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Contents

June 2017

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LUXURY LIVING

Maggie Alderson’s premium

bathroom picks

JUNE NOTEBOOK

Fill your diary with hand

picked events going on

around the Weald

A TREAT IN STORE

An unusual B&B in a

former village stores

GET THE LOOK

Add a sprinkling of vintage

to your interior

TWIN PEAKS

A sisters’ take on two

seaside apartments

GET THE LOOK

Emulate Susie and

Caroline’s seaside chic

SEAS THE DAY

A coastal fashion shoot

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UNSUNG HEROES

Jo Fairley’s often overlooked

wonder products

SUMMER LOVE

Stock up on summer beauty

at Fenwick Tunbridge Wells

JUMP INTO JUNE

This month’s bitesize

health news

PLANT THERAPY

The health benefits of

gardening and honey

GETTING BACK INTO

SHAPE POST BABY

Sarah-Jane Holt’s

practical advice

SUMMER FRUITFULNESS

Jo Arnell’s soft fruit

recipe extravaganza

PERFECT PAIRING

A delicious asparagus

and sea trout treat

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WAR ON WEEDS

Jo Arnell tackles garden invaders

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

Sue Whigham explores plant titles

SUMMER STUDY

Susan Elkin’s education debate

GET YOUR LIFE IN ORDER

We speak to the lawyers about

planning for the future

WHAT’S ON?

Find out...

COMPETITION

Win a stunning butcher’s

block from Neptune

FABLES FROM THE FARM

Jane Howard ponders Brexit and

the farm

KITCHEN &

BATHROOM

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egerton £1,495,000

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Family home in stunning rural location · Four reception

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approximately 4 acres · EPC: E

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Aldington £675,000

Substantial detached family home surrounded by countryside, with 1

bedroom annexe, swimming pool, outbuildings, and gardens of over 1 acre

Four Bedrooms • Annexe • Conservatory • Double Garage & Offi ce • EPC TBC

Benenden £800,000

Sympathetically extended detached family home with 1 bedroom annexe,

set in 1.35 acres and within the Cranbrook School Catchment Area

Four Bedrooms • En Suite & Bathroom • Private Gardens • EPC Rating D

Rolvenden O.I.E.O £550,000

Picturesque white weatherboard Grade II Listed Georgian family home,

offering deceptively spacious accommodation and situated within the CSCA

Four Bedrooms • Modern Kitchen/Dining Room • Private Garden • EPC Exempt

Tenterden £399,000

Well presented detached family home situated in a popular quiet cul de

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Four Bedroom • No Chain • Conservatory • En Suite • EPC Rating C

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Hawkhurst Guide Price £725,000

An individual Colt house on the semi rural periphery of the village • CSCA

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An individual family house incorporating stunning contemporary interior

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Biddenden Guide Price £1,150,000

A substantial country house affording a rural outlook and benefiting from

leisure complex • CSCA • 2 Reception Rooms • Conservatory • Kitchen/

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East Farleigh Guide Price £1,250,000

A substantial Grade II listed former Vicarage amid beautiful landscaped

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Staplecross Guide Price £1,500,000

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Brookland, Kent - £895,000

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Rye Guide Price £POA Rye Guide Price £274,950

A Prime Grade II listed landmark building, coming to the market for the fi rst

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Maggie Alderson finds homes with stunning kitchens and bathrooms

It’s a fact of modern life that kitchens are the most important room when

people are looking for a house to buy. No longer the pokey little space where

mum arranged the slices of Spam and salad (two slices of tomato, three

lettuce leaves and a foul spring onion) on the plates ready to pass through the

hatch, it’s now the central family room where we chat, eat, watch TV, entertain

friends, do homework, drink wine etc. And dance (not just me, right?).

More surprising might be that the second most important room for house

viewers now is the master bathroom. Of course, it’s an essential ‘facility’ (as

in ‘would you like to use the facilities?’) but – as per the modern kitchen

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Being such a personal space, your choice of bathroom style is a key

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fittings, such as roll-top baths, wooden loo seats and Thomas Crapper

elevated cisterns, suggest admiration for gentler bygone days. Even if one of

those flushes is more like Niagara crashing down. While an ultra sleek space

with a wall-hung lavatory and walk-in glass shower space indicates you’re

likely to be wearing an Apple watch and prefer a virtual reality headset to a

needlepoint canvas. Grayson Perry could do a whole series about the broader

societal meaning of our bathroom choices (and I do wish he would).

Once upon a time a room that was kitted out once when the house was

built or first had indoor plumbing and then left. Since the advent of the

avocado suite in the 1970s, bathroom fittings have increasingly become

subject to fashions – and aspirations. Who these days doesn’t long for double

basins, at least a touch of marble and a stand alone egg-shaped bath? Or

perhaps ultra modern feature pedestal basins and wall-mounted taps? Or

walls of built-in cupboards, with set-in basins and polished wood floors …

Here are four houses currently for sale which have such dream bathrooms already fitted.

1. Stede Court

Where? Stede Court sits in a rural elevated

position on the south slope of the North

Downs within the Kent Downs AONB.

The house commands wonderful views

over rolling countryside across the Weald to

Sussex, Romney Marsh and the Channel.

It’s set on the rural periphery of the village of

Harrietsham with primary school, shop, pub

and station with links to London Victoria.

What? Yer actual mansion, Stede Court

is steeped in history, with records of a house

on the site dating back to when William the

Conqueror gave the site to his half-brother

Odo. It combines architectural features

from Tudor through to Victorian eras, with

the south-facing grand façade a dreamy

Georgian ideal. It’s equally fabulous inside

with numerous spacious reception rooms,

an indoor pool and a contemporary eat-in

kitchen. Upstairs there are eight bedrooms

and four bathrooms, the one in the master

suite of particular marbled splendour.

How much? For ownership

of this dream house, Jackson Stops,

Cranbrook are seeking offers in excess

of £2.8 million. Call them on 01580

720000 and peruse jackson-stops.co.uk

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2. Tamarind

Where? Tamarind sits at an elevated

position in a rural location, with

panoramic southerly views. It’s two

miles from the delightful villages of

Ticehurst and Etchingham, which has

a mainline station, trains taking 1 hour

15 mins to Charing Cross. Tunbridge

Wells is just over twelve miles away.

What? 10,400 square feet of

exceptionally finished, high spec

design, including the latest wireless

systems for lighting, music, security

etc, Tamarind is a 21st century take

on the country house which retains

a feel of traditional architecture on

its exterior. Inside it has a vaulted

reception hall, drawing room, dining

room, study, breakfast room, with

a kitchen of great splendour, plus

a conservatory and leisure complex

with a cinema and games room. The

two upper floors have five bedrooms,

all with adjoining bathrooms. The

master suite is spectacular with a

bedroom, a private sitting room –

both looking out to the view – a

dressing room and huge bathroom.

How much? The house is priced

at £3,600,000, marketed via Savills,

Tunbridge Wells. Phone on 01892

507000 and look online at savills.com

3. Gun Green Oast

Where? Gun Green Oast sits on

a plot of six acres on a picture perfect

country lane just outside the pretty

village of Hawkhurst with its Waitrose

and Kino cinema, opposite St Ronan’s

School and in the catchment for

Cranbrook School. Etchingham station,

with trains to London Bridge in under

1.5 hours is just over six miles away.

What? This house really is the best

of both worlds. From the outside it’s a

classic twin roundel oast joined onto a

white weatherboard barn section – but

inside the converted interior has been

renovated to the highest standard, in

a very appealing contemporary design

style. There is a wonderful open plan

reception space, with the kitchen/dining

room flowing through to a sitting

room and a music room, in either

roundel. There are five bedrooms and

five bathrooms, all with stylish modern

fittings. In the extensive landscaped

gardens – irrigated via a spring system –

is a detached studio, perfect for artistic

endeavours or as a gym/yoga studio.

How much? Gun Green Oast

is on the market at £1,695,000

with Knight Frank Tunbridge

Wells. Call 01892 882682 or

browse knightfrank.co.uk

4. Brexon Court

Where? Brexon Court sits east of

the attractive village of Bredgar within

a belt of AONB countryside, ten miles

from Sittingbourne with its excellent

one hour rail links to London.

What? Dating back to c.1500 with

beams and leaded windows, Brexon Court

is one of the finest Grade II listed houses

in the region, with astounding character

and space – two of the bedrooms are big

enough to have sofas at the end of the

beds. The ground floor has a large kitchen/

breakfast room augmented by a utility room

and a walk-in larder, plus two cellars, three

reception rooms, plus a very large hall. On

the first floor the master bedroom has an

adjoining shower room and a dressing room,

and there are two more bedrooms, one en

suite, plus a further family bathroom. There

are another two bedrooms on the top floor.

Outside there is a large barn/workshop

with offices, a kitchen and bathroom, plus

several other outbuildings, one of them

kitted out as an entertainment suite with a

bar and a loo. The gardens are mainly set

to lawn with in keeping yew hedging.

How much? Brexon Court is listed

with a guide price of £1,750,000 with Fine

and Country, West Malling. Phone 01732

222272 and look online at

fineandcountry.com

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ome and experience the wide range

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Rehabilitation following a hospital stay or illness

Respite care

Assisted stay for those who would like a holiday

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Outpatient services, counselling, physiotherapy

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Guest stays and therapeutic stays

Church and Spiritual Wellbeing events

Tea room, bookshop and gift shop open everyday

Call Reservations 01892 865988 to find out more

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Upholstered Furniture, Dining Furniture,

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backed by true customer service? Then look no further

than Hailsham’s premier furniture and beds store

Open: Monday to Saturday, 9am–5pm

Bank Holiday opening times: 10am–4pm

Summer Sale starts Saturday 17th June

Your local independent retailer, with a massive display of quality fabric or leather

suites, dining and bedroom furniture, beds, sofabeds and recliner chairs.

