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Contents
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HOUSE OF THE MONTH
Maggie Alderson tracks down the
best properties on the market
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SWEET SORBET
Bright and light spring
fashion styled by Kate Watts
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BORDER BASICS
Jo Arnell talks us through how
to creatue a beautiful border
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NOTEBOOK
News and events to
inspire this May
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PURE & SIMPLE
Josephine Fairley’s eco-friendly
alternatives to make-up wipes
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REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE
We talk to schools about their efforts
to teach environmental values
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PATTERN REPEAT
Take a tour of the luxe and lovely
Hamilton Lodge, Margate
GET THE LOOK
A shopping list inspired
by Hamilton Lodge
COSY COOL
Amy Maynard’s hygge-tastic twobedroom
love shack
GET THE LOOK
A guide to stealing some style
inspiration from Amy Maynard
CURATIVE CONTENT
We source art pieces that make
beautiful interior features
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SKIN DEEP
Eminé Rushton’s final entry
in her year of wellness
focuses on natural make-up
NATURAL WISDOM
Health and wellbeing advice
HOT OFF THE
VEG PATCH
Simple recipies to showcase
locally-sourced ingredients
FOOD FOR FRIENDS
A recipe from Hush Heath
Hospitality’s Executive Chef
EUPHORBIA EUPHORIA
Sue Whigham celebrates a muchadmired
garden favourite
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BRAIN WAVES
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work with mobile phones
WHAT’S ON
Events to keep you busy this May
COMPETITION
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FABLES FROM THE FARM
Jane Howard’s update
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EXTENSIONS
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Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse, 2 bed barn
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North Downs
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Parris Lawn is a new luxury care home
Parris Lawn is a new luxury care home
in Ringmer overlooking the beautiful
in Ringmer overlooking the beautiful
open countryside of the South Downs,
open countryside of the South Downs,
offering the highest level of residential,
offering the highest level of residential,
nursing and dementia care.
nursing and dementia care.
The home has a luxurious and individual style, all
The home has luxurious and individual style, all
The elegantly home furnished. has a luxurious There and are dining individual and style, restaurant
elegantly furnished. There are dining and restaurant all
elegantly areas plus furnished. a cinema There room, are Wi-Fi dining and hairdressing and restaurant salon
areas plus cinema room, Wi-Fi and hairdressing salon
areas for residents plus a cinema and visitors room, to Wi-Fi enjoy.
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for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Relax in our landscaped grounds or enjoy a coffee and
Relax in our landscaped grounds or enjoy coffee and
Relax cake in
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our beautiful
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bistro. grounds or enjoy a coffee and
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Parris Lawn, 39 Harvard Road, Ringmer, Lewes,
Parris Lawn, 39 Harvard Road, Ringmer, Lewes,
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Barelands Farm
The dream: This is the full High
Weald AONB dream in a glorious
Grade II Listed beamy farmhouse and
barn fun centre, with a games room,
cinema, sauna, steam shower and
kitchenette. There is a very appealing
long low row of outbuildings
adjacent to the house, which houses a
sustainable biomass system that heats
the house and barn and the water
throughout, including the outdoor
pool. It sits on 162 acres, 50 of them
woodland, in glorious countryside,
close to the village of Bells Yew Green,
where (confusingly) Frant railway
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Where: Just a mile from the village,
with pretty Frant under two miles and
Tunbridge Wells handy in under five.
Setting: Pastoral countryside and its
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Beds: 8 Baths: 4
Special features: A lovely big Aga
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Pleasing details: There is an
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Outside: Pretty gardens, a kitchen
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The dream: One of five newly-built
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out of the centre of the beautiful historic
town of Rye. The houses are cedar clad
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with the maritime heritage of the town.
The whole first floor is a social kitchen
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over the river and the space has been
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and incorporated storage.
Where: Beautiful Rye.
Setting: Waterside living on the banks of
the River Rother.
Beds: 3 Baths: 2
Special features: Floor to ceiling sliding
glass doors in the living area and also
in the master bedroom.
Pleasing details: Parking for two cars,
including an integrated car port.
Outside: The river and the town.
Time to town: About 90 minutes, via
Ashford International on the high
speed train.
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Hope Mill House
The dream: A Grade II Listed early
16th century former water mill on the
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in situ. The house has been lovingly
restored, retaining original features,
including a glory of beams, but has
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Where: The much sought-after village
of Goudhurst.
Setting: On the outskirts of the
village, close to the public entrance to
Finchcocks House.
Beds: 5 Baths: 2
Special features: A large triple-aspect
kitchen/day room.
Pleasing details: There’s an annexe that
with a little imagination could easily be
put to all kinds of fun purposes.
Outside: Half-an-acre of grounds, with
lawn, established shrubs, mature trees
and beautiful borders.
Time to town: An hour from Marden,
ten minutes away.
Agent: Radford Estates
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Kitchen Creations
We Speak to Mr & Mrs Prentis From Tunbridge Wells about their New Kitchen from Schmidt
What prompted you to redesign your kitchen?
We wanted to renovate our downstairs entirely,
transforming a small galley kitchen into a large open
plan kitchen-diner space, whilst creating a cosy front
room space for the family to enjoy together.
How did you first hear about Schmidt?
We had been in town looking at holidays and saw
the lovely Schmidt showroom opposite. We decided
to have a look because we loved the display at the
front of the store and met James (designer).
What did you think of the showroom?
Amazing, for a large showroom it was bright,
friendly and welcoming. It was very well laid out
with a lot of different ideas on show for you to
choose from. It had all types of style, and different
types of units and options for bins, drawers etc.
So it was easy to pick bits that we liked from each
display and put them into our design.
Did you find you kept to your original idea of a
kitchen or was it a journey of change?
Journey of change for sure, the actual layout of the
kitchen was changing all the time, at one point
we had a bathroom going in to the same space!
However, we found that, apart from choosing
between a couple of shades, the colours stayed the
same.
How did you choose your colours?
We were prompted by the display when we walked
in, we always like the wood style and this was the
first display you saw as you walked in. We knew
we didn’t want a modern look with glossy doors,
but we’ve managed to create a modern kitchen that
feels homely and warm through the wood.
Throughout the design process was it easy to
visualise the finished product?
It was very easy, actually easier than we had
thought, from the computer renders and descriptions
from our designer. It helped with our visualisation of
space and seeing the walkways and how we would
walk around the island.
How has the way you use your kitchen changed?
It has gone from a small galley kitchen to an entire
family space. We can prepare food whilst talking
to people, watching TV together, or helping prepare
food. Everything is accessible and easy to use,
which means everyone is now more willing to get
involved in the cooking as a family. We also have
much more room for things so I now have space for
a food processor and cooking books which I didn’t
before.
How did you choose the appliances, with the vast
range on offer?
We were influenced by a great open day that
Schmidt held after we had done the initial design
stage. They had a Siemens demonstration, which
allowed us to see how easy it was to use and the
food that came out afterwards.
How did you find the installation of the kitchen?
The fitter was excellent to have in the house for a
long duration, great at getting on with us and other
workmen that were working with us. If we had any
queries they were answered straight away or found
out quickly. If any hiccups occurred, they were quick
to be resolved without fuss.
What do you like best about your new kitchen?
I love the under-sink cupboards that go around the
sink, which fits everything relevant to the sink with
the bins directly below which are compact. The
big pull out drawer with all the washing stuff in one
cupboard, pull-out larder drawers, spice rack, tall
unit for iron board which we never had space for.
Just so much to choose from but everything is all
hidden away.
How was your experience with Schmidt? Would
you recommend Schmidt?
100% recommend, great experience from the
start with our designer, which meant we did not
end up looking anywhere else for our kitchen. The
process to get a design completed was clear from
the start and easy to follow. Financially we were
able achieve the budget we had in mind, but
our designer gave us options to upgrade or save
money where necessary so it was all our choice.
Most importantly our designer was patient with the
changes we made, and took time to understand
them and show us our ideas.
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Celebrity Divorces
News of a celebrity divorce can become viral within seconds, but how much truth is there behind
those eye-catching headlines? Let’s look at a few examples:
“The Quickie Divorce”
In 2018, it was reported that Jamie and
Louise Redknapp’s 19-year marriage
was ended in 25 seconds. This led many
to question why their own divorce was
taking months, if not years. Whilst it
is true that 25 seconds is the time it
took a Judge to read out the couple’s
names and pronounce Decree Nisi,
this simply confirms the couple’s right
to divorce and they remain married
until Decree Absolute, which is at
least six weeks and a day later.
However, for many couples, it is
the other issues associated with
divorce such as finances and the
arrangements for children which
significantly lengthen the time frame.
Even celebrity couples can and do
endure months of lengthy negotiations
and, for some, acrimonious court
proceedings, but this unsensational
reality does not sell papers.
“Conscious Uncoupling”
Although the best example of this was
some time ago when Chris Martin
and Gwyneth Paltrow separated,
the concept has not lost its appeal,
as for those navigating the hugely
emotional and often damaging world
of divorce, the idea of separating
in a peaceful and loving way is
understandably very appealing.
I would urge these couples to
consider Collaborative Law, which,
whilst not always the path to a loving
divorce, is a constructive and solicitor
supported approach to deal with
divorce and the associated issues.
“Bifurcated Judgement”
One of the more buzzworthy statements
to come out of the Angelina Jolie and
Brad Pitt divorce, this allows them to
achieve legally recognised single status
whilst they continue to negotiate the
finances and arrangements for the
children. This option is not available
within the UK, but if, for whatever
reason, a couple felt that the time
was not yet right to divorce, it is
possible to legally separate and settle
arrangements, although not all financial
orders are available outside a divorce.
So, the message to any readers is don’t
be taken in by sensationalist headlines,
look behind the façade and take advice
from a sensible divorce lawyer to get
factual information on your options
so that you can make an informed
decision about what is right for you.
If you would like further advice we
offer a free 30-minute meeting.
Please contact our team secretary
Khaila Reid on T: 01892 502 335 or
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Please get in touch with our Family team who will be happy to help.
Melanie den Brinker Margaret Evans Lora Grogan Amanda Jardine-Viner
Julie Taylor
Kristy Underwood
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What to do and see near you this month
Save the children
This year marks Save the Children’s
centenary and 15 years of Peppa Pig, so
naturally the charity’s Muddy Puddle
Walk is back and aiming to raise funds
to make sure that children in the world’s
toughest places get food and medicine
if they’re hungry or sick, are protected
from danger and get the chance to learn.
The walk is a great chance to teach
children about the value of charity in a
way that also allows them to get outside
and just be messy joyful kids. Plus it’s a
fantastic excuse for adults and kids alike
to come together for a good cause and
give in to that childish temptation to
jump around in some muddy puddles.
Everyone who takes part in a Muddy
Puddle Walk will get a free Peppa sticker
and a certificate to say a big ‘Well
Done!’ from Save the Children, Peppa
and all her friends. Plus, if your Muddy
Puddle Walkers raise more than £150
you could receive one of hundreds
of fantastic Peppa Pig rewards.
It all kicks off (quite literally)
on Monday 13 May
and runs to Sunday 19
May for a week of fun
fundraising, but if you’re
busy that week you can
sign up for whenever
suits you and there
are even activities
you can join in with
indoors if you can’t go
outside, so everyone
can get involved!
savethechildren.org.uk
Retail Therapy
Get ready for summer at the
Boutique & Artisan Shopping Fair
at East Sussex National Hotel,
Uckfield, on Friday 10 May.
