Historian Owen Adams charts the year of rioting and public disorder that began on Lady Day 1631 when Foresters protested against the appropriation of land and natural resources under the Enclosure Acts.

Get ready to laugh your socks off as the funniest footwear on Earth present a whole Eurovision Contest for your voting pleasure. Who wins?? YOU decide!!

Come and celebrate our first year of trading at The George! Buffet meal and bar – no fixed charge for food: just ‘pay as you feel’. To help us know how many to cater for, please tell us if you plan to attend by using the RSVP form below.

The perfect combo for a summer evening! Includes cider-tasting and talk by local cider-maker James McCrindle.

Luba Arnold Larnie is a contemporary landscape artist based in Gloucester.
She writes: 'I’ve always been fascinated by nature and the ever-changing shapes and colours formed by the combination of the land, sky and sea, particularly those produced from the morning and evening light. My paintings are not always portraits of particular places, more an attempt to distill a memory of a space with its light and atmosphere therefore leaving them open to other interpretations and perceptions. Colour and texture are at the heart of my paintings.'

As gallery associates of farOpen, we are delighted to be hosting Charlotte Keating's latest collection, FLOURISH, as part of the farOpen annual Summer Art Trail. Come and view these vibrant, floral-inspired abstract paintings, created to inject your home with the colour and tranquility of a flourishing Spring garden

Ever wanted to know more about the River Severn? Then local man Chris Witts is the man to ask. In this talk, Chris shares his love and knowledge of the river and looks back on a rich and varied life – from early days as a deckhand on John Harker's tankers to public duties as Sheriff, and later Mayor, of Gloucester.

Already a controversial figure locally, the Forest-born dramatist Dennis Potter provoked a furore when he based his 1968 play 'A Beast With Two Backs' on a notorious incident in which an angry mob of villagers chased and killed two Russian 'dancing' bears whom they suspected of killing a child and injuring a local woman.

Don't miss this major exhibition celebrating our local rivers and waterways and highlighting the urgent need to protect them from pollution and environmental damage. See also the many other linked events that will be taking place at The George and other local venues alongside the exhibition. For full details click on the event title above.

Join us for a procession from the banks of the River Severn to The George Gallery accompanied by local Samba band Forest Thump and The Climate Choir. All welcome – admission to the Gallery free. For full details click on the event title above.