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Contents
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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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5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms. Detached oast house. Garaging. Gardens, grounds and equestrian facilities.
In all about 3.76 acres.
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Position · Four reception rooms · Kitchen/breakfast
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bedrooms (two ensuite) · Two bathrooms · Two attic
rooms · Partially walled garden · Garaging · EPC: n/a
Cranbrook School Catchment Area
egerton £1,495,000
Striking Georgian family home · Four/five reception
rooms · Stunning kitchen/breakfast/dining room · Five/
six bedrooms (three ensuite) · Annexe: Kitchen/living
room, bedroom with ensuite and balcony · Grounds
approx. 1.4 acres · Stable block and outbuilding · EPC: D
Idyllic no-through country lane location
Sutton Valence £1,350,000
Impressive Grade II Listed Georgian Rectory · Four
reception rooms · Kitchen/breakfast room · Utility room
· Extensive cellars including office and billiard room ·
Seven bedrooms (four ensuite) · Stunning gardens with
swimming pool · Garaging · EPC: n/a
Viewing Highly Recommended
kilndown £1,295,000
Family home in stunning rural location · Four reception
rooms · Kitchen/breakfast/family room · Utility room
· Boot room · Two cloakrooms · Four bedrooms ·
Two bath and shower rooms · Garden and grounds
approximately 4 acres · EPC: E
Cranbrook School Catchment Area
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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
sac with easy access to local Schools and the High Street of Tenterden
Four Bedroom • No Chain • Conservatory • En Suite • EPC Rating C
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A beautifully refurbished cottage located in a semi rural and peaceful
location • Completely Refurbished & Extended • 4 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms
• Kitchen / Dining Area • Sitting Room • Study • Utility Room • Cart Style
Garage • EPC C
Hawkhurst Guide Price £725,000
An individual Colt house on the semi rural periphery of the village • CSCA
• No Onward Chain • 3/4 Reception Rooms • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • 4
Bedrooms • 2 Bath/Shower Rooms • Extensive Garaging • Gardens and
Grounds of about 0.7 acres • EPC D
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Cranbrook Offers in Excess of £750,000
An individual family house incorporating stunning contemporary interior
located in a quiet setting in the heart of the town • CSCA *Reception Room
• Kitchen/Dining/Living Room • Conservatory • 5 Bedrooms • 3 Bath/
Shower Rooms • Gardens • EPC C
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/
Breakfast Room • 4 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms • Leisure Complex • Former
Office Block • 2 Stable Blocks • Circa 5 acres • EPC C
East Farleigh Guide Price £1,250,000
A substantial Grade II listed former Vicarage amid beautiful landscaped
grounds in the Conservation Area • 4 Reception Rooms • Kitchen/
Breakfast Room • Basement • 5 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms • Attic Rooms •
Outbuildings • Gardens and Grounds including Kitchen Garden & Ice House
Staplecross Guide Price £1,500,000
A splendid Grade II listed country house with guest cottage and excellent
leisure facilities • 4 Reception Rooms • Kitchen • 6 Bedrooms • 4 Bathrooms
• Self contained cottage • Billiard room • Barn with swimming pool • Tennis
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Winchelsea, East Sussex - £425,000
A 1920s semi-detached house in the Conservation Area.
Kitchen/breakfast room, living room, conservatory, 2
double bedrooms and bathroom. Garden. EPC E
Wittersham, Kent - £349,950
2 bedroom cottage, formerly bakers and cobblers,
in the Conservation area. An attached property with
entrance hall, part vaulted living room, kitchen, two
bedrooms, bathroom. Large garden. EPC G
Brookland, Kent - £895,000
Lovely Grade II Listed farmhouse. Sitting room, dining
room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility/cloakroom, 4
bedrooms, attic room. Single garage with office over.
Parking. Garden and orchard of 1.25 acres.
Winchelsea, East Sussex - £985,000
Georgian style 1950’s house with views in need of
updating. Living room, dining room, kitchen, utility,
study, 5 bedrooms. Double carport. Garage. Approx. 1
acre garden. EPC F
Peasmarsh, East Sussex - £425,000
Renovated cottage retaining period features. Living
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garage. Garden. EPC D
Stone-cum-Ebony, East Sussex - £1,100,000
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After many years of living in a family home
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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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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
– it has also become something of a statement and status signifier.
Being such a personal space, your choice of bathroom style is a key
reflection of your taste and therefore, your personality and values. Vintage
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.
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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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Mt EPHRAIM GARDENS,
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
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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
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Open Monday–Friday, 8am–4pm
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Renowned for its high quality upholstery and
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Wells since it first opened there 12 years ago
• Specialist fine antique upholstery
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A fun day out for all the family. Come and visit our cats
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Enjoy face painting, BBQ, falconry display,
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11:00am - 5:00pm (Last entry 4:00pm)
Weekdays from £15.00 | Weekends £17.50
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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.
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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
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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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This observation (which I’m now taking as a piece of life
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you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it:
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
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
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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
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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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Wherever they go though, Diane’s always on the lookout for more things that would
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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
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“I see people in these massive granite kitchens and I don’t feel so much in
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Above: Bargains and quirky finds have come from unexpected places and at different times: The copper effect lampshade in the bedroom
is from Dunelm, some of the cushions and towels were from TK Maxx “I didn’t want to have to spend a fortune,” says Diane, “if I can find
something for a tenner that works, then that’s good enough.”
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
these massive granite kitchens and I don’t feel so much in
love,” she says. “I think – where are your little curtains, your
pots and crockery? I’m not old fashioned but I don’t like
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…”
Outside the garden is separated into two areas – a private
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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
might be people coming for weddings, or we’ve had a few that
were exhibiting at the Wealden Times Fairs. Chapel Down
vineyard is just around the corner and there are lots of lovely
local gardens like Great Dixter and Sissinghurst nearby.”
