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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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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Storytelling and music with The Beast
Stuart Bowden presents his highly anticipated second solo show The Beast at the Pleasance Islington on 12th June 2013…
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Unique performance at Kings Place in London
Platform33 brings its unique brand of cross-genre performance to Kings Place for one day only, combining contemporary dance, classical music and performance art…
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Eccentric Festival in The Hidden Valley
Now in its 15th year, Nozstock is a small family-run event set in a beautiful rural part of Herefordshire. The eccentric festival features music, comedy and fancy dress…
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Fun and frivolity at the tenth Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair
Celebrating 10 years of fun and frivolity, the annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair takes place on 9th June in Brick Lane, London…
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Unique sounds in South Shields with the Foghorn Requiem
This summer, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields – the first lighthouse in the world to be powered by electricity – is to provide the backdrop for a unique, musical world-first in celebration of the foghorn…
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Contrary Life gets a bit rock ‘n’ roll for Bowie exhibition launch
The White Cloth Gallery in Leeds is running an exhibition of Bowie photographs taken from the Duffy archive covering a period of 10 years in Bowie’s career…
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Art and designer craft in E17
The E17 Designers Spring Fair will take place on Friday 17th May at the Asian Centre in Walthamstow Village, offering a cornucopia of art and designer craft…
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Good music + quirky venues = Wakefield’s Long Division Festival
Wakefield’s Long Division festival takes place from 7th to 9th June 2013 at venues across the city including The Hepworth and even a disused library…
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Go on A Marvellous Adventure at the Old Vic Tunnels
Sublime Boudoir presents A Marvellous Adventure, an evening of burlesque, cabaret, music & fine dining at the Old Vic Tunnels on Saturday May 25th 2013…