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Contents
June 2018
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JUNE’S HOT HOUSES
Our editor picks her
favourite properties on
the market this month
NOTEBOOK
Seven wonderful Wealden events
to put in your diary this month
A SLICE OF HEAVEN
Take a tour of Samantha Bruce’s
glamorous Tunbridge Wells home
GET THE LOOK
Products to help you
steal Samantha’s style
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SUNNY SPELLS
Kate Watts styles beachy looks
for the British summer
SUN SCENTS
Joesphine Fairley finds
your new summer scent
A YEAR OF WELLNESS
Eminé Rushton’s secrets to
natural allergy-management
NATURAL WISDOM
A beauty sleep saviour
and wise words from
a medical herbalist
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JUMP TO IT
Hilary Wilce explores why exercise
is essential for children
PAGE TURNERS
Beanstalk, a charity which helps
children enjoy reading, has the
top 40 reads to do just that
WHAT’S ON
All the best things to do in
the Weald this month
COMPETITION
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WHERE THERE’S A WILL...
Expert advice on will writing
PARK LIFE
Explore a timelessly elegant
Hampton home
GET THE LOOK
Products to imitate our
second home interior
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TAPAS-TASTIC
Rocksalt’s owner Mark Sargeant
shares Spanish recipes
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Jo Arnell sorts the heroes from
the villains of garden bugs
FRONTING UP
Sue Whigham on front gardens
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6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms. Gardens in about 1 acre. EPC: F.
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GLENMORE ROAD
Rocky Hill, London Road, Maidstone
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01622 608400
MAIDSTONE
House for Improvement
Guide: £160-165,000 *plus fees
EPC: D
STROOD
Commercial Investment
Guide: £150-160,000 *plus fees
EPC: F
MINSTER-ON-SEA
Plot with Planning
Guide: £180-190,000 *plus fees
DITTON
Flat for Improvement
Guide: £60-65,000 *plus fees
EPC: C
SUNDRIDGE, SEVENOAKS
Two Protected Statutory Residential Investments
Guide: £180-190,000 Each *plus fees EPCs: TBA
PADDOCK WOOD
Rural House for Refurbishment and Large Barns
and Stores on 0.67 Acres
Guide: £480-490,000 *plus fees EPC: F
UNDERRIVER, SEVENOAKS
Almost 7 Acres Grazing Land
Guide: £130-135,000 *plus fees
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
2 Bedroom First Floor Flat
Guide: £120,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: D
AYLESFORD
Planning for Residential
Guide: £150-155,000
*plus fees EPC: D
AYLESFORD
Planning for Residential
Guide: £180-185,000
*plus fees EPC: N/A
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SUNDRIDGE, SEVENOAKS
Flat for Investment
Guide: £130-140,000 *plus fees
EPC: TBA
STAPLEHURST
Planning for Barn,
Menage and Parking
Guide: £150-155,000 *plus fees
N
The
33
Firs Beech
Road
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Licence Number LIG1016. Plans are for location purposes only.
BIGGIN HILL
Freehold Parcel of Woodland
Guide: £5-8,000 *plus fees
MAIDSTONE
Flat Close to Town Centre
Guide: £125-130,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: D
TONBRIDGE
Bungalow with Potential
Guide: £150-160,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: D
N
The Rocks
Road
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright (2018). All Rights Reserved
Licence Number LIG1016. Plans are for location purposes only.
EAST MALLING
Land in Good Location
Guide: £15-20,000*plus fees
0m 25m 50m 75m
0m 25m 50m 75m
Plot D, Beech Road, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1250
Land adj 166 The Rocks Road, East Malling, Kent
DOVER
Commercial Investment - Tenants Include Wetherspoon
and Subway - Plus 29 Flats for Investment
Guide: £3.5 Million Plus *plus fees EPCs: TBA
DARTFORD
Car Workshop/Garage
Guide: £340-350,000 *plus fees
EPC: TBA
BRIGHTON
Flat for Improvement
Guide: £190,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: TBA
HARRIETSHAM
Pub with Gardens/Parking
Guide: £320,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: D
HALSTEAD
Former Chapel on
Outskirts of Village
Guide: £60-70,000 *plus fees
BROOKLAND
Rural Workshop with Potential
Guide: £70,000 Plus *plus fees
BRIGHTON
Garden Flat for Modernisation
Guide: £215-225,000 *plus fees
EPC: D
EASTBOURNE
One Bed Flat for Investment
Guide: £55-60,000 *plus fees
EPC: D
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA
Land with Planning
Guide: £130-140,000 *plus fees
CROWBOROUGH
Three Parcels of Land Offered as Individual Lots
Over 47 Acres: Guide £190-200,000
Over 85 Acres: Guide £340-350,000 | Over 49 Acres: £200-210,000
HURST GREEN
Residential/Commercial
Guide: £280-285,000*plus fees
EPCs: D
UCKFIELD
Block with Planning for 3 Flats
Guide: £430,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: E
EASTBOURNE
Commercial Premises
Guide: £150,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: TBA
HERSTMONCEUX
Residential/Commercial Invest.
Guide: £150,000 Plus
*plus fees EPC: TBA & G
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA
Three Cottages Offered as Individual Lots
Guides: £210-215,000 | £215-220,000 | £215-220,000
*plus fees EPCs: F, E & D
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright
(2018). All Rights Reserved Licence
Number LIG1016. Plans are for
location purposes only.
N
Gillsmans
Hill
Helios
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA
Planning for 8 Houses
Guide: £750-800,000*plus fees
Part of Former Spyway School Building, Gillsmans Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
HASTINGS
Freehold Block of 2 Flats
Guide: £160-180,000*plus fees
EPC: TBA
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA
Farmshop & Land with Planning
Guide: £170-175,000*plus fees
EPC: TBA
Guides are provided as an indication of each Seller’s minimum expectation. They are not necessarily
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HARPERS AND HURLINGHAM
HAWKHURST £1,500,000
STRIKING FAMILY HOME WITH VIEWS
Five reception rooms · Kitchen/breakfast room · Utility
room · Boiler room · Five double bedrooms · Two
bathrooms · Shower room · Extensive garaging · Grounds
with swimming pool and tennis court · EPC: C
Cranbrook School Catchment Area
GOUDHURST OIEO £1,200,000
QUINTESSENTIAL GRADE II LISTED COTTAGE
Three receptions rooms · Fitted kitchen with Aga
· Utility/cloakroom · Four/five bedrooms (two ensuite)
· Delightful well stocked gardens with stunning views
· Garage and parking · EPC: n/a
Cranbrook School Catchment Area
RURAL HEADCORN £1,150,000
SPACIOUS OASTHOUSE IN RURAL LOCATION
Two receptions rooms · Kitchen/breakfast/family room
· Utility and cloakroom · Five bedrooms (one ensuite)
· Detached office · Substantial detached barn
· Approximately 1.85 acres · EPC: n/a
Convenient for mainline station
BIDDENDEN £1,050,000
CONVERTED VICTORIAN COACH HOUSE
Five receptions · Kitchen/breakfast room · Four/
five bedrooms (one ensuite) · Two family bathrooms
· Various outbuildings (one with pp for two holiday
cottages) · Approximately 5 acres · EPC: E
Opportunity to create a lifestyle
Sales & Lettings Team
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The Cornerhouse, Stone Street, Cranbrook
01580 715400
www.harpersandhurlingham.com
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The Suttons, Camber £1,500,000
This former Coast Guards “Watch House” provides a unique home, which has been totally
updated and brings a touch of the Hamptons to the south coast, with a stunning south facing
position looking out over its own beach and the beautiful expanse of Camber Sands.
4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, 3 Reception Rooms, Kitchen, Utility, Cloakroom, Large Double Garage (with
planning to be converted to additional Annexe accommodation) 3 Car Parking Spaces, Wide Beach
Frontage - EPC: E
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2 bedroom mid-terraced house in the heart of the village. CSCA.
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3 bedroom mid terrace weather boarded cottage. Chain Free. CSCA.
Rolvenden oFFeRs £500,000 - £530,000
An inviting and spacious 4 bedroom Grade II Listed Georgian home. CSCA.
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Winchelsea, East Sussex - £1.1m
Grade II listed period house, cottage and converted coach
house. Currently a successful guest house providing
flexible accommodation. This can be a family home with
annexe or continued business opportunity. Garden with
lovely views. Parking. Viewing Recommended.
Rye, East Sussex - £1,350,000
Stunning 1920s house with southerly views. Reception
hall, drawing room, sitting room, study, conservatory,
dining room, kitchen, utility, pantry, 5 bedrooms, games
room/ bedroom 6. Double garage. Workshop. Gardens
approx. 1 acre. EPC E
Brede, East Sussex - £755,000
A modern detached family house in an exclusive
development with views to the rear over adjoining
countryside. Living room, kitchen, family room, dining room,
utility room, 2 en-suite bedrooms. 3 further bedrooms,
bathroom. Integral double garage. Garden. EPC C
Pett Level, East Sussex - £535,000
Former coastguard cottage with lovely views. Sitting/
dining room, kitchen, main bedroom with en-suite, 2
further bedrooms. Wet room. Garage/gym. Studio/garden
room. EPC E
Camber, East Sussex - £995,000
Stunning coastal detached house overlooking the dunes
of Camber Sands. Entrance hall, open plan living/dining
room/kitchen, two bedrooms with en-suites, three further
bedrooms, bathroom, shower room. Coastal themed garden.
Off road parking. EPC C
Brookland, Kent - £895,000
Lovely Grade II Listed house in quiet rural location yet
convenient for Ashford International Station. Drawing room,
sitting room, dining room, utility, kitchen, breakfast room,
bedroom with en-suite, 3 further bedrooms. Attached studio
with kitchenette and wet room. Gardens. Parking.
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Guide £895,000
A stunning single storey residence
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Stone in Oxney
Guide £895,000
A beautifully presented country house
surrounded by its own gardens and land, 4 bay
garage with room above, stables.
In all about 1.4 acres. EPC Rating F
Shadoxhurst
Guide £825,000
Nearing completion – the first of three brand new
woodland family homes with large individual plots,
cart lodge garages and electric gates well away
from busy roads. EPC Rating TBA
Stowting
Guide £945,000
A wonderfully charming 5 bedroom period
farmhouse surrounded by an acre of generous
gardens with useful outbuildings. EPC Rating NA
High Halden
Guide £1,300,000
Idyllic farmstead set on a quiet country lane.
Character Grade II listed farmhouse, Kentish
barn, two cottages, fishing shack, further farm
buildings, pastureland, and ponds. EPC Rating NA
Bethersden
Guide £825,000
Unlisted country house full of character and
charm surrounded by its own gardens and
grounds, 4 bay cart lodge garage, double garage,
about 1 acre. EPC Rating E
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Month
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£1,500,000
June’s hot houses
Maggie Alderson picks her favourite homes on the market
Oakfield House
The dream: The full Grade II-listed,
seriously porticoed Georgian
sandstone house – within five minutes’
walk of Waitrose, an independent
butcher, an arthouse cinema and
all the other amenities of the large
Wealden village of Hawkhurst.
Oakfield House was built for the
Lord Mayor of London and retains
original shuttered windows, moulded
architrave and ceiling cornices and a
particularly beautiful staircase.
