In this section are articles that have been contributed by community members.
This means that you (yes, you) can also contribute stories, articles,
photographs, pictures, drawings, and poetry on themes that are
relevant to Wotton and the local area.
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Posted:
Jul 17th 2010 08:55 |
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Wotton's Chamber President is not prepared to miss a chance to protect Wotton's future business community with a delay in studies to car park project
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Jul 17th 2010 08:54 |
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A leading firm of opticians has warned parents about the dangers of strong sunlight to children’s unprotected eyes.
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Jul 7th 2010 09:01 |
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Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust celebrates the opening of its 60th nature reserve - at Nind near Kingswood
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Jun 21st 2010 16:55 |
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Volunteers at the Wotton Cinema have received training in customer services
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Jun 21st 2010 17:00 |
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A resident at the Court Care Centre in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire has just celebrated her 100th birthday.
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Jun 15th 2010 16:25 |
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This year in support of Cancer Research UK and Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
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Jun 1st 2010 09:40 |
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The owner of a South Gloucestershire hair dressing salon has engaged a local training consultancy to teach her staff how to run the business while she is away on maternity leave.
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Feb 18th 2010 15:00 |
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With spring now approaching, the issues concerning walking your dog through fields with cattle need thinking about again, having made the national press last summer.
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Feb 3rd 2010 11:21 |
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On Saturday, January 30th 2010, many people from the community in and around Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, UK came together to learn and record a brand new song.
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Dec 22nd 2009 10:18 |
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This season's pantomime is Dick Whittington from the Stinchcombe Village Players
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Dec 22nd 2009 09:59 |
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Show your support for a valuable local asset!
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Jun 25th 2009 12:54 |
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The Market Place at Wotton will be opening in September.
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Jun 12th 2009 18:43 |
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Linda Banister and Tracy Francksen of Red Door Coaching and Training Ltd have opened their door to work with local people and businesses .
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Jul 6th 2009 13:33 |
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This year in support of Cancer Research UK and Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
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May 12th 2009 14:05 |
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The Final Report on the SOSO Campaign by Roger Carter who chaired the committee
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Apr 28th 2009 13:03 |
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The beginning of the Arts week in Wotton under Edge opened with a flurry.
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Apr 14th 2009 10:24 |
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Catherine Johnson and Gloucestershire Cinema join forces to help Screenwriter at Viewfinder 2009!
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Mar 16th 2009 21:03 |
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A Black Tie Charity Disco will be held on May 9th from 8pm til late at the Cotswold Edge Golf Club
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Mar 16th 2009 16:45 |
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Here is a series of announcements from Chris Pockett, group Marketing Services Manager, Renishaw Plc.
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Jan 30th 2009 16:42 |
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Blue Coat CE Primary School, Wotton under Edge, is making plans to install 10 kW of renewable energy generation in the form of solar PV panels and a small wind turbine.
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Sep 22nd 2008 09:16 |
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3C Community Church Zimbabwe Outreach: fund raising for the Mbuya Nehanda Children's Home
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Jun 12th 2008 07:42 |
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Your financial records and your household budget, securely online - it's Your Money in a Nutshell!
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May 21st 2008 16:34 |
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Old London Road Nature Reserve is holding a special open day on Sunday the 22nd of June, from 11am!
A flower on the Edge, on your doorstep ...
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May 15th 2008 13:43 |
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The National Association of Ladies' Circles
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Sep 7th 2007 14:32 |
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Plans for a new BMX track for youngsters in Wotton under Edge and Kingswood have moved a step nearer after receiving planning permission.
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Jul 25th 2007 10:03 |
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Wotton-under-Edge Hockey Club reflected on a memorable 2006/07 season at their Annual General Meeting on Monday night.
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Posted:
Jun 4th 2007 09:04 |
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More memories from John Durn
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Posted:
May 9th 2007 08:11 |
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Sign the petition!
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Apr 4th 2007 22:20 |
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Following several months of uncertainty, the future of the Fleece Inn in Hillesley, Gloucestershire has been resolved and the popular public house will re-open on Good Friday, April 6, 2007.
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Mar 21st 2007 20:34 |
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A chance to support Wotton's hockey teams in their final home matches of 2006/07
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Dec 29th 2006 16:47 |
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It all began in 1958 when a group of school children from the local secondary school along with some other people volunteered to build an out door swimming pool.
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Dec 21st 2006 13:18 |
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There was always something special about the summers in Wotton-under-Edge. When we were children.
