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School holiday ideas: top 10 museums and attractions for kids

History in the making … Nottingham's Galleries of Justice is one of many UK attractions bringing the past to life in entertaining and educational ways Galleries of Justice, Nottingham Everyone loves a bit of gruesome history and there's plenty of gore and horror at the Galleries of Justice, an attraction based on the history of crime and punishment. In the home of the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham – at the city's old courthouse and county gaol – character actors lead visitors through the grim dance from trial and sentencing to prison (or death) in a real court. Along the way a range of displays tell the story of penal reform. A separate Robin Hood exhibition draws the crowds (and hosts free kids' activities in the summer holidays). •  The Lace Market, 0115 952 0555,  galleriesofjustice.org.uk . Adults £9.50, kids £7.50 The Canterbury Tales, Canterbury A funny and fascinating trip back into 14th-century England, The Canterbury Tales recreates five of Ch

SINGAM 2 MOVIE REVIEW

Production :  S. Lakshman Kumar  Cast :  Anushka, Hansika, Santhanam, Suriya, Vivek  Direction :  Hari  Screenplay :  Hari  Story :  Hari  Music :  Devi Sri Prasad  Background score :  Devi Sri Prasad Hari’s Singam was about an honest small town police officer who is an embodiment of all virtues and values. He loved his Khaki more than anything else. And he operated within the indigenous shores to nab criminals and weeded out unwanted elements of society and to a large extent he remained a local domicile. In Hari’s Singam 2, the honest cop expands his horizons to bring peace to his place. From the word go, Singam 2 clearly establishes that it’s fulcrum is only action and the quantity of romance, sentiment and comedy that occupied equal proportion in Singam is less here. The film opens up with an item number of Anjali with a vigilant Suriya who also keeps her company in waltz but conveys to the audience that he is a man on a different mission. Director Hari adheres to al