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FRESH START 

Maggie Alderson picks her 

favourite new builds 

IT’S MAY 

Fill your diary with hand 

picked events going 

on around Surrey 

PAPER TRAIL 

Designer Trudi Savin’s 

Victorian villa 

GET THE LOOK 

Emulate Trudi’s pretty prints 

ASK THE ARTIST 

Uncover what inspires the 

work of four creatives 

LOVE STOREY 

Explore Ali Kittermaster’s 

unusual bungalow renovation 

GET THE LOOK 

Shop Ali’s style 

HELLO TAILOR! 

Men’s fashion at the Historic 

Dockyard Chatham 

MAKE-UP PALETTES 

Jo Fairley explains how to 

choose the right one for you 

FLEX INTO MAY 

This month’s bitesize 

health news 

WHAT IS YOGA? 

Julie Simpson explains... 

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RESTORATION & NEW BUILD 

SUPPLEMENT 

20 pages of inspiration to 

get your project started 

After page 114. 

FOOD ON THE GO 

Travellers’ treats 

SEASONAL SWEETNESS 

Bake a delicious rhubarbtopped 

cheesecake 

KEEPING IT 

CONTAINED 

Jo Arnell’s potted gardens 

PLANTS THAT HEAL 

Sue Whigham uncovers 

the medicinal properties 

of common plants 

ENCOURAGING 

CREATIVITY 

Students and teachers discuss 

their own experiences of 

art, drama and music 

THE NEXT STEP 

Susan Elkin discusses the 

new two year degree courses 

WHATS ON? 

Find out 

COMPETITION 

Win dinner, bed & breakfast 

for two at Frasers in Egerton, 

plus tickets to Wealden 

Times Midsummer Fair 

FABLES FROM 

THE FARM 

Jane Howard preps her herd 

for the Heathfield Show 

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& New Build 

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13 May - 20 June 

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DREAMING OF A BEAUTIFUL HOME 

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Coming home to Froyle Park situated in the 

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pleasure. Set in its own beautiful mature 

grounds, this exclusive development by 

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drive from the station and nestles on 

the edge of the North Downs, in the 

picturesque Hampshire countryside. 

Here you’ll find a delightful collection 

of new, luxury 4, 5 & 6 bedroom homes 

with all the style you expect in a superior 

country home. For those looking for 

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of skilfully designed and refurbished 

3 & 4 bedroom homes sit within the period 

splendour of Burnham House, offering 

buyers a stylish alternative to the larger 

detached homes. 

With beautiful countryside views and 

landscaped communal parkland grounds, 

these desirable homes offer a gentler 

pace of life, without compromising on 

the modern lifestyles and technological 

conveniences we have come to expect. 

The village setting, close to the village 

shop, with a choice of excellent schools 

and a short drive from Farnham and the 

A31, is full of character. 

With prices between £635,000 and 

£1.495 million, these homes really are 

everything one dreams of. And because 

they are by Linden Homes, winner of the 

London Evening Standard Award 2015 for 

Best Home Out of London and Best Family 

Home, you can be assured of the finest 

quality and attention to detail throughout. 

A range of special offers is available at 

Froyle Park to help speed up your move 

to this rural retreat. If you have a property 

to sell first, Part Exchange † or Linden 

Homes’ Assisted Move † are available 

to save you money and help you move 

hassle free. 

These beautiful homes really must be 

seen to be believed and with newly 

finished homes ready to move into 

now, these are opportunities not to be 

missed. The Show Homes and Marketing 

Suite at Froyle Park are open between 

10am and 5pm daily. For your personal 

appointment telephone 01420 384 192 

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Woodhall 

Westhall Road, 

Warlingham, Surrey 

An exceptional brand new family 

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Hudson Homes. Woodhall is located 

in an excellent residential location 

less than a mile from picturesque 

Warlingham Village Green and only 

a few minutes walk from mainline 

railway stations. The four bedroom 

accommodation is arranged over two 

floors and will provide beautifully 

presented accommodation with a high 

quality luxury specification throughout. 

There will be mature good sized gardens as well as a double garage. 10 Year warranty, due for occupation late Spring. 

Eden Brook 

Ivy Mill Lane, Godstone, 

Surrey 

Located in a quiet country lane and in 

an idyllic setting, a most attractive period 

country house on the outskirts of Godstone 

Village and close to beautiful greenbelt 

countryside. The property stands on a 

plot extending to approximately 0.6 acre 

with delightful landscaped gardens directly 

adjoining open fields and with superb views 

across the adjoining countryside. The house 

provides three bedroom accommodation 

with great potential to return to its original 

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Clappers Lane, Fulking, Henfield 

A parcel of land in the heart of the South Downs National Park 

in a sought after semi-rural area. 

Located just off the A281 Sedlescombe Road the land is 

conveniently located just over one mile from the downland 

village of Fulking. 

Guide: £170,000-180,000 

Pyecombe Street, Pyecombe, Brighton 

A delightful three storey period flint cottage with a timber 

framed garden house/studio to the rear of the property. The 

cottage retains many original features and has attractive 

gardens to the front and rear, mainly laid to lawn with a 

feature pond and mature trees and shrubs. epc:e 

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Shortwood 

Allotments 

Longbridge Road, Horley 

A purpose built flat situated less than one mile from Gatwick 

Airport and Horley mainline railway station, offering regular 

services to London Bridge and Victoria. 

The flat, which is now in need of modernisation, is considered 

ideal for investment and was previously let at £725 per calendar 

month. epc:f 

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Staines Bypass, Ashford, Middlesex 

A freehold parcel of land intersected by a small waterway 

fronting the A308 Staines bypass. 

Extending to just under two acres the land lies adjacent to 

the residential area surrounding Boundary Road and may 

hold future potential, subject to all necessary consents being 

obtainable. 

Guide: £25,000-30,000 

Land Adjoining Shortwood Allotments, Staines Bypass, Ashford, Middlesex 

Guides are provided as an indication of each Seller’s minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell 

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HOUSE OF THE MONTH 

1. 

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Fresh Start 

Maggie Alderson steps into brand new homes 

As a nation we are justly proud of our architectural history, still so gloriously 

apparent throughout the land. Any British town and village will have buildings 

from a sweep of centuries: five-hundred-year-old Tudor homes boasting beams 

and leaded windows, elegant Georgian houses with their glorious symmetrical frontages 

and wide floorboards and Victorian villas with splendid mouldings and capacious cellars. 

It’s no wonder ‘period details’ and ‘original features’ are so joyously 

proclaimed on estate agents’ details. But as anyone who has ever enjoyed 

the privilege of living within gloriously weathered walls knows – they 

do seem to puff dust and filth into the air out of their very walls. 

It is very special to live somewhere you know has been a haven for multiple 

generations before you – especially if it has some interesting history. But a fortnight’s 

holiday in a freshly built villa or apartment, everything shiny and new and in the 

right place can make coming home to your tatty old period home a bit of a shock. 

Of course underfloor heating, elbow level light switches and electrical sockets with 

integral USB ports can be inserted into older properties, but only with significant 

upheaval and expense. Plus the release of vast volumes of the previously mentioned 

historic dust. I know, because I’m trying to do it in a Victorian house at the moment… 

How I envy my friends who have just moved into a divinely elegant 

apartment, they bought off the plan. They were smitten by the sleek 

contemporary design in the computer-generated images, but what convinced 

them to leave behind their period features for a new build was that they were 

then able to tweak the new home exactly to their personal preferences. 

As I knock my 150 year old house about, the better to serve our contemporary 

lifestyle with eat-in kitchens and en suite bathrooms where there were none – while 

living like a Stone Age family during the earthworks – I can’t help thinking how 

much easier it would have been to buy a house which had all that designed into it. 

Here are some of the best new homes on the market now. 

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1. Hummingbird 

Where? When Dr No decides he’s 

had it with island life and wants retire 

alongside one of the world’s finest 

golf courses (Wentworth), handy for 

Windsor Castle and Legoland, with 

Waterloo just a neat 45 minutes from 

Virginia Water, this is the house for 

him. He would also appreciate the 

status of living on the ‘Main Island’ 

of the prestigious Wentworth Estate. 

What? Hummingbird is a lightdrenched 

Modernist dream of glass walls 

looking out onto mature trees, with timber 

cladding beautifully blending the ultra 

sleek design with the natural setting. This 

house is so cool it has a sitting room, 

a drawing room and a family room, 

within one loft-style space. The kitchen 

is equally zoned with cooking, eating 

and sitting areas in a gallery the width 

of the house, with a discreet catering 

kitchen to the side (as you do). There’s 

a separate study and a cinema room. A 

spectacular glass staircase leads up to the 

first floor, where the master bedroom 

has a dressing room and large bathroom, 

plus a generous balcony. The five further 

bedrooms are all en suite, with one more 

balcony and a very large roof terrace. 

How much? Savills Sunningdale, 

are the people to ring, on 01344 626162. 

The guide price is £5,950,000. You can 

drool over Hummingbird on savills.com

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2. Bowhill 

Where? Bowhill sits between 

Walton Heath Golf Course and the 

centre of Walton-on-the-Hill village, 

with its pubs, restaurants and shops, 

just under five miles from Epsom, 

under thirty from Heathrow and 

seventeen from Gatwick. Trains take 

less than an hour to London Bridge 

from nearby Tadworth station 

What? This brick and tile-hung 

newly built three-storey family house 

has the best of old and new, with Arts 

and Crafts style features, including 

leaded windows and a solid oak 

staircase. The generous kitchen/family 

room/dining area covers nearly half 

of the ground floor space, but there 

is also a study, drawing room, library 

and a spacious hall. Upstairs there are 

five bedrooms – three en suite, the 

master with a large dressing room, 

plus a family bathroom. The second 

floor has a leisure room and storage 

space and there is another storage area 

off the lower ground double garage, 

perfect for all those golf clubs. 

How much? Bowhill is listed with 

Patrick Gardner, Ashtead at £1,985,000. 

Call them on 01372 271880 and 

look online at patrickgardner.com 

3. Gleneagles 

Where? Gleneagles is situated on 

Sandy Lane, one of the most soughtafter 

roads in the village of Kingswood, 

with its 45 minute link to London 

and M25 junction 8 under two 

miles away. The house backs on to 

Kingswood Golf and Country Club, 

with a green – and a bunker or two – 

just on the other side of the hedge. 

What? A stunning contemporary 

home with a wave roof, designed to 

provide panoramic views to the rear 

over the 18th fairway, with a back wall 

of bi-fold windows onto the landscaped 

garden. The wood-floored ground floor 

is open right through from the hall to 

the living room, past the feature spiral 

staircase, with the kitchen and dining/ 

breakfast room to one side. There is 

also a study and a family room. The 

lower ground floor houses a large 

games room, gym, cinema, sauna 

and steam rooms and a secondary 

kitchen. Upstairs there are four 

bedrooms, all en suite, with balconies. 

How much? Gleneagles has 

an asking price of £2,995,000 

with Sotheby’s International 

Realty. Call 01932 860537, 

or visit sothebysrealty.co.uk 

4. Staplands Manor 

Where? Staplands Manor is an 

exclusive development of six threestorey 

Regency-style town houses in the 

prestigious area of Oatlands, between 

the amenities of Weybridge and Waltonon-Thames. 

It’s a short walk to the 

station, with trains to Waterloo taking 

less than 30 minutes. Each house has 

its own private garden and parking. 

What? Ground floors have a living 

room to the front, with a separate utility 

room and a guest cloakroom off the 

hall, which leads through to the openplace 

kitchen, dining and family area, 

with bi-fold windows onto the garden. 

The first floor has the master suite, 

with bath and two dressing rooms, 

and another large en suite bedroom. 

The third floor houses three further 

bedrooms, one en suite, a family 

bathroom and a walk-in linen store. 

How much? The Staplands 

Manor development is marketed by 

Jackson-Stops & Staff, Weybridge with 

prices from £1,575,000. Call 01932 

821160 or visit jackson-stops.co.uk 

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KNIGHTS PARK 

GODSTONE – SURREY 

The Chidham 

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OF 3, 4 & 5 BEDROOM HOMES 

There’s still time to discover village life at Knights Park, Godstone, where a limited number of 

3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes are still available. Each one is a stunning example of Thakeham’s reputation 

for quality, combining refined architecture and exquisite, highly specified interiors. 

