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WEDDING SUPPLEMENT <strong>inside</strong><br />
Inspirational Interiors • Fabulous Fashion • Delicious Dishes<br />
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Contents<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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52<br />
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82<br />
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AND SO TO BED...<br />
Maggie Alderson finds houses<br />
with hideaway bedrooms<br />
FEBRUARY NOTEBOOK<br />
Interesting things to take note of<br />
this month around the Weald<br />
KALEIDOSCOPE EYES<br />
A set designer’s Margate<br />
house is a technicolour riot<br />
of colour and pattern<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Be inspired by Amy Exton’s<br />
masterly mix up<br />
TOWN & COUNTRY<br />
Caroline and Simon Kyriazis<br />
created a contemporary home,<br />
preserving all the original<br />
Victorian features they love<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Mix rich textures with<br />
chic neutrals, as in our<br />
second feature house<br />
105<br />
109<br />
111<br />
115<br />
117<br />
118<br />
MIGHTY OAKS<br />
Bespoke oak-framed buildings<br />
go up fast – and look like<br />
they’ve always been there<br />
DOORS OF PERCEPTION<br />
First impressions count,<br />
so make your home’s<br />
entrance is fabulous<br />
BOXES OF DELIGHT<br />
Try before you buy with<br />
beauty sample boxes<br />
says Josephine Fairley<br />
NATURE’S BOUNTY<br />
Get the update on <strong>February</strong>’s<br />
latest health and beauty news<br />
GET FIT FOR SPRING<br />
IN THREE MONTHS<br />
The second instalment of<br />
Sarah-Jane Holt’s programme<br />
HOMEMADE WITH LOVE<br />
A romantic Valentine’s dinner<br />
that doesn’t take all day to make<br />
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READY STEADY... VEG!<br />
There might be a whiff of spring<br />
in the air, but hold off from<br />
planting veg warns Jo Arnell<br />
BIRDS AND BEES<br />
It’s time for schools to rethink<br />
sex says Susan Elkin<br />
WHAT’S ON<br />
Find out...<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Win an overnight stay at Denbies<br />
Wine Estate, with lunch,<br />
tours and a case of wine<br />
FABLES FROM THE FARM<br />
Jane Howard is concerned about<br />
the state of Britain’s trees (and<br />
all the deer aren’t helping...)<br />
WEDDING<br />
SUPPLEMENT<br />
31 pages of<br />
gorgeous<br />
inspiration for the<br />
most special day.<br />
After page 110.<br />
<strong>Wedding</strong>s<br />
A <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Supplement<br />
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And so to bed...<br />
Maggie Alderson finds homes with hideaway bedrooms.<br />
<strong>February</strong> always feels like a cheat. We’re well over a month<br />
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Searching around for reasons to be cheerful, Easter seems<br />
a long way off (and alarmingly fattening) and <strong>February</strong>’s<br />
traditional ‘holiday’, Valentine’s Day can be problematic, if<br />
you happen to be single, or not talking to your other half<br />
as a result of the aforementioned credit card statement.<br />
So there’s only one thing for it: spend<br />
as much time as possible in bed.<br />
Even if you don’t have a wall-mounted bedroom telly, the dream<br />
team of an iPad with Netflix and all the TV channel catch-up<br />
sites, means you can watch some of the best television ever made<br />
from the comfort of your duvet-snuggled nest. While snacking.<br />
The amazing Feud, with Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon<br />
as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis would cure any malaise.<br />
Extended waking-hour bed dwelling has never been<br />
more enjoyable, so why not choose your next home<br />
with a really splendid master bedroom as your main<br />
priority? Here are four houses that fit the bill.<br />
Where? Stede Court sits in a rural elevated<br />
position on the south slope of the North Downs<br />
within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural<br />
Beauty, with outstanding vistas across the Weald<br />
to Sussex, Romney Marsh and the Channel. The<br />
property is set on the rural periphery of the village<br />
of Harrietsham with its primary school, shop, pub<br />
and station with links to three London stations in<br />
just over an hour, and excellent links to the M20.<br />
What? A magnificent unlisted Palladian style<br />
mansion with Tudor, Victorian and mainly Georgian<br />
architectural styles which reflect its history. Providing<br />
in excess of 9,200 sq ft of accommodation with<br />
exceptional entertaining space and lofty ceiling heights.<br />
All principal rooms afford spectacular vistas over open<br />
countryside and a plethora of splendid architectural<br />
features have been retained. The accommodation is<br />
extremely flexible, currently providing five reception<br />
rooms, indoor swimming pool and eight bedrooms.<br />
The master suite comprises a spacious bedroom with<br />
wide curved bay, dressing room and luxurious en suite<br />
bathroom, with double basins, claw foot bath and<br />
marble tiling. Outside are beautiful park-like grounds<br />
with sweeping lawns, clipped box hedging, topiary<br />
and well filled shrubberies, herbaceous borders and<br />
evergreens creating colour and interest throughout<br />
the seasons, and numerous specimen trees.<br />
How much? £2,250,000<br />
Stede Court is on the market with Jackson-Stops,<br />
Cranbrook 01580 720000 jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
(This house is co-listed with Strutt Parker,<br />
Canterbury, see details on next page).<br />
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2. Lillesden Park<br />
Where? Lillesden Park is set within 28<br />
acres of picturesque rolling countryside,<br />
on the outskirts of Hawkhurst, within<br />
walking distance of The Moor, a<br />
highly sought-after location displaying<br />
charming period buildings and open<br />
playing fields. A popular community<br />
village, Hawkhurst has excellent local<br />
shopping, plus a Waitrose and a Kino<br />
independent cinema. The nearest station<br />
is Staplehurst (20 minutes) from where<br />
it’s just over an hour to Charing Cross.<br />
What? A Grade II listed French<br />
Gothic mansion built in 1853 for Henry<br />
Lloyd, a co-founder of Natwest Bank, it<br />
has been divided into fourteen unique<br />
apartments, converted to a very high<br />
spec, with large windows overlooking<br />
the surrounding countryside. The large<br />
sitting room is at entry level, with stairs<br />
down to the kitchen/breakfast room,<br />
plus playroom and shower room. On<br />
the first floor are three bedrooms, all<br />
en suite. The master bedroom has a<br />
bathroom and generous dressing room,<br />
and wonderful views from the bed.<br />
There are 28 acres of landscaped gardens,<br />
bicycle storage and allocated parking.<br />
How much? Lillesden Park is on the<br />
market with Peter Buswell at £1,050,000.<br />
01580 755565 peterbuswell.co.uk<br />
3. The Manor Barn<br />
Where? The Manor Barn occupies<br />
a private position in the sought-after<br />
parish of Harbledown, 10 minutes from<br />
Canterbury. Trains from Canterbury West<br />
reach St Pancras in under an hour, or a<br />
choice of London stations are just over<br />
an hour from nearby Faversham. Dover<br />
and Eurostar terminals are also handy.<br />
What? Originally a disused barn dating<br />
from the 1300s in the grounds of the<br />
adjacent Manor House, the conversion was<br />
undertaken in consultation with renowned<br />
architect, Sir Thomas Croft. The kitchen,<br />
with double height ceilings and walk-in<br />
larder, adjoins outside decked terraces that<br />
link seamlessly with the internal space.<br />
All the reception areas enjoy views over<br />
the garden and across the lake, with the<br />
southern elevation glazed along its entire<br />
length. There is a cinema room with a<br />
cocktail bar and wine cellar. On the first<br />
floor are two large en suite bedrooms, with<br />
dressing rooms and seating areas, with<br />
three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the<br />
ground floor. Landscaped gardens, are by<br />
a RHS award-winning team with separate<br />
accommodation and a summerhouse.<br />
How much? The Manor Barn is<br />
marketed by Strutt Parker, Canterbury<br />
with a guide price of £2,450,000.<br />
01227 473720 struttparker.com<br />
4. Ellisfield<br />
Where? Ellisfield is situated in the parish<br />
of Barming, in a much sought-after semirural<br />
lane location position in a prestigious<br />
suburb location on the fringes of Maidstone<br />
town. It’s 10 minutes to East Malling station,<br />
then under an hour to London Victoria. The<br />
M20 motorway network is 10 minutes.<br />
What? Over three levels, this is a<br />
deceptively spacious ‘Tardis’ house offering<br />
flexible living accommodation in an<br />
extended, recently refurbished interior.<br />
There are four bedrooms, one with an en<br />
suite shower room and the master bedroom<br />
boasts a large decked terrace offering<br />
stunning countryside views. A shower room<br />
can be found on the first floor and a family<br />
bathroom on the ground floor as well as<br />
a sitting room and a dining room with<br />
double doors to a large decked terrace, with<br />
views directly over the garden. The kitchen/<br />
breakfast room has an adjoining utility room<br />
and staircase to the lower ground level with<br />
a fabulous garden room with bi-folding<br />
doors to the garden, a play-room and a<br />
large utility/laundry room. The property<br />
is set in approximately a half an acre plot<br />
with a well-maintained rear garden.<br />
How much? Ellisfield is on with<br />
Fine & Country, West Malling with a<br />
guide price of £750,000. 01732 222272<br />
fineandcountry.com<br />
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Having had a weight problem for 35 years, Rachel was<br />
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Leading Weight Loss<br />
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Rachel became passionate about<br />
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A sustainable way to lose<br />
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One of the popular aspects of the Metabolic<br />
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‘We set your target weight at the beginning and then get on with the<br />
