Kokova Magazine

In the heart of the Cotswolds from Saturday 30th April to Bank Holiday Monday 2nd May at The Vineyards, Tewkesbury you will find a little patch of foodie heaven.

Looking for a great tasting energy boost before heading out for a run, cycle or other aerobic exercise? There’s good news as Soreen has the solution. The nation’s favourite malt loaf is packed with fruit and is surprisingly low in fat, making it the perfect energy boosting snack for the whole family.

Spa stays and indulgent beauty treatments have become enormously popular over the past decade and are no longer regarded as a shameless indulgence, but more as a necessary part of modern day living.

Most of us are used to a sprinkling of garden cress on top of our egg mayonnaise roll or the familiar Chinese bean sprouts, but what about all the other baby sprouts available; alfalfa, broccoli, radish, lentil, sunflower, chickpea, snowpea, aduki bean… the list goes on and on.

Last year 150 RSPCA branches and animal centres across England and Wales joined forces to raise money for the many thousands of cruelly-treated, neglected and sick animals which come into the charity’s care. RSPCA Week 2011 runs from 2nd May to 8th May and is now in its 20th year.

With two long Bank Holiday weekends occurring towards the end of April, there will be plenty of people determined to do a spot of DIY and use that extra time to find and perfect that long-planned for ‘home improvement’ dream. With this in mind, and thousands of visitors heading to the capital to make a full weekend of the Royal Wedding, the triumphant return of Grand Designs Live could not be timed better!