What's On 20 April

Ellie Smith
April 20, 2025

Dear Reader,

It’s my last chance to gobble chocolate (it is Easter, after all) before I start my three-month Roar Fitness programme, so I’m going to take full advantage before abstinence kicks in – and it’s all protein, protein, protein. I’m nervous (very nervous) about whether I can stick to something quite so gruelling, but recently a Swiss doctor said to me, ‘When you hit your fifties, you have a choice.’ She was letting me firmly know that my lifestyle decisions around drinking, eating, resting and exercising would significantly impact my healthspan trajectory from now on in (of course, it always has done, but bouncing back was easier). Post-50, things get harder. And it starts next Wednesday. Wish me luck.

Have a great week.

WHAT’S ON MY MIND THIS WEEK

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Set your alarms: M&S’s take on the Dubai chocolate is out this week, made with pistachio cream and a crispy biscuit crumb. Out 23 April

Apollo Art Auctions is hosting a three-day sale this April, with two days of ancient art and antiquities followed by a day centred around fine Islamic and Indian works. 26 – 28 April

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The Cambridge Literature Festival returns this week, with this year’s line-up including names from Diane Abbot to Booker laureate Samantha Harvey. 23 – 27 April

Taking part in the London Marathon next weekend? Don’t miss all the freebies on offer for runners, from pasta to cocktails.

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