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Join today and book ahead! — Membership Scheme open for new applications

3 weeks
1 day ago

If you’d like to be amongst the first to book tickets for October’s Literature Festival, there’s just one way to secure your seats this week.

Join our membership scheme

  • receive priority booking
  • get fantastic ticket savings
  • see exclusive events
  • AND discounts at top hotels, bars and restaurants

It’s easy… join now from just £15!

  1. choose your membership package
  2. choose your events from the 2010 brochure
  3. BOOK AND JOIN by phone, call 0844 576 7977

Note: if you wish to join by direct debit during this very busy priority booking week, you’ll need to visit the Town Hall box office in person. Normal joining etc will resume from Monday 16 August.

Tickets to the 2010 Cheltenham Literature Festival are exclusively on sale to Cheltenham Festivals Members until Sunday, 15 August.

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Literature Festival Members’ priority booking

3 weeks
3 days ago

Ticket booking for The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2010 is now exclusively open to Cheltenham Festivals Members until Sunday 15 August.

Call volumes are very high on this busy first day, and you may experience a wait of some time to book your tickets over the phone. We appreciate your patience, and will answer your call as soon as possible.

Phone line opening hours have been extended to 8am – 10pm Monday and Tuesday, or you may wish to visit the Town Hall in person, which will be open for bookings until 8pm. Alternatively, you may wish to post or fax in your booking form. Priority booking lasts the entire week, and members are able to book their tickets before anyone else until Sunday, 15 August.

Booking is exclusively open to current members today and tomorrow; new membership applications are welcome from Wednesday 11 August.

Members’ brochures will arrive in the post by Saturday, 7 August or
view the brochure online.

Not received yours? Email membership@cheltenhamfestivals.com.

We’ve tagged this post with , on Monday 9 August 2010.

Literature Festival line-up revealed: fiction, lifestyle, politics, stage and more

1 month
4 weeks ago

Festival Director Sarah Smyth shares her Director’s Picks from this year’s Literature Festival line-up.

Click on Director’s Picks below to browse full screen (and press ESC to exit)

Five reasons to become a member this month

  • Book first for the Literature Festival: members’ advance booking 9–15 August
  • Save £££s with ticket discounts at your choice of fifteen events
  • Enjoy two special members’ events: members’ book group with afternoon tea and whisky tasting with Highland Park
  • Save around town at Cheltenham’s leading hotels, restaurants and bars with your membership card (see Membership discounts)
  • Win a fabulous basket from Bonne Maman when you join before 31 July (more about the competition)

Plus Director’s Picks, advance booking, ticket discounts and exclusive events at all four festivals: Literature, Jazz, Science and Music.

Join today

  • save £5 when you choose Direct Debit
  • save 20% on up to fifteen tickets at the Literature Festival

Membership home page

Literature Festival dates

Members’ advance brochures: 7 August
Members’ advance booking: 9–15 August
Public booking: 16 August onwards
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival: 8–17 October

We’ve tagged this post with , , on Tuesday 6 July 2010.

Win a fabulous Bonne Maman basket — become a member this month

1 month
4 weeks ago

Join the Cheltenham Festivals Membership Scheme any time during July and enter a draw to win a fabulous basket of traditional French patisserie & conserves from Bonne Maman!

Plus, you’ll be the first to buy tickets for The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival with members’ priority booking 9–15 August, save 20% on up to fifteen tickets at the festival and attend exclusive members’ events, like our members’ whisky tasting and book group with afternoon tea.

One lucky member will win a basket packed with delicious biscuits, cakes and conserves from Bonne Maman, all evoking the unique taste of France.

Join today

  • save £5 when you choose Direct Debit
  • save 20% on up to fifteen tickets at the Literature Festival

More about the Cheltenham Festivals Membership Scheme

Terms and conditions...continue reading...

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Win a collection of science books — become a member

2 months
3 weeks ago

Join the Cheltenham Festivals Membership Scheme while the Science Festival is on and enter a draw to win a fabulous collection of science books worth £100!

Plus, you’ll save on any last minute tickets you’d like to buy for the festival, enjoy a members’ only session at the Discover Zone and receive free entry to our exclusive members’ enclosure.

All this in addition to ticket discounts and priority booking at all four festivals, now including Science 2011!

Join today

  • Save £5 when you choose Direct Debit: apply online
  • Visit the members’ enclosure — in Imperial Gardens — at the Science Festival
  • Call the box office on 0844 576 7977

More about the Cheltenham Festivals Membership Scheme

Terms and conditions

  1. All those joining the Membership Scheme between 8–13 June will be entered into the draw to win the collection of science books
  2. One entry will be made per new membership
  3. Books must be collected from Cheltenham Festivals’ offices in Bath Road, Cheltenham within 30 days of the prize notification. Arrangements for the collection must be made by the winner: Cheltenham Festivals are unable to deliver or pay for delivery of the prize.
  4. The winner will be notified by email within 48 hours of the end of the competition. Confirmation must be made by the winner within 48 hours.
  5. No cash alternative will be given. The decision of Cheltenham Festivals is final.