Thorndale Furnishers, Unit 1, Burfield Park, South Road, Hailsham BN27 3JL

T: 01323 847759 www.thorndale-furnishers.co.uk

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Father’s Day Lunch

Sunday 18 th June

Treat Dad this Father’s Day!

Join us this Father’s Day for a sumptuous 3 Course Lunch!

£20 per person

£10 Children 12 & Under

All Dads get a Free Beer or Glass of Wine

Dale Hill Hotel & Golf Club, Ticehurst,

Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 7DQ

T: 01580 202103

E: marketing@dalehill.co.uk

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Designer and maker of handmade bespoke kitchens and furniture. Established 1980

Unit 3 Chart Farm

Seal Chart

Sevenoaks

Kent

TN15 0ES

Tel: 01732 763610 / 07809 504251

Email: info@grantsofsevenoaks.co.uk

www.grantsofsevenoaks.co.uk

White’s The Jewellers is Under New Family Ownership

Gold, Diamond Jewellery &

Prestigious Watches Purchased For Cash

Pre-owned Antique Timeless

Family Owned

96 High St, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6JB

Telephone 01580 763 155

www.whitesjewellers.co.uk

info@whitesjewellers.co.uk

35 St Leonards Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea TH40 1HP

Telephone 01424 211 835

www.thomasfrenchjewellers.com

thomas.frenchjewellers@gmail.com

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The

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The Greatest Celebration Of Military History And Vintage Lifestyle In The World!

Tanks & Heavy Armour • WW2 Motorcycles • Historic Battle Re-Enactments

Arena Events • Classic Cars • Model Hall • Steam Engines • Vintage Tractors

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FAVERSHAM, KENT AUGUST 25-27

A delightful weekend in the country with good

food, great beers and excellent music

An amazing line-up of giants of classic rock, progressive rock, folk

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HOUSE OF X (X-UFO) * JACKIE McAULEY BAND * DENNIS GREAVES & MARK FELTHAM (Nine

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Well stocked bars with a great selection of real ales and lagers from 2016 award winning brewery

Wantsum and 2015 award winners Canterbrew along with Britain’s oldest brewery Shepherd

Neame, plus 2017 award winning ciders from Kentish Pip, all @ £3.50 a pint, Pimms, and a good

selection of wines. Food & Craft Stalls, Music Workshops & more

Camping, Pre-Pitched Camping

and Boutique Camping (Glamping)

available. FREE PARKING

Before July:

3DAY TICKET £96

Day tickets from £32

Discounted Group and Family

tickets available until July

TICKET HOTLINE

0844 884 2920

Details and online tickets at

www.anewdayfestival.com

Recruiting Hair Stylists

Café

Breakfast, lunch,

including our grab

and go range, salad

bar, soup station, popular

hot bistro menu and

speciality hot drinks

with homemade cake,

all using local and

seasonal produce

Visit our friendly café in a unique

setting, nestled within 200 hectares of

fruit orchards in East Malling, Kent

Open Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm

Breakfast served 8am–10:30am

Hot Lunches served 12pm–2pm

Call 01732 523782

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Lizzy. Bury St Edmunds.

Plant lover who wants to keep spring

in her home all year long.

It’s your story.

So it’s tailored to you.

Spring

Sale

Kentwell Large Sofa from £1257 in House Linen / Cotton.

£39.28 a month over 2 years. 0% APR, 25% deposit.

Let’s design together

The Estate Yard, Eridge, Nr Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 9JR

Call us on 01892 572 309 or visit sofasandstuff.com

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TAKE THE MASERATI WAY

Levante. The Maserati of SUVs. Starting at £56,250 OTR

The road you choose to travel might not be a road at all. A quick trip might turn

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track when you can create a path of your own. The Maserati Levante was designed

with world-class engineering prowess and features Q4 intelligent all-wheel-drive and

sophisticated air-suspension systems, which allow you to enjoy a fully capable SUV with

outstanding Maserati driving dynamics.

Visit us at the Midsummer Fair on stand O74.

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Official fuel consumption figures for the All New Maserati Levante Diesel in mpg (l/100km): Urban 34.4 (8.2), Extra

Urban 42.8 (6.6), Combined 39.2 (7.2). CO 2 emissions 189g/km. Fuel consumption and CO 2 figures are based on

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Levante Diesel MY17 at £68,935 On The Road including optional Luxury Pack at £6,130, 21 inch Anteo alloy

wheels at £2,780, Driver Assistance Pack at £1,500, panoramic sunroof at £1,235, Rear laminated privacy glass at

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At Love Blinds we offer a wide

range of beautifully made

plantation shutters, blinds and

window coverings.

We specialize in the shutter business,

combining years of experience with the best

quality products available on the market to

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Wed 21 – Sun 25 Jun

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Derroll Tozer

Chairs & Upholstery Shop

Renowned for its high quality upholstery and

unbeatable service, the Chairs & Upholstery Shop

has built an impeccable reputation in Tunbridge

Wells since it first opened there 12 years ago

• Specialist fine antique upholstery

• Upholstery & re upholstery traditional & modern

• Loose covers • Hand made sofas & chairs

• Hand made foot stools • French polishing

127 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2QY | Tel: 01892 614122 | Mobile: 07768 665592

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WWW.HANDMADERUGS.CO.UK

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OPEN DAYS

20 TH - 23 RD JULY 2017

A fun day out for all the family. Come and visit our cats

including tigers, lions, leopards and cheetahs.

Enjoy face painting, BBQ, falconry display,

bouncy castle, arts & crafts and stalls.

11:00am - 5:00pm (Last entry 4:00pm)

Weekdays from £15.00 | Weekends £17.50

WEEKEND TICKETS SOLD OUT

Book your weekday tickets now to avoid disappointment

Advanced booking only - book your place today by visiting our website

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Charity Reg No.1104420

The Big Cat Sanctuary, Headcorn Road,

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Our Midsummer Fair...

This June Wealden Times Midsummer Fair 2017 is

celebrating summer in sensational style at Hole Park,

Rolvenden. From Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 we will be

taking all you know and love about Wealden Times and

bringing it to life with over 250 handpicked stands. We’ve

got sumptuous streetfoods, a glorious Garden Hub, Healthy

Living Festival with celebrated speakers, fabulous fashions and

homewares and much, much more. Visit wealdentimes.co.uk

to book tickets and see our exhibitor listings. See you there!

June

notebook

Exhibitions & events

near you this month...

Show Time...

It’s the 50th Anniversary of the South of England

Show on Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 June, and to

celebrate the South of England Agricultural Society

are pulling out all the stops. The Showground in

Ardingly will be filled with street performers, live

music, a land train, a country sports village, acres of

shopping, food courts and, of course, the animals

will be the stars of the show with heavy horses,

equestrian showing, showjumping, livestock parade

and displays of prize winners. Buy tickets online for

15% discount until midnight on 7 June seas.org.uk

Pirates and Mermaids...

From Saturday 27 May to Sunday 4 June, meet

the mystical mermaids and mischievous pirates

of Groombridge Place’s lakes. Hop on board

to explore Crusoe’s World with its authentic

adventure-filled ship, sing an old sea shanty, and

walk the planks of the raised board walk. Find out

more at groombridgeplace.com

Behind the Face...

Four award-winning Kent artists, Felicity

Gill, Andrew James, Michelle Illing and Gilly

Lovegrove, combine forces in Behind the Face,

an exhibition of contemporary portraits, at the

Trinity Theatre Gallery in Tunbridge Wells from

Monday 5 to Sunday 18 June. With examples of

the commissioned and the personal, this exhibition

highlights the influence a client’s requirements can

have and questions what an artist could create when

freed from these constraints. trinitytheatre.net

Divas on Wheels...

This ladies’ cycle ride in aid of Pilgrims Hospices

departs from the Freewheel Pub and Cycling

Cafe in Graveney on Sunday 18 June. Whatever

your ability level, choose from either a 25 or 50

mile route. The organisers are expecting over 250

riders, though it’s not surprising: the post ride

BBQ with music, homemade cakes and pampering

for riders and dads (as it’s Father’s Day) is a great

inspiration to keep you pedalling! Get more details

at pilgrimshospices.org / thefreewheel.pub

Woodlands Festival...

Wonder and magic are woven into the glorious Elm

Wood at the heart of the Weald for one weekend

from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June during Woodlands

Festival. At this family friendly event, parents and

children are given special attention with woodland

activities, festival sitters and enchanted forest disco

for any little woodlanders. After bedtime the grown

ups get treated to a silent disco and outdoor cinema.

What’s more, your fun can do some good for charity,

as the festival will be raising funds for Dementia UK

and Cancer Research UK. woodlandsfestival.co.uk

The Home Front...

Hever Castle marks Armed Forces Day with a

full complement of re-enactors, model boats and

vintage stalls. Experience history coming to life in

a classic double decker bus full of reconstructions,

show off your moves in the swing dance tent,

and be sure to visit the 40s salon – there will be

prizes for best dressed visitors. You could even

meet Winston Churchill, who will be giving a

memorable speech, or get your picture taken with

a life size model Hurricane or a 3/4 size model

Spitfire. Go to hevercastle.co.uk for more details.

