Paul James
@pauljames_glos
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Husband and father. Economic Development Lead, @CotswoldDC. Leader @GloucesterCity 2007-19. Occasional author.
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Joined August 2011
RT @GylesB1: A Safe Space? By Mark Graham . I should have been in Venice.My name was on the list.Instead I stayed in Blighty.The wedding I….
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Special 150th anniversary copies of Invictus are available from @discoverdecrypt. There are also a small number of very special copies of the poem signed by the winning South African captain Francois Pienaar, which will be auctioned soon to raise money for the church. 3/3.
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The poem was written by William Ernest Henley from Gloucester, who was a pupil at @TheCryptSchool. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the poem being written. So you could say that today is 'Invictus Day'. 2/3.
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On this day 30 years ago, South Africa won the Rugby World Cup Final, beating New Zealand. Their victory inspired the film 'Invictus' starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman, named after the poem read each day by Nelson Mandela when in captivity. 1/3
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RT @MattMCass: @pauljames_glos and I had the pleasure of going on #bbcradiogloucester with @DomCotter yesterday to promote our new book '….
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It was lovely to meet the wonderful Prue Leith yesterday and present her with a copy of @MattMCass and my book '100 Facts. Myths and Legends About The #Cotswolds' in which she is featured.
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You can get a copy by DM'ing us or picking one up from The Folk of Gloucester or The Cavern in Westgate Street. It is also available on Amazon on the following link: 2/2.
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Places are often defined by their buildings and their history, but what really makes a town or city are its people. That’s certainly true of Gloucester. This book tells the story of some of the...
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.@MattMCass and I are pleased to announce the launch of our new book, '100 Gloucester Characters' - celebrating the modern day people who help to make the city what it is today. Copies are £15 with £2 going to Treasure Seekers, who provide services for vulnerable people. 1/2
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RT @MattMCass: Some more photo of our visit to @HighgroveGarden to present the stone version of the lamprey pie carved by #DeborahHarrison….
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#Runcorn being in the national spotlight these last few days has been an education. I never knew the town was founded by #Gloucester's very own #Aethelflaed. In fact, it seems she had a very wide influence as this article explains.
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During the quiet moments when on Polling Station duty on Thursday (and there were a few!), I managed to have a proper read of @cummingsradio's book 'Glorious Gloucestershire', which I'd only managed to skim read before. I'd highly recommend it!
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It was a pleasure to introduce one of the sessions at the @GlosHistFest Spring Weekend at @GlosBlackfriars yesterday, about Eleanor of Provence and Medieval Gloucester, and to be in the audience for another of the talks about three of Gloucestershire's great houses.
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RT @GlosHistFest: What books did you enjoy reading over the Easter Weekend? The Spring Weekend is almost upon on, we'd love to know which o….
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Today I saw for the first time the plaque in Cinderford town centre dedicated to the pop group EMF, including my fellow Old Cryptian Ian Dench.
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RT @MattMCass: Some photos from the pre launch of our new book "100 Gloucester Characters" at the AGM of the #GloucesterCivicTrust at the #….
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Some great coverage of last weekend's Cotswold Homes and Interiors Festival.
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Yesterday marked the 175th anniversary of John Stafford Smith, who wrote the music for the US National Anthem 'The Star-Spangled Banner', being baptised in @GlosCathedral. @USAmbUK .
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The tune of the US national anthem was originally written in England for a drinking song.
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