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Cotswold residents are invited to give their views on parking provision.

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This is Cotswold District Council’s second consultation on parking provision across the district. The first consultation which ran in January 2024 helped to establish baseline data for how the public uses and perceives parking provision in the district. The second , which begins on 18 September and runs until 17 October 2024, will take into account the changes in parking behaviour in the summer and autumn months, when tourism and summer holidays are at their peak.

The consultation will inform the district council’s parking strategy which was last updated in 2016. Since 2016 several factors have influenced transport and parking behaviours, such as the climate agenda, the coronavirus pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the wider economy.

Councillor Paul Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Parking said: “We are delivering a second consultation so that we can get a total view of parking across the year. We know that parking demand fluctuates with the seasons, and a second consultation will give us a robust set of data to work with. Your views will enable us to develop a parking strategy that is fit for our car park users.

“We want to know where you park, the purpose of your visit and what could be improved about specific car parks, among other things. It’s important we hear from those who know the car parks best and we’d appreciate any further feedback you have, particularly if you took part the first time.

“The first consultation received a brilliant response, and I hope you can find a few minutes to help us again, so we can make sure our parking provision is right for you.”

The Council’s car parking strategy looks at what car parking is needed across the district based on the number of people parking, what the needs of those people are and what might be required in future.

Once complete, the new strategy will set out how parking can be improved across the district that the Council will then look to deliver in partnership with the County Council, local parish councils, and other organisations where possible.

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Do you have some time that you could give to support the community? We’re advertising for part-time paid help to look after the Westwoods Centre.

The role is Westwoods Supervisor; responsibilities include, managing the bookings, working with customers, and generally looking after the building to ensure we can continue to offer a great facility for the community. The hours could be from 6 to 10 hours a week depending on your schedule and how you’d like to help, paid at a local government rate. We’d also look favourably on a job share.

We are also looking for a cleaner on an employed or self-employed basis to clean the centre for a couple of hours each week.

If you’re interested in helping the Town and the community and have some time available, please contact Pauline on 01451 861499 or clerk@northleach.gov.uk and she’ll talk through the options with you.