🌞 As the days get longer and the river does its thing, we’re bringing live music to The Jetty at The Kingfisher every bank holiday weekend in 2026

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Pull up a chair, order something cold, and let the music drift over the water as the evening rolls in. Whether you’re settling in for a long lazy afternoon or catching the sunset after dinner, there’s no better spot to soak it all in.

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Saturday 29th August: 4:00pm-6:30pm: Latch
▪️Sunday 30th August: 2:00pm-4:30pm:
Amy Gray & Steve Jones
▪️Monday 31st August: 2:00pm -4:30pm: Laura Menozzi

🍽 WANT TO EAT?
Why not make a night of it and book a table for lunch/dinner? Book a Table

🌧 WHAT IF THE WEATHER ISN'T GREAT?
Of course, we’re in England — so if the weather has other ideas, we’ll bring the party inside and keep the good times going whatever the skies decide.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 270044

⛱️ We've brought your seaside holiday to Rushden Lakes this summer 2026, and we want you to come and have fun open untill Monday 31st August 2026.

🗓 OPENING TIMES (Weather Permitting)
▪️Monday - Friday: 10am - 7pm
▪️Saturday: 10am - 8pm
▪️Sunday: 10am - 7pm

🧒 RESTRICTIONS
Up to 30 children on each beach at any one time.

🦆GAMES
It's not just the beach you'll find here; we've rolled back the years with a Hook a Duck stall, Alley Can game and Darts. Try your best and win prizes!

🍓 SUMMER TREATS
Summer holidays wouldn't be complete without delicious goodies. Enjoy Chocolate strawberries, Greek wraps, Churros, Slush, Eton Mess and Sweets!

🐶 Dog Information
Dogs are welcome at Rushden Lakes, whilst on a lead, but pets are not permitted within the sand play area.

♿️ Is the beach wheelchair and pushchair accessible?
The surrounding event area is accessible, although movement on sand may be more difficult for some wheelchairs and pushchairs.

💦 Get ready for a full hour of fast, splash-filled fun on our Giant Slip & Slide at Graveley Fruit Farm. Hertfordshire - NEW for 2026!

🗓 2026 DATES
▪️20th July - 6th September 2026
▪️Monday - Sunday

🕙 TIMES
▪️10:00 to 18:00 (last session 17:00)

ℹ️ AGE INFORMATION
Riders must be at least 5 years old to ride alone, able to climb over the safety barriers, able to swim and confident in water. Please supervise your children at all times.

🛝 WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Each session gives you unlimited rides for 60 minutes, so you can slide again and again without holding back.

Your session also includes unlimited zorbing, so you can mix things up and keep the fun going throughout your time slot.

👙WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
Wear swimwear or soft clothing you don’t mind getting wet. Clothing must not have zips, buttons, rivets or sharp edges, and no footwear is allowed on the slide. Please remove jewellery and secure loose items before taking part.

🌧 WHAT HAPPENS IN BAD WEATHER?
The slide runs in most weather, but sessions may be paused or rescheduled in unsafe conditions such as thunderstorms.

🧋REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Refreshments are available on site, so you can grab a drink or a snack while you’re here.

🕐 WHAT TIME SHOULD WE ARRIVE?
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your session to check in and get ready.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your session to check in and get ready.

🎟 TICKET COST:
Sessions are £15 per person (plus booking fee), with optional wetsuit hire available for £5 per hour (plus booking fee). Wetsuits are available in a range of sizes, and you can choose the right fit on the day. A small booking fee applies to each booking.

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 07436 605503
📧 Email:
graveleyfruitfarm@hotmail.com
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😍 Adult Farm Nights are back every Saturday this July and August 2026 at Mead Open Farm, Leighton Buzzard!

▪️AGE: 18+

🤸‍♀️EVENT DETAILS
Let loose in our huge indoor play and and feed our adorable animals. Explore epic outdoor play, with mini golf, jumping pillows and race around on pedal go-karts. Enjoy food from our award-winning restaurant and, of course, enjoy some drinks!*. All included in your Adult Farm Nights ticket.

🎧 NEW FOR 2026 - Dance the night away at the silent disco and go wild at our end-of-night foam party.

📖 MENU INCLUDED (CHOOSE ONE EACH)
😋 Bacon Cheeseburger (GFA)
A locally reared beef patty in a brioche style bun with American cheese, lettuce and pickles, served with fries.
😋 Vegan Burger (V / VE)
A vegan Moving Mountains burger patty in a brioche style bun with vegan cheese, lettuce and pickles, served with fries.
😋 Halloumi Burger (V)
Deep fried halloumi dusted with paprika and Cajun spices, served on a brioche bun with sweet chilli sauce, lettuce and fries.
😋 Katsu Chicken Loaded Fries
3 crispy chicken tenders served on fries covered in Japanese Katsu curry sauce topped with crunchy Asian slaw.
😋 Loaded Hot Dog
Frankfurter sausage served on a soft semolina roll, topped with mustard, tomato sauce and crispy onions with fries.
*PLEASE NOTE: Menu is subject to change.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult Farm  - Single Ticket: £29.95
▪️Adult Farm - Group of 6+: £27.95
▪️Adult Farm - Members Ticket: £27.95

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01525852954

🎉 The Woburn Sands Festival is a vibrant community celebration taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend - 29th & 30th August 2026.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy live music, delicious local food, stalls from independent businesses, plus a raffle, tombola and more.

