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Contents<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

28<br />

52<br />

HOUSE OF THE MONTH<br />

Maggie Alderson tracks down the<br />

best properties on the market<br />

108<br />

108<br />

SWEET SORBET<br />

Bright and light spring<br />

fashion styled by Kate Watts<br />

132<br />

122<br />

BORDER BASICS<br />

Jo Arnell talks us through how<br />

to creatue a beautiful border<br />

41<br />

NOTEBOOK<br />

News and events to<br />

inspire this <strong>May</strong><br />

115<br />

PURE & SIMPLE<br />

Josephine Fairley’s eco-friendly<br />

alternatives to make-up wipes<br />

137<br />

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE<br />

We talk to schools about their efforts<br />

to teach environmental values<br />

52<br />

77<br />

82<br />

101<br />

103<br />

PATTERN REPEAT<br />

Take a tour of the luxe and lovely<br />

Hamilton Lodge, Margate<br />

GET THE LOOK<br />

A shopping list inspired<br />

by Hamilton Lodge<br />

COSY COOL<br />

Amy <strong>May</strong>nard’s hygge-tastic twobedroom<br />

love shack<br />

GET THE LOOK<br />

A guide to stealing some style<br />

inspiration from Amy <strong>May</strong>nard<br />

CURATIVE CONTENT<br />

We source art pieces that make<br />

beautiful interior features<br />

119<br />

120<br />

122<br />

127<br />

129<br />

SKIN DEEP<br />

Eminé Rushton’s final entry<br />

in her year of wellness<br />

focuses on natural make-up<br />

NATURAL WISDOM<br />

Health and wellbeing advice<br />

HOT OFF THE<br />

VEG PATCH<br />

Simple recipies to showcase<br />

locally-sourced ingredients<br />

FOOD FOR FRIENDS<br />

A recipe from Hush Heath<br />

Hospitality’s Executive Chef<br />

EUPHORBIA EUPHORIA<br />

Sue Whigham celebrates a muchadmired<br />

garden favourite<br />

Published by Priceless Media Ltd. Kettle Chambers, 21 Stone Street,<br />

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BRAIN WAVES<br />

Hilary Wilce says we need to<br />

work with mobile phones<br />

WHAT’S ON<br />

Events to keep you busy this <strong>May</strong><br />

COMPETITION<br />

Win a seven-night boating holiday<br />

FABLES FROM THE FARM<br />

Jane Howard’s update<br />

from Coopers Farm<br />

EXTENSIONS<br />

& OUTDOOR<br />

LIVING<br />

SUPPLEMENT<br />

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and exterior ideas<br />

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WINCHELSEA Guide Price £875,000<br />

An eco-friendly 2011 built detached house<br />

comprising 3 Double Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms<br />

with an additional Studio annexe above the large<br />

Double Garage providing versatile accommodation<br />

in excess of 3,294 sq ft. This stunning property<br />

benefits from a quiet country lane location on the<br />

edge of Winchelsea with far reaching views, and<br />

boasts a double height Entrance hall, <strong>Living</strong> room,<br />

Hand crafted Kitchen / Dining Room, Snug / Study,<br />

Utility room, ground floor WC, plenty of off street<br />

parking and an attached small paddock. The whole<br />

property comprises around 0.7 acres. EPC: C<br />

CAMBER Guide Price £1,150,000<br />

A fully restored detached Victorian home<br />

comprising 5 Double Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms<br />

with an additional 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms<br />

self-contained attached annexe. This character<br />

property also benefits from a stunning Kitchen<br />

/ Dining room with bi-fold doors to the garden,<br />

Larder / Store room, family Snug / Play room,<br />

<strong>Living</strong> room with wood burner as well as a private<br />

west facing garden with large timber shed. This<br />

charming property enjoys an enviable position at<br />

the top of a private road while being 200 m from<br />

the dunes of Camber Sands. Main house: EPC: D<br />

Annexe: EPC: E<br />

PEASMARSH Guide Price £465,000<br />

A former listed character detached 4 Bedrooms, 2<br />

Bathrooms period cottage with scope for updating,<br />

set in a quiet position in the heart of Peasmarsh<br />

village. This charming property provides versatile<br />

accommodation that comprises a large triple<br />

aspect <strong>Living</strong> room with wood burner, Sitting room<br />

/ Snug, Dining room, Kitchen / Breakfast room and<br />

south facing Conservatory. The property benefits<br />

from a detached garage and workshop with an<br />

enviable south facing rear garden backing onto<br />

open fields with rural views. EPC: E<br />

UDIMORE Guide Price £449,950<br />

A fine detached 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom<br />

cottage set within mature gardens on the edge<br />

of Udimore village. This delightful property<br />

enjoys a large open plan <strong>Living</strong> room / Dining<br />

room, Study / Bedroom 3, south facing<br />

Conservatory, Kitchen/Breakfast room,<br />

Ground floor Cloakroom/WC, Utility room<br />

and an attached Garage. The south facing<br />

garden enjoys far reaching southerly views<br />

overlooking orchards and the surrounding<br />

countryside as well as benefitting from off<br />

street parking for several vehicles. EPC: E<br />

Iden Guide Price £465,000<br />

A modern well-presented, 3 Double<br />

Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, detached family<br />

house set in a quiet location within the heart<br />

of the village of Iden. Built in 2011 this part<br />

brick, part composite weatherboard clad<br />

property provides a south facing <strong>Living</strong><br />

room with feature fireplace, large Kitchen /<br />

Dining room, Study / Play room, ground floor<br />

Cloakroom /WC and a private south facing<br />

garden with parking for several cars. EPC: D<br />

PEASMARSH Guide Price £435,000<br />

An exceptionally well-presented, 3 Bedroom,<br />

1 Bathroom, detached family house with<br />

contemporary and traditional features<br />

including a bespoke handmade Kitchen /<br />

Dining Room with AGA, large double aspect<br />

<strong>Living</strong> Room with wood burner, a ground<br />

floor Cloakroom /WC, Study, all set back<br />

from the road in a central village location<br />

with parking for 4 cars and a private rear<br />

garden. EPC: E<br />

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MOVING YOU SINCE 1842<br />

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A fantastic collection of 1 and 2<br />

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Tenterden SOLD £1,500,000 Knockholt FOR SALE £1,750,000 Halstead FOR SALE £500,000<br />

An opportunity to acquire a detached family home in need of<br />

updating, with a separate one bedroom annexe, sitting in its<br />

own parkland of circa 52 acres, with wonderful countryside<br />

views. EPC rating E<br />

A spacious 6 bedroom family home finished to an extremely high<br />

standard with impressive accommodation over 4 floors. The house<br />

sits in 1.5 acres of landscaped gardens with panoramic woodland<br />

views and a 3 car detached garage EPC rating C<br />

A beautiful attached Grade II Listed cottage believed to date<br />

back to the 18th Century with three bedrooms, courtyard<br />

garden, Great British Kitchens’ kitchen and recently<br />

renovated bathroom. EPC exempt<br />

Denton FOR SALE £775,000 Horsmonden SOLD £417,500 Otford FOR SALE £375,000<br />

A 4 bedroom country home set in a glorious location with<br />

far reaching views, adjoining the village of Denton & close<br />

to Broome Park Golf Club. HSR services from Canterbury &<br />

Folkestone are also easily accessible. EPC rating F.<br />

A brand new 1 bedroom family home over 1,300sq.ft. with<br />

contemporary open-plan living finished to an exceptionally high<br />

specification on an exclusive gated developement. EPC rating D<br />

NO FORWARD CHAIN. A well-presented 2 bedroom<br />

period house, located in a quiet position in the heart of<br />

Otford village, with excellent access to the village shops,<br />

pubs, recreation ground, station & schools. EPC rating C<br />

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SALES / LETTINGS / MANAGEMENT<br />

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TENTERDEN £675,000<br />

A deceptively spacious detached home that has been extended by the current<br />

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GREATSTONE £560,000<br />

Character home with four bedrooms, three en-suites and panoramic sea views.<br />

Currently being run as a successful bed and breakfast, the White Horses Cottage<br />

was previously part of a Sussex Farmhouse with period features. EPC E<br />

HIGH HALDEN £825,000<br />

A stunning seven bedroom unlisted country house with 4718 sq f.t of<br />

accommodation, a wealth of period features, four reception rooms, three en<br />

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HIGH HALDEN PRICES FROM £350,000<br />

Three bedroom homes set in lovely countryside. You can RESERVE this plot with<br />

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LINTON £1,295,000<br />

STUNNING GRADE II LISTED COUNTRY<br />

HOME Entrance hall · Three receptions · Kitchen/<br />

breakfast room · Utility room · Boot Room · Six<br />

bedrooms (one ensuite) · Attractive well-kept gardens ·<br />

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Far reaching countryside views<br />

WADHURST OIEO £1,250,000<br />

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Three reception rooms · Entrance hall Kitchen/<br />

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WEALD<br />

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We were influenced by a great open day that<br />

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News of a celebrity divorce can become viral within seconds, but how much truth is there behind<br />

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“The Quickie Divorce”<br />

In 2018, it was reported that Jamie and<br />

Louise Redknapp’s 19-year marriage<br />

was ended in 25 seconds. This led many<br />

to question why their own divorce was<br />

taking months, if not years. Whilst it<br />

is true that 25 seconds is the time it<br />

took a Judge to read out the couple’s<br />

names and pronounce Decree Nisi,<br />

this simply confirms the couple’s right<br />

to divorce and they remain married<br />

until Decree Absolute, which is at<br />

least six weeks and a day later.<br />

However, for many couples, it is<br />

the other issues associated with<br />

divorce such as finances and the<br />

arrangements for children which<br />

significantly lengthen the time frame.<br />

Even celebrity couples can and do<br />

endure months of lengthy negotiations<br />

and, for some, acrimonious court<br />

proceedings, but this unsensational<br />

reality does not sell papers.<br />

“Conscious Uncoupling”<br />

Although the best example of this was<br />

some time ago when Chris Martin<br />

and Gwyneth Paltrow separated,<br />

the concept has not lost its appeal,<br />

as for those navigating the hugely<br />

emotional and often damaging world<br />

of divorce, the idea of separating<br />

in a peaceful and loving way is<br />

understandably very appealing.<br />

I would urge these couples to<br />

consider Collaborative Law, which,<br />

whilst not always the path to a loving<br />

divorce, is a constructive and solicitor<br />

supported approach to deal with<br />

divorce and the associated issues.<br />

“Bifurcated Judgement”<br />

One of the more buzzworthy statements<br />

to come out of the Angelina Jolie and<br />

Brad Pitt divorce, this allows them to<br />

achieve legally recognised single status<br />

whilst they continue to negotiate the<br />

finances and arrangements for the<br />

children. This option is not available<br />

within the UK, but if, for whatever<br />

reason, a couple felt that the time<br />

was not yet right to divorce, it is<br />

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arrangements, although not all financial<br />

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Save the children<br />

This year marks Save the Children’s<br />

centenary and 15 years of Peppa Pig, so<br />

naturally the charity’s Muddy Puddle<br />

Walk is back and aiming to raise funds<br />

to make sure that children in the world’s<br />

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if they’re hungry or sick, are protected<br />

from danger and get the chance to learn.<br />

The walk is a great chance to teach<br />

children about the value of charity in a<br />

way that also allows them to get outside<br />

and just be messy joyful kids. Plus it’s a<br />

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to come together for a good cause and<br />

give in to that childish temptation to<br />

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Everyone who takes part in a Muddy<br />

Puddle Walk will get a free Peppa sticker<br />

and a certificate to say a big ‘Well<br />

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and all her friends. Plus, if your Muddy<br />

