Welcome to our new web siteHere you will find information about what’s happening in West Dean as well as details of the council’s work and how you can contact us. If you have any questions or would like to suggest something new for this site please contact us at admin@westdeanpc.org.uk West Dean Parish is divided electorally into 5 wards with a total of 15 councillors to represent electors as follows: Ellwood and Sling Ward 2 councillors The Council meets on the last Wednesday of each month at The West Dean Centre (formerly Bream Community Centre) at 7pm. Every Council meeting begins with a Public Open Forum to enable electors to ask questions or comment on matters that affect the Parish. The Council is fully committed to representing and serving the people and communities of West Dean. BREAKING NEWS!! •Road Works: Gloucestershire Highways are proposing to undertake repair The works involve: Rebuilding work to the masonry parapet following accident damage and masonry works to the bridge. For the safety of the workforce, the road repairs will be undertaken under traffic signal control. •Mr Clive Hooper, who has been Deputy Clerk for the last 10 years, retired on 31st December 2011. Clive will be continuing to work as a consultant on the major project to upgrade the West Dean Centre and to incorporate the adjoining Library building into the Centre. The management of the Centre is being handed over to the new Deputy Clerk, Mr Phil Jones, who started with the Council on 16th January. Phil says ‘I have lived in the west of the district all of my life, from Tidenham via Etloe, Bream, Cinderford and now live in Drybrook with my wife and two children for the past eight years. I worked for the Forest of Dean District Council between 1991 and 2011 when I took voluntary redundancy, undertaking very varied roles from land and property, community development and policy development. My main interest revolves around motor sport, holding a number of positions on governing bodies and at motorsport events in the UK and Europe’.
•Bream Play Park Joy!! Read more…. •Help your parish in winter weather! Become a Snow Warden! Read more….. •The next Council meeting will be at the West Dean Centre, Bream, at 7.00pm, Wednesday 25th January 2012 •Broadband progress: for further news on the Gloucestershire broadband project and for your opportunity to make your views known visit www.gfirst.co.uk/broadband •Love Your Library! Fun day at Bream Library, 10.00am-3.00pm, Saturday 28th January. Quizzes, Competitions, presentations by local authors.
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