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Contents 

A Note 

from the EDITOR 

07 

Delicious 

A Culinary Journey through 

Northern Ireland 

dishes for afternoon tea 

Our competition 

page returns 

04 

Isn’t it funny how quickly we can go 

from loving the hot weather to doing 

a rain dance - is there anything more 

British? Day one sees us calling 

every available neighbour into the 

garden for a BBQ, making sangria 

and filling up the paddling pool...but 

by day three we are complaining 

about not sleeping in the heat, 

getting sunburnt and worrying about 

the grass dying under said pool. At 

least the garden is looking pretty 

happy though... 

Happy gardens are a theme as this 

edition we were very happy to chat 

to Chelsea seven-time gold medal 

winner Adam Frost about getting the 

garden ready for autumn. Then we 

are beginning to turn our attention 

to the indoors and this edition that 

means bringing together some easy 

ideas to give your home that little lift 

- you only need to make some small 

changes to give a space a refresh. 

On the foodie side, we are talking to 

chef Mitch Tonks - he’s a passionate 

advocate of British seafood and has 

lots of exciting plans afoot. We are 

also feeling a little indulgent with 

some delicious recipes for another 

British classic - the afternoon tea. 

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Editor Katie Thomson 

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Easy interior updates 

for a quick refresh 

Publisher Sally Thomson 

Pre-press Manager Kate Norris 

Contributors Peter Thomson, Sue Cooke, Matthew Biggs, Angela Cave, 

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On the later life side, we are taking 

stock, and showing that retirement 

planning is important no matter 

your age. We go through the major 

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financial ducks in a row. 

Finally, we have the amazing 

competitions - last edition we had 

an unfortunate misprint on the 

closing date, so we’ve extended the 

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All that’s left is to wish you a fabulous 

summer of fun and to say we’ll be 

back in October - brace yourself, we 

may just be mentioning...Christm... 

no I can’t, not yet. But be prepared, 

it’s coming! See you then! 

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TIME FOR 

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CLASSIC TEATIME SCONES 

You can’t go wrong with a freshly baked 

scone. Simple to master and can be 

whipped up in a matter of minutes! 

PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES 

COOK TIME: 12-15 MINUTES 

MAKE 18-22 SCONES 

INGREDIENTS 

450g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

100g cold butter, cut into cubes 

50g caster sugar 

2 medium Clarence Court Hens Eggs plus 

1 beaten 

Milk 

METHOD 

Pre-heat the oven to 200˚C/400˚F/ gas mark 

6. Line two baking trays with greaseproof 

paper. 

Put the flour and baking powder into a large 

mixing bowl, add the butter and rub it into 

to the flour with your fingers until you create 

a fine breadcrumb texture. Stir in the sugar. 

Crack the eggs into a measuring jug and 

top up with enough milk to get to 270ml. 

Make a well in the centre of the flour mix 

and pour in the eggs and milk. Stir using a 

dinner knife to start then use your hands to 

form a rough dough. Tip out on to a lightly 

floured work surface and roll to a rough 

oblong about 2cm thick. 

Use a 5cm cutter to cut out as many scones 

as possible then arrange over the 2 trays 

making sure they aren’t too close to each 

other. Roll out the remaining dough and cut 

out more scones. When all the scones have 

been cut out, brush the tops with beaten 

egg and place the trays in the oven to bake 

for 12 - 15 minutes or until pale gold in 

colour and nicely risen. 

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Allow to cool a little on a wire rack and 

serve warm with clotted cream and your 

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SESAME BRAIDED EGG BUNS 

A mix between a brioche and a pretzel, Nicola 

Millbank’s sesame braided eggs buns are best 

served warm fresh from the oven, slathered in 

salted butter. 

PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES PLUS 90 MINUTES 

TO RISE AND 30 MINUTES TO REST 


SERVES 12 

INGREDIENTS 

175ml warm milk 

2¼ teaspoon fast action dried yeast 


2 Clarence Court Burford Brown eggs, plus 1 

yolk 

60ml vegetable oil 

440g plain flour 

½ teaspoon salt 

1 egg yolk 

1 tablespoon of milk 

1 tablespoon of sesame seeds 

A pinch of flaked sea salt 

METHOD 

The following can be done in either a stand 

mixer with the dough hook attachment or in a 

large bowl with a fork. 

Into the bowl, add the warm milk, yeast, castor 

sugar, eggs and egg yolk, vegetable oil, plain 

flour and salt. Turn the machine onto low and 

mix until the ingredients have come together 

and a sticky dough is formed, completely 

coming away from the bowl. 

Turn out onto a floured surface, kneed for a 

couple of minutes until smooth and form into 

a ball. Place the dough into an oiled bowl 

and cover in clingfilm for 90 minutes until it’s 

doubled in size. 

After 90 minutes, turn the dough out onto a 

floured surface. Cut the dough into quarters 

then each quarter into three. Working on one 

piece at a time, cut the piece of dough in half, 

and roll both halves out into two sausages, 

around 20cm long. Place one down horizontally, 

and the other, over the top vertically creating 

a cross. Then picking up the ends of the 

horizontal sausage, cross them over each other 

and place them back down. Repeat this with the 

vertical sausage, criss-crossing the pieces of 

dough to form a plait. 

Tuck the ends under the bun and place the 

braid onto a baking sheet lined with greaseproof 

paper. Repeat with the rest of the dough. 

Cover the braided buns in cling film and allow 

to rest for another 30 minutes and preheat the 

oven to 170˚C/ 150˚C fan. Uncover the buns. 

Mix together the egg yolk and milk and brush 

evenly over the buns. Scatter with sesame 

seeds and a sprinkle of seat salt. 

Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a 

deep golden brown. Allow to cool a little before 

removing them from the baking sheet; but these 

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QUAIL SCOTCH EGGS 

Libby Silbermann, has shared with us her 

perfect picnic addition. These Quail Scotch 

Eggs are a delicious bite size treat, served 

with tarragon mayo, dip and enjoy! 


