CHELTENHAM 2020 COMMUNITIES EDUCATION

A 14-year-old boy is helping home-schooling parents across the county from his bedroom in Cheltenham

Home-schooling is hard and these unprecedented times have certainly called for some unprecedented parenting. Jessica Alba admitted in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres to using spy cameras to ensure her children behaved during their Homeschooling lessons, and Ryan Reynolds even launched a new larger bottle of his American Aviation Gin to aide parents through the […]

CHELTENHAM 2020 COVID CULTURE & IDENTITY

How will churches continue during lockdown 2.0

Despite being forced to close their doors for the second time this year churches, pastors and volunteers believe they can still serve their communities online. Although church services will look different, they aren’t cancelled. This time around, pastors are taking a positive spin on moving their Sunday services online again after seeing increases in numbers […]

CHELTENHAM 2020 COVID NEWS

COVID Marshals are patrolling the streets of Gloucestershire, but what have they done so far?

COVID compliance officers began patrolling the streets of Gloucestershire at the start of November. They were employed to ensure that people are sticking to social distancing guidelines, and are on hand to distribute face coverings and hand sanitiser. They have also been monitoring businesses in the county to make sure they’re sticking to government guidlines. […]

CHELTENHAM 2020 COVID HEALTH Health and Wellbeing UNLOCKED

Kano Health and Fitness owner offering free bootcamp sessions to all students

As part of the get up and go scheme, Strength and conditioning student and owner of Kano health and fitness is encouraging students to join the free outdoor and Covid-19 friendly bootcamp sessions. Sessions are being held every Wednesday in Gloucester and every Friday in Cheltenham, for students who want to avoid gyms but still […]

BUSINESS CHELTENHAM 2020 COVID CULTURE & IDENTITY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS UNLOCKED

Cheltenham Playhouse continues to raise funds with the support of MP Alex Chalk

Lights. Camera. Action. The curtains that used to rise in front of full audiences and enthusiastic actors taking the stage at the Cheltenham Playhouse are now met with smaller crowds and an underwhelming presence of excited cheering and clapping. Now, the theatre industry as a whole is facing an uncertain future of survival during the […]