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arts & events explore Bristol & Bath Unlocked Saviours of beleaguered parents up and down the country, Emily Kerr and Joshua Perry (pictured) present their fourth days out guide for children. They were designed with the help of over 200 children and are packed with illustrations, stickers, photos and suggestions like where to ride a donkey, walk around a tractor graveyard or climb a clock tower. Here, Emily and Joshua pick their favourite five watery days out: 1 Float on a boat around Bristol Harbour It’s one of the best ways to see Bristol, there are awesome historic ships such as the Matthew and the ss Great Britain, and it’s a ferry nice way to spend a day! 2 Take a trip on the Waverley paddle steamer It’s a lovely leisurely way to spend a day, and we think it’s rather heroic that the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society bought the Waverley for one pound and has now fully restored it. 3 Canoe down the Kennet & Avon Canal Kids love canoeing and we’re basically kids – this is as good a place to do it as any and you can hire bikes and other boats nearby. 4 Ride the Bristol Harbour Railway steam train We both went on the train as kids with our families, and have particularly fond memories of Brunel’s Buttery, where you can buy excellent bacon sandwiches on a Sunday morning. 5 Open up a lock at the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester We love museums that have handson exhibits, and we think it’s great that this museum doesn’t just tell you about locks, they actually give you a chance to work one More: Bristol & Bath Unlocked, £8.99, unlockedguides.com read The Incredible Journey ‘The Incredible Journey’ charts the wonderful story of the ss Great Britain from 1970 to the present day. Written by 78-year-old Captain Chris Young, the book describes the events leading up to the ship’s salvage, charts her years in the Great Western Dockyard, follows the remarkable sequence of events that led to the Heritage Lottery-funded conservation and restoration project, and celebrates its ‘relaunch’ as an award-winning museum in 2005. The official book launch with Captain Chris Young takes place on 16 December at 3pm at Brunel’s ss Great Britain. More: ssgreatbritain.org four
arts & feature events celebrate Bristol wins Purple Flag Bristol city centre has become one of the first UK cities to be awarded the prestigious Purple Flag. The award, which is given to ‘well managed and vibrant places to visit and enjoy’, was announced on 3 November 2010 and follows a joint bid by Bristol City Council, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Destination Bristol. “Just as the Blue Flag is an indicator of a good beach, the Purple Flag indicates a centre that is vibrant and a pleasant place to be,” says John Hirst, Operations Director for Destination Bristol. “We are delighted to have won the award and it will bring positive publicity for our city centre and allow us to build on our success.” Special praise was given to the development of the waterfront by the Watershed, which the judges felt was exemplary in returning this critical area to diverse use. More: purpleflag.org.uk ❉ shop made in bristol xmas fair Get a gift for your granny, a stocking-filler for your sister or a treat for yours truly at the Made in Bristol Christmas Fair, Colston Hall, 11 & 18 December Shipshape More: colstonhall.org Eat Cheese please In the run-up to Glassboat’s Eat Cheese festival, which takes place on 30 January from 10am to 4pm, Alex Te-Strote, of St Nick’s wonderful Trethowan’s Dairy, tells us why we should all be eating more cheese this winter Looking after the wholesale business for Trethowan’s Dairy means constant contact with some of the top chefs in Bristol, and one of the elements that excites them all is seasonal food. Few people, however, would include cheese in that category. The fact is, when dealing with artisan cheeses, even those that are available all year will change with the seasons depending on what the animals are eating. With daylight at a premium, our bodies crave comfort foods and, as a stored product, cheese has always been an important winter protein source. Here are some of my favourites to turn to as the days close in: Our own Gorwydd Caerphilly will increasingly be made with silage-fed milk, giving concentrated flavours and creaminess. The melting buttery-ness and mushroomy earthiness from the rind make it perfect for cheese on toast. Seek out a good sourdough loaf for the perfect snack. Ogleshield is another great one for melting. Made by Jamie Montgomery of Cheddar fame, we use this West Country Jersey milk cheese on our raclette machines. It also makes wonderfully rich pommes dauphinoise or pasta bake. Add a salad of winter greens and supper is done. Ordinarily I would classify goat’s and sheep’s milk cheeses as late-spring/earlysummer cheeses, when they first reappear after lambing or kidding. But Dorstone, an ash-rolled goat’s cheese made by Charlie Westhead in Herefordshire, has a meatiness at this time of year that satisfies. Look out for the apricot and cider chutney that will be paired with it at Christmas. Everybody thinks of stilton as Christmas draws near, but Stichelton, an unpasteurised blue cheese made by Joe Schneider on the Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire, is supreme in my opinion. The balance of sweet milk and salty blueing will win over any doubters. Finally, Vacherin Mont d’Or was designed for winter eating. Made with milk from Alpine cattle that graze in high mountain pastures, these first become available around mid-October until they run out in February/March. Trethowan’s carries one of the few handmade versions still available. Intended for high calorific intake to survive mountain winters, it’s a great sharing cheese. It can be baked in the box and scooped like a fondue. So do your bit for the planet, turn down the heating and eat more cheese this winter. More: trethowansdairy.co.uk. Eat Cheese takes place on 30 January, glassboat.co.uk five
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