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Dursley Rugby Club News – March 22

We will be running our tree planting event this coming Sunday 20th March.  The details can be downloaded here and seen below.

For anyone that would like to come and plant a tree or 10 then we would love to see you.  We have timings for the rugby club below but don’t let that stop you coming when it suits you.

ALL ARE WELCOME

  • 9.30am Ground opens
  • Morning Ladies section and Cricket club planting
  • 11.30am onwards Mini and Youth sections planting
  • 12.00 – 2.00pm BBQ will be open. Bar will also be open
  • Afternoon onwards – Senior section and others planting

Important Information

Please bring: Spades, shovels, gloves, wellies or boots, a waterproof just in case and plenty of enthusiasm and energy
Please plant as many trees as you can and enjoy the day.
Thank you for helping to contribute to the development of the club

Gloucestershire Recycles

Reuse, repair and share old items to help create a Greener Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire Recycles is encouraging people across the county to bring items back to life by repairing them.

Many items are thrown away with almost nothing wrong with them, but lots of people don’t have the skills to repair things themselves.

Repairing and reusing items is even better for the environment than recycling, it can save money, reduce carbon emissions, reduce plastic waste, and reduce resource use.

If everyone in Gloucestershire repairs just one item, more than 600,000 items could be saved – the equivalent of 125 lorries worth of recycling.

Repair Cafes have been set up across the county, where talented volunteers can repair items for you. Items such as clothes, electronics, furniture, bric-a-brac, and bikes are all regularly brought along and repaired.

Those people that have DIY or crafting skills are encouraged to get involved and share their skills at their local Repair Cafe.

There are Repair Cafes all over Gloucestershire, including in Cheltenham, Cirencester, Yorkley, Newent, Tewkesbury, Stroud and Nailsworth.

Get involved using #GreenerGloucestershire on social media, with your stories, hints and tips on repair.

For more information, visit https://www.gloucestershirerecycles.com/reduce/repair/, or email, waste@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

For the latest news in this area, subscribe to the Gloucestershire Recycles Recycling and Waste Minimisation newsletter, or the Greener Gloucestershire Climate and Sustainability newsletter.

Queens Jubilee

Platinum Jubilee Oak Trees 

A joint Parish Council/Village Hall/Church committee is working on plans for the celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which are well under way and more details will be available soon.

As part of the celebration, the PC has been allocated two commemorative oak trees to form part of The Queen’s Green Canopy. They’re currently being carefully looked after by Diana Davidson and are doing very well, but they should be planted soon. The PC is having trouble deciding on the best site, or sites, for them and could do with some help. Do you have any suggestions as to where they should be planted? If so, email the clerk or let any Parish councillor know your ideas.

CPR

CPR training for the community

Why is it important for communities to learn CPR?

A cardiac arrest happens when there is a problem with the heart’s electrical rhythm, stopping it from pumping blood properly to the rest of the body. It can happen anywhere and at any time. It can happen at home, in the playground or in the street. The person will collapse, stop breathing and become unconscious. Chances of survival decrease the longer it takes for someone to step in.

By people in the community training in life saving skills, if the worst happens, they’ll be there to step in and give someone the best possible chance of survival.

We now have three Defibrillators in the village which is fantastic. However, if anyone has a cardiac arrest, CPR is required to keep the person alive before the Defibrillator arrives.

Are you interested?

A 2 hour course in CPR costs £150.00 plus VAT or around £20 per person if 10 people are interested. Please let me know if you can spend 2 hours to learn a skill that might save a persons life.

Richard

Bar Staff Required

Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club are desperately seeking Bar staff for April onwards. Despite adverts and posts on social media. No responses are forthcoming.

This will be for shorter evening or morning shifts (4 hours) to the Club to cover more hours than can done presently.

Volunteers would be lovely, although if you (or someone you know) is looking for paid work, of course that is possible. Even if this is one shift per week it’s useful.

Please do let me know.

Gail
01453 542015

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Progressing Well

New approach to the west gate

The Open 2 All Project is progressing well. A lovely new approach to the west gate of the church with oak steps and Cotswold gravel top has been made. All carefully done by Will Heming.

New Gravel Path with steps

Work inside

It’s only Open 2 All day two and the work on the new loo has also started by John, Derek and John.

Tweet

Phone box Tweet

Catherine Braun

Catherine Braun the Green Councillor and Deputy Leader of Stroud District Council has tweeted about our Village Phone Box. Perhaps those who “Twitter” in the village can share???

The phone box In Stinchcombe opposite the Village Hall is #standingwithukraine 💙💛

It also hosts a fantastic resource for visitors as well as locals: a library of wonderful walks around the parish. Definitely worth a visit!

Originally tweeted by Cllr Catherine Braun (@Cath_Braun) on 9 March 2022.