Quote of the week: "I used to shoot people like you,"

Spoken by 82-year-old James Murray, a former Royal Engineer who saw service in the Second World War, fighting his way into Nazi German territory in the Allied advance at the end of the war to BNP candidate Charlie Baillie. read full story / add a comment

Sustainable Thornbury is holding an indie showing of The Age of Stupid on
June 19th at the Cossham Hall in Thornbury. Details on the Sustainable
Thornbury website: www.sustainablethornbury.org read full story / add a comment

A meeting of the British National Party at a hotel in Gloucestershire had to be called off after protesters heard about the gathering. Great news! read full story / add a comment

STATEMENT

This ten day exhibition brings together 30 artists who are linked past or present by their place of employment at another artist's studio near Stroud.

During the week these artists work to somebody else's brief and specifications. This show explores what they produce in their own time, outside the nine to five.

The work is within many and varied mediums including; installation, sculpture, illustration, painting, performance art, video works, site specific, mixed media, photography and spoken word.

The opening night will be an extravaganza of live performance pieces, a DJ set and music.

DATES

Exhibition open: 11th - 21st March 2009

11am- 6pm weekdays, 10 am – 7pm weekends

Private View/Opening Night: 12th March 2009

(PV 6pm – 8pm) (Party 8pm – 12pm)

LINKS

Web Space: - http://arkartark.blogspot.com

Facebook Group: - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61246399112

ADDRESS

Boy’s Club, Bath Road, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. England. GL6 0HH

For more info contact: - jackgibbon@gmail.com

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An initiation video showed Gloucestershire Uni students flirting with bonehead ideology. read full story / add a comment

Visit homes around Stroud and see renewable energy in action, discuss energy efficiency and get advice on eco-renovations. read full story / add a comment

Bolton's arrest will take place at about 7.30pm - CafeDirect Cafe, The Drill Hall, 25 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AD read full story / add a comment

The Spring Production from the Court Players,
to be performed from the 12th to the 14th June at the Memorial hall Rangeworhty,
South Gloucestershire. read full story / add a comment

I was arrested for subverting a billboard on the 3rd of April. This is an outline f what happened and the issues it raises. read full story / add a comment

The permaculture course for activists is coming back to Ragman's Lane Farm in the Forest of Dean this summer from 12 to 26 July.
As in previous years, Starhawk will be facilitating the course and this year she will be joined by Andy Goldring, from the Permaculture Association (Britain). read full story / add a comment

Following a lively protest, in a surpise move, Gloucester city council's scrutiny committee rejected plans for the expansion of Gloucestershire Airport. read full story / add a comment

On 7th Feb 2008, a young Kurdish asylum seeker, Mohammed Ahmadi, died at Gloucester Royal Hospital of heart failure. read full story / add a comment

Take Action at Camp Hope 20th/21st October. A Climate Camp @ Staverton Airport, Gloucestershire. read full story / add a comment

Brecon Pipeline Attacked read full story / add a comment

Gloucestershire has flooded. 150,000 are without water as i write, another 200,000 may be about to lose their water supplies. 500,000 are at risk of losing electricity supplies. read full story / add a comment

Camilla Parker-Bowles will be 60 on Tuesday 17th July this year and Charles has decided to give her a treat by throwing a lavish party for her at his nearby country residence. read full story / add a comment

*By far the majority of events are completely free. There are some charges for individual funfair rides and for smaller private performations which make up part of the 2 weeks of entertainment.

"Gloucester Festival. ... annual summer celebration has become one of the most admired free festivals in the UK."
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Protestors are refusing to climb down from trees on the route of the controversial high pressure methane gas (LNG) pipeline in Wales after being given a 10 minute warning this morning by bailiffs to leave the site or face being arrested. read full story / add a comment

An internal report (1) revealed under the Freedom of Information Act shows that a nuclear reactor at Oldbury is unsafe to operate through to its planned closure date of December next year but despite cautions concerning a nuclear fire is allowed to operate for six months. read full story / add a comment