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Contents
November 2018
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HOUSE OF THE MONTH
Maggie Alderson’s dream
homes on the market now
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124
SANTA, YOU BEAUTY
What Josephine Fairley will
be asking Santa for this year
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146
THE ART OF LEARNING
Hilary Wilce explores the
value of teaching art
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NOTEBOOK
Six events to put in your
diary this month
143
A YEAR OF WELLNESS
Eminé Rushton’s natural
remedies to combat colds
171
DIVORCE EXPLAINED
Specialist divorce and family law firm
Peters May LLP share their expertise
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BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
Annemarie St Vincent Farr’s
vibrant Victorian terrace
GET THE LOOK
Products to start you on your
way to Annemarie’s style
PERSONAL SPACE
A converted malthouse provides
ample growing room
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NATURAL WISDOM
Brightening the everyday and
presents with a conscience
GOOD BONES
Stocks, soups and broths
to keep the chill out
MULLING IT OVER
Cider, tea and gin
alternatives to the classic
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WHAT’S ON
Events to get excited about this month
COMPETITION
Win over £500 of spa treatments
and products at the Rye Retreat
FABLES FROM THE FARM
Jane Howard explores the
history of agriculture
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GET THE LOOK
Rebecca Cuffe picks the perfect
pieces to get the malthouse look
SPARKLE AND SHINE
Kate Watts styles party season
fashion with brilliant flare
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DAHLIAS DARLING
Sue Whigham revels in the
richness of these late-blooms
TAKING STOCK
Jo Arnell reflects on the seasons
past and plans ahead
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GIFT GUIDE
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Connecting people
& property, perfectly.
Cranbrook TN17
A most attractive converted barn with
spectacular views over countryside. EPC: D.
Guide price £1,375,000
Biddenden TN27
First time on the market - a detached Georgian style property with outstanding views
over farmland, fields and paddocks.
Guide price £1,495,000
6 3
4
Hawkhurst TN18
An elegant Grade II listed farmhouse within
Cranbrook School Catchment Area.
Guide price £1,250,000
Etchingham TN19
A beautiful period barn conversion in a rural
position yet close to the village.
Guide price £1,250,000
Staplehurst TN12
An attractive Grade II listed family house
within the Cranbrook School Catchment Area.
Guide price £1,250.000
Hawkhurst TN18
Substantial Grade II listed property within the Cranbrook School Catchment Area
with views over its land and surrounding countryside.
Guide price £1,495,000
5 2
4
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HARPERS AND HURLINGHAM
SOLD
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CRANBROOK £1,695,000 CHAINHURST £1,495,000 HAWKHURST £1,395,000
SOLD
2018
SOLD
2018
SOLD
2018
CRANBROOK £1,300,000 GOUDHURST £1,250,000 BENENDEN £1,250,000
SOLD
2018
SOLD
2018
SOLD
2018
CRANBROOK £1,250,000 HEADCORN £1,200,000 BETHERSDEN £1,195,000
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HARPERS AND HURLINGHAM
GOUDHURST £ 1,525,000
STUNNING HOME WITH PP TO EXTEND
Four receptions · Conservatory · Kitchen/breakfast room
· Five bedrooms (one ensuite) · Swimming pool · Tennis
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Cranbrook School Catchment Area
HAWKHURST £ 1,295,000
ATTRACTIVE DETACHED FAMILY HOME
Three receptions · Conservatory · Kitchen · Utility room
· Cloakroom · Five bedrooms (two ensuite) · Tennis
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Cranbrook School Catchment Area
MARDEN £ 1,295,000
STUNNING DETACHED FAMILY HOME
Three receptions · Kitchen/breakfast room · Utility
· Four double bedrooms (all ensuite) · Renewable energy
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Cranbrook School Catchment Area
STAPLEHURST £ 1,125,000
SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME WITH ANNEXE
Sitting room · Kitchen/dining/family room · Four
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Cranbrook School Catchment Area
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Rye Guide Price £425,000
A well presented 3 bedroom detached modern family town house
situated on a quiet crescent road on the outskirts of the ancient
Cinque Port town of Rye, with south facing rear garden. EPC: B
Peasmarsh Guide Price £ 459,950
A deceptively spacious recently refurbished 3 bedroom detached
house situated in a central location in the heart of Peasmarsh Village
benefitting from good off-street parking and beautiful hand built
kitchen / dining room. EPC: E
Beckley Guide Price £475,000
A well presented detached 4 bedroom family
house set back with views overlooking
farmland. This 1980’s property provides
versatile space and accommodation with an
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Rye Guide Price £ 345,000
A delightful split level first floor 2bedroom
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Udimore Guide Price £ 449,950
A detached 2/3 bedroom spatially deceptive
character house set on the edge of Udimore
Village with stunning south facing views
looking out over local orchards and the
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Rye Guide Price £ 399,950
A well-presented 4 bedroom attached
modern family home set in a quiet location
within Valley Park Rye, with benefits of off
street parking and south facing rear garden.
EPC: B
Rye Harbour Guide Price £ 625,000
A tucked away detached 5/6 bedroom house
near Nature Reserve and beach. This three
storey Victorian house provides versatile
accommodation, which has been tastefully
modernized and recently redecorated. EPC : D
Rye To Let £ 1275pcm
A well presented 3 bedroom link detached
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An elegant Grade II Listed Georgian town house in the
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kitchen, cellar, four bedrooms, two bathrooms. Walled
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Stone cum Ebony, Kent - £1,750,000
Period house in rural location with equestrian facilities.
Drawing room, sitting room, dining room and kitchen,
utility and boot room, 6 bedrooms. Double garage with
studio above. Further garaging. Stable block. Manège.
Swimming Pool. 11 acres. EPC E
Appledore, Kent - £650,000
An attractive detached converted granary with far reaching
rural views. Sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, glass
link to garden room, three bedrooms. Double garage with
workshop and studio above. Garden of one third of an acre
EPC F
Hastings Old Town, East Sussex - £550,000
Lovely Grade II listed property of 15th century origin,
with good ceiling heights and views of the church. Sitting
room/dining room, kitchen, cellar, three double bedrooms,
bathroom, loft area. Rear courtyard garden.
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Beckley, East Sussex - £515,000
A four bedroom detached house with off road parking and
well stocked garden to the rear. Living room, dining room,
kitchen, sun room, 4 bedrooms, family bathroom, shower
room. Integral garage. Off road parking. Gardens to front
and rear. EPC E
Appledore, Kent - £895,000
A development of five high specification houses with 5
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A charming fully-refurbished Grade II listed three double-bedroom
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Immaculate four to five double bedroom family home, which
occupies approximately 3/4 acre and gives commanding views
of the North Downs and Kent countryside. Situated in the ever
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EGERTON OIEO £1,200,000
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A handsome A hugely impressive, 3 bedroom newly detached built weather 6 / 7-bedroom boarded barn
cottage conversion sitting in set the in approximately heart of this sought 1.5 acres after of village. picturesque
There garden are excellent and grounds schools in a beautiful such as Sutton rural position Valence on in the
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Maggie Alderson picks houses on the market to dream about
Mason’s Farm
The dream: A charming and spacious
farmhouse, which has been renovated
beautifully for modern life, while
making the most of its character.
There is a splendid timber hand-built
kitchen, with a very jolly bright red
island. The almost galleried tripleaspect
drawing room has dreamy
beams and posts, an impressive
inglenook and doors to the courtyard.
The side entrance opens directly into
a generous boot room. There are more
beams in the master bedroom.
Where: The village of Grafty Green,
four miles from Headcorn.
Setting: In the village, with wonderful
countryside views.
Beds: 6 Baths: 4, three en suite.
Special features: You would live in the
glorious orangery.
Pleasing details: A splendid
swimming pool and gym annexe.
Outside: The gardens are beautifully
laid out, divided into interesting areas,
including box topiary and a rose
garden. There is a stable block with
three loose boxes, tack room and feed
store and a manège.
Time to town: From Headcorn station
it’s an hour and 15 to Cannon Street
and Charing Cross, just over an hour
to St Pancras via Ashford.
Price: £1,450,000.
Agent: Knight Frank, Sevenoaks
01732 744477 knightfrank.co.uk
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Rosehill Farmhouse
£1,750,000
The dream: While the exterior may not
have quite the appeal of a Georgian house,
the internal layout of Rosehill Farmhouse
is conducive to living well. The huge eatin
kitchen has a four oven Aga and a gas
hob, with double doors through to the
triple-aspect, west-facing drawing room.
Where: Stone-cum-Ebony in the
AONB on the Isle of Oxney, five
miles to Tenterden, six to Rye.
Setting: Stunning countryside.
Beds: 6 Baths: 3 (two en suite).
Special features: 5 brick- built
stables, pasture and a ménage.
Pleasing details: Five separate entrances to
the house, one of which opens into a large
boot room, ideal for country pursuits.
Outside: Lovely gardens, lawns
and a splendid swimming pool.
Time to town: 25 minutes’ drive
to Ashford, then high speed to St
Pancras under 40 minutes.
Price: £1,750,000.
Agent: Phillips & Stubbs, Rye,
01797 227338 phillipsandstubbs.co.uk
Beauport Park
£1,250,000
The dream: A 17th century manor house,
which has been refurbished to elegant
modern standards, within generous
gardens and grounds, with planning
permission for a barn.
Where: In the country between Battle
and Hastings, so very handy for the coast.
Setting: A very private spot, among
extensive woods, some of them designated
Ancient Woodland.
Beds: 5 Baths: 4
Special features: Exposed beams, leaded
light windows – and a newly fitted timber
kitchen.
Pleasing details: Personal access to the
adjacent golf course and very handy for
Bannatyne Health Club.
Outside: 15 acres, with another 72
available for acquisition.
Time to town: 10 minutes to Battle
station, then 90 to Charing Cross.
Price: £1,250,000.
Agent: Fine & Country, Cranbrook.
01580 715000 fineandcountry.com
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Notebook
Our Midwinter Fair
Add a little magic to this year’s Christmas shop and get in
the festive spirit at Wealden Times Midwinter Fair. We will
be at the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood from Thursday
15 to Saturday 17 November and our eight heated and
linked marquees will be filled with over 250 handpicked
exhibitors, stocking all the essentials for the festive season
from decorations to gifts. To fuel your shopping we will
have the Street Food Café with its vintage vans, the Café
Bakery, serving tea and cake and the Café Bar will have
bubbles and hot drinks. Invite your friends and family and
make a day of it! wealdentimes.co.uk/events
Cranbrook art
Cranbrook Art Show showcases 23
artists, expressing themselves in a variety
of styles and processes including painting,
printmaking, ceramics, jewellery and
photography. Entry is free and the event
runs from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10
November 10am to 5pm (to 7pm on
Friday). cranbrookartshow.org.uk
Notebook
Exhibitions
&
events near you
this month
Creative courses
Explore your creativity and work with
some extraordinarily talented teachers.
Philippa King hosts Curious House’s
creative courses in the lovely country
surroundings of her eclectic Sussex
country house. This month, courses
will cover calligraphy, screen printing,
felting and lino cut Christmas crackers,
and next month there will be Christmas
wreath making. Enjoy a great day
with tea, chat, lunch and something
wonderful to show for it. curioushouse.net
Vintage Christmas
Penshurst’s sixth vintage Christmas
fair at the Penshurst Village Hall is a
must for vintage fans. Shop from 25
traders, stop for tea at Dolly’s, and enjoy
music from Miss Vintage on Saturday
3 November 10am-4pm. Entry is a
£2 donation to HIW. 07885 610912
Facebook: Cherish Vintage Fairs
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Regarded with awe throughout the
music world, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry holds
status as one of the most enduring and
original reggae producers and artists
of all time. On Friday 23 November
at 7pm this innovative treasure will be
performing at the De la Warr Pavilion
in Bexhill on Sea. dlwp.com
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Leeds Castle’s Christmas market is full
of beautiful nostalgia with its fairground
rides, Victorian carousel, big wheel with
spectacular views of the castle, and band
stand which will have live performances
each day (Saturdays and Sundays from
Saturday 24 November to Sunday 16
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Civil Partnership or Marriage?
