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Contents 

December 2018 

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CHEERS! 

Maggie Alderson selects homes in 

which she would like to spend 

Christmas 

NOTEBOOK 

Our highlight of the top six 

must-see events this month 

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GOTHIC GLAMOUR 

Drama galore in a 

Gothic revival house 

GET THE LOOK 

Everything you need to 

get some Gothic glamour 

into your home 

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139 

120 

HARK THE LITTLE 

ANGELS SING 

Hilary Wilce’s take on the value of 

Christmas traditions in schools 

WHAT’S ON 

All the best events to make the 

most of the last of 2018 

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COOL YULE 

A 50s beach house in 

festive Scandi style 

GET THE LOOK 

Cool Christmas products 

for a Scandi-style interior 

THE DARK SIDE 

Dark and rich wood 

flooring inspiration 

RUN RUN 

We celebrate stair runners 

TILE STYLE 

Tiled floors which imitate 

the wooden look 

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COUNTRY HOUSE 

CHRISTMAS 

Kate Watts styles luxurious 

country Christmas fashion 

FILL YOUR STOCKINGS 

A hand-picked selection of 

stocking filler inspiration 

PARTY PIECES 

Nicci Gurr’s fabulous 

festive canapé recipes to 

delight and impress 

KEEPING IT REAL 

Jo Arnell’s tips for lovely 

plastic-free decorations for 

your home this Christmas 

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FABLES FROM THE FARM 

Jane Howard’s update on Christmas 

preparations at the farm 

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Where There’s Space, There’s Value 

Add it or Move? 

In this uncertain climate, many home owners are choosing to stay in their 

current property and create their ideal home - and by opting to extend and 

maximise their existing residence, they are potentially avoiding both the time 

and costs associated with moving. However, the big questions for this group 

of ‘let’s stay put’ home owners are: ‘What to build, how to achieve the build, 

how to attain the planning consent and what is the likely cost?’ 

Thankfully, in leafy Surrey there are very few areas 

where adding extra space won’t add value to a property. 

A company that knows all about refurbishments and 

extending – up, side-ways and even down – is Dorking 

based Compass Construction. 

For the past 10 years, Compass Construction has been 

involved with every type of project, from new builds 

through to extensive refurbishments and the extension 

of listed buildings, and everything in between, including 

light commercial projects. 

A leader in its field of expertise, Compass Construction 

has its own team of qualified well-practised project 

managers and skilled trades who work seamlessly with 

external professional partners such as architects and 

planning consultants. In an industry where reliability 

and meeting deadlines is critical to the success of the 

end result there can be no room for error, which is 

why the company only uses its own labour force and 

the professionals with whom it has enjoyed a long 

standing relationship.

to work with our interior design consultant, which has 

huge benefits for those who have vision, but are unsure 

of their choices. Some clients enjoy the interior design 

process and choosing specification items and colour 

palettes, whilst others look forward to the end result 

but not the process. This area of the build is where the 

interior design service becomes invaluable, in order 

that the programme can be adhered to and the client is 

inspired by design confidence”, comments Construction 

Director – Steve Cadman. 

Fully insured and professionally qualified, Compass 

Construction is committed to providing a totally 

consistent service that incorporates multi-disciplined, 

turn-key solutions, which enables clients to take a handsfree 

approach. 

Founder Directors, Steve Cadman and Richard Taylor 

RICS, are justifiably proud of both the business they have 

created and their extensive portfolio of projects. The 

list of very satisfied clients is testament to their success 

and for them, it has become both a personal and a 

professional quest to be hands-on and actively involved 

with each and every project. 

Richard Taylor comments, “Design and build success 

ultimately stems from an exacting brief and a total 

‘expectation reality check’ for both sides, at the point 

of instruction. We are of the opinion that honesty, 

transparency and an all-round free flow of information 

is critical for a good working relationship between our 

clients and our workforce. Good communications also 

help to ensure that the project is delivered on-time and 

within the agreed budget.” 

The company has gained a richly deserved reputation, 

with 100% of clients saying they would recommend 

its services and acknowledging that the open 

communication between the client and service 

providers is outstanding. Without exception, its results 

demonstrate that having the Compass Construction 

team on board to drive the project forward makes 

the design and build journey easier and the entire 

experience more enjoyable. 

Considering a major alteration or extensive 

refurbishment work or a new build project? Why 

not contact us for more information on how we can 

help you create your dream home - email Richard 

Taylor, enquries@compass-construction.co.uk 

Within its suite of services, Compass Construction 

offers a full design and build facility, which is the perfect 

scenario for clients who have little or no knowledge of the 

intricacies of building-works or developing new property. 

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£3,000,000 

Cheers! 

Maggie Alderson picks glorious homes on the market where she 

would love to celebrate Christmas 

Barhatch Farm 

The dream: A lot of houses we feature 

in HOM have special features – 

Barhatch Farm is a special feature in 

itself. The most gorgeous, characterful 

Grade II-listed dream, with a beamy, 

leaded-window front and an elegant 

Georgian rear, built from warm red 

brick, tile hung in places, with a huge 

wisteria growing up the back. With 

four reception rooms, a study, kitchen, 

breakfast room, utility room – and a 

huge cellar, it truly rambles and the 

current owners have done a superb 

job on the soft furnishings, glorious 

pelmetted and swagged curtains, that 

I would buy along with the house. A 

perfect Christmas house. 

Where: The Surrey Hills Area of 

Outstanding Natural Beauty, 20 

minutes southeast of Guildford. 

Setting: Green, green, green – fields, 

woods, Cranleigh golf course. 

Postcode: GU6 7NG 

Beds: 7 Baths: 4 

Special features: Window seats, 

shutters, beams, lovely old doors… 

Pleasing details: A hot tub inside a 

beamy conservatory. 

Outside: About four and a half acres 

of landscaped gardens, paddock and 

ponds, with a creeper-covered arbour 

among other treats. A tithe barn with 

a workshop and two stables, a onebedroom 

cottage, garaging for five cars. 

Time to town: 13 minutes to 

Shalford, then 45 to Victoria. 

Agent: House 0800 917 0447 

housepartnership.co.uk 

surrey-homes.co.uk 

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£1,250,000 

Beare Green 

The dream: The best of both worlds 

(looks grand, not so much upkeep) 

2 Smallburgh is half of a substantial 

Victorian baronial house, which has 

been divided vertically. This half 

benefits from the wonderful wooden 

staircase in the original hallway – now 

a grand dining room – perfect for a 

Christmas feast. Beautifully renovated 

throughout the eat-in kitchen combines 

a period feel, with contemporary flair. 

Where: Outside the village of Beare 

Green, ten minutes from Dorking. 

Setting: Farmland and woodland. 

Postcode: RH5 4QA 


Special features: Glorious original 

features throughout, including splendid 

stained glass windows. 

Pleasing details: Stylish new 

bathrooms with a lot of marble. 

Outside: Three acres of formal gardens 

with a pergola and woodland. 

Time to town: Just over an hour from 

nearby Holmwood station to Victoria. 

Agent: House 0800 917 0447 

housepartnership.co.uk 

£1,895,000 

Riverbank 

The dream: The full bi-fold door, 

entertaining kitchen fantasy – get your 

coolest friends round on Christmas Eve 

– on a road right alongside the River 

Thames. The house and garden have been 

refurbished with great style. 

Where: East Molesey, a short walk across 

the river from Hampton Court. 10 

minutes from Kingston. 

Postcode: KT8 9BH 

Setting: The charm of the urban riverside, 

right by the happening scene of Hampton 

Court village on Bridge Road. 


Special features: The master bedroom 

suite is splendid, with bespoke built-ins 

and a bathroom with a parquet floor. 

Pleasing details: A lovely balcony on the 

first floor out of the master bedroom, 

looking across to Hampton Court palace. 

Outside: A south-facing garden. 

Time to town: 33 minutes to Waterloo 

from Hampton Court (0.1 miles away). 

Agent: Savills, Esher. 

