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 |
Check your festive waste and recycling calendar as some dates are changing over Christmas
- If your collection would fall on Wednesday 25 December – it will be collected on Monday 23 December
- If your collection would fall on Thursday 26 December – it will be collected on Saturday 28 December
- If your collection would fall on Wednesday 1 January – it will be collected on Saturday 4 January
All other collection days remain the same. Please see the Stroud District Council Waste Wizard for more information on recycling: www.stroud.gov.uk/wastewizard
Get ready to book free festive fun
Activity booking for the winter Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) opens at midday on Monday 2 December.
Families who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals still have time to register for this winter’s HAF. Thanks to grant funding, the council is also able to extend fun, enriching holiday activities to all children and young people through its Holiday Activities Programme (HAP).
The jam-packed festive activity programme is running during the Christmas school holidays and families are encouraged to check their local district HAF webpage to see what’s happening near them.
There are lots of great options to choose from including drama and science workshops, sports and games, art and crafts, music and dance, indoor and outdoor activities, as well as the very popular ticketed attractions such as ice skating and pantomimes.
More information about the programme is available at: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/haf.
Thomas Keble Farewell
Recycling of Christmas Trees
Once again, for a small donation, the Longfield Community Hospice charity are offering the collection and recycling of Christmas Trees. To register (by 7th January) please see the details here
Installation of swift boxes at Thomas Keble
full details including more photos can be found on the Local Nature Action Plan page
Tree Planting in Waterlane Community Orchard
see the details of the first planting party here and find out how you can get involved
Recommendations from the review of the Gloucestershire County Council boundaries
The recommendations of the recent review of County Divisions can be found in the link below; changes come into force at the 1 May 2025 elections. There is also a pdf showing the changes in map form
https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/gloucestershire#43456 Changes To County Divisions Maps
A Big Thank You!
Allsorts Gloucestershire, a charity supporting families who have children with additional needs, are celebrating their 15th birthday this year. They would like to thank everyone who made Christmas themed items like ornaments, gifts and decorations. The the donated finished crafts will be sold at local Christmas Goodwill events – see the attached poster for details of the stalls and dates!
Stroud Rotary Community Awards
A programme to support organisations within the Stroud area with a grant of up to £500. If a small grant would make a real difference to your community project, apply for a Stroud Rotary Community Award. Nothing is too small to be considered.
For more details go to : www.stroudrotary.org.uk or email : community.awards.stroud.rotary@gmail.com
Closing Date for Applications is 6:00 p.m. 31st January 2025
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
The following roads are currently or will be closed:
- Bisley – Limekiln Lane Bisley to Tunley – closed on 19th December for 2 days from 07:00 to 19:00 (see Roads & Transport Page for map)
- Eastcombe – The Green to Fidges Lane – closed from 3rd – 5th March 2025 (see Roads & Transport Page for map)
Please see the Roads and Transport page for more information
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