High School News Issue 1: October 2016

Dear Parents/Carers Term 1 of this academic year has seen various developments at the High School. This summer the school celebrated its best A Level results for a number of years with 76.8% of grades being at A*-B and 41.6% being at A*-A. The previous highest total was 73.55% in 2013. All students and staff are to be congratulated on such splendid results. The GCSE results were once again outstanding with 71.2% of grades being at A* and A across all the subjects. Congratulations go to all the students who achieved these results. Our annual Prize-giving at Gloucester Cathedral was again a celebration of achievements with subjects, sport, music and other activities held in school. The guest speaker was Lowri Amies, a former student who attended the High School from 1997-2004. She is now an actor and playwright. I wish to thank all the parents who contributed money for the plants for our landscaping project. Do remember to don your wellingtons and help us to plant the trees, shrubs and bulbs on Saturday, 12th November from 9.30am to 12 noon. The dining hall extension is going up very quickly and we are hoping that it will be ready for a grand opening around Christmas. Details of this will be given in one of my emails. I am currently trying to source the metal tree that will be found on the wall of the new dining room which will contain the names of families that have donated money for this extension during our fundraising campaign. The whole back of the school will have a very different feel to it in the next few weeks and I am delighted that the students will at long last have somewhere to sit when the weather turns inclement. I am hoping that half term will enable everyone to experience good weather before the onset of winter. With my best wishes,

Mrs Sawicka Headteacher

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Help for Houses! The House System at the High School is steeped in tradition and in recent months we have been working hard to build the system even further. In the past year we have introduced more regular House assemblies and a wider variety of House Events to allow more students to be involved. Recently, I have organised the first house photographs (see below) and the students have been busy performing in House Drama. We would like to offer local businesses the opportunity to become an integral part of our House system through sponsorship of approximately £250. This would allow both the House officials and myself to provide resources for House events such as costumes, props, consumables, trophies and prizes. In return, the business’ name and logo would be advertised at school events, in the newsletter and on the school website. Looking forward to the remainder of the year, we are hoping to host our first House Chess competition, House Languages and House Mathematics competitions as well as many other events and therefore, there is also an opportunity to sponsor a House Event. If you wish to have any further information regarding sponsorship, please get in touch at [email protected] Mrs J Simpson

Barwell The first Headmistress on the Denmark Road site.

Bearland The home of the school from April 1904 to December 1908.

Hartland The first Chair of Governors of the High School for Girls in 1906.

Kyneburga Princess Kyneburga, described as Gloucester’s first ‘Headmistress’. She ruled over the monks and nuns at St Peter’s Abbey.

Mynd The first home of the school from 1883 to April 1904.

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Photo competition entries

Summer Holiday Photography Competition Thank you to all the entrants for the summer holiday photography competition. The theme was 'Summer'. All entries are on display outside AS2. Winner - Butterfly by Felicity Townend, Year 9 – Mynd

Second - Venice Gondolas by Hannah Desmond, Year 10 – Mynd

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House Points for Photo Competition Felicity Townend, Year 9 - Mynd Hannah Desmond, Year 10 - Mynd Emily Hughes, Year 8 - Barwell Georgie Stott, Year 9 - Bearland Beth Brassington, Year 7 - Hartland Amelia Griffin, Year 10 - Kyneburga

National Citizen Service

Third - Beach Sunset by Emily Hughes, Year 8 – Barwell

We have had a fantastic summer at the National Citizen Service (NCS). We wanted to share the accomplishments of your students whilst completing NCS at Gloucestershire College. Madeleine Knight and Anu Mathew were part of team 1 who wanted to help the Pied Piper Appeal. They decided to do a charity ball in aid of the charity. They took part in the paper clip challenge to get raffle prizes for the ball, as well as getting everything donated for free including the venue and refreshments! The ball was a complete success and the team raised an impressive £1719.64 for the charity.

