About AQIVA

AQIVA is a voluntary organisation dedicated to championing the Amphitheatre, Querns Wood and Four Acre Field from which we take our name. Our mission is to maintain and help develop these important community spaces for everyone to enjoy.

AQIVA is open to all who would like to join and is entirely free.

What does AQIVA do?

AQIVA engages in a range of activities, from gardening and conservation, to stewarding and education, As a member, there are a host of roles you can fulfill and activities to take part in. Whether you’re interested in rolling up your sleeves and working the soil, helping at in-person events, contribute to communications or just want to get involved with a local piece of history.

At AQIVA you’ll find a diverse group of people who share a love of history, conservation and community.

Caring for green spaces

AQIVA work in co-ordination with Cirencester Town Council to provide ideas and able bodies to work on improving the green spaces.

In summer 2021, members of AQIVA planted native hedges along the eastern boundary of Four Acre Field (pictured). These hedges provide important habits for insects and birds.

Our mission

Our aim, in the broadest possible sense, is to be involved in the promotion, development and protection  of the complex, focussing in different ways, as appropriate, on history, heritage, health, leisure, education and the environment, with something for all ages.

With a combination of projects, events and activities, we have a series of short, medium and longer term objectives, some simple, some considerably more ambitious. We hope that we can be part of creating a legacy that will bring enjoyment and benefits to local residents, as well as the town as a whole, for many years to come.

Public events

This September we’re welcoming back The Ermin Street Guard for the first time since 2019. Join us on Sunday 18th September for a wonderful show of Roman military culture, including a working trebuchet that hurled more than one watermelon into the woods.