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

Stonehouse WI. Catherine Pyne from the Angel Bakery in Tetbury will join us to talk about Cup Cakes Couture.

Come along to Stonehouse Community Centre at 7.30pm this evening Wednesday, October 15. Our competition topic is Halloween decoration and the bring and buy table will feature scarves.

If you are interested join us to find out a bit more about your local WI.

Bethel Coffee mornings are back. Come and join us tomorrow morning Thursday, October 16, from 10am until noon for a chat and enjoy a coffee and homemade cakes.

Savvy Seniors – don’t forget that there are screenings on every Monday at 11am at the Vue cinema in Stroud. Join us on Monday, October 20 for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Use your bus pass to travel and for just £3.05 you’ll enjoy a film and a cuppa and biscuit.

Contact Jean Edwards on 01453 825276. Also join us from 7pm tomorrow, Thursday, October 16 and from 1.45pm on Sunday, October 19 as Manon goes live from The Royal Opera House.

On Saturday, October 18 Le Nozze di Figaro live from the Met Opera at 5.40pm.

Join us for the next Cotswold AONB Warden’s Walk at 10am on Sunday, October 19 and walk five miles from Newark Park NT car park to Alderley and back to the starting point. More information about all walks can be found at www.escapetothecotswolds.org.uk/walking uCome along to Goldfish community toddler group from 10am until 11.30am every Friday in school term time at the Baptist Church. For 50p per session per family you can enjoy a drink, homemade biscuits and a craft activity. For details contact Catherine Thompson by emailing cloudend@greenbee.net or calling 01453 823349.

Join the Stonehouse Pensioners Club, we meet at 2pm on alternate Wednesdays at the Stonehouse Community Centre. Contact Pam Hurlston on 01453 825150 or 0798 077 6881.

GL Communities Money Advice Services - sessions are held at APT Central in Park Parade, Stonehouse. Drop in on Tuesdays from 10am to 1pm or call the Advice Line on 01452 306581 on Fridays from 10am to noon.

Stonehouse Friendly Circle welcomes new members to enjoy good company, entertainment, tea, biscuits and a raffle. We meet on alternate Fridays in the Stonehouse Community Centre. Call Ruth Biddle on 01453 828917 for more information.

Join us for Stonehouse Health Walks which take place from 10.15am at Stonehouse community centre every Tuesday morning. Walks last up to one hour and this is an excellent way to keep fit and make new friends. The Pop In is open for coffee at the end of the walk. There are a number of walks around Stonehouse and leaflets giving details are available from the town council.

Stonehouse now has a Boules court on the Laburnum Recreation Ground. If you would like to hire the court contact Stonehouse Town Council on 01453 822070.

Short Mat Bowling Club at the Douglas Morley Hall is open to all interested bowls players. They meet every Tuesday and Friday afternoons between 2pm and 4.30pm. Come along and give it a go free of charge for the first two sessions. Equipment will be provided but flat soled shoes must be worn. Just turn up on the day or ring 07772 087656 for further information.

Stroud Valleys Credit Union, (Stonehouse Community Bank) is a co-operative run by volunteer members. Your money is completely safe and monitored by the PRA and FCA. An advisor is available at the Children’s Centre, Stonehouse. Did you know that the Credit Union (Save’n’borrow) has new premises in the Brunel Mall , Stroud? Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am until noon.

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

Coming up: uCome along to Leonard Stanley Village Hall for an indoor car boot sale from 9.30am until 1.30pm on Saturday, October 25. Each table will cost£5 and weather permitting there will be space for cars outside. Doors will open at 8.45am for sellers to set up. Entance will cost 50p and children enter free. To book a table contact 01453 828972 or 01453 823728.

Stonehouse Library Baby Bounce & Rhyme and Bookstart Bear sessions are back from 10.30am until 11am every Wednesday. Stonehouse library has a Home Library Service to promote community group or charity events. The building is also available as a venue for meetings. Pop in or call Lucy on 01453 823176 or 01453 751651.

Join us for the Sunshine and Shadows exhibition presented by Minchinhampton Local History Group looking at the local area before, during and after the Great War. The exhibition will take place from 10am until 5.30pm on Saturday, October 19 at Minchinhampton Market House.

Don’t forget to send me information about forthcoming events please.