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For a third year now the Herne Hill Free Film Festival is returning on 1st May of this year, to SE24 (London Borough of Southwark, Greater London). A month full of free movies will be coming to various venues across Herne Hill. On the 1st May, the free film festival will start-off in Herne Hill with the outdoor screening of the film, The Ladykillers, a classic comedy, at Station... Read More»

A range of free events will be hosted during the Inverness Science Festival starting on 1st May, by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in the Scottish Highlands. The 10-day event will be launched with a discussion on the DNA of Scottish clan members and also genealogy expert Alastair Macdonald will tell how people will be able to trace their family history using this science. He will... Read More»

The Canal and River Trust, in association with Drifters Waterway Holidays, will be organising the first National Go Boating Day, on 19th April, Sunday. The trust is a charity that looks after Britain's waterways and is giving people the chance to find out what canal boating is like through this open day, where free tasters and trips on waterways are being offered too. Chief Executive, Richard Perry, of Canal... Read More»

Maglia Rosso is a successful cycle centre in Hawstead and the shop is celebrating its first anniversary in the weekend of 24th April to 26 April. A celebratory event starts at 7.30pm eventing on Friday (24 April). There will be a demonstration day on Saturday (25 April), which includes advice and special offers and also a cyclocross challenge. On Sunday (26 April) there will be a escorted country ride,... Read More»

For those people looking for work or volunteering to learn some new skills, there will be a range of one-off workshops running at the Balsam Centre, Wincanton, South Somerset. The skills learnt can be related to work, but it is equally about social skills, boosting confidence, picking up friends and contacts. On 13th April, Monday, there's a jewellery workshop starting at 1pm and runs up to 4pm., to learn... Read More»

The 50th Harrogate Festival being hosted this July will see some of the biggest names in literature and music headline this year. The Harrogate Orchestra will give pop-up performances and there will be free events being held across the town, where music created in Harrogate by composers Finz and Farrar will be featured. This Spa town in North Yorkshire, England, will witness a month-long festival of music and literature.... Read More»

Here is the chance to claim a pair of free tickets to the Grand Design Live, London, returning to the ExCeL London for the 11th successful year. The tickets are being offered by Daily Echo and are valid for entry from 5th May to 8th May inclusive. The Grand Designs Live show starts from 2nd May (Saturday) and is on up to 9th May (Saturday). The event sponsor of... Read More»

For this Easter, on Saturday, a free family fun day is being hosted at Raincliffe Woods Meadows which is located north-west of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. The event is open to all and will start from noon, right up to 3:00pm. People coming in will be given nature trail sheets for participating, by the marshals, and to be completed on their way up. Those coming are requested to park... Read More»

The city read festival in collaboration with Waltham Forest council is a literary festival starting next month, April. As part of the literary festival which is a month-long, free books will e given away across Waltham Forest, to encourage people to take to reading. The festival will be hosting various free events too. Some of them are family art workshops, a 'literary cruise' on the river Thames and a... Read More»

The Lichfield Festival will be returning, to be hosted at venues across Lichfield, the Staffordshire city, from 3rd to 12th July. Considered as one of UK's most eclectic multi-arts festivals, it has over 70 different events, spread in about 10 days, attracting world-class international and national performers. The Staffordshire city will also have lots of free events and activities apt for the whole family. Events include from City Saturday... Read More»

Two special free events are being hosted by Seaford Musical Theatre for potential new members on 26 April, Sunday, between 3:00pm and 5:15pm and also on 27 April, Monday, between 7:30pm and 9:45pm. Those attending will experience the 'discovery' events that would help them know more about the theatre group. All those who are aged above 16 years are welcome to learn more about joining and to become a part... Read More»

An event is being held by Inverclyde Childminding Network- ParentZone along with Waterfront Cinema, in Greenock, that's offering free tickets to families to the cinema. The event is being organised on 29th March, Sunday, at the cinema in Custom House Way, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. Parents and kids can see either 'The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of The Water' or 'Shaun the Sheep', at the cinema in the morning. Present... Read More»

Aylesbury town centre will be the venue to keep children happy during the holidays for Easter and be starting the fun at the Alyesbury Market Square on 31st March (Tuesday), from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. The day along with the monthly farmer's market, will see a host of exciting and entertaining activities, featuring also a free balloon modelling workshop for kids, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The Tuesday vintage and crafts bazaar... Read More»

The Edinburgh International Festival 2015, considered the world's most prestigious arts festival held in Edinburgh, will host a free gala opening event. The festival also has a new theatrical version of Alasdair Gray's novel, Lanark, folk and pop music, a series of new directions an new venues this summer. The festival will run from 7th August to 31st August. The festival will open with a free event outside the... Read More»

The Better Riding Course is a free motorcycle training course, being offered by Isle of Wight Council to all motorcycle riders, however experienced. In a significant number of collisions, motorcyclists get involved, affecting other vehicles too. The course helps motorcyclists, who only form a small portion of license holders, to anticipate hazards while riding. A wide range of techniques are covered in the course. Included are defensive riding, advanced... Read More»

The new upcoming two free events to be hosted by the University of Portsmouth and Innovation Space, will focus on use of digital media for social good. The first event that will take place on the 23rd March (Tuesday) from 6:00PM is the Digital Media Network. The session will feature talks from many special guests, a result of the collaboration of the University of Portsmouth with Creative Network South.... Read More»

Here is the chance for kids to get free tickets to see the première of the new ballet- Aladdin, by Ballet UK, at the Albany Theatre of Coventry, on 13th March. Free children's tickets are being given for the new ballet for up to 2 kids of age 16 or under, accompanying a paying adult. So, adults paying for a single ticket can bring 2 young people, 16 years... Read More»

What is believed to be the first community gym at Salford, Greater Manchester, has opened its doors at the place provided at the Abbot Lodge of the Salvation Army Housing Association. The accommodation for the homeless in Duchy has the new fitness centre and is named as Little Gym. The new gym has been fitted out with the latest fitness equipment, which includes a rowing machine, treadmill, exercise bike... Read More»

A free event will be soon hosted for the farming industry on 19th March, Thursday, at the Sixways Center in Worcester. This major farming industry seminar is being hosted by experts from the Country Land & Business Association and mfg Solicitors (law firm) of Worcestershire. The seminar will feature a panel of specialists and cover current issues such as farming family business structures, succession planning, diversification and even pre-nuptial... Read More»

The FutureLearn company runs the UK-based site to first offer free online classes,that are offered by top UK universities. Apparently, a million people across the world have signed-up to the free online university courses, according to the website statistics. FutureLearn, a private firm funded by the universities, show 1 million people from 190 countries collectively studied, since the October of 2013, on more than 2 million courses. UK students... Read More»