News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
From a nine-year-old on the green to a 95-year-old still rolling up on a Tuesday afternoon, Pete Babbage says the club that won the Bowls England Championship has a place for absolutely everyone. The hard part is convincing people to walk through the gate. Peter Babbage did not find bowls. Bowls found him. His in-laws […]
Cheltenham Spa Bowling club hosted their annual open day on Saturday the 9th of May as the club looks to grow their teams. President, May Shurmer has been at the club for 40 years and has competed in a variety of different club competitions for Cheltenham. The club saw a reasonable turnout throughout the day […]
University of Gloucestershire hockey team captain Poppy Mills has just finished her final year playing with the team after a successful season culminating with a wonderful varsity competition. “This season has been more than I ever hoped for. The merge of Women’s and Men’s hockey has been more successful than I ever could have imagined.” “The highlight of […]
“I would definitely encourage more people to try archery,” says second year University of Birmingham student Roxana Sherahmad, “I was looking for the most outlandish sport that I could do […] and now I’m obsessed with it.” Sherahmad is a second year Film and English Literature student at the University of Birmingham who was looking […]
With the 2025 Gloucester Cheese Roll fast approaching let’s take a look at what to expect from this years event. The Gloucester Cheese Roll has taken place at Cooper’s Hill since 1826, the event consists of 25 people who throw themselves down the hill in hunt of a wheel of double Gloucester cheese. The wheel […]
The Alcofrolics beat Spartans with an incredible last ball comeback victory in their 480-479 win in the One Eyed Jacks’ Summer League on Tuesday evening. Coney Hill star Ryan Morgan finished with a 12-spare to score 81 and win the game by a single pin after winning eight of the 10 legs in the second […]
“The Miners has had an alley longer than I’ve been alive – but it’s not just an alley, it’s a social hub where people come together,” says one local. Coalpit Heath in Bristol is home to The Miners, a cherished social club that serves as the heart and soul of the community. It’s a place where […]
Great British Age Group Triathlete Adam Blackmore has explained the positive effect the University of Gloucestershire had on his journey to the European Triathlon Multisport Championships. Blackmore is a university graduate and now is the University of Gloucestershire’s UK Postgraduate Marketing and Student Recruitment Manager. He proudly donned a GB vest at the 2024 Europe […]
The eyes of the world will be fixated on the clash in New Orleans as Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs look to complete a historic threepeat. Sunday’s ‘big game’ could see the Chiefs make more NFL history as they look to be the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row. For the […]
England and Great Britain hockey player David Goodfield opened up on being forced to miss out on the 2024 Paris Olympics through injury. Goodfield played in GB’s opening two games at the Olympics but was forced to pull out after a flare-up in a recurring back injury. “That was one of the hardest situations I’ve […]