With its unspoiled countryside setting, Knights Park offers you the village lifestyle you’ve always 

dreamed of leading. At the same time, excellent transport and local education facilities mean that you 

don’t have to compromise on life’s essential amenities. 

SHOWHOME OPEN MONDAY TO THURSDAY 10AM TO 5PM 

Off Bletchingley Road, Godstone, Surrey RH9 8NB 

Call today on 01403 787443 

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and is indicative only. Details correct at time of going to press. 

More than a place to live 

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Selling Agents: Robert Leech 72 Station Rd E, Oxted RH8 0PG

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City Life... 

The New Ashgate Gallery Trust opens an 

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The County Show... 

The biggest one day agricultural show in the UK 

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Styling: Helen Barton 


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Fuelled by a shared passion for block printing, 

Trudi Savin and her friend Sophie Morton created 

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Previous pages: The sitting room is mostly used in winter, when the fire is lit. Original Anaglypta lines the ceiling 

Above: The kitchen. The cricket ball lamp-base was from Tobias and the Angel, made by Angel’s brother Shaun. The 

ostrich egg was brought back from South Africa – one of Trudi and Guy’s favourite places 

There’s something about this time of year that not 

only inspires a good spring clean but also prompts 

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has been taunting you for months, joyously separating items 

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the process, once it’s all done and you can admire your 

efforts, it’s hard not to feel the stress melting away. But, 

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A subtle nautical theme runs through beach pictures and maps on the walls of the 

dining room, while a huge round mirror resembles a porthole: “That came from a 

friend. She was getting rid of it and I thought, ‘Wow! I love it,’ ” says Trudi 

 


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kitchen bookcase is a selection of striking, printed folders 

and files which, one can only assume contain all the bits and 

bobs the rest of us find on the floor being chewed by the dog 

or piled high, in an ever increasing stack on the sideboard. 

Just over a year ago, Trudi set up Yateley Papers with her 

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Above: A short flight of steps down from the hallway and the living room leads to the kitchen at the back of the house 

know ‘tut’. We all have ‘tut’ in our lives, don’t we? And 

also, a lot of people have multi-function rooms, or openplan 

living. This way you can have storage boxes that 

you are happy to display, which hold all your ‘stuff’.” 

She and Sophie met while they were working together 

at the interiors shop, Tobias and the Angel. “The lady 

who owned it, Angel, came across all these old printing 

blocks which had belonged to a company called Yateley 

Industries – it was closing down, so she bought the whole 

lot of them.” The wooden, hand-carved blocks are artworks 

in themselves – Trudi has a collection of similar ones in 

baskets in her workroom – but are not much use unless 

you know how to use them. So, Trudi learnt the ropes: “At 

Tobias and the Angel I block-printed textiles for bespoke 

orders, for interior designers. So, really, I learnt on the 

job, with 10 years printing for Tobias and the Angel”. 

The influence of Tobias and the Angel becomes clear 

as we walk around the house, a semi-detached Victorian 

house in Surrey, which Trudi shares with her husband, 

Guy, and 21-year-old daughter, Daisy. One such item is 

an impressive lamp in the kitchen, the glass base of which 

has been filled with cricket balls: “Guy is a manic cricketer, 

though he doesn’t play so much any more. Angel’s brother 

Shaun made that – it’s one of our favourite things.” 

The kitchen itself is a classic design, put in by the couple 

when they bought the house 19 years ago, and yet the 

 


style is very much the minimal, crafted wooden kitchen 

one sees today, with dark-coloured panels and polished slate 

surfaces contrasting with lighter wooden frames. “I suppose 

I’d call the panels ‘tobacco’,” says Trudi. Either way, it’s 

effortlessly stylish. Water for tea is boiled in a spectacular 

kettle – the likes of which I’ve never seen before. “It was 

Guy’s grandmother’s, so it’s really old. God help us if it ever 

blows up! ” It resembles a classic, metal hob-top kettle which, 

apparently, is exactly what it is – or what it once was. 

On a shelf, above potted herbs and large, pretty jars 

containing pasta and other ingredients, is a huge egg under 

a Victorian-style glass dome. “That’s from travels in South 

Africa. We first went there when Guy and I got married 

and then we went back again the next year, we loved it so 

much.” Other ‘finds’ from their travels include the ornate 

and varied handles – including leaves and pebbles – on 

each of the kitchen cupboards: “The handles all came 

from different trips down to Cornwall. We spend a lot 

of time down in Padstow as Guy’s mother Penny used to 

live there. You just pick things up when you see them, 

don’t you?” Trudi clearly has a natural ability to spot 

This page: In the bathroom, Trudi has hung glass fragments 

in the window and created a mock aquarium using salvaged 

glass, crystal and a little hand-made wire and pebble fish. The 

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special items, that work together, without appearing overly 

styled. And if she can’t find them, she’ll make them. 

Exploring the house is like going on a treasure hunt. 

Not only is it fun trying to spot the latest Yateley Papers 

products, it’s equally fun spotting things that Trudi has made 

herself. After a cup of tea in the kitchen, we go through 

to the dining room, which sits on the same level as the 

kitchen, at the back of the house, and is reached by a short 

flight of steps down from the hallway and the living room 

at the front of the house. As is often the case, Trudi and 

Guy opened up this downstairs space, so that the kitchencum-dining 

room works with the rear courtyard garden. 

Though almost open-plan to the kitchen, the dining room 

still fulfils the traditional role of entertainment space – though 

glitter on the table suggests that it sometimes doubles up 

as a workspace: “We’re introducing crackers into our range, 

so I’ve been fiddling and experimenting with glitter,” says 

Trudi. The atmospheric, dusty blue walls have a sponged 

appearance, though Trudi suggests this look was more just 

a fortunate accident. A subtle nautical theme runs through 

beach pictures and maps on the walls, while a huge round 

mirror resembles a porthole: “That came from a friend. 

She was getting rid of it and I thought, ‘Wow!’. I love it.” 

Below and either side of the circular mirror sit two large 

lamps, both of which Trudi played a part in making. One 

carries a muted Yateley Papers lampshade on a sculpted metal 

base while the other features one of Trudi’s signature homedecorating 

tricks – a huge glass jar, decorated internally using 

the technique known as ‘decoupage’. “It’s all done from the 

inside, but using the good old-fashioned method, where you 

cut designs out and stick them together like a collage. It’s quite 

easy to do and it’s a really effective way of decorating glass.” 


Above: Manga drawings lie on the surface of Daisy’s desk. She’s currently studying art and design at a local college 

Up the steps to the sunny front living room and one can’t 

help keeping one’s eyes peeled for more geometric Yateley 

Papers designs – which I spot pretty quickly in the form of 

files on the bookshelves and on a couple of lampshades: “That 

one’s called Kite – it’s a new one that hasn’t come out yet and 

this one is called Chrome, which only comes in a very dark, 

smoke colour,” says Trudi. It’s funny how, once you start 

looking for geometric designs, you spot them everywhere... 

The 3-D wallpaper on the ceiling – original 19th-century 

‘Anaglypta’ according to Trudi – the grille on the hallway 

radiator, and even the frosting on the front windows. 

With Trudi’s background in fabric printing, I wonder 

why they have not gone down that route? “We concentrate 

on paper, not because we don’t want to do textiles, but 

textiles are a massive investment and also, having printed 

textiles for so long, it’s the ‘fixing’ that’s a challenge. 

Fixing can be a little temperamental, unless you are 

doing massive batches. At the moment we are quite 

small and artisan, so we decided to concentrate on paper. 

So, items such as lampshades are perfect for that.” 

Their styling is equally well-considered: “Sophie and 

I both love quite earthy, muddy colours and character 

properties – so we wanted our designs to work with old 

and new. So, that lampshade design would work well in a 

minimalist, contemporary home but it also sits comfortably 

in a character room. That’s what we work hard at to 

achieve.” It’s clear that with such talent and ability, they 

have to curb their enthusiasm at times too: “We have to 

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Above: The quilt in the master bedroom is made from squares 

of fabric that Trudi printed by hand. On a bedside table, a 

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just have to tell ourselves to slow down!” laughs Trudi. 

As the treasure hunt continues upstairs, I feel that my 

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The glass cabinet doors have also had a similar treatment, 

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hung from hooks and mirrors on one wall, creates a 

display of its own. It’s a beautiful room, on the sunny side 

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piece of paper. I kept them, like one 

might keep a journal or a sketchbook. I 

call them drawings but in reality they lie 

somewhere in between a diary, a painting 

and a poem. Over time working on these 

drawings has evolved from a preparatory 

activity into a more expressive and 

essential practice for me. The Jerwood’s 

three ground floor rooms are filled 

with more than 300 of these works. 

How has your style evolved over your 

career? It has been interesting to see the 

changes over time. I originally was very 

interested in science and mathematics 

and the drawings were quite geeky 

but as I’ve grown older, had children 

etc they have become distinctly more 

emotional I think. Then there are the 

societal changes, the smartphone, the 

ability to record everyday moments, 

social media with everyone now 

posting images on their own ‘walls.’ 

Photoshop and other technologies that 

I can use in the studio. All these things 

have affected the work because we are 

dynamic beings, we change all the time. 

Where do you sell your work? You 

can find out more information at 

keithtyson.com. See Keith Tyson ‘Turn 

Back Now’ at Jerwood Gallery, Hastings 

until 4 June 2017 jerwoodgallery.org 

Clive Sawyer 

photographer 

Have you always 

been an artist? I call 

myself a commercial 

artist. I create 

photographic pieces for a commercial 

market – that someone wants to buy. I 

like to think I’m producing something 

really beautiful that someone would like 

to hang on their wall. This is my 10th 

year of having my own gallery, before 

that I was primarily a travel photographer 

- I might do 150 days a year shooting 

abroad from Barbados to Benidorm! I 

have had to move with the times from 

film to digital, and I’m glad I did. 

What do you create? I photograph the 

local area – the Romney Marsh, Rye. The 

photographs that I take of the local area 

are bought by local people or tourists 

who come to visit Rye. They can choose 

from a selection of limited edition prints 

in a variety of media including canvas, 

giclee or acrylic panels. My main body of 

work is produced for people who come 

down from London. These tend to be 

images of cities – New York, London, 

Paris. Londoners visit the gallery and 

are surprised they can get an amazing 

London shot from someone living in Rye. 

What inspires you? Texture, light, 

mood, shadows, colour, contrast… 

How do you start your creative process? 

I’ll go to London and know what I want 

to get out of the trip. I plan in advance 

– taking into account the time, weather 

etc. At the moment, I know I need to 

go back to New York to find the right 

location. I know there’s a demand for 

pictures of certain things, so I make sure 

I’m in the right place at the right time. 

How has your style evolved over your 

career? The difference between an 

amateur and a professional photographer 

is that an amateur will shoot purely to 

please himself, whereas a professional 

will take photographs to satisfy a client’s 

needs. I’m somewhere in between! The 

beauty is that I take photos of the things 

that I like, whilst being mindful that 

someone would like to buy them. 

Where do you sell your work? In 

my gallery in Rye. I like to be present 

in the gallery to sell my work – if I’m 

not on shoots, then I’m in there! The 

gallery’s open at least six days of the 

week, especially at the weekend, with 

works ranging from £30- £5,000. 

07738 715354 clive-sawyer.com 


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Come to the 

Garden Hub sponsored 

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Meet gardening professionals for talks 

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Hub are free to visitors). 

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Shop ’til 

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We’ve hand-picked 

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See the full exhibitor list in 

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the 

beautiful gardens 

Enjoy free entry to the 

magnificent Hole Park gardens, 

including their long borders, 

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Listen and learn from health 

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Timetable 

Thursday 8th June 

11.15 - 11.45 Brogdale 

FRUITS OF THE EARTH: 

An orchard in your garden. 

13.30 - 14.00 Cathy Pope 

HOST A HIVE: Hassle free beekeeping, 

someone else does the work! 

15.00 - 15.30 Jo Arnell 

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Find the 

perfect plants to prettify your veg plot. 

