Summer Edition 2015

EDITION 2015 

Sherborne 

days and 

the makings 

of a writer 

RECIPES 

from Flora’s 

Kitchen 

A child’s 

perspective 

on holidays 

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Summer Edition 2105 

Cover photo by Clare Reid. 

Editor: Katie Wiggin 

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welcome 

Dear Parents, 

Welcome to our third end of term booklet! 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you 

for your continued support and we really hope that 

you are enjoying our new and improved website: 

www.schoolnotices.co.uk. 

A big thank you must also go to all our advertisers 

whose involvement has helped raise funds directly for 

your schools. A selection of them are listed here in user 

friendly categories and we have also included some 

articles which we hope you will find both interesting 

and informative. 

The summer holidays are here and to help fill those 

long awaited weeks, we have published a list of events 

and activities to keep your kids entertained over the 

coming months. To access this list please log onto: 

www.schoolnotices.co.uk. 

Have a fantastic summer and do please keep posting 

your free notices. Remember the more you use our 

site the more funds you can raise for your school. 

With best wishes, 

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SHERBORNE DAYS & 

THE MAKING OF A WRITER 

When I look back on my Sherborne days, 

I have only good memories. Summers were 

somehow always sunny, winters crisp, the 

banter in the common room always full of 

mirth. Dynasty was a highlight, Eastenders 

had just started, Dallas kept me up at night 

fantasising about Bobby Ewing. I fancied 

Patrick Swayze, loved the Eurythmics, had 

a penchant for blue eye-liner, frosted pink 

lipstick, baseball boots and big, backcombed 

hair. I don’t remember studying much, 

I remember little of the classes, but I 

remember everything about the fun – is that 

what they call nostalgia? The subconscious 

filtering of memories so that one only 

remembers the positive things. 

I remember climbing out of the lavatory 

window to smoke More Menthols on the 

roof. I remember throwing up after smoking 

three and vowing never to inhale another 

cigarette again. I remember sunbathing 

topless in the field above the river on a 

Sunday, I remember shoplifting an eyeliner 

pencil as a dare in Boots and I remember 

wearing mini skirts that almost showed my 

pants. I remember paisley tights, push-up 

bras and high waisted jeans alla 

Bananarama! I remember falling 

in love over and OVER again, 

but it was always unrequited. 

I remember so much because 

my daughter is now at the same 

school, in the same house, and 

every time I visit more memories 

hurl themselves at me and I’m 

dragged into the past and it 

really doesn’t feel that far away – 

By Santa Montefiore 

and yet it is, very far away. 

We talked about boys a lot. I was 

commissioned to write a short romantic 

story about one of the girls and the boy she 

fancied at the boy’s school. It was an instant 

hit and I was swiftly commissioned to write 

more. In my free time I wrote stories that 

would later develop into novels, for which 

I am paid handsomely now. I’m grateful 

for the many times I fell in love, for the 

longing and pining and dreaming as we 

lay on our beds listening to Billy Joel and 

Laura Branagan, fantasising about those 

boys who were most likely terrified of us and 

our girlish passion. There’s nothing more 

frightening for a boy than love! 

Boarding school was where 

my writing began. Now I’ve 

written sixteen novels! One of 

the massive themes is always 

nostalgia. I’m so lucky to have 

had wonderful school years 

to be nostalgic about. I hope 

I’m giving the same gift to my 

children. Because what are we if 

not a sum of our pasts? 

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Flora’s Kitchen has been unbelievably 

busy since it opened its doors to the next 

generation of great cooks and to some 

old hands too! Everyone who has cooked 

around Flora’s island has been truly 

inspirational and had great fun. As Flora 

says, “I have been reunited with old friends and 

made new ones too. I am loving every moment - and 

sometimes the learning goes both ways.” 

Chicken paillard with gremolata 

oil, minted new potatoes and 

a dressed green salad 

Serves 4 

4 chicken breasts - preferably organic 

A handful of flat-leaf parsley, stalks 

removed and finely chopped 

3 finely chopped small garlic cloves 

75ml extra virgin olive oil 

Zest of one small lemon grated 

A sqeeze of lemon juice 

New potatoes 

3 sprigs of fresh mint 

Olive oil 

Salad leaves - washed if necessary 

Salad dressing 

300ml olive oil 

100ml vinegar (red wine or tarragon) 

2 tbsp of Dijon mustard 

2 tbsp soft brown sugar 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 

RECIPE 

From Flora’s Kitchen 

1. Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthways 

to make two slim pieces. 

