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Oxfordshire composer Jenny Mahler turns landscapes into a choral celebration of nature

Oxfordshire’s Jenny Mahler draws inspiration from landscapes – and hopes her new choral work can help us reconnect with the natural world.

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Free screening of the National Emergency Briefing heads to Abingdon

A free community event in Abingdon this September invites us to explore the latest climate science & discuss how we can make a difference.

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Can you spot the nut-stashing Nuthatch this autumn?

Dorking & District Local RSPB Group welcomes anyone interested in enjoying nature, this month they invite you to look for a nut-stashing Nuthatch.

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Astrology & Tarot for September 2026

What’s in store for you this month? Melanie Harding, founder of Soul Healing Guidance, offers her new monthly guides for all signs…

Goldie leads ‘biggest ever’ Mucky Weekender Festival line-up

The wildly eclectic Mucky Weekender Festival returns to Vicarage Farm near Winchester in September, bringing its biggest and boldest line-up yet…

Win! A two-night coastal escape to the Isle of Wight

Escape to the beautiful Isle of Wight with two nights at cliff-top Luccombe Hall Hotel.

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Jazz up your Saturday night and support St Frideswide’s community curry

Enjoy live jazz while helping provide a new servery for St Frideswide’s free community curry this September.

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Win! Tracklements feast goodies

Win one of two fabulous Tracklements prize bundles worth £250 packed with award-winning chutneys, mustards and more.

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12 of the best wines to see you through autumn

Round & About magazine’s resident wine columnist, Giles Luckett, recommends the best wines for cosy autumn evenings.

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Star Q&A: Chris Hawkins for Mucky Weekender

BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Chris Hawkins reflects on a lifetime spent discovering new music,

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Autumn Education Guide 2026

Discover Round & About’s Autumn Education Guide 2026 – from adult courses and teaching children to read to SEN and dyslexia support.

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East Meon Flower Festival is back in all its blooming glory

Don’t miss your chance to see beautiful blooms and flourishing florets at East Meon Flower Festival, when it returns this May 2026.

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A season of stunning performances, classic picnics and Champagne moments at Garsington Opera 2026

There’s so much to enjoy at Garsington Opera 2026 as it returns for a spectacular summer season.

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Mike Stoneham brings Shakespeare’s most raucous rogue to life on stage in Oxford with Falstaff

Falstaff promises a theatrical experience that is as bold and boisterous as the man himself this April 2026.

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Two epic UK events set to ignite Silverstone and Goodwood

Mark your calendars – Japfest is back for 2026 with not one but two celebrations of Japanese automotive passion.

GuilFest 2026: Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Proclaimers to headline Guildford’s biggest summer festival

Seven stages, huge headline acts and entertainment for all ages will transform Stoke Park into Guildford’s biggest summer party when GuilFest returns this July 2026.

Easter RHS Garden Wisley

New family mystery trail launches at RHS Garden Wisley

Become a detective in Surrey this Easter with RHS Garden Wisley’s interactive trail for families – and help rescue the Easter Bunny.

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Pub in the Park unveils sizzling line-up for 2026 – with tickets on sale now

The ultimate food and music festival returns to Marlow this spring, when Pub in the Park hosts some of the nation’s best chefs, tasty pop-up restaurants and unmissable live performances.

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Fleet Lions celebrates its 39th Classic Motorcycle Run and Concours in 2026

Join Fleet Lions for the 39th Classic Motorcycle Run and Concours on Monday 4 May 2026 – and boost local charities.

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Relive your childhood hits with James B Partridge at Reading Hexagon

Sing along to childhood hits with Britain’s favourite schoolteacher at the Reading Hexagon this April. Viral sensation James B Partridge …

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Basingstoke Canal Society celebrates 60 years in 2026 with an exciting programme of events

The Basingstoke Canal Society invites you to join its 60th anniversary celebrations – from boat trips and exhibitions to family-friendly entertainment.

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Historic beam engines return to life with Easter fun and family-friendly festivities

Experience Crofton Beam Engines’ Easter Steam Up this April, with working engines, duck races and family fun.

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Fitwaffle’s No-Bake Baking recipes for families

We’re sharing a taste of easy oven-free recipes from the book by Eloise Head AKA Fitwaffle who will star at Big Feastival.

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Recipes from The Fast 800 Keto book

We’re sharing a taste of The Fast 800 Keto recipe book, as seen on Channel 4’s Lose A Stone In 21 days by Dr Clare Bailey who is on tour with her husband Dr Michael Mosely this month

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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

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Diwali recipes & takeaway competition

Diwali recipes from Atul Kochhar and a chance to win a takeaway from one of his Bucks restaurant.

Sale e Pepe’s iconic Italian recipes

We share a taste of la dolce vita from Sale e Pepe which recently had a complete refurb ahead of its 50th anniversary.

Emily Roux’s packed lunch recipes

Chef Emily Roux and Lexus have rustled up some posh packed lunches to enjoy in the car or on your next road trip!

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Grill seekers! Tom Kerridge barbecue recipes 

Two summer sizzlers from Tom Kerridge’s Outdoor Cooking, published by Bloomsbury with photographs Cristian Barnett.

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Gordon Ramsay Academy recipes

We’re serving up summer sensations thanks to Sally Codling, a chef at Gordon Ramsay Academy in Woking.

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Green goodness in watercress season

Watercress is abundant at this time of year and it’s packed full of goodness with many health benefits.

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Italian delights from Gennaro Contaldo’s

We’re sharing a taste of Gennaro’s Cucina: Hearty Money-Saving Meals from an Italian Kitchen by Gennaro Contaldo, out now published by Pavilion Books.

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February recipes: Batch of the day!

Here’s a taste of Suzanne Mulholland’s The Batch Lady: Cooking on a Budget, out now, published by HarperCollins

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Chesney Hawkes touring star Q&A  

Liz Nicholls chats to musician & dad Chesney Hawkes who is touring the UK in March with his new album Living Arrows 

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Tom Kerridge chef Star Q&A

Liz Nicholls chats to Tom Kerridge, the double-Michelin starred chef who opened The Hand & Flowers 20 years ago & The Coach 10 years ago

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Star 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 

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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.

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

Chiltern Sound Spa’s Deborah Henderson Q&A

Deborah Henderson, founder of The Chiltern Sound Spa, tells us what she loves most about life in Amersham & nearby

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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

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Kate Mosse Labyrinth Live Star Q&A

Kate Mosse talks to Liz Nicholls ahead of the Labyrinth Live: Unlocking The Secrets of the Labyrinth tour, at a theatre near you between February & April, to mark the 20th anniversary of her bestselling book 

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Wycombe Swan panto star Vernon Star Q&A

Liz Nicholls chats to Radio 2 star & dad Vernon Kay who stars in Aladdin at Wycombe Swan, 13th December to 5th January

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Star 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.

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Star Q&A with chef Clodagh McKenna

Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna tells Liz Nicholls a few of her favourite things.

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2025

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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
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in Wallingford in September