There’s something for everyone
with a unique collection of 60
boutique owners and small
businesses selling gorgeous
clothing, accessories, food
and drink, homeware, gifts
and beauty products. See
the advert on page 144 for
details, discounted entry and
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Just along the coast from Margate, with views
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Above: A leather chesterfield armchair and a club chair contrast pleasingly with a bold and bright modern abstract painting by
Marijke Hoekstra on the wall above them
vestibule of the wonderful flamingo wallpaper and striking
mother-of-pearl waterfall chandelier in the guest loo, but
at the extraordinary proportions of the main hall. The
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accommodate the two ornate gilded chandeliers, which in
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mismatched – one twining ivy, the other wheat sheaves.
The same light-handed approach to decorating a house
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modern abstract painting on the wall above them.
It is one of many displayed throughout Hamilton Lodge
by the Dutch painter Marijke Hoekstra – which gives a clue
about the owners of the house. One of them – the one giving
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Left: Flamingo wallpaper and a striking
mother-of-pearl waterfall chandelier are a
memorable addition to the guest loo
came along, ticking all those boxes – and already having
a large modern kitchen extension built at the back.
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with, what Owner One explained to me is Dutch
pragmatism, two large fridges and two dishwashers.
“As well as using the house as our family weekender and
holiday home, we also let it out – and it can sleep 15, plus
dogs and babies. When you’ve got 15 people you need a lot of
food storage and you don’t want plates all over the kitchen.”
Stepping from the extension back into the original
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Above: A guest bedroom features a padded and buttoned pink velvet headboard
against a wall of deco wallpaper, which gives it a bit of a Biba air
house, the first room you come to – the sitting room –
continues the sophisticated feel, with feature bookcases
painted a striking teal (or possibly Air Force blue…)
with a sleek cocktail chair and ottoman from Made.
com in the same colour velvet. Another painting
by Marijke Hoekstra hangs over the fireplace.
“I lived next to her when I was a student,” says Owner
One. “I loved her work, but I couldn’t afford to buy
one, so when I inherited some money from my parents
I thought it would be a lovely way to spend it.”
We walk back through the bright yellow hall – “This
is a chill out zone” – and into the library where there
are two particularly striking high-backed wooden
armchairs, next to the Kelly-green tiled fireplace, which
came from the home of Owner One’s late parents.
On the wall – next to a bookcase full of children’s books
– is a display of Arthur Rackham’s iconic illustrations
from Owner Two’s childhood, the rows of simple frames
all lined up perfectly. “We had a professional picture
framer hang all the pictures in the whole house for
£500. We never could have put all these up straight.”
Upstairs, another family heirloom is the statement piece
in the really extraordinary Master Bedroom. The room
is truly huge – the perfect proportions for the splendid
17th century armoire that came from her parents’ house.
So right does it look in the room: “When my brother
visited and he saw it in here, he said ‘It’s home now…’”
And is that where the beautiful four-poster frame bed
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The next bedroom on the same
floor – also the size of the average
London one-bedder – has a more
20th century glamour feel, painted
the most gorgeous pink with a
padded and buttoned pink velvet
headboard against a wall of rather
deco wallpaper, which gives it a bit
of a Biba air. Adding to the slightly
theatrical feel of this room, on top
of each of the built-in cupboards
(original to the house), is a white
globe lamp from IKEA. It’s a great
lighting effect. Adding a warm
touch is a lovely roll-top desk,
that is another family heirloom.
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This page: At the top and the front of the house
is a large, light and airy bedroom, with bold stripe
wallpaper on the sloping eaves. The dressing
table was found in a London junk shop
a striking black and white tiled bathroom and then
along the corridor is another bedroom, with the mix
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The wooden bed was inherited, as was the chest of
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Going up again, we pass a beautiful American blue
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high jinks that go on in that room at bedtime…
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another large, light and airy bedroom, with wonderfully
bold stripe wallpaper on the sloping eaves opposite the
bed. This is the – formally required – bedroom from
which you can see the sea and the one Owner One
and Owner Two use when they are in residence.
The very adorable pale blue and white 1960s
dressing table was a £35 London junk shop find – the
town is famous for it. The very stylish recycled wood
wardrobe and bedside tables are by Loaf.com and the
blue and white lamps on the tables by Pooky.
Back down one half-landing is the sixth bedroom
– the rambling plan makes it feels like there are far
more – which they call the French Room. More sweetly
girly it has pretty wallpaper, a 1960s Louis Fooey
chest of drawers and an iron bed (Gumtree again).
At the end of the corridor is the final bathroom – which
is possibly my favourite room in the whole house. Painted
a gorgeous petrol blue it has two groovy sit-atop basins on
marble stands opposite each other – which is so much more
appealing than spitting out toothpaste side by side, which
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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
multiple-paned window looks through to the bedroom – which Amy wanted specifically to create that loft feeling
The Danes call it hygge – meaning the feeling of
contentment that comes with being warm and
snug and comfortable, in a nice space, with people
you like, and yummy snacks and drinks to hand.
The closest word in English is cosy, but that has
a slightly frumpy association – as in a beloved old
cardi, which is lovely to snuggle up in, moth holes
and all, but you wouldn’t wear out in public.
We all like being cosy (I’m wearing a down gilet as I type,
in pursuit of it on a rather damp spring day), but it’s a bit
of a guilty pleasure – and it certainly has nothing to do with
being cool. Not in temperature terms, but as in effortlessly
groovy. Cool like Steve McQueen, or the young Jane Birkin.
So what struck me immediately on entering Amy Maynard’s
brilliant space, a two-bedroom love shack in the garden of
her house in the village of Appledore, on the northern fringe
of Romney Marsh, is that it is both of those things in one.
A really cosy gaffe where you could settle down in woolly
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Above: Light floods in from Crittal-style windows which lead out onto a decked terrace
socks, with someone special and a glass of Malbec, your
tummy full of mac and cheese, the wood stove humming
and give Netflix a good going over – but feel really cool
while you did it. It even has a cool name: The Outbuilding.
One of the tick boxes on their house search list, when Amy
and her husband Charlie and two young children decided
to make the move out of London four years ago, along with
being close to Amy’s parents and on the right side of the
county line for Kent’s grammar schools, was: “Somewhere
with room to create something that would make an income.”
The house they bought, once the village store on
Appledore’s main (practically, only) street ticked them all
with, as Amy explains, “a garage and workshop just begging
to be converted.” Which was a seriously good result,
considering it was only the second property they looked at.
With years of experience as a journalist specialising
in lifestyle subjects, including interiors, Amy had a very
good idea of the kind of look she wanted for the project.
However, feeling there was much to gain from some
professional help, she engaged architect Rob Pollard of
RX Architects in nearby Rye to help her get the most out
of the space. “We had a long chat and I told him the feel
I wanted – warehousey, not twee.” Amy then contacted
builder Ryan Blake of Blakes Building Solutions, “he shared
my vision and was absolutely amazing,” she remembers.
And there it is – exactly what makes The Outbuilding
so groovy from the moment you walk into the surprisingly
large space of the living area. The ceiling is vaulted
right up to the rafters, there’s a wall of Crittal-style
black steel-framed windows opening onto the decked
terrace and bare old bricks on the two flanking walls.
It’s got the full ‘easy like Sunday morning’ (if you
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This page: Connecting the indoors with the outdoors, the terrace provides
a secluded spot to enjoy breakfast or an early evening glass of wine
remember that seminal 1980s ad… if you
don’t, you can Google it) loft-living vibe.
Those bricks are original (although
Amy did limewash them to make them
look consistently aged) – and at one point
they were the only walls left standing.
Everything else was rebuilt from scratch.
The outside is weatherboarded in keeping with
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The kitchen tap is also brass, the worktop
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This page: The second bedroom, with two built-in bunk beds,
is painted a deep green. Guests often leave messages in an old
printer’s tray, into which Amy has put some letter cubes
warmer colours is a theme throughout the building.
The warm touches in here come from the bare brick, which
is picked up in the terracotta pink stripes in the fabulous
linen curtains by Canterbury-based company Ada & Ina.
Which, I note, are hung from very chic concealed tracks –
perhaps the kind of thing it takes one interiors feature writer
to install and another to notice. It was a YES from me.
Also warming up the industrial chic coolness in
here, are all the charming vintage pieces which Amy
has assembled to furnish it. The décor style may be
bang up to the minute, but none of the furniture
or accessories in it are new. Not a single thing.
“We spent the money on the building, the bathroom
and the steel-framed doors – which are from The
Green Window Company – so everything else had
to be done on a budget and a large proportion of
the furniture and accessories are secondhand.
“I spent the six months the building took to convert
sourcing all the things to go in it, which I loved doing.
I found them on eBay, Gumtree, charity shops and at
Ardingly Antiques and Collectors Fair… The kitchen
table was from St Michael’s Hospice furniture shop
in Tenterden. The sofa was £250 on eBay...”
More of Amy’s ingenious bargain style-solutions can
be seen on the walls. “I went to Rye Old Books, which
is a lovely second-hand bookshop, and found old books
with beautiful coloured plates inside. I sliced them
out and had them framed. I did feel bad cutting the
books up, but at least the pictures get seen now.”
A group of paintings on the top shelf of the wall
of shelves on the internal wall – on which the books
are gloriously arranged by colour – were also frugally
sourced, mainly from eBay, and are very effective
as a group on a theme of domestic still lifes.
A cupboard on the same wall opens to reveal a concealed
telly and to the left of it is another black steel multiplepaned
window, through to the bedroom – which Amy
wanted specifically to create that loft feeling. It works
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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
throughout The Outbuilding
brilliantly and also makes the bedroom very light.
But to get in there, you must first step back into the
relative darkness of the hall, painted the gorgeous rich dark
Studio Green (also F&B) – and it is these changes in pace
that make this really quite compact space work so well.
This is especially true as after about two footsteps the
hall segues into also being the second bedroom. It has two
built-in bunk beds, painted the same green, so appealing you
can practically hear the squeals of excited children leaping
onto them. I’m having the top bunk, by the way. “The
bunks were the architect’s idea, with the ceiling lantern for
light. I wanted it to be like a train or a boat, so I bought
the two fish-eye mirrors, to give the effect of portholes.”
Also on the wall in this space is an old printer’s tray,
once used to store metal type, into which Amy has
put some letter cubes, which prove to be irresistible to
guests, be they loved-up couples seeking solitude, or
families with young children wanting walks and beaches
(it’s 20 minutes to the coast). “People leave us lovely
messages in it. One said: ‘I never want to leave’.”
I felt like that about the next room along on its
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In the same combination of matt black, white, brass
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black. “I don’t like matchy matchy,” says Amy.
But she clearly does like a theme and it works fantastically
throughout The Outbuilding, bringing the whole scheme
together. The marble seen in the kitchen is visited here in
the fabulous oblong basin, which sits on a black metal stand,
with a splendid brass tap and a round brass mirror above. “I
bought the sink on Amazon and had the stand custom made.”
Above it is a splashback of glorious jade green tiles by
Best & May. “They’re very expensive, so we just had a
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Above: Amy found the bath locally and had it re-enamelled before painting it in Little Greene’s Light Peachblossom
few.” The tiles are arranged in a herringbone pattern – as
are the shiny white ones in the shower, with smart dark
grey grout – which echoes the herringbone of the oversized
wood parquet throughout the rest of the building. The
bathroom floor is laid with small hexagonal tiles.
On the wall are more framed plates from old books,
these ones drawings of shells. But while the bathroom
is incredibly chic and would not be out of place in a
designer Manhattan apartment, just to the left of the
sink is a floral curtain, hiding the washing machine
and dryer and adding that balancing touch of cosy.
The main bedroom when you do get into it has another
atmosphere again, adding a different texture to the whole.
Painted a lovely pale green, it has a splendid pink and
white striped headboard from The Headboard Workshop,
in fabric by Vanessa Arbuthnot, and combined with
a rather delicate antique chair and cabinet, this
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Edwardian feel. In such a small space, it’s masterly
to have fitted in all these changes of tempo.
