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ISSUE 04<br />
XMAS<br />
GIFT<br />
GUIDE<br />
XMAS & NYE<br />
SORTED<br />
THE ECO<br />
ISSUE<br />
ULTIMATE<br />
P A R T Y<br />
DRESSING<br />
Shakira<br />
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and stunning interiors are inspired by the surrounding<br />
gardens - to create an exceptional, must-try Italian-style<br />
dining experience. The menu changes constantly with a<br />
considered nod to the seasons and fresh fruit, vegetable<br />
and herbs on offer in their gardens – which as a guest to<br />
The Garden House you are welcome to explore. Plus,<br />
invite family and friends to share a traditional English<br />
roast on Sundays too.<br />
JAPANESE GRILL<br />
Located in The House, the award-winning Japanese Grill<br />
offers a varied menu of delicately flavoured selections of<br />
the most exquisite sushi, sashimi and nigiri. You can also<br />
enjoy the finest cuts of meat and fish from the Josper<br />
Grill. Or for a fabulously different dining experience, let<br />
talented head chef, Wojciech Popow, guide you through<br />
the finest selection of locally-sourced, modern Japanese<br />
gourmet specialties in their famous six-course “Seasonal<br />
Tasting Menu.” A must try is their famous black cod<br />
or chargrilled turbot lined with crispy Kentish ants.<br />
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d celebrate,<br />
erbrook.<br />
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and rare artwork collections. There are over 350<br />
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and a bar snack menu of Japanese-inspired tacos and<br />
light bites. There is also a generous selection of the<br />
finest champagnes, wines and cocktails to choose from<br />
– all selected, shaken and stirred by their world-class<br />
sommeliers and mixologists. If you fancy something<br />
different you can ask your Beaverbrook bartender to<br />
come up with something new for you.<br />
THE COACH HOUSE SPA<br />
At the Coach House Spa your experience of health,<br />
vitality and nature is inspired by the natural surroundings.<br />
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equipped gym or unload those mid-week stresses with<br />
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84<br />
18<br />
NEWS<br />
11 What’s On<br />
13 Calendar<br />
14 Celebrities<br />
18 For Him<br />
20 For Her<br />
24 Chill In<br />
28 Rock Out<br />
FEATURES<br />
36 Shakira<br />
42 Earthshot <strong>2021</strong><br />
50 Xmas Gift Guide<br />
84 Cool Laser<br />
FASHION<br />
62 Wonderlust<br />
72 LUC Clothing<br />
HOMES & INTERIORS<br />
105 Property of the Month<br />
GASTRONOMY<br />
72<br />
110 Gastronomy Guide<br />
116 Trend 1 Restaurant<br />
Review<br />
COLUMNISTS<br />
118 Ria Elaina – Let the<br />
Festivities Commence<br />
96 Sadie Pizzey – How to<br />
Decorate Your Home<br />
OUT & ABOUT<br />
124 Xmas Shopping at<br />
The Packhouse<br />
126 The Watermill<br />
Wows Locals<br />
128 Xmas Spectacular<br />
Comes to Oxshott<br />
130 Surrey Hills<br />
Sustainability Project<br />
LISTINGS<br />
134 Best of the Web<br />
136 Tarot Reading<br />
138 Astrology<br />
144 60 Second Interview<br />
John Altman<br />
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EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
EDITOR<br />
SAM MATTHEWS<br />
ART EDITOR<br />
Teodora Nikolov<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGNER<br />
Jane Janevski<br />
PHOTOGRAPHERS<br />
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Martin Spaven<br />
MUA<br />
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Sadie Pizzey<br />
Helen Watts<br />
Pia Talbot<br />
Surrey Rocks Magazine<br />
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Hello Surrey,<br />
W<br />
elcome to the December Issue of Surrey Rocks.<br />
As much as I don’t want to say it, the pandemic is top of<br />
everyone’s minds this month. Hopefully we get this new<br />
‘Omicron’ strain in check – the thought of another bleak<br />
