Gung-Ho!, which is bringing Europe’s largest inflatable slide to Windsor in September, as part of a unique 5k race, is joining with charity Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service to help raise funds to provide respite, palliative and end-of-life care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service already funds the Alexander’s Care Team, [...]
Break out the rations, pin up those victory curls and join in the celebrations of Second World War secrets and stories at National Trust’s Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe in September. The fabulous Wartime Weekend, is set to be bigger than ever as Hughenden’s popular forties experience returns on 12 and 13 September 2015. Visitors can [...]
Walk to Remember (formerly Walk Ten) is Marie Curie’s flagship mass participation event. Every summer Marie Curie hosts a series of 10k walks at a number of stunning locations across the UK. Each walk is followed by a picnic and entertainment, including fireworks/fire shows at most locations. The most poignant moment is at 10pm, when [...]
Summer is here. Warmer days mean it’s time to get outdoors. But rather than just stepping out locally, why not have an adventure. Take a walk in some of the wild places. If you are not sure about how to find a wild place or what to look for then your local wildlife trust is [...]
This August, CAU Henley, the restaurant offering contemporary cuisine inspired by the vibrancy, colour and cultural diversity of Buenos Aires, launches #CAUnival, in association with children’s charity Action Against Hunger. #CAUnival is inspired by the South American festival Dia del Amigo which is a public holiday across Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and celebrates friendship, kindness and sharing - [...]
More than 40 shows offering free tickets for children plus activities announced at www.kidsweek.co.uk (one child free with every adult paying full price) Tickets on sale at 10:00 on Tuesday 16 June (no booking or postage fees) for performances in August The annual London theatre initiative Kids Week (www.kidsweek.co.uk) returns this summer from 1 to 31 August [...]
Looping the Locks, Brentford to Bristol and Back Again An extraordinary mobile arts venue, The Floating Cinema will this year loop the locks from Brentford to Bristol and back again, stopping at Reading on Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th June. Navigating the waterways from London, the mobile structure will bring a brand new free programme [...]
West End LIVE 2015 is set to attract more than 500,000 visitors over two days with hugely popular, free events in Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square 30 shows join the main stage line-up West End LIVE in association with MasterCard takes place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2015. Now in its 11th year, this free annual event – [...]
Parade Commander’s Charger Mr Twister, affectionately known as Bert, of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will be on parade today when he steps out into the arena at Royal Windsor Horse Show for the very last time. He is retiring to The Horse Trust in Buckinghamshire; the charity that specialises in providing a [...]
This summer twelve actors and musicians will transform The Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park, Britain’s finest ornamental garden into a world of warring ethereal kings, queens and star-crossed lovers, for an immersive theatre version of Shakespeare’s much loved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream from 24th June to 19th July 2015 Exclusive access has been [...]