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London, UK - October 2, 2025•Dabbers Social•

From Tricks to Tinsel - London’s Wildest Bingo Comes to Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk

Abbeygate Cinema is about to swap popcorn for Dabbers as Dabbers Social Bingo makes its grand debut in town this autumn. Known for reinventing bingo with DJs, cabaret, comedy, and high-energy hosting, Dabbers is bringing not one, but two spectacular shows to the big screen stage. First up: the Heroes vs. Villains Spooktacular Edition on Friday 31st October 2025 at 7:30 PM. Forget dusty bingo halls - this is Halloween bingo on steroids. Expect outrageous costumes, disco ball dance-offs, and a DJ

From Tricks to Tinsel - London’s Wildest Bingo Comes to Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk
DUNOON, Argyll - September 24, 2025•Cowalfest 2025•

Argyll walking festival steps up to the mark

Dozens of keen walkers from across Scotland and the UK stepped out and stepped up as part of another successful Cowalfest walking festival. Held over five days in mid-September and involving around 20 guided hikes and educational walks, Cowalfest 2025 showcased some of Cowal’s majestic scenery across the peninsula as well as the rich history and magnificent flora and fauna. Cowalfest chair Andy Armstrong commented: “It’s been another great few days of walking with the weather staying kind for ra

Argyll walking festival steps up to the mark
September 23, 2025•BWS•

BWS Brings The Little Sunshine Kids to Life with New Animated Music Video

BWS has collaborated with Amuse to create a lively new animated music video for “5 Little Monkeys”, part of The Little Sunshine Kids catalogue - one of the most streamed children’s music collections in the world. The Little Sunshine Kids have already achieved more than 470 million Spotify streams across their catalogue on Amuse, with much-loved nursery rhymes continuing to delight families across the globe. Now, thanks to a fresh remix and a brand-new animated music video created by BWS, “5 Litt

BWS Brings The Little Sunshine Kids to Life with New Animated Music Video
London, UK - September 2025•Ipsum Agency Ltd•

Catnap Stories Publishes Multilingual Children’s Books Inspiring Imagination and Cultural Connection

Catnap Stories, the independent children’s publishing brand founded by author Heidi Bryant, has launched a new series of books designed to spark imagination and introduce children to different languages and cultures. The series includes four published titles available in English, French, Spanish, and Italian with further languages planned. Each book blends playful storytelling with colourful illustrations to make reading an engaging and educational experience for families worldwide. “Catnap Stor

Catnap Stories Publishes Multilingual Children’s Books Inspiring Imagination and Cultural Connection
Belfast, UK - September 22, 2025•Retro Room•

The Retro Room Launches Belfast’s First Retro Arcade Premises

It was back to the 80s as The Retro Room at Cityside pressed start on Belfast’s first retro arcade premises, with plenty more to come. The arcade has a lorry load of new games on the way, including a very rare Tehkan World Cup, the iconic four-player Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marble Madness, and Solomon’s Key. A gigantic Guitar Hero set-up will also be launching soon. An outdoor area will open at the end of September featuring classic tabletop games such as Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, Operatio

The Retro Room Launches Belfast’s First Retro Arcade Premises
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - September 19, 2025•Excalibur Press•

Creative Health Network Sets Out Northern Ireland Strategy Plan In First Year Review

The Northern Ireland Creative Health Network has published its first year review and set out clear next steps to co-create a Northern Ireland Creative Health Strategy that can be embedded in policy. The plan is designed to address fragmented activity and bring creative health closer to the core business of the health system. The review proposes convening senior leaders across the Public Health Agency, NICON, the five Health and Social Care Trusts, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Care, Dev

Creative Health Network Sets Out Northern Ireland Strategy Plan In First Year Review
UK September 17, 2025•Working Word•

New data from Media Cymru makes case for long-term R&D investment in Wales’ £5bn creative industries

Media Cymru’s new campaign, Fuelling the Future, highlights the impact that research, development and innovation (RD&I) investment has had in Wales, playing a significant role in driving productivity, growth and innovation in local and regional economies. Media Cymru’s latest economic analysis (2023 data) shows an economically valuable, yet fragile, creative industries that support more than 100,000 Welsh jobs - almost 7% of Welsh employment - across 11,740 enterprises. The sector’s turnover of

New data from Media Cymru makes case for long-term R&D investment in Wales’ £5bn creative industries
Campaign•

Heart of Worcestershire College announce all-new street art mural with Reimagine Redditch

Heart of Worcestershire College (HoW College) has partnered with Reimagine Redditch and Arts in Redditch to commission a street art mural for installation at the Redditch campus this autumn. The artwork, which will be the single largest piece of street art in Redditch, will communicate an inspirational vision for the future of Redditch, as well as respond to themes identified through a consultation phase in 2024. The artwork is being created with funding from Arts Council England’s Creative Peop

Heart of Worcestershire College announce all-new street art mural with Reimagine Redditch
September 5, 2025•Reply•

Love at First Sight by Jacopo Reale is the winning short film of the Reply AI Film Festival, the international competition that bridges cinema and artificial intelligence

The award ceremony took place in Venice, led by the Jury President Gabriele Muccino. In Venice, the language of cinema met the potential of artificial intelligence thanks to the second edition of the Reply AI Film Festival, the international competition created by Reply and open to all creatives who have produced a short film using new technologies and AI tools. After a careful selection among over 2,500 submissions from 67 countries, the winners of the 2025 edition were announced during an enga

