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editor’s
In today’s celebrity culture everybody, it seems, wants to be famous.
Unfortunately, as television programmes like The X Factor show
us, most of the people yearning for fame and all that comes with
it, are, with good reason, doomed to disappointment. There’s good
news, though, for truly talented youngsters. Robin Gair’s E Minor
Pop Academy has had considerable success launching the careers of
young singers who really can entertain. If you think your child can
perform, and would benefit from a free trial day at the academy, read
all about it in this issue of View.
You might notice a different signature and photograph on this page
this month. View’s launch editor, Rosemary Staal, who devoted five
years to this magazine, has moved on to pastures new – and hotter.
She plans to expand other aspects of her work as a freelance writer
and spend more time in central Italy where she is planning and
planting a garden at the farmhouse that she and her husband have
owned for seven years. So far, she tells us, she’s managed to put out
her back and acquire a fistful of blisters. Never mind Rosemary.
Another glass of Chianti should help.
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Contents
6 Finding your voice
Robin Gair on life as a
singing coach
8 The Waitrose Page
A taste of honey, by Sally Place
10 Women’s fashion
Stun in the sun
10 Going for bold
Accessories are important,
says Teresa Walsh
16 Cookery
Oranges, a taste of summer,
by Hilaire Walden
18 Table Talk
Andy MacKenzie of Avenue
Restaurant, Lainston House,
answers the questions
20 The View Review
Annie Bullen visits
Carlton’s Restaurant
22 Wine Wisdom
Wine should be more expensive,
explains Sally Easton
23 View Promotion
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Wine Thief
27 Education
Martin Cooke reflects on the
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40 Want One
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42 Interior View
Green is the colour
44 Best seat in the garden
Paul Tanner on the joys of
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46 Gardening
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48 View Points
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6
Members of the Salisbury E Minor Pop
Academy giving their all at Salisbury Arts
Centre last December
Finding your v
The founding
principal of the
Southern School of
Popular Singing and
the founder of the E
Minor Pop Academy,
Robin Gair has
coached talented young
performers to success on
stage and screen
Aprofessional singing coach for some
15 years, I’ve lost count of the
number of people who begin their
first lesson by telling me that they cannot
sing. They assure me that they will be the
biggest challenge of my career.
As I reassuringly tell them, everyone can
sing. It’s the standard of singing that will
vary, depending on a number of factors. The
first factor is natural talent: the standard of
their singing voice, their natural musicality.
The second is their level of commitment to
singing well. I often use a driving similie. If
we’re prepared to work at it, most of us
end up as pretty good drivers. Few of us,
however, end up displaying the skills of the
amazing Lewis Hamilton.
My singing experience came from many
quarters. As a six-year-old I joined St
Martin’s church choir in Salisbury and
continued to sing with them for two
decades. That period was invaluable training
for my future as a full-time professional
vocalist and as the principal vocal coach of
the Southern School of Popular Singing that
I formed in 1993. When I recently retired
as a singing coach, the Salisbury branch was
franchised to singer-songwriter Lizz Warner,
who trained with us.
I was ‘head-hunted’ when, as a 16-year-old
engineering apprentice, I was singing as I
washed my hands in the cloakroom: a
colleague, Michael Stephenson, the
drummer in a band, invited me to attend
my first audition. I ended up as the lead
singer in my first band, aptly named The
Mundanes. Many years of performing with
different bands led me to what I believe
were my finest years as a lead vocalist,

oice
with the soft-rock band Amey-Gair-Mason.
With my love of harmony singing I learned
so much working with Tich Amey and Peter
Mason and look back on those times with
great affection. At about that time I was also
involved in many recordings as a session
vocalist, my fondest memory being
performing at the Maida Vale studios with
the BBC Big Band.
Growing up in the Sixties, a truly vibrant era
for music with the Beatles and the Rolling
Stones at their best, I found myself enjoying
all the music of the time. There is, of course,
good and bad in all genres but I loved the
best of everything from many different
musical directions, a factor that surely gave
me useful insight for the many challenges
that I would meet as a full-time vocal coach.
There have been many success stories along
Robin Gair with singer-songwriter Lizz Warner of the Southern School of
Popular Singing
the way since I formed the Southern
School of Popular Singing. One of the
highlights was taking my family to a
performance of Les Misérables in the West
End last year. We saw one of our finest
students, Peter Blewdon (stage name
Peter Saul), in the lead role of Jean Valjean.
Gareth Henderson and I, who both
coached Peter for a good number of
years, were thrilled. Gareth, the principal
coach of the Southampton branch of the
Southern School of Popular Singing, is the
owner of the highly respected HL Studios
in Totton, Hampshire.
Soon after the formation of the singing
school I quickly realised that the many
good and sometimes great vocalists
learning their craft needed an outlet to
show off their newly found talent. The
next step, therefore, was to form the
adult, performance-based vocal group En
Masse that went on to perform on
television and at many prestigious theatres
in the south, including the London
Palladium.
Our obvious next step as coaches was to
form the first E Minor Pop Academy, for
eight to 16-year-olds. The Salisbury branch
is now in its tenth year and going from
strength to strength. Peter Blewdon was
one of our voice coaches before he
progressed in his own career.
We opened our second branch of the
academy a few years after the Salisbury
launch and both groups are thriving.
Working intensively with a large number
of children inevitably means that a few will
shine as outstanding vocalists, while the
rest will raise their game to be one of the
leading voices in waiting. We make it clear
to all of our singers that everyone is
outlook v
important and, indeed, without every
individual voice contributing to the great
vocal sound that is synonymous with the
academy, the end result would be far less
entertaining.
One of our ex-Salisbury members, Nick
Tatham, joined us as a12-year-old and is
now a singer-songwriter. He recently won
an award for outstanding talent and has
featured on many television and radio
programmes. Now in his twenties, he is
working closely with a record company.
Remember his name: we are sure he could
be a star of the future.
Other E Minor successes include television
appearances on Stars in Their Eyes for
Russell Parsons as Robbie Williams, the
grand final runner-up. Another successful
pupil, Stephanie Hatchman, is currently
working with Lamar’s management
company. Watch this space… Finally, Jack
White recently auditioned and won the
part of Michael Jackson in a new West End
musical.
We are proud, of course, of any individual
successes that come from the E Minor Pop
Academy but firmly believe in the
importance of the great team spirit that
prevails within the group, and work
tirelessly to that end. V
Contacts
If you think your child can deliver the
performance, contact the E Minor Pop
Academy on www.eminor.org.uk or
telephone Louise Henderson on
07779 638073 for a free trial day
Southern School of Popular Singing
www.ssps.co.uk
HL Studios www.hlstudios.co.uk
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A taste of honey
One of nature’s treats
Honey is one of nature’s treats. Pure,
sweet and full of flavour, it is often
attributed with healing qualities.
From the humid heat of the tropics to the
crisp cold of Canada, honey is produced all
over the world.
More than 4,000 tonnes is produced in
Britain, but we consume more than 25,000
tonnes per year. The demand is met from
other parts of the world, where longer
production seasons ensure a surplus.
