September 8, 2009
Star gazers from all over the country will be flocking to the Autumn Equinox Sky Camp at Kelling Heath Holiday Park in north Norfolk on September 18th and September 19th, for some celestial entertainment at what is Europe’s largest star party. (more…)
Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, World Heritage City Bath and 2008’s European City of Culture Liverpool have been voted the top three UK cities Brits want to visit most before “kicking the bucket”. These findings have been revealed in a new ‘UK Cities’ report issued today by Travelodge. (more…)
Walks galore! * Free! *All levels! * Join in!
Don’t just sit around on the couch this Boxing Day, instead wrap up, pull on your boots, and prepare to blow away the cobwebs surrounded by beautiful countryside and like-minded people at Britain’s biggest walking event: the Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks with Nature Valley. The Festival is supported by TV Presenter Ben Fogle. (more…)
Dame Vera Lynn set to knock Monkeys off the top of the tree
Everyone is meeting Vera Lynn again! (more…)
TOP PRICE TICKETS FOR JUST £24.25 TO SEE FRANK, SAMMY & DEAN - THE RAT PACK LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS! (more…)
THE 39 STEPS – HILARIOUS STAGE VERSION OF THE HITCHCOCK CLASSIC - TOP PRICE TICKETS FOR JUST £19.50 (usually £45.00) (more…)
The California Wine Institute has teamed up with Stonehedge Winery and cake maker Konditor & Cook, to offer one lucky winner a cake making master class, and a case of California wine, to get you California Dreaming.
Stonehedge Winery produces exceptional wine from California’s stunning Napa Valley wine region. The winery produces impeccable Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The lucky winner will receive a mixed case of some of the best wine California has to offer, a genuine taste of the Golden State.
Renowned bakery Konditor & Cook makes inventive, fun and delicious cakes for all occasions, whether a wedding, graduation ceremony, or Valentine’s Day, when its famous ‘magic cakes’ are a firm favourite. Some of the classics from this exquisite baker include lemon chiffon, indulgent dark chocolate and whiskey orange bomb. A fantastic day at the company’s top bakery in the Gherkin with a ‘Konditormeister’ is up for grabs. You will be taught how to make some of the most popular cakes, and then take them home to indulge later.
For your chance to win this prize visit our wine quiz.
Sony Music’s Commercial Music Group is proud to announce the release of ‘Michael Bolton - The Ultimate’, a collection of his biggest hits.
Release Date: 28th September, 2009 (more…)
Wishbone Ash celebrates their 40th Anniversary this year. As part of the year long celebrations the band played an exclusive show and party at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Special guests Ben Granfelt, Mark Birch & Spam Spence did an incredible job and their contributions to the long history of Wishbone Ash shine as brightly today as they did then. (more…)
Peter Cunnah and Al Mackenzie; collectively D:REAM are inviting their fans to provide the backing vocals to a track entitled ‘We Are Fans’ from their forthcoming album. (more…)
Simple Minds are to appear in a new documentary about the Brat Pack film director, John Hughes, who died at the age of 59 from a heart attack in New York City last week. 
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15 October 2009 to 31 March 2010
London Transport Museum celebrates the glory of the suburban garden as part of its next major exhibition, Suburbia. Opening on 15 October 2009, Suburbia will explore how public transport helped to create the myths and identity of suburbia and how it has featured in the cultural fabric of London and Britain over the last 100 years. (more…)
LAUNCH OF NATIONAL SEARCH FOR YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2010
Lee Belgrau, a 20-year-old garden design student from Northwich, has been awarded an RHS Gold medal in the Tatton Park Young Designer of the Year Competition at the RHS Show Tatton Park, Cheshire. (more…)
The UK Government is considering reinstating a pesticide, aminopyralid, which has caused huge amounts of damage to fruit and vegetable crops, and which was withdrawn from the market last year. (more…)
UK Peace and Tranquillity Week celebrates the art of relaxation
Durham is aiming to provide the most relaxing holiday in Britain this summer for the many Brits choosing to holiday at home during the recession. (more…)
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are hoping to find out if inflammation of the knee could be an early sign of osteoarthritis — a condition which leads to pain, stiffness, swelling and disability. (more…)
They cycled a 3014 mile relay race from California to Maryland in an astonishing eight days, five hours and 19 minutes. Now, the four women, with an average age of 60, are limbering up for the Three2Go races. (more…)
When 61 year old Carole Wilson from Praze-An-Beeble in Cornwall went for her weekly trip to the swimming baths, the last thing she expected was to be struck down with a virus which would result in her losing her hearing in one ear. (more…)
Photos of cake can keep you slim, say psychologists
by Laura McGuinness
Picture a thick wedge of rich, velvety Black Forest gateau. Hungry? Unlikely as it sounds, showing weight-conscious women pictures of sweet treats actually strengthens their resolve to eat healthily, rather than encouraging them to cheat. (more…)
Waitrose Wine Buyer Ken Mackay is the youngest master of wine in the world and the first one to open his hands and mind to pomegranate wine “Pomegranates are a big hit with Waitrose shoppers, so we are pleased to be the first UK retailer to offer Rimon Winery’s Pomegranate Dessert Wine. This wine is a perfect after-dinner drink for the autumn. It matches well with fruit puddings, such as crumble, and will be a delicious accompaniment to a cheese board.” (more…)
According to recent research from Push*, the new students heading to university this autumn could end up graduating with over £23,000 of debt. With the economic outlook continuing to look gloomy, leading credit information provider, Equifax, believes it has never been more important that students going to university are more pro-active with managing their finances.
