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Explore – our new trail

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Explore is our new trail for families, schools and young people, put together by our own Civic Trust member Phil Moss. This is truly a great way to explore Gloucester. Explore consists of an audio trail
with a quiz booklet, and you get to hunt the heritage clues.

The hire cost is just £5 per family, and you go along at your own pace.

It’s fun and entertaining. Explore has already been piloted with local brownie groups and young adults with learning difficulties. They’ve all recommended Explore as a great way of discovering
Gloucester. Evening group bookings are welcome. Special group rates apply. Please ask for details.

Explore is available to hire at the Tourist Information Centre and from St Michael’s Tower on the Cross. For group bookings please contact St Michael’s Tower on 01452 526955 or call in to the
Tower in person to discuss.

Food for Thought on Saturday 5th June (10am-4pm)

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Celebrate Gloucestershire’s rich diversity in food and agriculture that has sustained our folk over the centuries. This event includes:

* The City Farm with Gloucestershire Rare Breeds, cattle, pigs, sheep, ducks, and hens – in pens around the outside of St Michael’s Tower.
* The Rare Breeds Conservation Trust will be demonstrating spinning and how wool from sheep was used to make clothes. They will also have a continuous film show on the conservation of our rare breeds.
* Local celeb Chef, Rob Rees, doing a cooking demonstration.
* Steve Rowley from Stroud providing ye olde English music

* Gloucester Civic Trust will be conducting free tours of the Old Bell and the New Inn. The New Inn staff will be in medieval costumes and will be having a “medieval” BBQ in the courtyard of the pub.

* Other stall holders include: Cross Keys Pub, Matthew and Jane Stevens, Guildhall, Thorntons, Over Farm, Starbucks, Robinswood Junior School (with “let’s get cooking” demo), organic BBQ provided by the City Farm, Cafe Rene, The Farmhouse Stall, Caribbean Wrap, and Gloslinks (food from our Twin Towns).

Timetable:

10.00 am         All in place and ready to go

11.00 am         Let’s Get Cooking with Robinswood Juniors

11.30               A guided tour of Gloucester’s Gate Streets – and fine buildings

12 noon            Free Guided tour of the Old Bell Pub – including old photographs of how the building used to look inside and out

2.30 pm            Free Guided tour of the New Inn

3.30 pm            Rob Rees – local celeb chef delights us with his culinary skills to complement the day

* Live Music will be on the Cross from 10am-3.30pm.

Discover Gloucester with Audio Trails

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

You can now discover Gloucester at your own pace with a new series of audio trails.  Developed by Gloucester Civic Trust, the trails are available from St Michaels Tower or Gloucester Tourist Information Centre or can they can be downloaded online from this site.

Trails start at St Michael’s Tower. At each point on the walk, you will be given details about buildings or views.

Downloaded audio trails include all the audio tracks in MP3 format together with a printable PDF map.  If you hire them from St Michaels Tower or Gloucester Tourist Information Centre, you will borrow a audio trail handset and receive a leafelt describing the route.