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Lyme Regis, West Dorset, England – Fossil Walks
By: | February 1, 2013 – 7:40 pm | No Comment
Lyme Regis, West Dorset, England – Fossil Walks

[ October 21, 2013; 11:45 am to 2:45 pm. ] Get Fossilling on the Jurassic Coast! Come and join in with one of our famous Fossil Walks along this historic stretch of Dorset coast with Lyme Regis Museum Geologist Paddy Howe and Marine Biologist Chris Andrew.Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Englandhttp://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/whats-on/fossil-walksLyme Regis, West Dorset, England
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Llangollen Railway Plc, The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales – Day Out With Thomas in Llangollen
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:41 pm | No Comment
Llangollen Railway Plc, The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales – Day Out With Thomas in Llangollen

[ October 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A Fantastically FUN Family Event!Gates open at 10am, Thomas will arrive at Llangollen Station between 10am & 10.30amYour one price ticket includes the followingBrake Van Rides with Thomas & Clarabel at Llangollen StationUnlimited travel on Daisy and our s

Wepre Park, Wepre Drive, Connahs Quay, Flintshire, Wales – Wepre Family Nature Walk
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:41 pm | No Comment
Wepre Park, Wepre Drive, Connahs Quay, Flintshire, Wales – Wepre Family Nature Walk

[ October 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Join the Ranger for a leisurely stroll around autumnal stroll around Wepre Park that will tell you about its fascinating history, geology, plants and animals. Wepre Park, Wepre Drive, Connahs Quay, Flintshire, Wales

Tretower Court and Castle, Tretower, Crickhowell,, Powys, Wales – Sunday Best
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
Tretower Court and Castle, Tretower, Crickhowell,, Powys, Wales – Sunday Best

[ October 21, 2012; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The fifteenth-century Tretower household is at home and you are cordially invited to visit. Tretower Court and Castle, Tretower, Crickhowell,, Powys, Wales

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GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales – Creepy Crafts- Make a witchs pet
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales – Creepy Crafts- Make a witchs pet

[ October 21, 2012; 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] One of the many events at Greenwood Forest Park over the Halloween period.GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Waleshttp://www.greenwoodforestpark.co.uk/GreenWood F

Elan Valley, Rhayader, Powys, Wales – Wildlife Tracking and Field Skills – Autumn Part 2
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
Elan Valley, Rhayader, Powys, Wales – Wildlife Tracking and Field Skills – Autumn Part 2

[ October 21, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] Autumn Part 2.Follow up of previous course to see what we have caught on our wildlife cameras. This event will start at the Elan Valley Visitor Centre (Grid Reference SN928646) at 10am, finish at 12.30pm. Suitable for budding wildlife detectives of all ag

RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Visitor Centre, Llanwddyn, Lake Vyrnwy, , Powys, Wales – Build an Otter Home
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Visitor Centre, Llanwddyn, Lake Vyrnwy, , Powys, Wales – Build an Otter Home

[ October 21, 2012; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Spend the day constructing an otter holt to provide a safe place for them to sleep. Bring sturdy footwear, water proofs, lunch and a good set of muscles! Booking essential. Not recommended for children under 8 years old. RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Visitor Cent

National Wetland Centre Wales, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales – October Weekends
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:31 pm | No Comment
National Wetland Centre Wales, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales – October Weekends

[ October 21, 2012; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] All day family fun… Minibeast Hunt – Migration Walk – Pond dipping – Craft Workshops . . 11am – 12pm – Minibeast hunt: Go hunting in our purpose-developed minibeast area, complete with plant pots, old rotting logs, and other dark and damp places minib

Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales – Fire and Light
By: | September 28, 2012 – 2:30 pm | No Comment
Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales – Fire and Light

[ October 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] What are the three ingredients that we need to make fire? Why are fireworks different colours? See the mysterious relighting candle and the amazing fire tornado in this illuminating show.This event is available on weekends. Please call Techniquest to find

