A video of the event held in Pochett's Orchard during January 2025 can be watched here.
Jon Seagrave's fable of the formation of the orchard can be read here.
The 2024 Ghosthunters event took place in Stonehouse, at the locations shown on this map:
Audio recordings of the presentations given at the locations shown on the map are provided here:
In October 2023 young people from the Five Valleys told stories about life on the canal at the following locations:
@ Wallbridge Wharf -- Mr Sibly's Towpath Clash of Wills (see actor here)
@ Lodgemore Lane -- How Murder Lane Got its Name (see actor here)
@ The Gasworks -- Coal to Stroud Gasworks (see actors here)
@ Dudbridge Upper Lock -- Annie Clark at the Victoria Tap (see actors here)
@ Dudbridge Lower Lock -- A heart-warming tale: Martha Share's story (see actor here)
@ Hilly Orchard Bridge -- John Stockbridge remembers (see actors here)
@ Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field -- William Staddon - Boat Boy (see actor here)
Wallbridge Basin and Lodgemore Bridge
(Jemima Wade & Robyn Beaudro) Download audio here
(Jemima Wade & Robyn Beaudro) Download audio here
Stroud Gasworks and Dudbridge Lower Lock
Dudbridge Upper Lock
Download audio here
Download audio here
(Blue Shand, Juno Shand & Sophia Zeal) Download audio here
(Blue Shand, Juno Shand & Sophia Zeal) Download audio here
Hilly Orchard Bridge and Queen Elizabeth II Playing Field
More photographs of the event can be found here.
