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Contents 

September 2021 

10 

36 

HOUSE OF THE MONTH 

Maggie Alderson selects her 

favourite homes on the market 

103 

94 

TIME FOR ACTION 

Josephine Fairley looks into 

skincare to combat menopause 

131 

62 

THE RIPPLE EFFECT 

Exploring pool facilities at 

Mayfield and Battle Abbey 

29 

36 

59 

62 

83 

85 

94 

NOTEBOOK 

The latest events and 

exhibitions for your diary 

A TOUCH OF BEVERLY HILLS 

An interior designer’s revamp 

of a client’s Georgian home 

GET THE LOOK 

Get the polished, 

contemporary look 

A WORLD BEYOND 

A stunning garden is the focal point 

of a couple’s location shoot house 

GET THE LOOK 

Steal Michelle and Ian’s 

nature-inspired style 

GLASS OF RED? 

Kate Liz Watts styles cosy 

seasonal menswear 

HOLD ON TO SUMMER 

Jo Arnell creates late 

summer recipes 

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125 

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RUN HAPPY PT. 2 

Sarah Maxwell builds 

speed and stamina 

NOURISH TO FLOURISH 

Design your environment 

to improve health 

with Charlotte Lau 

LIVE FAST DIE YOUNG 

Create colourful (short 

lived) displays with Jo 

Arnell’s annual picks 

WHAT TO DO IN 

SEPTEMBER 

Sue Whigham’s tasks 

for the month 

EDUCATION NEWS 

The latest school info 

ROBOTICS & EMERGING 

TECHNOLOGIES 

Keeping up with the latest 

advances in the classroom 

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BOOK SMART 

How libraries continue to evolve 

GET INVOLVED 

The super positive results of 

an active PTA at Parkside 

MEET THE HEAD 

We speak to Head of Claremont 

Senior School, Ed Dickie 

WHAT’S ON 

The world is opening up again 

and we have a list of events to 

mark in your diary this month 

SLOW, GROW, EAT 

Zoë Colville gets to know 

the farm’s pigs 

WINTER 

INTERIORS 

SUPPLEMENT 

18 pages of cosy 

home inspiration for 

a changing season. 

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Editor’s 

Letter 

Rather than bash this rather strange run of weather 

we’ve all been experiencing (I wonder when I will stop 

being surprised by this!), we’ve chosen to embrace 

the changing seasons with a supplement that focuses on 

the cosier things in life and gives us something warm and 

indulgent to look forward to. Rebecca Cuffe has compiled 

an edit of the most inviting winter interiors with a host of 

ideas to prep your home for the final months of 2021. 

Photographer David Merewether and the shoot team have 

been out and about photographing two gorgeous interiors – the 

first, a Beverly Hills-esque Georgian home has been given a 

new lease of life by Ciel Interior Design’s Clare Langham; the 

second, a sizeable period property surrounded by a pictureperfect 

garden of striped lawns and beautiful topiary. 

Back to the cosy theme, Kate Liz Watts has picked out 

cross-seasonal menswear in shades of red for an effortless 

slide into autumn. Josephine Fairley, meanwhile, gives 

her recommendations for the ultimate menopausal 

skincare regime, with fresh new products designed to 

combat a range of issues from flushing to sensitivity. 

Our education section has expanded this month to 

accommodate all the latest news from the schools, with a 

special focus on technology, swimming and libraries. 

With events gaining confidence, we’ve hand-picked some 

of the loveliest things to do this month in our Notebook and 

What’s On sections, from exhibitions to floral extravaganzas. 

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Lympne Castle 

The dream: We’ve featured some 

pretty amazing residences in 

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is the first actual castle – and 

the first Grade I listed property. 

Built in the 13th century, for the 

Archbishop of Canterbury, it really 

is a proper castle-y castle, with 

towers, battlements and a higgledypiggledy 

collection of buildings 

giving it a Hogwarts feel. It’s 

currently used as a wedding venue, 

with the cottages as holiday lets. 

Where: Southeast of Ashford, 

by 11 miles, close to the 

coastal town of Hythe. 

Setting: In its own 137 acres, in 

an elevated position on the edge 

of Romney Marsh. On a clear day 

you can see the coast of France. 

Beds and baths: If you count all 

the component buildings, staff 

flat and cottages, 14 and 9. 

Special features: The whole 

place – but the 13th century 

tower is hard to beat. 

Pleasing details: In the grounds 

are ‘the Remains of the Roman 

Fort of Stutfall Castle (a Scheduled 

Ancient Monument)’. 

Outside: Walled gardens, kitchen 

garden, swimming pool, glass houses, 

potting sheds, stables, a summer 

house, woods, pasture… 

Time to town: Ashford International 

is 11 miles and then 36 minutes to St 

Pancras. Or two miles to Westenhanger 

and Charing Cross in 94 minutes. 

Agent: Savills Head Office 

0207 409 5945 savills.com 


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£1,699,995 

Wartling Place 

The dream: A substantial Georgian Grade 

II listed former rectory, built c. 1726, 

which has only been on the market four 

times and retains its original atmosphere. 

With lovely Georgian proportions, it’s a 

very light and airy house with attractive 

dormer windows in the roof. There is also 

a two-bedroom cottage on the property. 

Where: The hamlet of Wartling, equidistant 

between Hailsham and Bexhill. 

Setting: Opposite the 13th century 

church, with far-reaching rural views 

to the Herstmonceux observatory 

and Pevensey nature reserve. 

Beds: 9 Baths: 5, with an extra bed 

and bath on the ground floor. 

Special features: A very large drawing room. 

Pleasing details: Internal shutters on the windows. 

Outside: Beautifully landscaped gardens 

and grounds, with a Mediterranean 

garden to the rear, paved terraces, 

extensive lawns and an outdoor pool. 

Time to town: From Battle, 15 minutes’ 

drive, an hour and a half to Charing Cross. 

Agent: Foley & Neville, Cowbeech 

01323 833630 foleyandneville.co.uk 

£2,500,000 

- £3,000,000 

Catsfield Place 

The dream: A Grade II listed, late 16th 

century tall-chimneyed country house, 

with additions from the 17th and 18th 

centuries, full of original features, with the 

added appeal of a leisure complex with an 

indoor pool, entertaining area, bar and party 

room, plus offices and a media room. 

Where: Just over a mile outside Catsfield 

village, 4.3 miles from Battle. 

Setting: At the end of a private drive shared with 

one other property, surrounded by farmland. 

Beds: 7 Baths: 4 

Special features: A brand new custombuilt 

contemporary kitchen. 

Pleasing details: Superb 

panelling in the study. 

Outside: Walled garden with a 

paved terrace, lawns and established 

borders, a kitchen garden with a 

potting shed, a paddock, a summer 

house and two hard tennis courts. 

Time to town: From Battle – seven minutes 

– an hour and a half to Charing Cross. 

Agent: Batcheller Monkhouse 

01424 775577 batchellermonkhouse.com 

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What to see and do near you this month 

Going Solo 

Explore a solo exhibition of much 

sought after paintings and limited 

editions by Heather Howe at The 

Wey Gallery in Godalming from 

10am on Saturday 18 of September 

to 4pm on Sunday 19 September. 

Heather’s beautiful British rural 

landscapes, coastal and garden scenes 

often transport the viewer through 

dappled sunlight, a walk along a 

winding path or a secret garden, and 

are based on the Lizard Peninsula near 

Cadgwith, where she grew up. She 

has always had a strong emotional 

connection to the landscape and 

strives to communicate this by now 

working exclusively in oils. Heather 

uses her skills with a palette knife to 

give each painting its own 

vibe and keep it fresh 

and individual. 

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The Sussex Area of the National Association of 

Flower Arrangement Societies presents Flower 

Power from Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September. 

This extravaganza of floral design will celebrate 

the Sussex Area’s Diamond Anniversary in the 

beautiful grounds of the Grade I listed Leonardslee 

Lakes & Gardens, near Horsham. See over 20 

very large exhibits designed by Chelsea medallists, 

and arranged by Sussex Area members, some of 

whom have won Chelsea medals too, including 

many Golds and some ‘Best in Show’s. Entry 

to Flower Power is included in the Leonardslee 

ticket: £13.50 for adults, £6.50 for children 

(5-16). Book online at leonardsleegardens.co.uk 

The 50th anniversary Rye 

Arts Festival (10-26 Sept) is set 

to be the biggest and best ever. A 

packed programme of around 60 events 

covers classical and contemporary music, 

books and talks, drama and film, walks and 

exhibitions. The festive fortnight kicks off in 

earnest with a talk by Gyles Brandreth, days 

in advance of the official publication of his 

autobiography Odd Boy Out. Further highlights 

include talks by the Rev. Richard Coles and Lord 

Kenneth Baker CH, contemporary red-hot blues 

by Errol Linton, and the gorgeous singing and 

guitar playing of the Vera van Heeringen trio. The 

classical music programme is wide ranging with a 

piano recital by Martin Roscoe devoted entirely to 

Beethoven and a fun evening of improvised opera, 

where you the audience give the cast the title, the 

setting and the storyline, and they make it up as 

they go along! For the full lineup, and to book 

tickets, see ryeartsfestival.org.uk 

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Triumphant 

Return 

After postponing their 2020 plans, 

Tenterden Folk Festival 2021 is 

back this year, from Thursday 30 

September to Sunday 3 October, 

showcasing some very special 

ticketed and free events including 

concerts, song and music sessions, 

workshops, dance displays, plus 

crafts and stalls. You can see a 

full list of guests booked for the 

festival, and buy your tickets, at 

tenterdenfolkfestival.com. Tickets 

will also be on sale from the event 

box office over the festival weekend. 

Win a Mini! 

Royal British Legion Industries are announcing their first 

raffle to win a brand new Mini! Tommy’s MINI Mission 

will run until March 31st 2022 and will raise funds for a 

new Centenary Village with disability-adapted apartments, 

assisted-living, family homes, extra care, specialist dementia 

care, and a 2-storey community centre. You can buy tickets 

for just £1 to be in with the chance of winning a brand new 

Mini! Just scan this QR code to start getting involved! 

Art Space 

Grierson Galleries is delighted to announce 

the opening of their new gallery at Chitters, The 

Old Brewery, Dorothy Avenue, Cranbrook. This 

beautiful, bespoke space will act as their gallery, 

events space and art workshop forum, showcasing the 

very best of artists both from the Weald and beyond, 

representing art of all genres. Grierson intend to 

establish the Cranbrook Arts’ Quarter – a bespoke 

group of creative businesses – as a go-to space 

for all your artistic needs and to support 

existing and upcoming artists and local 

businesses. Find out more at 

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Art & Nature 

in Harmony 

Nestled in a woodland valley at the base of the Surrey 

Hills, The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden presents 

an ever changing collection of contemporary sculpture 

carefully displayed throughout a uniquely landscaped 

garden. Every sculpture is thoughtfully placed in 

relation to the garden to create a journey through 

intimate spaces, past ponds and streams, to wide 

lawns and winding woodland paths. Broad in styles, 

themes, materials and scale, the sculptures on display 

range in price from £300 to £30,000. Whether you’re 

looking for something small, a dramatic centre 

piece, or simply some inspiration for your 

own garden, the sculpture garden is 

bound to inspire. Open Thursday- 

Sunday until 31st October. Tickets 

must be booked in advance 

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Get Your Knit On! 

Sweater Weather is a brand-new festival 

in the Farnham Maltings craft programme. 

