Official Dursley Town Guide 2011 by Heritage Guides

DURSLEY

TOWN GUIDE 2011-13

WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF DURSLEY TOWN COUNCIL

Welcome to Dursley! It is a truly great place to live and I am delighted to be able to represent Dursley as your MP. Dursley is a wonderful asset to our constituency and I take pride in working to support, improve and develop the Town both locally and in Parliament. If you have any ideas, comments or questions please get in contact and I would be delighted to hear from you. Tel: 01453 751572 Email: neil.carmichael.mp@parliament.uk Post: 38-39 Palace Chambers, London Road, Stroud, GL5 5AJ

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OVERVIEW

WELCOME TO DURSLEY

ursley, with a population of around 6,000, lies in the District of Stroud and the County of Gloucestershire. Today it is almost inseparable from the large village of Cam (adding another 8,500 people), interdependent with Dursley for many services. It also has close links with the pretty village of Uley further up the Ewelme valley. Each has its own council, with Dursley having Town Council status. The elongated shape of modern Dursley reflects its historical development along the slopes of Stinchcombe Hill to the south west and the course of the Ewelme stream to the north east, so important to its history. Downstream from Dursley, the river is known as the ‘Cam’ and, after leaving the village of that name, it meanders its way lazily across the Severn Vale to the river Severn. Cam remained a relatively small settlement until the 20th century when its population rapidly caught up with Dursley as the village fanned across the edge of the Severn Vale.

CONTENTS

Rise from minor to manor.............7 What's in a name?........................7 Dursley & the Cotswolds...............8 St James' Church...........................8

Looking from the slopes of Stinchcombe Hill towards the centre of Dursley and, beyond it, Cam Long Down and (inset) new housing at Littlecombe.

Dursley has been through waves of industrial development in the past and is now entering a new phase, despite the current hard economic times, as a civic and commercial centre for the south of Stroud District. It is also a tourist destination with many interesting buildings to offer and the Cotswold Way, said by some to be the finest walk in the country, passing right through the centre of the town.

New residential developments are going up apace on areas formerly occupied by the huge Lister engineering works. The redevelopment of part of the centre of the town, with the demolition of the adult education centre and its replacement by a Sainsbury’s, has been the subject of much soul-searching, but many factors are now in place that presage a prosperous future for the town.

Story of wool.................................9 Jacob Stiff's House........................9 Famous names............................10 Town Hall....................................10 Modern architecture...................13 Lister...........................................13

Local services.........................14-16 Clubs & societies....................16-18 Street index.................................19 Map of Dursley.......................20-21 Map of Cam...........................22-23 Sports & leisure...........................24

Cover pictures: Town Hall & St James' Church; Rednock School; The Priory The Durlsey Town Guide was produced on behalf of Dursley Town Council by Heritage Guides ©2011. We are grateful to David Evans of the Dursley & Cam Society and to Ann Leaney of Dursley Town Council for help and encouragement in compiling this publication. This publication is copyright and may not be used, reproduced, copied or

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EARLY HISTORY

RISE FROM MINOR TO MANOR

he Dursley area has been inhabited since prehistory. A 5,000 year-old flint axe was discovered on Stinchcombe Hill and there are neolithic barrows near Uley further up the valley. There was an Iron Age fort here and nearby a Roman settlement: indeed, the Romans probably regularly marched along Stinchcombe Hill to their iron workings in the Forest of Dean. It was no doubt the plentiful supply of water emerging from the base of the Cotswold escarpment that led people - whether it was the Celts or the Saxons - to set up homes first at Dursley, probably near Broadwell. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, King William’s great survey of the lands he had just conquered, Dursley was a settlement of perhaps no more than a handful of houses within the huge estate of Berkeley which stretched from the Severn up into the Cotswolds. This the Conqueror awarded to one of his supporters, a man called Roger, who had probably accompanied him over from Normandy and now became 'Roger de Berkeley'. The estate continued in the family’s hands through the reign of William's son, Henry I, until the so called Baron's War in the first half of the twelfth century when supporters of Henry’s daughter Matilda fought with those of his nephew, Stephen, over the succession to the crown. Only on Stephen's death was the dispute resolved with the accession of Matilda’s son, Henry II. During the war, most of the west of England had been on Matilda’s side, led by her half-brother Robert, Earl of Gloucester. Robert FitzHarding, a

An ancient house at Broadwell around where the town may well have started.

Bristol merchant, was an important contributor to Matilda’s cause and the new king granted the majority of the Berkeley estate to him, possibly because the incumbents had sided with Stephen, or at least had not been sufficiently supportive of Matilda. The new owners now took the de Berkeley name themselves and built Berkeley Castle five miles west of Dursley which the family has occupied to this day. Meanwhile, the original de Berkeley family, which also continued to use the name, was left with a vastly reduced estate: this was the newly created Manor of Dursley, held by the family until the late 14th century. The name of the Dursley de Berkeleys lives on in Barclays Bank (the name was altered when the family lived in Scotland). One of the reasons Dursley may not have grown substantially before then was that it was a minor part of a great estate, away from the major thoroughfares along the Severn Vale. Now that it was 

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

ursley is an Anglo Saxon name, the second element of which, "ley", indicates a clearing in the woods: indeed, the closeness of the woods is still a feature of the town today. The first element, "Durs", possibly derives from a personal name, although it has also been suggested it may have come from the Welsh word for water, "Dwr". ˆ This could give weight to the argument that Dursley pre-dates the Saxons as a settlement. The name has attracted entirely unjustified notoriety for being used by the children’s author J K Rowling as the surname of her fictional family the Dursleys. She was brought up in nearby Yate and Winterbourne and confesses that she "collected" names and that Dursley simply sounded to her "dull and forbidding".

DURSLEY & THE COTSWOLDS / ST JAMES' CHURCH

Berkeley Castle. A quarry for the stone BROADWAY was once located in MORETON-IN-MARSH TEWKESBURY WINCHCOMBE the Chestal area at the CHIPPING NORTON CHELTENHAM bottom of Long Street. STOW-ON-THE-WOLD BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER Stinchcombe Hill to the GLOUCESTER W A ILLS BURFORD WITNEY LD DH O L O STONEHOUSE OTSW W OXFORD south west of the town C TS FAIRFORD LECHLADE LE centre, is a spur from the STROUD CIRENCESTER CAM NAILSWORTH Cotswold escarpment, or ‘edge’, DURSLEY TETBURY WOTTONand rises to about 500 feet above UNDER-EDGE MALMESBURY the Severn Vale. The Cotswold YATE Way, which runs from Bath along CHIPPENHAM the edge all the way to Chipping BRISTOL CORSHAM MELKSHAM Campden, comes down from the BRADFORD-ON-AVON BATH TROWBRIDGE golf course on Stinchcombe Hill, continues through the town centre ursley is loosely termed a and down Long Street and, to “Cotswold” town, although the right of the Priory, it begins strictly speaking it sits in its ascent to the top of Cam Long the lea of the Cotswold escarpment Down and then back onto the edge. rather than on top of it (even The Cotswold hills are among though the Cotswold Way national England’s most scenic landscapes. trail does go right through the Geologically, they are part of a belt middle of the town). of limestone stretching from Dorset The stone used in much of to Yorkshire formed when this land the older buildings is not the was covered by prehistoric seas. widespread "Oolitic" limestone In the case of the Cotswolds, the seen in houses throughout the land was tilted up from the north Cotswold hills (‘oolitic’ means west creating an escarpment on made of tiny granules) but the rarer that side while falling away gently "Tufa" limestone, locally called to the south east. In the Ice Age 'puff stone'. This was formed at the peaks of soft limestone thus a later geological period around formed were rounded into an area springs emerging from the oolitic of hills around 45 miles long and hills. The resultant stone is strong, some 20 miles across at its widest easily worked and highly porous to the north east. (and therefore light). It is used in St James Church, the Market Hall and BANBURY

