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M5 junction 17 to junction 18 overnight closures (week nights only) from 4th Nov 19
M48 & M4 Severn Bridges maintenance closures
M5 junction 18 Avonmouth interchange overbridge deck repairs from – weekends from Fri. 8/11/19
Farm Lane (NCN4) closed to walking and cycling from October 28th until October 30th
Importance of Avonmouth’s LPG terminal in transforming off-grid Britain – October’s Business Breakfast
CANCELLED – Weighed in for Breakfast – Business Breakfast – Thurs. 11th July 2019
Date: Thurs. July 11th from 07:30 to 09:00.
Venue: Chepstow Racecourse, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6BE
Host: Chepstow Racecourse
SevernNet Member, Chepstow Racecourse, invites you to come and join us at Chepstow Racecourse for an insight into Racing and what Chepstow Racecourse has to offer.
The agenda will include an introduction to Chepstow Racecourse and its facilities and a tour including the weighing room and parade ring.
We’ll also be asking you what you would like to see SevernNet doing for your organisation across the area.
Book your ticket now
SevernNet Business Breakfast’s are an opportunity to meet and collaborate with local businesses and stakeholders. There is plenty of time to network and a 30 second slot to introduce yourself and your business. Refreshments and light breakfast are provided.
Chepstow Racecourse is the home of Wales’ most prestigious race meeting, the Coral Welsh Grand National. With 32 meetings annually, both flat and jump racing, you can be sure there will be a fixture to suit you, your friends and family. #ComeRacing.
You couldn’t ask for a more impressive setting. With 400 acres of tranquil parkland, all designed in the style of Capability Brown, Chepstow Racecourse has fantastic indoor and outdoor facilities and views out over the River Severn and the Wye Valley.
https://www.chepstow-racecourse.co.uk/
M48 and M49 Closures this weekend
Drivers are advised to plan ahead as the final phase of work to create a free-flowing motorway with a 70mph speed limit on the M48 Severn Bridge is currently under way. Various closures are taking place this coming weekend 21-24 June 2019:
The M48 bridge (J1-2) will be totally closed in both directions from 11pm Friday 21 June 2019 to 6am on Monday 24 June 2019
The M48 westbound from the M4 J21 to M48 J1 will be closed from 11pm Friday 21 June 2019 to 6am on Monday 24 June 2019
Drivers are asked to use the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge as an alternative route.
For access to Aust, drivers will be asked to use the M5 J18 at Avonmouth and the A403.
A diversion route map for the M48 closure can be downloaded here..
We also want customers to be aware that the M49 will be closed for the weekend.
A giant 500-tonne crane will be used to lift a new bridge into place over the weekend (21-24 June) as part of work to create a new elevated junction on the M49 and a much-needed connection into the Avonmouth and Severnside Enterprise Area from the motorway network.
The M49 will be closed for the weekend, from 8pm on Friday, 21 June to 6am on Monday, 24 June, to enable this key part of the project, which will see bridge beams, decking and other infrastructure lifted into place immediately next to the existing bridge at Farm Lane.
While the M48 Severn Bridge is closed this weekend, Highways England will also be taking the opportunity to carry out essential maintenance work with teams working on opposite sides of the carriageway each night to fully utilise the closures and get as much done as possible.
Overnight closures for alternate carriageways are also planned between 24 June and 6 July while this maintenance work is completed. This should avoid further closures for maintenance in future.
Highways England’s traffic officers will be monitoring traffic flows from the Regional Operations Centre and advising drivers via signage where necessary. Work on the M4 Prince of Wales bridge was completed at the end of May and it has already been returned to a 70mph motorway. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes to it. Please monitor www.trafficengland.com to keep up to date, as well as following us on Twitter @HighwaysSWEST. We will make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to an absolute minimum. If you have any queries or comments about the work, or would like further information please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 or by email: [email protected]
On Your Doorstep summer 2019 – Lawrence Weston’s community newsletter – open for submissions until Fri 14th June
Summer is just around the corner and there are many exciting projects happening in Lawrence Weston. Ambition Lawrence Weston (ALW) would like to offer you the opportunity to submit an article in Lawrence Weston’s most read community publication, ‘On Your Doorstep’ Summer 2019 edition.
The feedback of the Spring 2019 issue was amazing and ALW would love to hear about your organisations and groups, which would benefit the Lawrence Weston residents or success stories.