The hero moment in here is the claw-foot bath
painted the most beautiful pink – Little Greene’s Light
Peachblossom. “I got the bath on Gumtree. It was
rotting in a garden in Icklesham. I had it re-enamelled
by the Bath Doctor in Faversham and then painted
the sides and added the brass taps and soap rack.”
That soap rack – both jolly handy and lovely to look
at – represents another theme of the whole project. Chic
combined with practicality. On the wall next to the bed
there is a storage shelf and a built-in rail of hangers and
over by the window there’s a flat space next to the mirror
(a lovely thing itself, made from a French chateau door)
where you could organise your make-up and then put it on
in good light. Details so often forgotten in holiday rentals.
“My mum and dad travel a lot and my mum said, ‘You
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Something Amy’s visitors must thank her for – as they would
for the bedside lights at perfect reading height, with off
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Above: In the main bedroom, a pink and white striped headboard from The Headboard Workshop is upholstered in fabric by Vanessa Arbuthnot
switches in just the right place for a sleepy hand to find.
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5 SOCIAL KITCHENS
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13 OPEN & SHUT
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15 DIARY OF AN EXTENSION
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Social Kitchens
A world away from its roots as a practical, no-frills room to prepare food,
today’s kitchen area tends to set the tone for the style of the rest of the
house. Here, we’ve chosen five projects that truly place the kitchen at the
heart of the home – the perfect spaces to spend informal time together as
a family and special spots to entertain friends, both inside and out
The pared-back Shaker style
kitchen by Neptune Weybridge
“Neptune kitchens are built to last using solid timber
and traditional joinery techniques. This kitchen is
from our Suffolk range, a simple pared back Shaker
style that sits comfortably in any setting, traditional
or contemporary. It was a perfect fit for this Victorian
house whose new design is true to its roots but renovated
for contemporary living. This was previously a small,
dark and dated kitchen at the back of the house. As
part of the renovations the owners opened up the room
by adding an extension and letting in a magnificent
amount of light through the new Crittall doors.
The brief was to create a modern space with touches
of traditional styling using bold colours. There needed
to be plenty of room for socialising both around the
island and the dining table. The open space lends itself
perfectly to having an island in the middle around which
people always seem to congregate, whilst separating
them from the cooking and prep area. There is also
plenty of room for guests around the dining table.
The light that streams in through the glass
doors allowed the cabinets painted in Neptune
Charcoal, which is a beautiful deep dark grey, to
contrast with the Snow white of the island.
The range cooker along the wall with its tiling and
canopy provides a focal point for the room. All the
essentials such as the fridge, bin and sink are within easy
reach, making cooking and entertaining a simple task.
The utility room at the back can be seen through
the Crittall door and the same colour was used for
cabinets in here in order to link the two rooms.”
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The seasoned oak orangery
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“The main objective of this seasoned
oak orangery project was to create a new
contemporary, bright and spacious open plan
living environment that extended from the
kitchen area. Having lived previously in South
Africa, the family wanted to make use of the
garden for social occasions, by opening up the
new space with multiple bi-fold doors and
truly have a sense of ‘bringing the outside in’.
The design brief also included the provision
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which is separated by an aluminium sliding
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“This soft, delicate country kitchen has been designed
to fit within a large modern extension.Our clients were
excited to be embarking on a long awaited building
project which would effectively triple the size of their
kitchen and provide some much needed extra space for the
family. However, they were also keen that their finished
design would still retain a warm and homely feel.
Traditional touches such as the mantel shelf and exposed
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“Our client’s large established garden created
a beautiful landscape but without a dedicated
area for socialising. They wanted to create an
entertaining area that would appeal to all ages and
bring family together in one unique social space.
The available space, the surrounding house and
striking gardens made this an ideal fit for Renson
Louvered Canopies. The sophisticated technology
of a Renson would create the ambience the client
required for this entertaining area via inclusions of
bluetooth sound bars, heat bars and uplights.
Existing brickwork was built upon to create the
outdoor kitchen first, leaving cavities for the Fire
Magic outdoor kitchen to be fitted at a later date.
Each Renson Camargue was then fitted into place
with wall plate fixings to the house on two sides.
Different post heights were require to create a level roof
and careful channelling of existing paving to create
the sliding glass walls effect. Minor landscaping was
completed such as creation of a step down into the
back garden, before granite work surfaces were fitted
and the Fire Magic equipment moved into place.
We designed a fully-equipped outdoor kitchen in
a U shape with bar seating along one side. Including
an Aurora 790 cooking system with Magic View
Window and Rotisserie allowed our client to cater
for large numbers whilst the Alfa Pizza Oven
added a focal point for guest interaction. Glass
sliding walls were used to create a bright internal
environment and rain sensors included within the
louvers, which can be controlled by remote.”
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atalie from NK Living: “We were
We get the low-down from a construction
and bespoke kitchen perspective on a
collaborative project to transform a family
home to better suit its occupants’ needs
approached by our client to create a new
kitchen and living space. Once we had discussed
the budget, we came up with a design and
layout to incorporate a new kitchen, dining
area, utility and snug. There was an internal
wall that needed to be knocked down and the
ceilings in the existing kitchen/TV area were
far too low, so we designed a space lifting the
roof, vaulting and insetting two large roof
lanterns to elevate the height. Visual aspect
and natural light were important factors, along
with design elements, such as a pocket door
to the utility room to cut down on losing
crucial space, and internally glazed bi-folds
between the dining area and snug for light,
allowing either an open plan or closed in snug.
We project managed the whole thing and
all trades who work for our company. I am
an interior designer by trade and design and
project manage all our jobs and Kelly, my
business partner, is the builder and in charge
of the day-to-day running of the site. I arrange
all fixtures and fittings, allowing meticulous
attention to detail when it comes to the lighting
and all important finishes.” nkliving.co.uk
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The Kitchen
The team at Collins Bespoke: “We call this beautifully
bespoke space our ‘Dalmally’ kitchen – matching the original
Edwardian name plaque that sits above the front door. It’s one
of our favourite kitchen extensions! With regards to a brief, our
customer came to us with two things in mind: to make the most
of the room – utilising worktop and storage space – and, to create
a practical family living-area with room for dancing! For many
of our customers, ‘bespokeness’ is key – and, we are just that:
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To get the ball rolling, our customer got in touch and then came to
visit us in our showroom. A few design meetings later, with plans being
updated and amended to perfection – followed by a site survey – the
kitchen was finalised and sent through to our workshop for creation.
From first contact, to agreed design and installation, we worked within
a 12-14 week time-frame – which is typical of most of our kitchens.
Traditional to the hand-made industry, the Dalmally kitchen is
made from oak, with real wood veneer composite materials – and was
constructed by hand in our very own workshop by our skilled in-house
trained staff. Our workshop is just behind our showroom and we
encourage our customers to visit us to see their kitchen being made!
The kitchen features seamlessly integrated Siemens appliances,
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Our most favourite feature in this kitchen is hidden behind
the larder doors: hand-carved into the drawers are the names
of our customers’ children, which ultimately remind any
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Painted in two beautiful contrasting colours – Mylands ‘Bond
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Protect & Perfect
Hunting for natural floor
coverings? Vedat Demiralp
from Coban Rugs explains
to Wealden Times just
what makes his handwoven
rugs and runners stand
out from the crowd...
Can you tell us a little about Coban
Rugs and your range of rugs and
runners? The basic concept is about
combining traditional weaving skills
with contemporary designs using goats’
wool, which was once widely used in
Turkey but is less well known here.
Goats’ wool has the benefit of being
low maintenance and hard-wearing. It
also feels really good under bare feet.
The natural colours are soft and muted
so you have this beautiful aesthetic
in a durable product. The woven
runners are used for hallways and stairs.
Larger rugs can be produced to any
size by joining lengths together with a
variety of stitching techniques, either
seamless or with a seam as a feature.
Where are the rugs made and
how? They’re produced in Turkey,
hand woven on traditional
looms using hand-spun yarn.
What inspires the designs? The key is
simplicity and working with a natural
material. The undyed wool is in shades
of black, white, brown and white.
Sometimes there are subtle shifts in
shade which add to the aesthetic. The
rugs are woven on flat weave looms, so
most of the designs are a combination
of stripes, panels and borders in
contrasting shades and colours. The
effect is striking yet harmonious.
Plain rugs have an aesthetic of their
own which derives from the texture
and colour of a natural product. Also
I use plain rugs as the background
for my stitched artwork on rugs,
implementing any shapes, though
my favourite is geometric patterns.
Can rugs and runners be made to
order? Yes. Runners are generally
available from stock or supplied with
a short lead time. Rugs are more
often made to the required size and
may also include bespoke designs.
Are you working on any special
projects at the moment? Yes, several.
I am working with interior designers
to provide rugs and runners for some
really unusual and beautiful residences.
What’s been your proudest
achievement so far for Coban
Rugs? The genuine enthusiasm
that there is for the rugs wherever
they are shown and the fact that
they are now in some of the most
beautiful and exclusive private homes
as well as in the more challenging
environment of busy family homes.
Where can people see Coban Rugs?
I will be at Selvedge Fairs in Bath in
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The Wealden Times Fairs in June and
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Vedat has a studio in St Leonards
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Shaun Williams explains
Whether you’re looking to
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interesting design or simply cut down
on the maintainance that comes with
a big lawn space, a patio can be an
excellent way to enhance your home.
To get you on your way to a fabulous
outdoor space of your own, we talk to
stonework expert Shaun Williams to get
some invaluable guidance on where to
start when considering building a patio.
Who?
Depending on the size of your plot you
may wish to employ a designer to help
you get the most out of your space.
If you have a small garden
your options may be relatively
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within the whole design is essential to
create one cohesive space.
When choosing a contractor ask to
see examples of previous projects and
they should always be happy to provide
sample panels of suggested materials.
Lay samples out in the area which is
to become the patio to get a feel for
how they change in different light and
weather conditions.
How?
The land needs to be checked for
services before creating a good subbase
to lay your chosen material. It is
essential to make sure the patio falls
away from the house to ensure it drains
and carries excess water away from
where your property is.
Lay samples out in the
area which is to become
the patio to get a feel
for how they change in
different light
Where?
The land itself may well dictate where
a patio should be situated — is there
a flatter area which lends itself to
this use or is there an existing feature
or view you would like to be able to
see from the patio. Think about how
you wish to use the space, the size of
furniture it needs to accommodate,
would you like to incorporate a
cooking area or a fire pit? If you
decide on creating a patio away from
the house, make sure it becomes a
really desirable destination and be sure
to plan and create an easy route to get
there.
What?
When choosing materials draw
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your home so the whole scheme flows.
We encourage the use of local stone
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exciting features can be added by using
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Choosing materials with longevity,
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Make the most of the warmer weather and
head into the garden to eat with family and
friends. Here, in an extract from her new
book, A Perfect Day for a Picnic, Tori Finch
creates deliciously simple canapés, made to
be enjoyed outside.
Photographs: Georgia Glynn-Smith
Crostini Two Ways
The toasted crostini can be made a few days
before and kept in an airtight container. When
it comes to serving, pile a crostini high with the
beans or the salsa verde and feta, or, for a great
flavour combustion, combine the two toppings.
Serves 6
• 1 baguette, sliced on the bias into
½ cm / ¼ inch thick slices
• 60ml / ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
To make the crostini, preheat the oven to
1220°C (425°F) Gas 7. Brush both sides of
each baguette slice with plenty of olive oil.
Arrange the baguette slices on a baking
2 sheet, scatter the garlic slices and thyme
sprigs over the tops and bake in the preheated
oven for about 10 minutes, until the bread
is golden and the edges are crisp.
Allow to cool on a wire rack before serving
with one or both of the toppings below.
