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KITCHEN & BATHROOM SUPPLEMENT <strong>inside</strong><br />
Inspirational Interiors • Fabulous Fashion • Delicious Dishes<br />
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JUNE <strong>2018</strong>
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Contents<br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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JUNE’S HOT HOUSES<br />
Our editor picks her<br />
favourite properties on<br />
the market this month<br />
NOTEBOOK<br />
Seven wonderful <strong>Wealden</strong> events<br />
to put in your diary this month<br />
A SLICE OF HEAVEN<br />
Take a tour of Samantha Bruce’s<br />
glamorous Tunbridge Wells home<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Products to help you<br />
steal Samantha’s style<br />
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SUNNY SPELLS<br />
Kate Watts styles beachy looks<br />
for the British summer<br />
SUN SCENTS<br />
Joesphine Fairley finds<br />
your new summer scent<br />
A YEAR OF WELLNESS<br />
Eminé Rushton’s secrets to<br />
natural allergy-management<br />
NATURAL WISDOM<br />
A beauty sleep saviour<br />
and wise words from<br />
a medical herbalist<br />
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JUMP TO IT<br />
Hilary Wilce explores why exercise<br />
is essential for children<br />
PAGE TURNERS<br />
Beanstalk, a charity which helps<br />
children enjoy reading, has the<br />
top 40 reads to do just that<br />
WHAT’S ON<br />
All the best things to do in<br />
the Weald this month<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Enter now to win a luxury bedding<br />
collection from King of Cotton<br />
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WHERE THERE’S A WILL...<br />
Expert advice on will writing<br />
PARK LIFE<br />
Explore a timelessly elegant<br />
Hampton home<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Products to imitate our<br />
second home interior<br />
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TAPAS-TASTIC<br />
Rocksalt’s owner Mark Sargeant<br />
shares Spanish recipes<br />
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN<br />
Jo Arnell sorts the heroes from<br />
the villains of garden bugs<br />
FRONTING UP<br />
Sue Whigham on front gardens<br />
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FABLES FROM THE FARM<br />
Jane Howard’s latest reports<br />
freshly harvested from the farm<br />
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Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright <strong>2018</strong>. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1250<br />
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright <strong>2018</strong>. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1250<br />
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Track<br />
162.9m<br />
Track<br />
Track<br />
Issues<br />
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47.881 acres<br />
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B 21 8<br />
113.7m<br />
172.4m<br />
Old Furnace<br />
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85.805 acres<br />
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Wood Eaves<br />
Track<br />
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Pond<br />
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Track<br />
Path (um)<br />
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Issues<br />
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Track<br />
Old Furnace<br />
113.7m<br />
113.7m<br />
186.2m<br />
Track<br />
Home<br />
Farm<br />
49.372 acres<br />
Cow Field<br />
160.3m<br />
162.8m<br />
Track<br />
Pump Plantation<br />
Track<br />
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Spring<br />
Path (um)<br />
Collects<br />
Track<br />
Septic Tanks<br />
(disused)<br />
Tank<br />
Pond<br />
Pond<br />
Dog Hutch<br />
Track<br />
Pond<br />
Path (um)<br />
Phile Forest Garden<br />
Track<br />
Ocklye Cottages<br />
Ocklye House<br />
1<br />
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Track<br />
OCKLYE ROAD<br />
Track<br />
The Horder Centre for Arthritics<br />
Track<br />
OCKLYE ROAD<br />
ST JOHN'S ROAD<br />
Trees<br />
155.0m<br />
Ocklye Lodge<br />
CR<br />
The Gate House<br />
Wr Twr<br />
Panorama<br />
C Tk<br />
ED & Ward Bdy<br />
St John's Church<br />
Harley<br />
The Vicarage<br />
GLENMORE ROAD<br />
Rocky Hill, London Road, Maidstone<br />
kent@cliveemson.co.uk<br />
01622 608400<br />
MAIDSTONE<br />
House for Improvement<br />
Guide: £160-165,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: D<br />
STROOD<br />
Commercial Investment<br />
Guide: £150-160,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: F<br />
MINSTER-ON-SEA<br />
Plot with Planning<br />
Guide: £180-190,000 *plus fees<br />
DITTON<br />
Flat for Improvement<br />
Guide: £60-65,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: C<br />
SUNDRIDGE, SEVENOAKS<br />
Two Protected Statutory Residential Investments<br />
Guide: £180-190,000 Each *plus fees EPCs: TBA<br />
PADDOCK WOOD<br />
Rural House for Refurbishment and Large Barns<br />
and Stores on 0.67 Acres<br />
Guide: £480-490,000 *plus fees EPC: F<br />
UNDERRIVER, SEVENOAKS<br />
Almost 7 Acres Grazing Land<br />
Guide: £130-135,000 *plus fees<br />
TUNBRIDGE WELLS<br />
2 Bedroom First Floor Flat<br />
Guide: £120,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: D<br />
AYLESFORD<br />
Planning for Residential<br />
Guide: £150-155,000<br />
*plus fees EPC: D<br />
AYLESFORD<br />
Planning for Residential<br />
Guide: £180-185,000<br />
*plus fees EPC: N/A<br />
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SUNDRIDGE, SEVENOAKS<br />
Flat for Investment<br />
Guide: £130-140,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: TBA<br />
STAPLEHURST<br />
Planning for Barn,<br />
Menage and Parking<br />
Guide: £150-155,000 *plus fees<br />
N<br />
The<br />
33<br />
Firs Beech<br />
Road<br />
39<br />
Ordnance Survey Ingleside © Crown Copyright (<strong>2018</strong>). All Rights Reserved<br />
Licence Number LIG1016. Plans are for location purposes only.<br />
BIGGIN HILL<br />
Freehold Parcel of Woodland<br />
Guide: £5-8,000 *plus fees<br />
MAIDSTONE<br />
Flat Close to Town Centre<br />
Guide: £125-130,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: D<br />
TONBRIDGE<br />
Bungalow with Potential<br />
Guide: £150-160,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: D<br />
N<br />
The Rocks<br />
Road<br />
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright (<strong>2018</strong>). All Rights Reserved<br />
Licence Number LIG1016. Plans are for location purposes only.<br />
EAST MALLING<br />
Land in Good Location<br />
Guide: £15-20,000*plus fees<br />
0m 25m 50m 75m<br />
0m 25m 50m 75m<br />
Plot D, Beech Road, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent<br />
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright <strong>2018</strong>. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1250<br />
Land adj 166 The Rocks Road, East Malling, Kent<br />
DOVER<br />
Commercial Investment - Tenants Include Wetherspoon<br />
and Subway - Plus 29 Flats for Investment<br />
Guide: £3.5 Million Plus *plus fees EPCs: TBA<br />
DARTFORD<br />
Car Workshop/Garage<br />
Guide: £340-350,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: TBA<br />
BRIGHTON<br />
Flat for Improvement<br />
Guide: £190,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: TBA<br />
HARRIETSHAM<br />
Pub with Gardens/Parking<br />
Guide: £320,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: D<br />
HALSTEAD<br />
Former Chapel on<br />
Outskirts of Village<br />
Guide: £60-70,000 *plus fees<br />
BROOKLAND<br />
Rural Workshop with Potential<br />
Guide: £70,000 Plus *plus fees<br />
BRIGHTON<br />
Garden Flat for Modernisation<br />
Guide: £215-225,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: D<br />
EASTBOURNE<br />
One Bed Flat for Investment<br />
Guide: £55-60,000 *plus fees<br />
EPC: D<br />
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA<br />
Land with Planning<br />
Guide: £130-140,000 *plus fees<br />
CROWBOROUGH<br />
Three Parcels of Land Offered as Individual Lots<br />
Over 47 Acres: Guide £190-200,000<br />
Over 85 Acres: Guide £340-350,000 | Over 49 Acres: £200-210,000<br />
HURST GREEN<br />
Residential/Commercial<br />
Guide: £280-285,000*plus fees<br />
EPCs: D<br />
UCKFIELD<br />
Block with Planning for 3 Flats<br />
Guide: £430,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: E<br />
EASTBOURNE<br />
Commercial Premises<br />
Guide: £150,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: TBA<br />
HERSTMONCEUX<br />
Residential/Commercial Invest.<br />
Guide: £150,000 Plus<br />
*plus fees EPC: TBA & G<br />
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA<br />
Three Cottages Offered as Individual Lots<br />
Guides: £210-215,000 | £215-220,000 | £215-220,000<br />
*plus fees EPCs: F, E & D<br />
Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright<br />
(<strong>2018</strong>). All Rights Reserved Licence<br />
Number LIG1016. Plans are for<br />
location purposes only.<br />
N<br />
Gillsmans<br />
Hill<br />
Helios<br />
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA<br />
Planning for 8 Houses<br />
Guide: £750-800,000*plus fees<br />
Part of Former Spyway School Building, Gillsmans Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex<br />
HASTINGS<br />
Freehold Block of 2 Flats<br />
Guide: £160-180,000*plus fees<br />
EPC: TBA<br />
ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA<br />
Farmshop & Land with Planning<br />
Guide: £170-175,000*plus fees<br />
EPC: TBA<br />
Guides are provided as an indication of each Seller’s minimum expectation. They are not necessarily<br />
figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to Auction. Unless stated<br />
otherwise, each Lot will be offered subject to a reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell<br />
the Lot during the Auction). We expect the reserve will be set within the guide range or no more than<br />
10% above a single figure guide. All lots are sold subject to legal documentation. Please check our<br />
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terms. Buyers or their legal representatives are advised to inspect the Common Auction Conditions<br />
and Special Conditions of Sale along all other available legal documentation prior to bidding.<br />
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HARPERS AND HURLINGHAM<br />
HAWKHURST £1,500,000<br />
STRIKING FAMILY HOME WITH VIEWS<br />
Five reception rooms · <strong>Kitchen</strong>/breakfast room · Utility<br />
room · Boiler room · Five double bedrooms · Two<br />
bathrooms · Shower room · Extensive garaging · Grounds<br />
with swimming pool and tennis court · EPC: C<br />
Cranbrook School Catchment Area<br />
GOUDHURST OIEO £1,200,000<br />
QUINTESSENTIAL GRADE II LISTED COTTAGE<br />
Three receptions rooms · Fitted kitchen with Aga<br />
· Utility/cloakroom · Four/five bedrooms (two ensuite)<br />
· Delightful well stocked gardens with stunning views<br />
· Garage and parking · EPC: n/a<br />
Cranbrook School Catchment Area<br />
RURAL HEADCORN £1,150,000<br />
SPACIOUS OASTHOUSE IN RURAL LOCATION<br />
Two receptions rooms · <strong>Kitchen</strong>/breakfast/family room<br />
· Utility and cloakroom · Five bedrooms (one ensuite)<br />
· Detached office · Substantial detached barn<br />
· Approximately 1.85 acres · EPC: n/a<br />
Convenient for mainline station<br />
BIDDENDEN £1,050,000<br />
CONVERTED VICTORIAN COACH HOUSE<br />
Five receptions · <strong>Kitchen</strong>/breakfast room · Four/<br />
five bedrooms (one ensuite) · Two family bathrooms<br />
· Various outbuildings (one with pp for two holiday<br />
cottages) · Approximately 5 acres · EPC: E<br />
Opportunity to create a lifestyle<br />
Sales & Lettings Team<br />
Harpers&Hurlingham<br />
The Cornerhouse, Stone Street, Cranbrook<br />
01580 715400<br />
www.harpersandhurlingham.com<br />
LONDON OFFICE: KENSINGTON 020 7938 2311<br />
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The Suttons, Camber £1,500,000<br />
This former Coast Guards “Watch House” provides a unique home, which has been totally<br />
updated and brings a touch of the Hamptons to the south coast, with a stunning south facing<br />
position looking out over its own beach and the beautiful expanse of Camber Sands.<br />
4 Bedrooms, 3 <strong>Bathroom</strong>s, 3 Reception Rooms, <strong>Kitchen</strong>, Utility, Cloakroom, Large Double Garage (with<br />
planning to be converted to additional Annexe accommodation) 3 Car Parking Spaces, Wide Beach<br />
Frontage - EPC: E<br />
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2 bedroom mid-terraced house in the heart of the village. CSCA.<br />
Rolvenden oIeo £265,000<br />
2 bedroom semi-detached cottage with lovely garden and views.<br />
GoudHuRst £289,000<br />
2 bedroom period cottage with amazing views. CSCA. Chain Free.<br />
Iden GReen £355,000<br />
3 bedroom mid terrace weather boarded cottage. Chain Free. CSCA.<br />
Rolvenden oFFeRs £500,000 - £530,000<br />
An inviting and spacious 4 bedroom Grade II Listed Georgian home. CSCA.<br />
GoudHuRst £600,000<br />
Development site - 1 acre plot with planning consent for 4 bed house.<br />