The interior is drenched in light
giving the elegant proportions a
contemporary air. On the first floor
there is a triple-aspect sitting room
with two fireplaces, currently used as a
billiard room.
Where: Just along Hawkhurst High
Street and back a bit.
Locale: The breathtaking countryside
of the High Weald Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty
Beds: 6 Baths: 4
Pleasing details: A black Aga in the
kitchen/breakfast room.
Special feature: Large conservatory
with indoor pool, extensive cellars,
including the original wine cellar.
Outside: 1 acre of mature garden, with
lawns, gravel drive.
Time to town: 15 minutes’ drive to
Stonegate, then 1 hour and 15 minutes
to Charing Cross.
Price: £1.5 million.
Agent: Harpers & Hurlingham 01580
715400 harpersandhurlingham.com
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Birds’ Isle
£1,765,000
The dream: The very generous
proportions – 5,300 square feet – give this
1952 house the rambling feel of a classic
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Welcome to the June issue of Wealden Times. At this
very loveliest time of year we are thrilled to share
two stunning houses. Samantha Bruce’s home in
Tunbridge Wells is a masterclass in the current trend for Vintage
Glamour, in a family context.
The other house is very different. Not currently in use as the
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our kitchen and bathroom supplement, which we hope will
inspire you to rethink your own two most-used rooms.
There’s a real shift of mood in both departments currently,
which I’m finding really exciting as I plan my own new kitchen.
Other treats in this issue include wonderful recipes for Spanish
food from a Kent-based Michelin-starred chef, summer clothes
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Previous page: A Ligne Roset ‘Togo’ sofa with matching ottoman, a
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Previous page: The kitchen flooring has been laid with the tiles edging into the wood to avoid a blunt cut off. Lighting was a bargain
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areas. The wood-burning stove is set into a feature wall which contributes to a herringbone theme
onto a terrace with decking laid in a herringbone pattern in
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Rows of kitchen cupboards painted in palest duck
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There’s also a cosy seating area with two hot pink
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and unusual detail it’s hard to know where to start.
“The cupboards are from Ikea with fronts from Swedish
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Above left: Two hot pink velvet vintage armchairs create a cosy kitchen seating area Above right: A Vivienne Westwood for the Rug
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If there’s an equivalent of Dior shoes in the kitchen then
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“I get very obsessed about small details. And I wanted
something nobody else had,” says Samantha.
There’s more clever detailing on the floor. The boards
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but the flooring in the kitchen work area is delineated
with hexagonal blue and white geometric tiles. But
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“I love lighting. It makes me happy,” explains Samantha
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At one end of the table is an abstract portrait by St
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The pale shades are offset by pops of fun colour
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There was a moment after the endless building when
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railway convex mirror. A row of prints by Ben Eine
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fully working old electronic eye test found at a French
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Previous Page: The staircase is painted dark and adorned with art Above left: The family bathroom has a square basin from West
One Bathrooms Above right: A French metal medicine cabinet. The giant nail varnish and lipstick were from an 80s shop display
There’s a second tiled feature wall in here too.
Samantha took out a tired brown tiled fireplace with
an electric fireplace and tiled the entire chimney breast
wall with pale pastel Moroccan Zelligh tiles. Logs sit
in a raised concrete fire bed. I ask if the tiles were not
a bit delicate for the area. “They’ve done fine. I don’t
do anything unless it’s going to serve a purpose.”
It’s perhaps no surprise to learn that Samantha’s
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I learned so much, both in terms of project management and
design, but what I realised I really loved was the sourcing. So,
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“It is great fun but it’s harder than people realise
getting up at 5am on cold dark mornings to go to a flea
market or car boot and then lugging things home all by
myself. I often get men at markets saying, ‘You’ll never
lift that love’. And I think to myself, Oh yes I will!”
She seems to get a similar thrill from sourcing houses. “This
is the third house we’ve lived in five years. We’ve been here
three years and that’s the longest we’ve lived in any house.”
Is she nuts I ask? Doesn’t the constant renovation
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She laughs: “This house had no bathroom for about
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because I think you get better at it each time you do it.
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Birdcage toile curtains juxtapose against a green and
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Previous page: The master suite’s dressing table is from The Conran Shop This page: The showstopper of a bath is from West One
Bathrooms. Curtains were made using ‘Inferno’ by House of Hackney
wolf peeping down from the top of a wardrobe.
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girls that it’s a surprise to learn they only recently
swapped bedrooms having each preferred the other’s.
But it’s when we get into the master suite that the
wow factor really kicks in. This is a Kent bedroom
masquerading as the VIP suite in a 1930s ocean liner.
There’s a huge white upholstered bed bought from
Selfridges – big enough to fit the whole family in. “A
bed is one of those things you have to choose carefully
because you buy one and you are stuck with it for years.”
The ocean liner effect comes with Deborah Bowness
‘swag’ wallpaper, a deep copper bath from West One
Bathrooms (bought as an ex-display bargain), a curvy
dressing table (bought from The Conran Shop several
years ago) and marble and glass side tables.
“Marble and brass just go together,” says Samantha.
“Both are luxurious, elegant and a bit girly.”
There are some fun saucy touches too such as a framed
copy of Playboy with Kate Moss on the cover and a
corset-shaped lightshade by Sera of London perched
atop a 1970s standard lamp base made with real ostrich
eggs bought from Sideshow Interiors in Norman Road,
near Sam’s shop. The corset shade was one of the first
purchases Samantha and Dougie bought as a couple.
The original stained glass bay windows are draped
with green ‘Inferno’ palm print curtains from textile
firm House of Hackney. The curtains and assorted
vintage cushions on the bed were made by Samantha’s
mother. Clearly creativity runs in the family.
Above the fireplace is a charmingly eccentric Edwardian
photo of a little girl holding up rainbows, found in
Wayward’s in St Leonards, which used to be across
the road from her shop, but has now relocated.
But what’s not on show here is equally important.
It’s all about those clever details again - the dressing
area hidden behind a stud wall, the vintage towel
ladder tucked behind the door and the inset tiled floor
under the bath. As in the kitchen, the tiles are set in
the floorboards at different angles. “I didn’t want any
edges to be square. I like the fact they are offset.”
The bath is certainly a showstopper, but is it practical?
“People ask all the time if we actually use it, but we do.
The girls are forever in and out of it. There’s a bit of
mess but I am not precious about stuff like that.”
And if there’s ever a queue forming, there’s a
fabulous family bathroom with a huge square basin
from West One Bathrooms. Over it is a French metal
medicine cabinet on top of which sit a fun 1980s
former shop display nail varnish and lipstick.
As she shows me out Sam spots the door to the
kitchen and frowns. “This is really bugging me. I
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No home is complete without
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This Page: Daughter Tippi Rose’s bedroom is full of animals
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front of the fireplace. Bed linen is from M&S
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Above: Daughter Madeline’s bedroom. A metal music light with yellow and pink bulbs hangs above the bed
need to replace it. I bought a gorgeous piece of old
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Given that she’s already said the family intend to
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From Facebook photos to Bitcoin riches, the digital
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Have you ever considered what happens to your ‘digital
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basement kitchen is light and spacious with high ceilings and white walls. A traditional hanging rack is suspended over the island
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Above: In the family breakfast room, Eames style dining chairs are offset by a chunky oak table, all of which sit below a stripped back
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Above: In the drawing room, barred mirrors reflect the Georgian
bars of the actual windows. The sofa.com sofa matches the lower
wall to create a simple but controlled effect. Left: The black
and white theme is offset by occasional splashes of red as in the
enlarged cover of Life magazine
day visitors as much as they would have the Georgian,
with their restrained and tasteful embellishments.
Here there are corbels, dados, cornicing, pillars and
panelling, but in a refined statement of good taste, not
an over the top ‘icing’ of an already delicious cake. The
ceilings are gloriously high and light floods in through
the fanlight above the front door and the large Venetian
style windows at the front and back of the house.
The ground floor rooms are airy and open; the large
drawing room at the back of the house can be seen from
the reception room next to the hall. It is not surprising that
Georgian houses were designed for dancing in - a lightness
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imagine arriving at the front door and seeing straight through
to the dancing room, filled with sparkling lights and music.
Today the sparkle comes from two huge chandeliers,
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Above left: In the dining room Philippe Starck Ghost chairs set off the black walls. The clock on the mantelpiece is an antique station
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striped navy and white blinds, two circular mirrors
on either side of a central barred mirror, repeated
above the fireplace at the other end of the room and
reflecting the Georgian bars of the actual windows.
The dark blue L-shaped sofa unit matches the lower
part of the walls exactly, adding to the controlled
simplicity. The scheme is set off – flag style - by splashes
of red from an armchair and accessories and is subtly lit
by a combination of recessed spotlights and mid-century
Anglepoise lamps. The fittings and furnishings combine
well in here, bringing a fun contemporary twentiethcentury
twist to an elegant Georgian drawing room.
The painted walls darken to a striking, but intimate
midnight blue in this room, set off by the Philippe Starck
Ghost chairs and circular stained oak table. Original
floorboards are painted white in the dining room, setting off
a rustic stained oak circular table, its friendly shape set off by
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Again the wall lights, apart from the chandelier,
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and wall panelling, so that they are virtually unnoticeable.
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Previous page: A small seating area in the first floor
master suite. The armchair is by Andrew Martin
Above: A pale pink Graham & Green bedspread
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rooms off the master bedroom. The dressing table is
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suite, comprising a large bedroom, his and hers
bathrooms, a nursery and a serenely calm sitting
room, complete with reclining armchairs.
The colours throughout this floor are muted,
soft and soothingly neutral. The floors and window
treatments are natural looking, and unlike the
floor below, providing contrasts through texture
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slight edge, vintage mirrors, suitably cracked and
worn in patches are propped above the fireplaces.
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feel. A pale pink Graham & Green bedspread
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reds, picked out in a fun portrait of the
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Above and below: The top floor’s main bedroom is fun and
colourful with a portrait of the Queen, a yellow sofa and huge
red Anglepoise lamp Left: The adjoining bathroom continues a
light and fun attitude with a green bathtub
Queen, a yellow sofa and huge red Anglepoise lamp.
These rooms may lack the grandeur of the middle floors,
but this is more than made up for, as they are bathed in
light and have stunning views out across the parklands.
Outside are two walled gardens, front and back.
In the front mature shrubs and fruit trees line the
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The back garden faces west and has a Yorkstone terrace
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of borrowing the landscape of the park beyond, so that the
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Kitchen trends: furniture
Contents
6 The new kitchen
There’s an inspiring
fundamental shift in
kitchen thinking
9 Kitchen trends:
Contemporary country
20 Anatomy of a kitchen
Our case-study of a
Neptune kitchen
23 Kitchen keepers
Kitchenware classics to
buy once and keep
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Tap into the trend
Tap into the trend
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Kitchen keepers
Kitchen keepers
10 Kitchen trends:
Glamour
12 Anatomy of a kitchen
Our case-study of a
Jones Britain kitchen
15 Kitchen trends:
Furniture
16 Kitchen trends:
Timber
19 Kitchen trends:
Black and white
27 The bathroom
Furnish your bathroom
28 Tap into the trend
Stylish taps
31 A rub a dub tub
The best bathtubs around
32 Shower power
Showers that think
outside the box
35 Splash out
Bathroom accessory picks
27
The bathroom
Editor’s Letter
There couldn’t be a better time for me to be editing a
Kitchen & Bathroom supplement – as I am in the
process of ‘editing’ both of them in my own house.
Two bathrooms are in, so I feel well qualified to share what I’ve
learned from doing that. I love my very modern brass mixer
tap, adding a contemporary note in my Victorian house.
But my new kitchen is still a big unknown – and the range
of possibilities can be quite overwhelming, so I’ve relished
every minute of looking at dream kitchens, to find the best to
show to you.
There’s an exciting new shift in kitchen layouts and styling
at the moment and we’ve broken it down into five key trends
which we hope you will find as inspiring as we do.
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kitchen trends
The new kitchen
Whether you prefer a country feel, or a more contemporary vibe, there is a fresh new mood
in kitchen design, packed with great practical ideas
Poggenpohl
The +Modo kitchen with a central island
incorporating open shelving and glass
fronted drawers. Available in seven standard
colours with contrasting wood detailing. All
Poggenpohl kitchens are made to measure
so they expertly fit the space available. From
£35,000 01483 566444 poggenpohl.com
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mood
Trends in kitchens move
much more slowly than in
other areas of the house. Not
surprisingly, considering its unique
place as the heart of family life and
the investment involved – both
emotional and financial. For years
one kind of arrangement seems
to suit everyone, then suddenly –
wham! – an entirely new kind of
kitchen seems the only thing to have.
Just such a change is happening now.
In this new mood, the overall
look of one kitchen will still be
very different from another – be
it a country feel, or more of a slick
contemporary vibe – but they will
share a mixture of practical changes,
that will make them all still very
much the new kitchen.
These arrangements include
deep drawers instead of lower-level
cupboards, no handles on drawers
Rencraft
A bespoke combination of Rencraft handmade
butler cupboards with a SieMatic island. Rencraft /
SieMatic by Rencraft kitchen cabinetry starts from
approx. £25,000 01892 520730 rencraft.co.uk
and press-open doors. A long central
bench and floor-to-ceiling wall
cupboards, rather than lower and
upper cupboards with a worktop
in between. Units which look like
freestanding pieces of furniture.
Open shelves rather than closed
cupboards. Entirely integrated
appliances.
On the aesthetic side there are
some radical new choices, including
mixes of colours, textures and even
worktop materials in one kitchen,
and featured wood combined with
other surfaces.
Most radical is the arrival of high
glamour in the kitchen, via rich
metallics mixed with the enduringly
popular marble – and lots of it.
There is so much to be excited
about in this new world of kitchens.
Theme by theme, here is our round
up of some of the best .
Chamber Furniture
This stained oak kitchen, features a liquid
metal island with a timber breakfast bar.
Kitchens from £40,000.
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Stoneham
The Knole kitchen in Blue Hague. Kitchens from
£25,000 020 8300 8181 stoneham-kitchens.co.uk
Image courtesy of Connaught Kitchens, a Stoneham
Kitchens retailer
kitchen trends
Different styles may go
in and out of fashion,
but the country kitchen
will always be dear to the
English heart – but that
doesn’t mean it can’t change
and evolve. (Wheatsheaf
toaster, anyone?)
It might be as simple
as taking a classic Quaker
style and painting it
a dramatic colour, or
mixing two colours in
one scheme, as seen in
the two kitchens here.
Other key modifications
which add an up-to-date
flair without losing the
classic charm, are having
deep drawers rather than
cupboards, and the biggest
shift of the new kitchen
– replacing wall-hung
over-counter cupboards
with open shelves and
dresser-style units.
Contemporary country
JM Interiors
This brief was for all materials to
be sourced from local tradespeople.
There is a walk-in pantry, with
spice racks, a hidden coffee station
and customised plate racks, and a
submerged wine cellar. For cooking
there is an Aga, Wolf oven and
induction hob. Prices for bespoke
kitchens start from £25,000
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Krieder
The Manhattan, finished in solid
brass, £65,000 including appliances,
worktops and installation.
01892 619721 krieder.com
Glamour
It’s one of those ideas that
seems so right when you
see it, you wonder why
on earth we haven’t always
had outrageous glamour in
our kitchens. The days of
below stairs are long behind
us – indeed the kitchen is now
the most important room,
with an eat-in family space
top of the list for homebuyers.
Entertaining in the 21st
century means you are as
likely to be holding a glass
of champagne, as a wooden
spoon, in your kitchen. So
it’s time to think of this space
in a whole new way. And
to celebrate it with luxury
materials and rich textures.
Rencraft
This bespoke kitchen was designed as ‘a contemporary
kitchen pod landed in the middle of this period room’.
On one side of the island the drawers are finished with
patina brass. Bespoke kitchens by Rencraft, price on
application. 01892 520730 rencraft.co.uk
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Anatomy of a kitchen
Jones Britain
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The vision
In a large space, in the middle of a converted barn, the homeowners
were looking for a contemporary but traditionally inspired kitchen,
with up-to-date functionality. A working kitchen with a mass of
storage, which is a warm and friendly room for family life and
entertaining. They specifically wanted an element of curves and a
breakfast bar.
The finished project
A bespoke hand-built and hand-painted kitchen, with Shakerstyle
panel doors, complemented by a mixture of Corian and
granite worktops and featuring state-of-the-art Siemens and Caple
appliances, complementing the Aga already in situ.
The framed cabinet doors and cream Aga, plus the dresser-style
floor-to-ceiling cupboard and hand-painted finish, give the kitchen a
traditional feeling, appropriate for the converted barn context.
The curved line of the cabinets facing out into the living space also
adds a homely, country appeal. A contemporary edge is delivered
via the matt black paint on the central island and contrasting white
Corian work top, and the brushed steel knobs and handles, while the
modern bar stools and steel pendant lights add an industrial touch.
The overall black and white colour scheme, combined with the
wooden barn beams add up to one of the hottest trends in current
kitchen design.
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Jones Britain
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carcases from £30,000 0800 8600435 jonesbritain.co.uk
When the built-in revolution hit in the
mid-20th century it suddenly seemed
very backwards looking to have any
kind of furniture in the kitchen. As they got
smaller, denoting the decreasing amount of time
expected to be spent on domestic chores, with the
arrival of labour-saving gadgets and food (Smash!
Vesta curries!) and the hatch came in - even a
table was considered de trop.
Now kitchens are getting bigger again, within
multi-use living spaces, furniture seems like a fine
idea again. It breaks up the space, provides extra
storage – and comes as part of the kitchen build
The best of both worlds.
Schmidt
Chic Workshop from the Designer Line collection. Built in a former
industrial workshop for the shoot, showing the practical storage
elements, including the bespoke orange cupboard, with chairs and stools
and a designer bar counter. These units are from the Groove range
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It’s been a long time since
we’ve seen much exposed
wood in a kitchen, beyond
the bleached oak of a French
Provincial dresser or table, but
suddenly interesting timbers
look very fresh and appealing.
Paint is lovely, but the grain
and richness of feature wood
brings warmth and integrity
– and looks very sophisticated
mixed in with contrasting
white fixtures.
Kutchenhaus
The Structura kitchen, from £15,400. Kutchenhaus
supplies fully rigid German kitchens built to order,
direct from the factory. There are nine different price
ranges, from £10,000 to £40,000.
01892 289070 kutchenhaus.co.uk
Timber
Stoneham
The Ambience TT/Pro features smooth, flushsurfaced
doors and crown-cut veneer finishes.
020 8300 8181 stoneham-kitchens.co.uk
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Adaptations
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A classic monochrome kitchen, contemporary but still
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Neptune
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The vision
The Suffolk kitchen has been updated, with this most classic
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The Charlecote island comes in a choice of options to be geared
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in a range of sizes to suit different spaces.
The cabinetry is made from tulipwood, plywood and oak, with
magnetic chrome catches and chrome drawer pulls.
Kitchens from £38,000.
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Experience
the
softness
Investing in a kitchen and bathroom
is a big decision – there is nothing
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The effects of hard water
The water that runs through your
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Benefits of softened water
With a Harvey Water Softener, you
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Potts Ltd Oasis vanity guide price £6,200, tiles
£1,500 per square metre 01732 848444 potts.ltd.uk
Neptune Large Edinburgh washstand £2,385
01732 351866 neptune.com
The bathroom
The days of a tiled space as sterile as an operating theatre are over, now your bathroom is part of
your living space with furniture and accessories to make it a welcoming space to hang out in
Cranleigh Bathroom
Studios Heritage Blenheim high level
WC £985 01483 272727
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Catchpole and Rye La Parisienne double
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O
f course a
bathroom needs
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able to withstand steamy
ablutions, but you don’t
really need to be able to
hose it down. And isn’t
it agreeable for this room
where we both start and
end the day to be as cosy
and inviting as the rest of
the house? Furnishings –
curtains rathe-han blinds,
wallpaper rather than tiles,
rugs as well as bathmats,
a chair or sofa if you have
room – add to that feeling,
but even better is to choose
fixtures which are more
furniture than sanitary ware
and have the added bonus of
integral storage.
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West One
Fontane Bianche ceilingmounted
washbasin mixer in
gunmetal £1716
0333 011 3333
westonebathrooms.com
Arteform Itap £265
Vola HV1 tap
£512.40
Aston Matthews
Ambra wall tap with plate
£297 01483 478826
astonmatthews.co.uk
Nero two hole wall-mounted basin mixer in satin
black £358.36
Tap into the trend
Classic chrome taps are timeless – but isn’t it time to give some other options a thought?
Brass is the metal of the moment, but black and coloured taps are looking very appealing.
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For a free no obligation estimate call us on 01959 563063
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STUNNING HANDLES FOR DOORS & DRAWERS
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THE STONE TILE WAREHOUSE
Visit our Warehouse-Showroom Unit 10, Integra ME,
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A rub a dub tub
There’s nothing better than a good soak, so why not make the bath the central
feature of your bathroom – then lie back and relax. Rubber duck optional
Cranleigh Bathroom Studios
Alderley leather effect freestanding acrylic bath
£2495 01483 272727 cranleigh-bathroomstudios.co.uk
Potts Ltd Victoria & Albert Worcester copper
bath £4,400 01732 848444 potts.ltd.uk
West One Victoria + Albert freestanding bath
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Catchpole and Rye Niederbronn bath tub from
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Aston Matthews Grid-45 shower panel from
£1233, Nero shower fittings from £228
01483 478826 astonmatthews.co.uk
Towns bathrooms Matki curved offset enclosure
£2107.20 01732 350911 townsmerchant.co.uk
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Shower power
Think outside the box – that square glass one with metal edges – when choosing a shower
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Potts Ltd
Majestic bespoke glass
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time to get your waft on,
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Previous page: Bikini top, £41, bikini bottoms, £27, tender-trap-lingerie.co.uk; sunglasses, £95, flip flops, £25, Travelling Bazaar
travelling-bazaar.com This page: Bikini top, £75, bikini bottoms, £34, tender-trap-lingerie.co.uk; embroidered 100% cotton shirt,
£115, hi*hi hihistore.com
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@capsulehastings / 07772 056945; linen trousers, £61.50, One Life Clothing onelifeclothing.co.uk; straw bag, £28, Travelling Bazaar
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Simply Beach simplybeach.com; tassel sliders, £55, Courtyard UK courtyarduk.co.uk
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The
Amazing
Lavender
Sisters
The Amazing Lavender Sisters
is a beautiful shop located
in the stunning grounds of
Trading Boundaries situated
in Sheffield Green.