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Hamper 2012, The Llangollen Food Festival
By: The Editor | September 16, 2012 – 9:05 am | No Comment
Hamper 2012, The Llangollen Food Festival

[ October 21, 2012; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen
Adults: £5. Under 16′s: free

Waddesdon Manor , Buckinghamshire, England – Apple and Autumn Fruits Food Fair
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:53 am | No Comment
Waddesdon Manor , Buckinghamshire, England – Apple and Autumn Fruits Food Fair

[ October 21, 2012; 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] Apple Day takes place each year on October 21 and we will once again be holding this event in celebration of one of our best loved fruits! A weekend full of all things apple, with a delicious local produce fair. Taste apples, juices, ciders and home cooked recipes. Refreshments available. FREE admission to the Apple [...]

Cliveden :near Cardigan , Ceredigion, Wales – Apple Days
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:53 am | No Comment
Cliveden :near Cardigan , Ceredigion, Wales – Apple Days

[ October 21, 2012; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Enjoy our Apple Days to be held in Clivedens long-lost Round Garden, which is currently being restored. Taste our apples, take part in our trail, by some cider and have a climb on our tractors. Lots of fun for all the family.More Information: Isabella Mullin, 01628 550320, isabella.mullin@nationaltrust.org.ukCliveden :near Cardigan , Ceredigion, Waleshttp://www.nationaltrust.org.ukCliveden :near Cardigan [...]

Edinburgh – One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Edinburgh – One Thousand Points of Light: Melvin Moti

[ October 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Free. Further information on the websiteEdinburghhttp://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum.aspxEdinburgh

Edinburgh – Catherine the Great, An Enlightened Empress
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:11 am | No Comment
Edinburgh – Catherine the Great, An Enlightened Empress

[ October 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Further information on the websiteEdinburghhttp://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum.aspxEdinburgh

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SECC, Glasgow – BBC Good Food Show Scotland
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:09 am | No Comment
SECC, Glasgow – BBC Good Food Show Scotland

[ October 21, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Come and Join us for a great day out with celebrity chefs live on stage, fantastic MasterChef features plus great shopping and gift ideas.SECC, Glasgowhttp://www.glasgow.bbcgoodfoodshow.com/SECC, Glasgow

The Greyfriars, Worcester – Lifting the Lid on the Greyfriars
By: | October 18, 2011 – 4:32 pm | No Comment
The Greyfriars, Worcester – Lifting the Lid on the Greyfriars

[ October 21, 2011; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Every Friday morning come and lift the lid on the Greyfriars with their conservation tours. An hour long tour will show you how history has been preserved. Price: Adult 4.80, Child 2.40, Family 12The Greyfriars, Worcesterhttp://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/The Greyfriars, Worcester

Basildon Park – Nature Walks
By: | October 18, 2011 – 4:32 pm | No Comment
Basildon Park – Nature Walks

[ October 21, 2011; 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. ] Join the National Trust for a nature walk around their magnificent parkland. These will be led by our warden or a member of the Reading and District Natural History Society.Basildon Parkhttp://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/Basildon Park

Weymouth – Speed Week
By: | October 18, 2011 – 4:20 pm | No Comment
Weymouth – Speed Week

[ October 21, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Speed Week – Weymouth and Portland National Sailing AcademyWeymouthwww.wpnsa.org.ukWeymouth

Knockholt, Kent – Coolings Garden Centre Apple Day
By: | October 18, 2011 – 4:20 pm | No Comment
Knockholt, Kent – Coolings Garden Centre Apple Day

[ October 21, 2011; 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] Talk and apple tasting at 9.30am with experts from Brogdale, Home of National Fruit Collection, with 50 varieties of apple to taste. Learn how to press your own apples at 2pm – With experts from award winning Owlet Fruit Juices, from the Weald of Kent. Coffee Shop – A selection of [...]

