A big hit when it was held at Reading University last year, CosXPo returns to the campus from 5-6 April this year with workshops, panels, cosplay lab, photo ops and the CosXPo championship. The championship will take place on Saturday, 6 April, and cosplayers will have the opportunity to show off their dazzling costumes and…
Organised by St David’s Hospice Care, the Tour de Gwent offers a fun day out for recreational and hardcore cyclists with all funds raised going towards the upkeep of the hospice, which provides palliative care to people facing life-limiting illnesses and support to their families. Sponsored by Whitehead Building Services, the annual event will take…
Based on the autobiography of the record label’s founder Berry Gordy, Motown: The Musical premiered on Broadway in April 2013 and has been playing at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre since February 2016. Featuring classic hits by the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, the production tells the story of the man who broke down barriers…
Portstock Festival will return to Newport this summer following its successful launch last year. A one-day music event with a diverse selection of local food traders, stalls and workshops, the festival is organised by St David’s Hospice Care to raise funds for palliative treatment for people facing life-limiting illnesses. The hospice also provides care and…
A taste of Munich will arrive in London in October, with award-winning Bavarian brewer ABK Beer signing up as official supplier for this year’s London Bierfest and promising a spectacular programme of live performances, unlimited steins and traditional Bavarian cuisine. Taking place in east London’s iconic Old Billingsgate Market from 17-18 October, the two-day event…
Occupying an eight-acre site in Bickenhill, Solihull, the National Motorcycle Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of British motorcycles. Originally opened in October 1984, the museum resulted from the drive and determination of one man, construction entrepreneur Roy Richards, who began collecting motorcycles in the 1970s. From just 350 motorcycles when it opened,…
Wales has a plethora of fantastic country pubs… there’s only one problem, how to visit them without relying on a car? Well… back in 2010 a forward-thinking North Wales marketeer hit upon a good idea to bring new customers to a number of small Flintshire pubs, put on some shuttle buses to take them from…
The 2019 version of the hit ITV series The Voice is the eighth, with this year’s contestants about to embark on the ‘knockout stages’ having already survived producers’ auditions, blind auditions and the battle phase. Next up are the knockouts when judges Jennifer Hudson, Will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs have to pick their…
It might come as a surprise to many people in the United Kingdom but South Korea’s Yeongyang Firefly Eco Park, Australia’s Warrumbungle National Park, the Grand Canyon National Park in the United States and Wales’ Elan Valley Estate have a vast amount in common… with all having been granted Dark Sky status due to their…
Now into its third year, Hit The North takes places across 12 venues around Newcastle city centre from 3-5 May 2019. With the main festival taking place on the Sunday, ‘opening parties’ on the Friday are ticketed separately and only valid with a Hit The North wristband. The Friday-night parties see Metronomy playing at the…
