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Contents<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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HOUSE OF THE MONTH<br />
Maggie Alderson’s dream<br />
homes on the market now<br />
137<br />
124<br />
SANTA, YOU BEAUTY<br />
What Josephine Fairley will<br />
be asking Santa for this year<br />
167<br />
146<br />
THE ART OF LEARNING<br />
Hilary Wilce explores the<br />
value of teaching art<br />
55<br />
NOTEBOOK<br />
Six events to put in your<br />
diary this month<br />
143<br />
A YEAR OF WELLNESS<br />
Eminé Rushton’s natural<br />
remedies to combat colds<br />
171<br />
DIVORCE EXPLAINED<br />
Specialist divorce and family law firm<br />
Peters May LLP share their expertise<br />
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BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL<br />
Annemarie St Vincent Farr’s<br />
vibrant Victorian terrace<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Products to start you on your<br />
way to Annemarie’s style<br />
PERSONAL SPACE<br />
A converted malthouse provides<br />
ample growing room<br />
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NATURAL WISDOM<br />
Brightening the everyday and<br />
presents with a conscience<br />
GOOD BONES<br />
Stocks, soups and broths<br />
to keep the chill out<br />
MULLING IT OVER<br />
Cider, tea and gin<br />
alternatives to the classic<br />
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181<br />
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WHAT’S ON<br />
Events to get excited about this month<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Win over £500 of spa treatments<br />
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FABLES FROM THE FARM<br />
Jane Howard explores the<br />
history of agriculture<br />
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GET THE LOOK<br />
Rebecca Cuffe picks the perfect<br />
pieces to get the malthouse look<br />
SPARKLE AND SHINE<br />
Kate Watts styles party season<br />
fashion with brilliant flare<br />
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DAHLIAS DARLING<br />
Sue Whigham revels in the<br />
richness of these late-blooms<br />
TAKING STOCK<br />
Jo Arnell reflects on the seasons<br />
past and plans ahead<br />
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Maggie Alderson picks houses on the market to dream about<br />
Mason’s Farm<br />
The dream: A charming and spacious<br />
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making the most of its character.<br />
There is a splendid timber hand-built<br />
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island. The almost galleried tripleaspect<br />
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The side entrance opens directly into<br />
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Where: The village of Grafty Green,<br />
four miles from Headcorn.<br />
Setting: In the village, with wonderful<br />
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Beds: 6 Baths: 4, three en suite.<br />
Special features: You would live in the<br />
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Pleasing details: A splendid<br />
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Outside: The gardens are beautifully<br />
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including box topiary and a rose<br />
garden. There is a stable block with<br />
three loose boxes, tack room and feed<br />
store and a manège.<br />
Time to town: From Headcorn station<br />
it’s an hour and 15 to Cannon Street<br />
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to St Pancras via Ashford.<br />
Price: £1,450,000.<br />
Agent: Knight Frank, Sevenoaks<br />
01732 744477 knightfrank.co.uk<br />
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Rosehill Farmhouse<br />
£1,750,000<br />
The dream: While the exterior may not<br />
have quite the appeal of a Georgian house,<br />
the internal layout of Rosehill Farmhouse<br />
is conducive to living well. The huge eatin<br />
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triple-aspect, west-facing drawing room.<br />
Where: Stone-cum-Ebony in the<br />
AONB on the Isle of Oxney, five<br />
miles to Tenterden, six to Rye.<br />
Setting: Stunning countryside.<br />
Beds: 6 Baths: 3 (two en suite).<br />
Special features: 5 brick- built<br />
stables, pasture and a ménage.<br />
Pleasing details: Five separate entrances to<br />
the house, one of which opens into a large<br />
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Outside: Lovely gardens, lawns<br />
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Time to town: 25 minutes’ drive<br />
to Ashford, then high speed to St<br />
Pancras under 40 minutes.<br />
Price: £1,750,000.<br />
Agent: Phillips & Stubbs, Rye,<br />
01797 227338 phillipsandstubbs.co.uk<br />
Beauport Park<br />
£1,250,000<br />
The dream: A 17th century manor house,<br />
which has been refurbished to elegant<br />
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Where: In the country between Battle<br />
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Setting: A very private spot, among<br />
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Beds: 5 Baths: 4<br />
Special features: Exposed beams, leaded<br />
light windows – and a newly fitted timber<br />
kitchen.<br />
Pleasing details: Personal access to the<br />
adjacent golf course and very handy for<br />
Bannatyne Health Club.<br />
Outside: 15 acres, with another 72<br />
available for acquisition.<br />
Time to town: 10 minutes to Battle<br />
station, then 90 to Charing Cross.<br />
Price: £1,250,000.<br />
Agent: Fine & Country, Cranbrook.<br />
01580 715000 fineandcountry.com<br />
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Add a little magic to this year’s Christmas shop and get in<br />
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15 to Saturday 17 <strong>November</strong> and our eight heated and<br />
linked marquees will be filled with over 250 handpicked<br />
exhibitors, stocking all the essentials for the festive season<br />
from decorations to gifts. To fuel your shopping we will<br />
have the Street Food Café with its vintage vans, the Café<br />
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make a day of it! wealdentimes.co.uk/events<br />
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Cranbrook Art Show showcases 23<br />
artists, expressing themselves in a variety<br />
of styles and processes including painting,<br />
printmaking, ceramics, jewellery and<br />
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Creative courses<br />
Explore your creativity and work with<br />
some extraordinarily talented teachers.<br />
Philippa King hosts Curious House’s<br />
creative courses in the lovely country<br />
surroundings of her eclectic Sussex<br />
country house. This month, courses<br />
will cover calligraphy, screen printing,<br />
felting and lino cut Christmas crackers,<br />
and next month there will be Christmas<br />
wreath making. Enjoy a great day<br />
with tea, chat, lunch and something<br />
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Vintage Christmas<br />
Penshurst’s sixth vintage Christmas<br />
fair at the Penshurst Village Hall is a<br />
must for vintage fans. Shop from 25<br />
traders, stop for tea at Dolly’s, and enjoy<br />
music from Miss Vintage on Saturday<br />
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Civil Partnership or Marriage?<br />
Theresa May has announced that civil partnership will become available as an alternative to<br />
marriage for all couples, regardless of gender or sexuality, so how does civil partnership differ<br />
from marriage?<br />
Civil partnerships were created in<br />
2004 as a halfway house for those<br />
demanding same-sex marriage<br />
and provided similar financial and<br />
legal protections. Following the<br />
legalisation of same-sex marriage,<br />
same-sex couples had the option of<br />
either marriage or civil partnership.<br />
Many heterosexual couples felt<br />
that this was discriminatory and<br />
demanded the same choices. This<br />
announced change will grant them<br />
their wish.<br />
Soon, when two people are ready<br />
to make a formal commitment to<br />
each other, their decisions will no<br />
longer be confined to which venue<br />
or flowers, they will have to make the<br />
more fundamental choice between a<br />
civil partnership or marriage. Given<br />
that the rights and protections<br />
offered by both are virtually the<br />
same, how will they choose?<br />
Technically, the formation of a civil<br />
partnership is entirely secular and<br />
is registered simply by the signing<br />
of a civil partnership document, no<br />
spoken words are required, let alone<br />
the exchange of vows. Whilst civil<br />
partners can choose to celebrate<br />
with a religious or secular ceremony,<br />
this does not play a formal role.<br />
Marriage, by contrast, is solemnized<br />
by the saying of a prescribed form of<br />
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A decision will likely be based on<br />
the belief that civil partnership<br />
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institution of marriage which many<br />
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“We want to raise our children as<br />
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partnership - a modern, symmetrical<br />
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Time will tell whether this change in<br />
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beliefs, sounding the death knell<br />
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Most will feel that it must be right<br />
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Our houses this month are a glorious contrast. One is a riot<br />
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Annemarie St Vincent Farr likes to make<br />
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written all over her rather astonishing Hastings home.<br />
The first thing that strikes you as you<br />
approach the terraced house is its bright pink<br />
front door. It immediately makes you smile<br />
and you get the sense that guests are warmly<br />
welcomed into this house on a regular basis.<br />
“It’s a party house,” confirms Annemarie as we<br />
stand in her blue and pink kitchen, a space that<br />
immediately reminds me of Mexico. “I love having<br />
people round, and my home reflects that.”<br />
There is a wonderful sense of not-giving-a-damn that<br />
runs across every square inch of this four-storey house<br />
– which is very much in the riotous free spirit of the<br />
seaside town she moved to from Lewes four years ago.<br />
“It’s a place full of people like me - arty, creative and a<br />
bit wild, many people here have a similar history to me<br />
as well. I’m never go to leave this place, it suits me.”<br />
Annemarie’s home is above all about colour.<br />
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Above: In the snug, next to the kitchen, a 1950s bar that belonged<br />
to Annemarie’s Liverpudlian grandmother. The wallpaper is by<br />
Designers Guild Left: The felt flamingo is from Shop House in<br />
Hastings Old Town. Annemarie made the cushions<br />
Pinks, greys, reds, purples, greens, blues, browns, silver<br />
and gold…oh and pattern and embellishment and kitsch<br />
and flowers and birds and butterflies and a whole heap<br />
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almost like a tangible autobiography of its owner.<br />
Annemarie and I are sitting in her top floor attic conversion<br />
that she has recently made into a bedroom for her granddaughter.<br />
“Any colour can work as long as it’s beautiful,”<br />
she says, “and I don’t care about rules…I put it<br />
together and it just seems to make sense.”<br />
Could this room be more of a fantasy room for a small girl?<br />
There are baby lambs and cartoon mushrooms across the floor.<br />
There’s glitter and fake flowers, Designers Guild fabrics, tapestry<br />
cushions and an entire wall covered in a trompe l’oeil wallpaper<br />
of red upholstered leather. Seriously, what’s not to like?<br />
“This is my homage to Versailles,” says Annemarie<br />
casually as we walk down to the first-floor landing.<br />
Decorated in cerise pink, dark grey with gold detailing, it’s a<br />
look she copied from the original Sun King’s palace in France.<br />
Transported to a Victorian terrace in Hastings it somehow works.<br />
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This page from below left: The ‘wood panelling’ is<br />
trompe l’oeil wallpaper. Annemarie buys antiques in<br />
Hastings, Bexhill, Lewes – and from Icklesham boot<br />
fair. She made the cushions on the sofa herself<br />
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In the two first-floor bedrooms Annemarie<br />
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Annemarie gestures over to a wall covered<br />
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Indeed the whole house feels like somewhere that<br />
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In both bedrooms there are cabinets of curiosities<br />
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platform shoes that she bought in Brighton and<br />
