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The summer is finally here and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to spending some much needed time in the sunshine with our friends and families. The kids will need plenty of entertaining over the holidays, and we’ve got numberous ideas for you in our ‘What’s On’ section. The Wimbledon fortnight is sure to have inspired some budding tennis fans to get active, but if you prefer to take a more laid back approach to sports, Primrose Vale invites you to come and pick your own fruit and vegetables. Strawberries – Wimbledon’s favourite – are in season from now until September! With an abundance of other tasty berries, currants and beans, this is a perfect opportunity to encourage children to eat healthily and enjoy the experience of ‘picking and tasting’ from the glorious fields. On the 4th July we have ‘Independents’ Day’ where you can go along to celebrate and support Gloucester’s unique blend of independent retailers and take advantage of special deals and offers! When the weather gets warmer it’s sometimes hard to find the motivation to cook, but we have a solution! BiG Eat Week offers locals and visitors alike the opportunity to dine out for less every day of the week. Over 20 of the city’s eateries are participating! Finally, in the hope that we do have some lovely sunshine, budding gardeners may want to kit out their garden with some new plants and accessories. What! store provides garden goods from furniture and flowers to compost and barbecue sets, so everyone has the chance to enjoy the summer from the comfort of their own, brilliantly accessorised, garden!

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5 Peel and core the pears. 6 Place the sugar in a saucepan with 125ml/4fl oz water. Bring to the boil for a few minutes, reduce the heat, add the pears and a squeeze of lemon to stop them turning brown. Cover and simmer until softened. 7 Release the pannacottas by dipping in hot water and up-turning. Serve with the pears. Make some meringues with your leftover egg whites!

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Going from good to great for grub in Gloucester

Gloucester often gets criticised – sometimes unfairly in my view – for a lack of quality restaurants. While I agree that we need to improve and broaden our offer, we do have some real hidden gems. In recent months, Iʼve eaten Springbok and Zebra at the Tigerʼs Eye at the Old Bell, taken council colleagues to eat at Café René and dined at Sebz Mediterranean restaurant in Northgate Street. C&W African Experience in St Catherine Street is the top-rated restaurant in the area on TripAdvisor. And weʼve lots of good Indian restaurants including the Hilltop in Worcester Street and Aroma on Southgate Street. I could go on. Phase Two of the Gloucester Quays development will bring a host of big-name restaurants alongside the new state of the art cinema, which opens in December. Edʼs Diner, Zizzi, Portivo Lounge and Chimichanga are the names already revealed, with more to follow. Some of these will be open in time for the Gloucester Quays Food Festival from 19th-21st July. Nandos at Gloucester Quays, which has proved hugely popular since it opened in 2009, has recently re-opened after a refurbishment in which it doubled in size. The City Council and Marketing Gloucester is promoting the Big Eat Week from 15th-21st July, where locals are encouraged to take advantage of the restaurants we have through discounts and offers. This is part of the Believe in Gloucester campaign – visit http://believeingloucester.com/big-events/big-eat-week/. Iʼm really keen to bring a real destination restaurant to the city. Gino DʼAcampo teased us during his first appearance at the Food Festival that heʼd like to open a restaurant here, and joked at his second outing that his £3 million price tag was putting people off! If we canʼt land this Italian flirt of a celebrity chef, Iʼm sure there are others! The Kings Quarter development also promises to bring a new dining offer to the city centre. So the future looks bright. But letʼs not overlook what we have already – and why not use the Big Eat Week to try out something new?

