There’s a new kind of festival in town this weekend and it’s one that will attract the attention of thousands of locals in Manchester. Soccerex are bringing their urban football festival to The Old Granada Studios in Manchester this weekend, the 5th and 6th September, where football mad attendees will be able to spend two full …
Today is August 26th. The sun has been shining (yes, even here up North) and we made a snowman with real snow. Disney on Ice is coming back to the Manchester Arena this October and we have been gearing up for the ice-cold event today at the luxurious Great John Street Hotel in the city …
This summer we’ve been over to Burscough in Lancashire to spend the day at Martin Mere, one of nine wetland centres around the country. British summer isn’t always overly kind to us, so when we do get half decent days its always great to be able to get out and do something fun with the boys. …
What could be more relaxing than a leisurely stroll around beautiful gardens on a sunny afternoon? Perhaps a beautiful coast is more your kind of setting? Or if you’re trying to entertain the kids, how about becoming Nature Explorers for the day? Whatever you prefer to do, you can find something for everyone in Lancashire. Here …
Have you ever fancied spending the day on a farm? If you have, then keep your diary free next Sunday. Now in its ninth year, Open Farm Sunday has seen over 1000 farms all across the UK open their doors to the public for a one day special event. Visitors can see what farm life …
This is Moel Hebog in Wales and it’s the first mountain climbed by our seven year old son Louis. Translated from Welsh, the name means ‘Hill of the Hawk’ or Hill of the Falcon’ – Wikipedia gives me both so I’m not sure which is accurate – and the mountain stands 783 metres above sea …
When I saw that my friend Clare had taken her family to a carnival in Penrith in Cumbria, I was a bit surprised. I’ve always associated carnivals with summertime but actually it seems that the people of Penrith like to get the party started early in the year, holding their May Day Carnival on the …
We’ve had an extremely busy weekend this weekend which started with Louis’ Big Wild Sleepout and ended with The Manchester Day parade, and in between we managed to squeeze a day out at Stockport’s Family Festival – the Headlander Festival. Billed as a festival suitable for families, there seemed to be plenty on offer when we …
A day of glorious sunshine. We don’t get many of those so decided to make the most of it and head over to Bolton Abbey near Skipton in *cough* Yorkshire *cough*. I’d never been to Bolton Abbey before and wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d heard it was lovely there and imagined it to be …
I’m something of a seasoned camper (salt & pepper flavour) but I still use my old faithful checklist whenever we’re packing up the car for a camping trip. (To read about our most recent trip to Clitheroe – in poetry – see here) It’s really easy to forget some of the obvious stuff if …