Placing of the Diamond Jubilee Milestone

Today we were happy to provide assistance to the Worcestershire branch of the Milestone Society, collecting and placing the Diamond Jubilee milestone at Claines.
Ringway was happy to provide their services at no cost for such a worthy cause and to assist Society members Terry Keegan, Robbie and Connie Swann and Mike Holford.

The official unveiling takes place next Tuesday.

Praise for our Olympic Torch traffic management.

The Olympic Torch passage through Worcestershire was a great success.

We had teams out in Worcestershire with Ringway providing the support free of charge in line with our corporate social responsibility policy.

Jon Fraser commented as follows......
"Can I please extend my grateful thanks and a hearty 'well done' to all staff that have been involved in assisting with road closures, traffic management and the erection of barriers to assist with the Olympic Torch Relay passage through Worcestershire.

The event has been extremely successful and has moved throughout the County very smoothly.

West Mercia Police pass on their thanks and I understand that LOCOG and the Metropolitan Police have been very impressed with our traffic management operations.

Can you please pass on thanks to all WCC and Ringway staff concerned"

West Mercia Police commented.....

"Many thanks for your personal help with the torch  - can you please also pass on our appreciation for a job very well done to Ringway  at all the locations across Worcestershire and in Worcester City in particular"

"Ma'am, 

On another note, the closure of city walls road went very well with very much needed assistance from Ringways who did an excellent job helping me. Without their assistance I think that it would have ended in chaos so can you pass my thanks on to whoever" 

  

Olympic Torch in Worcestershire Today.

The day has arrived, the torch procession will enter the County this afternoon in the North travelling through Bewdley, Kidderminster and Droitwich arriving in Worcester late in the afternoon

Ensure the Torch route remains free from works, pay particular attention to cyclical activites - grass cutting, gully emptying, weed spraying, barrier repairs and surface dressing.

Tomorrow morning the Torch leaves Worcester travelling to Malvern.

Steps to health competition.

Please see the attached memo detailing the "steps to health" competition. Can anyone who is interested in participating please contact me so that we can form teams to take part in this exciting proposition.

Laura/Chris

Congratulations to Laura and her husband Ben on the birth of their son Zach - 9lbs and doing well.

We say goodbye to Chris Gareze who leaves us today to take up a post in New Zealand for Downer EDI, working in Christchurch on the earthquake rebuild. Good luck and remember to let us have any good ideas they may have with respect to highway maintenance.

Worcestershire Olympic Torch Relay Information.

On Thursday 24th May the Olympic Torch Relay enters the County travelling to Kidderminster and Droitwich ending in Worcester City. The following day, Friday 25th May the torch progresses from Worcester to Malvern and then out of the County. On Sunday 1st July the Torch Relay re enters the County travelling from Redditch to Evesham.

Ringway will be "going the extra mile" and providing barriers and traffic control as part of our ongoing corporate social responsibilities and our commitment to localism.