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Renfrewshire, Lochwinnoch – Lochwinnoch Holiday Club
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
Renfrewshire, Lochwinnoch – Lochwinnoch Holiday Club

[ October 21, 2011; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Hands-on activity, RenfrewshireOn Fridays during the Easter, summer and October school holidays, join the RSPB to take part in a wide variety of activities which could range from mini-beast safaris, pond/river dipping, survival skills, wildlife gardening or indoor activities if the weather is poor. 4 for Wildlife Explorer members, 6 for non-membersRenfrewshire, Lochwinnochhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-272019Renfrewshire, Lochwinnoch

Orkney – The Loons Hide Surgery Session
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
Orkney – The Loons Hide Surgery Session

[ October 21, 2011; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Price: FreeJoin the RSPB Warden in the Loons Hide whatever the weather to see Wildfowl and waders. You may also see singing sedge warblers, reed buntings and hear the odd scream from the elusive water rail. Hunting hen harrier and short-eared owls are a possibility and the target species is the black-tailed godwit. The warden [...]

Cheshire – Congleton History and Mysteries
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:15 pm | No Comment
Cheshire – Congleton History and Mysteries

[ October 21, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Many significant events in Congletons past have never been fully and truthfully recorded despite evidence in the town records.Congleton MuseumMarket StreetCongletonCheshireCW12 1ETTel:01260 276360Email:info@congletonmuseum.co.ukCheshireCheshire

Cheshire – Festival Ceilidh
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:14 pm | No Comment
Cheshire – Festival Ceilidh

[ October 21, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] ** Part of the Bollington Walking Festival 2011**Festival Ceilidh with dancing to music by Albireo, and Walking Festival Opening at 8.00pm. Bar by The Vale Inn. Bollington Civic HallPalmerston StreetBollingtonCheshireSK10 5JXTel:01625 576311 or 07776 483017CheshireCheshire

Wells, County Somerset – Wells Festival of Literature
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:17 pm | No Comment
Wells, County Somerset – Wells Festival of Literature

[ October 21, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Wells is Englands smallest city and all Festival events take place within walking distance of the Cathedral and the Bishops Palace. You can hear talks on fiction, politics, poetry, ecology, travel, history, biography, science, philosophy … and much more. Film and theatre are also represented. Adults and children alike are particularly invited [...]

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Shell Chester Literature Festival: Alexei Sayle – 21st Oct 2010
By: | October 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Shell Chester Literature Festival: Alexei Sayle – 21st Oct 2010

[ October 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Alexei Sayle – Stalin Ate My Homework: A MemoirTown Hall Assembly Rooms l Thur 21st Oct l 7.30 pm l £10Alexei Sayle first entered the world of literature with the highly successful publication of his hilarious short [...]

Shell Chester Literature Festival: Lynn McDonald – 21st Oct 2010
By: | October 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Shell Chester Literature Festival: Lynn McDonald – 21st Oct 2010

[ October 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Lynn McDonald – Florence Nightingale at First HandBeswick Lecture Theatre, University of Chester l Thur 21st Oct l 7.45 pm l £7.50Florence Nightingale is one of the most famous figures in modern history. Yet much of what we know [...]

Shell Chester Literature Festival: Graham Atkin – 21st Oct 2010
By: | October 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Shell Chester Literature Festival: Graham Atkin – 21st Oct 2010

[ October 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Graham Atkin – ‘Thou met’st with things dying, I with things newborn.’St Mary’s Centre l Thursday 21st October l 1 pm l FREEDr Graham Atkin, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Chester, reads some of [...]

Chainsaw Wood Carving
By: | October 8, 2010 – 2:59 pm | No Comment
Chainsaw Wood Carving

[ October 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] **Part of Bollington Walking Festival 2010**Chain-saw wood carving – Ever seen a chunk of wood transformed into a beautiful wood-pecker, using only a chain-saw? The end product will be displayed on The Bridgend’s new Tree Trail. Come and enjoy the fun of East Cheshire Ranger Ed Pilkington demonstrating his amazing skills. Just drop in anytime [...]