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Summer Body eventS

thurSday 22nd June

Whatever your aesthetic concerns,

we have a selection of suitable

treatment options available.

Find out more at our Summer Body

event where Doctor Sophie Shotter

will be the lead speaker on Cool

sculpting, Aqualyx, Skinade and

more of the treatments that are

offered at Illuminate skin clinic.

Special offers on the night.

At Hotel Du Vin, Tunbridge Wells

on Thursday 22/06/17 from 7 pm.

01732 647007

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Dude and Arnette are a fourth family generation family

business. Our team specialises in restoring and repairing

cowls – the distinctive chimneys on the top of Oast houses.

est

DUDE &

ARNETTE

OAST COWL CONSTRUCTION

We are the UK’s leading restorer and repairer of traditional Kent hop kilns.

From royalty to businesses and regular homeowners, we have been the

go-to Oast house repair company for over seven decades.

Why not call us today for a discussion about your oast cowl:

01622 725 898 / 07973 332 790 or info@dudeandarnette.co.uk

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West End House

Art Gallery

Gone to the Dogs

An exhibition of all things canine

27th May to 10th July 2017

Please bring your dogs (tails under control please!)

Open Thursday to Monday, 10am-5pm

West End House, Water Lane, Smarden, Kent TN27 8QB • 01233 770261

www.west-end-house-gallery.co.uk • spike.pia@west-end-house-gallery.co.uk

Extend your Living Space this summer with a

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Previous pages: Diane sources unusual and interesting objects in high street chain stores and charity

shops Above: There is a nod to the apartment’s previous incarnation as the village stores in the form

of a statement set of scales that sit on the counter between the dining and cooking area

Picture the perfect getaway. Where do you fancy? Paris?

Rome? Or perhaps somewhere exotic and further away?

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place too, but today I want to stay in Rolvenden Layne. I

only live down the road from this wonderful little bolt hole,

but within two minutes of meeting Diane and glancing

quickly around her gorgeously quirky apartment, I’m already

wondering whether I could slip away for a few days. It is to

die for – or at least, to lie down and dream in for a while.

Diane’s dream, twenty years ago, was to move out of

London and set up a business. “I wanted to move to the

country and have an antique shop with a tearoom,” says

Diane. “The idea was to mix and match; selling antique

furniture while providing tea and cake.” The Old

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Left Diane has created her very own version of The

Little Paris kitchen. She hasn’t been afraid to use dark

colours in this low beamed house and has opted for a

sophisticated dark grey – Farrow and Ball’s ‘Plummet’

General Stores in Rolvenden provided the space for this

perfect combination. The Stores is a lovely white weatherboarded

building, following the vernacular style of the area.

Originally built around 400 years ago, it had been a shop

since the 1800s. It was looking worn and outmoded when

the couple moved in and they had considerable work to do

before setting up shop. “The people before us had been in

their 70s or 80s and although there was nothing structural

to do, it needed a lot of updating work.” Diane and Ian, an

upholsterer (what a useful thing to be!), transformed the

premises from tired and dull to vintage and appealing.

They opened for business. It was enjoyable, but hard

work running both a tearoom and an antiques shop, and

after some years Diane decided to have a ‘rest’ – by going

out to work – catering at the local pub (the Ewe and Lamb

in Rolvenden) and at a florist’s in Rye. It was once her

daughter, who had been using the space as an apartment,

moved out, that Diane had the idea for a holiday let.

Our conversation takes a philosophical turn at this point

and I get a clue as to how Diane has managed to create such

a well thought out and stylish look for the apartment. There

is no clutter and nothing that doesn’t ‘fit’. Diane smiles. “I

get up some mornings and have to turn everything around

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down. It gives you freedom. I’ve never had a job I’ve had

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you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it:

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useful or believe to be beautiful.” To that sage sentence I

shall add a summation of Diane’s sentiments: “Don’t look

back, or be held down by material things.” I can now see

that when you are free from attachment to the things you

feel that you have to hang on to, then choosing a theme, or

look is much easier. It is clear that too many possessions can

bog one down (and turn into a terrifying hoarding habit

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Above: Diane finds a lot of her furniture and accessories at Ardingly Antiques Fair and through visits

to Rye, Tenterden and The Three French Hens brocantes at Silcocks Farm Shop

from what I see on the television), but it is hard to find the

right things – and isn’t it expensive to start from scratch?

“We had the chaise longue already,” says Diane, “but

we were on a tight budget. Luckily Ian is handy, especially

with upholstery.” She points to the seating in the sitting

room, which has been masterfully re-covered. “It’s a bit

of a team effort – when we go away for the weekend we

look around for things.” Ardingly is a favourite haunt and

Diane also visits Rye for inspiration, so they don’t always

have to go far. She often goes to Tenterden where the

Three French Hens hold their brocante sales at Silcocks

Farm Shop. And, of course, there’s Wealden Times

Midsummer Fair just around the corner at Hole Park.

Diane also manages to find quirky and interesting objects

in high street chain stores and charity shops alike. The copper

effect lampshade in the bedroom is from Dunelm, some

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of the cushions and towels were from TK Maxx. “I never

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and look great in a mix and match with plain white,” she

says. “I didn’t want to have to spend a fortune. If I can find

something for a tenner that works, then that’s good enough.”

Bargains and quirky finds have come from unexpected

places and at different times: the floorboards in the sitting

room were from the village hall when it was demolished.

There is a snooker table hanging decoratively on the wall

in the kitchen, bringing a splash of colour to the room,

but it’s also just waiting to be taken down for a game –

and, by fluke, it fits perfectly on top of the dining table.

There is a nod to the apartment’s previous incarnation as

the village stores in the form of a statement set of scales

that sit on the counter between the dining and bijou

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“I see people in these massive granite kitchens and I don’t feel so much in

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cooking area. The actual cooking space is just behind a glass

partition. “We bought the window because I liked it,” says

Diane. “We didn’t have an immediate use for it and then

Ian saw that it could be used to make the partition.” Et

voila, it has become a version of The Little Paris kitchen.

Diane hasn’t been afraid to use dark colours in this low

beamed house and has opted for a sophisticated dark grey

(Farrow and Ball’s ‘Plummet’) on the walls of the sitting

room, breaking it up with a wall of paler, striped wallpaper

by Zoffany. “There were only two rolls left, which I bought

for two pounds and there was just enough to do this space,

with nothing to spare,” she laughs. The ceilings are painted

white, beams and all, which seems to lift them and bounce

light into the rooms. It takes imagination to bring everything

together so successfully – and a strong sense of style, which

Diane possesses in vintage spades. She is not always a big

fan of some contemporary design ideas.“I see people in

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love,” she says. “I think – where are your little curtains, your

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it when everyone’s houses look the same. I don’t want to

see that they’ve been through the Next catalogue, or when

you watch Grand Designs and there’s all that glass…”

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Above: The apartment’s French windows open onto a little terrace, which has just enough space for a table and two chairs. It is perfect – the

essence of a Parisian balcony, albeit on the ground floor.

It is usually couples that come to stay at The Stores. “They

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Wherever they go though, Diane’s always on the lookout

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dining area there’s a big selection of stylish teas on offer –

enough for a shop display – all beautifully stacked in an

open drawer. It is these little added touches that make a

big difference. “I wanted to make the B&B different…”

Diane pauses thoughtfully, then adds, “quirky.” We stop

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yet exist. “We want people to know that they can stay for

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apartment? It is certainly a private space, “but there is a

linking door,” says Diane, “which I keep locked, so that

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This page: Outside the garden is separated into two

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and I serve the guests.” This is a warm and witty touch

(but perhaps everyone in Paris dresses for breakfast?) and

another sign of Diane’s careful attention to detail.

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This page: Breakfast at The Stores comprises a

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Previous pages & this page: The downstairs flat’s dining area is

almost a mirror image of the flat above (pictured above), except

with antique pieces

In some families, things seem to go in twos. When

Susie McLean told her older sister that the flat directly

underneath her weekender on the West St Leonards sea

front had come up for sale, Caroline Egan jumped at the chance

to buy it with her, so they now own the two of them together.

While they are explaining this to me, as we sit in the

light-filled sitting room of the lower apartment, Susie’s

twin sister Jen, with whom she runs a film location catering

company, is upstairs making the last tweaks to the upper

flat to make it camera perfect. So you have twin flats,

twin sisters and a lovely warm family feeling to it all.

There’s also a bit of a magical air to the characterful

Edwardian building the flats are in, which has a stunning

semi-circular ‘captain’s window’ in the top flat, looking across

a small park and out to sea. The stairway from the lower

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the wonderful ‘steam trawler’ sign Susie bought in an

antique shop in Norman Road – and in through the

front door of another flat. It would be very easy to

imagine doing it in pyjamas… with a lot of giggling.

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dust about the way Susie found the original flat ten years ago.

“When my daughter was four,” says South London-based

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Top: An amazing captain’s window is the stand out feature of the sitting room in the upstairs flat Above right The kitchen tucks neatly into a room

at the rear of the flat Above left: An armchair upholstered in a patchwork of Ikat provides the perfect place to sink into after a day at the seaside

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The next morning she was standing in it and thinking

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“But I thought, ‘I can’t buy the first place I look at…’

so I dragged my four-year-old round five more flats

– and then came back and bought the first one.”

