Mother's Day March!

Jo MacArthur • February 21, 2026

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March sees the warmer season approaching with daffodils blooming and lighter evenings as the clocks do their thing,

Creating a busy time for nature with frogspawn appearing as we slowly transition from the dark winter into glorious Spring!

The classic English idiom ‘in like a lion, out like a lamb’ aptly describes the shift from the harsh weather into gentle sunshine,

Plus the ‘mad as March hare’ describing the energetic and erratic boxing behaviour of hares during their mating deadline.

In Chipping Sodbury the Super Duper Troopers are at the Town Hall reliving the time when Abba were the dancing Queens,

With their iconic hits such the Winner Takes It All and Mamma Mia, and their platform shoes and glossy flared jeans!

A Band Called Malice are also performing, meticulously recreating the energy, precision and passion that was The Jam,

With an explosive live show that will transport audiences back to the heyday of mood revival with a full setlist and programme.

Slightly further afield near the lovely Regency town of Cheltenham, the National Hunt race meeting takes place with the famous Gold Cup,

One of the greatest of all jump-racing events where dreams are realised with a relentlessly tense and usually dramatic build up!

So let us all begin to think about fresh and hopeful weather conditions as March is a month that captures fickle two-faced days,

And look forward to and enjoy the bright yellow sight of the cheery daffodils in all their glory, and to gaze at nature’s seasonal phase!


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