little Russian dolls, tiny iconic statues of the Virgin<br />
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In the main bedroom is a series of pop art pieces<br />
by Tiff McGinnis (grandedame.co.uk), a friend with<br />
whom Annemarie co-owns her nearby beach hut.<br />
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room, decorated in wallpaper by Pip, a fabulously<br />
kitsch Dutch brand, are two bed side tables and a<br />
cabinet decorated with third eyes, made by her friend<br />
Loulou Cousin another of the beach hut co-owners.<br />
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with motifs reappropriated from vintage posters.<br />
How do you paint a fridge? According to Annemarie<br />
it’s a layer of undercoat, any paint you like on top and<br />
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The kitchen cupboards have also been painted<br />
and wallpaper has been cleverly inserted into door<br />
frames wherever possible. “I love wallpaper, if my<br />
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Above: The wallpaper in the main bathroom is by Pip from<br />
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pages. It took three days<br />
granddaughter stood still, I’d wallpaper her!”<br />
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This page: Annemarie made the<br />
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This page: The wallpaper in the guest bedroom is by<br />
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Kennedy’s children<br />
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had to save up and get some more, but luckily I’ve<br />
made the pattern work all the way around the room.”<br />
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This page: The beach hut in St Leonards that Annemarie shares<br />
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Pink, blue and red walls and floors are decorated<br />
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rabbits she says, offering me a chocolate Hob Nob as the<br />
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Previous page: The yellow cocktail chair is from Made Above left: On the ground floor there is a straight sightline down to the<br />
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It wasn’t in the location we’d originally planned to move to,<br />
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Above: The upstairs hallway is lined with prints, some of which were bought on holiday in Italy<br />
with just an opening and feels quite spacious, so we’ve<br />
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Above: The sideboard in the hallway is from Swoon. The print was a present<br />
curtains in here. I have what I call a golden moment in the day<br />
in here, looking out across the garden in the mornings. I have<br />
to hang on to that moment when I can, before the boys come<br />
downstairs and the chaos of getting ready for the day starts.”<br />
The spaciously streamlined kitchen and dining area has a<br />
modern country feel. The crisp, clear white of the kitchen<br />
units and walls is offset by the deep earthy brown of leather<br />
dining chairs and granite worktops. This rich brown colour<br />
is reflected in the darker bricks of the end feature wall.<br />
Natural materials and antique furniture mingle comfortably<br />
with the sleeker modern elements. Except that all is not<br />
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Left: The smaller sitting room was on more of the scale<br />
they were used to from their London house and was the<br />
first room they decorated. Below: The large artwork is<br />
from Wimbledon Studios. The lips and Bowie print are<br />
fron Gina Potter on Instagram @ginagpotter The sofas are<br />
from sofas.com<br />
adhered to the wall. It comes in sheets.”<br />
The wall features extensively in Rachel’s online<br />
life too, as a backdrop for numerous photoshoots<br />
and Instagram posts. Her blog grapesandcloth.com<br />
features slogan T-shirts from Bon Vintage, a clothing<br />
company featuring wine-inspired slogan sweatshirts<br />
and t-shirts, set up by her friend Rae Adam.<br />
“The T-shirts and sweatshirts are printed with<br />
wine-based slogans, saying things like ‘Premier Cru’<br />
and ‘Sparkling’, with ‘Grand Cuir’ for men and ‘Bon<br />
Vintage’ for kids. A new one saying ‘Bubbly’ is being<br />
released for Christmas, which we think will sell well.”<br />
Rachel models the T-shirts on the Bon Vintage site<br />
and the marketing shots are proving to be a hit on<br />
her own growing Instagram feed @grapesancloth.<br />
Between all this online activity, furnishing the house<br />
is an ongoing and occasionally challenging process.<br />
Several pieces of furniture were left by the previous<br />
owners and have been gratefully received: “We bought<br />
the kitchen dresser and the corner cupboard from<br />
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Above: The Swoon dresser matches the one in the hall.<br />
The coffee table is from Made. Left: The disco ball is from<br />
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For the same reason, they found the<br />
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“It was on a scale we were used to,” Rachel<br />
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Above: Hogwarts and Star Wars fight for domination in the bedroom of their 12 year-old son<br />
imposing presence of a huge and very dark old American<br />
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staying.” She laughs. “I often look around this room and<br />
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love music, drink - and weird antique furniture’…”<br />
Tackling the larger end lounge was more of a challenge.<br />
Apart from the amount of time and paint needed, it has<br />
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“We kept the original curtains in here, just because it’s<br />
such a big window and finding replacements is quite a job.<br />
We put the picture rail in to help break it up, but lighting in<br />
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she adds, pointing up to the large mirrored ball hanging<br />
from the ceiling. “It was much too high when it was first<br />
hung. It’s lower now, but even that is still quite high.”<br />
There are advantages to having such high ceilings though:<br />
“At Christmas we have a 12 foot tree and everyone helps with<br />
the decorating, although the finishing touches are left to me.”<br />
Upstairs is just as spacious, but the windows are smaller, so<br />
Rachel uses mirrors to bounce the light around. “We’ve built<br />
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In the master bedroom, the bed is centred under the apex of the roof,<br />
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Previous page: Rachel uses old suitcases as a bedside table. The headboard and ottoman are from Feather & Black<br />
Above: The family are devoted Liverpool FC fans<br />
pretty, they stand as works of art in their own right. The large<br />
one in my bedroom came from somewhere I used to work.”<br />
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The go-to address for Striking pieces<br />
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Photographs: David Merewether Styling: Kate Watts<br />
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Previous page: Vintage Dolce & Gabbana dress £450, The Vintage Lions<br />
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Above: Vintage sequin dress £200, The Vintage<br />
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Jumpsuit £85, Odyl odyldesign.com;<br />
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Midwinter Fair at<br />
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Left: Leather metallic heels £169.99, The Golden Boot<br />
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saywhatyouc.com #saywhatyouc; glitter court shoes £195,<br />
L.K.Bennett Bluewater 01322 427178 lkbennett.com<br />
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Left: V-neck cashmere jumper £70, Cashara cashara.co.uk;<br />
sequin skirt £120, Flot and Jetsam exclusively at Pearl &<br />
Queenie pearlandqueenie.com; sequin rainbow tote £55,<br />
SWYC saywhatyouc.com #saywhatyouc; claudette aquamarine<br />
necklace £795, Simon Harrison simonharrison.com;<br />
suede & leather ankle boots £145, The Golden Boot<br />
thegoldenboot.co.uk Right: Embellished sweatshirt<br />
£24.50 Flot and Jetsam exclusively at Pearl & Queenie<br />
pearlandqueenie.com; skirt £209, Odyl odyldesign.com;<br />
crystal tassel earrings £145, Karen Millen karenmillen.com;<br />
velvet sock boots £65, Manuka Shoes manukashoes.com<br />
A special thank you to the De La Warr Pavilion,<br />
Bexhill for allowing us to shoot in this iconic 1930’s<br />
Modernist building. The De La Warr Pavilion is a<br />
pioneering centre for the arts, a place where everyone<br />
can experience contemporary exhibitions, events and<br />
entertainment. Visit dlwp.com or call 01424 229111<br />
for the latest event information.<br />
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my Day Skipper Course with the Torbay<br />
Sea School – something I could never have<br />
imagined when my pain was at its worst. I can’t<br />
recommend IDD Therapy and James’s team<br />
highly enough.”<br />
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Beauty<br />
ESPA Signature<br />
Spa Collection,<br />
£180<br />
Santa, you beauty…<br />
Josephine Fairley shares her beauty Christmas wish list<br />
Back in July, when you were almost certainly sunning<br />
yourself in the back garden, or on the beach, those of<br />
us who toil in the world of beauty were being forcefed<br />
mince pies and turkey vol au vents, while listening to<br />
Christmas carols, having this year’s seasonal gifts revealed to<br />
us at swanky (and this year, sweaty) locations across London.<br />
It’s actually officially known in the beauty biz as ‘Christmas<br />
in July’ (although one year, I did get my first mince pie in<br />
June, which felt a bit previous even by my standards). But<br />
despite the incongruity of encountering<br />
elves, reindeer and Santas in summertime,<br />
it really is a great way to compile a<br />
list of the best festive gifts. And the<br />
question I always ask myself, when<br />
making that edit, is simply: ‘Would<br />
I want to be given this myself?’<br />
After 25 years as a beauty editor I set<br />
the bar pretty high, but I’d be happy<br />
to be on the receiving end of any of the gifts here – ergo, I<br />
reckon that if they meet my exacting standards, you/your<br />
daughter/mother/best friend should be pretty thrilled to<br />
find them under the tree too. And if any of my friends are<br />
reading this, I really, really wouldn’t mind any of this lot.<br />
Nobody ever buys me beauty treats for coals-to-Newcastle<br />
reasons, but I’d truly love anything on this list myself.<br />
Aromatherapy<br />
Associates Pearls of<br />
Wisdom Bath Oil<br />
Collection, £65<br />
“After 25 years as a beauty<br />
editor I set the bar pretty<br />
high, but I’d be happy to<br />
be on the receiving end of<br />
any of the gifts here”<br />
PS If a lot of these seem ‘spa-like’ and to feature<br />
essential oils, that’s not an accident. In the stressedout<br />
world we live in, these can be a life-raft.<br />
This Works Seventh Heaven, £15. Seven mini pillow sprays<br />
from This Works’ clinically-proven sleep-inducing range.<br />
A few sniffs of the lavender, vetiver and frankincense blend<br />
and my eyes start to close in a positively Pavlovian way.<br />
Origins Mini Mask Musts, £15. One of the joys of a<br />
face mask is the command on the back to ‘relax for 15<br />
minutes’ or so. This features natural<br />
wonders to transform skin and<br />
mood, whether you want to detoxify,<br />
purify, hydrate or energise.<br />
NEOM Organics Time for Real<br />
Luxury gift set, £35. With a scented<br />
candle, a Nourish, Breathe and Calm<br />
Hand Balm (which does exactly what<br />
it says), and a Real<br />
Luxury Bath & Shower Oil (scented<br />
with lavender, jasmine and Brazilian<br />
rosewood), this is one of many fantastic<br />
gift sets that the British aromatherapy<br />
brand has put together for Christmas.<br />
(I’d frankly be overjoyed at being gifted<br />
any one.) They’ve also launched their first<br />
new smell in a while: an energising blend<br />
of vetiver, black pepper and ginger, going<br />
by the name of Precious Moment and<br />
available as a single-wick candle, a threewick<br />
and a home mist. Just the thing to<br />
ground you amidst the Christmas frenzy.<br />
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Hollywood<br />
Lips, £20. Two of the make-up diva’s cult<br />
classic liquid matte shades (warm rosy<br />
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REN Love<br />
<strong>Gift</strong> Set, £38
Purely beauty<br />
Beauty Salon & Clinic Hawkhurst<br />
Spirit of Christmas Beauty Event<br />
Thursday 29th <strong>November</strong> 6-9pm<br />
Tickets £10*<br />
Beauty<br />
Jo Malone<br />
London Luxury<br />
Cologne<br />
Collection,<br />
£370<br />
Your ticket includes:<br />
Canapés and glass of prosecco on arrival,<br />
Free Raffle entry, a Nourishing hand massage<br />
