Trenchtown Experience a safe bet at Chepstow

Bob Marley tribute act the Trenchtown Experience are the special guests for one of the social occasions of the year at Chepstow Racecourse, when a day of great racing will be followed by a Caribbean Race Night party of red-hot reggae on Friday, 28 July. Trenchtown Experience will be on stage for an hour and…

Nottingham celebrating great beer

Craft Beer Week is well underway in Nottingham, where pubs and brewers are really entering into the spirit of the week with tastings, brewers’ forums and tap-takeovers frothing right across the city. The organisers’ aim for Nottingham Craft Beer Week is to “celebrate the city’s great brewing tradition and hopefully encourage people to drink better…

Five days of great live music

If you’re not heading to Glastonbury this week then Chester wouldn’t be a bad substitute if you happen to like great new music. From 22-25 June Chester Live takes over the city with more than 110 bands playing across 14 venues. The Chester Live Street Festival, an incredible free entry, community event on Brook Street,…

Lions, sevens and 23 great ales

Beer… tick. Gin… tick. Sport… tick. Live music… tick. Summer fun… tick. Seems the Ormskirk Beer Festival ticks all the right boxes for a fabulous weekend of great summer entertainment for all the family. Taking place at Ormskirk Rugby Club in Green Lane on 23-24 June, the festival will feature 23 great ales, lagers, craft…

It’s all happening at Kingskerswell

Taking place from 22-24 June 2017, the Kingskerswell Summer Moon Festival is a celebration of great beer and fine music followed by a community fun-day on the Sunday after the festival. Set on the Parish Meadow at Kingskerswell, near Exeter, all money raised from the festival goes to local charities. A “Night at the Proms”…

Saints go marching in for beer

There’s a brand new venue for this year’s Southampton Beer Festival… St Mary’s Stadium, home of Southampton Football Club. And there’ll be up to 90 high-quality cask ales and a range of up to 30 popular ciders and perries to tease the taste-buds from 23-24 June! This year’s festival features a new layout – with…

Taste of great ale in Glasgow

Nothing like an old fish market to get a bloke in the mood for a beer or two… so the ale should really be flowing at Glasgow Real Ale Festival (GRAF) next weekend. Organised and run by the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of CAMRA, the Glasgow Real Ale Festival takes place at the…

Wildfire to rage at Wiston Lodge

Three days of riotous rock in the sumptuous grounds of Scotland’s Wiston Lodge… now that’s something to look forward to. And Wildfire Festival, which takes place from 23-25 June, promises a “who’s who” of the new generation of breakthrough UK rock bands. Headlining the two main stages on Saturday and Sunday night will be Toseland…

Skids and Sex Pissed Dolls

Mod, ska, indie, punk, northern soul and great DJs… there’s something for everyone at Stone Valley Festival. Taking place at Castle Park in Stanhope, Durham, from 23-24 June, SVF claims to generate a fantastic atmosphere that’s suitable for all ages. This year’s festival will have an even bigger marquee, brilliant sound and lighting on the…

Togfest in Milton Keynes

The beautiful grounds of Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, will come alive to the sound of music from 23-24 June when Togfest 2017 gets underway. An all-music festival, Togfest 2017 features top live original music from the UK and beyond and this year includes Manchester rockers Kyngs, Southbank Crows from London, Dan Plews, Holm, The Reluctants,…