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Inspiring Interiors • Fabulous Fashion • Delicious Dishes<br />
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Contents<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
40 110<br />
16<br />
OPEN TO IDEAS<br />
John Graham-Hart<br />
finds homes with<br />
open-plan spaces<br />
107<br />
WEALDEN HEALTH<br />
& BEAUTY<br />
Tips to keep you<br />
feeling gorgeous<br />
25<br />
IT’S MAY<br />
What’s going on near<br />
you this month<br />
109<br />
TRAVEL TIPS<br />
Stay healthy when<br />
travelling<br />
42<br />
67<br />
69<br />
PALE &<br />
INTERESTING<br />
Claire Tennant-Scull<br />
visits an Arts & Crafts<br />
home in <strong>Surrey</strong><br />
GET THE LOOK<br />
Fabulous Scandi-themed<br />
home accessories from<br />
Wealdenfairs.com<br />
ARTISTS’<br />
IMPRESSIONS<br />
Contemporary art<br />
from galleries around<br />
the south east<br />
110<br />
117<br />
121<br />
123<br />
MEAT FREE IN MAY<br />
Julie Simpson offers<br />
inspiration for<br />
Vegetarian Week<br />
CONTAIN YOUR JOY<br />
Sue Whigham on<br />
growing plants<br />
in containers<br />
GREEN GODDESS<br />
Penny Kemp on the<br />
plight of the humble bee<br />
WHAT’S ON<br />
Find out...<br />
72<br />
ANYONE FOR<br />
CRICKET?<br />
We visit the<br />
magnificent home of<br />
Christel Cowdrey<br />
128<br />
COMPETITION<br />
Win a three-seater<br />
garden bench worth<br />
£350 from Memorial<br />
Benches UK<br />
98<br />
BETWEEN<br />
THE LINES<br />
WT fashion<br />
gets nautical<br />
128<br />
FABLES FROM<br />
THE FARM<br />
Jane Howard on the<br />
joys of gardening<br />
and farming<br />
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beautiful fused glass gift and interior pieces,<br />
handmade at our cornwall studio.<br />
128 high street, ripley, woking, surrey gu23 6ay<br />
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Waterside is a substantial five bedroom family home set on the desirable Ballands<br />
Road South cul-de-sac in Fetcham. Built by Mulberry <strong>Homes</strong> to a high quality<br />
specification which includes a Poggenpohl kitchen, zoned underfloor heating<br />
and stunning rear garden terrace overlooking a natural pond. Journey times from<br />
Leatherhead mainline station to Waterloo take from just 45mins.<br />
Guide Price £1,575,000<br />
Jackson-Stops & Staff<br />
01306 887 560<br />
dorking@jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
www.pineacres.co.uk<br />
Waterside, The Ballands South, Fetcham, KT22 9EP
The Property Ombudsman<br />
Pains Hill, Limpsfield<br />
An exceptional and beautifully appointed family home, peacefully located on a sought after lane within a short distance of Oxted.<br />
Reception Hall, Cloakroom, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Laundry, Family Room, Drawing Room, Dining/Billiards Room, Study, Master<br />
Bedroom Suite With Bathroom and Dressing Room, Four Further Double Bedrooms, Two Further Bathrooms, Heated Swimming Pool,<br />
Bespoke Pavillion, Childrens Playhouse, Gardens and Grounds 1 Acre. EPC Rating: D<br />
Guide Price £2,675,000<br />
Oxted 01883 712375<br />
oxted@jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
coming 26 January 2015
The Property Ombudsman<br />
Dorking<br />
A handsome family home of superb proportions in a highly convenient location<br />
Reception hall, cloakroom, 4 reception rooms, kitchen, utility room, master bedroom suite, dressing room, 4 further bedrooms, family bathroom, shower<br />
room, inner landing/study area, top floor substantial split-level suite with separate shower room/WC. Double garage, driveway, store, garden studio/<br />
entertainment room with sauna, outstanding secluded grounds, in all about 0.46 of an acre. EPC - D<br />
Guide Price £1.495m<br />
Fetcham<br />
Stunning new family home in private road<br />
Entrance hall, lounge, study, dining/TV room, kitchen/family room, utility room, first floor landing, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, 3 further<br />
bedrooms - 2 with en-suite shower rooms, family bathroom, second floor - fifth bedroom with en-suite shower. Double garage, large garden with lawned<br />
and substantial decking areas, substantial pond. EPC - B<br />
Guide price £1.575m<br />
coming 26 January 2015
The Property Ombudsman<br />
Mid Holmwood<br />
An impressive and superbly presented period family home adjacent to Holmwood Common<br />
Entrance porch, reception hall, cloakroom, sitting room, family room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, first floor landing, master bedroom,<br />
shower room, 4 further bedrooms, family bathroom, double garage, various garden outbuildings, extensive established gardens, in all, extending to<br />
about 1.1 acres. EPC - D<br />
Guide price £1.175m<br />
Ewhurst<br />
Fine Grade II Listed period cottage in the heart of this favoured country village<br />
Entrance porch, impressive sitting room with Inglenook fireplace, separate dining room with Inglenook fireplace, kitchen, first floor landing, 3 bedrooms,<br />
bathroom, various traditional period features, oil central heating, outside WC/shower room, intriguing period building requiring refurbishment, double<br />
garage, established garden in excess of 160 ft.<br />
Guide price £750,000<br />
coming 26 January 2015
The WilloWs<br />
Searchwood Road, Warlingham. Prices from £425,000<br />
An exclusive development of 10 luxury apartments and penthouses ready for occupation Summer <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Located in a popular residential area within walking distance of Upper Warlingham and Whyteleafe mainline railway<br />
stations, each apartment / penthouse will be beautifully appointed with private terrace/garden or balcony.<br />
All apartments will have underfloor heating, an en-suite to the master bedroom, fitted kitchens and allocated parking.<br />
The willows is covered by a 10 year Premier Guarantee.<br />
Now Taking Reservations<br />
“Woodhall House” & “Longview”<br />
Two brand new exclusive four and five bedroom luxury family houses in Warlingham, <strong>Surrey</strong>.<br />
Convenient for Warlingham Village and mainline railway links to London.<br />
Currently under construction and due for completion Summer <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Register your interest now.<br />
COMING SOON<br />
HOMES OF DISTINCTION<br />
www.raynerstc.com<br />
96 High Street, Godstone, <strong>Surrey</strong>, RH9 8DP T 01883 744344 E enquiries@raynerstc.com
Cranleigh, <strong>Surrey</strong><br />
£1,625,000 Freehold<br />
A truly exceptional newly built family home situated in a prime residential locality within half a mile of the High Street<br />
This exceptional new property, individually designed and built with attractive<br />
gabled elevations reflecting the character of the area, provides spacious, adaptable<br />
accommodation arranged over three floors with an impressive specification and<br />
high quality workmanship, as can be seen from the great attention to detail<br />
throughout the property.<br />
A viewing is essential to fully appreciate the detailing inherent in this lovely home<br />
Accommodation comprises:<br />
Arched Entrance Porch, Reception Hall, Cloakroom,<br />
Drawing Room, Study, 37ft Stunning Kitchen / Dining /<br />
Family Room, Utility Room, Master Bedroom vaulted<br />
ceiling Dressing area and En-suite Bathroom, Five<br />
further bedrooms, three with En-suite facilities, Family<br />
Bathroom, Integral Garage, Garden Studio (suitable for<br />
home office with power, light and telephone), Mature<br />
Landscaped Garden.<br />
tel. 01483 268 555 I www.rogercoupe.com I Open 7 days a week<br />
3 Bank <strong>Build</strong>ings, High Street, Cranleigh, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU6 8BB
savills.co.uk<br />
1<br />
GRAND ELEGANT RESIDENCE<br />
cobham, surrey<br />
A substantial and extremely private home built by Royalton on the exclusive Fairmile Estate ø<br />
6 reception rooms ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master suite with sitting room, dressing<br />
room and balcony ø 4/5 further bedrooms ø 5 bathrooms ø swimming pool and pool<br />
house ø 4 car garage ø stunning landscaped grounds of about 0.8 acres ø EPC=C<br />
Guide £6.95 million Freehold<br />
Savills Cobham<br />
Ian Camplin<br />
icamplin@savills.com<br />
01932 586200
savills.co.uk<br />
1<br />
MAGNIFICENT NEW BUILD IN PREMIER PRIVATE AVENUE<br />
cobham, surrey<br />
Unique French french style luxury home ø private estate location ø interior designed to to a very high<br />
high specification ø 5 reception 5 reception rooms rooms ø exceptional vaulted vaulted kitchen/breakfast/family room room ø<br />
master bedroom suite with suite his with and his hers and dressing hers dressing rooms rooms 4 further ø 4 bedroom further bedroom suites suites ø<br />
double garage ø plot plot of of about 0.6 0.6 acres ø EPC=B<br />
Guide £4.5 million<br />
Savills Cobham<br />
Ian Camplin<br />
icamplin@savills.com<br />
01932 586200
Fine & Country Head Office 121 Park Lane, <strong>May</strong>fair, London W1K 7AG<br />
Local Office 7 The Crescent, Woldingham CR3 7DB<br />
WORTH SUSSEX £1,800,000<br />
A highly adaptable and capacious Grade II listed 17th Century Residence with<br />
separate cottage and self-contained annex standing in grounds of just under<br />
two acres. EPC Exempt<br />
REIGATE SURREY £2,100,000<br />
A newly developed stunning Family Residence providing over 5,000 sq. ft.<br />
of floor space. Including a separate self-contained annexe, all within walking<br />
distance of Reigate train station. EPC C<br />
OXTED SURREY £1,200,000<br />
A gracious six bedroom Edwardian family residence standing within parklike grounds of just over one acre, providing a floor area of 3,500 sq. ft. Located at the<br />
end of a private lane just a stone’s throw of Hurst Green station. EPC D<br />
Call 01883 653040<br />
mORe pROpeRTies uRgenTLy RequiReD
83 Bates Road, Brighton<br />
www.cliveemson.co.uk<br />
Call: 01273 504232<br />
sussex@cliveemson.co.uk<br />
Clive Emson Auctioneers was founded in 1989<br />
by Chairman Clive Emson to supply a high profile<br />
auctioneering facility to corporate and independent<br />
estate agents, private clients and statutory bodies. We<br />
believe our success is due to, and remains attributable<br />
to, a firm commitment to quality and service distinguished<br />
by both our Investors in People and ISO accreditations.<br />
The concept of the Company is to provide a specialist<br />
land and property auctioneering service and, therefore,<br />
does not compete with the traditional estate agency,<br />
mortgage broking, insurance or any other aspect of<br />
the property world. All properties upon which we are<br />
instructed are offered for sale in the auction catalogue.<br />