(worth £20), Skin profiling treatment and<br />
Expert skin advise,<br />
Goody bag containing: skincare samples and<br />
Lots of goodies, £10 voucher towards any treatment<br />
(worth over £20), £50 voucher towards any course<br />
of treatments, 10% off products on the night.<br />
*All ticket proceeds go towards the charity Make a wish foundation<br />
Charity Registration Nos. 295672/SC037479<br />
01580 753383<br />
www.purenique.co.uk - 2 Deanborough House, Hawkhurst, TN18 4JU<br />
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London has arrived<br />
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Gillian Spooner, a senior Sassoon trained<br />
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Gillian<br />
pink Too Bad I’m Bad and Show Girl, a deep tawny pink), in<br />
adorable minis. A can’t-fail-to-please stocking filler, this one.<br />
Aromatherapy Associates Pearls of Wisdom Bath Oil<br />
Collection, £65. I give Aromatherapy Associates bath oils<br />
to people all the time and have never had a less than 10/10<br />
review, from friends (often at very difficult times in their<br />
lives). My top choice of he specially-designed Christmas<br />
packs would be the Ultimate Wellbeing Collection of toomany-awards-to-count<br />
Bath & Shower Oils, including<br />
the iconic Deep Relax and Inner Strength, £65. There<br />
is also the same set in 10 generous miniatures, £40.<br />
Vintage & Co. Baubles & Belles For the Super Organised<br />
Mini Hand Creams, £5. Priced Secret Santa-ishly<br />
perfectly, from a range by Heathcote & Ivory (famed for<br />
the sublime texture of their hand creams), a trio scented<br />
with pomegranate, red berries, sweet orange and vanilla in<br />
incredibly cute 50s-style illustrated packaging. (Lots of fab,<br />
pampering and pocket-money-friendly finds in the Baubles<br />
& Belles range, which you’ll find at heathcote-ivory.com.)<br />
ESPA Signature Spa Collection, £180. For someone who’s<br />
been very, very, very good. (Possibly yourself.) This is a bumper<br />
box of 12 indulgences from the much-loved spa brand ranging<br />
from a great body brush through to Firm Body Butter and<br />
beauty classic Pink Hair & Scalp Mud. Literally everything<br />
you need for an at-home escape, in one smart blue box. (At the<br />
other end of the price spectrum, their Christmas fabulousness<br />
starts from just £15 for a tree decoration-size of Overnight<br />
Hydration Therapy. Gorgeousness for every pocket, at ESPA.)<br />
Dior Soap, £35. What, I hear you chorus? (And not like a<br />
choir of angels, from where I’m sitting.) Thirty-five smackers,<br />
for a bar of soap? Ah, but there’s no soap more chic on the<br />
planet – an exquisite bar, engraved with the legend ‘Christian<br />
Dior’, wafting forth glorious scent. (I’ve got the bar I was<br />
given in my lingerie drawer to fragrance my underwear. File<br />
under ‘too special to use’, but nonetheless one to quicken<br />
the heart of the receiver – a new bar soap delivering<br />
pleasure completely out of proportion to its size. Many <br />
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Oaks Hair and Beauty Retreat was established<br />
in 1990 by Christine and Neil Bacon joined later<br />
on by their son Alexander. We simply fell in love<br />
with this amazing 14th century property starting<br />
renovation immediately throughout all 3 floors.<br />
Having both worked in the hairdressing industry<br />
for many years putting on fashion shows ,<br />
training many students , been nominees of<br />
the British Hairdressers of the year South East<br />
Awards and having managed a reasonable size<br />
team of 22 -24 employees we thought Hythe<br />
would be a much slower pace for us , little<br />
did we realise how busy we would be here on<br />
Hythe’s wonderful High Street full of lots of<br />
independent shops.<br />
We have an exceptionally highly experienced<br />
talented team here who bring a wealth of<br />
experience to the salon with a very loyal<br />
clientele, some having been with us from the<br />
beginning. As a team we are highly motivated to<br />
give a 5* service to all our guests.<br />
We often hold open day/evening events for our<br />
guests showcasing our work and offering advice<br />
on treatments and styling. Here at Oaks we have<br />
our Hero treatments that we choose to work<br />
with and bring only the best products<br />
into our salon.<br />
HERO PRODUCT<br />
MOROCCANOIL<br />
We have been advocates for this product range<br />
and fortunate to have been with Moroccanoil<br />
from the beginning, with Moroccanoil now<br />
celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year and<br />
we are so pleased to have a wealth of 10 years<br />
with this truly amazing product in our salon<br />
here at Oaks. We have worked with Moroccanoil<br />
at many events:<br />
London Fashion Week at Horse Guards Parade<br />
Salon International Excel London<br />
Bloomsbury Ballroom London<br />
At these events we have worked alongside:<br />
Kristian Aadnevik fashion designer<br />
Alice Temperley fashion designer<br />
Errol Douglas and several other top hair stylists<br />
OLAPLEX<br />
The Olaplex hair treatment is one of the biggest<br />
advances in hair technology for years. It’s a<br />
real game changer for our hair colourists with<br />
it maximising the strength and integrity of your<br />
hair during both hair colouring treatments and<br />
what we call stand alone hair treatments.<br />
Once again Oaks was invited to be first to<br />
market with Olaplex, working with it for over<br />
3 years. Olaplex is an in salon treatment with<br />
us using stages 1 & 2. OLAPLEX Number 3 is<br />
your turn; it’s an at home treatment that you<br />
use once a week , quick and easy to use at<br />
home. Our clients really rave about this product<br />
with reviews of great results and easy to use<br />
OLAPLEX No 3 is available at Oaks Hair and<br />
Beauty Retreat.<br />
BEAUTY<br />
We introduced beauty treatments to Oaks<br />
3 years ago employing only the top level<br />
therapists in beauty , Level 3 or above with the<br />
therapists continually training and keeping up<br />
to date with their knowledge ever growing. This<br />
side of the business is in a real growth pattern<br />
so we are delighted to be offering beauty<br />
treatments to our clients who often refer to<br />
it as ‘stepping out of the real world for a few<br />
pampering hours’, finishing with a luxury blow<br />
dry with one of our top stylists.<br />
BEAUTY HERO PRODUCT<br />
DERMALOGICA<br />
With our very own therapists having reached<br />
their SKIN EXPERT STATUS with Dermalogica<br />
training we can tailor every facial treatment to<br />
you as an individual. When others talk about<br />
pampering , beauty or fancy packaging we<br />
deliver results by using Dermalogica to achieve<br />
your best skin ever! Dermalogica is:<br />
CRUELTY FREE<br />
No artificial fragrances/colours<br />
Paraben free<br />
Vegan<br />
Gluten free<br />
BEAUTY HERO PRODUCT<br />
CACI<br />
Non - Surgical Face Lift with pioneering S.P.E.D<br />
DUAL ACTION TECHNOLOGY delivers LED<br />
LIGHT THERAPY SKIN REJUVENATION and<br />
MICROCURRENT FACIAL TONING at the same<br />
time. Clients experience a tightening and lifting<br />
of their facial muscles whilst also experiencing a<br />
dramatic improvement to their complexion.<br />
FELLOWSHIP OF BRITISH HAIRDRESSING<br />
For the last 6 years as a salon we have enjoyed<br />
being Members of the Fellowship of British<br />
Hairdressing which was such an honour to<br />
be invited as it’s only the elite of salons that<br />
are in this group of salons. We often attend<br />
demonstrations and shows put on by the best<br />
in our industry. We are constantly training and<br />
learning to bring the best to you here at Oaks.<br />
OUR FUTURE<br />
The salon for the future is growing strongly in<br />
this ever changing industry and market place.<br />
High Streets and client patterns are changing<br />
and we are changing with them by growing<br />
in strength with both the hair and beauty<br />
treatments that we offer here at Oaks.<br />
Go to Oaks Hair & Beauty<br />
Retreat, 120 High Street,<br />
Hythe, Kent CT21 5LE or call 01303 261944,<br />
www.oakshairandbeautyretreat.com
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smells available but I love the uplifting Néroli Impérial.)<br />
REN Love <strong>Gift</strong> Set, £38. A collaboration between two<br />
brands that I love – REN (it stands for ‘clean’) skincare, and<br />
kikki.k, purveyors of wonderful stationery – this showcases<br />
a duo from the award-winning REN Moroccan Rose Otto<br />
range, in the form of a Body Lotion and Body Wash.<br />
Bathing with this is like sitting in the most extravagant<br />
rose bower ever – and the box is a keeper, illustrated to<br />
capture the cosy Scandinavian concept of hygge.<br />
Elemental Herbology Balance Bathing Ritual, £49. I honestly<br />
think that one of the nicest gifts you can give anyone is to<br />
give them permission to shut the door on the world and<br />
enjoy a long, soothing soak. So this is a lovely set, designed to<br />
deliver feelings of stability, thoughtfulness and patience (all<br />
of which can be in short supply right around now), featuring<br />
Earth Balance Bath & Body Oil, Earth Balance Votive<br />
Candle (wafting forth notes of cedarwood, frankincense and<br />
geranium) along with deeply relaxing Himalayan Bath Salts.<br />
Jo Malone London Luxury Cologne Collection, £370.<br />
Wearing my ‘hat’ as co-founder of The Perfume Society<br />
– well, I just had to include this, which is certainly my<br />
ultimate Christmas lust objet, for <strong>2018</strong>. Off-the-scale<br />
expensive, yup, but this is one of those ‘worth buying<br />
a Lottery ticket for’ items – a collection of 24 of their<br />
most-loved fragrances in handbag-sized sprays, in an<br />
incredibly chic-yet-somehow-understated gold box.<br />
Jo Fairley is co-founder of The Perfume Society<br />
which offers perfume Discovery Boxes and online<br />
VIP membership, with special events, competitions<br />
and discounts from leading perfume websites, plus<br />
six downloadable issues a year of award-winning<br />
magazine, The Scented Letter. perfumesociety.org<br />
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Wellbeing<br />
A Year of Wellness<br />
Don’t let continual coughs, colds, splutters and sniffles derail your<br />
child’s health (and the family’s equilibrium) this winter - it’s time to<br />
introduce some naturally bolstering remedies<br />
<strong>November</strong>: Combatting colds<br />
We rarely feel prepared for<br />
it – one moment we are<br />
caught in late summer’s<br />
generous warmth, the next, the mercury<br />
plummets, and autumn has begun. The<br />
segue between warmth and cold is rarely<br />
managed well in the West. In the East,<br />
there is a more nuanced understanding<br />
of how to prepare the body for what<br />
may lie ahead, and to prevent,<br />
rather than cure.<br />
So, with two primary school-<br />
aged children, as autumn begins<br />
to shift into winter, I try to equip<br />
myself and my family with<br />
the most natural foundation<br />
of good health. Of course,<br />
the children still get ill<br />
– they need to, or they’ll<br />
never develop strong adult<br />
immune systems – but it’s<br />
how ill they get, and how<br />
quickly they recover, that is a<br />
good sign of their flourishing immunity.<br />
It is not about counting vegetables or<br />
force-feeding fruit. Bolstering a child’s<br />
health involves modern research-backed<br />
additions to the family diet and, more<br />
importantly, an understanding of how<br />
and why we should eat differently as the<br />
seasons change.<br />
We often hear that our immune<br />
system is situated in our gut. What<br />
this means is that 70 per cent of the<br />
antibacterial and antiviral cells within<br />
our body are situated in the walls<br />
of the stomach and intestines. Our<br />
stomach also produces acid, which<br />
kills off most pathogens<br />
and our small intestine<br />
produces mucus,<br />
which blocks further<br />
potential pathogens<br />
“How quickly<br />
they recover is<br />
a good sign of<br />
their flourishing<br />
immunity”<br />
from entering our bloodstreams. So,<br />
when your gut lining is weakened, your<br />
immunity will also be compromised.<br />
I really cannot overstate the<br />
importance of a healthy gut in the<br />
pursuit of good overall health. Biokult<br />
Infantis, £11.95 (boots.com) is the first<br />
proven and safe-from-birth probiotic,<br />
which can be rubbed onto the nipples<br />
to boost the baby’s immunity in line<br />
with your breast milk, or added to<br />
bottle milk. Probiotic powder is also a<br />
great way to boost the system of a child<br />
who is repeatedly poorly. The Organic<br />
Pharmacy Strawberry<br />
Probiotic Powder, £21.50<br />
(theorganicpharmacy.<br />
com) and Wild Nutrition<br />
Multi-Strain Biotic, £25<br />
(wildnutrition.com) are<br />
great for sprinkling into<br />
milk, water, juice and<br />
onto cereal.<br />
Also try brewing up cinnamon,<br />
cardamom pods, ginger and turmeric<br />
root, let it cool a touch and then add<br />