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Salsa Verde with Feta
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 anchovy fillets
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• freshly squeezed juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained, chopped if large
• 1 bunch of fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 bunch of fresh oregano, roughly chopped
• ½ bunch of fresh mint, roughly chopped
• olive oil, to taste
• 200g / 7oz feta cheese
• sea salt and ground black pepper
In a mortar and with a pestle (or in a food processor, blending
1 only briefly so that the mixture is still chunky) crush the garlic,
then add the anchovy fillets and crush again to make a rough paste.
Add the shallot and lemon zest, give it a good
2 bash with the pestle and mix well. You should get
lovely wafts of the flavours combining together.
Stir in the capers, herbs and lemon juice, bruising the herbs a
3 little with the pestle but certainly not pounding to a purée.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and add enough olive oil to
4 get the consistency you want – I usually find 1-2 tbsp is enough.
Crumble in the feta and mix before
serving with the crostini slices.
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Flageolet Beans with Chilli & Lemon
• 1 x 410g / 14oz can flageolet beans
• 3 tbsp virgin olive oil
• freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• sea salt and ground black pepper
1Tip the beans into a sieve/strainer and rinse thoroughly
under cold, running water. Allow to drain and
dry a little before transferring to a mixing bowl.
Add the olive oil, lemon juice, chilli and
2 garlic, season well with salt and pepper and
toss the beans in the dressing to coat.
To serve, spoon onto the crostini slices
and enjoy.
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When it comes to garden friendly meals we Brits do love a good
barbecue and will gleefully rush to stock up on burgers, corn on
the cob and hotdogs at the first sign of sun. But this year why
not try something a little more special. The outdoor pizza oven
is having a real moment right now and is a guaranteed crowd
pleaser for all ages, but there are also more exotic options – a fire
pit is an exciting alternative to a grill and traditional Indian Kadai
fire bowls are very versatile. With some made using recycled
materials, they work as a barbecue, firepit and stunning design
feature all in one. Meet The Firebowl Shop (below left) and
Adena Fires (below right) at the Wealden Times Midsummer
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Pure &
Simple
Josephine Fairley explains how
to ditch those environmentally
damaging face wipes and why
your skin will love you for it
Moselle face
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On the very rare occasions now when I get a wipe
out of my handbag – usually on a train from
Hastings to London Charing Cross on which the
water isn’t working on the loo (please take note anyone from
Southeastern who happens to be reading this), I feel like I have
to make a public announcement. “It’s biodegradeable, you
know,” I whisper to myself while swabbing off train grime with
a gorgeously fragrant L’Occitane Verbena Refreshing Towelette.
With a great record of eco-consciousness, L’Occitane were
among the first to introduce biodegradeable wipes. But the
point about a wipe, even in a germy hand emergency on a
train, is that it’s always going to be a single-use
product – even if it’s compostable. But the
fact is, most still aren’t – featuring polyester
or plastic that can take years, decades or even
centuries to break down in the environment.
Many of us are moving away from
‘throwaway’ products of all kinds. But
happily, there are now many alternatives
to wipes and non eco-friendly cleansing options – starting
with the good old muslin cloth. It was Eve Lom who
originally pioneered these for use with her first-of-its-kind
balm cleanser – a concept embraced some years later by
Liz Earle with good old Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, £17
for 100ml (with two muslins). Since then, that creamy,
eucalyptus-scented cleanser has definitely been elevated to
the Beauty Hall of Fame and you can walk into countless
bathrooms nowadays and spot one or more of these
“the point about
a wipe is that it’s
always going to be a
single-use product”
distinctive squares of cloth drying on the towel rail.
If you’ve never tried a muslin cloth for removing your
make-up, you’re missing a trick – because not only are these
great for accessing every nook and cranny to remove make-up
(the fold of the chin, the area around the nose), but the very
slightly rough texture of the cloth also exfoliates skin perfectly.
Not too aggressive, not too wimpy – just enough to buff away
dead skin cells on a daily (or more likely nightly) basis, so that
skin is optimally glowing. These cloths can be washed and
reused time and time again – up to 1000 times, in some cases
– and therefore hugely cut down on waste. I like the original
Liz Earle Pure Muslin Cloths, £4.50 for two
(bought separately from the cleanser), and
also the Temple Spa Take It Off Muslin Soft
Cotton Cleansing Cloths, £8.75 for two.
Personally, I now use a muslin-style cloth
with pretty much any kind of cleanser –
certainly, creams and face washes, as well as
balms. But recently, I happened upon the
really beautiful Cocorosa Egyptian Neroli Cleansing Oil, £18 for
30ml cocorosa.co.uk, which is best removed using Cocorosa’s The
Double Cleanse Cloth, £5 – on one side a nicely skin-buffing
muslin, but on the other side, a gorgeously velvety texture
that’s as soothingly soft as a comfort blanket. I happen to love
facial cleansing oils – they’re brilliant for melting away makeup
and I find them especially useful after a day in ‘the smoke’
(which literally is ‘the smoke’, in terms of the pollutants
deposited on the complexion). Infused with orange blossom
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Konjac
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Liz Earle Pure
Muslin Cloths,
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Face Halo
Pro Makeup
Remover Pads,
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Cocorosa
Egyptian Neroli
Cleansing Oil,
£18 for 30ml
cocorosa.co.uk
oil, this cleanser smells utterly divine and is a sheer pleasure
to massage into skin, brilliant for loosening make-up.
Designer’s Guild is another more surprising source of great
facial cleansing cloths – although technically, I think they
may be flannels! Their Moselle face cloths are perfect, with
their chunky waffle weave – super-soft, yet very effective for
removing make-up, and they’ve duly become favourites of
mine. If you’re looking for something that matches the colour
scheme of your bathroom (rather than the plain white or
cream of a muslin cloth), you definitely need to check these
out: they come in a range of shades from hot pink to sky blue.
I also need to tell you about a recent discovery, Face
Halo Pro Makeup Remover Pads, £7 each at boots.com. I
was completely cynical about these before I tried them.
They’re circular pads with a surface a bit like a soft flannel,
but they’re made of a material similar to ‘e-cloths’ and
when wetted and squeezed, then massaged into the skin,
gently yet magically remove every last molecule of makeup
– even eye make-up and mascara – without having to
use any cleansing product whatsoever. Don’t ask me how
they work – they just do. (And each pad, while pricier
than a muslin cloth, can be used up to 500 times).
Just one warning here: the key with all cloths (and Halo
pads) is to ensure for your skin’s sake that they’re washed
in a machine regularly – ideally daily, which means you
might need a stack of these. You can just about get away
with drying a facial cleansing cloth on the aforementioned
towel rail overnight – but don’t use a cloth for more than
two days in a row before putting it in a hot wash. Damp
cloths are breeding grounds for germs that you really
don’t want swishing over your precious complexion.
But do you know about konjac sponges…? These are
also fairly extraordinary. Made from a plant used in Asia for
over 1,500 years, a key part of modern by Korean beauty
rituals (‘K-beauty’ is now a huge influence on beauty in
the West), there are many different konjac sponge options,
which are soft to the touch, naturally antibacterial and
very, very effective for removing make-up – whether or
not you use an actual cleansing product with them.
Market leaders are The Konjac Sponge Co.
konjacspongecompany.com, who offer a wide range of these;
sensitive skins could try the Chamomile & Pink Clay
Konjac Sponge, £9.99 – or if you live and/or work in an
urban area, check out the Tourmaline Sponge, also £9.99,
which is infused with tourmaline gemstone powder to help
cleanse and purify. Meanwhile, tapping into the charcoal
trend (more of which next month), there’s a Konjac Facial
Puff Sponge with Bamboo Charcoal, £8.99, suitable for
all skin types. Commendably, The Korean Konjac Sponge
Company’s packaging itself is now biodegradable and
plastic-free, while the products themselves are made from
100% natural vegetable fibre. So when they’re at the very
end of their (long) life, just toss them in the compost.
One last eco note: if you use cotton wool – and for eye
make-up removal, I would never recommend anything else
(even a Halo, except in an emergency) – then be sure to
choose organic. (I use Simply Organic cotton pads; they also do
balls and rectangular pads.) Huge amounts of pesticides and
herbicides are used on cotton, and if it doesn’t say it’s organic,
your cotton wool is almost certainly genetically modified, too.
And there’s nothing ‘clean’ about that…
Jo Fairley is editor of beautybible.com, where you’ll
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highlighting winning products across more than 100
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Wellbeing
A Year of Wellness
In the last of her columns for Wealden Times, Eminé Rushton
comes full circle – moving from what’s within to considering
the confidence-boosting importance of what is also without
– and shares the contents of her all-natural make-up bag
May: Skin deep
This is the last in my year-long
series of holistic columns for
Wealden Times and it feels
fitting, as we move into the bright
possibility of spring and early summer,
to consider not only those things that
feed us up from within, but to also
reflect on those things we reach for to
boost our confidence from without too.
As a mother of daughters, it has been
important for me to be very comfortable
in my own naked skin – to model the
sort of body-positive behaviour that I
hope my children will naturally inhabit,
too. My mother was the same – ‘diet’
was a word I never heard, and I grew
up in a house where we all delighted in
good food and were taught to embrace
all that we were, irrespective of our
physical appearance. Yet my mother
was, and still is, someone who takes
great pride in her hair and make-up,
and though I’m far more laissez-faire
in my own routine, I do understand
the feel-good factor involved in a
little natural boost, here and there.
I made the switch to all natural
make-up around ten years ago; prior
to that, my make-up bag was an even
mix of ‘department store’ cosmetics
and health-store finds. The natural
make-up industry, however, has
experienced a real revolution in both
formulation and efficacy within the
15 years that I have been a health
and wellbeing editor – and there is
Ilia Multi-Sticks
no longer any compromise involved
in choosing all-natural alternatives
to commercial, synthetic staples. I
have spent years testing products and
there is a great deal of trial and error
involved, certainly. But the following
favourites are ones that have never let
me down and which have duly won
quite a few industry plaudits as a result.
First Base
I’ve never met a woman who wanted
to wear foundation that erased all hint
of her own natural skin. My favourite
bases really bring light and evenness to
the complexion, without that dreaded,
flat, mask-like finish. Nude by Nature
“As a mother of
daughters, it has been
important for me to
model the sort of bodypositive
behaviour that
I hope my children will
naturally inhabit”
Radiant Loose Powder Foundation,
£25, is fantastic – glowy, supremely
fine and hard to be heavy-handed
with. A great buffing, blending brush
is a must for application, and I like
the natural brushes by EcoTools.
Liquid foundation is trickier. I like
the soft, soothing quality of Ere Perez
Oat Milk Foundation, £29 – coverage
is very light and dewy. For a bit
more coverage, without heaviness, I
adore Absolution La Creme du Teint,
£34 – this is my daily staple, and
it’s beautifully hydrating too, but
I do wish they would
introduce more shades
(it’s currently only available
in light and medium). Find it at
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Colour Ways
The older I get, the more I seem to
be simplifying my routine. What used
to take me 20 minutes now takes five,
and I seem to feel more confident in
my skin as I age – accepting and at
peace, rather than trying to continually
enhance or conceal. Multi-tasking
colour is my go-to – I tend to use the
same shade on lips and cheeks to save
time, and love the Ilia Multi-Sticks,
£32, and Jane Iredale’s Cream Blush,
£24 (which I also dab on lips), and
Jane Iredale’s brilliant Just Kissed Lip &
Cheek Stains, £23, which I’ve abandoned
almost all of my other lip colours for.
Eye High
Because I am forever gesticulating and
touching my face, I rarely wear any
eye make-up. My all-natural makeup
artist friend, however, swears by
the Inika Organic Long Lash Vegan
Mascara, £23, and Ilia’s eye defining
pencils. When my eyes need a lift (if the
children haven’t been sleeping well, for
instance), I reach for Lily Lolo PeepO,
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light and evenness to the area.
