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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»

The Eastside Arts Festival will be held from 19th August to 31st August and its organisers said this annual event will highlight the "journey of revival" currently East Belfast is experiencing. The festival will feature 33 free events of the 78 events, that includes workshops, talks, movies, theatre, comedy, music and exhibitions. The festival will also be hosting a wide range of readings, poetry, lectures, film-screenings and heritage events. Read More»

NME is Time Inc's music brand that is 63 years old and it is to become a free weekly magazine from this September. Time Inc said, NME through a mixture of curated and original content "dramatically increases its content output and range”. Its digital output will be expanded to contain fashion, film, television, gaming, technology and politics. Going free from a cover price of £2.50, the 300,000 copies of... Read More»

The Summer Reading Challenge organised by The Reading Agency, will run from 1st July to 31st August this year and is absolutely free. Libraries NI invites all children of age 4 and above to take part, with this year's theme as Record Breakers. Libraries across Northern Ireland are encouraging young readers to explore real-life achievements and world records, as those found in the Guinness World Records. As part of this year's... Read More»

Glasgow has special plans to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Glasgow Life will mark the occasion by hosting a series of free sports days. The free events will give young people in communities across the city the chance to try out sports of the Commonwealth games that was held nearly one year back. The Anniversary Games are planned at 5 venues used during... Read More»

The Official UK Gay Wedding Show will be arriving at Newcastle Pride to mark the occasion. On 19th July, Sunday, a host of North East venues will arrive at Newcastle Civic Centre, to outline what is in offer to same sex couples looking at marriage. John Dixon has the license to run shows in several cities. As organiser he said that they are happy to bring the show back... Read More»

A memorial service marking the centenary of the Battle of Somme next year, will have thousands of ordinary British citizens invited, the government revealed recently. John Whittingdale, Culture Secretary, announced a public ballot for 8,000 free tickets to the memorial service, a tribute to the fallen at the Thiepval Memorial on the Western Front. The free tickets released through a public ballot will allow guests from United Kingdom, Ireland... Read More»