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Poa Beckley, nR. Rye oIeo £875,000<br />
Handsome 5 bedroom Neo-Georgian detached house set in beautiful gardens. 3/4 bedroom detached Eco house set in 11 acres of semi-ancient deciduous.<br />
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Winchelsea, East Sussex - £1.1m<br />
Grade II listed period house, cottage and converted coach<br />
house. Currently a successful guest house providing<br />
flexible accommodation. This can be a family home with<br />
annexe or continued business opportunity. Garden with<br />
lovely views. Parking. Viewing Recommended.<br />
Rye, East Sussex - £1,350,000<br />
Stunning 1920s house with southerly views. Reception<br />
hall, drawing room, sitting room, study, conservatory,<br />
dining room, kitchen, utility, pantry, 5 bedrooms, games<br />
room/ bedroom 6. Double garage. Workshop. Gardens<br />
approx. 1 acre. EPC E<br />
Brede, East Sussex - £755,000<br />
A modern detached family house in an exclusive<br />
development with views to the rear over adjoining<br />
countryside. Living room, kitchen, family room, dining room,<br />
utility room, 2 en-suite bedrooms. 3 further bedrooms,<br />
bathroom. Integral double garage. Garden. EPC C<br />
Pett Level, East Sussex - £535,000<br />
Former coastguard cottage with lovely views. Sitting/<br />
dining room, kitchen, main bedroom with en-suite, 2<br />
further bedrooms. Wet room. Garage/gym. Studio/garden<br />
room. EPC E<br />
Camber, East Sussex - £995,000<br />
Stunning coastal detached house overlooking the dunes<br />
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Off road parking. EPC C<br />
Brookland, Kent - £895,000<br />
Lovely Grade II Listed house in quiet rural location yet<br />
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Guide £895,000<br />
A beautifully presented country house<br />
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garage with room above, stables.<br />
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Shadoxhurst<br />
Guide £825,000<br />
Nearing completion – the first of three brand new<br />
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Guide £945,000<br />
A wonderfully charming 5 bedroom period<br />
farmhouse surrounded by an acre of generous<br />
gardens with useful outbuildings. EPC Rating NA<br />
High Halden<br />
Guide £1,300,000<br />
Idyllic farmstead set on a quiet country lane.<br />
Character Grade II listed farmhouse, Kentish<br />
barn, two cottages, fishing shack, further farm<br />
buildings, pastureland, and ponds. EPC Rating NA<br />
Bethersden<br />
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House<br />
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<strong>June</strong>’s hot houses<br />
Maggie Alderson picks her favourite homes on the market<br />
Oakfield House<br />
The dream: The full Grade II-listed,<br />
seriously porticoed Georgian<br />
sandstone house – within five minutes’<br />
walk of Waitrose, an independent<br />
butcher, an arthouse cinema and<br />
all the other amenities of the large<br />
<strong>Wealden</strong> village of Hawkhurst.<br />
Oakfield House was built for the<br />
Lord Mayor of London and retains<br />
original shuttered windows, moulded<br />
architrave and ceiling cornices and a<br />
particularly beautiful staircase.<br />
The interior is drenched in light<br />
giving the elegant proportions a<br />
contemporary air. On the first floor<br />
there is a triple-aspect sitting room<br />
with two fireplaces, currently used as a<br />
billiard room.<br />
Where: Just along Hawkhurst High<br />
Street and back a bit.<br />
Locale: The breathtaking countryside<br />
of the High Weald Area of<br />
Outstanding Natural Beauty<br />
Beds: 6 Baths: 4<br />
Pleasing details: A black Aga in the<br />
kitchen/breakfast room.<br />
Special feature: Large conservatory<br />
with indoor pool, extensive cellars,<br />
including the original wine cellar.<br />
Outside: 1 acre of mature garden, with<br />
lawns, gravel drive.<br />
Time to town: 15 minutes’ drive to<br />
Stonegate, then 1 hour and 15 minutes<br />
to Charing Cross.<br />
Price: £1.5 million.<br />
Agent: Harpers & Hurlingham 01580<br />
715400 harpersandhurlingham.com<br />
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Birds’ Isle<br />
£1,765,000<br />
The dream: The very generous<br />
proportions – 5,300 square feet – give this<br />
1952 house the rambling feel of a classic<br />
American home. It’s full of light and has<br />
numerous sets of French doors onto the<br />
gardens. The real swoon is the garden with<br />
topiary, a parterre garden and pleached<br />
lime walk, plus a stunning pool and ponds<br />
with an island, linked by a bridge.<br />
Where: Tenterden, with all its lovely shops<br />
and eateries. Locale: On the edge of town,<br />
overlooking farmland.<br />
Beds: 6 Baths: 4<br />
Pleasing details: A utility/boot room<br />
bigger than some London flats. A very<br />
large conservatory. Special feature: The<br />
pool, the garden and the pond islands.<br />
Outside: 3 acres with a summerhouse and<br />
an oak-framed double car barn.<br />
Time to town: 1 hour from Headcorn<br />
station, 8 miles away.<br />
Price: Guide of £1,765,000<br />
Agents: Jackson-Stops, Cranbrook.<br />
01580 720000 jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
Savills, Cranbrook. 01580 720161<br />
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Lested Hall<br />
The dream: 500 years of history in<br />
one house, represented by four entirely<br />
different elevations. Inside you have beams<br />
and panelling, plus wonderful inglenooks<br />
and original floorboards.<br />
£1,600,000<br />
Where: on the edge of the village of<br />
Chart Sutton, near Sutton Valence.<br />
Locale: 5 miles from Maidstone.<br />
Beds: 6 Baths: 5<br />
Pleasing details: a copper bath in the<br />
master bedroom.<br />
Special feature: A splendid two-bed<br />
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Outside: Park-like gardens, with a water<br />
garden and fountain.<br />
Time to town: Staplehurst station, 6<br />
miles then just under 1 hour to London.<br />
Shorter from Maidstone.<br />
Price: Guide of £1,600,000<br />
Agent: Jackson-Stops, Cranbrook.<br />
01580 720000 jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
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Boldshaves Garden, Woodchurch, Kent TN26 3RA<br />
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Into the Woodlands...<br />
Woodlands Festival is an intimate, family weekend festival set<br />
amongst green fields and woodland – a festival designed for<br />
the entire family. Visit Elm Wood in Cranbrook from Friday<br />
8 to Sunday 10 <strong>June</strong> to enjoy adventures and workshops for<br />
the little ones, live music, a spa, silent disco and outdoor<br />
cinema for the grown-ups – plus great food and drink! Visit<br />
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Exhibitions & events<br />
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Read all about it...<br />
Our very own edior Maggie Alderson is<br />
publishing her tenth novel this month.<br />
The Scent of You is the warm and<br />
witty tale of Polly Materson-Mackay, a<br />
perfume blogger whose life is thrown<br />
into crisis when her husband decides<br />
he needs some space and promptly<br />
vanishes. Visit harpercollins.co.uk to find<br />
out more and get your copy.<br />
Dogs have their day...<br />
Try out the agility course, enter classes,<br />
win a rosette and (most importantly)<br />
find the show’s waggiest tail. Kent<br />
Life’s annual Family Fun Dog Show<br />
on Sunday 24 <strong>June</strong> is our go-to event<br />
for families with four legged members<br />
this month (or just any dog enthusiasts<br />
really). Visit kentlife.org.uk for more<br />
information and 15% off tickets.<br />
Quite literally...<br />
Enjoy these warm summer days with<br />
a two day festival rooted in nature<br />
in the beautiful Boldshaves Garden<br />
in Woodchurch. <strong>Wealden</strong> Literary<br />
Festival will celebrate literature with<br />
talks, food, arts and crafts from<br />
Saturday 30 <strong>June</strong> to Sunday 1 July. A<br />
lovely weekend in the sun and kids go<br />
free! wealdenliteraryfestival.co.uk<br />
Cheers...<br />
This month Squerryes Winery in<br />
Westerham launches a stunning new<br />
outside space, with breathtaking views<br />
of its 2,500 acre estate. To celebrate, the<br />
winery is teaming up with acclaimed<br />
chefs David Marsaud and Christopher<br />
Reeves, and opening its doors for<br />
“Seafood Tapas On The Terrace”. You<br />
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terrace on any Saturday in the<br />
summer months from Saturday 2 <strong>June</strong>.<br />
For details visit squerryes.co.uk<br />
Four-wheeled fun...<br />
Groombridge Place has the perfect way<br />
to spend Father’s Day this month with a<br />
Classic Motor Show on Sunday 17 <strong>June</strong>.<br />
With classic vehicles, live music, a<br />
champagne bar, canal boat rides, a retro<br />
market, children’s entertainments, and<br />
access to all the facilities of Groombridge<br />
Place this one is a real family day out.<br />
Find out more at groombridgeplace.com<br />
Broadway beckons...<br />
A breathtaking broadway classic comes<br />
to Tonbridge this month with an encore<br />
screening on Thursday 7 <strong>June</strong>. An<br />
American in Paris is the impassioned<br />
story of discovering love in the ‘City<br />
of Light’ featuring the gorgeous music<br />
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fully working old electronic eye test found at a French market decorate the<br />
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The devil is in the detail as the saying<br />
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celestial. Sumptuous velvet seating, a Moroccan<br />
tiled feature wall, a lamp with a corset shade<br />
– and not forgetting the deep copper and<br />
white enamelled bath in the master suite.<br />
And just in case anyone might be left in any<br />
doubt there it is above that bath: the word<br />
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It’s such a wonderfully warm and inviting<br />
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property didn’t excite me very much...”<br />
But when she stepped foot <strong>inside</strong> the<br />
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Also, the couple we bought it from had been<br />
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Samantha and Dougie’s first task was to renovate<br />
the kitchen to create an airy open plan family space<br />
that maximised the outdoor view. First was a row<br />
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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<br />
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areas. The wood-burning stove is set into a feature wall which contributes to a herringbone theme<br />
onto a terrace with decking laid in a herringbone pattern in<br />
a clever nod to the original 1930s parquet in the hallway.<br />
Rows of kitchen cupboards painted in palest duck<br />
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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<br />
Company tapestry bought with Samantha’s inheritance from her grandparents<br />
If there’s an equivalent of Dior shoes in the kitchen then<br />
it’s got to be the gold and silver cupboard handles and<br />
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“I get very obsessed about small details. And I wanted<br />
something nobody else had,” says Samantha.<br />
There’s more clever detailing on the floor. The boards<br />
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but the flooring in the kitchen work area is delineated<br />
with hexagonal blue and white geometric tiles. But<br />
instead of a straight join the tiles are playfully cut in<br />
at differing angles to create a jagged tooth effect.<br />
The stove and island unit point to a practical cook’s<br />
kitchen but glamorous feminine touches are never<br />
far away, such as the ornate French wall chandeliers<br />
hanging in the alcoves on either side of the wood burner,<br />
a huge vintage French mirror propped against a wall<br />
(which serves a dual purpose of reflecting light from<br />
the doors opposite) and a deco brass palm light.<br />
“I love lighting. It makes me happy,” explains Samantha<br />
pointing up at the row of pretty deco fan-shaped lights that<br />
run the width of the room across the table. “I got these from<br />
Le Mans in France. They were a real bargain. When Dougie<br />
comes home he tells me off because I always have all the lights<br />
on. But I adore the atmosphere different lighting creates.”<br />
At one end of the table is an abstract portrait by St<br />
Leonards based artist Rachel Glittenberg. “A lot of her<br />
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The pale shades are offset by pops of fun colour<br />
such as the pink flamingo lamp next to the toaster, a<br />
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There was a moment after the endless building when<br />
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line the wall above a 1930s Perspex console table. A<br />
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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<br />