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Eminé Rushton is Wellbeing Director-at-Large at Psychologies magazine, and
co-founder of the conscious living blog, The Balance Plan, balanceplan.co.uk
Wellbeing
Natural wisdom
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What one piece of seasonal wisdom
helps you in May? I see spring as a time
for renewal and refreshment. The cleansing
herbs like cleavers (sticky willow), nettle and
dandelion are in full flourish nudging us in
to using these herbs to cleanse the system.
Juicing cleavers with apple and fennel,
making nettle tea and adding a few bitter
dandelion leaves to a salad are a great way
to add these detoxifying herbs to our daily
diet, cleansing the liver and gallbladder.
What one self-care ritual do you never
skimp on? I love going to bed early with
a relaxing tea and a good book. Sleep is so
important for mental health and wellbeing
as the body heals during the night. The
body works incredibly hard during the wee
small hours, and staying up late just doesn’t
allow it to do its job properly. Remarkably
brain cells shrink by 60 per cent when we
sleep allowing for efficient toxin removal.
There is an insomnia epidemic and I always
tell people to be as religious about their
sleep as they are about exercise, nutrition
and personal beauty regimes! Good sleep
has been proven to make people look much
more attractive too!
What’s cooking in your kitchen this
month? I am always buying cookery books!
I love food and am constantly inspired.
I will be making use of the wild garlic,
making fresh pesto and risotto. Medicinal
mushrooms have been on my radar for
a while now and I am using these more
and more in cooking. They are fascinating
and connect all the plants around them
with a kind of underground internet. I
will make lots of salads. I love watercress
(which is good for the lungs) with thinly
sliced fennel, cucumber, red onion and a
salad dressing of olive oil, cider vinegar, raw
honey and fennel seeds.
Share one book that taught you
something amazing about life – and
made you better at living it? Gosh. I have
a book addiction and am never without
a book. It always has to be factual, I very
rarely read fiction. There is too much to
learn! The most influential book I have
read is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends
and Influence People. I have always been
interested in people, their stories and
experiences so it is innate to me but he
said the best way to make friends is to be
interested in others. It can be rare today to
meet people who are interested in you, but
it’s so important to listen.
What always brings a smile to your face?
Plants and my dog Bonnie. I absolutely love
plants and can become immersed in their
beauty. I know that they are amazing in
their own right, wonderful to look
Stay in touch with Eminé
If you’d like to follow Eminé and continue to learn more about holistic
wellbeing & conscious living, visit her new online journal or subscribe to her
podcast, This Conscious Life; for more information visit thisconsciouslife.com;
you can also follow her on social media at @thisconsciousbeing
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Walking in the local woods, watching
Bonnie just loving life, and looking out
for herbs and plants along the way, is a
very simple way to relax and be happy.
The Japanese coined the phrase: ‘forest
bathing’, which simply means walking
in nature. Not running or counting
steps but becoming at one with your
surroundings and taking it all in.
What is the best treatment you’ve had
locally? I love an aromatherapy massage
and we have a lovely lady in the clinic
called Janet who treats me. She tailors
the treatment to suit with beautiful
oils depending on your current mood
and situation. It’s funny when you are
young you think how old-fashioned
aromatherapy is and of course it’s not
and, now I am in my late forties, I
appreciate how scents combined with
touch are so therapeutic to body and
soul. I always leave relaxed but renewed,
wishing I could just stay a bit longer.
Eminé says:
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Jo Arnell salutes the best of seasonal, locally-sourced produce with
effortlessly simple recipes that pack a fresh flavour punch
Words: Jo Arnell Photographs: David Merewether
Food
Out on the plot, this month marks the
end of what was once known as the
hungry gap – the period after the last of
the winter vegetables and before the new season’s
crops. The first of the home-grown harvests start
to arrive in the form of shoots, stems and leaves;
delicious tender asparagus spears and pink-hued
rhubarb (made less stringy by ‘forcing’ under a
cloche) and an assortment of fast growing leafiness
– spinach, rocket, land cress, young brassicas and
loose-leaved lettuces. Before mass food production
and the availability of year round unseasonal
food we would have been especially grateful to
see fresh new shoots. Today it makes ecological
(and possibly biological) sense to eat locally grown
food. Whether you grow your own or not, these
welcome first pickings are worth being hungry for.
Rocket and
walnut pesto
Serves 4 Prep time: 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 20-25 minutes.
This is a variation on traditional pesto, substituting
walnuts and rocket for basil and pine nuts and adding
in a little cream cheese for a smooth, creamy taste.
• 100g rocket
• 50g walnuts
(lightly toasted)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 100g cream cheese
• 50g grated parmesan
cheese (plus 20g
more to serve)
• 1-2 crushed garlic
cloves (to taste)
• 200g pasta (shapes
such as penne,
rigatoni and spirelli
work well)
1Combine rocket
and walnuts and
either use a food
processor, pestle and
mortar, or finely
chop them until
roughly blended.
2Mix in the other
ingredients and
combine thoroughly.
Bring a large pan of
salted water to the
boil, add the pasta
and cook for 12-13
minutes (or according
to pack instructions).
then mix
3Drain, in pesto – add in
a little of the cooking
water if you prefer a
looser sauce, sprinkle
with parmesan and
serve immediately.
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Crab arancini
Serves 3-4 as a starter, or 2 as a light main. Prep time: 20
minutes. Cooking time: 35 minutes, plus 1-2 hours in the fridge
Crab comes into season in the spring and has a delicate
texture, but a flavour strong enough to mix well with
pasta, pastry and rice. These creamy, risotto-style
crab cakes make a great starter or light lunch.
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 120g Arborio risotto rice
• 50ml dry white wine
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
• 200ml water or light
vegetable stock
• 150g crab meat (white
or a mixture of white
and brown meat)
• 2 tsp finely chopped
tarragon
• Salt and pepper to taste
For the coating:
• 100g plain flour (approx)
• 1 beaten egg
• 100g ready made
fine breadcrumbs (or
Panko) (approx)
• 50ml vegetable
oil for frying
1Heat olive oil in a saucepan
or deep frying pan/
small wok and add the rice.
After a minute add wine,
lemon juice, zest and stock.
Bring to a simmer and cook
gently for 15-20 mins.
2Once the rice has absorbed
most of the liquid (you
may have to add a little
more water until the right
consistency is achieved) stir in
the crab meat, tarragon and
seasoning. Leave the mixture
to cool in the fridge for an
hour or two (or up to a day).
3Place flour, egg and
breadcrumbs into 3 separate
bowls. Now comes the sticky
bit. There’s not really a way
around this (you can try
dusting your hands with flour);
grit your teeth, push up your
sleeves and roll the rice mixture
into balls (I make them just
bigger than bite-size so that
they have to be eaten with a
fork), dip each ball into first
flour, then egg and finally roll
them around in breadcrumbs.
4Fry the balls carefully,
moving them around
in the oil until each one is
evenly golden brown. Serve
while warm with lemon
wedges and a watercress
garnish, or a green salad.
Asparagus tart
Serves 4-6 Prep time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 20-25 minutes.
If you grow your own, it is very useful to keep a pack of
pastry in the fridge. So many home-grown harvests can
be made into tarts or quiches of various kinds. Asparagus
tart is one of the simplest and most delicious of all.
• 1 sheet ready rolled
puff pastry (or home
made - but if you’ve
grown and harvested
your own asparagus, you
are definitely excused
from making pastry)
• 2 medium onions,
finely sliced
• 20g butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 200g asparagus tips,
steamed (for 2-3
minutes only)
• 100g soft goats’ cheese,
cut into 1-2cm chunks
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 50g parmesan cheese
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1Pre-heat oven to 180ºc
(gas 4). Sauté the onions
in butter for 5 mins until
soft. Leave to cool.
2Roll/unfurl pastry onto
a baking sheet and fold
over the edges to make a lip
around the edges of the pastry.
3Top with onion and then
pour over beaten egg.
Arrange asparagus on top, then
top with goat’s cheese, oregano
and sprinkle with parmesan.
4Bake in the oven for
20-25 mins. Serve warm
or cold with a mixed salad.
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Mint-crusted cannon of lamb
You will need, per person
key ingredients:
• 8 new potatoes
• 2 globe artichokes
• 6 asparagus spears
• 200g cannon of lamb
• 6 heritage cherry tomatoes
from the store cupboard:
• lemon wedges
• 50g day-old
focaccia
• 1 clove garlic
• 10g mint
• 1 tbsp English mustard
1Heat the oven to 180°C. In a pot, cover the
potatoes with cold salted water, bring to the
boil and simmer for 5-10 mins, until just cooked.
Drain and allow to cool, then cut into quarters.
2For the artichokes, take off the outer leaves until
you get to the softer leaves in the centre. Peel
the stalks until they are white, rub with a lemon
half as you work to prevent discolouration.
3Slice the artichokes into quarters and with a
spoon scoop out the hairy centre part. Cook
them in a pot filled with water and a wedge of
lemon for 3-4 mins, then leave to cool.
4Boil the asparagus for 3 mins in salted
water, drain and set aside.
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Garden
uphorbia
Euphoria
Sue Whigham shares her love for this
zingy and diverse garden favourite
The other day we made a welcome pit stop at Dulwich
Park after crawling slowly up the South Circular and
through the dreaded Catford traffic on the way to
Brixton. Luckily we chose Dulwich, which, if you don’t know it,
is really a fabulous park with its boating lake, mature trees and
gardens and perfect for our ‘country’ dog to have a sniff around.
It was like home for him but with more dogs to say hello to
so he was more than happy. So was I, as up by the café was a
large intense planting of Euphorbia amygdalloides var. robbiae
growing in full sun. I know that it’s a plant recommended for
dry, shady areas but this proved that it flourishes absolutely
anywhere – and often where you haven’t intended
it to be. Well, in our garden at least. It’s all the
same to this particular euphorbia whether it
finds itself under a yew hedge or tucked in under
a mature tree. Do you think it would flourish
under the dreaded Leylandii? I suspect it would.
Anyway, it has dark, showy evergreen rosettes
of leaves and lime green inflorescences early in the year.
The other fabulous plant alongside the euphorbia which
in my garden was a battered specimen until a week or so but
is now cut back to the ground, was a spectacular Melianthus
major. Proof of London’s micro climate if ever there was
one. This is an exotic South African plant which has deeply
serrated glaucous grey-green leaves and smells of peanuts.
This one was about to burst into flower and I was quite
expecting a humming bird to appear to drink its nectar à
la Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town. Do grow it if you
have somewhere sunny and sheltered for it to flourish.
Back to euphorbia. First a few facts. The vernacular
name of euphorbia is spurge. Euphorbia are to be found
Europe has 105
species of which
25 are native to
the UK
on every continent, bar Antarctica, and come in thousands
of different forms. The RHS Plant Finder lists over 150
species, varieties and cultivars but really this is the tip of
the iceberg in that at least 2,000 species exist throughout
the world. A lot are native to the European Mediterranean
region – Turkey alone is home to 95 species and Europe
has 105 species of which 25 are native to the UK.
Many euphorbia are succulents and are often confused with
cacti. In tropical East Africa they reach tree like proportions.
The way to tell whether they are cacti or euphorbia is that if
the spines are in pairs then it is euphorbia. Oh, and a sticky
white sap also means it is euphorbia (the
sap is somewhat toxic and to be avoided).
That of a cactus is a clear liquid. E. lathyris
or molewort was always thought to be
grown to put off moles using your garden
as a tunnelling venue but in fact its sap was
used to burn moles or warts off the skin.
The burrowing type of mole aren’t bothered by it at all.
