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Skipton Sheep Day - Contrary Life

Some woolly behaviour in the sheep town

The weather couldn’t have been better for this year’s Skipton Sheep Day. The Skipton Sheep Day is an annual celebration of the town’s namesake (Skipton means sheep town)…

Lafrowda Festival, annual event in St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall

Hysterical Histories at the Lafrowda Festival

Lafrowda Festival is an annual celebration of community arts in St Just, Cornwall. This year’s festival fortnight begins on 5th July 2013…

Clogfest 2014 - Skipton

Tap your way to Clogfest in Skipton

Clogfest is the only festival exclusively for step-clogging, taking place in Skipton with performances happening throughout the weekend across the town…

The Royal Society - Zebra Fish - © Ray Crundwell, QMUL

A week of free events and impulsive fish at The Royal Society

The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition showcases cutting-edge science from around the UK. The free exhibition runs until 7th July 2013…

Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby 2013

Zoom along to the Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby

The Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby 2013 will see amateur teams compete in handmade carts powered only by gravity. The first race starts at 9am on 6th July…

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Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Matchwomen’s victory

Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Matchwomen’s strike victory on 6th July 2013 at the Bishopsgate Institute in London with music, comedy and politics…

Hat Fair 2013 - Winchester - Fraser Hooper

Entertainment at the drop of a hat

Now in its 39th year, the Hat Fair is a festival of street theatre and outdoor arts. The festival takes place in Winchester from 5th to 7th July 2013…

Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival, Shropshire

A free festival of brass in Shropshire

The Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival takes place over the weekend of 13th & 14th July outdoors on The Green at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron…

World’s Biggest Water Sprinkler - Victoria Park

Cool off this weekend with the world’s biggest water sprinkler

Londoners are being invited to head to Victoria Park in East London this weekend (6th & 7th July) to enjoy the world’s biggest water sprinkler…

Sonia Boyce - Iniva - Rivington Place

Explore the significance of sound in art at Rivington Place

‘Scat: Sound and Collaboration’ is the current exhibition by Sonia Boyce, presented across all public spaces of Rivington Place in London…

Dorset Seafood Festival 2013

Fishing around for something to do? How about the Dorset Seafood Festival?

Dorset Seafood Festival on 13th & 14th July will have chef demos, food stalls, fishing experts and a cross-harbour swim…

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Find out about the history of emotions at a free lecture

The International Medieval Congress (IMC) attracts more than 1,800 medievalists from around the world to the University of Leeds. An open lecture on 1st July at the IMC will cover pleasure and emotions…

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Twilight Science at the Royal Society

Explore the wonders of the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition in adult only evening experience, Twilight Science, on 1st July 2013…

Whiston Festival of Brass

A fanfare of music at Whiston Festival of Brass

The Whiston Festival of Brass aims to promote Brass Band music and takes place in the village of Whiston in Yorkshire on 6th July…

Stretton Watermill - Cheshire

Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill

Party like it’s 1596 with the annual Tudor Festival at Stretton Watermill in Cheshire on 6th and 7th July. The free festival will have Tudor music, a herbalist and a miller to keep everyone entertained…

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Curiosity of the Week

Visit a Venetian Waterway in Norfolk
Great Yarmouth Venetian Waterway - photo: Gary Philo

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a Venetian style waterway in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth…

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Unique light display in Cornwall
Mousehole Harbour Lights

Head to the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole this winter, for their unique annual Christmas lights display…

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