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you could receive one of hundreds<br />

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It all kicks off (quite literally)<br />

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and runs to Sunday 19<br />

<strong>May</strong> for a week of fun<br />

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Retail Therapy<br />

Get ready for summer at the<br />

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Uckfield, on Friday 10 <strong>May</strong>.<br />

There’s something for everyone<br />

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businesses selling gorgeous<br />

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Financial spring clean<br />

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Looking forward: June<br />

Pop over to Curious House in Stonegate, East Sussex<br />

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framer hang all the pictures in the whole house for<br />

£500. We never could have put all these up straight.”<br />

Upstairs, another family heirloom is the statement piece<br />

in the really extraordinary Master Bedroom. The room<br />

is truly huge – the perfect proportions for the splendid<br />

17th century armoire that came from her parents’ house.<br />

So right does it look in the room: “When my brother<br />

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is home to a splendid 17th century<br />

armoire. The four-poster frame bed<br />

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The next bedroom on the same<br />

floor – also the size of the average<br />

London one-bedder – has a more<br />

20th century glamour feel, painted<br />

the most gorgeous pink with a<br />

padded and buttoned pink velvet<br />

headboard against a wall of rather<br />

deco wallpaper, which gives it a bit<br />

of a Biba air. Adding to the slightly<br />

theatrical feel of this room, on top<br />

of each of the built-in cupboards<br />

(original to the house), is a white<br />

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This page: At the top and the front of the house<br />

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table was found in a London junk shop<br />

a striking black and white tiled bathroom and then<br />

along the corridor is another bedroom, with the mix<br />

of sources which is becoming a theme of the house.<br />

The wooden bed was inherited, as was the chest of<br />

drawers, and the bedside lamps are from Tesco.<br />

Going up again, we pass a beautiful American blue<br />

and white antique patchwork quilt which belonged<br />

to Owner Two’s mother, hanging on the wall – where<br />

you can admire every tiny precise stitch as you pass.<br />

On the top floor, there is the kids’ room with<br />

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The very adorable pale blue and white 1960s<br />

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girly it has pretty wallpaper, a 1960s Louis Fooey<br />

chest of drawers and an iron bed (Gumtree again).<br />

At the end of the corridor is the final bathroom – which<br />

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Previous pages & above: Amy limewashed the original bricks in the living area to make them look consistently aged. A black steel<br />

multiple-paned window looks through to the bedroom – which Amy wanted specifically to create that loft feeling<br />

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contentment that comes with being warm and<br />

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you like, and yummy snacks and drinks to hand.<br />

The closest word in English is cosy, but that has<br />

a slightly frumpy association – as in a beloved old<br />

cardi, which is lovely to snuggle up in, moth holes<br />

and all, but you wouldn’t wear out in public.<br />

We all like being cosy (I’m wearing a down gilet as I type,<br />

in pursuit of it on a rather damp spring day), but it’s a bit<br />

of a guilty pleasure – and it certainly has nothing to do with<br />

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So what struck me immediately on entering Amy <strong>May</strong>nard’s<br />

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Above: Light floods in from Crittal-style windows which lead out onto a decked terrace<br />

socks, with someone special and a glass of Malbec, your<br />

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One of the tick boxes on their house search list, when Amy<br />

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The house they bought, once the village store on<br />

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black steel-framed windows opening onto the decked<br />

terrace and bare old bricks on the two flanking walls.<br />

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This page: Connecting the indoors with the outdoors, the terrace provides<br />

a secluded spot to enjoy breakfast or an early evening glass of wine<br />

remember that seminal 1980s ad… if you<br />

don’t, you can Google it) loft-living vibe.<br />

Those bricks are original (although<br />

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Everything else was rebuilt from scratch.<br />

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Once you step through the matt black front<br />

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walls of the living area – the kitchen, dining<br />

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bricks are white, contrasting with the Shakerstyle<br />

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“I spent the six months the building took to convert sourcing things, which I loved<br />

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This page: The second bedroom, with two built-in bunk beds,<br />

is painted a deep green. Guests often leave messages in an old<br />

printer’s tray, into which Amy has put some letter cubes<br />

warmer colours is a theme throughout the building.<br />

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to install and another to notice. It was a YES from me.<br />

Also warming up the industrial chic coolness in<br />

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has assembled to furnish it. The décor style may be<br />

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or accessories in it are new. Not a single thing.<br />

“We spent the money on the building, the bathroom<br />

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A group of paintings on the top shelf of the wall<br />

of shelves on the internal wall – on which the books<br />

are gloriously arranged by colour – were also frugally<br />

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A cupboard on the same wall opens to reveal a concealed<br />

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Above: The bathroom is small but perfectly formed, with a shower screen that echoes the black metal Crittal-feel windows and doors<br />

throughout The Outbuilding<br />

brilliantly and also makes the bedroom very light.<br />

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that make this really quite compact space work so well.<br />

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hall segues into also being the second bedroom. It has two<br />

built-in bunk beds, painted the same green, so appealing you<br />

can practically hear the squeals of excited children leaping<br />

onto them. I’m having the top bunk, by the way. “The<br />

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I felt like that about the next room along on its<br />

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Above: Amy found the bath locally and had it re-enamelled before painting it in Little Greene’s Light Peachblossom<br />

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Contents<br />

21<br />

5 SOCIAL KITCHENS<br />

Ideas to transform a kitchen into a social living space<br />

13 OPEN & SHUT<br />

Bi-fold door inspiration<br />

15 DIARY OF AN EXTENSION<br />

The process of a kitchen extension<br />

19 PROTECT & PERFECT<br />

Lucy Fleming talks to Vedat Demiralp of Coban Rugs<br />

about rugs and runners<br />

21 PAVE THE WAY<br />

Rebecca Cuffe gets expert tips to start you on your way<br />

to the perfect patio<br />

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24 SIMPLE PLEASURES<br />

Recipes to take you outside for spring<br />

26 GREEN DAYS<br />

Rebecca Cuffe’s pick of interiors accessories to fill<br />

indoor spaces with gorgeous greenery<br />

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Social Kitchens<br />

A world away from its roots as a practical, no-frills room to prepare food,<br />

today’s kitchen area tends to set the tone for the style of the rest of the<br />

house. Here, we’ve chosen five projects that truly place the kitchen at the<br />

heart of the home – the perfect spaces to spend informal time together as<br />

a family and special spots to entertain friends, both <strong>inside</strong> and out<br />

The pared-back Shaker style<br />

kitchen by Neptune Weybridge<br />

“Neptune kitchens are built to last using solid timber<br />

and traditional joinery techniques. This kitchen is<br />

from our Suffolk range, a simple pared back Shaker<br />

style that sits comfortably in any setting, traditional<br />

or contemporary. It was a perfect fit for this Victorian<br />

house whose new design is true to its roots but renovated<br />

for contemporary living. This was previously a small,<br />

dark and dated kitchen at the back of the house. As<br />

part of the renovations the owners opened up the room<br />

by adding an extension and letting in a magnificent<br />

amount of light through the new Crittall doors.<br />

The brief was to create a modern space with touches<br />

of traditional styling using bold colours. There needed<br />

to be plenty of room for socialising both around the<br />

island and the dining table. The open space lends itself<br />

perfectly to having an island in the middle around which<br />

people always seem to congregate, whilst separating<br />

them from the cooking and prep area. There is also<br />

plenty of room for guests around the dining table.<br />

The light that streams in through the glass<br />

doors allowed the cabinets painted in Neptune<br />

Charcoal, which is a beautiful deep dark grey, to<br />

contrast with the Snow white of the island.<br />

The range cooker along the wall with its tiling and<br />

canopy provides a focal point for the room. All the<br />

essentials such as the fridge, bin and sink are within easy<br />

reach, making cooking and entertaining a simple task.<br />

The utility room at the back can be seen through<br />

the Crittall door and the same colour was used for<br />

cabinets in here in order to link the two rooms.”<br />

neptuneweybridge.com<br />

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“The main objective of this seasoned<br />

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contemporary, bright and spacious open plan<br />

living environment that extended from the<br />

kitchen area. Having lived previously in South<br />

Africa, the family wanted to make use of the<br />

garden for social occasions, by opening up the<br />

new space with multiple bi-fold doors and<br />

truly have a sense of ‘bringing the outside in’.<br />

The design brief also included the provision<br />

of a wine room adjacent to the kitchen,<br />

which is separated by an aluminium sliding<br />

door with grey tinted glass, a contrast to the<br />

seasoned oak frames of the main structure.”<br />

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“This soft, delicate country kitchen has been designed<br />

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Each Renson Camargue was then fitted into place<br />

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Different post heights were require to create a level roof<br />

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and the Fire Magic equipment moved into place.<br />

We designed a fully-equipped outdoor kitchen in<br />

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and bespoke kitchen perspective on a<br />

collaborative project to transform a family<br />

home to better suit its occupants’ needs<br />

approached by our client to create a new<br />

kitchen and living space. Once we had discussed<br />

the budget, we came up with a design and<br />

layout to incorporate a new kitchen, dining<br />

area, utility and snug. There was an internal<br />

wall that needed to be knocked down and the<br />

ceilings in the existing kitchen/TV area were<br />

far too low, so we designed a space lifting the<br />

roof, vaulting and insetting two large roof<br />

lanterns to elevate the height. Visual aspect<br />

and natural light were important factors, along<br />

with design elements, such as a pocket door<br />

to the utility room to cut down on losing<br />

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between the dining area and snug for light,<br />

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We project managed the whole thing and<br />

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attention to detail when it comes to the lighting<br />

and all important finishes.” nkliving.co.uk<br />

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The Kitchen<br />

The team at Collins Bespoke: “We call this beautifully<br />

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Edwardian name plaque that sits above the front door. It’s one<br />

of our favourite kitchen extensions! With regards to a brief, our<br />

customer came to us with two things in mind: to make the most<br />

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To get the ball rolling, our customer got in touch and then came to<br />

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From first contact, to agreed design and installation, we worked within<br />

a 12-14 week time-frame – which is typical of most of our kitchens.<br />

Traditional to the hand-made industry, the Dalmally kitchen is<br />

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constructed by hand in our very own workshop by our skilled in-house<br />

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encourage our customers to visit us to see their kitchen being made!<br />

The kitchen features seamlessly integrated Siemens appliances,<br />

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extractor and the current kitchen must-have – the allimportant<br />

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Our most favourite feature in this kitchen is hidden behind<br />

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Painted in two beautiful contrasting colours – Mylands ‘Bond<br />

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Protect & Perfect<br />

Hunting for natural floor<br />

coverings? Vedat Demiralp<br />

from Coban Rugs explains<br />

to <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong> just<br />

what makes his handwoven<br />

rugs and runners stand<br />

out from the crowd...<br />

Can you tell us a little about Coban<br />

Rugs and your range of rugs and<br />

runners? The basic concept is about<br />

combining traditional weaving skills<br />

with contemporary designs using goats’<br />

wool, which was once widely used in<br />

Turkey but is less well known here.<br />

Goats’ wool has the benefit of being<br />

low maintenance and hard-wearing. It<br />

also feels really good under bare feet.<br />

The natural colours are soft and muted<br />

so you have this beautiful aesthetic<br />

in a durable product. The woven<br />

runners are used for hallways and stairs.<br />

Larger rugs can be produced to any<br />

size by joining lengths together with a<br />

variety of stitching techniques, either<br />

seamless or with a seam as a feature.<br />

Where are the rugs made and<br />

how? They’re produced in Turkey,<br />

hand woven on traditional<br />

looms using hand-spun yarn.<br />

What inspires the designs? The key is<br />

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material. The undyed wool is in shades<br />

of black, white, brown and white.<br />

Sometimes there are subtle shifts in<br />

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rugs are woven on flat weave looms, so<br />

