The SNJ take a look back through the decades at some Stroud nostalgia.

1967

  • A FASHION show arranged by Hussells Fashions of Stroud and held in the coffee lounge of the showrooms raised a fantastic sum of £32 for the Star Centre for Physically Handicapped Youth.

About 90 people were at the show, which was opened by Mrs Peter Falconer.

The clothes were described by Mr J Hussell and included fashions for men, ladies and children.

  • A COW received a lacerated rear leg when in collision with a car on Rodborough Common.

The front of the vehicle was extensively damaged.

The car was being driven by a Mrs A Hunt who was visiting the district.

1977

  • MEMBERS of the Stroud Slimming club released 55 red, white and blue Silver Jubilee balloons into the air to celebrate a successful week of losing weight.

A spokesman for the 40-member club explained that as part of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebration.

The Sub Rooms had been suitably decorated for their social evening and the balloons represented each of the 55lbs shed by members during the previous week.

The spokesman said that bewildered people had started chasing the balloons round the town afterwards wondering where they had come from.

  • THE tools used to by George Pearce a coach builder at Paganhill when he trimmed one of the Paganhill’s first maypoles over 100 years ago were discovered to still exist.

Mr Pearce’s daughter-in-law told the SNJ se thought readers might be interested to know she still had the tools her father-in-law used over a century ago.

“He couldn’t get a tree tall enough so he had to splice two trees together,” she said.

“He used to own the Dingle in Paganhill.”

1987

Mrs Gardiner was not only the first woman chairman since the council was created under local government re-organisation in 1973 but also the first non-conservative to hold the office.

1997

  • A NEW environmental award was launched in memory of a young Stroud journalist who was killed in a tragic road accident.Sam Goldsack who was a feature writer for The Citizen newspaper, was knocked over by a passing car outside her home near Stonehouse in February 1995.

Shortly afterwards her colleagues decided to set up a special award to commemorate her life and work.

  • POPULAR Stroud GP Graham Voss had the restaurant which he was instrumental in founding, dedicated to his memory.

Dr Voss sadly collapsed and passed away at his surgery on Locking Hill in December 1996.
A close friend Jean-Marie-Lauzier who owned the then newly opened restaurant decided to dedicate the whole building to his memory.

2007

  • EDDIE the Eagle Edwards, the Olympic ski jumping sensation became a bone marrow donor to save his sister.

Tests showed that he and his sister Liz Edwards who was battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma were a perfect match.

Eddie from North Woodchester said he did not think twice before agreeing to the procedure to save Liz who was 40.

Marrow donation involves using special hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the pelvic bones.