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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...
The Walk replaces cancelled Frightmare at Over Farm this Halloween
The hugely popular Frightmare at Over Farm is being replaced with a new, socially distanced walking trail this Halloween 2020.
Cotswold Alpacas launches new alpaca experiences in Cowley
SEE THE SOGLOS VIDEO – A unique new chance for visitors to walk the gentle alpacas has been launched at Cotswold Alpacas’ 12-acre...
Highlights from: Cheltenham Paint Festival 2020
From face mask lovers to clever camouflaged chameleons, the SoGlos team has handpicked some of our favourite highlights from the...
Full Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 line-up announced
The full line-up for The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 has been revealed – combining digital and...
Luke Jerram's Gaia is coming to Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral has hosted the Moon and now it’s the turn of planet Earth – when Luke Jerram’s Gaia takes up residence in the...
Michael Morpurgo is coming to BarnFest Outdoor Theatre Festival
BarnFest Outdoor Theatre Festival in Cirencester will feature an exclusive Q&A with author and former children’s laureate, Michael...
GFirst LEP is launching Think Gloucestershire campaign
‘Think Gloucestershire’ is a new promotional campaign designed by GFirst LEP, encouraging local people to shop, spend and take a...
Stagecoach West is taking over bus services between Cheltenham and Oxford
Bus operator Stagecoach West is offering the cheapest way to travel from Cheltenham to Oxford as it takes over the 853 bus service...
Cheltenham Literature Festival is going digital for the first time in 2020
Cheltenham Literature Festival will be live-streamed as a ‘pioneering’ digital festival for the first time, when the world-famous...
Dean Forest Railway is reopening in August
SEE THE SOGLOS VIDEO - Dean Forest Railway in Lydney is reopening in August 2020, just in time for a summer holiday steam train...
Gloucestershire Libraries launch new reserve and collect service
Hoping for a good summer read? Gloucestershire Libraries has introduced a new reserve and collect service for everyone with...
Bristol Zoo is reopening in July
Bristol Zoo Gardens is reopening to the public in July 2020, following its closure due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Dog portraits by Gloucestershire artists are raising thousands for charity
Local artists have raised thousands for Gloucestershire’s Sue Ryder hospice by creating portraits of dogs in lockdown - with...
Cheltenham ice rink cancelled for 2020
The outdoor ice rink planned for Cheltenham’s Imperial Gardens has been cancelled for Christmas 2020, although two Christmas...