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 its own separate manor, it needed to generate more wealth for its landlords. It has been speculated that they built their new seat near where the Tabernacle chapel now stands on Kingshill Road. Certainly, there are 17th century reports of the ruins of a castle in this area - it may well have been vacant since the late 14th century. By the late 13th century we have a mention of 'burgesses' in Dursley: these were privileged tenants of the manor who owed a rent in money as opposed to services or produce (a system designed to stimulate trade in medieval society) and were usually associated with a ‘borough’ or town of special status. Dursley was not officially awarded borough status, as many towns were, but was nevertheless considered to be a “prescriptive borough”, or one honoured by custom: there is reference to Dursley as one of the “five ancient” or prescriptive boroughs of Gloucestershire in the 14th century. There may have been a market in Dursley, although the first official recognition does not come until the 15th century when Edward IV granted the town a charter to hold a weekly market. The charter was renewed in 1528 by Henry VIII.

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ST JAMES THE GREAT CHURCH

arts of St James the Great church date from the 14th and 15th centuries, although we know there has been a church here from at least as early as the 13th century. The present church is built of the locally mined 'puff stone'. It was rebuilt, apart from its tower, in the 14th century, and again extensively

in the 15th century when the tower was replaced with a new one topped by a spire. In the 17th century the tower collapsed, killing some of the bell-ringers inside. In 1709 a new tower was built to a design based on the 15th century tower of Colerne church in Wiltshire. The tower clock has a carillon which plays a different hymn tune each day of the week.

WOOL / JACOB STIFF'S HOUSE

STORY WRAPPED UP IN WOOL

heep have been farmed on the Cotswold hills since Anglo-Saxon times, but it was not until the 13th and 14th centuries that sheep farming became a major source of wealth, with wool being exported to Flanders and Lombardy where there was less available land but where a thriving spinning and weaving industry had been established. Edward III saw the commercial benefits of getting his hands on the downstream production, so in 1337 he stopped wool exports from England and banned the import of woven goods and the wearing of garments made of foreign wool. He lured Flemish weavers, thankful of escaping the continual wars on the continent, and many settled in the Cotswolds area where they had direct access to plentiful supplies of wool. Towns such as Dursley under the Cotswold escarpment now became centres of wool processing because of their proximity to the source of raw materials and the plentiful, fast flowing water from the hills. The wool had to be washed, carded, spun, woven and dyed. These trades provided work for many people in the town, at first working from their cottages. Later, mills were established and powered by the fast-flowing Ewelme river with workers brought together in more efficient units. Not all mills were powered by water, even in this area: sometimes, horses were used. Mills were built along the course of the Ewelme from Uley down to Dursley and on to Cam. One of the processes was ‘fulling’ which involved beating the newly woven woolcloth under an alkaline cleaning agent in order to consolidate and scour

the oily fibres. This process shrinks the wool and tightens its weave, making it more hard-wearing. The cleaning agent was usually Fuller’s earth, a clayey soil common in the Cotswolds. Even though many of the old mill buildings along the Ewelme valley have been pulled down, there are still tantalising glimpses of earlier times such as in the centre of Dursley and at Eyles Mill (Wresden Farm) on the B4066 which carries the date of 1687 on the building. Many of the fine houses on Long Street and Woodmancote owe their existence to the wealth of the cloth trade. Dursley also became known for the manufacture of wire "cards" which were the wire brushes that helped align the fibres for spinning and rope manufacture. In the 18th century, the mills began to turn to steam to satisfy their demand for more power, and by the beginning of the 19th century there were seven cloth mills in the town itself, not counting others up and down the river. Despite improving communications, the wool industry in the Cotswolds declined throughout the 19th century, partly owing to the loss of export markets following the Napoleonic Wars and partly because of fierce competition from the north of England which had access to cheaper coal and labour. An official report in 1839 recorded that 52% of the population of Dursley were paupers and the population dropped by 25% between the census years of 1831 and 1841. Not until the early 20th century did Dursley’s population return to the same levels as at the beginning of the 19th. Sheppard’s Mill further up the

valley in Uley employed a thousand people when it was forced into bankruptcy in 1837. Cam managed to hang onto its wool industry far longer owing to its accessibility, and spinning was still taking place there in the 1960s. The valley now has little to show for the once mighty woollen industry, except for one woollen cloth manufacturer which remains in Cam. Many mills adapted to new purposes such as sawmills or engineering factories. For example, the Victoria Pin Mill was used to make the revolutionary Pedersen cycle during the early 20th century.

HOUSE THAT JACOB BUILT

acob Stiff’s House was originally hidden at the back of a property on Long Street before the new thoroughfare of Castle Street was created. The fully glazed top storey was a workshop for makers of wire cards for the wool trade. There is a panel on the building bearing the date 1751. The building is now the home of the Town Council.

TOWN HALL / FAMOUS NAMES

FAMOUS NAMES OF DURSLEY

dward Foxe (1496-1538) was born in Dursley. In 1528 King Henry VIII sent him to Rome with Bishop Stephen Gardiner to try and persuade the Pope to allow his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Henry rewarded his loyalty with the Bishopric of Hereford. He is credited with a number of proverbs such as "the surest way to peace is a constant preparedness for war". The author Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) lived in his family’s house, Piers Court, in Stinchcombe. He converted to Catholicism in 1930 and worshipped in Dursley. He writes in his diary about his disgust at having to worship in the YMCA hut on Long Street, among the cigarette ends of the previous night (St Dominic’s Roman Catholic church was not built until 1939). Waugh is best known for his satirical novels such as Vile Bodies as well as works such as Brideshead Revisited. Captain George Augustus

Graham (1833-1909) lived at Rednock, a house which stood near the present school. He bred Irish wolfhounds and is credited with saving the breed from extinction. He is buried at St Mark's Church. Mikael Pedersen (18551929). a highly skilled engineer and prolific inventor came to Dursley from Denmark to work with R A Lister & Co. He had already designed the cream separator which the company manufactured under licence. In 1894 he patented a design for a light-weight bicycle with a saddle in the form of a hammock, and established a factory on Water Street. R A Lister bought into the business and set up the Dursley Pedersen Cycle Co. Production ceased in 1917, although a modern version continues to be made in

TOWN'S HEART BEATS ON

Germany. Pedersen died in relative obscurity in Denmark in 1929. He was reinterred in Dursley cemetery in 1995 following a campaign by enthusiasts. Henry Vizard (1776-1866) was one of a family of solicitors. Through his generosity he built the National School (now the Parish Centre), St Mark’s Church and almshouses (now accommodation for elderly people), and acquired the Town Hall for the town from the Lord of the Manor. A modern version of the Pedersen bicycle.

ursley’s most prominent historic building is the Town Hall or market house, standing right at the heart of the town. We are fortunate still to have it - in the mid 20th century there was a proposal to demolish it to ease traffic congestion. It was erected in 1738 by the Estcourt family, lords of the manor, to replace the market cross. The Estcourt arms are displayed on the south side, whilst in a niche on the east side is a statue of Queen Anne and the whole is topped by a bell turret. Queen Anne was long dead, but it was earlier in the century that her patronage had helped pay for the rebuilding of the church tower.

