Dear Readers, Well we are definitely into the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ now. We are surrounded by the bounty of autumn – from the brambles in the hedgerows to the glorious array of produce that was on display at the well attended Autumn Veg and Flower Show. Well done all who entered, winners […]
This was very well attended, well up on last year, and with 179 entries in all, it is not surprising that there was plenty to admire. There seemed to be entries in most of the classes, and plenty of ‘Firsts’ were awarded.
We have had a very busy start to the new school term since September and have been settling into routines and supporting children’s transition to playgroup and encouraging independence for the older children.
St Michael and All Angels Eastington Christmas Celebrations 2017 Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd December: Christmas Tree Festival Sunday 17th December: Carol Service 3 pm Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December: Christingle Service 6pm Midnight Mass 11.30pm
What a wonderful evening we had on the 28th September when one of our very own ladies, Lynne Jessett, offered to give us a floristry demonstration and ‘make and take’ session.
In addition to our normal services and activities, we have a number of special events coming up including a Harvest Café Church with a guest speaker from Compassion and a Messy Autumn Half Term event (see below).
Survey Results Thanks you to the 121 people who took time to participate in the ECN survey, which asked for residents’ views on the Ecotricity football stadium and business park planning application.
This year has been the most amazingly successful year for our lovely members at groups.So in the last edition I let you know that Marc had attended the national semi finals for man of the year competition getting through to the final 40 out of 50,000 with his 11 stones weight loss. Well in this […]
Come on down to Teddytunes and have a good old sing song with Vanessa and her guitar! No need to book just turn up. It’s a whole mornings entertainment full of fun, frolics and fabulous homemade cakes!
It is really good to see so many of you enjoying the phone box book-swap library – and a big thank you to everyone for helping to keep it tidy and well stocked. (Please don’t overstock it, though -…
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,
This month I need to tell you all about some changes that are going to happen soon. The Village and Community Agent scheme is combining with Social Prescribing to become a new service called “Community Connectors“.
Most of you will have seen that this has started, as the fields around Westend are being ripped up to make way for the new ‘spine’ road into the new estate and for the huge drainage attenuation ponds that such a dense building plan makes necessary.
by Stephen Mills It seems that throughout history, men have left their homes and marched off to fight in wars in some distant land. For centuries, towns and villages remained largely untouched by these foreign conflicts, and by and large, the people left at home carried on as normal. Sometimes men failed to return, […]
As I write this it is clear that the nights are drawing in and the temperature is dropping. For a District Councillor this means going out to Parish Council meetings in the dark rather than those distant Summer Evenings. The other thing about this time of the year is that the amount of activity increases […]
Parishioners of Eastington, if you have hedges around your property that run alongside roads or footpaths they probably need cutting back to allow safe passage. The warmth and rain has meant that many of path/roadside hedges are now very overgrown
Well, Autumn has well and truly arrived!!……………. misty mornings and damp starts, BUT,… lovely Autumn colours appearing on the trees and in the hedgerows,……… another good reason to get out and use our local footpaths!
Eastington Horse Show took place adjacent to J.13 on Saturday 6th August in challenging conditions! A heavy thunderstorm in the morning necessitated holding the tents down and people diving for cover – but worse was to follow….
Update from the Friends of Snakey Park We’ve had a great summer in the park, it’s a real pleasure to see so many people enjoying the space. The new roundabout has proved very popular and provision of the loo has allowed people to stay and play longer.
We enjoyed a fabulous walk on Sunday 17th September starting from The Badger. We welcomed our new members and reacquainted ourselves with our regulars members. From the Badger we followed the path
What a fantastic day the first ever Eastington Yard Trail turned out to be! ( – and for those of you still wondering, it is simply a village-wide car-boot sale – held in driveways and front gardens – so that you can wander around the village picking up bargains as you go!). Ed.
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!
Class 3 have been thinking about starting a new academic year. Year 4 children are enjoying being older, responsible members of the class and Year 3 children are excited to have joined Key Stage 2! Here are some of their thoughts:-
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