BARBECUE users have been warned to take care during the summer.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is warning of the dangers of pouring fuel on to barbecues after attending a series of incidents involving barbecues.

On Monday a man suffered burns to his face after pouring petrol on a barbecue.

It follows in the wake of a fire believed to have been started by a barbecue in a Tudor building in the grounds of Beaudesert School, Minchinhampton on May 28. The barbecue had been used earlier and left against the building.

Jon Hall, Chief Fire Officer of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “When summer arrives, of course people are keen to get their barbecues out. They can be great fun but these two recent incidents show how dangerous they can be too.
Your barbecue could easily spark a fire or cause an injury if you don’t take the right precautions. Please remember to follow our simple safety advice to help keep you and your family safe.
If, after following these precautions, a fire does start, please call 999, leave the area as quickly as possible and do not return unless the firefighters tell you that it is safe to do so.”

For information on fire safety visit www.glosfire.gov.uk

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Quedgeley Parish Council and Quedgeley Wanderers FC are delighted to let everyone know that our partnership has again proved successful and are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a £250,000.00 grant by the Robin Greaves Sports Foundation. Joe Alps from QWFC said "The foundation was set up in memory of Robin Greaves to advance amateur sport in Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire to promote and preserve good health by encouraging community participation in healthy recreation and sport. We are over the moon and most grateful to have been offered their support."

The aim is to provide a modest sports hall at Waterwells Sports Centre in Quedgeley to further enhance the site and encourage a greater range of sporting activities.

The announcement has come after months of work by both partners and clearly demonstrates the achievements that can be reached when organisations work together. The Parish Council is fortunate to be working in partnership with Quedgeley Wanderers FC for the benefit of the community and looks forward to the opening of the sports hall.

Originally the 5.7 hectare site was being grazed by cattle and horses then following a planning gain, finances were secured and phase 1 of the development to turn the land into a sporting hub in Quedgeley became a reality. Phase 2 quickly followed after a grant was agreed by the Football Foundation to build changing facilities that we believe are the best in the county. In 2007 a further injection of cash by Quedgeley Urban Village Limited allowed Phase 3, an all weather synthetic pitch, to be supplied and this has proved extremely popular. The latest grant from the Robin Greaves Sports Foundation will allow us to complete the latest development of the site and provide a much needed sports hall.

Cllr Julian Powell, chairman of the Joint Management Group said "We look forward to the next few months and are excited by this recent success. Waterwells Sports Centre is a site to be proud of and offers opportunities for sporting activities within Quedgeley that would not have been possible 10 years ago! We would like to improve the car park to the centre at the same time so if there is anyone out there able to sponsor this then please get in touch."

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Message from David Lyon Census Area Manager for the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury.

"I would just like to thank all of you who have completed and returned their Census Questionnaires.
For those of you who haven’t, please do so as soon as possible. You can complete the Questionnaire online at www.census.gov.uk or on paper returning it in the prepaid envelop provided.

You need to take part so that services in your area – like schools, hospitals, housing, roads and emergency services – can be planned and funded for the future.

The census is compulsory, and if you don’t take part you could be fined up to £1,000.

Census Collectors have now started calling on households that have not completed Questionnaires.

If you require help with your Questionnaire please call the Census helpline on 0300 0201 101 or go online at www.census.gov.uk"