So where do the couple go on holiday? “We tend to go
on short breaks. I don’t need long holidays, and I don’t
need to go anywhere hot. Although I love the sun, as all
my friends know, especially my little sun trap garden.”
Wherever they go though, Diane’s always on the lookout
for more things that would enhance the apartment
experience. “Every time I go and stay somewhere I’m looking
for those little extra touches,” she says. “And every week
that people come to visit I think of something else that
will make their stay just a little bit special. For instance, I
put really nice shampoo out. I wouldn’t want just everyday
shampoo when I’m away on holiday.” I notice that in the
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
for a moment and try to name the type of holiday home
that The Stores is; searching for a term that perhaps doesn’t
yet exist. “We want people to know that they can stay for
longer than just a night or two, if they want to.” So, it is not
just a simple B&B, not quite a hotel, not completely self
catering – what would you call it – a Micro hotel? Guest
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
areas – a private garden for Diane and Ian and a more
formal, courtyard-style garden for the guests. Privacy has
been ensured with evergreen shrubs and topiary
the guests have their privacy. Except at breakfast time.”
Breakfast at The Stores is a performance – literally.
Not only is there a wonderful choice of food, which Ian
prepares (and William Morris would have approved of the
line of highly decorative, and useful, egg beaters on display
above the cooker), but Diane makes a huge effort and even
dresses up for breakfast, wearing a charming polka dot dress
and an apron, “It makes me feel the part, like I’m in The
Little Paris Kitchen. Ian does a fantastic cooked breakfast
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
wonderful choice of food, prepared by Ian and
served by Diane who dresses up for the event
in a charming polka dot dress and an apron, “It
makes me feel the part, like I’m in The Little
Paris Kitchen”
Breakfast is far from the minds of the
Wealden Times team today, however.
It is teatime and Diane has baked some
delicious scones, served (in the proper
English way) with clotted cream and
choice of three bespoke tipsy jams. It is
the perfect end to a delicious visit. Sadly,
much as I’d like to stay on and book
myself in for the night, it’s time to go. If
Diane’s guests are made to feel only half
as welcome as we have been, then they
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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
flat up to Susie’s original bolt hole, adds to that feeling.
There’s something rather Famous Five about walking
out of one front door, scuttling up the stairs – past
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.
And there also seemed to have been a sprinkling of fairy
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
Susie, “I began to think it would be lovely to have somewhere
by the sea to go to at weekends. Me and my three sisters spent
our childhood holidays with our grandparents in Lyme Regis,
but that was too far to go from London for a weekend.
“One day I just had this inspiration that I should look
in Hastings. That very afternoon I opened the Evening
Standard and in the homes section there was a picture
of a flat in Hastings with a lovely window, for sale.”
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
Woodworks 1066 - a business so local, it’s a four-minute
drive from the flats - to be high enough for guests to able
to sit and look out of the window at the sea from it. There
is storage underneath and steps up, which would make you
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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One upstairs bedroom has a complementary masculine feel, with the air of a gentleman’s
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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,
“so they don’t need a lot of storage – just a chest of drawers
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
garden and the dramatic rock face of the hill behind the
terrace of houses, has an equally calm atmosphere, although
it is furnished more richly with lovely old pieces, in charming
period keeping with the lilac-painted walls. Particularly
striking is the antique kilim which Susie found at a wellknown
antiques centre near her home in Crystal Palace.
The leaf print next to the bookshelves illustrates
another theme of the décor of both flats; it’s been
lurking in Susie’s garden shed for years. In a similar
vein, the maps on the adjacent wall belong to Caroline’s
husband and were liberated from their attic.
Completing their range of sources in this one room,
the eiderdown was their grandmother’s and the art deco
mirror over the fireplace was bought from Eras of Style.
Moving on to the twin bedroom, with its lovely fern theme,
inspired by the vegetation in the garden it overlooks, the same
mix of sources applies. The Victorian mirror was a find by
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There’s something rather Famous
Five about walking out of one front
door, scuttling up the stairs – past
the wonderful ‘steam trawler’ sign
Susie bought in an antique shop in
Norman Road – and in through the
front door of another flat
Left: The final bedroom upstairs is very
much a child’s sanctuary, featuring a
dolls’ house made for Jen’s daughter
Caroline from an antiques centre equivalent to
Susie’s spot in Crystal Place, in her north London
’hood, while the magnificent brass curtain
rail and hooks are from Susie’s shed stash.
Other furnishings in this room reflect their
use of local businesses. The fern wallpaper is
from Vintage Bird in Hastings Old Town and
while the curtains are from Next, they had
them lengthened to reach the floor by getting
the needleworkers at Little Sew and Sew in
St Leonards, just five minutes walk along the
road, to add some green fabric at the bottom.
This ultra local sourcing continues, in the
bathroom just across the hallway, with vinyl from
what is literally the very nearest flooring shop.
It’s an excellent way to shop, if you don’t want
to spend precious free time schlepping about
and even though they bought all the bathroom
fittings from a bathroom supply shop in London
– it’s one Susie’s used for every bathroom she’s
renovated. Local and/or loyal is the mantra here.
“We wanted an Edwardian look for the
bathroom,” explains Caroline, “in keeping
with the period of the building, not a modern
bathroom. But we did want a bigger shower,
because that’s nice when you’ve come from the
beach, so we put in a smaller bath to accommodate
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
hallways up here is painted a sunny bright
yellow, downstairs it’s a sophisticated mulberry.
The set up of a lovely wooden dining table
with chairs on one side and a bench seat on the
other, with a splendid painting hanging above
it, is like a mirror image of downstairs, except
these pieces are antiques, which Susie bought in
situ from Andy and Christine of Eras of Style.