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along the way, then we help you keep it off – for good!’<br />
Health Benefits<br />
With an average<br />
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One-to-one support<br />
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Email support is available in<br />
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With an average weight loss of<br />
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Do visit www.rachelrickettsweightloss.co.uk for<br />
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Call now: 01342 327396<br />
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Build it!...<br />
If you enjoy our buildings feature this month be sure to visit The<br />
Kent Event Centre from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 <strong>February</strong> for Build It<br />
Live. This is a must see for anyone planning a self-build, renovation or<br />
home makeover, with the chance to meet hundreds of the UK’s leading<br />
suppliers, try the PlotSearch Zone and attend a variety of free seminars<br />
and workshops. Plus the first 100 WT readers get free entry! To claim<br />
your tickets go to builditlive.co.uk/wealdenreaders and enter promotion<br />
code WEALDENREADERS. Each ticket permits two adults on either<br />
Saturday 3 or Sunday 4 Feb to Build It Live at The Kent Event Centre<br />
only. The tickets are not refundable and have no cash value. Visit<br />
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notebook<br />
Exhibitions & events<br />
near you this month...<br />
DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END<br />
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Fat Tuesday...<br />
‘You can’t beat it!<br />
EVENING STANDARD<br />
‘...a wonderful show’<br />
WHATSONSTAGE<br />
Hastings takes its inspiration for its Fat Tuesday<br />
celebrations from a New Orleans Mardi Gras<br />
filled with music, dress-up, culture and let-yourhair-down<br />
partying. This fancy-free festival will<br />
launch on Friday 9 <strong>February</strong> and continue until<br />
Tuesday 13 <strong>February</strong>, with events including the<br />
Grand Ball, umbrella parade and the main event,<br />
‘A glitzy concert<br />
the Fat Tuesday Tour, with 24 bands performing<br />
of song and dance.<br />
across Hastings. For more information visit<br />
hastingsfattuesday.co.uk.<br />
THE HITS JUST<br />
KEEP ON COMING’<br />
DAILY TELEGRAPH<br />
Manor Mystery...<br />
Port Lympne Hotel’s popular Murder Mystery<br />
Dinner returns on Saturday 24 <strong>February</strong>. It’s a<br />
luxury three course dinner with drinks and a twist;<br />
throughout the evening a team of actors will unveil<br />
the story of a murder. Decipher the clues between<br />
courses and see if you can figure out who dunnit.<br />
For more information and booking call 01303<br />
234111 or email eventinfo@aspinallfoundation.org.<br />
Coming up Roses...<br />
For those looking to bring a touch of romance<br />
to the garden, Godinton House will be holding<br />
a workshop on Saturday 17 <strong>February</strong>. In this<br />
practical workshop head gardener, Viv Hunt, and<br />
horticulture lecturer/freelance gardener, Fiona<br />
Abrahams, will guide you through choosing,<br />
planting, maintaining and pruning roses. Booking<br />
is essential and refreshments and a light lunch are<br />
included. For details go to godintonhouse.co.uk.<br />
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Rustic <strong>Wedding</strong> Fair...<br />
Couples planning rustic weddings will love this<br />
free event set in Holmstead Events’ stunning<br />
wedding tipis at the Ridge Golf Club at Sutton<br />
Valence on Saturday 17 <strong>February</strong>. A host of local<br />
Kent vendors will be there offering one to one<br />
help, ideas and advice, including some familiar<br />
names from WT such as Home Gurr’own<br />
catering and event management, Blooming Green<br />
flowers and Hire Love event hire and styling.<br />
For more details visit homegurrown.co.uk.<br />
Fairytale Romance...<br />
What better venue to celebrate Valentine’s Day<br />
than the loveliest castle in the world? Leeds Castle<br />
is celebrating Wednesday 14 <strong>February</strong> by offering<br />
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Previous pages & above: Amy has hand painted her unique and colourful designs, sourcing a good deal of her furnishings from<br />
Margate. “There’s some interesting things here. It’s quite junky and there’s a lot of mid-century stuff around the place.” The bright<br />
pink sofa came from the Yard in the Old Town<br />
The sky is leaden and it is pouring with rain as I<br />
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then along the seafront towards the giant shed<br />
on the beach that is the Turner gallery. We’re in not-sosunny<br />
Margate where an incoming tide of creative energy<br />
is steeping the town in art and contemporary culture. In<br />
drab late winter sadly it is mainly hiding indoors. By the<br />
time I reach Amy Exton’s house in Cliftonville I’m more<br />
than ready for a little colour. Amy opens the door and I<br />
come out of the rain – and into the blue. A bright and<br />
brilliant cobalt blue. It is like stepping from grey old Kansas<br />
into technicolour Oz. Oh my! As Dorothy might say.<br />
The dazzle continues as we head out of the blue hallway<br />
and into the kitchen diner. On one side there is a black and<br />
white monochrome kitchen area, a sensible practical space,<br />
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style queen). There are lions and tigers and leopards (not<br />
bears). Opposite the kitchen there’s a huge mural of a beach<br />
scene and on the adjacent wall and ceiling she has created<br />
and hand painted her unique and colourful designs.<br />
Amy studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martins before<br />
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London. She has designed and decorated this house to be<br />
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wanted to get into interiors and I lived with someone<br />
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scheme, basically because they bought it from someone<br />
elderly and they hadn’t updated the decor, so it was all<br />
original.” She was able to experience how they let it out <br />
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This page: In contrast to the green of an amazingly shaped cabinet, Amy has painted the sitting room in coral, choosing<br />
silver for the ceiling “to lift the peachy look and stop it looking sticky.”<br />
for fashion shoots and saw the potential for having<br />
a location house of her own. It tied in well with her<br />
growing knowledge of set design. “So I thought I’d<br />
marry the two together and have some fun with it.”<br />
She started to look around for a house and made the<br />
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This page: Tropical birds and foliage feature on the upholstery of another sofa,<br />
alongside a neon light and a large spray-painted canvas which rests against one wall<br />
somewhere – it all stuck in my head<br />
and then a year later I came back down<br />
and it was still on the market.” Built in<br />
1902, the house is a tall centre terrace;<br />
all the properties around it were once<br />
part of a hospital and are arranged<br />
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disguised the municipal looking glass<br />
with a delicate wooden screen. “It’s<br />
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and unloved when she moved in. A<br />
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says. “Brown carpets everywhere. It<br />
was kind of gloomy. It is a naturally<br />
dark house, most of it is north<br />
facing. The colour makes it cosier.” <br />
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This page: The staircase is a riot of pink and orange and is home to<br />
an Elvis bust spray painted by Amy the day before our visit<br />
Amy confesses that some of the<br />
colourful cosiness has evolved because<br />
the building’s history has made the<br />
place seem a little creepy at times,<br />
something not helped by local tales.<br />
“Some neighbours told us they thought<br />
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the roof, but we thought it was from<br />
all around us.” She pauses, smiling.<br />
“It turned out to be seagulls, but it<br />
freaked us out for a little while – I’m<br />
not superstitious, but I went extra<br />
colourful just in case.” Let’s hope that<br />
ghosts only like the gloom, and exorcism<br />
by paint is the answer. By that adage,<br />
absolutely no ghosts could live here.<br />
No structural work was needed, but<br />
Amy knocked through the kitchen <br />
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This page: Amy has used ferns and evergreens to bring a slightly Victorian parlour overlay to the look of the bathroom, despite its<br />
bright pink walls<br />
wall to the dining area and put in a new kitchen and<br />
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Painted black, the grain of the veneer still shows through<br />
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doors and put different handles on. Black and white work<br />
well with the rest of the scheme, but to be honest, not many<br />
shoots feature the kitchen.” The kitchen is possibly going<br />
to be put to use in another venture, as Amy would like<br />
to start running a supper club in the evenings with Annie<br />
Nicholl of Annie’s Larder. “The kitchen is an important<br />
space, as cooking is the main thing I like to do,” she says.<br />
They are starting with a Valentine’s evening this month.<br />
A varied range of clients have already used the house and<br />
courtyard garden as a location. “I’ve been surprised at how<br />
well it’s gone so far,” she says. “It’s mainly fashion shoots and<br />
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saturated colours, rap are darker and use smoke. Once when<br />
I got home, there was a man standing in the bath with a<br />
fish.” She laughs. “Apparently it was part of a grunge video.”<br />
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Above: The walls of the bedroom have been painted a deep teal colour. “I was worried when I painted this room, as it came out much<br />
darker than I thought it would, but now the furniture’s in, it looks okay,” says Amy<br />
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Left: The bedroom’s curtains<br />
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Previous pages: Next to the kitchen is a cosy room known as ‘the snug’. Initially a very light grey, and devoid of much natural light,<br />
