Britain's What's On Event Guide
What's on around Barrow-in-furness
Today to Thu 25 Mar, closest first.
Coronavirus: Do check with venue for Cancellations
Warton Gardens, Lancashire; the essence of the National Garden Scheme ethos - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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As we come to the end of our Virtual Garden Visits campaign it’s a real delight to share this film of Warton Gardens in an area of outstanding natural beauty in North Lancashire.
Virtual Event
Today to Tue 30 Mar
Holehird Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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Run by volunteers of the Lakeland Horticultural Society to promote knowledge of gardening in Lakeland conditions. On fellside overlooking Windermere, the 12 acres provide interest year round.
Holehird Gardens, Windermere LA23 1NP
Sun 21 Mar
High Close Estate & Arboretum - Open Garden for NGS
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Originally planted in 1866 by Edward Wheatley-Balme, High Close was designed in the fashion of the day using many of the recently discovered exotic conifers and evergreen shrubs coming into Britain
High Close Estate & Arboretum, Ambleside LA22 9HH
Sun 21 Mar
Dora’s Field - Open Garden for NGS
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Named for Dora, the daughter of the poet William Wordsworth. Wordsworth planned to build a house on the land but, after her early death, he planted the area with daffodils in her memory.
Dora’s Field, Ambleside LA22 9LX
Sun 21 Mar
Rydal Hall - Open Garden for NGS
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Forty acres of Park, Woodland and Gardens to explore. The Formal Thomas Mawson Garden has fine examples of herbaceous planting, seasonal displays and magnificent views of the Lakeland Fells.
Rydal Hall, Ambleside LA22 9LX
Sun 21 Mar
Information Lecture: Help and Healing on the Spiritual Path through the teaching of Bruno Groening
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THE PHYSICAL LECTURES ARE POSTPONED FOR NOW DUE TO THE PRESENT SITUATION, BUT WE ARE OFFERING THEM OVER THE PHONE INSTEAD SO PLEASE RING TO ARRANGE A SUITABLE TIME.
Quaker Meeting Room,
189 St George’s Road PR1 6NQ
Sun 14 Mar, Sun 4 Apr
World Book Day - Arabian Nights Performance
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Free KS1 & KS2 Streamed Storytelling Performance
World Book Day is a celebration of stories. The day is marked in over 100 countries across the world.
Online BD24 9ED
Wed 3 Mar
Askham Hall, Cumbria; a beautiful rare breed - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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In the picturesque village of Askham in Cumbria is Askham Hall. Dating back to the 13th century, the Hall is a Pele Tower incorporating 14th, 16th and early 18th century elements in a courtyard plan.
Virtual Event
Today to Mon 29 Mar
Counterfeit Sixties Show
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Re-live the sounds of the swinging sixties, as Britain’s No. 1 tribute show brings alive the magic of the sixties with their tribute to over twenty five bands of that era.
Civic Arts Centre, Union Road, Accrington, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3HZ
Fri 26 Feb
Snowman Sketch Challenge
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Christmas might be over, but the fun isn’t! Our Snowman Sketch Challenge is still live! Are you up for the challenge?
Virtual Event
Today to Sun 28 Feb
Information Lecture: Help and Healing on the Spiritual Path
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THE PHYSICAL LECTURES ARE POSTPONED FOR NOW DUE TO THE PRESENT SITUATION, BUT WE ARE OFFERING THEM OVER THE PHONE INSTEAD SO PLEASE RING TO ARRANGE A SUITABLE TIME. +393 299 589 845 (WHATSAPP).
Liverpool Central Library
4th Floor Meeting Rooms
William Brown Street
Liverpool L3 8EW
Sat 13 Mar
Africa Oyé presents Nyumbani: Episode 1
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Artists from Haiti, Zanzibar, South Africa and the Wirral make up an eclectic line-up for the latest episode of Africa Oyé’s new online series, Nyumbani.
Virtual Event
Fri 26 Feb
Old Greasby Road, a triumph over adversity - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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When a flood all but wiped out their garden in Merseyside, owners Jon Price and Lesley Whorton set about salvaging what they could from the mud.
Virtual Event
Today to Tue 30 Mar
Urban Folk Quartet
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Galician born fiddler, Paloma Trigás, Joe Broughton the fieriest English fiddler and showman of his generation, Dan Walsh one of the finest banjo players in the country as well as a gifted singer
Reeth Memorial Hall DL11 6QT
Fri 19 Mar
10 Statham Avenue, step into garden heaven - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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You cannot fail to fall for this peaceful, riverside garden situated on the Bridgewater towpath. Beautifully structured, this acre south facing garden is carefully terraced with a hazel arch opening...
Virtual Event
Today to Mon 29 Mar
North West of England Careers Fair
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Out of work due to the current global pandemic? Join us at our North West of England Careers Fair, the perfect place to find your next career!
Virtual Event
Fri 5 Mar
Dark Skies Festival
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Whether it’s discovering how bats use echoes to find their prey; posing questions to an astronomer while watching live pictures of the moon; or being amazed at an astronaut’s life during a space
Virtual Event
Today to Sun 28 Feb
Fred and Friends
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A mixed media exhibition by five talented local artists.
Fred Bates
Fred enjoys many varied forms of art - the results of which never disappoint - from watercolour to sculpture.
The Station
Station Yard
Richmond DL10 4LD
Today to Wed 3 Mar
Jazz Night
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Join us for Jazz Night
A delicious two course meal with live jazz music provided by The Joseph Carville Trio.
01748 825967 / restaurant@thestation.co.uk
The Station
Station Yard
Richmond DL10 4LD
Sat 27 Feb
All Kinds of Everything
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An exhibition by Kate Green BA(Hons) HS; RMS;SBA(Fellow)
Kate had a relatively late start as an artist.
The Station
Station Yard
Richmond DL10 4LD
Sat 6 Mar to Wed 31 Mar
Scape Lodge, the peak of Pennine planting - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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A remarkable contemporary garden whose adventurous planting more than matches some exhilarating views from the steeply sloping site in the Pennines, enjoy a visit with owners Elizabeth and David
Virtual Event
Today to Tue 30 Mar
Abbeywood Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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Superb setting near Delamere Forest. Total area 45 acres incl mature woodland, new woodland and new arboretum all with connecting pathways.
Abbeywood Gardens, Northwich CW8 2HS
Sun 21 Mar
Bucklow Farm - Open Garden for NGS
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Country garden with shrubs, perennial borders, rambling roses, herb garden, vegetable patch, meadow, wildlife pond/water feature and alpines.
Bucklow Farm, Knutsford WA16 9RP
Sun 28 Feb
Sandymere, Cheshire; an evolving classic - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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There is always something new to discover at Sandymere in Cheshire. Join owner Sir John Timpson for an introduction to a garden that is always evolving:
Virtual Event
Today to Tue 30 Mar
Norton Conyers – an inspired revisiting - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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Norton Conyers near Ripon in North Yorkshire is a house with a history. Of Anglo-Saxon origins, the house with its distinctive Dutch-style gables is mostly late medieval with Stuart and Georgian...
Virtual Event
Today to Tue 30 Mar