Stroud Stragglers

26/01/2025

🌟 WE HAVE NEWS 🌟

On Friday evening we presented Cobalt with a cheque for £4500!

We were thrilled to be able to make this donation. The money was made through our Quiz Nights, Card Sales and the fantastic concert we put on in October 2024 🎶

We wouldn't of been able to do this without everyone that supports us in our quests so a big thankyou to everyone who has ever donated, attended our events or bought cards from us. This is a massive team effort!

And on that note, we have some news from us as a charity group-

Stroud Stragglers has been thriving over the last few years. We have raised significant amounts of money for many different charities. We love what we do but, it can be hard work. We all work tirelessly arranging events, giving up our time and being the best we can be. With that being said, we have decided to take a year off fundraising.

This does in no way mean that Stroud Stragglers is done, but we do feel we need a year to focus on other things.

Once again we thankyou for all your continued support and in the words of 'The Terminator' - we will be back!! 👋 💕✌️

14/01/2025

Wow! What a day! Today we delivered all the Christmas Cards that you wonderful lot have donated and we cannot believe how many we had!! The van was full to the brim 🤣

Thank you to Tesco Stroud, Tesco Quedgeley, Cotswold Indoor Bowls Club and all our family and friends who used their homes as collection points 🏡

Also a big shout out to Auto Bodytech who kindly let us use one of their vans again this year. You guys are amazing 👏 🤩

But most of all a big thankyou to everyone who donated their cards, it really will create some amazing funds for Cobalt 🙏

13/01/2025

This is where all your donated cards go! To these amazing volunteers that sort them all out and re make them
👏 🥰

Our delivery of cards is heading there tomorrow! Thanks again to everyone who has donated ❤️ It really does make a huge difference 🌟

Our wonderful volunteers are already working hard upcycling your used Christmas cards. ♻🎄✉

There is still time to drop off your used cards! Here's what you need to do:

• Bag Christmas and greetings cards separately.
• Keep cards whole (no cutting).
• Remove stamps or donations (take those to Linton House).
• Drop them in the large wheelie bins

⏰Deadline: 15th January
📍 Location: Thirlestaine Breast Centre, Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham

Thank you to everyone who has already dropped off their cards and thank you so much to our volunteers for upcycling them. 💙

10/01/2025

Reminder of our Christmas Card Collections. Last day is Monday 13th Jan! All cards will be taken to Cobalt on Tuesday 14th Jan.

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far 💕

04/01/2025

✨️ UPDATED DROP OFF POINT✨️

Below is an updated poster with a new drop off point added. Tesco Extra in Quedgeley are now collecting cards on our behalf 😊

Please share 🙏

02/01/2025

Card collections start tomorrow 🎉🎉

Please donate all of your used Christmas cards to help raise vital funds!

We will also accept any other occasion cards but PLEASE make sure they are in a separate bag from the Christmas cards and clearly labelled 🙏

Lets get this show on the road! 🥰

29/12/2024

The time has come...

It's time to donate all of your Christmas Cards to Cobalt Unit. We have done this for many years now and it's been unbelievably successful.

The poster below shows the details for collection points but we also have the following information for collections....

The Coffee Pot, The Old Endowed School (TOES), Rodborough GL5 3NF will be collecting cards on Wednesday 8th January.

Rodborough Community Hall, Butterow West, Rodborough, GL5 3TZ will be open for collecrions on Monday 6th & 13th/ Wednesday 8th and Friday 10th January 9am to 12 noon.

Once again we thank you for all your continued support with this. If you have any questions please message us 🥰

Stroud Stragglers ❤️ xx

25/12/2024

Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas from us all at Stroud Stragglers 🎄💕✨️🎁

18/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who bought Cobalt cards from the community Shop - you have raised £20.80 through these sales.
We wish you all avery merry Christmas & Happy New year 🎄☃️🥳🎈🌲🥂
Stroud Stragglers x

23/11/2024

All set up at Ruscombe School Room 😍🎄🌟

23/11/2024

Today we are at Ruscombe School Room for the annual Two Villages Christmas Fair. We will be there 12-5. Pop along and see us and get your Cobalt recycled cards 🥰

Cobalt Supporters

16/11/2024

Thankyou to everyone who came and saw us today at the Co-op in Cainscross 😍

We loved seeing you all and we made an amazing £117.34 for Cobalt 👏

We still have lots of cards available and we will be at a few Christmas events over the next few weeks so keep an eye on our socials for update 🎉🎄🥰