COOK TIME: 5 MINUTES 

SERVES 4 

INGREDIENTS 

12 Clarence Court quail eggs 

250g good quality British sausages, 

removed from skins 

Fresh thyme 

1 egg beaten 

100g panko breadcrumbs 

100g plain flour 

Vegetable oil for frying 

Tarragon Mayo: 

2x egg yolks 

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, plus extra for 

seasoning 

1 teaspoon tarragon vinegar (or white 

wine vinegar) 

250ml olive oil (or rapeseed) 

Juice of ½ lemon 

Handful of fresh tarragon leaves, picked 

and chopped 

METHOD 

Boil the quail eggs in a pan of boiling 

water for 2 minutes. Then plunge into 

an ice bath - this will stop them cooking 

further and ensure you have a runny yolk 

at the end. 

While they are cooling, make your Mayo. 

Place 2 egg yolks in a large bowl. Add 

the mustard and vinegar and whisk them 

well until they are paler. Slowly drizzle 

in the oil in a steady stream, whisking 

continuously - this will emulsify the egg 

yolk and it will thicken and become 

glossy. Keep slowly adding until you 

have added half of the oil. 

At this stage squeeze in juice of ½ a 

lemon. Then drizzle in remaining oil, 

whisking continuously until all is added. 

Season the mayonnaise with the chopped 

tarragon, salt and some more lemon or 

mustard to taste. Set aside. 

Peel the quail eggs carefully as they 

are delicate. It is quite therapeutic and 

satisfying! 

Time to assemble. Add fresh chopped 

thyme to your sausage meat. Season 

the plain flour well with salt and pepper. 

Place a small amount in the palm of your 

hand and press to flatten, place a quail 

egg in the middle and cup your hand to 

enclose the egg in the meat. Gently press 

the sausage meat around the egg so it is 

completely covered and there are no air 

pockets. 

Next place the egg into the flour and 

coat, then dust off the excess. Do the 

same in the egg, and then followed by 

the panko. Repeat with all the quail eggs. 

Heat vegetable oil in a high sided pan so 

it comes up 2 inches high. Heat until it 

reaches 180˚C. 

Fry the scotch eggs in batches for 2 

minutes until golden brown on all sides 

and crisp. Remove carefully with a slotted 

spoon and drain on kitchen paper to 

remove excess oil. Serve alongside the 

tarragon mayo! 

BERRY AND LEMON 

SEMIFREDDO 

A version of the classic Italian dessert 

(meaning semi-frozen), whipped egg 

whites and cream stop the ice cream from 

setting hard which makes it easy to cut. 


COOK TIME: 4 HOURS 

SERVES 6-8 

INGREDIENTS 

300g fresh or frozen summer berries 

150g good quality lemon curd 

1 tbsp limoncello (optional) 


3 Large Clarence Court Burford Brown 


Zest of 2 unwaxed lemons 

400ml double cream 

50g shelled unsalted, pistachios 

(blanched if you can find them) 

50g good quality shortbread biscuit 

METHOD 

Line a 2lb loaf tin with a long strip of 

greaseproof paper that lines the base 

and goes up the shorter sides of the tin to 

leave overhang, this makes it a lot easier 

to remove or you can fully line the tin with 

cling film. Then place the tin in the freezer 

to chill. 

Place 150g of the berries into a small 

saucepan. Simmer on a low heat for 

around 20 minutes until the fruit has 

broken down, strain through a sieve into 

a bowl and allow to cool. 

Mix the lemon curd with the limoncello (if 

using) and place to one side. Meanwhile 

place the egg yolks and sugar in a large 

mixing bowl and whisk until pale then 

stir in the lemon zest. In a separate bowl 

whisk the cream to soft peaks. Then in 

another bowl whisk the egg whites to stiff 

peaks. Carefully fold with cream and egg 

whites into the egg yolk mixture using a 

large metal spoon. 

Remove the tin from the freezer. Spoon 

half of the semifreddo mixture into the 

lined tin ripple in half of the blitzed berry 

mixture and scatter in some whole berries 

then spoon over the lemon curd mixture. 

Spoon over the remaining semifreddo 

mixture and ripple in the remaining berry 

mixture. Reserve the remaining whole 

berries for serving. Place the semifreddo 

in the freezer uncovered for 4 hours, then 

cover and freeze for at least another 4 

hours or over-night. 

When you’re nearly ready to serve, 

remove the semifreddo from the freezer 

and place in the fridge for 20 minutes. 

In a food processor blitz the shortbread 

and pistachios together to make a crumb. 

Turn the semifreddo out onto a serving 

plate or board and scatter over crumb. 

Slice and serve with the remaining fruit. 

BLUEBERRY AND 

PEACH CAKE 

An impressive-looking but easy to make 

cake, topped with cream cheese frosting 

and lots of fresh fruit with the added floral 

flavours of a little fresh rosemary! Duck 

eggs help keep the sponge light and 

fluffy. 



SERVES 6-8 

INGREDIENTS 

150g baking spread or softened unsalted 

butter (plus 50g softened unsalted butter 

for frosting and for greasing) 


4 tablespoons thick peach puree or 

blitzed tinned or fresh peeled peach (or 

just use 50g extra caster sugar) 

2 Clarence Court Braddock Whites 

150g self-raising flour, sieved 

Pinch salt 

50g ground almonds 

1 sprig of rosemary, finely chopped plus 

extra sprigs for serving 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

4 tablespoons natural or peach yoghurt 

2 x 120g punnets blueberries 

250g icing sugar sifted plus extra for 

dusting 

250g full-fat cream cheese 

1 whole peach 

METHOD 

Pre-heat the oven to 160˚C/ 320˚F/ gas 

mark 3. Grease and line the base and 

sides of a 20cm, deep round cake tin. 