That amazing captain’s window
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The wonderful carved wooden throne at
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father and the splendid Turkish rug was a gift
from a friend, who found it at the oriental
carpet specialist in West Peckham.
Just as in the downstairs flat, the three bedrooms
on this floor each have their own, very appealing
personality (and there’d be none of those classic
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Right: Susie found the antique kilim in one bedroom in an
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Below: The twin bedroom features a fern theme, inspired
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and feminine, with a white fireplace and over mantle
mirror, a lovely old brass bed and a temptingly squashy
armchair. As in its equivalent directly below, there’s
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picked up by their mother ‘all over the world’.
The bedroom behind it has a complementary
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by St Leonard-based wallpaper designer Deborah
Bowness. Most of the furniture and objects in
this room are from their father’s house.
The final bedroom is very much a child’s sanctuary,
featuring a dolls’ house made for the daughter of their
sister Jen. Susie found the lovely wooden shutters in a
skip – and deliberately didn’t have them renovated.
Let out together the flats sleep twelve and it’s
impossible not to imagine excited children running
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Beautiful Bathrooms, page 29 Island Paradise, page 23
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
our table picks
19 Island Paradise
Contemporary kitchens
25 Beautiful Bathrooms
The finest fittings for a
luxury bathing
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31 In the Navy
Shop our nautical
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Editor’s Letter
favourite Kitchens, page 9
Our comprehensive supplement is the perfect place
to gather kitchen and bathroom inspiration. We
go behind the scenes to chat directly to the makers
about their favourite kitchen projects, ask bathroom experts
about the latest sanitaryware and track down the most
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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’
things up or down, though, to suit most budgets!
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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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£449, Artisanti
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Legal
Get Your Life in Order
Three legal experts share important advice on planning for the future
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Preparing, Planning and
Protecting your Estate
James Beresford, Slater and Gordon
What happens if I don’t have any plans in place?
“If you die without leaving a valid will, you are treated
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
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& Ivory; they’ve also collaborated
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and offer their own Vintage & Co.
bath and bodycare – and it’s all topnotch.)
With packaging this pretty
you’re unlikely not to have noticed it,
where it’s on sale – but you may have
written it off thinking: ‘At that price, it
can’t be any good.’ Trust me: it is.
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Beauty
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
Cologne that also very effectively keeps those
darned mosquitos at bay. Spritz with abandon, I say!
Got some unsung beauty hero products of your own?
Why not tweet them to me, @jojosams or @Beauty_Bible?
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Are you considering
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Miss Anita Hazari, Consultant Plastic Surgeon discusses the procedure.
WHY YOU MIGHT NEED IT
Breast reduction is never an
essential operation. Weight loss
may reduce breast size and,
having lowered your BMI, you
may find you do not need surgery.
Correctly fitting underwear and
clothing can improve comfort and
appearance.
The aim of the surgery is to
give you smaller, better-shaped
breasts that are in proportion to
the rest of your body and relieve
the severity of symptoms from
large breasts such as backache
and neck ache. The procedure
removes fat, glandular tissue
and skin from the breasts
making them smaller, lighter
and firmer.
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
limitations
• family history of breast cancer
• the need for a mammogram if
you are 35 years or over
THE PROCEDURE
After pre-operative photographs,
your surgeon will mark the new
position for nipple in a position
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
reduction vary, but the most
common procedure involves
an anchor shaped incision
that circles the areola, extends
downwards and follows the
natural curve of the crease
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
remain attached to the breast
and its blood vessels (known as
a ‘pedicle’). There are several
variations of the direction of the
pedicle. I often use the ‘superomedial’
or ‘superior’ pedicle.
However, in some cases, the
nipples and areola may have
to be removed completely and
grafted into a higher position,
especially if the breasts are
very pendulous with the nipples
extremely low.
Sutures are dissolving under
the skin and do not require
removal.
YOUR AFTERCARE
The hospital stay is normally
1-2 days. It will be necessary to
organise two to three weeks off
from work. If your job involves
heavy lifting, longer time may
be needed.
POST-OPERATIVE BRA
You will need to wear a good,
supportive, non-wired support
bra, as advised by your
surgeon, for 6-8 weeks. This is
to help support the underlying
tissue and suture lines while
healing. After surgery there will
be swelling and your breasts will
seem high and firm which may
seem unnatural to you.
It is essential to wear a good
quality sports bra and if possible
a lycra crop top too, to prevent
the breasts from moving up/
down and to maintain the
results from surgery.
If you are considering
having a Breast Reduction
and would like to discuss
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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
Medical Sun Shield Broad
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
working in the NHS, clinical
research and lecturing.
Katie’s unique focus is getting
results with weight loss and
treating digestive health
issues. See Katie in the Healthy
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said they felt good, 80%
felt more positive (often
for many days), 57% had
greater feelings of self-worth
and 29% reported having
more energy. Luks also
noted that his helpers and
volunteers got fewer colds
and flu, fewer migraines
and even slept better! So,
if you want to be healthy
and happy, be kind …
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Health
Plant Therapy
Alison Marsden highlights the undeniable health
benefits of getting out in a garden
Credit: FreeImages.com/AinaM
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
accredited courses for adults across
the county. kentadulteducation.co.uk
West Kent Mind is affiliated to the
national mental health charity Mind
and delivers local mental health
support to anyone in need of help.
westkentmind.org.uk
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
garden volunteers all offer a way to
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.
Alison Marsden lives near Tunbridge
Wells and is a gardening advisor and
tutor providing advice, problem solving,
ideas and explanations to householders
and gardening clubs. She has a strong
interest in using gardening to promote
mental well being and holds the
Award in Social and Therapeutic
Horticulture. gardeningbydesign.co.uk
disabilities or ill health, or who
are isolated, disadvantaged
or vulnerable. Thrive offers
training and education including
accredited courses in Social and
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The report A review of naturebased
interventions for mental
health care, Bragg, R. and Atkins,
G. 2016 was commissioned by
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“Mental health is defined as
a state of well-being in which
every individual realizes his
or her own potential, can
cope with the normal stresses
of life, can work productively
and fruitfully, and is able
to make a contribution to
her or his community.”
(World Health Organisation 2014)
Busy bees
Bees are essential
pollinators of flowers, fruits
and vegetables and without
them our gardens would be
barren places. Bee Potion, from St
Leonards in East Sussex, supports bees by
promoting local hives and beekeeping with
educational workshops and natural beauty
products. Their fabulous Face and Body
Balm is created from honey, bee pollen,
propolis and beeswax from local beehives.
This all-natural blend of vitamin-rich oils
and beeswax is perfect for repairing and
moisturising hands, lips and cheeks after a
long day on the allotment or in the garden.
Bee Potion will be exhibiting in the Avenue
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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
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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.
Find out more at sarahjaneholt.co.uk
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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
These cookies just melt in the mouth, but for
extra crunch and luxuriance add some chopped
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.
3. Form, or spoon, into little rounds and place on greased, or
parchment lined baking trays and bake in a pre-heated oven
(at gas mark 4 or 180˚C) for 10-15 minutes (remove when
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• knob of butter
• 3 gelatine leaves
• 5 radishes
• 90g wild garlic leaves
• 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.
5. Season the sea trout with salt and pepper and place it
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Apply a gentle pressure to ensure the fish remains flat in
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pepper. Grill under a high heat for 3-4 minutes.
7. Remove trout from the heat and squeeze
over the juice of ½ a lemon.
8. To serve, start by dotting the wild garlic mayonnaise on the
right side of the plate. Add a few cubes of asparagus jelly to
the left side of the plate. Place the grilled asparagus spears
in the middle of the plate and top this with the cooked sea
trout. Garnish with the radish and serve immediately.
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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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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.
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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
prefers some shade as it originates in wooded areas whilst
Geranium pratense is found in the wild in meadow land.
I bought Euphorbia palustris from a nursery at the excellent
Gardening for Disabled Trust Plant Fair recently and
now realise that with palustris meaning ‘of marshland’ my
original planting hole will have to be filled in and another
site found. Tricky at the moment as the whole garden is so
dry and even the pond area loses moisture in the summer
as the water level drops so drastically. Unlike the leader
of the Western World, I believe in global warming!
If the plant has a cultivar name, in other words it is a
form of the species that has been deliberately or maybe
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.
There are thousands and thousands of cultivated forms
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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.
So just to complicate matters, a subspecies is a variant
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
Finally, very many plants have names which
commemorate great gardeners or the intrepid plant
hunters who brought plants in to cultivation and who
had the most extraordinary experiences all over the
far flung corners of the world whilst doing so.
Sir Joseph Banks is often thought of as the father of plant
hunting. He came from an affluent family in the eighteenth
century and rather than take the Grand Tour to Italy as
many young men of means did then he decided to take his
tour ‘around the globe’. He joined an expedition on board
HMS Endeavour to the South Seas under the captaincy of
Captain James Cook. The Admiralty ostensibly sent the ship
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
HMS Endeavour’s epic journey is well worth reading but
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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Susan Elkin ponders the timing of examinations
Education
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
– rather than inaccurate teacher predictions – and definite
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What happens if I don’t have any plans in place?
“If you die without leaving a valid will, you are treated
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
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put plans in place to ensure that they are met.”
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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
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gift being enjoyed. The only downside is that you make yourself
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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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James Beresford,
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Slater and Gordon
There are a number of potentially disastrous pitfalls you can encounter when writing
your own will. We examine some of the more common problems.
Why should I make a will?
• It allows you to choose who you
wish to benefit from your estate
and who you do not wish to benefit
from your estate, on your death
• It allows you to appoint guardians
to care for minor children, in the
event that both parents die whist
the children are still minor
• It can be used to protect your
assets, for example, from a
spendthrift or from divorcing
family members
• It can be used to protect your
beneficiaries, for example,
from being taken advantage
of financially
This guide will help you understand
that having your will drafted
professionally is a small price to
pay, as it can save a substantial
amount of money in the long run.
Why should I get proper
legal advice?
Often, a home-made will is not
worded in such a way that makes it
legally enforceable. This may be
because the terms of the will are
ambiguous or because the will fails
to effectively dispose of your assets
in the correct manner. Can you
afford to take the risk that your
home-made will does what you
think it does?
• The Courts of Chancery entertain
a steady stream of litigants vying
to show that they were the
intended beneficiary from a
poorly drafted will
• Legal documents still use old
fashioned language, more often
than not, and yet the implication
of a single incorrect word can
affect completely what your
will does.
• The interpretation of will clauses
in professionally drafted wills
have stood the test of time for
centuries
• The legal rules surrounding
making a valid will are very
exacting and are strictly enforced
by the courts. One strike and
its out.
• Unqualified will drafters do not
always understand the intricacies
and nuances of will clauses. Legal
clauses can sometimes be cut and
pasted to a perceived template
which can put it out of sync and
result in errors.
For these reasons, and many
more, you should ensure that your
will is drawn up by a specialist
qualified lawyer.
If I make a DIY will, what
can go wrong?
In short, potentially everything!
At best some gifts in your will might
not take effect – at worst your will
might not be valid at all.
Your executors
• Do you know why you need an
executor?
• How many executors? (the
answer is not always the same)
• What if you don’t specify anybody
to be an executor: do you know
who then controls how your estate
is collected in and safeguarded,
and ensures that it is paid over to
the rightful beneficiaries?
Trustees
• Do you know if your estate will
need a trustee? And how many
trustees?
• What happens if you need a trustee
but haven’t specified one?
• Why are the executors usually
also the trustees and do they have
to be the same people?
• Why might you want different
types of trustees?
Guardians
• Do you know who will raise your
infant children if you do not
specify somebody?
• And what role might the Family
Law Courts then have in deciding
who should raise your children?
• Who has priority if you appoint
more than one guardian – could
this lead to a “tug-of-love”?
• Do you want a distant relative
raising your children if their only
motivation is getting access to
the money you have left behind?
Gifts and Legacies
Using the correct language in your
will is vital to ensure that your wishes
can be carried out after your death.
• What happens if somebody you
include in your will dies before
you – where does that gift go?
• Did you know that some gifts
automatically pass to somebody
else if you do not specify a
fall-back provision?
• What happens to a gift if you no
longer own that asset at your
death?
• What if you have several assets of
the same description but of differing
financial value, e.g. cars
• What happens if some items in
your will have to be sold by the
estate to pay debt, Inheritance
Taxes, or administration fees?
Even how you describe a gift in your
will can affect whether or not that
gift will take effect – so don’t take
that risk!
Beneficiaries
How would you feel if you knew that
your estate did not go to the people,
charities, or organisations that you
choose, or if it has not been used for
the purposes that you had intended?
• Do you know what the law say
about infants receiving assets or
money from your estate?
• How do you ensure that you can
leave inheritance for a minor and
it will be protected until they
reach an age that you feel they are
mature enough to be responsible
for it, for example at 21 or 25?
• Can you make financial provision
to provide for a family pet, and if
so how?
• How can you be certain that money
you have left to a charity is used in
the way you want it to be used, such
as for your local area?
• Why is the name, address, and
registered charity number
important?
Whilst you want to be certain that
your estate passes to those people
or organisations that you choose,
what if you want to ensure that it
does not pass to a certain individual
that you may have fallen out with,
or possibly worse – that you are not
yet divorced from?
How would you feel if that person
ended up inheriting your estate
because your will had not been
drawn up correctly, invalidating it,
just to save a bit of money?
What if I have already
written my own DIY will?
Contact us immediately for advice
and any assistance that you might
need to rectify it.
And… next time you want to write a
will, or make any changes to your
existing will, give us a call so that we
can draft your will professionally and
take the worry out of not knowing if
you have written your will correctly!
Our team of specially trained
lawyers prepare thousands of wills
every year and can advise you on
any of the more complicated or
specialist clauses that might be
relevant to your circumstances,
for example:
• What if I want somebody to be
able to live in my house after I have
died – what provisions do I need to
include in my will?
• What if I own my own company or
run a business and want it to carry
on after my death, or what if I want
to pass it on to my employees or
family members?
• What if I own property abroad –
do I need to know anything about
the law of the country where that
property is situated? And how
does that country’s inheritance
laws affect a will I write in England
and Wales? And is it relevant if I
already have a will made abroad?
• What if any of my beneficiaries
are receiving benefits from the
government? Can I leave them
something without jeopardising
their entitlement?
• Can I leave an inheritance for
somebody in a way that nobody
else will know who it is intended
for (that is, make a secret gift)?
These might sound like fanciful
provisions but our specialist will
drafting lawyers prepare wills
with highly complicated personal
and tax saving provisions like these
every year.
Increasingly, we are coming across
DIY wills that do not make the
provisions intended at the time they
were written and blissful ignorance
ensures that the errors in the will
are never corrected. And it’s then
too late.
A poorly drafted will can have
expensive tax consequences or lead
to expensive court litigation, just to
understand how the law says your
estate must be divided.
So don’t leave it to chance just to
save a few pounds now – it could end
up costing your estate considerably
more than you could ever imagine.
James is the author of a book
“No will – no say” which is a simple
guide to wills and estate planning
and covers the essential points you
need to consider when thinking
about writing a will.
To make an enquiry without
any obligation, call us on
0203 319 2685.
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What’s On In June
Art
at Groombridge Station. There
Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge,
and over 250 exhibitors handpicked
will be face painting, Punch and
Kent TN8 7AD and Thurs 8
for their exceptional quality,
Sat 3 – Sat 17 June
Judy shows, a balloon for every
Hoath House, Chiddingstone
craftsmanship, originality and design,
Lovelys, 248 Northdown Road
child and plenty more attractions
Hoath, Edenbridge, Kent
our 9th annual Midsummer Fair is
Cliftonville, Margate, Kent
to amuse the whole family.
TN8 7DB
set to be the best and biggest yet!
CT9 2PX
Entry: Adults £10, Seniors £9,
Chiddingstone Garden
Info & tickets: wealdentimes.co.uk
Harriet Peachey:
Children £5, Families £26.50
Tour and Hoath
Infinite Horizon
Info: spavalleyrailway.co.uk
House Garden Open
Thurs 8 – Sat 10 June 9am-6.30pm
Kent’s oldest art gallery welcomes
Chiddingstone Gardens’ annual tour
South of England Showground,
British artist Harriet Peachey,
Sat 17 – Sun 18 June 11am-5pm
in aid of Chiddingstone’s Churches
Ardingly RH17 6TL
who has been immortalising
Penshurst Place,
is joined for the first time by
South of England
Kentish coastlines in a series of
Penshurst,Tonbridge
Hoath House Garden. Explore the
Agricultural Society
pieces which, when placed beside
TN11 8DG
wonderful country gardens, relax with
Annual Show
each other, create the panoramic
A WEEKEND FOR DAD
a homemade cream tea and take this
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of
effect of an infinite horizon.
Get ready for the big day on Saturday
rare opportunity to see Hoath House,
the South of England Agricultural
Info: lovelysgallery.co.uk
17 with a crafts afternoon that
which is open for one day only!