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Dec 7th 2006 10:57 |
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The Reformed Characters recently played at a very successful dance in aid of the charity BBC Children in Need at the Royal British Legions Jubilee Hall in Wotton.
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Dec 6th 2006 13:25 |
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Leyhill Prison Independent Monitoring Board (previously known as The Board of Visitors) is currently recruiting volunteers.
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Posted:
Nov 23rd 2006 08:51 |
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From Hugo Grimes, Nov 2006.
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Nov 23rd 2006 09:10 |
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Berkeley Castle is England's oldest inhabited castle and most historic home. Over 24 generations of Berkeley's have transformed a savage Norman fortress into a truly stately home full of treasures.
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Nov 17th 2006 20:12 |
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The ladies team from Wotton-under-Edge Hockey Club unveiled their new playing strip recently, thanks to help from a generous sponsor.
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Oct 27th 2006 13:23 |
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My name is Glenys Godson (née Adams) and my parents, Ben and Joyce Adams kept The Kings Arms public house in Ellerncroft Road.
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Oct 6th 2006 08:40 |
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Wotton Community Leisure Complex (WCLC) will be a fantastic new community facility, providing much needed sport and leisure facilities.
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Posted:
Jul 11th 2006 13:44 |
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Chipping Manor Dental Practice is Holding a Toothbrush Amnesty during the month of July.
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Jun 16th 2006 08:47 |
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From the end of the summer term 2006, the 2nd Charfield Brownies will be without a leader.
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Posted:
Mar 29th 2006 16:06 |
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Volunteers running the recently refurbished Electric Picture House in Wotton-under-Edge have been delighted by several full houses in recent weeks.
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Mar 9th 2006 10:17 |
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2nd XI wrap up league title with two games to spare.
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Posted:
Nov 11th 2005 11:10 |
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Wotton-under-Edge Hockey Clubs' new ladies team plays its first ever game.
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Mar 29th 2006 16:05 |
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Wotton's historic cinema is to reopen next week (12 November) after a three-year £150,000 fund-raising campaign.
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Sep 26th 2005 10:36 |
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Cookability, the online cookshop based in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, has won a DTI ECommerce Award at a ceremony held on 21st September 2005 at the Hewlett Packard Laboratories in Bristol.
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Jul 15th 2005 17:42 |
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Headteacher of the British School in Wortley Road, Wotton, Mr Paul Hiatt, said "We are very excited to receive this recognition of the high educational standards we achieve. It's a real tribute to the hard work of all the children and staff at the British".
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Jun 14th 2005 09:17 |
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28 students from Rose Hill School in Alderley recently took their LAMDA (The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) examinations – with outstanding success!
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Jun 14th 2005 09:10 |
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Children at a Wotton-under-Edge pre-school have been making the most of the recent warmer weather in their new sandpit.
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May 23rd 2005 15:30 |
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As part of their recent Book Fair, Rose Hill School's Early Years had the opportunity to dress up as a favourite book character.
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May 18th 2005 13:39 |
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June 6th - June 24th 2005
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May 10th 2005 20:41 |
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Wotton-under-Edge Hockey Club continues its commitment to developing local junior talent, this time with the assistance of Rose Hill School and its new artificial turf facility.
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May 3rd 2005 17:08 |
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The campaign to reopen Wotton-under-Edge's cinema has passed a significant milestone after builders began a major refurbishment programme inside the historic building.
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Mar 3rd 2005 20:04 |
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Year 7 pupils from Rose Hill School at Alderley near Wotton-under-Edge recently had the opportunity to sample a new style of dance.
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Feb 15th 2005 18:16 |
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Two major grants totalling £47,000 have given the biggest boost yet to the community campaign to re-open the cinema in Wotton-under-Edge.
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Feb 8th 2005 22:59 |
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Following a successful Open Morning for prospective parents, Rose Hill School officially opened their new all-weather, multi-sports pitch on Saturday 5 February.
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Dec 30th 2004 13:20 |
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Children from Rose Hill Preparatory School's Senior Choir entertained residents of The Court, one of Wotton-under-Edge's residential homes, with an evening of Christmas carols.
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Dec 13th 2004 11:24 |
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Rose Hill School at Alderley near Wotton-under-Edge is close to completion of work on a new all-weather, multi-sports pitch. The latest development promises to bring to the independent preparatory school for children aged 2 ½ to 13, superb new sporting facilities and the opportunity to host tournaments to professional standards.
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Nov 17th 2004 12:11 |
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Rose Hill School at Alderley near Wotton-under-Edge has adopted a new four-year progressive "life skills" learning programme, which will see its pupils become equipped with essential skills for life.
