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Daily Record
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Kirkcudbright Country Fair 2025 promises a fun-packed family weekend of fun
This year's event features a thrilling line-up of arena performances, hands-on children's activities. Kirkcudbright Country Fair promises a fun-packed family weekend of fun when it returns later this month. This year's event at the Carse features a thrilling line-up of arena performances, hands-on children's activities, artisan stalls, arts and crafts tent and local food and drink – all set in a relaxed countryside setting with loads of free children's entertainment. Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities are preparing to host another weekend of fantastic family entertainment on July 19 and 20. Headline acts include the adrenalin-filled Vander Superheroes Space Wheel Show, where the Vander team run, skip, juggle and even go blindfold on the outside of a 15-metre high rotating wheel of death. The show has performed all over the world, from Glastonbury to the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix. The Vander Superheroes will be performing two shows each day over the weekend. Also returning are the Drakes of Hazard, a unique sheepdog and duck display. Skilled handlers and their clever dogs will guide a team of Indian runner ducks through a special obstacle course. The STARS Dog Agility Display Team, based at Barstobrick, will also wow the crowd with their high-speed, precision performances. Beyond the arena, families can enjoy a huge selection of free children's entertainment. From giant inflatables, a helter-skelter and play centre, to craft activities, face painting and live performances from Daffy Dill and her Giant Bubbles, and Franc Karpo the Magician – there's something for everyone. Visitors can explore large food and drink marquees featuring local producers, alongside a wide range of craft stalls, and a fully stocked beer tent for adults. Country fair convenor, John Blaikie, said: 'We're thrilled to be welcoming the Vander Superheroes back this year – their show was a real highlight last time. 'We're also proud that the country fair offers so much children's entertainment within the ticket price. We know how expensive events like this can be for families, so we've made it possible for kids to bounce, slide, play and be entertained all day, without paying extra per ride.' Tickets for the fair – supported by Dark Arts Distillery and James Smith Fencing – are available from TicketSource.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Yahoo
Lion Country Safari welcomes two female African lion cubs, launches live cub cam
Lion Country Safari, the drive-through park that is home to more than 85 species of animals in Loxahatchee, celebrated the birth of two African lion cubs in April, 2025. The cubs are currently bonding with their mother in a private area and are expected to make their public debut in the lion habitat in the coming months. They received their first health check on May 6, and the park's animal care staff say both cubs are in good health and developing well. The park is home to a pride of 12 African lions — five males and seven females — the largest group of its kind under human care within Association of Zoos and Aquariums institutions. The lions live in a 6-acre habitat equipped with specialized dens for birthing and daily care. The female cubs, sired by 10-year-old Vander and 5-year-old Mara, are currently unnamed. The park is inviting the public to vote for their favorite names on Lion Country Safari's website. Click here to vote For the first time in the park's nearly 60-year history, a live 'Cub Cam' has been launched, allowing global viewers to watch the cubs nurse, play, and grow in real time. Click here for the live stream Diamond Walker is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at dkwalker@ Help support our journalism. Subscribe today This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Lion Country Safari zoo welcomes African lion cubs, livestream cub cam
CBS News
24-04-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Eye hospital in Philadelphia to give free screenings on Diabetic Eye Screening Day
Free screenings to help prevent vision loss for people with diabetes are happening this Saturday at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia on Diabetic Eye Screening Day. Jack Mathers gets routine treatments for his eyes to protect the vision he has left. "If I'm looking at five letters, the one in the middle is missing," he said. Diabetes caused his vision loss. "I was worried, am I not going to be able to drive, am I not going to be able to do my job?" he said. He works on a computer all day and didn't know that diabetes is the most common cause of blindness in working-age Americans. "Which is a tragedy because so much of it is preventable," said Dr. James Vander, retina specialist at Wills Eye Hospital. Vander said diabetic retinopathy is treatable when caught early, but that often doesn't happen. "The most common reason for vision loss in diabetes is swelling of the retina," Vander said. "There are many diabetics with significant eye damage who have no idea they're in trouble." That's what happened to one Eagles fan who lives in Roxborough. "It kinda crept up on me, I didn't realize it was happening," said Mathers. Vander said it's fortunate that Mathers was eventually diagnosed. Many others aren't. "We see people who have vibrant, fulfilling lives who now can't drive, cant work, can't read, can't take care of themselves because they let it go too long," Vander said. Vander and the team at Wills Eye Hospital aim to change that with a yearly event that's happening Saturday. It now includes several locations. In Pennsylvania, April 26 has officially become known as Diabetic Eye Screening Day. "If we can get these people to come in, then we have a chance to help them," Vander said. It's a quick and easy eye exam for people with diabetes that could save their vision. You have to make an appointment for the Saturday screening at Wills Eye Hospital.
