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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.
Community
Stroud District Greens have criticised continuing uncertainty over Gloucestershire’s devolution arrangements and delays to local government reorganisation.
Community Brimscombe
A consultation on proposed parish council changes in seven Stroud district communities closes at 11.59pm on Sunday, 15 November 2026, before recommendations go to Full Council in December.
Community
Dame Fiona Reynolds visited Painswick Rococo Garden to learn how National Lottery-funded community activities are widening access to the historic landscape while conservation work continues.
Community
Stroud has ranked ninth in England for recorded asbestos-containing waste after 168.66 tonnes per 10,000 residents were recorded in 2025, although the figures do not measure asbestos in local buildings or residents’ exposure.
Community
Stroud Times is promoting its advertising offer to local businesses, citing more than 200,000 monthly website visitors, a loyal readership and a growing social-media presence.
Community
A gallery by photographer Pete Kinsella records participants of all abilities during Sunday’s Stroud Half Marathon 2026.
Community
Stagecoach is offering free bus travel across Stroud to serving military personnel, veterans and cadets on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, and Remembrance Day, Wednesday, 11 November. Eligible passengers must show specified identification or wear qualifying military clothing or medals.
Community
Miserden Gardens near Stroud will host fireworks, a bonfire, food, drinks and a glow-in-the-dark disco on Saturday 7 November 2026. The event will support Miserden Primary School and Sunflowers Suicide Support, while other displays are planned across Gloucestershire from 31 October to 8 November.
Community Nailsworth
Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince says he is suing Peterborough United for £2 million over what he alleges was an improper approach for former Nailsworth manager Robbie Savage. Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony has denied the allegation.
Community
Stroud Athletic Club’s neon-lit event brought together women of all ages and abilities to raise awareness of safety fears when running after dark.
Community
Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher has welcomed proposed government measures to regulate high-risk cosmetic procedures following the death of his constituent Alice Webb after a non-surgical Brazilian butt lift.
Community
Gloucestershire County Council leader Cllr Lisa Spivey has demanded urgent answers from ministers after the county was excluded from the Government’s latest devolution announcement, while deals progressed elsewhere in the region.
Community Cainscross
Angela Shaw, 65, says losing 6st 0.5lbs has transformed her confidence, energy and lifestyle after she was chosen for the semi-finals of Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2026 competition.
Community Brimscombe
Jacob Pickering won the 44th Stroud Half Marathon for Cheltenham County Harriers, finishing ahead of Max Kelly and David Thurlbeck. The event also included the Stroud 10K, the inaugural Mini Mile, fundraising for local charities and a new JLUXE activewear launch supporting Longfield Hospice.
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.
Community Nailsworth
The Peace Pledge Union is encouraging people in Stroud and elsewhere to wear white poppies at Remembrance ceremonies, saying the symbol honours civilian and military victims of war and promotes peaceful alternatives.
Community Stonehouse
The popular event scheduled for Saturday, October 24, at Aston Down has been cancelled after organisers reviewed forecasts for heavy rain and high winds. Ticket holders will be offered a free transfer to the 2027 event or a refund.
Community Stonehouse
Stonehouse has won the overall Britain in Bloom 2026 title after taking Gold and being named Best Small Town in the UK. The award recognises years of work by Stonehouse in Bloom volunteers, who maintain gardens, planters, green spaces and the Community Arboretum across the town.
Community Stonehouse
A new JLUXE activewear collection inspired by Jordan Lansdown’s grandmother will launch at the Stroud Half Marathon, with 10 per cent of sales donated to Longfield’s Hospice at Home service.
Community Stonehouse
New Government planning rules coming into force on October 31 will mean most smaller applications in Stroud are decided by planning officers rather than elected councillors. Green councillors say the changes weaken local democracy and could stop communities challenging controversial schemes.
Community
Stroud’s MP says their priority is to represent local constituents in Parliament and ensure the issues affecting them are heard.
Community
The Cotswold Canals Connected partnership has received the Building with Nature Full Award for work combining canal restoration with habitat creation, biodiversity, wellbeing and water management.
Community
Stroud District Council is urging residents to check private waste collectors before handing over rubbish, warning that waste can still be their responsibility if it is illegally dumped. The council has also issued advice on full bins, charity-shop donations and its bulky waste collection service.
Community Stonehouse
Longfield Community Hospice is asking van owners, businesses and volunteers across Gloucestershire to support its 2027 Treecycling campaign, which will collect real Christmas trees from homes between January 10 and 17.
Community Stonehouse
Simon Opher MP has highlighted the impact of miscarriage and baby loss, a candlelight remembrance event at Gloucester Royal Hospital and support available to bereaved families in Gloucestershire and nationally.
Community Stonehouse
Avening-based actor Richard E. Grant has chosen Longfield Community Hospice in Minchinhampton as the beneficiary of a live portrait-sculpting event, following the care provided to his late wife, Joan Washington.
Community
Military veterans and Friends of St James have completed work to refurbish a dry stone wall beside the Charfield Railway Memorial at St James’ Church, Charfield, with support from Veterans on the Edge and funding from the Veterans Foundation.
Community
Stroud District Council has agreed up to £245,000 to help Woodchester Mansion Trust retain specialist staff, prepare a major National Lottery Heritage Fund application and protect the Grade I listed building’s future.
Community Berkeley
Animal lovers are being invited to give 136 former commercial laying hens a retirement home at two British Hen Welfare Trust rehoming events in Berkeley on 24 and 25 October.
