Big voices big names & a big show at the Bedford Park Summer Proms! Put Sunday the 31st July 2022 in your diary
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Meet the Lancashire bees & learn about breeding keeping & creating habitats for these busy bees. ...

Get a buzz from these beekeeping courses in Sussex! Learn how to be a real beekeeper in the tranquil countryside setting of High Weald near East Grinstead & discover how these incredible insects & work their magic to create one of Mother Nature's sweetest treats that is honey. Run by passionate horticulturists & promoters of self-sufficiency Lisa Aitken & Olivar Sinclair this fantastic beekeeping course will literally lift the lid on beehives & show you the wonderful world of apiculture in a new & exciting way. Find out the process of how to create a honeycomb as well as learning about the complex interactions between bee flower & hive that results in the delicious gooey honey we all know & love. On each of our introductory courses on beekeeping you'll be told all about how to tend the bees & harvest the honeycomb without damaging the hive as a whole. There are many different types of hives & resident bees need regular care & attention if they are to flourish... ...

Learn all about the bees on a beekeeping experience near Cardiff! Spend an afternoon with professional beekeepers to literally lift the lid on what goes on inside a beehive. It's utterly fascinating stuff. Cardiff beekeepers Tim Wright & Pete Shaw joined forces to create their one-stop bee business with a buzz. With 200 hives to look after 100 colonies of bees raised each year courses for budding beekeepers & a shop selling beekeeping equipment & their own honey it's a full-time job for these two. These experiences give you an insight into life as a beekeeper
- & as a bee. All the protective gear you need will be provided for you all you need to bring along is a pair of wellies. The idea of these two-hour workshops is that you will learn lots in a fun & informative way with lots of hands-on time handling the bees & the hives. All precautions are taken in terms of safety & you'll see how the smoker is very much the beekeeper's friend! What's totally amazing is when you discover the life cycle of a bee. Be it a Buckfast Queen bee or a humble worker bee what happens during their lifetime is really quite mind-blowing. With Tim & Pete's extensive knowledge & decades of combined experience you'll be lapping up those bee facts & figures. Do you know how much honey a single hive can produce in a year? Any idea how many bees live in a colony? You'll find the answers to these & a whole load more beekeeping questions on these Cardiff courses. Based on a farm estate near Lisvane just north east of Cardiff city centre you're not far from the M4 for these beekeeping sessions which are generally held in the afternoons during summer Saturdays. As you'll be outside investigating the hives the activity is weather dependent. These beekeeping courses in Cardiff are suitable for anyone aged 12 years or over. It's also worth noting that you need absolutely no beekeeping experience for these courses but it is often a great way for those who are thinking about dabbling in keeping bees to get an insight into what is involved. They're also ideal if you're just curious about how honey is made!
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Meet the bees at historic Fort Amherst in Chatham & learn all about the colony ...

Book a beekeeping break at Sutton Coldfield & combine the buzz of bees with food & pampering too! This package gives you an overnight stay at the four-star Moor Hall Hotel with a beekeeping experience spa treatments & dinner all included. As part of the hotel's wish to increase its use of local produce Moor Hall has installed a cluster of beehives within the extensive grounds. With an expert apiarist looking after the colonies over 100 jars of Moor Hall Hotel honey are produced every year
- & you'll see how it all happens on your visit. You'll spend two to three hours with the beekeeper learning about the life of bees what happens both inside & outside the hive & how honey is made. It's fascinating stuff & having got kitted out in protective gear you'll be able to safely look inside the hives & see what's going on. As you're already outside why not make the most of woodland walk at this exclusive Sutton Coldfield hotel? Wander along the scented rose path marvel at the magnificent magnolia trees visit the pretty sunken garden & walk the wellness walk. All so relaxing no wonder the Moor Hall bees are happy! Heading back inside the hotel you'll find all the modern comforts alongside lots of period features along with friendly service & a warm welcome. You'll be staying one night in a standard room & the package

Includes:: dinner in the hotel carvery & a hearty breakfast the next day. Whilst you're a guest at this wonderful country house hotel on the edge of Sutton Coldfield you are welcome to use all the leisure facilities which