winter in lockdown is too much to fathom! On the plus side though,<br />
it’s a great excuse to plan those nights out now! Our What’s On and<br />
Calendar pages will help you make the most out of the festive season<br />
showcasing the best events Surrey has to offer.<br />
Other highlights of this issue include a rare celeb moment – especially<br />
in WAGville – someone using their platform for greater good. Shakira,<br />
our cover star, has certainly done this. She has been elected as a judge<br />
on the panel of Prince William’s Earthshot <strong>2021</strong> as well as launching<br />
the ‘Barefoot Foundation’ campaigning for the right for every child to<br />
have access to education in her native Columbia. Read about Shakira’s<br />
rise to fame, her goodwill and the five worthy winners of the £1m<br />
Earthshot prize fund, whose remarkable environmental solutions are<br />
aiming to save our planet.<br />
Elsewhere we bring you The Xmas Gift Guide in case you are<br />
struggling for gift ideas For Him, For Her or For Them. Plus, we have<br />
two stunning fashion shoots – Wonderlust who currently have a pop up<br />
in Bentalls Centre in Kingston and LUC Clothing’s brand new collection<br />
of cool loungewear.<br />
Last but not least, hats off to all the attendees of the Surrey Hills<br />
Tree Sustainability Project on 21st November who braved the cold to<br />
plant trees along a 50 metre stretch of the nature reserve in Clandon.<br />
Organised by Surrey Hills Enterprises, they are now calling for residents<br />
to become a Surrey Hills Champions - supporting community nature<br />
recovery projects and increasing local sustainability. Sign up by visiting<br />
their website at www.surreyhills.org.<br />
Til next time,<br />
Sam<br />
<strong>SURREY</strong><strong>ROCKS</strong> | ISSUE 04 9
Box Office / Coffee Shop<br />
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Bringing you Theatre, Live Music, Comedy,<br />
Dance, Halloween, Christmas and New Years events!<br />
Art Deco style bar and outdoor seating area serving<br />
locally sourced drinks and snacks and beautiful coffees & cakes.
WHAT’S ON<br />
NEWS<br />
CHRISTMAS & NYE NIGHTS OUT SORTED<br />
There is a host of big events happening this December in Surrey so get<br />
planning now. From December 1 to Xmas Eve you can sample the best of The<br />
Grumpy Mole’s Festive Menu starting at £28.95 per person for 2 courses. On<br />
December 11, Pounding Heart in Esher is hosting a Great Gatsby themed party,<br />
CuVee VIII has Legends of Swing with Ray Lowe on December 19 while Pounding<br />
Heart, Niku, Red and Humming’s have DJ’s every Friday and Saturday night till<br />
late. Celebrate NYE in style with a 7-course menu at The Victoria in Oxshott for<br />
only £125 per person. Or boogie your way into 2022 with Groove Warriors &<br />
Guest DJ’s at Esher Theatre. Alternatively, enjoy a 6-piece big band night at Ditto<br />
Thames Ditton or Rind are offering 4 courses and bubbles for £49.<br />
LUXURIOUS LIVING IN EPSOM<br />
The Woodcote is a stunning collection of 98<br />
homes in the heart of leafy Epsom that have<br />
just come to market. Choose from penthouses,<br />
Grade II listed conversion apartments, deluxe<br />
homes with one, two or three bedrooms as<br />
well as freehold houses with beautiful gardens.<br />
These spaces are beautiful on the outside<br />
and beautiful on the inside too, with integrated<br />
appliances, state-of-the-art kitchens and<br />
elegant bathrooms, all hand picked and<br />
finished with style and expertise. See www.<br />
thewoodcote-epsom.co.uk for more details.<br />
RED LAUNCH KIDS FILM CLUB<br />
Red Bar & Café in Weybridge<br />
are launching a Festive Kids<br />
Cinema Club this December 22nd<br />
showing the cult favourite children’s<br />
Christmas film ‘Elf’ starring Will<br />
Ferrell. The film starts at 11.30am<br />
followed by a Christmas Disco<br />
with delicious food and all the fun<br />
trimmings; including popcorn, candy<br />
canes and gingerbread men. The<br />