honey (don’t heat honey, it kills off any<br />
goodness). My kids take this diluted tea<br />
in their water flasks and sip during the<br />
school day, in lieu of water.<br />
If they are not already, try to get your<br />
children used to nourishing spices.<br />
Spices are the most effective immunity<br />
boosters in the world. If they’re fans<br />
of porridge, sprinkle sweet-smelling<br />
things into the pot too – cinnamon<br />
and nutmeg go down well – and both<br />
are high in antioxidants and boost<br />
immunity. Drizzle raw honey over the<br />
top – it contains anti-bacterial properties<br />
and studies have shown that it helps<br />
soothe sickly coughs and irritated<br />
throats too.<br />
Likewise, if making pancakes, use<br />
them as a vehicle for immune-boosting<br />
spice, and sweeten after cooking with<br />
raw honey. I’d add here, that though<br />
I am in no way maligning dairy for<br />
children, when a child has a tendency<br />
towards mucus-y coughs and colds, it’s<br />
helpful to go easy on the white stuff.<br />
Dairy has been unequivocally shown<br />
to increase mucous production – you<br />
may want to try organic rice, oat or nut<br />
alternatives instead.<br />
We forage for local elderberries in late<br />
summer and boil them up into a thick,<br />
concentrated syrup; if there’s a shortfall,<br />
we love Pukka Elderberry Syrup, £12.46<br />
(pukkaherbs.com). With Manuka honey,<br />
it is also chock-full of thyme, ginger,<br />
aniseed and black pepper – all goldstandard<br />
immune-boosters.<br />
Let common sense prevail too. While<br />
it may be cold outside, keeping poorly<br />
young ones <strong>inside</strong> with central heating<br />
ablaze and bug-filled air recirculating,<br />
isn’t helpful either. If children are too<br />
poorly to run around, encourage them<br />
outside, well wrapped up, for a gentle<br />
walk. Or, if on bed-rest, keep windows<br />
open while the child is well wrapped up<br />
and warm, to ensure that fresh air comes<br />
in while they sleep and recover.<br />
And while I am loath to recommend<br />
hand-sanitising sprays or washes (given<br />
that we are made up of myriad colonies<br />
of bacteria, it seems anathema to kill off<br />
99.99% of it with a scattergun spray),<br />
regular hand-washing, particularly after<br />
school and before eating, can help keep<br />
those easily transferable bugs away – and<br />
natural soap (I like Dr Bronner’s Pure<br />
Castile Bar Soap with Tea Tree, £3.99<br />
biggreensmile.com) ) and water does that<br />
job best of all.<br />
Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at Psychologies magazine,<br />
and co-founder of the conscious living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk<br />
Credit: Freeimages.com/Boris Senker, Ettina, Lazaros Varveris, Dora Mitsonia, Tijmen van Dobbenburgh, Eran Menashri
Wellbeing<br />
Natural wisdom<br />
Blogger, crafter and maker, Jennifer Cockcroft, focuses on creating<br />
Everyday Creative Moments – bringing brightness into every day<br />
(and especially in autumn)<br />
What one piece of seasonal wisdom<br />
helps you in autumn?<br />
Autumn feels very much a turning<br />
point in the year for me and a time<br />
that balances harvesting the bounty of<br />
summer and preparing for the darker<br />
days of winter. So it’s about making<br />
the most of any and all light and<br />
bright days, but also slowing down and<br />
acknowledging that we need the down<br />
time to recharge and rest. I love the<br />
colours of nature during autumn and<br />
they remind me that each season has its<br />
beauty and is as essential a part of the<br />
cycle as spring and summer which we<br />
enjoy so much. Autumn also has that<br />
‘new school year’ feeling – even as an<br />
adult! I love to start new projects that I<br />
can work on over the next few months,<br />
especially if they involve learning<br />
something new.<br />
Which one self-care ritual do you<br />
never skimp on?<br />
I like to bookend my day with some<br />
quiet time to myself. In the mornings<br />
that means yoga and stretching to wake<br />
up my body - I either follow videos<br />
online or go freestyle depending on<br />
what my body needs - and meditation to<br />
tune up mind and spirit. I particularly<br />
like guided visualisations, but sometimes<br />
five minutes of focusing on my breath<br />
is enough. In the evenings I write in<br />
my journal to savour the important<br />
moments from the day. I like to label<br />
memories and experiences with key<br />
words that align with my values and<br />
what I’m intending to manifest. That<br />
way I’m compiling evidence of the way I<br />
want my life to feel and can go to sleep<br />
feeling grateful for what I already have.<br />
What’s cooking in your kitchen this<br />
month?<br />
I just love those warm, filling family<br />
meals like shepherd’s pie on a cosy<br />
evening. This year I really want to<br />
experiment more in the kitchen with<br />
new ingredients and flavours, nothing<br />
too complicated, just delicious and<br />
nourishing food done well.<br />
What always brings a smile to your<br />
face?<br />
Watching the birds in the garden is<br />
a constant joy. Where I live, despite<br />
being on a large housing estate, we’re<br />
lucky enough to be visited by a wide<br />
range of species and I love to put<br />
food out to encourage them in and<br />
keep them healthy throughout the<br />
year. We have a number of ‘regulars’<br />
who are great characters and seeing<br />
their different behaviours is always<br />
entertaining. I could quite happily<br />
spend hours at our kitchen window<br />
watching all the comings and goings.<br />
What is the best treatment you’ve<br />
had locally?<br />
I love a good deep tissue back<br />
massage, and the treatments<br />
and therapists at Aquavie Spa in<br />
Tonbridge are all wonderful. It’s<br />
such a tranquil oasis I always feel<br />
like I float out about six inches taller<br />
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Presents with a<br />
Conscience<br />
Ahead of this year’s frantic online ordering<br />
and last-minute panic-buying, why<br />
not aim for a Christmas with a more<br />
conscious vibe? I love ethical.market – a<br />
brilliant edit of not just ‘worthy’ and eco<br />
goodies, but highly desirable, beautiful<br />
and thoughtful things, for every member of the<br />
family, and the home too. Happy holidays.<br />
Health and beauty tips<br />
Discover a wealth of wellbeing advice<br />
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Eminé is trying<br />
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when coughs and colds<br />
threaten to take hold. It can<br />
be used topically too, but<br />
do always check the explicit<br />
instructions.
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Good bones<br />
It’s time for comfort food and slow cooking, unlocking<br />
nutrients from hearty ingredients and boosting our immune<br />
systems with the goodness of broth and soup.<br />
Wine pairing<br />
To add another element<br />
to our food pages, we are<br />
now featuring wine pairing<br />
suggestions from Kent<br />
Wine School with all<br />
our recipes.<br />
Photographs: David Merewether Recipes: Jo Arnell<br />
Wine pairing: Victoria Aldwinckle.<br />
To raise awareness of youth homelessness as the weather starts to get colder, the<br />
charity Centrepoint is holding a Soupathon this month. Their aim is to bring<br />
together people from all over the country to serve up 30,000 bowls of soup. You can<br />
take part and become a Souper Trouper, by registering at centrepoint.org.uk/bigbroth
The secret to good soup lies<br />
in stock; a simple soup will<br />
be transformed if it has good<br />
bones - literally. Making proper stock<br />
from scratch is a process that can take a<br />
while. Use a slow cooker, large saucepan,<br />
or dig out that crock pot from the back<br />
of the cupboard, turn the heat down<br />
low and prepare to simmer.<br />
Lemon, Chicken<br />
and Kale soup<br />
Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes.<br />
Cooking time: 40 minutes.<br />
Use either leftover of chicken from a roast, or<br />
boned chicken thighs. Like a casserole, this soup<br />
has a mellower flavour if made the day before.<br />
• 200g boneless chicken pieces (thighs<br />
or leftover roast chicken)<br />
• 2 tbsp olive oil<br />
• 1 onion, finely diced<br />
• 1 medium sized waxy potato, diced<br />
• 2 crushed garlic cloves<br />
• 1 litre chicken stock<br />
• 3 sprigs of fresh thyme, any woody<br />
stalks removed<br />
• Zest and juice of 2 lemons<br />
• 150g orzo pasta (or miniature soup pasta)<br />
• 150g kale, shredded<br />
• Salt and pepper to taste<br />
1If using raw chicken, transfer to saucepan,<br />
cover with stock and bring to the boil, turn<br />
the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes.<br />
Rmove with a slotted spoon, cut into thin slivers<br />
and return to the pan and simmer.<br />
2Gently sauté the onion and potato in the<br />
oil for 5-10 minutes until the onion is<br />
soft. Transfer to the pan with chicken (if using<br />
leftover chicken, add here). Add pasta, thyme,<br />
garlic, lemon zest and simmer for a further 10<br />
minutes before adding the chopped kale.<br />
3Cook for another 5-10 minutes, until the<br />
kale is soft, add lemon juice, salt and pepper<br />
to taste. Serve with crusty bread.<br />
Wine+<br />
This soup has loads of aromatic<br />
thyme and lemon, so a wine that<br />
mirrors those flavours would be ideal.<br />
A Gavi wine from the Piedmont<br />
region of NW Italy is packed full of<br />
lemon citrus and herby with good<br />
acidity to match the weight<br />
of the chicken. We like La Monetta<br />
(£9.49) from Waitrose.<br />
Vegetable stock<br />
Makes approximately 1 litre* Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 40 minutes.<br />
A flavoursome vegan broth can easily be made using a selection of seasonal<br />
vegetables. It is created in a similar way, but requires far less time to draw out<br />
the flavours.<br />
• 3 medium-sized carrots, washed<br />
but not peeled, chunked<br />
• 3 celery stalks, washed and<br />
roughly chopped<br />
• 2 onions, chunked with skins on<br />
• 2 leeks, washed (split the leek<br />
longways, nearly to the base and<br />
rinse under the tap fanning out<br />
the layers), roughly chopped<br />
• 6 medium-sized mushrooms,<br />
rinsed and halved<br />
• 2 bay leaves<br />
• 3-4 sprigs parsley<br />
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme<br />
• 1½ litres water<br />
Wine+<br />
A vegetable-rich stock has less<br />
savoury character than a bone broth.<br />
The mushrooms pack great earthy<br />
flavours so a Pinot Noir would be a<br />
good option. They have crisp acidity,<br />
earthy mushroom notes and light redfruit<br />
character that won’t dominate.<br />
A Romanian Pinot Noir called<br />
Incanta from Majestic is a<br />
mouth-watering price<br />
at £5.99.<br />
1Place all the ingredients in a large<br />
saucepan or stock pot and place<br />
on the hob. Bring to the boil and then<br />
remove any scum that rises to the<br />
surface.<br />
Turn the heat down to the lowest<br />
2 setting and simmer for 40 minutes.<br />
Strain and use, or refrigerate until<br />
needed. Keeps in the fridge for 4 days,<br />
or can be frozen*<br />
*If freezing, strain stock and return to<br />
the hob, cook on a medium heat, until<br />
the amount of liquid is reduced by a<br />
half. It will be more concentrated and<br />
take up less room in the freezer. <br />
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Bone broth<br />
Makes approximately 1 litre* Prep time: 15 minutes.<br />
Cooking time: 5-8 hours (depending on type of bones).<br />
Use bones left over from a Sunday roast, or ask the butcher<br />
for some. If using a chicken carcass, make up the weight with<br />
added chicken wings. If you are using raw bones, roast them<br />
first for more flavour. Purists make it with bones from organic,<br />
grass-fed cattle, which you can buy frozen online.<br />
• 1½ kg bones, chopped<br />
into chunks if possible<br />
and preferably raw.<br />
(Chicken or beef work<br />
well).<br />
• A glug of light olive oil<br />
• 2 medium-sized carrots,<br />
washed and roughly<br />
chopped, but not peeled<br />
• 2 celery sticks, washed<br />
and roughly chopped<br />
• 2 onions, cut into rough<br />
chunks with skins on<br />
• 2 bay leaves<br />
• 2 sprigs parsley<br />
• 2 sprigs thyme<br />
• 1½ litres water<br />
• 2 tsps of whole black<br />
peppercorns<br />
• 1 tsp salt<br />
1Spread the bones evenly<br />
across a shallow roasting<br />
tray, toss in the oil and roast<br />
in a medium oven for 40<br />
minutes, until golden brown.<br />
2Transfer to large saucepan<br />
or stock pot, add the<br />
vegetables, herbs and other<br />
ingredients, pour water over,<br />
place on the hob and bring to<br />
the boil.<br />
3A scum will rise to the<br />
surface at this point. Skim<br />
off with a spoon and then turn<br />
the heat down to a simmer or<br />
transfer to a slow cooker (or a<br />
deep casserole pot and place in<br />
a low oven - gas 2/140c).<br />
4Simmer slowly for 5 hours<br />
(chicken) or 8 hours<br />
(beef). Long, slow cooking<br />
