Events
Never Better
Saturday 7 Sept, 1pm, 4pm and 7.30pm
Sunday 8 Sept, 1.30pm and 4pm
at Blackfriars Priory, Ladybellgate Street, GL1 2HN
Free event, pre-booking required.
Never Better is a specially commissioned walkabout performance with music, song, theatre, dance and art inspired by the history of Gloucesterhire’s mental health. Over the last year a team of researchers and artists have worked with Gloucestershire archives who hold one of the largest collections of medical records from *lunatic asylums in the country. This hauntingly beautiful and uplifting performance weaves historic and current mental health stories in an accessible and moving way.
*Terminology taken from Gloucestershire Archives from the original medical records
‘I AM NOT WHO I AM WHEN I AM IN CRISIS -
And in crisis I may not always know I am unwell”
The piece lasts 1½ hours.
Suitable for ages 12+
Fly Me To The Moon
Saturday 7 Sept, 2 - 4pm at the Heritage Hub
Family friendly exploration of the moon landing and UFOs from a Gloucestershire perspective. Followed by opportunity to make and fly stomp rockets.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
Free event, no booking required.
Heritage Hub Garden Party
Sunday 8 Sept,1.30 - 5 pm at the Heritage Hub
See the new community garden, artwork and archival treasures. Behind the scenes tours, exhibitions, stalls and light refreshments available. Watch out for the civil war surgeon who will be available to heal musket wounds and pike injuries!
Other events taking place at the Heritage Hub garden party:
Pitch Up-The Velcro Collective present an accessible and family friendly performance experience inspired by camping. Drop-in activities and interact with performers. Audio described.
Celebrating 100 Years of Gloucestershire Deaf Association - 2019 is GDA’s 100th Anniversary. We are celebrating our work with deaf and hard of hearing people including people that use British Sign Language as their first language.
Celebrating 180 years of Gloucestershire Constabulary - Gloucestershire Constabulary is the second oldest county force and has a rich and varied history to share. An exhibition of photographs, documents, memories and artifacts. Please note this exhibition runs until Fri 13 Sept and again from Mon 16 – Fri 20 Sep.
Display of finds by Andy Frape and Taynton Metal Detecting Club - A display of coins, artefacts and non-metallic finds (pottery, flint and clay pipes) from over 40 years of collecting in Gloucestershire spanning all ages researched and recorded for posterity.
A talk about the Saxon Warrior of Operation Shallow Grave - In 2016 a high status Saxon burial was found in Gloucestershire and was recently excavated with the help of the MOD’s Operation Nightingale. This is a story of latter-day warriors dug by modern-day veterans. Talk lasts for 45 minutes.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
Free event, no booking required.
Laurie Lee- The Lost Recordings
Sunday 8 Sept, 6pm and 8.30pm at the Sherborne Cinema, Sherborne Street, GL1 3BY
Tickets: £5
25 years ago, BBC documentary maker, David Parker, made a 30 minute film to celebrate Laurie Lee's 80th birthday. David will introduce the re-discovered recordings and what they tell us about Laurie Lee and Slad. The Sherborne Cinema is a community gem, originally built as the Friends' Sherborne Street Mission Room in 1880.
Tickets available through the Gloucester History Festival website
Keeping the Peace: Celebrating 180 Years of Gloucestershire Constabulary
Monday 9 Sept, 7.30 - 8.30pm at the Heritage Hub
Tickets:£3
In the 180th year of Gloucestershire Constabulary, former Chief Constable, Dr Timothy Brain, examines the history of policing in the county. Talk lasts 1 hour.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
Tickets available through the Gloucester History Festival website.
Early Car and Motorcycle Ownership in Gloucestershire
Tuesday 10 Sept, 11am - 12.30pm at the Heritage Hub
Remember the old AD and FH numbers? Who owned AD 1? Who were the first women motorists? Find the answers in a new book, launched today, detailing every pre-WW1 car and motorbike in Gloucestershire.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
Free - pre-booking required
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History festival website
The Story of Aviation, Design and Manufacturing
Tuesday 10 Sept, 2 - 2.45pm at the Heritage Hub
Tickets £3 (£5 if booked with the Dowty talk the same afternoon)
John Hamblett from the Jet Age Museum gives an illustrated talk on airfields and aviators in Gloucestershire from 1784-1915. Talk last 45 minutes.
