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Kids Go FreeThe Co-operative and the RFL have launched a ‘Kids Go Free initiative that will allow children under 16 to attend Co-operative Championship and Championship One games during the school holidays free of charge when accompanied by a p*ying adult.

The ‘Kids Go Free’ scheme follows research commissioned by The Co-operative which showed that family time has taken a hit during the economic crisis, as families have less disposable income to spend on family outings than they did two years ago. The survey revealed that 72 per cent of families are spending less on family activities during these tough times and 81 per cent of respondents said they would be more likely to attend an event if children were able to attend free of charge.

In order to take advantage of this superb scheme please download and complete the following pdf...
http://www.therfl.co.uk/kidsgofree

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Save money this summer – Kids Go Free

To help you on your way to a great summer, we’re offering free entry* for kids from 1-26 August.

Hundreds of our special places are opening up their doors for the summer holidays so families can enjoy fun-packed adventures on their doorstep. So what are you waiting for? It’s time for a freebie on us.

All you have to do is download a voucher (using the link below), take it to a participating National Trust place and two children will receive free entry per p*ying adult.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w- ... pid=KGFDIS

Whether you want to go wild in the outdoors or discover a cool taste for history inside an ancient castle, make it a summer to remember with us.

Kids Go Free at the following places:

■Anglesey Plas Newydd, Plas yn Rhiw
■Berkshire Basildon Park
■Buckinghamshire Boarstall Duck Decoy, Claydon House, Cliveden, Hughenden Manor, Long Crendon Courthouse, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Waddesdon Manor, West Wycombe Park
■Cambridgeshire Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill, Houghton Mill, Peckover House and Garden, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Home Farm
■Carmarthenshire, Dinefwr Park and Castle, Dolaucothi Gold Mines
■Ceredigion Llanerchaeron
■Cheshire Dunham Massey, Hare Hill, Little Moreton Hall, Lyme Park, Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate
■Cleveland Ormesby Hall
■Conwy Aberconwy House, Bodnant Garden, Conwy Suspension Bridge, Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant
■Co. Antrim Patterson’s Spade Mill
■Co. Armagh Ardress House (admission by guided tour only), Derrymore House, The Argory
■Co. Down Castle Ward, Mount Stewart House, Garden and Temple of the Winds, Rowallane Garden
■Co. Fermanagh Castle Coole, Florence Court
■Co. Londonderry Hezlett House, Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne, Springhill
■Co. Tyrone Wellbrook Beetling Mill (admission by guided tour only)
■Cornwall Antony, East Pool Mine, Cotehele, Cotehele Mill, Glendurgan Garden, Godolphin, Lanhydrock, Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Tintagel Old Post Office, Trelissick Garden, Trengwainton Garden, Trerice
■Cumbria Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill, Beatrix Potter Gallery, Townend (entry between 11am -1pm by guided tour only), Wordsworth House, Sizergh Castle & Garden
■Derbyshire Calke Abbey, Hardwick Hall, Kedleston Hall, Stainsby Mill: Hardwick Estate, Sudbury Hall and the Museum of Childhood
■Devon Compton Castle, A La Ronde, Arlington Court and The National Trust’s Carriage Collection, Bradley, Buckland Abbey, Castle Drogo, Coleton Fishacre, Finch Foundry, Greenway, Killerton, Killerton: Budlake Old Post Office Room, Killerton: Clyston Mill, Killerton: Marker’s Cottage, Knightshayes Court, Lydford Gorge, Overbeck’s Museum & Garden, Saltram
■Dorset Brownsea Island (free entry does not include ferry crossing), Clouds Hill, Corfe Castle, Kingston Lacy
■East Sussex Alfriston Clergy House, Bateman’s, Bodiam Castle, Sheffield Park Garden
■Essex Coggeshall Grange Barn, Paycocke’s
■Gloucestershire Ashleworth Tithe Barn, Chedworth Roman Villa, Dyrham Park, Hidcote Manor Garden, Westbury Court Garden, Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate, Newark Park, Snowshill Manor
■Gwynedd Penrhyn Castle
■Hampshire Hinton Ampner, Mottisfont, Sandham Memorial Chapel, The Vyne, Winchester City Mill
■Havering Rainham Hall
■Herefordshire Berrington Hall, Brockhampton Estate, Croft Castle and Parkland, The Weir
■Hertfordshire Ashridge Estate, Shaw’s Corner
■Isle of Wight Bembridge Windmill, Mottistone Manor Garden, Newtown Old Town Hall, The Needles Old Battery and New Battery (property closes in high winds – please call ahead)
■Kent Chartwell, Emmetts Garden, Ightham Mote, Knole, Quebec House, Scotney Castle, Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Smallhythe Place, South Foreland Lighthouse
■Lancashire Rufford Old Hall
■Lincolnshire Belton House, Tattershall Castle, Woolsthorpe Manor
■London 2 Willow Road, Carlyle’s House, Fenton House, Sutton House
■Merseyside Mr Hardman’s Photographic Studio (admission by guided tour only), Speke Hall, Garden and Estate
■Middlesex Osterley Park and House
■Monmouthshire The Kymin
■Neath and Port Talbot Aberdulais Falls
■Norfolk Blickling Hall & Gardens and Park, Felbrigg Hall & Garden and Park, Horsey Windpump, Oxburgh Hall & Garden and Estate
■Northamptonshire Canons Ashby House, Lyveden New Bield
■North Somerset Tyntesfield
■Northumberland Cherryburn, Cragside, Farne Islands, George Stephenson’s Birthplace, Lindisfarne Castle, Wallington, Seaton Delaval Hall
■Nottinghamshire Mr Straw’s House, The Workhouse, Southwell
■Oxfordshire Great Coxwell Barn, Greys Court.
■Pembrokeshire Colby Woodland Garden, Tudor Merchant’s House
■Powys Powis Castle
■Shropshire Attingham Park, Benthall Hall, Dudmaston, Sunnycroft, Wilderhope Manor
■Somerset Barrington Court, Clevedon Court, Dunster Castle (excluding the Working Water Mill), Fyne Court, Lytes Cary Manor, Montacute House, Prior Park Landscape Garden, Tintinhull Garden,
■Staffordshire Biddulph Grange Garden, Moseley Old Hall
■Suffolk Flatford: Bridge Cottage, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, Lavenham: The Guildhall of Corpus Christi, Melford Hall, Sutton Hoo,
■Surrey Ham House and Garden, Winkworth Arboretum, Clandon Park, Claremont Landscape Garden, Hatchlands Park, Leith Hill Tower, Polesden Lacey, River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf
■Tyne & Wear Gibside, Holy Jesus Hospital, Souter Lighthouse, Washington Old Hall
■Warwickshire Baddesley Clinton, Charlecote Park, Coughton Court, Upton House and Gardens
■West Midlands Packwood House, Wightwick Manor
■West Sussex Nymans, Petworth House and Park, Standen, Uppark House & Garden
■Wiltshire Avebury (excluding the manor and gardens), Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village, Mompesson House, Stourhead, The Courts Garden
■Worcestershire Bredon Barn, Croome Park, Hanbury Hall, Hawford Dovecote, Middle Littleton Tithe Barn, The Greyfriars, Wichenford Dovecote
■Wrexham Chirk Castle, Erddig
■Yorkshire Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, East Riddlesden Hall, Gibson Mill, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Goddards Garden, Nostell Priory and Parkland, Nunnington Hall, Rievaulx Terrace and Temples, Treasurers House (York)
*Most of our places are participating in the Kids Go Free promotion but there are some exceptions.

