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WHAT’S ON There’s lots going on in your area this month, why not try some of these?
as well as demonstrations and the chance to have a go yourself. There are also family fun days taking place throughout the Easter holidays. Check out their website for more details: www. brockshill.co.uk.
■ Kelmarsh Country Show takes place over Easter on March 27 and 28. The family show offers the chance to have a go at clay shooting, a busy main arena, food festival and lots more stalls and entertainment. ■ There’s an Easter craft extravaganza on March 26 at Brocks Hill Country Park. Free to enter, there’s lots of locally made crafts and produce for sale
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■ The Flashback Festival is coming to Rockingham Castle on July 9 and 10 and tickets are on sale now. Offering a weekend of 1970s, ’80s and ’90s music and stars such as Billy Ocean, Kim Wilde, The Bay City Rollers and Soul ll Soul, as well as Heaven 17, there are also facilities for camping. To find out more visit www.theflashbackfestival.com or ring 0845 075 6101.
■ Join in with the Hallaton hare pie scramble and bottle kicking on Easter Monday. The scramble starts at 2pm, the game at 3pm. It’s an ancient custom that’s great fun – basically a mass ball game played with small wooden casks called bottles. But first of all the hare pie has to be blessed and distributed among the crowd. Go along and see for yourself. ■ There’s a children’s Easter egg hunt at Rockingham Castle on March 27 and 28. Get the kids out searching for eggs and wear them out! www. rockinghamcastle.com ■ Sir David Attenborough has officially opened the University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre. Open to all, the gallery offers one of the largest contemporary art spaces in the region and hosts many exhibitions. Its main aim is to improve access to the arts for all. www.attenborougharts.com
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