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My WeekendNotes - 102
Tiananmen Square at Dawn
"One hundred RMB," he told me, his stretched vowels betraying a strong Beijing accent, "it's twenty kilometres." "It ... [
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Places of Interest
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Day Trips
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Walks
Tianhe Stadium
In many ways, Tianhe Stadium is representative of China's lofty footballing ambitions. If the 58,000 seater football gro... [
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Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
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Sport
Near Shanghai
'One Man Breaking Bad' at the Seymour Centre
Unless you've lived under a rock on one of Saturn's lesser moons for the last three years, chances are you've heard of B... [
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21/04/2015 - 25/04/2015
Comedy
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Performing Arts
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Shows
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Theatre
Chippendale
New Music: 5 New Albums You Need to Hear in April 2015
Just like March before it, April 2015 promises a bumper crop of new records from a range of exciting artists. Whether yo... [
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Lists
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Music
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Rainy Day
Girlpool's New Single - Chinatown
Hailing originally from Los Angeles, California, meet Girlpool. These two young women put out their debut EP on Wichita ... [
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23/03/2015
Music
George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic at the Enmore Theatre
Proving that funk and disco certainly did not begin with Daft Punk and Pharrell, P-funk heavyweight George Clinton retur... [
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01/03/2015 - 01/04/2015
Music
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Fun Things To Do
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Concerts
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Shows
Near Sydney
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Enmore
'The Most Dangerous Hiking Trail in the World': Scaling Mount Hua, Shaanxi Province
A few years ago a viral video depicting a wooden boardwalk shackled to a mind-bogglingly high cliff did the rounds on so... [
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Escape the City
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Unusual Things to do
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Walks
Near Xian
Responsible Travel in Myanmar
It was only a few years ago that a holiday in Myanmar would have been unthinkable. Overseen by an oppressive military re... [
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Community Events
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Tours
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Travel
Bournville and the Cadbury Experience: The Village That Chocolate Built
The story of Bournville a small village to the south of the UK's second largest city, Birmingham is known only to th... [
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Chocolate
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Day Trips
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Escape the City
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Kids
Bournville
Must-see Laos - Kuang Si Falls
Steadily creeping onto the tourist radar is Laos. This beautiful country is 237,000km2 of mountains, rivers, rainforest ... [
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Escape the City
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Walks
Commemorate Anzac Day 2015 with Camp Gallipoli
April 25th marks 100 years since the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Gallipoli in Western Turkey. Their i... [
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24/04/2015 - 25/04/2015
ANZAC Day
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Kids
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Places of Interest
Architects Return to Sydney
UK metal-core crew Architects are returning to Sydney in April, as part of an eight-date, Australia-wide tour in support... [
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16/04/2015
Music
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Concerts
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Music Venues
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Shows
Kensington
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Sydney City
Must-see Myanmar Inle Lake
In the north-east of Myanmar, to the south of the famous old colonial city of Mandalay, lies Inle Lake. This sprawling, ... [
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Boating
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Escape the City
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Lakes
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Places of Worship
Near Yangon
Sydney Rock 'n' Roll & Alternative Market
Summer might be winding down, but that is no deterrent to the residents of one of the most style-conscious cities in Aus... [
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22/11/2015
Music
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Vintage and Retro
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Shopping
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Markets
Camperdown
5 Albums to Get Excited About in March 2015
As 2015 continues to gather pace, each new month provides us with new music to get excited about. March promises to be n... [
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01/03/2015 - 31/03/2015
Lists
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Music
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Rainy Day
Shotgun - Spectrum Now Festival
Never mind the carefully constructed props, dazzling lightshows and elaborate costume changes; true theatre needs only a... [
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11/03/2015 - 22/03/2015
Festivals
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Theatre
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Unusual Events
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Unusual Things to do
Celebrate Nepalese Democracy Day at Namaste Nepal
April 24th is a special day for many people. Fans of literature and drama may remember it as Shakespeare's birthday, whi... [
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24/04/2015
Barbecue
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Food and Wine
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Restaurants
South Manchester
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West Didsbury
Joan Armatrading, Bridgewater Hall
The word "legend" is chucked about a lot this days, often without justification, but few would argue that an artist like... [
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12/03/2015
Concerts
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Music
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Shows
Central Manchester
Attitude Project, Contact Theatre
Manchester's Contact Theatre has a history of putting on energetic, interesting and thought-provoking shows, while also ... [
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10/03/2015 - 10/04/2015
Dancing
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Free
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Music Venues
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Theatre
Central Manchester
Top Three Places to Watch the Sunset in Bagan
Bagan, Myanmar; former capital of the Pagan Kingdom, sleepy riverside plain on the banks of the Irrawaddy, and the site ... [
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Escape the City
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Places of Interest
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Places of Worship
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Views
Near Yangon
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: Searching for Jeanette Winterson in Accrington
Jeanette Winterson was 16 when she fell in love for the first time. Nothing unusual about this, but for young Jeanette t... [
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Books and Writing