Waitrose sources its honey from as far
afield as New Zealand and Chile, offering
some 25 varieties, including Scottish
heather honey, Italian chestnut and French
sunflower.
A popular introduction to the Waitrose
own label range was squeezy versions of
honey favourites. Currently available in five
flavours – English Blossom, Organic
Mexican, Organic Acacia, Leckford Estate
and New Zealand thyme – they make
drizzling honey over pancakes, yogurt or
hot buttered crumpets a breeze, with no
sticky fingers.
Waitrose honey buyer Richard James says
one of the most successful lines has been
Manuka honey. ‘Sales have soared in the
past two years,’ he says. ‘Produced by
honeybees gathering nectar from wild
Manuka bushes in New Zealand, it is said
to contain properties which aid the body’s
natural healing process, helping fight throat
infections, improve memory and fight gum
disease.’
In Britain, honey is produced primarily for
the local market, with some 35,000
beekeepers all over the country harvesting
honey from apple and lime blossom to
dandelion, hawthorn and heather. These
small-scale beekeepers are vital for
British farmers because their bees
pollinate crops. As part of the Waitrose
Locally Produced Initiative, its
Petersfield and Farnham shops sell honey
produced by John and Dinny Reed, of
Kingsley Honey Farm, near Kingsley,
Hampshire.
by Sally Place
The couple took up bee-keeping when they
retired and 26 years on, they are producing
five tonnes of honey a year - that is 12,000
jars, providing local shops and Waitrose.
John has now progressed to bee farmer
status and now has 150 hives, each home
to 50,000 to 60,000 bees, over a 90-mile
area.
Their business is virtually self-sufficient
with John tending the bees, making the
frames and delivering the honey himself.
Dinny looks after marketing and
administration. Neighbour Henry Sawkins
helps out at busy times. The couple
produce three monofloral honeys - borage,
heather and rape flower, as well as cut
comb honey, set and runny blended honey.
Waitrose stocks the latter two.
John moves his hives according to the
flowering season. The first crop of the year
is rape in spring, while the last of the year
is heather. He has arrangements with local
farmers, so is able to place his hives in the
middle of fields. His hives can be
found as far afield as New
Forest, Andover and
Frensham
Common.
When they first started, John and Dinny
travelled to fairs and charity events, but
they are so well known for their prizewinning
honey, they even have a fan base
in Japan, and could sell their honey many
times over.
‘We don’t want to expand because we want
to keep the business manageable,’ explains
John. ‘My grandfather was a beekeeper, so
it must be in my blood. I find the process
endlessly fascinating. Little has changed in
the complex social organisation of bees for
centuries. You can’t tame them, you can
only manoeuvre them into doing what you
want; it still gives me a thrill to open up
the hive and see thousands of bees going
about their different tasks.’
Does he get stung? ‘You can’t expect to
keep bees and not get stung,’ he laughs. ‘I
have a protective suit, but sometimes you
have to use your bare hands in the hive. I
am completely immune now, and have
even benefited as bee stings are said to cure
arthritis, and I no longer suffer from
arthritis.’ V

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Going for
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by Teresa Walsh
Accessories play a major part in defining
style and can make or break an outfit,
so knowing which will complement
your look – and which won’t – is vital. This
summer’s burning advice, if you dare, is to use
bold accessories.
Key to this ‘let’s-get-noticed’ look, are
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statement. The look isn’t written in stone, with
varied trends making the news. Two of the
biggest hits are over-sized shades (a throwback
to the Seventies) and bright, bold, coloured
sunglasses.
Which sunglasses you choose should depend on
the shape of your face, as well as your taste in
fashion. If you have an oval face you’re lucky
enough to be able to wear most styles, so try
over-sized or aviator. Round faces are balanced
by slightly smaller shapes or angled styles. Make
sure the frame doesn’t go beyond the widest
part: think Dame Edna. Square faces are
flattered by curvy styles or cool wraparounds,
taking attention from your jaw line. Aviators
and other slightly angular styles work with a
heart-shaped face, balancing a wide forehead
and narrower chin. If you have a long face, get
width from over-sized rounded or square styles.
Metallics are also big news at the moment, so
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vcookery
Although oranges are available all year, summer is the time when
their juicy, fruity zing really comes into its own. When the
weather warms up, I find myself reaching for oranges to make
thirst-quenching orange barley water, orange-flavoured mayonnaise for
dipping asparagus spears, sumptuous orange gateau or simply to
squeeze the juice over strawberries or melon to bring out their flavour.
It’s a wonderfully versatile fruit.
Considering how often orange juice, rind (also referred to as peel or
zest), slices and segments are called for in recipes, it’s surprising how
frequently I’m asked how to prepare these ingredients. Beginning on
the outside, the aromatic oil in the zest can be extracted by rubbing a
sugar cube over it to soak up the oil. The sugar can then be crushed or
dissolved for use as a flavouring. The flavour of the zest from which the
oil has been extracted will be diminished.
Next is the zest. Rub the orange up and down on the fine surface of a
flat grater two or three times to remove the zest without picking up any
of the bitter pith beneath. Alternatively, remove shreds of zest with a
zesting tool, which will give you larger, sturdier shreds, almost like
julienne. If you use a canelle knife, take care not to gouge too deeply,
again to avoid including pith. It is a good idea to blanch sturdier shreds
before using, as described below. A potato peeler will give you long,
wide strips: again, avoid cutting too deeply.
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Oranges are not
the only fruit ...
… but they’re certainly a favourite for fragrant summer recipes, says Hilaire Walden
To turn the shreds into julienne, stack several together and, with a
large, sharp knife, cut them into fine strips. If the julienne are not to
be cooked in a recipe, soften them and mellow their flavour by
blanching in boiling water for a couple of minutes before draining.
To strip an orange down to the flesh, using a serrated knife, cut a slice
from the top and bottom of the orange, through the orange layer and
the white pith. Then, working over a bowl, cut from top to bottom,
following the curve of the fruit, cutting away the zest, pith and
segment skin. If you want to slice an orange, you need to do this first.
The final stage in dismembering an orange is to divest it of its
segments. If you have the choice, use seedless fruit and, if time
allows, put the orange into the freezer or the coldest part of the fridge
until well chilled but not frozen. Strip the orange as described above.
Working over a bowl, slide the knife down one side of each segment
and then the other, cutting the segment away from the skin. As you
repeat with the remaining segments, you will be able to turn back the
skin, not unlike the pages of a book.
To get the maximum amount of juice from an orange, either roll it
firmly on the work surface, steep it in boiling water for a couple of
minutes, leave it on the side of a hot range cooker, or give it a few
seconds in a microwave.

Peel that is not wanted for cooking can be put to good use by making
candied peel that is infinitely superior to the shop-bought product sold
in small tubs. Lemon and grapefruit peel can be used in the same way.
Simmer 125g of thick-skinned peel in water until tender, for one and a
half to two hours. Drain and simmer for a further 20 minutes. Drain
again then cut into pieces. Stir 225g of sugar into 75fl oz of water in a
saucepan over a low heat until dissolved, then bring to the boil. Add
the peel and simmer until most of the syrup has disappeared,
approximately 40 to 50 minutes. Spread the peel on a tray lined with
greaseproof or silicone paper and leave to dry in a warm place, such as
an airing cupboard, for one to three days, turning occasionally. Put
into a paper bag and shake with sugar. Store in an airtight container.
Honeyed peel is an easier variation. Cut 115 to 175g of citrus peel into
the width and length of your choice (I usually do a variety). Boil them
for four minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water. Dry well
with paper towels then spread on a clean cloth on a wire rack and leave
in a warmish, dry place to dry completely. Measure out 450g of clear
honey. Put a layer of peel pieces in a dry, sterilized jar and cover with
honey. Continue this layering until all the peel has been used. Insert a
sterilized fine skewer or knitting needle to release any air bubbles.
Cover the jar tightly and leave in a cold, dark place for at least three
months, checking that the peel is still covered by honey: add more if
necessary. Honeyed peel keeps for up to one year. V
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Barbecue
FENNEL,
ALMOND AND
ORANGE SALAD
If fennel is not to your taste, is not available,
or for a change, use chicory instead.
• 1 large fennel bulb, or 2 smaller
• 1 tsp chopped feathery leaves of
the fennel, or flat leaf parsley
• 2 large navel oranges, peeled and
sliced
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced (optional)
• 2 good handfuls mixed salad leaves
to include watercress, rocket, frisée
• 12 – 16 salted roasted almonds, coarsely
chopped
Dressing
• 4 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp finely grated orange rind
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 3 /4 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Shake the dressing ingredients together in a screw-top jar.
Quarter the fennel and cut into very thin slices, preferably
using a mandolin. Toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing,
and the chopped feathery fennel leaves or parsley.
Toss the orange slices, and avocado if using, with another 2
tablespoons of the dressing.
Put the salad leaves in a serving bowl, and toss with the
remaining dressing. Scatter over the fennel and then the
orange, and avocado if using. Finally, scatter over the
almonds.
Serves 4
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The Glasshouse Restaur ant at
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a menu of fine English dishes.
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Name:Andy MacKenzie
Restaurant: Avenue Restaurant
Find it: Lainston House Hotel,
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You’ll eat: modern English, proud
to be using fine local, seasonal food
What makes Avenue Restaurant special? Firstly we have gained three
AA rosettes. I won Hampshire chef of the year 2007 and we have the UK’s
chocolate master Mark Tilling running our pastry team. I think we have the best
restaurant in Hampshire.
What is the most popular dish on your menu? To start: Portland
lobster salad, mango garden herb salsa, organic Bloody Mary sorbet; middle
course: Casterbridge grain-fed fillet of beef, baby leeks, beetroot fondant, sweet
potato and celeriac puree, mushroom duxelle; pudding: Mark’s world chocolate
compilation – chocolate brulee ‘Saint Domingue’, hot chocolate shot ‘Cuba’,
tonka bean mousse ‘Java’ and milk chocolate ice-cream ‘Papouasie’.
Which celebrity would you most like to welcome to your
restaurant – and why? We have had many, including George Bush, Madonna
and Guy Ritchie, England football and rugby teams, Margaret Thatcher, David
Gower. But I would love to have Gordon Ramsey come and tell us what he
thought of our food.
Who has had the biggest influence on you in your work? I met Paul
Bocuse, an icon of French food, when I worked at the Four Seasons in London.
He is a fine chef with a passion for regional food, who knows all his suppliers
personally. He takes pleasure from cooking simple, great-tasting and seasonal
food. Following this formula has been my goal and through my links with
Hampshire Fare I have met fine food producers passionate about their produce.
What would you do with a million pounds? I would spend it on my
family. I am coming up to 45 and have not spent enough time with my family
over the years. My daughter Amiee is coming up 19 and off to university so
there is a third of it spent already. My youngest Jack, who is five, my middle son
James (16) and my wife Sarah I could do with having a six-month holiday to
spend some quality time together, food-orientated, of course.
You must work very long hours so what do you do to relax? I
make sure we catch up with friends or family. It’s usually a Sunday so a few beers
at our local pub and then lunch that lasts all afternoon.
What would you choose to have as your last meal on earth? The
best food in the world is a bacon sandwich – but not just any bacon sandwich.
The bread has to be from my baker Aidie Chant, freshly baked, five-seed crusty
bread, with freshly churned butter from Mike Smales of Lyburns. Lainston sweet
cured bacon, nice and crispy, from pigs reared at Lainston and bacon made at
Upton of Bassett. I would fry a free-range egg or two from King’s Somborne
Eggs in Pratt’s virgin rapeseed oil and place it all between two slices – and I
would not care if the egg dripped down my chin. V

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Annie Bullen
catches up with the
gossip at Carlton’s
Carltons Restaurant • 24 Carlton Place • Southampton • 02380 232664
www.carltonsrestaurant.co.uk
Iknew it was going to be a good evening
when a dish of crispy ciabatta bread
slices, olives and a bowl of good olive oil
arrived, unbidden, at our bar table.
I hadn’t seen my friend Lindsey for a while
so a chance to sample the menu at Carltons
while catching up with each others’ lives
was a great opportunity.
The restaurant, above the stylish Ninety
Degrees bar in Southampton’s Carlton
Place, is a well-kept secret, enjoyed by those
in the know.
I was just getting into the gossip about
Lindsey’s recent trip to Edinburgh when our
waiter, Lillo (he’s from Sicily), summoned
us upstairs to the spacious restaurant.
The whole place is modern and
comfortable. Downstairs, where they serve
an all-day tapas menu and a bar menu, you
sink into bucket-style leather seats in the
well-lit room with wooden floors, red and
black furnishings with lots of mirrors and a
long bar that obviously caters for the serious
cocktail crowd.
Aircraft-style lighting outlines each step on
the way up to the restaurant; from our table
by the window we looked out over Carlton
Place and Bedford Place, livening up nicely
as people came out in the warm summer
evening to enjoy the night-life on offer.
Lillo, who turned out to be a bit of a
philosopher, talked us through the menu
which featured light, fresh food. Lindsey,
who doesn’t eat meat, found plenty to
tempt her and eventually went for a
vegetable cake with thyme on a pea and
herb rice salad for her starter. She chose
salmon fillet with fresh lime, with crab and
saffron rice for her main course.
Pasta features prominently on this fusionstyle
menu and both my starter and main
course were pasta-based, as Lillo kindly
pointed out. But we agreed it’s jolly good
for you in all sorts of ways and I was
allowed to order king prawns on linguine
coated with a light tomato and garlic sauce,
with just enough chilli butter to give a spicy
kick. Thick ribbons of pappardelle pasta
with a thin coating of tomato, chunks of
meaty Merguez sausage, shavings of
parmesan and a covering of perfectly cooked
broccoli florets looked good enough to
photograph. So I did.
We had the chance for a fair bit of gossip
before the food arrived – it’s all freshly
cooked and looked very good on the white
plates. The portion sizes are perfect – not
daunting but generous enough to be
satisfying.
Lindsey’s starter turned out to be a crispy
savoury ‘cake’, filled with pureed vegetables.
It was served on a risotto-like base which
was creamy and lemony. Very good, she
said.
In the interests of accurate reporting, I
tasted the saffron and crab rice timbale (rice
was her thing that evening just as pasta was
mine) which accompanied her salmon. The
crab came through nicely, highlighted by
the flavour of lime. Three grilled tomatoes
on the vine were a nice touch.
We could have had sea bass, lamb fillet,
faggots or char-grilled chicken with bubble
and squeak. They do an oriental-style duck,
steak and pork belly, too.
Puds include sticky toffee, chocolate and
hazelnut fondue and cranberry and
clementine crumble but I’m afraid that the
pasta and rice spoiled us for another morsel.
Next time perhaps.
Sebastien, the manager of Carltons, came
over to see how we were doing and revealed
that the bar and restaurant were in the same
ownership as Southampton’s ever-popular
La Margherita restaurant, which explains
the Italian touches and stylish surroundings.
Cocktails, wines and beers are served with
style. We were both driving, so limited
ourselves to a glass of San Genovese each
and finished with good espresso, made at
the bar by Lillo.
I liked the music which was not obtrusive
but jolly and featured a variety of style from
Spain, Italy and several other countries. The
big black piano is for show only – look
closely and you’ll see there’s no keyboard.
The menu is not huge which is always a
good sign, allowing the chef to do
everything well. There’s plenty of variety
and a lovely mix of flavours, plenty of fresh
herbs and vegetables used imaginatively.
Our 2-course meal, without wine, cost
about £38. V

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Why wine should cost
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If your favourite wine hasn’t gone up
about £1 a bottle you’re very lucky. As
we’ve seen with our household bills and
the credit crunch, a lot of cost-affecting
forces have converged at one point in time
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to do with profiteering.
It’s oft been reported that since November,
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value against the euro. At November’s
exchange rate of about 1.45, €1 cost us
£0.69. Now €1 costs about £0.80. That’s a
16% increase for nothing.
In terms of cost increases, almost everything
has gone up. Packaging costs have risen by
15% to 20%. In fact, there was something
of a wider-than-Europe shortage of glass
bottles during 2007 as the main glass
manufacturers retrenched.
Energy costs to make wine have gone up.
Fuel costs have risen dramatically, and fuel
surcharges on freight are now
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The 2007 harvest in France and Italy was
much lower than in previous years, so
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about a 10% increase in the amount of duty
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on a bottle. And don’t forget, we all pay VAT
on top of the excise duty, too, so the
government gets a double whammy’s worth
of tax for its coffers.
So even if the producer does put up costs by
5% to cover some of the increases in their
production costs, the other factors have had a
much bigger impact on the price of a bottle
of wine.
The UK has enjoyed something of a golden
age recently with its wine pricing. A
favourable exchange rate, plentiful supply
of wine and intense competition have
meant that prices have been pretty stable,
despite the odd cost increase. But when all
these cost factors converge at the same
point, as they have done this year, there
really is nothing to be done but pass the
costs on.
We the consumer, can choose to buy
cheaper wine but we’d have to acknowledge
that we’re buying lower quality than we’ve
been used to. If you want the same sort of
quality you’ve been used to, you need to
scratch the bottom seams of your pockets.
But don’t get depressed, perk yourselves up
with these for lovely, jubbly early summer
drinking:
Goldwater sauvignon blanc
2007, Marlborough, New Zealand,
Majestic, £8.99 (£6.99 when you buy 2
bottles). Classic Kiwi ‘savvy’.
Tesco Finest Prosecco Brut
NV, Italy £8.99. Trendy Italian bubbly,
nice ‘n’ easy.
La Difference viognier/muscat
2007, Languedoc, France. Tesco £4.99.
Good value glugging wine (in
moderation, obviously).
Sally Easton MW (Master of Wine) is a wine educator and freelance writer.
She teaches consumer classes and runs corporate seminars via her wine school. www.winewisdom.com
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Two-for-One Offer at
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(A Michelin Guide 2008 Recommended)
Lemon Sole Seafood Restaurant in Old
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week in Lemon Sole Seafood Restaurant for Lunch
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All you need to do to claim this offer is to book in
advance by calling 023 9281 1303 quoting “TWO
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THIS VOUCHER CAN ALSO BE REDEEMED FOR A THREE-COURSE SUNDAY LUNCH FOR JUST £10.00
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Barnard’s
Restaurant
Opening times:
Morning coffee
& Breakfast
Tuesday-Friday
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Tues-Friday Dinner 7-9.30
Includes 175 ml glass Trivento Shiraz/Malbec 2006
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2 courses including wine £11.50
3 courses including wine £14.50
Price without wine
2 courses £9.50 3 courses £12.50
Homemade soup (v)
Prawn cocktail
Guinea fowl rillettes, red onion relish
Chicken ceasar salad (v with olives and goats cheese)
Ribeye steak and chips
Smoked salmon taglietelle
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At Leaden Hall we understand the hopes and
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Martin Cooke, headmaster at Clayesmore, reflects on the drive
and determination of students in this exam season
it’s the silly season at
Clayesmore now,’ commented one of my
‘Isuppose
parents the other day. If ‘silly season’
means that everyone is madly busy at what is
a crucial time and a heavy few weeks in the
school year, then, yes, it’s here in abundance.
However, far from silly, for schools this is the
most serious time of all with A-level and
GCSE season in sharp focus. At the same
time as the pupils are earnestly going about
their final revision, sports days, prize-giving
and speech days, end-of-year-concerts, plays,
valedictory balls, services and dinners are all
coming into view: these events help the world
go round and make the final weeks of school
memorable and special.
Exams are a major pressure on everyone, both
at school and home. Years of target setting,
assessment and a monumental amount of
hard work are about to be judged as students
take their best shot at demonstrating their
abilities and proving their academic worth.
This is a tough time for all concerned, the
girls and boys, their parents and, of course,
the staff who have steadfastly nurtured and
encouraged every individual so that each can
perform to the absolute best of their abilities.
In common, I am sure, with most other
independent-school head teachers, every year I
write to our parents with a few tips as to how
holiday revision may best be tackled. It’s a
matter of realising that with planning there is
time for relaxation and leisure as well as
revision. We have a simple formula. Each
Clayesmore boys enjoying art classes
week has seven days: work on five of them.
Divide each day into two-hour chunks and
work for two of them. That’s the gist of it.
But I also encourage parents to support the
girls and boys by helping to keep their room
tidy, bringing them a nice treat like a bacon
sandwich or a knickerbocker glory before
they get tired and cross, and arranging the
occasional cinema trip to help keep down
the pressure.
At this time I also reflect on what it is that
drives these students – what has given them
the determination and the motivation to
work as hard as they do?
I’m sure that they all know that a string of
The joy of sporting achievement: Clayesmore’s Emily conquers the high jump
good results on their university application
form will stand them in good stead, but I
believe that Clayesmore, and schools like it,
inculcate a high level of expectation in all
sorts of other ways. Achievements stretched
over a broad canvas rather than a narrow
academic one, allow pupils to taste success
and excellence in areas such as sport, music,
drama, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
scheme, Combined Cadet Force and a
wealth of other activities. These are the
character-building, confidence-boosting
opportunities that often give young people
the will and chance to succeed. In other
words, what happens outside the classroom
is highly complementary to what happens
within it.
Of course, this broader canvas leads our
young people to a broader horizon. Their
experience of working and living together,
and of being in houses, teams, bands and
squads, leads them to think less of self and
more of others. Ultimately, this equips
them to go out into the world with the idea
that what they have to offer will be of real
value and will contribute to society. This is,
of course, the serious message of the silly
season, but it is also important that we
celebrate success, achievement and the
passing of years at school.
At Clayesmore, as at other independent
schools, we’re looking forward to
celebrating that very fully in the coming
few weeks. V
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Stanbridge Earls is a small, caring, day and boarding school for girls and boys
aged 10 to 19 who cannot cope in the big school environment
Specialists in
Dyslexia
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Dyspraxia
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For further information
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ROOKWOOD SCHOOL
Providing co-educational day and boarding for children aged 3-16
Small class sizes Excellent academic results
Leafy 8 acre site Wide range of sports and activities
Breakfast club/after school care
Close to transport links
Minibus services from Winchester and Newbury
Telephone: 01264 325900
office@rookwood.hants.sch.uk
Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire SP10 3AL
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Inspiration to learn
@ Salisbury Cathedral School
Happy and confident children
Modern education, traditional values
Stunning location
Girls and boys from 3-13 years
Visits always welcome
Day and boarding
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Godolphin School sixth-former and music scholar, Clare
Robinson Woledge (17) has won through to the second round
of the Gregynog Young Musician of the Year 2008 competition.
Clare will be playing her clarinet before a panel of adjudicators on
June 28 at Gregynog, Mid Wales. The five top competitors will play
in the final that evening, with the overall winner receiving £1,000.
The competition is part of the Gregynog Music Festival which is
celebrating its 75th birthday and is one of the UK’s oldest and most
widely acclaimed festivals of its kind.
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Clare’s musical success
Rookwood’s scientific approach
Ateam of six pupils from Years 10 and 11 at Rookwood School,
Andover, attended the IBM Blue Fusion Science event in Hursley.
Organised by a team made up of new graduates, the aim is to inspire,
promote and encourage an interest in science, technology and
engineering and runs each year for four days.
Students enjoyed participating in a new range of interactive activities
supported by cutting-edge technology, including detecting credit card
fraud, solving maths problems using only telephone tones, using Morse
code and racing round the inner planets on limited fuel supplies.
The Rookwood team performed extremely well and were placed second
of the 14 teams which took part. Congratulations to Ruth Chitty,
Victoria McCall and Jamie Roberts in Year 10 and Zoe Shearman,
Jenny Roberts and Tim Gardiner in Year 11.
An artistic double
Portsmouth High School Junior pupils, Jessica Nilssen and
Elizabeth Rose, have won the opportunity to work with
leading British artist Ben Johnson.
The girls entered a nationwide competition organised by Save the
Children as part of the Big Draw back in October. Children
across the country were asked to draw a picture of what they think
is the best thing about school.
The two discovered that their entries had been successful and
travelled to London to spend the day working alongside Ben
Johnson in his studio.
Each pupil paid £1 to enter the competition with the money
raised going to Save the Children’s ‘rewrite the future’ campaign,
which focuses on children in conflict-afflicted areas, helping those
missing out on an education to go to school.
Charlotte Hadfield, head of the school’s junior department says:
‘It was a national competition so to have two girls from the same
school win is absolutely amazing. There is obviously something
about Portsmouth High School which inspired the girls and
impressed the judges too.’

School celebrates
a force of nature
The work of the Salisbury Cathedral School Eco-Group was
celebrated in a day of poetry, photographs and song.
The Eco-Group is a voluntary team of adults and children,
whose main aim is to help look after and develop a beautiful
and sustainable environment in the school grounds.
The event celebrated the group’s progress in regenerating the
large school pond – the ‘lake’ in Constable’s painting Salisbury
Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds – as an educational and
environmental resource, and to raise funds for tools and
aquatic plants for the next phase of the project.
Over the last four years the pond has been dredged, unwanted
trees removed and pruned, native wildflowers and bulbs
planted by the children and helpers in the nature reserve
section of the lake, snails, water lilies and oxygenating plants
introduced into the water and sites built for winter
hibernation. The increase in flora and fauna has been
monitored by the science department.
The next phase is the construction of a 20m-long berm – a
structure consisting of shallow flat ‘steps’ in to which will be
planted labelled examples of the native flora to be found in
the nature reserve, and which will allow up to 30 children to
carry out pond-dipping activities safely.
Other smaller scale projects for 2008-2009 include the
erection of bird and bat boxes, the purchase and use by the
children of an eco-logger and webcam to monitor the lake
environment and nesting birds and the introduction of
butterfly larvae which will feed on the indigenous plants that
have been put in.
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Ballard School’s Performing Arts Centre was transformed into
Ballard Music Hall when children and teachers from years 3, 4
and 5 took to the stage for two evenings of high-spirited action.
The variety of acts was true to the traditions of Victorian music hall
entertainment, and the audience joined in by dressing up in costume.
For the pupils, the real highlight was seeing their teachers on stage.
Mr Taylor gave a lovely reading of Albert and the Lion and Vicky
Gray, Emma Travis and Lynne Dyer were super as Three Little Maids.
Alex Bellars was a real hit as a singing policeman.
Entente cordiale
Pupils from Leehurst Swan school at Salisbury hosted two visits
by French children from Le Mans.
The French children were eager to practise their English. They
had travelled by coach and boat and had enjoyed visiting HMS
Victory at Portsmouth, as well as enjoying visits to Wilton House
and Salisbury.
Pupils from Years 5 and 6 from the French school and Leehurst
Swan completed dual language questionnaires. They asked each
other questions in French and English and quickly made new
friends between the two groups. Several pupils have decided to
become pen friends.
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Pupils’ A series that gives pupils the chance to say what aspects of school life they enjoy
The spotlight this month is on Avondale School
THE SPORT
‘At Avondale School there are a selection
of sports. My favourite is football but we
also play cricket in the summer and tag
rugby. I have been pleased to play
against other schools for the school
team. I love the lunches, they are
delicious. I have great fun in After
School Care, especially when we play
together on the field.’ Peter, Year 4
THE TEACHERS
‘I like Avondale because the teachers
respect you as you are and don’t have favourites like in some
schools. My teachers always give you help if you need it. The
activities are fun and challenging. I love Avondale.’
Isabel, Year 5
‘The playground is big enough for all the Infants to have fun
and we have a stage and a playhouse on the field. I like my
school because I have lots of friends. I like PE with all the
apparatus. We have a snack in the morning with our teachers –
I love my teachers, they help us with our work. Bonnie, Year 1
‘I love the teachers because they are funny. I have lots of
friends at Avondale even though I haven’t been here long.’
Thomas, Year2
‘We have lunch and it is lovely. I liked it when we went to the
museum. I dressed up in a Tudor costume. All the teachers are
nice to me and so are my friends. I like Avondale School
because everyone is nice to each other.’ Polly, Year 1
THE SCHOOL
‘My time at Avondale has been great fun. The sport is enjoyable, the
food delicious and the teachers are clever and kind. In history we get
to make PowerPoint presentations on the topics we are studying and
present them to the class. Avondale has given me opportunities and I
feel more confident about leaving to go to secondary school. Thank
you Avondale.’ Henry, Year 6
‘I really like Avondale because it has made me a better person and
helped me to believe in myself. It is a great and friendly environment.’
Brooke, Year 6
‘In our school we have the best lunches ever! I enjoy doing library
duty. I think the best bit is that all the teachers respect you and
care for you. There are small classes so the teachers can talk to me
to make sure I understand everything.’ Freddie, Year 5
‘Everyone is happy and this is a friendly school.’ Chelsea-May, Year 5
THE OPPORTUNITIES
‘School trips have been great fun and I’m really
looking forward to Dartmoor and the caving. But it
is all the good little things at Avondale that make it
a brilliant school.’ Jamie, Year 6
‘My view of Avondale is that it is a very good school
with kind teachers and friendly people. The food is
brilliant. I was at Avondale since reception and feel
that it has really helped me move on to secondary
school. Avondale does a lot of school trips. Each one
I found just as exciting as the one before. The best
trip had to be the Dartmoor residential trip. We
learnt how to put up a tent, how to cook on a
camping stove, we went for a walk and went caving.
It was fantastic.
‘Avondale has prepared me for the adventures that
I face in the world. It has also prepared me for
secondary school. I am doing really well at my new
school. When I left Avondale
I felt ready to go and had
learnt a lot of life skills.’
Ellie, Year 7
Pupils’
THE CARE
‘I like After School Care Club, it is good.’ Kieran, Year 1
THE LEARNING
‘I enjoy French because it is good
to learn a new language, and Maths
is great: there are some good
activities on the Interactive
Whiteboard. I found being a
prefect challenging but liked the
responsibility.’ Sam, Year 6
‘I like doing lots of painting.
Mummy says I have to do painting
at school not at home.’
Hannah, Nursery
THE FUTURE… ‘I like building houses
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Magical Afternoon
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Sunday 8th June 2pm-5pm
Clayesmore Prep School, together with Crafty Arty present a fun packed afternoon for
young families. Entrance £2.50 per child, all of which will be donated to Clayesmore Prep
School's nominated charities including Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.
Visit Hogwarts Academy, follow the Wizard’s Way to win prizes, lots more to see and do
including owl and hawk display, magic show, face-painting, craft stalls and teas.
In the grounds of Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8PH
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We’ve long admired Dualit’s fabulous DAB Kitchen Radio, but its hefty £180 price
tag put it way beyond the reach of many prospective buyers, especially when perfectly
good – if rather plainer – DAB radios cost as little as £50 these days. But Dualit’s new
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on rechargeable batteries for up to nine hours, it looks well-placed to be the big DAB
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In this image-conscious age, conventional home cinema kit is under
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if you’re after the maximum sound quality for your money, there’s
no substitute for a proper 5.1 speaker package. That doesn’t have to
mean ruining your décor with ugly or unwieldy boxes, though:
KEF’s affordable, beautifully made KHT2005.3 package looks a
treat in gloss black or matt silver, and its powerful KUBE-2
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neighbours) are ever likely to need.
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Wantone?
Andy Kerr makes his pick of the month’s desirable kit
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LG’s stunning new LG6000 ‘Scarlet’ TVs are claimed to be the world’s slimmest yet, with
each set in the four-strong range being just 45mm thick. Hidden loudspeakers and a lavish
red paint job complement the slender proportions to create an eye-poppingly opulent
design. Available in sizes from 32in to 47in, the sets include all the sockets you need (four
HDMI sockets and a USB input, for example) plus Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution in all
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The best seat in th
Paul Tanner explains the joys
of using a lawn tractor
Iremember when I was a boy staying with a school friend over a
summer weekend and being green with envy that his father owned
a gleaming red lawn tractor. What made it worse, he was allowed
to cut his father’s lawn.
After that weekend I always wanted a garden tractor. Little did I
know that I would spend most of my later life selling those boyhood
dream machines.
If you were to go back 30 years you would find that the owners of
garden tractors were the better-off and had large formal lawns to
warrant such machines. Those that were not using machinery tended
to let large grass areas grow wild and have it cut for hay, or else it was
used for grazing.
Today things are very different. The choice of
lawn tractors is vast and, like all modern
day products, there is a type of
lawn tractor to suit the
owner’s requirements.
The main reason lawn
tractors have become
more popular is the
obvious increase in
wealth and choice
but, most
importantly, the
lack of time. We
all seem to work longer hours than we ever did. Mowing the lawn
was normally that Sunday job which in some cases, with a walkbehind
hand-push mower, could easily become a Monday evening job
as well.
With so many lawn tractors to choose from, which is the right one to
have? The first thing to do is take advice from your garden machinery
dealer on the width of cut. This can vary from 28 inches to 60
inches. Having a wider cut can have advantages, apart from cutting
time, one of which is cutting up to trees and over border edges. The
next question is: do you want to collect grass or mulch the lawn?
There are two types of grass collection – vacuum or sweeping. The
vacuum system relies on air generated by the cutter blades forcing
grass cuttings up a shoot in to the bagging system. The sweeping
action unique to Countax and Westwood is a powered brush on the
back of the tractor sweeping up the grass clippings as they are cut.
This system has the advantage of being able to deal with collecting
wet grass whereas as the vacuum system does prefer kinder weather.
Last by no means least there is mulching. Mulching your lawn has so
many advantages over grass collection. Firstly time: have you ever
added up how much time is wasted emptying grass boxes? Well, in
the worst scenario, nearly as much time as mowing!
Mulching is where, due to deck and blade design, the grass clippings
are retained in the cutter deck and are cut again and again. This
reduces the clipping to a splinter in size and is driven in to the lawn
by the airflow of the blades. Using this cutting method you are
putting back the nitrates into the lawn and naturally fertilising as you
mow. The splinter of grass biodegrades very quickly and leaves no
residue. You can also mulch leaves in the same manner.
The mulching lawn tractor tends to be more manoeuvrable as there is
no collection system on the rear of the tractor. For those who like

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stripes on there lawn this too can be catered for with a lawn tractor.
What should you pay? This is always a hard one because we all
want the biggest and best. The right answer to this question is that
you should buy the machine that is right for the garden and the
other tasks you have in mind.
For example, if you have lawn and paddock, choose a tractor strong
enough to cope with both terrains as rough grass areas can be
demanding on machinery. If you only have lawns to cut, choose
the type of machine to give you the right finish and look, such as
striping. If you have problems with mountains of grass clippings in
every hidden corner of the garden you should consider mulching
which is quicker and better for the environment and your lawn.
