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Fitness: Read about instructor Emma Fryer’s life-changing yoga journey

17 August 2024
Fitness: Read about instructor Emma Fryer’s life-changing yoga journey

Fitness: Read about instructor Emma Fryer’s life-changing yoga journey

17 August 2024

Fancy trying goat yoga? Emma Fryer, founder of Girl on a Rock Yoga, teaches this fun class!


Wine o’Clock: Summer’s coolest reds, whites, rosés and bubbles

14 August 2024
Wine o’Clock: Summer’s coolest reds, whites, rosés and bubbles

Wine o’Clock: Summer’s coolest reds, whites, rosés and bubbles

14 August 2024

Whether you’re throwing a garden party or dining alfresco à deux, these are the ‘sensational summer sippers’ you’ll want to try. . .


Parenting: Cambridge adventurer Chris Howard and family are festival-bound

11 August 2024
Parenting: Cambridge adventurer Chris Howard and family are festival-bound

Parenting: Cambridge adventurer Chris Howard and family are festival-bound

11 August 2024

Camping, cooking and dancing with glow sticks are all on the line-up for the Howard family this summer


Win: A copy of page-turning paperback Dead Mile **CLOSED**

09 August 2024
Win: A copy of page-turning paperback Dead Mile **CLOSED**

Win: A copy of page-turning paperback Dead Mile **CLOSED**

09 August 2024

Looking for a page-turner to pack in your holiday suitcase? Read on for your chance to win a copy of hit thriller Dead Mile. . .


Win: A bundle of bestselling summer books **CLOSED**

09 August 2024
Win: A bundle of bestselling summer books **CLOSED**

Win: A bundle of bestselling summer books **CLOSED**

09 August 2024

We’re giving you the chance to win six brand new hardbacks, worth more than £110!


Five Global Flavours: Follow the van. . . Cambridge’s best street food

08 August 2024
Five Global Flavours: Follow the van. . . Cambridge’s best street food

Five Global Flavours: Follow the van. . . Cambridge’s best street food

08 August 2024

In her regular column, One Two Culinary Stew’s Pina takes us on a world food tour. . . right on our doorstep. On the menu this month: street food


Good Cooking: Start your day with a bowl of superfoods muesli

26 July 2024
Good Cooking: Start your day with a bowl of superfoods muesli

Good Cooking: Start your day with a bowl of superfoods muesli

26 July 2024

Cambridge nutritionist and plant-based chef Melanie Hanspall shares a monthly recipe with Velvet. On the menu for July: superfoods summer muesli


Cooking the Seasons: Waste Not Rowen makes the most of summer produce

12 July 2024
Cooking the Seasons: Waste Not Rowen makes the most of summer produce

Cooking the Seasons: Waste Not Rowen makes the most of summer produce

12 July 2024

In his quarterly column, Bury St Edmunds chef and food-waste warrior Rowen Halstead celebrates East Anglia’s finest seasonal produce


Column: Chris Howard has ideas galore to keep the kids amused this summer

07 July 2024
Column: Chris Howard has ideas galore to keep the kids amused this summer

Column: Chris Howard has ideas galore to keep the kids amused this summer

07 July 2024

As the school holidays draw closer, Cambridge’s coast-walking dad Chris Howard has ideas to keep little ones (and big ones) entertained


Five of the Best: Cambridge’s most sociable places to drink and dine

05 July 2024
Five of the Best: Cambridge’s most sociable places to drink and dine

Five of the Best: Cambridge’s most sociable places to drink and dine

05 July 2024

Good food, good drinks, good vibes: Cambridge Food Blog finds five of the best places to get social in the city this summer


Fit Bits: Meet Emma Cuadrado who teaches all-round workout BarreConcept

04 July 2024
Fit Bits: Meet Emma Cuadrado who teaches all-round workout BarreConcept

Fit Bits: Meet Emma Cuadrado who teaches all-round workout BarreConcept

04 July 2024

Fancy achieving a long lean ballet dancer’s body? Well, give BarreConcept with Emma Cuadrado a whirl!


Win: A £270 wellness bundle with Happy WellBeing Life **CLOSED**

29 June 2024
Win: A £270 wellness bundle with Happy WellBeing Life **CLOSED**

Win: A £270 wellness bundle with Happy WellBeing Life **CLOSED**

29 June 2024

Velvet’s contributing wellbeing editor - Caroline S. Asante, founder of Happy WellBeing Life - is giving away an amazing prize this month. . .


Five Global Flavours: One Two Culinary Stew’s top supper clubs

14 June 2024
Five Global Flavours: One Two Culinary Stew’s top supper clubs

Five Global Flavours: One Two Culinary Stew’s top supper clubs

14 June 2024

In her regular column for Velvet, One Two Culinary Stew’s Pina takes us on a world food tour. On the menu this month: global supper clubs


Style.Devine: Why boho is your best friend this summer

14 June 2024
Style.Devine: Why boho is your best friend this summer

Style.Devine: Why boho is your best friend this summer

14 June 2024

Boho style is a must for the summer wardrobe - along with a capsule of key staples you’ll reach for time and again. . .


Parenting: Cambridge’s coast-walking Chris Howard reflects on being a dad

06 June 2024
Parenting: Cambridge’s coast-walking Chris Howard reflects on being a dad

Parenting: Cambridge’s coast-walking Chris Howard reflects on being a dad

06 June 2024

What does Father’s Day mean to you? Dad-to-three daughters, Chris Howard, shares his thoughts


Column: Plant-based Mama Natasha Ashton on why her family eat vegan

03 June 2024
Column: Plant-based Mama Natasha Ashton on why her family eat vegan

Column: Plant-based Mama Natasha Ashton on why her family eat vegan

03 June 2024

Suffolk-based content creator Natasha Ashton explains what inspired her family to embrace veganism


Inside Story: Short on space? Try these expert design tips

31 May 2024
Inside Story: Short on space? Try these expert design tips

Inside Story: Short on space? Try these expert design tips

31 May 2024

Design your rooms to work harder, look bigger and feel brighter too – with expert tips from Cambridge interior designer Georgina Robertson


Parenting: Dad Chris Howard on the highs and lows of half term breaks

18 May 2024
Parenting: Dad Chris Howard on the highs and lows of half term breaks

Parenting: Dad Chris Howard on the highs and lows of half term breaks

18 May 2024

Adventurer-loving dad Chris Howard challenges himself to achieve a four-hour non-stop drive to Wales with the cubs


Fit For Life: How to start your day without the morning chaos

12 May 2024
Fit For Life: How to start your day without the morning chaos

Fit For Life: How to start your day without the morning chaos

12 May 2024

Lifestyle coach Karl Williams shares a handy framework to ensure your mornings become a little calmer


Five of the Best: Cambridge Food Blog's top farm shops

10 May 2024
Five of the Best: Cambridge Food Blog's top farm shops

Five of the Best: Cambridge Food Blog's top farm shops

10 May 2024

Our area is home to so many great farm shops and delis, Cambridge Food Blog’s Grace Mills couldn’t choose just five. . . So here’s six