Your news… your ECN! Written by You, Produced by Tom & Jan Low and Mary Gribble. Dear Readers, I hope you all had a pleasant Christmas time and we wish you all a Very Happy New Year. – and a Very Happy Birthday to Betty Barnfield, whose 100th birthday we help to celebrate on page […]
Month: February 2020
Betty Barnfield celebrates her 100 years
Mrs Betty Barnfield (nee Betty Estrelle Everett) celebrated her 100th birthday on the 24th January 2020. Betty must be one of, if not the longest standing resident of Eastington, having lived here since 1931 and still very much a part of the community. She has always been very involved with life in the village, and […]
A not-so-lost cottage – mystery solved!
by Stephen Mills Readers will recall the article about the two ‘lost’ cottages in the previous edition of the ECN. One was identified as the long-demolished Vernal Cottage at Millend. However, the other was a bit of a puzzle and would have remained so without the help of Derek Greenaway, the cottage’s present owner. It […]
Does Eastington have any Godcakes?
by Stephen Mills I know, you’re probably wondering what on Earth is a Godcake? I wondered the same thing after I heard the term in the recently televised revamped version of Worzel Gummidge. It was aired just before Christmas and starred Mackenzie Crook who also wrote and directed the two-part series. It turns out that […]
Eastington Community Orchards AGM
2018-2019 Annual General Meeting Members reflected on a quiet year, with inclement weather tending to happen at inconvenient times. Funds are stable around the £1,000 mark but Coneygree Orchard Warden Kevin Dalby observed that, with 58 established trees, our call for major expenditure was much reduced. The main activities at Coneygree are now in the […]
Eastington Community Land Trust on TV
BBC Points West acknowledges ECLT on New Year’s Day We were delighted to celebrate the start of work at Puddleworth Close with millions of people watching BBC News on 1st January. It was the “good news” story at the top of the Points West broadcast and featured the ECLT Trustees with their ceremonial Golden Spade, […]
Eastington Primary School – Pointilism
Eastington Spring Flower Show
Saturday March 28th 1pm – 3.00pm in the Village Hall Yes! Spring really is coming – plan your entry now! Schedules, rules and classes will be available from the eastington.website as soon as they are available, and from the Post Office. If you are the proud holder of a trophy from last year, could you […]
Ladies of Eastington
Happy New Year 2020 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 times only) at The King’s Head House […]
Parish Matters 179
Firstly, on behalf of Eastington Parish Council, I would like to wish you all a happy, healthy New Year. For your Councillors, 2020 will be a busy year with planning issues and May’s council elections on the horizon. Also, we are looking forward to our celebration of 125 years of EPC, which will be a […]
Coffee (or Tea) and Conversation at the Badger
There is a group that meet at The Badger on a Tuesday afternoon for a couple of hours (3pm – 5pm) where they have a cuppa , cakes, quiz etc. Small group but friendly. Why not join in? You will be made welcome.
A419 Improvements Newsletter January 2020
PROGRESS TO DATE Chipmans Platt – The Chipmans Platt phase of works is nearing completion. The final stage will see us surfacing the footpaths and this will take place in early February. Once finalised we will also be able to open the new toucan crossing, providing further safety for pedestrians using the crossing. Oldends Lane […]
Christmas Tree Festival 2019
An ECO-Christmas! Once again, the Christmas tree festival in St Michael’s Church was a great success, with some very innovative ideas. The Stanley singers gave a concert amongst the lit-up trees. These are the trees that you voted for as your favourites. The School tree was cleverly constructed from recycled materials, The farm shop tree […]
Frampton Village Society – Programme of talks 2020
A warm welcome is extended to everyone to come to our series of illustrated talks held in Frampton on Severn which we hope will be of interest to local people. The talks are on Friday evenings starting at 7.30pm in our Village Hall and are organised by Frampton on Severn Village Society, which raises funds […]
Cubs and Beavers
Walking and Jogging
News from your District Councillors 179
Congratulations from both Stephen and John to Mrs Betty Barnfield, on the occasion of reaching the remarkable milestone of 100 years young. May she have many more Happy Birthdays. On the District Council front, all four Strategic Directors that form the Senior Management Team, along with the Chief Executive, have been appointed. Three are already […]
Wild Hogs on TV!
Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue Old Bakery Cottage The Street Frampton on Severn Gloucestershire GL2 7EA 07949 976717 Registered Charity 1168800 Dear hedgehog friends, We had a very busy few months, with a surprise visit from the BBC Breakfast team! They came to visit our rescue and find out more about hedgehogs. We were able to […]
Longfields
Do you need more support? If you suffer – or care for someone – with a life-limiting illness, you can turn to the local charity Longfield Community Hospice Care. Longfield offers a range of services to help people live well with their illness, enable them to die at home (if they choose) and support people […]
Eastington Methodist Church 179
When the going gets tough! Do you ever have problems? Are things ever difficult? What if the problems just keep coming? When the going gets tough, to what or whom do you turn? How do you cope? What helps you get by? As many of you will know I was diagnosed with cancer (follicular lymphoma) […]
St Michael & All Angels, Eastington 179
Thank you to everyone who supported the Eastington Christmas Tree Festival between 1st and 3rd December 2019. It was a huge success with over 400 visitors, with over £800 raised for church funds. Huge congratulations to Eastington Primary School for coming 1st with their Merry Recycling Christmas Tree, to Eastington Farm Shop for coming 2nd […]
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