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Contents<br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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SPACIOUS AND GRACIOUS<br />
Maggie Alderson selects homes<br />
which she would like to spend<br />
Christmas in<br />
NOTEBOOK<br />
Our highlight of the top six<br />
must-see events this month<br />
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GOTHIC GLAMOUR<br />
Drama galore in a<br />
Gothic revival house<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Everything you need to<br />
get some Gothic glamour<br />
into your home<br />
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HARK THE LITTLE<br />
ANGELS SING<br />
Hilary Wilce’s take on the value of<br />
Christmas traditions in schools<br />
WHAT’S ON<br />
All the best events to make the<br />
most of the last of <strong>2018</strong><br />
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COOL YULE<br />
A 50s beach house in<br />
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RUN RUN<br />
We celebrate stair runners<br />
TILE STYLE<br />
Tiled floors which imitate<br />
the wooden look<br />
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COUNTRY HOUSE<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
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country Christmas fashion<br />
STOCKING FILLERS<br />
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PARTY PIECES<br />
Nicci Gurr’s fabulous<br />
festive canapé recipes to<br />
delight and impress<br />
KEEPING IT REAL<br />
Jo Arnell’s tips for lovely<br />
plastic-free decorations for<br />
your home this Christmas<br />
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started<br />
are<br />
his career<br />
often seen<br />
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Meet the Staff<br />
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the wide Head variety of Office of properties to suit all<br />
requirements, Duncan joined from large the Cranbrook family homes office<br />
set in this beautiful year from landscaped Savills in gardens Notting to<br />
stunning Hill. period As he cottages has been in commuting the heart<br />
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The skate escape<br />
This Christmas Eastwell Manor in Ashford invites<br />
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From Tuesday 23 November to Wednesday 2<br />
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The Kenward Trust in Yalding will hold<br />
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Exhibitions<br />
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events near you<br />
this month<br />
Frost Fair<br />
Frost fairs date back to 17th century<br />
London, when the Thames would<br />
freeze over and the people would come<br />
out to share and sell their produce in a<br />
collective effort to help each other out.<br />
In the spirit of helping local artisans,<br />
The Bell in Ticehurst hosts its own Frost<br />
Fair on Sunday 2 <strong>December</strong>, with stalls<br />
<strong>inside</strong> and out laden with food and gifts<br />
for a wonderful Christmas. Entry is free<br />
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Contemporary Craft Show. The show<br />
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2 <strong>December</strong> from 10am to 5pm and<br />
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and children. thesussexguild.co.uk<br />
Little town of Rye<br />
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What is your favourite thing about Christmas Day? As<br />
well as the prezzies, the champagne (essential...) and<br />
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I know some families relish spending the whole day in festive<br />
pyjamas, but in mine everyone gets a party look on, complete<br />
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So I particularly relish our glorious fashion story this month<br />
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When might challenging a<br />
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To better understand public attitudes<br />
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It is not surprising that this question<br />
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While there has been plenty of media<br />
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There are two principal grounds under<br />
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executed in a manner that does not<br />
meet the formal legal requirements.<br />
In particular, the person making the<br />
Will (the ‘testator’) must sign it in the<br />
presence of two witnesses, who must<br />
also sign the Will. A Will can also be<br />
challenged if the testator did not have<br />
the required mental capacity, did not<br />
have knowledge of the contents, or was<br />
pressurised or misled into making the<br />
Will by somebody else.<br />
These grounds can all be seen as<br />
relying on a moral basis to overturn<br />
a Will. If the testator does not fully<br />
understand their actions, is it right that<br />
their Will should stand? Similarly, if<br />
someone has exerted pressure upon<br />
them, is it right that they are entitled to<br />
benefit from those actions? Many would<br />
support the law protecting testators<br />
and those who would otherwise have<br />
inherited in these circumstances.<br />
What if the Will doesn’t provide for<br />
me?<br />
It is not disputed that certain<br />
relationships create duties and<br />
responsibilities, for example as between<br />
spouses and between parents and their<br />
children. Should, however, a testator be<br />
held to those responsibilities on their<br />
death? The results of our survey would<br />
suggest there is a mixed view on this.<br />
Many European countries have so<br />
called ‘forced heirship’ rules, which<br />
create binding obligations. In England<br />
and Wales the starting point is that<br />
individuals are largely free to leave<br />
their estates to whoever they choose.<br />
A limit on this comes in the form of the<br />
Inheritance (Provision for Family and<br />
Dependants) Act 1975. Under this, if a<br />
person thinks they should have been<br />
left a share or a larger share of an<br />
estate they can make a claim if they are<br />
an eligible claimant. These include a<br />
spouse or child of the deceased, certain<br />
cohabitees and those being provided<br />
for prior to death.<br />
The court will consider a range of<br />
factors when considering whether a<br />
party is an eligible claimant, and what,<br />
if anything, they should be awarded.<br />
They will take particular note of the<br />
financial circumstances of all involved.<br />
The Act therefore works where there is<br />
a financial need, mirroring a key view<br />
expressed in our survey.<br />
How do I challenge a Will?<br />
Disputes over Wills are very emotive<br />
cases and attitudes to them depend<br />
upon beliefs and experiences. However,<br />
it is likely that this type of case will<br />
continue to arise as people live longer<br />
and carry larger sums of money into<br />
their advancing years.<br />
For anyone affected, legal advice should<br />
be sought. For example, having a Will<br />
professionally prepared can make<br />
the terms much harder to challenge.<br />
Alternatively, if you have concerns over<br />
a Will or the provision you receive,<br />
early legal advice can either provide<br />
reassurance or enable you to set the<br />
terms aside.<br />
If you would like more information on<br />
challenging a Will, please contact Philip<br />
Youdan on 01732 224013 or at<br />
philip.youdan@cripps.co.uk.<br />
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Previous page: The fireplace is at the opposite end of the open-plan<br />
living area from the kitchen. Above: Matt made the kitchen table with old<br />
scaffolding planks, so it would be big enough to seat 14 people. The kitchen<br />
island behind is an old carpentry table given to them by the previous owner<br />
of the house – after they had been looking for one for ages ‘a magical gift’<br />
As you head out across Romney Marsh towards the sea, Rye’s<br />
medieval citadel is the most prominent view on the skyline.<br />
Along the coast is Dungeness, where the nuclear power station<br />
broods over the bleak shingle expanse. Spanning the middle section<br />
is Camber Sands, with its acres of golden beach backed by tufted<br />
dunes - and Camber itself, unremarkable, low-rise and quiet (save<br />
for all the film crews), like a settlement at the edge of the world.<br />
Loma Beach House sits at the end of a sandy lane, its smart,<br />
but coastal, black-clad facade hinting, or rather, broadcasting, that<br />
something has fundamentally changed <strong>inside</strong> this 1950s house.<br />
Gigi and her partner Matt, having successfully renovated a flat - and<br />
finding that they enjoyed the process - had been thinking about buying<br />
a coastal holiday property, for themselves to use, but also to rent out,<br />
somewhere in Devon or Cornwall. In the end it was (just as the film<br />
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Above: Looking from the kitchen back to the living area. The<br />
slate grey walls have been created using a material imported<br />
from America, called Ardex Left: The log stores were designed<br />
and made by Matt<br />
Wells, where they work, that brought them to Camber.<br />
“I grew up around here and came down to the beach in<br />
summer and winter – all year,” says Gigi. “We were looking<br />
in Devon and Cornwall when this house came up.”<br />
A mid-century box of a house backing onto the iconic<br />
sand dunes, the property hadn’t been touched in years,<br />
something that might have put others off, but not Gigi<br />
and Matt. With their design backgrounds – Gigi is a<br />
fashion stylist and Matt has a creative digital agency<br />
– they could see beyond the faded decor and clutter<br />
to the basic rectangle of the building. They set about<br />
clearing some space and paring it back to a shell.<br />
“We completely knocked it through,” Gigi explains.<br />
“What is now the bathroom was the kitchen and<br />
it was all really cluttered with small rooms. There<br />
was a garage in two parts, so we opened it all up<br />
and put French doors in all the way along.”<br />
They worked every weekend, barely stopping for the birth<br />
of their daughter Luna, because, as in all the best DIY house<br />
projects, the baby arrived just at the messiest part of it.<br />
The process has taken two years of weekends,<br />
travelling to and from Tunbridge Wells and has been<br />
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Above left: The letter C artwork is from playtype.com and the neon peace sign is from loveincltd.com Above right: The back wall and<br />
shelves have been clad with OSB (flakeboard), which has been used throughout the house<br />
“And you have to work hard,” laughs Gigi. “But<br />
I only remember the good times. We kept it calm.<br />
I didn’t want to change the energy. It’s important<br />
to give a place a soul and an emotion.”<br />
Gigi believes strongly in bringing a distinct, but<br />
warm and welcoming approach to the holiday home,<br />
explaining: “I like the whole concept of hippie living, but<br />
I try to do it with love.” She and Matt have a clear vision<br />
about what they want and what the Loma experience<br />
should be, when people rent the house from them.<br />
“People want thoughtfulness,” she says simply. “We’re<br />
both welcoming, good at it, it works for us. I get people.<br />
They want to feel essentially secure and relaxed. We’ve<br />
set up something a bit special that acknowledges that<br />
they’ve paid for it - and the little touches count.”<br />
One of these is a good night’s sleep.<br />
“We spent quite a lot on the bedding. There are high thread<br />
counts on every bed, the mattresses are all sprung, we’ve<br />
put in good showers. I want everyone to have lovely sleep,<br />
hot showers, everything crisp and white and super-soft.”<br />
It certainly sounds like bliss. “Some things<br />
look beautiful,” Gigi adds, “but are hard and<br />
uncomfortable and don’t give you inner peace.”<br />
The couple’s thoughtfulness even extends to making sure<br />
there is an endless supply of wood for the burner and: “There<br />
are blankets everywhere - and sun hats. And I always leave <br />
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Above: A row of pegs from an old school changing room, bought in Rye, is cosy for winter with an array of<br />
shearling and fake fur coats – in summer it’s home to beach towels and sun hats<br />
a basket of pizza ingredients to make pizzas in the pizza oven<br />
