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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
