A dry week, which is the main thing to say about it: no day gets beyond a slim chance of rain, and the light breeze drops to calm from Friday. The turn comes at the weekend. Friday dips, and Saturday starts at 2°C, cold enough for a frosted windscreen and a scraper, before climbing to a normal 10 in the afternoon; gloves and a hat for anything early, and a proper coat after dark. Sunday is much the same, a touch milder first thing.

Saturday 7 November, 19:30 · Cheltenham Town Hall · £28

Wednesday 4 November, 19:30 · The Centaur · Ticketmaster

Sunday 8 November, 10:45 · Jet Age Museum

Heathers · Tuesday 3 November to Saturday 7 November · Everyman Theatre

Daisy May Cooper - What Took You So Long? · Thursday 5 November, 19:30 · The Centaur · Ticketmaster

Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show · Sunday 8 November, 19:30 · Everyman Theatre

Film Chelt · on now, until Sunday 8 November · Cheltenham · Visit Cheltenham

Beyond this week

Steeleye Span in Concert · Monday 9 November, 19:30 · Cheltenham Town Hall · £31 – £35

Richard Ayoade: Afterthoughts · Tuesday 10 November, 19:30 · Cheltenham Town Hall · £32.50 – £47.50

Steven Osborne (Piano) – CMS · Tuesday 10 November, 19:30 · Pittville Pump Room · £24 – £29

Dracula · Tuesday 10 November to Saturday 14 November · Everyman Theatre

The Amy Winehouse Band · Thursday 12 November, 19:30 · Cheltenham Town Hall · £32.50 – £38

The November Meeting · Friday 13 November to Sunday 15 November · Cheltenham Racecourse · Visit Cheltenham

Diwali By Candlelight · Saturday 14 November, 18:30 · Pittville Pump Room · £48.50

Alasdair Beckett-King – King of Crumbs · Sunday 15 November, 20:00 · Cheltenham Town Hall · £23

Cheltenham Borough Council

Following an initial review of the local government reorganisation decisions it made earlier this year, the Government has announced today that, before Christmas, it is ‘minded to’ confirm a single unitary authority for Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham Borough Council

Visitors are invited to visit Cheltenham’s faith and belief communities as they open their doors as part of national Inter Faith Week from Sunday 8 to Sunday 15 November.

No Child Left Behind launches Year of Education for All · Cheltenham Borough Council

Frustration as Gloucestershire 'left behind' on devolution · SoGlos

Planning applications

Four Hub units with advertisement displays and defibrillators, Promenade and High Street · Installation of a modern, multifunctional Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator available for public use, one at each of four spots: outside The Quadrangle, Promenade (26/01693); outside Cavendish House, Promenade (26/01691); outside 79 High Street (26/01689); outside Unit J, Cupola Tower, High Street (26/01687) · Cheltenham Borough Council

Coming up

Dunkertons Fireworks Night · Tuesday 3 November · Dunkertons · £15, under-3s free

Gordon League Fireworks · Thursday 5 November · Gordon League Rugby Football Club, Hempsted, Gloucester · Cotswold Events

Home Educators Workshop: FREE self-led gallery exploration · Thursday 5 November, 13:00 · The Wilson · free

Steam, Sparks & Spectacle · Saturday 7 November · Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

Charlies Cheltenham's Big Christmas Weekend: meet Santa · Saturday 7 November to Sunday 8 November · SoGlos

Beyond this week

Meet Father Christmas at Cotswolds Designer Outlet · Friday 13 November to Sunday 3 January 2027 · SoGlos

Every week

Baby Bounce & Rhyme · Up Hatherley Library, Tuesdays 10:15 to 10:45; Hesters Way Library, Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:00; Charlton Kings Library, Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:00; Cheltenham Children's Library, Wednesdays 14:00 to 14:30; Prestbury Library, Fridays 14:15 to 14:45 · Early Years · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Drama Tots · Rising Stars: Every Tuesday, 9:45am–10:30am, Kings Hall, Charlton Kings (18–36 months); Bright Stars: Every Tuesday, 11:00am–11:45am, Kings Hall, Charlton Kings (3–4 years); All Stars: Every Thursday, 10:30am–11:15am, Highbury Church Hall, Cheltenham Centre (2–5 years); All Stars: Every Friday, 1:45pm–2:45pm, United Reform Church Hall, Warden Hill (2–5 years) · Drama Tots Cheltenham

Hesters Way - Tunes & Tales Family Singing Club · Hesters Way Library, Saturdays 10:00 to 11:00 · Families · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Lego Club · Cheltenham Children's Library, Saturdays 10:30 to 12:30; Hesters Way Library, Saturdays 11:00 to 12:00; Charlton Kings Library, Saturdays 13:00 to 14:00 · Children · Gloucestershire Libraries

Library Littles · Up Hatherley Library, Mondays 14:30 to 15:00; Prestbury Library, Tuesdays 11:00 to 11:30; Hesters Way Library, Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:00; Charlton Kings Library, Thursdays 10:30 to 11:00 · Early Years · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

Story Time · Cheltenham Children's Library, Fridays 11:00 to 11:30 · Early Years · free · Gloucestershire Libraries

SoGlos

Slimbridge · about 35 minutes' drive

WWT (Wildfowl and Wetland Trust). Founded by Sir Peter Scott. One of the world's best wetland wildlife collections — flamingos, cranes, exotic wildfowl. Great for families.

5 best Christmas ice rinks: Gloucestershire and Cotswolds · SoGlos

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum · Westonbirt, near Tetbury · about 45 minutes' drive

Forest of Dean · Coleford / Beechenhurst · about 40 minutes' drive

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