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Saturday 27 August 2011

Multi-award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor and his internationally renowned company Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, extraordinary theatre ensemble Pan Optikum and Scanner, the UK's most innovative soundscape artist, are collaborating to create this truly spectacular night-time event.

For one very special night, Margate's seafront will undergo a miraculous transformation. Watch as buildings come alive, the beach is lit up with stunning flaming structures and ONE HUNDRED local people take to the beach to perform.

BLINK Margate is a celebratory event that re-imagines not only the seafront, but also the sea, the sky and beyond.

8pm - 11pm
Margate

Come and watch the fireworks, big beautiful colours and a lot of fun. Sit on the sand, stare up at the sky and enjoy.

http://blinkmargate.org/events.php
It is FREE!!

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The 2011 Bristol International Festival of Kites & Air Creations is celebrating it's 25th birthday and you can mark the occasion with Heart.

When and Where:
The Festival takes place at Ashton Court over the weekend of 3rd and 4th of September, from 11am to 5.00pm on each day.

In The Air:

• Spectacular shapes from down under with swirling giant octopi, manta rays, flying fish, bears and other mega beasts.
• Rokkaku Challenge -mock aerial combat with large traditional Japanese fighting kites.
• Team Spectrum sport kite routine choreographed to music.
• Birds & Bees mass fly-in of insects, bugs and bird kites including Kaleidoscope of Butterflies.
• Heavens Above featuring angels, spirits and heavenly kites.
• All in a spin -Supporting the festival's nominated charity, The Great Western Air Ambulance, with parachuting teddy bears.
• Paint the sky showing kites as aerial art with hand painted and artistic kites.

