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Advent Window Trail

A glimpse of some of the creative window displays that people made for the Advent Window Trail which was organised by Rebecca Hussey,  Trail maps were sold at the Badger and a total of £219.92 was raised and donated to the school PA. Thanks to all who took part – and to everyone who helped […]

Parish Matters – Feb 2022

For Eastington Parish Council the start of 2022 is already a busy time – with some long awaited, key projects about to commence. The earliest of these schemes is to remedy the flooding on Spring Hill. The pre-phase one work took place before Christmas and Phase One work, involving pipe laying, will begin on 24th […]

Eastington Playgroup – Feb 2022

Wishing everyone a happy new year! We are proud to announce that we have been able to maintain our 5* food hygiene award. This is awarded by Stroud Council after a spontaneous spot check of our kitchen and questioning of staff regarding Covid safety procedures. Well done to all staff. This term we are focusing […]

The new railway bridge at the Ocean

Preparations had been going on for months; the towpath had been closed, and the massive concrete sections had been delivered on site. Eventually the time came and the huge, huge crane began to lift the sections into place…… It was all very exciting, and small crowds gathered daily to watch the show. There was a […]

A Victorian village tragedy

Readers might recall that in the last edition of the ECN, we talked about how Charles Hooper’s company exhibited woolen cloth made in his Eastington mills at major events around the world. You might also recall a comment that in the late 1860s, on a personal level, things were not good, but we’ll come to […]

The Village hall has a website for bookings

Visit us on our NEW website! https://evh.eastington.website also on  https://hallbookingonline.com/eastington As we look forward to an easing of the Covid restrictions, the Village Hall committee has taken the plunge and decided to launch the Eastington Village Hall website. If you would like to book the hall, you can visit the website and check the availability. […]

Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue

Hedgehog admissions please phone: 07949 976717 General enquiries wildhogsoffice@gmail.com We are now in the winter months and people often expect hedgehogs to be hibernating. Our changing climate and warmer wetter winters mean that often this isn’t the case with some hedgehogs remaining active. Even when in hibernation, hedgehogs will often rouse and seek out water […]

Dognapping – warning

Beware – Dognappers are still around… It is sad to report (from a post on Eastington Community FB page) that a local lady was attacked recently in Seven Waters, Leonard Stanley, as someone tried to take her dog. She was punched in the face and dragged to the floor because she wouldn’t let him go. […]

Frampton surgery update

Frampton surgery update (extract) Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Two Advanced Nurse Practitioners working with local surgeries this year to help with urgent, on the day demand. If you ring this year requiring an urgent, same day consultation, you may well speak to an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Appointment lengths for routine appointments. A gentle reminder that routine […]

Eastington Methodist Church

Our Café Church services have been looking into the life and times of Joseph (the coat of many colours one) and this Old Testament story draws to its end in February as Joseph eventually dies having been used by God to save the lives of not just those in Egypt but also many in the […]

Rotary in the Severn Vale

As with a number of groups and organisations, in keeping with Government guidelines and social distancing, Severn Vale Rotary have been able to continue meeting for our fortnightly breakfasts at The Whitminster Inn. We’ve had great pleasure in welcoming a new member, Helen Wuscher and the privilege of hosting two particularly interesting speakers. Vicki Young […]

Do you enjoy the canal ?

● Do you enjoy walking the canal towpath? ● Are you interested in how canal locks work? ● Would you like to do something for the community and the environment? ● Do you have 2 hours spare every 2 weeks (on a day and a time to suit you) ? Perhaps you might consider becoming […]

Editorial 190 – December 2021

Hello Dear Readers, Welcome to this winter edition of ECN. A week ago I might have written ‘late autumn’ – but it seems that with the icy gales blowing outside as I write, winter has clearly decided to make its appearance. We seem to have fewer community Christmas-time events in the village than in the […]

Eastington Advent Trail 2021

Like a traditional advent calendar, a window in the village will be opened each night throughout December. The creators will illuminate their windows from 5-9pm and the windows will stay on display each night until the 1st January. So by Christmas Eve there will be 24 decorated windows around Eastington to explore. Maps will be […]

Alkerton Rangers FC

Alkerton Rangers FC the local football team based in Eastington are not only celebrating their 50th year in 2021, but are now proudly sponsored by very local business, Eastington Park. A new kit was presented to the team by Eastington Park owner Chris Greville-Heygate. Chris, an avid football follower, was more than happy to support […]

OHMG – Trustees news

During the summer and autumn the community centre and playing field has been getting back into operation, welcoming our regular users. We are now taking on a few special bookings and there are plans to revamp the website and booking system. A few months ago the OHMG centre manager Gill Glover gave notice she wished […]