Art: Time to feel uplifted by bright art from five incredible painters
17 January 2025
Art: Time to feel uplifted by bright art from five incredible painters
17 January 2025Velvet meets five local painters whose creations feature uplifting colour to find out what inspires their vibrant canvases
Win: Bottomless brunch for four at Cambridge’s BOOM BATTLE BAR **CLOSED**
10 January 2025
Win: Bottomless brunch for four at Cambridge’s BOOM BATTLE BAR **CLOSED**
10 January 2025Want to win a bottomless karaoke brunch for four? Thanks to Cambridge’s new BOOM BATTLE BAR, that’s what you could win this month. . .
Christmas Shopping: Meet Grand Arcade’s eco-friendly elves and Mrs Claus!
12 December 2024
Christmas Shopping: Meet Grand Arcade’s eco-friendly elves and Mrs Claus!
12 December 2024Get festive at Grand Arcade with singing reindeers, green elves and a jolly yuletide yeti, plus late night Christmas shopping. . .
Christmas: Anglesey Abbey has been transformed into a festive wonderland
11 December 2024
Christmas: Anglesey Abbey has been transformed into a festive wonderland
11 December 2024Meet Santa’s reindeers and hear heavenly voices sing Christmas carols at Anglesey Abbey this December
Pantomime: Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters reveal their evil intentions!
07 December 2024
Pantomime: Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters reveal their evil intentions!
07 December 2024We meet dastardly duo Harry Howle and Steven Roberts who are playing Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters at Cambridge Arts Theatre
Fitness: PT Luke Hayes on the transformative power of weight training
05 December 2024
Fitness: PT Luke Hayes on the transformative power of weight training
05 December 2024“What I love most is showing people that at any stage of your life, you can always become healthier,” says body transformation coach Luke Hayes
Panto review: Absolutely spellbinding is Velvet’s verdict on Cinderella
04 December 2024
Panto review: Absolutely spellbinding is Velvet’s verdict on Cinderella
04 December 2024Prepare to dance in the aisles and be utterly enthralled by this feel-good re-telling of the classic rags to riches tale at Cambridge Arts Theatre
Win: Eight tickets to Graduate Cambridge’s New Year’s Eve Gala **CLOSED**
25 November 2024
Win: Eight tickets to Graduate Cambridge’s New Year’s Eve Gala **CLOSED**
25 November 2024Make this a New Year’s Eve to remember: read on for your chance to win eight tickets to Graduate Cambridge’s Gala Dinner and Casino Night. . .
Win: A spa break at Suffolk’s Kesgrave Hall **CLOSED**
21 November 2024
Win: A spa break at Suffolk’s Kesgrave Hall **CLOSED**
21 November 2024You could start the year with a wellness-boosting spa break at Suffolk’s four-star Kesgrave Hall. . .
Win: Early Night Club party tickets and a bottle of Pinkster Gin **CLOSED**
21 November 2024
Win: Early Night Club party tickets and a bottle of Pinkster Gin **CLOSED**
21 November 2024Start the festive season as you mean to go on – with a night of dancing in Cambridge and a bottle of locally made gin. . .
Festive shopping: Meet the amazing traders exhibiting at Presents Galore
10 November 2024
Festive shopping: Meet the amazing traders exhibiting at Presents Galore
10 November 2024Find fabulous festive gifts and support good causes by visiting Newmarket’s Presents Galore Christmas spectacular
What’s on: Prepare to laugh, cheer and sing along as panto season is here!
08 November 2024
What’s on: Prepare to laugh, cheer and sing along as panto season is here!
08 November 2024High-energy dance routines, slapstick comedy and outrageous attire? It can only mean one thing: Pantomime land beckons!
Column: Chris Howard’s daughters are off to secondary school. But which one?
07 November 2024
Column: Chris Howard’s daughters are off to secondary school. But which one?
07 November 2024It’s one of the biggest decisions for parents: how do you choose which secondary school to send your child to?
Fitness: How PT Katy McLarnon is getting Cambridge folk on the move
06 November 2024
Fitness: How PT Katy McLarnon is getting Cambridge folk on the move
06 November 2024Personal Trainer Katy McLarnon embraces the great outdoors in her training sessions hence the business name, Move Cambridge
Festivals: Meet the literary luminaries bound for Lavenham next month
15 October 2024
Festivals: Meet the literary luminaries bound for Lavenham next month
15 October 2024From much-loved actress Sheila Hancock to debut author Jyoti Patel, Lavenham Literature Festival boasts an impressive line-up
Festive Shopping: Velvet’s round-up of sparkling Christmas Markets
12 October 2024
Festive Shopping: Velvet’s round-up of sparkling Christmas Markets
12 October 2024Discover unique and handcrafted gifts at one of the region’s brilliant festive markets
What’s On: Harriet Kelsall sterling silver pendant design competition
30 September 2024
What’s On: Harriet Kelsall sterling silver pendant design competition
30 September 2024Budding artists are invited to design a piece of jewellery inspired by Cambridge
Weddings: Colour-popping photoshoot devised by Suffolk designer Emma Powell
02 September 2024
Weddings: Colour-popping photoshoot devised by Suffolk designer Emma Powell
02 September 2024Marvel at all the colours of the rainbow in this glorious wedding photoshoot held at Suffolk’s Food Museum
What’s On: Velvet’s highlights of Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival
27 August 2024
What’s On: Velvet’s highlights of Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival
27 August 2024From leading crime novelists to award-winning natural history writers, a stellar line-up awaits at Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival
Fitness: Cambridge study on if wild swimming could help treat depression
20 August 2024
Fitness: Cambridge study on if wild swimming could help treat depression
20 August 2024A study involving Cambridge Swimming Company and Jesus Green Lido is looking into the health benefits of wild swimming