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Plain rugs have an aesthetic of their<br />

own which derives from the texture<br />

and colour of a natural product. Also<br />

I use plain rugs as the background<br />

for my stitched artwork on rugs,<br />

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Can rugs and runners be made to<br />

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Are you working on any special<br />

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I am working with interior designers<br />

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Rugs? The genuine enthusiasm<br />

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as well as in the more challenging<br />

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Where can people see Coban Rugs?<br />

I will be at Selvedge Fairs in Bath in<br />

March and London in December,<br />

The <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Fairs in June and<br />

November, Spirit of Summer Festival<br />

in London at the end of June and the<br />

interior designers trade show Decorex<br />

in London in October and various<br />

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Vedat has a studio in St Leonards<br />

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Call 07769 800321 or email info@<br />

cobanrugs.com for more information.<br />

See Coban Rugs at this June’s<br />

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Whether you’re looking to<br />

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interesting design or simply cut down<br />

on the maintainance that comes with<br />

a big lawn space, a patio can be an<br />

excellent way to enhance your home.<br />

To get you on your way to a fabulous<br />

outdoor space of your own, we talk to<br />

stonework expert Shaun Williams to get<br />

some invaluable guidance on where to<br />

start when considering building a patio.<br />

Who?<br />

Depending on the size of your plot you<br />

may wish to employ a designer to help<br />

you get the most out of your space.<br />

If you have a small garden<br />

your options may be relatively<br />

straightforward but if you have a larger<br />

plot, thinking about how the patio fits<br />

within the whole design is essential to<br />

create one cohesive space.<br />

When choosing a contractor ask to<br />

see examples of previous projects and<br />

they should always be happy to provide<br />

sample panels of suggested materials.<br />

Lay samples out in the area which is<br />

to become the patio to get a feel for<br />

how they change in different light and<br />

weather conditions.<br />

How?<br />

The land needs to be checked for<br />

services before creating a good subbase<br />

to lay your chosen material. It is<br />

essential to make sure the patio falls<br />

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Lay samples out in the<br />

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The land itself may well dictate where<br />

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or view you would like to be able to<br />

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to plan and create an easy route to get<br />

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What?<br />

When choosing materials draw<br />

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your home so the whole scheme flows.<br />

We encourage the use of local stone<br />

as this always fits well within the<br />

landscape. Larger pavers will go down<br />

more quickly and could be broken<br />

up with smaller details, planting<br />

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Choosing materials with longevity,<br />

such as natural stone, means laying<br />

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will give you an amazing space to<br />

enjoy for many, many years to come.<br />

Find out more about Shaun’s work at<br />

earth-and-stone.co.uk<br />

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Simple<br />

pleasures<br />

Make the most of the warmer weather and<br />

head into the garden to eat with family and<br />

friends. Here, in an extract from her new<br />

book, A Perfect Day for a Picnic, Tori Finch<br />

creates deliciously simple canapés, made to<br />

be enjoyed outside.<br />

Photographs: Georgia Glynn-Smith<br />

Crostini Two Ways<br />

The toasted crostini can be made a few days<br />

before and kept in an airtight container. When<br />

it comes to serving, pile a crostini high with the<br />

beans or the salsa verde and feta, or, for a great<br />

flavour combustion, combine the two toppings.<br />

Serves 6<br />

• 1 baguette, sliced on the bias into<br />

½ cm / ¼ inch thick slices<br />

• 60ml / ¼ cup olive oil<br />

• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced<br />

• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme<br />

To make the crostini, preheat the oven to<br />

1220°C (425°F) Gas 7. Brush both sides of<br />

each baguette slice with plenty of olive oil.<br />

Arrange the baguette slices on a baking<br />

2 sheet, scatter the garlic slices and thyme<br />

sprigs over the tops and bake in the preheated<br />

oven for about 10 minutes, until the bread<br />

is golden and the edges are crisp.<br />

Allow to cool on a wire rack before serving<br />

with one or both of the toppings below.<br />

3<br />

Salsa Verde with Feta<br />

• 1 garlic clove<br />

• 4 anchovy fillets<br />

• 1 shallot, finely chopped<br />

• freshly squeezed juice and grated zest of 1 lemon<br />

• 2 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained, chopped if large<br />

• 1 bunch of fresh parsley, roughly chopped<br />

• 1 bunch of fresh oregano, roughly chopped<br />

• ½ bunch of fresh mint, roughly chopped<br />

• olive oil, to taste<br />

• 200g / 7oz feta cheese<br />

• sea salt and ground black pepper<br />

In a mortar and with a pestle (or in a food processor, blending<br />

1 only briefly so that the mixture is still chunky) crush the garlic,<br />

then add the anchovy fillets and crush again to make a rough paste.<br />

Add the shallot and lemon zest, give it a good<br />

2 bash with the pestle and mix well. You should get<br />

lovely wafts of the flavours combining together.<br />

Stir in the capers, herbs and lemon juice, bruising the herbs a<br />

3 little with the pestle but certainly not pounding to a purée.<br />

Season to taste with salt and pepper and add enough olive oil to<br />

4 get the consistency you want – I usually find 1-2 tbsp is enough.<br />

Crumble in the feta and mix before<br />

serving with the crostini slices.<br />

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Flageolet Beans with Chilli & Lemon<br />

• 1 x 410g / 14oz can flageolet beans<br />

• 3 tbsp virgin olive oil<br />

• freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons<br />

• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped<br />

• 1 garlic clove, crushed<br />

• sea salt and ground black pepper<br />

1Tip the beans into a sieve/strainer and rinse thoroughly<br />

under cold, running water. Allow to drain and<br />

dry a little before transferring to a mixing bowl.<br />

Add the olive oil, lemon juice, chilli and<br />

2 garlic, season well with salt and pepper and<br />

toss the beans in the dressing to coat.<br />

To serve, spoon onto the crostini slices<br />

and enjoy.<br />

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the cob and hotdogs at the first sign of sun. But this year why<br />

not try something a little more special. The outdoor pizza oven<br />

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pit is an exciting alternative to a grill and traditional Indian Kadai<br />

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Pure &<br />

Simple<br />

Josephine Fairley explains how<br />

to ditch those environmentally<br />

damaging face wipes and why<br />

your skin will love you for it<br />

Moselle face<br />

cloths, £5 each,<br />

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On the very rare occasions now when I get a wipe<br />

out of my handbag – usually on a train from<br />

Hastings to London Charing Cross on which the<br />

water isn’t working on the loo (please take note anyone from<br />

Southeastern who happens to be reading this), I feel like I have<br />

to make a public announcement. “It’s biodegradeable, you<br />

know,” I whisper to myself while swabbing off train grime with<br />

a gorgeously fragrant L’Occitane Verbena Refreshing Towelette.<br />

With a great record of eco-consciousness, L’Occitane were<br />

among the first to introduce biodegradeable wipes. But the<br />

point about a wipe, even in a germy hand emergency on a<br />

train, is that it’s always going to be a single-use<br />

product – even if it’s compostable. But the<br />

fact is, most still aren’t – featuring polyester<br />

or plastic that can take years, decades or even<br />

centuries to break down in the environment.<br />

Many of us are moving away from<br />

‘throwaway’ products of all kinds. But<br />

happily, there are now many alternatives<br />

to wipes and non eco-friendly cleansing options – starting<br />

with the good old muslin cloth. It was Eve Lom who<br />

originally pioneered these for use with her first-of-its-kind<br />

balm cleanser – a concept embraced some years later by<br />

Liz Earle with good old Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, £17<br />

for 100ml (with two muslins). Since then, that creamy,<br />

eucalyptus-scented cleanser has definitely been elevated to<br />

the Beauty Hall of Fame and you can walk into countless<br />

bathrooms nowadays and spot one or more of these<br />

“the point about<br />

a wipe is that it’s<br />

always going to be a<br />

single-use product”<br />

distinctive squares of cloth drying on the towel rail.<br />

If you’ve never tried a muslin cloth for removing your<br />

make-up, you’re missing a trick – because not only are these<br />

great for accessing every nook and cranny to remove make-up<br />

(the fold of the chin, the area around the nose), but the very<br />

slightly rough texture of the cloth also exfoliates skin perfectly.<br />

Not too aggressive, not too wimpy – just enough to buff away<br />

dead skin cells on a daily (or more likely nightly) basis, so that<br />

skin is optimally glowing. These cloths can be washed and<br />

reused time and time again – up to 1000 times, in some cases<br />

– and therefore hugely cut down on waste. I like the original<br />

Liz Earle Pure Muslin Cloths, £4.50 for two<br />

(bought separately from the cleanser), and<br />

also the Temple Spa Take It Off Muslin Soft<br />

Cotton Cleansing Cloths, £8.75 for two.<br />

Personally, I now use a muslin-style cloth<br />

with pretty much any kind of cleanser –<br />

certainly, creams and face washes, as well as<br />

balms. But recently, I happened upon the<br />

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30ml cocorosa.co.uk, which is best removed using Cocorosa’s The<br />

Double Cleanse Cloth, £5 – on one side a nicely skin-buffing<br />

muslin, but on the other side, a gorgeously velvety texture<br />

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and I find them especially useful after a day in ‘the smoke’<br />

(which literally is ‘the smoke’, in terms of the pollutants<br />

deposited on the complexion). Infused with orange blossom<br />

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Face Halo<br />

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Cocorosa<br />

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oil, this cleanser smells utterly divine and is a sheer pleasure<br />

to massage into skin, brilliant for loosening make-up.<br />

Designer’s Guild is another more surprising source of great<br />

facial cleansing cloths – although technically, I think they<br />

may be flannels! Their Moselle face cloths are perfect, with<br />

their chunky waffle weave – super-soft, yet very effective for<br />

removing make-up, and they’ve duly become favourites of<br />

mine. If you’re looking for something that matches the colour<br />

scheme of your bathroom (rather than the plain white or<br />

cream of a muslin cloth), you definitely need to check these<br />

out: they come in a range of shades from hot pink to sky blue.<br />

I also need to tell you about a recent discovery, Face<br />

Halo Pro Makeup Remover Pads, £7 each at boots.com. I<br />

was completely cynical about these before I tried them.<br />

They’re circular pads with a surface a bit like a soft flannel,<br />

but they’re made of a material similar to ‘e-cloths’ and<br />

when wetted and squeezed, then massaged into the skin,<br />

gently yet magically remove every last molecule of makeup<br />

– even eye make-up and mascara – without having to<br />

use any cleansing product whatsoever. Don’t ask me how<br />

they work – they just do. (And each pad, while pricier<br />

than a muslin cloth, can be used up to 500 times).<br />

Just one warning here: the key with all cloths (and Halo<br />

pads) is to ensure for your skin’s sake that they’re washed<br />

in a machine regularly – ideally daily, which means you<br />

might need a stack of these. You can just about get away<br />

with drying a facial cleansing cloth on the aforementioned<br />

towel rail overnight – but don’t use a cloth for more than<br />

two days in a row before putting it in a hot wash. Damp<br />

cloths are breeding grounds for germs that you really<br />

don’t want swishing over your precious complexion.<br />

But do you know about konjac sponges…? These are<br />

also fairly extraordinary. Made from a plant used in Asia for<br />

over 1,500 years, a key part of modern by Korean beauty<br />

rituals (‘K-beauty’ is now a huge influence on beauty in<br />

the West), there are many different konjac sponge options,<br />

which are soft to the touch, naturally antibacterial and<br />

very, very effective for removing make-up – whether or<br />

not you use an actual cleansing product with them.<br />

Market leaders are The Konjac Sponge Co.<br />

konjacspongecompany.com, who offer a wide range of these;<br />

sensitive skins could try the Chamomile & Pink Clay<br />

Konjac Sponge, £9.99 – or if you live and/or work in an<br />

urban area, check out the Tourmaline Sponge, also £9.99,<br />

which is infused with tourmaline gemstone powder to help<br />

cleanse and purify. Meanwhile, tapping into the charcoal<br />

trend (more of which next month), there’s a Konjac Facial<br />

Puff Sponge with Bamboo Charcoal, £8.99, suitable for<br />

all skin types. Commendably, The Korean Konjac Sponge<br />

Company’s packaging itself is now biodegradable and<br />

plastic-free, while the products themselves are made from<br />

100% natural vegetable fibre. So when they’re at the very<br />

end of their (long) life, just toss them in the compost.<br />

One last eco note: if you use cotton wool – and for eye<br />

make-up removal, I would never recommend anything else<br />

(even a Halo, except in an emergency) – then be sure to<br />

choose organic. (I use Simply Organic cotton pads; they also do<br />

balls and rectangular pads.) Huge amounts of pesticides and<br />

herbicides are used on cotton, and if it doesn’t say it’s organic,<br />

your cotton wool is almost certainly genetically modified, too.<br />

And there’s nothing ‘clean’ about that…<br />

Jo Fairley is editor of beautybible.com, where you’ll<br />

find the results of the <strong>2019</strong> Beauty Bible Awards,<br />

highlighting winning products across more than 100<br />

categories, tried and tested by panels of real women.<br />

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Wellbeing<br />

A Year of Wellness<br />

In the last of her columns for <strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong>, Eminé Rushton<br />

