Editorial 188

Hello once again! Now that the enough of us (apparently) have had our jabs, community life is slowly re-awakening. We are still advised to be cautious and not forget that Covid is still very much around, but perhaps we are learning to live with the idea – adapt rather than restrict our lives. Community facilities […]

May Queen 2021

May Queen is a tradition that has been held in Eastington village for many years. Traditionally the May Queen was crowned to celebrate the coming of Summer and she would process around the village at the start of a festival day. The tradition of crowning a May Queen in Eastington has only been broken during […]

Parish Matters 188

PARISH MATTERS Phew!! We hope you are all keeping safe and coping with this hot weather – which will probably be over by the time you read this! We are pleased to say that we have co-opted two new Councillors – who joined and contributed to our July meeting. We still have one vacancy, so […]

District Councillors’ Newsletter 188

While restrictions are being eased on the office back to work programme, several staff at Ebley Mill have been “pinged” by the Track and Trace app and are either having to isolate or continue to work from home. Services are still being disrupted, including Waste and Recycling collections. Katie Markwick has moved her job into […]

Eastington Cricket Club

Eastington Cricket Club continue to operate under Covid guidelines from: the Government; the E.C.B; The Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation; the Stroud and District Cricket Association; the Stroud League; the Owen Harris memorial Ground ……..and their own common sense! –  Wouldn’t life be easier if they were all exactly the same? Still, spectators are welcome and there […]

OHMG – Needs YOU!

Eastington Community Centre and Owen Harris Memorial Ground Registered Charity Number 1013643 Would YOU help to support our fantastic Community Centre and public field? The Eastington Community Centre was built and is run by ordinary members of the community for the community of Eastington and we’ve all had some amazing and fun times there. It […]

Frampton surgery update

 Patient Participation Group (PPG) We continue to work with the surgery to improve the service. If you have any feedback , please email  myppg@framptononsevern.com or call Ali on 01452 741988, or Jane on 01452 740964 – in full confidence. Due to rising cases of covid-19, a number of staff at the surgery have recently been […]

Millend Mill – the great antique sale

By Stephen Mills We’ve talked about some of the mill’s long and interesting history in several previous articles, but this one harks back to an event that most villagers wouldn’t have known about. Briefly, after Millend Mill’s commercial life came to an end, it was eventually taken over by an antiques company who used it […]

Yard Sale – June 2021

Wow what a fantastic yard sale this year!! The weather was on our side – possibly a tiny bit over enthusiastically as it was just a little hot! But we had a super turn-out – lots of sellers with lots of fascinating things and plenty of happy bargain hunters. Coming after all the lockdowns and […]

King’s Stanley Village Hall

KING’S STANLEY VILLAGE HALL IS UP AND RUNNING Please do make use of one of your local village halls. We are open again for functions, as well as the classes and meetings we have been running for several weeks now. To get in touch, please contact the Bookings Officer, Pam Culver, on ksvhbookings@gmail.com, or 01453 […]

Wild Hogs

WILD HOGS HEDGEHOG RESCUE Registered Charity no: 1168800 Hedgehog admissions: 07949 976717 General Enquiries: wildhogsoffice@gmail.com Please put out water and food for hedgehogs in hot weather. The heat makes the ground too dry to dig, and they are unable to find food. We are getting a lot of calls about hedgehog sightings in the day. […]

Come and Have a Cuppa with Queenie

Queenie Jones is inviting people to get together for a cuppa and a natter in the village hall. Currently we have a dozen or so folks coming Do come and join us we would love to meet you! ● Monday afternoons from 2-3 o’clock and ● Thursday mornings from 10-12 o’clock. There will be tea […]

Eastington Methodist Church

Welcome to the new normal(ish). The last few weeks have been rather frustrating for many churches in that there were regulations banning the singing of hymns and songs by congregations in their church buildings, even if wearing masks and well spaced apart, whilst watching crowds singing at football matches and in pubs to the enthusiasm […]

Stonehouse Rotary – Community Grants.

The Rotary Club of Stonehouse has a programme to support community organisations within the area. Part of this is the annual award of small grants (up to £500) where it is felt that a small cash injection could make a big difference. Any small organisation that benefits the community or local residents can apply – […]

Middlehall Farm Milk

We have been overwhelmed with the support from locals buying and enjoying our delicious milk. If you haven’t tried it yet, it is a must do this summer! Our vending machine is located in the shop. The milk is pasteurised just behind the building and the cows are milked a little further up the yard […]

Eastington Community Land Trust – Public Consultation

Continuous Community involvement over 10 years A series of public surveys, meetings and drop-ins have led to the deployment of ECLT Project Two. These have included: Parish Survey 2011-2012; Parish Plan 2013; Foundation meeting of ECLT October 2013; Housing Needs Survey (HNS) 2013-2014; Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) 2014-2016; Registration of ECLT as a Community Benefit […]

Campaign for Safe Speed Limit in Eastington

Petition Update Firstly, thank you to everyone who went out of their way to sign the petition. The response was promising but realistically not substantial enough to make real change. Since this petition, it has been brought to our attention that from January 2022, the Stroud Council Environmental Protection will be placing an air quality […]