Join in the hunt for ghosts at the Erewash Museum in Derbyshire on 4th February…
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Christmas Fair at The Erewash Museum
Santa will arrive early at The Erewash Museum on Saturday 17th December, so go and visit him before his big night on Christmas Eve!
Bloomsbury Festival: a weekend of over 150 free arts and cultural events
The annual Bloomsbury Festival has an eclectic programme of over 150 events, including live music, theatre, dance, walks, talks and food, all of which will be free to attend…
Skulls and Skeletons, Halloween Lanterns and Ghostly Tours
Families will find plenty of amusingly ghoulish activities at the Red House Museum in Christchurch to keep the children entertained this half-term holiday…
A night of harmony and 1940’s nostalgia in Laugharne
The fabulous ‘Siren Sisters’ are in town for a wonderful night of 1940’s nostalgia at Laugharne Millennium Hall on 13th August 2011…
Taking a trip to the 1940s with the Tin Shed Experience
Take a trip to the 1940s with the Tin Shed Experience in Laugharne, Camarthenshire…
Be part of the Dark Arts Society in Chelsea
Speakeasy bar Barts is launching their Dark Arts Society, a monthly chance to observe and learn magic tricks…
Yo Ho Ho! Dress as a pirate for Treasure Island Weekend
Dress as a Pirate and go to Blists Hill Victorian Town for their Treasure Island Weekend on 30th & 31st July…
Being made to feel at home in 19 Princelet Street
A trip to 19 Princelet Street taught me more than our history of immigration and diversity…
Swing back to the Forties
Step back in time at the Erewash Museum’s 1940’s event on 18th June 2011…
Anyone for egg dancing?
Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire is celebrating Easter with workshops, performances, singing and egg dancing…
Creative tile decorating workshops
Creative tile decorating workshops at the Jackfield Tile Museum, Ironbridge during April…
Night at the Museum
The Science Museum has a late night opening on the last Wednesday of each month, Contrary Life went along to the Space themed event to see what it was all about…
Lantern making workshop is a bright idea for the kids
Why not have fun making a ‘withie’ lantern at The Bowes Museum? Workshops run from the 27th – 29th October 2010…
A visit to London’s dictionary corner
Of the numerous houses that lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson lived in, 17 Gough Square is the only surviving one. Why not pay it a visit and find out more about how Johnson lived…