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Nominations close soon for SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards 2021
The fourth annual SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards, sponsored by Willans LLP solicitors, are fast approaching – and there’s...
Slimbridge Wetland Centre launches Wetland Heroes app
A new interactive experience is helping families to discover the secrets of Slimbridge Wetland Centre, as the WWT attraction...
Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum reveal how you can support one of Gloucestershire’s best-loved attractions
With everything from becoming a part of a sculpture to sponsoring a plot of land, Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum share how you...
Gloucester Cathedral Quarter is awarded a huge grant for cultural activities
A £100,000 grant from the High Streets Heritage Action Zone will see a programme of community led arts events happening in...
Forest of Dean set to get eight new sculptures this summer
The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail at Beechenhurst could have eight new temporary sculptures from July 2021, if plans for its new...
Midlands Air Ambulance is celebrating 30th anniversary
Midlands Air Ambulance will be celebrating its official Air30 30th anniversary in May 2021 – and is encouraging people to ‘Go Red’...
A new circus course is coming to Woodchester Mansion
Budding circus and theatre performers can take part in a new course aimed at adults at Woodchester Mansion, this July 2021.
Sudeley Castle Elephant Family trail is being extended
The Elephant Family trail at Sudeley Castle is being extended until June 2021, giving visitors an extra week to see the incredible...
New life injected into local school library thanks to book fund
The Crypt School in Gloucester has been awarded a grant to spend on new books from The Siobhan Dowd Trust – with each text chosen...
Fresh: Art Fair returns to Gloucestershire this summer
Fresh: Art Fair is returning to Cheltenham Racecourse for its fourth year this August 2021 and promises to be better than ever.
Cheltenham Science Festival announces unique hybrid line-up for 2021
With 64 live events and more than 50 free online events, the line-up for the four-day hybrid Cheltenham Science Festival 2021 has...
Discover the perfect urban picnic spots in Gloucester
From beautiful grassy spots to hidden medieval churchyards, Gloucester has some perfect places to enjoy an urban picnic – with...
Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2021 has been cancelled
The annual Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling event at Cooper’s Hill has been cancelled for 2021.
Gloucestershire charity launches photography competition to support teenagers and young adults with cancer
Cobalt Health is launching a new photography competition, where twelve photographers will win amazing prizes, including a Canon...
Cotswold District Council is encouraging people to visit its high streets safely
As lockdown restrictions start to ease, visitors are encouraged to return to the Cotswolds – with Cotswold District Council...
Magical family-friendly festival is coming to Sudeley Castle this summer 2021
Sudeley Castle will be transformed into a world of fantasy and sci-fi when the three-day Fantasy Forest festival arrives in July...
The future of Cheltenham’s Sandford Parks Lido is secure for the next 35 years
Sandford Parks Lido has announced that a new lease has been agreed between its charity and Cheltenham Borough Council, with its...
Gloucestershire town is named the best place to live in the UK
Stroud topped the list of 78 locations to be crowned the best place to live in the UK by The Times and The Sunday Times.
GCHQ releases its toughest puzzle ever in honour of codebreaker Alan Turing
As Alan Turing becomes the face of the new £50 note, Cheltenham-based GCHQ releases its toughest ever puzzle in his honour.
Sudeley Castle is reopening with a new trail of life-sized elephants
Find 30 life-sized elephant sculptures at Sudeley Castle, near Cheltenham, when the attraction reopens this April 2021.
Museum of Gloucester reveals its plan to future-proof the venue
The Museum of Gloucester is setting out plans to future-proof the venue and create ‘the quality museum that a historic city like...
Gloucester’s Tall Ships Festival is being rescheduled
The Tall Ships and Adventure Festival usually takes place at Gloucester Docks in May, but this year’s event has been postponed and...
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...
