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Slow Swimming events say they are “all about the journey”. These swims are deliberately about getting people together for a fun swim, somewhere they may not otherwise access, not a race. Locations may include: Bradford-on-Avon Cambridge Dedham Vale There is also a skinny dip at Clacton-on-Sea http://www.hamiltonsfitness.co.uk/ssevents.html
Taplow Swimming Lake is part of the NOWCA organisation. Once you have joined, currently £15 a year, you can book for a range of swimming spots. Taplow has a 400 m and 100 m course, so you can choose a comfortable distance for you. Even better, it has warm changing rooms, toilets and a fabulous…
For the youngest in your school, if you want to start a conversation about refugees, this would be a very heart-warming way to do it. It is bright, colourful, simple but also thought provoking. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hello-a-counting-book-of-kindnesses-hollis-kurman/3965961?ean=9781913074999 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent…
The Almeida theatre has generously offered free tickets to under-25s for the matinee of a Street Car Named Desire on 2nd May. As this is strike day, this might be perfect timing for some to see an Olivier Award winning performance! Check out this link at 5 pm on 25th April: https://streetcarwestend.com/U25/
The Teddington Bluetits are part of the wider Bluetits movement and are an extremely friendly bunch who organise regular swims (many times a day) at this beautiful spot near Teddington Lock and sometimes further afield. The intrepid swim year round. Swims are free and swimmers join at their own risk. Coffee, cake and chat is…
The Tidal Thames swims are a magical experience that you can’t quite believe you are having in the middle of the London. Timed to perfection, start times are precise to the minute as the swim is designed to head up to the end of the Chiswick Eyot island, wait for the tide to turn, and…
Olaudah Equiano should be a household name, so it is fantastic that, in this play, Giles Terera brings his pivotal story to a wider audience. The deaths on the Zong are a story so important and disgraceful that that story should be heard, too. In this play, Equiano’s own words ring down the ages as…
Really interesting to hear Tim Minchin talk about his upcoming Groundhog Day. I missed it last time, wonder if I can make it this time! Did anyone see it last time?
The Globe is running a social media competition for a pair of seated tickets to a Midsummer night’s dream. Entries close at midnight on Sunday 23rd (Shakespeare’s birthday), so get in quick. Globe giveaway
If you are aged between 16 and 30, the free Barclays Dance Pass unlocks £10 tickets to spectacular entertainment at Sadler’s Wells and the Peacock Theatre. Shows such as The Snowman and Everyone’s Talking about Jamie are included as long as major ballet and dance acts from around the world. https://www.sadlerswells.com/barclays-dance-pass/
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