The Ironbridge Gorge will be celebrating its special status as a World Heritage Site in September with a packed programme of free activities…
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Great games at Grasmere Sports and Show
The 2012 annual Grasmere Sports and Show is a celebration of Lakeland sports which takes place on 26th August in Grasmere, Cumbria…
Football makes a splash in the Cotswolds
Football in the River is an annual event that takes place in the River Windrush, Bourton-on-the-Water. See the teams making a splash on 27th August 2012…
Step back in time with the Victorian Festival
Step back in time to the 1800s with the Victorian Festival at Llandrindod Wells, 18th – 26th August 2012…
Traditional wrestling, fell running and more at Ambleside Sports 2012
Ambleside Traditional Sports Day took place on 26th July 2012 and included a 9 mile fell run, cycle races, hound trails and of Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling…
Pungent produce and family fun at the Garlic Festival
There will be a whole host of garlic-based food and entertainment at the Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival on 18th & 19th August 2012…
It’s ready steady slow! As snails slug it out to be champion
For more than 25 years the World Snail Racing Championships have been held at Congham, near King’s Lynn, in Norfolk. The event attracts people of all ages and this year takes place on 18th August 2012…
Bristol is all aglow as the Balloon Fiesta lands
The Bristol Balloon Fiesta takes place from 9th – 12th August 2012 and features not only hot air balloons but fireworks, air displays, a fairground, a craft fair and sports activities…
World Pea Shooting Championships 2012
The 14th July 2012 at Witcham in Cambridgeshire sees the 42nd holding of the World Pea Shooting Championship & Village Fair on the Green…
Give it some welly!
The Welly Wanging World Championships are held annually in the village of Upperthong as part of their Gala weekend, this year’s competition takes place on 24th June 2012…
The 2012 World Egg Throwing Championships
The World Egg Throwing Championships will be held on 24th June 2012 at Swaton, Lincolnshire and will be hosted by Swaton Vintage Day…
SO Festival, a free festival in Skegness
SO Festival is a free three-day festival in Skegness, taking place from 29th June to 1st July 2012…
Baa-my fun with Tetbury Woolsack Races
Tetbury in Gloucestershire plays host to the quirky Woolsack Races on 4th June 2012…
Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpick Games
This year on 1st June Robert Dover’s Cotswold Olimpicks celebrates its 400th anniversary with the usual crazy sports including shin-kicking, the 5 mile Olimpick Run and Tug of War…
Art Deco Fair at Eltham Palace
The Art Deco Fair will feature over 25 stalls, offering items ranging from art deco furniture to jewellery and objets-d’arts at Eltham Palace on the 12th & 13th May 2012…