We walked the ‘Snowshill circuit’ hosted by the National Trust, followed by tea, cakes and discussion led by Cotswold Tourism and the National Trust on the subject of sustainable rural tourism Hot July brings cooling showers, apricots and gillyflowers – Sara Coleridge Another walk, another scorching day, we said as we assembled at Snowshill Manor for our fourth walk. The intense heatwave of late June had gone but another was building, and we were glad of the gentle breeze as

A farm walk hosted and led by Nick Bumford of Guiting Estate, followed by tea, cakes and a discussion on the theme of the future of farming June is the pearl of summer, shining with warmth and joy – L M Mongomery In stark contrast to our May walk, the sun was beating down as we gathered at Manor Farm, Guiting Power, for our June walk. After the heat wave in late May and the weeks of wet and cloudy weather since, it felt like high summer, though we were still a few days short

Walking in Lower Woods Nature Reserve followed by tea and discussion in Hawkesbury Upton Village Hall, hosted jointly with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope - Emily Brontë Walk no 2 saw us gathering at Lower Woods Nature Reserve on a blustery May day with shafts of bright sunshine interspersed with heavy downpours. Fingers crossed to avoid the worst of it, we were greeted by Neil Lodge, a true man o

Walk no 1 – 24 April 2026 The upper Churn Valley, walking from Rendcomb, hosted jointly with Cotswolds National Landscape Oh to be in England, now that April’s there! Robert Browning might have been listening as we gathered at Rendcomb Village Hall on a glorious Friday morning in late April. Spring was literally springing as we set off, led by our walks leader Anne, with fresh green leaves unfurling, bluebells and primroses flowering and lambs bounding in the fields. But it’

After a fabulous service at Gloucester Cathedral on Sunday my first High Sheriff engagement was Tuesday evening at Cirencester Park to hear Harry and William’s stories of their friendship visits between Bathurst New South Wales and Cirencester. Both had a great time and learned a lot!

A choral evensong at Gloucester Cathedral on Sunday, March 22 marked the start of her year in office, bringing together the traditional legal service and the formal declaration of office. A procession from the Law Courts to the cathedral included three Cotswold Lion sheep, celebrating the county’s rural roots and led by the Parkes family from Stow-on-the-Wold. Dame Fiona, who has lived near Cirencester since 2002, said: "It is a great honour to serve as High Sheriff of Glouce