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The lifestyle magazine for Surrey - Inspirational Interiors, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes
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AUGUST MARCH <strong>2020</strong> 2019<br />
GOOD LIVING SUPPLEMENT <strong>inside</strong><br />
Inspirational Interiors • Fabulous Fashion • Delicious Dishes
Designed to stand the test of time<br />
The difference is in the detail
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Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0ES<br />
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81 Calverley Road<br />
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2UY<br />
Tel: 01892 520730<br />
www.rencraft.co.uk
ON THE EDGE OF THE SURREY HILLS<br />
BEARE GREEN, DORKING<br />
SALES LAUNCH<br />
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An aesthetically pleasing mix of architectural styling using<br />
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Design-led interiors optimise space for maximum<br />
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Contents<br />
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MIND YOUR MANORS<br />
Maggie Alderson finds grand<br />
and stately properties on<br />
the market in <strong>Surrey</strong> now<br />
NOTEBOOK<br />
This month take note of Mother’s<br />
Day tea, Nelson Mandela’s<br />
artwork and Easter egg hunts<br />
THE HOUSE OF<br />
MAGICAL OBJECTS<br />
Maggie Alderson tours the<br />
home of acclaimed children’s<br />
writer, Sally Gardner<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Our guide to Sally’s<br />
signature style<br />
THE FOREVER HOME<br />
Take a look <strong>inside</strong> a cottage<br />
with interiors designed by<br />
Justine Hodgson-Barker<br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Imitate Justine’s fresh styling<br />
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SUSTAINABLE STYLE<br />
Proof that preloved pieces<br />
can be fashion forward<br />
SUPERPRODUCTS<br />
The star products of <strong>2020</strong>’s<br />
Beauty Bible awards revealed<br />
RESETTING THE<br />
BALANCE<br />
How to ease or prevent<br />
Endometriosis<br />
THE FEAR OF FITNESS<br />
Sarah Maxwell puts an end<br />
to exercise intimidation<br />
A PIECE OF CAKE<br />
Mums will love Nicci<br />
Gurr’s beautiful bakes<br />
EASY EDIBLES<br />
Jo Arnell’s expert guide to<br />
growing edible garden goodies<br />
IT’S A WILD WORLD<br />
We celebrate biodiversity<br />
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JOIN THE CLUB<br />
Explore exciting extra curriculars<br />
FRESH THINKING<br />
Hilary Wilce examines the significance<br />
of learning environment<br />
WHAT’S ON<br />
Get excited about <strong>March</strong>’s best events<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Win a one-day cookery course<br />
for two at the newly opened<br />
Limpsfield Cookery School<br />
FABLES FROM THE FARM<br />
Cooper’s Farm welcomes<br />
this years’ calves<br />
GOOD LIVING<br />
SUPPLEMENT<br />
24 pages of<br />
holidays, hobbies<br />
and health for<br />
over 50s. After<br />
page 78.<br />
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Fabulous 50+ fashion • Adventurous holidays • Exciting hobbies
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FINAL HOMES RELEASED FOR SALE<br />
A stunning selection of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom brand new<br />
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WEST END VILLAGE • SURREY • GU24 9JS<br />
The computer generated illustrations are for general guidance only. Interior images are of the show homes
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE FROM MOLE VALLEY’S AWARD WINNING ESTATE AGENT - BE BETTER PLACED WITH PATRICKGARDNER.COM<br />
never released on<br />
the open market....until now.<br />
HEADLEY COURT ESTATE.<br />
THE DREAM LOCATION<br />
FOR FAMILY LIVING.<br />
If it’s your dream to renovate an older property,<br />
creating a home with interiors to suit your unique<br />
tastes and lifestyle, don’t miss the opportunity on offer<br />
at Dale View on the Headley Court Estate.<br />
Here, you’ll discover family homes in a beautiful<br />
parkland setting, ready and waiting to be<br />
transformed into ‘dream homes.’<br />
Dale View - a collection of attractive crescents set amongst 22 acres of parkland, which neighbours Headley Court’s Grade II Listed Mansion.<br />
Tucked away in 22 acres of parkland<br />
between Leatherhead and Epsom, this<br />
collection of properties once housed<br />
military personnel working at the MoD’s<br />
Medical Rehabilitation Centre. Now, for<br />
the very first time, the houses have been<br />
released for sale on the open market,<br />
with prices starting from just £395,000.<br />
The two, three and four-bedroom homes,<br />
nestled in a wooded area close to the<br />
historic Headley Court Mansion, enjoy the type<br />
of setting that is rarely available without an<br />
unlimited budget.<br />
At Dale View, acres of parkland, woodland<br />
and green open space are just waiting to be<br />
explored. There’s a play area for younger<br />
children, whilst the older ones will have space<br />
to run, climb and explore. Anyone who enjoys<br />
being out in the fresh air - running, jogging or<br />
walking dogs - will delight in the wonderful<br />
walks that are right on the doorstep.<br />
The traditional village green, at the heart of<br />
Dale View, will soon become a focal point<br />
for community activities.<br />
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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE<br />
“The homes at Dale View, which are ready<br />
for renovation, offer an amazing investment<br />
opportunity,” comments Vari Bowling of selling<br />
agent, Patrick Gardner. “As the former homes of<br />
military personnel, they need updating rather<br />
than structural work and once they have been<br />
brought into the 21st century, they will be<br />
even more desirable.”<br />
“Not only is this a chance for local<br />
homebuyers to modernise and update the<br />
existing houses and create wonderful homes,<br />
it is an opportunity to buy a property in an<br />
outstanding location, carry out some cosmetic<br />
improvements and enhance the value of<br />
the property.”<br />
TRANSFORM AN EXISTING<br />
20TH CENTURY HOUSE INTO YOUR<br />
21ST CENTURY DREAM HOME at Dale View.<br />
Make an appointment to visit the two show homes that have<br />
already been sympathetically refurbished and you’ll get an idea of the<br />
type of transformation that is possible at Dale View.<br />
BEFORE<br />
AFTER<br />
“With two, three and four-bedroom houses,<br />
the majority set in four sweeping crescents,<br />
there is plenty of choice - and each home comes<br />
with a private garden and parking. There are<br />
relatively few houses set in huge areas of open<br />
space - and this, in itself, is attractive. These<br />
houses will certainly appeal to home buyers<br />
who want new interiors - and to those who<br />
enjoying making cosmetic improvements<br />
to a property.”<br />
Dale View enjoys a rural, ‘country’ feel but<br />
with both Epsom and Leatherhead town centres<br />
less than three miles away, Headley Court is well<br />
connected - a local bus service, mainline train<br />
services from both Epsom and Leatherhead, a<br />
good choice of independent and state schools are<br />
all within easy driving distance, including a<br />
wealth of sports facilities.<br />
BEFORE<br />
BEFORE<br />
AFTER<br />
AFTER<br />
Little or no structural changes are required but a fresh coat of paint,<br />
new wall and floor coverings, updated light fittings, contemporary new kitchens<br />
and bathrooms and your own personal touches will ensure that these<br />
traditional homes ooze 21st century style.<br />
Neighbouring Dale View, Headley Court’s Grade II Listed mansion.<br />
To make an appointment to visit the show homes,<br />
which have already been transformed into stylish, contemporary living<br />
spaces and to take a look at this unique setting,<br />
call: 01372 360832 or email: salesandmarketing@patrickgardner.com<br />
All you have to do is take the first step on the journey to your<br />
dream home at Headley Court Estate.<br />
FOR HOMES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT DALE VIEW, HEADLEY COURT - PLEASE VISIT AWARD WINNING SELLING AGENT PATRICKGARDNER.COM
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Newly built apartments sit harmoniously<br />
next to those that are carefully converted within<br />
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Conveniently located close to the High Street,<br />
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READY<br />
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DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, LEATHERHEAD, SURREY KT22 8DP<br />
* Help to Buy is available. 5% deposit required, the Government provides an equity loan of up to 20%, interest-free for five years. 75% mortgage required. Terms and conditions apply.<br />
†100% Yours - whilst you own the home, it may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
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MOVE IN NOW<br />
PART EXCHANGE NOW AVAILABLE †<br />
VISIT TODAY TO FIND OUT MORE AND VIEW THE STUNNING NEW SHOWHOME<br />
Experience spacious family living at Barleycroft with our beautiful new 4 bedroom Showhome.<br />
With a stunning countryside setting and easy access to Horsham, Guildford and Dorking,<br />
this exclusive development is a wonderful place to make your forever home.<br />
2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes from £399,950 *<br />
CONTACT US TO BOOK YOUR VIEWING APPOINTMENT<br />
01403 885225<br />
barleycroft-rudgwick.co.uk<br />
Church Street, Rudgwick, West Sussex RH12 3ED<br />
Sales Suite & Showhomes open daily, 10am - 5pm (Thursdays 12pm - 8pm)<br />
*Price correct at time of going to press. Photography depicts streetscene, Showhome and lifestyle and is indicative only. †Part Exchange available on selected plots only. Terms and conditions apply.<br />
Selling Agent<br />
01483 268 555
ENJOY AN EASY-<br />
LIVING APARTMENT,<br />
AND STILL GO<br />
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TO BED<br />
The duplex apartments at Lynwood Village offer<br />
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Designed for easy living, these fantastic<br />
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Upstairs you’ll find a lovely 27ft dual aspect<br />
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Downstairs you’ll find the second bedroom,<br />
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stairs become too much you can have a stairlift<br />
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To arrange a visit, please call: 01344 797 830<br />
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email: sales@lynwoodvillage.co.uk
House<br />
Month<br />
of the<br />
£30,000,000<br />
Mind your Manors<br />
Maggie Alderson finds grand and stately homes on the market<br />
Sydenhurst<br />
The dream: A brand-new porticoed<br />
mansion, in beautiful Derbyshire<br />
sandstone – a similar colour to<br />
Chatsworth – which looks as though<br />
it has been there since Jane Austen’s<br />
day. The marble floor in the hall is<br />
similar to another great house, nearby<br />
Petworth. Unlike those stately homes,<br />
it is designed for modern living,<br />
with a superb social kitchen/dining<br />
area/family room, as well as more<br />
formal reception rooms. There is a<br />
fountain outside the main entrance.<br />
Beds: 9, all with en suite bathrooms<br />
and dressing rooms, plus an<br />
additional seven-bed sleepover<br />
dormitory with 2 more bathrooms.<br />
Special features: The leisure<br />
complex has an indoor pool of<br />
Roman baths splendour, gym,<br />
treatment rooms, sauna and steam<br />
room, plus a screening room, a<br />
bowling alley, a sitting area and a<br />
double-height main party room.<br />
Pleasing details: All the<br />
ground floor windows are fulllength<br />
to the ground.<br />
Outside: Over 30 acres of manicured<br />
gardens, with a Mr Darcy lake, a<br />
formal parterre and a spectacular<br />
outdoor pool, an entertaining<br />
loggia and a tennis court.<br />
Time to town: 10 minutes to Witley<br />
and then an hour to Waterloo.<br />
Agent: House 01483 266700<br />
housepartnership.co.uk<br />
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Windsor Manner<br />
£4,999,999<br />
The dream: A spacious Edwardian<br />
mansion, built in 1908, with tall<br />
chimneys, peaked gables and other<br />
lovely Arts & Crafts details. The<br />
generously proportioned main<br />
reception rooms are all south-facing.<br />
Where: Sunningdale, equidistant<br />
from Ascot and Virginia Water.<br />
Setting: Amid wooded country, on the<br />
edge of Sunningdale Golf Course. Train<br />
your binocs and you might spot Hugh<br />
Grant putting, or John Terry at the tee.<br />
Beds: 13 Baths: 6<br />
Special features: Gorgeous limed-oak<br />
panelling through the entrance hall and<br />
corridor and one reception room.<br />
Pleasing details: Mullioned<br />
leaded windows and wonderful<br />
carvings on the exterior.<br />
Outside: In 11.5 acres of its own grounds,<br />
with lawns, woods and a large terrace for<br />
entertaining, and a pool with a pavilion.<br />
Time to town: Drive 10 minutes to Ascot<br />
station, around an hour to Waterloo.<br />
Agent: Savills, Sunningdale<br />
01344 295356 savills.com<br />
Sondes Place<br />
£1,750,000<br />
The dream: A superbly fitted<br />
penthouse apartment in an exceptional<br />
re-modelling of an early Victorian<br />
mansion. The proportions are grand,<br />
with a high-ceiling nine metre sitting<br />
room with wonderful views.<br />
Where: Dorking.<br />
Setting: Surrounded by mature trees,<br />
close enough to central Dorking<br />
to be handy, surrounded by the<br />
landscape of the <strong>Surrey</strong> Hills.<br />
Beds: 3 Baths: 2<br />
Special features: A glazed sun<br />
lounge on the terrace.<br />
Pleasing details: Beautiful<br />
herringbone parquet floors.<br />
Outside: A 15 metre private roof terrace<br />
with stunning views, over crenulated walls.<br />
Time to town: Five minutes drive<br />
(or 35 minute walk) to Dorking<br />
Main station (there are two others)<br />
and it’s under an hour to Waterloo,<br />
Victoria, or London Bridge.<br />
Agent: Patrick Gardner, Dorking<br />
01306 877775 patrickgardner.com<br />
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UNTO<br />
THIS<br />
LAST<br />
Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin<br />
10 <strong>March</strong> - 31 May <strong>2020</strong><br />
Including works by J. M. W. Turner, John Everett Millais,<br />
and Edward Burne-Jones. Produced by YCBA.<br />
Book tickets online at wattsgallery.org.uk
Notebook<br />
What to do and see near you this month<br />
The Artist<br />
