Joys Green
Encyclopedia
Joy's Green is a village
in the Forest of Dean
in west Gloucestershire
, England
. Dave Lawrence lives here enit
/ village shop and a newly constructed recreation ground with playground equipment. It consists of mostly privately owned ex council house
s and new builds.
On 22 June 2006, Gloucestershire County Council announced plans to close Joys Green Primary School effective 31 August 2008. Children would attend Lydbrook Primary School in Upper Lydbrook
, Gloucestershire instead.
The village shop used an innovative scheme to reduce the amount of litter dropped, by making children write their name on items bought from the shop.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...
in west Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Dave Lawrence lives here enit
Amenities
The village contains a post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
/ village shop and a newly constructed recreation ground with playground equipment. It consists of mostly privately owned ex council house
Council house
A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...
s and new builds.
On 22 June 2006, Gloucestershire County Council announced plans to close Joys Green Primary School effective 31 August 2008. Children would attend Lydbrook Primary School in Upper Lydbrook
Lydbrook
Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, and Joys Green.-Introduction:...
, Gloucestershire instead.
The village shop used an innovative scheme to reduce the amount of litter dropped, by making children write their name on items bought from the shop.