Caroline has worked with the darkness, choosing deep tones and adding little pops of colour Above: Caroline initially intended on<br />
turning the playroom at the front of the house into a snug. The walls are painted in Pavilion Gray and Mole’s Breath by Farrow &<br />
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So, what exactly have the Victorians done for us? For<br />
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obsessed by standards and the rules that defined them. This<br />
was the world of the Victorians.” Another thing that gives us<br />
a clue about the lives of the Victorians are their houses.<br />
Relatively ordinary on the outside – at least their proliferation<br />
has this effect on our judgement – it’s hard to step <strong>inside</strong><br />
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scale of their interior spaces. By new-build standards, well,<br />
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decided to leave Tooting in south London, with their children<br />
Tilly and Oscar, and move to Tunbridge Wells: “We love<br />
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house in London and before that we had period flats.”<br />
And it wasn’t just the era that was the same: “This house is really<br />
similar in size and layout to our London home,” says Caroline. It’s<br />
easy to see why they wanted something similar: high ceilings, huge<br />
rooms, great layout and just the right amount of period detail<br />
to give it character, but without feeling stuffy. Unfortunately for<br />
them, the appeal of such houses had not gone unnoticed by other<br />
house-hunters. “As soon as a suitable house came on the market,<br />
which was not very often, it would get snapped up,” says Caroline.<br />
Being in London did not make house-hunting any easier. “We<br />
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I’ve had that with all of the places we’ve lived. I’ve walked in<br />
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This page: The kitchen’s bi-fold doors open out into the courtyard<br />
garden. Caroline sourced the metal kitchen table from eBay<br />
time for the family to settle in. “It was harder than I expected,<br />
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building a network if, say, you need help, or someone to<br />
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across the road. So, we got there in the end and I have met<br />
loads of people through the children and various events.”<br />
Inside the home, it is clear that Caroline has more than<br />
settled in. A comfortable and seemingly effortless style<br />
throughout makes it a very homely place to be: “It mainly<br />
needed cosmetic work – we haven’t knocked down any walls.<br />
I’ve always had a love of decoration and DIY, and I love<br />
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blues link the rooms, though few colours are identical. The<br />
only colour that runs through the house is Railings – a ‘soft<br />
black with blue undertones’ with which Caroline has painted<br />
every fireplace as well as the bannisters and balustrade of the<br />
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Above: A brightly painted chest of drawers contrasts<br />
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Left: Along the corridor, the family bathroom is a<br />
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This page: Caroline’s workspace emphasises the benefits<br />
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Above: The walls of the master bedroom are painted in Manor House Gray by Farrow & Ball. A king-sized bed by Sofa.com takes<br />
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In case we’re in any doubt that this is a period property, a<br />
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Above: The guest bedroom features a metal bed frame from Made.com<br />
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Above: Tilly’s spacious room, at the front of the house,<br />
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Can you describe a memorable recent project?<br />
We recently manufactured and assembled an oak frame<br />
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local area. To the rear of the building there is an oak<br />
balcony to allow the client to sit outside and take in<br />
the breathtaking views at the back of his property.<br />
What was the brief behind it?<br />
The client’s requirements were to have a garage for<br />
the cars and a storage area for garden equipment but<br />
also to have a garden room-style leisure area where<br />
they can relax and enjoy the views all year round.<br />
What materials were used in the construction?<br />
The main frame is manufactured from unseasoned structural<br />
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supply oak cladding if it’s requested. The client chose clay<br />
tiles to cover the roof and the joinery is kiln-dried oak.<br />
How long did it take to complete?<br />
On this occasion we didn’t do the ground works, as the<br />
client had already engaged a contractor to do this, but<br />
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on the complexity of a project, it usually takes between<br />
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A similar project would cost?<br />
For this project it cost approximately £65-£70k including<br />
the ground works, supply and assembly of the oak frame,<br />
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Internals would be £10-£15k, depending on the<br />
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The Oak Glasshouse Company<br />
Can you describe a memorable recent project?<br />
The project was to build a 7m wide oak-framed<br />
extension with views across the Area of Outstanding<br />
Natural Beauty of the Wye Downs in Kent.<br />
What was the brief behind it?<br />
The brief was to create a very open space which<br />
enabled the client to feel connected to the natural<br />
surrounding in all weathers and times of the year.<br />
In order to keep the building as open as possible<br />
large A frames were required in the roof structure<br />
to produce a clear 7m wide open space. To preserve<br />
as much of the views as possible large triple-glazed<br />
panels were fitted on three sides of the building.<br />
What materials were used in the construction?<br />
The structure was built from a green oak frame<br />
as the principal structure, the windows were then<br />
constructed from triple-glazed panels and air-dried oak<br />
boards. Due to the amount of glazing in the building<br />
the roof and floor incorporated more insulation<br />
than normal to achieve the U values required.<br />
How long did it take to complete?<br />
The groundworks took four weeks while the oak<br />
frame was being built at the same time offsite. Once<br />
the oak frame was delivered to site it was completed<br />
in six weeks. This included the main oak frame, the<br />
glazing, the production and fitting of the bespoke<br />
doors and windows, and tiling the roof. The client<br />
then completed the interior fit-out works themselves.<br />
A similar project would cost from…<br />
A similar project to the same stage of completion<br />
and specification would cost around £60,000.<br />
theoakglasshouse.co.uk<br />
07522 544158<br />
Chartwell Oak Buildings<br />
Can you describe a memorable recent project?<br />
A large four-bay oak-framed barn. The ground floor is<br />
used for parking a mixture of collection cars and everyday<br />
vehicles, with spacious living accommodation upstairs.<br />
What was the brief behind it?<br />
The client needed the parking bays to be wide to allow ease<br />
of parking for large, modern vehicles. The upstairs living<br />
space needed to be big enough to incorporate a bathroom,<br />
kitchen and a large open living area, with adequate head<br />
room. The customer wanted the front elevation to be<br />
modest in appearance, to suit their personal preferences.<br />
What materials were used?<br />
We put in a lift to the second floor at the rear of the<br />
building, to increase head room upstairs whilst keeping bulk<br />
minimal to the front of the building. The main structural<br />
frame was green oak, clad in larch, and the roof is tiled<br />
with beautifully coloured, reclaimed, handmade Keymer<br />
tiles. Elegant European oak garage doors were installed and<br />
the fit-out upstairs was simple, clean and well finished.<br />
How long did it take to complete?<br />
The project, once on site, took about five<br />
weeks to get the groundworks and shell up, a<br />
further six weeks to complete the fit-out.<br />
A similar project would cost from…<br />
Basic prices from: groundworks £12,500 + VAT;<br />
shell £40,000 + VAT; fit-out £20,000 + VAT.<br />
chartwelloakbuildings.co.uk<br />
01959 447477<br />
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5 Grand Designs<br />
Eaton & Jones on a<br />
unique engagement<br />
ring commission<br />
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Luscious lingerie to<br />
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Bride, page 25<br />
22 Spring Petals<br />
This season’s most<br />
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25 Mother of the Bride<br />
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27 The Perfect Setting<br />
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page 8<br />
There’s something particularly<br />
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how expert jewellers Eaton & Jones tackled a special<br />
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Grand Designs<br />
The jewellers Eaton & Jones talk us through a very special engagement ring commission<br />
What’s your favourite engagement<br />
ring commission to date? We were<br />
commissioned to design a ring from two very<br />
sentimental inherited rings. They were antique<br />
pieces set with charming old cut diamonds; a<br />
diamond solitaire and a three stone diamond<br />
ring featuring two fantastic yellow diamonds.<br />
What materials did the design<br />
comprise? Together we carefully selected<br />
which of the large old cut diamonds to use,<br />
alongside the two stunning yellow diamonds.<br />
The ring was a complete handmade one<br />
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What was the inspiration/brief<br />
behind it? The brief was to create an<br />
organic, elegant design, with curves and<br />
details reminiscent of Rene Lalique’s work.<br />
How long did it take to make? A<br />
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ring is not something to be rushed. It is a<br />
