Merry Christmas.

May we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

Our next meeting will be held in March 2019. actual date will be confirmed once a venue has been booked.

We are hoping to hold a coffee morning at Longlevens Library, Church Road on 16th January for 10.30. This will be confirmed in the new year. until then, have a wonderful time over this festive period.

notification of next LNP meeting

Our next meeting will be held on 5th December at longlevens Village Hall. Church Road. Longlevens. at 11.30 am.
We have the hall booked for 1 hour. We will be discussing the future of our community bus.

support your local Community Bus

We  are at the moment facing financial concerns about being able to keep our community mini bus operational from February 2019.   We have been self funding for the past 5 years however with ever increasing operational changes, higher fuel costs and repairs are finances are now very low.

It is hoped that our fundraising events and seeking local donations may see us forward through 2019.  It will be a very big disappointment to our service users if this mini bus was no longer in operation.

We do hope that we will get enough organisations and business to support us over the next few months.  

As a not for profit organisation,(not charity registered), we are restricted with grant  application funding.

However we will remain positive, and hope that we can continue to run our weekly shopping trips, day excursions and Diners Luncheon Club, for the less mobile residents of Longlevens.

If anyone reading this blog, would like to make a donation to us ( please make your cheque payable to LNP   c/o. Sandra Norman. 11 Windermere Road.Longlevens Gloucester. GL2 0NH.
A receipt will be forwarded if name and address given.

Thank you all for your support.

Notice that our next committee meeting is to take place on Monday 24th September at 2.30pm at Longlevens  Library,  church road. Gloucester.

helping the community.

Longlevens Neighbourhood Partnership has over  8 years help our community, with the use of their minibus to local organisations within Longlevens .  Such as: Village Hall, Local  sport/activity teams, from within Community Centre,  Rugby Club, Football clubs, Gloucester Primary School AFC. Longlevens Junior Schools for out of school activities.to name a few.

We rely on our volunteer drivers/escorts to assist, who so kindly give there time free of charge.

We also provide a local service to residents with regard to our weekly shopping trips, Day trips, and luncheon club.

If you would like more information on the above please contact Sandra Norman on 01452 649800 who will be please to advise.

next meeting.

Our next meeting of the Longlevens Neighbourhood Partnership will take place at Longlevens Library on 23rd July at 2.30

Minutes of Longlevens Neighbourhood Partnership held 3^rd April 2018.

Chair opened ````````````````````````````````` the meeting with his address.

• All Partnerships within Bristol have ceased due to funding, however we are still active and self funding, (Glos City Council withdrew their funding to us a few years ago.)
• Glos City council were contacted regarding Public Liability, LNP told that we were not under any obligation to the city council, and they have no goverance over us.

• We are acting as a Voluntary Non Profit Organisation, and will seek at our AGM to open the boundary orgininally set by Gloucester City Council, it was felt that we should put forward this expansion to the vote at AGM. We intend to incorporate area know as 'The Leazes and also part of Longford. So our boundry would along northern byepass, extend area of Longford Lane and incoporate area up to Tewkesbury Road Roundabout, along Estcourt Road, Barnwood Road(until Walls- Rail way Bridge) then follow rail line, to incorporate those roads off Elmbridge Road and the Leazes and Nine Elms area.

• Longlevens & District now have a 'Veterans Association'.

• CCTV camera's will be placed around, hopefully in order to tackle Dog Fouling in our area.

• There are several areas highlighted for road resurfacing, if anyone has concerns about pot holes they can contact Highways via council website.

• Plans look good for expansion of University, their nursing courses seem to be attracting good interest. New road layout to ease traffic problems around campus area, and smart traffic lights installed, which monitors traffic flow.

• Lord and Ladies Hairdressers on Cheltenham road, has been sold and new frontage installed, we are not aware as to use of this building, but no planning permission needed as already registered as a business.

• We now have a full police team covering Longlevens. They are: PC, Elissa Britton, PCSO Suzanne Sexton, and PCSO Matthew Addinall. They can be contacted via 101. or e mail using their name with a .(dot) between names @ gloucestershire.police.uk example elissa.britton@gloucestershire.police.uk

• Finances. Breakdown on the LNP finances given. Recent expenditure was for Road Tax, Insurance, MOT, service, for the Mini Bus to remain in use for the benefit of residents within our area. Weekly shopping trips, monthly day trips and Diners Club sill in oporation. £100 was donated to LNP from Gloucestershire Primary School AFC.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held at Longlevens Village Hall on 5^th May 2018 @3.00pm

Posters will be advertising this event. And also notification on our Website, and on Longlevens Noticeboard online. David will be in touch with Radio Gloucestershire to announce meeting.

Time for our AGM.

                                                     will be held on 5th May 2018.
                                                         
                                                                           @ 3.00pm

                                                      Longlevens Village Hall. Church Road.

                                                      Everyone welcome.
                                          
                                                      Light refreshments available.

Our Annual General Meeting

We shall be holding our Annual General Meeting on 5th May 2018.

Venue. Longlevens Village Hall at 3pm.

Everyone welcome light refreshments available.

Snow forcast for our region.

If you find that you are reluctant to get to the supermarkets in these bitter conditions, then remember we do have a mini bus going to local supermarkets. We depart from Longlevens Community Centre, Church Road, every Tuesday at 10.00am all you need to do is ring Sandra on Glos 649800 and reserve your seat.

We also provide a pick up service if you are less mobile.  Do not struggle in these harsh conditions, just lean on us.

Supermarket shopping visits.

This will be our 8th year for providing our weekly shopping trips to supermarkets in Glos.

We run a weekly shopping trip every Tuesday, departure at 10.00am from Longlevens Community Centre Car Park. Church Road.  We do offer a home pick up for those with mobility problems, within Longlevens area.

Supermarkets visited on a rotational basis are.

Morrisons  at Hatherley.

Asda by Golden Valley.

Tesco at Brockworth

Sainsbury at Barnwood.


Shopping time allowed around 1. 1/4 hours.
Assistance with loading shopping bags into vehicle and shopping taken to you front door by our volunteers.

Please contact Sandra Norman on 01452 649800 for further details and to book your seat.

forthcoming day trips for 2018.

We are looking forward to another positive year for the Partnership.

We thank you all for your support during 2017.

We have planned a varied selection of day trips.  if you wish to join us then please make contact asap with Sandra Norman on 01452 649800, as seats are being booked very quickly.

2018.
March 21st            Batsford Garden Centre.
April 18th             River cruise. Symonds Yat/ visit Forest of Dean. Visit Ross Labels time permiting
May 16th              Bishops Palace and gardens. Wells Somerset.
June 20th              Avon Valley Steam Railway trip. with time for optional lunch.or BYO.
July 18th              Weston super Mare/Burnham on sea. your choice.
Aug.15th              Cotswold village tour, with time allowed for light refreshments/lunch.
Sept 19th              Stratford on Avon.
Oct 17th               Cardiff.
Nov 21st.             Webbs of wychbold.
Dec 19th              Christmas mystery trip and festive lunch.


With the opportunity of joining us on our ventures there is no reason to sit alone during our summer months, make that phone call and come and join us. We can arrange home pick up for those with less mobility, otherwise our departure is from Longlevens Community Centre Car park. Church Road. Longlevens at 9.15am.   We aim to be back in Gloucester for around 4pm.