outside and a wish lantern, to make their own holiday wish.”<br />
Gigi explains how they are setting up Loma to be a brand<br />
and how the interior styling is echoed by their website,<br />
so that in the end, whatever you can see in the house<br />
you’ll be able to buy online. “Like a concept store - where<br />
you can try it for size first. And see things in situ.”<br />
They would love to expand their idea and incorporate<br />
a yoga studio and a shoot location. “With the dunes and<br />
the light, it’s great for that. It’s always busy down here.<br />
One day in the summer I walked out and all down the<br />
road there was filming - Whistles, Net-a-Porter all in<br />
a small space. The filming helps the local community<br />
and helps village life - the cleaners and fishermen.”<br />
Much of the filming is in the winter, when the<br />
beach and the dunes are empty and Christmas<br />
has an atmosphere all of its own:<br />
“We’ll only be here for New Year this year,” says<br />
Gigi, “but when we are here for Christmas, we have<br />
the traditional thing with turkey etc, but we all<br />
muck in. This is a nice place to cook in, you can see<br />
everything and be part of it in an open plan space.<br />
“Tradition changes down here a bit. The focus is towards<br />
the outdoors and the beach, so that whatever the weather<br />
we’re outside getting that energy and then we can come<br />
back and have a fire and watch an old school movie.”<br />
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to the open plan interior, contrasting perfectly with the<br />
industrial look of the slate grey finish on the walls. For<br />
this they used a material imported from America called<br />
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Darker walls bring intimacy and sense of enclosure<br />
to the larger zones and spaces, but Gigi enjoys using<br />
these ‘hiding’ colours in smaller areas too. One of<br />
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Previous page: The main bedroom. The print of the moon is from desenio.com, the rug is from IKEA and the cushion is from<br />
clippings.com Above: The shower enclosure in the downstairs bathroom is made from galvanised steel. The walls and floor are<br />
concrete screed<br />
painted in a midnight blue, a mix atmospherically named<br />
by Crown Paints as ‘Deep Space Echo’. By spooky chance<br />
Gigi found some material for curtains that exactly matches<br />
the panelled walls. Crisp white bedding perfects the scene.<br />
By contrast, the ‘garage’ bedroom at the other<br />
end of the ground floor has a completely different<br />
vibe: simple and understated, save for the large<br />
dream-like photograph positioned so that it can be<br />
seen from the opposite end of the building.<br />
“We used the OSB in here too; it’s a good<br />
colour and texture. We wanted warmth, but to<br />
keep it minimal. We didn’t want white.”<br />
Upstairs on the landing, a shoal of golden fish appear<br />
to float delightfully through the walls - from one side<br />
of the house to the other. Follow the fish and there<br />
are two more double bedrooms, one en suite, both<br />
with views onto the dunes. They too are simply, but<br />
luxuriously finished, with full-length soft velvet curtains<br />
that pull across from one side in a seamless sweep.<br />
The en suite bathroom has a monochrome sliding<br />
door, so that left open, you can see out to the dunes<br />
- the ultimate luxury - a bath with a view.<br />
The downstairs bathroom is utilitarian and the shower<br />
enclosure is clad in galvanised steel.<br />
“I hate glass shower screens,” says Gigi.<br />
Industrial finishes are softened by old French shutters<br />
and wooden accessories. “The massive sink is from eBay,”<br />
she explains, “but because it’s not bought from a<br />
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This page: The upstairs bathroom. The<br />
walls are made of Ardex and the floor is<br />
poured concrete. The brass fish is from<br />
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bathroom shop you have to get all<br />
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Outside in the hall it is all faintly<br />
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bathroom, affording plenty of space<br />
for hanging coats, hats and, in the<br />
summer, a long row of beach towels.<br />
The floor at ground level is polished<br />
concrete, liberally scattered with<br />
cowhide rugs. This finish makes<br />
cleaning fairly straightforward.<br />
“It’s a beach house, we want to<br />
keep the industrial Scandinavian<br />
style,” she says, “but we get a lot<br />
of sand. It gets in all the cracks, so<br />
you need easy zones that are easy to<br />
sweep. It suits a minimalist style.”<br />
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The couple firmly believe in<br />
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“It’s a respectful way to live.<br />
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Above: Six bunks made from OSB furnish a splendid children’s<br />
room Left: Matt and Gigi created the panelling in the ‘panel room’<br />
and painted it in Deep Space Echo by Crown Paints<br />
To make the house we re-used everything - even the<br />
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They are now planning to install an electric car charging<br />
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Like the village of Camber itself, Loma Beach House is<br />
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pink festoon blinds behind them. The gilt pelmets are<br />
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It was Valentine’s Day when fashion designer, Kim<br />
Denman, then living in Los Angeles, received a call from<br />
the owner of the house that she had fallen head over heels<br />
in love with in St Leonards-on-Sea several years previously.<br />
Her dream house, an early Gothic revival pile designed<br />
by father and son Regency architects James and Decimus<br />
Burton was back on the market and Kim and her husband<br />
Paul, had been offered the first bite of the cherry.<br />
‘It was an incredibly emotional and surreal<br />
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the house from the first moment I saw it.’<br />
Some places have an inexplicable ‘pull’ and I can<br />
vouch for the fact that Kim’s ideal home is such a<br />
place. Having moved recently to St Leonards myself, I<br />
spotted the house one evening, through the trees, while<br />
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chandelier, it stopped me in my tracks and left me curious<br />
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Kim’s own love affair with her ‘dream house’ began over<br />
20 years ago, on a family trip to the seaside. ‘At the time, we<br />
were living in Islington, North London, and our son, Joe,<br />
who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was in need of fresh air.’<br />
The family headed for Eastbourne, renowned for its<br />
restorative sea breeze and while they were there Kim<br />
spotted an advertisement for the property in a local<br />
newspaper. Her curiosity was sparked. ‘For Sale - Victorian<br />
folly in St Leonards-on-Sea.’ She still has that cutting.<br />
‘I had no idea where St Leonards was,’ laughs<br />
Kim. ‘But there was something about The Clock<br />
House that called out to me. I was enchanted.’<br />
On the way back to London, they drove east<br />
along the coast to St Leonards with the intention<br />
of seeing the property in the flesh.<br />
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Above left: A cosy sitting room off the master bedroom Above right: In the hallway, two religious statues, originally from an Irish<br />
convent. Kim gave the organ to Paul as a Christmas present<br />
‘I drove around St Leonards, which at the time<br />
was the seaside town that time had forgotten not<br />
what it is today, but I couldn’t find it, so I went<br />
back to London feeling disappointed.’<br />
Still she kept thinking about house. ‘I<br />
couldn’t get it out of my head,’ she says.<br />
The next trip to look for it was with husband<br />
Paul and on this occasion, the hunt was successful.<br />
‘We didn’t make an appointment! We just knocked<br />
on the door and were welcomed in,’ says Kim.<br />
Once <strong>inside</strong>, Kim’s love for the house wasn’t diminished.<br />
‘Although the décor was seriously 1970s and the place<br />
wasn’t in the best state of repair, I fell hopelessly in love.’<br />
But as with most love affairs it didn’t immediately ‘run<br />
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was rejected in favour of another. Deciding they had to<br />
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Angeles, California, which they hoped would be beneficial<br />
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the notion of romantic Gothic towers and Victorian charm<br />
and Kim’s dream of a life in St Leonards-on-Sea was put on<br />
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Above left: A tiled entrance porch leads out to the garden, with a bandstand-style summerhouse Above right: The lamp was made<br />
from a 1920s candlestick, bought in LA and likely to be from a Hollywood film set. The lilies are from Shimizu Flowers in Hastings<br />
which look as if they have always been there.<br />
‘We scoured salvage yards and antique shops in St Leonards,<br />
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Above: The enormous chandelier in the dining room is from Hastings Antiques Centre in Norman Road, St Leonards. The table was<br />
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Above left: The seating area off Kim’s boudoir. The caryatids –<br />
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Above left: The bespoke kitchen has a central island where Kim displays her charity shop and boot fair mix and match plates<br />
Above right: The ground floor cellars with a workshop at the back<br />
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Above left and right: Paul and his builder installed the claw-foot<br />
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This page: The lower ground-floor bedroom is Paul’s bass-playing retreat. The bed and side table are attributed to Augustus Pugin,<br />
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Above: The basin and bath in the second floor bathroom are from Aston Matthews in Islington and the Madonna is from Eras<br />
of Style. The wallpaper is from Vintage Bird<br />
a place where he can play bass without disturbing the<br />
tranquil ambience of the rest of the house. Paul covered<br />
the walls with black and red vintage fabric from Wayward<br />
in St Leonards – with the help of a staple gun.<br />
An intricately carved bed and wardrobe attributed to<br />
Pugin give the room a gentlemanly air, a direct contrast<br />
with football posters and punk memorabilia that Paul<br />
has collected over the years – and his collection of<br />
Gothic dolls’ heads by local artist, Tom Barnett.<br />
As if the interior isn’t magical enough, The Clock<br />
House is surrounded by a beautiful garden with rambling<br />
pathways, a mini-waterfall and ornamental pond -<br />
and religious statues set into sandstone grottoes.<br />
‘It’s incredibly tranquil here,’ says Kim. ‘And like<br />
the house, it has an otherworldly quality that I haven’t<br />
found anywhere else.’ After 21 years, it’s clear that<br />
her love for this extraordinary house hasn’t faded.<br />
Address Book:<br />
Kim and Paul say: “Everything you see here would not have<br />
been possible without the following people and shops.<br />
St Leonards: John Gumbrell, the haute couture of painting and<br />
decorating in St Leonards<br />
Philip Oakley Illuminations oakleyilluminations.co.uk<br />
Leigh at Grand Designs, Grand Parade<br />
Sideshow Interiors sideshowinteriors.co.uk<br />
La Marette Brocante lamarette.co.uk<br />
Andrew at Wayward Fabrics wayward.co<br />
Darren at French Depot thefrenchdepot.com<br />
Clive Pattinson for our secret garden cpattinsongardens.com<br />
London Road Antiques 8 London Road<br />
Norman Road, St Leonards: Robert Amstad, a never-ending<br />
source of information and expertise at Hastings Antiques <br />
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Above: Kim had the sofa from Fortress, in Lewes, recovered in leopardprint velvet sourced in Los Angeles.<br />
The chandelier, one of a pair, once belonged to the Romanovs – the Russian Imperial family<br />
Centre; Patrick at Project 78 Gallery project78gallery.com<br />
Patrick at Fleet Gallery fleet-gallery.com<br />
Adams and Jarrett adamsandjarrett.com<br />
Shop, Eamonn, Xanadu<br />
Hastings Old Town: Mick at Twentieth<br />
Century Funking Junk, Courthouse Street<br />
@20th_century_funking_junk<br />
The Yard, Courthouse Street<br />
