[ April 13, 2010 12:00 am to May 23, 2010 12:00 am. ] Royal Air Force, Holmpton, Withernsea

Nearly five years ago a railway station opened linking Cardiff with the airport. A 2 mile ride on a courtesy bus then takes passengers from the station to the terminal. The link was designed, quite obviously, to provide a public transport alternative to taking your own car to the airport. As well, there is a bus link generally running about every hour.
Now the BBC is reporting that the courtesy bus system may be withdrawn because it is costing £100,000 per year to keep open. But although it is called a courtesy bus service, train passengers probably pay for it in their ticket. According to the First Great Western website, the bus part of the ticket is valued at £3.70. Arriva who operate the train quote a fare of £3.30 from Cardiff Central to the airport station which includes the complementary bus service. Both can’t be right.

The first opportunity to pack the dog (and this time my mother) and get away for a dog-friendly weekend arose at the end of March. Both my mother and I are avid Geologists, and after checking for recent storms and landslides (which mean higher likelihood of finding fossils), the Tide Time Tables and the last minute availability of dog-friendly B&Bs, luck was on our side, and we drove down to Lyme Regis slowly (road works EVERYWHERE) one Friday night.

[ June 30, 2010 to July 3, 2010. ] Waterford, Ireland
70 tall ships compete in races which ends with the parade of ships on July 3rd as they sail off to Greenock in Scotland.
Be prepared. Up to 500,000 people are expected

[ June 26, 2010 to July 4, 2010. ] over 200 events throughout the county

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This year, Thai New Year – Songkran – falls between April 13 and 15. Water is at the heart of this three day festival: it symbolises starting the New Year with a clean slate as well as helping Thai people to beat the stifling April heat.
Can’t afford to take a trip to Thailand for a water dousing? Why not celebrate the Thai New Year with a culinary feast of flavoursome Thai dishes courtesy of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Over the next three days we’ll be running a few of Gordon’s favourite Thai recipes: prepare to treat your taste buds!

[ April 2, 2010 to April 18, 2010. April 2, 2010 to April 18, 2010. ] www.wildlifefestival.org.uk
most events are free. locations throughout the area

[ April 13, 2010; ] Hungerford, Berkshire
Probably the only celebration still extant of Tutti Day a centuries old tradition that goes back, some say to the time of King Alfred. It is celbrated on Hocktide, the second Tuesday after Easter. Two Tutti men visit houses in the town and give oranges to the females and, in return, they get a [...]

[ April 3, 2010 to April 25, 2010. ] over 50 different events take place over the 3 weeks at almost as many locations