Place the spread or butter in a large 

mixing bowl and add the sugar. Cream 

together well in a mixer or with a wooden 

spoon until soft and fluffy. Crack the 

eggs into a jug and whisk with the 

peach puree. Stir in a little at a time until 

incorporated. Mix the flour, salt, ground 

almonds, chopped rosemary and baking 

powder in a mixing bowl then fold into 

the butter and egg mix then stir in the 

vanilla extract and yoghurt. Scatter in 

half of one punnet of blueberries into the 

prepared tin, followed by half the sponge 

mixture. Top with the remaining ½ punnet 

blueberries and finish with the rest of the 

cake mix. 

Place the cake in the oven and bake 

for 45-50 minutes until golden and risen 

or if a skewer is poked in the middle it 

comes out clean. Remove the cake from 

the oven and place on a cooling rack for 

about 40 minutes. Carefully release the 

cake from the tin and allow it rest on the 

cooling rack until totally cool. 

Place the icing sugar and 50g of softened 

butter in a mixing bowl and mix well until 

soft and fluffy. Mix in the cream cheese 

until you have a whipped, stable frosting. 

Transfer to a small bowl and pop in the 

fridge to chill whilst the cake cools. 

When ready to assemble place the 

sponge on a serving plate or board. 

Destone and slice the whole peach 

into thin slices. Spread the frosting 

over the top, scatter over the remaining 

blueberries and peach slices. Sprinkle 

over a few rosemary leaves and dust over 

a little icing sugar. Serve with a cup of tea 

or a fresh, crisp sparkling wine. 


Man of the sea 

Mitch Tonks 

The Rockfish Boat 

Mitch Tonks, image courtesy Steve Haywood 

Sally Thomson was 

delighted to catch up with 

chef and entrepreneur - 

Mitch Tonks who she has 

known for over 25 years.... 

SALLY: HOW ARE YOU DOING? 

Mitch: We are doing great! We are looking 

forward to finally getting the restaurant 

open. I think we are going to have a nice 

bounce back, but what a strange time. 

I’m one of the people that has benefited 

and enjoyed it to be honest. Getting to my 

age and not really taking any time off, I’ve 

had lots of time to spend with the kids and 

rethink things to make things better. 

I’D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR 

BEAUTIFUL BOOK THE DISHES LOOK 

MOUTH-WATERING. MY FIRST QUESTION 

HOWEVER, IS HOW 

HAVE YOU ADAPTED TO THE LOCKDOWN? 

I must say that the first 2 weeks were 

scary; I didn’t really know what was going 

to happen, I knew how much money was 

in the bank and how long that would last. 

I had some truly beautiful and humbling 

experiences where my children took care 

of me, cooked for me and said: “Dad, you 

just concentrate on work and we are going 

to look after you and cook for you.” My son 

Ben is a chef and works in The Seahorse 

and so does my daughter along with Ben’s 

partner who is now the general manager. 

FANTASTIC, WHAT A LOVELY FAMILY AFFAIR! 

It is, and it was lovely being at home with 

them. When we started to think about 

survival, “I thought this is it we are going to 

survive this” We had 274 staff and I thought 

we are going to get through this and I’m 

going to take care of every single one of 

you and come out the other side. 

There was a lot to think about and we really 

took care of people. During the time we 

thought about, “How can we make this 

business 

better” and we started 

pulling apart everything that was wrong 

and thought how can we make it better? 

These are things that we couldn’t do when 

we were open, so we did a whole lot of 

things like shortened inventory, better 

shift patterns, closed the restaurant for an 

hour in the afternoon, went down to a 4 

day week in the winter, all the kind of stuff 

that we didn’t have the foresight to do 

previously. 

WHEN SOMEONE IS SO ENGROSSED IN 

MANAGING A BUSINESS IT’S SOMETIMES 

HARD, THIS MUST HAVE GIVEN YOU THE 

OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEW VISION? 

I think it was a bit of that, but I’m always 

very outward looking with my business 

any way but I think one of the challenges 

was trying to get people to go along with 

it as they would be like we’re too busy or 

that’s not the way we do it. Everybody was 

great, and I think I realised that we were 

a lot more capable as I thought we were 

which was great and hugely uplifting, so I 

thought right I’m going to write a book. We 

wrote the book in November after a really 

good summer obviously we didn’t know 

that we were going to be in lockdown the 

first quarter. We were also working hard 

on getting the planning permission for our 

Salcombe restaurant which should be 

ready next year. Then we started sending 


out boxes to people like a seafood meal for 2 

and we suddenly built up to several hundred 

boxes a week which was quite a considerable 

amount. 

What we did was open a fishmongers in 

Brixham just before lockdown, so we ran it 

from there sending out all these boxes. I then 

started to reflect on my own behaviour at 

home, how it had changed and how I was 

buying my toilet roll, my chemicals, my meat 

and things stuff that I had never bought on 

mail order before and subscriptions and I 

was really enjoying it. I started to think about 

how much people had loved our boxes and 

how Sainsbury’s had closed their fish counter 

and I thought why can’t we set up a seafood 

at home business so we completed buying 

our fish supplier, we buy off the fish market 

everyday we have our own boat out there 

fishing so we bought that company and then 

we bought another company that makes 

sauces and things for us but also makes 

things for Fortman & Mason and the big fancy 

retailers. So, we are launching in July a really 

innovated seafood at home business where 

you will be able to buy amazingly fresh fish 

packaged brilliantly, nice and easy recipes 

available nationwide. Hopefully the reputation 

will be great, and people will trust us, they 

can see our fishing boats our restaurants and 

they will want to buy fish from us. 

KNOW YOU ARE EXTREMELY BUSY BUT WHAT 

DO YOU DO TO RELAX? 

