Kevin Painter

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07745 516547

  • TETBURY library's Scrabble club will be taking place Mondays from 10.30am and Wednesdays from 1.30pm.

There is no need to book, just turn up- you can even bring a Scrabble board with you if you’ve got one.

  • THERE’s still plenty of time to enter Tetbury Library’s up-cycle book competition.

Choose an old withdrawn library book, fill in the entry form and take the book home to make into something else.

Let your imagination run wild as it can be as artistic or as functional as you like, as long as it looks as if it was once a book.

Entry 10p for primary school children, 20p for secondary school children and 50p for adults.

Return your creation to the library by Wednesday, February 3 for the chance to win a £5 Tesco gift voucher for students and a £5 Co-op shopping voucher for adults.

  • THE Save the Children quiz night and fish and chip supper will take place on Saturday, February 13 at 7pm at the Dolphins Hall. Tickets £10. Bring your own drinks.

Tickets are available from Maureen Clarke on 01666 503574 or Marion Zacks on 01666 500890. Maureen has asked for you to contact ASAP as last year’s event sold out quickly. So please RSVP by February 7.

  • THE next open police point/surgery will be January 18 from 10-11am.

This is your chance to speak to one of our friendly officers in a friendly and confidential way.

Our local offices are always keen to engage with any member of the public over any matter that may be bothering them and are also on hand to give advice in relationship to any policing matter.

These take place in temporary council offices: The Old Courthouse, 63 Long Street, Tetbury.

  • THERE is a big anniversary for Tetbury, celebrating the 700th anniversary of the rededication of St Mary’s Church.

There will be a new glass door installed soon and the new Bishop the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek will be formally dedicating this at the 9.30am service on April 10.

There is a plan of the new door on the internal noticeboard in St Mary’s Church.

If you would like to help contribute towards this exciting project that will be part of Tetbury’s history than please make any donation in one of the blue gift aid envelopes available mark it clearly ‘GLASS DOOR’.

Please make any cheques payable to Tetbury PCC uTHE NCT group Bumps and Babies has moved.

They will meet every Wednesday in the den at St Mary’s primary school from 10.30-11.45am. Please come along, have a biscuit and meet some new friends.

This group provides expectant and new parents with a relaxing opportunity to get together.

This is a great place to meet new friends and socialise with parents in our local area.

  • THE new year is a perfect time to try something new. Get creative and ring Tetbury Art society’s chairman Michael Kingham on 01666 502909 or Barry Barnes on 01666 503926 or visit tetburyartsociety.org.uk .

This friendly group meet on the evenings of the first Wednesday of most months in St Mary’s Hall, Silver Street. 

All are welcome, no matter what level of art they have reached.

There is something for everyone as their calendar usually includes outdoor sketching, various visits and exhibitions. Pop along and unleash your inspiration.