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Festival: The Stroudwater Trust's commitment to the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering
23 January 2012 at 13:00
Woollen cloth making has shaped our valleys since the Middle Ages. Indeed, cloth has been made at Lodgemore Mills continuously since medieval times. The textile industry has provided employment and skills and has created a foundation for our local engineering businesses. Many factories are on historic mill sites and some are housed in the original, majestic mill buildings. A number of textile artists and craftsmen continue to work in the town upholding the old traditions in a modern context.
The Stroudwater Textile Trust exists to help make this area's textile history accessible and interesting whilst promoting contemporary skills. We celebrate Stroud's historic importance as a textiles centre and are very keen to raise awareness, in both adults and children, of all that has been achieved here.
Our activities include the opening of old mills to give an impression of what it was like when they were working; leading walks around the valleys to reveal industrial buildings and places of interest; running courses in some of the traditional skills, such as weaving and dyeing; and arranging exhibitions and events. The Trust is delighted to support and join the Festival of Manufacturing & Engineering in celebrating Stroud's industrial activities, past and present.
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Festival: Renishaw's commitment to the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering
16 January 2012 at 09:00
As the largest employer in the Stroud District, and a world leading engineering company, Renishaw is an enthusiastic supporter of the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering and will be ... [ read more ]
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Festival: Nampak's commitment to the Festival of Maufacturing and Engineering
09 January 2012 at 10:00
In April 2012, plastic milk bottle manufacturer, Nampak Plastics, will be playing host to a number of events as part of the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering at the company's Severnside ... [ read more ]
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Happy Christmas from Neil Carmichael
23 December 2011 at 17:00
The House of Commons is now on recess. Members of Parliament from across the Country have returned home to be with their families at Christmas. 2011 has been at times a troubling year, our economy ... [ read more ]
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Neil Carmichael visits Wycliffe
28 November 2011 at 10:00
Neil Carmichael recently visited Sixth Form Politics students at Wycliffe in Stonehouse to discuss the life and work of a Member of Parliament and to answer wide ranging questions on matters of ... [ read more ]
Posted in Local Education | The Community
The Post Office provisionally reverses position on Amberley services
14 November 2011 at 15:15
The Post Office has informed Neil Carmichael that their previous intention to downsize postal services in Amberley to a 'Post Office Local Service', thus rendering it unviable, is to be reversed ... [ read more ]
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Hundreds of millions to boost growth in Stroud and across the Country
14 November 2011 at 15:00
Neil Carmichael has welcomed a new initiative recently launched by the Coalition Government that is being funded to £500 million to assist in the economic growth of the country. The Growing ... [ read more ]
Posted in Local Business
Festival: Schedule for the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering
14 November 2011 at 11:00
The schedule for the Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering, to be hosted across the Stroud Constituency by Neil Carmichael from 23rd - 27th April has now been released, it is as follows: ... [ read more ]
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Nailsworth Brewery comes to Westminster
14 November 2011 at 10:15
Nailsworth Brewery's award winning "Alestock" beer came to Westminster this week thanks to local MP Neil Carmichael. Each week the Strangers Bar in the House of Commons hosts a guest beer from ... [ read more ]
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Member of the Cabinet praises Gloucestershire broadband efforts
07 November 2011 at 13:30
The drive to deliver enhanced broadband services across Gloucestershire has recently been praised by the Secretary of State for Culture in Parliament. Responding to a question from Neil ... [ read more ]
Posted in Local Business | Local Policy | Jobs and Welfare | The Community
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