One <strong>Bathroom</strong>s Above right: A French metal medicine cabinet. The giant nail varnish and lipstick were from an 80s shop display<br />
There’s a second tiled feature wall in here too.<br />
Samantha took out a tired brown tiled fireplace with<br />
an electric fireplace and tiled the entire chimney breast<br />
wall with pale pastel Moroccan Zelligh tiles. Logs sit<br />
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do anything unless it’s going to serve a purpose.”<br />
It’s perhaps no surprise to learn that Samantha’s<br />
skills have been honed professionally. She and Dougie,<br />
who works in the music industry, moved to Tunbridge<br />
Wells five years ago. At that time Samantha was<br />
working in the fashion industry as a pattern cutter.<br />
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Stuart Taylor, who runs design company 44th Hill. He took<br />
me on and I got the chance to learn on the job travelling the<br />
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I learned so much, both in terms of project management and<br />
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“It is great fun but it’s harder than people realise<br />
getting up at 5am on cold dark mornings to go to a flea<br />
market or car boot and then lugging things home all by<br />
myself. I often get men at markets saying, ‘You’ll never<br />
lift that love’. And I think to myself, Oh yes I will!”<br />
She seems to get a similar thrill from sourcing houses. “This<br />
is the third house we’ve lived in five years. We’ve been here<br />
three years and that’s the longest we’ve lived in any house.”<br />
Is she nuts I ask? Doesn’t the constant renovation<br />
get a bit much?<br />
She laughs: “This house had no bathroom for about<br />
nine weeks over one Christmas. It was the party season<br />
and we were all having to have strip washes in the sink.<br />
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Above: The master suite. The bed is from Selfridges. A corsetshaped<br />
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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<br />
<strong>Bathroom</strong>s. Curtains were made using ‘Inferno’ by House of Hackney<br />
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The elegantly rumpled pale pink bed linen on the<br />
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There’s a huge white upholstered bed bought from<br />
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The ocean liner effect comes with Deborah Bowness<br />
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“Marble and brass just go together,” says Samantha.<br />
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There are some fun saucy touches too such as a framed<br />
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corset-shaped lightshade by Sera of London perched<br />
atop a 1970s standard lamp base made with real ostrich<br />
eggs bought from Sideshow Interiors in Norman Road,<br />
near Sam’s shop. The corset shade was one of the first<br />
purchases Samantha and Dougie bought as a couple.<br />
The original stained glass bay windows are draped<br />
with green ‘Inferno’ palm print curtains from textile<br />
firm House of Hackney. The curtains and assorted<br />
vintage cushions on the bed were made by Samantha’s<br />
mother. Clearly creativity runs in the family.<br />
Above the fireplace is a charmingly eccentric Edwardian<br />
photo of a little girl holding up rainbows, found in<br />
Wayward’s in St Leonards, which used to be across<br />
the road from her shop, but has now relocated.<br />
But what’s not on show here is equally important.<br />
It’s all about those clever details again - the dressing<br />
area hidden behind a stud wall, the vintage towel<br />
ladder tucked behind the door and the inset tiled floor<br />
under the bath. As in the kitchen, the tiles are set in<br />
the floorboards at different angles. “I didn’t want any<br />
edges to be square. I like the fact they are offset.”<br />
The bath is certainly a showstopper, but is it practical?<br />
“People ask all the time if we actually use it, but we do.<br />
The girls are forever in and out of it. There’s a bit of<br />
mess but I am not precious about stuff like that.”<br />
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As she shows me out Sam spots the door to the<br />
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This Page: Daughter Tippi Rose’s bedroom is full of animals<br />
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Above: Daughter Madeline’s bedroom. A metal music light with yellow and pink bulbs hangs above the bed<br />
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Where there’s a will...<br />
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Your digital legacy<br />
From Facebook photos to Bitcoin riches, the digital<br />
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Kate Arnold of Cripps legal services explains the issues<br />
Have you ever considered what happens to your ‘digital<br />
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of your social media, cloud storage and email accounts?<br />
While we are all encouraged to secure our digital<br />
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Our digital assets might include photos, videos or messages<br />
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The younger generation in particular often relies on<br />
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It is therefore important to consider who will access<br />
your accounts and how to provide this information.<br />
You should also consider how these accounts should<br />
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Social media platforms are beginning to take notice of<br />
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person’s relations to access their accounts. Facebook,<br />
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Similarly, Instagram allows a user’s account to be<br />
‘memorialised’ after their death, effectively freezing<br />
the account from when the user passed away. This<br />
allows friends and family to continue to access the<br />
account, though no further posts are permitted.<br />
One complication is that unlike social media accounts,<br />
some digital assets do in fact have a financial value and<br />
must be valued as part of the probate process. These<br />
might include a PayPal account in credit or online-only<br />
bank accounts. You might hold cryptocurrencies such<br />
as Bitcoin or Ethereum in encrypted digital ‘wallets’.<br />
These assets have a clear monetary value and will pass<br />
under the terms of your Will. This is all very well, but<br />
without access to your passwords it may be impossible<br />
for these assets to be dealt with in practice. Making this<br />
information available to your executors when the time comes<br />
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Other digital assets have value through advertising or<br />
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might include videos uploaded on YouTube, photographs,<br />
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be significant. It will not necessarily be clear how these<br />
assets can be valued for inheritance tax purposes and<br />
professional advice is likely to be required by the executors.<br />
Without direct access to your accounts, processes<br />
allowing your next of kin to gain access can often be<br />
long and complicated. When you think about writing<br />
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accounts and how to provide this information.<br />
The same thought should be given to any computers,<br />
tablets or mobile phones that could hold important data.<br />
Access to digital assets with monetary value might be<br />
particularly important where funds are required to meet<br />
funeral expenses and other costs arising when you pass<br />
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These access issues have led to software coming onto the<br />
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specific circumstances, such as death or loss of mental capacity.<br />
Some software collates password information automatically,<br />
while others require this to be updated manually. In this case,<br />
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Whatever the extent of your digital assets, it would be<br />
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What’s in a will?<br />
Samantha Ewing of Charles Russell Speechlys explains why<br />
it’s essential to get professionals to draw up your will<br />
More and more people are trying to prepare<br />
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It may seem that by making a homemade will you<br />
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3. If you have had a diagnosis of dementia or similar<br />
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Samantha Ewing is a specialist in will and estate<br />
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Above: In the drawing room, barred mirrors reflect the Georgian<br />
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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<br />
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Previous page: A small seating area in the first floor<br />
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Above and below: The top floor’s main bedroom is fun and<br />
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<strong>Kitchen</strong> trends: furniture<br />
Contents<br />
6 The new kitchen<br />
There’s an inspiring<br />
fundamental shift in<br />
kitchen thinking<br />
9 <strong>Kitchen</strong> trends:<br />
Contemporary country<br />
20 Anatomy of a kitchen<br />
Our case-study of a<br />
Neptune kitchen<br />
23 <strong>Kitchen</strong> keepers<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong>ware classics to<br />
buy once and keep<br />
28<br />
Tap into the trend<br />
Tap into the trend<br />
23<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong> keepers<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong> keepers<br />
10 <strong>Kitchen</strong> trends:<br />
Glamour<br />
12 Anatomy of a kitchen<br />
Our case-study of a<br />
Jones Britain kitchen<br />
15 <strong>Kitchen</strong> trends:<br />
Furniture<br />
16 <strong>Kitchen</strong> trends:<br />
Timber<br />
19 <strong>Kitchen</strong> trends:<br />
Black and white<br />
27 The bathroom<br />
Furnish your bathroom<br />
28 Tap into the trend<br />
Stylish taps<br />
31 A rub a dub tub<br />
The best bathtubs around<br />
32 Shower power<br />
Showers that think<br />
outside the box<br />
35 Splash out<br />
<strong>Bathroom</strong> accessory picks<br />
27<br />
The bathroom<br />
Editor’s Letter<br />
There couldn’t be a better time for me to be editing a<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong> & <strong>Bathroom</strong> <strong>supplement</strong> – as I am in the<br />
process of ‘editing’ both of them in my own house.<br />
Two bathrooms are in, so I feel well qualified to share what I’ve<br />
learned from doing that. I love my very modern brass mixer<br />
tap, adding a contemporary note in my Victorian house.<br />
But my new kitchen is still a big unknown – and the range<br />
of possibilities can be quite overwhelming, so I’ve relished<br />
every minute of looking at dream kitchens, to find the best to<br />
show to you.<br />
There’s an exciting new shift in kitchen layouts and styling<br />
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A rub a dub tub<br />
32<br />
Shower<br />
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The new kitchen<br />
Whether you prefer a country feel, or a more contemporary vibe, there is a fresh new mood<br />
in kitchen design, packed with great practical ideas<br />
Poggenpohl<br />
The +Modo kitchen with a central island<br />
incorporating open shelving and glass<br />
fronted drawers. Available in seven standard<br />
colours with contrasting wood detailing. All<br />
Poggenpohl kitchens are made to measure<br />
so they expertly fit the space available. From<br />
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mood<br />
Trends in kitchens move<br />
much more slowly than in<br />
other areas of the house. Not<br />
surprisingly, considering its unique<br />
place as the heart of family life and<br />
the investment involved – both<br />
emotional and financial. For years<br />
one kind of arrangement seems<br />
to suit everyone, then suddenly –<br />
wham! – an entirely new kind of<br />
kitchen seems the only thing to have.<br />
Just such a change is happening now.<br />
In this new mood, the overall<br />
look of one kitchen will still be<br />
very different from another – be<br />
it a country feel, or more of a slick<br />
contemporary vibe – but they will<br />
share a mixture of practical changes,<br />
that will make them all still very<br />
much the new kitchen.<br />
These arrangements include<br />
deep drawers instead of lower-level<br />
cupboards, no handles on drawers<br />
Rencraft<br />
A bespoke combination of Rencraft handmade<br />
butler cupboards with a SieMatic island. Rencraft /<br />
SieMatic by Rencraft kitchen cabinetry starts from<br />
approx. £25,000 01892 520730 rencraft.co.uk<br />
