AQIVA
Friends of Cirencester Amphitheatre, Querns Wood and Four Acre Field.
Introducing AQIVA
Watch a video about the AQIVA site, produced in partnership with Cirencester Camera Club
Latest news stories
AQIVA Newsletter – New Year 2026
Apologies for the lateness of this newsletter- should have been December. The best laid plans of mice and men…..We hope the delay didn’t...
AQIVA – Newsletter Spring / Summer 2025
We start with some very sad news: Les Stapley, one of our founder members, passed away on 29th March. When our group first formed, our...
AQIVA Newsletter – Spring / Summer 2024
Some of you may recall from our previous newsletter that we advised that we had been given the opportunity earlier in the year to mount a...
A Walk Around The Obelisk and Roman Amphitheatre
If you're wondering what to do when you visit the Roman Amphitheatre site, here's a route suggested by Mr Hosken of Siddington,...
AQIVA Newsletter – Autumn / Winter 2023
Amphitheatre Towards the end of September and into October, late Friday evenings saw several “gatherings” in the amphitheatre, with a...
Explore the history and wildlife of Cirencester’s Roman Amphitheatre
Come and explore the history and wildlife of Cirencester's Roman Amphitheatre on Saturday 9th September. There will be a tour and talk...
Cirencester Amphitheatre
Explore the giant earth works of one of the largest amphitheatres in Roman Britain.
Querns Wood
A beautiful and calming piece of woodland with some beautiful trees and easy, well-kept pathways connecting the Amphitheatre to Four Acre Field.
Four Acre Field
A humble green field that’s popular with dog walkers, ball game players and local people looking for a nice walk from Chesterton.
The Obelisk
An enigmatic structure with an elusive history, the obelisk stands beside the scout hut and is a great point to enter the Amphitheatre complex.
Become a member of AQIVA
We are always looking for new members to join us and help out with our range of activities.
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