Folk by the Oak will be celebrating its fifth festival in 2012, and will once again be filling Hertfordshire's beautiful Hatfield Park with equally beautiful folk and acoustic music. Sunday 22nd July will certainly be a date for the diary, as the organisers announce another fabulous line-up: Show of Hands, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Cara Dillon, Breabach, Chris Wood, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, and Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo.
GlobalGathering - the UK's most diverse and progressive electronic music festival - returns to Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July featuring headline performances from Tinie Tempah, Chase & Status, Armin van Buuren, Skrillex and Friendly Fires, promising to make the 2012 festival the highlight of the summer for dance music fans.
'Love Food Festival' have released further news of their 'Spring Festival', which runs from the 31st March - 1st April 2012. Headliners 'The Fabulous Baker Boys' are very much looking forward to the event at the end of the month.
North West sporting hero Beth Tweddle will launch this year's John Smith’s Grand National Festival. To kick off a momentous summer of sport in the UK, the Olympic athlete will be teaming up with West Derby group HPL Gymnastics to officially open the start of the three-day extravaganza of sport and entertainment before the first race on Liverpool Day, Thursday 12th April.
Tens of thousands flocked to Chester Racecourse last year to visit the Chester Food, Drink and Lifestyle Festival, and with 10 successful years under its belt, this year's festival, which will run from 7th - 9th April 2012, aims to exceed all expectations.
... to Save The Planet. The UK's second Climate Week, running from the 12th -18th March 2012, is to stage Britain's biggest showcase of solutions to climate change and you can join in and help to make a difference.