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The Local Answer Event Listings are compiled and presented in good faith with the kind support of many contributors. We recommend you use the contact details provided to check event information updates prior to planning your visit. 16 JUNE-7 JULY FRESH AIR 2013 The 11th biennial exhibition set up by art collectors Lucy and David Abel Smith using materials such as glass, stone, bronze, plastic, fabric and wood. 10am-5pm. £2.50. On 23rd June there will be a charge of £5 in aid of the National Gardens Scheme. Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester GL7 5BN. 1-6 JULY SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME

A new rock n’ roll musical from the producers of Dreamboats and Petticoats featuring the hits of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Everyman Theatre, Regent Street GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573. everymantheatre.org.uk. 3 JULY CULTURE CLUB ‘Richard Wilson in the Gloucester Collection’ with David Rice. City Museum. 1.10-1.50pm. thecityofgloucester.co.uk. SEWING CLUB City Museum. 2.30-2.40pm. thecityofgloucester.co.uk. HANNAH FAULKNER Singer songwriter at Café René, 31 Southgate Street, Gloucester. 01452 309340. hannahfaulkner.com. From 9pm, free entry before 11pm. www.caferene.co.uk. 4 JULY INDEPENDENTS’ DAY Celebrating the city’s thriving independent shops with a range of special offers from participating retailers. Support your local traders! believeingloucester.com. INFORMAL LUNCHTIME CONCERT Tensing Ostrava Choir – A 50-strong choir from Czech Republic. Admission free. 1pm. Gloucester Cathedral. 01452 528095. gloucestercathedral.org.uk. 5 JULY BEAT ROUTE FOUNDATION Live music at Café René, 31 Southgate Street, Gloucester. 01452 309340. www.beatroutefoundation.co.uk. From 9pm, free entry before 11pm. www.caferene.co.uk.

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5-7 JULY SPORTBEAT A brand new family-friendly sports and music festival, Sportbeat has a stellar musical lineup including The Enemy, The Feeling, The Twang, Turin Brakes, The Lightning Seeds to name just a few. There will be rugby sevens, netball, wheelchair rugby tournaments and lots more taking place over the weekend too. Oxstals Sports Park (Plock Court). Weekend and day tickets from sportbeatfest.com. 6 JULY MILEFEST – MUSIC FESTIVAL Great bands, family fun, food and drink, camping – all raising money for Milestone School for severely disabled young people. Funds raised will help provide fun outdoor learning for the students. 2-11pm at Hartpury GL19 3BG. Tickets £5 (£1 under-14s) available from Milestone School, Hartpury Post Office or 07794 587133. www.facebook.com/milefest1. VINTAGE & CRAFT FAIR Over 30 stalls,classic cars, BBQ, live entertainment and more. Entry £1 adults, children free. 10am-5pm. Blackfriars Priory. helsbellesboutique.co.uk. CRAFTY CORNER – TRAMS Celebrate the former trams of Gloucester. City & Folk Museums. 11am-4pm. VINTAGE AND CRAFT FAIR Live entertainment, vintage tearoom, BBQ, Punch & Judy, classic cars. Blackfriars Priory, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN. 10am-5pm. £1 entry, children free.

ORGAN RECITAL Tom Etheridge – Organ Scholar. Free (retiring collection in aid of Cathedral Music). 5.30-6.30pm. Gloucester Cathedral. 01452 528095. gloucestercathedral.org.uk. 6-7 JULY THE COTSWOLD SHOW

Celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, the show promises to be better than ever. Entertainment for the whole family from dog display, sky diving, clay pigeon shooting, music festival, funfair, cookery theatre, national festival circus, falconry village and much more. 9am-6pm. Cirencester Park GL7 2BU. Adults £10, children £4, family £33. 01749 814089. www.cotswoldshow.co.uk.

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Come and speak to all the experts, meet lots of other brides to be and get some great show offers. Free entry and free goodie bags. 11am-3pm. Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall, Upton St Leonards, Glos GL4 8ED. 0844 815 9077 9 JULY MUSEUM TOTS Bring along your under 5s for heaps of creative museum fun. Folk Museum. 1.303.30pm. 9-12 JULY GLOUCESTER YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL A week-long series of events providing a platform for schools, youth and community groups to showcase talents through the medium of arts. Held at Blackfriars Priory, the Language Immersion Centre and other venues. youth-arts-festival.co.uk. 9-13 JULY THE ROCOCO PLAYERS PRESENT THE COMEDY OF ERRORS By William Shakespeare. Rococo Gardens, Painswick, 7.30pm. Open 6pm for picnics

on the lawn. Tickets £15 covered, £10 uncovered, available on line rococoplayers.co.uk. trpprod@live.co.uk. Enquiries 07548 574711 10 JULY SOUL REMEDY Live music at Café René, 31 Southgate Street, Gloucester. 01452 309340. soundcloud.com/soulremedy. From 9pm, free entry before 11pm. www.caferene.co.uk. 10-13 JULY OKLAHOMA

