Kynren - An Epic Tale of England

We’ve done some number crunching to find out the stories that attracted the most attention on the Group Leisure website in 2015. Here are the results – counting down from the 10th most popular story, to the news item that took the top spot.

10. Big Bournemouth Beer Festival returns

This story broke on the Group Leisure website on 8th January and revealed the dates and the line-up for the sixth annual beer festival that was due to take place in Bournemouth between the 3rd and 5th April. It also gave a flavour of what would be on offer at the event, from novelty beers to live bands. Read more >>

9. Tom. A Story of Tom Jones. The Musical to tour UK

On 18th July Group Leisure readers learnt about the upcoming production of Tom. A Story of Tom Jones. The Musical, that would be staged at Wales Millennium Centre in spring 2016. It explained how the production would chart Tom Jones’ rise to international stardom from the dance halls and working men’s clubs in South Wales. Read more >>

8. Kynren: a new historic theatre event series for County Durham

Published in November, this piece of news explained that group tickets were available for Kynren – An Epic Tale of England, a £31 million series of open-air live action night shows taking place in County Durham in the summer of 2016. Read more >>

7. An Inspector Calls to tour the UK this autumn

This story documented how J B Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls was preparing for a UK tour, running from September to the following May. It announced the first venues on the tour, including Orchard Theatre Dartford and Regent Theatre in Stoke on Trent. Read more >>

The Ice Cream Farm in Cheshire

Pictured: The Ice Cream Farm

6. Ice Cream Farm to unveil results of makeover in July

Appearing on the website in April, this story told readers that Cheshire Ice Cream Farm would fully open to the public in the following July, after a £4 million makeover. It also gave details about a few of the attraction’s new features, including its Ice Cream Tree. Read more >>

5. Longleat’s Festival of Light gets bigger for 2015

Published in June, this story focused on the second Festival of Light that was going to take place at Longleat between November and January. The story revealed that the 2015 festival would be on a grander scale than the previous year and gave a preview of the lanterns that would be on show. Read more >>

4. Park Resorts launches glamping facilities on IOW

This story caught readers’ imaginations in January, just as the winter blues were probably kicking in. It explained how Park Resorts were investing £20 million into developing luxury glamping at a number of parks across the Isle of Wight. Read more >>

3. Warwick Davis to star in Bristol’s panto 2015

Going live in June, this story announced that Warwick Davis of Star Wars and Willow fame was to star in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Bristol Hippodrome. It featured a quote from Warwick, explaining how he hoped to make it the ‘best panto ever seen.’ Read more >>

Warwick Davies in Snow White And The Seven Dwafs

Pictured: Warwick Davis in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs

2. A night at the RAF Museum

This story explained how the RAF Museum in north London was planning to open its doors on the evening of 16th May to give visitors a Cold War experience with costumes, themed entertainment and live music. Read more >>

1. Group Leisure Awards: 2015 winners revealed

Published on 22nd October, this breaking story told the world who had triumphed at the annual Group Leisure Awards. It listed 21 award winners in total and featured a video from the night, which gave readers who weren’t at the awards the chance to see the Three Waiters – the comedy opera act that took diners by surprise between their entrée and dessert. Read more >>

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