The People's Friend Magazine

10 August 2022

The People's Friend - Issue 7940 - Feel-good fiction with 7 short stories, including 'All For Show', a lighthearted summer mystery by Vanda Inman, and 'Get Your Own Way', Alison Carter’s story set in Glamis Castle that's inspired by a real royal romance. Neil McAllister visits Cheshire’s Jodrell Bank Observatory, we discover the great work of West Midlands charity Arrive Alive, and learn how a sketching project is aiding reforestation in Madagascar. We're celebrating Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe on its 75th anniversary, Alexandra Campbell explores reusing materials to cultivate an eco-friendly garden, check out our book recommendations for this month, plus your chance to win them, and read about the Wemyss School of Needlework’s legacy... Plus more stories, serials, health, gardening, knitting, recipes, travel, and much more inside.