Promenade Productions present this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical at The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham. 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm. £8-£14 – call Showcase (01242 224144) to book seats. 10-21 JULY CHELTENHAM CRICKET FESTIVAL The country’s top cricket teams will be sure to provide some first class cricket and the atmosphere at the venue of Cheltenham College always provides a great day out. Cricket commences from 10.30am (weather permitting!). Tickets: www.gloscricket.co.uk/cricket/cheltenham

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12 JULY M.O.D High energy folk at Café René, 31 Southgate Street, Gloucester. 01452 309340. From 9pm, free entry before 11pm. www.caferene.co.uk. 12 & 13 JULY GLOUCESTER HAT FESTIVAL Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural festival, the creative art of hatmaking (or millinery) will once again be on show.For details: hatfestival.co.uk/events. CRAFTY CORNER – ‘HAT-TASTIC’ City & Folk Museums. 11am-4pm. 12-14 JULY FLOWER FESTIVAL St Lawrence Church, Barnwood, Gloucester, will be holding a Flower Festival celebrating Wedding Anniversaries, with wedding dresses through the decades on show. Tea room available selling home made refreshments, and a photographic exhibition entitled ‘Down the Severn’. The Festival will be open on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th July, 10.30-5pm and Sunday 14th July 12-4.30pm. The event will be closed with Choral Evensong in the Church at 6pm on Sunday evening. 13 JULY CHESTNUTS DAY NURSERY SUMMER FETE Bouncy castles, BBQ, fun and games galore plus a wide variety of stalls. Proceeds in aid of the James Hopkins Trust. 2-4pm. Free entry. 82 Church Road, Longlevens, Gloucester GL2 0AA.

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JP Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s WIN TICKETS! Gloucester Rugby take on local rivals, Bath Rugby, Worcester Warriors and Exeter Chiefs in the J.P Morgan 7s tournament on 1st August 2013, kick off 7.15pm. For your chance to win 2 x silver tickets in the Mira Showers Stand simply answer the following question:

What is Gloucester Rugby’s home stadium called? Send your answer, name, email address and mobile phone number to competitions@gloucesterrugby.co.uk It'’s just a few weeks until the JP Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s Series kicks off at Kingsholm on Thursday 1st August. The competition will begin at Kingsholm, as it did last year when Nigel Davies’ side qualified for the finals with a 100% record. One difference this year sees the winner of the overall competition earn the final qualifying spot in the World Club 7s which will take place at Twickenham on 17th August. The pools for this year have been drawn as follows: Pool A – Winner of J.P. Morgan Premiership Rugby 7s Series, VVA Moscow Region, New York, DHL Western Province. Pool B – Buenos Aires, Northampton Saints, San Francisco, Vodacom Blue Bulls. 13 JULY CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL MUSIC CONCERT Music by Britten and Poulenc. More details at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music. Gloucester Cathedral. 01452 528095. gloucestercathedral.org.uk. COFFEE CONCERT Alex Jones – Bass Lay Clerk. Tickets £6 available on the door (to include refreshments) – all proceeds support the Outreach work of the Cathedral Choir. 11am-12noon in the Chapter House. Gloucester Cathedral. 01452 528095. gloucestercathedral.org.uk. 13-14 JULY SPORTS FEST 2013 Sports Fest 2013. Celebrating Gloucestershire sports and activities. FREE Entry. 10am-6pm. Wall’s Club Barnwood. sportsfestivals.co.uk. 13 JULY-1 SEPTEMBER ANIMAL SAFARI – FAMILY FUN AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL 10.30am-4.30pm. Come and explore the Cathedral looking for all the different types of creatures who ‘live’ there. Find a lion, lamb and more on your travels. This trail will start at the Pilgrim Door. The trail is a FREE activity and can be collected from a Welcomer. You can also visit The Tribune Gallery where you can dress up as a Bishop, complete the Edward Jigsaw and have fun in the Whispering Gallery – The Gallery Gazers guide will help you.

