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- 1st October 2009: On October 3rd Gloucester City Council's, Museum and Art Gallery will be combining two events - the Big Draw and 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin. The event will concentrate on the objects that Darwin, one of England's greatest scientists, would have drawn during his studies, complementing the Darwin Today exhibition currently running at the museum.
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- 5th October 2009: Residents in Gloucester are being asked to 'get moving' this week as part of a national campaign aimed to bring people together in fun social activities, promoting mental and physical wellbeing for all.
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- 1st October 2009: The indoor market at Eastgate Mall is making a move towards being more upmarket. The restaurant has had a makeover. Now under new management there is a brand new menu to go with the new tables and chairs.
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- 1st October 2009: For those looking to delve into their family history - the latest culture club event at City Museum and Art Gallery is not to be missed. Senior conservator at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Roger Vaughan will be showing those who attend how to unlock the secrets of old family pictures.
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- Gloucester City Council is running a week of road shows, at the newly opened outpatient building, to raise awareness of the range of welfare benefits available to residents.
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- More than 100 people have already submitted new, faster 'cyber claims' for their council and housing tax benefit. The new system means that claims can be submitted online from anywhere with an internet connection. Forms can even be saved and returned to at another time.
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- As part of the ongoing flood alleviation work in the city, works to improve the drainage at Gloucester Park and surrounding area will begin on Monday 2nd November. The work being carried out by Gloucester City council is jointly funded by Gloucestershire County Council and will take up to a week and a half to complete.
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- Gardening enthusiasts in Longlevens, cultivating plots on the local allotment site, have just formed the sixth association to be set up in the city. At a recent meeting nearly 50 people who 'work' plots on the site and others on the waiting list in Innsworth Road met to discuss the benefits of having an association to provide mutual help and support.
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- Gloucester's two city council-run museums not only provide exceptional customer service - but they are also well run internally too. The City Museum and Art Gallery and the Folk Museum have both been recognised by a national agency for the way they operate and look after their collections.
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- To find out what those in days gone by did for us visit the Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery's Ancient Wisdom exhibition. From now until the 24th November visitors can find out how the Romans shot down castle walls with a catapult and how the Egyptians locked their doors.
Last Modified: Thursday 31 December 2009