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  1. Access to Music 2024 Conference header image

    Access to Music 2024

    Monday 4 March 2024
    Cheltenham Jazz Festival will this year host the first Access To Music Conference, which will see industry figures gather together to explore the challenges faced by disabled people participating in music and live events.  
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  2. Scottish Ensemble on stage

    Cheltenham Music Festival 2024

    Monday 4 March 2024
    We are aware of an online article that appeared over the weekend about the future of Cheltenham Music Festival. We were not asked to offer comment on it before publication, and would therefore like to take this opportunity to address the…
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  3. Hands typing on a laptop keyboard. There is an overlay graphic that says AI over the top of the image.

    New White Paper on AI

    Friday 23 February 2024
    A new white paper on artificial intelligence has been co-authored for the UK Science Festivals Network by Professor Tracy Harwood and Cheltenham Festivals’ Head of Science Festival Programming, Dr Marieke Navin.The white paper identifies a…
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  4. Jack Savoretti and crowd

    Superstar Acts Confirmed for Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2024

    Tuesday 13 February 2024
    Cheltenham’s annual Jazz Festival returns this spring with a stellar line up from across the jazz, blues, pop, soul and R&B spectrumWednesday 1 – Monday May 6 2024 Dionne Warwick • Robert Plant • Sophie Ellis-Bextor • Jack Savoretti •…
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  5. A group sit around a table in a large room writing

    The Lasting Impact of Beyond Words

    Friday 1 December 2023
    In February 2014, Jack McCune became seriously ill with a complex neurological illness which hospitalised him from April 2014. During this time he lost the capacity to walk, talk, read, write, feed or care for himself. Jack required an…
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  6. Young person interviewing Jacqueline Wilson

    BAFTA Young Presenters at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023

    Friday 24 November 2023
    This year's BAFTA Young Presenter winners recently had their first assignment: The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. They honed their public speaking skills by introducing writer talks and getting exclusive access to…
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  7. crowd at JF23 - sat on benches and grass

    Cheltenham Jazz Festival Unveils First Look at Exciting, Expansive 2024 programme

    Thursday 16 November 2023
    Cheltenham Jazz Festival is offering audiences a sneak-peak of their exciting 2024 programme, releasing tickets for six of the acts that will grace its storied stages in the spring. 
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  8. Stilt walker at Literature Festival

    Cheltenham Literature Festival Reaffirms Its Place at the Heart of the UK's Cultural Conversation

    Wednesday 15 November 2023
    The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival brought its 74th year to a close on Sunday, October 15, after ten days in the Gloucestershire town that reasserted the place of the world’s longest-running literature festival at…
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  9. A headshot of Monika Radojavek. She is wearing an orange jumper in a garden, looking up wistfully.

    VOICEBOX Championing Voices - Monika Radojevic

    Monday 16 October 2023
    VOICEBOX is a vibrant home to free, pop-up events and content that explores everything from spoken word, sex and wellbeing to mental health, sustainability, politics and social justice. It's a platform for all voices to feel empowered and…
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  10. Scottish Ensemble on stage

    Connections Scheme Attendee at Music Festival 2023

    Monday 31 July 2023
    The Connections scheme provides free tickets for all our Festival events to local people and families who are facing a range of barriers and hardships, and would otherwise not be able to attend.We work in partnership with local…
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  11. Charity Report Finds That Stories Around AI Are “Profoundly Influential”

    Monday 5 June 2023
    A significant new report on artificial intelligence suggests that the current level of debate around the rapidly developing technology must be improved.The report was produced by the University of Bristol's Research Institute for…
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  12. CLF 2023 Schools Older Kids Reading

    School Children Explore the Power and Pleasure of Reading at Cheltenham Festivals Literature for Schools 2023

    Wednesday 31 May 2023
    Arts charity Cheltenham Festivals has announced the 2023 line-up for a dynamic and exciting Literature For Schools programme, which will create spaces in which children can explore the power of literature and ignite their imaginations and…
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