The 20-25,000 full colour catalogues produced for<br />
each of our auctions are available either by post<br />
or through a network of over 600 estate agency<br />
outlets throughout the entire South of England.<br />
Our marketing is supported by more estate agency<br />
offices than any other auctioneers practice.<br />
In addition lot details, catalogue downloads, viewings<br />
and legal documentation are available through our<br />
website. During each marketing campaign the entire<br />
catalogue is also bound within “The Estates Gazette”,<br />
which has a further readership of 100-120,000.<br />
In addition to our Kent branch Clive Emson Auctioneers<br />
opened the doors to its Sussex & <strong>Surrey</strong> branch in<br />
2002 with the aim to cater for the growing demand for<br />
land & property auctions within the area. Since then<br />
we have opened three further offices in Hampshire, the<br />
West Country and Essex making us the fourth largest<br />
property auctioneers in the country and the number one<br />
regional property auctioneers, both by volume and sales.<br />
Richard Payne, Emma Attrell, Sam Kinloch & James Emson<br />
INVITING ENTRIES FOR JUNE<br />
The fourth of our <strong>2016</strong> auctions will take place at the<br />
Hilton Brighton Metropole on Wednesday 15th June,<br />
starting at 11am.<br />
Please contact one of the team if you are considering<br />
placing a property into auction. Tel: 01273 504232.<br />
Email: sussex@cliveemson.co.uk<br />
SUSSEX & SURREY AUCTION - WEDNESDAY 15TH JUNE<br />
THE HILTON BRIGHTON METROPOLE - COMMENCING 11AM<br />
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HOUSE OF THE MONTH by John Graham-Hart<br />
1.<br />
Open to ideas<br />
John Graham-Hart looks at homes with open-plan layouts<br />
As anyone who has recently tried communicating with their teenaged son<br />
will suspect, we are heading back to the Dark Ages. This, however, is<br />
not all entirely bad news. Indeed, from an architectural perspective, it’s<br />
beginning to look rather good news.<br />
Throughout medieval times, country folk tended to live in single-room<br />
dwellings, the best known being perhaps the hall house. There was one central<br />
fire around which everyone gathered in the evening and then slept at night. The<br />
smoke drifted up through the hall and, with varying efficiency, out of a hole in<br />
the roof. This was true open-plan living and it was only with the Tudors that<br />
rooms as we know them began to make their appearance.<br />
Although practical in many respects, such rooms did rather pigeon-hole<br />
domestic life – you will cook in this room, eat in another room and withdraw<br />
to relax in yet another. Cook, eat or relax in the wrong space and you’d be<br />
looking over your shoulder for the Room Police.<br />
However, throughout the country, walls are now quaking on their<br />
foundations, awaiting the sledge hammer. Everywhere they’re tumbling and<br />
in their place are appearing beautiful, new, bright spaces that better reflect our<br />
21st century lifestyles. Open plan and ‘broken plan’ – open plan on different<br />
levels or with subtle dividers – are the interior design buzz words of the<br />
moment. Mies van der Rohe would be delighted. Less has certainly become<br />
more when it comes to partitioning our living quarters.<br />
So after 1,000 years, we have come full circle to the great hall, the only<br />
difference being that the great hall would probably have been shared with rather<br />
less than hygienic livestock. But then again….<br />
1. Hound House Farm<br />
Where? Hound House Farm is in a<br />
lovely rural position, surrounded by its<br />
own land, just to the east of <strong>New</strong>digate<br />
village and about seven miles from Reigate<br />
(Google Maps RH5 5EE).<br />
What? Dating from the 15th century,<br />
with a wealth of original timbers, the<br />
property has been significantly extended<br />
and refurbished by the current owner.<br />
Downstairs there is a triple-aspect drawing<br />
room which flows into the sitting room<br />
and oak-framed garden room, as well as a<br />
double-aspect dining/family room open to<br />
the kitchen/breakfast room and a gym.<br />
Upstairs there is a master bedroom with en<br />
suite bathroom, shoe room and dressing<br />
room, four further bedrooms, a family<br />
bathroom, an airing cupboard which<br />
could be converted into a second family<br />
bathroom, two attic rooms and a great<br />
home cinema/games room with balcony<br />
overlooking the garden. The gardens and<br />
grounds are over five acres and encompass<br />
a large period barn, a studio and pond.<br />
How much? Hound House Farm is<br />
on the market at £1,850,000 and is with<br />
Savills in Reigate. Call 01737 230200 or<br />
visit www.savills.co.uk<br />
www.wealdentimes.co.uk<br />
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4.<br />
2. Magnolia<br />
Where? Magnolia is in Addlestone<br />
between Weybridge and Chertsey<br />
(Google Maps KT15 2QG).<br />
What? Built in 2010, the property is<br />
an individually designed, German Keital<br />
Haus built with all the latest in home<br />
technology and including triple glazing,<br />
under-floor heating, mood lighting and<br />
a fully integrated audio system. On the<br />
ground floor there is a single spacious<br />
open-plan living area incorporating a<br />
kitchen/breakfast room with panoramic<br />
views of the garden, a dining area, large<br />
living room and a bright entrance hall.<br />
Up a feature ash-wood staircase, the first<br />
floor offers three spacious bedrooms, one<br />
with a shower room, a designer bathroom<br />
and gallery overlooking the dining room<br />
below. The property has ample off-street<br />
parking behind secure electric timber gates<br />
and at the rear there is a sunny<br />
south westerly facing garden.<br />
How much? Magnolia is on the<br />
market at £1,500,000 and is with Knight<br />
Frank in Esher. Call 020 7861 1552 or<br />
visit www.knightfrank.co.uk<br />
3. Parkwood<br />
Where? Parkwood is in greenbelt<br />
countryside in the pretty village of<br />
Tapsfield, about nine miles west of<br />
Sevenoaks (TN16 2LS).<br />
What? The house is a substantial<br />
family property, built in the 1980s and<br />
standing in a third of an acre of grounds.<br />
Downstairs there is an outstanding<br />
open-plan kitchen/breakfast/family room<br />
and a drawing room and dining room<br />
connected by bi-folding doors.<br />
Upstairs there is a master bedroom with<br />
en suite bathroom and dressing room, a<br />
guest room with en suite bathroom, three<br />
further bedrooms and a family bathroom.<br />
Outside there is a detached double garage<br />
with electric up-and-over doors and a<br />
paved terrace.<br />
How much? Parkwood has an asking<br />
price of £1,295,000 and is on the market<br />
with Jackson-Stops in Oxted.<br />
Call 01883 712375 or visit<br />
www.jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
4. Waterside<br />
Where? Waterside is in the village<br />
of Fetcham, between Leatherhead and<br />
Bookham (Google Maps KT22 9EP).<br />
What? The house is one of two<br />
properties that comprise Mulberry<br />
<strong>Homes</strong>’ new Pineacres development. Built<br />
to the highest specifications, the properties<br />
are highly energy efficient and incorporate<br />
the latest technology ranging from underfloor<br />
heating on the ground and first<br />
floor as well as wiring for a full media and<br />
entertainment system.<br />
Downstairs there is a large open-plan<br />
kitchen/breakfast room with double doors<br />
to the garden, a double-aspect sitting<br />
room with inglenook and doors to the<br />
garden. There is also a separate study and<br />
TV/dining room. On the first floor there<br />
is a master bedroom and second bedroom<br />
with en suite bathroom and a further two<br />
bedrooms, while on the top floor there is<br />
a fifth bedroom with an en suite<br />
shower room.<br />
How much? Waterside is on the<br />
market at £1,575,000 and is with Jackson-<br />
Stops in Dorking. Call 01306 887560 or<br />
visit www.jackson-stops.co.uk<br />
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My partner and I are separated<br />
and I think it is time to divorce,<br />
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Divorce<br />
A divorce can involve 3 separate processes<br />
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Many people do not realise that in order to<br />
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establish that the marriage has irretrievably<br />
broken down, relying on one of five possible<br />
facts. Of these facts only the other party’s<br />
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usually this will involve listing four or five<br />
examples of the other person’s behaviour<br />
which have led the Petitioner to conclude<br />
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Although this may sound daunting and even<br />
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The average cost of obtaining a divorce is<br />
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divorce petition fee which is payable to the<br />
Court, although it is important to remember<br />
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dealing with arrangements for children<br />
or the finances. The process of getting<br />
divorced is likely take 3 to 6 months. You<br />
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nisi and it is crucial to understand that this<br />
is effectively an interim stage and that it<br />
does NOT end the marriage. The marriage<br />
is only ended by the decree absolute.<br />
Finances<br />
Discussing and settling financial<br />
arrangements usually takes place whilst the<br />
divorce itself is proceeding, although it is<br />
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court has approved any financial settlement<br />
and made an order reflecting its terms,<br />
before obtaining decree absolute. Reaching<br />
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of how the housing and other financial<br />
needs of the parties and any children can<br />
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(including equity in any property, savings,<br />
investments, ISAs, premium bonds, pensions<br />
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to meet those needs. Once a settlement is<br />
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agreement is simply not possible and then<br />
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any orders it feels are necessary to deal<br />
with the finances in the fairest way.<br />
Children<br />
It is always preferable to reach an agreement<br />
over arrangements about where and with<br />
whom children will live and when they will<br />