This month, visit Belgravia Gallery in Cranleigh to see artworks<br />
by Nelson Mandela in a truly inspirational exhibition, telling<br />
the story of his life and country. The works are fresh and bright<br />
and further testament to Mandela’s ability to overcome adversity<br />
and see the positive in even the most negative situations.<br />
The great man’s drawings and words document memories of his<br />
time on Robben Island, including the prison hospital ward which<br />
was the only place where political prisoners crossed paths with<br />
the other inmates. This place became a lifeline of news from the<br />
outside world – it is where they learnt that the tide of opinion was<br />
turning against the apartheid regime. A must-see for art lovers and<br />
those interested in one of the greatest figures of the 21st century.<br />
Each artwork is signed by Mandela and has been verified. The work<br />
will be on show at the Cranleigh Arts Centre from 3-14 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
and thereafter at Belgravia Gallery’s exhibition space in Cranleigh.<br />
For more information on signed art by Nelson<br />
Mandela contact Belgravia Gallery<br />
belgraviagallery.com<br />
A breath of<br />
fresh air<br />
From Sunday 1 <strong>March</strong>, think<br />
of Polesden Lacey as a tranquil<br />
getaway and haven of wellbeing<br />
and mindfulness. There will be<br />
beautiful art sculptures installed<br />
throughout the gardens where<br />
you can take a moment to be<br />
inspired to enjoy the beauty of your<br />
surroundings. Meanwhile in the<br />
Edwardian country house there will<br />
be a mindful trail to help you to see<br />
things in a new way.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk/polesden-lacey<br />
pring<br />
SFling<br />
RHS Garden Wisley is<br />
having a free day this month.<br />
If you’re looking for a family<br />
day out on a budget, visit this<br />
inspirational garden on Tuesday<br />
24 <strong>March</strong> and you can explore<br />
its beautiful sights free of charge.<br />
This also coincides with the<br />
early daffodil competition in the<br />
glasshouse which is free to enter<br />
and open to all. rhs.org.uk<br />
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Notebook<br />
<strong>2020</strong> VISIONS<br />
NS<br />
Freshly prepared finger sandwiches,<br />
homemade mini scones with strawberry<br />
jam and clotted cream, sparkling wine, a<br />
mouthwatering mixture of mini cakes<br />
and desserts, and of course freshly<br />
Keep dancing!<br />
brewed tea and coffee. Treat your<br />
From 30 <strong>March</strong>, visit Denbies<br />
Wine Estate to see Shed Art’s<br />
latest stunning exhibition<br />
showing art from the<br />
perspective of ten unique<br />
artists including Barbara<br />
Liddle, Diana Croft,<br />
Genevieve Brown and Alana<br />
Dunlevy. Discover a diverse<br />
and inspiring collection of<br />
original and contemporary<br />
paintings including Stitch Art<br />
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Ran turned to interior design friend Justine Hodgson-Barker to<br />
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Above left: The gilded mirror over the fireplace with ferns,<br />
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Sally Gardner writes award-winning children’s books of<br />
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Some houses are family homes, some are private havens,<br />
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of lifelong dreams. Cuckoo Cottage is a fairy tale.<br />
The sense of something special begins in finding it,<br />
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shopping hub, in what feels like a secret little row of<br />
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wrecking balls and bulldozers, up some steps and along.<br />
Tucked windward of the castle, it has the air of a pocket<br />
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the sort of thing that happens in one of Sally’s books.<br />
Her most recent release, Invisible In A Bright Light, is<br />
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night finishing it – and it’s aimed at ages 10 and up.<br />
It’s set in a theatre in a city resembling Copenhagen,<br />
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Sally’s life in the theatre is as apparent in the<br />
house as her writer’s imagination<br />
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This page: In the dining room, varied lengths of bright orange corded<br />
cable stretch out from the central ceiling rose with bare bulbs hanging<br />
from hooks. The classic woven plastic Swedish rugs in the dining room<br />
are by Pappelina<br />
galleon hanging in the dome over the auditorium.<br />
When you walk into the sitting room of Cuckoo<br />
Cottage, there is just such a crystal galleon,<br />
but it’s <strong>inside</strong> a bottle on the mantelpiece.<br />
Any ship in a bottle is a thing of wonder – but<br />
a crystal galleon takes it to another level. It’s the<br />
kind of object that exerts a magnetic pull on the<br />
viewer. You have to go and have a closer look, to<br />
be sure you are seeing what you think you are.<br />
Sally grins at such a reaction. “There is a crystal<br />
galleon chandelier at the Royal Opera house in<br />
Copenhagen, which I discovered when I was designing<br />
The Mikado there in the late 1970s, when I was a<br />
theatre designer, which was my first career. I have<br />
always wanted to put it in a book. When I saw this<br />
one in the auction in Essex Road I had to have it.”<br />
Sally’s life in the theatre is as apparent in the house<br />
as her writer’s imagination. Starting with the red velvet<br />
curtain hung in the hallway to block draughts from the<br />
front door which is romantically hooked back against<br />
the wall, in a style reminiscent of stage curtains.<br />
I’m sure that curtain wasn’t there the last time I<br />
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elements in the house that contribute to my feeling<br />
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Above: In the kitchen, Sally has found room to pack in plenty of her magical objects, including some lifesize<br />
wooden ducks and a large metal orange squeezer, that she brought back from Mexico<br />
In this case it’s because Sally is gradually studding<br />
the soft green hall walls with seven-point gold stars and<br />
a few more have been added each time I drop in.<br />
Another new development since my last visit are the<br />
wall hooks, used for hats and leads for Sally’s adorable<br />
Yorkshire terrier, Sparrow, which are in the shape of<br />
three classic chairs – a Thonet bentwood, a school chair<br />
and the Emeco 1006 Navy chair – in miniature.<br />
These objects of wonder turn out to be from IKEA,<br />
painted by Sally to match the walls. With a stand containing<br />
umbrellas and fox-headed walking canes worthy of Mary<br />
Poppins – and a feather duster for good measure – the tone<br />
of the house is set the moment you take two steps <strong>inside</strong>.<br />
And two steps does take you quite a long way into this<br />
cottage, which really is very modest in size – Thumbelina<br />
would feel very much at home – but the Georgian<br />
proportions, combined with Sally’s wonderfully bold<br />
décor, stop it feeling in any way cramped. Thinking big,<br />
as she does with such aplomb, makes a space feel bigger.<br />
The sitting room – one of those very special rooms, which<br />
I never want to leave once I sit down there – is painted in a<br />
dark rich purple (Farrow & Ball’s Pelt), a colour so bold only<br />
someone with Sally’s professional design confidence might<br />
have dared to choose it for such a small room. Certainly,<br />
her painter and decorator tried to talk her out of it.<br />
“The painter said: ‘I think you are making a big mistake<br />
painting with this colour. It’s going to make it very small<br />
and claustrophobic…’ Then he painted it and said, ‘Bloody<br />
hell! How did you know it was going to look this good?!’”<br />
It looks simply wonderful, creating a cocooning atmosphere<br />
and the perfect backdrop to set off all the fascinating<br />
objects in the room. Wherever your eye falls, it lights upon<br />
something which looks as though it could tell you a story.<br />
To the side of the purple velvet-upholstered, canesided<br />
armchair that I sit in to chat to Sally is one<br />
of two side tables in the form of bear cubs holding<br />
up a slice of a tree trunk, complete with bark.<br />
They are from Graham & Green, but seem<br />
like something right out of the Brothers Grimm.<br />
Sally is delighted at the idea – fairy stories are her<br />
passion and the inspiration for her writing.<br />
She collects volumes of them, along with other very<br />
specific and fascinating books about folklore in<br />
Transylvania and the like. The bookcase to the left<br />
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Sally found her cottage –<br />
her next challenge was to<br />
find furniture to scale with<br />
it. “All my furniture was<br />
really big, I thought ‘what<br />
have I done? I’ve bought<br />
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Thinking big, as she<br />
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makes a space feel bigger<br />
This page: There are pillars on either side of the kitchen entrance – where Sally plans to add a theatrical curtain,<br />
currently drawn on the wall with pencil – and three working cuckoo clocks<br />
of the fireplace – one of two glass-doored IKEA Billys,<br />
which she had painted dark blue – contains part of<br />
her book collection and another she inherited.<br />
It also displays a collection of china parrots that<br />
belonged to her mother. The symmetrical cupboard<br />
in the other recess contains a collection of Pollocks<br />
toy theatres and a chess set of Chinese figures.<br />
Sitting on top of the bear table next to me, in his<br />
own little chair, is a wooden figure of a naked man,<br />
with articulated arms and legs, like one of those artist’s<br />
manikins, except this one has a very characterful face,<br />
with hair and a beard (and shoes). “He is Joseph from<br />
a church display in Italy. I bought it in an antique shop<br />
there and brought it home. I have to save these things.”<br />
In a similar spirit there is a Dutch figure of<br />
the Madonna that Sally came across in France.<br />
“I brought her home on the plane.”<br />
From closer to home, the gilded mirror over the fireplace<br />
with ferns, candles in place, came from Norman Road<br />
in St Leonards, around the corner from the cottage Sally<br />
rented when she first moved down from London. “It was<br />
broken when I found it and I had it restored by people<br />
in St Leonards who do restoration for the V&A.”<br />
As for what prompted Sally to rent that first cottage<br />
– similar in feel, if slightly later in period, than the<br />
one she now lives in – I can claim a small part in it.<br />
<br />
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Above left: Sally is gradually studding the soft green hall walls with seven-point gold stars Middle: Sally has emphasised<br />
the steep staircase by positioning a tiny wardrobe and a top hat on top of a cupboard beneath it Right: A large portrait of<br />
Lillie Langtry by Richard Jack hangs on the landing below another striking Ikea paper lampshade<br />
I was coming down for a writers’ lunch club, which I<br />
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that St Leonards-on-Sea really was the place to be.<br />
“I was living in a 1930s flat in Stoke Newington and the<br />
freeholders decided to renovate the building and there were<br />
suddenly massive fees, so I started to think about moving.<br />
I knew Hastings because I went to boarding school here for<br />
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memories of that.<br />
“When I came down to that lunch I immediately<br />
thought, ‘I could live here’. I started browsing Rightmove,<br />
saw a house to rent in Burton St Leonards and took<br />
it on the spot. After that it was a no brainer.”<br />
There was a brief sidestep to possibly moving to<br />
neighbouring Bexhill-on-Sea, when Sally took part in an<br />
episode of <strong>Homes</strong> by the Sea, with fellow author Jane Harris<br />
– who had also been at that now rather legendary writers’<br />
lunch – and decided she wanted to move down too.<br />
The researchers found Sally a very nice house in<br />
Bexhill, but for various reasons it fell through and<br />
she decided it had to be St Leonards or Hastings.<br />
“There are so many interesting people living here.<br />
People speak to you. I thought they might be snotty<br />
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houses…’ but you couldn’t find nicer, kinder, genuinely<br />
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down to live here, not buying a place to Airbnb.”<br />
After a search, at times nail biting, Sally found her<br />
cottage – her next challenge was to find furniture to<br />
scale with it. “All my furniture was really big, this<br />
room would have died and I thought, ‘what have<br />
I done? I’ve bought a little mouse house…’”<br />
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sofa on eBay, she was set up. The finishing touch was <br />
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to add a very large chandelier, from Norman Road.<br />
“Part of it is Georgian and it has the original crystals.<br />
It’s not connected to the electricity, it’s purely ornamental<br />
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Stepping back through to the dining room – along classic<br />
woven plastic Swedish rugs, by Pappelina, in their bold<br />
geometric designs – there is another example of Sally’s<br />
skill with lighting, learned from her theatrical days.<br />
Multiple and varied lengths of bright orange corded cable<br />
stretch out from the central ceiling rose, over the round dining<br />
table, with bare bulbs hanging from hooks. It brilliantly<br />
brings together a space that is almost like a square corridor,<br />
with a door going off each corner, into the hall, pantry,<br />
courtyard and kitchen. “If you have good lighting you can<br />
get away with anything. I hate central ceiling lights.”<br />
She has done the same dangling lights in the kitchen<br />
– a space for which the term ‘galley’ is almost an<br />
overstatement. Yet, with the sink and cooker on one side,<br />
looking out to the courtyard, and a dresser built on the<br />
back wall, it’s a brilliantly efficient space to cook in.<br />
However, even in such a compact area, Sally has found<br />
room to pack in plenty of her magical objects, including<br />
a witch’s ball, an angel hanging from the pan rack, some<br />
life-size wooden ducks and a large metal orange squeezer,<br />
that she brought back (in the cabin) from Mexico.<br />
