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The Heights of Abraham’s new light event for the winter season
Christmas lights won’t be the only lights sparkling in Matlock Bath over the festive period. The Heights of Abraham’s new event for the winter season - The Lights of Abraham - is a stunning light trail which will allow visitors to experience the
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How to create a five-minute DIY wreath
Festive season is upon us and no doubt you’ve begun creating many lists and lists for those lists and so on! I’m hosting again this year and although it’s a much smaller group the festive factor is still in overdrive. I love nothing more than decorating
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The expert's guide to festive floral decorations
To make sure your Christmas is on poinsettia we chat to some Garden of England green thumbs about creating floral decorations beyond be-leaf Photo: Essentially Hops & Flowers Simply Stunning Essentially Hops & Flowers, Chalkpit Farm in
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Winchester Cathedral launches campaign to entice Christmas market-goers inside
Winchester Cathedral is launching a campaign to entice Christmas market-goers to explore the cathedral itself. The cathedral is aiming to captivate some of the 132,000 expected visitors to its Christmas market, encouraging them to step inside and
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St Edmundsbury Cathedral Christmas market to return this month
St Edmundsbury Cathedral's annual Christmas market is set to return this year. The event will take place in Bury St Edmunds from Thursday, November 28 to Saturday, November 30, opening its doors from 10am to 4.30pm each day. An entry fee of
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All you need to know ahead of Winter Wonderland Norwich
Winter Wonderland Norwich is returning to the Norfolk Showground for its third year and this is all you need to know. What are the dates for Winter Wonderland Norwich? Winter Wonderland Norwich is back at the Norfolk Showground (NR5 0TT)
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Great line-up for theatregoers in Bolton as Octagon's new season revealed
A UK premiere, two acclaimed revivals, a literary classic and a comedy-caper adaptation of an iconic thriller are just part of an exciting new season of shows announced by Bolton’s Octagon Theatre. Octagon Artistic Director, Lotte Wakeham said:
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'Being a northerner, York is where I feel most at home' - Christmas ghost show
A YORK actor and writer, who recently starred on TV on Inside No 9, will be reviving his Dickensian Ghost Stories here in the city this Christmas. James Swanton, who last Christmas starred in Lot No. 249, the BBC Christmas Ghost Story – will be
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An Alternative Version of Beauty and the Beast
There must have been some interesting conversations at Wallace Hall Academy when the Expressive Arts Team announced that this year’s school show was going to be Beauty and the Beast… but that they weren’t ‘doing Disney’. Still buoyed by plaudits
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10 of the best wreath making courses in Somerset
BLOSTMA FLORISTRY & LIFESTYLE, South Petherton November 29, Dec 12, 13, 10am -12pm November 30, 2-4pm December 5, 9-11am Holly Harris, from Blostma Floristry and Lifestyle (formerly Frogmary Flowers) is running a series of workshops
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Create your own Christmas wreath workshop
For all you creative types, there are a host of workshops on this year to create your own wreath. Bring the whole family along to the Mayflower theatre for their Family Festive Wreath Workshop on December 6 from 4.30pm, which is specially designed
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Well-known faces of comedy to take part in month-long festival
A host of well-known faces are coming to a Suffolk market town as part of a month long festival of comedy. Events will take place at venues across Bury St Edmunds throughout the month of February next year. The comedy festival first began
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Much-loved Christmas light trail wows crowds at Chester Zoo
CHESTER Zoo’s much-loved Christmas spectacle returned this month, and here’s a sneak peek for those planning to visit this festive season. This year’s trail is now longer than ever before as visitors journey through a number of vibrant lands where
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'Down-to-earth deliciousness' - North Yorkshire pub wins best Sunday roast in UK
A “handsome” pub in North Yorkshire has been crowned the overall winner in The Good Food Guide’s Best Sunday Roasts 2024 list. The Abbey Inn in Byland achieved the top spot out of 50 pubs, restaurants and cafes across the UK and was praised for
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Anton Du Beke to bring Christmas tour to Poole
POPULAR entertainer Anton Du Beke brings his nationwide tour to Poole in time for Christmas. Christmas with Anton & Friends calls at Lighthouse Poole on Thursday, December 19. The show will see Anton joined by singer Lance Ellington, as well
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Christmas events in Taunton during the 2024 festive season
It may be November, but now is the time to book up for those special Christmas events. We’ve rounded up some of the best which are kicking off this month Christmas Lights Sunday November 24 sees Taunton come alive with a full day of Christmas
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The Suffolk people who make Christmas
Christmas preparation involves at least a bit of work for most of us. But, for some people, there’s a lot more to it than just wrapping presents and buying food and drink for the big day. Here’s a look at what’s some of the people who make our Christmas
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A town’s story to treasure in Cumbria’s theatre event of the year
Across England there are towns where industry, and its demise, have left their mark. Workington is one of them. The impact of the closure of its mines and the steelworks in the 1980s is explored in a new, two-hander play by award-winning writer Lee
