Village lock ups and round houses
This week’s Curiosity of the Week looks at the village lock ups that can be found in Leicestershire and Derbyshire. These tiny historic buildings were often used to lock up the local drunks…
It’s no yolk, it’s the World Egg Throwing Championships 2013
Every year as part of Swaton’s Vintage Day a challenge takes place between competitors who travel from all over the world. This challenge? It’s none other than the World Egg Throwing Championships!
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Feeling wooly-headed? There’s a festival for that…
Now in its ninth year, Woolfest (Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June) is a chance for visitors to experience a horticultural produce show with a difference…
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Catch the Wind Kite Festival breezes into Morecambe
The Catch the Wind Kite Festival takes place in Morecambe on 29th and 30th June 2013. The festival will have an array of kites in all shapes and sizes flying over the beach…
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Build yourself a castle at Morecambe Sandcastle Festival
Morecambe Sandcastle Festival is two days of seaside fun including a sandcastle competition, sand sculptures, workshops, mud-dipping and beach sports…
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There’s something fishy going on in Pembrokeshire
If you love eating fish or enjoy coastal activities there’s a feast in store at Pembrokeshire Fish Week with over 250 fishy events between 22nd and 30th June 2013…
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Build up an appetite for the Halifax Food and Drink Festival
This year’s Halifax Food & Drink Festival will feature plenty of homemade treats, live chef demonstrations and entertaining workshops for all the family.
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Have A Twilight Experience at Harewood House
Experience exclusive house and collection talks, refreshments and food on the candlelit Terrace Cafe at Harewood House in Leeds this May…
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Get crafty and create patchwork cushion covers
The Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands are running a Patchwork Cushion Covers Course this May. Create your own cushion cover using vintage and upcycled fabrics…
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Help make a giant glow-in-the-dark sculpture for Museums at Night
As part of Museums at Night, the annual late night festival of arts, culture and heritage, Enginuity, is inviting the public to visit the museum free of charge…
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Canal Art for Beginners at the Black Country Living Museum
Learn about the traditions of folk canal art with one of the UK’s leading canal artists, Julie Tonkin, at the Black Country Living Museum on 11th May 2013…
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Battle to defeat the giant at the Bolster Festival in St Agnes
The Bolster Festival (5th & 6th May) is an annual event which takes place in St Agnes, Cornwall, with a lantern procession, bonfire, street theatre and pageant…
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Experience the streets of Spain in London this bank holiday
This May bank holiday, the Spanish wine brand, Campo Viejo, is bringing the flavours and vibrancy of Spain to London’s Southbank Centre with its ‘Streets of Spain’ festival…
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Burlesque Idol kicks off this April in London
House of Burlesque are back for another season of the UK’s top burlesque competition, Burlesque Idol, at Madam JoJo’s in London from 26th April 2013…