The celebration (10 & 11 Sept) welcomes 

makers and creatives of all abilities for 

an intimate community craft experience 

where you can discover new makers, handdyed 

yarns, local and UK-based traders 

and yarn brands in a curated marketplace; 

learn new skills with a series of workshops 

and be engaged listening to talks from a 

range of craft experts. We love the look of 

the Yarn Dying and Jumbo Arm Knitted 

Blanket courses, which both take place 

on Friday 10. farnhammaltings.com 

LOOK FORWARD: 

Rye Bay E-Bikes specialise in bike hire, tours, sales and servicing. At 

the end of each season they sell off their hire stock. This ensures that 

the bikes for sale are in good condition whilst the ones they bring 

in for their hire customers next year are brand new. All bikes come 

with a full warranty and each battery will have had a capacity test, 

so you know exactly what you’re getting. The sale will be on a first 

come first serve basis, so why not pop down, hire a bike and register 

your interest. The sale starts on October 2. ryebay-ebike.co.uk 


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Caring for your pets 

through the pandemic 

With everything that’s been 

happening recently, it’s all too 

easy to forget about the health 

of our animals. So many practices 

have closed or been forced to make 

cuts, making regular veterinary care 

difficult. Just because the world has 

ground to a halt doesn’t mean claws 

stop growing or teeth clean themselves. 

Then there’s the more important preventative treatments such as 

vaccinations and worming. These regular trips to the vet are what 

keep our furry family members healthy. That regular contact 

enables us to notice any changes that might be an indication of 

something more serious. 

Here at Heronden, we’re proud of the fact that we’ve managed to stay 

open and offer a full service to our clients - though you might have 

been the one left shivering in the car while your pet was inside in the 

warm. We’ve also been able to deal with pretty much everything that’s 

been thrown at us - from broken legs 

to tumour surgery. That’s because, 

unlike a lot of practices, we deliver 

referral-level diagnostics and treatment 

in-house. So you don’t have to wait for - or travel to - appointments at 

referral centres. 

We already offer orthopaedic and soft-tissue surgery, ultrasonography, 

radiology, full laboratory analysis, even acupuncture. And now we’re 

expanding our Nurse Clinics. These can be booked free of charge for 

any little worries you might have, as well as weight and dental checks 

or advice on diet and nutrition. 

If you’re one of the many people who have taken their first steps into 

pet ownership during lockdown, we’d love to see you at one of our 

free Nurse Clinics. lt’s so important to 

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Previous pages & this page: The vaulted extension was created 

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peninsula unit which houses the prep and cooking area 

It was the pool that did it. Out there on the pristine white 

non-slip flagstones, with the groovy all-weather sofa and 

armchairs, the dining area and the pool house, within 

the context of a large, beautifully landscaped garden, I could 

finally place the context where I had last been in a house with 

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It’s a very discreet kind of luxury, with everything of the best quality, 

that quietly tells you that the owners of the residence know how to live 

– in this case, with expert help from interior designer Claire Langham. 

But while it was the pool that made the penny 

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From the outside, off a leafy lane, it is a classic red brick 

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This page: The extension now links on to what 

was once a stable block via a stunning glass 

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of exquisite full-length pale grey cupboard doors. 

The ones to the left are finished with a geometric 

brass trim and in front of the four doors to the 

right – which enclose cupboards to house the 

outdoor wear and other daily bits and bobs of 

the homeowners and their two daughters – is a 

glorious midnight blue velvet banquette. A very 

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Then you go into the downstairs loo… although 

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for this chicest of lavvies. The glamorous Art Deco feel 

of the hall intensifies here, with a black marble, brass 

and fluted glass sink unit of astonishing loveliness – by 

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black marble wall, with a matching fluted glass mirror. 

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“I love Art Deco,” says Claire, leading 

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is appropriate, as it does indeed lead 

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But rather than heading down there, we 

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new social kitchen, with dining and sitting 

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“I’ve always been interested in houses,” 

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while living in Abu Dhabi. Rich blues are echoed in the rug and armchairs and 

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experience from doing up and selling on our own places, with 

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the opportunity. It was a great client, and from that I went 

on to do a house in Yorkshire, one in Spain and then a 

whole wedding. From there it has spread by word of mouth 

from client to client, I’m not a big Instagram person.” 

Claire’s starting points with new projects are always the 

client and respecting the era of the house, but with this 

one there were basics to fix first. It was in a poor state of 

repair and the electrics and plumbing needed to be sorted 

before anything as fun as paint colours could be got to. 

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your personality, not imposing what I want,’” she says. 

“It’s a journey the client and I take together and I involve 

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The master bedroom (above) and a guest bedroom (left) have 

the same calm and cocooning atmosphere as the bathrooms 

The prep and cooking area, with an induction hob 

and the sink, is on a marble-clad peninsula unit (a 

kitchen island connected to the wall on one side), that 

the velvet banquette by the dining table backs onto. 

Behind the cooking peninsula is a wall of cupboard doors 

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from the oven. When the two on the right are open, it reveals 

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The shelves sit against an antiqued mirror – which 

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space, which is a glass wall looking onto the outdoor 

sitting area. “The idea was to be able to close the whole 

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doors open, the client tends to leave them like that.” 

Behind the closed door at the other end of this wall is 

a very nifty set up – a back kitchen, with a pantry, two 

more ovens and loads of storage for all the stuff you only 

use sometimes. This is an ingenious solution to keeping 

the main ‘social’ kitchen looking so sleek and elegant, 

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HOME CINEMA 

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Atlas Sky Blue rug by 

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Great Dixter inspired 

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Case Study: Silver Screening 

New Wave AV discuss a special project in East Sussex 

Can you run us through 

the project brief? “We were 

approached by this customer 

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an underutilised garage into 

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cinema. During the design 

meetings at our experience 

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catalogue of previous home 

cinema rooms, we come up 

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with side shelving. Instead of 

boarding over the whole ceiling 

to hide the steels, we suggested 

leaving two large areas as 

high as possible and installing 

starlight ceiling panels.” 

What type of technology 

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based around two reclining 

home cinema seat and two 

matching loungers, with 

Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 processing 

via Anthem audio and video 

electronics and Artcoustic 

loudspeakers coloured match 

to blend into the room decor. 

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picture is a 120” Screen Research 

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and 4K Sony VPL projector.” 

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window blind. The client was 

impressed how a single button 

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weeks. Once the room was in a 

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operational within a week and we 

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Case Study: Space Odyssey 

Audio visual specialists Philharmonic talk us 

through a custom Cinema Room created specially 

for a family home in Wandsworth 

First, can you tell us a little 

about the background of 

this project? “The cinema 

space was a key focus for the 

client. As a young family, they 

wanted somewhere they could 

all hang out together, enjoying 

films and TV. It also had to 

work for sport, with friends 

being invited round to watch 

the rugby on a regular basis.” 

Did you encounter any 

challenges? “The main 

challenge in the project was the 

requirement to maximise the 

available floor space, a principle 

applied throughout the whole 

house. The tanked concrete walls 

of the basement room meant 

that, to maximise the floor 

space, it was necessary to specify 

equipment which didn’t require 

lots of depth in the walls.” 

The finished job: “We 

selected slim and efficient 

speakers which helped us keep 

wall build up to a minimum, 

maximising the floor space. 

The client’s interior designer 

specified a fabric for the walls which 

was not acoustically transparent. As 

a result, the speakers we specified for 

the surround sound channels had to 

be visible, fitted in the fabric rather 

than behind. We chose speakers 

with a soft fabric grille to blend with 

the wall treatment (pictured right). 

Finally, we coupled the amazing 

speaker system with a 4k capable 

Sony projector, coupled with a 

Screen Research projection screen. 

This combination produces a 

stunningly detailed, bright and 

colourful image completing 

what is a phenomenal family 

entertainment room.” 

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Snow White original lobby card 

(1967) £125 Art of the Movies 

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The Rebel 3 seater 

£1,099 Snug sofa 

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M&K Sound MP150 

Series speakers 

£1,795 Home Digital 

home-digital.com 

Murder on the 

Orient Express 

limited edition 

poster £420 

Pullman Editions 

pullmaneditions.com 

Prisma crystal 

ceiling light £4,147 

Weybridge Lights 

weybridgelights.co.uk 

Cole & Son Orange 

Blossom wallpaper 

£115 Lime Lace 

limelace.co.uk 

Movie 

Magic 

Olivia table lamp 

£45 Iconic Lights 

iconiclights.co.uk 

Take style inspiration from your favourite 

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Deco Martini 

wallpaper 

£150/roll 

Divine Savages 

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Holly Golightly Loves New 

York print from £25 

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Reusable popcorn holder 

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Salina bar trolley 

Swoon Editions £399 

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Dalton floor lamp £180 

Cobham Furniture 

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Fabulous velvet 

snuggler £1,350 

Rockett St George 

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Mustard velvet 

Haresfield snuggler 

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The 

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table 

L’Objet stars gold salt and 

pepper set £185 

J.L Coquet Hémisphère 

gold bread and butter 

plate £85 

Alain Saint Joanis Tonia 

4-piece cutlery set £300 

L’Objet Lapis Canape 

plates £160 for a set of 4 

L’Objet Stars Gold napkin 

ring £145 for a set of 4 

Bonadea, photographer Anna Moody 

Artel Verdure Medium 

tumbler £310 for a set of 2 

Richard Brendo Fluted 

coupe £90 

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gold mask £72 

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Heddon 

candlestick £40 

Neptune 

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Modern retro 

cutlery £80 for 

a set of 16 Fy 

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Yunomi handleless 

mugs £34.99 for a set 

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coffeeandcloth.co.uk 

Abstract textured 

cotton table 

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Ruth Holly 

ruthholly.co.uk 

Bespoke fine bone china 

Xavier China xavierchina.com 

Bowsley cake stand £30 

Neptune neptune.com 

Chabi chic ceramic bowls 

£18 Artisans du Maroc 

artisans-dumaroc.com 

Cheese knife £39.98 for a set of 3 

Cielshop cielshopinteriors.com 

Dinner plate 

£18 Le Creuset 

lecreuset.co.uk 

Hellebore spray £3.99 

Gisela Graham London 

giselagraham.co.uk 

Marini Ferlazzo bear dish £6.25 

(a share of profits is donated 

to World Animal Protection) 

Kitchen Craft kitchencraft.co.uk 

Brass foliage table 

centre wreath candle 

holder Quince & Cook 

quinceandcook.co.uk 

Hasami cup £28 

Nimi Projects 

nimiprojects.com 

Blush marble tray 

£22.75 Cox & Cox 

coxandcox.co.uk 

Leaf and branch 

hashioki chopstick rests 

£55 Nimi Projects 

nimiprojects.com 

Faux wild 

berry stem £18 

OKA oka.com 

Emily Mitchell plates £525 

for a set of 3 The Shop Floor 

Project theshopfloorproject.com 

Serafina figure £80 

Homebody Decor 

homebodydecor.co.uk 

Blush candlestick holder £24 

Rockett St George rockettstgeorge.co.uk 

Insect Mandala tea cup 

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1. A good night’s sleep 

A guestroom is primarily a place for your guests to get a good night’s rest and 

recharge, so don’t skimp on the bed! A comfortable headboard, soft duvet and 

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Sustainable headboard 

£495 Rockett St George 


Elin scandi rattan 

wardrobe £2,105 

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Small details can make a big 

difference to how usable a 

room is. A full length mirror 

on the wall, a small bin or a 

couple of hooks on the back 

of the door are all minimal 

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Rose pink silk pillowcase 

£99 and duvet cover 

from £306 Gingelily 

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3. Floor it! 