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Nov 5th 2004 10:27 |
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Ahead of another new season, Wotton-under-Edge Hockey Club continues to go from strength to strength and its achievements should be a source of pride for the town as a whole.
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Oct 18th 2004 10:44 |
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The Headmistress of one of the West's most renowned senior girls' schools has joined the Board of Governors for Rose Hill School, an independent preparatory school at Alderley near Wotton-under-Edge.
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Sep 23rd 2004 19:02 |
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Rose Hill School has started the new school term by welcoming some new members of staff to its senior management team.
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Jul 21st 2004 20:23 |
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Renishaw plc and Katharine Lady Berkeley's School present a Charity Concert with the Dursley Male Voice Choir, for the benefit of Gary Kemery, an employee of Renishaw, who is severely disabled as a result of an accident in August last year.
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Jul 5th 2004 11:17 |
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Children at the Kindergarten at the British School in Wotton-under-Edge have been enjoying new play equipment. Two new climbing frames, which can be linked together, and a slide are now taking pride of place in the new extension, which was built last year.
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May 14th 2004 10:13 |
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As part of their French and Art projects pupils in Bluecoat have drawn and
described typical images in their locality to send to the primary school
classes in Beaumont-le-Roger
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Jul 5th 2004 11:10 |
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The British School in Wotton-under-Edge has been praised for its teaching, management and ethos by Ofsted Inspectors.
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Apr 7th 2004 18:18 |
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This year's Wotton Arts Festival, which takes place from 23 April to 2 May, has a cinematic theme running through its activities.
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Feb 6th 2004 10:29 |
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A group of youngsters from a dance group run by Wotton Baptist Church will be performing at an evening of dance ministry as part of the "Love Wotton" season.
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Jan 17th 2004 14:46 |
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Alpha offers the chance to explore the meaning of Life
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Aug 3rd 2008 23:01 |
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Reports on local nursery, primary and secondary schools
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Oct 16th 2003 15:11 |
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The British School nursery has been praised for the very high standard of its care and educational provision by Ofsted following its latest inspection.
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Oct 10th 2003 14:55 |
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Visitors to the recent Medieval Fayre at Wotton-under-Edge were treated to an historic golf match courtesy of the Wotton Dramatic Society.
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Aug 9th 2003 09:30 |
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Tom Rial says: sorry to relate the sad loss of Al Ludepam as you may have read in the Times last week, a great lover of the south cotswolds and Wotton in particular where he could trace his roots right back to 1733. He asked that the following poem dedicated to our town be posted on the site which he considered a great leap forward in locals talking to each other, it was written before his final evening meal with his extended family and zoo of pets around him.
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Nov 28th 2003 11:07 |
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Wotton-under-Edge has started work on a "Healthcheck" to test the temperature of the town and diagnose any current or potential problems. This is your opportunity to have your say on the future of the town.
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Feb 8th 2003 13:15 |
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Childhood Memories of Synwell 1941 - 1951
by Terry Gough
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Nov 7th 2002 20:51 |
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Here are the results of the poll taken between April 3rd 2002 and November 7th 2002.
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Jul 10th 2002 11:46 |
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News Release, 2 July 2002
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Jul 25th 2002 18:48 |
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More from Terry Gough
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Posted:
Jan 2nd 2003 16:19 |
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The memories of Terry Gough
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Jun 13th 2002 17:44 |
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A poem by Terry Gough of Quedgeley, Gloucester
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May 23rd 2002 13:43 |
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Hello, I am Greg Moore from Imperial, California - USA.
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Apr 3rd 2002 15:36 |
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Here are the results of the poll taken between February 1st 2002 and April 3rd 2002.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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Ruth Mancktelow (nee Bruton) writes about her father and her own life.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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Wotton Against Tetra Emissions (WATE)
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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Here are the results of the poll.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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More notes from an old-wottonite, John Durn.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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Again, thanks to the Gazette we can bring you a recent aerial view of central Wotton-under-Edge.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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A former resident of Kingswood and Wotton writes with his memories.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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Thanks to the Gazette we can bring you a recent aerial view of central Wotton-under-Edge.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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An interesting map showing Kingswood as part of Wiltshire.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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This is an email from a New Zealander that enjoyed this site and the Wotton Town Council site.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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The nice folks at the Gloucestershire Gazette have run a story about this website.
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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Tania Leyland, January 2001
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Nov 5th 2003 23:24 |
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This is an example article to show how they are displayed.
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