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we work very closely with the<br />
customer. This particular<br />
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weeks, from the very<br />
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A similar design<br />
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It is important to note that prenups are not<br />
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This depends. A well-drafted, effective<br />
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or sophie.barrett@cripps.co.uk<br />
for a free, no obligation chat.<br />
www.cripps.co.uk @crippslaw This article gives examples and is intended for general guidance only
Flaunt Me Black Lace Robe,<br />
£19.99<br />
Lovehoney<br />
lovehoney.co.uk<br />
Bra-vo!<br />
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Marie Jo B2B Pearl Range Bra<br />
£78.95, Suspender £48.95 and<br />
Briefs £35.95<br />
Siren & Pearl<br />
sirenandpearl.co.uk<br />
Ida Black Lace Bra<br />
& Thong Set, £69<br />
Luva Huva<br />
luvahuva.co.uk<br />
London Chemise in Moon<br />
White, £115<br />
Nui Ami<br />
nuiami.com<br />
Adora Balconette Bra, £32,<br />
and Brazilian, £20<br />
Figleaves<br />
figleaves.com<br />
Tabitha Ivory Balconette, £30,<br />
and High Waisted Briefs, £18<br />
Boux Avenue<br />
bouxavenue.com<br />
Longline bra £25, Briefs £12<br />
Next<br />
next.co.uk<br />
Erica Triangle Bra in Blush,<br />
£24 and Brief, £14<br />
Boux Avenue<br />
bouxavenue.com<br />
M&S Collection Bralet £14<br />
and Knicker £8<br />
Marks and Spencer<br />
marksandspencer.com<br />
Reger by Janet Reger Midnight<br />
Bra, £22 and Shorts £14<br />
Debenhams<br />
debenhams.com<br />
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Vamp it up<br />
Photographs: David Merewether Styling: Kate Watts<br />
Hair & Make Up: Libby Meech and Mica Aherne<br />
Create some winter romance with layers of voluminous,<br />
delicate lace, sensual satin and handmade accessories
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Previous page: Simone dress, from £1395, flower corsage choker, from £20, Tara Deighton Bridal & Bespoke taradeighton.co.uk<br />
07825 585051 Rachel Simpson Olivia shoes, £185, The Bridal Boutique of Jules boutiqueofjules.co.uk 01304 389710<br />
Opposite: Floral headdress, price on request Sissinghurst Flowers sissinghurstflowers.co.uk 01580 852144;<br />
Pearl bias cut dress, from £1350, Tara Deighton Bridal & Bespoke taradeighton.co.uk 07825 585051;<br />
Lisa Kay shoes £145, Melita of Chobham motherofthebridechobham.co.uk 01276 856308<br />
Above: Vintage chandelier earrings, £22, Victorian lace feather capelet, £180, Crystal Heirlooms crystal-heirlooms.co.uk<br />
07717 467049; Stephanie Allin Lucerne dress, £2175, The Bridal Boutique of Jules boutiqueofjules.co.uk 01304 389710<br />
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ONE-OF-A-KIND HEADDRESSES AND ACCESSORIES<br />
individually hand crafted – exclusively for you<br />
Quintessentially British Bridal Boutique filled with bridal<br />
lace, tweed & jewels..<br />
Rosa Clará, Stephanie Allin, Eliza Jane Howell,<br />
Charlotte Balbier, Rembo Styling, Minna, Rachel Simpson<br />
and many more..<br />
By appointment only.<br />
01304 389710<br />
info@boutiqueofjules.co.uk<br />
www.boutiqueofjules.co.uk<br />
www.crystal-heirlooms.co.uk<br />
26 Dover road, Walmer, Deal, Kent. CT14 7JW.<br />
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Chiddingstone Castle <strong>Wedding</strong> Fair<br />
on Sunday 18th March <strong>2018</strong> 11am – 3pm<br />
Find out more at www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk 01892 872744<br />
Photo by Matt Horan<br />
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Stephanie Allin Lucerne dress,<br />
£2175, The Bridal Boutique of Jules<br />
boutiqueofjules.co.uk 01304 389710;<br />
Victorian lace feather capelet, £180,<br />
Crystal Heirlooms crystal-heirlooms.co.uk<br />
07717 467049; Bouquet, price<br />
on request Sissinghurst Flowers<br />
sissinghurstflowers.co.uk 01580 852144<br />
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THE PERFECT VENUE<br />
FOR YOUR WEDDING<br />
Tucked away behind Knole Park, Sevenoaks, St<br />
Julians is a beautiful 19th Century house and<br />
gardens with spectacular views across the valley.<br />
At St Julians, we believe that your wedding<br />
day is uniquely special, and we aim to make<br />
it unforgettable for you and your guests. Our<br />
friendly staff can assist you in every aspect of<br />
planning your wedding, and are always on hand<br />
to ensure that your day runs perfectly.<br />
ST JULIANS CLUB, SEVENOAKS, KENT, TN15 0RX<br />
01732 458261 • INFO@STJULIANS.CO.UK<br />
WWW.STJULIANS.CO.UK<br />
Kerry Ann Duffy Photography<br />
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Eliza Jane Howell<br />
Columba dress, £1680 The<br />
Bridal Boutique of Jules<br />
boutiqueofjules.co.uk 01304<br />
389710; Flower sash, from<br />
£145, Tara Deighton Bridal<br />
& Bespoke taradeighton.co.uk<br />
07825 585051<br />
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cashmere and silk knitwear<br />
Introducing our new<br />
range Myrine Antwerp<br />
exclusive to Cashara for<br />
Spring/Summer <strong>2018</strong><br />
Hawkhurst-No6 The Collonade Rye Road Kent. TN184ES<br />
01580 752118<br />
Rye- No12 High Street Rye East Sussex. TN317JF<br />
01797 224369<br />
Lewes -27 High Street Lewes East Sussex. BN72LU<br />
01273 480896<br />
23 High Street, Tenterden TN30 6BJ<br />
Telephone 01580 761222 Shop online at www.cashara.co.uk<br />
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LAST<br />
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County Clothes Menswear<br />
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Canterbury Tenterden Reigate Sevenoaks<br />
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44<br />
Our lovely new collection from Mistral is spot on for colder<br />
days together with your favourite tunics, dresses and skirts<br />
with tights to mix and match. We also stock Adini and White<br />
Vanilla in addition to our core range of free size knitwear.<br />
Opening Hours: Tuesday—Friday 10.30am—5pm<br />
Saturday 10.30am—3.30pm<br />
44 High Street, Charing, Kent TN27 0HX 01233 714689<br />
Beat the Cold with a Free Hot Drink at Mulberry’s when<br />
you spend £40 or more at 44 during <strong>February</strong><br />
www.countyclothesmenswear.co.uk<br />
19 St Margaret’s Street<br />
Canterbury<br />
01227 765294<br />
2 East Cross, Tenterden<br />
01580 765159<br />
It’s time to<br />
weatherproof<br />
your wardrobe!<br />
6 High Street, Reigate<br />
01737 249224<br />
14 Bank Street<br />
Sevenoaks<br />
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Vintage kimono, price on request, Pearl bias<br />
cut dress, from £1350, Tara Deighton Bridal<br />
& Bespoke taradeighton.co.uk 07825 585051;<br />
1920s crystal choker, £210, Crystal Heirlooms<br />
crystal-heirlooms.co.uk 07717 467049<br />
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BEAUTIFUL WEDDINGS<br />
BY THE BEACH<br />
Set behind the sand dunes, weddings at the Gallivant are<br />
beautiful, delicious and always take place on an exclusive<br />
basis, meaning guests can enjoy the entire hotel and its 20<br />
individually-styled bedrooms for themselves. During this time<br />
the Gallivant becomes a private beach house for you and your<br />
guests to enjoy.<br />
In the warmer months, guests enjoy weddings naturally flowing<br />
between the beach and the coastal styled marquee. In the<br />
cooler months, the open log fire in the New England Room<br />
and the heated marquee creates a beautiful Scandinavian/<br />
Hamptons themed environment.<br />
Special Offer for <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong> readers: For all weddings<br />
booked by readers before May <strong>2018</strong>, couples will receive a<br />
£500 bar tab. Please quote WT18 when enquiring.<br />
New Lydd Road, Camber, East Sussex, TN31 7RB<br />
01797 225 057 | events@thegallivant.co.uk | thegallivant.co.uk
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Above: Pearl and vintage silver butterfly vine,<br />
£320, Crystal Heirlooms crystal-heirlooms.co.uk<br />
07717 467049; Vintage kimono, price on<br />
request, Tara Deighton Bridal & Bespoke<br />
taradeighton.co.uk 07825 585051<br />
Below: Lisa Kay shoes, £145, Melita of<br />
Chobham motherofthebridechobham.co.uk<br />
01276 856308<br />
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Celebrating our opening in Canterbury with a special event<br />
Exclusive in-store promotions when you join us on<br />
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SALE<br />
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to50% OFF *<br />
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Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Geneva, Lausanne<br />
Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille,<br />
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Rembo Styling Levi dress, £1360, The<br />
Bridal Boutique of Jules<br />
boutiqueofjules.co.uk 01304 389710;<br />
Vintage floral spray headband, £190,<br />
Crystal Heirlooms crystal-heirlooms.co.uk<br />
07717 467049<br />
Props – Hire Love, eclectic prop hire<br />
and event styling. To find out more<br />
visit hire-love.com or contact<br />
hello@hire-love.com / 01622 749749<br />
WT would like to thank the<br />
team at St Mary in the Castle for<br />
allowing us to photograph at their<br />
historic location in Hastings. To<br />
find out about hiring the venue<br />
for your own wedding or event,<br />
visit stmaryinthecastle.co.uk, call<br />
01424 715880 or email<br />
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Spring<br />
Petals<br />
WT discovers the most desirable blooms<br />
this season as recommended by creative<br />
florists from across the South East<br />
Samantha Reynold from Emily&Me<br />
“Spring is full of beautiful flowers. From well-known<br />
favourites like tulips, paper whites and hyacinth to more<br />
unusual anemone and ranunculus. Many popular wedding<br />
flowers are now available all year round including roses and<br />
hydrangea but the queen of late spring has to be the peony<br />
with its numerous varieties and soft fluffy blooms. A good<br />
substitute for these are David Austin Garden Roses. Here<br />
in the Emily&Me workshop, we find that their amazing<br />
scent and year-round availability make them perfect to<br />
use alongside other spring flowers such as sweet peas and<br />
cherry blossoms.”<br />
Emily&Me, 01303 267466 / 07581 294387 emilyandme.<br />