Society’s Show and enjoy thrilling
will help you make your unique
Entry: One £6 ticket covers
main ring entertainment including
Fri 9-Sun 25 June 10am-5pm
cards, then come back with dad
both days, free for children
parades, displays of prize-winning
Various Locations across
the next day as Hands on History
Info: 01732 866222
livestock, street entertainers,
South East England
invites you to join a Roman-style
fairground, heavy horses, live
South East Open
shield formation and march to
Sun 18 June 10.30am-5pm
music stage, food and drink, acres
Studios (SEOS)
victory with your foam spears.
Cranbrook, Kent
of shopping and much more.
Local artists and craftspeople exhibit
Info: penshurstplace.com
Cranbrook in Bloom
Entry: Adults £21; seniors/ students
a wide range of work in every media
Garden Safari
£19; children under 16 free with
from traditional oils, watercolours
Sat 17 – Sun 18 June 9.30am-5pm
Take a stroll around Cranbrook’s
a paying adult, 15% discount
and sculpture to fine metalwork,
Port Lympne Reserve,
charming gardens, treat yourself
online (ends midnight 7 June).
printmaking, and jewellery. This is a
Aldington Road, Lympne,
to some homemade tea and cake
Info: 01444 892700 / seas.org.uk
great event whether you’re looking to
Hythe, Kent CT21 4LR
and enjoy free entry to Cranbrook’s
meet an artist, get yourself a unique
FATHER’S DAY
Windmill and Museum.
Sun 11 June 10am-4pm
local piece or if you just want to take
Dads go free at Port Lympne
Entry: £5 (tickets and maps
Brogdale Collections,
a day or two to look around some
Reserve on Father’s Day so it’s the
available at gardens or Pages
Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XZ
of the various studios involved.
perfect time to take your dad out
Newsagents in Cranbrook)
Strawberry Fair 2017
Info: seos-art.org
for a day. Explore. the Dinosaur
Info: marian.cumberland@
Celebrate the first fruit of the
forest with over 100 life sized,
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season by tasting a slice of
Children & Family
anatomically correct dinosaurs, take
homemade strawberry cake or
a summer safari through African,
Sun 18 June 1pm-6pm
cool glass of Pimms, hearing some
Sat 17 June
Asian and new South American
Little Mockbeggar Farm and
live music, watching a cooking
Belmont, Belmont Park
experiences, and make a card
Moonrakers, Mockbeggar
demonstration, taking a ride on
Throwley, Kent ME13 0HH
at the Conservation Station.
Lane, Biddenden TN27 8ES
the miniature railway or playing
Family Bushcraft Day
Info: aspinallfoundation.org
Open Gardens
a few traditional fair games.
Belmont’s Badger Bushcraft is a
Two Country Gardens open up
Info: 01795 536250 /
one day family friendly course
Garden
in aid of Hospice In The Weald
info@brogdalecollections.
which takes you away from the
with cream teas, home-made
org brogdalecollections.org
hustle and bustle, screens and city
Sat 10 – Sun 11 June 10.30am-4.30pm
cakes, raffle, plants, country crafts,
distractions. Fire-craft, shelter
St. Margaret’s Church, Church
animal corner and much more.
Sat 17 June 10.30am-4pm
building and nature walks are
Lane, Hothfield, Ashford
Entry: By Donation
King Charles Church Hall,
just a taste of what to expect...
TN26 1EL
Info: Sue East: 01580 291311 /
3 Warwick Park, Tunbridge
Entry: Adult and child pair £50
Flower and Flour
Fiona Chapman: 01580 291292
Wells, Kent TN2 5TA
Info: belmont-house.org
Explore the church’s plant and
Vintage Fair
produce stalls, try your hand at
Fairs and Shows
Squirrel Vintage has organised a
Sat 17 June 10am, 11.30am,
the raffle, and treat yourself to a
vintage market packed full of carefully
1pm, 2.30pm & 4pm
light lunch, cream tea or some
Thurs 8-Sat 10 June
chosen traders from all over the South
Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge
lovely fizz from St. Margaret’s
Hole Park Gardens, Benenden
East and London, bringing 20s to 80s
Wells West Station, Royal
Floral Cafe before the event ends
Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook,
vintage fashion, salvaged home-ware
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
with Evensong at 4.30pm.
Kent TN17 4JA
and furniture, costume jewellery,
TN2 5QY
Entry: Free
WEALDEN TIMES
original records and film posters.
Postman Pat and
Info: Karen Brock:
MIDSUMMER FAIR
Entry: £1 (under 16s free)
Jess the Cat
kpuzey@btinternet.com
With a Healthy Living Festival,
Info: ruthjvintage@gmail.com /
Children’s favourites Postman Pat
Garden Hub, mouthwatering street
www.facebook.com/squirrelvintage
and Jess the Cat will be delivering
Sun 11 and Thurs 8 June 2-6pm
food, talks and demonstations from
a great day out as they meet you
Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath
experts including Davina McCall,
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HASTINGS
WHITE ROCK
THEATRE
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
18+
TEA DANCE
WED 7 JUNE
PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS
FRI 9 JUNE
FROM THE JAM
THU 15 JUNE
25+
18+
HELLFIRE COMEDY CLUB
FRI 16 JUNE
DREAMBOYS
THU 22 JUNE
TROPICANA: THE ULTIMATE
80S PARTY NIGHT
FRI 30 JUNE
MILKSHAKE LIVE
SAT 1 JULY
GIOVANNI PERNICE
TUE 4 JULY
18+
Southend’s outrageous drag queen and her
FANNY GALORE: BIG NIGHT OUT
SAT 8 JULY
LOCATION: The White Rock Theatre is on
Hastings seafront (A259), opposite the pier. BOOK ONLINE whiterocktheatre.org.uk TICKET OFFICE 01424 462288
What’s On In June
Sun 25 June 11am-4.30pm
Chiddingstone Castle,
Hill Hoath Road,
Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent,
TN8 7AD
Summer Vintage Fair
Returning for the third year with
Cinque Ports Lindy Hoppers, vocals
by Miss Vintage, magician Tony
Charles, a fantastic variety of traders
and delicious refreshments from local
food specialists.