Adding to the luck of that chance sighting was that

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Above: The front bedroom of the upstairs flat is very light and feminine, with a white fireplace and over mantle mirror, a lovely old brass

bed and a temptingly squashy armchair

Susie bought the flat from Andy and Christine Cowle, of

the well-known Bexhill antiques emporium Eras of Style.

“I was so lucky,” says Susie, “because it was already impeccably

decorated by Andy and Christine and I was able to buy some

of the furniture from them, so it was all there waiting for us.”

While that flat was very much bought to be a seaside escape

for Susie and her daughter, that little girl is now a teenager

and more interested in spending her weekends at home, where

her school friends are, than eating ice creams on the beach.

So it was another stroke of luck when, two and a half

years ago, just as Susie was starting to rent the flat out

on holidaylettings.co.uk and Airbnb – managed by her

friend Sarah Thompson – the one below came on the

market. Susie could immediately see the potential for

letting them both out – either separately, or together

for one larger party, joined by those quirky stairs.

Big sister Caroline, a north London-based garden designer,

immediately saw the potential – and was excited about

the prospect of refurbishing it as a joint project, which

was a good thing, considering the state it was in…

“It was filthy… in a terrible state,” says Susie. “We

gutted it and put in a new kitchen and bathroom

and stripped the doors and floors to freshen it.”

“We really wanted to please ourselves,” adds

Caroline. “To make something completely from

scratch with a contemporary/vintage feel.”

Looking around the airy room, painted a beautiful pale

sea blue and drenched in that special seaside light, it’s

easy to imagine what a haven it would be for a stressed

city dweller, sorely needing a break – which was exactly

their aim. “We wanted to keep it simple so every piece

in here had to earn its place,” says Caroline. “We didn’t

want it to be cluttered, because that’s not relaxing.”

Even the sofa, from SofasWorld, was chosen with relaxing

holiday makers in mind. “We wanted something really big,”

says Caroline, “for people to lie on and read a book.”

While that sofa is from a big online company, the vast

majority of the furnishings in both flats were sourced

close to home – whether that is home defined as within

walking distance of the St Leonards flats, favourite

emporia near their London houses, or legacies from

their parents’ and grandparents’ family homes.

A quick glance round the sitting room tells the story.

The glass side table is from The Kula, the fish print from

the yard in Courthouse Street and the light fitting from

Nelson Antiques, all in Hastings Old Town. The glasses

on the table are from Eras of Style, the wall sconces from

an antique shop on Norman Road and the seagull artwork

from the gallery in Marine Court. Local heroes all.

The side tables are from a shop near Caroline’s home

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Above left: A long corridor passes from the front to the back of the upstairs flat, between the sitting

room to the rear bedroom Above right: The compact bathroom has a cool nautical feel

in Highgate and the standard lamp from Angelo’s Lighting

– an iconic north London source. And if they couldn’t find

what they wanted, near home or online, they had it made.

“The dining table was too high,” says Susie, “or perhaps the

chairs we had were too low… Either way, it wasn’t working

so we had Patrick Seaman from Werewolves of London make

us some chairs specially, with a bench to go opposite.”

Heading on to look at the nearest bedroom we pass by the

kitchen, which is lovely and light from a large aperture they

had put through the wall to the sitting room. On the other

side, a utility area leads out onto a delightful balustraded

balcony, one end panelled with tongue and groove painted

a very marine shade of blue. It’s the perfect place to sit

and enjoy the view and the sea air. “It gets afternoon sun,”

says Caroline, “and the house next door provides perfect

shelter from the prevailing south westerly wind.”

While it wouldn’t be right to call the bedroom behind

the terrace the ‘master bedroom’ because all three of them

are special in both flats, it does have a very specific and

thrilling feature: a raised ‘princess and the pea’ bed.

They commissioned this from Mike and Kerry of

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feel very special getting in to it. Woodworks 1066 also made

the mirror mounted on the chimney breast beside the bed.

The bedside tables were customised by their builder

John Gair, who did all the work on both apartments,

stripping them and adding shells to the top, to reflect

the octagonal table with shells under glass, by the

window, which Susie found in a rummage-about

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This page: A monochrome floral duvet set and textured white throw soften the masculine feel of one of the bedrooms in the top flat

second hand shop on London Road, St Leonards.

A Lloyd Loom chair and a chest of drawers are

the only other pieces of furniture in the room – a

deliberate choice inspired by their intention to keep

the space as uncluttered and restful as possible

“People are staying for a week maximum,” says Caroline,

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and the row of hooks to hang things on. We store the spare

bed linen in the drawers under the bed. It keeps the light and

space in the room, which adds to the sense of relaxation.”

The first of the back bedrooms, which looks onto the

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terrace of houses, has an equally calm atmosphere, although

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period keeping with the lilac-painted walls. Particularly

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antiques centre near her home in Crystal Palace.

The leaf print next to the bookshelves illustrates

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vein, the maps on the adjacent wall belong to Caroline’s

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it. The key thing is people still have the choice.”

The mood of the upstairs flat is pleasingly the

same – but different. The tongue and groove

panelling which runs hip height along both

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yellow, downstairs it’s a sophisticated mulberry.

The set up of a lovely wooden dining table

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other, with a splendid painting hanging above

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That amazing captain’s window

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Contents

Beautiful Bathrooms, page 25

8 Favourite Kitchens

We meet the makers

15 Earthly Elegance

Kitchen accessories

with a natural vibe

17 Come Dine with Me

Feast like a king with

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19 Island Paradise

Contemporary kitchens

25 Beautiful Bathrooms

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Editor’s Letter

favourite Kitchens, page 9

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Meet the

Makers

We go behind the scenes to find out what inspires a

bespoke kitchen design

The Maker: Charlie Kingham

What was the brief?

The brief for this turn-of-the-century Edwardian house

by the park in west London, was similar to many we get

these days from families seeking to create a living space

that sits comfortably with today’s busy lifestyle, meaning

it must have more functionality than just being a kitchen.

We worked round this by incorporating a large island

which was also a breakfast bar, a bespoke larder and a fun,

yet convenient, ladder to access the high cabinetry.

What was it made from/finished in?

The hand-painted shaker style kitchen was given a contemporary

theme with a traditional foundation. The cabinetry is all bespoke

and made in frame with oak finish internals. The worktop

chosen was Honed Bianco Eclipse Quartzite with a pencil edge.

What appliances did it incorporate?

The appliances used were all Miele. This included a fridge,

freezer, dishwasher, extractor and microwave, all of which

were integrated into the cabinetry to create an uninterrupted,

clean cut look and to utilise all of the space available.

The Lacanche Cluny classic range in ivory is a

statement piece which complements the simple

cabinetry style with its brushed stainless steel trim.

Were there any special requirements for the client?

The clients required a lot of storage space for their growing

clan. So up we went, the only problem there was how

to reach! We added rolling ladders to give access to these

higher cabinets and created matching bar stools in a

beautiful vintage oak patina to complete the look.

How much would a kitchen like that cost?

£19,000

Charlie Kingham 020 7935 2255 charliekingham.co.uk

The Maker: Jones Britain

What was the brief?

The Cooper Kelly Kitchen in Crowborough stands out in the

mind as it was both challenging and different on many levels.

The strong edges and bright colours really gave the kitchen a

personality that could be felt when you entered the room.

To design an industrial inspired room that was bold, brave

but also functional. The couple had clear ideas about the

vibe that they wanted their kitchen to have, and their

experience of exotic hotels and bars around the world was

a strong influence in the ambience that they wanted to

create. There were also specific design elements to include,

for example incorporating curved units and a mixture of

working surfaces at different heights, as well as making an

existing structural pillar a feature rather than concealing it.

What was it made from/finished in?

A mixture of washed and stained oak and lacquered

matte painted doors, concrete worktop with endgrain

oak butcher’s block accent and black paper bar. The floor

was a mixture of bespoke tiles and engineered wood.

The splashback was installed in bronzed mirror.

What appliances did it incorporate?

State of the art Miele ovens side by side, downdraft

extractor, gas hob, a hidden wine cooler with touchto-open

door and an elegant stainless steel sink, fullyintegrated

dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer.

American fridge freezer that dispenses water and ice.

Were there any special requirements for the client?

Curved units were essential and a mixture of different

working surfaces at different heights were requested. The

client wanted the pillar holding half the house up to be visible

but linked in some way. The polished concrete worktops

were also poured in situ to create the desired effect.

How much would a kitchen like that cost?

As all of our projects are bespoke based on your requirements

we work within a pre-determined budget. This kitchen

came in at a budget of around £80,000-£90,000.

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The Maker: Peter Alexander Cabinets

What was the brief?

The property is an extremely old farmhouse and, after much to-andfro,

my clients got permission for a small extension. The couple are

very keen home-chefs and wanted an aesthetically pleasing, highlyfunctional

kitchen that wouldn’t dominate the limited space.

What was it made from/finished in?

The kitchen cabinet internals use an engineered board,

which is as hard wearing as a surface can be, looks great and

doesn’t cost the earth… in both the financial and ecological

sense. The painted components use tulipwood, due to its

excellent finishing properties. All drawer boxes are solid

oak, with traditional dovetail joints. The finish is a specialist

spray-applied paint, and the worktops are Silestone.

What appliances did it incorporate?

My clients chose a stunning Everhot range cooker. They also

opted for a standard integrated fridge freezer, a separate integrated

fridge, an integrated wine cooler and an integrated dishwasher.

Were there any special requirements for the client?

There weren’t any unusual requests, just to maximise

storage space. This was achieved with a pair of large larderunits

to house all of the food storage required.