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Away in a Holly Barn 

A magical show to share with friends and family, 

The Wintershall Nativity Play is the ultimate real 

life recreation of the traditional Nativity. The 

setting is stunning, taking audiences from outside 

in the rolling landscape of the Wintershall Estate, 

to inside the intimate candle-lit Holly Barn. Plus 

there will be joyful carolling, mince pies and hot 

drinks, and animal stars including sheep, donkeys, 

horses and even a sheepdog. The play will be 

performed from Wednesday 12 to Sunday 16 

December. 01793 418299 / wintershall.org.uk 

Treat your elf 

The Heart Shopping Centre in Walton 

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8 December. Take lessons in present 

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dancing, to graduate with a certificate 

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Notebook 

Exhibitions 

Chris Orr RA, Zoomania, Lithograph, 2018 

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events near you 

this month 

Print works 

Watts Contemporary Gallery in 

Compton celebrates the art of 

printmaking in all its eclectic variety 

with the next instalment in its In Print 

exhibition series, Making Impressions. It 

will be open until Sunday 6 January 

and will feature some of the foremost 

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techniques including linocut, lithograph, 

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Snow White Christmas 

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Previous page: The fireplace is at the opposite end of the open-plan 

living area from the kitchen. Above: Matt made the kitchen table with old 

scaffolding planks, so it would be big enough to seat 14 people. The kitchen 

island behind is an old carpentry table given to them by the previous owner 

of the house – after they had been looking for one for ages; ‘a magical gift’ 

As you head out across Romney Marsh towards the sea, Rye’s 

medieval citadel is the most prominent view on the skyline. 

Along the coast is Dungeness, where the nuclear power station 

broods over the bleak shingle expanse. Spanning the middle section 

is Camber Sands, with its acres of golden beach backed by tufted 

dunes - and Camber itself, unremarkable, low-rise and quiet (save 

for all the film crews), like a settlement at the edge of the world. 

Loma Beach House sits at the end of a sandy lane, its smart, 

but coastal, black-clad facade hinting, or rather, broadcasting, that 

something has fundamentally changed inside this 1950s house. 

Gigi and her partner Matt, having successfully renovated a flat - and 

finding that they enjoyed the process - had been thinking about buying 

a coastal holiday property, for themselves to use, but also to rent out, 

somewhere in Devon or Cornwall. In the end it was (just as the film 

crews have found) the proximity to London and to Tunbridge 


Above: Looking from the kitchen back to the living area. The 

slate grey walls have been created using a material imported 

from America, called Ardex Left: The log stores were designed 

and made by Matt 

Wells, where they work, that brought them to Camber. 

“I grew up around here and came down to the beach in 

summer and winter – all year,” says Gigi. “We were looking 

in Devon and Cornwall when this house came up.” 

A mid-century box of a house backing onto the iconic 

sand dunes, the property hadn’t been touched in years, 

something that might have put others off, but not Gigi 

and Matt. With their design backgrounds – Gigi is a 

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– they could see beyond the faded decor and clutter 

to the basic rectangle of the building. They set about 

clearing some space and paring it back to a shell. 

“We completely knocked it through,” Gigi explains. 

“What is now the bathroom was the kitchen and 

it was all really cluttered with small rooms. There 

was a garage in two parts, so we opened it all up 

and put French doors in all the way along.” 

They worked every weekend, barely stopping for the birth 

of their daughter Luna, because, as in all the best DIY house 

projects, the baby arrived just at the messiest part of it. 

The process has taken two years of weekends, 

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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 

shelves have been clad with OSB (flakeboard), which has been used throughout the house 

“And you have to work hard,” laughs Gigi. “But 

I only remember the good times. We kept it calm. 

I didn’t want to change the energy. It’s important 

to give a place a soul and an emotion.” 

Gigi believes strongly in bringing a distinct, but 

warm and welcoming approach to the holiday home, 

explaining: “I like the whole concept of hippie living, but 

I try to do it with love.” She and Matt have a clear vision 

about what they want and what the Loma experience 

should be, when people rent the house from them. 

“People want thoughtfulness,” she says simply. “We’re 

both welcoming, good at it, it works for us. I get people. 

They want to feel essentially secure and relaxed. We’ve 

set up something a bit special that acknowledges that 

they’ve paid for it - and the little touches count.” 

One of these is a good night’s sleep. 

“We spent quite a lot on the bedding. There are high thread 

counts on every bed, the mattresses are all sprung, we’ve 

put in good showers. I want everyone to have lovely sleep, 

hot showers, everything crisp and white and super-soft.” 

It certainly sounds like bliss. “Some things 

look beautiful,” Gigi adds, “but are hard and 

uncomfortable and don’t give you inner peace.” 

The couple’s thoughtfulness even extends to making sure 

there is an endless supply of wood for the burner and: “There 

are blankets everywhere - and sun hats. And I always leave 


Above: A row of pegs from an old school changing room, bought in Rye, is cosy for winter with an array of 

shearling and fake fur coats – in summer it’s home to beach towels and sun hats 

a basket of pizza ingredients to make pizzas in the pizza oven 

outside and a wish lantern, to make their own holiday wish.” 

Gigi explains how they are setting up Loma to be a brand 

and how the interior styling is echoed by their website, 

so that in the end, whatever you can see in the house 

you’ll be able to buy online. “Like a concept store - where 

you can try it for size first. And see things in situ.” 

They would love to expand their idea and incorporate 

a yoga studio and a shoot location. “With the dunes and 

the light, it’s great for that. It’s always busy down here. 

One day in the summer I walked out and all down the 

road there was filming - Whistles, Net-a-Porter all in 

a small space. The filming helps the local community 

and helps village life - the cleaners and fishermen.” 

Much of the filming is in the winter, when the 

beach and the dunes are empty and Christmas 

has an atmosphere all of its own: 

“We’ll only be here for New Year this year,” says 

Gigi, “but when we are here for Christmas, we have 

the traditional thing with turkey etc, but we all 

muck in. This is a nice place to cook in, you can see 

everything and be part of it in an open plan space. 

“Tradition changes down here a bit. The focus is towards 

the outdoors and the beach, so that whatever the weather 

we’re outside getting that energy and then we can come 

back and have a fire and watch an old school movie.” 

 


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Above: Looking from the hallway into the main bedroom. 

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Loma Beach House is plenty big enough too, for the 

whole family to stay in without a problem. There are five 

bedrooms; four doubles and one ‘von Trapp’ style room 

for the children, complete with three cabin-style bunk 

beds, each with its own lamp and locker. The beds have 

been constructed in a charming utilitarian style out of 

OSB (like chipboard but with bigger flakes of wood). 

The OSB is used throughout the building as a key 

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to the open plan interior, contrasting perfectly with the 

industrial look of the slate grey finish on the walls. For 

this they used a material imported from America called 

Ardex. It’s a moody looking undercoat finish - a bit like 

Tadelakt, that brings a textured feel with added depth. 

Darker walls bring intimacy and sense of enclosure 

to the larger zones and spaces, but Gigi enjoys using 

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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 

clippings.com Above: The shower enclosure in the downstairs bathroom is made from galvanised steel. The walls and floor are 

concrete screed 

painted in a midnight blue, a mix atmospherically named 

by Crown Paints as ‘Deep Space Echo’. By spooky chance 

Gigi found some material for curtains that exactly matches 

the panelled walls. Crisp white bedding perfects the scene. 

By contrast, the ‘garage’ bedroom at the other 

end of the ground floor has a completely different 

vibe: simple and understated, save for the large 

dream-like photograph positioned so that it can be 

seen from the opposite end of the building. 

“We used the OSB in here too; it’s a good 

colour and texture. We wanted warmth, but to 

keep it minimal. We didn’t want white.” 

Upstairs on the landing, a shoal of golden fish appear 

to float delightfully through the walls - from one side 

of the house to the other. Follow the fish and there 

are two more double bedrooms, one en suite, both 

with views onto the dunes. They too are simply, but 

luxuriously finished, with full-length soft velvet curtains 

that pull across from one side in a seamless sweep. 

The en suite bathroom has a monochrome sliding 

door, so that left open, you can see out to the dunes 

- the ultimate luxury - a bath with a view. 

The downstairs bathroom is utilitarian and the shower 

enclosure is clad in galvanised steel. 

“I hate glass shower screens,” says Gigi. 

Industrial finishes are softened by old French shutters 

and wooden accessories. “The massive sink is from eBay,” 

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This page: A wall of OSB (a form of chipboard) in the bedroom creates a decorative effect with a utilitarian material 

 


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This page: The concrete-effect walls of 

the downstairs bathroom are softened 

by old French wooden shutters. The 

shower enclosure is clad in galvanised steel 

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These are useful tips for a trigger 

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Outside in the hall it is all faintly 

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“It’s a beach house, we want to 

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A kitchen is not an easy place to be 

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The couple firmly believe in 

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It was Valentine’s Day when fashion designer, Kim 

Denman, then living in Los Angeles, received a call from 

the owner of the house that she had fallen head over heels 

in love with in St Leonards-on-Sea several years previously. 