Friday 9th June 

11.15 - 11.45 Martin Gurdon 

DOING BIRD: Martin shares his amusing 

anecdotes and top tips on keeping poultry. 

13.30 - 14.00 Danny Clarke 

THE INSTANT GARDENER: Five quick 

fixes to give your garden a facelift. 

15.00 - 15.30 Quentin Stark 

HOLE PARK: A year in Hole Park Gardens. 

Saturday 10th June 

11.15 - 11.45 Whitney Hedges 

THE CUTTING GARDEN: Flowers to 

pick from April to October. 

13.30 - 14.00 Mark Lane 

IN TUNE WITH NATURE: Bring birds, 

bees and butterflies into your garden. 

Garden 

Hub 

Visit the 

Garden Hub sponsored 

by Neptune Canterbury & 

Tonbridge for three days of 

talks and workshops. Whether 

you have a courtyard or couple 

of acres, our experts will have 

plenty of gardening tips to 

inform and inspire. 

15.00 - 15.30 Katharine Slater 

HONEY I’M HOME: The importance of 

bringing bees into your garden. 

thai spiced courgette 

fritters with sweet chilli dip 

Jo Arnell will be hosting a talk on veg in the Garden Hub 

sponsored by Neptune, on Thursday 8th June and she’s 

shared this lovely Thai spiced courgette recipe with us. 

Makes approx. 12 small fritters 

• 2 medium courgettes 

• 4 spring onions, finely chopped 

• 2 beaten eggs 

• 2 heaped tbsp plain flour 

• 1-2 tsp green Thai curry paste 

• 1 stick lemon grass, finely sliced 

(or use juice and zest of ½ a lime) 

• 1 small handful of coriander, 

finely chopped 

• 1 tsp fish sauce (or soy sauce) 

• ready made sweet chilli 

dipping sauce to serve 

1. Grate the courgettes and squeeze out some of the liquid (place in a colander 

or sieve and press a saucer down on top) this will help the fritters stay crispy. 

2. Add the other ingredients, but save half the coriander 

as a garnish. Combine thoroughly. 

3. Form the mixture into patty shapes and sauté in a little oil 

until crisp and golden. Serve with sweet chilli dip. 


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Healthy 

Living 

Theatre 

Entry to all talks is included within the 

Wealden Times Midsummer Fair 

ticket price. 

Timetable 

Thursday 8th June 

10.30 - 11.00 Liz Lark 

YOUR LIFE IN BALANCE: Learn how yoga 

can enhance all our lives, creating harmony for 

mind and body. 

12.00 - 12.30 Madeleine Shaw 

MADELEINE’S RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY 

LIFESTYLE: Feed your mind, body and soul 

with yummy food and yoga. 

14.30 - 15.00 Katie Peck 

BECOME YOUR BEST SELF: Gain power 

over food and find your perfect weight. 

Diet and exercise 

lie at the heart of a healthy 

life. We’ve brought together a 

team of experts from the worlds of 

nutrition, exercise and health who 

will be speaking in the Healthy 

Living Theatre sponsored by 

Benenden Hospital over the 

three days of the fair. 

tray-roasted cod with olives, Smoked paprika and Asparagus 

Madeleine Shaw will be in the Healthy Living Theatre sponsored by 

Benenden Hospital, on Thursday 8th June and we love this delicious tray 

roasted cod recipe from her new book A Year of Beautiful Eating. 

Serves 4 

• 1½ tsp sweet smoked paprika 

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 

• salt and freshly ground black 

pepper, to taste 

• 4 x 150g cod fillets 

• 200ml fish or chicken stock 

• 200g pitted green olives 

• 2 tbsp capers 

• bunch of asparagus, trimmed 

• 3 tbsp avocado oil or melted 

butter 

• 1 lemon 

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. 

2. Mix the smoked paprika, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper together 

and rub the mixture into the cod. Then pour the stock into a large 

roasting tray and scatter in the olives, capers and asparagus. Nestle the 

cod fillets amongst the veggies and pour the avocado oil over the fish. 

3. Thinly slice the lemon into 1cm slivers and place around the cod 

fillets. Sprinkle salt over the entire dish and bake for 15–20 minutes, 

until the asparagus and cod are cooked through. Serve hot. 

Friday 9th June 

10.30 - 11.00 Sarah Jane Holt 

HEALTHY HABITS FOR BUSY MUMS: 

Eating and exercising on a limited time budget. 

12.00 - 12.30 Jaime Cooke 

FITNESS MADE FUN: Spin your way to a 

happy, healthy and positive life. 

14.30 - 15.00 Anissa Germain 

BUILD A BEAUTIFUL BODY: Discover 

how pilates can help you get stronger, healthier 

and look great. 

Saturday 10th June 

10.30 - 11.00 Jaime Cooke 

FITNESS MADE FUN: Spin your way to a 

happy, healthy and positive life. 

12.00 - 12.30 Davina McCall 

FROM FOOD TO PHYSICAL FITNESS: 

Healthy living expert Davina shares insight and 

knowledge on how to look and feel amazing. 

14.30 - 15.00 Sarah Jane Holt 

HEALTHY HABITS FOR BUSY MUMS: 

Eating and exercising on a limited time budget. 

Madeleine Shaw’s A YEAR OF 

BEAUTIFUL EATING is published 

by Orion Books in hardback & eBook 

on 20 April 2017, priced £20/£10.99 



Massagical 

Stand O53 

massagical.com 

Health 

& 

Beauty& 

edwards 

and todd 

Stand B05 

07590 057703 

y Miraculous Skincare 

freyaluna 

Stand A03 

freyaluna.co.uk 

We want to help you feel and look fabulous this summer! 

You’ll find a fantastic range of products available from 

our exhibitors, as well as a chance to meet the experts for 

essential health and beauty tips at our Midsummer Fair… 

fenwick 

Stand F 

fenwick.co.uk 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Village 

Green Soaps 

Stand R05 

villagegreensoaps. 

co.uk 

edwards 

and todd 

Stand B05 

07590 057703 

romney 

Marsh Wools 

Stand O20 

romneymarsh 

wools.co.uk 

isabel 

Haines 

Stand R23 

07733 113440 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Bee potion 

Stand A26 

bee-potion.com 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Bora 

Studio 

Stand B25 

borastudio.co.uk 

the oil 

Hut 

Stand B24 

theoilhut.co.uk




LouLoubelle 

London 

Stand Y23 

louloubelle 

skincare.co.uk 

romney 

Marsh Wools 

Stand O20 

romneymarsh 

wools.co.uk 

Happy & 

Glorious 

Stand R06 

happyglorious.com 

tinker and 

toad 

Stand O56 

tinkerandtoad. 

com 

parkminster 

products 

Stand Y07 

parkminster. 

co.uk 

Meet the maker 

Love to b 

‘Love to b’ is a conscientious skincare company that 

evolved from a mother’s love for her daughter and 

went on to develop into a business idea. Everything 

in the range Julie Astley-Weston creates is made with 

love and devotion to one principle – developing 

a natural brand that is ethical in every way. 

What makes you unique? Our customers are often new 

to natural skincare and love discovering the gentleness 

of our products. The combination of our story, the 

power of plant based products and our brand ethos set 

us apart from other natural skincare companies. 

Have you always been creative? It wasn’t difficult to 

summon the passion within me to start the creative journey 

of ‘designing’ skincare products and researching/studying 

online, to solve the challenges of my daughter’s skin issues. 

do you have a typical working day? After my daily 

mindfulness session and mint tea, I’m set for the day! Then it’s 

catching up on emails and posting on social media. At ‘Love 

to b’ HQ I will find myself manufacturing in the skincare 

studio, corresponding with customers and retailers, working 

with our design team or whatever needs my attention. 

What makes all the hard work worth it? Hearing 

people tell me their eczema has disappeared, or 

they don’t itch any more, or just that they love 

our products because they are so luxurious. 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Love to b 

Stand O16 

lovetob.co.uk 

What is your proudest moment so far? Back to the reason 

why we are here at all – my proudest and happiest time was 

watching my daughter grow in confidence as her skin issues 

improved and healed. You really can’t beat that as a mum! 

What can we look forward to from Love to b at the 

Midsummer fair? We can’t wait to welcome the lovely 

ladies of the Weald to visit the ‘Love to b’ gazebo and enjoy 

how uplifting and luxurious our products are for the skin. 

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Slient pool 

Gin company 

Stand O72 

silentpool 

distillers.com 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Beals Barn 

Gardens 

Stand O76 

01892 783146 

the crow 

Kitchen 

Stand A39 

thecrowkitchen. 

co.uk 

Kent cider 

co 

Stand O73 

kentcider.co.uk 

dine in 

Sauces 

Stand A37 

nonyasecrets.com 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Alsop and 

Walker 

Stand A51 

alsopandwalker. 

co.uk 

Food& 

flint and 

flame 

Stand A32 

flintandflame. 

co.uk 

& 

Drink 

Here’s a little taste of some of the delicious food and 

drink on offer at the Wealden Times Midsummer 

Fair this June. From enticing gift hampers and 

handmade treats, to the mouth-watering street food 

from our vendors, we cannot wait to tuck in… 

pieroth 

Stand A31 

pieroth.co.uk 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Summerdown 

Mint 

Stand G25 

summerdown 

mint.com 

oatopia 

Stand O67 

oatopia.co.uk 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Greensand 

ridge 

distillery 

Stand O41 

greensanddistillery. 

com 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Kate of 

Kensington 

Stand Y16 

kateofkensington. 

com

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NEW 

EXHIBITOR 




Little Bo’s 

Stand O64 

bofrozenyogurt. 

com 

Meet the maker 

Alsop & Walker 

Arthur Alsop and Nic Walker make their 

cheese in East Sussex; following a mixture of 

traditional and modern methods and with 

the addition of their own twist, they produce 

some very exciting and bespoke cheeses. 

Burrow & 

Hide 

Stand B21 

burrowandhide. 

com 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

the 

cheese 

Bomb Gift co 

Stand A36 

cheesebombgifts. 

com 

the 

Kent dark 

chocolate co 

Stand A33 

kentdarkchocolate. 

co.uk 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

oxney 

organic estate 

Stand A48 

oxneyestate.com 

please describe how your business evolved? 

eight years ago, a dairy and its equipment came up 

for sale and we seized the opportunity to create a 

complete cheeseboard, from hard to soft, to blue 

cheese, made from East Sussex milk. We now produce 

1.5 tons of cheese per week, which we supply to 

independent hotels, delis and restaurants, along 

with our own shop in London’s Borough Market. 

What do your customers tell you 

they like about your products? 

They love our ‘Super Gold’ World Cheese 

Award winner ‘Mayfield’ which is the only 

Emmental style cheese produced in the UK. 

‘Lord London’ is a semi-soft bell shaped Silver 

awarded cheese and is popular for its natural 

creamy texture, with clean citrus undertone. 

please tell us about the journey from a 

new cheese idea to marketplace? 

It can be a very lengthy process. We make a 

new cheese, then wait for the maturing process, 

which can be anything from 12 weeks to six 

months. ‘Lord London’ only took 6-7 months 

in total but when a lot of tweaking is required it 

can take two years to develop a new cheese. 

Simply ice 

cream 

Stand O24 

simplyicecream. 

co.uk 

What is your proudest moment so far? 

Whilst on vacation a French cheese maker tasted one 

of our cheeses and we were privileged enough to be 

asked back the next day to help them develop a new 

soft cheese. A dream come true! 

Burrow & 

Hide 

Stand B21 

burrowandhide. 

com 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

What can we look forward 

to from Alsop & Walker at 

the Midsummer fair? 

It’s our first Wealden Times Fair 

and we can’t wait to share our 

passion and award-winning cheeses 

– please comem by for a taste. 

