A little while ago I had the opportunity to sit and have a natter with Dick and Dolly Blacker. They live in Chantry and Dick has basically lived in the Chantry/Whatley area for his whole life. Now in his 90s he has seen a lot of stuff! And he’s seen a lot of changes, or possibly not as many as you’d think. I was particularly interested in the everyday kind of stuff that is a fundamental part of village life. Dick Blacker was born in Coleford in the early 1930s at The An

We were lucky to have a visit from author and historian Robin Thornes a couple of weeks ago. Robin is well known to our community and is...

We heard of the loss of David Rawlins last week and I felt it was important to write a little about him here on our community website. I...

A stimulating event held in Whatley (St George's Church) Friday 22nd November There was something about the red-orange glow, spilling out...

This month, Friends of Chantry will be hosting a photography exhibition celebrating fifty years of portraits of the famous and notorious....

Hazel Tovey was working as a librarian in Surrey at the age of 18 when her very public-spirited boss encouraged her to offer her services...

Image by Tim Mercer I had the privilege of spending a couple of hours with Hazell Tovey in her fascinating home last week. A lot of you...

Tristram was familiar to some of the older residents of our community. He was a much loved brother to John, and son of Anthony Powell...