Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…
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Duck and raft racing at Olney RiverFest
This weekend, enjoy a free family day out with duck racing, raft racing and music in Olney as their annual RiverFest takes place…
Giant insects and mechanical cows in Milton Keynes
From Friday 20th to Sunday 29th July, IF: Milton Keynes International Festival will transform the spaces of Milton Keynes and invite people to see a different side of the city…
Fly with Santa this Christmas
The AirKix indoor skydiving centre at Milton Keynes will be running special See Santa Fly sessions from 18th December until 24th December…
Put down the Angry Birds and watch the Swan Upping 2013
This year’s Swan Upping will start on Monday 15th July departing from Sunbury, and end at Abingdon, Oxfordshire on Friday 19th July…
The Dashwood Mausoleum
This week’s Curiosity of the Week is the Dashwood Mausoleum in Buckinghamshire. A hexagonal structure found on the hill in West Wycombe…
Watch the wacky world famous Olney Pancake Race
Olney Pancake Race is run on Shrove Tuesday every year and has become quite a famous custom, drawing in crowds from all over the country…
Go wassailing at Stowe
Bring musical instruments to make a din and scare away bad luck at Stowe in Buckinghamshire on 12th January 2013…
Norwegian pop artist in first UK solo show
MK Gallery in Milton Keynes presents Pushwagner: Soft City – the first solo exhibition outside Norway by the visionary artist Hariton Pushwagner – from 28th June – 2nd September 2012…
Olney Pancake Race should be flipping good fun
Olney Pancake Race is run on Shrove Tuesday every year in Buckinghamshire…