Newport Matters July 2014
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JNuly 20e14 wpThe officiral ntew spaMper ofa Newtpotrt Ceity Crous ncil Nato is coming to Newport Inside... The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport will host the UK NATO Summit on 4 and 5 September 2014. It will be one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders ever held in the UK and is an unprecedented opportunity for Wales and Newport to shine on the world stage. More than 60 world leaders, 70 September and the use of public defence and foreign ministers and transport is advisable, especially for local 4,000 delegates will be attending as journeys around Newport during this well as up to 2,000 world media with time. Rest assured we are working with coverage of the event on a scale never our partners on plans to minimise this seen before in Wales. disruption but at some specific times Detailed planning is underway to over the two days of the summit it is ensure that this global exposure is likely to be significant. Nearer the time Newport’s new Mayor maximised and Newport and Wales are updated information will be available at promoted as an ideal destination to www.gov.uk/nato-wales-local visit, to study and to do business. Nato Summits have previously provided a focus for protestors and the Police update In preparation for the summit, police service respects the right for Gwent and South Wales Police are peaceful protest. planning ahead to ensure the event is We will be working hard to ensure safe and that any potential disruption to any disruption to local services and you is minimised. impact on local communities and This will be one of the largest businesses will be minimised. All security operations ever undertaken in emergency services will continue to operate throughout the summit. If you the UK with extra officers and staff from First World War all over the country arriving in the area have any concerns, talk to your local commemorations officer or call 101 for non-emergencies. www.newport.gov.uk/natosummit via to help us police the event. Significant travel In the event of an emergency, always social media and in the local press. How could this affect you? disruption expected call 999. Significant traffic congestion and Normal policing will be maintained Schools officers will continue their daily duties, Looking for more information? Schools are currently considering the delays are expected on Thursday 4 patrolling the area protecting and • Go to www.gov.uk/nato-wales-local potential disruption around the time of and Friday 5 September. reassuring our communities. You can • Visit www.gwent.police.uk the summit and possible impact on It is currently anticipated that expect to see more police officers and • Join OWL, the on-line Neighbourhood their schools. Some may choose to vary peak disruption is likely to occur on activity in your area providing security Watch, at www.owl.co.uk/gwent to their start and finish times or possibly the M4 between the Severn Bridge around the time of the summit. receive police updates. You can also keep use inset days. The decision will be and Cardiff (in both directions) on Security around the summit will rely us updated this way too made by individual schools and their the late afternoon and evening of on the safe transportation and • Follow us on social media for live, up governing bodies and parents contacted Thursday 4 September. accommodation of our guests. This will to date information: directly. Details, when confirmed, will Motorists should aim to avoid www.facebook.com/gwentpolice Latest food festival inevitably impact upon traffic and also be made available on school this route completely if at all news pedestrian flow around the areas being www.twitter.com/gwentpolice websites and at possible, especially for local journeys around Newport during used for the summit. It is anticipated Council services www.newport.gov.uk/natosummit that any impact will be potentially While we are making every effort this time, as it is expected there may Waste and recycling focused around the Celtic Manor Resort to minimise the impact on residents, We anticipate some changes to still be potentially significant and in Newport, the city centre of Cardiff there will inevitably be significant collections on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 unavoidable congestion. and the roads in between, particularly disruption. September, similar to a bank holiday Please consider walking, cycling, the M4. Plans are still being made by the weekend. Full details will be publicised car sharing or using public We anticipate significant and event organisers and as soon as these closer to the time. transport for all journeys over these unavoidable congestion at certain times are finalised, more detailed