event costs £5 entry per child with<br />
accompanying adults free of charge.<br />
Red insiders have said this may well<br />
become a regular monthly fixture<br />
at the popular bar and café. See<br />
www.red-restaurant.co.uk to book.<br />
BEAVERBROOK LAUNCH WINTER<br />
ICE-SKATING<br />
Add a touch of magic to your Winter break<br />
this year with ice-skating at Beaverbrook. Twirl<br />
your way around their enchanting rink whilst<br />
enjoying well-loved Xmas melodies. Guests<br />
can indulge in a glass of bubbles or snack<br />
on hot chocolate and sugary treats including<br />
donuts and candy floss from their stunning rinkside<br />
cabins. Ice-skating will be available from<br />
December 1st to January 31st to both hotel<br />
residents as well as guests visiting the estate<br />
for dining or spa days. See www.beaverbrook.<br />
co.uk for more details.<br />
COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU<br />
Rocks Mag, the parent company of Surrey Rocks, are pleased<br />
to announce there will be an additional 8 magazines launching<br />
in the UK next year. The Surrey Rocks effect has taken hold<br />
and London, Manchester, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool,<br />
Chester, Newcastle and Edinburgh Rocks Magazines will be<br />
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<strong>SURREY</strong><strong>ROCKS</strong> | ISSUE 04 11
THE VICTORIA OXSHOTT<br />
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The Victoria Oxshott, High Street, Oxshott, Surrey KT22 0JR | thevictoriaoxshott
december<br />
OUT WHAT’S ON EVERY<br />
MONTH WITH THE LATEST<br />
EVENTS IN AND AROUND<br />
<strong>2021</strong>FIND<br />
THE <strong>SURREY</strong><br />
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Happy 6Hour @<br />
7<br />
Rind<br />
Chess & Bridge Night<br />
@ Ditto Thames Ditton<br />
Model Boot Camp @<br />
LVMM<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @<br />
Rind<br />
Chess & Bridge Night<br />
@ Ditto Thames Ditton<br />
Model Boot Camp @<br />
LVMM<br />
13<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour<br />
@ Rind<br />
Chess & Bridge Night<br />
@ Ditto Thames<br />
Ditton<br />
Model Boot Camp @<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku<br />
Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
15<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Tootsy Tuesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Wine Tuesdays @ Rind<br />
14<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku<br />
Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Reginald D Hunter @<br />
Esher Theatre<br />
Tootsy Tuesdays @<br />
20 21<br />
LVMM<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour<br />
@ Rind<br />
Chess & Bridge Night<br />
@ Ditto Thames<br />
Ditton<br />
Model Boot Camp @<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Tootsy Tuesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Wine Tuesdays @ Rind<br />
22<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Wine Tuesdays @ Rind<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku<br />
Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Tootsy Tuesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
27 28<br />
LVMM<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Wine Tuesdays @ Rind<br />
Wow Wednesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Singer @ The Victoria<br />
Oxshott<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Festive Set Menu @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @<br />
Rind<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Wow Wednesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @<br />
Rind<br />
Singer @ The Victoria<br />
Oxshott<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
£5 Lunch @ L’Ultimo<br />
Unlimited Raclette @<br />
Rind<br />
40% Off @ Red Bar<br />
Elton John Tribute @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Festive Menu @<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
DJ @ Pounding Heart<br />
DJ & Happy Hour @<br />