Claire at Vintage Bird, High Street<br />
Robert’s Rummage, High Street<br />
Elsewhere: Fortress, Islington, London; Andy and<br />
Christine at Eras of Style, Bexhill-on-Sea erasofstyle.com<br />
Brighton Architectural Salvage brighton-architectural.<br />
co.uk; Katie for her gorgeous religious tiaras and so much<br />
more. And please remember to shop local! It’s good for<br />
everyone.”<br />
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For domestic and commercial properties<br />
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Established in 1977, we have evolved into the<br />
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ayersandgraces.com 3 Droplet Chandelier £300 Cox & Cox coxandcox.co.uk 4 Black ostrich feather £9.46<br />
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Previous Page: Handcrafted silver and glazier blue Swarovski crystal statement necklace £POA, Wild Rose Couture<br />
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Vintage silk coat £85, Hawk & Dove 39 High Street,<br />
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Francis Jones<br />
INDEPENDENT JEWELLERS<br />
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We specialise in beautiful<br />
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in our workshop on<br />
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County Clothes Menswear<br />
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Boutiques in<br />
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A special thank you to Goodnestone Park for<br />
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8 th –11 th November<br />
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Best face forward<br />
Whether it’s a full zone-out indulgence or<br />
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Maggie Alderson<br />
It seems appropriate to be having the facial made famous<br />
by the Duchess of Sussex, in Sussex – and indeed, The<br />
Old Rectory in Hastings Old Town is the only place outside<br />
London where you can have this amazing treatment.<br />
Charlotte Connoley was trained in the technique by the<br />
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massages your facial muscles from <strong>inside</strong> your mouth. Surgical<br />
gloves on, open wide, in they go.<br />
As that might hint, this is not one of those beauty<br />
treatments where you lie down and zone out in a bliss of<br />
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this is a serious facial workout. Boot camp for cheeks.<br />
So while the beautifully decorated pale grey treatment room<br />
(The Old Rectory is exquisite throughout) would be very<br />
conducive to drifting off, I was wide awake and chatting for<br />
the whole thing, possibly gabbling nervously at times when<br />
things got particularly brisk, but mainly because Charlotte<br />
is so lovely and so interesting to talk to. As well as being a<br />
walking billboard for her own method.<br />
She massages her own face every night and her skin<br />
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The secret of the Sculpted Facial – and where said sculpting<br />
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Just as with a shoulder rub, this facial massage smooths<br />
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in which, Charlotte explained, working on the very tight area<br />
around my left jaw where I had (medical) surgery twenty-five<br />
years ago, we hold so much tension.<br />
By the end my face certainly knew something new and<br />
interesting had happened to it. It felt the way my body does<br />
after a great yoga class – pushed and tested, but happier for it.<br />
I rushed to the mirror the moment Charlotte left the room<br />
and was really quite amazed by the perky face looking back<br />
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The benefits have continued to develop post-treatment. Ten<br />
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Charlotte’s regular clients go every four weeks, brides<br />
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At the start of the session, my therapist Rebekah carefully<br />
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We decide that the areas of focus for the treatment<br />
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Champneys use Elemis products and Rebekah is specifically<br />
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As Rebekah cleanses, exfoliates and applies a treatment,<br />
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Afterwards, feeling a little sleepy, my warmly tingling<br />
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Tulasara Facial at the Rye Retreat<br />
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Beloved of Kate Moss and Mariah Carey, Aveda’s<br />
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First delight was to find a car park so close, you just<br />
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I was then asked to fill in Aveda’s Elemental Nature<br />
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We then moved to the treatment room where, even<br />
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From the deft application of the first cleanser it<br />
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Getting up and dressed at the end was hard.<br />
But all good things must come to an end, so I did<br />
manage to gather thoughts and belongings and make<br />
it back to the lounge area where there was chilled water<br />
and fragrant lemon sorbet awaiting. And Rebecca with<br />
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Having purchased the beautifying oil – brilliant for<br />
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With 2019 fast approaching, you may be starting to think<br />
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After decades as a beauty editor Josephine Fairley<br />
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The world of skincare moves on apace. Almost<br />
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Some of these rainbows are definitely worth chasing,<br />
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Vichy LiftActiv<br />
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splashing of cold water, or blasting icy winds.)<br />
I’m incredibly impressed by a new gadget that enables you<br />
to do ‘at-home cryotherapy’ treatments. 001 Eyecicles have<br />
scooped a <strong>Beauty</strong> Bible Award in the past: two water-filled<br />
globes that you keep in the fridge and use to massage away<br />
under-eye puffiness. (Pretty darned miraculous they are, too.)<br />
Now 001 have launched the CRYOpress beauty<br />
roller, £75 (001skincare.com) which dramatically helps<br />
improve blood circulation, tightens skin and helps<br />
drain lymph. Just brilliant before a night out.<br />
Facial massage brushes<br />
I’m all for massaging the face. It’s incredibly effective for<br />
brightening the complexion, banishing puffiness, generally<br />
putting back a glow when you feel you’re looking (as<br />
Charlie Brown might say) ‘bleeeaurgh’. You can use your<br />
fingers, but sonic massage devices are even more effective.<br />
The FOREO LUNA brushes were originally designed to<br />
be used as part of your cleansing routine – and there’s no<br />
doubt they work brilliantly with pretty much any cleanser<br />
– but for me, it’s the vibrating action that’s so impressive<br />
at restoring glow. The minis start at £85, but I like the<br />
bigger ones, which are priced £129, if budget allows.<br />
Retinoids<br />
Retinol is an alternative name for vitamin A. Originally<br />
designed to target acne, dermatologists rapidly realised that<br />
retinoids were extremely effective at fighting signs of ageing.<br />
They work by promoting rapid skin cell turnover,<br />
revealing new skin beneath – a kind of invisible exfoliation<br />
“I generally wait till the frenzy’s subsided<br />
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damage, so you’ll need to layer an SPF over the top.<br />
Results from over-the-counter retinols – retinyl palmitate,<br />
retinyl acetate and retinyl linoleate – may take some months<br />
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Sleep-in masks<br />
These have seemingly come out of nowhere as a beauty<br />
category but are actually an introduction via Korea.<br />
Are they different to night creams? Well, what these<br />
creams/masks also offer is a jolt of specifically facewaking<br />
ingredients – in line with what a regular mask<br />
delivers, but working their magic as we slumber.<br />
What I would say about sleeping masks is, if you have<br />
dry skin, more is more. I love them and favourites include<br />
Erborian Sleeping BB Mask, £36 for 50ml, Fresh Black<br />
Tea Firming Overnight Mask, £29 for 30ml, and Origins<br />
Drink Up Intensive Overnight Face Mask, £15 for 50ml.<br />
Hyaluronic acid<br />
Possibly my favourite molecule ever. A single gram,<br />
apparently, can hold up to six litres of water – explaining<br />
hyaluronic acid’s ability to quench skin with moisture,<br />
infusing the cells to hydrate and ‘plump’ them. No<br />
wonder it’s become a byword for hydration. It’s<br />
completely kind to skin, ideal even for sensitive types.<br />
Hyaluronic is very, very different to those acids like<br />
glycolic and lactic acid and does not peel or irritate<br />
skin in any way. I love, love, love, love, love it.<br />
Favourite places to find it? Garnier Moisture Bomb 3-in-<br />
1 Hydrating Day Cream, £7.99 for 50ml, Sarah Chapman<br />
Intense Hydrating Booster, £59<br />
for 15ml, and Vichy Mineral<br />
89 Serum, £16 for 30ml.<br />
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Marula is packed with antioxidants<br />
(60% more than argan), vitamins<br />
and omegas and is regarded as a<br />
‘cure-all’ by the Ovambo women<br />
in Namibia, where it hails from.<br />
It’s a great multi-tasker –<br />
soothing and smoothing<br />
every skintype,<br />
even greasy. One<br />
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Life-Flo Pure<br />
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£18 for 30ml<br />
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Oaks Hair and <strong>Beauty</strong> Retreat was established in 1990<br />
by Christine and Neil Bacon joined later on by their<br />
son Alexander. We simply fell in love with this amazing<br />
14th century property starting renovation immediately<br />
throughout all 3 floors.<br />
Having both worked in the hairdressing industry for<br />
many years putting on fashion shows , training many<br />
students, been nominees of the British Hairdressers<br />
of the Year South East Awards and having managed a<br />
reasonable size team of 22 -24 employees we thought<br />
Hythe would be a much slower pace for us , little did<br />
we realise how busy we would be here on Hythe’s<br />
wonderful High Street full of lots of independent<br />
shops.<br />
We have an exceptionally highly experienced talented<br />
team here who bring a wealth of experience to the<br />
salon with a very loyal clientele, some having been<br />
with us from the beginning. As a team we are highly<br />
motivated to give a 5* service to all our guests.<br />
We often hold open day/evening events for our<br />
guests showcasing our work and offering advice on<br />
treatments and styling. Here at Oaks we have our Hero<br />
treatments that we choose to work with and bring only<br />
the best products into our salon.<br />
HERO PRODUCT<br />
MOROCCANOIL<br />
We have been advocates for this product range and<br />
fortunate to have been with Moroccanoil from the<br />
beginning, with Moroccanoil now celebrating their<br />
10th Anniversary this year and we are so pleased<br />
to have a wealth of 10 years with this truly amazing<br />
product in our salon here at Oaks. We have worked<br />
with Moroccanoil at many events:<br />
London Fashion Week at Horse Guards Parade<br />
Salon International Excel London<br />
Bloomsbury Ballroom London<br />
At these events we have worked alongside:<br />
Kristian Aadnevik fashion designer<br />
Alice Temperley fashion designer<br />
Errol Douglas and several other top hair stylists<br />
OLAPLEX<br />
The Olaplex hair treatment is one of the biggest<br />
advances in hair technology for years. It’s a real game<br />
changer for our hair colourists with it maximising the<br />
strength and integrity of your hair during both hair<br />
colouring treatments and what we call stand alone hair<br />
treatments.<br />
Once again Oaks was invited to be first to market with<br />
Olaplex, working with it for over 3 years. Olaplex is an<br />
in salon treatment with us using stages 1 & 2. OLAPLEX<br />
Number 3 is your turn; it’s an at home treatment that<br />
you use once a week , quick and easy to use at home.<br />
