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Kingfishers wing into action with creative arts weekend
YOUNG people from Action for Children's Kingfishers @ Ebley Project got creative at an arts weekend. ARTiculation, held at Manchester Metropolitan University, gave young people the opportunity to learn new arts based skills through varied
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Happy get-together at kissing gate
STROUD Rambling Club recently celebrated 60 years since its foundation with a weekend of festivities. On Saturday, July 20, Trevor Wood led a 13 mile walk from Stroud via Nympsfield to Nailsworth, following the route of the club's inaugural
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Christian Comment
Christian Comment with Sue Softley, church administrator for the Stroud Christian Fellowship JESUS said 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul and with all your strength; Love your neighbours as yourself
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Stroud Shambles WI
STROUD Shambles WI won first prize in the Stroud and District WI Rose Bowl Competition in their first ever entry. The theme had been Celebrations and you could choose from a) The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, b) The Olympics and c) 200 years of Charles
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School's tennis youngsters do the double once again
THIS summer has seen Thomas Keble School hit the double once again as both their Year 7 girls doubles team and their Year 7/8 boys tennis squad both won their respective district championships in emphatic style. The boys Year 7/8 tennis team
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Rodborough Tabernacle Church
DURING the church service on July 7 at 10.30am at Rodborough Tabernacle United Reformed Church, the Rev Eric Massey, the Minister, inducted Mary Evans as an Elder. Their responsibility is to look after and assist the minister and they are inducted
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Minchinhampton RB Legion
OUR local branch was fortunate to receive four tickets to attend a Strawberry Fayre at Somerset Legion House at the end of June. Somerset House is a magnificent hotel which is wholly owned by the Royal British Legion and is situated on the sea
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Stroud Show Wine Results
Stroud Show Wine Competition Results, July 20, 2013 Red dry 1st = Dave Marlow 2nd = Gill Gay 3rd = Cyril Young White Dry 1st = Gill Gay 2nd = Dave Marlow 3rd = Christine Philp Red Sweet 1st = Dave Marlow 2nd = Brenda Marlow
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Nailsworth Floral Arrangers
ON Wednesday, July 3, 2013 national demonstrator Diane Fair travelled from Cheshire to arrange flowers for Nailsworth Flower Club. Diane delighted her audience by creating six fabulous flower arrangements and entertained us with her amusing
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North Nibley Big Cat Talk
"THERE are big cats around - we have to learn to live with them". This was one farmers informal comment at the big cats talk in North Nibley, hosted by Treecreeper Arborists. Many people who claim to have seen a big cat only did so after
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Minchinhampton Gardening Club
AT the July meeting, the members of Minchinhampton Gardening Club were treated to an excellent talk on planting and caring for bulbs by the expert gardener, Reg Moules, who is well known for his frequent broadcasts on BBC radio about many facets of
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Nailsworth community news with Pam Browne
NAILSWORTH community news with Pam Browne Send your Nailsworth news items to pam.browne1@tiscali.co.uk or call her on 01453 832907. The copy deadline for the next column will be August 29. If you would like your event listed, then please let me
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Universal service protected by law
MADAM - With reference to your comment of August 7 about the privatisation of Royal Mail, your readers may be interested to understand what the recent announcement by the UK Government means for our customers, our business and our people. The
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An object lesson to objections
MADAM - Whenever I read the SNJ I am forced to the conclusion that the true description of a Stroudie is 'objectionable'. They appear to reject any form of new housing, or additional supermarkets, or an incinerator for their waste - in fact
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Thanks for a blooming great show
MADAM - I would like to express my pleasure in the beauty and well tended baskets and displays around town by the Stroud in Bloom committee. The town looks so attractive wherever you look - up the hill to Lloyds Bank or at the roundabout on
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Man arrested following death of Cheltenham woman
POLICE have arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the of the death of Jane Wiggett at an address in Mendip Road in Cheltenham in the early hours of Friday, August 16. He is currently helping police with their enquiries.
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A welcome for discount stores
MADAM - Having read with interest the numerous comments regarding planning applications for yet more supermarkets in our area, surely instead of another major setting up shop here, the one addition that would be welcomed by many would be either Aldi
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Your comments from our website
ON the call by Conservatives on Stroud District Council for a unitary authority to run services in Gloucestershire. Posted by joyus1uk: I find it very interesting that this announcement is made now. I have searched hard for a mention of the unitary
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Let us know their names
MADAM - Just writing to you to see if the readers know anything about the two geese at the fishing lake at the bottom of Toadsmoor. The people on the France Lynch bus number 26 have noticed these for some years now and whoever is on the bus always
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Alcohol may not be the answer
MADAM - I'm sorry to read the Subscription Rooms are not doing too well. Perhaps the management should ponder over why this is. Brass band concerts do well and I'm told the last Choral Concert was a 'sell out'. Musical Memories also