Entry: £5 per adult, £1 children under
13, Free for children under 5
Info: 01892 870347
chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Festivals
Fri 9 – Sun 11 June
Elm Wood, Off Risden Lane,
Hawkhurst, Cranbrook,
Kent TN18 5DU
Woodlands Festival
Set in the beautiful Elm Wood,
at the heart of the Weald, this
family friendly festival comes
packed with woodland activities,
festival sitters and enchanted forest
disco for little woodlanders, and
silent disco, outdoor cinema and
morning yoga for the grown ups.
What’s more, Woodlands Festival
also works in aid of Dementia
UK and Cancer Research UK.
Info: info@woodlandsfestival.co.uk /
woodlandsfestival.co.uk
Fri 16 – Sun 18 June
Knock Mill Lane,West Kingsdown,
Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 6AH
Wildfire Festival
Half adventure camp, half music
festival, this award-winning unique
weekend festival of adventure
and party gives you the chance to
create your own bespoke timetable
of adventurous activities with a
wide choice of over 80 pursuits
including everything from wood
whittling to wild dodgeball.
Info: office@campwildfire.co.uk /
campwildfire.co.uk
Sat 24 June – Sun 9 July
Sevenoaks, Kent
Sevenoaks Summer
Festival
A Community Festival featuring
special appearances of The Manfreds,
Michel Legrand, The Tommy
Cooper Show, Back to Basie Big
Band, Demon Barbers XL Folk
Show, Amelia Curran Country
Star, Buster Keaton’s silent film
‘Steamboat Bill Jr’, Punch and Judy
and Puppet Shows for children.
Info: 01732 450175 /
rayrussell@sevenoaksfestival.org.uk
/ sevenoaksfestival.org.uk
Historical
Thurs 8 June – Sun 3 Sept
The Historic Dockyard, Church
Lane, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE
Breaking the Chain
For the 350th anniversary of the
Battle of Medway, the Historic
Dockyard Chatham will host a
collection of Dutch and British
art, literature, historic manuscripts
and objects on loan from
museums including the British
Library and the Rijksmuseum.
Entry: Free with annual ticket.
Info: 01634 823800 /
thedockyard.co.uk
Sat 17 – Fri 23 June
Various Locations in
Broadstairs, Thanet, Kent
Dickens Festival 2017
Broadstairs honours its deep
connections to one of Britain’s
greatest writers in history with
the 80th Dickens Festival. Expect
all things decorous, decadent and
Dickensian, explore the country fair,
grande parade, elegant afternoon tea,
and many most period pleasantries.
Info: 01843 869592 /
info@broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk
/ broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk
Music & Theatre
Sat 10 June 7.30pm
The Forum, The Common,
Tunbridge Wells TN4 8YU
John Otway &
The Big Band
John Otway and his hard hitting
band from Harlow come to
Tunbridge Wells to attack his
favourite set list with trademark
gleeful, life-enhancing acrobatics
and anarchy. For ages 16 and over.
Entry: £13 Advance, plus
£1.30 booking fee
Info: twforum.co.uk /
wegottickets.com / 01892 557333
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MEET THE
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7,8,9 JULY
www.kentshow.co.uk 01622 633060
Kent Showground, Maidstone ME14 3JF
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Fancy a trip
to who knows
where? Travel by
vintage train to
Horsted Keynes
Station and then
jump aboard
a beautiful
vintage coach
for a journey
to a mystery
location.
24–25 June
10 June
Model
Railway
Weekend
BLUEBELL RAILWAY
Mystery Tour
(See website for details)
Come along, enjoy
a steam train ride
and explore each
of our stations and
exhibitions. Model
and miniature
railway displays
will be at both
Horsted Keynes
and Sheffield Park
stations open from
10am – 4pm.
For more information 01825 720800 www.bluebell-railway.com
Enchanting weekend of
WORDS
& IDEAS
LOCAL FOOD
ARTS& CRAFTS
15th & 16th July
at Boldshaves Garden,
Woodchurch TN26 3RA
⤵
children
go free
Book online at
wealdenliteraryfestival.co.uk
Or call us on 01580 292169
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Fri 16– Sat 17 June
Bedgebury Pinetum, Lady Oak
Lane, Goudhurst TN17 2SL
Rick Astley & Elbow
Every year since 2001 Forest
Live has been organising concerts
in breathtaking forest locations
across England, and this year
they are bringing Rick Astley and
Elbow to Bedgebury Pinetum,
the home of the world’s largest
one-site collection of conifers.
Entry: Rick Astley Fri 16
£36.50, Elbow Sat 17 £41.50,
£4.15 booking fee for either
Info: 03000 680400 /
forestry.gov.uk/music
Sun 18 June 5pm
Library Gardens, Tonbridge
School, High St, Tonbridge
TN9 1JP
As You Like It
The newly landscaped outdoor
theatre space in the Library Gardens
at Tonbridge School, opens with
its first outdoor theatre show. Allfemale
troupe The Handlebards are
bringing their energetic, charmingly
chaotic, and environmentally friendly
cycle powered outdoor Shakepeare
to Tonbridge with their unique
performance of As You Like It.
