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Butterfly Week at Wild Britain
Date: 24/07/2010 - 01/08/2010
Venue: Wild Britain
To support ‘Save our Butterfly Week’ children can join in with extra butterfly fun at Wild Britain from 24 July until 1 August.

Onsite at Wild Britain, youngsters can join in with extra special Butterfly Fun; they’ll be able to earn a special Butterfly Spotters Badge in the Tropical Jungle, follow the British Butterfly Trail to earn a treat and make their very own butterfly to take home.

Wild Britain (formerly Bedford Butterfly Park) has hours more adventure and fun for those on a day out. Children can scramble and crawl through Moley’s Mine (new for 2010), build dens on the Hedgehog Play Trail and come face to face with Creepy Crawlies in the ‘Meet the Keeper’ sessions and say hello to plenty of Wild Britain’s other animal residents.

Wild Britain is located just outside Bedford in Wilden (MK44 2PX). Visitors should call 01234 772770 or visit www.wild-britain.co.uk.

Contact: Wild Britain
Tel: 01234 772 770
Email: enquiries@wild-britain.co.uk
Address:
Wild Britain Renhold Road Wilden, near Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2PX

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Friendship Day – Sunday 1 August 2010
Date: 01/08/2010
Venue: SNAKES AND LADDERS DUNSTABLE
We all love our friends! To celebrate Friendship Day, young Snakes and Ladders explorers can bring a friend to play for free (N.B. cheapest child ticket goes free!). Just ensure Mum or Dad have signed up to receive their offer voucher at www.snakes-and-ladders.co.uk/special_offers.html
Contact: Charlotte
Tel: 01582 660 111
Email: Dunstable@snakes-and-ladders.co.uk
Address:
Snakes and Ladders, Blackburn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5BQ.

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Prairie Dogs arrive at Wild Britain
Date: 01/08/2010 - 31/08/2010
Venue: Wild Britain
All so cute! This summer meet the new Prairie Dog family at Wild Britain. With dad Tom, mum Lucy and their four little ones, sons Alan and Steve (named after the BBC television sketch ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’) and their sisters Suzy and Rosie, this loving family of six is ready to meet the visitors at Wild Britain.

Greeting each other by kissing, Prairie Dogs are extremely social and the new residents at Wild Britain are no exception. Prairie Dogs originate from the grasslands of North America and arrived in Europe nearly 200 years ago to be kept in captivity. Currently they live in zoos and wildlife centres all over the world.

Wild Britain (formerly Bedford Butterfly Park) has hours more adventure and fun for those on a day out. Children can crawl and scramble through Moley’s Mine (new for 2010), earn their Safari Spotter Badge in the Tropical Butterfly Jungle, build dens on the Hedgehog Play Trail, get ‘hands-on’ with creepy crawlies in the ‘Meet the Keeper’ sessions and say hello to plenty of Wild Britain’s other animal residents.

Wild Britain is located just outside Bedford in Wilden (MK44 2PX). Visitors should call 01234 772770 or visit www.wild-britain.co.uk.

Contact: Wild Britain
Tel: 01234 772 770
Email: enquiries@wild-britain.co.uk
Address:
Wild Britain Renhold Road Wilden, near Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2PX

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Puppet Shows at Wild Britain
Date: 01/08/2010 - 31/08/2010
Venue: Wild Britain
Puppet Shows are back for 2010. At this very special summer holiday activity kids can become part of the story with their very own animal puppet. They can select a cute rabbit, a bushy squirrel, a furry fox and even an adorable hedgehog puppet. The interactive Puppet Shows take place four times a day.

In addition to the fun interactive Puppet Shows, children can also earn their Safari Spotter Badge in the Tropical Butterfly Jungle with butterflies in every stage of their development. And no visit is complete without a play in the outdoor Adventure Playground. Zoom down a zip wire, bounce on a Space Hopper and build sand castles in the giant sandpit. Play Wild!

Wild Britain in Wilden near Bedford offers an ideal family day out. To visit the day out website, visit www.wild-britain.co.uk or call 01234 772 770.

