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Elizabethan weekend at Charlecote Park

11:14am Friday 3rd July 2009

EXPERIENCE the pomp and pageantry of an Elizabethan Hawking Party at Charlecote Park.

Watch what you say

Responding to Child's Performance

7:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

"You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him." ~Leo Aikman Have you ever noticed that really nice people never have a bad word to say about anyone. No doubt they have the same frustrations with family, neighbors and co-workers as everyone else, but they have decided to approach life differently.

Gok hosts Style in the City sessions

2:17pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

THE Sunday Times Style in the City, which runs from September 24 to 26 is set to take over Birmingham’s city centre as the fashion brigade comes to town including makeover maestro Gok Wan, as he hosts his unique ‘style sessions’.

Family fun with Winnie the Pooh at Sussex hotel

1:06pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

ESCAPE with your children this summer holiday to the countryside which inspired A. A. Milne to write his delightful stories about Winnie-the-Pooh and take a midweek family break at Buxted Park Hotel in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex.

Battlefield joins popular short break package

3:53pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

AWARD-WINNING historical visitor attraction, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park, has joined forces with other top family attractions and hotels in Leicester and Leicestershire to offer the hugely popular Stay, Play, Explore family short break package - a campaign coordinated by Leicester Shire Promotions.

REVIEW: It’s so hard to leave stylish country hotel

Stunning views: The Italian Garden and water features.

3:17pm Tuesday 30th June 2009

WHEN the door was opened to the room I would be staying in at the Menzies Welcombe Hotel Spa and Golf Club I knew I wouldn’t want to leave after one night.

Local nursery hosts free talk

Bill White of Bill White Nurseries, Far Forest.

12:00pm Tuesday 30th June 2009

Bill White Nurseries at Lem Hill, Far Forest, will be holding a series of nursery based talks over the coming months, with the first this July, a free talk on health and nutrition delivered by Hazel Cumming and Penny Handford of Total Nutrition on Thursday July 23 from 11:30am to 1pm.

Make time to see exhibition of clocks

11:42am Tuesday 30th June 2009

THE Greyfriars, in Worcester city centre will be hosting an exhibition of clocks through the ages.

Take your pooch on canine trail

11:41am Tuesday 30th June 2009

CROOME Park is hosting its popular Dogathon this Sunday with plenty to do for dog owners and their four legged friends.

Have a healthy, happy festival

Have a healthy, happy festival

7:00am Saturday 27th June 2009

Festival's might be fun, but the noise, the mud, the booze, and being packed in with thousands of other festivalgoers can all take a toll on your health. We have put together a health survival kit so your outing's a success and not marred by ailments.

Cut down, burn up

7:00am Saturday 27th June 2009

If that summer wardrobe feels a bit tighter this year, now is the time to make a few small changes to shed those extra pounds and boost heart health in the process. 67% of men and 56% of women in England are overweight or obese, meaning many excess pounds to be lost and much to gain in terms of healthier blood pressure, cholesterol levels and reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease.

On the record

On the record

7:00am Saturday 27th June 2009

After his jangly introduction a couple of years ago, Jack Penate has pulled out all the stops for his second album. But is it any good? Elsewhere, there are new albums from Dinosaur Jr, God Help The Girl, Matt And Kim and The Mars Volta, plus a Blur compilation to get stuck into.

Stars reveal their festival favourites

Stars reveal their festival favourites

7:00am Saturday 27th June 2009

Want to know what your favourite band's best festival memories are plus their advice as to what all you campers should bring when attending? We speak to bands including Simple Minds and The Blockheads ahead of festival season.

Growing through change

Gwen Randall-Young

7:00am Saturday 27th June 2009

"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." ~ William Somerset Maugham.

The mother of all festivals

Emily Eavis at Glastonbury.

7:00am Saturday 27th June 2009

She's one of the most important people involved with the UK festival season and her dad is kept quite busy too. Emily Eavis, co-organiser of Glastonbury festival discusses growing up alongside the festival, becoming a key part of it and why she's supporting the million mums campaign.


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