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Embrace high summer’s botanical bounty by getting hands-on with a floral workshop. Browse the events by Flowers from the Farm members (flowersfromthefarm.co.uk) for course options, such as a dahlia ma

For 172 years, Steinway & Sons has been producing the world’s finest pianos and for 150 of them there’s been a Steinway centre in London, called Steinway Hall; the second such following the opening of

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

Ask if national schools of piano really do exist, and one might be tempted to reply that there are only as many schools as there are pianists. Yet, the idea of a distinctive musical heritage, preserve

For me, going on a summer holiday is about getting away from it all and possibly having someone to wait on me for a change. But most importantly, it is to really be stirred. At this time in my life, I

Staycation inspiration in Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and on Loch Lomond, plus a special seafood restaurant in London