2. Place each piece of chicken between two 

layers of cling film and hit with a mallet or 

a rolling pin or failing that a skillet / small 

frying pan. 

3. For the gremolata oil, pour the extra 

virgin olive oil in a bowl and stir in the 

garlic, parsley and lemon zest. 

4. Put the potatoes into a pan with cold 

water and put the lid on. Bring to the boil 

on a high heat and then remove the lid 

and simmer until tender. 10 to 20 minutes 

depending on the newness of the potatoes. 

After approximately 5 minutes add the 

sprigs of mint to the pan and continue to 

simmer. When tender drain in a colander 

and return the potatoes to the pan ensuring 

that no water is in the bottom but keeping 

the mint. Add a knob of butter and set aside. 

5. Make the salad dressing by simply 

putting all the ingredients in a jug and 

whisking them together with a fork until 

they emulsify. 

6. Heat a skillet to smoking and season 

the chicken breasts on both sides with salt 

and black pepper. Cook the chicken for 

1-2 minutes each side. You can do this on 

a BBQ. 

7. Place the chicken onto a warm plate and 

pour over half of the gremolata oil and a 

good squeeze of the lemon juice. 

Serve with the potatoes and green salad. 

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The summer is finally here and with it comes an almost endless 

stream of events and festivals that we either bend over backwards 

to get tickets to, or are dragged to by our children! 

FOOD & DRINK 

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A Special offer for School Notices family & friends... 

A free bottle when you buy 5 bottles and a 

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Davy’s Wine Merchants is 145 years old this 

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family special terms (pardon the pun) on one of 

our most popular wines from our own range. 

Our white Burgundy is from the Maconnais, made for 

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Delivery free on orders above £100, on orders below 

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In recent years there appears to have 

been a tsunami of music festivals and other 

music related events that have started up, 

with a whole series of “family friendly” 

ones appearing almost every weekend from 

now until the end of September. The 

curious fascination that the British 

seem to have in camping in the 

middle of a muddy field, either 

with or without their children, is a 

craze that even knocks selfies into 

second place. But these events are 

big business, attracting huge crowds 

and sometimes some decent acts, and 

demand for tickets (some of which are 

eye wateringly expensive) has never been 

higher. 

However, there is a problem! Camping 

or not, where do you find a decent place to 

meet up on site, that you know is going to 

be filled with friends and that you can tell 

your kids to head back to in order to find 

you. And that’s why we invented Pubs on 

Wheels. Pubs on Wheels are based on the 

philosophy of a boutique country pub so no 

matter what the event you can always expect 

to receive a friendly welcome from our 

team, and more importantly a choice of 

delicious drinks from cool refreshing 

draught cider and lager, a selection 

of local real ales, excellent Bloody 

Mary’s, exceptional Gin and 

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for thirsty kids. Even better, all of our 

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A child’s perspective of holidays - Phoebe, our junior 

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I am so lucky because our family go on the 

most amazing adventure holidays. Last year 

we went to the west of Canada and I loved 

every minute of it. On the Pacific coast, we 

stayed on a floating lodge in the middle of 

nowhere and saw no one else for days. We 

followed killer whales, gray and 

humpback whales, and saw seals 

from our little boat. We fished in 

the rivers and sounds and found 

rock paintings showing the first 

white man’s ships and trading 

beads from around 1790 in an 

abandoned Indian settlement. 

One of the highlights was 

meeting Trapper Rick who 

lives in the woods and is a local 

legend. He had the Indian Chief 

staying who was also a Shaman 

and knew about the spirits. He took us to see 

bears catching salmon with their paws by 

leaping into the river which seemed much 

easier than using a fishing rod. 

While sitting on the riverbank, a mother 

and baby came right up behind us. She was 

so close, I could smell her! It was terrifying 

but Trapper Rick talked to her and said she 

wanted to fish where we were so we had to 

crawl away but we hid in the bushes and 

watched her teaching the baby bear to fish. 

It was so cute. 

We also went to the Rocky 

Mountains which were 

awesome. We did loads of 

hiking by the most incredible 

blue and green lakes, 

through flower meadows 

and huge forests and even to 

one giant but freezing cold 

glacier. It was all amazing 

but sometimes quite scary 

because it is a wild wilderness 

and bears could be hiding 

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us to be really careful of cougar and black 

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PHOTOGRAPHY 

PROPERTY 

CAPTURE THE PERFECT SHOT OF YOUR 

CHILDREN ON HOLIDAY 

By Millie Pilkington 

TO ADVERTISE IN OUR 

AUTUMN EDITION 

email: info@schoolnotices.co.uk 

1. Don’t ask your child to ‘smile’ 

for the camera - this merely encourages 

the horribly fake toothy, eyes scrunched up 

look. You have to make them smile or laugh! 

