Your news… your ECN! Written by You, Produced by Tom & Jan Low and Mary Gribble. Hello Dear Readers, A hearty welcome to your winter edition of ECN. Once again, the world seems mired in politics and, although I can happily report that this is a fully Brexit-free zone, we do have our own local […]
Month: December 2019
Ladies of Eastington
Winter Greetings from the Ladies Of Eastington We are a small and welcoming friendship group set up to provide support, conversation, laughter and a reason to get out of the house for an evening! We meet up on the last Thursday of each month (during term time) at The King’s Head House from 7:30pm onwards. […]
ECLT – Building begins at Puddleworth Close, Claypits
After three years of planning (and another five or six in background), at last work has started on our first 23 affordable homes. It has taken 65 ECLT board meetings (we are all volunteers) and £85,000 of grants from various sources to make it this far. We are now dependent on EG Carter of Gloucester, […]
District Councillors’ Newsletter
Here we go again…. As we are in the middle of an election, and when you read this you will be about to vote or waking up and trying to understand the results. As ever the topic of this article is planning and specifically the resubmission of the Ecotricity application for the Forest Green Rovers […]
Parish Matters 178
As many of you may already be aware, our Parish Clerk, Julie Shirley, resigned in October. We would like to thank her for giving us four and a half years of outstanding work, and we wish her every success in her new ventures. Julie has left the Council in a very healthy position as a […]
Eastington Primary School – Class 4
Be kind – show respect and care We are aiming high together to be kind. Being kind means looking out for others, caring for them and treating everyone with respect. I have seen kindness in our school when children open doors for others and say thank you. Jessica Hyde Be cooperative – work well […]
Playgroup
After a week of Halloween and firework celebrations over the half term holiday, we have returned to playgroup to create an exciting Christmas performance ‘The Magic of Christmas’ which we will perform at the end of term. We are also looking forward to making lots of Christmas crafts and cooking delicious treats to eat. We […]
Badminton Club
Our badminton club meets 8pm – 10pm on Thursday evenings at Whitminster Village Hall. It’s a small club, and would welcome new players who enjoy a friendly game. Contact Joy Spencer on 01453 823240
Eastington Cricket Club
Eastington Cricket Club had a very successful season in the Stroud and District Cricket League this year. They finished top of Division 1 and gained promotion into the Premier Division for 2020. Will Beese won the league’s individual batting award and Fred Burridge the award for the league’s best all rounder. There will be one […]
Paper Memories – Blue Frog Theatre
Blue Frog Theatre Company’s ‘Paper Memories’ was a performance based on local stories, shared and passed down through generations, giving an insight into the history of the village through the eyes of some of Eastington’s most colourful characters. It was truly a celebration of community and was performed at Eastington Church in September. The cast, […]
Jolly Joggers
Come and join us – all abilities catered for! Beat the Christmas bulge before it happens!
Eastington Walking Group
Local Plan Review – Good News and Bad News
Every 6 or 7 years, Stroud DC have to review the Local Plan. It affects Housing and Industrial Land allocation in particular, and the new plan will run from 2022 to 2040 The Good News No further commercial house building is planned outside of Great Oldbury.Specifically, no sites are planned for around Alkerton, although all […]
Eastington Community Orchard Group
After being completely washed out on Apple Day and for the next three Saturdays , there is less apple juice available for sale this year, sadly. However, we had made some prior to the big day and sold a fair bit at the Yard Sale earlier in October. Since then we have bottled enough to […]
Lost cottages – Stephen Mills
Everything eventually wears out or falls to bits, and houses are no exception. Even when they are meticulously maintained, there comes a time when their upkeep simply becomes too much or they no longer fulfil a need. But a bit of background to the two cottages pictured here. Well-known postcard collector Howard Beards from Stroud, […]
Cotswold Canal Trust – Stroudwater Navigation Restoration
The Cotswold Canals Trust is working with SDC and other partners to restore the local canal network. The current phase of the project includes reinstating the waterway, locks, bridges and wetlands which were destroyed when the A38/A419 roundabout and the M5 were built in the 1960s. This is part of the so-called ‘missing mile’. £872,000 […]
Health Class Celebrates 8 Years at the Community Centre.
Chinese Medicine Practitioner and best-selling Author Christopher Handbury celebrates his 8th year of teaching his Qigong health and healing classes at the Eastington community centre. You may not have heard of Qigong before (pronounced Chee-Gong), but you may be familiar with other Eastern practices like Yoga and Tai Chi. The main difference between the three […]
Hedgehog rescue
Hello from Wild Hogs. Well what a busy year we’ve had! We’ve now been able to release most of the hoglets which came to us over the summer and it’s great to know they’re boosting the population in their local areas – without us they would have had no chance. And now here we are […]
Ecotricity – FGR Stadium
Ecotricity – FGR Stadium – Second Planning Application and First Application Appeal Ecotricity are trying our patience and soaking up Stroud DC planning staff time (and our money) by pursuing a twin-track of: A second application, possibly to be heard in mid-December by SDC An appeal to H.M Inspectorate against refusal of the first application,scheduled […]
Book Club
Next Meeting: Tuesday 10th December. 7:30 in The Kings Head House Hotel meeting room Next Book: I know why the Caged Bird Sings. Maya Angelou Written in 1969 this autobiography describes the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how […]
Poppy Appeal
We raised £2,151.19 in our local collection for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal this year. We would like to thank the local shops for their support in having a collecting box, and of course we thank our band of door to door collectors. If anyone would like to help next year with the door […]
St Michael & All Angels, Eastington
The gifts we give do not have to be expensive or extravagant, but sometimes the time spent with a neighbour or a smile at someone we see can be just as meaningful. Sometimes we forget that God gave us the most precious gift of all, his Son Jesus Christ. This Christmas, everyone is invited to […]
Eastington Methodist Church
It is nearly that time of year again when once again we celebrate Christmas and when EMC encourages everyone to think about its true meaning (which isn’t turkey, chocolate or spending a fortune in the shops second guessing what relatives and friends might want by way of presents). Its about a baby in a far […]
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