EDITOR from the

May’s calendar seems to be setting the tone for the season ahead. As the first weekend gets underway with King Charles III’s coronation at Westminster Abbey, the following weeks and months will also see the return of some of our favourite summer events.

On p. 22, we’ve picked out some of the west’s best fests that are sure to be highlights of the year – flick through and grab some tickets while you can.

In keeping with West Country celebrations, we also caught up with Somerset’s world-renowned cider makers –Thatchers, who are currently celebrating the news that Thatchers Gold has scooped the top spot in the South West as the best-selling draught pint. We caught up with fifth generation cider maker Eleanor Thatcher and orchard manager Chris Muntz-Torres at Myrtle Farm to gain a deeper understanding of where the cider industry began and where it’s headed. As the sun beamed down on us in the orchards, Eleanor reminded us of the translation of the county’s Old English name, which felt particularly apt on that warm Spring day: “Somerset is the land of the summer people.” Read the full interview on p. 46.

Elsewhere in the magazine, we spoke to the co-owners of Noco Hair, who recently featured in the semi-finals of the BBC’s Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. Contestants Tom Power, Monika Charchula and Jack Kinsey were each given a Bristol hair salon to freshen up. Designer Jack created a ‘Japandi’-style refit for Noco and sailed through to the final round. Turn to p. 16 to see what Jack created.

In TV, fashion (p. 20), food (p. 44) and sport (p. 50), it feels as though Bristol is flying high this month. A great summer is ahead…

Publisher Steve Miklos

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Financial Director Jane Miklos

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This month, Bristol Opera is celebrating its centenary. Concert-goers can enjoy an exciting world premiere of a specially commissioned short opera by Joel Baldwin, based on the life of local illustrator and cartoonist Anne Harriet Fish, born in Horfield (1809-1964). Our cover image, titled Dancing Couples by Anne Harriet Fish, featured on the cover of Vanity Fair in 1921.

Original image: Anne Harriet Fish: Dancing Couples No. 2, cover for Vanity Fair, 1921. Image found in Library of Congress. This picture is in the public domain.