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Win: £200 to spend at Trumpington’s The Green Man **CLOSED**

19 September 2025
Win: £200 to spend at Trumpington’s The Green Man **CLOSED**

Win: £200 to spend at Trumpington’s The Green Man **CLOSED**

19 September 2025

Fancy winning £200 to spend on food and drink at The Green Man in Trumpington? Read on. . .


Shop Local: Cambridge jeweller Harriet Kelsall celebrates 20 years

19 September 2025
Shop Local: Cambridge jeweller Harriet Kelsall celebrates 20 years

Shop Local: Cambridge jeweller Harriet Kelsall celebrates 20 years

19 September 2025

A true gem: Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery is celebrating its 20th year in Cambridge


Opening: Suffolk’s Mr Doughnut brings a cafe and bakery to Thurston

19 September 2025
Opening: Suffolk’s Mr Doughnut brings a cafe and bakery to Thurston

Opening: Suffolk’s Mr Doughnut brings a cafe and bakery to Thurston

19 September 2025

Better known to the foodies of Suffolk as Mr Doughnut, Daniel Szmidt has just cut the ribbon on a bricks-and-mortar bakery in Thurston


Recipes: TV’s Lisa Snowden shares her go-to dishes for meno support

19 September 2025
Recipes: TV’s Lisa Snowden shares her go-to dishes for meno support

Recipes: TV’s Lisa Snowden shares her go-to dishes for meno support

19 September 2025

Lisa Snowden, TV presenter and menopause advocate, shares a pair of recipes designed to boost women’s nutrition in transitional times


Event: Get styling advice and 20% off new-season Monsoon

09 September 2025
Event: Get styling advice and 20% off new-season Monsoon

Event: Get styling advice and 20% off new-season Monsoon

09 September 2025

Velvet style expert Maggie Devine is hosting an evening of fashion and fizz at Monsoon Cambridge


Secondhand September: Why this Cambridge pop-up is the place to shop

05 September 2025
Secondhand September: Why this Cambridge pop-up is the place to shop

Secondhand September: Why this Cambridge pop-up is the place to shop

05 September 2025

Want to make your wardrobe a greener (and cooler) place this Secondhand September? Don’t miss this three-day Cambridge pop-up. . .


Art: See Cambridge captured on canvas at iconic city site

05 September 2025
Art: See Cambridge captured on canvas at iconic city site

Art: See Cambridge captured on canvas at iconic city site

05 September 2025

New exhibition is a chance to see Cambridge captured on canvas (and have a Chelsea bun)


Event: Join this Cambridge walk to support Recovery Month

05 September 2025
Event: Join this Cambridge walk to support Recovery Month

Event: Join this Cambridge walk to support Recovery Month

05 September 2025

Weekend plans: walk from Cambridge to Fulbourn to raise both funds and awareness for Recovery Month


Fashion: How to celebrate Secondhand September in style. . .

29 August 2025
Fashion: How to celebrate Secondhand September in style. . .

Fashion: How to celebrate Secondhand September in style. . .

29 August 2025

Shopping and wearing preloved is one of the most powerful steps we can take to support the planet. Velvet celebrates Secondhand September


Event: Develop your interior designs with a Moodboard Masterclass

29 August 2025
Event: Develop your interior designs with a Moodboard Masterclass

Event: Develop your interior designs with a Moodboard Masterclass

29 August 2025

An invitation to moodboard your latest interiors project with the help of experts (and a glass of fizz), book now for this Willingham masterclass


Win: A family ticket to Cambridge Botanic Lights – worth £60!

26 August 2025
Win: A family ticket to Cambridge Botanic Lights – worth £60!

Win: A family ticket to Cambridge Botanic Lights – worth £60!

26 August 2025

The famously magical Cambridge Botanic Lights event is back for winter 2025 – and you could win a family ticket, worth more than £60


Win: £100 to spend on homeware at Susie Watson Designs **CLOSED**

22 August 2025
Win: £100 to spend on homeware at Susie Watson Designs **CLOSED**

Win: £100 to spend on homeware at Susie Watson Designs **CLOSED**

22 August 2025

To mark the 25th birthday of great British homeware brand Susie Watson Designs, we’ve got a £100 shopping spree to be won. . .


First Looks: Is this Cambridge Satchel’s most covetable collection yet?

22 August 2025
First Looks: Is this Cambridge Satchel’s most covetable collection yet?

First Looks: Is this Cambridge Satchel’s most covetable collection yet?

22 August 2025

Reimagining classic bags in soft, tactile leathers and cool new colours, the latest collection from Cambridge Satchel is a beauty


Opening: The new Cambridge hotel with stunning views

22 August 2025
Opening: The new Cambridge hotel with stunning views

Opening: The new Cambridge hotel with stunning views

22 August 2025

Drink, dine, shop, stay and take in the stunning views: Cambridge welcomes Wilde, a city-central boutique aparthotel


Event: Immerse yourself in art at Waterbeach’s famous festival

22 August 2025
Event: Immerse yourself in art at Waterbeach’s famous festival

Event: Immerse yourself in art at Waterbeach’s famous festival

22 August 2025

Immerse yourself in art – in all its forms – at Summer at the Beach, the Waterbeach festival which turns a Cold War barracks into a gallery


Dining Out: Taste the best of summer at Worlington Hall

22 August 2025
Dining Out: Taste the best of summer at Worlington Hall

Dining Out: Taste the best of summer at Worlington Hall

22 August 2025

From in-season dining to special alfresco events, make the most of summer at Worlington Hall


Recipes: Sweets and savouries to celebrate cherry season

08 August 2025
Recipes: Sweets and savouries to celebrate cherry season

Recipes: Sweets and savouries to celebrate cherry season

08 August 2025

Cherries are among summer’s sweetest treats. To celebrate their season, chef Omar Allibhoy shares three recipes starring the stalkless Spanish Picota


Interiors: Past inspires present for Newmarket ceramicist

08 August 2025
Interiors: Past inspires present for Newmarket ceramicist

Interiors: Past inspires present for Newmarket ceramicist

08 August 2025

Take a piece of Cambridge’s historic David Parr House home with you – courtesy of a just-launched ceramics collab collection


Afternoon Tea Week: Meet the baker behind Ely’s Sassy Scone

08 August 2025
Afternoon Tea Week: Meet the baker behind Ely’s Sassy Scone

Afternoon Tea Week: Meet the baker behind Ely’s Sassy Scone

08 August 2025

It’s Afternoon Tea Week: cue the scones! Velvet meets Karen Gardiner, founder of Ely baking brand Sassy Scone


Early Bird Offer: Presents Galore tickets now on sale - for just £6

01 August 2025
Early Bird Offer: Presents Galore tickets now on sale - for just £6

Early Bird Offer: Presents Galore tickets now on sale - for just £6

01 August 2025

Billed as ‘East Anglia’s most magical Christmas fair’, Presents Galore is back for 2025 - and Early Bird tickets are now on sale