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MODERN ARCHITECTURE / LISTER

SHOWCASE FOR MODERNISTS

ver the last few decades, Dursley has acquired some striking new public buildings demonstrating confidence in the town's future. Back in 1988 there was the swimming pool characterized by its semi-circular glazed section running the length of the building. In 2006 came the library, the first new library to be built in Gloucesteshire for over a decade, and designed to challenge traditional concepts of the function of such a facility.

LISTER VALLEY

he name of Lister is deeply engrained in the history of manufacturing in Dursley. In 1867, Robert Ashton Lister established a business in Water Street making agricultural machinery, aided by the business acumen of his wife, Frances. As it expanded, the business took over former mill sites along the valley. In 1889 the company started manufacturing a cream separator on licence from a Danish company and later accepted its inventor, Mikael Pedersen, as a major shareholder (Pedersen would go on to invent and manufacture his revolutionary cycle in the town). In the 20th century, R A Lister & Company started producing petrol engines. The "Cold Start" diesel engine is still copied in India. It also manufactured wooden products,

The latest most striking contribution to the townscape is Rednock School, designed by Hampshire architects Cube Design, and completed in 2010. In 2005, Gloucestershire County Council assessed the former school buildings as being the most in need of renovation and sustainability improvements in the county. The high tech solution was given added relevance by the school's status as a 'Project Faraday' school where science was taught in new and including teak garden seats once commonplace in public areas and still made under the Lister name by another manufacturer. At its height, the company employed 4,000 at its factory along the valley of the Ewelme/ Cam stream, all of whom needed to be housed locally. It was this requirement for local housing that led R A Lister to build for its workers first Rosebery Terrace and then Garden Suburb with its Norman Shaw inspired houses. The company was sold to Hawker Siddeley in 1965 and merged in 1986 with Petter Diesels to become Lister-Petter Ltd. The manufacturing operation was rescued from collapse in 2000 when the South West of England Regional Development Agency bought the 36 hectare site in a leaseback deal allowing for some manufacture to continue. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration is based

stimulating ways. The new school building describes a crescent along the edge of the higher school grounds on Kingshill Road, dominated by its central orange Learning Resource Centre. The building is rich in ICT facilities and is designed to be flexible in terms of how its spaces are used. Sustainability elements in the building include a "green" roof, rainwater harvesting, biomass boiler, sustainable urban drainage, , solar panels, lighting management system, and natural light and ventilation systems. The design won both the award for sustainability and was the publicy voted people's choice in the Royal Institute of British Architects' South West Town and Country Design Awards. at the Priory at the bottom of Long Street, and the plant nearby still employs around 300 involved in building generators and small engines for a wide range of sectors such as the marine, construction and military. The rest of the huge former Lister site stretching from Dursley to Cam along the valley is gradually being redeveloped. Much work has already been carried out, including house building at the Cam end, Littlecombe Business Park, and the new community hospital.

Lister inheritance: housing at Garden Suburb

(telephone dialling code is 01453 unless otherwise stated)

LOCAL SERVICES NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Town Council Responsibilities include allotments, open spaces, and the cemetery. It is consulted on planning applications and other issues. Contact Ann Leaney, Town Clerk, Jacob’s House, Castle St, Dursley GL11 4BS, tel 547758. Office open Mon-Fri 10.30am12.30pm & other times by appt. www. dursleytowncouncil.gov.uk District Council Responsibilities include building and planning regulations, housing, noise abatement, public health, leisure centres and refuse collection. Head Office: Ebley Mill, Westward Rd, Stroud, GL5 4UB, tel 766321. www.stroud.gov.uk County Council Responsibilities include education, social services, police, fire service, roads, footpaths, street lighting, trading standards, and refuse disposal. Head Office: Shire Hall, Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2TG. Office open Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, tel 01452 425000. www.gloucestershire.gov.uk Councillors • Town Council - Central Ward: Dr Fiona Firth 543851, Dr Tim G Frankau 543524, Mr W (Bill) Thompson 547660, Mrs Sue Creswick 548123, Mr Mike Ortmans 543384. Highfields Ward: Mr Dave Evans 546706, Mrs V (Ronnie) Harding 547080, Mr Brian A Marsh 546910, Mr Matt Nicholson 544657. Kingshill Ward: Mrs Jane A Ball 545563, Mrs Loraine V Patrick 546995, Dr Alex Stennett 549813, Mrs Clare Nelmes 545516. • District Council - Dursley Ward: Mr G Wheeler (Lab & Co-op) 545583 , Mr B A Marsh (LibDem) 546910, Mr A Stennett (Con) 549813. • County Council - Cam & Dursley Division: Mr D Andrewartha (LibDem) 547251, Mr B Tipper (Con) 542262. Member of Parliament Stroud Constituency: Neil Carmichael (Con) 751572. www.neilcarmichael.co.uk Members of European Parliament South West Electoral Area: Ashley Fox (Con) 0117 973 7050; William (The Earl of) Dartmouth (UKIP) 01722 744814; Graham Watson (Lib Dem) 01458 252 265; Julie Girling (Con) 01763 289654; Trevor Colman (UKIP) 01626 830041; Giles Chichester (Con) 01404 851106.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

• Fire, police, ambulance 999 • Childline (for young people needing to talk) 0800 1111. • NSPCC Child Protection Helpline (for adults concerned about the safety of children) 0808 800 1111. • Housing Advice 01452 614194.

CONTACTS

Dentists • Archway Dental Practice 40 Parsonage St 542695. www.archwaydental.co.uk • Castlegate Dental Surgery 82 Parsonage St 542109. • Cam Dental, Chapel St 542993.

Utilities • Electricity: Central Networks 0800 328 1111; Western Power Distribution 0845 770 8090. • Gas: 0800 111 999. • Water: Severn Trent 0800 783 4444. • Floodline: 0845 988 1118.

Hospitals & Clinics • Sandpits Clinic, Kingshill Rd (referrals only) 562050. • Vale Community Hospital, Littlecombe, Kingshill Lane. Opening 2011. • Tyndale Centre, The Slade. Support for mental health. Contact 562390. •Stroud General Hospital, Trinity Rd (outpatients/minor injuries) 562200. • Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Rd (A & E) 0845 422 2222. www.gloshospitals.org.uk

GENERAL SERVICES

ANIMALS

Courts • Stroud Magistrates Court, Parliament St, Stroud. Contact 01452 420100. • Gloucester Civil & Family Court, Kimbrose Way, Gloucester. Contact 01452 834900. Police Station Dursley Police Station, Sandpits. Open MonFri 9am-5pm.Non emergency calls: 0845 090 1234. Emergency only: 999. www.gloucestershire.police.uk Neighbourhood Wardens Service operates Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm. Contact 754276 (Stroud DC Community Safety Service). www.stroud. gov.uk Registration Office (for births, marriages and deaths) Main office is at Parliament St, Stroud, open Mon-Fri 9am-12.30pm, 1.30pm -4pm (by appointment). Appointments (births & deaths only) may also be possible at Dursley Outstation (Sandpits Clinic, Kingshill Rd) Mon, Wed, Fri am.Contact 01453 766049. www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/registration Cemetery • Kingshill Cemetery, Kingshill Rd. Managed by Dursley Town Council. Contact 547758.

HEALTH

• Vale Vets, The Animal Hospital, Stinchcombe. Contact 542092.

