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A417 missing link

The A417 “missing link”

Time to have your say

Highways England are launching a consultation on the updated designs for the ‘A417 Missing Link’. The A417 is a key route linking the South West and Midlands.

Following feedback last year, Highways England have made some changes to parts of the route. Residents, businesses and commuters can now have our say.  From Tuesday 13 October 2020.

The planned upgrade of the A417 will see a single lane stretch of carriageway between the Brockworth bypass and Cowley roundabout in Gloucestershire, upgraded to dual carriageway. Considerably benefiting road users, local communities and businesses.

The consultation runs from Tuesday 13 October to Thursday 12 November 2020. Feedback will help Highways England develop its application for a Development Consent Order to be submitted early next year.

One of the best ways to find out more about the proposals and have your say is to visit the online exhibition. 

The A417 “Missing link”

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Stinchcombe Parish Council - A community with Spirit

Parish Council Changes

Parish Council News

The Parish Council is very pleased to welcome a new member, Mr Ian Kirkham who was co-opted at the meeting on 23rd September to replace Ms Trudy Chinn who stood down recently.

Mr Kirkham is a software architect who has lived in Stinchcombe for nine years. He is involved with the Scout movement, has been actively involved in his previous communities since student days and has acted on behalf of the Parish Council as Tree Warden for several years.

The Council would also like to thank Ms Chinn for her hard work and valuable contribution over the last three years.

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Stroud District Council

2021 Elections

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2021 ELECTIONS

Following the postponement of the 2020 Elections due to Covid-19 we would like to provide you with a brief update as we start to look ahead to Thursday May 6th 2021.

Planning is already underway and we would like to reassure you that our highest priority is the safety of our staff and our electorate. We are currently undertaking initial work with regard to all aspects of our Polling Stations.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED

In anticipation of a possible shortfall in our usual Polling Station staffing levels, coupled with the need to be able to offer short notice cover for last minute cases of self-isolation we would very much like to add new staff to our Team.

If you think you would enjoy the experience of being right at the heart of the democratic process and would like to find out more about the role and rates of pay, please get in touch direct via email: elections@stroud.gov.uk

 All applicants must be over 18, not a member of a political party, eligible to work in the UK and available for the whole day and evening of Thursday May 6th 2021.

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Community Speed Watch

What is a minute worth?

Speeding on our roads: what is a minute worth?

About one minute is typically all we save if we break the speed limit on our trip to Dursley, Wotton or Berkeley. What are the negative consequences?  Some Taits Hill Road residents say that speeding traffic is badly affecting their lives.  And they feel that the problem is getting worse.

Facts on speed and its consequences

  • In 2018 over 7,000 people were injured and 186 were killed in Great Britain in crashes involving someone speeding
  • Two-thirds of all crashes in which people are killed or injured happen on roads with a speed limit of 30mph or less
  • Driving at only 5 mph above the 30 mph limit increases your stopping distance by 6.4 m or 21 ft even in good conditions
  • If average speeds reduce by only 1 mph, the accident rate falls by about 5%
  • Driving at 40 mph rather than 30 mph increases the risk of pedestrians suffering fatal injuries in a collision from 40% to 80%
  • A belief that our roads are too dangerous due to traffic speed and volume is the main barrier to more people cycling
  • Reducing speeds by 6 mph in built-up areas cuts noise by up to 40%
  • Lower speeds generally reduce air pollution.

Tackling Speeding in Stinchcombe

Our previous Community Speed Watch group fizzled out a few years ago. The Parish Council supports a new group if enough residents are actively involved.

There are various ways to get involved and you don’t necessarily need to stand at the roadside.

This is a longstanding problem that is not easy to solve, but we can work together to make a difference.

Stinchcombe Speeding Survey

Use our one minute Stinchcombe Speeding Survey to tell us what you think about speeding in our parish. 

Prefer pen and paper?

We want to hear from as many residents as possible.  A version of this article and the survey will be included in the November issue of the Stinchcombe News.

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NHS Covid Tracing App

NHS Test and Trace

NHS Test & Trace

This is a public health message from NHS Test and Trace

As part of the government’s coordinated response to Coronavirus, NHS Test and Trace has developed the new NHS COVID-19 app.

It is now available for download to all residents of England and Wales. We strongly recommend that everyone over the age of 16 downloads and uses it.

Download the ‘NHS COVID-19’ app from the App Store or Google Play. There is more information at https://covid19.nhs.uk

The app will help you to understand and manage your personal risk and reduce the spread of Coronavirus. The more people who use it, the more effective it will be.

The app requires operating system 13.5 or above if you have an Apple iPhone. It requires Android 6.0 or above if you have an Android phone. If your smartphone is not compatible, you can still access full support from the NHS Test and Trace service.

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The missing panels

Phone Box Vandal Confesses

Phone Box Update by Nola

I confess – I am the phone box vandal! After much delay, the Parish Council has finally got round to replacing Telephone with “Stinchcombe” in the upper panels.

I took all the original “Telephone” panels out in case they could be reused, however unfortunately they can’t. I did put three of them back loosely in place to try to keep the rain out but they’ve obviously fallen out, so if any tall person happens to be passing with some duct tape….

I’ve no idea when the new panels will be ready (Dave who’s making them has a lot in common with the mills of God) but they will need to be sealed in place, so if you’re handy with a mastic gun your expertise would be much appreciated.

Please email me if you can help.

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Computer Keyboard with Accessibility keys

WCAG 2.1

The problems of a web editor

What is the problem

Websites should now meet the web accessibility guidelines WCAG 2.1 set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Also under the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 in the UK. This causes problems for a part-time web editor like me.

This means that the government websites must abide by certain rules in:

  • layout
  • the way posts are written
  • the design
  • and 14 other areas.

Why is this coming about

Our aging population is forced to rely on the internet for basic access to important information. So, web technologies must evolve to meet the needs of these users to ensure they don’t become alienated from society, cut off from important news, resources, or social network communications.

This is especially important for those with dementia or cognitive impairments related to strokes or brain injuries. It’s also crucial to provide more accessible interfaces for those with intellectual challenges in the form of autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, or memory and reasoning impairments, just to name a few.

We need to change how we view impairments or disabilities. Instead of these defining a person’s health condition, we should view them as a mismatched human interaction.

Doing this helps change the thought process going forward in adopting an inclusive-Web-design-first approach. Also, remember not all impairments are necessarily permanent. This is true if you’ve ever had your arm in a cast or a sling with your dominant hand encumbered. Your ability to access the web via keyboard or even a touch screen can be impaired at any time.

How our website is changing

The good news is that the website is already 92% compliant. However some work will be done on the following:

The Content

At present, the Village Website is written in a “conversation style” with the odd “acerbic comment” thrown in for good measure. Computers do not like sentences using a “passive voice” and I need to use more things like “transition words“. Unfortunately, according to the software, even this page has too much “passive voice”

The Layout

Up to now the website has been laid out for looks only. Although adequate for most readers, people with visual needs or people with artificial intelligence computers or people using a Text to Speech (TTS) web browser, need pages and content laid out in a specific order. Likewise, all pages and pictures must be clearly labelled so computers can find them.

Already done

On the Homepage, a new Wheelchair Icon has been added on the left. This accesses a new Accessibility Menu to help readers with impaired vision. Please let me know if you use it and find it useful. Other “behind the scenes” work has already been done to old pages and posts using new software to correct old mistakes.


Finally..

I don’t mean to bore you with the above, but I thought that you might be interested. The Parish Council strives to keep the website up to date, informative, legal and compliant.

Richard

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