Gloucestershire Culture news
Keep up-to-date with the latest Gloucestershire Culture news written by the team of journalists at SoGlos - Gloucestershire's leading media brand.
Filter news by
Showing 581 results
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...
£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...
