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Rugby Festival of Culture Guide 2018 - Out Now
The free colour guide, highlighting the Festival's three-week programme of eclectic and engaging music, stage, comedy, film, heritage and art is now available.
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Rugby Bikefest Roars into Town
Rugby town centre will echo to the sound of motorbikes and music on Sunday 20 May as the ‘Rugby Bikefest’ takes over the town.
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Medieval merriment of offer at a Night At Thy Museum
DRAGONS, knights and princesses take centre stage when Rugby Art Gallery and Museum lowers the drawbridge for a Night At Thy Museum later this month.
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Teracotta Celebrates 25 Years in Rugby Town Centre
Terracotta, the women’s fashion shop, celebrated twenty-five years trading in Rugby town centre at the weekend with champagne and cake.
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The Bikes are Back in Town
Rugby Bikefest is returning to the town centre on Sunday 20 May.
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Webb Ellis Cup to visit World Rugby Hall of Fame
THE WORLD Rugby Hall of Fame will host the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time since opening, this Saturday (11 November).
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Rare Finds gift shop opens in Rugby town centre
If you are looking for some unique and inspiring gifts why not visit ‘Rare Finds’, the new gift shop on High Street.
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Pixie adds sparkle to Rugby town centre Christmas light switch on
British singer-songwriter Pixie Lott will be turning on the Christmas lights in Rugby town centre on Sunday 19 November.
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Gallery picks up best in region award
RUGBY Borough Council's art gallery and museum is the best venue in Coventry and Warwickshire for children and families, according to judges at a prestigious awards ceremony.
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Thousands enjoy fabulous feast at Rugby Food and Drink Festival
Rugby’s Food and Drink Festival, supported by Rugby First and Rugby Borough Council, cooked up a real storm as thousands enjoyed the fantastic feast of food, fun, ale, music and entertainment.
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Explore Rugby's history during Heritage Open Days
A HOST of Rugby's historic and iconic buildings open to the public for free next month during the town's Heritage Open Days celebration.
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Museum researches the bigger picture behind the Redding Collection
A MAJOR research project has been launched to discover the stories behind hundreds of portraits snapped at Rugby's Redding Photographic Studio.
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Rugby Food and Drink Festival starting to bubble
If you love your food and drink make sure you get the date for this year’s ‘Rugby Food and Drink Festival’ in your diary – Saturday 30 September.
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Rugby Festival of Culture "the best ever"
The curtain came down on the award winning ‘Rugby Festival of Culture’ on Sunday and organisers and visitors have hailed it as the best ever.
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Izzy Loops at home in Rugby town centre
‘Izzy Loops Home Interiors’ is the latest new business to open in Rugby town centre, following its relocation from Fargo Village in Coventry.
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Award winning festival less than two weeks away
One of Rugby’s most popular events – the Rugby Festival of Culture – is less than two weeks away.
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Wake up to organic with Wild and Free
Join ‘Wild and Free’, the town centre’s largest retailer of organic foods, in Market Place on Wednesday 14 June as part of the ‘Wake up to organics’ national campaign.
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Japanese PM encourages strong links with the birthplace of the game
A visit promoting the birthplace of the game of rugby to Japan, hosts of Rugby World Cup 2019, has reached the top with an informal meeting with Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan.
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Wheelie fun at this year's Rugby Bikefest
RUGBY town centre will echo to the sound of motorbikes and music on Sunday 21 May as the ‘Rugby Bikefest’ roars into town along with the ‘Extreme Wheelie’ machine.
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Japan trip to promote visits to the birthplace of Rugby football
A senior delegation from the birthplace of the sport of rugby will attend the pool draw for Rugby World Cup 2019 in an exclusive link-up with the tournament organisers.
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Journey into outer space for a Night at Your Museum
RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum heads for the final frontier later this month at its annual Night at Your Museum celebration.
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Rugby bikefest comes to town
Rugby town centre will echo to the sound of motorbikes, music and family entertainment on Sunday 21 May as the ‘Rugby Bikefest’ rolls into town.
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Celebrating Sir Frank and the British Thomson-Houston legacy
A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first successful test of the jet engine, in Rugby.
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Tackle sculpture marks Rugby World Cup role
Rugby Borough Council has been presented with a bronze sculpture commemorating the town's role in Rugby World Cup 2015.
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Visitor Centre shortlisted for VisitEngland Excellence Award
RUGBY Visitor Centre has been shortlisted for a prestigious VisitEngland Award for Excellence.
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Women’s Rugby World Cup Trophy departs Hall of Fame in Rugby
World Rugby's Hall of Fame in Rugby provided the departure point for the Women's Rugby World Cup trophy as it heads across the Irish Sea for more than four months of activities across Ireland.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Tourism and Culture awards success for Rugby
Rugby’s festival and tourism offer picked up a double success yesterday (Thursday) at the prestigious Coventry and Warwickshire Tourism and Culture awards.
