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We’re very pleased to introduce exciting new Woodmancote Retro products for your home, including soap dishes, coat hooks, chopping boards and blankets. We've been itching to launch our own homewares for quite a while, with the same focus on good design and sustainability...

We live in Woodchester in the Nailsworth Valley, just outside Stroud and also not far from the little town of Nailsworth. As designers and manufacturers at Woodmancote Retro, we’re always intrigued to learn more about the social history and industrial past of our patch. So earlier this year we were fortunate to visit a wonderful exhibition in our local village hall about Woodchester’s past.

We, Catherine and Andy, know we’re very lucky to live and work in the wonderful Stroud Valleys with our children. Catherine grew up near Cirencester and Andy, originally a Norfolk boy, has lived in the area for over 20 years. It’s an amazingly inspirational area with an interesting history and we’re very conscious of playing our little part with Woodmancote Retro. Stroud itself is a great, independently minded town with a strong sense of community. The Farmers’ Market is one