and press-open doors. A long central<br />
bench and floor-to-ceiling wall<br />
cupboards, rather than lower and<br />
upper cupboards with a worktop<br />
in between. Units which look like<br />
freestanding pieces of furniture.<br />
Open shelves rather than closed<br />
cupboards. Entirely integrated<br />
appliances.<br />
On the aesthetic side there are<br />
some radical new choices, including<br />
mixes of colours, textures and even<br />
worktop materials in one kitchen,<br />
and featured wood combined with<br />
other surfaces.<br />
Most radical is the arrival of high<br />
glamour in the kitchen, via rich<br />
metallics mixed with the enduringly<br />
popular marble – and lots of it.<br />
There is so much to be excited<br />
about in this new world of kitchens.<br />
Theme by theme, here is our round<br />
up of some of the best .<br />
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Chamber Furniture<br />
This stained oak kitchen, features a liquid<br />
metal island with a timber breakfast bar.<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong>s from £40,000.<br />
01959 532553 chamberfurniture.co.uk<br />
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At Krieder we produce furniture of beauty, rich in quality and daring in<br />
combination. We spend time understanding the needs of our clients, to enable us<br />
to create the most effective and usable products at a surprisingly affordable cost.<br />
To discuss your ideas contact us today 01892 619721<br />
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Stoneham<br />
The Knole kitchen in Blue Hague. <strong>Kitchen</strong>s from<br />
£25,000 020 8300 8181 stoneham-kitchens.co.uk<br />
Image courtesy of Connaught <strong>Kitchen</strong>s, a Stoneham<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong>s retailer<br />
kitchen trends<br />
Different styles may go<br />
in and out of fashion,<br />
but the country kitchen<br />
will always be dear to the<br />
English heart – but that<br />
doesn’t mean it can’t change<br />
and evolve. (Wheatsheaf<br />
toaster, anyone?)<br />
It might be as simple<br />
as taking a classic Quaker<br />
style and painting it<br />
a dramatic colour, or<br />
mixing two colours in<br />
one scheme, as seen in<br />
the two kitchens here.<br />
Other key modifications<br />
which add an up-to-date<br />
flair without losing the<br />
classic charm, are having<br />
deep drawers rather than<br />
cupboards, and the biggest<br />
shift of the new kitchen<br />
– replacing wall-hung<br />
over-counter cupboards<br />
with open shelves and<br />
dresser-style units. <br />
Contemporary country<br />
JM Interiors<br />
This brief was for all materials to<br />
be sourced from local tradespeople.<br />
There is a walk-in pantry, with<br />
spice racks, a hidden coffee station<br />
and customised plate racks, and a<br />
submerged wine cellar. For cooking<br />
there is an Aga, Wolf oven and<br />
induction hob. Prices for bespoke<br />
kitchens start from £25,000<br />
01580 291221 jminteriorsuk.uk<br />
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Krieder<br />
The Manhattan, finished in solid<br />
brass, £65,000 including appliances,<br />
worktops and installation.<br />
01892 619721 krieder.com<br />
Glamour<br />
It’s one of those ideas that<br />
seems so right when you<br />
see it, you wonder why<br />
on earth we haven’t always<br />
had outrageous glamour in<br />
our kitchens. The days of<br />
below stairs are long behind<br />
us – indeed the kitchen is now<br />
the most important room,<br />
with an eat-in family space<br />
top of the list for homebuyers.<br />
Entertaining in the 21st<br />
century means you are as<br />
likely to be holding a glass<br />
of champagne, as a wooden<br />
spoon, in your kitchen. So<br />
it’s time to think of this space<br />
in a whole new way. And<br />
to celebrate it with luxury<br />
materials and rich textures.<br />
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Rencraft<br />
This bespoke kitchen was designed as ‘a contemporary<br />
kitchen pod landed in the middle of this period room’.<br />
On one side of the island the drawers are finished with<br />
patina brass. Bespoke kitchens by Rencraft, price on<br />
application. 01892 520730 rencraft.co.uk<br />
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Anatomy of a kitchen<br />
Jones Britain<br />
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The vision<br />
In a large space, in the middle of a converted barn, the homeowners<br />
were looking for a contemporary but traditionally inspired kitchen,<br />
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The framed cabinet doors and cream Aga, plus the dresser-style<br />
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traditional feeling, appropriate for the converted barn context.<br />
The curved line of the cabinets facing out into the living space also<br />
adds a homely, country appeal. A contemporary edge is delivered<br />
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Corian work top, and the brushed steel knobs and handles, while the<br />
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The overall black and white colour scheme, combined with the<br />
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When the built-in revolution hit in the<br />
mid-20th century it suddenly seemed<br />
very backwards looking to have any<br />
kind of furniture in the kitchen. As they got<br />
smaller, denoting the decreasing amount of time<br />
expected to be spent on domestic chores, with the<br />
arrival of labour-saving gadgets and food (Smash!<br />
Vesta curries!) and the hatch came in - even a<br />
table was considered de trop.<br />
Now kitchens are getting bigger again, within<br />
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and a designer bar counter. These units are from the Groove range<br />
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It’s been a long time since<br />
we’ve seen much exposed<br />
wood in a kitchen, beyond<br />
the bleached oak of a French<br />
Provincial dresser or table, but<br />
suddenly interesting timbers<br />
look very fresh and appealing.<br />
Paint is lovely, but the grain<br />
and richness of feature wood<br />
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mixed in with contrasting<br />
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Kutchenhaus<br />
The Structura kitchen, from £15,400. Kutchenhaus<br />
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direct from the factory. There are nine different price<br />
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Adaptations<br />
The island is bespoke in American reclaimed oak with<br />
ebony-stained drawer fronts, the cabinets are from the<br />
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kitchen. Dark colours are<br />
very striking, but can be<br />
a bit much for an entire<br />
scheme. Pops of white set it<br />
off perfectly, especially if the<br />
textures are also different,<br />
with matt black and shiny<br />
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and looking particularly<br />
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Neptune<br />
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The vision<br />
The Suffolk kitchen has been updated, with this most classic<br />
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contemporary uplift, that’s a blank canvas to build on with<br />
accessories and furnishings.<br />
The range<br />
New cabinets have been added, including countertop cupboards<br />
which create the sense of a larder. The full-height dresser-style<br />
cabinet has bifold doors, so they don’t protrude into the room<br />
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extra level to store things like baking parchment.<br />
The Charlecote island comes in a choice of options to be geared<br />
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The cabinetry is made from tulipwood, plywood and oak, with<br />
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Investing in a kitchen and bathroom<br />
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screens of a newly fitted kitchen<br />
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where we both start and<br />
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and inviting as the rest of<br />
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Above left: Hat, £19.95, Charity Farm Countrystore charityfarmcountrystore.co.uk; 100% cotton bardot top, £50, Capsule Instagram<br />
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100% linen bardot top, £199, Courtyard UK courtyarduk.co.uk; 100% linen skirt, £49.99, Capsule Instagram @capsulehastings /<br />
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Left: Hat, £19.95, Charity Farm Countrystore<br />
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electricpineapple.co.uk; tassel bag stylist’s own<br />
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Linen jacket, £90, One Life Clothing onelifeclothing.co.uk; t-shirt, £34.90, Charity Farm Countrystore<br />
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Sun scents<br />
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I love those scents precisely because they’re wonderfully<br />
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now. So for me, this is the perfect time to switch to something<br />
lighter, airier, fresher and fortunately (as you can read below),<br />
there are lots of exciting new launches that fall into that category.<br />
Before that, though, there are a few things<br />
about wearing fragrance in the warmer months<br />
that I think it’s worth remembering.<br />
Champ de Baies<br />
and Champ des Fleurs<br />
eau de Cologne<br />
£105 for 100ml L’Artisan<br />
Parfumeur<br />
artisanparfumeur.com<br />
Hot weather and fragrance aren’t happy<br />
bedfellows<br />
Perfume is as vulnerable to UV damage as our skins. If your<br />
fragrances are generally kept near a window, move them to<br />
the back of the room where sunlight can’t damage them.<br />
Keep them in the box, in a cupboard<br />
Scent will last much longer if it’s not exposed<br />
to daylight, let alone sunshine.<br />
Best of all, keep your fragrance in the fridge<br />
A normal fridge can be too cold – a wine fridge is perfect,<br />
advises James Craven of Pimlico’s ‘scent mecca’, Les Senteurs.<br />
Bois<br />
d’Hadrien eau de<br />
parfum<br />
£91 for 100ml<br />
Goutal Paris<br />
goutalparis.com<br />
Bel Azur<br />
£73 for 50ml<br />
eau de parfum<br />
Tory Burch<br />
toryburch.co.uk<br />
Beware of wearing fragrance in the sun<br />
Some of the ingredients in perfume can interact with sunlight, on<br />
vulnerable skins, potentially triggering redness, itching and even<br />
(in the cases of some citrus ingredients like bergamot), possibly<br />
leading to pigmented ‘staining’ of the skin. This doesn’t mean you<br />
can’t wear fragrance through the summer months, but if you’re<br />
sunbathing, why not spritz a sarong, rather than your skin?<br />
I always like to spray my clothing – I’m a walking miasma<br />
of scent, basically – although do check first that it won’t stain<br />
the fabric. This is easy to do: simply spritz a white tissue,<br />
and if there’s no marking afterwards, it should be perfectly<br />
safe for textiles. I’m a particular fan of spraying scarves and<br />
pashminas, as well as the lining of jackets and even skirts.<br />
Why not wear a scented ribbon…?<br />
Spray a ribbon and tie it in your hair, or around<br />
your wrist. Lovely, lovely, lovely.<br />
<br />
Signature eau<br />
de toilette<br />
£35 for 30ml<br />
L.K. Bennett<br />
lkbennett.com<br />
Soleil Piquant<br />
eau de parfum and<br />
purse spray<br />
£185 for 100ml<br />
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Beauty<br />
Travel light<br />
When you’re heading off on holiday, decant your favourite<br />
fragrance into a Travalo atomiser. You sort of ‘mate’ the<br />
atomiser with the base of the Travalo, pump a bit (!) and the<br />
fragrance is transferred almost magically to the travel spray.<br />
These are available in sleek metals and some really<br />
stylish leather-covered options (you can find them on<br />
perfumesociety.org/SHOP and at other retailers).<br />
But why not take a wardrobe of<br />
fragrances with you…?<br />
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Colognes are perfect for summer, to be<br />
splashed and spritzed with abandon<br />
My top picks from this summer’s new launches<br />
Fragonard Verveine<br />
Fragonard’s scents are wonderfully affordable (find them<br />
in M&S and Cologne & Cotton) and Verveine is the pure<br />
scent of summer sunshine and sparkling water. Lemon and<br />
grapefruit accent the energy of verbena – which is lemony in<br />
itself – but there’s more staying power than you’d imagine,<br />
thanks to undertones of patchouli, Atlas cedarwood and<br />
amber. Fragonard also offer ‘layering’ opportunities – the<br />
Verveine soap is divine.<br />
£18 for 50ml eau de toilette<br />
Goutal Paris Bois d’Hadrien<br />
Eau d’Hadrien is the fragrance that put Annick Goutal –<br />
one of the original ‘niche perfume’ brands – on the scented<br />
map. Now, her daughter Camille is heading up the perfume<br />
house, putting her own stamp on this innovative fragrance<br />
brand which she’s renamed ‘Goutal Paris’.<br />
Eau d’Hadrien has also now acquired a counterpart. If the<br />
original is morning, with its airy, citrus notes, this evokes the<br />
other end of the day, with woodsier notes of cypress, cedar,<br />
pine, incense and musk alongside a bright echo of lemon.<br />
£91 for 100ml eau de parfum<br />
By Terry Soleil Piquant<br />
This light-filled, carefree, sun-drenched fragrance is pricy,<br />
for sure – but just in time for the getaway season, the 100ml<br />
eau de parfum does come packaged with a security-friendly<br />
8ml spray. Inspired by the Balearic island of Formentera, it’s<br />
bursting with bright neroli, opening to almond blossoms,<br />
and finally mellowing to notes of sandalwood and tonka<br />
bean.<br />
£185 for 100ml eau de parfum and purse spray<br />
L’Artisan Parfumeur Champ de Baies and<br />
Champ des Fleurs<br />
Colognes are a big trend in perfume right now and they<br />
happen to be a perfect-for-summer concentration, to be<br />
splashed and spritzed with abandon.<br />
Champ de Baies is the more intriguing of these two, I<br />
find, setting out to evoke the feeling of a mulberry tree in<br />
the early morning, ‘just before a heatwave’, offering crisp<br />
nashi pear, tart rhubarb and bergamot.<br />
Its counterpart is equally fresh and dew-drenched, but<br />
captures a ‘field of flowers’, with bitter grapefruit and<br />
crunchy pear giving way to lily of the valley and jasmine<br />
petals, finally enveloping skin in cedar, amber and musk.<br />
£105 for 100ml eau de Cologne<br />
Tory Burch Bel Azur<br />
Don’t blame me if you decide to redecorate your house<br />
to match the chic blue-and-white box this comes in. The<br />
bottle is also deep, deep sea blue – positively beckoning you<br />
to dive into its refreshing blend of bergamot, neroli and<br />
peony, whose breeziness fades into warm, sun-kissed notes<br />
of creamy sandalwood and earthy vetiver. For someone who<br />
loves fresh fragrances, but wants something different to the<br />
usual citrusy Eau de Cologne.<br />
£73 for 50ml eau de parfum<br />
L.K. Bennett Signature<br />
This is one of my surprising new favourites, a definite<br />
addition to my scent wardrobe. It’s a highly sophisticated<br />
Chypre fragrance that has an airiness that’s just perfect,<br />
right now, offering peppered citrus, tangy rhubarb (a very<br />
on-trend note), silky rose, jasmine and ylang ylang, revealing<br />
skin-warmed notes of powdery amber and woods as it<br />
unfolds on the skin.<br />
It’s incredibly accomplished – a new modern classic, I’d<br />
call it – and I love that it comes in three sizes, including<br />
a nicely affordable 30ml. (I’ll definitely be going for the<br />
biggest next time, though.)<br />
£35 for 30ml eau de toilette<br />
Jo Fairley is Co-Founder of The Perfume Society<br />
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IDD Therapy has changed Paul’s life<br />
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Wellbeing<br />
A Year of Wellness<br />
Britain has one of the highest rates of allergies in the world, with 44%<br />
of Brits suffering with at least one allergy. With hay fever season in full<br />
bloom, Eminé Rushton shares her natural approach to allergy-management<br />
<strong>June</strong>: Natural relief for seasonal allergies<br />
We spent one summer,<br />
several years ago,<br />
flummoxed as to why<br />
Wour eldest daughter (who was then<br />
just four), had a continual cold. A<br />
streaming nose, mild temperature,<br />
sneezing, runny eyes – and unable<br />
to shift it. That’s when we realised:<br />
it wasn’t a cold – it was hay fever!<br />
The misery of the condition, and the<br />
symptoms that make it difficult for us to<br />
go about our daily lives, such as sneezing,<br />
itchiness, breathlessness and wheezing,<br />
are caused by the body’s own exaggerated<br />
immune response to the natural<br />
allergens in pollen.<br />
Our white blood cells<br />
begin to make more of<br />
a substance called<br />
histamine,<br />
which has an<br />
inflammatory<br />
response<br />
within<br />
the body,<br />
causing all of the symptoms above.<br />
Traditional treatment is with antihistamine<br />
medicine – to block<br />
those natural histamines, and<br />
dampen down their effects – and<br />
yes, they can be very effective.<br />
But they do not treat the root cause,<br />
which is why some of us produce more<br />
histamines in response to allergens<br />
than others (and, indeed, why some<br />
of us can deal with cats, dustmites,<br />
feathers and pollen without a sniffle,<br />
while others are reduced to<br />
sobbing, wheezing wrecks).<br />
A couple of years ago I<br />
had the privilege of working<br />
The misery of the<br />
symptoms makes<br />
it difficult for us<br />
to go about our<br />
daily lives<br />
with leading integrative medical<br />
expert, Dr Andrew Weil, and I grilled<br />
him on this very subject (hoping,<br />
too, to find some natural relief for<br />
my daughter along the way).<br />
For the most common ragweed allergy<br />
(the most prevalent type of pollen that<br />
we Brits encounter through spring<br />
& summer), Dr Weil recommends<br />
stinging nettle (urtica dioica), in freezedried<br />
capsule form. Children under<br />
twelve can take one capsule a day,<br />
whereas adults (12 and over) can take<br />
one capsule every two to four hours.<br />
Dr Weil also recommended<br />
quercetin – a natural<br />
bioflavonoid, which<br />
is most effective<br />
when combined with<br />
bromelain (a proteindigesting<br />
enzyme,<br />
from pineapple).<br />
Studies have shown<br />
that quercetin may<br />
help stabilise the cells<br />
that produce histamine, and within a<br />
week of us giving our daughter a daily<br />
capsule, her symptoms significantly<br />
improved (Higher Nature make a good<br />
one, as do Neal’s Yard Remedies).<br />
The best thing, however, is to<br />
begin taking these natural remedies<br />
in winter, to build the body<br />
up before the allergy season<br />
kicks in at all (something<br />
to remember next time!).<br />
The best foods for natural<br />
anti-histamines include apples,<br />
yellow peppers, watercress,<br />
onions, peas, parsley, thyme,<br />
turmeric (which is an<br />
Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at Psychologies magazine, and<br />
co-founder of the conscious living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk<br />
incredible anti-inflammatory across<br />
the board – at home we all swear by<br />
Wild Nutrition Turmaforte Turmeric,<br />
£32 wildnutrition.com), ginger, sweet<br />
potato, peppermint and pomegranate.<br />
Decreasing dairy intake (but ensuring<br />
that good sources of calcium still abound<br />
– so crucial for children), can really<br />
help too. I also favour a natural barrier<br />
balm (i.e. a natural version of Vaseline<br />
– you could try Hay Max Pure, but any<br />
natural waxy balm will do the trick),<br />
which we smear within the nostril and<br />
around the outer edges, to trap pollen<br />
and prevent it being inhaled and further<br />
irritating the mucous membranes.<br />
We also invested in a HEPA Air Filter<br />
(ours is made by Vax) which is very<br />
effective at filtering out airborne pollen<br />
during sleep, particularly in summer,<br />
when many of us sleep with windows<br />
wide open, and certainly when the<br />
neighbours are mowing their lawns.<br />
These natural changes have very<br />
much benefited our family, and I do so<br />
hope they offer you some relief too.<br />
Time for a tonic<br />
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Make You Feel Amazing by Rachel de Thample<br />
(Kyle Books, £9.99). From a ginger<br />
and turmeric concoction to keep<br />
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and nettle tonics, this is a joyful<br />
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Natural wisdom<br />
Natasha Richardson is a medical herbalist and founder of<br />
Forage Botanicals. She lives in Kent and runs a successful<br />
four-week online course that has helped hundreds of women<br />
to balance their hormones and have less painful periods<br />
What one piece of seasonal wisdom<br />
helps you in <strong>June</strong>?<br />
The dry and warm weather of <strong>June</strong> is<br />
wonderfully energising but I often find<br />
the long days quite tiring. My favourite<br />
thing to do in <strong>June</strong> is take the time in<br />
the evening to make myself a cooling<br />
foot bath with herbs and essential oils.<br />
It helps to refresh and calm me, and<br />
stops me from running around like a<br />
work-obsessed madwoman.<br />
What one self-care ritual do you<br />
never skimp on?<br />
I never forget to wear clothes which<br />
make me feel good about myself. Every<br />
day I carefully consider my appearance<br />
and it really does lift my spirits. It<br />
might seem odd to think of the way we<br />
dress as a form of self-care, but it’s the<br />
one thing I never change, whatever the<br />
season.<br />
What’s happening in your kitchen this<br />
month?<br />
I am embracing the warmth with my<br />
favourite salad – fennel, lemon, avocado<br />
and rocket with olive oil and salt. It’s the<br />
simple things that please me.<br />
Share one book that taught you<br />
something amazing about life – and<br />
made you better at living it?<br />
I have just finished reading a book<br />
called Nonviolent Communication and<br />
it literally is changing my life. I have<br />
started to see how very subtle ways<br />
we usually communicate in society<br />
can make others feel blamed or<br />
judged and it is enabling me to feel<br />
even more compassion and empathy.<br />
Given the work that I do, this is<br />
something I need to cultivate – but it<br />
is important for all of us to be more<br />
empathetic.<br />
What is the best treatment you’ve<br />
had locally?<br />
I love getting deep tissue massage<br />
from Sarah Lacey at Apotheca in<br />
Faversham. Such a treasure!<br />
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Eminé says:<br />
Try this in <strong>June</strong><br />
The older I get, the less I like to shop<br />
online and I have recently rediscovered the<br />
joys of buying my dried herbs, flowers and<br />
remedies by weight (far more economical)<br />
and in person (far more pleasurable), at<br />
my local Neal’s Yard Remedies store. There<br />
are several NYR stores with dispensaries,<br />
across Kent and Sussex, and I stock up on<br />
everything from rosebuds and chamomile<br />
flowers to ashwagandha (a stress-relieving<br />
herb) and dried nettles (great for allergy<br />
relief, see previous page). Wandering back<br />
home with my basket filled with dried<br />
goods always makes me smile, too.<br />
nealsyardremedies.com/storefinder.<br />
Time for Beauty Sleep<br />
Amly is the Old English name of the organic wildflower meadow<br />
in East Sussex, and it is here that Amly co-founder, Lisa O’Connor,<br />
found a natural silver-rich source of spring water, which runs<br />
beneath this beautiful organic land.<br />
Intrigued by the unusual healing properties and mineral<br />
profile of the water, she and her friend, holistic therapist Kerry<br />
Moore, set about blending it with organic flowers, native<br />
herbs and healing essential oils.<br />
The result is dreamy - and nowhere more so than<br />
in the new Amly Beauty Sleep Face Mist, £52, which<br />
combines valerian root, passion flower, rose quartz,<br />
ylang ylang and St John’s Wort, for a somniferous<br />
olfactive experience that soothes not just fractious<br />
skin, but the anxious mind too. Save for the bedside<br />
table and anoint yourself before sleep…<br />
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Long-established as a<br />
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We are very honoured to<br />
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So while these may be a little<br />
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Monkfish, Saffron and Piquillo<br />
Pepper Rice, Aioli, Coriander<br />
Serves 4<br />
• 1 monkfish tail double skinned on<br />
the bone 400g-600g size<br />
• 75g finely chopped shallots<br />
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped<br />
• ½ tsp smoked paprika<br />
• Half a red chilli, finely diced<br />
• 200g sliced tomatoes<br />
• 1 litre chicken stock<br />
• ½ tsp saffron<br />
• 400g Arborio rice<br />
• 200g sliced piquillo peppers<br />
• Coriander cress to garnish<br />
Aioli<br />
Small pinch of saffron strands<br />
3 crushed garlic cloves<br />
2 egg yolks<br />
1 tbsp Dijon mustard<br />
300ml olive oil<br />
Juice of 1 lemon<br />
Method:<br />
1Preheat the oven to 200°C.<br />
2Begin by portioning the monkfish<br />
into 4 pieces around 100-150g<br />
each - your fishmonger could always<br />
do this for you if you are unsure. Place<br />
onto a try and leave in the fridge until<br />
required.<br />
3Next make the aioli. In a small<br />
bowl pour 1 tbsp of boiling water<br />
over the saffron and set aside. Put the<br />
garlic, egg yolks and mustard into a<br />
food processor and blitz until a paste<br />
and then slowly add the olive oil to<br />
make a thick mayonnaise. When<br />
everything has come together add the<br />
saffron, saffron water and lemon juice.<br />
Season with salt and pepper to taste.<br />
4Now make the saffron rice. Heat 2<br />
teaspoons of olive oil in a pan, add<br />
shallots and fry gently for 10 minutes.<br />
Add the chilli, garlic and smoked<br />
paprika and cook for 2 more minutes,<br />
then stir in the tomatoes. Stir in the<br />
saffron, stock, 1 tsp of salt. Bring to<br />
the boil and then add the rice. Stir<br />
once. Then leave to simmer vigorously<br />
for 6 minutes. Meanwhile cut up the<br />
roasted red pepper, and sprinkle on top<br />
of the rice. Lower the heat and cook<br />
for another 10-12 minutes.<br />
5Begin cooking the monkfish when<br />
the rice is about 5 to 6 minutes<br />
from being ready. Heat a frying pan<br />
with a little oil. Season the monkfish<br />
and fry evenly on all sides till golden.<br />
Place into the oven and cook for 5 to 6<br />
minutes.<br />
To Finish:<br />
Take a bowl and spoon some of the<br />
rice in the middle. Place the monkfish.<br />
Pipe dots of the aioli around the fish<br />
and garnish with the coriander.<br />
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Quail Escabeche<br />
Serves 4<br />
• 4 whole preprared quail<br />
• 4 slices of sourdough<br />
bread<br />
• 1 little gem lettuce washed<br />
& cut into quarters<br />
• 50g butter<br />
• 2 sprigs of thyme &<br />
rosemary<br />
• 2 cloves of garlic<br />
• 10ml olive oil to finish<br />
Escabeche Marinade<br />
• 100ml olive oil<br />
• 100ml vinegar<br />
• Handful of sage, tarragon,<br />
mint, thyme, parsley,<br />
rosemary and coriander<br />
• 2 bay leaves<br />
• 1 shallot sliced into rings<br />
• 1 carrot thinly sliced<br />
into discs [flower shapes<br />
optional]<br />
• 1 tsp coriander seeds<br />
1Put all the ingredients for<br />
the escabeche marinade<br />
into a large pan. Warm very<br />
gently for 10 minutes, then<br />
set aside for the ingredients<br />
to infuse. Preheat the oven to<br />
200 degrees.<br />
2Next prepare the quail.<br />
Carefully remove the<br />
wishbone from the quail.<br />
(To do this: with the breast<br />
side up, gently pull back the<br />
skin at the top of the breasts.<br />
Using a small knife, make<br />
small incisions either side of<br />
the wishbone to separate the<br />
wishbone from the breast<br />
meat on both sides. Then,<br />
carefully pull the wishbone<br />
out.)<br />
3Place an oven-proof pan<br />
onto a moderate heat,<br />
add a little oil and then put<br />
in the quail, to brown on<br />
all sides. Add the thyme,<br />
rosemary, garlic and butter<br />
to the pan. Baste over the<br />
quail for 1 minute. Put into<br />
a medium oven and cook<br />
for 3-4 minutes - the quail<br />
should be pink. Take out<br />
of the oven and allow to<br />
rest for 3-4 minutes. Next,<br />
we need to take the quail<br />
off the bone. First, remove<br />
the legs, then use a knife<br />
to carefully carve off the<br />
meat. Then carve off the<br />
breast meat. Place the meat<br />
pieces into the escabeche<br />
marinade to infuse with all<br />
the flavours.<br />
To Finish<br />
4Toast the sourdough<br />
until golden on both<br />
sides and dress the lettuce<br />
with a little olive oil.<br />
5Place a piece of the<br />
bread onto a plate,<br />
then some lettuce, followed<br />
by some of the escabeche<br />
vegetables. Place the quail<br />
pieces on the top, leg meat<br />
first, then breast.<br />
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Gin & Lime Cheesecake<br />
Serves 12<br />
Equipment needed<br />
• 12 x 75mm circular metal<br />
rings<br />
• Blowtorch<br />
• For one cheesecake, use a<br />
20cm springform cake tin<br />
Cheesecake<br />
• 90g caster sugar<br />
• 750g cream cheese<br />
• 1 litre double cream<br />
• 1 vanilla pod scraped<br />
• 3 limes, zested<br />
• 100g melted butter<br />
• 250g crushed Hobnob<br />
biscuits<br />
• 25ml Gin Mare gin (or gin<br />
of your choice)<br />
Lime Curd<br />
• 400ml lime juice<br />
• 250g caster sugar<br />
• 8 whole eggs<br />
• 175g butter<br />
• 25ml Gin Mare gtin (or<br />
gin of your choice)<br />
Candied Walnuts<br />
• 100g walnuts<br />
• 50g sugar<br />
• Splash of water<br />
• A few sprigs of chopped<br />
rosemary<br />
To Finish<br />
• Basil cress<br />
• Chopped mint<br />
• Chopped rosemary<br />
• Lime zest<br />
1Add the melted butter<br />
to the crushed Hobnob<br />
biscuits and mix well. Put<br />
between two pieces of<br />
parchment paper and roll<br />
flat. In a mixing bowl, beat<br />
the sugar, cream cheese and<br />
vanilla seed until soft. In<br />
a second bowl semi whip<br />
the cream, then add the<br />
cream, Gin Mare gin and<br />
lime zest to the cheese mix<br />
and whip using the mixer<br />
until thick then place into<br />
piping bags ready to build the<br />
cheesecakes.<br />
To Build the Cheesecakes:<br />
Press the 12 moulds into<br />
2 the biscuit base. Then,<br />
evenly pipe the cheesecake<br />
mixture on top. Once they<br />
are filled, take a spatula and<br />
dip it briefly in warm water<br />
then scrape across the top of<br />
the cheesecake to get a nice<br />
smooth finish.<br />
Lime Curd<br />
Bring the lime juice to the<br />
3 boil, meanwhile mixing<br />
the sugar into the eggs in a<br />
mixing bowl. Combine the<br />
two and return to a medium<br />
heat, continuously whisking<br />
until the liquid begins to<br />
simmer. Remove from the<br />
heat and whisk in the butter<br />
and gin slowly, pass through a<br />
sieve and spread out on a flat<br />
tray. Cover the top with cling<br />
film and cool in the chiller.<br />
When cold, store in a piping<br />
bag.<br />
Candied Walnuts<br />
Place the walnuts on a<br />
4 baking tray and put into<br />
the oven for 3-4 minutes at<br />
200°C. Meanwhile put the<br />
sugar and water into a pan<br />
and boil until it starts to go<br />
golden. Remove from the<br />
heat. Chop up the walnuts<br />
and add to the caramel. Stir<br />
to coat all the nuts and finish<br />
with the chopped rosemary.<br />
To Finish<br />
Using a blowtorch<br />
5 carefully heat up the<br />
side of the cheesecake to<br />
remove the metal rings. Next,<br />
pipe some of the lime curd<br />
in the centre of the plate<br />
and put the cheesecake on<br />
top. Arrange the walnuts<br />
going down one side of the<br />
cheesecake. Sprinkle a little<br />
of the chopped mint and<br />
rosemary on top and garnish<br />
with the basil cress. Finish<br />
with lime zest.<br />
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Garden<br />
Let the right ones in<br />
Not all garden bugs are baddies – Jo Arnell advises how to<br />
keep the pests at bay, while nurturing the good guys<br />
Credit: Hedgehog Photo by Piotr Łaskawski on Unsplash<br />
Early summer is the time for maximum growth in<br />
the garden. The new stems and leaves on our plants,<br />
plumped out by rain, fertilisers and human kindness<br />
are luscious - and irresistibly delicious to some of our garden<br />
visitors. Pesky sap suckers seem to have expensive tastes and<br />
well bred, cultivated plants are just so much tastier than<br />
tough old weeds. It can seem like the garden is under siege,<br />
especially when we come out in the morning (evil deeds<br />
mainly happen at night) and discover the carnage. It is very<br />
tempting to reach for a bug spray and nuke the lot of them.<br />
But, before we do that, it is worth remembering that<br />
most pesticide sprays are non-specific and will kill a wide<br />
variety of insects; the good, bad, the bug-ugly - and the<br />
butterflies. Luckily we are becoming more aware of the effects<br />
of chemical sprays and the days of DDT (the poisonous<br />
compound that accumulates in the fatty tissues of animals<br />
- including humans) but it has taken a long time. Rachel<br />
Carson’s classic book on the subject, Silent Spring, was first<br />
published way back in 1962.<br />
Alternative routes to sprays require a more benign approach<br />
to pest control through healthy practices. The aim is to<br />
maintain a more natural balance and prevent the build up of<br />
pests in the first place, but the problem is that – oddly - our<br />
gardens are not always the most natural of environments<br />
in the first place. Plants we consider ‘standard’ are mostly<br />
pampered non-natives and the edible crops are grown in neat,<br />
easy to feed on rows. It can be done though. We just need<br />
a range of strategies and, as in many hostile situations, an<br />
insight into the lifestyle choices and habits of our enemies.<br />
A healthy balance<br />
A natural ecosystem is a carefully balanced web of life; each<br />
organism within it has a role that has evolved over millions<br />
of years. In the garden it is us who organise the ecosystem, by<br />
going to the garden centre and popping in a random selection<br />
of things that take our fancy - plants that fill a gap in our<br />
borders rather than a specific ecological niche. Growing the<br />
right plant in the right place will help. Plonking a delicate<br />
woodlander into a scorching sunny border, or miring a<br />
Mediterranean meadow plant in heavy clay means that they<br />
use up all their resources just trying to survive. Unhappy<br />
plants, much like unhappy humans, are more prone to pests<br />
and disease.<br />
Overfeeding<br />
Spring is the best time to give your plants food – but only if<br />
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Garden<br />
feed plants much past the summer or you will encourage late<br />
growth that will be prone to winter frost damage, leaving<br />
them open to pest attack. Warmer winters enable more pests<br />
to survive in situations where they might once have perished,<br />
and new ones are regularly creeping in on foreign grown<br />
plants, from where they can spread very rapidly.<br />
Catch them early<br />
Get out in the garden early in the season and keep an eye<br />
out for the first of the pests to arrive and you may be able<br />
to catch an infestation before it starts. Think of it as the<br />
gardener’s equivalent of a ‘stitch in time’: a bug squished<br />
in the hand is better than thousands on your plants. And<br />
catching them early in their life cycle, before they hatch and<br />
fly off to reproduce, will help too.<br />
Encourage beneficial predators<br />
Set up bee/ladybird/lacewing homes and hedgehog houses.<br />
Bees are essential pollinators and the others are all voracious<br />
eaters of aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs and many other<br />
insect pests. Make log piles for beneficial bugs and beetles<br />
to overwinter in. Plant a nectar border to encourage bees,<br />
hoverflies and other pollinating insects and grow plants for<br />
their seed heads to attract the birds. All birds feed insect to<br />
their young in spring and although birds will also eat your<br />
seeds, their bug catching role in spring is very useful. Even<br />
wasps do a good job, hunting down caterpillars and grubs and<br />
clearing up debris and rotting fruit.<br />
Netting crops<br />
Putting this in place at vulnerable stages will deter many bugs,<br />
depending on the gauge of net. Fine netting will prevent flea<br />
beetle and small flies (whitefly and carrot fly), the next size up<br />
will protect crops from Cabbage White butterflies and bird<br />
netting will deter pesky pigeons - make sure it’s pegged down<br />
well so that wildlife can’t get tangled in it.<br />
Companion planting<br />
This is an attractive way to deter pests and works by<br />
Below: Nasturtiums in their caterpillar-free glory<br />
Above: Caterpillars making short work of a nasturtium leaf<br />
confusing the insect (they’re easily confused) by disguising the<br />
smell of the crop. The most well known of these is planting<br />
carrots among onions, which helps to deter carrot fly. French<br />
marigolds attract hoverflies, and deter aphids and whitefly.<br />
Large pests<br />
Rabbits and deer can be a big problem, as they will decimate<br />
plants within a short space of time. Fencing is the best<br />
option. It needs to be dug into the ground at an angle to<br />
prevent burrowing, and if deer are the problem, high enough<br />
to stop a deer jumping over. There are lists of ‘rabbit proof’<br />
plants available (look online), but the rabbits haven’t always<br />
read these lists. In general it’s the tasty new growth and young<br />
plants that they’re attracted to.<br />
Slugs and snails<br />
In wet years the ‘most hated pest’ award invariably goes to<br />
these slimy creepers, but there are other contenders that<br />
come and go, depending on how cold the winter is. There are<br />
endless gruesome solutions for controlling slugs and snails,<br />
but understanding a little about when they’re likely to be at<br />
their most active will help.<br />
They first appear at the beginning of the season when all<br />
the fresh, succulent new growth emerges and the conditions<br />
are damp. As the weather warms up you’ll find them in the<br />
cool of the early morning and at dusk and on rainy days.<br />
They don’t like travelling over gritty, spiky, oily or dry<br />
surfaces and copper will give them an electric shock, so there<br />
are lots of barrier methods, and they are drawn to the smell of<br />
fermenting fruit which is why the ‘slug pubs’ work so well.<br />
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Garden<br />
I liked one double-fronted house<br />
and its garden so much I felt<br />
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Underneath a mature magnolia, just coming into bud, was<br />
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apple green flowers.<br />
To the right of these were five diagonally planted box hedges<br />
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specimens of the sacred bamboo, Nandina domestica, again an<br />
evergreen, and with very showy clumps of red berries at this<br />
time of year. Finally, at nose-level appeared another evergreen<br />
shrub tangling through one of the nandinas, a coronilla with its<br />
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I must admit that London’s micro climate means that plants<br />
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thought, should you be wondering what plants to use which will<br />
give all round impact and are easily managed.<br />
And then there are Bonnington Gardens, SW8 to visit for<br />
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neighbourhood and ‘inviting in nature’.<br />
The houses were originally built in the 1880s to house railway<br />
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In the 1990s, when a local builder applied to use the site as<br />
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The residents were informed that the council were considering<br />
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Right: Lovingly tended<br />
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Another smaller grant paid for trees such as catalpa, arbutus and<br />
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to plant hedges to reduce the amount of dust and pollution<br />
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less. And not just in the areas you would<br />
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readers also had better scores in maths.<br />
But some children just don’t take to<br />
reading and with distractions from other<br />
entertainment sources becoming ever more<br />
accessible it can be a challenge to get kids<br />
to give books their attention.<br />
Beanstalk is a charity devoted to<br />
helping children unlock their love of<br />
reading. They send volunteers into<br />
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as ‘reading helpers’,<br />
inspiring their confidence<br />
in reading and increasing their enjoyment of<br />
books. It’s a great initiative, but there is also much that<br />
can be done at home to get children into the reading<br />
habit and Beanstalk has recently released their list of<br />
the Top 40 books to read with your child.<br />
Put together by literacy experts these books have<br />
been chosen to be most appealing to reluctant<br />
readers because they can be read and ‘played with’ in<br />
multiple ways. They cover a broad range of genres,<br />
and engage a variety of children, regardless of<br />
interests, age, gender, ethnicity.<br />
Pippa Goodhart, author of one of the books<br />
selected, You Choose, said: “I was a child who loved<br />
listening to stories and playing stories, but I found<br />
reading very hard, and ‘reading books’ scary. In this<br />
You Choose the text is incidental to the main task of<br />
‘reading’ the pictures, so the pressure of a chunk of<br />
text that has to be read is removed. As they make<br />
their choices through the book, children become co-creators with<br />
the author and illustrator. What they take from the book really<br />
is ‘theirs’, and that makes it both fun and empowering. My hope<br />
is that this is a book which helps less sure children make friends<br />
with books.”<br />
You can find the whole Top 40 books and more information<br />
here about how to volunteer for, or donate to Beanstalk.<br />
beanstalkcharity.org.uk/beanstalk-top-40<br />
Not too big, Not too small, Just right.<br />
The perfect size school to unlock the potential in every child.<br />
We have an enviable record of Cranbrook entry success over the past 10 years, a 100% CE pass rate<br />
and each year our pupils win scholarships to many leading independent senior schools.<br />
MARLBOROUGH<br />
HOUSE<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Marlborough House School, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN18 4PY 01580 753555<br />
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Feel Good,<br />
Fly high.<br />
Open Morning<br />
Saturday 23rd <strong>June</strong><br />
Contact our Registrar for details:<br />
registrar@dulwichprepcranbrook.org<br />
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who<br />
tomorrow.<br />
Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep<br />
from 2-13 years<br />
you’ll<br />
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FESTIVAL<br />
Mt Ephraim Gardens<br />
Faversham, Kent<br />
AUGUST 3-5<br />
FEEDER * HAWKWIND<br />
TEN YEARS AFTER * GONG * CARAVAN<br />
CURVED AIR * JETHRO TULL’S MARTIN BARRE<br />
CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY<br />
THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN<br />
HUGH CORNWELL * TYGERS OF PAN TANG<br />
ATOMIC ROOSTER * PEATBOG FAERIES * AVA<br />
RUTS DC * JOHN OTWAY * BERNIE TORMÉ<br />
Ken Pustelnik’s GROUNDHOGS * SON OF MAN<br />
JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO * THUNDERSTICK<br />
Dr SCHWAMP * BEMIS * VIKKI CLAYTON<br />
KANDA BONGO MAN * RODNEY BRANIGAN<br />
THE MENTULLS * THE GIFT * THE FAR MEADOW<br />
BLACKBEARD’S TEA PARTY * TOMMY JUSTICE<br />
GERRY COLVIN BAND<br />
Camping & Glamping available. Free parking<br />
www.anewdayfestival.com<br />
Woolton Farm,<br />
Bekesbourne,<br />
Canterbury, Kent<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15-17<br />
3 days of great rock and blues<br />
KING KING * NINE BELOW ZERO<br />
Dr FEELGOOD * CLIMAX BLUES BAND<br />
MARTIN BARRE’S BLUES BAND<br />
BAND OF FRIENDS<br />
Celebrating the music of Rory Gallagher<br />
MIKE SANCHEZ & HIS BAND<br />
JO HARMAN * REBECCA DOWNES<br />
VINCE LEE & THE BIG COMBO * MACK<br />
MARCUS BONFANTI * COLD FLAME<br />
JACKIE McAULEY BAND * CATFISH<br />
TOM C WALKER * ROBIN BIBI BAND<br />
SPANK THE MONKEY<br />
Camping & Glamping available<br />
www.bluesonthefarm.com<br />
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<strong>2018</strong><br />
rd JUNE<br />
Join us for a wonderful evening with<br />
“the world’s most recorded chamber orchestra”<br />
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE<br />
thedockyard.co.uk<br />
Hosted in the iconic<br />
No.3 Covered Slip<br />
Mezzanine<br />
Introduced by<br />
Dr David Starkey CBE<br />
FSA<br />
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Join us for Kent’s<br />
best value charity<br />
sportive<br />
01<br />
ROCHESTER<br />
75 MILES<br />
SEVENOAKS<br />
MAIDSTONE<br />
TONBRIDGE<br />
TUNBRIDGE WELLS<br />
MARGATE<br />
CANTERBURY<br />
80 MILES<br />
ASHFORD<br />
02 03<br />
DOVER<br />
FOLKESTONE<br />
70 MILES<br />
July 6th - July 8th, <strong>2018</strong><br />
£75 registration fee<br />
Book today at:<br />
kentsportstrust.org<br />
01634 820 780<br />
office@kentsportstrust.org<br />
Self-fund or fund raise<br />
£600 to take part.<br />
A donation will be made by<br />
Kent Sports Trust to Help for Heroes<br />
from the proceeds of the ride.<br />
Includes:<br />
Meals<br />
Water stops<br />
Accommodation<br />
Medal<br />
Cycling jersey<br />
Luggage transport<br />
First Aid support<br />
Bike mechanics<br />
24 hour support<br />
Prizes<br />
1 or 3 day option<br />
/KentSportsTrust<br />
@KentSportsTrust
Highlights for <strong>June</strong><br />
Some Mothers Do<br />
‘Ave ‘Em<br />
Tue 29 May – Sat 2 <strong>June</strong><br />
Daliso<br />
Sun 3 <strong>June</strong><br />
Les Musicals<br />
Mon 4 <strong>June</strong><br />
John Finnemore<br />
Fri 8 <strong>June</strong><br />
Ultimate Bublé<br />
Fri 15 <strong>June</strong><br />
Some Guys Have All<br />
The Luck<br />
Fri 22 <strong>June</strong><br />
Big Girls Don’t Cry<br />
Sat 23 <strong>June</strong><br />
Birdsong<br />
Mon 2 – Sat 7 July<br />
Box Office: 01892 530613<br />
assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk<br />
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What’s On in <strong>June</strong><br />
Art<br />
Sat 5 May – Sun 24 Jun<br />
Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s<br />
St, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH<br />
The Inking Woman<br />
The work of 100 British<br />
Cartoon and Comic Artists,<br />
spanning 250 years, is brought<br />
together in an exhibition<br />
designed to demonstrate the<br />
humour and wit of women.<br />
Info: 01622 602838 /<br />
museum.maidstone.gov.uk<br />
ARTISTS’<br />
OPEN<br />
STUDIOS<br />
EVERY WEEKEND<br />
IN JUNE<br />
OPEN SAT-SUN 11-6pm<br />
IN AND AROUND<br />
TONBRIDGE<br />
Pick up an Art Trail at local outlets or<br />
www.artistsopenstudios.co.uk<br />
Sat 2, Sun 3, Sat 9, Sun10, Sat<br />
16, Sun 17, Sat 23, Sun 24 Jun<br />
11am-6pm<br />
Tonbridge, Hildenborough,<br />
Hadlow, Yalding & Marden<br />
Artists’ Open Studios<br />
Visit local artists to view and<br />
browse their beautiful work in 14<br />
studios in and around Tonbridge.<br />
A great day out to find amazing<br />
creativity and fabulous art in West<br />
Kent. Come and enjoy paintings,<br />
drawings, sculpture, glass,<br />
ceramics, jewellery and more.<br />
Entry: FREE<br />
Info: artistsopenstudios.co.uk<br />
Sat 23 Jun – Sun 8 Jul<br />
Great Dixter, Northiam,<br />
Rye, Kent TN31 6PH<br />
GREAT DIXTER HOSTS<br />
MICHAEL B WHITE’S<br />
ONE-MAN EXHIBITION<br />
International artist Michael<br />
B White returns to Great<br />
Dixter House & Gardens<br />
with his one-man<br />
exhibition of paintings inspired<br />
by these world famous gardens<br />
with oils, watercolours, monoprints,<br />
serigraphs and etchings<br />
in his signature colourful Fauvist<br />
style filled with ‘joie de vivre.’<br />
Info: michaelbwhite820@gmail.<br />
com / michaelbwhiteartist.com<br />
Children & Families<br />
Wed 6 Jun – Thu 30<br />
Aug 5.45-9pm<br />
Port Lympne, Lympne,<br />
Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD<br />
Dusk Safaris<br />
Enjoy Port Lympne in a whole<br />
new light. See the animals of<br />
America, Asia and Africa as<br />
the sun sets before enjoying<br />
a three course meal at the<br />
Port Lympne Hotel. Running<br />
on selected Wednesday and<br />
Thursday evenings.<br />
Entry: £45pp<br />
Info: aspinallfoundation.org<br />
Fri 8 Jun<br />
Spa Valley Railway, West<br />
Station, Royal Tunbridge<br />
Wells, Kent TN2 5QY<br />
Fish & Chip Fridays<br />
Spa Valley Railway’s first Friday<br />
evening Fish and Chips Train. Join<br />
the train from 18.45 at Tunbridge<br />
Wells West before it sets off at<br />
19.00 for Groombridge. The train<br />
will complete two return journeys<br />
and while on board passengers<br />
can enjoy freshly prepared fish<br />
and chips followed by ice cream.<br />
The train bar car ‘Kate’ will be<br />
open throughout the evening<br />
selling a large range of real ales,<br />
cider, wines (including sparkling!)<br />
and also hot & cold soft drinks.<br />
Info: 01892 537715 /<br />
spavalleyrailway.co.uk<br />
Sat 16 Jun<br />
Belmont House, Belmont Park,<br />
Throwley Road, Throwley,<br />
Faversham, Kent ME13 0HH<br />
Family Bushcraft Day<br />
Spend a summer day taking some<br />
quality time with the family. Learn<br />
to create a flame, build a shelter,<br />
cook on a campfire, identify plants<br />
and more. Booking essential.<br />
Entry: £50 per adult/child pair<br />
including lunch and refreshments<br />
Info: belmont-house.org<br />
Father’s Day<br />
Sun 17 Jun 10am-4pm<br />
Groombridge Place,<br />
Groombridge Hill,<br />
Groombridge, Tunbridge<br />
Wells, Kent TN3 9QG<br />
Classic Motor Show<br />
Featuring classic vehicles from<br />
across the decades, including<br />
a high performance classic<br />
display, arena displays and<br />
local dealerships, this one is<br />
a real family day out. Enjoy<br />
live music, a champagne bar,<br />
canal boat rides, a retro market,<br />
children’s entertainments,<br />
and access to all the facilities<br />
of Groombridge Place.<br />
Entry: (per day) Adults: £14.95,<br />
Children: £12.95, Family £49.50<br />
Info: groombridgeplace.com<br />
Sun 17 Jun 10.30am & 12pm<br />
Biddenden Vineyards, Gribble<br />
Bridge Lane, Biddenden,<br />
Ashford, Kent TN27 8DF<br />
Father’s Day Tours<br />
These 45 minute charity tours are<br />
a great way to treat dads this year.<br />
Learn about the vineyard’s history<br />
and process of making wine and<br />
cider before some free tastings.<br />
Entry: £1 per person donation<br />
made to Dandelion Time,<br />
who help children and their<br />
families fragmented by<br />
trauma, abuse and neglect.<br />
Info: 01580 291726<br />
biddendenvineyards.com<br />
Sun 17 Jun<br />
Ightham Mote, Mote Road,<br />
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks,<br />
Kent TN15 0NT<br />
Father’s Day Fun<br />
A free, fun day for all the<br />
family with fishing in the<br />
moat and beer tasting.<br />
Info: nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Fairs & Festivals<br />
Fri 8 – Sun 10 Jun<br />
Elm Wood, Off Risden Lane,<br />
Hawkhurst, Cranbrook,<br />
