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Inspirational Interiors • Fabulous Fashion • Delicious Dishes<br />
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Contents<br />
<strong>January</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
THE WINTER EXHIBITION<br />
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19<br />
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63<br />
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FIT FOR THE<br />
NEW YEAR<br />
Maggie Alderson<br />
leaps into action<br />
finding homes with<br />
exercise facilities<br />
JANUARY<br />
NOTEBOOK<br />
Fill your diary with hand<br />
picked events going<br />
on around the Weald<br />
WYLDE AT HEART<br />
An ancient farmhouse<br />
brought into the<br />
twenty-first century<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Give your home a<br />
pastel makeover<br />
MIDWINTER MAGIC<br />
A look back at Wealden<br />
Times Midwinter Fair<br />
COOL BLUE<br />
A family home with an<br />
Arts & Crafts twist<br />
FADE TO WHITE<br />
Crisp white shirts to start<br />
the New Year in style<br />
HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
SUPPLEMENT<br />
20 pages of gorgeousness<br />
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105<br />
107<br />
109<br />
113<br />
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ZESTY NEW<br />
YEAR RECIPES<br />
Jo Arnell’s healthy<br />
choices<br />
GARDENING<br />
RESOLUTIONS<br />
How to ease yourself<br />
back into the garden<br />
READ ON<br />
Susan Elkin explores<br />
how reading is taught<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
IN SCHOOLS<br />
How teachers keep<br />
abreast with this fast<br />
changing world<br />
WHAT’S ON<br />
IN JANUARY<br />
Courses, markets<br />
and music<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Win a chance for the<br />
Sankey’s Tunbridge<br />
Wells team to come and<br />
cook in your own home!<br />
FABLES FROM<br />
THE FARM<br />
Jane separates the<br />
curds from the whey<br />
when she takes a look<br />
into cheese making<br />
New Works by Acclaimed Colourist<br />
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Full Colour Exhibition Catalogue<br />
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HOUSE OF THE MONTH<br />
1.<br />
Fit for the New Year<br />
Maggie Alderson finds homes with exercise facilities<br />
How’s your waistband? Feeling a little snug? There’s no escaping it, we’re back<br />
at the point we reach every new year when a look in the mirror can be a terrible<br />
shock, when a bloated and puffy Mr/Mrs/Ms Blobby looks back at you.<br />
Whether it was the lethal discovery of Aldi mince pies (amazing for<br />
the money – they beat Fortnum’s in a blind tasting! – let’s have another<br />
six!) or that killer recipe for home-made Baileys, which was circulating<br />
on Facebook in December, containing lavish double cream and a whole<br />
tin of condensed milk, <strong>January</strong> brings the need to fight the flab.<br />
The choice of fad diets becomes ever more bewildering, but whether you<br />
opt to go cold turkey on sugar, ban all carbohydrates, go vegan/gluten free<br />
Deliciously Ella style, or make like Fred Flinstone on the Paleo regime, you can’t<br />
escape the hard fact that food deprivation hell won’t be enough on its own.<br />
In the words of the great King Julien: You’ve got to move it, move<br />
it. Or else risk being serenaded by that other great character from<br />
Madagascar, Moto Moto (‘I like em big, I like em chunky…’)<br />
Of course, this is also the time of year when gyms and health clubs are offering<br />
enticing deals to sign up at a reduced rate. We’ve all done it once, haven’t we?<br />
Only to see that chunk of cash disappearing from the current account each<br />
month – from the comfort of our sofa. When it’s cold outside, who can face<br />
the thought of driving to the gym and coming home again with wet hair?<br />
How much easier then, to have the fitness facilities just a short waddle<br />
from that sofa – and your bed – in a house that has it all laid on.<br />
The dream is the indoor pool, with the fully fitted gym, plus sauna<br />
– and not forgetting the hot tub, which is a great way to pretend<br />
you’re working out while basically having a nice hot bath.<br />
But the more classic English house combination of an outdoor pool and an allweather<br />
tennis court are great incentives to keep fit too – and the great thing about<br />
that option is that you can put off starting your new regime until at least May…<br />
1. Englemere<br />
Where? Englemere sits within<br />
walking distance of the attractions of<br />
Ascot High Street and close to the<br />
world-famous racecourse, within 12<br />
acres of private landscaped grounds. For<br />
golfers, Wentworth and Sunningdale<br />
are in the vicinity. Trains take under<br />
an hour to Waterloo from Ascot.<br />
What? The original property, built<br />
circa 1815, was a Victorian country<br />
house of distinction. The new version,<br />
an architectural tribute to the original<br />
Italianate-style mansion, offers 17 unique<br />
two and three bedroom properties offering<br />
every 21st century luxury, finished to<br />
an elite standard. Outside are beautiful<br />
grounds with mature landscaping,<br />
woodland areas with ancient trees -<br />
including a 500-year-old - a walled formal<br />
garden, fountain and terrace. The original<br />
enclosed squash court has been renovated<br />
as a luxury leisure suite, with a club lounge<br />
and a mezzanine-level gym, as well as a<br />
kitchen and changing rooms. This leads<br />
out to a swimming pool with a communal<br />
BBQ area and two enclosed tennis courts<br />
that are available for residents’ private use.<br />
How much? <strong>Homes</strong> at Englemere<br />
start from £1,350,000. For more<br />
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3.<br />
4.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
2. 8 Leys Road<br />
Where? No. 8 Leys Road is a bespoke<br />
new property situated in one of the<br />
private roads on the ultra-prestigious<br />
Crown Estate, near Oxshott village, with<br />
its 36 minute connection to Waterloo.<br />
Esher and Cobham are each ten minutes<br />
drive away. The area is blessed with<br />
multiple golf courses and racecourses.<br />
What? There’s your average dream<br />
home – and then there’s this one. Newly<br />
built, in narrow-brick porticoed elegance,<br />
it’s designed and equipped for the<br />
ultimate contemporary lifestyle – with the<br />
Mark Wilkinson kitchen the largest room,<br />
encompassing a breakfast room and family<br />
room. The marble-floored reception hall<br />
gives on to a study, dining room and<br />
drawing room. Upstairs the master suite<br />
has his and hers bathrooms and dressing<br />
rooms and the four further bedrooms,<br />
all have bathrooms and dressing rooms.<br />
The staff flat has its own entrance. Then<br />
you descend to the lower ground leisure<br />
suite… A luxurious mosaic pool with<br />
adjacent spa, opposite bifold doors to the<br />
terrace overlooking the garden, plus a bar<br />
(with kitchen) and lounge area. There’s<br />
changing rooms, a steam room and a<br />
gym – a games room and a wine cellar…<br />
How much? No. 8 Leys Road is<br />
listed with Savills, Cobham at £7,950,000.<br />
01932 586200 or browse savills.com<br />
3. Woodside House<br />
Where? Woodside House sits in<br />
superbly landscaped gardens, within<br />
surrounding woodland, convenient for<br />
Surbiton town centre, with fast and<br />
frequent trains to town (just 18 minutes<br />
to Waterloo). Esher and Kingston upon<br />
Thames are both a short drive away.<br />
What? Inside the cosy brick vernacular<br />
building lies a thrilling surprise – an<br />
interior that mixes classic period style with<br />
the fabulously contemporary, finished to<br />
the highest standards. The sleek modern<br />
kitchen/breakfast room has a wall of sliding<br />
doors onto the garden and a glass skylight.<br />
The sitting room, dining room, TV room<br />
and study have elegant charm. The first floor<br />
has a master bedroom suite with bathroom<br />
and walk-in wardrobe, two further bedrooms<br />
(one with en suite) and a family bathroom.<br />
The second floor has two additional<br />
bedrooms with en suite shower rooms.<br />
There is additional accommodation accessed<br />
via a second staircase, comprising a large<br />
reception/games room with floor-to-ceiling<br />
glass sliding doors giving onto a terrace, a<br />
further bedroom and shower room. Outside<br />
is a mosaic heated swimming pool, a hot<br />
tub and a hard-surface floodlit tennis court.<br />
How much? Woodside House is<br />
on the market with Knight Frank, Esher,<br />
for £3,495,000. Call them on 01372<br />
464496 or look at knightfrank.com<br />
4. Heath Grange<br />
Where? Heath Grange sits within<br />
agricultural landscape, near the village of<br />
Lingfield, six miles from Oxted with its<br />
excellent connections to London (33 minutes).<br />
What? This handsome late-Victorian<br />
mansion, in its park-like grounds, combines<br />
a period exterior and original internal features<br />
– mouldings and stained glass panels – with<br />
accommodation that has been sensitively<br />
and stylishly updated. A great entertaining<br />
house, the formal dining room and drawing<br />
room are conjoined and for more casual<br />
events, the kitchen/breakfast room opens<br />
onto the sitting room. There is a further<br />
family room, a gym and an impressive wine<br />
cellar, winding down off a spiral staircase.<br />
Upstairs is a master bedroom with en suite,<br />
six further bedrooms with a family bathroom<br />