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The D2 (the ‘route des Châteaux’) is possibly the most famous road in the Bordeaux region. Confection-ally known as “Quality Street,” driving up the D2 is like driving through a wine list. Passing one grand example of architecture after another, the road sweeps through the famous appellations of Médoc, Margaux, Saint Julien, Pauillac and Saint Estèphe. And most of these have great roadside restaurants. (more…)
• Suppliers triple spending on voluntary social programmes during 2008-09
• Social tariff uptake reaches one million
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• Plus new freephone number for NS&I’s contact centres: 0500 007 007
NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is increasing the interest rates on its Fixed Interest Savings Certificates, Children’s Bonus Bonds and Direct ISA by up to 1.20%. The revised interest rates came into effect from 19 August 2009.
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Friday 18 - Monday 21 September 2009
Ten Walks Mark North Devon Coast Areas of
Outstanding Natural Beauty 50th Anniversary
The first North Devon & Exmoor Autumn Walking Festival will take place between Friday 18 and Monday 21 September with over thirty guided and speciality outings over the four days. Ten of the walks will be linked with the North Devon Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in celebration of their 50th anniversary. (more…)
Householders are making burglars’ lives easier by not taking simple security measures to protect their properties and gardens, according to research from Direct Line Home Insurance.
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A new play by Alan Bennett, THE HABIT OF ART, opens at the Lyttelton with Michael Gambon, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour leading the cast, directed by Nicholas Hytner
Katie Mitchell directs PAINS OF YOUTH by Ferdinand Bruckner, in a new version by Martin Crimp
Dr Seuss’s THE CAT IN THE HAT, adapted and directed by Katie Mitchell for 3-6 year-olds in the Cottesloe (more…)
Nica Burns & Max Weitzenhoffer present Endgame by Samuel Beckett
Mark Rylance joins the cast of Complicite’s Endgame at the Duchess Theatre (more…)
Wild and Live at the Royal Albert Hall - A concert in aid of Wildlife
Marking 25 years of leading animal charity Born Free (more…)
5 packs to be won!
100 people are killed on the hard shoulder every year but a new survey reveals that 80% of people still don’t carry a high visibility vest in their vehicle
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Devitt customer celebrates 70 years good service
Celebrating Devitt’s ‘Keep Britain Biking’ Campaign and showing the passion a person can have for motorcycling, 86 year old Mr Lewis from Yately, Hampshire is Devitt’s longest customer, having been with the insurer for 70 years. Any motorcycle owner will tell you that once a biker, always a biker. And nobody proves this better.
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The Government’s Fire Kills campaign and Bowls England are joining forces to promote fire safety in the home to bowls fans, enthusiasts and players. Fire Kills is sponsoring the 2009 and 2010 Bowls England Women’s National Triples Championship. (more…)
A talented artisan and designer-maker of contemporary glass and ceramics, Jessamy Kelly, has scooped the top prize worth £5,000 in the 2009 craft&design Selected Awards. (more…)
• Fabulous underwear boosting British women’s confidence
• A third of women choosing fabulous underwear to boost their confidence in the recession
• Psychologist Judy James reveals that body language signals are twice as appealing if a woman’s wearing gorgeous underwear!
• Men overwhelmingly love silky French knickers!
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London, UK – Food connoisseurs, mark your calendars! A star-studded line-up of award-winning Indian chefs is coming together for the first time ever to cook up a five-course feast for charity.
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National Vegetarian Week 2010 will take place from Monday 24 May to Sunday 30 May.
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The Vegetarian Society is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2009 awards. Consumers voted for the overall best vegetarian product and the best caterer. Plus, new for this year, is a range of awards focusing on products which meet the Vegetarian Society’s strict criteria and, therefore, carry its approved trademark.
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The first ever miscellany from the team at BBC History Magazine.
Published by Ebury Press on 8th October 2009, £9.99
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Editorial Consultant: Adam Hart-Davis
Publication Date: 1st October 2009
Price: £20.00
‘Science is not just a collection of answers, but an ongoing search for the truth about how the universe works; it is not merely about the facts, but also about the struggle to discover them. One scientific idea often leads to another, and then another’ Adam Hart-Davis, Foreword
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After 45 years painstaking work by the English Language department of the University of Glasgow, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is to be published this autumn. The University plans to mark this momentous event with a launch party on 22 October 2009 and everyone who worked on the project is invited to attend. (more…)