30 July - 10 August 2008, Cheltenham College
Against the idyllic backdrop of Cheltenham College and the Cotswold hills, Cheltenham Cricket Festival gives you the chance to see top cricketers in action. The festival is one of the biggest events in the English cricketing calendar and is not to be missed.
After last year's cancelled event, Cheltenham Cricket Festival is back this August with a great match programme which will see Gloucestershire take on Leicestershire and Worcestershire in the County Championship, and Nottinghamshire Outlaws, Sussex Sharks and Hampshire Hawks in the Pro40 competition.
2008 Cheltenham Cricket Festival is dedicated to one of the county's contemporary greats - it's the Benefit year of Craig Spearman, the county record holder, who scored 341 against Middlesex in 2004, beating the record of WG Grace.
MATCHES:
Wednesday 30 July - Saturday 2 August
Liverpool Victoria County Championship
Gloucestershire v. Worcestershire
The Band of the Prince of Wales's Division will play durding the tea interval on Thursday 31 July and also Beat Retreat at close of play on the same day. Play commences 11am, lunch 1pm - 1.40pm, tea 3.40 - 4pm, close of day 6pm. Tickets: Adult £14, Seniors £10, under 16 £7.
Sunday 3 August
NatWest Pro40
Gloucestershire Gladiators v. Nottinghamshire Outlaws
1st innings 1.45pm - 4.25pm, interval 4.25pm - 4.45pm, 2nd innings 4.45pm - 7.25pm. Tickets: Adult £16 (in advance £13), under 16 £8 (in advance £6), family ticket £40 (in advance £33).
Tuesday 5 August
NatWest Pro40
Gloucestershire Gladiators v. Sussex Sharks
1st innings 1.45pm - 4.25pm, interval 4.25pm - 4.45pm, 2nd innings 4.45pm - 7.25pm. Tickets: Adult £16 (in advance £13), under 16 £8 (in advance £6), family ticket £40 (in advance £33).
Wednesday 6 August - Saturday 9 August
Liverpool Victoria County Championship
Gloucestershire v. Leicestershire Foxes
Play commences 11am, lunch 1pm - 1.40pm, tea 3.40 - 4pm, close of day 6pm. Tickets: Adult £14, Seniors £10, under 16 £7.
Sunday 10 August
NatWest Pro40
Gloucestershire Gladiators v. Hampshire Hawks
1st innings 1.45pm - 4.25pm, interval 4.25pm - 4.45pm, 2nd innings 4.45pm - 7.25pm. Tickets: Adult £16 (in advance £13), under 16 £8 (in advance £6), family ticket £40 (in advance £33).
Seating is provided in both the public and the member's enclosure, spectators may bring their own chairs. Match programmes and scorecards can be purchased at the entrance gates. Refreshments are available to purchase from outlets around the ground. Festival Game Zone is available for youngsters with organised coaching and other activities.
For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Friday, 25 July 2008
Cheltenham Cricket Festival 2008
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Bloom Festival at Seven Springs
8 - 10 August 2008, Seven Springs, Cheltenham
2008 Bloom Festival will be bigger and better than ever. It offers luxury onsite accommodation, a Bloom Market brimming with arts and crafts, a dedicated Kids Zone, a Healing Area aptly named the “Vegetable Patch” and a refreshingly good selection of hand-picked vendors provides high quality food and drink which where possible are organic, ethical and local caterers. You will be able to become a superstar DJ in minutes with the Beat Jigsaw, play classic video games from the saddle of a bicycle with the PacBike as well as transform yourself with the Video Karaoke System. Live painters, graffiti writers and installation artists will be working on pieces over the weekend.
From 6pm, Thursday, 7 August you will be permitted into the campsite to pitch your tent, meet your neighbours and get ready for the festival action that commences the following day. Ticket price includes free camping for the whole weekend. The campsite is situated right next to the Festival site. Weekend tickets cost £85.00 + £2.50 Booking Fee, (£30.00 + £2.50 for children under 16, under 5s free), day tickets are £35.00 + £2.50 Booking Fee + £2.50 P&P. Tickets can be brought from http://bloomfestival.com/tickets/ or Cheltenham Tourist Information.LINE-UP
Friday
Akil the MC (Jurassic 5)
Barry Adamson
Buoyancy
Detectives of Perspective
DrumAttic Twins
Finger Lickin’ 10 Year Anniversary
Florence and the Machine
Good Groove
Kissy Sell Out
London Breakbeat Orchestra
Neil Thornton & Johnny Hiller (Lasermagnetic)
Roisin Murphy
Shuffle
Slyde
Soul of Man
Super Nashwan
The Presets
Saturday
Autokratz
Deep Groove
Drum Club
Ewan Pearson
Flipron
Freeform Five
High Contrast
Kathy Diamond
Kid Fiesta
Lady Free
Luke Solomon
Maurice Fulton
Max Sedgley and The Shoots
Nick Luscombe
Nookie
Phonica Records
Rob Mello
Roni Size “Reprazent”
Shades of Rhythm
Soft Rocks
Stereo MCs
The Bays
The Mandibles
The Nextmen
XX Teens
Sunday
Ame (Innervisions)
Average White DJ
Beardyman
Benga
Brand New Heavies
Caspa
Chew the Fat!
