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Featuring story trails,
live music, dance and
crafts, Sat 21 June,
Martineau Gardens,
Birmingham
ALDRIDGE FAYRE
Featuring arena events,
trade stalls, charity
stalls, a car boot sale
and much more... Sat
21 June, Anchor
Meadow, Walsall
ASTON HERITAGE DAY Sat
21 June, Aston Hall,
Birmingham
DANCE 4 MARGOT &
FRIENDS A charity event
aimed at raising funds
and awareness for
Team Margo and Delete
Blood Cancer UK, Sat
21 June, The Slade
Rooms,
Wolverhampton
RUN WHAT YA BRUNG
The chance to take
your car or motorcycle
out on the famous
quarter-mile dragstrip
and test its performance
limits in a safe
and legal environment,
Sat 21 June, Santa Pod
Raceway, Northampton
EXCALIBUR COMPUTER
FAIR Sat 21 June,
National Motorcycle
Museum, Solihull
NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE
RACES Sat 21 - Sun 22
June, Donington Park
Brockhampton
BIG BRUM OPEN TOP BUZ
SIGHTSEEING TOUR Sat
21 - Sun 22 June,
Victoria Square,
Birmingham
BOWMAN ARCHERY
SESSIONS Join the
Brockhampton
Bowmen and put your
archery skills to the
test. Discover various
bows and find out how
they were used, Sat 21
- Sun 22 June,
Brockhampton Estate,
Worcester
OPEN DAY OF THE EARL
OF DUDLEY’S MEMORIAL
GARDEN Sat 21 - Sun 22
June, St Michael & All
Angels Church, Himley,
Dudley
WEST MIDLANDS GAME
AND COUNTRY FAIR
Promising two actionpacked
days of family
fun & activities, including
arena displays,
demos by TV's Chris
Green, a beagle show,
ferret displays, BASC
Gundog events, fun
dog shows, children's
quad bikes, a funfair &
pony rides, Sat 21 -
Sun 22 June
Shugborough Historic
Working Estate,
Stafford
PLAYING AROUND Big
Frog Productions present
two plays for children
aged four to nine,
Sat 21 - Sun 22 June,
Jinney Ring Craft
Centre, Redditch
LIVING LIVE 2014 The
'largest lifestyle show in
Staffordshire’ Sat 21 -
Sun 22 June,
Uttoxeter Racecourse,
Stafford
IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE
WOODS TODAY... Chance
to make a kite to take
home, Sat 21 - Sun 22
June, Moseley Old Hall,
Wolverhampton
MIDSUMMER MADNESS
Celebrate the longest
day of the year, Sat 21 -
Sun 22, Mary Arden’s
House, Stratford Upon
Avon
HERITAGE RALLY A noncompetitive
social rally
for all classic cars;
starting and finishing at
the Heritage Motor
Centre, with a midway
stop at the Cotswold
Wildlife Park, Sun 22
June, Heritage Motor
Centre, Gaydon,
Warwickshire
RETRO SHOW The multimarque
event for fans
of retro vehicles, both
four and two wheels,
Sun 22 June, Santa
Pod Raceway,
Northampton
PLANT HUNTERS FAIR
Sun 22 June,
Whittington Castle,
Oswestry, North
Shropshire
SOS DAY A day of family
fun and rescue displays
from local emergency
services. Get up close
to the fire engines and
see rescue boats, 4x4
response group vehicles
and more! Sun 22
June, Eastnor Castle
Deer Park, Ledbury,
Herefordshire
SEVERN HOSPICE
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
Sun 22 June, Pengwern
Boat Club, Shrewsbury
GUIDED TOUR Sun 22
June, Stokesay Court,
South Shropshire
BETFRED FAMILY FUN DAY
Featuring appearances
from Moshi Monsters
Katsuma & Poppet, Sun
22 June, Worcester
Racecourse
GARDEN PARTY Sun 22
June, Blakesley Hall,
Birmingham
FAWN CHECK Sun 22
June, Charlecote Park,
Warwickshire
THE ORIGINS OF MIDDLE-
EARTH WALK Sun 22
June, Sarehole Mill,
Birmingham
Week Commencing
MON 23 JUN
WATCH WIMBLEDON
Watch the action in
Central Square, Mon 23
June, Brindleyplace,
Birmingham
TRACTOR TOURS Enjoy a
40-minute ride around
the park, Tue 24 June,
Charlecote Park,
Dragonboat Festival - Brindleyplace, Birmingham
Warwickshire
ROSE FESTIVAL TOURS
Join head gardener
Sam Tippens for a
guided tour around the
gardens, Wed 25 June -
Sun 6 July, Coughton
Court, Warwickshire
VALUATION DAY: FINE
ARTS & ANTIQUES
Fieldings Auctioneers
will be on hand to value
ceramics, jewellery, collectables,
clocks,
watches, books etc...
