Showcasing more than 300 draught real ales and a vast array of ciders, perries and meads, the City Charter Summer Beer Festival returns to Derby today for its 40th edition. The festival, organised by the Derby branch of CAMRA, runs from 5-9 July inside a marquee on Market Place, where visitors will be able to…
Thousands of cycling enthusiasts will race through the stunning scenery of South Wales this weekend when the country’s biggest cycling sportive returns to Cardiff for the annual Velothon Wales on Sunday, 9 July. Up to 16,000 participants will take up the challenge, including some of the world’s best cyclists as well as recreational riders and…
After a trip across the Irish Sea for events in Belfast and Dublin last weekend, the MCM Comic Con phenomenon returns to mainland Britain for more shows in 2017 in Manchester, Glasgow, London and Birmingham before the end of the year. An abbreviation of “movies, comics, media”, the MCM brand has grown from a single…
One of the biggest events in the Chelmsford social calendar kicks off at midday today at Admiral’s Park, Rainsford Road. Boasting 300 different real ales and more than 100 types of cider and perry, the Chelmsford Summer Beer and Cider Festival runs from Tuesday, 4 July, to Saturday, 8 July. This year is the 39th…
If you’ve ever been to Olympia in London you’ll know that it’s a pretty big venue and it takes an event of considerable proportions to take it over… but one of the country’s biggest costume parties manages to do just that. Taking place from 28-30 July, London Film & Comic Con is the flagship event…
A day after a young Peter Parker starts to come to terms with his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming in cinemas across the UK, fans of the genre can get a first-hand experience of the art that spawned such Hollywood blockbusters at the sixth annual incarnation of the Cardiff Independent…
There’re nine more action-packed days of racing to look forward to in Carmarthenshire before Ffos Los racecourse holds its final event of the year just a week before Christmas. The curtain comes down for the year on Monday, 18 December, when the Christmas Party Raceday takes place, but before then there are nine days of…
There’s a rumour going around South Wales that the “clans will be gathering” for three days of “fun and frolics” on an organic farm in Bonvilston. And, you know what, the rumour seems to be true as there’s a website and posters to back it up. It seems the merriment will all be centred at…
Great Britain face old rivals Australia, the Czech Republic and the United States on Saturday, 1 July, when the Monster Energy Speedway World Cup gets underway at King’s Lynn. The Lions are captained by new British champion and Adrian Flux British SGP wild-card Craig Cook, with King’s Lynn icon Robert Lambert also selected. Former SGP…
Hyde Park in London is opening its gates from Friday for two weekends of live music accompanied by four days of free summer activities, music and food. From 3-5 July and on Friday, 7 July, it will be Open House in the park as a festival of film, fun and fabulous food sprawls across the…
