Gloucester Day is a recently reinstated annual day of celebration of the City of Gloucester's history and culture.
The day was first held in the modern era on 5 September 2009 but originally dates from the lifting of the
Siege of Gloucester
The siege of Gloucester took place between 10 August and 5 September 1643 during the First English Civil War. It was part of a Royalist campaign led by King Charles I to take control of the Severn Valley from the Parliamentarians. Follow ...
in 1643, during which the city held out against Royalist forces during the
First English Civil War
The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. They include the Bishops' Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, the Second English Civil War, the Anglo ...
. The lifting of the siege was celebrated annually in the city for centuries afterwards but died out in the nineteenth century.Tradition revived for city pride. BBC News, 5 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
The first of the modern celebrations was organised by the
Town Crier
A town crier, also called a bellman, is an officer of a royal court or public authority who makes public pronouncements as required.
Duties and functions
The town crier was used to make public announcements in the streets. Criers often dress ...
Alan Myatt
Alan Myatt (born 1957) is an English town crier. He has set two Guinness World Records: the loudest crier, recording a cry of 112.8 decibels, and the Guinness world record for vocal endurance, issuing a one-hundred word proclamation every 15 mi ...
and the
Gloucester Civic Trust
Gloucester Civic Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 264719)St Michael's Tower.
The 2011 ''Gloucester Day'' took place during a week-long ''Gloucester History & Heritage Week'' and included a parade by the Mock Mayor of Barton.GLOUCESTER DAY 2011. gloucester.gov.uk 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.