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Above: On either side of the fireplace, the alcoves are papered with Andrew Martin’s faux books and over the mantelpiece, Victoria has hung a gilt mirror<br />
from a heavy antique chain that, cleverly, tilts the looking glass in a downward direction, reflecting the room<br />
When six years ago, Victoria and David<br />
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Victoria says, “the day in late summer that we drove<br />
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It’s not surprising that the first glimpse of this<br />
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Set amidst typical <strong>Surrey</strong> woodland, and framed by<br />
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intended for the perfect country house weekend.<br />
Since that day, when the couple determined to buy<br />
it, the house has undergone tremendous changes,<br />
but has retained its special character. “Of course,<br />
it was already a very lovely house when we saw it,”<br />
explains Victoria, “but certain spaces just didn’t work,<br />
especially for a family. I think I could see the potential<br />
almost immediately, but it was a big project.”<br />
Victoria trained and worked as a chartered surveyor<br />
in London (albeit on the commercial side) and this<br />
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with confidence and great skill. “I suppose I knew how to<br />
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wanted. I must admit that we didn’t anticipate doing quite<br />
so much work at first, but once you start taking down<br />
walls and ceilings and redoing wiring and plumbing, there<br />
are certain economies of scale, so actually it makes sense to<br />
do a thorough refurbishment. “We used a very good local<br />
firm, Kavbro, who have some really good tradespeople.”<br />
Aware of the tremendous amount of clutter generated<br />
by a young family, Victoria identified too, the necessity<br />
This long, handsome Arts & Crafts style house looks just as if it<br />
was intended for the perfect country house weekend<br />
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Above: The drawing room, which features another handsome Andrew Martin sofa flanked by a pair of French Provencal-style sofas from OKA with a<br />
huge buttoned OKA ottoman between them. Pale furniture, and masses of windows, ensure that this is a house that is filled with natural light<br />
of having a practical place to store coats, bags, boots and<br />
even a dog basket, so she cleverly incorporated a ‘boot<br />
room’ area that is neatly hidden from sight as you enter the<br />
kitchen, but is efficiently served by a range of cupboards<br />
and baskets that keep the inevitable jumble in order.<br />
The smartly appointed kitchen inhabits a vast space that<br />
was once the garage. The rear wall is almost completely<br />
taken up by windows that overlook the garden and there<br />
is a long sweep of cupboards painted in Little Greene’s<br />
Portland Stone. A huge cream AGA sits within a tiled<br />
alcove topped by an elegant overmantel and, along with<br />
the underfloor heating, keeps the room wonderfully warm.<br />
Victoria planned the whole area very carefully, not<br />
only so that it would maximise the views across the<br />
rear garden and to the front, and for the numerous<br />
cupboards and drawers to be pleasing to the eye,<br />
but also to be a highly efficient workspace.<br />
The floor is covered in square tiles from Barge<br />
Tiles in Lingfield that at first look like limestone, but<br />
are in fact made of hard-wearing porcelain. Chosen,<br />
says Victoria, because with two young children and<br />
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it’s important that they can be cleaned easily.<br />
“Essentially, the kitchen comprises several different<br />
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It’s the original flooring, laid when the house was built. We didn’t even know it was here<br />
until we discovered the architect’s plans from 1915 that showed oak floors throughout<br />
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Above: Although most of the house has been completely refurbished, Victoria<br />
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Above left: French-style touches include this pretty armoire on the upstairs landing and, above right, a classic chaise longue in one of the guest bedrooms<br />
mirror above that reflects back even more light.<br />
The colours throughout are muted, but the Roman<br />
blinds feature a provençal style print of pale grey and<br />
lime green Linwood linen, the colours of which are<br />
echoed in the striped and paisley patterned Ulster<br />
Weavers cushions of assorted sizes that sit in plumped<br />
symmetry on the sofas. Glass and ceramic urns filled<br />
with white roses and orchids are dotted about on the<br />
surfaces, and lanterns and candle sconces sourced from<br />
The Vintage Home Co. in Westerham and Papillon<br />
Living in Brighton further add to the atmosphere.<br />
On a sideboard stands a pair of Corinthiancolumned<br />
lamps and an unusual French antique<br />
lantern. “They’re from Annie, an antiques dealer<br />
at Dorking House Antiques, an antiques centre<br />
that’s owned by David’s mother.” says Victoria.<br />
“When we entertain, we light all the candles, and<br />
at Christmas time, my father brings a huge piece<br />
of timber that we fit over the top of the table, so<br />
we can accommodate up to 16 people to eat.”<br />
To the right of the sideboard, a discreet door leads<br />
into a small, but perfectly formed Butler’s pantry, where<br />
Victoria has designed a wall of drawers of varying sizes<br />
and depths that house everything from tealights to cookie<br />
cutters. All those items in a house that normally have no<br />
obvious home are kept here, so there are also shelves for<br />
vases of all shapes and sizes, hooks to keep toasting forks<br />
safely out of children’s reach, and even plastic tubes hung<br />
on the <strong>inside</strong> of cupboard doors to neatly house rolls of<br />
wrapping paper. There is even a mirror, thoughtfully<br />
hung at face height: “I put it there so I can do a quick<br />
check when holding dinner parties – just in case I have<br />
spinach in my teeth or something!” laughs Victoria.<br />
Walking through the opening from the dining<br />
area, we pass through the snug, where the original<br />
kitchen and scullery was once housed. A large<br />
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and craft materials out of sight and a pair of sofas<br />
from OKA offer a comfortable, quiet place to sit.<br />
As I follow Victoria along the hallway, I notice the<br />
polished oak floor stretching ahead. “Yes, it’s the original<br />
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Above and right: The master suite, painted in Little Greene’s French<br />
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We pause at the sitting room. “When we bought<br />
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ceiling too. It had been beautifully done, but it wasn’t<br />
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On either side of the fireplace, the alcoves are papered<br />
with Andrew Martin’s faux books and over the mantel,<br />
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Above: A wall of bespoke wardrobes with mirrored and lattice-work doors in the dressing room was beautifully crafted by the couple’s carpenter, Robert<br />
and fits perfectly with the property’s 20th century, Arts & Crafts aesthetic. Hiding any clutter, they are also eminently functional too<br />
“This room is probably most similar to the way that<br />
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use it often for entertaining and it’s perfect for having<br />
drinks. We recently went to the London Gin Club, where<br />
all kinds of botanical gins are served in huge goblets<br />
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Further along the hallway is the drawing room, which<br />
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proved a useful addition for David and popular among<br />
visiting friends. A pair of French tub chairs that once<br />
belonged to Victoria’s grandfather sit either side of the<br />
window overlooking the garden, and on a mercury<br />
glass and metal console table from OKA, a collection<br />
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On the wall above, a fine arrangement of framed<br />
prints of speckled bird’s eggs from King’s Court Galleries<br />
complement the group of botanical illustrations<br />
that frame the fireplace on the opposite wall.<br />
Up the main stairs, the dominant feature is a huge,<br />
early 19 th century map of <strong>Surrey</strong> bought at Ardingly<br />
Antiques Fair that includes the area where David and<br />
Victoria’s house is sited. Further up on the landing,<br />
a pair of carved French chairs upholstered with a<br />
fresh Sanderson green fern fabric were inspired by the<br />
ferns that naturally grow and fill the front garden.<br />
An antique crystal chandelier with unusual damsoncoloured<br />
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Above: The children’s Jack & Jill bathroom has sliding doors to leave<br />
maximum space for washing. Pale travertine tiles cover the floor and walls<br />
and the room was tanked to cope with splashes from the huge bath and<br />
walk-in shower Left: Decorative touches in one of the en suite bathrooms<br />
The children’s bedrooms are remarkably tidy, but<br />
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to function well, so even the young inhabitants have<br />
little excuse not to keep things in an orderly fashion.<br />
Victoria and David’s daughter’s room is furnished<br />
with a carved Laura Ashley bed, dressing table and an<br />
antique armoire, and accessorised with Cath Kidston<br />
rosebud bedlinen, a Kate Forman floral print fabric<br />
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The couple’s son’s room is themed with his<br />
current favourites, racing cars and sailing boats<br />
and Victoria says her three year old is very proud<br />
of having tidied it himself for the visitors.<br />
In the children’s Jack & Jill bathroom, sliding doors<br />
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Above, left and right: Victoria and David’s daughter’s room is furnished with a carved Laura Ashley bed, dressing table and an antique armoire, and<br />
accessorised with Cath Kidston rosebud bedlinen, a Kate Forman floral print fabric for the blinds and vintage painted tables and chairs<br />
painted in Little Greene’s French Grey is comprised of<br />
three rooms that feel wonderfully luxurious. The trio<br />
begins with a generously proportioned dressing room that<br />
