Stroud is Great!

I do like Stroud, really. My previous posts running down Stroud don't extol the virtues enough. Like the new Stroud and Swindon premises in King Street in the former Green Dragon Pub. It is all very smart and converted to a very high standard. The lower part has been refaced with stone that blends perfectly with the Cotswold stone. The glass door automatically slides when you walk past it. The interior is much smarter and more welcoming. There are energy efficient LED light bars on the exterior signs. And they managed to fit this into 8 metres of shop frontage where the old place took up 13 metres. 13 metres was just too much space and they could only fill it with big ugly posters. Who needs all that space! And even better news. A year ago about 2% interest on my money was going to the Government. Now they have managed to reduce that to a small fraction of a percent. One in the eye for you, Gordon Brown!