Contact Lesley with your community news on 01453 822684 or email Lesley.williams@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Stonehouse Gardening Club will meet at 7.30pm this evening, Wednesday in the community centre. Jon Mason of Highfield garden Centre will give a talk on ‘Soft Fruits in Containers’ and gardening tips. There will be a selection of plants for sale and visitors are welcome. For more information call 01453 821305.

Join us for the first meeting of Stonehouse Ladies’ Choir at 7pm this evening, Wednesday in the Town Hall.

Bethel Coffee mornings are back every Thursday. Drop in for a chat and enjoy a coffee and homemade cakes. From 10am to noon.

Come along to Stonehouse Community Centre to find out about the range of support available for older people from 12noon until 5pm on Sunday, October 5. Enjoy a finger buffet or cream tea and discover the benefits of a chiropodist, audiologist, have a manicure or hand massage and and join in harmony singing. For more information contact Mary Coates on 01453 826545.

Keep Stonehouse Tidy. Join us for a litter pick from 10.30am on Saturday, October 4 at 10.30am. We will meet at the Oldends Lane Youth Club and enjoy refreshments afterwards.

Savvy Seniors – don’t forget that there are screenings on every Monday at 11am at the Vue cinema in Stroud. Join us on Monday October 6 for Chef starring Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson and Carl Casper. Use your bus pass to travel and for just £3.05 you’ll enjoy a film and a cuppa and biscuit. Contact Jean Edwards on 01453 825276. Also join us from 5.40pm on Saturday, October 11 for the Met Opera Macbeth and then on the following Thursday, October 16 at 7pm for Manon live from The Royal Opera House.

Join us for the next Cotswold AONB Warden’s Walk at 10am on Monday, October 6 for a six-mile walk from Tetbury Old Railway Station to Westonbirt taking just 4 hours. More information about all walks can be found at the Cotswold Lion or at www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/walking/guided-walksac@gmail.com or by calling 01453 884402 uCome along to Goldfish community toddler group from 10am until 11.30am every Friday in school term time at the Baptist Church. It's only 50p per session per family which includes a drink and home-made biscuits as well as a craft activity. For details contact Catherine Thompson by emailing cloudend@greenbee.net or calling 01453 823349.

Stonehouse Pensioners Club meet at 2pm on alternate Wednesdays at the Stonehouse Community Centre. Join us for good company and good entertainment. Contact Pam Hurlston on 01453 825150 or 0798 077 6881.

GL Communities Money Advice Services - sessions are held at APT Central in Park Parade, Stonehouse. Drop in on Tuesdays from 10am to 1pm or call the Advice Line on 01452 306581 on Fridays from 10am to noon.

Stonehouse Friendly Circle always welcomes new members to enjoy good company, entertainment and of course tea and biscuits and a raffle. We meet on alternate Fridays in the Stonehouse Community Centre so ring Ruth Biddle on 01453 828917 for more information.

Stonehouse Health Walks take place from 10.15am at Stonehouse community centre every Tuesday morning. Walks last up to one hour and this is an excellent way to keep fit and make new friends. The Pop In is open for coffee at the end of the walk. There are a number of walks around Stonehouse and leaflets giving details are available from the town council.

Coming up:

Stonehouse Library Baby Bounce & Rhyme and Bookstart Bear sessions are back, and will be starting every Wednesday from 10.30am to 11am, beginning today, Wednesday.

Stonehouse library has a Home Library Service to promote community group or charity events.

The building is also available as a venue for meetings.

Pop in or call Lucy on 01453 823176 or 01453 751651.

Come along to the Dance for Life starting from 10am until 11am on Wednesday, October 8 at St Joseph's Church.

The dance class has no age restrictions but is particularly suitable for the older generation or those with a slight disability.

For more information contact Helen on 0740 233 5557.

Stonehouse History Group will next meet at 7.30pm in the town hall on Wednesday, October 8. David Viner, who works for the Canal and River Trust as their heritage advisor for the South West region, will talk about how the canals affected the west and south of the country's canal design, water supply and the use of iron for contraction. Visitors are always welcome.

Join us for the Sunshine and Shadows exhibition presented by Minchinhampton Local History Group looking at the local area before, during and after the Great War. The exhibition will take place from 10am until 5.30pm on Saturday, October 19 at Minchinhampton Market House.

Stonehouse Wheelers is a family friendly Cycling Club and always welcomes new cyclists. If you are new to cycling get in touch with secretary Roy Jones on 01453 298759. They organise a range of rides to cater for all abilities. See www.stonehouse wheelers.org.uk