The People's Friend Special Magazine

27 July 2022

The People's Friend Special - Issue 229 - Our new Special will help you make the most of long hot summer days, with 20 original short stories and an eight-page mystery by Alyson Hilbourne to enjoy. You’ll also find our pick of the best new books to read, delicious recipes for cakes and bakes and a pretty cotton top to knit. Willie Shand tours Scotland’s finest cathedrals, Bill Gibb learns about a pioneering nature project in East Anglia, and Gilly Pickup heads further afield to soak up the sun in Cape Verde. Holly Crawford celebrates 150 years of the Royal School of Needlework, while Janey Swanson discovers how charity Silver Stories is bringing the generations together through reading. And for something completely different, Alex Corlett looks at how people can harness the power of living trees.