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WHIMSY AND POIGNANCY… AND BEES— INDIE FILM-MAKING WITH SAM POPEAhead of the upcoming screening of “The Little Cinema in ...
02/06/2026

WHIMSY AND POIGNANCY… AND BEES
— INDIE FILM-MAKING WITH SAM POPE

Ahead of the upcoming screening of “The Little Cinema in Gloucester” Sam Pope talks us through his experience of making films in Stroud, his plans for the future and the thought-provoking collection of short films he has assembled for Sunday 7 June at the Sherborne in Gloucester.

EMILY BAINBRIDGE - BEATING THE BOUNDS (2025)
JOE MURPHY - A FILM ABOUT DAD (2026)
PAUL DALY - MIRRORS (2022)
SAM POPE - THE LITTLE CINEMA IN GLOUCESTER (2025)

You can get tickets here
>>> https://tinyurl.com/sherborne-7june

Sam Pope is a film maker based in Stroud. On Sunday 7 June, he's screening THE LITTLE CINEMA IN GLOUCESTER at the Sherborne Cinema alongside three other indie films.

STROUD MATERNITY UNIT is facing a threat of closure by stealth and has been under threat for the last five and a half ye...
26/04/2026

STROUD MATERNITY UNIT is facing a threat of closure by stealth and has been under threat for the last five and a half years.

Read the article and add your name to the petition here.

What we are seeing is a countywide withdrawal of support for home birth and midwife-led birth units, leading to an increase in hospital admissions.

Some mothers are freebirthing (birthing without midwives) which puts them at increased risk.

Here we go again… WE ARE PROTESTING THE PROPOSED DOWNGRADING of Stroud Maternity Unit planned for this autumn — a move that represents a clear, back‑door attempt to close the unit entirely.

RETURN OF THE GODDESSby Kate Dineen”The name Cuda has been on people’s lips in Stroud in recent years. She is our local ...
14/04/2026

RETURN OF THE GODDESS
by Kate Dineen

”The name Cuda has been on people’s lips in Stroud in recent years. She is our local Cotswolds face of the Mother Goddess who embraces us with the wisdom of the Divine Feminine.”\
— Kate Dineen

In this thought-provoking piece Kate explores the resurgence of the divine feminine amidst the death-throes of the Patriarchy, grounding it in the discovery of Cuda worship amongst the Dobunni tribe that lived here centuries ago.

Kate will be leading an exploration of Cuda worship at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester on SATURDAY 18 APRIL from 10.30am - with a generous discount available for Amplify readers.



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The name “Cuda” has been on people’s lips in Stroud in recent years. She is our local Cotswolds face of the Mother Goddess who embraces us with the wisdom of the Divine Feminine.

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