features a wall of bespoke wardrobes with mirrored and<br />
lattice-work doors beautifully crafted by Robert’s team.<br />
Shagreen boxes from OKA stand on an elegant, marbletopped<br />
dressing table and there is a dainty, antique cane<br />
bergère chair upholstered in a fine grey satin velvet.<br />
“It’s a simple trick really, but adding a marble top<br />
to a piece of furniture immediately places it in a more<br />
luxurious bracket,” says Victoria. In the bedroom<br />
itself, she has also used this device to great effect<br />
by placing more marble slabs on top of the bedside<br />
tables and chest of drawers. At the far end of the<br />
room, a classic white marble mantel hosts Victoria’s<br />
collection of glass and silver perfume bottles.<br />
On the bed, a sumptuously padded grey velvet<br />
headboard tops the mountain of pure white bedlinen and<br />
the air is scented with lemongrass to remind the couple<br />
of happy holidays spent on islands in the Indian Ocean.<br />
Another opening leads into the bathroom, where a<br />
volcanic limestone double-ended bath is large enough<br />
to accommodate Victoria and both children for relaxing<br />
chats that can be gently illuminated by a floor mounted<br />
light, the beams of which are filtered through the leaves<br />
of the faux orchids that sprout from the stone urn<br />
in the corner of the room. The walk-in shower with<br />
its enormous rose drencher is lined with more white<br />
marble and twin Lefroy Brooks La Chapelle washbasins<br />
sit beneath mirror cabinets cleverly recessed into the<br />
wall, so that there is plenty of hidden storage.<br />
Neatly folded towels are kept in an elegant, glass-<br />
The children’s bedrooms are remarkably tidy, but like all the rooms in the<br />
house, have been designed to function well, so even the young inhabitants<br />
have little excuse not to keep things in an orderly fashion<br />
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Above, right and left: The couple’s son’s room is themed with his current favourites, including racing cars and sailing boats and Victoria says that her<br />
three-year-old is very proud of having tidied it himself for the visitors. Convincing ‘faux’ plants add a touch of colour – without the risk of soil spillage<br />
fronted linen press just outside the room on the landing,<br />
and around the corner, by the second staircase, folding<br />
doors reveal an ingenious laundry ‘room’ – a supersized<br />
cupboard that accommodates a double Belfast sink and<br />
washing machine and dryer beneath a long worksurface,<br />
perfect for folding and pressing linens. Hanging rails<br />
above mean that clothes can be dried and aired, and as<br />
Victoria explains, in the case of the children’s school<br />
uniform, rarely have to be put away, because the children<br />
can simply collect what they need each morning.<br />
“It makes so much more sense to have the laundry<br />
facilities upstairs too,” she points out, “because of course,<br />
everyone dresses upstairs, and sheets and bedclothes can be<br />
shaken out over the stairwell and folded ready for ironing,<br />
so the whole process is so much quicker and easier.<br />
“We had this second staircase taken out and re-built,”<br />
adds Victoria. “It took ages to work out exactly how to<br />
redo it, and we added an extra quarter landing, so that<br />
we could maximise the space in the kitchen and have<br />
the seating area there, but it also made the space up here<br />
work so much better too, and we now have the two guest<br />
bedrooms and bathroom in this wing of the house.”<br />
The first bedroom has furniture from The Coach<br />
House and a pale duck egg blue and taupe toile is used<br />
for the blinds and cushions. A looking-glass hangs on<br />
the wall between the windows and has a deep, chalkpainted<br />
frame, delicately done by Victoria after she’d<br />
taken an Annie Sloan furniture-painting course.<br />
In the second guest room, a Savoy-style bed has<br />
a velvet covered headboard that was bought from<br />
Lots Road in London and a huge, painted armoire<br />
came from Mark <strong>May</strong>nard antiques in Tunbridge<br />
Wells, while a carved, painted table accommodates<br />
more of Victoria’s favourite shagreen accessories<br />
from OKA that feature throughout the house.<br />
Even the guest bathroom has been thoughtfully<br />
planned and is lined with tiles from Mandarin<br />
Stone that are comprised of fossilised shells. An<br />
antique, ornately carved pedestal table provides a<br />
decorative flourish, and on the other wall there is a<br />
collection of exquisitely delicate seashell prints.<br />
We descend the stairs and enter the garden<br />
through the French windows from the kitchen,<br />
then stand for a moment on the balustraded terrace<br />
overlooking the sweeping lawns and box-edged<br />
beds. Molly the dog follows us along the gravel<br />
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Above: The pool house, at the far end of the garden, has a touch of Victorian Gothic style about it and looks out over the vast lawn and swimming pool<br />
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‘Precious’ A Limited<br />
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Anyone for cricket?<br />
Words: Jennifer Stuart-Smith Photographs: David Merewether Styling: Helen Barton<br />
Christel Cowdrey moved from Sweden to England with her family in the 1960s, modelled in London,<br />
and has travelled the world for work and business – yet, for the past 10 years, her home and her heart<br />
have been in an idyllic corner of England. Now, as her twin sons follow in her adventurous footsteps,<br />
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Above: Morning sunshine floods the yellow drawing room with light, leading you through the elegant hallway and into the heart of the Old Rectory<br />
Few things are as quintessentially English as cricket.<br />
The same could almost be said of the Old Rectory at<br />
Offham, with its ragstone gateway, sweeping gravel<br />
drive and classic Georgian facade. It’s the perfect setting for a<br />
period drama – and one can’t help imagining a vintage Rolls<br />
parked outside or an elegant housekeeper answering the door.<br />
Or perhaps the sound of leather on willow, as members of<br />
the family practise a few plum shots along the smooth lawn.<br />
As it happens, all of the above could be true, as this<br />
stunning house has been home to the Cowdrey cricketing<br />
family for the past 10 years – and a very happy home too.<br />
“I felt like I had known this place forever, every detail, every<br />
blade of grass,” says Christel Cowdrey, who had first visualised<br />
and drawn a picture of her ‘perfect home’ back in the 1990s.<br />
“We looked for four years before we found it, and moved<br />
in on the very day the boys started at Tonbridge.”<br />
Being near to their twin boys, Julius and Fabian, now 23,<br />
while they were at Tonbridge School, was the main reason for<br />
their move to Offham. The family had lived in Mystole near<br />
Canterbury for several years, while Christel’s former husband<br />
Chris captained both Kent and England cricket teams, before<br />
moving to Ascot when his commentating career took off.<br />
“It was the ideal location – equidistant from Sevenoaks<br />
and Tonbridge and only a mile and a half from the<br />
motorway.” Other, less practical elements also played<br />
a key part. “The agent was rather apologetic about<br />
the murals in the drawing room, and said, ‘Don’t<br />
worry, you can paint over that stuff on the walls!’”<br />
The murals, as it happened, were painted by Josef<br />
Holst. “My maiden name was Holst-Sande, so it felt like<br />
fate. Plus, they are the most stunning chinoiserie.”<br />
Sitting in the drawing room in front of the open fire, it<br />
It’s the perfect setting for a period drama – and one can’t help imagining a vintage Rolls parked<br />
outside or an elegant housekeeper answering the door<br />
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Above: Christel loves to cook, but also lets professional chefs use her kitchen when hosting weddings. The impressive mantelpiece was made especially to sit over<br />
the Lacanche range cooker – which came from one of David Beckham’s houses – and the stone corbels on which it rests, came from an antiques fair<br />
is impossible not to feel lifted by the vibrant yellow walls<br />
decorated with birds and blossom. Sun floods in through<br />
the vast sash windows, illuminating family portraits and<br />
carved furniture brought back from Bangalore by Lord Colin<br />
Cowdrey. His portrait takes pride of place, opposite an oil<br />
of Christel’s mother, Eva Margareta Holst-Sande. The house<br />
is said to date from 1733 and was the home of the vicars of<br />
Offham and Hamsey until the late 1930s. It stands in about<br />
12 acres of meadows – which a local farmer uses for hay –<br />
and has, as you might expect, stables and a coach house.<br />
“I feel very lucky to live here,” says Christel who, in<br />
typical Swedish style, has a very egalitarian attitude to<br />
living in such a lovely house. “I just like the idea of being<br />
able to share it.” During our visit, the house was fully<br />
occupied with visiting family and friends, and it is clear<br />
that it has been the site of much entertaining over the<br />
years. “It’s a wonderful party house,” says Christel.<br />
This welcoming ‘open house’ feel, Christel’s ability as the<br />
consummate hostess as well as her entrepreneurial spirit<br />
has led to the development of Noblesse Weddings and the<br />
reinvention of the house as a plush but also homely wedding<br />
venue. “I wanted to recreate the wonderful experience we<br />
had, when we got married.” Christel and Chris Cowdrey were<br />
married in a wonderful London townhouse owned by the<br />
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Above: The snug is where Christel’s sons, Julius and Fabian come to relax and watch sport. In the summer, the French doors can be opened wide, allowing easy<br />
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Although the business has come a long way since that first<br />
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Above: Mood boards in Christel’s office hint at one of her many talents – as<br />
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boutique hotel chains in the West Country Right: the informal, cosy landing<br />
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“When we moved in, this room had huge swag curtains<br />
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Above: The dramatic guest bedroom, with its deep, teal-coloured wallpaper contrasts with Christel’s rather more feminine bedroom across the landing<br />
