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 […]
Walking through Berkeley Castle, during Brick Festival 2026, felt like stepping through history in two completely different worlds at once. From the moment I stepped into the castle grounds, there was a real sense of excitement in the air. The ancient towering stone corridors and grand rooms of the castle were lined with colourful LEGO […]
In a clash of the titans, or Gladiators if you will, the University of Gloucestershire’s football and American football stars are meeting in the sport of the former for charity. The two sides (a mix of the men and women’s football teams and the ‘Glads’) will meet at the university’s Plock Court sports campus on […]
Slimbridge AFC manager Mike Palmer has reflected on one of the most unlikely title wins in recent Hellenic League memory, after the Gloucestershire club clinched the Premier Division championship by four points to seal promotion back to the Southern League at the first time of asking under his joint management alongside Tom Deakin. “I don’t […]
Three consecutive Premiership Women’s Rugby titles. A new head coach. A home semi-final on the horizon. Dan Murphy’s Circus has spent this entire season proving that what Sean Lynn built at Kingsholm did not walk out of the door with him. Gloucester Hartpury, the three-time defending Premiership Women’s Rugby champions based in Gloucestershire, are on […]
Lois Haddock, who’s played Korfball since the age of 13, expresses her love for the sport that has been profound in her life. “I think it’s a really great sport to learn and to be friendly. It’s one of the few sports you can come into as a true beginner and we try to run […]
Runners from across the country descend on Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe this Saturday 16th May for the 11th edition of the Maverick Cotswolds Trail Run. A multi-distance trail race through the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside that has quietly built one of the most loyal followings in the regional endurance calendar without ever attracting the […]
The Mitres will host bottom-placed Iron Acton at Kayte Lane, where a win would secure a third-place finish, bar unprecedented events in Dursley vs Cheltenham Saracens. A successful season for Bishops Cleeve Ladies, where 11 wins in 19 league games puts them in third with just one to go, is set to culminate with a […]
University of Gloucestershire’s American Football team are taking on the Universities Men’s Football team and Women’s Football team in a joint charity match this afternoon. Club captain Aidan Morris expressed how proud he was to be able to raise money for his cousins charity, Join Our Boys. “We’re really looking forward to it. It’s going […]
University of Gloucestershire’s badminton captain Charlie Pinnell has identified fixed playing partnerships as the key to unlocking his side’s potential ahead of next season. The declaration came after a mixed Varsity display against the University of Worcester, which saw the women draw 4-4 while the men fell to a 7-1 defeat. Despite the scoreline, Pinnell […]