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Quedgeley Learning Community

By EmmaRoberts11 at 17:16 on 16/11/11

Quedgeley Learning Community (QLC) is a new partnership between Severn Vale School and 8 local primary schools; Beech Green Primary, Field Court Infants, Field Court Juniors, Hardwicke Parochial Primary, Haresfield C of E Primary, Kingsway Primary, Longney C of E Primary and Meadowside Primary. The partnership is only about 5-6 weeks old and already a lot of work has been done and ties made between the schools. A choir has been...
Quedgeley Learning Community Launched Today

By Frederickwood at 21:03 on 19/10/11

Quedgeley People will want to know that the Quedgeley Learning Community (QLC) was launched today at Severn Vale School. This exciting new venture encompasses nine schools in and around Quedgeley, who have come together to deliver a high quality 'line of sight' - from infant, through primary to secondary school - educational experience to our young people. As I said at the launch QLC is welcome, bold and will sit at...
Free Adult Education Classes in Maths and English

By EmmaRoberts11 at 21:06 on 02/09/11

Severn Vale School is holding FREE adult classes in Math's and English starting on Wednesday 14th September. The classes will start at 6.30pm and finish at 8.30pm. The Math's course is 12 weeks long and the English Course is 11 weeks long. You will gain a GCSE equivalent certificate after the course in your chosen subject. The courses are being run by Adult Education in Gloucestershire. In the past these courses have filled up...
Quedgeley School helps fight Crime

By EmmaRoberts11 at 17:56 on 03/08/11

Students at Quedgeley School Severn Vale are teaming up with Gloucestershire University to create a short DVD. The film will concentrate on Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and the effects that it has on the community. It is planned to be finished in October and will be circulated around local schools.
Kingsway to get another Primary School

By EmmaRoberts11 at 16:06 on 31/07/11

Kingsway is set to get another Primary school by 2013 as increasing development has pushed up the need of Primary School places and this will continue to rise. The new school is planned to be able to take 210 pupils and is also planned to be in a different area of the development from Kingsway Primary School. Developers Quedgeley Urban Village Ltd are paying for the school as when they originally developed Kingsway they agreed...

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Retail Therapy in Quedgeley!

By Trixie44

Next is brilliant for some retail therapy in Quedgeley and if you don't find anything you like in...

By Quedgeley_Em at 18:32 on 29/08/11

Although Quedgeley started out as a small village it has rapidly expanded into a bustling, busy place to live with a population of 11,800. Within our community are plenty of shops and businesses meaning that residents don't have to travel to Gloucester City Centre to do their shopping. With a Garden Centre, Supermarkets, Clothes Shops and many more there is everything you should need right on your door step. Need a new outfit?...
Summer Football Fun in Quedgeley

By Trixie44

A great way to keep the kids amused through the long summer holidays. Especially as it doesn't look...

By EmmaRoberts11 at 17:51 on 11/07/11

Throughout this August there is going to be a series of Football master classes held at Severn Vale School by Education through Sports (ETS). These classes are for children aged seven to fourteen years old. You can join the classes whatever your football ability as the coaches will help you develop your particular skills. The coaches are all full qualified FA coaches and are all CRB checked. The summer camp will end with a World...
Quedgeley Underpass gets Makeover

By alan_r

Having looked at the pictures can you tell me how this differs from ugly graffiti? To be honest the...

By EmmaRoberts11 at 17:53 on 31/05/11

Students in Quedgeley have decided to brighten up a dingy and unkempt underpass that runs from Field Court Drive to Overbrook Road. The underpass is known for its crude, ugly graffiti and anti-social behaviour as it is very dark and away from the main road. Lighting for the underpass has been requested many times to the Council but as yet there hasn't been any extra lighting added. Over the course of a week 18 students ranging from...
Quedgeley Little Meadows official opening 11th May

By Trixie44

It is nice to see how some people are really working hard to make Quedgeley a nicer place to live...

By EmmaRoberts11 at 17:59 on 04/05/11

Originally just a small pre-school Little Meadows soon become very popular in Quedgeley as more and more young families took advantage of the ever needed service, which has meant that they needed a permanent home. After a £7.3 million grant from the Government throughout the County last year they have now been able to have a purpose built pre-school building specifically for their needs. The building includes two large...
SevernVale Students up for an Award

By Frederickwood

I am sure that we in Quedgeley are all pleased by this nomination and wish them every success in...

By Quedgeley_Em at 20:43 on 30/03/11

A group of 13 year old students from Severn Vale who are known as Community Champions have been nominated for a top award after volunteering in their local area for the past two years. The sort of jobs that they have taken on includes cutting back hedges to make pavements in Quedgeley clearer, litter picking and highlighting areas of dog fouling. They have also been involved in a very important scheme with the University of...