Niku Bar<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @<br />
Rind<br />
Live Music @ Ditto<br />
DJ’s @ Hummings &<br />
Red<br />
Opulence DJ & Dine @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
DJ @ Red Bar & Café<br />
DJ @ Hummings Bar<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
Festive Menu @ Grumpy<br />
Mole<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
Purdue Live Singers @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
£5 Lunch @ L’Ultimo<br />
Unlimited Raclette @<br />
Rind<br />
40% Off @ Red Bar &<br />
Café<br />
Barry White Tribute @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
8 9 10<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Menu @<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Nutcracker @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Wow Wednesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch @ L’Ultimo<br />
Aretha Franklin Tribute<br />
@ CuVée VIII<br />
Fondue Night @ Rind<br />
Singer @ The Victoria<br />
Oxshott<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Menu @ Grumpy<br />
Mole<br />
Nutcracker @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
£5 Lunch @ L’Ultimo<br />
Unlimited Raclette @<br />
Rind<br />
Donna Band Live @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Bottomless Brunch/DJ @<br />
Niku Bar<br />
Bottomless Brunch @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Brunch & Bubbly @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Dapper & Suave Xmas<br />
Market @ Dorking Halls<br />
Festive Menu @ Grumpy<br />
Mole<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
DJ’s @ Hummings & Red<br />
Opulence @ CuVée VIII<br />
Festive Menu @<br />
Bottomless Brunch/DJ £35 Bottomless<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
@ Niku Bar<br />
Brunch @ Niku Bar<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher Festive Menu @ Brunch & Bubbly @<br />
Theatre<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1 Dear Santa @ Esher Sunday Roast @ The<br />
DJ @ Pounding Heart Theatre<br />
Watermill<br />
DJ @ Niku Bar<br />
Live<br />
11<br />
Music @ Trend 1 Sunday<br />
12<br />
Roast @ The<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @ Brunch & Bubbly @ Victoria Oxshott<br />
Rind<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Live Music @ Ditto Great Gatsby Party @ Grumpy Mole<br />
DJ’s @ Hummings & Pounding Heart Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Red Bar<br />
DJ’s @ Hummings Garden House<br />
Opulence DJ & Dine @ & Red<br />
Sunday Cinema Club<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Opulence @ CuVée @ Beaverbrook<br />
DJ @ Red Bar & Café VIII<br />
DJ @ Hummings Bar<br />
Festive Menu @ Brunch Life Surrey @ £35 Bottomless Brunch<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
@ Niku Bar<br />
Nutcracker @ Esher Bottomless Brunch/DJ Festive Set Menu @ The<br />
Theatre<br />
@ Niku Bar<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1 Festive Menu @<br />
The Legends of Swing<br />
DJ @ Pounding Heart Grumpy Mole<br />
with Ray Lowe @ CuVée<br />
VIII<br />
DJ @ Niku Bar<br />
Nutcracker @ Esher<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
DJ’s @ Hummings & Theatre<br />
Watermill<br />
Red<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1 Sunday Roast @ The<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @ DJ @ Pounding Heart Victoria Oxshott<br />
Rind<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @ Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Live Music @ Ditto Rind<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Opulence DJ & Dine @ DJ’s @ Hummings Sunday Roast @ The<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
& Red<br />
Garden House<br />
DJ @ Red Bar & Café<br />
Sunday Cinema Club @<br />
DJ @ Hummings Bar<br />
Beaverbrook<br />
16 17 18 19<br />
Opulence @ CuVée VIII<br />
(call to book)<br />
Xmas Lunch @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole Epsom<br />
Xmas Lunch @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole Tadworth<br />
