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The Weekender is a free weekend event announced at the Old Granada Studios, in Manchester, to be held from 20 June, Saturday, to 21 June, Sunday, which is a 2-day event that will be bringing together great independent brands, design-makers and local food producers to the heart of the venue- The Workshop. It will play host to the debut event, transforming the re-purposed industrial space into a creative playground. Read More»

A day of free art workshops is to be held at the St. Helens Central Library, on 30th May, Saturday. People are invited to join the artist running the free sessions, Jeni McConnel, which is part of Cultural Hub, a quality project for arts in libraries and join the Heart of Glass, Your Name Here project. The latter offers people the chance to nominate a person's name for a... Read More»

Coding is the language of computers and is a highly desirable skill in the modern world. An organisation in Cambridge is offering to teach coding to people at workshops that are free of charge. Codebar Cambridge is the organisation and its co-ordinator Robin Van Rijn is the one who started the non-profit initiative in London and then spread it to the city earlier this year. The organisation reaches out to... Read More»

Plymouth will be hosting free events for CTC Big-Bike Revival, starting Saturday the programme runs to two weeks. The free event is run by Bikespace which is based in Devonport. The event starts on Saturday, 23 May, at their shop in Devonport, on George Street, and will run from 10am to 4pm. The free event will have something for everyone to try, like smoothie making bikes, or a cycle... Read More»

The National Farmer's Union (NFU) and rural safety team of Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service, are joining hands to run a free event which corresponds with the Open Farm Sunday. On 7th June, Sunday, farmers of Wiltshire will be invited to the free event that will help to keep their rural businesses safe. The 'farm walk' designed for farmers to show them how to mitigate risks, also against a... Read More»

'Positive Labels' is the initiative offering young musicians free mentoring for a whole year. Young musicians or their band, get valuable access to a team of professional musicians, as part of a unique project in Tamworth, who will mentor them for a year. It starts on 18th May (Mon) and 20th May (Wed), at Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Corporation Street, Staffordshire. The scheme is focused on budding musicians aged between... Read More»

Pilates is a type fitness programme that can accommodate all ages and body flexibility. With this as emphasis, Pilates ABC Henley is welcoming all beginners, of any age, to join the free taster sessions being offered. Alyth Yealland, its owner, teaches gentle balance exercises for posture, muscle tone, flexibility and for joint and back pain. She took up pilates earlier to help her back and convinced of her won success... Read More»

This summer Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park and will see AEG Live donating thousands of tickets to the country's troops, so that they and their families will be able to enjoy and watch a large number of superstars performing, like Kylie Minogue, The Stroke, Beck, The Who, Chic ft. Nile Rogers and Union, including comedians such as Jim Jefferies, Ardal O'Hanlon, Ed Byrne and many others. The... Read More»

Liverpool and Dublin will be celebrating its seafaring heritage in two free events. The International Mersey River Festival will be held from 5 June (Friday) to 7 June (Sunday). The Dublin River Festival will take place from 31 May (Sunday) to 1 June (Monday). The Mersey River Festival will have an Irish flavour, as the two cities pay tribute each other's seafaring heritage and maritime links. As part of... Read More»

The free musical extravaganza Falmouth Blues returns this month, to be held at Falmouth's Event Square, with a stellar line-up of blue bands in the South West. The show falls on the last weekend of May, on 29 May, Friday, on 30 May, Saturday and on 31 May, Sunday. Two years back it was presented in Turor by The Wander Inn. Now it is taking up residence in... Read More»

The Brockley Max festival will be returning for nine days, starting on 20 May and running up to 6 June. The fun packed days will feature more than 70 events this time at Brockley, Honor Oak, Crofton Park and Ladywell. Most of them will be free events. The festival will kick-off on 29 May, with a musical showcase outside the Brockley station from 3:00pm. The festival will have live... Read More»

The official launch of the 2015 croquet season was done by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who is also president of the Palace Croquet Club, when he teed off on the lawns of the medieval bishop's palace in Wells (Canterbury). The Rt. Rev. Peter Hancock heads The Palace Croquet Club which has some 30 members and is looking to build on its strength. New members are being welcomed... Read More»

The National Golf Month has line up various initiatives for the moth of May, with American Golf lending nationwide support, playing an integral role to grow the game of golf. Director of National Golf Month, Doug Poole, said with support of American Golf, many PGA professionals are at hand to provide free coaching at many venues. American Golf is offering many opportunities, with 73 stores signed up, to offer free... Read More»

The National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, will be launching a new programme of free activities, workshops and events for young people to explore concepts and themes of the Artist Rooms, Vija Celmins' exhibition. Jim Boxell will hold a film-making workshop to help budding film makers learn the use of basic equipment, which will be on 2nd May, Saturday, from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. From 8th May,... Read More»

Organisers of the Devizes Carnival have a part in the Noise On The Street project. As part of it they will be holding a free taster workshop for young people who like to take part in a new street band for the Devizes event that will be held on 16th May, at the Crown Centre on St. John Street, in Devizes. The taster workshop will be held from 1:00PM... Read More»

There will be a thrilling airshow for four days at Eastbourne. Airbourne will be returning with a great line-up on the 13th to 16th August, that will have on show military jets and helicopters, with fantastic displays from aerobatics teams, and also the Red-Arrows participating. The completely free event will be held at Eastbourne's Western Lawns, over 4 days. Displays include the new Hawk-T2 duo, the Eurofighter-Typhoon, Tutor on... Read More»

Fashion design students will be among those students displaying their work in taster sessions from the University of Northumbria University, ahead of the degree shows of the summer. The students will be offering a sneak preview of fashion creations on the fashion catwalk, in a special preview event in May. Northumbria University will be giving free taster sessions of its degree shows, both locally as well as in London... Read More»

The Towcester Food Festival will be held this year at Towcester Racecourse on both 6th June, Saturday, and 7th June, Sunday. This year there will be a renowned circus performing for kids, a highlight for families. The Panic Family Circus are on site performing the whole weekend under their big top pitched in the middle of the event. The Circus will entertain children with storytelling sessions, clown shows, giant... Read More»

MediaCityUK will be hosting the annual Salford Sitcom Showcase, as it returns for the fourth time. Studio audiences, as in previous years, will be shown live performances and screenings of brand new productions. The event in Salford, Greater Manchester, will take place on 12 and 13 of May and is being organised by BBC North and the BBC Comedy Commissioning. The first day of the event will debut the... Read More»

The free Apple Watch Basics workshops will start off on 24th April, the same day of the watch's official launch, for the new owners of the watch at Apple Stores. New watch owners will be required to book their places in advance to participate in the programme. The blog-site Mac Rumours revealed that users at the workshop will learn basically about watch faces, Glances, gestures and more. Participants have... Read More»