Your news… your ECN! Written by You, Produced by Tom & Jan Low and Mary Gribble. Dear Readers, Hello again – hard to believe that autumn really is upon us now! With this season comes many delights, not the least of which is the abundance of fruit – and especially apples . Do drop in […]
Month: October 2019
The 37th Eastington Autumn Flower and Veg Show
The overall attendance at this year’s show was 26 entrants, the same as last year, but entries were up by 9. The judges said that they were very impressed with the quality of entries especially the flowers and vegetables. Mr R Hughes was victorious in many of the categories taking home 5 trophies/cups/prize money including […]
Eastington Primary School Oct 2019
Our academic year 2019-2020 is well underway and in Class 3 we have been thinking about our new school values. Through our daily assemblies and PSHE lessons, we have been talking about aiming high together to be: ● Kind – show respect and care ● Co-operative – work well together ● Resilient – keep trying […]
Eastington Horse Show 2019
After much deliberation the show was rescheduled for the end of August to avoid Gatcombe and Pony Club Camps. Other than a slight spell of rain the morning, the weather remained fine. Generally, entries were up on last year, increased in many classes. The coloured sections seemed to be as popular as ever. The Show […]
Parish Matters 177
In the last edition of the ECN we reported that the Memorial Garden had been completed; however Council felt that the work looked unfinished so we have arranged for the contractor to return and finish the stone circle in the same stone finish as the pathway. We are also planning what to plant in the […]
Stroud District Councillors’ Newsletter 177
The Council has been coming back to life after the holiday period, meetings have been taking place, however the next full Council meeting is not until 17th October. Interviews for three new Strategic Directors, to form a Management Team with the Chief Executive, Kathy O’Leary, will be taking place in early October, current members of […]
Slimming World Groups
As many of you know, Lorna ran her final Slimming World groups in the Summer, after fifteen and a half years of helping members reach their Target weight. But Eastington groups continue with Sue :….. Sue is set to share her slimming secrets A slimmer who transformed her life by losing stones is using her […]
OHMG and Eastington Community Centre Trustees
Another year and another Annual General Meeting is a chance to find out and be involved in the activities of the Eastington Community Centre and Playing Fields. The building is 10 years old and the playing fields nearly 30 years old with the land donated by Shirley Harris in memory of Owen Harris from which […]
Alkerton and Woodchester FC
As reported in the June edition, Alkerton Rangers were allowed to remain in the Stroud and District Football League for 2019/20, with the hunt for new players then kicking-off. Sadly, as the new season approached numbers were still insufficient to raise a squad. Fortunately, Alkerton were not the only ones in that predicament… After 114 […]
A Fishy Trans-Atlantic Connection
We all know who Billy Connolly is and I’m sure many of us are watching his latest 3-part series on ITV of his travels round America – ‘Billy Connolly’s Great American Trail’. The latest episode saw him in the fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, where some of the discussion centred on the history of the […]
Knights Brown – A419 Improvements
As part of our ongoing commitment to work closely with local community, our site team visited Eastington primary school in July, ahead of the school holidays. The team delivered a safety assembly telling the children about the dangers of construction sites to make sure they stayed safe over the Summer weeks. As part of the […]
Chipman’s Platt Roundabout – Eastington’s biodiversity hotspot!
My heart sank when the contractors Knights Brown started work on the A419 at Chipman’s Platt. Part of their work involved stripping topsoil off part of the roundabout and I feared that an area of interesting flora might be irreparably damaged. We know that our wildlife is under increasing pressure from human activity and every […]
Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue 177
Hello from Wild Hogs. Well by the time you read this we’ll be into Autumn and maybe we’ll be slightly less busy in the hospital. We’ve had the busiest summer ever, and by half way through August had treated as many hedgehogs as we did in the whole of 2018. So many of our patients […]
Walking Group and Jolly Joggers
The Walkie Talkies – Fun Walks for Everyone Walks are generally about 5 miles (3-ish hours) Usually starting at the Badger and ending at a pub somewhere! Dogs with poo bags welcome Next Walk is on Sunday October 20th At NEW START TIME of 10:30 am Contact Vanessa for details 01453 828557 / 07806 802540 […]
Route Seventy Severn – charity car run
Severn Vale Rotary organised a charity car run “Route Seventy Severn” which started and finished at the Eastington Community Centre on Sunday 15th September. With almost 30 cars participating the car park was full of interesting classic cars ranging in age from 1928 to 2014. The cars set off in the morning for a tour […]
Come to the Eastington Re-union
DID YOU COME LAST YEAR? – THEN PLEASE COME AGAIN IF YOU DID NOT COME LAST YEAR THEN YOU MUST COME THIS YEAR! DID YOU GROW UP HERE IN THE 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s ? Then come to our reunion ON OCTOBER 26th 2019 7.30 EASTINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE £5.00 Entrance – to include a few […]
Book Club
In September we launched our Book Club and what a success it was, we wanted to thank everyone who attended as we had such a great time. Meetings are normally held on the first Tuesday of each month. We look forward to seeing you all again on the 8th October, 7:30pm at The Kings Head […]
Village Hall trustees
Eastington Village Hall Needs Your Help! Eastington Village Hall sits at the centre of our village, but it doesn’t run itself. Down in the engine room there’s a Village Hall Management Committee. Most have been on the committee for years, all are volunteers. The committee works to ensure the hall is safe, warm and compliant […]
St Michael and All Angels, Eastington
We worship every Sunday morning at 11.15am, with a lay-led Family Service on the 1st Sunday of the month, Holy Communion on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, and a Family Communion Service on the 3rd Sunday of the month. In addition to our Sunday worship, you can follow us for news, events, […]
Eastington Methodist Church
On Wednesday 30th October, which is in the Half Term holiday, we will be holding a Messy Autumn event at the church. Our new minister Rev. Phil Summers will be with us helping out and this would be a good opportunity to meet him if you have not done so already. The Bible Study groups […]
Baby and Toddler Groups
Eastington Baby and Toddler Group Monday 10-11:30am Eastington Methodist Hall If you have pre-school children we would love to see you. Each week around 11 mums, grandmas, dads, carers, and their babies and toddlers, meet. There are plenty of toys as well as craft & cooking activities, singing, and Bible stories. We have healthy refreshments […]
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