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A mighty million!

Candlestick is thrilled to be celebrating its millionth pamphlet sale – a major milestone that will be marked with a number of celebrations, including Ten Poems of Light to be published in […]

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It’s back to school…

You never forget your school days… Is this because we were young, our minds marvellously open to the new and undiscovered? Or is it the repeating patterns of the school day and […]

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Carols, guitars and singing stars

Whether it’s ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ or ‘Away in a Manger’ we all have a song, carol or tune that heralds the arrival of the festive season. Music seems to offer a miraculous short-cut to memories of happy […]

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Monday 2nd September 2024

New for 2025A poem for every month of the year

We begin on Exmoor and end with a frosted window in this glorious new addition to our ever-popular series of Almanacs. On the way, we encounter wild roses and pipistrelle bats, the green-god […]

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Tuesday 4th June 2024

Poems that capture all the thrill of departure – and of arrival

The moment of pulling a suitcase or rucksack down from a cupboard or out from under the bed always carries a particular kind of excitement. It’s as if going away promises a new life – even […]

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Tuesday 4th June 2024

An exquisite essay by one of our leading naturalists

What could be more evocative of heady summer days than a meadow in all its blowy, flowery glory? In this exquisite prose essay, leading naturalist Miriam Darlington takes us deep into the heart of a local meadow […]

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Friday 20th September 2024

A mighty million!

Monday 2nd September 2024

It’s back to school…

Monday 2nd September 2024

Carols, guitars and singing stars

Monday 2nd September 2024

New for 2025A poem for every month of the year

Tuesday 4th June 2024

Poems that capture all the thrill of departure – and of arrival

Tuesday 4th June 2024

An exquisite essay by one of our leading naturalists

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