April 2017
Olly Murs to play at Sherwood Pines Forest in the summer DUE TO phenomenal demand for tickets, Olly Murs has added an extra date as part of Forest Live, the summer concert series organised by the Forestry Commission, playing Sherwood Pines Forest in June. Last year saw Olly Murs celebrate his fourth consecutive Number One album 24 HRS, making him the most successful solo artist ever to come from the X Factor. Since he shot to fame in 2009, Olly has recorded four multi-platinum albums and produced four Number One singles with total record sales exceeding ten million. 24 HRS is the follow up to the acclaimed million selling Never Been Better. (Continued on page 17)
Pikes, plunder and mayhem return to Newark for major civil war festival OVER 300 civil war re-enactors will descend on Newark, Nottinghamshire, during early May Bank Holiday as the clock is turned back to the mid-17th Century. The National Civil War Centre has confirmed that the 3rd Pikes and Plunder annual civil war festival will take place on 30 April and 1 May, 2017. So far 14 regiments have signed up to take part, along with two artillery compa-
nies, a baggage train and scores of living history exponents, making it a much bigger event than last year. The historic Queen's Sconce fort – built in 1644 - will be the stunning venue for musket fire and fighting, whilst Newark Castle hosts major living history displays, recreating the dark days when the besieged citizens of Newark struggled to cope with food shortages.
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The National Civil War Centre will also stage exciting demonstrations to bring the period vividly back to life. (Continued on page 21)