Danish director Thomas Vinterberg brings a delicate touch to this handsome new incarnation of Thomas Hardy's mighty novel Far from the Madding Crowd at Chew Stoke Church Hall on Thursday, April 28, from 7.30pm. The film opens in 1870 with Bathsheba ...
A FUND-RAISING murder mystery play is being performed in Severn Stoke as part of a major campaign to maintain an 800-year-old church, writes Aaron Wise. Heartbreak Productions' outdoor performance of 'Murder on the Terrace' will be staged on Sunday ...
FAMILIES have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of their community church which opened just as the city's biggest estate was taking shape. Parishioners remember chipping in up to sixpence a week to 'buy a brick' so they could contribute towards the ...
... after being inspired by a visit to St Giles' Churchyaard in Stoke Poges in 1751. The work has been recognised as a classic of English literature, and Gray was eventually buried in a tomb at the church, which was restored in 2013 as part of a ...
Proceeds will go towards preserving and improving St Denys Church, Severn Stoke, "so that it can be enjoyed more widely as a community asset". The architect's plans for the project have been costed at £150,000. Improvements will include a water supply, ...
Proceeds will go towards preserving and improving St Denys Church, Severn Stoke, "so that it can be enjoyed more widely as a community asset". The architect's plans for the project have been costed at £150,000. Improvements will include a water supply, ...