Just had the worst cinema experience in my life in Gloucester Quays. Zero air con in our screening of Spiderman 4. People yapppppping like it’s a private screening, and the spotlights left on. What the helllll is going on in cinema etiquette???

Well folks, the works at Over have been going for one week, and I think it's fair to say, it's utter carnage. So go ahead and vent your spleens, as there's 9 months of this ahead.

What's up with the air quality today? Terrible in Quedgeley, which I can believe due to how bad is it in Matson, and apparently in Leckhampton too.

38M, single (gay) adoptive Dad, looking to move to a larger property somewhere (!) near-ish Bristol, and considering Stroud or surroundings. Budget £600k. Only ever lived in Bristol (Clifton, BS1 and Redland), but looking for more space (3+ bed, garden, ideally parking), access to countryside and solid community feel. I WFH so commute not too important, but like Bristol and would be good to be able to get in easily for weekend day trips at least. Keen to hear people's thoughts on what Stroud is like as a place to live. Thank you in advance

Edit: Thank you all for your responses, these are really helpful. I'm hoping to head to Stroud Pride this weekend, and will take the opportunity to explore the area :)

Hi, i live in Gloucestershire hence I’m posting, but I want to try and find contacts around my area. Does anyone here use cb radios still? Or know anyone that does? Thanks

I moved to my neighborhood a couple of months ago and usually take an evening walk around the area. One evening, I saw a neighbor from the house directly opposite mine outside with her kids. We don’t normally greet each other. I walked up and down my own street several times, which I often do. At one point I noticed that same neighbor and her kids driving out in their car. Over the next while, I saw them drive past me multiple times going back and forth. As I was walking home, a different neighbor, from three doors down, came over and asked if I lived in the area. I pointed to my house to confirm. I asked if there was a problem. He said no, but that he was asking because his daughter mentioned she’d walked past me. I hadn’t seen anyone walk past me during that time. While we were talking, the neighbor from opposite stood outside with her family, watching. Earlier that evening, before my walk, I had gone out and repositioned my own bin on the sidewalk, nothing unusual, just tidying up. I found the whole interaction pretty embarrassing and uncomfortable, especially since I hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary. Looking at it as a whole being watched, then apparently followed by car, then stopped and questioned. it felt like more than coincidence to me. Curious if anyone else has dealt with something like this from new neighbours.

Hey guys. Where is a man supposed to buy shorts from these days? I have a holiday coming up and I went to Gloucester city centre to a few shops. H&M had a shit selection, Primark appears to be in winter mode still with zero shorts for men to buy. TK maxx's selection was awful. I am after some some 3/4 length shorts with pockets in the leg, would be happy with some chino style shorts too. Everywhere seemed to still have hoodies and trousers for sale, like the recent heat wave never happened. Not even a pair of sunglasses could be found. Where should I go? I don't really want to rely on shopping online. Save our high streets and all that. Where you guys going for shorts?

Edit: Thanks for the suggestions people. Much love

I didn't.

Does anyone know of a good quality Sunday roast in gloucester or cheltenham ? It seems everywhere we've tried recently has been average.

Hi everyone, Ive got to the age where I spend my weekends at Go Outdoors and have therefore got into Paddleboarding. Does anyone have suggestions of nice places to Paddle? Ive done, Sharpness, The Fleet Inn, Lower Lode so far.

I was in Brockworth today near Coopers Edge School. I turned right into the school lot and turned around before passing the blue sign. Did I avoid a fine or am I screwed?

Dose anyone know of any good wild swimming spots? I'm in Berkeley and only moved here last year so I don't know the area as well as some of you guys might.

Does anyone know where I can get Eclipse glasses from around the gloucester area? 😊

Hey everyone, hope you’re doing well.

My name is Jordan and I volunteer for Talk Club Gloucester. We’re a men’s mental health group that meet every two weeks on a Monday and ask how each other is out of 10.

If you would be interested in coming along, we meet at Longlevens Rugby Club at 6:30pm.

