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festivals FESTIVAL CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH WEST / WEST MIDLANDS Not a day goes by without Cheltenham hosting some form of festival. There are festivals dedicated to all kinds of, stuff. There are sporty festivals, including the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and, of course, the National Hunt Festival. Then there's festivals dedicated to fun and entertainment, such as the Jazz Festival, the Music Festival and the Fringe Festival. And of course, all tastes have to be catered for, so there's even some weird events like the Science Festival and the Folk Festival. If you have a particularly fond memory of one of the town's festival's, share it with the world by sending in a review. NATIONAL HUNT FESTIVAL
It is advisable to bring lots of money with you if you plan to attend this event as it's not very cheap drinking twenty pints of Guinness a day, paying a tout for a forged entrance ticket, losing a fortune on the dead cert the bloke you met in the toilets told you to back, and paying the Police Officer the fifty quid fine for urinating in the doorway of Marks & Spencers. Oh yeah, for some reason most of the local pubs charge about fifty pound for a cooked breakfast so you may want to consider bringing your own. THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Although this festival is essential in order to show our gratitude to Santa Christmas, it can become a drain on the expenses of the townsfolk and local council, as a result I understand talks are currently underway to franchise the Christmas idea nationwide. Without an adequate franchise deal it may become necessary to hold the annual Christmas celebrations once every two years. PROVIDE YOUR OWN REVIEW Been to a Cheltenham Festival? Then tell us about it, now, by going to this form.
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Prestbury Park, also known as Cheltenham
Racecourse, is one of the UK's premier racecourses and
ranks alongside Ascot, Goodwood, Aintree and Folkestone
Racecourse as being a 'must visit' on the calendar of all
gambling addicts. Only a handful of events take place at
Cheltenham Racecourse each year, and the highlight of the
season - foot and mouth disease permitting - is the
National Hunt Festival.
For one week in March, the town is
invaded (not literally) by The Irish, 'Hoo-Rah Henries'
from Londinium, big horses, little people with squeeky
voices wearing funny hats and silk tops, and gambling
addicts from all over England and Wales (not Scotland
though). The town becomes awash in a swirling sea of
Guinness and dodgy twenty pound notes and a good time is
had by all, especially hotel owners, taxi drivers, pub
landlords, pick-pockets from Gloucester and any newsagent
selling copies of the Racing Post.
Cheltenham hosts
'The Christmas Festival' each year, usually towards the
end of December, where the local townsfolk celebrate the
birth of a great man - Santa Christmas. During this
festival season, it is obligatory for gifts, called
Christmas presents, and cards, called Christmas cards, to
be exchanged between friends and family. At positions
around the town special decorations, called Christmas
decorations, are put in place to provide the entire town
with a warm festive Christmas glow. It is also tradition
to erect special lights around the town, called Christmas
lights, which are switched on by none other than Santa
Christmas himself, aided by top celebrities from the
town's local commercial radio stations.