On Your Doorstep wouldn’t exist without your input So ALW ask you, if you have something you wish to see in the next issue, if you have an event or an organisation you wish to promote, that would benefit the residents of Lawrence Weston? Please, let ALW know.
ALW aim to ensure the Lawrence Weston community receive their copy of On Your Doorstep at the beginning of July 2019 (it is delivered to every address) so the DEADLINE for articles and advertisements is on the 14th June AT 1pm.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU SUBMIT THE ARTICLES BY THE DEADLINE AS ARTICLES OUTSIDE THE DEADLINE MAY NOT BE INCLUDED.
The format of submitted articles must be under 200 words and/or 2 pictures. The text can be submitted in Word document or a wordpad document and the pictures must be in Jpeg or GIF format. Please try not to use PDF, as it makes it difficult for Donna to work her magic.
Due to the high cost involved in producing and delivering the newsletter quarterly, we do ask a fee of £40 per advertisement/article to those organisations who have budget for advertising to contribute to the continuity and sustainability of the newsletter in the future. (ALW will contact you on how it is payable on submission of your article). However, if you are a small group and don’t have a budget contact us as we may be able to submit your article at a reduced or nil cost provided that there is space left.
To submit articles for the next edition, please send it to: [email protected]
Please mark in the subject line “OYD summer 2019”. You are welcome to forward this post to anyone that maybe interested.
You can view online versions here
Protective and Cyber Security Workshop for Maritime Industry in St. Andrew’s House, Thu. 13th June 09:00 to 12:00 & networking lunch – free to attend
Calling all CSOs, PFSOs, Cyber and Security responsible employees.
CSO Alliance ran their 48th workshop in Glasgow on Tuesday 21 May (comments and more here) and will be at Avonmouth – The Bristol Port Company – on Thurs. 13th June
Why Join:
Get the latest insights on the continuously evolving criminal threats to our industry. Debate your concerns and issues and promote information sharing around your community.
Why Join:
£300 million lost by a maritime company from a single, random cyber attack
“There are more organised criminals in existence than soldiers in the Army” (according to NCA Director)
Current tensions with Iran focused around oil & gas shipping
Prevailing maritime terrorism threat in Southern Red Sea and SE Asia
Ongoing maritime piracy in several parts of the world
Maritime migration and stowaways presenting potential security risks
What does CSO Alliance offer?
Online communities of maritime security professionals
Secure online maritime crime reporting and collaboration portal
Employee expertise from Government, military and industry sectors
Providing awareness of current maritime security issues
Advice on effective security risk management
Agenda:
Maritime Crime Threats and Risk Management – Bruce Roberts, CSO Alliance Ltd (former Govt. Security Adviser)
Cyber Threats and the Airbus Cyber Security Perspective – Louisa Adams, Airbus Cyber Security
Radio Frequency Criminality (Insights into spoofing and jamming) David Sanderson MSC, NPCC Radio Frequency Crime Lead
Collaboration within the Maritime Security Community – Mark Sutcliffe, CSO Alliance Ltd
CSO Alliance has consolidated the day into one workshop so please join us for the morning workshop 9am to 12pm, followed by a networking lunch.
For more information visit their website or simply click this link to register to attend the free workshop.
About CSO Alliance and Airbus Cyber
To date CSO Alliance Ltd has event managed 48 workshops around the world, bringing together key stakeholders such as CSOs, Port PSOs, PFSOs, and CISO, to foster collaboration and encourage incident reporting throughout the maritime security community. Through ‘community through security’ we can be your one stop shop for your maritime security needs, sharing best practice and delivering timely, relevant threat information and subject matter expertise all from a secure, advanced online platform, weekly online publications as well as via our workshops. We relaunch this summer with a new enhanced platform, which will host our current CSO Alliance, Maritime Cyber Alliance as well as the new PFSO Alliance.
Airbus CyberSecurity protects governments, military, organisations, and critical national infrastructure from cyber threats, this experience they are sharing with the maritime sector.
We thank our global workshop series supporters Chenega, GAC, Navarino and Pole Star.
For further information contact [email protected]
Mark Sutcliffe MICS, Managing Director, CSO Alliance
T: +44 (0) 1296 325700 , M: +44 (0) 7920112752, W: csoalliance.com