Winchcombe Town Council

Details of candidate nomination, and voter registration have been published.

1. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Deputy Returning Officer at the Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT, during the times stated below; or via the Tewkesbury Borough Council website: https://www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/elections
2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Deputy Returning Officer at the Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT on any working day from the date of this notice, between 10am and 4pm, but no later than 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
3. If any election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 1 May 2025.
4. Applications to register to vote at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT by 12 midnight on Friday 11 April 2025. Applications can be made online:
   • https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
5. New applications to vote by post at this election, and amendments or cancellations of existing postal or proxy votes, must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT by 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025. New applications can be made online:
   • https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector's Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online:
   • https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT by 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Some applications can be made online:
   • https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT by 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025.

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Following a recent retirement, the Town Council has one vacancy to be filled by Co-Option.
Applications are invited from interested and qualified members of the public.
A Co-Option Application Form and Eligibility Criteria can be obtained from:

• The Clerk,
  Winchcombe Town Council Office,
  Abbey Fields Community Centre,
  Back Lane,
  Winchcombe, GL54 5QH

or by emailing

• clerk@winchcombetowncouncil.co.uk

Applications must be received by 12 noon, Friday 25th April 2025 and will be considered by the Council at a meeting on Wednesday 7th May 2025.

IThe building in Gretton Road has been empty for some time but the county council is now looking to shape proposals for its future. All options are under consideration, including bringing it back into use or disposing of the site.
To start the process, interested parties are being invited to a drop-in event at the Old Boys School on Wednesday 13th November from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, where staff from the county council will be on hand to answer questions.
Information about the property will be on display at the event, including its relationship with other buildings on the wider site such as the sports centre.
No decisions on the future of the building have yet been made and there are no plans at any stage of development. The event will be used to engage with anyone who has an interest in the site, to help inform future decisions.
A webpage providing further information will be available from 14th November.
The county council has declared the site surplus to its own service requirements, so these matters will not be up for discussion on the day.
The session is a drop-in, but those who can't attend can set up a call with officers by registering their interest at building.helpdesk@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Councillor Lynden Stowe, cabinet member for finance and property, said:

Councillor David Gray, local county councillor for Winchcombe, said:

In order to improve road safety and amenity for both vehicles and pedestrians, GCC is going to introduce waiting, loading & stopping restrictions on parts of various roads in the town of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

• For more information, please view the documents please click on this link
  https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/tros/tewkesbury-traffic-regulation-orders-tro-and-traffic-schemes/winchcombe-waiting-restrictions/

The count has been completed and Acting Returning Officer Alistair Cunningham has declared Cameron Thomas the Member of Parliament (Liberal Dememocrat), for the Tewkesbury Constituency, with 20,730 of 48,689 votes.

Councillor Richard Stanley, Leader of Tewkesbury Borough Council, said:

• To download a PDF copy of the formal declaration of results, please click here