The Folk of Gloucester (no longer on X)
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An exquisite Tudor timber-framed building that was once the Folk Museum. It is now a venue for exhibitions, events & activities. Find us on Instagram & Facebook
Gloucester, England
Joined February 2020
We've made the decision to wind down our presence on Twitter/X. Thank you to everyone who's engaged with us on here! You can find us over on Instagram: And Facebook: And check out our website for upcoming events!
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Ever wanted to "box" your parents without getting in trouble? Now you can, via these amazing boxing puppets! Make a mini puppet at our family workshop on Thursday 29th August and test it out on the grand stage - or use one of these brilliant bruisers!
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The Battle of the Guns was a crucial moment of the English Civil War when Gloucester soldiers defended the city walls from a royalist bombardment with just ten cannons. Historian John Eeles sheds light on this critical moment in his talk on the 31st August
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We now have Gloucester-themed children's colouring books in our cafe, created by @GloucesterBID so kids can learn about the city's landmarks while they colour! Our cafe is open from 10-4 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, so feel free to pop in for some lunch or just a cuppa...
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Want to become part of the Folk team? We're looking for a motivated and organised Events Officer/Duty Manager to coordinate our public events programme and assist with the day-to-day running of the building. Deadline 27th August - spread the word!
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RT @GlosHistFest: ⭐Booking for #GlosHistFest24 Autumn Festival is now open!⭐ Get your tickets here We’ve got a spe…
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Artist Caroline McCatty based her puppet theatre on a real fairground boxing booth run by Ron Taylor, the last boxing booth showman in the country. Recapture the magic with our family puppet-making workshop on Thursday the 29th of August! Tickets here:
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Our puppet theatre is a homage to a real fairground boxing booth where ordinary people could try their luck with professional boxers! If you don't fancy that, you can make your own boxing puppet at our family workshop on Thursday 29th August. Tickets at:
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Drop in to our FREE family-friendly art activity this Saturday! Paint away the stresses of the week in our beautiful courtyard and make your contribution to a giant public art installation. The building and cafe will be open too!
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RT @EmGibbon: Aye aye to our venues for 2024: @fountainglos
@CafeRene
@TheTallShip2
@Warehouse4Glos
@ThePelicanGlos
@TheNewInn4 The Turks…
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RT @JessicaTheLaw: Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin📖 I'm going to be the featured musician at the next Storytelling Cafe at @t…
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RT @GlosCivicTrust: Our wonderful City Guided Walks start next month! That's next week!!! 🎉🎉🎉 They start at 11am, well worth booking. Big…
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RT @JessicaTheLaw: Our next fae frolic will be the Spring Faery Winging this Saturday evening at @thefolkofglos , where we'll be opening fo…
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RT @EmGibbon: Gloucestershire Women's Network meeting at @thefolkofglos
#EdShed Next week. Support, engage and learn.
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RT @GlosHistFest: We'll be welcoming Gloucester’s Mock Mayor, Jon Eeles to the talk on the #SiegeOfGloucester at the Spring Weekend. To dis…
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RT @VoicesGlos: Congratulations to our friend and community producer Kelly Marie, who has been nominated for a prestigious Arts, Culture an…
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RT @GlosHistFest: Week Two of #WomensHistoryMonth. This week we'd like to bring it home to Gloucestershire. Who in Gloucester's history st…
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RT @JessicaTheLaw: On Saturday we paraded through the rain-soaked streets of Gloucester, braving freezing weather and confused onlookers, t…
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RT @JessicaTheLaw: If you want more mushroom madness in your life, come along to the Spring Faery Fayre and evening event at @thefolkofglos…
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RT @GlosHistFest: Have you heard today's news... @soglos @VisitGloucester @ChrisGPackham @DrJaninaRamirez
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