Everybody’s favourite lockdown PE teacher has completed another amazing feat for charity, exercising non-stop for 24 hours in support of Children in Need. With the sponsors racking up an amazing £1,520,020. “2020 has been a challenging year for us all… so what better way to end it than by raising money for BBC Children in […]
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Children in Need returns to light up end of the year
Despite how rubbish 2020 may have been (and today being Friday the 13th), we still have something positive to look forward to tonight. Children in Need, the BBC’s annual telethon to raise money for disadvantaged children starts at 7pm on BBC1. As usual, it will feature a huge array of guests, including Kylie Minogue and […]
Cheltenham racecourse jump starts its November Meeting behind closed doors
The November meeting at Cheltenham racecourse is beginning today, starting off the three days of jump racing. The event will be behind closed doors this year due to COVID-19, with only a strict limited number of people allowed onto the course. The media personnel have also been heavily reduced for the meeting, to allow for […]
‘I’m interested in working with people rather than doing to people’: Shawn Sobers on storytelling
by Alicja Shannon Filmmaker Shawn Sobers discusses storytelling as an agent of change and the power of participatory filmmaking at the University of Gloucestershire For the first day of the University of Gloucestershire’s annual Media Festival, UK filmmaker, photographer and writer Shawn Sobers explores the role of community engagement and its impact on his work. […]
Gaia globe artwork lights up Gloucester Cathedral
The Gaia Earth exhibition has landed in Gloucester Cathedral. The immensely popular attraction has seen tickets sell out this week for afternoon and evening tours. The globe was created by UK artist Luke Jerram, and will be in Gloucester until November 1st. This is Jerram’s second exhibition in the Cathedral, following last year’s Museum of […]
Innsworth to still celebrate Halloween despite current restrictions
Current Covid-19 restrictions have had many thinking Halloween has been cancelled this year. But for families in Innsworth, this isn’t the case. Although the traditional trick or treating my not be happening this year this hasn’t stopped residents of the former RAF base from adorning their homes with festive decorations and pumpkins. The ‘Rule of […]
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 […]
Roses Theatre Tewkesbury gets £248,391 lifeline
The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, has been awarded a £248,391 slice of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF). The county, as a whole, received almost £4m of funding; shared between 12 arts and culture organisations. The Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden recently released these awards as part of the first round of the CRF grants […]
Cheltenham Playhouse misses out on Arts Council Grant
Cheltenham Playhouse, one of Cheltenham’s oldest and most beloved venues, has been denied a piece of the Government’s most recent funding scheme to save our country’s cultural heritage. This has driven local arts enthusiasts to create a ‘Go Fund Me’ page, in an attempt to try and subsidise the playhouse for missing out on the […]
What to Watch during Lockdown
As lockdown continues, we’ve all probably powered through all the series we’ve been meaning to catch up on. But with all the streaming sites now available it seems like there’s an endless amount of shows that we NEED to watch. Here’s my run down of the best shows available or soon to be. Killing Eve: […]