23 24<br />
Xmas<br />
25<br />
Lunch @ The<br />
26<br />
Grumpy Mole Cheam<br />
Xmas Lunch @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole Oxted<br />
Xmas Lunch @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Brockham<br />
Festive Pan-Asian<br />
Set Menu @ Fetcham<br />
Tandoori<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku<br />
Kids ‘Elf’ Xmas Party @<br />
Red Bar<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Menu @ Grumpy<br />
Mole<br />
Elf Movie @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Wow Wednesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
Singer @ The Victoria<br />
Oxshott<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @ Rind<br />
Luther Vandross Tribute<br />
@ CuVée VIII<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku<br />
Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Set Menu @<br />
The Grumpy Mole<br />
Wow Wednesdays @<br />
Polished<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Cocktails @ Rind<br />
Singer @ The Victoria<br />
Oxshott<br />
Happy Hour @ Niku<br />
Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Menu @<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Sing That Swing @<br />
Esher Theatre<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Unlimited Raclette @<br />
Rind<br />
40% Off Dinner @ Red<br />
Bar<br />
2 for £12 Cocktails<br />
& 25% off Food @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
Festive Menu @<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
£5 Lunch Deal @<br />
L’Ultimo<br />
Unlimited Raclette @<br />
Rind<br />
40% Off Dinner @ Red<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @<br />
Rind<br />
5 Course Dinner @ The<br />
Victoria Oxshott<br />
Live Music @ Trend 1<br />
DJ @ Pounding Heart<br />
DJ @ Niku Bar<br />
£5 Lunch @ L’Ultimo<br />
2-4-1 Happy Hour @<br />
Rind<br />
DJ’s @ Hummings & Red<br />
Live Music @ Ditto<br />
Xmas Eve Party @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
NYE Party 8pm - 4am @<br />
Niku Bar<br />
NYE Dinner & Dance @<br />
Pounding Heart<br />
NYE Party @ L’Ultimo &<br />
Trend 1<br />
NYE Party @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
Big Band Night £30<br />
Entry @ Ditto Thames<br />
Ditton<br />
4 Courses & Bubbly £49<br />
@ Rind<br />
7 Course Dinner £125 @<br />
The Victoria Oxshott<br />
Xmas Lunch @ L’Ultimo<br />
Dear Santa @ Esher<br />
Theatre<br />
£35 Bottomless Brunch<br />
@ Niku Bar<br />
Brunch & Bubbly @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Watermill<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Victoria Oxshott<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Garden House<br />
Sunday Cinema Club @<br />
Beaverbrook<br />
4 Course Menu @ The<br />
Victoria Oxshott<br />
£35 Bottomless Brunch<br />
@ Niku Bar<br />
Brunch & Bubbly @<br />
CuVée VIII<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Watermill<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Grumpy Mole<br />
Sunday Roast @ The<br />
Garden House<br />
Sunday Cinema Club @<br />
Beaverbrook<br />
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celebrities<br />
everyone’s talking about...<br />
BRITNEY IS FINALLY FREE!!!!<br />
The words “Free Britney” have been<br />
hanging off the lips of Britney Spears<br />
fans for over a decade now. And finally<br />
on November 12th – those words were<br />
made true as the conservatorship that<br />
has been hanging over the troubled<br />
singer was finally lifted by the LA<br />
Courts.<br />
Her father, 69-year-old Jamie<br />
Spears, no longer controls<br />
her assets, her fortune,<br />
her medication and<br />
ultimately her decision<br />
making. An embittered<br />
and freshly freed Britney,<br />
aged 39, said her family<br />
and those involved in<br />
the conservatorship<br />
“should all be in jail“<br />
following the ruling.<br />
“Honestly, it still blows<br />
my mind every day I wake<br />
up how my family and the<br />
conservatorship were able<br />
to do what they did to me,” she<br />