Thurs 26 June, Bantock
House Museum,
Wolverhampton
PEAK PERFORMANCE
TEST & TUNE DAY RWYB
with maximum track
time for serious enthusiasts.
Car clubs, performance
specialists
and individuals all welcome,
Fri 27 June,
Santa Pod Raceway,
Northampton
RILEY REGISTER - 80TH
ANNIVERSARY OF LE
MANS Car Club Display
celebrating the 80th
anniversary of Rileys'
win at Le Mans, Fri 27
June, Coventry
Transport Museum
KIDS UNDER 5’S DAY Five
hours of entertainment,
including a petting zoo,
funfair and storytellers,
Fri 27 June, Himley
Hall, Dudley
COLD ENAMELLING Fri 27
June, Broadfield House
Glass Museum,
Stourbridge
THE SAINSBURY’S
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The country's best athletes
battle it out for the
prestigious honour of
being crowned British
champion, Fri 27 - Sun
29 June, Alexander
Stadium, Birmingham
UPTON FOOD AND BEER
FESTIVAL Fri 27 - Sun
29 June, various venues
Upton-upon-
Severn, Worcestershire
MEMORIAL ABORETUM
ARMED FORCES DAY Sat
28 June, RAF Cosford,
Nr Wolverhampton
JAGUAR SUPER
SATURDAY Featuring up
to fifty classic
Swallow/SS/Daimler
and Jaguar cars, on
display on Millennium
Place, Sat 28 June,
Coventry Transport
Museum
BIG WILD NIGHT
Featuring children’s
crafts, wildlife spotting,
pond dipping, nature
trails and much more,
Sat 28 June, Brueton
Park, Warwickshire
ENAMELLING WORKSHOP
Experiment using a
sgraffito technique and
liquid enamel ‘painting’
effects, before creating
a final piece using your
newly developed skills,
Sat 28 June, Bilston
Craft Gallery
THE DESIGN PROCESS OF
MUSEUM OF ROYAL
WORCESTER Meet Harry
Frost, Worcester
Porcelain expert, former
curator and former
designer for Royal
Worcester, Sat 28 June,
Museum of Royal
Worcester
VINTAGE GARDEN PARTY
Featuring live music,
vintage teas, and stalls
selling vintage clothing,
homeware & accessories,
Sat 28 June,
Bantock House
Museum
STONE MASONRY DAY
COURSE Introduction of
the conservation, repair
and restoration of natural
stone buildings, as
well as the construction
of new masonry structures,
and an understanding
of the wide
range of stone types
and how they react to
various conditions, Sat
28 June, Black Country
Living Museum, Dudley
GO COMPOSE!
