EPICURE Early Spring 2020
The Wellness Edition - we look at ways to live well in 2020, tips from traditional medicine and healthy dishes that still feel comforting. Plus, we interview chef Michael Caines, take a foodie trip to Santa Barbara. If you're planning your wedding this year, you'll love our special guide to local suppliers.
The Wellness Edition - we look at ways to live well in 2020, tips from traditional medicine and healthy dishes that still feel comforting. Plus, we interview chef Michael Caines, take a foodie trip to Santa Barbara. If you're planning your wedding this year, you'll love our special guide to local suppliers.
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<strong>EPICURE</strong><br />
SOUTH EAST<br />
WHERE GREAT TASTE BEGINS<br />
EARLY SPRING <strong>2020</strong><br />
£4.50 WHERE SOLD<br />
+<br />
EVENTS<br />
ARTS<br />
TRAVEL<br />
FOOD &<br />
DRINK<br />
MOTORING<br />
HOME<br />
THE<br />
WELLNESS<br />
EDITION<br />
WEDDING<br />
SEASON<br />
PLANNING THE<br />
BIG DAY? WE’VE<br />
GOT SOME TOP<br />
TIPS AND<br />
TRENDS<br />
WELLBEING CREATING RITUALS, FITNESS & QUITTING SUGAR<br />
FOOD HEALTHY, HEARTY DISHES THAT HIT THE RIGHT SPOT<br />
INTERIORS REFRESHING SPACES & MODERN VICTORIAN STYLING<br />
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Mayfield<br />
AN INDEPENDENT DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL<br />
FOR GIRLS AGED 11 TO 18<br />
“THE QUALITY OF THE PUPILS’ ACADEMIC<br />
AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS IS EXCELLENT”<br />
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE<br />
“ONE OF THE FINEST<br />
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COUNTRY LIFE<br />
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FRIDAY 20 TH MARCH <strong>2020</strong><br />
TUESDAY 21 ST APRIL <strong>2020</strong><br />
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A MAYFIELD EDUCATION COMBINES<br />
ACADEMIC RIGOUR, BREADTH OF<br />
OPPORTUNITY AND A STRONG<br />
SENSE OF COMMUNITY.<br />
The School has an excellent academic record,<br />
exceptional pastoral care and an extensive cocurricular<br />
programme. Every girl is encouraged<br />
and supported to find her strengths and develop<br />
them in an inspiring learning environment,<br />
which encourages independent critical thinking,<br />
determination and resilience. Mayfield girls<br />
develop a lifelong love of learning, a range of<br />
transferable skills that will prepare them for their<br />
futures and friendships that will last a lifetime.<br />
Mayfield’s ethos reflects its Catholic foundation<br />
and encourages integrity, initiative, respect and a<br />
desire to be the best you can be within a vibrant<br />
and inclusive community. For the past 150 years,<br />
Mayfield has nurtured generations of enterprising,<br />
purposeful young women with the skills and confidence<br />
to make a positive difference in the world.<br />
To experience all that is special about Mayfield, visit us<br />
on an Open Morning. To reserve a place or to book an<br />
individual visit, please email registrar@mayfieldgirls.org.<br />
We look forward to welcoming you.<br />
FACILITIES INCLUDE<br />
• Equestrian Centre on-site with facilities for<br />
up to 28 horses<br />
• Olympic sized indoor and outdoor sand schools<br />
• Heated indoor swimming pool<br />
• Tennis Academy<br />
• Fitness Suite and Dance Studio<br />
• Concert Hall<br />
• State-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre<br />
• Weekly bus service to and from Central London<br />
• Close proximity to London airports<br />
TO ARRANGE A VISIT PLEASE CONTACT<br />
OUR REGISTRAR, MRS SHIRLEY COPPARD,<br />
REGISTRAR@MAYFIELDGIRLS.ORG<br />
WWW.MAYFIELDGIRLS.ORG<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
83<br />
71<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
41 WELLNESS MATTERS<br />
We catch up with Chinese Medicine practitioner<br />
Katie Brindle on boosting circulation and<br />
managing stress<br />
72 COMFORT FOOD<br />
Dishes to give you a hug, but also tick lots of<br />
nutritional boxes<br />
83 INTERIORS<br />
Creating a modern Victorian style plus giving<br />
the home a big spring interior overhaul<br />
106<br />
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72<br />
24 EDUCATION<br />
Why it is never too early to think about<br />
careers education<br />
HEALTH & STYLE<br />
37 LIVE WELL IN <strong>2020</strong><br />
Our guide to inner/outer wellbeing,<br />
including fitness and diet<br />
41<br />
47 S/S 20 TRENDS<br />
The key trends for the spring that need to<br />
be on your fashion radar<br />
THE BEST OF THE REST<br />
51 WINE<br />
Why we are ditching Dry January for a damp one<br />
by hosting our own tasting parties<br />
110 STYLISH STAYS<br />
Three glorious English staycations - two<br />
London breaks and a coastal stay<br />
06<br />
110<br />
119 MAN ON THE MOVE<br />
Our roving reporter Dan investigates<br />
dog-friendly pubs, new sound technology and<br />
London's best chicken wings<br />
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GOING DOTTY<br />
I've always been a big polkadot<br />
fan, so the fact they're a big trend<br />
this spring is a bonus! Top of my list<br />
is this fabulous ruffled maxi dress<br />
from Rat & Boa and this amazing<br />
tie top from Adriana Degreas<br />
THAT SOUND<br />
PUBLISHING EDITOR:<br />
KATIE THOMSON<br />
katie@epicuremag.uk<br />
EDITOR’S<br />
PICKS<br />
Before Dan, our Man on<br />
the Move, ferreted them<br />
away, I got to have a play<br />
with these nuraphones.<br />
They are INCREDIBLE.<br />
They measure your ear's<br />
responses to sound and<br />
tailor their output to best<br />
suit your hearing. Each person<br />
will hear the music differently and perfectly.<br />
Honestly, try them now! nuraphone.com<br />
MEET THE<br />
<strong>EPICURE</strong>ANS<br />
A NOTE FROM THE<br />
EDITOR<br />
Wellness, self care, inner radiance... a whole world<br />
of wellbeing has opened up around us and<br />
tribes have formed - either you are fed up of<br />
pill-pedaling Western medicine and are looking<br />
for more holistic ways to transform your health...or you think this is a snowflakegeneration<br />
hippy-dippy load of nonsense. Well, if you're in the latter camp, I hope<br />
this issue can go some way to convince you otherwise.<br />
Now, I'm no saint. I can be half-hearted about a lot of the things I adopt (oil-pulling<br />
lasted all of a week, as did morning yoga practice), but some things have stuck, and<br />
that's the key to wellness - not to put yourself out on a limb and cramming more into an<br />
already packed schedule, but finding small, positive changes that can become habitual.<br />
This month I've been reading The Realist's Guide to Sugar Free by the hilarious Sherri<br />
Nicholds - I'm not proud to say that I was reading it whilst munching on a slab of<br />
Dairy Milk, but the message really got me thinking and whilst I might be kicking<br />
the can down the road as to when I'll start, more and more it seems reducing sugar<br />
really is the big lifestyle decision for anyone that truly cares about their health. I'm no<br />
expert though, so I'm having to put aside all of my impulsive tendencies (which you<br />
might have gathered from the aforementioned chocolate incident) to really research<br />
this and come up with a solution for me. I think that's at the heart of true wellbeing.<br />
I hope that whereever you are on your wellbeing journey, or not, this issue is enjoyable<br />
and informative. We will see you again just before Easter!<br />
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LOUISE THOMSON, BEN BOX<br />
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EVENTS<br />
GUIDE<br />
<strong>EPICURE</strong> home<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> is thankfully just around the corner, the days will be<br />
getting longer and with Valentine’s Day, Mothering Sunday<br />
and Easter to enjoy - it’s time to treat your loved ones to some<br />
exciting entertainment.<br />
LONDON PALLADIUM<br />
Argyll Street, London W1F 7TF<br />
0207 492 0834 | www.lwtheatres.co.uk<br />
THE MUSICAL BOX - A GENESIS<br />
EXTRAVAGANZA PART 11<br />
Wednesday 19 February<br />
As the only band ever licensed and supported by Genesis<br />
and Peter Gabriel, The Musical Box, presents a new, never<br />
performed show featuring fantastic music.<br />
With a few added surprised thrown in for good measure, it’s a<br />
performance that any Genesis fan will not want to miss.<br />
DOMINION THEATRE<br />
Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7AQ<br />
0207 492 0834 | www.nederlander.co.uk/dominion-theatre<br />
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT<br />
Wednesday 5 February - Saturday 12 September<br />
Experience the epic emotion and soaring music of The Prince<br />
of Egypt, the extraordinary new musical from three-time<br />
Academy Award®-winner Stephen Schwartz and writer Philip<br />
LaZebnik.<br />
Journey through the wonders of Ancient Egypt as two young<br />
men, raised together as brothers in a kingdom of privilege,<br />
find themselves suddenly divided by a secret past. One must<br />
rule as Pharaoh, the other must rise up and free his true<br />
people; both face a destiny that will change history forever.<br />
The Prince of Egypt is an exhilarating, powerful and joyous<br />
celebration of belief and the human spirit.<br />
THE PEACOCK THEATRE<br />
Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT<br />
020 7863 8222 | www.peacocktheatre.com<br />
Whilst every effort has been made to check<br />
the accuracy of these listings, please make<br />
contact with the venue prior to visiting to<br />
check arrangements or details<br />
ALJAZ SKORJANEC & JANETTE MANRARA<br />
REMEMBERING THE OSCARS<br />
Monday 30 March - Saturday 4 April<br />
Star’s of Strictly, Aljaž and Janette, are Wishing on a Star,<br />
Swinging On A Star, and dancing in the City of Stars, for their<br />
brand new dance spectacular, Remembering the Oscars.<br />
In a celebration of musical movie magic, the couple brings<br />
together amazing dancers, stunning stage designs and a<br />
dazzling LED display, as they dance to songs from Academy<br />
Award-winners Lady Gaga, Adele and Barbra Streisand,<br />
legendary songwriters Burt Bacharach, John Barry and Irving<br />
Berlin, and other Oscar-winning icons.<br />
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Discover - Learn - Have Fun<br />
Winter Season Opening hours: 11th January – 14th February – 10am to 4pm<br />
Main Season Opening hours: 15th Feb <strong>2020</strong> - 10am – 4:30pm<br />
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk<br />
New Barn Road, Amberley, Arundel,<br />
West Sussex, BN18 9LT<br />
01798 831370<br />
office@amberleymuseum.co.uk<br />
THE WEY GALLERY<br />
Visit us at the Surrey<br />
Contemporary Art Fair<br />
13 th - 15 th March<br />
(Sandown Park Racecourse,<br />
Esher, KT10 9AJ)<br />
Call gallery for tickets<br />
44 Bridge Street, Godalming,<br />
Surrey, GU7 1HL<br />
T: 01483 418013<br />
E: info@theweygallery.com<br />
www.theweygallery.com<br />
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GREENWICH THEATRE<br />
Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES<br />
020 7863 8222 | www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk<br />
THE NAUGHTY FOX<br />
Sunday 8 March, 2pm & 4pm<br />
Snuggle up with comfy creatures: Honk, Splash and TaWit<br />
TaWoo as they teach The Naughty Fox a very important<br />
lesson: it’s better to share. Feel your way through the<br />
immersive, multisensory journey of friendship and play<br />
for little ones and their grown-ups.<br />
Experience a world of puppetry,music, light projection<br />
and bountiful energy as our two storytellers bring magic<br />
to household objects.<br />
HACKNEY EMPIRE<br />
291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ<br />
020 8985 2424 | www.hackneyempire.co.uk<br />
COSI FAN TUTTE<br />
Sunday 29 February & Friday 6 March 7.30pm<br />
Mozart’s combination of glorious music and farcical<br />
comedy make Così Fan Tutte an enduring favourite,<br />
a story of young love and fidelity. It is in many ways<br />
Mozart’s most perfect opera, and was his third<br />
collaboration with librettist Da Ponte, following their<br />
successes with The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni.<br />
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE<br />
Oaklands Park, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 6AP<br />
Bookings can be made by visiting www.cft.org.uk<br />
THE BEAR<br />
Thursday 13, 2pm & Friday 14 February, 10.30am & 2pm<br />
One night when she’s fast asleep, Tilly is visited by an<br />
enormous bear. It has a big black tongue and a yawn as<br />
big as your head. But Tilly’s not scared. The story of a little<br />
girl who befriends a mischievous polar bear, this playful,<br />
funny and heart-warming tale is one of imagination and<br />
growing up. With dazzling puppetry, delicious music and<br />
dozens of laughs, The Bear is an unforgettable experience<br />
for the whole family. Minerva Theatre<br />
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA FAMILY<br />
CONCERT<br />
Sunday 16 February, 4pm<br />
Young composer Emily Presto needs you! Your mission<br />
is to help her write a brand new piece of music for the<br />
orchestra and then be part of the performance - in just<br />
one hour! Along the way you’ll meet some terrifying<br />
trolls, explore space, and dance with cowboys.<br />
So join us for an exciting musical adventure for all the<br />
family. Conducted by David McCallum with actor Lucy<br />
Wells (Emily). Festival Theatre<br />
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ASSEMBLY HALL THEATRE<br />
Crescent Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LU<br />
01892 530613 | www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk<br />
JIMMY CARR<br />
Wednesday 26 February, 8pm<br />
One of the best-loved comedians in the world, Jimmy<br />
Carr announces his brand-new tour Terribly Funny.<br />
Terrible Funny contains jokes about all kinds of terrible<br />
things. Terrible things that might have affected you or<br />
people you know and love. But they’re just jokes - they are<br />
not the terrible things. Jokes are little lies. Nothing more<br />
than wonderful, funny, joyful tricks, constructed from<br />
language.<br />
RHS WISLEY<br />
Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB<br />
01483 224234 | www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley<br />
FEBRUARY HALF TERM - WHATEVER THE<br />
WEATHER<br />
Saturday 15 February - Sunday 23 February, 10.30am -<br />
3.30pm<br />
Youngsters can enjoy a range of fun all-weather activities<br />
including a chance to make sun catchers and wind socks<br />
during half term and discover more about the wild<br />
weather of the UK on a daily garden trail.<br />
SPRING PLANT FAIR<br />
Friday 20 March - Sunday 22, 9.30am - 4.30pm<br />
Meet the growers and choose quality plants from more<br />
than 30 specialist nurseries at the RHS Garden Wisley<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Plant Fair. Plants on sale include many with an<br />
RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).<br />
EARLY DAFFODIL COMPETITION<br />
Tuesday 24 March - Wednesday 25, 10am - 4pm<br />
Focusing on miniature daffodils, this is the chance to<br />
view these delightful spring flowers in the shelter of the<br />
Glasshouse. The competition is free to enter and open to<br />
all, for further details please contact georginabarter@rhs.<br />
org.uk.<br />
WINTER WALK<br />
Daily to 31 March<br />
The Winter Walk offers a fantastic assortment of plants<br />
chosen for their winter colour, shape, structure and scent.<br />
Wrap up warm and follow the hard-surfaced pathways to<br />
discover what makes these winter gardens extra special.<br />
Colourful stems of different dogwoods and willows create<br />
a rainbow of colours, which look especially spectacular on<br />
a sunny day. The bright red stems of Cornus alba Baton<br />
Rouge (‘Minbat’) are truly eye-catching, whereas the<br />
white, wiry stems of brambles look quite ghostly.<br />
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McALLISTER THOMAS<br />
Discover the finest collection of luxury holiday<br />
homes in Northumberland.<br />
Visit our website to find out more.<br />
www.coquetcottages.co.uk<br />
EWA ADAMS<br />
made at<br />
Osterley Park<br />
A place to call<br />
your own,<br />
© National Trust <strong>2020</strong>. Registered charity, No. 205846. © National Trust Images\John Millar<br />
McALLISTER THOMAS<br />
117 High Street<br />
Godalming<br />
Surrey GU7 1AQ<br />
T: 01483 860591<br />
www.mcallisterthomasfineart.co.uk<br />
Visit Osterley this<br />
year for beautiful<br />
vistas, iconic<br />
architecture and<br />
relaxing gardens<br />
These are the places that make us.<br />
nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley<br />
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LOVE WINE GUILDFORD<br />
Guildford Harbour Hotel, High Street, Guildford<br />
www.lovewinefest.co.uk<br />
Saturday 21 March, 1pm - 8pm<br />
Surrey’s one-day festival for wine lovers - Love Wine<br />
Guildford is back! It’s all you need to love wine under<br />
one roof! Come and share your love with our amazing<br />
exhibitors, who’ll bring their wine (and fizz, gin and<br />
more). They’ll bring the drinks and the stories, you just<br />
need to bring your friends!<br />
MARYLEBONE FOOD FESTIVAL<br />
www.marylebonefoodfestival.com<br />
Tuesday 21 - Sunday 26 April<br />
Kicking off with a headline dinner hosted by awardwinning<br />
writer, journalist and broadcaster, Jay Rayner,<br />
Marylebone’s best restaurants, bars and food and drink<br />
boutiques will open their doors for one-off dinners,<br />
masterclasses, supper clubs, and exceptional menus in<br />
support of The Food Chain charity. Marylebone Food<br />
Festival returns with a packed and eclectic line-up. A<br />
dinner collectively cooked and executed by some of<br />
Marylebone’s best chefs from the likes of Jikoni, Lurra,<br />
Ooty, Caldesi in Marylebone, La Fromagerie and A.O.K<br />
Kitchen on Tuesday 21 April will be followed by dozens<br />
of fun, culinary events across the neighbourhood. Host,<br />
Jay Rayner and his jazz band, The Jay Rayner Quartet will<br />
entertain 120 ticket holders for drinks and canapés before<br />
the guests sit down for eight courses, each cooked by one<br />
of Marylebone’s talented chefs.<br />
EAT & DRINK FESTIVAL<br />
Olympia, London W14 8UX<br />
020 7385 1200 | www.eatanddrinkfestival.com<br />
27 March - 13 April<br />
The UK’s favourite indoor food festival- celebrating<br />
the best in modern cuisine, mixology and independent<br />
produce all under one roof. The show will not disappoint,<br />
you are sure to leave with new foodie ideas, inspiration<br />
and a taste for food you never thought you had.<br />
WINKWORTH ARBORETUM<br />
Godalming GU8 4AD<br />
01483 208477 | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/winkwortharboretum<br />
PERFECT PLACES WALK<br />
From now to Friday 28 February, 10am - 4pm<br />
Reflect, recharge and take some time for yourself.<br />
This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for<br />
the venue. Dogs on leads are welcome.<br />
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01483 802280<br />
WELLERS<br />
of GUILDFORD<br />
Auction House<br />
LIKE IT, BID FOR IT, WIN IT!<br />
• General Auctions Every Monday<br />
• Monthly Jewellery & Collectable Auctions<br />
• Hold Off-Site Farm and Architectural Auctions<br />
throughout the year<br />
• Viewing for General Auction<br />
Saturday 9:30am - 12:30pm<br />
• Live and Internet Bidding Available<br />
• Free Valuations Available<br />
• No Obligation to Enter Valued Items<br />
Bid online at www.wellersofguildford.com<br />
01483 802280<br />
guildford@wellersofguildford.com<br />
Wellers of Guildford, Bedford Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4SJ<br />
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Two-bedroom show apartment at 1887 The Pantiles<br />
PROMOTION<br />
INSPIRED BY THE PAST,<br />
DESIGNED FOR THE FUTURE<br />
DANDARA’S LONG-AWAITED DEVELOPMENT AT THE PANTILES,<br />
DANDARA’S LONG-AWAITED DEVELOPMENT AT THE PANTILES,<br />
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT IS NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS.<br />
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT IS NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS.<br />
During the 18th century, famous and fashionable<br />
During<br />
Georgians<br />
the 18th<br />
flocked<br />
century,<br />
to Royal<br />
famous<br />
Tunbridge<br />
and fashionable<br />
Wells to sample<br />
Georgians the invigorating flocked effects to Royal of the Tunbridge town’s iron-rich Wells to waters, sample<br />
the facilitated invigorating by the effects “Dippers” of the – town’s ladies iron-rich who dipped waters, a glass<br />
facilitated into The by Pantiles the “Dippers” famous Chalybeate – ladies who <strong>Spring</strong> dipped for a visitors glass to<br />
into “take The the Pantiles waters”. famous Chalybeate <strong>Spring</strong> for visitors to<br />
“take the waters”.<br />
Today, you can also “dip in” to The Pantiles and view<br />
Today, details you of Dandara’s can also “dip much in” anticipated to The Pantiles collection and view of<br />
details exclusive of Dandara’s apartments much and mews anticipated homes, collection at their stunning of<br />
exclusive new 1887 apartments Marketing and Suite mews in the homes, historic at their heart stunning of Royal<br />
new Tunbridge 1887 Marketing Wells. Suite in the historic heart of Royal<br />
Tunbridge Wells.<br />
Inspired by the past and designed for the future,<br />
Inspired 1887 The by the Pantiles past is and a multi-award-winning designed for the future, collection<br />
1887 of new The one, Pantiles two and is a three-bedroom multi-award-winning apartments collection and<br />
of two-bedroom new one, mews and three-bedroom homes at the south apartments western and end of<br />
two-bedroom The Pantiles. mews homes at the south western end of<br />
The Pantiles.<br />
Visitors to the 1887 Marketing Suite now have the<br />
Visitors opportunity to the to 1887 view Marketing the exquisite Suite two-bedroom now have the show<br />
opportunity apartment to and view experience the exquisite the high two-bedroom standards of show design,<br />
apartment finish and and specification experience Dandara the high is standards recognised of for. design,<br />
finish and specification Dandara is recognised for.<br />
With elegant architecture that complements its historic<br />
With setting, elegant 1887 architecture The Pantiles that is designed complements for 21st its century historic<br />
setting, living 1887 and many The Pantiles of its apartments is designed offer for far 21st reaching century views<br />
living from and their many terraces of its and apartments balconies. offer far reaching views<br />
from<br />
Conveniently<br />
their terraces<br />
located<br />
and<br />
for<br />
balconies.<br />
all the best shopping and<br />
Conveniently socialising Tunbridge located for Wells all the can best offer, shopping this landmark<br />
socialising development Tunbridge is only a Wells few minutes’ can offer, walk this from landmark Tunbridge<br />
development Wells station is with only direct a few services minutes’ to walk London from Bridge Tunbridge in<br />
Wells just 44 station minutes, with making direct services it ideal to for London Bridge and City in<br />
just commuters. 44 minutes, making it ideal for London and City<br />
commuters.<br />
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Royal Tunbridge Wells’ thriving cultural scene also offers<br />
Royal<br />
an eclectic<br />
Tunbridge<br />
combination<br />
Wells’ thriving<br />
of events<br />
cultural<br />
and activities<br />
scene also<br />
rarely<br />
offers<br />
an found eclectic outside combination major cities of – events including and fortnightly activities rarely artisan<br />
found food and outside craft major markets cities and – the including famous fortnightly annual jazz artisan festival<br />
food – all and with craft the added markets bonus and of the the famous peaceful annual countryside jazz festival on<br />
– the all doorstep. with the added bonus of the peaceful countryside on<br />
the doorstep.<br />
Louise Norman, Dandara’s Head of Sales and Marketing,<br />
Louise said: “With Norman, 1887 Dandara’s The Pantiles Head our of ambition Sales and was Marketing, to create<br />
said: homes “With which 1887 offer The customers Pantiles the our style, ambition comfort was and to create<br />
homes quality which they deserve offer customers in an unsurpassed the style, location. comfort and<br />
quality they deserve in an unsurpassed location.<br />
We have already taken reservations from eager purchasers<br />
We who have were already keen to taken secure reservations their new home from at eager the historic purchasers<br />
who Pantiles, were and keen we to look secure forward their to new welcoming home at new the historic visitors<br />
Pantiles, to our Sales and & we Marketing look forward Suite to and welcoming show apartment.” new visitors<br />
to our Sales & Marketing Suite and show apartment.”<br />
Reservations are now being accepted for 1887 The<br />
Reservations Pantiles, with are prices now from being £300,000. accepted for 1887 The<br />
Pantiles, with prices from £300,000.<br />
The 1887 Marketing Suite is adjacent to the development and located<br />
The off Linden 1887 Park Marketing Road, Suite along is Sussex adjacent Mews to the adjacent development to and located<br />
off The Linden Pantiles Park Car Road, Park along and is Sussex open 10.00am Mews adjacent – 5.00pm, to<br />
The seven-days-a Pantiles Car week. Park Alternatively, and is open telephone 10.00am 01892 – 5.00pm, 726 112<br />
seven-days-a or visit www.dandara.com week. Alternatively, to find out telephone more. 01892 726 112<br />
or visit www.dandara.com to find out more.<br />
1887 The Pantiles Sales & Marketing Suite<br />
1887 The Pantiles Sales & Marketing Suite<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> home<br />
HOME FRONT<br />
How to create “Kerb Appeal” from just £150<br />
to attract buyers and sell for a top price...<br />
More than two thirds (68%) of homeowners say kerb<br />
appeal was important in their choice of home.<br />
Homeowners have revealed a list of the features<br />
most important to them in creating a positive first<br />
impression in the home they wanted to buy.<br />
In the HomeOwners Alliance survey, of more than 2,000 UK<br />
adults conducted by YouGov, the most important aspects<br />
were well-maintained windows and a roof that appeared in<br />
good condition. A well-maintained front garden, pathways<br />
and fences were also highlighted as important, in addition to a<br />
well-painted frontage.<br />