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purpose, apart from being interesting, on the end wall of the<br />
kitchen she had the carpenter build a kind of altar piece, that<br />
they have in houses in Romania. “It doesn’t do anything,<br />
but it provides a focal point, gives the space a personality.”<br />
Adding to that are the pillars on either side of the kitchen <br />
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This page: Sally’s bedroom. An oversized<br />
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entrance – where she plans to add another theatrical<br />
curtain, currently drawn on the wall with pencil –<br />
and three working cuckoo clocks. “They are my new<br />
obsession. I’m writing a book about snow that has<br />
a cuckoo clock in it. I want more, at least five…”<br />
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Road. Keeping up Sally’s love of juggling scale, there<br />
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“I like them, because you can move them around…”<br />
Heading back out onto the landing, the house<br />
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This page: What was once the garage space was further<br />
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Above: Justine restructured the interior, taking out internal walls and replacing windows with French doors and tri-folds to let<br />
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This page: The house is filled with natural fabrics, coupled with<br />
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immediately changed the entire atmosphere of the house.”<br />
Justine then worked on the restructure of the interior, <br />
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Above: The staggering gold portrait hanging above the bed was accidentally cut in two by the builder, then thankfully salvaged by the artist<br />
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“Justine was also<br />
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Above left and right: Justine has turned the small bathroom into a hotel-standard space, with a vintage free-standing vanity<br />
unit and brushed brass taps that perfectly reflect the aesthetic in the rest of the house. More houseplants lend a vibrant feel<br />
also really helpful with the furniture. We like to repurpose<br />
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originally a dining table but we took the legs off and had<br />
the table shortened with pin legs. The benches have the<br />
old table legs on them and we now use it as a console table<br />
in the summer house.” A sense of mindfulness is apparent<br />
throughout the interior, both in the upcycled and recycled<br />
pieces that the couple have created as well as in the overall<br />
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sit on the sofas, so we couldn’t be too precious. The stair<br />
carpet is a polypropylene that looks like sisal and we had<br />
to source items that would last, these are incredibly comfy<br />
sofas, although perhaps a pale chenille and two dogs wasn’t<br />
the best idea so we always have covers on them now!”<br />
The artwork in the house reflects Andy and Ran’s travels:<br />
Thai brass rubbings, photographs from their travels and of<br />
their families, South African tribal art and various souvenirs<br />
and mementos are all subtly on show, showing off the couple’s<br />
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“That is the most expensive piece<br />
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One thing not visible in the bedroom is any cupboards.<br />
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This page: The kitchen by Krieder, was given a sense of texture with leather handles from Turnstyle<br />
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Above: The loo has moved under the stairs, freeing up space elsewhere and is now blessed with underfloor heating<br />
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tell you that communication is key. If<br />
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more about each other’s individual<br />
attitudes to money and wealth and,<br />
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any inheritance while you still can.<br />
Anna Murdock is Head of Wealth<br />
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Fit over 50!<br />
Sarah Maxwell explains how it’s time to ramp things up when it comes to exercise<br />
Are you 50+ and think it’s about<br />
time that you slowed down<br />
and took things easier?<br />
I’m going to disappoint a few<br />
of you now because, 50+ is the<br />
time to speed things up!<br />
We lose muscle mass, bone density,<br />
mobility and flexibility naturally as we<br />
age, belly fat becomes an issue as we<br />
start thickening around the middle.<br />
Even if you are naturally slim,<br />
you could have excess visceral fat.<br />
Visceral fat is fat that you can’t see,<br />
the fat wraps around the vital organs,<br />
heart, liver and underused muscle.<br />
An excess of visceral fat<br />
greatly increases the risk of:<br />
• Heart attack and<br />
heart disease<br />
• Type 2 diabetes<br />
• Stroke<br />
• Breast cancer<br />
• Alzheimer’s<br />
The link below will show you how to go<br />
about measuring your level and give you<br />
an indication of your visceral fat levels.<br />
healthline.com/health/waistto-hip-ratio#calculate<br />
Now let me tell you the good news!<br />
Regular exercise, combining<br />
aerobic activity and weight<br />
bearing exercises will go a long<br />
way to reducing your fat levels.<br />
A well balanced diet, reducing<br />
sugar, processed food and upping the<br />
vegetables is the way to go. Reducing<br />
stress levels, regular exercise, relaxation,<br />
a good sleep pattern, meditation and<br />
me-time are all essential ingredients.<br />
Regular exercise will make a huge<br />
difference to your mental health<br />
whether it is a steady walk with friends<br />
or a training session at the gym or<br />
class. You will<br />
build muscle, lose<br />
fat, increase bone<br />
density, mobility and<br />
flexibility – there is<br />
no reason why in<br />
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you can’t be as strong<br />
and flexible as you<br />
were in your 30s!<br />
People who take this approach<br />
will look younger, have better<br />
skin, more energy and a much<br />
more positive outlook along with<br />
an increased quality of life.<br />
“We lose muscle<br />
mass, bone<br />
density, mobility<br />
and flexibility<br />
naturally as<br />
we age”<br />
Here is my recipe for being fit<br />
and fabulous at 50 and beyond:<br />
Regular aerobic exercise:<br />
2-3 times a week<br />
This can be walking, dancing, climbing<br />
the stairs (anything that gets your heart<br />
rate up). Try to get outside as often as<br />
possible for around 15 minutes a day<br />
to boost your vitamin D levels and to<br />
make you feel good <strong>inside</strong> and out.<br />
Strength training/interval training:<br />
2-3 times a week (this doesn’t have to<br />
take long, 10-15 minutes is good)<br />
You don’t need to use weights,<br />
your body weight is just fine.<br />
Stretch and mobilise every day (I do this<br />
before my morning shower every day)<br />
Exercise can be done in stages<br />
throughout the day and is just as<br />
effective. If you don’t have time for a<br />
20-minute walk, do 10 minutes and<br />
some more or something different later<br />
in the day. Dance around your kitchen,<br />
walk around the supermarket instead<br />
of shopping online. It all helps.<br />
You don’t have to be a gym bunny, but<br />
if you want to bounce now and through<br />
old age, the time to think about your<br />
physical and mental health is now!<br />
Sarah is running a free two-day 10-minute fitness course – you can sign<br />
up at sarahmaxwell.teachable.com/p/free10minutefitness<br />
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Courses &<br />
Hobbies<br />
Our rundown of five of the best<br />
from across the South East<br />
Got it Covered...<br />
If you’ve always fancied getting to<br />
grips with upholstery, then sign<br />
up to one of Sarah Louise Dix’s<br />
traditional courses. Learn upholstery<br />
skills using time-honoured materials<br />
such as coil springs, fibre (coir),<br />
hessian, cotton wadding and calico.<br />
Choose from a selection of<br />
courses and workshops, taught in<br />
small groups with a maximum 10<br />
students and run during the week,<br />
at weekends and in the evenings at<br />
Sarah’s studio in Godalming, <strong>Surrey</strong>.<br />
• Beginners Workshop<br />
(for students new to upholstery.)<br />
Available as a one-day Saturday<br />
workshop. 10.30am-3.30pm.<br />
Learn how to upholster a footstool<br />
with a drop in seat. You don’t need<br />
to bring a piece of furniture with<br />
you, as this is included, but you<br />
will need to provide your own<br />
top fabric (approx. half a metre of<br />
upholstery weight fabric.) All other<br />
tools and materials are provided.<br />
Photo for Lucie Bennett by Claudia Goedke<br />
Cook Smart...<br />
Last month, The Limpsfield Cookery<br />
School in <strong>Surrey</strong> opened its doors<br />
for the first time to provide a<br />
range of classes focusing on various<br />
culinary skills, taught by top chefs.<br />
The brainchild of Jacqueline<br />
Derbyshire, the School’s aim is to<br />
provide pupils with the tools and<br />
knowledge to create dishes with a huge<br />
selection of courses throughout the<br />
year, from bread and cake making, to<br />
mastering international cuisines. “I have<br />
always considered myself proficient<br />
in the kitchen,” says Jacqueline, “and<br />
indeed have usually been the go-to<br />
person to cater for family parties and<br />
events. However, after my daughter<br />
married a Michelin-trained chef, I<br />
was made very aware that there was a<br />
huge range of skills and dishes that I<br />
was lacking. I found that there were<br />
either no courses available to help<br />
me learn, or those that were available<br />
were more geared to professional chefs<br />
and felt cold and unwelcoming. This<br />
is where the idea for The Limpsfield<br />
Cookery School was born!”<br />
Alongside the courses, once every<br />
month, Jacqueline will be hosting a<br />
Friday night Supper Club where up to<br />
35 guests can enjoy a casual, informal<br />
buffet-style gathering, focused on<br />
fresh, seasonal produce – the perfect<br />
way to kick-start the weekend.<br />
thelimpsfieldcookeryschool.co.uk<br />
• Intermediate or Upholster<br />
a Sprung Dining Chair<br />
A one-day Saturday workshop.<br />
10.30am-6.30pm.<br />
This is an ideal follow on to<br />
the Beginners Workshop and<br />
is ideally for students with a<br />
basic knowledge of upholstery<br />
tools and some techniques.<br />
You’ll need to bring along a sprung<br />
dining chair and your own top<br />
fabric, but all tools will be provided.<br />
• 10 Week Course<br />
10 x 3 hour sessions<br />
(school term times).<br />
The perfect progression from the<br />
previous courses. Students can<br />
bring along an item of furniture<br />
no larger than a wingback<br />
armchair. All tools are provided.<br />
Prices start from £130 per person.<br />
Find out more, and book online<br />
at www.sarahlouisedix.co.uk<br />
<br />
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The Pro Approach...<br />
This spring, tennis fans should check out the Château<br />
Lou Casteou and Rose Tennis Academy, which will<br />
be running from 14-19 April in a stunning château<br />
set in the beautiful Côte d’Azur countryside. It is<br />
structured to welcome all levels of tennis players – from<br />
beginners to advanced – with coaches James Rose and<br />
Richie Baker leading an experienced team of tennis<br />
pros. Six hours’ daily coaching and tournaments,<br />
luxe all-inclusive accommodation and a ticket to the<br />
ATP Tournament in Monaco is priced at £1,998<br />
single occupancy, or £1,750 pp for two sharing.<br />
If you’re after something more fitness-orientated,<br />
you could try Body Tonic at Lou Casteou, a<br />
luxurious, four-night all-inclusive fitness retreat,<br />
which provides energetic training classes, vibrant<br />
Latin dance parties, stunning coastal treks, a tennis<br />
workshop, private chef and pampered chateau<br />
accommodation. Upcoming retreats are 27-31 May,<br />
24-18 June or 16-20 September. loucasteou.eu<br />
Fun with Fitness...<br />
If you’re keen to up your fitness levels and enjoyment of<br />
exercise, but are daunted by the gym or just lacking in<br />
motivation, <strong>Surrey</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> columnist Sarah Maxwell runs<br />
a series of online fitness courses alongside ballet barre and<br />
personal and group training classes at her studio in Cranbrook.<br />
Sarah’s fun, action-packed sessions are filled with laughter and<br />
positivity and offer the perfect chance to reap the benefits<br />
of a whole body workout under her expert supervision.<br />
Sarah will be hosting a very special health and fitness retreat<br />
with a difference in Palermo, Sicily (European capital of<br />
culture 2018) from 9-13 September. The retreat will be for a<br />
maximum of eight people and will be based in elegant and stylish<br />
accommodation with a wide variety of room options (your own<br />
room and bathroom as standard). Sarah’s private air-conditioned<br />
fitness studio is ideal for Pilates, barre, Ariel fitness and yoga.<br />
Enjoy a few days surrounded by wonderful people, great food<br />
– “No starvation juice here,” says Sarah – and fabulous wine,<br />
“Yes, that too!” It’s suitable for all abilities. Contact Sarah to be<br />
one of the first to receive full details about this retreat and future<br />
dates. sarahmaxwell.com / Instagram @sarahmaxwelllifestyle<br />
Fancy Broomwork...<br />
England’s first ever dedicated curling rink is<br />
tucked down a country lane, just three miles from<br />
Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Fenton’s Rink welcomes<br />
a wide range of people, all keen to try their hand<br />
at this fascinating Winter Olympic sport.<br />
The 50-metre ice rink has been specially<br />
designed for curling, so everyone gets to try the<br />
real thing, complete with curling stones, brushes<br />
and shoes – as you would see on televised games.<br />
Beginners can use rubber-soled shoes to get the<br />
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For elderly visitors, or those with a bad back, you<br />
can just push the stone along with our specially<br />
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The season runs until the end of April, so there’s<br />
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Check out Fenton’s website and online booking<br />
system at fentonsrink.co.uk for current availability.