I’m a sailor, a big reader so I love to read, 

and I love to cook and entertain at my house 

with the children. I’m a sailor so I love to plan 

voyages I can’t wait to get on the water, and 

we are sailing our boat up to the West Coast 

of Scotland. I’m leaving in 3 weeks and we 

are going to try and live a little bit up there 

and a little bit down here and just take some 

valuable time. 

LETS TALK ABOUT YOUR BOOK WHICH 

LOOKS WONDERFUL. WHEN YOU DO YOUR 

RECIPES WHAT INSPIRES YOU? DO YOU 

DRAW ON YOUR EXPERIENCE OR DO YOU 

LIKE TO CREATE NEW DISHES? 

I think in this book I draw on my love of 

seafood which is really nice and my own 

experiences in the rock fish book there’s quite 

a lot of new dishes things that I mainly cook 

at home. What I really enjoyed about this 

book is there’s no boundaries. This is food 

that I love like Asian food Singapore Chilli 

Crab (pictured top right) and Crispy fried Chilli 

cuttlefish. It’s really great! 

excel in education so when I 

got a doctorate from Plymouth 

University, I was very proud. 

I had to stand up and do a 

speech in front of the students 

and I never imagined that 

I would get to university 

and receive an honorary 

doctorate and it was my most 

personal proudest moment of 

recognition. 

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experience. 

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the thing I was most proud of was the fact I 

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Canned 

sardines 

on toast 

with capers & red onion 

By Mitch Tonks 

I love canned seafood. It becomes something 

different in the canning process. Oily fish like 

tuna, mackerel and sardines are particularly 

delicious. I have always wanted to can seafood 

caught in the UK. Canning seems to be 

something we don’t do much in this country yet 

in ports across Brittany and northern Spain it 

is quite a craft, and the canned anchovies and 

tuna from those areas are revered the world 

over. They’re even more expensive than the fresh 

catch. 

There is a healthy sardine fishery in Cornwall. 

We bought a tonne of the new season’s catch 

in 2019 and worked with a Spanish seafood 

cannery to have the fish popped into cans. 

We tasted them alongside the very best of the 

Portuguese and Spanish rivals and arrived at the 

conclusion that the Cornish sardines set the bar, 

being fat, oily and delicious. 

I’m often asked what you can do with canned 

sardines. This is how I prepare them at home, 

just a simple combination of ingredients. But the 

sardine mayonnaise we make at the restaurants 

is what transforms the dish. 

SERVES 2 

1 x 140g can sardines 

(I recommend Rockfish brand or Ortiz) 

Sardine mayonnaise (see page 130) 

½ red onion, finely sliced 

1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained 

1 tablespoon finely chopped curly parsley 

1 dill pickle, finely sliced 

2 slices of sourdough bread 

salt and white pepper 

METHOD 

Drain the oil from the can of sardines and use it 

to make the mayonnaise. 

Put the sardines in a bowl with the onion, capers, 

parsley and pickle. Gently break up the fish but 

leave nice chunks. Season. Toast the bread, then 

heap the sardine mixture on top. 

Serve the mayo on the side. 



Sea bream 

baked in 

paper 

with garlic, olive oil, 

chilli & rosemary 

By Mitch Tonks 

Cooking a fish ‘en papillote’, or in a bag, is an 

excellent way to prepare it. The fish retains its 

moistness and the other flavours that you add 

really get a chance to develop with the flavours 

of the fish to create something quite magical. 

The combination of roasted garlic, chilli and 

rosemary is a good one, as is thyme, lemon and 

cumin. But you will find your own preferences. 

Look for wild gilt head or black bream, or use 

farmed gilt head bream, which are delicious and 

perfectly acceptable. Ask your fishmonger to 

scale and gut the fish and remove the head. 

SERVES 2 

8 garlic cloves 

100ml olive oil 

2 whole sea bream, weighing about 450g each, 

head removed 

1 small fresh bird’s eye chilli, finely sliced 

4 sprigs of rosemary 

50ml white wine 

finely chopped parsley 

salt 

METHOD 

Preheat the oven to 160°C Fan/180°C/Gas 

Mark 4. 

Place your garlic cloves, with the skin on, on 

a small roasting tray, drizzle with a little of the 

olive oil and sprinkle with some salt. Roast for 

10 minutes or until soft – you should be able to 

squeeze the garlic from the skin. If not then just 

cook a little longer. Set aside to cool slightly. 

Turn up the oven to its maximum heat. 

Cut out 2 pieces of baking parchment large 

enough to enclose a fish. Lay the parchment on 

the worktop and place the fish on it. Sprinkle the 

chilli over the fish and place the peeled garlic 

around it. Tuck some rosemary into the belly. 

Sprinkle with salt and pour over the rest of the 

olive oil. Fold the paper up and over the fish, and 

just before you seal it up completely, pour the 

wine into the corner, then finish sealing. 

Place the parchment bags on a baking tray 

and cook for 15 minutes. Cut the paper open, 

sprinkle the fish with chopped parley and serve 

straight from the bag. 



Learning through play 

Katie Paynter - discusses 

the value of play in the 

development of children 

Nothing is as natural as a child at play. It is a 

cherished part of childhood. It is important 

to recognise that it is difficult to give a single 

definition of play. It can be defined as ‘what 

children and young people do when they 

follow their own ideas and interests, in their 

own way, and for their own reasons.’ Play 

has also frequently been described as ‘what 

children and young people do when they are 

not being told what to do by adults’. 

Regardless of definition, the importance 

of play cannot be underestimated. It is 

undeniably instrumental in children’s learning 

and development and is particularly integral 

in a child’s early years, given it indubitably 

supports their foundational social, emotional 

and cognitive growth. 

Anyone spending any time with young 

children will understand that providing them 

with opportunities for play provides so much 

more than a few minutes or hours of ‘fun’. 

Many instrumental skills are developed. It 

develops communication and language skills 

and vocabulary, an understanding of emotion 

and empathy, social skills and creativity. It 

also supports and strengthens co-operation, 

collaboration, sharing and problem solving. 