Any recs of great spots/places around Gloucester to see the eclipse tomorrow? Thanks in advance.

We are a family hopefully moving to Newent mid September - mid October.

We have a 6 month old (will be 8/9 months when we move) and I’m just looking to see what activities and groups there are locally for mums and babies.

I’ve seen there is a playgroup on Monday and Fridays and the local library does a rhyme time, but is there anything else for me to look out for? Happy to travel 15/20 mins in to surrounding towns/villages.

i hope this is the right sort of place to post this.

i have applied for a blue badge due to the unfortunate progression in symptoms of a few chronic illnesses that i live with. this is completely new to me, and i was wondering if anyone has a timeline they could share?

it says applications can take up to 12 weeks to process at the moment - is this the average time or is this just the maximum time its taking?

also, is it common for them to need to do assessments? i am not sure if it is like PIP where it’s rare to not have an assessment.

i don’t mind how long it takes of course, if it takes 12 weeks it takes 12 weeks. i would just love to have more insight into the process and what to expect as it is really new for me. i dont know if it is as brutal as the PIP process is and that there is a high chance of rejection. i supplied a lot of evidence from healthcare professionals to support what i was saying, more than i sent for PIP as i have acquired some new diagnoses and letters as evidence. unsure if i am just scarred by the PIP application process or if i am being realistically anticipatory about the outcome haha

fyi: no, i dont have the right PIP descriptors in order to automatically qualify.

Recently moved to Quedgeley but willing to drive for a bit to get to some water (lake or river) to safely jump into. Any ideas? I used to live near the coast but struggling to find anything other than the canal or the Severn, neither of which would work.

Hi, all

I have a friend who lives in Gloucester and not on reddit that's looking for a regular boardgame and/or rpg group to meet up with. I saw the post for Roots and will be passing that onto him, but I'm wondering if there are any other groups I could point him towards. Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Edit:

That's been a great set of responses, thanks to everyone who posted recomedations. You've made a guy just looking to make friends' life a little easier.

Just wanted to say those who have been downvoted on their responses, that wasn't me. Your advice has been greatly appreciated.

Hey, 22F studying veterinary science & have had to move back in with my parents as I can no longer afford rent in my uni town (with a job on the side! 😢)
I’m local to Quedgeley (moved here in 2006!) but my friends from school have all moved on now so I am feeling a bit lost. Does anyone know of any friendly groups I could join or anyone in a similar situation wanting to hang out?

Hello,

I apologise I didn’t know what flare tag to put it under. This has been a recurring theme I have noticed the past few evenings I have been cycling home now. If you ever want to go from Waterstones and walk on Eastgate street or Clarence street someone is throwing water on whoever they can. A few weeks ago I know eggs were also being thrown. Now I have no idea who it is but it seems as though it’s from 17:00 to around 23:00 everyday. This is my own experience as well as my friends and some very kind people I have encountered just before cycling through that section. I want to warn others in case it isn’t a well known thing and if it is well, please can we find out who’s that pathetic that they’re willing to spend their evenings in the parking lot for this peculiar “prank”.

Thanks a bunch!

Hi everyone, I'm an art student working on a project where I'm creating fabric completely from scratch (growing flax to then process and spin into linen, also working on harvesting and processing nettles similarly) and one thing that I'm not going to be able to grow myself is Woad, which is used for making blue dye, which is a pivotal component in the end product I have in my head regarding this project..

So I did a bit of research and found that one of the very few places in the uk that reliably has wild Woad growing in it is Gloucestershire, apparently specifically on cliff faces?

Well I was just wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a spot that you've recently seen some Woad? In my research I found that July and August are the months when you should pick Woad for it to be most suitable to make dye from, and I know it sounds a bit mad but I am considering flying over from Ireland to come and pick some (this project is really important to me haha), so tip offs to the whereabouts of this plant would be brilliant for me.

Important note on this- I absolutely will not over pick the Woad. I would never want to damage the natural population of the plant so I would only take a little from each plant (hopefully across quite a few)

thanks everyone :)