Theresa May has announced that civil partnership will become available as an alternative to
marriage for all couples, regardless of gender or sexuality, so how does civil partnership differ
from marriage?
Civil partnerships were created in
2004 as a halfway house for those
demanding same-sex marriage
and provided similar financial and
legal protections. Following the
legalisation of same-sex marriage,
same-sex couples had the option of
either marriage or civil partnership.
Many heterosexual couples felt
that this was discriminatory and
demanded the same choices. This
announced change will grant them
their wish.
Soon, when two people are ready
to make a formal commitment to
each other, their decisions will no
longer be confined to which venue
or flowers, they will have to make the
more fundamental choice between a
civil partnership or marriage. Given
that the rights and protections
offered by both are virtually the
same, how will they choose?
Technically, the formation of a civil
partnership is entirely secular and
is registered simply by the signing
of a civil partnership document, no
spoken words are required, let alone
the exchange of vows. Whilst civil
partners can choose to celebrate
with a religious or secular ceremony,
this does not play a formal role.
Marriage, by contrast, is solemnized
by the saying of a prescribed form of
words.
A decision will likely be based on
the belief that civil partnership
reflects today’s values unlike the
institution of marriage which many
feel is rooted in an outdated set
of patriarchal values when women
were viewed as their husband’s
property. In the words of one couple
who campaigned for this change:
“We want to raise our children as
equal partners and feel that a civil
partnership - a modern, symmetrical
institution - sets the best example.”
Time will tell whether this change in
the law reflects a change in society’s
beliefs, sounding the death knell
for wedding bells, or whether those
ready to commit will continue to
favour more traditional marriage.
Most will feel that it must be right
that all couples, regardless of their
sexuality, should have the
same options.
If you would like further advice,
we offer a free initial 30-minute
meeting, to allow you to find out
about your options.
Please contact our team secretary
Khaila Reid on T: 01892 502 335
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Editor’s
Letter
How are your Christmas lists coming along? The only
thing I’ve crossed off so far is ‘buy cards’ (I haven’t
actually written any yet), but I know things will move
on apace after 15 November, when I will have made my, now
traditional – and much-anticipated – visit to the Wealden Times
Midwinter Fair.
Husband, daughter, mum, sister’s dogs... tick tick tick tick.
If you are looking for present inspiration you will find it in our
blockbuster 34-page gift guide, which features fabulous things
helpfully organised into genres to suit foodies, gardeners, teens,
little ones, chaps, girlfriends and more.
There are more present ideas in our beauty feature, where
Josephine Fairley picks out the best of the Christmas specials.
The other joyful aspect of this time of year for me is parties and
a very welcome opportunity to dress up. Our fashion feature will
really help you put some sparkle and shine into your look with
dresses, tops and shoes which glitter like a disco ball.
Our houses this month are a glorious contrast. One is a riot
of colour, patterns and outside-the-box ideas (have you ever
considered painting and decoupaging your fridge, for example?)
in a Victorian terrace. The other is an elegant contemporary
scheme in the generous space of converted malt barn. We hope
you will love them both as much as we do.
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Previous page: Annemarie painted and wallpapered the
kitchen cupboards Above: The classical bust is from May’s
Antiques in Lewes Left: The fridge freezer is camouflaged
with eau de nil paint and motifs of the digestive system
reappropriated from old posters. The leopard print chairs are
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Annemarie St Vincent Farr likes to make
things. Whether it’s from her life as a painter/
decorator, as a set and prop designer, or as an
events stylist, Annemarie’s style and joie de vivre is
written all over her rather astonishing Hastings home.
The first thing that strikes you as you
approach the terraced house is its bright pink
front door. It immediately makes you smile
and you get the sense that guests are warmly
welcomed into this house on a regular basis.
“It’s a party house,” confirms Annemarie as we
stand in her blue and pink kitchen, a space that
immediately reminds me of Mexico. “I love having
people round, and my home reflects that.”
There is a wonderful sense of not-giving-a-damn that
runs across every square inch of this four-storey house
– which is very much in the riotous free spirit of the
seaside town she moved to from Lewes four years ago.
“It’s a place full of people like me - arty, creative and a
bit wild, many people here have a similar history to me
as well. I’m never go to leave this place, it suits me.”
Annemarie’s home is above all about colour.
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Above: In the snug, next to the kitchen, a 1950s bar that belonged
to Annemarie’s Liverpudlian grandmother. The wallpaper is by
Designers Guild Left: The felt flamingo is from Shop House in
Hastings Old Town. Annemarie made the cushions
Pinks, greys, reds, purples, greens, blues, browns, silver
and gold…oh and pattern and embellishment and kitsch
and flowers and birds and butterflies and a whole heap
of fun and laughter. This is not a house that takes itself
too seriously and every room within it is packed with life,
almost like a tangible autobiography of its owner.
Annemarie and I are sitting in her top floor attic conversion
that she has recently made into a bedroom for her granddaughter.
“Any colour can work as long as it’s beautiful,”
she says, “and I don’t care about rules…I put it
together and it just seems to make sense.”
Could this room be more of a fantasy room for a small girl?
There are baby lambs and cartoon mushrooms across the floor.
There’s glitter and fake flowers, Designers Guild fabrics, tapestry
cushions and an entire wall covered in a trompe l’oeil wallpaper
of red upholstered leather. Seriously, what’s not to like?
“This is my homage to Versailles,” says Annemarie
casually as we walk down to the first-floor landing.
Decorated in cerise pink, dark grey with gold detailing, it’s a
look she copied from the original Sun King’s palace in France.
Transported to a Victorian terrace in Hastings it somehow works.
A series of gold-framed looking glasses staggered across the walls,
completes the look - Hastings’ very own Hall of Mirrors.
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This page from below left: The ‘wood panelling’ is
trompe l’oeil wallpaper. Annemarie buys antiques in
Hastings, Bexhill, Lewes – and from Icklesham boot
fair. She made the cushions on the sofa herself
Keeping things French, a Christian Lacroix
butterfly wallpaper runs the length of the
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the grey background upstairs, matched with hot
pink painted walls above the dado, transforming
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In the two first-floor bedrooms Annemarie
has created spaces in which every corner tells
a story. “I’ve just had a big change in my life,
so my bedroom has been painted pale grey,
like a new canvas. However, I could never
cover up my Vivienne Westwood wallpaper,
no matter what happens in my life.”
Annemarie gestures over to a wall covered
in the designer’s signature punk tartan fabric.
Indeed the whole house feels like somewhere that
Dame Vivienne would feel right at home, with its
blend of 50s nostalgia, flea shop mementoes and
found objects, discovered all over the world.
In both bedrooms there are cabinets of curiosities
– memories for Annemarie of her life. Glittery
platform shoes that she bought in Brighton and
little Russian dolls, tiny iconic statues of the Virgin
Mary and Frieda Kahlo style floral headpieces.
In the main bedroom is a series of pop art pieces
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the fireplace in the guest room. I ask Annemarie if there
was any connection with the former First Lady?
“Oh yes, my mum was nanny to the children of
Jackie O’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy. That’s how
my mum always had her hair, just like Jackie O.”
In a house that seems to be so full of life, spirit and
memories, it is Annemarie’s skill as a decorator and a
decoupage artist that truly sets it apart. On walls, doors
and cupboards, motifs and off-cuts of wallpaper have
been artfully designed and manipulated into place.
From her bathroom, which is the antithesis to bland
hotel bathrooms - a dreamscape of azure blue and florals
- to the lower ground floor kitchen, Annemarie reveals
her abhorrence of anything white or functional. The
fridge freezer, camouflaged in eau de nil, is decorated
with motifs reappropriated from vintage posters.
How do you paint a fridge? According to Annemarie
it’s a layer of undercoat, any paint you like on top and
then several coats of varnish on top of that. The effect is
amazing and the large hulking white fridge has vanished.
The kitchen cupboards have also been painted
and wallpaper has been cleverly inserted into door
frames wherever possible. “I love wallpaper, if my
This page: With its wall of mirrors, the hallway is Annemarie’s
‘homage to Versailles’. The butterfly wallpaper in the hall and up
the stairs is by Christian Lacroix
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Above: The wallpaper in the main bathroom is by Pip from
Vintage Bird Left: Annemarie decoupaged the walls of the
downstairs shower room with wallpaper samples and magazine
pages. It took three days
granddaughter stood still, I’d wallpaper her!”
Large classical busts from May’s Antiques in Lewes sit
side by side with vases and jugs of both fresh and fake
flowers. In the centre is a kitchen island picked up from
Ardingly Antiques Fair, on the walls are prints by local artist
Claire Fletcher. Bowls of fruit and vegetables and a series
of mosaic panels, designed and made by Annemarie, also
jostle for attention. It’s not really a kitchen, more of a party
preparation area, although Annemarie is a devoted cook.
“I’m a vegan,” says Annemarie, “so I have to be
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I wanted it to be at the heart of the house.”
Next to the kitchen is a snug, resplendent in gold and pink
Designers Guild wallpaper. Annemarie’s Liverpudlian nana’s
1950s bar has been given a makeover with wallpaper and
trimming and is filled with silver sequin mirror balls. On the
walls are felt flamingos from Shop House on the High Street.
A large and inviting raspberry velvet sofa, bought from
Raft in Brighton, makes this room a place where you would
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double bill of Gone With the Wind and Hairspray on the TV.
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Top: The 1950s cabinet contains mementoes from Annemarie’s life. The
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This page: Annemarie made the
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This page: The wallpaper in the guest bedroom is by
Pip Studio. The Warhol print of Jackie O has a family
connection – Annemarie’s mother was nanny to Caroline
Kennedy’s children
The room is covered in a trompe l’oeil wood panelling
wallpaper, designed by an art student that Annemarie
discovered. “I thought I had bought five rolls,” laughs
Annemarie, “it was in fact five drops. I needed eighteen
for the room. That was an expensive mistake and I
had to save up and get some more, but luckily I’ve
made the pattern work all the way around the room.”
And work it does. The matt finish of the paper mimics
the library or drawing room of a grand house. “It’s my
Downton Abbey room, and it’s where me and all my
girlfriends come and gossip with a glass of red wine.”
On the table are a series of clocks and against the wall
are a stack of vintage suitcases that Annemarie used
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(every September). Where does she buy her antiques?
“Oh all over the place, in Hastings I love
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This page: The beach hut in St Leonards that Annemarie shares
with her friends Lulu Cousin and Tiff McGinnis
beach hut that she has just started renting with a friend.
We drive down to the nearby beach and despite it being
the first day of heavy rain in weeks, a bolt of sunshine leaps
out as soon as Annemarie opens the hut’s wooden door.
Pink, blue and red walls and floors are decorated
with bunting, trimmings, rugs and throws, all of which
shout of a good time to be had by the seaside.
Loulou Cousin, the maker of the furniture both at the
hut and at the house, arrives. I ask her about the little
animals that line the hut’s ceiling joists and shelves. Are
they voodoo dolls? No, they are psychedelic acid bunny
rabbits she says, offering me a chocolate Hob Nob as the
kettle gently bubbles away on the gas camping stove.
The beach house has been a fun new project and now, for
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This page: The beach hut is decorated in the same pink
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Previous page: The old bricks at the back of the kitchen are
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here, I just thought, what an amazing place, but
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Fast forward two years and they heard the owners were
planning to sell and after visiting them immediately
sold their own house to buy it, even though it meant
moving right in the middle of Rachel’s teaching degree.
“We remembered how lovely it was and came for a look
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The feeling of light and space hits immediately on entering through the front door
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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
lounge Above right: From the soaring double-height hall, there are views up to the first floor
It wasn’t in the location we’d originally planned to move to,
but it had four big bedrooms, a playroom, study, two sitting
rooms and a huge garden. It had everything you could want.”
Everything and more, because the unique design of this
former malthouse has given the building some enviable
attributes. Warmth, light and, it would seem, a lot of space
is needed for malting (the process that starts grains, usually
barley, into germination so that they release more sugars,
namely maltose – as in Maltesers…).