is important, as this will<br />
soften the bones, drawing out<br />
collagen and other nutrients.<br />
Check water levels and top up<br />
if needed.<br />
5Once cooked, allow to<br />
cool, remove any fat that<br />
collects on the surface, strain<br />
through a sieve and either use,<br />
or refrigerate.<br />
6Keeps in the fridge for 3-4<br />
days. Can be frozen*<br />
<br />
Wine+<br />
Packed full of collagen, keratin and<br />
all-important healthy fats, something<br />
with noticeable acidity which will cut<br />
through and refresh your palate, is the<br />
perfect pairing. We suggest a young,<br />
fresh and zippy Sherry from the south<br />
of Spain. Fino Classic, Fernando y<br />
Castillo (Perfect Partners,<br />
Cranbrook £11.65)<br />
matches perfectly.<br />
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Wine+<br />
Packed full of rustic, rich autumnal<br />
flavours, this reminds us of something<br />
cooked by an Italian nonna. A great<br />
option would be a Boheme Salento<br />
Primitivo (£8.00) from The Secret<br />
Cellar (Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst,<br />
Forest Row, Oxted). Its delicious<br />
Mediterranean spice notes, wonderful<br />
flavours of damson and plum and<br />
juicy, soft tannins won’t<br />
dominate the soup.<br />
Autumn Butter Bean and Vegetable soup<br />
Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes (excludes<br />
dried bean prep time).<br />
If you are using dried beans, refer to the instructions on the packet<br />
- they may need to be soaked overnight prior to cooking in order<br />
to draw out any toxins and then cooked thoroughly. Tinned butter<br />
beans can be used straight away. This is a vegan soup.<br />
• 400g tin butter beans (or<br />
150g dried, see above)<br />
• 2 sticks celery, washed and<br />
finely chopped<br />
• 2 leeks, washed (see above)<br />
and chopped<br />
• 2 medium sized carrots,<br />
peeled and thinly sliced<br />
• 250g large fresh tomatoes<br />
(and 1 tbsp tomato puree),<br />
or a 400g tin of chopped<br />
tomatoes<br />
• 2 tbsp olive oil<br />
• 2 crushed garlic cloves<br />
• 1 litre vegetable stock<br />
• 2 tsp oregano<br />
• 3 sprigs parsley (either<br />
kind), finely chopped<br />
• Salt and pepper to taste<br />
(for a variation if you<br />
like it spicier, add 1<br />
tsp chilli flakes when<br />
you are sautéing the<br />
vegetables)<br />
1Heat the oil in heavy<br />
based pan and gently<br />
sauté the celery and leek for<br />
5-10 minutes until soft.<br />
2Add in all the other<br />
ingredients, bring to the<br />
boil and then turn down<br />
the heat and simmer for 30<br />
minutes.<br />
3Sprinkle with finely<br />
chopped parsley* and<br />
serve with crusty bread.<br />
*optional grated Parmesan for<br />
non-vegans.<br />
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MULLinG<br />
it oVer<br />
Warming winter wine is lovely – but try these spicy<br />
alternatives, from some of our local producers<br />
niGHtinGaLe cider<br />
Tenterden mulled cider<br />
siLent PooL distiLLerY<br />
Mulled cranberry gin<br />
Makes 1<br />
• 1 tbsp lemon juice<br />
• A pinch of nutmeg<br />
• 1 tsp (or less according<br />
to taste) honey<br />
• 1 cinnamon stick<br />
• 2 cloves<br />
• 1 orange, sliced<br />
• 1 or 2 star anise<br />
• 25ml Silent Pool gin<br />
• 150ml cranberry juice<br />
1Add the lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, cloves<br />
and star anise to a saucepan and bring to the boil.<br />
2Gently boil for 2-3 minutes.<br />
Reduce to a simmer, add the gin, cranberry juice and<br />
3orange slices. Simmer for 5 minutes.<br />
Remove from heat and strain into a Copa de Balon<br />
gin glass.<br />
Silent Pool Distillery, Shere Road, Albury, Surrey GU5 9BW<br />
01483 229136 silentpooldistillers.com<br />
Makes 6-8 cups<br />
• 2 bottles of Nightingale Tenterden<br />
Cider (1L)<br />
• 10 cloves<br />
• 2 tbsp brown sugar<br />
• ¼ tsp grated nutmeg<br />
• Zest and juice of small orange<br />
• 3 cinnamon sticks<br />
• ½ vanilla pod<br />
1Add the cider to the pan, followed by<br />
the other ingredients and warm slowly,<br />
until almost boiling. Turn the heat down<br />
and allow the ingredients to a low simmer<br />
for about ten minutes to infuse before<br />
serving. Serve in a glass mug, or stemmed<br />
wine glass.<br />
2If you fancy a little extra fortification,<br />
add a shot of English apple brandy to<br />
each cup.<br />
3For a non-alcoholic and child friendly<br />
version, use 1 bottle of Nightingale<br />
apple juice instead of the cider and remove<br />
the sugar (and brandy!) from the<br />
recipe.<br />
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bottle), apple juice<br />
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Dahlias,<br />
darling!<br />
Sue Whigham celebrates and investigates<br />
the most joyous of late bloomers<br />
Whether the name ‘dahlia’ was bestowed by the great<br />
Carl Linnaeus himself – the Swedish botanist,<br />
physician, and zoologist who formalised ‘binomial<br />
nomenclature’, the modern system of naming organisms<br />
- after one of his students, Swedish botanist, Anders<br />
Dahl, is in question as the great man died in 1778, eleven<br />
years before the plant was introduced into Europe.<br />
It seems most likely that the first attempt to define the<br />
genus was made by Abbe Cavanilles, Director of the Royal<br />
Gardens of Madrid, who received the first specimens from<br />
Mexico in the early 1790’s. However, what is certainly<br />
known is that the species originates in Central and South<br />
America and in particular, Mexico,<br />
where dahlias are the National Flower.<br />
Their natural habit is rather unlike the<br />
conditions we give them in that they come<br />
from cool, damp mountain slopes. Imagine<br />
seeing the lavender flowered species, Dahlia<br />
imperialis, growing to its full height of up to<br />
ten metres on the hillsides of Guatemala…<br />
The chance of that particular plant<br />
flowering in this country is limited so we<br />
have to content ourselves with growing that one for its<br />
dramatic height and foliage, but with 42 species of dahlias<br />
and innumerable hybrids – up to 50,000 and still countingwe<br />
have a wonderful array of choice of this jolliest of flower.<br />
What other bloom is so varied and so much fun as a late<br />
season border plant? I was reading the Frustrated Gardener<br />
blog this morning which is worth subscribing to and the<br />
author Dan Cooper (whose Broadstairs garden is small, hence<br />
the title of his blog) and I particularly like his description<br />
of a ‘drama of dahlias’ for that is what they bring to a<br />
garden with their fantastically rich colours and forms.<br />
We’ve got two of the species varieties growing in a<br />
large pot here, one of which is D. coccinea var. palmeri,<br />
“Dan Pearson<br />
describes local flower<br />
shows as a child where<br />
the dahlias were the<br />
domain of men in<br />
string vests”<br />
and I can’t tell you how often we’re drawn to go out and<br />
admire the intensity of its burnt orange petals in the early<br />
evening sun combined with delicately filigree leaves. I<br />
like the single flowered varieties such as this particularly<br />
as they are, of course, bee friendly. And whilst the ball<br />
varieties, also firm favourites, with their intense spiral<br />
arrangement of incurved petals are lovely, any pollinating<br />
insect would be pushed to make any headway with them.<br />
I wanted to know a little more about the secrets of success<br />
with growing dahlias with an eye to improving on this year’s<br />
limited success. Mind you, it hasn’t been the ideal year. Even<br />
Monty Don admitted that his dahlias haven’t been as usual<br />
and he put it down to lack of water in<br />
June. All the more reason to look ahead<br />
to next season, so I popped into see Dave<br />
Izzard whose front garden in Wittersham<br />
is always a picture in dahlia season and<br />
causes many a dahlia loving driver to lose<br />
concentration for a moment or two!<br />
He was so accommodating and not<br />
only showed me his plants but talked me<br />
through what he does to produce such<br />
fantastic blooms and how he got started. It seems that thirty<br />
years ago he joined the Parish Council and was given the<br />
job of looking after the planting around the War Memorial.<br />
Luckily for him somebody in the village offered him dahlia<br />
plants which did well and that was it. He was hooked!<br />
He tends to get his tubers from Halls of Heddon who have<br />
a very comprehensive list. They offer 10 to 13 centimetres<br />
pots containing a tuber grown for a full season before it is<br />
sold. This ensures that it is healthy and compact. They are<br />
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little polystyrene sleeves in vermiculite for you to start off.<br />
Dave cuts back his dahlias when the frost gets to them or<br />
when they “start looking embarrassing”. I know it is a good<br />
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There are 50,000 different dahlia hybrids<br />
idea to lift the tubers once the foliage has been blackened<br />
by frost and hopefully before the stems are badly frosted.<br />
He has a small but compact greenhouse and puts his tubers<br />
in large pots of his own gritty mix (which would have had<br />
daffodils growing in it earlier in the year), after cutting the<br />
stems down to about ten centimetres and drying the tubers<br />
out upside down. This is because the stems of dahlias are<br />
hollow and you don’t want to leave moisture in them for the<br />
winter because it’s likely that they would rot if you did.<br />
In February he will start watering them and once they begin<br />
to sprout he will take any cuttings he wants for his garden.<br />
When he plants out he uses a mycorrhizal fungus product<br />
around their roots to get them off to a good start and will<br />
stake them at this stage, tying them in as they grow on.<br />
This is a good tip as it is so easy to pop them in and<br />
then think that you’ll do it later. They move fast and<br />
sometimes a bit too swiftly and it is so much easier to<br />
start with the stakes in place whilst they are relatively<br />
small. Dahlias are hungry plants and incorporating<br />
well rotted manure will ensure that they flourish.<br />
Once they get going, Dave is generous with his feeding<br />
and will do this weekly. He uses a rotation of products to<br />
encourage both plant growth and flowering. It certainly<br />
works. It seems that if you are showing dahlias the thing<br />
to remember is that a dahlia bud the size of a pea takes<br />
thirty days to mature and for those that know, once<br />
you have selected the best looking bud or young flower<br />
you then take off any side shoots so that the plant’s<br />
energy is concentrated on that particular bloom.<br />
I really liked his selection of dahlias for this year especially<br />
a vibrant red medium semi cactus, D. ‘Andrew Mitchell’<br />
which is definitely on our wish list, D. ‘Avoca Comanche’,<br />
a small semi cactus with peachy orange flowers and a lovely<br />
creamy yellow small decorative, D.‘Winholme Diane’.<br />
The Salutation Garden down in Sandwich has an<br />
annual Dahlia Festival in September and this year they<br />
have had 284 cultivars growing in the garden. These are<br />
currently being photographed and put on their website.<br />
Log on to this as you can order tubers for next year having<br />
had a good look at the myriad varieties they grow.<br />
Steve Edney, The Salutation’s head gardener is mad about<br />
dahlias and is on the RHS Dahlia Committee. They hold<br />
the National Collection of Dark Leaved Dahlias in Sandwich<br />
and have their own dahlia breeding programme there.<br />
Talking of which I saw a beautiful dahlia/aster combination<br />
up in the High Garden at Great Dixter last week. The dahlia<br />
was D. ‘Twyning’s After Eight’ AGM, with its elegant single<br />
white flowers and the darkest of foliage. This was developed<br />
by Mark Twyning in 2004 down at the National Dahlia<br />
Collection now at Varfell Farm, near Penzance in Cornwall.<br />
The Collection was originally based on a private collection<br />
made over many years by David Brown who, when the<br />
dahlia was out of fashion in the eighties and nineties,<br />
‘kept the faith’ and conserved hundreds of varieties.<br />
They were hugely fashionable in the fifties and sixties and<br />
Dan Pearson describes so evocatively taking his little ‘garden in<br />
a seed tray’ to local flower shows as a child where the dahlias<br />
were the domain of men in string vests growing the biggest<br />
and best of everything on their allotments including dahlias<br />
rather than growing them as border plants. And how, despite<br />
their ‘glamour’, dahlias were as much vegetable as flowers.<br />
Interesting that, as the Aztecs used the hollow stems<br />
of Dahlia imperialis as a source of water; some South<br />
American peoples use the leaves medicinally and the<br />
tubers too were harvested as a food product.<br />
Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810 457948<br />
for gardening advice and help in the sourcing<br />
and supply of interesting garden plants.<br />
