Yearly archives: 2013

Thank you to everyone who entered our Best Kept Garden Competition. The winners were announced at the village fete and our congratulations go to: Dot Honey of Mallards Reach – 1st Prize Mark Williams of Marshfield Road – 2nd Prize David and Susan Collingbourne of The Vicarage – 3rd Prize […]

The playground on the Cambrian development will be closed for about 2 weeks whilst repairs and upgrading are being carried out by Newport Council. We’re delighted that £25,000 of S106 money from local development in Marshfield is being spent on improving play facilities in our area.

Come and support your village fete and have a fun family day out on Sat 29th June. The fete starts at 1pm at Marshfield Village Hall, Wellfield Road and includes entertainment, fun dog show, childrens races and tug o’war, dance display, model aeroplane flight display, raffle, stalls and games, climbing […]

Newport Council have revised the Local Development Plan for 2011 – 2026 and are inviting comments/feedback up until 5pm on 26th July 2013. You can view the LDP, proposals map and supporting information and feedback through visiting www.newport.gov.uk/planningpolicy

Investigative work is due to start later this month on Marshfield Road and St Mellons Road, to deal with the flooding problems experienced when it rains heavily. The work will consist of a series of CCTV surveys and investigations. We’ll keep you updated when we are informed by Newport Council […]

Please note that due to the escalating problem with dog fouling and litter in Marshfield and Castleton, Newport Council enforcement officers will be visiting our area this week and they will be issuing fixed penalties to anyone found to littering or allowing their dog to foul the streets. We are […]

This a cry for help at the village fete on Saturday 29th June.  This will be the fourth year now since the fete has been re-instated and the last three have been really well attended and have been great fun. The events team, which consists of 8 local ladies, organising […]

Newport Council Education Dept have written to current Marshfield Primary Year 5 parents to advise that amendments have been made to the published admission numbers for Bassaleg school to reflect the outcome of capacity re-assessment exercises undertaken during the consultation period. From September 2014, the intake into Year 7 will […]

Despite our best efforts, Newport Council have made the decision to remove the secondary school guaranteee that currently exists for admission to secondary schools in Newport, specifically for Marshfield in relation to Bassaleg High. This takes effect from September 2014. The decision was made by Cabinet member Councillor Bob Poole […]

A huge thank you to the 70 volunteers who turned out on Sunday 7th April for Marshfield’s first community litter pick. An astounding 80 bags of litter, as well as tyres and assorted large items of rubbish, were collected from the Marshfield Road, St Mellons Road, Church Lane and Ty […]

In response to communication from concerned Marshfield residents, AM/AC Mohammad Asghar’s office have been challenging Newport City Council on the recent school admissions consultation. Mr Asghar (Welsh Conservative Party) is the Shadow Minister for Sports and Qualities and a Regional Assembly Member for South Wales East. Mr Asghar’s office have […]

Can you help at the village fete on Saturday June 29th?  Since it’s re-introduction in 2010, Marshfield Village Fete has brought together our community for a family afternoon of entertainment, stalls, childrens races, a dog show and live music. This wouldn’t go ahead without the help of volunteers. If you […]