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National Theatre’s New Views Project

2016 has been a successful year for High School for Girls’ first ever involvement with the National Theatre’s New Views project. New Views is the National Theatre's annual playwriting programme for young people aged 15-19. We began the project with an enthusiastic group of thirteen who participated in an initial workshop run by Matt Hartley, a London based playwright who has worked with the National Theatre and the RSC. After an eight week programme on core playwriting skills and a trip to the National Theatre itself, the students produced a script for a 30 minute play of their own. Having received individual feedback from our link playwright, Matt, these were redrafted and submitted to the National Theatre for the annual New Views competition. The judging panel this year included playwright Suhayla El-Bushra and Ben

Powers, the Deputy Artistic Director of the National Theatre. Out of 300 scripts submitted, two of our talented Year 11 students, Lara Maylor-Wrout and Olivia Hammond, made it onto the longlist. This was particularly impressive considering that most of the students who formed the final winner’s shortlist were from Years 12 and 13. The judges found it very hard to narrow down the shortlist this year and, during this process, Lara Maylor-Wrout was identified by the judges as showing particular promise in her writing and was one of 15 students invited to take part in a script development masterclass at the National Theatre. What a truly incredible achievement! Our link playwright, Matt Hartley, was so impressed by the creativity and originality shown by the group that he personally requested to work with us again this year. We look forward to repeating the success of Lara and Olivia with this year’s group! (Please see Miss Hadfield if you are interested in joining in.)

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Miss Hadfield, Curriculum Director for English and Performing Arts [email protected]

County Netball Tournament

U14 Hockey Squad

The U16 netball team represented the High School for Girls at the county tournament on 27th September held at Cheltenham Ladies College.

U16 Hockey Squad

Our first match of the tournament was against Balcarras who were one of the four teams within our pool. We started the game feeling confident and the team made some strong passes and interceptions, winning the match 10-4. Next, we played Cleeve School. We dominated the game with excellent shooting by Hannah Johnston and Hannah Goodman, putting us into the lead with a final score of 13-1. After this, we played Cotswold School. We knew this would be a challenging game. After the first half, the score was 5-4 to Cotswold but we fought back with some great defence by Annabel Brookes and Hannah Mutlow which resulted in a final winning score of 9-6. The final match of our pool was against Dean Close. We knew these would be our toughest opponents because they were undefeated at this stage of the tournament. We played well, however, they had some good shooters which consequently resulted in the final score being 8-3. Despite this our previous success meant that we were through to the quarter-finals against Cheltenham College. The first half started well with some great play by everyone in the team. We worked hard together and there was some strong interceptions and passes by Maddy Cross and Etain O'Donnell, resulting in the score at half time being 4-4. We went into the second half with determination and perseverance. However, the opposition played well and took the lead with a final score of 11-5. Overall, the county tournament was a success as we played well as a team and learned from our mistakes for future matches. We would like to thank Mrs Simpson for taking us to the tournament and supporting us. Rosie McMahon

Junior Cross Country Team

Intermediate Cross Country Team

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U14 County Hockey Plate

U16 County Hockey Plate

The U14 squad played some great hockey at the U14 County Hockey Plate tournament and got stronger and stronger throughout the day. They played very well in their group, losing to Kings’ School and beating St Edwards and Cheltenham Bournside. This meant that they qualified as group runners-up for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals they were drawn against Balcarras who won the other group. The squad responded brilliantly with a well-worked goal, scored by Fliss Townend. The game finished as a draw which resulted with the winner being decided by five penalty strokes. The girls played with great maturity during this tense situation and scored four out of the five strokes with goal keeper Jodie Speller saving a Balcarras stroke. The stroke competition then moved to sudden death where Balcarras scored and unfortunately our stroke was saved. This resulted in us playing Kings’ School again in the third/fourth position play-off. Yet again the girls played brilliantly creating good chances in front of goal. Unfortunately Kings did score one goal which saw us finish in fourth place. The girls were a pleasure to take to the tournament and they played some very good hockey. Miss Leathart

The U16 squad played some excellent hockey during the tournament creating a multitude of chances in front of goal. Unfortunately only a few of these opportunities were converted which was a shame as the girls deserved to score many more goals. The squad beat St Edwards School and KLB and drew with Cleeve School and Cheltenham Bournside. The girls lost to St Peters and Balcarras who went on to finish first and second in the competition. The squad eventually finished in fifth place.

