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Football in the River - Bourton on the Water - Cotswolds

Football teams make a splash in Gloucestershire

This bank holiday Monday in Gloucestershire, footballers will be swapping the turf for water, in a football match with a difference…

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The wet and wacky Football in the River

On bank holiday Monday footballers will be braving the cold water for a quirky game of Football in the River, in the River Windrush at Bourton-on-the-Water…

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Rovers in the river this bank holiday

On bank holiday Monday, footballers will be braving the cold water for a game with a difference. Football in the River takes place in Bourton-on-the-Water…

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Football makes a splash in the Cotswolds

Football in the River is an annual event that takes place in the River Windrush, Bourton-on-the-Water. See the teams making a splash on 27th August 2012…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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