THE wait is now over for parents of children starting school for the first time in September. Today, Wednesday, thousands of parents across the Five Valleys found out which school their child has been offered. All 6,725 applicants in the county
MUSICIANS from Stroud and beyond will perform acoustic sets at the Stroud Unplugged mini festival over the Easter weekend. The event is due to take place in a giant yurt in the back garden of the Crown and Sceptre, on Spider Lane in Stroud, from
SINGER/SONGWRITER Edd Donovan and his Wandering Moles will be emerging from the depths to perform at the Prince Albert in Rodborough this weekend. A social worker by day, Edd is soon to release his new album, Something To Take The Edge Off - a
STROUD Valleys Artspace (SVA) has forged a new partnership with a gallery in London. Redhanded is a new temporary art space in King's Cross, which is profiling work and projects that have been supported by SVA in Stroud and aims to build connections
CLASSIC Viking stories of gods, dwarves, giants and strange creatures come to life in a special Easter show.Using puppets, songs, rhyme and the odd inflatable sword, Spaniel in the Works theatre company perform Norse Tales at the Old Town Hall in the
YOUNG Gloucestershire string players are invited to take part in an inspiring weekend workshop, led by star violinist Nicola Benedetti, thanks to Cheltenham Music Festival. The Benedetti Sessions are open to any keen young musicians aged 8-18, who play
CHALFORD Parish Council has several thousand poppy seeds to give away to those who want to make a contribution to history. The poppy seeds are currently available from the parish centre for anyone who wishes to mark the centenary of the outbreak
Review of Painswick Music Society's concert THE Chamber Philharmonic of Europe's UK tour came to St Mary's Painswick with a group of string players along with a trumpeter and harpsichordist and gave us a concert in two parts: first music from
Review by Peter HarneySTROUD Symphony Orchestra gave a high energy performance in their concert at Holy Trinity Church at the end of last month. William Walton described his Johannesburg Festival Overture as ‘a non-stop gallop…..slightly
WORK has started on a £50,000 scheme to improve Nailsworth bus station. The improvements, which have been agreed between Stroud District Council, Nailsworth Town Council and Gloucestershire County Council, will take place over the next six weeks
YOUR Musical Memories returns to the Sub Rooms on Thursday at 2.30pm with a concert of spring music.The show features singers Kay Finch and Christine Leeding. They will be singing solos and duet, including All in an April Evening, Mendelssohn’s
WIN a giant Easter egg in a free Easter trail in The Shambles Market in Stroud on Saturday. Every entrant gets a Creme Egg. Pick up an entry form in the Indoor Market.
FLIES on the Wall Youth Theatre continue their 21st anniversary celebrations this week with a brand new production.Set in 2028, Stargazing tells the story of a society obsessed with astrology who defeat the evil false zodiac signs that capture Virgo and
MEET the Museum in the Park's geologist today (Wednesday, April 16), between 2pm and 4pm. Drop in and discover more about the venue’s internationally significant geology collection and bring your fossil finds for identification too. All ages
POLICE in Stroud have issued CCTV images of men they want to talk to in connection with several shoplifting cases in the town. Officers want to talk to the man in the first image about the theft of an electric toothbrush, worth around £80, from
DECORATE your own Easter egg and much more with a fun packed craft session at the Museum in the Park. The drop in workshops start today (Wednesday) and continue until Sunday, from 11am to 4pm.
THE Painswick Singers will be performing Faure’s Requiem in St Mary’s Church, Painswick on Good Friday at 7.30pm. The choir will be conducted by Andrew Hopwood and accompanied by organist Ed Jenkins. The concert sees the return of bass-baritone
IT WAS the experience of his pet cat dying on his 50th birthday that led to Madness frontman Suggs not only realising his own mortality, but writing his life story. “I was 50. My kids had recently left home and the cat was dead. It all just triggered
ARTIST Millie Wood Swanepoel explores the notion of time in her latest exhibition, currently showing at the Lansdown Gallery.The collection features ideas and images expressed in clay, fused glass, metal, wire and a combination of found objects."
SPIDER-MAN, Kermit the Frog and Homer Simpson are just some of the characters to look out for along the Chalford Scarecrow Trail. Now in its 10th year, the Easter Scarecrow Trail started on Saturday and runs every day, from 10am to 5pm, until Easter
DEVELOP your skills in character comedy with a learning through theatre workshop next month. Performer, director and teacher Cheryl Parmenter leads a physical theatre workshop, in which participants will explore the expressive use of the body, working
A FATHER of three picked up a kitchen knife and threatened to kill his childhood sweetheart when she started seeing another man. At Gloucester Crown Court this week Judge Jamie Tabor, QC, said although there was no excuse to pick up a knife – and