A wood-effect tile on the 

floor is easy to keep clean and 

maintain for a room that may 

not be used often and might 

need to cater to children 

Neo table lamp 

£76 Pooky 

pooky.com 

Wood effect tiles 

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Roman Tiles 

roman-tiles.com 

Mayfield arch 

rattan mirror £275 

Garden Trading 

gardentrading.co.uk 

Caspian velvet bolster 

cushion £60 Emma J 

Shipley emmajshipley.com 

Wastepaper 

bin £130 

OKA oka.com 

Clemmie super king 

headboard £740 


Turtle hook, 

£14.50 

Cox & Cox 

coxandcox.co.uk 

4. Storage space 

If you’re lacking space 

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cupboards, bookshelves or 

warbrobes to take advantage 

of your spare room 

Hypnos Kingsize Origins wool 10 divan 

set with Katherine headboard £2,875 

Cobham Furniture cobhamfurniture.co.uk 

Bamboo rattan coat hook 

Quince & Cook quinceandcook.co.uk 

Manhattan 

walnut wardrobes 

from £2,000 

Sharps sharps.co.uk 

Salina dressing table from £725 and Windsor 

chair from £430 Ercol ercol.com 

5. More than just a bedroom 

Your guests may want a little me-time during 

their stay, so try adding a small desk or a well 

stocked bookshelf to let them know they are 

welcome to spend time there to relax 

Bartelli footstool sofa 

bed £699 Sofology 

sofology.co.uk 

6. The more the merrier 

An extra sofa bed will give you 

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JUST GOOD 

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Muin’s luxury ‘Woodland Walk’ comes 

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activated carbon diffuser £40 muin.co.uk 

Jo Malone’s Townhouse collection is 

poured into classic textured bisque 

porcelain from £90 jomalone.co.uk 

NEOM’s Wellbeing Pods ease away stress 

as they scent a room with relaxing essential 

oils £95 thefigtreedorking.co.uk 

THE 

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THE CONTEMPORARY 

THE INNER GODDESS 

These juicy, spicy and peppery 

Pomegrate Noir wax melts burn for 8-10 

hours each £6 for 10 happyglorious.co.uk 

This large hand-poured natural wax 

candle sits on a hand-poured concrete 

holder £55 concreteandwax.com 

Burn the indulgent, rich scents of Greek 

gods and goddesses with Lunarlo’s Mythos 

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Pink peonies blend with Sicilian lemon, 

fresh guava, and pink cotton candy in this 

super-pretty diffuser £34 floralstreet.com 

Conjure a deliciously cosy, sweet smelling 

log fire aroma with Soft Embers luxury 

wax melts £9 wildplanetaromatherapy.co.uk 

Create a sensory haven of rose and geranium 

with NYRO’s Calming Room Spray £20 

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Brass corrugated metal and marble 

bar £1,082 Maisons Du Monde 

maisonsdumonde.com 

Fantasy dinner 

guests napkins £20 

Initially London 

initiallylondon.com 

Bolton bar 

£1,590 

LuxDeco 

luxdeco.com 

the 

TIPPLE 

Whisky decanter 

£28.95 Not Just Jugs 

notjustjugs.com 

Paramount drinks 

cabinet £1,595 

Cobham Furniture 

cobhamfurniture.co.uk 

raise 

B 

Upcycled art deco 

cocktail cabinet £975 

Conscious Cubby 

conscious-cubby.com 

Mayfair decanter £23 


the 

A 

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Welcome guests with a 

glassful of winter hospitality 

served at your home bar 

Cocktails In Bed 

poster from £14.95 

Desenio desenio.co.uk 

Mayfair martini glass 

£24 for 2 Neptune 

neptune.com 

Signature cup and saucer £38 

Cheeky Mare cheekymare.co 

Pheasant drinks stirrer 

£7.50 At Home 

In The Country 

athomeinthecountry.co.uk 

Aerator, Pourer 

and Stopper 

£32 Le Creuset 

lecreuset.co.uk 

Anno’s B3RRY subtly sweet pink 

gin blends strawberries, blackberries 

and elderberries with delicate notes 

of cocoa, cardamom and orange. 

£34.30 70cl annodistillers.co.uk 

the 

SPRITZ 

Money from every can of Arrowhead’s 

Red Berries sold goes to Tusk, supporting 

African wildlife conservation. It’s 

crisp, fruity, big on flavour and is 

lovely with gin and vodka. £28 for 12 

330ml cans arrowtowndrinks.co.uk 

the 

GARNISH 

Vodka rocket decanter 

£148 Jonathan Adler 

uk.jonathanadler.com 

Chabi Chic gold finger 

bottle opener £20 

Artisans du Maroc 

artisans-dumaroc.com 

Francis table £175 

Webb & Gray 

webbandgray.com 

Custom restored 

drinks cabinet £1,500 

Done up North 

doneupnorth.com 


Swoon Cole bar cart £199 

John Lewis johnlewis.com 

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G&Tea pot £30 for 

a set with two cups 

Red Candy 

redcandy.co.uk 

Small but perfectly formed, these 

Mini Berries from Hugh Lowe Farms 

in Kent (hughlowefarms.com) make a 

deliciously adorable garnish for a sweet 

cocktail. £1/150g at selected Waitrose 

stores or online at waitrose.com

KAREN THE CUSHION MAKER 

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Upholstery supplier 

Bespoke cushion making 

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Previous pages: Striped lawns and topiary flank the long path that runs down the centre of the garden to a yew hedge 

Above: The open plan kitchen and dining space has been decorated in a unifying pale grey 

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were partly moving to get away from a noisy environment, to 

find some peace and quiet in the countryside. A property off a 

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It’s funny how once you fall in love with a place, the 

checklist is easily modified. “Every house has a compromise,” 

she says. “You never get everything you want. We did get 

rustic and original features, but I was worried about the road, 

although it is a long way off.” The house is actually a hundred 

metres from the road, with a wooded area flanking the drive, 

so any traffic noise is muffled and almost undetectable. 

It’s easy to see why they fell for this property, but there’s no 

hint from the first impression at what lies behind. Michelle 

leads us through the attractive brick and tiled porch. Inside, 

the ceilings are low, in keeping with many vernacular houses in 

the area, but the windows are of a good size and the rooms are 

flooded with natural light. There is also an orangery attached to 

the back of the house to maximise views of the garden. And, oh 

my, what a garden it is. Striped lawns and topiary flank the long 

path that runs down the centre of the garden to a yew hedge, 

its dark horizontal form broken gently by a well-spaced row of 

perfectly shaped hornbeam trees, merging the formal lines of the 

garden into the far reaching view of the countryside beyond. 

“Originally the garden drew my husband more than me,” says 

Michelle. Her views on the garden were a little different and she 

admits – understandably – to feeling slightly overwhelmed by it. 

Accompanied by Herbie the Cockerpoo, we walk down 

among the carefully clipped topiary, and divert to the left to view 

a Japanese garden. “The area was just grass, but we needed space 

for Ian’s bonsai’s,” explains Michelle. The grass was replaced 

with low maintenance grey gravel and the bonsai trees now sit 

resplendent on plinths near to eye level, where their miniature 

beauty can be fully appreciated. Impressively large koi carp 

swim nonchalantly in the raised pool and complete the look. 

Down through a wooden walkway framed by climbing 

roses and billowing Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’, we eventually 

reach the closely cut hedge – at what I assume is the end of 


Top: Michelle and Ian replaced the previous conservatory with a more contemporary orangery which leads out into the garden 

Above: The sitting room features an Andrew Martin wallpaper and fabric called ‘Ark Cloud’ which pictures a host of African animals 

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“This was once an enormous vegetable garden,” Michelle 

explains, pointing to a huge greenhouse and attached potting 

shed flanking the tennis court. “The allotment was a step 

too far. If I want vegetables, I just go to the farm shop,” she 


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Above: A cosy corner offers a perfect place to settle down with 

a book by the fire Right: A blown-up Ace of Diamonds French 

playing card is mounted above an antique rocking horse on wheels 

laughs. The greenhouse is now the overwintering quarters 

for Ian’s impressive collection of bonsai trees and the potting 

shed has become a changing room and equipment store. 

Off to the side of the sports zone and hidden by 

trees, a small lake appears, complete with mini jetty 

and rowing boat. Adjacent to this on the other side of a 

gentle, shrub-shaded path, is a lawned area containing 

a giant chess set. It’s feeling a bit Alice in Wonderland 

now, as Michelle takes us into a woodland garden, past an 

adorable tree house built high into a tree trunk and then 

back up towards the drive and the front of the house. 

Back inside, Michelle explains the changes they have 

made and how she set about streamlining and simplifying 

the garden to make it more manageable. “There were huge 

herbaceous borders and lavender sprawling everywhere.” 

While this may be some people’s idea of heaven, it is not 

always the tidiest of looks. “I have to have plants that are 

very neat,” she continues. “That’s my personality.” The giant 

plant-filled borders were replaced with a calm and well 

behaved parterre and the lavender flanking the central path 

was swapped for an avenue of tightly clipped bay trees. 

This enormous garden takes a lot of upkeep and Michelle 

and Ian are assisted for half the week by father and son 

gardening team Nigel and Cameron Cheesman from Iden 

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and makes my life easier.” Their efforts in the garden are 


This page: In the bedrooms, decorative themes 

are subtle and understated and Michelle has kept 

to colour schemes of muted neutrals and greys 

much appreciated: “In fact,” laughs Michelle, “if 

they ever left, well we’d probably have to move.” 

The eighteenth century house is actually 

two cottages joined together into one larger 

dwelling. Unusually, the property has been 

extended at the front, adding on the library, 

bathroom and part of the large kitchen-diner. 

The previous owners also built onto the side 

of the house, usefully adding a cloakroom that 

can be accessed directly from the garden. 

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This page: Their teenage son’s enthusiasm for sports 

is evident in his bedroom, home to a smart line up of 

cricket bats and Formula One racing posters 

having to do any structural work. The kitchen was already in 

place and fortunately was to the couple’s taste, although they 

have recently installed a temperature controlled wine cabinet 

in the dining area of the kitchen, into the fireplace, in place 

of the existing wood burner (potentially just as warming). 

“Everything the previous owners did to the house was 

really well thought out and finished to a high standard,” 

says Michelle. “All the doors and floorboards are solid oak.” 

So thankfully there wasn’t too much to do inside at first, 

although they did update the bathrooms and completely 

redecorate. “The whole downstairs was painted bright yellow 

when we moved in,” she remembers. “I’m not really one 

for bold colour.” Now painted in neutrals and woodwork 

in soothing mid grey, the interior is calm and serene. 

Upstairs, the main bedrooms have windows that overlook 

the gardens. Decorative themes are subtle and understated and 

Michelle has kept to colour schemes of muted neutrals and greys. 

The couple’s son’s bedroom is particularly striking; here off-white 

teams with deep blue, and features a smart line up of cricket bats 

and Formula One racing posters. All over the house there are 

hints at the family’s interest in sports – motor sports in particular. 

The couple decided to replace the existing conservatory 

with a light and airy orangery, that brings light into the 

house and opens out onto a large patio with views across 

the garden to the countryside in the far beyond. “I very 

much like the garden to come into the house and for 

its features to be seen from inside,” says Michelle. 


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The garden’s layout, with paths and vistas gives clear 

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are contemporary sculptures chosen by Michelle. A 

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Top: The enormous garden takes a lot of upkeep and Michelle and Ian are assisted for half the week by father and son gardening team 

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Lemony linguine with 

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Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking 

time: 20 minutes Serves 4 

This is a light, but filling and nutritious 

pasta dish. Anchovy brings a subtle, 

salty umami taste (undetectable 

as anchovy), and underpins the 

flavours – but leave out if you want 

to make this a vegetarian option. 

• 400g dried linguine or spaghetti 

• 100g jar anchovy fillets in oil 

• 200g kale, shredded 

• 75g chopped walnuts 

• 1 red chilli, chopped 

• 4 garlic cloves, crushed/minced 

• grated zest and juice of a lemon 

• 150ml soured cream 

• 200g Parmesan (50g 

shaved, rest grated) 

1. Put water on to boil for the pasta, 

then while the linguine is cooking, 

gently fry the anchovy fillets (which 

will melt away into the pan), garlic 

and chilli for three minutes or so. 

2. Add in the kale (if using older leaves, 

you may want to steam them lightly 

first) and cook for a further 5 minutes. 

3. Add the other ingredients 

and mix thoroughly. 

