Wotton-under-edge
Wotton-under-Edge is a market community within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Situated near the southern edge of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance walkway passes through the community. Depending on the B4058, Wotton is about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the M5 motorway. The nearest railway station is Cam and Dursley, 7 miles (11 km) away by road, on the Bristol to Birmingham line. The town is fairly well served for a community of its size. It has numerous pubs and also a hotel, and a variety of takeaways and dining establishments. It can be rather lively at night compared to many others of its size. It has numerous energetic social teams, such as Scouts, Guides, a gardening club and the Wotton Lions. In 1958, regional individuals as well as school students built the town swimming pool, which was completed in 1961. Consequently the pool has actually had solar and also electrical heating mounted. In 1999 with the fund raising assistance of neighborhood teams, a retractable enclosure was fitted to lengthen the swimming season. In 2002, following the closure of the local movie theater, a team of volunteers increased funds for a repair to become one of the first electronic movie theaters in the UK. It re-opened in 2005 as a 100-seat center inside an old stable lawn, when part of the Crown Inn which enclosed 1911. Films were first displayed in the old Banqueting Hall of the Inn and transferred to the secure lawn some years later on, because of the appeal of films. The Wotton Electric Picture House (the original name) is now a thriving location.