Her dream house, an early Gothic revival pile designed 

by father and son Regency architects James and Decimus 

Burton was back on the market and Kim and her husband 

Paul, had been offered the first bite of the cherry. 

‘It was an incredibly emotional and surreal 

moment,’ says Kim. ‘I had become obsessed with 

the house from the first moment I saw it.’ 

Some places have an inexplicable ‘pull’ and I can 

vouch for the fact that Kim’s ideal home is such a 

place. Having moved recently to St Leonards myself, I 

spotted the house one evening, through the trees, while 

walking through St Leonards Gardens. With its huge 

Gothic-style arched windows illuminated by a crystal 

chandelier, it stopped me in my tracks and left me curious 

about its history – and wondering who lived there. 

Kim’s own love affair with her ‘dream house’ began over 

20 years ago, on a family trip to the seaside. ‘At the time, we 

were living in Islington, North London, and our son, Joe, 

who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was in need of fresh air.’ 

The family headed for Eastbourne, renowned for its 

restorative sea breeze and while they were there Kim 

spotted an advertisement for the property in a local 

newspaper. Her curiosity was sparked. ‘For Sale - Victorian 

folly in St Leonards-on-Sea.’ She still has that cutting. 

‘I had no idea where St Leonards was,’ laughs 

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House that called out to me. I was enchanted.’ 

On the way back to London, they drove east 

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of seeing the property in the flesh. 

 


Above left: A cosy sitting room off the master bedroom Above right: In the hallway, two religious statues, originally from an Irish 

convent. Kim gave the organ to Paul as a Christmas present 

‘I drove around St Leonards, which at the time 

was the seaside town that time had forgotten not 

what it is today, but I couldn’t find it, so I went 

back to London feeling disappointed.’ 

Still she kept thinking about house. ‘I 

couldn’t get it out of my head,’ she says. 

The next trip to look for it was with husband 

Paul and on this occasion, the hunt was successful. 

‘We didn’t make an appointment! We just knocked 

on the door and were welcomed in,’ says Kim. 

Once inside, Kim’s love for the house wasn’t diminished. 

‘Although the décor was seriously 1970s and the place 

wasn’t in the best state of repair, I fell hopelessly in love.’ 

But as with most love affairs it didn’t immediately ‘run 

smooth’ and their offer, made first thing the following day, 

was rejected in favour of another. Deciding they had to 

move on – literally – Kim and Paul, bassist for Sade, moved 

their family from London to the arid, sunny climate of Los 

Angeles, California, which they hoped would be beneficial 

to Joe’s health. For the time being, sun, sea and surf replaced 

the notion of romantic Gothic towers and Victorian charm 

and Kim’s dream of a life in St Leonards-on-Sea was put on 

hold… Until that auspicious phone call several years later. 

After jumping several more hurdles, the couple finally took 

possession of the house. It needed a complete decorative 

overhaul, despite attempts by several owners, including the 

actress Maria LeBrock, mother of actress Kelly, to update it. 

‘It was a massive project,’ recalls Paul. ‘Myself 

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the interior, which took over two years.’ 

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It’s an interior that shouts ‘more is more is more’, 

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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 

from a 1920s candlestick, bought in LA and likely to be from a Hollywood film set. The lilies are from Shimizu Flowers in Hastings 

which look as if they have always been there. 

‘We scoured salvage yards and antique shops in St Leonards, 

Hastings Old Town, Brighton, Bexhill and Lewes looking 

for period appropriate fixtures and fittings,’ says Paul. 

Partly built into a sandstone cliff with views across 

picturesque St Leonards Gardens (also designed by the 

Burtons), The Clock House is a stone’s throw from 

the sea and the cool shopping hub of Norman Road, 

where Kim has her boutique Siren, sellling Hollywood 

vintage clothing and her own designs, although it 

feels like it’s in the depths of the countryside. 

The main entrance, situated on Maze Hill, sets the scene 

and gives a taste of what’s to come in the rest of this fairytale 

home. The jaw-droppingly beautiful hallway is complete 

with two impressive painted religious statues, originally from 

a Catholic convent in Ireland, draped theatrically with fake 

fur stoles and adorned with antique crowns. Like patron 

saints of The Clock House, they now welcome visitors. 

‘It took four men to move the figures,’ says Paul. ‘They were 

so heavy that once they arrived in the hall, they never left!’ 

Stripped and polished wooden floorboards and vintage 

decorative wallpaper, offset an enviable collection of religious 

iconography, including over-sized brass church candlesticks 

and carved crucifixes and an organ, a Christmas present from 

Kim to Paul. 

‘At Halloween, we throw the front door wide open 

for trick or treaters and I play the theme from The 

Addams Family.’ A gilded nave-style ceiling and a 

brass sanctuary lamp, complete with candles, cast a 

golden glow that continues throughout this floor. 

Unusually, the entrance hall leads directly into the master 

bedroom, a gorgeously glittering boudoir of a room, which 

Kim refers to as ‘my own mini-Versailles’. Imagine if Marie 

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The Denmans’ interior style is cinematic, Gothic and 

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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 

bought at an auction and the chairs from an antiques shop in Hastings Old Town. The gingerbread reindeer are from Judges Bakery, 

also in Hastings Old Town 

from a variety of eras and sources that aren’t at all 

true to the Gothic Revival style – but they work. 

Take the French bed, acquired from La Maison in 

Islington. Fit for royalty, Kim has dressed it with a faux 

fur throw that she made, topped with a sumptuous blush 

pink 1930s satin quilt from Eras of Style in Bexhill, 

another of their haunts for vintage and antique finds. 

Curly sheepskin cushions from TK Maxx, add texture and 

cosiness to the overall feeling of luxury – and decadence. 

A fringed pelmet above the bed has been pimped with 

tassels and feathers, adding a theatrical flourish: very much 

Kim’s signature. She has also attached mini antler plaques 

to the bedhead, along with some chubby gilded cherubs. 

Part of the original clock tower, the boudoir has a 

beautiful sitting area, with huge arched windows that 

overlook the garden and park. A generously proportioned 

decorative French sofa from Fortress, has been re-covered 

in leopard print fabric – the perfect place for perching, to 

admire the view, both interior and exterior. At either side 

of the sofa are two brass lamps from a Venetian gondola. 

The seating area is flanked by two colossal plaster 

caryatids found in a vintage shop in The Lanes, Brighton. 

Other delights include a marble and metal table from a 

vintage shop in LA, a pair of pale blue and gold upholstered 

18th century French dining chairs and a bedside chest of 

drawers from the French Depot in St Leonards, a mecca 

for reclaimed French furniture and architectural salvage. 

But the real knockout has to be a pair of crystal chandeliers, 

which wouldn’t look out of place in any palazzo – probably 

because they really do have a royal history. ‘These 

chandeliers belonged to the Romanovs,’ reveals Paul. ‘The 

Russian royal family. They were exported to England from 

Russia when the remaining Romanovs were exiled. They 

were still in their packing crates when we found them.’ 

From the boudoir, we move into the bathroom. Steeped 

in luxury, it incorporates bookshelves laden with Kim’s 

fine art and fashion book collection, decorative French 

ceramics and heaps of faux flowers. A chandelier hangs over 

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Above left: The seating area off Kim’s boudoir. The caryatids – 

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which were sourced and fitted by Paul and his builder. 

A wall-mounted vintage wooden cupboard is the perfect 

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vintage fabric trimmings, treasures and collectibles from 

her global travels and work as a fashion designer. 

Adjacent to the master bedroom, a cosy sitting room that 

feels more like a snug, is home to a luxurious chocolatecoloured 

velvet chesterfield from La Marette Brocante in 

Kings Road, St Leonards (a second-hand shop mecca), 

bedecked with velvet cushions from TK Maxx. 

Opposite, a high-backed leather chesterfield creates an 

intimate seating area where Kim and Paul can kick-back 

and relax. A glass-topped coffee table brought back from 

Goddess, Kim’s LA boutique, plays host to a pair of ceramic 

swans, along with sparkly crystal and brass candelabra, while 

a grand-scale gilded chandelier brings a touch of theatre 

to the room. The impressive fireplace is another recent 

addition, along with the Pugin-inspired patterned wallpaper. 

