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handmade pulley maids.

There’s a community

environment, with makers

beside hobbyists and those

new to the craft. There’s also

a classroom where courses

are taught by professional

artists, plus an adjoining

studio for 22 career makers.

Not forgetting a kitchen,

eating and break area with

bespoke tiles in Turning

Earth colours by Sarah Hall.

e10.turningearth.uk

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THE POSITIVE

PLANNER

Essays, doodles and notes in

colourful pens, expressions

of feelings and moments –

journalling allows freedom of

thought, patterns to emerge

and ideas to bloom. Guiding

you with daily inspiration The

Positive Planner is a gratitude

journal to encourage greater

self-discovery and mental

wellbeing. It includes daily

intentions, reflections, meal

planners, calendars, mood

trackers, mindful activities

and positive affirmations.

The idea is for you to use the

planner as you wish, try the

exercises and see how they

work for you. A DIY therapist

in a yellow jacket to send a

boost, give a hug, or evoke

calm. Daily self-care to fit in to

your life and your backpack.

thepositiveplanner.co.uk

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SUNHAT

ESSENTIAL

It’s important to keep safe

from the sun’s powerful rays,

so a sunhat like Toast’s Clara

straw hat, handwoven with

100 per cent palm leaves and

with a wide floppy brim, is

ideal. The palm is sourced

from farm collectives in

Mexico, who grow it to

subsidise their earnings.

Stylish and strong, whether

on the beach, picking berries

in sun-drenched fields or

touring the city, you will stay

cool under its shade. Pack

one of Toast’s floaty floral

dresses and some cat-eye

sunglasses and you’ll have all

you need for an elegant and

cool summer. toa.st/uk

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GEOLOGICAL

WONDER

Tsingy de Bemaraha National

Park is a UNESCO World

Heritage Site, situated in

the Melaky Region on the

western coast of Madagascar.

The park is full of limestone

needles, canyons, lakes,

mangrove swamps, forests

and diverse wildlife. It is

because of its incredible

landscape that it’s so difficult

to reach. In fact it was mostly

inaccessible until the 1990s,

when Antsika Association

members together with help

from locals, created a set of

aerial suspension bridges,

steel cables, pegs and

ladders, which can be used

with the correct climbing

equipment and guidance.

travelmadagascar.org

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FRENCH INSPIRED

IN FROME

The cobbled streets of

Frome’s St Catherine’s

Quarter are full of pretty

antique and vintage clothing

shops, cafés, florists with

hand-tied bunches of flowers

outside, and linen-filled

lifestyle stores. If you go to

the top of St Catherine’s Hill,

you will find Bistro Lotte, a

French-inspired restaurant

and B&B. The building dates

back to 1908, the façade

has Grocery and Provision

Stores written in gold, while

below is a strip of coloured

chequered glass and the

words, Café and Grill. Now

as Bistro Lotte it’s a relaxed

haven for good food and

wine, with a simple and chic

muted palette and huge

windows, wooden panels

and high ceilings. The six

bedrooms are just as chilled

with pastel colours, botanical

artwork and sumptuous

beds. bistrolottefrome.co.uk

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