The result is that the house has an appealingly original
layout, plenty of barn-style charm and, as an added extra,
some of the rooms have enormous windows and amazingly
high ceilings.
The feeling of light and space hits immediately on entering
through the front door. From the soaring, double-height
hall there are views up to the first floor and on ground
level, a straight sightline down to the huge lounge at the
opposite end. It’s no wonder they found it hard to resist.
Although needing no structural work, Rachel wanted to
alter the kitchen and dining space. “This part of the house
was very different when we first moved in,” she explains. “The
dining room and kitchen were two separate rooms and that
isn’t really how we live. It’s important to have one big space for
day to day living and eating. This is how everyone lives now.”
So they took down the dividing wall, moved the dining
room door and enlarged the opening from the hall into
the kitchen: “The plan was to have a sliding stable door,
as the space is quite wide, but it seems to work well
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Above: The upstairs hallway is lined with prints, some of which were bought on holiday in Italy
with just an opening and feels quite spacious, so we’ve
changed our minds and may not do that now.”
The problem with moving doors and walls
adjacent to a large hallway is that once the
work is done, it all needs redecorating.
“Where does that stop?” muses Rachel, as we survey
the vast, now beautifully painted expanse. “We just kept
going, from one end all the way down to the playroom at
the front of the house. Then we did the playroom and next
we moved all the way upstairs. It took a lot of paint.”
The whole area has been painted in a welcoming warm
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the front door. “We also had a picture rail put in where
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Above: The sideboard in the hallway is from Swoon. The print was a present
curtains in here. I have what I call a golden moment in the day
in here, looking out across the garden in the mornings. I have
to hang on to that moment when I can, before the boys come
downstairs and the chaos of getting ready for the day starts.”
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Natural materials and antique furniture mingle comfortably
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porcelain wood-effect tiles and the end wall is not brick.
“No,” laughs Rachel. “They’re brick slips that are
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Left: The smaller sitting room was on more of the scale
they were used to from their London house and was the
first room they decorated. Below: The large artwork is
from Wimbledon Studios. The lips and Bowie print are
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adhered to the wall. It comes in sheets.”
The wall features extensively in Rachel’s online
life too, as a backdrop for numerous photoshoots
and Instagram posts. Her blog grapesandcloth.com
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Rachel models the T-shirts on the Bon Vintage site
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Between all this online activity, furnishing the house
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Above: The Swoon dresser matches the one in the hall.
The coffee table is from Made. Left: The disco ball is from
Taylor Jayne in Reigate
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For the same reason, they found the
smallest of the sitting rooms the easiest
to decorate and so did it the first.
“It was on a scale we were used to,” Rachel
explains. “Two of the sofas came with us from
London. We’ve added the other one and the chair.”
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unified with some clever upholstery; using harmonising
shades of green and blue creates a subtle and relaxed
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music themed prints on the walls and soften the
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Above: Hogwarts and Star Wars fight for domination in the bedroom of their 12 year-old son
imposing presence of a huge and very dark old American
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staying.” She laughs. “I often look around this room and
do a Through the Keyhole: ‘And here’s a couple that clearly
love music, drink - and weird antique furniture’…”
Tackling the larger end lounge was more of a challenge.
Apart from the amount of time and paint needed, it has
been hard to furnish. The couple are still thinking about
the collection of pictures they want to hang in the room.
“We kept the original curtains in here, just because it’s
such a big window and finding replacements is quite a job.
We put the picture rail in to help break it up, but lighting in
here is tricky - you have to go with wall lights really, because
the ceiling is so high. We do have our glitter ball though,”
she adds, pointing up to the large mirrored ball hanging
from the ceiling. “It was much too high when it was first
hung. It’s lower now, but even that is still quite high.”
There are advantages to having such high ceilings though:
“At Christmas we have a 12 foot tree and everyone helps with
the decorating, although the finishing touches are left to me.”
Upstairs is just as spacious, but the windows are smaller, so
Rachel uses mirrors to bounce the light around. “We’ve built
up a large collection ranging from the 1800s to the 1950s
and they add so much light to the house. They’re also so
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In the master bedroom, the bed is centred under the apex of the roof,
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Above: The family are devoted Liverpool FC fans
pretty, they stand as works of art in their own right. The large
one in my bedroom came from somewhere I used to work.”
Big enough to dwarf even such a huge mirror, the master
bedroom also gives a good sense of the old barn. The bed is
centred under the high apex of the roof, beneath the structural
metal bracing that has become a feature of the room.
The children’s personalities and tastes are reflected in
their choices of bedroom decor. One is painted in blues and
neutrals. Taking the Through the Keyhole line myself, I’d say
this brother is more of a bookworm and by nature fairly tidy.
And, glancing through the next door into a predominantly
red and white scheme, complete with memorabilia it seems
someone is a huge Liverpool fan.
“We all support Liverpool,” laughs Rachel.
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harmonising cushions. “There are some very old family
pictures in here that I’ve revamped using frames from
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Above: In the guest bedroom Rachel has revamped old family photos in old frames
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boys about. In fact, there is only one fly in this
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“We are thinking of selling and moving nearer
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find anything that compares to this house yet.”
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10 Hand-signed limited edition sparrow watercolour painting £38 Syman Kaye symankaye.com 11 Nice Morning for a Sail by Karl Terry
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The go-to address for Striking pieces
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Fine, vintage & costume jewellery | Designer vintage clothing
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Christmas Markets
at the Bull House
8 th –11 th November
6 th –9 th December
10am–6pm
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lkbennett.com; crystal pyramid necklace £995,
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glitter ball earrings £19, Who’s Wearing What
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metallic clutch £35, Cashara cashara.co.uk
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After an original
Christmas present?
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Come and see
Oscar nominated
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in Heathfield
Market
Men’s and women’s
vintage clothing
and accessories
Separates, Scarves, Gloves and Jewellery,
plus Great Gifts for Men and Women
Opening Hours: Tuesday—Friday 10.30am—5pm
Saturday 10.30am—3.30pm
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Tuesday mornings and by appointment
01435 883394 or 07831 258582
shuna
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1920s–1960s items always wanted. Also Vintage
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Jumpsuit £85, Odyl odyldesign.com;
sequin caplet £125, The Vintage
Lions thevintagelions.co.uk;
angel wing necklace £45, Pearl &
Queenie pearlandqueenie.com;
Leather metallic heels £169.99, The
Golden Boot thegoldenboot.co.uk

cashmere and silk knitwear
We will be exhibiting
at the Wealden Times
Midwinter Fair at
The Hop Farm,
Paddock Wood between
15-17th November
We look forward to
seeing you there on
Stand No G30
23 High Street, Tenterden TN30 6BJ
Telephone 01580 761222 Shop online at www.cashara.co.uk
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County Clothes Menswear
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2 East Cross
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Kent, TN13 1UW
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Left: Leather metallic heels £169.99, The Golden Boot
thegoldenboot.co.uk Right: Sequin rainbow tote £55, SWYC
saywhatyouc.com #saywhatyouc; glitter court shoes £195,
L.K.Bennett Bluewater 01322 427178 lkbennett.com
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Left: V-neck cashmere jumper £70, Cashara cashara.co.uk;
sequin skirt £120, Flot and Jetsam exclusively at Pearl &
Queenie pearlandqueenie.com; sequin rainbow tote £55,
SWYC saywhatyouc.com #saywhatyouc; claudette aquamarine
necklace £795, Simon Harrison simonharrison.com;
suede & leather ankle boots £145, The Golden Boot
thegoldenboot.co.uk Right: Embellished sweatshirt
£24.50 Flot and Jetsam exclusively at Pearl & Queenie
pearlandqueenie.com; skirt £209, Odyl odyldesign.com;
crystal tassel earrings £145, Karen Millen karenmillen.com;
velvet sock boots £65, Manuka Shoes manukashoes.com
A special thank you to the De La Warr Pavilion,
Bexhill for allowing us to shoot in this iconic 1930’s
Modernist building. The De La Warr Pavilion is a
pioneering centre for the arts, a place where everyone
can experience contemporary exhibitions, events and
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Beauty
ESPA Signature
Spa Collection,
£180
Santa, you beauty…
Josephine Fairley shares her beauty Christmas wish list
Back in July, when you were almost certainly sunning
yourself in the back garden, or on the beach, those of
us who toil in the world of beauty were being forcefed
mince pies and turkey vol au vents, while listening to
Christmas carols, having this year’s seasonal gifts revealed to
us at swanky (and this year, sweaty) locations across London.
It’s actually officially known in the beauty biz as ‘Christmas
in July’ (although one year, I did get my first mince pie in
June, which felt a bit previous even by my standards). But
despite the incongruity of encountering
elves, reindeer and Santas in summertime,
it really is a great way to compile a
list of the best festive gifts. And the
question I always ask myself, when
making that edit, is simply: ‘Would
I want to be given this myself?’
After 25 years as a beauty editor I set
the bar pretty high, but I’d be happy
to be on the receiving end of any of the gifts here – ergo, I
reckon that if they meet my exacting standards, you/your
daughter/mother/best friend should be pretty thrilled to
find them under the tree too. And if any of my friends are
reading this, I really, really wouldn’t mind any of this lot.
Nobody ever buys me beauty treats for coals-to-Newcastle
reasons, but I’d truly love anything on this list myself.
Aromatherapy
Associates Pearls of
Wisdom Bath Oil
Collection, £65
“After 25 years as a beauty
editor I set the bar pretty
high, but I’d be happy to
be on the receiving end of
any of the gifts here”
PS If a lot of these seem ‘spa-like’ and to feature
essential oils, that’s not an accident. In the stressedout
world we live in, these can be a life-raft.
This Works Seventh Heaven, £15. Seven mini pillow sprays
from This Works’ clinically-proven sleep-inducing range.
A few sniffs of the lavender, vetiver and frankincense blend
and my eyes start to close in a positively Pavlovian way.
Origins Mini Mask Musts, £15. One of the joys of a
face mask is the command on the back to ‘relax for 15
minutes’ or so. This features natural
wonders to transform skin and
mood, whether you want to detoxify,
purify, hydrate or energise.
NEOM Organics Time for Real
Luxury gift set, £35. With a scented
candle, a Nourish, Breathe and Calm
Hand Balm (which does exactly what
it says), and a Real
Luxury Bath & Shower Oil (scented
with lavender, jasmine and Brazilian
rosewood), this is one of many fantastic
gift sets that the British aromatherapy
brand has put together for Christmas.
(I’d frankly be overjoyed at being gifted
any one.) They’ve also launched their first
new smell in a while: an energising blend
of vetiver, black pepper and ginger, going
by the name of Precious Moment and
available as a single-wick candle, a threewick
and a home mist. Just the thing to
ground you amidst the Christmas frenzy.
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Hollywood
Lips, £20. Two of the make-up diva’s cult
classic liquid matte shades (warm rosy
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Purely beauty
Beauty Salon & Clinic Hawkhurst
Spirit of Christmas Beauty Event
Thursday 29th November 6-9pm
Tickets £10*
Beauty
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Your ticket includes:
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Free Raffle entry, a Nourishing hand massage
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Expert skin advise,
Goody bag containing: skincare samples and
Lots of goodies, £10 voucher towards any treatment
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pink Too Bad I’m Bad and Show Girl, a deep tawny pink), in
adorable minis. A can’t-fail-to-please stocking filler, this one.
Aromatherapy Associates Pearls of Wisdom Bath Oil
Collection, £65. I give Aromatherapy Associates bath oils
to people all the time and have never had a less than 10/10
review, from friends (often at very difficult times in their
lives). My top choice of he specially-designed Christmas
packs would be the Ultimate Wellbeing Collection of toomany-awards-to-count
Bath & Shower Oils, including
the iconic Deep Relax and Inner Strength, £65. There
is also the same set in 10 generous miniatures, £40.
