Nottinghamshire venue for the Big Fake

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,…

Thrill-filled show of shocky horrors

When it started back in Glastonbury in 1995, people thought it wouldn’t run for 25 weeks let alone 25 years, but a quarter of a century later the Circus of Horrors is still running amok around the globe. An amazing amalgamation of bizarre and breathtaking circus acts, the “shocky horror” show pulls together a series…

Musical odyssey in the Herefordshire hills

This weekend an odyssey gets underway in rural Herefordshire – from 21-23 July – when Nozstock sets up camp on a beautiful working farm filled with fun, adventure, charm and a sprinkling of magic. It started off in 1998 as a large barbecue at the Nosworthy family home in Bromyard but has since moved to…

Bromsgrove set for beer extravaganza

There will be 144 different beers and more than 50 ciders and perries available for visitors to taste at the Bromsgrove Beer and Cider Festival, which runs from Thursday, 29 June, to Saturday, 1 July, at Bromsgrove Rugby Club. Run by the Redditch and Bromsgrove branch of CAMRA, the town’s 15th beer and cider festival…