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Samuel Cody School, Hampshire, Hampshire, England – Hampshire Gundog Society Dog Show
By: | August 28, 2012 – 11:44 am | No Comment
Samuel Cody School, Hampshire, Hampshire, England – Hampshire Gundog Society Dog Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Dog ShowSamuel Cody School, Hampshire, Hampshire, Englandhttp://www.thekennelclub.org.ukSamuel Cody School, Hampshire, Hampshire, England
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Watlington Church Hall, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England – Miniature Pinscher Club Dog Show
By: | August 28, 2012 – 11:44 am | No Comment
Watlington Church Hall, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England – Miniature Pinscher Club Dog Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Dog ShowWatlington Church Hall, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, Englandhttp://www.thekennelclub.org.ukWatlington Church Hall, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
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Hurlford Community Centre, East Ayrshire, East Ayreshire, Scotland – Kilmarnock & District Canine Club Dog Show
By: | August 28, 2012 – 11:44 am | No Comment
Hurlford Community Centre, East Ayrshire, East Ayreshire, Scotland – Kilmarnock & District Canine Club Dog Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Dog ShowHurlford Community Centre, East Ayrshire, East Ayreshire, Scotlandhttp://www.thekennelclub.org.ukHurlford Community Centre, East Ayrshire, East Ayreshire, Scotland

Bubbenhall Fields, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England – Fun Dog Show and Dog Display Dog Show
By: | August 28, 2012 – 11:44 am | No Comment
Bubbenhall Fields, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England – Fun Dog Show and Dog Display Dog Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Dog ShowBubbenhall Fields, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, Englandhttp://www.thekennelclub.org.ukBubbenhall Fields, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England
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Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England – Anglo Saxon Encampment: Spear Dancing
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:55 am | No Comment
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England – Anglo Saxon Encampment: Spear Dancing

[ July 29, 2012; 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] Join the Anglo-Saxons in their fearsome Spear Dance and see if you have what it takes to wiggle like a warrior.Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, Englandhttp://www.nationaltrust.org.ukSutton Hoo, Suffolk, England
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Ightham Mote, Kent, England – Kent Wood Turners
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:55 am | No Comment
Ightham Mote, Kent, England – Kent Wood Turners

[ July 29, 2012; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Watch as members of the Kent Association of Wood Turners create wooden pieces. Commissions taken and items for sale.More Information: Ightham Mote Property Office, 01732 810378 ext 100, ighthammote@nationaltrust.org.ukIghtham Mote, Kent, Englandhttp://www.nationaltrust.org.ukIghtham Mote, Kent, England
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Cilgerran Castle, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales – Stories in a Thimble
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Cilgerran Castle, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales – Stories in a Thimble

[ July 29, 2012; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] As part of the Festival of British Archaeology, Cilgerran Castle will be hosting a variety of activities themed around a sixteenth-century bronze thimble found during a recent excavation. If you visit during the fortnight, you will be able to enjoy a trail of thimble-sized stories written on stones and placed around the site. You will [...]

Laugharne Castle, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales – Festival of Heritage Arts and Crafts
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Laugharne Castle, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales – Festival of Heritage Arts and Crafts

[ July 29, 2012; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Try out interesting and unusual arts and crafts during this exciting day of hands-on activities. This event is part of the Festival of British Archaeology.Laugharne Castle, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Waleshttp://cadw.wales.gov.uk/events/allevents/6066568/?lang=enLaugharne Castle, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Neath Abbey & Gatehouse, Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales – Festival of Heritage Arts and Crafts
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Neath Abbey & Gatehouse, Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales – Festival of Heritage Arts and Crafts

[ July 29, 2012; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Try out interesting and unusual arts and crafts during this exciting day of hands-on activities. This event is part of the Festival of British Archaeology.Neath Abbey & Gatehouse, Neath, West Glamorgan, Waleshttp://cadw.wales.gov.uk/events/allevents/6066570/?lang=enNeath Abbey & Gatehouse, Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales
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Lamphey Bishops Palace, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales – 40s and Forces
By: | June 19, 2012 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Lamphey Bishops Palace, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales – 40s and Forces

[ July 29, 2012; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Step back in time and meet American GIs and the Womens Land Army. This event is part of the Festival of British Archaeology.Lamphey Bishops Palace, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Waleshttp://cadw.wales.gov.uk/events/allevents/6067121/?lang=enLamphey Bishops Palace, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Trerice, near Newquay – Lute On Sundays
By: | May 1, 2012 – 11:47 am | No Comment
Trerice, near Newquay – Lute On Sundays

[ July 29, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Listen to the relaxing period sound of the lute drifting through the house as lutenist Brian Wright plays in the Elizabethan Great Chamber. Selected Sundays only from March to October 2.00pm-4pmTrerice, near Newquayhttp://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-on/find-an-event/?uuid=d0ebc308-dd00-47b9-8504-401616275a9bTrerice, near Newquay
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Totnes – Totness & District Show
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:12 am | No Comment
Totnes – Totness & District Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Totnes show is over 90 years old and is one of the biggest one day shows in the country. Inaugurated by the local farming and town communities, the show has certainly moved with the times, but one of its aims still is to represent life in the wonderful South Hams. Totneshttp://www.totnesshow.com/Totnes

Weeton – Weeton Show
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:12 am | No Comment
Weeton – Weeton Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Weeton Show is the ideal day out for any family with something for everyone. Punch & Judy shows Ferret Racing Juggling demonstrations Fancy Dress Pygmy Goats Produce Tents Horticulture competition Traditional [...]