Children will observe those around them 

and mimic language and behaviour. It 

teaches self-expression, nurtures a sense of 

imagination and simultaneously gives children 

a feeling of adventure. 

Dramatic play is absolutely essential to a 

child’s social and emotional development and 

can enhance their physical development too. 

It is also very closely connected to intellectual 

development. This is when children make 

sense of the world in which they live by 

acting out situations before they experience 

them and by mimicking what they witness 

around them. Most children are innately 

imaginative and will happily chat away to 

someone on their toy telephone or pretend 

to travel to hospital in an ambulance made 

from a cardboard box! This creativity must be 

actively fostered! 

Encouraging young children to embrace 

physically active play is extremely beneficial 

and necessary for their development. It 

helps them to learn about the ever-changing 

environment and gives them the opportunity 

to use their whole body and develop their 

gross motor skills. It can meet their multisensory 

needs and will promote significant 

health and well-being benefits. Whether it 

is messy play, creative or role play, it is an 

essential part of learning. 

Play provides a platform through which 

children are not only able to learn about the 

world around them through interacting with it, 

but it also gives them the opportunity to learn 

about themselves. As play is fun, children’s 

focus tends to be over a sustained period. In 

turn, this helps children to develop the ability 

to concentrate. It is important as parents not 

to push your child too hard. Children develop 

in their own ways and in their own time and, 

rest assured, their levels of focus will steadily 

augment. 

It is imperative that children are given the 

time ‘to be children’ and being able to play 

is essential, if the aforementioned physical, 

social, emotional and cognitive skills are to be 

securely embedded. 

Katie Paynter, head of pre-prep and EYFS at 

Lochinver House School and IAPS pre-prep 

and EY adviser 


Stroud School, Romsey 

Forever 

King Edward 

Undaunted 

VI Preparatory School 

A traditional prep school with a 

creative 

www.stroud-kes.org.uk 

heart

The importance of preparing 

students for the workplace 

Dr Joseph Spence, head of Dulwich College, discusses the value 

careers-based workshops can bring to independent schools and 

their state school partners... 

Careers education is an important 

element of a school’s provision, and 

a service one cannot introduce to 

pupils too early. Prospective parents, 

even of 11‐year‐olds, are asking far 

more questions than they used to 

about how we are preparing children 

for the workplace of the future. This is 

inevitable given all of the rhetoric about 

the percentage of jobs not yet created 

into which our pupils will move, and the 

fact that they will likely have multiple 

careers, possibly across many countries 

or continents, over the course of long 

working lives. 

Networking events focused on particular 

professions or industries have proven 

immensely popular. These bring together 

former pupils and current and past 

parents, alongside pupils from both 

independent and state schools. 

However, it is also useful to look for 

ways older pupils can deliver light‐touch 

advice to their younger peers at partner 

schools. As co‐director of the Southwark 

Schools Learning Partnership, I have 

been delighted in recent years to be able 

to encourage a hub of careers advisers 

from a good number of our 16 schools 

(12 state schools and four independent 

schools) to share best practice between 

schools and across the sectors. Latterly, 

we have had our own students help focus 

the minds of younger pupils at a partner 

school on potential university applications 

and the world of careers. 

Last June, a group of Year 10 students 

from City Heights E‐ACT Academy 

in South East London had a careers 

workshop with our careers adviser 

at Dulwich College, and a group of 

the College’s Year 12 students. The 

workshop introduced the UCAS process 

with a short ‘true or false’ activity, with 

students from both schools working in 

teams to decide on the veracity of various 

statements. The statements included 

the number of applicants to university 

through UCAS, World University 

Rankings, average graduate salaries and 

deciding what degree courses some 

famous people had taken. This was an 

effective ice-breaking exercise, which 

ensured that no one could feel he or she 

was an expert when it came to university 

admissions. 

The Year 10 City Heights students were 

then given a brief overview of the UCAS 

applications process and the Year 12 

students explained what A‐levels they 

were doing and the different courses 

and universities they were planning to 

apply to. The City Heights pupils were 

introduced to course and career options 

they had not previously considered, while 

the Dulwich College pupils said it really 

helped them to clarify their own plans 

by having to articulate them for younger 

pupils. 

The next activity consisted of a wideranging 

discussion of the likely nature 

of jobs in the future that haven’t been 

created yet. Students were also advised 

about courses and careers on to which 

one could move later, e.g. becoming a 

solicitor or barrister via a post‐graduate 

law conversion course. 

The final part of the workshop consisted 

of a question and answer session, much 

of which focused on what subjects were 

needed for certain careers. This also gave 

the Dulwich students and their careers 

adviser the opportunity to talk about the 

importance of engaging in co‐curricular 

activities that might support a career 

aspiration, such as volunteering in a 

hospital or care home for healthcare 

related careers. The feedback from the 

session was universally positive and 

this workshop has provided a template 

Dulwich College will consider repeating 

at City Heights and taking to other 11‐16 

partner schools. 

There was a time when the only careers 

advice the head of an independent 

school needed to offer sixth formers was 

on how to write a personal statement. 

Those days are long gone. Whether 

explicitly or implicitly, the new order is 

that everything we do with our students 

has some bearing on preparing them for 

the fast-changing workplace. The jobs 

they will go into may be newly minted 

or newly branded, but the skills and 

aptitudes they will require to succeed 

in them are, in fact, those which have 

always been needed in the world of work: 

the ability to lead on a project, to work in 

a team, to communicate clearly and the 

ability to think outside the box. 

All this they learn in their representation 

of the school on its sport field, in 

the joining of musical and theatrical 

ensembles, in their community projects 

and charitable fundraising and in their 

adventurous activities. We are all careers 

educators now – but explicit, nuanced 

careers advice delivered by those 

who work hard to keep up to speed 

with changes in the major (and new) 

professions, is still absolutely essential. 