On The Ground:

• Colourful ground-based inflatables and air sculptures of all shapes and sizes
• Selected specialist kite traders
• Licensed bar
• Food and drink stalls

Meet the Heart Angels :
Make sure you come and visit the Heart Angels during your time at the Kite Festival. We'll be there on both days with our giant games and free face painting.




Cost:
Free entry on foot. Parking on site £7 per car.

For more information:
Visit www.kite-festival.org.uk

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Sky Ride Bath took place on Sunday 5th June and was an amazing experience. 5,000 people took the opportunity to ride their bikes through the city's traffic-free streets, enjoying all the entertainment along the way

If the event has whet your appetite for getting back on your bike, there are plenty of other ways you can get involved and enjoy a feelgood summer this August and September.

Sky Ride Local rides are fun, friendly and free community bike rides that help you get out and explore your local area. They’re led by a British Cycling trained ride leader who can provide support and give you a few tips, whatever your age or ability.

Rides vary in levels, from beginners to more experienced cyclists, so you can pick a level to suit your skills and enjoyment. Whatever level you choose, you'll be riding on safe routes, with your ride leaders. And if you haven't dusted off your bike for a while, they'll happily check it over for you.

Where will your bike take you? Find out all about Sky Ride Local rides and register for free at goskyride.com

There is a sky ride in Bath on August 28.

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Free festival on 10-11 September

About the festival
“A totally multicultural and all-embracing celebration of London and the Thames...
a spectacular and hugely enjoyable event that also succeeds in promoting environmental awareness and community spirit” Visit London

The Mayor’s Thames Festival is London’s largest outdoor arts festival - a spectacular event, free to all, which brings together Londoners of all ages and from all communities to celebrate their city and the River Thames.

The festival commissions new work, and transforms outdoor spaces on and around the River Thames with a mixture of music, dancing, street arts, river races, carnival, pyrotechnics, art installations, massed choirs, food and feasting. The finale is a magical illuminated Night Carnival that winds along the south and north banks of the Thames, followed by a fireworks display fired from the centre of the river itself.

Participation and the active involvement of the public is at the festival’s heart, and the festival showcases London’s incredible creativity; in 2010 alone we commissioned 94 artworks, worked with 570 artists and arts groups, and engaged over 10,000 young people via the festival’s year-round education and outreach programme.

Highly valued by the Mayor of London, London boroughs and the Arts Council, the Thames Festival is one of the capital’s most-loved events, giving Londoners a fabulous free weekend of arts, spectacle and entertainment, and generating a feel-good factor that is second to none.

The festival takes place every September on the River Thames, the riverside walkways, roads, bridges, docks and public open spaces from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge and beyond. It is delivered by the Thames Festival Trust, a not-for-profit charitable trust with an independent board of trustees.

Thames Festival Trust is a founding member of River//Cities, an international platform that aims to increase the impact of culture on urban waterways and waterfronts.

http://www.thamesfestival.org/festival/about

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Watch This Space
Updated Jul 27

Location: National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 9PX
Dates: up to September 11th
Times: Various
“Watch This Space” The National Theatre's two-month festival of outdoor street theatre, cabaret, music and film screenings takes over the South Bank with a programme that includes theatre, family events and late-night DJs.All free

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Liberty Festival

Location: National Theatre Square, South Bank, SE1 9PX
Date: 3rd September
Times; 1-10pm
New work from deaf and disabled artists. Come and enjoy an afternoon of music and cabaret, outdoor arts and dance, and fun for children. Free admission

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Big Sleepover London
Location: National Theatre Square, SE1 9PX
Date: 26th August
Times: 5pm to overnight
Roast marshmallows by the roaring campfire and feast on food from the barbecue at the Big Sleepover London event, which is free and open to all before 7.30pm. There's also the chance learn some bushcraft skills and listen to some magical storytelling, A singsong by the campfire and archaeologist-led walks.
Free from 5pm - 7.30pm, with booked overnight spots available from 7.30pm - 10am.

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Somerset House Fountains

Location: Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA
Dates: all summer
Times; 10am-11pm
The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court is at the heart of Somerset House. The array of jets dance in an orchestrated sequence, with added coloured lighting at night - a refreshing surprise on a warm summer day. Free entrance.
To confirm you can see the fountain displays on your visit please call 020 7845 4600.