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Pool C – ACT Brumbies, Auckland, Harlequins, Kuban Krasnador. It should be another great evening of Sevens at Kingsholm and, hopefully, Gloucester can go one better than last year when we lost narrowly in the final to London Irish. Tickets are available for the JP Morgan 7s at Kingsholm by telephoning the Gloucester Rugby Ticket Office on 0871 871 8781. The evening does form part of the 2013-14 Gloucester Rugby Season Ticket package. Hospitality suites for 12 people in the Mira Showers Stand are available for as little as £500 including VAT. For further information or to book your night’s entertainment, please contact Mandy Isom at mandyisom@gloucesterrugby.co.uk. Accompanied children are Free (adults £2). Gloucester Cathedral. 01452 528095. gloucestercathedral.org.uk. 13 JULY & 10 AUGUST CRAFT MARKET Lots of wonderful creations to see and buy at The Cross. 15-21 JULY BIG EAT WEEK Eateries in the city centre celebrate the city’s food culture. Some BiG and exclusive special offers from more than 20 local restaurants. Eat local and you’ll be supporting the local economy. Download the discounts at believeingloucester.com. 16 JULY FILM: SHAUN OF THE DEAD [15]

‘Cinema Under the Stars’ in the Tuckwell Amphitheatre. Everyone loves a good zombie apocalypse, and they don’t come any funnier than this zom-com from the stellar partnership of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Dig up your best zombie outfits,

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pack a picnic of tasty flesh (chicken, of course) and bring your herd of undead down to the creepiest cinema in town. 9.15pm. £6 (£5). Bacon Theatre, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk. 17 JULY-30 OCTOBER CATHEDRAL LIBRARY TOURS Experience the cathedral’s historic library, as well as enjoying access to the Triforium exhibition and the Whispering Gallery. Tickets £5 (£1 children age 6-16) from the Cathedral shop. Gloucester Cathedral. 01452 528095. gloucestercathedral.org.uk. 18 JULY SHERLOCK HOLMES How can one open-air show with just four actors possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! The Pantaloons theatre company put dynamic detective duo Holmes and Watson through their paces as they tackle their most fiendish case yet. This delightfully inventive and hilarious show for all ages features live music, audience interaction and more mystery than you can shake a magnifying glass at. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it! 7.30pm. £13 (£11). Tuckwell Amphitheatre at Bacon Theatre, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk. SOLID GONE Rock, blues and skittles at Café René, 31 Southgate Street, Gloucester. 01452 309340. From 9pm, free entry before 11pm. www.caferene.co.uk.

