Forest of Avon Trust (FoAT) – Applications now open for our Trees for Climate grant!

May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Sharing is CaringIf you are a landowner and are interested in planting a woodland, trees, hedgerows or a community orchard, the Forest of Avons Trees for Climate grant scheme can fund 100% of the costs. Interested in planting trees? Enquiries are now open for our...

WALKS NEAR STROUD IN MAY

May 5, 2023 | Health & Wellbeing

Sharing is Caring  There are a number of warden-led walks coming up within easy reach of Stroud. There is no need to book and there is no charge for joining the walks, though there is a box for a voluntary contribution towards materials for our work on footpath...

Help support the High Street

May 4, 2023 | Local News

Sharing is CaringPhoto: Matt Bigwood Across the country smaller towns are evolving, with Wotton-under-Edge not immune from this change. We have, in recent months, lost some beloved local businesses due to economic factors, writes Town Clerk Andrea Durn. In Wotton we...

Meet the artist: Barry Walding

May 4, 2023 | Art

Sharing is CaringArticle & Photography by Matt Bigwood This months fabulous cover picture, Banjo and Pepsi, Holywell Scampers, was painted by Wotton-under-Edge artist, Barry Walding. “I worked at Rolls Royce for 20 years where I was trained as a draughtsman and...

100 Acer Wood – two years on

May 4, 2023 | Environment

Sharing is CaringArticle & Photography: Martin Clarke At the beginning of 2021 a small new plantation of 2.5 acres along Tyley Bottom was recognised by Gloucestershire National Landscape [formerly the AONB] as an important piece of wet woodland habitat. 100 Acer...