4. Strain pasta once cooked 

and combine with sauce. Serve 

with shaved Parmesan.

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Goats’ cheese, 

nectarine & 

Parma ham salad 

Preparation time: 20 

minutes Serves 4 as a 

starter, 2 as a light main 

Make the most of golden 

summer nectarines with 

this simple to prepare, but 

very flavoursome salad. 

The bitterness of rocket 

(a mustardy salad mix will 

work well too) contrasts 

with sweet fruit, salty 

ham and tart cheese. 

• 2 x 125g packs 

soft goats’ cheese 

• 4 ripe nectarines, 

de-stoned, halved and 

lightly brushed with oil 

• 120g rocket leaves 

• 4-5 spring onions, 

chopped 

• finely grated zest 

of 1 lemon 

• 80g prosciutto 

(Parma ham) 

• 40g toasted, 

flaked almonds 

For the dressing, combine: 

• 3 tbsp olive oil 

• 1 tbsp lemon juice 

• 1 tsp sugar or honey 

• salt and pepper to taste 

(you will have some left 

over with these quantities) 

1. Griddle the nectarine 

halves for approx 3 minutes 

until lightly charred 

on cut sides. Leave to 

cool, then slice each half 

into four segments. 

2. Roughly cut up the 

goats’ cheese and combine 

with nectarines, rocket and 

spring onion in a salad bowl. 

Add approximately half the 

dressing and toss together. 

3. Pile on the prosciutto 

and sprinkle with toasted 

almonds to serve.

Blackberry & hazelnut 

mini baked Alaskas 

Cooking time: 45 minutes Serves 4 

Hints of autumn suffuse this version of the classic ice-cream 

cake. I’ve made 4 mini Alaskas here, but the recipe should 

adapt to one larger (which might stay solid in the middle 

for longer). This is not difficult to make, but timing is of 

the essence to stop the ice-cream centres melting away. 

For the vanilla sponge base: 

• 100g self raising flour 

• 100g caster sugar 

• 100g softened butter 

• 2 eggs, beaten 

• 1 tsp vanilla essence 

For the blackberry coulis: 

• 150g (1 punnet) blackberries 

• 1 tbsp sugar (or to taste, 

depending on tartness of fruit) 

• 2 tsp cornflour (optional) 

For the hazelnut meringue: 

• 3 egg whites 

• 150g caster sugar 

• 30g ground hazelnuts 

• small tub of good 

quality vanilla ice-cream, 

but not soft scoop! 

1. Mix together the sponge base ingredients and beat lightly for a 

few minutes (or combine in stages if preferred – a lighter sponge 

will result from whipping the butter and sugar together before 

gradually adding the egg and then folding the flour in carefully). 

Spread into a 20cm square cake tin and bake for approximately 

20 minutes at 180˚C (350˚F/Gas 4) – exact timings will depend 

on your oven. Cool (cake can be made the day before). 

2. Combine blackberries and sugar in a pan and cook together on a 

low setting until the blackberries are a good consistency. If the coulis 

mixture is very juicy or thin, add a little cornflour to some water 

and carefully add this to the mixture a little at a time until the right 

consistency (runnier than jam, but not watery) is achieved. Cool. 

3. Cut sponge into 4 x 8cm rounds using a pastry cutter or 

rim of a glass, then remove a section in the middle (large 

enough for a dessert spoon of blackberry filling). Pile in 

the coulis and chill while you make the meringue. 

4. Whip egg whites to ‘soft peak’ stage (this is when they are 

stiff enough not to fall out of the bowl when tipped up, but 

not over-whipped…) then gradually add the sugar, whipping 

in between until the mixture is stiff and glossy – if you hurry 

this stage (as I often do), the meringue will go gloopy and not 

keep its shape. Carefully fold in the ground hazelnuts. 

5. You will need to be quick with this next bit (and ready to serve). 

Either pre-heat the oven to hot setting – 200˚C or Gas 7, or have 

a blow torch standing by. Remove filled bases from the fridge, 

place a small scoop of ice-cream on each, spread with a layer of 

meringue mixture and then either place in the pre-heated oven 

for 2-3 minutes until the meringue starts browning, or lightly 

scorch with the blow torch (practise first…). The idea is to cook 

the meringue, but keep the ice-cream solid. Serve immediately. 


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Advanced Aesthetics

Beauty 

Time for 

Action 

Don’t suffer in silence! Josephine Fairley tackles some 

of the beauty challenges thrown up by the menopause 

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We can honestly thank our lucky stars to be 

living at a time when the word ‘menopause’ 

isn’t just something that’s mentioned gravely 

in hushed whispers. (If mentioned at all.) It used to be 

totally taboo – certainly, in my mother’s day. And until 

recently, the beauty industry has continued to regard 

it as such, ignoring the many beauty challenges faced 

by women going through menopause, and beyond. 

Ah, ‘beyond’. You might think that’s something I 

understood, working in beauty and wellness. But no. At a 

women’s literary festival at the end of July – Primadonna, in 

East Anglia (which I thoroughly recommend for 2022 for a 

weekend of fun, friendship and fab books), a mate asked if 

I’d like to join her at a menopause workshop. We both joked 

that menopause was a ship that had sailed long ago, but were 

nevertheless keen to hear Eleanor Mills speak; formerly a 

high-flying editorial dynamo at The Sunday Times, she’s since 

launched her own media platform, noon.org.uk, to empower 

women at midlife. We duly trotted along – and not only did 

my friend and I end up eating our words but in fact, our 

jaws were open, most of the workshop. Because officially, 

far from ending when hot flushes and night sweats do, 

menopause lasts the rest of our lives – and there’s much we 

can do to mitigate the impact of menopause on our health. (I 

thoroughly recommend bookmarking Noon’s resident medical 

expert, Dr. Nighat Arif, for her wisdom on the subject.) 

Officially, menopause has three stages: perimenopause, 

menopause and post-menopause (that ‘rest of your life’ 

bit). And whether you sail through it almost without 

noticing, or are a slave to hot flushes every five minutes, 

you’ll almost certainly find that menopause poses plenty 

of beauty challenges. The aforementioned rollercoaster 

body temperature drenches underarms and has us 

throwing off covers in the night. Often, perimenopausal 

women will find their skin breaks out, or develops dry 

or oily patches (which is linked to a drop in oestrogen 

levels or an increase in others, such as testosterone). 

At menopause, collagen production also slows down, 

meaning skin starts to sag. Dryness can be a problem, 

too, while natural hyaluronic acid and ceramides in 

the skin – which act a bit like cement, in the skin 

barrier – both start to drop, so skin becomes thinner. 

So: let’s look at those different challenges, what you 

can do about them – and at some of the products 

(from brands including Vichy, PRAI, VENeffect and 

even good old Avon), which are daring (YAY!) to 

tackle the problem loud and proud, even emblazoning 

the word ‘menopause’ across their packaging. 

Skin starting to lose its ‘bounce-back’ factor? 

Sagging, bagging and softening of facial contours is 

caused by plummeting collagen and elastin levels. One 

of the brands specifically setting out to tackle this is 

VENeffect – founded by sisters Rebecca Booth, M.D., an 

experienced gynaecologist and hormonal wellness expert, 

and her sister Cecil Booth, who’d worked for 30 years in 

the beauty industry – which offers age-defying skincare 

designed to ‘restore skin to peak hormonal vitality’. It’s 

definitely a range worth exploring for its radiance-boosting 

product line-up, with two particular favourites of mine 

being the wonderfully plumping VENeffect Anti-Ageing 

Intensive Moisturiser, £148 for 50ml, and the VENeffect 

Firming Neck & Décollete Crème, £124 for 60ml. 

More affordably, we have Vichy Neovadiol Rose 

Platinum duo, £59 for two x 50ml, a ‘matching’ night 

and day cream which specifically target menopause, 

offering rose-hued pigments to restore luminosity while 

boosting hydration and targeting pigmentation issues, 

and PRAI x M&S MenoGlow Collagen Boosting 

Cremegel Moisturiser, £25 for 50ml, which has the 

most wonderful skin-quenching texture. (I recommend 

you check out the whole PRAI x M&S MenoGlow 

range, actually – brilliant formulas, brilliant value.) 

Skin acting super-sensitive? A very common problem, 

because of skin-thinning. Avoid potentially sensitising 

ingredients like retinol, simplify your routine while you allow 

skin to settle down, and work to rebuild the complexion’s 


BOTOX FOR GRINDING 

& CLENCHING 

EASE TEETH GRINDING 

If you grind your teeth when you’re not eating, you may have a disorder called 

bruxism. Constant teeth grinding and clenching can cause your teeth to wear down 

over time. They can even become shorter and eventually break. Tooth grinding 

affects more than just your teeth, too – you may face discomfort and stiffness 

in the jaw, frequent headaches, migraines, insomnia, or even depression. 

What is BOTOX for grinding and clenching? 

BOTOX can help relieve the muscle soreness that comes with bruxism and 

can remove the pressure on the teeth due to grinding that can break teeth. 

It will also reprogram the brain and teaches it not to overuse the muscles. 

What does BOTOX for grinding 

and clenching involve? 

During a bruxism treatment, Dr. Eben Van Der Walt will thoroughly 

assess all the muscles involved, trigger points, and referred pain areas to 

ensure he injects the BOTOX correctly. Once he has a treatment plan, 

he will inject BOTOX into the muscles that are involved. The injection 

will impair the muscle and teach your brain not to misuse it. 

This weakening will only reduce the amount of overuse (hypertrophy) 

of the muscles, so you can still function, eat, and chew properly 

without breaking or chipping any of your teeth. It will take between 3 

days and 2 weeks for the effects to fully show, that’s why Dr. Eben Van 

Der Walt always begins with the minimum dose and will re-evaluate 

after two weeks to see if any of the muscles require more BOTOX 

Does BOTOX for grinding and clenching hurt? 

A very fine needle is used to inject the medication during this treatment so you don’t have to worry about any severe pain 

or discomfort. Most patients find it to be very tolerable, especially when a topical anaesthetic is used before the injection. 

Why BOTOX for grinding and clenching? 

BOTOX is usually prescribed as the ideal treatment and maintenance 

protocol for bruxism and might combine it with medications, mouth guards, 

stress management methods, physical therapy, chiropractic techniques, 

and other treatments for bruxism to fully combat the condition. 

What results will you see? 

While BOTOX is not a cure for bruxism, you may notice it can control its symptoms 

better than other treatments and it’s effective all the time. The results of this teeth 

grinding treatment will usually last for about a year, and in the following years. 

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arrier function with some of those richly nourishing creams 

mentioned above – and for a fast fix for fragile skin, try 

Temple Spa Be Calm, £28 for 65ml, an instantly soothing 

mask infused with licorice and lavender, a favourite of mine. 

Is your skin breaking out? Life really is unfair: many 

of us find we’re battling both blemishes and wrinkles, at 

the same time. Well, I almost hesitate to say it, but there 

are some lifestyle factors that can really help here, including 

limiting alcohol and caffeine, which can overtax the liver 

and lead to skin congestion. Make sure you’re getting plenty 

of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids (from oily fish), learn 

to love chia and flaxseeds and eat plenty of wholegrain, 

fibre-rich foods. Meanwhile, the Paula’s Choice Skincare 

Resist Anti-Ageing Trial Kit – Oily Skin, £39, works to 

rebalance – and I like the fact you can try the products 

in dinkier sizes while you see if they suit your (recently 

changed) complexion. To target individual breakouts, I 

can recommend some products that did amazingly well in 

the recent Beauty Bible Awards: Evolve Rainforest Rescue 

Blemish Serum, from £9 for 10ml, Malin + Goetz 10% 

Sulfur Paste, £19 for 14ml, and REN CLEARCALM 

Non-Drying Spot Treatment, £17.50 for 15ml. 

Blowing hot (mostly) and cold? One of the least 

pleasant effects of menopause is the tendency to hot flushes. 

‘Is it hot in here – or is it me…?’ I think we mostly know 

the answer to that one. Personally, I recommend sleeping 

on a linen pillowcase at night, in a linen nightie – much 

cooler than cotton, and particularly heavenly when you flip 

your pillow over in the middle of the night. And for instant 

daytime cooling, reach for PRAI x M&S MenoGlow Hot 

Flush Cool Fix Serum, £28 for 60ml, or Avon Adapt Icy 

Cooling Elixir Facial Mist, £7 for 30ml, part of a threeproduct 

Avon range which targets perimenopausal and 

menopausal skin challenges at super-affordable prices. 

Trouble sleeping? If drifting off is a problem, make 

generous use of a pillow spray – if not an arsenal of 

pillow sprays; many, many women find aromatherapy 

oils are incredibly effective for inducing sleep. Again, 

a few recommendations from the Beauty Bible Awards 

2021 here – because we had literally hundreds of women 

trialling these, declaring the following to be truly effective 

(so you needn’t just take my word for it!): The Universal 

Soul Company STILL 3-in-1 Soul Pillow Mist & 

Room Spray, £35 for 100ml, Drowsy Sleep Zen Pillow 

Spray, £21.95 for 50ml, and Olverum Restful Sleep 

Pillow Mist, £25 for 50ml. To which, for daytime catnaps 

(which can help you make up for time spent tossing and 

turning at night), I’d add This Works Sleep Power Nap 

Spray, £28 for 50ml. Like knockout drops, for me. 

And remember: this too shall pass. Things 

WILL get better (even if you’ll still OFFICIALLY 

be in menopause forever). Meanwhile, my 

advice is to keep cool – and carry on… 

Visit beautybible.com for Jo’s daily ‘loves’ and features. 


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Wellbeing 

Run Happy 

Love running and want to improve your performance? 

In the second part of a special look at running, 

Sarah Maxwell explains how you can 

build speed and stamina 

Once upon a time I was a young 

athlete (sprinter/hurdler) 

pushing myself to the limit in 

an attempt to become elite. I was very 

lucky to have a brilliant and insightful 

coach who noticed that I was far more 

interested in helping other athletes 

and suggested I train as a coach. 

During four intense years of study 

I harnessed the expertise of Brendon 

Foster and many others and had the 

great privilege of working alongside 

one of the best conditioning coaches 

in the world, Steve Green (Steve is still 

my mentor 20+ years on!). So, this is 

a snapshot of what you need to do to 

power your way to being a speedy runner. 

Work on your form 

Working on your running form will 

enable your body to move more 

efficiently. As you will not be wasting 

energy, you will have more available 

to increase your pace more easily. 

Think about how you land as 

you run, your stride length and 

remember to relax your upper body. 

Play with speed 

Fartlek is a Swedish term that means 

‘Speed Play’. It is a form of interval or 

speed training that can be really effective 

in improving your speed and endurance. 

Fartlek running involves varying 

your pace throughout your run, 

alternating between fast segments 

and slow jogs. Beginners often enjoy 

Fartlek training because it involves 

speed work, and it is not as intense as 

traditional interval training. Regular 

Fartlek leads to faster speed due to 

improving your anaerobic threshold. 

If you like HIIT workouts and 

running, you will LOVE Fartlek running. 

Here is a good plan to get you started: 

• 10-minute steady run at an easy pace 

• 1 minute on (fast pace), 2 minutes 

off (easy), 2 minutes on, 1 minute off 

• Repeat this 4-5 times 

• 10-minute cool down run 

at a gentle, easy pace. 

Tempo runs 

Running at a slightly slower pace than 

you would usually can really help develop 

your anaerobic threshold, which is 

absolutely critical for running faster. 

Start running at an easy pace for 

10-15 minutes then continue with 

15-20 minutes of running at about 

10 seconds slower per mile than your 

10K pace then run at a much slower 

pace for 5-10 minutes to cool down. 

Your tempo run should feel hard 

but not so much that you are gasping 

for air. At the same time, if you can 

have a conversation whilst doing this 

you are not going hard enough! 

Hill training 

Running up a hill and jogging or 

walking down is a great way to 

improve your pace. I recommend 

you build a good endurance base 

before adding in hill training. 

Schedule in one hill running session 

per week. Warm up with 10-15 minutes 

of easy running. A moderate hill slope of 

around 100/200m in length is perfect for 

this type of training. Run up the hill with 

gusto and keep it consistent. Be careful 

to keep a check on your form, do not 

let that go to pot for the sake of speed. 

When you reach the top, walk down the 

hill to recover, then repeat 5-6 times. 

Add on 1 repeat each week or up to 

a maximum of 10. You can add in a 

tempo run to your hill work program 

to make your time more efficient. 

Remember! 

Running hard every day will not make 

you faster. Rest days are essential. 

You can still exercise but make it 

light and enjoyable, alternatively a 

sports massage, gentle walk or swim 

will do you the world of good. 

Finally... 

Running alone will not make you 

a great runner. Incorporate pilates, 

stretching, weight training and control 

dietary intake according to your running 

schedule. Good nutrition and hydration 

is essential, whatever your level! 

Sarah Maxwell is a multiple awardwinning 

Fitness and Lifestyle coach 

and mum of two who juggles a lot 

of balls. Find out more about Sarah 

and her work at sarahmaxwell.com 

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Nourish to 

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Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach 

Charlotte Lau explores how 

to design your environment 

to improve your health 

Trying to form a new habit or build a healthy 

lifestyle comes with its challenges and we are 

often quick to blame ourselves when a lack of will 

power or self-control leads us to ‘fall off the wagon’. 

Although you may think that you control most of your 

choices, the truth is that a large portion of your daily 

behaviours are simply a response to the environment around 

you. Our friendship groups, the food in our kitchen cupboards, 

arrangement of your workspace, even the accounts you follow 

on social media all impact behaviour in one way or another. 

What we choose to surround ourselves with determines 

the actions that we take on a day-to-day basis, so 

if you are looking to make (and establish) healthy 

habits, consider your environment and design it to 

work for you. Focus on what you control: shape your 

environment, so it helps you make healthy choices. 

Wellbeing 

Give it a go… design your physical 

environment for success 

It’s not often we consider how the space we live 

and work in affects our choices, daily habits and 

mood but when designing supermarkets it is 

something retailers plan carefully. In fact every 

aisle, smell and product position is mapped 

out. Flowers by the entrance; visually pleasing. 

Confectionary near the checkout; turns waiting 

time into buying time. By looking at your 

surroundings you can either place hurdles in the 

way of bad habits or take them away to achieve 

better ones. For example, if you know you like to 

snack, swap the biscuit tin on the counter for a 

fruit bowl or a jar of nuts. If you’re trying to move 

more, lay your workout clothes next to your bed 

the night before or arrange to meet a friend for a 

walk at a specific time and place that inspires you 

so you’re motivated and accountable. If quality 

sleep is an issue, remove technology and clutter 

and create a dark and calming sleep environment. 

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Learn to… build a supportive community 

When you think about your close family and friends, you may 

instantly know the one person who acts as your ‘cheerleader’; 

that someone who gives you a much needed boost on a down 

day? Finding like-minded positive people who we can share our 

experiences and progress with, really does make a difference to 

our mood, motivation and long-term success when trying to 

establish healthy habits. Our community is so 

important for us to lean on for support, to 

motivate us or to highlight our excuses 

to help keep us on track with our goals. 

Connection and a sense of belonging 

does wonders for our physical and 

mental health, so choose your circle 

carefully and surround yourself with 

people who feel like sunshine. 

Charlotte runs Plume Nutrition, where she offers support and advice 

for weight management, controlling cravings, sleeplessness, stress 

and increasing energy levels. Find out more at plumenutrition.com 

Step away from… the lure of your phone 

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Half hardies need heat for germination and must stay under 

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sown in the autumn, but given some bottom heat and 

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hardening off period – gradually accustoming your babies 

to life in the big outdoors, which can involve traipsing 

in and out with them for a while. I often sow Cosmos, 

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chances (there’s only so much traipsing in and out we can 

do). Do grow them though. These are really useful annuals 

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Two little granddaughters went home earlier in 

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container full of seed heads that they had chased 

across the garden (let’s hope that they weren’t thistles) and 

a galvanised baby’s bath by then complete with a few shells, 

interesting pebbles and a pile of crabs’ claws that they had 

found on the beach. The baby’s bath is now going to be 

‘repurposed’ as a tiny wildlife pond. September is a perfect 

time of the year to plan projects like this but perhaps 

in their case they need to wait until the bath fills with 

rainwater and then it can be planted up in the spring. 

So, September brings shorter days, warm afternoons 

but cooler nights. The light in September always seems so 

intense to me and the jewel colours of dahlias and salvias, 

aconites and autumn flowering nerines are so beautiful. 

Things to do in September 

• Taking photos and notes of your borders. What 

didn’t work and which combinations did. 

• Keeping on top of weeding, but take out anything 

which is ‘ugly’ or diseased. It’s often difficult to actually 

get into your borders at this time of year without treading 

on things by mistake, but it is definitely worth having 

a go. And you might find that missing tennis ball... 

• Keep checking stakes and avoid earwig damage by popping 

upturned pots stuffed with paper or straw on canes nearby. 

Dahlias, if they are regularly dead-headed and fed with a 

liquid tomato fertiliser or something similar, will go on and 

on flowering until the first frosts. A few of ours which are still 

languishing in pots seem to be succumbing to some form of 

mosaic virus which results in mottling of the leaves. There 

is nothing for it but to dispense with the infected plant. 

It might be a good idea not to compost them as the virus 

could well persist causing all sorts of problems next season. 

It is a perfect time to take cuttings of salvias which are 

at their best this time of year. They strike so easily. I’m 

particularly keen on Salvia confertiflora with its spiky, velvety 

red flower spikes and red stems. A piece accidentally broken 

off last night should make a good plant for next year. Just 

snip below a leaf node, cut any large leaves in half so that 

the cutting doesn’t need to expend excess energy on them 

and then pop around the edge of a small pot of potting 

compost. I keep mine out of the sunlight outside until they 

take and then put them somewhere frost proof for the winter. 

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tidied up their leaves last month. Oh, and they need to be 

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10.00am - 12.00 noon 

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(Ages 3 months - 11) 

6.30pm - 8.00pm 

Sixth Form 

(Ages 16 - 18) 

IN THE MAKING 

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Education News 

Shout outs from the Schools 

Hurst’s Show Jumping champions 

“After 18 months of patience, Hurst College’s equestrian team 

produced a winning performance to become National Inter Schools 

Show Jumping champions at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. 

Taking advantage of being drawn 17 th out of 20, each rider 

watched the other teams to determine how they could achieve 

the quickest times. Team coach and international show jumper 

Brian Cassidy, who walked the course, escorted each team member 

to the arena entrance and passed on last-minute instructions. 

It was an anxious wait while the final three teams 

jumped. Team Hurst had done enough to secure victory 

by four seconds, for the second time in three years. 

In addition, four members of the Hurst Equestrian team were 

selected for international, national and regional representation 

across multiple disciplines, this summer. One represented 

the Great Britain team at the FEI Dressage European Junior 

Championships; another two represented the England team 

at the Welsh and Scottish Home Pony events; and the fourth 

represented the South-East of England Regional U18 team 

at the British Eventing Youth Championships.” hppc.co.uk 

Keeping it Sustainable 

“At Vinehall we are embedding learning about sustainability 

throughout the school. To help enable the school to achieve this, we 

have recently appointed a School Horticulturist who will, alongside 

our teachers, ensure all of our children enjoy opportunities to learn 

about sustainable practices and get mud under their fingernails! 

Insects and pollinators were a recent focus of our horticultural 

curriculum with the children using their new found expertise to design 

their own bee-friendly gardens as part of Radio 2’s recent Big Bee 

Challenge. The Vinehall bees continue to thrive in the safe hands of 

our Housemaster Gideon Coles, who has become a member of the 

Rother and Hastings division of the Sussex Beekeepers Association. 

