Contact Lesley with your community news on 01453 822684 or email Lesley.williams@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Congratulations once again Maidenhill students are to be congratulated on their GCSE results. Well done everybody and thank you to the staff.

Savvy Seniors Cinema Club meets every Monday at 11am at the Vue Cinema in Stroud. Next Tuesday, September 1 - Danny Collins, starring Al Pacino as an aging rocker who decides to change the course of his life after receiving a long undelivered letter from the late John Lennon. Use your bus pass to travel and for just £3.29 you’ll enjoy a film and a cuppa and biscuit. Live Screenings: Thursday September 3 from the National Theatre the restoration comedy ‘The Beaux Strategem’ starting at 6.45pm. More information needed? Contact Jean Edwards on 01453 825276 uCotswold AONB Warden’s Walks the next walk is on Wednesday September 2. Join at Painswick’s Stamages Lane Car Park to walk the six miles to the Beacon. All walks start at 10am and return to the starting point. More details can be found on the Cotswold AONB website at www. escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/walking/guided-walks/

Friday Night is Bingo Night in Stonehouse Community Centre starting at 7pm.

Want to get out on a bike but not sure how to do it? Visit www.bigbikerevival.org.uk website to find out just how you can get out on the bike that has been sitting in the shed for too long.

Hats for Seamen. I have just posted another 16 hats to the mission in Bristol and thank to everyone who knit the hats which continue to be very well received. If you would like to knit a hat patterns and some wool is available in the Town Hall, or contact me. Or if you have any unwanted balls of wool that could be put to good use please get in touch. My phone number is at the top of this column.

Stonehouse Library Baby Bounce & Rhyme and Bookstart Bear sessions are back. Every Wednesday at 10.30 – 11am during school term time. Stonehouse library is there for everyone – there is a Home Library Service and why not let us promote community group or charity events. The building is also available as a venue for meetings. Pop in or call Lucy on 01453 823176/751651.

Stonehouse Scout HQ in Oldend Lane is available for bookings for parties and other events. Please contact Rachel Armstrong on 01453 827023.

Goldfish community toddler group. We meet every Friday in school term time at the Baptist Church from 10-11.30am. Sessions are free and include a drink and home-made biscuits as well as a craft activity. We have plenty of toys and finish the morning with singing. For further details please contact: Catherine Thompson cloudend@greenbee.net or 01453 823349.

Stonehouse Pensioners Club. Come and meet old friends and make new ones by joining the Stonehouse pensioners club. We meet alternate Wednesdays at the Stonehouse Community Centre at 2pm. Enjoy some entertainment, followed by tea, coffee and biscuits, we also have a raffle. All are welcome and for more info, please ring Pam 01453 825150.

Stonehouse Friendly Circle always welcomes new members so if you are new to the area why not come along and find out what we do. There is always good company, entertainment and of course tea & biscuits and a raffle. We meet alternate Fridays in the Stonehouse Community Centre, 01453 828917 for more information.

Stonehouse now has a Boules court on the Laburnum Recreation Ground. If you would like to hire the court, please contact the Town Council for details on how to hire it and get the key. Call 01453 822070.

The Royal British Legion has implemented bi-monthly meetings, they will be on even months; Feb, April, June, Oct and Dec and on the first Tuesday at 7pm. Meetings are in the Globe Inn. Anyone interested in becoming a member will be welcome, having been in the services is not a requirement. Next meeting Tuesday, April 7. Dave Talbot on 01453 826302.

Zumba Classes are now being held in Stonehouse Community Centre every Thursday evening from 7.15-8pm.

Keep Fit for the over 50s. Come along and join in this class which is held every Thursday in Stonehouse Community Centre from 10-11am.

Did you know that Stonehouse has its own Sports and Dance Centre at Maidenhill? Open to the public Monday-Friday 6-10pm and on Sunday from 10am – 2pm. Special introductory gym offer. New users pay just £24 for a full induction and one month gym membership. Pay as you go or join a month at a time. Come and have a look. There is a fully equipped gym with air conditioning. Exercises classes include Fitball, Aerobics, Circuits, Studio Cycle, Pilates and Zumba. Concession scheme gives 40 per cent off selected activities. Find out more on the website: www.stroud.gov.uk/sportcentres uTai Chi Health Class. Every Thursday 11.30am-12.30pm at St Josephs Church Hall, Oldend Lane, Stonehouse. £6. Suitable for all shapes, sizes and ages. Call Christopher on 01453 828000.

Stonehouse Gardening next meet in the Community Centre at 7.30pm on Wednesday September 2. The guest speaker will be George Alway who will give a talk on ‘Vegetable Growing without Tears’. All are welcome and for more information please ring 01453 821809.

Magpies Social Club. Come along for an evening of Rock’nRoll with the Tail Lights on Saturday September 5 starting at 8 until late. Entry £1, members £2.

Wycliffe Choral Society. Rehearsals resume on Tuesday September 8 from 7.45-9.30pm in the Performing Arts Centre Wycliffe Preparatory School, Stonehouse. No auditions, music provided. It will be a varied programme including Bach’s Magnificat and Haydyn’s Nelson Mass. Also included is Zimbe. Come sing the songs of Africa – a terrific hit with choirs and audiences alike since first performed in 2008. Further details: www.wycliffechoralsociety.org or conductor Chris Swain – 01453 822998.

Stonehouse Dog Training classes are also held in Stonehouse Community Centre on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6pm. Mike Vines on 01453 822134.