which is great.” This is clearly not a rare occurrence.<br />
Around the dining room are many clues to the family’s<br />
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Above: The lawn – seen here in early spring, before it is mown to the perfection of a cricket pitch – makes an ideal backdrop for wedding photographs<br />
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Joules chino trousers, £49.95, Charity Farm Countrystore, Cranbrook<br />
01580 713189 www.charityfarmcountrystore.co.uk<br />
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For amazing designer and bespoke<br />
hats and fascinators as well as seasonal<br />
hats, umbrellas and pashminas.<br />
We also stock Rainbow shoes which can<br />
be dyed to any colour imaginable.<br />
A small, consumer friendly,<br />
interior design service. We offer<br />
a first class curtain making<br />
service, plus re-upholstery and<br />
carpet fitting by experts.<br />
THE MAD HATTER<br />
12 Castle Street, Guildford, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU1 3UW<br />
01483 566845<br />
www.themadhattermillinery.com<br />
COACH HOUSE INTERIORS<br />
Telephone 01959 565787<br />
www.coachhouseinteriorsltd.co.uk<br />
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QUALITY CLOTHING AND A PERSONAL SERVICE<br />
Exciting <strong>New</strong> Suit Range Spring / Summer <strong>2016</strong><br />
To celebrate our 40th anniversary we have<br />
enhanced our collection with an elegant<br />
suiting range from Barutti of Germany.<br />
Available in our Reigate store you can choose from super<br />
100 to super 150 fabrics in several colours and designs.<br />
Barutti is synonymous with outstanding detailing<br />
and consistently finish their garments with sartorial<br />
interiors, which include dress shields, subtly contrasting<br />
AMF seams and premium-quality lining, Italian<br />
waistband workmanship and kissing buttons.<br />
We have carefully selected a range of suits that<br />
will provide the perfect look for any occasion, for<br />
business or pleasure — the choice is yours.<br />
Mix and match is available and sizes from<br />
36 to 52 are included in the range.<br />
We look forward to seeing you soon to<br />
show you this exciting new range.<br />
We are proud to be sponsoring Tom Ward in the Pirelli Superstock 600 Championship<br />
19 St. Margarets St,<br />
Canterbury,<br />
Kent CT1 2TH<br />
Tel: 01227 765294<br />
2 East Cross,<br />
Tenterden,<br />
Kent TN30 6AD<br />
Tel: 01580 765159<br />
6 High St,<br />
Reigate,<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> RH2 9AY<br />
Tel: 01737 249224<br />
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Left: Yerse turquoise cardigan, £89, Otto D’ame beige chino trousers, £139, Who’s Wearing What Boutique, St Leonardson-Sea<br />
01424 272925 www.whoswearingwhat-boutique.co.uk; Seasalt scarf, £29.95, Charity Farm Countrystore, Cranbrook<br />
01580 713189 www.charityfarmcountrystore.co.uk<br />
Right: Marimekko black & white stripe top, £169, Who’s Wearing What Boutique, St Leonards-on-Sea 01424 272925 www.<br />
whoswearingwhat-boutique.co.uk; Second Female denim pencil skirt, £78, Odyl, Cranbrook 01580 714907 www.odyldesign.com<br />
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TM Collection grey dress, £209, Who’s Wearing What Boutique, St Leonards-on-Sea 01424<br />
272925 www.whoswearingwhat-boutique.co.uk<br />
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Specialising in occasion wear for the mother of the bride, groom and guests<br />
www.melitaboutique.co.uk<br />
57 High Street, Chobham, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU24 8AF<br />
Tel: 01276 856308
Perfecta spike bracelet, £29, Who’s<br />
Wearing What Boutique, St Leonardson-Sea<br />
01424 272925 www.whoswearingwhat-boutique.co.uk;<br />
Baum und<br />
Pferdgarten blouse, £169, trousers,<br />
£179, Odyl, Cranbrook 01580 714907<br />
www.odyldesign.com<br />
We would like to say a huge thank you<br />
to the lovely team at Jerwood Gallery,<br />
Hastings, for allowing us to photograph<br />
in their amazing space. For more information<br />
on exhibitions and events visit<br />
www.jerwoodgallery.org
THE HOME OF INNOVATIVE SKINCARE<br />
4 High Street, Oxshott, <strong>Surrey</strong> KT22 0JP<br />
Tel. 01372 576772<br />
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Wealden Health & Beauty<br />
Wealden Times talks to Claire Overton...<br />
Do you have a<br />
beauty regime?<br />
As a mum and a dog walker,<br />
my time is limited so I tend<br />
to use a facial cleanser in<br />
the shower. A quick rinse, a<br />
nose full of beautiful scents<br />
and I’m done. I love Neals<br />
Yard White Tea Facial Toner<br />
at the moment. It contains<br />
flower essences to balance<br />
emotions and keeps me sane<br />
on the school run. I love<br />
making green smoothies<br />
too. I always start with kale,<br />
spinach or avocado, then the<br />
fruit, nuts and chia seeds.<br />
My secret ingredient is a<br />
tablespoon of coconut oil.<br />
Do you have a particular<br />
product you cannot<br />
live without?<br />
I never leave the house<br />
without lipbalm. It feels so<br />
wrong! NYR Shea Nut and<br />
Rosehip organic lip formula is<br />
a must-have. In winter I can’t<br />
go anywhere without hand<br />
cream either. I love the NYR<br />
Bee Lovely hand cream; made<br />
with a honey blend from small<br />
scale farmers in Nicaragua<br />
and Mexico and it’s organic<br />
and fair trade. Happy farmers,<br />
happy bees, happy hands.<br />
What’s your ultimate<br />
pampering treat?<br />
Oh, definitely a hot bath<br />
with Epsom bath salts<br />
and bath oils, candles and<br />
aromatherapy burner going. I<br />
try and do dry skin brushing<br />
beforehand. I brush towards<br />
the heart for the circulation<br />
and lymphatic system. I<br />
then hop in and wallow for<br />
a long as humanly possible<br />
letting the salts, seaweed<br />
and arnica do their thing.<br />
Who’s your style icon?<br />
I don’t think I have a style<br />
icon. There are a few things I<br />
need from my clothes: to feel<br />
vaguely cool for a 38 year old<br />
mum and to feel comfortable.<br />
I’m quite busty so I also need<br />
a decent fitting bra! I love<br />
pretty dresses with leggings<br />
and I’ll dress that up or down<br />
depending on the situation<br />
and weather. I try to be myself<br />
and not follow trends, so if I<br />
see something I really like that<br />
suits me and makes me feel<br />
good, I’ll have it, I like my<br />
style to reflect me. So while I<br />
like my Jimmy Choo glasses,<br />
I don’t love them quite as<br />
much as my Boden onesie!<br />
Claire is an Independent Neals<br />
Yard Consultant. She runs<br />
workshops and pampering<br />
parties for anyone who fancies<br />
a facial, having a go at making<br />
their own beauty products<br />
or learning about essential<br />
oils and how to use them.<br />
To book an appointment<br />
contact 07931 118993 or<br />
claireybell100@hotmail.com<br />
Sprouting shoots...<br />
Sprouts are a super cheap and<br />
convenient source of complete<br />
nourishment. They’re in the<br />
transitional stage between<br />
seed and plant, making them<br />
quite literally a live food, and<br />
there’s an incredible increase<br />
in nutrient and protein levels<br />
during this process. Pretty<br />
much all edible grains, seeds<br />
and legumes can be sprouted,<br />
and can be easily munched<br />
on in a stir fry or served<br />
raw in salads. The process<br />
is simple. Take some mung<br />
beans, for example (a Chinese<br />
favourite) and wash them<br />
thoroughly. It’s best to use<br />
organic beans so they haven’t<br />
been chemically treated. Soak<br />
them overnight in a jar of<br />
pure, clean water and cover the<br />
top with cheese cloth. Ensure<br />
there is enough room for<br />
the sprouts to expand. Rinse<br />
them a couple of times each<br />
day for a couple of days, and<br />
keep them in a place with a<br />
consistent room temperature.<br />
Once the little shoots<br />
have made an appearance,<br />
they’re ready to enjoy!<br />
Sugar & spice...<br />
If you’re after a summer<br />
fragrance, then the new<br />
Nashi Blossom cologne<br />
from Jo Malone, available<br />
this month, will be your<br />
go-to scent. A spritz of<br />
this crisp and ultra vibrant<br />
essence will brighten your<br />
day and lighten your spirits.<br />
At first, you’ll enjoy a wave<br />
of white blossom, which<br />
then develops into sweet<br />
pear and apple. After a<br />
time, the deeper rose and<br />
soft white musk appear.<br />
For evening, try the Black<br />
Cedarwood and Juniper<br />
for a darker, more woody<br />
experience. With touches<br />
of cumin and chilli leaves,<br />
this perfume takes us to<br />
the forest floor with its<br />
earthy, seductive aura,<br />
and pairs beautifully with<br />
citrus scents like Lime Basil<br />
and Mandarin. Available<br />
this summer, they start<br />
at £42 for 30ml and<br />
can be purchased from<br />
www.jomalone.com or your<br />
nearest Jo Malone stockist.<br />
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& Priceless People Wellbeing Festival<br />
Join our experts to discover how meditation, gardening, sound and nature can<br />
generate healing, or take part in a workshop and create something beautiful.<br />
THURSDAY 9th June<br />
THE HEALING POWER OF INDIA<br />
FRIDAY 10th June<br />
A DAY OF SELF-HEALING<br />
SATURDAY 11th June<br />
THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE<br />
Rosemary Shrager Carolyn Cowan Max Mc Murdo<br />
Maggie Sheehan 10.30-11.45am<br />
Indian Block-Printing Workshop<br />
Take part in a block-printing<br />
workshop and transport yourself<br />
to the villages of Rajasthan with<br />
Maggie of the Arty Crafty Place.<br />
Benenden Hospital* 12.00-12.45pm<br />
Physiotherapy<br />
A strong body facilitates an active,<br />
energised life. If accident or injury gets<br />
in the way, physiotherapy can be a<br />
path to recovery. Learn more about its<br />
benefits in this informative session.<br />
Rosemary Shrager 1.30-2.15pm<br />
The Real Taste of India<br />
During her time filming The Real Marigold<br />
Hotel for the BBC, Rosemary was drawn<br />
to the spiritual life of India, and will<br />
share her thoughts on how food and<br />
culture contribute to its healing power.<br />
Brahmananda 2.45-3.30pm<br />
The Transforming Power of Meditation<br />
Sannyasi Brahmananda will talk about<br />
the benefits of meditation and teach a<br />
simple practice to be done daily at home.<br />
Anna Parkinson 10.30-11.45am<br />
Healing is Feeling: How your body talks to you<br />
Anna will explain how learning to<br />
read your body can make a profound<br />
difference to your health.<br />
Benenden Hospital* 12.00-12.45pm<br />