FAMILIES

Treetops Children’s Centre School Rd. A Sure Start Children's Centre providing support, outreach and activities for families with young children living in the Dursley, Cam, Berkeley and Sharpness areas. Contact 549860. www.treetopschildrenscentre.co.uk

CIVIC BODIES

Dursley Town Trust Responsible for Market Place & Town Hall, Jacob's House & Heritage Centre. Contact Mike Doughty 07808 923142. Vale Vision 28 Long St. Open Tue, Thu & Fri 9.30am1pm. Community led enterprise. Offers training & work experience. Contact 544933. www.valevision.org.uk

BUSINESS

Vale Business Forum Networking, consultation, information & support for local businesses. Contact Shirley Hill (Chair) 549208 or via website: www.valebusinessforum.org.uk

NHS Direct Telephone medical advice: 0845 4647.

COMMUNITY AMENITIES

GPs • Walnut Tree Practice, May Lane 540555. www.walnuttreepractice.co.uk • Acorn Practice, May Lane. 540540. • Orchard Medical Centre, Glebelands, Cam 548666. www.theorchardmc-cam.nhs.uk

Dursley Pool Castle St. Open daily : Mon-Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 9am-4pm. Contact 546441.

Courtyard Health & Fitness 12 Parsonage St. Health & fitness club. Contact 546454.

CONTACTS (telephone dialling code is 01453 unless otherwise stated) Dursley Sports Centre Rednock School, Rednock Dr. Open: Mon-Fri 6.30am-10.30pm. Contact 546441.

Cam Parish Council Shop 22 High St, Cam. Contact 548884. www.camparishcouncil.co.uk

Kingshill House Arts Centre www.kingshillhouse.org.uk

TOURISM

Community Halls • Dursley Market House/Town Hall, Market Place. Contact John Evans 07974 105438. • 3C Community Church Hall Church Rd, Upper Cam. Contact Church Office 546775. • Cam Youth & Community Centre, 19A Frederick Thomas Rd. Contact Maureen Poole (Bookings) 544248. • Dursley Community Centre, Rednock Drive. Contact Jane Ball (Bookings) 543355/ 07515 282692. • Cam Memorial Hall, 28 High St. Contact Sue Hanman 548884. • The Chantry Centre (formerly the Lister Hall) 34-36 Long St. Contact 542016. • St James’ Church Parish Centre Silver St. Contact Parish Office 549280. • St Dominic’s Church Hall Jubilee Rd. Contact Revd Alexander Redman 542039.

Dursley Heritage Centre Castle St. Exhibitions on the town’s history. Open: Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 10.30am-12.30pm and bank hol Mon 11am-2.30pm. Free admission. Contact 542953.

Allotments • Kingshill Allotments, St David's Crescent. Managed by Dursley Town Council. Contact 547758. www.dursleytowncouncil.gov.uk • There are 5 allotment sites in Cam. Contact Cam Parish Council 548884. www.camparishcouncil.co.uk

Berkeley Castle Contact 810332. www.berkeley-castle.com

Day centres • Yercombe Lodge, Stinchcombe 548349. • Dursley Day Centre, May Lane 543049.

ACCOMMODATION

Bed & breakfast • Foresters, 31 Chapel Street, Cam GL11 5NX. Contact 01453 549996. www.foresters.co.uk • Waterend Farm, Coaley GL11 5DR. Contact 01453 899141. www.waterendfarm.co.uk

INFORMATION SERVICES

Library May Lane. Open: Mon& Thu 9am-5pm, Tue & Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Wed closed. Contact 0845 230 5420. www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries Citizens’ Advice Bureau The Library, May Lane. Drop-in times: Mon & Fri 10am-12noon & 1-4pm. Telephone advice Mon-Fri 1-4pm, Contact 762084 www.strouddistrictcab.org.uk Dursley Volunteer Centre The Library, May Lane. Provides information on volunteering opportunities. Office open Tue & Thu 9.30am-1.30pm. Contact 548801.

Cotswold Way A 102 mile long trail along the Cotswold escarpment from Bath to Chipping Campden, passing through the centre of Dursley. Contact 827004. www.nationaltrail.co.uk. Tyndale Monument North Nibley. Tower built in 1866 in honour of William Tyndale, translator of the New Testament. Breathtaking views of the Severn Vale. Edward Jenner Museum Church Lane, Berkeley, contact 810631. www.jennermuseum.com

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Buses Bus station, May Lane. For local services, tel Bus Service Team 01452 426343. For national services tel Traveline 0871 200 2233. www.traveline.org.uk. Trains Cam & Dursley station (north of Cam) for trains to Gloucester and Bristol Temple Meads. Tel 0845 748 4950. www.nationalrail.co.uk

RECYCLING & WASTE

Household waste Black bags for rubbish are collected weekly from domestic addresses. Fortnightly recycling box collection for paper, plastic bottles, glass, cans & batteries. Contact 754424. www.stroud.gov.uk Household Recycling Centre Pyke Quarry, Horsley. Disposal free to householders. Open: 9am-6.15pm all year round (ex Christmas Day & New Year's Day). Contact Recycling Helpline 01242 680010 or 01594 810000. www.recycleforgloucestershire.com Recycling Banks Can, glass, paper, textile & shoe banks at Castle St car park, Kingshill Inn layby & Tesco car park, Cam. The recycling banks at Tesco in Cam also accept cardboard, plastic bottles, drink bottles, books & videos.

15 Dursley Freegle Offers unwanted items free to prevent them going to landfill. www.ilovefreegle.org

POST OFFICES/BANKS Post offices • 6 Silver St 542242. • 3 Noel Lee Way, Cam 453169.

Banks & building societies • Stroud & Swindon BS, Parsonage St 543795. • Lloyds TSB, Long St 0845 300 0000. • Barclays, Parsonage St 0845 755 5555. • Natwest, Long St 0845 301 9756. • C&G, Parsonage St 545888.

REGULAR EVENTS

Dursley Produce Market Held 2nd Sat 8.30am-1pm (Mar-Dec) under the Town Hall. Contact Mick Holland 01452 740401. Dursley in Bloom Britain in Bloom is a national event run by the Royal Horticultural Society aimed at encouraging environmental responsibility, community participation and horticultural achievement. Meetings held at Town Council offices Castle St. All welcome. Contact Dursley Town Council 547758. ww.dursleytowncouncil.gov.uk Dursley Summer Festival Annual festival arts & crafts, food, music, carnival, fairground etc. Contact Lynn Thornton 545880. www.dursleyfestival.co.uk The Dursley Dozen An annual multi-terrain race of over 12 miles organised by Dursley & District Athletics Club. Contact Graeme Hawkins 890463. ww.dursleyac.org.uk Lions Furniture Sale Held Sat 8.30-11.30am at the Lion’s Den, May Lane. Proceeds to charity. Donations of furniture can be collected. Contact 544471. www.dursleylions.com

EDUCATION

Pre-school Treetops Children’s Centre School Rd. Nursery school for ages 0-4. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm. Contact 549860. www.treetopschildrenscentre.co.uk

For complete information about Ofsted registered childcare provision contact Gloucestershire Family Information Service 0800 542 0202.

