Shop Independent: Presents to make Mother’s Day
07 March 2025
Shop Independent: Presents to make Mother’s Day
07 March 2025It’s Mothering Sunday this month. Velvet finds gifts guaranteed to make mums feel special - all from independent brands
Real Life: My journey from homeless teen to top entrepreneur
07 March 2025
Real Life: My journey from homeless teen to top entrepreneur
07 March 2025Newmarket’s Inge Hunter started her first business aged just 17, while living in a Cambridge homeless hostel. As told to Alice Ryan
Launch: Cambridge turns into Tea Town for Bird & Blend collab
28 February 2025
Launch: Cambridge turns into Tea Town for Bird & Blend collab
28 February 2025This could be the cutest (and most British) collab ever: Bird & Blend has cut the ribbon on a Mr Men and Little Miss tea collection
Win: A Spa, Dine & Stay package for two at Suffolk’s Talbooth House **CLOSED**
28 February 2025
Win: A Spa, Dine & Stay package for two at Suffolk’s Talbooth House **CLOSED**
28 February 2025It’ll soon be Mothering Sunday. Does your mum deserve a celebratory spa break? Read on for your chance to win exactly that. . .
Beauty: Meet the founders of three way-paving natural brands
28 February 2025
Beauty: Meet the founders of three way-paving natural brands
28 February 2025Creating products that are as kind to people and the planet as they are to our skin, we meet the local founders of three natural beauty brands
Pottery Throw Down: In the studio with star potters from Cambridge and Suffolk
21 February 2025
Pottery Throw Down: In the studio with star potters from Cambridge and Suffolk
21 February 2025Love watching The Great Pottery Throw Down? You’ll love the pieces produced by these three Cambridge and Suffolk potters. . .
Exhibition: Shutter Hub OPEN brings world photography to Cambridge
21 February 2025
Exhibition: Shutter Hub OPEN brings world photography to Cambridge
21 February 2025Bringing photography from around the world to Cambridge, the annual Shutter Hub OPEN runs until March 21. Velvet meets the local talents taking part
Win: A Happy Pear food, drink and cookbook bundle **CLOSED**
21 February 2025
Win: A Happy Pear food, drink and cookbook bundle **CLOSED**
21 February 2025Win a food, drink and cookbook bundle from plant-based pioneers The Happy Pear – worth more than £50!
Event: Enjoy an evening of Me Time at Chittering’s Willow Grange
14 February 2025
Event: Enjoy an evening of Me Time at Chittering’s Willow Grange
14 February 2025Fancy an evening of fizz, fashion, interiors and wellbeing? Book tickets for this new Me Time event at Chittering’s Willow Grange Farm
Win: A Bird & Blend tea, matcha and journaling gift set **CLOSED**
14 February 2025
Win: A Bird & Blend tea, matcha and journaling gift set **CLOSED**
14 February 2025Here’s a treat: Bird & Blend is giving away a self-caring tea set with Velvet this month – worth £60!
Love Tokens: Velvet shops local for Valentine gifts with heart
12 February 2025
Love Tokens: Velvet shops local for Valentine gifts with heart
12 February 2025A thoughtfully chosen gift speaks a thousand words. Velvet shops local for Valentine’s Day
Win: A meal for two at Mildenhall’s new WokWraps **CLOSED**
07 February 2025
Win: A meal for two at Mildenhall’s new WokWraps **CLOSED**
07 February 2025Bringing its Chinatown-inspired menu to Mildenhall this month, WokWraps is giving away a meal for two – worth up to £50! – to celebrate
Makers’ Market: The delicious lineup for Cambridge Chocolate Festival
07 February 2025
Makers’ Market: The delicious lineup for Cambridge Chocolate Festival
07 February 2025Bringing a stall-packed For the Love of Indies market to the city on Saturday, February 15, here’s the lineup for Cambridge Chocolate Festival. . .
Food: Learn and dine at Cambridge's Ferment & Feast pop-up
07 February 2025
Food: Learn and dine at Cambridge's Ferment & Feast pop-up
07 February 2025Proof food can be delicious *and* good for both your gut and the planet, Ferment & Feast comes to Cambridge this month
Don’t Miss: Spectacular light and sound show at Ely Cathedral
07 February 2025
Don’t Miss: Spectacular light and sound show at Ely Cathedral
07 February 2025No plans for the weekend? This spectacular light and sound show at Ely Cathedral is a must-see
Win: A Jana Reinhardt silver hummingbird pendant **CLOSED**
31 January 2025
Win: A Jana Reinhardt silver hummingbird pendant **CLOSED**
31 January 2025With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, here’s a romantic gesture: we’re giving away a stunning silver necklace with a special meaning. . .
Real Life: Cambridge para-athlete skis solo to the South Pole in world first
31 January 2025
Real Life: Cambridge para-athlete skis solo to the South Pole in world first
31 January 2025Cambridge’s Jonny Huntingdon has just made history - becoming the first explorer with a disability to ski both solo and unsupported to the South Pole
Nominate Now: Velvet Food & Drink Awards return for 2025
28 January 2025
Nominate Now: Velvet Food & Drink Awards return for 2025
28 January 2025The Velvet Food & Drink Awards are back and twice the size: we’re running two sets of awards this year, one each for Cambridgeshire and Suffolk
Eating Out: Velvet dines at Parker’s Tavern in Cambridge
23 January 2025
Eating Out: Velvet dines at Parker’s Tavern in Cambridge
23 January 2025With a new head chef trained by Marco Pierre White and mentored by Albert Roux, expectations are high for a visit to Parker’s Tavern in Cambridge
Books: Enter a criminal underworld – in Regency Cambridge
17 January 2025
Books: Enter a criminal underworld – in Regency Cambridge
17 January 2025As the second instalment hits shelves, Susan Grossey talks about her Cambridge-set Hardiman mysteries. The crime this time? Place your bets. . .
