Fancy yourself as a cider connoisseur? Think you know your perry from your Pinot Grigio? This year's International Craft Cider Festival 12-14 August 2011 at Llancaiach Fawr near Caerphilly will sort the juice from the pulp with a range of masterclasses and demonstrations from well known faces from the local and international cider scene.
Top television chefs, John Torode and Simon Rimmer, and British baking firm Warburtons have announced their involvement in this year's Liverpool Food and Drink Festival. Organisers revealed that Simon and John are amongst the many guest celebrity chefs at this year's festival launch weekend on September 3 - 4 in the city's Sefton Park - whilst Warburtons will become one of the event's leading sponsors.
The Aldeburgh Festival Food Conference takes place on the Friday before the main Aldeburgh Food Festival weekend and brings together scientists, professionals and local people, all with expert knowledge.
The Longines Royal International Horse Show (26-31 July) is one of the most prestigious and glamorous events in the social and equestrian calendar, and on Saturday 30 July a host of beautifully-dressed women will head to the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead for Ladies’ Day.
The i's have been dotted, the t's have been crossed and the vol au vents defrosted. Just when you thought that no more high-quality names could be squeezed onto the bill of WOMAD Charlton Park 2011, along comes a final selection of artists to add even more weight to a line-up that’s already arguably the strongest in years.
Seven giant sea containers lie marooned in the Wiltshire landscape. The mysterious remains of an ancient civilisation or the shape of things to come?
