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A season of safety: Illuminating December with Purple Flag initiatives in Cambridge

A season of safety: Illuminating December with Purple Flag initiatives in Cambridge

A season of safety: Illuminating December with Purple Flag initiatives in Cambridge

07 December 2023

Sponsored feature with Cambridge BID on measures keeping the city safe at night.


What’s On: Christmas in Bishop’s Stortford with ice skating, panto and more

What’s On: Christmas in Bishop’s Stortford with ice skating, panto and more

What’s On: Christmas in Bishop’s Stortford with ice skating, panto and more

04 December 2023

A host of tinsel-topped festive events across Bishop’s Stortford to get you into the seasonal spirit


Christmas: Velvet’s top 12 local gifts for everyone on your list

Christmas: Velvet’s top 12 local gifts for everyone on your list

Christmas: Velvet’s top 12 local gifts for everyone on your list

24 November 2023

From a Cambridge Satchel bag to a cheese selection from The Gog Farm Shop, Velvet finds great local gifts for everyone on your Christmas list


Christmas: Visit Cambridge’s Grand Arcade to make festive memories

Christmas: Visit Cambridge’s Grand Arcade to make festive memories

Christmas: Visit Cambridge’s Grand Arcade to make festive memories

24 November 2023

Thanks to its glittering decorations and imaginative events line-up, Grand Arcade is the place to go to make magical Christmas memories


Christmas: Make dates for these great Cambridge shopping events

Christmas: Make dates for these great Cambridge shopping events

Christmas: Make dates for these great Cambridge shopping events

10 November 2023

Need to get going on your Christmas gift list? These Cambridge markets and pop-up shop are the perfect places to start. . .


Events: Theresa May and Timothy West headline Cambridge Literary Festival

Events: Theresa May and Timothy West headline Cambridge Literary Festival

Events: Theresa May and Timothy West headline Cambridge Literary Festival

08 November 2023

A host of best-selling authors and startling speakers descend on the city for Cambridge Literary Festival’s Winter Weekend


Christmas Lights: Velvet’s round-up of winter wonderlands to visit

Christmas Lights: Velvet’s round-up of winter wonderlands to visit

Christmas Lights: Velvet’s round-up of winter wonderlands to visit

03 November 2023

Be enchanted this season by following one of the region’s glistening festive light trails


Christmas: Make a date for East Anglia’s biggest – and best – festive fair

Christmas: Make a date for East Anglia’s biggest – and best – festive fair

Christmas: Make a date for East Anglia’s biggest – and best – festive fair

03 November 2023

It’s East Anglia’s biggest Christmas fair and raises tens of thousands for charity: Presents Galore is the ultimate feel-good festive event


What’s On: Make dates for these November events

What’s On: Make dates for these November events

What’s On: Make dates for these November events

27 October 2023

What’s on in November? Make dates for these lovely local events. . .


Diary Dates: Bonfire Night, a book fest and festive markets

Diary Dates: Bonfire Night, a book fest and festive markets

Diary Dates: Bonfire Night, a book fest and festive markets

18 October 2023

From a Bonfire Night party to a festive French brocante, these are the autumn/winter events to get in your diary


Christmas: The best festive venues to book now

Christmas: The best festive venues to book now

Christmas: The best festive venues to book now

14 October 2023

It’s time to book Christmas Day dinners, office parties and New Year’s celebrations, too. Velvet spotlights four of our area’s best festive venues


What’s On: A trio of rip-roaring, tinsel-topped pantomimes

What’s On: A trio of rip-roaring, tinsel-topped pantomimes

What’s On: A trio of rip-roaring, tinsel-topped pantomimes

12 October 2023

Time to get in the spirit of the season by taking in a panto or three!


Motors: MOT vs servicing: what’s the difference?

Motors: MOT vs servicing: what’s the difference?

Motors: MOT vs servicing: what’s the difference?

09 October 2023

When it comes to car maintenance, two terms often come up: MOT and servicing. Here’s a guide to understanding the differences


Bury Lit Fest: Meet headlining author Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Bury Lit Fest: Meet headlining author Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Bury Lit Fest: Meet headlining author Ashley Hickson-Lovence

04 October 2023

Author of Your Show, a fictionalised biography of the Premier League’s first and only black referee, Ashley Hickson-Lovence is coming to Bury Lit Fest


Shopping: Velvet’s round-up of tinsel-topped Christmas markets

Shopping: Velvet’s round-up of tinsel-topped Christmas markets

Shopping: Velvet’s round-up of tinsel-topped Christmas markets

02 October 2023

Find handcrafted gifts and meet the artisans behind them at one of these fabulous local Christmas markets


What’s On: Dog-parent? Check out #CamChocoFest’s doggy directory

What’s On: Dog-parent? Check out #CamChocoFest’s doggy directory

What’s On: Dog-parent? Check out #CamChocoFest’s doggy directory

25 September 2023

Attention all pawrents: a new dog-friendly directory has launched, rounding up shops, cafes and venues from Cambridge to Cornwall


Event: Get set for Christmas with Hilton Cambridge City

Event: Get set for Christmas with Hilton Cambridge City

Event: Get set for Christmas with Hilton Cambridge City

21 September 2023

Hilton Cambridge City Centre is hosting a Get Festive Ready event this week - and we’re all invited! Even better? Tickets are FREE


Christmas: Book now for East Anglia’s biggest and best gift fair

Christmas: Book now for East Anglia’s biggest and best gift fair

Christmas: Book now for East Anglia’s biggest and best gift fair

11 September 2023

Presents Galore, the huge Christmas fair which raises tens of thousands for charity, is back for 2023 - and tickets are booking now


Days Out: Shop, eat, play and stay all day at Barton’s Burwash Manor

Days Out: Shop, eat, play and stay all day at Barton’s Burwash Manor

Days Out: Shop, eat, play and stay all day at Barton’s Burwash Manor

09 September 2023

Barton’s Burwash Manor is a place to shop, eat, play and stay all day. . . Velvet takes a tour


What’s On: Calendar bare? Fill it with these unmissable autumn events

What’s On: Calendar bare? Fill it with these unmissable autumn events

What’s On: Calendar bare? Fill it with these unmissable autumn events

06 September 2023

From the ultimate Sunday lunch pop-up and a new city-central farmers’ market to a stage show of Frankenstein, these are the autumn dates to make now