Euphorbia flowers are quite unique and have neither petals
or sepals and instead have a colourful structure close to the
flowers which is known as a leaf or a bract. At the top of the
flower head you’ll see a pair of leaves with a cup like structure
inside it which is known as a cyanthium. The glands round its
rim secrete nectar and are a beacon for pollinators. Ants are
particularly possessive; protecting ‘their’ nectar from all comers!
The strongly honey scented amber flowers of the honey
bush, Euphorbia mellifera, are particularly glorious and the seed
capsules are notoriously ‘noisy’ as they explode on a sunny day.
I’ve always been told that they need a sunny sheltered position
to be their best and in countries like Madeira and the Canary
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Garden
Islands, where they are native, and down in the West Country,
where the soil rarely dries out and there is plenty of high
humidity, that is certainly true as they grow to great heights (2
metres). But I have to say that the numerous plants we have here
facing east and all self-seeded into gravel, aren’t too bad either.
It is sometimes difficult to get out of the door in the summer.
Many of the spurges are evergreen and give good winter
structure. Not only that there is such a selection of colours
of stems, leaves and flowers. I just love the frothy bracts of
the big Mediterranean Euphorbia characias forms. They start
flowering in March and go on through to May and beyond.
In their native countries they grow out of crevices in rocks and
on poor soil and they make a good foil for hard landscaping.
Bear in mind too that they are drought tolerant and battle
on quite happily in hot summers – the perfect conditions
for them – whilst around them other plants are flagging.
We were spoilt for choice at Great Dixter’s Spring Fair in
early April. Dixter’s nursery had Euphorbia donii ‘Amjillasa’
for sale. It grows to 1.5 metres with lime green flowers, an
exciting prospect in the border and flowering from midsummer
through to the autumn. A stunning foliage plant. Bob Brown’s
Cotswold Garden Plants were there and his list of euphorbia is
absolutely extraordinary. His catalogue should be compulsory
reading for all plantaholics. Each plant gets marks out of ten for
its attributes! We succumbed and came home with Euphorbia
x arendsii which is a cross between E. wallichii and E. griffithi
and has ‘bronze foliage and flower tints’. This and Euphorbia
‘Excalibur’, another chance cross found at Fromefield Nursery,
near Frome, came from Pelham Plants who had a lovely
selection of plants. E. ‘Excalibur’s new leaves start the season
with a burgundy margin, fading to the edges as the season goes
on and as its jade flowers begin to make themselves known.
A few favourite euphorbias to look out for would include:
• Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii ‘John Tomlinson’
which has very large yellow/green flowers tapering towards
the base rather the shape of a light bulb. You get a good
long flowering period from this cultivar with flowering
starting in February and flowering on for five months.
• Euphorbia x martinii was found growing wild in France
in the 19th Century. It looks good as a winter foliage plant,
remaining compact (stems to 2 feet) but when it starts to flower
… wow! Lime green bracts each have a tomato red eye. I like
Val Bourne’s description of this euphorbia having ‘poise’ – with
each rosette having a flower head ‘perfectly placed on top’.
• Euphorbia palustris prefers moist conditions in sun
or shade and is also known as the marsh spurge. It’s
not only a spectacular sight all summer but has good
autumn foliage too with its leaves turning yellow.
• Euphorbia sikkimensis, the Sikkim spurge, is useful as
it flowers from July onwards and has sharp lime green
flowers which is unusual in the border so late. In the spring
the stems produce red leaves and as the season progresses
the plant becomes more willowy and gentle. Finally, blue
green seed pods are set off by the bright green bracts.
Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810
457948 for gardening advice and help in sourcing
and supply of interesting garden plants.
Previous page: Euphorbia mellifera Top left: E. characias subsp. wulfenii Top right: Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fens Ruby’
Above: E. characias subsp. wulfenii with Choisya.
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Garden
Border Basics
Jo Arnell strips back the foliage to put in the
groundwork for beautiful borders
When we look at a beautiful garden border, packed
full of shapely shrubs and perennial colour it’s hard
to imagine that they haven’t always been there and
even harder to imagine that we could create such a thing in
our own gardens. Few things (let’s make an exception for Mary
Poppins and Father Christmas), appear fully formed and we all
have to start somewhere. The soil is the best place to start, as
this will dictate the basic growing conditions, but there are other
considerations too and it pays to think about these before you start
planting. It is daunting if you’re looking at a bare patch of earth
right now, or worse; an inherited space filled with brambles and
wayward bushes, but time and tide – and all those weeds – wait
for no man, so grab your fork and spade and let’s get started.
Situation and aspect
Which way will the border face – will your plants look into the
bright morning sun and then be in shade in the afternoon – or the
direct opposite? Morning sun is east facing, afternoon is west. If the
border is drenched in sunshine all day then it is south facing and
if it plunged into shade for much of the day it faces north. Watch
how the sun moves across the garden through the day, whether
there are buildings, walls or trees that cast shade. If next door has a
huge Leylandii hedge on their boundary it will be sucking moisture,
goodness and light from your side too. Perhaps you are exposed
to the elements, or in a frost pocket. The surrounding micro
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Fair this June
climate will have a huge impact on the
growing conditions and may restrict the
plants you’ll be able to happily grow.
Soil
Improve the soil in which the plants will
put down their roots and they will reward you
with healthy growth and plenty of flowers. Easy to say, sometimes
hard to accomplish. Soil is a complex mixture of particles and
living organisms that has formed over many millions of years,
so it is almost impossible to change its fundamental nature, but
you can improve what is there by adding organic matter. Most
of the soil’s qualities will be dictated by the ground rock that
lies beneath, including the pH (how acid or alkali it is), and the
size of the rock particles. Large particles, like sand, will allow
water (and nutrients) to drain quickly through them, whereas
small particles like clay tend to stick together and hold onto
water, becoming a mud bath in winter, but as hard as concrete
in a long, dry summer. The best soil is somewhere in the
middle. This is known as loam, or the gardeners’ Holy Grail.
You don’t need a soil testing kit necessarily, although this will
give you a good idea of the soil’s pH. Go into the garden and pick
up a handful of soil. Squeeze it firmly, then open out your hand
again. If the soil stays in a ball, or feels sticky to the touch, it is
clay. If, on the other hand, the handful feels gritty (you can easily
see the particles) and it won’t stay in a ball, even when wet, then
it is sandy. Loam (and lucky you if you have it), will almost form
a ball when squeezed and then crumble nicely into a heap again.
These are the three main types of soil, but yours could also be silty
(silky, almost soapy to the touch) or peaty (spongy and fibrous).
Preparing for planting
All plants need soil that contains air, water and nutrients in order
to grow. The structure of the soil needs to be hospitable to the
plants’ roots – waterlogged soil will kill the fine roots and may cause
disease. Soils that dry out too quickly in the summer will equally
stress the plant, especially in its first two years, while root systems are
establishing. Incorporating organic matter will help the soil structure,
opening up a compacted soil and helping a poor, sandy soil to
hold onto moisture and goodness. Applying a mulch after planting
will also help to conserve moisture and keep the weeds down.
Weed seeds are lying in wait under the soil – some may
have waited for many years – and will germinate as soon as
they are brought near the surface by digging or cultivating.
Perennial weeds need to be completely removed (including
the roots), but annuals can just be hoed off. Do this with
a sharp hoe and you’ll avoid disturbing the soil.
Top: A joyful jumble of cottage garden plants Right: Adding a
mulch in spring will help the soil structure, conserve moisture
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The plants
Planting up the border can feel like the most daunting part
of the process; there are so many plants and they all grow
slightly differently – and take up varying amounts of space
in the border. Spacing is important when you are planting
trees and shrubs, because they are going to be in position
for a long time and are difficult (but not impossible) to
move once established. Do not worry too much about
the positioning of perennials; these will positively enjoy
being lifted, divided and repositioned every few years.
Border design takes time to master, but understanding a little
about the conditions that your plants need in order to thrive will
help you to position them in the right place. The style of border
is entirely down to personal taste and it is a broad canvas, but
suiting the plants to their environment needs to come above
just ‘wanting’ the plant. I have wasted a lot of time and money
trying to get plants to grow in the wrong places just because I
like their colour or habit, or just, well having to have them.
I tend to start with the framework plants and then work around
them. I try – and this is not easy – to choose plants for their
shape and how they will play their part in the border as a whole
through the seasons. It might help to think of it like a production.
There are the stars – you only need one or two of these (too much
drama otherwise dahling) – then the other actors, the chorus and
the dancing girls. Don’t forget the props, costumes and backdrops
departments; these often go unsung, but the whole show would
fall apart if you left it to the stars and the dancing girls. Think
about the overall impact, rather than the individual plants and
how it will change over the year, as the flowers come and go.
You can rush out and plant the whole border up at once, or
you can take your time and add in plants every now and then,
depending on the budget and the time available. Planning and
planting a border is very rewarding, sometimes frustrating,
but I like to think it’s completely achievable and comfort
myself with the thought that even the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon might have started off as a hanging basket.
Contact Jo for details of 2019 gardening courses
01233 861149 hornbrookmanor.co.uk
Clockwise: A lovely combination of spring flowering
plants beneath a canopy of trees and shrubs; Annual
Cosmos ‘Purity’ is a great border filler
Plants for places
Dry shade
Heleborus argutifolius – a tough evergreen
with leathery, architectural leaves and pale limeygreen
flowers from February to April.
Buxus (box) – puts up with shade and
inhospitable soil, but may succumb to box
blight if grown in damp, enclosed spaces.
Mahonia ‘Charity’- another candidate with spiky leathery
leaves with scented yellow flowers in the depths of winter.
Euonymus fortunii ‘Emerald Gaiety’ – a tough little
stalwart, this variety has pretty variegated leaves.
Choisya ternata (Mexican orange) – glossy, dark
green leaves and scented blossom in May.
Damp soil
Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’– great big lush
looking leaves. Hostas are slug-prone, but
apparently this one is slightly resistant…
Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’ – amazing winter
bark in fiery shades on the mound stems.
Rheum palmatum – ornamental
rhubarb with giant leaves.
Astilbe – dainty frothy plumes of flower in summer,
likes damp soil, but not too much shade.
Iris pseudoacorus – an iris that likes to get its feet wet.
Hot, dry conditons
Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’ has succulenttype
leaves, loved by butterflies and bees, this plant
will patiently put up with most conditions.
Phlomis russelliana – grey sage type leaves with whorls of
pale yellow flowers that fade into architectural seed heads.
Iris (bearded) – good strappy leaves,
likes to bake in the sun.
Stachys – soft felty leaves like ‘lamb’s ears’
- this plant will spread if you let it.
Cistus (Rock Rose) – an evergreen flowering in
June/July, it will put up with poor, dry soil.
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100 Years of Education, 1000 Years of History
Road to the Abbey
Battle Abbey Prep School
Battle Abbey School 1912 - 2012
Tel: 01424 772385 www.battleabbeyschool.com
A place where individuality thrives • Strong family ethos • High academic, sporting and creative
success • No hidden extras - wrap around care included • Through school 3 months - 18 years
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Education
Reduce Reuse Recycle
How are Wealden schools developing their pupils’ environmental awareness?
straws and the school produced DVD cases are now cardboard.
Nash House (Early Years) are single use plastic free, reverting to
glass milk bottles at snack time and banning plastic wrapped food.
End of life computer equipment is collected by an Environment
Agency registered company for recycling and safe disposal.
Printing and photocopier usages are regularly monitored, with
high volume producers given advice on ways to reduce. We have
also changed the default output to double-sided to save paper.
