Happy birthday To Us!
The wheels on the bus have now been going round and round for a whole year – we passed our First Birthday on 2nd April 2024.
Newent
A Daffodil Walk: Newent to Dymock
This walk follows the old canal from Newent to Oxenhall, and picks up the Daffodil Way at Four Oaks for the last part of the walk. It finishes at Dymock, an easy 5.5 mile walk which includes field paths with a small number of stiles, back lanes and woodland tracks.
Newent Friday Market
Browsing a local market on a crisp and sunny winter’s morning can be a great start to your weekend. And down the Daffodil Line we are blessed with so many to choose from.
Newent Lake Sculpture Trail
Did you know that whichever direction you are coming from the Daffodil Line gives you around an hour in Newent, before your return journey? Longer if you like of course, but an hour is the perfect time for a wander around the lake and a chance to admire the nature-inspired sculptures along the way.
Autumn Nature and Harvests
Buses provide a place and a means for us to chat and connect with each other and the countryside around us, and I have found that one of the other best ways of connecting with the countryside is actually by eating it!
What’s New? The Ark Cafe: Newent
Newent’s much-missed Good News Centre Cafe has reopened as the Ark Cafe with the same warm welcome, fabulous food and drink, and new children’s play areas indoors and out, including soft play and a sensory room.
Newent Wool and May Hill Sheep
I met Nell Credland, sheep breeder and knitter, with her knitting friends at the Hellens Textile Fair in July this year and was excited to buy wool locally grown to knit an Icelandic Jumper. Some of you will know these cost upwards of £350, and many of us have wanted one ever since seeing Scandi Noir drama, where fearless and beautiful women detectives, solve impossible and awful crimes, wearing Icelandic jumpers.
Coffee and cake with Linda Morris: manna House creative, Newent
Manna House sits on the corner of Broad Street and Culver Street in the centre of Newent where Barclays Bank used to be. Some people bemoan the closing of bank branches. Me, I’d much rather have coffee, cake, comfy sofas and crafty gifts and workshops.
Heritage open days 8 – 17 September
Every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.
And the Winner is . . . .
The annual Newent Art Competition, organised by Hannah Ferguson of the Secret Gallery, has been bringing together local artists and art lovers for eight years now. It’s a fabulous celebration of local creativity and colour and this year’s competition was one of the best.