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The Evolution of Beauty<br />
How does the way we look after our skin and hair change as we age? We go straight<br />
to the experts for tips, tricks and treatments to maintain optimum condition<br />
Hair...<br />
Russell Barradell, owner of<br />
William Charles Hair, Tenterden<br />
How does our hair<br />
change as we age?<br />
As we age our hair ages too.<br />
There are many changes in our<br />
hair over different periods of<br />
our lives. The most common<br />
change in our hair is that it<br />
can go grey. Hair goes grey<br />
due to the lack of melanin<br />
production, which gives hair<br />
its colour. The texture of the<br />
hair can change as well, due<br />
to the lack of protein. Grey<br />
hair will feel a lot coarser and<br />
drier than natural coloured<br />
hair. Thinning hair is another<br />
major concern as we get<br />
older due to the density and<br />
volume of the hair decreasing.<br />
Are there any styles or<br />
colours I should avoid<br />
once I reach 55+?<br />
There are not any specific<br />
rules on styles for the over 55s.<br />
It depends on the individual<br />
guest. At William Charles Hair<br />
we offer a full consultation<br />
to our guests to determine<br />
their desired style and colour,<br />
which they will be able to<br />
manage within their lifestyle.<br />
Does ageing hair need<br />
more maintenance?<br />
Ageing hair will need more<br />
maintenance especially if the<br />
guest wants to colour their<br />
hair. At William Charles<br />
Hair we would recommend<br />
repeat appointments every<br />
4-6 weeks to maintain your<br />
hair colour and style. Visits to<br />
the salon to have treatments<br />
is also recommended as this<br />
will help drier/coarser hair to<br />
feel softer and look shinier.<br />
Could you recommend<br />
an essential hair care<br />
product/treatment?<br />
At Aveda we have a whole<br />
range of home care products<br />
to manage all hair concerns<br />
i.e. colour, dry, and damaged.<br />
Some great examples of the<br />
products we have are: Invati<br />
advanced system, to help guests<br />
with thinning hair solutions;<br />
Damage remedy range which<br />
will reduce breakage by 90% in<br />
just 1 week, plus our new Nutri-<br />
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Skin...<br />
Uma Jeyanathan<br />
BDS, MFDS RCS (Ed)<br />
Skin Health & Facial Aesthetics<br />
at Bella Vou, Pantiles Clinic<br />
What changes as your skin<br />
ages? The skin loses collagen<br />
and elastin as we age, this<br />
means the plumpness and<br />
bounce we see in younger<br />
skin diminishes. The skin<br />
gets more fragile and thin<br />
over time and pigmentation<br />
can be more apparent.<br />
Will this affect my skincare<br />
regime? We need to tailor<br />
our skincare routine to the<br />
changes that are happening in<br />
the ageing skin. We can use<br />
products that will improve<br />
collagen stimulation, help<br />
thicken the skin and build<br />
resilience. There are also<br />
skincare products which<br />
reduce pigmentation and<br />
protect from solar radiation,<br />
which contributes to 90%<br />
of premature ageing.<br />
Are there any treatments<br />
that are particularly<br />
beneficial for over 50s?<br />
Skin health treatments, which<br />
improve collagen content<br />
dramatically, are Profhilo®,<br />
a pure hyaluronic acid skin<br />
booster, which bio-remodels<br />
skin cells. This is a true<br />
investment in the skin.<br />
Micro-needling is also a great<br />
way to rejuvenate collagen<br />
within the skin. This can be<br />
repeated monthly to start with<br />
to produce the optimal results.<br />
How can I keep my skin<br />
in optimum condition?<br />
The best course of<br />
action is prevention, so<br />
where possible protect<br />
from sun damage, eat<br />
a balanced healthy diet<br />
and hydrate well.<br />
I would advise an effective<br />
SPF cream daily, with a<br />
tailored skin care regime.<br />
Light facial peels and microneedling<br />
are a great start on<br />
your skin health journey.<br />
Call Bella Vou’s Pantiles<br />
Clinic in Tunbridge Wells on<br />
01892 257357 to arrange a<br />
complimentary consultation<br />
with Uma. bellavou.co.uk <br />
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Makeup...<br />
Hair & Makeup<br />
Artist, Nina Gregory<br />
Now I’m over 50,<br />
can I still wear the<br />
same makeup as I<br />
did in my 30s and 40s? Do I need<br />
more? I wouldn’t say you need more<br />
coverage, but you do need the correct<br />
products and the know-how in product<br />
application. Getting the application<br />
right will make a huge difference to the<br />
way you look. If you’ve always had a<br />
signature look like a red lip, black liquid<br />
liner, nude lip, smudgy 60s liner… these<br />
can all be adapted to suit more mature<br />
looks without losing your personality.<br />
You need two looks, one for<br />
daytime and a more evening look<br />
with a bolder lip or accent of the eye.<br />
Stay away from shimmers or glittery<br />
products at all costs. These will only<br />
sit in the creases and lines we all try<br />
so much to hide and look dated.<br />
What should I be filling my makeup<br />
bag with? Heavily invest in a good<br />
skincare regime for more mature<br />
skin then your products should<br />
really consist of the following:<br />
Tinted Moisturiser / Water Light<br />
Foundations, these are new to the market<br />
and the colour matching for these are so<br />
much easier than typical foundations.<br />
A lighter tone concealer – but not<br />
too pale. Choose your usual skin<br />
tone colour and apply it to any slight<br />
imperfections, dabbing it on with a<br />
fluffy brush or lightly with your finger.<br />
A great liner pen in brown or<br />
navy blue. Opt for a soft twist up<br />
rather than a sharp pencil as these<br />
are harsh on the skin to smudge<br />
into the eye socket for definition.<br />
A great blush and bronzer duo,<br />
these are great for subtle colour<br />
or more colour for evenings or<br />
holidays if you tend to tan.<br />
Cream blush and bronze are<br />
great and easy to apply. Stay away<br />
from the glittery blushes – use a<br />
slightly more matte version.<br />
Always get an eyebrow pencil that<br />
will accent your brows rather than<br />
make a focal point of them. Choose<br />
one with a brush at the end so you can<br />
keep brushing through your brows to<br />
soften the colour but still give your face<br />
definition and accent your features.<br />
Invest in a good waterproof<br />
mascara, this will last all day and not<br />
transfer to lids or under the eye. I’m<br />
a great lover of black mascara for<br />
all ages, but if not a dark brown.<br />
Lip colour should be either satin finish<br />
or a creamier consistency. Steer clear of<br />
matte shades as these sit in lines and bleed<br />
and are hard to upkeep during the day.<br />
For the more daring of you, investigate<br />
treatments such as eyelash extensions or<br />
microblading for your brows. Always seek<br />
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of how you want your treatment to<br />
look that will suit your individual needs.<br />
These treatments are great and very easy<br />
for mature looks, not just youngsters!<br />
Finally… the tools of the trade.<br />
Invest in a great set of brushes, you’ll<br />
notice the difference immediately.<br />
What should I be steering clear of at<br />
the makeup counter? Anything that<br />
says matte or full coverage. Trust your<br />
own judgement and try products on<br />
the back of your hand for an hour or<br />
so before you buy. See how the product<br />
feels, how the air has oxidised the<br />
colour – it’s a good indication of how<br />
the colour will transfer on your face.<br />
Skin tends to become slightly drier the<br />
older we get so go for nourishing, light<br />
reflecting or moisturising products. Avoid<br />
facial powders in any format – these<br />
will be appearing chalky and ageing.<br />
I would also browse all the products<br />
in the store, just because you like one<br />
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All makeup companies will make<br />
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age ranges. Be brave! You really don’t<br />
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How can I keep my look fresh and on<br />
trend? Don’t be stuck in a rut! There<br />
is such a variety of images, advice,<br />
online tutorials, products, magazines,<br />
advertisements etc. to take inspiration<br />
from and explore trends at any age. Try<br />
one of the many online tutorials on<br />
YouTube and other social media outlets.<br />
Use the consultants on the counters<br />
for advice, book a makeup lesson, book<br />
a shopping lesson, too. Lots of makeup<br />
artists offer a shopping service. They<br />
will meet you for a coffee and take<br />
you through an informed shopping<br />
list – whatever your budget – to work<br />
out a great list of cosmetics that work<br />
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contents – take notes, look and learn.<br />
Be open minded and practise new<br />
looks, you’ll soon find out what works<br />
and doesn’t work for you. Have a few key<br />
products that you use all the time instead<br />
of hoarding a makeup bag of products<br />
that haven’t seen the light of day in years.<br />
We all love making the best of<br />
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Remember knowledge is<br />
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Each apartment has been meticulously<br />
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How does Country Home s France work?<br />
“Country <strong>Homes</strong> France work in partnership<br />
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“French properties tend to hold their value and have<br />
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Prices in France did suffer following the global financial<br />
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French lifestyle and climate. Many of those looking<br />
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Has Brexit affected the rules and regulations<br />
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Beauty<br />
Superproducts<br />
Josephine Fairley reveals the winners of the <strong>2020</strong> Beauty Bible Awards<br />
For the past 25 years, bobbing<br />
alongside everything else I’ve<br />
ever worked on, my Beauty Bible<br />
co-author Sarah Stacey and I have<br />
organised The Beauty Bible Awards,<br />
sending real products to real women<br />
to trial in real life. Astonishingly,<br />
we’ve now had almost 30,000 women<br />
testing products for us, the results of<br />
which initially appeared in our series<br />
of books, and are now available for<br />
all to see online at beautybible.com.<br />
(There are skincare, haircare, make-up<br />
and bodycare categories to peruse.)<br />
We have literally just unveiled<br />
the latest line-up of winners, from<br />
thousands of products trialled. We give<br />
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards – and<br />
in many cases, more than one, because<br />
we just get such darned great scores.<br />
The reason, we’ve always believed,<br />
is because when women are taking<br />
part in our trials – over a period of<br />
three to four months – they are really<br />
asked to use the products in line with<br />
the beauty companies’ instructions.<br />
And it’s that regular use and diligence<br />
which, we think, delivers really mindblowing<br />
average scores and comments<br />
about effectiveness. (We ask women<br />
to use treatment products on one<br />
side of the face, for comparison.)<br />
Fact: when you chop and change<br />
your regime all the time, nothing gets<br />
the chance to work properly. (And a<br />
few days or a week isn’t enough; you<br />
really need to leave it for an entire<br />
skin cycle – around 28 days – to<br />
see the longer-term benefits.) Fact:<br />
neck creams and eye creams can be<br />
super-effective and deliver impressive<br />
results – but again, they need to be<br />
used daily/nightly, not whenever you<br />
can be faffed. This year, for whatever<br />
reason, we had the highest-ever scores<br />
we’ve ever seen, with many notching<br />
up 9/10 average (or above) across a<br />
panel of 10 women. We’re calling them<br />
the Beauty Bible Superstars – and<br />
I’m delighted to share some of these<br />
ultra-high-scoring products, below.<br />
BOdY lOTION<br />
D’Alchemy Essential Body Balm,<br />
£58.60 for 200ml dalchemyskincare.<br />
uk. With an average of 9.14/10, an<br />
outstanding score for an all-natural,<br />
pump-action body lotion blending<br />
shea and shorea butter, hop extract,<br />
acerola, cranberry and guarana,<br />
argan and almond oils, with a fab<br />
uplifting scent of sweet orange,<br />
grapefruit and tangerine.<br />
Comments: ‘Applying it felt<br />
like soft silk – I could hear<br />
myself saying “ooooh” and<br />
“aaaahh.”’ • ‘Whenever<br />
I use it I feel a<br />
million dollars.’<br />
‘My skin over the<br />
weeks has improved<br />
so much in appearance.<br />
I was even told I look<br />
younger, and my skin feels<br />
really soft and fresh’<br />
‘If you love soft,<br />
smooth, beautifully<br />
clean skin then<br />
you will love this<br />
product.’<br />
ClEANSING MIlK<br />
Beauty Pie Jeju Daily, £28 for 190ml.<br />
By sourcing direct from factories<br />
and selling direct to the beautyhound,<br />
Beauty Pie founder Marcia<br />
Kilgore keeps prices lean and keen.<br />
The £28 price is the top price you’d<br />
pay for this high-scorer – which<br />
notched up 9.57/10 – but if you<br />
sign up to one of the different tiers<br />
of membership, starting at a fiver a<br />
month, the price drops dramatically.<br />
Comments: ‘I was blown away by<br />
this formulation. It felt super gentle<br />
yet totally effective a.m./p.m. on my<br />
combination skin – shiny T-zone,<br />
with open pores and comedones,<br />
then drier and red across cheeks and<br />
neck. Makeup was removed quickly<br />
and easily, and it was delightful to<br />
use’ • ‘Talk about cult beauty; this<br />
product deserves to be worshipped<br />
and I would be a dedicated preacher.’<br />
BOdY OIl<br />
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour<br />
Cream All Over Miracle<br />
Oil, £29 for 100ml. A<br />
stonking 9.14/10 for a<br />
body oil that’s higher in<br />
natural ingredients than<br />
most of Elizabeth Arden’s<br />
creations, including rice<br />
bran, grapeseed, camellia,<br />
sunflower, olive, avocado<br />
and castor oils, spritzed<br />
onto the body as a<br />
nourishing mist.<br />
Comments: ‘Great<br />
product; I usually<br />
hate using body<br />
oils but this is the<br />
lightest I’ve ever come<br />
across. It’s gently<br />
scented, easy to<br />
dispense, absorbs well<br />
and is so versatile. Just<br />
about perfect!’ • ‘Skin felt<br />
much more moisturised,<br />
softer and smoother,<br />
less tight. I loved<br />
the pleasant,<br />
subtle fragrance.’<br />
<br />
‘My skin felt more<br />
supple and healthy<br />
within days. It’s very easy to<br />
spread and absorbs quickly.<br />
All in all it’s amazing. I<br />
would definitely buy and<br />
recommend to others’
BRIGHTENING FACE MASK<br />
Rituals Renewing AHA Glow Mask, £29.50 for<br />
50ml. Rituals – probably better known as a home<br />
fragrance/fragrance line – scored super-high<br />
marks for several entries in this year’s Beauty<br />
Bible Awards, here for a peach-toned mask with<br />
natural alpha-hydroxy ‘fruit’ acids, including<br />
lactic acid, to dissolve pore-clogging dead cells.<br />
Comments: ‘A winner for me leaving my normal<br />
skin with a “just out of the spa” freshness and<br />
glow, which gets compliments from friends.’<br />
• ‘I love this mask, which smells delicious<br />
and leaves my combination skin visibly<br />
clearer and glowing. My make-up goes on so<br />
much better in the days after using this.’<br />
‘A noticeable<br />
difference in brightness and<br />
radiance, which lasts a couple<br />
of days. Softness is improved as the<br />
mask is slightly exfoliating, and also<br />
plumpness. It promised radiance<br />
and illumination with smoothed<br />
skin and absolutely delivered<br />
on all counts. Love it!’<br />
‘I couldn’t believe<br />
how soft my feet felt after<br />
one application. My feet<br />
touched when I woke up and I<br />
almost felt like they were someone<br />
else’s feet as the skin was so soft<br />
and supple and the overall<br />
condition improved’<br />
FOOT TREAT<br />
Margaret Dabbs Foot Hygiene Cream, £20 for 100g. The<br />
cornerstone of award-winning foot expert Margaret<br />
Dabbs’s range, this is described as a ‘miracle in a<br />
jar’, whose effects go way beyond the cosmetic.<br />
Comments: ‘10/10. I have really dry feet and have<br />
used two products recently, each for over a month;<br />
neither gave any real results, but this is fantastic.’ •<br />
‘My job entails me being on my feet much of the day<br />
and I have a baby. This left my feet feeling amazing<br />
after application especially if they had a tough day, the<br />
main thing was how soft my skin was and how easily<br />
my toes glided when I rubbed them together. My<br />
feet were very soft, refreshed and smelling lovely.’<br />
NIGHT TREATMENT<br />
Tropic Skin Dream Age-Defying Firming Cream<br />
Concentrate, £42 for 50ml. A truly incredible score,<br />
here – an average of 9.75/10 across the 10-strong panel<br />
– for a luxurious, skin-plumping formula which, as<br />
Tropic put it, is ‘supercharged with intelligent plant<br />
ceramide complexes and a blend of exotic butters.’<br />
Comments: ‘A few people have already asked what I was<br />
using and I have had compliments on how well I look.<br />
This is a fantastic product, which I loved<br />
immediately. After two weeks, then four, the<br />
reduction in fine lines is very noticeable.<br />
The best night cream I‘ve ever tried;<br />
massive improvement in tone, lines and<br />
wrinkles. I can’t fault this in any way it<br />
made me feel fantastic. My skin looked<br />
like I‘d had a salon treatment. It was<br />
bright and soft and a lot of my fine<br />
lines had all but gone; even my “11”<br />
frown lines looked filled out.’<br />
‘After the first use<br />
I noticed that the treated<br />
side of my face appeared more<br />
firm and taut with less lines. It<br />
was visibly firmer that the other<br />
untreated side. After two weeks, there<br />
was a marked difference between<br />
the two sides with definitely<br />
fewer lines and wrinkles<br />
on the treated side’<br />
‘Brilliant for my<br />
lips, which can be dry and<br />
chapped at times. It smooths<br />
on beautifully from the tiny tube<br />
and you only need a tiny amount.<br />
It doesn’t absorb immediately which<br />
I like because it looks like a nice<br />
lip gloss; in fact I stopped using<br />
lipstick because my lips<br />
look nice without’<br />
lIP BAlM<br />
Weleda Skin Food Lip Balm, £6.95 for 8ml.<br />
This all-natural high-scorer is so affordable<br />
you could pop one in every coat pocket<br />
and never be without its protective blend of<br />
glycerine, beeswax, sunflower oil and lanolin.<br />
Comments: ‘I loved this product and will be buying<br />
it again. There is a definite improvement in the<br />
condition of my lips after using for a fortnight.’<br />
• ‘Over two weeks the condition of my lips has<br />
definitely improved. I’m addicted to this now!’
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PERFECTING THE ART<br />
OF GRACEFUL AGING<br />
Dr Kim Prescott discusses treatments that<br />
enhance collagen production in the skin<br />
Many lifestyle factors that lead to<br />
accelerated aging are hard to<br />
avoid; from nutrient deficiencies<br />
or changes in hormone levels, to<br />
sun exposure and environmental<br />
pollution. Over time, the active cells in the<br />
skin, the fibroblasts, become less effi cient at<br />
producing collagen, elastin and hyaluronic<br />
acid leading to skin laxity, fine lines and<br />
wrinkles, along with uneven pigmentation.<br />
There are many treatments out there<br />
for improving skin quality, and a commonly<br />
asked question in my practice is which one<br />
is the best. There really is no correct answer<br />
to that question, as most skin technologies<br />
come with clinical studies demonstrating<br />
results (with few comparative trials). It is<br />
important to remember, however, that in<br />
every study, there is a group of people<br />
who do not respond as well as others.<br />
In addition, some technologies are also<br />
associated with higher risk of adverse effects<br />
in certain people. It is important that your<br />
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and selects the treatment that is safest, and<br />
most likely to work the best for you, and a<br />
combination of treatments is very likely to be<br />
more effective than a single modality alone.<br />
I’ve recently had a few questions<br />
about 2 of my preferred treatments, both<br />
well established in terms of their effi cacy<br />
and safety profiles: microneedling and<br />
radiofrequency, so I’ll cover them in a little<br />
more detail this month. If you’re looking<br />
to go make-up free this summer, then<br />
these 2 treatments may help with overall<br />
improvement in skin texture and tone.<br />
COLLAGEN INDUCTION THERAPY<br />
Also known as collagen induction therapy,<br />
microneedling involves creating tiny channels<br />
in the epidermis and dermis of the skin. The<br />
treatment improves penetration of targeted<br />
ingredients into the dermis, activates<br />
fibroblasts, to produce collagen and elastin<br />
and stimulates the release of the body’s own<br />
rejuvenation messengers known as growth<br />
factors. Overall improvements in skin texture<br />
and tone following a microneedling treatment<br />
are clinically proven in a number of clinical<br />
studies, including a series of skin biopsies<br />
published by Dr Des Fernandes, a renowned<br />
skin research scientist, that clearly showed<br />
an increase in collagen of more than 400%.<br />
Superficial microneedling can<br />
be done at home or in the salon<br />
to brighten and exfoliate the skin,<br />
but medical microneedling by a<br />
trained healthcare professional is<br />
indicated to manage more specific<br />
skin concerns, including scarring and<br />
pigmentation. As it doesn’t use any kind of<br />
energy source, microneedling remains one<br />
of the best treatments to treat skin in certain<br />
areas, including skin over the thyroid or breast<br />
area and the delicate skin under the eyes.<br />
(Figure 1)<br />
Figure 1. Improvements in skin quality after a course<br />
of microneedling (images courtesy of Dermapen)<br />
Figure 2. Improvements in skin quality after a course<br />
of microneedling (images courtesy of Dermapen)<br />
VOLUMISING THE SKIN<br />
Radiofrequency (RF) is a skin rejuvenation<br />
technology that has been widely used in skin<br />
tightening treatments, and for improvement<br />
of cellulite, scarring and stretchmarks. A few<br />
years ago, skin experts started presenting<br />
case studies combining the effects of RF and<br />
microneedling, with faster healing time, and<br />
noticeable improvement in the volume of the<br />
skin; very good news for those who prefer to<br />
avoid using injectable hyaluronic acid fillers in<br />
the face.<br />
New technologies were subsequently<br />
developed and a number of highly<br />
sophisticated technology platforms are<br />
currently available, including Fractora and<br />
VoluDerm. The new VoluDerm Hybrid Energy<br />
treatment combines dual energy, RF first for<br />
effective penetration and controlled heating<br />
of the skin, followed by galvanic current for<br />
enhanced clinical results. The hybrid energy is<br />
delivered via an array of sophisticated micropins,<br />
with minimal disruption to the outer layer<br />
of the skin. This means that there is negligible<br />
downtime, with the majority of people going<br />
home with nothing more than a mild flush. A<br />
number of clinical studies have demonstrated<br />
significant improvement in the volume of<br />
the skin due to increased levels of collagen,<br />
elastin and hyaluronic acid. (Figures 3 and 4)<br />
A<br />
Figure 3. Collagen density has increased 10 days<br />
after VoluDerm HE (Eur J Dermatol 2014; 24(1): 46-<br />
52 with permission from Pollogen Ltd)<br />
Before<br />
Before<br />
Dr Kim Prescott is a highly trained doctor in<br />
aesthetic medicine and consults from the<br />
PSMD Clinic in Cobham and Esher Groves.<br />
You are welcome to email her on<br />
info@drkpclinic.co.uk with any questions<br />
you might have. Dr Prescott will endeavor<br />
to respond directly, but topics that come up<br />
frequently may also be c overed in one of<br />
these monthly pages.<br />
www.drkpclinic.co.uk<br />
info@drkpclinic.co.uk<br />
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41 days after 3 Treatments<br />
Microneedling is widely used in the<br />
following indications:<br />
Skin tightening<br />
Natural collagen induction<br />
Lifting and rejuvenating<br />
Reduces wrinkles and fine lines<br />
Hyper- and hypopigmentation<br />
Improves stretch marks<br />
Hair regeneration and hair thinning, alopecia<br />
Acne scars, surgical scars and wound healing<br />
Minimises pore size
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Wellbeing<br />
Resetting the Balance<br />
<strong>March</strong> is Endometriosis Month. Henrietta Norton explores the beneficial<br />
effects that a considered diet can have on this painful condition<br />
¹ Marziali M et al (2012) Gluten-free diet: a new strategy for management of painful endometriosis related symptoms? Minerva Chirurgica. 2012 Dec; 67(6):499-504. 2 U.S EPA, (1985) Health<br />
Assessment document for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins. Office of Health and Environmental Assessment. EPA/600-8-84/014f 3 DeVito MJ and Schecter A. (2002) Exposure assessment to<br />
dioxins from the use of tampons and diapers. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110:23-28 4 Nassar S. (2003) Tampon Safety. National Centre for Policy Research (CPR) for women and Families.<br />
Approximately 10% of all<br />
premenopausal women<br />
within the UK have been<br />
diagnosed with endometriosis, a<br />
complex disorder of the female<br />
reproductive tract. There are<br />
also many more women with<br />
the condition who remain<br />
undiagnosed – the average length<br />
of time for diagnosis is 7½ years.<br />
Endometriosis is where cells,<br />
similar to those found in the lining<br />
of the womb, are found elsewhere<br />
in the body. During the female<br />
monthly cycle the fluctuation in<br />
hormones stimulates these cells to<br />
grow, then break down and bleed,<br />
as they would in the lining of the<br />
womb, leading to inflammation, pain<br />
and the formation of scar tissue.<br />
Research published in Fertility &<br />
Sterility demonstrated that nutritional<br />
therapy through diet and <strong>supplement</strong>s<br />
was more effective at obtaining relief<br />
of pain and improving the quality<br />
of life of sufferers, than medical<br />
hormonal treatment post-surgery.<br />
There are five important dietary<br />
and lifestyle changes that can<br />
help to manage endometriosis:<br />
Eat ColoUr<br />
Research shows women who<br />
ate green vegetables 13 times or<br />
more per week (roughly twice<br />
a day) were 70% less likely to<br />
have endometriosis. A study<br />
published earlier this year<br />
concluded that Carotenoid rich<br />
foods (especially citrus fruit) also<br />
positively affected symptoms of<br />
endometriosis. Use smoothies,<br />
juicing or soups to deeply nourish.<br />
BEFrIEnd yoUr gUt<br />
Incorporate natural, organic yogurt<br />
into your daily diet either on its<br />
own or use it to make dressings<br />
and sauces. Fermented foods such<br />
as sauerkraut or Kefir are excellent<br />
sources of beneficial bacteria too,<br />
or take a probiotic <strong>supplement</strong><br />
(min 10 billion CFU – Colony-<br />
Forming Unit is a measure of<br />
viable bacterial or fungal cells).<br />
FATS ARE ESSENTIAL<br />
Use of essential fatty acids are<br />
blocked by processed oils and<br />
margarines, as well as white<br />
flour, sugar, excessive animal<br />
and monounsaturated fats,<br />
alcohol, poor nutrition and stress.<br />
Keeping these to a minimum is<br />
vital to reduce inflammation.<br />
ConsIdEr glUtEn<br />
More recently, research has<br />
documented an improved response<br />
in those following a glutenfree<br />
diet; 75% of participants<br />
found a significant decrease in<br />
symptoms over 12 months¹.<br />
BE ConsCIoUs oF What yoU<br />
pUt In and on yoUr Body<br />
Tampons use bleached paper<br />
products that contain dioxins2,<br />
proven to have an adverse effect on<br />
the hormonal system3/4. Chemicals,<br />
such as parabens and phthalates,<br />
found in your toiletries and<br />
cosmetics have also been linked with<br />
development of endometriosis.<br />
rEdUCE syMptoMs<br />
WIth sUpplEMEnts<br />
Research shows that taking the<br />
right nutrients in food <strong>supplement</strong>s<br />
can reduce the symptoms of<br />
endometriosis significantly (98%<br />
of the women in one study<br />
experienced improvements). An<br />
expertly formulated <strong>supplement</strong><br />
that addresses the complexity<br />
of the condition affecting the<br />
immune system, digestive system<br />
and hormonal stability, such as<br />
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The fear of f itness<br />
Don’t be put off before you’ve begun, Sarah Maxwell<br />
explains how realistic goals will get you on track<br />
I<br />
recently ran a 10-day quit sugar<br />
course on Facebook with many<br />
people from all around the world.<br />
As well as looking at how sugar is<br />
now in the most unlikely everyday<br />
foods, finding out from our food<br />
diaries just how much hidden sugar<br />
we were all eating, supporting each<br />
other in our journeys of discovery and<br />
sharing sugar-free recipes, I included<br />
videos with 10 minutes of exercise<br />
for people to follow each day.<br />
Everyone who signed up to the<br />
course wanted to feel good about<br />
themselves and learn to incorporate a<br />
little exercise into their life – especially<br />
after the Christmas excesses.<br />
Everyone engaged wholeheartedly<br />
with the nutrition, food diaries,<br />
sharing recipes and supporting<br />
each other. The one thing that was<br />
really apparent though, was that<br />
many were reluctant to begin the<br />
exercises, even though they had<br />
been enthusiastic before the start.<br />
Exercise can be a scary word for<br />
many and often we have a rigid view<br />
of what constitutes exercise. Picture<br />
perfect fit bodies on Instagram,<br />
daily Facebook updates on how<br />
many miles your fit friend ran the<br />
previous day... It’s no wonder you<br />
can be put off before you even start!<br />
This is why it is so important to<br />
change your perception of what<br />
physical fitness is supposed to be and<br />
in particular what it means for you.<br />
So, if you’ve been thinking about<br />
exercise but instead have just<br />
found yourself going through all<br />
the reasons why you can’t exercise,<br />
don’t like gyms, don’t know where<br />
to start and don’t have enough<br />
time, trust me, you are not alone!<br />
It doesn’t have to be that way.<br />
Let me show you how…<br />
1Have an honest conversation<br />
with yourself about the value<br />
of your health. Regardless of how<br />
rich, successful and beautiful you<br />
are, none of this matters if you’re not<br />
healthy enough to enjoy it. If you see<br />
exercise as maintaining or improving<br />
your health, you have more of a<br />
motivator and are less likely to see it<br />
as something to punish yourself with.<br />
2Start your day with a positive<br />
mindset. As soon as you get out<br />
of bed do some mobility exercises<br />
loosening your shoulders, circling<br />
your hips and gently warming<br />
your body up. This is not only a<br />
great way to gently wake yourself<br />
up it will also start your positive<br />
mental process for the day ahead.<br />
Manage your expectations.<br />
3<br />
I have found that after many<br />
years of being a fitness trainer one<br />
of the common reasons for failure is<br />
over commitment. The idea behind<br />
fitness isn’t to make a quick change<br />
it is about creating something that is<br />
sustainable and enjoyable. I’m all for<br />
goals, but don’t set yourself up for<br />
failure, be realistic about what you<br />
have time and the ability to achieve.<br />
4Be aware of social media and take<br />
it with a pinch of salt. Unrealistic<br />
images can play havoc with selfesteem.<br />
Those just-got-out-of-bedwithout-my-make-up-shots?<br />
There is a<br />
team of specialists behind them. These<br />
are people who want you to think<br />
they look like that all of the time.<br />
5Find a Personal Trainer who<br />
can motivate you. If you really<br />
can’t motivate yourself to get started,<br />
consider taking on a personal<br />
trainer for a few sessions either<br />
on your own or with a few likeminded<br />
friends. This can be a great<br />
way to get you started, motivated<br />
and enable you to start exercising<br />
in a safe and effective way.<br />
“One of the common<br />
reasons for failure is<br />
over commitment”<br />
6There are so many great online<br />
fitness courses and classes<br />
available. You don’t even have<br />
to leave the house to get fit. The<br />
bottom line? Exercise shouldn’t<br />
be stressful so don’t force yourself<br />
to do something you don’t enjoy.<br />
Don’t forget, a short walk counts as<br />
exercise, find something that makes<br />
you feel great, doesn’t add to your<br />
stress levels and is realistic for you.<br />
Exercise of the month:<br />
5 MINUTES OF MOVEMENT EVERY DAY<br />
This can be dancing to your favourite<br />
song, going up and down the stairs,<br />
following an online exercise class.<br />
Whatever it is, enjoy it, it’s only 5 minutes!<br />
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A Piece<br />
of Cake<br />
Home Gurr’own’s Nicci Gurr dishes up<br />
tempting Mother’s Day bakes, each with<br />
a tasty twist<br />
Recipes: Nicci Gurr<br />
Photographs: David Merewether<br />
Styling: Lucy Fleming<br />
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Cinnamon ‘Breakfast in Bed Cake’<br />
Serves 10-14 Prep Time: 60<br />
mins including cooking time<br />
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon<br />
• 1 tsp salt<br />
• 3 tbsp soft brown sugar<br />
• 1 tsp lemon juice<br />
• 250ml milk<br />
• 200g butter<br />
• 200g caster sugar<br />
• 2 eggs<br />
• 500g self-raising flour<br />
Preheat oven to 160°C,<br />
1 fan140°C, gas 3. Oil and<br />
line an 8 inch spring form<br />
cake tin. Mix cinnamon,<br />
salt and brown sugar in a<br />
bowl and leave to one side.<br />
2Add the lemon juice<br />
to the milk.<br />
Beat your butter and<br />
3 caster sugar together until<br />
light and fluffy. (An electric<br />
stand alone beater is best.)<br />
Slowly add your eggs, adding<br />
a spoonful of flour if the mix<br />
looks like it is separating,<br />
then slowly add rest of flour.<br />
Now slowly add the milk and<br />
lemon juice mix to the batter.<br />
4Layer the wet cake mix and<br />
sugary cinnamon mix into<br />
the cake tin, swirling as you go<br />
to create a marbled effect. Bake<br />
in the oven for 45 mins. <br />
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Rhubarb Crumble<br />
and Custard Cake<br />
Serves 8-10 Prep Time: 90 mins including<br />
cooking time<br />
Crumble topping:<br />
• 20g plain flour<br />
• 20g porridge oats<br />
• 20g salted butter<br />
• 20g brown sugar<br />
For the cake:<br />
• 600g rhubarb – trimmed and<br />
cut into small pieces<br />
• 350g plain flour<br />
• 1 tbsp baking powder<br />
• 100g ground almonds<br />
• 1 tsp ground ginger<br />
• 250g salted butter<br />
• 150g caster sugar<br />
• 4 eggs<br />
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract<br />
• 400ml milk<br />
For the buttercream:<br />
• 50ml double cream<br />
• 50g custard powder<br />
• 1 vanilla pod<br />
• 150g salted butter<br />
• 350g icing sugar<br />
To make the crumble:<br />
1Put all crumble ingredients into a bowl and<br />
rub until it resembles chunky breadcrumbs.<br />
To make the cake:<br />
2Preheat your oven to 160°C, fan 140°C,<br />
gas 3. Oil and line 2 x 8 inch spring form<br />
cake tins. Sift all the dry ingredients together<br />
and set aside. Beat your butter and caster sugar<br />
together until light and fluffy (an electric stand<br />
alone beater is best). Now beat in the eggs<br />
one by one and add vanilla and the milk..<br />
3Stir the rhubarb in with the dry<br />
ingredients, then fold slowly into the<br />
egg mix. Divide the mix between the 2 tins<br />
and sprinkle the crumble mix on top.<br />
4Bake in the oven for 50-55 min. When<br />
a skewer comes out clean remove<br />
from oven and leave to cool in tins for 10<br />
mins before moving to cooling racks.<br />
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To make the buttercream filling:<br />
5Add some of the cream to the custard powder<br />
to make a paste. Heat the rest of the cream<br />
and scraped vanilla pod, until almost to the boil.<br />
6Remove pod and slowly mix in the<br />
custard paste. Bring to boil and set<br />
to one side to cool completely.<br />
7Beat the butter until fluffy and add cooled<br />
double cream and custard mix slowly. Spread<br />
between the two layers of cake and serve.
Banana Loaf<br />
Rope in some extra help – this recipe is great for the kids to get messy with<br />
Serves 8 Prep Time: 60 mins<br />
including cooking time<br />
• 3 ripe bananas<br />
• 130g butter<br />
• 130g soft brown sugar<br />
• 2 medium eggs<br />
• 1 tsp vanilla essence<br />
• 70g chocolate chips<br />
• 130g self-raising flour<br />
• 1 tsp baking powder<br />
Preheat your oven to 180°C, fan<br />
1160°C, gas 4. Oil and line a 2lb loaf<br />
cake tin. Put the bananas still in their<br />
skins in a pan with 1 tbsp of water and<br />
cook in the oven until the skins go black.<br />
Take out of the oven and remove the<br />
bananas from their skins. Leave to cool.<br />
2Beat your butter and brown sugar<br />
together until light and fluffy.<br />
If the kids are helping give them a<br />
bowl and a wooden spoon, and let<br />
them at it (it will take longer but<br />
doesn’t have to be perfect). You can<br />
soften the butter in the microwave<br />
a bit first if using this approach.<br />
3With a fork, mash the cooled<br />
bananas with the eggs and vanilla<br />
essence. Then with a wooden spoon,<br />
slowly add your egg and banana mix<br />
to the butter and sugar (add a spoonful<br />
of flour if the mix is separating). Stir<br />
in 50g of the chocolate chips.<br />
4Fold in the rest of the flour and<br />
baking powder. When thoroughly<br />
mixed, spoon into the loaf tin – it’s<br />
a thick mix. Bake in the oven for<br />
45 mins until a skewer inserted<br />
in the cake comes out clean.<br />
5Sprinkle with the rest of<br />
the chocolate chips while<br />
warm so they melt on top.<br />
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Garden<br />
Whatever anyone tells you about growing your own<br />
vegetables – it’s a lot of hard work, things often<br />
go wrong, pests are everywhere, they’re cheaper<br />
to buy… well, they are right. Some vegetables are hard to<br />
grow (cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts go to the back of the<br />
room and hang your button and curdy heads), there are pesky<br />
pests lurking around waiting to picnic in your patch and, if<br />
you added up all the time you spent out there, your precious<br />
harvest might be equable to diamonds. Don’t let any of this<br />
put you off. There are lots of really easy – and delicious crops<br />
to grow too. I promise that it is worth it, but if you are new<br />
to vegetable growing, start with the simpler things and build<br />
from there. Nothing can beat the taste of fresh, homegrown<br />
vegetables, garnished with a little pinch of triumph.<br />
Plotting Ahead<br />
You will need to assess how much space in your garden<br />
that you want to give over to growing vegetables,<br />
where that space will be and how much time you will<br />
realistically have to care for them. Few crops thrive in<br />
the shade, in exposed, windy conditions or poor soil,<br />
so find a sunny, sheltered spot for your edibles.<br />
It is totally possible to grow crops in pots, window boxes,<br />
on balconies and patios, but you will need to take extra care<br />
of them, feeding and watering – quite a lot. In general, most<br />
will prefer to be planted out into enriched garden soil, as<br />
vegetable plants tend to be fairly greedy. Raised beds will<br />
Left page top: Chard pink flamingo Bottom: Peas in pods This<br />
page top: Planting out a row of salad Above: Pea seedlings in a<br />
root trainer<br />
Nothing can beat the taste of fresh,<br />
homegrown vegetables, garnished<br />
with a little pinch of triumph<br />
make the whole process much easier and (in theory) tidier,<br />
but many varieties can be grown in garden borders among<br />
the flowers too. In fact, this is how our domestic gardens<br />
came about in the first place, and a true cottage garden is<br />
supposed to be a joyful jumble of flowers, fruit and vegetables.<br />
The Soil, The Soil, The Soil<br />
I would like to spend the rest of this piece talking about how<br />
important the soil is, how little we know about the complex<br />
relationships between the soil microbiome and the roots of<br />
plants – and how the quality of the soil will dictate not just<br />
the health of the soil, but how healthy and nutritious your<br />
vegetables will be. For now I’ll just say look after your soil.<br />
The best way to improve soil is to add organic matter<br />
in the form of well-rotted manure, spent mushroom<br />
compost, or your own (weed-free) compost. If the soil<br />
in your garden is heavy (clay), you may need to add this<br />
as a mulch in the autumn and let the soil organisms<br />
incorporate it over the winter – and do the digging in for<br />
you. If your soil is light, add the mulch in the spring to<br />
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manure pellets and blood fish and bone can be added<br />
at planting time if the crop requires an extra boost.<br />
Easy Peas-y<br />
The least troublesome crops to grow will depend to a<br />
certain extent on your soil, but some well-behaved plants<br />
manage to do well whatever the circumstances. On my<br />
light soil I’m usually successful with leeks and onions,<br />
roots, such as beetroot and carrots, and also salads and<br />
herbs. On heavier clay soils, which are more nutrientrich,<br />
brassicas – cabbage, broccoli and, if you firm them<br />
in really well, Brussels sprouts – should flourish. Soil type<br />
aside, the list below would make a general starter pack:<br />
Peas and broad beans – start these off directly in the<br />
ground now, but only if mice can’t detect them (remember the<br />
mouse in Mr McGregor’s garden with the pea in her mouth?).<br />
Beetroot and perpetual spinach – sow this early or<br />
Top left: Beetroot Top right: Cabbages and kale Above: Small<br />
Chantenay carrots can be grown in containers<br />
late and avoid the height of the summer when these<br />
crops can bolt (or buy bolt-resistant varieties).<br />
Loose leaved lettuce – you can harvest this over a long<br />
period by picking the outer leaves and allowing the rest to<br />
keep growing. Loose leaved, as opposed to varieties with<br />
‘hearts’, won’t run to seed so quickly in hot weather.<br />
Short carrots – these are much easier and quicker to<br />
grow than the longer ones and are good in containers.<br />
Kale – can be grown all year and is as handsome as it<br />
is nutritious, but watch out for pests such as white fly<br />
and cabbage white caterpillars in the summer months.<br />
You can grow the above all from seed, or buy them as<br />
little plug plants and plant them straight out. Buying<br />
plants isn’t cheating – it is the quickest, simplest way to a<br />
successful harvest, but remember that the garden centres,<br />
a bit like the supermarkets, are choosing varieties for their<br />
own reasons, so flavour might come lower down the list than<br />
something like heavy cropping, or uniform shape and size.<br />
Best Value<br />
The vegetables that will give you the best value for money are<br />
those that crop prolifically, such as courgettes, climbing beans<br />
and tomatoes. Go easy on these super producers (you’ll know<br />
if you’ve overdone it if you catch your neighbours crossing<br />
the road when they see you). One or two courgette plants is<br />
definitely enough to feed a family, if not the neighbourhood.<br />
Gluts also have a habit of appearing just when you go on<br />
holiday too – avoid this by picking heavily just before you<br />
go, which should give you a small gap for a week or so.<br />
These crops are tender and won’t tolerate frosts, so<br />
don’t be tempted to plant them out too early (or too<br />
late). Late May is usually when half-hardy vegetable<br />
(and bedding) plants are safe to be left outside.<br />
Water-wise<br />
Plants that bear fruits and pods may need watering in dry<br />
spells once they start to flower and set fruit. I try to keep<br />
watering to a minimum, and dig a ‘bean trench’ under beans,<br />
courgettes and squashes. This involves digging a hole/trench<br />
18-24 inches deep earlier in the season and filling it with<br />
kitchen scraps, cardboard, organic matter – the sort of things<br />
you’d put on a compost heap. Then finish with a layer of<br />