Varicose Veins Information Session<br />
Affecting people from all walks<br />
of life, varicose veins can be<br />
uncomfortable and painful. Take<br />
part in this information session with<br />
a Benenden Hospital consultant to<br />
find out how they can be treated.<br />
Carolyn Cowan 1.30-2.15pm<br />
Healing the addictive personality<br />
Carolyn will discuss the nature of<br />
an addictive personality and identify<br />
tools with which we can better our<br />
understanding of how, and why, we behave<br />
and feel in ways that do not serve us.<br />
Mark Swan 2.45-3.30pm<br />
Gong Healing<br />
Join Mark Swan for a healing gong<br />
bath. Their pure, penetrating sound<br />
waves help to regenerate and re-balance.<br />
Jo Arnell 10.30-11.45am<br />
Grow your own 5-a-day<br />
Wealden Times’ gardening writer, Jo<br />
Arnell, will be inspiring us to grow<br />
five varieties of nutritious vegetable<br />
in our gardens this summer.<br />
Benenden Hospital* 12.00-12.45pm<br />
The Importance of Sun Protection<br />
An expert from Benenden Hospital will be<br />
joining us to dispel some myths and give<br />
advice on how to sufficiently protect our<br />
skin from the sun’s potentially harmful rays.<br />
Max Mc Murdo 1.30-2.15pm<br />
Upcycling in the Garden<br />
TV personality and up-cycler extraordinaire,<br />
Max Mc Murdo will be transforming<br />
unloved items into works of art. He<br />
will show you how to make beautiful<br />
garden projects using Autentico paints.<br />
Richard Creightmore 2.45-3.30pm<br />
Heal Your Garden<br />
Richard will be hosting a practical<br />
earth energy dowsing class. Learn<br />
about geomancy and ways to utilise<br />
the natural patterns of the earth.<br />
*Benenden Hospital will provide visitors with free health checks, including blood pressure, BMI and cholesterol. Attend their information sessions, led by<br />
specialist consultants, covering varicose veins, summer skin care and physiotherapy and be sure to pop to their stand for more information.<br />
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It’s getting to that time of year again and many of us are eagerly awaiting<br />
our summer holidays. So whether you’re camping in Cornwall or jetsetting<br />
off halfway around the world, here are some top travel tips...<br />
Freeimages.com/JuhaMartikainen<br />
The natural remedy<br />
Roz Crompton is a Homeopath<br />
at Helios, Tunbridge Wells...<br />
Long haul flights can often cause all sorts of<br />
problems, is there anything we can do to make the<br />
process easier? Homeopathic and natural remedies<br />
can help with fear of flying, physical discomfort,<br />
general tiredness and sleep disturbances. Helios Stress<br />
Relief contains three remedies all associated with fear,<br />
anticipation and anxiety, which may be experienced<br />
before/during flying. Long periods of inactivity can<br />
leave you feeling stiff and achey, with swollen lower<br />
limbs, so I recommend wearing flight socks and<br />
taking Arnica every 3-4 hours during your journey.<br />
Are there any repellents/bite creams that are<br />
less chemically harsh? A great chemical free<br />
alternative is Incognito insect repellent products.<br />
They’ve been tried and tested at the Centre for<br />
Tropical Diseases, and you can choose from a<br />
spray, roll on, body wash, soap and incense sticks<br />
to burn if you are sitting outside. Vitamin B1 is<br />
purported to have insect repellent properties and<br />
the homeopathic remedies Ledum, Hypericum and<br />
Apis can be very useful to lessen the effects of bites.<br />
Miranda Castros Healing Gel for bites & stings<br />
and Helios Urtical cream for itching and burning<br />
are very soothing and without harmful chemicals.<br />
When travelling to certain countries, why should<br />
we take probiotics? A good probiotic supports<br />
the gut flora and helps protect against bacterial<br />
infection. Due to dietary shifts, un-hygienic food<br />
preparation and a change in water, stomach upsets<br />
are a possibility, so drink bottled mineral water, don’t<br />
have ice in your drinks, stay away from salad which<br />
may have been washed in tap water and ensure<br />
you peel all fruit. If you do have a stomach upset<br />
whilst away probiotics will help put the good flora<br />
back into the digestive system. I recommend Solgar<br />
Multibillion Dophillus and Optibac probiotics for<br />
the traveller. There are also homeopathic remedies<br />
that can help with food poisoning and other<br />
digestive upsets such as Arsenicum and China.<br />
All remedies are made by traditional methods by<br />
hand at the Pharmacy and Manufacturing premises<br />
in the heart of Tunbridge Wells and Covent Garden,<br />
London. Visit www.helios.co.uk to find out more.<br />
The eye care specialist<br />
Sundeep Vaswani is based at Benenden Hospital....<br />
How significant are the sunglasses we wear? Don’t be misled by<br />
cosmetically appealing inexpensive sunglasses with dark lenses. While you<br />
may think they’re sufficient, only lenses that provide 100% UV protection<br />
will give you the necessary protection from the sun’s rays. When choosing<br />
sunglasses it’s important to choose a frame that maximises coverage of the<br />
eyes and they should have lenses with 100% UVA and UVB protection. In<br />
certain activities, such as skiing and sailing, the brightness levels tend to be<br />
higher so it’s useful to have darker tints and polarized lenses to reduce glare.<br />
Is there anything else we can do to look after our eyes? Keeping<br />
properly hydrated during the hot summer months will go a long way<br />
towards protecting both your eyes and skin. The recommended daily<br />
water intake is a minimum two litres. Wearing a visor or wide brimmed<br />
hat will give you added protection against harmful UV rays and<br />
wearing goggles in a swimming pool gives your eyes protection from<br />
germs and chlorine. When the sun is hidden by clouds UV rays are<br />
still able to penetrate through them, even if you’re in the shade. So stay<br />
indoors when the sun and its UV output are at their peak: midday.<br />
Sundeep Vaswani is a Consultant Refractive Optometrist at<br />
Benenden Hospital. To book an appointment or find out more<br />
call 01580 240333 or visit www.benendenhospital.org.uk<br />
The GP<br />
Dr Zoë Barron’s travel tips....<br />
Any tips on avoiding jet lag? It can be very difficult to avoid jet lag<br />
completely, but there are a few ways of minimizing it. Maintaining<br />
good hydration is an obvious one, and avoid getting a hangover! Start<br />
thinking about the time-zone you will be landing in prior to reaching<br />
your destination and nap on the plane accordingly. When you land, try<br />
to adjust your body to the new time zone by staying awake and getting<br />
an early night. I, like many other GPs, don’t recommend sleeping tablets.<br />
They can leave you feeling worse during the flight and can easily become<br />
relied upon if not used with sensible care and attention. Best to avoid.<br />
Any advice on great products to take to make travel more pleasant?<br />
Anything cashmere. Socks, a scarf or a jumper make everything infinitely<br />
more comfy and warm as in-flight air-con can be brutal. A facial misting<br />
spray can help keep the skin hydrated and baby wipes are useful to freshen<br />
up with before arriving at your destination. Grab a good lip balm and use<br />
skin moisturiser, as massaging the hands and feet can help with circulation.<br />
Rehydrating eye drops reduce that pinky, bleary eyed appearance at arrival<br />
and an eye mask and ear plugs are a must if you actually want some shut-eye!<br />
Dr Zoë Barron. MBChB, MRCGP qualified in 2002 from Leeds<br />
University and is a GP partner in Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees.<br />
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Meat-Free<br />
in <strong>May</strong><br />
Go veggie for a day and celebrate National<br />
Vegetarian Week, from 16-22 <strong>May</strong>, with our<br />
delicious recipes for a meat-free breakfast,<br />
lunch and dinner …<br />
Recipes: Julie Simpson<br />
Photographs: David Merewether<br />
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<strong>New</strong> deli café opening 1 st June<br />
Enjoy fresh tasty food in one of<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong>’s most beautiful locations<br />
Open 7 days a week<br />
Free tea or coffee with this<br />
advert in the first week of June<br />
Squirrel Hill, <strong>New</strong>lands Corner GU4 8SE<br />
01483 222659 info@squirrel-hill.co.uk<br />
Breakfast Root Rosti with Poached Egg<br />
Makes 4 large or 6 medium rostis<br />
• 100g beetroot<br />
• 250g potato<br />
• 250g parsnip<br />
• ½ small onion<br />
• 2 tbsp flat leaved parsley,<br />
chopped<br />
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper<br />
• 2 tbsp rice flour<br />
• 2 beaten eggs<br />
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil<br />
and the same of butter<br />
for frying<br />
• 4/6 eggs ( depending<br />
on number of rostis)<br />
for poaching<br />
1. Peel and coarsely grate potatoes, parsnips, beetroot and<br />
onion into a clean tea towel and ring out as much moisture<br />
as possible.<br />
2. In a large bowl, mix the grated vegetables with parsley,<br />
cayenne pepper and rice flour. Add the beaten eggs to hold<br />
the mixture together and form into 4 or 6 patties.<br />
3. Add rostis to hot oil and butter and fry for 3 to 4 minutes<br />
on each side.<br />
4. Meanwhile, poach the eggs in boiling water.<br />
5. Drain cooked rostis on kitchen paper before putting them<br />
on warmed plates and topping with a poached egg. <br />
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Bread Making Classes<br />
There is nothing like the taste and smell of real bread. Our classes<br />
not only teach you how to make a range of delicious loaves using<br />
recipes that you will want to make again and again, they are also<br />
a great, relaxed day out. The cost includes a delicious, home make<br />
lunch as well as all your ingredients, course notes and breads to take<br />
home at the end of the day. We even do all of your washing up!<br />
Booking now with prices from £60!<br />
<strong>May</strong> 21st Beginners Bread Making<br />
June 25th Beginners Bread Making<br />
July 9th Mediterranean Breads<br />
<strong>New</strong> for Autumn – Great British Breads<br />
A Taste of the Past<br />
Call Claire on 07999 871053 to check availability<br />
Full details at www.tasteofthepast.co.uk<br />
Contact: atasteofthepast@gmail.com<br />
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Buckwheat Salad Lunch in a Jar<br />
Serves 1 as a main meal or 2 for a light lunch<br />
• Enough to fill one 1<br />