Parking Please would parents/carers refrain from parking on the zigzag or yellow lines in front of the school at any time during the day. Parking on these lines endangers both pedestrians and cyclists. At no time should parents/carers drive onto the school site. We really do not want students to be walking amongst moving vehicles as this can be dangerous. We would be grateful for your support in this matter.

The girls played some great hockey and worked well as a squad all day - it was just such a shame we could not score more goals. Miss Leathart

English Schools Cross-Country County Round On Friday, 7th October the Junior and Intermediate Girls’ Cross-Country Squads travelled to Wycliffe College for the first round of the English Schools Cross-Country Cup. The standard of competition is always very high in the county. The Junior team ran extremely well and finished in fifth place overall. The Intermediate team ran with confidence and determination with Olivia Rook finishing in an impressive fourth place. The team finished in third place overall which is a great achievement. We now look forward to the District cross-country Championships on Friday, 11th November at Plock Court. Miss Leathart

Winter Weather PE Lessons As the weather has turned much colder and wetter, please ensure that your daughter is adequately prepared for outdoor Physical Education lessons. The PE Department has become increasingly concerned that students do not appear to have basic items such as sweatshirts and tracksuit bottoms in their PE bags even when they know they are having a double lesson outside. PE lessons will usually take place whatever the weather, so your daughter may get wet and cold during a lesson. We would recommend that all students have a carrier bag to put wet clothes in and also a small towel with which to dry themselves. We are happy for students to wear thermal layers under their kit if they are going outside for PE lessons but they should ensure that the colour of the thermal clothing matches their shirt colour. Please also make sure that PE kit (and all other school uniform) is named over the holidays. Page 6 of 14 - High School for Girls’ Newsletter – Issue 1 – October 2016

Year 7 Quentin Blake inspired illustrations

Well done Lucy! On 30th July I took part in the ‘Gloucester Art in the City’ competition and spent the day in Gloucester creating a piece of art. The brief was to create a piece of art representing the spirit of Gloucester. I chose to paint the dry dock with the cathedral in the backgroud, as these are both key parts of Gloucester. I thoroughly enjoyed the day painting outside in the beautiful weather and seeing the art created by many other fantastic artists. I was extremely delighted to be shortlisted and then placed second in the student competition! Lucy Letzer, Year 11

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GCSE Art, Design and Technology and Textiles Exhibition On 6th October we held our annual GCSE Art, Design & Technology and Textiles exhibition. The exhibition showcased the work of our extremely talented Year 11 students. The exhibition was well attended by students, parents and staff alike and was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to celebrate the hard work of all the students. More photographs of the artwork are available on the photo gallery of our website. Students from the lower school were able to visit the exhibition and produce their own artwork based on the work they saw. Congratulations to every one of our GCSE students. You have wowed us all with your skill and talent.

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LRC News The summer term is often a time for goodbyes and this time we wished farewell to Mrs Brazier, who departed for pastures new in Worcester after five years at HSFG. We wish her well in her new role. This term we have been fortunate to acquire the experience and talents of Mrs Cockram, a “substitute librarian” from Library Services for Education, who has ably carried the LRC through the second half of the week and we are grateful to her for helping our students. Ms Cordall is now our full time librarian at HSFG. The start of term has been as busy as ever, with introductory talks to our new Year 7 students who are busy borrowing books and DVDs from the shelves every day! They have each created an Ideal Bookshelf poster, showing their favourite books and recent reads, and these will soon be on display. It is so

interesting to see the wide range of tastes the girls have! Mrs James, in the English Department, is taking on the Year 7 Book Group, which will run on Thursday lunchtimes. If your daughter is interested in joining, please let Mrs James or me know. The LRC is recruiting Year 12 Library Prefects. If your daughter or son is interested in finding out more about what is involved in this essential role, please ask them to call at the desk. Full training will be provided and students will receive a prefect badge when that is completed. This volunteering opportunity provides work experience, transferable skills and is something to add to students’ UCAS forms. National Poetry Day on October 6 was marked by staff suggesting their favourite poems for a Poets’ Corner. Do ask your daughters or sons to take a look and see if they can guess which staff members suggested the poems! Poetry books and novels written in verse are also available on display there. I was glad to know how many of our students are attending talks and discussions at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. We are so lucky to have this enriching event on our doorstep! There’s nothing to beat meeting the people who have written the books you’ve enjoyed. Ms Cordall, Librarian