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Escape the City
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Gay & Lesbian
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Literary
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Walks
Near Manchester
Must See Myanmar Bago in an Afternoon
Just two hours bus ride from Yangon, a visit to the Burmese city of Bago is something that must appear on anyone's "thin... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Places of Interest
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Places of Worship
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Lists
Near Yangon
Seven Things You Must Do in Yangon
The bustling metropolis of Yangon is packed with things to do, places to visit and sights to see; but its sprawl is so v... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Cafes
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Lists
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Places of Worship
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Street Food
Must-see Myanmar Shwedagon Pagoda by Night
On any list of top things to do in Myanmar, a visit to Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda must rank highly. This sprawling symbol... [
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Places of Worship
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Places of Interest
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Escape the City
Must See Myanmar Golden Mountain, Mount Kyaitiyo
For starters, don't go asking anyone for directions to "Mount Kay-ayt-ee-yo"; this thing to do in Myanmar is pronounced ... [
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Escape the City
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National Parks
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Outdoor
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Places of Interest
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Places of Worship
Near Yangon
Savings in the Sky: 23% off at Cloud23 this January
Manchester is a city stuffed full of great bars, but Cloud23 is a little different. You won't find it by the canalside, ... [
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01/01/2015 - 31/01/2015
Nightlife
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Food and Wine
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Bars
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Afternoon Tea
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Cocktail Bars
Five Things for Stylistas to Look out for in London this Spring
As fashion houses and high street chains prepare to launch their Spring/Summer 2015 collections, fashionistas all over t... [
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Vintage and Retro
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Shopping
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Fashion
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Exhibitions
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Art
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Lists
Five British Places You Will not Believe are Real
The world is full of fantastic places that will take your breath away - you just need to know where to look. But it migh... [
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Places of Interest
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Outdoor
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Fun Things To Do
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Escape the City
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Weekend Escapes
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Lists
Burns Night at Moor Hall Hotel and Spa
Birmingham may be more than 200 miles south of Scotland, but that does not mean residents of the city in England's West ... [
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24/01/2015
Hotels
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Fun Things To Do
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Festivals
On the Trail of 24 Hour Party People
As leader of England during the interregnum years, Oliver Cromwell famously addressed Peter Lely, his portrait painter."... [
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Film Reviews
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Movie Reviews
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Places of Interest
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Walks
Five Reasons to Go the Theatre in Birmingham this January
January is traditionally a time that soap stars, reality TV personalities and former Premiership footballers take to the... [
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Lists
The Nottingham Riviera: A Taste of the Seaside Deep in the Midlands
Summer seems like a distant memory now that winter is closing its frosty grip around Nottingham. The slate-grey concrete... [
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Free
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Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
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Outdoor
A Nottingham Legend in Profile: Alan Sillitoe
Few writers indeed, few people at all are as intrinsic to Nottingham's soul and identity as Alan Sillitoe. Associate... [
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Books and Writing
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Literary
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Lists
Kids' Edition: Five Overlooked Christmas Movie Classics Suitable for the Whole Family
We recently brought you a list of five often overlooked movies for Christmas time. While that list contained some stone ... [
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Christmas
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Family
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Film Reviews
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Fun for Children
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Movie Reviews
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Lists
Fantasy Comes Alive: The Avatar Mountain and Three More Stunning Fantasy Movie Locations
If you're familiar with the planet of Pandora the homeworld of the Na'vi race from the 2009 motion picture Avatar yo... [
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Lists
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Cinema
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Adventure
Austria's Hot Springs
"Winter sun" has been a thing ever since package holidays and low cost airlines first burst onto the scene back in the 1... [
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Christmas
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Day Spas
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Escape the City
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Weekend Escapes
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Lists
Near Munich
Stocking Fillers for History Buffs: Five of the Best History Books of 2014
A history buff can be a difficult person to buy a Christmas present for. History books and media are so wide ranging and... [
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Book Reviews
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Books and Writing
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Christmas
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Gifts
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Lists
Five Overlooked Christmas Movies You Might Not Want to Watch With the Kids
Christmas movies often follow a similar formula: You have a hero who is down on his or her luck; an obstacle or problem ... [
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Christmas
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Film Reviews
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Lists
5 Things to Learn at The Eden Project this December
Just outside the sleepy Cornish town of St. Blazey, secreted in a former clay pit, lies something a little unexpected. A... [
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Christmas
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Environment
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Escape the City
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Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
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Lists
Near Plymouth
Nottingham: 10 Things to do Before Christmas
