Your news… your ECN! Written by You, Produced by Tom & Jan Low and Mary Gribble. Hello Everyone, With Halloween, Bonfire night and most of this horrid year behind us, the countdown to Christmas has clearly begun. Hopefully we will be able to see some of our friends and family in some way or another […]
Month: December 2020
Virtual Christmas Market
As this year is a little different Eastington School Parents’ Association have setup Eastington Virtual Christmas Market, a private group on Facebook, where small businesses can sell their products and people can shop for nice Christmas presents in the absence of traditional markets. All sellers are asked if they would kindly donate a percentage of […]
Eastington Community Centre
Eastington Community Centre and Owen Harris Memorial Ground At the time of writing we are over half way through our second lockdown which has meant that for the second time our sports clubs and evening classes have been unable to use the facilities at the Community Centre since November 5th but hopefully it won’t be […]
Old Friends at Swallowcroft
These beautiful horses, that have become a familiar sight at Swallowcroft, are moving on. Jackie and Samantha would like to say: “A big Thank You to the lovely people of Eastington who took our horses into their hearts. Sadly we will be leaving soon.” … and Neil Darwent posted this on Facebook about […]
Cotswold Canals Trust
From a report by John Newton Vice Chair, Cotswold Canals Trust Today the National Lottery Heritage Fund formally announced confirmation of a £9 million grant to enable reconnection of the canal to the national inland waterways network at Saul Junction, thereby enabling vessels to navigate to Stonehouse and then on to Stroud. In 2018 Prince […]
Playgroup
We have been very busy so far this term, and have taken all of the opportunities the good weather has had to offer and spent lots of time outside. We have looked a lot at safety especially around fireworks this year. With firework displays cancelled we decided to let every child have the experience of […]
Poppy Appeal 2020 – a success!
An amazing £1525.32 was dropped into the Poppy Appeal tins in Eastington District this year. Due to the Covid restrictions, we were not able to have our normal door-to-door collections, and the number of static collecting places was massively reduced – so we really were not expecting to raise such a huge amount. On behalf […]
District Councillors’ News Dec 2020
I’m sure you all know by now of the success by Cotswold Canals Connected in getting the funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the restoration of the Stroudwater Canal through Eastington, and onwards to Saul Junction. This will involve three years of hard work, which should come to fruition in 2024. Work at the […]
A Famous but Forgotten Eastingtonian – Rediscovered!
Last time we learnt about Charles Alexander Hooper, born in Eastington in 1869 who went on to become a leading character the world of rugby in the 1890s. His name recently came to light again via an amazing chance discovery…. The Middlesex team of 1895-96, with Hooper as captain in the middle. The photograph formed […]
Are you being scammed? Advice from CAB
Citizens Advice Stroud & Cotswold has the following advice:- ● Be suspicious if you are contacted out of the blue, even if it’s from a name you recognise ● If it sounds too good to be true it probably is ● Don’t be rushed – you never need to make a decision straight away ! […]
Parish Matters Dec. 2020
I hope you are all well and coping with this second lockdown. I would like to think we can look forward to as near a normal Christmas as possible. It is with much sadness that I have to report the death of Jill Simmons. She passed away on October 21st and will be greatly missed […]
Eastington Community Land Trust Ltd. (ECLT)
Eastington Community Land Trust Ltd. (ECLT) Providing the affordable homes that Eastington needs Completing 23 homes in December 2020 After seven months of working under Covid-compliant procedures, E G Carter will deliver all 23 homes in December, exactly as they promised in May post-lockdown. That is very impressive project management, not only of managing […]
Mrs Louisa Cowley – and a strange coincidence
Some of the older residents of the village will doubtless remember the late Mrs Louisa Cowley. Along with her husband Maurice, she lived in Eastington for most of her long and interesting life, a life than spanned three centuries! Louisa was born in 1898 in the village of Berry Hill, a mile or so from […]
Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue
Thank you for your support of this charity which cares for and rehabilitates sick and injured hedgehogs. We are remaining open to admissions during lockdown. If you find a sick or injured hedgehog, please call us to arrange a no-contact handover. Hedgehog admissions: 07949 976717 General Enquiries: wildhogsoffice@gmail.com Hibernation guide Hibernation is a natural part […]
Halloween
In previous years volunteers have organised a group Halloween Walk around the village, however we were unable to do this in 2020 due to social distancing. We therefore came up with the idea of a Halloween Trail during Autumn half term, 19th – 30th October, which could raise funds for Eastington School. The trail featured […]
Be a good neighbour
Dog Mess We know that most of you are civilised people and pick up after your dog. If you are not one of these people, yet, please read on. You would not leave your own poo on people’s doorsteps, or gardens or on the pavement, would you? Then why leave your dog’s?? (Or allow your […]
Eastington Community Orchards – Xmas Packs now on sale
The current restrictions made it hard for ECO members to organise picking, pressing and bottling sessions. Never-the-less, in small groups and in thoroughly Covid-cognisant conditions, we have harvested and preserved around 350 litres of natures bounty. Our Christmas elves have been busy packaging some of this into the ever-popular Christmas gift packs for you to […]
Eastington Methodist Church
There seems to be a widespread fear that Christmas will be cancelled this year or truncated to the point that it loses much of its value. The gift of the birth of Jesus Christ cannot be cancelled by the presence of a virus even if it has the capacity to cause mayhem and misery – […]
Great Oldbury Academy
Great Oldbury academy will be opening next September, with its new head teacher Hayley Hall
Coronavirus Help
Eastington Volunteers Coronavirus Helpline A big thank you to all the kind volunteers who have been answering calls on the Eastington Volunteers Coronavirus helpline, keeping a watchful eye on the face book page, and helping wherever they can. We have closed the phone line for the time being as there have been no calls for […]
St Michael and All Angels Church
St Michael and All Angels Church, Eastington remains open for private prayer and reflection between the approximate hours of 9am-3pm (light and weather permitting) Thursdays to Sundays. At the time of writing, it is unclear what the situation will be for Church services, both online and in Church buildings from December 2020. For the latest […]
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