On the next floor, accessed by a spiral staircase, there is a 

spacious drawing room, large enough to accommodate three 

sofas, two upholstered in gilt and deep purple patterned 

fabric, and a carved gilt settee in plush plum velvet. This is a 

statement room, not for the decoratively faint-hearted or 


Above left: The bespoke kitchen has a central island where Kim displays her charity shop and boot fair mix and match plates 

Above right: The ground floor cellars with a workshop at the back 

those with a penchant for minimalism. Like the rest of the 

house it’s uncompromising in every way. Paul upholstered 

the patterned sofas, complete with tassels and fringes. ‘We 

don’t do understated, we do stately,’ he says, with a smile. 

Patterned wallpaper from Shand Kydd continues the 

rich, dare I say it, Vatican style, that the couple have 

created. Religious statues sit alongside scene-stealing 

gilt candlesticks and a supersized coffee table – brought 

back from LA – injecting a little Hollywood glamour 

to the ecclesiastical backdrop. The icing on the cake? 

Vermilion and gilt patterned curtains with swags, tails 

and drapes, designed by Paul and made by a local curtain 

maker, complete with ruched Schiaparelli pink blinds, a 

vibrant backdrop to a Madonna crowned with stars. 

‘Some of our inspiration comes from houses like 

Chatsworth which I visited as a child with my parents,’ says 

Paul. ‘And of course every Hammer Horror film ever made.’ 

The lower ground floor flows into the garden, with a tiled 

entrance porch, part of the original clock tower, flooded with 

natural light. The porch is home to a glass-topped metalwork 

table and lamp made from a 1920s candlestick, both bought 

in LA and likely to have come from a Hollywood film set. 

The elegant dining room, papered in gilt-patterned 

wallpaper and lit up by another supersized chandelier, is one 

of the grandest and most enviable rooms. A sprawling 1920s 

oak dining table (purchased at an auction) dominates, teamed 

with 18th century Renaissance revival carved and upholstered 

chairs found in an antique shop in Hastings Old Town. 

Crystal candelabra lamps and a bust of Bacchus 

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Above left and right: Paul and his builder installed the claw-foot 

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An 1850s carved French dresser serves as a drinks’ 

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of Transylvanian wines (yes, seriously) sourced from 

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On the walls, Edwardian mounted deer trophies are 

a contrast to the glittering gilt mirrors and sparkling 

chandeliers and candelabra. Faded velvet armchairs, 

complete with footstools, sit on either side of the stone 

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partaking of a glass of vintage Chateau Dracula wine. 

The kitchen, floored with flagstones, sits to the side of 

the dining room, perfectly located for serving up a banquet. 

Kim’s prized collection of glass tobacco jars have pride of place 

on the shelf above the tiled recess that houses a Rayburn. 

The bespoke painted kitchen, with its American-style 

central island unit where Kim displays her charity shop and 

boot fair mix and match plates, is one of the cosiest rooms in 

The Clock House. A vintage iron hanging rack is not only 

a decorative feature – thanks to the addition of faux flowers 

and vines – but is also a practical storage solution for pots and 

pans. Velvet-covered bar stools are the perfect perches when 

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of Style. The wallpaper is from Vintage Bird 

a place where he can play bass without disturbing the 

tranquil ambience of the rest of the house. Paul covered 

the walls with black and red vintage fabric from Wayward 

in St Leonards – with the help of a staple gun. 

An intricately carved bed and wardrobe attributed to 

Pugin give the room a gentlemanly air, a direct contrast 

with football posters and punk memorabilia that Paul 

has collected over the years – and his collection of 

Gothic dolls’ heads by local artist, Tom Barnett. 

As if the interior isn’t magical enough, The Clock 

House is surrounded by a beautiful garden with rambling 

pathways, a mini-waterfall and ornamental pond - 

and religious statues set into sandstone grottoes. 

‘It’s incredibly tranquil here,’ says Kim. ‘And like 

the house, it has an otherworldly quality that I haven’t 

found anywhere else.’ After 21 years, it’s clear that 

her love for this extraordinary house hasn’t faded. 

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Kim and Paul say: “Everything you see here would not have 

been possible without the following people and shops. 

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Norman Road, St Leonards: Robert Amstad, a never-ending 

source of information and expertise at Hastings Antiques 

Centre; Patrick at Project 78 Gallery project78gallery.com 


Above: Kim had the sofa from Fortress, in Lewes, recovered in leopardprint velvet sourced in Los Angeles. 

The chandelier, one of a pair, once belonged to the Romanovs – the Russian Imperial family 

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There’s more to facials these days than 

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It seems appropriate to be having the facial made famous 

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London where you can have this amazing treatment. 

Charlotte Connoley was trained in the technique by the 

Duchess’s personal facialist, Nichola Joss, who calls it ‘the 

Inner Facial’, because for a crucial part of it, the therapist 

massages your facial muscles from inside your mouth. Surgical 

gloves on, open wide, in they go. 

As that might hint, this is not one of those beauty 

treatments where you lie down and zone out in a bliss of 

relaxation. Not just the rubbing on and rubbing off of creams 

(although various lovely Decleor oils and unguents do feature) 

this is a serious facial workout. Boot camp for cheeks. 

So while the beautifully decorated pale grey treatment room 

(The Old Rectory is exquisite throughout) would be very 

conducive to drifting off, I was wide awake and chatting for 

the whole thing, possibly gabbling nervously at times when 

things got particularly brisk, but mainly because Charlotte 

is so lovely and so interesting to talk to. As well as being a 

walking billboard for the method. 

She massages her own face every night and her skin 

really does glow, while her cheeks have that peachy 

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(as she still was for a few more minutes) walk up the aisle of 

St George’s Chapel on that special day last May. 

The secret of the Sculpted Facial – and where said sculpting 

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Just as with a shoulder rub, this facial massage smooths 

and stretches the muscles which keep our faces in place and 

in which, Charlotte explained, working on the very tight area 

around my left jaw where I had (medical) surgery twenty-five 

years ago, we hold so much tension. 

By the end my face certainly knew something new and 

interesting had happened to it. It felt the way my body does 

after a great yoga class – pushed and tested, but happier for it. 

I rushed to the mirror and was really quite amazed by the 

perky face looking back at me. My cheeks looked at least a 

centimetre higher, my jaw line firmer. Noticeably tingling and 

rather bright pink too – evidence of that increased blood flow. 

The benefits have continued to develop post-treatment. Ten 

days later, my skin was looking fresher and plumper than it 

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Work colleagues have commented and even my family – the 

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Charlotte’s regular clients go every four weeks, brides 

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After decades as a beauty editor Josephine Fairley 

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The world of skincare moves on apace. Almost 

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molecule’, or a jaw-firming gadget, or a weirdly 

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Some of these rainbows are definitely worth chasing, 

but I generally wait till the frenzy’s subsided a bit before 

embracing a new ‘miracle peptide’ or face-vibrating gizmo. 

The innovations detailed here, as far as this beauty editor is 

concerned, will survive the test of time – rather than falling 

from skincare fashion faster than you can say ‘ra-ra skirt’. 

Vitamin C 

Topical vitamin C is a weapon we all need in our skin arsenal: 

it’s anti-inflammatory and can help to guard against several 

different kinds of radiation (including UV), as well as the 

ageing free-radical damage caused by pollution and blue light. 

(Who knew that our computers were actually ageing us?) It 

can also help to tackle the challenge of uneven pigmentation. 

Vitamin C is actually very tricky to formulate in a 

way that remains effective (it’s a fragile molecule) and 

is pleasant to use – but a few products that tick that 

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At-home ‘cryotherapy’ 

I am a great believer in cooling or even chilling skin. 

(Provided you’re not excessively prone to broken veins, 

which can be exacerbated by chilling the skin through 

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splashing of cold water, or blasting icy winds.) 

I’m incredibly impressed by a new gadget that enables you 

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globes that you keep in the fridge and use to massage away 

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Now 001 have launched the CRYOpress beauty 

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improve blood circulation, tightens skin and helps 

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I’m all for massaging the face. It’s incredibly effective for 

brightening the complexion, banishing puffiness, generally 

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The FOREO LUNA brushes were originally designed to 

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Retinoids 

Retinol is an alternative name for vitamin A. Originally 

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retinoids were extremely effective at fighting signs of ageing. 

