Eastington Community Centre and Owen Harris Memorial Ground. Firstly the OHMG Committee would like to thank all those who put in valuable volunteer time in order to produce and distribute the ECN. It’s a great read and is representative of the wonderful community spirit that we have here in Eastington. We are so pleased that […]
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Coronavirus – Eastington Volunteers
Citizens Advice – Attendance Allowance
Please note that following national guidance on Covid-19 Citizens Advice Stroud has closed its face to face services at all offices and outreaches, but will continue to operate a phone and email service. If you need advice please do contact by phone 0808 800 0510, or email by using the email advice page on our […]
Severn Vale Rotary
Severn Vale Rotary Due to the current unprecedented situation we very much regret to announce that two of our main charity fund raising events have been affected. The Severn Bore Breakfast which was to have taken place on Good Friday 10th April 2020 has been postponed until 18th October 2020 by which time hopefully matters […]
Wild Hogs rescue
The weather this winter has been so mild that many hedgehogs have not hibernated. Please keep feeding them in your gardens with cat food and water as they are all hungry at this time of year. We have had reports that hedgehogs have started breeding. This is very early, as we do not usually see […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue
Hello from Wild Hogs. We’re having such a busy summer in the hospital. Such a lot of our admissions this year are orphaned or abandoned babies, often three or four in a litter and weighing as little as 30 or 40 grams. They take a lot of caring for, having to be hand fed on […]
Age UK – Local Volunteer appeal
Could you visit an older person who has just come out of hospital? If you have some time to spare and fancy trying something new that really makes a difference to older people in your area, then we would love to hear from you as we are looking to expand our existing team of volunteers, […]
Purple 4 Polio at the School
For over 30 years, Rotary and its members have been committed to fighting to eradicate polio across the world. The Purple4Polio initiative was launched by Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland to raise funds and awareness for our efforts to eradicate polio and promote the work of our global campaign, ‘End Polio Now’. When a […]
Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue
Registered Charity 1168800 01452 740684 or 07949 976717 Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue Old Bakery Cottage, The Street Frampton on Severn GL2 7EA wildhogshedgehogrescue@gmail.com Hello from Wild Hogs. Well, we’re into April and our local hedgehogs will be out of hibernation getting on with their lives. We’ve overwintered quite a few in the hospital and will […]
Teckels Animal Sanctuary
Just before Christmas, there was an urgent appeal from Teckels Animal Sanctuaries in Whitminster indicating that their future was at risk due to lack of funds. Operating since 2003, Teckels is run by a small dedicated team of staff and volunteers. They aim to find the best possible homes for all the animals that arrive […]
Purple 4 Polio – Crocus planting at the School
World Polio Day was October 24th 2018. Stonehouse Rotarians gathered with support from the Eastington Community Orchard project to present a school assembly about ‘Purple4Polio’ and then to help the children plant about 3-4,000 purple crocus corms outside Eastington School and in the Orchard. The children were very attentive and interested and asked lots of […]
Crossroads Care
Crossroads Care Central and East Gloucestershire is a leading not for profit provider of care support services in Gloucestershire. Historically, providing respite to carers, we are a charitable organisation who are continually striving to develop services, not only for carers and people with care needs (including dementia), but now to the fail and elderly, and […]
Community Connexions
Community Connexions is a Gloucestershire Community transport charity. We provide transport to the most vulnerable in our communities, combating social and rural isolation and loneliness. Our transport is for those who cannot access mainstream public transport and, without our services, many of our customers wouldn’t be able to leave their homes. We are a ‘door […]
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2017
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2017 Eastington & District Thank you for supporting the Poppy Appeal. Special thanks are owed to our loyal band of door-to-door collectors, our local shops, school, petrol stations and pubs. Together we raised over £2500 in Eastington & District. Your poppy supports the armed forces community past and present. To […]
Pancreatic Cancer – An Appeal from Kim Ponting
Hello, my name is Kim and I live in the village. I wanted to ask for your help and support in a massive challenge I have set myself. In August of this year my dad passed away from Pancreatic cancer after only being diagnosed literally a year before, so my life has been turned upside […]
Home-Start Stroud District
Home-Start Stroud District is a local charity which supports parents who are going through challenging times. Being a parent, whatever your situation, can be very difficult, especially when children are young,
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2017
Could you spare some time to help with the street collection in Eastington this year? Please call Kathryn Gribble on 01453 825279. It’s not a massive commitment, just a couple of hours, please do think about it!
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