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To mark the thirtieth anniversary of Pokemon, Coseley Library in Dudley is launching a Pokemon Club on Thursday 9 April from 3.30 to 4.30pm. There will be a free Pokemon card giveaway and, with parental supervision, all ages are welcome. Light refreshments are...

Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, visited St Austell Leisure Centre as part of a local launch of Beat the Street – a game devised to encourage people to connect with where they live through walking, wheeling and cycling. The...

A petition to ensure a maximum of one road closure within a square mile of any Cornish  town at any one time is garnering significant support in Camborne. Organised by BID Camborne, the petition to Cornwall Council comes in response to significant disruption...

Stourbridge Library is holding a book sale from Saturday 28 March to Sunday 12 April. From children’s classics and thrillers to murder mysteries and romances, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at a bargain price. Audiobooks and large print versions are also...

Booking is now open for a stellar line-up at this year’s The du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival from 1-9 May. Renowned historian and biographer Andrew Lownie discusses his book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York; journalist...

A Zip the Zebra children’s book reading with craft and wellbeing activities will take place at Coseley Library in Bilston at 2pm on Tuesday 7 April. Psychotherapist Shoshanna Clay has written and illustrated the book with the aim, she says, of helping “children...

When a book was handed to Jessica Berry, she assumed it belonged to the library she worked at in East Gippsland, Australia.  Looking more closely, she realised that wasn’t the case. The loan wasn’t overdue but the library it belonged to was 10,500 miles away in...

There are hundreds of free school holiday activities to choose from at Dudley Libraries this Easter. From making Easter bunnies, wooden windmills and chick masks to rubber duck decorating, dinosaur superhero craftmaking and games club, a wide range of activities will...

Social enterprise and leisure operator GLL is once again teaming up with leading health charity Diabetes UK to help people in Wales get active for a great cause in 2026. For the third-year running, GLL will support two of the charity’s flagship fundraising challenges...

Social enterprise and leisure operator GLL is once again teaming up with leading health charity Diabetes UK to help people in Cornwall get active for a great cause in 2026. For the third-year running, GLL will support two of the charity’s flagship fundraising...

Fairwater, Western, Eastern and Maindy leisure centres in Cardiff are hosting fundraising challenges for Swimathon 2026.  The world’s biggest fundraising swim - which began 40 years ago - happens over the weekend of 20-22 March and sees fundraisers’...

Bath Sports and Leisure Centre is hosting fundraising challenges for Swimathon 2026.  The world’s biggest fundraising swim - which began 40 years ago - happens over the weekend of 20-22 March and sees fundraisers’ proceeds going to Cancer Research UK,...

If you’ve ever wondered where superstitions come from and why they hold such sway, Professor Black’s free adults-only talk at Lye Library on Wednesday 18 March at 2pm should provide the answers. “The event will delve into the origins and meanings of the UK’s most...

Cradley Library is marking the week of its 90th birthday with a series of special events. It begins on Saturday 21 March with a Days Gone By family craft session at 11am and, on Monday 23 March at 1130am, continues with Buskateers Billy Spakemon and Tim Martin...