Cotswold District Council

Our leader @joeharrispark and cabinet member for housing Cllr Lisa Spivey has met with local MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. They reaffirmed our desire to work constructively despite the council's change in administration.

Cllr Rachel Coxcoon plans to bring a motion to full council tomorrow, July 3, to declare a climate emergency for the Cotswolds.

If you're aged between 16 and 25 the good people at Gloucestershire's Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) http://socsi.in/DQNU8 want your views on how to make our beautiful home a 'magnet county' for young people. You can fill in their short survey here http://socsi.in/KDSu5 and then maybe share it with others.

2/2 Today's second flag raising ceremony for #ArmedForcesDay took place at the Moreton Area Centre with soldiers from the 29 Regt RLC and teachers and pupils from St David's School http://socsi.in/AFday_6DrMo

1/2 Two special flag raising ceremonies have taken place today as staff joined together with local people to celebrate #ArmedForcesDay The first ceremony took place at the council offices in Cirencester with a flag raised by Lieutenant Sam Jacques from the Royal Navy.

Cotswold District Council Don’t miss out on funds to support community projects which bring people together in the Cotswolds! Whether it’s a youth project, a sing-song in the village hall, or getting together with neighbours for a street party, you can apply for all sorts of community activities. Deadlines throughout the year with first on 1st July Contact your district councillor for a small grant: http://socsi.in/nFBYF

BEWARE! Scam text message! A customer received a text designed to look like it was sent from Cotswold District Council. It asked them to use a secure link to provide bank details for a rebate on their council tax. Don't click on the hyperlink and delete the text- this is a scam. To report similar incidents visit@actionfrauduk http://socsi.in/S4cOR

Tomorrow night (Thursday) we're supporting an event in #Cirencester for anyone interested in #cohousing Come along to Beeches Road, Cirencester between 7pm and 9pm http://socsi.in/fr5Ki

Do you love a job which challenges you and rewards you in equal measure? Are you a creative and enthusiastic comms professional looking for a new opportunity? What a happy coincidence! We're looking for someone to join the team and help us share all the exciting news coming from Cotswold District Council. Find out more and apply through the link below: http://socsi.in/https___publicagroup_uk_j oin-us_vacancies_c…

Cotswold Council Leader Joe Harris has given his support to a new recycling scheme being trialled at 3 #Tesco supermarkets in Gloucestershire. The scheme takes traditionally hard to recycle plastics like crisp packets and turns them into a plastic which can be used again.

We've been alerted to a potential scam where a caller claiming to be from the local council asks what refuse bags a resident uses. Please don't give out your bank details, they're NOT calling you on behalf of the council http://socsi.in/GaqM0

We have been alerted to a potential scam where a caller claiming to be from the local council asks what refuse bags a resident uses. The caller then recommends using biodegradable sacks which they could issue but they need the resident’s bank details. It is possible the caller may have an eastern European accent.
This call has NOT come from Cotswold District Council or its environmental services partner Ubico Ltd.
If you receive a call like this do not give out your bank details, simply hang up and report the call to either your local police or Action Fraud at http://socsi.in/IeMyN or by calling 0300 123 2040

This Friday 7th June is the first ever World Food Safety Day and to celebrate we're highlighting the work of our food safety team in helping to remove food that is unsafe from sale http://socsi.in/wfsd_Kbdpr

Congratulations to our 2019 CDC prize Litter Pick competition winners Cerney Wick, Coln Valley (runners up) and Stratton Youth FC (third) and every community group that participated. Thanks also to Midcounties Coop for sponsoring the event.

So we're under new management, meet our new cabinet team and find out who's looking after what: http://socsi.in/cabinet_1V3Fz #cotswolds

New Cotswold DC Leader Joe Harris has just had a very productive meeting at our Trinity Road HQ with West Oxfordshire DC Leader James Mills. They look forward to more collaborative working going forward.