CUMBRIA TOURISM With an award-winning young Cumbrian chef at the helm, one artisan preserve and chutney business has beaten the odds to rapidly expand its customer base and treble sales during the pandemic – with retailers as far afield as London and Edinburgh now stocking the distinctly Cumbrian products. ‘Wild and Fruitful’ preserves produce a wide range of handmade jams and marmalades, chutneys, relishes and curds from a small manufacturing base in Maryport. All are cooked in open pans, with the majority of ingredients sourced from local growers including Damsons from the Lyth Valley, strawberries from Cochranes Nurseries from Longtown and a variety of fruit and vegetables from The Walled Garden at The Lingholm Estate.
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February 13, 2021 Kylemore Abbey, looking out across Pollacappul Lake. Photograph by Zara Napier; Zara is on Instagram at @zaranapier1. Credit: Zara Napier
Thanks to the determination of the resident community of Benedictine nuns, the eight-acre garden at Kylemore Abbey Gardens in Connemara, Ireland, has been restored. Once lockdown lifts, visitors can once again enjoy a Victorian survival in an extraordinary setting. Mary Hackett paid a visit; photographs by Zara Napier.
The magnificent Kylemore Castle in Connemara in the west of Ireland was built by Manchester-born Mitchell Henry, a Harley Street eye surgeon and pathologist who became the Liberal MP for Co Galway and much-loved landlord. Intended as an elaborate tribute to his wife, Margaret, the castle sheltered the growing family until 1902, when it was bought by the 9th Duke of Manchester. It was turned into an abbey when a community of Benedictine nuns, shelled out of their Ypres conv
Park life: Juggling weather, Covid, and event planning
Phoenix Park superintendent Paul McDonnell tells John Daly that it s business as usual in spite of restrictions and busier than ever Paul McDonnell, superintendent of the Phoenix Park. Picture: Moya Nolan
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John Daly
January is a busy month for the superintendent of Phoenix Park, Paul McDonnell, as he and his team deal with challenging weather conditions and plan for the coming months of 2021.
“January is busy, like the rest of the year, and a time when the team will agree on a list of major and minor projects to be undertaken, he says.
Stunning Liverpool walk with woodland, secret garden and country estate to explore
It s perfect for a winter walk this January
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Snow in Liverpool at Croxteth Hall. (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
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