Includes:: enjoying a 25-minute treatment of your choice from the list available to those on this beekeeping break. Sit back relax & feel pampered. Just lovely! The next morning after breakfast you'll have time to enjoy the facilities before checking out. When you pop back upstairs to pack your bag don't forget to pick up your very own jar of Moor Hall Hotel honey
- a complimentary treat from management that gives you a sweet taste of Sutton Coldfield for you to take home with you. Beekeeping spa & food
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There's definitely something brewing in the arches of the London Beer Lab! This funky community brewery opens its doors to hold regular beer brewing & tasting workshops with the intention of showing you just how easy it is to make your own beer even with no prior experience (other than drinking the stuff that is). Tucked away behind a residential street in Brixton you'll find the London Beer Lab in a converted railway arch. Downstairs are the bottle shop & brewing supplies section along with tables & a bar area that has a couple of nice draft brews on tap ready to be tasted. Upstairs is the nerve-centre of this beer brewing laboratory. The head brewer has a wealth of recipes at their disposal with all the necessary ingredients to h&. After selecting the brews for the day you will then take part in the beer-making process. Despite looking like tea urns the Braumeister vats that the London Beer Lab uses are really quite fancy. They are automatic & computer-controlled to pretty much ensure you can't make a bad batch of beer. As long as you follow the recipe & add in the hops & malts at the right time your batch of London-made beer is going to taste good. Of course you probably won't have such high-tech brew vats at home so the London Beer Lab team is always up for chatting about & giving advice on home brewing using commonly available domestic kit. It's also really useful to learn all about the different malt & hop options which is what makes each finished beer different
- & these brewers know all about that too! Once the brew's on attention turns to tasting the in-house wares as well as beers from neighbouring London brewers such as Late Knights & By the Horns with the likes of some very nice imported Belgian beers too. Having quenched your thirst with beers from London & beyond it's time to get back to the lab to tend to your brews for the final steps in the brewing process. At the end of your brewing & tasting day at the London Beer Lab you have the choice of taking home eight different bottled beers from the shop or you can opt for a starter kit that'll get you on the road to brewing five litres of your own beer at home. This open-source community brewery in the heart of London is a great place to talk drink & make beer with self-confessed 'beer geeks'!
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Learn to make 100% natural artisan soy wax candles at a London workshop with host Paula. ...

Explore the underground caverns & mines of the Peak District
- for keen beans only! ...

Immerse yourself in the golden age of the railways on this fantastic steam train day that'll see you being shown just what goes on behind the scenes at this popular heritage railway in Kent known as the ' Jewel in the Weald' that covers 21 miles of the countryside from Tenterden to Bodiam. Lifting the lid on this rural light railway starts in the best way possible
- with introductions to your fellow tour guests & guide along with a nice cup of tea. Then it's off to have a good look around the carriage & wagon workshop where you'll see skilled craftspersons who work day in day out to renovate the rolling stock that are coupled to the steam trains. It really is a labour of love & the team's passion for their work certainly comes across. Your access all areas day then steps up a gear as you climb aboard the first steam train departure of the day from Tenterden to the intermediary Rolvenden station. On arrival at Rolvenden you'll be shown around the locomotive shed where all the heavy engineering takes place to keep these magnificent locos running smoothly on the tracks. & look for the spanners on the wall
- some of them are enormous & look like they'd weigh a ton! You'll then move across the station to have a tour of the fully working signal box to see what all those levers do & then you will be able to watch from the side of tracks as the steam train which departed from Bodiam stops to be filled up with water. Having witnessed this impressive 'refuelling' of the steam train your day continues when you step aboard that train to head back to Tenterden Station for a visit to the Colonel Stephen museum before lunch. The afternoon of your exclusive day out with the steam trains starts with you hopping aboard an afternoon service to experience & enjoy the full 21 mile round trip on the Kent & East Sussex line. Once back at Tenterden your fabulous steam train day comes to a close with a farewell drink & the opportunity to ask any remaining burning questions you may have to the experts. At the end of the day it's all about the wonder of travel by steam train & we think this experience gives you the perfect blend of a guided tour & steam train travel.

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