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Eco-Vegan Fayre, Saturday 20 May, 10 am - 1 pm, St Stephen's Church Lawn & Marquee (Belle Vue Rd, Cinderford, GL14 2AA). Lovely variety of stalls selling a range of eco-friendly, vegan, upcycled, ethical, local and Fairtrade items from fabulous local small businesses. Plus mini-swish* and upcycled crafts to have a go at on the […]
A family celebration of Beltane, spring time and community. Join HARE CIC at Park End Beaver Lodge for a day of family connection in nature. Our activities encompass our themes of wellbeing, experiential learning and play. Our workshops encompass our themes of wellbeing, experiential learning and play. We will be running workshops in bushcraft and […]
Saturday 20th May, 1PM at Beechenhurst Wellbeing Walk for Carers in Gloucestershire, Meeting under covered walk way Location: Google maps location: http://bit.ly/wej-2 What3words location : ///unlocking.invested.yourself It's FREE and Open to ALL carers in Gloucestershire Hot drink and cake to end :0) Mood-boosting, health-boosting, nature-based mindfulness activity (a slow steady walk, with stories and tails). Not simply a walk in the woods, it is the conscious and […]
1977 – A year of hope for two aspiring artists. An opportunity looms – a guest spot on the famed Old Grey Whistle Test. John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett’s big break after slogging the pubs with their eccentric brand of self-penned rock. And what does Otway do? Falls off an amplifier, damaging his intimate […]
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Date: 20th May 2023 Time: Doors open 6:30 Location: Lydney Town Hall Concert 1977 – A year of hope for two aspiring artists. An opportunity looms – a guest spot on the famed Old Grey Whistle Test. John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett’s big break after slogging the pubs with their eccentric […]
On this one day event you get to try 3 different art forms on 3 mini workshops with 3 artists and experienced tutors based in the Forest of Dean 💫 Drypoint printmaking with Sarah Delahoy: Learn to art of intaglio printmaking to create a little garden bird print. 💫 Enamelling with Katie Sanderson: Learn how […]
On this one day event you get to try 3 different art forms on 3 mini workshops with 3 artists and experienced tutors based in the Forest of Dean 💫 Drypoint printmaking with Sarah Delahoy: Learn to art of intaglio printmaking to create a little garden bird print. 💫 Enamelling with Katie Sanderson: Learn how […]
This Is My Theatre return to All Saints churchyard on Sunday 21st May with another family-friendly summer adventure – the classic Wind in the Willows. This adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved story - packed with music, merriment and plenty of mischief - will be sure to warm hearts and spread joy this spring. Local children’s […]
Coleford Welcomes Walkers - Coleford Welcomes Walkers is working towards being a hub for walking events in and around Coleford by providing guided walks and partnering with local groups and businesses too. Visit Events - Coleford Welcomes Walkers to see what's on. We are finding imaginative ways to encourage people to get out doors and […]
Coffee mornings for senior citizens where they play dominoes, have a chat and tea / coffee and biscuits every Monday morning. On Thursdays they have a sing-a-long to musicals, songs from long ago, Crooners, eg Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Words are displayed on a screen, and everyone can also have a chat, tea / […]
Please join us for a dementia friendly community singing group for anyone who might enjoy singing songs together from across the years, sharing memories, making friendships and accessing support if needed. A warm welcome, a good sing, chat and a cuppa. Not just for those living with dementia, but for anyone who may be feeling […]
We provide safe space for young people to chill out, to be heard, have fun and to gain confidence. We have many different activities that young people can enjoy. Our drop in sessions are free of charge with no booking needed. Just pop along. Contact our Facebook page for more information.
If you are living with mental health and/or chronic pain challenges, you could qualify for a FREE 10-session Artlift course at Artspace, Cinderford. Participants get together for 2-hour sessions and also benefit from one-to-one conversations with the Artist Facilitator, Lisa, to work on a personalised plan through which to get and stay creative. The course […]
We provide safe space for young people to chill out, to be heard, have fun and to gain confidence. We have many different activities that young people can enjoy. Our drop in sessions are free of charge with no booking needed. Just pop along. Contact our Facebook page for more information.
