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Supporting Local Veterans: Stroud District Council’s Commitment
Stroud District Council is actively working to improve relationships with the armed forces community and provide better resources for local veterans. As part of its collaboration with local veteran groups, the council has invested in staff training and improved...
Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska Centenary Celebration
28th to 30th March 2025 Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska Centenary Celebration. Location: Wotton Heritage Centre and the Chipping Clubroom. Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska lived in Wotton-under-Edge from 1916 to 1922. Born in 1872 Galicia to impoverished aristocracy living...
Severn Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Services (EVS)
Severn Freewheelers is YOUR blood bike charity, made up entirely from volunteers, providing a professional, efficient service to our community, at no cost to our local NHS Trusts. We transport, by motorcycle or car, urgently needed items such as blood,...
Eli Lev Live at UTEA – Don’t Miss Out!
Eli Lev from Silver Spring, Maryland is coming to Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom on the 15th of March, 2025 and performing at Under the Edge Arts Centre starting at 7:00 PM.. The rising singer-songwriter is making the world a smaller place, one song at a...
Volunteer for the National Trust in 2025
As a rural location, the Cotswold Countryside Portfolio rely on a large number of skilled volunteers to make our places safe and accessible for all. We have a brilliant team of volunteers and we're always keen to hear from more people who want to get involved....
SDC resident Mollie celebrates her 100th birthday
Stroud District Council staff presented a bouquet of flowers and card to tenant Mollie Tucker who celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday. Mollie spent the day celebrating with a party for family, friends and fellow residents at SDC's Dryleaze House Independent Living...
Volunteer with the IMB at Eastwood Park Women’s Prison and make a difference.
Inside every prison there is an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), made up of members of the public who are from all walks of life. The IMB monitors day-to-day life in prison and report on whether those detained are being treated fairly and humanely and that...
Gloucestershire primary school children discover the power of yoga
Children at Kingswood Primary School, near Wotton-Under-Edge, took part in a special yoga session to mark Children’s Mental Health Week(3rd-9th February). Led by local instructor ‘The Yoga Bird’, the sessions focused on well-being, mindfulness, and relaxation,...
Rediscovered Soviet Masterpieces to be Auctioned in Wotton-under-Edge
Article & Photography by: Matt Bigwood ‘Monumental’ paintings from the era of the Soviet Union dating from the 1920s to the early 1990s - all from a single collection and chronicalling some of the most turbulent years of the 20th century - have recently come to...