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Cirencester Archive

• Festival to celebrate 60th anniversary

  THE 2004 Cheltenham International Festival of Music celebrates its 60th Anniversary in grand style, with 60 premieres, one for each year of its history. read more

• A little part of Cotswolds heritage

  PAYING tolls to use our roads is nothing new. read more

• Success for local band

  STONE from Delphi, the Malmesbury-based alternative rock group, recently reached the UK final of the Emergenza European live music competition at the London Astoria II, having won the South West and Wales regional final in Bristol against 15 other bands which had come through the heats. read more

• All ages entertained crowd with ballet

  CIRENCESTER Creative Dance Academy played to full houses during its recent production of Cinderella at the town's Sundial Theatre. read more

• Old and new work to greet art enthusiasts

  STOW Art Club's third annual exhibition opened yesterday, July 28 and runs until Tuesday, August 3 in Lower Slaughter Hall. Opening times are 10am-6pm. read more

• Cirencester

  It's not difficult to imagine the Roman army, in gleaming metal and great plumed crests, coming upon the spot that is now Cirencester, with a sense of awe. read more

• Joust having fun at village fete

  HUNDREDS of people enjoyed fun and games in Coates on Saturday to raise funds for charity. read more

• A world-famous collection... on your doorstep

  A FAMOUS collection of snowdrops can be viewed at Colesbourne Park this weekend. read more

• Thomas still steaming ahead years after author's death

  Thomas the Tank Engine is still loved by millions of youngsters long after author Rev W Awdry's death. read more

• Cricklade

  When you step onto the streets of Cricklade, you can be sure that you're placing your feet where many a dignitary from history has passed. read more

• Crowds thrilled with RIAT aerobatics

  THE roar power of modern jets and the breathtaking beauty of aerobatics thrilled the huge crowds at a successful Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford last weekend. read more

• Medieval re-enaction at Berkeley

  JOUST, the spectacular medieval festival once again returns to the magnificent setting of Gloucestershire's 850 year old Berkeley Castle on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1. read more

• New road branded dangerous and ugly

  A PLANNED road scheme aiming to fill the Cotswolds' notorious 'missing link' would be a major environmental disaster. read more

• Festival princess attends fete

  Fairford Festival Princess Jessica Bird opened St Mary's Church Fete on Saturday July 10. read more

• Welcome return 'home' for Red Arrows

  LOCAL pilot Steve Jones missed out by just over a second in the heats of the Red Bull air race at the Kemble Air Day on Sunday. read more

• Home from home for classic literature fans

  A HOUSE with links to Jane Austen is available to rent - for £5,000 per month - in picturesque Adlestrop village, near Stow-on-the-Wold. read more

• South Cerney

  Imagine England 50,000 years ago, when ice engulfed the land. Gradually, an ice sheet covering the Midlands, started to melt. And, as it turned into rivers and streams, these great waterways took with them sand and gravel, depositing them up to 20 feet thick in places. read more

• Ladybird Books Artist Exhibits in Bath

  FOR anyone growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, Ladybird Books were a quintessential part of childhood and visitors to Bath can indulge in a nostalgic treat by visiting a new exhibition of paintings from Ladybird Books artist John Berry. read more

• Fairford

  John Tame knew he had a lot to be thankful for. He, like many other Cotswold merchants, had grown rich, thanks to the fleecy sheep that roamed the local hillsides. His town of Fairford was at the centre of this industry, and John Tame's wealth was such that many could only dream of. read more

• Report paints a pretty picture of Cotswolds

  THERE is so much space in the Cotswolds that there are just 69 of us in each square kilometre. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive