THINGS TO NOTE AND NOTICE

1 October Give up drinking this month and raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support (gosober.org. uk). For a great new alcohol-free spirit, try Feragaia, distilled in the Scottish lowlands.feragaia.com LEARN BY THE SEA The new Making Breaks at Bedruthan Hotel in Cornwall offer the chance to learn a new skill (screenprinting, baking, calligraphy) on a two-night retreat by the sea. bedruthan.com HARVEST SHINDIG Get stuck into harvest celebrations with corn-dolly making and onion stringing at The Lost Gardens of Heligan (5-13 October).heligan.com. Or join the the apple harvest and brew your own Herefordshire cider at National Trust’s Brockhampton. For other harvest events see nationaltrust.org.uk. “Have no fear of perfection- you’ll never reach it”Salvador Dali 3 October Pick up a book of poetry or try writing your own poem for National Poetry Day (the theme this year is truth).…