Our clients really rave about this product with reviews<br />
of great results and easy to use OLAPLEX No 3 is<br />
available at Oaks Hair and <strong>Beauty</strong> Retreat.<br />
BEAUTY<br />
We introduced beauty treatments to Oaks 3 years<br />
ago employing only the top level therapists in beauty,<br />
Level 3 or above with the therapists continually<br />
training and keeping up to date with their knowledge<br />
ever growing. This side of the business is in a real<br />
growth pattern so we are delighted to be offering<br />
beauty treatments to our clients who often refer to it<br />
as ‘stepping out of the real world for a few pampering<br />
hours’, finishing with a luxury blow dry with one of our<br />
top stylists.<br />
BEAUTY HERO PRODUCT<br />
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With our very own therapists having reached their<br />
SKIN EXPERT STATUS with Dermalogica training we can<br />
tailor every facial treatment to you as an individual.<br />
When others talk about pampering , beauty or fancy<br />
packaging we deliver results by using Dermalogica to<br />
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BEAUTY HERO PRODUCT<br />
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tightening and lifting of their facial muscles whilst<br />
also experiencing a dramatic improvement to their<br />
complexion.<br />
FELLOWSHIP OF BRITISH HAIRDRESSING<br />
For the last 6 years as a salon we have enjoyed being<br />
Members of the Fellowship of British Hairdressing to<br />
which it was such an honour to be invited as it’s only<br />
the elite of salons that are in this group. We often<br />
attend demonstrations and shows put on by the best in<br />
our industry. We are constantly training and learning to<br />
bring the best to you here at Oaks.<br />
OUR FUTURE<br />
The salon for the future is growing strongly in this ever<br />
changing industry and market place. High Streets and<br />
client patterns are changing and we are changing with<br />
them by growing in strength with both the hair and<br />
beauty treatments that we offer here at Oaks.<br />
Go to Oaks Hair & <strong>Beauty</strong> Retreat, 120 High Street,<br />
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I always hope I’ll manage to persuade oily-skinned<br />
women to use oils – I’m still hoping, but they would<br />
do well to start here, because marula oil is actually good<br />
for blemishes and scarring (as well as stretch marks).<br />
Personally, I really like this oil for ‘locking in’ moisture,<br />
applying a couple of drops or so over night cream (in<br />
particular). It leaves it silky, but traps the dewiness<br />
<strong>inside</strong>, too. Also good for smoothing through hair – add<br />
just a drop or two to the palms, then rub these and<br />
your fingers together and skim through hair, for instant<br />
‘texture’ but also gleam and nourishment. (And no,<br />
it won’t leave your hair looking greasy. Promise.)<br />
Try Life-Flo Pure Marula Oil, £18 for 30ml (victoriahealth.<br />
com), or check out the new ‘cult’ Drunk Elephant Virgin<br />
Marula Luxury Facial Oil, £34 for 15ml (cultbeauty.com).<br />
All-in-one products<br />
I think we can expect to see a lot more products that<br />
do double- or even triple-duty, in future. A wonderful,<br />
quintessential example of the genre is Frances Prescott<br />
TRI-Balm, £46, a twist-up stick of all-natural cleanser,<br />
exfoliator and moisturiser in one. (And yes, it does<br />
all those things beautifully – and happens to include<br />
hyaluronic acid, alongside antioxidant vitamin C and<br />
blackcurrant). Great for travelling when you don’t want<br />
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We encourage people to join a group and can recommend those<br />
in our local area. The benefits of motivation, fun, sociability and<br />
safety are all-important. But equally, running for some is about<br />
taking time out from the ‘everyday’ and we understand the health<br />
benefits of getting out the door and being ‘at one’.<br />
As Running Hub in Southborough approaches its tenth year,<br />
owner Allan Cheek reflects on the running scene in Kent and<br />
Sussex.<br />
We’ve seen incredible growth in newcomers. New groups are<br />
forming all over to encourage and assist individuals to take their<br />
first steps. The NHS ‘Couch to 5K’ course has been adopted by<br />
hundreds. The fabulous success of the free ParkRun is spreading<br />
across the region with approximately 50 locations in Kent/Sussex/<br />
Surrey alone, each attracting an average of 200 participants of all<br />
ages and abilities.<br />
Running Hub is small but very well stocked with most of what is<br />
needed and we’ll do our best to source that specialist<br />
product. Open from 10.00-5.30 weekdays and 9.00-5.00<br />
Saturdays our convenient main A26 location between Tunbridge<br />
Wells and Tonbridge is enhanced by the big public car park<br />
opposite in Yew Tree Road, currently free for 2 hours with a ticket.<br />
At Running Hub most of our customers these days come by<br />
recommendation, which is very reassuring that we are doing the<br />
right things. We ask for some background information; we look at<br />
feet (in all their amazing variety); we watch people run; we assess<br />
their needs and match them from our wide choice of models.<br />
It helps us enormously if customers bring their current running<br />
shoes which can offer telltale signs of individual wear. In the<br />
majority of cases our runners leave the Hub in a bigger size,<br />
sometimes two sizes than they expected. Too small shoes can<br />
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£31 Clarins clarins.co.uk 4 Midnight wish nail<br />
polish £21.50 Dior dior.com 5 YSL rouge volupté<br />
shine lipstick £28 Debenhams debenhams.com<br />
6 Hourglass confession lipstick £31 SpaceNK<br />
spacenk.com 7 Christian Louboutin eye colour<br />
£38 Selfridges selfridges.com 8 Dolce & Gabbana<br />
Sicilian lace palette £120 Harrods harrods.com<br />
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Liberty London libertylondon.com 10 Anna<br />
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What does it mean to embrace the passage of time<br />
– gently, holistically and positively? asks Eminé Rushton<br />
Ageing – as natural as breathing. So, why do we strive<br />
so very hard to stymie the passage of time? The<br />
Western take on ageing is rooted in fear. We worry<br />
that we’ll become less attractive, less relevant, less important.<br />
A multi-billion pound industry feeds on this deeply ingrained<br />
societal insecurity – promising ever-more innovative (and<br />
sometimes ludicrous) ways to stop the clock.<br />
73-year-old Helen Mirren put it brilliantly when she said,<br />
“You only have two options in life: die young, or get old.<br />
There is nothing else.” It would seem that Mirren’s candour<br />
and common sense are steadily catching on.<br />
“Traditional ways of marketing – specifically around age,<br />
gender and ethnicity – are becoming less relevant,” says Alexia<br />
Inge, co-founder of online beauty giant, Cult <strong>Beauty</strong>.<br />
“There has been a slow move in focus away<br />
from eternal, youthful perfection to a spirit of<br />
positivity, confidence and psychological and<br />
emotional health.” Whereas the impossibly<br />
ironed-out face of a 50-something starlet might<br />
once have propelled those anti-ageing product<br />
sales, now we are savvier and increasingly cynical<br />
and, crucially, fewer and fewer of us want to<br />
look artificially ‘anti-aged’ in the first place.<br />
As Inge explains, the beauty we most aspire to comes from<br />
within – a glow of good health and happiness; a twinkle<br />
in the eye. There is also a societal sea change happening<br />
all around us too. After generations of insecurity-preying<br />
advertising, women have savvied up and are ever more<br />
vociferously rejecting archaic, limiting and perfectionpeddling<br />
beauty ideals.<br />
Big brands themselves are now embracing the pro-ageing<br />
movement and across social media and glossy magazine<br />
covers, the woman of the moment is increasingly real, wise,<br />
strong and inspiring. So, if you’re feeling ready to embrace<br />
“One of the<br />
biggest impacters<br />
on our outward<br />
appearance is<br />
nutrition ”<br />
your age – whatever it is – here are some celebratory, soft and<br />
kind ways to boost your inner and outer glow, and embrace<br />
the skin that you are in.<br />
Feed skin from within<br />
We have all heard it before, but one of the biggest impacters<br />
on our outward appearance and the vitality of our skin, is<br />
nutrition. From getting a diet rich in essential fatty acids<br />
(lovely, skin-restoring good fats, found readily in oily fish,<br />
chia seeds, egg yolks, avocado and flaxseed oil), to those<br />
naturally anti-ageing brightly coloured vegetables, red wine,<br />
darkest chocolate and good olive oil (rich in antioxidant<br />
polyphenols and phytonutrients, which, handily, help our<br />
body mop up those prematurely ageing free radicals from UV<br />
light, pollution and infrared-emitting devices),<br />
it makes good skin sense to eat a varied,<br />
delicious, natural diet.<br />
Happy days for skin<br />
I love Roald Dahl’s quote: “If you have good<br />
thoughts they will shine out of your face like<br />
sunbeams and you will always look lovely”<br />
– because it’s true. Happiness is beautiful, and<br />
there is a scientific reason for this, too.<br />
When we are happy, when we smile, when we laugh, we<br />
produce more serotonin. This happy hormone significantly<br />
reduces our cortisol levels.<br />
“Elevated cortisol levels induce<br />
inflammation and suppress<br />
the immune system,” says<br />
dermatologist, Dr Jennifer<br />
Linder. “Inflamed cells are<br />
also prone to breaking down<br />
collagen, the protein that<br />
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keeps skin smooth and strong.” Likewise, the love<br />
hormone, oxytocin, which we release when we are with<br />
family, friends and beloved pets, also curbs the cortisol<br />
cycle. As simple as it sounds, a life rich in laughter and<br />
love is naturally good for your skin.<br />
Glow and go gently<br />
When we run (particularly on hard surfaces) it is not<br />
only our joints that feel the impact – our faces, too,<br />
experience a lot of impact-induced movement, with<br />
the skin around our cheeks and jawline in particular,<br />
being subjected to significant ‘bounce’ (much like our<br />
breasts without a good sports bra), which, over time,<br />
can cause the elastin in the lower face to weaken.<br />
If you love nothing more than to run, by all means do, of<br />
course, but if you’re keen to move in a more holistic way, you<br />
may want to choose a low intensity activity instead. Yoga,<br />
pilates and swimming are wonderful suppleness-supporting<br />
choices, with yoga also having been studied with regards<br />
skin health: specifically inversions (such as shoulder or head<br />
stands) being shown to boost circulation and promote more<br />
youthful, supple and radiant skin in the process.<br />
Look to the East<br />
In both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda<br />
age is viewed rather differently. In Ayurveda one is said to be<br />
in the prime of life until around 70 and in TCM, a woman’s<br />
golden age is during menopause – when she comes into the<br />
wholeness of her self and can embrace life to the absolute full<br />
because she is no longer defined by her reproductive system<br />
(from menstruation and pregnancy, through to child-bearing<br />
and breastfeeding). Likewise, in the East, beauty is celebrated<br />
all the more as you age; the wisdom behind the eyes, the<br />
laughter lines of a life heartily enjoyed.<br />
<strong>Beauty</strong> rituals, too, are more focused on relaxation and<br />
enjoyment (a quick swipe over the face with a value cleansing<br />
wipe won’t cut it). Taking the time to care for ourselves is<br />
important. From salubrious baths with nourishing oils to<br />
massage treatments and holistic facials, self-care rituals such as<br />
these feed up the soul, and enhance our inner/outer glow, too.<br />
Less is more beautiful<br />
Our skin is incredible – a flourishing microbiome of good<br />
bacteria, acids and enzymes live upon the skin we are in.<br />
Holistic beauty protocols seek never to interfere with the<br />
skin’s natural balance, they support, bolster and strengthen,<br />
instead. Try paring your beauty routine back to a nourishing<br />
balm or cream cleanser, a hydrating and brightening serum<br />
and a replenishing face oil. Brilliant natural brands I trust<br />
