Parish Breakfast at Holy Trinity, Minchinhampton.
Parish Breakfast at Holy Trinity, Minchinhampton.
Join everyone for breakfast with a selection of cereals, croissants, bacon rolls, juice, tea and coffee.
Please click on each day to see what's happening on that day. Although these events are weekly for most of the year, there may be occasions where this is not possible (e.g. school holidays, COVID restrictions, illness etc). Please contact the organisers for more information. If you'd like to add or amend an event, please email Info@MinchLife.com
8.00am – 7.00pm Minchinhampton Fitness Hub Trainer–led gym sessions Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
9.00am – 3.00pm Amberley Playgroup Cathy Brown 01453 872571
9.15am Dru Yoga West End 01453 885254 HilaryBellhouse@icloud.com
10.00 – 12.00noon Community Coffee Morning Cotswold Club, High Street 01453 882315
11.00am Dru Yoga West End 01453 885254 HilaryBellhouse@icloud.com
12.30 – 1.30pm Gentle Chair Pilates Minchinhampton Scout Hut Michelle@PlusPilates.net
1.30 – 2.30pm Pilates Minchinhampton Scout Hut Michelle@PlusPilates.net
2.00 – 4.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
2.30pm Dru Yoga West End 01453 885254 HilaryBellhouse@icloud.com
3.30 – 4.30pm Amberley Mobile Service Post Office on road by Black Horse Public House
4.00 – 4.30pm / 4.30 – 5.00pm La Jolie Ronde French Classes for Primary children Minchinhampton Scout Hut 07967 712350 JulietteCarpenter@googlemail.com
5.30pm Rainbows Minchinhampton Debbie Litchfield 07776 237459 Debbie.Litchfield@virginmedia.com
6.15 – 7.15pm Dazzle Country Chicks Dance (from June 2024) The Market House, Minchinhampton 01453 886444 Sarah@DazzleWorkshops.co.uk
6.30 for 6.45pm Duplicate Bridge (members only) Cotswold Club, High Street Sec@RodboroughBridgeClub.co.uk
7.00 – 9.45pm Gentle Duplicate Bridge Day Centre Lounge, Horsfall House, Windmill Road JimEdwards811@gmail.com
7.30 – 8.30pm Dazzle Heels Dance (from June 2024) The Market House, Minchinhampton 01453 886444 Sarah@DazzleWorkshops.co.uk
7.30 – 9.00pm Community Choir In winter: Porch Room, Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton (in summer: Market House Undercroft) Choir@MinchLife.com
7.30 – 9.00pm Amberley Community Choir Amberley Parish Rooms AmberleyCC@gmail.com
8.00 – 9.00pm Adult Ballet Classes (term-time) Minchinhampton Scout Hut 07818 293999 JenniferSibbald9@gmail.com
8.00 – 9.15pm Dazzle Ladies Dance & Stretch Box Village Hall 01453 886444 Sarah@DazzleWorkshops.co.uk
8.15 – 9.45am Salt Bakehouse White Van Box Village Hall Car Park 01453 840218 Info@SaltBakehouse.co.uk
9.00 – 10.45am Minchkins (pre-school crafts & activities) Minchinhampton Community Hub, Tobacconist Road (term time only) LizzyBrucekins@gmail.com
9.30am Dru Yoga West End 01453 885254 HilaryBellhouse@icloud.com
9.45 – 11.45am Amberley Toddlers Group Andrea Glover 01453 872571
10.00 – 12.30 Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
11.00 – 12.00noon Pete the Fish (fresh fish for sale) Box Village Hall Car Park 07810 326809 PeteBeldam@live.co.uk (not bank holiday weeks)
11.15 – 12.15pm EXTEND Exercise (over 60's/limited mobility) Community Hub, Tobacconist Road 01453 886953 ClaireBader@hotmail.co.uk
12.00 – 1.00pm Essence of Yoga Box Village Hall Emma Taylor 07375 119937
2.00 – 4.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
2.15 – 4.00pm Knit & Natter Community Library, School Road 01453 885497 Secretary@mclt.com
5.30 – 6.30pm Amberley Beaver Scouts Sara@AmberleyScouts.org.uk
6.30 – 7.30pm Slimming World Minchinhampton School Ruth 07565 470358
6.45 – 7.45pm Absolute Beginner Modern Line Dancing Minchinhampton School Lynne.e.Williams@icloud.com
7.00pm Dru Yoga West End 01453 885254 HilaryBellhouse@icloud.com
7.30 – 8.15pm Boxercise Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
7.00 – 8.30pm Kishori yoga Amberley Hall Elles Theulen 07815 552952 KishoriYoga@gmail.com
8.00am – 7.00pm Minchinhampton Fitness Hub Trainer–led gym sessions Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
8:30 – 12:00noon Minchinhampton Market The Market House French@BroadlandsMinch.co.uk