wrote on Instagram, “It was demoralising<br />
and degrading!”<br />
The legal decision-making process<br />
has been long and drawn out and Britney<br />
had to testify in order to get the 13-year<br />
conservatorship lifted. For many years it was<br />
not even negated in court.<br />
Britney’s troubles all began back in 2007<br />
when she split from her ex Kevin Federline<br />
and famously shaved off her hair, attacked a<br />
paparazzi, admitted to excessive drinking and<br />
CELEBS HIGHLIGHT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE<br />
A host of celebrities including Annie Lennox, Donna Air<br />
and Sadie Frost are backing a one-off play highlighting<br />
domestic abuse. The play called ‘Punched’ showcases<br />
powerful stories of survivors from around the globe.<br />
Actress Sadie said: “It is crucial to raise awareness<br />
regarding the rising levels of domestic abuse.”<br />
The show features actresses including former<br />
‘EastEnders’ star Tracy-Ann Oberman and ex-‘Casualty’<br />
actor Priyanga Burford.<br />
Eurythmics star Annie said one in three women face<br />
physical or sexual violence in their lifetime according to<br />
World Health Organisation figures and it has got to stop.<br />
The opening night is on December 6th at The Criterion<br />
Theatre in London.<br />
had a very public meltdown; being taken to<br />
hospital one night from her LA home in full<br />
view of the awaiting 150-strong paparazzi and<br />
news crews. However, less than a year later<br />
the ‘Toxic’ singer got her life back on track,<br />
stopped drinking and socialising and seemed<br />
perfectly normal releasing her fourth album<br />
‘Circus’ to worldwide critical acclaim.<br />
Despite this, behind the scenes,<br />
a plethora of her father’s legal<br />
team were plotting to enter<br />
her into a draconian<br />
conservatorship whereby<br />
she would no longer<br />
legally have control<br />
over her life because<br />
of her “meltdown” a<br />
year prior to this and<br />
“deeming her not fit to<br />
make decisions.” This<br />
was made legal in the<br />
State of California in 2008<br />
under the aforementioned<br />
conservatorship laws and<br />
Britney lost control of her life and<br />
fortune.<br />
The $60 million plus fortune she had amassed<br />
since her 2002 career took off was taken out of<br />
her control instantly and according to reports<br />
hefty pay checks were given to those “caring<br />
for her” or part of Jamie Spears team.<br />
Since the legal battle was conceded on the<br />
12th November, Britney is said to be taking<br />
charge of her life and has already started<br />
making plans to re-enter the world of film and<br />
music.<br />
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JESSIE J MISCARRIAGE HEARTACHE<br />
Brit singer Jessie J has<br />
tragically revealed she lost<br />
the baby she was carrying in<br />
her second trimester.<br />
The 33-year-old singer<br />
- who publicly announced<br />
she would be caring for the<br />
child alone, after separating<br />
from her partner dancer Max<br />
Pham less than a<br />
month ago –<br />
has now had<br />
to share the news that during<br />
her third pivotal scan.... the<br />
doctors could no longer find<br />
a heartbeat.<br />
The devastated<br />
singer took to<br />
social media to<br />
tell fans in an<br />
emotional<br />
p o s t :<br />
“Yesterday<br />
morning I<br />
was laughing<br />
with a<br />
friend saying<br />
‘seriously<br />
though how<br />
am I going to get<br />
through my gig in<br />
LA tomorrow night without<br />
telling the whole audience I<br />
am pregnant.’ By yesterday<br />
afternoon I was dreading the<br />
thought of getting through<br />
the gig without breaking<br />
NEWS<br />
down… After going for my<br />
3rd scan and being told there<br />
was no longer a heartbeat - I<br />
feel like I have no control of<br />
my emotions. I may regret<br />
posting this. I may not. I<br />
actually don’t know. What<br />
I do know is that I want to<br />
sing tonight. Not because<br />