NEW 

EXHIBITOR 

Judges 

Bakery 

Stand A42 

judgesbakery. 

co.uk 

Stand A51 

Cheese Tower: 

Sussex Crumble, Sussex 

Brie, Mayfield, Sussex 

Farmhouse, Lord London, 

Five Ashes 

alsopandwalker.co.uk

Love Storey 

Seeing the potential in a project that had been overlooked by other 

potential buyers, and working to a strict budget, Ali Kittermaster 

has remodelled a dated bungalow in the heart of a Kent village 

into a bright and surprisingly roomy contemporary home 


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Previous pages and above: The spacious kitchen was designed and supplied by Martins of 

Hawkhurst. The panelled vaulted ceiling gives the Kittermasters’ home a beach-house feel 

It takes a certain amount of 

imagination and vision to see the 

potential in an unprepossessing 1950s 

bungalow, to buy that bungalow and – 

within budget – turn it into a light, bright 

and gorgeous family home. Anyone, 

who perhaps viewed this property a 

couple of years ago and passed it by 

because of its lack of curb appeal and 

period features, should look away now... 

The rest of you, if you’re on the hunt 

for inspiration, need look no further. 

“You could say that we’ve turned 

this house from an ugly duckling to a 

beautiful swan,” says Ali Kittermaster, 

with a smile. “It was so hard to find a 

house within the Cranbrook School 

catchment area that was the right price, 

and I knew that it would be a real 

struggle.” The house, known at the time 

as Hedges, had been on the market for 

about a year before the Kittermaster 

family – comprising Ali, husband 


Above: The kitchen table was made for Ali by the carpenter at SB10 from scaffolding planks that had been used on the build 

Johnnie, Katie, 16 and Harry, 13 – found it. According to 

Ali, there had been little interest: “A lovely lady had lived 

here for many years, so you could say that it was a little 

dated.” Fortunately for Ali, other potential buyers failed 

to look past the superficial trappings of the bungalow. 

“I knew immediately when I viewed the house how I 

was going to develop the property,” says Ali. “I needed 

to create more living space, an additional bedroom and 

a studio space for my daughter, Katie. Replacing all the 

casement windows was central to my plan as these have 

changed the style and character of the property totally. 

My draughtsman couldn’t understand my need to remove 

the plastic casement windows but I am glad I stuck to 

my guns.” The windows, which have lovely low sills, 

allow light to flood in and, on the exterior, have mock 

shutters, which give the house an attractive colonial feel. 

So, how long did the renovation take? “We bought it 

in January 2016, the builders started in March and we 

moved in the third week of August, though the house 

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rent cheque, I thought ‘that’s a sofa, a light or something’.” 

 


Above: Ali finds decorating inspiration online through Houzz or Pinterest as well as from her childhood friend, Linda, who is a house 

builder and designer in Haut Bay in South Africa. She’s certainly created a contemporary but homely feel, with pops of colour and 

photographic prints injecting interest and informality 

the latter stages of the renovation, to save the pennies. 

“Before that, every time I paid a rent cheque, I thought 

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the last ten years she has worked as a photographer. 

Ali’s photographs can be seen dotted around the house, 

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of Strong White walls. Ali has worked across many of the 

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portraiture and ran a sports photography company in Dubai, 

Capture That, with her friend and business partner. Since 

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Above: A colourful chameleon, painted in a vibrant palette by Ali’s friend Ann Pybus, greets visitors in the hallway 

travels but also the lambs, piglets and cows of the Kentish 

countryside! A canvas featuring a cheeky giraffe with his 

tongue sticking out takes pride of place on the kitchen wall. 

All of this experience, a creative eye, as well as doing up two 

other cottages has stood Ali in good stead when renovating 

their current home, especially as her husband Johnnie has 

been away, working in Egypt. In fact, it seems that Ali 

is quite happy to be left to her own devices... “Johnnie’s 

quite traditional, ex-army. So, in his absence, I’ve been 

able to do what I want and be a bit girly, which is nice.” 

It’s clear she has a knack for doing up properties: “I enjoy 

doing it. There isn’t a limitless pot of money... so what I love 

doing is searching for things that cost less, but then perhaps 

involve a little more work. Like these engineered oak boards 

which I sanded and waxed myself. Or a little glass door knob 

that would cost £30 from someone in London – I’d prefer to 

find a similar item for 10% of the price on Etsy. I love that.” 

She points out that her sofas are 25 years old, and 

that at some point she would like a corner sofa, but at 

the moment the budget won’t stretch. “They’re the first 

sofas I bought, on King’s Road, when I lived in London. 

Our dining table is made from scaffolding planks that 

were used on the project.” The vaulted kitchen-living 

area is clad with routed MDF – although the effect is 

very similar to tongue and groove – giving it a beachhouse 

feel. Interior designer Ali Wylie suggested this 


“This is Harry’s room,” says Ali, “and he’s got his own little en suite. I was 

determined to get these sliding doors in!” Incidentally, she found the sliding doors and 

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Above: Pops of bright colour punctuate the white walls in Harry and Katie’s rooms 

idea as she has used it extensively in her own house. 

Apart from being lovely, light and open-plan, what 

look did Ali have in mind when she started work on the 

house? “I suppose it’s kind of Cape Cod, New England, 

or perhaps a bit Nordic,” says Ali, though she admits she’s 

never been to either place. “I just spot things on Houzz 

or Pinterest.” She’s certainly created a contemporary 

but homely feel, with pops of colour and photographic 

prints injecting interest and informality to what she and 

her children jokingly refer to as ‘the show home’. 

Seated at the breakfast bar-cum-kitchen island, the 

first thing that catches your eye is a wall of square family 

photographs: “This is my organic picture wall,” says Ali. “As 

I take more pictures that I like I’ll add them to the wall, so 

eventually the whole wall will be covered in five inch MDF 

squares.” Ali has avoided using frames, as she “hates clutter”. 

A sleek, modern kitchen – in a most subtle pale taupe – from 

Martins in Hawkhurst, is just the ticket, occupying one wall. 

Cleverly, Ali has used a mirror behind the sink, which 

creates a sense of space as well as giving whoever is at the 

sink a view of the room behind them. “I used Facebook 

quite a lot when I was designing the house, rather than 

making all the decisions on my own,” says Ali. “I would 

sometimes put an idea out there, as Johnnie wasn’t 

 


Above: Katie’s room is remarkably tidy. The pink pom-pom trim on the blinds is a recent addition that matches her pink chair 

around to chat things through, and say: ‘So everyone, 

shall I go with this colour or that colour?’ ” She asked her 

friends if she should go for coloured glass or a mirror. “I 

reckon about 95% went with coloured glass, but it felt like 

a full stop. So I went with the mirror and I really like it! 

It reflects the light and makes the area look bigger.” Pale, 

composite worktops also keep the kitchen light and bright. 

High up, overhead in the rafters of the living area are 

five gorgeous metal lampshades: “I bought one of the 

lampshades on a visit to Cairo, thinking it would be big 

enough. Poor Johnnie. I said, ‘Can you go to the souk next 

week, and get me four different ones? I don’t want them 

matching.’ Then a local electrician wired them up for me.” 

On the wall are two huge photographs of Katie and Harry, 

standing in a stubble field amongst rolling hills. “That was 

taken the day before we moved to Dubai,” says Ali, who has 

accompanied her husband to numerous countries, where 

he works setting up British schools. “It wasn’t a planned 

shoot. We were driving along near Wye, and I thought ‘this 

is Kent for me’. So I took the photos as a little reminder, 

to hang in our house out there, to remind us of home.” 

As I cast my eye around their current home, I notice a 

curious ladder hanging on the wall, next to the kitchen. 

“ The builders had just put up the 4x2 posts as the plan 

was to use the lofted area as storage but at the very last 

minute we changed the plan and turned it into an X-box/ 

movie den as well as extra bed space for the overspill of 

teenagers at the weekends. The space is great and would 

have otherwise been wasted.” The ladder is a French hoppickers’ 

ladder and is both beautiful as well as functional. 

The majority of rooms in the house come off a wide 

corridor, which runs perpendicular to the front door, 

from the open-plan living area at one end, to the master 

bedroom at the other. “I widened the corridor,” says Ali, 

“and revitalised the 1930s doorway by painting the door 

and replacing the rather ugly bevelled glass on either side 

with clear glass panels.” The modernised doorway works 

a treat and, as Ali points out, cost a fraction of what it 

would have done to have a new door and surround. 

Although Ali has found clever and affordable solutions at 

every turn, it’s clear that she hasn’t shied away from making 

radical changes to the building’s layout and, in doing 

 


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are on display throughout the house 

so, has created a practical family home with decent-sized 

rooms, each with masses of light. “This is Harry’s room,” says 

Ali, “and he’s got his own little en suite. I was determined 

to get these sliding doors in!” Incidentally, she found the 

sliding doors and runners on eBay, for a snip, and all of the 

bathroom fixtures were sourced individually and bought at a 

discount from either Victoria Plumb, Bath Store or Ikea. 

The sliding door makes optimum use of the available 

space. Fitted wardrobes, made by the builders and with snazzy 

leather handles, also provide essential ‘de-cluttering’ space. 

Ali’s photographs grace the walls, as does the number ‘10’ 

of a rugby shirt that belonged to Harry’s great-grandfather 

– who was captain of the England rugby team in 1924. 

Personal touches transform this from a ‘show home’ into a 

real, family sanctuary. Katie’s room is also remarkably tidy, 

but with pops of colour including a simple wooden chair 

that Ali painted pink using spray paint from Halfords. “The 

pink pom-pom trim on the blinds is a recent addition, but 

it goes rather well with the chair, don’t you think?” says Ali. 

A selection of pretty mirrors, with painted frames, which 

Ali refers to as “granny’s mirrors”, are dotted around the 

room. Finally, we reach Ali’s retreat, the master bedroom. 

As well as the lovely, low sash windows, this room has 

French doors into the garden. There is a sleek, modern en 

suite, which makes use of the other sliding door and minimal 

furniture. “The bed was from Feather & Black,” says Ali, 

“and the quote on the wall – as is the ‘Boys will be boys’ 

in Harry’s room – is by a girlfriend of mine called Leonora 

Hammond.” An ornate mirror is another from ‘Granny’ but 

Ali has painted over the gilt with dove grey. “When we went 

to Dubai, I visited various second-hand shops and bought 

pretty furniture then took it all to a place where they sprayed 

everything dove grey.” An attractive, plain French set of drawers 

with a marble top has escaped the spray paint, adding a little 

natural wood and warmth to the corner of the room. 

As we step out of the French doors, into the sunshine, and 

look at the garden side of the house, with wooden painted 

sash windows and pretty pale grey shutters, it would be easy to 

imagine we were in Africa. Mulberry House is a fine example 

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it. “I feel quite sad that I have finished this. I feel bereft!” So, what 

next? “I’d love to do another house – though then I’d have to sell 

this one...” For now, it seems, the family will be staying put. 


Above left: A corner of Ali’s bedroom Above: The spare room 

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Building with glass enriches projects and lives in many ways. Its 

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SH investigates the briefs behind three illuminating designs and how 

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James Ransley 

The Oak Glasshouse Company 

“Our client had lived in the original house 

for more than 20 years but considered that 

by today’s standards, whilst the house was in 

a lovely setting, it felt dark and enclosed. 

For five years before meeting us they had 

been considering options for an extension, 

but also had design problems as the main 

brief was to put a new kitchen in the house 

and let lots of light through into the existing 

house. It was vital that the extension must 

not make the existing kitchen space darker, 

therefore the existing wall was demolished to 

link the kitchen with the new light space. 

Given the space around the house they wanted 

to improve views of the garden and feel the 

benefit of that exterior space even when indoors. 

The main frame of the building was 

an oak frame incorporating two large 

‘A’ frames in the roof structure. 

The glazing used was 28mm toughened 

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1.2. Glazing oak buildings is a specialist area 

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The Conservatory 

Charles Page, Architect 

“Two main criteria formed the brief; firstly, the desire to 

extend the house to create additional space and, secondly, 

the ambition that this space should be wrapped in glass and 

extend out into the garden with views to the countryside 

beyond. The existing house is Grade II Listed which 

added a further level of complexity to the project. 

The nature of the old farmhouse, dating back to the 16th 

century, helped drive the form of the new extension, its low 

ceilings highlighting an opportunity for the new room to offer a 

generosity not found in the older parts of the house. The design 

was also inspired by the geometry of greenhouses found in walled 

gardens with the strong form of their single pitch roofs. So the new 

extension rises from the constraints of the existing house, linking 

the kitchen with a floor to ceiling height of 2.1m and climbing in 

height as it reaches into the garden to an internal height of 3.2m 

at its apex. From within, not only does the space have a generous 

quality, it also maximises the views to the countryside beyond. 