How much would a kitchen like that cost?

A kitchen like this would be in the region of £12-

£15,000. There is a never-ending range of options to ‘spec’

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The Maker: Neptune

What was the brief?

A contemporary style kitchen required to suit a modern new

build property, with a sociable open plan living arrangement,

decorated in light/neutral colours/tones and tactile finishes.

The design included a large island with seating arrangement,

along with a bank of full height cabinets to house the majority

of the appliances and the statement Limehouse larder.

What was it made from/finished in?

Tulipwood, plywood and oak, with a handpainted finish in

Neptune ‘Lily’ externally and Neptune ‘Fog’ internally.

What appliances did it incorporate?

A stainless steel sink by Neptune, Neff Hide and Slide ovens,

steam oven, microwave and dishwashers, Neff fully integrated

full-height fridges and freezer and a Bosch wine cooler.

Were there any special requirements for the client?

Dropped ceiling created to house large flush ceiling

mounted extractor, not only functional but forming an

interesting feature – the horizontal LED strip lighting

incorporated reflects the LED lighting installed to the

underside of the worktop above the cabinet doors. A cabinet

was also adapted to conceal the main manifold for the

underfloor heating system – with storage space above.

We worked with the architect to ensure that the worktop ran in

line with the top of the window frame, to conceal it, as one of

the main features of the dwelling are the ‘frameless’ windows.

How much would a kitchen like that cost?

The Limehouse kitchen by Neptune is contemporary

and sleek, however being a Neptune product, we use

only natural materials and traditional craftsmanship in

the cabinetry. To supply the cabinetry cost £27,500.

Installation of cabinetry was £4,250. Supply, template and

installation of worktop cost £6,225. LED lighting was

£500. All appliances (as listed above) came to £9,000.

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as having died intestate. This means that your estate will

be divided in accordance with the law. This may mean

that people whom you do not wish to inherit from your

estate may do so. It is not necessarily a certainty that your

husband, wife or civil partner will inherit all of your estate.”

Should my partner and I have a joint will?

“There is no such thing as a ‘joint’ will. Each person

will make their own individual will. What you can do

is have wills that mirror each other in their terms. It

very much depends upon your family dynamics as to

whether your wills should do so however. It also depends

on the family scenario and the assets involved.”

What grounds could there be for my will to be contested?

“Wills can be contested in certain circumstances only.

There are limited categories of people who can claim against

your estate if they feel that they have not been sufficiently

provided for. Your will could also be challenged if you did

not have the requisite capacity to create a will and also that

you lacked knowledge and approval of the contents.

Whilst there is nothing that you can do to prevent a claim

being brought against your estate it will be harder for a

claim to be brought, if you take appropriate specialist

legal advice from a suitably qualified solicitor. He or she

will be able to express your wishes in your own words and

put plans in place to ensure that they are met.”

James Beresford is Head of Wills, Tax, Trusts and Probate at

Slater and Gordon Lawyers. 0161 383 3883 slatergordon.co.uk

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What are lifetime gifts and how do they work?

Simon Leney, Cripps

The only downside is that you

make yourself poorer, although

for inheritance tax saving

that is the whole point!

“It’s common knowledge that if you gift money, assets or valuables

seven years before you die, you are free of inheritance tax. There is no

limit to how much you can gift. If you give away more than £3,000

in a tax year (the previous year’s unused allowance can also be used)

and you don’t survive the gift by seven years, the surplus is added

back to the value of your estate at death for the purpose of calculating

inheritance tax. There is no penalty – the inheritance tax is no more

than it would have been had you kept the value in your estate and

actually it will be slightly less due to use of the annual allowance.

Where you as the giver continue to benefit from the gift,

it will be deemed to be a gift with reservation of benefit,

meaning the seven year ‘clock’ does not start. If at a later stage

part of the gift is returned to you or spent on your behalf, the

part of the gift will be treated as a gift with reservation.

Lifetime giving – accelerating inheritance by your heirs for

example – has many benefits, not least the pleasure of seeing your

gift being enjoyed. The only downside is that you make yourself

poorer, although for inheritance tax saving that is the whole point!”

Simon Leney is a Private Client Lawyer and Wealth

Planning Specialist at Cripps 01892 506005 cripps.co.uk

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Probate

Richard Hearne,Whitehead Monckton

What is it?

“Probate is the legal process whereby the Will of a deceased

person is submitted to Court to be ‘proved’ as a valid public

document, that is the true ‘last Will and testament’ of the

deceased. In the case of an intestacy (when the deceased

died without leaving a Will), there is a similar process but

in this case the applicant is the person or persons entitled

to the estate under the rules of intestacy. In each case, the

Court will issue either a Grant of Probate or (in the case

of an intestacy) a Grant of Letters of Administration.”

When is it needed?

“Probate is not always needed and depends upon the assets held

by the deceased. For example, property held as joint tenants

will pass automatically to the surviving owner. In the case of

cash assets, the need for Probate depends upon the amount

held with the bank. Advice should be sought from a solicitor

at the outset to establish whether or not Probate is required.”

How do you apply for Probate?

“The process of applying for Probate differs depending on

whether the estate is subject to Inheritance Tax or not.

For a non-taxable estate, the Executor will prepare an

HMRC form detailing the assets and liabilities of the

estate. They will also swear an Oath which confirms they

are the executor named in the Will. These documents

are then sent to the Probate Registry and typically

the Grant is returned within one to two weeks.

For a more complex estate, tax papers must be filed

with HMRC and Inheritance Tax paid in advance. The

Executor then applies for Probate including the Oath,

Will and HMRC receipt. This is a longer process and

from submission of papers to HMRC to the issue of

the Grant may take between two to three months.

In either case, timescales will need to include the work

required by an Executor to establish the full assets and liabilities

involved – which in certain cases can take several months.

In the case of an intestacy, the HMRC forms completed

are exactly the same but the applicant will swear an

Oath confirming their entitlement to the estate. In this

case, the applicant is called an ‘Administrator’.”

Can I apply for Probate myself?

“Personal applications, without the assistance of a solicitor, can

be made to the Court directly by an Executor or Administrator.

In very straightforward cases this can be a good option.

However, it is always advisable to consult a solicitor in the first

instance to establish any possible issues. In more complex cases,

it is always advisable to instruct a solicitor to assist, particularly

as an Executor or A dministrator will have strict obligations to

fulfil, both to the beneficiaries of the estate and also to HMRC.”

Richard Hearne is an Associate Legal Executive at Whitehead

Monckton. 01580 767532 whitehead-monckton.co.uk

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Beauty

Unsung

Heroes

Josephine Fairley names some lesser-known products

that know how to pack a punch

Buying any beauty product without a personal

recommendation, a magazine review or a tip-off

from the growing number of beauty websites and

blogs is always a minefield. How do you spot the potential

winners, from the thousands – and thousands and thousands

– of products out there? Particularly since beauty editors

(guilty as charged) often focus on skincare, make-up and

haircare that is sexily packaged, or just new, new, new.

But let’s hear it for the unsung heroes: the footsoldier

products that just keep quietly doing their job for (beauty)

queen and country. Quite often, they’re under-recognised

because their packaging doesn’t make the heart soar – or

they’re so cheap you reckon they couldn’t possibly work, and

walk straight past them on those crowded shelves, without a

second glance. All of these, so far as I’m concerned, deliver on

their promises – and are often ridiculously cheap, with it.

M&S Formula Absolute Sleep Cream, £22 for 50ml. ‘Sleep’

creams are all the rage – and often really pricy with it. This

isn’t as inexpensive as some of M&S’s skincare, but a price like

this isn’t going to induce sleepless nights, that’s for sure. It’s

plumping, smoothing and ever-so-slightly radiant-making.

Very slightly scented (which isn’t always

the case with high street skincare offerings;

I often find them to be over-perfumed).

Above all, this is just very, very ‘comfy’

on skin – a sort of hot-water-bottlecashmere-socks

of a product, and one

that I don’t think you’d regret adding

in to your regime at any price.

3INA Lipsticks, £4.95. I’ve always

splurged on expensive lipstick –

the luxury of the click, the glide,

the colour! – but I’m a convert to

these, which pack a pigmented

punch, are comfy on the lips (and

the pocket with it). In an amazing

24 shades. (Check their website,

uk.3ina.com, for stockists.)

Weleda Skin Food, £10.95 for

75ml. If I had to take just one desert

island beauty cream, this would

probably be it. A longstanding

part of the biodynamic beauty

brand Weleda’s line-up – Skin Food has been nourishing

complexions since 1926 – it’s a great facial moisturiser,

body cream, hand cream, cuticle nourisher, elbow-softener.

(We’ve also seen it used backstage at London Fashion

Week, to perk up tired complexions and generally soothe

faces that have been over-cleansed.) It features wild pansy,

calendula, chamomile and rosemary – though the fragrance

is ultra-subtle – and chaps love it for razor-burn, too.

Sainsbury’s Boutique Nail Polish, £4. Toss one or

two of these in your trolley with the frozen peas, and I

promise you won’t be disappointed. I tried these polishes

with less-than-zero expectations, and was incredibly

impressed by the staying power, ease of application and

finish. This spring saw a fabulous burnished, Venetian

gold in the collection (I’m a sucker for gold nails) and

10 days later it was going strong. The same can’t always

be said of designer polishes at four times the price.

