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Contents
May 2016
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OPEN TO IDEAS
John Graham-Hart finds homes
with open-plan spaces
123
FAKING IT
Jo Fairley tries out the latest
fake-tanning treatments
110
147
GREEN GODDESS
Penny Kemp on the plight
of the humble bee
130
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IT’S MAY
What’s going on near
you this month
PALE & INTERESTING
Claire Tennant-Scull visits an
Arts & Crafts home in Surrey
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129
WEALDEN HEALTH &
BEAUTY
Tips to keep you
feeling gorgeous
TRAVEL TIPS
Stay healthy when travelling
148
153
MAKING SENSE OF DYSLEXIA
John Graham-Hart on a common,
yet troubling condition
CREATIVE SCHOOLS
WT looks at a groundbreaking
book on education
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GET THE LOOK
Fabulous Scandi-themed
home accessories from
Wealdenfairs.com
ARTISTS’ IMPRESSIONS
Contemporary art from galleries
around the south east
ANYONE FOR CRICKET?
We visit the magnificent
home of Christel Cowdrey
BETWEEN THE LINES
WT fashions gets nautical
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MEAT FREE IN MAY
Julie Simpson offers
inspiration for
Vegetarian Week
RENOVATION & NEW
BUILD SUPPLEMENT
From extensions and
garden buildings to
painting and decorating
CONTAIN YOUR JOY
Sue Whigham on growing
plants in containers
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WHAT’S ON
Find out...
COMPETITION
Win a three-seater garden
bench worth £350 from
Memorial Benches UK
FABLES FROM THE FARM
Jane Howard on the joys of
gardening and farming
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The Property Ombudsman
Boughton Monchelsea
A handsome early Victorian former Vicarage in a tranquil setting with breathtaking views over the Weald and neighbouring deer park
• 5 Reception Rooms • Kitchen/Family Room • 7 Bedrooms • 3 Bath/Shower Rooms • Double Garage with Store above • Swimming
Pool • Tennis Court • Gardens and Grounds of about 2.3 acres in all • EPC: F
Guide Price £1,750,000
coming 26 January 2015

Horsmonden
An attractive Georgian farmhouse in a rural position within the Cranbrook School
Catchment Area
Entrance hall, kitchen, pantry, cellar, drawing room, dining room, utility / reception room, 4 bedrooms,
family bathroom, separate WC. Detached stone built workshop. Detached unconverted twin roundel
oast house with triple car port. Detached granary with original stables, storage room and studio
above. Gardens and grounds. Pond. Orchard. Paddocks. EPC rating F. In all about 2.8 acres.
Guide price £1,500,000
KnightFrank.co.uk/TNW160047
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simon.biddulph@knightfrank.com
01892 310700
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Goudhurst
A beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian / Victorian family house on the outskirts of
Goudhurst and within the Cranbrook School Catchment Area
Entrance hall, kitchen / breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, cellar, sitting / dining room,
drawing room. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 5 further bedrooms, family bathroom.
1 bedroom Oast House. Detached outbuilding. Detached open-bay double garage. Gardens and
grounds. Tennis court. Feature pond. Partly-walled vegetable garden. In all about 1.71 acres.
Guide price £1,600,000
KnightFrank.co.uk/TNW130170
KnightFrank.co.uk/tunbridge-wells
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01892 310700
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SALES / LETTINGS / MANAGEMENT
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HERE TO GET you THERE
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High Halden £900,000 - £925,000
Stunning unlisted country home set within 1 acre of private gardens
• Six Bedrooms • Separate one bedroom coach house • Double Oak framed
garage • Wealth of period features • EPC E
Rolvenden £335,000
Beautifully presented Grade II listed cottage set in the heart of Rolvenden
• Three Bedrooms • Attic Rooms • Two Reception Rooms • EPC Exempt
SOLD
Warehorne
A charming Grade II listed detached house set in approximately 1 acre of gardens
• Three Bedrooms • Further Two Attic Rooms • Open Countryside Views
• Requires modernisation • EPC Exempt
SOLD
High Halden
Converted in the 1990 s, this stunning unlisted barn is believed to originally date
from the 17th Century and is now presented to a high standard throughout
• EPC E
Appledore £550,000
A substantial attached Georgian style house with mature gardens & double garage
• Four Double Bedrooms • Conservatory • Far Reaching Country Views • EPC D
Appledore £425,000
Charming detached family home enjoying a desirable village location
• Four Bedrooms • Two Reception Rooms • Conservatory • EPC E
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GOUDHURST £1,500,000
Impressive home with detached annexe · Three
receptions and entrance hall · Kitchen/breakfast/family
room · Utility and cloakroom · Master bedroom suite
· Five further bedrooms · Detached one bedroom annexe
· Approx 2.5 acres · CSCA · EPC: D
RURAL HAWKHURST £1,395,000
Farmhouse with acreage and outbuildings · Four
receptions and conservatory · Kitchen/breakfast/dining
room · Five bedrooms (one ensuite) · Garden with
swimming pool · Grounds of approx. 10 acres · Stabling,
manège and various outbuildings · CSCA · EPC: E
RURAL MARDEN £1,295,000
Stunning family home in rural location · Two reception
rooms · Contemporary kitchen/breakfast/family/dining
room · Utility room · Four bedrooms (two ensuite) ·
Gardens approx. 3 acres with tennis court · Garden
room · CSCA · EPC: n/a
HORSMONDEN £1,250,000
Immaculately presented family home · Three receptions
· Contemporary kitchen/breakfast room · Five bedrooms
(one ensuite) · Delightful well manicured gardens · Far
reaching views between Horsmonden and Goudhurst
· Garaging · CSCA · EPC: n/a
Harpers&Hurlingham
The Cornerhouse, Stone Street, Cranbrook
01580 715400
www.harpersandhurlingham.com
London offiCe: KenSingTon 020 7938 2311
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Sales Team
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Northiam, East Sussex – £585,000
Well presented semi-detached cottage in a rural location
with far reaching views. Sitting room, family room, open
plan dining room and kitchen, utility room, four double
bedrooms. Outside store. Large garden. Off road parking.
EPC E
Beckley, East Sussex – £1,350,000
Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse. Drawing room, sitting
room, kitchen/dining room, four double bedrooms. Separate
home office. Garden and grounds of approx. 7.5 acres with
equestrian and other outbuildings. Heated pool and pool
house.
Camber, East Sussex - £795,000
Stunning New England style property on unmade road a few
hundred yards from Camber Sands. Kitchen, dining room,
utility study, vaulted living room, 4 double bedrooms with 2
en-suite. Lovely garden. Garden office/studio. EPC C
Wittersham, Kent - £550,000
Lovely detached cottage in a rural location with far reaching
views. Kitchen/breakfast room, living room with inglenook,
3 bedrooms and bathroom. Planning Permission to create
2 storey extension. Detached coach house with study room
above. Large garden. EPC F
Rye, East Sussex - £279,950
Grade II listed period house in need of updating and
modernisation close to the Ancient Town centre. Living
room, dining room, kitchen, utility, sun room, 2 bedrooms,
study. Enclosed rear garden. Garage by separate negotiation.
Stone-in-Oxney, Kent - £895,000
Grade II listed farmhouse in an elevated position with
stunning views. Generous room sizes provide kitchen,
conservatory, cellar, living room, dining room, utility, four
double bedrooms. Gardens of approx 1/2 acre.
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St Michaels • Kent
Guide Price £1,100,000
Lydd • Kent
Guide Price £725,000
Sellindge • Kent
Guide Price £1,450,000
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Guide Price £825,000
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Grade II listed oast and barn conversion situated in a rural location ø 3 reception rooms
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considerably enlarge the footprint, create a spacious new living space and add fourth bedroom with an elegant new bathroom. Planning
Application code: 15/509146/FULL – Tunbridge Wells. Land Area: In all about 0.25 of an acre (approx.) Floor Area: 1,511sq.ft. (140.4sq.m.).
Cranbrook 4.3 miles, Tunbridge Wells 15.4 miles, London 53.1 miles (all distances approximate).
Entrance Hall • Shower Room • WC • Storage Cupboard • Dining Room • Hall • Kitchen / Breakfast Room • Sitting Room • Study • Stairs to Landing
• Airing Cupboard • Storage Cupboard • Family Bathroom • Bedroom 1 – master suite • Bedroom 2 • Bedroom 3 • Gravel Driveway • Front Garden
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HOUSE OF THE MONTH by John Graham-Hart
Open to ideas
John Graham-Hart looks at homes with open-plan layouts
As anyone who has recently tried communicating with their teenaged son
will suspect, we are heading back to the Dark Ages. This, however, is
not all entirely bad news. Indeed, from an architectural perspective, it’s
beginning to look rather good news.
Throughout medieval times, country folk tended to live in single-room
dwellings, the best known being perhaps the hall house. There was one central
fire around which everyone gathered in the evening and then slept at night. The
smoke drifted up through the hall and, with varying efficiency, out of a hole in
the roof. This was true open-plan living and it was only with the Tudors that
rooms as we know them began to make their appearance.
Although practical in many respects, such rooms did rather pigeon-hole
domestic life – you will cook in this room, eat in another room and withdraw
to relax in yet another. Cook, eat or relax in the wrong space and you’d be
looking over your shoulder for the Room Police.
However, throughout the country, walls are now quaking on their
foundations, awaiting the sledge hammer. Everywhere they’re tumbling and
in their place are appearing beautiful, new, bright spaces that better reflect our
21st century lifestyles. Open plan and ‘broken plan’ – open plan on different
levels or with subtle dividers – are the interior design buzz words of the
moment. Mies van der Rohe would be delighted. Less has certainly become
more when it comes to partitioning our living quarters.
So after 1,000 years, we have come full circle to the great hall, the only
difference being that the great hall would probably have been shared with rather
less than hygienic livestock. But then again….
1. Long Croft
Where? Long Croft is in an attractive
village setting close to the heart of Platt
and about eight miles from Sevenoaks
(Google Maps TN15 8NR).
What? An attractive and versatile
contemporary family house, Long Croft
was built in 2006 over four floors. The
centrepiece of the house is a bright galleried
atrium/dining hall leading through to a
spacious, triple-aspect drawing room with a
spectacular circular fireplace which it shares
with the dining hall. Also on the ground
floor there is a large open-plan kitchen/
breakfast/sitting room with three sets of
double glass doors to the garden.
On the lower ground floor there is a
cinema, a gym, a sitting room and a
bedroom. On the first floor there are
five bedrooms, all with en suite shower
or bathroom. On the top floor there is a
large games room. Accessed through the
integral garage is a separate annexe with
a reception room with French doors,
kitchen, bathroom and a double bedroom.
The landscaped garden encompasses a
sandstone terrace and a summerhouse
and a gate leads to a lovely area of natural
woodland.
How much? Long Croft is for sale
at £2,250,000 and is on the market with
Knight Frank in Sevenoaks. Call 01732
744477 or visit www.knightfrank.co.uk
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MAIN DESCRIPTION
In delightful semi rural surroundings set down a private drive offering seclusion and privacy, a singular detached converted former oast house and hop gardens now an idyllic country retreat or family
home, having been restored to a high standard and now offered with the benefit of early possession if required.
Entrance Hall, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room/Cloakroom, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Master Bedroom with ensuite, Bathroom, Two Further Bedrooms, Shower Room and separate toilet,
Summer House, Former Brick Built Stable, Garage, Well Stocked Garden, Pond, Two Paddocks, planning permission for a three bedroom detached annexe.
DESCRIPTION
Oast Cottage is a singular detached former oast house converted some years ago and which the current owners have renovated and refurbished to a high standard, including oak double glazed
windows throughout. The attractive elevations are brick beneath a tiled roof and the property offers a largely open plan layout on the ground floor which creates a wonderful sense of light and space,
ideal for entertaining. The property is considered ideal as a weekend retreat, family home or potential holiday let. With well presented accommodation arranged over two floors the property also
benefits from planning permission for a separate detached three bedroom annexe.
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A porticoed entrance and oak front door open through to the open plan kitchen/breakfast room, the breakfast area with a good range of base and eye level units with wood block work surfaces,
central island unit, mains gas fired aga with electric companion, the tiled floor continues through to the breakfast area/receiving hall with a wide squared archway opening through to the dining area.
There is a cloakroom with wash hand basin and wc. A boiler room housing the gas fired central heating boiler. The sitting room has under floor heating, is light and triple aspect with a feature exposed
brick open fireplace with fitted wood burning stove, deep under stairs storage cupboard and on the first floor the galleried landing offers a large under eaves storage area and the master bedroom is
light, double aspect and with an ensuite bathroom with bath, wc and wash hand basin. Bedroom Two is a lovely double room to the front of the property and adjacent is bedroom three which has an
adjacent shower room with shower cubicle, wash hand basin and separate wc.
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West Lodge
The Priory | East Farleigh | Maidstone | Kent | ME15 0HA
Oast Cottage
Barnets Hill | Peasmarsh | Rye | East Sussex | TN31 6YJ
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2. West Lodge
3. Cheveney Barn
4. Oast Cottage
Where? West Lodge is in a semirural
setting on the edge of the village
of East Farleigh, a couple of miles from
Maidstone (Google Maps ME15 0HA).
What? An attractive single-storey
ragstone property that was originally one
of two gatehouses that served the nearby
manor house. The property has been
renovated and extended by its current
owners who have converted a former
double garage into a detached single
storey studio. Accommodation in the
main house includes a large drawing room
that is open-plan to the kitchen/breakfast
room, three bedrooms – one with an en
suite shower room – and family room/
fourth bedroom.
Outside, a large paved patio with an
ornate cast balustrade overlooks the
courtyard and studio building. The
gardens – primarily laid to lawn and
edged by mature trees – encompass a
modern wooden chalet with power and
light and a large wooden deck offers
superb views over the adjacent orchards
and countryside.
How much? West Lodge is on the
market at £850,000 and is with Fine &
Country in West Malling. Call 01732
222272 or visit www.fineandcountry.com
Where? Cheveney Barn occupies a
peaceful, rural location on the outskirts
of the village of Hunton, about six miles
southwest of Maidstone (Google Maps
ME18 6DY).
What? Cheveney Barn is a 2001
conversion of a barn believed to date back
to the 18th century and which retains
many period features. It is in immaculate
condition throughout. Accommodation
includes a galleried sitting/dining room,
drawing room with an exposed brick
chimney with log-burning stove, a study
and kitchen/breakfast room opening into
a garden room. The latter provides access
to an annexe, consisting of a sitting room/
bedroom, a double bedroom, kitchen
and bathroom. On the first floor, there is
a master bedroom with en suite shower
room, two double bedrooms, a further
bedroom and a family bathroom. The
attractive landscaped gardens encompass
a sun terrace with a water feature. A
paddock of around one-and-a-half acres
adjoins the gardens.
How much? Cheveney Barn is on
the market with Harpers & Hurlingham
in Cranbrook and is priced at £1,195,000.
Call 01580 715400 or visit
www.harpersandhurlingham.com
Where? Oast Cottage is at the end of a
private drive on the outskirts of the village
of Peasmarsh, 10 minutes northwest of
Rye (Google Maps TN31 6YJ).
What? A very pretty former oast
house that was converted 50 years ago,
the property has been renovated by the
present owners to a very high standard,
bringing it sympathetically into the 21st
century. The entire ground floor is openplan
with the kitchen/breakfast room with
Aga flowing into the dining room and
on to the drawing room with its exposed
brick fireplace with wood-burning stove.
Upstairs there is a double-aspect master
bedroom with en suite bathroom and
two further bedrooms, one with en suite
shower room. There is also planning
permission for a detached three-bedroom
annexe. Outside, in seven acres of grounds
and gardens, there is a summerhouse,
a brick former stable, pond and two
paddocks.
How much? Oast Cottage is priced
at £895,000 and is with Fine & Country
in Tenterden. Call 01580 766388 or visit
www.fineandcountry.com
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Family Law, the next steps...
By Julie Taylor, Employment and Family Solicitor
My partner and I are separated
and I think it is time to divorce,
what should I do?
The first step is to take legal advice as soon
as possible, ideally as soon as you realise that
divorce is likely, as the earlier you have the full
facts in relation to your situation, the better.
Divorce
A divorce can involve 3 separate processes
which run in parallel: the divorce, the
finances and arrangements for children.
Many people do not realise that in order to
obtain a divorce under English law, you must
establish that the marriage has irretrievably
broken down, relying on one of five possible
facts. Of these facts only the other party’s
adultery or unreasonable behaviour will allow
divorce proceedings to be filed immediately,
without waiting for a period of separation to
elapse. The other possible facts are two years
separation with the other party’s consent,
five years separation without consent or
desertion. Therefore if you wish to divorce
immediately and without waiting until you
have been separated for at least two years,
you need to rely on the other party’s adultery
or unreasonable behaviour. If there has been
adultery and the other party is prepared to
admit it, then there is no difficulty, however
if adultery has not occurred or if the other
party will not admit to it, unreasonable
behaviour is used instead. Unless there is a
single, dramatic example of such behaviour,
usually this will involve listing four or five
examples of the other person’s behaviour
which have led the Petitioner to conclude
that he or she can no longer remain married.
Although this may sound daunting and even
unnecessarily combative, especially where a
couple is trying to remain amicable, the good
news is that the behaviour does not need
to be extreme and a good family lawyer
should draft the particulars of behaviour in
a way which does not increase animosity.
The average cost of obtaining a divorce is
between 1,200 and 1,500 plus the 550
divorce petition fee which is payable to the
Court, although it is important to remember
that this does not include the costs of
dealing with arrangements for children
or the finances. The process of getting
divorced is likely take 3 to 6 months. You
will need your original marriage certificate
or certified copy. There are two stages to
getting divorced, the first stage is the decree
nisi and it is crucial to understand that this
is effectively an interim stage and that it
does NOT end the marriage. The marriage
is only ended by the decree absolute.
Finances
Discussing and settling financial
arrangements usually takes place whilst the
divorce itself is proceeding, although it is
worth bearing in mind that in the majority
of cases it is important to ensure that the
court has approved any financial settlement
and made an order reflecting its terms,
before obtaining decree absolute. Reaching
a financial settlement involves consideration
of how the housing and other financial
needs of the parties and any children can
best be met and how the matrimonial assets
(including equity in any property, savings,
investments, ISAs, premium bonds, pensions
etc.) and the parties’ incomes should be used
to meet those needs. Once a settlement is
reached, this should be reflected in a court
order. Obviously there are cases where
agreement is simply not possible and then
the court can assist and ultimately make
any orders it feels are necessary to deal
with the finances in the fairest way.
Children
It is always preferable to reach an agreement
over arrangements about where and with
whom children will live and when they will
see the other parent. Each family will have
different arrangements which are suitable for
that family, however a typical arrangement
is for children to spend alternate weekends
with each parent and perhaps an evening
in the week (if work commitments allow)
with the parent they do not live with, along
with up to half of each school holiday. If
parents find it difficult to communicate and
are unable to come to an agreement over
arrangements for children, then a first step
may be to consider mediation. If agreement
is still not possible then an application can
be made for the court to become involved
and then a Judge will make a decision on
the matter.
Buss Murton
offers a
free initial
30 minute
meeting
to discuss
any family
law matter
in relation
to separation, divorce and children.
We can see you at any of our offices
in Tunbridge Wells, Cranbrook, East
Grinstead or Dartford. To make
an appointment please contact
Louise Huxstep, Family Team
Secretary on 01892 502 338 or email:
lhuxstep @bussmurton.co.uk
Julie Taylor
BUSS MURTON
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May
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The Richard Burnett collection of early
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This fun and informal annual event takes place
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Throughout May, Borde Hill’s 17th annual
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the Elizabethan house as a backdrop. Visitors can
wander and appreciate an extraordinary mix of art
whilst exploring the renowned plant collection.
Visit www.bordehill.co.uk for details.
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Editor’s
Letter
For me, May always feels like a great month for action –
whether that means going on holiday, trying something
new, or planning an ambitious building or DIY project.
As ever, we hope we’ve got these options covered, with two
inspiring interiors shoots – an Arts & Crafts house in Surrey
and a majestic rectory in Kent – as well as a Renovation and
New Build Supplement to point you in the right direction.
We’ve also got a health page focusing on travel and long-haul
flights, Jo Fairley puts fake tan treatments to the test, and
Julie Simpson flies the flag for Vegetarian Week with some
delicious-looking recipes. Regulars include Wealden Beauty
on Neal’s Yard goodies, Penny Kemp on the plight of bees and
Jane Howard on the pleasures of her garden and farm.
If reading all this seems too much like hard work, then you
can simply feast your eyes on three pages of contemporary art,
from galleries around the southeast.
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purely for your children’s long-term
future. Assuming your parents survive
seven years from making the gift into
trust it shouldn’t form part of their
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My father has just died leaving
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benefit of, your children. The deed
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Above: On either side of the fireplace, the alcoves are papered with Andrew Martin’s faux books and over the mantelpiece, Victoria has hung a gilt mirror
from a heavy antique chain that, cleverly, tilts the looking glass in a downward direction, reflecting the room
When six years ago, Victoria and David
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Above: The drawing room, which features another handsome Andrew Martin sofa flanked by a pair of French Provencal-style sofas from OKA with a
huge buttoned OKA ottoman between them. Pale furniture, and masses of windows, ensure that this is a house that is filled with natural light
of having a practical place to store coats, bags, boots and
even a dog basket, so she cleverly incorporated a ‘boot
room’ area that is neatly hidden from sight as you enter the
kitchen, but is efficiently served by a range of cupboards
and baskets that keep the inevitable jumble in order.
The smartly appointed kitchen inhabits a vast space that
was once the garage. The rear wall is almost completely
taken up by windows that overlook the garden and there
is a long sweep of cupboards painted in Little Greene’s
Portland Stone. A huge cream AGA sits within a tiled
alcove topped by an elegant overmantel and, along with
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Victoria planned the whole area very carefully, not
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rear garden and to the front, and for the numerous
cupboards and drawers to be pleasing to the eye,
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It’s the original flooring, laid when the house was built. We didn’t even know it was here
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Aware of the tremendous amount of clutter generated by a young family,
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Above: Although most of the house has been completely refurbished, Victoria
and David decided to keep the dark green and gold ceiling in the sitting room
Right: Sanderson fern fabric stands out against the muted colour scheme
“It took a long time to plan everything. Just getting the
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Above left: French-style touches include this pretty armoire on the upstairs landing and, above right, a classic chaise longue in one of the guest bedrooms
mirror above that reflects back even more light.
The colours throughout are muted, but the Roman
blinds feature a provençal style print of pale grey and
lime green Linwood linen, the colours of which are
echoed in the striped and paisley patterned Ulster
Weavers cushions of assorted sizes that sit in plumped
symmetry on the sofas. Glass and ceramic urns filled
with white roses and orchids are dotted about on the
surfaces, and lanterns and candle sconces sourced from
The Vintage Home Co. in Westerham and Papillon
Living in Brighton further add to the atmosphere.
On a sideboard stands a pair of Corinthiancolumned
lamps and an unusual French antique
lantern. “They’re from Annie, an antiques dealer
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“When we entertain, we light all the candles, and
at Christmas time, my father brings a huge piece
of timber that we fit over the top of the table, so
we can accommodate up to 16 people to eat.”
To the right of the sideboard, a discreet door leads
into a small, but perfectly formed Butler’s pantry, where
Victoria has designed a wall of drawers of varying sizes
and depths that house everything from tealights to cookie
cutters. All those items in a house that normally have no
obvious home are kept here, so there are also shelves for
vases of all shapes and sizes, hooks to keep toasting forks
safely out of children’s reach, and even plastic tubes hung
on the inside of cupboard doors to neatly house rolls of
wrapping paper. There is even a mirror, thoughtfully
hung at face height: “I put it there so I can do a quick
check when holding dinner parties – just in case I have
spinach in my teeth or something!” laughs Victoria.
Walking through the opening from the dining
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kitchen and scullery was once housed. A large
OKA armoire keeps all the children’s toys, games
and craft materials out of sight and a pair of sofas
from OKA offer a comfortable, quiet place to sit.
As I follow Victoria along the hallway, I notice the
polished oak floor stretching ahead. “Yes, it’s the original
flooring, laid when the house was built. We didn’t
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Above and right: The master suite, painted in Little Greene’s French
Grey comprises three rooms that feel wonderfully luxurious; the bedroom,
dressing room and bathroom Right: A volcanic limestone double-ended
bath is large enough to accommodate Victoria and both children
even know it was here until we discovered the architect’s
plans from 1915 that showed oak floors throughout.”
We pause at the sitting room. “When we bought
the house, almost every room was papered and every
ceiling too. It had been beautifully done, but it wasn’t
really our taste. We kept this one as it was though,”
explains Victoria, “It’s covered in green and gold spotted
silk and in the evening, when the fire is lit, and the
silk curtains are also drawn, it creates a wonderfully
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Above: A wall of bespoke wardrobes with mirrored and lattice-work doors in the dressing room was beautifully crafted by the couple’s carpenter, Robert
and fits perfectly with the property’s 20th century, Arts & Crafts aesthetic. Hiding any clutter, they are also eminently functional too
“This room is probably most similar to the way that
we decorated our house in Clapham”, Victoria says. “We
use it often for entertaining and it’s perfect for having
drinks. We recently went to the London Gin Club, where
all kinds of botanical gins are served in huge goblets
with long shavings of cucumber and plenty of ice. It’s
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Further along the hallway is the drawing room, which
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by a pair of French Provencal-style sofas from OKA
with a huge buttoned OKA ottoman between them. At
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a pair of carved French chairs upholstered with a
fresh Sanderson green fern fabric were inspired by the
ferns that naturally grow and fill the front garden.
An antique crystal chandelier with unusual damsoncoloured
drops was a present from David to Victoria and
provides a delicate contrast to the dominant green theme
of the map and fern prints on the walls and upholstery.
“It’s a simple trick really, but adding a marble top to a piece of furniture
immediately places it in a more luxurious bracket,” says Victoria.
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Above: The children’s Jack & Jill bathroom has sliding doors to leave
maximum space for washing. Pale travertine tiles cover the floor and walls
and the room was tanked to cope with splashes from the huge bath and
walk-in shower Left: Decorative touches in one of the en suite bathrooms
The children’s bedrooms are remarkably tidy, but
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to function well, so even the young inhabitants have
little excuse not to keep things in an orderly fashion.
Victoria and David’s daughter’s room is furnished
with a carved Laura Ashley bed, dressing table and an
antique armoire, and accessorised with Cath Kidston
rosebud bedlinen, a Kate Forman floral print fabric
for the blinds and vintage painted tables and chairs.
The couple’s son’s room is themed with his
current favourites, racing cars and sailing boats
and Victoria says her three year old is very proud
of having tidied it himself for the visitors.
In the children’s Jack & Jill bathroom, sliding doors
enable the room to be comfortably spacious. Pale
travertine tiles cover the floor and walls and the whole
room was properly tanked to cope with splashes from the
huge bath and walk-in shower, sourced from Burge &
Gunson in South London. Again, Robert, the carpenter
made the unit for the wide ceramic basin which is served
by a simple but solid curving tap inset into the wall.
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Above, left and right: Victoria and David’s daughter’s room is furnished with a carved Laura Ashley bed, dressing table and an antique armoire, and
accessorised with Cath Kidston rosebud bedlinen, a Kate Forman floral print fabric for the blinds and vintage painted tables and chairs
painted in Little Greene’s French Grey is comprised of
three rooms that feel wonderfully luxurious. The trio
begins with a generously proportioned dressing room that
features a wall of bespoke wardrobes with mirrored and
lattice-work doors beautifully crafted by Robert’s team.
Shagreen boxes from OKA stand on an elegant, marbletopped
dressing table and there is a dainty, antique cane
bergère chair upholstered in a fine grey satin velvet.
“It’s a simple trick really, but adding a marble top
to a piece of furniture immediately places it in a more
luxurious bracket,” says Victoria. In the bedroom
itself, she has also used this device to great effect
by placing more marble slabs on top of the bedside
tables and chest of drawers. At the far end of the
room, a classic white marble mantel hosts Victoria’s
collection of glass and silver perfume bottles.
On the bed, a sumptuously padded grey velvet
headboard tops the mountain of pure white bedlinen and
the air is scented with lemongrass to remind the couple
of happy holidays spent on islands in the Indian Ocean.
Another opening leads into the bathroom, where a
volcanic limestone double-ended bath is large enough
to accommodate Victoria and both children for relaxing
chats that can be gently illuminated by a floor mounted
light, the beams of which are filtered through the leaves
of the faux orchids that sprout from the stone urn
in the corner of the room. The walk-in shower with
its enormous rose drencher is lined with more white
marble and twin Lefroy Brooks La Chapelle washbasins
sit beneath mirror cabinets cleverly recessed into the
wall, so that there is plenty of hidden storage.
Neatly folded towels are kept in an elegant, glass-
The children’s bedrooms are remarkably tidy, but like all the rooms in the
house, have been designed to function well, so even the young inhabitants
have little excuse not to keep things in an orderly fashion
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Above, right and left: The couple’s son’s room is themed with his current favourites, including racing cars and sailing boats and Victoria says that her
three-year-old is very proud of having tidied it himself for the visitors. Convincing ‘faux’ plants add a touch of colour – without the risk of soil spillage
fronted linen press just outside the room on the landing,
and around the corner, by the second staircase, folding
doors reveal an ingenious laundry ‘room’ – a supersized
cupboard that accommodates a double Belfast sink and
washing machine and dryer beneath a long worksurface,
perfect for folding and pressing linens. Hanging rails
above mean that clothes can be dried and aired, and as
Victoria explains, in the case of the children’s school
uniform, rarely have to be put away, because the children
can simply collect what they need each morning.
“It makes so much more sense to have the laundry
facilities upstairs too,” she points out, “because of course,
everyone dresses upstairs, and sheets and bedclothes can be
shaken out over the stairwell and folded ready for ironing,
so the whole process is so much quicker and easier.
“We had this second staircase taken out and re-built,”
adds Victoria. “It took ages to work out exactly how to
redo it, and we added an extra quarter landing, so that
we could maximise the space in the kitchen and have
the seating area there, but it also made the space up here
work so much better too, and we now have the two guest
bedrooms and bathroom in this wing of the house.”
The first bedroom has furniture from The Coach
House and a pale duck egg blue and taupe toile is used
for the blinds and cushions. A looking-glass hangs on
the wall between the windows and has a deep, chalkpainted
frame, delicately done by Victoria after she’d
taken an Annie Sloan furniture-painting course.
In the second guest room, a Savoy-style bed has
a velvet covered headboard that was bought from
Lots Road in London and a huge, painted armoire
came from Mark Maynard antiques in Tunbridge
Wells, while a carved, painted table accommodates
more of Victoria’s favourite shagreen accessories
from OKA that feature throughout the house.
Even the guest bathroom has been thoughtfully
planned and is lined with tiles from Mandarin
Stone that are comprised of fossilised shells. An
antique, ornately carved pedestal table provides a
decorative flourish, and on the other wall there is a
collection of exquisitely delicate seashell prints.
We descend the stairs and enter the garden
through the French windows from the kitchen,
then stand for a moment on the balustraded terrace
overlooking the sweeping lawns and box-edged
beds. Molly the dog follows us along the gravel
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Above: The pool house, at the far end of the garden, has a touch of Victorian Gothic style about it and looks out over the vast lawn and swimming pool
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Alice Scrutton with sculpture for the home & garden by Dawn Benson, Carol Peace & Helen Sinclair
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‘Precious’ A Limited
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Bluebirds, £265
Marine Walk by Melvyn Evans, Linoprint, £220
Janice Thurston, Trio of Fields,
Oil on canvas, £160
Solar by Gavin Roweth, in Portland stone,
750 x 600 x 75 mm, without a plinth, £1950
Ros Ingram, Hanging Ceramic Fish, £52
I Love You so Very Much Printed Canvas,
87 x 107cm, £950, Yvonne Coomber Designs
Yellow Storm by Susan Evans,
85 x 90cm £1,400

Champagne Kisses, Printed Canvas, 87cm x
87cm, £840, Yvonne Coomber Designs
Pteridium Aquilinum or Bracken,
original watercolour and acrylic ink,
£250, Little Paintings Company
Jon Gubbay, Night Buses on
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91 x 91cm £1,550
In Flight, a limited edition giclée print
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Melanie Manchot, Out of Bounds, 2016,
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Sarah Baddon
Price, Inner
Wisdom, acrylic
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Hut mermaids and bonfire dog
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Claire Fletcher £800
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Copper Pod, Peter
Clarke, £2600
Sailing on the Norfolk Broads by
Matthew Alexander, oil on board
18 x 24 inches, £4250
Adrian Parnell, Cherry Blossom II,
Oil on Panel, 59 x 39cm £1600
Eve by Dorothy Webster Hawksley (1884-
1970) Watercolour and body colour, heightened
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Signed and dated 1927 lower right, 50
x 36 cm. (19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in)
Estimate: £5,000-7,000
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Artichoke Gallery, Ticehurst
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Chapel Place Gallery Tunbridge Wells
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Fairfax Gallery Tunbridge Wells
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Longleys Studio Barns Hailsham
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Towner Art Gallery Eastbourne
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West End House Gallery Ashford
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Wing Art Gallery Wadhurst
01892 783665 www.wingartgallery.com
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First Steps by Veronica van
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Robert Greenhalf, Lapwings and
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Anyone for cricket?
Words: Jennifer Stuart-Smith Photographs: David Merewether Styling: Helen Barton
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Above: Morning sunshine floods the yellow drawing room with light, leading you through the elegant hallway and into the heart of the Old Rectory
Few things are as quintessentially English as cricket.
The same could almost be said of the Old Rectory at
Offham, with its ragstone gateway, sweeping gravel
drive and classic Georgian facade. It’s the perfect setting for a
period drama – and one can’t help imagining a vintage Rolls
parked outside or an elegant housekeeper answering the door.
Or perhaps the sound of leather on willow, as members of
the family practise a few plum shots along the smooth lawn.
As it happens, all of the above could be true, as this
stunning house has been home to the Cowdrey cricketing
family for the past 10 years – and a very happy home too.
“I felt like I had known this place forever, every detail, every
blade of grass,” says Christel Cowdrey, who had first visualised
and drawn a picture of her ‘perfect home’ back in the 1990s.
“We looked for four years before we found it, and moved
in on the very day the boys started at Tonbridge.”
Being near to their twin boys, Julius and Fabian, now 23,
while they were at Tonbridge School, was the main reason for
their move to Offham. The family had lived in Mystole near
Canterbury for several years, while Christel’s former husband
Chris captained both Kent and England cricket teams, before
moving to Ascot when his commentating career took off.
“It was the ideal location – equidistant from Sevenoaks
and Tonbridge and only a mile and a half from the
motorway.” Other, less practical elements also played
a key part. “The agent was rather apologetic about
the murals in the drawing room, and said, ‘Don’t
worry, you can paint over that stuff on the walls!’”
The murals, as it happened, were painted by Josef
Holst. “My maiden name was Holst-Sande, so it felt like
fate. Plus, they are the most stunning chinoiserie.”
Sitting in the drawing room in front of the open fire, it
It’s the perfect setting for a period drama – and one can’t help imagining a vintage Rolls parked
outside or an elegant housekeeper answering the door
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Above: Christel loves to cook, but also lets professional chefs use her kitchen when hosting weddings. The impressive mantelpiece was made especially to sit over
the Lacanche range cooker – which came from one of David Beckham’s houses – and the stone corbels on which it rests, came from an antiques fair
is impossible not to feel lifted by the vibrant yellow walls
decorated with birds and blossom. Sun floods in through
the vast sash windows, illuminating family portraits and
carved furniture brought back from Bangalore by Lord Colin
Cowdrey. His portrait takes pride of place, opposite an oil
of Christel’s mother, Eva Margareta Holst-Sande. The house
is said to date from 1733 and was the home of the vicars of
Offham and Hamsey until the late 1930s. It stands in about
12 acres of meadows – which a local farmer uses for hay –
and has, as you might expect, stables and a coach house.
“I feel very lucky to live here,” says Christel who, in
typical Swedish style, has a very egalitarian attitude to
living in such a lovely house. “I just like the idea of being
able to share it.” During our visit, the house was fully
occupied with visiting family and friends, and it is clear
that it has been the site of much entertaining over the
years. “It’s a wonderful party house,” says Christel.
This welcoming ‘open house’ feel, Christel’s ability as the
consummate hostess as well as her entrepreneurial spirit
has led to the development of Noblesse Weddings and the
reinvention of the house as a plush but also homely wedding
venue. “I wanted to recreate the wonderful experience we
had, when we got married.” Christel and Chris Cowdrey were
married in a wonderful London townhouse owned by the
Searcy family, and were made to feel as if it was their own.
“The first wedding we had here at the Old Rectory
was really special and different! I cooked and Fabian
and Julius were front of house. It was a really intimate
affair, with 15 guests for the ceremony, then a further
25 guests later on. Toasts were made in the garden,
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Above: The drawing room, with its open fire and huge sash windows,
overlooks the lawn and mature gardens. Christel has had the Conran sofas for
many years, while the Indian ‘elephant table’ belonged to Lord Cowdrey and
came from Bangalore. Josef Holst painted the Chinese-style murals
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Above: The snug is where Christel’s sons, Julius and Fabian come to relax and watch sport. In the summer, the French doors can be opened wide, allowing easy
access to the expansive garden. The heavy Scandinavian-style embroidered curtains are made from Harlequin fabric
and photographs taken in front of the house.” After
more champagne and celebration, Christel drove the
couple to Aylesford Priory, where they had a big party
in the barn. She is keen to point out that The Old
Rectory is very much a ‘sunrise to sunset’ venue.
Although the business has come a long way since that first
wedding two years ago – they now use a trusted selection of
suppliers including the chefs Stella Grove and Ali Tennant,
local florist Suzanne Price and a maitre d’ who worked at the
Goring Hotel and the Tunbridge Wells Spa Hotel – I’m still
keen to see the kitchen at the heart of this country house.
And at the heart of the home it is... A large marbletopped
island takes centre stage, while an impressive
mantelpiece, made to order by Christel’s carpenter,
sits above the range cooker. “The Lacanche cooker
came from David Beckham’s house,” says Christel,
“while the cooker back is an Ikea table top...” Again,
her Swedish egalitarian approach shines through.
I’m struck by the impressive mantelpiece above the cooker.
“The corbels supporting the mantelpiece came from a
salvage fair, and I had them blasted back to the natural
stone.” The mantelpiece looks as old as the house, and as
grand as one would expect in a substantial country rectory.
“I designed the layout of the kitchen – which professional
As the room catches the afternoon sun, one can imagine long, happy hours ensconced
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Above: Mood boards in Christel’s office hint at one of her many talents – as
an interior designer. She is currently working on the interior decor of two
boutique hotel chains in the West Country Right: the informal, cosy landing
area, which links the sumptuous bedrooms on the first floor.
cooks seem to love. The cabinets are from Neptune, the
dark green cabinet is Dutch, and I had my carpenter
make the shutters to match the others around the house.”
The striking chandeliers, made up of wine glasses on a
wire rack are from a high street shop in West Malling.
Sensibly close to the kitchen is the dining room – which
has more than a hint of Swedish, Gustavian style – which
is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Cooking Apple Green.
“When we moved in, this room had huge swag curtains
and horrible dark walls,” says Christel. Now, off-white
painted furniture surrounds a long, oval table, covered
with a delicate, embroidered tablecloth. “The table
extends, and can seat more than 20 people comfortably,
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Above: The dramatic guest bedroom, with its deep, teal-coloured wallpaper contrasts with Christel’s rather more feminine bedroom across the landing
which is great.” This is clearly not a rare occurrence.
Around the dining room are many clues to the family’s
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The overall feel, as well as being welcoming, is very much
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The guest room is very much a bedroom suite, with writing desk, armchair
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Above: Julius’ bedroom shows a clear sense of individual style and fun as well
as an obvious love of team sport – or sport in general. The quirky bedstead,
resembling leather saddlery, is from And So To Bed
Others have noted Christel’s in-born sense of style, and
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Above: The lawn – seen here in early spring, before it is mown to the perfection of a cricket pitch – makes an ideal backdrop for wedding photographs
Across the hall is Christel’s room – the master bedroom
– which has a much more feminine feel to it. Peachy
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When it came to the boys’ rooms, Christel gave them
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their mother’s sense of style – a striking bed frame,
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Farrow & Ball navy and white striped wallpaper, hung
horizontally, setting off numerous sporting photographs.
Visiting the Old Rectory is an undeniable treat, in more
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improvements, in many cases, on what’s gone before – and
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Before I give you the run-down, though, there are a few
hard-learned lessons I’d like to share.
Unless you’re having a bare-body emergency, always opt
for gradual tanners. These produce way more seamless
results; you’ve much more control over the colour (these
are ‘buildable’, so you may only need to top up every few
days). Where I got ‘edges’ and orange elbows/heels, during
the self-tanning trials, it was invariably with one of the more
traditional fast-action fake tans, rather than with one of
these new and more moisturising, gradual options.
On the subject of moisturiser, be lavish before you apply.
Whether you’re talking about face or body, the best results
are on skin that’s really and truly well-moisturised. Even
where a self-tan formula seems moisturising, it will still cling
unevenly to any dry patches.
Continue to be lavish with moisture, in the days after
you’ve fake-tanned. The best way to keep your tan looking
natural is to be incredibly generous with both face and body
moisturisers, butters, etc. As we discovered during our tan-athon,
fake tans are really, really drying and, unless you keep
the moisture levels topped up, skin will soon start to appear
papery.
Use an applicator mitt. Seems like a faff, but you will
avoid orange palms. (I didn’t, at the start of this process,
and my hands looked like an orang-utan’s even though I
scrubbed with soap religiously after every tanning session.)
Be aware: all mitts are not created equal; the thin ones
are trickier to use, and the product seeps through on to
your palms, rendering them useless. The two best mitts we
identified are the Sienna X Luxury Self Tan Mitt,
£3.95 (sienna-x.co.uk), and the Velvotan The Self Tan
Applicator Mitt, £2.99 (quite widely available). You can
get smaller mitts for faces, but these were less necessary, we
found, because you’re using less product on the face.
So, now that’s out of the way, just which products
impressed us most? Quite a long list, actually. Of course,
the famed St.Tropez features on there – but the particular
product which wowed was St.Tropez Gradual Tan
Tinted Body Lotion, £15 for a generous 200ml
tube. You can see where you’re putting it, the colour’s
fantastic – and it’s really moisturising in its own right. As a
wannabe-natural beauty, I also really, really liked Melvita
Pro-Sun Gradual Self-Tanning Moisturising
Gel-Cream, £22 for 150 ml, which is organically certified
and has a fab, moisturising blend of safflower, buruti and
coconut oils. (I’m crazy about gel-cream formulas for just
about everything, NB: simply bliss to use.) The ESPA
Naturally Radiant Gradual Tan, £34 for 200ml
was probably the best-smelling product I applied: it has the
usual signature ‘botanicals’ scent from ESPA, and very little
‘biccie tin’, post-treatment.
As you’d expect from a man who’s made his name tanning
the rich and famous, James Read’s products were a wow –
and his James Read Day Tan Body, £30 for 200ml,
was really soothing, smoothing and delivered incredibly
natural results. Ditto for the face. I’m now using James
Read Day Tan SPF15 Face, £22 for 50ml, for a
hint-of-a-glow. You’ll notice: none of the above is exactly
cheap, but the affordable option which most impressed us
was another gel-cream formula, M&S Autograph Tan
Body Crème, £7.50 for 200ml.
Of course, if anything goes wrong you can cover up your
entire body while the colour settles down – but short of a
veil, there’s not much you can do for a botched facial selftan
job. Delivering some of the best results, we found, was
Clarins Radiance Glow Booster, £26 for 30ml:
you simply add a few drops to your regular facial skincare
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Tan-Luxe Illuminating Serum Self Tan Facial
Drops, £31 for 30ml (qvcuk.com) – but be sure to choose
the Light option, not Dark, no matter how deeply you’re
craving a tan.
If you really are having a tanning SOS and need to be
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us. Personally? I’d go for a wash-off tanner, used over
gradual tanner (while that gets to work); I don’t think you
can go wrong with This Works Perfect Legs Skin
Miracle, £37 for 200ml, which most certainly works on
arms and other bits, not just legs. But if you really want
swift results, I heartily recommend the Vita Liberata
Phenomenal Marula Self Tan Oil, £39 for 100ml,
which glides on beautifully, instantly tinting and gilding
legs, arms and more (it has little gold flecks, too), while
working to deliver longer-lasting colour. The Guerlain
Tinted Self Tanning Gel, £37.50 for 200ml, is also a
joy to use (as you might expect from Guerlain): silky and
scented with exotic tiaré, a tropical white flower. And of
the natural options, the one which continues to impress,
summer after summer, is Green People Certified
Organic Self Tan Lotion, £21 for 200ml: completely
non-streaky, non-whiffy, leaving skin really beautifully
moisturised. (It doesn’t, however, have a tint – you’ll have to
wait for results.)
Need a quick sunburst on your face? Bronzer’s your best
bet – but these now come as gels as well as powders. I was
really rather impressed by Too Faced Chocolate Soleil,
£25 – it smells chocolate-y, in a good way, but above and
beyond that delivers a really realistic colour with a matte
finish, brushed on with a fluffy brush. But for an easy-peasy,
quick swoosh of colour, moisturise skin and go for Estée
Lauder Bronze Goddess Gelee Bronzer, £33 for
30ml: a brilliant little tube of instant sunshine, which is just
so easy to blend.
And if you’ve ever thought being a beauty editor is
all glamour, it’s not. This was genuinely hard and often
unpleasant work (while acknowledging: nothing like being a
miner/streetsweeper/hod-carrier). A few weeks on, however,
I no longer smell like a hamster cage. The conker-brown
elbows and heels are history. I’m quite simply a gorgeous,
healthy shade of light gold. But you can shine your
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Wealden Health & Beauty
Wealden Times talks to Claire Overton...
Do you have a
beauty regime?
As a mum and a dog walker,
my time is limited so I tend
to use a facial cleanser in
the shower. A quick rinse, a
nose full of beautiful scents
and I’m done. I love Neals
Yard White Tea Facial Toner
at the moment. It contains
flower essences to balance
emotions and keeps me sane
on the school run. I love
making green smoothies
too. I always start with kale,
spinach or avocado, then the
fruit, nuts and chia seeds.
My secret ingredient is a
tablespoon of coconut oil.
Do you have a particular
product you cannot
live without?
I never leave the house
without lipbalm. It feels so
wrong! NYR Shea Nut and
Rosehip organic lip formula is
a must-have. In winter I can’t
go anywhere without hand
cream either. I love the NYR
Bee Lovely hand cream; made
with a honey blend from small
scale farmers in Nicaragua
and Mexico and it’s organic
and fair trade. Happy farmers,
happy bees, happy hands.
What’s your ultimate
pampering treat?
Oh, definitely a hot bath
with Epsom bath salts
and bath oils, candles and
aromatherapy burner going. I
try and do dry skin brushing
beforehand. I brush towards
the heart for the circulation
and lymphatic system. I
then hop in and wallow for
a long as humanly possible
letting the salts, seaweed
and arnica do their thing.
Who’s your style icon?
I don’t think I have a style
icon. There are a few things I
need from my clothes: to feel
vaguely cool for a 38 year old
mum and to feel comfortable.
I’m quite busty so I also need
a decent fitting bra! I love
pretty dresses with leggings
and I’ll dress that up or down
depending on the situation
and weather. I try to be myself
and not follow trends, so if I
see something I really like that
suits me and makes me feel
good, I’ll have it, I like my
style to reflect me. So while I
like my Jimmy Choo glasses,
I don’t love them quite as
much as my Boden onesie!
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or learning about essential
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Sprouting shoots...
Sprouts are a super cheap and
convenient source of complete
nourishment. They’re in the
transitional stage between
seed and plant, making them
quite literally a live food, and
there’s an incredible increase
in nutrient and protein levels
during this process. Pretty
much all edible grains, seeds
and legumes can be sprouted,
and can be easily munched
on in a stir fry or served
raw in salads. The process
is simple. Take some mung
beans, for example (a Chinese
favourite) and wash them
thoroughly. It’s best to use
organic beans so they haven’t
been chemically treated. Soak
them overnight in a jar of
pure, clean water and cover the
top with cheese cloth. Ensure
there is enough room for
the sprouts to expand. Rinse
them a couple of times each
day for a couple of days, and
keep them in a place with a
consistent room temperature.
Once the little shoots
have made an appearance,
they’re ready to enjoy!
Sugar & spice...
If you’re after a summer
fragrance, then the new
Nashi Blossom cologne
from Jo Malone, available
this month, will be your
go-to scent. A spritz of
this crisp and ultra vibrant
essence will brighten your
day and lighten your spirits.
At first, you’ll enjoy a wave
of white blossom, which
then develops into sweet
pear and apple. After a
time, the deeper rose and
soft white musk appear.
For evening, try the Black
Cedarwood and Juniper
for a darker, more woody
experience. With touches
of cumin and chilli leaves,
this perfume takes us to
the forest floor with its
earthy, seductive aura,
and pairs beautifully with
citrus scents like Lime Basil
and Mandarin. Available
this summer, they start
at £42 for 30ml and
can be purchased from
www.jomalone.com or your
nearest Jo Malone stockist.
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Packed &
prepped
It’s getting to that time of year again and many of us are eagerly awaiting
our summer holidays. So whether you’re camping in Cornwall or jetsetting
off halfway around the world, here are some top travel tips...
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The natural remedy
Roz Crompton is a Homeopath
at Helios, Tunbridge Wells...
Long haul flights can often cause all sorts of
problems, is there anything we can do to make the
process easier? Homeopathic and natural remedies
can help with fear of flying, physical discomfort,
general tiredness and sleep disturbances. Helios Stress
Relief contains three remedies all associated with fear,
anticipation and anxiety, which may be experienced
before/during flying. Long periods of inactivity can
leave you feeling stiff and achey, with swollen lower
limbs, so I recommend wearing flight socks and
taking Arnica every 3-4 hours during your journey.
Are there any repellents/bite creams that are
less chemically harsh? A great chemical free
alternative is Incognito insect repellent products.
They’ve been tried and tested at the Centre for
Tropical Diseases, and you can choose from a
spray, roll on, body wash, soap and incense sticks
to burn if you are sitting outside. Vitamin B1 is
purported to have insect repellent properties and
the homeopathic remedies Ledum, Hypericum and
Apis can be very useful to lessen the effects of bites.
Miranda Castros Healing Gel for bites & stings
and Helios Urtical cream for itching and burning
are very soothing and without harmful chemicals.
When travelling to certain countries, why should
we take probiotics? A good probiotic supports
the gut flora and helps protect against bacterial
infection. Due to dietary shifts, un-hygienic food
preparation and a change in water, stomach upsets
are a possibility, so drink bottled mineral water, don’t
have ice in your drinks, stay away from salad which
may have been washed in tap water and ensure
you peel all fruit. If you do have a stomach upset
whilst away probiotics will help put the good flora
back into the digestive system. I recommend Solgar
Multibillion Dophillus and Optibac probiotics for
the traveller. There are also homeopathic remedies
that can help with food poisoning and other
digestive upsets such as Arsenicum and China.
All remedies are made by traditional methods by
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The eye care specialist
Sundeep Vaswani is based at Benenden Hospital....
How significant are the sunglasses we wear? Don’t be misled by
cosmetically appealing inexpensive sunglasses with dark lenses. While you
may think they’re sufficient, only lenses that provide 100% UV protection
will give you the necessary protection from the sun’s rays. When choosing
sunglasses it’s important to choose a frame that maximises coverage of the
eyes and they should have lenses with 100% UVA and UVB protection. In
certain activities, such as skiing and sailing, the brightness levels tend to be
higher so it’s useful to have darker tints and polarized lenses to reduce glare.
Is there anything else we can do to look after our eyes? Keeping
properly hydrated during the hot summer months will go a long way
towards protecting both your eyes and skin. The recommended daily
water intake is a minimum two litres. Wearing a visor or wide brimmed
hat will give you added protection against harmful UV rays and
wearing goggles in a swimming pool gives your eyes protection from
germs and chlorine. When the sun is hidden by clouds UV rays are
still able to penetrate through them, even if you’re in the shade. So stay
indoors when the sun and its UV output are at their peak: midday.
Sundeep Vaswani is a Consultant Refractive Optometrist at
Benenden Hospital. To book an appointment or find out more
call 01580 240333 or visit www.benendenhospital.org.uk
The GP
Dr Zoë Barron’s travel tips....
Any tips on avoiding jet lag? It can be very difficult to avoid jet lag
completely, but there are a few ways of minimizing it. Maintaining
good hydration is an obvious one, and avoid getting a hangover! Start
thinking about the time-zone you will be landing in prior to reaching
your destination and nap on the plane accordingly. When you land, try
to adjust your body to the new time zone by staying awake and getting
an early night. I, like many other GPs, don’t recommend sleeping tablets.
They can leave you feeling worse during the flight and can easily become
relied upon if not used with sensible care and attention. Best to avoid.
Any advice on great products to take to make travel more pleasant?
Anything cashmere. Socks, a scarf or a jumper make everything infinitely
more comfy and warm as in-flight air-con can be brutal. A facial misting
spray can help keep the skin hydrated and baby wipes are useful to freshen
up with before arriving at your destination. Grab a good lip balm and use
skin moisturiser, as massaging the hands and feet can help with circulation.
Rehydrating eye drops reduce that pinky, bleary eyed appearance at arrival
and an eye mask and ear plugs are a must if you actually want some shut-eye!
Dr Zoë Barron. MBChB, MRCGP qualified in 2002 from Leeds
University and is a GP partner in Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees.
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Meat-Free
in May
Go veggie for a day and celebrate National
Vegetarian Week, from 16-22 May, with our
delicious recipes for a meat-free breakfast,
lunch and dinner …
Recipes: Julie Simpson
Photographs: David Merewether
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Part-Time Super-Healthy Cook Wanted
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Breakfast Root Rosti with Poached Egg
Makes 4 large or 6 medium rostis
• 100g beetroot
• 250g potato
• 250g parsnip
• ½ small onion
• 2 tbsp flat leaved parsley,
chopped
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp rice flour
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
and the same of butter
for frying
• 4/6 eggs ( depending
on number of rostis)
for poaching
1. Peel and coarsely grate potatoes, parsnips, beetroot and
onion into a clean tea towel and ring out as much moisture
as possible.
2. In a large bowl, mix the grated vegetables with parsley,
cayenne pepper and rice flour. Add the beaten eggs to hold
the mixture together and form into 4 or 6 patties.
3. Add rostis to hot oil and butter and fry for 3 to 4 minutes
on each side.
4. Meanwhile, poach the eggs in boiling water.
5. Drain cooked rostis on kitchen paper before putting them
on warmed plates and topping with a poached egg.
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Hours and rate to be agreed, but estimate 2 days per
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Buckwheat Salad Lunch in a Jar
Serves 1 as a main meal or 2 for a light lunch
• Enough to fill one 1
litre or two ½ litre
Mason jars
• 1 cup of buckwheat
(raw rather than
toasted)
• 2 cups water
• 1 red pepper
• 1 red onion
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp of Dijon
mustard
• 75g feta cheese,
crumbled
• 5cm peeled and diced
cucumber
• 10 cherry tomatoes,
halved
• 2 handfuls of mixed
baby salad leaves
1. Rinse buckwheat in a sieve. Add to a pan with 2 cups of
water, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Take the pan off the heat and leave for a further 10 minutes
while any remaining water is absorbed.
2. Halve the pepper, remove any seeds and cut into strips.
Quarter the red onion and allow the layers to separate. Coat
the vegetables with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and roast in
an oven proof dish at 180 degrees/ gas mark 4 for 20 - 30
minutes until they’re soft, but not charred.
3. Mix the roasted vegetables into the cooked buckwheat.
4. In a small screw top jar, add the oil from the roast vegetables
to a tablespoon of lemon juice, ½ teaspoon of Dijon mustard
and a grinding of black pepper and shake vigorously to make
dressing.
5. Finally, to construct the salad, start with a layer of roast
vegetable and buckwheat, add crumbled feta, halved cherry
tomatoes and diced cucumber and top with baby leaves. Keep
in the fridge and dress with vinaigrette just before serving.
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South Indian Supper
Serves 4 with Camargue red rice
Carrot and Coconut Curry
• 400g carrots – peeled
and cut into batons
• 1 clove garlic
• Thumbnail-sized piece
of ginger
• 1 red chilli – seeds
removed for a
milder curry
• 1tsp turmeric
• 1tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp cardamom seeds
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 400ml can of full fat
coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon of
coconut oil
• ½ red onion
• Seeds from half
pomegranate
1. Heat coconut oil over a gentle heat and sauté finely
chopped onion, garlic, ginger and chilli until the
onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Grind cardamom, cumin and coriander seeds. Add
ground spices and turmeric to the pan, stirring for 3
minutes until the spices release their fragrance.
3. Stir in the carrots, coating them in the spice mixture
before adding the coconut milk and simmer for 20
minutes until the carrots are tender.
4. Serve, sprinkled with pomegranate seeds, with red
Camargue rice and red dhal.
Red Lentil Dhal
• 200g red lentils
• Can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ red chilli
• 1 clove garlic
• ½ red onion
• 1 tablespoon of chopped
coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
1. Rinse red lentils, cover with generous amounts of cold
water, bring to the boil and cook until tender, about
15-20 minutes.
2. Heat coconut oil in a large frying pan and sauté finely
chopped onion, garlic and chilli till soft. Grind cumin
seeds and add - with salt and pepper – to the pan for
2 minutes before adding tinned tomatoes and cook
and reduce for a further 10-15minutes.
3. Stir cooked lentils into the spicy tomato mixture,
mix through and serve, topped with chopped
coriander leaves.
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Ticket sales are in full swing for the Wealden Times
Midsummer Fair at Hole Park next month – and
we’ve got the usual array of stands and events,
from hand-picked exhibitors providing a fabulous
shopping experience to the Priceless People Wellbeing
Festival. Whatever your reason for going, there’s
masses to do and see. In the run-up to the Fair, we’re
talking to some of the exhibitors who will be sharing
their passion for all things fresh and local. Here we
meet Daisy from Artisan on the Go...
When was Artisan founded, where
are you based and what is it we
hear about this new venture,
Artisan on the Go?
Otto and I took over a small deli in Kemp
Town, Brighton, in 2014.
Around this time I discovered I had
a gluten intolerance, which had a big impact on how we
decided to run Artisan. It was very difficult for me to go out
to eat, so we decided to offer a range of gluten-free products,
this transformed Artisan into more of a coffee
shop / sandwich bar.
We have been approached before, about doing outside
events, but we were still concentrating all our efforts on
making Artisan a success. Now that we have been here just
over two years it feels like a good time to be able to expand
our brand. Also we had so much fun starting Artisan, we
decided that although it would be hard work, we would love
the opportunity to do it all again...on the go!
Is there a theme that links Artisan’s food?
We do a large range of gluten-free products. All our
sandwiches can be served as gluten free and a lot of
our cakes are gluten-free too.
We have tried to focus, as much as possible, on our
sandwiches, cakes, coffee, loose-leaf teas and milkshakes.
We do a large range of each of these products, for example,
we offer over 20 different flavours of milkshake – including
my favourite, salted caramel and banana.
What are your ‘best sellers’?
Each day we seem to have a different favourite. Sometimes
we refer to a day as “... do you remember last week, you
know, holy guacamole day!” Here are a few favourites:
Holy Guacamole sandwich – chicken, cheddar, chilli jam,
guacamole and spinach; Spicy Spanish sandwich –
chorizo, manchego cheese, chilli jam and spinach; Tricolore
sandwich – mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes and pesto; Glutenfree
Pear and Dark Chocolate cake, a classic, but a Lemon
Drizzle is always a winner. And my favourite tea: Mojito mint
(by Jeeves and Jericho).
Where do you get your inspiration for recipes and
how do you go about developing them? (ie. who
gets to test them?!)
Otto and I have grown up around very food-orientated
families; Otto’s mum runs her own B&B so does a lot of
cooking for that, my mum is a chef and my sister graduated
from Leith’s cookery school last year. Also Otto wants to be
the next Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall or Jamie Oliver!
With new recipes, it’s like the round in master chef where
the contestants are given leftovers – that’s how I made
the gluten-free pear and dark chocolate cake. I had some
ingredients spare from some other cakes that I had already
made so I thought that might work. I try everything that is
gluten free!! However, with everything else our families come
down regularly and everyone who works at Artisan tries it,
which they love at the beginning – but after a few weeks, they
often say “I can’t eat any more cake / cheese!”
What are your plans for the future? (A bigger horse-trailer?!)
We are really hoping the trailer will be successful. We would
love to do as many events as possible – parties, festivals,
weddings. More trailers, vintage buses... We are just so excited
about getting going! Otto is taking a break from being an
accountant to work with me, so that we can both commit as
much time as possible to this new venture.
‘Artisan’ / ‘Artisan on the go’
117St George’s Road, Kemp Town, Brighton, BN2 1EA
01273 945454 www.artisancoffeehouse.co.uk
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WT Restoration & New Build Supplement
Contents
5 Garden living
The benefits of secondary accommodation,
from holiday lets to home offices
9 Extensions: old versus new
How the experts go about building an extension
14 Period windows: Restore or replace?
What factors affect a homeowner’s decision
when faced with old, rotten windows
16 Cut to the finish
From decorative effects, to plain and simple
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23 Buying a plot of land
Before you rush out and spend a fortune on
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Converting an existing building, or
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Saddlehurst Barn Cranbrook
The barn located in our grounds was originally used as a store
for horses, hay, old machinery and furniture. A typical two
bay Kentish barn, parts of it could well be four to six hundred
years old, but it had been sorely neglected and was in
imminent danger of collapse. Cox Restoration were brought
to the rescue, they had to carefully dismantle the original
oak frame before meticulously reconstructing the building
to standards required for use as a modern letting property.
The renovation took nearly a year and we believe the work
has been done with sensitivity to provide the best of old and
new for the comfort of discerning guests. The building is
eco-friendly having state-of-the-art air source heating
and insulation.
With the much appreciated professional help and marketing
from Kent & Sussex Holiday Cottages, holiday letting has
worked out better than we could have possibly imagined. The
weekly letting brings in a very welcome boost to income and
the barn is a great place for our friends and family to stay too.
We now offer excellent five star holiday accommodation not
only for our guests but also a small colony of VIP bats!!
Home Owners: Phil and Penny McMillan
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around an anodised aluminium frame and can be ordered
in any size and window configuration. The buildings are
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and can be relocated if the need arises. As standard the rooms
are fully insulated, double glazed and are pre wired. The
cladding is a composite material that is incredibly durable. As
an after sale option Modular 105 can also design and build
furniture for the building if required. An example of a room is
on permanent display at the Flower Pot Nursery in Tunbridge
Wells as shown in the below image.
Modular 105 Ltd, Town Court Farm, Bayham Road,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5HU, 01892 514781,
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Potting Shed holiday let Benenden
The Potting Shed is a small Kent barn, once used as the
potting shed by plant collector, ornithologist and artist Capt
Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram and converted in 2012 into a
one bedroom holiday let. Derek East did the conversion. He
began in Feb/ Mar and the Molesworths had their first guests
in the July.
They converted the barn in order to provide a moderate
income – though this is eaten into by the cost of keeping
the property ‘up to scratch’, says Charlotte. “The dear little
barn was in a sad state of repair. It badly needed a roof and
weatherboarding so it made sense to go further and actually
convert it into accommodation for a holiday let. Derek is in
his element doing this sort of work. Most of the time it is no
bother (except for bed-making and cleaning) and everyone to
date has been most respectful of using the garden. We enjoy
people sharing the garden and there is enough space here for
others –having a holiday let, a
small garden would be more
problematic. Saying that, we
have also created a private area
next to the Potting Shed for
visitors with a little summerhouse
where they can be totally
on their own.”
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A new house –
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Building an extension can be a great way to get more from your home, without the
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radical and modern? The possibilities, as they say, are (almost) limitless...
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Many of the renovation projects that A T Palmer Ltd
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Extensions should protect the character and appearance
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For example, this listed 18th-century farmhouse, right,
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A T Palmer Ltd employs a highly skilled workforce
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Above: In this Edwin Lutyens early 20th century style house, we built a double-height
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Below: The extension created on this circa 1500
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farmhouse was built onto the back of the catslide
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Our company has specialised in the design and manufacture of
new oak-framed buildings for over thirty-five years. This wealth
of knowledge now underpins one of the largest oak-framing
companies in the UK, with an unrivalled reputation for quality
and expertise.
Anthony Hicks Oak Buildings is directed and managed by those
who are actively involved in the day-to-day running of the business,
providing immediate decision making, greater flexibility and
allowing us to ‘be there’ for our clients. We also directly employ all
of our skilled craftsmen who in turn work closely with our design
and surveying team, fostering a well-balanced environment of
teamwork and quality assurance.
We have built many new oak-framed extensions and have
been presented with many exciting projects and challenges. Each
new oak extension presents a certain degree of unique challenges.
Our truly bespoke approach allows us to consider planning
requirements, listed planning conditions and the desires of our
clients. Our ability to adapt to individual requirements enables us
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extensions reflect the individual needs of our clients, whether they
are built to house a swimming pool or a unique car collection. This
approach provides our clients with the opportunity to add their
own personal stamp to their home extension and Anthony Hicks is
at hand to support clients throughout.
As you will see, at Anthony Hicks we are passionate about what
we do, and at the heart of our philosophy is a desire to make it easy
for clients and consultants to work with us.
“Our purpose is to provide the highest quality craftsmanship and
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the efficiency to do it more economically than our competitors.”
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Richard Hawkes
for and on behalf of Hawkes Architecture
The main danger when approaching a project which involves an
extension to a listed or historic building is forgetting that we’re
living in the 21st century. Too many architects are obsessed with
mediocre pastiche mimicry of the past, distilling the wealth of
historic building development and using it like a crude kit of
parts to be assembled to create all manner of banal hotchpotches
of nonsense. In any other period of history, buildings and their
extensions could be dated easily by looking at the materials and
techniques that were used and the limits of technology at any
given time. Elizabethan oak-framed farmhouses were often
unashamedly face-lifted when Georgian façades were the
equivalent of Botox for buildings.
An elegantly proportioned clean-lined parapet extension with vast
sash windows crashed on to the side of a 300-year-old Wealden hall
house would seem brutal today, yet we now seek to preserve the
tale such buildings tell in aspic and resist any notion of maintaining
philosophical consistency by using 21st century materials, fashions
and functional indulgences.
The National Planning Policy Framework states at paragraph
60: “Planning policies and decisions should not attempt to impose
architectural styles or particular tastes and they should not stifle
innovation, originality or initiative through unsubstantiated
requirements to conform to certain development forms or styles.”
I applaud and fervently support this national guidance. Maybe
we’ve been tainted by mediocre post-war development or the
dismal reality of many 1960s
architectural explorations? I
prefer the consistency revealed
by the old buildings, whose
story more honestly reflects the
sourcing of materials, sense
of place, limits of technology,
cultural obsessions and fashions
which prevailed at each stage of
their rich development.
The images, above, of Tidebrook
Manor demonstrate my philosophy perfectly. The architects were
ORMS, where I used to work before setting up my own practice.
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Restore or replace?
Deciding what to do with old wooden windows is never easy. We get a clearer view by speaking to Luke
Miller of Wooden Window Repairs and Ben Flatt, sales director of The Heritage Window Company
Wooden Window Repairs
What are the main factors when deciding whether to repair or
replace a window? The main factors to consider when deciding
whether to repair or replace windows are cost and whether or
not the window really can be repaired. On occasions when the
windows are completely beyond repair, the cost of repairing can
outweigh the cost of a replacement. The reason we offer both
services is so that we can give people the option when possible.
Does a building being listed make a difference? With a listed
property, replacement windows should really be a last resort (as
this often requires permission) whereas repair can be carried out
without consent. If you live in a conservation area and would like
to change the style of your windows then permission is needed.
What are the benefits of modern windows? Some of the
benefits to our modern windows are that they will be draught
proofed (although draught proofing can be applied during
restoration of a window as well) and where possible double
glazed. Without stating the obvious, they are newer and so will
outlast a repaired window.
Is it possible to a have modern window that looks exactly
like an old window? Our new windows are always the exact
same style as the originals. With a high standard of joinery the
traditional features and style should never be lost, even when
replacing a window. Luke and Tom Miller are brothers specializing
in the repair and replacement of wooden windows around Kent
and the South East. They repair and restore both sash windows
and casement windows as well as supplying and installing
aluminium secondary glazing when appropriate. Between them
they have around 10 years of experience. Window repairs and
restoration is an extremely useful option with regards to listed
properties and properties in conservation areas – where modern
window, might look out of place or conflict with planning rules.
Email us at info@woodenwindowrepairs.co.uk or find our contact
details at www.woodenwindowrepairs.co.uk
The Heritage Window Company
The Heritage Window Company has been manufacturing and
installing slimline aluminium windows for 20 years with innovative
concepts delivering unparalleled performance. The new Heritage
Conservation range, with its unique ultra-low profile frame, was
carefully developed to replicate traditional style steel windows.
Many customers have a specific idea of what they want, so all
Heritage windows are bespoke and made to order in its London
factory. A range of styles and glazing options mean they can be
customized to almost any requirements, and customers can choose
from over 200 colours – even opting for different colours inside and
out to suit their home’s décor.
What are the main factors when deciding whether to repair or
replace a window? Many older style properties were fitted with
single glazed steel windows which, although aesthetically pleasing,
may not offer the same protection from the elements as we expect
from modern windows. Repairing these has implications for heating
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costs in the long term and this has to be weighed against the
short term savings of repair versus buying new. When considering
new, often the priority is to find windows that will provide all the
benefits of double glazing, without ruining the look and feel of
the property. Of course there’s also the cost of redecoration after
the windows have been installed and as Sales Director, Ben Flatt
says: “One of the great advantages of Heritage windows is that
they fit into existing timber sub-frames which dispenses with the
need for redecoration.”
Kent Peg Tiling &
Listed Building Specialists
conservation and renovation
specialists § high quality work
by experienced craftsman
Does a building being listed make a difference? Heritage
regularly deal with Local Councils and Listings Officers who like
the slim lines and bespoke features of the Conservation range. In
fact, Heritage windows were originally conceived in response to
an enquiry for aluminium replacement windows from the tenants
of a London mansion block.
What are the benefits of modern windows? Modern double
glazing delivers many benefits to homeowners. For example
the Heritage Conservation range not only offers better thermal
performance – having achieved an ‘A’ performance rating and a
1.6+ U value – but satisfy all the latest building regulations for
replacement or new build applications. The ‘polyamide thermal
resin break’ reduces condensation and argon-filled double-glazed
sealed units ensure the noise stays out and more of the heat stays
in – keeping those heating bills down. Multipoint shootbolt
locking provides extra security as well. And the tough powder
coated paint finish is highly durable and requires virtually no
maintenance.
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Is it possible to have a modern window that looks exactly
like an old window? Incorporation of locking mechanisms and
the width of double-glazed sealed units means it is not possible
to match a traditional style window exactly. However, the
comparison (below) shows just how close they have come, and
with a profile of just 39mm – the Heritage Conservation range is
the slimmest aluminium window available in the UK.
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This colour, simply called ‘Grey’ is
available in seven degrees of intensity –
not 50 shades – from Little Greene
Cutting to
the finish...
What finish you choose for your home, whether it
be paint, wallpaper or something more decorative,
depends on many different factors...
Daryl Cruttenden of Cruttenden
Specialist Decorating Contractors
What makes people choose paint over other finishes?
One of the main reasons to choose paint is costing. Emulsion
finished walls for example are far cheaper than wallpaper or
tiling. They are interchangeable, damaged areas of paint can
be repaired, not the case for wallpaper. Tiling is a longer-term
commitment, wall tiling is more popular and practical in wet
areas. We would recommend upgrading your emulsion finish
to Crown Extreme Clean. This is an emulsion that can be
scrubbed clean and has a harder finish than standard trade
emulsion finishes.
Are there different finishes recommended for old
and new properties?
There are many different finishes with regard to walls;
for new walls you would use a standard contract emulsion
that will sink into the new plaster.
When emulsioning old walls and older properties, a
vinyl emulsion is more effective as it contains vinyl / plastic
which makes it more flexible, so less prone to minor cracking.
More examples, too many to mention, include lime wash for
old buildings with solid walls ie churches, casein distemper
for old buildings etc, etc.
What are the most challenging kinds of jobs?
The most challenging project in terms of labour is badly decayed
paintwork on timber exteriors. The removal of loose paint, and
application of spot prime undercoat and gloss are the minimal
requirements. We would recommend an additional undercoat or
gloss depending on the colour being used. Full redecoration to
churches can be challenging with not many occurring these days.
However, we have recently quoted for a full church interior and
External paints need to stand up to the
elements as well as looking tip-top (Mister
David 47 by Little Greene)
have previously completed a number. National Trust properties
can present a challenge. The last couple of years they’ve been
specifying Sikkens Cetol Xd Gloss system on all their exterior
redecorations. So, a good product for your readers to use.
Cruttenden Specialist Decorating Contractors,
01424 443954, www.cruttendendecorating.co.uk
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“Murals offer solutions to tricky surfaces like bare plaster between beams in timberframed
houses. odd angles and curves with perhaps, lumpy walls”
Melissa White of Melissa White Hand
Painted Design and Decoration
I was drawn to reproducing Elizabethan wall paintings as I loved
the loose, hand painted qualities of these near 500-year old
murals. I’ve decorated houses from medieval to modern, painting
bold patterns directly on walls like our ancestors or finding less
intrusive alternatives that allow me to work from my studio then
install on-site. These might be made-to-measure fresco panels,
large tapestry-like wall hangings or custom-made wide-width
wallpapers printed or painted to order. Unlike a traditional mural,
these artworks are not permanent and therefore can be installed in
your new home and, I can incorporate the fresco secco treatment
to ensure a more authentic look.
Bespoke wall treatments go beyond the mechanical repetition
of normal wallpaper allowing for dynamic movement across a
wall. They have to work both from afar and close-up at which
level brushstrokes, imperfections and patination bring life to the
design. The finished wall makes a unique decorative statement
achieved via an exciting creative dialogue between artist and client.
Murals offer solutions to tricky surfaces like bare plaster
between beams in timber-framed houses, odd angles and curves
with perhaps, lumpy walls. One challenge was a Tudor castle in
Norfolk with ugly 18th century stencilling that needed to be
preserved yet, concealed. In the fabric walling tradition I stretched
and nailed linen painted with Elizabethan multivines around the
walls to protect it.
Even a large expanse of flat, characterless wall can be
transformed. When commissioned to supply artwork for an
expansive 2-storey wall in Notting Hill I painted a luscious 6x8m
Roman garden scene made up of 24 huge fresco secco panels all
cracked and aged at my studio. It was an elegant solution to a
challenging blank wall.
Melissa White Hand Painted Design and Decoration
01424 868048 www.melissawhite.co.uk
Detail from a hand-painted wall commissioned
by a client for the hall of their house in Iden
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The Paint and Paper Library offers a
large range of colours and finishes
Paul Jenner at Bell House Fabrics & Interiors
People love the unique colour palette that Paint Library offers,
from the subtle shade variation of the architectural colours like
slate, paper or salt to the stronger, more accented original colours
like Paris Rooftops, Grenache or Sea nor Sky. All designed to
complement or contrast perfectly.
Pure flat emulsion is the flattest emulsion on the market
with a sheen level as low as 1.5%. This gives it a rich depth of
colour, perfect for period properties. Architects emulsion is fully
washable making it the ideal choice for modern living family
environments. Hard wearing water or oil eggshells are available
along with traditional oil gloss for that statement
front door. For me it’s finding the
Little Greene was founded in
1773 – but offers colours to
suit all eras
right tone level for the environment,
– strong enough in light open-plan
kitchen/living areas to create the
desired impact but not too much so
as to look closed in. Natural light and
aspect are important considerations.
Conversely, smaller rooms with limited
light sources can be transformed with
the correct tonal combinations from
the architectural range.
Bell House Fabrics and Interiors,
Cranbrook, 01580 712555
www.bellhousefabrics.co.uk
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painting and decorating services. We use state-of-the-art
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If your looking for a high quality finish and excellent
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Generally the older properties tend to stay with heritage colours
on the walls and eggshells and flat oil finishes on the woodwork
where in a modern home gloss finishes and brighter colour
schemes can work just as well as the old.
Paint manufacturers nowadays have a full range of period and
modern colours in their palettes in all finishes from flat matt,
eggshell through to gloss. Little Greene are a personal favourite of
mine right now with a great range of heritage colours and finishes.
Striking patterned wallpaper fits
perfectly alongside furniture and
decor from various decades
Marc Scott, of Bushell & Scott
What makes people choose wallpaper over other finishes?
Many factors come in to play when deciding on wallpaper over
other finishes, whether it is a cost effective easy fix to cover
unsightly damaged walls or to add another dimension to a room
giving much needed depth and warmth with a multitude of
colours, shapes, images, textures and luxurious finishes to choose
from. In these modern times, digital imagery can help create
illusions be it of a brick wall without the disruption of stripping
back the plaster or wood cladding to create the feel of being in
a log cabin – we have even hung paper that gives the illusion of
books on a bookshelf.
Are there different finishes/styles recommended for
old and new properties?
In this day and age, mixing modern with old and keeping in
tradition with period colours and finishes is very common
practice. Period colours are very popular right now and can look
great in a modern property as they do in an old property. There is
so much choice on offer with water-based, oil-based, scrubbable,
matt, silk….the list goes on.
What are the most challenging kinds of projects/jobs?
Most jobs create their own challenges in one way or another,
which is why we do what we do and are good at it. We have
plenty of years’ experience in knowing ways of overcoming these.
My pet hate, and I guess the same goes for every tradesman, is
working in small spaces; wallpapering a small wash room for
example, fiddly pipe work to navigate with hardly any space to
move about and make the precise cuts necessary. The same goes
for wallpapering uneven walls where no edge is plumb and the
ceiling waves up and down like the rolling sea throwing any
patterned paper off kilter. Yet the end result has to look flawless.
Knowing a few handy techniques helps us get over these issues –
though at times they cause some serious head scratching.
Bushell & Scott, Painting and decorating services,
www.bushellandscott.com
Choosing paint shades is never
easy – there’s so much choice!
Alan Kent Specialist painter
What type of finishes/effects do you specialise in?
I specialise in marbling, wood graining, all broken colour
effects, trompe l’oeil, gilding – all decorative finishes
Are these finishes and effects suited to old and new houses?
The paint finishes and effects are suited to the restoration of
historic buildings as well as in new and modern houses.
What are the most challenging kinds of projects/jobs?
The most challenging part of my job is matching up my work
to existing wood graining or marbled columns, panels or
fire places. Antiquing is a very important part of my work. I
prepare my own glazes and work with artists’ oils. Some of the
more intricate wood graining is achieved using water colour.
Alan Kent has worked as a specialist painter since 1973 and trained
with the world-renowned decorative artist Leonard Pardon.
Alan Kent, St. Leonards-on-Sea,East Sussex, TN38 0TR
01424 439860, 07951 887009 www.alankent.co.uk
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Planning a grand design?
For many people, buying a plot of land and building their own home is a dream scanario
– but one that you should be prepared for, says property expert Jonathon Dixon...
Check on the planning status Has there ever been
a residential dwelling on the site or is there one already? You
can check on the planning status by contacting the local
authority via their website. Or, it may be possible to pay for
some pre-application planning advice from the local planning
department, either via written correspondence or a meeting.
The benefits of engaging a suitably qualified planning
consultant should not be underestimated. Assuming the
site has potential for residential use, ie, a replacement
dwelling or conversion of an existing building, or some kind
of in-fill development (within the confines of the existing
built development)... you should consider the other physical,
legal and practical constraints which the site may have eg.
how accessible are services? And if they are not already laid on
to the site, what would be the cost of providing mains water
and electricity and potentially, mains drainage. Consider
whether services would need to be laid through third-party
land, and the potential cost implications for doing so.
Bear in mind whether there is any existing
utilities infrastructure on the site This may
include pipes or cables below the ground, which would
hinder construction. The cost of diverting such infrastructure
could be substantial. One should carry out a utilities search,
contacting the relevant providers, and also consult the
property deeds for rights, in, on or over land held by third
parties. On site, it may still be necessary to carry out a survey
of any underground pipes and cables in order to ascertain
their exact position.
Although a site may have planning consent,
overriding legal complications may need to
be considered One example would be a covenant which
restricts the nature of development and other issues include
rights to light in favour of neighbouring properties. Access
is an issue that may be overlooked particularly where a
property does not directly abut a public highway.
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Contamination Consider the past uses of the site and
how these may impact on any future development. For
example, the costs associated with decontaminating a former
industrial site, depending on the use, may run into tens or
possibley hundreds of thousands of pounds. Much depends
on the soil type and the future use of the ground.
Flood risk Various resources are available to assess the
potential for flooding and it would be commonplace for
the local authority to make an assessment of this during
the planning process. However, local knowledge can be
invaluable, particularly with regards to sites which are either
prone to surface water flooding or which are unlikely to
flood although they are within an area which is considered
to be at risk of flooding by the local authority/the
Environment Agency.
Planning conditions Although a site may have
planning consent, it would be prudent to check whether
all of the associated planning conditions have been
discharged... these may relate to a wide range of factors, that
require action before any development can commence, or
which regulate the use of the site. It would be commonplace
for a local authority to request and approve samples of
materials to be used ahead of any development. They may
also require additional surveys and reports, eg, ecological or
environmental, relating to the site.
Specialists in
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Check if there are any Public Rights of Way
over the land Public rights of way can include footpaths,
bridal paths or BOATs (Byways open to all traffic). A search
of the definitive map, held by the County Council will reveal
the extent of any registered public rights of way on the land.
Diversion of public rights of way is possible, but may be a
long and costly process.
Jonathon Dixon is a Chartered Surveyor and a Fellow of the
Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
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bought the house, part of a glorious mediaeval monastic
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remains and is open for the NGS several times in 2016.
The reason I mention it is that I remember one of those
wonderful days when a group of us drove down to see it.
We arrived to find Julian gently watering a huge copper
absolutely full of a dense planting of Lavender ‘Hidcote’
and Argyranthemum ‘Cherry Red’. I’ve never forgotten
it as the combination of the lavender and the marguerite
was completely stunning. ‘Cherry Red’ has daisy-like
flowers in a deep carmine-red which fade to different
shades of pink as they age. And to cap it all you have
feathery grey leaves contrasting with the deep purple of
the lavender. I’ve been meaning to try this combination
in one of my myriad pots. Maybe this will be the year.
The joy of these sorts of plants is that they don’t need too
much watering and of course it is a bit of a relief not to have
to spend hours wielding a hosepipe and watering everything
in sight. And whilst it is difficult on a wet and windy early
April day to imagine hosepipes being anything but redundant
after the winter and early spring we have had, I suspect that
they will have to be wheeled out by the time summer arrives.
So, are drought resistant plants, or plants that need little
watering, right for containers? There are thousands of plants
worldwide which are so cleverly adapted to dry conditions.
Think of all the silver-leaved plants whose leaves reflect the
harsh rays of the sun and whose coating of fine hairs on both
stem and leaves help trap moisture around the plant’s tissues.
But there are also other adaptations plants have made to
cope with lack of moisture so look out for these too when
you’re choosing your drought resistant plant which involve
minimal care once they are established. Apart from silver
leaved plants, there are plants which have succulent leaves
and stems, tiny leaves, needle-like leaves and waxy ones too.
Think of how plants grow in their native conditions. I think
that agapanthus are one of the most striking plants for pots
and they grow in crevices and on cliffs with a minimal
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hardy and non-hardy. They’re tough things but do appreciate
a good start in life and flower best with a little help from
us. So tips for looking after agapanthus would be to protect
the less hardy varieties in the winter; keeping them in pots
with their roots fairly neatly filling the pot; splitting them in
March/April when necessary and growing them in a 2/1 mix
of good garden compost and coarse sand or gravel. Feeding
them with a high potash feed every three to four weeks in
the growing season will encourage a good supply of flowers.
Another favourite with strappy leaves is the coastal astelia,
Astelia banksii, which is native to New Zealand. Unlike its
larger cousin, Astelia chathamica, this one only grows to about
three feet and it has the advantage of narrow, sword-like
silver leaves perfect as a dramatic single specimen in a pot.
There seem to be mixed views about its hardiness and I think
that some protection in a hard winter would be good. It has
certainly got through this last winter without any problem.
Succulents like Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’, the Torch
Aloe, Aloe arborescens and echeverias are all perfect in pots.
However, they are certainly not hardy and would have to
be brought under cover in the autumn. They need little or
no watering and in the right conditions – ie well drained
compost, added grit etc. flourish in a sunny spot. Agaves too
are good statement plants but spiky. I like the black spined
agave for its blue grey succulent leaves and the large Agave
americana. I saw enormous specimens of agave growing in the
completely wondrous Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech this year
– growing as they should as they have the perfect conditions
there, heat and good drainage – but we can have modest sized
plants in pots dotted around adding structure to the garden.
Silver leaved plants for pots would include Plectranthus
‘Silver Shield’ which has pretty huge leaves – well, saucer
sized – and are felty to the touch. Perfect for a sensory garden
actually. Their flowers are a little like those of a salvia and
they grow on from cuttings so easily. Or try Convolvulus
sabatius which is a cousin to our bindweed but not remotely
invasive. This one flowers from summer right through till
the autumn and the beginning of the frosts. It’s the prettiest
thing with pale blue trailing flowers. Just cut it right back
in the spring and it’ll come back to start all over again for
the following season. You could combine it in a pot with
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Every home should have a pot of lemon verbena to brush
past in the summer and to snip to make a delicious herbal
tea. Aloysia citrodora has strongly scented narrow leaves.
This pot would definitely need to be under cover in the
winter and the plant cut back either in the winter or early
spring. It then comes back from the base. It doesn’t need
much attention water wise but is worth feeding or top
dressing each year before the season starts. This is such
a bee friendly plant – another reason for growing it.
It’s been a bit of a jungle in the greenhouse this winter
and we almost needed a machete to create some space. I
stuck a few cuttings of Helichrysum petiolare into a bucket
of sharp sand a year or so ago and rather forgot about them
and the whole thing took off and reached the height of the
greenhouse. So another perfect silver leaved plant for dry
conditions. I don’t remember watering them at all and what
were tiny cuttings have been more than happy growing away
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But if you like foliage plants with giant leaves and fragrant
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ideal in a greenhouse really, partly because it doesn’t leave
much room for anything else but also because it has too
much direct sunlight in there which causes a yellowing
of the leaves. Coming from South Africa it is adapted
to drought conditions and would be perfect as a large
houseplant or specimen plant in a sheltered corner of a
courtyard. And its huge leaves are ideally adapted to the
plant’s native conditions, being both soft but hairy to the
touch. I read that the stamens ‘bristle’ when they’re touched
which we’ve never noticed so it’s out to the greenhouse right
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see the programmes, she and her then husband, Dick
Strawbridge and family had bought a house in Cornwall and
were determined to live lightly on the planet by producing
their own electricity, water supply, food and fuel.
Brigit and I kept in touch and her path changed. She left the
house in Cornwall, studied bees and became an expert on bees
and their habitat. I’ve written about the importance of bees before
but I think it worth reminding everyone that we depend upon
the humble bee for our food supply and if it disappears, things
would get serious very quickly. In the 1950s we had over fifty
native species of bees in this country. Today we have twenty-five.
Although the number of non-native bees has increased, we are still
not sure why our British bees are dying.
Some experts have argued that it’s this invasion of nonnative
bees overcoming our own bees; others maintain it is the
widespread use of insecticides and pesticides, farmers spraying
crops and gardeners protecting their fruit, flowers and vegetables
with products that are designed to kill pests but inadvertently
hasten the demise of the humble bee. Disease is another killer and
colony collapse disorder is a serious phenomenon whereby whole
colonies of bees are wiped out. Several theories have been put
forward including the use of genetically modified crops. But there
is one area where the government seems unwilling to do anything.
The use of neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids are a relatively new
pesticide and scientists suggest that they significantly harm bees.
But the government is demanding more research.
Following a National Pollinator Strategy, Brigit wrote an open
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it in some ways, asked what happened to the precautionary
principle and indeed simple common sense. She says, “It does not
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pesticides and bee decline and no amount of further research
is going to change the fact that these highly dangerous neurotoxins,
which are now saturating our agricultural landscape and
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Brigit is a campaigner who takes her work very seriously and,
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For most children, reading can be easy or they may
struggle a little before getting the hang of it. For the
dyslexic child, it’s a whole different ball game. To them,
the printed page can seem a sheet of meaningless, shifting
shapes among which they become confused, frustrated and,
ultimately, lost. However intelligent they may be, however
diligently they may apply themselves, they will always find
making sense of a sequence of letters or numbers a challenge.
According to the British Dyslexia Association, around
four per cent of the population suffers from severe dyslexia
and up to 10 per cent to varying degrees. These figures are,
of course, contentious, simply because defining the condition
and diagnosing individual cases has never been without its
problems. Dyslexia is a chronic difficulty that will continue
to present affected individuals with challenges on a daily basis
for the rest of their lives.
However, it is their school years that these individuals may
find the most challenging because so much early teaching
and learning is done through the written word. Failing to
keep up with their peer group, they may be labelled as ‘slow’.
Thomas Edison’s teachers told him he was “too stupid to
learn anything”. The damage to a child’s self-esteem can be
devastating.
The exact cause of dyslexia is unknown but it’s thought
that certain genes inherited from your parents may act
together in a way that affects how some parts of the brain
develop during early life. It often appears to run in families.
Again, it cannot be too strongly emphasized that dyslexia has
nothing whatever to do with IQ. People with dyslexia often
have good skills in other areas, such as creative thinking and
problem solving – which may go some way to explaining why
dyslexics are more likely to become millionaires than other
children.
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dyslexia, the first step is to speak to their teacher or their
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This support may include occasional one-to-one teaching
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sounds that make up words – and technology, such as
computers and speech recognition software.
If your child continues to have problems despite this
support, you or the school may want to consider requesting
a more in-depth assessment from a specialist dyslexia teacher
or an educational psychologist. This can be arranged through
the school, or you can request a private assessment by
contacting an educational psychologist directly – you can
find a directory of chartered psychologists on the British
Psychological Society’s website or a voluntary organisation
such as Dyslexia Action can arrange an assessment.
After this assessment, it may be decided that a child
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tonbridge@juniorsdaynursery.co.uk or Telephone 01732 365 188
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Sackville School
An independent school for boys and girls 11-18
Prep
School
Senior
• •
School
Sixth
Form
Independent day and boarding school
for girls and boys aged 7-19
THEIR
CHANCE
TO SHINE
Would
your child
benefit from
individualised
learning?
With small classes
and a welcoming
environment
you can be confident
that your child will
quickly settle into the
Sackville family
Students usually join us in Year 7, 9 or 12, however,
we also consider applications for entry at other times
Sackville is part of the
Cognita Schools Group
www.cognitaschools.com
Call now to find out more
T: 01732 838 888
W: sackvilleschool.co.uk
Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough,
Kent TN11 9HN
Come and see how Frewen College
can help your child at one of our next
OPEN MORNINGS
Saturday 7 May, Thursday 19 May &
Saturday 11 June 9.30 - 12 noon
To book your place on a tour please telephone
Annabel Baker on: 01797 252494
or email: office@frewencollege.co.uk
Frewen College, Rye Road,
Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6NL
www.frewencollege.co.uk
Daily minibus services to Tunbridge Wells,
Ashford, Tenterden, Battle and Hastings
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Saint Ronan’s School
Hawkhurst, Kent • Founded 1883 • www.saintronans.co.uk
Boys & Girls from 3-13 • Day & Boarding • Forest School
Headlines
‘Excellent’ ISI
inspection report
50 scholarships won
in two years
Tatler Good Schools
Guide 2016
Photo © Sarah Clark Photography
Discover the magic! Email emmatv@saintronans.co.uk
or call 01580 752271 to book an appointment.

FreeImages.com/Ryan Day
the classroom as well. Our teaching staff are trained to use a
range of strategies to enable pupils to find ways around the
learning difficulties that can make academic subjects seem so
difficult.
“English and literacy are at the core of all our work at
Frewen,” he adds. “Our most important responsibility is to
remove the fear of the written and spoken word and give
our pupils the skills and the confidence to read and write
competently. Each child’s needs are thoroughly assessed and
individual support provided in small classes supplemented,
where appropriate, with one-to-one tuition or therapy.
Set in a former Jacobean manor in Northiam, the school
is divided into three parts – the Prep School, the Senior
School, and the Sixth Form run in conjunction with Bexhill
College and Plumpton College, providing all-through
education from seven to 19.
“Pupils joining Frewen College from other schools may
have been working as hard as, or harder than, their peers
but they have been held back and made to feel under-valued
because their Specific Learning Difficulties have either not
been recognised or have not been properly addressed,” he says.
However, there is a real danger that just because a child
appears to be lagging behind in their reading or school
work in general, the cause must be dyslexia and specialist
intervention is required. Most young people will exhibit some
of the signs of dyslexic difficulties. A cluster of characteristics
indicate dyslexia and it’s important not to jump to
conclusions prematurely when children show only one or two
signs. Observation and detailed assessment will be required to
identify specific strengths and development needs before any
really meaningful conclusions can be drawn.
However, the good news is that if your child is dyslexic
there is a wide range of help out there and, although it is a
lifelong condition, it is certainly no bar to future happiness or
achievement. Some of the most successful men and women
in the world have struggled with dyslexia and the final word
should go to perhaps the most famous.
“Everybody is a genius,” said Albert Einstein. “But if you
judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole
life thinking it’s stupid.”
Support groups and information
Dyslexia Action www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
The British Dyslexia Association www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
Local Dyslexia Associations – independently registered
charities that run workshops and help to provide local
support. You can find your local LDA on the BDA website.
NHS www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia
Frewen College www.frewencollege.co.uk
Flexible boarding
options
“
The quality of boarding
provision and care is excellent.
ISI Inspection Report. May 2015
To find out more, please come and see us at our
OPEN EVENING
on Thursday 5 May 2016, 6pm to 8pm
OPEN MORNING
”
on Friday 6 May 2016, 9.45am till noon
Call us on 01323 733203 or
email admissions@standrewsprep.co.uk
www.VisitStAndrewsPrep.co.uk
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100 Years of Education, 1000 Years of History
Battle Abbey School 1912 - 2012
Battle Abbey Prep School has been
included in the Times Top 100
Independent Prep Schools for 2015.
The only Prep School which
makes this prestigious list in
East Sussex!
www.battleabbeyschool.com
Battle Abbey Prep School - Times Top 100!
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THE MEAD SCHOOL
Co-educational day school for children ages 3–11
A quality education at an affordable price
Open Days 2016:
Thursday 26 May
10am & 2.15pm
Thursday 13 October
10am & 2.15pm
“The pupils are extremely well educated, in line with the school’s aims to encourage all to feel success.”
ISI Report 2014
To arrange a personal tour or to attend our Open Day please contact the Registrar:
Telephone: 01892 525837 Email: office@themeadschool.co.uk
16 Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5SN Website: www.meadschool.info
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FreeImages.com/Angelo Rosa
Are you concerned about education? I am...
Creative Schools: Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up
“
If you agree that we’re going in the wrong direction,
I hope you will become part of the movement to
a more holistic approach that nurtures the diverse
talents of all our children. I want to set out how the
standards culture is harming students and schools and
to present a different way of thinking about education.
I want to show too that whoever and wherever you are,
you do have the power to make the system change.
Changes are happening. All around the world, there
are many great schools, wonderful teachers, and inspiring
leaders who are working creatively to provide students with
the kinds of personalised, compassionate, and communityoriented
education they need. There are entire school
districts and even national systems that are moving in
the same direction. People at all levels of these systems
are pressing for the changes I’m arguing for here.
In 2006, I gave a talk at the TED conference in
California called ‘Do Schools Kill Creativity? The essence
of that talk was that we’re all born with immense natural
talents, but by the time we’ve been through education
far too many of us have lost touch with them. As I put it
then, many highly talented, brilliant people think they’re
not because the thing they were good at in school wasn’t
valued or was actually stigmatized. The consequences
are disastrous for individuals and for the health of our
communities. It has proven to be the most watched talk in
the history of TED. It has been viewed online more than
thirty million times and has been seen by an estimated
three hundred million people worldwide. I know that’s not
as many views as Miley Cyrus gets. But I don’t twerk.
Since that talk was posted online, I’ve heard from
students all around the world who say they’ve shown it to
their teachers or parents, from parents who say they’ve shown
it to their children, and from teachers who’ve shown it to
their principals. I take this as evidence that I’m not alone in
thinking this way. And these are not recent concerns either.
I’ve worked with all sorts of people, institutions, and
systems in education and with businesses, governments,
and cultural organizations [...] In all of this, I’ve
been pushing for more balanced and individualized
and creative approaches to education. In the last ten
years especially, I hear people everywhere saying how
exasperated they are by the deadening effects of testing and
standardization on them, their children, or their friends.
Often they feel helpless and say there’s nothing they
can do. Some people tell me they enjoy my talks
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Dulwich Preparatory School
Cranbrook
Independent day and flexible boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13
‘A huge breadth of
opportunity to succeed’
Good Schools Guide
Open Morning
Thursday, 5th May
For details and to book a tour please contact registrar@dcpskent.org • 01580 712179 • dcpskent.org

online but are frustrated that I don’t say what they
can do to change the system. I have three responses.
The first is, ‘It was an eighteen-minute talk; give me a
break.’ The second is, ‘If you’re really interested in what
I think, I’ve published various other books, reports, and
strategies on all of this, which you may find helpful.’
The third response is this book.” Ken Robinson
About the book
Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential
voices in education. His talk, ‘How Schools Kill
Creativity’, is the most viewed in the history of TED and
has been seen by millions of people all over the world.
In Creative Schools he sets out his practical vision for
how education can be transformed to enable all young
people to flourish and succeed in the 21st century.
In this inspiring, empowering book, Robinson
argues for an end to the outmoded, industrial systems
of mass schooling. He proposes a highly personalized,
organic approach that draws on today’s unprecedented
technological and professional resources to engage all
students and develop their individual abilities.
Written with Robinson’s trademark wit and engaging
style, and filled with practical examples, anecdotes and
groundbreaking research, Creative Schools highlights
the people and projects that are already revolutionizing
education. This book will inspire teachers, parents, and
policymakers to rethink the nature and purpose of education
to benefit students, schools and society as a whole.
About the authors
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD, is an internationally recognized
leader in the development of creativity, innovation, and
human potential. He advises governments, corporations,
education systems, and some of the world’s leading
cultural organizations. His famous 2006 talk to the
prestigious TED Conference is the most watched video
on TED.com, with over 31 million views to date.
Lou Aronica is the author of two novels and coauthor
of several works of non-fiction, including
The Culture Code (with Clotaire
Rapaille) and The Element.
Creative Schools
Revolutionizing Education
from the Ground Up
by Ken Robinson and
Lou Aronica
Published by Penguin
Hardback £18.99
Available in eBook
A revolutionary book on how
parents, teachers and students
can change our outdated
education system, from one
of the world’s most influential
voices in education
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What’s On In May
DAYS OUT
Sun 1 May 8.30am-2.30pm
Harrietsham Village Hall, Church
Road, Harrietsham, Kent ME17 1AP
BLUEBELL WALK
Walkers, old and new, are invited
to join us to celebrate 25 years of
compassionate care at Heart of Kent
Hospice’s annual Bluebell Walk. Enjoy
a 6 mile sponsored walk amongst the
Bluebells on the North Downs and
through the beautiful Kent countryside.
Info: 01622 790195 / www.hokh.org
Fri 6 May 5-7pm, Sat 7 May
10am-5pm, Sun 8 May 1-5pm
St Michael’s Church TN31 7UA
PLAYDEN WEEKEND
ART EXHIBITION
The exhibition has many local well
known artists. A lovely venue and a
great selection of art from local artists.
Entry: Free
Info: 01797 224606
plants all grown and nurtured by
our very own team of dedicated
ART
Sun 15 May 2-5pm
Volunteers. A must for anyone
Tonbridge Town Sailing
with green fingers! Booking Not
Club, Haysden Lake
Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.
RYA ‘PUSH THE BOAT OUT’ Entry: General admission prices
Visit Tonbridge for the dinghy
Info: 01304 207326 / www.
sailing open day. Try something nationaltrust.org.uk/whats-on
new and have a great day out.
Info: 07824 140743 / www.
Fri 20 & Sat 21 May 9am-4.30pm
tonbridgesailing.org
VINTAGE BROCANTE
Fri 20 May - Sun 22 May 9am-7pm The Three French Hens will
EXHIBITION
Tonbridge Castle Kent TN9 1PG again be hosting their wonderful
TONBRIDGE FOOD AND
vintage brocante. Browse from
DRINK FESTIVAL
an array of antique finds and
The Tonbridge Food and Drink find a beautiful bargain.
Festival will deliver the best of local Info: 07773 460494
and regional foods in the beautiful
setting of Tonbridge Castle with
ART
stalls selling great grocery food,
and drinks, plus street food, a craft
PILGRIMS WAY ARTISTS
beer festival and live music stage.
Info: 07590 593134
Sat 28 & Sun 29 May 10.30am-5pm
St. Margaret’s Church,
Hothfield TN26 1EL
CELEBRATION OF WEDDINGS
THROUGH THE YEARS
Come and view original wedding
dresses from the last six decades and
admire our floral displays. Don’t
forget to visit the Pop Up Café
with delicious homemade food.
Entry: Free
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Sat 7 & Sun 8 May 10am-4pm
The White Cliffs of Dover,
Langdon Cliffs, Upper Road,
Dover, Kent CT16 1HJ
PLANT FAIR WEEKEND
Our 16th annual Plant Fair, promising
to be the best so far. Thousands of
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GRIMS WAY ARTISTS
EXHIBITION
PILGRIMS WAY ARTISTS
EXHIBITION
LENHAM KENT ME17 2QD
Silcocks Farm, Tenterden
Sat 21 May 11am
Winchelsea New Hall,
Winchelsea TN36 4EB
COUNTRY HOUSE ATTIC SALE
Antiques, exotic plants & seeds, bric-abrac,
vintage clothes, raffle, homemade
cakes & refreshments. In aid of Rye,
Winchelsea & District Hospital.