We sell gorgeous high end
fashion and accessories plus
a range of beautiful interior
pieces including candles, throws
and bath essences for those
special days of pampering.
Telephone 01825 791792
theamazinglavendersisters.com
The Courtyard, Trading Boundaries,
Sheffield Green TN22 3RB
Open 10am-5pm, Mon-Fri
11am-5pm Sundays & Bank Holidays
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377mm
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dressing undeniable beauty
35 High St,
Cranbrook
www.odyl.co.uk
01580 714907
Entre Nous Lingerie
4 London Rd, Westerham, Kent TN16 1BD
01959 563975 entrenouslingerie.co.uk
Open 10–5 Mon–Sat
Ranges include:
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80% of women wear the wrong size bra.
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Swimwear, nightwear, slippers & gifts.
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100% cotton dress, £78, Capsule Instagram @capsulehastings / 07772 056945; hat, £75,
Courtyard UK courtyarduk.co.uk
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100% linen bardot top, £199, Courtyard UK courtyarduk.co.uk; 100% linen skirt, £49.99, Capsule Instagram @capsulehastings /
07772 056945; espadrilles, £59.95, Manuka Shoes manukashoes.com
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Come and see
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in Heathfield
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Discover a unique collection
from one of the finest jewellery
collections in Europe.
An exquisite and exclusive treasure
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crafted from the finest gemstone.
Discover more: www.brightmediasales.co.uk
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Telephone: 0333 344 5759
Tuesday mornings and by appointment
01435 883394 or 07831 258582
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Men’s and women’s
vintage clothing
and accessories
1920s–1960s items always wanted. Also Vintage
Chinese embroidered clothes, Ossie Clark, Biba.
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Maasai Women Art Arrives in Charing
Come and see their beautiful bead creations from Italian designs
Browse the Summer collections of clothes and accessories
and while you’re here, drop in to Mulberry’s for lunch or tea
and pick up a free-range chicken from our local butcher.
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the Italian Wardrobe
2-4 Castle Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1XJ
01892 514143 www.theitalianwardrobe.co.uk
New Arrivals
Our SS18 jacket collection
features 100% linen in
statement windowpane checks.
Selected for you by County Clothes.
www.countyclothesmenswear.co.uk
County Clothes Menswear
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Left: Hat, £19.95, Charity Farm Countrystore
charityfarmcountrystore.co.uk; dress, £99, Winser
London winserlondon.com Above: From top left
round to right, small circular straw bag, £28,
Travelling Bazaar travelling-bazaar.com; tote
bag, £39.95, Manuka Shoes manukashoes.com;
large circular straw bag, £36, Electric Pineapple
electricpineapple.co.uk; tassel bag stylist’s own
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Linen jacket, £90, One Life Clothing onelifeclothing.co.uk; t-shirt, £34.90, Charity Farm Countrystore
charityfarmcountrystore.co.uk; jeans, £100, clogs, £94, Antoine et Lili antoineetlili.com; bird and
dragonfly pendant necklaces, both £14.99, Capsule Instagram @capsulehastings / 07772 056945
We would like to thank Atlanta Bartlett and Dave Coote for allowing us to photograph at their beautiful Winchelsea property. For
more information on staying in or hiring one of Atlanta and Dave’s unique locations please visit paleandinterestingholidays.com
or beachstudios.co.uk. To re-create the Pale and Interesting style visit their new shop at 3 Landgate, Rye, East Sussex or the online
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Sizzling hot
summer at
The One Stop Shop for Ladies Fashion in Surrey
www.melitaboutique.co.uk
57 High Street, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8AF Tel: 01276 856308
Cashara look forward
to seeing you at
Wealden Times
Midsummer Fair
at Hole Park
7-9th June,
Stand No R24
cashmere and silk knitwear
Come and browse our new
Spring/Summer Collections
23 High Street, Tenterden TN30 6BJ
Telephone 01580 761222 Email sales@cashara.co.uk
Shop online at www.cashara.co.uk
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Don’t forget
Father’s
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Pick up a gift card,
available at any value
Sunday
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th June
Difficult to
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Just ask a member of staff for details.
County Clothes Menswear
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Sun scents
Summer is here and it’s time to rethink your
perfume with the season says Josephine Fairley
Verveine eau
de toilette
£18 for 50ml
Fragonard
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Beauty
There are still women who have a ‘signature’ scent, worn
all-year-round, for everything from a summer wedding
to the Christmas party. The modern trend, though, is
to build a ‘wardrobe’ of fragrances, because as Aerin Lauder
(granddaughter of the redoubtable Estée) observes, ‘You wouldn’t
wear the same shoes with a tennis dress and an evening dress…’
Well, I certainly wouldn’t. Indeed, there are fragrances in my
wardrobe that for me, are the equivalent of black opaque tights
and are put away each year at around the same time as my Wolford
Velvet Deluxes, waiting for the weather to turn in the autumn.
I love those scents precisely because they’re wonderfully
snuggleable and cocooning, but I find them almost oppressive right
now. So for me, this is the perfect time to switch to something
lighter, airier, fresher and fortunately (as you can read below),
there are lots of exciting new launches that fall into that category.
Before that, though, there are a few things
about wearing fragrance in the warmer months
that I think it’s worth remembering.
Champ de Baies
and Champ des Fleurs
eau de Cologne
£105 for 100ml L’Artisan
Parfumeur
artisanparfumeur.com
Hot weather and fragrance aren’t happy
bedfellows
Perfume is as vulnerable to UV damage as our skins. If your
fragrances are generally kept near a window, move them to
the back of the room where sunlight can’t damage them.
Keep them in the box, in a cupboard
Scent will last much longer if it’s not exposed
to daylight, let alone sunshine.
Best of all, keep your fragrance in the fridge
A normal fridge can be too cold – a wine fridge is perfect,
advises James Craven of Pimlico’s ‘scent mecca’, Les Senteurs.
Bois
d’Hadrien eau de
parfum
£91 for 100ml
Goutal Paris
goutalparis.com
Bel Azur
£73 for 50ml
eau de parfum
Tory Burch
toryburch.co.uk
Beware of wearing fragrance in the sun
Some of the ingredients in perfume can interact with sunlight, on
vulnerable skins, potentially triggering redness, itching and even
(in the cases of some citrus ingredients like bergamot), possibly
leading to pigmented ‘staining’ of the skin. This doesn’t mean you
can’t wear fragrance through the summer months, but if you’re
sunbathing, why not spritz a sarong, rather than your skin?
I always like to spray my clothing – I’m a walking miasma
of scent, basically – although do check first that it won’t stain
the fabric. This is easy to do: simply spritz a white tissue,
and if there’s no marking afterwards, it should be perfectly
safe for textiles. I’m a particular fan of spraying scarves and
pashminas, as well as the lining of jackets and even skirts.
Why not wear a scented ribbon…?
Spray a ribbon and tie it in your hair, or around
your wrist. Lovely, lovely, lovely.
Signature eau
de toilette
£35 for 30ml
L.K. Bennett
lkbennett.com
Soleil Piquant
eau de parfum and
purse spray
£185 for 100ml
By Terry
byterry.com
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Beauty
Travel light
When you’re heading off on holiday, decant your favourite
fragrance into a Travalo atomiser. You sort of ‘mate’ the
atomiser with the base of the Travalo, pump a bit (!) and the
fragrance is transferred almost magically to the travel spray.
These are available in sleek metals and some really
stylish leather-covered options (you can find them on
perfumesociety.org/SHOP and at other retailers).
But why not take a wardrobe of
fragrances with you…?
Shameless plug, here: our Perfume Society Discovery
Box samples allow you to pack an entire wardrobe of
scents – even if you’re one of those admirable souls who
manages to travel with hand baggage. (Not something I’ve
ever achieved in this lifetime, nor am ever likely to.)
Colognes are perfect for summer, to be
splashed and spritzed with abandon
My top picks from this summer’s new launches
Fragonard Verveine
Fragonard’s scents are wonderfully affordable (find them
in M&S and Cologne & Cotton) and Verveine is the pure
scent of summer sunshine and sparkling water. Lemon and
grapefruit accent the energy of verbena – which is lemony in
itself – but there’s more staying power than you’d imagine,
thanks to undertones of patchouli, Atlas cedarwood and
amber. Fragonard also offer ‘layering’ opportunities – the
Verveine soap is divine.
£18 for 50ml eau de toilette
Goutal Paris Bois d’Hadrien
Eau d’Hadrien is the fragrance that put Annick Goutal –
one of the original ‘niche perfume’ brands – on the scented
map. Now, her daughter Camille is heading up the perfume
house, putting her own stamp on this innovative fragrance
brand which she’s renamed ‘Goutal Paris’.
Eau d’Hadrien has also now acquired a counterpart. If the
original is morning, with its airy, citrus notes, this evokes the
other end of the day, with woodsier notes of cypress, cedar,
pine, incense and musk alongside a bright echo of lemon.
£91 for 100ml eau de parfum
By Terry Soleil Piquant
This light-filled, carefree, sun-drenched fragrance is pricy,
for sure – but just in time for the getaway season, the 100ml
eau de parfum does come packaged with a security-friendly
8ml spray. Inspired by the Balearic island of Formentera, it’s
bursting with bright neroli, opening to almond blossoms,
and finally mellowing to notes of sandalwood and tonka
bean.
£185 for 100ml eau de parfum and purse spray
L’Artisan Parfumeur Champ de Baies and
Champ des Fleurs
Colognes are a big trend in perfume right now and they
happen to be a perfect-for-summer concentration, to be
splashed and spritzed with abandon.
Champ de Baies is the more intriguing of these two, I
find, setting out to evoke the feeling of a mulberry tree in
the early morning, ‘just before a heatwave’, offering crisp
nashi pear, tart rhubarb and bergamot.
Its counterpart is equally fresh and dew-drenched, but
captures a ‘field of flowers’, with bitter grapefruit and
crunchy pear giving way to lily of the valley and jasmine
petals, finally enveloping skin in cedar, amber and musk.
£105 for 100ml eau de Cologne
Tory Burch Bel Azur
Don’t blame me if you decide to redecorate your house
to match the chic blue-and-white box this comes in. The
bottle is also deep, deep sea blue – positively beckoning you
to dive into its refreshing blend of bergamot, neroli and
peony, whose breeziness fades into warm, sun-kissed notes
of creamy sandalwood and earthy vetiver. For someone who
loves fresh fragrances, but wants something different to the
usual citrusy Eau de Cologne.
£73 for 50ml eau de parfum
L.K. Bennett Signature
This is one of my surprising new favourites, a definite
addition to my scent wardrobe. It’s a highly sophisticated
Chypre fragrance that has an airiness that’s just perfect,
right now, offering peppered citrus, tangy rhubarb (a very
on-trend note), silky rose, jasmine and ylang ylang, revealing
skin-warmed notes of powdery amber and woods as it
unfolds on the skin.
It’s incredibly accomplished – a new modern classic, I’d
call it – and I love that it comes in three sizes, including
a nicely affordable 30ml. (I’ll definitely be going for the
biggest next time, though.)
£35 for 30ml eau de toilette
Jo Fairley is Co-Founder of The Perfume Society
(perfumesociety.org), which offers Discovery Boxes and
an online V.I.P. Club membership with six downloadable
issues a year of the award-winning magazine The
Scented Letter, discounts on Discovery Boxes, exclusive
online competitions and special discounts from leading
perfume websites.
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Wellbeing
A Year of Wellness
Britain has one of the highest rates of allergies in the world, with 44%
of Brits suffering with at least one allergy. With hay fever season in full
bloom, Eminé Rushton shares her natural approach to allergy-management
June: Natural relief for seasonal allergies
We spent one summer,
several years ago,
flummoxed as to why
Wour eldest daughter (who was then
just four), had a continual cold. A
streaming nose, mild temperature,
sneezing, runny eyes – and unable
to shift it. That’s when we realised:
it wasn’t a cold – it was hay fever!
The misery of the condition, and the
symptoms that make it difficult for us to
go about our daily lives, such as sneezing,
itchiness, breathlessness and wheezing,
are caused by the body’s own exaggerated
immune response to the natural
allergens in pollen.
Our white blood cells
begin to make more of
a substance called
histamine,
which has an
inflammatory
response
within
the body,
causing all of the symptoms above.
Traditional treatment is with antihistamine
medicine – to block
those natural histamines, and
dampen down their effects – and
yes, they can be very effective.
But they do not treat the root cause,
which is why some of us produce more
histamines in response to allergens
than others (and, indeed, why some
of us can deal with cats, dustmites,
feathers and pollen without a sniffle,
while others are reduced to
sobbing, wheezing wrecks).
A couple of years ago I
had the privilege of working
The misery of the
symptoms makes
it difficult for us
to go about our
daily lives
with leading integrative medical
expert, Dr Andrew Weil, and I grilled
him on this very subject (hoping,
too, to find some natural relief for
my daughter along the way).
For the most common ragweed allergy
(the most prevalent type of pollen that
we Brits encounter through spring
& summer), Dr Weil recommends
stinging nettle (urtica dioica), in freezedried
capsule form. Children under
twelve can take one capsule a day,
whereas adults (12 and over) can take
one capsule every two to four hours.
Dr Weil also recommended
quercetin – a natural
bioflavonoid, which
is most effective
when combined with
bromelain (a proteindigesting
enzyme,
from pineapple).
Studies have shown
that quercetin may
help stabilise the cells
that produce histamine, and within a
week of us giving our daughter a daily
capsule, her symptoms significantly
improved (Higher Nature make a good
one, as do Neal’s Yard Remedies).
The best thing, however, is to
begin taking these natural remedies
in winter, to build the body
up before the allergy season
kicks in at all (something
to remember next time!).
The best foods for natural
anti-histamines include apples,
yellow peppers, watercress,
onions, peas, parsley, thyme,
turmeric (which is an
Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at Psychologies magazine, and
co-founder of the conscious living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk
incredible anti-inflammatory across
the board – at home we all swear by
Wild Nutrition Turmaforte Turmeric,
£32 wildnutrition.com), ginger, sweet
potato, peppermint and pomegranate.
Decreasing dairy intake (but ensuring
that good sources of calcium still abound
– so crucial for children), can really
help too. I also favour a natural barrier
balm (i.e. a natural version of Vaseline
– you could try Hay Max Pure, but any
natural waxy balm will do the trick),
which we smear within the nostril and
around the outer edges, to trap pollen
and prevent it being inhaled and further
irritating the mucous membranes.
We also invested in a HEPA Air Filter
(ours is made by Vax) which is very
effective at filtering out airborne pollen
during sleep, particularly in summer,
when many of us sleep with windows
wide open, and certainly when the
neighbours are mowing their lawns.
These natural changes have very
much benefited our family, and I do so
hope they offer you some relief too.
Time for a tonic
Health-boosting tipples abound in Tonics &
Teas: Traditional and Modern Remedies that
Make You Feel Amazing by Rachel de Thample
(Kyle Books, £9.99). From a ginger
and turmeric concoction to keep
the doctor away, to kefir, kvass
and nettle tonics, this is a joyful
book, reminding us of nature’s
medicinal power, and inviting
us to delight in the drinking.
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Natural wisdom
Natasha Richardson is a medical herbalist and founder of
Forage Botanicals. She lives in Kent and runs a successful
four-week online course that has helped hundreds of women
to balance their hormones and have less painful periods
What one piece of seasonal wisdom
helps you in June?
The dry and warm weather of June is
wonderfully energising but I often find
the long days quite tiring. My favourite
thing to do in June is take the time in
the evening to make myself a cooling
foot bath with herbs and essential oils.
It helps to refresh and calm me, and
stops me from running around like a
work-obsessed madwoman.
What one self-care ritual do you
never skimp on?
I never forget to wear clothes which
make me feel good about myself. Every
day I carefully consider my appearance
and it really does lift my spirits. It
might seem odd to think of the way we
dress as a form of self-care, but it’s the
one thing I never change, whatever the
season.
What’s happening in your kitchen this
month?
I am embracing the warmth with my
favourite salad – fennel, lemon, avocado
and rocket with olive oil and salt. It’s the
simple things that please me.
Share one book that taught you
something amazing about life – and
made you better at living it?
I have just finished reading a book
called Nonviolent Communication and
it literally is changing my life. I have
started to see how very subtle ways
we usually communicate in society
can make others feel blamed or
judged and it is enabling me to feel
even more compassion and empathy.
Given the work that I do, this is
something I need to cultivate – but it
is important for all of us to be more
empathetic.
What is the best treatment you’ve
had locally?
I love getting deep tissue massage
from Sarah Lacey at Apotheca in
Faversham. Such a treasure!
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Eminé says:
Try this in June
The older I get, the less I like to shop
online and I have recently rediscovered the
joys of buying my dried herbs, flowers and
remedies by weight (far more economical)
and in person (far more pleasurable), at
my local Neal’s Yard Remedies store. There
are several NYR stores with dispensaries,
across Kent and Sussex, and I stock up on
everything from rosebuds and chamomile
flowers to ashwagandha (a stress-relieving
herb) and dried nettles (great for allergy
relief, see previous page). Wandering back
home with my basket filled with dried
goods always makes me smile, too.
nealsyardremedies.com/storefinder.
Time for Beauty Sleep
Amly is the Old English name of the organic wildflower meadow
in East Sussex, and it is here that Amly co-founder, Lisa O’Connor,
found a natural silver-rich source of spring water, which runs
beneath this beautiful organic land.
Intrigued by the unusual healing properties and mineral
profile of the water, she and her friend, holistic therapist Kerry
Moore, set about blending it with organic flowers, native
herbs and healing essential oils.
The result is dreamy - and nowhere more so than
in the new Amly Beauty Sleep Face Mist, £52, which
combines valerian root, passion flower, rose quartz,
ylang ylang and St John’s Wort, for a somniferous
olfactive experience that soothes not just fractious
skin, but the anxious mind too. Save for the bedside
table and anoint yourself before sleep…
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Tapas-tastic
Chef
and owner of celebrated
restaurant Rocksalt, in
Folkestone, Mark Sargeant
shares recipes for Northern
Spanish food from his
exciting new venture
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Food
Long-established as a
restaurant venue, The
Wife of Bath in Wye, has been
reimagined, renovated and
revitalised by esteemed chef
Mark Sargeant.
Now it is a Spanish
restaurant, tapas bar and sixroom
boutique hotel. The
food, which has been described
as ‘superb’ by no less an
authority than the Telegraph,
is inspired by the cuisine of
Cataluña, the Basque country,
Cantabria and Galicia, made
using the wonderful produce
available from the local fields,
coastline – and vines.
We are very honoured to
share some recipes from this
chef, who has won multiple
awards, and was awarded a
Michelin star when running
Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant at
Claridges.
So while these may be a little
more complex than our usual
suggestions, the results will be
more than worth it.
Monkfish, Saffron and Piquillo
Pepper Rice, Aioli, Coriander
Serves 4
• 1 monkfish tail double skinned on
the bone 400g-600g size
• 75g finely chopped shallots
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• Half a red chilli, finely diced
• 200g sliced tomatoes
• 1 litre chicken stock
• ½ tsp saffron
• 400g Arborio rice
• 200g sliced piquillo peppers
• Coriander cress to garnish
Aioli
Small pinch of saffron strands
3 crushed garlic cloves
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
300ml olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
Method:
1Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2Begin by portioning the monkfish
into 4 pieces around 100-150g
each - your fishmonger could always
do this for you if you are unsure. Place
onto a try and leave in the fridge until
required.
3Next make the aioli. In a small
bowl pour 1 tbsp of boiling water
over the saffron and set aside. Put the
garlic, egg yolks and mustard into a
food processor and blitz until a paste
and then slowly add the olive oil to
make a thick mayonnaise. When
everything has come together add the
saffron, saffron water and lemon juice.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4Now make the saffron rice. Heat 2
teaspoons of olive oil in a pan, add
shallots and fry gently for 10 minutes.
Add the chilli, garlic and smoked
paprika and cook for 2 more minutes,
then stir in the tomatoes. Stir in the
saffron, stock, 1 tsp of salt. Bring to
the boil and then add the rice. Stir
once. Then leave to simmer vigorously
for 6 minutes. Meanwhile cut up the
roasted red pepper, and sprinkle on top
of the rice. Lower the heat and cook
for another 10-12 minutes.
5Begin cooking the monkfish when
the rice is about 5 to 6 minutes
from being ready. Heat a frying pan
with a little oil. Season the monkfish
and fry evenly on all sides till golden.
Place into the oven and cook for 5 to 6
minutes.
To Finish:
Take a bowl and spoon some of the
rice in the middle. Place the monkfish.
Pipe dots of the aioli around the fish
and garnish with the coriander.
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Quail Escabeche
Serves 4
• 4 whole preprared quail
• 4 slices of sourdough
bread
• 1 little gem lettuce washed
& cut into quarters
• 50g butter
• 2 sprigs of thyme &
rosemary
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 10ml olive oil to finish
Escabeche Marinade
• 100ml olive oil
• 100ml vinegar
• Handful of sage, tarragon,
mint, thyme, parsley,
rosemary and coriander
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 shallot sliced into rings
• 1 carrot thinly sliced
into discs [flower shapes
optional]
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
1Put all the ingredients for
the escabeche marinade
into a large pan. Warm very
gently for 10 minutes, then
set aside for the ingredients
to infuse. Preheat the oven to
200 degrees.
2Next prepare the quail.
Carefully remove the
wishbone from the quail.
(To do this: with the breast
side up, gently pull back the
skin at the top of the breasts.
Using a small knife, make
small incisions either side of
the wishbone to separate the
wishbone from the breast
meat on both sides. Then,
carefully pull the wishbone
out.)
3Place an oven-proof pan
onto a moderate heat,
add a little oil and then put
in the quail, to brown on
all sides. Add the thyme,
rosemary, garlic and butter
to the pan. Baste over the
quail for 1 minute. Put into
a medium oven and cook
for 3-4 minutes - the quail
should be pink. Take out
of the oven and allow to
rest for 3-4 minutes. Next,
we need to take the quail
off the bone. First, remove
the legs, then use a knife
to carefully carve off the
meat. Then carve off the
breast meat. Place the meat
pieces into the escabeche
marinade to infuse with all
the flavours.