9.00am – 3.00pm Amberley Playgroup Cathy Brown 01453 872571
9.15 – 10.15am Mat Work Pilates Box Village Hall Suitable for all levels 07732 697991 Elizabeth@PilatesInStroud.com
9.15 – 10.30am Dazzle Ladies Dance & Stretch The Market House, Minchinhampton 01453 886444 Sarah@DazzleWorkshops.co.uk
10.00 Outdoor Tai Chi Qi Gong (when weather permitting) Minchinhampton football & cricket pitch 07786 003993 ClaireBader@hotmail.co.uk
11.00am Joe's Easy Tai Chi & Movement Box Village Hall 07960 753782 Joe@Passion4Laughter.com
12.00noon Armchair Yoga Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton 01453 885254 HilaryBellhouse@icloud.com
2.00 – 3.30pm Weekly Walking Group Starting at The Crown, High Street 01453 832542
2.00 – 3.00pm Fine Fish Company, (fresh fish for sale), outside Amberley Inn 01453 834040 / 07774 339609
3.30 – 4.15pm BOING kid's play and games Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
4.00 – 6.00pm Minchinhampton Youth Club (school years 2 – 5) Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
5.15 – 5.45pm Young Adults Basketball Pick-up Community Hub, Tobacconist Road MYC@minchchurch.org.uk
6.00 – 6.30pm Beginners Running Club Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk
6.00 – 7.30pm Amberley Brownies 01453 452316 JHopkins63@sky.com
6.30 – 8.00pm Minchinhampton Youth Club (school years 5 – 8) Community Hub, Tobacconist Road MYC@MinchChurch.org.uk
6.15 – 7.45pm Amberley Guides 07931 607051 NickyYoung@sky.com
6.45 – 7.45pm Line Dancing Beginners Minchinhampton School 07740 933430 Lynne.e.Williams@icloud.com
6.45 – 7.45pm Fundamental Mat Work Pilates suitable all levels Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton 07732 697991 Elizabeth@PilatesInStroud.com
7.30 – 8.30pm Dazzle Musical Theatre Dance Box Village Hall 01453 886444 Sarah@DazzleWorkshops.co.uk
7.45 – 8.45pm Line Dancing Advanced Minchinhampton School 07740 933430 Lynne.e.Williams@icloud.com
8.00 – 9.00pm Mat Work Pilates Intermediate Level Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton 07732 697991 Elizabeth@PilatesInStroud.com
8.00pm Live Music Session The Crown, High Street
9.00am – 3.00pm Amberley Playgroup Cathy Brown 01453 872571
9.15 – 10.15am Pilates Littleworth Hall, Amberley 07986 0036027 www.Pulse4Life.co.uk
9.15 – 10.30am Dazzle Ladies Dance & Stretch Market House, Minchinhampton 01453 886444 Sarah@DazzleWorkshops.co.uk
9.30 – 10.30am Mat Work Pilates Holy Trinity, Minchinhampton 07732 697991 Elizabeth@PilatesInStroud.com
9.30 – 10.45am Pete the Fish (fresh fish for sale) Market Square 07810 326809 PeteBeldam@live.co.uk (not bank holiday weeks)
10.00 – 12.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
1.45 for 2.00pm start Duplicate Bridge Minchinhampton New Golf Club JimEdwards811@gmail.com
1.45 – 4.15pm Box Art Group Box Village Hall 07456 560472 BoxArtGroupuk@gmail.com
2.00 – 4.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
3.15 – 4.15pm Lego Session (term time only) Community Library, School Road 01453 885497
6.00 – 6.40pm Yoga (beginners) Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
6.15 – 7.45pm Amberley Cub Scouts SEJenkins@btinternet.com
6.30 – 8pm Minchinhampton Rangers (every other Thursday) Baptist Hall, Tetbury Street Nicola Young 07931 607051 NickyYoung@sky.com
6.45 – 7.25pm Yoga (intermediate) Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk
7.30 – 8.15pm Boxercise Minchinhampton Fitness Hub, Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk
7.30 – 9.00pm Bellringing Practice Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton 01453 884203 AKAyling@hotmail.com
7.30 – 10.45pm Minchinhampton Folk Club Cotswold Club, High Street Chris@ChrisNewton.co.uk
8.00 – 9.00pm Box Swimming Club Beaudesert Park School Andrew Pettit 834766 BoxSwim@Box-Village.com
7.00am Joe's Easy Tai Chi & Movement Market House 07960 753782 Joe@Passion4Laughter.com
8.00am – 6.00pm Minchinhampton Fitness Hub Trainer–led gym sessions Tobacconist Road 07446 836792 Richard.Wathern@sportily.org.uk Gym website
9.00am – 12.15pm Amberley Playgroup Cathy Brown 01453 872571
