The English seaside
By: Kaye | May 23, 2013 – 6:08 am | No Comment

Photographer Peter Williams celebrates the peculiar eccentricities and quintessential charms – from helter-skelters to lighthouses, pirates, palmists and Punch and Judy – of this cherished and rapidly changing English landscape

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Conferencing, Tregynon, Nr Newtown, Powys, Wales – Christmas Flowers and Food Day
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:34 pm | No Comment
Conferencing, Tregynon, Nr Newtown, Powys, Wales – Christmas Flowers and Food Day

[ November 26, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] This will be a day of fun, friendship and festivities, guaranteed to get you in the mood for Christmas. The day consists of a half day practical flower arranging workshop.You will be given a list of what you need to bring in advance, and foliage will be p

NEC, Birmingham – The Flying Show
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:10 am | No Comment
NEC, Birmingham – The Flying Show

[ November 26, 2011 10:00 am to November 27, 2011 5:00 pm. ] If you want to see the cream of lightweight flying, then come to Hall 12 of the NEC where a wide range of exhibitors, associations and traders gather together to show how accessible flying can be and how much it has to offer.NEC, Birminghamhttp://www.theflyingshow.co.uk/homeNEC, Birmingham

London – Christmas Grand Sale
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
London – Christmas Grand Sale

[ November 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Festive fair with a cornucopia of gifts as well as decorative accessories for the home and some fashion items from more than 150 to quality gift, homes and fashion companiesLondonhttp://www.ukgrandsales.co.uk/Christmas-Grand-Sale.aspx?id=42&Year=2011London

Chesterfield, Derbyshire – A Christmas Carol
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
Chesterfield, Derbyshire – A Christmas Carol

[ November 26, 2011; 2:15 pm to 4:15 pm. ] Chesterfield Operatic Society presents A Christmas Carol.The familiar story of the miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who is transformed by supernatural visits from his dead partner and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens well-loved tale retains its emotional power and pure joy, thanks to the marvellously-told story [...]

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Caerphilly – A Christmas Night at the Movies
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
Caerphilly – A Christmas Night at the Movies

[ November 26, 2011; 7:30 pm; ] Venue: Blackwood Miners InstituteContact: BMI Box Office on (01495) 227206 or Book onlineCost: Tickets 11 / 10 concessions / 30 Family Ticket The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, introduced and conducted by Michael Bell, returns to the Stute for its annual concert of music from the movies. This years selection includes music [...]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire – A Christmas Carol
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
Chesterfield, Derbyshire – A Christmas Carol

[ November 26, 2011; 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm. ] Chesterfield Operatic Society presents A Christmas Carol.The familiar story of the miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who is transformed by supernatural visits from his dead partner and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens well-loved tale retains its emotional power and pure joy, thanks to the marvellously-told story [...]

Canterbury. – Artisan Markets
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:30 pm | No Comment
Canterbury. – Artisan Markets

[ November 26, 2011; 12:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Canterbury.http://visitkent.co.uk/whats-on/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=1137&GroupId=1&venue=3033943&easi=trueCanterbury.

Caerphilly – Caerphilly Christmas Lights Switch On
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:27 pm | No Comment
Caerphilly – Caerphilly Christmas Lights Switch On

[ November 26, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Caerphilly Christmas Lights Switch OnCaerphillyhttp://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/christmas/Caerphilly

Christchurch, Dorset – Christchurch Christmas Festival,
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:26 pm | No Comment
Christchurch, Dorset – Christchurch Christmas Festival,

[ November 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Great fun for all the family with:Christmas MarketChristmas Lights Switch On by the Mayor of Christchurch Cllr. Susan Spittle and HEART FM.Christchurch, Dorsethttp://www.visitchristchurch.info/whats-on/christchurch-christmas-festival-switch-on-p658733Christchurch, Dorset

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Islington, – Christmas Designer Maker Marke
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:26 pm | No Comment
Islington, – Christmas Designer Maker Marke

[ November 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Chapel Market will be host to Islingtons first Designer Maker craft market on four Staurdays in the lead up to Christmas.The specialist market will take place at the Penton Street end of Chapel Market with 30 stalls selling a variety of high quality, hand made goods from jewellery to ceramics. The perfect place to find [...]