The HomeOwners Alliance has teamed up with the Federation<br />
of Master Builders (FMB) to see how much it would cost to<br />
improve these features in your home. The good news is that<br />
homeowners can have a tidy front garden from as little as<br />
£150, while fixing broken tiles on a roof to make it look top<br />
notch can cost as little as £190.<br />
Each of the ten features that contribute to kerb appeal can<br />
be delivered for under £2,830 (based on an average threebedroom<br />
house) and could be completed within a week by a<br />
small team of tradespeople.<br />
The HomeOwners Alliance survey asked homeowners what<br />
kerb appeal features mattered most to them when they bought<br />
their home, and found the most important features were as<br />
follows. This list also gives indicative costs provided by the<br />
FMB to enhance, fix or deliver these kerb appeal features for<br />
your home:<br />
Windows in good condition (71%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say the cost of repairing and redecorating<br />
wooden windows that have not been touched for a decade<br />
would be between £1,000 and £2,000. For upstairs windows,<br />
scaffolding may be required instead of a ladder and, if so, it<br />
typically costs £400 a day to rent.<br />
A roof that appears in good condition (68%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say replacing five missing, loose or cracked<br />
roof tiles would cost around £190 and would take up to one<br />
day. Scaffolding may be needed.<br />
A tidy front garden with no weeds and trimmed hedges (67%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say the cost of tidying an overgrown front<br />
garden would be around £150 for a day’s work.<br />
A well maintained pathway/drive (59%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say repairing and improving the pathway or<br />
drive up to the house could typically cost between £100 and<br />
£500 depending on the extent of the damage and the surface.<br />
Well-maintained fences and walls (56%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say repainting a fence costs about £90 per<br />
panel (including labour) while building a new fence could cost<br />
up to £1500, depending on the materials used.<br />
A well-decorated exterior (54%)<br />
Cost: The FMB estimates it would cost around £550 to repaint<br />
the front of a house. Scaffolding may be needed.<br />
A well-maintained and attractive front door (52%)<br />
Cost: Redecorating a front door would typically cost £200,<br />
according to the FMB.<br />
Clear, functioning gutters (50%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say clearing and repairing gutters would cost<br />
around £250. Scaffolding may be needed.<br />
Hidden wheelie bins (36%)<br />
Cost: A natural willow wheelie bin screen storage costs as little<br />
as £49.99.<br />
A well-lit house (26%)<br />
Cost: The FMB say adding an exterior light to the house can<br />
cost between £250 and £750 and should be completed by a<br />
qualified electrician.<br />
Paula Higgins, Chief Executive of the HomeOwners Alliance,<br />
says: “Kerb appeal creates a lasting first impression – most<br />
buyers make up their minds in the first few minutes of arriving<br />
at a property. So if you’re about to put your home on the market<br />
this autumn or your house has been on sale for a while, it’s<br />
worth going through this list and seeing what improvements you<br />
can make.”<br />
For more great free advice please visit the HomeOwners<br />
Alliance website:<br />
www.hoa.org.uk<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> education<br />
THE IMPORTANCE OF<br />
PREPARING STUDENTS<br />
FOR THE WORKPLACE<br />
Dr Joseph Spence, head of Dulwich College, discusses the<br />
value careers-based workshops can bring to independent<br />
schools and their state school partners...<br />
Careers education is an important element of a school’s<br />
provision, and a service one cannot introduce to pupils<br />
too early. Prospective parents, even of 11‐year‐olds,<br />
are asking far more questions than they used to about<br />
how we are preparing children for the workplace of the<br />
future. This is inevitable given all of the rhetoric about the<br />
percentage of jobs not yet created into which our pupils will<br />
move, and the fact that they will likely have multiple careers,<br />
possibly across many countries or continents, over the course<br />
of long working lives.<br />
Networking events focused on particular professions or<br />
industries have proven immensely popular. These bring<br />
together former pupils and current and past parents,<br />
alongside pupils from both independent and state schools.<br />
However, it is also useful to look for ways older pupils can<br />
deliver light‐touch advice to their younger peers at partner<br />
schools. As co‐director of the Southwark Schools Learning<br />
Partnership, I have been delighted in recent years to be able<br />
to encourage a hub of careers advisers from a good number<br />
of our 16 schools (12 state schools and four independent<br />
schools) to share best practice between schools and across<br />
the sectors.<br />
Last June, a group of Year 10 students from City Heights E‐<br />
ACT Academy in South East London had a careers workshop<br />
with our careers adviser at Dulwich College, and a group<br />
of the College’s Year 12 students. The workshop introduced<br />
the UCAS process with a short ‘true or false’ activity, with<br />
students from both schools working in teams to decide on<br />
the veracity of various statements. The statements included<br />
the number of applicants to university through UCAS, World<br />
University Rankings, average graduate salaries and deciding<br />
what degree courses some famous people had taken.<br />
The Year 10 City Heights students were given a brief<br />
overview of the UCAS applications process and the Year 12<br />
students explained what A‐levels they were doing and the<br />
different courses and universities they were planning to apply<br />
to. The City Heights pupils were introduced to course and<br />
career options they had not previously considered, while the<br />
Dulwich College pupils said it really helped them to clarify<br />
their own plans by having to articulate them for younger<br />
pupils.<br />
The next activity consisted of a wide‐ranging discussion<br />
of the likely nature of jobs in the future that haven’t been<br />
created yet. Students were also advised about courses and<br />
careers on to which one could move later, e.g. becoming<br />
a solicitor or barrister via a post‐graduate law conversion<br />
course.<br />
The final part of the workshop consisted of a question and<br />
answer session, much of which focused on what subjects<br />
were needed for certain careers. This also gave the Dulwich<br />
students and their careers adviser the opportunity to talk<br />
about the importance of engaging in co‐curricular activities<br />
that might support a career aspiration, such as volunteering<br />
in a hospital or care home for healthcare related careers.<br />
There was a time when the only careers advice the head of<br />
an independent school needed to offer sixth formers was<br />
on how to write a personal statement. Those days are long<br />
gone. Whether explicitly or implicitly, the new order is that<br />
everything we do with our students has some bearing on<br />
preparing them for the fast-changing workplace. The jobs<br />
they will go into may be newly minted or newly branded, but<br />
the skills and aptitudes they will require to succeed in them<br />
are, in fact, those which have always been needed in the<br />
world of work: the ability to lead on a project, to work in a<br />
team, to communicate clearly and the ability to think outside<br />
the box.<br />
All this they learn in their representation of the school<br />
on its sport field, in the joining of musical and theatrical<br />
ensembles, in their community projects and charitable<br />
fundraising and in their adventurous activities. We are all<br />
careers educators now – but explicit, nuanced careers advice<br />
delivered by those who work hard to keep up to speed with<br />
changes in the major (and new) professions, is still absolutely<br />
essential.<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> education<br />
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EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
Downside School, based in Stratton-on-the-Fosse near<br />
Bath, represented the UK at the Asia-Europe Foundation<br />
Conference in December in Tokyo. 1,700 schools from<br />
across Asia, Europe and Oceania applied for a chance<br />
to present at the policy-making event, which focussed on<br />
Educational Sustainable Development (ESD) and the use of<br />
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom.<br />
The conference was attended by 51 countries in Asia, Europe<br />
and Oceania, as well as businesses, professionals and experts<br />
in the field of education and more specifically, technology in<br />
education. The event involved round-table discussions with<br />
representatives from the Japanese government, NGOs and<br />
other charities, looking at how Japan is implementing the 17<br />
sustainable development goals set down by the UN, and how we,<br />
as educators, can shape the future and empower young people<br />
to make sustainable choices. The three pillars of sustainable<br />
development are environmental, economic and social, and they<br />
underpin the strategy to change the mind-set of the human race<br />
and our impact on our world.<br />
The goals for the conference were to expose teachers to ESD<br />
and AI. A key aspect was to gauge educators’ readiness on these<br />
subjects, and to explore the developing role of the teacher in this<br />
new age of digital technology and AI in the classroom.<br />
During the conference, Downside Deputy Head Mike<br />
Randall, along with Alex Wright from ScienceScope, the<br />
school’s education tech partner, presented their exciting new<br />
collaborations project which aims to bring the Internet of<br />
Things (IoT) and ‘big data’ into classroom. The project will lead<br />
best practice in over 20 schools in Asia, Europe and Oceania,<br />
and to empower young people to be creative in dealing with<br />
real world issues, using ‘big data’ to make better informed<br />
decisions. For example, one aspect of the project involves<br />
the use of weather stations connected to the internet across<br />
the globe gathering data in real time to use in the classroom.<br />
Students will be able to track the progress of hurricanes<br />
or typhoons across countries, to see what is happening to<br />
global temperatures as well as using other sensors to monitor<br />
ecosystems and human effects on them.<br />
To find out more about ScienceScope, please visit<br />
www.sciencescope.uk.<br />
To find out more about Downside you are most welcome to come<br />
our next Open Mornings on 7th March and 16th May <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Alternatively, you can arrange a private visit on a day to suit you:<br />
+44(0)1761 235103 / admissions@downside.co.uk<br />
www.downside.co.uk<br />
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YOU HAVE ENDLESS<br />
OPPORTUNITIES<br />
We give you the strength to discover<br />
OPEN MORNINGS: Sat 7th March & Sat 16th May<br />
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TALKING HEADS<br />
WE MEET SOME LOCAL<br />
HEAD TEACHERS<br />
MAYFIELD<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Antonia Beary has been the<br />
Headmistress of Mayfield<br />
School since September 2008.<br />
She was educated in the state<br />
sector before reading English at<br />
Trinity College, Cambridge.<br />
How would you sum up the<br />
ethos of the school?<br />
At Mayfield we believe in<br />
nurturing the unique talents<br />
and promise of each individual girl, supporting and guiding<br />
her to achieve her full potential in everything she does. Our<br />
motto, Actions Not Words, inspired by our founder Cornelia<br />
Connelly and rooted in our Catholic foundation, encourages<br />
initiative, personal and social responsibility, and a commitment<br />
to make a positive difference. Every girl is accepted for who she<br />
is and is encouraged to be the best she can be. We have a vibrant<br />
and supportive community, with a strong boarding tradition,<br />
welcoming girls from all backgrounds, and we value the<br />
importance of cultural, spiritual and physical enrichment. Our<br />
ethos is one in which we educate mind, body, heart and soul.<br />
A single sex environment typically allows students to flourish<br />
in subjects they might ordinarily shy away from – is that the<br />
case at Mayfield?<br />
Yes, as specialists in girls’ education, we have the expertise to<br />
focus our teaching methods in ways that inspire and capture<br />
the girls' interest and understanding, and this is undoubtedly<br />
reflected in the popularity of mathematics and the sciences.<br />
We challenge gender stereotypes and nurture creativity in<br />
everything we do, inside and outside the classroom. It is a myth<br />
that the sciences and the arts are mutually exclusive. To be<br />
successful as a scientist, you need to be creative and innovative,<br />
and to be a successful artist, actor or musician, you need<br />
discipline, logic and focus.<br />
Does boarding help to enhance the lives of students?<br />
Boarding houses today offer plenty of home comforts, and with<br />
increasingly sophisticated technology, pupils can remain in<br />
close contact with home. At Mayfield we offer weekly and flexi<br />
options as well as full boarding, and we have a large number of<br />
local girls who choose to board. We have extensive grounds, and<br />
our pupils benefit from a range of sports and outdoor activities<br />
in school and the surrounding countryside. Working hard and<br />
playing hard is easy!<br />
BOX HILL<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Mr Cory Lowde is Box<br />
Hill School’s fourth<br />
Headmaster and was<br />
appointed in 2014 from<br />
his position as Deputy<br />
Head. He joined the<br />
School in 2010 and prior<br />
to this, Mr Lowde was the<br />
Deputy Headmaster of the<br />
British School of Boston,<br />
Massachusetts, USA.<br />
What attracted you to your school?<br />
An education at Box Hill School is a holistic experience.<br />
Academic grades seem to obsess the press but we believe<br />
that they are an outcome of good character, which is<br />
our primary focus. I love that. I quote an old Victorian<br />
Headmaster and say that a Boxhillian should be ‘useful at<br />
a dance and indispensable in a shipwreck’!<br />
How would you describe the ethos of the school?<br />
For nearly 60 years, we have followed the principles of<br />
Kurt Hahn, who famously said that “there is more in us<br />
than we know. If we could be made to see it, perhaps,<br />
for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for<br />
less.” As a founder member of the Round Square family<br />
of schools, we promote international understanding,<br />
democracy, a care for the world around us, a sense of<br />
adventure and the qualities of leadership and service.<br />
We see excellent academic results as an outcome of this<br />
and we are determined that all pupils should reach their<br />
maximum potential in all that they do.<br />
In an increasingly globalised world, what skills do you<br />
think Round Square equip students with?<br />
Our value added education means we prepare our students<br />
for life. We focus on the development of character and<br />
define success through personal growth. Our students are<br />
encouraged to be sensible risk takers, to be kind, resilient<br />
and have courage, the combination of these make our<br />
children successful in an ever changing world.<br />
What makes you most proud of your pupils?<br />
Their energy, enthusiasm, compassion and belief that they<br />
can and will make a difference. They are fun and delightful<br />
to be around – most definitely our best ambassadors!<br />
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Farr Sc
OPEN MORNING<br />
Thursday 5th March <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
9.15 -11.00<br />
Creating a culture of high expectations<br />
A leading independent co-educational day and boarding school offering<br />
high academic standards, excellent pastoral care and a wide extra-curricular<br />
programme within a supportive Christian environment.<br />
Co-education: Juniors 3–11, Seniors 11–16, Sixth Form 16-18<br />
Perry Street, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 6LR<br />
T: 020 8467 0256<br />
www.farringtons.org.uk<br />
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MEET THE HEAD<br />
Education is a hot topic and seems to have been<br />
so for a long time, with arguments being batted<br />
back and forth so it was good to get ‘a view from<br />
the coal face’ when we spoke to Mark Hammond,<br />
headmaster from the delightfully named Skippers<br />
Hill School...<br />
What makes you smile every day?<br />
It may be predictable but I am afraid the only answer to this<br />
question is of course the children. I am privileged to serve<br />
a warm, friendly community where relationships between<br />
parents, pupils and staff are highly valued and so it is a<br />
genuine pleasure every morning to stand outside the school<br />
at drop-off and welcome the children in with a handshake to<br />
start their day.<br />
It can sometimes seem that we are becoming more and<br />
more protective of our children, and muddy knees and den<br />
building seem to be a thing of the past – what do you think?<br />
It is certainly the case that parents feel greater pressure these<br />
days to be protective but there is also a healthy recognition<br />
among my parent community that a broad education makes<br />
all the difference. Parents are increasingly supportive of the<br />
need to build resilience and a healthy growth mindset in<br />
their children, even if it can be challenging to see their child<br />
struggling with a particular problem or obstacle.<br />
At a time when children’s online lives and social media<br />
pressures present unprecedented challenges, the importance<br />
of sport, performing arts and outdoor pursuits has never<br />
been greater. These are fields where you cannot hide from<br />
competition and the inevitable risk of failing - so vital in<br />
building strength of character. Working as part of a team,<br />
being outdoors, climbing a tree and getting muddy have<br />
timeless value and we are very lucky at Skippers to be able to<br />
integrate all of this into our curriculum.<br />
And finally, what would you like your pupils to say about<br />
you when they are your age?<br />
Irrespective of what they say about me, I trust that all the<br />
children that come through Skippers will look back on<br />
their time at Prep School and remember the woodlands,<br />
the sport, the friends they made and enjoy a passion for<br />
learning throughout their life. If I have done my job well,<br />
they will see their time at Skippers as a happy period in<br />
their life which provided them with the opportunity to<br />
understand who they are and what they can contribute to<br />
their communities, as well as getting stuck into everything<br />
that life offers!<br />
For boys and girls aged 2 to 13<br />
Come along to our Whole School Open Morning Saturday 7 March <strong>2020</strong>, 10am-12pm<br />
For full details and to book your place, visit:<br />
www.skippershill.com/visit<br />
☎ 01825 830 234 www.skippershill.com<br />
Five Ashes, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6HR<br />
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SCHOOL<br />
report<br />
IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM<br />
LOCAL SCHOOLS<br />
ST HILARY'S MAKES STRIDES TOWARD<br />
BECOMING FULLY CO-EDUCATIONAL<br />
St Hilary’s Prep School in Godalming has had many good<br />
reasons to celebrate in the past year, from successfully starting<br />
their transition to becoming fully co-educational, to their<br />
many awards and achievements. The school is going from<br />
strength to strength.<br />
Plans to become fully co-educational by 2022 have been<br />
successfully implemented as they accept boys into Year 3 for<br />
the first time. Headmistress Jane Whittingham said, “The boys<br />
have moved seamlessly from Pre-Prep to Prep and the boys<br />
and girls are enjoying the ability to continue learning together.<br />
As a family orientated school, it has been fantastic to see the<br />
boys integrating so well.”<br />
The School was recently awarded the full accreditation of the<br />
International School Award from the British Council, which<br />
recognises their commitment to embedding international<br />
awareness and understanding across the school and in<br />
curriculum teaching. This accreditation was achieved by St<br />
Hilary’s demonstrating their commitment to international<br />
education throughout the entire school, involving clear plans<br />
of activity and impact assessments to develop the quality of<br />
international education.<br />
St Hilary’s also recently opened ‘The Hive,’ one of 60 Lego<br />
Innovation Studios in the UK, with most of the others mainly<br />
found in Senior schools, colleges and Universities. The<br />
Hive Studio provides pupils with an opportunity to engage<br />
in 21st century skills including critical thinking, creativity,<br />
collaboration and communication, through a hands-on<br />
learning approach in their STEAM (Science, Technology,<br />
Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) subjects. St Hilary’s will<br />
be working with Lego Education over the next three years to<br />
further develop ‘The Hive’ as a hub for training educators and<br />
engaging children in the local community.<br />
FORWARD-THINKING DEVELOPMENTS<br />
AT GREAT BALLARD SCHOOL<br />
It is important that schools take a forward-thinking approach<br />
to education. In an ever-changing world, schools must invest<br />
in the future and prepare children for jobs that likely do not<br />
yet exist. As Professor Sir Roy Anderson said “The modern<br />
workplace needs workers who have broad cognitive skills<br />
which include being able to solve complex interdisciplinary<br />
problems, thinking critically about work tasks, communicating<br />
effectively with people from a range of different cultures, being<br />
able to collaborate with others, and also being able to adapt to<br />
rapidly changing environments or conditions.” Senior schools,<br />
universities and employers are looking not only for evidence of<br />
academic, sporting, creative learning and achievement but need<br />
to know about what are often called “soft skills”. By this they<br />
mean such skills/attributes as communication, collaboration,<br />
resilience, creativity, curiosity, reflectiveness, and reciprocity.<br />
With this in mind, Great Ballard has announced some significant<br />
changes to its educational offerings. In September <strong>2020</strong> the PSB<br />
qualification will be launched. This is a programme of study<br />
for children that has at its heart the development of the values,<br />
skills, attitudes and behaviours to best prepare children to meet<br />
the challenges of life and flourish in an ever changing world.<br />
It focuses on the progress a child makes in different areas of<br />
learning, actively developing and tracking social, leadership and<br />
teamwork skills.<br />
In addition to this, from September 2021 the school will be<br />
broadening its age range to offer education to children aged<br />
2½-16! This means that the first Year 9 class will walk through<br />
the school gates to begin their GCSE studies and be the first<br />
cohort to sit GCSE exams in September 2024. Great Ballard looks<br />
forward to celebrating their achievements.<br />
If you’d like to find out more about the exciting developments<br />
happening at Great Ballard School, their next Open Morning<br />
is taking place on Saturday 14th March <strong>2020</strong> from 9.30am-<br />
11.30am. If however you are unable to attend on this date, Great<br />
Ballard’s doors are always open and a tour with the Headmaster,<br />
Mr Richard Evans is just a phone call away.<br />
With new Bursaries and Scholarships available for Year 3<br />
entry, why not visit the school at one of the upcoming open<br />
mornings on Friday 28th February or Friday 6th March.<br />
Please contact the Registrar for more details on 01483 416551.<br />
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TIME TIME TO TO TRUST<br />
IN IN THE THE FUTURE OF<br />
PREP SCHOOLS<br />
It can’t<br />
It can’t<br />
be<br />
be<br />
easy<br />
easy<br />
being<br />
being<br />
a prospective<br />
a prospective<br />
parent<br />
parent<br />
of<br />
of<br />
a<br />
a<br />
prep<br />
prep<br />
school school child. child. If you If you fall fall into into this this category category you you might might<br />
have have been been forgiven, forgiven, prior prior to to the the December December election, election,<br />
for for thinking thinking that that there’s there’s not not much much point point as as the the<br />
whole whole fee fee paying paying independent school school sector sector could could<br />
have have been been abolished...<br />
If If the the outcome outcome of the of the election election had had been been different<br />
don’t don’t underestimate the the independent school sector’s<br />
determination to fight to fight for for its its existence with with every legal<br />
pathway pathway being being followed to test to test the the legitimacy of of such a a<br />
policy. policy. As it As is, it the is, the immediate prospect of of a political a threat<br />
has has greatly greatly subsided subsided and and the the sector sector has has the the breathing space to to<br />
make make its case its case more more forcefully forcefully that that we we have have a right a right to to exist exist and and<br />
parents parents should should be presented be presented with with options options for for the the education<br />
of their of their children. children. It is It for is for parents parents to to choose choose the the school school which which<br />
is best is best suited suited to their to their child’s child’s needs, needs, aspirations aspirations and and talents. talents.<br />
In the<br />
In the<br />
meantime,<br />
meantime,<br />
there<br />
there<br />
is every<br />
is every<br />
reason<br />
reason<br />
to<br />
to<br />
have<br />
have<br />
confidence<br />
confidence<br />
in prep schools and their future. IAPS (the Independent<br />
in prep schools and their future. IAPS (the Independent<br />
Association of Prep Schools) has over 600 of the top prep<br />
Association of Prep Schools) has over 600 of the top prep<br />