10.00am Joe's Easy Tai Chi & Movement Market House 07960 753782 Joe@Passion4Laughter.com
10.00am – 12.00noon Longfield Wellbeing Drop-in Sessions Longfield Community Hospice 01453 886868
10.00am – 12.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
10.00am – 12.00noon Box Friday Morning Coffee Box Village Hall
1.30 – 2.30pm Pilates Minchinhampton Scout Hut Michelle@PlusPilates.net
2.00 – 4.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
5.00 – 6.30pm Children's Church Choir & Fun Club Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton 01453 882289 Rector@MinchChurch.org.uk
7.00 – 9.00pm Amberley Scouts Andy@ExplorerScouts.co.uk
9.00 – 10.00am Weekend Workout Minchinhampton Rugby Club, GL6 9BD 07799 620117 BeFit@live.co.uk
10.00 – 12.30pm Community Library School Road 01453 885497 Library website
Various Church Services in Minchinhampton, Box, Brimscombe and Amberley. Check websites for details:
www.MinchChurch.org.uk (Holy Trinity Minchinhampton and St Barnabas, Box)
www.MinchBC.org.uk (Minchinhampton Baptist Church)
www.BrimscombeChurch.org.uk (Holy Trinity Brimscombe)
www.AmberleyChurch.org.uk (Anglican/Methodist LEP)
1.00 – 2.30pm Girls Rugby Minchinhampton Rugby Club, GL6 9BA Thomas.Nurse@yahoo.co.uk
This calendar is for events that are unique or happen less than once a week.
Join everyone for breakfast with a selection of cereals, croissants, bacon rolls, juice, tea and coffee.
Welcomes all, but especially people who are living with memory problems. We share poems and reminiscences. Usually held on the first Monday of each month. This month it will be 8th April. For more information please phone Jo Smith 01453 834714
We are meeting on the 2nd Monday of every month at the Cotswold Club from 12.30 – 2.00pm. This meeting will be subsidised by the Folk Club so there will be no entry charge but please support the Minchinhampton Cotswold Club by using the coffee machine or the bar for drinks. Cake will be provided!… Read More »Poetry and Words
Members of the public wishing to join the meeting should email the clerk to confirm details. Email: clerk@minchinhampton-pc.gov.uk The agenda can be found on the Parish Council website before the meeting: https://www.minchinhampton-pc.gov.uk/council-meetings.html
11.00 am or 1.30 pm Follow-up to talk given by Alison Lister on 17th October at Box. Alison has kindly offered a guided tour of her studio. Maximum of 16 places, divided into 2 sessions at 11.00 am or 1.30 pm. Cost per person £12. Venue: Textile Conservation Ltd., Unit 1.17 The Paintworks, Off Bath… Read More »Textile Conservation Studio Visit with Cotteswold Naturalists
The Brimscombe Mill community is being lost to become warehousing. In a surprising development, all of the social enterprises at Brimscombe Mill no longer have a home due to the property's unexpected sale. This space, which we've lovingly enhanced with hundreds of thousands in renovations, is more than a venue. It embodies our commitment to… Read More »Community Planning Session – Sanctuary Space, Brimscombe Mill
Minchinhampton Probus meets in the Porch Room of Minch Church on every second and fourth Thursday in the month with coffee from 10 am. The meeting itself starts at 10.30 am. New members and guests welcome. tony.e.simmonds@gmail.com
Speaker: Paul Green For further details about joining Amberley Gardening Club please contact Christopher Bailey at christo.p.bailey@outlook.com
Alan Vaughan and Richard Smith have put together a presentation 'This Music Business (a tale of frustration, invention and innovation)'. It includes recordings (including some RS was involved with), contemporary pictures and videos. It starts with Beethoven who, before he started to go deaf, had a reputation for wrecking pianos! It goes up to the… Read More »This Music Business – an evening with Richard Smith
Friends of The Long Table, Just The Two of Us are back for another evening of live music. Join Long Table for our a delicious pay-as-you-can meal and some fantastic music. 6-8pm Pay-as-you-can evening meal 7.30 Live music - Just the Two of Us All welcome, no ticket needed.