Vinehall is a successful, happy and high-achieving school with 

outstanding facilities set in 41 acres of beautiful countryside. Our small 

classes and highly qualified staff offer brilliant outcomes for our children, 

but it is our culture of family and our exceptional pastoral 

care that distinguishes us, and enables all our children 

to succeed in both academic and personal terms. 

Our next Open Days are the 17th and 

18th September 2021. Contact us for 

more information or to book a bespoke 

Headmaster tour.” vinehallschool.com 

2021 results success 

“Congratulations to the class of 2021 at Sevenoaks School, 

who achieved an average IB Diploma score of 41.3 points, 

more than eight points above the world average. 

Thirty students achieved the maximum 45 points, with 48 securing 

44 points and another 38 securing 43 points. Almost 75 per cent of the 

cohort achieved 40 points or more – another truly remarkable result. 

Mr Jesse Elzinga, Headmaster, said: ‘In a year of disruption, 

our students’ hard work, professionalism and dedication was 

phenomenal, and we are proud of their creative, inquisitive and 

committed approach to their studies and co-curricular activities. 

‘The IB Diploma, the global gold standard of education, will 

enable our students to proceed to the world’s best universities, with 

94 per cent achieving a place at their firm-choice university. Our 

school leavers of 2021 are inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young 

people who will help to create a better and more peaceful world.’ 

Over 170,000 students from more than 150 countries 

took the IB Diploma last year. The IB’s outlook is invaluable, 

empowering students to flourish in the global community. 

The school also celebrated outstanding GCSE and 

IGCSE results in August, with 93.8 per cent of all 

examinations graded A/A* or 9/8/7.” sevenoaksschool.org 

Pre-Senior Baccalaureate – the 

answer for Years 7 and 8 

“Education is not just about exam results and a 13 

year old is more than a series of scores. Developing 

the whole child and instilling in them a range of skills 

and characteristics that will serve them well for life has 

become the new challenge, and one that we aim to 

meet at Marlborough House through the Pre-Senior 

Baccalaureate (PSB). The PSB aims to cover the same 

material as Common Entrance but encourage a wider 

range of skills. This is a 21st century approach to education 

and provides each child with a relevant and rounded 

foundation to build upon – we believe that it is the way 

forward for prep school children in Years 7 and 8. 

Marlborough House School offers Year 7 Entry 

Scholarships to children who show outstanding 

ability. Applications for current Year 6 pupils open on 

20th September 2021.” marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk 

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Ashford School 6th Form 

Information Evening 

Tuesday 12 October 

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Find out more about our wide choice of A Level subjects, co-curricular 

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Robotics and Emerging Technologies 

How Ashford Prep School and Reed’s are keeping up with the latest advances 

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Mr Nick Tiley-Nunn, Headmaster 

of Ashford Prep School 

How are you keeping children 

abreast with the latest technological 

developments? In terms of keeping 

up with the latest technological 

developments, our Digital Steering 

Group always has an eye on emerging 

opportunities and latest developments 

in educational technology. We have had 

1:1 devices in the school (iPads in Prep 

and Microsoft Surfaces in Senior) for 

a number of years and the confidence 

with which children use these devices is 

staggering – they are incredibly skilful 

and responsible users of technology. 

This has been vital to ensuring that 

even in the challenging context that we 

have all lived through over the last year, 

our pupils have not simply survived 

educationally but genuinely thrived and 

the school has been operating as close 

to business as usual, even when their 

physical classroom was the kitchen table. 

What type of emerging technologies 

are you currently focusing on in 

lessons? Our curriculum at the Prep 

School is broad and covers a range of 

technologies. We have a growing focus 

giving our children the opportunity 

to experience augmented reality (AR), 

not only in their computing lessons, 

but as a way of enriching the wider 

curriculum and providing learning 

opportunities that would simply 

be impossible without technology. 

For our youngest learners in Early 

Years, this might be colouring that 

comes to life in front of their eyes 

through Quiver, ranging to real-time 

exploration of human anatomy with 

AR t-shirts. We will be exploring the 

impact of using AR to redefine learning 

opportunities through our own small 

scale action research project this year 

including looking at how to integrate 

AR into classrooms and corridors of 

the school with interactive displays. 

Do pupils get to try their hand at 

robotics? Absolutely! We are very 

excited to have got our hands on a 

brand-new set of Sphero Bolt robots, 

which will allow our children to 

apply what they have learnt in their 

coding lessons and use it to control 

their very own robot to complete 

tasks and missions. We hope to 

be able to offer this opportunity 

to other schools in the local area 

through community initiatives. 

What proves most popular with your 

pupils? The use of Minecraft in lessons 

has proved hugely popular, particularly 

in Upper Prep. I was blown away when 

I got to see first-hand how they had 

used Minecraft to create their own 

working example of how pollination 

takes place, with the children acting 

as virtual bees in the environment 

that they had created collaboratively. 

It reiterated the huge potential for 

working together as a team to create 

something that they would not have 

achieved on their own. This ability to 

work collaboratively, perhaps without 

even being in the same room, is a 

21st century skill that I believe will 

become increasingly important given 

the changes to working life that we have 

witnessed globally over the last year. 

How can you help them to develop 

an interest in a particular new 

technology? I think that fostering 

the ability and confidence to work 

iteratively; making little tweaks 

when something doesn’t work, is 

key. However, I think that the most 

important factors in helping young 

people to develop an interest in 

anything, not just technology, is breadth 

of opportunity and time. Put simply, if 

you want a child to develop an interest 

in something, they have to have the 

opportunity and time to experience it. 

It greatly concerns me that at 

times we seem to have a very narrow 

perspective of what the formative years 

of education are all about as a nation. 

For me, it’s about nurturing happy 

and confident learners, broadening 

horizons and inspiring minds, and 

ensuring that every child moves on to 

secondary education with everything 

they need to be the best that they can 

be as they become young adults. Time 

to explore, create and truly challenge 

children rather than a race to arbitrary 

milestones needs to be prioritised. 

We need to seriously ask ourselves 

what skills, knowledge, understanding 

and (perhaps most importantly) 

values we want the next generation 

of citizens to have. Technology will 

have a big role to play in the world 

that our children will inherit, so my 

view is that the earlier they can use 

this technology with confidence, 

responsibility and most importantly 

balance (nothing replaces the joy of a 

good book or time outdoors) the better. 

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Since 1910 

Gareth Hart, Assistant Head, Digital Learning 

& Head of FutureTech at Reed’s School 

How are you keeping children abreast with the latest 

technological developments? At Reed’s we not only start 

computing lessons for pupils from Year 7 onwards, we also 

have a bespoke FutureTech programme. This involves a series 

of initiatives that inspire pupils to gain knowledge and skills 

in a variety of STEM areas and improves their technological 

literacy. There’s a whole curriculum based around these areas 

delivered in Year 9 that removes the barriers between subjects 

and encourages interest, skill development and creativity. 

What type of emerging technologies are you 

currently focusing on in lessons? In lessons we focus 

on and use many new and emerging technologies. For 

example, pupils learn about the wide variety of uses 

for artificial intelligence in computing, view organs 

using augmented reality in biology and travel the 

world with virtual reality headsets in geography. 

Do pupils get to try their hand at robotics? Yes, most 

definitely! There are Robotics Clubs as well as opportunities 

during lessons to programme Lego, Vex and Sphero 

robots. We are really eager for pupils to learn skills such 

as a problem solving, programming and teamwork 

and realise the thrill of coding through robotics. 

What proves most popular with your pupils? One of 

the most popular activities is FutureTech CSI. Pupils apply 

their knowledge from various subject disciplines and learn 

to use new technology, such as DNA fingerprinting and gel 

electrophoresis, to solve fictional crimes. They also enjoy 

learning about the importance of renewable energy and 

exploring environmentally friendly ways we can generate 

electricity such as by using magnets, building their own 

wind turbines, and generating electricity from plants. 

How can you help them to develop an interest in a 

particular new technology? We run a regular series of 

thought-provoking lectures by speakers from industry. Most 

recently these have covered topics such as autoimmune 

diseases and genetic modification, artificial intelligence. 

Pupils also hugely enjoyed a visit from a scientist who 

was part of Tim Peake’s space mission talking about the 

technology involved with getting people into space! 

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Frewen College is a leading independent 

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with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia. We have private 

students and those funded with an EHC Plan. 

Best GCSE grades and pupil progress 

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Frewen is the oldest dyslexia school in the UK 

All classroom staff have specialist 

dyslexia qualifications 

Assistive Technology is used throughout 

the school where appropriate 

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How excellent pool facilities are enabling students to develop 

their strength in multiple swimming events 

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Can you tell us a little bit 

about the swimming facilities 

at your school? We have a 25m 

indoor heated pool on site, with 

space for five lanes and diving 

blocks, which means we can 

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Does your pool 

operate all 

year round? 

Yes, the pool 

is obviously 

used very 

extensively 

by Battle 

Abbey pupils 

during term 

time, but a variety of clubs and 

groups use the facility after hours 

and during school holidays. Our 

pupils also swim before school 

and we teach sixth formers their 

basic lifeguarding qualifications. 

Sean Collins, Battle Abbey 

School Pool Manager 

Can pupils with an interest in 

swimming go on to compete? Pupils 

compete regularly in inter-school 

galas on behalf of Battle Abbey but 

many also swim competitively for 

local clubs. Due to the access to 

the pool the pupils enjoy, several 

of our pupils have gone on to be 

South East and Sussex Regional 

Champions and subsequently 

started on the Olympic pathway. 

Who teaches the pupils? We 

have two dedicated qualified 

swim teachers who work with 

both senior and prep pupils. 

Do you use your pool for any other 

activities? The pupils regularly 

take part in Water Polo. Our pool 

is widely considered to be one of 

the finest locally and is especially 

deep, which means the pupils have 

the opportunity to practice their 

block diving and do their depth 

test extension to their lifeguarding 

training. The pool has been used 

externally by a number of clubs 

including canoe clubs, diving clubs, 

lane swimming, triathlon training 

and even mermaid themed parties! 

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Does your pool operate all year 

round? Yes, in the curriculum 

the girls have a term of weekly 

lessons as part of PE where they 

learn more about the four strokes 

and in Year 9 they learn Water 

Polo and Lifesaving. Beyond 

Year 9, swimming is optional 

during the girls’ PE lessons, 

and many choose to swim for 

fitness or to play Water Polo. 

Can pupils with an interest in 

swimming go on to compete? At 

Mayfield we have three Swimming 

Teams – Juniors (Years 7 and 

8), Inters (Years 9 and 10), and 

Seniors (Years 11 to 13). We 

regularly compete against other 

schools across Kent and Sussex. 

Who teaches the pupils? Pippa 

Whitby leads our swim programme, 

and runs four weekly training 

sessions, open to all ages and 

abilities. There are also four weekly 

sessions run by the Head Coach 

of Beacon Swimming Club. 

Do you use your pool for any other 

activities? The pool is used by our 

local primary schools as well as the 

Beacon Swimming Club. And we 

hold Spark camps in the Summer 

and Easter holidays for children 

in Reception through to Year 8. 

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Book Smart 

In an age of readily accessible screens and internet, how are 

school libraries continuing to expand pupils’ knowledge? 

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Vinehall 

Vinehall’s library is at the heart of 

the school in more ways than 

one. Most of the classrooms in 

the Prep School lead directly from the 

galleried library, making it very much 

the hub of learning. Lessons frequently 

spill out of classrooms and into the 

library, with the children making 

use of the packed shelves of fiction 

and non-fiction books as well as the 

computers that share the library space. 

