Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting events that are worth knowing about
FIND OF THE MONTH
Created by south Devon homewares company Weaver Green, the butter-soft Juno runner in teal is made out of recycled plastic bottles but feels as comfy as wool. The hard-wearing rug is ideal for high traffic areas such as kitchens and halls and is also machine washable, moth resistant and kind on claws. (£205, weavergreen.com)
CATCH OF THE DAY
Compiled each month by Caroline Wheater
Print Sisters Archive draws on historical prints and textile patterns to create vintage feel fabrics and wallpapers such as Oysters, shown here in ocean blue foam colourway on a cushion. (£85, printsistersarchive.com)
Celebrating its 200th birthday, the RNLI’s Lifeboat Saturday range marks the world’s first street collection held in 1891 to support the families of lost lifeboat crew – there’s a tote bag, a scarf, a t-shirt and more. (£10, shop.rnli.org)
Get ready to hit the beach this spring with some jaunty picnicware made from the sustainable material Ecozen. The picnic set for four is scratch resistant and dishwashable. (£66.95, berryuseful.co.uk)
The Blue Splatter pattern has been revived from the Emma Bridgewater archives exclusively for Liberty London – the large hen on a nest is perfect for keeping eggs or household paraphernalia. (£98, emmabridgewater.co.uk)
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD
The Isle of Man beach cleaning charity Beach Buddies has won one of the world’s top environment accolades at the Energy Globe World Awards.
The charity won the Youth category award for its pioneering educational work in schools and with young people. Founder Bill Dale says: “Energy Globe highlighted how Beach Buddies has created a sustainable and efficient system of engaging with the community to clean the Isle of Man’s beaches to standards which no other country has achieved.
“From the very beginning in 2006 we saw that children wanted to be involved and genuinely loved the chance to race down the beaches to collect rubbish.”
• Follow the charity on Facebook at Beach Buddies Isle of Man. beachbuddies.org.im
FREEDOM ON THE WATER
Capturing yachts whipping across the water is one of Gill Storr’s passions. Trained as a graphic artist, Gill left a successful career in brand marketing in 2020 to concentrate on creating her own artworks.
“I have a background in boats and sailing, my great grandfather coached the Cambridge boat crew and was the King’s Bargemaster,” explains Gill. “My family have lived on or by the water ever since.”
She creates
