AS WE head into autumn, I’m looking forward to the new adventures the next months may bring bring my way. Will they be as varied and enjoyable as my summer experiences, I wonder?
The NFWI Annual Meeting at the start of June led the way. Some 58 delegates and observers from all parts of Gloucestershire took part in two inspiring days in Bournemouth. The sun was shining and many members headed for the beach after settling in at our hotel. Some took the opportunity to join the lobby there, calling on the government to get “Drastic with plastic”, for plastic pollution to be consigned to the past, with a giant End Plastic Soup logo made out of discarded plastic waste by Jane Bolsover, Craft Consultant at the NFWI UNIT at Denman. Some just went for a paddle or a swim while others spent the afternoon at the delightful RussellCotes Art Gallery and Museum on the top of the East Cliff.
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Gloucestershire After The War
Discovering the county’s Arts and Crafts memorials of the First World War
THE WILD SIDE OF Moreton-in-Marsh
The days are getting shorter but there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful, says Sue Bradley, who discovers how a Cotswolds town is becoming more wildlife-friendly and pots up some bulbs for an insect-friendly spring display
Mr Ashbee would approve
In the true spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement, creativity has kept the Chipping Campden community ticking over during lockdown
The Cotswolds at war
These might be peaceful hills and vales, but our contribution to the war effort was considerable
Trust in good, local food
‘I’ve been following The Country Food Trust’s activities with admiration since it was founded’
Why Cath is an open book
Cath Kidston has opened up almost every nook and cranny of her Cotswold idyll in a new book, A Place Called Home. Katie Jarvis spoke to Cath ahead of her appearance at this year’s Stroud Book Festival STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL – THIS YEAR FREE AND ONLINE: NOVEMBER 4-8
From the Cotswolds to the world
Most people know that the Cotswolds have featured in a fair few Hollywood movies and TV series.
The Wild Hunt
In search of the legendary King Herla in the Malvern Hills
Fighting spirit amid the flowers
Tracy Spiers visits Warwick, a beautiful town that is open for business and ready to welcome visitors
Final journey
Cheltenham author and volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), Nicolas Wheatley, recounts the fascinating story of funeral trains
