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A date for your diary! Join Country Living for its summer virtual event, Celebrate Summer At Home with Country Living, on 8th and 9th August. We'll be bringing you a line-up of fun, inspiring, hands-on activities you can soak up from the comfort of your own home – all you have to do is head over to Country Living's Facebook page to join in.
Celebrate Summer Line-Up
Saturday 8th August
HIGHLIGHTS...
The Yorkshire Vet – Channel 5's Julian Norton will be answering all of your pet health questions (Saturday, 11am), as well as talking through how to choose the right dog breed for you and your lifestyle, alongside his own pup, Emmy (Sunday, 11am).
Pond-dipping and bug-hunting – One for the kids! Passionate naturalist, photographer and wildlife producer Nick Gates, who has worked with the likes of David Attenborough, shows you some great ideas to encourage children to get outside and get interested in nature. He’ll introduce all the fascinating insect residents in his urban garden, which he has spent the past six years making into a mini-nature reserve (Saturday, 10am).
Foraging for the perfect G&T – Joff Curtoys, farmer, conservationist and gin-distiller, will take you on a stroll along Yorkshire hedgerows hunting for plants, flowers and botanicals to use in home-distilling. He’ll set up an impromptu alfresco bar and talk through mixing a delicious G&T (Saturday, 4:30pm).
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Sunday 9th August
HIGHLIGHTS...
The Urban Birder – David Lindo, aka The Urban Birder, will take you through a beginner's guide to birdwatching and how to identify different songs in the dawn chorus (Sunday, 9am).
How to make a dream at-home cinema – CL's own Jonny Watts from the events team will walk and talk us through how to set-up a perfect at-home garden cinema – complete with atmospheric lighting, cosy seating and refreshments – all in front of beautiful Cornish views (Sunday, 3pm).
4 essential summer gardening jobs – CL Gardening Editor Paula McWaters walks us through four areas of summer gardening, including playing with colour, saving water, growing summer salads and caring for dahlias (Sunday, 2pm).
The return of your CL favourites...
The Cozy Club festival crafts – Chris Meyers from the Cozy Club will take you through some step-by-step craft projects, creating gorgeous accessories to bring festival style into your garden or outside space (Saturday, 2:30pm).
Alfresco jam-making with garden fruits – On Saturday, CL columnist Sara Ward makes jam with zero food miles as she heads into her garden with her Primus-stove to cook up a batch of simple soft fruit jam. Join Sara again on Sunday where she'll show you how to ferment homegrown vegetables. (Saturday & Sunday, 12pm).
Build the perfect bonfire – CL columnist Sally Coulthard shows you how to gather firewood, construct and light the perfect campfire – brilliant for cooking up outdoor feasts. Sally will share tips on choosing the right wood, failsafe lighting and how to stay safe (Saturday, 3pm).
But that's not all...
To promote the artisans, crafters and small businesses that would have exhibited at Country Living fairs and events this year, Country Living is hosting another online Artisan Pop-Up Market. REGISTER TO SHOP
For 48 hours only, on 8th and 9th August, you'll be able to shop direct from these talented crafters using exclusive discount codes. Follow @clartisans on Instagram to take part in our limited-time-only Artisan Pop-Up Market – perfect for treating your loved ones to a thoughtful gift. Country Living has supported artisans for the last 35 years and they need us now more than ever. Read more about our pop-up market here.
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