and shower room. The separate Coach<br />
House (ideal for party guests) has a sitting<br />
room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room,<br />
bathroom and five bedrooms, two with en<br />
suites. Outside, the Summer House has an<br />
indoor pool with a shower room, in a timberframed<br />
building. There is a barn, kennels,<br />
another barn with a stable, tack room and<br />
games room and an all-weather tennis court.<br />
How much? Heath Grange is on the<br />
market with Jackson-Stops & Staff, Oxted,<br />
with a guide price of £3,000,000. Call them on<br />
01883 712375, or look at jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
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Sparkling Spectacle...<br />
Cirque Enchantment at Epsom Playhouse<br />
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Kenwright’s superb production of Tim Rice and<br />
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical.<br />
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since I wrote<br />
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<strong>Surrey</strong> <strong>Homes</strong>, so there’s certainly been lots to catch up on.<br />
In my absence, Jennifer Stuart-Smith and Maggie<br />
Alderson have made sure that everything has<br />
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It comes as no surprise that I’m starting my first month back<br />
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Through her inventive and unique approach to interior design,<br />
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Previous pages: The ‘snug’ has been lined with scaffolding boards to give the room a cosy chalet-feel. Bright pictures of African<br />
scenes cover the walls Above: Despite its ancient origins, the house has been sensitively updated over the years, with the masterful<br />
addition of a kitchen extension<br />
It’s not uncommon, when selling a high-end house, for the<br />
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The key is to match the freebie to the kind of person<br />
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Thirteen years later, and Viking and Ping Pong, are<br />
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Fergus and their three children Finnbhar, 16, Tabby,<br />
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“The further we drove down the drive, the more I knew<br />
we’d found the perfect home,” says Ally, who grew up in<br />
Northiam. “We wanted a reclusive spot, with no passing<br />
traffic and some outbuildings to play with.” What they<br />
found was all of those things and a lot more: an imposing<br />
farmhouse on top of a grassy knoll, a three-kiln oast and<br />
bagging shed as well as weatherboarded and tiled stables<br />
which you look down on from the kitchen window. As<br />
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As well as the rustic stable yard, anyone lucky enough to<br />
do the washing up gets a view across a sloping lawn, past<br />
mature trees and out to the post-and-rail paddocks that are<br />
home to Viking, Ping Pong and Tabby’s hunter Leno. Take a<br />
look out of any window, and you are met with views of hop<br />
gardens, ancient woodland and the steep-sided gullies typical<br />
of the High Weald. They are views that, one would imagine,<br />
have hardly changed since the house was built in 1490.<br />
Despite its ancient origins, the house has been<br />
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This page: After the kitchen the ‘snug’ is perhaps the second<br />
most popular room, as far as the Wylie family is concerned<br />
“It used to be freezing in here, as it’s got<br />
two outside walls. So we battened out the<br />
room, added insulation, then lined it with<br />
scaffolding boards.”<br />
sensitively updated over the years, with the masterful<br />
addition of a kitchen extension – where we arrive, and from<br />
where we enjoy the jaw-dropping view. “The extension<br />
is a legacy of my Pa,” says Ally, who built it soon after<br />
he died. Her father, Geoffrey Rainbird, was a respected<br />
architect, so it is a very fitting tribute as well as the perfect<br />
family space. “We practically live in here,” she says.<br />
The ‘distressed’ cream kitchen is by Chalon and the<br />
Aga an electric version put in to replace an older, oil-fired<br />
model: “The Aga we took out was so old, it ended up<br />
in the Aga museum!”. A pale limestone floor helps to<br />
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Above: In the dining room the upholstered chairs which surround an antique refectory<br />
table are each covered in an entirely different African fabric<br />
reflect the natural light which floods in through the huge<br />
end windows as well as the French doors, which Ally’s<br />
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Along an impressive, timbered hallway, dotted with<br />
family photographs and mementoes, we come to the ‘snug’<br />
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as it’s got two outside walls,” says Ally. “So we battened out<br />
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boards.” The scaffold boards give the room a cosy chaletfeel,<br />
and it’s a feature that is repeated in other spaces. Bright<br />
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cushions top a huge green sofa. Another theme is revealed...<br />
In the mid-1980s, Ally went travelling in Africa, and was<br />
intending to stay for a year. In fact, she stayed for 13 years,<br />
during which time she spent a couple of years at college,<br />
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style. It’s hard to sum up but it works.<br />
Next to the snug, divided merely by vertical beams, is<br />
a classic farmhouse living room, with several armchairs<br />
and a couple of decent sofas. As we sit down for a cuppa,<br />
and to talk about the house, Titus the Jack Russell terrier<br />
tries a couple of the chairs for size, before settling on a<br />
cream chair with appropriate dog-printed cushion. An<br />
inglenook fireplace is home to a Vermont-style woodburner<br />
with two large log baskets on either side – as<br />
well as a felt-work elephant tucked into a nook.<br />
Every sideboard features family photos and trophies – this<br />
is obviously a very active household, as Ally confirms: <br />
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Above: In the dining room the walls and bookcases are painted a dark grey – though Ally has managed to keep the room from<br />
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chimney of local brick and lime mortar which juts into the roof space Below right: Ali’s handbag wall<br />
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This page: The master ‘suite’ on the top floor comprises master<br />
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This page: The first floor is home to a very pretty spare room<br />
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Above: Ally has rationalised and organised each of her children’s rooms with her own distinctive design techniques – including more<br />
chalet-style horizontal boards and clever storage spaces – while allowing the children’s own taste and style to shine through<br />
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This page: The Wylies’ holiday let is reached by an outside staircase. Once <strong>inside</strong> the oast you’re met with the most gorgeous openplan<br />
kitchen and living room, lined with pale-blue painted boards and honey-coloured beams. Stencilled black numbers on the beams<br />
are a reminder of the oast’s former purpose<br />
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This page: The den’s walls are covered in corrugated iron, which<br />
Ally retrieved from various local farmyards, or reclaimed scaffold<br />
boards, and a tractor tyre has been topped with planks and<br />
turned into a table<br />
room, lined with pale-blue painted boards and honeycoloured<br />
beams. A wood-burner adds to the cosiness.<br />
The kitchen area comes with a butler sink and huge,<br />
chunky butcher’s block, complementing a country-style<br />
table and cream-painted dresser that is home to an array<br />
of blue and white willow-pattern crockery. Overhead,<br />
stencilled black numbers on the beams are a reminder<br />
of the oast’s former purpose... if the hop gardens visible<br />
from the windows aren’t enough of a reminder.<br />
Behind the living and eating area, the three roundels of<br />
the oast have been ingeniously converted into two circular<br />
bedrooms with four-metre-high ceilings. The middle<br />
roundel, on the other hand, has been transformed into two<br />
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Above: Downstairs, reached via French doors which face out on to the garden, is Ally’s office and work room. The room is filled with<br />
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As you step down into each of the bedrooms, it<br />
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chandelier: “I actually bought it in Africa, although<br />
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lamps, with bead and feather trim, she commissioned.<br />
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Midwinter Magic<br />
Julie Simpson reflects on a festive-filled three days at<br />
Wealden Times Midwinter Fair 2016<br />
Photographs: David Merewether<br />
We’ve had so many lovely<br />
comments about this year’s<br />
Midwinter Fair but one<br />
that particularly resonated was from<br />
stand-holder and furniture designer<br />
Steve Armitage from Huutt who said<br />
“we feel that we’re now part of a very<br />
vibrant and growing community of<br />
independent, creative retailers – proud<br />
to serve our region” and I’d like to<br />
add to that that their region is very,<br />
very proud of them. All of them.<br />
The talent, energy, creativity and<br />
enthusiasm of the 250 retailers who<br />
attended this year’s Wealden Times<br />
Midwinter Fair in November was<br />
amazing. The high entry standards for<br />
exhibitors set by the WT Fairs team<br />
really shone through. Visitors were<br />
delighted by the quality and variety<br />
that was on offer with stands selling<br />
everything from beautiful clothes and<br />
accessories to home and garden ware,<br />
gifts and fabulous food and drink. And<br />
they all left laden down with goodies.<br />
Despite the fact that Christmas was on<br />
the horizon, chats on the door with<br />
visitors leaving the fair suggested that as<br />
many purchases were made for personal<br />
consumption as were bought as gifts!<br />
Food is always a big part of any<br />
good event, as is a great cup of coffee<br />
or a glass of fizz. Coffee Real, Hush<br />
Heath Winery and Cocolicious made<br />
sure no one went thirsty at the fair<br />
while a fleet of street food vehicles fed<br />
us all with a delicious range of dishes.<br />
Every taste bud was catered for with<br />
Italian, Indonesian, gluten free, healthy<br />
salads and a traditional afternoon<br />
tearoom being just a few of the<br />
offerings available to hungry shoppers.<br />
The Hop Farm was a new venue<br />
for us this year and it proved a<br />
great success, providing masses and<br />
masses of good parking and easy<br />
access for visitors coming from Kent,<br />
Sussex, <strong>Surrey</strong> and further afield.<br />
We’d like to thank our friends<br />
and sponsors, estate agents Harpers<br />
& Hurlingham, for their continued<br />
support of our fairs and their unfailing<br />
good humour and generosity in<br />
raising funds for charity. Their raffle<br />
at this year’s Midwinter Fair raised<br />
£1,565.00 for Cancer Research.<br />
Here at Wealden Times, we’re now<br />
looking forward to our Midsummer<br />
Fair at Hole Park on 8, 9 & 10 June.<br />
The theme for the festival which<br />
accompanies the summer event will<br />
be wellbeing and gardening and<br />
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of speakers very soon. So, save<br />
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When Geoff and Annie Waring decided to leave the city in search of<br />
a greener way of living, they found that the challenge of renovating an<br />
Arts & Crafts house in Tunbridge Wells ticked all the boxes<br />
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Previous pages: The stylish and light sitting room features<br />
the original Crittall leaded windows on three sides. The walls<br />
are painted in Fired Earth’s Ambergris This page: One wall in<br />
the kitchen has been painted a very dark grey – Mercury by<br />
Fired Earth. The kitchen is dominated by a free-standing unit<br />
painted in Farrow & Ball Slipper White. Featuring big and<br />
bold is a magnificent set of scales<br />
Geoff and Annie Waring had pondered for some time<br />
the idea of upping sticks in Islington and finding<br />
a greener life for themselves and their two young<br />
children. They wanted a bigger garden and easy access to<br />
the countryside and with his work as the art director for a<br />
glossy fashion magazine Geoff needed a train line that would<br />
go into Charing Cross. Annie had a successful business<br />
hand painting bone china pieces for sale through shops like<br />
Liberty and Thomas Goode so she could work anywhere.<br />
As is often the case, it was while in Greece, sitting in<br />
a taverna with time to muse, that they decided to make<br />
the dream a reality and on their return the wheels were<br />
put in motion. Tunbridge Wells seemed like a good base<br />
from which to search for properties and the brief was<br />
fairly straightforward – a biggish garden, not a busy road,<br />
easy access to the station and preferably Victorian.<br />
Needless to say, that’s not exactly what they ended up with.<br />
Smitten by the idea of half an acre of garden and easy walking<br />
distance from the station they went to view a property in a<br />
rather unusual road where all the houses on one side had been<br />
constructed in the 1920s by one builder, Mr Bates. He was<br />
evidently a man of some stature – all the manhole covers in the<br />
road bear his name – and, having bought a plot from the <br />
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At one end of the kitchen a picture window looks out over the rambling garden<br />
and beyond to Tunbridge Wells. A long table created from an old GPO desk<br />
bought for £1 at an office clearance sale is surrounded by some funky colourful<br />
chairs all of which have travelled with the Warings from home to home<br />
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This page: The kitchen leads off the hall. Originally a network<br />
of tiny rooms, the internal walls were all taken away and, with<br />
the addition of a single storey extension, the Warings have<br />
created a fabulous big room that really does feel like the heart of<br />
the home<br />
Abergavenny Estate, he set about building a street of houses<br />
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wander down the road past the Georgian rectory, the Victorian<br />
villa and the rustic country cottage until you come to the Arts<br />
and Crafts house and that is where the Warings now live.<br />
The previous owners had been in the house for over<br />
thirty years and, having evidently done a lot at the start,<br />
but very little since, it was a temple to 1970s design –<br />
avocado bathrooms, swirly carpets, floral wallpaper and<br />
depressingly dark woodwork. But Geoff and Annie had a<br />
history of taking on major projects and with their combined<br />
artistic talent they have created an incredibly stylish, light<br />
and contemporary family home but one that still pays a<br />
respectful nod to the original Arts and Crafts vision.<br />
Entering the house you come into a spacious and<br />
unusually shaped hall that has a multitude of doors, stairs,<br />
cupboards and even a fireplace – not an easy space to work<br />
with. Originally, it was all dark brown woodwork but in<br />
common with the rest of the house the Warings have <br />
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This page: With shelves filled with books and vinyl and a funky<br />
Philippe Starck Perspex chair and desk, one end of the living<br />
room is clearly Geoff’s space. On the walls are some striking<br />
black and white photos – a small part of his large collection<br />
amassed over the years<br />
gone for a light and bright Scandi style, painting the walls<br />
in a neutral tone and the woodwork white. More light is<br />
thrown into the room by a mirror atop the painted base of<br />
an old sideboard – found in the basement of their very first<br />
home which has travelled with them ever since. But what<br />
really catches the eye is a truly beautiful and eyecatching<br />
decorative radiator – one of the four that are original<br />
to the house and all have been carefully renovated.<br />
The kitchen leads off the hall. Once a network of tiny<br />
rooms – scullery, pantry, outside loo etc., the internal walls<br />
were all taken away and, with the addition of a single storey<br />
extension, the Warings have created a fabulous big room<br />
that really does feel like the heart of the home. At one end<br />
a picture window looks out over the rambling garden and<br />
beyond to Tunbridge Wells, and rather cleverly it has been<br />
framed by painting the surrounding wall a very dark grey –<br />
Mercury by Fired Earth. By painting the imposing fireplace<br />
at the other end of the kitchen in the same colour, Annie<br />
ties the big space together. She also explains that it’s a very<br />
simple and quick way of completely changing the look of<br />
the room. In recent years these feature walls have been white<br />
(“too cold”), dark maroon (“great”) and green (“hideous”)!<br />
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The parquet flooring hasn’t happened yet but the panelled room most definitely<br />
has. Being a creative duo the Warings went to B&Q and bought panels of MDF<br />
which they got cut into strips. Using “No More Nails” they then glued them to the<br />
walls – which, being brick, were absolutely true – and painted them off white
This page: At the end of the landing is a really pretty guest room<br />
which features an Andrew Martin willow pattern plate design<br />
wallpaper, colours from which have been picked up in curtains,<br />
throws and cushions<br />
The garden end has a long table created from an old<br />
GPO desk bought for £1 at an office clearance sale. It’s<br />
surrounded by some funky colourful chairs all of which have<br />
travelled with the Warings from home to home. They both<br />
have an aversion to creating a “look” and feel passionate<br />
about living in a home filled with an eclectic collection of<br />
pieces that tell their own story and reflect the history of the<br />
family. A strategy that works especially well when coupled<br />
with the stunning and mostly original artwork that is<br />
evident everywhere, much of which is Annie’s own work.<br />
The kitchen end of the space is dominated by a freestanding<br />
unit painted in Farrow & Ball Slipper White.<br />
Featuring big and bold is a magnificent set of scales, which<br />
despite the pounds and ounces calibration is still in frequent<br />
use. On a weekend away in Aldeburgh, Geoff spotted them in<br />
a junk shop but sadly it was closed. However, on his next visit<br />
they were still there and so he had to buy them – apparently<br />
they had come from the next door butcher’s shop. The lights<br />
over the unit are also very striking. They are a Swedish design,<br />
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This page: Daughter Poppy’s room alludes to her love of music<br />
and retro styling<br />
A very stylish and very light sitting room stands at the other<br />
end of the house, the light thanks to the original Crittall<br />
leaded windows on three sides. The previous owners had<br />
covered these iconic windows with secondary glazing but<br />
despite the inevitable heat loss the Warings felt duty bound<br />
to return them to their original splendour and beautiful<br />
heavy-duty velvet and linen curtains keep in the warm on<br />
cold nights. Because it’s a north-facing room the walls are<br />
painted in Fired Earth’s Ambergris, a warm earthy tone,<br />
which sets off the cool marble fireplace. Annie loves the<br />
fact that there are really deep windowsills throughout the<br />
house, a great opportunity to display her prized collection<br />
of jugs, plates and assorted ceramics. These vary from oneoff<br />
unique treasures, through pocket money purchased<br />
presents from her children and a few of her own pieces.<br />
One end of the room looks a little different. With shelves<br />
filled with books and vinyl and a funky Philippe Starck<br />
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the walls are some striking black and white photos – a small<br />
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Above: One wall of son Finn’s bedroom is papered with a<br />
world map and hung with favourite album covers Right:<br />
Similar to his sister, Poppy, Finn’s bedroom is testament to<br />
his passion for music<br />
Annie has her space, too. Having switched her creative<br />
energy from ceramics to oil painting when the children were<br />
young, she now spends a great deal of time in a north-facing<br />
studio – a fairly recent addition – just off the sitting room.<br />
This is where she creates the still life oil paintings in mainly<br />
earthy tones for which she has become justifiably acclaimed.<br />
However, for cosy winter evenings they are more likely to<br />
be found in the family room, originally the dining room, at<br />
the other end of the house – always toasty warm thanks to<br />
a newly installed wood burner. When they moved in there<br />
were two things Annie wanted in their new home: parquet<br />
flooring in the hall and a panelled room. The parquet flooring<br />
hasn’t happened yet but the panelled room most definitely<br />
has. Being a creative duo the Warings went to B&Q and<br />
bought panels of MDF which they got cut into strips. Using<br />
“No More Nails” they then glued them to the walls – which,<br />
being brick, were absolutely true – and painted them off<br />
white. Thanks to the shadows cast by these 6mm thick strips,<br />
believe me you really wouldn’t know it wasn’t original work.<br />
It being a sunny room they wanted to make the most of<br />
the light so they also painted over the dark wood of the <br />
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Jo Fairley explores the progression into grey hair<br />
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Grey<br />
Josephine Fairley explains how<br />
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Certainly, as life landmarks go, the morning we notice<br />
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hallelujah from the rooftops. But today, we can choose<br />
to play up the silver fox style – and look fabulous. Or colour<br />
it, and nobody (but our colourist) need ever know. However,<br />
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And it isn’t as simple as just ‘letting it go’. That can<br />
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this happens it tends to make skin colour look faded.”<br />
We can certainly all think of women who go grey gracefully<br />
and look utterly chic. (Helen Mirren, anyone?) But, according<br />
to überhairdresser Nicky Clarke, “they’re the exceptions. And<br />
they tend to be fabulous, striking women who’d look great<br />
whatever their hair colour.” Your skintone will determine how<br />
good you’d look if you decide to stick with grey. The sallowskinned<br />
rarely find a silver frame flattering – and nor do natural<br />
redheads, whose hair tends to turn a pale apricot when white<br />
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There are changes to the actual hair itself, as it<br />
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and more wayward and hard to control. According<br />
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pattern. So invest in a good quality shampoo, conditioner and<br />
serum to help nourish hair and keep it smooth and glossy.”<br />
Interestingly, actually covering up the grey restores not only<br />
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“...the texture<br />
and shape can<br />
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Whether you opt to stay grey or choose colour, a must is<br />
to adapt your haircare regime. Notes Richard Ward: “Good<br />
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which are colour-specific will help keep your colour looking<br />
glossy and vibrant for longer. Also remember not to wash it<br />
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want to stick with the grey – but don’t want it to ‘yellow’, like<br />
your granny’s was prone to. Philip Kingsley Pure Silver Shampoo,<br />
£18 for 250ml, and Conditioner, £21 for 250ml, and White Hot<br />
Brilliant Shampoo and their Luminous Conditioner, £12 for<br />
200ml each (find this range at boots.com), are good places to start.<br />
Meanwhile if you do opt to colour your hair, the golden rule is<br />
not to stray too far from your natural (pre-grey) haircolour. Most<br />
particularly, if colouring a whole head of grey, don’t go darker;<br />
not only does it emphasise regrowth, but it can look opaque –<br />
like you painted your head with shoe polish. In fact – a little<br />
like having your brows shaped professionally and then doing the<br />
maintenance yourself at home – I’d always recommend going<br />
to a salon for an objective opinion about what would suit you.<br />
If you opt for highlights, the chances are you’ll be locked into a<br />
relationship with the haircolourist – though in my opinion (thank<br />
you, Team John Frieda) the investment is worth every last penny.<br />
I am constantly asked by strangers where I get my colour done.<br />
However, if you’re covering up grey with a simple semipermanent<br />
dye – do not EVER opt for permanent colour, until<br />
you’re 100% rock-solid dead-certain about the shade – you may be<br />
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use. Or at least advise on what shade is best to look for, so that you<br />
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The great advance in recent years, meanwhile, has been<br />
the launch of root touch-up products, which are a complete<br />
godsend. They tend to be powder-based products which you<br />
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for a haircolouring session (either at home or in-salon). Color<br />
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My last best tip? If you’re having your hair salon-coloured, book<br />
your next appointment when you pay for this one – and plan your<br />
life around it. In my experience, it’s almost impossible to get lastminute<br />
appointments with good hair colourists, and so if you leave<br />
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to retreat under a paper bag or woolly hat, till you can bag a slot…<br />
Bobbi Brown’s Grey Guidance<br />
“When you go grey, more colourful make-up is<br />
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Bobbi’s recommendations:<br />
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<strong>Surrey</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> talks to artist and creative mentor Baljit Venning...<br />
Do you have a beauty<br />
regime? I have inherited<br />
the respect for a good<br />
moisturizing routine using<br />
natural products wherever<br />
possible, in the hope that<br />
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mum, however, none of<br />
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In the morning I cleanse<br />
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If required, I’ll pat my face<br />
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For my body, I love<br />
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Do you have a particular<br />
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What’s your ultimate<br />
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then a deep meditative sleep,<br />
bliss! This would be followed<br />
by an amazing vegetarian<br />
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Who’s your style icon? I<br />
admire people who express<br />
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and I love Nina Simone. She<br />
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My wardrobe is a mix of<br />
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of grey to quieten them down.<br />
I am rarely without a colour<br />
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Sweet aroma...<br />
The culinary and medicinal<br />
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pot, alongside pepper, in<br />
ancient Greece. Cumin is<br />
a tiny seed from the cumin<br />
cyminum herb, which is<br />
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used in dishes all across<br />
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The main component of<br />
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some seeds, until they become<br />
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Whether you’re looking to feel energised or hit a<br />
new workout routine, here are a few ideas, each<br />
lasting under ten minutes, for a fitter New Year<br />
Stretch and breathe<br />
Genevieve from Stalwart Wellness talks us<br />
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Bridging – for spine articulation, breath<br />
control and strengthening the pelvic floor<br />
1. Lie on your back with your knees bent<br />
and your feet still flat on the floor.<br />
2. Keeping your arms on the floor, and palms facing down,<br />
gently lift your spine off the mat (or the floor) until<br />
you’re holding your weight on your shoulder blades<br />
and shoulders. Hips and knees should be aligned.<br />
3. Inhale in this position, and, as you lower<br />
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4. Repeat this movement pattern 5-10 times,<br />
depending on how you’re feeling.<br />
Book openings – for shoulder mobility, rib<br />
rotation and to release tension in the body<br />
1. Place a small cushion under your head and lie on the<br />
floor or on a mat, on your side with your knees bent.<br />
2. Extend your arms out in front of you, at 90<br />
degrees to your body, with palms together.<br />
3. Lift and rotate the top arm towards the ceiling,<br />
allowing eyes, ribs and spine to follow.<br />
4. Keeping your legs in the original position as much<br />
as possible, continue to rotate as far as you can.<br />
5. Exhale to return to the original position, initiating<br />
the movement from the ribcage and the back.<br />
6. Complete the same movement pattern on the<br />
other side, and repeat this 4 times on each side.<br />
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Roll down & walk out – Standing tall, begin by rolling<br />
your body down through the spine one vertebra at a<br />
time until you are able to start walking your hands<br />
along the floor. Keep going until you end up in a<br />
plank position (the clue is in the name here – don't<br />
let your hips drop to the floor, think plank of wood).<br />
Keep your tummy pulled into your spine and shoulders<br />
directly over your wrists. Then slowly walk your hands<br />
back towards your feet until you can roll back up to<br />
standing. Repeat this five or six times to get warmed up.<br />
Start to fire it up – Continue with the same exercise,<br />
however, start to pick up the pace. When you arrive<br />
in plank position take it into a pushup. Elbows stay<br />
as close to the side of the body as possible as you<br />
lower your chest to the floor. Exhale to push back up.<br />
Take this movement onto your knees if you need to.<br />
Then continue rolling back up to standing but this<br />
time add a jump at the top. Repeat 10 – 15 times.<br />
Mountain Climbers – It’s time to get that heart rate<br />
up. On your last repetition of the above exercise stay<br />
down in a plank. Then bring one knee at a time up<br />
towards your chest gathering pace. It should feel like<br />
running vertically up a mountain but be sure to keep<br />
in a perfect straight line from shoulders to ankles<br />
and tummy sucked in. Do this three times for 45<br />
seconds each time being sure to rest in between.<br />
Squats – A super simple yet super effective exercise.<br />
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and your<br />
weight in your heels (imagine lifting your toes up<br />
to the ceiling). As if about to sit down, take your<br />
bottom down towards the floor so that your legs are<br />
at 90 degrees. Exhale to push back up. The biggest<br />
secret to doing a squat correctly is to start squeezing<br />
your bottom at the lowest point of the squat and<br />
continue as you stand up. Repeat 20-25 times.<br />
Plyometrics – Exactly as above but this time, rather than<br />
just stand up, try and jump up from the squat position<br />
and land softly back into the squat and repeat. Think<br />
as if you’re trying to hit your head on the ceiling with<br />
each jump. Use your arms for momentum. Plyometrics<br />
(jumping) is a great way to get the heart rate up.<br />
Isometric hold – On your final squat jump,<br />
when you land try and hold the squat position<br />
for 30 seconds then do little pulses up and<br />
down for another 30 seconds to finish.<br />
Meg Raraty-Squires is a Personal Trainer offering<br />
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From shelter to sanctuary<br />
A new year brings new opportunities. Helen Barton gives us a few ideas on how to create a positive<br />
atmosphere at home to take advantage of these endless possibilities<br />
After a hectic couple of months, <strong>January</strong> is the perfect time to stop and reassess. Many begin their New Year<br />
diet and exercise regime, to cleanse and invigorate the mind and body for the year ahead. Often, however, our<br />
homes are forgotten about. The stressful emotions, rushing around, (possibly a couple of arguments?) and<br />
piles of clutter build up in our houses as well as in our minds, and can eventually affect the atmosphere negatively.<br />
The first, and most obvious step would be to have a thorough clear-out and dispose of accumulated and unnecessary<br />
‘stuff’. To take this a step further, and to transform your home into a harmonious haven of ‘positive vibes only’, follow<br />
these simple suggestions. These are particularly beneficial if you’ve moved into a new house or have a home office.<br />
A good scrub – We know how wonderfully satisfying it<br />
is when those kitchen counters and living room shelves<br />
are clean and clear. By de-cluttering and giving surfaces a<br />
dust, you’ll immediately feel brighter, and the rooms will<br />
feel lighter. Clean the windows to let as much light in as<br />
possible. Add a mirror to increase light levels even further.<br />
Air flow – The air in a house can easily become stagnant,<br />
especially at this time of year when the heating is on<br />
full blast and everyone’s in hibernation mode. Open all<br />
the windows, even if it’s really chilly, and create a draft<br />
through the house. Shake out cushions and blankets and<br />
get plenty of light and air flowing through the space.<br />
Outside in – As well as adding life and vibrancy, house<br />
plants hugely improve the air quality in a home, particularly<br />
if you reside in a city with high levels of pollution. Spider<br />
plants are one of the easiest to grow and maintain, and<br />
remove formaldehyde and xylene from the atmosphere.<br />
Snake plant, or Mother-in-Law’s Tongue gets rid of<br />
benzene and trichloroethylene, and aloe vera is a great<br />
option, doubling up as a natural ‘heal all’ balm.<br />
Scent – Essential orange oil has a significant uplifting effect,<br />
and by carefully burning incense, particularly frankincense,<br />
you can easily create a peaceful, temple-like atmosphere.<br />
The ancient Native American practice of smudging has been<br />
used for thousands of years to clear negative energy from<br />
a space. A smudge stick is a small bundle of sage, knotted<br />
together with string. Open the doors in your home, place<br />
the sage in a bowl and light it with a match. After carefully<br />
blowing out the flame, allow the herbs to smoke and<br />
smoulder gently, slowly filling the house with its aromas.<br />
Colour – Colour can have a significant effect on emotion.<br />
Yellow has associations with hope, happiness, positivity<br />
and clarity, so by painting a wall, or hanging up a work<br />
of art, you can create your very own super vibrant vibes.<br />
Alternatively, rich and earthy tones, when used in the<br />
bedroom, can create a relaxing sense of cocooning.<br />
By taking just a little time to consider and reenergise<br />
your surroundings, you can create a<br />
wonderful, peaceful and calming atmosphere for<br />
your whole family or partner to benefit from.<br />
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Zesty New Year<br />
Jo Arnell dishes up<br />
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Words: Jo Arnell<br />
Photographs:<br />
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Styling: Helen Barton
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Pineapple Paleo pudding<br />
This is a healthy, vegan version of rice or semolina pudding.<br />
Chia seeds are packed with omega-3 oil and other nutrients,<br />
so are worth a try, especially in a sweet pudding. The end<br />
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I promise you that it is very tasty.<br />
Serves 4<br />
• 5 tbsp chia seeds<br />
• 1 can coconut milk<br />
• 1 tsp vanilla essence<br />
• 1 level tbsp sugar<br />
(optional)<br />
• ½ a pineapple<br />
• 1 mango<br />
• 3 passion fruit<br />
1. Mix coconut milk (warm slightly to melt solid part if<br />
needed), vanilla essence and chia seeds together. Stir in<br />
a little sugar to taste, then pour into ramekins or small<br />
bowls and leave to set for at least 3 hours (or overnight).<br />
Slice pineapple into strips (sprinkle with a little sugar if<br />
desired) and griddle (or grill) for 5 minutes until slightly<br />
caramelised.<br />
2. Make the mango and passionfruit sauce by mashing the<br />
mango and passion fruit together and sieving to make a<br />
smooth sauce. Place pineapple on top of the coconut chia,<br />
pour on some sauce and serve.<br />
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Food<br />
Ginger chicken courgetti noodles<br />
This stir-fry uses spiralized courgettes instead of noodles<br />
(obtainable at the supermarket – no spiralizer required), so<br />