On this half day workshop you will be guided through the process of creating an edition of linocut prints by experienced printmaker, tutor and owner of DelARTful Designs Printmaking Studio. Linocut is a relief printing technique where a design is carved into the surface of the lino. Ink is rolled onto the raised (uncut) areas and printed on […]
We have two dance groups on Wednesday evenings at Drybrook Village Hall (5-6pm) and Oaklands, Cinderford (6.15-7.15 pm). Contact Lynsey on lynsey@candi.email for more details.
Coffee mornings for senior citizens where they play dominoes, have a chat and tea / coffee and biscuits every Monday morning. On Thursdays they have a sing-a-long to musicals, songs from long ago, Crooners, eg Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Words are displayed on a screen, and everyone can also have a chat, tea / […]
Friendly and free knitting and crochet group at Staunton & Corse Community Hub, every Thursday, 11am. Theswancommunitygroup@gmail.com
Join us for an evening showcase here at Perrygrove on Thursday 25th May 2023, from 5-8pm. Working in partnership with Kathryn Goddard Photography, (https://kathryngoddardphotography.co.uk/), you will be able to enjoy a relaxed evening with us to meet our local, trusted suppliers that we use on a regular basis. More information coming soon! www.perrygrove-wedding.co.uk
We provide safe space for young people to chill out, to be heard, have fun and to gain confidence. We have many different activities that young people can enjoy. Our drop in sessions are free of charge with no booking needed. Just pop along. Contact our Facebook page for more information.
Azalea luncheon club meets on Fridays 9am -3pm to offer support to those with care needs, their carers, elderly people and people who live in social isolation.
Coffee morning where you can bring your laptop, tablet or smart phone and we will help you to set it up or help you to get to grips with anything you are struggling with. Relaxed atmosphere where you can have a chat, enjoy a tea / coffee and biscuit
Every Friday, Coleford Welcomes Walkers, in partnership with the Forest of Dean Community Walk group, meets at the Clock Tower in Coleford for a 10:30 departure to amble along the Milkwall to Coleford Cycle track, taking in the changing seasons along this historical old railway line. Everybody is welcome, the route is wheelchair friendly and […]
Join local author Audrina Lane as she interviews author and poet Catherine Vaughan from Hereford. Catherine will talk about her novels and poetry collections and even recite some. Free to attend but you might want to bring some cash in case you wish to purchase a signed copy. For more information or to book contact […]
Returning after a short break, Jolters Barrel of Laughs stand-up comedy night brings to the Forest 6 brilliant comics, coming from all over the country, in a unrepeatable night of joyful daftness and insightful truth-telling. Sharing what unites us, celebrating what makes us unique! The excellent Ben Harrington and Josh Elton will both be hugely […]
Swing from Paris are a UK quartet of violin, guitars and double bass, inspired by the great swing bands of the 30s and 40s They present their own versions of music by Gershwin, Piazzolla, John Lewis, Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. They’ve been seen on the BBC’s Hairy Bikers, and have appeared at major jazz […]
Come and join us for our traditional charcoal burn. All our charcoal is made locally from hardwood trees. These trees readily re-grow from the stump when they are cut down. This is called coppicing, a tradtional form of woodland management. The Dean Heritage Centre is one of the only places in the country to make […]
This Half-term come along to the DHC to celebrate our beautiful Forest and its inhabitants. There will be Forest themed craft in our craft hut and opportunities to join guided walks in the beautiful veteran Forest just beyond our boundary. With the bluebells at Bradley hill at their best in the month of May, it is the […]
Bream Community Library is pleased to welcome back storytelling troupe The StoryMongers for a performance of Shakespeare's Sonnets: The Fair Youth, with interpretation and narration by Eddy Martin and music by Philip Gibbs. Entry is free! Donations are welcome on the night. 'A superbly original interpretation and telling of Shakespeare's sonnets.' 'Atmospheric music and thoughtful delivery […]
Coleford Welcomes Walkers - Coleford Welcomes Walkers is working towards being a hub for walking events in and around Coleford by providing guided walks and partnering with local groups and businesses too. Visit Events - Coleford Welcomes Walkers to see what's on. We are finding imaginative ways to encourage people to get out doors and […]
Coffee mornings for senior citizens where they play dominoes, have a chat and tea / coffee and biscuits every Monday morning. On Thursdays they have a sing-a-long to musicals, songs from long ago, Crooners, eg Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Words are displayed on a screen, and everyone can also have a chat, tea / […]
We provide safe space for young people to chill out, to be heard, have fun and to gain confidence. We have many different activities that young people can enjoy. Our drop in sessions are free of charge with no booking needed. Just pop along. Contact our Facebook page for more information.
