The Parish Office is manned Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm, but there will be times when the clerk is unavailable. We endeavour to respond to emails and calls within three working days. Please try not to call at weekends Clerk: Heather Finlay 01285 760840 Email: admin@bisley-with-lypiatt.gov.uk Office address – Robins Way, Oakridge Lynch, GL6 7NZ |
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Community Grant Fund Bisley-with-Lypiatt Parish Council operates a community grants scheme to support the activities of local community organisations. Community grants will typically be for amounts up to £300; the maximum grant will be £500 We are now accepting applications for the next round of Community Funding. Your form should be submitted to the Clerk, no later than 30th September at the following email address: admin@bisley-with-lypiatt.gov.uk For more details, including Terms & Conditions, visit grant form |
| Get involved – Join a local club or learn to play bridge – find out more on this page |
Let’s Get Gloucestershire Composting – Discounted Compost Bins Available Here
Click Here to find out how to reduce your bills and help a local charity
| The Bisley Artisan Market – full details can be found here |
Volunteer Day at Sanctuary Hill House
Sanctuary Hill House is a charity based in Amberley that works with refugees and asylum seekers. They have a Volunteer Day on Saturday 6th September, 10:00am – 12:30am, where you can go along and find out more about volunteering with them.
They are looking for volunteers to help with the garden and the house but have plenty of other ways people can get involved. You can find out more information on their website here – Volunteering | Join Our Volunteering Opportunities — sanctuary breaks/hill house/hill house retreats
Please email katesanctuarybreaks@gmail.com if you are interested
While Ride+Stride is a national initiative, it’s also the biggest fundraiser of the year for Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust (GHCT). GHCT works to protect and preserve churches across the county, ensuring they remain open, welcoming, and valuable to local communities for generations to come.
Why Are Churches So Important?
Churches are more than just places of worship; they serve as community hubs, hosting local clubs, children’s activities, support services, and providing a place of solace for those in need. Many people use these spaces without even realising it—whether for meetings, social events, or special celebrations. By supporting Ride+Stride, you can help ensure these spaces continue to remain available to everyone.
Fires being lit in the small recreation ground in Eastcombe We are still experiencing anti-social behaviour in the smaller of the two recreation grounds in Eastcombe. Along the southern boundary, amongst the line of conifer trees, people are gathering to meet and leaving behind rubbish including broken bottles, as well as taking down the stone wall and building fires. Despite signs and patrols by the Neighbourhood Warden and local PCSOs, this is continuing to take place. If you see any anti-social behaviour, please ring 101 and report it. If you see fires being lit, this is arson and you should dial 999 and ask for the fire brigade. |
| For the latest updates from Stroud District and Gloucestershire County Councils, click here |
| Reporting Bonfires and Pollution – please report any disruptions or pollution to SDC via the following web page: https://www.stroud.gov.uk/report-it/pollution-eg-bonfire-or-smoke-nuisance/ | Community Land Trust for affordable housing – Would you like to be involved in creating a community-led, affordable, sustainable housing project? Find further details on the Community Land Trust Page |
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Highways issues
Click Here to reach the Roads and Transport page for more information on road closures
If you need to report any issues regarding potholes, drainage, verge cutting, pavements
please use the GCC Highways reporting tool Fix My Street
Please note that this year most verges were cut in June. If an area becomes a safety issue then do report it using the link above and someone should come out and strim it with 48 hours. Please note that verges are only cut a metre back from the road, unless on a corner or junction when they are allowed to cut up to 9 metres back
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The Civil Parish of Bisley-with-Lypiatt is in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to the east of Stroud, Gloucestershire in the south west of England. The parish is bounded by the neighbouring parishes of Chalford, Edgeworth, Miserden, Painswick and Thrupp.
The parish is split into three wards, based on the the hilltop villages of Bisley, Eastcombe and Oakridge, together with their surrounding hamlets – Far Oakridge, Waterlane, Tunley, Througham, Lypiatts and Bournes Green.
See maps showing local footpaths around our villages here: Bisley, Eastcombe, Oakridge