Cotswold Life - May 2020

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The Cotswolds and the coronavirus
So how are you coping with selfisolation? Candia McKormack has come up with plenty of ways to fill your time.

Readers’ Lives
Our new section celebrates the people who are part of the Cotswold Life community..

One of the GOODIE guys

Actor, writer and comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor – patriotic coward in the Goodies; regular panellist on Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue – has known them all: John Cleese, Peter Cook, Humphrey Lyttelton, Eric Morecambe... Sparky, the smooth-haired Border Terrier. Katie Jarvis asked her own comedy hero how it feels to be a comedy hero

9 mins

You got the fear

‘Back home in lockdown, I feel an urge to cough but try to supress it as though I can repel early virus symptoms away using the power of my mind’

3 mins

The show must go on

Stroud musician Sam Sweeney talks about live streaming, being in Bellowhead, releasing his second solo album, and the challenges of social distancing

7 mins

The Cotswolds And The Coronavirus

We face an invisible enemy that is changing forever the way that we live our lives. But we are resilient people – here’s how we’re coping with the lockdown and social isolation

5 mins

B is for BURFORD

Tracy Spiers take a wander around the streets – and letters – of the Oxfordshire town of Burford

9 mins

AVEBURY: Tales of the Prehistoric Cathedral of Wiltshire

In the strange time of self-isolation in which I’m writing this, we’re having to content ourselves with the familiarity of our homes. I’ve been musing about my favourite places, and I’d like to share with you a place I love, one that’s full of energy, that I go to when I need to recharge my batteries

6 mins

THE WILD SIDE OF COWS

May is the month for blue skies and blossom, along with swifts and swallows and the occasional slow worm. It’s also the time when cows are released onto some of the Cotswolds’ most precious wildlife-life-rich sites. Sue Bradley explains why

2 mins

Golden footsteps

As celebrations get under way for the 50th anniversary of the Cotswold Way, Siân Ellis looks at why it is such a popular long-distance trail

4 mins

The man who taught three geniuses

When the organ loft at Gloucester Cathedral became the training ground for three iconic composers

4 mins

Getting the flock out of OZ

Candia McKormack talks to Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen about working on a design project close to his heart – and Siddington home – as well as trying to get home from Australia during lockdown, andseeking the elusive positives in Covid-19

6 mins

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Cotswold Life Magazine Description:

Every month Cotswold Life is packed with features about this picturesque part of England - from characters and personalities to heritage and traditions. We turn the focus on our towns and villages, and give comprehensive guides to enjoying life in the Cotswolds - including what's on, restaurant reviews and topical features on major events. There are also pages of the best property, fashions and the interior design of some of the area's most interesting homes.