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Main image: Painterly Architectonic - art piece by Lyubov Popova, a mix of geometric shapes in bright colours - inspired by the cubism movement.

Artist in Focus: Lyubov Popova

A little white and brown/yellow wooden house sculpture, sitting next to stacks of coins

The Sickness and Disability Element of Universal Credit UK Explained

Main Image: Kusudama Origami Paper Flower made from scrap paper/ old sheet music, with a purple button at the centre.

Use Scrap Paper to Make Kusudama Origami Flowers

Main Image: Slug eating a cabbage leaf - demonstrating the need for organic slug control in gardening.

Organic Slug Control and Successional Sowing Tips

The Allotment Diaries Episode 11

Text reads, "How to write a book with Alison Mott" over an image of a person writing a book.

How to write a book 6

a woman explaining something to two men using a tablet

How to write a book 5

Two best friends laughing and having a good time together

How to write a book 4

Cheerful child having fun playing and blowing a dandelion into the air in a park.

How to write a book 3

Restored Victorian red brick houses with coloured doors

How to write a book 2

A Happy Woman Hugging Her Mother While She Is Sitting In The Kitchen And Drinking Tea

How to write a book 1

Part of Mindspace Week 2022

Main Image: A Renaissance artist's sketch of a woman looking down, on white paper with black/grey pencil.

Artist in Focus: Renaissance Artist Sketches

A little white and brown/yellow wooden house sculpture, sitting next to stacks of coins

The Carer Element of Universal Credit UK Explained

Part of Dementia Action Week 2025

Main Image: an adult daughter reading with her elderly mother with Dementia outside.

The Power of Reading: Reading Well for Dementia

Part of Dementia Action Week 2025

Main image: a digitally created image of a brain, in pink and blue over a black background.

Latest Developments in Dementia Research

Part of Dementia Action Week 2025

Main Image: A woman in a flower field picking a bunch of flowers from her cut flower garden - in the sunshine wearing a yellow/orange apron.

Planning a Cut Flower Garden and a Seed Swap

The Allotment Diaries Episode 10