Dubnium
Electric Chair
Elite Force
Hot 8 Brass Band
Kraak & Smaak
Kyte
Riton
Scratch Perverts
The Black Seeds
The Glimmers
Trojan Soundsystem
Tunng
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Free Holiday Activities for Children in Cheltenham
21 July - 29 August 2008
For the whole of the summer holidays Cheltenham parks will be hosting a variety of fun and exciting activities for children and young people. The Play Rangers will be present to run activities ranging from arts & crafts and sport to parachute games. The activities will be free for children and young people of all ages and their families.
PROGRAMME:
Mondays 10.30am - 3.30pm
Pittville Park
Springfield Park
Beeches Park
Hillview Park (Behind the Library)
Tuesdays 10.30am - 3.30pm
Clyde Crescent Park
Hesters Way Park
Queen Elizabeth 2nd Park
Hatherley Park
Wednesdays 10.30am - 3.30pm
Pittville Park
Springfield Park
Naunton Park
Caernarvon Park
Thursdays 10.30am - 3.30pm
Clyde Crescent Park
Hesters Way Park
Burrows Park
Benhall Park
Fridays 10.30am - 3.30pm
Pittville Park
Springfield Park
Sandy Lane
Brizen Park
There will be no Play Ranger service on 6 August and 25 August.
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Cheltenham Family Fun This Summer
WINSTON CHURCHILL CULTURAL FUN DAY
19 July 2008, 11am - 4pm, Winston Churchill Memorial Gardens
Winston Churchill Memorial Gardens will be the setting for the next family fun day in Cheltenham. This free event will include performances by Peter Gill & Friends and London Bulgarian Choir, Coady Crew dance display, Scottish dancing, African drumming parade, chip pan fire display. There will be stalls, inflatable castle, raffle, as well as samba, DJ and circus skills workshops. Furthermore from 10.30am - 2pm, Star radio will be holding auditions for the next Cheltenham star to sing live on the radio. The event starts at 11am.
NATIONAL PLAYDAY
6 August 2008, 11am - 4pm, Pittville Park
National Playday is the annual celebration of children's right to play. On 6 August 2008 thousands of children, young people and communities will get out and play at hundreds of locally organised events across the UK. Cheltenham will celebrate National Playday in Pittville Park. The event is free to all and open to anyone and will include bouncy castles and inflatables, martial arts workshops, circus skills workshops, arts and crafts, sporting games and activities, emergency services and other activities to be confirmed. The event starts at 11am.
For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Holiday Sport Activities for Children in Cheltenham
July - August 2008
Summer of Sport Roadshow, which will provide holiday activities, such as urban cricket, basketball, tennis and football, for children in Cheltenham, starts on 21 July 2008. The programme is divided into three main parts: Sportszone Roadshow, Sports Specific Camps and Sports in the Parks.
Multi sport activity sessions will be on offer as part of the Sportszone Roadshow, aimed at young people aged eight to fourteen years. Staffed by a team of qualified coaches, sessions will include rounders, athletics, golf, girls’ football and many other sports. Every morning throughout the six weeks, sessions will take place at Christ College, Arle Road, 9.30 - 12.30am, with afternoon sessions from 1.30pm to 4.30pm travelling to 3 other schools around Cheltenham. From 21 July to 3 August the afternoon sessions will be at Bournside School, from 4 August to 17 August at Lynworth Primary School and from 18 August to 29 August at Naunton Park Primary School. Sessions cost £4 each, or £16 for the week. These sessions have a maximum capacity of 40 children each day, parents are therefore advised to book in advance by contacting the Sports Development Team on 01242 264324. Any remaining spaces will be filled on the day, on a first come first served basis. All sports equipment provided.
For a more intensive coaching programme, there are the Sports Specific Camps. The camps are designed to develop skills in a particular sport, including tennis, badminton, cricket, basketball, girls football and street dance.
