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The first Newent Town Centre Survey took place in July 2024. The aim of the survey is to take an annual snapshot of who is using our town centre, what they use it for, and how they feel about it. The study aims to capture live data of visits to the town centre as they…
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Newent’s creativity and community spririt have stepped into the spotlight — and now we have the chance to turn that energy into a shared place for everyone. Newent is full of creativity — and over the past year, that story has really come into focus. Following a report commissioned by Forest of Dean District Council…
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The Newent Art Competition was founded in 2017 when Bill Anderton wrote the ‘Newent Symphony’, a composition with 5 movements (Daffodils, May Hill, The Onion Fayre, Newent Lake & The Market House). The Symphony was performed by Newent Orchestra at Newent Community School. In order to connect the different sectors of our creative community Bill…
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Newent Spring Fayre is a new, annual celebration held in March, as part of the Golden Triangle Daffodil Season. The Fayre offers an opportunity for the community to come together, shake off those winter blues and celebrate the natural glory of springtime. The Fayre offers a value for money family day out, with live entertainment,…
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The first Newent Town Centre Survey took place in July 2024. The aim of the survey is to take an annual snapshot of who is using our town centre, what they use if for, and how they feel about it. The study aimed to capture live data of visits to the town centre as they…
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In May 2024 Forest of Dean District Council produced a Market Towns Regeneration Report. The report offered recommendations on how each of the Forest towns might build on its strengths to enable community led regeneration. In Newent people wanted to dig into what regeneration might look like for our town in a little more detail.…