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Nene Valley Railway to relive the days of the Royal Mail lineside pick up

Saturday July 4 sees Perterborough's heritage railway recreate a famed railway spectacle which has not taken place since it last occurred on the British Rail system in October 1971.

Record event numbers announced as Britain gets set for nationwide archaeology bash

More than 600 events are set to take place in July and August as part of the 2009 Festival of British Archaeology, the UK's largest archaeological shindig.

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The turnips are ready for thinning at Cregneash Folk Museum

The annual Turnip thinning competition takes place at The National Folk Museum at Cregneash, Isle of Man on Saturday July 4 2009.

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Nunnington Hall auctions Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rides on eBay

A VIP ride in the famous star of stage and screen, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is up for grabs on internet auction site eBay as part of a fund-raising drive at the National Trust property, Nunnington...

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Knights clash in medieval spectacular at Linlithgow Palace

Linlithgow Palace is set to be the scene of a spectacular medieval summer joust on July 11 and 12 2009.

Get ready for the English Heritage Festival of History 2009

Europe's biggest historical event, the English Heritage Festival of History, will be taking place on July 25 and 26 2009 at Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire.

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Artangel's latest venture - free life drawing classes with Berger and Hume

After years of cutting-edge contemporary art programmes, ranging from full-scale riots to ghostly houses filled with sinister people, Artangel's latest artistic venture seems prosaic by comparison,...

Contemporary Art festival takes on Glastonbury as Norwich explodes into life

Norfolk will become a hive of world-class art this summer after the organisers of annual festival Contemporary Art Norwich launched a packed programme of music, art and experimentation across the...

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