A selection of works by Europe’s best Renaissance and Baroque composers by the choir from the University of Oxford. Standish Consort is a chamber choir based in Gloucestershire with singers drawn from Oxford and Cambridge alumni and their friends. They are conducted by Mark Wilson. Mark is also Music Director at Pembroke College Oxford and… Read More »Songs of Rejoicing and Reflections
7.00 for 7.30pm New members welcome For more information please contact our Secretary John Fivash tel: 01453 764956 email: johnfivash@btinternet.com Diana White, who is a horticulturist with over 20 year's experience. Her talk is titled 'Gardening Season by Season, what to do when and how to make your garden look good all year round.'
Speaker: Martin Hayes 2.15 for 2.30 p.m. start. Contribution of £2 from members and £5 from visitors is requested. Followed by refreshments at no additional charge. Limited free parking at Village Hall. Additional parking available on the common.
We usually meet on the third Tuesday of the month to chat, drink and talk about the book that has or hasn’t been read. Contact: Rachel Montgomery at rachel@monty.one or 07715 303707. Our book for the month is: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Speaker: Duncan Coombs The Gardening Club supports a great tradition in Box by promoting a love of gardens and gardening. Anyone is welcome to come along to events or to join the club. We have a show, party and outings as well as regular talks on subjects to suit all levels of skill and interest… Read More »Box Gardening Club: Hidcote, a Garden created by Lawrence Johnson
Dive into a morning of peace and empowerment at the “You Are Enough!” Self-Care for Anxiety Workshop. Discover practical self-care strategies and embrace the serene beauty of the brand new Burleigh Court Wellness Garden, all in a supportive, uplifting community. Take a moment to pause and recalibrate. That’s exactly what is being offered at the… Read More »You are enough’ Self Care for Anxiety Workshop
A relaxing informal book chat over tea and coffee. We normally have a subject or type of book that we discuss and the subject for the April meeting is “Country in Asia”. This can be interpreted however you want!
Speaker: Peter Gill Members with guests by Invitation. For further information contact: webmaster@hamptonprobus.co.uk
The speakers this month will be Alice Banks and Anna Ray Minchinhampton Ladies’ Lunch Club meets at the Old Lodge on (usually) the third Thursday of the month. There is a delicious lunch (chosen in advance) and a speaker. New members welcome but it is important to contact Biddy Hadfield before attending the lunch. bthadfield@btinternet.com
Presented jointly by Holy Trinity, Minchinhampton & Minchinhampton Baptist Church (MB) A seven-session programme which assists people who have experienced bereavement of any kind to process their loss. For more details contact 01453 889004 or 01453 886997 or email course@minchbc.org.uk
All welcome to a two-course hot lunch with coffee, or tea, and all donations will support a a new project working with the Bishop of Masasi. Sign–up sheet at the back of the church to help with planning, and if you have particular dietary needs. For further information contact: Linda or Stephen Jarvis 884545.
Doors open at 6.30pm £15 to include buffet supper and a free drink. Order tickets by 1st April by emailing sales@fordloveday.co.uk Tickets will be available to purchase with cash at the Market Stores from Wednesday 27th March.
