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Wimborne’s Chained Library

Wimborne’s Chained Library

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is one of the oldest and most unusual libraries in the country. The Chained Library at Wimborne Minster in Dorset was founded in 1686 and is the second largest library of its kind in the country…

Artificial Intelligence and sexism in the spotlight at The Book Club

Artificial Intelligence and sexism in the spotlight at The Book Club

The Book Club in London will be hosting a special 4th Estate Literary Salon on Monday 5th March, discussing sexism and Artificial Intelligence…

Untold Suffragette stories at Museum of London

Untold Suffragette stories at Museum of London

To commemorate the centenary of the first women winning the right to vote, the Museum of London will be highlighting the untold stories of women in the Suffragette movement…

A four-day festival of death (and life) in a Bristol cemetery

A four-day festival of death (and life) in a Bristol cemetery

Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol will be tackling the tricky subject of death, with a four-day festival of talks, walks, theatre and workshops…

An alternative guide to a quirky Valentine’s Day in London

An alternative guide to a quirky Valentine’s Day in London

Contrary Life is back again with An Alternative Guide to Valentine’s Day. We’ve dug out some great quirky events taking place in London this year…

Solve a crime through paintings at the Russell-Cotes gallery in Bournemouth

Solve a crime through paintings at the Russell-Cotes gallery in Bournemouth

Bournemouth’s Russell-Cotes gallery and museum is inviting visitors to reconstruct a crime through paintings with their latest exhibition, A Question of Guilt, from 13th January 2018…

A cabaret of pestilence and guisers galore at storytelling festival

A cabaret of pestilence and guisers galore at storytelling festival

This year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival will feature stories amongst the trees, immersive playrooms, Polish folktales and fireside stories…

Circus, beatbox battles and poetic storytelling at Juice Festival

Circus, beatbox battles and poetic storytelling at Juice Festival

This month, Juice Festival returns to the North East from Friday 20th to Saturday 28th October, for nine days of creative and eclectic workshops and events…

Punk rock fairytales and museum capers at Bloomsbury Festival

Punk rock fairytales and museum capers at Bloomsbury Festival

Bloomsbury Festival 2017 will take place from 18th to 22nd October with a trailblazing programme of science, literature, performance, music, theatre, dance and discussion…

Lakes International Comic Art Festival draws in the crowds

Lakes International Comic Art Festival draws in the crowds

To celebrate the amazing world of comic artists, creators and writers, the biggest names in comic art are heading to Kendal for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival…

Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival

Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival

Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival, will take place from Sunday 1st to Tuesday 31st October with film, music, dance, art and theatre events…

A literary walking festival in London

A literary walking festival in London

Throughout October, Footprints of London will be celebrating its fifth annual literary walks festival with more than 50 walks, following in authors and characters footsteps…

Try a spot of sword fighting or clowning around at Belfast’s Culture Night

Try a spot of sword fighting or clowning around at Belfast’s Culture Night

The ninth Culture Night will be taking place in Belfast, with more than 300 free events across 150 locations in the city centre, including music, circus, dance and art…

Dramatic tales with Dreaming the Night Field

Dramatic tales with Dreaming the Night Field

Dreaming the Night Field, a story of betrayal, revenge, love, honour and magic and will transport audiences to the living landscape of North Wales…

Join in with investigations and discover hidden stories at Agatha Christie Festival

Join in with investigations and discover hidden stories at Agatha Christie Festival

Torquay’s International Agatha Christie Festival returns this month in a new biennial format and invites audiences to share extraordinary stories…

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Curiosity of the Week

Wimborne’s Chained Library
Curiosity of the Week - Wimborne Chained Library - Dorset

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is one of the oldest and most unusual libraries in the country. The Chained Library at Wimborne Minster in Dorset was founded in 1686 and is the second largest library of its kind in the country…

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Dress up as a scarecrow and break a world record at Wray’s quirky festival
Wray Scarecrow Festival - Contrary Life

For ten days every year, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, from four centimetres to four metres tall…

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