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This year’s Birmingham International Food Fair is overflowing with delicious, exotic treats from all over the world.

Just a 5 minute walk from Hatters Hostel in the city centre, the festivities run from 10am to 9pm until the 20th June.

Last year the event attracted over 250,000 people and this year is looking to be twice as big – so reserve a room with us asap and bring an open mind and empty stomach!

I recently came across the unique Manchester United T-shirt Company. I bought a few t-shirts already and did I mention they do prints as well top quality.They make great gifts! Have a look you won’t be dissapointed ! http://www.unitednation.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index

May seems to be high season for festivals in Manchester. Right now there are two of them happening: Kino International Short Film Festival is screening various short films throughout the week. Some screenings are free and others you will have to pay for. It started on the 26th so most of the program is done but you still have the weekend to watch loads of exciting shorts from all over the world! Dubus – Music based short from Russia MAPS, the northern quarter creative arts festival, is on this weekend as well with plenty of gigs, exhibitions and circus workshops (!). Headlining is Brighton indie rock band Doll & The Kicks. Another exciting festival coming up in Manchester this month is FutureEverything, formerly known as the FutureSonic festival. They are offering a wide range of concerts, club nights, art exhibitions, conferences and much more. Events worth giving some extra attention is the previously mentioned Animal Collective screening and the event called Dirty Electronics where you build your own electronic instrument from scratch and after taking part of the performance get to take it with you home!

Not only is Manchester the home of music as we know it and Liverpool the home of the true music wizards of the last century, Elvis apparently thinks so too and we have just got wind of two exclusive concerts that the king is playing next month

Aging has not mellowed this crazy guy as he celebrates his 75th birthday (happy birthday wherever you are) and he plays the MEN in Manchester on February the 26th and the fabulous new Echo Arena in Liverpool on March the 7th. Get your tonsils ready to warble for what promises to be the wierdest gig of the year. And sure you may as well stay with us and we can all sing happy pre army period Elvis songs and argue over his greatest movies (the cowboy one where he gets framed by a bunch of nasty bad cowboys would be ours)