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Afternoon tea with Carol Kirkwood • Join us on Thursday 13 June at this exclusive event for Good Housekeeping readers at Warner Hotels’ Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire

Good ideas for May • BEAUTIFUL BLUE AND SERENE GREEN BUYS

‘I’m not going to let FEAR HOLD ME BACK’ • Ruth Jones talks to Nathalie Whittle about overcoming stage fright, retraining as a registrar and reuniting with James Corden

DARLING BUDS OF MAY • From pretty petal designs to bold sculptural styles, fanciful floral jewellery has blossomed for spring

Spring’s relaxed NEW MOOD • This season, pretty florals, appliqué blooms and the sweetest broderie anglaise are best worn with denim staples, military details and utility cuts, for a pretty but practical combination that equals modern, laid-back femininity

BAGS of style… & the SHOES, too! • The perfect new-season accessories to finish every outfit, from a sleek and chic raffia bag to elevated chunky sandals and showstopping slingbacks

6 ways to REFRESH your WARDROBE • If your clothes rails are full-to-bursting but you’ve ‘nothing to wear’, it’s time for a closet cleanse. Fashion director Amanda Marcantonio shares her tips on what to cull and what to keep

‘Try to find the daily dose of such fun’ • Gallop barefoot in the park, have a picnic, run naked through a sprinkler – the change of season makes it the perfect time to play, says Miranda Hart

‘GIVING BACK gives us so much’ • Meet three readers who have found helping others through volunteering has brought a sense of achievement to their own lives. And learn how you can follow in their footsteps…

‘Two hours out of my day can make the world of difference to someone’ • Paula Hancock, 59, was searching for a volunteering opportunity that fitted her new life after retirement, but became part of something much bigger after joining Family Action’s helpline, FamilyLine.

‘The allotment is creating a ripple of good for the community’ • Kerry Ford, 36, offered her gardening skills to Family Action’s Escape Allotment and Discovery Garden Project in Norfolk, and even found a new career path.

‘Volunteering helped me find purpose after illness’ • Shermina Mapxencar, 44, found a new direction in life by supporting her community through her local Family Action FOOD Club, after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

Celebrating the mother of all MUSICALS • It took Judy Craymer a decade to persuade ABBA to turn their songs into a show. Now Mamma Mia! is celebrating 25 years and there are plans for a third film. Louise Atkinson meets the ultimate dancing queen and film producer

LOVE STRUCK: The dark truth about romance fraud • Ellie Fennell meets the women working to combat romance scammers, revealing the misconceptions around the victims and how evolving technology is making scams increasingly hard to detect

‘YOU CAN’T HOLD BACK HALF THE WORLD’ • Edwina Dunn OBE changed the way we shop when she pioneered the Tesco Clubcard and now she believes that women hold the key to solving some of the world’s greatest challenges

THREE STEPS TO SUCCESS

The enduring POWER OF BOOKS • Great literature has the power to engage all ages, says English teacher Carol Atherton, who never tires of instilling a love of words in the next generation

‘My solo voyage to HAPPINESS’ • Feeling adrift in life, Susan Smillie learned how to sail and embarked on a lone journey on a small boat that took her all the way to Greece – and changed the course of her...