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Cooking the books

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spoonsful of honeyIf you love cooking, cookery books, food shopping – and puddings! – a brand new event in Lowdham next week has all the ingredients you could ask for…

Nottinghamshire Flavours magazine and The Bookcase are joining forces to present Cooking The Books in Lowdham Village Hall on Sunday 1 March.

Included on the menu between 10am and 4pm there’ll be a Food Fair featuring local artisan producers and a series of talks by food writers.

wi cookbookGeorgina Mason will be sharing the story of Gonalston Farm Shop from 10.30am to 11.15am; award-winning writer Hattie Ellis discusses her new book Spoonsful of Honey from11.45am to 12.30pm; and between 1.30pm and 2.15pm, Diana Birch of WI Enterprises will be talking about The WI Cookbook, a fascinating insight into the organisation’s baking history which has been produced to celebrate its centenary.

Also on hand from 2.45pm to 3.30pm will be the Cook&Book team Julia Pirie and Jackie Skinner, there to whip up a couple of seasonal recipes garnished with some springtime readings.

Entry to the Food Fair, held in the main hall, is free; tickets for individual talks are £5 (£4 for concessions, £3 for Festival Friends) or £15, £12 and £10 for entry to all daytime events.

And to round off the day, how about joining The JollyGoodFellows Pudding Club for a two-course dinner with Pudding Platter, dessert wine tasting and poems about puddings too? Advance booking for this is essential and tickets are £25 each.

Click here for more details; to book your tickets for the talks or dinner, visit The Bookcase at 50 Main Street, Lowdham or call the Lowdham Festivals Box Office on 0115 966 3219.

Goodies galore at The Candela Shop launch

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candela picSince we told you about the official launch of The Candela Shop recently (check out the post here if you missed it), owner Saffron Bradshaw has added lots of exciting extras to make this an event that sounds just too good to miss…

So if you’re thinking of heading over to Beeston on Saturday and need some extra encouragement, how’s this for a list of incentives?

As well as lots of lovely candles (of course!), sparkling Prosecco, special offers and goodie bags, here are a few of the little luxuries on offer between 9.30am and 5pm

  • Tasty hand made treats from Glitter & Sparkle Cakes and Fudge Glorious Fudge
  • Stunning artwork from Yuffiees Corner
  • Beautiful blooms from justcflowers.com
  • Personalised gifts and items for around the home from Live, Love and Sparkle
  • Cute charms and lovely lockets from Locket Away

All of which adds up to make Saturday 31 January a date to get in your diaries, if it’s not in there already!

In the spirit of things

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mind body spirit posterLooking for something a little different to do this weekend? Try this for size: the Mind, Body and Spirit Show at Fernwood Village Hall on Sunday 25 January…

Browse among stalls offering everything from candles to coffee bean readers, reiki to runes and much, much more. And while you do it, you’ll be contributing to a fund-raising effort to help 14 year-old Mia Jarvis take part in her World Challenge in Africa next year.

Sunday’s show is the first in a series of events planned for 2015, aimed at helping to raise the £4,000 Mia needs in order to spend a month in Zambia and Botswana working on long-term projects for communities there.

You can follow Mia’s progress towards the challenge on her Facebook page and meet her in person on Sunday – rumour has it she’ll be lending a hand behind the tea bar!

The Mind, Body and Spirit Show is open from 10am to 4pm, you’ll find the village hall on Ruby’s Way in Fernwood and admission is just £4 with all proceeds going to help fund Mia’s challenge.