Ready, steady, bake…

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victoria sandwichNext month sees the return of The BIG Newark Bake Off – with 11 classes and the chance to have a go at decorating cupcakes and biscuits, not to mention trophies and prizes for Newark’s best bakers, this popular event takes place in The Buttermarket on Saturday 20 June.

It’s free to enter – just register by midnight on Wednesday 17 June and deliver your cake, sweet treat, bread or bake between 10am and 11.15am on the day.

Wondering what you can enter? There are four classes for Juniors (14 and under) :

  • Decorated gingerbread man (8 and under)
  • Three decorated cupcakes on the theme of Travel
  • My favourite cake
  • Fridge cake

Or if you’re 15 or over, why not enter one of the classes for Seniors?

  • Three decorated cupcakes on the theme of Travel
  • My favourite sweet treat
  • Chocolate cake
  • Loaf of bread
  • Newark bake
  • Victoria sandwich
  • Professional cake decorators showcase

chocolate cakeJudging starts at 11.45am and the Girls Around Town will be stepping up to the plate once more to put the chocolate cakes to the taste test – always a tough task but who better to rise to the challenge?!

Newark’s Best Baker and Newark’s Best Junior Baker will each carry off a trophy and win a place on a chocolate making workshop with Choccy Coco Chic – there’ll also be a one-to-one sugarcraft flower making session for the best senior baker and rosettes to 6th place in all classes.

The have-a-go cupcake and biscuit decorating takes place between 10am and 2pm, while from 12.30pm to 1.30pm you can watch the professionals battling it out in a live cake decorating competition.

You’ll find full details of the classes and the competition rules on the entry form, which is available online or in the Newark Advertiser. Get your entry in, get your cupcake cases, icing bags and ingredients out and get ready to whip up a winning entry!

Dinner with King John

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dinner with king johnHe’s probably England’s most maligned monarch but does King John really deserve the bad press he’s had over the centuries?

On Saturday 13 June, author Stephen Church will be at Compton House in Newark to talk about his new book celebrating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, in which he sets out out to disentangle legend and reality.

Enjoy a three course meal as he tells John’s story, exploring some of the reasons why his reign went so disastrously wrong and discussing his connections with Newark.

Tickets are £35 each, to include a glass of wine and coffee – click here for the full menu – and overnight accommodation is also available at a special price of £75 single or £85 double.

Places are limited – for more information or to make a reservation, email info@comptonhousenewark.com or call 01636 708670.

Take time for tea

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bh floral media ladies afternoon - croppedWe all deserve a little ‘me time’ once in a while – and if it comes with afternoon tea and an opportunity for a spot of retail therapy, what more could we ask?

From 12 noon to 5pm on Sunday 7 June, Floral Media in Caunton will be hosting an Afternoon of Indulgence, raising funds for Beaumond House Community Hospice.

Tickets are £25 each and with a fashion show and pamper parlour too, not to mention a glass of Pimms on arrival and a goody bag for every guest, it sounds like a great way to spend a summer afternoon.

It’s already in the Girls Around Town‘s diaries – to get it in yours, just click Join Us here or call the Beaumond House Fundraising Team on 01636 610556.