⏩ The Gloucester Start: Wednesday June 4th

Cheese champion gets prize | Gloucester on the small screen | Moomins are coming

Jun 04, 2025

Good morning, welcome to Wednesday’s Start. Here’s what I’ve been able to find for today’s edition. Missing anything? Don’t forget to flag events, stories and announcements via the simple submission form.

☁️ Today’s weather: Slightly gloomy for much of the morning, sunnier spells later.

🧀 Cheese rolling champion Ariel Dempsey returned to Cooper’s Hill this week to belatedly collect her missing prize. The PhD student won the uphill race but didn’t get a cheese on the day - initially feared stolen, it was actually left in a volunteer’s fridge. - BBC Gloucestershire

🎭 The full programme of events centred around the Moomins kicks off in Gloucester next weekend, with a floating installation at the Docks among the highlights. There are film screenings this week at Gloucester Guildhall too. - Gloucester Guildhall

👑 Gloucester Cathedral features in a new documentary about the ‘worst King of England’, Edward II, where he’s buried. It’s available to stream via History Hit. - SoGlos

❤️ Two contestants on the latest series of Love Island have Gloucester links. Ben, a private hire driver from the city, and Dejon, who played 17 times over two spells with Gloucester City AFC, will be on screens from Monday on the ITV show. - Gloucestershire Live.

📽️ Windrush Day, commemorating the stories and impact of the Windrush Generation in the county, will be marked at Gloucestershire Libraries thanks to £11,000 in funding. It’s on June 22nd and includes the creation of a new film, as well as workshops and activities. - Gloucester News Centre

🗣️ Minster for Justice Sir Nic Dakin has been invited to Gloucester to see in-person the work the likes of Young Gloucestershire and the Nelson Trust are doing to break the cycle of reoffending. Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre highlighted their work in a Parliamentary debate on young reoffenders. - Alex McIntyre | Hansard

🏉 Gloucester Rugby modern legend Billy Twelvetrees is coming out of retirement to join the newly reformed Worcester Warriors. He’ll be a player-coach at the club which is joining the Championship more than two years after entering administration. - Hello Rayo
↪️ Community rugby coaches can learn from some of the best in a day of seminars, workshops and networking at Kingsholm. The Retreat, on August 14th, is designed to set them up for the season ahead. - Gloucester Rugby

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📌 ‘POP-UP’, a contemporary art exhibition by eight professional Gloucester artists, will appear from 7 to 14th June at 21 Westgate Street, Gloucester (Cathedral Quarter). The gallery will be open 10am - 5pm daily (Sunday 10am to 4pm). This diverse exhibition will include paintings, sculpture and glasswork by Joanne Callaghan, Deborah Harrison, Jane Foot, Gilly Hill, David Finch, Sue Mortimer, Cathy Steed and John Steed. More details here. - Thanks to subscriber John for this submission

📅 Things to do

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Today and tomorrow

🪡 Creative Welcome Space at City Works | Today, 10am | Free | Details

🪴 Gardening for Wellbeing at Gloucester Cathedral | Today, 11.30am | Free | Details

🧶 Knit & Natter at Saintbridge Sport Centre | Today, 11.30am | Free | Details

🎸 Mark I Live at Cafe Rene | Today, 9pm | Free | Details

😆 Comedy with Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby at Gloucester Guildhall | Thursday, 7pm | £18 | Details

Further ahead

🥋 World Martial Arts Committee British Open at Oxstalls Campus | Saturday, 10am | £10 | Details

👶 Nearly New Sale - Babies to Teens at Kingsway Community Centre | Saturday, 10am-1pm | £2 | Details

🪗 Tom Lewis Seafaring Songs at The Folk | Saturday, 7.30pm | £15, £10 concessions | Details

🎸 SlowJin at The Thirsty Pine | Saturday, 8pm | Free | Details

🏎️ Classic Cars, Trucks and Gardens at Highnam Court | Sunday, 10am-4pm | Adults £10, U16s free | Details