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FutureEverything festival in Manchester

Manchester’s pioneering FutureEverything festival takes place city-wide from 16th – 19th May and features ground-breaking artists and thought-leaders in a range of interesting venues…

Alternative Diamond Jubilee, Museum of London Docklands

Party like it’s 1897 at the alternative Diamond Jubilee

Yes, it’s Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1897. Join in the celebration at the Museum of London Docklands on 31st May 2012…

Meccanuity 2012 exhibition, Meccano Models at Enginuity, Ironbridge: 5th - 7th May

Meccano Mania at Ironbridge

Visit the Enginuity design and technology centre over the Spring bank holiday weekend and see an amazing display of working Meccano models…

Twilight tour of the Archaeological Archive, Mortimer Wheeler House

Twilight tour of the Archaeological Archive

A chance to go behind-the-scenes at Mortimer Wheeler House in London with a twilight tour of their Archaeological Archive…

Science Museum Lates - adult only evening events

Pregnant men, chocolate caviar and human regeneration… it must be the Science Museum Lates

Every month the Science Museum has an adults-only late night opening with talks and activities all centred around a theme…

Enginuity, Ironbridge

Design and race a boat at Enginuity

Design and make your own model sailing boat using simple craft materials at Enginuity, near Ironbridge, Shropshire during the Easter holidays…

Watch and join-in Pancake Flipping at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Pancake flipping contest at Blists Hill in Shropshire

Watch the ladies of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge as they take part in the annual pancake flipping contest from 18th – 21st February 2012…

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Have a go with ‘Tudor’ feather quills and ink

Try your hand at writing and drawing using feather quills and ink at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth…

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Victorian Week has begun in Basingstoke

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth at Milestones living history museum’s Victorian themed week this February half term…

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Meet a Roman soldier at Winchester City Museum

Head to Winchester City Museum on the 17th and 18th February to meet a Roman soldier…

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Discovery Week at Erewash Museum in Derbyshire

Fun free craft activities at Erewash Museum in Derbyshire, 13th – 17th February 2012…

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Make a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day at the Red House Museum

To mark St Valentine’s Day on 14th February make a box of chocolates as a gift for the one you love at Red House Museum in Christchurch…

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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…

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Tudor Tales at the Erewash Museum

The Erewash Museum in Derbyshire hosts an exciting day of Tudor themed entertainment on 25th February 2012…

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Ghostly goings on at the Erewash Museum

Join in the hunt for ghosts at the Erewash Museum in Derbyshire on 4th February…

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Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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