With so many shows coming up we are getting ready for some busy days ahead, discovering new products and companies that we think are worth highlighting to our readers. And spring would not be complete without a visit to the Ideal Home Show this month.
Europe's favourite natural business show the Natural & Organic Products Europe is Europe's biggest trade show for natural products - making it the 'must attend' event for buyers of everything from natural healthcare products, natural and organic foods, through to natural personal care and eco-household products.
"Tales on the Thames" storytelling sessions feature children's' classics from Walker Books. London's fastest and most frequent river bus service, MBNA Thames Clippers has teamed up with leading children's publisher, Walker Books, for a series of weekly storytelling sessions in March.
Last week we popped along to the Country Living Christmas Fair, in search of gift ideas and brands we could connect with. Discovering family-run business in a fair full of flair is always a challenge but we found a few fab ideas for Christmas, from new and exciting companies.
When a new food service comes to town, it is usual for the first few months to see a crowd of locals checking out the venue, menu and service. When a year or so later, the same restaurant is not only thriving but also opening another outlet in the same high street, you know they are doing something right!
October is the month of chocolate, thanks to the invention of Chocolate Week (Kate Johns we are for ever in your debt). And this October we felt a distinct rise in people wanting to know more about the world of chocolate and what artisan chocolate-making entails.
