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events for 29/06/2008

The Wiggles - 11:00AM 29/06/2008
location - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Start up your Big Red Car and get ready to Wiggle because Australia’s No. 1 Export* and most popular children’s entertainers, The Wiggles, are coming back to the UK with a brand new live show! Joining Anthony, Murray, Sam and Jeff will be their friends Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus, singing and dancing along to Wiggles favourites such as ‘Hot Potato’ and ‘Rock A Bye Your Bear’. The Wiggles’ interactive song and dance has been capturing audiences’ imaginations for 17 years! They have sold in excess of 22.5 million videos/DVD’s and 7 million CDs worldwide, and have been twice named Australia’s Export of the Year. The Wiggles are the most Awarded children’s act in Australia. Last year The Wiggles performed in front of over one million fans worldwide, so join in the fun this summer with The Wiggles on their only UK tour this year!


Milkshake! in My First Concert - 11:00AM 29/06/2008
location - De Monfort Hall, Leicester
For the first time ever, popular children’s TV show Milkshake! hits the road with a colourful live concert! Join all your favourite TV characters and Milkshake! presenters in a brand new, action packed all singing, all dancing musical extravaganza. It’s a guaranteed feel good treat, bursting with energy and a fabulous opportunity to enjoy all the tunes and dance steps that have made Milkshake! one of the most successful children’s TV experiences ever! Now you really can join in the action, ‘Sing-A-Long’ fun and laughter. Strap on your dancing shoes, jump up and join in with the Milkshake shake and all the latest moves. A perfect summer treat! Characters/presenters are subject to change.


Flower Festival - 11:00AM 29/06/2008
location - Heage Windmill, Chesterfield Road, Heage, Derbyshire, DE56 2BH
Flower Festival at Heage Windmill. Telephone 01773 853579 for further information. Prices: Adult Ticket £3.00, Child Ticket (5-16yrs) £1.00, Family (2 adults + 3 children) £7.00, OAP/students £2.50, under fives free. Group rates ring for details.


The death and life of Sherlock Holmes - 07:30PM 29/06/2008
location - Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AH
A dramatic finale… a thrilling comeback! After his international success in Sherlock Holmes… the last act! Roger Llewellyn returns as the great detective in this enthralling new play. Arthur Conan Doyle tires of his famous sleuth and uses the arch villain Moriarty to dispose of him. But as raising the spirits of the dead becomes an obsession in Doyle’s own life, so his fictional creations return to thrill, intrigue and dazzle us. A wryly humorous tale of murder, mystery and the occult. “Llewellyn precisely embodies Sherlock, Conan Doyle would have approved.” Time Out Prices £12, concessions £10, FRIENDS £9
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Baking for Little’uns - Bread - 10:30AM 29/06/2008
location - Green's Windmill, Sneinton, Nottingham
Hands on cookery sessions for children aged 3-6 years, using Green’s Mill organic flour. Book now on 0115 915 6878 £2.50 per session


Edmar Dance Show - 01:45PM 29/06/2008
location - The Y, Leicester
Tickets: £5.50 / £4.50 Students from Edmar Dance School perform ballet, tap, disco and lyrical dance to all your favourite songs from the '80s. Tickets available from 0116 225 2922


M8 Collective Presents SOLE ELEMENTS - 12:00PM 29/06/2008
location - 2Funky Records, Belgrave Gate, Leicester City Centre
A FREE exhibition and DJing event, part of BASS Festival 2008. Sneakers are one of the most exciting and fast-changing phenomena in youth & Hip Hop fashion today. Sole Elements features many of the most coveted examples that have become emblems of style in recent decades, alongside a fantastic collection of sneaker-inspired art. Over the weekend, M8 Collective will house their desirable collection within the Midlands’ leading record store; embedding the notion that sneakers have moved out from the sports arena and exploded into popular culture. For more information, contact 2Funky Arts on 0116 299 0700/ info@2funkyarts.co.uk. www.myspace.com/m8collective.
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Paint, Draw, Stitch, Knit - 10:00AM 29/06/2008
location - Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham
Test your art-making skills during this week-long exhibition and related events. A rich assortment of painting, drawing and textile works from Nottingham City Museums’ collection act as a starting point from your creativity. Add to the display and think about the different methods used by artists across the centuries to express their ideas. Workshops: 28 June, 5 July (daytime) 1 and 2 July (6pm-8pm) Activities include WOW! at the Castle, art sessions from children with Rosey Hayward and Sian Watson. For adults: drawing from life and painting the landscape with Mik Godley and a textile day with Laura McCafferty; plus an informal Knitting Cafe for knitters of all ages and experience with Becky Bowley. For further details please call Nottingham Castle on 0115 915 3651.


Marie Curie Cancer Care Diamond Jubilee Abseil - 09:00AM 29/06/2008
location - Rushcliffe Civic Centre, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham
Marie Care Cancer Care is challenging 100 people to abseil 100ft to raise at least £100 each for the local Marie Curie nursing service. The Diamond Jubilee Drop is an abseil down the Rushcliffe Civic Centre building next to Trent Bridge. Marie Curie Cancer Care provides expert home nursing care and emotional support completely free of charge to families affected by cancer. This makes it possible for people who are terminally ill to live to the very last moment at home, rather than go into hospital. £10 per person registration fee. £1 per foot dropped to be raised in sponsorship.


The 6th Great Nottingham Inclosure Walk - 02:00PM 29/06/2008
location - Queen’s Walk Recreation Ground, The Meadows, Nottingham
This free walk passes through the historic green spaces of central Nottingham finishing at the Inclosure Oak on the Forest Recreation Ground. Short talks will be given at places of interest. We celebrate the 1845 Inclosure Act which allotted 130 acres of recreation ground in perpetuity to the people and Nottingham, and honour the memory of the Mayor and corporation of 163 years ago, who has the foresight to lay it out to the highest standards. 5 miles of smooth surfaces suitable for powered wheelchairs or even pushchairs if you are strong - it has been done! You can then take the bus or tram to return to the city centre or the station. Certificate given at the end.


Bands in the Parks 2008 - City of Lincoln Band - 02:00PM 29/06/2008
location - Victoria Embankment, Nottingham
Part of a season of free outdoor brass and woodwind concerts in Nottingham’s most beautiful surroundings.