Simple Kind to Skin Micellar Water, £4.94 for 200ml. The

whole Simple range is brilliant for sensitive skins; when friends

are having flare-ups I point them in Simple’s direction. Many

(but not all) micellar waters are truly miraculous for removing

every last trace of make-up – including hard-to-budge eye

make-up – but the price of this gentle but effective option

makes this an excellent choice for a

test-drive, if you still need convincing.

Cath Kidston Hand Creams, £6

for a trio of 30ml sizes. Different

retailers stock different designs of these

brilliantly hand-softening creams, but

the formulas all sink in fast to leave

hands velvety and rich, without being

sticky or heavy. (A little bit of inside

track info, here: Cath Kidston is just

one of the ranges made by Heathcote

& Ivory; they’ve also collaborated

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and offer their own Vintage & Co.

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With packaging this pretty

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where it’s on sale – but you may have

written it off thinking: ‘At that price, it

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Barry M Get Shapey Brow & Eyeshadow Palette,

£6.49. This tin of shadows and shapers isn’t going to win

any luxury packaging prizes – but for a kit that delivers

everything you need for neutral eye-shading, it is hard

to beat. There are four excellent neutral shadows – three

nudes and one with a touch of shimmer (because flat,

entirely matte eyes simply aren’t flattering, especially as

we age). First, use the brow powders and clear wax to

define and shape your arches – because that way, you can

determine how much emphasis eye sockets and lids need.

Waitrose Pure Cleansing & Powder, £3 for 25g.

‘Cleansing powders’ have been inspired by Korean beauty

rituals and are brilliant for brightening skin, buffing away

dead skin cells and very lightly foaming the complexion

clean; I prefer them for morning cleansing rather than

at night, but they’re a key part of my skincare regime

now. This option offers a level of performance that belies

its affordability. (The Waitrose Pure ranges are worth

checking out generally. NB: I happen to be their Beauty

Editor – but all that means is that I’m lucky enough to

be first in the queue to road-test their new products.)

Made For Life by Spiezia Organics Skin Solve Balm, from £6

for 10ml (a brilliant trial or travel size). This can be categorized

as a beauty product – it can double as a cleanser and

moisturiser at a pinch – but I think every beauty cabinet needs

this for S.O.S.-es including redness, itching, soreness, rashes.

These sometimes arise as a reaction to a new product you’ve

introduced into your regime, or may have another cause – but

I wouldn’t be without this little blue glass pot of skin-calmer.

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, £3.99. This is superfine,

super-soft and brilliant for setting make-up without

making it look flat and dusty. I like the ‘Transparent’ version

but it does come in five skintone-matched shades. (Just be

sure to apply with your fluffiest powder brush, is my advice.)

Unstung Hero, £20 for 250ml (at victoriahealth.com)

How could I resist wrapping up this run-down of unsung

heroes with a product whose pun of a name always puts a

smile on my face? In all seriousness, though, this brilliantly

does double-duty – as a citrus-and-tea-scented, summerperfect

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darned mosquitos at bay. Spritz with abandon, I say!

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WHY YOU MIGHT NEED IT

Breast reduction is never an

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Correctly fitting underwear and

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appearance.

The aim of the surgery is to

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breasts that are in proportion to

the rest of your body and relieve

the severity of symptoms from

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and neck ache. The procedure

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THE BENEFITS OF

SURGERY

Whatever your reason for

considering this procedure, it

can help you:

• have greater self-esteem and

confidence

• feel that your breasts are more

in proportion with the rest of

your body

• wear the clothes you want

• live a more active lifestyle

It is important to discuss:

• your expectations

• the benefits of the surgery to you

• any risks, complications or

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• family history of breast cancer

• the need for a mammogram if

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THE PROCEDURE

After pre-operative photographs,

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higher than the old, reducing

the size of the nipple as well as

marking the area of skin and

breast tissue to be removed.

The procedure usually takes

about two to three hours.

Techniques for breast

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that circles the areola, extends

downwards and follows the

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beneath the breast.

Glandular tissue, fat and

skin is removed and the nipple

with areola is moved into its

new position. The skin will be

brought down from both sides

of the breast and around the

areola, shaping the new curve

of the breast. The nipples

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You will need to wear a good,

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Health & Beauty

Jump into June

Wealden Times talks to dietician and health coach, Katie Peck

Do you have a beauty

routine? The foundation of

my beauty routine is quality

sleep and drinking plenty of

water. I’m an early riser and

also a rower (getting up early at

the weekends between 5-6am),

so, in order to get the amount

of sleep I need, I go to bed at

9pm for at least three nights

a week. Drinking plenty of

water is essential for my skin.

I hydrate as soon as I wake

and drink 2-3 litres of water

every day. I always drink water

before I eat because caring for

your digestion is important

for good skin health.

5-a-day

Apparently, the 5-a-day

health rule doesn’t just apply

to fruit and veg. Research

done by the psychology

department at the University

of California, showed that

participants who performed

5 acts of kindness a day, once

a week, for 6 weeks became

significantly happier. This in

Do you have a

particular product

you couldn’t do

without? There are

many products that

I can’t live without,

but if I had to pick

one, it would be

50 + waterproof

sunscreen for my

face, neck and

chest. I believe

sun exposure in

small amounts at

non-peak times is

healthy, it energises

us and we make

vitamin D in our

skin, but the skin

on your face, neck

and chest is sensitive

and vulnerable to damage, so

it’s important to invest in a

very good product. I use Obagi

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Spectrum SPF 50 - Matte.

What’s your ultimate

pampering treat? My ultimate

pampering treat is a two

hour, full body aromatherapy

massage using oils tailored to

how I’m feeling at the time.

The oils are organic and have

health benefits when they’re

absorbed into the skin. The

treatment’s deeply relaxing

and I have one every month.

We live busy lives with minds

which are constantly working,

turn had a positive effect on

their health and wellbeing

and other studies support

this. For example, Allan

Luks conducted research

into the health, happiness

and volunteering habits of

3,296 people for his book

‘The Healing Power of

Doing Good’. When asked

how they felt after helping

people, 95% of participants

so it’s vital to make sure we

get enough rest to balance our

hormones, help our skin and

work to maintain flexibility

in all the joints in our body.

Who’s your style icon? My

style icon is Marilyn Monroe

because of her feminine style

and softness. Her ability

to present herself in a way

that expressed who she was,

was very natural and I love

that. This is my favourite

quote of hers: “Imperfection

is beauty, madness is

genius and it’s better to

be absolutely ridiculous

than absolutely boring.”

Katie Peck is a New

Zealand trained British

Registered Dietitian and

Health Coach and Founder

of Peck Nutrition. Katie

has a bachelor’s degree in

Human Nutrition and two

post graduate diplomas.

She has a background of

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research and lecturing.

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said they felt good, 80%

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greater feelings of self-worth

and 29% reported having

more energy. Luks also

noted that his helpers and

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and flu, fewer migraines

and even slept better! So,

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Plant Therapy

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It’s official. Gardening is good for you.

How do I know? Well apart from a

lifetime’s gardening (and you could

say that gardeners are biased) there is

significant evidence from organised research

that gardening is one of the best, and

most accessible, ‘green care’ therapies for

supporting and improving mental health.

The breakthrough in this research is

because it shows that green therapies

benefit everyone, not just people who

like gardening and find it a good way to

unwind. A 2016 report commissioned by

Natural England concluded that ‘green

care’ offers significant benefits to patients.

These include a reduction in depression,

anxiety and stress symptoms plus increased

self-esteem and confidence, social contact

and inclusion, as well as a sense of

belonging and personal achievement.

The joy of using gardening to deliver

these benefits is that it is so flexible, from

the individual who enjoys gentle exercise,

fresh air and sociable gardening conversation

on their allotment to structured Social

and Therapeutic Horticulture projects

where qualified therapists support those

with severe, long term mental health

conditions. And there’s an increasing range

of organisation and projects in between.

Through Kent Adult Education I’ve worked

with several including West Kent Mind

at their Sevenoaks centre where a longstanding

gardening group tends a vegetable

Further information

Alison tutors for Kent Adult

Education who offer leisure and

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West Kent Mind is affiliated to the

national mental health charity Mind

and delivers local mental health

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The UK charity Thrive uses

gardening to bring positive changes

in the lives of people living with

and wildlife garden. This also allows

participants to sit quietly for that crucial

ten minutes becoming absorbed in a

natural, green environment, reducing stress

and restoring the ability to concentrate

– another finding from the research.

You don’t even need a garden at

home; allotment groups, community

gardening projects, local park and

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start, or keep on, gardening. Engaging

in social activities, learning from others

and feeling that you’re contributing

to the community are important in

maintaining good mental health, especially

for people who may otherwise become

isolated and lose confidence, often the

trigger for anxiety or depression.

And the end result of all that therapeutic

gardening? A beautiful outside space, flowers

for a vase and some of your five-a-day fruit

and veg. However you look at it, gardens

and gardening could be the simplest way

for us all to support our wellbeing.

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Wells and is a gardening advisor and

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Health

Getting back

into shape

post baby

Personal trainer Sarah-Jane Holt gives practical

advice on how to regain control of your body

Credit: FreeImages.com/Melbia1

Getting back into training post-baby is an important

step towards feeling like yourself again and can have a

significant impact on stress levels, mood and wellbeing.

However, when you barely have time to eat, let alone think

about exercise, this can feel like a daunting challenge.

A good place to start is with your core. After pregnancy and

birth, core strength is weakened and in order to help protect

against back pain, improve bladder control and help you back

to pre-baby fitness, it’s important to work on rebuilding it.

