Entertainment and Activities News & Updates
- 30th October 2012
G Casino is hosting their own Talent Show with the chance to win £1000!
- 30th October 2012
Having a Halloween party? Looking for inspiration for spooky recipes and ghoulish treats for the kids (or grown-ups). Try these frightful recipes sent to us by the students of Heanor Gate Science College...
Halloween has become huge in the last few years, and nearly all of us will do something to mark the day, whether it be carving a pumpkin, dressing up as witches, ghouls, ghosts, zombies or skeletons and maybe even going trick or treating! But do you know how our Celtic ancestors celebrated the 31st October? Read on as Heanor Gate Science College Students tell us all about it...
- 29th October 2012
Stay safe this Bonfire Night by following some simple steps for firework safety...
...and find out where to buy fireworks in Heanor and Ripley from registered suppliers and sellers.
- 29th October 2012
The Roving Crows win Best Folk Act at the Exposure Music Awards 2012
It’s been a fantastic year for Celtic-fusion folk-rockers The Roving Crows. They have been making waves up and down the country on the festival circuit and have picked up a bucketful of awards along the way. Earlier in the year they won 2 Irish Music Awards (Top Celtic Rock Band and Top Fiddle Player for Caitlin Barrett), and they have just been named Best Folk Act at the Exposure Music Awards. The band will be making a welcome and triumphant return to Lichfield Guildhall on Saturday 3rd November at the Lichfield Arts Roots & Folk Festival (RAFF)
- 29th October 2012
Extra shows added at Lichfield's Stroke Comedy Club after record ticket sales!
Following the roaring success of the Stroke Comedy Club's extra show this summer, Lichfield's very own locally run comedy club is bringing another two extra shows to the people of Lichfield in November and December!
With the club's regular monthly shows now sold out until January, these extra special Friday night extravaganzas give comedy fans who missed out on tickets a great opportunity to see the best of the UK's stand up comedy in the atmospheric surroundings of Lichfield's Best Western George Hotel.
- 29th October 2012
Cook loses first match in charge.
As Halloween and Bonfire Night approach and we start to hear fireworks being let off outside, many people across Heanor and Ripley will be more concerned with the safety and stress levels of their pets than with enjoying the displays! We bring you some practical actions you can take to help your dogs, cats, rabbits and even horses as safe and calm as possible...
- 25th October 2012
Children and young people in Warwickshire have an extra incentive to get out and play this Autumn with the new play facilities opening on Monday 29th October 2012...
- 25th October 2012
Visit the link below to see the new programme of events and entertainment at Oakengates Theatre @ The Place in Telford - and remember - book early - many of the popular shows sell out fast!