I’m avoiding the grief or the<br />
process, but because I know<br />
singing tonight will help me.”<br />
The brave singer took to<br />
the stage and did her gig. She<br />
also posted a quote from an<br />
Australian poet to sum up her<br />
feelings on her miscarriage,<br />
“Sometimes love won’t be<br />
enough to make it work, and<br />
that’s ok. It doesn’t mean<br />
that you’ve failed.” It was<br />
the first time the singer had<br />
fallen pregnant and she has<br />
said publicly she had always<br />
hoped to be a mother.<br />
JAMIE REDKNAPP ANNOUNCES<br />
BIRTH OF SON<br />
Ex-footballer Jamie Redknapp and his wife Frida<br />
have just announced the birth of their first child<br />
together, a son called Raphael.<br />
The couple, who got together in 2019, following<br />
Redknapp’s high profile split from Louise Redknapp<br />
- his partner of 20 years - announced the news they<br />
were expecting in June and a month ago took part in<br />
an unceremonious Shotgun wedding in London.<br />
The child is the third for Jamie and the fifth for<br />
Frida. Jamie has sons Charley (17) and Beau (12) with<br />
Louise and Swedish model Frida, aged 37, has 4 kids<br />
from her ex-husband, a rich hedge fund manager.<br />
The Redknapp’s are said to be delighted and can’t<br />
wait to introduce Raphael to his six teenage siblings.<br />
JESY NELSON CONFIRMS NEW ROMANCE<br />
Ex Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has confirmed her new romance with<br />
‘Waterloo Road’ and ‘Emily in Paris’ star Lucien Laviscourt, after they<br />
were pictured kissing on a night out in London.<br />
Jesy, aged 30, and Lucien, 29, were snapped<br />
kissing on a rickshaw ride through the capital<br />
on Saturday 27th November.<br />
The new romance is a welcome<br />
sidetrack for Jesy who was embroiled<br />
in a ‘blackfishing’ scandal with her exbandmates<br />
only last month on releasing<br />
her new solo single ‘Boyz’.<br />
She was previously romantically linked<br />
to ‘Love Island’ star Chris Hughes.<br />
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BELUGA SUSHI B<br />
“Bringing Decadence<br />
Enjoy great food, spectacular cocktails, amazing ambien<br />
The team that brought you Del Fuoco Italian have diversified following years of dining in Mayfair<br />
Beluga will wow Surrey residents with their sublime Japanese an<br />
OPENIN<br />
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www.beluga.bar beluga.surrey
AR & LOUNGE<br />
to Surrey Nightlife”<br />
ce, world-class DJ’s and unparalleled service at Beluga.<br />
Restaurants with a cool party vibe - they are bringing their own slice of London to Leatherhead.<br />
d Sushi-inspired menu, chefs, entertainment and mixologists.<br />
G SOON<br />
1-3 High Street, Leatherhead, KT22 8AA<br />
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NEWS<br />
FOR HIM<br />
WHAT'S TRENDING...<br />
TECH &<br />
GADGET NEWS<br />
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS<br />
For the budding photographer that wants to capture<br />
the most amazing aerial shots and video footage. This<br />
nifty new gadget will enable you to get superb video<br />
or photos from 4,000 meters in the air! The new Mini 2<br />
Drone features 4 x zoom, panoramic views and an app<br />
to quickly save and transfer footage, among many other<br />
cool design features. Available on Amazon from £229.<br />
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BE A MASTER<br />
MIXOLOGIST<br />
Always messing up your athome<br />
cocktails then this nifty<br />
number from Drinkworks by<br />
Keurig allows you to simply<br />
put in a cocktail pod and make<br />
cocktails in under a minute by just<br />
the touch of a button. With 30<br />
plus different cocktail variations<br />
to choose from you can wow<br />
guests with your cocktail making<br />
expertise! The Drinksworks<br />
Home Bar has an onboard<br />
chilling and carbonation device<br />
to make chilled, bubbly cocktails<br />
for you and your friends. Buy<br />
from £399 at Master of Malt.
