The Milton Keynes Brick Festival… sounds like something that might attract staff from Redrow, Persimmon or Barratt… but actually it’s more likely to appeal to their children since it is, in fact, a celebration of brightly-coloured, interlocking plastic pieces produced by a certain Danish toy producer. Featuring some out-of-this-world displays, such as an incredible large-scale…
With more than 20 real ales and ciders from Devon breweries, plus live entertainment and good food, Dartmouth Charity Beer Festival is a fun and informative event that provides an opportunity to meet local brewers and talk about beer making, whilst also raising money for two worthy causes. Organised by Dartmouth Rotary Club, the…
For four days in April, Chepstow becomes a very progressive town when Winter’s End takes over The Drill Hall with an eclectic mix of international rock theatre. Following a resounding success last year, the Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival returns to the town in 2019 from 4-7 April. The pre-festival party on the Thursday night…
The fourth edition of Mac-Stock will be raising funds for two great causes when it gets underway at Warsop in March. The brainchild of former Mansfield man Graham Parker who started it in memory of his father Roy who lost his battle with cancer in 2013, the one-day festival raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support…
Bristol’s long association with jazz dates back to the 1950s and ’60s when a dizzying array of stars such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald regularly played to sell-out audiences at Colston Hall, today Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival keeps that tradition going for four days in March. Taking place from 21-24…
If you grew up in the 1970s and ’80s the names Angelic Upstarts, Peter and the Test Tube Babies and The Members will probably mean a lot more to you than some of the new bands making waves on radio stations around the country at the moment. It was a great era for music and…
Blackpool is seeing a Revival of alternative rock in March, when some of the UK’s biggest tribute bands descend on the town for two days reliving the best sounds from the Nineties and Noughties. Following the success of the inaugural event in March last year, Revival Music Festival returns to the impressive Norbreck Castle, Blackpool,…
New York goes berserk for beer next month when the city plays host to the 11th Annual New York City Beer Week. The 10-day affair runs from Friday, 23 February, to Sunday, 4 March, and includes 150 events in all five city boroughs and at 100 different NYC beer destinations. Some of the events taking…
One of the biggest participation sports in the world not included in the Olympics, squash is played by an estimated 20 million people worldwide in more than 180 countries. This year the World Championships will be held in Chicago, United States, from 23 February to 2 March and will feature 64 of the best male…
The 2018-19 World Championship was the Professional Darts Corporation’s biggest-ever event, featuring 96 players competing for £2.5 million in prize money at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace. Dutchman Michael van Gerwen was at his relentless best in the tournament, seeing off Gary Anderson in the semi-finals before a 7-3 victory over Michael Smith saw him lift…
