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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)

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

Take a ride through history at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach sign

For our latest Curiosity of the Week, we thought we’d bring you a bit of cheery escapism in the form of fairground rides!

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Join an interactive whodunnit this Easter
Manor of Lies by Morpheus

No plans for Easter? Why not take part in a Regency whodunnit with your friends? From now until the end of April, Manor of Lies will be helping people get together to solve a mystery and avoid a scandal…

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