News & Events
Alderton Platinum Jubilee Weekend - Thurs June 2nd to Sun June 5th
To celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee, Alderton Village are organizing various events and activities culminating in a Big Lunch and party on the Playing Field on Sunday 5th June. We'd like to collect photographs from villagers who may have been at the Coronation Street Parties, Silver Jubilee etc... To collate a photographic exhibition of your memories of the Queens 70 years of reign.
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Programme of eventsTHURSDAY 2nd JUNE
12.30pm to 2.30pm - Children's Art/Craft workshop - Village Hall - free Led by resident artist Antonia Black. All children of the village are welcome. SATURDAY 4th JUNE 12pm to 2pm - View Children’s Art - Village Hall 2pm to 4pm - Over the Garden Fence Let's decorate the village, festoon our front gardens and catch up for drinks and nibbles with our neighbours around the village. SUNDAY 5th JUNE 12pm to 6pm - Jubilee Big Lunch Picnic and Party - Alderton Playing Field 12.30 to 1pm - Children parade The children will go in procession from School Rd to Alderton Playing Field carrying flags, crowns and wearing fancy dress. 1pm to 4.30pm - Big Lunch Picnic Bring your own picnic. There will be a cake and coffee marquee, a paid bar, children’s games and live music by the Malvern Hillbillies. 4.30pm to 6pm BBQ, more live music. End - Sing-a-long The Party will end with a few rousing well known songs. Audience participation will be encouraged, or maybe required! If you'd like to take part in the Children’s parade, or Children's Art Workshop please contact Nicki on Nicolabroderick@btinternet.com / 07966494998 |
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Alderton Planning
Alderton Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP)
Alderton NDP is used in planning to consider where local people want development and what it looks like.
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Alderton
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Alderton services
The Gardeners Arms
Gardeners Arms is OPEN for food and drinks. You can dine outside or inside; we have reduced the number of tables inside to allow social distancing or you can pick the outside bar for a more relaxed atmosphere. Book now on 01242 620 257 or www.gardenersarms.biz |
Village Shop & Post OfficeThe Village Shop is OPEN and stocks essentials including bread, milk, eggs, flour, newspapers, tinned goods, cleaning products etc...
For help with your shopping follow the guidance above or for NON-CONTACT collection from Yari on 01242 620201. Alderton GarageAlderton Garage is now CLOSED |
Alderton's Monthly Newsletter
Alderton's Monthly Newsletter is distributed to every house in Alderton, Alderton Fields, Great Washbourne and Frampton Cottages every month except January. You can read the latest Alderton Monthly newsletter on the website .
Our Community in Alderton
Alderton Facebook page
Alderton's Facebook page is a quick, easy way to get in touch with a hundreds of people who live in and around Alderton. There's updates on news and events, photos and the usual Facebook-type chat. Check it out at: www.facebook.com/aldertonglos |
Alderton residents WhatsApp
Our Alderton WhatsApp group is a great way to stay in touch with local residents. Perfect for time-sensitive information and questions we use it to find lost dogs, share recommendations and help each other. It's for Alderton residents only and it's super-friendly. Message Mark Watts-Jones on 07973 963 539 or mwjmail@gmail.com to join. |
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St Margaret's ChurchOPEN If you would like to take communion AT HOME please contact Rev Julia Hook on 01242 620636 |
Oak Hill CofE Primary School Alderton and Dumbleton
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Whilst Oakhill CofE Primary School has an enviable pupil to teacher ratio, we have some small class sizes in Reception and Years 2 and 5. This impacts the government funding for the school, so we're keen to invite more pupils to join our Alderton and Dumbleton bases respectively. If you want to find out more, please contact the school on 01242 620448
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Alderton Services
Gardeners
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Village Store &
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Oak Hill C of E
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Alderton Acorns
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About AldertonAlderton in the 21st century is a thriving community both proud of its history and agricultural heritage and its present day diverse range of community activities.
Alderton has a Village Shop and Post Office, Oak Hill C of E infant and primary school, Village Hall, Alderton Acorns Toddlers and Pre-School Group, the Gardeners Arms pub, a garage with petrol station, a playing field with playground and changing rooms and allotments. It boasts several picturesque listed buildings and a 14th century style Parish Church dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch which contains relics of an earlier Saxon structure. The village is a great place to live with a very active community and lots going on. To find out more about what's going on visit us on Facebook. |
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Defibrillator
Alderton's defibrillator can be found at: Old red telephone box, Cambridge Square, Alderton, GL20 8TZ. The telephone box is at the junction of Blacksmiths Road, Beckford Road and School Road and the defibrillator is available 24 hs per day, 365 days per year.
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***To use the defibrillator you must call 999 to get the access code.***
Note: you can’t call 999 from the telephone box as the line isn't connected anymore so you'll need to call from a mobile, go home or ask a local resident. The defibrillator is designed for use by non-experts and will talk you through its use. |
Regular Events
The Alderton Charity football match has raised over £25,000 in recent years for local and national charities.
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Each year we hold the Alderton 5k Run to raise money for Alderton Acorns Pre-School for nursery aged children in the village.
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More services
Bus timetable
Alderton has buses that connect to Winchcombe, Bishops Cleeve, Broadway and Cheltenham provided by local firms Marchants, NN Cresswell and Pulhams. Up-to-date bus timetables and and bus routes can be found on our Bus page
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Milk deliveries
Family run-firm Cotteswold Dairy has a dairy and depot in Tewkesbury supplied by farms from Gloucestershire and delivers door-to-door in Alderton and surrounding villages. They deliver milk, cream, butter, eggs and juices, amongst other products.
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Broadband
Alderton is now connected to
the fibre network enabling superfast broadband with download speeds of up to 76 Mbps. |
War Memorial
To find out more about Alderton's War Memorial and the Roll of Honour click here
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Find or contact us
Find UsAlderton is situated on the north west edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within easy reach of the M5. Winchcombe (4 miles), Evesham (8 miles), Tewkesbury (8 miles) and Cheltenham (11 miles) are all within a short drive.
Alderton is approximately 100 miles west of London, 45 miles north of Bristol and 45 miles south of Birmingham. |
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