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VINTAGE FURNITURE FLEA MARKET P ick up a pre-loved treasure for your home at next month’s Cambridge Vintage Furniture Flea, which takes place on 8 June at St Barnabus Church on Mill Road. Voted Best Fair by the Vintage Guide to London, this day-long market offers all kinds of homewares, including furniture, record players, ceramics, lighting and barware. With a focus on quality and affordability, the event offers a celebration of mid-century style from the fifties onwards, with a range of top vintage traders from across the UK, plus a specially curated local contingent. From Ercol tables and chairs to toys, telephones and cameras, there’s sure to be something to delight shoppers with a love of retro style. It’s £2 entry from 11.30am, or you can bag early-bird access for £3 if you want first dibs on the bargains. Search Vintage Furniture Flea on Facebook for more information.
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GREENMAN BALLYHOO C elebrate this month’s first bank holiday weekend with a trip to glorious Grantchester, where The Green Man pub is hosting a beer festival, complete with live music and tasty food. Running from 3 to 6 May, The Green Man Ballyhoo features excellent ales and lagers, as well as ciders and wine, and kicks off on Friday with a punky line-up of acts that includes Freedom Faction and The Dirt. On Saturday, it’s a rock and roll rumpus featuring The Flying Aces and Camisayo, then on Sunday it’s the turn of Keltrix, Hot Tramp and Kill Retro. Come Monday, there’s an all-day open mic, plus an appearance from Release the Chimps. Entry is free – find out more by searching Green Man Ballyhoo on Facebook.
WATERBEACH RUNNING FESTIVAL L imber up and get your running shoes on for Waterbeach’s Running Festival on Saturday 11 May. There are 10K, 5K races or a 2K Fun Run, plus a 100m toddle for the under-fives. The 10K, 5K and 2K are all gun-start and chip-timed finish, and the course is on flat, traffic-free tracks around the Waterbeach Barracks. Open to all, there are trophies available for the fastest times, plus food stalls and kids’ entertainment in the Festival Village, where you can enjoy the atmosphere and cheer on the runners if you don’t fancy working up a sweat. Races are £12 to enter (£15 on the day), except the 100m, which is £3 per child. Register online by 6 May. waterbeachrunningfestival.co.uk
“The Green Man pub is hosting a beer festival, complete with live music and tasty food”
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