co.uk. Find out about Emily&Me’s new flower school at<br />
emilyandmeschool.co.uk.<br />
Sophie Hill from Astilbe & Sorrel<br />
“First up, peonies; these blousy blooms look stunning<br />
teamed with eucalyptus and outstanding on their own. I’d<br />
choose sweet peas for their heady scent, popular in<br />
ribbed glass jars and a pretty addition to any<br />
bouquet, grown in a range of colours from<br />
pastels to brights. Ranunculus pops up in<br />
striking shades too, adding a playful punch<br />
to bouquets and table centres. Lilac is a lavish<br />
addition to pedestal work, bringing a scent<br />
and style reminiscent of an English Country<br />
Garden. Anemones are foolishly pretty and<br />
popular amongst brides: they’re innocent<br />
and delicate, adding interest to bouquets,<br />
table jars and jugs too.”<br />
Find Astilbe & Sorrel at The Walled<br />
Nursery, Water Lane, Hawkhurst,<br />
TN18 5DH. 01580 754825<br />
astilbeandsorrel.com<br />
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Fabulous<br />
Luxury<br />
Bouquets for<br />
Valentine’s Day <strong>2018</strong><br />
Available for collection or delivery from Astilbe & Sorrel,<br />
The Walled Nursery, Hawkhurst, TN18 5DH<br />
Order now at astilbeandsorrell@gmail.com or 01580 754825<br />
astilbeandsorrel.com<br />
Prices from £45.00 for hand-tied bouquets, gift wrapped<br />
in water bubble and hand-stamped bag.<br />
WEDDING FLORIST OF THE YEAR 2014-2017/18<br />
KENT WEDDING AWARDS<br />
Finalist 2016<br />
KENT EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AWARDS<br />
Regional Finalist (London & South East) 2014-<strong>2018</strong><br />
WEDDING INDUSTRY AWARDS<br />
Multi award winning <strong>Wedding</strong> Florist<br />
www.emilyandme.co.uk 07581 294387<br />
Sissinghurst Flowers<br />
made with love<br />
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Telephone 07880 721865<br />
clairejohnsonphotography@live.com<br />
www.clairejohnsonphotography.co.uk<br />
<strong>Wedding</strong>s Life Events Courses<br />
www.sissinghurstflowers.co.uk<br />
Telephone: 01580 852144 / 07977 142447<br />
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Ali Langlay-Smith<br />
from Sissinghurst Flowers<br />
“With spring hopefully just around<br />
the corner, we can look forward to the<br />
seasonal flowers that are now just starting<br />
to poke their green shoots up through<br />
the ground. The first scent of daffodils,<br />
hyacinths and tulips is a scent awakening<br />
after the long winter. These fantastic fragrant<br />
flowers are not always so suitable for wedding<br />
flowers, unless they are in water, as they will<br />
wilt very quickly. The most popular flowers<br />
in spring are garden and spray roses, blossom<br />
twigs, clematis, waxflower, trailing jasmine,<br />
peony, lily of the valley, larkspur, astilbe and<br />
freesias. All these flowers have a huge choice<br />
of colour, so anything is possible. Rosemary<br />
and myrtle are also highly scented and have<br />
been traditionally used in wedding flowers.<br />
Myrtle means love and fidelity – always used<br />
in royal bouquets – I wonder whether it will<br />
be in Meghan’s?”<br />
For more info. on Sissinghurst Flowers<br />
call 01580 852144 / 07977 142447<br />
sissinghurstflowers.co.uk<br />
Cookery Courses ■ Chef’s Table ■ Private Parties<br />
Corporate Events ■ Hosted Meetings ■ Children’s Courses<br />
Chef’s Table Dining Experience<br />
with ever-changing menus created by Michelin trained chefs<br />
One Day & Weekend Cookery Courses<br />
with Rosemary Shrager & Iain More<br />
Telephone: 01892 528700<br />
Telephone: 01892 528700<br />
Email: school@rosemaryshrager.com<br />
Email: school@rosemaryshrager.com<br />
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J by Jasper Conran Hat, £50,<br />
Debenhams<br />
debenhams.com<br />
Katie Loxton Mother of the<br />
Bride Pouch, £16.99<br />
Ashton House<br />
ashtonhouseliving.co.uk<br />
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Miss Heart4Heart<br />
Necklace, £170<br />
Folli Follie<br />
follifollie.co.uk<br />
Alcor Hat, £625<br />
Emily London<br />
emily-london.com<br />
M&S Collection Skirt, £49.50<br />
Marks & Spencer<br />
marksandspencer.com<br />
Vintage Rose Pendant &<br />
Brooch, £95<br />
Bill Skinner<br />
billskinnerstudio.com<br />
Mother<br />
of the<br />
Bride<br />
MOOD Shoes, £69<br />
Office<br />
office.co.uk<br />
Black satin cocktail dress with<br />
embroidered bodice, £395<br />
Experience the Difference<br />
experiencethedifference.co.uk<br />
Condici Dress and Crepe<br />
Jacket, £818.95<br />
Serendipity Fashions<br />
serendipityfashions.co.uk<br />
Suzannah Princess Dress Coat<br />
Powder Blue Crepe, £1150<br />
Suzannah<br />
suzannah.com<br />
Ombre Bebe<br />
Dress, £1,250<br />
Suzannah<br />
suzannah.com<br />
Red Herring, £29<br />
Debenhams<br />
debenhams.com<br />
Embellished Slip<br />
Dress, £78<br />
Oasis<br />
oasis-stores.com<br />
Cherry Blossom<br />
Drop Earrings, £75<br />
Bill Skinner<br />
billskinnerstudio.com<br />
Freesia Dress, £650<br />
Goat<br />
goatfashion.com<br />
John Charles London Satin<br />
Jaquard Dress, £785<br />
Melita of Chobham<br />
motherofthebridechobham.co.uk<br />
V by Very High Vamp<br />
Point Mule, £35<br />
Very<br />
very.co.uk<br />
Carla Ruiz Trouser Suit, £229<br />
Experience the Difference<br />
experiencethedifference.co.uk<br />
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A Magical<br />
Setting...<br />
• Breathtaking Scenery<br />
• Excellent Food and Service at affordable<br />
prices, with off-peak discounts available<br />
• 3 Magnificent Function rooms,<br />
each self contained with their own Bar<br />
• Licenced for Civil Ceremonies<br />
• Ample parking<br />
High Rocks Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9JJ Tel: 01892 515 532 www.highrocks.co.uk
The perfect<br />
setting<br />
The<br />
venue sets the whole<br />
tone of a wedding - here<br />
are some gorgeous spots<br />
to consider<br />
Foxhills<br />
How many guests can you accommodate? Foxhills can<br />
accommodate up to 120 guests for your wedding breakfast<br />
and 180 for your evening reception. There are also 70 luxury<br />
bedrooms and suites available on site.<br />
Can you arrange music/entertainment? Depending on what<br />
type of entertainment you wish to have on your special day,<br />
you can choose from our list of trusted suppliers (from a DJ<br />
to four-piece band), or you’re welcome to source and provide<br />
your own.<br />
Do you have in-house caterers or can couples arrange their<br />
own? Foxhills provides their own experienced catering team to<br />
ensure your day runs as smoothly as possible.<br />
Can couples bring their own wine – do you charge corkage?<br />
Couples are welcome to bring their own alcohol, however<br />
there is a corkage charge from £25 per bottle.<br />
How much do your wedding packages cost? Valid until<br />
31 May, <strong>2018</strong>, our all-inclusive package is just £9,000 and<br />
includes, for 70 people: a dedicated <strong>Wedding</strong> Coordinator,<br />
menu tasting for Bride and Groom, Master of Ceremonies,<br />
red carpet, cake stand and knife, drinks reception and<br />
wedding breakfast room hire, two glasses of Prosecco per<br />
person, half a bottle of house wine per person, three-course<br />
meal and evening bacon rolls per person, Junior Suite for<br />
Bride and Groom on the night of the wedding and private<br />
breakfast room.<br />
Foxhills, Stonehill Road, Ottershaw, Surrey KT16 OEL<br />
01932 704448 foxhills.co.uk<br />
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Frasers<br />
How many guests can you accommodate?<br />
We pride ourselves in being able to<br />
accommodate small intimate weddings of<br />
20 guests right up to grander weddings<br />
accommodating up to 120 day guests.<br />
Can you arrange music/entertainment?<br />
We have a fantastic in-house DJ who works<br />
closely with us and we can also recommend<br />
excellent bands to suit your requirements.<br />
Do you have in-house caterers or can couples<br />
arrange their own? Our team of chefs create<br />
bespoke menus to suit any wedding, from<br />
afternoon tea and barbecues to seven-course<br />
tasting menus.<br />
Can couples bring their own wine – do you<br />
charge corkage? We charge corkage for table<br />
wine and toasting fizz.<br />
How much do your wedding packages cost?<br />
Packages are from £3,780.00.<br />
Frasers, Coldharbour Farm, Barham’s Mill<br />
Road, Egerton, Kent TN27 9DD<br />
01233 756122<br />
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A venue with charm and elegance,<br />
exquisite cuisine, true quality of service<br />
and attention to detail<br />
Just got engaged? Memorable weddings require<br />
a breathtakingly different venue.<br />
Our weddings are exclusive at Bradbourne House with just<br />
one wedding per day and include many extras such as:<br />
• Toastmaster • Complimentary Tasting for the Couple • Red Carpet<br />
• Parkland and Grounds • Ornate Easel • Bride’s Changing Room<br />
• <strong>Wedding</strong> Consultant • House and Room Set Up<br />
• Selection of Table Linen • Cutlery Choices • Cake Stands and Knife<br />
Late availability packages available,<br />
please enquire for further information.<br />
Visit our <strong>Wedding</strong> Showcase on<br />
Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong>, 11am-4pm. To register your<br />
interest, please contact 01732 897436 or email<br />
lchalmers-stevens@baxterstorey.com<br />
www.bradbournehousekent.co.uk<br />
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Dale Hill<br />
How many guests can you<br />
accommodate? Capacity is<br />
determined by table plan and layout,<br />
but 120 is a fair estimate.<br />
Can you arrange music/<br />
entertainment? Yes, we can organise a<br />
disco with a professional DJ.<br />
Do you have in-house caterers or<br />
can couples arrange their own? All<br />
catering in-house.<br />
Can couples bring their own wine<br />
– do you charge corkage? We do<br />
offer corkage should couples wish to<br />
bring their own alcohol, at £10 per<br />
bottle of wine, £12.50 per bottle of<br />
sparkling wine and £15.00 per bottle<br />
of champagne<br />
How much do your wedding<br />
packages cost? Our Winter <strong>Wedding</strong><br />
Package <strong>2018</strong> is £1999 all inclusive,<br />
with a maximum of 50 guests. Other<br />
all-inclusive packages are from £3450.<br />
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How many guests can you accommodate? Up to 100 guests for the<br />
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<strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong> chats beauty regimes with makeup artist<br />
