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'City Takeover' in Liverpool is a series of events over a fortnight, that allows residents to try out classes that include taekwando, yoga and line dancing. The programme, supported by local authorities, including Lee Charles, the international kick boxer, kicks-off on 22nd October (Saturday). A free pass for City Takeover will entitle residents to join as many sessions they wish, throughout the 2-week promotion, but with only one requirement... Read More»

The Portsmouth City Council will be hosting a free event- the Pedal Portsmouth Glow Ride, on 22nd October (Saturday). The free event will see hundreds of cyclists, riding by the Southsea seafront, taking place for the first time this year. Attending cyclists will be urged to wear high visibility and glow-in-the-dark clothing and accessories, in an event organised to raise awareness for cycle safety and in partnership with "Be... Read More»

The Design Manchester festival returns for the fourth time and this year runs from 12th to 23rd October. The theme this year is 'Design City'. The festival was established in 2013, initiated by the Manchester School of Art. This year the festival has 37 events. It has grown over the years in popularity and scale, with the festival this year running over a 12-day period, promising to be bigger... Read More»

The Driving Skills For Life (DSFL) programme by Ford UK will be hosting free sessions at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London. A morning and afternoon session will be offered on 18, 19, 20 November 2016 here, to help young drivers under Ford UK's initiative. According to a new survey conducted by Ford Motor Company, students rank at the bottom of the class, when it comes to road safety.... Read More»

The South London Waste Partnership along with Recycle London, will be hosting a series of free events throughout October and November to encourage and convince people to do more repairing and recycling, so as to send less rubbish to the landfills. A series of 'Restart Parties' events will be hosted at each borough and residents can bring in electronic products to be repaired and even learn how to repair... Read More»

Get Online Week, is an awareness week that aims to help people get started on computers and using the internet. Running from 17th to 28th October, it will be held in Herefordshire, with a series of free drop-in sessions and training workshops offered by Fastershire Broadband and Herefordshire Council, to be held across Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford and Kington libraries. Free training sessions are being offered by The Leaning... Read More»

A spectacular programme of events await visitors to the Biggar Little Festival, starting this year on the 20th October (Thursday) and running up to 30th October (Sunday). This year's festival in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, is bigger and better than ever, featuring more than 70 events that includes music, dance, drama, comedy, puppetry, fine art, ceramics, exhibitions, books and open workshops. The menu involves gin, beer and food too. Read More»

The Go Active Weekend will see hundreds of free sessions, taster days and vouchers being offered across Cumbria, on 1st and 2nd October. This weekend, anyone interested can try out canoeing or even martial arts. Or go with Go Ape just swinging, or go cycling across a lake. Or try winning a session at Furness Boxing Club. Or hire a kayak for a half-day session. As part of the... Read More»

Pennine buses belonging to the company that wound up in 2014, will be offering free rides to commuters in Craven (North Yorkshire) on 8th October, Saturday. The three buses are to spend a whole day, re-visiting some of the routes they ran earlier for the former bus service. On Saturday, hourly bus services will start form Skipton Bus Station and run to Embsay, Carleton and then around the Horse... Read More»

A free explosive, fiery event will light up the launch of the Arts by the Sea Festival at Bournemouth town centre (on southern coast of England), on 8th October, Saturday, with fiery jets providing a fantastic backdrop, called the Inferno. The Mr. Wilsons Second Liners, the 90s rave-come-New Orleans brass band will perform with this backdrop. The free ticketed event launches the Arts by the Sea festival here. Outdoor... Read More»

A beach themed event marks the second birthday of Banbury's Parkrun. What started off as a national movement in 2004 in London's Bushy Park, has grown massively today to have over 350 parkruns hosted all over the country. The free event  marking 2 years, on 24th September, is inviting the public to attend the anniversary dressed in a beach or Hawaiian theme, at Spiceball Park, starting from 8:30am. The event features... Read More»

A pole dancing horses show will take place at the Aintree International Equestrian Centre, on Omskirk Road, in Liverpool, over the weekend and event starting on 16th September (Friday) and ending on 18th September (Sunday). The Lusitano Breed Show will feature pole dancing horses and there will be evenings of entertainment over the 3 days. As it is a free show, anyone can come to see it. The... Read More»

This week’s Wednesday Freebies section consists of topics on- a) Free outdoor music in Highbridge town centre; b) Make and Create free event comes to Brixton; c) Get free sample of DKNY Be Tempted fragrance. Also, check out for more freebies in our blog section everyday. Free outdoor music in Highbridge town centre A free event of outdoor music will be held in Highbridge town centre, on 18th September (Sunday). The free... Read More»

Parkland running is a popular event and the first one in the region will land at Hanbury Hall, playing host to the Trusts 10, on 25th September, Sunday, with the start at 900am. Pioneering this initiative is the National Trust, which has created across UK, a series of 10km routes. It hopes to encourage as many people as possible to get outdoors and to take part, which is also... Read More»

The Dunmow Carnival is back this year on 17th September (Saturday), with more music, big parades and fireworks too, to be held at the Recreation Grounds of the historic market town of Great Dunmow, in the Uttlesford district of Essex. The free event will start at the Angel & Harp pub at 1:00pm, with the procession winding its way through Market Place to the High Street and then going... Read More»

The historic town of Kenilworth will be hosting the inaugural Kenilworth Arts Festival from 12th September to 18th September, across a range of venues, on a full programme. The free festival event will feature an open-air event, to be held in beautiful Abbey Fields and also feature various events, activities and workshops. A broad spectrum of cultural fields will be represented by a number of critically acclaimed artists. The... Read More»

Ordsall will see a free sports and community festival being hosted by a community group this weekend, on 10th September. This event on Saturday capitalises on the spirit and interest generated in Britain by the Olympics and Paralympic events. The Ordsall Community Cafe, on Tatton Street, in Salford of Greater Manchester, is inviting both adults and children of Salford, to try out new sporting activities at the event. The... Read More»

Popular Running Club of Loughborough will launch its initiative 'Couch to 5k' on 14th September (Wednesday), at the 3M sports ground in Leicester Road. The free 9-week programme to be launched, aims to get people off the couch and make them fit enough to run on a 5km competition. Called 'Couch to 5k', the free training will be run with the partnership of Run England. The programme starts off... Read More»

The Barge, a popular pub at the Riverhead in Grimsby, will be hosting its first outdoor music festival, the BargeFest 2016, at the town centre. The free event will be held on 10th September (Saturday), with music from acts such as Just Mammals, Sewer Rats and others. The music festival will raise money for the Grimsby branch of the charity- The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association. Headlining the... Read More»

The magic of Brazil will be recreated for Tigers In The Park, with a Rio Carnival ready for 10th September (Saturday), in Leicester. The free event starts from 11am and goes up to kick-off time at 3pm. The Tigers In The Park event starts a new season with the first game being Leicester Tigers against Wasps, on that Saturday at the Leicester Tigers' Stadium. This year, Tigers In The... Read More»