comes full circle – moving from what’s within to considering<br />

the confidence-boosting importance of what is also without<br />

– and shares the contents of her all-natural make-up bag<br />

<strong>May</strong>: Skin deep<br />

This is the last in my year-long<br />

series of holistic columns for<br />

<strong>Wealden</strong> <strong>Times</strong> and it feels<br />

fitting, as we move into the bright<br />

possibility of spring and early summer,<br />

to consider not only those things that<br />

feed us up from within, but to also<br />

reflect on those things we reach for to<br />

boost our confidence from without too.<br />

As a mother of daughters, it has been<br />

important for me to be very comfortable<br />

in my own naked skin – to model the<br />

sort of body-positive behaviour that I<br />

hope my children will naturally inhabit,<br />

too. My mother was the same – ‘diet’<br />

was a word I never heard, and I grew<br />

up in a house where we all delighted in<br />

good food and were taught to embrace<br />

all that we were, irrespective of our<br />

physical appearance. Yet my mother<br />

was, and still is, someone who takes<br />

great pride in her hair and make-up,<br />

and though I’m far more laissez-faire<br />

in my own routine, I do understand<br />

the feel-good factor involved in a<br />

little natural boost, here and there.<br />

I made the switch to all natural<br />

make-up around ten years ago; prior<br />

to that, my make-up bag was an even<br />

mix of ‘department store’ cosmetics<br />

and health-store finds. The natural<br />

make-up industry, however, has<br />

experienced a real revolution in both<br />

formulation and efficacy within the<br />

15 years that I have been a health<br />

and wellbeing editor – and there is<br />

Ilia Multi-Sticks<br />

no longer any compromise involved<br />

in choosing all-natural alternatives<br />

to commercial, synthetic staples. I<br />

have spent years testing products and<br />

there is a great deal of trial and error<br />

involved, certainly. But the following<br />

favourites are ones that have never let<br />

me down and which have duly won<br />

quite a few industry plaudits as a result.<br />

First Base<br />

I’ve never met a woman who wanted<br />

to wear foundation that erased all hint<br />

of her own natural skin. My favourite<br />

bases really bring light and evenness to<br />

the complexion, without that dreaded,<br />

flat, mask-like finish. Nude by Nature<br />

“As a mother of<br />

daughters, it has been<br />

important for me to<br />

model the sort of bodypositive<br />

behaviour that<br />

I hope my children will<br />

naturally inhabit”<br />

Radiant Loose Powder Foundation,<br />

£25, is fantastic – glowy, supremely<br />

fine and hard to be heavy-handed<br />

with. A great buffing, blending brush<br />

is a must for application, and I like<br />

the natural brushes by EcoTools.<br />

Liquid foundation is trickier. I like<br />

the soft, soothing quality of Ere Perez<br />

Oat Milk Foundation, £29 – coverage<br />

is very light and dewy. For a bit<br />

more coverage, without heaviness, I<br />

adore Absolution La Creme du Teint,<br />

£34 – this is my daily staple, and<br />

it’s beautifully hydrating too, but<br />

I do wish they would<br />

introduce more shades<br />

(it’s currently only available<br />

in light and medium). Find it at<br />

Content Beauty and Naturismo.<br />

Colour Ways<br />

The older I get, the more I seem to<br />

be simplifying my routine. What used<br />

to take me 20 minutes now takes five,<br />

and I seem to feel more confident in<br />

my skin as I age – accepting and at<br />

peace, rather than trying to continually<br />

enhance or conceal. Multi-tasking<br />

colour is my go-to – I tend to use the<br />

same shade on lips and cheeks to save<br />

time, and love the Ilia Multi-Sticks,<br />

£32, and Jane Iredale’s Cream Blush,<br />

£24 (which I also dab on lips), and<br />

Jane Iredale’s brilliant Just Kissed Lip &<br />

Cheek Stains, £23, which I’ve abandoned<br />

almost all of my other lip colours for.<br />

Eye High<br />

Because I am forever gesticulating and<br />

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artist friend, however, swears by<br />

the Inika Organic Long Lash Vegan<br />

Mascara, £23, and Ilia’s eye defining<br />

pencils. When my eyes need a lift (if the<br />

children haven’t been sleeping well, for<br />

instance), I reach for Lily Lolo PeepO,<br />

£9 – a pale yellow shade that brings<br />

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Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at Psychologies magazine, and<br />

co-founder of the conscious living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk


Wellbeing<br />

Natural wisdom<br />

Co-founder of Botanica Health in Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Naomi<br />

Murray grew up immersed in natural health – her father is Scotland’s<br />

most experienced herbalist, Brian Lamb. Her natural health shop with<br />

treatment rooms is a haven for locals who seek holistic advice, natural<br />

products and alternative therapies. botanicahealth.co.uk<br />

What one piece of seasonal wisdom<br />

helps you in <strong>May</strong>? I see spring as a time<br />

for renewal and refreshment. The cleansing<br />

herbs like cleavers (sticky willow), nettle and<br />

dandelion are in full flourish nudging us in<br />

to using these herbs to cleanse the system.<br />

Juicing cleavers with apple and fennel,<br />

making nettle tea and adding a few bitter<br />

dandelion leaves to a salad are a great way<br />

to add these detoxifying herbs to our daily<br />

diet, cleansing the liver and gallbladder.<br />

What one self-care ritual do you never<br />

skimp on? I love going to bed early with<br />

a relaxing tea and a good book. Sleep is so<br />

important for mental health and wellbeing<br />

as the body heals during the night. The<br />

body works incredibly hard during the wee<br />

small hours, and staying up late just doesn’t<br />

allow it to do its job properly. Remarkably<br />

brain cells shrink by 60 per cent when we<br />

sleep allowing for efficient toxin removal.<br />

There is an insomnia epidemic and I always<br />

tell people to be as religious about their<br />

sleep as they are about exercise, nutrition<br />

and personal beauty regimes! Good sleep<br />

has been proven to make people look much<br />

more attractive too!<br />

What’s cooking in your kitchen this<br />

month? I am always buying cookery books!<br />

I love food and am constantly inspired.<br />

I will be making use of the wild garlic,<br />

making fresh pesto and risotto. Medicinal<br />

mushrooms have been on my radar for<br />

a while now and I am using these more<br />

and more in cooking. They are fascinating<br />

and connect all the plants around them<br />

with a kind of underground internet. I<br />

will make lots of salads. I love watercress<br />

(which is good for the lungs) with thinly<br />

sliced fennel, cucumber, red onion and a<br />

salad dressing of olive oil, cider vinegar, raw<br />

honey and fennel seeds.<br />

Share one book that taught you<br />

something amazing about life – and<br />

made you better at living it? Gosh. I have<br />

a book addiction and am never without<br />

a book. It always has to be factual, I very<br />

rarely read fiction. There is too much to<br />

learn! The most influential book I have<br />

read is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends<br />

and Influence People. I have always been<br />

interested in people, their stories and<br />

experiences so it is innate to me but he<br />

said the best way to make friends is to be<br />

interested in others. It can be rare today to<br />

meet people who are interested in you, but<br />

it’s so important to listen.<br />

What always brings a smile to your face?<br />

Plants and my dog Bonnie. I absolutely love<br />

plants and can become immersed in their<br />

beauty. I know that they are amazing in<br />

their own right, wonderful to look<br />

Stay in touch with Eminé<br />

If you’d like to follow Eminé and continue to learn more about holistic<br />

wellbeing & conscious living, visit her new online journal or subscribe to her<br />

podcast, This Conscious Life; for more information visit thisconsciouslife.com;<br />

you can also follow her on social media at @thisconsciousbeing<br />

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Walking in the local woods, watching<br />

Bonnie just loving life, and looking out<br />

for herbs and plants along the way, is a<br />

very simple way to relax and be happy.<br />

The Japanese coined the phrase: ‘forest<br />

bathing’, which simply means walking<br />

in nature. Not running or counting<br />

steps but becoming at one with your<br />

surroundings and taking it all in.<br />

What is the best treatment you’ve had<br />

locally? I love an aromatherapy massage<br />

and we have a lovely lady in the clinic<br />

called Janet who treats me. She tailors<br />

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Jo Arnell salutes the best of seasonal, locally-sourced produce with<br />

