A two man show starring Daniel Creasey as Mr Grinling and Yvie Magee as his wife (supported by violinist Carole Carpenter and a host of fantastic puppets), The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch follows the story of an always hungry Lighthouse Keeper and his wife’s attempts to stop seagulls from eating his lunch.

Combining music with talks, dance, circus, fairground, theatre, extreme sports, art, fancy dress and what can safely be called the best festival food we’ve chowed, Camp Bestival is very obviously created with a certain type of family in mind…

It’s a bit difficult to tell whether it’s summer or not here at TTR Towers. The paddling pool’s out but it’s full of rain water, we’re wearing short shorts but they’re accompanied by Bob the Builder wellies. Rain or shine, these are the events we’ll be donning our IdaT raincoats for..

If you’re after organised activities, big name bands and facilities galore Standon probably isn’t for you. But if you just want total relaxation and to feel like you’re part of the happiest party in Herts there’s no better festival going…

We can’t think of anywhere else where you might spend the morning colouring in unicorns inside a giant toadstool, an afternoon being lectured by fashion’s grand dame Vivienne Westwood and finish your day watching the formidable Grace Jones hula hooping live on stage…

As part of my ongoing quest to avoid becoming middle aged, me, my moustache and fellow dad Ben rocked up to heavy metal-fest Download in Castle Donington last Friday to re-live our youth and jump around like loons to the one and only Faith No More.