Love at First Sight by Jacopo Reale is the winning short film of the Reply AI Film Festival, the international competition that bridges cinema and artificial intelligence
NOTTINGHAM, UK - September 4, 2025•The Tonic Communications•

Community Kitchen: bringing cuisine, culture, and connection to Nottingham’s New Art Exchange

“Everyone is welcome and no one is turned away for lack of funds. They can sit down, enjoy a great meal and get to know their local community.” Nottingham’s diverse communities are benefiting from an initiative that brings them together in an inclusive and welcoming space to enjoy healthy food, experience new cultures and forge new friendships in the City. New Art Exchange (NAE) in Hyson Green began Community Kitchen (previously known as Community Cafe) in 2022 as a grassroots response to rising

Community Kitchen: bringing cuisine, culture, and connection to Nottingham’s New Art Exchange
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - September 2, 2025•Excalibur Press•

Belfast Orangefest Launches New Public Engagement Campaign To Help Shape Its Future

Orangefest, the cultural brand established by the County Grand Lodge of Belfast, has launched a new public engagement campaign aimed at shaping the future of its year-round programme of events, outreach, and celebrations. With the help of Belfast-based media and marketing agency Excalibur Press, the initiative will see the development of a refreshed brand, messaging framework, and marketing strategy for Belfast Orangefest. A goal of which is to broaden participation, build deeper community conne

Belfast Orangefest Launches New Public Engagement Campaign To Help Shape Its Future
YORK, UK - October 9, 2025•White Hot Communications•

A Bold New Production from Anthony Lo-Giudice Se Gæst | The Guest

York Minster’s awe-inspiring architecture provides a striking stage for Se Gæst | The Guest, merging centuries-old history with a bold, contemporary performance on 9 October. A powerful new production exploring national identity, belonging and community is set to tour across the North East and beyond this autumn. Created by acclaimed choreographer and theatre-maker Anthony Lo-Giudice, Se Gæst | The Guest blends dance, live music and storytelling to pose urgent questions about who we are as a nat

A Bold New Production from Anthony Lo-Giudice Se Gæst | The Guest
Weston Under Lizard August 2025•be bold media•

Weston Park exhibition celebrates influence of Capability Brown

A stunning exhibition celebrating the influence of the country’s most famous landscape designer in more than 300 years has opened at a stately home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border whose grounds he designed. The Green World of Brown - which is now on show at Weston Park - examines the enduring impact of Capability Brown. The free exhibition - which runs every day until September 26 in the Rose Paterson Gallery was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner. It brin

Weston Park exhibition celebrates influence of Capability Brown
August, 2025•Jalla Publishing House•

Author bridges continents at Macclesfield Silk Museum, connecting British industrial past with Indian handloom heritage

Author and journalist Vinay Jalla recently undertook a private visit to The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill in Macclesfield, uncovering profound connections between Britain’s industrial silk heritage and the traditional handloom weaving of his native Southern India. The visit highlighted the universal story of silk craftsmanship, a central theme in his debut novel, Warp and Weft. Vinay Jalla’s visit was deeply personal, as he is the grandson of a revered South Indian “silk doyen,” the late Kasetty

Author bridges continents at Macclesfield Silk Museum, connecting British industrial past with Indian handloom heritage
Monday 25 August•Nick Stoppani•

Northamptonshire Comedian Nick Stoppani to Reunite with Life-Size Voodoo Doll at Museum of Curiosities

Northamptonshire’s own comedian, Nick Stoppani, will be making a special appearance at the Museum of Curiosities on Tuesday 9 September at 2pm, where he will be reunited with the infamous life-size voodoo doll that he danced with on an episode of Daz’s Ghost Hunt (Daz Games, YouTube). This visit marks an exciting step in what Nick describes as his most ambitious project to date - the creation of a brand-new stage show, blending comedy, music, and audience participation, which he plans to debut a

Northamptonshire Comedian Nick Stoppani to Reunite with Life-Size Voodoo Doll at Museum of Curiosities
deft productions•

UF-No! Brits share the first things they’d do if Martians invaded Earth - as a third admit they’d be lucky to survive more than one month

In the event of an actual Martian invasion, how likely do you think it is that you’d survive? A new survey by Layered Reality, the company behind Jeff Wayne’s The War of The World: The Immersive Experience, has revealed that for most of the nation, the answer is not very likely at all. In fact, the poll of 2,000 Brits found that a third of people believe they’re unlikely to survive if hostile Martians invaded Earth. What’s more, a third think they’d be lucky to survive more than one month - with

UF-No! Brits share the first things they’d do if Martians invaded Earth - as a third admit they’d be lucky to survive more than one month
Cab Campaign•

Blenheim Palace launches free community exhibition trail

This summer, Blenheim Palace is collaborating with Oxfordshire Youth, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum and The Oxfordshire Museum to launch The Emblem of Peace, Past and Present, a free Totems Trail exhibition for visitors to Woodstock to experience until 2nd September. The trail will follow a loop from Woodstock, Oxford with the first totem located in the shared gardens between Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum and The Oxfordshire Museum. Visitors will be encouraged to scan a QR code which grants fr

Blenheim Palace launches free community exhibition trail
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