Always remember – having a lawn tractor is like having an odd-job
man: it does more than cut grass. There is a whole host of
attachments you can fit to your lawn tractor – trailers, rollers,
sprayers, chain harrows water bowsers . . . the list is endless but
they can all make your life easier when maintaining a large garden.
Lawn tractors can start from as little as £1,000 but obviously have
limitations. For those seeking the long-term investment, you
should be realistically looking to start budgeting from £2,000
upwards.
So plug in your MP3 player, put a can in your cup holder and
away you go. Happy mowing. V
Paul Tanner is sales and marketing manager at
Winchester Garden Machinery
Hillier Garden Centre, Romsey Road,
Winchester. www.wgmltd.co.uk
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The perfumed legacy o
By Annie Bullen, a nurserywoman
and gardening journalist living in
north Hampshire
Year-round beauty
is best of all in June
The garden at Mottisfont Abbey is a
joy from spring to late autumn. But
during June, when its unrivalled
collection of old shrub roses fills two walled
gardens, the scent hanging in the still air
and the colour blurring the senses, it is an
experience not to be missed.
These roses have an importance that goes
beyond their beauty. They were collected by
the late Graham Stuart Thomas, reckoned
by many to be the greatest gardener
certainly of the 20th century and, some say,
of all time.
Plantsman, writer, artist, photographer and
horticulturalist, he was gardens advisor to
Classic roses at Mottisfont
An exuberant underplanting shows off the roses at Mottisfont
the National Trust from 1955 to 1974 and
is said to have been a major influence at the
creation of at least 60 of Britain’s foremost
gardens, including Sissinghurst and
Hidcote. But Mottisfont contains his
greatest legacy.
He not only wanted to establish a
comprehensive collection of pre-1900 shrub
roses, he wanted to display them in a new
way. With his artist’s eye and his unrivalled
knowledge of garden plants, GST planned a
garden that would combine roses with a
mix of perennials that would give a display
for the whole growing season.
As this unique collection was being
planned, David Stone became head
gardener at Mottisfont and the two worked
together for many years. Graham Stuart
Thomas died in 2003 at the age of 94.
‘Of all the things that he did for the
National Trust, this rose garden was his
greatest achievement,’ says David, still in
charge at Mottisfont.
In 1978 when David took over at
Mottisfont he knew as much as any other
head gardener about the old shrub roses
with their wonderful violet, grey, plum,
maroon, deep pink and apricot flowers,
their strong growth and perfume and the
fact that they generally flower just once
during the season. And that knowledge
wasn’t great, because they were rarely grown
then.
‘I had to learn on the job, because GST
was reluctant to pass on practical advice,’
says David, who has become an authority
on the roses and cares for the 450 varieties
in what is now the NCCPG National
Collection of old shrub roses.
The central kitchen garden became
available in 1972 and it was here that
Graham Stuart Thomas planted the 19 th
century roses he had collected.
‘His great strength was his scholarly
knowledge and his ability to identify the

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roses correctly,’ says David. ‘He discovered
and identified many, including the true
musk rose which had been muddled with
another climber and a Portland rose called
Indigo thought to be lost to cultivation.’
Step through the doorway in the rosecovered
wall that leads to the first rose
garden, and it’s hard to know where to turn.
A path runs round the perimeter, in front of
deep box-lined beds under the high brick
walls. Straight paths bisect the main central
beds with their lawns at each quarter of the
plot. A round pond and fountain
surrounded by eight clipped Irish yews lies
at the centre of the garden. The pinkflowered
rambler Rosa ‘Raubritter’ billows
over the side of the pond and this is a good
place to sit awhile, absorbing the colour and
scent.
The perimeter walk, lined by neatly clipped
box, turns gently between rose-filled beds.
Ramblers and climbers are trained on the
brick walls.
The four large main beds are filled with
soft-coloured, low-growing plants. Taller
specimens, such as Echinops ritro, Centaurea
ruthenica, Crambe cordifolia, Aruncus and
Lavatera, Perovskia stand at the ends of
borders, while the roses in the middle are
underplanted with stachys, sedum, hardy
geraniums, catmint, pinks, campanula, aster,
phlox, saponaria, sea holly, iris and many
other good varieties of traditional
perennials.
In June, when the roses are in full flower,
tall white foxgloves (the biennial Digitalis
purpurea f. albiflora) keep them company, so
that the shape of the roses is perfectly
outlined against the white spires.
The second rose garden, opened in 1987 has
a different feel, with its wider paths covered
with grey slate chips, its lavender-edged beds
and its central bower featuring the ramblers
‘Bleu Magenta’ and ‘Debutante’, standards
of ‘Little White Pet’ and a central planting
of ‘Reine des Violettes’.
‘There is much pleasure to be had from
Mottisfont outside June,’ says David, ‘but
our collection of roses is at the heart of the
garden.’ V
Mottisfont Abbey is signposted off the A3057
between Romsey and Stockbridge. Call 01794
340757 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
and follow the links for details of admission
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Box hedges enclose the rose beds
gardening v
The first rose garden at Mottisfont
Iris and foxgloves are perfect partners
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beginning of August.
Board chairman Laura Phillips says: ‘The
Festival is going from strength to strength
and we are confident that Maria will build on this success.’
Maria brings a broad range of experience to the role, having worked
with arts organisations including the London Symphony Orchestra,
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Bridgewater Hall
and most recently as a consultant on projects for culture10 in
Newcastle-Gateshead and for the Society for the Promotion of New
Music.
She also worked as part of the Salisbury Festival team on the 1999
event.
Current director Jo Metcalf’s will be overseeing her final Festival as
Director this month.
The New Forest Centre in Lyndhurst has a unique new look, created by a
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The centre now has eye-catching new signs made from old New Forest fire
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Music in the Air, a musical flying display that has
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Saturday, July 26, after one-year break.
The spectacular trademark flying display returns at Wallop 08
for an afternoon show, with headliners the Red Arrows topping
a bill that includes the Blue Eagles, the Lysander, the Swordfish,
Mustang B17, Vampire Meteor and Hunter, the Guinot Wing
Walking Team, and Anson Harvard - all taking to the skies to
music from the Band of the Army Air Corps.
Throughout the day visitors can see historic aircraft on the
ground, sit in a Spitfire, take to the air in a pleasure flight, enjoy
the antics of the ‘real’ Dad’s Army or step back into early flight
history with enactment groups. There is even an old-fashioned
funfair.
Gates open at 10.30am and visitors can bring a picnic lunch or
taking advantage of the many food stands around the arena.
The event organisers are excited that young New Zealand
singing sensation Will Martin will be performing – his first
album went platinum – and the classical super girl group All
Angels will be singing for the corporate enclosure.
Profits from the day go to the Museum of Army Flying
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Give cellulite
the brush-off by Mark Sparrow
Acolleague of mine once began a skincare
training exercise by getting everyone to
close their eyes and then passing round an
orange for us to feel the texture, closely followed by
a peach.
Female readers will know immediately to what this
sensory skincare experience was referring and this
enduring image speedily established for all
participants the difference between the ideal skin
tone and that which is probably more normal.