Primary • Dursley C of E Primary School School Rd. Highfields, 542304. www.dursleycofeprimaryschool.org.uk • Cam Everlands Primary School Birch Rd, 545452. www.cameverlandsprimary.ik.org • Cam Hopton CofE Primary School Hopton Rd, Upper Cam, 542763. www.camhopton.ik.org.uk • Cam Woodfield Junior School Elstub Lane, Cam, 542706. www.camwoodfield-junior.ik.org • Cam Woodfield Infant School Elstub Lane, Cam, 543535. www.camwoodfieldinfants.co.uk Secondary • Rednock School, Kingshill Rd, 543618. www.rednockschool.org.uk Special • Cam House Special School , Drake Lane, 542130. Adult/Further • GL11 Community Project Fairmead, Cam. Open Mon-Thu 8.30am4pm & Fri 8.30am-2pm. Training & education programmes, including maths, English, employability, volunteering & computing. Contact Ann Wheeler (Project Manager) 548530 / 07842 206763. www. gl11.org.uk • Stroud College, Drake Lane. Contact 542060. www.stroud.ac.uk

MEDIA

Daily Newspapers • Western Daily Press 0117 934 3000. • The Gloucester Echo 01452 271900. • The Gloucester Citizen 01452 424442. Weekly Newspapers • Dursley Gazette, Reliance House, Long St. Dursley 544000. www.gazetteseries.co.uk • Stroud News & Journal, 6 Lansdown Rd, Stroud 762412. www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk • Gloucestershire Independent 544000. Magazines • Stroud Life 763661. Radio • BBC Radio Gloucestershire (104.7FM/1413AM) 01452 308585. www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire • Heart Gloucestershire (102.4FM) 01452 572400 www.heart.co.uk/gloucestershire

(telephone dialling code is 01453 unless otherwise stated) Other • Cotswold Vale Talking Newspaper Free to the blind and partially sighted. Contact Mary Moss 860801. www.cvtn.org.uk

PLACES OF WORSHIP

Anglican • St James the Great, Silver St. Services: Sun 8am, 10am; 2nd & 4th Sun 6.30pm. Rector: Revd Janet Bromley 542053. Parish office open Mon-Fri am. Contact 549280. www. dursleyparishchurch.org • St Mark’s, Woodmancote. Services: Sun 11.15am. Contact as above. • St Bartholomew’s, Cam Pitch, Cam. Services: Sun 8am, 11am, 6pm (shared service with Cam Methodists); Wed 10am. Vicar: Ian Robb 542679. • St George’s Church, Church Rd, Upper Cam. Services: Sun 8am, 9.30am; Tue 7.30pm, Wed 10.30am. Vicar: Revd Jennifer McKenzie 542084. Evangelical • 3C Community Church Church Rd, Upper Cam. Service Sun 10am (ex last Sun), Xplore service last Sun 6.30pm. Senior Elder: Revd Noel Fellowes 546775. www.3ccommunitychurch.org • Cam New Life Church, High St, Cam. Services Sun 10am & 6pm. Minister: Revd Dr JR Jones 542672. Methodist • Dursley Methodist Church, Castle St. Services: Sun, 10.30am. Communion once a month 6pm. Minister: Contact Revd Dr John Emmett 542565. www.dursley-methodist-church.org.uk • Cam Methodist Church, Chapel St Services: Sun 10am (inc Sunday School) and 6pm. Minister: Contact Revd Dr John Emmett 542565. Roman Catholic St Dominic’s, Jubilee Rd Mass: Sun 8.30am,10.30am & 5.30pm; Sat 5.30pm at St Joseph’s, Nympsfield. Priest: Revd Alexander Redman 542039. www. dursleynympsfieldrcparish.co.uk United Reformed • Dursley Tabernacle, Parsonage St Services: Sun 10.30am, & 6pm (as advertised). Minister: Revd Simon Helme 542344. www.dursleytab.org.uk • Cam United Reformed Church, The Quarry. Services: 1st & 3rd Sun 2.45pm. Minister: Revd Simon Helme 542344. Jehovah's Witnesses • Kingdom Hall, 54 Long St. Contact 542110.

CONTACTS

CLUBS & SOCIETIES ARTS

Dursley Operatic & Dramatic Society (DODS) Produces plays, musicals and pantomimes usually at Lister Hall, Long St. Meets Tue & Thu 7.30pm at Kingshill House Arts Centre. Youth group (ages 11+) meets Mon 7-9pm but please check website for spaces. Contact Mike Graham 544187. www.the-dods.com Oriana Singers Choir of 25-30. Mostly classical repertoire. 3 concerts a year. Meets Mon 7.30pm (Nov-Mar). Please contact David Moss (Director) for venue details 860801. www.orianasingers.org Dursley Male Voice Choir Approx 10 concerts a year. Meets Wed 7.30-9.30pm at The Chantry Centre, Long St (formerly the Lister Hall) . Contact John Hainsworth 544404. www.dursleymalechoir. org.uk Tyndale Choral Society Meets Mon 7.30pm (Mar-Jul & Sep-Dec) at Methodist Church, Castle St. Contact Catherine Bennett (Sec) 01452 883759. www.tyndale-choral-society.org St James’ Church Choir Rehearses Fri 7pm for juniors, 7.15-8.45pm for adults. Contact Parish Office 549280. www. dursleyparishchurch.org/choir.htm St George’s Church Choir Rehearses Mon 6-7.30 at St George’s Church, Church Rd, Upper Cam. Contact Elspeth Cann 546993. www.camandstinchcombe.org.uk

CARING GROUPS Carers' Support Group Meets last Wed 2-3pm at Glebe House, Fairmead, Cam. Contact Julie Sherman 549648 or Ann Wheeler (GL11 Community Project) 548530 / 07842 206763. www.gl11.org.uk Mental Health Carers Support Group Meets 1st Wed 7.30pm at Tyndale Centre, The Slade. Contact 562390 Dursley Open Door Club Weekly social club for adults with physical & learning disabilities. Meets Tue 7.30-9pm at the Tabernacle Church, Parsonage St. No disabled access. Contact Mary Wright 545594. Dursley Adult Opportunity Centre 16 Lower Poole Rd. Day centre for adults with learning difficulties. Open: Mon-Fri 9am3.30pm. Contact David Wright 543611. Rethink A support group for all those affected by severe mental illness. Meets 7.30pm, 1st Mon at the Tyndale Centre, The Slade. Contact Anthony Burton 832228.

CONTACTS (telephone dialling code is 01453 unless otherwise stated) Dursley & District Old People’s Welfare Committee Runs May Lane Day Centre. Day centre open: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9.30am-2pm, Wed 10am12pm, Sat 9.30am-12pm. Contact Gill Davis (Sec) 543049. Dursley & Cam Good Neighbours Scheme Provides transport for elderly and infirm to medical establishments. Contact Dawn Elsdon 548474. Dursley Transport for the Elderly & Disabled Minibus service available to local clubs & groups. Contact Sylvia Woods 545828.

YOUNG FAMILIES

MOBS (Mothers offering breastfeeding support) Meets Mon 10am-12pm (except bank holidays) at Parish Centre, St James’ Church. Contact Marisa Dexter 521009. www.breastfeedingsupporters.org.uk National Childbirth Trust Meetings at various times and locations. Contact NCT 07005 801958. www.nct.org.uk

CHURCH GROUPS

Level Up Youth Group Youth group for ages 10-14. Meets Wed 7-8.30pm at 3C Community Church Hall, Church Rd, Upper Cam. Contact Church Office 546775. www.3ccommunitychurch.org Super Troopers For ages 5-10. Meets Fri 6.30-7.30pm at 3C Community Church Hall, Church Rd, Upper Cam. Contact Christine Sawyer at Church Office 546775. www.3ccommunitychurch.org Dursley Tabernacle Groups Contact Simon Helme 542344. St Dominic’s Union of Catholic Mothers Meets 1st Tue usually 7.30pm at St Dominic’s Church Hall, Jubilee Rd. Contact Revd Alexander Redman 542039. www. dursleynympsfieldrcparish.co.uk/ucm.html Lower Cam Mother’s Union Meets 1st Thu at St Bartholomew’s Church, Cam Pitch. Contact Bobbie Perry 543523. St George’s Church Mothers’ Union Meets 3rd Tue at St George’s Church, Church Rd, Upper Cam. Contact Gill Farquharson-Pratt 549125.

