It’s St Patrick’s Day party time again!
Celebrate the first St Patrick’s Day of the new decade in style by trying a Guinness Black Velvet cocktail or impress your mates down the pub with some St Patrick’s Day facts & stats, plus tips on how to enjoy the perfect pint of Guinness!
Wednesday, March 17th, will see people from all over the UK heading down to pubs and bars for a mid week party to raise a pint of the beloved black stuff in celebration of St Patrick’s Day.
Thousands of pub owners will be decorating their interiors with those famous black, white & green decorations and gearing up for the ultimate St Patrick’s Day party of the new decade. Continue reading Party Like It’s 17:59 | Guinness and St Patrick’s Day | March 17 2010
York Antiques: Discover Vintage Fair on 14 March 2010
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York Antiques: Antique and Collectors Fair on 14 March 2010
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Sport Relief 2010
A whole evening’s television will be devoted to Sport Relief on Friday 19th March 2010 on BBC 1 with special programmes throughout the weekend, including a unique version of Let’s Dance for Sport Relief and tailored editions of Masterchef and Top Gear; Frank Skinner will host A Question of Sport Relief and James Cordon, from the popular Gavin and Stacey show, will introduce a brand new ‘Smithy’ sketch.
But the most important participants are the members of the public who will take part in the Sport Relief Mile event.
Designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister’s sub four-minute mile, the Mile events take place Continue reading Fun Running with Sport Relief: 19th March 2010
Saint Patrick in History
Saint Patrick’s Day wouldn’t have come into being without the help of the holy man himself, and without doubt Saint Patrick is one of the more colourful saints.
Saint Patrick lived in the mid to late fifth century; modestly self-described in his spiritual autobiography the Confessio as a “most humble-minded man”, he was snatched at the age of 16 by British raiders from his home village of Bannaven Taberniae (possibly in Cumbria) and sold into bondage to a chief named Milchu.
After six years tending sheep and Continue reading Celebrating St Patrick’s Day: 17th March 2010