Stour and Avon

Following in the tracks of author’s bicycle ride to Somerset

Somerset Art Works has joined forces with Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset for a unique SAW members’ exhibition…

Cool to be kind in a remarkable year

Inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘and so shines a good deed in a weary world’, Somerset author Anna James has produced…

Strained relationships in pandemic: Now it’s time to heal

We are all in relationships – spouse, children, siblings, relatives, friends, neighbours, community and all who cross our paths….

A walk around… Hermitage

With retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade WARNING: If you intend to do this walk when it’s been…

Declutter your house and your habits

Clutter creeps into our lives. We have piles of ‘stuff-to-sort-out’, piles of outgrown children’s clothes, undone tasks popping into…

Sage advice for menopausal and foggy-headed symptoms

I have just read that if you put six leaves of sage into the juice of a lemon, soak…

Meditations in nature: springtime symphonies

As winter withdraws and spring rapidly approaches, I am reminded of how much I love nature’s new beginnings. Already…

Sweet smell of freedom

Keyneston Mill, the creative and experimental home of Parterre Fragrances, where they grow the key ingredients for their own…

Group’s hard work starting to pay off

Much work has been taking place in the Fontmell Garden over lockdown.
Volunteers have been working hard, turning the garden…

Posies make mothers’ celebration so special

Mothering Sunday was a village affair this year, when the community joined forces to make 350 posies for all…