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Rare Saxon ring at Berkeley Castle
A very rare Anglo-Saxon gold ring is to go on display at Berkeley Castle after being shown in the BBC2 series Digging for Britain.
The ring will be exhibited in the Castle for only one month and will be a unique opportunity as it is the first time that the ring has been seen publicly for nearly 40 years, when it was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum London in 1972. It has never before been exhibited at the Castle.
The ring will be exhibited in the Castle for only one month and will be a unique opportunity as it is the first time that the ring has been seen publicly for nearly 40 years, when it was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum London in 1972. It has never before been exhibited at the Castle.
Watch out crows - it’s scary!
Schools and children’s clubs are invited to design and build Silly Scarecrows, to be displayed at Old Down Country Park. The team whose scarecrow is judged the best will be invited to a special day at the Park where they'll look around with a Park Ranger and help feed the animals, with a party lunch in the Old Down Cafe.
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Free champagne at Thornbury restaurant
Ronnies Restaurant are celebrating their third anniversary of creating and serving delicious meals in Thornbury.
To mark the occasion and to thank customers, they are giving away champagne to guests on a randomly selected table during September. Click below to find out to join them...
To mark the occasion and to thank customers, they are giving away champagne to guests on a randomly selected table during September. Click below to find out to join them...
RADA comes to Thornbury
Geoff Bullen, Associate Director of RADA will run a drama masterclass for ngm's Bootcamp course this year, plus other masterclasses from the likes of Sharlene Hector (solo artist and backing vocalist for Basment Jaxx and many more), Joe Harmston (West End theatre Director), and Graham Kendrick (songwriter). Spaces are still available so click below for details.
Charfield singer releases debut album
A Charfield man has overcome cancer of the vocal cords to win his first album deal.
Steve Yeo's cancer helped him focus on what is really important to him, and after twenty years of singing in pubs and clubs, he is about to release his first single, to be followed early next year by his debut album: "Eventually".
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Steve Yeo's cancer helped him focus on what is really important to him, and after twenty years of singing in pubs and clubs, he is about to release his first single, to be followed early next year by his debut album: "Eventually".
Click below to read more and download the single...
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From 'Gazette Series':
POLICE have bailed a man arrested on suspicion of the murder of Melanie Hall.
TRIBUTES have been paid to an 18-year-old mechanic from Tockington who was killed in a road accident at the weekend.
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From BBC News:
A number of shots are fired at police as they come under attack in the Ardoyne area on a third night of violence in Belfast.
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke tells judges he does not believe there is a link between rising imprisonment and falling crime.
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