East End KNEES UP! I saw these two ladies at Bestival and they are absolutely amazing! Forget BoJo in the Queen Vic, if you fancy a real East End knees up, this is a singalong, cabaret and disco all in one!. It's on at the Hackney Empire, Mary Lloyd Bar, London http://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/17/visiting/marie-lloyd-bar.html Best dressed lad or lady in Red wins a prize. Tickets can be bought from www.WEGOTTICKETS.com. Cor Blimey Gov'nor!
Wild Food School Has anyone tried this? It was a really popular feature in Seize the Days a few weeks back and i'm off to Cornwall next week so was thinking of giving it a go.
pip This is their website www.wildfoodschool.co.uk
Anyone else off to the Edinburgh Fringe this weekend?
I am so excited about going to this www.theworldfestival.com
The Capoeira Knights are meant to be amazing and don't forget Lonely Planet are supporting it too! Double whammy!
Walking in the Lake District So in preparation for our 3 peaks challenge in August, last weekend was all about Snowdon and this time, we're heading straight up the west side of the country to Borrowdale in Cumbria to begin the climb up Scafell Pike. 5 hours drive, 5 hours walking and then 5 hours drive. It'll be tough but bacon sarnies and tea will fuel us and the thought of a big curry afterwards. Only 2 weeks until we do it for real. Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, all in 24 hrs. Check out our blog here: http://threepeaksblog.com/ and wish us luck!
Walking in the Lake District So in preparation for our 3 peaks challenge in August, last weekend was all about Snowdon and this time, we're heading straight up the west side of the country to Borrowdale in Cumbria to begin the climb up Scafell Pike. 5 hours drive, 5 hours walking and then 5 hours drive. It'll be tough but bacon sarnies and tea will fuel us and the thought of a big curry afterwards. Only 2 weeks until we do it for real. Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, all in 24 hrs. Check out our blog here: http://threepeaksblog.com/ and wish us luck!
BFI Mediatheque
Can’t believe more people don’t know about this http://tiny.cc/rbf2g
It’s at the BFI on London’s South Bank, it’s free, and it has the most amazing archive of films and documentaries!
It makes the perfect shelter from the British summertime :-)
Worth a scoop?
Read about a free music festival by London Bridge. Has anyone been? Recommended?
It's called Scoop and on Weds, thurs and fri nights in July.
http://www.morelondon.co.uk/scoop.html
Camp Bestival Camp Bestival kicks off on Friday. Looking forward to some nice weather (puuurrrlleeeaaase), a well behaved baby and a bit of hedonism (in shifts!) thrown in. www.campbestival.net/
This weekend - or any weekend
Parliament Hill Lido on Hampstead Heath, London is the perfect place to seize a sunny day
Hip hop, ya don't stop...
Fancy a bit of hip hop karaoke in London this Thursday? http://tiny.cc/NvrfM
The Glastonbury of Meatballs
Don't forget, you've still got time to get to Grottaglie in Puglia, Italy for their annual Sagra della Polpetta, or meatball festival. From September 6th to 7th, local townspeople will be selling insane numbers of delicious morsels from streetside stalls: big meatballs, small meatballs, long meatballs, spicy meatballs...some as big as your head!
StreetPianos - Quick!
Not sure if this is an annual thing, but loved the Street Piano's initiative this weekend in London. Basically, there are 30 pianos dotted around london streets, parks and stations which you can go and have a tinkle on. It finished later today when the pianos get donated to London schools etc. So if you've got the chance today, find a piano on the map on this link and get playing your own gig!http://tinyurl.com/m8gqx4
Visit the Glorious Gower Festival
What: Gower Festival
Where: Gower Peninsular, Wales
When: 18th to 31st July
The Gower, that finger of land gesticulating just beyond Swansea, is one of Wales' most magical corners, a wild combination of beaches, sea cliffs and rolling meadowlands. It feels more like an island than part of the mainland, and retains its sense of remoteness despite the summer crowds. There is only one thing lovelier than being on the Gower in July, and that is to be here in July during the Gower Festival, when there are beautiful classical recitals taking place in its village churches: you can listen to a Bach choir, string quartet or piano trio before heading out to sip chilled white wine on the beach.
For more like this http://tiny.cc/etIan
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