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Experience the drama of the past for FREE this Heritage Open Day
02/09/2010
As part of Heritage Open Days, celebrate your local treasures as the National Trust opens the doors to a special selection* of its country houses, glorious gardens and more unusual buildings, for FREE.


Come and enjoy the Spooky Fun at Colchester Zoo this Halloween!
02/09/2010
Colchester Zoo’s Shriek Week is guaranteed to be full of ghoulish fun, with a full schedule of events including a range of special shows, displays and competitions.


Celebrate British Food Down On The Farm
01/09/2010
A national Award Winning farm shop is celebrating British food Fortnight by hosting over 50 local & British producers over one weekend.


Sculpture trail unveiled at the National Trust
01/09/2010
Over 30 contemporary sculptures created by several local artists, are to be installed in two of Norfolk’s finest National Trust gardens for a limited period.


Ways With Words Southwold Literature Festival, Suffolk
31/08/2010
Tickets have gone on sale for the Ways With Words Southwold Literature festival in Suffolk this November.


Bat out of ale!
27/08/2010
Armed with bat detectors, volunteers have spent the last two weeks tracking the rare Barbastelle bat in Norfolk, shedding light on its roosting sites and nocturnal activity – which even includes a trip to the local public house!


Heritage Open Weekend - Saturday 11 September
27/08/2010
As part of the national Heritage Open Weekend, the Norman Tower at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, will be open to visitors. Tours run every 30 minutes from 2.30 p.m. until 4.30 p.m. Although there is no charge for the tours, visitors must pre-book as numbers are strictly limited.


Take a chance on Dunstable Downs
25/08/2010
Join us at the Dunstable Downs Festival from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 September, for a celebration of local treats and a wide array of events - from one of Britain’s top ABBA tribute bands to children’s magic and storytelling.


Locomotive Society Exhibition Now Calling At Letchworth Museum
25/08/2010
The latest Mezzanine Exhibition at Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery showcases the collections of members of the Stevenage Locomotive Society. 


Perfect backdrop for Tour of Britain spectators
24/08/2010
The National Trust has teamed up with The Tour of Britain to provide spectators with free parking and the perfect backdrop to enjoy Britain’s most exhilarating cycle race of the year [1].


National Trust, an alternative pit stop
23/08/2010
Millions take to the highways in the great bank holiday getaway.


Shiver me timbers, pirates are taking over the Pier!
19/08/2010
Dig out your eye patch and polish your cutlass for a swashbuckling Pirate invasion on Southend Pier!


Siege and civil war coming to Bourne Mill
18/08/2010
On 24th and 25th August, top Essex historian David Appleby will be delving into the county’s historic past with a set of talks at the National Trust’s Bourne Mill in Colchester.


Ruff guide to Tudor Britain
18/08/2010
Costumes that give a glimpse into the fashions of Elizabethan England go on display at the National Trust’s Blickling Hall.


IT’S ALL BLACK AND WHITE FOR RETURN TO AVOCET ISLAND
17/08/2010
Famous as the Island of Avocets, RSPB Havergate Island will be open to visitors for a special weekend searching for these handsome wading birds on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September.


Edmund Gallery hosts East Anglian Artists
13/08/2010
Now in its 16th year, the East Anglian Artists’ exhibition showcases many local artists, both amateur and professional. The exhibition opens in the Cathedral’s Edmund Gallery on Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 21 August. It will be open daily from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and will run until Monday 30 August.


Batty about bats?
12/08/2010
Ever wondered what happens in the gardens and parks of National Trust sites when all the visitors go home? Take an evening stroll and peek inside the world of some of our nocturnal visitors.


SEVENTH STOURBRIDGE FAIR SET FOR SEPTEMBER
10/08/2010
The seventh re-creation of Stourbridge Fair will take place on Saturday 11th September 2010 (12pm to 4pm) in the grounds of the Leper Chapel on Newmarket Road – one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings and a structure now owned and maintained by local conservation charity Cambridge Past, Present & Future.


An Evening with Colin Dexter at the Swan at Lavenham
10/08/2010
Colin Dexter OBE, creator of the world famous fictional detective Inspector Morse, will be talking to guests at the Swan at Lavenham, Suffolk on Friday, 19th November.


NUDE WORLD RECORD SET IN SOUTHEND
08/08/2010
102 thrill streakers shed their inhibitions and their clothes today (8 August 2010), to break the Naked Rollercoaster World Record AND raised over £22,000 for breast cancer research.


Snow leopards are ready to wow the summer crowds at Banham Zoo
02/08/2010
Banham Zoo’s three snow leopards cubs are ready to be introduced to the zoo’s summer visitors and are certain to be the most popular animals in the zoo this year.