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Author: Julie

Church/Rodborough/war

Church windows

Posted on 8th November 2017 by Julie

Today Rodborough’s vicar Peter Francis has been speaking on Radio Gloucestershire about the special stained glass windows in Rodborough Church. We are hon...

Rodborough/war

Remembrance 2017

Posted on 5th November 2017 by Julie

Huge thanks to Rodborough Scouts who have again tidied the Commonwealth War Graves and those family graves commemorating soldiers who died in the First World Wa...

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What an amazing day

Posted on 15th October 2017 by Julie

Thanks to all the lovely people who came to see us at Rodborough Community Hall. We were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm for our local history project. We had tho...

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Butterrow Book Exchange

Posted on 30th September 2017 by Julie

                  Eighteen months ago, Butterrow Book Group approached Rodborough Parish Council in the hope that t...

Dudbridge/Milestone

Sharing our history

Posted on 18th May 2017 by Julie

Despite the pouring rain, we had a great turn out at the Coffee Pot yesterday. We are always thrilled at the little gems of information gleaned. It feels like a...

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Rodborough – a vibrant community

Posted on 27th April 2017 by Julie

We are very grateful to Rodborough Parish Council for a generous donation that has enabled us to set up this website. The grant awards evening was an uplifting ...

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Hungarian Refugees at Rodborough Fort

Posted on 28th February 2017 by Julie

The March edition of Rodborough Tabernacle News includes an article on Hungarian refugees at Rodborough Fort in 1956, noting their gratitude for kindness receiv...

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The Dudbridge Blackbirds

Posted on 14th January 2017 by Julie

The Stroud News carried several pieces about a family of blackbirds who achieved acclaim in 1911. House painter, Samuel Haden of Bay Tree House, Dudbridge, kept...

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WW2 memorial - information needed

Cecil Burcher 1914 -1942

We are still seeking information on some of the men on the WW2 memorial. The photo is of Edie nee Harrison in 1908. She became the stepmother of Cecil Burcher. The family lived in Kitesnest Lane and Edie died in 1985. We know precious little about Cecil who while serving with the 1st Glosters in Burma. He had a brother, Arthur, who seems to have moved to Bristol and married there in 1934. Can anyone fill in his life story?

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