In what could have been a scene from cult TV series Ashes to Ashes, eight people piled into the show’s iconic red Audi Quattro this week to demonstrate how 'green' motoring has cemented its place at the forefront of motoring innovation.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has launched its programme for 2011 with a diverse collection of events around the theme of Revolution in the 21st Century which promises 17 days of lively debate. The Edinburgh International Book Festival runs from Saturday 13 August to Monday 29 August in Charlotte Square Gardens in the heart of Edinburgh.
Set in the shadows of one of Europe's largest Castles the town of Caerphilly comes to life as people of all ages come to The Big Cheese®, an extravaganza of street entertainers, living history encampments, music, dance, traditional funfair, folk dancing, falconry, fire eating, minstrels, troubadours and much more.
Taking place from July 16 to 17 at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, more than 155,000 visitors are expected to view around 250 aircraft from across the world.
Cherries, the quintessentially English fruit, are to be celebrated at the peak of their season during a two-day festival at Brogdale, home of the National Fruit Collections. Taking place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July, the cherry festival honours this sweet and juicy fruit - with tasting sessions, cookery demonstrations and specialist gardening and horticulture talks.
Gwyneth Paltrow dons her wellies and joins thousands with an appetite for al fresco dining at the busiest Taste of London yet. Despite a drizzly start to the UK’s largest restaurant festival, Regent’s Park hosted 50,000 people across the four day Taste of London event (16-19 June) where world-class chefs, celebrities and those with a taste for the good life sampled over 200,000 Michelin starred dishes.
