Musical acts including LVRA and Heartworms have dropped out of the inaugural SXSW London festival due to the undisclosed involvement of former MPs Tony Blair and David Cameron 14:55, 06 Jun 2025Updated 15:08, 06 Jun 2025 The conference is taking place in Shoreditch from June 2 to June 7, 2025(Image: Getty Images for SXSW London)
The Rail Art Trail, launched in Essex, connects travellers to galleries, museums, and street art along branch lines and the mainline between Colchester and Ingatestone. The scheme celebrates station artwork created by schoolchildren, volunteers, professional artists, and community groups. Jane Stewart, community rail officer, said: “We have already got lots of Rail Ale Trails along
The event begins at noon on Friday, June 13, with a ceremonial unveiling of the Yarn with Ernie sculpture in the town’s Market Place. There will be short speeches by Henry Cator OBE, high steward of Great Yarmouth, chair of Great Yarmouth Town Deal Board and deputy lieutenant of Norfolk, as well as the mayor
Ahead of the world-famous race meet later this month, Royal Ascot has announced a new millinery partnership with the King’s Foundation and Chanel, cementing the future of the UK’s hatmaking industry. Anyone who has been to Royal Ascot knows it’s as much about the fashion as it is the horse racing, having long been the
An exhibition of giant prehistoric animals will make its UK debut this year. Giants, developed by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and toured by Nomad Exhibitions, will open at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on August 2. It will then move to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh in January 2026. The
Charles Richmond, 11th Duke of Richmond, has done something decidedly ambitious in launching the Goodwood Art Foundation, a new non-profit contemporary art centre for the southeast of England, with a strong educational mission. The foundation is set high on the South Downs, in West Sussex, at the heart of the Goodwood Estate that Richmond and
Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists. Research by National Galleries of Scotland shows 49% of people in the UK feel they have easy access to cultural space, such as museums and art galleries, compared to 64%
Visual artist Rhona Taylor will present an exhibition Immersive: Exploring the Commie Pool at the Royal Commonwealth Pool’s café from 6-22 June 2025, as part of the Architecture Fringe festival. The exhibition will display original prints showing the architectural and social significance of one of Edinburgh’s public spaces. Immersive features a collection of original prints by Ms Taylor examining
“The proposal aims to maximize the potential of the currently vacant property by transforming the property into a mixed-use building that combines commercial and residential areas,” it added. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the plans include three possible separate commercial units to the ground floor, with four one-bed apartments on both the first
Artist Gabi Paterson showcases unique mosaics made with seaglass and ancient sea potter that has washed ashore onto the beaches of the Forth. This exhibition not only tells visitors how the glass is turned into sea glass but also surprises viewers by showing the wonderful mosaics made with their clean and expressive colours and patterns.