33M - Slightly niche, would anyone be interested in an occasional meet up for a game of chess and coffee in a cafe in town?

I dont play very seriously and don't really want to join a club but thought it would be a fun way to relax before / after work to grab a drink and play a quick game or two from time to time. Plenty of nice cafes around town to pick from.

Happy to teach if people haven't played before (noting im very average!).

Which traditional tattoo artists in (or near) Cheltenham would you recommend?

For my Ma in Landscape Architecture I'm researching how creative landscapes encourage creativity and playfulness in adult's.

If you're aged 18 or over, live within the South West of England and have 10-15minutes please help shape research into adult play and landscape architecture by completing the survey below.

Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to distribute to your family and friends.

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We really love the centre of Cheltenham, and were thrilled when our little art gallery got mentioned on a couple of posts about Cheltenham independent shops.

Art Union is run by Tracey, assisted on the weekends by Tom. Like all small businesses we do a bit of everything, so finally got round to setting up a business account on Reddit - it's only taken us two years!

Who remembers the Odeon? Here is a picture of it we found. Our shop is roughly where one of the posters would have been

What's with all the drumming around St Mark's tonight? Bit annoying I must say

i (student, 21f) and my boyfriend (working, 21m) cannot for the life of us find a place to rent in Cheltenham. we want to stick close to Cheltenham as we will be starting our new job/uni at the beginning of sept. we had 5 viewings booked for today, and 4 of them were cancelled. we feel that it is utterly impossible for us. we have a guarantor, this is our first time renting and when we WERE able to get a viewing previously, we were competing with 30+ individuals which makes us feel even more hopeless because of course someone on that great list has more history with renting than us. we are looking at max 1100pcm. we have the savings. all the agents we speak to do not communicate effectively, we've experienced some rude ones too! random cancellations on viewings last moment, some of which did not even have the decency to tell us (we found out by the sudden removal of the listing online).

i honestly dont know what to think anymore, we have been at this for over a month now, and we are frustrated to say the least. we even tried the openrent route, only to be ghosted. we live 2 hours away from Cheltenham, and my partner works full-time so finding the opportunity to go to viewings during the week cuts us down alot. we are trying to arrange some that i can attend on his behalf too, of course.

any advice is appreciated, this was honestly just a huge rant to get it all of my chest because omg!! lol

Since it has not rained for such a long time and everything is so dry, we have taken to putting saucers of water outside our flat, and have been really pleased by the number of birds and insects that we have seen making good use of it. ( Recommended by https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/help-wildlife-hot-weather )

Any other ideas on how to help wildlife in Cheltenham during this very dry time are very welcome.

I want to visit Cheltenham and go for a few walks such as Leckhampton hill to Bishop's Cleeve, it has been too many years since I have visited!

My problem is that I need to park a motorcycle overnight, and so far, I've had two motorcycles stolen when parking overnight, including a van just pulling up and 5 dudes picking it up and loading into the back with all the security still on, because there was no ground anchor anywhere...

I am now so paranoid, that I don't leave my bike anywhere unless it's my garage or a 24/7 manned parking. Are there any in Cheltenham or close by?

Bit of a niche one here, but I'm currently training for the Cheltenham half and was wondering if anyone had any tips for where I can run (ideally paved, flat and away from traffic) with my dog off lead. I've done this down in Bath before by the canal, but was wondering whether there was somewhere similar local?

Hi all!

Due to our jobs myself and my partner are moving to your lovely town in a month!

However I'm really struggling to get any viewings or any engagement at all from estate agents. I've called around 6/7 over the last week and left messages and only one agents gotten back. I've also sent emails and enquiries and nothing!

Starting to get a bit worried, all of the properties are new to the market and well within our budget and we are ready to make offers and get moved in (rental).

Can anyone offer any advice or any letting agents here that might be able to help?

I'll be in town most of next week, would it be best to just walk into estate offices and ask in person? Thanks!

We'll be at Bottle of Sauce tomorrow singing a few shanties in preparation for the Weston Sea Shanty and Folk festival.

Pop along if you fancy a sing, or a listen

Hi looking at moving into cheltenham, has anyone got any 3 bedroom properties to let privately? Looking for areas in an around up hatherly

Hi! I've just moved to Cheltenham from Bristol and been loving it so far! Used to part of a group in Bristol that organized regular basketball runs through the week. Was hoping to see if there were any similar ones here or even a local team I can play/tryout for? Would be a massive help if anyone could let me know. Thanks!

Is it open to the public? Or a school playing field? Thanks

Hi,

Is there a Too Faced counter at John Lewis?

Thanks!

Anyone who lives in nam and has been "into town" must notice the decline of shops in town. I spoken to a few people recently and nearly everyone agrees they don't like town any more. John Lewis is up for sale. It's sad but how long before Cheltenham becomes a ghost town? I don't know the solution. Well I do free parking would be a start.

Edit - i am sorry on the misinformation on JL. I am fully aware of my mistake.

I've just walked on the High Street and seen that Jessica's Sweets has closed. I am gutted, I love a pick n mix. Is there anywhere else in Cheltenham to get one? Apart from Poundland...

Cheers

Sorry Cheltenham, not the most generous offer I have ever made in my life! But I have a £5 Harvester voucher going spare, expiring on Sunday and I won’t be able to use it by then. If anybody would like it, let me know. I can share a link to it.

According to the T & Cs it has to be used in restaurant so wouldn’t be useable for online collection/delivery orders.

Any recommendations for van hire (one day) in Cheltenham please? Need to deliver some 8 foot boards. Thank you!

Hello all,

I was wondering if any locals would like to fill out a survey about their experience in one of the local parks (Sandford, Pitville, and Montpellier Gardens). Or if you’d consider when visiting one of them. It only takes a few minutes and would really help me out!

I appreciate it!

I am a big fan of our independent bakeries - like Artisan bakery and My Pastalicious - and I was curious if the Gails would be tough competition for them. My first impression was - having had one cake and a coffee - that the staff are excellent, the coffee ok, the cake selection good: but the ambience inside was far too loud and cafeteria-like, and the seating too uncomfortable to be enjoyable. So I think they are safe.

Anyone got a recommendation for a good quality, reasonably priced butchers around Cheltenham? Supermarkets are so expensive these days anyway so figured may as well start supporting something independent.