To Finish
4Toast the sourdough
until golden on both
sides and dress the lettuce
with a little olive oil.
5Place a piece of the
bread onto a plate,
then some lettuce, followed
by some of the escabeche
vegetables. Place the quail
pieces on the top, leg meat
first, then breast.
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Gin & Lime Cheesecake
Serves 12
Equipment needed
• 12 x 75mm circular metal
rings
• Blowtorch
• For one cheesecake, use a
20cm springform cake tin
Cheesecake
• 90g caster sugar
• 750g cream cheese
• 1 litre double cream
• 1 vanilla pod scraped
• 3 limes, zested
• 100g melted butter
• 250g crushed Hobnob
biscuits
• 25ml Gin Mare gin (or gin
of your choice)
Lime Curd
• 400ml lime juice
• 250g caster sugar
• 8 whole eggs
• 175g butter
• 25ml Gin Mare gtin (or
gin of your choice)
Candied Walnuts
• 100g walnuts
• 50g sugar
• Splash of water
• A few sprigs of chopped
rosemary
To Finish
• Basil cress
• Chopped mint
• Chopped rosemary
• Lime zest
1Add the melted butter
to the crushed Hobnob
biscuits and mix well. Put
between two pieces of
parchment paper and roll
flat. In a mixing bowl, beat
the sugar, cream cheese and
vanilla seed until soft. In
a second bowl semi whip
the cream, then add the
cream, Gin Mare gin and
lime zest to the cheese mix
and whip using the mixer
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Lime Curd
Bring the lime juice to the
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When cold, store in a piping
bag.
Candied Walnuts
Place the walnuts on a
4 baking tray and put into
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sugar and water into a pan
and boil until it starts to go
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heat. Chop up the walnuts
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To Finish
Using a blowtorch
5 carefully heat up the
side of the cheesecake to
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and put the cheesecake on
top. Arrange the walnuts
going down one side of the
cheesecake. Sprinkle a little
of the chopped mint and
rosemary on top and garnish
with the basil cress. Finish
with lime zest.
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Garden
Let the right ones in
Not all garden bugs are baddies – Jo Arnell advises how to
keep the pests at bay, while nurturing the good guys
Credit: Hedgehog Photo by Piotr Łaskawski on Unsplash
Early summer is the time for maximum growth in
the garden. The new stems and leaves on our plants,
plumped out by rain, fertilisers and human kindness
are luscious - and irresistibly delicious to some of our garden
visitors. Pesky sap suckers seem to have expensive tastes and
well bred, cultivated plants are just so much tastier than
tough old weeds. It can seem like the garden is under siege,
especially when we come out in the morning (evil deeds
mainly happen at night) and discover the carnage. It is very
tempting to reach for a bug spray and nuke the lot of them.
But, before we do that, it is worth remembering that
most pesticide sprays are non-specific and will kill a wide
variety of insects; the good, bad, the bug-ugly - and the
butterflies. Luckily we are becoming more aware of the effects
of chemical sprays and the days of DDT (the poisonous
compound that accumulates in the fatty tissues of animals
- including humans) but it has taken a long time. Rachel
Carson’s classic book on the subject, Silent Spring, was first
published way back in 1962.
Alternative routes to sprays require a more benign approach
to pest control through healthy practices. The aim is to
maintain a more natural balance and prevent the build up of
pests in the first place, but the problem is that – oddly - our
gardens are not always the most natural of environments
in the first place. Plants we consider ‘standard’ are mostly
pampered non-natives and the edible crops are grown in neat,
easy to feed on rows. It can be done though. We just need
a range of strategies and, as in many hostile situations, an
insight into the lifestyle choices and habits of our enemies.
A healthy balance
A natural ecosystem is a carefully balanced web of life; each
organism within it has a role that has evolved over millions
of years. In the garden it is us who organise the ecosystem, by
going to the garden centre and popping in a random selection
of things that take our fancy - plants that fill a gap in our
borders rather than a specific ecological niche. Growing the
right plant in the right place will help. Plonking a delicate
woodlander into a scorching sunny border, or miring a
Mediterranean meadow plant in heavy clay means that they
use up all their resources just trying to survive. Unhappy
plants, much like unhappy humans, are more prone to pests
and disease.
Overfeeding
Spring is the best time to give your plants food – but only if
they need it. Too much nitrogen will lead to excessively lush
leaf growth. Soft, sappy leaves are easier to bite into. Don’t
Above: Ladybirds and hedgehogs aren’t just cute and adorable – they are voracious feeders on destructive insects
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Garden
feed plants much past the summer or you will encourage late
growth that will be prone to winter frost damage, leaving
them open to pest attack. Warmer winters enable more pests
to survive in situations where they might once have perished,
and new ones are regularly creeping in on foreign grown
plants, from where they can spread very rapidly.
Catch them early
Get out in the garden early in the season and keep an eye
out for the first of the pests to arrive and you may be able
to catch an infestation before it starts. Think of it as the
gardener’s equivalent of a ‘stitch in time’: a bug squished
in the hand is better than thousands on your plants. And
catching them early in their life cycle, before they hatch and
fly off to reproduce, will help too.
Encourage beneficial predators
Set up bee/ladybird/lacewing homes and hedgehog houses.
Bees are essential pollinators and the others are all voracious
eaters of aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs and many other
insect pests. Make log piles for beneficial bugs and beetles
to overwinter in. Plant a nectar border to encourage bees,
hoverflies and other pollinating insects and grow plants for
their seed heads to attract the birds. All birds feed insect to
their young in spring and although birds will also eat your
seeds, their bug catching role in spring is very useful. Even
wasps do a good job, hunting down caterpillars and grubs and
clearing up debris and rotting fruit.
Netting crops
Putting this in place at vulnerable stages will deter many bugs,
depending on the gauge of net. Fine netting will prevent flea
beetle and small flies (whitefly and carrot fly), the next size up
will protect crops from Cabbage White butterflies and bird
netting will deter pesky pigeons - make sure it’s pegged down
well so that wildlife can’t get tangled in it.
Companion planting
This is an attractive way to deter pests and works by
Below: Nasturtiums in their caterpillar-free glory
Above: Caterpillars making short work of a nasturtium leaf
confusing the insect (they’re easily confused) by disguising the
smell of the crop. The most well known of these is planting
carrots among onions, which helps to deter carrot fly. French
marigolds attract hoverflies, and deter aphids and whitefly.
Large pests
Rabbits and deer can be a big problem, as they will decimate
plants within a short space of time. Fencing is the best
option. It needs to be dug into the ground at an angle to
prevent burrowing, and if deer are the problem, high enough
to stop a deer jumping over. There are lists of ‘rabbit proof’
plants available (look online), but the rabbits haven’t always
read these lists. In general it’s the tasty new growth and young
plants that they’re attracted to.
Slugs and snails
In wet years the ‘most hated pest’ award invariably goes to
these slimy creepers, but there are other contenders that
come and go, depending on how cold the winter is. There are
endless gruesome solutions for controlling slugs and snails,
but understanding a little about when they’re likely to be at
their most active will help.
They first appear at the beginning of the season when all
the fresh, succulent new growth emerges and the conditions
are damp. As the weather warms up you’ll find them in the
cool of the early morning and at dusk and on rainy days.
They don’t like travelling over gritty, spiky, oily or dry
surfaces and copper will give them an electric shock, so there
are lots of barrier methods, and they are drawn to the smell of
fermenting fruit which is why the ‘slug pubs’ work so well.
Vine weevil
This is a serious pest in containers and evergreen shrubs are
especially prone. The adults make notches in leaves, but the
larvae do the most damage by eating the roots. You may not
know they’re there - until the plant suddenly dies. Check
containers on purchase. A biological control is available, but
only use in the warmer months, as it is temperature sensitive.
Aphids
Greenfly and blackfly are sap suckers (too kind a name for
them) that start building up in numbers when the weather
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Take pride in your front garden, says Sue
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A
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over their faces, sawing away at what remained of a tree in
their front garden.
Front gardens are surely so important, to lift the spirits on
your return home generally, to provide a sanctuary for wildlife
close to home – and to cheer up the passer-by.
A week or two later I was in Putney where the contrast was
palpable. There the gardens varied down this particular street.
Here a garden full of gnomes and little people and there ones
which combined off street parking with lovely, mature plants
and trees. I liked one double-fronted house and its garden so
much that I felt moved to knock on the door to see if I could
take a picture of the planting. How to make new friends…
Top: A characterful front garden seen on a trip to Putney
Above: Helleborus argutifolius
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I liked one double-fronted house
and its garden so much I felt
moved to knock on the door
Underneath a mature magnolia, just coming into bud, was
a great mass of the Corsican hellebore, Helleborus argutifolius,
which can take both full sun and partial shade. In this planting
scheme this wonderful plant will look good all year with its large,
veined, prickle toothed, evergreen leaves complementing the
apple green flowers.
To the right of these were five diagonally planted box hedges
with gently curved ends. The whole was edged with large
specimens of the sacred bamboo, Nandina domestica, again an
evergreen, and with very showy clumps of red berries at this
time of year. Finally, at nose-level appeared another evergreen
shrub tangling through one of the nandinas, a coronilla with its
intensely fragrant pea like flowers.
I must admit that London’s micro climate means that plants
like the coronilla are much happier than they would be growing
elsewhere, especially after the winter we have just had, but it’s a
thought, should you be wondering what plants to use which will
give all round impact and are easily managed.
And then there are Bonnington Gardens, SW8 to visit for
inspiration and to see what can be done in an urban space, by
residents working together to bring a sense of harmony to a
neighbourhood and ‘inviting in nature’.
The houses were originally built in the 1880s to house railway
workers but after considerable bomb damage during the Second
World War, the area was derelict and left abandoned apart from
a walnut tree struggling on alone. By the 1980s all the houses
around the square had become a giant squat, albeit the squatters
were an eclectic and bohemian mix from the worlds of art,
music, architecture and horticulture.
In the 1990s, when a local builder applied to use the site as
a storage area, the council was alerted to the fact that they had
‘idle’ land on their hands and should do something about it.
The residents were informed that the council were considering
redevelopment and rapidly formed an association to do
something positive to improve their surroundings.
They struck lucky with one of the local councillors who
supported their ideas and £20,000 was allocated to building a
garden on the site. At
this stage Dan Pearson,
garden designer and
resident in Bonnington
Square at the time, and
his neighbour, also a
garden designer, put
together a scheme.
Once the garden was
developed, with raised
beds built on the
Right: Lovingly tended
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front garden
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old bases of the seven bombed-out houses, the Paradise Project
began the following year with the greening of the local streets and
their front gardens to create an all-encompassing lush, green space.
Another smaller grant paid for trees such as catalpa, arbutus and
Judas trees, vines and all manner of plants.
Vertical space has been utilised with climbers growing up the
houses and even old telegraph poles provide support for plants
such as Morning Glory, the whole becoming a sub-tropical
paradise. And right from the beginning of the project, local
residents began to use the gardens as an extension of their homes
and people who had never gardened before got involved.