Price is £3 separately or £5 if jointly booked with the Dowty Talk. Dowty talk takes place at 15.00, after the aviation talk.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History festival website
A History of Dowty
Tuesday 10 Sept, 3 - 3.45pm
Tickets £3 (£5 if booked with the aviation talk the same afternoon)
Illustrated talk on the history of Dowty, Gloucestershire’s global engineering firm, by archivist Ally McConnell, using original sources. Talk lasts 45 minutes.
This talk can be booked with the The story of Aviation, Design and Manufacturing (2pm the same day) for £5 total.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History festival website
Gloucester Local History Society Presents: Gloucester Voices
Tuesday 10 Sept, 7 - 8pm at the Heritage Hub
Tickets: £3
Oral reminiscence from Gloucester residents with Paul Evans. Hear about parents’ activities during the World Wars, the opening night of the Picturedrome Theatre, romance blossoming on the sports field, and a memorable trip to a teashop. Film lasts about 1 hour.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History festival website
Maligned, Marginalised and Misunderstood
Wednesday 11 Sept, 10am - 3pm at the Heritage Hub
Launch of a new volunteer project finding hidden lives in 18th century archives. Supported by Friends of Gloucestershire Archives.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
Free drop-in session.
For further information please visit the Gloucester History festival website
Tale of Two Cities
Wednesday 11 Sept, 12 - 1pm at the Heritage Hub
Art Shape present a performance by their new group of disabled participants based on a modern retelling of Dick Whittington (live acting/music plus a short film). Event lasts 1 hour. Exhibition will be on display from this date until the end of the Festival (except weekends).
This event is free to attend but pre-booking is required.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website
William Sheppard: Cromwell's Law Reformer
Thursday 12 Sept, 2.30 - 3.15pm at the Heritage Hub
Tickets: £3
A talk by Rose Hewlett about William Sheppard, Oliver Cromwell's legal adviser 1654-57, who is relatively unknown within his native county of Gloucestershire. Sheppard's proposed law reforms took more than 200 years to enact. Talk lasts 45 minutes.
The price of this event is £3, but if booked jointly with Forest Deanery and Reformation Talk the price for both is £5. The Forest Deanery and the Reformation Talk, is 15.30, at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website
Forest Deanery and the Reformation
Thursday 12 Sept, 3.30 - 4.15pm at the Heritage Hub
Tickets: £3
A talk by Joyce Moss about the impact of the Reformation in the Forest Deanery? Did the Forest remain conservative or become protestant? How was the new diocese of Gloucester doing in the 16th century? Talk lasts 45 minutes.
The price of this talk is £3 individually or can be booked together with William Sheppard talk for £5. The William Sheppard Talk is 14.30 at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website
From Archive to Riverside: family activities, guided walk and picnic
Saturday 14 Sept, 11am - 12.30pm starts at the Heritage Hub
A chance to engage with our mighty River Severn and its legends through historic maps, storytelling and activities. Followed by a walk to the River and picnic (optional). Dress for the weather including outdoor footwear and bring a picnic.
Family friendly. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free to attend but tickets must be pre-booked.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website
From Archive to Riverside
Tuesday 17 Sept, 11am - 12.30pm starts at the Heritage Hub
A chance to engage with our mighty River Severn and its legends through historic maps and collection items at the Heritage Hub. Followed by a guided walk to the River. Dress for the weather including outdoor footwear and bring a picnic (optional).
The walk lasts 1 and a half hours.
Free to attend but tickets must be pre-booked.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website
Power and the People: A Gloucestershire Example from the 18th Century
Friday 20 Sept, 10.30 - 11.30am at the Heritage Hub
Tickets: £7
In October 1756, Lt. Col. Wolfe, later to become the tragic victor over the French in Canada only three years later, was ordered to march six companies of soldiers to Gloucestershire to suppress rioting by impoverished broad cloth weavers. This presentation by the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum will present both sides of the story and offer a unique insight into the mind of a military commander ordered to demonstrate governmental power to the people through his own letters.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website
The Polish Few: Polish Airmen in the Battle of Britain
Saturday 21 Sept, 10.30 - 11.30am at the Heritage Hub
Book talk and Q&A Session by renowned aviation historian and author Peter Sikora. Talk lasts about 1 hour.
This event is free to attend but pre-booking is required.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event has suitable wheelchair access.
For further information and to book tickets please visit the Gloucester History Festival website