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Culture Stratford Park
Museum in the Park will host a small, pre-bookable Roman-themed activity session for families with neurodivergent children and children with additional access requirements on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
Business & Openings Stratford Park
Stroud’s much-loved Stratford Park Outdoor Pool has reopened following refurbishment, with a preview video highlighting the renewed facility and the hopes of local councillors and campaigners for its future.
Culture High Street
The free eat:Stonehouse food festival will bring more than 70 food and drink makers to Stonehouse town centre on Sunday 16 August 2026, alongside music, entertainers and family activities.
Culture Stratford Park
Families with children aged five and over can explore microscopic soil life through a drop-in craft workshop at the Museum in the Park in Stroud on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
Community Stratford Park
Stroud’s Stratford Park Lido is due to reopen this weekend, according to a community-news listing published by Stroud Times on 12 August 2026.
Culture Stratford Park
Families can step into medieval Britain at The Museum in the Park in Stratford Park, Stroud, on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with free activities, crafts and bookable sword-school sessions.
Culture Stratford Park
Families can explore Victorian life through hands-on activities at the Museum in the Park in Stroud on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
Culture Stratford Park
A botanical art workshop led by artist Karen Green at Stroud’s Museum in the Park has sold out ahead of its Tuesday 11 August 2026 session. The adult workshop will take place at Stratford Park and forms part of the Park Life exhibition programme.
Culture Stratford Park
Museum in the Park will host a pre-bookable Victorian-themed family session for children over five who need a quieter, more flexible environment. The event takes place at Stratford Park in Stroud from 10am to 11am on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
Business & Openings Central
Renishaw has reaffirmed its commitment to Earth science and mineralogy by sponsoring an international conference marking the 150th anniversary of the Mineralogical Society, according to Stroud Times Business.
Culture Stratford Park
IKP Productions will bring its family comedy adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz back to the Museum in the Park at Stratford Park on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Community Stratford Park
Residents across Gloucestershire will no longer be able to take fridges, freezers and other cooling appliances to household recycling centres from Saturday, August 8, according to Stroud Times.
Culture Stratford Park
Families can try traditional games and toys from the past at a free drop-in event at the Museum in the Park, Stroud, on Friday 7 August 2026.
Crime & Public Safety
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and footage after a van driver was assaulted in a suspected road-rage incident in a lane off Marling Close in Amberley, Stroud, on 28 March.
Culture Stratford Park
A new exhibition by the Stroud Artists’ Cooperative will open at the Museum in the Park on Saturday 1 August 2026, featuring work inspired by local parks and the grounds of Stratford Park.
Culture
BAG A TINGS will return to Stroud Valleys Artspace on Friday 31 July 2026, bringing a late-night programme of dancehall, UK garage, Afrobeats, baile funk, reggaeton and global bass sounds to John Street.
Culture Stratford Park
Families can explore Stroud District’s history for free at Museum in the Park from Saturday 18 July to Monday 31 August 2026.
