Community

  • Statues and monuments: a reflection on our history

    Statues and monuments: a reflection on our history

    I began yesterday early with an interview on Radio Gloucestershire on the publication of our council report into the review of statues and monuments in our district, most notably the Blackboy clock and statue in Stroud. I am very proud of the community-led process we put in place to review the street names and the […]

  • Building Community Power: Speaking at Cooperative Party SW Regional Conference

    Building Community Power: Speaking at Cooperative Party SW Regional Conference

    At the Cooperative Party SW Regional Conference on March 26, I was asked to speak about how Stroud District and its communities are building community power, how our market towns and rural communities responded to the pandemic with increased community activity and how our Council is building on this. What is a community? How can […]