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do you have a beauty<br />
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Cleansing Oil is my desert<br />
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skin. It’s simply revelatory<br />
the first time you try it.<br />
Go (cashew) nuts<br />
Because they’re high in oleic<br />
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olive oil) cashews are also more<br />
stable than most nuts and last<br />
for several months in a tightly<br />
sealed container in the fridge.<br />
Add them to sautéed<br />
vegetables or casseroles seconds<br />
before taking them off the<br />
heat, or make a delicious dairyfree<br />
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What’s your ultimate<br />
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I still don’t know why it<br />
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so good I don’t care. Most<br />
of my beauty budget goes<br />
on my hair though. The<br />
older I get the coarser and<br />
curlier it’s got, so paying<br />
someone else good money<br />
to make it look decent has<br />
become crucial. It’s not an<br />
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Who’s your style<br />
icon? Currently it’s Emily<br />
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Arabella lives in the Weald<br />
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in a high-speed blender: Soak<br />
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drain and add to the blender<br />
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powder and sea salt to taste<br />
and blend on high till smooth.<br />
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At this time of year your<br />
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Scallops on Pea Purée with Pancetta<br />
Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes<br />
• 6 fresh scallops – we<br />
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• 200g frozen peas<br />
• 1 small onion or large<br />
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• squeeze of lemon<br />
• dash of olive oil<br />
• 10g butter cut into two<br />
knobs<br />
• 5 strips of pancetta<br />
Tip<br />
The pancetta and<br />
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dish only takes 3 minutes<br />
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1. Sauté the shallot or onion until soft in<br />
a dash of oil and a knob of butter.<br />
2. Add the peas and cook for 4 minutes. Season and add<br />
to a blender or bullet. Set aside somewhere warm.<br />
3. Add the pancetta to a hot pan and<br />
crisp on both sides. Set aside.<br />
4. Get a large frying pan hot and add a splash<br />
of oil. Season the scallops and add them<br />
to the pan in a clockwise circle so you<br />
know where to start turning first – you<br />
don’t want to overcook them.<br />
5. Cook the scallops for one minute<br />
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6. Put three spoonfuls of<br />
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Côte de Bœuf, with<br />
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Asparagus and Aioli<br />
Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time:<br />
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• 0.7kg piece of Côte de<br />
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• 500g new potatoes<br />
• 100g asparagus tips<br />
• Bulb of garlic (one clove<br />
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• Truffle Oil and/or Truffle Salt<br />
• 4 dessert spoons good<br />
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1. To make the Aioli add<br />
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and stir thoroughly.<br />
2. To make the Truffled<br />
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3. Drain and steam dry<br />
and cut each potato<br />
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4. Heat up a good glug of<br />
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and add the potatoes, 5<br />
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and roast in a hot oven<br />
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8. Rest the meat for 20<br />
mins and carve.<br />
9. Steam the asparagus for 2<br />
minutes, drain and serve. <br />
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Food<br />
PUDDING<br />
Meringue with Chantilly Cream and Raspberries<br />
Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 30-60 minutes<br />
• 3 large eggs<br />
• 175g caster sugar<br />
• 125ml double cream<br />
• 50g icing sugar + 1<br />
tsp for dusting<br />
• ¼ tsp vanilla paste<br />
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• 100g fresh raspberries<br />
1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If<br />
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the parchment paper and turn the paper over.<br />
2. Separate the eggs placing each white in a cup or small<br />
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3. Whisk the egg whites in a clean mixing bowl on a<br />
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4. Continue mixing on a medium speed adding 1tbsp<br />
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adding each spoonful of sugar. The meringue mix should<br />
be stiff and glossy when all the sugar has been added.<br />
5. Spoon the meringue mixture onto the parchment paper<br />
and shape into two heart, round or oval shaped nests.<br />
6. Bake in the oven at 100°C (fan), 120°C (conventional<br />
or gas) or in the simmering oven of an Aga until the<br />
meringues sound crisp when tapped underneath and<br />
are just off-white in colour. Put on a rack to cool.<br />
7. To make the Chantilly Cream whip the double cream<br />
and icing sugar to soft peaks then add the vanilla paste<br />
or vanilla pod seeds and whisk for a minute more.<br />
Chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve.<br />
8. To finish the nests spoon the Chantilly Cream<br />
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One School,<br />
many journeys<br />
Every child is cherished for who they are<br />
Traditional values, small class sizes<br />
Glorious location, superb facilities<br />
Outstanding Early Years provision<br />
Proven exam success for independent and state entry<br />
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Birds and bees<br />
Schools – and the government – need to re-think sex education says Susan Elkin<br />
Education<br />
Credit: FreeImages.com/Picaland<br />
Sex education in schools has matured a bit since the<br />
hilarious condom-on-the-banana era. From this academic<br />
year all schools in England will be required to teach<br />
Relationship and Sex Education (RSE).<br />
Primary schools are to concentrate on building healthy<br />
relationships and staying safe. Teenagers will learn about<br />
sex as well and the government has stated that all schools<br />
will “ensure that young people whatever their developing<br />
sexuality or gender feel that RSE is relevant to them and<br />
sensitive to their needs”. In other words transgender issues<br />
and other potentially tricky topics are firmly on the agenda.<br />
Cyberbullying, sexting and online safety are there too.<br />
Well, I’m all for openness, honesty and being direct with<br />
young people irrespective of their age and the delicacy<br />
of the subject. Two cheers for this initiative, then.<br />
I’m holding back the third cheer because I have serious<br />
reservations about the concept of turning learning about<br />
sex and relationships into a timetabled lesson with learning<br />
objectives, lesson plans and all the rest of it. Relationships and<br />
sex are part of life – all of life. They can’t be pigeon-holed or<br />
sidelined. Every teacher of every subject should be dealing<br />
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with such important matters as and when they arise.<br />
The whole of English literature, for example, is<br />
about relationships of every kind. Was Shakespeare,<br />
for example, bi-sexual? Consider all those cross gender<br />
roles and talk about them. It’s quite a springboard.<br />
Students will meet characters such as Henry VIII and Oscar<br />
Wilde in history lessons. Geography could lead to some of<br />
the countries which still ruthlessly punish sexual minorities.<br />
Alan Turing could come up in science, while art history and<br />
music will throw up some colourfully complex personalities.<br />
In short RSE should be a cross-curricular subject<br />
tackled with confidence by every teacher as and when<br />
it’s relevant. We want young people to take this – and<br />
themselves – seriously and to learn from people they<br />
respect. It’s an excellent basis for exploring something<br />
so important in an atmosphere of mutual trust.<br />
RSE will never, in my view, work properly as a<br />
discrete lesson taught by some sort of ‘expert’ who’s<br />
probably a nurse or former PSHE teacher, who’s just<br />
done a two-day conversion course. To be really useful<br />
sex education must be grafted in, not bolted on.<br />
Not too big, Not too small, Just right.<br />
OPEN DAY<br />
9th March<br />
9.30-11.30am<br />
The perfect size school to unlock the potential in every child.<br />
We have an enviable record of Cranbrook entry success over the past 10 years, a 100% CE pass rate<br />
and each year our pupils win scholarships to many leading independent senior schools.<br />
MARLBOROUGH<br />
HOUSE<br />
SCHOOL<br />
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time<br />
to visit<br />
Visit<br />
our March Open Morning to learn about<br />
our strong tradition of excellence and integrity,<br />
outstanding academic results and our renowned<br />
ability to prepare pupils for life.<br />
OPEN MORNING • Saturday 3 March <strong>2018</strong> • 9.00am to noon - please book online<br />
www.EastbourneCollegeOpenMorning.co.uk<br />
T: 01323 452323 • E: admissions@eastbourne-college.co.uk • Join us on<br />
HMC INDEPENDENT SCHOOL • BOARDING AND DAY • BOYS AND GIRLS 13 TO 18
See potential.<br />
Realise the vision.<br />
Open Morning<br />
Come and see the difference<br />
Monday 5th March<br />
9.00 am – 12 noon<br />
Contact our Registrar for details:<br />
registrar@dulwichprepcranbrook.org<br />
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Open Day<br />
Saturday 24th <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
9.15am – 12 noon<br />
The Principal will speak at 9.30am<br />
Record breaking GCSE and A Level results in 2017 • Extensive co-curricular programme<br />
First-rate ISI Inspection Report • Nursery and Pre-Prep rated “outstanding”<br />
Boarding available from 11 • Scholarships available for 11+, 13+, 16+ entry<br />
Cathedral Chorister scholarships for 8+ boys & 10+ girls<br />
First rate independent education for boys and girls aged 3 - 18<br />
01634 888590 admissions@kings-rochester.co.uk www.kings-rochester.co.uk<br />
Extensive daily minibus service including: Gravesend, King’s Hill, Maidstone, Rainham, Sevenoaks<br />
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NURSERY | PRE-PREP | PREP<br />
OPEN MORNINGS: Saturday 28th April <strong>2018</strong>, Saturday 6th October <strong>2018</strong><br />
www.junior-kings.co.uk<br />
OPEN DAYS<br />
13+ Entry<br />
Saturday 16th June <strong>2018</strong><br />
Saturday 6th October <strong>2018</strong><br />
Sixth Form Entry<br />
Saturday 23rd June <strong>2018</strong><br />
Saturday 22nd September <strong>2018</strong><br />
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New Montessori Nursery<br />
Opening in Paddock Wood<br />
Please join us for our Open House<br />
days on Saturday 3 rd & 10 th March<br />
11am-2pm. Refreshments & Cake<br />
will be available<br />
• Age 2-5 years<br />
• Open 50 weeks a year<br />
• Sessions include mini-yoga,<br />
sign language, drama & cookery<br />
• After school workshops<br />
for primary years<br />
• Montessori holiday weeks for<br />
age 2 years onwards<br />
Contact us on 07848 855820<br />
trilliummontessorihouse@gmail.com<br />
St. Justus Church Hall, Mt Pleasant,<br />
Paddock Wood, TN12 6AG<br />
www.trilliummontessorihouse.co.uk<br />
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For boys and girls aged 2 to 13<br />
Listed in Sunday <strong>Times</strong> Top 100 Schools Guide <strong>2018</strong><br />
Call us on 01825 830 234 or visit<br />
www.skippershill.com to book<br />
Five Ashes, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6HR<br />
OPEN MORNING<br />
Saturday 24th <strong>February</strong><br />
10am - 12pm<br />
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What’s On In Xxxxxxx <strong>February</strong><br />
Art<br />
Sat 10 Feb – Sat 31 Mar<br />
Portico Art Gallery, 25 London<br />
Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks,<br />
Kent TN13 2BU<br />
The Garden of kent<br />
An exhibition of artworks by local<br />
artists Katie Wilson and Lynda<br />
Beazleigh who met at Maidstone<br />
Girls Grammar School and later<br />
studied together in Canterbury.<br />
Now both raising families<br />
in Kent, the two artists have<br />
rekindled their work together.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: porticogallery.co.uk<br />
Sat 24 Feb - Sun 22 April<br />
Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s<br />
Street, Maidstone, Kent<br />
ME14 1LH<br />
Roy Sparks: Past &<br />
Present<br />
Local artist Roy Sparks exhibits<br />
works from past and present<br />
including dynamic interpretations<br />
of landscape, sea and coastline<br />
with his distinctive use of marks<br />
on the surfaces presenting physical<br />
traces of experiences lived.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: museum.maidstone.gov.uk<br />
Children & Families<br />
Sat 10 Feb - Sun 18 Feb<br />
Battle Abbey, High Street,<br />
Butter Cross, Battle TN33 0AD<br />
Early Man Quest<br />
Early Man, the latest kids’ classic<br />
film from the tribe behind<br />
Chicken Run and Wallace and<br />
Gromit comes to Battle Abbey.<br />
Explore the historic battle ground<br />
in search of all your favourite<br />
characters, follow the clues and<br />
complete the quest to uncover<br />
centuries of history.<br />
Entry: £1<br />
Info: english-heritage.org.uk<br />
Sat 10 Feb - Sun 18 Feb<br />
10.30am - 5.30pm<br />
Penshurst Place & Gardens,<br />
Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent<br />
TN11 8DG<br />
Enchanted Gardens<br />
Trail<br />
Explore eleven acres of formal<br />
gardens to discover enchanted<br />
forest dwellers carrying clues to<br />
help unveil a hidden message on<br />
your trail sheet.<br />
Info: penshurstplace.com<br />
Mon 12 – Fri 16 Feb<br />
Dover Castle, Castle Hill, Dover,<br />
Kent CT16 1HU<br />
The Fairytale Castle<br />
Step into a castle full of real<br />
life fairytales brought to life in<br />
spelling adventures.<br />
Info: english-heritage.org.uk<br />
Festivals & Expos<br />
Sat 10 - Sun 18 Feb<br />
Various Locations<br />
Brighton Science<br />
Festival<br />
A festival aimed at 12-14 year<br />
olds but equipped to be fun for all<br />
ages. This festival is set to bring<br />
science to life and encourage the<br />
spirit of discovery with slime,<br />
magic and monsters.<br />
Info: brightonscience.com<br />
Fri 16 – Sun 18 Feb<br />
Dreamland, 49-51 Marine<br />
Terrace, Margate, Kent<br />
CT9 1XJ<br />
Geek<br />
This notorious gaming expo is<br />
coming to play this year; with<br />
tournaments, spectacles, cosplay,<br />
talks and workshops there is<br />
entertainment for gamers both<br />
casual and dedicated.<br />
Info: dreamland.co.uk<br />
Thurs 22 Feb - Sat 17 Mar<br />
The White Rock Theatre,<br />
Hastings<br />
Hastings<br />
International Music<br />
Festival<br />
In its 109th year, the Hastings<br />
International Music Festival<br />
continues to provide performance<br />
opportunites and annual grants<br />
to outstanding performers from<br />
around the world.<br />
Info: hastingsmusicalfestival.co.uk <br />
Ibbett Mosely<br />
AuctIoneers & VAluers<br />
Limited Liability Partnership<br />
The Dance Studios<br />
at Bloomsburys<br />
Retreat include<br />
private or<br />
group classes of:<br />
• POLE FITNESS<br />
• YOGA<br />
• PILATES<br />
• ZUMBA<br />
...and many more<br />
The Auctioneer's Next Sale Will Be On<br />
Wednesday 28th <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm<br />
The Auction Rooms, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HJ<br />
Tel: 01732 456731 Web: www.ibbettmosely.co.uk<br />
125 High St, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UT<br />
Registered in England No. 0C341637 Regulated by RICS Registered at the Sevenoaks office as Ibbett Mosely Surveyors LLP<br />
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Gardening Courses<br />
www.bloomsburysbiddenden.com<br />
info@glampingkent.com 01580 292992<br />
Gift Vouchers for <strong>2018</strong> courses<br />
HORNBROOK MANOR FARM, WOODCHURCH<br />
Contact Jo 01233 861149 www.hornbrookmanor.co.uk<br />
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What’s On In Xxxxxxx<br />
Fri 23 – 25 Feb<br />
Various Locations in<br />
Faversham, Kent<br />
Faversham Literary<br />
Festival<br />
In the festival’s inaugural year,<br />
authors including Fiona Melrose,<br />
Iain Sinclair, and Deborah Levy,<br />
visit three Faversham venues<br />
for a weekend of author talks,<br />
discussions, creative workshops<br />
and spoken word events.<br />
Info: favershamliteraryfestival.org<br />
Food<br />
Sat 24 Feb – Sun 4 Mar<br />
Various Locations in Rye, East<br />
Sussex<br />
Rye Scallop Week<br />
Indulge in Seafood delights<br />
with a variety of scallop dishes<br />
served in the area’s restaurants,<br />
tasting events, cookery schools,<br />
demonstrations and live music.<br />
Info: scallop.org.uk<br />
Garden<br />
Sat 17 Feb 9.30am – 2.30pm<br />
Godinton House & Gardens,<br />
Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent<br />
TN23 3BP<br />
All About Roses<br />
In this practical workshop,<br />
head gardener, Viv Hunt and<br />
horticulture lecturer/ freelance<br />
gardener Fiona Abrahams will<br />
guide you through choosing,<br />
planting, maintaining and<br />
pruning roses. Booking is<br />
essential and refreshments and a<br />
light lunch are included.<br />
Entry: £55<br />
Info: godintonhouse.co.uk<br />
Mon 19 Feb 10am - 4.30pm<br />
Great Dixter House and<br />
Gardens, Northiam, Rye, East<br />
Sussex TN31 6PH<br />
Getting the Garden<br />
Ready<br />
Take a look behind the scenes<br />
at the complex planning needed<br />
to prepare Great Dixter for the<br />
spring and summer and learn<br />
how to replicate the techniques<br />
of head gardener Fergus Garrett<br />
in your own gardening projects.<br />
Entry: £110<br />
Info: Perry Rodriguez 01797<br />
252878 / greatdixter.co.uk<br />
Music<br />
Weds 7 Feb 1-2pm<br />
Clagett Auditorium, Cathedral<br />
Lodge, Canterbury Cathedral,<br />
11 The Precincts, Canterbury<br />
CT1 2EH<br />
Lunchtime Concert<br />
A snapshot of the best current<br />
and developing undergraduate<br />
talent of Canterbury Christ<br />
Church University’s musicians.<br />
Entry: £10 including sandwich<br />
lunch and hot beverage<br />
Info: 01227 865292 / canterburycathedral.org<br />
Weds 7 Feb<br />
Chromos, 77 Stour St,<br />
Canterbury, Kent CT1 2NR<br />
JAzz Date Night<br />
New Canterbury Jazz club, the<br />
Sax Cafe presents Sax in the<br />
City, a date night featuring the<br />
smooth sax of Jo Fooks, who<br />
will be performing American<br />
songbook classics. The candlelit<br />
Chromos cocktail bar will also<br />
have fresh stone-baked pizzas,<br />
salads and cocktails. Disabled<br />
access available.<br />
Entry: Buy one ticket Get One<br />
Free, Pre booking online £10, On<br />
the door £15<br />
Info: 07493 268690 /<br />
thesaxcafe.com /<br />
tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/<br />
thesaxcafe<br />
Sat 10 Feb 7pm<br />
St Ronan’s School, Water Lane,<br />
Hawkhurst, Kent TN18 5DJ<br />
Military Band Concert<br />
A performance by the Kohima<br />
Band of The Princess of Wales’<br />
Royal Regiment and Corps<br />
of Drums in aid of ABF, The<br />
Soldiers’ Charity.<br />
Entry: Adults £16, Children<br />
under 16 £8<br />
Info: Chris Parkinson: 01580<br />
388402 / cfgparkinson@tiscali.<br />
co.uk / Beech Tree Cottage, The<br />
Street, Benenden, Kent TN17<br />
4DB<br />
Sun 24 Feb 8.30pm - Late<br />
Hythe Imperial, Princes<br />
Parade, Hythe, Kent CT21 6AE<br />
Accoustic Evening<br />
with Nina Clark <br />
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FEBRUARY <strong>2018</strong> HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Sun 4 Feb, 3pm<br />
RTWSO:<br />
PROKOVIEV’S<br />
PIANO<br />
CONCERTO NO. 3<br />
Mon 5 Feb, 7.30pm<br />
JIVE TALKIN’<br />
Tue 6 Feb, 7pm<br />
<strong>2018</strong> CHINESE<br />
NEW YEAR<br />
EXTRAVAGANZA<br />
Thu 8 Feb, 8pm<br />
ED BYRNE:<br />
SPOILER ALERT<br />
Fri 9 Feb, 7.30pm<br />
THANK YOU FOR<br />
THE MUSIC<br />
Mon 19 Feb, 7.30pm<br />
THE KING IS<br />
BACK – BEN<br />
PORTSMOUTH<br />
Sun 25 Feb<br />
SOMEONE LIKE YOU –<br />
THE ADELE SONGBOOK<br />
Wed 7 Feb, 7.30pm<br />
HORNE A’<br />
PLENTY<br />
Thu 22 Feb, 7.30pm<br />
FAIRPORT<br />
CONVENTION<br />
