{"id":12734,"date":"2023-01-04T14:09:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=12734"},"modified":"2023-01-04T14:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:10:37","slug":"russell-godfrey-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=12734","title":{"rendered":"Russell Godfrey Column &#8211; Jan 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #008080;\"><strong>WARD COUNCILLOR <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #008080;\">RUSSELL GODFREY COLUMN<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Firstly can I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.<\/p>\n<p>Further to my column in last month&#8217;s What\u2019s On, I would like to apologise, for any confusion with regards to the removal of the Bridge on Port Road; the wording with regards to the Bridge was misleading, I can confirm that there are no plans to remove the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>I can however also confirm that I am working on the possibility of there also being a pedestrian crossing at this location, for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To allow safe passage into the heart of the Village for those in Wheelchairs, Electric Buggies, Pushchairs, Walking Difficulties and on horseback, many of these have contacted me to raise this issue.<\/li>\n<li>The proposed pedestrian crossing at The Walston Castle, to allow Cyclists safe passage through the village to link up with the cycle path at the other end of the Village, would mean they would encounter the blind bend at the rear of The Walston. Many cars leaving the Village cut that corner, which is very dangerous for Cyclists entering the Village<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope this provides a clearer explanation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great news that the Community Council have set up a group to look at \u2018Rural Issues\u2019, including footpaths and bridal paths; they have already done some great work.<\/p>\n<p>Also its really good to hear that a team are working on reviving the Wenvoe Festival, possibly the weekend of 22nd\/23rd July next at the Wenvoe Playing field. If you have any suggestions or can help in any way, please contact Rhys Jervis on 07429 530288.<\/p>\n<p>Finally it has been confirmed that the tennis courts will be refurbished by the spring next year, this funded and supported by Tennis Wales. If you would be interested in setting up a Wenvoe Tennis Club, please contact me on Tel: 07927 588924<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARD COUNCILLOR RUSSELL GODFREY COLUMN Firstly can I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Further to my column in last month&#8217;s What\u2019s On, I would like to apologise, for any confusion with regards to the removal of the Bridge on Port Road; the wording with regards to the Bridge was misleading, I can confirm that there [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[12,276],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-3jo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13790,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13790","url_meta":{"origin":12734,"position":0},"title":"Ward Councillor Russell Godfrey Column","author":"Alan Williams","date":"4th November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"WARD COUNCILLOR RUSSELL GODFREY COLUMN Firstly, I hope you all had an enjoyable summer. 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I am not sure if you are aware but we have both cricket and football facilities available at Station Road.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Community Council News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Community Council News","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12987,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=12987","url_meta":{"origin":12734,"position":3},"title":"Update From Your Vale Of Glamorgan Councillor","author":"Alan Williams","date":"9th March 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"UPDATE FROM YOUR VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCILLOR \u00a0 Firstly, I would like to congratulate Wenvoe Resident Doctor Keshav Singhal on being awarded the CBE in the New Year\u2019s Honours List. 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