Dear Readers, Your ECN team is reeling under a double blow just now, as both Stephen Gribble and Jo Granger (our treasurer’s wife) have lost their battles with Cancer. I just know that Mary and David are receiving as much love, kindness and support as any community could possibly give. Eastington is just such a […]
Community Pond at Coneygree Orchard – by the Junior Section The Monday-after-school group of children, under the eye of Emma of Raffles Forest School, have made great progress in clearing a derelict corner of Coneygree Orchard. Their choice was to create a pond area in the existing stream bed, which they discovered when they cleared […]
Well, we are getting into Autumn now, with colder mornings and earlier Sunsets, but, I’ve got some really good news on our local footpaths. There should be, in the next couple of weeks, two new kissing gates being installed near the A38. One is near Fromebridge (EEA46) and the other one is at Wicksters Bridge […]
Last time, Mrs Bliss noted that in the past, there was no sophisticated treatment or much state help for anyone ill, old or disabled, but that there was genuine care and neighbourliness ‘in the community’. There was, however,:- The Workhouse On the subject of care, the Eastington Parish Workhouse was built in 1785 of Frampton […]
Stroud District Council is currently undertaking a review of ‘Community Governance’ . The process is used to consider whether existing Parish arrangements/boundaries should be changed in any way. Overall reviews like this are undertaken only every 10-15 years or so. The stated aim of the review is to ensure that the arrangements across the district […]
Noel Baker who used to be the vicar here is asking for help from anyone who might know anything about an old photo album. He writes: “Howard Beard and I are archiving a photo album that is just over 100 years old. The images seem to suggest the amateur photographer who compiled the album was […]
23 homes with Affordable Rent for Eastington People, in Claypits Public Consultation in October ECLT will soon be submitting the Planning Application for the Claypits development of affordable homes. We expect that at least one drop-in day of consultation will be provided at the Village Hall during October, which will be advertised in a few […]
The Chief Executive, David Hagg, will be retiring on 5th October, after 17 years service. His replacement is Kathy O’Leary, who will be joining SDC in November. Kathy comes to SDC from Surrey, where she has held a senior management position for the last years. She has a background in Planning, which may be useful […]
May we thank, from the bottom of our hearts, our friends and neighbours for their help and kindness over the recent weeks. It was overwhelming that so many friends were able to attend the service to celebrate Stephen’s life. We hope Stephen will be remembered for the contribution he made to local life, especially at […]
Class 3 have been excited about coming back to school after the summer holiday! In these first few weeks the new Y3/4 children have been getting to know each other and learning the importance of friendship. They have taken inspiration from their English focus which is all about fables. The children have enjoyed listening and […]
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.We have started the Autumn term by drawing our self-portraits and we have made a large ‘Guess Who?’ game which the children have […]
Jolly Joggers is Back! As usual every Wednesday evening – meet outside the Co-op at 7pm sharp. All levels of ability, all speeds catered for, very friendly bunch – Come along, get fit and have fun! You will need a High Viz jacket and maybe a head torch for the darker winter evenings. Phone Vanessa […]
We’ve had such a brilliant summer at groups. I love my Wednesdays helping everyone to achieve their weight loss goals . We’ve celebrated lots of achievements over the summer. Awards for weight loss achieved, awards for Body Magic which is Slimming Worlds activity awards and also celebrating our fabulous Women of the Year 2018. Congratulations […]
We welcomed 3 new girls from Rainbows to Brownies for the first time. Those to whom it really matters – the Brownies – got to see the new programme this week and it was really well received. We looked at the six Themes which are the basis of the new programme and then played a […]
At some point, we’ve all walked past or through the lych gate (or lytch gate) of our village church, St Michael and All Angels. Many older churches have one of these, usually in the form of a covered entrance to the church grounds – it marks the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground. In older […]
Hope everyone has had a good summer. We will be resuming our evening meetings from October if anyone fancies joining us for a chat about crafting of any kind. Our aim is to encourage each other and give ideas and support. During our September meeting we will have been knitting poppies for the planned church […]
Once again the green fingered amongst us – and those handy in the kitchen too – came together to show us all what can be done with a little diligence, some skill and maybe just a tiny smidge of good luck. Given the very peculiar weather this year, it was amazing how many beautiful flowers […]
Jack Naylor is organising a big commemorative display in the Church over the remembrance week end. It would be wonderful if everyone could contribute to making this a real community show of gratitude to those who gave so much. Even if you have never really knitted or crocheted anything before, these patterns are really, really […]
After a quiet summer, we have plans afoot…. We are planning Eastington’s first ever Goodwill Evening for Saturday 8th December, there will be stalls, a tree to sing carols around, Santa’s Grotto and hopefully a few businesses open . If you are interested in a stall please contact me on the number below. Also we […]
“Never work with Animals or Children” here at the Kings Head House we like a challenge and did just that! What a fabulous event this was, with a real sense of Community people were so generous donating their time and money. The children of Eastington played a massive part and had the tough job of […]
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