The Coleford Hub

Community blog in Coleford, Gloucestershire

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  • Last THURsday Latest

    Ongoing virus risks have led us cancel January Gig we will instead host Elvis Blue Hawaii by Spitz and Co at end of June next event will be an evening with SHE’KOYOKH’ on Thursday 24th February a 5 piece balkan group (their name translates as ‘nice one’) featuring vocals, accordian,clarinet,guitar, double bass and percussion Thurs […]

  • Last Thursday 28th October/POSTPONED

    Live Hot Club Jazz music in the style of Stephanne Grappelli & Django Reinhardt

  • Severn tolls removed Mon Dec 17th – Who Pays for The bridges Now?

    Moving into the unknown? the Severn toll booths disappear are we entering a new era? The Prince of Wales Bridge will close westbound on the penultimate weekend before Christmas to remove the M4 toll booths as the bridge goes toll free. The renamed Second Severn Crossing will shut westbound on Friday, 14 December at 20:00 GMT […]

  • Tenth Coleford Festival of Words – programme now available

    Tenth Coleford Festival of Words – programme now available

    The full Festival programme and booking information is now available on the website.  Printed copies will be distributed throughout the Forest and beyond over the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile, here’s a downloadable version to browse at your leisure – lots and lots happening! See you there. CFOW Programme 2018

  • Do they really want to have a Conversation?

    It is a ripe time to get involved Coleford Town Council, Forest of Dean District Council and Glos County Council are all in the process of deciding how much they will expect us to pay them for our services for the next financial year beginning in April. With the recent consultation on the future of […]

  • Last THurs 25th January Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

                    Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman arrive on Thursday 25th January to raise the stakes of excitement within the Evergreen Hall in Broadwell BBC award winning duo bring the promise of a great evening. THEY HAVE LONG ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS ONE OF THE UK FOLK SCENE’S MOST REWARDINGLY […]

  • Diana Gash (member of Coleford NDP steering group) comments on Lawnstone Plans

    Diana Gash (member of Coleford NDP steering group) comments on Lawnstone Plans

    ‘Last chance to get a green and nAtural space in Coleford Town Centre. When Lawnstone House was pulled down it was a shame. Another piece of history and another old building gone. BUT it did leave a lovely open space next to the cinema. PERFECT FOR A TOWN GARDEN The Neighbourhood Development Plan group ( […]

  • Festival of WORDS surfing toward end of the week–lots more to do

    Coleford Festival of Words 2017 3-9th July Several days of complete contrast- with the surfing festival goers seeking a bit of shade the end of the week in the Coleford Baptist Hall offers on Thursday 6th at 8pm an audience with Hollie McNish ‘I always attracted mums and midwives. Now I get poetry lovers’ ‘Nobody […]

  • Bring Out Your Words-I’M READING’ Writers challenge- Rants, Rhymes, Poems and Plays…..???

    COLEFORD FESTIVAL of Words 3rd to 9th July 2017 I’M READING A competition for writers A competition judged, and prizes presented, by our own Forest writer, Andrew Taylor, author of the current bestseller The Ashes of London Prizes 1st: £30 book voucher 2nd: £20 book voucher 3rd: £10 book voucher + Youth Award The Festival’s […]

  • Pagoda- secret accordianist at Last Thursday 29th June

    Pagoda- secret accordianist at Last Thursday 29th June

    Paul Hutchinson the secret accordianist and Karen Wimhurst on saxophone are Pagoda Pagoda Project is a duo comprising Paul Hutchinson (piano accordion) and Karen Wimhurst (clarinets). And neither of them sing (except with their respective instruments of course, you might say). Lest the thought of a whole album of nothing but accordion and clarinet duets […]