May Day isn’t just for Maypole-dancing anymore. Here's how May 1 evolved from a pagan holiday to a communist day of ...

Sark’s La Beltane Festival returns for its third year in May. Shaun Shackleton spoke with founder and organiser (and GP ...

Walk For A Cure events are family friendly walks for everyone impacted by dementia. By volunteering at Walk For A Cure you will be creating an environment where friends and family can gather together, ...

The First of May was celebrated by ancient Romans as Floralia, in Graeco-Syrian culture as Maiouma and in Celtic and Pagan traditions have long celebrated Beltane, which traditionally marks the start ...

There is also Great Green in the heart of the village, home to the only known permanently standing Maypole in the whole of Hertfordshire. A great way to enjoy the beautiful countryside is one of ...

This franken-fest includes a Renn Faire, a Free Comic Book Day celebration and a spin around the maypole. South Street Live! will run between 8th and Front streets on Saturday, May 3. MORE ...

Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Festival returns to Calton Hill this month - a spectacular celebratory event that attracts thousands each year. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh ...

The driver was spotted by ANPR interceptors using his phone while operating the HGV on the motorway earlier this month. Officers pulled him over and discovered that he was already serving a ...

The Maypole tradition is older than Christianity and celebrates the return of life and crops. These festivals still bring entire villages out to celebrate. At the Carnival of Binche, men in ...

His link with the Maypole goes back 50 years to a chance encounter in Durham City with a passer-by who liked the look of a shop window exhibition of mining memorabilia Gavin had put together.