The extension is formed of a laminated oak frame with 

bolted connections, a contemporary interpretation of the oak 

beams within the oldest part of the house. Fine steel frame 

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patinated copper cladding completes the extension, a playful 

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Ben Lee, Vita Architecture 

“Our project at Manor Road was a gift from a loving husband 

to his retiring wife. The brief was simple, ‘a space for us to 

enjoy a cup of tea’. Keen gardeners, the owners had lived in 

and loved their house for over two decades, and although 

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The south facing facade has an opening corner which 

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patio, and even though I haven’t seen it yet, I’m told 

that when the doors are fully open the garden robins will 

occasionally hop inside for a visit! We balanced the cost to 

thermal efficiency equation by super insulating the floor, 

roof and existing loft which cost only £1,800 but when 

compared to the premium of triple glazing which would 

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Make-up 

Josephine Fairley finds out whether the latest colour collections are 

worth the investment, and how to choose the right one for you 

Beauty 

Twice a year, shiny, bright new toys 

appear on the make-up 

counters – or rather, the 

beauty equivalent: palettes filled with 

pretty, eye-catching unicorn-esque 

shades, perhaps dustings of sparkle. 

They are deeply, deeply seductive. And the 

fact is, they’ll probably end up at the back 

of the toy cupboard (a.k.a. the make-up 

drawer), unplayed-with after an initial burst 

of enthusiasm during which you discover 

that emerald green, aqua or (heaven forbid) 

glimmering pink really aren’t that easy to wear. 

And if that isn’t the case – well, you’re probably 17. 

But that’s no reason to give make-up palettes a 

wide berth in general. They can be time- and 

space-saving – if you choose carefully. I’m 

sure I’m not the only woman who’s wasted 

ridiculous amounts of time opening and closing 

identical single shadows to try to find the 

one I’m looking for because the identifying 

label on the back has been scuffed off in my 

make-up bag. So a palette which combines 

all you need for an eye look, or better still 

throws in the perfect tone of blusher, can 

be just a little bit life-changing, actually. 

But let’s set some guidelines, here. First 

of all, never buy a palette because you like just 

one or two of the shades. The whole line-up has 

to float your boat – or you’ll find yourself 

carrying round a chunky quartet in which 

one corner’s been used down to the metal, 

while carrying around the ‘excess baggage’ 

of the other three shades (and a heavy 

mirror, to boot). Secondly, I sort of think 

there ought to be a law that eye make-up is 

only produced in neutral shades – browns, 

taupes, greys, ivories and creams, maybe a soft 

plum or two. The colours of actual shadows, 

actually. It is almost impossible – unless you are 

a professional make-up artist – to make brighter 

colours, or even unusual ‘sludges’, sit well on the 

skin. Therefore, any eye palette you decide to buy 

should essentially feature neutral shades. (That’s not quite true of 

lips: for lots of us, deep burgundies and reds can be a signature.) 

I’ve swept my brushes over a lot of palettes, in my time – the 

equivalent of kissing a lot of frogs – but have consistently had 

success with Bobbi Brown. . Their counter should always be 

your first port of call for palette-shopping and a 

particular favourite of mine is the double-decker 

Bobbi Brown Sultry Nude Eye & Cheek Palette, 

£48, which features a great line-up of basics 

with a complexion-awakening blusher on the 

bottom ‘deck’. (It’s also a great starter set for a 

teenager who you’re trying to keep away from 

My Little Pony-like colours and textures.) 

Adored by beauty editors everywhere, 

meanwhile, are the Urban Decay Naked 

palettes – the newest of which is the Naked3 

Eyeshadow Palette, £39.50. With 12 

shades it showcases everything you could 

possibly wish for any look ranging from a 

soft wash of barely-there neutral colour 

right through to an intense smoky eye, 

spanning smooth mattes to gleaming 

metallics for an ‘accent’ of shimmer. 

Probably impractical to lug around 

– but nevertheless it is a complete 

eye kit, in one – and the powders are 

famously velvety and easy-to-blend, with 

great staying power. As palette brushes 

go (and they do usually go straight in the 

bin), theirs offers good blendability, too. 

Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural 

Eyeshadow Palette, £TBC, is the most 

brilliant new palette of what I call ‘weekend’ 

eyeshadows – a spectrum of five neutrals for 

can’t-tell-it-from-real shadowplay when you want 

a little extra help but rocking a seriously smoky 

eye is going to be overkill. Four great nudes, in 

a sexy Chanel 

palette. Nothing – but nothing 

– not to love about this (including, of course, 

the beige double-C-ed packaging). And I’m also 

loving Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting 

EyeShadow 5-Color Palette, £40, in Defiant 

Nude – a completely brilliant selection of plushtextured 

neutrals. Unlike most websites, by 

the way, where you really don’t get a clue what 

colours look like in reality, the photos of this 

palette (which comes in several neutral options) 

are really true to life if you check them out at esteelauder.co.uk. 

If you can’t find a combination of tones that you like, the 

alternative is to build your own palette. At the luxe end of 

the spectrum, there is Chantecaille 

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Shades, Lasting Eye Shades and Cheek Shades – and it works 

by magnets. (Also features a generous brush.) The palette 

is £46, the refills £19.50 – but if that’s going to blow your 

budget, check out M.A.C. Pro Palettes – a vast selection of 

empty palettes ranging from two to nine slots for your chosen 

shades, starting at just two quid for the smallest empty. 

Of course, palettes aren’t just about eyes. My most-used 

palette is probably Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and 

Glow, £49 – the most wonderfully seamless, flattering bronzer 

that I wear even in winter, accompanied by a shimmering 

highlighter which I use on the inner corner of lids and on 

brows to light up the face. It’s incredibly ‘buildable’ – so 

in winter, just a touch; in summer, more sun-kissed. 

I see less point in a lip palette, frankly. Most of us want to 

slip a single shade into our handbags for a quick on-the-go 

touch-up swipe – because who can be bothered to blend a load 

of different colours or textures to get a so-called ‘perfect’ shade, 

in our busy lives…? Lip palettes, then, are fine for keeping 

on the dressing table – but on the go…? Just more work for 

the chiropractor, lugging around all that weight. Having said 

that, I am rather taken with the very affordable Maybelline 

Lip Contour Palette, £9.99, in the suits-all-skintones Blushed 

Bombshell line-up – or for lovers of reds, there’s Crimson 

Vixen, featuring a primer, liner, gloss and more. Alternatively, 

because lipstick choices are so, so personal, I like to smoosh my 

lipsticks into a Perspex case to carry them around. Screenface’s 

brilliant option appears to have been discontinued, but if 

you input ‘empty lipstick case’ into eBay, several similar 

alternatives come up which are very reasonably priced. 

So the bottom line: if you’re really, truly, cross-yourheart 

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anyone. But my advice remains: no matter how alluring their 

glimmer, shimmer and rainbow-esque qualities, I suggest 

you leave the ‘My Little Pony’ palettes to the under-20s. 

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Health & Beauty 

Flex into May 

Surrey Homes talks to former Canadian figure skater, yoga and 

Body Control Pilates teacher and founder of Popcycle, Jaime Cooke 

Do you have a beauty 

regime? I start my day 

with dry skin brushing to 

stimulate the lymphatic 

system, followed by a cold 

flash shower to get the 

circulation going and wake 

me up! I don’t have a lot of 

time in the morning as I 

teach spin and Pilates most 

days, so my face routine 

is quick and easy. Environ 

B-active is a perfect range 

for keeping it simple. I start 

with the Sebuwash followed 

by Sebutone to prep the skin, 

then AVST 5 face cream and 

eye gel. After my ablutions, 

I drink a large mug of hot 

lemon water with a pinch 

of pink Himalayan sea salt 

to balance my body for 

the day. I repeat the face 

routine at the end of the 

day as well – see simple! 

Do you have a particular 

product you couldn’t live 

without? My husband 

bought me a tub of Guam 

Salinated Algae from Liberty 

a couple of years ago, and 

now I am pretty much 

hooked. Not only does it 

smell amazing, but has a 

high concentrate of algae, 

which is great for detoxifying 

Purely Rosey 

Inika, the Australian organic 

skincare company, has come 

up with a handbag-sized pump 

dispenser of 100% pure organic 

and cold-pressed rosehip oil. 

The list of beauty benefits of 

this healing oil is impressive: 

it’s rich in the essential fatty 

acids omega 3 and 6 and the 

antioxidant vitamins – A, C and 

E6 – that fight signs of ageing. 

Studies show that rosehip 

and eliminating cellulite. 

I mix it with Magnesium 

flakes in my warm bath 

to relax my muscles every 

night before bed. 

What’s your ultimate 

pampering treat? I love 

massages so much that I have 

one every two weeks. A good 

massage not only works into 

the muscles, but also totally 

relaxes the mind. It is the 

only time I truly switch off, 

unless I have loads of knots 

in my calves, which can be 

painful to release. Massage 

is a bit like an MOT for 

the body and not enough 

people with postural stress 

(from sitting at a desk) 

realize the full benefits of 

working into shoulder, 

oil can also help minimise 

scarring, redness and irritation 

and promote healing, while 

the antioxidant vitamin C 

content helps increase collagen 

production. Inika’s oil is easy 

to use: one pump morning and 

evening massaged into the face 

leaves the skin feeling soothed 

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neck and back tension. 

Who’s your style icon? 

Charlize Theron is one of my 

favourite women. Not only is 

she a talented actor, but also 

her work with the UN, PETA 

and her own organization 

CTAOP (Charlize Theron 

Africa Outreach Project) 

supporting African youth in 

the fight against HIV/AIDS 

proves she cares about the 

world and has beauty within. 

My favourite role of hers 

was as Imperator Furiosa in 

Mad Max: Fury Road, she 

epitomizes feminism and 

produces a strong female role 

model – she also pulls off 

a shaved head beautifully. 

After having her three 

children, Jaime founded 

Popcycle in 2016. Her high 

intensity classes and non-stop 

energy are motivational and 

challenging. Jaime will be 

demonstrating Popcycle in 

the Healthy Living Theatre, 

sponsored by Benenden 

Hospital, at Wealden Times 

Midsummer Fair on Friday 

9 June at 12pm and Saturday 

10 June at 10.30am. Visit 


for more information. 

Ginger it up! 

Originally from India and 

China, the rhizome of the 

ginger plant has been used in 

cooking and as a medicine for 

thousands of years. Its legion 

of health benefits make it a 

useful addition to any home 

medicine chest. Drunk as a 

tea, it helps alleviate symptoms 

of colds and sore throats and 

it’s very effective in easing 

nausea and indigestion. 

At a deeper level, ginger 

contains powerful antiinflammatory 

properties, or 

gingerols. These inhibit the 

formation of inflammation in 

the immune system and have 

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Ginger Tea 

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Health 

What is yoga? 

Credit: FreeImages.com/Oshin Beveridge 

Yoga teacher Julie Simpson explains that there’s 

so much more to yoga than we think… 

T 

he yoga that we practise in the 

West today developed over 

thousands of years from a series 

of postures designed to help Indian holy 

men sit for long periods in meditation. 

The Indian sage Patanjali wrote the 

first user manual for yogis around 2000 

years ago. In it he divides yoga into 

eight parts, only one of which describes 

the physical postures we now think of 

as yoga. The remaining seven include 

ethical standards, breathing, meditation 

and – the ultimate goal – the bliss of 

union with something greater than 

ourselves. And that is what the word 

yoga really means, ‘union’, the coming 

together of mind, body and spirit. 

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? 

Yoga is well known for improving 

flexibility but it also helps build strong 

muscles and improve general fitness. 

Twists and bends can aid digestive and 

elimination systems while emphasis 

on the breath improves lung capacity. 

Yoga is not just for bendy beauties, 

it’s good for all of us and it works for 

all stages of life: pregnancy classes 

provide safe and gentle exercises to 

prepare for birth, while classes for older 

people improve balance and provide 

gentle stretches to keep mobile. Yoga 

also helps the mind. The savasana 

relaxation at the end of a yoga class 

and the emphasis on movement and 

breath working together give yoga 

practice its relaxing and meditative 

quality, while breathing exercises 

improve concentration and help relieve 

tension at the end of a working day. 

