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The Hills are Calling!
Wotton’s very own walking festival returns for its 7th annual event this June. Last year’s event was the most popular yet and this year the festival committee have been working hard to offer an even greater variety of walks that showcase the wonderful walking...
Stroud District Council elections: Greens react to becoming biggest party
The Greens are delighted to have become the biggest party on Stroud District Council, with a record number of councillors. The party now has 22 seats on Stroud District Council (up from 14), winning nine new seats and holding 13 existing seats. Cllr Catherine Braun,...
Charity ready to rescue honey bee swarms
Members of the British Beekeepers' Association across the country are starting to collect swarms of honey bees as the beekeeping season gets underway. Thousands of beekeepers become volunteer swarm collectors from now until about the end of July to rescue honey bees...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻-𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝟬
In February 1994 a lease was signed for the creation of the Wotton-under-Edge Heritage Centre in the Chipping. George Carpenter (Historical Society-the tenant), John Cordwell (Wotton Town Trust-the landlord) supported by Vernon Jotcham (surety), signed the lease that...
Mayor’s Article – May 2024
ALL CHANGE FOR WOTTON! It is all change for Wotton with the local elections on May 2nd 2024. By the time you read this, we will know the District Councillors who will be representing residents and businesses of Wotton. Wotton needs you! Due to the number of...
A SWIFT ENTRANCE – coming soon!
Article by Mark Pascoe Sometimes the three heralds of summer - the swallow, house martin and swift - can be mistaken in the skies above us. Each has its own identity, its own place. Swallows have the long, forked tail, build mud nests in barns, skim fields for insects...
𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲
Keep the Piece By Maria Little in support of Wotton Community Land Trust. Who cares who owns the piece of land that once belonged to Brown, used daily by a few of us to get up into town? It is a sort of short cut along a muddy track, beside the stream and up...
𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀!
2024 is going to be the last Nibley Festival! After 16 years, this amazing local event, run by an army of volunteers, has raised and donated a huge amount to local charities and good causes. You can read all about it in the May issue of the Wotton Directory. Photo:...
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁
Carers Support Centre invites unpaid carers and professionals supporting carers across Bristol and South Gloucestershire to our annual free Carers Week event During Carers Week 2024, on Thursday 13 June, we’ll be presenting a special event at the BAWA Leisure Centre....