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Publication: 14th June 2013

Dress as a Pirate and join in Blists Hill Victorian Town’s Treasure Island Weekend 27th - 28th July

Dress as a pirate or your favourite character from Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous novel, Treasure Island, and go along to Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge over the summer weekend of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July.

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Publication: 13th June 2013

Blenheim Palace Flower Show

Friday 21st - Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd June 2013 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PP

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Publication: 13th June 2013

Pictured: Publicity image; Stars of Rat Pack Live. Available: High res images, interviews with the cast or producer, MP3 and video of the cast. Call Adam Bass 01702 427102. Promoter reserves right to alter programme

Rat Pack Live Belgrade Theatre

Friday 20th September 2013 7.45pm Boasting stars from the West End, a brand-new spectacular featuring the kings of swing – Sammy Davis Jnr, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra – is coming to town. . .

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Publication: 13th June 2013

Meet the animals living at Blists Hill Victorian Town on Saturday 20th July

Discover more about the many animals living at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge on Saturday, 20th July. Chat to their keepers, watch the horses being harnessed, meet the pigs and see the chickens in their enclosure behind the New Inn.

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Publication: 12th June 2013

Help Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve a crime at Blists Hill Victorian Town Detectives Weekend: Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August

Budding amateur sleuths and private detectives can help Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson solve a mysterious crime, which has taken place at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge over the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August. The special Detectives Weekend event is part of Blists Hill’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

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Publication: 12th June 2013

CAPTION: DZG pirates & fairies – Two-year-olds Ella Speers (CORR), Bradley Speers and Aureola (CORR) Clayton, from Coles Hill join Dudley Zoological Gardens' mascot, Jambi and BIrds of Prey keeper Luke Millar (CORR) in the courtyard of Dudley Castle

There's magic in the air at DZG…

There’s magic in the air at Dudley Zoological Gardens ahead of next week’s under-fives Pirates and Fairies Picnic Party. On Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday 20, the castle courtyard will be full of hundreds of fearsome pirates and magical fairies taking part in the fun and games.

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Publication: 11th June 2013

Beep Beep! Winston pulls into Thomas Land for fifth anniversary

As Thomas Land™ commemorates its fifth anniversary at Drayton Manor Theme Park, a brand new ride based on a celebrated Thomas & Friends™ character is set to arrive in July to mark the occasion.

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Publication: 11th June 2013

Blitz Hill - An Evening on the Home Front 1940s evening at Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge Saturday 22nd June: 6 – 9pm

To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of Shropshire’s ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums, is planning for one evening to travel some 40 years into the 20th century – to the 1940s of World War II.

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Publication: 10th June 2013

Marc Robinson is Buddy Holly, original rock’n’roll icon Jess Conrad, Patsy Lee as Connie Francis.

Buddy Holly – A Legend Reborn

The spectacular stage show with special guests: Original rock’n’roll icon JESS CONRAD Patsy Lee as CONNIE FRANCIS

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Publication: 10th June 2013

Meet the horses living at Blists Hill Victorian Town on Saturday 15th June

Discover more about the working horses living at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge on Saturday, 15th June. Chat to their keepers, watch harnessing demonstrations and see the farrier at work shoeing horses in the blacksmiths forge. Then join with the residents and take a ride around the town in the horse-drawn open carriage.