Earlybird entry: 10.30am
£5 After 11am £1
TITHE BARN LENHAM Sat 21 KENT May 10am-1pm ME17 2QD
St John’s Church Green, Tunbridge
Wells, Kent TN4 9LG
15 - 25 MAY 2015
TITHE BARN LENHAM KENT ME17 2QD PLANT SALE
TITHE BARN LENHAM KENT ME17 2QD
MAY 20th - 30th 2016 Friends of Woodbury Park
MAY 20th - 30th 2016 Cemetery are hosting a plant sale.
5 MAY 2015
0am - 6pm DAILY
sts.org.uk CONTACT: 10am 01233 - 6pm 770425 DAILY or 01622 863554
10am - 6pm DAILY
www.pilgrimswayartists.org.uk Pop along for a delightful day
CONTACT: 01622 863554 CONTACT: 01233 770425 or 01622 863554
www.pilgrimswayartists.org.uk CONTACT: 01622 863554
10am - 6pm DAILY
out in aid of a good cause.
Info: 01892 530293
Sat 28 May - Mon 30 May 10am-5pm
All Saints Church,
Biddenden TN27 8AH
BIDDENDEN FLOWER FESTIVAL
An English Country Garden. Join us in
our beautiful village church and enjoy
wonderful floral displays and plant
stalls. Enjoy refreshments and music,
and the tower will be open daily.
Entry: Free
Info: 01580 291463
Sat 28 May
Conduit Hill, Rye
RYE ARTISAN FAIR
Browse unique art and crafts, and enjoy
a tasty beverage at this lovely local event.
Info: 07825 393868
GARDENS
Sun 22 May 2–5 pm
Boxley Abbey, Sandling ME14 3BT
OPEN GARDEN FOR HEART
OF KENT HOSPICE
A rare treat to visit the gardens of
historic Boxley Abbey founded in
1146 as a Cistercian Monastery until
its dissolution in 1536. The three acre
garden has ancient cloister walls and
ruins which provide the backdrop for
the rose garden and the water garden.
Visit the Grade I listed hospitium
(medieval barn) with its remarkable
scissor truss roof. Children Welcome.
Entry donation: £5
Info: www.hokh.org/events
Sat 28 & Sun 29 May 2-5pm
Primrose Cottage, Rose
Hill, Wittersham
OPEN GARDEN FOR
PILGRIMS HOSPICE
Come and visit this popular and pretty
cottage garden with enhanced vegetable
plot (new for 2016). Treat yourself to
some well priced plants, a cup of tea and
a piece of delicious homemade cake.
Entry: £4 children free
Sun 29 May 2–5 pm
Nettlestead Place, Nettlestead nr.
Wateringbury ME18 5HA.
OPEN GARDEN FOR HEART
OF KENT HOSPICE
Visit the ten acre plantsman’s garden of
this superb 13th Century Manor House
Work with us at Wealden Times’
Midsummer & Midwinter Fairs
Wealden Times is looking for a
talented sales person to sell exhibition
space at their market-leading fairs
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual
to use their sales skills in a creative environment. You must
be confident, target driven, proactive and an excellent
communicator with first class customer services skills.
To apply, e-mail your CV with a covering letter to:
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Kent Garden Show
& NAFAS Regional Flower Show
Sat 28th, Sun 29th & Mon 30th May
Gates Open 9.30am - 5pm (last admission 4pm)
Featuring over 300 exhibitors with a wide variety of goods.
Floral marquees with stunning fl oral displays including
medal winners from Chelsea. There is a food hall,
craft pavilion, brass band & children’s rides.
Garden furniture, water features, garden sheds and
buildings, tools, sculptures, & much more.
Jacqueline Aviolet & Tom Hart-Dyke will be in attendance
all weekend to give answers to your gardening questions.
Tickets available now.
What’s On In May
Country Lifestyle
Classic Summer Fair
Sat 4th & Sun 5th June
Tickets
available at
the gate & online
Prices: Adults £8.00,
Seniors £7.00
Children up to
age 16: Free
01795 474660
www.kentgardenshow.com
The Kent Showground, Detling ME14 3JF
*Shopping Marquees
*Classic Cars On Show
*90 Hands-On Fun Activities
*Local Food & Drink
*Something For Everyone
Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux
Adults £7.50 each / Children £5 each (4-16 years)
Open 10am-5pm / On-Site Parking / Assist Dogs Only
Info: Call 01323 832731/countrylifestylefairs.co.uk
PRE-BOOK YOUR TICKETS
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‘One of the finest gardens in England’
TULIP FESTIVAL
SCULPTURE IN PARTICULAR
8, 9, 10 July
www.kentshow.co.uk
01622 633060
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What’s On In May
Ibbett Mosely
AuctIoneers & VAluers
Limited Liability Partnership
The Auctioneer's Next Sale Will Be On
Wednesday 4th May 2016
Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm
The Auction Rooms, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HJ
Tel: 01732 456731 Web: www.ibbettmosely.co.uk
125 High St, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UT
Registered in England No. 0C341637 Regulated by RICS Registered at the Sevenoaks office as Ibbett Mosely Surveyors LLP
Hornbrook Manor Farm
Garden Advice and Border planting service
Transform your garden borders
Contact Jo Arnell for ideas, border designs and planting
01233 861149 www.hornbrookmanor.co.uk
Chickens, Chicks,
Ducks & Ducklings
ON
SALE
Call
01580 240120
Open Day Sunday 29 th May with Poultry Auction & Bootfair
email: pamperedpoultrykent@gmail.com
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WEST KENT
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SHOOTING SCHOOL
50% off all Lessons
31 May - 3 June 2016
A NEW FESTIVAL CELEBRATING NATURE & PLACE
TALKS | ART | FOOD | CRAFTS | WORKSHOPS
FREE NATURE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Boldshaves Garden, Nr Tenterden, Kent | 18 & 19 June 2016
Book tickets here: www.wealdenliteraryfestival.co.uk
New Hay Farm, Old Hay
(off Pearsons Green Road)
Paddock Wood, Brenchley
Kent TN12 7DG
Tel: 01892 834306
E: info@westkentshooting.co.uk
Open Monday to Friday
www.westkentshooting.co.uk
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What’s On In May
with a large formal rose garden and
herbaceous garden of island beds, with
a rose and clematis walkway leading to
a garden of China roses, with wonderful
open country views. Children Welcome.
Entry donation: £5
Info: www.hokh.org/events
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*Confi dential Interviews*
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CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND CALL
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MUSIC
Sat 14 May 7pm
Rochester Cathedral, Kent ME1 1SX
LONDON WELSH MALE
VOICE CHOIR CONCERT
A concert of popular music sung
by this well known choir, with
solos by soprano Tracey Boulton
and violinist Matthew Jones.
Entry: £20
Info: 01634 810074 / www.
rochestercathedral.org
WORKSHOPS & EDUCATION
Wed 4 May 3-7pm
University of Kent Tonbridge,
Avebury Avenue TN9 1TG
POSTGRADUATE OPEN EVENT
Discover the options for postgraduate
study in Literature, History of Art and
Creative Writing at Kent’s specialist
part-time centre in Tonbridge.
Booking & Info: 01732 352316
/ www.kent.ac.uk/tonbridge
Sat 7 May 10am–10.45am
Junior’s Day Nursery, Cranbrook
SIGN AND SONG TIME
Signing is a great way of helping
your child express themselves and
our workshop offers an introduction
to this. Come and see how signing is
used alongside familiar songs, and see
how we use it in our everyday practice
to encourage communication. Please
stay for refreshments afterwards.
Info & Booking: 01580 713033 /
cranbrook@juniorsdaynursery.co.uk
Fri 13 May 10am-12pm
Sussex Country Gardener
Garden Centre
SUMMER HANGING
BASKET WORKSHOP
Learn to plant a summer hanging
basket in this great workshop. Price
includes refreshments and all materials.
Entry: £25 per person
Info: 01892 852828 / www.
sussexcountrygardener.co.uk
Wed 18 May 7.30pm
Biddenden New Village Hall
THE WEALD OF KENT
COMPUTER CLUB
This evening there will be a
talk on interesting websites.
Annual membership £10.
Non-members £2 a visit.
Info: www.wealdofkentcomputerclub.
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Tenterden and Beyond
All studios in this area have
coordinated this year to make
things easier for YOU, the
visitor. So any Fri, Sat or Sun
between 11am and 4pm
(4-21 June) jump in your car
and visit lots of different artists
and studios all in one day.
CHILSTONE OPEN DAY
SATURDAY 18 th JUNE
10.00a m – 5.00p m
free entrY
• Sculpture exhibition &
children’s sculpture animal trail
• Owl flying demonstrations
& photo opportunity
• Workshop tours
• BBQ & Refreshments
• Have a go at stone engraving
• Speak to the plant expert
from How Green Nursery
• Live Sculpting demonstrations
All proceeds in A id
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Introducing...
tatty tess
Tessa Teichman-Derville tells us how her love for sewing
started as creative therapy and turned into ‘tatty tess’
What inspired you to start your business?
A combination of ‘empty nest’ syndrome after my daughter started
school and the need to fulfil a creative urge led to the birth of ‘tatty
tess’. After the death of my father and a bout of post-natal depression,
I was advised by a counsellor to focus on my sewing as a way to
combat the feelings of loss. It worked for me. Sewing started as
creative therapy and turned into ‘tatty tess’; a busy cottage industry
that is my obsession.
Have you always been a creative person?
Yes. One of my earliest memories is being dubbed ‘The Sellotape
Queen’ by my family - always making cardboard boxes into
something prettier and less useful! My grandfather was an artist
and I forged a bond with him as he showed me how to paint with
oils and palette knives. In my teenage years, the old Singer made its
first appearance in my life and my wardrobe overflowed. Even my
‘proper’ pre-marriage career had a strong element of design - creating
innovative fundraising events in London.
Did you have training?
No, never any formal training. My mother taught me to thread a
sewing machine and 30 or so years later I could still do it, almost
without looking. When I decided to sell my pieces, I turned to the
founder of The Bake and Crafthouse in Cranbrook to help me hone
my basic skills – French seams, zip insertion, buttonholes; all the
details that make a garment look finished and made with love. As for
designing, I just started sketching clothes I’d like for my daughter, and
read fashion design books and pattern cutting articles. I’m learning all
the time. I’ve found that my homespun style of design appeals to my
customers as it adds to the personality of tatty tess pieces.
What influences your product aesthetic?
I’m seduced by nostalgia and illustrations of rosy cheeked children
from the 40s and 50s. So my pieces definitely have that old timer kind
of vibe. The clothes are designed for comfort and playing, and to be
worn well, so are not fussy. I love the simple lines of a smock and its
association with fishermen, artists, farmers. The smock top and dress
are staples of every collection.
What is the essence of your business?
To provide my customers with an alternative to cheap, mass produced
children’s clothes and to offer a
middle way between that, and
hugely expensive designerwear.
Sometimes a super market t-shirt
and leggings suit the occasion, other
times you want your little person to
wear something different, made just
for them.
Tell us about the making
process?
It’s very ad hoc and higgledypiggledy.
I’m now a lot more
organised than when I first started
out. I still find it hard to stick to a
plan when I’m constantly dreaming
up new designs or spotting vintage
fabric at a market. To a certain
extent I still go with the flow. I
produce about 10 basic silhouettes for each collection, winter and
summer. I use my stock of vintage and new fabrics to come up with
a theme and then scout out other fabrics and trims to complete
the collection. Once I’m happy with each silhouette I chat to my
customers online, do a photo shoot and start selling. I often get nearly
overrun with orders, but seem to sew better under pressure or in the
middle of the night!
What’s your favourite product from your collection?
Every new piece I make is my favourite for that moment in time. I
love working with new fabrics; that’s one of the reasons I don’t make
exactly the same garment twice. A favourite from this season would be
the Garden Party Dress – my beloved smock shape but gussied up for
a party!
Do you enjoy working for yourself?
Setting up as a sole trader was scary to start with, but the bit I really
love is retreating into my tiny sewing grotto and losing myself in
fabric and ideas. I can whirr away whilst knowing that I’m still able to
go and pick up my daughter, or nip out for a coffee and pep talk with
an amazingly supportive friend.
What makes all the hard work worth it?
When I see a little lady toddling about in a tatty tess, or when a
customer sends me a photo of their child wearing something I made.
Can’t deny it’s lovely to be making my own money again too! It’s a
precious thing to be able to love your day job.
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Jane looks to her
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very spring I approach my vegetable growing with
the same boundless enthusiasm and by every July
I am overwhelmed by it all. You’d think by now it
would have occurred to me to scale back the March/April
end of the operation and so retain a modicum of control later
in the summer. But for 2016 it’s been business as usual!
During the dark winter months I poured over all those seed
catalogues and made a New Year’s resolution to be moderate
but, blow me down, if by February the seed companies hit you
with irresistible offers like ten packets for £10 or buy-one-getone-free.
And bingo, I’m off again on a purchasing jamboree.
April was spent sowing trays and trays of different seeds and
so in May I’ll be big-time pricking out and then hopefully by
the end of the month planting out. But before that can happen
I’ll need to make my annual trip to our patch of hazel coppice
to collect pea sticks, bean poles and some longer whippy
branches to create sweet pea tee-pees.
East Sussex is the most wooded county in the UK and most
traditional farms in this part of the world include at least two
or three small parcels of woodland or shaws which would have
been coppiced in the past to supply firewood and a whole host
of other valuable materials.
Coppicing is the process that occurs when a tree is felled and
new sprouts arise from the cut stump known as a stool. This
process can be carried out over and over again and is sustainable
over several hundred years with the stool getting ever larger in
diameter. All broadleaf trees can be coppiced but some – ash,
hazel, oak, sweet chestnut and lime are the strongest, while
beech, cherry and poplar really don’t respond very well. And
conifers won’t do it at all.
Coppicing has been traced back to Neolithic times by
archaeologists who have excavated wooden tracks over boggy
ground made entirely of coppiced material. Through the 18th
and 19th centuries, coppiced woodlands in the High Weald
provided charcoal for the all important smelting of iron,
however, by the mid-twentieth century coppicing was in rapid
decline and most coppice woods fell into neglect.
But the good news is that now for the first time in recent
history many neglected coppices are coming back into use
as we embrace a more sustainable lifestyle and appreciate the
environmental benefits that coppicing can bring to woodland.
Coppice is felled in blocks termed coupes (or fells, cants or
haggs) with five or six being cut in any season. We have been
coppicing our woods for the past ten years, albeit on a one
woman and her chainsaw scale but, when I’ve harvested this
year’s poles, sticks and branches there’s every possibility we
might just complete our first hagg (favourite descriptive). So
you see if we’re to save our woods I just have to keep planting
the seeds….
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