ivan Horsfall Turner, Freedom Leisure CEO, said: "We are delighted to have been awarded both the leisure and cultural contracts and are excited to get started in the Cotswolds. Our vision is to 'improve lives through leisure' and we very much look forward to working with our new colleagues at these vitally important local amenities.
"We have committed to a number of projects which we believe will not only improve the facilities and services on offer but also have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the local community."
Freedom Leisure are one of the UK's leading charitable and not-for-profit leisure trusts that manages over 100 leisure and cultural facilities on behalf of client partners across England and Wales.
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Cotswold District Council Communications Team
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Cllr Joe Harris (Leader of the Council), Robert Weaver (Chief Executive), Cllr Paul Hodgkinson (Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Culture), Andrea North (General Manager), Lee Thomas (Freedom Leisure Regional Manager)
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New Cabinet announced at Cotswold District Council
The Annual General Meeting of Cotswold District Council took place last night (24 May 2023) at which the Leader of Cotswold District Council and Cabinet took office, following the 2023 Local Elections.
Following the election, the make-up of the council is currently 21 seats for the Liberal Democrats, 9 seats for the Conservative Party, 2 seats for the Green Party and 2 independent members.
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council, and the Leader of the Council remains as Councillor Joe Harris. Councillor Mike Evemy remains the Deputy Leader. More »
The Cabinet members and their portfolios are as followed:
- Cllr Joe Harris - Leader of the Council
- Cllr Mike Evemy - Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance
- Cllr Lisa Spivey - Cabinet Member for Communities and Public Safety
- Cllr Mike McKeown - Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Sustainability
- Cllr Tony Dale - Cabinet Member for Economy and Council Transformation
- Cllr Juliet Layton - Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulatory Services
- Cllr Paul Hodgkinson- Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Culture
- Cllr Claire Bloomer - Cabinet Member for Cost of Living and Inclusion
Councillor Joe Harris, Leader of the Council, said: "Thank you to everyone that came out and voted in the Local Elections earlier this month and a huge thank you to the people of the Cotswolds, who gave their overwhelming trust and confidence in this administration to continue to lead our district, deliver for them and improve our communities.
"This cabinet brings with them a wealth of knowledge and wide-ranging experience. Together we will build on the work we've done since 2019 and continue to deliver the plans we set out to deliver genuinely affordable homes, playing our part to tackle the climate emergency growth and delivering more jobs.
"From the thousands of conversations we had with residents on their doorsteps, we know that many are concerned with national issues, like the cost of living crisis, which are impacting us locally. We will continue to ensure that every pound the council spends works for local people, and that we offer value for money and one of the lowest council tax rates in the South West."
The role of the Chair and Vice Chair were also voted in at the meeting. Councillor Nikki Ind will chair the Council over the next 12 months and Councillor Mark Harris will be the Vice Chair.
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Cotswold District Council Communications Team
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New Cabinet 2023
Cllr Nikki Ind, Chair of the Council, and Cllr Mark Harris, Vice Chair of the Council
Cllr Joe Harris appointing his Cabinet
Posted: Thu, 25 May 2023 16:11 by Chipping Campden Town Council