The Midlands' own Dave Hill, legendary guitarist from Slade, is to launch the Childline Rocks' Guitar Challenge for a Guinness World Record on the 14th October 2012. Taking place at Coventry's Ricoh Arena on Sunday afternoon several hundred guitarists of all types and ages will attempt to break a Guinness World Record for The Most Guitar Amplifiers Used Simultaneously.
A celebration of Tea and Coffee will be coming to London's Southbank Centre from the 2nd - 4th November 2012. Organised by Yael Rose, Festival Director for the popular Cheese & Wine, Real Bread and The Chocolate Festivals, The Tea & Coffee Festival will allow visitors to not only shop and learn, but also to speak and interact with some of Britain's best tea and coffee producers, including Choi Time, Tea Pigs, Dark Fluid and Sea Island Coffee.
From the 22nd - 28th October 2012, London's top Spanish restaurants and Maltby Street Food Market will be celebrating the produce and typical recipes of Mallorca. Located just over 450miles from Spain, this Balearic Island is known for its olives and almonds, with over 4 million trees dotted throughout this 1,400 square mile island.
Grilled, Blue, Goat's, Raw, Baked: the ultimate festival for Curd Nerds returns this Autumn, from the 12th - 14th October 2012, as London's Southbank Centre once again play host to The Cheese & Wine Festival. Celebrating the ultimate coupling of cheese and wine, this autumn's festival will not only feature Master of Wine Tim Atkin, who will be running tutored wine tastings, but also cheese guru Patricia Michelson and a host of chefs demonstrating their favourite cheese recipes and key note speakers.
John Penny & Sons have launched a new national campaign, The Meat Crusade. The aim is to put quality butchers meat back onto every dinner table in Britain by raising awareness in quality and taste and offering a greater understanding of how ethical meat operations work.
Three environmental projects are calling on support as voting determines the winners of this year's National Lottery Awards, which will be screened on national television later in the year. The National Lottery Awards is the annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects and recognise the positive impact that Lottery-funded projects - both big and small - make to local communities.