HOBBIES

Dursley Chess Club Currently not active, but if you are interested in taking the club over, please contact Wanda Deakin 810924. Library Club Transport and company for those who cannot get to the library themselves. Meets 2nd Mon 11am-12.15pm. Contact Dursley Library 0845 2305420.

Rambling Club In winter usually meets Sun 1.30pm, in summer meets fortnightly all day Sat or Sun & at other times. Produces walks programme. Contact Helen Messenger 542893.

Dursley MX Club Organises motocross events at Tinkley Lane, Nympsfield, on 4-5 Sundays a year. Contact Betty Sams 546280.

South Cotswold Ramblers Wide variety of led walks, involvement in local footpath issues. Contact 01453 884013. www.southcotswoldramblers.org.uk

Bell Ringing (Wotton Branch Bellringers) St James, Silver St, Dursley: Practice Thu 7.30. Contact Mrs A Pope 548332. St George’s, Upper Cam: Practice Tue 7.30-9pm. Contact Alex Reeves 549575.

Birdwatching & Preservation Society Meets 7.45pm 2nd & 4th Mon (Sep-Apr) at Dursley Community Centre, Rednock Drive. Field events at various locations throughout the year. Contact Jennifer Rogers 860128. www.dursleybirdwatchers.btik.com

Dursley & Cam Society Local history society registered with the Civic Trust. Keeps an eye on planning applications & produces annual journal “The Dursley Lantern”. Meets 2nd Tue 7.30pm at Town Hall. Contact Mary Jones 547545.

Dursley Campaign for Real Ale Usually meets last Tue 8pm in various pubs. Contact Chris Arrowsmith 548991. www.dursleydistrictcamra.org.uk

SOCIAL

Dursley Needlecraft Club All types of needlecraft & papercraft covered. Meets on 2nd & 4th Tue 9am -12pm in Cam. Contact Janet Rich 547708. Dursley & District Dominoes League Plays Tue 8.30pm at the Railway pub, Station Rd, Cam. Contact 543237 (The Railway). COJAC (Coaley Junction Action Committee) Rail user group for Cam & Dursley Station. Contact Clive Mowforth 548920. www.cojac.com Tae Kwon do Club Meets Cam Woodfield Junior School, Elstub Lane as follows: Juniors/Family Thu 6-7pm and Sun 6-7pm, Little Pumas (ages 4-7years) Sun 5.20-5.55pm, Adults & Seniors (Advanced) Sun 7-8pm. Contact Karen Parker 01454 228590. Ilyokwan Black Belt Academy Martial arts, self defence & fitness. Meets Mon, Tue & Thur 6-9.30pm at Cam Everlands School, Birch Rd. Contact Richard Olpin 549460. www.blackbeltacademy.info Thornbury & Dursley Tae Kwon Do Trains Mon & Wed 6.30-7.30pm at Rednock School, Rednock Dr. Contact Ben Temple 07825 369487. www.dursleytkd.com Mahoutsukai Dursley Dojo Traditional Japanese martial arts. Meets Sun 7-9pm at the Sports Centre, Rednock Dr. Contact Jerry 860909 or 07817 807962. Cam and Dursley Camera Club Meets 1st, 3rd & 4th Thu 7.30pm (Oct-Apr) at the Community Centre, Rednock Dr and 2nd Thu 7.30pm at Club Room, Gloucester St, Wotton-under-Edge. Contact Malcolm Wootton 543502. cameraclub.wotton-under-edge.org Dursley & District Flower Society Flower arranging, outings, demonstrations etc. Meets 2nd Mon 2pm (ex Aug) at St Dominic’s Church Hall, Jubilee Rd. Contact Jenny Blease 542855. Modern Sequence Dance Club Meets Thu 8-10.15pm (Sep – Jul) & 1st Sat 7.45-11.15pm (Oct-Jun) at Cam Memorial Hall. Contact Sue Hanman 548884 (Hall bookings).

Dursley Lions Club Organises fund raising including Sat Furniture Sale at Lion’s Den and Frocester Beer Festival on Aug bank holiday. Meets 1st & 3rd Thu 7.30pm at Lion’s Den, May Lane. Contact 544471. www.durslelions.com Dursley Lioness Club Organises fund raising events, Christmas hamper raffle, jumble sales, etc. Meets 1st Wed 8pm & informally on 3rd Wed at Lion’s Den, May Lane. Contact Lesley Guy 543397. www. dursleylions.com/dursleylionessclub.htm Cam & Dursley Royal British Legion Meets 1st Sun 12 noon at Community Centre, Rednock Dr. Contact Andy Cooper 545337 / 07779 124933. www.britishlegion.org.uk Dursley & District Probus Club For retired or semi retired business and professional men. Speakers, occasional outings. Meets 2nd & 4th Tue 10am-12noon at Community Centre, Rednock Dr. Walks on 3rd Tue, usually meeting 11am followed by pub lunch. Contact Tony Powell 542243. Over 50s Group Meets 3rd Wed 2-4pm at Community Project Fairmead, Cam. Contact Ann Wheeler (Project Manager) 548530 / 07842 206763. www. gl11.org.uk Dursley ’91 Probus Club Meets 2nd Mon 10am at Community Centre, Rednock Dr. Contact Arthur Haycock (Sec) 860781. Dursley Ladies Probus Club Invited speakers. Christmas luncheon. Meets 1st Tue (not Jan) 2.15pm at St Dominic's Church Hall, Kingshill. Visitors welcome. Contact Joan Lumley 890491. Dursley Rotary Club For professionals and businessmen. Meets Mon 5.45 for 6pm at the Prince of Wales Hotel, A38. Contact 810474 (hotel). Dursley Inner Wheel Club For female relatives of Rotarians. Invited speakers. Meets 3rd Tue 7pm at Gables Hotel, Bristol Rd, Falfield on the A38. Contact Pat Maslen 01179 791658 (home) or 01179 249868 (work). www.innerwheel-dursley.org.uk

Round Table (Dursley & District) Meets 7.45 for 8pm at Rednock Community Centre, Rednock Dr. 1st & 3rd Wed. Contact Toby Ford 07899 902754.. www.dursleyand districtroundtable.co.uk Dursley 41 Club For ex round table members. Contact Rob Thomas 07788 916505. Dursley & Cam Friendship Club For ages 60+ with entertainment, speakers & excursions. Meets 2-4pm 1st Wed at St James’ Church Parish Centre, Silver St. Contact Barbara Weldon 543084. Dursley & District Royal Naval Association For serving and ex-serving members of the naval forces, and any other interested. Meets 4th Thu (ex Dec) 7.30pm at Royal British Legion, St John’s Rd, Slimbridge. Contact Charles Strauss 542566. www.royal-navalassociation.co.uk Meeting Point Talks on various topics, Mon 7.30pm at Methodist Church Hall, Castle St. Contact Revd Dr John Emmett 542565. Monday Munch For pensioners and the housebound. Lunch 2 Mondays a month 12.30pm at Methodist Church Hall, Castle St. Contact Revd Dr John Emmett 542565. Dursley Women’s Institute Meets 2nd Thu, 7.30-9.30pm at Methodist Church Hall, Castle St. Contact Anne Scott 544184. Cam Village WI Meets 1st Thu 9.30am. Contact 01452 523966. Women’s Guild Meets 2.30pm alternative Tue at Dursley Tabernacle, Parsonage St. Contact Simon Helme 542344.