PROGRAMME:
Badminton: Thursday 28th & Friday 29th August, 1pm-4pm, ages 8 – 14, cost £10 for the two days, Christ College Sports Centre
Basketball: Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th August, 1pm-4pm, ages 8 - 14, cost £10 for the two days, Christ College Sports Centre
Cricket: Thursday 24th & Friday 25th July, 1pm-4pm, ages 8 - 14, cost £10 for the two days, Christ College Sports Centre
Girls Football: Thursday 7th & Friday 8th August, 1pm-4pm, ages 10 - 16, cost £10 for the two days, Christ College ATP
Tennis: Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August, 10am-12pm for ages 8 -11, 1pm-3pm for ages 11 - 14, cost £5 per day or £20 whole week Montpellier Park Courts
Street Dance: Monday 11th & Monday 18th August, 1pm-4pm, ages 10 - 16, cost £10 for the two days, Christ College Sports Centre
Athletics: August 12th, 13th & 15th, ages 8 - 12, Cheltenham Harriers Athletics Club, contact Elliott Prince on 07786 647067
Football: organized by Cheltenham Town FC Community Programme, for ages 6 -13 at various venues, contact Mike Cook on 01242 518630
Again, parents are advised to book places for their children in advance by contacting the Sports Development Team on 01242 264324.
In various parks and playing fields in Cheltenham games will be organised, with no charge or booking required. Young people aged between eleven and eighteen can just turn up and join in.
PROGRAMME:
Mondays:
2pm-4pm: KGV Playing Field, Rowanfield; 6pm-8pm: Queen Elizabeth Fields, Battledown
Tuesdays:
2pm-4pm: Agg-Gardner Playing Field, St. Paul's; 6pm-8pm: Clyde Crescent Recreation Ground, Lynworth
Wednesdays:
2pm-4pm: Christ College, Arle Road; 6pm-8pm: Brizen Recreation Ground, Up Hatherley
Thursdays:
2pm-4pm: Beeches Playing Field, Rowanfield; 6pm-8pm: Agg-Gardner Playing Field, St. Paul's
Fridays:
2pm-4pm: Springfield Park, Welch Road
Thursday, 10 July 2008
More music for Cheltenham in July
CIDER FESTIVAL
11 July - 13 July 2008, The Jolly Brewmaster
The Jolly Brewmaster, Painswick Road, is holding a cider Festival from Friday, 11th July to Sunday, 13th July. Friday: BBQ, Saturday: Irish music and pig roast, Sunday: live music and Indian BBQ.
THE DISPLACEMENTS
26 July 2008, Frog & Fiddle
The Displacements come to Cheltenham for a live date on their Down and Out single tour. The Displacements have had many a Radio One air play, never out of the NME and look like they are very much on the up in the music industry. A night not to be missed!. Tickets £6 on the door or can be bought from, www.gigantic.com For more info, www.myspace.com/okletsgopromotes www.myspace.com/thedisplacements
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Family Sports Day in Christ College Sports Centre
12 July 2008, 10am – 4pm, Christ College Sports Centre
This Saturday, fencing, badminton, five-a-side football and dance workshops will be some of the activities which can be enjoyed at a free family sports day in Christ College Sports Centre, Arle Road. Indoor and outdoor activities will be running throughout the day and will include hockey, majorettes, curling, tennis and paralympic sports. Other family fun will include a bouncy castle, arts and crafts, a prize draw and face painting.
All activities are free on the day and refreshments will be available to purchase. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Bishop's Cleeve Seniors' Club Summer Fayre
20 July 2008, Denley Hall, Churchfields, Bishop's Cleeve
Bishop's Cleeve Seniors Club is holding a Summer Fayre at Denley Hall, Churchfields, Bishop's Cleeve. The afternoon will include games and refreshments, stalls selling plants, books, bric-a-brac, cakes and jumble. Open: 2pm-4pm, Admission: 30p.
For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Friday, 4 July 2008
Cheltenham Open Air Theatre Festival 2008
15 July - 1 August 2008, Bacon Theatre
Now in its fifth year, Cheltenham Open Air Theatre Festival is bringing some great theatre performances this summer. The Tuckwell Amphitheatre in Dean Close School's Bacon Theatre provides the backdrop to two weeks of entertainment - there will be performances from local theatre companies, cinema under the stars, children's fun days, live music performances of local musicians and more.
This year Peter Gill and Friends will treat audiences to two helpings of blues and boogie - he will be opening the festival with an evening of cool jazz and then returning on the closing night, which will include the magnificent firework finale, for more great music.
Theatre performances will feature A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Heartbreak Productions, Miracle Theatre will bring their highly physical adaptation of the classic Greek legend, Jason and Chapterhouse Theatre will present Sleeping Beauty, a colourful show for young audiences, including a costume parade for budding princes and princesses. Open-air film nights at the festival will give us the opportunity to see the iconic Summer Holiday and Brick Lane.
