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The next meeting of the Twigworth Parish Council will take place on: Thursday 5th September 2024 starting at 7pm – Down Hatherley Village Hall

All residents are welcomed to attend.

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(Full report can be viewed on TBC Planning by referencing 24/00122/CONDIS)

During 2020, Oxford Archaeology carried out an excavation immediately to the south of the village of Twigworth in Gloucestershire; the fieldwork was commissioned by RPS Group (formerly CgMs Heritage) on behalf of Bovis Homes Western.

Three main phases of activity were encountered. These dated to the middle–late Iron Age, the early Roman period (mid-/late 1st century AD) and the middle Roman period (2nd century AD).

Two pits containing late Neolithic/Beaker pottery represented some of the earliest activity on the site; at least 12 roundhouse gullies were revealed, together with a small square enclosure; these contained middle to late Iron Age pottery.

The Iron Age settlement was replaced during the early Roman period by two large square enclosures associated with trackways and wells or waterholes.

These were replaced in turn during the 2nd century AD by two further enclosures.

In addition, four inhumation burials were found, one of which cut into a roundhouse gully.

No evidence for activity dating after the 2nd century was found, apart from ridge-and-furrow cultivation, likely to be of medieval or early post-medieval date.

A large quantity of finds was collected, particularly Roman pottery and animal bone, together with personal items such as brooches and several querns and millstones.

It is probable that the evidence dating to the Iron Age related to a domestic settlement.

In contrast, the Roman-period activity had more of an agricultural focus. Well-preserved plant and insect remains were recovered from the wells or waterholes. These have the potential to provide considerable insight into the local landscape and economy during the Iron Age and Roman period.

This assessment presents the preliminary findings of the fieldwork, specifies what further post-excavation recording and analysis are required, and assesses the potential of the results to address research questions and contribute to a better understanding of the region’s Iron Age and Roman- period landscape.

A programme of analysis and publication is proposed.

Statement below on behalf of Assistant Chief Constable Donna Lawton: 

“Most of us would have seen the news over the past few days which has understandably left some people feeling concerned and worried about further disorder.

“We know people will be worried about this happening locally, and we are aware of posts circulating on social media.

“We are continuing to monitor information at a local and national level around possible disruption to ensure we have the right level of resources on duty and be able to respond to any incidents.

“Keeping people safe is our priority. To help us to do that, we have been working with partner organisations, and continuing our community engagement work, and reassurance patrols have been taking place across the county.

“We would like to take this time to remind people that if there are incidents locally, we will take robust action and anyone identified as engaging in disorder will be met with the full force of the law.

“The Constabulary will not hesitate to take action against those who seek to commit offences. Our advice to anyone considering in engaging in disorder is not to do so – you risk time in prison, and we have already seen people being charged, put before the courts and jailed in other parts of the country. If found guilty of violent disorder, you risk spending up to five years in prison.

“We know lots of disinformation has been spread on social media across the country, and we would urge people to think twice about what you read and share online.”

If anyone has any information regarding pre-planned disorder or criminality, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

You can also call us on 101 or provide non-urgent information online here: Report a crime | Gloucestershire Constabulary

In the case of an emergency dial 999.

On behalf of Twigworth Parish Council, Cllr Redfern is pleased to announce that we have been able to arrange a partnership agreement with Janes Pantry, to install a Zoll AED Fully Automatic Defibrillator at their Twigworth Local Centre unit, this has been made possible by a fully funded grant from the GCC Build Back Better scheme, which was sponsored and approved by our County Cllr Paul McClain.

With kind permission of Mr Neville Morse MD, Janes Pantry and Robert Hitchins, the Defibrillator has been mounted to the wall at the front of  Janes Pantry; this Defibrillator is available to the public, 24/7, for any cardiac emergencies that may arise and is registered on the National Register.

Click here to read more information on the Defibrillator