The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) announces a selection of confirmed highlights at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (4 – 9 July), supported by Viking Cruises, including new category ‘Gardens for a Changing World’, empowering gardeners to meet the challenges we face in our ever-changing, uncertain world. Gardens for a Changing World Extreme rainfall is one of the consequences scientists claim is a result of climate change, and 21-year-old Will Williams, who made his debut at the show...Read more

Month-long Arts, Crafts, Food and Drink Extravaganza at RHS Garden Rosemoor Throughout September and until 2 October, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden Rosemoor in Great Torrington, Devon becomes THE place to go if you’re into arts, crafts, food or drink. Rosemoor celebrates the rich heritage of arts and crafts, food and drink that the local area has to offer. Starting with the Artists’ Garden Exhibition on 2 September and culminating in the now-famous Rosemoor Apple Day on 2 October,...Read more

Twenty years since the first BBC Proms in the Park in 1996, stars from the pop and classical worlds including girl band All Saints, 1980s pop icon Rick Astley, rock band The Feeling, tenor Juan Diego Florez, flautist Sir James Galway and Australian actor and comedian Tim Minchin, will join the Royal Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Balcombe in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday 10 September to celebrate the finale to the 2016 BBC Proms festival. Britain’s...Read more

Munich/Milan. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is the world’s most exclusive heritage event for historic automobiles and motorcycles. The event has a long tradition extending back to the year 1929, when the first exhibition entitled “Coppa d’Oro Villa d’Este” was held in Cernobbio, Northern Italy, as a showcase for new launches in the automobile sector. This was followed by decades of changing fortunes. In 1999, the BMW Group became the patron, and since 2005, BMW Group Classic has joined forces...Read more

The Queen's 90th Birthday let the Celebrations Begin Today The Queen will become the country's first nonagenarian sovereign celebrating her actual birthday (the Queen’s official birthday is to follow). Events to celebrate the occasion will be taking place in April, May and June, some of which are free though some of which are by invitation only and include The Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday 10th June. The Service also marks the Duke of Edinburgh's 95th birthday,...Read more

Largest exhibition of Her Majesty The Queen's wardrobe ever shown in Scotland to open at the Palace of Holyroodhouse The largest exhibition of The Queen's dress and accessories ever shown in Scotland will open at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 21 April 2016, Her Majesty's 90th birthday. It is one of three separate special exhibitions entitled Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe to be held at Her Majesty's official residences during 2016, each displaying a...Read more

Health, Happiness and Horticulture at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 • The RHS Greening Grey Britain Garden, by Ann-Marie Powell, will show that plants are a vital part of our lives and have the capacity to heal • ‘Queen of Herbs’ Jekka McVicar creates ‘The Modern Apothecary’ Show Garden, using plants selected for their medical practices, for St John’s Hospice • Coventry University will demonstrate in the Discovery Zone how to use a garden as a workout area Plants enrich...Read more

To add to their beautiful range of geeky chocolate including the pictured Dr. Who pieces, A Little Piece & Love have created a beautiful Dalek inspired dress for The Salon Du Chocolat last month. As expected, the dress received a lot of attention and was a huge success, with the BBC even sending a real size Dalek for a photo shoot. The dress was dreamt up & designed by Claire Smith, founder of social enterprise A Little Piece & Love,...Read more

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrated a record Goodwood Revival over the weekend. The manufacturer of super-luxury motor cars hosted customers, prospects and VIPs and also entertained the tens of thousands of visitors to the world’s most popular historic motor race meeting in true Rolls-Royce style. The Rolls-Royce Radford building at the March Motor Works – this year titled ‘March Mews SW1’ – presented an appropriate tribute to the ‘Finishing Shop’ of Harold Radford (Coachbuilders) Limited, South Kensington. Harold Radford & Co...Read more

Motability and Scheme partners take part in 1,150 mile challenge to support disabled people with their personal mobility A team of over 150 people took part in Motability’s Coast to Coast Challenge on Friday 11 September, aiming to raise £10,000 to support disabled people with their personal mobility. Coast to Coast The challenge saw participants from Motability, Motability Operations, RSA Motability, Europcar, Kwik Fit and RAC travel 1,150 miles on a combination of exercise bikes and treadmills that were set...Read more