So, I think the aim for our front gardens is to create a green and
inviting space, maybe using Bonnington as a shining example,
to plant hedges to reduce the amount of dust and pollution
around our streets, to balance hard landscaping and plants and
accommodating cars, if needs be, with a judicious planting of
ground cover plants that wouldn’t mind occasionally being run
over, combined with a couple of paved tracks.
You could have gravel over a permeable sheet of something like
Mypex to prevent weeds coming through and cut holes into the
sheet where you want to plant. Try some of the creeping thymes,
or easy, low growing perennials like Ajuga reptans. Fill up the
corners of the site with shrubs to provide cover for nesting birds
and insects. Plant up walls and fences.
In a shadier site use some of the pyracanthas; their berries will
bring in birds and try some of the honeysuckles for both their
fragrant flowers and juicy red berries. If you have room for a small
tree, choose one of the varieties with an upright or fastigiate habit.
Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ is nice, particularly with its striking
autumn colour, or one of the crab apples like Malus ‘Hornet’ or
perhaps a fastigiate yew.
Have a couple of striking containers outside your front door
and fill them up in the summer with fragrance. There are so many
annuals like nicotiana which sown this spring will give you a long
flowering season and plenty of welcoming scent as you open your
front door.
Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810 457948 for gardening
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Exercise is as essential for children’s brains as
it is for their bodies says Hilary Wilce
The end of term is coming
over the horizon, which
means that in the school
calendar it’s the season for sports
days, swimming galas, and
outdoor trips and challenges.
So maybe it’s also the time when
we parents should turn our minds
to the whole question of children,
exercise, health and learning.
Of course we all know
that children today don’t get
nearly as much exercise as children in the past. Some of the
consequences of this inactivity, such as obesity and diabetes,
are serious and life-limiting. But how many of us know
that a lack of exercise also has a direct effect on children’s
mood, personal effectiveness, and ability to learn?
One of the most recent studies to highlight this, from the
Universities of Edinburgh and Stirling, found that just 15 minutes
of running or walking fast, made primary-age children feel more
awake and happy. It also made them better able to remember
words and sentences and more able to exercise self-control.
The researchers concluded that exercise didn’t need to be
ferocious to make a difference. Running faster and faster against set
times did no more for children than getting them moving at their
own best pace. But the exercise did need to be frequent and regular.
The researchers concluded that short bursts of activity,
breaking up classroom learning, were the best way forward.
In line with this, a particularly good school exercise initiative
has also come from Scotland. Award-winning primary school
head Elaine Wyllie, was so appalled to find her 10-yearolds
could not run once round the school field without
getting breathless, that she consulted with her pupils and
together they came up with the idea of the Daily Mile.
Quite soon the whole school was out running round the field
for fifteen minutes a day, getting rapidly fitter and loving it. It
wasn’t competitive, there was no expense involved, no PE kit to be
changed into, and pupils could do it exactly as they liked, either
with friends or alone, either skipping, jogging, running or walking.
Every pupil owned their own “fifteen golden
minutes…of fun, friends, fresh air and freedom,” as
Elaine Wyllie put it. Now tens of thousands of schools
do it in more than 30 countries round the world.
Of course, there are other ways in which students are
encouraged to take exercise, but in schools where the
sports programmes are mainly team-based there is a real
danger that children who don’t naturally star at hockey
or rugby can come to feel that exercise isn’t for them.
So we parents always need to play a big part in making
sure our children discover that exercise is not only essential,
but can also be fun, sociable and life-enhancing.
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Page turners
A charity devoted to helping children
discover the joy of books has identified the
Top 40 titles to pull reluctant readers in
The benefits to children of establishing a reading habit
early are well supported by scientific studies. The British
Cohort Study, compared 6,000 children from the same
social backgrounds, who achieved similar tested abilities at ages
five and 10, then again at 16 and the results were stark: those
who frequently read books at age 10, and more than once a week
when they were 16, had higher test results than those who read
less. And not just in the areas you would
expect, vocabulary and spelling – the regular
readers also had better scores in maths.
But some children just don’t take to
reading and with distractions from other
entertainment sources becoming ever more
accessible it can be a challenge to get kids
to give books their attention.
Beanstalk is a charity devoted to
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books. It’s a great initiative, but there is also much that
can be done at home to get children into the reading
habit and Beanstalk has recently released their list of
the Top 40 books to read with your child.
Put together by literacy experts these books have
been chosen to be most appealing to reluctant
readers because they can be read and ‘played with’ in
multiple ways. They cover a broad range of genres,
and engage a variety of children, regardless of
interests, age, gender, ethnicity.
Pippa Goodhart, author of one of the books
selected, You Choose, said: “I was a child who loved
listening to stories and playing stories, but I found
reading very hard, and ‘reading books’ scary. In this
You Choose the text is incidental to the main task of
‘reading’ the pictures, so the pressure of a chunk of
text that has to be read is removed. As they make
their choices through the book, children become co-creators with
the author and illustrator. What they take from the book really
is ‘theirs’, and that makes it both fun and empowering. My hope
is that this is a book which helps less sure children make friends
with books.”
You can find the whole Top 40 books and more information
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FESTIVAL
Mt Ephraim Gardens
Faversham, Kent
AUGUST 3-5
FEEDER * HAWKWIND
TEN YEARS AFTER * GONG * CARAVAN
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CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY
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ATOMIC ROOSTER * PEATBOG FAERIES * AVA
RUTS DC * JOHN OTWAY * BERNIE TORMÉ
Ken Pustelnik’s GROUNDHOGS * SON OF MAN
JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO * THUNDERSTICK
Dr SCHWAMP * BEMIS * VIKKI CLAYTON
KANDA BONGO MAN * RODNEY BRANIGAN
THE MENTULLS * THE GIFT * THE FAR MEADOW
BLACKBEARD’S TEA PARTY * TOMMY JUSTICE
GERRY COLVIN BAND
Camping & Glamping available. Free parking
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Woolton Farm,
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Canterbury, Kent
June 15-17
3 days of great rock and blues
KING KING * NINE BELOW ZERO
Dr FEELGOOD * CLIMAX BLUES BAND
MARTIN BARRE’S BLUES BAND
BAND OF FRIENDS
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JACKIE McAULEY BAND * CATFISH
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Highlights for June
Some Mothers Do
‘Ave ‘Em
Tue 29 May – Sat 2 June
Daliso
Sun 3 June
Les Musicals
Mon 4 June
John Finnemore
Fri 8 June
Ultimate Bublé
Fri 15 June
Some Guys Have All
The Luck
Fri 22 June
Big Girls Don’t Cry
Sat 23 June
Birdsong
Mon 2 – Sat 7 July
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What’s On in June
Art
Sat 5 May – Sun 24 Jun
Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s
St, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH
The Inking Woman
The work of 100 British
Cartoon and Comic Artists,
spanning 250 years, is brought
together in an exhibition
designed to demonstrate the
humour and wit of women.
Info: 01622 602838 /
museum.maidstone.gov.uk
ARTISTS’
OPEN
STUDIOS
EVERY WEEKEND
IN JUNE
OPEN SAT-SUN 11-6pm
IN AND AROUND
TONBRIDGE
Pick up an Art Trail at local outlets or
www.artistsopenstudios.co.uk
Sat 2, Sun 3, Sat 9, Sun10, Sat
16, Sun 17, Sat 23, Sun 24 Jun
11am-6pm
Tonbridge, Hildenborough,
Hadlow, Yalding & Marden
Artists’ Open Studios
Visit local artists to view and
browse their beautiful work in 14
studios in and around Tonbridge.
A great day out to find amazing
creativity and fabulous art in West
Kent. Come and enjoy paintings,
drawings, sculpture, glass,
ceramics, jewellery and more.
Entry: FREE
Info: artistsopenstudios.co.uk
Sat 23 Jun – Sun 8 Jul
Great Dixter, Northiam,
Rye, Kent TN31 6PH
GREAT DIXTER HOSTS
MICHAEL B WHITE’S
ONE-MAN EXHIBITION
International artist Michael
B White returns to Great
Dixter House & Gardens
with his one-man
exhibition of paintings inspired
by these world famous gardens
with oils, watercolours, monoprints,
serigraphs and etchings
in his signature colourful Fauvist
style filled with ‘joie de vivre.’
Info: michaelbwhite820@gmail.
com / michaelbwhiteartist.com
Children & Families
Wed 6 Jun – Thu 30
Aug 5.45-9pm
Port Lympne, Lympne,
Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD
Dusk Safaris
Enjoy Port Lympne in a whole
new light. See the animals of
America, Asia and Africa as
the sun sets before enjoying
a three course meal at the
Port Lympne Hotel. Running
on selected Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
Entry: £45pp
Info: aspinallfoundation.org
Fri 8 Jun
Spa Valley Railway, West
Station, Royal Tunbridge
Wells, Kent TN2 5QY
Fish & Chip Fridays
Spa Valley Railway’s first Friday
evening Fish and Chips Train. Join
the train from 18.45 at Tunbridge
Wells West before it sets off at
19.00 for Groombridge. The train
will complete two return journeys
and while on board passengers
can enjoy freshly prepared fish
and chips followed by ice cream.
The train bar car ‘Kate’ will be
open throughout the evening
selling a large range of real ales,
cider, wines (including sparkling!)
and also hot & cold soft drinks.
Info: 01892 537715 /
spavalleyrailway.co.uk
Sat 16 Jun
Belmont House, Belmont Park,
Throwley Road, Throwley,
Faversham, Kent ME13 0HH
Family Bushcraft Day
Spend a summer day taking some
quality time with the family. Learn
to create a flame, build a shelter,
cook on a campfire, identify plants
and more. Booking essential.
Entry: £50 per adult/child pair
including lunch and refreshments
Info: belmont-house.org
Father’s Day
Sun 17 Jun 10am-4pm
Groombridge Place,
Groombridge Hill,
Groombridge, Tunbridge
Wells, Kent TN3 9QG
Classic Motor Show
Featuring classic vehicles from
across the decades, including
a high performance classic
display, arena displays and
local dealerships, this one is
a real family day out. Enjoy
live music, a champagne bar,
canal boat rides, a retro market,
children’s entertainments,
and access to all the facilities
of Groombridge Place.
Entry: (per day) Adults: £14.95,
Children: £12.95, Family £49.50
Info: groombridgeplace.com
Sun 17 Jun 10.30am & 12pm
Biddenden Vineyards, Gribble
Bridge Lane, Biddenden,
Ashford, Kent TN27 8DF
Father’s Day Tours
These 45 minute charity tours are
a great way to treat dads this year.
Learn about the vineyard’s history
and process of making wine and
cider before some free tastings.
Entry: £1 per person donation
made to Dandelion Time,
who help children and their
families fragmented by
trauma, abuse and neglect.
Info: 01580 291726
biddendenvineyards.com
Sun 17 Jun
Ightham Mote, Mote Road,
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks,
Kent TN15 0NT
Father’s Day Fun
A free, fun day for all the
family with fishing in the
moat and beer tasting.
Info: nationaltrust.org.uk
Fairs & Festivals
Fri 8 – Sun 10 Jun
Elm Wood, Off Risden Lane,
Hawkhurst, Cranbrook,
Kent TN18 5DU
Woodlands Festival
An intimate, family festival
set amongst green fields and
woodland. Woodland’s is
designed for the entire family
with adventures & workshops
for the little ones, live music,
a spa, silent disco & outdoor
cinema for the grown-ups -
plus great food & drink!
