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Join us for a Creative Saturday Workshop at Artspace Cinderford
Join us in 2026 for a series of inspiring Saturday
workshops designed to spark your creativity and unleash your imagination! Each
session offers hands-on activities, fresh ideas, and a welcoming environment
for all skill levels. Come eager to create, learn, and have fun—we can't wait
to see what you'll bring to life!
Take a look below to see all the fantastic workshops we a running in our Spring term:
Writing Picture Books for Children, with Fiona Harding
Saturday 7th February
10:30am – 1:30pm (at Artspace
Cinderford)
£40/ *£30 concessions including materials
Throw a Pot Experience, with Derek A. Lamb
Workshop 1 – Saturday 7th February
10:30am – 1:30pm (at Artspace
Cinderford)
£45/ *£40 concessions including materials (per workshop)
The Art of Natural Colour, with Lizzie Godden
Saturday 7th March
10:30am – 4:30pm (at Artspace
Cinderford)
Cost: £75/ *£55 concessions
Pet Portrait Embroidery,with Becky Mackay
Saturday 7th March
10:30am – 4:30pm (at Artspace
Cinderford)
Cost: £60/ *£45 concessions
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Appeal Launched for Imjin Memorial to Honour Brave Glorious Glosters from the Forest of Dean
Coleford, 21 October 2024: An appeal has been launched to raise funds for a memorial to commemorate local veterans who fought with 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment (Glorious Glosters) in the famousBattle of the Imjin River in Korea, 22 – 25 April 1951. The Imjin Veterans’ Memorial will honour fifteen men associated with the Forest of Dean to recognise their bravery in battle and unwavering camaraderie and spirit to survive over two and a half years in the inhumane conditions of the prisoner of war camps in North Korea. The list of names will include Roy Mills from Cinderford, who sadly, passed away this month, and veterans from Coalway, Coleford, Dymock, Littledean, Mitcheldean, Newnham, Ruardean and Ruspidge.
The Battle of the Imjin River is widely recognised as one of the most fierce and intense military actions involving British Forces and is revered to this day in the Republic of Korea for saving Seoul, the country’s capital, from communist occupation.
The memorial is being overseen by the Imjin Veterans’ Memorial Steering Group, which was formed following aForest of Dean District Council motion on the 70th Anniversary of the battle. The group comprises Cllr Julia Gooch, Chair; Roger Deeks DL Vice Lord-Lieutenant; Anny Reid, Royal British Legion Trustee and National Memorial Trustees Chair; and Andrew Gardiner, author and veteran engagement representative.
“Following the70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Imjin River, it became clear that we need a place where the actions and bravery of our veterans - who were just young national servicemen in April 1951 - can be remembered for future generations,” said Roger Deeks DL Vice Lord-Lieutenant. “Sadly, the recent loss of Roy, whom we all remember with so much respect and fondness, has added an extra degree of poignancy to the Imjin Veterans’ Memorial Appeal.”
Julia Gooch, Chair of the group and District Councillor, “I hope everyone who loves the Forest, and its rich history will dig as deep as they can into their pockets and help raise the £18,000, we need to make this brilliant and much-deserved memorial a reality.”
The walk-through memorial, which has been designed by Andrew Gardiner, will be built by local company,Grail Engineering, and installed in theCyril Hart Arboretum, near Speech House, Coleford. The design was inspired by the ‘freedom archway’ through which the veterans passed when they were released from captivity in 1953. Also featured are three plaques to bear the names of the veterans, commemorate Forest of Dean freedoms and rights, and honour the special relationship between Gloucestershire and the Republic of Korea. It is hoped the location of the memorial will make it a popular place for remembrance and an excellent option for school educational visits.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the appeal can do so by visiting theImjin Veterans’ Memorial page on the Forest of Dean District Council website fdean.gov.uk/ImjinVeteranMemorial orJustGivingjustgiving.com/crowdfunding/Imjinmemorial.The names of all donors will be recorded.
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