is stodge (and gluten) free. Courgettes and chicken combine<br />
well with the other health-giving ingredients for a clean and<br />
bright light lunch or supper.<br />
Serves 4<br />
• 4 small chicken breasts,<br />
cut into strips<br />
• 1 red onion, sliced<br />
• 1 lime juice & zest<br />
• 1-2 small red chilies<br />
(according to taste)<br />
• 1 orange or red pepper,<br />
sliced<br />
• 1 tbsp soy sauce<br />
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil<br />
• 1 small bunch coriander,<br />
roughly chopped, saving<br />
some whole leaves for<br />
garnishing<br />
• around 400-500g<br />
courgetti<br />
For the marinade<br />
• 2 tsp lime juice<br />
• 2-3 cloves garlic, finely<br />
minced/grated<br />
• 3cm chunk of ginger,<br />
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• 2 tsp sugar<br />
1. Place the strips of chicken in a bowl and add marinade<br />
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so fry the marinaded chicken separately for around 10<br />
minutes first, as this must be well cooked. Once the<br />
chicken is cooked, put a pan of water on the hob and<br />
steam the courgetti for around 3 minutes. Add the<br />
other stir-fry ingredients to the chicken, and fry for 2-3<br />
minutes (i.e. not long). Pile courgetti into bowls and<br />
place chicken stir-fry on top. Garnish with coriander and<br />
serve.<br />
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Garden<br />
Gardening Resolutions<br />
Jo Arnell advises us on taking positive steps in the garden for the year ahead.<br />
Here we go again – out with<br />
the old and in with the new<br />
and all the happy resolutions<br />
are sitting there looking shiny and<br />
achievable. Hopes are high and all<br />
is ‘plans and perusing’. I’ve been<br />
looking out of the window and have<br />
to confess that my own resolutions<br />
are a bit tedious: 1. finish projects<br />
before starting others, 2. label seeds<br />
and cuttings, and 3. don’t make piles<br />
of things. I’m hoping that you don’t<br />
have my bad habits, so I’ve chosen a<br />
few more that might help to make a<br />
difference, not just to the look of the<br />
garden itself, but also to the experience<br />
of being in the garden. Here goes:<br />
1. Plant a tree<br />
Anyone with a garden will have room<br />
for a tree. Not a giant Redwood,<br />
or anything too close to the house<br />
that will clog the drains and lift the<br />
foundations, but something that will<br />
give height and interest all through<br />
the year. There are plenty of beautiful<br />
small trees for smaller gardens, or even<br />
for within borders. I’m a bit mean<br />
when it comes to choosing trees and<br />
shrubs, especially if they’re going to<br />
be focal points. After all, if they’ve<br />
been invited to be the star attraction,<br />
they ought to provide at least two<br />
seasons of interest. So look out for trees<br />
that will have good foliage, blossom,<br />
fruit and a handsome overall shape.<br />
Too much to ask? I don’t think so.<br />
2. Add more structure<br />
to your borders<br />
This is a great time of the year for<br />
focusing critically on the borders,<br />
without the distraction of the flowers<br />
and foliage. If it’s all looking dismal<br />
and bare, think about adding some<br />
plants for winter interest. These can<br />
be evergreen, or have interesting bark,<br />
an elegant form, or an anchoring<br />
feature of some kind. Try to make sure<br />
that plants that come into their own<br />
during the winter either fade into the<br />
background once they’ve done their<br />
thing, become a foil for other plants,<br />
or, best of all, will bring another point<br />
of seasonal interest later in the year.<br />
3. Learn how to prune<br />
If you’re adding structure, you will<br />
find that no matter how well behaved<br />
the plant is, unless it dies or is made<br />
of plastic, it will need pruning at some<br />
point. Knowing when to prune each<br />
plant and by how much is a subject<br />
that fills many books (containing<br />
impenetrable diagrams that bear no<br />
resemblance to your plants). So, in a<br />
couple of sentences: prune evergreens<br />
during the spring and summer when<br />
all danger of frost is past. Prune earlyflowering<br />
deciduous shrubs after they’ve<br />
flowered and late-flowering shrubs<br />
(Buddleia etc), in the early spring. For<br />
the health of the plant, cut out dead,<br />
damaged and diseased wood first and<br />
then aim for a pleasing goblet shape.<br />
Branches shouldn’t cross or grow<br />
inwards, as a more open structure allows<br />
air to circulate. Stand back often and<br />
look at the overall shape, as if you’re<br />
a hairdresser, but try not to ‘hedge’<br />
about trimming little pieces off, as this<br />
can make the situation worse. Got all<br />
that? Fortunately GBH to plants does<br />
not carry a prison sentence – yet.<br />
4. Catch problems early<br />
If you make a habit of going into the<br />
garden on a daily basis you stand a<br />
better chance of catching the first<br />
greenfly as it alights and the first slug<br />
that dares to slide into view. If possible,<br />
incorporate it into your daily routine<br />
and take a companion – or, better, a<br />
cup of tea or a glass of something as you<br />
walk round. You’ll soon start spotting<br />
a few weeds and the odd pesky. Pull<br />
them up or pick them off as you go and<br />
you might just stay on top of them…<br />
5. Grow more edibles<br />
Some crops might not work, your<br />
vegetables might not look as perfect as<br />
they do in the shops, but they will taste<br />
better and you’ll have the satisfaction<br />
of having grown them yourself. That<br />
first year will be a great adventure –<br />
and it will take about that long for<br />
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of a battle. If you have been growing<br />
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work out which crops have suffered and<br />
then just grow a few of the easy-going<br />
ones that won’t need too much TLC:<br />
salads, beans, tomatoes and courgettes<br />
should provide bumper harvests of<br />
summer crops. Add in a few leeks and<br />
spinach or kale and the winter will<br />
be covered without much fuss, too.<br />
For information on next year’s<br />
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Jo on 01233 861149<br />
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Education<br />
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There’s a great deal more to teaching reading, than – well –<br />
teaching reading. Far too many schools, teachers and even<br />
parents get so hung up on deciphering squiggles, worrying<br />
about phonics with all its esoteric graphemes and phonemes,<br />
‘sounding out’ and all the rest of it that they forget that this<br />
mechanical stage is the beginning and not the end of the process.<br />
The real purpose of teaching reading is to develop competent,<br />
fluent, ‘deep end’ readers with enough stamina to immerse themselves<br />
effortlessly in print for a sustained length of time. And this, in my<br />
experience, is where many children hit the buffers. They can tell you<br />
what the squiggles ‘say’ but they fail to develop into Real Readers.<br />
My contention then, has long been, that encouraging reading<br />
matters much more than ‘teaching’ it. And most schools – and<br />
parents – could, in my view do far more to make Real Reading<br />
a normal part of everyday activity than they currently do.<br />
Children need to see adults buried in books (or reading books on<br />
tablets). Otherwise they get the message that reading is a ‘do as I say<br />
but not as I do’ childish thing and soon stop doing it. And the early<br />
teens is the most vulnerable moment for this – they want desperately<br />
to be cool and grown up and (as they see it) adults don’t read do they?<br />
Role modelling is an immensely powerful, often undervalued<br />
teaching tool. Every school should have a block of time every day<br />
when everyone – including all the adults – reads silently. It used to<br />
be called USSR (uninterrupted sustained silent reading) or ERIC<br />
(everyone reads in class) and there is nothing like enough of it now.<br />
At home, parents – especially male adults – need to be seen<br />
reading too. Otherwise boys get the impression that reading is<br />
a ‘girly’ thing which self respecting men don’t bother with.<br />
Some schools use reward schemes such as Renaissance<br />
Reading which sets levels and provides quizzes on books read.<br />
Sponsored reading marathons can work quite well so can<br />
projects such as a Book Week in which almost all the time is<br />
related to book events such as author visits, telling each other<br />
about favourite books and lots of extra reading time.<br />
At home, for most of us, it’s probably a case of less TV and<br />
more quiet time. And it’s not hard to switch it on when there’s<br />
something you or your children really want to watch. And we<br />
still – despite some closures in some areas – have many fabulous<br />
public libraries. They need to be part of every child’s experience<br />
almost from birth because they help to normalise the reading habit.<br />
Don’t reject Kindles or similar reading devices either. They make<br />
access to books easy and work well even for quite young children.<br />
Let’s teach them to Read rather than allowing them to infer<br />
that applying phonics is the be-all and end-all of reading.<br />
Susan Elkin is the author of Encouraging Reading (Continuum,<br />
2008) and Unlocking the Reader in Every Child (Ransom, 2011).<br />
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Education<br />
Technology in Schools<br />
