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Events for 01 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
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Date: 02 May 2012 - 07 May 2012
Every day
Location: Venues across Cheltenham
In May Cheltenham Jazz Festival will get the Bank Holiday going with a swing as it hosts some of the world’s finest musicians in Montpellier Gardens.
Set in the beautiful Montpellier Gardens in Cheltenham from 2nd to 7th May 2012, the Jazz Festival programme is bursting with superstar names, jazz legends and Cheltenham exclusives.
The Festival will welcome musical stars including Jamie Cullum, Paloma Faith, Imelda May, The Puppini Sisters, Marcus Miller, Candi Staton and Gregory Porter.
Plus, with a brand new Big Top venue, free outdoor stage, boutique cinema, interactive Music Lab – full of the latest musical gadgetry - and a host of bars and cafes, the gardens will offer the perfect backdrop to the world’s greatest jazz performers.
For further information and for ticket sales visit the Cheltenham Jazz Festival website.
Cost: http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz
Date: 03 May 2012
Location: St Andrew's Church, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham
Time: 12:00
Recital by Lorna Bridge (soprano), Helen Johnson (mezzo) and Adam Tunnicliffe (tenor) from English Touring Opera.
Arias, duets and trios by Gershwin, Mozart, Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Verdi.
Tea and coffee available at St Andrew's Church from 11.30am
Cost: £8 from the Showcase Dancewear & Fancy Dress, 13-15 Montpellier Arcade, Cheltenham (01242 224144) or at the door.
Date: 07 April 2012 - 10 November 2012
Every week
Location: Departs from outside Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre.
Time: 11:30
Explore this famous Regency Spa town accompanied by a knowledgeable, registered guide from the Cotswold and Gloucestershire Tourists Guides Association.
Get off the beaten track, discover Cheltenham ’s architectural highlights, the stories behind the buildings and hear about famous connections with the town. Learn about Cheltenham as it was during its spa heyday and explore the most attractive parts of the town at a leisurely pace.
Cost: Tickets cost £5 adult, £2 per child. Tickets must be purchased in advance from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre, 77 Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 1PJ. 01242 522878. info@cheltenham.gov.uk
Date: 30 March 2012 - 08 June 2012
Every fortnight
Location: In the Promenade
Time: 9:00 - 15:00
Bringing the finest locally produced food and drink to the town centre and providing you with the opportunity to support the farmers, growers and producers from the area where you live.
Cost: Free entry
Date: 18 May 2012 - 20 May 2012
Every day
Location: Winchcombe
What better way to explore the beautiful Cotswold landscape than attend the award winning Winchcombe Cotswolds Walking Festival.
This friendly walking festival offers 17 guided walks for all abilities, with knowledgeable guides who can give you an insight into the countryside.
For 2012 the Walking Festival includes:
An insight into life in and around Sudeley Castle in Tudor times where Queen Katherine Parr is buried.
Walk the Windrush Way from Winchcombe to Bourton-on-the-Water through the hills passing the remains of ‘lost’ medieval villages en route.
Find out about Winchcombe’s military history during the two World Wars.
Follow a section of the popular Winchcombe Way through tranquil hamlets.
Walk to Longborough, a pretty ‘Walkers are Welcome’ village in the hills near Stow-on-the-Wold.
Walk a section of the Cotswold Way with the National Trail Officers and gain an insight into how the trail is managed.
Walk part of the new Holst Way from the Holst Museum in Cheltenham with one of the route’s originators.
For the more energetic why not try orienteering on Cleeve Common, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Suits all ages.
Visit a Roman Villa, beautiful villages nestling in valleys, identify wild flowers, learn about birdsong or learn about Winchcombe’s historical past.
Booking early is essential to ensure places
Visit: www.winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com/festival
Cost: See Website for details
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