Coventry musician’s heartfelt remix for Grief Awareness Week
A MOBO Award-nominated musician from Coventry is releasing a poignant remixed version of her charity record to mark National Grief Awareness Week from Thursday. A new orchestral mix of My Darling, will be available to download on Friday, a song which its writer Sandra Godley, hopes will provide some support for those grieving at Christmas. […]
Festive fun unveiled in Shipston
The familiar jingle of festive bells will be returning to Shipston’s streets next month thanks to friendly local Rotarians. Members of The Rotary Club of Shipston will be joined by volunteers when they take their sleigh out and about as children gear up for some pre-Christmas excitement – all in the name of festive cheer, […]
History at the heart of new Castle Gin School collaboration
An award-winning gin distiller whose business started from his Kineton kitchen three years ago, is joining forces with the hotelier who became his first customer – for the launch of a new Warwickshire gin school. A transformed formerly derelict 17th-century castle tower is the unique setting for The Castle Gin School, which opens on February […]
Santa Claus is coming (back) to town!
The familiar jingle of festive bells will be returning to Nuneaton’s streets next month thanks to friendly local Rotarians. Members of The Rotary Club of Arbury will be joined by volunteers when they take their sleigh out and about in December as children gear up for some pre-Christmas excitement – all in the name of […]
‘Fun-draising’ boosts children’s charity coffers
PEDAL power, pumpkins and bananas were among the wide range of fundraising themes resulting in donations of more than £2,600 to a Warwick children’s charity. Leamington Morrisons community champion Alex Pearson and her friend Emma Brayne from Warwick were joined by Alex’s two canine companions as they travelled almost 12km – and negotiated 27 locks […]
Love story at the ‘heart’ of aristocratic couple’s expanding liqueur business
AN enterprising aristocratic couple’s own love story is the inspiration behind their ‘blossoming’ Alcester business launched in lockdown – but now set for expansion. Described as ‘a little drop of England’s heart,’ St Maur Elderflower Liqueur has already earned its proud producers three prestigious industry awards. Those producers are William and Kelsey Seymour, Earl and […]
Budget’s Alcohol Duty Reform announcements welcomed by Warwickshire cidery owners
THE owners of an award-winning family-run cidery in Warwickshire have welcomed the Budget’s Alcohol Duty reform which they claim will bolster the growth of their business post-pandemic. Jolyon Olivier, who runs Napton Cidery, say the Chancellor’s new measures around duty bands for alcohol will save their business tens of thousands of pounds a year. The […]