They work by promoting rapid skin cell turnover, 

revealing new skin beneath – a kind of invisible exfoliation 

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These have seemingly come out of nowhere as a beauty 

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Are they different to night creams? Well, what these 

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What I would say about sleeping masks is, if you have 

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Hyaluronic acid 

Possibly my favourite molecule ever. A single gram, 

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wonder it’s become a byword for hydration. It’s 

completely kind to skin, ideal even for sensitive types. 

Hyaluronic is very, very different to those acids like 

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skin in any way. I love, love, love, love, love it. 

Favourite places to find it? Garnier Moisture Bomb 3-in- 

1 Hydrating Day Cream, £7.99 for 50ml, Sarah Chapman 

Intense Hydrating Booster, £59 

for 15ml, and Vichy Mineral 

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Marula is packed with antioxidants 

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What does it mean to embrace the passage of time 

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Ageing – as natural as breathing. So, why do we strive 

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As Inge explains, the beauty we most aspire to comes from 

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in the eye. There is also a societal sea change happening 

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We have all heard it before, but one of the biggest impacters 

on our outward appearance and the vitality of our skin, is 

nutrition. From getting a diet rich in essential fatty acids 

(lovely, skin-restoring good fats, found readily in oily fish, 

chia seeds, egg yolks, avocado and flaxseed oil), to those 

naturally anti-ageing brightly coloured vegetables, red wine, 

darkest chocolate and good olive oil (rich in antioxidant 

polyphenols and phytonutrients, which, handily, help our 

body mop up those prematurely ageing free radicals from UV 

light, pollution and infrared-emitting devices), 

it makes good skin sense to eat a varied, 

delicious, natural diet. 

Happy days for skin 

I love Roald Dahl’s quote: “If you have good 

thoughts they will shine out of your face like 

sunbeams and you will always look lovely” 

– because it’s true. Happiness is beautiful, and 

there is a scientific reason for this, too. 

When we are happy, when we smile, when we laugh, we 

produce more serotonin. This happy hormone significantly 

reduces our cortisol levels. 

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Glow and go gently 

When we run (particularly on hard surfaces) it is not 

only our joints that feel the impact – our faces, too, 

experience a lot of impact-induced movement, with 

the skin around our cheeks and jawline in particular, 

being subjected to significant ‘bounce’ (much like our 

breasts without a good sports bra), which, over time, 

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course, but if you’re keen to move in a more holistic way, you 

may want to choose a low intensity activity instead. Yoga, 

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choices, with yoga also having been studied with regards 

skin health: specifically inversions (such as shoulder or head 

stands) being shown to boost circulation and promote more 

youthful, supple and radiant skin in the process. 

Look to the East 

In both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda 

age is viewed rather differently. In Ayurveda one is said to be 

in the prime of life until around 70 and in TCM, a woman’s 

golden age is during menopause – when she comes into the 

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laughter lines of a life heartily enjoyed. 

Beauty rituals, too, are more focused on relaxation and 

enjoyment (a quick swipe over the face with a value cleansing 

wipe won’t cut it). Taking the time to care for ourselves is 

important. From salubrious baths with nourishing oils to 

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these feed up the soul, and enhance our inner/outer glow, too. 

Less is more beautiful 

Our skin is incredible – a flourishing microbiome of good 

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Holistic beauty protocols seek never to interfere with the 

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balm or cream cleanser, a hydrating and brightening serum 

and a replenishing face oil. Brilliant natural brands I trust 

include Josh Rosebrook, de Mamiel, MV Skincare, Lani Hair, 

Ra Oils, Balance Me and Neal’s Yard Remedies. 

Pro-ageing natural skincare for radiant skin 

Neal’s Yard Remedies launched their Age Well Revolution 

earlier this year to wide acclaim and their new adverts 

feature women between the ages of 45 and 80. The 

supporting Frankincense Intense range (certified organic) 

looks to strengthen ageing skin, while imparting glow, 

firmness and tone, and costs from £55 for the Eye Cream. 

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MV Organic Skincare Gentle Cream Cleanser, £39. With 

a camellia oil base, this nourishing oil-infused cleanser 

is wonderful for drier and delicate skins and deliciously 

aromatherapeutic too. cultbeauty.co.uk 

Twelve Beauty Hyaluroil Lip Treatment, £28. This allnatural 

unctuous oil restores bio-lipidic balance to skin with 

encapsulated hyaluronic acid and leaves lips supple, glossy 

and healthy. twelvebeauty.com 

Balance Me Vitamin C Repair Serum, £32. A wonderful 

combination of naturally brightening stabilised vitamin C and 

deeply hydrating hyaluronic acid, which has been receiving 

rave reviews since its launch, last month. balanceme.co.uk 

By Sarah London Organic Facial Oil, £32. Purest certified 

organic oils of argan, pumpkin seed, apricot and sweet 

almond make this essential organic facial oil ideal for sensitive 

skins, and can be used day and night in lieu of face cream. 

bysarahlondon.com 

Three holistic beauty books 

Skin Delicious Recipes & the Ultimate Wellbeing Plan for 

Radiant Skin in 6 Weeks, by Liz Earle, £25. A vocal supporter 

of ageing naturally and well, Liz’s wonderful book (one of 

over 30 she’s written...) features holistic wellbeing advice, 

nourishing recipes and skincare tips aplenty, garnered from 

her decades of experience. 

Perfect Skin, Unlocking the Secrets by Alexandra Soveral, 

£12.99. If we forgive the word ‘perfect’ in the title, the 

premise of Soveral’s book is a wholly holistic and natural 

approach to supporting the skin to age as well as it can. With 

massage, nutrition, wellbeing and skincare 

protocols throughout, it comes 

from the wise, wondrous hands 

of one of the world’s 

best holistic facialists. 

Whole Beauty by 

Shiva Rose, £21.99. 

From the American 

founder of Shiva 

Rose beauty, comes 

an all-natural 

celebration of 

beauty, with an 

esoteric twist (sage 

smoke energy 

clearing) and a 

plethora of makeit-yourself 

beauty 

recipes for hair, 

body, skin and bath. 

Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at 

Psychologies magazine, and co-founder of the conscious 

living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk 


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Sponsored by 

Treatment yourself 

There’s plastic surgery – the scary kind with general anaesthetics and scalpels – and then 

there is a whole other area of new developments in aesthetic therapies, strictly no stitches. 

We asked two experts to tell us more about their most popular treatments 

Jaye Bird Aesthetics 

Exilis Ultra 360 Femme 

The Exilis Ultra is a skin tightening and fat reduction 

treatment used on the face and the body. Patients 

typically range from 35 to 75. 

Sessions range from 30-90 minutes and results are 

immediate, but a course of four to six sessions, every seven to 

14 days is advised to achieve optimum long lasting results. 

The results from a course of treatment can last 

anywhere from 12-18 months, maintenance 

treatments are advised for optimal results. 

It doesn’t hurt – in fact it feels very similar to a hot stone 

massage – but due to it being a heat treatment, the skin may 

be pink and warm afterwards, so we advise clients to avoid 

other heat treatments e.g. sauna, steam rooms, and hot showers 

until the skin has returned to normal colour and temperature. 

Price ranges from £350 to £750 for individual sessions. 

Courses start from £575. 

Our fat reduction patients have said that they feel they have 

a smoother silhouette in their clothes and feel slimmer. Skin 

tightening patients report less crêpey and wrinkling tissue, 

tighter contours and plumper skin. 

Skin-tightening patients 

report less wrinkling 

tissue, tighter contours 

and plumper skin 

Hydrafacial 

Hydrafacial is a six-step vortex fusion treatment for deep 

cleansing and intense hydration, suitable for all skin types 

and skin concerns. Results are immediate, but a course of six 

sessions administered weekly is recommended for optimum 

results, which can last anywhere from six to nine months. 

Maintenance treatments are then advised for optimal results. 

Due to it being a vacuum and chemical treatment, the skin 

may be pink and warm after treatment, so clients are advised 

to avoid other heat treatments until the skin has returned to 

normal colour and temperature. It’s not painful, just a little 

scratchy and tingly. 

Price ranges from £120 to £180 for individual sessions and 

courses start from £600. 

Every patient has reported clearer skin, a more even tone 

and a healthier complexion. Makeup glides on and lasts longer, 

and pores have reduced. 

Soprano Platinum Ice 

Soprano Platinum Ice is a trio wave laser for hair removal, 

suitable for all ages and skin types with hair dark enough to be 

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before your next session is required. After a minimum course 

of six sessions the hair growth will have reduced significantly, 

but maintenance sessions will be required to keep optimal 

results. 

