Press Release – Willow Tree

The famous Globe Willow in Stonehouse is set to receive some dramatic tree care in the coming days. Unfortunately, the willow suffered significant damage in one of the November storms which resulted in a split on the stem opening up significantly. The tree now has a...

Stonehouse Christmas Carol Float

The Stonehouse Christmas Carol Float will be travelling around the town on the evenings of Thursday 12th and Friday 13th December. Come and see Father Christmas from 5pm. Cash donations will be gratefully received! Please support the following charities: Big Space...

Better Housing Better Health service

Better Housing Better Health service is a fuel poverty service run by the National Energy Foundation and has recently opened in Gloucestershire working to help residents living in or at risk of living in fuel poverty to access advice and support.   They have recently...

Stonehouse: Growing a town into an Arboretum

Stonehouse was in the spotlight on the international stage this week when CEO of the Arboricultural Association, John Parker, gave a talk at the World Forum on Urban Forests in Washington DC. His talk – Stonehouse: Growing a town into an Arboretum – told...

Stonehouse gives its views on the future of a canal side site

Stonehouse residents responded in their hundreds to a Stonehouse Town Council survey on the future of the canal-side former Ship Inn site on the Bristol Road A419. The Town Council resolved to carry out a public consultation to establish what the people of Stonehouse...

Shop Stonehouse launches today

Today sees the launch of Shop Stonehouse – the Town Council’s campaign to encourage residents and visitors to spend their money in local shops. Banners have been placed at strategic locations around the town, posters will be displayed in shop windows and...

Climate Action is a truly global affair

Participants from five continents joined the Stonehouse Community Climate Action Forum (SCCAF) community conversation last weekend.  The webinar was organised by SCCAF to inform local residents and the wider audience about what has been happening locally to combat...

Rare tree planted in Stonehouse

Stonehouse Town Council in Gloucestershire is absolutely delighted to have planted a very special tree in the centre of the town. The tree is a London plane (Platanus x acerifolia) and is one of the saplings which was produced by Barcham Trees from cuttings of the...

ShiPS launch their own website

ShIPS group is very excited to have just launched a new website which pulls together all research and insights gathered over the last two years about the Ship Inn site and more. It includes our vision, presentations, reports, feasibility studies of the area, along...

Support Stonehouse

A new webpage https://stonehousetowncouncil.gov.uk/support-stonehouse/ has been created so that local residents can have contact details of local support groups and organisations in one place. A flyer will be also be sent out to every household in Stonehouse in the...

Stonehouse Town Council – Improving biodiversity

This year Stonehouse Town Council will be creating more habitat and encouraging increased biodiversity around the town through a new management regime in some of our open spaces. Some carefully-selected sections of grass in the parks at Meadow Road, Laburnum Walk and...

Home food delivery service in Stonehouse

Stonehouse Town Council and The Long Table have worked together to offer a home-delivery service of nutritious and delicious home-cooked meals to vulnerable and/or self-isolating local residents. Leaflets will be delivered to all Stonehouse households over the next...