and fee-charging junior schools in the UK. The first step<br />
and fee-charging junior schools in the UK. The first step<br />
in your search for quality is to check if your possible short<br />
in your search for quality is to check if your possible short<br />
list of schools for your son or daughter carries the mark of<br />
list of<br />
quality<br />
schools<br />
by being<br />
for your<br />
a member<br />
son or daughter<br />
of the heads’<br />
carries<br />
association<br />
the mark<br />
known<br />
of<br />
quality<br />
as IAPS.<br />
by being<br />
This<br />
a<br />
association<br />
member of<br />
has<br />
the<br />
a history<br />
heads’ association<br />
extending back<br />
known<br />
as IAPS. over 126 This years association and the has criteria a history for membership extending back is strictly<br />
over monitored 126 years to and ensure the criteria both the for head, membership and the school is strictly they work<br />
monitored at, maintain to ensure the highest both the standards. head, and School the school inspection they reports work<br />
at, maintain are received the by highest IAPS, standards. for example, School and any inspection failings identified reports<br />
are received have to be by rectified IAPS, for in good example, time and to maintain any failings membership. identified In<br />
have one to be sense, rectified therefore, in good the first time level to maintain of due diligence membership. a parent In<br />
one might sense, feel therefore, it necessary the first to undertake level of due is already diligence done a parent for them<br />
might if the feel school it necessary can demonstrate to undertake they is are already members done of for IAPS them and,<br />
if the better school still, can have demonstrate been a member they for are many members years. of IAPS and,<br />
better still, have been a member for many years.<br />
What should you do next as you are feeling your way<br />
What through should the you maze do next of glossy as you publications are feeling and your enticing way<br />
through web sites the maze placed of in glossy front publications of you. The temptation and enticing is to look<br />
web for sites a ‘brand’ placed name in front and, of to you. some The extent, temptation this has is merit to look as<br />
for a it ‘brand’ will more name often and, than to not some lead extent, you to this a school has merit with as a<br />
it will<br />
fine<br />
more<br />
reputation<br />
often than<br />
polished<br />
not lead<br />
over<br />
you<br />
many<br />
to<br />
years<br />
a school<br />
of conspicuous<br />
with a<br />
achievement. The question to ask, of course, is has the school<br />
fine reputation polished over many years of conspicuous<br />
a reputation for success in the areas which co-incide with the<br />
achievement. The question to ask, of course, is has the school<br />
talents and interests of your child. A fine school’s sporting<br />
a reputation for success in the areas which co-incide with the<br />
tradition is of little relevance if your child is a talented and<br />
talents and interests of your child. A fine school’s sporting<br />
developing musician – not that those two areas have to be<br />
tradition is of little relevance if your child is a talented and<br />
mutually exclusive.<br />
developing musician – not that those two areas have to be<br />
mutually exclusive.<br />
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The resort to social media and discussion forums is is a a likely<br />
step many will take but if your chosen pathway takes you you in in<br />
this this direction then, at the risk of patronising you, the the reader,<br />
beware. Do Do you use Tripadvisor when planning a a stay stay away? away?<br />
Do Do you you believe all all the messages posted there there and and would would you you<br />
base<br />
base<br />
your<br />
your<br />
whole<br />
whole<br />
view<br />
view<br />
of<br />
of<br />
a school<br />
on<br />
on<br />
the<br />
the<br />
postings<br />
postings<br />
of<br />
of<br />
a<br />
a<br />
few<br />
few<br />
with<br />
with<br />
most<br />
most<br />
likely<br />
likely<br />
a proproor<br />
or anti-line<br />
anti-line<br />
to<br />
to<br />
promote<br />
promote<br />
for<br />
for<br />
their<br />
their<br />
own<br />
own<br />
reasons.<br />
reasons.<br />
There might be themes to pick up on but it really needs each<br />
There might be themes to pick up on but it really needs each<br />
parent to seek out the things that are most important to you<br />
parent to seek out the things that are most important to you<br />
and your child.<br />
and your child.<br />
That brings me then to what you should do. The most<br />
That important brings thing me then is to to visit what the you school should and do. not The just on most an<br />
important official Open thing Day. is to If a visit school the can’t school buff and itself not up just to look on an good<br />
official on an official Open Day. Open If Day a school it really can’t is a buff poor itself do. up However, to look good<br />
on chose an official a day and Open time Day to suit really you, is though a poor be do. reasonable However, when<br />
chose negotiating a day and this. time Nothing to suit much you, is though likely to be be reasonable gained from when<br />
negotiating a visit if a good this. proportion Nothing much of the is school likely to is off be their gained normal from<br />
a timetable visit if a good or routine proportion because of it’s the the school day of is the off annual their normal whole<br />
timetable school cross or routine country because event. Ask it’s to the see day the of class the annual your child whole<br />
school would cross likely country join at work event. and Ask then to visit see the older class age your groups, child<br />
would looking likely for obvious join at work positive and progression then visit older as revealed age groups, by the<br />
looking work displayed for obvious on the positive wall displays. progression Find as out revealed the answers by the<br />
work to the displayed questions on you the have wall about displays. the areas Find important out the answers to you<br />
to and the judge questions how open you have and direct about you the find areas the important responses to from you<br />
and the judge school. how In short open trust and direct your instincts you find and the not responses wholly what from<br />
the others school. tell you. In short trust your instincts and not wholly what<br />
others tell you.<br />
If you follow this advice you won’t go far wrong and then<br />
don’t lose any sleep at all over the long term future of<br />
If you follow this advice you won’t go far wrong and then<br />
your prep school. Let IAPS do that bit for you whilst you<br />
don’t lose any sleep at all over the long term future of<br />
concentrate on finding the right school for your child.<br />
your prep school. Let IAPS do that bit for you whilst you<br />
concentrate on finding the right school for your child.<br />
Christopher King, CEO, IAPS<br />
Christopher King, CEO, IAPS<br />
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Co-educational 2-4 years, boys ages 4-13<br />
Next Open Mornings<br />
Friday 7 February and<br />
Friday 15 May <strong>2020</strong><br />
Welcome at 9:30am<br />
To register please email<br />
office@parkside-school.co.uk<br />
Tel: 01932 862749<br />
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LIVE WELL IN<br />
<strong>2020</strong><br />
CREATE HEALTHY HABITS IN THIS NEW<br />
DECADE - ONES YOU CAN STICK TO<br />
1SPICE THINGS UP<br />
Please consult your doctor before making any<br />
major changes to your fitness or diet regime<br />
We all know we should eat more veggies (ideally<br />
10 portions per day), but we could also be reaping<br />
huge health benefits from herbs and spices by<br />
introducing them into our diets. Here are just a few<br />
with phenomenal healthy stats.<br />
SAGE - Current research indicates that sage may<br />
be able to improve brain function and memory,<br />
especially in people with Alzheimer's disease.<br />
Alzheimer's disease is accompanied by a drop in the level<br />
of acetylcholine, a chemical messenger in the brain. Sage<br />
inhibits the breakdown of acetylcholine<br />
CINNAMON - Cinnamon has potent antioxidant activity,<br />
helps fight inflammation and has been shown to lower<br />
cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.<br />
Cinnamon can lower blood sugar by several mechanisms,<br />
including by slowing the breakdown of carbs in the digestive<br />
tract and improving insulin sensitivity. The effective dose per<br />
day is 0.5 - 2 teaspoons.<br />
TURMERIC - Turmeric contains Curcumin - a<br />
remarkably powerful antioxidant, helping to fight oxidative<br />
damage and boosting the body's own antioxidant enzymes.<br />
Curcumin is also strongly anti-inflammatory, to the<br />
point where it matches the effectiveness of some antiinflammatory<br />
drug. Inflammation is the root cause of most<br />
Western diseases, so the regular inclusion of turmeric is a<br />
no-brainer.<br />
GINGER - Ginger is known for its efficacy in<br />
treating nausea, but alongside that it is said to have antiinflammatory<br />
properties. Research found that a mixture of<br />
ginger, cinnamon, mastic, and sesame oil decreased pain and<br />
stiffness experienced by those with osteoarthritis. It had a<br />
similar effectiveness as treatment with aspirin or ibuprofen.<br />
2<br />
TAKE A<br />
BREATH<br />
According to the Mayo Clinic,<br />
there’s sufficient evidence that<br />
intentional deep breathing can<br />
actually calm and regulate the<br />
autonomic nervous system<br />
(ANS). This system regulates<br />
our involuntary body functions such as temperature, heart<br />
rate, digestion and respiratory rate. It can lower blood<br />
pressure and provide an almost immediate sense of calm.<br />
The slow holding of breath allows CO2 to build up in the<br />
blood. An increased blood CO2 enhances the cardioinhibitory<br />
response of the vagus nerve when you exhale and<br />
stimulates your parasympathetic system. This produces a<br />
calm and relaxed feeling in the mind and body.<br />
BOX BREATHING - Box breathing, also known as<br />
square breathing, is a technique used when taking slow, deep<br />
breaths. It can heighten performance and concentration while<br />
also being a powerful stress reliever. It’s also called four-square<br />
breathing.<br />
It's very simple - the cadence is 1:1:1:1. Deeply and slowly<br />
inhale for five seconds, hold your breath for five seconds,<br />
exhale slowly for five seconds, then hold your breath again<br />
for five seconds. Repeat at least four times.<br />
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MYOFASCIAL<br />
MASSAGE<br />
Myofascial release is an alternative<br />
medicine therapy claimed to be useful<br />
for treating skeletal muscle immobility<br />
and pain by relaxing contracted<br />
muscles, improving circulation, and<br />
stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles.<br />
You can reap the benefits at home using<br />
a simple foam roller to work out areas of tension<br />
in the body. The stretching motion helps to increase joint<br />
mobility and the targeted pressure on 4your fascia helps to<br />
release trigger points where you’re feeling pain.<br />
WEIGHT<br />
TRAINING<br />
It's a common misconception<br />
that the only way to get leaner is<br />
lots of cardio. Whilst its fat-burning<br />
positives are important, some form of<br />
weight training is also essential if you want<br />
to change your body composition - there are a<br />
myriad of benefits - here are just a few:<br />
INCREASES BONE DENSITY - weight<br />
training can help limit the effects of age-related<br />
bone mass loss. It also increases joint stability,<br />
helping to avoid injury in both training and<br />
everyday activities.<br />
If you are more active or you have<br />
existing pain from joints, arthritis<br />
or sciatica, you might find<br />
something more intense<br />
necessary for muscle<br />
recovery and pain relief.<br />
The Theragun liv (£229,<br />
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REDUCE<br />
SUGAR INTAKE<br />
The tide is beginning to turn against the sugar rush - we<br />
are becoming more aware that it's the white stuff, not fat<br />
that is the enemy. Loaded into all manner of processed<br />
foods (some you might not event expect), sugar plays havoc<br />
with our liver, teeth and gut health - not to mention our moods.<br />
Our bodies are equipped to metabolise and store glucose (for hard<br />
times of starvation), but fructose, which makes up most of the<br />
sugar content of our favourite foods, is an unwelcome guest which<br />
our body can't process properly - ending up being deposited as fat<br />
in unwanted places, most notably furring up our arteries. So, what<br />
can you do to combat the ingredient that's in everything?<br />
SIMPLE SWAPS & TIPS FOR REDUCING SUGAR:<br />
REPLACE THE HABITS - the ones that have you reaching for<br />
sugary treats - try replacing watching TV with reading<br />
OVERALL STRENGTH - strength training<br />
increases our ability to perform daily tasks well,<br />
like squatting, rising from a seated position and<br />
lifting bags - it is a functional form of training.<br />
INCREASES LEAN MUSCLE MASS -<br />
as well as making you look slimmer overall, lean<br />
muscle also increases metabolic rate, so it's a calorie<br />
burning win-win.<br />
BLOOD PRESSURE - improves heart health<br />
by decreasing both systolic and diastolic blood<br />
pressure.<br />
INFLAMMATION - weight training helps<br />
reduce inflammatory molecules and also improves<br />
the efficiency of the cardio-vascular system - try to<br />
weight train at least twice a week for these benefits.<br />
Consult a personal trainer to help devise a routine<br />
that works for your level of ability and which<br />
targets the particular improvements you would like<br />
to make, or concerns you might have.<br />
DITCH SUGAR-LADEN DRINKS - fizzy drinks and 'healthy'<br />
fruit drinks are laden with masses of sugar. If you can't beat the<br />
refreshing taste of something fizzy, a SodaStream Crystal (£149.99,<br />
sodastream.co.uk), makes carbonated water in seconds, and comes<br />
with a lovely glass carafe to store or serve your water in - the<br />
added benefit is it's more environmentally friendly too than<br />
buying lots of plastic bottles.<br />
EAT WHOLEFOODS - best way to avoid overly processed<br />
foods laden with secret sugars? Don't buy them. Try to make<br />
5most of your food from wholefood ingredients and avoid<br />
processed foods with more than three ingredients listed.<br />
PLAN- don't let moments of<br />
weakness catch you off guard - if<br />
you're going out for a meal, find<br />
the menu online and make<br />
your decision before - then<br />
don't pick up the menu again!<br />
Have savoury snacks in the<br />
house when the 8pm sugar<br />
craving hits too!<br />
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6TAILOR YOUR WORKOUT<br />
We are all very different - the requirements in diet and<br />
fitness terms from one person to another vary hugely, as do<br />
our needs as we become fitter - that's a common issue with<br />
fitness equipment for the home - workouts can stagnate easily,<br />
leading to slowed progress and ultimately disenchantment.<br />
The new Bowflex Max Trainer M8 is the first home exercise<br />
equipment to possess an Artificial Intelligence platform that can<br />
help people reach peak fitness and keep their home regime dynamic and<br />
interesting. The AI platform, called JRNY, uses AI algorithms, data from an<br />
initial assessment, and tracking from previous workouts to create personalised<br />
daily workouts based on the user’s fitness goals. Each custom workout is adjusted<br />
automatically based on how the user is feeling, how much they improve, and their<br />
past performance.<br />
TONE AT HOME<br />
Created by celeb trainer Stephen Pasterino, P.volve is a unique<br />
fitness method that not only helps reduce bulk in thighs, it<br />
opens the hips and creates that perky, lifted posterior that we<br />
all dream of, without the need for endless squats, lunges and<br />
crunches! Stephen designed his own proprietary equipment<br />
the P.ball and P.band, which sculpts hard to reach areas like<br />
the inner thigh, lower glutes and underarms.<br />
Loved by celebrities, models and influencers alike, the<br />
P.volve method if one you can do anytime, anywhere, either<br />
online or via the P.volve app, making it the perfect work<br />
out for busy millennials, mums and travellers alike! His<br />
method uses a unique 'pre-hab' approach that integrates<br />
physical therapy principles to activate and strengthen the<br />
muscles without pulsing or fatiguing them. It is low impact,<br />
and works with your body to help further strengthen and<br />
tones your muscles, trimming bulk and helping to create the<br />
visible definition women long for.<br />
For best results working alongside the P.volve videos,<br />
Stephen recommends buying the p.3 trainer. Consisting of<br />
a resistance band, 1.5lb ball, a handle (which<br />
is interchangeable with the weighted ball)<br />
and two ankle straps, this multi-use system is<br />
designed for exercises standing up or on-themat<br />
to help achieve long, lean muscles.<br />
In addition to the new AI platform, the new Bowflex Max Trainer M8 boasts<br />
enhanced features over its predecessor, the M7. Combining the full-body, lowimpact<br />
motion of an elliptical with the calorie-torching power of a stepper, the<br />
fat-burning capability of the Max Trainer M8 is unmatched. At a fraction of the<br />
size of most ellipticals and treadmills, this space-saving machine is designed to fit<br />
in every home gym environment, and with handy integrated transport wheels, it<br />
can be moved about with ease. The Max Trainer M8 is available exclusively from<br />
Fitness Superstore for £1999.<br />
The P.volve app or website is a fantastic way<br />
to keep track of your progress. Key in a few details about<br />
yourself, such as what areas you want to focus on and what<br />
days you want to exercise and you will receive a plan<br />
tailored to your wishes.<br />
You can also get access to a nutrition plan, which<br />
will give you some healthy recipe ideas, including<br />
some naughty but nice treats! There is plenty of<br />
advice on the website too, particularly useful if you are a<br />
beginner to exercise. The key is not to rush the program - it's<br />
recommended you are on the first phase and then the second<br />
phase for about 30 days each.<br />
For more information about P.volve and how it can help you<br />
reach your body goals, please visit the website - pvolve.com<br />
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ANCIENT WELLNESS<br />
WE CATCH UP WITH WELLNESS EXPERT<br />
AND CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONER<br />
KATIE BRINDLE ON THE GAPS IN WESTERN<br />
MEDICINE AND INCORPORATING<br />
WELLBEING TECHNIQUES INTO EVERY DAY<br />
<strong>EPICURE</strong> style, health & wellbeing<br />
learning from C hinese medicine<br />
What brought you to the discovery of Chinese medicinal<br />
techniques?<br />
I have been working in Chinese medicine since 2002. I<br />
had a car accident that ended my dreams of becoming an<br />
opera singer, followed by years of health issues. After trying<br />
every form of medicine and alternative therapy going, I was<br />
eventually healed by Chinese medicine – and was so inspired<br />
that I decided to train as a practitioner.<br />
You are a firm believer in preventative medicine and self-care<br />
– where does that fit within Chinese traditional methods and<br />
what does it entail in practical terms?<br />
My mission in life is to help others using the remarkable<br />
healing system of yang sheng, the self-care part of Chinese<br />
medicine. Prevention alongside cure is a cornerstone of<br />
Chinese medicine. Rather than suppressing the symptoms, it<br />
focuses on finding the root cause of illness.<br />
In our fast-paced modern society, there is a lack of<br />
understanding into preventative treatment. From 20 years of<br />
studying Chinese medicine, I could see that it had an answer<br />
to the Western illness epidemic.<br />
Whilst Western medicine has transformed health care as<br />
we know it, there’s a gap that it doesn’t address and that’s<br />
the ‘almost-well’, the ‘not feeling so good’, the tired out and<br />
over-stressed. This is a gap I have seen Chinese medicine –<br />
specifically yang sheng – fill beautifully.<br />
In Western medicine we are so focused on reactive treatment<br />
of symptoms, rather than preventative care – we can be<br />
healthy outwardly with active lifestyles, but not in good<br />
health – how can these methods help that?<br />
Any symptoms of ill health will always relate to one of the 5 key<br />
organs we consider when we are treating in Chinese medicine.<br />
These are Heart, Lung, Liver, Stomach/Spleen and Kidney.<br />
Depending on what your symptoms are, it will usually<br />
indicate to us an imbalance in a specific organ. For example,<br />
palpitations are concerned with the heart.<br />
An energetic imbalance does not mean you have a dramatic<br />
health issue. In this aspect of Chinese medicine, we are about<br />
prevention not cure. And that means reading the subtle<br />
signs and symptoms of the body daily. Imbalance starts at an<br />
energetic level and you rectify it at an energetic level.<br />
"USE LOW LEVEL SYMPTOMS<br />
AS A BAROMETER OF YOUR<br />
WELLNESS. ADDRESS THEM TO<br />
KEEP THE BODY HEALTHY AND<br />
THEY ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY<br />
TO BECOME A DEEPER ISSUE."<br />
The more serious the symptoms, the deeper the imbalance. If<br />
the symptom is mild – e.g. low-level anxiety before a meeting<br />
or mild rosacea after a glass of red wine, the imbalance will be<br />
easier to rectify.<br />
Heart imbalance does not mean heart disease, it is a subtle<br />
signal that your body is not in balance and the strain of that<br />
is impacting your heart energy, which may eventually lead<br />
to an issue over time. In the first instance, it could be felt as<br />
low level anxiety, occasional palpitations or a lack of desire to<br />
socialise. We look for the low level signs to stop things getting<br />
a foothold in the body and causing a greater problem further<br />
down the line.<br />
Use low level symptoms as a barometer of your wellness.<br />
Address them to keep the body healthy and they are much less<br />
likely to become a deeper issue. This is the principle behind<br />
yang sheng and self-care.<br />
Can you tell us about your Hayo’u Method?<br />
I founded the Hayo’u Method to translate the remarkable but<br />
complex wisdom of Chinese medicine into simple self-care<br />
techniques for a modern Western world.<br />
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"IN SIMPLE TERMS, IT<br />
REFLECTS THE CHINESE<br />
PHILOSOPHY THAT GOOD<br />
CIRCULATION IS THE<br />
FOUNDATION OF OUR<br />
HEALTH. BUT, THE STRESS<br />
AND SEDENTARY NATURE OF<br />
MODERN LIFE FREQUENTLY<br />
DISRUPTS OUR CIRCULATION."<br />
There’s a famous Chinese proverb: ‘Flowing water never<br />
stagnates. And the hinges of a moving gate will never rust’<br />
In simple terms, it reflects the Chinese philosophy that good<br />
circulation is the foundation of our health. But, the stress<br />
and sedentary nature of modern life frequently disrupts our<br />
circulation. Therefore, encouraging your circulation to flow<br />
smoothly will transform your beauty and your wellbeing. It’s so<br />
straightforward, yet hugely effective.<br />
The theory is simple: by doing the 3 steps below you assist<br />
circulation, helping natural bodily functions work to their<br />
full potential:<br />
RESTORE: WITH GUA SHA.<br />
RESET: WITH TAPPING.<br />
3 RESCUE: WITH BREATH.<br />
Many of us are overstretched, highly stressed and<br />
functioning on too little sleep – introducing more into the<br />
routine is challenging. How do you make your methods<br />
habitual, instead of another task to fulfil in the day?<br />
The secret to wellness does not lie in radical diets, extreme<br />
work outs and lifestyle overhauls that prove impossible<br />
to stick to. It’s much easier and more sustainable to create<br />
moments for yourself throughout the day. These should be<br />
simple, pleasurable and fit effortlessly into your daily life.<br />
Do this and you’ll set yourself up for success, even on the<br />
toughest of days. This is why I made sure that my rituals<br />
are both enjoyable and as simple as teeth brushing.<br />
Can you share your top 5 or 10 healthy habits to<br />
introduce into daily life?<br />
I’m all for simplicity and doing things that are easy to<br />
manage every day without fail, just like brushing our teeth. So,<br />
I always recommend just 3 steps to health and beauty to get<br />
you started. But, they are 3 really powerful steps and really will<br />
make a difference in minutes.<br />
STEP 1: RESTORE.<br />
RELAX AND REJUVENATE WITH GUA SHA<br />
Firstly, restore your complexion with the self-massage<br />
technique of gua sha.<br />
WAYS TO WELLNESS<br />
Katie's Hayo'u method takes her extensive<br />
knowledge of Chinese medicine and distils it<br />
into easy-to-incorporate lifestyle techniques.<br />
These practices help to relieve stress, enliven<br />
your complexion and supercharge your<br />
wellbeing, with no pill popping, crash diets or<br />
plastic waste.<br />
OUR FAVOURITE PRODUCTS:<br />
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sha massage at home.<br />
Body Tapper (£28) - inspired by a powerful, yet<br />
little known ancient Chinese massage therapy<br />
called Pai sha. The practice involves tapping<br />
firmly all over your body for a few minutes a day<br />
to improve your vitality and achieve glowing<br />
radiant skin.<br />
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GUA SHA:<br />
• boosts collagen and elastin<br />
• supports lymphatic drainage<br />
• maintains skin elasticity<br />
• nourishes skin from the inside out, reducing the<br />
need for topical skincare<br />
• releases muscular tension<br />
• is anti-inflammatory<br />
Simply press-stroke a facial gua sha tool such as the<br />
Hayo’u Beauty Restorer across your face during your<br />
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"THE SECRET TO WELLNESS<br />
DOES NOT LIE IN RADICAL<br />
DIETS, EXTREME WORK OUTS<br />
AND LIFESTYLE OVERHAULS<br />
THAT PROVE IMPOSSIBLE TO<br />
STICK TO. IT’S MUCH EASIER<br />
AND MORE SUSTAINABLE TO<br />
CREATE MOMENTS FOR YOURSELF<br />
THROUGHOUT THE DAY."<br />
morning shower. Or use it for a more decadent treatment by<br />
using with facial oil in the morning or evening.<br />
STEP 2: RESET.<br />
SUPERCHARGE YOUR CIRCULATION BY TAPPING<br />
