The latest news as it happens from Stroud, Stonehouse, Nailsworth and across the Five Valleys

RANDWICK WI

1:50pm Monday 29th March 2010

THE speaker on this occasion was Beauty Therapist Wendy Kemp, who is now a Lecturer at Stroud College. After having worked in various beauty salons in the past, she explained about skin care and that her specialities are Facials and Dermatology.

Purton Hulks

4:50pm Sunday 28th March 2010

BBC’s Countryfile unlocks the secrets of Gloucestershire’s maritime past

Rothwell Temperance Band back in Stroud

10:50am Saturday 27th March 2010

CONTINUING the 45th, and final, season of concerts, the Stroud Brass Band festival welcomes the Rothwell Temperance Band to the Subscription Rooms on March 20.

Hilltop Garden Club

1:50pm Friday 26th March 2010

THIRTY FIVE club members and their guests gathered at The Ragged Cot on February 16 for our annual dinner, postponed from January 5 because of the first of this winter’s heavy snowfalls. It was a jovial occasion and everyone agreed that the food and the company were excellent.

Stroud Shambles WI

7:50am Friday 26th March 2010

FOR our March meeting we were entertained by Gail from Abigail Crafts, demonstrating the art of patchwork quilting and handicrafts. Everyone had a chance of making a lavender bag for themselves.

PLANNING applications received by Stroud District Council

11:00am Thursday 25th March 2010

Bisley With Lypiatt: Mr Richard Neath, Lillyhorn Cottage, Bournes Green, Stroud: Alterations and extensions; Mr Christopher Miller, The Firs, Far Wells Road, Bisley, Stroud: Extensions and alterations.

Stephen Harley-Sloman springs into action

9:50am Thursday 25th March 2010

IT FELT so good on Sunday afternoon to have the warm sun on my back as I finally got to grips with the last of my borders to be tidied after winter. I was cutting down and removing dead stems of galega officianalis, dierama pulcherrimum, kniphofia and libertia peregrinans and this time remembering to wear gloves to protect my hands from splinters.

Eastcombe WI

5:50pm Wednesday 24th March 2010

ON THE eve of Saint Patrick’s Day nearly forty members enjoyed an Irish-themed evening. Twenty two girls from the local group Centre Stage Performing Arts Academy and aged from five to about fifteen, with some dressed appropriately in green, gave us a display of Irish dancing.

Film: THE BLIND SIDE (12A) reviewed by Clare Shepherd

12:40pm Wednesday 24th March 2010

THIS true story is based on Michael Lewis’s book The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game. We learn straight away that it is a true story as there is footage of the real main characters from the off and at the end. The title is a football reference, which means protecting the blind side of a quarterback.

Stroud Camera Club

12:10pm Monday 15th March 2010

ONE of the benefits of belonging to a club – and I'm sure I've said this before – is that it has a certain amount of pulling power, dependent of course upon the charms, persuasiveness, inspiration and tenacity of the programme secretary.

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