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Garden<br />
Taking stock<br />
It’s not the end of the gardening year, says Jo Arnell, but time to look<br />
back on the seasons gone by and plan for the next ones<br />
<strong>November</strong> is a great month to reflect on<br />
the growing year gone by. Before the light<br />
and the colours slip completely from the<br />
landscape, we can assess what has worked well, what<br />
not so, and then make plans for next year’s borders.<br />
Dreaming about next spring and summer and<br />
visualising flowers in the future also helps to lessen the<br />
blow of the coming dark, cold days. Any gaps left by<br />
the ravages of the freezing spring and scorching summer<br />
from earlier this year can be filled with good hardy plants<br />
that might fare better in our unpredictable weather.<br />
Some plants, on the other hand, have positively<br />
thrived during the recent heatwave and reports of rare<br />
and exotic specimens bearing fruit or flowering after<br />
many barren years have been appearing. Mediterranean<br />
plants have certainly enjoyed the summer, as have tender<br />
meadow plants like Verbena bonariensis, Gaura, and the<br />
diminutive Mexican daisy Erigeron karvinskianus.<br />
Sadly, some less fruitful plants are only just clinging on and<br />
will head into this winter in a weakened state, others have<br />
already chucked in the trowel and lie buried in brown bins<br />
or funeral pyre awaiting bonfire night. It is sad, but every<br />
plant death brings a new beginning, a space to try again with<br />
and an opportunity to grow something more rewarding.<br />
Gap fillers<br />
We can focus critically and more clearly on the borders now,<br />
without the distraction of the flowers. If it’s all looking dismal<br />
and bare, think about adding some plants for winter interest.<br />
These can be evergreen, or have interesting bark, an elegant<br />
form, an anchoring, focal point feature of some kind.<br />
Try to make sure that plants that come into their<br />
own during the winter either fade into the background<br />
to make way for summer plants, preferably becoming<br />
a foil for them, or best of all, will bring another<br />
point of seasonal interest later in the year.<br />
Structure<br />
Herbaceous plants have been to the fore in gardening<br />
recently and they are gorgeous, but sadly disappear<br />
under the ground to wait out the winter, leaving the<br />
borders looking a little sad (or at best poetic and full<br />
of wildlife if you have left the dead top growth on).<br />
If this is the case and there’s a lack of structure, think<br />
carefully about the size and shape of the plants you intend<br />
to use. Evergreens will give you the same look all through<br />
the year, but deciduous shrubs can be very useful too if<br />
they have an interesting shape or other structural feature.<br />
<strong>November</strong> is a great month for planting trees and<br />
shrubs. The soil is still fairly warm and roots will have<br />
a good long time to settle in and start growing before<br />
the pressure to support leaves begins again in spring.<br />
Evergreens<br />
I love the quiet handsomeness of evergreens like Viburnum<br />
davidii or Hebe ‘Red Edge’ - they sit stalwart and demure,<br />
waiting out the warmer months in the shadow of showier<br />
plants, like unsung heroes in the borders. They are often<br />
overlooked, especially among the dazzle of summer flowering<br />
plants, but they really come into their own in the winter.<br />
Many have big glossy leaves which reflect light, helping<br />
the plant make the most of the low light levels, and<br />
looking pleasingly sleek and shiny to us. Contrastingly,<br />
if their leaves are tiny, they will form dense, punctuating<br />
shapes that help to anchor a planting scheme. Winter<br />
frost will positively enhance the look of many evergreens,<br />
gilding the foliage and the bare bones of the border.<br />
Winter shapes<br />
Shrubs with hips and berries are lovely to look at and are of<br />
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Above: Pots cheer up a dull winter corner<br />
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Five good<br />
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Euphorbia wulfenii An architectural plant<br />
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Osmanthus A small-leaved evergreen with tiny<br />
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Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ This dogwood has<br />
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The beautiful dead<br />
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Hollow stems make wonderful winter homes<br />
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the art room, doing ballet, or dressing up for the school play.<br />
And the message is clear. These are schools that nurture<br />
the whole child. They give everyone a chance to shine.<br />
They look after their pupils’ health and wellbeing and<br />
foster their growth as well-rounded human beings.<br />
Why the change? Because private schools always keep their<br />
marketing ear to the ground and know what parents want. Yes,<br />
parents still expect great exam results. But<br />
increasingly they also want their children to<br />
grow into happy, creative, well-adjusted people.<br />
Private schools also know that the pips<br />
are being squeezed out of arts education in<br />
state schools and understand they can offer<br />
something not necessarily available elsewhere.<br />
Hard-strapped state schools are feeling great<br />
pressure to concentrate on core subjects, so<br />
when they – yet again – have to take a knife to<br />
their budgets they see that art, music, dance, design, photography<br />
and drama are areas where they can make more cuts.<br />
Yet the arts offer so many benefits to children, it’s impossible<br />
to make a full list. To name just a few: They help students<br />
express themselves and get to know their thoughts and emotions<br />
better. They teach them to look closely at the world around<br />
them and respond imaginatively to its beauty and complexity.<br />
They train them to communicate well and work creatively<br />
together. They foster many important core skills, including<br />
motor functions, language development, decision-making,<br />
inventiveness, self-discipline and visual learning. They offer<br />
“The UK has a<br />
vibrant and fastgrowing<br />
creative<br />
industry sector worth<br />
an estimated £92bn<br />
a year”<br />
‘safe places’ in school where it’s fine to experiment and try<br />
things out, without too much pressure to get it right.<br />
In short, the arts help children to grow and<br />
learn in ways that all human beings need.<br />
The more children know themselves and how to manage<br />
their emotions, the less likely they are to run into mental<br />
health problems. One head of drama at a London private<br />
school says that dealing with ‘life, death, joy and grief’<br />
in the drama studio often prompts students to open up<br />
to him about what’s going on in their own lives.<br />
And when it comes to adult life, the better young people<br />
are at communication, cooperation, empathy, self-discipline<br />
and independent thinking, the better they<br />
are likely to perform in any job they do,<br />
and the better they’ll be able to navigate<br />
the shifting and unsettled job market that<br />
they will have to make their way in.<br />
Added to which, the UK has a vibrant and<br />
fast-growing creative industry sector worth an<br />
estimated £92bn a year, which means there<br />
are any number of direct opportunities for<br />
people to build a career on their creative skills.<br />
So for parents the message is clear: value your child’s artwork<br />
as much as their high marks in science and maths. Encourage an<br />
interest in doing and making. And support them if they want<br />
to sing, dance, drum, act, write, paint or play the double bass.<br />
Meanwhile, let’s pay tribute to all the many people<br />
who are desperately trying to keep the flame of arts<br />
education alive in British schools. Prince Charles has long<br />
been a vocal champion. And the global prize-winning<br />
teacher Andria Zafirakou has just announced that she is<br />
putting her million dollar winnings into a foundation to<br />
get more artists and arts organisations into schools.<br />
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Divorce<br />
your questions answered<br />
Embarking on a divorce can be an overwhelming prospect. Juliette Peters and<br />
Jessica May of specialist divorce and family law firm, Peters May LLP offer<br />
expert advice based on the questions they are most frequently asked<br />
My wife and I separated a<br />
few months ago. We remain<br />
on reasonable terms and I see<br />
the children regularly, so I<br />
don’t see the point of getting<br />
a divorce as it’s going to be<br />
expensive. Is that OK long<br />
term? If you don’t tie up<br />
the finances now in a legally<br />
binding financial court order<br />
your wife could come back in<br />
ten years’ time for more. Her claims are left open. The future<br />
is unknown. You could be worth a lot more in years to come.<br />
So if you are sure your marriage is at an end, it’s a much better<br />
idea to settle her financial claims now as far as you are able.<br />
How can I keep my divorce costs down? There are<br />
many unpredictable variables that can affect the cost<br />
of a divorce. At the outset, ask your lawyer for a clear<br />
cost plan and understand how they charge. Get a<br />
range of costs - including the worst-case scenario – and<br />
set a limit on those legal costs with your lawyer.<br />
Avoid using your lawyer as a counsellor as the<br />
clock is running. Establish your support network<br />
from family, friends, a therapist or all of them.<br />
Be organised with your financial paperwork. Divorcing<br />
couples need to produce bank statements for at least the<br />
previous 12 months, liaise with estate agents for house<br />
valuations, order pension statements and mortgage<br />
statements, and gather recent payslips and business accounts.<br />
The more you can organise yourself, the less work the<br />
lawyer is required to do and so there will be less fees.<br />
Finally, pick your battles. You won’t ‘win’ every argument<br />
in a divorce situation, so decide what points you are prepared<br />
to compromise on and which matter more to you.<br />
What should I look for in a divorce lawyer? A personal<br />
recommendation is often the best way to find a good<br />
divorce lawyer, so speak to people you know who<br />
have gone through one. You want a lawyer who is<br />
going to speak openly about likely outcomes and not<br />
be afraid to tell you what you don’t want to hear.<br />
You need someone who will explain things clearly<br />
to you and with whom you have a good working<br />
relationship. You are going to be spending quite a lot<br />
of time together, making life-changing decisions. Your<br />
lawyer needs to be compassionate but dispassionate.<br />
You need someone experienced, so check how long they<br />
have practised family law. Also, choose someone who is going<br />
to be responsive. Did they reply to your new enquiry quickly?<br />
Responsiveness is vital in unsettling and traumatic times.<br />
A good lawyer will also be open and direct about fees and<br />
what other costs you are going to incur such as court and<br />
barrister’s fees.<br />
I’m only at the early stages of a divorce, do I really<br />
need a lawyer? It’s a good idea to get legal advice early<br />
on. Getting a divorce without it can cause problems<br />
for years to come. Most people don’t understand<br />
the language, the process or their rights.<br />
What will happen when I first meet my divorce lawyer?<br />
At the first meeting your solicitor is going to ask a lot of<br />
questions about your marriage, children and finances, but<br />
be reassured that all meetings between you and your lawyer<br />
are confidential because they are privileged, so you should<br />
be completely open and honest with them. You should leave<br />
your first meeting feeling heard and understood with a plan.<br />
Before your first meeting email them a summary of your<br />
situation including your finances and prepare yourself for it<br />
by finding your original marriage certificate and taking it with<br />
you - and the prenup if you had one - and a list of questions.<br />
My estranged wife is threatening to stop me seeing the<br />
children, what can I do? Co-parenting after a split is rarely<br />
easy, but the more parents fight during a divorce the more<br />
damaging it is for the children. One parent should not<br />
discourage or interfere with the healthy parent/child bond of<br />
the other. Try and talk to your ex about seeing the children.<br />
You and your former partner can usually avoid going to court<br />
hearings if you agree with each other where the children<br />
will live and when they will spend time with each parent.<br />
If you are getting nowhere by talking directly, ask your<br />
solicitor to write to your ex to sort contact with the children.<br />