After your shower, stimulate your circulation by tapping<br />
the body, either with your hands or a body tapper. Use the<br />
Bamboo Body Tapper after your shower or whenever you<br />
feel sluggish throughout the day - it is both relaxing and<br />
awakening.<br />
TAPPING:<br />
• instantly invigorates your circulation<br />
• clears any stagnation<br />
• supports lymphatic drainage<br />
• encourages a smooth flow of blood and qi around the body<br />
• ensures a well-nourished body and stimulates cell growth<br />
STEP 3 RESCUE.<br />
WITH OUR RESCUE BREATH RITUAL<br />
Now we’ve got the blood flowing well around your body, make<br />
sure it’s well oxygenated by breathing properly.<br />
PROPER BREATHING:<br />
• oxygenates your blood, carrying vital nutrients around<br />
the body<br />
• slows the heart-rate<br />
• reverses the stress response<br />
• reduces inflammation<br />
• alkalises your system<br />
In your shower, take 5 deep breaths, exhaling right down<br />
into your stomach and imagining a smile extend across your<br />
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Don’t lose sight of the<br />
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Why pay for your cataract<br />
surgery at Nuffield Health?<br />
At Nuffield Health, there are no waiting lists. You<br />
can pay for yourself at one of our hospitals and get<br />
an appointment with a Consultant in just 48 hours.<br />
You may already know that you need cataract<br />
surgery, or may just be experiencing problems<br />
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Whatever stage you’re at, we know that concerns<br />
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Cataract surgery at Nuffield Health is like nowhere<br />
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How is it treated?<br />
Cataract surgery is the most common procedure<br />
carried out in the UK and is both highly safe and<br />
effective. It’s usually done under local anaesthetic<br />
and completed within 20 minutes.<br />
An ultrasonic probe is inserted through a tiny<br />
incision in the cornea (outer layer) of the eye. This<br />
breaks down the lens so it can be easily removed<br />
before a synthetic lens is inserted to replace it.<br />
How long does it take to recover?<br />
You can go home within a few hours of surgery<br />
but should have someone to drive you and help<br />
at home for the first 24 hours. While taking some<br />
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Here’s four common symptoms of cataracts:<br />
1 2<br />
BLURRY VISION<br />
DAZZLED BY LIGHT<br />
One of the most common symptoms<br />
of cataracts is blurry vision. If you wear<br />
glasses, they may seem dirty. You may<br />
find it difficult to see and drive at night.<br />
Don’t ignore blurred or misty sight.<br />
If car headlights and other bright lights<br />
leave you dazzled or unable to see<br />
clearly for a few moments, cataracts may<br />
be to blame.<br />
3 4<br />
COLOUR CHANGES<br />
SPECTACLE CHANGE<br />
Cataracts can affect the colour of the<br />
world around you, and make things<br />
appear faded or washed out. Commonly,<br />
objects take on a yellow hue.<br />
As your cataract begins to form, the lens<br />
inside your eye increases in size, often<br />
resulting in a need to frequently change<br />
your spectacle prescription. As this<br />
becomes more frequent, it may be an<br />
early sign of developing a cataract.<br />
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It’s challenging to achieve a healthy<br />
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It can be easy to get into the habit of turning to alcohol to<br />
unwind at the end of a long and busy day, using a drink or<br />
two as a short-cut to stress relief. However alcohol is actually a<br />
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in the short-term, in the longer term in can increase anxiety and<br />
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amounts of alcohol to achieve the same relief from stress.<br />
This was Karen’s* experience, who realised she has developed an<br />
unhealthy relationship with alcohol.<br />
“I was in a high pressure job and felt I deserved to relax with<br />
some wine in the evening. It started off innocently enough,<br />
switching from work to home life with the help of a glass of<br />
wine, but this quickly became two and three and before too long<br />
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For many, drinking too much can be a psychological battle, not<br />
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“I could talk to someone in my own home over Skype and it<br />
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home from work. I was nervous at first, but my coach was<br />
understanding and I found that once I started talking I couldn’t<br />
stop.”<br />
DrinkCoach sessions are free for people living or working in<br />
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as during the working week, making it easy to fit around busy<br />
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“I was nervous at first, but<br />
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and that once I started<br />
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SPRING STYLE<br />
fashion guide<br />
In this new decade, throwaway trends are<br />
becoming increasingly passé, and we are all<br />
looking for clothes that will have a lasting<br />
impact, forming a part of a capsule wardrobe.<br />
The spring/summer <strong>2020</strong> catwalks were notably<br />
more commercial than usual, with a focus on<br />
classic, long-lasting legacy buys rather than<br />
whimsical and artistic creations - goodbye<br />
impracticality, hello wearable pieces that deliver<br />
season after season.<br />
'Realistic' seems to be the overarching theme.<br />
Another buzzword for spring <strong>2020</strong> fashion is<br />
'wearability'—a word not usually associated with<br />
fashion and one we are usually loathe to use to<br />
describe clothes, given it is their basic function!<br />
But you'll see pieces that tick lots of boxes, some<br />
that can combine trends and transcend seasons.<br />
The headlining trends will all seamlessly<br />
transition into many of our wardrobes and stay<br />
there for the foreseeable future. One of the most<br />
in-demand items for spring, for example, is a<br />
simple blue Oxford button-down shirt, along<br />
with bodysuits, little black dresses and relaxed<br />
suiting.<br />
"Keep it simple but never boring," is how Moda<br />
Operandi's Lisa Aiken sums up the tone of this<br />
sensible season. "The large majority of the runway<br />
collections have been incredibly wearable, the<br />
brands have showcased the ultimate wardrobing<br />
heroes in a new and interesting way: the suit, the<br />
Bermuda short, the white shirt, the tank top…"<br />
says Elizabeth von der Goltz, Global Buying<br />
Director at Net-a-Porter.<br />
Behind this desire for more timeless pieces is the<br />
topic that's now at the top of the agenda of every<br />
fashion office in the world: sustainability.<br />
The world was rocked last year amidst<br />
the news that Burberry burns millions of<br />
pounds worth of clothes at the end of each<br />
season to limit market saturation or low<br />
selling points - the fashion industry is a<br />
carbon nightmare, but designers are waking<br />
up. There's no doubt sustainability will<br />
have a significant impact on how trends are<br />
shaped over the next decade.<br />
Heather Gramston, BrownsFashion's<br />
Buying Manager, said what is particularly<br />
notable for <strong>2020</strong> is how new talent is<br />
responding to these challenges, finding<br />
new ways to produce and create clothes:<br />
"I think the innovation coming out of<br />
the new wave of talent look to creating<br />
sustainable collections. Designers like<br />
Ancuta Sarca, Mariah Esa and Duran<br />
Lantink are all creating something<br />
incredibly unique and pushing the<br />
conversation on conscious dressing forward."<br />
We've also begun to see the blurring of the<br />
lines between seasons - they are much less<br />
defined than they used to be —the spring<br />
summer <strong>2020</strong> collections make a case for<br />
building a capsule that you can layer and<br />
adapt twelve months a year. In fact, you were<br />
as likely to see coats and partywear as you<br />
were swimwear on the runways for these<br />
collections, which is reflective of the how<br />
we no longer buy something to wear for one<br />
season only.<br />
Putting the trend for Bermuda shorts<br />
aside, because, we just aren't ready for that,<br />
we've collected some of our favourite look<br />
inspirations for the coming season. ..<br />
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2<br />
3<br />
in a LEATHER<br />
Lisa Aikin wearing Bottega<br />
Veneta coat | GETTY<br />
1<br />
Once reserved strictly for autumn and winter,<br />
leather is ready to have its moment during<br />
spring too. The material was spotted on spring<br />
<strong>2020</strong> runways from New York to Paris in just<br />
about every form—from colourful jackets at<br />
Coach 1941 and Bottega Veneta to skirts and<br />
trousers at Marni and Alexander McQueen.<br />
Pair with soft finishes like silk or cashmere to make it<br />
wearable.<br />
4<br />
6<br />
1 Victoria Beckham, Leather Trench Coat, £1,330, farfetch.com 2 Leather<br />
Jacket, £229.99, Banana Republic 3 Grace Leather Pencil Skirt, £265,<br />
Reiss 4 Cashmere Bardot Sweater, £150, Pure Collection 5 Art School<br />
Lamé Dress, £700, matches.com<br />
5<br />
7<br />
9<br />
8<br />
crochet THIS WAY<br />
A few seasons back, it was<br />
quilting. For <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2020</strong>, the<br />
trend continued to evolve, and<br />
this season another handmade<br />
fibre art ruled the catwalk:<br />
crochet. Whimsical and light,<br />
it makes great transitional<br />
knitwear and looks great on the<br />
beach slung over a bikini.<br />
12<br />
11<br />
6 Colville Floral crochet midi dress £1,290<br />
matches.com 7 Staud Guppie Top, £57,<br />
matches.com 8 Self-Portrait Crochet midi<br />
dress, £259, mytheresa.com 9 Jil Sander<br />
Pompom hem crochet cotton dress,<br />
£880, farfetch.com 10 Kilometre Paris<br />
undercover crochet and raffia basket<br />
bag £478, matches.com 11 Spreadcollar<br />
wool-blend knitted polo<br />
shirt, £720, Missoni 12<br />
Zigzag striped crochetknit<br />
shirt, £700,<br />
Missoni<br />
10<br />
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2<br />
Jennifer Lopez in Versace<br />
GETTY<br />
1<br />
3<br />
4<br />
in the JUNGLE<br />
5<br />
11<br />
12<br />
We have Jennifer Lopez to thank for this one, thanks to her<br />
plunging Versace dress. But that wasn't the only jungleleaf<br />
print to make an impact for spring: "From Fendi's<br />
and Dolce & Gabbana's luxuriant green leaves to Marni's<br />
abstract blooms, tropical prints have been flowering during S/S<br />
20, with palm trees and vivid colours invading dresses, jackets and<br />
footwear," says MyTheresa's Tiffany Hsu.<br />
1 Printed Collared Dress Opulence Print, £72, Pure Collection 2 Boots, £79.95, Moda in<br />
Pelle 3 Shirt (also on front cover), £38, Lipsy 4 Dove Maxi Dress in Green Alligator, £57,<br />
Dancing Leopard 5 SALONI Alya, £650, matches.com 6 San Diego Shirt, £39, Dancing<br />
Leopard 7 Gola Trainers, £75, House of Fraser 8 Palm Print Dress, £39, John Lewis 9<br />
F.R.S Dioscuri Trousers, £625, matches.com 10 Figleaves Floral Swimsuit,<br />
figleaves.com 11 Gold Plated Moonstone Earrings, £22, hauslife,co.uk<br />
12 Snake Embossed Leather Trousers<br />
£239, And Other Stories<br />
6<br />
10<br />
9<br />
8<br />
7<br />
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3<br />
Alexandra Daddario<br />
in Carolina Herrera<br />
GETTY<br />
1<br />
2<br />
go D OTTY<br />
Call it the Zara 'it' dress effect, or a spring fling —the spotted pattern is<br />
back once again for S/S 20. In reality, this is one print, much like check<br />
or leopard, that remains a constant in our wardrobes so it never really<br />
goes away. However, it can get a little repetitive when it's all black-onwhite<br />
or white-on-black versions. Which is why the latest take on the<br />
pattern is genuinely much more exciting than we've seen in a while.<br />
On the runways of Balenciaga, Richard Quinn, Dries Van Noten<br />
and Gucci, there were polka dots in different colours and sizes.<br />
Designers also played with putting polka dots on more interesting<br />
silhouettes, such as the oversized shoulders over at Richard<br />
Quinn and Balenciaga. In essence, there was nothing run of the<br />
mill about these polka dots—it was go bold or go home.<br />
4<br />
9<br />
1 Top, £770 and trousers, £815, Adriana Degreas, matches.com 2 Reformation dress, £255,<br />
netaporter.co.uk 3 Ganni blouse, £120, matches.com 4 Piper dress, £179, Hobbs<br />
5 RedValentino dress, £915, redvalentino.com 6 Saloni mini dress, £550, matches.com<br />
7 Rat & Boa maxi dress, £255, matches.com 8 Zimmermann midi dress, £575, matches.com<br />
9 Polkadot jumper, £55, Fatface<br />
Carolina Herrera<br />
GETTY<br />
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The new owner’s enthusiasm and passion for this historic building has led to a completely refreshed venue with a modern,<br />
contemporary feel that also respects the character of the existing manor house. The eagerly awaited restoration of the<br />
Amphitheatre offers our couples the opportunity to hold an outside private ceremony within stylish surroundings.<br />
Contact us today and start planning your fairy tale wedding<br />
01293 862166 | weddings@stanhillcourthotel.co.uk | www.stanhillcourthotel.co.uk<br />
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WEDDINGS<br />
STUNNING WEDDING VENUES // <strong>2020</strong>'S HOTTEST WEDDING TRENDS<br />
BRIDAL BEAUTY PREP // HONEYMOONS WITH A DIFFERENCE AND WEDDINGS ABROAD<br />
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WEDDED BLISS<br />
Planning your nuptials this year? Read on for top trends<br />
and lots of inspiration...<br />
Planning your wedding is a personal experience and to a large<br />
extent the format, style and little touches are more likely to be<br />
representations of your personalities and tastes over any trends.<br />
There is, however, an overwhelming body of inspiration online<br />
which can put even the most dedicated planner into a spin -<br />
sometimes some fresh, trend-led ideas might be just the spark<br />
to help you plan.<br />
Personal Details<br />
The wedding will be full of details that nod to you as a couple,<br />
but more and more brides are opting for personalisation in their<br />
outfits too. Some with meaningful words or dates embroidered<br />
into their veils or others more edgy with painted or stitched<br />
leather and denim jackets for the evening (these have the added<br />
bonus of being an item you can wear after the day!)<br />
Sustainability<br />
With a big shift toward eco-friendly choices in everyday life,<br />
it’s natural that wedding venues and suppliers are upping<br />
their green<br />
credentials<br />
to meet the<br />
demands of<br />
green-thinking<br />
couples. Some<br />
considerations<br />
to make: ethical wedding rings and outfits, even consider hiring<br />
a dress (dresses take a lot of energy to create but are seldom<br />
worn after the event), give guests wildflower seeds as favours,<br />
employ caterers who only use bio-degradable packaging, print<br />
eco-friendly invitations on recycled paper and for flowers pick<br />
seasonal blooms grown locally where possible.<br />
Princess Dresses<br />
Channel your inner Disney princess - the more streamlined<br />
dresses we’ve been used to are making way for fuller skirts<br />
and ball-gown styles. For evening, lots of brides are opting for<br />
a second dress which is less constrictive - meaning they can<br />
dance the night away, carefree.<br />
Wall Decorations<br />
In more non-traditional venues with plainer walls or in<br />
marquees, decor is key for setting the mood. ‘Green’ walls made<br />
from foliage and picked out with white lights look elegant<br />
and timeless, whereas paper pom poms in bright colours are<br />
cheerful and inviting. A new trend is a balloon wall - making<br />
arches to frame the ceremony. Lots of couples can add a DIY<br />
element here, making some of the decorations themselves (with<br />
a small army of bridesmaids or ushers to help!)<br />
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Reception drink per person<br />
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Glass of house wine per person<br />
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Toast drink per person<br />
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Table Settings<br />
One of the biggest transformations in recent years is the<br />
style of tables and the seating arrangements. The more<br />
ornate chair covers with bows have made way for elegant<br />
chiavari chairs and tables are bursting with informal<br />
arrangements, made predominantly of foliage, picked out<br />
by the twinkle of fairy lights and mirrored platters.<br />
Incredible Venues<br />
Stately homes and castles are having a moment, making<br />
perfect backdrops for the big day. As well as being<br />
historic places to tie the knot, they are full of character<br />
and have many architectural gems - perfect for capturing<br />
those unforgettable photos.<br />
As ever, Pinterest is a great source of inspiration - but try<br />
not to get too bogged down and stressed with including<br />
every detail - the most successful weddings focus on<br />
bringing together a happy couple in an atmosphere of love<br />
and support - guests will remember how they feel on the<br />
day above all else.<br />
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Your perfect all year round wedding venue<br />
In the heart of the Surrey Hills<br />
Civil ceremony up to 180 guests<br />
Intimate vineyard weddings from 20 guests<br />
Celebrations for up to 350 guests<br />
Vineyard Hotel Accommodation<br />
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1st March: St Anne's Manor*<br />
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8th March: Macdonald Compleat Angler<br />
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WEDDING CELEBRATIONS<br />
AT THE BARBADOS CELEBRITY<br />
HOT-SPOT – LONE STAR<br />
The luxury, beach-front hideaway, Lone Star Boutique<br />
Hotel and Suites, is one of the Caribbean’s most idyllic<br />
places to celebrate your wedding. Located in the exclusive<br />
St James area of Barbados and popular with the island’s<br />
celebrity residents, this boutique hotel and restaurant has<br />
introduced new luxury bridal party breaks and romantic<br />
honeymoons escapes. In addition, couples can exchange vows<br />
in the Hotel’s tropical gardens, and then celebrate with an<br />
unforgettable beachside wedding party.<br />
Wedding Ceremonies<br />
Looking to get married in Barbados? Lone Star’s wedding<br />
concierge can take care of all the details. Exclusive<br />
wedding ceremonies in the lush, tropical garden at the<br />
hotel are available for up to 20 people and include:<br />
• Wedding Planning Services from our wedding<br />
concierge<br />
• Transport of Registry to obtain Marriage License<br />
• Marriage License, Stamp Duty, Marriage Certificate<br />
• Minister<br />
• Bridal Bouquet & Boutonniere for Groom<br />
• Decorated Arch with Voile<br />
A Beach Ceremony is available for up to 100 guests.<br />
Prices start from USD $3,750.00 (£2851). All rates are<br />
subject to availability and exchange rates at the time of<br />
booking.<br />
Wedding Receptions<br />
If you have imagined your wedding reception taking<br />
place right by the ocean, Lone Star is the ideal venue. It<br />
is the only restaurant in Barbados located directly on<br />
the beach. Couples can enjoy the breath-taking ocean<br />
backdrop, bespoke cocktail collection and a menu fusing<br />
the best of fresh, local Caribbean food with European<br />
classics. Lone Star restaurant can accommodate up to<br />
120 guests for a seated wedding breakfast or 250 guests<br />
for a cocktail and canapé reception. Every wedding<br />
party is planned individually, and so prices are available<br />
upon request. For details or to book visit<br />
www.thelonestar.com<br />
Bridal Party Breaks<br />
Before the big day, the bride-to-be and members of her<br />
wedding party can relax and unwind with a luxurious<br />
‘pre-wedding celebration’ stay that includes:<br />
• Breakfast (room service or beachside in the restaurant);<br />
• A welcome “Forever Flowers” Cocktail – a blend<br />
of Gin, Limoncello, Elderflower, Lemon Juice and<br />
topped with Prosecco;<br />
• Luxury transfers to and from the airport;<br />
• A Lone Star Signature Indulgence Warm Stone<br />
Massage and Facial Cleanse and Honey and Citrus<br />
Manicure or Frangipani and Coconut Foot Ritual.<br />
From USD $2495.00 (£1903.00) per couple. Minimum<br />
four-night stay applies, rates are subject to availability<br />
and exchange rates at the time of booking.<br />
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Honeymoons<br />
For couples seeking that dream honeymoon destination,<br />
Lone Star Boutique Hotel and Suites offers an unrivalled<br />
setting – the only restaurant to be located directly on the<br />
beach makes it truly a unique experience. Included in the<br />
new ‘honeymoon retreat’ break is a six-night stay with:<br />
• Breakfast (room service or beachside in the<br />
restaurant);<br />
• A bottle of Champagne on ice on arrival;<br />
• Luxury transfers to and from the airport;<br />
• A special couple’s ‘Journey Together’ spa experience<br />
including side-by-side massages, facials and Foot<br />
Bath Rituals.<br />
The Honeymoon Retreat starts from USD $3695.00<br />
(£2819.00) per couple. All rates are subject to<br />
availability and exchange rates at the time of booking.<br />
Known as the ‘Ivy of the Caribbean’, Lone Star<br />
restaurant occupies a unique location, with dining on<br />
the beach. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner,<br />
with menus that fuse European fare with Caribbean<br />
influences and much-loved timeless Lone Star classics.<br />
The Lone Star boasts a distinctive boutique hotel<br />
offering a sophisticated retreat. The Hotel offers the<br />
air-conditioned Cadillac and Lincoln penthouses, two<br />
ocean front suites, Buick and Studebaker, and the Shelby<br />
and Corvette deluxe garden rooms. All rooms are<br />
en-suite and are beautifully presented with individually<br />
designed décor and a stylish, relaxed elegance.<br />
Complimentary Wi Fi and a butler’s tray with Lavazza<br />
coffee, Lone Star teas and welcome snacks are included.<br />
The Coral Stone Beach House also offers bespoke breaks<br />
to include pre-wedding, wedding and honeymoons. This<br />
can be tailored to suit exacting individual requirements<br />
and can be booked as a three or four-bedroom private<br />
retreat. For details or to book visit<br />
www.thelonestar.com<br />
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HAIR REMOVAL<br />
Being fuzz free on the big day is a<br />
must for most brides, but the hassle of<br />
shaving, especially on honeymoon, is a<br />
bore. More permanent solutions are a<br />
great idea.<br />
If you're fed up of constant trips to be<br />
waxed, home IPL kits are a dream. Silk'n<br />
build on the world-renowned HPL<br />
technology with Galvanic Energy and<br />
Optical Energy.<br />
These energies combine to give you a<br />
more efficient hair removal solution.<br />
Working together with 5 different<br />
energy levels, they open the skin pores<br />
and allow the light to reach<br />
the hair follicles without pain,<br />
irritation or ingrown hairs.<br />
This means that you can remove<br />
your hair up to twice as fast, and<br />
even do a full-body treatment in<br />
less than 20 minutes. With 400,000<br />
light pulses, you don't have to worry<br />
about cartridge refills either.<br />
Easy to use, the Silk'n Infinity is quick too -<br />
you can cover your whole body in less than 20<br />
minutes. Start your treatment a few months<br />
prior to the big day to ensure complete results.<br />
It's safe for dark and black skin on the lowest<br />
intensity levels too. Silk'n Infinity, £229,<br />
CurrentBody.com<br />
If you're needing some wax to banish a little<br />
bit of lip fuzz, it's essential you choose sensitive<br />
formulas - we recommend Jolen's specially<br />
formulated strips for sensitive skin which offer<br />
up to 4 weeks of results. Jolen Facial Wax<br />
Strips, £3.99, Available from Ocado<br />
INSTANT SKIN SAVIOURS<br />
bridal<br />
BEAUTY<br />
SMELL THE ROSES<br />
Skincare with a beautiful scent is perfect for your<br />
wedding day - using it after the event will evoke<br />
special memories of the day. We love Elemis's Pro-Collagen<br />
Rose Facial Oil for a fresh dewy glow and their Pro-Collagen<br />
Rose Cleansing Balm for cleansed skin as smooth as a rose<br />
petal. Oil, £67 and Balm, £44, elemis.com<br />
The very radiance of a bride on<br />
her wedding day will have her<br />
looking amazing...but a little bit<br />
of groundwork is helpful to look<br />
and feel the absolute best. Here<br />
are our bridal beauty heroes...<br />
Some products can have a really<br />
quick transformative effect and we<br />
love the natural, ethical ranges<br />
from Grounded. Originally specialising in body scrubs made from<br />
coffee grounds, the brand has expanded to offer lots of skincare<br />
and beauty options. The scrubs help to moisturise, cleanse, tone,<br />
tighten and brighten skin and the great under eye pen gives<br />
an instant Vitamin C boost to awaken tired eyes. Chocolate<br />
Orange Body Scrub, £15, and Under Eye Serum with Collagen,<br />
Vitamin C and Hyaluronic Acid, £24.99, both avialable from<br />
groundedbodyscrub.co.uk<br />
VEGAN BEAUTY<br />
Perfect buys for the vegan bride<br />
- Codex Beauty’s first range, the<br />
Bia collection, is responsibly<br />
revolutionising how the world<br />
views and maintains optimal<br />
skin health using ancient herbal<br />
traditions, vegan formulations,<br />
unprecedented<br />
quality standards and<br />
pharmaceutical-grade<br />
manufacturing, science<br />
and transparency.<br />
We love the Bia<br />
Exfoliating Wash (£43)<br />
- A gentle everyday<br />
cleanser with exfoliating<br />
and polishing natural<br />
Jojoba grains, infused<br />
with Elderflower water,<br />
Grapefruit, Safflower<br />
and Milk Thistle Oils<br />
for both toning and<br />
cleansing benefits.<br />
And our ultimate allpurpose<br />
honeymoon buy is<br />
the Bia Skin Superfood (£48)<br />
- A hydrating and nourishing<br />
treatment cream for face,<br />
hands and body. Made with<br />
our unique BiaComplex<br />
herbal formula, this cream<br />
helps treat dry, flaky or<br />