Dulwich Prep Cranbrook
How do you teach pupils to be more aware of the impact they
have on the environment? The majority of the eco initiatives
introduced at Dulwich have been very much child led, we have
found that the children genuinely care and want to make a
difference. Our Eco Club was set up by the children in Upper
School. We are currently working towards the Eco Schools
Green Flag Award and hoping to become a single use plastic free
school. We created an art installation consisting of hundreds of
plastic milk bottles turned into upcycled birds on sticks displayed
on the fields. When we realised how many plastic bottles were
used at school we started a campaign to ban plastic bottles.
Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within
the school? In the grounds we are fortunate to have an area
set aside as a nature reserve and there is also an area of the
grassland which is left unmown over the spring and summer.
We have a very active Gardening Club which grows vegetables
and fruit as well as flowers. In Little Stream (Years 1-4) Eco
Club activities range from picking blackberries and making
jam to creating bird boxes. Year 3 have been looking at drones
monitoring wildlife, whilst Year 8 considered the use of future
technologies and the environment. Year 5 have been studying
the environmental poems of Roger McGough and Brian Moses
before writing their own responses. We now use washable towels
to dry hands in the art room – they have been made from lost
property towels which were not claimed at the end of term.
What environmentally friendly practices does the school
use on a daily basis? The Estates team only use energy efficient
lamps throughout the school and our newest building has a
biomass boiler. The school kitchen uses local food suppliers and
seasonal produce as much as possible. The school runs recycling
schemes for batteries, pens, biscuit/cake wrappers, plastics, paper/
cardboard and glass. Over the last six months we have been
working on reducing single use plastics in school, so no plastic
Do pupils learn how different communities around the
world care for their environment? During our Art lessons in
Year 1 we upcycled African masks – using rubbish like many
poor children in Africa have to use to make toys. Year 6 have
been looking at the impact of tourism on the French Alps and
Pyrenees in their French lessons. Year 7 created jellyfish from
porcelain and using plastic supermarket bags for the tentacles
(we stitched into them) as a response to plastics in our oceans.
Jellyfish are one of the only creatures multiplying due to
changes in our sea, such as temperature and pollutants. Year
8 sketched drawings of wasps, looking at the plight of bees
and discussing why wasps are important to our eco system.
dulwichprepcranbrook.org
Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Tunbridge Wells
How do you teach pupils to be more aware of the impact
they have on the environment? Lesson are considered and
adapted to the individual subjects. For example, we teach
them about food miles and sustainability in Food Technology.
These lessons are examined in more focus in our Geography
and Science classes where we look at the importance of our
behaviour on the environment and the future of our planet. We
have taken part in energy saving and waste impact surveys.
Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within the
school? Yes, this year the children have
taken part in a number of initiatives
including Eco Week, Waste Week and
Switch Off Fortnight. All of these have
presented opportunities for the children
to discuss and debate their personal
impact on the environment and how
we might reshape our future.
In the Summer term we have plans
for an Eco Garden. The students will
choose exactly what they would like
to plant and develop for sustainability
and environmental consideration.
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Sutton Valence
Preparatory School
svs.org.uk
Open
Mornings
Prep School
Friday 17th May 2019
Senior School
Saturday 18th May 2019
Book online now
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BEECHWOOD
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL PREP & SENIOR SCHOOL
learning to be unique, not perfect
Join us for our OPEN MORNING, Wednesday 1st May 2019 : 9.30am-11.30am
12 Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3QD T: 01892 532747 E: registrar@beechwood.org.uk www.beechwood.org.uk
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Education
What environmentally friendly practices does the school
use on a daily basis? On a daily basis we encourage the
students and staff to recycle their paper waste in the classrooms
and their plastic waste, should they have any, although this is
something we discourage. We have a composter for food waste
and with the introduction of the eco garden, we hope to use
waste such as coffee grounds with the plants and vegetables.
‘A great place
to grow’ for
boys and girls
aged 2 to 11
years
Do pupils learn how different communities around the world
care for their environment? Our students learn about different
communities as part of the curriculum and the Beechwood Sacred
Heart network across the world. As part of our commitment to
becoming an Eco School, we also cover a number of issues via
assemblies and guest speakers. We have recently established an
eco-code which was written and developed by the students for
the students. This will be put in practice for the Summer term.
beechwood.org.uk
Visit,
Explore &
Discover
Claremont School, St.
Leonards-on-Sea & Bodiam
How do you teach pupils to
be more aware of the impact
they have on the environment?
Our Eco Committee is made
up of pupils of all ages. It
meets regularly to discuss
environmental issues as well as present
their findings, fundraising ideas and eco initiatives to their
friends in whole school assemblies. This keeps environmental
issues high on the agenda for both pupils and teachers alike
and influences lesson content across many subjects. More
recently, in Geography children have been learning about
Fairtrade, in Science lessons, the impact of plastic pollution
and the importance of water conservation ... in French!
Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within
the school? At Claremont, we are blessed with 125 acres
of beautiful grounds, incorporating a variety of both
managed and wild habitats including woodland, grassland
and freshwater habitats. We make full use of our outside
resources to teach environmental education which recently
has included an investigation into what happens to different
types of litter and how long it takes to degrade. To do our
bit to address the decline in insect populations, we will soon
be planting a wildflower meadow and lavender border to
attract a greater variety of pollinating insects. This will inspire
further cross curricular work in Maths and Science lessons.
What environmentally friendly practices does the school
use on a daily basis? We have a very ‘hands on’ approach to
recycling at Claremont, with children carrying out weekly
collections of the recycling bins. They have recently taken part
in ‘switch off week’, encouraging teachers and parents at home
to reduce energy use by switching off lights and appliances
when not needed. We also took part in litter picks for the
Big Spring Clean, encouraging their friends to be cleaner
and tidier, particularly in the dining hall at lunchtime.
Spring Grove School, Harville Road, Wye TN25 5EZ
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VOICE TRIALS
for boys aged 7 & 8
9 th November 2019
Enquiries are welcome
at any time
Substantial scholarships are awarded
and choristers benefit from an all-round
excellent education at St Edmund’s
School Canterbury.
The Master of Choristers, David Flood,
is always pleased to meet and advise
parents and their sons.
For further details please telephone
01227 865242
davidf@canterbury-cathedral.org
@No1Cathedral
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www.kings-school.co.uk
OPEN MORNINGS
13+ -
Saturday 15 th June
Saturday 5 th October
Sixth Form -
Saturday 22 nd June
Saturday 21 st September
Watch our film
www.kings-school.co.uk/school-film
A 21st Century education within
the historical City of Canterbury
Watch our film
www.junior-kings.co.uk/school-film
www.junior-kings.co.uk
OPEN MORNINGS
Saturday 18 th May
Saturday 12 th October
Do pupils learn how different communities around the
world care for their environment? Through studying
Fairtrade in Geography, pupils have been learning about the
importance of trade justice and how they can support their
global neighbours by purchasing products where producers
receive a fair price for their hard work. Children learn that
Fairtrade producers endeavour to use sustainable farming
methods that do not compromise future environments.
Our efforts to protect our environment and raise
awareness of eco issues have recently earned us a Bronze
Eco Schools Award. We are now working towards Silver.
claremontschool.co.uk
Hilden Oaks, Tonbridge
Education
How do you teach Pupils to
be more aware of the impact
they have on the environment?
Celebrating our centenary this
year has led the Hilden Oaks
community to ask the question
‘How sustainable is our
school?’ This has prompted us
to adopt the ‘One Planet’ initiative, to help
the children become aware of their impact on the environment
with three main goals in mind: Zero Waste, Use of Products
and Materials and developing Sustainable Water.
LCA Folkestone
Monday 29th July -
Friday 2nd August
10am - 4pm Each Day
£65pp
Stella Maris School,
Folkestone
LCA ashford
SING!
DANCE!
ACT!
Musical Theatre Summer Workshops
Performers who join us for our 5 day summer workshops are totally wrapped up in
a wonderful world of musical theatre fun, learning songs and scenes from different
musicals with the aim of putting together a demonstration performance for family
and friends on the final day. The LCA Summer Workshops are the perfect way for
any aspiring performers to spend a week of their summer holidays!! Performers
are given the opportunity to learn new techniques, build confidence, develop skills
and meet like-minded people, whilst working as part of a team! Please enquire as
soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Workshops are designed and suitable
for ages 6-18yrs. Places are limited.
Monday 5th -
Friday 9th August
10am - 4pm Each Day
£65pp
Godinton Primary School,
Ashford
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
lca-stage.com | 07714 276 241 | info@lca-stage.com
Can classes put their ideas into practice within the school?
Within the classroom the children are encouraged to use
resources wisely and to recycle paper and other materials
wherever possible. Our gardening club grow fresh produce
using our home-made compost and this term will be planting
a ‘nectar bar’ to support bio-diversity for bees.
What environmentally friendly practises does the school
use on a daily basis? Our delicious lunches are made from
locally sourced fresh produce as well as ensuring other
ingredients do not contain palm oil. We have had great success
reducing waste from snack packaging and many classes are
now ‘waste-free’. Children bring in reusable water bottles and
we provide refill water stations which are also available for our
whole school community. Water Rangers check that all taps are
switched off after use. In addition, the Eco Club have made
notebooks reusing single sided paper. The Young Enterprise
initiative not only raises money for good causes but also uses
recycled/upcycled materials and we will soon be collecting
plastic bottle tops and used ink cartridges for recycling.
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Wednesday 15 May 9:00–11:00
Hilden Oaks
Help your child reach their full potential
Do pupils learn how different communities around the world
care for their environment? Within Geography lessons the
children learn about the physical and urban water cycle, drought
and the management of water, rivers and pollution around the
world. Hilden Oaks have raised money for Water Aid in the past
and last Christmas donated reusable water bottles (filled with
stationery and first-aid supplies) for Gambia to enable children
there to have clean water throughout their day.
hildenoaks.co.uk
Centenary Bursaries
Available for children in Years 1 & 2 from September 2019.
Please contact the Bursar, in confidence, for further information.
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School & Nursery
38 Dry Hill Park Road
Tonbridge
Kent TN10 3BU
01732 353941 bursar@hildenoaks.co.uk
Unlock the door to your child’s future
2019
1919
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Reception Places
Available
At Vinehall we question answers as well as
answering questions.
All children come into the world naturally curious, eager to play, impatient
to explore and hungry to learn.
At Vinehall we harness this natural curiosity by encouraging children to
ask questions. We want our pupils, even the very youngest, to think and
reason for themselves; so our teachers are as likely to question answers
as they are to answer questions.
Come and see how academic innovation is leading exciting curriculum
changes throughout our school.
OPEN MORNING 17th May 2019
Register now admissions@vinehallschool.com
Email: admissions@vinehallschool.com
Call: 01580 883090
Visit: www.vinehallschool.com
Vinehall
CO-EDUCATIONAL DAY, BOARDING SCHOOL &
NURSERY, FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-13
Education
Brain Waves
Hilary Wilce discovers that, in certain situations, we should be working
with our mobile phones, not necessarily against them
Mobile phones are a really big headache for schools.
Now that nine out of ten teenagers own a smartphone,
schools have to have clear and coherent policies on
what students do with them during the hours they’re in school.
Obviously, a phone vibrating away with texts and alerts
is going to distract anyone from learning. And at break
times, they draw children away from real-life conversations
and activities, and potentially into cyber bullying and other
dubious online occupations. One head described his “light
bulb” mobile phone moment when he went outside at
lunchtime and saw no one playing football, laughing, chatting,
or practising their dance moves. Only groups of students
clumped together silently staring at shared screens. There are
an awful lot of downsides to having phones in schools.
On the other hand, phones are now intimately woven into
daily life and can be brilliant classroom aids. Why should
a student spent precious time copying out instructions or
homework assignments, when they can whip out their phones
and take a quick picture? Phones are great for checking something
fast, or for looking up an unknown word, or taking some quick
notes. Pupils can access brilliant physics diagrams, famous
Renaissance paintings, or stunning photographs of geographical
features at the press of a button. We don’t make students write
on parchment with quill pens any more, so why keep them held
back in the pre-digital world of pen, paper and textbooks?
