Leeds Whisky Festival at Leeds Corn Exchange

Rolling Social Events just keeps adding more top brands to the list for April’s Leeds Whisky Festival, with over 100 whiskies now in the line-up. Guests will enjoy an afternoon or an evening of tasting, entertainment and learning at the iconic Corn Exchange.Joining previously announced sponsors Nikka, Starward, Woodford Reserve, Slane and Port Askaig will […]
Northerners – a History: Leeds Literary Festival

On Thursday lunchtime, surrounded by rich brown shelving stacked with a temptation of books, Brian Groom took us on a journey through time. The location was fitting. The Leeds Library was founded in 1768, and is the oldest surviving example of a subscription library in the British Isles. We were surrounded by Northern history, Groom […]
Thought Bubble Returns

The UK’s largest comic art festival is back as a physical event this year, rounding out the week with the Convention taking place at Harrogate Convention Centre on 13 and 14 November. Special guests who are some of the most exciting names in comics will join hundreds of independent comic creators and artists who are […]
Long Division Part 2

Wakefield, known to some as Shakey Wakey, welcomed back the long-standing festival Long Division for a whopping 10th year. The multi-venue, multi-genre festival showcases all that is local. Long Division was created in 2011, and partnering with Ossett Brewery, the inspiration was for a festival celebrating local talent and bringing in visitors to Wakefield. Over […]
Long Division – It’s Great to be Back! Part 1

It was great that the Long Division festival had returned and I could discover more of the City of Wakefield and its music venues. The Festival felt bigger this year and it was so nice to see it had attracted a wide spectrum of genres and age groups; although it was easy to spot the […]