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COMPETITIONS If there’s a budding young astronaut in the house they will love the Harry & Jack’s Adventure Jet Pack backpacks complete with wristband for contacting space (of course). To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of author Laurie Lee we are giving away gorgeous gilt-edged copies of Cider with Rosie as well as a case of Mates Cider for that extra bit of authenticity.
40, 41 WHAT’S ON From music to plant sales, your guide to what is going on in the Cotswolds with places to visit.
14, 15, 16 HOMES Looking for inspiration to freshen up your home for spring but the budget is tight? It doesn ‘t have to cost a fortune. Clare Parrack of Clarify Interiors shows you how with some low-cost ideas to transform a tired old room into a dream space.
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TRAVEL The Amazon Rainforest, one of the most bio-diverse regions in the world teeming with endless flora and fauna and a few creatures that you wouldn’t want to meet in the dark. Back home in Blighty, the timeless and chic seaside living at The Cary
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Arms, Babbacombe offers relaxation and baked potatoes that can cost £65 but they are no ordinary baked potatoes.
60, 66, 84 FOOD Set in a chocolate box village near Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon, The Fuzzy Duck is an outstanding home-from-home pub with rooms with an abundance of creature comforts from Hunter wellies and blankets to sweets and pig’s ears for your four- legged companions.
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27 PICTURE PERFECT An unbridled passion for all things equestrian prompted professional photographer Jo Hansford to turn her attention to horses. The result is some of the most stunning pictures of horses and their owners and the launch of an equine photography business.
30 SUPER MUM Sarah Naish is not the sort of person to take no for an answer. Not only did she adopt five siblings with additional needs but she has spent a career in fostering and adoption and has become a pioneer in her methods of dealing with traumatised children.
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32, 46 FREE WHEELING With the country hooked on Bradley Wiggins fever, cycling shops have seen a surge in customers snapping up the lycra and taking to the roads on their shiny new bikes. Hayley Mortimer who hadn’t ridden a bike since she was a small child went along to see what all the fuss was about and caught the bug. Embarrassing Bodies TV doctor Dawn Harper can second that, she cycles around 100 miles a week and is urging everyone to get on their bikes for a very good cause.
42 STEPPING BACK IN TIME Wotton-under-Edge Heritage Centre will be marking the centenary of the First World War through its exhibitions in 2014 and it also has another important anniversary to highlight.
54, 56 A WAY WITH WORDS Celebrated writer Laurie Lee brings thousands of visitors from all over the world to the Stroud Valleys to see for themselves the immortalised Slad Valley from his most famous book Cider with Rosie. This year, in June we mark the 100th anniversary of his birth and offer our readers the chance to win a copy of Cider with Rosie from the Collector’s Library.
66 FANCY A COFFEE Looking for a pick-me-up on a wet afternoon, look no further than Cotswold Artisan Coffee in Cirencester where the welcome is as warm as the hot chocolate and regulars are calling it the town’s best kept secret.
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