Tue 27 Feb – Sat 3 Mar, 7.30pm and<br />
2.30pm Wed, Thu, Sat<br />
THE SOUND OF MUSIC<br />
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Proudly presents a workshop with:<br />
22nd <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Create your own original lampshade inspired by Cressida’s prints<br />
& the art of Bloomsbury. Course costs £125, running from<br />
10.30 am - 4.30 pm. Materials & Lunch / refreshments included.<br />
© Roger Foley<br />
© Manuela Zine<br />
© Richard Bloom<br />
Brighten up your spring with the<br />
International Garden Photographer of<br />
the Year exhibition.<br />
Sissinghurst Castle Garden<br />
17 <strong>February</strong> - 13 April <strong>2018</strong><br />
TN17 2AB / 01580 710700<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Sissinghurst-Castle-Garden<br />
©<br />
Email info@glampingkent.com for info.or call 01580 292992<br />
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What’s On In <strong>February</strong><br />
Nina Clark plays the iconic<br />
Champagne bar with a set<br />
spanning a hundred years of<br />
classics including jazz and blues,<br />
modern day and lyrical originals.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: hytheimperial.co.uk<br />
Shopping<br />
Thurs 8 Feb 7pm - 10pm<br />
Silcocks Farm, Grange Road, St<br />
Michaels, Tenterden TN30 6TL<br />
Brocante<br />
The Three French Hens invite you<br />
to a Brocante.<br />
Entry: £5 including French fizz and<br />
canapés<br />
Info: 07983 360885 /<br />
info@thethreefrenchhens.co.uk<br />
Theatre<br />
Thurs 8 Feb<br />
Theatre Royal Margate,<br />
Addington Street, Margate, Kent<br />
CT9 1PW<br />
The Strange Case of Dr<br />
Jekyll & Mr Hyde<br />
This thrilling adaption of<br />
Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark<br />
psychological fantasy, will immerse<br />
audiences in the foggy streets<br />
of 19th century London, where<br />
murder, romance and betrayal lurk<br />
around every chilling twist and<br />
turn.<br />
Info: theatreroyalmargate.com<br />
Weds 14 - Fri 16 Feb 7.30pm &<br />
Sat 17 Feb 2.30pm & 7.30pm<br />
Sinden Theatre, Homewood<br />
School, Ashford Road,<br />
Tenterden, Kent TN30 6LT<br />
TODS Present ‘Sister<br />
Act’<br />
A lively, uplifting and popular<br />
musical comedy.<br />
Info: Tickets at Advantec, 6 The<br />
Fairings, Tenterden / tods.me.uk<br />
Weds 21 – Sat 24 Feb<br />
St Mary in the Castle, 7 Pelham<br />
Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex,<br />
TN34 3AF<br />
Hamlet<br />
Local professional theatre<br />
company performs Shakespeare’s<br />
great tragic drama.<br />
Info: stmaryinthecastle.co.uk<br />
Valentine’s Day<br />
Weds 14 – Thurs 15 Feb<br />
Hever Castle, Hever Road,<br />
Hever, Edenbridge, Kent<br />
TN8 7NG<br />
Dine & Stay<br />
Spend Valentine’s at the historic<br />
castle that saw the love story of<br />
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn,<br />
with 125 acres of stunning<br />
grounds to explore, five star<br />
bedrooms, private drinks, and<br />
a harpist to play through a four<br />
course meal in the Tudor suite<br />
dining room.<br />
Entry: From £200 per person<br />
Info: hevercastle.co.uk<br />
Weds 14 Feb<br />
British Airways i360, Lower<br />
Kings Road, Brighton, Sussex<br />
BN1 2LN<br />
Valentine’s Day Flights<br />
Love is in the air. This Valentine’s<br />
enjoy a special flight for you<br />
and your loved ones with a glass<br />
of rosé per person and a box<br />
of chocolates per couple. Or<br />
for something more fun and<br />
alternative try the Drag Queen<br />
flight - an extended flight with a<br />
hilarious Drag act and a glass of<br />
Nyetimber sparkling wine.<br />
Info: britishairwaysi360.com<br />
Weds 14 Feb<br />
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent<br />
ME17 1PL<br />
Valentine’s Dinner in<br />
the Castle <strong>2018</strong><br />
A romantic evening at the loveliest<br />
castle in the world. Enjoy an<br />
intimate dinner with a harpist,<br />
private tour of the castle after<br />
closing and options of rooms to<br />
stay overnight at the castle.<br />
Info: leeds-castle.com<br />
Sat 17 Feb<br />
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge,<br />
Canterbury, Kent CT1 2EH<br />
Valentine’s Dinner<br />
Enjoy a superb 4-course<br />
Valentine’s dinner with coffee and<br />
sparkling wine in the charming<br />
lodge’s restaurant, situated in the<br />
romantic grounds of Canterbury<br />
Cathedral and overlooking a pretty<br />
courtyard terrace.<br />
Entry: £34.95, Valentine’s<br />
Overnight Package £199 Double<br />
Occupancy<br />
Info: canterburycathedrallodge.org<br />
Sun 18 Feb<br />
St Mary in the Castle, 7<br />
Pelham Crescent, Hastings,<br />
East Sussex, TN34 3AF<br />
Valentine’s Opera<br />
Breakfast<br />
The Hastings Philharmonic<br />
presents a morning with arias<br />
by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini,<br />
Massenet, Wagner and Bizet.<br />
Info: musicglue.com/<br />
stmaryinthecastle<br />
<strong>Wedding</strong>s<br />
Thurs 1 – Sat 3 Feb<br />
County Square Shopping<br />
Centre, Elwick Road, Ashford<br />
TN23 1YB<br />
WEDDING FAYRE<br />
It can be so difficult to choose<br />
the venue, photographers,<br />
cake, flowers and of course that<br />
special outfit for the big day.<br />
Get the all important advice you<br />
need this month at the <strong>Wedding</strong><br />
Fayre at the County Square<br />
Shopping Centre in Ashford<br />
and speak to experts who will be<br />
there to help.<br />
Info: jean.moss@theme-events.<br />
co.uk<br />
Sun 4 Feb<br />
The Historic Dockyard<br />
Chatham, Church Lane,<br />
Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE<br />
<strong>Wedding</strong> Fair<br />
The Historic Dockyard hosts<br />
one of <strong>2018</strong>’s first wedding<br />
fairs in association with Kentish<br />
<strong>Wedding</strong>. See the unique venue<br />
spaces available at the historic<br />
site, meet local suppliers and<br />
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Jane Howard’s<br />
Fables from the Farm<br />
Britain’s trees are suffering from underplanting, over felling - and too many deer<br />
The best telly I saw over Christmas,<br />
by a country mile, was Dame Judy<br />
Dench’s documentary My Passion<br />
for Trees. “My life now is just trees,” she<br />
said, “trees and champagne.” How perfect<br />
is that? She has a secret wood at her home<br />
in Surrey where she has been planting trees<br />
for the past 30 years, and every time a<br />
friend dies she adds another tree for them.<br />
“It’s something living that goes on.”<br />
What a wonderful sentiment and the<br />
whole programme inspired me to think<br />
more carefully about the woodland at<br />
Coopers Farm.<br />
2017 was not a good year<br />
for trees in the UK. Less than<br />
700 hectares were planted –<br />
fewer than at any time since<br />
the Second World War. And<br />
this, hand in hand with a<br />
desire to cut down more<br />
and more of our senior trees<br />
especially in towns where<br />
they don’t ‘fit’ with 21st<br />
century urban living.<br />
Part of the problem is that we no longer<br />
understand trees in a way we once did.<br />
Thomas Hardy could identify trees in<br />
the dark by the sound the wind made<br />
blowing through their branches, but in a<br />
recent survey of 2,000 people – readers of<br />
BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, no less<br />
– only one in 50 were able to identify five<br />
varieties of tree by looking at their foliage.<br />
How sad is that?<br />
Closer to home, the situation at<br />
Coopers Farm is far from happy. We<br />
have recently joined up with about 20<br />
“Thomas Hardy<br />
could indentify<br />
trees by the sound<br />
the wind made<br />
through their<br />
branches ”<br />
other local landowners to form a collective<br />
‘cluster’. The idea being that flora and<br />
fauna don’t respect farm boundaries so any<br />
conservation issues are likely to be far more<br />
successful if implemented across swathes of<br />
land, rather than farm by farm.<br />
One of the most pressing issues, of<br />
concern to everyone in the cluster, is the<br />
damage being done by deer and a recent<br />
talk by the Deer Initiative Partnership<br />
– set up to promote the sustainable<br />
management of wild deer – was a real<br />
wake-up call.<br />
Six species of deer exist in the UK: red,<br />
roe and fallow deer are<br />
native species, with sika,<br />
muntjac, and Chinese<br />
water deer all introduced<br />
within the past 150 years.<br />
It is widely accepted that<br />
deer are more abundant<br />
and widespread now than<br />
at any time in the past<br />
1,000 years, indeed there<br />
may be as many as two million of them<br />
in the UK and, without natural predators,<br />
the population just keeps on growing.<br />
What is brutally apparent is that this<br />
number of deer is putting intolerable<br />
pressure on our woodland, leading to<br />
the loss of biodiversity and the decline of<br />
certain species of fauna and flora.<br />
I was quite shocked by the data, so<br />
I set about surveying our woods to see<br />
how bad the damage was. To do this you<br />
have to walk furtively about them with<br />
a clipboard, recording indicators such as<br />
deer seen (easy: none), pellet tallies (saw<br />
lots, but were they rabbit or deer?) and<br />
then a whole raft of clues such as couches,<br />
scrapes, wallows, wracks and slots!<br />
Once you’ve mastered this vocabulary,<br />
you can record bark damage, branches<br />
snapped, brambles nibbled and the<br />
numbers of young sapling trees. And<br />
here is the scary bit. In our 10 hectares of<br />
woodland I couldn’t find a single young<br />
oak sapling. Drastic action required.<br />
As a result Father Christmas delivered<br />
25 oak saplings, with stakes and deer<br />
guards, and I now intend to spend the<br />
next couple of months planting them<br />
round the farm.<br />
And inspired by Dame Judy’s idea of<br />
using them to remember dearly departed,<br />
Mum and Dad are in a hedge together;<br />
Auntie Mary, always a tad tricky, is on<br />
a bank on her own; and some dear<br />
university friends, all taken far too<br />
prematurely are gathered together in a<br />
clearing having a fine old time.<br />
Time will tell if it works, but in the<br />
meantime I will be keeping a very close<br />
watch on them all and making it my<br />
mission in <strong>2018</strong> to eat far more venison.<br />
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm<br />
– on Instagram @coopersfarm<br />
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