AQIVA News
Find the latest news related to AQIVA, the amphitheatre and other sites, along with anything we have to share about partner organisations, local events and announcements.
Most recent stories and news
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...
Celebrating 175 new trees near Querns Wood!
175 native trees have been planted close to Querns Wood and Cirencester Hospital by the wonderful employees of Moore Allen & Innocent. The trees include oak, field maple, hornbeam and hazel.
Discover Cirencester’s secret snowdrop glade
The sight of a sea of snowdrops bobbing gently in the woods is a sure sign than spring is on its way. Did you know that Cirencester’s Amphitheatre has its own spectacular carpet of snowdrops, tucked away in a secret spot?
Big Storm Causes Tree To Block Pathway To Amphitheatre!
A large tree has fallen across the path leading from the gateway on Cotswold Avenue into the Amphitheatre, making the site inaccessible.
AQIVA Newsletter: Summer – Autumn 2021
Our first live public event since 2019 took place in September as part of Heritage Open Day. Read more…
The Whereat Trail, Cirencester landmarks
A classic walk taking in many of the most historically significant landmarks in Cirencester.
A virtual tour of Cirencester’s Roman Amphitheatre
Learn about Cirencester’s Roman Amphitheatre from the comfort of home!
A walk around Cirencester (including the Amphitheatre and Four Acre Field)
Explore Cirencester with a self-guided walk from Cirencester Ramblers.
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 Newsletters archive
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...
AQIVA Newsletter: Summer – Autumn 2018
Summer – Autumn 2018 Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre from above The amphitheatre hogs the headlines this time round, for two reasons, the first being the welcome return on 23rd September of the Ermine Street Guard and their wonderful Roman army re-enactment. More of...
AQIVA Newsletter: Spring – Summer 2018
Spring – Summer 2018 Our last newsletter started with the focus very much on rain, snow and mud. It doesn’t seem that long ago but, currently, the brown grass and dust do remind us of the vagaries of the British climate. By the way, our thanks to the Chesterton...
AQIVA Newsletter: Winter 2017-18
Mud, mud, glorious mud Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood So follow me, follow, down to the hollow And there let me wallow in glorious mud You may recognise that as the chorus of the hippopotamus song by Flanders and Swann. Some of us prefer to think of it as...
AQIVA Newsletter: Autum 2017
Autumn 2017 Up until now, we have issued newsletters roughly every quarter since we started, but, for a variety of reasons, we will have only managed three this year (but hopefully back to normal in 2018). This does mean that much of the content of this newsletter...
AQIVA Newsletter: Spring – Summer 2017
Spring – Summer 2017 The reason that it seems a long time since our last newsletter is that it has been. We trust that meanwhile you have been able to keep yourselves entertained in other ways and that the wait has been worthwhile. That said, we start on a sour note:...
AQIVA Newsletter: Winter 2016 – 17
Winter 2016 – 17 There has been a serious omission from our past several newsletters, which is not to have expressed our appreciation to Chesterton Primary School for allowing us the use of their facilities for our monthly committee meetings. Apologies and our sincere...
AQIVA Newsletter: Summer – Autumn 2016
As the end of another year approaches, it is a sobering thought that it is nearly 17 years since all of the millennium celebrations, with the accompanying fears of the millennium bug crashing all of our computers and aeroplanes falling out of the sky. From this...
AQIVA Newsletter: Winter 2015/16
The Obelisk New signposts have been made, courtesy of English Heritage, which will be located in the car park by the scout hut. These will give clearer guidance regarding access to the amphitheatre itself. Awaiting installation, but should be very soon. The infill on...
AQIVA Newsletter: Autumn 2015
Try not to be too disappointed, but we have no useless facts to amaze you with in this edition. However, regular visitors to the area will have noticed that quite a lot of work has gone on in terms of clearance and other changes across the whole complex, of which more...
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