Vinehall has recently introduced 

Ashford School 

The Somerville Library is based at 

the Ashford Senior School site at 

East Hill in Ashford. With over 

13,000 fiction and non-fiction titles, it 

is a learning hub for all year groups 

Located at the centre of the school 

campus, it spans three floors, with 

private study and quiet reading zones. 

The ground floor houses the fiction 

collection alongside graphic novels, 

audiobooks, DVDs and periodicals. 

Books aimed at students with Special 

Educational Needs (SEN) and students 

learning English as an additional language 

(EAL) are also available. The first floor 

houses the non-fiction collection. The 

top floor is reserved for Sixth Form use, 

where material related to Careers and 

Further Education can be accessed. 

To support our Learning Habits and 

to encourage independent learning, book 

displays and reading lists both reinforce 

and extend the academic content taught 

across faculties. The online catalogue is 

regularly updated and pupils are able to 

access nearly 2000 e-books. Help from 

the Librarians is also on offer to all year 

groups when sourcing texts to support 

homework, project work or research 

tasks. The library is staffed by two 

Librarians from 8am to 6pm every day. 

Assistance is available for those 

pupils who are following EPQ and 

the ISEB Project Qualification, a mini 

EPQ of sorts, which means the Year 8s 

each have to come up with and answer 

their own research question. Examples 

of questions from this year’s cohort of 

Year 8s include ‘Can money buy you 

happiness?’ and ‘Is space exploration 

a waste of money?’ The research skills 

the children develop in completing 

this qualification puts the school 

library at the centre of the learning 

process, reflecting the importance of 

independent learning at Vinehall. 

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CREST Awards, and Study Skills 

sessions take place each year on 

research sources and materials, as well 

as how to use referencing in essays. 

Our Librarians invite students to take 

part in reading initiatives to celebrate 

World Book Day and National Poetry 

Day, or to meet visiting authors 

when they speak at the school. 

We have a wide range of fiction 

and non-fiction eBooks available via 

VLEBooks and the Sora app. Online 

resources are equally important when 

studying, researching and expanding 

intellectual horizons. Ashford School 

subscribes to a range of these, including 

The Churchill Archive, eMag, 

GCSEPod, JSTOR and MASSOLIT. 

The English Faculty hold regular 

library lessons, during which pupils 

choose books and enjoy a period of silent 

reading. Sixth Form students spend their 

free periods working in the library, and 

classes are always welcome to visit to 

access our resources. Pupils in all year 

groups can access the library at any time 

during the school day, depending on their 

timetable and extracurricular activities. 

Books from the library can also 

be borrowed before the end of term 

to read over the school holidays and 

pupils can access the Sora app and 

VLEBooks on their Surface Go devices 

throughout the holidays, too. 

ashfordschool.co.uk 

Dominique Collins, 

Head of Library & EPQ 

Hurstpierpoint College 

Library facilities are available 

in both the Prep and Senior 

Schools at Hurstpierpoint. The 

Prep School library is housed within 

the heart of the Prep School and is 

regularly used for clubs, reading and 

group work. In the Senior School, 

we have a fabulous, stylish library on 

two floors that overlooks the Sussex 

countryside. It is very modern, with 

an abundance of glass and white 

furniture. People comment on how 

it resembles a university library – 

which is just what we were aiming 

for when the new library opened in 

2014. The first floor is the general 

library area for Senior School 

students and in addition to the usual 

books there are work areas equipped 

with computers, a breakfast bar 

area for those who bring their own 

laptops and a small café area with 

a range of refreshments, magazines, 

casual seating and a variety of DVDs. 

There is a choice of fully equipped 

meeting rooms, perfect for small 

group or individual revision or 

teaching work. The top floor is 

reserved solely for Sixth Form 

students and included in this area 

is a multi-function seminar room 

as well as a specialist Careers and 

Higher Education department 

holding information on university 

options, careers and gap years. 

The library is also the EPQ 

centre for Sixth Form students. 

The library is a mix of old and 

new technology. The most popular 

feature of our bookable rooms is a 

whiteboard: simple, yet versatile, it’s 

what most students use to revise for 

exams. We also have ebooks, online 

databases and electronic journal 

articles. Our self-check machine 

is a big hit with the students who 

marvel how it manages to recognise 

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have an emailed newsletter that 

helps us keep in touch remotely. 

People still like to borrow physical 

books, however, so we do have 

a large physical collection. 

The College is very lucky to have 

three full time library staff: one 

in the Prep school and two in the 

Senior School. The Senior School 

library staff are also responsible 

for EPQ, which ties in very well 

with their skillset. The Prep School 

Librarian is a reading champion 

and is always ready with a good 

book recommendation for all kinds 

of readers. Members of the Senior 

School Library organised the SSBA 

– Southern Schools Book Award 

– for the first time in 2020. There 

are also regular reading challenges 

– for example, an around the 

world challenge when pupils (and 

staff) select books to read and as 

they finish, their balloon is moved 

around the world; if they complete 

the challenge they win a prize. 

Students can use the library when 

they have a study period, at break 

and lunch times, after school and for 

prep. The library is also available if 

teachers want to bring students in 

for a lesson. The history department 

are big supporters of the library 

as the students use the books to 

complete their coursework. The 

student magazine, Oculus, is also 

run from the library. We conduct 

EPQ lessons on referencing and 

electronic sources and, of course, 

there is Crafternoon – where 

students complete crafts whilst 

listening to audio books. 

We always encourage students to 

borrow something for the holidays 

– at Christmas the Senior School 

library runs a Christmas reading 

treat promotion and have a book 

stand near the dining room to 

showcase what we have to offer. 

The Prep School Library runs 

a Summer reading challenge and 

loans (sometimes large piles) of 

books to pupils for the vacation. 

The library is also open for students 

to study in many of the holidays. 

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Get Involved! 

Parents of Parkside create a new Outdoor Classroom 

Parents of Parkside (PoP) is a 

PTA with a difference. They 

are an inclusive ‘Community’ 

of families connected to Parkside 

School, who have a variety of 

talents to bring to the table. They 

are wholeheartedly supported by 

the Head and Deputy Head of 

Parkside, who are both actively 

involved; along with teachers, 

suppliers, and extended members 

of Parkside families and friends. 

During a particularly challenging 

year, when few events could be 

hosted, PoP launched a number 

of creative and innovative ways 

to raise funds. Recognising the 

importance of supporting local 

community businesses, they 

partnered with them to provide 

events which could be held 

individually at home during 

lockdown. For example, PoP sold 

an outstanding £1700 worth of 

beautiful Valentines’ roses and raffle 

tickets where the winner enjoyed 

a romantic meal delivered to their 

door. Parents also forfeited their 

discount on school fees, offered 

during the pandemic, to raise 

further funds for the development 

of the Outdoor Classroom. 

It was not only the money raised 

which realised the completion 

of the Outdoor Classroom, but, 

more importantly, the generous 

contribution of people’s time and 

energy in building it. Having 

raised sufficient funds, PoP 

went about recruiting volunteers 

to help build the classroom; 

which largely consisted of family 

members, pupils, teachers and 

support staff from the school. 

The passion to create an outdoor 

multi-purpose classroom for pupils 

at Parkside is truly inspiring. 

Every pupil attending the school 

will benefit from this area, which 

provides them with a natural, 

organic space to learn. It offers 

space for everything from maths 

and coding to photography in 

the fresh air, where there is peace 

to focus on the importance and 

value of positivity, happiness 

and working together. 

Parkside’s Outdoor Classroom 

project has been shortlisted at the 

Independent School Parent Awards 

for best Fundraising Achievement 

2021, which is testament to the 

school’s strong family ethos. Values 

such as resilience, togetherness and 

determination are underpinned 

by the Head’s mantra of ‘Make 

it Happen’ – never more relevant 

and necessary than in the past 

year. They are standards Parkside 

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Meet the Head 

Head of Claremont Senior School, Ed Dickie, chats 

career progression, teaching, and the rewards of 

overcoming learning challenges with students 

What were you doing before you 

joined Claremont? Before I joined 

Claremont I spent 13 years at Bedes/ 

St. Bedes School in a variety of 

roles – starting as a labourer on 

their Facilities Team and ending up 

on the Senior Team as Senior Day 

Housemaster. In between I was a 

History & Politics Teacher, Head 

of Sixth Form and Housemaster. 

What are you looking forward 

to next year? Hopefully spending 

less time thinking about Covid 

protocols and more time helping 

students discover their personal 

pathways. I am particularly looking 

forward to teaching History at A 

Level again, having taught only 

Politics over the past few years. 

Tell us a little about your school 

days... Hmm. Perhaps less said 

about that the better! I happened 

across the Deputy Head from my 

old school a few years back. After 

overcoming his surprise at seeing me 

he exclaimed that ‘the poacher has 

turned gamekeeper!’. It’s fair to say 

that I was a reluctant student until 

my A Levels when I was inspired by 

two fantastic teachers who managed, 

somehow, to instill in a rogue 17-year 

-old a passion for Shakespeare and 

19th Century British Politics. My 

own experience at school, both 

the good and the bad, has guided me 

throughout my career in education. 

What was your favourite 

subject at school? Despite now 

being a History teacher it was 

probably English Literature. 

How do you hope to inspire the 

pupils at Claremont? I hope to inspire 

pupils by providing them with endless 

evidence of what is possible when you 

back yourself, work hard and take the 

opportunities that come your way. 

Seeing young people discover and 

develop their potential is why I teach. 

What’s been your proudest 

achievement? It is always difficult 

to pinpoint one particular moment. 

Seeing Claremont develop 

academically and pastorally has been 

hugely rewarding but, for me, the 

proudest moments in my career 

have always been seeing individuals 

‘come good’ when the odds were 

against it. This might manifest in all 

sorts of different ways – both inside 

and outside the classroom – but 

when it happens I know we have 

really made a lasting difference. 

If you could teach anyone from 

history, who would it be? A very good 

question! I am not sure that any of the 

many people I admire from history 

would have gained much from being 

taught by me! In terms of someone 

who I would have been most interested 

to teach when they were child I would 

lean towards a political figure such 

as Nelson Mandela or Adolf Hitler, 

each for very different reasons! 

What’s your favourite place to visit in 

the Weald? Again, very difficult! Born, 

and initially brought up, in Sussex 

I feel very much at home across 

the Weald. At the moment I am 

never happier than walking with my 

dogs through the fields and woods 

north of Battle, where I now live. 

claremontschool.co.uk 


The 50th Anniversary Rye Arts Festival offers the biggest and best 

programme in its long history, including classical, jazz, folk and blues music, 

author talks, drama, films and themed walks. 

Tickets available now - online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk 

or via the Box Office 01797 462168 

GYLES BRANDRETH 

Odd Boy Out 

SHIRLEY SMART 

Jazz Trio 

Rev. RICHARD COLES 

Madness of Grief 

10th - 26th September 2021 

RICHARD ROWNTREE 

Shaft (1971) 

VERA 

VAN HEERINGEN 

SPOOKY RYE 

Night Terrors Walk 

IMPROPERA 

Improvised Opera 

MARTIN WIMBUSH 

& SALLY BAYLY 

Plus a free prize draw open to all, with a one-off, solid gold brooch created 

by local jeweller Simon Milne to be given away! 

www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk 

Rye Arts Festival CIO Reg Charity No. 1175309

What’s On in September 

Art 

21 Aug – 5 Dec 

The Lightbox Gallery and 

Museum, Woking GU21 4AA 

Lines of BEAUTy: 

Master DRAWINGS 

from CHATSWORTH 

A major exhibition of Old Master 

Drawings on loan from one of the 

UK’s most significant collections. 