If that gets nowhere then issue a court application. Childhood<br />
goes very quickly. You will never get these years back, so act<br />
now. And remember never to badmouth your spouse in front<br />
of the children. Good co-parenting can give the children the<br />
stability and security they need so it’s really worth it. <br />
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Will my ex have to pay a higher amount to me<br />
if they committed adultery? No. Conduct such<br />
as adultery has no impact on the finances. Bad<br />
behaviour on the part of your ex only plays a part in<br />
the settlement if it is extreme and exceptional.<br />
Can my business be valued? Yes.<br />
Should I make a new Will after divorcing? Yes.<br />
My wife owns our house in her sole name, what<br />
should I do to protect myself? Apply to the Land<br />
Registry to register an interest in the property. This will<br />
prevent the house being sold without your consent.<br />
How can I protect my maintenance payments<br />
in case my former spouse dies? Take out a life<br />
insurance policy on your former spouse’s life.<br />
Can a man claim maintenance from his estranged<br />
wife? Yes. It is irrespective of gender.<br />
The above is not legal advice and should not be taken as<br />
such. Each case depends on its own facts so please obtain legal<br />
advice which is relevant to your own case and situation.<br />
Juliette Peters and Jessica May are partners at Peters May LLP.<br />
petersmay.com 020 3036 0058<br />
Consultations in London, Kent and East Sussex.<br />
WORDS OF DIVORCE WISDOM<br />
• Make sure your marriage is over before you start<br />
divorce proceedings. Once you start taking steps to<br />
get divorced everything changes. You have crossed<br />
a line. Make sure it is really what you want.<br />
• Focus on the big picture.<br />
• The more you can agree with your partner the<br />
better. If an agreement is reached about finances<br />
and children, you’ll retain control over your lives<br />
without having the decision made by the court.<br />
• Don’t let emotions steer the ship.<br />
Having a lawyer to speak on your behalf<br />
ensures you are properly protected.<br />
• Don’t try to hide money. People try to play<br />
games but it is usually all traced back.<br />
• Give your lawyer all the key facts so<br />
that they can advise you properly.<br />
• Have realistic expectations. Rarely do divorcing<br />
couples end up with everything they want.<br />
• Don’t copy or take your spouse’s confidential<br />
information or documents.<br />
• Expect your divorce to take longer than<br />
you think. A year is average, less if things<br />
can be agreed, but more if people fight.<br />
• Don’t believe everything people tell you<br />
about their divorce. Each one is different.<br />
• Remember, one day your divorce will<br />
be over and your life will go on.<br />
Not all family lawyers are the same<br />
Specialising in one area of law keeps our solicitors on top of the ever changing<br />
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Visit our website to see our client feedback. It also contains a wealth of<br />
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HOOF BROCANTE<br />
OPEN WEEKEND<br />
Decorative antiques, French<br />
Brocante, fine linens and<br />
haberdashery<br />
Saturday 15th-<br />
Sunday 16th December<br />
9.30am-4.30pm<br />
The Old RAF Base Brookland near Rye TN29 9TF<br />
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Christmas at<br />
Ightham Mote<br />
Bring a touch of the home-made to your festivities with<br />
our workshops:<br />
• Christmas tree doves - Fri 2 Nov<br />
• Christmas cake decorating - Fri 16 Nov<br />
• Christmas floral centrepiece - Thurs 29 Nov<br />
Our Christmas celebrations get under way in December as<br />
we decorate the Great Hall for a grand Victorian<br />
celebration, and the Library for Mr Robinson’s 1950s<br />
New England Christmas.<br />
Sat 1 - Sun 2 Dec, will feature a mini-market, where you<br />
can pick up some unique Christmas gifts. Father<br />
Christmas will be also be making an appearance.<br />
Other events include: Carols in the Courtyard and Trinity<br />
Boys Choir EIGHT.<br />
See website for full details.<br />
Ightham Mote, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 ONT<br />
01732 810378<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote<br />
©National Trust <strong>2018</strong>. Registered charity, number 205846. Image © National Trust images / John Miller<br />
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THE GREATEST GREAT ESCAPE THIS CHRISTMAS<br />
Trinity Theatre Productions<br />
Presents<br />
Book by<br />
JULIAN FELLOWES<br />
Music by<br />
GEORGE STILES<br />
Lyrics by<br />
ANTHONY DREWE<br />
Based on the book by<br />
KENNETH GRAHAME<br />
Original Production<br />
Produced by<br />
JAMIE HENDRY<br />
Director<br />
John Martin<br />
Musical Supervisor/Director<br />
Tony Stenson<br />
Choreographer<br />
Elizabeth Witt<br />
THU 13 DEC<br />
TO<br />
WED 2 JAN<br />
Box Office<br />
01892 678 678<br />
trinitytheatre.net<br />
“The Wind in the Willows” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorised performance materials are provided by<br />
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 122-124 Regent Street, 3rd floor, London W1B 5SA. www.theatricalrights.co.uk<br />
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CRANBROOK<br />
SHOW<br />
Thursday 8 NOVEMBER • 10 - 5<br />
Friday 9 • 10 - 7 & Saturday 10 • 10 - 5<br />
VESTRY HALL • Cranbrook • Kent • TN17 3HA<br />
Free entry and so much Art to enjoy<br />
www.cranbrookartshow.org.uk<br />
cranbrookartshow@gmail.com<br />
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Art<br />
Thu 8 – Sat 10 Nov<br />
The Vestry Hall, Stone Street,<br />
Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3HA<br />
Cranbrook art<br />
Cranbrook Art Show showcases<br />
23 artists, expressing themselves<br />
in a variety of styles and processes<br />
including painting, printmaking,<br />
ceramics, jewellery and<br />
photography. The show raises the<br />
profile of local artists and crafts<br />
people with a terrific variety of<br />
affordable art.<br />
Entry: free<br />
cranbrookartshow.org.uk<br />
Fri 16 – 18 <strong>November</strong><br />
St Peter and St Paul’s Church,<br />
Yalding ME18 6DR<br />
Art exhibition and Sale<br />
in aid of SchoolGambia<br />
This event, sponsored by<br />
Artspring Gallery will raise money<br />
for SchoolGambia, a charity based<br />
in Yalding since 2000, that has<br />
built a school with 13 classes and<br />
supports 550 pupils from age<br />
3-16 and their teachers. On show<br />
and on sale will be paintings,<br />
sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles<br />
and jewellery of a very high<br />
standard by 35 local artists.<br />
facebook.com/schoolgambia /<br />
schoolgambia.org.uk<br />
Fri 16 – Sun 18 Nov 10am-5pm<br />
Tenterden Town Hall, 24 High<br />
Street, Tenterden TN30 6AN<br />
TENTERDEN ARTISTS<br />
Tenterden Artists’ fourth annual<br />
exhibition with an interesting mix<br />
of 18 very different artists. They<br />
are also giving five talented A<br />
Level students from Homewood<br />
School the opportunity to exhibit<br />
with professional artists.<br />
alisonolorunsola.uk<br />
Christmas<br />
Sat 3 Nov 10am-4pm<br />
Penshurst Village Hall,<br />
Penshurst, Kent TN11 8BP<br />
Penshurst Vintage<br />
Christmas Fair<br />
A must for all lovers of vintage.<br />
Enjoy live music from past<br />
decades brought from Miss<br />
Vintage, stop for a well-deserved<br />
break in a pop-up tea room<br />
by Dolly’s Diner and shop for<br />
vintage homewares, clothes,<br />
jewellery, furniture and gifts.<br />
Entry: £2 with donations to<br />
Hospice in the Weald.<br />
Julia: 07885610912<br />
Cherishvintagefairs@gmail.com<br />
Facebook: Cherish Vintage Fairs<br />
Sat 17 – Sun 18 Nov 10am-4pm<br />
Falcons Room, Rare Breeds<br />
Centre, Woodchurch, Ashford,<br />
Kent TN26 3RJ<br />
CHRISTMAS GIFT MARKET<br />
Ideal gifts and crafts for your<br />
family, home and garden. Wood,<br />
jewellery, lighting, textiles, glass,<br />
books, toys, accessories. Raising<br />
funds for Canterbury Oast Trust.<br />
Info: 01233 732684<br />
Sat 17 Nov – Sun 16 Dec<br />
10am-4.30pm<br />
Frogshole Farm, Sissinghurst<br />
Road, Biddenden, Kent<br />
TN27 8EY<br />
CHRISTMAS SHOP<br />
With Biddenden Christmas<br />
trees and the Three French Hens<br />
brocante.<br />
07957445057 / 07983360885<br />
Fri 23 – Sun 25 Nov<br />
Tenterden High Street,<br />
Tenterden, Kent<br />
Tenterden Christmas<br />
Market<br />
Over 75 Christmas stalls<br />
showcasing local food and drink,<br />
festive and handmade gifts and<br />
guaranteed snow, all located along<br />
Tenterden’s historic high street.<br />
The event kicks off at 3pm on<br />
Friday with the town light parade<br />
from 4.30pm.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
facebook.com/christmasintenterden /<br />
Twitter: @xmasintenterden<br />
Sat 24 – Sun 25 <strong>November</strong><br />
10.30am-4.30pm<br />
St. Margaret’s Church, Church<br />
Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent<br />
TN26 1EL<br />
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL<br />
& CRAFT FAIR<br />
See 35 beautifully decorated trees<br />
in this beautiful 13th Century<br />
church. Light lunches, delicious<br />
What’s On in <strong>November</strong><br />
cakes, mulled wine and mince pies<br />
will be available in the Christmas<br />
Café. Plus there will be a raffle<br />
and lucky dip.<br />
Entry Free<br />
lesleymiles@gmail.com<br />
Sat 24 – Sun 25 Nov<br />
10.30am-3pm<br />
Sissinghurst Castle Garden,<br />
Biddenden Road, Cranbrook<br />
TN17 2AB<br />
Festive Market<br />
Kick start your Christmas<br />
shopping with local food, drink,<br />
crafts and produce, as well as live<br />
entertainment including the East<br />
Grinstead concert band who will<br />
be playing on Sunday.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Nov & Dec<br />
Bedgebury Pinetum, Bedgebury<br />
Road, Goudhurst, Kent<br />
TN17 2SJ<br />
Christmas at<br />
Bedgebury<br />
For the very first time, a one<br />
mile sparkling path winds its way<br />
through the National Pinetum in<br />
a magical after dark experience.<br />
Greeted by the sights and<br />
sounds of Christmas, experience<br />
Bedgebury in a whole new light<br />
as you wander beneath unique<br />
canopies drenched in seasonal<br />
colour. Inspired by the landscape<br />
itself, it is a festive adventure in a<br />
world of trees.<br />
forestryengland.uk/bedgebury<br />
Festivals & Fairs<br />
Thu 15 – Sat 17 Nov<br />
The Hop Farm, Maidstone<br />
Road, Paddock Wood,<br />
Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6PY<br />
The <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Midwinter Fair<br />
Add a little magic to this year’s<br />
Christmas shop with our eight<br />
heated and linked marquees<br />
filled with over 250 handpicked<br />
exhibitors, stocking all the<br />
essentials for the festive season<br />
from decorations to gifts. To fuel<br />
your shopping we will have the<br />
Street Food Café with its vintage<br />
vans, the Café Bakery, serving<br />
tea and cake and the Café Bar<br />
will have bubbles and hot drinks.<br />
Invite your friends and family and<br />
make a day of it!<br />
wealdentimes.co.uk/events<br />
Sat 17 Nov 10am-4.30 pm<br />
Clair Hall, Perrymount Road,<br />
Haywards Heath RH16 3DN<br />
Sussex Mineral and<br />
Fossil Show<br />
Expect stunning displays of<br />
minerals and fossils and an<br />
ultraviolet minerals room.<br />
Excellent activities for children<br />
include gold panning for real<br />
gold, searching for crystals and<br />
fossils, and talks including ‘Sussex<br />
Dinosaurs’.<br />
Entry: Adults £2.50, Children: 50p<br />
01403 274647 / smls.online<br />
Food & Drink<br />
Sat 17 Nov 10am-6pm<br />
Rochester Cathedral, Garth<br />
House, Rochester, Kent<br />
ME1 1SX<br />
The Wine Garden of<br />
England Festival<br />
Sip, sample and share up to 30 of<br />
some of England’s finest wines,<br />
all while taking in the hallowed<br />
halls of Rochester Cathedral. This<br />
event will honour both Kent’s top<br />
wine producers, and one of the<br />
county’s very first producers – a<br />
monk who championed viticulture<br />
at the cathedral more than 1,000<br />
years ago.<br />
01634 843366 /<br />
rochestercathedral.org<br />
History<br />
Fri 5 Oct – Sun 2 Dec<br />
The Historic Dockyard,<br />
Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ<br />
UNTOLD STORIES: A<br />
CELEBRATION OF BLACK<br />
PEOPLE IN KENT<br />
Telling the story of African and<br />
Caribbean people in Kent in<br />
the 19th and 20th Century, this<br />
exhibition will explore incredible,<br />
but relatively unknown,<br />
contributions to politics, armed<br />
forces, sports, religion, society and<br />
the arts made by black people.<br />
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BOUTIQUE & ARTISAN<br />
Christmas <strong>Gift</strong> Fair<br />
Thursday 22 & Friday 23 <strong>November</strong><br />
Join us for a fabulous day of shopping with over 50 Small<br />
Businesses selling 100s of unique & festive gift ideas<br />
East Sussex National Hotel, Uckfield TN22 5ES<br />