Entirely volunteer-run, the festival grows bigger and better each year, with over 100 acts performing across multiple venues throughout the town.

📍The Rec ( near WS station):
Food, craft, gifts, fun fair and bar!

🎶 83 BANDS
There will be 83 bands and acts over the bank holiday weekend in August 2026!

📍The Weathercock
📍The Fir Tree
📍The Swan
📍The Coalhatch

🗓 Main Stage Saturday Line up
▪️1:00 PM: Chasing Tides
▪️2:00 PM: CrossRoots
▪️3:00 PM: MamboWambo
▪️4:00 PM: Dirty Lotus
▪️5:00 PM: Talkin' Loud
▪️6:00 PM: Disco 3000
▪️7:00 PM: True British Mayhem
▪️8:00 PM: Damn-The-Bear

🗓 Main Stage Sunday Lineup
▪️1:00 PM: Ember
▪️2:00 PM: Plain Driver
▪️3:00 PM: Streetlight
▪️4:00 PM: Solarzone
▪️5:00 PM: Soul Fever
▪️6:00 PM: Disco Infirmary
▪️7:00 PM: Danny Graceland - ETA
▪️8:00 PM: The Resonators

✅️ FREE ENTRY
Best of all, it’s completely free — and not to be missed.Our goal is simply to raise money for local charities while bringing people together for a fantastic weekend of fun.

🎉 Aylesbury’s biggest free music festival returns this August bank holiday weekend 2026 to Vale Park.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of live entertainment, family fun and community spirit. With something for all ages, visitors can enjoy an exciting programme of music, activities and attractions throughout the weekend.

🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 29 August: 12pm – 9:30pm
▪️Sunday 30 August: 12pm – 6.30pm

🎉 Proms in the Park Times (Sunday):
▪️Sunday 30 August: 7:15pm –9.30pm

🎆 FIREWORKS ON SUNDAY
There will be a short firework display in Vale Park on Sunday 30 August 2026. The display will begin at around 9:30pm and will last approximately 6-7 minutes. This is part of our Parklife Weekend event.

🗓 WHAT'S ON SATURDAY?
Live in the Park launches Parklife Weekend 2026 with a day of continuous live music across two stages and an exciting programme of entertainment for all ages. Hosted by Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio’s Dez Kay.

🎶 Taking to the stage will be:
DJ Dan Blaze, Saphire Dee, Leo Saunders, Gabriella Garraway, The Nevers, Piers Nolan, Jumping the Shark, HayLee Duo, Death by Monkey, Joe & The Jess, Velvet Grip, The Chartaholics, These Certain People and Vikkie Ware. Not forgetting our headliners… The Eclectix!

🛍 Festival Village:
Newly reimagined for 2026 is the Festival Village where you will find a mini event all of it’s own. Showcasing a range of local organisations, groups and charities, attending to provide free hands-on activities, fundraising for amazing causes, as well as market stalls offering the opportunity for visitors to take home a souvenir of their day and light refreshments for sale.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children's Entertainment
The Radley Tent, hosted by Radley Windows and Doors, will provide a variety of children’s entertainment from 12 noon until 6pm. DJ Dan Blaze will take over from 6.30pm for the return of Club in the Park – the family friendly retro rave experience for all!

🍻 Food & Drink
The event will also feature popular local bars and caterers running all day long.

WHAT'S ON SUNDAY?

🎤 Battle of the Bands & Bandeoke
Watch at The Radley Tent as bands compete for a chance to win a spot on the main stage at the 2027 Live in the Park event and an 8-hour professional studio recording day with event partners XYZ Music Academy.

This will be followed by Bandeoke – your chance to sing along to your favourite song alongside the live house band, with thanks to the talented musicians from XYZ Music Academy! Free festival crafts will be available, as well as glitter tattoos for a donation to the Mayor’s Charity.

🎉 Sunday Proms in the Park:
To round off the 2026 event, Proms in the Park brings you an amazing evening of British classics alongside Proms classics. Bring picnics, rugs, flags and your singing voices for this traditional event, with Aylesbury Concert Band accompanied by local musicians and our amazing soloist.