Super Day @

At the High School we are keen to foster close relationships with local employers to give our students the best opportunities for work and volunteering. For example, we are now in our third year working with Superdry in Cheltenham, who take students on a one day ‘taster’ experience in their Academy. Georgia Boote and Bethany Watters, both from Year 12, attended the latest day in September 2016 – they seem to have had a great time! “I had a great time at Superdry! I learned a lot, including different

pathways into your ideal career, and the process of applying for jobs at companies like Superdry. It was a valuable experience as it was very interesting and informative they even showed me how I can

use languages (my favourite subjects at school) in retail”. Georgie. “This experience was extremely valuable and made me want to look further into careers that I had never really considered properly. Superdry seems a great company to work for and they look after their employees well. I really enjoyed my time there and would love to be able to do something like it again”. Beth. Further opportunities to take part in this work experience will be circulated shortly to Year 11 and Year 12. Miss T Waring Careers Co-ordinator

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Oxford University Admissions Event at The Crypt School On Wednesday 21st September, students from the High School for Girls attended an Oxford University Admissions event held at The Crypt School, where more than 350 pupils, parents and teachers were present. The evening was primarily led by Marium Khan, a recent graduate of English Literature at Oxford and current Outreach Officer for Lady Margaret Hall. She discussed her preconceptions of Oxford being unattainable for the average person, having herself come from a less privileged background and school with few pupils who progressed to further education. This consequently led her not to consider Oxford as a plausible option, until her teacher persuaded her otherwise. Drawing from her own experience, she was able to clarify the broad admissions process involved, including the writing of personal statements and general format of interviews.

After concluding her presentation, she then handed over to James Green, a graduate of History at Jesus College, who posed a series of questions to a panel of current undergraduates so that the audience could gain an understanding of life at Oxford, including academic workload, college clubs and societies, sports, accommodation and catering facilities. In addition, the audience was given an opportunity to ask questions of the panel, concerning any specific elements of interest that they may have had, which had not been discussed in the proceedings. Overall, I found the event to be very informative and it allowed me to gauge a more accurate perception of Oxford University, as I was able to gain from the experience of the undergraduates and learn about developments in further education. Scarlett Kittle, Year 11

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Business and Economics visit to

A Level Business and Economics students experienced a fascinating visit to Jaguar Landrover – we saw everything from dancing robotic riveting right through the production process until the gasping of breath as the engine was fired for the first time. Cars drive off the production line every 36 seconds! With the right amount of money you can watch your car being made and pay £2000 to pick your car up from the factory following a spectacular dry ice experience as your car emerges from a cracked egg! Students also took part in workshops. The Range Rover Sport is 90% aluminium and 52% of it is made of recycled materials - imagine the aluminium tray you used in roasting your potatoes having a new life in a car! The only steel is at the front - the crumple bar, that's the only welding too. On impact, the engine will slide underneath the car to prevent crushing the driver or passenger. While the die press used to mould the various parts of the car has a force of 800 tonnes. It is incredible that it only takes a mere 36 hours to make at Range Rover Sport! If the production line is stopped for 90 seconds it will cost £100,000. Stock is delivered every four hours and put straight into the production process; JIT at its best. Lean production ensures that waste is minimised, positive reminders everywhere improve morale and productivity. The paint shop holds 30,000 cars and the robotic paint sprayers can change colour in 3 seconds - so Henry Ford 100 years on - every colour does not need to be black! Mrs Drew

The Great Geography Bake-Off

This year a Geography Club has been set up by two A Level Geography students. The Great Geography Bake Off has been the first competition to take place at the High School, with many more to follow! On Tuesday, 4th October the first Bake Off challenge was announced: Italy week. The aim of the baking was to create any type of cake representing the human or physical geography of Italy. Students had one week to bake at home and then bring their cakes for the following Tuesday. We were amazed by the quantity and quality of entries we received, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to a spaghetti-themed coffee cake! Bakes were judged and two star bakes announced: congratulations to Maryam Hussain and Isabella Moxon in Year 7 for their flag and spaghetti themed cake and Aziza Patel in Year 9 for her multi coloured almond bake. The competition ended in a cake sale, where profits made have been given to the Water Aid charity. We would like to thank everyone who took part in such an enjoyable fundraising event. Miss Hodnett