include Josh Rosebrook, de Mamiel, MV Skincare, Lani Hair,<br />
Ra Oils, Balance Me and Neal’s Yard Remedies.<br />
Pro-ageing natural skincare for radiant skin<br />
Neal’s Yard Remedies launched their Age Well Revolution<br />
earlier this year to wide acclaim and their new adverts<br />
feature women between the ages of 45 and 80. The<br />
supporting Frankincense Intense range (certified organic)<br />
looks to strengthen ageing skin, while imparting glow,<br />
firmness and tone, and costs from £55 for the Eye Cream.<br />
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MV Organic Skincare Gentle Cream Cleanser, £39. With<br />
a camellia oil base, this nourishing oil-infused cleanser<br />
is wonderful for drier and delicate skins and deliciously<br />
aromatherapeutic too. cultbeauty.co.uk<br />
Twelve <strong>Beauty</strong> Hyaluroil Lip Treatment, £28. This allnatural<br />
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There’s plastic surgery – the scary kind with general anaesthetics and scalpels – and then<br />
there is a whole other area of new developments in aesthetic therapies, strictly no stitches.<br />
We asked two experts to tell us more about their most popular treatments<br />
Dr Christine Medical Aesthetics<br />
The 8 Point Lift<br />
The 8 Point Lift is a ‘non-surgical facelift’ using the most<br />
advanced hyaluronic acid dermal-filler injection techniques<br />
to lift and rejuvenate the face, creating a more youthful<br />
appearance. Hyaluronic acid is a natural sugar molecule that<br />
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volume to the face.<br />
The typical users are women and men in their forties and<br />
up. The treatment usually takes around 45 minutes. Results<br />
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18 months, but it is usually advisable to attend for smaller<br />
top-up treatments every year or so to maintain the effects.<br />
The dermal filler is mixed with local anaesthetic to make<br />
the procedure comfortable. After the treatment you will have<br />
some pinpoint marks on the skin and may develop some<br />
small bruises over the next week or so. You should avoid<br />
aspirin, alcohol and exercise for the next few days. Keep the<br />
face clean and avoid touching the skin. You can apply makeup<br />
the day after your treatment.<br />
Profhilo contains a<br />
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The cost of the 8 Point Lift will depend on how much<br />
dermal filler is required to achieve the desired effects.<br />
Typically it starts from around £650 up to £2000.<br />
Our clients have come back to us and said they look like<br />
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Skin boosters<br />
Skin boosters such as Profhilo can be used to treat fine lines<br />
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Typical clients are women and men in their forties and<br />
up who have noticed fine lines around the eyes, cheeks and<br />
around the mouth. Skin boosters can also be used to treat<br />
crêpey skin on the neck, decolletage and backs of the hands.<br />
Treatment with Profhilo takes around 15 minutes and<br />
consists of only five injections on each side of the face. You<br />
will feel a couple of small scratches, but the Profhilo is mixed<br />
with local anaesthetic for comfort.<br />
After treatment with Profhilo you will have a few raised<br />
lumps at the injection sites which will take around 24hours<br />
to disappear as the hyaluronic acid flows under the skin. We<br />
advise our clients not to rub the face, to keep the skin clean<br />
and to avoid alcohol, aspirin and exercise for a few days.<br />
Two treatments are needed spaced four weeks apart.<br />
Improvement can be seen within a few days with best results<br />
achieved a month after the second treatment.<br />
The results last up to six months, after which repeat<br />
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Clients have said that their skin feels plumper and is<br />
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Anti-wrinkle injections reduce wrinkles and lines in the face<br />
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If you feel your brow is always furrowed or you are<br />
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The female menopause and the male andropause can cause<br />
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BHRT is tailored to your individual needs. Only the<br />
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Bioidentical hormones help with all the symptoms associated<br />
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Within weeks of taking the medication you should feel a<br />
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Food: Nicci Gurr Photographs: David Merewether<br />
Wine pairing: Victoria Aldwinkle of Kent Wine School.<br />
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Wine+<br />
These beautiful rich flavours<br />
remind us of Alpine mountain food.<br />
Gruyère is of course from Switzerland,<br />
so we’ve headed to Savoie, in the French<br />
foothills of the Alps, for a white wine to<br />
match the wonderful weighty flavours<br />
of Gruyère and Parma ham but have<br />
enough acidity to cut through the fat<br />
of the dish. The Wine Society do a<br />
wonderful Savoie-Chignin 2017<br />
for £10.95.<br />
Food<br />
Parma ham and<br />
Gruyère gougères<br />
Baked Camembert with<br />
cobnuts and honey<br />
Makes 20 canapés Prep time: 90 minutes.<br />
Serves 6-8 Prep time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 35 minutes.<br />
Choux pastry<br />
• 200ml/7fl oz cold water<br />
• 85g/3oz unsalted butter,<br />
plus extra for greasing<br />
• 115g/4oz plain flour<br />
• pinch salt<br />
• 3 medium eggs, beaten<br />
Cheese sauce<br />
• 150ml whole milk<br />
• 250ml double cream<br />
• 50ml white wine<br />
• 50ml hot vegetable stock<br />
• 1 bay leaf<br />
• 4 tbsp plain flour<br />
• 50g salted butter<br />
• 150g grated Gruyère<br />
• 5 pieces of Parma ham<br />
Preheat the oven to<br />
1200C/400F/Gas 6. Place<br />
the water and butter into a<br />
large saucepan and heat gently<br />
until the butter has melted.<br />
Turn up the heat, then pour in<br />
the flour and salt all in one go.<br />
Remove from the heat and<br />
2 beat the mixture vigorously<br />
until a smooth paste is formed.<br />
3Once the mixture comes<br />
away from the side of the<br />
pan, transfer to a large bowl.<br />
Beat in the eggs, a little at a<br />
time, until the mixture has a<br />
soft dropping consistency.<br />
Grease a large baking sheet.<br />
4Using a piping bag and<br />
plain 1cm/½in nozzle, pipe<br />
the mixture into small balls<br />
across the baking sheet.<br />
To make a crispier top, gently<br />
rub the top of each ball with a<br />
wet finger.<br />
5Bake for 12–15 minutes<br />
until risen and golden.<br />
Remove, cool and hollow out.<br />
6Pour cream, stock, milk,<br />
bay leaf, wine and grain<br />
mustard into a large saucepan<br />
and bring to the boil.<br />
In a separate pan melt butter<br />
over a medium heat then<br />
add flour and cook until the<br />
mixture has a sandy texture.<br />
7Slowly pour the warm<br />
cream and milk mix into<br />
the flour mixture and whisk<br />
until smooth. Remove from<br />
heat, take out bay leaf and add<br />
cheese. Leave to cool.<br />
8Take 5 pieces of thinly<br />
sliced Parma ham and grill<br />
until crispy, then leave to cool.<br />
9Fill the choux buns with<br />
the cheese sauce, warm and<br />
poke in the crispy Parma ham<br />
to serve.<br />
• 150g to 200g round<br />
Camembert (we like the<br />
local Chaucers Kentish<br />
Camembert)<br />
• 50g roughly chopped<br />
Kentish cobnuts or<br />
hazelnuts<br />
• 2 tbsp (30ml) local honey<br />
• 1 baguette or epi<br />
Preheat oven to 180C. Take<br />
1 the scored cheese out of<br />
the wooden box. Score the top<br />
of cheese crossways to make<br />
an ‘X’ pattern. This helps<br />
the heat penetrate to the<br />
middle.<br />
Wrap it in parchment<br />
2<br />
paper and place onto<br />
a baking tray. Cook in<br />
the pre-heated oven for 25<br />
minutes until runny <strong>inside</strong>.<br />
3Place the warm cheese<br />
onto a wooden board<br />
with either some sliced warm<br />
baguette, or pain d’epi.<br />
Drizzle the cheese with<br />
4 the honey, scatter on the<br />
cobnuts and serve while still<br />
warm.<br />
Wine+<br />
The Camembert in this recipe, calls<br />
for a lightly oaked white from<br />
Burgundy. We really like Saint-Véran<br />
2014 Les Vignerons des Grandes<br />
Vignes from Majestic (£10.99) which is<br />
wonderfully fragrant with great acidity<br />
to cut through the fat of the cheese. It’s<br />
a 2014 vintage so has developed slightly<br />
nutty, honeyed notes on the nose.<br />
A great example of well-made,<br />
delicious Chardonnay.<br />
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Food<br />
Salmon gravadlax<br />
with beetroot<br />
Celeriac remoulade<br />
on a new potato base<br />
Makes 20 Prep time: 40 minutes - with some preparation the<br />
day before.<br />
• 200g fresh salmon<br />
• 5g rock salt<br />
• 35ml vodka<br />
• 10g dill<br />
• 50g cooked beetroot<br />
For the oatcakes<br />
• 225g oats<br />
• 60g plain flour<br />
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda<br />
• 60g salted butter<br />
• 1 tsp salt<br />
• ½ tsp sugar<br />
• 60-80ml hot water<br />
Salmon preparation<br />
1Finely chop the raw<br />
salmon, put in a bowl, add<br />
half of the chopped dill, the<br />
vodka and the salt, cover and<br />
leave in the fridge overnight.<br />
Wine+<br />
Salmon usually calls for a glass of<br />
bubbles for the refreshing acidity. But<br />
the beetroot gives this dish added<br />
character so we’ve gone for a rosé fizz<br />
from the Loire Valley in France. Made<br />
from Pinot Noir, Langlois Crémant de<br />
Loire from the Secret Cellar (£18.00),<br />
is packed with berry and light spice<br />
notes which gives it enough power<br />
to match the beetroot<br />
perfectly.<br />
Method for oatcakes (or buy a<br />
packet of mini oatcakes)<br />
1Place the oats, flour,<br />
bicarbonate of soda, butter<br />
and sugar in a blender until<br />
you have fine crumbs (you can<br />
blend by hand if you prefer a<br />
coarser mix).<br />
Add the warm water slowly<br />
until a dough-like consistency<br />
is formed.<br />
Sprinkle flour on a work<br />
surface, then roll the dough to<br />
about a £1-coin thickness and<br />
cut out 1-inch circles (a shot<br />
glass is good for this if you<br />
don’t have a cutter).<br />
2Bake at 180C for 10-15<br />
minutes until cooked all<br />
the way through. Allow to cool<br />
before serving.<br />
hour before serving<br />
1Take the salmon mix out<br />
of the fridge, add the finely<br />
chopped beetroot and place<br />
back in the fridge.<br />
2Place a blob of crème<br />
fraiche on each cooled<br />
oatcake, then about ¾ of a<br />
teaspoon of the salmon mix,<br />
garnish with the remaining dill.<br />
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Serves 20 Prep time: 40 minutes.<br />
Cooking time: 15-20 mintes.<br />
• 100g celeriac<br />
• 1 lemon juiced and zested<br />
• 1 tsp grain mustard<br />
• 2 tbsp good quality<br />
mayonnaise<br />
• 10 small new potatoes<br />
• 50ml olive oil<br />
• 200g Bramley apples<br />
(approx. 1)<br />
• ¼ tsp cinnamon<br />
• ¼ tsp mixed spice<br />
• 20g butter<br />
1In a bowl grate the celeriac<br />
and immediately add the<br />
zest and juice of the lemon<br />
to reduce the celeriac going<br />
brown.<br />
2Add the mayonnaise and<br />
whole grain mustard and<br />
mix. Cover and rest in the<br />
fridge (this mix can be made in<br />
advance).<br />
Method (potato base)<br />
1Preheat oven to 180C.<br />
Slice the potatoes around<br />
the equator so you get about<br />
20 nice even rings, these will<br />
be your bases for the canapés.<br />
Brush the potato rings<br />
in olive oil and roast for<br />
2<br />
Wine+<br />
Nutty celeriac, creamy potato,<br />
sweet apple and a hint of warm heat<br />
from the mustard – lots of flavours<br />
to match wine with. We went for a<br />
Riesling from Majestic Clos St-Jacques<br />
Riesling (£11.99). It’s an off-dry wine<br />
with gorgeous notes of ripe apple<br />
and hints of honey.<br />
10 – 15 minutes at 180C until<br />
cooked then set to one side to<br />
cool.<br />
Method apples<br />
1Peel and core the apple and<br />
dice. Add the spices and<br />
butter to the apple.<br />
Cook until tender (it should<br />
have an apple sauce consistency).<br />
To serve<br />
1When ready to serve, place<br />
about 1 tsp of the apple mix<br />
on top of the potato, and the<br />
celeriac mix on top of the apple.<br />
Finish with a grating of nutmeg,<br />
or a sprig of parsley to garnish.