irritated skin and leaves it<br />
silky smooth.<br />
uk.codexbeauty.com<br />
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FOOD &<br />
DRINK<br />
Image courtesy of Cyan Restaurant<br />
BRIGHTON’S HOTTEST NEW RESTAURANT // WINE TASTING AT HOME<br />
HEALTHY, HEARTY RECIPES // CHEF MICHAEL CAINES // GOING MEAT FREE<br />
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INTRODUCING CYAN<br />
BRIGHTON SEAFRONT’S NEWEST<br />
ALL-DAY DINING DESTINATION<br />
An exciting new restaurant has launched in Brighton offering<br />
an all-day dining experience in one of the most loved hotels<br />
in the city. Cyan, which has replaced GB1 at The Grand<br />
Brighton on the south coast’s seafront, opened at the end<br />
of 2019 and offers something for everyone, with no meat eater or<br />
vegan feeling left out.<br />
With a big emphasis on local produce for its offering of small<br />
plates and sharing platters, Cyan’s chefs blend locally sourced<br />
produce with a handpicked selection of seasonal, high quality<br />
ingredients from around the world to create a medley of<br />
unexpected taste, texture and flavour combinations.<br />
Cyan’s sustainability interest is also reflected in the restaurant<br />
design with bespoke marbled artwork and items made from<br />
recycled plastic waste by local artists, Weez & Merl.<br />
The new, sea-blue restaurant space also provides an interactive<br />
and welcoming atmosphere where guests can drink an<br />
extensive selection of organic wines by the glass, enjoy watching<br />
the bar tender’s flair while making cocktails complete with a<br />
selection of garnishes from the in-restaurant micro-herb fridge<br />
or see their food being prepared in front of their eyes with live<br />
cooking and homemade charcuterie.<br />
While the restaurant has had a contemporary redesign some<br />
aspects which made GB1 unique have remained. The 155-year<br />
“CYAN’S CHEFS BLEND LOCALLY<br />
SOURCED PRODUCE WITH A<br />
HANDPICKED SELECTION OF<br />
SEASONAL, HIGH QUALITY<br />
INGREDIENTS FROM AROUND<br />
THE WORLD.”<br />
old marble columns are still a central point and continue to be<br />
surrounded by a circular bar. However, the bar has been reworked<br />
to provide an area for remote workers to settle down in during the<br />
day and for groups of friends to be entertained with an interactive<br />
dining experience by night.<br />
Pedro Watson, restaurant manager at Cyan, added: “We are<br />
extremely excited to launch Cyan at The Grand Brighton and<br />
believe it will breathe a fresh lease of life into Brighton’s dining<br />
offering. We want people to feel comfortable and relaxed, whether<br />
they are grabbing brunch, wanting a place to work with a coffee or<br />
a fun and vibrant atmosphere to share dinner and an organic glass<br />
of wine with friends.”<br />
“The restaurant seats 80, and with 15 to 20 ever changing dishes,<br />
we’re looking forward to keeping things interesting for our diners<br />
with a variety of options for meat eaters, pescatarians, vegetarians<br />
and vegans.”<br />
“We’re also bringing theatre to the dinner table with interactive<br />
dining experiences, live cooking with our chefs and a flair to<br />
drinks with our specially designed micro-herb refrigerator ready<br />
for any finishing touches.”<br />
Find out more at www.cyanbrighton.co.uk or book a table at<br />
bookings@cyanbrighton.co.uk<br />
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SILENT POOL ROSE<br />
EXPRESSION GIN<br />
Discover Silent Pool Rose Expression Gin, a new and<br />
floral variation of this award-winning gin.<br />
Silent Pool Gin was created just five years ago, but in<br />
that short time it has gained a reputation as one of the finest<br />
handcrafted gins in the world.<br />
The Silent Pool Gin Expressions series, new and available<br />
this spring, is a range of limited edition gins that are the first<br />
variations on Silent Pool Gin since its original launch. Each<br />
one of these unique blends amplifies one of the gin’s key<br />
botanicals to create a new and delicious spirit. The iconic<br />
Silent Pool Gin teal glass bottle with its signature botanical<br />
design is enhanced with copper ribbons to denote each<br />
flavour.<br />
The first in the series is Silent Pool Rose Expression Gin and,<br />
as befits a rose gin, it will be available just in time to celebrate<br />
the romance of Valentine’s Day and summer weddings, as<br />
well as being an ideal treat for Mothering Sunday and special<br />
occasions. Look out for the teal bottle with the pink ribbon!<br />
Rose Expression shares the Silent Pool Gin DNA in terms of<br />
its complexity and refreshingly individual character, however<br />
the core recipe has been refined to compliment<br />
and enhance the more forward floral notes.<br />
Its beautiful rosy essence is imparted during<br />
distillation thanks to a unique tea infusion<br />
of rose petals sourced from Devon. These<br />
flavours are underpinned by the Silent Pool<br />
Gin recipe but some of the original botanicals<br />
that give the classic gin its delightful flavour<br />
- pear, bergamot, cubeb and cardamom -<br />
have been amplified to compliment the rose.<br />
Meanwhile, fresh lemon peel replaces fresh orange and lime<br />
peel to perfect the blend of flavours. The result is a London<br />
Dry gin that has a distinctive yet delicate rose flavour.<br />
The recommended Silent Pool Rose Expression Gin serve is<br />
simple yet delicious: in a Copa glass, pour a single or double<br />
measure over ice, add Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic and<br />
garnish with a sweet slice of fresh pear.<br />
Available at independent retailers throughout the UK and at<br />
the Silent Pool Gin distillery shop.<br />
www.silentpooldistillers.com<br />
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NOTES<br />
from the pass<br />
Michael Caines MBE, chef/patron of Lympstone<br />
Manor, is one of Britain’s most decorated and wellknown<br />
chefs. Sally Thomson caught up with him to<br />
discuss his ventures in wine, his passion for teaching<br />
and his need for speed...<br />
When we last met you were at Kentisbury Grange, and I<br />
note that you received some awards for that?<br />
Yes, the Small Hotel of the Year and Restaurant of the Year.<br />
It’s great! Kentisbury Grange is owned by my old school<br />
friend Mark Cushway. Mark asked me to get involved and<br />
help him with his project, which I did, and it’s great to see<br />
that over the years we’ve managed to acquire many awards<br />
which is a tribute to the team. The chef there at the moment<br />
is James Checkley and he is doing a great job, and we just<br />
continue to advance and improve. There are challenges being in<br />
North Devon that are different to being located in South Devon,<br />
unfortunately places in North Devon can get overlooked on the<br />
culinary map, so it’s nice to be able to contribute to the North<br />
Devon economy by creating a lovely venue, and to see it do well.<br />
When we last spoke you mentioned that your pride and joy was<br />
Lympstone Manor. You are now into its third year…<br />
It’s incredible to think that when we last met, it was just in its<br />
infancy. We won a Michelin Star within six months, and we are<br />
very pleased to announce that we have been given five rosettes this<br />
year, so it is great progress and we just look to the Michelin gods<br />
that we might advance to two! But the main thing is that since we<br />
spoke we planted a vineyard and the whole property has settled<br />
and matured. It really is the best of me and everything that I have<br />
achieved in my career combined into this wonderful place.<br />
Do you draw back the curtains and pinch yourself to remember<br />
that it’s yours?<br />
Every day! When I walk into that property and I look at that<br />
view…I do pinch myself! But I also recognise that it has been a<br />
huge amount of hard work and it still continues to take a lot of<br />
commitment.<br />
“LYMPSTONE MANOR REALLY<br />
IS THE BEST OF ME, AND<br />
EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE<br />
ACHIEVED IN MY CAREER<br />
COMBINED INTO THIS<br />
WONDERFUL PLACE.”<br />
So about your vineyard! The harvest in 2018 was good wasn’t it?<br />
The harvest in the UK in 2018 was brilliant, it was the best harvest in<br />
the history of English wine making, it’s been incredible. We planted<br />
our vineyard in 2018, and in its second year it will produce grapes<br />
that we can harvest (next year), those grapes will then be vinified<br />
and we will be releasing our first wine in 2024. So it takes three years<br />
for the vineyard to establish. We are now beginning our third year.<br />
We planted, in eleven acres, 17,500 vines, of which 50% are Pinot<br />
Noir, 20% Meunier and 30% are Chardonnay. They are the classic<br />
champagne varietals, so we are looking forward to producing some<br />
wonderful English sparkling wine. Hopefully they will have their<br />
own story to tell, alongside the story of Lympstone Manor.<br />
I watched Jason Atherton in The Chef ’s Brigade, and what I<br />
hadn’t really realised is the interaction between each person in<br />
the kitchen and how it can affect the cuisine. I work in an office,<br />
and each person does their own thing, whereas in a kitchen, the<br />
relationship between each person is quite a complex one!<br />
In all honesty it’s not that different! Similar to what you described<br />
with your office, everyone has different disciplines. The editor<br />
brings into the magazine all those different skills that contribute<br />
into a great publication. In a kitchen it is similar, it’s like an<br />
orchestra, and we conduct that orchestra, but we edit it and so<br />
we are the curators but it requires an individual team working<br />
alongside each other and communicating. Our deadlines<br />
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however are very immediate! It requires massive amounts of<br />
effort and discipline, and that discipline is not self-indulgent,<br />
it’s selfless, as it is a requirement. It is a very tough environment.<br />
We are all interconnected and intertwined, but it’s also like the<br />
analogy of a swan, where on the surface to the customer we<br />
appear very calm, but underneath there’s two legs paddling! But<br />
we’ve got more than two legs on the team, and those legs are<br />
components, all working together. It’s fascinating and it’s a good<br />
insight into what goes on behind the scenes.<br />
On a completely different note, did you go to Silverstone this<br />
year? If so, how many Grand Prix’s did you get to attend?<br />
I did go this year, it was great! I’ve seen four this year, sometimes<br />
it’s five. But I did three Europeans and one fly-away, and so we<br />
send a chef out to all the Europeans to support ROKiT Williams<br />
Racing, and I go to Monaco, British, Monza and America.<br />
Sometimes I do Abu Dhabi and I might try and do Singapore<br />
next year. I do as many or as few as I want, but no less than three.<br />
What’s your favourite?<br />
Monaco is amazing but the racing is dull. Monza is the fastest<br />
track. Italy, I love Italy. But I love Silverstone for pure racing,<br />
it’s a great track. It’s a fascinating sport, and I think as much as<br />
we criticise it, one minute you can have a dull race and the next<br />
minute you can have the most exciting race.<br />
I know you are very involved with charities, and you have the<br />
Michael Caines Academy at Exeter College?<br />
It’s probably more of an educational programme at Exeter College<br />
where we take sixteen students through two years of training and<br />
they then graduate as a Michael Caines Academy student. In that<br />
time they have a slightly shortened curriculum where they spend<br />
six weeks in work experience and they have do one ‘experience<br />
day’ a week, which are cooking demonstrations, visits to the<br />
industry etc. After these two years when they graduate they are<br />
very sought after, because of the experience they have gained. So<br />
the academy is very important and it’s doing a great job supplying<br />
the industry with some much needed talent.<br />
“IF YOU ARE A PUBLIC FIGURE...<br />
THEN I THINK YOU HAVE A DUTY<br />
OF CARE TO DO SOMETHING AND<br />
PUT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY”<br />
They are all like-minded and are fabulous kids, and now in its<br />
eighth year we’ve had sixty cohorts going through, and we will<br />
continue to develop. But in terms of the charity work I do, I work<br />
with seven different charities. I’m patron of Families for Children<br />
which is an adoption charity, I’m the president of the wonderful<br />
charity Farms for City Children, I’m on the board for the Exeter<br />
Chiefs Foundation, which is the charity for the Exeter Rugby team<br />
which do a fantastic job. I’m also an ambassador and advisor to the<br />
board of the Calvert Trust, and I also work alongside Damon Hill’s<br />
Charity who support people with Down’s Syndrome.<br />
So it’s lots of different charities! But it increases public<br />
awareness, and I’m particularly proud to have been made a<br />
deputy lieutenant to the lieutenant of Devon, because through<br />
this position I am able to work on improving the network of<br />
charities in Devon, and get them working together.<br />
In terms of the success of the Exeter Chiefs, and the work that<br />
they do – we support seventeen charities every year, but alongside<br />
that we donate un-designated funds to a huge amount of different<br />
charities. What we are seeing is a way in which we can help<br />
charities with capital projects, and last year we got together<br />
with the Property Ball. They raised £55,000 last year towards<br />
charities, and we chose to match fund that, and so between the<br />
two charities we raised £110,000 to refit Devon Hospice in Exeter,<br />
which was a well-worthy cause and an incredible thing to do. But<br />
it’s things like that, that are about the community, that inspire<br />
you to get involved. If you are a public figure or you are someone<br />
who is perceived to be a celebrity or you are successful then I<br />
think you have a duty of care to do something and put back in the<br />
community. Not everybody does it but I think it is important.<br />
You can find out more about Michael Caines at michaelcaines.<br />
com and Lympstone Manor at lympstonemanor.co.uk<br />
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HOW CAN I GO MEAT-FREE<br />
AND BEETROOT TO MYSELF?<br />
Greener Greens can help!<br />
The current focus on increasing plant-based eating and<br />
being more aware of where your food comes from is<br />
welcomed by us at Greener Greens, our local growers<br />
and our nutritionists – it fits right in with our core values<br />
of making those small day-to-day changes that can help the<br />
environment, as well as improving our own health, so that<br />
everybody wins!<br />
Sceptics among us worry that plant-based eating and<br />
Veganuary is becoming more of a marketing ploy - and whilst<br />
we welcome the current trend of having a meat-free diet and<br />
eating higher quality, locally produced foods, we also believe<br />
that radical changes in diet should not be made without<br />
understanding what is involved and how to do it successfully<br />
so that you remain healthy and happy.<br />
One of our customers made the change to a vegan diet after<br />
a lifetime of eating meat and dairy and was astounded by the<br />
results as she explains:<br />
A recent switch over the last 6 months to a plant-based<br />
diet has reaped definite benefits to my health and<br />
wellbeing. This has included an improved sleep pattern,<br />
less frequent and less intense migraines, glossy and wellconditioned<br />
hair, more healthy and natural glow to skin<br />
tone. Along the way excess weight has disappeared and<br />
energy levels have improved.<br />
The most amazing part of this journey into adopting<br />
a plant based diet? My firmly entrenched carnivore<br />
husband has dropped all resistance and is a convert too!<br />
Her experience is echoed by many people that we speak to.<br />
They find that the everyday feeling of good health is far greater<br />
than just the science-based health benefits – which include<br />
weight loss, lower blood sugar, improved kidney function, a<br />
lower risk of heart disease and a reduction of arthritis.<br />
Here are a few tips which we have collected from our clients<br />
and nutritionists which will help you to start your journey on<br />
a successful transition to a vegan or vegetarian diet:<br />
• Get enough protein Incorporate legumes, seeds/nuts or<br />
soy foods in each meal<br />
• Add Vitamin B12 Vegetarians source B12 from eggs<br />
and milk, but vegans may need to use supplements or<br />
products such as Engevita<br />
• Eat enough calories Vegetarian/vegan diets tend to be<br />
lower in calories, so make sure that you’re eating enough!<br />
• Drink more water Plant-based diets are higher in fibre<br />
and water is needed to aid digestion<br />
• Get enough iron Iron from plant-based food is less easily<br />
absorbed by the body than that from meat. Eat lentils,<br />
beans, greens, nuts alongside foods rich in Vitamin C to<br />
aid iron absorption<br />
• Get enough calcium for bone density, healthy nails and<br />
hair. Eat kale, broccoli, figs and oranges<br />
• Eat enough Omega 3 fatty acids Often derived from fatty<br />
fish, include chia seeds, walnuts, hemp seeds, flax seeds,<br />
brussel sprouts in a vegan diet<br />
• Use wholefoods, not processed Many plant-based<br />
processed foods do not contain essential nutrients. Cook<br />
from raw ingredients, making larger amounts of a dish<br />
for several days.<br />
If the above sounds daunting see www.forksoverknives.com<br />
and www.pcrm.org for balanced recipes. It’s not as scary as it<br />
sounds!<br />
And remember – those cravings like butter on toast can make<br />
any diet transition daunting but substitutes do exist – and you<br />
may not even notice the difference!<br />
• Dairy Use nut butters or avocado or coconut oil with a<br />
pinch of sea salt on toast, coconut milk in coffee and oat<br />
or nut milk on cereal<br />
• Desserts and cakes Make meringues with chickpea liquid<br />
and coconut sugar, cream from whipped solid coconut<br />
milk and cakes/cheesecakes using dates and maple/agave<br />
syrup<br />
• Meat texture Jackfruit flesh is a very meaty vegan<br />
mainstay and full of nutrients. It is available either plain<br />
or ready marinated<br />
Greener Greens delivers to London, Surrey and Sussex<br />
and is at Horsham Market and Clapham Market weekly.<br />
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PAN-FRIED SEA BASS<br />
with tomato and mango salsa<br />
Serves: 2 | Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 45 mins<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
2 sea bass fillets<br />
1 tbsp olive oil<br />
0.5 mangoes<br />
1 punnet M&S Select Farms tomatoes<br />
1 lime<br />
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil<br />
half bunch coriander<br />
half a red onion<br />
PREPARATION<br />
Peel and finely dice the mangoes. Dice<br />
the M&S Select Farms tomatoes. Zest<br />
and juice the limes. Finely chop the red<br />
onions.<br />
METHOD<br />
Mix the mango, tomatoes, lime, extra<br />
virgin olive oil, coriander and red onion<br />
together for the salsa and set aside.<br />
Season the sea bass fillets with salt and<br />
black pepper.<br />
Heat a frying pan over a medium heat,<br />
add the olive oil, then place the sea bass<br />
fillets skin-side down.<br />
Cook for 6 minutes so the skin becomes<br />
crisp and golden. Turn the fish onto the<br />
flesh side for 1 minute, then remove.<br />
Top each fillet with a generous spoonful of<br />
salsa and serve.<br />
PAN-FRIED SCALLOPS<br />
with peas, and fennel<br />
Serves: 4 | Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 45 mins<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
2 large fennel bulbs<br />
1 tbsp fresh dill<br />
380g wild Atlantic scallops<br />
2 tbsp fresh green pesto<br />
300g fresh peas<br />
1 lemon<br />
150ml dry white wine<br />
PREPARATION<br />
Chop the fresh dill. Grate and juice the<br />
lemons.<br />
METHOD<br />
Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/<br />
gas 5.<br />
Cut the fennel into quarters and remove<br />
the tough core.<br />
Cut each quarter in half again and arrange<br />
in a shallow roasting tin.<br />
Drizzle over the half the oil, the wine,<br />
lemon zest and juice, and season. Roast<br />
for 40 minutes, or until the fennel is just<br />
tender.<br />
Meanwhile, cook the peas in boiling salted<br />
water for 2-3 minutes, until tender.<br />
Drain well and stir through the fennel<br />
mixture, along with the pesto.<br />
Heat the remaining oil in a large, nonstick<br />
frying pan and add the scallops.<br />
Cook for 1-2 minutes each side, until just<br />
cooked through.<br />
Divide the fennel and peas among four<br />
serving plates and arrange the scallops<br />
on top.<br />
Scatter over the dill and serve.<br />
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A BOWL OF<br />
HEARTY DISHES THAT COMFORT THE SOUL<br />
BUT ALSO FEED THE BODY WITH GOODNESS<br />
- A HUG FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ALL FROM<br />
THE FANTASTIC COOKWITHMANDS.COM<br />
comfort<br />
LAKSA NOODLE SOUP<br />
Serves: 4 | Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 10 mins<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
1 pack Cook With M&S diced butternut<br />
squash<br />
1packet Prepared garlic ginger & chilli<br />
1pot Cook With M&S fragrant Thai green<br />
curry sauce<br />
500ml vegetable stock<br />
125g tenderstem broccoli<br />
1 pack baby corn and sugar snap peas<br />
1 pack vermicelli noodles<br />
1 handful coriander<br />
1 handful salad onions<br />
1 handful salted peanuts<br />
METHOD<br />
In a large pan, fry the squash with the<br />
garlic, ginger and chilli mix (saving a little<br />
chilli to garnish) in a splash of oil until<br />
golden.<br />
Stir the Cook With M&S Fragrant Thai<br />
Green Curry Sauce together with the<br />
stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 5<br />
minutes.<br />
Add the broccoli and cook for 5 minutes.<br />
Add the baby corn and sugar snap peas<br />
and cook for 2 minutes.<br />
Pour boiling water over the noodles<br />
and leave to stand for 4 minutes, then<br />
drain and spoon into four bowls. Ladle<br />
the broth on top, then finish with the<br />
coriander, salad onions and peanuts<br />
SUPER WHEATBERRY<br />
with roasted carrots and salmon<br />
Serves: 4 | Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 30 mins<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
300g baby carrots<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 garlic clove, crushed<br />
1 tsp cumin seeds<br />
200g M&S Super Wheatberry<br />
125g M&S flaked Arbroath honey roast<br />
salmon slices<br />
25g fresh dill, roughly chopped<br />
50g pomegranate seeds<br />
3 tbsp buttermilk<br />
METHOD<br />
Preheat the oven to 190˚C/375˚F/gas 5<br />
(170˚C for fan ovens). Put the carrots in<br />
a roasting tin and drizzle over half the oil.<br />
Scatter over the garlic and cumin seeds,<br />
then season. Roast for 30 minutes, until<br />
the carrots are just tender.<br />
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Cook the Super Wheatberry according<br />
to the packet instructions. Gently mix<br />
together with the carrots, salmon and dill,<br />
and arrange on a serving dish. Scatter<br />
over the pomegranate seeds.<br />
To make the dressing, mix together the<br />
buttermilk, remaining olive oil and 1 tbsp<br />
warm water, then season. Drizzle the<br />
dressing over the dish to serve.<br />
MUSHROOM AND<br />
LENTIL BOLOGNESE<br />
Serves: 4 | Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 1 hour<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
320g spaghetti<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
300g chestnut mushrooms<br />
1 pack Cook With M&S soffritto mix<br />
1 tsp oregano<br />
half a jar Cook With M&S roasted garlic<br />
and mushroom paste<br />
1 tin chopped tomatoes<br />
500ml vegetable stock<br />
200g Puy lentils<br />
1 garlic clove<br />
3 tbsp dried breadcrumbs<br />
half a pack of fresh parsley<br />
PREPARATION<br />
Cook the Puy lentils. Mince the garlic<br />
cloves. Finely chop the fresh parsley.<br />
METHOD<br />
Heat the 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over<br />
a medium-high heat and pan-fry the<br />
mushrooms, tossing occasionally, until<br />
caramelised.<br />
Add the sofrito mix and oregano, turn<br />
down the heat and cook for a further<br />
10 minutes, until the veg softens and<br />
becomes lightly caramelised.<br />
Add the Cook With M&S roasted garlic<br />
and mushroom paste and cook for<br />
another 5 minutes.<br />
Add the chopped tomatoes and stock, then<br />
simmer for another 20 minutes. Add the<br />
lentils and cook until the sauce has reduced<br />
and thickened, so you have a rich ragu.<br />
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Cook the pasta according to the packet<br />
instructions. Meanwhile, add the<br />
remaining 1 tbsp olive oil to the pan and,<br />
once hot, add the grated garlic and cook<br />
for 1-2 minutes. Add the breadcrumbs<br />
and toast until golden, then stir through<br />
the parsley and take off the heat.<br />
Serve the ragu tumbled through the pasta,<br />
topped with the breadcrumbs.<br />
PEANUT AND ALMOND<br />
CAULIFLOWER CURRY<br />
Serves: 4 | Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 15 mins<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
1 cauliflower<br />
1 can coconut milk<br />
2 cans chickpeas, drained<br />
100g crunchy peanut butter<br />
1 tbsp cooking oil<br />
1 bunch fresh coriander<br />
1 onion, finely sliced<br />
2 large garlic cloves, crushed<br />
1 thumb ginger, peeled and diced<br />
1 chilli, finely sliced<br />
1 tbsp tomato puree<br />
1 tsp mustard seeds<br />
1 tsp Garam masala<br />
1 tsp ground coriander<br />
1 tsp ground cumin<br />
60g flaked almonds, lightly toasted<br />
1 lime<br />
200ml vegetable stock<br />
METHOD<br />
Cook some brown rice in a saucepan with<br />
boiling water whilst you make the curry.<br />
With a large knife, cut the cauliflower<br />
head into quarters, remove the stem and<br />
separate the florets.<br />
Cook the florets in boiling salted water for<br />
four-five minutes and drain<br />
Chop off the coriander stems and finely<br />
slice. Set aside the leaves for later.<br />
Heat the oil in a large pan over a lower<br />
heat and cook the coriander stems,<br />
onions, ginger, chili and garlic until soft<br />
Add a tablespoon of water if the pan is<br />
getting quite dry. Season with salt and<br />
pepper.<br />
Stir in the spices and cook for a couple of<br />
