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Exploring what a Town Centre Church can be. Peace though Faith, the Arts, Justice & Ecology

03/11/2026

We can't wait to have The Tailor of Gloucester here at St Laurence on Sunday 22nd November! A wonderful afternoon treat for all the family 🧀

Farnham Maltings proudly presents a bold new adaptation of The Tailor of Gloucester, inspired by Beatrix Potter’s tale, written by Alex Kanefsky and featuring an electrifying original score by double Olivier Award winner Darren Clark.

A fast, funny and big-hearted show about courage, community and the power of doing good - even when no one’s watching!
stlaurencestroud.uk/the-tailor-of-gloucester

20/10/2026

THIS FRIDAY!! Have you got your tickets yet?

AUTUMN CEILIDH - 23 Oct - 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘾𝘼𝙏’𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙒 𝘽𝘼𝙉𝘿
🪗 As the nights grow colder, warm up with an evening of lively folk music & dancing at our Autumn Ceilidh!
✤ Join the fantastic CAT’S CLAW BAND from South Wales as they fill the church with traditional folk tunes, guaranteed to get everyone up in a jig!
🎻 Whether you’re a seasoned ceilidh dancer or brand new- their friendly caller will guide you through every dance, so no experience or partner is needed.
✤ Friday 23rd October ⭑ 7pm- 10:30pm ⭑ Tickets in bio
➣ Find out more about our upcoming events on our website
➣ stlaurencestroud.uk

08/10/2026

AUTUMN CEILIDH - 23 Oct - 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘾𝘼𝙏’𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙒 𝘽𝘼𝙉𝘿

🪗 As the nights grow colder, warm up with an evening of lively folk music & dancing at our Autumn Ceilidh!

✤ Join the fantastic CAT’S CLAW BAND from South Wales as they fill the church with traditional folk tunes, guaranteed to get everyone up in a jig!

🎻 Whether you’re a seasoned ceilidh dancer or brand new- their friendly caller will guide you through every dance, so no experience or partner is needed.

✤ Friday 23rd October ⭑ 7pm- 10:30pm ⭑ Tickets in bio

➣ Find out more about our upcoming events on our website
➣ stlaurencestroud.uk

16/09/2026

𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 ✯ 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 ☾ Lunatraktors + Dan Whitehouse

☾ Lunatraktors & Dan Whitehouse bring together ancient song, contemporary songwriting, movement & story in a collaborative performance that reaches beyond a conventional double bill.

LUNATRAKTORS - Alt-folk duo reworking Anglo-Celtic traditional music through vocal harmony, percussive dance, acoustic beats, analogue synth, whistles & bass accordion- with choreographer & percussionist Carli Jefferson, vocalist & researcher Clair Le Couteur.

DAN WHITEHOUSE - Award-winning singer-songwriter continues to renew, reinvent & reimagine. Combining emotionally rich songs with spoken word, storytelling & improv- a restless, genre-defying collaborator & pioneering ‘documentary songwriter’

𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 & 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 & 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦.

➤ Wednesday 3th September ✧ 7pm

➣ Book Tickets online at :
stlaurencestroud.uk

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11/09/2026

𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 & 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 ☼ HIDDEN NOTES Festival ‘26 ☽

◎ Founded by local independent arts magazine Good On Paper- Hidden Notes Festival takes place in multiple venues in the centre of Stroud, including St Laurence!

☾ Presenting the works of contemporary classical, folk, electronic & avant-garde composers rarely seen together on the same stage.

☼ It also features film screenings, book talks, exhibitions, late night DJ sessions, installations & more- resulting in a packed & varied programme of art, music, literature & film…

Lineup:
Yann Tiersen / Evelyn Glennie and CATRIN FINCH / adrian utley / / Poppy Ackroyd /Širom / Phaedra Ensemble / afromerm 💧 / cil 🦋 / Wild Combination: A Portrait Of Arthur Russell / Monk in Pieces (Meredith Monk ) / Squidsoup / Davy & Kristin McGuire / Magda Drozd/ Elizabeth Alker : Everything We Do Is Music / Richard King Travels Over Feeling - Arthur Russell, A Life / Leon Mishna / Madrigirl (Jude Rees Music) / Chris Cundy /
Jackson / iO Pan

d&b audiotechnik Ecotricity

➣ Find out more on our website
➣ stlaurencestroud.uk

10/09/2026

RIDE + STRIDE 2026 ✿ 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦

Ride+Stride is a nationwide sponsored event- giving people the chance to walk, cycle or otherwise travel between historic churches, raising money & support for their upkeep.

𝘚𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 & 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩.

✿ Organised walking & cycling routes around Stroud
✿ Guided heritage walks at 11am & 2pm, exploring Stroud’s Victorian history & churches
✿ Church tours & heritage displays
✿ Refreshments & children’s activities
✿ Information about the St Laurence Restored project

This Saturday 12th September ✿ 10.30am-4pm
Free registration ✿ Suggested donation £10
➣ Find out more on our website
➣ stlaurencestroud.uk

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09/09/2026

✍︎ 𝘑𝘖𝘛𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘚 ✐ Children’s Storytelling Club ✎

✎ Jotters is a screen-free creative writing club for children aged 7–11, designed to build confidence, spark imagination & make writing fun!

✐ Through playful, curiosity-led workshops, children are encouraged to become storytellers, explore their imaginations & discover the joy of putting pen to paper.

✎ 15th & 22nd September ✿ 5-6pm
St Laurence ✿ Shambles Hall Upper Room
✐ Tickets in bio

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01/09/2026

AUTUMN ✤ CEILIDH 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘾𝘼𝙏’𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙒 𝘽𝘼𝙉𝘿

🪗 As the nights grow colder, warm up with an evening of lively folk music & dancing at our Autumn Ceilidh!

✤ Join the fantastic CAT’S CLAW BAND from South Wales as they fill the church with traditional folk tunes, guaranteed to get everyone up in a jig!

🎻 Whether you’re a seasoned ceilidh dancer or brand new- their friendly caller will guide you through every dance, so no experience or partner is needed.

✤ Friday 23rd October ⭑ 7pm- 10:30pm ⭑ Tickets in bio

➣ Find out more about our upcoming events on our website
➣ stlaurencestroud.uk

25/08/2026

𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴 That Shallot ✿ CEILIDH ✿ Day of Dance

To celebrate 10 years of dancing together, brings Stroud a Day of Dance, with the wonderful That Shallot Ceilidh Band!

✿ Saturday 5th September ⭑ 8pm- 10:30pm ⭑ Tickets in bio

🎻 Tickets are selling fast- so get your dancing shoes on!

🪗 If you miss this one, don’t worry- we’ve got another ceilidh coming this autumn with Cats Claw Band!

➣ Find out more about our upcoming events on our website
➣ stlaurencestroud.uk

11/08/2026

✵ Bag yourself a masterpiece ➣ Original paintings, prints, sculpture & mixed media works for sale

✧ Over the past year, the Oxfam shop has set aside an eclectic collection of 150 original donated artworks for this special event - now brought together for one weekend in our beautiful community church.

✵ A free event, open to everyone!

➣ Friday 21st Aug → 10am - 6pm
➣ Saturday 22nd Aug → 10:30am - 4pm

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘖𝘹𝘧𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 & 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬

Address

St Laurence Church, The Shambles
Stroud
GL51JL

Website

http://www.stlaurencestroud.uk/

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