These roads will be closed from 0930 to 1530 on the 1st March 2024 to allow for geotechnical monitoring work by Gloucestershire Highways. Notification of actual dates will be given on site, at least two weeks before. View Map of Closure, View Schedule of Closure
Emergency and pedestrian access will be maintained.
If you should require further information please email streetworks@gloucestershire.gov.uk
The latest Gloucestershire Highways Road Works Bulletin from 25th January to 4th February 2024 is now available. View Bulletin
For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514 or visit Gloucestershire Highways .
The families of people who are buried in St Cyr’s churchyard in Stonehouse have been asked to check whether their relatives’ memorials have been identified as unsafe.
Stroud District Council is responsible for approximately 2,000 memorial stones in one active cemetery and seven closed cemeteries in the Stroud district.
Recent safety testing on cemetery structures in St Cyr’s churchyard resulted in 71 memorials being identified in urgent need of repair.
Responsibility for the maintenance of memorials lies with their owner – usually the closest family member of the deceased.
Councils have a duty to ensure that cemeteries and graveyards for which they are responsible are safe. Memorials can become unstable and cause accidents. To try to prevent this, most councils now test the safety of memorials at regular intervals.
Between 1979 and 2009 eight people in the UK were killed when a memorial fell on them, according to Ministry of Justice figures: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7d7910e5274a676d532467/safety-burial-grounds.pdf
The memorials in most urgent need of repair have been made temporarily safe by the and a notice has been attached to all with information about the action needed. Where records exist, the owners have been contacted.
“This is a sensitive, but necessary measure,” said Cllr Chloe Turner, Chair of SDC Environment Committee.
“We know that visiting the grave of a loved one is important for many of us, and we want to ensure the churchyards we are responsible for are safe for everyone to visit while showing respect to those who have passed.”
“Many of the memorial stones in St Cyr’s Churchyard are very old – the oldest of which dates from 1882 – and often very heavy, posing a risk to visitors if they lean, or develop structural faults.
“In many cases records of memorial owners do not exist or are out of date so we would like people who know they have relatives buried in St Cyr’s Churchyard to contact us if they believe a memorial belongs to a member of their family.”
Cllr Robin Layfield, vice chair added: “Graveyards are important part of our heritage, providing places of peace and tranquillity and are often thriving wildlife reserves.
“St Cyr’s Churchyard is a popular walking route for access to the restored section of the Stroudwater Canal near Ocean Jubilee Bridge, and we are working closely with the church warden/church to ensure it is safe for everyone.”
The cemeteries Stroud District Council is responsible for are Brimscombe Cemetery; St Cyr’s, Stonehouse; St Mary’s, Rodborough; Christchurch, Chalford; St Mary’s, Berkeley; Holy Trinity, Brimscombe; St Michael and All Angels, Bussage and Woodchester Cemetery.
Safety testing at St Mary’s Church, Rodborough and Brimscombe Cemetery will be carried out later this year, with the remaining cemeteries tested as part of a five-year rolling plan.
If a memorial belonging to your family has been identified as unsafe, please contact 01453 766321 or email community.services@stroud.gov.uk
The B4058 will be closed from its junction with Old London Road to its junction with the A4135 (Ozleworth crossroads) from 19th-23rd February 2024 inclusive from 9.30-15.30 daily (excluding weekends). View Residents letter and map
The road will be closed for essential Ash Dieback tree works to remove unsafe and infected trees. View information on Ash Dieback Road Closures
For further information please phone 08000 514514 or email AshDieback@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
The latest Gloucestershire Highways Road Works Bulletin from 18th to 28th January 2024 is now available. View Bulletin
For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514 or visit Gloucestershire Highways .
Gloucestershire County Council intends to close part of the road from Coombe Village to Uphill for a distance of 60 metres, from 14th to 16 February 2024.
The reason for the closure is for repair works to be undertaken by Severn Trent Water.
For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514 or visit Gloucestershire Highways .
The B4058 Whiteway Hill to Old London Road and Old London Road to Coombe Road including Rushmire Hill will be closed between the hours of 9.30 to 15.30 on 15th January 2024. This is to allow for Geo Tech monitoring and ground investigation works.
For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514 or visit Gloucestershire Highways .
The latest Gloucestershire Highways Road Works Bulletin from 11th to 21st January 2024 is now available. View Bulletin
For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514 or visit Gloucestershire Highways .
Please be advised that this road will be closed from 26/03/2024 to 29/03/2024 to allow for pipe renewal works by Severn Trent Water. View map of closure
Emergency and pedestrian access will be maintained.
If you should require further information please phone Gloucestershire Highways 08000 514514 or email streetworks@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Old London Road from outside the property known as Eastridge to outside the property known as The Butts a distance of 150 metres will be closed from 8.00 on 7th until 18.00 on the 9th February 2024.
This is to allow for Severn Trent works to be carried out.
For further information, please contact Gloucestershire Highways on 08000 514 514 or visit Gloucestershire Highways .
