As an unusual garden visiting season starts to draw to a close, four favourite Essex gardens are embracing an opportunity this September to share their autumn colour, opening to the public with new guidelines in place.
Back in February this year, as the National Garden Scheme (NGS) Snowdrop Festival got underway, few could have predicted how its calendar of garden openings was going to be affected by a global pandemic. Having to close all gardens for the first time in the charity’s 93-year history was a huge blow and meant that beneficiaries such as Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute were likely to face a shortfall in the donations they could hope to receive. Undaunted, the NGS quickly put together a programme of virtual video garden tours, allowing garden owners to share the results of their wonderful gardens without anyone leaving their home.
Then, from early June, the charity was able to start reopening gardens, adhering to the government guidelines which require that visitors purchase a pre-booked time slot and the number of visitors at any time is suitable for the size of garden. Four gardens which were scheduled to open in September in Essex decided to open in this way to the delight of their regular visitors, and hopefully to some new to the NGS too.
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The rise of maskne
With the term ‘maskne’ becoming an increasingly common search online and on social media, Krystal Prince explains what it is and how you can control mask-induced acne
The forgotten lady
Charlotte Christie shares the life story of Anne Knight, an Essex pioneer for the abolition of slavery and women’s suffrage who’s achievements have almost been air-brushed from history
Stride out in the Sampfords
This charming, circular winter walk takes you on a tour from the village of Great Sampford to its neighbour, Little Sampford, and back again
MUCH TO TALK ABOUT
As a presenter on Sky Music and the host of two TV talk shows of her own on Gidea Park-based Sky channel Spotlight TV, Hayley Palmer is never short of words. Nicky Adams asks her how she came to be in front of the camera
LIFE and SOUL
Radio 1 broadcaster and producer Charlie Hedges began her career as Britain’s youngest breakfast show host and is now one of the world’s most successful female DJs. Denise Marshall caught up with the Essex-based queen of the air waves
Lest we forget
Remembrance Sunday will have a special poignance this month as 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Stephen Roberts profiles how much the county of Essex contributed to the war effort and how much it cost
Lakeside Magic
The Lake House, nestled in Mill End on the outskirts of the village of Bradwell on Sea, has been owned by the same family for 60 years and was once a thriving four-buoy water-ski lake.
Keep on running
BBC presenter and director David Whiteley shares his insightful view on stories from across the county of Essex
Cheers!
Starting to get that festive vibe? Why not plan ahead by selecting not only the drinks you want to serve this Christmas, but also ticking off a few presents too?
A doggy day out on… Saffron Walden
Join Ernie, the county’s most famous Westie, as he steps back in time on a trip to this medieval market town