Free Parking / Open 10-4 / £4 cash entry pp<br />
WIN £50 to spend countrylifestylefairs.co.uk<br />
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New Hay Farm, Old Hay<br />
(Off Pearsons Green Road)<br />
Brenchley, Paddock Wood Kent TN12 7DG<br />
01892 83 4306 info@westkentshooting.co.uk<br />
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Sat 27 Oct – Sun 6 Jan<br />
Sissinghurst Castle, Biddenden<br />
Road, Cranbrook TN17 2AB<br />
Beatrix Potter’s<br />
Garden<br />
Learn about the story behind<br />
the author. Accomplished<br />
gardener, naturalist, farmer and<br />
environmentalist, Beatrix Potter<br />
found inspiration in plants,<br />
animals and landscapes, all of<br />
which will be explored in this<br />
new exhibition featuring original<br />
artefacts including letters, books<br />
and a pair of Beatrix’ clogs,<br />
complete with mud.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Music<br />
Sat 17 Nov<br />
St George’s Church, Church<br />
Street, Gravesend DA11 0DJ<br />
Haydn The Creation<br />
Inspired by the first work they ever<br />
sang as Gravesham Choral Society,<br />
The Creation, the choir warmly<br />
invites audiences to celebrate<br />
40 years of splendid music<br />
making. Joseph Haydn’s famous<br />
oratorio depicts the beginning<br />
of the world in gloriously joyful<br />
melodies, arias, duets and trios.<br />
Entry: £12, students £5 (in advance<br />
01474 816684 or at the door)<br />
graveshamcs.co.uk<br />
Sun 18 Nov 2.30pm<br />
Groves Hall, Sutton Valence<br />
School, North Street, Sutton<br />
Valence, Kent, ME17 3HL<br />
SUTTON VALENCE<br />
MUSIC SOCIETY<br />
The renowned violist, Rachel<br />
Roberts, who performs in the<br />
world’s leading venues and at<br />
major international festivals,<br />
will play Brahms, Hindemith<br />
and Vieuxtemps accompanied<br />
by Julian Milford on piano.<br />
Entry: £12.50 at door<br />
(including afternoon tea)<br />
01622 843325<br />
Thu 29 Nov<br />
De La Warr Pavilion,<br />
Marina, Bexhill On Sea,<br />
East Sussex TN40 1DP<br />
John Cale and Band<br />
As an original founding member<br />
of The Velvet Underground and<br />
producer of Patti Smith and The<br />
Stooges, amongst others, John<br />
Cale’s career has been creative,<br />
innovative and boundary breaking<br />
in equal measure. The De la Warr<br />
Pavillion is delighted to welcome<br />
him for this rare UK appearance<br />
and his first at this venue.<br />
dlwp.com<br />
Remembrance Day<br />
Sat 10 Nov 7pm<br />
Invicta Grammar School for<br />
Girls, Maidstone ME14 5DS<br />
Remembering<br />
the Armistice<br />
An evening of nostalgia to<br />
commemorate the 100th<br />
anniversary of the end of the First<br />
World War and honour our fallen<br />
heroes. The evening will be in<br />
support of Heart of Kent Hospice<br />
and include expert talks, military<br />
recruitment demonstrations,<br />
period sing-alongs and some<br />
‘Tommy’ refreshment with World<br />
War I specialists Richard Knight<br />
and Jim Barker-McCardle.<br />
01622 790195 /<br />
fundraising@hokh.co.uk / hokh.org<br />
Sun 11 Nov from 6am<br />
Various locations<br />
Cranbrook WWI<br />
Remembrance day<br />
Cranbrook will commemorate<br />
100 years since the end of WWI<br />
with a service in St Dunstan’s<br />
church at 10.45am, followed by<br />
a parade to the War Memorial<br />
where wreaths will be laid. There<br />
will be stalls and displays in the<br />
Vestry Hall, St. Dunstans Church<br />
and Church House and at 7pm<br />
the church beacon will be lit and<br />
bells rung before a two minute<br />
silence. As is tradition, Royal<br />
British Legion crosses inscribed<br />
with the names on the War<br />
Memorial and other loved ones<br />
lost to the war will be planted to<br />
form a Garden of Remembrance.<br />
01580 720575<br />
Sun 11 Nov 3pm<br />
Assembly Hall Theatre,<br />
Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2LU<br />
IN MEMORIAM CONCERT<br />
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THE<br />
DECEMBER<br />
ART SHOW<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
Tenterden Artists<br />
16th - 18th <strong>November</strong><br />
10am - 5pm<br />
DATE:<br />
1st - 9th<br />
DECEMBER<br />
10am - 4pm daily<br />
VENUE:<br />
Powdermills Hotel<br />
Powdermill Lane<br />
Battle TN33 0SP<br />
Tenterden Town Hall<br />
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BEATRIX<br />
POTTER’S<br />
GARDEN<br />
Sissinghurst Castle Garden<br />
27 Oct <strong>2018</strong> – 6 Jan 2019<br />
Open daily except 24 & 25 Dec<br />
Normal admission applies<br />
An exhibition exploring the<br />
inspirations of the world<br />
famous author of the original<br />
Peter Rabbit Books TM with<br />
objects on loan from the<br />
Frederick Warne Archive.<br />
For more information visit<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurstcastle-garden<br />
or phone<br />
01580 710700.<br />
The Royal Tunbridge Wells<br />
Choral Society presents a concert<br />
for Remembrance Day marking<br />
the end of the First World War.<br />
The programme includes Elgar’s<br />
Spirit of England, Vaughan<br />
Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem<br />
and the orchestral The Walk to<br />
the Paradise Garden by Delius.<br />
It is dedicated to the Society’s<br />
past president, Guy Huntrods<br />
CBE, who died last year.<br />
Entry: from £10<br />
01892 530613 /<br />
tickets@rtwcs.org.uk /<br />
assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk<br />
Wellbeing<br />
Fri 2 & Fri 9 Nov 10am-12pm<br />
High Street, Tunbridge Wells<br />
The Action Woman<br />
Fun, inspiring and mindset<br />
changing power sessions<br />
designed to create action and<br />
change where you want it<br />
most. Join Accredited Coach<br />
and Licensed NLP Practitioner<br />
Emma Jeffreys to ‘tame your<br />
gremlin’ on Friday 2 <strong>November</strong><br />
and ‘Overcome Overwhelm’<br />
on Friday 9 <strong>November</strong>. Or if<br />
you miss these, you can start<br />
2019 with a ‘More Confident<br />
You’ on Friday 11 January.<br />
Entry: £25<br />
emmajefferyscoaching.com<br />
Workshops<br />
Fri 9, Sat 10 & Fri 30 Nov<br />
Curious House, Gauntlets,<br />
Battenhurst Road, Stonegate,<br />
East Sussex TN5 7DU<br />
Curious House courses<br />
Philippa King hosts Curious<br />
House’s creative courses in the<br />
lovely country surroundings of<br />
her eclectic Sussex country house.<br />
This month, courses will cover<br />
calligraphy, screen printing, felting<br />
and lino cut Christmas crackers,<br />
and next month there will be<br />
Christmas wreath making.<br />
curioushouse.net<br />
Tue 13 – Thu 15 Nov<br />
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent<br />
ME17 1PL<br />
Wreath Making<br />
Get into the festive spirit by<br />
creating handmade wreaths with<br />
expert guidance from the RHS<br />
award-winning castle floristry team.<br />
Entry: £55<br />
leeds-castle.com<br />
Thu 29 Nov<br />
Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy<br />
Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent<br />
TN15 0NT<br />
Christmas Floral<br />
Display Workshop<br />
If you’d like a natural, homemade<br />
Christmas, then join Ightham<br />
Mote’s flower arrangers and learn<br />
how to create your own floral<br />
display to adorn your table.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Nov & Dec<br />
Rebecca Mundy Jewellery,<br />
96 High Street, Sevenoaks,<br />
Kent TN13 1LP<br />
Jewellery Making<br />
Spend a day in a professional<br />
studio sampling some of<br />
the fundamental techniques<br />
of jewellery making, and<br />
create a unique silver<br />
decoration to be proud of!<br />
All materials are supplied and<br />
no experience is necessary.<br />
Entry: £95<br />
01892 322712 /<br />
rebeccamundy.co.uk/workshops<br />
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Ibbett Mosely<br />
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Wednesday 28th <strong>November</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm<br />
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Tel: 01732 456731 Web: www.ibbettmosely.co.uk<br />
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The Penshurst Vintage Christmas<br />
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10.00 am – 4.00 pm<br />
Penshurst Village Hall, TN11 8BP<br />
Vintage Homewares, Clothes, Jewellery,<br />
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With entertainment from Miss Vintage and<br />
refreshments from Dolly’s Tea Parlour<br />
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Services are all set in beautiful surroundings with a professional, friendly atmosphere, and<br />
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winner two three-hour spa packages as well as two product bundles worth over £250 each to<br />
take home. Each package includes a facial, massage, body exfoliation, lunch with a glass of<br />
wine and a hair cut and blow-dry. On 3 December at 7pm, at the stunning Powder Mills Hotel<br />
in Battle, the Winter Soiree will showcase hair and make up trends and predictions with all<br />
proceeds donated to The Sara Lee Trust and St Michael’s Hospice. Tickets cost £10, including<br />
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Jane Howard’s<br />
Fables from<br />
the Farm<br />
Ever seen a tantony running in a platt?<br />
Jane digs deep into agri-history<br />
Sitting having my morning cup of coffee, I picked up the<br />
paper and on the Games pages came across Wordwatch,<br />
where you get shown different words with three possible<br />
meanings for each and you have to choose the correct one<br />
One of the words was ‘tantony’. Turns out t’s another word<br />
for ‘runt’ as in the little one in a litter of pigs. Not one I’d<br />
ever heard, but then neither was a ‘shut’ which my friend Bill<br />
informs me is another name for a weaned pig. So you could<br />
have a pen of shuts with hopefully no tantonies.<br />
I just love all the agri-history stuff. How about<br />
walking down a traid (rutted path), to a platt (grass field<br />
between woods) to find your missing swingletree (part<br />
of a horse harness)? The history of Sussex cattle is every<br />
bit as fascinating. Sussex are one of several red-coloured<br />
breeds found as far back as Roman times roaming across<br />
southern England. The others include the Red Poll, the<br />
Lincoln Red and the North Devon.<br />
The South Devons were evidently rather more promiscuous<br />
as they now sport a rather fetching<br />
Caramac (that dates me) coloured coat. But<br />
back to the Sussex. Across the Weald and<br />
into Kent these cattle, called oxen – a word<br />
I’m sure you recognise – were primarily<br />
a draught breed used for ploughing and<br />
hauling timber.<br />
In his work A Tour of Great Britain<br />
published in 1724, Daniel Defoe talks about seeing a tree<br />
drawn on a timber ‘trug’, four wheels upon which the trunk<br />
was laid, pulled by twenty-two oxen – quite some tree and<br />
just imagine what would happen if that lot had decided to<br />
take off!<br />
Gradually horses replaced draught cattle in most parts of<br />
the country, but because of the thick clay, horses struggled<br />
in the Weald so oxen were used for far longer here. They<br />
Draught oxen in an old picture Jane<br />
found in her aunt’s house 50 years ago<br />
“Oxen were also a<br />
common form of<br />
transport, and not just<br />
for the peasants”<br />
were also a common form of transport, and not just for the<br />
peasants. Not far from Lewes, Defoe spied an ancient lady of<br />
good quality going to church in a coach drawn by six oxen.<br />
But by far the most inspiring snippet is an article by Lord<br />
Sheffield written at the end of the 18th<br />
century. By all accounts, a young Sussex<br />
ox broke all previous records when it ran<br />
the four-mile race-course at Lewes, sadly<br />
closed in 1964, in just under 16 minutes.<br />
Ok, so the fastest racehorse recorded in<br />
history was galloping along at just under<br />
44mph and this cow was clocking only 15<br />
but even so that has to be impressive. A new opportunity for<br />
Channel 4 racing?<br />
So in many ways these cattle have always been dual<br />
purpose, the original multi-taskers, only fattened for eating<br />
once they were no longer strong enough for the yoke. Fast<br />
forward now and many of our native cattle are still doing two<br />
jobs. Livestock grazing plays a key role in maintaining speciesrich<br />
habitats in many environmentally important parts of the<br />
South East like the Pevensey Levels, Surrey Heathland and<br />
South Downs.<br />
In these areas they eat many of the aggressive species like<br />
coarse grasses to allow others to flourish, their trampling<br />
creates gaps which allow seedlings to grow and by removing<br />
plant material much more gradually than topping or cutting<br />
for hay, it gives mobile species like mice and beetles a chance<br />
to move to other areas within the habitat.<br />
So they’re doing a really good job in maintaining the<br />
landscape…and then we eat them. Plus ça change.<br />
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm<br />
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