Just how much screen time for children is too much? And how can we keep up to date with the<br />
fast-changing world of technology in schools? <strong>Surrey</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> asks two head teachers for their views<br />
Photo: FreeImages.com/Shamseer Sureash Kumar<br />
David Clark<br />
Headmaster Battle Abbey School<br />
What range of technologies do your students have<br />
access to in the classroom on a daily basis?<br />
There is so much scope in computing and we, in the<br />
computing & ICT department have focused on making<br />
our lessons fun and informative. We use both hardware and<br />
software to achieve this. We have used Lego in our lessons<br />
from Key Stage 3 right up to Sixth Form. We find that<br />
students can’t resist playing around trying to make things<br />
work. We also run a good range of free IT based Extra<br />
Curricular clubs such as Minecraft and also participate in<br />
the annual Lego League Competition. We use hardware<br />
such as Raspberry Pis (a fun way to learn about complex<br />
programming such as the python language), LEDs, buttons<br />
and sound to create different systems. We were also part<br />
of the BBC Microbit initiative and continue to use this<br />
online resource in our Key Stage 3 lessons. Music, photos<br />
and video are also a part of our lessons and we are looking<br />
forward to incorporating 3D design into the curriculum<br />
later this year and using the school’s 3D printer.<br />
How do you keep up to date with the fastchanging<br />
technology world?<br />
At Battle Abbey School, the Computing & ICT department<br />
has always been full of innovative thinkers who regularly<br />
achieve outstanding results. We have eagerly incorporated<br />
a range of exciting tasks into our lessons to comply with<br />
the new Government initiative for computing in schools.<br />
This year in our Key Stage 3 lessons we have incorporated<br />
elements of Computing and ICT into their practical<br />
lessons. We have also added a theory element where<br />
they learn about the history of computers, binary and<br />
algorithms. We regularly incorporate the ‘hour of code’<br />
into our KS3 lessons which is another fun initiative and<br />
we offer a useful introduction to programming. Our<br />
Computing teachers participate in regular training courses<br />
and a number of them are examiners which means they<br />
are right up to date with what examiners expect.<br />
We have been lucky to be part of a number of projects,<br />
too. In 2015 a group of Battle Abbey students were involved<br />
in a Google Rise project call Arrastre where ‘computing<br />
and dance collide!’ The dance department were also<br />
involved and we worked with the leader of the project,<br />
Genevieve Smith-Nunes. The students involved learnt<br />
about wearable technology and how it is programmed,<br />
and this is something we have incorporated into GCSE<br />
Computing lessons. Genevieve has recently approached<br />
the school with another exciting project which we hope<br />
to start working on in the coming year. We have many<br />
interesting speakers from various business and technology<br />
backgrounds visiting the school as part of our careers<br />
schedule and plan to have even more speakers next year. <br />
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Bruce Grindlay<br />
Headmaster Sutton Valence School<br />
What range of technologies do your students have<br />
access to in the classroom on a daily basis?<br />
We value combining more traditional teaching methods<br />
with new innovations to ensure that we give our pupils<br />
experience of relevant technologies and how they<br />
can be used. In addition to two age-appropriate ICT<br />
suites, our teachers and pupils have access to interactive<br />
whiteboards, bringing the curriculum to life, and a<br />
bank of iPads which are used across all subjects.<br />
Above: The beautiful facade of Battle Abbey School<br />
What effect has social media had on<br />
students’ relationships and behaviour?<br />
At Battle Abbey we take E-Safety very seriously and<br />
it is incorporated into lessons across the curriculum.<br />
In all computing lessons we dedicate a term to<br />
learning about E-Safety and how pupils should<br />
interact with social media. We also participate in<br />
the nationwide Safer Internet Day in February.<br />
How has technology been incorporated into<br />
the curriculum, other than ICT lessons?<br />
We enjoy the juxtaposition of occupying such a historical<br />
location and providing our pupils with the cutting edge<br />
technology that they and their families would expect<br />
from an independent education. A great many subjects<br />
incorporate technology into the classrooms, perhaps<br />
most notably science where not only do iPads and hand<br />
held devices help pupils access the curriculum, but allow<br />
pupils to work collaboratively on projects via the school’s<br />
wireless network. We are very conscious of pupils’ often<br />
very specific individual learning needs and technology<br />
can be a huge enabler in terms of synergy with each of<br />
their learning styles. Our campus is fully covered by a<br />
wireless network (even though the thick Abbey walls<br />
do their best to make this as difficult as possible!).<br />
How do you control the use of mobile<br />
phones within school hours?<br />
The advent of modern phone technology has made this<br />
increasingly difficult to enforce. The school’s wireless system<br />
is fitted with a FortiGate filter unit, but pupils will always<br />
be able to access 3G via their smart phones if they so choose.<br />
However, pupils in KS3 have their phones routinely collected<br />
in morning registration and they are kept under lock and key<br />
for the duration of the school day. For older pupils, phones<br />
are not allowed to be used at break time or in lessons unless<br />
expressly permitted by a teacher. Our focus is on education as<br />
a form of prevention and this, allied with the school’s robust<br />
policy on the matter, has meant that transgressions are few<br />
and far between and effectively dealt with if they do occur.<br />
Battle Abbey School 01424 772385 battleabbeyschool.com<br />
How do you keep up to date with the fastchanging<br />
technology world?<br />
Technologies are consistently changing and improving. As<br />
a school we utilise specialists and our staff to investigate<br />
the best ICT practice for each area of the school. Staff are<br />
regularly trained and visit technology conferences, such<br />
as BETT, to support their ongoing development. We are<br />
not swayed by fads, but carefully consider what is the most<br />
appropriate and educationally beneficial technology.<br />
How has technology been incorporated into<br />
the curriculum, other than ICT lessons?<br />
Across the curriculum, subject heads are encouraged<br />
to engage with ICT as part of their planning<br />
process. Staff also share ideas within regular curriculum<br />
meetings. Recent examples include creating eBooks, video<br />
editing, presentations, spreadsheets and even coding.<br />
‘Minecraft’ has also been introduced as a club and is<br />
often used as a teaching resource where appropriate.<br />
What effect has social media had on<br />
students’ relationships and behaviour?<br />
As a prep school, many of the children are not yet engaged in<br />
social media. However, with an ethos where each cares for all,<br />
we believe in preparing them to use social media, computers<br />
and mobile phones responsibly. Our school community is<br />
very supportive and we work with families to inform and<br />
equip their children to use technology in a balanced and<br />
safe way that maintains respect for themselves and others.<br />
Below: Sutton Valence Prep School<br />
Sutton Valence School 01622 845206 / 842117 svs.org.uk<br />
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What’s On In <strong>January</strong><br />
Fairs & Markets<br />
Fri 6 Jan 9am-3pm<br />
Catholic Church Hall,<br />
Downside Bridge Road,<br />
Cobham KT11 1AA<br />
Cobham Brica-brac<br />
fair<br />
This antique and flea mini market<br />
is held on the first Friday of each<br />
month. Find lots of antiques,<br />
toys, glass, china, books, clothes,<br />
jewellery, cakes and much more.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01932 269566<br />
Sat 7 Jan<br />
Farnham Maltings GU9 7QR<br />
Maltings monthly<br />
market<br />
Discover something special<br />
and unique at this market<br />
held on the first Saturday of<br />
each month. Find handmade<br />
artisan bread, vintage items and<br />
charming local craft among<br />
over 200 stalls <strong>inside</strong> and out.<br />
Entry: £1<br />
Info: 01252 745444 /<br />
farnhammaltings.com<br />
Sun 15 Jan 10am-3.30pm<br />
Milford Village Hall,<br />
Portsmouth Road, Milford,<br />
Near Godalming GU8 5DS<br />
Milford Antiques Fair<br />
Find plenty of stalls selling a<br />
wide selection of china, glass,<br />
jewellery, paintings and prints,<br />
art deco and retro stamps, coins,<br />
curios and collectables. There’s<br />
plenty of parking and excellent<br />
food and beverages available.<br />
Entry: 50p<br />
Info: 07976 317828<br />
Sun 22 Jan 11am-3.30pm<br />
MacDonald Frimley Hall<br />
Hotel and Spa, Lime Avenue,<br />
Off Portsmouth Road,<br />
Camberley GU15 2BG<br />
Wedding Fair<br />
This peaceful ivy-clad Victorian<br />
manor house is set in beautiful<br />
landscaped gardens and mature<br />
woodland, making it the perfect<br />
venue for a wedding fair. The<br />
Frimley Suite will showcase the<br />
best local wedding suppliers<br />
and bridal fashion shows to<br />
