A visit to one of Europe’s most outstanding open-air museums. Tuesday 13th September Since opening in 1948 this museum (just outside Cardiff) has become one of Europe’s most outstanding open-air museums. It shows how the people of Wales have lived, worked and spent their leisure time over the centuries. It stands[…]
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Our Annual General Meeting, postponed from the spring, will now take place on Saturday 17th September at 2.30pm We will be at Ruskin Mill’s Field Centre, which is at Gables Farm, Tipputs, near Nailsworth, GL6 0QE After the closure of business tea and coffee will be available and there will be[…]
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The Town Council have begun a consultation on the area outside the Subscription Rooms. They say: For decades the space outside the Subscription Rooms has played an important part in Stroud town life. The Town Council believes it is time to transform the space into a true “Town Square” to[…]
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The Stroud Civic Society Annual General Meeting will take now take place in september – details are at https://stroudcivicsociety.co.uk/home/2022/08/28/agm-and-talk-on-the-origins-of-rudolf-steiner-architecture-17th-september-2022/ Note that the original meeting of 24 March 2022 has been cancelled, a new date will be announced soon. There will be a talk following entitled: “Council Housing – The rise[…]
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The story of how and when Gloucestershire got electricity – and why Stroud was late to the party! Stroud gas works, like many gas works, was in the way of building a power station because of threats to local shareholders “Gloucestershire comes to the light” is the story of how[…]
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For the festive season we arranged a tour of Stroud Brewery with a talk by Greg Pilley, founder and Managing Director David Austin relates what was experienced: A VISIT TO STROUD BREWERY The Christmas trip this year was a visit to Stroud Brewery; yes our very own and the tour[…]
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A talk by Den Bannister on Saturday 13th November 2021 at 2.30pm A few days after Armistice Day is a good time to be reminded of a striking Armistice Commemoration event at Slimbridge in 2018. The wire “ghost“ soldiers guarding the graves of the fallen in Slimbridge churchyard created something[…]
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A talk by Ray Wilson on Saturday 30th October 2021 at 2.30pm Ray (Secretary of the Gloucestershire Society of Industrial Archaeology) is well known to members. He is following up his memorable talk to members last year on Sharpness Docks with an illustrated journey round another similar site – Gloucester Docks.[…]
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Stroud’s Imperial Hotel Boarded-up, neglected and at risk – recording of Tim Mars’ talk
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We will be launching our new website soon.
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