Entry: £15, on the door £17
Info: 01732 304241 /
tonbridgearts.com
Friday 23 June
Great Dixter, Northiam,
Rye TN31 6PH
Musical Summer’s Evening
The Great Dixter Charitable
Trust invites you to an evening
filled with beautiful music from
the Tongswood Chamber Choir,
in the stunning summer setting
of the Great Dixter Gardens.
Entry: £25 with Wine and Canapés
Info: eleanor.cochrane@btinternet.com /
tongswoodchamberchoir.org
Fri 30 June 8pm
Tunbridge Wells Assembly
Hall Theatre, Crescent Road,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2LU
The Levellers
Following their huge sold-out UK
tour last year, legendary folk/punk
band, The Levellers, are coming to
town for a one of a kind festival
warm up gig not to be missed.
Entry: Standing £22.50, Seated
(circle) £25.50, plus £1.75
booking fee per ticket
Info: 01892 530613 /
assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Sports & Leisure
Sun 25 June 9am-3pm
In and around Goudhurst
Anyone for Tennis?
Raising money to promote tennis to
younger generations, provide tennis
coaching to school children, and fund
improvements to Goudhurst Tennis
Club, The Stack 2017 mixed doubles
tournament returns. All are welcome,
and entry is open to anyone from the
age of 16 upwards. Lunch is at the
club and will be followed by the semifinals
and finals in the afternoon.
Info: goudhursttennisclub@gmail.com /
clubspark.lta.org.uk/
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Sun 25 June
Starting at Battersea Park
10am London Bridges
Walk Get Behind Heart of Kent
Hospice by joining the inaugural
Summer London Bridges Walk!
Cross 12 iconic London Bridges,
pass The London Eye, Houses
of Parliament, Tate Modern
and Shakespeare’s Globe then
finally finish at City Hall.
Entry: £15 walk only / £35
including return coach travel
from Maidstone at 8.30pm.
Info: 01622 790195 / hokh.org
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Win a Neptune Suffolk
Chopping Block worth £940
The Neptune showroom in Tonbridge showcases
their elegant range of hand crafted furniture
and accessories for the whole home. In a
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from the River Medway, the products on display span
the entire design spectrum from stylish kitchen and
dining, through to elegant bedrooms and bathrooms.
The philosophy at Neptune is that beautiful objects
should be made well, and they take pride in their use of
traditional techniques to make stunning furniture and
homewares. Products are designed in-house, and are then
manufactured by highly skilled craftsmen in Neptune’s own
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In recent years Neptune has become a favourite
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The Suffolk Free Standing Chopping Block is a
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Jane Howard’s
Fables from the Farm
Jane discusses the potential impact of Brexit on the farm
Twelve months on and somehow
I’ve managed to keep Fables
from the Farm a Brexit free
zone, but we live in changing times
and what happens next could have
a huge impact on every aspect of
agriculture. And make a big difference
to what ends up on your plate.
One concern is for the future of
our wonderful native beef. With the
possible exception of New Zealand, the
UK grows the best grass on the planet
and as a consequence,
over the centuries we
have developed about 15
different regional breeds of
cattle, each evolved to thrive
on the local terroir. From
the Angus in Scotland, to
the Herefords in Wales, the
Lincolns in the East to the
Ruby Reds in Devon and
of course the Sussex here
in the South East we have a priceless
resource that needs to be recognized,
cherished and most importantly eaten.
And as everyone’s talking about
manifestos these days here’s mine
to try and make that happen!
First off, we must stop talking
about rare breeds, it makes them
sound exclusive, expensive and
above all endangered – not a great
starting point to encourage people
to eat more. Heritage, traditional or
regional beef sounds so much better.
Secondly all the breeds taste very
different so we should treat them as a
wonderful “smorgasbord” to explore
“Have you ever
wondered why
your steak, rib
or chop is so
much bigger
in Texas than
Twickenham?”
and understand. In much the same way
that the French encourage you to try
all their different wines by providing
tasting notes and guidelines on food
pairings we should do just the same
for our heritage beef. So whether it’s
the creamy mellow Shorthorn, buttery
gamey Welsh Black or the mineral, flinty
Lincoln Red there really is something
for everyone – and a lot of fun to be
had discovering which you like best.
The third point is trickier. If people
are going to pay a little
more for high welfare
heritage beef – and as it’s
grass fed, slow maturing
and properly hung it will
cost more – they will
want to be 100% sure
they’re eating the real
thing. At the moment a
restaurant can claim it’s
selling a certain breed of
beef – and most are honest – but how
can you be entirely sure it is what it says?
Hopefully technology will help with this.
In the US fishermen and chefs are
working together to curb the rampant
fraud in the seafood industry by allowing
people to track a fish from the moment
it’s caught until it lands on your plate.
Dock to Dish, is a tracking system that
through an online dashboard, displays
newly caught fish in barcoded bags,
which can then be traced from the boat
to the restaurant. There’s every reason
to suppose the technology to DNA
trace meat in a similar fashion will be
commonplace here in a few years.
So what’s all this got to do with
Brexit? Well, if we leave the EU and
wave goodbye to its stringent welfare
rules the world will apparently be
our oyster. And much has been
made of opening links with bigger
better markets like the US.
But have you ever wondered why your
steak, rib or chop is so much bigger in
Texas than Twickenham? That’s because
many of America’s farm animals are
fed synthetic hormones making them
grow a lot bigger and faster than they
naturally would. Because of this the
EU has banned the import of American
meat since 1993 but if we decide to
do all sorts of new deals with the rest
of the world then there’s every chance
this type of meat could end up in
the UK. In which case you might be
very glad to have one of those new
fangled apps on your phone to reassure
that the steak on your plate came
from a British cow-sized-cow – and
hopefully a heritage breed to boot.
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm
– on Instagram @coopersfarm
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New stock will be arriving soon and WE NEED TO URGENTLY CLEAR ALL SURPLUS
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