Vintage & Co. Baubles & Belles For the Super Organised
Mini Hand Creams, £5. Priced Secret Santa-ishly
perfectly, from a range by Heathcote & Ivory (famed for
the sublime texture of their hand creams), a trio scented
with pomegranate, red berries, sweet orange and vanilla in
incredibly cute 50s-style illustrated packaging. (Lots of fab,
pampering and pocket-money-friendly finds in the Baubles
& Belles range, which you’ll find at heathcote-ivory.com.)
ESPA Signature Spa Collection, £180. For someone who’s
been very, very, very good. (Possibly yourself.) This is a bumper
box of 12 indulgences from the much-loved spa brand ranging
from a great body brush through to Firm Body Butter and
beauty classic Pink Hair & Scalp Mud. Literally everything
you need for an at-home escape, in one smart blue box. (At the
other end of the price spectrum, their Christmas fabulousness
starts from just £15 for a tree decoration-size of Overnight
Hydration Therapy. Gorgeousness for every pocket, at ESPA.)
Dior Soap, £35. What, I hear you chorus? (And not like a
choir of angels, from where I’m sitting.) Thirty-five smackers,
for a bar of soap? Ah, but there’s no soap more chic on the
planet – an exquisite bar, engraved with the legend ‘Christian
Dior’, wafting forth glorious scent. (I’ve got the bar I was
given in my lingerie drawer to fragrance my underwear. File
under ‘too special to use’, but nonetheless one to quicken
the heart of the receiver – a new bar soap delivering
pleasure completely out of proportion to its size. Many
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Oaks Hair and Beauty Retreat was established
in 1990 by Christine and Neil Bacon joined later
on by their son Alexander. We simply fell in love
with this amazing 14th century property starting
renovation immediately throughout all 3 floors.
Having both worked in the hairdressing industry
for many years putting on fashion shows ,
training many students , been nominees of
the British Hairdressers of the year South East
Awards and having managed a reasonable size
team of 22 -24 employees we thought Hythe
would be a much slower pace for us , little
did we realise how busy we would be here on
Hythe’s wonderful High Street full of lots of
independent shops.
We have an exceptionally highly experienced
talented team here who bring a wealth of
experience to the salon with a very loyal
clientele, some having been with us from the
beginning. As a team we are highly motivated to
give a 5* service to all our guests.
We often hold open day/evening events for our
guests showcasing our work and offering advice
on treatments and styling. Here at Oaks we have
our Hero treatments that we choose to work
with and bring only the best products
into our salon.
HERO PRODUCT
MOROCCANOIL
We have been advocates for this product range
and fortunate to have been with Moroccanoil
from the beginning, with Moroccanoil now
celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year and
we are so pleased to have a wealth of 10 years
with this truly amazing product in our salon
here at Oaks. We have worked with Moroccanoil
at many events:
London Fashion Week at Horse Guards Parade
Salon International Excel London
Bloomsbury Ballroom London
At these events we have worked alongside:
Kristian Aadnevik fashion designer
Alice Temperley fashion designer
Errol Douglas and several other top hair stylists
OLAPLEX
The Olaplex hair treatment is one of the biggest
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what we call stand alone hair treatments.
Once again Oaks was invited to be first to
market with Olaplex, working with it for over
3 years. Olaplex is an in salon treatment with
us using stages 1 & 2. OLAPLEX Number 3 is
your turn; it’s an at home treatment that you
use once a week , quick and easy to use at
home. Our clients really rave about this product
with reviews of great results and easy to use
OLAPLEX No 3 is available at Oaks Hair and
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BEAUTY
We introduced beauty treatments to Oaks
3 years ago employing only the top level
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therapists continually training and keeping up
to date with their knowledge ever growing. This
side of the business is in a real growth pattern
so we are delighted to be offering beauty
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it as ‘stepping out of the real world for a few
pampering hours’, finishing with a luxury blow
dry with one of our top stylists.
BEAUTY HERO PRODUCT
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With our very own therapists having reached
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FELLOWSHIP OF BRITISH HAIRDRESSING
For the last 6 years as a salon we have enjoyed
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are in this group of salons. We often attend
demonstrations and shows put on by the best
in our industry. We are constantly training and
learning to bring the best to you here at Oaks.
OUR FUTURE
The salon for the future is growing strongly in
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High Streets and client patterns are changing
and we are changing with them by growing
in strength with both the hair and beauty
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Go to Oaks Hair & Beauty
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smells available but I love the uplifting Néroli Impérial.)
REN Love Gift Set, £38. A collaboration between two
brands that I love – REN (it stands for ‘clean’) skincare, and
kikki.k, purveyors of wonderful stationery – this showcases
a duo from the award-winning REN Moroccan Rose Otto
range, in the form of a Body Lotion and Body Wash.
Bathing with this is like sitting in the most extravagant
rose bower ever – and the box is a keeper, illustrated to
capture the cosy Scandinavian concept of hygge.
Elemental Herbology Balance Bathing Ritual, £49. I honestly
think that one of the nicest gifts you can give anyone is to
give them permission to shut the door on the world and
enjoy a long, soothing soak. So this is a lovely set, designed to
deliver feelings of stability, thoughtfulness and patience (all
of which can be in short supply right around now), featuring
Earth Balance Bath & Body Oil, Earth Balance Votive
Candle (wafting forth notes of cedarwood, frankincense and
geranium) along with deeply relaxing Himalayan Bath Salts.
Jo Malone London Luxury Cologne Collection, £370.
Wearing my ‘hat’ as co-founder of The Perfume Society
– well, I just had to include this, which is certainly my
ultimate Christmas lust objet, for 2018. Off-the-scale
expensive, yup, but this is one of those ‘worth buying
a Lottery ticket for’ items – a collection of 24 of their
most-loved fragrances in handbag-sized sprays, in an
incredibly chic-yet-somehow-understated gold box.
Jo Fairley is co-founder of The Perfume Society
which offers perfume Discovery Boxes and online
VIP membership, with special events, competitions
and discounts from leading perfume websites, plus
six downloadable issues a year of award-winning
magazine, The Scented Letter. perfumesociety.org
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Wellbeing
A Year of Wellness
Don’t let continual coughs, colds, splutters and sniffles derail your
child’s health (and the family’s equilibrium) this winter - it’s time to
introduce some naturally bolstering remedies
November: Combatting colds
We rarely feel prepared for
it – one moment we are
caught in late summer’s
generous warmth, the next, the mercury
plummets, and autumn has begun. The
segue between warmth and cold is rarely
managed well in the West. In the East,
there is a more nuanced understanding
of how to prepare the body for what
may lie ahead, and to prevent,
rather than cure.
So, with two primary school-
aged children, as autumn begins
to shift into winter, I try to equip
myself and my family with
the most natural foundation
of good health. Of course,
the children still get ill
– they need to, or they’ll
never develop strong adult
immune systems – but it’s
how ill they get, and how
quickly they recover, that is a
good sign of their flourishing immunity.
It is not about counting vegetables or
force-feeding fruit. Bolstering a child’s
health involves modern research-backed
additions to the family diet and, more
importantly, an understanding of how
and why we should eat differently as the
seasons change.
We often hear that our immune
system is situated in our gut. What
this means is that 70 per cent of the
antibacterial and antiviral cells within
our body are situated in the walls
of the stomach and intestines. Our
stomach also produces acid, which
kills off most pathogens
and our small intestine
produces mucus,
which blocks further
potential pathogens
“How quickly
they recover is
a good sign of
their flourishing
immunity”
from entering our bloodstreams. So,
when your gut lining is weakened, your
immunity will also be compromised.
I really cannot overstate the
importance of a healthy gut in the
pursuit of good overall health. Biokult
Infantis, £11.95 (boots.com) is the first
proven and safe-from-birth probiotic,
which can be rubbed onto the nipples
to boost the baby’s immunity in line
with your breast milk, or added to
bottle milk. Probiotic powder is also a
great way to boost the system of a child
who is repeatedly poorly. The Organic
Pharmacy Strawberry
Probiotic Powder, £21.50
(theorganicpharmacy.
com) and Wild Nutrition
Multi-Strain Biotic, £25
(wildnutrition.com) are
great for sprinkling into
milk, water, juice and
onto cereal.
Also try brewing up cinnamon,
cardamom pods, ginger and turmeric
root, let it cool a touch and then add
honey (don’t heat honey, it kills off any
goodness). My kids take this diluted tea
in their water flasks and sip during the
school day, in lieu of water.
If they are not already, try to get your
children used to nourishing spices.
Spices are the most effective immunity
boosters in the world. If they’re fans
of porridge, sprinkle sweet-smelling
things into the pot too – cinnamon
and nutmeg go down well – and both
are high in antioxidants and boost
immunity. Drizzle raw honey over the
top – it contains anti-bacterial properties
and studies have shown that it helps
soothe sickly coughs and irritated
throats too.
Likewise, if making pancakes, use
them as a vehicle for immune-boosting
spice, and sweeten after cooking with
raw honey. I’d add here, that though
I am in no way maligning dairy for
children, when a child has a tendency
towards mucus-y coughs and colds, it’s
helpful to go easy on the white stuff.
Dairy has been unequivocally shown
to increase mucous production – you
may want to try organic rice, oat or nut
alternatives instead.
We forage for local elderberries in late
summer and boil them up into a thick,
concentrated syrup; if there’s a shortfall,
we love Pukka Elderberry Syrup, £12.46
(pukkaherbs.com). With Manuka honey,
it is also chock-full of thyme, ginger,
aniseed and black pepper – all goldstandard
immune-boosters.
Let common sense prevail too. While
it may be cold outside, keeping poorly
young ones inside with central heating
ablaze and bug-filled air recirculating,
isn’t helpful either. If children are too
poorly to run around, encourage them
outside, well wrapped up, for a gentle
walk. Or, if on bed-rest, keep windows
open while the child is well wrapped up
and warm, to ensure that fresh air comes
in while they sleep and recover.
And while I am loath to recommend
hand-sanitising sprays or washes (given
that we are made up of myriad colonies
of bacteria, it seems anathema to kill off
99.99% of it with a scattergun spray),
regular hand-washing, particularly after
school and before eating, can help keep
those easily transferable bugs away – and
natural soap (I like Dr Bronner’s Pure
Castile Bar Soap with Tea Tree, £3.99
biggreensmile.com) ) and water does that
job best of all.
Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at Psychologies magazine,
and co-founder of the conscious living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk
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Wellbeing
Natural wisdom
Blogger, crafter and maker, Jennifer Cockcroft, focuses on creating
Everyday Creative Moments – bringing brightness into every day
(and especially in autumn)
What one piece of seasonal wisdom
helps you in autumn?
Autumn feels very much a turning
point in the year for me and a time
that balances harvesting the bounty of
summer and preparing for the darker
days of winter. So it’s about making
the most of any and all light and
bright days, but also slowing down and
acknowledging that we need the down
time to recharge and rest. I love the
colours of nature during autumn and
they remind me that each season has its
beauty and is as essential a part of the
cycle as spring and summer which we
enjoy so much. Autumn also has that
‘new school year’ feeling – even as an
adult! I love to start new projects that I
can work on over the next few months,
especially if they involve learning
something new.
Which one self-care ritual do you
never skimp on?
I like to bookend my day with some
quiet time to myself. In the mornings
that means yoga and stretching to wake
up my body - I either follow videos
online or go freestyle depending on
what my body needs - and meditation to
tune up mind and spirit. I particularly
like guided visualisations, but sometimes
five minutes of focusing on my breath
is enough. In the evenings I write in
my journal to savour the important
moments from the day. I like to label
memories and experiences with key
words that align with my values and
what I’m intending to manifest. That
way I’m compiling evidence of the way I
want my life to feel and can go to sleep
feeling grateful for what I already have.
What’s cooking in your kitchen this
month?
I just love those warm, filling family
meals like shepherd’s pie on a cosy
evening. This year I really want to
experiment more in the kitchen with
new ingredients and flavours, nothing
too complicated, just delicious and
nourishing food done well.
What always brings a smile to your
face?
Watching the birds in the garden is
a constant joy. Where I live, despite
being on a large housing estate, we’re
lucky enough to be visited by a wide
range of species and I love to put
food out to encourage them in and
keep them healthy throughout the
year. We have a number of ‘regulars’
who are great characters and seeing
their different behaviours is always
entertaining. I could quite happily
spend hours at our kitchen window
watching all the comings and goings.
What is the best treatment you’ve
had locally?
I love a good deep tissue back
massage, and the treatments
and therapists at Aquavie Spa in
Tonbridge are all wonderful. It’s
such a tranquil oasis I always feel
like I float out about six inches taller
afterwards! aquavie.co.uk
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Health and beauty tips
Discover a wealth of wellbeing advice
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This month
Eminé is trying
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potent all-natural antibacterial
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in diffusers and burners,
when coughs and colds
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Good bones
It’s time for comfort food and slow cooking, unlocking
nutrients from hearty ingredients and boosting our immune
systems with the goodness of broth and soup.
Wine pairing
To add another element
to our food pages, we are
now featuring wine pairing
suggestions from Kent
Wine School with all
our recipes.
Photographs: David Merewether Recipes: Jo Arnell
Wine pairing: Victoria Aldwinckle.
To raise awareness of youth homelessness as the weather starts to get colder, the
charity Centrepoint is holding a Soupathon this month. Their aim is to bring
together people from all over the country to serve up 30,000 bowls of soup. You can
take part and become a Souper Trouper, by registering at centrepoint.org.uk/bigbroth

The secret to good soup lies
in stock; a simple soup will
be transformed if it has good
bones - literally. Making proper stock
from scratch is a process that can take a
while. Use a slow cooker, large saucepan,
or dig out that crock pot from the back
of the cupboard, turn the heat down
low and prepare to simmer.
Lemon, Chicken
and Kale soup
Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Use either leftover of chicken from a roast, or
boned chicken thighs. Like a casserole, this soup
has a mellower flavour if made the day before.
• 200g boneless chicken pieces (thighs
or leftover roast chicken)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 medium sized waxy potato, diced
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 litre chicken stock
• 3 sprigs of fresh thyme, any woody
stalks removed
• Zest and juice of 2 lemons
• 150g orzo pasta (or miniature soup pasta)
• 150g kale, shredded
• Salt and pepper to taste
1If using raw chicken, transfer to saucepan,
cover with stock and bring to the boil, turn
the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes.
Rmove with a slotted spoon, cut into thin slivers
and return to the pan and simmer.
2Gently sauté the onion and potato in the
oil for 5-10 minutes until the onion is
soft. Transfer to the pan with chicken (if using
leftover chicken, add here). Add pasta, thyme,
garlic, lemon zest and simmer for a further 10
minutes before adding the chopped kale.
3Cook for another 5-10 minutes, until the
kale is soft, add lemon juice, salt and pepper
to taste. Serve with crusty bread.
Wine+
This soup has loads of aromatic
thyme and lemon, so a wine that
mirrors those flavours would be ideal.
A Gavi wine from the Piedmont
region of NW Italy is packed full of
lemon citrus and herby with good
acidity to match the weight
of the chicken. We like La Monetta
(£9.49) from Waitrose.
Vegetable stock
Makes approximately 1 litre* Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 40 minutes.
A flavoursome vegan broth can easily be made using a selection of seasonal
vegetables. It is created in a similar way, but requires far less time to draw out
the flavours.
• 3 medium-sized carrots, washed
but not peeled, chunked
• 3 celery stalks, washed and
roughly chopped
• 2 onions, chunked with skins on
• 2 leeks, washed (split the leek
longways, nearly to the base and
rinse under the tap fanning out
the layers), roughly chopped
• 6 medium-sized mushrooms,
rinsed and halved
• 2 bay leaves
• 3-4 sprigs parsley
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1½ litres water
Wine+
A vegetable-rich stock has less
savoury character than a bone broth.
The mushrooms pack great earthy
flavours so a Pinot Noir would be a
good option. They have crisp acidity,
earthy mushroom notes and light redfruit
character that won’t dominate.
A Romanian Pinot Noir called
Incanta from Majestic is a
mouth-watering price
at £5.99.
1Place all the ingredients in a large
saucepan or stock pot and place
on the hob. Bring to the boil and then
remove any scum that rises to the
surface.
Turn the heat down to the lowest
2 setting and simmer for 40 minutes.
Strain and use, or refrigerate until
needed. Keeps in the fridge for 4 days,
or can be frozen*
*If freezing, strain stock and return to
the hob, cook on a medium heat, until
the amount of liquid is reduced by a
half. It will be more concentrated and
take up less room in the freezer.
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Bone broth
Makes approximately 1 litre* Prep time: 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 5-8 hours (depending on type of bones).
Use bones left over from a Sunday roast, or ask the butcher
for some. If using a chicken carcass, make up the weight with
added chicken wings. If you are using raw bones, roast them
first for more flavour. Purists make it with bones from organic,
grass-fed cattle, which you can buy frozen online.
• 1½ kg bones, chopped
into chunks if possible
and preferably raw.
(Chicken or beef work
well).
• A glug of light olive oil
• 2 medium-sized carrots,
washed and roughly
chopped, but not peeled
• 2 celery sticks, washed
and roughly chopped
• 2 onions, cut into rough
chunks with skins on
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1½ litres water
• 2 tsps of whole black
peppercorns
• 1 tsp salt
1Spread the bones evenly
across a shallow roasting
tray, toss in the oil and roast
in a medium oven for 40
minutes, until golden brown.
2Transfer to large saucepan
or stock pot, add the
vegetables, herbs and other
ingredients, pour water over,
place on the hob and bring to
the boil.
3A scum will rise to the
surface at this point. Skim
off with a spoon and then turn
the heat down to a simmer or
transfer to a slow cooker (or a
deep casserole pot and place in
a low oven - gas 2/140c).
4Simmer slowly for 5 hours
(chicken) or 8 hours
(beef). Long, slow cooking
is important, as this will
soften the bones, drawing out
collagen and other nutrients.
Check water levels and top up
if needed.
5Once cooked, allow to
cool, remove any fat that
collects on the surface, strain
through a sieve and either use,
or refrigerate.
6Keeps in the fridge for 3-4
days. Can be frozen*
Wine+
Packed full of collagen, keratin and
all-important healthy fats, something
with noticeable acidity which will cut
through and refresh your palate, is the
perfect pairing. We suggest a young,
fresh and zippy Sherry from the south
of Spain. Fino Classic, Fernando y
Castillo (Perfect Partners,
Cranbrook £11.65)
matches perfectly.
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Wine+
Packed full of rustic, rich autumnal
flavours, this reminds us of something
cooked by an Italian nonna. A great
option would be a Boheme Salento
Primitivo (£8.00) from The Secret
Cellar (Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst,
Forest Row, Oxted). Its delicious
Mediterranean spice notes, wonderful
flavours of damson and plum and
juicy, soft tannins won’t
dominate the soup.
Autumn Butter Bean and Vegetable soup
Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes (excludes
dried bean prep time).
If you are using dried beans, refer to the instructions on the packet
- they may need to be soaked overnight prior to cooking in order
to draw out any toxins and then cooked thoroughly. Tinned butter
beans can be used straight away. This is a vegan soup.
• 400g tin butter beans (or
150g dried, see above)
• 2 sticks celery, washed and
finely chopped
• 2 leeks, washed (see above)
and chopped
• 2 medium sized carrots,
peeled and thinly sliced
• 250g large fresh tomatoes
(and 1 tbsp tomato puree),
or a 400g tin of chopped
tomatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 litre vegetable stock
• 2 tsp oregano
• 3 sprigs parsley (either
kind), finely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
(for a variation if you
like it spicier, add 1
tsp chilli flakes when
you are sautéing the
vegetables)
1Heat the oil in heavy
based pan and gently
sauté the celery and leek for
5-10 minutes until soft.
2Add in all the other
ingredients, bring to the
boil and then turn down
the heat and simmer for 30
minutes.
3Sprinkle with finely
chopped parsley* and
serve with crusty bread.
*optional grated Parmesan for
non-vegans.
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MULLinG
it oVer
Warming winter wine is lovely – but try these spicy
alternatives, from some of our local producers
niGHtinGaLe cider
Tenterden mulled cider
siLent PooL distiLLerY
Mulled cranberry gin
Makes 1
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• A pinch of nutmeg
• 1 tsp (or less according
to taste) honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1 or 2 star anise
• 25ml Silent Pool gin
• 150ml cranberry juice
1Add the lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, cloves
and star anise to a saucepan and bring to the boil.
2Gently boil for 2-3 minutes.
Reduce to a simmer, add the gin, cranberry juice and
3orange slices. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and strain into a Copa de Balon
gin glass.
Silent Pool Distillery, Shere Road, Albury, Surrey GU5 9BW
01483 229136 silentpooldistillers.com
Makes 6-8 cups
• 2 bottles of Nightingale Tenterden
Cider (1L)
• 10 cloves
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
• Zest and juice of small orange
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• ½ vanilla pod
1Add the cider to the pan, followed by
the other ingredients and warm slowly,
until almost boiling. Turn the heat down
and allow the ingredients to a low simmer
for about ten minutes to infuse before
serving. Serve in a glass mug, or stemmed
wine glass.
2If you fancy a little extra fortification,
add a shot of English apple brandy to
each cup.
3For a non-alcoholic and child friendly
version, use 1 bottle of Nightingale
apple juice instead of the cider and remove
the sugar (and brandy!) from the
recipe.
The cider (£3.25 a
bottle), apple juice
and all ingredients
are available from
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Macknade Fine Foods
Mulled tea
• 1 Macknade No.1 tea bag
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ tsp grated nutmeg
• 4 tsp Mighty Fine Things
mulling syrup
• 1 clove
• ½ cinnamon quill
• ½ cup water
1Pour water and orange juice into
a small saucepan.
2Add the cinnamon, clove, nutmeg
& mulling syrup and bring the mixture
to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for
five minutes.
3Take the pan off the heat, drop in the tea bag
and leave to steep for 2-3 minutes, or longer
as desired.
4Remove tea bag and strain the mulled tea into a
tea pot or jug. Serve in tea cups, or a glass mug.
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Kent cider Co
Spiced cider
This blend of early sweet Kentish apples comes in a bottle
ready infused with warming spices – fresh ginger, cinnamon,
star anise and cloves. To serve, gently heat through in a
saucepan on the hob for a minute or two, taking care not to
bring the cider to the boil.
For a gathering keep a batch on a low heat in a slow
cooker. For one or two, warm gently by the cup in a
microwave. Add a festive flourish, by serving with a
cinnamon stick or orange slices.
To make a delicious cider cocktail, pour over ice and
add a shot of dark rum or whisky.
Kent Cider Co. Spiced Cider, £7 from
independent delis around Kent, contact Kent Cider
Co. to find your nearest stockist. Alternatively, stock
up on a case of bottles or a 5L Bag in Box from
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Kent Cider Co. will also be selling at the
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Dahlias,
darling!
Sue Whigham celebrates and investigates
the most joyous of late bloomers
Whether the name ‘dahlia’ was bestowed by the great
Carl Linnaeus himself – the Swedish botanist,
physician, and zoologist who formalised ‘binomial
nomenclature’, the modern system of naming organisms
- after one of his students, Swedish botanist, Anders
Dahl, is in question as the great man died in 1778, eleven
years before the plant was introduced into Europe.
It seems most likely that the first attempt to define the
genus was made by Abbe Cavanilles, Director of the Royal
Gardens of Madrid, who received the first specimens from
Mexico in the early 1790’s. However, what is certainly
known is that the species originates in Central and South
America and in particular, Mexico,
where dahlias are the National Flower.
Their natural habit is rather unlike the
conditions we give them in that they come
from cool, damp mountain slopes. Imagine
seeing the lavender flowered species, Dahlia
imperialis, growing to its full height of up to
ten metres on the hillsides of Guatemala…
The chance of that particular plant
flowering in this country is limited so we
have to content ourselves with growing that one for its
dramatic height and foliage, but with 42 species of dahlias
and innumerable hybrids – up to 50,000 and still countingwe
have a wonderful array of choice of this jolliest of flower.