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Café René in the heart of Gloucester will again be flying the R&B flag for the 2013 Gloucester Rhythm & Blues Festival. Situated within Greyfriars, Café René is the perfect place for this prestigious summer event in Gloucester, with not only a fabulous indoor venue but with an outdoor stage in a natural amphitheatre, perfect for performances. Now in its eleventh year at Café René, the Gloucester Rhythm & Blues Festival starts its exciting week of musical fulfilment on Monday 29th July with top toetapping musicians and bands throughout the week for seven days of great Rhythm and Blues music. We are proud to announce our weekend lineup so far and Saturday 3rd August kicks off with DAMON T, FUNKE AND THE TWO TONE BABY, GOTCHA, LAND OF GIANTS, THE INFINITE COLLECTIVE and the mighty JOHN FAIRHURST to headline this fantastic Saturday feast of music. Sunday 4th August will be opened by JAKE WATSON followed by THE LAWRENCE JONES BAND, THE WORRIED MEN, INNES SIBUN, AYNSLEY LISTER and widely recognised as one of the finest Blues singers CONNIE LUSH. The grand weekend finale not only has superb musical content but more entertainment throughout Saturday and Sunday can be enjoyed with face painting for the children whilst ‘grown ups’ only can experience the Café René ‘Real Ale & Cider Festival’. Supplement your hunger with a pig roast or the famous ‘René BBQ’. Each year the festival is FREE for all to enjoy. Throughout the week Café René help raise money through various fundraising activities. Last year the sum raised was £2310.15 for Macmillan Cancer Support and we are always keen to better our fundraising efforts year on year so please do bring some sheckles for the charity buckets and help us support them again.

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The Teddy Bears Picnic is being prepared at Prinknash Bird & Deer Park for Tuesday 23rd, Saturday the 27th and Wednesday the 31st of July. As always the Bird Park has fun in store with face painters, picnic by the famous Wendy House and, of course, the doctor who is found in ‘Eider’ – the delightful children’s caravan – to assist with all those ailments that ‘Teddy’ may have. Armed with every bandage and eye patch available, doctor should be able to resolve most teddy problems – but major surgery has to be booked in! The Bird Park is well known for it’s Bijou events but the Teddy Bears Picnic is a real highlight of the year and is available for bookings now. For more details or to book, visit www.thebirdanddeerpark.com, email enquiries@thebirdpark.com or call the park on 01452 812727. The Bird Park would also like to say that it has just been awarded a DEFRA grant under the Rural Development Scheme to go towards the new Visitor Centre and Welfare Facilities – they hope to start work in July and, with luck, this wonderful enhancement will be in full operation by December!

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A potent and passion-filled adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic Gothic novel from Heartbreak Productions, promising audiences a heady and absorbing open air theatre experience. Innocent Lucy, adored by shy Dr Seward and engaged to handsome Arthur, is watched over by the canny Dr Van Helsing as she tries to resist the intoxicating onslaught from Count Dracula. This subtle, atmospheric and evocative adaptation does away with the melodrama. 7.30pm. £13 (£11). Tuckwell Amphitheatre at Bacon Theatre, Shelburne

One of the highlights of Gloucester City Council’s Summer in Gloucester programme, this FREE music day at Gloucester Park will be attracting music lovers with some top-notch talent. Headlined by one of the biggest names in British rock – Kids in Glass Houses – plus

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Dotty is a baby fire dragon. She lives at the top of a mountain with her grumpy dad, Mr Dragon. In the village below everyone fears for their lives, for dragons eat children! Or so they believe. But Dotty would never eat children – not ever! One day, she decides to pay the village folk a surprise visit. After all, everyone loves surprises ... don’t they? Suited to the great outdoors, with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and lashings of audience participation. It’s the perfect family picnic adventure. Little people aged 3-7yrs will love this funny, heart-warming tale, and big people will have lots of fun too. You can’t help but fall in love with Dotty the baby dragon. 5pm. £10 (£7) Family £30. Tuckwell Amphitheatre at Bacon Theatre, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk.