Heckington – Heckington Show
By: | January 4, 2012 – 11:12 am | No Comment
Heckington – Heckington Show

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Nothing quite matches Heckington Show for the relaxed way that it combines the intimacy of a village show with the expectation of the national stage. Heckington Show is a true family day out, a quintessentially English Summer occasion for families and friends to enjoy and take part in an event that brings competition and co-operation, [...]

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Cheshire – A Passion for Painting Pattern
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:16 pm | No Comment
Cheshire – A Passion for Painting Pattern

[ July 29, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A Passion for Painting Pattern Raymond Honeyman Exhibition Monday Saturday 11am 5pm. 2 entry charge or free with Museum admissionSilk MuseumPark LaneMacclesfieldCheshireSK11 6TJTel:01625 612045Email:info@macclesfield.silk.museumCheshireCheshire

Keadue, Roscommon – O’Carolan Harp Festival
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:09 pm | No Comment
Keadue, Roscommon – O’Carolan Harp Festival

[ July 29, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] The Festival held in honour of the famous Harper and composer Turlough OCarolan includes Concerts, Set Dancing Cils, Harp Recitals, Lectures and Music sessions.Harpers and traditional musicians world wide are now coming in big numbers to Keadue for the August Bank Holiday Festival.Keadue, Roscommonhttp://www.harp.net/Keadue/KeadueIndex.htmKeadue, Roscommon

Fife, Scotland – The Big Tent – Scotland’s Environmental Festival
By: | June 14, 2011 – 5:55 pm | No Comment
Fife, Scotland – The Big Tent – Scotland’s Environmental Festival

[ July 29, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A unique green festival, music festival, arts festival, family festival – all-in-one.As Scotlands green festival we are welcoming leading edge thinkers from Scotland and beyond to consider what each of us can do in the face of climate change, green issues and other environmental challenges.Set on the beautiful landscape of Falkland Estate in the Kingdom [...]

Somerset – Farm Festival
By: | May 24, 2011 – 5:43 pm | No Comment
Somerset – Farm Festival

[ July 29, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. ] A rustic weekend music festival held near Bruton in the Somerset countryside, established and held annually since 2006. The festival, which showcases talented acts from around the UK, helps to raise money for several charities (the Principle being Practical Action) and to provide a great value festival that can be enjoyed by young and old [...]

Bressingham, Norfolk – Zootastic’s animal collection visits Bressingham
By: | May 24, 2011 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
Bressingham, Norfolk – Zootastic’s animal collection visits Bressingham

[ July 29, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. ] Get up close and personal on the wild side at BressinghamVisit Bressingham during the first week of the Summer Holidays and see our visiting animalsBressingham, Norfolkhttp://www.zoo-tastic.com/Bressingham, Norfolk

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Somerset – Farm Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:20 pm | No Comment
Somerset – Farm Festival

[ July 29, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A rustic weekend music festival held near Bruton in the Somerset countryside, established and held annually since 2006. The festival, which showcases talented acts from around the UK, helps to raise money for several charities (the Principle being Practical Action) and to provide a great value festival that can be enjoyed by young and old [...]

Abba Mania
By: | August 2, 2010 – 4:05 pm | No Comment
Abba Mania

[ July 29, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Abba Mania. Winter Gardens and Opera HouseChurch Street, Blackpoolwww.blackpoollive.com01253 292029

Ramblers Walk from Beaminster
By: | August 2, 2010 – 3:56 pm | No Comment
Ramblers Walk from Beaminster

[ July 29, 2010; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Meet Yarn Barton Car Park, Beaminster, 10am. A 5 mile walk via Stoke Abbott and Netherbury. 01460 78182

Raft Race (RNLI) at West Bay
By: | August 2, 2010 – 3:56 pm | No Comment
Raft Race (RNLI) at West Bay

[ July 29, 2010; 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. ] West Bay, Bridport, 6.30pm for 7.30pm. Come and watch home made rafts race (and sink!) down the River Brit. Tel. 01308 427212 for more details or to register your own team (by 23rd July). www.rnli.org.uk

My Life, My Death, My Choice
By: | August 2, 2010 – 3:56 pm | No Comment
My Life, My Death, My Choice

[ July 29, 2010; 7:45 pm; ] Old Ship Inn, Upwey, Nr Weymouth, 7.45pm for 8pm talk A discussion on assisited dying. Free but suggested donation of £2. 07921 311518 westdorsethumanists@hotmail.com

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GAZE Film Festival
By: | August 2, 2010 – 3:47 pm | No Comment
GAZE Film Festival

[ July 29, 2010 9:00 am to August 2, 2010 6:00 pm. ] GAZE Film FestivalFrom 29/7/2010 to 2/8/2010 This year GAZE is celebrating its 18th birthday with our most dynamic and exciting festival programme to

Stockton International Riverside Festival
By: | June 14, 2010 – 12:48 pm | No Comment
Stockton International Riverside Festival

[ July 29, 2010 9:00 am to August 1, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Various sites around Stockton High Street and Riversidee, Street arts festival, attracting over 250,000 visitors over 5 days with world comedy, dance and street theatre. Stockton