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Books on sale at the 2008 Cheltenham Literature Festival
Guests at the Literature Festival include Stephen Hawking and Michael Caine

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FAMILY FUN

Tickets are selling fast for the Cheltenham Literature Festival which begins on 8th October.

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• This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Tewkesbury Mop Fair, taking place on 9th and 10th October.

OUTDOORS

Have you seen the famous Severn Bore yet? A few four star bore's have been predicted throughout October.

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Cancer Research UK's annual Run 10K event takes place in Gloucester on 3rd October.

MUSIC

Cheltenham-born pianist Roger Vignoles performs at the Tetbury Music Festival which runs from 30th September to 3rd October.

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• Marti Webb stars in a musical production of Oklahoma at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham from the 20th-25th September.

• Keyboard legend Howard Jones is performing at the Gloucester Guildhall on Friday, 24th September.

EXHIBITIONS AND ARTS

A mixture of global, independent and family cinema is on offer at the Cheltenham Film Festival from 1st-3rd October.

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• The work of local craftsmen is being highlighted at the New Brewery Arts centre from 10th September to 31st October.

• Over 70 large and small works of art can be seen until 30th October in the Crucible exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral.

SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT

The Beechenhurst picnic site in the Forest of Dean is hosting a massive food and drink festival on Sunday 3rd October.

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• Hot Rods and Harleys, Corvettes and Cadillacs help celebrate Americana at Prescott Speed Hill Climb on 2nd-3rd October.

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