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Collection of Students for Appointments The school operates safeguarding procedures and takes responsibility for its duty of care for students seriously. Therefore, we would be extremely grateful if parents/carers would abide by the procedures set out for all students in the main school. Any student, who needs to leave the school site during the day must be collected by a parent/carer or named individual for that student, from Student Services. Please be aware that we cannot make any exceptions to this procedure for any student in Years 7-11. Please make sure we hold up-to-date details for your daughter/son. Please remember that only the contacts detailed on your daughter’s/son’s data sheet can collect them from school. You can also email [email protected] at any time with new telephone numbers or email addresses. Parents/carers are also requested not to park on school grounds when collecting daughters/sons for appointments.

Year 7-11 Student Absence Line: 01452 543335 (Press 1 when prompted and leave a message) or email:

[email protected] Sixth Form Student Absence Line: 01452 543335 (choose the option to report Sixth Form absence) or email:

[email protected] School Emails Emails are being sent out to parents/carers from Mrs Sawicka one week and Year Co-ordinators the next. If you have not been receiving these emails please contact Mrs Hayward at [email protected] and your email will be added to the appropriate year group’s email. The Headteacher’s emails are available on the Headteacher’s Blog on our website (www.hsfg.org).

Contagious Diseases Please can parents/carers let the school know immediately if their daughter/son has contracted a contagious disease. It is important that we are aware of this as we are largely a female school and the disease could have important consequences, not only for female staff, but also for students.

Term Dates 2016-2017 Term 1: Monday, 5th September – Tuesday, 18th October 2016 Term 2: Monday, 31st October – Friday, 16th December 2016 Term 3: Tuesday, 3rd January – Friday, 10th February 2017 Term 4: Monday, 20th February – Friday, 7th April 2017 Term 5: Monday, 24th April – Friday, 26th May 2017 Term 6: Tuesday, 6th June – Friday, 21st July 2017 Term Dates 2017-2018 Term 1: Wednesday, 6th September – Wednesday, 18th October 2017 Term 2: Monday, 30th October – Friday, 15th December 2017 Term 3: Tuesday, 2nd January – Friday, 9th February 2018 Term 4: Monday, 19th February – Wednesday, 28th March 2018 Term 5: Monday, 16th April – Friday, 25th May 2018 Term 6: Tuesday, 5th June – Wednesday, 25th July 2018 Please don’t Google ‘HSFG Term Dates’. This takes you to a non-HSFG website where the dates are incorrect. Please always type in www.hsfg.org Term dates are available under ‘Parental information’.

Parents/Carers assisting with revision The secret to doing well in exams lies in the planning. Help your daughter/son to create a clear revision plan and method of studying that will make them feel in control of their work. Here are a few tips for revision planning for students: 

work out a revision timetable for each subject

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break revision time into small chunks - hourlong sessions with short breaks at the end of each session often work well

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make sure you have all the essential books and materials

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condense notes onto postcards to act as revision prompts

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buy new stationery, highlighters and pens to make revision more interesting

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go through notes with parents/ask them to listen while you revise a topic and ask parents to time your attempts at practice papers.

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What’s on in Term 2 2016/17 Thursday, 20th October - Friday, 28th October - Autumn Break Term 2 (2016) Monday, 31st October Tuesday, 1st November Wednesday, 2nd November Monday, 7th November Tuesday, 8th November

Thursday, 10th November Friday, 11th November Saturday, 12th November Monday, 14th November Tuesday, 15th November Wednesday, 16th November Thursday, 17th November Monday, 21st November Tuesday, 22nd November Wednesday, 23rd November Thursday, 24th November Monday, 28th November Thursday, 1st December

Monday, 5th December Tuesday, 6th December Wednesday, 7th December Thursday, 8th December Monday, 12th December

Tuesday, 13th December Wednesday, 14th December Thursday, 15th December Friday, 16th December

