HENLEY FESTIVAL 2024 ANNOUNCES LINE UP Henley Festival Presented by Westcoast is excited to reveal a sensational line-up for 2024, with headliners including Nicole Scherzinger, Dave Stewart’s Eurythmics Songbook, Gladys Knight, Rylan, Nigel Kennedy, Sam Ryder and much more. Henley Festival is renowned for its unique and vibrant programme – and this year’s incredible Jazz line-up in the Paradiso includes Mimi Rose & The Mulberry Earls, Rebecca Poole, and Belle Noir with a taste of global music and home-spun folk in the beautiful Bedouin Tent from performers including Amuse Manouche, Coyote, and Natalie Gray. In addition, the popular riverside festival will host world-class comedies from Mark Watson, Angela Barnes, Dara Ó Briain, Sara Pascoe, and Flo & Joan. Henley Festival’s charitable initiative RISE, which creates opportunities for emerging talent to learn, perform and flourish, returns this year bigger than ever, with the brand-new Westcoast Rising Star Award - presented to KATYA, who will take to the stage alongside other RISE artists including Alex Francis, Louise Parker, The Multiverse, Eden Hunter, The Great Leslie and The Wave Machine. To find out more, visit https://henley-festival.co.uk EDITOR’S PICK Britain’s first public museum, Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, offers a beautifully curated gifting edit which champions artistry, craftsmanship and the natural world. From bespoke tea to Anglo-Saxon-inspired jewellery and ceramic starter kits, the Ashmolean Shop has a wide range of gifts available for all ages, budgets and tastes. The top ten picks from the museum include The Way of Tea - a delicious tea-tasting journey created in collaboration between Team Tea and the Ashmolean Museum, the University of Oxford’s Museum of Art and Archaeology. Founded in 1683, the Ashmolean world-famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time. The tea set includes six award-winning teas and an unbleached cotton tea bag. Each tea is accompanied by a souvenir card leading the drinker from tea’s origins in China and charting its spread across the world via Buddhism, Empire, trade, and espionage. Check out The Ashmolean Pantry hamper, £25, which is jam-packed with sweet and savoury treats. This scrumptious selection is the ideal gift for the jam connoisseur! This year sees the introduction of an exclusive range of Ashmolean gift boxes. This collection features a range of jams, chutneys and preserves made specially for the Ashmolean Museum. Each jar features artwork from the Ashmolean collection. The perfect accompaniment to these is Oxford’s own Oxford Blue Oatmeal Biscuits. Handmade in a small bakery in Oxfordshire, the oatmeal biscuits contain 30% Oxford Blue Cheese. The selection of treats is presented in a reusable presentation box and hand-tied with a decorative yellow ribbon perfect for weddings. To shop, visit https://shop.ashmolean.org GIFTS INSTEAD OF FLOWERS ANNOUNCE NEW BRANDS Gifts Instead of Flowers is an innovative online platform that showcases the work of UK artists and small businesses who create stunning, original and affordable products, such as art, jewellery, ceramics, prints, candles, cards, and more. The artists retain 100% of the profit while donating to William’s Fund, a charity dedicated to childhood cancer research. Biba & Rose - handmade freshwater pearl jewellery from the Cotswolds joins Gifts Instead of Flowers. Biba & Rose is a jewellery brand that celebrates the natural beauty and elegance of freshwater pearls. Founded by Rosemary Griffin, a jewellery designer and maker based in a small Cotswold village, Biba & Rose offers a collection of unique pieces that combine sterling silver and freshwater pearls in stylish contemporary and classic designs. This follows the announcement that local artist Francesca Rossi Designs also recently joined Gifts Instead of Flowers. Francesca Rossi Designs is a jewellery brand that offers original, hand-crafted and personalised pieces for women of all ages. The brand was founded by Francesca Rossi, a former interior designer who turned her passion for jewellery-making into a successful business. To find out more and to shop, visit www.giftsinsteadofflowers.com 10
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