TYPES OF YOGA 

Yoga arrived in the West in the 

1890s, and since then there’s been 

a cross-fertilisation of philosophies 

and ideas resulting in many different 

schools. This can be confusing when 

choosing a class, but on the plus 

side it means that, whatever your 

age, fitness or flexibility, there is a 

style of yoga for you. Despite their 

differences, most styles of yoga share 

the emphasis on breath, the postures, 

the final relaxation and core yogic 

values. See the box on the right for 

more detail on different styles. 

HOW DO I START? 

Find a style of yoga which appeals 

to you and then, if you’re new to 

yoga, always start with a beginners’ 

class. Be prepared to try a class 

before signing up to a course – it’s 

important that you like your teacher 

but even more important that your 

safety is their priority. If they don’t 

ask you about any health issues 

and emphasise the correct – and 

safe – way of doing each posture 

then move onto the next class. If 

your first class doesn’t work out for 

any reason, keep trying, the benefits 

of yoga are well worth the effort. 

Finally, one of the greatest 

things about yoga is that it doesn’t 

require much financial outlay, all 

you’ll need is a yoga mat to stop 

your feet from slipping, loose 

clothing and a light blanket to 

cover you during relaxation. A tiny 

investment for such huge rewards. 

Pick a Style 

These are the most popular choices: 

• Hatha is the gentle, show-paced yoga 

which you’ll usually learn at any class 

simply called ‘yoga’. It’s good for beginners 

and a great way to learn the postures 

before trying some of the other styles. 

• Ashtanga, inspired by teenage 

acrobats in the Maharajahs’ courts, is 

a challenging, athletic style of yoga. 

• Vinyasa Flow classes are quite energetic, 

with postures ‘flowing’ from one to 

the other in constant movement. 

• Iyengar practice is all about alignment. 

Expect to use lots of props and hold 

poses for longer periods of time. 

• Restorative yoga consists of just a few 

postures held for longer periods while 

supported by props. It’s a relaxing 

and healing way to end the day. 

Discover more about yoga at Wealden Times Midsummer Fair 

Join us in the Healthy Living Theatre 

at Wealden Times Midsummer Fair on 

Thursday 8 June to hear yoga experts 

Liz Lark and Madeleine Shaw. 

Madeleine Shaw 12.00pm. 8 June 

Madeleine’s recipe for a healthy lifestyle: 

feed your mind, body and soul with 

yummy food and yoga. 

Liz Lark 10.30am. 8 June 

Your life in balance: Learn how yoga 

can enhance all our lives, creating 

harmony for mind and body. 

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Food 

on the go! 

Julie Simpson creates four simple recipes 

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Photographs: David Merewether 


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Food 

Leek & Spinach Rolls 

(makes 4 rolls) Preparation time: 30 minutes 

Cooking time: 20 minutes 

• 2 medium leeks, chopped 

• 300g baby spinach leaves 

• 2 tbsp flat-leaved parsley, 

chopped 

• 6 sheets 10x18 inch filo 

pastry 

• 100g feta cheese 

• 2 eggs 

• 2 tbsp olive oil for 

brushing pastry sheets 

1. To create the filling, soften the chopped leeks for 5-10 

minutes over a gentle heat in 1 tbsp olive oil and add 

the spinach leaves. Stir over a low heat until the spinach 

wilts. In a bowl, whisk in the eggs, crumbled feta and 

chopped parsley. Add the cooked spinach and leeks and 

stir together. 

2. Cut the filo sheets in half, creating 12 squares measuring 

roughly 10 x 9 inches each, and cover with a damp tea 

towel while assembling the rolls. To create four pastry 

sheets for the rolls, place a filo square on the work surface, 

brush with olive oil and cover with a second sheet of filo, 

brush that with oil and then place third and final sheet on 

the top. Create 3 more sheets in the same way. Cover each 

completed sheet with a damp tea towel. 

3. To construct the rolls, divide the filling into four. Spread 

the mixture down the right-hand side of each pastry sheet 

leaving an inch at top and bottom. Turn over the top and 

bottom to hold the filling in, then roll up neatly, and 

brush the seam with oil. 

4. Place the rolls, seam side down, on a baking tray and cook 

in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 180°C. 

 

Red Pepper & Onion Frittatas 

(makes 8 frittatas) 

Preparation time: 25 minutes (including roasting veg) 

Cooking time: 15 minutes 

• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 

• ½ red onion 

• ½ red pepper 

• 1 tsp smoked 

paprika 

• pinch sumac 

• 110g grated cheddar 

• salt and pepper 

• 6 eggs 


1. Chop and thinly slice the pepper and 

onion, toss in the oil, sumac and smoked 

paprika and roast on a baking tray in a hot 

oven (200°C) for 15 minutes. 

2. Divide the roasted vegetables and grated 

cheese between 8 deep non-stick muffin tins. 

3. Whisk the eggs, add a grinding of black 

pepper and divide mixture between the 8 tins. 

4. Cook in oven at 180°C for 12-15 minutes. 


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Food 

Smoked Salmon and Avocado toasts 

Serves 6 Preparation time: 20 minutes 

• 3 ripe, blackskinned 

Hass 

avocados 

• 3 tsp chives 

• juice of one 

lemon 

• black pepper 

• 100g smoked 

salmon 

• 6 slices of 

sourdough rye 

bread, toasted 

1. Cut avocados in half lengthwise, and remove the stone. Scoop out the flesh, 

ensuring that the skins remain intact, and mash in a bowl with lemon juice, 

plenty of black pepper and the chopped chives. 

2. Slice the smoked salmon into thin ribbons and add to the avocado and 

lemon juice mixture. 

3. Fill each of the six halved avocado skins with the avocado and smoked 

salmon mixture. Re-assemble the avocados, putting the 2 halves back 

together, and wrap each avocado in cling film and chill in the fridge. 

4. To serve, separate the 3 avocados into halves and serve with sourdough toast. 


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Food 

Beetroot Gazpacho 

Serves 6 Cooking time for beetroot: 50-60 minutes 

Preparation time: 20 minutes 

• 2 tennis ball-sized 

beetroot 

• 1 cucumber, peeled 

• 1 red onion 

• 2 cloves garlic 

• 600ml passata 

• 300ml vegetable stock 

• 4tbsp red wine vinegar 

• ½ tsp sugar 

• 4 tbsp avocado oil 


1. Wrap each beetroot loosely in tin foil and bake in the oven at 

180°C for 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool, unwrap and peel. 

2. Chop the beetroot, cucumber, garlic and onion, put in a 

food processor and blend until finely chopped. 

3. Place all the liquid ingredients and the sugar in a large 

bowl and add the blended vegetables, stir until mixed. 

Season to taste. Cover the bowl with cling film and 

refrigerate for at least 2 hours. 

4. To pack the soup, pour into jam jars, add an ice cube to 

each one and screw on the lid. 


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Sara Farrell, chef at The Café at Lavender Goose in Gomshall, 

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white chocolate with zesty ginger and the tartness of rhubarb 

White chocolate, rhubarb and 

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Serves 8 

At this time of the year we’re lucky enough to be able to pick the delicate 

deep pink stems of ‘Timperley Early’ rhubarb from our own vegetable 

garden to make this delicious dessert. We serve it by the slice in the café 

and pour over the jewel coloured compote at the last minute, but if you 

are looking for a dinner party centrepiece just ladle it all on the top of the 

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• 55g butter 

• 400g cream cheese 

• 75g gingernut biscuits 

• 75g digestive biscuits 

• 300g white chocolate 

• 2 large eggs 

• 6 pieces stem ginger 

• 400g rhubarb trimmed and cut 

into 3cm pieces 

• 85g granulated sugar 

• 300ml soured cream 

• zest and juice of 1 lemon 

1. Preheat the oven to 170˚C, fan 150˚C, gas 3. 

2. Lightly oil the base of a 20cm springform 

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3. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the crushed biscuits. Mix well, 

then press into the bottom of the tin. Chill until ready to use. 

4. Melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl 

placed over a pan of simmering water. 

5. Put half the stem ginger, half the soured cream, cream 

cheese and eggs into a food processor and blend until 

smooth. Slowly add the melted chocolate. 

6. Pour the mixture over the base and bake until just set in the 

middle – about 40-45 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin. 

7. To make the compote, cut the remaining ginger into fine shreds 

and place in a pan with the rhubarb, sugar, lemon zest and juice, 

and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved – stirring continuously. 

Bring to the boil, put the lid on the pan then turn down the heat to 

as low as possible for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat to cool. 

8. Remove the cheesecake from the tin, put onto a serving plate or 

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Sue Whigham highlights the therapeutic properties of common countryside dwellers 

The Chelsea Physic Garden has been tucked behind a wall 

in the Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, SW3 since it was 

founded in 1673. It’s an ancient botanical garden with a 

unique microclimate due to its proximity to the Thames which 

enables plants from all over the world to thrive. Newly discovered 

plants were brought up the river by barge to be delivered to the 

garden. You can still see the remains of an ancient boat house there. 

The Physic Garden was founded to train Apothecaries’ 

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area and to study their medicinal uses. 5,000 fascinating plants 

from all over the world are housed here and the new layout of 

the extended medicinal plants garden, opened recently, has two 

‘rooms’ just devoted to historic British plants. There 

are also areas containing plants used world wide in 

modern herbal remedies, modern pharmaceuticals 

and also those which are being investigated for use 

in future medicinal roles. If you have an interest 

in medicinal plants, this is the place to go. 

Closer to home, hundreds of medicinal 

plants grow wild in the countryside and 

hedgerows and the foraging movement is, 

hopefully, teaching us about these plants and reminding us 

of the knowledge that our forebears had before the days of 

the NHS and conventional medicines. Thank goodness for 

public footpaths which enable us to wander the countryside, 

albeit in a controlled way, and to have access to their habitat. 

I passed a derelict site just off Brixton Hill on Wednesday and 

noticed, amongst the discarded debris, a wealth of plants doing 

their own thing and amongst them were several which grow 

almost everywhere and which we usually try to eradicate. So, 

medicine for free – although I’m not sure that I’d want to harvest 

this particular batch bearing in mind the dangerously high level 

of pollution recorded in Brixton. However, amongst them were 

nettles, docks, dandelions and elder. It seems to be a good year for 

dandelions, they are shining away everywhere and I for one am 

now looking at them in a different light. 

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) 

Alexanders were introduced to Britain as a food source by the 

Romans and they are in full frothy lime green flower now, 

lining road verges near the sea having a yen as they do for salty 

conditions. A couple of years ago I decided to try cooking up 

some stems having read that they tasted a ‘little like celery and 

a little like parsley’ and found a slightly ropey patch outside 

the fishmonger’s on the bridge down in Rye. I think they were 

a little astonished when I went in and asked them if I could 

borrow a knife! I think I’d left it a bit late as they were a bit 

stringy but it was worth a try. Alexanders can often be found 

on the sites of monastery gardens and were both a food source 

“Hundreds of 

medicinal plants 

grow wild in 

the countryside 

and hedgerows” 

and perhaps used as a medicinal ingredient by the monks. 

Traditionally, the leaves were heated up and used as a poultice 

on sores and skin ulcers to help the healing process. Another use 

was in the treatment of the kidneys and the bladder. 

Burdock (Arctium lappa) 

The countryside is absolutely full of burdock and you can 

recognise it by its huge, heart‐shaped leaves and its burrs. In its first 

year you’ll only see a rosette of low growing leaves which can reach 

about a metre wide on a mature plant. Eventually this develops 

into a tall plant which has tall, large, purple thistle‐like flowers 

from June onwards. A member of the daisy family, burdock was, 

and still is, used combined with dandelions to 

make a cordial and a medicine. Traditional Chinese 

medicine has used burdock for combating colds 

and sore throats. It seems that researchers aren’t 

really convinced as to which of many ingredients 

in burdock root are responsible for its healing 

properties but it is known that the plant is full of 

antioxidants and extract of burdock root is used in 

homeopathic remedies. 

