Handcrafted south Warwickshire drink features on ITV show celebrating the Coronation
Celebrities and drinks experts will be toasting the Coronation with an award-winning drink handcrafted in Alcester on ITV this weekend. St Maur elderflower liqueur will be among those receiving the taste test from drinks expert Andy Clarke in Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh when it airs at on Saturday. (May 6th) Titchmarsh will be joined by […]
Appeal for support to help launch new bereavement cafés
A woman whose own experience with grief inspired her to launch bereavement cafés, is now appealing for volunteers to help open one in Stratford and Nuneaton. Tracey McAtamney who runs the Surviving Bereavement Foundation, needs help to keep pace with the demand for her monthly cafés which were first established in 2019. The popular two-hour […]
Winchcombe Farm Team going to extra mile to raise funds for Shipston Home Nursing
A team of six staff from Winchcombe Farm in Upper Tysoe are putting their best feet forward next month to raise more funds for a cause close to their hearts. Winchcombe’s co-owner Jo Carroll and her sister Heidi, are being joined by the holiday retreat’s housekeeping and maintenance staff for the 5 and 10k run/walk […]
Fifty fundraisers scale new heights for Warwickshire children’s charity
Three Warwickshire friends are among more than 50 intrepid fundraisers set to conquer Ben Nevis en masse this month in aid of local children’s charity Molly Ollys. Organiser Alex Myers, from Stratford will lead the group, which includes Rob Horsfall from Welford and James Lennon from Leamington, as they tackle the 4,400ft climb on April […]
Cidery’s new summer festival celebrates local brands
A packed day of summer fun and entertainment has been announced with the launch of a brand new festival for south Warwickshire. An all-day line-up of live musicians will take centre stage in Napton on the Hill all performing their own music for the Cidery’s Hillside Jamm event, near the Cidery, on July 29th. As […]
National award recognition for Stratford mum who walked away from corporate career to launch new business
A Stratford entrepreneur of two who turned her ‘kitchen table’ enterprise into a million pound business in just three years, is celebrating her first national award. Charlotte Pitts won Service Provider of the Year for her business The HR Consultants, based in Warwickshire. The business, which was established just a few months before the pandemic […]
National award winner credited by her boss for helping secure future of her business through lockdown
A south Warwickshire woman who helped navigate her new boss’s business through the challenges of lockdown, has been named among the winners of a national awards celebrating female achievers. Hayley Alexander, from Welford, won the Ladies First Professional Development Awards Excellence In Marketing category after judges heard from Shakespeare Media CEO Vicki Bravington about how […]
Children’s charity gears up for next 180-mile cycle challenge
Following the success of last year’s charity cycle ride from York to Shrewley which raised more than £73K, Warwick-based Molly Ollys is gearing up for another similar challenge on the 7/8/9th July. This year’s route will be around 180 miles, going through the beautiful countryside from Exeter to Shrewley over three days. Cyclists interested in […]
Local ladies among those celebrating business success
INSPIRATIONAL achievers from Warwickshire were among those celebrated at the fifth Ladies First Professional Development Network Business Awards. More than 300 people assembled at Coombe Abbey on Thursday (March 23rd) for the glittering awards ceremony, hosted by local musician and BBC radio presenter Sandra Godley. Winners included Emily Biddle who was awarded Business Woman of […]
Fashion show in aid of two local charities
Ladies networking group The Athena Network will be hosting a charity fashion show and shopping evening in the heart of Warwick on the evening of 20th April. With the help of two independent local businesses, the event aims to raise much-needed funds for two local charities run by Athena members, Hannah’s House, and The Luca […]