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Registration for Charity’s First Ever Reindeer Run is Live!
Cheltenham’s local medical charity Cobalt is calling on keen runners (and walkers) to take on its 3k -5k festive fun run (walk) this Christmas. The independent charity will be hosting its first ever Reindeer Run on Sunday, December 7th at 10.30am in the grounds...
Medical Charity Thanks Volunteers with Annual Celebration
Around 80 Cobalt charity volunteers enjoyed an afternoon tea as a small way for the charity to say thank you for all their efforts. The annual volunteer celebration was held at Dean Close School on 21st August and attended by the senior management team of the charity,...
Learn First Aid This September
If You’d Do Anything for Them, Do This: Learn First Aid This September St John Ambulance launches campaign to teach 300,000 people life-saving first aid We go to great lengths for our loved ones – from squeezing our partner’s spots, to watching our child’s...
Volunteers needed for ambitious 13-mile canal litter pick
Volunteers are needed to take part in an ambitious project to litter pick more than 13 miles of the Stroudwater Canal and the Thames and Severn Canal, from where the waterway enters to where it exits Stroud District. Volunteers can travel by kayak, paddleboard,...
FRAUD ALERT – Winter Fuel Payment/Energy Allowance Fraud
We are aware of text messages being received, purporting to be sent by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in relation to Winter Fuel/Energy Allowance payments. The message asks you to click on the link in the text which takes you to a malicious website. Do not...
Glos butterflies need help – join the butterfly rescue mission 🦋
Butterfly Conservation has launched a nationwide rescue mission for the UK’s butterflies and needs the people of Gloucestershire to get involved! Last summer, Gloucestershire’s butterflies sent an urgent SOS through Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count, with...
AUG COMP: WIN 4 TICKETS TO FRAMPTON COUNTRY FAIR!
Fancy a fun day out for the whole family? We’re giving away 4 tickets to Frampton Country Fair! — Held in 30 acres of beautiful parkland of Frampton Court Estate, this is one of the last truly traditional fairs. With over 400 trade stands, three display rings, and a...
Discover the Magic of Frampton Country Fair
Date: Sunday 14th September Location: Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire Nestled in the picturesque village of Frampton-on-Severn, the Frampton Country Fair is an annual celebration that brings together the best of rural life, community spirit, and family fun....
Wotton’s Newest Wood – Full Moon Wood
There is an old proverb that goes ‘The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. The next best time is today’. So it was that five years ago in 2020 a group of enthusiasts in Wotton thought ‘Lets plant a wood ….. this winter!’ The project was the...