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 

The first reference to the use of dandelion medicinally was in 

the 10th and 11th centuries when physicians in the Middle East 

discovered some of the plant’s properties. Dandelions are chock 

full of vitamins including A, B, C, D and K as well as minerals 

such as iron, potassium and zinc. Think again before you decide to 

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Nettles (Urtica dioica) 

The compost heap is full of nettles. Well, they are happiest 

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heads are magnets for finches and bees. Now it is being 

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in their preferred subjects at school affect the choices they make once they leave the classroom? 

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support on offer at the schools they attend and departments they work in. 

Chris Bryant 

Head of Drama, 

Downsend School 

Why drama? I had a 

passion for Drama from 

an early age and appeared 

in school productions. 

Later, I trained as 

an actor and worked in ‘the business’ without great 

success for a few years before re-training as a teacher. 

I love directing and writing just as much as acting 

and I love seeing the pupils enjoying it too. 

Who is your favourite actor? The best stage actors 

can make a connection with the audience and make 

them forget they’re watching a play. In recent years, 

I’ve been very impressed by actors like Sheridan 

Smith and David Tennant, but I was blown away as 

a teenager by Simon Russell Beale as Richard III. 

How do you keep your students inspired? Children like 

to know that the Drama teacher or director is enjoying 

the experience as much as they are. The experience 

needs to be fun! We use plenty of games, and wellstructured 

activities to encourage the children to use their 

imaginations and learn new ways to bring them to life. 

What are you currently working on for your students? 

We have just finished a school play based on Roald Dahl’s 

Revolting Grown-Ups. Our previous productions have 

included Bugsy Malone and the fantastic We Will Rock You. 

We are also already looking ahead to next year and I am 

hoping to get more of the children interested in working 

in the technical and backstage elements of the shows. 

Do they get the opportunity to go on field trips? 

Trips to the theatre can be a revelation for school 

children; they certainly were for me. This term, 

we took Year 8 to see The Woman in Black and we 

toured Shakespeare’s Globe with Year 6, who also 

got to participate in Drama workshops there. 

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Surrey. 01372 372311 downsend.co.uk 

Francis 

Year 13, Cranbrook School 

Why did you decide to study music? 

However hideous a cliché it might 

be to say that you have always been 

‘passionate’ about something, I really 

have always had an interest in music. 

Whilst I can’t quite claim to have been 

writing fugues at four years old, I do remember repeatedly 

abandoning my parents in favour of buskers on visits 

to London, and I think that’s probably close enough. 

What creative facilities do you have at your school? 

Cranbrook music department features various ensembles 

run by peripatetic teachers, such as Strings, Choir 

and Brass Group, but it seems to me that the music 

created by the students themselves testifies rather 

better to the musical spirit of the school. The annual 

inter-house singing competition – ‘House Shout’ – is 

a great example of this; each house comes together 

to present a few songs to the rest of the school. 

Do you participate in music outside the classroom? 

Of the ensembles on offer, I play in the Orchestra 

and String Group, and sing in the Chamber Choir. 

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think that if more people engaged in musical activities, 

the world would be a better – if not louder – place. 

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Nina 

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Chiswick 

Why did you decide to 

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was my way of expressing 

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a creative and an openminded 

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Any parent who has seen a son or daughter through higher 

education in recent years could be forgiven for despairing. 

Three years at close on £10,000 per year for – usually – 

less than six hours a week of teaching time, with accommodation 

on top. Terms are short, half term breaks and ‘reading weeks’ are 

frequent. It adds up to an awful lot of time to sit in bars getting 

drunk a long way from home, or worse, succumbing to mental 

health problems triggered by loneliness and too little to do. 

Now at last a change is in sight. In February the government 

announced that universities and other higher education 

institutions must start offering two year degrees in addition to 

three year ones. The end of the extortionate three year stranglehold 

is in sight. It is utterly scandalous that the three year closed shop 

has lasted so long. It’s a long ignored example of restrictive practice. 

Any good course is intensive and rigorous. Many three 

year degree courses are anything but. Of course nearly every 

course could be telescoped into two years if students were 

provided with three proper 14 week terms each year (42 

weeks with ten weeks’ holiday) and given a much more 

structured programme while they were in session. 

Students do not need four months ‘off’ in the summer. Yes, 

they might need to earn a bit and perhaps enjoy a holiday 

but ten weeks’ ‘leave’ a year – still far more than most people 

get in the real world of grown -up work – allows for both. 

Some detractors have argued that this is just a back‐door 

method of allowing fees to soar. Well the first thing to 

bear in mind is that students do not pay the full cost. 

Expensive as they seem, degrees are still state subsidised. 

Depending on the subject studied the actual cost is 

in the region of £15,000 to £20,000 per year. 

If the student’s contribution to a course – in round 

figures – would normally be £30,000 over three 

years, then logically the same course taught in two 

years would have to charge £15,000 per year. 

What does concern me – and it must be watched very 

carefully – is that some universities and other providers will 

simply offer a second rate, two thirds, watered down two year 

degree course rather than giving two year degree students 

everything which they would get on a three year course. 

But the advantages for the student (and his or her 

long‐suffering parents) are clear. There’s a whole year’s 

less subsistence to pay for. The graduate is ready to start 

work a year earlier and has a whole extra year in which to 

begin earning money. Moreover an intensive degree will 

probably have helped to instil a no-nonsense worth ethic and 

goodness knows this country could do with a bit of that. 

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Independent Preparatory School 

for girls and boys 2 ½ - 13 

SEP 17 SEP 17 

22 

23 

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Friday 22 September 

Saturday 23 September 2017 

09.30 -11.30 

Assisted Places available 

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17 & 18 June, from 10am 

Pack a picnic and enjoy live performances from 

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Priory Farm to Celebrate Diamond 

Anniversary at This Year’s Strawberry Fair 

Priory Farm is preparing for a 

bumper Strawberry Fair this year 

as the Shinner family celebrates 

60 years since John and Wendy 

Shinner first took ownership of the 

farm. The much-anticipated food 

festival, which has been a highlight 

on the summer event calendar for 

the past seven years, will see more 

than 40 artisan food and drink 

producers set up stall in Priory 

Farm Shop’s courtyard on Saturday 

24 and Sunday 25 June. 

The annual event draws food lovers 

from across Surrey and beyond to 

enjoy tastings of fine and locallymade 

food and drink, including 

handmade breads, regional cheeses 

and real ales. Shoppers will have a 

chance to try before they buy with 

plenty of free tastings available 

over the two days, and a sizzling 

barbecue will serve up sausages 

and burgers made by Priory Farm’s 

own butcher. And for dessert, it 

has to be some of the hundreds of 

kilos of strawberries the Farm Shop 

expects to sell over the weekend. 

Meanwhile, young visitors can enjoy 

a taste of life on the farm with 

tractor rides and a summer-themed 

nature trail on the Discovery Walk, 

as well as a host of other familyfriendly 

activities over the weekend. 

FREE 

ENTRY 

The fair is open 

10am‐4.30pm on Sat 24 June & 

10.30am‐4.30pm Sun 25 June. 

Priory Farm Shop, Sandy 

Lane, South Nutfield, 

Surrey RH1 4EJ 

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What’s On In May 

Art 

Sat 29 April 10am-6pm – Mon 1 

May 10am-4pm 

Betchworth Village Hall, Station 

Rd, Betchworth, Surrey 

RH3 7DF 

The Dorking Group 

of Artists Spring 

Exhibition 

The Dorking Group of Artists 

exhibit over 250 pieces of original 

art from their members, including 

many professionals. These 

paintings span a wide variety of 

styles and media and will all be for 

sale at affordable prices. 

Entry: Free 

Info: Jane Anderson Wood 

(Chairman): 01372 375123/ 

j.andersonwood@gmail.com 

Sat 20 May – Sun 30 July 

The Lightbox, Chobham Road, 

Woking GU21 4AA 

In Their Own Words: 

Artists’ Voices from The 

Ingram Collection 

A unique opportunity to view 

works by some of the UK’s bestloved 

and most influential artists 

of the 20th century and hear the 

artists discussing their childhood, 

memories, experiences and 

influences, opening up a new form 

of interpretation of their works. 

Entry: Annual Pass £7.50, Day Pass 

£4.50, Under 18s Free 

Info: 01483 737800 / 

thelightbox.org.uk 

Children & Family 

Thursdays through May and July 

Navigations Office and Dapdune 

Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford 

GU1 4RR 

Wharf Weenies 

Special Sessions for children of 

eighteen months plus, based 

on children’s stories, with craft 

activities, story time and a chance 

to run around outside. 

Entry: £3 per child 

Info: 01483 561389 / 

riverwey@nationaltrust.org.uk / 

nationaltrust.org.uk 

Sun 21 May 10.30am-5pm 

RSPCA Millbrook Animal 

Centre, Guildford Road, 

Chobham GU24 8EH 

Fun Dog Show at RSPCA 

Millbrook 

Fun and family friendly, this 

RSPCA Dog Show has a variety of 

classes for your dog and agility or 

fastest recall competition. 

Info: 0300 123 0740 / 

rspca-millbrook.org.uk 

Classes & Workshops 

Thurs 11 May 10am-4pm 

The Carpenter’s Shed, Dapdune 

Wharf, Wharf Rd, Guildford, 

GU1 4RR 

Basket Making for 

Beginners 

A one day class in which basket 

maker and willow weaver, Judith 

Needham, will teach you to build 

your own beautiful trug shaped 

basket with a handle. 

Info: 01252 659134 / 

judith@judithneedham.co.uk / 

judithneedham.co.uk 

Fri 12 May 10.15am-4pm 

RHS Garden Wisley, Wisley 

Lane, Woking GU23 6QB 

Garden Photography 

Master Class with Clive 

Nichols 

Clive Nichols shares his twenty 

years of experience as a professional 

flower and garden photographer, to 

teach you how to get the most out 

of your camera whatever your skill 

level. Book by Wednesday 10 May. 

Entry: Member £126, Non-Member 

£140 

Info: 01483 479748 / 

adultlearning@rhs.org.uk / 

clivenichols.com 

Educational 

Weds 3 May 7.45-21.30pm 

Epsom Playhouse, Ashley 

Avenue, Epsom KT18 5AL 

Dress, Dazzle and 

Display by Siobhan 

Clarke 

Trained Costumed Interpreter 

and Historic Royal Palaces Guide 

Lecturer, Siobhan Clarke, explores 

the political, economical and social 

undercurrents of Tudor Court 

Dress. 

Info: 01737 355300 / 

epsomlit.org.uk 

Tues 30 May – Fri 2 Jun 

Home of Charles Darwin – 

Down House, Luxted Road, 

Downe, Orpington BR6 7JT 

Meet the Darwins 

Take your family to meet the 

Darwin family. Learn all about 

Charles and Emma’s work and life 

in Victorian England and hear 

tales of The Jumping Frog, as told 

to the Darwin children, then make 

your own frog to race. 

Info: 0370 333 1181 / 

english-heritage.org.uk 

Festivals & Carnivals 

Mon 1 May 

High Street, Chobham, Woking 

and Chobham Recreation 

Ground, Chobham, Woking 

GU24 8AJ Chobham 

Carnival 

In its thirtieth year, the Chobham 

Festival continues to raise funds 

for local community groups. 

There will be a procession down 

the High Street, the UK’s most 

accomplished freestyle mountain 

bike stunt team, Surrey Fire and 

Rescue, a variety of stalls and a 

selection of rides. 

Info: chobhamcarnival.co.uk 

Thurs 4, Sat 6, and Sun 7 May 

Thurs 4 May Denbies Wine 

Estate, London Road, Dorking 

RH5 6AA, Sat 6 May St 

Catherine’s School, Station Rd, 

Bramley, Guildford GU5 0DF, 

Sun 7 May St Teresa’s School, 

Beech Ave, Effingham, Dorking 

RH5 6ST 

Investic International 

Music Festival 

Join the Investic International 

Music Festival (IIMF), a registered 

charity dedicated to promoting 

music to school children, for a 

weekend of world-class music in 

beautiful and intimate venues 

across Surrey. 