However, don’t rush things: it’s recommended that no core

exercises are done for six weeks post birth, longer if you’ve had

a c section, to allow the abdominals to knit back together. If

you don’t wait for this to happen, you can develop a distended

abdomen and a pot belly, not the look most of us are going

for! So, check with the doctor or midwife first and once your

abs have come back together, start with these exercises:

Inner Core

It is best to build up from the inside out. Working on

developing inner core strength is vital for optimal core

function, back health and having a flat tummy.

Start with some basic diaphragmatic breathing:

• Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

• Put your hands on your tummy and focus on breathing into

your hands. You are trying to stop the breath going into your

chest and instead trying to fill up your tummy with air.

• As you breathe out think about pulling your tummy button

down towards your spine and push you back into the floor.

• Hold for a second at the bottom and then

release and take another deep breath.

• This will start to engage your inner core muscles and

begin to develop good functional core strength before

progressing to this exercise with leg lowers, or ‘dead bugs’.

• Lie on your back with both arms reaching towards

the ceiling and your knees bent at right angles

so that your shins are parallel to the floor. Take a

deep breath, as before, into your tummy.

• As you breathe out start to lower one leg to the floor,

keeping the arm on that side reaching towards the

ceiling, whilst bringing the opposite arm back towards

the floor behind your head, keeping it straight.

• The aim is to push down into your lower back

and keep your back in contact with the floor

at all times whilst extending your leg.

• Keep your knee bent on this extending leg to begin

with, and once you are successfully engaging your core

and keeping your back flat, start to straighten it.

• Bring your leg back up, take another deep breath and repeat.

This exercise is surprisingly hard so take your

time and progress through it slowly.

Pelvic Floor

As well as your inner core, you’ll need to

strengthen your pelvic floor.

Here are two simple exercises which will help:

• The first is to imagine you’re stopping yourself peeing by

pulling up your pelvic floor muscles and holding for a second.

This is a great exercise and one you can do anywhere, in the car,

watching TV or at work. Aim to do it 15 times, twice a day.

• The second strengthening exercise is Swiss ball tucks.

Sit on a Swiss ball, feet flat on the floor. Tuck your bum

underneath you so you are bringing your pubic bone up

towards your tummy button. This tuck movement will

engage the pelvic floor. Hold for a moment then release.

You can progress this by lifting one foot off the ground

once you have your tuck, trying to keep your hips balanced

throughout. 15 of these twice a day would be a great start.

Doing simple short easy exercises like these can make a big

difference to your strength and core function. Although

they may not feel the toughest exercises, they are laying

solid foundations so you can successfully more onto

more intense training when you are ready, helping you to

regain your pre-baby body in a safe and effective way.

Sarah-Jane is a qualified personal trainer and sports

nutritionist. She will be talking about healthy habits for

busy mums in the Healthy Living Theatre at Wealden

Times Midsummer Fair on 9 and 10 June.

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Food

Seasonal

fruitfulness

Push all the other fruits out of the bowl – the

season of luscious, locally grown summer berries is

here. Bursting with flavour and immune-boosting

micronutrients, homegrown berries are delicious eaten

straight from the bush, or used as versatile and easy

additions to recipes. Our soft fruit season is short, but

very sweet. Let’s make the most of them.

Recipes: Jo Arnell Photographs: David Merewether

Strawberry and lavender tart

This is a very easy tart to put together - and to make it even easier

you could use ready made sweet pastry. Strawberries, lavender and

lemon are fresh and fragrant tart toppings and make a perfect early

summer combo.

Serves 6-8 Prep time: 1 hour (inc. cooling) Cooking time: 20 mins

For the shortbread pastry case:

• 200g plain flour

• 150g cold butter, cut

into small cubes

• 1 egg yolk

• 75g ground almonds

• 50g caster sugar

For the filling:

• 200ml double cream

• 220ml mascarpone

• zest and juice of

half a lemon

• 2-3 tablespoons of

lavender sugar (more or

less, depending on taste)

• 250g strawberries

(whole small ones,

or sliced big ones)

1. To make the pastry combine the flour and butter together

(by hand or with a food processor) until they resemble

crumble topping. Mix in the egg, sugar and almonds

and push together to make a ball (you may need a little

extra water too). Place in the fridge for 30mins, then roll

(or press) into a flan dish (easier said than done, as it is

crumbly and might not hold together). Bake in the oven

at 180˚C (gas 4) for 20 minutes. Cool thoroughly.

2. Beat the cream into the mascarpone (until it forms soft

peaks), then mix in lemon juice and 1-2 tablespoons of

lavender sugar (taste for sweetness). Add the cream mixture

to the pastry case just prior to serving. Top with strawberries,

a sprinkling of lemon zest and more lavender sugar.

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Raspberry and white chocolate cookies

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nuts – hazelnuts or macadamia work best.

Makes approx 16 cookies

Prep time: 15 mins Cooking time: 10-15 mins

• 225g softened butter

• 140g caster sugar

• 260g flour

• 1 egg

• 100g white

chocolate, broken

into small chunks

• 50g raspberries

1. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and

creamy, add the egg and a little of the flour and beat

them into the mixture. Fold in the rest of the flour.

2. Then fold in the white chocolate and raspberries. Add

the raspberries in carefully. If you mix them in too

enthusiastically, the cookies will turn the mixture a sludgy

pink – they’ll be just as scrumptious, but not as photogenic.

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• mayonnaise to taste

• 160g portion of sea trout

• salt and pepper to taste

• ½ lemon

• drizzle of olive oil

1. Trim and peel the asparagus. To make an asparagus jelly, chop

6 asparagus spears and put them into a pan of salted boiling

water with a knob of butter. Then boil for 2-3 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, soak the gelatine leaves in cold water until

they are soft. Blend the boiled asparagus with a bit of its

cooking liquid, then add the gelatine and blend again

until smooth. Transfer into a tray and refrigerate to set.

3. Slice the radishes into rounds under ½cm thick, then

stack them and slice into strips, before setting aside.

4. For a wild garlic mayonnaise, blanch the wild garlic leaves in

another pan of salted boiling water for 30 seconds. Transfer

them to a bowl of iced water to maintain the colour. Then

roughly chop the leaves and blend, then add to mayonnaise.

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Garden

War on Weeds

Jo Arnell tackles the trickiest garden invaders

Early summer is the time of maximum growth. The soil

is warm and the danger of frost has passed. Everything

in the garden should be rosy, except that sometimes

it isn’t. One of the main issues that can sap our gardening

enthusiasm are weeds. I am slightly in awe of weeds. They

are such opportunists – tough and persistent, they will grow

almost anywhere and in virtually any soil (if only some of

our cultivated plants were as adaptable). They are also fast

to germinate – always before any cultivated crops - and they

grow so quickly that they easily out-compete other plants

and choke them out, often quite literally. They can be hosts

for diseases and larval stages of pests. It’s also been found that

some actually send out substances that inhibit the growth of

other plants. It is quite obvious that weeds spend their days

plotting to take over the world and mid June is when they

get close to achieving their aim. Understanding a little about

how they manage to be so invasive might prevent you from

getting too demoralised and help you launch a counter-attack.

Broadly speaking weeds are either annuals, perennials or,

occasionally, monstrous invaders like the ubiquitous Japanese

knotweed. Annual weeds grow really fast and set seed early in

the season. Some are called ephemerals, a romantic sounding

word, meaning that they will come and go all through

the year, not just in spring, so that many generations may

germinate within a few months. They are successful because

of the speed at which this happens and by the sheer number

of seeds they disperse each time – thousands from each plant.

The seed can also survive in the ground for years and years.

Annuals seem to be easier to get rid of than perennials, but

every time you disturb the soil you will bring more seeds to

the surface, where they will immediately germinate. Examples

– chickweed, shepherd’s purse, groundsel, hairy bittercress.

Controlling annual weeds

Removal by hand – annuals tend to have shallow roots, so

hand weeding (especially if you can get to them before they

set seed) will be effective. You can dig them up, or better

still, hoe them off. Hoeing will cause less soil disturbance

and therefore less existing weed seeds are brought up to

the surface. Keep the blade of the hoe nice and sharp

so that you can just slice along the top of the soil.

‘No dig’ system – gardening without cultivating the soil

will reduce the amount of disruption in the ground and

will also allow the soil ecosystem to function undisturbed.

A thick mulch applied in early spring, while the soil is still

moist, will help to prevent weed seeds from germinating

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Repeated application of systemic

weedkiller may be needed for

pernicious weeds like nettles

Green alkanet

Some weeds have such deep

roots that they are almost

impossible to dig out. Examples

include bindweed, ground

elder, horsetail, dandelion

and will also improve the soil’s structure – the worms

and microorganisms will cultivate the soil for you.

Burning – there are special gardening blow torches

available that will burn off the top growth, but this

can be a haphazard and laborious task if the weeds

are among other plants, or there are lots of them.

Contact weedkiller – these types of weedkiller act like

a chemical hoe and will kill off the top growth, so are

only effective for annual weeds. Be careful and only use

in very still conditions, so that the spray doesn’t drift

onto your precious plants. Weedkillers can be harmful

to wildlife, especially residual weed treatments that

persist in the soil for up to six months or more.

Perennial weeds set seed and also replicate asexually,

which means that they can re-grow from the tiniest piece

of root that may have been left in the soil. Some, like

couch grass and creeping buttercup send out runners near

the soil’s surface, others have such deep roots that they are

almost impossible to dig out. Examples include bindweed,

ground elder, horsetail, dandelion, dock, couch.

