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Events
Events previews from around the region
National Metro & Mini Show British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire, Sun 6 June
The main event of the year for Metros and both classic and modern MINIs, this ever-popular show features hundreds of models, including 621 AOK - the first Mini produced in 1959 - and X411 JOP, the last ever classic Mini to be produced at Longbridge (in the year 2000). For visitors wanting to make a weekend of it, camping is available on Saturday 5 June.
Step Back To The 1940s Severn Valley Railway, Sat 26 & Sun 27 June & Sat 3 & Sun 4 July
Always one of Severn Valley Railway’s most popular annual events, Step Back To The 1940s encourages visitors to dress in period costume
and relive the decade through music, food, dance and ‘a whirlwind rail adventure’. Features include a 1940s wedding, rifle training, vintage vehicles, marketplaces, living history displays and military encampments. There’ll be re-enactors in evidence as well, complete with a surprise or two!
Weston’s Spring Fling Weston Park, Shropshire, Sun 30 - Mon 31 May
Live music, homemade Pimm's Picnics to savour, local crafters selling their wares, food stalls providing all manner of culinary delights, and more than 1,000 acres of gardens and parkland for visitors to enjoy at their leisure... Weston Park's brand-new Spring Fling! should certainly make for a relaxing and enjoyable day out over the bank holiday weekend. Youngsters are well catered for too, courtesy of the woodland adventure playground and maze, ensuring that this first-of-its-kind two-day event will most definitely boast a family-friendly feel.
Circus Week at Blists Hill Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge, Shropshire, Mon 31 May - Fri 4 June
Roll Up! Roll Up! The Circus is in town - and a Victorian one at that. Visit the award-winning Blists Hill Victorian
Town during the half-term holiday and try your hand at period circus skills and routines with Leo Locus Circus. The event is one of many taking place at the venue in the coming months. Other highlights include a sport-themed weekend, the return of the ever-popular Steampunk gathering and a Victorian dog show. whatsonlive.co.uk 49