2008 PROGRAMME
15th July Peter Gill and Friends
17th July Miracle Theatre - Jason
20th July The Winter’s Tale
22nd July Cinema Under the Stars - Summer Holiday
23rd July Much Ado About Nothing
26th July A Servant of Two Masters
27th July Sleeping Beauty
29th July Cinema Under the Stars - Brick Lane
31st July A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1st August Peter Gill and Friends - More Jazz on a Summer’s Evening
Grounds open 1 ½ hours before each event for picnics. Please bring your own seating.
For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Photos from Fun Day in Montpellier Gardens
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
July Gigs in Cheltenham
In June Beyond Eternity Promotions have prepared some exciting gigs for Cheltenham and surrounding areas.
Tues, 1 July 2008
The Neil Humphris Trio, The Venue Jazz Club, Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ, Doors open 8 p.m. music starts 9 p.m., Jazz
Fri, 4 July 2008
Mick Rutherford Band, Sam Payne, Tubby Blues Club, Newlands Club, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, 01242 691998 or 07796 034206, 7pm for diners, 8.25pm Show
Sun, 6 July 2008
JB Jazz and Blues Band, The Harp, Albrighton, 12pm, Jazz & Blues
Tues, 8 July 2008
Paul Newman's Jam Night, The Royal Oak, Hucclecote from 9 p.m. Eclectic
Thurs, 10 July 2008
Gordon Wood and Phil Bird, Cross Keys, Gloucester 9pm, 'Rock & Roll, Blues and Country at It's Best!' R&R, Country, Blues
Thurs, 10 July 2008
Rockology ,The Ridge & Furrow, Abbeydale, Gloucester 60's / 70's pop
Sat, 12 July 2008
Touch of Blue, Paul Newman & Phil Hambling, The Bell, Shurdington, 9.00pm.
JB Jazz and Blues Band, Malvern Jazz Club, 8pm, Jazz & Blues
Sun, 13 July 2008
The Steve Franks Trio & The Kim Cypher Band, The Venue Jazz Club, Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ, Doors & BBQ 5pm, Music 6pm. Admission £5.
JB Jazz and Blues Band, Cheltenham Civil Services Club, Tewkesbury Road, 8pm, Jazz & Blues
Otis Mack Solo, THE WHITE BEAR FREE HOUSE, BREDON ROAD, TEWKESBURY. GL20 5BU, 4:00pm onwards. Free Admission. Jazz & Blues
JB2, The Kilkeney, Andoversford, 12 o/c Jazz & Blues
Frank Turner, Rise Store Cheltenham, Beechwood Arcade, 4pm
Tues, 15 July 2008
Paul Newman's Jam Night, The Bayshill Inn, Royal Well, Cheltenham from 9 p.m. Eclectic
Sat, 19 July 2008
Hambling & Lloyd, The Suffolk, 9.00pm
JB Jazz and Blues Band, Gambier Parry Hall, Highnam, 8pm Jazz & Blues
Sun, 20 July 2008
JB Jazz and Blues Band, The Plough, Upton upon Severn Blues Festival, 2 o/c Jazz & Blues
Tues 22 July 2008
Paul Newman's Jam Night, The Venue, Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ. 9 p.m. Eclectic
Thurs, 24 July 2008
JB Jazz and Blues Band, Three Choirs Vinyard, Newent 8pm Jazz & Blues
Sat, 26 July 2008
Gordon Wood and Phil Bird, Prince Albert, Stroud 9pm 'Rock & Roll, Blues and Country at It's Best!' R&R, Country, Blues
Thurs, 31 July 2008
Gordon Wood and Phil Bird, Porter Cellar Bar, Bath, 9pm 'Rock & Roll, Blues and Country at It's Best!' R&R, Country, Blues
For a full calendar of 2008 Cheltenham gigs please visit our MySpace page. For other Cheltenham events visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Cheltenham Cycle Hire Scheme
The scheme allows people to use their mobile phones to set up an account and get a security code to take one of the bikes. Bikes can be dropped off at any docking station, not just the station they were hired from. The first half hour’s hire is completely free, with extra time charged for. Users need to pre-register to take part and a £10 deposit is required.
If successful the scheme would be expanded throughout the town with a minimum of 100 bikes. Other bodies would be invited to join, most notably Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust and Cheltenham General Hospital.
The pilot will be launched on the Promenade opposite the tourist information office, with a ride to the railway station on Tuesday 1 July 2008.