SPORTS

Cam Sports Club The Pavilion, Everlands. Currently has sections devoted to cricket, football, skittles, tennis. Contact Brian Everett (Mem Sec) 545376. www. camsportsclub.co.uk Dursley Bowls Club Priory Gardens, Long St. Plays May-Sep. Contact Pauline Bryant 542627. Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club Open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Contact 542015. www.stinchcombehillgolfclub.com Dursley Rugby Football Club Hounds Green, The Avenue, Stinchcombe. Contact Simon Bilous (Chair) 545493 / 07811 923078. www.dursleyrfc.co.uk Dursley Squash Club Plays at Dursley Sports Centre, Rednock Dr. Club nights Mon & Wed 6.50-8.10pm. Plays in the Gloucestershire Squash League. Contact Peter Poulton 547507. www.dursleysquashclub.co.uk

Dursley Running Club Fun runs, road racing, cross country, fell or trail & triathlons. Meets Tue 6.15pm at Dursley Rugby Club, Hounds Green, The Avenue, Stinchcombe. Contact Graeme Hawkins 890463. www.dursleyac.org.uk Cam Cricket Club Everlands Rd. Practice night Fri 6.30-8pm. Senior, youth, girls & boys & ladies cricket. Contact Neil Malpass 543964 or Ali Dixon (ladies) 548956. www.camcc.co.uk Dursley Road Club For racing & leisure cyclists. Meets for races Thu 7pm (Apr-Aug) at layby opposite Newport Towers Hotel on A38. Weekly club runs (40-50 miles with cafe stop) Sun at 9am from Tesco in Cam. Contact Brendon Lynch 844871. www. dursleyroadclub.org.uk Dursley Town Football Club Plays at War Memorial Recreation Ground, Kingshill Rd. Three teams in different divisions. Ladies practice Thu 6.30pm. Meets socially at Cricket Club, Kingshill Road. Contact Scott Thomas (Sec) 07800 936896. Dursley Town Girls AFC Plays at War Memorial Recreation Ground, Kingshill Rd. U8s – U14s. For under 8s development team contact 542414. www. pitchero.com/clubs/dursleytowngirlsafc Cam Bulldogs Football Club Plays at Cam Sports Club, Everlands. 3 senior teams, ladies & veterans. Contact club 546736. www.pitchero.com/clubs/cambulldogs Cam Bulldogs Ladies Footballl Club Plays at Cam Sports Club, Everlands. Contact Manager Alistair Swain 544414. http:// cambulldogladies.tripod.com/

Cam & Dursley Young Carers' Group Meets Tue 5-7pm at Cam Youth & Community Centre, 19A Frederick Thomas Rd. Contact 01452 733060 (Gloucestershire Young Carers' Office). www.glosyoungcarers.org GL11 Youth Groups Groups meet at GL11 Community Project, Fairmead, Cam. Bike Shed (age 11+ bike enthusiasts): Wed 4-6pm; Sparkles (for teenage girls): Wed 4-6pm; Bedlam (ages 11+): Thu 4-6pm.Contact Jane McKerron (Activities Coordinator) 548530 / 07842 206763. www.gl11.org.uk Air Training Corps (649 squadron) Operates from Kingshill House, Kingshill Lane. For ages 13-18. Meets Mon & Wed 7.30pm. Contact Chris Whatling 549506 / 07746 915848. www.atc649sqn.co.uk Girlguiding UK For details of local Rainbow, Brownie, Senior Section & Guide groups, contact Anne Anderson or Ann Poulson via website: www.girlguidingdursleybtik.com Scouts For details of local Beaver, Cub, and Scouts groups contact Andy Cole (District Commissioner) 07767 636978. Explorers (ages 14 -18) meet Tues (term time) 8-9.30pm at The Forge, Silver St (behind Oxfam). Contact Antony 01453 548286. Army Cadets (Dursley Platoon) Parade nights Thu 7-9pm at Rednock School, Rdnock Dr. Contact Lt K Myers 0845 600 7799. Young Farmers (Wotton and Dursley Vale) Contact Emma Mullins 07814 448598.

Dursley Ladies’ Hockey Club Currently plays at Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stroud. Seniors train Mon 6.30pm at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Juniors train Fri 5pm in Stroud. Contact Helen Jones 547574. Cam & Dursley Tennis Club Has 3 hard courts at the sports field, Everlands. Plays all year round. Club sessions Thu & Fri from 6.30pm, Tue 1.30-4pm Sun 10am-12noon. Contact Terry Evans 547572. www.camanddursleytennisclub.co.uk Shokk Youth Gym Dursley Pool, Castle St. For ages 6-16 years. Open Mon-Thu 3.30-7.40pm, Fri 3.30-6pm & 7-7.40pm, Sat 9am-1pm, Sun 9-11am. Also open in school holidays. Contact 546441. www.stroud.gov.uk/dursleypool

YOUTH GROUPS

Dursley Youth Service A mobile youth support centre visits Dursley, Stonehouse or Cashes Green every Thu 7-9.30pm. Contact Gloucestershire Youth Service 01452 427923 or Stroud Youth Support Centre 763993.

If you are involved in a community group in Dursley and would like to add to or amend the information in this list, please contact Heritage Guides on 01446 405298 or e-mail info@heritage-guides.com. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data in this section, the publishers and promoters cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. You are advised to check details directly with the organisations and groups concerned. Organisations are included in the above categories for ease of reference. Inclusion within one category or the other does not imply incompatibility with any of the categories listed. Organisations are listed in this section in good faith, but inclusion within this section does not imply any endorsement by Dursley Town Council or Heritage Guides of the organisation concerned, nor can these bodies be held responsible for any of the organisations’ failure to comply with legal or professional requirements.

DURSLEY & CAM STREET INDEX Locations refer to maps A on pages 20-21 and B on pages 22-23.

Acacia Drive.........................A2b Addymore............................ B5b Alexandra Close................... B6d April Close...........................A5b Ash Close............................. B6d Ashmead Green...................A1d Avenue, The.......................... B6a Beechwood Rise...................A3a Beynon Close....................... B3b Beynon Drive........................ B3b Birch Road........................... B5c Blackboys.............................A3a Blackwells............................A6b Boulton Lane........................A5b Bowlers Lea......................... B4b Box Road............................. B1c Box Road Avenue................. B1c Bramble Drive......................A2a Broadmere........................... B6a Broadmere Close.................. B6a Broadway, The......................A5a Broadwell.............................A5b Broadwell Terrace.................A5b Brownings Lane................... A5c Bull Pitch..............................A5b Burnt Oak.............................A4a Cam Green...........................A1d Cam Pitch............................. B5b Cambridge Avenue............... A6c Castle Stream Court.............A5d Castle Street.........................A4b Caswell Court.......................A5d Caswell Mews......................A5d Cedar Drive..........................A4a Champions Court.................A5b Chapel Street....................... B4c Chaucer Road....................... A6c Chestal................................. A4c Church Road........................ B6d Close, The............................. B5b Corriett, The......................... B5c Court House Gardens........... B4c Crapen, The.......................... B5a Crescent, The........................ B5b Delkin, The........................... B5b Delkin Road......................... B5b Downham Court...................A5d Downham View....................A5d Drake Lane........................... A4c Draycott............................... B3b Draycott Business Park......... B2c Draycott Crescent................. B3b Drive, The............................. B5b Dursley Road........................ B6a Elm Grove............................ B5b Elm Lodge............................ B5d Elstub Lane..................... B5a/4b Everlands........................ B5c/6d

