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Sudeley Castle Ballooning Grand Prix 2008

As SoGlos.com's modest number of YouTube videos creep ever closer to having been watched two million times - and around five million times on various other video websites around the world - it's time for a fifth instalment in the form of the Sudeley Castle Ballooning Grand Prix 2008, filmed during the weekend event at the popular county attraction...

There surely couldn't be a better setting than Gloucestershire for the Ballooning Grand Prix, and here's to hoping it becomes a regular fixture on the county events calendar. In the meantime, don't miss SoGlos.com's fantastic selection of Gloucestershire attractions to keep you busy through the summer.

SoGlos.com on ITV's This Morning

While SoGlos.com has already been covered by websites, blogs, consumer magazines, trade press, national newspapers and radio stations in the UK and further afield, the SoGlos.com team couldn't have been more proud on Wednesday 4 June 2008 when 'soglos.com' could be seen splashed on TV screen across the nation - when the online magazine's Cheese Rolling 2008 video was shown to hundreds of thousands of viewers watching ITV's This Morning show.

The video was included on the show - which is one of the most popular daytime shows in the UK, no less - as part of podcaster Olly Mann's 'roundup of all the hot videos, trends and virals doing the rounds on the weird world web.' You can find out about all of the videos included in the show on the ITV website.

While presenters Phillip Schofield and Ruth Langsford certainly seemed to enjoy SoGlos.com's action-packed video, judging by the number emails and phone calls which have been flooding in ever since so did everyone else in the country. The exposure is sure to mean even more people flocking to the unbelievable event next year, as well as being great for Gloucestershire and, of course, great for bringing even more readers to Gloucestershire's leading guide to arts, entertainment and going out.

British Shin Kicking Championship 2008

While Gloucestershire has already seen it's fair share of wacky events take to the county in the last couple of weeks (okay, one, but the Cheese Rolling is surely the wackiest of them all...) - the British Shin Kicking Championship 2008, forming part of the Cotswold Olimpick Games 2008, is the latest event to draw in spectators from far and wide, including the SoGlos.com team armed with a video camera.

There's also a full review and picture gallery of the event SoGlos.com. Only time will tell whether Internet audiences from around the world become as fascinated with this annual Gloucestershire spectacular.

New Gloucestershire events calendars

While readers regularly get in touch to say how much they enjoy the Gloucestershire events calendar, the SoGlos.com team has also been asked to come up with specific calendars for the six main areas of our fine county. Hey presto! Check out the new, dedicated Cheltenham events calendar, Cotswolds events calendar, Forest of Dean events calendar, Gloucester events calendar, Stroud events calendar and, last but not least, the Tewkesbury events calendar. With longer days and the weather brightening up, there's never been a better time to get out there and enjoy everything Gloucestershire has to offer...

The Everyman Theatre sponsors SoGlos.com

It is with great pleasure that we welcome The Everyman Theatre onboard as a sponsor of SoGlos.com's dedicated Gloucestershire Theatre & Comedy section, and the team here are all looking forward to working closely with the theatre over the coming months. For those not in the know; The Everyman Theatre is one of Gloucestershire's most important entertainment venues, playing host to an exciting array of performances from local and touring companies. You can read more about  The Everyman Theatre on their website.

The Everyman Theatre's sponsorship comes at a time when SoGlos.com continues to go from strength to strength as Gloucestershire's leading arts and entertainment media, having also just unveiled a plethora of behind-the-scenes changes across the online magazine. While our development team are jumping for joy, we don't want to bore you with all the technical nitty gritty but, needless to say, there's even more just around the corner...

Top 5 Gloucestershire events this coming weekend

Don't miss the 'Top 5 things to do' this weekend in Gloucestershire brought to you by SoGlos.com and Severn Sound - available on the Severn Sound website here and to be discussed during the Saturday morning 'What's on Show with Joe Lemer'. And don't forget you can find details on a whole of host of carefully-selected county events happening over the coming weeks and months with SoGlos.com's Gloucestershire events calendar.

Gloucestershire spas, restaurants, music and more

With the New Year in full swing, the SoGlos.com team have already been busy, busy, busy. Highlights include the new Gloucestershire Spa break guide, a review of modern European eatery Merlot Brasserie in Cheltenham and a preview of the not-to-be-missed Cheltenham Folk Festival 2008 - not to mention a whole host of new Gloucestershire events just around the corner. You'll also find the Gloucestershire live music gig guide, Gloucestershire art exhibition guide and Gloucestershire restaurant reviews jam-packed as ever. And who said January was a miserable month?...

Happy New Year

A very happy New Year to all from the SoGlos.com team. We have some very exciting news, features and developments in store for 2008 - and are kicking off in suitable style with our biggest competition yet, offering readers the chance to win a family membership at the new Esporta Gloucestershire Health & Racquets Club. The perfect way to get those New Year's resolutions off to a good start...

New Gloucestershire Theatre & Comedy section

The SoGlos.com team are delighted to announce the online magazine's brand new, dedicated Gloucestershire Theatre & Comedy section.

Theatre and comedy events were previously covered in the Gloucestershire Art & Culture section, but with the wealth of fantastic performances being held at venues including The Everyman Theatre, The Roses Theatre, The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham Town Hall and Gloucester's Guildhall - cramming everything in was no mean feat.

The new section will thus offer Gloucestershire residents and visitors an unrivaled guide to county stage performances, while the team will be able to focus more on attractions, art and museums in the original Gloucestershire Art & Culture section.

SoGlos.com is BBC Gloucestershire's Website of the Week

The SoGlos.com team are delighted to have been selected as BBC Gloucestershire's Website of the Week.

Every Wednesday on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, the online team join Steve Kitchen on his Lunchtime Programme to showcase a Website of the Week, and in October SoGlos.com had the pleasure of being chosen.

It's not only a testament to the hard work the team put into providing Gloucestershire residents and visitors with the definitive guide on how best to spend their free time in our fantastic county, but it means even more readers discovering what has quickly become the county's leading lifestyle and entertainment publication.