Ditch the workout - join the Zumba PartyZumba - the fitness dance craze, is taking over the nation, and classes are popping up everywhere, and there's a good chance that one is happening near you. BritEvent's Amanda Arnold, who just happens to be a Shrewsbury-based Zumba instructor, tells us more about the fitness phenomenon.
Get loved up for Valentine 2012First established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD, Valentine's Day celebrates St. Valentine, a Christian priest and martyr who lived in Rome. From the 14th century the saint became linked to love and romance, and today the fourteenth of February is marked with the sending of cards, flowers and gifts to loved ones. This Valentine's day, why not celebrate by taking your loved one to an event near you.
Britain's prettiest inhabitied placesFrom chocolate-box villages of quaint thatched cottages, to old medieval churches steeped with history, it's no surprise that Britain has some of the prettiest places in the world. Tourists flock from all corners of the globe to see picturesque villages such as Castle Combe, St Ives, Clovelly and Portmeirion. BritEvents' Lucy Middleton has the tough job of whittling down the prettiest inhabited places in Britain.
British World Heritage SitesEstablished by UNESCO in 1972 to protect the world's natural and cultural heritage, the list of World Heritage sites lists an incredible 28 sites all worth visiting for their natural beauty, cultural significance, and historic interest.