Stow's town clock sits proudly on St Edward's church tower but it’s looking a little sad. It would be wonderful if, in this 550th Anniversary year of our Cotswold town's charter, we could restore our beautiful clock as it looks out over the square. Work to update the clock face and mechanism will cost around £32,000 with experts from Smith of Derby - they installed the clock 100 years ago - needing to abseil down the church tower to remove the clock face for repairs. 

The women of Closely Knit – who meet to knit and natter in the church from 10am on Saturday mornings – have chosen to knit for 'Little Ed' this year. They have already raised nearly £4,000. Diane Close, from Closely Knit said: ‘Our church clock is at the heart of our town and is loved by townsfolk and visitors. We are determined to help restore our clock to its former glory.’

We hope that townspeople, shops, businesses - and anyone who loves Stow and the Cotswolds - will support the campaign to give 'Little Ed' an update for the 21st Century.

You can donate at https://givealittle.co/c/StowClock.

Thank You for your support. Tick tock for our clock!