…Ed takes to the Peak District for a lesson in landscape photography. You can pick up your copy of TGO from good newsagents, or you can subscribe and get it delivered to your great indoors every month.

In the January edition of TGO, Ed takes up rod and line and learns to fish. You might not want to rely on him for your post-apocalyptic survival needs just yet, but he’s getting there.

And, you know, magazine subscriptions do make very good Christmas presents. We’re just saying…

Want to get your hands on a unique piece of Ed memorabilia and help Shelter at the same time?

Then get along to Funny Faces, a photography exhibition that takes place in the Strand Gallery, London, December 6th-17th, where you’ll find portraits of 48 celebrities from the world of comedy (including Ed), all taken by photographer Paul Heneker.

Each of the portraits in the exhibition (30cm x 45cm, mounted, framed, and signed by the subject) will be auctioned on eBay to raise money for Shelter, starting on December 7th. However, a limited run of 20 prints of each portrait will also be available to buy at the fixed price of £30 each. These prints are A5-sized and signed by Paul Heneker.

You can find out more information about the auction on Paul’s website, where you can also see thumbnail images of all the portraits being exhibited, featuring such celebrities as Barbara Windsor, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, David Mitchell, Issy Suttie, Daniel Sloss, Sara Pascoe, Simon Pegg, and loads more.

In this month’s column, Ed meets Alison O’Neill, “the Barefoot Shepherdess,” for a refreshing footwear-free hike across the Howgill Fells.

Given that Ed doesn’t even like to take his shoes off in other people’s houses, the experience was a challenging one for him. Find out how he got on by ordering your copy of TGO now!

You can catch Ed on Saturday, September 17th as part of this exciting new comedy festival in the heart of East London.

Click here for tickets.

Did you know that you can find Ed’s monthly column in The Great Outdoors magazine? In the July issue (contact TGO for info on back issues) Ed learns some basic navigation skills, and in the August issue (out now!) you can read about him getting a lesson in scrambling.

To make sure you don’t miss one of Ed’s columns, you can subscribe to The Great Outdoors here.

Here is the info for the New Horizons benefit gig on Monday. It really is an amazing lineup. You really should go, and you will really, really be helping people.