Dear Readers, A Very Happy New Year to everyone. The strange and unsettled weather continues, swithering between balmy and calm, blustery and wet, cold and dry, sunny and bright, dismal and dark – sometimes all in one week. Once again the garden seems confused, with flowers blooming early – or even hanging on from last […]
The subject of this article is the gentleman in the photograph below. It was taken in 1911 at the celebration of the diamond wedding (60th) of the venerable Nathaniel and Mary Partridge – “much respected inhabitants of Eastington” . The photo comes from an article in the Stroud Journal of the time, that reported what […]
From the 1880s, through to the early years of the 20th century, ECN’s forebear – the ‘Eastington Parish Magazine’ – was distributed monthly throughout the parish. It appears to have been produced by the local Temperance Association, as each issue carried a prominent report of what the organisation had been doing in the previous month. […]
The Council meets twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month (Full Council / Planning Committee), the meetings are open to the public and all the information relating to the meetings is published on our website. For those of you that are unable to come along to the meetings, we thought […]
The ‘Automatic External Defibrillators’ are portable units that can be used to stabilise a heart rhythm in certain medical situations. We now have four defibrillators: Westend Suites – on the outside wall of the first business unit on the right Eastington Community Centre – left of the front door St Michael’s Church – on the […]
The children enjoyed participating in our nativity play ‘The Greatest Day’ for which we had been rehearsing many times beforehand and we managed to entertain everyone and enjoyed yet another amusing performance. The children have enjoyed talking about Christmas, what they did in the holidays and who they spent Christmas with. We linked this to […]
Come join the Jollies! We are a group of friends meeting at least once a week welcoming people of all abilities. Our group is totally free and open to all. Within the beginners we have 3 distinct groups…the brisk walkers, walking to jogging and fast jogging. We offer support and company on these dark nights […]
As ever it is planning that is the main theme of this month’s article, but before I go onto that let me make a couple of other points: ● As you read this Stroud District Council will be working on it’s new budget and although there are continued pressures on Local Government finances, the financial […]
We’ve had a busy few weeks at 1st Eastington Brownies. Unfortunately our carol singing trip before Christmas was cancelled due to the Noro virus at the care home. We did meet for a Christmas craft evening, however, in which the brownies re-cycled Aldi yogurt jars into beautiful Christmas tea-light holders and practiced gift wrapping skills. […]
Class 2 have been learning how to write information texts. We were very lucky to have a visit from Mrs. Taylor and Debbie from Clockhouse Vets in Stroud. They brought a rescue dog Mack. Debbie let us listen to Mack’s heartbeat and told us how to look after him. Mrs. Taylor also let us bandage […]
If you are caring for someone with mental incapacity who might ‘wander off’ and become lost, you might need police services to help to find them. In such cases it is important to be able to give as much information as possible about the person and about places they might seek out. If you are […]
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 […]
This new initiative aims to connect local people living in rural communities and help build new friendships and networks. The project is run by Guidepost and funded by the Gloucestershire County Councils’ Thriving Communities Fund. CONNECT is for and anyone seeking company and friendship, but perhaps especially those who may feel isolated due to sickness […]
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 […]
A new, free service from Gloucester Constabulary – sign up and receive real time messages about crime, road closures and other incidents close to you. Choose the type of alerts you want to see – by content and also by email, voicemail or text. Also view on the website – check it out! www.yourcommunityalerts.co.uk
Winter Progress at the Children’s Pond in the Coneygree Community Orchard. The mild weather this winter has allowed significant progress at the Community Pond. The “before” photos shows ECO volunteers re-profiling the area around the pond (we love our big toys). The “after” picture details what is still a work in progress but there’s water […]
Walkie Talkies presents:- Family friendly walks. Meet on the third Sunday of each Month – 1 pm at the Badger 5-ish miles, 3-ish hours Dogs on leads are welcome – with poo bags Please get in touch for more info. 07806 802540 / 01453 828557 email: cousins.vanessa@gmail.com or keep an eye on our facebook page
It is that time of year again, as Christmas is over we must start thinking about Easter (I have already spotted Easter Eggs in the supermarket!) Last years Easter Egg Hunt made a huge £2500 which was shared between Eastington Playgroup and Eastington Primary School. These funds had a significant impact on our learning environments, […]
We have a Messy Church on the Wednesday morning during the February Half Term week. The theme is the early life of Joseph – this is the story of his dreams (that annoyed his brothers), the coat of many colours and him being sold as a slave into Egypt (see Genesis 37). This is the […]
Christingle Last year, we had one of our biggest Christingle services on Christmas Eve ever, with almost 250 people packing out our Church to celebrate the beginning of Christmas, during which Christingles were handed out to children. Thank you to everyone who came along. We are pleased to announce that £472 was raised on the […]
During the installation of the haul road, the Bridleway crossing point had to be closed for a couple of days towards the end of January. Following this, the developers have given a re-assurance that they should be able to keep it open, now, by manually controlling the crossing point. The following is part of a […]
Spotted in the river close to Millend Mill and caught on camera by Mark Jones – (See the video on facebook Love Eastington!)
A warm welcome is extended to everyone to come to our series of 2019 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 […]
The Community Wellbeing Service is a free and confidential service for anyone over the age of 16. It can connect you to the local services and groups that can help improve your general wellbeing and meet your wider social needs. It can guide and support on issues such as: ● Mental health and wellbeing ● Long term […]
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