Kent TN18 5DU<br />
Woodlands Festival<br />
An intimate, family festival<br />
set amongst green fields and<br />
woodland. Woodland’s is<br />
designed for the entire family<br />
with adventures & workshops<br />
for the little ones, live music,<br />
a spa, silent disco & outdoor<br />
cinema for the grown-ups -<br />
plus great food & drink!<br />
Info: woodlandsfestival.co.uk<br />
Sun 10 Jun<br />
Brogdale Collections, Brogdale<br />
Farm, Brogdale Road,<br />
Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ<br />
Strawberry Fair<br />
A mouthwatering event with<br />
all sorts of strawberries to try<br />
including the white fleshed<br />
Snow White and the Brogdale<br />
Delicious, a tea room, Pimm’s<br />
bar and exclusive strawberry ice<br />
cream by our own <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Summer Fair favourite Simply Ice<br />
Cream.Entertainment includes<br />
archery, miniature railway, ukelele<br />
performances, animal corner and<br />
traditional fair games.<br />
Info: brogdalecollections.org<br />
Sat 23 Jun 1-5pm<br />
Ryarsh Recreation Ground,<br />
Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent<br />
ME19 5LS<br />
Ryarsh Village Fete<br />
A village fete offering a beer tent,<br />
strawberry fayre, Kent cider,<br />
classic cars, archery, music and<br />
much more. Proceeds in aid of<br />
local charities Slide Away and<br />
Headstart.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: ryarshfete@gmail.com<br />
Food & Drink<br />
Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jun<br />
Mote Park, Mote Avenue,<br />
Maidstone, Kent ME15 7SU<br />
Summer Food & Drink<br />
Festival<br />
Local, national and international<br />
food and drink providers gather<br />
with a mix of street-food,<br />
groceries, stalls and drinks in this<br />
picturesque community event.<br />
Info: visitmaidstone.com<br />
Sun 24 Jun<br />
Canterbury Baking School, 22,<br />
The Ness, Canterbury, Kent<br />
CT1 3NL<br />
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ARTISTS’<br />
OPEN<br />
STUDIOS<br />
EVERY WEEKEND<br />
IN JUNE<br />
OPEN SAT-SUN 11-6pm<br />
IN AND AROUND<br />
TONBRIDGE<br />
www.kentshow.co.uk 01622 633060<br />
Kent Showground, Maidstone ME14 3JF<br />
Pick up an Art Trail at local outlets or<br />
www.artistsopenstudios.co.uk<br />
<br />
<br />
WEST KENT<br />
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SHOOTING SCHOOL<br />
Open Monday to<br />
SPECIAL<br />
ROSE WEEK<br />
8th <strong>June</strong> every day to<br />
16th <strong>June</strong><br />
Over 100 varieties of rose in<br />
the garden; rose talks; Peter<br />
Beales potted roses on sale<br />
Beautiful 11 Acre Gardens; Café with Terrace; Gift<br />
Shop; Sculpture Exhibition; open until 29th Sept.<br />
Ticehurst 01580 200888<br />
pashleymanorgardens.com<br />
New Hay Farm, Old Hay<br />
(off Pearsons Green Road)<br />
Paddock Wood, Brenchley<br />
Kent TN12 7DG<br />
Tel: 01892 834306<br />
Open Monday to Friday<br />
10am– 5pm<br />
A Clay Pigeon<br />
Shooting Lesson<br />
the Perfect<br />
Father’s Day Gift<br />
www.westkentshooting.co.uk<br />
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What’s On in <strong>June</strong><br />
Baking School<br />
Canterbury Baking School offers<br />
a multitude of classes which teach<br />
life-long skills including basic<br />
bread techniques, and making<br />
artisan bread, sourdough, pasta or<br />
pizza! In the heart of Canterbury,<br />
these personal, specialist<br />
workshops are taught by bread<br />
expert, Vicky, who was trained by<br />
an Italian master chef!<br />
Entry: £165pp, £10 off for <strong>Wealden</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> readers, quote ‘<strong>Wealden</strong>10’<br />
Info: canterburybakingschool.com<br />
/vicky@canterburybakingschool.com<br />
Garden<br />
Sun 17 <strong>June</strong> 10.30am-5pm<br />
Cranbrook, Kent<br />
Cranbrook in Bloom,<br />
Garden Safari<br />
Eleven gardens open their<br />
gates for Cranbrook in Bloom.<br />
Plus there will be homemade<br />
cake, teas and ice cream.<br />
Entry: £5 available from gardens or<br />
Pages Newsagent in the High Street<br />
Info: marian.cumberland@<br />
hotmail.co.uk<br />
Wed 20 Jun, 6-8.30pm<br />
Blooming Green, Loddington<br />
Farm, Linton, Maidstone,<br />
Kent ME17 4AG<br />
A Mindful Evening at<br />
the Flower Plot by<br />
Yvonne Fernando<br />
NLP Master Practitioner &<br />
Life Coach, Yvonne Fernando<br />
collaborates with Blooming<br />
Green in a chance to learn more<br />
about mindfulness, with valuable<br />
tips, inspiring talks, a private<br />
flower-picking session and cake.<br />
Entry: £40<br />
Info: 01233 878474 /<br />
yvonnefernandonlp.co.uk<br />
Fri 22 Jun<br />
Godinton House & Garden,<br />
Godinton Lane, Ashford,<br />
Kent TN23 3BP<br />
National Garden<br />
Scheme Open Day<br />
Last chance to visit Godinton<br />
House gardens in a series of<br />
charity events with all proceeds<br />
going to the National Garden<br />
Scheme. The tearoom will<br />
be serving homemade cakes<br />
and cream teas, and there<br />
will be a selection of plants<br />
for sale for those inspired<br />
by Godinton’s spring time<br />
splendour, in the Italian, Wild,<br />
Rose and Walled Gardens.<br />
Info: 01233 643854 /<br />
info@godintonhouse.co.uk<br />
godintonhouse.co.uk<br />
Fri 22 – Sun 24 Jun<br />
St Dunstan’s Church,<br />
Stone Street, Cranbrook,<br />
Kent TN17 3HA<br />
Festival of Flowers<br />
Corresponding with Cranbrook<br />
School’s 500 year anniversary,<br />
experience a unique summer<br />
festival with wonderful floral<br />
displays from the community.<br />
Enjoy local artists’ work, beautiful<br />
choir music and fresh food.<br />
Info: stdunstanscranbrook.org.uk<br />
Sat 23 – Sun 24 Jun 1-6pm<br />
Various locations in<br />
Smarden, Kent<br />
Smarden Open Gardens<br />
A great day out in a beautiful<br />
Kentish village. Eleven gardens<br />
around the lovely village of<br />
Smarden are opening their gates,<br />
ranging from large and spectacular<br />
to small cottage gardens. Enjoy<br />
a classic car display (weather<br />
allowing), homemade teas, and<br />
the plant stall, plus the Art<br />
Gallery, picture framing studio<br />
and the village’s three pubs will<br />
all be open. Proceeds to Friends<br />
of Smarden Church (FOSC).<br />
Entry: Weekend Garden Ticket £10<br />
(£8 in advance) Children free<br />
Info: 01233 770695<br />
Markets &<br />
Shopping<br />
Sat 16 Jun 10am-4pm<br />
St Mary’s Hall, Oxford Street,<br />
Whitstable, Kent CT5 1DD<br />
Mainwaring Seaside<br />
Brocante<br />
Enjoy the wonders of Whitstable<br />
every third Saturday of the month.<br />
Pop in to buy antique and vintage<br />
treasures or sell your own.<br />
Info: 01227 773037<br />
King of Pop<br />
Fri 29 <strong>June</strong> 7.30pm<br />
Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael<br />
Sat 30 <strong>June</strong> 7.30pm<br />
Dinosaur World Live<br />
Sun 1 - Tues 3 July 1.30pm & 4.30pm<br />
The Quo Experience<br />
Sat 21 July 7.30pm<br />
Book online:<br />
whiterocktheatre.org.uk<br />
Ticket Office: 01424 462288<br />
White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JX<br />
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@white_rock_theatre<br />
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Sat 23 Jun 10.30am-4pm<br />
King Charles Church Hall,<br />
3 Warwick Park, Tunbridge<br />
Wells, Kent, TN2 5TA<br />
VINTAGE FAIR<br />
Squirrel Vintage has organised<br />
a quality vintage market with<br />
approximately 25 traders from<br />
all over the South East and<br />
London as well as music from<br />
a Northern Soul DJ. This fair<br />
will be packed with true vintage<br />
fashion and accessories from<br />
the 1920s to 1970s, menswear,<br />
salvaged homeware, antique<br />
jewellery, and original records.<br />
Entry: £1 (under 16s free)<br />
Info: ruthjvintage@gmail.com /<br />
facebook.com/squirrelvintage<br />
Music<br />
What’s On in <strong>June</strong><br />
culture surrounding it, Black<br />
Deer is an entirely unique and<br />
immersive experience which<br />
boasts headliners Jason Isbell<br />
and the 400 Unit, Iron &<br />
Wine, and Passenger on its evergrowing<br />
list of talented artists.<br />
Info: blackdeerfestival.com<br />
Sun 24 Jun 7.30-10pm<br />
Penshurst Place, Penshurst,<br />
Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG UK<br />
Primavera - An Evening<br />
of Classical Music<br />
Classical music fans will love<br />
Primavera’s return to Penshurst<br />
with a selection of well-known<br />
musical masterpieces in the<br />
atmospheric Baron’s Hall.<br />
Info: 01892 870307 /<br />
penshurstplace.com<br />
Ibbett Mosely<br />
AuctIoneers & VAluers<br />
Limited Liability Partnership<br />
The Auctioneer's Next Sale Will Be On<br />
Wednesday 13th <strong>June</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm<br />
The Auction Rooms, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HJ<br />
Tel: 01732 456731 Web: www.ibbettmosely.co.uk<br />
125 High St, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UT<br />
Registered in England No. 0C341637 Regulated by RICS Registered at the Sevenoaks office as Ibbett Mosely Surveyors LLP<br />
Gardening Courses<br />
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St George’s Church<br />
Gravesend, Kent DA11 0DJ<br />
Sing Joyfully<br />
Alan Vincent conducts Gravesham<br />
Choral society in a programme of<br />
the U.K’s finest anthems and arias<br />
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Jane Howard’s<br />
Fables from<br />
the Farm<br />
It’s show time and Jane is getting the<br />
cattle beauty pageant perfect<br />
The swallows are filling the skies, the bees are buzzing<br />
in the wild flower meadows and the veg patch has<br />
gone feral. Hmmm, summer must have arrived and<br />
with it another season of showing our pedigree Sussex cattle.<br />
The preparation really starts around Easter when it’s<br />
time to select the team. Summer shows are for exhibiting<br />
breeding animals, males and females with classes for different<br />
age groups. First into the ring come the females, starting<br />
with cows and their calves, followed by the two-year-old<br />
heifers (young cows ready to go to the bull to produce<br />
their first calves in 2019), then the baby yearlings. And<br />
after that flourish of girl power then come the boys.<br />
It’s a tortuous path even getting a male calf to the point<br />
where it’s a registered pedigree Sussex bull, let alone ready<br />
for the show circuit. First they have to be weighed and at<br />
300 days reach a pre-set weight. Then the Sussex Cattle<br />
Society sends out two Bull Inspectors to check they are good<br />
specimens and meet the breed standards and finally they have<br />
to pass a vet inspection for eyes, jaws,<br />
heart, lungs, perambulation and testicles.<br />
If any of these are suspect then<br />
they won’t get registered and will<br />
be destined for a far less illustrious<br />
and long-term future.<br />
So how do we pick the Coopers team?<br />
These are beef cattle and ultimately will<br />
be judged on having plenty of muscle<br />
(meat) in the right places. To conform<br />
to breed standards, we are looking for a long body, with a<br />
topline parallel to the bottom line. For beginners it’s probably<br />
just easier to imagine a box of After Eights on four legs.<br />
Once we’ve chosen the candidates with the best shape<br />
Some cattle are a little<br />
more challenging and<br />
set off like a rodeo<br />
bull with me on the<br />
end of the rope<br />
then we need to set about feeding them with a carefully<br />
chosen diet to put the flesh on the frame. So for the past<br />
three months the young bulls – Ron and Tom – have<br />
been enjoying a bumper menu of about 10kg of grub<br />
a day, plus hay, while the girls,<br />
with a far greater propensity to get<br />
fatter rather than bigger, get far less<br />
exciting rations. Twas ever thus!<br />
We also have to get them halter<br />
trained which is where the fun and<br />
games really starts. It always helps<br />
to have some seasoned hands in the<br />
team, cattle that have been shown<br />
in previous years and have not just<br />
got the T-shirt but hopefully also a rosette or two.<br />
These old-timers are used to being tied up, but for the<br />
yearlings this is a completely strange experience and for a<br />
day or so they get in a right strop before they realise it’s<br />
not that scary and then they just accept it and job done.<br />
Some seem very happy to oblige and will happily follow<br />
one of the experienced ones round the farm without a<br />
care in the world. Others are a little more challenging<br />
and set off like a rodeo bull with me on the end of the<br />
rope. But the worst ones just decide they don’t want to<br />
participate and stand stock still refusing to budge in spite<br />
of my ever more frantic pushing, prodding and pulling.<br />
In the end we usually manage to move the immovable<br />
and then all that remains is some serious shampooing<br />
to bring out the glorious nut-brown sheen for which<br />
Sussex cattle are justly famous. Show time!<br />
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm<br />
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