The treatment is virtually painless although some areas are 

more sensitive than others. Due to being a heat treatment, 

the skin may be pink and warm after treatment, so we advise 

clients to avoid other heat treatments until the skin has 

returned to normal colour and temperature. 

Price ranges from £75 to £200 for individual sessions, 

depending on the size of the area, and courses start from £250. 

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4D Laser Facelift 

This is a collagen-boosting, skin-tightening, pore-reducing, 

skin-brightening and antiwrinkle laser treatment. Clients 

are middle-aged men and women with signs of skin ageing 

such as loss of elasticity, sagging, static lines and wrinkles, 

pigmentation, broken facial veins and a dull complexion. 

Treatment sessions last one and a half hours during which 

four different laser modes are used. This is repeated at 

monthly intervals, three or four times, depending on the 

severity of the signs of ageing. 

Immediately after treatment the skin feels hot (like 

sunburn) for 12 hours and remains pink or red and mildly 

swollen for up to a week. On day three, the skin will feel dry 

and will start peeling off. It is possible to carry out normal 

activities and even continue working after this procedure, 

however it is ideal to do it before a weekend to give yourself 

time to take it easy and look after the skin. 

Aftercare involves using gentle cleanser and a recovery balm 

with peptides which accelerates healing, plus a high spectrum, 

mineral sunscreen with SPF over 40. These are all included in 

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We make sure that laser treatments do not hurt, using a 

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during treatment using a special sensor. 

One treatment session including the Post Procedure Kit is 

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Clients who have had this procedure felt that their skin was 

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We make sure laser 

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cold air tricks the brain to 

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Liquid Facelift 

When we age, apart from suffering from skin 

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This leads to a tired looking face with sunken eyes 

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where it is needed over a number of treatment sessions. 

A typical client is a man or woman in their 40s, 50s 

or 60s, male or female, who started noticing that their 

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of having some anti-aging treatment for years but kept 

postponing until a life event occurs, such as a divorce, 

or a new relationship, or simply wanting to look well 

for their age and feel good about themselves. 

A full liquid facelift can be done at one session lasting 

between 60 to 90 minutes, or it can be done in stages 

treating only the upper, middle or lower face at the time. 

Depending on the type of dermal filler used, the results 

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is needed the second time to maintain the result. 

Immediately after treatment the face may be 

mildly tender and bruised. This usually settles within 

one to two weeks. The injected product becomes 

integrated with own tissue after four weeks. 

The results are immediate and improve over time 

as water is absorbed by hyaluronic acid resulting 

in more volume replacement. The motto when 

injecting dermal fillers is “less is more”. 

Aftercare involves avoiding touching the face with 

unwashed hands to avoid possibility of infection and 

managing bruising with arnica if it occurs. We add 

complementary LPL LED light treatment after our 

injectable procedures which helps to minimise side effects. 

Injectable treatments can be uncomfortable so to 

minimise the discomfort we offer local anaesthetic cream 

half an hour before the procedure. Some products contain 

a little anaesthetic. Using a cannula reduces the number 

of injection points and further reduces discomfort. 

Cost depends on the volume of product used and ranges 

from £350 up to about £1600 for full face liquid facelift. 

Clients who have had this procedure said that they 

loved the natural look and felt more confident and 

happier within themselves. They friends commented 

how well they looked and asked them why? 

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Love the skin you’re in 

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of the product and its state of the art, scientifically-proven ingredients. 

Having grown with this brand I am proud to exclusively introduce AlumierMD 

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Whatever your skin problem, including sun damage, ageing, sensitivity, acne 

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Eternal face & body clinic is now open in York Road Weybridge. 

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Party pieces 

Crisps don’t cut it – Nicci Gurr suggests some delicious canapés 

to make at home and pass round at your Christmas party 

Food: Nicci Gurr Photographs: David Merewether 

Wine pairing: Victoria Aldwinkle of Kent Wine School. 


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Wine+ 

Parma ham has an oily 

texture but the nutty hard cheese 

adds a more complex element to the 

canapé. A lovely rich, delicately-oaked 

Chardonnay would make a fabulous 

match, so pair with Florent Rouve Viré- 

Cléssé 2016, M&S £14. Made from 

100% Chardonnay from the Mâcon, 

the wine is rounded with peach, 

honeysuckle and citrus aromas 

and a hint of vanilla 

oak. 

Food 

Parma ham and 

Gruyère gougères 

Baked Camembert with 

cobnuts and honey 

Makes 20 canapés Prep time: 90 minutes. 

Choux pastry 

• 200ml/7fl oz cold water 

• 85g/3oz unsalted butter, 

plus extra for greasing 

• 115g/4oz plain flour 

• pinch salt 

• 3 medium eggs, beaten 

Cheese sauce 

• 150ml whole milk 

• 250ml double cream 

• 50ml white wine 

• 50ml hot vegetable stock 

• 1 bay leaf 

• 4 tbsp plain flour 

• 50g salted butter 

• 150g grated Gruyère 

• 5 pieces of Parma ham 

Preheat the oven to 

1200C/400F/Gas 6. Place 

the water and butter into a 

large saucepan and heat gently 

until the butter has melted. 

Turn up the heat, then pour in 

the flour and salt all in one go. 

Remove from the heat and 

2 beat the mixture vigorously 

until a smooth paste is formed. 

3Once the mixture comes 

away from the side of the 

pan, transfer to a large bowl. 

Beat in the eggs, a little at a 

time, until the mixture has a 

soft dropping consistency. 

Grease a large baking sheet. 

4Using a piping bag and 

plain 1cm/½in nozzle, pipe 

the mixture into small balls 

across the baking sheet. 

To make a crispier top, gently 

rub the top of each ball with a 

wet finger. 

5Bake for 12–15 minutes 

until risen and golden. 

Remove, cool and hollow out. 

6Pour cream, stock, milk, 

bay leaf, wine and grain 

mustard into a large saucepan 

and bring to the boil. 

In a separate pan melt butter 

over a medium heat then 

add flour and cook until the 

mixture has a sandy texture. 

7Slowly pour the warm 

cream and milk mix into 

the flour mixture and whisk 

until smooth. Remove from 

heat, take out bay leaf and add 

cheese. Leave to cool. 

8Take 5 pieces of thinly 

sliced Parma ham and grill 

until crispy, then leave to cool. 

9Fill the choux buns with 

the cheese sauce, warm and 

poke in the crispy Parma ham 

to serve. 

Serves 6-8 Prep time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 35 minutes. 

• 150g to 200g round 

Camembert (we like the 

local Chaucers Kentish 

Camembert) 

• 50g roughly chopped 

Kentish cobnuts or 

hazelnuts 

• 2 tbsp (30ml) local honey 

• 1 baguette or epi 

Preheat oven to 180C. Take 

1 the scored cheese out of the 

wooden box. Score the top of 

cheese crossways to make 

an ‘X’ pattern. This helps 

the heat penetrate to the 

middle. 

2 

Wrap it in 

parchment paper and 

place onto a baking tray. 

Cook in the pre-heated 

oven for 25 minutes until 

runny inside. 

3Place the warm cheese 

onto a wooden board 

with either some sliced warm 

baguette, or pain d’epi. 

Drizzle the cheese with 

4 the honey, scatter on the 

cobnuts and serve while still 

warm. 

Wine+ 

Such a tasty canapé with 

lots of runny cream cheese 

requires a wine with palatecleansing 

acid but some sweetness 

due to the honey, try Majestic’s 

Mahana Riesling, Nelson, New 

Zealand £11 for perfect 

balance between sweetness 

and acidity. 

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fun-filled wine tastings and courses in Guildford in Surrey. No previous 

experience required! They offer everyone a chance to taste and learn in a 

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Beeches Avenue 

“A fabulous place for breakfast or lunch and a glass of wine with friends. Everything on the menu is 

delicious, I would highly recommend coming here. Hana and her staff are very friendly and attentive” 

Debbie Caral 

Tuesday - Saturday 10am- 6pm 

2 Beeches Ave, Carshalton SM5 3LF 

020 8669 3627

Food 

Salmon gravadlax 

with beetroot 

Makes 20 Prep time: 40 minutes - with some preparation the 

day before. 