We’ve tagged this post with , , , on Wednesday 9 June 2010.

Free CD when you become a member during the Jazz Festival

4 months ago

Join the Cheltenham Festivals Membership Scheme while the Jazz Festival’s on and we’ll give you a free CD featuring festival artists — while stocks last!

Plus, you’ll save on coffee, cocktails and food at the fabulous D’FLY dome, enjoy discounts on any last minute jazz tickets you’d like to buy and receive free entry to our members’ enclosure.

All this in addition to ticket discounts and priority booking at all four festivals, now including Jazz 2011!

Join today

  • Save £5 when you choose Direct Debit: apply online
  • Visit the Members’ Enclosure — opposite the Budvar stage — at the Jazz Festival
  • Call the box office on 0844 576 7977

More about the Cheltenham Festivals Membership Scheme

terms and conditions...

We’ve tagged this post with , , on Friday 30 April 2010.

Book first for the Music Festival — FIVE reasons to become a member

4 months
3 weeks ago

Tickets for the Music Festival are now on sale exclusively to members until 19 April (members call 0844 576 8970 to book). Secure the best seats to sell out events, browse the full music programme

  • Priority booking 7–18 April
  • Save 20% at your choice of five music events
  • Members-only concert with pianist Imogen Cooper
  • Exclusive deals and discounts at Cheltenham’s leading bars, restaurants and hotels (more)
  • Over 70 amazing events including Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers, Four Seasons and a Souvenir and Opera Gala Finale

Save at Jazz, Science and Literature too

Membership starts from £15 and is available for individuals, couples and families, find out more and join today (terms and conditions apply).

We’ve tagged this post with , , , on Friday 9 April 2010.

Science brochure online — FIVE reasons to become a member

5 months
2 weeks ago

There are still a few days to go before events go on sale, but you can enjoy a sneak preview and view the brochure online.

  • Priority booking from 22–28 March
  • Save 20% at your choice of ten science events
  • Members-only session at the Discover Zone — escape the crowds
  • Members’ book group with Robert Winston
  • Over 100 inspiring events including Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Solar System, Bill Bryson’s 350 years of the Royal Society and Heston Blumenthal’s Sweet Shop

Save at Jazz, Music and Literature too

Membership starts from £15 and is available for individuals, couples and families, find out more and join today (terms and conditions apply).

We’ve tagged this post with , , , , on Friday 19 March 2010.

Science Festival — become a member and be first to book

5 months
3 weeks ago

Members can book from 22 March

Cheltenham Festivals members get to book their science festival tickets a whole week in advance and save 20% on their choice of ten events at June’s science festival. Five days packed with exciting experiments, inspiring intrigue and spectacular science, more on membership/join online.

Tickets for the UK’s leading science festival go on sale exclusively to Cheltenham Festivals members on Monday 22 – Sunday 28 March, as we prepare to welcome the country’s leading thinkers and personalities to a feast of debate and delight.

Heston Blumenthal and Brian Cox

Cheltenham Festivals Members will be the first to hear the full decadence themed line-up, led by our two Guest Directors, Fat Duck proprietor and culinary alchemist Heston Blumenthal and Brian Cox, presenter of BBC Two’s fantastic new show, Wonders of the Solar System.

Members will also have the opportunity to book for a very special Members’ Book Club with festival favourite Robert Winston and take part in a lively discussion of his latest book Bad Ideas?, uncovering the fascinating stories behind our inventions, and debating with the author whether they’re a blessing or a curse.

Priority booking and discounts

Membership starts from just £15, and members enjoy priority booking, savings and exclusive events at the Jazz, Science, Music and Literature Festivals throughout 2010.

  • be the first to know who’s coming
  • book ahead to sell out events
  • save £££s at every festival

Join the Membership Scheme by Thursday, 18 March to guarantee your early copy of The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2010 brochure and be the first to book.

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Jazz tickets now on sale… save £££s and book first with Membership

6 months
2 weeks ago

Every event at the Barclays Cheltenham Jazz Festival — from show stopping vocalists to jazz legends, from blues and world to the cutting edge — is now on sale, exclusively to Members.

Tickets are already selling fast, and if you want to be sure to guarantee your seats before they sell out and save 20% on your choice of five events too, you’ll need to become a Member.

Membership starts from just £15 for a year’s Festivals, and includes priority booking and generous discounts at the Science, Music and Literature Festivals 2010 as well as the chance to enjoy the very best in British and International Jazz at the forthcoming Jazz Festival.

Members’ priority booking runs until Sunday 21 February. Book your tickets ahead of the rest and save £££s: call the box office on 0844 576 8970.

Members’ favourites

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