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Culture Five Valleys
WWT Slimbridge’s 80th anniversary leads a varied week of events across the Stroud district, including Irish folk at the Bowbridge Arms, a family barn dance, exhibitions, film, workshops and the annual Stroud Shindig fundraiser.
Community Five Valleys
The Royal International Air Tattoo will move from RAF Fairford to MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire from 2027, ending more than 40 years at the Gloucestershire base while organisers say the event’s charitable work will continue from Fairford.
Business & Openings Five Valleys
Home of Vintage at Five Valleys is highlighting winter clothing, second-hand books, puppets, theatrical goods and other distinctive presents from independent traders ahead of Christmas.
Culture Five Valleys
Stroud’s Grade II* listed Old Town Hall is set to gain a new role as a Centre for Textile Arts after the district council agreed a proposal led by Stroud Valleys Artspace and Stroudwater Textile Trust.
Culture Five Valleys
Italian ska-punk band Los Fastidios will return to the Prince Albert in Rodborough on November 9 to promote their 13th album, Lovesteady. Tickets cost £15, doors open at 7pm and all proceeds will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Traffic & Construction Five Valleys
Roads and a canal footpath near Marling School Playing Fields in Cainscross will close for the Five Valleys Fireworks event on October 26, 2026. Drivers and pedestrians are being told to plan alternative routes.
Community Five Valleys
Families in Stroud and across the wider district can choose from scarecrow spotting, fireworks, reptile encounters, textile crafts, owl-pellet exploration and Halloween boat trips between Monday 26 October and Sunday 1 November 2026.
Culture Five Valleys
Stroud’s events guide for 19–25 October includes the Autumn Arts Trail, live music at Brimscombe Mill and the Sub Rooms, a textile repair café, an early fireworks event at Aston Down, Jolly Nice’s pumpkin patch and exhibitions continuing into November and February.
Sport Five Valleys
Forest Green Rovers have reportedly approached Ebbsfleet United for permission to speak to manager Josh Wright, according to a report cited by Stroud Times. The club remains under interim management following Robbie Savage’s move to Peterborough United.
Business & Openings Five Valleys
Home of Vintage at Five Valleys Shopping Centre is expanding its independent retail, gallery and creative offer, with new traders, 17 additional artists, a jewellery collaboration and art workshops scheduled through December.
Sport Five Valleys
Forest Green Rovers have secured the postponement of their National League fixture against Scunthorpe United after four players were called up by their respective countries during the international break.
Traffic & Construction Five Valleys
Meningitis Now’s 39th annual Five Valleys Walk takes place this Sunday, offering routes from 1.5 miles to 21 miles, eight checkpoints, local food and entertainment, and free Stagecoach buses connecting locations across the Stroud area.
Business & Openings Five Valleys
Nice Baps will close its Cossack Square premises in Nailsworth on Saturday, September 26, after the building was sold. Owner Lisa Gatley is holding a breast cancer fundraiser and hopes the business may reopen elsewhere.
Business & Openings Five Valleys
The Happy Cinnamon Artisan Bakery and coffee shop in Market Street, Nailsworth, will close after trading for the final time on Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26, 2026. The independent business said quieter trading and the challenges of running the location had made the decision unavoidable, while leaving open the possibility of returning to the area.
Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
Police are appealing for information to locate Hollie, a 25-year-old woman from Stroud who was last seen in Weston-super-Mare on 23 July. Officers say they are increasingly concerned for her welfare after enquiries involving multiple police forces.
Culture Five Valleys
Five Valleys Gallery is adding a second unit at Stroud’s Five Valleys Shopping Centre after six months of growth, with more than 60 artists represented and applications open to new cooperative members.
Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for witnesses after masked offenders stole a jet ski and trailer from a property in Slimbridge on September 7, using a blue Ford Transit van with a bull bar.
Culture Five Valleys
The first signs of autumn are being seen across Stroud’s five valleys as September enters its final full week.
Sport Five Valleys
Forest Green Rovers stopped a three-match losing streak with a disciplined victory at in-form Hornchurch. Ricardo Rees scored early, Ethan Ross made a decisive late save and Robbie Savage praised the team’s defending, tactical flexibility, new starters and travelling supporters.
Business & Openings Five Valleys
The Old Nelson in Stroud is due to close on Monday, September 7, as Whitbread shuts its remaining Brewers Fayre sites. The venue is understood to have been acquired by Queensway Inns, which bought 53 former Brewers Fayre locations and is expected to reopen the pub under new ownership.
Traffic & Construction Five Valleys
A 36-year-old man from the Stratford area died at the scene after a Ford C-Max left Bakers Hill and hit a tree between Mickleton and Hidcote. Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage while road closures remain in place for the investigation.
Crime & Public Safety Five Valleys
A new nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates will use specialist technology and a new roads policing team to identify vehicles designed to evade cameras. The measures target offences ranging from avoiding parking and speeding penalties to organised crime and the movement of illegal goods, with drivers displaying an incorrectly displayed plate facing fines of up to £1,000.
Culture Five Valleys
Taylor Swift fans are being invited to Five Valleys in Stroud for two live tribute performances, meet-and-greet sessions and a chance to dress up in their favourite era-inspired outfits on Saturday, September 5.