Cirencester – Christmas in Cirencester: Lantern Workshops
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:26 pm | No Comment
Cirencester – Christmas in Cirencester: Lantern Workshops

[ November 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] In the weeks running up to the Christmas Market there will be 3 workshops organised at New Brewery Arts where children can learn how to make these wonderful lanterns. This is very much a fun family activity so parents, brothers and sisters are all encouraged to take part. Sign up for all 3 workshops, or [...]

Cirencester – Cirencester Christmas Farmers Market
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:25 pm | No Comment
Cirencester – Cirencester Christmas Farmers Market

[ November 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] The regular market traders will have their stalls as usual on Mondays and Fridays with the Farmers Market on the 26th November and 10th December. The town itself has a wonderfully diverse mix of independent shops alongside high street stores with an antique and crafts market in the Corn Hall and charming courtyards, [...]

Dover, Kent – Dover Christmas Cheer Lights Switch-On
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:24 pm | No Comment
Dover, Kent – Dover Christmas Cheer Lights Switch-On

[ November 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Dover Town Council Christmas Lights Switch on 26 November 2011.Dover, Kenthttp://visitkent.co.uk/whats-on/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=1&GroupId=1&venue=3060618&easi=trueDover, Kent

Bakewell, Derbyshire – Exclusive Christmas Gourment Evenings
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:24 pm | No Comment
Bakewell, Derbyshire – Exclusive Christmas Gourment Evenings

[ November 26, 2011; 6:15 pm; ] This exclusive evening begins with a champagne reception at 6.15pm in the the house decorated for Christmas. A glass of mulled wine will then be served before dinner, followed by dinner at 8pm with carefully selected wines to suit each course.Bakewell, Derbyshirehttp://www.visitchesterfield.info/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=38&GroupId=1&venue=6024183&easi=trueBakewell, Derbyshire

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Godalming – Godalming Christmas Market,
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:22 pm | No Comment
Godalming – Godalming Christmas Market,

[ November 26, 2011; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Historic and picturesque Godalming will host a festive Christmas Market and Festival with over 60 stalls plus a Farmers market and an Italian market to help you with all your Christmas gifts, goodies, food and present buying for all ages.Read more: http://www.godalmingchristmasfestival.com/Godalminghttp://www.godalmingchristmasfestival.com/Godalming

Sandwich, Kent – Sandwich Christmas Carnival and Lights
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:18 pm | No Comment
Sandwich, Kent – Sandwich Christmas Carnival and Lights

[ November 26, 2011; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Sandwichs winter carnival brings a splash of colour and life to the dark nights with a parade through the town and lights switch on at the Guildhall. Fair and stalls and fireworks finale on the Quayside.Sandwich, Kenthttp://visitkent.co.uk/whats-on/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=1&GroupId=1&venue=3060607&easi=trueSandwich, Kent

Newcastle Upon Tyne – St Oswald’s Christmas Market
By: | November 18, 2011 – 8:17 pm | No Comment
Newcastle Upon Tyne – St Oswald’s Christmas Market

[ November 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] St Oswalds Hospice, Gosforth, provides the ideal setting for this festive Christmas Market. It will be a place to celebrate the pre-Christmas period where people can get together and enjoy a glass of mulled wine, roast chestnuts, and cakes and other appetising Christmas delicacies. Staff and volunteers will also join in the fun and dress [...]