litre or two ½ litre<br />
Mason jars<br />
• 1 cup of buckwheat<br />
(raw rather than<br />
toasted)<br />
• 2 cups water<br />
• 1 red pepper<br />
• 1 red onion<br />
• 2 tbsp olive oil<br />
• 1 tbsp lemon juice<br />
Offering the<br />
combination of<br />
contemporary and<br />
classic kitchen<br />
design using fine<br />
furniture by<br />
• ½ tsp of Dijon<br />
mustard<br />
• 75g feta cheese,<br />
crumbled<br />
• 5cm peeled and diced<br />
cucumber<br />
• 10 cherry tomatoes,<br />
halved<br />
• 2 handfuls of mixed<br />
baby salad leaves<br />
1. Rinse buckwheat in a sieve. Add to a pan with 2 cups of<br />
water, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 10 minutes.<br />
Take the pan off the heat and leave for a further 10 minutes<br />
while any remaining water is absorbed.<br />
2. Halve the pepper, remove any seeds and cut into strips.<br />
Quarter the red onion and allow the layers to separate. Coat<br />
the vegetables with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and roast in<br />
an oven proof dish at 180 degrees/ gas mark 4 for 20 - 30<br />
minutes until they’re soft, but not charred.<br />
3. Mix the roasted vegetables into the cooked buckwheat.<br />
4. In a small screw top jar, add the oil from the roast vegetables<br />
to a tablespoon of lemon juice, ½ teaspoon of Dijon mustard<br />
and a grinding of black pepper and shake vigorously to make<br />
dressing.<br />
5. Finally, to construct the salad, start with a layer of roast<br />
vegetable and buckwheat, add crumbled feta, halved cherry<br />
tomatoes and diced cucumber and top with baby leaves. Keep<br />
in the fridge and dress with vinaigrette just before serving. <br />
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COME JOIN US FOR A PARTY BY THE POOL<br />
Saturday 11th June is not only the Queen’s official<br />
birthday, it also happens to be World Gin Day.<br />
And so, to celebrate both occasions, we’ve decided<br />
to have a bit of a party down here at the Silent Pool.<br />
We’d love for you to join us.<br />
Meet the distillers, learn how we make our craft<br />
spirits, and taste some of our amazing cocktails<br />
including, of course, our limited Queen’s Birthday gin.<br />
Doors open at 11:00am; there’ll be a barbeque on,<br />
and you can spend the day relaxing by the Silent Pool.<br />
As the sun goes down in the courtyard, there’ll<br />
be an open-air screening of the 1956 classic, High<br />
Society, featuring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and<br />
Frank Sinatra. Tickets are available online now.<br />
As you would expect, fine food and sophisticated<br />
beverages will be available throughout the evening.<br />
Open seven days a week, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. For details and to order online, visit the website.<br />
www.silentpooldistillers.com
South Indian Supper<br />
Serves 4 with Camargue red rice<br />
Carrot and Coconut Curry<br />
• 400g carrots – peeled<br />
and cut into batons<br />
• 1 clove garlic<br />
• Thumbnail-sized piece<br />
of ginger<br />
• 1 red chilli – seeds<br />
removed for a<br />
milder curry<br />
• 1tsp turmeric<br />
• 1tsp cumin seeds<br />
• 1 tsp cardamom seeds<br />
• 1 tsp coriander seeds<br />
• 400ml can of full fat<br />
coconut milk<br />
• 1 tablespoon of<br />
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• ½ red onion<br />
• Seeds from half<br />
pomegranate<br />
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chopped onion, garlic, ginger and chilli until the<br />
onion is soft, about 5 minutes.<br />
2. Grind cardamom, cumin and coriander seeds. Add<br />
ground spices and turmeric to the pan, stirring for 3<br />
minutes until the spices release their fragrance.<br />
3. Stir in the carrots, coating them in the spice mixture<br />
before adding the coconut milk and simmer for 20<br />
minutes until the carrots are tender.<br />
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Camargue rice and red dhal.<br />
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• 200g red lentils<br />
• Can of chopped tomatoes<br />
• 1 tsp cumin seeds<br />
• ½ red chilli<br />
• 1 clove garlic<br />
• ½ red onion<br />
• 1 tablespoon of chopped<br />
coriander leaves<br />
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil<br />
1. Rinse red lentils, cover with generous amounts of cold<br />
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15-20 minutes.<br />
2. Heat coconut oil in a large frying pan and sauté finely<br />
chopped onion, garlic and chilli till soft. Grind cumin<br />
seeds and add - with salt and pepper – to the pan for<br />
2 minutes before adding tinned tomatoes and cook<br />
and reduce for a further 10-15minutes.<br />
3. Stir cooked lentils into the spicy tomato mixture,<br />
mix through and serve, topped with chopped<br />
coriander leaves.<br />
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Growing plants in containers is not only aesthetically<br />
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I<br />
don’t know if any of you have been down to Hanham Court<br />
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one of those wonderful days when a group of us drove down to<br />
see it. We arrived to find Julian gently watering a huge copper<br />
absolutely full of a dense planting of Lavender ‘Hidcote’ and<br />
Argyranthemum ‘Cherry Red’. I’ve never forgotten it as the<br />
combination of the lavender and the marguerite was completely<br />
stunning. ‘Cherry Red’ has daisy-like flowers in a deep carminered<br />
which fade to different shades of pink as they age. And to<br />
cap it all you have feathery grey leaves contrasting with the deep<br />
purple of the lavender. I’ve been meaning to try this combination<br />
in one of my myriad pots. <strong>May</strong>be this will be the year.<br />
The joy of these sorts of plants is that they don’t need too<br />
much watering and of course it is a bit of a relief not to have<br />
to spend hours wielding a hosepipe and watering everything in<br />
sight. And whilst it is difficult on a wet and windy early April<br />
day to imagine hosepipes being anything but redundant after<br />
the winter and early spring we have had, I suspect that they<br />
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So, are drought resistant plants, or plants that need little<br />
watering, right for containers? There are thousands of plants<br />
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Think of all the silver-leaved plants whose leaves reflect the<br />
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But there are also other adaptations plants have made to<br />
cope with lack of moisture so look out for these too when<br />
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minimal care once they are established. Apart from silver<br />
leaved plants, there are plants which have succulent leaves and<br />
stems, tiny leaves, needle-like leaves and waxy ones too.<br />
Think of how plants grow in their native conditions. I think<br />
that agapanthus are one of the most striking plants for pots and<br />
they grow in crevices and on cliffs with a minimal amount of<br />
soil. We can grow a huge variety of them, both hardy and nonhardy.<br />
They’re tough things but do appreciate a good start in<br />
life and flower best with a little help from us. So tips for looking<br />
after agapanthus would be to protect the less hardy varieties in<br />
the winter; keeping them in pots with their roots fairly neatly<br />
filling the pot; splitting them in March/April when necessary<br />
and growing them in a 2/1 mix of good garden compost and<br />
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There seem to be mixed views about its hardiness and I think<br />
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the black spined agave for its blue grey succulent leaves and the large<br />
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in the completely wondrous Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech this <br />
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year – growing as they should as they have the perfect conditions<br />
there, heat and good drainage – but we can have modest sized<br />
plants in pots dotted around adding structure to the garden.<br />
Silver leaved plants for pots would include Plectranthus ‘Silver<br />
Shield’ which has pretty huge leaves – well, saucer sized – and<br />
are felty to the touch. Perfect for a sensory garden actually. Their<br />
flowers are a little like those of a salvia and they grow on from<br />
cuttings so easily. Or try Convolvulus sabatius which is a cousin to<br />
our bindweed but not remotely invasive. This one flowers from<br />
summer right through till the autumn and the beginning of the<br />
frosts. It’s the prettiest thing with pale blue trailing flowers. Just<br />
cut it right back in the spring and it’ll come back to start all over<br />
again for the following season. You could combine it in a pot<br />
with Convolvulus cneorum which is easily sourced. This treasure<br />
has silky silver leaves and its rosy buds open to white flowers.<br />
Every home should have a pot of lemon verbena to brush past<br />
in the summer and to snip to make a delicious herbal tea. Aloysia<br />
citrodora has strongly scented narrow leaves. This pot would<br />
definitely need to be under cover in the winter and the plant cut<br />
back either in the winter or early spring. It then comes back from<br />
the base. It doesn’t need much attention water wise but is worth<br />
feeding or top dressing each year before the season starts. This<br />
is such a bee friendly plant – another reason for growing it.<br />
It’s been a bit of a jungle in the greenhouse this winter and<br />
we almost needed a machete to create some space. I stuck a few<br />
cuttings of Helichrysum petiolare into a bucket of sharp sand a year<br />
or so ago and rather forgot about them and the whole thing took<br />
off and reached the height of the greenhouse. So another perfect<br />
silver leaved plant for dry conditions. I don’t remember watering<br />
them at all and what were tiny cuttings have been more than happy<br />
growing away for a couple of years. Another plant in there but which<br />
has outgrown its space and will have to be cut back dramatically<br />
any moment now is Sparmannia africana, or African Hemp.<br />
But if you like foliage plants with giant leaves and fragrant flowers<br />
– white with dramatic red and yellow stamens, this is quite a plant<br />
to try in a (very) large container. It’s not ideal in a greenhouse really,<br />
partly because it doesn’t leave much room for anything else but<br />
also because it has too much direct sunlight in there which causes<br />
a yellowing of the leaves. Coming from South Africa it is adapted<br />