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Audiences will be invited to celebrate sun drenched days and starlit nights in style, with great drama, jazz, film and family fun in the gorgeous Tuckwell Amphitheatre. The alfresco line up runs from 16th to 27th July and includes Brief Encounter, Comedy of Errors, Sherlock Holmes, Romeo and Juliet, Dotty the Dragon and Jazz on a Summer’s Evening, plus two helpings of the magical Cinema Under the Stars with the classic zom-com Shaun of the Dead and the triumphant celebration of youth, family and music in the Australian flick The Sapphires [PG]. The Local Answer and festival organisers have teamed up to offer 3 lucky winners the chance to watch The Sapphires [PG] in the Tuckwell on Tuesday 23rd July at 9.15pm. Tickets for all Open-air Theatre Festival events may be booked via the Bacon Theatre box office on 01242 258002 or online at www.bacontheatre.co.uk. To enter our draw to win one of 3 pairs of tickets, just send your name, address and telephone number to The Sapphires, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Cheltenham, GL53 9QS. Alternatively, email details to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk – please state ‘The Sapphires’ in the subject line. Closing date: Monday 15th July 2013. 21 JULY ROMEO AND JULIET An outdoor production of Shakespeare’s classic play at the beautifully preserved, medieval Blackfriars Priory. Tickets £8/£6 concs from Tourist Information Centre. Doors 6pm. 21 JULY & 18 AUGUST SALVATION ARMY Come and join us in Gloucester Park for an afternoon of sports, games, face painting, crafts and refreshments. 2.30-4.30pm. 23 JULY FILM: THE SAPPHIRES [PG]

1968 was the year that changed the world. Around the globe, there were protests, drugs and the shock of a brutal assassination. Indigenous Australians finally secured the right to vote. And there was Vietnam. For four young Aboriginal sisters from a remote mission this is the year that would change their lives forever. The sisters, Cynthia, Gail, Julie and Kay are

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discovered by Dave (Chris O’Dowd), a talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. Billed as Australia’s answer to The Supremes, Dave secures the sisters their first true gig, and flies them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops. Based on a true story, The Sapphires is a triumphant celebration of youthful emotion, family and music. 9.15pm. £6 (£5). Tuckwell Amphitheatre at Bacon Theatre, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk. 24 JULY WORKSHOP WONDER – PIG KITES Folk Museum. 11am-1pm & 2-4pm. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Local theatre troupe ‘Rain or Shine’ make a welcome return to the Tuckwell with a revival of their popular production of The Comedy of Errors. Thought to be Shakespeare’s first play, this farcical comedy is a theatrical feast of wit and humour. The

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Various venues. See line-up and venues at www.gloucesterblues.co.uk. 28 JULY FAMILY FUN DAY Take part in Championsheeps Live! and other activities. Gloucester Park. 12-6pm. 30 JULY WORKSHOP WONDER – MOSAIC CREATURES Create your own face using ancient mosaic laying techniques. City Museum. 11am1pm & 2-4pm. 31 JULY LADIES ME-TIME Exclusive & intimate evening of pampering for ladies at the stunning Manor by the Lake with free treatments. www.jttevents.co.uk/events/ladies-metime-evening/ / 07712 433978 2 AUGUST RE-UNITED PEACE FESTIVAL A music and activities event in Gloucester Park, organised by young people for young people. 3 AUGUST FIREWORKS FINALE The Gloucester Festival season fireworks finale is a fabulous show for all the family. From 7pm (fireworks around 9pm). Gloucester Park. 3-4 AUGUST ITALIAN MARKET Wonderful aromas and flavours at The Cross.

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Walking on history? By Barrie Glover of Longlevens

Have you thought that whenever we step out of our home we are almost certain to be literally walking on history? Most local people are surely aware of the admirable Civic Trust guides that show tourists and residents around the city for a small fee, but thatʼs really only the tip of an iceberg. Safely stored away in the City Museum (pictured above) are the results of most of the excavations and accidental unearthings of truly local doings, frequently very ancient. Two examples from the Longlevens area provide the flavour of them. When drains and cables were being inspected at 55 Little Normans (off Innsworth Lane), and also at Brionne Way, Church Road and Lea Crescent, traces of undated ditches and medieval furrow cultivation were found. In Wellsprings Road a Lower Palaeothic hand axe was found, which would have been deposited there by a glacier. It is a very important find. In 1974 Roman and pre-historic pottery together with Roman tegulae were seen in the plough soil at what was Squires Gate, now more familiarly known as Longlevens Crossroads – which suggests ʻancientsʼ nearby. So keep your eyes open as you go around, and give the City Museum a buzz if you spot anything unusual coming out of the ground (01452 396131).

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