I know, I know another "10 things to do before " article, but this one is a little different. Think of this article les... [
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Christmas
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Family
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Fun Things To Do
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Lists
Undercover Once Again: Top Bars & Clubs in Nottingham
We recently brought you details of a clandestine trip around the secret bars of Manchester city centre. Now it's time fo... [
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Bars
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Clubs
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Cocktail Bars
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Pubs
We're Going on a Bear Hunt at mac
For kids growing up in the late '80s and early '90s, We're Going on a Bear Hunt is something of a big deal. Penned by Mi... [
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22/11/2014 - 07/12/2014
Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
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Kids
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Theatre
Horrible Christmas at The Old Rep Theatre
Few people have contributed more to the historical education of kids in Britain than Terry Deary. The son of a Sunderlan... [
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13/11/2014 - 17/01/2015
Christmas
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Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
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Kids
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Theatre
A Nottingham Legend in Profile: William Bendigo Thompson
The Book of Daniel tells us that three Jewish nobles Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were forced to enter the fiery f... [
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Sport
A Clandestine Trip Around Manchester's Secret Bars
Head into Manchester City Centre of an evening and you will be met with the bright lights and big sounds of hundreds of ... [
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Bars
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Cocktail Bars
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Nightclubs
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Nightlife
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Pubs
Cambridge Literary Festival
As the home of the Cambridge University Press and the birthplace of writers such as Richard Cumberland and William White... [
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12/11/2014 - 30/11/2014
Books and Writing
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Literary
Literary Leicester at The University of Leicester
This year saw the passing of one of Leicester's literary icons. Born in the East Midlands city in 1946, Sue Townsend was... [
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12/11/2014 - 15/11/2014
Books and Writing
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Free
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Literary
National Novel Writing Month
Many of our most cherished writers needed a jump-start to get them going. Margaret Mitchell bored and depressed after ... [
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01/11/2014 - 30/11/2014
Books and Writing
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Free
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Literary
We4Poets Live, International Anthony Burgess Foundation
The light of Manchester's poetry scene is burning brightly in 2014 and, on November 22nd, We4Poets will show you just ... [
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22/11/2014
Books and Writing
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Music
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Poetry
Dylan Live at Taliesin Arts Centre
October 27th marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Wales' best-loved writers and poets, Dylan Thomas. Thou... [
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20/11/2014
Free
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Literary
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Theatre
The Rise of the TV Drama: Is it Curtains for the Movie Industry?
We are living in the age of the television drama. The genre's leading lights such as Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and Bre... [
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Cinema
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Television
Light in the Lens Exhibition
Without light there can be no photography; light has been woven into the very of fabric of the artistic medium since its... [
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18/02/2015 - 22/02/2015
Art
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Exhibitions
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Galleries
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Photography
Sheffield Does Vintage
Fans of vintage style and memorabilia in South Yorkshire take note: the award winning Britain Does Vintage team is comin... [
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22/11/2014
Afternoon Tea
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Fairs
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Fashion
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Shopping
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Vintage and Retro
Ghost Hunting at Endcliffe Hall
The UK Ghost Hunts team will be breaking new ground this November and they want you to join them. The November 22nd Endc... [
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22/11/2014 - 23/11/2014
Unusual Things to do
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Unusual Events
A Crawl Round Nottingham's Oldest Pubs
Nottingham: a city famous for its caves, its lace, its woodland-dwelling anti-establishment figures and its football tea... [
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Bars
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Music
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Nightlife
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Pubs
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Lists
Untranslatable Words, Translated
American writer Theodore Dreiser no stranger to beautiful linguistic flourishes himself was only too aware of the in... [
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Adventure
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Language
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Literary
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Travel
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Lists
Learn to Sing with the Sutton Coldfield Rock Choir
Singing is great; it can help to reduce anxiety, increase mental alertness and even tone up your facial muscles. So whet... [
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13/11/2014
Free
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Fun for Children
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Music
Sutton Coldfield
Huang Bin Hong's House
A short walk from the tourist chaos that is West Lake's north shore, with its burger chains, gift shops and legions of h... [
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Art
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Books and Writing
Near Shanghai
Birmingham's Most Haunted Pubs
It's Halloween; a time when the spirits of the dead rise up to walk among the living; a time when spooky, unexplainable ... [
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Bars
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Halloween
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Pubs
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Lists
Deritend
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Harborne
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Kings Norton
Eagulls Present Halloween at the Brudenell Social Club
Halloween is almost upon us once again and there can be few better ways to spend it than in the company of a band that t... [
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31/10/2014
Halloween
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Music
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Music Venues
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Nightlife
Hyde Park
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Near Leeds
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