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The Liberal Democrat group in Gloucester City Council is proposing give the Tigers a yearly cash grant of £20,000.

Following an appeal from the football club’s Supporters Trust councillor Jeremy Hilton is to propose a motion for debate at a council meeting on March 25.

The motion agrees to give the club £20,000 per year for the next two years if the Tigers decide to play at Cheltenham Town FC home ground.

While I sympathise with the Tigers, I cant help thinking this is a waste of public funds.

New Inn Gloucester

The New Inn in Northgate Street has just been taken over by Mark and Samantha Cooke.

The 14th-century building, described as the finest example of a medieval gallery in Britain, has had a number of managers over the past few years.

The National Waterways Museum at Gloucester Docks is to lose its national status.

The museum, one of the docks’ main tourist attractions, is to become the Gloucester Waterways Museum in the summer.

National Waterways museum Gloucester

Gloucester docks is having lots of problems this year. Lets hope this means that at least the museum will continue

Spring has been late coming this year, but today has been so glorious I just had to blog about it. Spring has always been a favourite time for me,  and it is so good to see the crocuses and the daffodils start to show.

A robin

Gloucestershire is a marvelous place any time of year, but the spring always makes me feel lucky to be here.

I start every day by walking my little dog, Pixel, and this morning was a real joy. Walking down the local public footpaths at 7 am on a beautiful sunny morning is a real privelage.

Lets hope that spring really has come at last.

Tom Walkinshaw and Martin St Quinton are investing almost £2.7 million in to Gloucester Rugby after it lost three quarters of a million pounds in the last year.

It is good to see the directors confidence in the club, as Gloucester has always been a rugby town.

More than 400 lawn mowers were stolen from an articulated lorry parked in a lay-by on the A417 in Gloucestershire.

Police said the offenders forced their way into the rear of the vehicle and stole 12 pallets of 1,000 watt Gardenline electric lawn mowers.

Well the lawn mower was invented by a Gloucestershire man, but stealing them en mass is not to be reccomended

The event will take place in the Historic City of Gloucester, on Saturday the 4^th of September 2010, the parade commences at 2 pm through the 4 main gated streets led by the Mayor and Sherriff of Gloucester in full Civic regalia. There will be a reception at the Brunswick Baptist Church on Southgate Street after the parade where hopefully the citizens of Gloucester new and old will come together and take the opportunity to socialise and make new friends. It is hoped to arrange free car parking for all those who are participating.

This event is designed to install and promote pride in our historic city by creating interest in its rich heritage and colourful past. The major catalyst is to reinstate the original Gloucester day celebration which was the lifting of the siege of Gloucester 1643 this occasion was celebrated annually for centuries hence Gloucester day becoming known as The City saved by God.

The Gloucester Day Committee and myself hope that you enjoy the event and will be encouraged to play your part and join the parade and participate in raising the morale of the citizens in these uncertain economic times and in joining us you will be drawing attention to this great city by helping to install pride once again in its institutions be it Civic, Cultural, Military or Auxiliary community also faith groups. Gloucester day needs you.

This year’s cheese rolling event has been cancelled. Cheese rolling , which takes place annually at Cooper’s Hill near Brockworth, will not go ahead this year due to an insurance wrangle.

Sadly the tall ships festival will not now take place this year due to building works in Gloucester docks

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