Composing project for
fourteen-to-eighteenyear-olds,
Sat 28 June,
Coventry PAS - Chase
Studio Centre
MARVELLOUS MAMMALS
Follow the clues to see
if you can identify the
different mammals living
in the Severn Valley,
Sat 28 June, Severn
Valley Country Park,
Alveley, Shropshire
MONOPRINTING WITH
LEICESTER PRINT
WORKSHOP Adult workshop
where participants
can work with artist
Kate Da’Casto, from
Leicester Print
Workshop, to experiment
with monoprinting
and create vibrant, oneoff
prints, Sat 28 June,
Compton Verney
Gallery, Warwickshire
QUEEN VICTORIA CYCLO
CROSS Described as
‘Britain’s craziest bike
race’, Sat 28 June,
Blists Hill Victorian
Town, Ironbridge,
Shropshire
JEWELLERY QUARTER
HERITAGE WALK Sat 28
June, Jewellery
Quarter, Birmingham
DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL
Annual fundraising
event, Sat 28 June,
Brindleyplace,
Birmingham
CELESTIAL COMMISSATO
An evening of decadence
and deities, Sat
28 June, The Herbert
Museum & Art Gallery,
Coventry
SUMMER NATIONALS
National Drag Racing
Championships, including
MSA 200mph Pro
Mods, drag bikes, a jet
car plus nostalgia
classes, Sat 28 - Sun
29 June, Santa Pod
Raceway, Northampton
BIG BRUM OPEN TOP BUZ
SIGHTSEEING TOUR Sat
28 - Sun 29 June,
Victoria Square,
Birmingham
FOLK & CRAFT WEEKEND
Featuring have-a-go
craft sessions and a
performance from
award-winning folk
group The Roving
Crows, Sat 28 - Sun 29
June, Jinney Ring Craft
Centre, Redditch
#SHROPSHIREUNSIGNED
In conjunction with
Shrewsbury Food
Festival, this two-night
music event features
local acts who’re hoping
to raise their profile.
Line-up yet to be
announced... Sat 28 -
Sun 29 June, The
Buttermarket,
Shrewsbury
MOTORCYCLE
ENDURANCE RACES Sat
28 - Sun 29 June,
Donington Park
MUD RUNNER OBLIVION A
supreme test of fitness!
Participants will complete
a gruelling sixishmile
cross-country
course and ten different
tests of strength,
endurance and co-ordination,
Sat 28 - Sun 29
June, Eastnor Castle
Deer Park, Ledbury,
Herefordshire
BROCKHAMPTON
BOWMAN ARCHERY SES-
SIONS Join the
Brockhampton
Bowmen and put your
archery skills to the
test. Discover various
bows and find out how
they were used, Sat 28
- Sun 29 June,
Brockhampton Estate,
Worcester
STEP BACK TO THE 1940S
Popular event taking a
lighthearted journey
back to wartime Britain.
Attractions include costumed
re-enactments,
1940s Blackout Fair,
displays of historic civilian
& military vehicles,
a wartime operations
room and stands featuring
period memorabilia,
Sat 28 - Sun 29
June, Severn Valley
Railway, Kidderminster
SHREWSBURY FOOD FES-
TIVAL Featuring over
two hundred food,
drink & craft exhibitors,
free talks & demos, live
music & kids’ entertainment,
Sat 28 - Sun 29
June, The Quarry Park,
Shrewsbury
LUDLOW ARTS FESTIVAL
Fusion of theatre,
music, comedy & children’s
entertainment,
Sat 28 June - Sun 6
July, Ludlow Castle,
South Shropshire
SUTTON COLDFIELD CAR-
NIVAL Sun 29 June,
Meadow Platt, Sutton
Coldfield
TOY COLLECTORS FAIR
Sun 29 June, Three
Counties Showground,
Malvern
BRITISH ARMED FORCES
DAY A free, fun-filled
family day to celebrate
the Armed Forces and
commemorate the centenary
of the start of
World War One.
Children's activities, a
military vehicle exhibition
and a youth marching
band competition
all feature, Sun 29
June, Himley Hall &
Park, Dudley
ANTIQUE & COLLECTORS
FAIR Sun 29 June,
Three Counties
Showground, Malvern
AUSTIN DAY Celebrating
local motoring heritage
with vintage and classic
cars from the 1900s to
the 1940s, Sun 29
June, Avoncroft
Museum, Bromsgrove
WORCESTERSHIRE BIKE
RIDE Featuring three
routes, Sun 29 June,
Sixways Stadium,
Worcester
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