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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 large assortment of bottles, cans, food packaging, vapes and evidence of drug use scattered around. Sincere thanks to Saturday early...
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 around the amphitheatre, both morning and afternoon, with a 'Bat Walk' in the evening. DAY TIME HISTORY WALKS (10.30 & 14.30) -...
Come on an amazing bat walk in Cirencester’s Roman Amphitheatre complex!
AQIVA Heritage Open Day 2023
Saturday 9th September
Guided bat walk – 7.15pm
Bring a torch
Booking required
AQIVA Newsletter: Spring 2023
Find out what’s been going on around Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre in Spring and Summer 2023
AQIVA Newsletter: Autumn 2022
The opening paragraph and picture of our previous newsletter were the sad image of a large pile of rubbish collected from around the amphitheatre. What a pleasure it is this time to have something in total contrast to the thoughtless and potentially dangerous...
The triumphant return of the Romans
On October 2nd we welcomed back the Ermine Street Guard, who treated the Cirencester crowds to rousing displays to Roman military tactics.
AQIVA Newsletter: Spring – Summer 2022
News including planning for Romans Return 2022; tree removal in Querns Wood; hedgerow plants in Four Acre Field and more.
Free walking tour of the Amphitheatre – event now passed
If you want to learn more about Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre and the Obelisk, now’s your chance! Cirencester Rotary Club and Cirencester Civic Society are joining forces to lead three walks as part of Cirencester Town Council’s Wellbeing week on Tuesday 14th June and they’re free for anyone to join.
Spectacular Spring: how to spot nature at Cirencester’s Amphitheatre
Find out what nature you might spot at Cirencester’s Roman Amphitheatre this spring…
Our exciting first AQIVA work party of 2022
It was a brisk but bright evening this Tuesday as we descended on the Obelisk to clear some flowerbeds of the weeds that are starting to take advantage of the warmer weather. We had a great turnout of members who donned their gardening gloves, grabbed a ho or a trowel...
AQIVA Newsletters archive
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 large assortment of bottles, cans, food packaging, vapes and evidence of drug use scattered around. Sincere thanks to Saturday early...
AQIVA Newsletter: Spring 2023
Find out what’s been going on around Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre in Spring and Summer 2023
AQIVA Newsletter: Autumn 2022
The opening paragraph and picture of our previous newsletter were the sad image of a large pile of rubbish collected from around the amphitheatre. What a pleasure it is this time to have something in total contrast to the thoughtless and potentially dangerous...
AQIVA Newsletter: Spring – Summer 2022
News including planning for Romans Return 2022; tree removal in Querns Wood; hedgerow plants in Four Acre Field and more.
AQIVA Newsletter: Summer – Autumn 2021
Our first live public event since 2019 took place in September as part of Heritage Open Day. Read more…
AQIVA Newsletter: Winter 2020 – Spring 2021
Winter 2020 - Spring 2021 You may be familiar with an organisation known as the Green Gym (although we now learn that they no longer use this name). They are involved in maintaining/improving/developing all of the grounds around Cirencester Hospital, which are more...
AQIVA Newsletter: Autumn 2020
Autumn 2020 In the more than 6 years since our first newsletter (March 2014), we have issued either 3 or 4 every year, but as far as 2020 is concerned, this is it! Obviously pretty much all our planned events and activities have been cancelled or postponed, but some...
AQIVA Newsletter: Autumn 2019
Autumn 19 We haven’t got as many photos as usual this time round, no kids, no Roman armies, no flowers or animals. But, hey folks, see below, we’ve won an award, for work done in clearing around, improving access to and developing/maintaining the obelisk area. (CPRE =...
AQIVA Newsletter: Summer 2019
Summer 19 Our last newsletter was sent out late April, since when we have had a multitude of seasons so we thought we’d start this time with some of the flora and fauna that have been showing their faces between then and now. Bluebells and bees; cowslips; speckled...
AQIVA Newsletter: Winter 2018 – Spring 2019
Winter 2018 – Spring 2019 A long gap since the last newsletter, but it has been a very quiet winter period and things have only started to kick off again in recent weeks. Thanks once more to the Chesterton Community group for organising a litter pick in April around...
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