The British plum season officially begins on 28th July with the start of the Pershore Plum Festival in Worcestershire’s Vale of Evesham…
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Don’t get bogged down, be a champion
This will be the ninth Bog Snorkelling Championships to be held in Northern Ireland and aims to raise awareness about the importance of bogs…
Yo ho ho it’s the Clovelly Maritime Festival
Clovelly Maritime Festival on 14th July 2013 will see a day of activities and entertainment for all ages including storytelling, jigs, music and pirates…
Take a shot at victory with the 2013 World Pea Shooting Championships
The 43rd World Pea Shooting Championship & Village Fair will take place on the Green at Witcham in Cambridgeshire on the 13th July 2013…
Mimetic, the annual festival of international puppetry, cabaret and visual theatre returns
Enfield’s annual celebration of the wilder side of performance returns to the Dugdale Centre with over 30 performances spanning a range of art forms…
It’s no yolk, it’s the World Egg Throwing Championships 2013
Every year as part of Swaton’s Vintage Day a challenge takes place between competitors who travel from all over the world. This challenge? It’s none other than the World Egg Throwing Championships!
Going underground with Contrary Life: Part 1
There is a world of tunnels, caverns and other underground haunts to explore in the UK. So join us on a journey to the dark side as Contrary Life picks out some subterranean gems and hidden passageways…
Contrary Life gets a bit rock ‘n’ roll for Bowie exhibition launch
The White Cloth Gallery in Leeds is running an exhibition of Bowie photographs taken from the Duffy archive covering a period of 10 years in Bowie’s career…
You think you know the Lakes, but do you know about the Lakeland’s industrial past?
Alongside the river in Kendal’s Abbot Hall is the compact yet perfectly formed Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry…
Unique photographs of Bowie at the White Cloth Gallery in Leeds
The Duffy Archive presents David Bowie through a unique collection of photographs at the White Cloth Gallery in Leeds this May. The exhibition will coincide with the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 2013 exhibition David Bowie is…
Capers and conversation in Cockermouth
Until recently not many people had heard of Cockermouth. Then the floods came. But there is more to this part of Cumbria than water damage. The Cumbria Contemporary weekender offered a chance to experience the cultural and historical side of the town…
Will you survive a trip to the Dark Ages as you enter Wilfred Bagshaw’s Time Emporium?
Can you survive the Black Death as you travel back in time with immersive theatre experience, Wilfred Bagshaw’s Time Emporium, at Village Underground…
Dine Mile High style at a pop-up with a difference in London
Popping up in West London four times in 2013, Mile High will transport adventure-seeking guests to a fantasy ‘city break’…