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them as much. Only water if it gets exceptionally dry – and<br />
it is better to water deeply once a week than little and often.<br />
Un-buyable Taste<br />
There are some vegetables you just can’t buy, and a few that<br />
when homegrown have a very different taste to those bought<br />
in shops. Peas and sweetcorn start to lose their sweetness as<br />
soon as they are picked because the sugars in them turn into<br />
starch and by the time they get to the shops they are often<br />
woolly and tasteless. Frozen peas are always better to buy than<br />
fresh, because they are harvested and frozen out in the fields.<br />
Sun ripened homegrown tomatoes are unbeatable for<br />
flavour – from tiny cherry style up to big and beefy, your<br />
own tomatoes will always be better than those in the<br />
shops. Then there are things like courgette flowers, tiny<br />
artichokes and pea tips (the first few leaves that appear).<br />
<strong>Living</strong> Larders<br />
One of the many joys of vegetable growing is that you will have<br />
fresh veg on tap – just waiting outside on the patch for you<br />
to harvest when you need it. Some crops need to be picked as<br />
soon as they are ripe but others, especially those that are happy<br />
to sit in the ground through winter, really do become like a<br />
living larder. I find that leeks, kale, perpetual spinach (spinach<br />
beet), winter-hardy salad leaves and most herbs just tick away<br />
for months, ready to be picked – until the following spring<br />
that is, when they will suddenly rush into flower and set seed.<br />
Forking Hell<br />
The things that go wrong are usually related either to the<br />
soil and weather conditions, or to attack from pests. Carrots<br />
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It’s a Wild<br />
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Sue Whigham discusses the measures we<br />
can all take to protect biodiversity<br />
Above: Common Red Soldier Beetles, often seen on umbelifer flowers<br />
Last week, squeezed in amongst<br />
the newspaper <strong>supplement</strong>s, I<br />
spotted a report on comments<br />
made by the new President of the<br />
British Ecological Society. In it she<br />
urges us to take ‘meaningful action’ to<br />
protect our pollinators by not digging<br />
out or spraying dandelions with<br />
noxious substances the moment you<br />
spot them in or near your garden. She<br />
emphasises that they are a fantastic<br />
source of both nectar and pollen<br />
for the early pollinators, hence her<br />
suggestion to try to resist eradicating<br />
them. She also quotes the depressing<br />
statistic that in a 30-year period from<br />
1980, a third of more than 300 of our<br />
pollinators have seen large declines in<br />
their populations. A sobering thought.<br />
There used to be a patch of<br />
dandelions, complete with buzzing<br />
pollinators, on one of my dog walks<br />
until a couple of years ago. They seem<br />
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to have disappeared and their demise<br />
coincided with the local farmer’s ‘slash<br />
and burn’ policy of that year. I wonder<br />
what happened there. However, with a<br />
bit of luck, they may pop up somewhere<br />
else and flourish. Let’s hope so.<br />
But maybe things are looking up with<br />
attitudes changing towards conserving<br />
the biodiversity we have and the need<br />
there is to preserve it; to realise the<br />
importance of biodiversity’s contribution<br />
to all aspects of our wellbeing. It seems<br />
contrary that despite this, human<br />
actions worldwide are still very much<br />
contributing to all the factors that lead<br />
to biodiversity being under siege.<br />
However, there is no obvious sign<br />
that the current loss of biodiversity<br />
and changes in the environment is<br />
actively slowing down, but I think<br />
that if we all stopped to think and<br />
did what we could, even in a small<br />
way, the direction of travel could be<br />
deflected. We need to spread the word.<br />
We all know that both natural and<br />
human induced factors (referred to as<br />
‘drivers’) contribute to both species<br />
decline and climate change – although<br />
of course we have some, unfortunately<br />
in positions of power internationally,<br />
who seem to have their heads in the<br />
sand as they see making<br />
money as the default<br />
position come what may.<br />
The culprits, or main<br />
‘drivers’ are endless;<br />
from habitat loss, to over<br />
exploitation of natural<br />
landscapes, destruction<br />
of forests, pollution and careless use<br />
of our soil and water resources.<br />
I recently read a report of a speech<br />
that the then Environmental Minister,<br />
Theresa Villiers, gave last autumn from<br />
the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in<br />
Barnes. One or two remarks stood out,<br />
“Protect our<br />
pollinators by<br />
not digging<br />
out or spraying<br />
dandelions”<br />
one being ‘that we are utterly reliant<br />
on nature, from the most fortunate<br />
of us to the most vulnerable, not least<br />
because wildlife pollinates the crops that<br />
account for over a third of global food<br />
supply’. She stressed the belief that we<br />
have solutions for loss of diversity and<br />
climate change, despite the fact that the<br />
scale of the challenge is<br />
huge and that our global<br />
response leaves quite a<br />
lot to be desired. I know<br />
that the international<br />
push to plant more trees<br />
– trees in their millions<br />
– seems to be gaining<br />
momentum. And we can do that too<br />
even if we have the tiniest of patches.<br />
My son, who lives in a particularly<br />
polluted part of London, showed me an<br />
old photograph of where he lives taken<br />
at the beginning of the 20th century.<br />
Most noticeable of course was the<br />
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lack of vehicles and the children playing<br />
in the street but also the street trees.<br />
More recently, the local council have<br />
been making some effort to plant new<br />
saplings on their patch so as long as<br />
the trees survive their formative years,<br />
aftercare being a bit hit and miss, maybe<br />
things are looking up. But what can<br />
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Organisations, such<br />
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thin layer of top soil covering the planet.<br />
Each square inch of soil contains myriad<br />
single organisms, all manner of minute<br />
insects, and fungi through to animals,<br />
such as voles, moles and badgers. They<br />
are all interconnected and have a reason<br />
“Organisations, such<br />
as the CPRE, are<br />
worth joining and<br />
actively supporting”<br />
for being there. We have so many vole<br />
runs in part of the garden that the lawn<br />
has collapsed, but at least we know<br />
that we are providing a habitat for<br />
one of the main food sources for barn<br />
owls. It’s good to see that ploughing<br />
is being reduced and that farmers are<br />
encouraged to leave wildlife corridors<br />
round their fields.<br />
And hopefully the<br />
use of pesticides and<br />
fertilisers will gradually<br />
be replaced with more<br />
organic products,<br />
which are nontoxic<br />
to the natural<br />
world, one of these days.<br />
In October 2019, Great Dixter<br />
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Top left: Insect hotel Middle left: Sedum<br />
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Bottom: Lichen on garden bench<br />
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The whole estate is already a haven for<br />
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<strong>March</strong> winds and April showers bring forth May<br />
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learning dropped on average by 1% for every one degree<br />
temperature rise the year before an exam. The effect<br />
was particularly noticeable for pupils in deprived areas<br />
where schools were less likely to be air-conditioned.<br />
In this country, new school buildings are adapted<br />
for heatwaves, but old ones are a nightmare for pupils<br />
and teachers. Teachers say they can just about get<br />
students through morning lessons but by the afternoon,<br />
everyone is dehydrated, overheated and headachy. And<br />
studies have shown that very hot weather affects us all,<br />
decreasing our ability to make decisions or cope with<br />
new information, as well as keeping us indoors and away<br />
from outdoor exercise – all things which impact directly<br />
on children’s ability to do their best in the classroom.<br />
Alas, cold weather is not much better. Classrooms<br />
have, by law, to reach 18 degrees Celsius to be<br />
usable and when schools fear that their buildings<br />
will be too cold or that school travel will be<br />
dangerous, they close. Bad winters can see multiple<br />
school closures, with added school absences for<br />
less well-off children who don’t have good warm<br />
clothes, or a parent’s car to get them to school.<br />
All of which means that the more extreme<br />
climate swings we are seeing now will bring new<br />
challenges for parents, teachers and children.<br />
Meanwhile, a recent study has added significantly<br />
“Noise directly<br />
impacts how<br />
well children<br />
learn to read”<br />
to the existing evidence that air pollution impacts<br />
children’s learning. When 18 schools in Los Angeles<br />
began to filter their air following a natural gas leak,<br />
researchers were astonished to see that test scores<br />
leapt up. The effect of air filters was, they estimated,<br />
the equivalent of students getting two and a half<br />
months of extra learning before taking their tests.<br />
Already many UK schools are trying to<br />
keep their air clean by planting screens of ivy<br />
around their playgrounds, and telling parents<br />
to turn off car engines at the school gate.<br />
But all sorts of environmental factors can affect school<br />
performance. Noise directly impacts how well children<br />
learn to read and acquire language – so<br />
pity the children whose schools are near<br />
major airports – while exposure to lead,<br />
mercury and other metals damages<br />
children’s brains and nervous systems.<br />
Of course, we’re so lucky here in<br />
The Weald where lots of schools enjoy<br />
quiet settings, where our many woods and hedgerows<br />
filter the air, and where most of us live very far away<br />
from the worst ravages of industrial pollution.<br />
But we still need to remember that children are<br />
not little human robots, easily programmed for test<br />
success. They are living, breathing human animals,<br />
affected by every aspect of their environment,<br />
whose ability to learn may sometimes be greatly<br />
challenged by the world around them.<br />
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Jackie Sexton Diana Croft Renate Wilbraham<br />
- Stitch Art<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Visions - Art in Perspective<br />
Alana Dunlevy<br />
Liz Holloway<br />
Barbara Liddle<br />
Stella Mance<br />
<strong>March</strong> 30th - April 5th, <strong>2020</strong><br />
at Denbies Gallery - Dorking<br />
10am - 5pm Monday to Saturday and<br />
10am - 4pm Sunday<br />
A stunning exhibition showing art from the perspective of<br />
ten different artists. Join us this spring at Denbies art gallery<br />
and discover a diverse and inspiring collection of original<br />
and contemporary paintings including stitch art and prints.<br />
Affordable art and something for everyone. Free parking,<br />
restaurant and farm shop - makes for an enjoyable day out.<br />
Denbies Wine Estate<br />
Free Entry, Parking, Gallery Restaurant and Shop<br />
London Road, Dorking, <strong>Surrey</strong>, RH5 6AA<br />
www.denbies.co.uk<br />
Jill Bellamy<br />
(Paintings not to scale)<br />
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ART<br />
Fri 13 Mar, (private view<br />
or ticket only) Sat 14<br />
Mar, & Sun 15 Mar<br />
Sandown Park Racecourse,<br />
Portsmouth Road,<br />
Esher KT10 9AJ<br />
Contemporary Arts Fair<br />
Coming back for its third year for a<br />
full weekend with over 160 curated<br />
artists, printmakers, photographers,<br />
sculptors and ceramicists from<br />
all over the UK and Europe.<br />
contemporaryartfairs.co.uk<br />
Fri 20 Mar 6-8.30pm, & Sat<br />
21 – Sun 22 Mar 10am-5pm<br />
Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry<br />
Road, Teddington TW11 9NN<br />
Contemporary<br />
Textile Fair<br />
Over 70 exhibitors show and<br />
sell quality handmade textiles,<br />
plus a special exhibition and<br />
talks by members of S.E.W. (the<br />
Society of Embroidered Work).<br />
Entry: £4<br />
landmarkartscentre.org<br />
30 Mar – 5 Apr (10am-5pm<br />
Monday to Saturday &<br />
10am-4pm on Sundays)<br />
Denbies Wine Estate, London<br />
Road, Dorking RH5 6AA<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Visions – Art<br />
in Perspective<br />
A stunning exhibition showing<br />
art from the perspective of ten<br />
artists including Barbara Liddle,<br />
