http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk - News Articles en-GB Copyright Gloucester New Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:35:18 GMT Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:35:18 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Gloucester New News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2012/2/16/jet-age-museum-cleared-for-take-off-a790 Volunteers at Jet Age Museum are celebrating the signature of a the lease which will enable them to build a permanent home at Gloucestershire, Staverton. The charity, which was founded more than 20 years ago, now expects building work to begin in May, adjacent to the aptly named Meteor Business Park. The museum's aircraft collection includes a Gloster Javelin, several marks of Meteor and a full scale replica of the E28/39, the first Allied jet to take to the skies. Restoration work is Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2011/7/4/gloucester-underground-festival-to-be-a-free-event-a549 After being short-listed in NME’s search for Britain’s Best Small Venue, Gloucester Guildhall has decided to celebrate this accolade by making their annual Underground Festival a free event. In the spirit of bringing the best unsigned and emerging bands to Gloucester, the Guildhall hopes that this bold decision will help to provide a platform for new music in Gloucester, putting the city even more firmly on the map, as well as sharing that music with as many people as possible. Orga Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2011/7/1/blackfriars-priory-tours-start-this-sunday-a550 Blackfriars Priory will open its oak doors to an eager public this weekend, following painstaking restoration work thanks to investment from English Heritage and the South West Regional Development Agency. It is the best preserved medieval Dominican priory in Britain, built in the 13th century on the site of Gloucester's Norman castle. The tour visits the church, dormitory, and the school or scriptorium where the friars were trained for their preaching mission. The original study cells or Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2011/5/9/going-underground-a553 After the success of last year’s inaugural Underground Festival, Gloucester Guildhall have just announced the lineup for the 2011 event. The festival champions unsigned and up and coming bands from across the country and takes place on the 24th and 25th September. This year, the Gloucester Guildhall have teamed up with the BBC to host the BBC Introducing stage giving the opportunity for a larger number of local bands to perform on their home turf. If your band would like to be considered Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2011/3/28/war-and-peace-at-giffords-circus-a555 The Giffords Circus company of actors, learned geese, tumbling pigeons, hawks, clowns, musicians and runaways is set to return to Gloucester's Llanthony Priory from May 19 - 23. The show, ‘War and Peace at the Circus’ will be another opportunity for Giffords Circus to show off their brilliant theatricality and glamorous take on the traditional village green circus. Expect thrilling scenes inspired by this epic Russian novel re-imagined for a family audience. Ne Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2011/3/3/heralding-the-gloucester-12-a558 Gloucester is to celebrate 12 of its most iconic and magnificent buildings and locations with a new set of collector's postcards and accompanying guide designed to appeal to both visitors and city residents. The Gloucester 12 will be chosen from a list of more than 20 suggested buildings and places with the help of the people of the city, who'll be able to share their views through stories in the local press and on social networking sites including Facebook and twitter. The project i Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2010/3/1/new-audio-trails-bring-gloucesters-history-to-life-a760 Discover Gloucester at your own pace with a new series of audio trails around Gloucester.  The tours developed by Gloucester Civic Trust are either available from St Michaels Tower or Gloucester Tourist Information Centre or can be downloaded from here. The first trail starts at St Michael's Tower, down Southgate Street, taking in some of Gloucester's architectural gems following an anti-clockwise direction around part of the Via Sacra. The walks are called  ‘Eavesdro Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News http://www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk/site/news/2009/11/28/gloucester-celebrates-gold-and-silver-awards-at-tourism-oscars-a777 Gloucester is celebrating today after a double success with a Gold and Silver award at this year's South West Tourism 'Oscars'. The city council's tourism staff have won Gold in the Tourist Information Service of the year category - for their outstanding customer service. Our tourism information staff provide an excellent service and this award follows on from vigorous checking which includes visits and calls from 'secret shoppers.' In the same competition, marketing gloucester ltd Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Visitor%20News