Days Out

Cakes will be judged on both taste and appearance, with separate categories for adults and children. Entries from local business are also welcomed.

Cat Barkley looks ahead to the second Theatre in the Fields festival, more than 12 hours of drama, comedy, song, music and film in Furneux Pelham

Details are available from the website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/essex

Gin entrepreneur James Grant will open his distillery while Stortford's Ed Drewett and other stars will play in aid of three-year-old Archie Wilks

The Grade II listed landmark will open to the public on Sunday, July 21.

At Hatfield Forest, the centuries-old practice of coppicing creates a wealth of habitats for bird life.

A working farm in Elsenham which is struggling for business because of a road closure is urging people to attend its fun day on Sunday 14 July.

Cat Barkley looks ahead to Grove Cottage’s third annual Festival of Flavour at Sworder's Field on Sunday (July 7)... set to be the tastiest one yet!

Concert and car parking tickets are available at ticketmaster.co.uk

The eighth annual event, celebrating produce from across East Anglia, takes place at Cressing Temple Barns on July 13 and 14 from 10am to 5pm.

Down Hall's general manager, Mark O'Reilly, said: "The artists created a fantastic buzz and atmosphere."

Gigaclear, which is installing ultrafast fibre in Berden, will ease road works restrictions on dates of open gardens day and village fete

Samba and caporales dance, Bollywood and Bhangra beats, Brazilian drumming and Shaolin kung fu fighters underline carnival's 'Around the World' theme

Gardens range from courtyard to parkland and feature historic trees, heavenly flowers, ponds, waterfall, weir – and rare-breed chickens and ducks

A second fun day for canines is being held at the Uttlesford landmark on Sunday, June 23.

The forest will host Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein this summer.

The three-day music festival at Great Amwell featured Peter Hook, Neville Staple, Bruce Foxton, Geno Washington and The Rezillos among others

John Farnham is showing a series of works based on human and animal forms, complemented by new paintings by his Austrian wife Lotte

James Morrison and Jools Holland concertgoers will be able to dine on Cook Love dishes

The titans of Thursday night partying will be joined by festival favourites Baron Goodlove & The Dreadful Noise.