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Stroud District Council have a scoring criteria for assessing the placement of new bins (in its Litter Bin Policy) (details of which can be found here: https://www.brimscombeandthrupp-pc.gov.uk/parish-maintenance). Two of the criteria relate to the number of requests for de-littering and the number of requests for a bin in a 6 month period. We would therefore ask that residents email SDC directly at... Read More »

Brimscombe and Thrupp Parish Council run a grants scheme where local groups and initiatives, that are judged to be of benefit to the local community, can apply. Please note that grants are not allocated to individuals. There is no deadline for applications and they can therefore be submitted throughout the year, to be considered at the next available Full Council Meeting.

Typically our grants can be... Read More »

If you would like to know more about where Gloucestershire Highways are up to with improvements to highways based on your feedback in the last survey, you can find out more here - Spring pothole repairs | Highways (gloucestershire.gov.uk)

It's also a good opportunity to remind you of their new online reporting tool FixMyStreet (gloucestershire.gov.uk) which is proving very popular with communities across... Read More »

The Home Upgrade Grant scheme is run by Severn Wye's Warm and Well service. It helps low-income, off-gas households in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire access free energy-efficiency home upgrades, to keep your energy bills down in winter. The household income limit is now up to £36,000 allowing more residents to qualify.

It is open to residents who:

• Don't have mains gas central heating... Read More »

Water Safety Poster

Accidents are mostly preventable with the correct knowledge and judgment and the poster below has tips to staying safe in the water during the summer: