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Finding Joy: Kinesiology expert Antonia Beamish on how to navigate change

20 June 2023
Finding Joy: Kinesiology expert Antonia Beamish on how to navigate change

Finding Joy: Kinesiology expert Antonia Beamish on how to navigate change

20 June 2023

Tips on how to deal with the uncertainty of change in your life


Fit Bits: How to make fitness fun with The Playground’s Nick Smith

19 June 2023
Fit Bits: How to make fitness fun with The Playground’s Nick Smith

Fit Bits: How to make fitness fun with The Playground’s Nick Smith

19 June 2023

Meet Nick Smith, who is the director and ‘Chief Playmaker’ at outdoor assault course brand The Playground in Waterbeach and Bury St Edmunds


Loneliness Week: Feeling lonely? It’s time to reconnect

12 June 2023
Loneliness Week: Feeling lonely? It’s time to reconnect

Loneliness Week: Feeling lonely? It’s time to reconnect

12 June 2023

Emma Duncan offers up ideas to create meaningful connections to mark Loneliness Awareness Week (June 12-18)


Wine O’Clock: Cool summer whites for warm summer nights

08 June 2023
Wine O’Clock: Cool summer whites for warm summer nights

Wine O’Clock: Cool summer whites for warm summer nights

08 June 2023

Velvet’s wine columnist Giles Luckett recommends cool summer whites for warm summer nights. . .


Inside Story: How to design your home like a pro

26 May 2023
Inside Story: How to design your home like a pro

Inside Story: How to design your home like a pro

26 May 2023

Want to design your home like a pro? Georgina Robertson of Cambridge’s COCO Interior Design shares her top tips


Five of the Best: Cheap eats in Cambridge

12 May 2023
Five of the Best: Cheap eats in Cambridge

Five of the Best: Cheap eats in Cambridge

12 May 2023

Cambridge Food Blog’s Grace Mills finds food to please pocket as well as palate


Sancton Wood School: Benefits of Pre-Reception

09 May 2023
Sancton Wood School: Benefits of Pre-Reception

Sancton Wood School: Benefits of Pre-Reception

09 May 2023

Nic Henson, Head of Nursery and Pre-Prep at Sancton Wood School, Cambridge, discusses how Pre-Reception can offer the perfect springboard into school


Working Out: How Cambridge Bootcamps makes fitness accessible

28 April 2023
Working Out: How Cambridge Bootcamps makes fitness accessible

Working Out: How Cambridge Bootcamps makes fitness accessible

28 April 2023

Lou Carter, who specialises in low-impact walking bootcamps ideal for those with mobility issues, explains her motivation


Fit Bits: Top tips from Pilates specialist Louise Kennedy

27 April 2023
Fit Bits: Top tips from Pilates specialist Louise Kennedy

Fit Bits: Top tips from Pilates specialist Louise Kennedy

27 April 2023

Classically-trained Pilates instructor Louise Kennedy reveals her go-to-workouts, energy-boosting snacks and motivation tips


Lust for Life: Why meditation is a game-changer

21 April 2023
Lust for Life: Why meditation is a game-changer

Lust for Life: Why meditation is a game-changer

21 April 2023

Ahead of World Meditation Day in May, Cambridge-based life coach Hayley Scott Summers discusses how this ancient tradition has transformed her life


Drink: Our new wine expert's top sips for spring

13 April 2023
Drink: Our new wine expert's top sips for spring

Drink: Our new wine expert's top sips for spring

13 April 2023

Local Giles Luckett, who’s been in the business for 30 years and worked everywhere from Harrods to Laithwaites, shares his top sippers for spring


Inside Story: How to create a sense of sanctuary

10 April 2023
Inside Story: How to create a sense of sanctuary

Inside Story: How to create a sense of sanctuary

10 April 2023

“When we think about quiet interiors, we’re talking about interiors that make people feel calm and happy,” says designer Georgina Robertson


Recipes: Ultimate Easter treats from Gastrono-me

07 April 2023
Recipes: Ultimate Easter treats from Gastrono-me

Recipes: Ultimate Easter treats from Gastrono-me

07 April 2023

Easter calls for sweet treats - and treats don’t come sweeter than this trio of recipes from Gastrono-me’s star baker, Gemma Simmonite


Wellbeing: How to spot stress - and let it go

05 April 2023
Wellbeing: How to spot stress - and let it go

Wellbeing: How to spot stress - and let it go

05 April 2023

To mark Stress Awareness Month, kinesiology practitioner Antonia Beamish offers some useful strategies on identifying stress and letting it go


Lust for Life: The power of self-compassion

01 March 2023
Lust for Life: The power of self-compassion

Lust for Life: The power of self-compassion

01 March 2023

In her launch column, Cambridge-based life coach and mentor Hayley Scott Summers discusses the empowering art of self-compassion


Five of the Best: Cam Food Blog's top pizza places

23 February 2023
Five of the Best: Cam Food Blog's top pizza places

Five of the Best: Cam Food Blog's top pizza places

23 February 2023

For Cambridge Food Blog’s Gracie Mills, pizza is pure joy. In her latest column for Velvet, she recommends five of the city’s best pizza places


Recipe: Do Pancake Day the Korean way

17 February 2023
Recipe: Do Pancake Day the Korean way

Recipe: Do Pancake Day the Korean way

17 February 2023

To celebrate Pancake Day, Gastrono-me boss Gemma Simmonite shares her recipe for crispy Korean pancakes, loaded with smoked salmon and cream cheese


Street Talk: Meet three way-making Cambridge women

15 February 2023
Street Talk: Meet three way-making Cambridge women

Street Talk: Meet three way-making Cambridge women

15 February 2023

Velvet’s Riadh Falvo takes a walk along Cambridge’s Trumpington Street - and talks to three way-making women


Finding Joy: Why February calls for a fresh start

06 February 2023
Finding Joy: Why February calls for a fresh start

Finding Joy: Why February calls for a fresh start

06 February 2023

Cambridge wellbeing expert Antonia Beamish explains why February – often a gloomy month – can actually be the perfect time to embark on new projects


Cambridge Foodies: Shop local this Valentine's

02 February 2023
Cambridge Foodies: Shop local this Valentine's

Cambridge Foodies: Shop local this Valentine's

02 February 2023

Looking for a foodie gift for your Valentine? Cambridge Foodies founder Simon Tompkins spotlights five of the best places to buy local