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Cheltenham Racecourse is transforming into an outdoor cinema experience this summer
Enjoy film favourites including Grease, Dirty Dancing, Harry Potter and more against a rolling countryside backdrop at Cheltenham...
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...
Gloucester 10k is back for 2021 – in a new hybrid format for all runners
It’s back – the Gloucester 10k run, taking in many of the city’s finer points on a route through the Docks, Quays, canal path and...
The south west’s first padel courts open at East Glos Club
Challenge friends and family to a game of padel at Gloucestershire’s new home for the fast-growing sport, as East Glos Club opens...
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.
Hartpury College is number one at producing international rugby talent in England
More England under 20 international rugby players come from Gloucestershire-based Hartpury College than any other school or...
Popular Gloucestershire children's holiday camp launches new summer camp in the Cotswolds
Camp 4-2-11 is launching a new summer camp in Bourton-on-the-Water in August 2021.
Barn on the Farm 2021 has been postponed
Popular Gloucestershire music festival, Barn on the Farm, has been postponed until June 2022.
Plans for a new £7 million climbing park in Gloucestershire have been approved
A new £7 million climbing park and adventure activity centre is set to be built in Gloucestershire, as plans for 270 Climbing Park...
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...
How Montagu Academy is helping keep children active during lockdown
Montagu Academy, a Gloucester-based sports coaching company, has been keeping kids of all abilities active, as well as being...
How the staycation boom has shaped one of Gloucestershire's business
Gloucestershire-based company M5 Motorhome Hire saw a huge increase in bookings last year and 2021 is set to be even busier, with...
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...
Gloucester Rugby’s use of cutting-edge technology is being featured on BBC’s The One Show
Gloucester Rugby will be on The One Show, featuring the team’s use of cutting-edge technology to help improve player’s safety.
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...
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...
Rare quintuplet lambs are born at Hartpury University farm
Hartpury University is celebrating the birth of its first quintuplet lambs – with the odds of five babies being born to one ewe at...
A secure exercise park for dogs is coming to the Cotswolds
With cases of dog theft on the rise, Lechlade K9 Centre is opening a brand new Secure K9 Exercise Park to provide a safe...
The Huddle Cheltenham is helping people transform their body in 10 weeks
Get stronger, fitter and healthier in 2021 with a 10-week body transformation challenge from The Huddle in Cheltenham.
£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...
Cirencester open air swimming pool reveals its reopening date
The open air swimming pool at Cirencester Park is due to reopen in May 2021, as lockdown restrictions in Gloucestershire start to...
Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham is reopening in May
Cheltenham's Sandford Parks Lido has announced its official opening date for the 2021 summer season.
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...
A new children’s treetop adventure is coming to Go Ape in the Forest of Dean
Young thrill seekers are in for a treat when Go Ape at Beechenhurst in the Forest of Dean reopens after lockdown – with a...
All races at Cheltenham Festival will be broadcast live on ITV for the first time in 2021
ITV will broadcast the first six races of The Festival 2021 each day, at Cheltenham Racecourse for the first time in its history.
WellChild sponsors Cheltenham Gold Cup 2021
Cheltenham-headquartered charity WellChild has been named as new partner of The Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse – including...
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...
Cheltenham Festival is taking place behind closed doors
Cheltenham Racecourse has announced that The Festival, and the famous Cheltenham Gold Cup race, will take place behind closed...