Controlling perennial weeds

Perennial weeds do not seed around quite as quickly as the

annuals, but they make up for this with toughness and tenacity

and are not as easy to dig out as the annuals. The roots of

horsetail, for instance, have been known to grow several

metres down into the ground, so a combination of methods

may be required for some of the more pernicious perennials.

Removal by hand – it is not enough to just hoe off the

top growth of perennial weeds, as they will just grow back.

Digging out the roots of weeds like bindweed, couch grass and

ground elder can seem like an impossible task, but persistence

(sometimes over many years) does eventually pay off.

Weed membrane (or a covering of light excluding black

plastic) pegged down over the infested area will eventually

starve out perennial weeds, but the barrier may have to be

in place for several seasons. Using weed membrane (with a

cosmetic cover of mulch) can be effective in low maintenance

or shrub borders, where plants remain in permanent positions.

Systemic weedkiller – contains glyphosate and is

absorbed by plant leaves and taken down to the roots so

that the whole plant is eventually destroyed. Repeated

application may be needed for pernicious weeds like nettles

and brambles. Use with care (there is some controversy

on the use of glyphosate and the environment/human

health at the moment). Gel applicators can be used to

paint individual leaves where weeds are growing among

cultivated plants and there are specialised herbicides

available for eradicating broad-leaved weeds in lawns.

Monstrous invaders

Japanese knotweed is in a category all of its own, because it

is becoming a huge problem. Introduced by the Victorians as

an ornamental plant, it was found originally on Mount Fuji,

where it is able to withstand the inhospitable environment

of the volcanic slopes. This is partly why it is so invasive

here, as even the worst of garden soil is very welcoming

by comparison. It is almost impossible to eradicate – to

the extent that it has caused problems to homeowners

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trying to sell their properties. It is not illegal to grow

Japanese knotweed in a private garden, but it is an

offence to allow it to be grown elsewhere. The problem

is that the rhizomatous roots penetrate for metres under

the soil and can easily spread under boundaries.

Control of Japanese knotweed is very difficult. It is

almost impossible to dig it out, as the roots can go up

to three metres down into the soil. Using a translocated

weedkiller (glyphosate), which would normally kill a

perennial weed straightaway, will weaken the growth of

the knotweed, so that in the year following treatment

new growth will be small. Eventually – after a few years

of spraying, it may be eradicated. The top growth should

be dried out and then burnt, as it must not be included

with household rubbish or put out in garden waste bins.

There are specialist firms that will undertake removal

of Japanese knotweed, but this may prove costly.

There are a few other imported plants that have escaped

from gardens and are now romping around the place –

Rhododendron ponticum, Himalayan balsam and Giant

Hogweed are gaining ground and a species of pondweed

– New Zealand Pygmyweed, is clogging our ponds and

waterways. These species need to be removed as they cause a

threat to native habitats and can seriously affect ecosystems.

If you do have Japanese knotweed or are suffering

from an invasion of another pernicious perennial, then

you have my sympathy. They turn the common garden

weeds into a minor irritation. While you were reading

this, however, out in your garden several of those ordinary

weeds will have released their seeds or crept along a few

more centimetres. Let’s go out – and get weeding.

Contact Jo for gardening courses, border planting and

advice on 01233 861149 jo@hornbrookmanor.co.uk

Choking bindweed

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What’s in a Name?

Sue Whigham uncovers the Latin reasoning behind plant monikers

In the days before child booster seats and seat belts,

I took my turn taking six little boys to school. We

would wind away through the back streets of Streatham

to get down to Dulwich. In the back I would have a

motley selection of characters; a lot of entertaining chat

and gentle bickering and maybe one or two catching

up with homework or bizarrely attempting to do their

overdue violin practice in a moving car. This became

even more interesting, and I use that word advisedly,

when we came to a T junction or went round a corner.

And then there would be my son revising his Latin

vocabulary homework. The other son, who went

into horticulture, always remembers from those

journeys the word ‘gladiatus’ meaning ‘swordlike’ and

thinking about the gladiators fighting in the Roman

Colosseum. Now, all these years later, he remembers it

as a description of the leaf shape of gladioli and wishes

that he’d taken more interest in his Latin lessons!

Most gardeners have some knowledge of ‘botanical Latin’

and how it helps when you are trying to choose a plant or

find out more about them. It’s the same really when you

are travelling. As we know, it helps to have some basic

understanding of the local language. A plant’s name is a

unique label and it can tell you where the plant originated,

maybe who discovered it and what shape and colour its leaves

and flowers might be. We know that Latin is the root of

many languages and once you get to recognise the derivation

of plant names it really is so useful. Botanical names though

are constantly evolving and in some cases changing as

scientists recognise more similarities and maybe differences

in plants. For instance the genus name Cimicifuga has now

completely disappeared and become Actaea. All confusing

at first but you do gradually get used to it. It is also the case

that we are also having to accept earlier names for familiar

names as archives in countries like Russia are being studied.

Why Latin? For centuries Latin was the language of

science and learning in Europe and plants were described

in a form of Latin which developed into a special botanical

language which included references to sources like Ancient

Greek and Arabic. It wasn’t until Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish

professor of medicine at Uppsala University in Sweden

took things in hand by developing the binomial system of

naming all living organisms – a life’s work – that things

became more orderly and recognisable. He set out his

‘two name system’ in a seminal work, Species Plantarum

in 1753 which was immediately widely accepted.

The absolute bible at college was The Hillier Manual

of Trees and Shrubs which much to our horror didn’t

have pictures. Once we’d got over the initial shock

and began to understand how plant names were

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made up we realised that all the essential knowledge

concerning the plants in it was there. All plants are in a

family e.g. Rosaceae which encompasses an enormous

array of plants including roses and the flowering crab

apples which include so many garden favourites.

Once the family name is established, a plant is known

by its Genus and its species e.g. Rosa rugosa. These are

always in italics as a sort of etiquette and the Genus name

always begins with an upper case letter. The species name

usually is very useful in recognising a plant in that it does

tell us perhaps a structural detail of the plant or maybe it’ll

tell us the plant’s place of origin or its habitat or maybe

its habit of growth. All essential knowledge for finding

that perfect plant. For instance, Geranium sylvaticum

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naturally hybridised in a garden or nursery, it has a third

name. This is always recognisable in that it is written

within single apostrophes and never in italics. Since the

International Code of Nomenclature was established in

1959 it hasn’t been permissible to use Latin names for a

new cultivar, i.e. a perennial daisy, Bellis perennis which

might have a new double form in white, could not be called

Bellis perennis ‘Alba Plena’ simply meaning double white.

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Begonia ‘Sceptre’

clematis are worth getting to know. I particularly like

Clematis ‘Blekitny Aniol’ which is so much easier to imagine

when you know that the name means ‘Blue Angel’.

In the wild there are plants that evolve that are similar

to their species but that are subtly different maybe due

to the conditions they have adapted to for survival.

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on the species and would be recognised in the plant’s

description by writing first the Genus, then the species

and then subsp. and finally the subspecies name. An

example might be one of Gertrude Jekyll’s favourite

plants, the spectacular Mediterranean spurge and well

known to gardeners, Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

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commemorate great gardeners or the intrepid plant

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out to observe the transit of Venus in the South Seas. Can

you imagine how exciting this must have been for the young

Banks as he saw it as an opportunity to collect both flora

and fauna during the journey. The extraordinary story of the

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Banks’s legacy lives on in the establishment of Kew Gardens

as a centre for botanical excellence and in the approximately

eighty species of plant named after him and in the case of the

glorious early Banksian rose, after his wife, Lady Dorothea.

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Flaming June. Time for Wimbledon, strawberries, outdoor

theatre – and school exams. Most of us remember sitting

tensely in the school hall struggling desperately to remember

the formula for quadratic equations or the causes of the Seven

Years War while the sun blazed merrily outside and you tried to

ignore the gentle thud of tennis balls on racquets in the distance.

Little has changed. This month thousands of young

people are in the middle of their GCSEs, A levels and

other exams. And, although question papers are generally

more clearly expressed these days and there’s slightly less

emphasis on rote learning, examination arrangements

are not so very different from when I took my O and A

levels, longer ago than I’m prepared to reveal here.

So a radical shake-up is long overdue. And I’m not, for

once referring to the curriculum. It’s the timing which is

no longer fit for purpose. Why on earth do we insist on

staging public exams in the summer? The weather might

be uncomfortably sticky and anyone who suffers from hay

fever or other allergies is likely to be at his or her worst.

More seriously, the insistence on summer exams lies at the root

of the unseemly, inefficient, manic, annual scramble for university

places. Results are announced in August and “Uni” starts only a

few weeks later. Decisions made in haste and repented at leisure

are commonplace. Young people start courses they soon discover

are wrong for them, for example, because in the end that’s all that

was on offer. And if exam papers have to be remarked/upgraded

– which seems to be the case far more often than in times past

presumably because of poor quality markers – then the student may

miss out on the university place all together, at least for that year.

So why don’t we run school exams in cool, business-like January

and February? That would allow plenty of time for papers to be

marked properly with results announced in, say, May and four

further months in which to sort out the allocation of places.

Curricula and teaching timetables would need adjusting of course

(perhaps the exam course could start during Year 9 for instance) but

the advantages would more than justify it. And students could fit

in a few months of work experience before setting off to college.

Even more radically perhaps another solution would be

for everyone to take a whole year out between school and

higher education. Then, even if exams continued to be sat

in the summer students could apply with their actual results

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