- It’s showtime! Dudley Edmunds takes us behind the scenes to look at what it takes to put on a great country show
- Great British food - Miranda focuses on fresh spring ingredients such as asparagus and rhubarb to make very British traditional dishes
- What’s cooking in the kitchen? With head chef Neil Aitken from The Forge restaurant in Chester
What’s in this issue?
Do you have a favourite country show? An event that blends the best of rural life with enthusiastic volunteers, great food and thrilling main-ring entertainment. For all of Britain’s problems, our country shows are absolute world-beaters – home to superb livestock classes, country skills and community spirit. They’re something we should be rightly proud of and, this month, show steward Dudley Edmunds gives us a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it takes to put on a great country show.
Plus, we profile the new show on the rural scene: the Great British Farm-Fest (22-24 May). Country show by day, pop festival by night, with farming celebrities such as Jeremy Clarkson, Kaleb Cooper and Adam Henson in attendance, it could be a huge event. Hopefully the weather gods will smile on the event and the crowds will flock in (and we’ve even got a handy discount code for readers!).
Elsewhere in this edition, explorer and TV presenter Nick Crane takes us on one of his favourite walks, Dom Chinea from the ‘Repair Shop’ tells us about his move to Cornwall and new TV show ‘Dom’s Cornish Workshop’, and Hamza Yassin reveals what three things he simply can’t live without.
Also
in this edition…
- It’s showtime! Dudley Edmunds takes us behind the scenes to look at what it takes to put on a great country show
- Great British food - Miranda focuses on fresh spring ingredients such as asparagus and rhubarb to make very British traditional dishes
- What’s cooking in the kitchen? With head chef Neil Aitken from The Forge restaurant in Chester
- Climate-friendly farming - We visit Chichester dairy farmer John Holt who has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to sustainable farming in the New Year Honours
- Country ramblings - Dudley Edmunds reminds us of the sayings and nature associated with the month of May
- Walking – TV presenter and author Nick Crane takes us for a walk near Folkestone
- Buyer’s guide - James Andrews runs the rule over the current crop of compact tractors
- In Pictures - We focus on British cheesemaking at Long Clawson Dairy in Leicestershire
- The art of clog making – We chat to Simon Brock who makes handmade clogs for English and Welsh step dancing, morris dance and general wear
- Dom’s Cornish workshop - Dominic Chinea is an expert craftsman and member of the team on the BBC's much-loved ‘Repair Shop’. His restoration work and affable manner have made him a favourite with viewers and we chart his move to rural Cornwall
- British sculpture - Six leading British sculptors who have influenced the way we see our wildlife, our landscapes and ourselves, lift the lid on their crafts
- Three things I can’t live without… With Hamza Yassin, wildlife photographer, ornithologist and conservationist