Term 2 begins. This is Week 2. German Exchange in UK (Leaves 8th November) Year 13 Biology Field Trip to Slapton Field Centre (Returns 4th November) Week 1 Chelsea’s Choice for Year 9 UK Maths Challenge for Year 12 and 13 German Exchange Leaves UK Full Governors’ Board Meeting – 6.00 pm Junior Chamber Concert - 7.00 pm Remembrance Day Assembly ‘Dig in’ landscaping – 9.30 am – 12.00 noon Week 2 County Netball reserve date Spanish Exchange in Gloucester (Leaves 22nd November) PTA Committee meeting - 7.30 pm Governors’ HR and Pastoral Meeting - 6.00 pm Year 11 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30-7.30 pm Week 1 House Spelling Bee this week Year 12/13 Parents’ Consultation Evening 4.30-7.30 pm Spanish Exchange (Leaves UK) Rags to Riches PTA Collection – 8.45 am Year 11/12 Maths Trip Dragon’s Den Final (lunchtime) Week 2 Year 8 HPV Vaccinations INVEST DAY 1 Year 7 International Faculty Day (MFL/ADAPT) Year 8 Maths Fair (Maths/Computing) Year 9 Black Country Trip (Humanities) Year 10 International Faculty Day (MFL/ADAPT) Year 11 Human Rights Day (Citizenship/Sociology) Sixth Form Study Skills Day (Elevate/EPQ) Week 1 Charity Concert in Gloucester Cathedral - 7.00 pm House Swimming Gala at GL1 House Maths at lunchtime House Maths at lunchtime Year 11 Practice Interviews - 8.15 am-2.00 pm Week 2 Year 13 EPQ Presentations House Dance Year 13 EPQ Presentations Full Governors’ Board Meeting - 6.00 pm Christmas Carol Service in Gloucester Cathedral - 10.00 am Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch in Dining Hall Term 2 ends at 1.30 pm

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Apple Day at Gloucester Life Museum

Eastgate Chamber Tours at Museum of Gloucester

Saturday, 22nd October 2016

Thursday, 27th to Saturday, 29th October 2016

Gloucester Life Museum will be celebrating all things appley, with free entry, cider making, apple pies, arts and crafts and more, for its popular annual Apple Day.

Join forces with a brave Roman soldier and venture deep beneath the pavements of Gloucester at the Museum of Gloucester's Eastgate Chamber Tours.

Gloucester Folk Museum will be opening up the traditional cider mill to members of the public for the anticipated annual Apple Day, taking place this year on Saturday, 22nd October 2016. Demonstrating traditional techniques used in Gloucester, a horse will be brought into the mill to crush the apples, turning the juicy fruits into what will eventually become delicious local cider. It’s not just the horse that will take part in the process though, guests will be invited to learn some new skills, have a go at crushing apples by hand, and of course, taste the finished product in the form of a cool glass of cider. In keeping with the theme of the day, guests can swap recipes for apple pies, crumbles and cakes, and indulge in some appley delights in the tea room, with apple-related crafts and Morris dancing also expected. With a host of fruity fun and free entry for oneday-only, don’t miss this autumn’s highlight at Gloucester Folk Museum. Times: From 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. Admission: Free of charge. Telephone: (01452) 396868.

Take a look at what lies underneath the pavements of Gloucester and discover a whole new world at the Museum of Gloucester’s Eastgate Chamber Tours this Halloween. Children and adults alike will join Lucias Sita, a ‘real’ Roman Soldier in full uniform, and venture beneath the surface to discover Roman and Medieval walls and learn all about the secrets from the past. Organisers have said: ‘Ever looked down through the glass chamber outside Boots and wondered what else is down there? Well, why not go down and take a look?’ The tour lasts approximately 30 minutes. Please be aware that organisers have noted that access to the chamber itself may be difficult for those with decreased mobility. Dates: Thursday, 27th to Saturday, 29th October 2016; Times: From 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm Admission: General admission applies. Telephone: (01452) 396131

High School for Girls Denmark Road, Gloucester GL1 3JN Telephone: 01452 543335 Fax: 01452 549862 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hsfg.org @hsfgdenmarkroad

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