Community Support Benefits Advice Mental Health First Aid Trained Form Filling Housing Advice P.I.P Appeals All Aspects of Community Support
Community Support Benefits Advice Mental Health First Aid Trained Form Filling Housing Advice P.I.P Appeals All Aspects of Community Support
30th May – 1st June and 31st October and 2nd November. Join us in our carriage shed for additional indoor activities. Including colouring, crafts and BigJig play sessions – this is where we have our BigJigs wooden railway available for the children to play with.
If you are living with mental health and/or chronic pain challenges, you could qualify for a FREE 10-session Artlift course at Artspace, Cinderford. Participants get together for 2-hour sessions and also benefit from one-to-one conversations with the Artist Facilitator, Lisa, to work on a personalised plan through which to get and stay creative. The course […]
We provide safe space for young people to chill out, to be heard, have fun and to gain confidence. We have many different activities that young people can enjoy. Our drop in sessions are free of charge with no booking needed. Just pop along. Contact our Facebook page for more information.
We have two dance groups on Wednesday evenings at Drybrook Village Hall (5-6pm) and Oaklands, Cinderford (6.15-7.15 pm). Contact Lynsey on lynsey@candi.email for more details.
Lumberjills played a key role in WW2 replacing men in forestry work. FoD was at the heart of this work, with the training centre in Parkend in what is now the Dean Field Studies Centre. Joanna Foat visited here, and elsewhere, to research the lumberjills and interview over 60 women for her non fiction book […]
Coffee mornings for senior citizens where they play dominoes, have a chat and tea / coffee and biscuits every Monday morning. On Thursdays they have a sing-a-long to musicals, songs from long ago, Crooners, eg Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Words are displayed on a screen, and everyone can also have a chat, tea / […]
Friendly and free knitting and crochet group at Staunton & Corse Community Hub, every Thursday, 11am. Theswancommunitygroup@gmail.com
We provide safe space for young people to chill out, to be heard, have fun and to gain confidence. We have many different activities that young people can enjoy. Our drop in sessions are free of charge with no booking needed. Just pop along. Contact our Facebook page for more information.
A wide range of events happening over the weekend of 1-4th June Best visit Facebook to see them all. Thursday Severnside Press has a private view; Friday there's one at The George! You can book for Los Squiederos on Saturday 3rd June at 8pm on Eventbrite See details of all that is on the Facebook […]
Family friendly music festival in Redbrook right on the banks of the River Wye Email liveonthewye.co.uk for more information
Azalea luncheon club meets on Fridays 9am -3pm to offer support to those with care needs, their carers, elderly people and people who live in social isolation.
Coffee morning where you can bring your laptop, tablet or smart phone and we will help you to set it up or help you to get to grips with anything you are struggling with. Relaxed atmosphere where you can have a chat, enjoy a tea / coffee and biscuit
Every Friday, Coleford Welcomes Walkers, in partnership with the Forest of Dean Community Walk group, meets at the Clock Tower in Coleford for a 10:30 departure to amble along the Milkwall to Coleford Cycle track, taking in the changing seasons along this historical old railway line. Everybody is welcome, the route is wheelchair friendly and […]
Featuring works by Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Mozart, Whitlock and Saint-Saens. First performance of a musical narrative,' The Treasure of May Hill' by Bill Anderton. Full details and programme on the Newent Orchestra website.
Mike ‘Nifty’ Armstrong would have been celebrating his 50th birthday in June. His wife Jane would like everyone to join her, raising a toast to her husband who wanted his memory to live on. She has chosen Great Oaks Hospice to raise money for with a 80’s and 90’s Disco on 3rd June at Bells […]
Gloucesters finest Rock & Pop Covers band are back at The Lamb, Mitcheldean, to get you up dancing and singing the night away.