Everside Close...................... B3b Everside Lane....................... B3b Ewelme Close....................... A5c Fairmead.............................. B5c Farfield.................................A3d Ferney.................................. A5c First Avenue......................... A5c Five Acres.............................A5a Forge Road........................... A5c Fort Lane..............................A6b Fortfields..............................A5b Fortress, The.........................A6b Fourth Avenue...................... A5c Frederick Thomas Road........ B5b Ganzell Lane........................ A6c Garden Suburb.....................A4a Glebelands........................... B4c Gwilym Close....................... A5c Hadley Road......................... B5a Hague Avenue...................... B5b Halmore Lane....................... B1d Hardings Close.....................A5a Hardings Drive.....................A4a Harrolds Close......................A5b Hawthorns, The.................... B4b Heath Court......................... A5c Henlow Drive.......................A5b Hermitage Drive...................A6b Hicks Avenue........................ B5b High Furlong........................ B4b High Street........................... B4c Highfields Approach............. A5c Hill Close.............................. B5c Hill Road..............................A5a Hill Square...........................A3b Hillside Court.......................A5b Hilltop View.......................... B5b Holywell Road...................... B6c Hopton Road........................ B5d Hunger Hill...........................A5b Jubilee Avenue..................... B3b Jubilee Close........................ B3b Jubilee Road.........................A3a Kings Drive...........................A3a Kingsdown...........................A3a Kingshill Lane.......................A3a Kingshill Park.......................A3a Kingshill Road......................A3a Kingsway.............................A2a Kipling Road........................ A6c Knapp Lane.......................... B4b Knapp, The...........................A4b Lambsdowne........................ B6b Lark Rise.............................. B5b Laurence Grove....................A3a Leaside Close....................... B5c Lister Street.......................... A4c Littlecombe Business Park (north)..................................A3b (south)................................. A4c

Long Street...........................A4b Lower Poole Road................A5b Manor Avenue.....................A4b Manor Close......................... B3b Manor View.......................... B6c Maple Close.........................A2a Marlstone Road................... B5c Marment Road................ B5a/6a May Evans Close.................. B5b May Lane.............................A5b Meadowvale........................ B6b Mill Way............................... B5c Millbank............................... B5d Morris Orchard..................... B4b Nasse Court......................... B4b New Park............................. B6a New Road............................ B6a Noel Lea Way....................... B4c Nordown Close.................... B5c Nordown Road..................... B5c Norman Hill.......................... B5b Nunnery Lane.......................A6b Oak Drive.............................A2a Olive Grove..........................A3a Orchard Close...................... B5c Orchard Leaze.................off B5a Orchard Rise........................ B6b Orchard View....................... B6b Parkland Road...................... B6c Parsonage Street..................A4b Parsons Close.......................A5d Pedersen Close.....................A4b Pevelands............................. B4b Phelps Mill Close.................. A4c Phillmore Road..................... B5a Priory Close.......................... A4c Quarry Gardens.................... B6a Quarry, The........................... B6a Rangers Avenue................... A6c Rednock Drive......................A4b Reine Barnes Close.............. A6c Ricardo Drive....................... B6d Riversmill.............................A5d Riversmill Court....................A5d Rock Road............................ B5a Roseberry Mount................. A5c Roseberry Park..................... A6c Roseberry Road.................... A5c Rowan Grove.......................A2a Rowley................................. B4c Ryder Close.......................... B6c School Close......................... B5a School Road.........................A5d Second Avenue..................... A5c Severn Road......................... B5a Shakespeare Road................ A6c Shelley Road........................ A6c Shutehay Drive..................... B4b Silver Street..........................A5b Slade, The.............................A5b

Somerset Avenue................. A6c Spark Hill............................. B4b Spouthouse Lane................. B5c Springfield............................ B6b Springfields Court................ B6b Springhill Close.................... A2c Springhill Old Court............. A3c St Bartholomews Close........ B4b St Davids Crescent...............A3a St Georges Close.................. B6d St Georges Road..................A2a Stanthill Drive...................... A5c Station Road........................ B4c Steps Close.......................... B3b Stirling Court........................ B5d Stonelea............................... B5a Sutton Close.........................A5b Taits Hill Road...................... B6a Tennyson Road..................... A6c Third Avenue........................ A5c Tilnor Crescent..................... B5b Tilsdown............................... B5b Tilsdown Close..................... B5b Tocknell Court...................... B2c Torchacre Rise......................A4a Townsend Close................... A4c Trotman Avenue................... B5b Twinberrow Lane.................A6b Tyndale Road....................... B5a Tythe Court.......................... B4b Uley Road............................ A5c Union Street.........................A5b Upper Poole Road................A5b Upthorpe.............................. B4d Valley View........................... B5b Vennings, The....................... B3b Victoria Close....................... A4c Vizard Close......................... A5c Water Street.........................A4b Weavers Close......................A5b Welling Close....................... A6c West End.............................. B5a Westfield..............................A4a Whiteway............................. A6c Whiteway Close................... A6c Willow Close........................A2a Windsor Road......................A4b Winterbotham Road............. B5c Withy Way............................ B4b Woodend Lane..................... B3b Woodfield Road.............. B6a/5b Woodland Avenue................A3a Woodland Drive...................A4a Woodmancote...................... A5c Woodview Road................... B5c Wordsworth Road................ A6c Workmans Close.................. B6b Wragg Court........................ B4c Yellow Hundred Close.......... A5c Yew Tree Close..................... B6a

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FITNESS PARADISE

The view south from Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course with, in the distance on the left, the Tyndale Monument at North Nibley.

hether walking in the countryside is your preferred form of exercise, or more structured sports, Dursley has it all. The Cotswold Way, a signposted 102 mile walk along the Cotswold escarpment starting in Bath and finishing in Chipping Campden, runs right through the middle of the town. If that sounds too much of a commitment, there are numerous short walks around the Dursley area, especially on Stinchcombe Hill and towards Cam Long Down on the opposite bank of the river Ewelme. In the summer, Stinchcombe Hill is a haven for nature lovers. The limestone grassland is home to many rare species, including

eight varieties of orchid and the Blue Adonis and Green Hairstreak butterflies. Also to be found here are large white edible snails, first brought here by the Romans. When it comes to sports facilities, it would be difficult to find a more stunningly located golf course than Stinchcombe Hill. This 18 hole course is the venue for the 2011 Gloucestershire County Championships. The town's premier indoor fitness gym is Courtyard Health & Fitness on Parsonage Street with its attendant cafĂŠ and bar. It offers a wide range of training programmes and fitness courses. The sports centre at Rednock School is a facility shared by the school and the local community. It

boasts four badminton courts, two squash courts, indoor cricket nets, a sports hall for 5-a-side football, tennis, and netball, and outdoor netball courts, tennis courts, and 5-a-side football pitch. Dursleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming pool is located in the centre of the town, and is open throughout the day, seven days a week. It also offers special sessions at various times for groups such as parents and toddlers, the disabled, women, pensioners, etc. There are many recreation grounds in Dursley and Cam where sports clubs regularly practice, chief among which are the War Memorial Recreation Ground on Kingshill Road and the Cam Sports Club ground on Everlands.

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