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Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

Not your usual beer and pie in Hallaton

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique set of customs involving a hare pie scramble and bottle kicking…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

The Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scramble is braving the weather for 2013

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton plays host to a unique set of customs. The Bottle Kicking, a strenuous game similar to rugby, can be traced back over 200 years but is thought to be much older…

Bottle-kicking, Hallaton, Leicestershire (photo copyright R Dixon)

It’s all kicking off in Hallaton with a hare-raising custom

Every Easter Monday the village of Hallaton in Leicestershire plays host to a unique custom…

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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