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27/09/2025

27/09/2025

Issue 25 of CotswoldXL Magazine is live – and our Business Directory is growing fast! 🚀
📖 Read Issue 25 here: https://read.cotswoldxlmagazine.com/cotswoldxl-magazine-issue25/full-view.html

This edition is full of Cotswold stories, food, lifestyle, and inspiration – featuring The Cotswold Chef (National Chef of the Year finalist), The Cotswold Guy (whose handmade sausage rolls are even a David Beckham favourite), and artisan hampers from Five valleys Hamper co

On the business side, we’re excited to report:
✅ Growth in free business listings
✅ Strong increase in digital advert sales
✅ New clients joining us: Henry’s of Moreton , Karndean Designflooring UK, Distinctive Chesterfields, and The Kings Arms Mickleton

We’re already preparing our Christmas Edition (publishing end of November) – so if you’d like your business featured, now’s the perfect time to connect.

✨ Don’t forget to support us in the North Cotswold Awards by voting before 3rd October: https://www.northcotswoldsawards.co.uk/

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27/09/2025

There was even a cockerel named Nigel 🐓

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A man who needs NO introduction... and Sir Brian May! 🤣
What a surprise to welcome such an incredible rock legend! They say don't meet your heroes, but we're so pleased we did. He was just as wonderfully kind, genuine and down-to-Earth as he's known to be, and happily stopped for a few photos with us all. 📸
We've welcomed a lot of celebs over the years, and we always remain completely composed and unruffled but this time we were all very starstruck! 🤩🌟
No doubt, Sir Brian May had heard about our title of Best Café in the Cotswolds as well as our recent nomination of Best Eat & Drink Award in the ! 🏆

There's still another week to vote for us to be in with the chance of winning, but no matter what, after this meeting we definitely consider ourselves the champions!! 🥇🎶

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VOTE FOR US HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccVgcWQrIZM2nR9igAsLLjf3Sa0q67M1J2ykmGiRH3A5YxdA/viewform?fbclid=PAZnRzaANCYcNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp6Yyl_JmmfbyoVnvte4A83sPeBOnq0zIKi4vDVwxZ74tMVYPE3Zttjdf_pN5_aem_e7pM4Vi6qgRHX-a5f-ck6A

27/09/2025

Autumn is always a very beautiful time to visit to Westonbirt, this also means it's our busiest time of year.

Pre-booking is essential to guarantee your entry during autumn - 29 September - 16 November.

As we are expecting high numbers of visitors over autumn, please note that if you do not pre-book, you may be turned away if there are no tickets available.

Tickets on sale 7 days in advance 👉 www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt/prebook

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27/09/2025

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23/09/2025

The first headliner for 2026 is here!

We're really excited to share the first name joining us in the forest next summer are English reggae band, UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell.

They'll be joining us at all four of our leafy green venues as we celebrate 25 years of Forest Live at Delamere Forest, Cannock Chase Forest, Westonbirt Arboretum and High Lodge, Thetford Forest 🌳

Support for the shows will come from Bitty Mclean and Reggae Roast featuring MC Horseman.

Remember to set your alarms, tickets go on general sale at:
⏰ 10am Friday 26 September

Or get presale access by subscribing now 👉 subscribe.forestryengland.uk/ForestLiveNewWebsitesignupform/

23/09/2025

Today marks the Autumn Equinox, and our leaf colour indicator has shifted to yellow. Autumn is officially arriving in the arboretum! 🍂🍁