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I'm Catherine, editor of Muddy Warwickshire, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

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FRI JUNE 22 - SUN JUNE 24

MON JUNE 18 - SUN JUNE 24

JUNE 2018

Sparkling red wine?

You betcha! If there’s an exciting new booze trend to be sniffed out, Muddy is ON IT. Meet the Oz alternative to champagne.
- Meet the Winemaker
  
  Top Australian winemaker Larry Cherubino rocked up from down under for a wine-tasting at Slurp Leamington Spa.
- Church Farm Brewery at The Tame Hare
  
  A hoppingly good 4-course Warwickshire craft beer and food pairing in Leamington Spa.
- Summer food and wine
  
  It's English Wine Week from Sat May 26 and to celebrate we asked Simon at Hawkins Bros Fine English Wines to pair the best English wines with our favourite summer foods.
- Gastro Heaven!
  
  29 of the best cookery courses to tantalise your tastebuds (and impress your dinner guests).

Fancy Holidaying with Poldark?

Wishful thinking… alas, Aiden Turner is not included in our round-up of the best Cornish coastal cottages, villas and Grand Design rentals.
- Review: Five Go Glamping
  
  Forget lashings of ginger beer, enjoy stunning sunsets and breath-taking countryside views at the Muddy Award-winning Hilltop Hideaways near Leamington Spa.
- The Muddy Guide to Antigua
  
  Hero, Muddy's Ed-in-chief, escaped the snow in February for Antigua's sun (haha!). Cue her Insider Guide on where to stay, drink, eat and lay your Caribbean beach towel.

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Graduate Fashion Week 2018

Muddy’s Amy McCranor, a 2017 fashion design and communication graduate from Birmingham City Uni, checks out the latest collections from this year’s brightest Midlands talent.
- The hottest new fashion label around
  
  Molly Molloy, former designer at Marni, has just launched the supercool label Colville. She talks fashion mistakes (she’s made a few), art inspo, and how to nail your personal style.
- Printmania!
  
  Don't miss this print-tastic collaboration between our high street hero, & Other Stories, and cool interiors designers House Of Hackney.

Britain’s first forest festival comes to town

The heart of the National Forest will come alive with music, arts, crafts and more at Timber next month and we can’t wait.
- The Muddy Summer Festival Guide: 2018
  
  After the big chill, let's look forward to 22 of this summer's hottest music festivals in Warwickshire and further afield.
- Seeking summer literary inspiration?
  
  Well, you're in the right place. Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter picks the best June reads for you.
- ABBA: Super Troupers exhibition
  
  With ABBA releasing two new tracks and Mamma Mia 2 hitting the big screen, wallow in some super-group nostalgia at this immersive London show.
- Peter Hamilton Dyer on #WeAreArrested
  
  The 57-year-old actor is currently playing exiled Turkish newspaper editor and whistleblower Can Dundar, as part of the RSC’s Mischief Festival (until June 23).

The future’s AllBright

Want to start your own business? Need funding to get to the next stage? Female entrepreneurs, breathe deep, smile wide and meet your new best friends.
- Does your worklife need a reboot?
  
  Job doing your head in? Or maybe it's lack of job that's the problem? Whatever the issue, our careers agony aunt is standing by to help you.
- How to Talk ‘Careers’ with your Teen
  
  Need some help? Here are some handy tips from professional teen career coach Eva Harrison.
Kids
- Review: iFLY, Milton Keynes
  
  Fancy sky-diving without the risk to life and limb? Muddy heads to iFLY in Milton Keynes for the ultimate VR experience. Trust me, your kids will LOVE it.
- King’s High, Warwick
  
  Muddy says: One of the UK's top independent girls' secondary's shortlisted for three TES Awards 2018, and soon moving into a super-impressive new-build.

My Favourite Places: Tim Henman

Tim Henman, party animal – who’d have thought it? Ahead of Wimbledon, the British tennis legend talks wine, his local hangouts and, er, more wine with Muddy’s Kerry Potter.
- Muddy Meets Bill Bailey
  
  The cerebral veteran comedian is marking 20 years of stand-up, so how better to celebrate than enduring an onslaught of Muddy’s stupid questions?
- Muddy meets Clara Amfo
  
  Winning TV quiz Pointless, playing basketball with Justin Bieber, crying over Oprah Winfrey - it's all in a day's work for Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo. Muddy is enamoured with its new BFF.
- A Google Doodle masterpiece
  
  This Google Doodle honouring Maya Angelou on her 90th birthday is a masterpiece. Watch and be inspired. What a woman!
- Q&A with Joan Iyiola
  
  The actress talks student days at Cambridge Uni, #MeToo and the influence of Black Panther on her RSC Duchess of Malfi.