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Choosing a school for your child at the moment is harder 

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They are offering open events and private 

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and see the school in action and meet 

their staff as well as online and phone 

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Based in Hook, Hampshire, they offer 

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the reasons why their pupils enter into 

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The school has an inclusive family feel to 

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their children have grown in confidence 

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They have an extraordinary enrichment 

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“We have two children in the school with 

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have been pleased with how the school 

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The enrichment program has been very 

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wider sense of the world around them - it 

really is a great addition to the week.” 

Year 6 and Year 8 Parent 

In their Reception Class they are able to 

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They have specialist teachers in Art, 

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They also have a huge amount of parent 

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“The level of support given by my 

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school summer camps Why send your child to one? 

I think that we would all agree that children have had a very 

disruptive year and more likely one that has been somewhat 

unsettling. 

So to encourage children to enjoy themselves and catch up with 

lost time a visit to a summer camp could be an ideal solution. 

With a summer holiday abroad on hold for many, summer holiday 

clubs are the perfect solution to ensure your child enjoys a time 

away to remember! 

You can choose a club as your child’s summer staycation. There 

are many camps across the country which offer an exciting range 

of activities. 

The main purpose of many camps is educational, athletic, and 

cultural development. A summer camp environment will allow 

children to learn new skills in a safe and nurturing environment. 

Summer camp experience can have a lasting psychological and 

beneficial impact on the development of a child. 

It’s also a great chance to make new friends and discover 

their potential, which has been put on hold with the number of 

shutdowns they have experienced. 

We would recommend that you have a chat with the type of 

activities they would like take part find one that would suit their 

interests will offer your child the adventures they would enjoy. It 

could be horse -riding, crafting, camping and much more.... 


23 children in our region 

have an uncertain future 

Sadly they didn’t get the start in life they deserved. 

Could you adopt and change their lives forever? 

For most people, being part of a family 

is something they can rely on from birth. 

Unfortunately, there are children across 

Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and 

Southampton, who are unable to live with 

their birth parents, and who are instead cared 

for by kind and compassionate foster carers. 

Lilly is just three and loves playing with her 

dolls. Siblings Oliver, aged five years and Theo 

who is nearly three, enjoy going to the local 

park, or like to play with their toy cars endlessly. 

They are just some of the children waiting for 

a permanent family life. 

Today, there are all types of wonderful families 

from different backgrounds and circumstances 

who support one or more children to feel 

included, safe and loved forever. Some families 

have single parents, while others are couples 

who are heterosexual, same sex or gender 

fluid. Ethnicity, religion, or culture, these 

differences don’t matter – what matters is that 

a child is loved and supported to feel safe and 

respected. 

child thrive in a forever home. Kirsty adopted 

an older child, and says it’s the best thing she’s 

ever done. 

I’m so pleased about adoption 

I actually encourage other 

friends... you need to go and 

do that. Do it. For me it’s 

been wonderful.” 

Mike and Natalie both felt very strongly that 

they could offer a family life to a brother and 

sister who might otherwise stay in the care 

system for a long time. “Young siblings have a 

strong bond together but need to be wrapped 

in the cushion of being loved and cherished by 

one or more parent. We knew that separating 

siblings from one another can have long term 

effects on children.” 

Adopt South is seeking more mums and dads 

who can give children a shared life together. 

School teacher Kirsty knew about the high 

numbers of black children who were waiting 

in foster care and felt that with a bit of learning 

and support she could be a mum and help a 

Families who adopt two children or more, 

or adopt a child with additional needs, may 

also get additional financial support through 

Adopt South. 

*Children with Placement Orders as of 5th July 2021 

If you’ve been thinking about adoption 

and the children waiting, contact us today 

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Summertime... 

The Kennel Club advises us on how take care of your 

friends during this time of year 

Warm summer and autumn months are 

great for spending time out with your 

four-legged friend, catching up on the 

adventures we all missed during the 

pandemic, exploring new ‘walkies’ routes 

or enjoying ‘staycations’ and trips. 

These newly found freedoms and 

socialisation opportunities can be very 

exciting for dogs, and it is important that 

owners know how to make sure their canine 

companion is safe and comfortable wherever 

they go. 

The Kennel Club, the UK’s largest 

organisation dedicated to dog health, welfare 

and training, has rounded up top tips on how 

to make sure you and your dog are enjoying 

the end of the summer safely: 

Seaside adventures and BBQs 

If you are planning to enjoy the last weeks 

of the English summer by the seaside or 

throwing a garden party, keep an eye on your 

four-legged friend too. 

Many dogs enjoy water and swimming in the 

sea, rivers or ponds, especially on a warm 

day. To make sure your dog is enjoying the 

water safely, always start off in a shallow 

water to help them adjust before testing 

deeper water. Never let your dog swim in a 

rough sea, ensure they don’t swim too far 

out, and make sure they come back if you 

call them. 

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When taking your dog swimming, be aware 

of blue-green algae, which can be found in 

water bodies and is toxic for dogs. Algae is 

especially common after heat waves and 

can cause a range of serious reactions. If 

your dog becomes unwell, contact your vet 

immediately. 

Whether you are planning your own 

celebration or walking around popular BBQ 

spots on the beach, make sure to look out 

for any leftovers and watch your dog closely. 

Skewers, cooked bones and even corn on 

the cob can be dangerous for dogs. 

Travel and staycations 

If you are planning to enjoy a well-deserved 

holiday soon, it’s important you also keep 

your canine travel companion safe and 

happy. 

Whether you are off on a day trip or a 

longer staycation, make sure to check the 

dog-friendly status of all sights and places 

you intend to visit and stay at to avoid 

disappointment. The dog-friendly status of 

some places might have changed during 

lockdown or have seasonal restrictions in 

place too. Whilst visiting attractions or pubs 

and restaurants, keep an eye on your dog 

to make sure they aren’t overwhelmed and 

if it’s sunny or warm, make sure they have a 

shady area to rest in. Wherever you go, be 

sure to bring water for your dog. 

