Archives for December 2011

16 – 23 December 2011 Southbank Centre, London Open 12pm – 8pm Daily (Sunday 12pm – 6pm) Free entry The 2011 Real Food Festival is a festive mix of traditional Christmas food and gastronomic goodies. Come along to the Southbank for twinkling riverside fairy lights, carol singing, hot mince pies and a warming spiced mulled […]

2-18 December, Oxford Castle, Oxford, free entry The Oxford Christmas Market is a German-style Christmas Market that takes place in the heart of the city at Oxford Castle. It includes beautifully decorated wooden stalls offering wonderful Christmas gifts and seasonal treats. Come along and enjoy the festive magic; local choirs and brass bands performing Christmas […]

Japanese mums don’t pack their kids off to school with a sandwich and a packet of crisps, they give them a bento box packed with portraits of Michael Jackson or Barack Obama to eat for lunch. Learn more through this charming video clip.  http://bit.ly/v4lgdT