effortlessly simple recipes that pack a fresh flavour punch<br />

Words: Jo Arnell Photographs: David Merewether


Food<br />

Out on the plot, this month marks the<br />

end of what was once known as the<br />

hungry gap – the period after the last of<br />

the winter vegetables and before the new season’s<br />

crops. The first of the home-grown harvests start<br />

to arrive in the form of shoots, stems and leaves;<br />

delicious tender asparagus spears and pink-hued<br />

rhubarb (made less stringy by ‘forcing’ under a<br />

cloche) and an assortment of fast growing leafiness<br />

– spinach, rocket, land cress, young brassicas and<br />

loose-leaved lettuces. Before mass food production<br />

and the availability of year round unseasonal<br />

food we would have been especially grateful to<br />

see fresh new shoots. Today it makes ecological<br />

(and possibly biological) sense to eat locally grown<br />

food. Whether you grow your own or not, these<br />

welcome first pickings are worth being hungry for.<br />

Rocket and<br />

walnut pesto<br />

Serves 4 Prep time: 20 minutes.<br />

Cooking time: 20-25 minutes.<br />

This is a variation on traditional pesto, substituting<br />

walnuts and rocket for basil and pine nuts and adding<br />

in a little cream cheese for a smooth, creamy taste.<br />

• 100g rocket<br />

• 50g walnuts<br />

(lightly toasted)<br />

• 2 tbsp olive oil<br />

• 100g cream cheese<br />

• 50g grated parmesan<br />

cheese (plus 20g<br />

more to serve)<br />

• 1-2 crushed garlic<br />

cloves (to taste)<br />

• 200g pasta (shapes<br />

such as penne,<br />

rigatoni and spirelli<br />

work well)<br />

1Combine rocket<br />

and walnuts and<br />

either use a food<br />

processor, pestle and<br />

mortar, or finely<br />

chop them until<br />

roughly blended.<br />

2Mix in the other<br />

ingredients and<br />

combine thoroughly.<br />

Bring a large pan of<br />

salted water to the<br />

boil, add the pasta<br />

and cook for 12-13<br />

minutes (or according<br />

to pack instructions).<br />

then mix<br />

3Drain, in pesto – add in<br />

a little of the cooking<br />

water if you prefer a<br />

looser sauce, sprinkle<br />

with parmesan and<br />

serve immediately.<br />

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Food<br />

Crab arancini<br />

Serves 3-4 as a starter, or 2 as a light main. Prep time: 20<br />

minutes. Cooking time: 35 minutes, plus 1-2 hours in the fridge<br />

Crab comes into season in the spring and has a delicate<br />

texture, but a flavour strong enough to mix well with<br />

pasta, pastry and rice. These creamy, risotto-style<br />

crab cakes make a great starter or light lunch.<br />

• 1 tbsp olive oil<br />

• 120g Arborio risotto rice<br />

• 50ml dry white wine<br />

• 1 tbsp lemon juice<br />

• 1 tbsp grated lemon zest<br />

• 200ml water or light<br />

vegetable stock<br />

• 150g crab meat (white<br />

or a mixture of white<br />

and brown meat)<br />

• 2 tsp finely chopped<br />

tarragon<br />

• Salt and pepper to taste<br />

For the coating:<br />

• 100g plain flour (approx)<br />

• 1 beaten egg<br />

• 100g ready made<br />

fine breadcrumbs (or<br />

Panko) (approx)<br />

• 50ml vegetable<br />

oil for frying<br />

1Heat olive oil in a saucepan<br />

or deep frying pan/<br />

small wok and add the rice.<br />

After a minute add wine,<br />

lemon juice, zest and stock.<br />

Bring to a simmer and cook<br />

gently for 15-20 mins.<br />

2Once the rice has absorbed<br />

most of the liquid (you<br />

may have to add a little<br />

more water until the right<br />

consistency is achieved) stir in<br />

the crab meat, tarragon and<br />

seasoning. Leave the mixture<br />

to cool in the fridge for an<br />

hour or two (or up to a day).<br />

3Place flour, egg and<br />

breadcrumbs into 3 separate<br />

bowls. Now comes the sticky<br />

bit. There’s not really a way<br />

around this (you can try<br />

dusting your hands with flour);<br />

grit your teeth, push up your<br />

sleeves and roll the rice mixture<br />

into balls (I make them just<br />

bigger than bite-size so that<br />

they have to be eaten with a<br />

fork), dip each ball into first<br />

flour, then egg and finally roll<br />

them around in breadcrumbs.<br />

4Fry the balls carefully,<br />

moving them around<br />

in the oil until each one is<br />

evenly golden brown. Serve<br />

while warm with lemon<br />

wedges and a watercress<br />

garnish, or a green salad.<br />

Asparagus tart<br />

Serves 4-6 Prep time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 20-25 minutes.<br />

If you grow your own, it is very useful to keep a pack of<br />

pastry in the fridge. So many home-grown harvests can<br />

be made into tarts or quiches of various kinds. Asparagus<br />

tart is one of the simplest and most delicious of all.<br />

• 1 sheet ready rolled<br />

puff pastry (or home<br />

made - but if you’ve<br />

grown and harvested<br />

your own asparagus, you<br />

are definitely excused<br />

from making pastry)<br />

• 2 medium onions,<br />

finely sliced<br />

• 20g butter<br />

• 2 eggs, beaten<br />

• 200g asparagus tips,<br />

steamed (for 2-3<br />

minutes only)<br />

• 100g soft goats’ cheese,<br />

cut into 1-2cm chunks<br />

• 1 tbsp oregano<br />

• 50g parmesan cheese<br />

Fabulous food<br />

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1Pre-heat oven to 180ºc<br />

(gas 4). Sauté the onions<br />

in butter for 5 mins until<br />

soft. Leave to cool.<br />

2Roll/unfurl pastry onto<br />

a baking sheet and fold<br />

over the edges to make a lip<br />

around the edges of the pastry.<br />

3Top with onion and then<br />

pour over beaten egg.<br />

Arrange asparagus on top, then<br />

top with goat’s cheese, oregano<br />

and sprinkle with parmesan.<br />

4Bake in the oven for<br />

20-25 mins. Serve warm<br />

or cold with a mixed salad.<br />

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You will need, per person<br />

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• 8 new potatoes<br />

• 2 globe artichokes<br />

• 6 asparagus spears<br />

• 200g cannon of lamb<br />

• 6 heritage cherry tomatoes<br />

from the store cupboard:<br />

• lemon wedges<br />

• 50g day-old<br />

focaccia<br />

• 1 clove garlic<br />

• 10g mint<br />

• 1 tbsp English mustard<br />

1Heat the oven to 180°C. In a pot, cover the<br />

potatoes with cold salted water, bring to the<br />

boil and simmer for 5-10 mins, until just cooked.<br />

Drain and allow to cool, then cut into quarters.<br />

2For the artichokes, take off the outer leaves until<br />

you get to the softer leaves in the centre. Peel<br />

the stalks until they are white, rub with a lemon<br />

half as you work to prevent discolouration.<br />

3Slice the artichokes into quarters and with a<br />

spoon scoop out the hairy centre part. Cook<br />

them in a pot filled with water and a wedge of<br />

lemon for 3-4 mins, then leave to cool.<br />

4Boil the asparagus for 3 mins in salted<br />

water, drain and set aside.<br />

5Marinate the lamb with salt, pepper and olive<br />

oil. In a hot pan, sear the lamb for a minute<br />

on each side and remove from the pan.<br />

6In a food processor blitz together focaccia,<br />

garlic and mint. Spread a tablespoon of<br />

mustard over the lamb and then roll in the<br />

mint breadcrumbs until evenly coated.<br />

7Place the heritage cherry tomatoes, artichokes,<br />

asparagus and potato into a baking tray.<br />

Season the vegetables and add a tablespoon of<br />

olive oil, place the lamb on the top and cook in<br />

the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven<br />

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Garden<br />

uphorbia<br />

Euphoria<br />

Sue Whigham shares her love for this<br />

zingy and diverse garden favourite<br />

The other day we made a welcome pit stop at Dulwich<br />

Park after crawling slowly up the South Circular and<br />

through the dreaded Catford traffic on the way to<br />

Brixton. Luckily we chose Dulwich, which, if you don’t know it,<br />

is really a fabulous park with its boating lake, mature trees and<br />

gardens and perfect for our ‘country’ dog to have a sniff around.<br />

It was like home for him but with more dogs to say hello to<br />

so he was more than happy. So was I, as up by the café was a<br />

large intense planting of Euphorbia amygdalloides var. robbiae<br />

growing in full sun. I know that it’s a plant recommended for<br />

dry, shady areas but this proved that it flourishes absolutely<br />

anywhere – and often where you haven’t intended<br />

it to be. Well, in our garden at least. It’s all the<br />

same to this particular euphorbia whether it<br />

finds itself under a yew hedge or tucked in under<br />

a mature tree. Do you think it would flourish<br />

under the dreaded Leylandii? I suspect it would.<br />

Anyway, it has dark, showy evergreen rosettes<br />

of leaves and lime green inflorescences early in the year.<br />

The other fabulous plant alongside the euphorbia which<br />

in my garden was a battered specimen until a week or so but<br />

is now cut back to the ground, was a spectacular Melianthus<br />

major. Proof of London’s micro climate if ever there was<br />

one. This is an exotic South African plant which has deeply<br />

serrated glaucous grey-green leaves and smells of peanuts.<br />

This one was about to burst into flower and I was quite<br />

expecting a humming bird to appear to drink its nectar à<br />

la Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town. Do grow it if you<br />

have somewhere sunny and sheltered for it to flourish.<br />

Back to euphorbia. First a few facts. The vernacular<br />

name of euphorbia is spurge. Euphorbia are to be found<br />

Europe has 105<br />

species of which<br />

25 are native to<br />

the UK<br />

on every continent, bar Antarctica, and come in thousands<br />

of different forms. The RHS Plant Finder lists over 150<br />

species, varieties and cultivars but really this is the tip of<br />

the iceberg in that at least 2,000 species exist throughout<br />

the world. A lot are native to the European Mediterranean<br />

region – Turkey alone is home to 95 species and Europe<br />

has 105 species of which 25 are native to the UK.<br />

Many euphorbia are succulents and are often confused with<br />

cacti. In tropical East Africa they reach tree like proportions.<br />

The way to tell whether they are cacti or euphorbia is that if<br />

the spines are in pairs then it is euphorbia. Oh, and a sticky<br />

white sap also means it is euphorbia (the<br />

sap is somewhat toxic and to be avoided).<br />

That of a cactus is a clear liquid. E. lathyris<br />

or molewort was always thought to be<br />

grown to put off moles using your garden<br />

as a tunnelling venue but in fact its sap was<br />

used to burn moles or warts off the skin.<br />

The burrowing type of mole aren’t bothered by it at all.<br />

Euphorbia flowers are quite unique and have neither petals<br />

or sepals and instead have a colourful structure close to the<br />

flowers which is known as a leaf or a bract. At the top of the<br />

flower head you’ll see a pair of leaves with a cup like structure<br />

<strong>inside</strong> it which is known as a cyanthium. The glands round its<br />

