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Former Inmates' Garden Showcases at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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Former Inmates' Garden Showcases at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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A garden designed and built by women who are in prison or have recently been released will be exhibited at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The indoor garden will be a recreation of the greenhouse at HMP East Sutton Park, in Kent, where inmates trained.

Kali Hamerton-Stove, director of The Glasshouse project, said it helped women prepare for their release and tackled reoffending rates.

She said the exhibit was an "incredible opportunity" to showcase their work, BBC reported.

The exhibit will feature house plants nurtured by women in prison and items representing their "dreams and hopes".

Stove said it is "amazing" that women get to "design and build an exhibit based on their experience".

She said it is also amazing they will be around horticultural specialists and "incredibly inspirational people" at the show.

She said the project focused on ensuring women had "skills ready to enter the workforce and society" after they were released from prison.

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Coffee Overtaking Tea Culture in the UK

“Fancy a brew?” is no longer as familiar as it once were as coffee has overtaken tea in the UK (Getty)
“Fancy a brew?” is no longer as familiar as it once were as coffee has overtaken tea in the UK (Getty)
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Coffee Overtaking Tea Culture in the UK

“Fancy a brew?” is no longer as familiar as it once were as coffee has overtaken tea in the UK (Getty)
“Fancy a brew?” is no longer as familiar as it once were as coffee has overtaken tea in the UK (Getty)

Discover the hidden gem of the UK's coffee culture, where vibrant independent cafes outshine the chains, offering a unique blend of flavors and atmospheres.

“Fancy a brew?” “I'll put the kettle on then.” Hearing those words are no longer as familiar as it once were as coffee has overtaken tea in the UK, The Daily Express newspaper reported on Monday.

It said grabbing a coffee either on the go or at a café is as part of British culture these days as it is in Italy.

But while every person has its favorite chain, be it Pret, Starbucks, Costa or Cafe Nero, nothing beats finding a decent independent coffee shop one can call home especially when it can seem high streets are dominated by the same chains.

So with the demand for coffee only growing, where is the best spot in the UK to find an independent coffee shop?

A study by Reviva Coffee reveals the UK city that is the hidden gem when it comes to thriving coffee culture.

And it probably isn't where you'd expect. In fact this county is synonymous with tea. Yorkshire Tea, to be precise.

However the study discovered the best UK city to find independent coffee shops is in the Yorkshire city of Leeds. It has a staggering 584 coffee shops, of which 86.3% are independent, and just under 14% are chains.

Placing second is Edinburgh. Whether you’re a coffee connoisseur or just needing a cosy pit stop, Edinburgh has you covered with its outstanding coffee scene with 560 shops, 85% of which are independents.

In third for best UK cities for independent coffee shops is Bristol which has 347 coffee shops, 86.3% of which are independent.