Contact: Wild Britain
Tel: 01234 772 770
Email: enquiries@wild-britain.co.uk
Address:
Wild Britain Renhold Road Wilden near Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2PX

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Bottle feed cute lambs twice daily at Mead Open Farm
Date: 19/03/2010 - 31/10/2010
Venue: Mead Open Farm
Throughout the Easter Holidays, twice daily bottle feeding is back at Mead Open Farm. Taking place at 11 am and 3.30 pm, it’s one magical hands on experience with plenty of lambs to feed. Plus in the lamb nursery, you can see the newborn lambs .. all very cute!
Contact: Mead Open Farm
Tel: 01525 954852
Email: info@meadopenfarm.co.uk
Address:
Mead Open Farm Stanbridge Road Billington Bedfordshire LU7 9JH

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Film Reveiews for Bedfordshire

Review: Dinner for Schmucks an Awkward Dinner Party You Can Skip
Review in a Hurry: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell reteam for their third outing (40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman), a remake of the French farce The Dinner Game, about a smart guy who gets in over his ...View Details
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:50:00 GMT

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Review: Ramona and Beezus a Wise and Whimsical Good Time
Review in a Hurry: Ramona and Beezus is really more about Ramona, but since star Selena Gomez plays Beezus, her marquee mention must have been a requirement from the suits in the corner ...View Details
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:59:00 GMT

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Review: Salt a Flavorless, Muddled Mess
Review in a Hurry: You'd hope an action thriller called Salt might at least have some kick to it and raise your blood pressure a bit. But this muddle, starring Angelina Jolie as a maybe, ...View Details
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:20:00 GMT

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(Mostly) Spoiler-Free Review: Inception a Total Dream
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:45:00 GMT

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Review: Sorcerer's Apprentice a Magical Time at the Movies
Review in a Hurry: It's some kind of magic. Against many odds, a big-budget Jerry Bruckheimer remake—of a story best known with Mickey Mouse in the lead!—manages to hit every mark ...View Details
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:20:00 GMT

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Review: Despicable Me Formulaic but Gleefully Fun
Review in a Hurry: A self-proclaimed supervillain plots to steal the moon but then encounters an even greater challenge: caring for three adorable orphan girls. You gotta watch out for those ...View Details
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:29:00 GMT

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Review: Predators a Spinoff Done the Right Way
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Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:00:00 GMT

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Review: The Last Airbender Epically Boring
Review in a Hurry: In a martial-arts world divided into four elemental kingdoms—fire, water, air and earth—a kid with the ability to manipulate all the elements has the power to bring ...View Details
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:12:00 GMT

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Review: Eclipse Just as Bad as Other Twilight Movies
Review in a Hurry: The Twi-hards will adore The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, no matter what. It's made for people who thought the first movie was quality cinema, after all, and for them, our grade ...View Details
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:15:00 GMT

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Review: Grown Ups Just Needs to Grow Up, Already
Review in a Hurry: Oh grow up already! In this lazy, lame-o comedy, five best buds reunite some 30 years after their middle-school basket ball championship and reminisce about those glory days. ...View Details
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMT

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Review: Knight and Day Coulda Been a Contender
Review in a Hurry: More of an old-fashioned screwball comedy than an action blockbuster, Knight and Day features Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz at their most charismatic, charming each ...View Details
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:45:00 GMT

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Review: Jonah Hex a Fistful of Suck
Review in a Hurry: Not unlike Ghost Rider, Jonah Hex takes a gothic, moody, western-inspired comic book, and eliminates all traces of subtlety in the awkward transition to the big screen. Josh ...View Details
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:02:00 GMT

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Review: Toy Story 3 Is Terrific—What Did You Expect?
Review in a Hurry: Another sentimental journey with some old friends, new scene-stealers and a powerful, heartfelt mix of sugar and spice. (Let's just say, there ain't a dry eye in the ...View Details
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:00:00 GMT

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Review: The Karate Kid Kicks and Misses
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:35:00 GMT

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Review: The A-Team is All Kinds of Campy and Cool
Review in a Hurry: Pretty much everything you could have hoped for in an A-Team movie, this big-screen update of the '80s TV show hits all its marks. True-to-character performances, wacky ...View Details
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:16:00 GMT

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Review: Killers as Funny as Getting Shot in the Head
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Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:15:00 GMT

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Review: Big Laughs + No Surprises = Get Him to the Greek
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Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:20:00 GMT

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Review: Splice is Smart, Strangely Sexy Sci-Fi
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Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:05:00 GMT

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Review: Marmaduke a Worn-Out Pelt of Dog Fur
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:50:36 GMT

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