• 200g fresh salmon 

• 5g rock salt 

• 35ml vodka 

• 10g dill 

• 50g cooked beetroot 

For the oatcakes 

• 225g oats 

• 60g plain flour 

• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 

• 60g salted butter 

• 1 tsp salt 

• ½ tsp sugar 

• 60-80ml hot water 

Salmon preparation 

1Finely chop the raw 

salmon, put in a bowl, add 

half of the chopped dill, the 

vodka and the salt, cover and 

leave in the fridge overnight. 

Wine+ 

This is a super tasty canapé 

with fat in the fish and crème 

fraiche and acid in the beetroot. A fuller 

bodied style of sparkling wine will cope 

brilliantly with the textures in the foods 

so treat yourself to 1701, Franciacorta 

Saten DOCG from Les Caves de Pyrene 

Guildford £31.70. Traditional method 

from Italy, with 30 months ageing 

so richer than usual. 

Method for oatcakes (or buy a 

packet of mini oatcakes) 

1Place the oats, flour, 

bicarbonate of soda, butter 

and sugar in a blender until 

you have fine crumbs (you can 

blend by hand if you prefer a 

coarser mix). 

Add the warm water slowly 

until a dough-like consistency 

is formed. 

Sprinkle flour on a work 

surface, then roll the dough to 

about a £1-coin thickness and 

cut out 1-inch circles (a shot 

glass is good for this if you 

don’t have a cutter). 

2Bake at 180C for 10-15 

minutes until cooked all 

the way through. Allow to cool 

before serving. 

1 hour before serving 

1Take the salmon mix out 

of the fridge, add the 

finely chopped beetroot and 

place back in the fridge. 

2Place a blob of crème 

fraiche on each cooled 

oatcake, then about ¾ of 

a teaspoon of the salmon 

mix, garnish with the 

remaining dill. 

Celeriac remoulade 

on a new potato base 

Serves 20 Prep time: 40 minutes. 

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes. 

• 100g celeriac 

• 1 lemon juiced and zested 

• 1 tsp grain mustard 

• 2 tbsp good quality 

mayonnaise 

• 10 small new potatoes 

• 50ml olive oil 

• 200g Bramley apples 

(approx. 1) 

• ¼ tsp cinnamon 

• ¼ tsp mixed spice 

• 20g butter 

1In a bowl grate the celeriac 

and immediately add the 

zest and juice of the lemon 

to reduce the celeriac going 

brown. 

2Add the mayonnaise and 

whole grain mustard and 

mix. Cover and rest in the 

fridge (this mix can be made in 

advance). 

Method (potato base) 

1Preheat oven to 180C. 

Slice the potatoes around 

the equator so you get about 

20 nice even rings, these will 

be your bases for the canapés. 

Brush the potato rings in 

2 olive oil and roast for 10 

– 15 minutes at 180C until 

Wine+ 

The heart of this canapé 

is the spiced apple and the 

celeriac which has subtle celery 

and nutty overtones. Extra richness 

is provided by the mustard, so the 

wine needs some body and freshness. 

Try apple scented and spicy oak 

Kaapzicht Bush Vine Chenin 

Blanc, Stellenbosch, 2017 

Waitrose £13.49 

cooked then set to one side to 

cool. 

Method apples 

1Peel and core the apple and 

dice. Add the spices and 

butter to the apple. 

Cook until tender (it should 

have an apple sauce consistency). 

To serve 

1When ready to serve, place 

about 1 tsp of the apple mix 

on top of the potato, and the 

celeriac mix on top of the apple. 

Finish with a grating of nutmeg, 

or a sprig of parsley to garnish. 


Wine+ 

With this smooth hummus 

canapé, look for a wine that has 

a lovely round texture and some 

spice. Try the white pepper-scented 

white wine of Austria Grüner Veltliner. 

My favourite one this year has been 

the Felsner Moosburgerin Grüner 

Veltliner from Waitrose £11.99 

It is unoaked, fruity and 

very drinkable. 

Christmas 

crackers 

Makes 10-15 crackers Prep time: 10 minutes. 

• 200g cooked peas 

• 1 garlic clove, crushed 

• 1 tbsp tahini 

• squeeze of lemon 

• 50g chickpeas from a can 

• 2 tbsp olive oil 

• 1 packet of charcoal 

crackers to serve 

• 5 radishes to garnish 

Nicci Gurr is head chef at Home Gurr’own 

nicci@homegurrown.co.uk 07747 816541 

homegurrown.co.uk 

1Blitz in a food processor 

all the ingredients (except 

crackers and radishes). For a 

more rustic, less smooth finish 

mash with a fork. 

2Place the hummus mix 

onto the crackers. 

3Finish with a quarter of 

radish on each cracker. 

Enchanted Forest | Pop Up Restaurant 

February 15th and 16th 2019 

The enchanted forest creates a unique woodland-themed 

experience with performers, food and local drinks. A 

relaxed informal event for local Kent foodies. Tickets 

available. 

Night Circus | Pop Up Restaurant | Available from 2019 

Held inside stunning black and white striped tipis, 

the Night Circus is an amazing foodie experience with 

breath-taking sights from very talented performers and 

close up magic. 

Smoked salmon 

and cucumber bites 

Makes 20 Prep time: 20 minutes. 

• 200g smoked salmon 

(sliced strips) 

• 1 medium-sized 

cucumber 

• 150g cream cheese. (We 

like Slipcote Garlic and 

Herb - from Sussex) 

• dill - 1 pack 

1Peel, then slice the 

cucumber into about 20 

rings - 1cm thick. 

2Place about ½ 

teaspoon of the 

cream cheese on each 

cucumber slice. 

3Then take each 

slice of smoked 

salmon and cut them 

into strips, (with 200g 

Fabulous food 

of salmon you should end up 

with about 20 strips). 

4Roll each salmon strip 

tightly into a spiral and 

place on top of the cream 

cheese. 

5To serve, add a sprig of dill 

to garnish. 

Wine+ 

Salmon is another food 

that loves sharper wines like 

Sauvignon Blanc or Chenin Blanc, 

but for something a little different 

try a lovely palate-tingling Australian 

Semillon like Laithwaites Barbarian 

Semillon Chardonnay blend 

South East Australia 2017 

£8.49 

More recipes to make your mouth water 

surrey-homes.co.uk/recipes 


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Denbies Gallery Restaurant 

Located in England’s largest vineyard 

Denbies Gallery Restaurant 

‘fine dining in contemporary setting’ 

Panoramic views overlooking the 

265 acre vineyard 

A la carte/fixed price menus 

Award winning wines from the Denbies estate 

The Gallery Restaurant is available for 

exclusive hire 

Perfect for celebrations 

Open daily for lunch from 12pm - 2.30pm 

Sunday Lunch served from 12pm - 3.30pm 

Every Friday and Saturday evening 

Reservations: call 01306 876616 

Or book on-line: www.denbies.co.uk 

Denbies Wine Estate Ltd, London Road, Dorking Surrey RH5 6AA 

T. 01306 876616 www.denbies.co.uk Email: events@denbiesvineyard.co.uk 

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Keeping it real 

Ditch the plastic says Jo Arnell and decorate your home with boughs 

of real holly (and other lovely things) 

Our Christmas decoration box is full, we’re wading 

through clutter and I really do want to cut 

back on plastic and un-recyclable trimmings. 

Luckily there are some beautiful things for decorating 

in the garden – and they come with added benefits. 

Organic decorations won’t clog up your life or your 

loft, they’ll just fade naturally and sweetly away after 

Christmas. Making naturally festive decorations will 

satisfy that creative urge (even if it is buried as deeply as 

last year’s fairy lights). When it’s all over they’ll leave no 

trace, no footprint, except perhaps a momentary one in 

the snow as we trudge down to the compost heap. 

Festive Foraging 

Serotonin levels drop as the amount of daylight decreases 

and we produce far less of this mood-enhancing chemical in 

the low winter light. Seasonal Affective Disorder can make 

us sluggish and out of sorts – even causing severe depression. 

Outdoor exercise at this time of the year will help to keep 

serotonin levels up. and will picking and gathering will 

release the ‘dopamine effect’. This is the ‘reward’ chemical 

released in the brain, also triggered by gaming and shopping, 

but originally meant for hunter-gathering. So, a winter 

walk with a purpose, will definitely help to lift the mood. 

