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Column: Chris Howard’s daughters are off to secondary school. But which one?

Column: Chris Howard’s daughters are off to secondary school. But which one?

Column: Chris Howard’s daughters are off to secondary school. But which one?

07 November 2024

It’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

Fitness: How PT Katy McLarnon is getting Cambridge folk on the move

Fitness: How PT Katy McLarnon is getting Cambridge folk on the move

06 November 2024

Personal Trainer Katy McLarnon embraces the great outdoors in her training sessions hence the business name, Move Cambridge


Opinion: Navigating forward when you find yourself at a life crossroads

Opinion: Navigating forward when you find yourself at a life crossroads

Opinion: Navigating forward when you find yourself at a life crossroads

13 October 2024

Letting go of expectations and fear can help us to make the right decision, says Antonya Catahlinah Beamish


Parenting: When is the right time to give your a child a smart phone?

Parenting: When is the right time to give your a child a smart phone?

Parenting: When is the right time to give your a child a smart phone?

10 October 2024

How to navigate giving your child their first phone? It’s about trust and managing a child’s relationship with their devices, says Chris Howard


Event: Get support with menopause at John Lewis Cambridge

Event: Get support with menopause at John Lewis Cambridge

Event: Get support with menopause at John Lewis Cambridge

04 October 2024

To mark World Menopause Awareness Month, John Lewis is hosting a five-day workshop series in Cambridge


Column: A Boy Called Dad’s Chris Howard on the chaos of lone parenting

Column: A Boy Called Dad’s Chris Howard on the chaos of lone parenting

Column: A Boy Called Dad’s Chris Howard on the chaos of lone parenting

31 August 2024

Other parents seem to have it sorted, so how hard can it be looking after three children for a weekend? Spoiler alert: it’s tough!


Fit Bits: Meet karate champ Nato Ficarra who helps students gain confidence

Fit Bits: Meet karate champ Nato Ficarra who helps students gain confidence

Fit Bits: Meet karate champ Nato Ficarra who helps students gain confidence

26 August 2024

“It’s never too late to make a difference,” says karate champ Nato Ficarra, who runs mixed martial arts classes for children and adults


Happy WellBeing Life: With the season change comes the chance for renewal

Happy WellBeing Life: With the season change comes the chance for renewal

Happy WellBeing Life: With the season change comes the chance for renewal

25 August 2024

Let autumn be the season of balance, harmony and renewal, says columnist Caroline S. Asante


Event: Concerned about cataracts? Talk to a consultant for free

Event: Concerned about cataracts? Talk to a consultant for free

Event: Concerned about cataracts? Talk to a consultant for free

23 August 2024

Leading Nuffield Health consultants are hosting a free information session in Cambridge - Let’s Talk Cataracts - on September 4


Fitness: Cambridge study on if wild swimming could help treat depression

Fitness: Cambridge study on if wild swimming could help treat depression

Fitness: Cambridge study on if wild swimming could help treat depression

20 August 2024

A study involving Cambridge Swimming Company and Jesus Green Lido is looking into the health benefits of wild swimming


Wellbeing: Antonya Catahlinah Beamish on how to navigate life’s bumps

Wellbeing: Antonya Catahlinah Beamish on how to navigate life’s bumps

Wellbeing: Antonya Catahlinah Beamish on how to navigate life’s bumps

19 August 2024

How do you find the light at the end of the tunnel, when everything seems to be going wrong? Antonya Catahlinah Beamish has some ideas


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

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!


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

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


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

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


Tennis: With Wimbledon in full swing, we discover Cambridge’s Tennis 4 Tots

Tennis: With Wimbledon in full swing, we discover Cambridge’s Tennis 4 Tots

Tennis: With Wimbledon in full swing, we discover Cambridge’s Tennis 4 Tots

06 July 2024

Meet tennis superstar Natalie Griffiths who is priming the next Centre Court stars at Tennis 4 Tots


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

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!


Happy WellBeing Life: How to avoid summer burnout

Happy WellBeing Life: How to avoid summer burnout

Happy WellBeing Life: How to avoid summer burnout

29 June 2024

Velvet’s contributing wellbeing editor Caroline S. Asante on the art of saying no


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

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


Fit Bits: Wendy Horrocks on how Pilates transformed her life after a stroke

Fit Bits: Wendy Horrocks on how Pilates transformed her life after a stroke

Fit Bits: Wendy Horrocks on how Pilates transformed her life after a stroke

04 June 2024

“I see people gain confidence, move easier, resolve past and present injuries, relieve stress and tension,” says Pilates teacher Wendy Horrocks


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

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