Walks

Our Next Walks

Our Next Walks Jill Shankleman’s Weavers, Mills and Child Labour Walk on November 9th followed the canal from Ebley down to Brimscombe, with a fine attendance of over twenty rapt walkers. The enthusiasm generated there has led us to think about our next walks. We’ll confirm dates over the next few days but we are thinking about: Weavers and Workhouse Walk in Stroud – A Christmas Carol readings too- Saturday December 21st Woodchester Sunday December 22nd Weavers and Workhouse Walk in Stroud  Saturday January Berkeley Poachers Walk in January William Blake London walk in the spring. More details to follow.

The Diggers at Slimbridge

The Slimbridge Diggers Every Age Rewrites History But not always textually And the History may not even have been textual To begin with tbh   ‘Every Age Rewrites History?’: well, that takes me right back to 6th form scholarship-level history (yes, I did get a...

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Berkeley Walk July 16

Times were hard in the early nineteenth century for country people, with the effects of the war with France, enclosures, the Corn laws, the Game Laws and the high-handed attitude of some landowners. This led to events in our county that resulted in 4 young men losing...

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Walk the Wall July 20

Stroud District Palestine Solidarity Campaign Walk the Wall Saturday 20th July 2024 10am 5.2km walk from Wallbridge, over Rodborough Common ending at Brimscombe Return is either by Bus 67 from Brimscombe Corner or return to Wallbridge along the canal. Refreshments are...

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Radical Randwick Ramble

https://www.stroudvalleysproject.org/events/a-ramble-in-radical-randwick A Ramble in Radical Randwick Sunday, 23 June 2024 11:00 – 13:30 What makes the history of Randwick unique? How come this unassuming village in the hills of Stroud appears in a survey of...

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