It is also important to keep your dog safe 

on the road - making sure they have a 

comfortable and cool spot in the car and 

taking regular breaks so they can go to the 

toilet or have a drink. Most importantly, never 

leave your dog alone in a car, even for a short 

while and especially during warmer days 

Wildlife and countryside walks. 

If you are planning a long dog walk in the 

countryside, make sure you’re aware of local 

dog walking rules, many of which change 

during the year, so you and your dog can 

enjoy time in nature responsibly. 

Whilst out with your four-legged friend, follow 

pathways and pay attention to signage about 

dogs being on leads or not allowed. Make 

sure you prevent your dog from approaching 

and chasing any wildlife or livestock and use 

a lead if necessary or required by signage. 

The Kennel Club’s Paw by Paw Guide is 

a useful hub with information and advice 

including seasonal dog walking and 

travelling tips, helping owners and their 

four-legged friends enjoy the summer whilst 

staying healthy, happy and safe. For more 

information visit: thekennelclub.org.uk/ 

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This trend combines 

a focus on integrity 

of items (think antiques) 

alongside comfort. It’s a lived-in 

look that envelops - large convivial 

pieces of furniture, paired with lots of 

texture. Hardwood floors are key to 

this style, as is a strong architectural 

framework to the room. 

The colour palette for this look tends 

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of taupes, whites, creams and beiges, 

intermixed with framing black and 

other earth tones, like terracotta and 

wood. Finally, small pops of colour can 

be added in soft furnishings. 

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have been really evident in lots of 

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add to the depth of the space - think 

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IT’S A 

SUSTAINABLE HOUSING 

DEVELOPMENT IN 

GLOUCESTERSHIRE REACHES 

KEY MILESTONE 

GARDENERS’ 

WORLD 

Adam Frost is an 

award-winning British 

garden designer, 

television presenter and 

motivational speaker. 

Best known for his 

successes at RHS Chelsea 

Flower Show, he is 

passionate about inspiring 

adults and children 

alike to create their 

own gardens and watch 

hedgerows spring to life. 

Sally Thomson caught up 

with him to discuss all 

things green... 

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GEOFF 

BARNWELL? 

It was originally in North Devon Parks 

depart that I did my apprenticeship and 

then I went to work for Geoff when I was 

21 years old and then spent an amazing 

mind blowing, not that I think you realise 

it in your early 20s working 6-7 years with 

Geoff until he passed away in 96. 

AN INSPIRATIONAL MAN I SHOULD 

IMAGINE? 

Yes, looking back I don’t think you 

realised what he was talking about, Peat 

free gardening, Organic gardening, stop 

ripping up limestone pavements and 

destroying the countryside all the things 

that were way before their time really. We 

are now 30 years on and we’ve only just 

decided to ban peat. I think in reality he 

set my gardening moral compass. 

HIS SON HAS GONE INTO THE SAME 

LINE OF WORK ALSO? 

He had 3 sons but Nick the middle son 

was left the garden & nursery, so he’s got 

Barnwell plants and gardens. 

TELL ME HOW THE GARDENER’S 

WORLD EVENT WENT AT BEAULIEU? 

I had a lovely weekend! I’d be lying if I 

didn’t say I was a bit nervous. I had just 

had my 2nd injection It was the first time 

I had done anything in a public arena for 

about 18 months! You realise that all the 

shows are now your general catch up. 

WITH THE PANDEMIC DID YOU FIND 

IT STRANGE NOT BEING OUT & 

ABOUT WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC? 

Definitely, We run a school as well so 

we had to close that. I did some stuff on 

zoom like most people but that’s a very 

strange experience. I’ve never spent 

so much time at home or in the garden 

through the summer months with my wife 

& kids which was a mixed blessing and 

gave me time to stop which I don’t think 

I’ve done since I was 16. 

I BET YOU MISSED THE VIBE OF 

BEING AT CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW? 

I was due to go back and do a garden 

in 2020 so that went but it looks we will 

be able to go back in September and 


do some filming but I’m not building 

anything now. 

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT BUILDING A 

GARDEN FOR CHELSEA? 

It can be 12 months to 2 years planning 

but at one point I was doing them back to 

back finishing one then moving straight 

onto the next one. But it’s fascinating, it’s 

how I built my career. 

“I think ultimately 

gardens are about 

4 things; People, 

Space, Plants and 

Place.” 

HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR 

FIRST CHELSEA GOLD? 

If I’m honest, I think I was slightly 

oblivious to what they actually meant. My 

dad was a landscaper and he built early 

John Brooks gardens in the early 70s I 

recently met Professor David Stevens 

Garden designer who also worked for 

John Brooks. We were talking about 

Chelsea and he said that my dad would 

have been a few gardens along from 

where we were. David also taught me a 

lot about design in that sense. 

WHEN YOU START A DESIGN IS IT 

FROM A THOUGHT OR ARE YOU 

PLANNING IT IN ADVANCE? 

It depends on whether its for a client. 

I think ultimately gardens are about 4 

things; People, Space, Plants and Place. 

It’s normally one of those that I tap into 

first and it might be a bit of landscape 

it might be an individual picture I’ve 

seen it might be the shape of something 

whatever it is that gives me an insight 

into a person or if it’s a show garden what 

particular design will drive it that’s how I 

start and then create from there. 

DO YOU THINK BEAULIEU WILL BE A 

REGULAR EVENT NOW? 

I think so, I walked in and thought 

what a glorious piece of landscape 

and the moment I walked in the gate it 

had a good feel. People really enjoyed 

themselves and as a setting it had quite a 

lovely intimate feel to it, even the stages 

had an open canopy, and everybody 

was sensible and had plenty of space. 

The standard of the displays was really 

good and Hilliers had gone there and 

built a garden, so it was great that you 

had something there of Hilliers quality. I 

think a positive out of the last 15 months 

is that people have slowed down have 

connected or reconnected with what’s 

outside their back door or in the area. 

