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ITS ALL CHANGE AT WOTTON UNDER EDGE TOWN COUNCIL!
2021 brought 4 new Town Councillors, a new Town Clerk, and as the pandemic restrictions lifted, the resignation of 2 Town Councillors and a member of staff. At the 2022 Annual Council meeting, the Mayor and Chairman, Cllr Roger Claydon, stood down after 3 years...
Freedom of the town granted to Arts Festival Founder
Photos and Article by Matt Bigwood Gordon Phillips, founder of Wotton Arts Festival, was granted the Freedom of the Town of Wotton-under-Edge in a ceremony outside the Town Hall on St Georges Day during which he was presented with a commemorative scroll. Gordon, who...
Charity open day for Katherine’s Farm Garden in Swinhay
A beautiful, five-acre country garden near Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire is opening its gate to visitors on the weekend of June 18 19. Katherine's Farm Garden in Swinhay has a varied landscape which includes ferns, a woodland glade, flowerbeds and an herbaceous...
Tortworth Court welcomes guests to The Terrace by 6 O’clock Gin
Photography and Article by Matt Bigwood Enjoy the summer sunshine and relax at De Vere Tortworth Courts new Terrace Bar, set in the fabulous grounds of the stunning Victorian hotel. The hotel has partnered with 6 Oclock Gin to launch a new outdoor al fresco dining...
HAWKESBURY UPTON 5k CELEBRATES TENTH YEAR
ORGANISERS TAKE THEIR MARKS FOR THE TENTH BIRTHDAY OF HAWKESBURY UPTON 5K The tenth annual HAWKESBURY UPTON 5K RUN (HU5k) leaves the starting blocks at 11am on Saturday 18 June. Its an impressive milestone for the volunteer-run event in the small South Gloucestershire...
Remember a loved one with Longfields Daisy Appeal.
Following two successful ‘In Memory Appeals using metal flowers as a way for people to donate and remember a loved one, Longfield Community Hospice is running a third appeal with its latest metal flower offering a Michaelmas daisy. The appeal will give supporters a...
Tyndale Photography Club – Cheltenham Salon of Photography
Michael Krier MA(Photo) ARPS AFIAP made a Zoom 'visit' to Tyndale Photography Club to show the audio visual presentation of The 9th Cheltenham International Salon of Photography (2021). A Salon of Photography is an exhibition, created by a photographic society or...
Youngsters help celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee by planting trees
Photos & Article by Matt Bigwood Wotton-under-Edge Town Council was given two oak tree saplings from The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire as part of the Queens Green Canopy to commemorate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. This Gloucestershire scheme for all the...
Grahams half century at Bear Street Garage
Photography and Article by Matt Bigwood March 1st marks 40 years since well-known Wotton-under-Edge businessman Graham Peake bought Bear Street Garage, though he was employed there before that. Its a family business success story with Grahams wife Chris involved in...