rim secrete nectar and are a beacon for pollinators. Ants are<br />

particularly possessive; protecting ‘their’ nectar from all comers!<br />

The strongly honey scented amber flowers of the honey<br />

bush, Euphorbia mellifera, are particularly glorious and the seed<br />

capsules are notoriously ‘noisy’ as they explode on a sunny day.<br />

I’ve always been told that they need a sunny sheltered position<br />

to be their best and in countries like Madeira and the Canary<br />

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Garden<br />

Islands, where they are native, and down in the West Country,<br />

where the soil rarely dries out and there is plenty of high<br />

humidity, that is certainly true as they grow to great heights (2<br />

metres). But I have to say that the numerous plants we have here<br />

facing east and all self-seeded into gravel, aren’t too bad either.<br />

It is sometimes difficult to get out of the door in the summer.<br />

Many of the spurges are evergreen and give good winter<br />

structure. Not only that there is such a selection of colours<br />

of stems, leaves and flowers. I just love the frothy bracts of<br />

the big Mediterranean Euphorbia characias forms. They start<br />

flowering in March and go on through to <strong>May</strong> and beyond.<br />

In their native countries they grow out of crevices in rocks and<br />

on poor soil and they make a good foil for hard landscaping.<br />

Bear in mind too that they are drought tolerant and battle<br />

on quite happily in hot summers – the perfect conditions<br />

for them – whilst around them other plants are flagging.<br />

We were spoilt for choice at Great Dixter’s Spring Fair in<br />

early April. Dixter’s nursery had Euphorbia donii ‘Amjillasa’<br />

for sale. It grows to 1.5 metres with lime green flowers, an<br />

exciting prospect in the border and flowering from midsummer<br />

through to the autumn. A stunning foliage plant. Bob Brown’s<br />

Cotswold Garden Plants were there and his list of euphorbia is<br />

absolutely extraordinary. His catalogue should be compulsory<br />

reading for all plantaholics. Each plant gets marks out of ten for<br />

its attributes! We succumbed and came home with Euphorbia<br />

x arendsii which is a cross between E. wallichii and E. griffithi<br />

and has ‘bronze foliage and flower tints’. This and Euphorbia<br />

‘Excalibur’, another chance cross found at Fromefield Nursery,<br />

near Frome, came from Pelham Plants who had a lovely<br />

selection of plants. E. ‘Excalibur’s new leaves start the season<br />

with a burgundy margin, fading to the edges as the season goes<br />

on and as its jade flowers begin to make themselves known.<br />

A few favourite euphorbias to look out for would include:<br />

• Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii ‘John Tomlinson’<br />

which has very large yellow/green flowers tapering towards<br />

the base rather the shape of a light bulb. You get a good<br />

long flowering period from this cultivar with flowering<br />

starting in February and flowering on for five months.<br />

• Euphorbia x martinii was found growing wild in France<br />

in the 19th Century. It looks good as a winter foliage plant,<br />

remaining compact (stems to 2 feet) but when it starts to flower<br />

… wow! Lime green bracts each have a tomato red eye. I like<br />

Val Bourne’s description of this euphorbia having ‘poise’ – with<br />

each rosette having a flower head ‘perfectly placed on top’.<br />

• Euphorbia palustris prefers moist conditions in sun<br />

or shade and is also known as the marsh spurge. It’s<br />

not only a spectacular sight all summer but has good<br />

autumn foliage too with its leaves turning yellow.<br />

• Euphorbia sikkimensis, the Sikkim spurge, is useful as<br />

it flowers from July onwards and has sharp lime green<br />

flowers which is unusual in the border so late. In the spring<br />

the stems produce red leaves and as the season progresses<br />

the plant becomes more willowy and gentle. Finally, blue<br />

green seed pods are set off by the bright green bracts.<br />

Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810<br />

457948 for gardening advice and help in sourcing<br />

and supply of interesting garden plants.<br />

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Garden<br />

Border Basics<br />

Jo Arnell strips back the foliage to put in the<br />

groundwork for beautiful borders<br />

When we look at a beautiful garden border, packed<br />

full of shapely shrubs and perennial colour it’s hard<br />

to imagine that they haven’t always been there and<br />

even harder to imagine that we could create such a thing in<br />

our own gardens. Few things (let’s make an exception for Mary<br />

Poppins and Father Christmas), appear fully formed and we all<br />

have to start somewhere. The soil is the best place to start, as<br />

this will dictate the basic growing conditions, but there are other<br />

considerations too and it pays to think about these before you start<br />

planting. It is daunting if you’re looking at a bare patch of earth<br />

right now, or worse; an inherited space filled with brambles and<br />

wayward bushes, but time and tide – and all those weeds – wait<br />

for no man, so grab your fork and spade and let’s get started.<br />

Situation and aspect<br />

Which way will the border face – will your plants look into the<br />

bright morning sun and then be in shade in the afternoon – or the<br />

direct opposite? Morning sun is east facing, afternoon is west. If the<br />

border is drenched in sunshine all day then it is south facing and<br />

if it plunged into shade for much of the day it faces north. Watch<br />

how the sun moves across the garden through the day, whether<br />

there are buildings, walls or trees that cast shade. If next door has a<br />

huge Leylandii hedge on their boundary it will be sucking moisture,<br />

goodness and light from your side too. Perhaps you are exposed<br />

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Midsummer<br />

Fair this June<br />

climate will have a huge impact on the<br />

growing conditions and may restrict the<br />

plants you’ll be able to happily grow.<br />

Soil<br />

Improve the soil in which the plants will<br />

put down their roots and they will reward you<br />

with healthy growth and plenty of flowers. Easy to say, sometimes<br />

hard to accomplish. Soil is a complex mixture of particles and<br />

living organisms that has formed over many millions of years,<br />

so it is almost impossible to change its fundamental nature, but<br />

you can improve what is there by adding organic matter. Most<br />

of the soil’s qualities will be dictated by the ground rock that<br />

lies beneath, including the pH (how acid or alkali it is), and the<br />

size of the rock particles. Large particles, like sand, will allow<br />

water (and nutrients) to drain quickly through them, whereas<br />

small particles like clay tend to stick together and hold onto<br />

water, becoming a mud bath in winter, but as hard as concrete<br />

in a long, dry summer. The best soil is somewhere in the<br />

middle. This is known as loam, or the gardeners’ Holy Grail.<br />

You don’t need a soil testing kit necessarily, although this will<br />

give you a good idea of the soil’s pH. Go into the garden and pick<br />

up a handful of soil. Squeeze it firmly, then open out your hand<br />

again. If the soil stays in a ball, or feels sticky to the touch, it is<br />

clay. If, on the other hand, the handful feels gritty (you can easily<br />

see the particles) and it won’t stay in a ball, even when wet, then<br />

it is sandy. Loam (and lucky you if you have it), will almost form<br />

a ball when squeezed and then crumble nicely into a heap again.<br />

These are the three main types of soil, but yours could also be silty<br />

(silky, almost soapy to the touch) or peaty (spongy and fibrous).<br />

Preparing for planting<br />

All plants need soil that contains air, water and nutrients in order<br />

to grow. The structure of the soil needs to be hospitable to the<br />

plants’ roots – waterlogged soil will kill the fine roots and may cause<br />

disease. Soils that dry out too quickly in the summer will equally<br />

stress the plant, especially in its first two years, while root systems are<br />

establishing. Incorporating organic matter will help the soil structure,<br />

opening up a compacted soil and helping a poor, sandy soil to<br />

hold onto moisture and goodness. Applying a mulch after planting<br />

will also help to conserve moisture and keep the weeds down.<br />

Weed seeds are lying in wait under the soil – some may<br />

have waited for many years – and will germinate as soon as<br />

they are brought near the surface by digging or cultivating.<br />

Perennial weeds need to be completely removed (including<br />

the roots), but annuals can just be hoed off. Do this with<br />

a sharp hoe and you’ll avoid disturbing the soil.<br />

<br />

Top: A joyful jumble of cottage garden plants Right: Adding a<br />

mulch in spring will help the soil structure, conserve moisture<br />

and help to keep the weeds down<br />

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Garden<br />

The plants<br />

Planting up the border can feel like the most daunting part<br />

of the process; there are so many plants and they all grow<br />

slightly differently – and take up varying amounts of space<br />

in the border. Spacing is important when you are planting<br />

trees and shrubs, because they are going to be in position<br />

for a long time and are difficult (but not impossible) to<br />

move once established. Do not worry too much about<br />

the positioning of perennials; these will positively enjoy<br />

being lifted, divided and repositioned every few years.<br />

Border design takes time to master, but understanding a little<br />

about the conditions that your plants need in order to thrive will<br />

help you to position them in the right place. The style of border<br />

is entirely down to personal taste and it is a broad canvas, but<br />

suiting the plants to their environment needs to come above<br />

just ‘wanting’ the plant. I have wasted a lot of time and money<br />

trying to get plants to grow in the wrong places just because I<br />

like their colour or habit, or just, well having to have them.<br />

I tend to start with the framework plants and then work around<br />

them. I try – and this is not easy – to choose plants for their<br />

shape and how they will play their part in the border as a whole<br />

through the seasons. It might help to think of it like a production.<br />

There are the stars – you only need one or two of these (too much<br />

drama otherwise dahling) – then the other actors, the chorus and<br />

the dancing girls. Don’t forget the props, costumes and backdrops<br />

departments; these often go unsung, but the whole show would<br />

fall apart if you left it to the stars and the dancing girls. Think<br />

about the overall impact, rather than the individual plants and<br />

how it will change over the year, as the flowers come and go.<br />

You can rush out and plant the whole border up at once, or<br />

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depending on the budget and the time available. Planning and<br />

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Clockwise: A lovely combination of spring flowering<br />

plants beneath a canopy of trees and shrubs; Annual<br />

Cosmos ‘Purity’ is a great border filler<br />

Plants for places<br />

Dry shade<br />

Heleborus argutifolius – a tough evergreen<br />

with leathery, architectural leaves and pale limeygreen<br />

flowers from February to April.<br />

Buxus (box) – puts up with shade and<br />

inhospitable soil, but may succumb to box<br />

blight if grown in damp, enclosed spaces.<br />

Mahonia ‘Charity’- another candidate with spiky leathery<br />

leaves with scented yellow flowers in the depths of winter.<br />

Euonymus fortunii ‘Emerald Gaiety’ – a tough little<br />

stalwart, this variety has pretty variegated leaves.<br />

Choisya ternata (Mexican orange) – glossy, dark<br />

green leaves and scented blossom in <strong>May</strong>.<br />

Damp soil<br />

Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’– great big lush<br />

looking leaves. Hostas are slug-prone, but<br />

apparently this one is slightly resistant…<br />

Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’ – amazing winter<br />

bark in fiery shades on the mound stems.<br />

Rheum palmatum – ornamental<br />

rhubarb with giant leaves.<br />

Astilbe – dainty frothy plumes of flower in summer,<br />

likes damp soil, but not too much shade.<br />

Iris pseudoacorus – an iris that likes to get its feet wet.<br />

Hot, dry conditons<br />

Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’ has succulenttype<br />

leaves, loved by butterflies and bees, this plant<br />

will patiently put up with most conditions.<br />

Phlomis russelliana – grey sage type leaves with whorls of<br />

pale yellow flowers that fade into architectural seed heads.<br />

Iris (bearded) – good strappy leaves,<br />

likes to bake in the sun.<br />

Stachys – soft felty leaves like ‘lamb’s ears’<br />

- this plant will spread if you let it.<br />

Cistus (Rock Rose) – an evergreen flowering in<br />

June/July, it will put up with poor, dry soil.<br />

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Education<br />

Reduce Reuse Recycle<br />

How are <strong>Wealden</strong> schools developing their pupils’ environmental awareness?<br />

straws and the school produced DVD cases are now cardboard.<br />

Nash House (Early Years) are single use plastic free, reverting to<br />

glass milk bottles at snack time and banning plastic wrapped food.<br />

End of life computer equipment is collected by an Environment<br />

Agency registered company for recycling and safe disposal.<br />

Printing and photocopier usages are regularly monitored, with<br />

high volume producers given advice on ways to reduce. We have<br />

also changed the default output to double-sided to save paper.<br />

Dulwich Prep Cranbrook<br />

How do you teach pupils to be more aware of the impact they<br />

have on the environment? The majority of the eco initiatives<br />

introduced at Dulwich have been very much child led, we have<br />

found that the children genuinely care and want to make a<br />

difference. Our Eco Club was set up by the children in Upper<br />

School. We are currently working towards the Eco Schools<br />

Green Flag Award and hoping to become a single use plastic free<br />

school. We created an art installation consisting of hundreds of<br />

plastic milk bottles turned into upcycled birds on sticks displayed<br />

on the fields. When we realised how many plastic bottles were<br />

used at school we started a campaign to ban plastic bottles.<br />

Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within<br />

the school? In the grounds we are fortunate to have an area<br />

set aside as a nature reserve and there is also an area of the<br />

grassland which is left unmown over the spring and summer.<br />

We have a very active Gardening Club which grows vegetables<br />

and fruit as well as flowers. In Little Stream (Years 1-4) Eco<br />

Club activities range from picking blackberries and making<br />

jam to creating bird boxes. Year 3 have been looking at drones<br />

monitoring wildlife, whilst Year 8 considered the use of future<br />

technologies and the environment. Year 5 have been studying<br />

the environmental poems of Roger McGough and Brian Moses<br />

before writing their own responses. We now use washable towels<br />

to dry hands in the art room – they have been made from lost<br />

property towels which were not claimed at the end of term.<br />

What environmentally friendly practices does the school<br />

use on a daily basis? The Estates team only use energy efficient<br />

lamps throughout the school and our newest building has a<br />

biomass boiler. The school kitchen uses local food suppliers and<br />

seasonal produce as much as possible. The school runs recycling<br />

schemes for batteries, pens, biscuit/cake wrappers, plastics, paper/<br />

cardboard and glass. Over the last six months we have been<br />

working on reducing single use plastics in school, so no plastic<br />

Do pupils learn how different communities around the<br />

world care for their environment? During our Art lessons in<br />

Year 1 we upcycled African masks – using rubbish like many<br />

poor children in Africa have to use to make toys. Year 6 have<br />

been looking at the impact of tourism on the French Alps and<br />

Pyrenees in their French lessons. Year 7 created jellyfish from<br />

porcelain and using plastic supermarket bags for the tentacles<br />

(we stitched into them) as a response to plastics in our oceans.<br />

Jellyfish are one of the only creatures multiplying due to<br />

changes in our sea, such as temperature and pollutants. Year<br />

8 sketched drawings of wasps, looking at the plight of bees<br />

and discussing why wasps are important to our eco system.<br />

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Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Tunbridge Wells<br />

