Regional public sites see reopenings, protection and urgent safety works across Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
A Stroud lido and a Chalford playing field have reopened after 2025 safety closures, while a Wiltshire forest road is closing for urgent works and a historic park gains protection from development.
A Chalford playing field has been cleared to reopen after being closed in July 2025 when moles dug up buried asbestos, with the remaining risk described as "very low", BBC News Gloucestershire reported [5]. In Stroud, Stratford Park Lido has reopened after closing in 2025 over safety concerns, the same outlet said [4][6]; swimmers were present as the newly reopened lido welcomed its first visitors, the Stroud News and Journal reported [1]. Meanwhile in Wiltshire, the A346 is set to close while urgent safety works are carried out at a historic forest, the Wiltshire Times said [2], and a separate bid to protect a historic house and parkland from development has been decided, according to the same outlet [3].
Sources
- Stroud News and Journal: All the best pictures as Stroud Lido finally reopens
- Wiltshire Times: Major A-road to close for 'urgent safety works' as traffic warning issued
- Wiltshire Times: Historic country park officially protected from development
- BBC News Gloucestershire: Watch: Historic lido reopens after safety concerns
- BBC News Gloucestershire: Park cleared to reopen with asbestos risk 'very low'
- BBC News Gloucestershire: Watch: Historic lido reopens after safety concerns
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