inspire you for your big day.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01276 451498 /<br />
prestigeweddingfairs.co.uk<br />
Friends & Family<br />
Fri 13 Jan 11am<br />
The Lightbox, Chobham<br />
Road, Woking GU21 4AA<br />
Painting for under 5s<br />
Dress for mess and join in<br />
with some painting fun. All<br />
materials are included and<br />
advance booking is required.<br />
Entry: £3<br />
Info: 01483 737800 /<br />
thelightbox.org.uk<br />
Fri 20 Jan 6-8.30pm<br />
Guildford Cathedral, Stag<br />
Hill, Guildford GU2 7UP<br />
Star Gazing<br />
Visit the pop-up Observatory<br />
at Guildford Cathedral, meet<br />
the knowledgeable members<br />
of the Guildford Astronomical<br />
Society and learn to understand<br />
the night sky. Children can<br />
enjoy fun activities and adults<br />
can experience a fascinating<br />
talk by Prof. David Hughes.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01483 547860 /<br />
guildford-cathedral.org<br />
Sat 28 Jan 7pm<br />
Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley<br />
Lane, Dorking RH5 6AA<br />
Burns Night<br />
Celebration<br />
Enjoy a delicious dinner and<br />
plenty of Scottish dancing to<br />
great live entertaintment. The<br />
four-course meal will include the<br />
traditional haggis, neeps and tattis<br />
plus spectacular sparkling wine<br />
on arrival. Booking is essential.<br />
Entry: £49.50 for Loyalty Club<br />
members, £55 non-members<br />
Info: 01306 742002 / denbies.co.uk<br />
Sat 28 Jan 11am-3pm<br />
Haslemere Educational<br />
Museum GU27 2LA<br />
Big Garden Bird Watch<br />
Come along to the museum and<br />
have some family fun together<br />
in the New Year. Make bird<br />
cakes, get involved with some<br />
hands-on activities and discover<br />
fascinating facts on the birds<br />
in the galleries and grounds.<br />
Booking not necessary.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01428 642112 /<br />
haslemeremuseum.co.uk<br />
Music & Theatre<br />
Thurs 12 Jan 7.30pm<br />
The New Victoria Theatre, The<br />
Ambassadors, The Peacocks<br />
Centre, Woking GU21 6GQ<br />
The Bowie Experience<br />
This spectacular performance<br />
will include all of David Bowie’s<br />
hits, celebrating the music of<br />
the world-famous pop icon.<br />
Entry: £27.50<br />
Info: 0844 871 7645 /<br />
atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Sun 29 Jan 3pm<br />
Epsom Playhouse, Ashley<br />
Avenue, Epsom KT18 5AL<br />
Cirque Enchantment<br />
This production will feature<br />
stunning choreography,<br />
breathtaking vocals and<br />
mesmerising circus performers.<br />
With an eclectic musical<br />
soundtrack, this incredible<br />
performance is guaranteed to<br />
delight the whole family.<br />
Entry: £15 – £18<br />
Info: 01372 742555 /<br />
epsomplayhouse.co.uk<br />
Tues 31 Jan 7.30pm<br />
G Live, London Road,<br />
Guildford GU1 2AA<br />
European Union<br />
chamber Orchestra<br />
Director Hans-Peter Hofmann<br />
will present Elgar, Beethoven,<br />
Grieg and Mozart. Booking<br />
is recommended.<br />
Entry: £25.50 – £42,<br />
Info: 01483 369350 / glive.co.uk<br />
Workshops<br />
Sun 22 Jan 2-3.30pm<br />
The Lightbox, Chobham<br />
Road, Woking GU21 4AA<br />
Yoga workshop<br />
Experience a mellow yoga<br />
workshop with experienced<br />
teacher Ruth McNeil and<br />
learn the practice of conscious<br />
movement and pranayama. The<br />
workshop will culminate in a<br />
guided relaxation. It’s suitable<br />
for all levels of experience.<br />
Please bring your own mat<br />
and wear loose, comfortable<br />
clothing. Booking is required.<br />
Entry: £15<br />
Info: 01483 737800<br />
/ thelightbox.org.uk<br />
Thurs 26 Jan 8am-12pm<br />
RHS Garden Wisley, Woking,<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> GU23 6QB<br />
Butterfly<br />
Photography Morning<br />
Join Adrian Davies for a morning<br />
workshop covering techniques,<br />
equipment and image processing,<br />
Make the most of exclusive<br />
access to the Glasshouse before<br />
it opens to the public.<br />
Entry: £52 for RHS<br />
members, £66 non-members,<br />
includes tea and coffee<br />
Info: rhs.org.uk<br />
Mon 30 Jan 10.30am-4pm<br />
Watts Gallery, Down Lane,<br />
Compton GU3 1DQ<br />
Life Drawing<br />
Join artist Jo Shepherd for<br />
a day of drawing from a life<br />
model. Entry price includes<br />
all materials and lunch.<br />
Entry: £65<br />
Info: 01483 810235 /<br />
wattsgallery.org.uk<br />
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WIN A dinner party for SIX,<br />
cooked by Matthew Sankey and<br />
his team, complete with wine<br />
Sankey’s of Tunbridge Wells have<br />
launched Sankey’s Fishmongers<br />
online. You can now buy your fresh fish<br />
online and have delivered, the very next day<br />
by their crack-team of fish delivery experts.<br />
In honour of this launch, Matthew Sankey<br />
and his team will be bringing their kitchen<br />
to your home. For a dinner party of six,<br />
Matthew will be cooking their signature<br />
oysters and seafood paella for you and<br />
your guests. To accompany the culinary<br />
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A family run business that is incredibly<br />
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Sankey’s of Tunbridge Wells has something<br />
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Sankey’s has one simple rule, and that is<br />
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and they do check! To do their bit for the<br />
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Sankey’s is also recognized on the campaigning<br />
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Jane Howard’s<br />
Fables from the Farm<br />
Jane takes a look behind the scenes at Stonegate Cheese Dairy<br />
Oh blimey, another New Year<br />
to contend with and a host<br />
of resolutions to conjure up.<br />
I’ve long since realised the futility of the<br />
lose weight / drink less / exercise more<br />
school of personal resolutions but hold<br />
out far more hope of delivering on those<br />
that involve improvements on the farm.<br />
And this year I’m determined to make<br />
a few changes in the pig department.<br />
Resolution No 1 – be a little more<br />
aware of the promiscuity of teenage pigs.<br />
At the moment we keep our sows –<br />
Sybil the Saddleback, Alison<br />
the Oxford Sandy & Black<br />
and Joan the Tamworth<br />
in a separate wood. Each<br />
will be pregnant for four<br />
months, at different times,<br />
to ensure a constant flow<br />
of piglets (though that,<br />
too, is another area for<br />
improvement). They keep their piglets<br />
for about eight weeks and shortly after<br />
weaning come back into season. Douglas<br />
the Duroc boar then visits and, hey<br />
presto, it all starts again. Very organised.<br />
Sadly what follows next is less so.<br />
On leaving Mum, the weaners get<br />
released into a 20 acre wood where<br />
they grow on with all the others until<br />
they are ready to go ‘up the road’ (a<br />
less brutal explanation of the journey<br />
to become sausages) at about seven<br />
months. Technically the girls shouldn’t<br />
The pigs absolutely<br />
love the whey...<br />
they submerge<br />
their heads in<br />
the trough<br />
come into season before then, but<br />
there’s always one and with 20 acres<br />
to play in, all sorts of shenanigans<br />
go on with inevitable results! So this<br />
year I’m going to be a killjoy and<br />
have a girls’ wood and a boys’ wood.<br />
That should put an end to that!<br />
Resolution No 2 – don’t get soaked<br />
every morning. I wrote last year how<br />
the Stonegate Cheese Dairy had decided<br />
that the only way to guarantee the<br />
welfare of the cows supplying their milk<br />
was to buy their own herd – and so they<br />
did. Now, every other day<br />
Guy the farmer delivers<br />
2,000 litres of whole milk<br />
for them to turn into<br />
their wonderful cheeses.<br />
What I hadn’t<br />
appreciated is that cheese<br />
is made from the curd,<br />
which is only about<br />
25% of the volume of the milk and the<br />
rest, the whey, is a waste product that<br />
has to be taken away at quite a cost.<br />
Traditionally this was always fed to pigs<br />
and, as a zealous waste-not want-not<br />
campaigner, I eagerly agreed to collect<br />
some of the whey for Sybil, Alison,<br />
Joan and their growing offspring.<br />
All well and good, but the logistics are<br />
quite daunting. How to transport 500<br />
litres of liquid, three times a week, one<br />
mile from Stonegate Cheese Dairy to<br />
Coopers Farm and then across two fields<br />
to the pig wood? Hmmm. The obvious<br />
solution would have been a bowser but<br />
locally eBay was not forthcoming and<br />
I wasn’t going to drive to Pontefract<br />
and back just for a bowser. Instead I<br />
picked up a batch of 20-litre plastic<br />
containers for nothing, shoved them in<br />
the back of the Land Rover and set off.<br />
It all works well, apart from the final<br />
stage which involves actually pouring<br />
the stuff into the troughs in the wood.<br />
The pigs absolutely love the whey<br />
and, not content with just slurping it<br />
up, they submerge their heads in the<br />
trough and then, coming up for air,<br />
give an almighty shake which showers<br />
me – still emptying the containers.<br />
They do reckon it’s very good for the<br />
skin but you can see why Miss Muppet<br />
here thinks there might be room for<br />
improvements in <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Happy New Year.<br />
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm<br />
– on Instagram @coopersfarm<br />
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