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Rally drivers raising vital funds for Alzheimer’s Society in memory of globetrotting mum
Four motoring enthusiasts from Gloucestershire are taking on the 1,470 mile Screwball Rally from the UK to Switzerland and back in five days for Alzheimers Society. Adam, Frazer, Gareth and Stephen are relying on their 26-year-old Volvo 940 estate to get them from the...
Independent Monitoring Board members sought for Eastwood Park Womens Prison.
Inside every prison there is an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) which is made up of members of the public who are from all walks of life. The IMB monitors day-to-day life in prison to ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained. Board members...
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP – The Cotswolds
Come and meet your MP. There will be a surgery in Wotton-under-Edge in October but for security reasons we cannot advertise the time and date. If you want to see me to discuss an important issue affecting you personally, which you think I may be able to help you with,...
Books of condolence for HM The Queen are open
Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, books of condolence have been opened at three locations across the district, and online. They will be available for residents to pay their respects, if they wish, at: Stroud District Council, Ebley Mill,...
KINGSWOOD COMMUNITY HUB PROPOSAL
Following a community-led effort to support the people of Kingswood throughout the Coronavirus epidemic, a new group has formed and has been working on a proposal to set up a new Community Hub in Kingswood, in co-operation with The Keepers, Wotton Area Community Hub....
Pass Wide and Slow Awareness Ride
Wendy Blennerhassett is organising a Pass Wide and Slow Ride to raise awareness and educate drivers on how to safely pass horses on the road. The ride will leave Manners Farm, Wortley Road, GL12 7QP AT 12:00 pm on Sunday, the 18th September 2022. They will ride up...
Charfield Village Hall are seeking a new Chair of Trustees
The Trustees of Charfield Village Hall are seeking someone or a household - to take on the role of Chair of Trustees, filling the roles held by Ruth and Liam Balloch. “We have both always been taught to be socially conscious and to serve where you can if you can....
Local hospice to run Write a Will scheme during September
Longfield Community Hospice has teamed up with three local solicitors to offer a Write a Will scheme during September. Writing a Will is one important way to make sure loved ones are taken care of in the future, but many of us still havent done it. The hospice, in...
The Greenway Group
The Greenway Group has continued to work towards the implementation of the Wotton, Charfield and Kingswood greenway. Supported by Sustrans, as well as the Parish and Town councils, Stroud District Council, South Gloucestershire Council and Gloucestershire County...