Stroud Town Labour Party

23/05/2026

Noises coming out of SDC are hopeful but we’re still waiting for confirmation of anything other than a deadline for opening. Our councillors keeping vigilance on the Lido on your behalf…

22/05/2026

⚽ After nearly five years in the making, the brand new 3G pitch at Archway School is finally here! 🎉
A huge thank you to former Head Teacher Kieron Smith for championing this project and navigating many obstacles, and to current Head Teacher James Woolin for seeing it through to completion.

Archway has been a sports venue for local schools for many years now but this fantastic facility is about so much more than sport. It’s about wellbeing in the wider community, and giving young people space to thrive.

Pictured: Cllr Andy McCulloch, Cllr Shyama Ananthan, and Cllr Mick Fealty (also a school governor) marking this proud milestone.

Here’s to many years of Archway community spirit ahead! 🙌

20/04/2026

This is a pretty detailed account of how a valuable community resource in Stratford Park Outdoor Swimming Pool (aka Stroud Lido) finds itself on the brink of closure… from Labour’s Cllr Shyama Ananthan…

Please do watch and respond on her page…

17/04/2026

Welcome change in tone after Labour’s amendment. The question remains how serious is Stroud District Council about getting the outdoor pool open?

Work will start as soon as possible if the costs needed to make the pool safe are less than £900k

15/04/2026

🏊 TOMORROW IS THE DAY. Stroud District Council votes on the lido’s future on Thursday 16 April — and the numbers don’t add up.
The council says repairs cost £5.1 million. An independent engineer puts it at just £120,000. We’ve published a full briefing breaking down exactly where the figures come from and how the lido can open THIS summer.
Read the briefing 👉 https://savestroudlido.org/lido-figures-briefing/
Watch the committee meeting live and show your support. The lido belongs to this community — let’s keep it that way. 💙

14/04/2026

14/04/2026

Some critical questions that the District Council needs to answer…

This is a democracy.

Petition 3,750+ signatures
Thousands of emails.

The public have spoken.

So why is SDC still attempting to push an unnecessary £5m plan?

Ignoring your community isn’t leadership.

We won’t be beaten.
Stroud will swim THIS summer 💙

Our strength for this campaign is in our community.

PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY!! ✍️

What does the pool mean to you?
How would closure impact you or your family?

It takes just a couple of minutes — but could have a huge impact.

Please take part and share 💙

Here is the link:
🔗 🩵🏊
https://savestroudlido.org/take-our-survey/

Thank you 🙏 💦🦞🩵

03/04/2026

Never give in, never apologise…

02/04/2026

Up our local workers for social justice…

We knew you'd be dying to see our new Committee for 2026 - 2027, & here they are at the end of our first full MHCG Committee Meeting this year, & all still smiling 😊

From the left, Edward (Chair), Rachel, Suzanne, John, Helen, Dee, Rosemary & Nathan (Secretary)

As always you can get in touch with us us via [email protected], Messenger or WhatsApp for any Community Group, Foodhub or Gardening Group related questions, especially if you'd like to join our team of volunteers - we have different types of roles available from collecting food donations to fundraising to litter picking, so there's something for everyone 🚗 🚮 ♻️ 🙏 🛠️ 🌷 🦋🌳

Wishing those of you who celebrate a very Happy Easter weekend, & a lovely bank Holiday to all! Fingers 🤞 for 🌞☀️🌻🐣🐇