Cadw Stargazing, Tintern Abbey, Gwent Founded during the 12th century, these famous monastic ruins, set in a village next to the river Wye, will be opened up by the Welsh government’s historic environment service and the education group Dark Sky Wales. Astronomers will be on hand to talk about the cosmos and there will be a constellation presentation set up within a pop-up planetarium, while stargazing sessions (split into three groups and suitable for over-12s) will culminate in a communal observation. Read more [...]

The much anticipated Parklife Weekender is just around the corner, with festival-goers and headline acts set to descend upon Manchester's Heaton Park on June 6 and June 7. This year's festival boasts headline acts such as Rudimental, Disclosure, James Blake and superstar DJs Mark Ronson and Fatboy Slim and will take place on Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7. You can view the full festival line-up here. You can also check out our exclusive countdown to the event, with information on headline Read more [...]

Milestone birthdays can be mixed feelings events – occasions for congratulations against a background of an uneasy sensation of where did those years go? But the 40th bash at Cullercoats in North Tyneside two years ago was a solid celebration from start to finish. The five-day Iron Festival marked 40 years since the founding of Peter Mortimer’s Iron Press publishing venture. A variety of events and happenings at six seafront venues was a serial sell-out, not least the capacity 200-plus who packed Read more [...]