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Mama Said: What’s it like on a long haul flight with two small children?
Mama Said: What’s it like on a long haul flight with two small children?
19 June 2019
A long haul flight with two small children: Emily Martin has travelled to Australia and doesn’t think she can ever come back
Rising to the challenge: The Cogwheel Trust
Rising to the challenge: The Cogwheel Trust
14 June 2019
When mental health issues left Alun Lucas feeling like he’d hit rock bottom, he turned to Cambridge-based charity The Cogwheel Trust
Father and Son: Viren Swami struggled to fulfil expectations of a father and husband
Father and Son: Viren Swami struggled to fulfil expectations of a father and husband
07 June 2019
Viren Swami felt disconnected from his newborn son and struggled to fulfil expectations of a father and husband
Living with MS: Lara's story
Living with MS: Lara's story
02 April 2019
When Lara Kingsman was diagnosed with MS, she suddenly felt like “the light had changed from green to red” as Lydia Parkin finds out
Mama Said: How to survive sickness and school holidays
Mama Said: How to survive sickness and school holidays
23 March 2019
Velvet’s Emily Martin - working mum of Girl, aged 5, and Boy, 1 - faces down a school holiday with sick children and nothing to do
Meet classical star - and Cambridge student - Laura van der Heijden
Meet classical star - and Cambridge student - Laura van der Heijden
23 March 2019
Crowned BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012, at 15, Laura van der Heijden is now an international cello soloist. Jasmine Watkiss chats to her
Twin ambition: We toast the success of brothers Ben and Dan Ritsema, who run Cranes Drinks
Twin ambition: We toast the success of brothers Ben and Dan Ritsema, who run Cranes Drinks
23 March 2019
Two Cambridgeshire brothers reveal the secrets to their drinks success
Losing my mum to dementia: one son's story
Losing my mum to dementia: one son's story
22 March 2019
James Hall's mum was diagnosed aged just 58 with dementia. Jude Clarke tells their story
Mama Said: My Mother's Day wish list
Mama Said: My Mother's Day wish list
22 March 2019
Velvet’s Emily Martin - working mum of Girl, aged 5, and Boy, 1 – wants more than a bunch of daffs
The art of craft: Velvet meets Cambrolino's Clare Sutcliffe
The art of craft: Velvet meets Cambrolino's Clare Sutcliffe
22 March 2019
Within three months of launching Cambrolino, Cambridge’s Clare Sutcliffe was invited to show and sell her wares at Kettle’s Yard
China in your hand: meet Cambridge potter Katharina Klug
China in your hand: meet Cambridge potter Katharina Klug
22 March 2019
Katharina Klug’s porcelain pieces are equal parts elegant and joyful
Recovery plan: post-pregnancy fitness tips
Recovery plan: post-pregnancy fitness tips
22 March 2019
Pre and post-natal fitness specialist Amber Brammah talks about recovery from C-section
Fitness: 'All I am is a roofer from Newmarket'
Fitness: 'All I am is a roofer from Newmarket'
22 March 2019
He famously ran the London Marathon with a tumble dryer strapped to his back - meet Ben Blowes
Hi Mama
Hi Mama
15 March 2019
When two childhood friends became first-time mothers they decided to reach out to other women and ‘hi mama’ was born.
Feel the Force: Be upstanding for Velvet’s Power List 2019
Feel the Force: Be upstanding for Velvet’s Power List 2019
15 March 2019
In the month that celebrates International Women’s Day, Velvet pays tribute to the women on our patch who are walking the walk.
Taking a walk on the wild side
Taking a walk on the wild side
11 February 2019
When writer Emma Mitchell’s depression became overwhelming, she discovered the curative power of walking in wild places.
Mum's the Word
Mum's the Word
11 February 2019
In her first column for Velvet, Cambridge’s Emily Martin, mum of Girl, aged 5, and Boy, 1, navigates the minefield of family mealtimes
Killer instincts
Killer instincts
01 February 2019
About to appear on a panel of Killer Women writers in Cambridge, author Kate Rhodes talks to Alex Spencer about the eternal appeal of the crime genre
