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Gloucester History Festival is holding two festivals in 2021
In addition to its much-loved autumn festival, which is returning in September 2021, Gloucester History Festival is running a...
Three new dining experiences are coming to Westonbirt Arboretum
Days out at Westonbirt Arboretum are about to get even better, with three brand new dining experiences coming to the Cotswold...
BBC’s Countryfile is coming to Gloucestershire
Ellie Harrison is bringing Countryfile back to her home county of Gloucestershire in March 2021, with a spring episode of the BBC...
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein is opening in Bath
Step inside one of the most iconic horror stories of all time, as Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein opens in Bath.
Gloucestershire cruise company is one of the first in the UK to set sail after lockdown
English Holiday Cruises will be one of the first river cruise companies in the UK to start sailing again in May, following the...
Winchcombe meteorite could help scientists discover how life on Earth was formed
The meteorite, which landed in Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, is the first of its kind to fall in the UK and may contain organic...
Cheltenham author uncovers the town’s fascinating past in new historical novel
If you loved Bridgerton, escape to Regency Cheltenham and discover the town’s unexplored history in Taking the Waters, a new...
£25,000 in grants awarded to protect Gloucestershire’s wildlife and heritage
Cotswolds National Landscape has allocated £25,000 in grants to 14 local projects designed to preserve the unique wildlife and...
A new community orchard is being planted in Cheltenham
In a bid to boost biodiversity, Cheltenham is getting a new community orchard.
Dandelion appeal set to fund a new garden at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
The Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity has launched its Commemorative Dandelion Appeal to fund the creation of a new...
Fireball over Gloucestershire may have dropped meteorites near Cheltenham
It’s predicted that a fireball, which was spotted hurtling over Gloucestershire and the south of England on Sunday 28 February...
The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen is encouraging people to support local artists this Mother’s Day
Handmade by local artists, designers and craftspeople, The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen has a range of wonderfully unique...
Elmore Court is rewilding a quarter of its grounds and building six new treehouses
Elmore Court has revealed it will be returning a quarter of its estate to nature, rewilding approximately 250 acres of former...
New public artworks being installed at Lydney Harbour
The designs for two new works of art, due to be installed at Lydney Harbour, have been revealed – representing the change in the...
When Gloucestershire’s restaurants, pubs, shops and attractions are expected to reopen
Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown means a host of Gloucestershire businesses could start to reopen from March 2021, with a...
Covid grounds the Royal International Air Tattoo’s 50th anniversary celebrations
After months planning what would have been the 50th anniversary of the famous Royal International Air Tattoo, organisers have been...
Bewick’s swans return to Slimbridge Wetland Centre in rare reverse migration
Slimbridge’s famous Bewick’s swans have returned to the wetland centre in February 2021, just four days after leaving for Arctic...
The Museum of Gloucester is distributing free wellbeing packs during lockdown
To help keep the city’s residents creative during lockdown three, the Museum of Gloucester is sending out free wellbeing packs...
Westonbirt Arboretum launches a new nature-inspired virtual art exhibition
A new, nature-inspired art exhibition from Westonbirt Arboretum and Gloucestershire charity, Art Shape, launched online this...
Popular Cheltenham bar opening new venue at The Fleece in Gloucester
As part of its extensive refurbishment, The Fleece in Gloucester has hinted it will collaborate with one of Cheltenham’s most...
Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza show 2021 is cancelled
The popular Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza at South Cerney Airfield, which attracts more than 20,000 visitors, has...
Light Up Cheltenham is cancelled for 2021
Cheltenham BID has officially cancelled Light Up Cheltenham for 2021, due to the ongoing national lockdown in England.
Strike A Light is looking to support four Gloucester-based creatives
Gloucester-based artists aged 18 to 30 with creative ideas to support the local community during lockdown three could get paid...
Glastonbury Festival is cancelled for 2021
Glastonbury Festival 2021 has been cancelled for the second year running, due to the lasting impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Cheltenham Festivals is extending #Cheltlitfest programme for home schoolers
Cheltenham Literature Festival has made its 2020 programme of family and schools events available online, giving teachers, parents...
Gloucester’s most important archaeological discovery in decades is undergoing conservation work
Conservation work will begin on two beautifully carved stone fragments discovered in Gloucester in 2019.
Pittville Park Cedar of Lebanon tree will not be felled
A 250-year-old Cedar of Lebanon tree in Pittville Park which was due to be felled, much to public dismay, has been saved from...
A new escape room experience is coming to Cheltenham
Race against the clock at The Brewery Quarter, with Cheltenham’s new escape room opening there this December 2020.
Gloucester Cathedral launches its new Digital Advent Calendar for 2020
In the build-up to this different Christmas in 2020, Gloucester Cathedral is launching a Digital Advent Calendar with daily...
