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Meet ‘Fast Donnie’ and a host of quirky competitors at Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge

Participants in York’s most unusual road race are undertaking final preparations on their gravity powered vehicles, ready for this bank holiday’s Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge…

Celebrate plums in Pershore with a weekend of events

Over the bank holiday weekend, the market town of Pershore will be turning purple in tribute to the humble plum, with food, music, activities and quirky characters…

Paper plane championship takes off in Somerset

The World Paper Aeroplane Championship will take place over the bank holiday weekend in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset…

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Coracle races and games in Shropshire

This bank holiday Monday, the River Severn in Shropshire will play host to the unusual Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, with races, games and entertainment…

Cycle cavalcades and costumed tea dances at Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival

Step back in time to the 1800s with the Victorian Festival in Llandrindod Wells, from Monday 20th to Sunday 26th August…

Gravity racing teams take on the Harewood challenge

On Sunday 19th August, the 3rd annual Harewood Hill-climb Soapbox Derby will take place in West Yorkshire, with expert teams and fun competitors taking on the challenge…

The Totnes Orange Races roll into Devon

Every year the Totnes Elizabethan Society organise a series of unusual races through the streets of the small Devon market town…

Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival

Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop…

Get into the swing of things at Lytham’s 1940s weekend

The ninth annual Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend will be taking place this weekend (Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August) in the Lancashire seaside town…

The All England Stone Skimming Championships in Cumbria

The annual All England Open Stone Skimming Championships will be taking place on Saturday 18th August at the National Trust’s Fell Foot Park in Cumbria…

A night-time cycle race with a twist

The Newport Nocturne, Shropshire’s annual floodlit cycle race, will take place on Saturday 18th August with winners rewarded in their weight in beer!

Creative ceramics at Hertfordshire’s Art in Clay

International ceramic artists and innovative new talent will take centre stage at Hertfordshire’s Art in Clay event, from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August…

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