A roundup of some bits of local news:Photo: Whiteshill view from Ruscombe
Lower Street latest
The Parish have written to Highways:
"We would like to draw your attention to the perilous state of the retaining wall that supports Lower Street Ruscombe above Jasmine Cottage. The movement of the wall is such that the joints on a tubular hand rail along its top have separated. Please can you send someone to inspect it as a mater of urgency?
"As you may recall Lower Street has been is closed to through traffic for over a year due to the failure of your department to repair the collapsed retaining wall opposite the Rosary. A second failure of the wall will result in the isolation of a number of houses from the road system. This would be a considerable inconvenience to the occupiers of the houses and could endanger lives as the emergency services could not gain ready access to the isolated stretch of road."
Sheffie retires after 33 years
The "grandfather" of Stroud District Council stepped down as noted in a previous blog - he was District councillor in the neighbouring ward of Farmhill and Paganhill. The Citizen gave him a nice write up yesterday - see here.
Recycling at Whiteshill School
The school is running two projects: used mobile phones and printer cartridges.
Walks and wildflower planting
12th May 10-12 Circular walk from Humphrey's Close Green in Cashes Green.
16th June 10-1 Wildflower planting at Hamwell Leaze, Cainscross near the Ruscombe brook.
23rd 10-12 Circular walk to Ebley Meadows
14th July 10-1 Habitat workshop at Hamwell Leaze, Cainscross.
Info and details of a fascinating programme of talks and more from Stroud Valleys Project on 753358.
Cainscross Family Fun Day
Sunday 12th Aug 1-5 Family Fun Day, Cashes Green Playing Fields - hopefully they'll be latest info on the brook at a stall there.
Randwick Wap
Don't forget the Wap this Saturday - procession starts at 1.00pm - and rumour has it that Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards maybe attending - I'll be manning one of the stalls for part of the afternoon. The Cheese Rolling ceremony apparently went off well on Sunday.
Beer Fest
1st July at The Rose, Paganhill - there will be stalls and more in The Rose carpark with the lane closed while teams race with Maypoles from the bottom of Paganhill Lane to The Rose. More info - Julie on 764346.
Ecotricity "Green Hero"
Stroud-based Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince was voted the most inspiring business leader in an online opinion poll - 60% of the vote in a New Statesman magazine poll.
Slavery peal is tolled
The bells rang out over Stroud on Bank Holiday Monday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. See my blog for 6th March re Church bells, 27th March re local march and 16th April re whether we should apologise.
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