Just a week ago we were standing ankle deep in mud waiting for the rain to stop long enough to run from one stage to the next. And in the last seven days we seem to have seen more sunshine than in the last seven months! Did the persistence of the organisers, musicians, revellers and everybody who was involved with GuilFest 2012 finally win the weather over and chase the clouds away - or did Tim Minchin manage that all on his own!
This summer from the 7th -11th August 2012 the Edinburgh-based Theatre Paradok are taking children's show "The Jumblies", inspired by the verse of Edward Lear, to the Edinburgh Fringe "The Jumblies" - a play inspired by the verse of Edward Lear... 'Far and few, far and few, are the lands where the Jumblies live. Their heads are green and their hands are blue and they went to sea in a sieve.'
On 29th and 30th September 2012, the Taste Cumbria Food Festival will see Cockermouth's shops, restaurants, hotels and pubs join forces in the weekend-long Cumbrian culinary celebrations. The festival will showcase produce from over 100 regional producers, improving visitors' access to and awareness of Cumbrian food heroes and food culture.
Showjumper Paul Crago won the final class of the day on the Wednesday of the Longines Royal International Horse Show. The Berkshire-based rider won the Outside Events Catering Winter Grades B&C Championship on Dawn Cooley’s Valentino IX, heading a hugely competitive jump-off field. A total of 11 riders made it through to the jump-off, with Geoff Luckett coming closest to Paul's time - he finished on 36.80 with Final Strike while Paul crossed the finish line in 36.09.
The Soil Association have teamed up with Vintage Roots, the Organic Wine People, to offer new Soil Association members a £15 voucher to spend with Vintage Roots on their organic wines, beers and ciders. Simply join the Soil Association in July 2012 to receive your voucher*.
As ever we are always on the look out for new food ideas, especially free-from bakery products. And we try to include everyone's needs in our search... including our pets. At a recent RSPCA event we discovered The Happy Hounds Bakery, which first opened its doors at the beginning of 2011.