Location of stands:
Junction of Cambray and the High Street
Junction of Henrietta/St George’s Place and the High Street
Top of the Promenade junction with Clarence Street
Bath Road, outside the Exmouth Arms
Promenade near the war memorial and the Municipal Offices
Montpellier junction with Bayshill Road and Montpellier Street
Waitrose
Charges:
0 to 30 minutes Free
31 minutes to 60 minutes £2
61 minutes to 120 minutes £4
121 minutes to 180 minutes £6
over 181 minutes (whole day charge – 24 hours) £8
After that each day or part of a day will be charged at £8.
Friday, 27 June 2008
Cheltenham Restaurant Wins a Place at the Final of Festival of Curry
The Tilda Tiffin competition to find the best South Asian Restaurant in Britain began two years ago. Local MP’s are asked to vote for their favourite South Asian restaurant from within their constituency. These restaurants are then entered into a national competition and ten finalists are chosen to attend the national ‘cook off’ at the House of Commons.
The word Tiffin probably comes from Southern India and is the word that is mostly used to describe a light snack. In Mumbai, the tiffins are prepared for white collar Indian men by their wives after they have left for work, and forwarded to them by Dabbawalas (couriers) who use a suburban train network to get thousands of tiffin-boxes to their destinations. The snacks are packed in stainless steel or tin boxes with carry handles, also sometimes called tiffins or tiffin-boxes. A common approach is to put rice in one box, dal in another and further items in the third or fourth box.
Martin Horwood MP with the proprietor of Spice Lodge, Mohammed Rahman
Spice Lodge, which was nominated by Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood, will attempt to ‘curry favour’ with the judges, including celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott, Editor of Tandoori Magazine, Mr Humayun Hussain, Head Chef at Washington Mayfair Hotel in London, Mr Rajesh Rao, and owner of Madhu's, in Southall Mr Sanjay Anand.
This year the competition will raise funds for Friends in Village Development Bangladesh, whose aim it is to contribute towards educational and socio-economic empowerment of disadvantaged people in rural Bangladesh, and also the breast cancer charity ROKO Cancer.
Thursday, 26 June 2008
2000 Trees Festival 2008
11 - 12 July 2008, Upcote Farm, Withington
The 2000 Trees Festival is one of the latest additions to Cheltenham summer season. Inspired by independent events like Truck Festival, the 2000 Trees Festival is about the love of live music, great performances and having a fantastic time in a field. In its second year, the 2000 Trees Festival offers two nights of music under the stars in a relaxing, picturesque Cotswolds location with three stages featuring over forty bands.
The Festival will actually start on Thursday when the Early Entry Permit holders will be able to enter an open mic competition to win themselves a slot on the festival bill the very next day. The Festival will be officially opened on Friday by Frank Turner who will perform an intimate midday acoustic set in the Leaf Lounge. Friday will also feature Fancy Dress Party, the theme for this years Fancy Dress Friday will be “Countries of the World”.
The 2008 line-up, which includes many well known local bands, is headlined by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. The main stage will feature the following bands:
Friday
80’s MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER
THE DUKE SPIRIT
IN CASE OF FIRE
THE KING BLUES
SLAVES TO GRAVITY
GHOST OF A THOUSAND
GENTLEMANS PISTOLS
OLD SCHOOL TIE
JIM LOCKEY
SKANKT
TUBELORD
SOULJACKER
THE DIVINE SECRET
Saturday:
ART BRUT
THESE NEW PURITANS
FUTURE OF THE LEFT
FRANK TURNER
IMPERIAL LEISURE
THE ANOMALIES
FLIPRON
CAPTAIN BLACK
LAZY HABITS
HIJAK OSCAR
DIAGONAL
A SILENT FILM
THE DIVEBOMB REVOLUTION
Tickets information: Weekend Tickets cost £39 (Children 10-15 accompanied by an adult £20), Day Tickets are £25. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/tickets (booking fee applies) or at the following shops:
Cheltenham: Badlands Records (01242 227 725)
Cheltenham: Vinyl Vault (01242 227 454)
Cheltenham: The Frog & Fiddle (01242 701 156)
Stroud: Kane’s Records (01453 766 886)
Tewkesbury: The Music Trade (01684 850 220)
Shuttle buses to the Festival venue from Cheltenham Railway Station are available, return ticket on the coach costs £15.
For more information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Cheltenham Book Fair
19 July 2008 - St. Andrews Church, Montpellier
A new regular Book Fair is coming to Cheltenham in July. The first Book Fair will take place at St. Andrew's Church in Montpellier on Saturday the 19th of July (10:30 - 4:00).
