Whiteshill Village Green: opportunities and challenges

I'm freezing - my own fault - it was such a lovely sunny afternoon I went out with a coat that wasn't warm enough - and then it got cold - infact that's just what I want really - some proper colder weather rather than all this weird warm stuff.

Photo: Cllr Sarah Lunnon in paper re plans for a possible Stroud centre Shared Spaces scheme

Anyhow 2 hours of walking around the Main Road and around Whiteshill Village Green (that's the area in front of the Woodcutters Arms) - what for? Well the Parish are exploring what can be done to improve that lump of tarmac - more 'Village Tarmac' than 'Green' - Whiteshill children did some excellent presentations last year on what they wanted - but it is all so slow to make it happen...

One option is to explore a Shared Spaces approach to the road or at least build in opportunities for that approach to be considered by the community. Clearly we need more consultation but there are not many options - a crossing is not feasible according to County due to sight-lines and gradient of road, speed signs have limited value - what is needed is a change to the road to encourage slower driving.....I'll talk for hours on this - but not now!

Cllr Sarah Lunnon, who has done work on the Shared Spaces approach met with myself and John Rogers, chair of the Parish Council - we looked at some very draft options but plan next a meeting to discuss the approach with councillors, the school etc.