😂 Comedian:
Get ready to laugh along with our stand-up comedian during the interval, and a spectacular firework display will finish the entire weekend at 9:30pm.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFO
For all accessibility information visit https://bit.ly/AccessibilityParklifeWeekend

🅿️ BLUE BADGE PARKING
There will be approx. 40 additional Blue Badge parking spaces in Aqua Vale car park. The blue badge parking is managed by a team of volunteers, please follow their guidance.

🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
The nearest car parks to Vale Park are Upper Hundreds (0.2 miles/322 metres walk), Hampden House (0.2 miles/322 metres walk) and Exchange Street (0.3 miles/483 metres walk).
Additional parking locations in Aylesbury.

🪓 Bermuda Blades is an outdoor, covered axe throwing venue based at Perfect Aquatics in Henlow, Bedfordshire, one of the most unique and exhilarating activities you can do within easy reach of Hitchin, Stevenage, Bedford, Biggleswade, and Letchworth.

ℹ️ ABOUT

Axe throwing is exactly what it sounds like: you stand at a throwing line, take aim at a wooden target, and send a real axe spinning through the air until it sticks. Our fully trained instructors guide every session from start to finish, no experience needed, no upper body strength required, just a willingness to try something genuinely different.

🤑 EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODE: WUB15
Use WUB15 at checkout to save 15% off your booking. This offer is exclusive to Whatsup Bedfordshire only.

🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+ 

30 Minute Sessions - Private Lane
(Best For Groups of 1-3)
▪️For 2 people: £30.00
▪️For 3 people: £42.00
▪️For 4 people: £50.00
🕝 TIME: 2:15PM - 9:15PM

🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
60 Minute Sessions - Private Lane
(Best For Groups of 4-6)
▪️For 2 people: £50.00
▪️For 3 people: £65.00
▪️For 4 people: £78.00
▪️For 5 people: £90.00
▪️For 6 people: £99.00
🕑 TIME: 2:00PM - 9:00PM

⚙️ Junior & Family Friendly Axe Throwing Ages 8+ (Self-Supervised)  30 Minute Sessions - Private Lane - Soft Bristle
▪️ £20.00 per person
🕘 TIME: 9:00AM - 2:00PM

🎟 BOOKING
Book on Bermuda Blades Website via the event link and don't forget to add you discount code WUB15 at checkout!

❓️FAQ'S

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: throw@bermudablades.com

🎉 Oakfest isn’t just about the music – it’s a family-friendly daytime festival designed for the whole community to enjoy.

🗓 2026 DATE & TIME
▪️Saturday 29th August: 12pm - 9pm

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
🍔 Street food vendors on site
🍻 Fully stocked bars & refreshments available throughout
🏰 Bouncy castles – FREE for attending children
🧺 Feel free to bring chairs and gazebos

🎶 ENTERTAINMENT
✨️ DJ Spoony
✨️ Hosted alongside MC Ranking

A true pioneer of UK Garage, Spoony has dominated the scene for decades – from BBC Radio 1 to sold-out shows across the UK. This is a headline act you don’t usually see in a village setting, and we’re proud to be bringing him to Oakley.

🎧 Hosted by Shauny-H, presenting:
DJ Silva-C – Greg Costa – Prophecy
Plus live vocal performances from Laura Menozzi & Mizz Cassie

🎉 A FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE
From young children through to senior citizens – last year proved this is an event that genuinely appeals across the spectrum. A relaxed, welcoming atmosphere for families, friends and the wider community.

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE
To support the event and its operation, all food and drink will be available to purchase on site. We kindly ask that no external food or beverages are brought into the event.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult Ticket (16+): £25.00
▪️Child Ticket (3-15): £5.00
▪️Gazebo 3x3m Pitch (Sold Out): £20.00
Dedicated 3m x 3m pitch for a gazebo (gazebo not included)

Purchase tickets via the event link.

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: info@oakleyssc.com

✨️ Join us for a night of intrigue, history, and the unexplained at the historic Lowndes Arms, Whaddon, Milton Keynes on Saturday 29th August 2026.

📖 ABOUT

This traditional village pub is steeped in character - and rumoured to be home to lingering spirits from its long and colourful past. Guests and staff alike have reported strange sounds, unexplained movements, and an eerie feeling of being watched... now it's your turn to investigate.

WHAT TO EXPECT
• Welcome briefing and history of the building
• Small-group paranormal investigation
• Use of ghost hunting equipment (EMF meters, spirit boxes, trigger objects and more)
• Guided vigils in reported hotspot areas
• Opportunity to conduct your own experiments

✨️ WHAT'S INCLUDED
Main meal dish from the venue
All investigation equipment provided
Fully guided paranormal experience

✅️ NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Whether you're a complete sceptic or a seasoned investigator, this event is suitable for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Full guidance is given throughout the evening.

ℹ️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Strictly 18+ only
• Limited spaces available
• Sensible footwear recommended
• Please respect the venue and fellow guests at all times

🎟 BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Places are limited and must be booked in advance. You can book tickets via the event link.