A wide range of books covering a variety of different subjects will be offered - something for everyone - including some very inexpensive bargains, plenty of medium priced quality titles, as well a number of scarce and collectable works.
Entrance is free and refreshments will be served. Nearby parking is available, there is also disabled access.
For more information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Friday, 20 June 2008
Cheltenham MP to Support Bill Bryson's Litter Campaign
Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood this week hosted a reception in Parliament to launch Stop the Drop, the new campaign against countryside litter and fly-tipping by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, a charity which promotes the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England. The campaign is being fronted by the charity’s President, the acclaimed novelist Bill Bryson, the author of Notes from a Small Island.
Stop the Drop highlights the growing problems of litter and fly-tipping in England’s countryside. According to the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, the headline statistic on local authority performance on litter fell from ‘satisfactory’ to ‘unsatisfactory’ between 2005/06 and 2006/07. Litter is five times worse than in the 1960s. The problem is particularly acute in rural areas, where litter is often left to lie for much longer than in towns and cities.
Martin Horwood was delighted to be able to support Bill Bryson and the Campaign to Protect Rural England in this important campaign. He said: "Litter and fly-tipping are an unsightly and unnecessary blight on too much of our countryside. I know that my constituents want to see more action from responsible bodies to clean up our towns and countryside. I have also tabled a House of Commons motion backing the campaign.”
Bill Bryson welcomed the support of Cheltenham MP. "We need the backing of as many MPs as possible to persuade people to stop dropping litter, and to prevail on those with the powers to do so to clean it up. Litter is becoming the default condition of the countryside, and it is time that we – all of us – did something about this. The landscape is too lovely to trash,” he commented.
CPRE is highlighting the need for stronger leadership from central Government to tackle litter and fly-tipping, and better enforcement of existing laws by local authorities and others. Keep Britain Tidy’s 2006/07 survey did not rate a single local council as ‘good’ on litter, even though, collectively, councils spend more than £600 million a year clearing litter up – a bill that is ultimately met by taxpayers. Local authorities can hand out fixed penalty notices to people dropping litter, but in 2006/07 just 25 of the 354 English local authorities gave out 62% of the fines, and 72 issued none at all.
Saturday, 14 June 2008
St. Mark's Community Festival Weekend
20 - 22 June 2008, St. Mark's area
St Mark's is to hold a community festival weekend from June 20 to 22. The weekend which will be something of a cross between a street party and an open house will bring something for all ages.
Friday evening, June 20, will start with puppet workshops, bouncy castles, beat the goalie, skittles and more for young children from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at St Mark's Junior School, Robert Burns Avenue.
On Saturday from 11am to 5pm at St Mark's Church, hall and grounds, there will be an international cafe, face-painting, clay modelling, genealogy, making a wall hanging, bell-ringing workshop, pig roast, cream teas, music from Dixie Band and Pate's students and a bouncy castle,
On Sunday at 12.15pm there will be a family barbecue outside the church.
For more information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.
Friday, 13 June 2008
Cheltenham Music Festival 2008
4 – 19 July 2008, Cheltenham Town Hall and other venues
2008 Cheltenham Music Festival brings 70 events at various venues spread over 16 days. This year's themes include music by Gloucestershire born Ralph Vaughan Williams, Franz Schubert's song cycles, sonatas and more, folk music of many diverse countries, such as Hungary, Norway, Spain, Estonia and Venezuela. You can enjoy medieval music, 18th century operas, as well as premieres of music pieces by contemporary composers. Most of the concerts of this year's Cheltenham Music Festival take place in Cheltenham Town Hall, Pittville Pump Room, All Saints' Church, St. Andrew's Church in Montpellier, Tewkesbury Abbey and other Gloucestershire churches. Fri 4 July
Sat 5 July
11am SURROUND SOUND Gloucestershire Youth Dance, Imperial Gardens
12noon Trio Medieval, All Saints Church
12noon Cleeve Samba Band, Imperial Gardens
2pm SURROUND SOUND Gloucestershire Youth Dance, Imperial Gardens
3pm Rolf Lisevand Ensemble, Pittville Pump Room
5pm FILM The Full Monteverdi ,Pittville Campus, University of Gloucestershire