So schools have to steer whatever course they can through
this push-pull minefield of mobile phone use. Some ban phones
from schools altogether. Others demand that they be locked-up
during the school day. Still others allow them in school just as
long as they are kept in bags, and neither seen or heard, while
more lenient schools allow them to be used at breaks or playtimes.
In fact there are quite a few schools which have developed
escalator policies – allowing students increased access as they
grow older and move on into the higher years of school. This,
these schools hope, will encourage a sensible, self-moderated
phone habit – although given how terrible all we adults are at
unhooking ourselves from the magic screen, this seems unlikely.
However, out of this patchwork of policies, a new consensus is
slowly emerging, which is that phones can be good servants but
they are truly terrible masters. Evidence is mounting that they
are seriously detrimental to learning, and that even a switched-off
phone in a bag or a pocket can cause a fall-off in concentration.
Meanwhile, a London School of Economics research
project that looked at schools in four English cities found
that after banning phones there was a six per cent rise
in test scores across the board. Last summer, the then
culture secretary Matt Hancock called on schools to ban
them, and a group of Conservative MPs said they would
like all phones to be confiscated at the school gates.
Outright bans on phones in school time are now definitely
on the increase, not only in the classroom but also at playtimes
and lunch hours, as it becomes clearer and clearer that children
minus their phones are brighter, more active and more alert.
Against that, though, schools have to recognise some
realities. Phones are how parents and children keep in touch,
so young people need them before and after school. And there
are times when phones can be truly helpful and supportive of
classroom learning. If a school feels completely confident that
its teachers can handle contained phone use, it may decide
that students can keep them in school for occasional use.
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Art Course
Join us for a two day plein air art course at Swallowtail Hill, one
of the South East’s most diverse and beautiful wildflower meadow
sites. Led by local artist-teacher Catherine Farr, the two days will
move from preliminary sketching to a final sustained piece of work.
All media welcome.
The course includes two full days’ teaching, two nights’
accommodation in one of our wonderful and secluded glamping
cabins and cottages, and all meals.
Swallowtail Hill is a truly special place - 40 acres of
wildflower meadow, ponds and woodland, run purely for
conservation - near Rye, East Sussex.
From 20th to 22nd May. Prices start from £235pp for
two people sharing a cabin, or £350 sole occupancy.
Call 01797 260 890 or visit www.swallowtailhill.com
for more details and to book your place.
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BOUTIQUE & ARTISAN
Shopping Fair
Friday 10 May
Join us for a fabulous day of Shopping with
60 Boutique Owners & Artisan Makers!
Gorgeous Clothing / Unique Accessories / Beauty Products
Artisan Makers / Gifts / Homeware / Food / Drink
East Sussex National Hotel, Uckfield TN22 5ES
Open 104 / £4 cash entry / Restaurant / Free Parking
WIN £50 to spend countrylifestylefairs.co.uk
Festivals & Fairs
Sun 12 May 11am-4.30pm
Godinton House &
Gardens, Godinton Lane,
Ashford, Kent TN23 3BP
Plant Fair
An annual plant fair designed
to help conserve the diversity of
plants available to gardeners. Local
specialist nurseries sell a great
range of interesting and unusual
plants and are more than happy
to share their knowledge and give
advice on the plants they sell.
Entry: Adults £5
01233 643854 /
godintonhouse.co.uk
Sun 26 May 10am-4pm
Cranbrook, Kent
Cranbrook Goes
Nuts in May!
Cranbrook High Street will be
filled with stalls stocking plants,
food and drink, crafts and handson
children’s activities. There will
also be bands, goody bags and a
decorate your wellies competition.
Take the chance to look around
the sights of Cranbrook, including
Cranbrook Museum, the Union
Windmill and St Dunstan’s
Church, which will be running
tours of its tower. Free parking.
Entry: Free
cranbrookgoesnutsinmay.co.uk
Garden
What’s On in May
Sun 19 May 12noon-5pm
Knockholt allotments,
Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 7LD
Knockholt Open
Gardens
Ten private gardens, a bluebell
wood and the Knockholt
allotments will be open for visitors
to wander around, enjoy a cup of
tea/coffee and some homemade
cake. Organised by the Knockholt
Horticultural Society, all proceeds
in aid of Hospice in the Weald.
Put TN14 7LD in your sat nav
and come and enjoy a relaxed
afternoon out. Families welcome
but no dogs.
Entry: £7 on the day, under 14’s free
01959 532002 /
knockholthorticulturalsociety.co.uk
Sat 25 – Mon 27 May 10-5pm
All Saints Church, High Street,
Biddenden, Ashford TN27 8AH
BIDDENDEN FLOWER
FESTIVAL 2019: “MEMORIES
ARE MADE OF THIS”
Stunning floral displays set
in Biddenden’s beautiful 12th
century church. There will be
refreshments on sale, musical
interludes throughout the day, the
chance to see the church tower
which will be open daily and
Morris Dancers performing at the
Lych Gate at 3.45pm on Saturday.
Entry: Free
jeannetteoatway@btinternet.com
Music & Theatre
Sat 11 May 7-10pm
Camden Arms Hotel, High
Street, Pembury TN2 4PH
RNLI “LONDON NIGHT”
A traditional sing-a-long with
accomplished pianist (song sheets
provided) and two-course meal
for just £15. All profits to the
Lifeboats. Tickets from Pembury
Pharmacy or 01892 823759 /
825686.
paulcrook@uwclub.net
Shopping
Fri 24, Sat 25 and Sun 26 May
9am-4.30pm
Silcocks Farm, Grange Road, St.
Michael’s, Tenterden, TN30 6TL
The Three French Hens’
Three Day Brocante
Sale
The Three French Hens’ latest
brocante sale offers a selection
of home and garden collectibles
almost entirely sourced from
France. Plus, while you’re there be
sure to stop by Silcocks Café and
Silcocks Farm Shop and Butcher.
07803122820 / 07983360885 /
thethreefrenchhens.co.uk
Weddings
Sun 19 May 11am-3pm
Penshurst Place, Penshurst,
Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG
Penshurst Place &
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What’s On in May
Gardens Wedding Fair
Don’t miss the Penshurst Place
Wedding Fair for a chance to
discover the beauty of this historic
countryside retreat. Enjoy a
complimentary glass of bubbly
as you meet with a collection
of local suppliers and enjoy the
opportunity to see Penshurst Place
dressed for a wedding.
Entry: Free
banqueting@penshurstplace.com /
weddings.penshurstplace.com
Workshops &
Trials
Sat 11 May 10am-12.30pm
Charing Surgery, 1 Surgery
Close, Charing, Ashford, Kent
TN27 0AW
Breathe Better with
Yvonne Fernando
Become more aware of how you
breathe and make conscious
changes to breathe better with
NLP Master Practitioner &
Life Coach, Yvonne Fernando’s
latest workshop led by Antonia
Boyle. Includes exercises, tips and
different techniques.
Entry: £45
01233 878474 /
yvonnefernandonlp.co.uk
Sun 19 May 2-5pm
Tonbridge Town Sailing Club,
Haysden Lake, Lower Haysden
Lane, Tonbridge TN11 9BA
Free trial sailing
Try sailing for free this month at
Tonbridge Town Sailing Club.
This family-friendly club offers
its members the chance to learn,
train, race and experience the joy
of sailing, and for one day it is
open for you to give it a go with
a special open day membership
package. Refreshments available
to purchase from the clubhouse.
Booking not required.
tonbridge.sailing@facebook.com /
tonbridgesailing.org
Wed 22 May 7pm- 9.30pm
Stalisfield Village Hall,
Stalisfield Road, Faversham,
Kent ME13 0JE
Djembe Drumming –
Healing Power
Created by NLP Master
Practitioner & Life Coach, Yvonne
Fernando, this workshop with
Richard Latham, will demonstrate
the positive benefits of djembe
drumming for stress relief,
confidence, communication and
self-development. Good for mind,
body and soul.
Entry: £55
01233 878474 /
yvonnefernandonlp.co.uk
Looking forward:
June
Sat 1 Jun 10am-6pm
River Walk, Tonbridge
Tonbridge Art Fair
Following its great success last
summer, Tonbridge Art Fair
returns with even more artists this
year, showing paintings, drawings,
sculpture, jewellery, glass, ceramics
and more. Visitors can enjoy
demonstrations and a chance to
chat with the artists themselves,
some local and some not so local.
The Fair is free to visitors and
promises an enjoyable day out by
the River Medway. Artists wishing
to take a stall should contact
tonbridgeartfair@gmail.com for
details but don’t delay as space
is limited.
tonbridgeartfair@gmail.com
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Jane Howard’s
Fables from
the Farm
It’s a riot of sound this month at Coopers Farm
Oh how I love the Dawn Chorus. The joy of being
drowsy, warm and still tucked up in bed listening
to nature’s great symphony is one of life’s real
pleasures. My dear old Dad – sadly no longer around – was
able to identify most common birds by their song, a skill
that has sadly not been passed down. But I do know it’s
the robins who get the show rolling just before daybreak
while the blackbirds, lazy stop-in-beds, don’t join in till
the sun is well up. Apparently the chorus is about territory
and love interest but still, it does seem strange to spend
so much effort advertising one’s presence when there are
often dangerous predators also making an early start.
The chickens do that, too. Our cockerel, Phil, gets
going around 4am some mornings – I’m convinced
these especially early starts have more to do with flights
coming over the farm on their way to Gatwick than any
chicken ancestory stuff. You might think that the time
at which cockerels start up is influenced by the changing
hours of night time and day time, but you’d be wrong.
In an experiment where cockerels were kept in constant
daylight for a month, at the end of that
month the cockerels still crowed at what
they thought would be dawn – and they
were only ever a few minutes out. This
experiment also found that when kept in
groups, the highest ranked cockerel had
priority in breaking the dawn, with the
other guys letting him have his own ten
minutes of glory before they too got going.
Phil is our only cockerel, he doesn’t have
competition
from other
roosters
but maybe he sees the 04.20
EasyJet flight from Alicante as
more than just an aeroplane
and needs to get in first.
The hens are also
unnecessarily vocal. Having
laid an egg they then squawk
and screech making what
is generously referred to as
an ‘egg song’. And if he’s
around, Phil will add his
hap’orth to the choral
ensemble – it’s awful.
But while the chickens
When a cow has
delivered a calf she
will talk almost
constantly to it for
the first few hours of
its life with a very
low gentle moo
are tuneless and noisy other sounds around the farm are far
more pleasing. When we’re calving I go down to see if there
are any new arrivals and you can often tell what’s going on
long before you get there by the sounds coming from the
shed. When a cow has delivered a calf she
will talk almost constantly to it for the
first few hours of its life with a very low
gentle moo. The calf uses this sound and
her smell to recognise Mum, but as the
days pass and the youngsters get more
confident and go walkabout the sweet
melodious rumble gets replaced by a loud
bossy moo demanding they return from
wherever they’re not supposed to be.
But of course of all the noises around
the farm the one we most look forward
to every year is the singing of the
nightingales and at Coopers Farm we are lucky enough
to attract a good number of these tiny brown birds. The
hazel, ash and sweet chestnut woodlands of the Weald were
coppiced for hundred of years by a rural workforce needing
firewood. The practice created lots of low thick undergrowth
much favoured by the nightingales. Sadly the decline in
woodland management has been matched by a huge decline
in nightingales, but if you haven’t ever enjoyed another of
nature’s musical miracles, pop down to Stonegate Station
late one evening in May, park up, listen and be amazed.
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @coopersfarm
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