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Cirencester Archive

• Cirencester 1st XI record a second win in a row

  CIRENCESTER first team followed up their Readers Glo'shire County League victory against Birdlip a week earlier with another excellent win over Cam last Saturday. read more

• Giles Hembrough wins Cricklade Festival Road Race

  IN an exciting climax to Saturday's cycling showdown, Bristol-based Giles Hembrough won the Cricklade Festival Road Race in a sprint to the finish. read more

• Long live The King

  THE King Is Back! And the Corn Hall is the place to be on Friday, July 4 when Michael King as Elvis will be Rockin' on Heavens Door with The Power of Presley Show Band. read more

• International arists will strike a chord at festival

  THE 2003 Cheltenham International Festival of Music, which runs from July 4-20, has the usual marvellous mix of music makers. read more

• Comedy award nominee returns

  COMEDIAN and writer Linda Smith hits the stage running with her brand new show, creating an exhilarating evening of sparkling entertainment for connoisseurs of stand-up comedy when she makes a return visit to Brewery Arts, Cirencester on Saturday, July 11 at 8pm. read more

• Abbey Lake anglers are through to Supercup Finals

  ABBEY Lake Angling Club members contested the Southern Supercup 2003 semi-final on the Medley and Clifton sections on a very hot day when the Thames was clear. read more

• A crowd of 5000 flocks to the Calcot Country Fair

  A CROWD of over 5,000 attended the two-day Calcot Manor Hotel Country Fair at the Beaufort Polo Club on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, at which over £40,000 was raised for the Countryside Foundation for Education. read more

• Tennis duo win Coln Valley's Speke Challenge Cup

  COLN Valley Tennis Club's annual mixed doubles tournament culminated in a tenaciously-fought and nail-biting final won by Simon Sheppard and Alison Armitage, of Ashton Keynes. read more

• Bourton runner Dennis shows his class in Globe 5k

  DENNIS Walmsley, of Bourton Road Runners, showed his class with a convincing victory in the Globe 5k on June 19. read more

• Latin passion comes to Corn Hall

  PERFORMING at Cirencester's Corn Hall on Sunday, July 6 at 8pm Jaleo Flamenco display a potent cocktail of explosive footwork, haunting singing, virtuoso guitar playing and percussive handclapping from southern Spain. read more

• A good day all round for golf club president

  LAST Sunday proved pretty well near an ideal day for Cirencester Golf Club president Desmond Jones' invitation to members and their guests to play in a pairs better ball Stableford competition. read more

• Corinium Cycling Club's ten-mile series hotting up

  THE action in this year's Corinium Cycling Club's annual ten-mile time trial series, which has always been one of the star attractions, is suddenly hotting up. read more

• Shakespeare performance at anniversary celebration

  TUESDAY, July 8 will be a special occasion in the grounds of Chavenage House, near Tetbury. read more

• Parents reveal despair over son's lake death

  ALEX Vincent's parents have spoken of the shock at the sudden loss of their caring and ambitious son. read more

• Projects under spotlight as purse strings tighten

  MAJOR projects could be axed as part of a dramatic tightening of the purse strings by Cotswold District Council. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive