Nottinghamshire’s Thoresby Park is the setting for one of the biggest gatherings of “fake” bands seen in the UK, with The Big Fake Festival bringing 24 unreal acts together for three days of the nation’s favourite hits from 30 August to 1 September 2019. The conclusion to a summer of “Fake Festivals” across the country,…
With Anthony Joshua sitting on top of the world in the heavyweight game, Britain’s enjoying something of a purple patch in the boxing world at the moment. Joshua currently holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts and is the man to beat in the heavyweight division but Britain also has four other world beaters in…
Award-winning drinks writers and comedy performers Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham have had a busy schedule since embarking on their bar crawl around the UK in October last year but after a break over the Christmas period they’re back on the road again later this month. As educational as it is entertaining, The Thinking Drinkers…
What do you get if you cross a professional make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics, with a locations manager on productions such as the Harry Potter films and TV series Byker Grove? Answer, Britain’s hairiest culinary conquistadors… Dave Myers and Si King, aka the Hairy Bikers. Big hearted, down-to-earth cooks with a love of good food,…
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…
While the summer music calendar is awash with festivals entering their second, third, fourth or even fifth decade of entertaining the masses who flock to the countryside to let their hair down, there are very few of any substance that haven’t been around for several years at least. There are some exceptions though and Fort…
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,…
Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival will be serving up an exciting range of ales, ciders and foreign beers at Hitchin Rugby Club from Thursday to Saturday this week. Running from 8-10 June 2017, the festival will feature some of the great new breweries from across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire such as Hornes and Rockhopper, as well…