6.15pm EXPLORE Meurig Bowen & Christopher Cook, Town Hall Drawing Room
7pm BBC Philharmonic, Town Hall
9.30am Cereal Samba, Town Hall
11am The Dowland Project, Pittville Pump Room
11am SURROUND SOUND Glos Youth Jazz Orchestra, Imperial Gardens
12pm SURROUND SOUND Gamelan Community Players, Imperial Gardens
3pm SURROUND SOUND Gloucestershire Academy of Music, Imperial Gardens
3pm A Shropshire Lad & Songs of Travel, Pittville Pump Room
6pm EXPLORE Meurig Bowen on Grainger ,Town Hall Drawing Room
7pm Carmina Burana, Town Hall
11am Ingrid Fliter, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Estonian Television Girls Choir, Pittville Pump Room
6.00pm EXPLORE Gamelan Community Players, Tewkesbury Abbey
7.30pm From Spem to Et Exspecto, Tewkesbury Abbey
Tues 8 July
11am Gringolts & Madžar, Pittville Pump Room
4.30pm Wells A Cappella, All Saints Church
7.30pm On Wenlock Edge / Schubert Ensemble / Gilchrist, Pittville Pump Room
Wed 9 July
11.00am Elias String Quartet, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Barbirolli String Quartet, St Peter’s Church, Winchombe
6pm The Maxness of King George / Discovering Music, Pittville Pump Room
6.30pm Time to Sing, Town Hall
7pm Cabaret Dinner / Fascinating Aida, Pittville Bistro
9pm Fascinating Aida, Pittville Pump Room
11am Marc-André Hamelin, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Thomas Carroll, St Swithin’s Church, Quenington
7pm Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tewkesbury Abbey
9.30pm SPNM’s Folk From Here / Tickell / Bhamra ,Pittville Pump Room
10.30am EXPLORE Veljo Tormis in conversation, Pittville Pump Room
11am Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Lulu Yang, Pittville Pump Room
7.30pm Philharmonia Orchestra / Hickox, Tewkesbury Abbey
8pm Kathryn Tickell Band, Town Hall
Sat 12 July
10.30am EXPLORE Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation, Pittville Pump Room
11am Craig Ogden, Pittville Pump Room
2pm FILM O Thou Transcendent, Pittville Campus, University of Glos
2pm SURROUND SOUND Festival Community Choir, Imperial Gardens
3pm SURROUND SOUND Tewkesbury Town Band, Imperial Gardens
3pm Mackwoods Fine Tea & Opera, Pittville Bistro
7.30pm Strings Fantasia / Manchester Camerata, Town Hall
6.30pm Trabuco dinner, Pittville Bistro
8pm Virtuoso Venezuela / Trabuco, Pittville Pump Room
10am Maxwell Davies & Hellawell in conversation, Pittville Bistro
11am Primrose Piano Quartet, Pittville Pump Room
2pm FILM Akenfield, Pittville Campus, University of Glos
4.30pm Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra, Pittville Pump Room
7.30pm Sarah Connolly / La Serenissima, Town Hall
Mon 14 July
11am Ishizaka & Wosner, Pittville Pump Room
4.30pm Calefax, Pittville Pump Room
6.30pm EXPLORE Michael Tavinor on RVW, Town Hall Drawing Room
7.30pm Cheltenham Bach Choir, Town Hall
Tues 15 July
11am Samhadi Ensemble, Pittville Pump Room
2.30pm Schools Concert: Young & Live, Pittville Pump Room
3pm FILMS The Noble Savage & Bert, A Personal Memoir, Pittville Campus, University of Glos
4pm Schools Concert: Young & Live, Pittville Pump Room
6.30pm Tango Dinner Cabaret, Pittville Bistro / Pump Room
7.30pm The Band of HM Royal Marines, Town Hall
Wed 16 July
11am Pavel Haas Quartet / Ishizaka, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Alasdair Macaskill, St Andrew’s Church, Montpellier
7.30pm Dante Quartet, Pittville Pump Room
Thurs 17 July
11am Festival Academy, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Rosy Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Chedworth
7.30pm Die Schöne Müllerin / Clayton / Lewis, Pittville Pump Room
Fri 18 July
11am Festival Academy, Pittville Pump Room
3pm Amy Dickson, St Mary’s Church, Painswick
6.00pm SURROUND SOUND Bells in Motion, Town Hall, Pillar Room
7.30pm Schwanengesang / Boesch / Vignoles, Pittville Pump Room
10pm Festival Academy, Quartet for the End of Time, Pittville Pump Room
Sat 19 July
10am Schubert’s Painters, Pittville Bistro
11am Winterreise / Padmore / Lewis ,Pittville Pump Room
1pm WORKSHOP London Bulgarian, Choir Town Hall
2pm FILMS Cymbalom Legacy & The Miraculous Circumstance, Pittville Campus, University of Glos
4.30pm SURROUND SOUND London Bulgarian Choir, Imperial Gardens
6.15pm Peter Dickinson on Lord Berners, Pittville Pump Room
6.30pm Hungarian Dances - Jessica Duchen in conversation, Town Hall, Drawing Room
7.30pm Festival Academy, Pittville Pump Room
8.00pm Taraf de Haidouks, Town Hall
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Cheltenham taxi fares to increase
If you are planning a night out in Cheltenham and wish to leave your car at home, you will need to add extra cost to your evening as Cheltenham taxi prices will increase from 1 July. Late-night rates will be charged from 8pm instead of 11pm, which means that passengers travelling in the evening will pay £4.50 per mile, up from £3.40.