Info: info@iimf.co.uk / iimf.co.uk 

Fri 19 – Sat 20 May 

Various locations in Guildford, 

Surrey GU1 3UW 

Trinity Folk Festival 

Featuring some of the top 

performers on the folk, roots and 

acoustic music scenes on two stages 

with high quality food and drink 

including barbecue and cakes. 

Info: 01483 444334 / 

trinityfolkfestival.co.uk 

Sat 27 – Sun 28 May 

Imber Court, Sports Club (Rear 

Entrance), Ember Lane, East 

Molesey KT10 8EG 

Happy Days Festival 2017 

Legendary artists of the 70s, 80s 

and 90s come together for a feel – 

good party festival, including Sister 

Sledge, Billy Ocean, Holly Johnson 

and 5 Star. Explore the 40 acre site 

to discover a retro bar, games area, 

family fun activities and Gastro 

Grub with world fusion and 

vegetarian foods. 

Info: happydaysfestival@live.co.uk / 

hdfestival.co.uk 

Food & Drink 

Thurs 18 May 

Millennium Gloucester Hotel, 

London, SW7 4LH 

May Gala Dinner 

The Hospice of Hope invites you 

to an evening of delicious food 

and excellent entertainment, all 

to raise money for Copaceni, a 

unique hospice centre for children, 

and the Belgrade Hospice Appeal, 

the first in-patient unit in Serbia. 

Dress code is black tie and evening 

dresses. 

Entry: £125 (10% discount for 

tables of 10) 

Info: Rebekah: 01959 515110 

/ events@hospicesofhope.co.uk / 

hospicesofhope.co.uk 

Sat 27 May 2-6pm 

Claremont Fan Court School, 

Esher KT10 9LY 

Princess Charlotte’s 

Wedding Banquet 

Celebrate the 201st anniversary 

of former Claremont residents 

Princess Charlotte and Prince 

Leopold, with guided walks 

around the Mansion, Belvedere 

Tower and Camellia Terrace 

followed by regency-style wedding 

banquet in the royal couple’s own 

Great Room. 

Entry: £27 

Info: 0344 800 1895 / 


 


Mon 29th May - Fri 2 nd June 

Fire Lighting 

Campfire Cooking 

Spoon Carving 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Animal Handling 

Tractor Rides 

Face Painting 

Pig Racing 

Animal Feeding 

Dinosaur Trail 

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What’s On In May 

Sat 27 - Sun 29 May 

Syon Park, Brentford, Middlesex 

TW8 8JF (and other locations) 

Foodies Festival 

The UK’s biggest food festival 

returns to Syon Park, serving 

this historical great house filled 

with the sumptuous tastes of 

red hot live music, exotic street 

foods, expertly prepared celebrity 

and Michelin Star chef tutorials, 

children’s cookery courses, and a 

boozy drinks theatre. 

Info: foodiesfestival.com 

Sun 28 May 3pm 

Albury Organic Vineyard, Shere 

Road, Albury GU5 9BW 

Sparkling Afternoon 

Tea 

The vineyard invites Cafe of the 

Year 2016, the Dabbling Duck, 

to celebrate English wine week in 

classically English style, with finger 

sandwiches, savoury tarts, cakes, 

scones, fresh strawberries, tea and 

coffee, and of course a glass of 

Albury Estate Classic Cuvée. 

Entry: £30 

Info: info@alburyvineyard.com / 

alburyvineyard.com 

Garden 

Mon 1 May – Fri 30 Jun 

RHS Garden Wisley, Wisley 

Lane, Woking GU23 6QB 

In the Night Garden 

Trail 

Join Iggle Piggle on a magical 

play trail around the garden. For 

children from one to four years. 

Entry: Normal Garden Entry 

Info: 0845 260 9000 / rhs.org.uk 

Thurs 25 May 8-10pm 

Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, 

Guildford GU4 7RT 

Bat Walk 

A guided walk around Hatchlings 

park at dusk. You’ll be lent a bat 

detector to aid in your search of 

some of the nine species that live 

around the lovely country house. 

Entry: Adult £7, Child £4 

Info: 01483 444334 / 


Mon 29 May 12noon-3pm 

Denbies Wine Estate, London 

Road, Dorking RH5 6AA 

Horse & Carriage Rides 

Take a leisurely 25 minute tour of 

the vineyard in a charming horse 

and carriage. 

Entry: £7.50 

Info: 01306 876616 / denbies.co.uk 

Music 

Sun 28 - Mon 29 May 

The Duke of Cambridge, Tilford 

Rd, Tilford, Farnham GU10 

2DD 

Cherryfest ’17 

The Duke of Cambridge brings 

back Cherryfest charity music 

festival to raise funds for Cherry 

Trees, a charity which provides 

respite care for children with 

disabilities. With live jazz, hog 

roast, BBQ, three bars including 

one outside, and plenty of 

amusements for children including 

inflatable climbing walls and 

animal petting zoo. 

Entry: Sunday £10, Monday, Adults 

£6, Kids £2, Kids under 3 go free 

Info: 01252 792236 / 

dukeofcambridgetilford.co.uk 

Sports & Recreation 

Sat 6 May 11am-4pm 

Ewell Village Bowls Club, 

Gibraltar Recreation Ground, 

West Street, Ewell, Epsom 

KT17 1UX 

Bowls Open Day 

No need to pre-brook or bring 

equipment, just come along and 

give it a go at this friendly Bowls 

club welcoming all experience 

levels. 

Info: Tracy: 020 8393 3515 

/ Maureen: 020 8393 2860 / 

ewellvillage.bowlsclub.net 

Fri 12 May 8am 

Merrist Wood Golf Club, Holly 

Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford 

GU3 3PB 

CHarity Golf Open 

The Merrist Wood Golf Club 

invites you to a charity golf open 

to raise funds for disadvantaged 

people in Surrey. Price includes tea 

and bacon roll on arrival and a two 

course meal. 

Entry: Team of four £200 

Info: 07748 963617 / 

surreycaretrust.co.uk 

Sat 20 May 

Park Lane Stables, Park Lane, 

Teddington TW11 0HY 

Annual Open Day at Park 

Lane Stables 

All are welcome at Park Lane 

Stables’ annual open day with face 

painting, cake stalls, pony rides 

and lots of other fun activities. 

Info: 07796 842 328 / 

parklanestables@gmail.com / 

parklanestables.co.uk 

Sat 27 May 9.30am-3.30pm 

Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, 

Guildford GU2 7UP 

Guildford Cathedral 

Abseil for Parkinson’s 

Clime the 249 steps of the 

cathedral tower, experience a 

one-of-a-kind panoramic view 

of Guildford and then it’s time 

to abseil down 160ft and earn 

some donations for Parkinson’s. 

Minimum age: 8. Under 16s will 

require adult accompaniment and 

under 18s need parental consent. 

Entry: £25 Registration fee includes 

fundraising pack, sponsorship forms 

and t-shirt. 

Info: 020 7963 3912 / 

fundraising@parkinsons.org.uk / 

parkinsons.org.uk 

Theatre 

Weds 3 – Sat 6 May 

The Electric Theatre, Onslow 

Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ 

The Lady in the Van 

Alan Bennett writes a ‘funny, 

tender and beautifully observed’ 

play about Mary Shepherd, the 

infuriating woman who lived in a 

van in his driveway for 15 years. 

Entry: £15, Over 60s, Job Seekers, 

Students, & Under 16s £12.50, 

buy nine get one free. 

Info: 01483 444789 / 

guildburys.com 

Fri 5 May 8.30pm and Sat 6 

May 8.30pm 

Guildford Cathedral 

Sunset Cinema 

Set in the grounds of the iconic 

Guildford Cathedral, Sunset 

Cinema are showing some old 

classics on an outdoor screen, with 

Mamma Mia! on Friday 5 May 

and Pretty Woman on Saturday 6 

May plus movie treats of pizza, 

popcorn, ice cream and cocktails. 

Entry: £13.50 

Info: thelittleboxoffice.com 

Mon 8 – Sat 13 May 

New Victoria Theatre, The 

Ambassadors, Peacocks Centre, 

Woking GU21 6GQ 

Thoroughly Modern 

Millie 

The delightful smash hit, and six 

time Tony Award winner comes to 

the New Victoria Theatre. Starring 

Strictly Come Dancing’s Joanne 

Clifton, this hilarious musical 

comedy set in 1920’s New York is 

packed full of spectacular dance 

routines and sensational musical 

numbers. 

Info: 0844 871 7615 / 

atgtickets.com 

Mon 15 – Sat 20 May 

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 

Millbrook, Guildford GU1 3UX 

Gabriel 

Paul McGann (Doctor Who) and 

Belinda Lang (2point4 Children) 

star in this intense drama set in 

1943 Nazi occupied Guernsey, 

where a family is held captive and 

a mysterious stranger, who has 

no history but is fluent in both 

English and German, washes 

ashore. 

Entry: £23-£34.59 

Info: 01483 44 00 00 / 

yvonne-arnaud.co.uk 

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Jane Howard’s 

Fables from the Farm 

Jane gets busy prepping for the Heathfield Show 

It’s been one of the driest winters 

I can remember and April saw 

us lambing in the most glorious 

conditions. The cattle were turned out 

at the end of March – a good two weeks 

early – and the first swallows arrived on 

April 2nd, another record. But while 

nature seems to be ahead of the game, 

I am most definitely lagging when it 

comes to preparing our cattle for the 

annual round of summer agricultural 

shows and must get my skates on. 

Heathfield, a one-day show on 27 

May is the first and always one of the 

most enjoyable. But blimey there are 

only a few weeks to go so 

I must crack on, pick out 

the team and get them 

ready for the big day 

which involves a ridiculous 

amount of preparation. 

At the show, each breed – 

in our case the Sussex – has 

its own section made up 

of classes for different age 

females: cows & calves, in-calf heifers 

(two year old females that haven’t yet had 

a calf) and yearling heifers. And ditto 

for the bulls, though usually they just 

have two classes, one for the old boys 

and one for the adolescents. Having 

picked winners for each class, the judge 

then has to choose a female champion, 

a male champion and then an overall 

champion. That then goes forward to 

compete against the champions from all 

the other breeds to choose the overall 

show winner. Heady stuff but with all 

“ All that remains 

is for Richard 

the foot trimmer 

to trim their 

toes with an 

angle-grinder” 

the preparation necessary, right now 

I will just be pleased to get there. 

Last autumn I picked out the two best 

bull calves from the 2016 crop and hope 

I got it right as the vet turned up shortly 

after and castrated the others! The chosen 

two, Tom and Harry (you can’t really call a 

bull Dick) have had buckets of grub every 

morning and evening since then, as much 

as they can eat, to turn them into 600kg 

power packs. And now spring is in the air 

they only have one interest in life and it’s 

certainly not going showing. But they’ll 

just have to be patient and wait for that. 

By contrast I’ve only just picked out the 

girls. It’s a different story 

for the young females, as 

give them too much hard 

grub too soon and they 

get fat, known as too fit 

in bovine parlance, the 

eternal female problem! 

But luckily Caroline, the 

top pick, is a rather tall, 

gangly thing and should 

hopefully flesh up nicely without putting 

on the pounds in the wrong places. 

And now it’s May, training must 

commence in earnest. It’s fine with 

all the seasoned pros, once trained 

they never forget, but for Tom, 

Harry and Caroline it’s game on. 

Step 1: catch your beast, get a halter 

on it and tie it up. Thankfully 

Sussex, rather like Labrador dogs, are 

exceedingly greedy and food plays a 

major role in achieving the above. 

Step 2: Get them to walk beside you 

on the halter. This often involves an 

impressive rodeo style performance with 

yours truly being pulled round the yard 

cartoon style, but they are the easy ones. 

Much harder are those that decide to 

adopt a line of least resistance and just 

stand there, half a ton of immoveable 

bullock. Bribery is the only option. For 

Tom and Harry this usually means finding 

an older cow and getting her to walk 

in front. For Caroline, male company 

is of little interest but a bucketful of 

grub on the other hand and we’re off. 

All that remains is for Richard the 

foot trimmer to trim their toes with an 

angle-grinder, a few sessions with the 

pressure washer to clean off the last of 

the winter coat and hey presto! team 

Coopers is as ready as it ever will be. 

Heathfield here we come and 

hope I might see you there. 

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– on Instagram @coopersfarm 


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