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Wine+<br />
This canapé has lots of<br />
Mediterranean-inspired ingredients in<br />
it, so we looked for a delicious rosé to<br />
match. The Wine Society do a lovely<br />
Corsican Rosé 2017 (£9.95). It’s a<br />
blend of native Corsican grape varieties<br />
and packs lots of Mediterranean<br />
flavours in. Rosé is normally the drink<br />
of summer, but the colour of this<br />
one would look great<br />
served at Christmas.<br />
Christmas<br />
crackers<br />
Makes 10-15 crackers Prep time: 10 minutes.<br />
• 200g cooked peas<br />
• 1 garlic clove, crushed<br />
• 1 tbsp tahini<br />
• squeeze of lemon<br />
• 50g chickpeas from a can<br />
• 2 tbsp olive oil<br />
• 1 packet of charcoal<br />
crackers to serve<br />
• 5 radishes to garnish<br />
Nicci Gurr is head chef at Home Gurrown<br />
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1Blitz in a food processor<br />
all the ingredients (except<br />
crackers and radishes). For a<br />
more rustic, less smooth finish<br />
mash with a fork.<br />
2Place the hummus mix<br />
onto the crackers.<br />
3Finish with a quarter of<br />
radish on each cracker.<br />
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The enchanted forest creates a unique woodland-themed<br />
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Night Circus | Pop Up Restaurant | Available from 2019<br />
Held <strong>inside</strong> stunning black and white striped tipis,<br />
the Night Circus is an amazing foodie experience with<br />
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Smoked salmon<br />
and cucumber bites<br />
Makes 20 Prep time: 20 minutes.<br />
• 200g smoked salmon<br />
(sliced strips)<br />
• 1 medium-sized<br />
cucumber<br />
• 150g cream cheese. (We<br />
like Slipcote Garlic and<br />
Herb - from Sussex)<br />
• dill - 1 pack<br />
1Peel, then slice the<br />
cucumber into about 20<br />
rings - 1cm thick.<br />
2Place about ½<br />
teaspoon of the<br />
cream cheese on each<br />
cucumber slice.<br />
3Then take each<br />
slice of smoked<br />
salmon and cut them<br />
into strips, (with 200g<br />
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of salmon you should end up<br />
with about 20 strips).<br />
4Roll each salmon strip<br />
tightly into a spiral and<br />
place on top of the cream<br />
cheese.<br />
5To serve, add a sprig of dill<br />
to garnish.<br />
Wine+<br />
Bubbles are our choice here as the<br />
flavours won’t fight this delicate dish.<br />
Champagne would be the classic<br />
match, but we’ve gone for a Crémant<br />
from Limoux in southern France. Cuvée<br />
Royale Brut Crémant de Limoux NV,<br />
Waitrose (£11.99). Made in the same<br />
way as Champagne, this offers excellent<br />
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Garden<br />
Keeping it real<br />
Ditch the plastic says Jo Arnell and decorate your home with boughs<br />
of real holly (and other lovely things)<br />
Our Christmas decoration box is full, we’re<br />
wading through clutter and I really do want<br />
to cut back on plastic and un-recyclable<br />
trimmings. It will take nerves of steel, though, as the<br />
shops are packed with gorgeousness, but there are some<br />
surprisingly useful and beautiful things for decorating in<br />
the garden too. And they come with added benefits.<br />
Organic decorations won’t clog up your life or your<br />
loft - they’ll just fade naturally and sweetly away after<br />
Christmas. Making naturally festive decorations will<br />
satisfy that creative urge (even if it is buried as deeply as<br />
last year’s fairy lights). When it’s all over they’ll leave no<br />
trace, no footprint, except perhaps a momentary one in<br />
the snow as we trudge down to the compost heap.<br />
Festive Foraging<br />
Serotonin levels drop as the amount of daylight decreases.<br />
We produce far less of this mood-enhancing chemical in the<br />
low winter light. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing<br />
and can make us sluggish and out of sorts - even causing<br />
severe depression. Outdoor exercise at this time of the year<br />
will help to keep serotonin levels up. Added to this is the<br />
dopamine effect of picking and gathering. Dopamine is<br />
the ‘reward’ chemical released in the brain’s reward centre<br />
(also triggered by gaming and shopping, but originally<br />
meant for hunter-gathering). A winter walk, especially one<br />
with a purpose, will definitely help to lift the mood.<br />
The tree<br />
Whether it’s a traditional Norway spruce, non-drop<br />
Nordman or fancy blue job, nothing beats a real tree.<br />
Admittedly they do need a bit of maintenance to stay<br />
at their fulsome, fragrant best through the festivities<br />
and even the non-drop varieties shed a bit, but they are<br />
more environmentally friendly than fake versions.<br />
No matter how many years an artificial tree is kept, it<br />
will probably end up as more plastic in landfill, it was made<br />
using the earth’s resources and quite possibly it had to<br />
travel many miles across an ocean to reach your hearth.<br />
Making your tree last<br />
Keep it outside for as long as you can before<br />
bringing into the dry indoor heat.<br />
Chop a little off the bottom to freshen up the stump<br />
and put it in water straightaway (many Christmas<br />
tree stands have a built-in water reservoir).<br />
Position it away from radiators and open fires.<br />
Water every day. Like a cut flower it will carry on<br />
taking water up through the trunk for a good while.<br />
An alternative to a whole evergreen tree is to use an<br />
artistically shaped branch, or bunch of twigs cut from<br />
a tree or shrub with attractive stems, like Silver Birch,<br />
Cornus (Dogwood), or Willow (as seen in our Christmas<br />
house in this issue). These look best treated simply and<br />
hung with just a few berries, baubles or fairy lights.<br />
Berry and Bright<br />
Use real berries and fruits to decorate both the tree and the<br />
house, they will last a long time - admittedly not as long as<br />
their plastic equivalents, but that is only to be celebrated.<br />
Berries might traditionally come in red, but there are<br />
many other colours to mix into your festive scheme.<br />
Above: Dogwood stems are perfect for Christmas decorating<br />
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Garden<br />
Fresh Foliage and long-lasting leaves<br />
Once you start looking in the garden it’s amazing to<br />
discover how many ordinary plants, that we mostly<br />
ignore, are naturally decorative in winter. Evergreen<br />
leaves tend to be glossy, which also helps to stop<br />
them losing moisture once they’re brought <strong>inside</strong>.<br />
Some may need a splash of water, or hunk of soaking<br />
oasis foam to keep them looking lively, but many<br />
stay surprisingly fresh-looking all through the festive<br />
season. Some of the best long-lasting foliage plants:<br />
Holly - very traditional, but can be a bit<br />
prickly and hard on the fingers - wear gloves.<br />
Ivy - still one of the best Christmas evergreens,<br />
with long pliable stems, attractive leaves,<br />
flowers and fruits. The variegated forms add<br />
a touch of white or gold for contrast.<br />
Spotted Laurel (Aucuba japonica) - can<br />
be used as a wreath base, or to line a plain<br />
bowl piled with nuts or clementines).<br />
Conifer foliage - effective as a wreath or<br />
swag base and many varieties are scented.<br />
Viburnum tinus - often overlooked in the garden<br />
for much of the year: a dark green blob that blends<br />
into the background, but it lasts very well <strong>inside</strong> and<br />
often has the added bonus of winter flowers too.<br />
Pittosporum - leaves on this delicate looking<br />
evergreen last very well among cut flowers, but<br />
go carefully as some varieties aren’t as robust<br />
and frost-hardy as our native evergreens and<br />
won’t appreciate a mid-winter hacking.<br />
Herbs - are lovely fragrant additions and<br />
the leaves of Bay and Rosemary dry well.<br />
Other long-lasting leaves to try: Ruscus,<br />
Osmanthus and Euonymus - these have<br />
small leaves and are useful as fillers in table<br />
decorations and on wreaths or swags.<br />
Sorbus (Rowan/Moutain Ash) cultivars are available<br />
with multi-coloured berries: Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink<br />
Pagoda’ (pink), ‘Joseph Rock’ - yellow and Sorbus<br />
cashmiriana has white berries. Our native Spindle tree<br />
(Euonymus europaeus) can be found in the hedgerows<br />
and has bright orange berries in a pink casing, although<br />
annoyingly, these are often over by Christmas.<br />
The black clusters of ivy berries look great in wreaths<br />
and swags, as do rosehips. For an unreal-looking, metallic<br />
purple try the berries of Callicarpa bodinieri. Remember<br />
to compensate wildlife if you take berries and fruits.<br />
Seedheads and cones<br />
Many dried seed pods can be made to look festive,<br />
but you may need to think ahead with these. Skeletal<br />
forms and the tracery of stems and umbellifers make<br />
delicate and understated decorations. Collect them<br />
once they’re dry, but before the weather gets to them,<br />
as they can quickly rot away to un-festive sludge in wet<br />
winter conditions. They can be picked weeks, if not<br />
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months in advance and stored as dried arrangements.<br />
Mini cones of alder and beech are great for decorating<br />
wreaths and table displays. Teasel heads can also be used<br />
in wreaths, or as tree decorations, but they are prickly, so<br />
handle with care. The orange seed cases of Physalis will<br />
add drama to decorations in their complete state, but<br />
occasionally the casing is eaten away to make a delicately<br />
skeletal form that can look as lovely as any bauble. Allium<br />
seed heads look like glamorous decorations whether left<br />
in a natural state or sprayed silver for extra sparkle.<br />
Faded flowers and bracts<br />
Hydrangea heads dry and last well, as do the skeletal<br />
forms of Fennel and Angelica, or hedgerow umbellifers<br />
like wild carrot and Joe-Pye weed. The flowers of<br />
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Equipment<br />
You won’t need much: a pair of secateurs and gardening<br />
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hanging things. A glue gun is a useful thing if spherical<br />
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need to hang outside in the weather for any length of time.<br />
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Education<br />
Hark, the little angels sing<br />
Hilary Wilce celebrates school Christmas traditions – and everything they teach our children<br />
Christmas is coming, with all its midwinter sparkle<br />
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who will visit who on Christmas Day, but there is a<br />
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and that is any school’s Christmas celebration.<br />
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a traditional nativity play,<br />
a carol service, or a more multicultural smorgasbord. The<br />
magic is in the sparkle in the children’s eyes, the home-made<br />
costumes, the enthusiastic piano playing, the breathless<br />
declamations and the hearty, if not always tuneful singing.<br />
And while the festive season outside the school gates<br />
seems to be increasingly about getting and spending,<br />
most schools do a very good job of fostering a Christmas<br />
atmosphere that celebrates the more important things of life.<br />
Schools bring children together through songs and drama,<br />
encourage them to think about those less fortunate than<br />
themselves and introduce them to religious ideas that can help<br />
them start to think about the big questions of being human.<br />
And while ‘normal’ lessons often get hijacked, think<br />
what those preparations are teaching pupils. Children are<br />
learning that to decorate a classroom you have to plan<br />
and prepare, make your decorations, and work together to<br />
put them up – practical project management in action!<br />
They are learning that to put on a successful Christmas<br />
concert, everyone has to go on a journey that starts with being<br />
introduced to an unknown piece of music, goes through all<br />
kinds of dips and troughs when it seems as if no-one will ever<br />
be able to master either the tune or the timing, but ends up<br />
in a successful sing-out for an audience of family and friends.<br />
