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Muddy madness in Essex

The Maldon Mud Race is an annual mad dash or wade through the riverbed of the River Blackwater, it takes place on the 29th April 2012 at Promenade Park in Essex…

H2Open Day at the Reading Lake Hotel on 28th April 2012

Find out more about open water swimming at the H2Open Day

H2Open Day at the Reading Lake Hotel on 28th April 2012 is a unique day of open water swimming activities…

Mascot Grand National at Kempton Park Racecourse

Escape the rat race and join the bee, lion and squirrel race with the Mascot Grand National

A Guinness World Record attempt for the largest mascot gathering takes place at Kempton Park on 7th May 2012 (bank holiday)…

British Asparagus Festival 2012

Veg out at the British Asparagus Festival

The British Asparagus Festival takes place in the Vale of Evesham from 23rd April – 21st June 2012 and features morris dancers, an asparagus man called Gus and lots more quirky fun…

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Can you destroy the radioactive eggs?

Great Easter themed Battlefield LIVE sessions for both children and adults to enjoy in the New Forest until 14th April 2012…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

It’s all kicking off in Hallaton with a hare-raising custom

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique custom…

The World Pooh Sticks Championships

Messing about on the river: The World Pooh Sticks Championships

The World Pooh Sticks Championships takes place on 25th March 2012 at Little Wittenham in Oxfordshire…

Zachary 13 Shoots at the British and World Marbles Championship

On a roll with the British and World Marbles Championship

Tinsley Green in Sussex is known as the home of marbles and hosts the British and World Marbles Championships on 6th April 2012 (Good Friday)…

The Mighty Deerstalker, Traquair House

Turbo-charged tweed in The Mighty Deerstalker

A quite outrageous adventure running event at Traquair House in Scotland with 5km and 10km races through rivers, up mountains and into the night!

Gaucho Micro Polo & Gaucho International Polo at O2 arena

Horsing around in Central London

On 31st January 2012 Argentine restaurant group Gaucho hosted the world’s smallest ever polo match in the heart of London’s West End…

Gaucho Micro Polo & Gaucho International Polo at O2 arena

Smallest ever polo match in London’s West End

On 31st January 2012 Argentine restaurant group Gaucho will be hosting the world’s smallest ever polo match in the heart of London’s West End…

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Olney Pancake Race should be flipping good fun

Olney Pancake Race is run on Shrove Tuesday every year in Buckinghamshire…

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Wacky wooing: something different for Valentine’s Day 2012

Contrary Life has compiled a list of 20 fun, interesting and exciting things to do on Valentine’s Day 2012…

St Ives Feast Day & Hurling the Silver Ball, photo by Colin Sanger

St Ives Feast Day & Hurling of the Silver Ball

On Monday 6th February the town of St Ives celebrates the Feast day of St Ia with the hurling of a silver ball…

The Drum - Birmingham

Love to Dance – Dancehall Rebellion

Join Love Fitness for a series of themed dance fitness workshops at The Drum in Birmingham on 5th February 2012…

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Great Yarmouth Venetian Waterway - photo: Gary Philo

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a Venetian style waterway in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth…

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Head to the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole this winter, for their unique annual Christmas lights display…

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