What other bloom is so varied and so much fun as a late
season border plant? I was reading the Frustrated Gardener
blog this morning which is worth subscribing to and the
author Dan Cooper (whose Broadstairs garden is small, hence
the title of his blog) and I particularly like his description
of a ‘drama of dahlias’ for that is what they bring to a
garden with their fantastically rich colours and forms.
We’ve got two of the species varieties growing in a
large pot here, one of which is D. coccinea var. palmeri,
“Dan Pearson
describes local flower
shows as a child where
the dahlias were the
domain of men in
string vests”
and I can’t tell you how often we’re drawn to go out and
admire the intensity of its burnt orange petals in the early
evening sun combined with delicately filigree leaves. I
like the single flowered varieties such as this particularly
as they are, of course, bee friendly. And whilst the ball
varieties, also firm favourites, with their intense spiral
arrangement of incurved petals are lovely, any pollinating
insect would be pushed to make any headway with them.
I wanted to know a little more about the secrets of success
with growing dahlias with an eye to improving on this year’s
limited success. Mind you, it hasn’t been the ideal year. Even
Monty Don admitted that his dahlias haven’t been as usual
and he put it down to lack of water in
June. All the more reason to look ahead
to next season, so I popped into see Dave
Izzard whose front garden in Wittersham
is always a picture in dahlia season and
causes many a dahlia loving driver to lose
concentration for a moment or two!
He was so accommodating and not
only showed me his plants but talked me
through what he does to produce such
fantastic blooms and how he got started. It seems that thirty
years ago he joined the Parish Council and was given the
job of looking after the planting around the War Memorial.
Luckily for him somebody in the village offered him dahlia
plants which did well and that was it. He was hooked!
He tends to get his tubers from Halls of Heddon who have
a very comprehensive list. They offer 10 to 13 centimetres
pots containing a tuber grown for a full season before it is
sold. This ensures that it is healthy and compact. They are
available from December through to February and arrive in
little polystyrene sleeves in vermiculite for you to start off.
Dave cuts back his dahlias when the frost gets to them or
when they “start looking embarrassing”. I know it is a good
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There are 50,000 different dahlia hybrids
idea to lift the tubers once the foliage has been blackened
by frost and hopefully before the stems are badly frosted.
He has a small but compact greenhouse and puts his tubers
in large pots of his own gritty mix (which would have had
daffodils growing in it earlier in the year), after cutting the
stems down to about ten centimetres and drying the tubers
out upside down. This is because the stems of dahlias are
hollow and you don’t want to leave moisture in them for the
winter because it’s likely that they would rot if you did.
In February he will start watering them and once they begin
to sprout he will take any cuttings he wants for his garden.
When he plants out he uses a mycorrhizal fungus product
around their roots to get them off to a good start and will
stake them at this stage, tying them in as they grow on.
This is a good tip as it is so easy to pop them in and
then think that you’ll do it later. They move fast and
sometimes a bit too swiftly and it is so much easier to
start with the stakes in place whilst they are relatively
small. Dahlias are hungry plants and incorporating
well rotted manure will ensure that they flourish.
Once they get going, Dave is generous with his feeding
and will do this weekly. He uses a rotation of products to
encourage both plant growth and flowering. It certainly
works. It seems that if you are showing dahlias the thing
to remember is that a dahlia bud the size of a pea takes
thirty days to mature and for those that know, once
you have selected the best looking bud or young flower
you then take off any side shoots so that the plant’s
energy is concentrated on that particular bloom.
I really liked his selection of dahlias for this year especially
a vibrant red medium semi cactus, D. ‘Andrew Mitchell’
which is definitely on our wish list, D. ‘Avoca Comanche’,
a small semi cactus with peachy orange flowers and a lovely
creamy yellow small decorative, D.‘Winholme Diane’.
The Salutation Garden down in Sandwich has an
annual Dahlia Festival in September and this year they
have had 284 cultivars growing in the garden. These are
currently being photographed and put on their website.
Log on to this as you can order tubers for next year having
had a good look at the myriad varieties they grow.
Steve Edney, The Salutation’s head gardener is mad about
dahlias and is on the RHS Dahlia Committee. They hold
the National Collection of Dark Leaved Dahlias in Sandwich
and have their own dahlia breeding programme there.
Talking of which I saw a beautiful dahlia/aster combination
up in the High Garden at Great Dixter last week. The dahlia
was D. ‘Twyning’s After Eight’ AGM, with its elegant single
white flowers and the darkest of foliage. This was developed
by Mark Twyning in 2004 down at the National Dahlia
Collection now at Varfell Farm, near Penzance in Cornwall.
The Collection was originally based on a private collection
made over many years by David Brown who, when the
dahlia was out of fashion in the eighties and nineties,
‘kept the faith’ and conserved hundreds of varieties.
They were hugely fashionable in the fifties and sixties and
Dan Pearson describes so evocatively taking his little ‘garden in
a seed tray’ to local flower shows as a child where the dahlias
were the domain of men in string vests growing the biggest
and best of everything on their allotments including dahlias
rather than growing them as border plants. And how, despite
their ‘glamour’, dahlias were as much vegetable as flowers.
Interesting that, as the Aztecs used the hollow stems
of Dahlia imperialis as a source of water; some South
American peoples use the leaves medicinally and the
tubers too were harvested as a food product.
Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810 457948
for gardening advice and help in the sourcing
and supply of interesting garden plants.
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Garden
Taking stock
It’s not the end of the gardening year, says Jo Arnell, but time to look
back on the seasons gone by and plan for the next ones
November is a great month to reflect on
the growing year gone by. Before the light
and the colours slip completely from the
landscape, we can assess what has worked well, what
not so, and then make plans for next year’s borders.
Dreaming about next spring and summer and
visualising flowers in the future also helps to lessen the
blow of the coming dark, cold days. Any gaps left by
the ravages of the freezing spring and scorching summer
from earlier this year can be filled with good hardy plants
that might fare better in our unpredictable weather.
Some plants, on the other hand, have positively
thrived during the recent heatwave and reports of rare
and exotic specimens bearing fruit or flowering after
many barren years have been appearing. Mediterranean
plants have certainly enjoyed the summer, as have tender
meadow plants like Verbena bonariensis, Gaura, and the
diminutive Mexican daisy Erigeron karvinskianus.
Sadly, some less fruitful plants are only just clinging on and
will head into this winter in a weakened state, others have
already chucked in the trowel and lie buried in brown bins
or funeral pyre awaiting bonfire night. It is sad, but every
plant death brings a new beginning, a space to try again with
and an opportunity to grow something more rewarding.
Gap fillers
We can focus critically and more clearly on the borders now,
without the distraction of the flowers. If it’s all looking dismal
and bare, think about adding some plants for winter interest.
These can be evergreen, or have interesting bark, an elegant
form, an anchoring, focal point feature of some kind.
Try to make sure that plants that come into their
own during the winter either fade into the background
to make way for summer plants, preferably becoming
a foil for them, or best of all, will bring another
point of seasonal interest later in the year.
Structure
Herbaceous plants have been to the fore in gardening
recently and they are gorgeous, but sadly disappear
under the ground to wait out the winter, leaving the
borders looking a little sad (or at best poetic and full
of wildlife if you have left the dead top growth on).
If this is the case and there’s a lack of structure, think
carefully about the size and shape of the plants you intend
to use. Evergreens will give you the same look all through
the year, but deciduous shrubs can be very useful too if
they have an interesting shape or other structural feature.
November is a great month for planting trees and
shrubs. The soil is still fairly warm and roots will have
a good long time to settle in and start growing before
the pressure to support leaves begins again in spring.
Evergreens
I love the quiet handsomeness of evergreens like Viburnum
davidii or Hebe ‘Red Edge’ - they sit stalwart and demure,
waiting out the warmer months in the shadow of showier
plants, like unsung heroes in the borders. They are often
overlooked, especially among the dazzle of summer flowering
plants, but they really come into their own in the winter.
Many have big glossy leaves which reflect light, helping
the plant make the most of the low light levels, and
looking pleasingly sleek and shiny to us. Contrastingly,
if their leaves are tiny, they will form dense, punctuating
shapes that help to anchor a planting scheme. Winter
frost will positively enhance the look of many evergreens,
gilding the foliage and the bare bones of the border.
Winter shapes
Shrubs with hips and berries are lovely to look at and are of
vital importance as a food source for wildlife. It’s hard to beat
the fiery glow of Pyracantha - commonly called Firethorn,
because of its bright berries, or reliable old Cotoneaster
horizontalis for its sculptural, herringbone-shaped stems,
bee-friendly blossom, red autumn foliage and berries.
Red is not the only colour for berries either; the
Sorbus (Mountain Ash, or Rowan) family of trees have
been cultivated with yellow (S. ‘Joseph Rock), pink
(S. ‘Pink Pagoda), or white berries (S. Cashmiriana),
as well as the more usual orange or red.
Above: Pots cheer up a dull winter corner
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Five good
structural plants
Box Excellent for adding formality and
evergreen interest. Create low hedges, topiary
shapes and focal points - beware, however of
box blight and box tree caterpillar, which is
now rife in London and surrounding areas.
Euphorbia wulfenii An architectural plant
with handsome grey/green foliage in winter
and long lasting lime green bracts in spring.
Miscanthus sinensis A tall grass with attractive
seedheads that will persist all through the
winter. Grasses are a good alternative to ‘blobby’
shrubs and bring movement to a border.
Osmanthus A small-leaved evergreen with tiny
scented flowers in spring. It can be trimmed to a neat
shape to make a dark backdrop for other plants.
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ This dogwood has
pretty, variegated foliage, good autumn colour
and dark red stems on the young growth.
The beautiful dead
No description on a plant label will say ‘dies
gracefully,’ but there are definitely some plants
that look just as good as faded skeletons as they
did in their prime. Sculptural seedheads, dead and
dying stems make poignant silhouettes in the low
slanting light at this time of the year. Plant them
where they can be silhouetted among grasses, or
will bring contrasts next to sturdier evergreens.
Hollow stems make wonderful winter homes
for insects too, so don’t cut down all the thick
perennial stalks, or the ladybirds will have
nowhere to spend the winter (except perhaps
within the window frames of the house).
If you like things neat and really do have to tidy
up, you could make or buy a stylish bug hotel, or
leave a pile of sticks and logs somewhere out of
sight, so that the beneficial creatures, that could
be helping you with pest control in the summer,
have a sheltering place for the colder months.
Bug hotels for overwintering insects
Join Jo on her monthly gardening course
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Education
The art of learning
Forget teaching to the test, the arts are more important
in education than ever, says Hilary Wilce
Pupils from St Catherine’s, Guildford in a production of The Crucible
Have you noticed that many private schools are starting
to advertise themselves differently these days? Out have
gone pictures of pupils in white coats and lab goggles
peering earnestly at flasks of unknown liquids. In have come
pictures of happy, larking children splashing paint around in
the art room, doing ballet, or dressing up for the school play.
And the message is clear. These are schools that nurture
the whole child. They give everyone a chance to shine.
They look after their pupils’ health and wellbeing and
foster their growth as well-rounded human beings.
Why the change? Because private schools always keep their
marketing ear to the ground and know what parents want. Yes,
parents still expect great exam results. But
increasingly they also want their children to
grow into happy, creative, well-adjusted people.
Private schools also know that the pips
are being squeezed out of arts education in
state schools and understand they can offer
something not necessarily available elsewhere.
Hard-strapped state schools are feeling great
pressure to concentrate on core subjects, so
when they – yet again – have to take a knife to
their budgets they see that art, music, dance, design, photography
and drama are areas where they can make more cuts.
Yet the arts offer so many benefits to children, it’s impossible
to make a full list. To name just a few: They help students
express themselves and get to know their thoughts and emotions
better. They teach them to look closely at the world around
them and respond imaginatively to its beauty and complexity.