Diana Croft, Genevieve Brown,<br />
and Alana Dunlevy. Discover a<br />
diverse and inspiring collection<br />
of original and contemporary<br />
paintings including Stitch Art and<br />
prints. The art is affordable and<br />
there is something for everyone.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
07851 741395 /<br />
denbies.co.uk / shedart.org<br />
Children & Families<br />
Sat 28 Mar – Mon 13<br />
Apr 11am-4pm<br />
Claremont Landscape<br />
Gradens, Portsmouth<br />
Road, Esher, KT10 9JG<br />
Cadbury Easter<br />
egg hunt<br />
Join Claremont Landscape<br />
gardens for an Easter egg hunt<br />
and Tree trumps trail.<br />
Search for clues on their eight<br />
colourful egg-shaped boards<br />
hidden around the garden or<br />
explore Claremont far and wide<br />
with the whole family, collecting<br />
facts about the amazing trees.<br />
Entry: Normal admission plus<br />
£3.50 per hunt or £1 per trail<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
Tue 27 Mar 7-9pm<br />
Mad Lilies, 84 High Street,<br />
Banstead SM7 2NN<br />
Flower arranging<br />
workshop<br />
An ideal opportunity for quality<br />
bonding time while getting creative<br />
and learning how to master making<br />
a perfect hand-tied bouquet.<br />
You will learn the technique of<br />
spiraling while working with<br />
stunning seasonal flowers.<br />
Entry: £120pp<br />
madliliesathome.co.uk<br />
Wellbeing<br />
Sun 29 Mar 10am-5pm<br />
Denbies Wine Estate, London<br />
Road, Dorking, RH5 6AA<br />
Mind, Body & Soul<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong>’s Premier Holistic MBS<br />
and wellbeing show. In Denbies’<br />
beautiful vineyard in the <strong>Surrey</strong><br />
Hills, around 60 experienced<br />
and gifted therapists, spiritual<br />
counsellors and retailers come<br />
together to share their wisdom,<br />
covering a wide range of subject<br />
areas and immersive experiences.<br />
Entry: £5.80<br />
eventbrite.co.uk /<br />
holisticandmystic.com<br />
Workshops<br />
Sun 15 Mar 10am-1.30pm<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> Art School, Dean<br />
House Farm, Newdigate,<br />
Dorking RH5 5DL<br />
Tapestry Weaving with<br />
Susannah Bolton<br />
This weaving workshop is designed<br />
What’s On in <strong>March</strong><br />
to teach beginners to work with<br />
stunning hand-made notched<br />
lap looms. Susannah Bolton will<br />
explain the anatomy of the looms<br />
before helping students to plan a<br />
small tapestry and start to weave<br />
either working from an image or<br />
completely freely. At the end of<br />
the workshop you will be taught<br />
how to remove it to leave your<br />
beautiful finished tapestry.<br />
Entry: £65pp<br />
surreyartschool.com<br />
Various dates throughout <strong>March</strong><br />
Limpsfield Cookery School,<br />
The Old Printworks, High<br />
St, Limpsfield RH8 0DR<br />
Asian Cuisine<br />
Limpsfield Cookery School is spicing<br />
things up for <strong>March</strong> with a series<br />
of Asian cuisine courses including<br />
Indian Cuisine courses and an<br />
Indian Supper Club hosted by the<br />
fabulous Jaya Malani of Breech<br />
Lane Curry House. Pamela Chen<br />
will also lead several Asian Fusion<br />
classes and Vegetarian / Vegan chef<br />
and author, Jenny Chandler starts<br />
off the school’s vegan classes with<br />
More Plants on Plates. Renowned<br />
chefs Ollie Thompson and Andy<br />
Tyrell will be running masterclasses<br />
for meat and bread making.<br />
Entry: Courses from £85 (1/2<br />
day), supper club £65pp<br />
thelimpsfieldcookeryschool.co.uk<br />
Look Forward:<br />
April<br />
Tue 7 Apr<br />
Sandown Park, Portsmouth<br />
Road Esher KT10 9AJ UK<br />
Tue 14 & Tue 28 Apr<br />
Kempton Park Racecourse,<br />
Staines Road East,<br />
Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ<br />
Sunbury & Sandown<br />
Antiques Markets<br />
These two antique markets are go-to<br />
shopping destinations and sources<br />
of inspiration for celebrities and<br />
Kings. No really, they have been<br />
visited by Keira Knightly, Paloma<br />
Faith, the King of Thailand as well<br />
as film studios and many of Europe’s<br />
top design houses. A few times a<br />
month these markets gather up well<br />
over 800 quirky characters from<br />
across Europe to exhibit antiques,<br />
collectables, vintage, fashion and<br />
retro treasures in a sort of hibrid<br />
somewhere between your favourite<br />
Parisian flea market and a secret offthe-beaten<br />
track vintage store of your<br />
dreams. Somehow people still regard<br />
it as their own little find. Well sorry<br />
folks - we’re taking this one public.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
sunburyantiques.com<br />
Fri 3 Apr – Sat 31 Oct<br />
(Closed on Mondays, open<br />
for group appointments of 4+<br />
on Tuesdays & Wednesdays,<br />
open 11am-6pm Thursday to<br />
Saturday, open 12noon-5pm on<br />
Sundays, open 11am-6pm on<br />
Bank Holiday Monday)<br />
Hannah Peschar<br />
Sculpture Garden’s<br />
Annual Sculpture<br />
Exhibition<br />
April will see the Hannah Peschar<br />
Garden reopen, exhibiting around<br />
200 pieces by some 50+ artists<br />
in the magical environment of<br />
a garden designed by landscape<br />
architect Anthony Paul. This<br />
mind boggling garden is like a<br />
trip down the rabbit hole with<br />
its wonderful mix of sculptures<br />
Entry: Adults £12, concessions<br />
£8, Children (5-16) £7,<br />
by appointment £12<br />
hannahpescharsculpture.com<br />
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Contemporary<br />
Textilesfair<br />
<strong>2020</strong><br />
70 exhibitors with quality handmade textiles<br />
21 & 22 <strong>March</strong><br />
10am – 5pm<br />
Preview Evening<br />
20 <strong>March</strong> 6 – 8.30pm<br />
Admission £4, Concessions £3, U16s & LAC Members FREE<br />
www.landmarkartscentre.org<br />
contemporarytextilesfair<br />
Ferry Road, Teddington, TW11 9NN 020 8977 7558 landmarkarts<br />
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Competition<br />
Win A ONE-DAY COOKERY COURSE<br />
FOR TWO AT the newly opened<br />
limpsfield cookery school<br />
The Limpsfield Cookery School<br />
opened its doors for the first time<br />
last month to offer budding chefs<br />
and home cooks an extensive range of<br />
courses from cake making and chocolate<br />
skills to Asian Fusion and Fish Cookery.<br />
The School was founded by Jacqueline<br />
Derbyshire, a self-confessed foodie, in<br />
response to discovering a lack of courses<br />
which could help her learn and improve<br />
her own cookery skills. “I found that there<br />
were either no courses available to help<br />
me learn, or those that were available were<br />
more geared to professional chefs and<br />
felt cold and unwelcoming.” She says.<br />
To create a warm and inviting<br />
atmosphere, Limpsfield’s courses are<br />
run from the School’s purpose-built<br />
farmhouse style kitchen, where guests<br />
will be educated in a fun and inclusive<br />
way. Whether you are looking to start<br />
out with kitchen basics, practise your<br />
baking, or planning to learn a whole new<br />
cuisine, there will be a course for you.<br />
All full day courses include lunch and<br />
Jacqueline and her team fully encourage<br />
everyone to use this time to have a chat<br />
about what they’ve learnt with their<br />
classmates and teacher. You will take<br />
home everything that you cook<br />
to wow your friends and family<br />
with your new-found skills!<br />
The Limpsfield Cookery<br />
School takes menu inspiration<br />
from the local surroundings and<br />
ensures that all food, wherever<br />
possible, is sourced from <strong>Surrey</strong>,<br />
with careful attention paid to<br />
minimising food miles and waste.<br />
For more information, and<br />
to see the range of courses<br />
available, call 01883 818383 or visit<br />
thelimpsfieldcookeryschool.co.uk<br />
How to enter:<br />
For your chance to win just answer<br />
the following question: Who founded<br />
The Limpsfield Cookery School? Enter<br />
your answer with your contact details<br />
in the online form at surrey-homes.co.uk/<br />
competition by 31 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2020</strong>. There is<br />
no cash alternative and the prize must be<br />
taken by the end of 30 September <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
You must be over the age of 18 to enter.<br />
Congratulations to Alison Moppett who<br />
wins our January competition for a Louise<br />
Deluxe Waxed Jacket from Welligogs.<br />
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Jane Howard’s<br />
Fables from<br />
the Farm<br />
Jane gets set to welcome this year’s calves to<br />
the farm and clarifies the difference between<br />
grass-fed and intensively reared beef<br />
Excitement is rising at Coopers<br />
Farm. It’s nine months now since<br />
our new bull Captain Fantastic<br />
ran out with the cows and hopefully<br />
he’ll live up to his name and produce<br />
some suitably impressive calves. I’ve<br />
been shopping in anticipation of the<br />
patter of tiny hooves. Lubricant, ropes,<br />
iodine and some calf starter paste –<br />
effectively a tube of concentrated Red<br />
Bull – to help the ones exhausted<br />
by a tricky birth get up and get on<br />
with the business of surviving.<br />
It couldn’t be more important. New<br />
calves, like lambs and piglets, are<br />
delivered into a world that is far from<br />
hygienic – no clean sheets or sterilised<br />
bottles for them. Immunity comes<br />
from their mother’s colostrum – the<br />
first thick milk which is stuffed with<br />
antibodies – but the problem is they<br />
can only absorb it for the first six or<br />
seven hours of life. After that, the<br />
lining of their gut changes and they<br />
Captain Fantastic<br />
himself<br />
can no longer absorb the big antibody<br />
molecules. So in the first few hours<br />
they must consume at least two litres<br />
of colostrum and if they don’t, then<br />
the likelihood of them succumbing to<br />
infection in the weeks ahead is high.<br />
And it’s not just the calves that need<br />
to get going; the mother also has to<br />
be a willing partner. So imagine, it’s<br />
three in the morning you’ve pulled and<br />
tugged a healthy calf into the world<br />
and left it with mum to vigorously<br />
lick dry (it’s where the saying lick into<br />
shape comes from) and then push and<br />
nudge to encourage it<br />
to stand up and drink.<br />
Time for a cup of tea.<br />
It’s sooo annoying then<br />
to return back half an<br />
hour later to discover<br />
nothing has happened,<br />
the wet confused calf is<br />
still lying where it was<br />
born and the mother is<br />
nonchalantly munching<br />
hay with the other cows as though<br />
nothing much has happened. This is<br />
most common with heifers – first time<br />
mums – who are far from impressed<br />
by the effort of giving birth and see<br />
no good reason to pursue motherhood<br />
and its associated responsibilities<br />
any further, thank you very much.<br />
What then follows is an hour of<br />
making a slippery, wet, heavy (about<br />
40kg) calf stand up with its head by<br />
her udder. If you open its mouth<br />
and squirt milk from a teat down<br />
its throat, trying to avoid a faceful<br />
yourself, it gets the message and starts<br />
sucking. And then nature takes over<br />
and it doesn’t stop. In these situations,<br />
the only way to encourage mum’s<br />
“Immunity comes<br />
from their mother’s<br />
colostrum – the<br />
first thick milk<br />
which is stuffed<br />
with antibodies”<br />
participation is by bribing her with<br />
food. Give her a bucket of grub and<br />
you usually have about 10 minutes<br />
when she’s more interested in the<br />
bucket than kicking you away, to<br />
get the calf on and sucking. Phew.<br />
We usually calve the heifers first and<br />
then move on to the cows which is all<br />
round less eventful. Not surprisingly if<br />
you’ve already had six or seven calves,<br />
number eight is likely to pop out fairly<br />
quickly and you know exactly what the<br />
job description involves. Happy days.<br />
Except this year there are a few clouds<br />
on the horizon for all<br />
British beef farmers.<br />
I don’t think the beef<br />
industry has done a<br />
good job of explaining<br />
to you, the consumer,<br />
the difference between<br />
eating grass-fed beef<br />
living an outdoor life<br />
pretty much as nature<br />
intended, and eating<br />
intensively reared beef that is fed<br />
<strong>inside</strong> on a high protein diet – which<br />
pretty much describes all supermarket<br />
beef. It’s important we all eat less<br />
meat, but truth is a plate of grassfed<br />
locally produced steak and chips<br />
has far less environmental impact<br />
in terms of carbon footprint, water<br />
used and food miles travelled than an<br />
avocado (Mexico), tomato (polythene<br />
hothouse in Spain at this time of<br />
year) and mozzarella (Italy) salad<br />
washed down with an almond milk<br />
(California) latte. Food for thought.<br />
Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on<br />
Instagram @coopersfarm<br />
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