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Making Hay while the sun (hopefully) shines

Making Hay while the sun (hopefully) shines

26 May to 4 June Hay-on-Wye, Wales The Hay Festival is one of the world’s top literary festivals, staged in the small town of Hay-on-Wye on the Wales-England border. This year the Hay Festival i ...
A walk around Windsor Castle

A walk around Windsor Castle

We have all been privileged to see images of Windsor Castle on our television screens and to follow the amazing restoration of the State Rooms after the devastating fire that took hold and destroyed m ...
Investigating the Crimefest

Investigating the Crimefest

Tina Foster turns detective The annual festival of crime writers and readers is to take place in Bristol at the Marriott hotel between 18th and 21st May. Having attended last year we at the Mature Tim ...
Slapstick comedy festival comes to Bristol

Slapstick comedy festival comes to Bristol

More fun than you can slap a stick at. Every year in January Bristol is brightened up by the Slapstick comedy festival which takes place in venues around the city. Victoria Wood and Rik Mayall will be ...