Events In The Cotswolds
Cirencester events, such as those in the list above, can also be found on the Cotswold Events website
The Living Memory Historical Association
The Living Memory Historical Association has been running a Summer Exhibition for the past 18 years in the Air Raid Shelter of the former Memorial Hospital, Sheep Street, Cirencester. The exhibition illustrates life in the Cotswolds during the Second World War and is open from 10.30am to 4.30pm every Saturday between 5th May and 6th October. Admission is free and arrangements can be made for school and group visits outside Norman opening hours.
Some of the events that have recently taken place in Cirencester
Learn To Make Ancient Beads as Museum Workshop
Learn to make beautiful beads using ancient technology at an exciting day school for adults, taking place at the Corinium Museum, Cirencester, on Saturday 3rd March.
Working with amber, shell, bone, jet and tin, participants will have the chance to make some unique beads, under the tutorship of expert, Neil Burridge.
Neil said: “Throughout the year I run a series of practical workshops at different venues, covering many aspects of prehistoric materials and the technology to work them.
“They are very ‘hands on’, and are designed for people with no previous experience. They offer you the chance to follow in the footsteps of ancient craftsmen and learn some of their skills to open a window onto the past.”
Past - Imagined
The ever-popular "Past - Imagined" returned to the Corinium Museum on Tuesday the 24th of October to wow visitors with their stories of old that will guarantee to have you amazed. The legends and stories, told by re-enactors with years' worth of experience in story-telling, are brimming over with colourful characters such as heroic outlaws, kings, queens, saints and sinners, brave knights, drunken monks, fools and vile villains.
"Past-imagined use an inspiring choice of material", said Amanda Hart, Museum Education Officer "that link the stories to the Cotswolds to make it seem more real. They really are very imaginative and amusing for people of all ages, not just children".