From July 1 2008 the cost of travelling in a taxi in Cheltenham the distance of one mile will rise from £3.40 to £3.60, two miles will increase from £5 to £5.40, and three miles from £6.60 to £7.20. After 8pm, one mile will cost £4.50, two miles £6.75 and three miles £9. Waiting time charges will also increase by 10p.
This is the first price increase in Cheltenham taxi fares since 2006.
Sunday, 1 June 2008
June Gigs in Cheltenham
In June Beyond Eternity Promotions have prepared some exciting gigs for Cheltenham and surrounding areas.
Sun, 1 June 2008
Black Sabbath Tribute, The Venue at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ, 8pm - Midnight, Rock
Mon, 2 June 2008
JB3, The Daffodil, Jazz
Tue, 3 June 2008
JB Jazz and Blues Band, The Venue Jazz Club, Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ, Doors open 8pm / Music Starts 9pm, Jazz
Fri, 6 June 2008
Peter Gill & State 51, Let the Good Times Roll, The Evesham Arts Centre, Evesham. Tickets £13/£11, Rock n Roll
Slowburner & The Ben Fletcher Band, Tubby Blues Club, Newlands Club, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham 01242 691998 or 07796 034206 7pm for Diners / 8:25pm Show, Tickets £10, Rock n Roll
Sat, 7 June 2008
Tom Jurgens, The Crown & Trumpet, Broadway, 9pm, Acoustic Pop & Folk
JB2 with Bridget, Lydney Festival, Jazz
Sun, 8 June 2008
JB Jazz and Blues Band, Cheltenham Civil Services Club, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, Jazz
Alex Chapman, The Wellington, Gloucester Road, Bristol, 9pm, Pop
Otis Mack Solo, Nottingham Arms, 129 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5JU, 8:30pm onwards / Free admission, Jazz
JB2, The Kilkenny, Andoversford, Lunchtime, Jazz
Tue, 10 June 2008
Paul Newman's Jam Night, The Royal Oak, Hucclecote, from 9pm, Eclectic
Fri, 13 June 2008
Alex Chapman, The Strand, High Street, Cheltenham, Pop
Tom Jurgens Trio, The Royal George, Birdlip, Acoustic Pop & Folk
Sun, 15 June 2008
JB Jazz and Blues Band, The Stafford Jazz Club, Lunchtime, Jazz
Tue, 17 June 2008
Paul Newman's Jam Night, The Bayshill Inn, Royal Well, Cheltenham, from 9pm, Eclectic
Joined at the Hip, The Venue Jazz Club, Wheatshead Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ, Doors open 8pm / Music starts 9pm, Jazz & Blues
Fri, 20 June 2008
Alex Chapman, John Gordon's, Montpellier, Cheltenham, 8:30pm, Pop
Tom Jurgens, House in the Tree, Boddington, Acoustic Pop & Folk
Sat, 21 June 2008
Tom Jurgens Trio, Lakeside School Fayre, 12:30pm, Acoustic Pop & Folk
Sun, 22 June 2008
Tom Jurgens, Charlton Kings Working Mens Club, BBQ, 2:30pm, Acoustic Pop & Folk
Otis Mack 6 Piece Band, Riverside Park, Chepstow 'Music in the Park', 2:30pm - 5:00pm, Bring your own picnic, Free admission, Jazz
Tue, 24 June 2008
Paul Newman's Jam Night, The Venue, Wheatsheaf Inn, Old Bath Road, GL53 9AJ, 9pm, Eclectic
Thu, 26 June 2008
Alex Chapman, The Cross Keys, Cross Keys Lane, Gloucester, 9pm, Pop
Fri, 27 June 2008
Alex Chapman, The Hogs Head, High Street, Cheltenham, Pop
JB Jazz and Blues Band, The Muggery, Upton upon Severn Jazz Festival. Jazz
Sat, 28 June 2008
Tom Jurgens Trio, The Pilot Inn at Hardwicke, Acoustic Pop & Folk
JB Jazz and Blues Band, The Muggery, Upton upon Severn Jazz Festival, Jazz
For a full calendar of 2008 Cheltenham gigs please visit our MySpace page. For other Cheltenham events visit our Cheltenham events guide.
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