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The Into Film Festival is considered to be the biggest free youth film festival in the world and bookings are open to the 3,000 free screenings and events, to be held from 8th to 24th November, suitable for 5 to 19 year-olds. The festival is open to schools, home educators, colleges and youth leaders. It uses the magic of film to engage young minds in a broad range of... Read More»

Les Mills will offer its Born To Move virtual class for free, to 10,000 schools across the United Kingdom . Les Mills has teamed up with ukactive to offer it later this month to schools, on the National Fitness Day, which falls on 27th September. The virtual class will be delivered in a downloadable file format that can be accessed via a link provided by ukactive. The virtual class... Read More»

Under initiative of Older Persons' Crucial Crew, a popular event that aims to promote safety for older people, is to be hosted again in Clacton. This town in Essex drew a full house for the programme last year and it is hoped for the same this year, which is to be held on 4th October. The fee event aims to give advice on how to be safe inside and... Read More»

The Birmingham Hippodrome has come out with details of the festivals, unforgettable shows and free events that will be taking place on its stages and streets for the season, right into 2018. The Hurst Street venue is packed with events. They include the best best blockbusters from West End and Broadway. The list includes classical ballet, international opera, new dance and a host of alternative fare at the Patrick... Read More»

The TechnoJAM event will be held on 9th September (Saturday) from 11am to 4pm, at Southport College. The Quantum Amateur Radio and Technology Society are running a free session at the venue on Mornington Road. The society which is based in Cottage Lane Mission in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, hopes to widen their network during the session aimed at inspiring all to share knowledge. Derek Hughes, the society chairman said... Read More»

The Somerset Art Weeks Festival is all set to take place from 23 September to 8 October, this year. During the art festival, more than 350 artist will welcome visitors to the studios, museums, manor houses, country cottages, barns, to a historic paper mill and also to the county's longest gallery. Painters, sculptors, paper makers, wood carvers, ceramists, glass-blowers and willow weavers are opening their doors at 120 venues. Read More»

As the Tour of Britain cycle race arrives in Northumberland, exciting free activities and events will be held along the route, in communities. The events on Monday will be highlighting all things pedal-powered, with opportunities for residents to try out cycling. At Alnwick, in Bondgate Within, from 10am, a series of attractions will be on, including the stunt riding team 3Sixty. Come see in action the cycle-powered juice-maker, or have... Read More»

Basingstoke will be hosting its first ever Pride event with a range of events lined up by the committee behind the LGBT festival. The Pride245 event is set for 17th September and will focus on inclusion, eduction and celebration, under the initiative of local volunteers. The free event will start with a open mic event from 7pm, at the Central Studio, Queen Mary's College. Other events include The Scandalous... Read More»

A free workshop and marketing event to explore the benefits of marketing cycling tourism for the Borders, as fist of its kind event, will be held on 26th September, in Galashiels (Selkirkshire). The event organised by Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland, at the Old Gala House, aims to explore the potential in Galashiels, Melrose and Selkirk areas for cycle tourism. An opportunity for the cycling industry businesses will be... Read More»

The Nottingham October Festival returns again this year with a programmed spread over 6 weeks running from 30th September (Saturday) to 5th November (Sunday). The festival began in 2015 and the popular Spielgeltent returns to Old Market Square with the first event in the City. The festival programme highlights include The Guilded Merkin Burlesque and Cabaret, the City's Got Soul, the Team Edwin Sarr Band, the Royal Vauxhall, Fredie... Read More»

Many locations across the Mid and East Antrim borough and beyond will host events for the European Heritage Open Days, from 9th to 10th September, happening in Northern Ireland. Heritage and Nature: A Landscape of Possibilities – is the theme for 2017. A line-up of free events over the 2 days, to mark the occasion, will be running across the borough. For those interested, details and information are on the... Read More»

There is a workshop at the Sheffield University open to everyone, on 26th August (Saturday), by the team from Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. The workshop is being led by Laura Smyth, Julia Bishop and Bryony Griffith. The workshop will give a deeper insight into doing research online to those new to or having little experience with the digital resources available. The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) is the leading... Read More»