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Michael Josephson, who finds the best part of the night is his announcement of total funds raised. Photo. Carl Sukonik

Michael Josephson raises millions for children's charities - can you help?

Bertie and Ellie Collins

Park Fair returns to Great Tew

The proud winners at Cheshire's Best Kept Stations Awards

The winners at Cheshire's Best Kept Stations Awards

The Adlington Ball encourages, but does not insist, on period costume. Photo: Kay Wesley

Want to dance like Darcy? Attend this Regency Ball, in Macclesfield

The WI has organised camping trips for 500 women. Photo: Getty

We speak to four Essex women who have found friendship and fulfilment with the WI

The Festival of the Moon at Wells Cathedral was a Gold winner at last year’s event Photo: Nick Williams

Submit your nominations for the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards

Durdle Door Holiday Park won Holiday Park of the Year. (Photo: nickwilliamsphotography.co.uk)

Submit your nominations for the Dorset Tourism Awards

Kents Cavern was Winner of Winners in the 2022/23 Devon Tourism Awards. Photo: Nick Williams

Submit your nominations for the Devon Tourism Awards

King Charles spaniel parade

King Charles spaniel parade celebrates the King's coronation

Crocheters across the country have been stocking up on wool and creating royal-inspired postbox toppers including portrayals of the King, Queen Consort and crown jewels.

Crocheting royal fans decorate postboxes for coronation

Albion (six), Drew Marriott, LLB, Romilly (six months) with mother Hermione Marriott, Cecile with daughter Demelza (15 months), Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen, and Dan Rajan in The Music Room at Cirencester Park

The christening of Laurence and Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen’s granddaughters

King Charles III enjoys a tipple at Rare Bird Distillery in Malton's Talbot Yard

King and Queen's royal taste of foodie Malton

Karen Arrowsmith

The first Lancashire Life Wellbeing Day at the Wellbeing Farm, Edgworth

The winners of the East of England Tourism Awards 2022-2023

Awards recognise the leading lights in East of England tourism

The Duchess of Cornwall attending a celebration for the tenth anniversary of The Big Lunch initiative at the Eden Project

The search for the UK’s friendliest street to mark the coronation

A night of stars and memories at The Yorkshire Awards

A night of stars and memories at The Yorkshire Awards

Lancashire's team of winners

Lancashire award-winners fight to be crowned Lancashire Life's Champion of Champions

Max Berridge, Charlotte Woodwards, George Wallis, Cara Quarmby, Charlotte Strange, Zebedee, Ellie Rix, Annabel Gilder, William Donsworth, and Christina Parkinson-Hill

Heythrop Hunt point-to-point at Cocklebarrow

James Wilson in action

The Strictly Goes to the Movies event at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens

Interviewing Terry Waite CBE about his book Solitude, His wisdom and compassion will never leave me

7 ways to beat loneliness and make new friends in 2023

Sir Trevor Brooking, CBE, Frank Bruno MBE, Pat Jennings OBE and Peter Shilton OBE presented the awards with other celebrities

Essex society: Children's sports awards lunch

All the award winners gathered at the CPRE Gloucestershire Awards Presentation Ceremony

CPRE Gloucestershire Awards

Wine and canapes event at The Cotswold Motor Hub, near Bibury

Networking at The Cotswold Motor Hub

Golf pro\' Jeremy Dale, from Chipping Norton, shows of one of his trick shots, hitting a golf ball balanced on a stick, down the green.

Hope For Tomorrow charity golf day

Dr Janina Ramirez opens the Folk of Gloucester

Official opening of The Folk of Gloucester

Full house audience for the fifth visit of Opera Brava to Rodmarton Manor

Opera Brava at Rodmarton

Rae Brooke, the chief executive of the Community Foundation for Lancashire cut the celebration cake

Lancashire Life 75th year anniversary party, Eaves Hall

Guests at the National Star College open day to launch their Building A Brighter Future project

Building a Brighter Future at National Star College

Seb, Harriet, Jonathan and Nic Wood

Ashore hosts launch event in Broadway

The Pony Club showjumping, on the first day of the The Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing, at Gatcombe Park, near Minchinhampton

Photo highlights from The Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing, Gatcombe Park

The Old Pats 2022 Summer Ball, held in the Princess Hall, at Cheltenham Ladies' College

Old Patesians Rugby Club Summer Ball

The Churn Project celebrated their 21st Anniversary with a glorious summer drinks party in the stunning gardens of Daglingworth House, owned by David and Etta Howard

21st Anniversary celebrations for The Churn Project

The sun sets over crowds enjoying Lewis Capaldi\'s headline act

The Lytham Festival returns with a bang

Ffion Haf Hughes, Helen Hickey of Cheshire Life, Eileen Ward, Melanie Wain, Sarah Thomas, Lauren Quillan and Nia Harris

Gallery Cheshire Life Luncheon - Legh Arms, Prestbury

Brother Beyond Star Nathan Moore brings the fun

The Children's Adventure Farm Trust Ladies Lunch

George Hawkesworth, Nishi Nattrass, Maria Bayliss and Alice Huggins

COTSWOLD SOCIETY: Painswick Summer Charity Ball

Guests listening to Kevin Cranston, the outgoing Mayor of Stroud, give his speech.

The Mayor of Stroud’s reception at the Sub Rooms

Dr. Holley Martlew and Prof Richard B Hoover

Professor Richard B Hoover visits Cheltenham

Visitors watch the horse-showing competition

COTSWOLD SOCIETY: The Royal Three Counties Show

Hanna & Martin Kinsella arriving at the Edwardian Hotel in Manchester

Kinsella Skin launches in Manchester with a star-studded party

The Elmore String Quartet, performing The Nelson Trust's summer recital, at St Stephen's church, Moreton Valence

COTSWOLD SOCIETY: Nelson Trust concert at Moreton Valence

The Stuart Singers

Beat concert at Sundial Theatre

Eliza Dunlop, 2nd left, from Perry Bishop, with Karen Roberts, Ria Heap and Louise Wade, fundraisers from The James Hopkins Trust, Perry Bishop's charity of the year.

James Hopkins Trust’s Charity Golf Day 2022

The Steppe mammoth in the room.

Cotswold Lakes Trust mammoth fundraising appeal launch

The top table group, Alex Chalk MP, Geoff and Jill Cox, president, Lady Carolyn and Sir Henry Elwes, honorary member, Graham and Else Ogden, District Govenor, Anya McKenna, Mayor's consort, and Councillor Steve Harvey, Mayor of Cheltenham.

Cheltenham Rotary Club Celebration Dinner

UK dressage rider Tom Jackson riding Capels Hollow Drift.

Highlights from Badminton Horse Trials 2022

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen chats about his artworks with guests at the private view of his exhibition

LLB’s fine art exhibition in Cirencester

Dolly in Lights, created by Alana’s Love

Dolly in Wonderland fundraiser in Arlingham

Hang out the celebratory bunting to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

Five right royal ways to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Philip Pembridge, part of the tent pegging display.

Andoversford Races back on form

Chloe Wright, Amy Ward, Chloe Hickey, and Becca McFarlane

The Beefy Boys at Bredon Hill

The Queen visited Crewe Hall in 1955 when it was part of the Duchy of Lancaster's Cheshire estates

Nominate a Cheshire champ to honour at the Cheshire Life Platinum Jubilee garden party

Fun on the dance floor

President’s Charity Ball for Crisis

Anne, the Princess Royal, enjoys meeting WI members, at Cheltenham Town Hall.

The Princess Royal joins the WI in Cheltenham