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NHS England has charted out plans to offer free Zumba and yoga classes to reduce absence or sick days in the HNS. This is part of their solution (for £5 million) to cut down on absence from hospitals. According to a Freedom of Information request the management at York hospital has paid to staff taking off sick an amount since January of 2013, because of staff phoning in sick numerous... Read More»

A new generation of young professionals and students get the chance to experience the electronic media and entertainment industry at the free event – IBC 2015 Rising Stars Programme. The Conference will be held between 10th & 11th September (2015) and the Exhibition will between 11th & 12th September (2015). Delegates will truly taste the workplace here. An array of business personalities will educate, inspire and challenge the young delegates attending.... Read More»

Circus Starr will be back again on 1st October (Thursday), with the Big Top Autumn Tour, as it arrives at the Grosvenor Garden Centre in Chester, Cheshire, to thrill young audiences. The show at 4:45pm and 7:00pm, will boast of a world-class troupe of artists. Circus Starr is in its 28th year of touring and continues to bring performances to over 27,000 vulnerable children and their families. Local business have... Read More»

A free workshop at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) on Wood Street, Liverpool, on 29th August, is welcoming children who are aged 6 and above to use FACT's Minecraft server- CloudMaker. Children can explore and creatively make buildings and objects that is inspired by the Build Your Own Exhibition by FACT. The children coming here will be able to learn about open source tools, such as, Microsoft's WordEdit... Read More»

The Skills Show at Birmingham's NEC, running from 9th to 21st November is a 3-day free event, where admission is free. It is the country's leading experiential skills and careers show, aimed at young people. The event provides the opportunity to visitors to experience hands-on the world of work that will inspire them, with the chance to unlock their potential also. This year the event will identify the most... Read More»

Artwave in Lewes is a free visual arts festival supported by the district council, which is now going on from 22nd August, running for 2 weeks. This vibrant artist's open house festival one of the biggest, being held in East Sussex, will be attracting over 300 different artists and makers of various art. More than a hundred artist's venues will open their doors, to different studios, galleries, gardens and... Read More»

Build your own satellite using the NanoSat design and the kit from Satellite Applications Catapult, at a free event on 26th and 27th September. The venue is at Satellite Applications Catapult, Electronic Building, on Fermi Avenue Harwell, in Didcot, Oxford. This is a great chance to get hands-on experience in building a basic satellite. Get to know the code to operate these devices, based on modern embedded systems. During... Read More»

For those adults who feel unsteady on a bike, here's the free opportunity to go steady. The Big Wheel, local transport group, is on a drive to help grown-ups ride confidently their bikes, by handing out vouchers for cycle training, free for adults. The Post's Good Deeds Notts is acampaign that aims over the next 12 months, to get a thousand groups, individuals and organisations, to do something good.... Read More»

Temple Golf Club will soon be hosting a free golf taster session for ladies on 13th August, Thursday, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. The 'Free Ladies Golf Night' will be presented by Gary Wardlow, a PGA professional. Aundrea Gray, the past Lady Captain who is organising the taster session, remarked that this is an opportunity for beginners to try out golf in a friendly atmosphere. The taster night last year had... Read More»

A musical will be produced by young people on Bradford, called 'There's No Place Like Bradford'. The musical is being organised by the Bradford Council's Music and Arts Department, thanks to the funding given to the department by the Arts Council. Work on the production will begin later in the month, at a free workshop. It will have secondary school pupils involved and help them develop their interest in song-writing,... Read More»

Penguin the publisher is celebrating its 80th anniversary and as part of this, passengers commuting on the London Under ground are offered the chance to read excerpts of their new books, author reviews and ideas, for free, this summer. The activity will run from 3rd to 28th August. Penguin is collaborating with Transport for London (TfL) along with Virgin Media's WiFi service, to access a dedicated site- summerofpenguin.com, a... Read More»

An event with music, partying and family fun is being organised by the group Positive Vibration Birmingham, at the Slug and Lettuce on High Street, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The free event is scheduled on 8th August and held from noon to 2:00am. Positive Vibration Birmingham is a group that organises parties and club nights. The group which specialises in conducting reggae and dubwise music, will be bringing to the... Read More»

Richmond, the North Yorkshire town, will be celebrating GeorgeFest, a celebration of its Georgian heritage as a new summer festival, to be held from 17th to 30th August. A wide selection of activities and events will be held both indoor and outdoor, throughout the fortnight and many of them will be free of charge. The festival will include talks, street entertainment, Georgian toy-making, guided walks and even a chance... Read More»

The CBeebies-Big-Day-Out in Weston will bring free family fun for 5 days from 29th July to 2nd August. The family fun is part of BBC's campaign to make cooking both fun and accessible for the whole family. The event will be offering lots of interactive activities. Find here a live show called Kitchen Catastrophe. Hosted by Phobe Furchester Fuzz and Furgus Fuzz, special guests from the Furchester Hotel. It... Read More»

A free event is being organised to take you on a "Biological pilgrimage" through the Epping Forest this summer. So, join in the Ancestor's Tail, on 15th August, to retrace the steps of evolution and for returning symbolically to the beginning of life on Earth. Ancestor's Trail will follow 8 separate routes. Each has been designed to guide walkers through the forest, experiencing a history of evolution. The free... Read More»

Internet giant Google will be holding a series of classes over the summer, called the Summer of Science, for children. The classes to be held from 21st July to 27th August, will teach kids the basics of coding, what is virtual reality and how to make music with sweets. The classes are designed for children between the ages of 5 and 12 years. Children with little or no technology... Read More»

The Great Dawley Town council is planning with its partners and community to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Captain Webb's achievement. Captain Webb is the first person to swim the English Channel and to mark the occasion, celebrations will start from 24th July, Friday, and run until 24th August, Monday, of this year. Each day will have a different free event or activity that the community can enjoy. The celebration... Read More»

A free dance workshop called Street Impact will be held on Saturday (18th July) taking over the street Amanda Way, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The session will be led by the Britain's Got Talent star, British Popper Alex Mechanikool Peters, along with music by DJ Biznizz. The free dance session will be kicked off at the Big Screen at Plymouth and the general public in Plymouth, of all ages,... Read More»

London will celebrate Eid al-Fitr on 25th July, Saturday, in Trafalgar Square. The event marks the end of the fast of Ramadan, the month-long fast observed by Muslims all over the world. The festival starts depending on the sighting of the new moon, which is expected around 17th July in UK. Trafalgar Square will witness a giant multi-sensory celebration put on by the Mayor of London. There will also... Read More»

As part of the Lincolnshire Wolds Festival of Archaeology, free activities and events are being planned up to 23rd July. Four events are to be held in the Area of Outstanding Beauty, The event is an imitative of Down Your Wold, the community heritage project. The festival launched off with Dr. Kevin Leahy, the eminent archaeologist, at the Franklin Hall, Spilsby, discussing the prehistoric period of the area, which includes... Read More»