Archive for 2009

Govilon School – The Facts

MCC decided to review vacant places in Primary Schools in the Bryn y Cwm area but only look at schools outside Abergavenny – this is illogical, particularly as one Abergavenny school has 100 vacancies  They rushed to do the review before they looked at re-assessing the capacity of schools and before the Local Development Plans […]

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New Welsh Assembly waste strategy

Many Govilon people young and old, care deeply about the environment.  The Welsh Assembly Government is, rightly, giving a very high priority to the future of our children and reducing our ‘ecological footprint’.  Their new strategy ‘Towards Zero Waste: One Planet’ aims to reduce by drastically reducing waste and recycling.  MCC have done quite well […]

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Council News July 2009 – Budget, Policing & Market

Budget The County Council constantly pleads lack of resources but the final budget for the last year shows large underspends in a number of areas. The Audit Committee had only a couple of hours to scrutinise the budget and made numerous criticisms.  Many of us will follow up with further questions. Policing Gwent police has […]

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Road Closure: Govilon to Llanfoist

The B4246 between Llanfoist and the Blaenavon road junction will be closed on Sunday 31st May between 9am – 5pm and on at least two consecutive Sundays to allow urgent repointing of the Skew Bridge. The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Possible Closure of Govilon Primary

This week, all residents of the village should have received a letter from the Governing Body of Govilon Primary School regarding the possible closure of the school. 1 May 2009 Dear Parents/Resident of Govilon We have just discovered that we are one of three schools in the Abergavenny Area which are under threat of closure. […]

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County Council News

Strategic Review of Primary Education in the Bryn y Cwm Area: I mentioned this in the last Newsletter and it has now started. As you know the child population has reduced over the years and there is a view that some schools may become too small to be educationally viable. All the Primary Schools in […]

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Govilon School

One of my most enjoyable ‘duties’ since becoming your County Councillor has been involvement with our School. Many of you will know that there was a really packed and most enjoyable evening of celebration and awards held on 23rd January. A fantastic video of the school and its activities was shown and the sheer enthusiasm […]

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Abergavenny Regeneration

As many of you will have seen the Brewery Yard Scheme is under way and should be finished by September 2009. The Cattle Market redevelopment scheme progresses and thank you to those who have made comments since my last Newsletter. Understandably, the tone of comments I have received are along the lines of “what’s the […]

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Local Policing

As readers of my Newsletter will know there have been a number of concerns regarding the Policing of the area including a variety of road traffic and road safety problems and unsatisfactory PACT Meetings. We are still waiting to hear from the Police the outcome of the monitoring exercise on traffic speeds on Merthyr Road. […]

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