Christmas is a perfect example of how schools are<br />
always busy doing so much more than just teaching<br />
maths, English and other basic subjects.<br />
Through the annual rhythms of the school year they<br />
help their pupils see the importance of structure and<br />
effort. They encourage team work and partnerships<br />
and show them how to find their place in a community<br />
of people that is bigger and more complicated than<br />
home - but still a safe place full of familiar adults where<br />
mistakes can be made, successes applauded, festivals<br />
celebrated, and where everyone gets to play a part.<br />
Sometimes, of course, schools aren’t always such<br />
constructive places, and as a parent you might be struggling<br />
with a classroom situation that is making your child<br />
unhappy. In which case, you might not be feeling much<br />
Christmas love for your child’s school right now.<br />
But even the difficult patches of school life can offer<br />
important learning to children and most young people<br />
will leave school with the kind of good memories that are<br />
very likely to include Christmas jumper day, or singing<br />
‘Little Donkey’ in the Christmas concert, or the picture<br />
of Mr Edwards, the school caretaker, playing Santa with<br />
such gusto that his ho, ho, hos blew his beard off.<br />
So mark your diary, put your phone away, cram<br />
your pockets with emergency tissues, and prepare<br />
to wallow in the true joy and purity of Christmas<br />
– as brought to you by children everywhere.<br />
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Real<br />
Christmas<br />
trees<br />
On sale 30 November - 2 <strong>December</strong><br />
& 7 - 19 <strong>December</strong><br />
10am - 3pm<br />
Buy a tree and enjoy these<br />
benefits on the day of purchase<br />
* Free vehicle admission<br />
* Free Christmas tree sapling<br />
* Free mince pies<br />
* 10% discount in Bedgebury shop<br />
* Terms and conditions apply, Please see our website for details<br />
Don’t miss the<br />
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A variety of<br />
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For more information call 01580 879820<br />
or visit forestryengland.uk/bedgebury<br />
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Christmas Events at Kenward Trust<br />
Christmas Craft Morning<br />
Kenward Christmas Fair<br />
Wednesday 5th <strong>December</strong> 10.30am- 12.00pm<br />
Join us to make a Log Candle Table Centrepiece and Felt Tree Decorations. Tickets are £25.00 per person<br />
and include a hot drink and mince pie. Only 12 places available so early booking is recommended.<br />
Saturday 8th <strong>December</strong> 10.00am - 4.00pm<br />
Browse our craft stalls for beautifully crafted and homemade Christmas gifts, trees, wreaths, cards and<br />
much more. Our café, Sage and Time will also be open for lunches, homemade cakes and hot drinks.<br />
Christmas Craft Morning<br />
Wednesday 12th <strong>December</strong> 10.30am- 12.00pm<br />
Join us to make a Scandinavian Hanging Mini Tree and Felt Tree Decorations. Tickets are £25.00 per<br />
person and include a hot drink and mince pie. Only 12 places available so early booking is recommended.<br />
Kenward Christmas Lunch<br />
Friday 14th <strong>December</strong> 12.00pm - 2.00pm<br />
Enjoy a delicious two course Christmas lunch, a glass of alcohol free bubbles and a tea or coffee to finish at<br />
our Sage and Time café. Tickets are £19.95 per person and places are limited so book early!<br />
All of our Christmas events will be held at: Kenward Trust, Kenward Road, Yalding ME18 6AH<br />
To book tickets please telephone: 01622 814187 (Monday - Friday 9.00am—5.00pm)<br />
Registered Charity no. 1146481. Registered in England no. 7931728<br />
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Mon 3 Dec<br />
Powder Mills Hotel, Powdermill<br />
Lane, Battle TN33 0SP<br />
Winter Soiree<br />
The Rye Retreat will be<br />
showcasing their hair and make<br />
up trends and predictions with all<br />
proceeds going to The Sara Lee<br />
Trust and St Michael’s Hospice.<br />
Entry: £10<br />
01797 222211 / saraleetrust.org<br />
Christmas<br />
Nov & Dec<br />
Bedgebury Pinetum, Bedgebury<br />
Road, Goudhurst, TN17 2SJ<br />
Christmas at<br />
Bedgebury<br />
A one mile sparkling path winds<br />
its way through the National<br />
Pinetum in a magical after dark<br />
experience. Greeted by the sights<br />
and sounds of Christmas, wander<br />
beneath unique canopies drenched<br />
in seasonal colour.<br />
forestryengland.uk/bedgebury<br />
Wed – Sun Wed 24 Nov – Sun 9<br />
Dec & Daily <strong>December</strong> 10 – 24<br />
Hever Castle, Hever Road,<br />
Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG<br />
Castle Christmas<br />
To celebrate the festive season,<br />
Hever Castle’s rooms will be<br />
decorated and themed around<br />
stories including The Nutcracker,<br />
and ‘Twas the Night Before<br />
Christmas with twinkling lights<br />
and log fires. Outside, discover an<br />
interactive trail themed around A<br />
Christmas Carol and a carousel,<br />
fairground stalls, characters from<br />
Christmas tales and a chance to<br />
pose for a picture with a husky.<br />
hevercastle.co.uk<br />
Weekends Sat 24 Nov – Sun 16<br />
Dec & Wed 19 – Sun 23 Dec<br />
Howletts Wild Animal Park,<br />
Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne,<br />
Littlebourne, Canterbury, Kent<br />
CT4 5EL<br />
Meet Santa<br />
Treat your little ones to a<br />
sprinkling of Christmas magic.<br />
Children can share their Christmas<br />
wishes and dreams with Santa and<br />
What’s On in <strong>December</strong><br />
receive a Christmas gift, plus for<br />
a small additional charge, you can<br />
purchase a souvenir photo and<br />
treasure the magical memory.<br />
aspinallfoundation.org<br />
Sat 24 – Sun 25, Fri 30 Nov<br />
– Sun 2 Dec, & Friday 7<br />
<strong>December</strong> – Sun 9 Dec<br />
Rochester Castle gardens, Castle<br />
Hill, Rochester ME1 1SW<br />
Rochester Christmas<br />
Market<br />
Browse the stalls for gift ideas and<br />
unusual stocking fillers, wander<br />
the Bavarian food village (with<br />
treats including German Bratwurst<br />
sausages, Hog Roast and churros)<br />
or visit the funfair which offers<br />
rides for £1 on Fridays, watch live<br />
performers on the bandstand and<br />
enjoy guaranteed snow with the<br />
snow machine.<br />
medway.gov.uk<br />
Sat 1 – Sun 23 Dec and Wed 26<br />
Dec – Tue 1 Jan, 11am-3pm<br />
Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy<br />
Hatch, Sevenoaks TN15 0NT<br />
A Magical Christmas at<br />
Ightham Mote<br />
Ightham Mote opens its doors for<br />
the festive season. Tour the house<br />
which will be dressed for a grand<br />
Victorian Christmas. Find a taste<br />
of Christmas in 1950s America in<br />
the library, an impressive tree in<br />
pride of place in the Great Hall,<br />
and the original kitchen, small<br />
dining room and scullery, all<br />
opening to the public for the first<br />
time. From Saturday 1 to Sunday<br />
2 <strong>December</strong>, the opening will<br />
be celebrated with a Christmas<br />
market of local produce around<br />
the carriage circle lawn, and<br />
children will also be able to impart<br />
their wishes with a visit to Father<br />
Christmas.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Weekends Sat 1 – Sun 16 & Thu<br />
20 – Mon 24 Dec<br />
Starts at Eridge train station,<br />
Rotherfield TN3 9LE<br />
Spa Valley Railway’s<br />
Santa Specials<br />
Hot chestnuts, face painters,<br />
traditional Christmas music and<br />
Santa visits with special gifts for<br />
VISIT FATHER CHRISTMAS AT HIS GROTTO • FEED THE REINDEER<br />
STORYTELLING • PANTOMIME • STREET PERFORMERS • PROCESSION<br />
• CAROL CONCERT • GIANT SNOWGLOBE • FAIRGROUND RIDES<br />
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS • STREET STALLS & MUCH MUCH MORE!<br />
Follow us on Facebook for more information @ryechristmasfestival<br />
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THE GREATEST GREAT ESCAPE THIS CHRISTMAS<br />
Trinity Theatre Productions<br />
Presents<br />
Book by<br />
JULIAN FELLOWES<br />
Music by<br />
GEORGE STILES<br />
Lyrics by<br />
ANTHONY DREWE<br />
Based on the book by<br />
KENNETH GRAHAME<br />
Original Production<br />
Produced by<br />
JAMIE HENDRY<br />
Director<br />
John Martin<br />
Musical Supervisor/Director<br />
Tony Stenson<br />
Choreographer<br />
Elizabeth Witt<br />
THU 13 DEC<br />
TO<br />
WED 2 JAN<br />
Box Office<br />
01892 678 678<br />
trinitytheatre.net<br />
“The Wind in the Willows” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorised performance materials are provided by<br />
Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 122-124 Regent Street, 3rd floor, London W1B 5SA. www.theatricalrights.co.uk<br />
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AND THE<br />
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WED 23 – SAT 26 JANUARY<br />
TUE 5 –SAT 9 FEBRUARY<br />
MON 11 – SAT 16 FEBRUARY<br />
FERN BRITTON ANNA-JANE CASEY<br />
SARA CROWE K AREN DUNBAR RUTH MADOC<br />
TUE REBECCA 5–SAT STORM 16 DENISE WELCH MARCH<br />
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TUE 7 – SAT 11 MAY<br />
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What’s On in <strong>December</strong><br />
all the good children make Spa<br />
Valley’s Santa Specials a lovely<br />
festive treat for all the family.<br />
spavalleyrailway.co.uk<br />
Sat 1 – Sun 2 & Sat 8 – Sun 9<br />
10am-3pm<br />
Dover Castle, Castle Hill Road,<br />
Dover CT16 1HU<br />
WWII Christmas<br />
Take a journey back to the Home<br />
Front this Christmas and find<br />
out how the festive season was<br />
celebrated in war-time. Over<br />
two weekends, Dover Castle<br />
will present a different selection<br />
of yule-tide activities. Visit a<br />
recreated officers’ mess to listen<br />
to tales of Christmas time at the<br />
Dover Castle Garrison. Help to<br />
bake delicious Christmas treats<br />
on the ration, get in the festive<br />
spirit with lindy hop dancing<br />
and maybe even meet Father<br />
Christmas himself.<br />
Entry: Adult £20, Child 5-17 £12,<br />
Concession £18, Family £50<br />
english-heritage.org.uk<br />
Sun 2 Dec<br />
West Malling High Street<br />
ME19 6LU<br />
West Mailing Christmas<br />
Festival<br />
Heart of Kent Hospice takes over<br />
the management of this year’s<br />
festival – a great day out for all<br />
the family with live entertainment<br />
on stage all afternoon, Santa’s<br />
Grotto, face painting, bungee<br />
trampolines, teacup and carousel<br />
rides, shopping, stalls, crafts and<br />
specialist food and drink.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
01622 790195 /<br />
erica.snow@hokh.co.uk<br />
Fri 7 Dec & Sat 8 Dec<br />
9.30am-5pm<br />
Trinity Church, Sissinghurst<br />
TN17 2JL<br />
Christmas Tree Festival<br />
Tis the season at Trinity Church,<br />
with trees decorated by village<br />
organisations, a variety of musical<br />
performances, local Christmas<br />
stalls, coffee, tea and light lunches,<br />
and a concert by the <strong>Wealden</strong><br />
Consort on Saturday at 7.30pm.<br />
01580 712612 /<br />
trinitychurch-sissinghurst.org.uk<br />
History<br />
Sat 27 Oct – Sun 6 Jan<br />
Sissinghurst Castle, Biddenden<br />
Road, Cranbrook TN17 2AB<br />
Beatrix Potter’s<br />
Garden<br />
Learn about the story behind<br />
the author. Accomplished<br />
gardener, naturalist, farmer and<br />
environmentalist, Beatrix Potter<br />
found inspiration in plants,<br />
animals and landscapes, all of<br />
which will be explored in this<br />
new exhibition featuring original<br />
artefacts including letters, books<br />
and a pair of Beatrix’ clogs,<br />
complete with mud.<br />
01580 710701/<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Selected Sundays from Sun 18<br />
Nov – Sun 10 Feb<br />
Penshurst Place, Penshurst,<br />
Tonbridge TN11 8DG<br />
Roast and Rambles<br />
Get an <strong>inside</strong>r’s view of key parts<br />
of Penshurst Place and Gardens,<br />
as the historic house hosts a series<br />
of behind-the-scenes talks with<br />
an added bonus of a three-course<br />
carvery roast lunch to be served<br />
before your selected talk. This<br />
month there will be a talk on<br />
Portraits through the centuries on<br />
Sunday 2 <strong>December</strong> and another<br />
on Christmas in the Baron’s Hall<br />
on Sunday 16 <strong>December</strong>.<br />
Entry: Adults £21.50, Children<br />
5-12 £9.50, Under 5s free<br />
01892 870307 /<br />