They train them to communicate well and work creatively
together. They foster many important core skills, including
motor functions, language development, decision-making,
inventiveness, self-discipline and visual learning. They offer
“The UK has a
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‘safe places’ in school where it’s fine to experiment and try
things out, without too much pressure to get it right.
In short, the arts help children to grow and
learn in ways that all human beings need.
The more children know themselves and how to manage
their emotions, the less likely they are to run into mental
health problems. One head of drama at a London private
school says that dealing with ‘life, death, joy and grief’
in the drama studio often prompts students to open up
to him about what’s going on in their own lives.
And when it comes to adult life, the better young people
are at communication, cooperation, empathy, self-discipline
and independent thinking, the better they
are likely to perform in any job they do,
and the better they’ll be able to navigate
the shifting and unsettled job market that
they will have to make their way in.
Added to which, the UK has a vibrant and
fast-growing creative industry sector worth an
estimated £92bn a year, which means there
are any number of direct opportunities for
people to build a career on their creative skills.
So for parents the message is clear: value your child’s artwork
as much as their high marks in science and maths. Encourage an
interest in doing and making. And support them if they want
to sing, dance, drum, act, write, paint or play the double bass.
Meanwhile, let’s pay tribute to all the many people
who are desperately trying to keep the flame of arts
education alive in British schools. Prince Charles has long
been a vocal champion. And the global prize-winning
teacher Andria Zafirakou has just announced that she is
putting her million dollar winnings into a foundation to
get more artists and arts organisations into schools.
Picture courtesy of St Catherine’s, The Crucible
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Divorce
your questions answered
Embarking on a divorce can be an overwhelming prospect. Juliette Peters and
Jessica May of specialist divorce and family law firm, Peters May LLP offer
expert advice based on the questions they are most frequently asked
My wife and I separated a
few months ago. We remain
on reasonable terms and I see
the children regularly, so I
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a divorce as it’s going to be
expensive. Is that OK long
term? If you don’t tie up
the finances now in a legally
binding financial court order
your wife could come back in
ten years’ time for more. Her claims are left open. The future
is unknown. You could be worth a lot more in years to come.
So if you are sure your marriage is at an end, it’s a much better
idea to settle her financial claims now as far as you are able.
How can I keep my divorce costs down? There are
many unpredictable variables that can affect the cost
of a divorce. At the outset, ask your lawyer for a clear
cost plan and understand how they charge. Get a
range of costs - including the worst-case scenario – and
set a limit on those legal costs with your lawyer.
Avoid using your lawyer as a counsellor as the
clock is running. Establish your support network
from family, friends, a therapist or all of them.
Be organised with your financial paperwork. Divorcing
couples need to produce bank statements for at least the
previous 12 months, liaise with estate agents for house
valuations, order pension statements and mortgage
statements, and gather recent payslips and business accounts.
The more you can organise yourself, the less work the
lawyer is required to do and so there will be less fees.
Finally, pick your battles. You won’t ‘win’ every argument
in a divorce situation, so decide what points you are prepared
to compromise on and which matter more to you.
What should I look for in a divorce lawyer? A personal
recommendation is often the best way to find a good
divorce lawyer, so speak to people you know who
have gone through one. You want a lawyer who is
going to speak openly about likely outcomes and not
be afraid to tell you what you don’t want to hear.
You need someone who will explain things clearly
to you and with whom you have a good working
relationship. You are going to be spending quite a lot
of time together, making life-changing decisions. Your
lawyer needs to be compassionate but dispassionate.
You need someone experienced, so check how long they
have practised family law. Also, choose someone who is going
to be responsive. Did they reply to your new enquiry quickly?
Responsiveness is vital in unsettling and traumatic times.
A good lawyer will also be open and direct about fees and
what other costs you are going to incur such as court and
barrister’s fees.
I’m only at the early stages of a divorce, do I really
need a lawyer? It’s a good idea to get legal advice early
on. Getting a divorce without it can cause problems
for years to come. Most people don’t understand
the language, the process or their rights.
What will happen when I first meet my divorce lawyer?
At the first meeting your solicitor is going to ask a lot of
questions about your marriage, children and finances, but
be reassured that all meetings between you and your lawyer
are confidential because they are privileged, so you should
be completely open and honest with them. You should leave
your first meeting feeling heard and understood with a plan.
Before your first meeting email them a summary of your
situation including your finances and prepare yourself for it
by finding your original marriage certificate and taking it with
you - and the prenup if you had one - and a list of questions.
My estranged wife is threatening to stop me seeing the
children, what can I do? Co-parenting after a split is rarely
easy, but the more parents fight during a divorce the more
damaging it is for the children. One parent should not
discourage or interfere with the healthy parent/child bond of
the other. Try and talk to your ex about seeing the children.
You and your former partner can usually avoid going to court
hearings if you agree with each other where the children
will live and when they will spend time with each parent.
If you are getting nowhere by talking directly, ask your
solicitor to write to your ex to sort contact with the children.
If that gets nowhere then issue a court application. Childhood
goes very quickly. You will never get these years back, so act
now. And remember never to badmouth your spouse in front
of the children. Good co-parenting can give the children the
stability and security they need so it’s really worth it.
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Will my ex have to pay a higher amount to me
if they committed adultery? No. Conduct such
as adultery has no impact on the finances. Bad
behaviour on the part of your ex only plays a part in
the settlement if it is extreme and exceptional.
Can my business be valued? Yes.
Should I make a new Will after divorcing? Yes.
My wife owns our house in her sole name, what
should I do to protect myself? Apply to the Land
Registry to register an interest in the property. This will
prevent the house being sold without your consent.
How can I protect my maintenance payments
in case my former spouse dies? Take out a life
insurance policy on your former spouse’s life.
Can a man claim maintenance from his estranged
wife? Yes. It is irrespective of gender.
The above is not legal advice and should not be taken as
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Tony Stenson
Choreographer
Elizabeth Witt
THU 13 DEC
TO
WED 2 JAN
Box Office
01892 678 678
trinitytheatre.net
“The Wind in the Willows” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorised performance materials are provided by
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 122-124 Regent Street, 3rd floor, London W1B 5SA. www.theatricalrights.co.uk
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CRANBROOK
SHOW
Thursday 8 NOVEMBER • 10 - 5
Friday 9 • 10 - 7 & Saturday 10 • 10 - 5
VESTRY HALL • Cranbrook • Kent • TN17 3HA
Free entry and so much Art to enjoy
www.cranbrookartshow.org.uk
cranbrookartshow@gmail.com
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Art
Thu 8 – Sat 10 Nov
The Vestry Hall, Stone Street,
Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3HA
Cranbrook art
Cranbrook Art Show showcases
23 artists, expressing themselves
in a variety of styles and processes
including painting, printmaking,
ceramics, jewellery and
photography. The show raises the
profile of local artists and crafts
people with a terrific variety of
affordable art.
Entry: free
cranbrookartshow.org.uk
Fri 16 – 18 November
St Peter and St Paul’s Church,
Yalding ME18 6DR
Art exhibition and Sale
in aid of SchoolGambia
This event, sponsored by
Artspring Gallery will raise money
for SchoolGambia, a charity based
in Yalding since 2000, that has
built a school with 13 classes and
supports 550 pupils from age
3-16 and their teachers. On show
and on sale will be paintings,
sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles
and jewellery of a very high
standard by 35 local artists.
facebook.com/schoolgambia /
schoolgambia.org.uk
Fri 16 – Sun 18 Nov 10am-5pm
Tenterden Town Hall, 24 High
Street, Tenterden TN30 6AN
TENTERDEN ARTISTS
Tenterden Artists’ fourth annual
exhibition with an interesting mix
of 18 very different artists. They
are also giving five talented A
Level students from Homewood
School the opportunity to exhibit
with professional artists.
alisonolorunsola.uk
Christmas
Sat 3 Nov 10am-4pm
Penshurst Village Hall,
Penshurst, Kent TN11 8BP
Penshurst Vintage
Christmas Fair
A must for all lovers of vintage.
Enjoy live music from past
decades brought from Miss
Vintage, stop for a well-deserved
break in a pop-up tea room
by Dolly’s Diner and shop for
vintage homewares, clothes,
jewellery, furniture and gifts.
Entry: £2 with donations to
Hospice in the Weald.
Julia: 07885610912
Cherishvintagefairs@gmail.com
Facebook: Cherish Vintage Fairs
Sat 17 – Sun 18 Nov 10am-4pm
Falcons Room, Rare Breeds
Centre, Woodchurch, Ashford,
Kent TN26 3RJ
CHRISTMAS GIFT MARKET
Ideal gifts and crafts for your
family, home and garden. Wood,
jewellery, lighting, textiles, glass,
books, toys, accessories. Raising
funds for Canterbury Oast Trust.
Info: 01233 732684
Sat 17 Nov – Sun 16 Dec
10am-4.30pm
Frogshole Farm, Sissinghurst
Road, Biddenden, Kent
TN27 8EY
CHRISTMAS SHOP
With Biddenden Christmas
trees and the Three French Hens
brocante.
07957445057 / 07983360885
Fri 23 – Sun 25 Nov
Tenterden High Street,
Tenterden, Kent
Tenterden Christmas
Market
Over 75 Christmas stalls
showcasing local food and drink,
festive and handmade gifts and
guaranteed snow, all located along
Tenterden’s historic high street.
The event kicks off at 3pm on
Friday with the town light parade
from 4.30pm.
Entry: Free
facebook.com/christmasintenterden /
Twitter: @xmasintenterden
Sat 24 – Sun 25 November
10.30am-4.30pm
St. Margaret’s Church, Church
Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent
TN26 1EL
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL
& CRAFT FAIR
See 35 beautifully decorated trees
in this beautiful 13th Century
church. Light lunches, delicious
What’s On in November
cakes, mulled wine and mince pies
will be available in the Christmas
Café. Plus there will be a raffle
and lucky dip.
Entry Free
lesleymiles@gmail.com
Sat 24 – Sun 25 Nov
10.30am-3pm
Sissinghurst Castle Garden,
Biddenden Road, Cranbrook
TN17 2AB
Festive Market
Kick start your Christmas
shopping with local food, drink,
crafts and produce, as well as live
entertainment including the East
Grinstead concert band who will
be playing on Sunday.
nationaltrust.org.uk
Nov & Dec
Bedgebury Pinetum, Bedgebury
Road, Goudhurst, Kent
TN17 2SJ
Christmas at
Bedgebury
For the very first time, a one
mile sparkling path winds its way
through the National Pinetum in
a magical after dark experience.
Greeted by the sights and
sounds of Christmas, experience
Bedgebury in a whole new light
as you wander beneath unique
canopies drenched in seasonal
colour. Inspired by the landscape
itself, it is a festive adventure in a
world of trees.
forestryengland.uk/bedgebury
Festivals & Fairs
Thu 15 – Sat 17 Nov
The Hop Farm, Maidstone
Road, Paddock Wood,
Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6PY
The Wealden Times
Midwinter Fair
Add a little magic to this year’s
Christmas shop with our eight
heated and linked marquees
filled with over 250 handpicked
exhibitors, stocking all the
essentials for the festive season
from decorations to gifts. To fuel
your shopping we will have the
Street Food Café with its vintage
vans, the Café Bakery, serving
tea and cake and the Café Bar
will have bubbles and hot drinks.
Invite your friends and family and
make a day of it!
wealdentimes.co.uk/events
Sat 17 Nov 10am-4.30 pm
Clair Hall, Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath RH16 3DN
Sussex Mineral and
Fossil Show
Expect stunning displays of
minerals and fossils and an
ultraviolet minerals room.
Excellent activities for children
include gold panning for real
gold, searching for crystals and
fossils, and talks including ‘Sussex
Dinosaurs’.
Entry: Adults £2.50, Children: 50p
01403 274647 / smls.online
Food & Drink
Sat 17 Nov 10am-6pm
Rochester Cathedral, Garth
House, Rochester, Kent
ME1 1SX
The Wine Garden of
England Festival
Sip, sample and share up to 30 of
some of England’s finest wines,
all while taking in the hallowed
halls of Rochester Cathedral. This
event will honour both Kent’s top
wine producers, and one of the
county’s very first producers – a
monk who championed viticulture
at the cathedral more than 1,000
years ago.