to drought conditions and would be perfect as a large houseplant<br />
or specimen plant in a sheltered corner of a courtyard. And its<br />
huge leaves are ideally adapted to the plant’s native conditions,<br />
being both soft but hairy to the touch. I read that the stamens<br />
‘bristle’ when they’re touched which we’ve never noticed so it’s out<br />
to the greenhouse right now to experiment and then, I’m afraid,<br />
the whole plant, giant that it is, really is going to be cut back so<br />
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Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810 457948 for gardening<br />
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Brigit and I kept in touch and her path changed. She left the<br />
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Although the number of non-native bees has increased, we are still<br />
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cellist Henri Demarquette and<br />
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Sat 7 <strong>May</strong> 7.30pm<br />
St Martin’s Church, Church Street,<br />
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Andrew Morley with conductor<br />
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K491 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8<br />
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Mairlot Hall, St Teresa’s,<br />
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Tabakpva’s Suite in Old Style.<br />
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Sun 8 <strong>May</strong> 3-5pm<br />
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Fri 13 6.30-10pm Sat 14 &<br />
Sun 15 <strong>May</strong> 10am-5pm<br />
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Sweet Charity follows the<br />
misadventures of love encountered<br />
by the gullible and guileless<br />
Charity Hope Valentine, a woman<br />
who always gives her heart and<br />
her dreams to the wrong man.<br />
Info: 01483 440000 / www.<br />
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Thurs 19 <strong>May</strong> 8pm<br />
Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue,<br />
Epsom, <strong>Surrey</strong> KT18 5AL<br />
Syd Lawrence Orchestra<br />
The music of the swing era will<br />
be brought back to life featuring<br />
the music of Glenn Miller, Count<br />
Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Quincy<br />
Jones, Billy <strong>May</strong>, Frank Sinatra,<br />
Ella Fitzgerald and many more.<br />
Chris Dean and The Syd Lawrence<br />
Orchestra offer the bubbly verve<br />
and energy of that glorious music<br />
with a hearty helping of nostalgia.<br />
Entry: £21<br />
Info: 01372 742555 / www.<br />
epsomplayhouse.co.uk<br />
children & family<br />
Sunday 8 <strong>May</strong> 10am<br />
Anchor Farm, Blindley Heath,<br />
Lingfield, <strong>Surrey</strong> RH7 6JL<br />
Cowpie Country Show<br />
A fun day out for the whole family.<br />
Organised by <strong>Surrey</strong> Young Farmers,<br />
the main attraction this year is the<br />
Steve Colley Motorcycle Stunt Show<br />
in the main ring and attractions<br />
include a sheep show, mole show,<br />
wall of death, dog show, pony<br />
rides, birds of prey, circus skills,<br />
ferret racing, craft and<br />
food marquees, vintage<br />
cars and much more.<br />
Entry: Adults £13, Children £6,<br />
Seniors £11, Family £34 6<br />
Info: www.cowpie.co.uk org<br />
Sun 8 <strong>May</strong> 1-4pm<br />
Giggs Hill Green, Thames<br />
Ditton, <strong>Surrey</strong> KT7 0BT<br />
The Dittons Fair<br />
Come along to this well-loved<br />
traditional community event<br />
organized by the Dittons Scouts.<br />
Enjoy pig-racing, football tombola<br />
and crazy golf or enjoy a homemade<br />
cake and watch the arena events.<br />
Bring your dog to take part in the<br />
hilarious Dotty Dog Show and<br />
Dog Gymkhana obstacle course.<br />
Stroll around the craft and charity<br />
stalls and spoil yourself with<br />
an ice cream or candy floss.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 07740 856488 / www.<br />
thedittonsfair.co.uk<br />
Tues 10 - Tues 24 <strong>May</strong> 11-11.40am<br />
The Lightbox, Chobham Road<br />
Woking, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU21 4AA<br />
Storytelling for Under 5s<br />
Join us for some stories, rhymes<br />
and hands-on creative fun.<br />
Spaces are limited and will be<br />
allocated on a first-come, firstserved<br />
basis at reception.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01483 737800 / www.<br />
thelightbox.org.uk<br />
Sat 14 <strong>May</strong> 1-4.30pm<br />
Papercourt Sailing Club, Polesden<br />
Lane, Ripley, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU23 6JX<br />
Papercourt Sailing<br />
Club Open Day<br />
Our open day is an excellent<br />
opportunity for people to have a taster<br />
sail and see whether dinghy sailing is<br />
for them. There are free refreshments<br />
for those that prefer to stay waterside.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01483 223904 / www.<br />
papercourt-sc.org.uk<br />
Sat 14 <strong>May</strong> 11am-1pm<br />
Haslemere Educational<br />
Museum, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU27 2LA<br />
Plant Sale<br />
Haslemere Museum’s annual<br />
plant sale promises a fabulous<br />
selection of bedding, vegetable<br />
and perennial plants, some very<br />
unusual, all at very reasonable<br />
prices. It is a lovely opportunity<br />
to brighten up your garden and<br />
help the museum. The café will be<br />
open for some tasty treats too.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01428 642112 / www.<br />
haslemeremuseum.co.uk<br />
Sat 14 <strong>May</strong> 10am-10pm<br />
Brooklands Museum,<br />
Brooklands Road, Weybridge,<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> KT13 0QN<br />
The 1940s Relived<br />
Stock up on vintage gear at our<br />
extensive vintage market and<br />
take a seat in the retro hair and<br />
make-up parlour. Head down to<br />
the street party, where you will<br />
be able to refresh yourself with<br />
some food and drink, listen to<br />
live music, take part in a dance<br />
lesson, or put your Jive, Jitterbug<br />
and Lindy Hop into practice.<br />
Entry: Adults £13, Seniors &<br />
Students £12, Children £6.50<br />
Info: 01932 857381 / www.<br />
brooklandsmuseum.com<br />
Sun 15 <strong>May</strong> 11am-5pm<br />
Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon,<br />
Guildford, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU3 3PE<br />
Merrist Wood<br />
Summer Show<br />
A great value day out for all the family<br />
- whatever the weather. There is<br />
plenty to do; tree climbing, plant sales<br />
and floristry displays, craft markets,<br />
a fantastic food market and even a<br />
classic car show for the grown-ups.<br />
Info: 01483 884000 / www.<br />
merristwood.ac.uk<br />
Sun 1 & Sun 29 <strong>May</strong> 2-5.30pm<br />
Chestnut Cottage, Farnham,<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> GU10 4SZ<br />
Chestnut Cottage<br />
open garden for NGS<br />
A half-acre secret garden created<br />
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rhododendrons, azaleas, acers,<br />
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White Hart Barn, Godstone,<br />
<strong>Surrey</strong> RH9 8DT<br />
RSPB Illustrated<br />
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Wed 18 <strong>May</strong> 2.45-3.45pm<br />
Guildford Institute, Ward Street,<br />
Guildford, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU1 4LH<br />
Nutritional Therapy<br />
in Chinese Medicine<br />
Nutritional therapy is an essential<br />
part of the lineage and practice of<br />
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look at an area of health and wellness<br />
which causes difficulty for many, but<br />
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Entry: Free<br />
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Sat 7 <strong>May</strong> 5pm<br />
The Old Woking Community<br />
Centre, Sundridge Road, Kingfield,<br />
Woking, <strong>Surrey</strong> GU22 9AT<br />
Spiritual Guided<br />
Meditation and Gong Bath<br />
Gongs are amazing instruments. They<br />
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vibrations which, when interspersed<br />
with the sounds of Tibetan Singing<br />
Bowls and other instruments<br />
stimulate our feelings of peace and<br />
relaxation. Wear comfortable clothing<br />
and bring a thick blanket, pillow<br />
and yoga mat. Book in advance.<br />
Entry: £20<br />
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Evenings out<br />
Wed 11 <strong>May</strong> 8-11pm<br />
Cellar Magneval, The Old<br />
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<strong>Surrey</strong> GU23 6BB<br />
Fine Wine & Cheese Tasting<br />
An evening with our special guest<br />
Silvia Garatti, an ex-sommelier who<br />
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Gordon Ramsey, who represents<br />
our wines of the evening. From<br />
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paired with our fine cheeses.<br />
Entry: £35 per person<br />
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Sat 21 <strong>May</strong> 10am-3pm<br />
Canada Hall, Battlebridge<br />
Lane, Merstham, Redhill,<br />
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very spring I approach my vegetable growing with<br />
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end of the operation and so retain a modicum of control later<br />
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During the dark winter months I poured over all those seed<br />
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April was spent sowing trays and trays of different seeds and<br />
so in <strong>May</strong> I’ll be big-time pricking out and then hopefully by<br />
the end of the month planting out. But before that can happen<br />
I’ll need to make my annual trip to our patch of hazel coppice<br />
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branches to create sweet pea tee-pees.<br />
East Sussex is the most wooded county in the UK and most<br />
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or three small parcels of woodland or shaws which would have<br />
been coppiced in the past to supply firewood and a whole host<br />
of other valuable materials.<br />
Coppicing is the process that occurs when a tree is felled and<br />
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hazel, oak, sweet chestnut and lime are the strongest, while<br />
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conifers won’t do it at all.<br />
Coppicing has been traced back to Neolithic times by<br />
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Coppice is felled in blocks termed coupes (or fells, cants or<br />
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