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Mother’s Day 2025 at The Ivy

The two or three course set menu is perfect for celebrating mums and mother-figures from 28th March.

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Paul Zerdin dazzles with Jaw Drop 

The winner of America’s Got Talent 2015, Paul Zerdin is heading back out on tour with his new show Jaw Drop 

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They seek him here…

Accidental spy John Merrett had an uncanny knack for being able to evade capture as author and journalist Michael Smith tells us

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Living willow sculptures

Willow can make an eye-catching addition to your garden as gardening expert Cathie Welch tell us

Astrology & Tarot for March

What’s in store for you this month? Melanie Harding, founder of Soul Healing Guidance, offers some useful guidance for all signs to help you navigate March 

Star Q&A exclusive with Tom Parker Bowles 

The Castle Hotel, Windsor, will welcome British food writer and critic Tom Parker Bowles for an exclusive Q&A event following the release of his latest book, Cooking & The Crown.

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Rioja’s Finest Wines: Viñedo Singular  

Round & About Magazine’s resident wine columnist Giles Luckett looks the best Rioja wines and finds a unique combination of brilliance and value  

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Be a Guide Dogs Puppy Raiser!

Guide Dogs is one of the UK’s leading sight loss charities whose work helps change the lives of thousands of people each year. Now they are asking for your help with a bark out for puppy raisers

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Spruce up your gardens

Create a landscape you love with a garden makeover, do the ground work now and come summer you’ll be able to sit back, relax and enjoy your handiwork

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Star Q&A with gardening guru Adam Frost  

Liz Nicholls chats to dad and Chelsea & Gardeners’ World star Adam Frost whose new book For The Love Of Plants is out on 13th March ahead of his spring UK tour

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Recipes from The Bell at Ramsbury 

James Graham, talented head chef at The Bell at Ramsbury shares two gorgeous recipes to make and tuck into at home 

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August recipes: Feast of fun

Ching He Huang & Lizzie Acker are two of the chefs on the sizzling line-up for the Big Feastival in Oxfordshire, 26th-28th August, so they’ve served up these summer tasters…

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July recipes: Blooming Great Tea Party

Tea parties have been a real feature of the summer so far after June’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations so carry on with a Blooming Great Tea Party in aid of Marie Curie

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June recipes: Heavenly honey

Manuka honey is not only good for your gut and your skin but its soothing properties can also help your overall wellbeing.

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May recipes: Green queens

We’re celebrating the green goodness with two brunch recipes to herald Alresford Watercress Festival

April recipes: Feed your family

Say bye-bye to boring dinners with exciting recipes from Chefs In Schools, by Nicole Pisani & Joanna Weinberg

March recipes: Dinners for winners

We’re sharing three hearty recipes from The Hairy Bikers’ Everyday Winners by Si King and Dave Myers, published by Seven Dials, out now £22 hardback

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February recipes: Sweet dreams

We share a taste of Nadiya’s Fast Flavours by published by Penguin Michael Joseph (£22)

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January recipes: Gut Reaction

We’re serving up a taster from The Gut-Loving Cookbook by Alana & Lisa MacFarlane which is out this month, published by Pavilion Books

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December recipes: Comfort & joy

We’re offering a taste of Christmas at River Cottage by Lucy Brazier with foreword, essays and seasonal recipes from Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, published by Bloomsbury, Priced £22.

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November recipes: Passage to India

We’re sharing a taste of From Gujarat With Love – 100 Authentic Indian Vegetarian Recipes by Vina Patel

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October recipes: Sweet spot

Ravneet Gill’s Sugar, I Love You: Knockout Recipes to Celebrate The Sweeter Things in Life, is out this month.

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Star Q&A: Steve Backshall

Explorer, naturalist, presenter & dad Steve Backshall MBE, 48, talks to Liz Nicholls ahead of his Ocean show at a venue near you.

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Star Q&A: Kelly Jones

Liz Nicholls chats to musician & dad Kelly Jones as the Stereophonics release their new album Oochya and hit the road for their UK tour

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Star Q&A: Justin Fletcher

TV megastar Justin Fletcher MBE tells us about his influences as he steps out to a venue near you for his all-singing and dancing live show Justin Live – The Big Tour!

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Star Q&A: Ray Mears

Local television star & bushcraft expert Ray Mears, 57, tells us more about his new We Are Nature book & theatre show to help us “tune in and turn on” to nature…

Star Q&A: Paul Stellar

Singer & dad Paul Weller, 63, opens up about his new album Fat Pop (Volume I), collaborations and a hopeful return to live music.

Star Q&A: Danny Goffey

Liz Nicholls chats to musician & dad of four Danny Goffey, 47, who will star with his Supergrass bandmates, Feeder & Sports Team at Englefield House in Theale on Friday, 23rd July, as part of the Heritage Live Concert Series.

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Star Q&A: James Arthur

Liz Nicholls asks singer James Arthur, about music, mental health and more. His new single September is out on 4th June, via Columbia Records, taken from his as-yet untitled album out in autumn

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Star Q&A: Ed Stafford

Liz Nicholls chats to survival expert, dad & TV star Ed Stafford, 45, about life, lockdown & the summer family wilderness camps he has helped devise in the South East.

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Star Q&A: David Walliams

Author & dad David Walliams, 49, talks about life & the arts ahead of the adaptation of his novel Billionaire Boy as a Covid-safe Car Park Party

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Star Q&A: Raymond Blanc

Liz Nicholls asks star chef Raymond Blanc about feeding the soul in isolation, finding your calling & his surprising favourite foodstuff…

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Star Q&A: Andy Triggs Hodge

Three times Olympic rowing gold medallist Andy Triggs Hodge started rowing because he thought it would be fun, now he is sharing that sense of fun through Race The Thames 2021, we chatted to him about his career, the importance of sport and the event taking place in March

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ABOUT US

Over the Years

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2025

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22 employees, and over 600 businesses advertising each month

2019

The team won gold for Commercial Team of the Year and Regional Media Brand of the Year

at the British Media Awards 2019

2016

Round & About held
the first of two SO
Food Festivals

in Wallingford in September