NF01 November/December 2023
Issue one of nearfield celebrates new beginnings across the region. We get excited about the reopening of Bristol Beacon, meet the hardy dippers revelling in the cold waters of the restored Cleveland Pools, find out what the Bristol Old Vic's new artistic director has planned; and explore the vintage shops, upcycling workshops, and reclamation yards breathing fresh life into old. We also keep readers moving through winter with a guide to indoor and outdoor activities, and meet the Icebreakers in our first community takeover. Plus we round up all the best events, experiences, and food and drink in the southwest this winter.
Issue one of nearfield celebrates new beginnings across the region. We get excited about the reopening of Bristol Beacon, meet the hardy dippers revelling in the cold waters of the restored Cleveland Pools, find out what the Bristol Old Vic's new artistic director has planned; and explore the vintage shops, upcycling workshops, and reclamation yards breathing fresh life into old. We also keep readers moving through winter with a guide to indoor and outdoor activities, and meet the Icebreakers in our first community takeover. Plus we round up all the best events, experiences, and food and drink in the southwest this winter.
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Field Notes 13<br />
STAYING IN<br />
BOOK SMARTS<br />
The booksellers that know recommend their favourite reads of <strong>2023</strong><br />
Discover book<br />
readings and<br />
author talks at<br />
nfld.io/booktalks<br />
The Whalebone Theatre<br />
Joanna Quinn<br />
Winstone’s Hunting Raven<br />
Books, Frome<br />
This perfect intergenerational country house<br />
novel sweeps readers from a makeshift theatre<br />
on the beach into the bloody theatre of war.<br />
Lucy By the Sea<br />
Elizabeth Strout<br />
Bailey Hill Bookshop, Castle Cary<br />
The story of Lucy and her ex as they<br />
share a house during lockdown. It brilliantly<br />
portrays the isolation we all felt.<br />
Matrescence<br />
Lucy Jones<br />
Bookhaus, Bristol<br />
Jones explores the physiological,<br />
psychological and sociological metamorphosis<br />
experienced in childbirth, and recognises it as<br />
one of our most extreme transformations.<br />
Ordinary Human Failings<br />
Megan Nolan<br />
Toppings, Bath<br />
An exploration of loneliness, lost hope,<br />
and the oversimplification of feelings and<br />
behaviours that, actually, we can learn from.<br />
CHRISTMAS DAY WINE FLIGHT<br />
Great Wine Co’s Tom Bleathman wants us to “drink less but drink better” this Christmas<br />
FESTIVE<br />
BREAKFAST<br />
LUNCHTIME<br />
LIVENER<br />
THE MAIN<br />
EVENT<br />
AFTER-DINNER<br />
PICK-ME-UP<br />
£18.80 £12.95<br />
£35<br />
£35<br />
Copenhagen<br />
Organic Sparkling<br />
Vinter Tea<br />
Spiced chai and<br />
Earl Grey blend with<br />
Riesling wine for<br />
a drink that tastes of<br />
gingerbread, allspice<br />
and cardamom.<br />
Picpoul de Pinet<br />
Roquemolière<br />
A crisp white will help<br />
get the palette going,<br />
and this is the perfect<br />
aperitif. Zesty and<br />
fresh with flavours<br />
of tangy citrus and<br />
grapefruit.<br />
Saumaize-Michelin<br />
Pouilly-Fuissé<br />
This white Burgundy<br />
complements turkey<br />
or goose perfectly.<br />
For red, Varvaglione<br />
Papale Oro Primitivo<br />
(£33) is bursting<br />
with flavours.<br />
Peller’s Ice Cuvée<br />
Sparkling<br />
Made in Canada,<br />
this sparkling adds<br />
sweet icewine in<br />
the winemaking<br />
process for a touch<br />
of sweetness and<br />
complexity.<br />
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