minutes followed by the tomato puree.<br />
Add the coconut milk and peanut butter<br />
gradually, mixing everything together<br />
well. Then add the cauliflower, chickpeas<br />
and vegetable stock. Stir and season.<br />
Simmer for 10-15 minutes<br />
Transfer to serving bowls, top with<br />
coriander leaves, toasted almonds, lime<br />
and a side of brown rice.<br />
CHOCOLATE AVOCADO<br />
MOUSSE<br />
Serves: 6 | Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 4 mins<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
150g 70% dark chocolate, cut into pieces<br />
300ml double cream<br />
1 large Peruvian Hass avocado, stoned<br />
and peeled<br />
2 egg whites<br />
2 tbsp caster sugar<br />
pistachio nuts, chopped to serve<br />
chocolate shavings, to serve<br />
METHOD<br />
Put the chocolate into a large mixing<br />
bowl. Heat the cream in a saucepan until<br />
almost boiling, then pour it over the<br />
chocolate. Leave to stand for 5 minutes<br />
without stirring. Stir the chocolate and<br />
cream mixture until smooth. Cool for 5<br />
more minutes.<br />
Meanwhile, wrap and set aside a small<br />
amount of avocado for decoration,<br />
then puree the rest using a hand-held<br />
stick blender, or mash well with a fork<br />
until smooth. Stir it through the cooled<br />
chocolate mixture.<br />
Put the egg whites into a large mixing<br />
bowl. Make sure it’s super-clean, as traces<br />
of grease would prevent the egg whites<br />
from whisking (as would egg yolk). Whisk<br />
to soft peaks using a hand-held electric<br />
mixer, then add the caster sugar and<br />
whisk for a few more seconds until glossy.<br />
Fold about a quarter of the egg whites<br />
into the chocolate mixture with a large<br />
metal spoon to loosen it, then fold in the<br />
remainder.<br />
Share between 6 serving glasses and chill<br />
until ready to serve. Remove from the<br />
fridge 15 minutes before eating.<br />
Decorate with thin slices of the reserved<br />
avocado, pistachio nuts and grated chocolate.<br />
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FISH OF THE DAY<br />
A DELICIOUS, COMFORTING<br />
HAKE CHOWDER RECIPE<br />
The afternoons are getting lighter and the early signs of spring<br />
are within arm’s reach, yet the weather still tells us we’re in<br />
the midst of winter. Bring sunshine to your home this week<br />
and fill your kitchen with the delicious aromas of a creamy<br />
and nutritious chowder, with a twist! We asked award-winning<br />
independent pub company, RED MIST LEISURE, who own<br />
and manage ten pubs across Hampshire and Surrey, to reveal<br />
the recipe to one of their favourite dishes, which can be found<br />
on their pub menus this winter. Enjoy this light, but incredible<br />
moreish dish with a chilled glass of white wine.<br />
FILLET OF HAKE WRAPPED IN<br />
PARMA HAM<br />
served on a mussel and prawn chowder with new potatoes<br />
Serves 4 | Prep time: 30 minutes | Cook time: 30-35 minutes<br />
TO PREPARE AND BAKE THE FISH:<br />
4 skinless Hake fillets<br />
8-12 slices of Parma ham<br />
2 sprigs of rosemary<br />
coarse sea salt and cracked black pepper<br />
6 cloves of garlic, cut into slivers<br />
100ml olive oil<br />
METHOD<br />
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the garlic slivers in an<br />
oven-proof dish together with the sprigs of rosemary. Season<br />
and then pour over the olive oil, place in the oven for about 15<br />
minutes to roast/infuse.<br />
On a chopping board lay flat, but overlaying one another, 2-3<br />
pieces of Parma ham per piece of fish. Place each Hake fillet on<br />
top of the Parma ham, brush with oil and some seasoning and<br />
then wrap the ham around the fish. Sit the wrapped fish (ham<br />
ends sitting on the bottom) on the garlic-infused baking tray and<br />
bake the four parcels of fish for 15-20 minutes. Discard the garlic<br />
slivers once baked (for flavour).<br />
TO PREPARE AND COOK THE MUSSEL AND PRAWN<br />
CHOWDER WITH NEW POTATOES AND WILTED SPINACH:<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
2 onions, finely chopped<br />
2 organic carrots, thinly sliced<br />
2 organic leeks, roughly chopped<br />
1kg mussels (must be debearded and cleaned)<br />
1 litre organic fish stock<br />
250ml double cream<br />
200g fresh raw prawns<br />
1 bunch of chopped fresh basil<br />
2 medium potatoes peeled and chopped<br />
Handful of fresh spinach<br />
METHOD<br />
In a pan, boil the potatoes gently for 10 minutes or until the potato<br />
is soft, drain and set aside (you will add the potatoes in later).<br />
In a separate large pot (for the chowder), heat the oil over a low<br />
heat, once hot add the chopped onions and carrots and sweat for<br />
approximately 5 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid catching. Add<br />
the leeks and continue sweating/ stirring for a further 5 minutes.<br />
Add the mussels, cover with a lid and allow them to steam for 2-3<br />
minutes until their shells begin to open, (note: discard any shells<br />
that remain closed).<br />
Pour in the stock and stir well to combine with the mussel/<br />
vegetable juices and bring to the boil. Once at the boil, add the<br />
prawns and chopped basil and cook for 3-4 minutes until the<br />
prawns are cooked.<br />
Reduce the heat to simmer and stir in the double cream. At this<br />
stage, feel free to add additional milk, stock or water to adjust the<br />
consistency of the chowder to your liking, however it should be<br />
thick consistency (not thin like a broth).<br />
Finally, once the consistency is right, add the potatoes into the<br />
pot alongside a handful of fresh spinach and cook gently to allow<br />
wilting, approximately 3 minutes.<br />
Take a portion of the chowder, serve into a bowl and place the<br />
fillet of wrapped hake on top. Feel free to omit the cream or use a<br />
dairy-free alternative should you have intolerances. Be sure to use<br />
a gluten free stock to ensure this remains gluten-free friendly.<br />
To learn more about Red Mist Leisure and its portfolio of<br />
Hampshire and Surrey pubs, visit: www.redmistleisure.co.uk<br />
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DRY JANUARY?<br />
NAH, HOW ABOUT A DAMP ONE?<br />
Our resident wine expert Darren Willmott<br />
encourages you to broaden your wine horizons this<br />
issue by hosting your own wine tasting party...<br />
By now you will have certainly made, perhaps even broken,<br />
your New Year resolutions. When it comes to wine there’s<br />
the obvious option to do dry-January but, as I tend to steer<br />
clear of attempting it, I’ll share the one resolution I always<br />
make at this time of year, and that’s to drink wider.<br />
A few years back Wine guru Jancis Robinson co-authored the<br />
weighty book ‘Wine Grapes: A complete guide to 1,368 vine<br />
varieties…’ which (and I’m not spoiling the ending here) details<br />
nearly 1,400 different grapes you can try. And these are just the<br />
ones that have been thoroughly mapped!<br />
With a bit of searching, it’s easy to step away from the normal<br />
Chardonnay. For example, Spanish estate Torres have made<br />
it their mission to keep a sense of heritage and locality by<br />
championing obscure indigenous varieties. Garró, Querol or<br />
Sumoll anyone?<br />
A fun way of stepping outside your comfort zone from the<br />
comfort of your own home is to organise a tasting evening. With<br />
a little planning it can cost as little as £20 per person (less if you<br />
want), a bargain price for a full and fun night!<br />
TIP #1 – Ask each guest to bring an assigned bottle of wine<br />
Your evening would ideally take the form of several mini tastings,<br />
each consisting of 3 or 4 different wines of one particular theme.<br />
For example, if there’s 9 of you attending, that’s 3 mini tastings of<br />
3 bottles.<br />
A theme can be anything that you want, such as comparing<br />
the red wines from one country, or a particular grape variety<br />
produced in 3 different countries. Try and come up with<br />
something that will spark originality such as asking people to<br />
bring a bottle from a grape variety they’ve never tried before,<br />
otherwise you may end up with 9 different bottles of ‘on-offer’<br />
Sauvignon Blanc.<br />
TIP #2 – Budget<br />
A tasting isn’t necessarily about bringing the most expensive<br />
wine (although you can do a flight comparing wines at different<br />
price-points to gauge the step up in quality). It’s more about<br />
contrasting, comparing and playing spot-the-difference. To<br />
ensure everyone spends fairly set an appropriate budget for each<br />
bottle purchased (perhaps £10-£15).<br />
TIP #3 - Glassware and props<br />
At this point you may be thinking, hang on, 3 glasses per person<br />
(9 if you don’t rinse as you go) multiplied by 9 people equals<br />
more glasses than I have at home. The good news is that high<br />
street merchants like Majestic, and pretty much all of the major<br />
supermarkets offer free glass loan (with a fee only payable for<br />
breakages).<br />
In terms of props, white A4 paper is useful as a table/place mat for<br />
each guest as the plain surface allows you to clearly contrast the<br />
colour/appearance of each wine against it.<br />
If you have an atlas or world map handy (or can make one<br />
viewable on a device) it can help people understand why a wine<br />
tastes the way it does. For example, tasting ripe fruit flavours in a<br />
wine produced in a warm climate versus leaner fruit from a cooler<br />
climate country.<br />
TIP #4 – Food and Water<br />
It makes good sense to lay on a few light bites to soak up the<br />
alcohol, and this can be as simple as breadsticks and crisps. To<br />
add a further dimension to your night why not try a bit of food<br />
and wine matching against cheeses or meats? Jugs of water are<br />
also a good idea, not least for keeping you hydrated, but also to<br />
rinse out glasses and cleanse your palate between wines.<br />
"A FUN WAY OF STEPPING<br />
OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE<br />
FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR<br />
OWN HOME IS TO ORGANISE A<br />
TASTING EVENING."<br />
TIP #5 – Have fun!<br />
The most important tip of all. If you can’t taste the difference<br />
between any of the wines (which may happen towards the end of<br />
the night if you’re finishing off the bottles), it doesn’t matter at all,<br />
just have fun!<br />
Cheers!<br />
Read more about wine at Vinesight.me<br />
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VICTORIAN REVIVIAL - MAKING THE MOST OF PERIOD FEATURES<br />
AMAZING GLAZING // SPRING INTERIOR REFRESH // NOTES FROM THE GARDEN<br />
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STYLE WATCH:<br />
MODERN VICTORIAN<br />
Move over Scandi minimalism - it’s time to maximise - make<br />
the most of period features and be bold with colour and<br />
pattern - these beautifully proportioned spaces can take it<br />
STYLE TIP:<br />
Victorian and Edwardian staircases are<br />
beautiful and deserve to be centre stage.<br />
They look wonderful styled with carpet<br />
runner over wood alongside restored<br />
original tiles or painting the staircases to<br />
match the wall.<br />
Dark colours like F&B’s ‘Railings’<br />
look fabulous in well-proportioned<br />
Victorian rooms<br />
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1. Marylebone, £1769, sofasandstuff.com<br />
2. London Graphic Map (50x50cm), made.com<br />
3. Haslemere Armchair, £1291, sofasandstuff.<br />
com ; 4. Leather Pouffe, £95, hauslife.co.uk;<br />
5. Alana 6 Lighting Pendant, £96, darlighting.<br />
com; 6. ‘Railings’ Paint by Farrow & Ball;<br />
7. ‘Deep Water’ Paint by<br />
dowsingandreynolds.com<br />
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Image from<br />
craftberrybush.com<br />
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6<br />
GET THE LOOK:<br />
The alcoves either side of a chimney breast<br />
lend themselves well to bespoke fitted<br />
wardrobes in a bedroom.<br />
The colour scheme in this room is calming,<br />
with a touch of brightening yellow. Image<br />
from Colin Poole.<br />
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GET THE<br />
LOOK:<br />
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STYLE TIP:<br />
Victorian spaces look great with mixed<br />
era furnishings, like bold Sputnik<br />
chandeliers, boho soft furnishings and<br />
mid century modern pieces.<br />
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The dark wall here is an<br />
excellent foil for the period<br />
features - it brings out the<br />
cornicing, picture rail and marble fire place,<br />
with complementary period-style lighting. Then<br />
modern touches are added, like the bookcases, the<br />
luxurious coffee table and fun typography.<br />
Main image from Rachel Smith<br />
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1. Eichholtz Infinity Chandelier,<br />
£1989; sweetpeaandwillow.<br />
com; 2. Industrial Mesh<br />
Cupboard, £825, vincentandbarn.<br />
co.uk 3. Atlantis Oval Coffee<br />
Table, £208, sweetpeaandwillow.<br />
com 4. Doris Occasional Chair,<br />
£179.99, my-furniture.com;<br />
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5. Lumbar cushion cover with<br />
tassels, (30x70cm), £36, hauslife.<br />
co.uk; 6. Gold Window<br />
Style Wall Mirror<br />
(82x100cm), £160.95,<br />
melodymaison.co.uk; 7. Sabra style pillow, £32,<br />
hauslife.co.uk 8. Merrick Dark Antique Brown<br />
Trapeze Pendant, £175, artisanti.com; 9. Large<br />
Round Mirror (80cm), £195, minkinteriors.com;<br />
10. Wicker Grey Floor & Wall Tile, £12.27 per m²<br />
tonsoftiles.co.uk<br />
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GET THE LOOK:<br />
Restore fireplaces in bedrooms and living<br />
rooms - if the old tiles are past the point<br />
of repair, modern tiles with a Victorian<br />
feel work well. This room showcases a soft,<br />
calming palette.<br />
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Industrial Shoe Storage Bench, £91.99,<br />
songmics.co.uk<br />
10 WAYS TO REFRESH YOUR INTERIOR<br />
From sleek storage solutions and<br />
grand centre pieces to a fresh coat of<br />
paint and de-cluttering your wardrobe<br />
this spring<br />
The start of a new year often leads us to make positive life<br />
changes, goals for the coming year and is the time we want<br />
to refresh our interiors in the process - hello spring clean!<br />
Sometimes we anticipate an interior change to be expensive<br />
and timely, however, we have gathered 10 quick and easy<br />
refreshing ideas to update your humble adobe ready for <strong>Spring</strong>.<br />
There are a myriad of ways to make a room feel refreshed -<br />
whether that’s a new piece of furniture, swapping in different<br />
soft furnishings, a fresh lick of paint or even clearing down the<br />
clutter. Here are our top tips for a quick and easy refresher!<br />
1SLEEK STORAGE SOLUTIONS<br />
These sleek storage solutions are the perfect, decorative way to<br />
de-clutter your living space. Don’t fall into the trap of just moving<br />
your stored items from a drawer to a prettier box - set aside<br />
uninterupted time and file, sort or discard items as you go.<br />
Sometimes storage solutions do not have to be enclosed boxes,<br />
wardrobes or drawers, but sophisticated magazine holders that<br />
can be placed beside your favourite reading chair, adding texture<br />
to your room, or a tidy utility bucket for your cleaning products<br />
or muddy gardening tools.<br />
Garden Trading Utility<br />
Bucket in Chalk, £25,<br />
gardentrading.co.uk<br />
Rustic Wire Shelf with Towel Rail,<br />
£19.95, MelodyMaison.co.uk<br />
Grey Rattan Magazine Holder, £60,<br />
hudsonhome.co.uk<br />
Vox Lori Coffee Table with<br />
Storage in Cashmere, £225,<br />
cuckooland.com<br />
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2INTRODUCING WARMTH<br />
On a late afternoon in early spring light becomes your<br />
friend with dappled sunlight often peering in through your<br />
windows. This light creates warmth in an interior and can<br />
be spread around the house using a collection of warming<br />
textiles. Pair warming colour tones with raw fabrics and rich<br />
prints with smooth pale marble.<br />
Left: Studio Altar Alpaca Wool<br />
Throw - Top Drawer Exhibitor S/S20<br />
+ Studio Altar.<br />
Right: Himla Linen Cushions- Top<br />
Drawer Exhibitor S/S20<br />
topdrawer.co.uk<br />
Whilst the sunlight is not always available create the same<br />
effect with soft lighting from an over hanging light or create<br />
a cosy feeling with a candle and multi-level lighting.<br />
3FRESHEN UP YOUR WALLS<br />
WITH A COAT OF PAINT<br />
Painting your interior walls is probably the most<br />
important way you can make a room look refreshed. If you are<br />
on a budget or looking for something quick and easy, a few coats<br />
of paint can actually go a long way. Add your personality into a<br />
room with new eye-catching colours on feature walls or use soft<br />
neutral hues to create a serene escape.<br />
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You can also use paint on your<br />
furniture, up-cycling rather than<br />
discarding. Sanding, priming, painting<br />
and using a protectant coat will help<br />
you achieve beautiful painted results.<br />
Use new handles or nobs to lift a tired<br />
looking drawer or cupboard.<br />
CREATE NEW AND<br />
EXCITING FLOORING WITH<br />
ADDITIONAL RUGS<br />
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5<br />
If you have hard flooring and want to add warmth or feel your<br />
decor isn’t compelling enough, a rug can help define or separate<br />
areas in your room. Use a rug to help define a new colour tone<br />
peppersq.com<br />
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throughout a room or you can create striking visuals by picking a<br />
rug which echoes the paint on the wall.<br />
When picking a new rug it is better to pick a rug which<br />
compliments the room, linking into other textures and patterns<br />
of your furniture. Too many different patterns can create an<br />
overwhelming feeling and becomes a focal point which is jarring.<br />
Rugs can be in-expensive and can be the ideal way to update a<br />
room according to the seasonal changes, allowing you to keep up to<br />
date with new trends.<br />
DEEP CLEAN<br />
1. Get Plastered Emulsion<br />
and Eggshell Paint, £49.99,<br />
dowsingandreynolds.com<br />
2. 2019 Swooshes Soft Stone, £29.16,<br />
dulux.co.uk/en/products<br />
After a busy festive period, the new year is the most<br />
satisfying time for some spring cleaning - dramatically altering<br />
the way your home looks and feels. In our homes there are many<br />
easy-to-overlook areas which we often miss with our weekly clean.<br />
Before you start clear away clutter on your work surfaces, plan to<br />
clean one room at a time, and make sure you get all your cleaning<br />
products to hand. Pull large pieces of furniture away from the wall<br />
and clean behind them.<br />
For the kitchen wipe down the fronts of your cabinets, cleaning<br />
dust and dirt on the inside and outside of the doors. Clean out your<br />
fridge and defrost your freezer. In your living room and bedrooms<br />
make sure you hoover off any cushions, shampoo your rugs and<br />
carpets and polish down your furniture.<br />
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Try to sort your closets, wardrobes and draws into tidy and<br />
organised sections, rotating your seasonal items to the front,<br />
creating a more functional and less stressful space.<br />
INJECT CALM VIBES INTO YOUR INTERIOR<br />
WITH BOTANICALS<br />
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Exotic patterns can add a brighter tropical feeling to a room<br />
refreshing your interior for spring and summer. Real plants in your<br />
home can also bring a sense of psychological wellbeing, lower stress<br />
and helps bring the outside inside. Not only do indoor plants help<br />
to keep your home’s air healthier, they are<br />
a great way to make a living space look<br />
inviting and luxurious. Plant pots can<br />
become a large centre feature for a room,<br />
trailing house plants create great vertical<br />
play on a mantle piece, and large, leafy<br />
tropical house plants with look great with<br />
bright wall colours.<br />
Clear Glass Diego Bottle, £14.00<br />
The Aromatherapy Co. Wild Mint &<br />
Lime Hand Cream, £12.00<br />
Toasted Crumpet Fern Art Print, £19.99<br />
Growing House Plants Book, £9.99<br />
dobbies.com<br />
7WELCOME WITH ART<br />
Adding art into your home gives character<br />
and warmth, often transforming a room<br />
and inviting engagement. Original art<br />
can be expensive, so head to a gallery for<br />
advice on picking something you'll love<br />
forever, however prints can be seen as a<br />
less permanent feature and can easily be<br />
changed.<br />
Large Vintage Gold Metal Plant Pot on Stand,<br />
£48.95, MelodyMaison.co.uk<br />
(Above) Serax Green Textured Planter- Top Drawer Exhibitor S/S20, topdrawer.co.uk<br />
(Below) Multi Circle Art Print Framed Poster, Black and Blue, A2, £30, cultfurniture.com<br />
Abstract Print Framed Wall Art, Pink, £35, cultfurniture.com<br />
BECOME A MINIMALIST BY<br />
DE-CLUTTERING<br />
8<br />
Becoming a minimalist can be hard and is not<br />
for everyone, but it is a great start to freshening up your home<br />
for <strong>2020</strong>. Clutter can account for a lot of lost space in your rooms<br />
and by de-cluttering some of this you can maximise the space<br />
in your home. Ask yourself the hard questions.... do I use this?<br />
do I like it? or as Marie Kondo would say “Does this item spark<br />
joy?”. If something is useful, has an emotional connection or<br />
something you look at and love, then keep it. If it doesn’t then<br />
lose it. Follow this by using step 1, sleek storage solutions, to keep<br />
all your goods in a neat and tidy place.<br />
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9<br />
NEW FURNISHINGS<br />
You don’t need to change big furniture pieces in your home to<br />
spruce up your interior. Buying new textiles and products can lend<br />
an instantly refreshing new tone. Here we have selected a couple of<br />
on-trend items to furnish your home with. Already inundated with<br />
cushions? Just move existing textiles to different rooms!<br />
Leopard in the Tropics Velvet Cushion, £50,<br />
frenchbedroomcompany.co.uk<br />
Set of 2 Seagrass Woven<br />
Basket, Natural, £79,<br />
cultfurniture.com<br />
Moody Florals Velvet<br />
Cushion, £64,<br />
mintandmay.co.uk<br />
LED Solar Plant Jar, £7.99,<br />
dobbies.com<br />
CREATE A CENTRE PIECE<br />
Annie Sloan - Living<br />
room - Chalk Paint<br />
in Oxford Navy and<br />
Athenian Black,<br />
anniesloan.com<br />
10<br />
Creating a centre piece for your home can be the ideal way<br />
to freshen up a single room. A centre piece could be for<br />
your dining room table, a stand out piece of furniture, or an<br />
explosive vase of seasonal flowers on your hearth. There is a<br />
huge trend at the moment for sculptural pampas grass with its<br />
feathery sprays as decorations in the bathroom or in tall vases.<br />
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Amazing<br />
GLAZING<br />
When we think about our homes, it’s really the<br />
windows and doors that create the wow factor.<br />
We are all so keen to flood our properties<br />
with natural light and the constantly evolving<br />
technology in the world of glazing is making some truly<br />
astonishing designs achievable, not to mention more<br />
affordable than ever.<br />
Whether you are self-building, extending or even<br />
renovating your home, apportioning budget to windows<br />
and doors is a savvy move. As well as making your home<br />
more valuable - 69% of people say that light rooms make<br />
them more inclined to buy - investing in clever glazing<br />
can make you fall in love with your space once more.<br />
69% OF PEOPLE SAY THAT<br />
LIGHT ROOMS MAKE THEM<br />
MORE INCLINED TO BUY<br />
- INVESTING IN CLEVER<br />
GLAZING CAN MAKE YOU<br />
FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR<br />
SPACE ONCE MORE...<br />
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SINGLE STOREY<br />
EXTENSION?<br />
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In a single storey house build or extension, built with an<br />
open floor plan, skylight shafts can bring much needed<br />
natural light into the centre of large spaces.<br />
SLIDING:<br />
BI-FOLD VS<br />
SLIDING DOORS<br />
BI-FOLD:<br />
PROS - for those looking for that wonderful sense of<br />
a garden room that brings the outside in, bi-folds can<br />
help create the sense of one open-plan space as the<br />
panels fold away fully to the walls.<br />
CONS - an expensive option - poorly constructed bifolds<br />
can also suffer from air-tightness issues around<br />
the joins so do your research and get guarantees.<br />
SLIDING:<br />
PROS - generally cheaper than bi-fold doors, sliding<br />
doors also have fewer frame elements, meaning when<br />
they are closed your view is less obstructed.<br />
CONS - you won’t get the full, uninterrupted view of<br />
the garden - instead only a portion of the doors are<br />
openable.<br />
BI-FOLD<br />
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ROOF LANTERNS<br />
AND SKYLIGHTS<br />
Compared to windows of the same surface area, skylights and<br />
roof lanterns can increase light in a room by up to five times.<br />
They are particularly good in extensions and for channelling<br />
light to darker corners of the home and adding opportunities<br />
for ventilation. These additions are no longer considered just a<br />
luxury and can be used in a wide variety of scenarios:<br />
• In a loft extension, tucked beneath sloped rooflines, the<br />
presence of skylights may spell the difference between a bright,<br />
friendly space and a murky cave.<br />
• In a home built between closely adjoining neighbouring<br />
houses where overlooking might be an issue, skylights may<br />
be the best solution for introducing good natural light into<br />
rooms.<br />
• In a single storey house build or extension, built with an<br />
open floor plan, skylight shafts can bring much needed natural<br />
light into the centre of large spaces.<br />
Many of the issues experienced in the past of rooms<br />
overheating or being hard to clean have been mediated with<br />
a tranche of new technology, including glass panels with heat<br />
regulatory and storage abilities and self-cleaning glass.<br />
ENERGY<br />
EFFICIENCY<br />
Our homes are one of the biggest energy wasters out<br />
there and traditionally windows are the biggest energy<br />
leakage point, so with any renovation, it can really pay<br />
to invest in glass tech to ensure the best temperature<br />
regulation - creating huge savings down the line. We all<br />