The tree 

Whether it’s a traditional Norway spruce, non-drop Nordman 

or a fancy blue job, nothing beats a real tree and they are 

more environmentally friendly than fake versions. Because 

no matter how many years an artificial tree is kept, it will 

probably end up as more plastic in landfill, it was made 

using the earth’s resources and quite possibly it had to 

travel many miles across an ocean to reach your hearth. 

Making your tree last 

Keep it outside for as long as you can before bringing into 

the dry indoor heat. Chop a little off the bottom to freshen 

up the stump and put it in water straightaway (many 

Christmas tree stands have a built-in water reservoir). 

Position it away from radiators and open fires. Water 

every day. Like a cut flower it will carry on taking 

water up through the trunk for a good while. 

An alternative to a whole tree is to use an artistically 

shaped branch, or bunch of twigs cut from a tree or 

shrub with attractive stems, like Silver Birch, Cornus 

(Dogwood), or Willow (as seen in our Christmas house 

in this issue). These look best treated simply and hung 

with just a few berries, baubles or fairy lights. 

Berry and Bright 

Use real berries and fruits to decorate both the tree and the 

house, they will last a long time – admittedly not as long as 

their plastic equivalents, but that is only to be celebrated. 

Berries might traditionally come in red, but there are many 

other colours to mix into your festive scheme. Sorbus (Rowan/ 

Mountain Ash) cultivars are available with multi-coloured 

berries: Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink Pagoda’ (pink), ‘Joseph Rock’ 

berries are yellow and Sorbus cashmiriana has white berries. 

The black clusters of ivy berries look great in wreaths 

and swags, as do rosehips. For an unreal-looking, metallic 

purple try the berries of Callicarpa bodinieri. Remember 

to compensate wildlife if you take berries and fruits. 

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Once you start looking in the garden it’s amazing 

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Evergreen leaves tend to be glossy, which also helps to 

stop them losing moisture once they’re brought inside. 

Holly is very traditional, but can be 

hard on the fingers, so wear gloves. 

Ivy is still one of the best Christmas 

evergreens, with long pliable stems, attractive 

leaves, flowers and fruits. The variegated forms 

add a touch of white or gold for contrast. 

Spotted Laurel (Aucuba japonica) can 

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Conifer foliage is effective as a wreath or 

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Viburnum tinus - often overlooked in the garden 

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Pittosporum - leaves on this delicate looking 

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Seedheads and cones 

Many dried seed pods, skeletal forms and the tracery of 

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once they’re dry, but before the weather gets to them, 

as they can quickly rot away to un-festive sludge in wet 

winter conditions. They can be picked weeks, if not 

months in advance and stored as dried arrangements. 

Mini-cones of alder and beech are great for decorating 

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Hark, the little angels sing 

Hilary Wilce celebrates school Christmas traditions – and everything they teach our children 

Christmas is coming, with all its midwinter sparkle 

and cheer. It’s not unknown for parents to feel 

a little frazzled right now as they contemplate 

their present lists, family budget and the politics of 

who will visit who on Christmas Day, but there is a 

fabulous and foolproof antidote to festive overload 

and that is any school’s Christmas celebration. 

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a traditional nativity play, 

a carol service, or a more multicultural smorgasbord. The 

magic is in the sparkle in the children’s eyes, the home-made 

costumes, the enthusiastic piano playing, the breathless 

declamations and the hearty, if not always tuneful singing. 

And while the festive season outside the school gates 

seems to be increasingly about getting and spending, 

most schools do a very good job of fostering a Christmas 

atmosphere that celebrates the more important things of life. 

Schools bring children together through songs and drama, 

encourage them to think about those less fortunate than 

themselves and introduce them to religious ideas that can help 

them start to think about the big questions of being human. 

And while ‘normal’ lessons often get hijacked, think 

what those preparations are teaching pupils. Children are 

learning that to decorate a classroom you have to plan 

and prepare, make your decorations, and work together to 

put them up – practical project management in action! 

They are learning that to put on a successful Christmas 

concert, everyone has to go on a journey that starts with being 

introduced to an unknown piece of music, goes through all 

kinds of dips and troughs when it seems as if no-one will ever 

be able to master either the tune or the timing, but ends up 

in a successful sing-out for an audience of family and friends. 

Christmas is a perfect example of how schools are 

always busy doing so much more than just teaching 

maths, English and other basic subjects. 

Through the annual rhythms of the school year they 

help their pupils see the importance of structure and 

effort. They encourage team work and partnerships 

and show them how to find their place in a community 

of people that is bigger and more complicated than 

home - but still a safe place full of familiar adults where 

mistakes can be made, successes applauded, festivals 

celebrated, and where everyone gets to play a part. 

Sometimes, of course, schools aren’t always such 

constructive places, and as a parent you might be struggling 

with a classroom situation that is making your child 

unhappy. In which case, you might not be feeling much 

Christmas love for your child’s school right now. 

But even the difficult patches of school life can offer 

important learning to children and most young people 

will leave school with the kind of good memories that are 

very likely to include Christmas jumper day, or singing 

‘Little Donkey’ in the Christmas concert, or the picture 

of Mr Edwards, the school caretaker, playing Santa with 

such gusto that his ho, ho, hos blew his beard off. 

So mark your diary, put your phone away, cram 

your pockets with emergency tissues, and prepare 

to wallow in the true joy and purity of Christmas 

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Mon 31 Dec 

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New Year’s Eve at 

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A glamorous night to remember. 

Brooklands Hotel is rolling out 

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Jane Howard’s 

Fables from 

the Farm 

From decorating the house to making her own 

wine, Jane’s excited about Christmas 

It’s coming. I’m one of those people who gets completely 

over excited at the very thought of Christmas and the best 

part is always the planning and preparation. 

First job is to quite literally deck the house with boughs 

of holly – tra la la la la, la la la la (I think you’ll find that’s 

the right number). However if you’ve left the task of 

collecting said holly till these December days, you’ll be sorely 

disappointed because there isn’t a berry in sight. 

Branches that were laden in October have now been 

stripped by the thrushes, blackbirds, fieldfares and finches. So 

next year be sure to cut branches early on and store them in a 

shed in a bucket of water until it’s time to decorate. 

At this time of year our very old and quite dark house full 

of beams, nooks, and crannies comes into its own. By going 

for quantity rather than quality and artfully shoving copious 

amounts of greenery around the place, the effect, though I say 

it myself, is rather enchanting. And not a cobweb in sight! 

Then of course one’s thoughts turn to the Christmas feast 

itself. Needless to say we always enjoy 

a huge rib of Sussex beef with lots of 

home grown veg but it’s always worth 

testing people’s culinary nerve with a few 

unusual extras. 

The Meeches Prolific (a quince) has 

been just that this year, we’ve baskets of them and, apart from 

their lovely perfume, they add a certain something when 

grated into the mince pie mix. They’re easy to deal with 

compared with the medlar – a rock hard brown fruit that 

looks like a big squashed rosehip. 

I’m reliably informed they are quite a delicacy but first you 

have to master the art of blatting – letting them rot gently 

“The Meeches Prolific – 

a quince – has been just 

that this year” 

so they morph into a soft and fragrant pulp which you then 

enjoy with cold cream. Mine however seem to wilfully bypass 

that part of the process, turning instantly from bullets into a 

mildewy rotten mush, so the jury is still out on the joy of a 

good medlar. 

Has anyone else noticed a squirrel 

explosion this year? We planted a 

walnut tree about twenty years ago and 

in the past few years it has come into its 

own producing at least 60 nuts a year, 

enough to enjoy with the port and Stilton on the big day. 

Problem is from September the squirrel – same one or 

many, hard to tell, but only ever one – arrives every morning 

and busies himself burying one or two in the lawn. It is quite 

endearing but without a trip to Waitrose or adding roast 

squirrel to the menu it will be yet another nut-free occasion. 

And then of course there’s the alcohol. We’ll be having the 

professionally made variety with our dinner, but last year I 

came across an ancient Sussex recipe for birch (as in the tree) 

wine and thought it sounded light and sweet and might make 

a passable pudding wine, so decided to give it a try. 

In March, when the sap was rising, I cut off a branch, hung 

a bucket on the birch tree stump and amazingly it soon filled 

with sap. I boiled it with sugar, then using a piece of toast as 

the pontoon floated a lump of yeast on the top for a few days, 

added some almonds and ignored it thereafter. 

It says in the book it will be a pale silvery gold wine, with 

little flavour but a curiously pungent aroma and passable by 

Advent. I can hardly wait. 

Happy Christmas one and all! 

Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm 


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