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• Grant aid appeal for church repairs

  A CONGREGATION in Wickwar is appealing for help to carry out essential works on the popular village church. read more

• Promotion dream becomes a reality

  BERKELEY Town were delighted last week to learn of their promotion to the Northern Senior League Division One after nearly a fortnight of waiting to hear their fate. read more

• Sharpness AFC news

  SHARPNESS AFC will be holding their AGM on Sunday, June 6, at the Pier View Hotel. Everyone is welcome to attend. Regarding the club's vacant manager role, anyone interested in the position should call either 01453 811339 or 01453 811329. With Dave Nash and Mike Sherman having done an incredible job in guiding the team to the higher echelons of the Northern Senior League Division One, the club is now keen to hear from anyone who is interested in becoming first team manager. Meanwhile, the Sharks are hoping that their new ground will be ready for the 2005-06 season. read more

• Only one winner when you argue with yourself

  SIR - With regard to your article titled Warning Pub Could Stay Boarded Up (Gazette, May 14) I am confused! read more

• School is praised

  THE BRITISH Primary School in Wotton-under-Edge has been praised for its teaching, management and ethos, by OFSTED inspectors. read more

• Chairman to serve new term

  BERKELEY Town Council has re-elected Cllr Ralph Pinnell as chairman after he was the only nominee. read more

• Motoring marathon

  CASTLE Combe Race Circuit will be hosting one of the biggest and most unique car extravaganzas of the year this summer. read more

• I expect value for money

  SIR - With regard to the letter from the anonymous postal worker (Gazette, May 14), I am taken aback by the tone of his reaction to my carefully worded letter. read more

• Reel celebrations at historic cinema

  VOLUNTEERS working to re-open the historic cinema in Wotton-under-Edge are celebrating after signing a lease with the building's owners and simultaneously announcing a major sponsorship drive. read more

• Ten years of fighting for rail commuters

  A VITAL transport link serving Cam and Dursley celebrates a milestone anniversary this week. As Cam and Dursley station passes its first decade in operation Dr Clive Mowforth of station campaign group Coaley Junction Action Group here tells the Gazette how the station has provided an important service for the community it serves. read more

• Residents fear units are threat to safety

  APPROVAL of a planning application for a light industrial development in Kingswood has led to further despair for residents who claim the stretch of road is already lethal. read more

• Events around the region

  Berkeley, Cam, Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge read more

• Search is on for Rosebuds

  WITH the search on for Dursley Rosebuds - girls aged between four and 11 who will lead the Town Festival carnival procession on Saturday, July 10 - the Gazette has heard from Marian Whitlock, of Cam, who was a Rosebud 50 years ago. read more

• Archives available to all

  BRISTOL and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society is to publish in October a huge catalogue of the mediaeval archives at Berkeley Castle. read more

• New hope for pensions

  FORMER employees of Lister Petter who were facing a bleak future may have a glimmer of hope to ease the strain of the recent pensions crisis at the firm. read more

• Speaking it like the Japanese

  PUPILS from Katharine Lady Berkeley's School in Wotton-under-Edge have been successful in a national Japanese speech contest for secondary schools. read more

• Fresh bid to find a site

  OBJECTORS to a proposed scheme that could see a skateboarding facility put in a toddlers' play park made their feelings plain to Berkeley Town Council on Monday. read more

• Sorting out who pays funeral bill

  SIR - I am writing further to the letter in last week's Gazette from J Mould headed Funeral Grant. read more

• May Fair was a real sizzler

  HOT DOGS sold out as hundreds flocked to Dursley Primary School's May fair in sizzling summer sunshine. The annual event saw parents, children, staff and visitors flock to Highfields, raising a massive £1,800 for school funds. Children enjoyed a fancy dress parade, with a theme apt for the weather conditions - the seaside. Headteacher Bill Church, who had donned his Mr Punch costume for the day's proceedings, said the School Association had put a lot of time and effort into making the event a success. He said: "I would like to thank the association for all the hard work before the event and everyone for their support on a very hot afternoon." A steady stream of visitors enjoyed the soak-the-sitter attraction and numerous stalls. Mr Church added. "We did an amazing trade in hot dogs, which sold out completely and raised a fantastic amount for school funds." Proceeds will be used to boost school funds for extra equipment and learning tools. read more

• Cameras help crime fight

  THE MERITS of CCTV and the new police community support officers were highlighted at the latest Dursley Inspector Neighbourhood Area Community Consultative meeting in Uley. read more

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