know that double glazing is much more efficient than<br />
single, but newer technologies like triple glazing are<br />
making windows nearly as efficient at energy retention as<br />
the walls they are installed within.<br />
As well as the glass, it is important to do you research into<br />
frames and opt for the most airtight models.<br />
With great green credentials, triple glazed units have the<br />
added benefits of better thermal comfort, noise reduction<br />
and a reduced risk of condensation between panes – so<br />
for the self-builder or home improver looking for a<br />
premium finish with added benefits, it’s a natural choice.<br />
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A PLANT FOR<br />
EVERY SPACE IN<br />
YOUR HOUSE<br />
The sale of houseplants has grown considerably in the last<br />
few years - a 10-15% year on year increase since 2013<br />
according to the RHS. It is particularly prevalent among<br />
young people - not so much as part of a décor choice<br />
but more to fulfil a desire to have something to care for and<br />
look after. For urban dwellers and workers there are also the<br />
perceived health and well-being benefits. The RHS website has<br />
the following: ‘As well as looking good, houseplants support<br />
human health in homes, offices, school and hospitals.<br />
If you have never had a plant in your life, having a plant at<br />
home is the perfect place to start – and there is such a lot of<br />
choice! My first books were on the subject of house plants and<br />
I love to have plants of all types sharing our family home.<br />
There is an enormous body of research going on at the<br />
moment into the beneficial effects of various species, how<br />
many you need to benefit either physically or mentally, what<br />
specific problems they can alleviate and which species can best<br />
tolerate the various conditions they are exposed to indoors.<br />
Lack of light, temperature fluctuations, infrequent watering -<br />
or too much watering - pity the poor indoor plant and yet for<br />
all of the privations we put them through they still flourish!<br />
As I travel around the country I see so many lovely orchids<br />
on windowsills and the moth orchid or Phalaenopsis must be<br />
present in a high percentage of British homes. You could also<br />
chose a Spathiphyllum or peace lily, a Madagascar Dragon<br />
Tree, Dracaena marginata or an English ivy Hedera helix -<br />
drape them from cupboards and bookcases, group them for<br />
more impact, have one large statement plant for a Wow factor,<br />
whatever you choose make room in your life for a plant!<br />
A Practical Guide to Growing Healthy Houseplants by<br />
Matthew Biggs - matthewbiggs.com<br />
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Entertain, Relax, Enjoy.<br />
The possibilities are endless.<br />
Kingston Modular Set with New Adjustable Height Table<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
TAKE OFF THE EARLY SPRING CHILL<br />
WITH A MARBLE HILL FIREPLACE<br />
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE & EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF FIREPLACES IN THE UK<br />
W<br />
hilst we can start to enjoy longer spring days, there is<br />
still a definite winter chill in the air - and there are few<br />
pleasures in life as wonderful as curling up in front of<br />
a fire. Marble Hill Fireplaces was established in 1974 as<br />
a family business and has grown exponentially over the years<br />
but, they still offer a very personal and professional service from<br />
first enquiry to design, with full CAD drawings, and the final<br />
installation - perfect when you are considering a new feature but<br />
are looking for minimal upheaval at home.<br />
Marble Hill employ their own teams of Hetas and Gas registered<br />
fitters and therefore have full control over the installation from start<br />
to finish and work closely with architects, designers, site foreman<br />
and private clients to ensure the fitting runs smoothly and on time.<br />
As they can also undertake the installation of new flue liners they<br />
really are a one stop shop offering everything you may need.<br />
Their stone and marble mantels are made in England from the<br />
best quality material and they can therefore offer bespoke sizes if<br />
required. Marble Hill also offer a good range of solid fuel burners<br />
and stoves with the all important Defra approval for use in<br />
smokeless zones.<br />
They are the agents for Planika fires who offer a range of Bio<br />
Ethanol line fires (which require no chimney at all and give 100%<br />
efficiency) and are the main agents for the Dutch company Bell<br />
Fires, who have a superb range of balanced flue gas fires which<br />
do not require a traditional chimney. Bellfires are at the top of the<br />
range for quality, design and the majority of their fires are up to<br />
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EPIC<br />
ESCAPES<br />
An opulent bedroom in The Ned, in the City of London<br />
A FOODIE TRIP TO SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA<br />
WHAT'S NEW IN JAPAN IN THIS OLYMPIC YEAR // STYLISH UK STAYS<br />
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a<br />
Slice<br />
of<br />
SANTA<br />
BARBARA<br />
Kate O’Connell tackles<br />
the culinary scene of<br />
Santa Barbara. One<br />
mouthful at a time...<br />
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When it comes to traveling, shockingly enough I had yet to<br />
actually get round to visiting the USA. This also came as a<br />
surprise to my fellow journalists on this trip. Our two nations<br />
are bound together by much history, an overlap in religion, a<br />
common legal system and language, so how had I not visited at least<br />
one state at one time or another?<br />
Who knows. Our family holidays didn’t stretch that far I guess. Which<br />
may explain my eagerness when I was offered the chance to explore<br />
Santa Barbara. Quite the destination for a first time visitor to the USA!<br />
Aptly nicknamed ‘The American Riviera’, Santa Barbara is situated<br />
90 miles (a 2 hour car journey) north of Los Angeles, tucked within<br />
a south-facing pacific coastline on one side, and the rolling hills that<br />
stretch into the Santa Ynez Mountains on the other. But it is its charm<br />
and sense of style that makes this small city so tempting - indeed it is<br />
a hotspot favourite for the rich and famous, with a whole host of A-list<br />
celebrities calling Santa Barbara home.<br />
If there’s one things that strikes you, it’s that Santa Barbara doesn’t<br />
really feel like a city at all. There’s no hustle and bustle here, instead<br />
just a wonderfully laid-back, chilled vibe. Infused with the spirit of<br />
Spain, we were informed that 6.8 magnitude earthquake near enough<br />
flattened the city back in 1925. Devastating yes, but like a phoenix from<br />
the ashes, this proved the making of the city in terms of architecture,<br />
as the city planners were convinced to rebuild the city in a unified,<br />
Spanish Colonial Revival style inspired by the historic Old Mission<br />
(founded by Spanish Franciscans in 1786). Red-tiled clay top roofs and<br />
white washed walls litter every building, and in addition to the climate,<br />
give the city it’s Mediterranean charm.<br />
Our first stop; checking in to the newly developed North Wing of<br />
Harbor View Inn hotel. A premier beachfront hotel, Harbour View Inn<br />
is centrally located within the city, and made for a fabulous base to start<br />
our trip. My room featured a very inviting king size bed, complimented<br />
by gorgeous modern Spanish Colonial furnishings, and to top it off - a<br />
balcony view, a chance to sip on a morning coffee and watch the world<br />
go by. But not yet. First; dinner!<br />
We made a short walk around the block to Loquita Restaurant for<br />
some authentic Spanish tapas. Created as a love letter to the Spanish<br />
origins and history of Santa Barbara, Loquita’s showcases a medley of<br />
paellas, charcuterie, cheeses and seafood. We were offered a sample of a<br />
variety of dishes on the menu, with the squid ink seafood paella being a<br />
personal favourite of mine.<br />
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After a restful nights sleep in my luxuriously comfy bed, I<br />
was ready for a day of exciting activities. To get us started, we<br />
required a hearty breakfast, and Goat Tree was just the place<br />
to go. A gourmet cafe with a relaxed vibe, Goat Tree offers<br />
everything from fresh pastries and baked goods cooked inhouse<br />
by their resident pastry chef, through to cooked breakfasts<br />
with a Mediterranean twist. I opted for the classic Shakshuka,<br />
accompanied by homemade flat bread. Possibly the best, tastiest<br />
start to a morning ever.<br />
Harbor View Inn Hotel<br />
Feeling suitably energised, it was time for a spot of kayaking<br />
down at the harbour front, courtesy of Santa Barbara Adventure<br />
Company. Kayaking is a great way to view a side of Santa Barbara<br />
that perhaps few visitors get to see, so it felt like such a treat. Not<br />
only this, it was a perfect opportunity to spot some of the resident<br />
wildlife.<br />
It was perhaps my enthusiasm at this opportunity that had me<br />
labelled a ‘Twitcher’ on this trip. On every dock we manoeuvred<br />
around brought hoards of enormous pelicans, gangly herons<br />
and rather amusing loons to name but a few. We even managed<br />
to paddle right up to a raft of sealions. So much of the wildlife<br />
on show were species that I had never seen out of captivity, it<br />
was a very special morning indeed. I can’t say I am a particularly<br />
experienced kayaker, having only dabbled on holidays in the past,<br />
but I needn’t have worried. The Adventure Company specialise in<br />
providing tours for all abilities, so I was in safe hands!<br />
A great way to experience the harbour front is to sample some of<br />
the specialities, and so with this we took a stroll over to Stearns<br />
Wharf; California’s oldest wharf named after builder John P.<br />
Stearns. There we took some seats at Santa Barbara Shellfish<br />
Company, and were served an array of locally caught seafoods, all<br />
washed down with some local beer.<br />
Kayaking around Santa<br />
Barbara harbour<br />
To garner more of an overview of the city, we then took a ‘trolley<br />
tour’ via Santa Barbara Trolley Co. This 90 minute tour is lead by<br />
a highly insightful guide, who relays all sorts of interesting facts<br />
about the city, as well as a little local celeb gossip on the side!<br />
After a quick freshen up it was time for a bite to eat. Cue...<br />
Cubaneo! Californian Cuban cuisine served alongside cocktails<br />
from Shaker Mill who neighbour within the same premises. It is<br />
easy to see how you could happily waste away an evening here,<br />
and we did just that! With a cubano sandwich in one hand and a<br />
‘Bay of Santiago’ cocktail in the other, you could have easily fooled<br />
us into thinking we were in Havana!<br />
Loquita Restaurant<br />
After another restful nights sleep, I skipped breakfast in order<br />
to make room for the immense amount of food we would be<br />
sampling on the Eat This, Shoot That! Funk Zone Food & Photo<br />
tour. A three-hour expedition, this is a chance to sample some of<br />
Santa Barbara’s finest fodder, as well as learn a little more about<br />
the city’s history, all while discovering how best to maximize your<br />
photo-taking ability, achieving the most Instagram-worthy images<br />
that will make you the envy of all your friends.<br />
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Belmond El Encanto Hotel<br />
The tour is also a great chance to get to grips with the layout<br />
of the city. Santa Barbara is made up of several districts, one of<br />
which, The Funk Zone, has seen its popularity boom in recent<br />
decades. Comprising of a series of converted warehouses, this<br />
contemporary district is very much the place to be to sample<br />
artisan foods from up-and-coming chefs, and out-of-this-world<br />
Santa Barbara Country wines. Shop fronts and walls are adorned<br />
with graffiti murals and art pieces; this district really is an everevolving<br />
artistic neighbourhood that is well worth a visit.<br />
It was then time to travel up into the foothills to our next hotel.<br />
And what an iconic hotel indeed. The Belmond El Encanto.<br />
Recently renovated in 2013, Belmond El Encanto offers stunning<br />
views of the American Riviera and a whole heap of Hollywood<br />
glamour on the side. This resort manages to feel relaxed and lowkey,<br />
while at the same time feeling like the most exclusive place<br />
on earth. Sitting poolside whilst sipping a glass of ‘Belmond El<br />
Encanto Cuvee’, life truly feels timeless up here. It’s little wonder<br />
that it was a favoured getaway of the Hollywood elite.<br />
We made our way back down from the hills to State Street for<br />
an Italian feast at Due Lune Cucina. Serving fresh ingredients<br />
and hand-made pasta, I would have been mad not to order<br />
the Linguine alle Vongole. This was paired with some fabulous<br />
local wines, and the staff couldn’t have been more friendly and<br />
attentive. We topped off the night with a nightcap at Pearl Social;<br />
an intimate and beautifully furnished cocktail bar. The night felt<br />
like a very classy affair indeed.<br />
Somehow, our final day had sadly rolled around already! It was<br />
time to do a spot of botanical sight seeing. Lotusland was our<br />
destination. This 37-acre estate and botanic garden is situated in<br />
the foothills of Montecito, which is located to the East of Santa<br />
Barbara. Purchased by the rather marvellous socialite Madame<br />
Walska (Google her, honestly!), she spent 43 years designing<br />
the gardens to her liking. To say they were breathtaking is an<br />
understatement. Home to all sorts of exotic, rare collections of<br />
plants, this is truly a garden like no other.<br />
After another spot of wine tasting at some of the local<br />
establishments (it would be rude not to!), we made our way to<br />
Bibi Ji for dinner. A modern take on traditional Indian cuisine,<br />
Bibi Ji are experts at pairing quality, local wines with the most<br />
brilliant of dishes. The moment came when the aptly nicknamed<br />
‘Californian Gold’ was bought out; Santa Barbara’s locally caught<br />
sea urchins. Beautifully presented, and filled with biryani rice, I<br />
couldn’t lie...I was a little hesitant to try them. After all, my only<br />
knowledge of them was to avoid standing on them when on sandy<br />
beaches abroad. I needn’t have worried. Creamy and indulgent,<br />
they were fantastic.<br />
What a dish. And what a trip.<br />
AT A GLANCE<br />
2 nights at harbor view inn hotel, 2 nights at<br />
belmond el encanto hotel, private transfers and<br />
return flights with Norwegian air. Parking and<br />
lounge access with holiday extras.<br />
No1 Lounge at Gatwick Airport (South Terminal)<br />
from £26 PP<br />
Harbor view inn - Nightly Rates vary from<br />
$268.00-$400.00<br />
Belmond El Encanto - Nightly room rates start from<br />
$560 (inc tax), suites from $811 (inc tax)<br />
www.santabarbaraca.com<br />
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THE OLYMPIC YEAR<br />
WHAT'S NEW IN JAPAN?<br />
With Japan gearing up for the Tokyo <strong>2020</strong> Olympic<br />
and Paralympic Games, attention is being focused on<br />
the Tohoku region in northern Honshu, which was<br />
heavily affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.<br />
Prefectures within the region such as Aomori, Fukushima and<br />
Miyagi will be some of the first to receive the Olympic Torch<br />
Relay and will play host to part of the games. Tohoku is easily<br />
accessible from Tokyo by shinkansen and is celebrated for its<br />
local produce and vast natural beauty.<br />
THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS <strong>2020</strong><br />
TRAVELS THROUGH TOHOKU<br />
Following a tradition of peace and hope, the touch relay theme<br />
this year is ‘Hope Lights Our Way’, uniting the Japanese people<br />
around messages of support and acceptance. The flame will<br />
initially be put on display at various locations in the Tohoku<br />
region, to help underscore a message of hope in areas affected by<br />
the 2011 earthquakes and tsunami, including Miyagi, Fukushima<br />
and Iwate. The Olympic Torch Relay will commence on 26 March<br />
<strong>2020</strong> in Fukushima Prefecture and will then travel to each of<br />
Japan’s 47 prefectures, showcasing the varied cultural and scenic<br />
attractions of each region.<br />
Miyagi is lucky enough to play host to the Olympic flame twice,<br />
once on 20 March <strong>2020</strong> when it arrives from Greece and displayed<br />
in recovering areas and again from 20-22 June <strong>2020</strong> on its way<br />
to Tokyo for the Games. A place of natural beauty, Miyagi boasts<br />
both beautiful coastline and lush wilderness. Visit Zuiganji, one<br />
of the region’s most prominent Zen temples well-known for its<br />
beautifully gilded and painted sliding doors. Originally founded<br />
in 838 AD, it was converted into a Zen temple in the 12th century<br />
and remains a training ground for Buddhist monks.<br />
TOKYO <strong>2020</strong> VICTORY BOUQUET FLOWERS FROM THE<br />
TOHOKU REGION<br />
<strong>Early</strong> this year, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic<br />
and Paralympic Games announced the decision to present<br />
victory flower bouquets to medalists. These flowers will be<br />
made up of flowers from the hardest hit prefectures in the 2011<br />
Great East Japan Earthquake disaster as a symbol of recovery<br />
including; Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima. Flowers that will<br />
be used in these bouquets include sunflowers and roses from<br />
Miyagi and gentians from Iwate.<br />
NIPPON <strong>2020</strong> CULTURAL OLYMPICS<br />
Tokyo <strong>2020</strong> Nippon Festival has been created to build energy<br />
around the Tokyo <strong>2020</strong> Olympic and Paralympic Games. The<br />
festival welcomes people and cultures from around Japan<br />
"THE MIYAGI PREFECTURE IS A PLACE<br />
OF NATURAL BEAUTY, STUNNING<br />
COASTLINE AND ADORABLE<br />
WILDLIFE AND IN <strong>2020</strong> WILL BE THE<br />
HOST TO SEVERAL MEN’S OLYMPIC<br />
GAME FOOTBALL MATCHES."<br />
and beyond to interact and celebrate the Games, events will<br />
be organised to encourage diversity and regeneration in the<br />
Tohoku region opening new gateways and introducing new<br />
possibilities for Japan.<br />
MIYAGI PLAYS HOST TO THE FOOTBALL MATCHES DURING<br />
THE <strong>2020</strong> OLYMPIC GAMES<br />
The Miyagi Prefecture is a place of natural beauty, stunning<br />
coastline and adorable wildlife and in <strong>2020</strong> will be the host to<br />
several men’s Olympic Game football matches. Catch the Men’s<br />
Quarterfinal at Miyagi Stadium on 1 August <strong>2020</strong>. The stadium is<br />
just a stone throw’s away from Matsushima Bay, enjoy some down<br />
time after the games and explore the collection of over 260 pineclad<br />
islands that have been designated one of Japan’s Three Most<br />
Scenic Views. Visit the region’s cosmopolitan capital Sendai, fondly<br />
nicknamed the City of Trees, and sample some of the prefecture’s<br />
culinary delights such as, gyutan (cow tongue) and kamaboko<br />
(white fish cakes). Additionally, Zao Fox Village is a must whilst in<br />
Miyagi, the village is home to six different types of fox, here visitors<br />
can feed and play with the adorable creatures, the animals are<br />
friendly up close and play a key role in Japanese folklore.<br />
RESTORATION AND THE REOPENING OF THE KABUSHIMA SHRINE<br />
Whilst travelling to Japan for the <strong>2020</strong> Olympic Games it is worth<br />
extending the trip of a lifetime to nearby areas. Located in the<br />
Tohoku region in Aomori Prefecture is Hachinohe City, here is<br />
where the renowned Kabushima shrine stands. The shrine was<br />
completely destroyed in a fire on 5 November 2015, the new<br />
shrine is under construction and is scheduled to be reopened in<br />
March <strong>2020</strong>.The shrine was incredibly picturesque located on a<br />
small hill surrounded by the sea, it enshrines goddess Benzaiten.<br />
Kabu in Kabushima can mean both turnip and stock in Japanese,<br />
the shrine is therefore a popular place for local fishermen and<br />
townspeople to come and pray for good luck in the stock market<br />
and business, as well as fishing.<br />
For more information on Japan <strong>2020</strong> visit: japan.travel/en/uk<br />
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HOLMES HOTEL<br />
MARYLEBONE, LONDON<br />
I am a lover of many styles and genres, but prior to my visit to<br />
the Holmes Hotel in London, you many well have found that I<br />
would turn my nose up at the thought of a themed hotel. But<br />
this delightful retreat, just steps away from Baker Street station,<br />
has entirely changed my mind.<br />
Indeed, it’s no mystery why this hotel is proving popular with<br />
a myriad of guests - from those looking to delight in the many<br />
nods to this eponymous deceptive to others just looking for a<br />
stylish city bolt-hole.<br />
Travellers of both the seasoned and novice variety will uncover<br />
countless little luxuries waiting for them in the bedrooms. From<br />
cosy hideaways for two to luxurious duplex Loft suites, the<br />
rooms at Holmes Hotel perfectly straddle classic architecture<br />
and plush, modern interiors. Rooms feel like luxurious<br />
sanctuaries away from the bustle of the Marylebone high street<br />
and Baker Street station - only steps away. It's tempting not<br />
to leave, especially with so many amenities, like the fabulous<br />
nineteenth-century style gym, in the building.<br />
Should you decide to dine in, the Kitchen at Holmes offers a<br />
warm, buzzing atmosphere and delicious seasonally-inspired<br />
cuisine with inspirations from all over the world. Led by Head<br />
Chef Stefano Motta, this sought after all-day dining destination<br />
epitomises an exciting blend of cultures that is unique to<br />
London. We loved the mezze small plates - perfect for sharing.<br />
The standout star dish was lighter-than-light ravioli, lavished in<br />
butter, garlic and rich heady slices of black truffle.<br />
Whether you are a curious mind with a penchant for intrigue or<br />
a world-weary traveller in need of somewhere sumptuous to rest<br />
your head, your perfect room mystery is solved...<br />
Dan Weston<br />
AT A GLANCE:<br />
Stays start at £246 per night | holmeshotel.com<br />
83 Chiltern St, Marylebone, London W1U 6NF<br />
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stylish<br />
STAYS<br />
Some perfect boutique breaks and<br />
weekend getaways<br />
VAUSE AT SEA,<br />
WALMER, COASTAL KENT<br />
There, on your doorstep, the sand and the sea. Yours to enjoy<br />
from every corner in this luxury pad where nothing is too<br />
much for your comfort. Holidays surely don’t come more<br />
blissful than this.<br />
The clue comes of course in the name, but as you walk up to<br />
your holiday home you didn’t expect the sands and the sea<br />
to be quite this close. You are literally at sea. And it’ll be the<br />
ocean tides and the ever-shifting sea views that accompany you<br />
throughout your stay.<br />
But as well as the sea on your doorstep, this modern pad is all<br />
about the luxury touches. The list runs very, very long but to<br />
give you a taster, think Sonos sound systems in every room,<br />
Lutron touchpad lighting, Amtico floors (heated throughout),<br />
electronic blinds, wine cooler, Bosch coffee machine… Oh, and<br />
the cinema room with 75” screen.<br />
The sea and the sky dominate the view through the giant<br />
picture windows in the elegant living room. Step onto the deck<br />
for fresh sea air and a little something you chilled earlier as<br />
you sit back on the comfy rattan. Everyone at the long dining<br />
table has sea views, also enjoyed from the stylish kitchen<br />
with all the mod cons you’d expect integrated into sleek grey<br />
cabinets under white countertops.<br />
Upstairs lie five generously sized bedrooms, all with king-size<br />
beds for truly regal sleep as you listen to the waves. Most have<br />
en suite shower rooms. Be first up to the top floor to bag the<br />
family suite where the dormer windows cleverly convert to Juliet<br />
balconies for even better views of the sea beyond.<br />
Go downstairs to see your favourite film or a spot of table<br />
tennis. Step outside for your BBQ and garden (with a sound<br />
system of course). Or to the beach and then to Kingsdown with<br />
three good pubs. Walk or cycle just a little bit further to the<br />
delights of the pretty town of Deal before you return to your<br />
very own retreat by the sea.<br />
Vause at Sea sleeps 10 in five spacious bedrooms, all with kingsize<br />
beds and several with sea views. There are six bathrooms<br />
(5 shower rooms and 1 family bath) plus a handy ground floor<br />
cloakroom.<br />
AT A GLANCE:<br />
Stays start at £2540 per week.<br />
Visit kentandsussexcottages.co.uk<br />
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THE NED,<br />
CITY OF LONDON<br />
There can be few places in London that can create both an<br />
atmosphere of celebration and intimacy - a place to rejoice in<br />
big birthdays and somewhere to whisper in your lover's ear at<br />
your corner table. Never has one venue had it all.<br />
This former bank’s high ceilings and acres of marble, coupled<br />
with banquettes of leather and grand hall-esque wooden tables,<br />
exude pure glamour - this exuberant style is echoed in the<br />
bedrooms, with 1920s styling nodding to the hotel's former life,<br />
but with added home comforts - you'll feel so cosseted, you'll<br />
never want to leave.<br />
Visiting the Ned is an event - I've been four times and still not<br />
managed to take in the full works of the offerings. It boasts ten<br />
restaurants from Paris to New York, via the Asian Pacific, each<br />
exemplifying the same standards of excellence.<br />
Residency overnight at The Ned also lets you join an illustrious<br />
club, with access to Soho members-only areas of the hotel.<br />
Upstairs at The Ned is a summer hotspot with its rooftop pool<br />
and panoramic views of the city, whilst the Vault bar in the<br />
Downstairs area is one of the coolest drinking establishments<br />
in London - occupying the underbelly of the building and still<br />
furnished with its 16-inch thick door and lined with more than<br />
3,000 original safety deposit boxes.<br />
If you're at The Ned for the weekend, a must is the famous<br />
Sunday Feast, occupying the whole of Millie's restaurant. A<br />