I’ve seen a report saying we now have 

3 million new gardeners. Everybody 


you talk to in the industry says that 

the hunger from last year is still there 

which is great. I just hope in a way that 

stays. I think even the people that knew 

gardening was good for you physically 

and mentally, even for me I don’t think I 

realised how important it was to my life. 

I FIND IT VERY THERAPEUTIC AND 

GOOD FOR THE SOUL 

It’s interesting that we are seeing 

statistics people moving out of cities 

and into the countryside and are wanting 

bigger gardens it wasn’t that long-ago 

people were downsizing and didn’t want 

a big outdoor space and this time has 

now changed that. 

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE AN 

RHS AMBASSADOR? WHAT DOES 

THAT ENTAIL? 

Yes, I’ve done that for quite a few years 

now. Basically, I help them with stuff 

looking at helping youngsters to engage 

more through events and I did a lot 

of work a while back with Homebase 

creating apprenticeships so that’s how it 

started. I also do a lot of community stuff 

with RHS and I’m just about to start a 

new project which I can’t say too much 

about which will be good. I have travelled 

all over to schools, events for them. I 

was brought up just outside London and 

wasn’t the best behaved, I’m dyslexic 

and obviously I’ve done OK and I think 

that’s why they wanted me to help. 

YOU ARE AT THE NEC IN THE 

SUMMER WHAT WILL THAT INVOLVE? 

I normally go from stage to stage and talk 

all things gardening and there’s different 

themes on different stages from talking 

about Grow your Own, Unusual edibles, 

soil & compost so all sorts really. What 

I love about that show is you have the 

gardens and displays but it also interlinks 

with food and because its at the NEC if 

we do have poor weather people can get 

inside. Because it’s such a large venue 

everything will feel alright. 

DO YOU DO ANY JUDGING IN YOUR 

ROLE? 

I’ve been asked, and I’ve done bits and 

pieces, but I don’t really like to just turn 

up and judge other people’s work. 

SO, AT CHELSEA FOR EXAMPLE ARE 

YOU THERE WHEN THE JUDGES 

COME AROUND? 

You have a 2 minute conversation the day 

before to explain if anything has changed 

or there have been any adjustments 

to the design. They then arrive at your 

garden anytime between 7:30 and 

9:30am on the day and you must be away 

from your garden. Then you have another 

24 hours until you find out the result. 

WHEN DID YOU REALISE THAT 

YOU HAD AN APTITUDE FOR 

PRESENTING? 

I don’t think I did really, I love what I do I 

think it just happened. I was talking to a 

Robert Hillier at Chelsea and he said can 

you remember the conversation we had 

in 2015 where you said the BBC want 

me to do some presenting as they think 

I’m half decent and he said are you sure 

that’s what you want to do and you said 

I don’t know but I’ll give it a go and here 

we are now. 

“I would say to 

anybody there is 

so much glorious 

flower colour foliage 

colour stem colour 

to be had and the 

light is different so 

the atmosphere is 

different you can 

still wrap up and 

enjoy it just don’t 

disengage. Don’t 

chase perfection just 

enjoy the moments.” 

WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE OUR 

READERS TO DO TO THEIR GARDENS 

BEFORE AUTUMN? 

Don’t disengage with the garden, I think 

we get to September the kids go back to 

school and people pack up their gardens. 

I think our environment has changed 

so much that you cant month to month 

garden anymore you have to react to the 

month you are in September, October 

and even going into November we can 

still have some cracking days and only 

have our first frosts going into December 

so I would say to anybody there is so 

much glorious flower colour foliage 

colour stem colour to be had and the light 

is different so the atmosphere is different 

you can still wrap up and enjoy it just 

don’t disengage. Don’t chase perfection 

just enjoy the moments. 

Adam Frost, along with other gardening 

celebrities, will be appearing at the NEC 

in Birmingham from Thursday August 26 

to Sunday August 29. 

For ticket information, please visit 

www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com 


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Retirement planning is a multi-faceted 

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final salary pension, and with longer to 

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possible for the retirement you want. The 

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There are many strands to retirement 

planning, and much of it depends on 

your stage of life. It’s important to seek 

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unique circumstances. 

There are some handy way points to help 

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things to consider: 

Understand what your retirement 

income is likely to be: 

You will be adding to your pension fund 

during your working life, but it’s important 

you get a handle on your various pension 

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Check your state pension: 

The rising state pension age can have a 

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Get an understanding of your 

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Having an idea of your expenditure will 

help you plan longer-term. Your living 

costs are likely to be a lot lower than 

in other phases of life - you might be 

mortgage-free and you don’t have the 

same costs for commuting, recreation or 

childcare for example. 

You may wish to improve your home 

or go on some amazing trips, so it’s 

important you know you have the 

financial reserves to do this. 

When should you start drawing a 

pension? 

You don’t have to stop working to draw 

down your pension - as long as you 

are over the age of 55 - but be aware, 

the sooner you start dipping into it, the 

sooner the pot will deplete. 

How much will retirement cost? 

This is the golden question, and really 

depends on the level of comfort or luxury 

you are looking for in your autumn years. 

A recent Which? study found that the 

average retired household (those living 

alone or as couples) spent an around 

£2,170 per month - this is covering all 

the basic areas of expenditure and some 

luxuries like European holidays. Those 

looking for a more luxurious lifestyle 

including longer-haul trips and new cars 

every five years would need to allow 

for approximately £3,400 per month, or 

£41,000 per year. 

Once you have a framework for the 

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on track for saving, you also need to 

consider how you will access your 

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money purchase/defined contribution 

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With your defined contribution pot, 

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your position as early as possible and 

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It’s been over a decade since the financial crash wiped 

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• To gift funds to a loved one looking to step onto the 

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residential mortgage? 

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