Would-be William Shakespeares, Harold Pinters and Agatha Christies will be thrilled to learn that their budding talents could be unlocked this August at Watford Palace Theatre's brand new playwriting workshop programme called 'Off the Page'. This will present a unique opportunity for new playwrights to develop their skills and receive feedback about their writing.

"Hangover Square" is a play about the darkest hours before the outbreak of WW2, and it's going to be performed at last performed in its natural home - at Earls Court’s Finborough Theatre, from July 9th 2008 for a four-week run.

 The Royal Academy of Arts will be holding a haunting exhibition this June called "The Poetry of Silence", featuring work by the first Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) selected from museums and private collections in Europe, the United States and Japan.

After spending the winter giving talks at the Arts Depot Finchley and Tate Britain, Dr. Maryanne Grant-Traylen and David Lay will be resuming their popular guided walks around Hampstead and Highgate.

Join Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) on Sunday 7 September (11:00-16:00) for a carnival of family fun at Woods Mill nature reserve near Henfield.

If you live in or around London, why not make a date to meet us at the second Retirement Show in London, which takes place on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 July at London Olympia’s Grand Hall. Around 8,000 visitors are expected over two days, at the world’s largest event for those who are retired, semi-retired or who aspire to retire. And you COULD win tickets to watch one of the hottest shows in town: The Jersey Boys.

There will be an exhibition of Fleet U3A members' drawings, painting and calligraphy this June at the United Reformed Church Hall, Kings Road, Fleet.