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The Norwich Science festival is going on and over the 2 weeks, from 18 to 30 October, visitors can find here at The Forum, fascinating exhibitions, noisy theatrical shows, inspiring talks and hands-on family activities. Be a part of the city-wide celebrations and get amazed with the brightest minds pushing the boundaries of science. Many of the events at the Norwich Science Festival are free to attend, drop-in sessions,... Read More»

A free drama workshop for youth is to be hosted on 27th October at the Moulsoe Millennium Hall, in Milton Keynes. The Big Bold Youth workshop will be held from 6pm to 10pm. The taster will aim at helping to boost confidence of local participants, the budding young actors, and has a mix of improvisation and drama games. The youth will be taught over three sessions. One is for... Read More»

Car game specialist Hot Wheels will be hosting and inviting fans to a free event, the 'Make it Epic Tour' event on 24th October (Monday), at Toys R Us, in Walsgrave (north-east Coventry), which will be a thrilling action packed event, fit for both children and adults, especially over October half-term. Hot Wheels toy cars from Mattel have become a favourite (since the launch in 1968) and this year's... Read More»

A free event called 'OMG! Girls in Tech', will be hosted on 28th October, at the UKFast Campus in Manchester. The event is promoted by UKFast, Liverpool Girl Geeks and Clicky Media, the digital marketing agency. The free event, designed to help kick-start careers in tech and digital industries for women, are targeted at potential women of 18 years and above. It will feature talks, networking and workshops at... Read More»

A free workshop on mastering your DSLR for video filmmaking will be held on 4th November, running from 10am to 4pm, at the Pinewood Studios London. Canon Explorer, Simon Quarrie, will help photographers at the workshop (named 'Canon Video Event') to make video films. Those not familiar with video would be motivated and made comfortable at creating movies. The workshop will explain the way to create a visual narrative, the key... Read More»

The Into Film Festival is coming again to screen over 150 films to the youth for free across Surrey, Kent and South London. The film festival returns next month from 9th to 25th November, as the world's largest youth film festival that aims to introduce film, highlighting its educational benefits, to young people from the ages 5 to 19. A series of workshops with the Academy, with screenings and... Read More»

The Lake International Comic Art Festival is happening again during 14 – 16 October this year. The comic book convention takes over the whole town of Kendal in Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District, for 3 days. The festival, the only event of its kind in UK, celebrates great works of comic art from all over the world, will feature comic artists from across the globe, as... Read More»

The Guineas Ghoul School is organising a free event on 25th October (Tuesday). The Newmarket shopping centre (in Suffolk) will be hosting at the Mad Science Workshop spooktacular experiments, freakish face painting and the Victorian Ghostly Ghost Busting Society will present spooky comedy. The comedy capers and spooky spies can be found around the Guineas centre investigating what's going on and hunting out spirits and poltergeists. The Halloween workshop... Read More»

The inaugural International Double Bass Festival will be held on 16th October, hosted by the Royal College of Music (RCM). The festival will attract bassists from all over the world, to gather here for a day of seminars, performances, masterclasses and coaching sessions. A masterclass on 14th October that will precede the festival, will be led by Dan Styffe, co-principal bass of the Oslo Philharmonic, along with RCM string... Read More»

The Festival of Ideas will be hosting in Cambridge, over 200 events that range from art and museum exhibitions to theatre and music events, plus lectures, debates and discussions. Most of the events at the Festival, running from 17th to 30th October, are free, but some need to be booked. The Festival of Ideas, now in its 9th year, is taking place around Cambridge in university buildings and lecture... Read More»

This week a para-cycling club from Newport will be hosting a free event in the city, at the Marrello Clinic, in Longstone Business Park, in their hometown. On Wednesday (5th October), the paracyclists group will be inviting physiotherapist Gabriella Todd to share with others her story about forming the first RaceRunning Club in Wales, plus how to involve in it. RaceRunning was invented in 1991 in Denmark. The sport... Read More»

MEPs of the EU have proposed a plan which will give every teenager in EU, on his or her 18th birthday, a free rail ticket travel across the continent. Under this scheme, a free one month Interrail pass will be given to youngsters on turning 18. The scheme gives them a chance to travel across 30 European countries on railway lines. The MEPs will, in the coming days, vote... Read More»

The picturesque Suffolk town of Birmingham will play host to a free event called The Big Draw. It will take place on 29th October, Saturday, from 9:30am to 3:00pm, at various locations around the town to promote drawing along with all its many pleasures and uses. With association of Framlingham-Area-Youth-Action-Partnership (FAYAP), Flipside will be organising the free event which will see professional artists encourage the public to try a... Read More»

Chelsea is celebrating Bill Wyman's 80th birthday with and exhibition of never-seen-before photographs taken by him of the Rolling Stones band. Proud Galleries, on King's Road, Chelsea, London, is celebrating Wyman's birthday by opening next month the 'Around the World in 80 Years' exhibition. The former Rolling Stone bassist's rare unpublished photographs of the band, from early years to international stardom will be displayed. The exhibition promises a behind-the-scenes... Read More»

Historic court files, provided by the Cheshire County Archives, are on display for the first time revealing details of the conviction of Alan Turing, the World War II Enigma codebreaker, at Chester Town Hall, in Northgate Street, from 23rd September (Friday) and goes on till 9th October (Sunday). The official documents list the charges, pleas and sentences of the trial of Turing in Knutsford. The display is ahead of... Read More»

Here is a chance to sit free in the audience to watch the BBC sitcom recording for Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas Specials. Although you may get it free, you have to travel to Glasgow to watch the recording. The comedy sensation, which was voted as best sitcom of 21st century, became a phenomenon, and is now back in the form of 2 episodes for Christmas this year, where Brendan... Read More»

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has a new nature reserve to open on the outskirts of Coventry, thanks to more than £130,000 worth of legacy donations got. The donations were left by local people in their wills to be gifted to the charity. Communications officer at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Louise Barrack, said they were excited to open the new nature reserve. They had been for a number of years putting together... Read More»

The celebrations for the Black History Month will betaking place all across Enfield, throughout October. The annual festival will host a series of events, all through the month, in recognition of contributions made to the borough and UK by black people. The event will be showcasing many workshops, live performances and music, honouring the history, culture and achievements of the black community. Free taster sessions will be offered in... Read More»

A free fireworks spectacle will light up the sky in Hull, above the Humber, on 1st January, 2017, for the opening of Hull City of Culture event. To get the best view one has to get a free ticket, of which tens of thousands will be made available. It will begin at sharp 8:17pm (or 20:17) on New Year's Day. On a date yet to be confirmed in October,... Read More»

The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is offering children and young people having any disability, along with their families, free family play sessions with wildlife themed activities. The Aiming High sessions are being held this summer, first on 24th September (Saturday) at Highgate Common, near Wombourne, again on 25th September (Sunday) in Apedale Country Park, at Newcastle-under-Lyme and on 27th October (Thursday), between Stone and Rugeley, at the Wolseley Centre. The... Read More»