How do you teach pupils to be more aware of the impact<br />

they have on the environment? Lesson are considered and<br />

adapted to the individual subjects. For example, we teach<br />

them about food miles and sustainability in Food Technology.<br />

These lessons are examined in more focus in our Geography<br />

and Science classes where we look at the importance of our<br />

behaviour on the environment and the future of our planet. We<br />

have taken part in energy saving and waste impact surveys.<br />

Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within the<br />

school? Yes, this year the children have<br />

taken part in a number of initiatives<br />

including Eco Week, Waste Week and<br />

Switch Off Fortnight. All of these have<br />

presented opportunities for the children<br />

to discuss and debate their personal<br />

impact on the environment and how<br />

we might reshape our future.<br />

In the Summer term we have plans<br />

for an Eco Garden. The students will<br />

choose exactly what they would like<br />

to plant and develop for sustainability<br />

and environmental consideration. <br />

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Education<br />

What environmentally friendly practices does the school<br />

use on a daily basis? On a daily basis we encourage the<br />

students and staff to recycle their paper waste in the classrooms<br />

and their plastic waste, should they have any, although this is<br />

something we discourage. We have a composter for food waste<br />

and with the introduction of the eco garden, we hope to use<br />

waste such as coffee grounds with the plants and vegetables.<br />

‘A great place<br />

to grow’ for<br />

boys and girls<br />

aged 2 to 11<br />

years<br />

Do pupils learn how different communities around the world<br />

care for their environment? Our students learn about different<br />

communities as part of the curriculum and the Beechwood Sacred<br />

Heart network across the world. As part of our commitment to<br />

becoming an Eco School, we also cover a number of issues via<br />

assemblies and guest speakers. We have recently established an<br />

eco-code which was written and developed by the students for<br />

the students. This will be put in practice for the Summer term.<br />

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How do you teach pupils to<br />

be more aware of the impact<br />

they have on the environment?<br />

Our Eco Committee is made<br />

up of pupils of all ages. It<br />

meets regularly to discuss<br />

environmental issues as well as present<br />

their findings, fundraising ideas and eco initiatives to their<br />

friends in whole school assemblies. This keeps environmental<br />

issues high on the agenda for both pupils and teachers alike<br />

and influences lesson content across many subjects. More<br />

recently, in Geography children have been learning about<br />

Fairtrade, in Science lessons, the impact of plastic pollution<br />

and the importance of water conservation ... in French!<br />

Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within<br />

the school? At Claremont, we are blessed with 125 acres<br />

of beautiful grounds, incorporating a variety of both<br />

managed and wild habitats including woodland, grassland<br />

and freshwater habitats. We make full use of our outside<br />

resources to teach environmental education which recently<br />

has included an investigation into what happens to different<br />

types of litter and how long it takes to degrade. To do our<br />

bit to address the decline in insect populations, we will soon<br />

be planting a wildflower meadow and lavender border to<br />

attract a greater variety of pollinating insects. This will inspire<br />

further cross curricular work in Maths and Science lessons.<br />

What environmentally friendly practices does the school<br />

use on a daily basis? We have a very ‘hands on’ approach to<br />

recycling at Claremont, with children carrying out weekly<br />

collections of the recycling bins. They have recently taken part<br />

in ‘switch off week’, encouraging teachers and parents at home<br />

to reduce energy use by switching off lights and appliances<br />

when not needed. We also took part in litter picks for the<br />

Big Spring Clean, encouraging their friends to be cleaner<br />

and tidier, particularly in the dining hall at lunchtime.<br />

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Do pupils learn how different communities around the<br />

world care for their environment? Through studying<br />

Fairtrade in Geography, pupils have been learning about the<br />

importance of trade justice and how they can support their<br />

global neighbours by purchasing products where producers<br />

receive a fair price for their hard work. Children learn that<br />

Fairtrade producers endeavour to use sustainable farming<br />

methods that do not compromise future environments.<br />

Our efforts to protect our environment and raise<br />

awareness of eco issues have recently earned us a Bronze<br />

Eco Schools Award. We are now working towards Silver.<br />

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Hilden Oaks, Tonbridge<br />

Education<br />

How do you teach Pupils to<br />

be more aware of the impact<br />

they have on the environment?<br />

Celebrating our centenary this<br />

year has led the Hilden Oaks<br />

community to ask the question<br />

‘How sustainable is our<br />

school?’ This has prompted us<br />

to adopt the ‘One Planet’ initiative, to help<br />

the children become aware of their impact on the environment<br />

with three main goals in mind: Zero Waste, Use of Products<br />

and Materials and developing Sustainable Water.<br />

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Can classes put their ideas into practice within the school?<br />

Within the classroom the children are encouraged to use<br />

resources wisely and to recycle paper and other materials<br />

wherever possible. Our gardening club grow fresh produce<br />

using our home-made compost and this term will be planting<br />

a ‘nectar bar’ to support bio-diversity for bees.<br />

What environmentally friendly practises does the school<br />

use on a daily basis? Our delicious lunches are made from<br />

locally sourced fresh produce as well as ensuring other<br />

ingredients do not contain palm oil. We have had great success<br />

reducing waste from snack packaging and many classes are<br />

now ‘waste-free’. Children bring in reusable water bottles and<br />

we provide refill water stations which are also available for our<br />

whole school community. Water Rangers check that all taps are<br />

switched off after use. In addition, the Eco Club have made<br />

notebooks reusing single sided paper. The Young Enterprise<br />

initiative not only raises money for good causes but also uses<br />

recycled/upcycled materials and we will soon be collecting<br />

plastic bottle tops and used ink cartridges for recycling.<br />

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Hilden Oaks<br />

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Do pupils learn how different communities around the world<br />

care for their environment? Within Geography lessons the<br />

children learn about the physical and urban water cycle, drought<br />

and the management of water, rivers and pollution around the<br />

world. Hilden Oaks have raised money for Water Aid in the past<br />

and last Christmas donated reusable water bottles (filled with<br />

stationery and first-aid supplies) for Gambia to enable children<br />

there to have clean water throughout their day.<br />

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Available for children in Years 1 & 2 from September <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

Please contact the Bursar, in confidence, for further information.<br />

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38 Dry Hill Park Road<br />

Tonbridge<br />

Kent TN10 3BU<br />

01732 353941 bursar@hildenoaks.co.uk<br />

Unlock the door to your child’s future<br />

<strong>2019</strong><br />

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Reception Places<br />

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At Vinehall we question answers as well as<br />

answering questions.<br />

All children come into the world naturally curious, eager to play, impatient<br />

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At Vinehall we harness this natural curiosity by encouraging children to<br />

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reason for themselves; so our teachers are as likely to question answers<br />

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OPEN MORNING 17th <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

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CO-EDUCATIONAL DAY, BOARDING SCHOOL &<br />

NURSERY, FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-13


Education<br />

Brain Waves<br />

Hilary Wilce discovers that, in certain situations, we should be working<br />

with our mobile phones, not necessarily against them<br />

Mobile phones are a really big headache for schools.<br />

Now that nine out of ten teenagers own a smartphone,<br />

schools have to have clear and coherent policies on<br />

what students do with them during the hours they’re in school.<br />

Obviously, a phone vibrating away with texts and alerts<br />

is going to distract anyone from learning. And at break<br />

times, they draw children away from real-life conversations<br />

and activities, and potentially into cyber bullying and other<br />

dubious online occupations. One head described his “light<br />

bulb” mobile phone moment when he went outside at<br />

lunchtime and saw no one playing football, laughing, chatting,<br />

or practising their dance moves. Only groups of students<br />

clumped together silently staring at shared screens. There are<br />

an awful lot of downsides to having phones in schools.<br />

On the other hand, phones are now intimately woven into<br />

daily life and can be brilliant classroom aids. Why should<br />

a student spent precious time copying out instructions or<br />

homework assignments, when they can whip out their phones<br />

and take a quick picture? Phones are great for checking something<br />

fast, or for looking up an unknown word, or taking some quick<br />

notes. Pupils can access brilliant physics diagrams, famous<br />

Renaissance paintings, or stunning photographs of geographical<br />

features at the press of a button. We don’t make students write<br />

on parchment with quill pens any more, so why keep them held<br />

back in the pre-digital world of pen, paper and textbooks?<br />

So schools have to steer whatever course they can through<br />

this push-pull minefield of mobile phone use. Some ban phones<br />

from schools altogether. Others demand that they be locked-up<br />

during the school day. Still others allow them in school just as<br />

long as they are kept in bags, and neither seen or heard, while<br />

more lenient schools allow them to be used at breaks or playtimes.<br />

In fact there are quite a few schools which have developed<br />

escalator policies – allowing students increased access as they<br />

grow older and move on into the higher years of school. This,<br />

these schools hope, will encourage a sensible, self-moderated<br />

phone habit – although given how terrible all we adults are at<br />

unhooking ourselves from the magic screen, this seems unlikely.<br />

However, out of this patchwork of policies, a new consensus is<br />

slowly emerging, which is that phones can be good servants but<br />

they are truly terrible masters. Evidence is mounting that they<br />

are seriously detrimental to learning, and that even a switched-off<br />

phone in a bag or a pocket can cause a fall-off in concentration.<br />

Meanwhile, a London School of Economics research<br />

project that looked at schools in four English cities found<br />

that after banning phones there was a six per cent rise<br />

in test scores across the board. Last summer, the then<br />

culture secretary Matt Hancock called on schools to ban<br />

them, and a group of Conservative MPs said they would<br />

like all phones to be confiscated at the school gates.<br />

Outright bans on phones in school time are now definitely<br />

on the increase, not only in the classroom but also at playtimes<br />

and lunch hours, as it becomes clearer and clearer that children<br />

minus their phones are brighter, more active and more alert.<br />

Against that, though, schools have to recognise some<br />

realities. Phones are how parents and children keep in touch,<br />

so young people need them before and after school. And there<br />

are times when phones can be truly helpful and supportive of<br />

classroom learning. If a school feels completely confident that<br />

its teachers can handle contained phone use, it may decide<br />

that students can keep them in school for occasional use.<br />

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Art Course<br />

Join us for a two day plein air art course at Swallowtail Hill, one<br />

of the South East’s most diverse and beautiful wildflower meadow<br />

sites. Led by local artist-teacher Catherine Farr, the two days will<br />

move from preliminary sketching to a final sustained piece of work.<br />

All media welcome.<br />

The course includes two full days’ teaching, two nights’<br />

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Swallowtail Hill is a truly special place - 40 acres of<br />

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From 20th to 22nd <strong>May</strong>. Prices start from £235pp for<br />