Info: woodlandsfestival.co.uk
Sun 10 Jun
Brogdale Collections, Brogdale
Farm, Brogdale Road,
Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ
Strawberry Fair
A mouthwatering event with
all sorts of strawberries to try
including the white fleshed
Snow White and the Brogdale
Delicious, a tea room, Pimm’s
bar and exclusive strawberry ice
cream by our own Wealden Times
Summer Fair favourite Simply Ice
Cream.Entertainment includes
archery, miniature railway, ukelele
performances, animal corner and
traditional fair games.
Info: brogdalecollections.org
Sat 23 Jun 1-5pm
Ryarsh Recreation Ground,
Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent
ME19 5LS
Ryarsh Village Fete
A village fete offering a beer tent,
strawberry fayre, Kent cider,
classic cars, archery, music and
much more. Proceeds in aid of
local charities Slide Away and
Headstart.
Entry: Free
Info: ryarshfete@gmail.com
Food & Drink
Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jun
Mote Park, Mote Avenue,
Maidstone, Kent ME15 7SU
Summer Food & Drink
Festival
Local, national and international
food and drink providers gather
with a mix of street-food,
groceries, stalls and drinks in this
picturesque community event.
Info: visitmaidstone.com
Sun 24 Jun
Canterbury Baking School, 22,
The Ness, Canterbury, Kent
CT1 3NL
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ARTISTS’
OPEN
STUDIOS
EVERY WEEKEND
IN JUNE
OPEN SAT-SUN 11-6pm
IN AND AROUND
TONBRIDGE
www.kentshow.co.uk 01622 633060
Kent Showground, Maidstone ME14 3JF
Pick up an Art Trail at local outlets or
www.artistsopenstudios.co.uk
WEST KENT
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SHOOTING SCHOOL
Open Monday to
SPECIAL
ROSE WEEK
8th June every day to
16th June
Over 100 varieties of rose in
the garden; rose talks; Peter
Beales potted roses on sale
Beautiful 11 Acre Gardens; Café with Terrace; Gift
Shop; Sculpture Exhibition; open until 29th Sept.
Ticehurst 01580 200888
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New Hay Farm, Old Hay
(off Pearsons Green Road)
Paddock Wood, Brenchley
Kent TN12 7DG
Tel: 01892 834306
Open Monday to Friday
10am– 5pm
A Clay Pigeon
Shooting Lesson
the Perfect
Father’s Day Gift
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What’s On in June
Baking School
Canterbury Baking School offers
a multitude of classes which teach
life-long skills including basic
bread techniques, and making
artisan bread, sourdough, pasta or
pizza! In the heart of Canterbury,
these personal, specialist
workshops are taught by bread
expert, Vicky, who was trained by
an Italian master chef!
Entry: £165pp, £10 off for Wealden
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Info: canterburybakingschool.com
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Garden
Sun 17 June 10.30am-5pm
Cranbrook, Kent
Cranbrook in Bloom,
Garden Safari
Eleven gardens open their
gates for Cranbrook in Bloom.
Plus there will be homemade
cake, teas and ice cream.
Entry: £5 available from gardens or
Pages Newsagent in the High Street
Info: marian.cumberland@
hotmail.co.uk
Wed 20 Jun, 6-8.30pm
Blooming Green, Loddington
Farm, Linton, Maidstone,
Kent ME17 4AG
A Mindful Evening at
the Flower Plot by
Yvonne Fernando
NLP Master Practitioner &
Life Coach, Yvonne Fernando
collaborates with Blooming
Green in a chance to learn more
about mindfulness, with valuable
tips, inspiring talks, a private
flower-picking session and cake.
Entry: £40
Info: 01233 878474 /
yvonnefernandonlp.co.uk
Fri 22 Jun
Godinton House & Garden,
Godinton Lane, Ashford,
Kent TN23 3BP
National Garden
Scheme Open Day
Last chance to visit Godinton
House gardens in a series of
charity events with all proceeds
going to the National Garden
Scheme. The tearoom will
be serving homemade cakes
and cream teas, and there
will be a selection of plants
for sale for those inspired
by Godinton’s spring time
splendour, in the Italian, Wild,
Rose and Walled Gardens.
Info: 01233 643854 /
info@godintonhouse.co.uk
godintonhouse.co.uk
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Jun
St Dunstan’s Church,
Stone Street, Cranbrook,
Kent TN17 3HA
Festival of Flowers
Corresponding with Cranbrook
School’s 500 year anniversary,
experience a unique summer
festival with wonderful floral
displays from the community.
Enjoy local artists’ work, beautiful
choir music and fresh food.
Info: stdunstanscranbrook.org.uk
Sat 23 – Sun 24 Jun 1-6pm
Various locations in
Smarden, Kent
Smarden Open Gardens
A great day out in a beautiful
Kentish village. Eleven gardens
around the lovely village of
Smarden are opening their gates,
ranging from large and spectacular
to small cottage gardens. Enjoy
a classic car display (weather
allowing), homemade teas, and
the plant stall, plus the Art
Gallery, picture framing studio
and the village’s three pubs will
all be open. Proceeds to Friends
of Smarden Church (FOSC).
Entry: Weekend Garden Ticket £10
(£8 in advance) Children free
Info: 01233 770695
Markets &
Shopping
Sat 16 Jun 10am-4pm
St Mary’s Hall, Oxford Street,
Whitstable, Kent CT5 1DD
Mainwaring Seaside
Brocante
Enjoy the wonders of Whitstable
every third Saturday of the month.
Pop in to buy antique and vintage
treasures or sell your own.
Info: 01227 773037
King of Pop
Fri 29 June 7.30pm
Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael
Sat 30 June 7.30pm
Dinosaur World Live
Sun 1 - Tues 3 July 1.30pm & 4.30pm
The Quo Experience
Sat 21 July 7.30pm
Book online:
whiterocktheatre.org.uk
Ticket Office: 01424 462288
White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JX
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Sat 23 Jun 10.30am-4pm
King Charles Church Hall,
3 Warwick Park, Tunbridge
Wells, Kent, TN2 5TA
VINTAGE FAIR
Squirrel Vintage has organised
a quality vintage market with
approximately 25 traders from
all over the South East and
London as well as music from
a Northern Soul DJ. This fair
will be packed with true vintage
fashion and accessories from
the 1920s to 1970s, menswear,
salvaged homeware, antique
jewellery, and original records.
Entry: £1 (under 16s free)
Info: ruthjvintage@gmail.com /
facebook.com/squirrelvintage
Music
What’s On in June
culture surrounding it, Black
Deer is an entirely unique and
immersive experience which
boasts headliners Jason Isbell
and the 400 Unit, Iron &
Wine, and Passenger on its evergrowing
list of talented artists.
Info: blackdeerfestival.com
Sun 24 Jun 7.30-10pm
Penshurst Place, Penshurst,
Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG UK
Primavera - An Evening
of Classical Music
Classical music fans will love
Primavera’s return to Penshurst
with a selection of well-known
musical masterpieces in the
atmospheric Baron’s Hall.
Info: 01892 870307 /
penshurstplace.com
Ibbett Mosely
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Limited Liability Partnership
The Auctioneer's Next Sale Will Be On
Wednesday 13th June 2018
Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm
The Auction Rooms, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HJ
Tel: 01732 456731 Web: www.ibbettmosely.co.uk
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Sat 30 Jun 7.30pm
St George’s Church
Gravesend, Kent DA11 0DJ
Sing Joyfully
Alan Vincent conducts Gravesham
Choral society in a programme of
the U.K’s finest anthems and arias
include Parry’s “I Was Glad”, with
Malcolm Riley on organ and Ellen
Pearson as soprano.
Entry: £12 (£5 for full-time
students) from choir members or at
the door or via box office
Info: 01474 816684
Fri 8 Jun
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland,
49-51 Marine Terrace, Margate,
Kent CT9 1XJ
Groove Armada at
Dreamland
“Groove Armada will certainly
bring a party to Dreamland!” says
Tom Ranger, Music Programmer
at Dreamland. One of the planet’s
best loved and biggest selling
dance acts, famed for hits like
‘At The River’, ‘I See You Baby’
and ‘Superstylin’, comes to
Dreamland’s Hall By The Sea.
Info: dreamland.co.uk
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Jun
Eridge Park, Frant, Tunbridge
Wells, Kent TN3 9JT
Black Deer Festival
Celebrating authentic Americana
and Country music and the
Sports & Leisure
Sat 23 – Sun 24 June
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent
ME17 1PL
Leeds Castle Triathlon
Watch or participate as triathletes
cycle and run across the 500 acre
estate, and swim around the iconic
castle moat. Plus athletes from
eight to fourteen can get involved
with the Junior Aquathlon on
Saturday 23 June.
Info: leeds-castle.com
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gardening skills. Held in Woodchurch, Kent. No experience needed.
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Jane Howard’s
Fables from
the Farm
It’s show time and Jane is getting the
cattle beauty pageant perfect
The swallows are filling the skies, the bees are buzzing
in the wild flower meadows and the veg patch has
gone feral. Hmmm, summer must have arrived and
with it another season of showing our pedigree Sussex cattle.
The preparation really starts around Easter when it’s
time to select the team. Summer shows are for exhibiting
breeding animals, males and females with classes for different
age groups. First into the ring come the females, starting
with cows and their calves, followed by the two-year-old
heifers (young cows ready to go to the bull to produce
their first calves in 2019), then the baby yearlings. And
after that flourish of girl power then come the boys.
It’s a tortuous path even getting a male calf to the point
where it’s a registered pedigree Sussex bull, let alone ready
for the show circuit. First they have to be weighed and at
300 days reach a pre-set weight. Then the Sussex Cattle
Society sends out two Bull Inspectors to check they are good
specimens and meet the breed standards and finally they have
to pass a vet inspection for eyes, jaws,
heart, lungs, perambulation and testicles.
If any of these are suspect then
they won’t get registered and will
be destined for a far less illustrious
and long-term future.
So how do we pick the Coopers team?
These are beef cattle and ultimately will
be judged on having plenty of muscle
(meat) in the right places. To conform
to breed standards, we are looking for a long body, with a
topline parallel to the bottom line. For beginners it’s probably
just easier to imagine a box of After Eights on four legs.
Once we’ve chosen the candidates with the best shape
Some cattle are a little
more challenging and
set off like a rodeo
bull with me on the
end of the rope
then we need to set about feeding them with a carefully
chosen diet to put the flesh on the frame. So for the past
three months the young bulls – Ron and Tom – have
been enjoying a bumper menu of about 10kg of grub
a day, plus hay, while the girls,
with a far greater propensity to get
fatter rather than bigger, get far less
exciting rations. Twas ever thus!
We also have to get them halter
trained which is where the fun and
games really starts. It always helps
to have some seasoned hands in the
team, cattle that have been shown
in previous years and have not just
got the T-shirt but hopefully also a rosette or two.
These old-timers are used to being tied up, but for the
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day or so they get in a right strop before they realise it’s
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of my ever more frantic pushing, prodding and pulling.
In the end we usually manage to move the immovable
and then all that remains is some serious shampooing
to bring out the glorious nut-brown sheen for which
Sussex cattle are justly famous. Show time!
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm
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