Developed in partnership with 

Chatsworth House and Sheffield 

Museums, Lines of Beauty: Master 

Drawings from Chatsworth is the 

largest display of drawings from 

the collection in over twenty 

years and will feature works 

by Da Vinci, Raphael, Dürer, 

Rembrandt, Rubens and more. 

thelightbox.org.uk 

Sun 8 – Sat 28 Sep 

ArtSpring Gallery, 167 High 

Street, Tonbridge TN9 1BX 

Kent ARTISTS Reflect 

ArtSpring Gallery’s second annual 

open exhibition, ‘Reflections’, will 

showcase work by 2D and 3D 

Kent artists created over the last 

year, reflecting on the effects of the 

pandemic. Discover work by Kent 

artists and support a good cause as 

10% of all sales will be donated to 

Frontline19, a free, independent, 

nationwide volunteer service 

delivering psychological support to 

people working on the frontline. 

Selected artwork, ceramics and 

glass by over 30 artists can be 

viewed in the gallery and online. 

artspringgallery.co.uk 

Fri 24 – Sun 26 Sep 

Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher 

Contemporary ART Fairs 

Bringing back their popular 

weekend fair this month, 

Contemporary Art Fairs are great 

for serious art collectors or art 

lovers and their families. There 

will be over 100 artists to meet, 

view the work of and learn about, 

all in a spacious venue with free 

parking. You can watch artists 

at work in the live art theatre 

and join in with workshops run 

by professional artists, and don’t 

forget to visit the Highclere Castle 

Gin stand for some gin samples. 

contemporaryartfairs.co.uk 

Mon 27 Sep – Mon 1 

Nov 11am – 6pm 

Bluewater shopping and 

leisure destination 

Under the RAINBOW 

An exciting and uplifting nonprofit 

exhibition showcasing artists 

across the southeast. Ewa Page, a 

Bluewater restaurant manager and 

artist, came up with the idea after 

realising how artists had struggled 

with being unable to exhibit during 

lockdown, but also used their art to 

sustain their mental wellbeing. As 

such the exhibition will promote 

an inclusive joyful vibe, celebrating 

community, mindfulness and 

kindness; a wonderful opportunity 

for many artists, including young 

and emerging talent. The event 

will be free to visit and all the 

art exhibited will be for sale. 

Entry: Free 

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Facebook Under The Rainbow Events 

Charities 

Until 31 Mar 2022 

Tommy’s MINI Mission 

Royal British Legion Industries 

are announcing their first raffle to 

win a brand new Mini! The funds 

raised will assist RBLI with a new 

Centenary Village with disabilityadapted 

apartments, assistedliving, 

family homes, extra care, 

specialist dementia care, and a new 

2-storey community centre with 

an IT learning suite and a fully 

accessible gym. You can now buy 

tickets for just £1 to enter Tommy’s 

MINI Mission and be in with the 

chance of winning this fabulous, 

fun and iconic brand new car! 

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Mon 6 Sep 7.15pm 

Hawkhurst Copt Hall 

Wed 8 Sep 7.15pm 

Singleton Village Hall, Ashford 

Thu 9 Sep 7.15pm 

St Mildreds Church 

Hall Tenterden 

FREE Choir OPEN 

evenings 

The ROCKITS! are back to 

sing their hearts out to raising 

money for Macmillan Cancer 

The 28 th 

Tenterden 

folk festival 

2021 

“Tenterden, the Jewel of the Weald” 

Thursday 30 th September to 

Sunday 3 rd October 

Tenterden Folk Festival Registered charity No. 1038663 

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Get up close and personal with 

these incredible winged predators! 

Join us for a fun-packed, family day out! Explore the trail, 

meet the animals, see our birds fly and perhaps try your 

hand at a spot of falconry! 

Book your tickets online: 

Ticketed events include: 

Thursday evening concert, 

concerts, barn dance, special 

shows, workshops, 

meet the guests, folk clubs, 

Sea songs and shanties, etc. 

Free events include: 

Craft & street stalls, free 

music stage, dance stage, 

Morris dancers, dance displays, 

procession, song & 

music sessions, street theatre, 

etc. 

For more details, full guest 

list and to buy tickets 

tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk 

All details subject to Covid 

restrictions and government 

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Woodfest & Country Fair, 11 th & 12 th September, 10am-5pm 

We have lots of exciting woodland demonstrations taking place 

over the weekend including chainsaw carving, willow weaving, 

campfire cooking, pole lathe turning as well as vintage tractors 

and stationary steam engines. 

DAHLIA DAYS 

and SUMMER 

DISPLAYS 

Tues to Sat through September 

In September the gardens are a riot of 

colour with a dazzling display of 

dahlias, as well as sunflowers and 

heliotropes, cannas and ricinus all 

complemented by the second 

flowering of roses, late flowering 

perennials and other annuals. 

Café with Terrace; Gift Shop; Sculpture Exhibition 

Open Tuesday to Saturday and Special Event Days 

Ticehurst, TN5 7HE 01580 200888 

pashleymanorgardens.com 

The main arena attractions run continuously throughout the 

day and will include Joe’s Bows Falconry, Gun Dog display, Ferret 

Racing, Fun Dog Show (Sunday) and new for 2021, we have Alpaca 

Annie’s Display. 

We have craft making activities, creepy claws animal display and 

something new for 2021 Arbor, Part Man. Part Tree. An interactive 

show, for all the family to experience. There will also a range of 

craft stalls, local food and drink. 

Adults £10, Concession £8 and children under 16 are free of charge. 

Book your tickets online to save 10%. 

Modern Calligraphy Workshop, 22 nd Sept, 10am-2.30pm 

During this workshop you will learn the techniques needed 

to write modern calligraphy and copperplate font using a dip 

pen and ink. This workshop is suitable for all abilities. Light 

refreshments are provided. £45.00 per person, booking required. 

belmont-house.org • 01795 890 228 • events@belmont-house.org 

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What’s On in September 

Support. This local not-for-profit 

community choir welcomes 

anyone who wants to sing. 

You don’t need any musical 

experience and there are no 

auditions. They are friendly 

and fun loving, and explore all 

kinds of music, from musicals 

to chart toppers. The groups 

under their umbrella include 

The Heart of Kent Show Choir, 

the super swinging Ruby Sisterz, 

and Baby & Toddler Rockits. 

Entry: Free 

babyandtoddlerrockits@gmail.com / 

therockits.org / 

heartofkentshowchoir.co.uk 

Shopping 

Sun 5 Sep 11am-4pm 

Grand Hall, Dorking Halls 

Reigate Road, Dorking 

RH4 1SG 

CURATED by 

DAPPER & SUAVE 

Curated by Dapper & Suave are 

back with a market showcasing 

over 40 local businesses selling 

artwork, beauty, candles, fashion, 

food, gifts for the home and 

jewellery. Their ethos is to offer 

unique, friendly, and creative 

businesses a platform to shine, 

introducing new businesses to 

people interested in shopping 

local, handmade and unique. 

Booking required. 

dapperandsuave.uk 

Sun 5 Sep 11am-4pm 

St Martin’s Walk Car 

Park, Dorking, Mill Lane, 

Dorking RH4 1DX 

Dorking ARTISAN 

Market 

Celebrating the best local products 

from small businesses and artisanal 

producers, this market will have 

stalls including junktiques, arts 

and crafts, artisan food and 

drink and vintage brocante. 

Entry to the market also free, 

and Dorking Artisan Market 

provides the perfect excuse for a 

day out in Dorking and a stroll to 

discover the town’s independent 

shops, cafes and businesses. 

Entry: Free 

dorkingtownpartnership.co.uk 

Theatre & Music 

Sat 18 Sep 2:30-10pm 

& Sun 19 Sep 2:30-10:30pm 

The Hop Farm, Maidstone 

Road, Paddock Wood, Beltring, 

Tonbridge TN12 6PY 

Olly Murs & TOM JONES 

Two of The Voice’s brightest stars 

come to The Hop Farm for a 

brilliant weekend of outdoorsy 

summer entertainment. With 

both artists having been 

cooped up for so long they 

are bound to be excited and 

ready to celebrate with you! 

Entry: from £44.24 for 

general admission standing 

thehopfarm.co.uk 

Fri 10 Sep 7pm 

EM Forster Theatre Library 

Gardens, Tonbridge School, 

Tonbridge TN9 1JP 

SLAPSTICK PICNIC: 

THE IMPORTANCE OF 

BEING EARNEST 

Over tea and cucumber 

sandwiches, witness the entirety 

of Oscar Wilde’s classic play of 

manners, affairs and handbags, 

being performed by just two 

rather dashing entertainers. 

Entry: adults at the door £20, 

under 18s £11, under 10s one 

free with every paying adult 

emftheatre.com 

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Slow, 

Grow, Eat 

Hairdresser-turned-shepherdess, Zoë Colville farms 

nearly 100 acres of land near Maidstone with her 

partner, Chris Woodhead. With prime focus on 

their animals’ wellbeing, together they rear cows, 

sheep, goats and pigs, eventually selling their meat 

through The Little Farm Fridge. This month, Zoe 

challenges her idealistic childhood view of pigs 

As a young girl I was obsessed with pigs. Pig mugs, 

watching Babe, Percy Pigs... you name it. So you 

can imagine my joy at the ripe old age of thirty 

when Chris said we were getting some pigs. We would rear 

them to eventually go through the shop. I was worried 

about getting too attached seeing as my childhood dreams 

were playing out, but I needn’t have worried. Firstly when 

I went to pet one it snapped at me, literally like a crocodile 

in the wildlife programmes and, secondly, I watched one 

devour an apple from one of the trees and the pure strength 

in its jaw made me stand open-mouthed for a good ten 

seconds after he had swallowed. From that moment I 

realised that the imaginary Pinterest board in my mind – 

becoming best pals and putting flower crowns on them 

and getting cute photos – wasn’t realistic and I should 

give up that pipedream. I have now developed a new type 

of respect for these powerful and intelligent creatures. 

What I have found incredible is how smart and surprisingly 

clean they are. For a start they pretty much only go to 

the loo in one designated place in the pen, which I’ve 

never seen happen with other domesticated animals. 

Pigs’ eyes are very much like humans, too, even the 

iciest blue or grey, which when you get them back from 

the abattoir can be rather disconcerting. In actual fact 

we are extremely similar genetically to pigs in many 

ways – before plastic practise skin was developed, 

people used to learnt the art of tattooing on waste 

pig skin as it’s supposedly so similar to humans. 

We shall take our pigs to the abattoir at around 

70-80kg, which is a fair size when you compare it to 

the lambs who weigh about 40-45kg when they go. I 

hope this time we can try to make some pork scratchings 

because, well, we’re rather partial to a pork scratching! 

I’ve found it quite remarkable how many people ask us 

for more unusual cuts such as the trotters and also the 

cheeks – both of which I am yet to sample myself. 

I shall keep you updated on how our pigs are getting 

on with us, hopefully they’ll get more fond of me as time 

goes on and maybe even pose for that elusive photo. 

The Little Farm Fridge Recipe of the month 

How to cook it... The Little Farm 

Fridge Breakfast Brioche. 

• The Little Farm Fridge 

Breakfast Burgers 

• free-range eggs 

• brioche buns 

• cheddar cheese 

• 5tbsp tomato ketchup 

• 1tbsp brown sugar 

• 1tsp Lea & Perrins 

• crushed chilli flakes to taste 

• avocado (optional) 

1 Firstly add your ketchup, brown sugar, Lea & 

Perrins and crushed chilli flakes into a small bowl 

and mix well to make your spicy relish. 

2 Heat up a frying pan with a little butter and fry your breakfast 

burgers. Once they are cooked, leave them to cool slightly and 

fry your eggs in the pan, plenty of black pepper on the yolk. 

4 Melt your cheese onto the top of your brioche bun 

in the grill – for optional naughtiness you can brush 

both sides of the bun with butter before grilling. 

5 Stack your burger up and enjoy! (I sometimes substitute 

the cheese with avocado if I’m pretending to be healthier) 

Follow Zoe on Instagram @thechiefshepherdess 

and @thelittlefarmfridge. You can order 

meat online at thelittlefarmfridge.co.uk 

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