Fruity euphemisms aside, and for those who haven’t
already guessed, the subject in question was cellulite.
Never an easy subject to discuss with female
colleagues or customers, cellulite is, I am reliably
informed, much discussed and debated by women
when their men-folk are out of earshot! It is true to
say that cellulite – a penetration of the
subcutaneous fat cells by fluids and toxic wastes –
is something which affects women, almost
exclusively, and, indeed, it may be related to female
hormonal imbalance.
It is often found on the outer side of the thighs,
extending to the hips, and it is distinguished by a
characteristic puckering of the skin, just like that of
my colleague’s orange. This puckering is due to the
fat cell walls getting thicker and locking in fluids
and toxins and is nothing to do with weight gain as
it can affect all women regardless of their weight.
Cellulite is not only an upsetting condition in itself
but it is also a symptom of a more general state of
health; it may indicate a sedentary lifestyle, a slow
lymphatic system and a lack of effective
elimination in general. Natural medicine can do
much to address both the symptom and the cause,
especially when taking a holistic view.
Relatively small changes in the diet can begin to
make a difference. Increasing your intake of
essential fatty acids (‘good’ fats from oily fish, nuts
or seeds), eating more brightly coloured fruits and
vegetables and decreasing tea, coffee and alcohol
are all good places to start. Adding a cleansing
herbal infusion – such as dandelion and burdock –
and drinking more water will help to support the
body’s elimination processes.
At the same time exercise positively affects every
part of your body. Again, small changes can make
a difference: try increasing the distance you walk
every day by getting off the bus a stop early; taking
the stairs instead of the lift or pacing about while
you are on the phone.
Body brushing is a great way to enliven your
system; it not only cleanses and strengthens the
skin, it also stimulates the circulation and
eliminates toxins. Working on dry skin, ideally
before showering, take a natural fibre brush and
brush the whole body, beginning with the feet, and
moving in the direction of the heart.
Sweep up the legs, across the hips, thighs and
bottom, gently over the abdomen and then work
on the arms from hands to shoulder, then down the
neck to the upper chest. Don’t brush too hard to
begin with and be gentle on sensitive areas, like the
tummy. Don’t brush or detox if you are pregnant or
are suffering from any serious health problems.
Massage also stimulates the circulation. Either visit
a qualified practitioner or try massaging at home.
Use circular motions and pay particular attention
to any fatty areas. Massage releases tension that
may cause stagnation and it stimulates the
lymphatic system which is responsible for moving
waste products from the body.
Blending essential oils which are known to
improve circulation – black pepper, marjoram –
with those that help elimination – grapefruit,
lemon, juniper – will add to the benefits. Try
Neal’s Yard Remedies’ Firming Hip and Thigh Gel
to get all the benefits of nature’s detoxifying oils
and herbs.
Come to think of it, although cellulite may be
almost exclusively a female problem, the tips I’ve
suggested will improve anyone’s health and vitality.
So if we all get eating healthily, exercising regularly,
scrubbing and massaging there’ll be peachy skin all
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Its first show was held in two marquees on
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Soaring attendances and growing demand
have seen the number and scale of the
shows increase enormously.
Now they employ two sales managers and
a show co-ordinator and marketing
manager. ‘We have turned some of our
events into two- and three-day events that
include free talks to help educate people
to our field of work and to encourage
them to take control of their own lives
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This year has also seen the opening of the
Innerspirit Holistic Centre, incorporating
seven treatment rooms, a hairdressing
salon, nail bar, vertical tanning and spray
tanning. ‘We cover a extensive range of
holistic and alternative therapies, beauty
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tattooing,’ says Tina.
Next month will see the introduction of
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Top line-up at the proms
The Stansted Park Proms, now in its 12th year, will be bigger than ever this
summer.
On Saturday July 19, ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts, who has just
completed a sell-out UK tour and is currently on a world tour, is the guest artist
with the London Gala Orchestra.
The next evening there will be a great line-up of original 80s artists appearing in
the Here and Now – The Best of the 80s concert. Kid Creole and the Coconuts,
Curiosity Killed the Cat, Limahl, Nick Heyward, Toyah, T’Pau, and Midge Ure
will be performing their greatest hits.
Both nights feature spectacular fireworks finales. The concerts start at 8pm on
Saturday and 7pm on Sunday and take place on the beautiful lawns in front of
the elegant Stansted House.
The gates open at 5pm and 4.30pm respectively so there is plenty of time to enjoy
a picnic before the show. There will be refreshment and bar facilities on site.
More information from www.ukproductions.co.uk
View competition winner
T he
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was Mrs M. Wilson, of Colden Common, Winchester. She wins a threecourse
lunch for four people, plus a bottle of wine, at the Ampfield, near
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Quite apart from the tempting refreshments on offer –
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crammed with a larger-than-ever range of ride-on mowers,
including Etesia, while a range of experts will be on hand to
answer questions on garden machinery.
‘The new season’s machinery is now in stock,’ says a Salisbury
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seeing people who’ve been to our regular open days, as well as
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And, as an extra summer treat, there’s 10 per cent off all
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Petersfield gets crafty
Over the past year there has been a growing trend in organising
events on the market square in Petersfield. As well as the
Wednesday and Saturday markets and monthly farmers market there is
a garden market every Thursday.
On June 22, The Craft Box is hosting Petersfield’s first Arts and Craft
market which will be showcasing local talent from all over Hampshire.
There will be jewellery, textiles, cards, paintings, photographs, rag dolls,
glass and more, as well as demonstrations, face painting and a makeand-take
area.
More information from Alison Love on love.28@hotmail.co.uk
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Sonia is in Granada to
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country in turmoil, and in 1936 a revolution
begins that will tear their family apart. For
one, the pull of the battle is irresistible. For
another, caught on the wrong side of the
line, separation from her lover is unbearable.
And everyone must take a side, and choose
whether to submit, to fight or to attempt
escape.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
HarperCollins £14.99
A heart-warming and inspirational tale in
which Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the
story of his human family, how they nearly
fell apart, and what he did to bring them
back together.
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs:
he thinks and feels in nearly human ways.
He has educated himself by watching
extensive television and by listening very
closely to the words of his master, Denny
Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.
Enzo relates the story of his human family
through his eyes,
sharing the tragedies
and triumphs of
Denny and his wife
and child. In the end,
despite what he sees
as his own
limitations as a dog,
Enzo comes
through heroically
to preserve the
Swift family.
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Finding My Voice
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Ebury £18.99
Known as ‘The Voice’ due
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Russell was still working in
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million albums, won four Brit awards and made
numerous sell-out world tours.
Here Russell reveals for the first time the true
story of how an ordinary man with an
extraordinary voice became one of Britain’s
favourite recording artists.
Great British Food
by Gary Rhodes,
Marcus Wareing,
Angela Harnett,
Nick Nairn
Dorling
Kindersley £20
This book offers the
best of British
regional cooking
from the chefs
behind both BBC Great British
Menu series.
Sample dishes from the cream of the British
crop with more than 200 recipes from top UK
chefs. From starters and fish dishes, to meat
courses and desserts, prepare a delicious meal
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