Durham Traditional Christmas Festival
By: The Editor | October 19, 2011 – 6:05 am | No Comment
Durham Traditional Christmas Festival

[ November 26, 2011 to November 27, 2011. ]
Times vary each day so see website for details
Adults: £2.50, children free

Northumberland – Ghost Stories for Christmas
By: | October 18, 2011 – 4:34 pm | No Comment
Northumberland – Ghost Stories for Christmas

[ November 26, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Ghost Stories for Christmas Gather in the library of Belsay Hall for series of Victorian inspired ghost stories told by the gentleman of the house. Wrap up warm and watch out for things that go bump in the night! Northumberlandhttp://www.english-heritage.org.ukNorthumberland

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Salisbury Christmas Lights Switch On
By: The Editor | October 18, 2011 – 11:12 am | No Comment
Salisbury Christmas Lights Switch On

[ November 26, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Market Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1JH.

Christmas at the Quays
By: The Editor | October 13, 2011 – 10:23 am | No Comment
Christmas at the Quays

[ November 26, 2011 10:00 am to November 27, 2011 10:00 am. ]
Gloucester Quays, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SH

Dundee – Dundee Mountain Film Festival
By: | May 24, 2011 – 5:35 pm | No Comment
Dundee – Dundee Mountain Film Festival

[ November 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. ] The first Dundee Mountain Film Festival (DMFF), a one-evening event, was staged to raise funds for building the bridge at Bachnagairn in memory of our friend Roy Tait, a member of the Grampian Club and Tayside Mountain Rescue Team. We just carried on, a fitting tribute to one we loved and admired.Dundeehttp://www.dundeemountainfilm.org.uk/Dundee

Bridport, West Dorset – Bridport Literary Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:17 pm | No Comment
Bridport, West Dorset – Bridport Literary Festival

[ November 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Bridport Arts Centre is excited to announce the latest development in their work with literature the Open Book Festival: Bridports celebration of reading and writing.Literature has always been a part of Bridport Arts Centres identity, starting with the Bridport Prize established in 1973. More recently the Bridport Prize Live, which developed into the [...]

Stratford Ghost Cruise
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:18 pm | No Comment
Stratford Ghost Cruise

[ November 26, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] n entertaining evening cruise on the beautiful River Avon with ghost stories, magic and mind-reading with the Man in Black or Vincent – professional magical entertainers and members of Equity. Stratford Ghost Cruise is a unique experience in Stratford upon Avon. The gently flowing River Avon with its abundance of wildlife provides a [...]

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Year of Sense & Sensibility Event
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:18 pm | No Comment
Year of Sense & Sensibility Event

[ November 26, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Mariannes Songs – Southern Voices Octet: Music recitalChawton, 1 mile south-west of Alton, Hampshirewww.jane-austens-house-museum.org.ukChawton, 1 mile south-west of Alton, Hampshire

St. Andrews Gourmet evening with Balvenie
By: | October 8, 2010 – 3:01 pm | No Comment
St. Andrews Gourmet evening with Balvenie

[ November 26, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] **Part of Nantwich Food and Drink Festival 2010**St. Andrews Gourmet evening with Balvenie. Join the Balvenie Host for a presentation evening featuring fine Scottish dishes and including a specially chosen whisky per course. Five courses with a glass of wine and a whisky per course. Friday, 26th November at 7.00pm. £79.00 per head, book [...]

The Flint Street Nativity
By: | October 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
The Flint Street Nativity

[ November 26, 2010 9:00 am to November 27, 2010 6:00 pm. ] An amateur performance by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. Directed by Steve Davies, this hilarious comedy written by local Cheshire writer Tom Firth (Calender Girls; Kinky Boots) takes us into the world of the school nativity play. We meet two young girls fighting over the role of Mary; a screamingly funny innkeeper; and the boy [...]

Elizabeth Gaskell: A Connected Life
By: | October 8, 2010 – 2:59 pm | No Comment
Elizabeth Gaskell: A Connected Life

[ November 26, 2010 9:00 am to November 28, 2010 6:00 pm. ] **Part of the Elizabeth Gaskell Bi-Centenary 2010**Elizabeth Gaskell was a prolific correspondent and stood at the centre of a wide and varied social network. Her personal connections extended to people in many different walks of life – from some of the most famous figures of the day to the poorest factory workers in her home [...]