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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...
New Museum of Gloucester exhibition is being hosted online
The Museum of Gloucester’s latest exhibition, A Life in Lockdown, is being hosted online to bring culture to the county safely...
Cheltenham Remembrance Sunday service is being streamed online
With new lockdown restrictions in place, Cheltenham Borough Council is streaming its Remembrance Sunday service on YouTube, so...
Gloucestershire heritage attractions receiving grants from the Culture Recovery Fund
Nine of Gloucestershire’s heritage organisations are receiving a grant from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.
Gloucestershire arts organisations receive £4 million in Culture Recovery Fund grants
Almost £4 million of funding has been awarded to 12 arts and culture organisations in Gloucestershire, in the first round of...
Gloucestershire village gets honorary Quidditch Town status
Tutshill, the rural Gloucestershire village where JK Rowling grew up, has been officially given honorary 'Quidditch Town’ status...
New F45 boutique fitness studio launching at The Brewery Quarter
Promising fast-paced HIIT sessions for Cheltenham’s gym lovers, boutique fitness studio F45 is opening at The Brewery Quarter...
Fresh: Art Fair 2020 postponed until 2021
Fresh: Art Fair at Cheltenham Racecourse will no longer be going ahead in November 2020 organisers have announced, with new dates...
Cheltenham Christmas market is cancelled for 2020
The Christmas market planned for Cheltenham in 2020 has been cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding the Coronavirus...