Often the simple things such as tickling or 

teasing them, telling jokes, loo humour etc… 

can work wonders! Also, it’s not always about 

capturing the smile. Some of the best shots 

are when they’re lost in thought. When photographing 

siblings together, consider getting 

them to interact between each other rather 

than just smiling at the camera. This way you 

capture their relationship and a more natural 

moment. 

2. Think about the lighting. Unless 

you’re very nifty with the camera shooting 

direct into the sun is very tricky so best to 

avoid. That said, bright sun on their faces 

creates harsh unflattering shadows and causes 

them to squint up their eyes. Shade is usually 

the easiest and most flattering light - e.g. 

under a tree with their faces looking into the 

light behind you. Soft early morning and late 

evening sun is lovely and creates a warm glow 

(and enhances their sun tan!). Where possible 

avoid the camera flash - it’s better to shift up 

the ISO and have a grainy photo, than have 

your automatic flash which flattens the face 

and kills the mood, not to mention red eye! 

3. Consider composition and backgrounds 

carefully. Zoom in close. Fill the 

photo. Try framing the photo with your child 

off centre - asymmetrical photos are more interesting. 

Simple clean backgrounds are best. 

Avoid cluttered or busy backgrounds with objects 

coming out of their heads! Clear unnecessary 

rubble away such as discarded clothes 

and shoes etc. 

4. Keep their clothes as simple. And 

where possible avoid busy, strong patterned 

clothing, especially bold logos. If you’re photographing 

siblings together, make sure their 

clothing works well together. 

5. Spontaneous photographs are 

often the most fun - so keep your camera 

at hand and seize the moment! 

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Property market prospers 

PROPERTY 

The independent school sector is now really 

affordable for your business to reach and the school 

of your choice will benefit from anything you spend. 

CLASSIFIED BANNER COSTS 

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Banners can be uploaded via 

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or by contacting us at info@schoolnotices.co.uk 

Guy Robinson 

Head of Regional Agency 

020 7629 7282 

Home buyers who 

had previously 

hesitated to make a 

move due to election 

uncertainty are now 

actively returning to 

the market, with the 

latest figures showing 

a spike in volume 

and price growth 

across the UK. Our 

National Open House Day in June was 

evidence of this, turning over large viewing 

numbers and subsequent offers. 

We are seeing a welcome return of 

confidence to the housing market and the 

economy post-election, particularly in the 

prime country house market. With more 

properties and more choice, buyers are 

keen and ready to buy at the right price. 

We are expecting a busy market until 

the end of the year resulting in a rise in 

transaction levels that is likely to increase 

property prices, which we have revised 

from 3% to 5% annual growth. 

Popular homes for buyers remain the 

same; close to good transport links, picture 

perfect views, land or a large garden, well 

maintained structurally as well as internally, 

and for families to be near a fantastic 

school is a must have. 

We often find that homes near schools 

rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted will enter 

fiercely competitive bidding wars. There 

are other advantages too – these properties 

often hold their value in a challenging 

market and tend to sell faster if the market 

stalls, simply because there will always be 

parents willing to pay the extra premium for 

their children. This competition generates 

something of a micro-market. 

In the London market, we have already 

seen a marked change since the election. 

From a noticeably subdued atmosphere, 

those sellers and buyers who had 

previously hesitated have since been 

more enthusiastic in moving forwards with 

their property purchase. As such, we now 

expect a 3.5% annual house price growth 

across the Prime Central London market 

throughout the rest of 2015. Our London 

offices in Chelsea, Fulham, Knightsbridge, 

Kensington and Notting Hill are well placed 

to act on this activity and we expect this to 

level out steadily as we move to the end of 

the year. 

Interestingly, our latest Housing Futures 

research proves that lifestyle change 

remained the dominant motivation for 

moving. We similarly found that good 

broadband connectivity and an AGA oven 

ranked highly on buyers’ wish lists. 

With a positive outlook for 2015 and with Strutt & Parker’s national network and local 

expertise this is the ideal time for both buyers and sellers alike. 

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Need some ideas for keeping the 

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