penshurstplace.com<br />
New Year’s<br />
Mon 31 Dec<br />
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve,<br />
Aldington Road, Lympne, Hythe<br />
CT21 4LR<br />
Roaring 20s Ball<br />
See in the New Year in style at<br />
Port Lympne Hotel’s Aspinall<br />
Suite. Enjoy a glittering evening<br />
with a lavish four course gala<br />
dinner, followed by dancing the<br />
night away with the resident DJ<br />
and carriages at 1am.<br />
Entry: £99pp<br />
01303 264647 /<br />
aspinallfoundation.org<br />
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JOIN OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES<br />
AND PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN YOUR LOCAL HOSPICE<br />
Irene Dibben<br />
Chairman<br />
“It is a cliché to say that we are all<br />
giving something back to our<br />
community, but we are. Each Trustee<br />
feels he or she both learns and<br />
contributes, bringing a diverse set of<br />
skills to our roles. That is important, as<br />
through debate we reach what we<br />
consider to be the best outcome for<br />
the Hospice.”<br />
Forward<br />
thinking Experienced Strategic<br />
All of the Hospice’s work is underpinned by the core<br />
values of • honesty • respect • innovation • excellence<br />
• community • compassion<br />
If you have any questions, please contact<br />
Karen Clarke, Chief Executive on 01424 456367.<br />
For a Trustee Application Pack please email<br />
kmason@stmichaelshospice.com<br />
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve<br />
Christmas Fair And Grotto<br />
Explore our Christmas Fair, with free walks, carol singing and<br />
Santa in his Natural Bird Hide Grotto, plus a craft activity!<br />
Tyland Barn Visitor Centre Grotto<br />
Meet Santa and his Elves in the Nature Barn Grotto and take<br />
part in a craft activity!<br />
£6 includes Santa visit and craft activity<br />
www.stmichaelshospice.com<br />
Registered charity number 288462<br />
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What’s On in <strong>December</strong><br />
BEATRIX<br />
POTTER’S<br />
GARDEN<br />
Sissinghurst Castle Garden<br />
27 Oct <strong>2018</strong> – 6 Jan 2019<br />
Open daily except 24 & 25 Dec<br />
Normal admission applies<br />
An exhibition exploring the<br />
inspirations of the world<br />
famous author of the original<br />
Peter Rabbit Books TM with<br />
objects on loan from the<br />
Frederick Warne Archive.<br />
For more information visit<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurstcastle-garden<br />
or phone<br />
01580 710700.<br />
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New Hay Farm, Old Hay<br />
(Off Pearsons Green Road)<br />
Brenchley, Paddock Wood Kent TN12 7DG<br />
01892 83 4306 info@westkentshooting.co.uk<br />
www.westkentshooting.co.uk<br />
Mon 31 Dec<br />
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent<br />
ME17 1PL<br />
New Year’s Eve in the<br />
Castle<br />
The evening begins with<br />
Champagne in the Library, guided<br />
tours of the Castle, then on to<br />
the New Year’s Eve banquet – a<br />
four-course fine dining experience<br />
served in the splendid Henry VIII<br />
Banqueting Hall. After coffee and<br />
chocolates in the Castle Drawing<br />
Rooms, it’s time to take to the<br />
floor as you dance the night away<br />
to a live band. At the stroke of<br />
midnight, toast the New Year over<br />
a spectacular fireworks display as<br />
the finale to a very special evening.<br />
Residential guests will be served<br />
a full English breakfast on the<br />
following morning in the Castle<br />
Dining Room.<br />
Entry: Dinner £215 dinner and<br />
accommodation from £295<br />
leeds-castle.com<br />
Theatre & Music<br />
Sat 8 <strong>December</strong> 7.30pm<br />
St Dunstan’s Church, Stone<br />
Street, Cranbrook TN17 3HA<br />
CHRISTMAS CONCERT<br />
Kent Police Male Voice Choir,<br />
with guests Queen’s Regimental<br />
Association Corps of Drums, in<br />
a joyous seasonal concert raising<br />
funds for Canterbury Oast Trust,<br />
a Kent charity supporting adults<br />
with a learning disability.<br />
Entry: £11<br />
01233 732684<br />
Sun 9 Dec 3pm<br />
Kent Life, Lock Lane, Sandling,<br />
Maidstone ME14 3AU<br />
Living Farm Nativity<br />
Visit Kent Life to experience a<br />
very special living nativity with<br />
the attraction’s very own farmyard<br />
friends. Working together with<br />
Maidstone Family Church,<br />
visitors can take a journey<br />
through the grounds of Kent<br />
Life to discover the nativity story<br />
scenes and join in the traditional<br />
Christmas Carolling. Children are<br />
encouraged to dress up so they can<br />
be part of the nativity.<br />
kentlife.org.uk<br />
Thu 20 – Sun 23 & Thu 27 –<br />
Sun 30 Dec<br />
Groombridge Place,<br />
Groombridge Hill, Groombridge,<br />
Tunbridge Wells TN3 9QG<br />
Groombridge Place<br />
Christmas Circus<br />
Spectacular<br />
This festive all-weather heated Big<br />
Top circus is a truly memorable<br />
seasonal experience. Audiences of<br />
all ages will be dazzled by amazing<br />
international performers including<br />
acrobats, aerialists and other<br />
speciality acts.<br />
Entry: Free with admission<br />
01892 861444 /<br />
groombridgeplace.com<br />
Workshops<br />
Nov & Dec<br />
Rebecca Mundy Jewellery,<br />
96 High Street, Sevenoaks,<br />
Kent TN13 1LP<br />
Jewellery Making<br />
Spend a day in a professional<br />
studio sampling some of the<br />
fundamental techniques of<br />
jewellery making, and create a<br />
unique silver decoration to be<br />
proud of! All materials are supplied<br />
and no experience is necessary.<br />
Entry: £95<br />
01892 322712 /<br />
rebeccamundy.co.uk/workshops<br />
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C = 20<br />
C = 0<br />
Job M = 15 Title: Seamstress M = 5<br />
Gotham Book Caleigh<br />
Location: Y = 72 Headcorn, Y Kent = 5<br />
Pay: £8.25 per K hour, = 5 starting at K 24 = 60 hours a week<br />
We are looking for seamstress<br />
to join our team, duties will<br />
fonts<br />
include all aspects of product<br />
manufacture including cutting,<br />
assembly and inspection. Gotham Book We<br />
currently produce skydiving<br />
jumpsuits and dog coats on<br />
site, and have plans to expand<br />
our range in the future.<br />
Caleigh<br />
I N T E R I O R S<br />
I N T E R I O R S<br />
I N T E R I O R S<br />
01580 712209<br />
colour 01580 palette<br />
clare@clarelangdoninteriors.co.uk<br />
712209<br />
clare@clarelangdoninteriors.co.uk<br />
www.clarelangdoninteriors.co.uk<br />
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Association House, St David’s Bridge,<br />
Association<br />
Cranbrook,<br />
House,<br />
Kent,<br />
St David’s<br />
TN17 3HL<br />
Bridge,<br />
Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3HL<br />
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C = 20<br />
C = 0<br />
M = 15<br />
M = 5<br />
Y = 72 colour palette Y = 5<br />
K = 5<br />
K = 60<br />
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Clare Langdon business card 3 heavier font.indd 1 15/05/<strong>2018</strong> 21:49<br />
We are located at Headcorn<br />
Airfi eld and currently operate 3<br />
days a week. The business has<br />
been running for 30 years, 15<br />
at the current location.<br />
Requirements<br />
• Experience using a<br />
sewing machine required,<br />
For more information or to apply,<br />
please email Hayley Jones at<br />
info@symbi.uk.<br />
experience with industrial<br />
machines preferred.<br />
• Ideal candidate will have<br />
a positive attitude, good<br />
problem solving skills and<br />
attention to detail.<br />
• Experience in Pattern<br />
Cutting or Pattern<br />
Generation is also<br />
favourable.<br />
Benefi ts<br />
• Flexible working hours<br />
• Relaxed working<br />
atmosphere<br />
• Opportunity to become<br />
involved in the business<br />
process if desired.<br />
W E<br />
H AV E<br />
MOV ED<br />
Battle Mowers Ltd<br />
For further information please phone 01424 773096<br />
or-email: battlemowers@btconnect.com www.battlemowers.co.uk<br />
Showroom: 15-19 Vinehall Business Park, Vinehall Road, Mountfield TN32 5JW<br />
Mother’s Help Required<br />
4 children aged 4, 2 ½<br />
& 15 month old twins.<br />
Tenterden Area<br />
(no more than 10 mile<br />
radius)<br />
12 hours per week<br />
Main dealer for<br />
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07736 706191<br />
swabyjulia@gmail.com<br />
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Please call 07771 905727<br />
£10 an hour.<br />
Must be experienced &<br />
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References required<br />
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Competition<br />
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Jane Howard’s<br />
Fables from<br />
the Farm<br />
From decorating the house to making her own<br />
wine, Jane’s excited about Christmas<br />
It’s coming. I’m one of those people who gets completely<br />
over excited at the very thought of Christmas and the best<br />
part is always the planning and preparation.<br />
First job is to quite literally deck the house with boughs<br />
of holly – tra la la la la, la la la la (I think you’ll find that’s<br />
the right number). However if you’ve left the task of<br />
collecting said holly till these <strong>December</strong> days, you’ll be sorely<br />
disappointed because there isn’t a berry in sight.<br />
Branches that were laden in October have now been<br />
stripped by the thrushes, blackbirds, fieldfares and finches. So<br />
next year be sure to cut branches early on and store them in a<br />
shed in a bucket of water until it’s time to decorate.<br />
At this time of year our very old and quite dark house full<br />
of beams, nooks, and crannies comes into its own. By going<br />
for quantity rather than quality and artfully shoving copious<br />
amounts of greenery around the place, the effect, though I say<br />
it myself, is rather enchanting. And not a cobweb in sight!<br />
Then of course one’s thoughts turn to the Christmas feast<br />
itself. Needless to say we always enjoy<br />
a huge rib of Sussex beef with lots of<br />
home grown veg but it’s always worth<br />
testing people’s culinary nerve with a few<br />
unusual extras.<br />
The Meeches Prolific (a quince) has<br />
been just that this year, we’ve baskets of them and, apart from<br />
their lovely perfume, they add a certain something when<br />
grated into the mince pie mix. They’re easy to deal with<br />
compared with the medlar – a rock hard brown fruit that<br />
looks like a big squashed rosehip.<br />
I’m reliably informed they are quite a delicacy but first you<br />
have to master the art of blatting – letting them rot gently<br />
“The Meeches Prolific –<br />
a quince – has been just<br />
that this year”<br />
so they morph into a soft and fragrant pulp which you then<br />
enjoy with cold cream. Mine however seem to wilfully bypass<br />
that part of the process, turning instantly from bullets into a<br />
mildewy rotten mush, so the jury is still out on the joy of a<br />
good medlar.<br />
Has anyone else noticed a squirrel<br />
explosion this year? We planted a<br />
walnut tree about twenty years ago and<br />
in the past few years it has come into its<br />
own producing at least 60 nuts a year,<br />
enough to enjoy with the port and Stilton on the big day.<br />
Problem is from September the squirrel – same one or<br />
many, hard to tell, but only ever one – arrives every morning<br />
and busies himself burying one or two in the lawn. It is quite<br />
endearing but without a trip to Waitrose or adding roast<br />
squirrel to the menu it will be yet another nut-free occasion.<br />
And then of course there’s the alcohol. We’ll be having the<br />
professionally made variety with our dinner, but last year I<br />
came across an ancient Sussex recipe for birch (as in the tree)<br />
wine and thought it sounded light and sweet and might make<br />
a passable pudding wine, so decided to give it a try.<br />
In March, when the sap was rising, I cut off a branch, hung<br />
a bucket on the birch tree stump and amazingly it soon filled<br />
with sap. I boiled it with sugar, then using a piece of toast as<br />
the pontoon floated a lump of yeast on the top for a few days,<br />
added some almonds and ignored it thereafter.<br />
It says in the book it will be a pale silvery gold wine, with<br />
little flavour but a curiously pungent aroma and passable by<br />
Advent. I can hardly wait.<br />
Happy Christmas one and all!<br />
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