Main Stage Talks
More to be confirmed
Friday 30th May
11.30-12noon
Christopher Morris asks is buying art for the home an investment or an indulgence?

12.30-1pm
Tina Jesson, home staging expert, on how to prepare your home for a speedy sale in any market.

1.30-2pm
Diarmuid Gavin, TV star and champion of cutting-edge modern garden design shares advice and humorous anecdotes from his career in gardening.

3.30-4pm
Diarmuid Gavin returns to the Main Stage with more advice on getting the best from your garden this summer.

Saturday 31st May
11.30-12noon
Lola Bodansky talks about conservation and interior design.

12.30-1pm
Tina Jesson shares her insider knowledge of how to maximise your home’s potential.

1.30pm-2pm
Diarmuid Gavin, presenter and garden design expert shares his hints and advice for glorious gardens.

3.30pm-4pm
Diarmuid Gavin gives his last gardening talk at this year’s Home & Garden Show.

Sunday 1st June
11.30-12noon
Tina Jesson reveals the most inspirational new trends for modern homes.

12.30-12.50pm
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen – for the first time the irrepressible TV presenter and designer talks live from the Racecourse.

1.30-2pm
Christopher Morris on selecting the perfect art work to suit your home.

2.30-2.50pm
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen returns to the Main Stage to share his tongue-in-cheek musings on design.

3.30-4pm
Home staging expert Tina Jesson gives her last talk at this year’s Home & Garden Show.

Home & Garden Cookery Demonstrations



Friday 30th May
11.00 Hannah Restaurant
12.00 Fi Bird - Stirrin Stuff
13.00 Lotte Duncan
14.00 Jason Palin
15.00 Lotte Duncan
16.00 Fi Bird - Stirrin Stuff

Saturday 31st May
11.00 Fi Bird - Stirrin Stuff
12.00 Simon Rimmer
13.00 Jason Palin
14.00 Simon Rimmer
15.00 Fi Bird - Stirrin Stuff
16.00 Chorchaba

Sunday 1st June
11.00 Fi Bird - Stirrin Stuff
12.00 Chorchaba
13.00 Jason Palin
14.00 Tiffany
15.00 Fi Bird - Stirrin Stuff
16.00 Tiffany

Fi Bird - Interactive Children's Workshops
Fi is a graduate of St Andrew's university, mother of six and a past Masterchef finalist who has always had a passion for cooking. A member of the Guild of Food Writers, Fi has written extensively - articles, recipes and as a campaigner both for healthier diets and for cookery teaching at Primary schools. Fi and Dr Stephen Bird are the founders of Stirrin' Stuff which works in partnerships, to educate children about food and encourage children in the practical skills of preparing.

Barefoot Books will publish Fi's children's cookery book in September 2008.

Fi will be running two demonstrations each day in the Kitchen Zone:
Friday at 12pm and 4pm
Saturday at 11am and 3pm
Sunday at 11pm and 3pm

Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Cheshire Wildlife Trust is a charity that works to protect and enhance wildlife in the Cheshire region. As part of their role to safeguard our fragile natural heritage, they manage 45 nature reserves, which help to protect endangered species, rare plants, and threatened habitats.

The Wildlife Trust will on hand to make Bug Homes with the children throughout the day at a cost 0f £2.00 each and they will also have their Wildlife Gardening stand which will have the Wildlife Gardening game and a mammal skull ID quiz. The Trust will be running Giant Wildflower workshops from 12noon to 4pm each day at a cost of 50p each.