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Put your detective skills to the test with the Spy Academy

Head to The Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey, Essex this half term for a fun-filled week of activities and adventure with the popular Spy Academy…
Filthy fun in Essex with the Maldon Mud Race

The Maldon Mud Race is a mad dash or wade through the riverbed of the River Blackwater in Essex on 5th May 2013. Watch crazy competitors in fancy dress get wet and muddy for charity…
VE Day celebrations at the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey

Visitors to the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey will be transported back to the 1940s to join the VE Day celebrations as part of a spectacular May bank holiday weekend event…
Hop along to Willows Farm this Easter

There is a family-friendly Easter Eggstravaganza taking place at Willows Farm Village near St Albans until 14th April…
Bookish in Bedfordshire as Wrest Park hosts a literary season

Throughout March 2013, enjoy a range of literary lectures at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire beginning with the Real Life Downton Abbey on 3rd March…
Valentine’s Day and not a candle in sight

Every year Contrary Life likes to bring you some alternative ways to spend Valentine’s and this year is no exception. Below we bring you our pick of things to do on or around Valentine’s Day to avoid the age old flowers and candle-lit dinner combo…
The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey’s unusual custom of a procession with a straw bear, dancers and musicians takes place this January in Cambridgeshire…
Make Christmas special by being a ‘Christmas Maker’

Become a Christmas Maker with Friends of the Elderly and help spread a bit of Christmas cheer this year…
Christmas Wreath making at Wrest Park

Get into the festive spirit with wreath making at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire on the 29th November 2012…
Pumpkin Festival at Willows Farm Village

Each child who visits Willows Farm during its Pumpkin Festival will be able to harvest their very own free prize pumpkin…
Prickwillow Ploughing Festival

The 2nd Prickwillow Ploughing Festival will take place 6th and 7th October 2012 on Green Farm Prickwillow and in the Prickwillow Engine Museum…
Potato Shindig at Willows Farm Village

Taking place every weekend throughout September, visitors to the Willows Potato Shindig can get stuck in and get their hands dirty…