Hosting events

PUBLISHED: 12:18 21 May 2019 | UPDATED: 12:18 21 May 2019 Greta Levy Jolien D'Hoore wins the first stage of the OVO energy Women's Tour in Southwold. Picture: Nick Butcher Archant © 2018 A Suffolk town well celebrate health and well-being as they host their own event following the OVO Energy Women's Tour. To commemorate the first time Beccles will hold the international event, the market town will host a festival on Sunday, June 9. You may also want to watch: Beginning at 8.30am, competitors can compete in the Beccles Triathlon ahead of the women's tour on June 10. They will complete a 480m swim at the Beccles Lido, following by a 12.6 mile cycle through Gillingham, Geldeston, Ditching and through the Waveney Valley, then run 4.1 miles via Beccles Quay. Once the last triathletes have crossed the finish line, there will also be live music, an opportunity to try out a mobile skate-park, stalls, a mini food market, as well as displays from freestyle … [Read more...] about Calling all triathletes! Town hosts event ahead of cycle tour

A rare literary event for budding authors is to be held in Wigan. Organiser Eli Regan says it is for writers who want to explore their work in a different way.She hopes to bring a different spin to creative writing groups, has been running such events in Manchester with Wigan poet Mike Conley for three years but has decided to take them on tour.“The premise is that writers are paired and read each other’s work aloud often creating a distinct and engaging dynamic,” she said.“The night is one of exchanges, friendship and inclusion.”Anyone interested in attending should contact Eli on [email protected] Teenager with links to borough found safe and well … [Read more...] about Wigan to host event for budding writers

An independent candidate for the European Election, who wants to advance cross-community dialogue, will host a public meeting in Derry city centre tomorrow night. Former Mayor of Dundalk, Neil McCann, is one of 11 candidates and said he plans to move from his current base in Belfast to Derry if he secures one of three MEP seats in the North. Mr McCann will host a public meeting in the City Hotel on Wednesday, May 15, at 7.30 pm and has urged people to discuss matters of importance with him.Speaking in Derry yesterday, Mr McCann, who is a barrister and also a former Green Party candidate, said: “What has become clear in the course of our campaign is that although I always thought Belfast was the centre of the action, actually the true spirit of Northern Ireland is to be found in Derry, so for that reason we are going to focus on Derry for the last week. I believe Derry carries a very special place in Irish history and in Ireland’s future.”Mr McCann, who has links to … [Read more...] about Independent European Parliament candidate to host event in Derry