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BOUTIQUE & ARTISAN<br />

Shopping Fair<br />

Friday 10 <strong>May</strong><br />

Join us for a fabulous day of Shopping with<br />

60 Boutique Owners & Artisan Makers!<br />

Gorgeous Clothing / Unique Accessories / Beauty Products<br />

Artisan Makers / Gifts / Homeware / Food / Drink<br />

East Sussex National Hotel, Uckfield TN22 5ES<br />

Open 104 / £4 cash entry / Restaurant / Free Parking<br />

WIN £50 to spend countrylifestylefairs.co.uk<br />

Festivals & Fairs<br />

Sun 12 <strong>May</strong> 11am-4.30pm<br />

Godinton House &<br />

Gardens, Godinton Lane,<br />

Ashford, Kent TN23 3BP<br />

Plant Fair<br />

An annual plant fair designed<br />

to help conserve the diversity of<br />

plants available to gardeners. Local<br />

specialist nurseries sell a great<br />

range of interesting and unusual<br />

plants and are more than happy<br />

to share their knowledge and give<br />

advice on the plants they sell.<br />

Entry: Adults £5<br />

01233 643854 /<br />

godintonhouse.co.uk<br />

Sun 26 <strong>May</strong> 10am-4pm<br />

Cranbrook, Kent<br />

Cranbrook Goes<br />

Nuts in <strong>May</strong>!<br />

Cranbrook High Street will be<br />

filled with stalls stocking plants,<br />

food and drink, crafts and handson<br />

children’s activities. There will<br />

also be bands, goody bags and a<br />

decorate your wellies competition.<br />

Take the chance to look around<br />

the sights of Cranbrook, including<br />

Cranbrook Museum, the Union<br />

Windmill and St Dunstan’s<br />

Church, which will be running<br />

tours of its tower. Free parking.<br />

Entry: Free<br />

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Garden<br />

What’s On in <strong>May</strong><br />

Sun 19 <strong>May</strong> 12noon-5pm<br />

Knockholt allotments,<br />

Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 7LD<br />

Knockholt Open<br />

Gardens<br />

Ten private gardens, a bluebell<br />

wood and the Knockholt<br />

allotments will be open for visitors<br />

to wander around, enjoy a cup of<br />

tea/coffee and some homemade<br />

cake. Organised by the Knockholt<br />

Horticultural Society, all proceeds<br />

in aid of Hospice in the Weald.<br />

Put TN14 7LD in your sat nav<br />

and come and enjoy a relaxed<br />

afternoon out. Families welcome<br />

but no dogs.<br />

Entry: £7 on the day, under 14’s free<br />

01959 532002 /<br />

knockholthorticulturalsociety.co.uk<br />

Sat 25 – Mon 27 <strong>May</strong> 10-5pm<br />

All Saints Church, High Street,<br />

Biddenden, Ashford TN27 8AH<br />

BIDDENDEN FLOWER<br />

FESTIVAL <strong>2019</strong>: “MEMORIES<br />

ARE MADE OF THIS”<br />

Stunning floral displays set<br />

in Biddenden’s beautiful 12th<br />

century church. There will be<br />

refreshments on sale, musical<br />

interludes throughout the day, the<br />

chance to see the church tower<br />

which will be open daily and<br />

Morris Dancers performing at the<br />

Lych Gate at 3.45pm on Saturday.<br />

Entry: Free<br />

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Music & Theatre<br />

Sat 11 <strong>May</strong> 7-10pm<br />

Camden Arms Hotel, High<br />

Street, Pembury TN2 4PH<br />

RNLI “LONDON NIGHT”<br />

A traditional sing-a-long with<br />

accomplished pianist (song sheets<br />

provided) and two-course meal<br />

for just £15. All profits to the<br />

Lifeboats. Tickets from Pembury<br />

Pharmacy or 01892 823759 /<br />

825686.<br />

paulcrook@uwclub.net<br />

Shopping<br />

Fri 24, Sat 25 and Sun 26 <strong>May</strong><br />

9am-4.30pm<br />

Silcocks Farm, Grange Road, St.<br />

Michael’s, Tenterden, TN30 6TL<br />

The Three French Hens’<br />

Three Day Brocante<br />

Sale<br />

The Three French Hens’ latest<br />

brocante sale offers a selection<br />

of home and garden collectibles<br />

almost entirely sourced from<br />

France. Plus, while you’re there be<br />

sure to stop by Silcocks Café and<br />

Silcocks Farm Shop and Butcher.<br />

07803122820 / 07983360885 /<br />

thethreefrenchhens.co.uk<br />

Weddings<br />

Sun 19 <strong>May</strong> 11am-3pm<br />

Penshurst Place, Penshurst,<br />

Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG<br />

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SUMMER <strong>2019</strong><br />

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Theatre | Musicals | Film | Comedy | Music | Dance | Children’s Theatre<br />

Youth Workshops | Education | Gallery | Community<br />

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What’s On in <strong>May</strong><br />

Gardens Wedding Fair<br />

Don’t miss the Penshurst Place<br />

Wedding Fair for a chance to<br />

discover the beauty of this historic<br />

countryside retreat. Enjoy a<br />

complimentary glass of bubbly<br />

as you meet with a collection<br />

of local suppliers and enjoy the<br />

opportunity to see Penshurst Place<br />

dressed for a wedding.<br />

Entry: Free<br />

banqueting@penshurstplace.com /<br />

weddings.penshurstplace.com<br />

Workshops &<br />

Trials<br />

Sat 11 <strong>May</strong> 10am-12.30pm<br />

Charing Surgery, 1 Surgery<br />

Close, Charing, Ashford, Kent<br />

TN27 0AW<br />

Breathe Better with<br />

Yvonne Fernando<br />

Become more aware of how you<br />

breathe and make conscious<br />

changes to breathe better with<br />

NLP Master Practitioner &<br />

Life Coach, Yvonne Fernando’s<br />

latest workshop led by Antonia<br />

Boyle. Includes exercises, tips and<br />

different techniques.<br />

Entry: £45<br />

01233 878474 /<br />

yvonnefernandonlp.co.uk<br />

Sun 19 <strong>May</strong> 2-5pm<br />

Tonbridge Town Sailing Club,<br />

Haysden Lake, Lower Haysden<br />

Lane, Tonbridge TN11 9BA<br />

Free trial sailing<br />

Try sailing for free this month at<br />

Tonbridge Town Sailing Club.<br />

This family-friendly club offers<br />

its members the chance to learn,<br />

train, race and experience the joy<br />

of sailing, and for one day it is<br />

open for you to give it a go with<br />

a special open day membership<br />

package. Refreshments available<br />

to purchase from the clubhouse.<br />

Booking not required.<br />

tonbridge.sailing@facebook.com /<br />

tonbridgesailing.org<br />

Wed 22 <strong>May</strong> 7pm- 9.30pm<br />

Stalisfield Village Hall,<br />

Stalisfield Road, Faversham,<br />

Kent ME13 0JE<br />

Djembe Drumming –<br />

Healing Power<br />

Created by NLP Master<br />

Practitioner & Life Coach, Yvonne<br />

Fernando, this workshop with<br />

Richard Latham, will demonstrate<br />

the positive benefits of djembe<br />

drumming for stress relief,<br />

confidence, communication and<br />

self-development. Good for mind,<br />

body and soul.<br />

Entry: £55<br />

01233 878474 /<br />

yvonnefernandonlp.co.uk<br />

Looking forward:<br />

June<br />

Sat 1 Jun 10am-6pm<br />

River Walk, Tonbridge<br />

Tonbridge Art Fair<br />

Following its great success last<br />

summer, Tonbridge Art Fair<br />

returns with even more artists this<br />

year, showing paintings, drawings,<br />

sculpture, jewellery, glass, ceramics<br />

and more. Visitors can enjoy<br />

demonstrations and a chance to<br />

chat with the artists themselves,<br />

some local and some not so local.<br />

The Fair is free to visitors and<br />

promises an enjoyable day out by<br />

the River Medway. Artists wishing<br />

to take a stall should contact<br />

tonbridgeartfair@gmail.com for<br />

details but don’t delay as space<br />

is limited.<br />

tonbridgeartfair@gmail.com<br />

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to press but may be subject to change.<br />

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Jane Howard’s<br />

Fables from<br />

the Farm<br />

It’s a riot of sound this month at Coopers Farm<br />

Oh how I love the Dawn Chorus. The joy of being<br />

drowsy, warm and still tucked up in bed listening<br />

to nature’s great symphony is one of life’s real<br />

pleasures. My dear old Dad – sadly no longer around – was<br />

able to identify most common birds by their song, a skill<br />

that has sadly not been passed down. But I do know it’s<br />

the robins who get the show rolling just before daybreak<br />

while the blackbirds, lazy stop-in-beds, don’t join in till<br />

the sun is well up. Apparently the chorus is about territory<br />

and love interest but still, it does seem strange to spend<br />

so much effort advertising one’s presence when there are<br />

often dangerous predators also making an early start.<br />

The chickens do that, too. Our cockerel, Phil, gets<br />

going around 4am some mornings – I’m convinced<br />

these especially early starts have more to do with flights<br />

coming over the farm on their way to Gatwick than any<br />

chicken ancestory stuff. You might think that the time<br />

at which cockerels start up is influenced by the changing<br />

hours of night time and day time, but you’d be wrong.<br />

In an experiment where cockerels were kept in constant<br />

daylight for a month, at the end of that<br />

month the cockerels still crowed at what<br />

they thought would be dawn – and they<br />

were only ever a few minutes out. This<br />

experiment also found that when kept in<br />

groups, the highest ranked cockerel had<br />

priority in breaking the dawn, with the<br />

other guys letting him have his own ten<br />

minutes of glory before they too got going.<br />

Phil is our only cockerel, he doesn’t have<br />

competition<br />

from other<br />

roosters<br />

but maybe he sees the 04.20<br />

EasyJet flight from Alicante as<br />

more than just an aeroplane<br />

and needs to get in first.<br />

The hens are also<br />

unnecessarily vocal. Having<br />

laid an egg they then squawk<br />

and screech making what<br />

is generously referred to as<br />

an ‘egg song’. And if he’s<br />

around, Phil will add his<br />

hap’orth to the choral<br />

ensemble – it’s awful.<br />

But while the chickens<br />

When a cow has<br />

delivered a calf she<br />

will talk almost<br />

constantly to it for<br />

the first few hours of<br />

its life with a very<br />

low gentle moo<br />

are tuneless and noisy other sounds around the farm are far<br />

more pleasing. When we’re calving I go down to see if there<br />

are any new arrivals and you can often tell what’s going on<br />

long before you get there by the sounds coming from the<br />

shed. When a cow has delivered a calf she<br />

will talk almost constantly to it for the<br />

first few hours of its life with a very low<br />

gentle moo. The calf uses this sound and<br />

her smell to recognise Mum, but as the<br />

days pass and the youngsters get more<br />

confident and go walkabout the sweet<br />

melodious rumble gets replaced by a loud<br />

bossy moo demanding they return from<br />

wherever they’re not supposed to be.<br />

But of course of all the noises around<br />

the farm the one we most look forward<br />

to every year is the singing of the<br />

nightingales and at Coopers Farm we are lucky enough<br />

to attract a good number of these tiny brown birds. The<br />

hazel, ash and sweet chestnut woodlands of the Weald were<br />

coppiced for hundred of years by a rural workforce needing<br />

firewood. The practice created lots of low thick undergrowth<br />

much favoured by the nightingales. Sadly the decline in<br />

woodland management has been matched by a huge decline<br />

in nightingales, but if you haven’t ever enjoyed another of<br />

nature’s musical miracles, pop down to Stonegate Station<br />

late one evening in <strong>May</strong>, park up, listen and be amazed.<br />

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