cornucopia in every sense of the word, you'll dine on lobster,<br />
Ottolenghi-worthy salads, roasted joints of meat and a<br />
spectacular banquet of puds. You can eat yourself into a moment<br />
of quiet reflection as you take in the rest of the scene, with live<br />
jazz playing around you.<br />
Katie Thomson<br />
AT A GLANCE:<br />
Medium rooms starts from £450.<br />
27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ | thened.com<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> escapes<br />
PROMOTION<br />
WORK IS STRESSFUL ENOUGH<br />
YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL EXPERIENCE SHOULDN’T BE.<br />
For many of us, travel is unavoidable and part of our<br />
lives, whether it’s for business or that much needed<br />
luxury holiday. However the whole journey, from airport<br />
arrival, check-in, customs and immigration and security,<br />
and even the lounge experience can feel unpredictable and<br />
unproductive.<br />
Now there is a solution to the more stressful aspects of air<br />
travel, making your holiday even more enjoyable: Signature<br />
ELITE class, which gives you back control over your ground<br />
experience and makes sure that your journey starts and ends<br />
in style.<br />
With ELITE Class, you can avoid the stress and<br />
unpredictability of the main terminal. It’s the private jet<br />
experience for the commercial traveller. Upon arrival directly<br />
at the private terminal, you are shown to a private lounge<br />
where you can relax with a glass of champagne and light<br />
refreshments whilst the team complete the airline ticketing<br />
process. When your flight is ready to board, you are escorted<br />
through dedicated security and customs screening and<br />
whisked off in a luxury vehicle directly to your aircraft.<br />
There’s also an arrivals service: after your relaxing holiday,<br />
you will be met at the aircraft and driven back to the private<br />
terminal, where customs and immigration are waiting for<br />
you and your bags will be brought to you. You will be in<br />
your car and on your way home within minutes of leaving<br />
the aircraft shaving significant time off your journey and<br />
allowing you more time to spend the way you choose.<br />
The ELITE Class gift card is the perfect gift, offering a<br />
departure or arrival experience at London Gatwick or<br />
London Luton.<br />
ELITE Class is the world’s number one provider of VIP<br />
airside transfer services, available at London Gatwick,<br />
London Luton, in the Caribbean at Barbados, St Lucia,<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> escapes<br />
Fly commercial<br />
and bypass the terminal.<br />
Bypass the stress of the main terminal and enjoy the<br />
luxury experience of boarding like a private jet with<br />
Signature ELITE Class.<br />
With VIP lounge access, private and dedicated screening,<br />
customs and immigration processing, and a discrete transfer<br />
to and from the aircraft, it’s a whole new way to travel.<br />
To learn more, visit eliteclass.com.<br />
LONDON-GATWICK | LONDON-LUTON<br />
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LEXUS UX F SPORT<br />
Motoring Journalist Sue Cooke reviews the<br />
versatile ‘urban explorer’; the new Lexus<br />
UX F Sport<br />
If you were to buy a new car tomorrow what powerplant<br />
would you choose? According to research from<br />
GoCompare Car Insurance 22% of motorists would<br />
choose to buy a hybrid. They are more eco-friendly than<br />
conventional petrol or diesel cars and fuel costs and road tax<br />
can be cheaper.<br />
And I fell completely under the spell of the Lexus UX hybrid.<br />
This compact SUV is powered by a petrol engine and an<br />
electric motor. A green EV icon lights up when electric<br />
only is engaged. Accelerate hard and the indicator moves to<br />
power. Coast down a hill and the indicator moves to charge.<br />
What the UX can also do is to regenerate the electric motor<br />
through gentle braking. It’s a marvellous system and with<br />
CO2 emissions of 97g/km, the UX sits in a very low VED<br />
band of E.<br />
I normally find one or two things about the cars I road<br />
test which I don’t like but there isn’t a single thing with the<br />
UX, oh, apart from the silly name which has prehistoric<br />
connotations. However, there is nothing ancient about the<br />
technology in this SUV. Slide into the very supportive bucket<br />
seats and Lexus’ signature luxury and attention to detail is<br />
impressive. Press the power button and a wow factor galaxy<br />
of stars appears in front of the driver. Press it again and a<br />
digital display of dials emerge behind the steering wheel. Just<br />
to assure you that the car is ready to move off in soundless<br />
electric mode, the word ‘Ready’ appears on the screen.<br />
I like the soundless electric drive, but press hard on the<br />
accelerator and an adrenalin inducing sportscar roar is<br />
emitted. Active Sound Control generates the aural effect<br />
of up and down shifts like those of a geared automatic<br />
transmission. An additional Sonic Interaction Design<br />
function adjusts the sound the vehicle makes when driving<br />
in Sport S+ mode..<br />
Adding to the anticipation are two levers which jut out of the<br />
steering wheel column. They look like horns and certainly<br />
one has a very racy purpose. Turn this to Sport S+ and the<br />
digital dial turns red and white and a distinct deep heart beat<br />
can be heard. Or perhaps it was mine! This mode enhances<br />
the car’s handling and stability when cornering and provides<br />
a more dynamic driving feel. Other modes are Sport when<br />
the dial goes red or Eco and the face goes blue.<br />
Lexus calls the UX an ‘urban explorer’ and the plethora of<br />
futuristic standard equipment is much too long to list here.<br />
There is even an easy to use mini ipad which operates the<br />
radio, sat nav etc. What I also like is the braking system.<br />
You can just forget about it. The ‘hand brake’ automatically<br />
engages when you stop and disengages when you accelerate.<br />
Lexus says the UX is a gateway model to help the company<br />
achieve its target of 100,000 annual sales in Europe by <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
In my opinion, this compact SUV has everything to support<br />
this target.<br />
FACTS AT A GLANCE<br />
MODEL: Lexus UX F Sport Hybrid<br />
PRICE: £33,900otr<br />
ENGINE: 2 litre petrol and 181bhp<br />
electric motor<br />
PERFORMANCE: 0-62 in 8.5 seconds and on to a<br />
top speed of 110 mph<br />
CO2 EMISSIONS: 97g/km<br />
COMBINED FUEL CONSUMPTION: WLTP 49.5-<br />
53.2mpg<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> man<br />
COUNTRY LIFE<br />
CITY LIFE<br />
A DOG'S LIFE<br />
I've yet to mention my children in this column. I have<br />
a boy called Ted, 5, and a girl called Molly, 4. They're<br />
wonderful, playful...furry. They're shih tzus (that's Molly<br />
above). And they love a meal out as much as I do. I've<br />
done some thorough research for you, and these are just<br />
some of my favourite doggo-friendly pubs in the local<br />
area - I'd love to hear yours!<br />
The Woolpack, Elstead - Fabulous Italian dishes and a<br />
cosy atmosphere with a log fire<br />
The Wheatsheaf, Esher - An historic pub on Esher Green<br />
with comfy chairs and abundant reading materials<br />
The Mulberry Inn, Chiddingfold - Head there for an ace<br />
Sunday Roast<br />
The Parrot, Forest Green - Great ambiance and a classic<br />
country pub interior<br />
The Bell, Fetcham -<br />
Local ales and comfy<br />
armchairs - perfect<br />
IT'S PRO TIME<br />
THE MAN ON THE<br />
MOVE<br />
If you read this page<br />
regularly, you'll know<br />
I'm a golf fan. Well, fan is too strong I think, because I<br />
spend most of my time playing oscillating widely from<br />
enjoyment to pure frustration - how can my hitting it<br />
EXACTLY the same (in my opinion) result in such wildly<br />
different trajectories? Santa obviously heard my shouts of<br />
despair as for Christmas I was lucky enough to be gifted<br />
a golfing pro session at the Wisley - watch this space for<br />
improvement. If not, it's on to anger management...<br />
ABOUT THE MAN -<br />
DANIEL WESTON<br />
Like many of our readers, Daniel lives<br />
in the home counties and commutes<br />
to the City. Hailing from Godalming,<br />
Surrey, the countryside still holds<br />
great appeal. Each issue we get the<br />
low-down on the London spots we<br />
need to try and why the Surrey Hills<br />
keep calling him home...<br />
WINGING IT<br />
I don't mean to go low brow here, but if you know<br />
me, you'll know that 9/10 the dinner gavel falls<br />
on chicken wings. I think of myself as a bit of a<br />
connoisseur and from extensive sampling (you're<br />
welcome) the top spot is a fightout between<br />
Wingmans (above) and Thunderbird. I defy anyone<br />
(apart from vegetarians) not to devour a basket of<br />
fresh wings - go on, next time you're in London try<br />
it - you won't regret it!<br />
NEW SOUND GLORY<br />
I have found the holy grail<br />
of audio technology, and<br />
I'm wondering how I<br />
ever coped with anything<br />
else? You may have heard<br />
of them, but if you've yet<br />
to sample nuraphones, I<br />
implore you to try them.<br />
Here's the technical bit for why<br />
they sound so good - nuraphones<br />
measure your hearing by detecting activity<br />
in the cochlea inside your inner ear. They<br />
use highly sensitive microphones (the same series<br />
of Knowles ® microphones used by NASA for the<br />
Mars<strong>2020</strong> mission) and advanced signal processing<br />
techniques to measure Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)<br />
- sounds coming out of your ear - to understand<br />
how sensitive your hearing is to different tones. By<br />
detecting the ear's response to a variety of frequencies,<br />
the nuraphone can create a hearing profile. Once<br />
complete, this hearing profile is used to adapt the<br />
music to match the nuraphone "sound system" to<br />
your "hearing system" delivering perfectly balanced<br />
and crystal clear detail.<br />
Go and give them a go - you'll never have heard<br />
anything like it, literally. £349, nuraphone.com<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> later life<br />
PENSIONS ACROSS<br />
THE GENERATIONS<br />
Whatever your age, we all like to think that<br />
other generations have it better. Anna Murdock<br />
takes a subjective look at the three generations<br />
currently making up the UK’s workforce.<br />
Millennials<br />
Millennials often gripe that their future wealth has been<br />
squandered by the baby boomers, who are now retiring en<br />
masse. For their part, older people often accuse millennials<br />
of living only in the now and being spoiled for choice with<br />
education and life experiences. But amid a swirl of other<br />
day-to-day financial concerns, few could deny that spiralling<br />
house prices and astronomical rental costs represent a major<br />
obstacle to starting pension savings.<br />
One key question is, will there be as big a generational<br />
pension gap as millennials fear? Perhaps not. With the<br />
government’s shift towards ‘auto enrolment’, employer<br />
pensions could well plug some of this potential divide.<br />
Pension contributions through auto enrolment look certain<br />
to grow, and according to the Office for National Statistics<br />
(ONS), while in 2012 less than half of UK employees were<br />
saving into a pension plan, now more than 70% are – and<br />
this number is growing. While millennials don’t account for<br />
all of this increase, automatic enrolment is certainly nudging<br />
them towards saving for retirement.<br />
Generation X<br />
Straddling some of the biggest shifts in the pension industry,<br />
Gen Xers may be the ones that feel the pinch the most. In<br />
terms of sheer numbers, Gen-Xers make up more of the<br />
workforce than the other two generations put together.<br />
While some will have been lucky enough to get in on the<br />
golden ticket of final salary schemes, millions of others<br />
haven’t. Instead, government policies designed to get them<br />
saving more, prompted by the dwindling generosity of final<br />
salary schemes have fallen short of their aims.<br />
The baby boomers<br />
Younger people might view today’s pensioners as being<br />
the lucky ones: in addition to having accumulated wealth<br />
through housing, many have the luxury of a guaranteed<br />
income of final salary schemes. Accordingly, there has been<br />
a temptation to point the finger at the baby boomers who<br />
gave rise to the expression ‘The Bank of Mum and Dad.’<br />
The generations that follow them could stand to benefit<br />
from some of this accumulated wealth, especially as the<br />
new pension freedoms might enable more flexibility around<br />
leaving assets for future generations.<br />
However, for every baby boomer that benefits from a<br />
generous final salary provision, there will be another falling<br />
way short of what they need to live comfortably. Such people<br />
might have to work later in life, bursting the traditional<br />
dream of that picture-postcard retirement. ONS statistics<br />
show that the number of people working between the ages<br />
of 70 and 79 has doubled, from 4% to 8%, since 1992. For<br />
the less fortunate that do not have adequate provisions and<br />
have mistakenly assumed that the state would make up the<br />
difference, there is not much time to make up the shortfall<br />
– unlike younger generations who are more aware and can<br />
benefit from the cumulative effect of investing into pensions<br />
early in life.<br />
Perhaps the biggest challenge for the pension industry<br />
and the government is getting us all to save more towards<br />
retirement. Many of us know we should, but this does not<br />
always translate directly into action – especially when more<br />
pressing financial needs have to be covered.<br />
As useful as the broader categories of different generations<br />
can be in highlighting differences, the lessons of intragenerational<br />
disparity should spell out that no two people<br />
share the same financial circumstances. The reality is that<br />
if you are a working adult and you are not sure about<br />
whether your current course of retirement provisions will be<br />
sufficient to meet your needs, then the chances are you will<br />
be off target. So whatever stage of life you are at, doing some<br />
form of retirement planning is probably the single most<br />
important thing you can do right now to ensure you have<br />
enough to retire comfortably.<br />
Anna Murdock, Head of Wealth Planning<br />
JM Finn<br />
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<strong>EPICURE</strong> later life<br />
CARE CONSIDERATIONS<br />
Assessing the care needs of your elderly loved ones can<br />
be a testing and very emotional process. We have some<br />
advice on how to know when to make those difficult<br />
decisions.<br />
The Most Obvious Signs<br />
These signs are often the ones that would cause you concern<br />
straight away - often it involves an accident like a fall or a<br />
health scare. It may also include a chronic health problem<br />
which is worsening or a susceptibility to illnesses which take<br />
hold for a while.<br />
The most crucial thing to look out for is whether your<br />
relative is coping with essential everyday tasks like dressing,<br />
shopping, cooking, managing medications and so on. If there<br />
are no immediate worries for health problems, it may be<br />
that your relative just needs a little more help in the home. A<br />
really useful website is www.housingcare.org which can help<br />
you find a list of home services available to help enable them<br />
to live more happily at home.<br />
If frailty or the frequency of injuries in the home is<br />
increasing, it may be worth looking into assisted living<br />
of some sort. For those who are still relatively mobile,<br />
retirement apartments are an excellent option. Many have<br />
a great little community at their heart with easily accessible<br />
amenities, 24-hour support in case a fall happens again but,<br />
vitally, maintain that element of freedom that is so important.<br />
Changes in Appearance<br />
The way your relative looks and feels when you hug them<br />
can tell you if they are well. If there are noticeable weight<br />
gains it may be that their mobility is being impeded or that<br />
they have developed diabetes. On the other hand, weight loss<br />
could indicate forgetfulness to eat or shop for food, or more<br />
serious underlying health problems like depression or cancer.<br />
Bad body odour and dirty clothes can tell you if they are<br />
struggling to wash themselves and manage their household.<br />
Whilst often quite subtle, these signs can indicate important<br />
changes that are the result of declining health or mobility.<br />
If you aren’t sure, accompany your relative to the doctor to<br />
make sure all their needs are being addressed. The issues with<br />
personal hygiene could be as simple as an inability to climb<br />
in and out of the bath, so consult a fitter who can install a<br />
new one. Other problems relating particularly to mental<br />
health are more serious and could mean your relative needs<br />
to move from home for more specialist or nursing care. This<br />
is by no means an easy decision and must be undertaken over<br />
time.<br />
Social Activity<br />
When people enter retirement, their hobbies and social<br />
meetings generally increase. Active friendships are vital for<br />
happiness, be it lunches with friends or a regular meeting<br />
with a hobby or religious group. If you notice that your<br />
loved one has started to shy away from these meetings or go<br />
for large chunks of time without leaving the house, this is<br />
cause for concern. Lack of companionship is associated with<br />
depression and heart problems in older adults. If you know<br />
that your relatives friends have died or moved away, moving<br />
them to somewhere where there are opportunities for new<br />
friendships could be lifesaving.<br />
In the Home<br />
If you have assessed their well-being in person and believe<br />
there is a problem, it is definitely worth visiting their home to<br />
see how well they are taking care of things. Can you find lots<br />
of expired food in the fridge, dirt and grime in the kitchen<br />
and bathroom and lax housekeeping? These could be signs<br />
of a lack of mobility, in which case an in-house cleaning<br />
service could help. More worryingly, they could be the onset<br />
of dementia - meaning your relative is losing the ability to<br />
remember to follow through on cleaning mess and run their<br />
home.<br />
Making the decision to change the lifestyle of your loved one<br />
is huge and the emotional and financial implications must be<br />
carefully considered, but at the centre of it is the importance<br />
of making sure they are as safe, happy and well as possible, in<br />
an environment that meets their needs.<br />
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OVER-55S CAN IMPROVE<br />
THEIR LIFESTYLE WITH<br />
EQUITY RELEASE<br />
The family home represents a significant asset in<br />
many people’s portfolio, but the money tied up<br />
within its walls is often untouchable without having<br />
to downsize. With equity release however, this is no<br />
longer the case...<br />
By utilising a Lifetime Mortgage, you can access a<br />
portion of your home’s value as a tax-free cash lump<br />
sum. There are no required monthly payments and you<br />
will retain complete ownership of your home. Interest<br />
is charged monthly and is simply added to the mortgage,<br />
with the total not being due for repayment until you have<br />
passed away or entered permanent long-term care.<br />
The mortgage is typically repaid with the sale of the home,<br />
but your estate can use other means that may be available to<br />
them if they wish to keep the home.<br />
Who am I?<br />
My name is George Wotton, a fully qualified equity release<br />
specialist with over 35 years of industry experience. You<br />
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discuss your financial needs. I will be able to provide you<br />
with a personalised illustration, indicating how the mortgage<br />
can grow over time, helping you to understand the impact<br />
that releasing equity could have on the value of your estate<br />
and entitlement to means-tested state benefits.<br />
Why consider equity release?<br />
The tax-free cash injection to your finances can be used<br />
however you wish. Many of my customers like to use it to<br />
make improvements to their home, updating their décor and<br />
ensuring their home is future-proofed.<br />
As releasing equity from your home will reduce the value<br />
of your estate, you could also use a Lifetime Mortgage as an<br />
effective Inheritance Tax planning tool, though it is worth<br />
being aware that the Financial Conduct Authority do not<br />
regulate tax planning.<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
Join the rental revolution<br />
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When we reach retirement age,<br />
many of us consider moving<br />
somewhere that better suits our<br />
needs, whether that’s swapping<br />
an older home that requires lots of upkeep for a<br />
modern property or finding a house that’s a more<br />
suitable size once children have flown the nest.<br />
But not everyone wants to buy somewhere new,<br />
research conducted by the Centre for Ageing Better<br />
has shown that as many as a third of all over-60s<br />
in the UK may be renting privately by 2040.<br />
“In uncertain times, people tend to make fewer<br />
big decisions,” says James Cobb, Group Sales and<br />
Marketing Director of Inspired Villages, one of the<br />
few retirement living providers in the UK to offer<br />
both the option to rent and to buy.<br />
Some people might choose to rent a retirement<br />
property and free up equity by selling their old home.<br />
James Cobb added: “Helping your family get on the<br />
property ladder or freeing up money for your own<br />
ambitions are common reasons that people want<br />
to unburden the capital tied up in their properties.<br />
Later living can, and should, be the best years of<br />
your life, and liquidity does certainly give you<br />
greater freedom of choice.”<br />
The Inspired Villages rental plan offers buyers<br />
a flexible and easy move, financial freedom to<br />
release equity, and the opportunity to put equity<br />
towards funding enriched life experiences.<br />
Increasingly, over-55s are expressing the desire<br />
to embrace later life which is supported in research<br />
conducted by Inspired Villages. Research conducted<br />
earlier this year, asked more than 2000 over-55s<br />
across the UK, to disclose their top tip for ‘enjoying<br />
getting older’, with results showing that the most<br />
popular answer is to ‘enjoy life as much as possible’.<br />
For those who don’t wish to sell the family home but<br />
still want to move, another option is to rent out your<br />
property while you also rent elsewhere. “Rent to rent<br />
is a fabulous solution for many,” he says.<br />
Inspired Villages’ Try Before You Buy option allows<br />
you to rent a property while selling your old home,<br />
with the option to continue renting or buy it after<br />
six months.<br />
“We are so confident our<br />
buyers will love living in<br />
one of our villages that rental<br />
can either offer a stepping<br />
stone or a long-term solution”<br />
James Cobb, Group Sales and Marketing Director<br />
Inspired Villages renters are part of a vibrant<br />
community and enjoy all the same benefits<br />
as homeowners, with access to facilities<br />
including a restaurant, wellness spa and pool,<br />
gym, bar and cinema.<br />
Properties range from two- and three-bed cottages<br />
with gardens to one- and two-bed apartments.<br />
Inspired Villages offers a rental option with an<br />
inclusive charge, including all utility and energy<br />
costs, tied to the Consumer Price Index. There is<br />
also a package of care and hospitality services<br />
to suit an individual’s needs, providing an<br />
alternative to a care home.<br />
For more information about the<br />
homes available at Inspired Villages,<br />
contact the team on 0808 3019 801,<br />
or visit: InspiredVillages.co.uk/Rental<br />
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A new way to retire?<br />
Renting in retirement, now there’s an idea.<br />
Dine in or eat out? Swim or spa? The choice is yours.<br />
Release that all-important equity in your home,<br />
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And now Inspired Villages offers a<br />
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Get in touch for more details:<br />
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Care planning for loved ones and elderly relatives can be<br />
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Aura Care Living’s Surrey-based King’s Lodge is a multiaward-winning<br />
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Respect is at the core of everything they do, as is their drive to<br />
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Stepping inside King’s Lodge has been likened to walking into<br />
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seeing the beautiful décor, the incredible facilities and the<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO<br />
SELF-FUND YOUR CARE?<br />
In West Sussex care home fees could cost up to £1500 a week<br />
(the cost will vary, depending on the provider and your<br />
needs). Deciding on the best way to fund this could turn out<br />
to be one of the most important financial decisions people<br />
will have to make – either for themselves or on behalf of<br />
relatives. Getting independent and expert advice and support<br />
could make all the difference.<br />
Get independent financial advice<br />
Both Which? and the Money Advice Service recommend that<br />
people seek independent financial advice from a member of the<br />
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pay for long-term care. Currently, not enough people are aware of<br />
this and are simply funding care fees with savings or the proceeds<br />
of a house sale.<br />
If you’re considering care options in West Sussex for yourself<br />
or a relative, the Carewise care funding scheme can provide<br />
you with information and advice to guide you through the<br />
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Book your free consultation<br />
Your first consultation with a care fees specialist is free of charge<br />
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Visit www.carewiseadvice.com to find out more about the care<br />
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