From baking to a picture rehang, there’s plenty you can do in your own backyard
With National Trust and RHS gardens shut, download the app Candide instead. It offers audio tours of famous gardens, hosted by the company’s head gardener, so you can wander around Hestercombe or West Dean, from the comfort of your armchair.
Continue reading...Coronavirus lay-offs have forced many people to embark on their first ever benefits claim. Here’s what you need to know
Workers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis and applying for universal credit for the first time may be surprised to learn how little it pays and how difficult the process can be.
That was the stark warning from benefits experts this week as many people embark on their first ever benefits claim.
Continue reading...From baking to a picture rehang, there’s plenty you can do in your own backyard
With National Trust and RHS gardens shut, download the app Candide instead. It offers audio tours of famous gardens, hosted by the company’s head gardener, so you can wander around Hestercombe or West Dean, from the comfort of your armchair.
Continue reading...A new social enterprise scheme in east London helps locals train as potters in an artist’s studio. Meet the terracotta army designing planters for your garden
It’s easy to miss the narrow alleyway that leads to Troy Town Art Pottery, running along the wall of Hoxton Street community garden in east London. The low building, which is filled with light that pours through a glass vaulted ceiling, used to be a potting shed. Its horticultural history is about to be revived. Artists have used this ceramics studio to produce work shown at Tate Britain, the Turner Prize and in the Arts Council collection, but now it is also a school where young local people learn to throw garden pots.
Troy Town was founded by the artist Aaron Angell in 2014 as a resource for artists wanting to experiment with clay as a material for sculpture – rather than as something to make teapots with. Names such as Anthea Hamilton and Steven Claydon have been resident at Troy Town. Angell is part of the growing generation of artists fascinated by clay and his work has been shown all over the world in recent years as collectors and museum curators have woken up to the pleasure of pottery.
Continue reading...A new social enterprise scheme in east London helps locals train as potters in an artist’s studio. Meet the terracotta army designing planters for your garden
It’s easy to miss the narrow alleyway that leads to Troy Town Art Pottery, running along the wall of Hoxton Street community garden in east London. The low building, which is filled with light that pours through a glass vaulted ceiling, used to be a potting shed. Its horticultural history is about to be revived. Artists have used this ceramics studio to produce work shown at Tate Britain, the Turner Prize and in the Arts Council collection, but now it is also a school where young local people learn to throw garden pots.
Troy Town was founded by the artist Aaron Angell in 2014 as a resource for artists wanting to experiment with clay as a material for sculpture – rather than as something to make teapots with. Names such as Anthea Hamilton and Steven Claydon have been resident at Troy Town. Angell is part of the growing generation of artists fascinated by clay and his work has been shown all over the world in recent years as collectors and museum curators have woken up to the pleasure of pottery.
Continue reading...When it comes to applying for a mortgage, many customers are not fully aware of the extent of the testing lenders carry out to work out what they can afford. Comprehensive tests are employed based on information provided to lenders by the prospective homebuyer. They are necessary in order to protect the customer from potentially […]
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