The more people we have signed up means we can keep residents informed about important service information such as bin collections as well as updates on projects across the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is getting its very own official Monopoly game, and they want you to help them choose who, what and where is to be included. The range of ‘Cotswold’ hiking boots and wellingtons is set to join other famous Cotswold landmarks in the area including Broadway Tower, Sudeley Castle and Tewkesbury Abbey. With the Cotswolds getting its very own version of Monopoly, three local charities have the chance to be featured on the Community Chest spaces on the board.

Cotswold Monopoly was launched at a prestigious unveiling event at Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham by Mr Monopoly . Winning Moves UK has produced dozens of official versions of Monopoly, from Dubai to Dublin and Palm Springs to Sydney. For the other end of the board, Highgrove may be making an appearance, and would be a steal at just four hundred MONOPOLY dollars. Cllr Joe Harris, Leader of Cotswold District Council, says, ‘We’re thrilled the Cotswolds will be the next area of the UK to be immortalised in the form of its very own Monopoly. From today, the public is being invited to suggest landmarks and customised cards to be featured in the board game.The best news is that, while we here at Little Soap have been waiting (not so patiently, as it turns out! Cllr Joe Harris, leader of Cotswold District Council, said: “We’re thrilled the Cotswolds will be the next area of the UK to be immortalised in the form of its very own Monopoly. Batsford and Westonbirt Arboretums are on there as well as the 18th-century Painswick Rococo Garden and the glorious Sudeley Castle. Other squares feature Sudeley Castle, Tewkesbury Abbey and Westonbirt Arboretum, with more than 30 landmarks included. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Players can enjoy some of the most picturesque sites the UK has to offer, from The Cotswold Way to Broadway Tower, you can own them all! But the makers of the game - Hasbro - are inviting everyone to suggest landmarks to feature in the game. It's a beautiful place steeped in history and we hope that this will mean many more people ‘Pass GO’ through the area.The Cotswolds edition was first announced last year, with the public invited to send in their suggestions for tokens, landmarks, and organisations to feature in the game. Shane Samarawikrema, General Manager at Sudeley Castle, said: “We are delighted to have landed in the top exclusive set on the new board. If that wasn’t enough, round off your trip with a visit to Sudeley Castle, the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr. Broadway Tower gets to land on ’Mayfair’, the board’s leading spot, with Sudeley Castle on ‘Park Lane’, the next highest ranked square and one half of the top ranked set. A huge congratulations to the Cotswolds for landing its very own official Monopoly game,’ says Ella Gibbs, custom games executive at Winning Moves UK, who are producing the board under licensing from Hasbro.