01634 843366 /
rochestercathedral.org
History
Fri 5 Oct – Sun 2 Dec
The Historic Dockyard,
Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ
UNTOLD STORIES: A
CELEBRATION OF BLACK
PEOPLE IN KENT
Telling the story of African and
Caribbean people in Kent in
the 19th and 20th Century, this
exhibition will explore incredible,
but relatively unknown,
contributions to politics, armed
forces, sports, religion, society and
the arts made by black people.
thedockyard.co.uk
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BOUTIQUE & ARTISAN
Christmas Gift Fair
Thursday 22 & Friday 23 November
Join us for a fabulous day of shopping with over 50 Small
Businesses selling 100s of unique & festive gift ideas
East Sussex National Hotel, Uckfield TN22 5ES
Free Parking / Open 10-4 / £4 cash entry pp
WIN £50 to spend countrylifestylefairs.co.uk
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What’s On in November
New Hay Farm, Old Hay
(Off Pearsons Green Road)
Brenchley, Paddock Wood Kent TN12 7DG
01892 83 4306 info@westkentshooting.co.uk
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Sat 27 Oct – Sun 6 Jan
Sissinghurst Castle, Biddenden
Road, Cranbrook TN17 2AB
Beatrix Potter’s
Garden
Learn about the story behind
the author. Accomplished
gardener, naturalist, farmer and
environmentalist, Beatrix Potter
found inspiration in plants,
animals and landscapes, all of
which will be explored in this
new exhibition featuring original
artefacts including letters, books
and a pair of Beatrix’ clogs,
complete with mud.
nationaltrust.org.uk
Music
Sat 17 Nov
St George’s Church, Church
Street, Gravesend DA11 0DJ
Haydn The Creation
Inspired by the first work they ever
sang as Gravesham Choral Society,
The Creation, the choir warmly
invites audiences to celebrate
40 years of splendid music
making. Joseph Haydn’s famous
oratorio depicts the beginning
of the world in gloriously joyful
melodies, arias, duets and trios.
Entry: £12, students £5 (in advance
01474 816684 or at the door)
graveshamcs.co.uk
Sun 18 Nov 2.30pm
Groves Hall, Sutton Valence
School, North Street, Sutton
Valence, Kent, ME17 3HL
SUTTON VALENCE
MUSIC SOCIETY
The renowned violist, Rachel
Roberts, who performs in the
world’s leading venues and at
major international festivals,
will play Brahms, Hindemith
and Vieuxtemps accompanied
by Julian Milford on piano.
Entry: £12.50 at door
(including afternoon tea)
01622 843325
Thu 29 Nov
De La Warr Pavilion,
Marina, Bexhill On Sea,
East Sussex TN40 1DP
John Cale and Band
As an original founding member
of The Velvet Underground and
producer of Patti Smith and The
Stooges, amongst others, John
Cale’s career has been creative,
innovative and boundary breaking
in equal measure. The De la Warr
Pavillion is delighted to welcome
him for this rare UK appearance
and his first at this venue.
dlwp.com
Remembrance Day
Sat 10 Nov 7pm
Invicta Grammar School for
Girls, Maidstone ME14 5DS
Remembering
the Armistice
An evening of nostalgia to
commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the end of the First
World War and honour our fallen
heroes. The evening will be in
support of Heart of Kent Hospice
and include expert talks, military
recruitment demonstrations,
period sing-alongs and some
‘Tommy’ refreshment with World
War I specialists Richard Knight
and Jim Barker-McCardle.
01622 790195 /
fundraising@hokh.co.uk / hokh.org
Sun 11 Nov from 6am
Various locations
Cranbrook WWI
Remembrance day
Cranbrook will commemorate
100 years since the end of WWI
with a service in St Dunstan’s
church at 10.45am, followed by
a parade to the War Memorial
where wreaths will be laid. There
will be stalls and displays in the
Vestry Hall, St. Dunstans Church
and Church House and at 7pm
the church beacon will be lit and
bells rung before a two minute
silence. As is tradition, Royal
British Legion crosses inscribed
with the names on the War
Memorial and other loved ones
lost to the war will be planted to
form a Garden of Remembrance.
01580 720575
Sun 11 Nov 3pm
Assembly Hall Theatre,
Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2LU
IN MEMORIAM CONCERT
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THE
DECEMBER
ART SHOW
2018
Tenterden Artists
16th - 18th November
10am - 5pm
DATE:
1st - 9th
DECEMBER
10am - 4pm daily
VENUE:
Powdermills Hotel
Powdermill Lane
Battle TN33 0SP
Tenterden Town Hall
TN30 6AN
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What’s On in November
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BEATRIX
POTTER’S
GARDEN
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
27 Oct 2018 – 6 Jan 2019
Open daily except 24 & 25 Dec
Normal admission applies
An exhibition exploring the
inspirations of the world
famous author of the original
Peter Rabbit Books TM with
objects on loan from the
Frederick Warne Archive.
For more information visit
nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurstcastle-garden
or phone
01580 710700.
The Royal Tunbridge Wells
Choral Society presents a concert
for Remembrance Day marking
the end of the First World War.
The programme includes Elgar’s
Spirit of England, Vaughan
Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem
and the orchestral The Walk to
the Paradise Garden by Delius.
It is dedicated to the Society’s
past president, Guy Huntrods
CBE, who died last year.
Entry: from £10
01892 530613 /
tickets@rtwcs.org.uk /
assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Wellbeing
Fri 2 & Fri 9 Nov 10am-12pm
High Street, Tunbridge Wells
The Action Woman
Fun, inspiring and mindset
changing power sessions
designed to create action and
change where you want it
most. Join Accredited Coach
and Licensed NLP Practitioner
Emma Jeffreys to ‘tame your
gremlin’ on Friday 2 November
and ‘Overcome Overwhelm’
on Friday 9 November. Or if
you miss these, you can start
2019 with a ‘More Confident
You’ on Friday 11 January.
Entry: £25
emmajefferyscoaching.com
Workshops
Fri 9, Sat 10 & Fri 30 Nov
Curious House, Gauntlets,
Battenhurst Road, Stonegate,
East Sussex TN5 7DU
Curious House courses
Philippa King hosts Curious
House’s creative courses in the
lovely country surroundings of
her eclectic Sussex country house.
This month, courses will cover
calligraphy, screen printing, felting
and lino cut Christmas crackers,
and next month there will be
Christmas wreath making.
curioushouse.net
Tue 13 – Thu 15 Nov
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent
ME17 1PL
Wreath Making
Get into the festive spirit by
creating handmade wreaths with
expert guidance from the RHS
award-winning castle floristry team.
Entry: £55
leeds-castle.com
Thu 29 Nov
Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy
Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent
TN15 0NT
Christmas Floral
Display Workshop
If you’d like a natural, homemade
Christmas, then join Ightham
Mote’s flower arrangers and learn
how to create your own floral
display to adorn your table.
nationaltrust.org.uk
Nov & Dec
Rebecca Mundy Jewellery,
96 High Street, Sevenoaks,
Kent TN13 1LP
Jewellery Making
Spend a day in a professional
studio sampling some of
the fundamental techniques
of jewellery making, and
create a unique silver
decoration to be proud of!
All materials are supplied and
no experience is necessary.
Entry: £95
01892 322712 /
rebeccamundy.co.uk/workshops
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Wednesday 28th November 2018
Commencing at 12.30pm | Viewing 10.00am - 12.30pm
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The Penshurst Vintage Christmas
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10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Penshurst Village Hall, TN11 8BP
Vintage Homewares, Clothes, Jewellery,
Decorative, Gifts & More!
With entertainment from Miss Vintage and
refreshments from Dolly’s Tea Parlour
Entry: £2.00 Tel: 07885610912
Facebook: Cherish Vintage Fairs
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Competition
Win over £500 of spa
treatments & products
at the Rye Retreat
The Rye Retreat Aveda Lifestyle salon and spa is the premier location to experience
the Aveda ethos. All of their services are bespoke, including hair cuts and colours,
relaxing massages, facials, nail services, and complimentary rituals and refreshments.
Services are all set in beautiful surroundings with a professional, friendly atmosphere, and
use only naturally derived products which are sourced without harming the environment. In
celebration of the Winter Soiree on Monday 3 December, the Rye Retreat are offering one
winner two three-hour spa packages as well as two product bundles worth over £250 each to
take home. Each package includes a facial, massage, body exfoliation, lunch with a glass of
wine and a hair cut and blow-dry. On 3 December at 7pm, at the stunning Powder Mills Hotel
in Battle, the Winter Soiree will showcase hair and make up trends and predictions with all
proceeds donated to The Sara Lee Trust and St Michael’s Hospice. Tickets cost £10, including
a glass of fizz and a goodie bag, and are available prior to the event from the Rye Retreat.
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Jane Howard’s
Fables from
the Farm
Ever seen a tantony running in a platt?
Jane digs deep into agri-history
Sitting having my morning cup of coffee, I picked up the
paper and on the Games pages came across Wordwatch,
where you get shown different words with three possible
meanings for each and you have to choose the correct one
One of the words was ‘tantony’. Turns out t’s another word
for ‘runt’ as in the little one in a litter of pigs. Not one I’d
ever heard, but then neither was a ‘shut’ which my friend Bill
informs me is another name for a weaned pig. So you could
have a pen of shuts with hopefully no tantonies.
I just love all the agri-history stuff. How about
walking down a traid (rutted path), to a platt (grass field
between woods) to find your missing swingletree (part
of a horse harness)? The history of Sussex cattle is every
bit as fascinating. Sussex are one of several red-coloured
breeds found as far back as Roman times roaming across
southern England. The others include the Red Poll, the
Lincoln Red and the North Devon.
The South Devons were evidently rather more promiscuous
as they now sport a rather fetching
Caramac (that dates me) coloured coat. But
back to the Sussex. Across the Weald and
into Kent these cattle, called oxen – a word
I’m sure you recognise – were primarily
a draught breed used for ploughing and
hauling timber.
In his work A Tour of Great Britain
published in 1724, Daniel Defoe talks about seeing a tree
drawn on a timber ‘trug’, four wheels upon which the trunk
was laid, pulled by twenty-two oxen – quite some tree and
just imagine what would happen if that lot had decided to
take off!
Gradually horses replaced draught cattle in most parts of
the country, but because of the thick clay, horses struggled
in the Weald so oxen were used for far longer here. They
Draught oxen in an old picture Jane
found in her aunt’s house 50 years ago
“Oxen were also a
common form of
transport, and not just
for the peasants”
were also a common form of transport, and not just for the
peasants. Not far from Lewes, Defoe spied an ancient lady of
good quality going to church in a coach drawn by six oxen.
But by far the most inspiring snippet is an article by Lord
Sheffield written at the end of the 18th
century. By all accounts, a young Sussex
ox broke all previous records when it ran
the four-mile race-course at Lewes, sadly
closed in 1964, in just under 16 minutes.
Ok, so the fastest racehorse recorded in
history was galloping along at just under
44mph and this cow was clocking only 15
but even so that has to be impressive. A new opportunity for
Channel 4 racing?
So in many ways these cattle have always been dual
purpose, the original multi-taskers, only fattened for eating
once they were no longer strong enough for the yoke. Fast
forward now and many of our native cattle are still doing two
jobs. Livestock grazing plays a key role in maintaining speciesrich
habitats in many environmentally important parts of the
South East like the Pevensey Levels, Surrey Heathland and
South Downs.
In these areas they eat many of the aggressive species like
coarse grasses to allow others to flourish, their trampling
creates gaps which allow seedlings to grow and by removing
plant material much more gradually than topping or cutting
for hay, it gives mobile species like mice and beetles a chance
to move to other areas within the habitat.
So they’re doing a really good job in maintaining the
landscape…and then we eat them. Plus ça change.
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm
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