Updates
The traditional red telephone box has landed in the heart of the town centre; a great opportunity for a selfie! Thank you to everyone who helped to fund this initiative through Spacehive Crowdfund Cotswold and for the support of Cotswold District Council and Gloucestershire County Council. The telephone box is in memory of Keith Brown a much-loved friend of the community, churchwarden and ambassador for Cirencester who sadly passed away in 2019. A plaque is being arranged and we will be contacting local charities and organisations to find out ways in which they would like the phone box to be used to support the local community in the autumn, winter and spring. In the summer months, it provides a tourist and visitor selfie opportunity and will be used for visitor information and promoting Cirencester.
Due to issues and rising costs with the decommissioning of the telephone box in Salperton and wanting to maximise the benefit of the generous gifts and grants which have been received, we have taken the decision to purchase a refurbished bespoke red K6 telephone box with shelving and notice board. We will provide further information on delivery and installation, including photos as soon as we can.
Thank you to everyone who has kindly contributed financially and supported us with this project. The Town Council is now arranging for the refurbishment of the telephone box and relocation to the Market Place in Cirencester. We aim to have the telephone box in place in the early spring and will post a further update in the new year.
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
