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River Festival event remembers Railway in Coleford
The Wye Valley River Festival visit to Coleford included a Storywalk which celebrated the first ever rail journey to Coleford station on 1st september 1883, the O’fish’al Dowser led a team in following the water course that give the town its name…The Caravan of Myth and Wonder joined with Coleford Library in offering a […]
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Create a Storywalk for Coleford Sat 2nd/ Wed 6th April
Adding words to a walk Saturday 2nd April 11am / Wednesday 6th April 11am Making a walk in Coleford with stories Where would you take a friend or a visitor? Meet at the library – All welcome This is part of the Wye Valley river festival […]
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Yorkley Court – Local Food Hub Not welcome?
The tracks of a JCB used to destroy the temporary homes of members of Yorkley Court Farm in the same week their establishment of the Forest Food Hub was Nominated for its achievements by BBC Food Programme. The last few years saw a contented growing community producing local food on previously neglected land. latest […]
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Clearwell Stowe Quarrying proposals – speak up maybe we can head off the hundreds of Breedon Lorries?
The plan to hugely increase the extraction of stone from the Forest of Dean which would mean the movement hundreds of additional lorry journeys through the rural landscape over the next 20 years. ‘Proposed development at Clearwell And Stowe Hill Quarries, Stowe Green, St Briavels, Gloucestershire, GL15 6QW. Extension of Stowe Hill Quarry and retention […]
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FRACKING AT WESTMINSTER!!
Whatever is happening its growing and growing- join however you can- 1000 points to Greenpeace Frack and Go? click and have a look at Westminster -maybe our MP will take some notice?
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Forest Freeminer Robin Morgan dies at 80, the tradition survives, an archive of his life and tributes
Oldest Freeminer dies ‘with his boots on’ Wednesday, 27 January 2016 By George Henderson in Local People FREEMINER: Robin Morgan worked underground right to the end of his life. TRIBUTES have been paid to Freeminer Robin Morgan who died last week at the age of 80. Mr Morgan purchased Hopewell Colliery, some 23 years ago […]
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Not in Our Name – Frack off Foresters in Gloucester
Yesterday at Shire Hall. For those who haven’t heard -the full county council will now debate fracking on February 17, so next trip up then! On wednesday 13th January Glos County Councillors were attending a briefing on the impact of fracking if they allow a licence to be granted to South west energy to drill […]
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Subject: OPEN LETTER TO MARK HARPER – Speaking up for the Forest?
Subject: OPEN LETTER TO MARK HARPER […]
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Not so Cut off? It s a Love Story – Support your local cinema!
Sunday afternoon 3pm and ‘Carol’ is playing at Studio cinema in Coleford -will there be a wet afternoon rush for the lush big screen showing a film that has had clutches of great reviews? Dark ,usual 20 minutes of trailers and short films that turn out to be adverts but there are six of […]
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