information two days and remember to allow on Thursday 4 September and Friday 5 will be made available at extra time for travel. Support for businesses Recycle for Newport – pop me in your blue recycling box Millbrook teaching assistant wins national teaching award Danny Johnson was in an the army. On leaving, he decided to assembly at Millbrook take a degree in early childhood Primary School, Bettws, education. when he was told he had He was described as an “inspirational” member of won a Pearson Silver Millbrook Primary team where he Teaching Award in the has been a teaching assistant for teaching assistant of the the last three years. year category. During that time, he has made He was chosen from more than an outstanding difference to pupil 20,000 nominations and is one of and family lives; helping children just 55 local heroes of education in of all abilities to reach the stars England, Ireland and Wales. and do their very best. The father- The Pearson Teaching Awards of-five lives and works in his local are an annual celebration of community. Totally committed to exceptional teachers and teaching Danny Johnson receiving his award . and the 2014 silver winners were encouraging a love of learning and so can you”. Guildhall on 26 October where 10 announced on Thank a Teacher promoting the school motto . Mr Johnson will now join fellow of them will receive a gold award. Day. “learning about caring; caring silver award winners at the UK final The ceremony will be filmed and Education is a second career for about learning”, his own motto g of the Teaching Awards at London’s broadcast by the BBC. Mr Johnson who originally joined with the children is “if I can do it, n Nursery places for Top marks for i three-year-olds Newport schools n All children are entitled to admissions team by 22 Two Newport primaries had Malpas Church in Wales Junior r a free part-time nursery September 2014. plenty to celebrate following School received glowing reports from place in the term after For a full list of council official inspections. both Estyn and the Church in Wales nurseries visit with Estyn finding the school’s current a Estyn found that Glasllwch’s their third birthday. www.newport.gov.uk/nurseryplaces performance was good and prospects current performance and its prospects For example, a child born in call 01633 656656 or email for improvement were excellent. for improvement were both excellent. e February 2012 will be eligible for [email protected] To read both Estyn reports visit It is asking the school to prepare a a place from the start of the term For places in the private www.estyn.gov.uk case study describing the excellent L on or following 1 April 2015. sector contact the Family Read the Church in Wales report at practices identified during the Application forms for a place Information Service on 0800 www.monmouth.churchinwales.org.u k inspection. in a council nursery can be 3288483, email collected this month from the family.informationservice@ne nursery you would like your & wport.gov.uk or visit child to attend and must be Marciau llawn i www.newport.gov.uk/fis returned to the school ysgolion s l Child’s 3rd birthday They can start the When you Closing date for Casnewydd term beginning on can apply: applications, or after: 12pm on: Roedd dwy o ysgolion Derbyniodd Ysgol Iau Eglwys yng o cynradd Casnewydd yn dathlu Nghymru Malpas adroddiadau 1 September to 1 January 2015 July 2014 22 September yn sgil arolygiadau clodfawr gan Estyn a’r Eglwys yng o 31 December 2014 2014 swyddogol. Nghymru, gydag Estyn yn barnu bod perfformiad yr ysgol yn dda a’r 1 January to 1 April 2015 July 2014 22 September Barnodd Estyn bod perfformiad h rhagolygon ar gyfer gwella yn 31 March 2015 2014 presennol ysgol Glasllwch a’i rhagorol. rhagolygon ar gyfer gwella ill dau yn Ewch i www.estyn.gov.uk i ddarllen c 1 April to 31 1 September 2015 January 2015 2 March 2015 rhagorol. Mae wedi gofyn i’r ysgol y ddau adroddiad. Mae adroddiad yr August 2015 baratoi astudiaeth achos yn disgrifio’r Eglwys yng Nghymru yn arferion rhagorol a welwyd yn ystod yr S www.monmouth.churchinwales.org.uk arolygiad. 2 Items that may be delivered alongside Newport Matters are not associated with the council NEWPORT MATTERS City’s renaissance can be seen across Newport With more than £250 million being invested in the city centre, we take a look at some of the regeneration projects which are completed, under way or in the pipeline. Friars Walk is taking shape Corn Exchange Seren Group announced plans persons’s company Derwen, currently to expand its Newport head based at Clarence House, to become office at Exchange House, High more integrated into operations. Street, into the adjacent Corn Amanda Davies, group chief Exchange building, previously executive said: “The operational occupied by Newport Council.