Box Bar continues to lubricate the village on the first and third Friday of every month. It is well supported and has become a very enjoyable social hub for the village. It serves wine, prosecco, gin and tonic, organic cider, organic lager and beers from Stroud brewery, plus a selection of soft drinks. The draft… Read More »Box Bar
Please support by donating your good quality 12-16 year old clothing that you no longer wear.
Give a new home to some wonderful artwork and enjoy someone's once loved pieces. An affordable art sale, raising funds for the restoration of the historic stained glass rose window. Tea, coffee and delicious homemade cakes will be available throughout the day. Admission free.
Members: £10 Guests: £15 Tickets will be on sale from behind the bar.
All abilities and ages welcome. See poster for further details. Free, and enjoy coffee and cake for a small donation.
Welcoming all parents & carers of children with additional needs diagnosed/undiagnosed from Minchinhampton and beyond.
Minch Life will be giving a short presentation. All organisations and clubs welcome to hear about this year’s plans and to find ways to work in cooperation with all - especially looking to the Fayre in 2025.
Plus arrival tea/coffee biscuits and buffet lunch. Cost £20 Manor entrance and lunch £29 - Total £49 per person. This early 17th century Cotswold manor was the home of Arts & Crafts pioneer William Morris for 25 years, rented as a house ‘for the wife and kids’ away from the smoky confines of London. Morris… Read More »Coach trip with Ian Jarvis to William Morris’s Kelmscott Manor
An introduction to public speaking, with help from Aristotle & Mark Twain. Howard Scott. Discover how to start, how to finish and what to do in between using the natural communication skills you already have. Howard has spent many years helping people of all ages overcome their fears and realise their full potential as… Read More »An Introduction to Public Speaking – Howard Scott at MBC
Members Meeting with Chris Mitford-Slade the Canal Project Director of Cotswold Canals Connected Chris will be talking about commercial aspects of the Cotswold Canal project and the challenges and opportunities of working within a large partnership. He will also tell us about the Community Engagement side of the project supporting Cotswold Boatmobility a volunteer organisation to become a "resilient… Read More »Stroud Businesswomen’s Network Meeting
Minchinhampton Probus meets in the Porch Room of Minch Church on every second and fourth Thursday in the month with coffee from 10 am. The meeting itself starts at 10.30 am. New members and guests welcome. tony.e.simmonds@gmail.com
A unique dining experience, led by Head Chef, Shaun Jones and featuring a sensational 7-course tasting menu. Bond with other like-minded food lovers around one big table as you feast on seasonal dishes made from the finest locally-sourced ingredients. The menu will be a tastebuds-tingling surprise and not revealed before the night (it will feature… Read More »Burleigh Supper Club
Join us for a morning of exploration and discovery as we venture out into the lush countryside to forage for wild ingredients with Rob our experienced Cotswold forager. Foraging is followed by a group lunch. Learn about the various wild mushrooms, berries, fragrant herbs and edible flowers that grow right on our doorstep and how… Read More »Wild Food Foraging Experience
All proceeds to NSPCC. Tickets £15.00 to include supper. See poster for further details.
Lo-Hi-Lo are a Stroud-based 3-piece channelling their love of melodic indie, weird folk and fuzzy guitars into slivers of lo-fi music. Contrasting the gentler side of Grizzly Bear, Redhouse Painters and Richard Dawson with the sharper overdriven tones of The Vaselines, Grandaddy and Sonic Youth. Pay-as-you-can evening meal 6-8pm. All welcome, no booking required.
Michael and Mary will be leading our next walk on 28 April. Please meet on Rodborough Common at the "double " car park shortly after the turn for The Hithe (travelling from Minch). We will walk across the Common to the fort (early orchids), then descend across fields to the River Frome (possibility of dippers… Read More »MinchLife Walking and Wildlife Group
2.45 for 3.00 pm start One place left, after which a Reserves List will be compiled. To book, please contact the organiser Peter Cornish, tel: 01453 823 286, email: peter.cornish@yahoo.co.uk
Members of the public wishing to join the meeting should email the clerk to confirm details. Email: clerk@minchinhampton-pc.gov.uk The agenda can be found on the Parish Council website before the meeting: https://www.minchinhampton-pc.gov.uk/council-meetings.html