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Leading the way on dog walks
Zara Lenahan from More Than Sit Dog Training has some top tips to make walkies for you & doggo more enjoyable
The Haar will star in Harwell
Genre-busting folk band The Haar will bring their sweeping panorama of Irish traditional music to Harwell Village Hall on Friday, 18th April
What to eat with Sherry
Our resident wine columnist, Giles, discovers the joys of pairing Sherry with good and makes some delicious finds
Creative geniuses at Oxfordshire Artweeks
The UK’s oldest and biggest open studios and pop-up exhibition event, returns 3-26th May to showcase the art of more than 1,000 creatives
The inside story of a spy
This month author & journalist Michael Smith introduces us to Hector Bywater who talked his way around the dockyards
Football fundraiser at Didcot Town FC
Charity football match: Kick off for a cause!
Echoes of the Landscape in Woodstock
Enjoy 40+ artworks by sculptor Jon Earney & watercolourist Rod Craig in Woodstock, 14th to 21st April
Your Local Venues with Views for all occasions
Venue Reading & Venue Henley is part of the University of Reading offering a range of riverside of lakeside venues
Wild flower of weed?
Many ‘weeds’ are edible and important sources of food for insects & caterpillars. Wild meadow flowers can colonise the garden as a ‘weed’ as gardening expert Cathie Welch explains
Creative geniuses at Oxfordshire Artweeks
The UK’s oldest and biggest open studios and pop-up exhibition event, returns 3-26th May to showcase the art of more than 1,000 creatives
Football fundraiser at Didcot Town FC
Charity football match: Kick off for a cause!
Hampshire Hobbits tale to theatre tour
Originating at The Watermill Theatre last year, director Paul Hart’s The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale promises to be the theatre smash of next year
Jump into the GAP
Have you got your GAP Festival tickets yet? Ten day extravaganza kicks off June 7th.
Waddesdon Halloween
Be spooked at Waddesdon this Halloween half-term
Abingdon events
Cycling, MG cars, rowing and WWII commemoration all part of an unmissable day in Abingdon
Creative geniuses at Oxfordshire Artweeks
The UK’s oldest and biggest open studios and pop-up exhibition event, returns 3-26th May to showcase the art of more than 1,000 creatives
Football fundraiser at Didcot Town FC
Charity football match: Kick off for a cause!
Hampshire Hobbits tale to theatre tour
Originating at The Watermill Theatre last year, director Paul Hart’s The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale promises to be the theatre smash of next year
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
Recipes from The White Hart, Fyfield
We’re sharing two recipes from The White Hart in Fyfield, which was recently named one of the UK’s top 50 gastropubs
Fryer tuck! Easy air fryer recipes
We’re sharing a taste of Healthy Air Fry Feasts: Fast, Easy, High-Protein Recipes in 30 Mins or Less by Christina Kynigos, AKA @VeryHungryGreek
Recipes from The Golden Ball, Henley
Priya & Ben Watson of The Golden Ball in Lower Assendon share two special winter recipes which have the ‘wow’ factor!
Recipes with Clodagh McKenna
We’re sharing two recipes to make the most of the last of summer thanks to Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna.
Green & easy! Wonderful watercress recipes
May brings us the start of British watercress season, thanks to The Watercress Company’s recipes
Recipes from Gennaro’s new Verdure cookbook
We’re sharing a taste of Gennaro’s Verdure: Big and bold recipes to pack your plate with veg by Gennaro Contaldo (Pavilion Books).
Recipes from The Skint Cook
We’re sharing a taste of inspiration from The Skint Cook, by Jamie Oliver’s Cookbook Challenge TV series finalist Ian Bursnall, out on 18th January
Diwali recipes & takeaway competition
Diwali recipes from Atul Kochhar and a chance to win a takeaway from one of his Bucks restaurant.
Q&A with Tim Rice ahead of tour
Liz Nicholls chats to the multi-award winning, internationally renowned lyricist Sir Tim Rice who returns to a theatre stage near you this spring with Tim Rice My Life In Musicals I Know Him So Well
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.
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
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen star Q&A
Liz Nicholls chats to interior designer, dad & grandad Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 59, who has helped design Rangeford Villages’ new luxury retirement villages, with his daughter Hermione
Q&A with Craig Revel Horwood
Director & choreographer of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical gives us an insight into the stage show.
Q&A with star chef Clodagh McKenna
Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna tells Liz Nicholls a few of her favourite things.
Towersey Festival Q&A with Billy Bragg
Liz Nicholls chats to singer songwriter and activist Billy Bragg who will star at the last ever Bucks highlight Towersey Festival – the 60th highlight – from 23rd to 26th August, and urges you to book your tickets.
Q&A with Dizzee Rascal
Liz Nicholls shares a chat with Dizzee Rascal MBE who headlines Party In The Paddock at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday, 17th August.
Q&A with Sharron Davies MBE
Liz Nicholls chats to Sharron Davies MBE as she looks forward to The Olympic Games – her 13th – starting later this month in Paris.
ENDS SOON
Win! A Lutris portable rechargeable lamp
Enjoy the convenience of beautiful lighting – wherever you need it; we have one stylish Lutris Monte-Carlo lamp to win
ENDS SOON
Win! Kennet Crayfish Gin
Kennet Crayfish Company has launched a deliciously fresh (and non-fishy!) craft gin using crayfish claw shells and botanicals. We’ve teamed up to offer one lucky winner a bottle
Win! A GreenPan Copenhagen cookware set
Our lucky winner can enjoy a GreenPan Copenhagen cookware set, RRP £255
Win! A Montagu Arms, Beaulieu stay
Grade II listed The Montagu Arms in Beaulieu has everything you could need for the perfect break for humans and their furry friends as Karen Neville and Ruby discovered. And you could win a stay for yourself
Win! An Alice Strange Flower Workshop
We chat to award-winning florist Alice Strange about local life & her flower subscription service as she invites you to win a place on one of her workshops
Win! A Cards For Good gift
We’ve teamed up to offer an ethical scratchcard from Cards for Good
Win! £50 of PO.P kids’ clothes
We’ve teamed up with iconic Swedish childrenswear brand PO.P so you can win some cute clothes from the new spring range
Win! One of Three Floral Umbrellas
You’ll be ready for April showers with this large floral umbrella, part of the eye-catching range from Rex London
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