The 15th National Curry Week 8th - 14th October 2012 will not only celebrate the fantastic curry houses all over Britain but also acknowledge the influence curry has had on other ethnic cuisines such as Thai, Chinese, Caribbean, Japanese, South African and more. A recent survey suggested that a massive 87% of Brits enjoy curry at home or in a restaurant each year and 40% go for their 'hit' at least once a week.
This year Jeans for Genes takes place on Friday 5th October 2012. A beautifully simple idea, the Day invites people to leave their suits and uniforms at home and wear their jeans to work or school in return for a donation. Jeans for Genes Day provides vital care and support for children with genetic disorders. This year 23 charities will benefit from funds raised on Jeans for Genes Day.
Chocolate Week, the nation's favourite themed week, returns for an eighth consecutive year in 2012, celebrating the world of fine chocolate from 8th -14th October 2012. Highlights of this year's week include an experiential chocolate cocktail event, the UK première of documentary film Nothing Like Chocolate and Chocolate Unwrapped, a deliciously indulgent consumer exhibition taking place in Covent Garden, October 13th -14th.
Children love it when their parents spend time with them, so the Family and Parenting Institute is encouraging as many organisations as possible to host events as part of our 12th annual Parents' Week which runs from the 22nd - 28th October 2012
The Weary Ploughman at Churston, Brixham is celebrating Agatha Christie Week with an exciting Murder Mystery evening entitled The Baskerville Murder. The Weary Ploughman is located in Brixham next to the Churston Steam Railway Station featured in Agatha Christie's ABC Murders and is only 2 miles from Agatha Christie's famous riverside residence at Greenway (now National Trust) on the beautiful River Dart.
After all the expectation, planning and feverish preparations, Chris Evans' eagerly anticipated CarFest South was universally hailed as a massive success. Held over the August Bank Holiday weekend in the grounds of Laverstoke Park Farm, Overton, Hampshire - the organic/biodynamic farm founded by 1979 F1 Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter - the inaugural CarFest lived up to all the hype, wowing a sell-out crowd of 20,000 festival-goers with two-days of fun-filled entertainment.