SPEAK 43 LANGUAGES<br />
This is the ideal device for<br />
holidaymakers or frequent business<br />
travellers who encounter language<br />
barriers. Thanks to Poliglu these<br />
difficulties will soon be a thing of the<br />
past! With just a few button clicks, you<br />
can handily translate what you want to<br />
say into over 43 languages in real-time.<br />
This is the ultimate ‘cheats’ gadget for<br />
anyone that wants to get by without<br />
actually having to learn the lingo. If you<br />
are at school or university this is not to<br />
be taken into exams! Available from<br />
£79 from the Poliglu website.<br />
LUC DROP NEW RANGE<br />
IN TIME FOR XMAS<br />
SMART SCALES<br />
The brand new KoreScale is the<br />
ultimate smart scale, with patented<br />
Bioelectric Impedance Analysis<br />
(BIA) technology so when you step<br />
on the scale, 4 precision sensors<br />
scan and analyse your entire body,<br />
and break it down into 14 key<br />
health metrics. In addition to your<br />
weight, you can see your BMI, body<br />
fat, muscle mass, water weight and<br />
much more. With these insights,<br />
KoreScale takes the guesswork out<br />
of fitness. You can see exactly how<br />
your body responds to diet and<br />
exercise in real time. Prices start<br />
from £64 on Amazon.<br />
NEWS FASHION<br />
V S<br />
SKINTED<br />
MINTED<br />
CHRISTMAS PARTYWEAR<br />
We’ve scoured the best men’s fashion on the<br />
web to bring you the coolest, chicest partywear<br />
on the market. Dare to be different in coloured<br />
trouser suits in either dusky pink or navy with<br />
gold foil print or embrace the monochrome<br />
trend and get your Christmas partywear shirt<br />
from New Look or All Saints. Have a good one!<br />
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT SUITS<br />
SKINTED<br />
MINTED<br />
£28, ASOS<br />
Luc Clothing have<br />
just dropped their<br />
new collection of<br />
loungewear which<br />
we got a sneak peak<br />
of to share with you.<br />
Consisting of brightly<br />
coloured hoodies,<br />
sweatshirts, T-shirts and<br />
tracksuits this uber cool<br />
brand from You Tube sensations,<br />
Woody and Kleiny, has become a smash hit since its launch in 2018 with<br />
celeb fans including footballer Mario Balotelli and TV personalities Chris<br />
Hughes and Alex Murphy. The brand which stands for #letuscreate was the<br />
brainchild of best friends Paul Klein and Paul Wood who shot to fame on<br />
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2009 and have now amassed over 25 million social<br />
media followers with their hilarious videos. You can see their full collection<br />
at www.lucclothing.com and catch the boys creating TV gold behind the<br />
scenes during ‘I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!’<br />
LUC is offering Surrey Rocks readers 15% off their online store at<br />
www.lucclothing.com - just type in <strong>ROCKS</strong>15 at the checkout to claim your<br />
discount.<br />
MONOCHROME SHIRTS<br />
SKINTED<br />
MINTED<br />
£25, NEW LOOK<br />
£150, TWISTED TAILOR<br />
£99, ALL SAINTS<br />
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NEWS<br />
FOR HER<br />
WHAT'S TRENDING...<br />
WINTERBRIGHT<br />
It’s been banded around in the fashion<br />
industry for some time now that ‘Dopamine<br />
Dressing’ (ie. wearing bright clothing) can<br />
actually alter our moods and lift our<br />
spirits.<br />
Famed colour psychologist Karen<br />
Haller states that wearing bright<br />
colours can cause “physiological<br />
changes within us and boost our<br />
moods.”<br />
With that said, now we are in<br />
December and the party season<br />
is upon us, do you want to pass<br />
on the feel-good vibes and wow<br />
in colour. Apparently purple is<br />
the colour de jeur with sales<br />
up 16% according to fashion<br />
bible, WGSN.<br />
“Winter brights will inject a<br />
much-needed sense of energy<br />
and optimism,” WGSN’s<br />
Collection Review says,<br />
continuing to explain that<br />
a surprising hue, purple, is<br />
in fact “one of the fastestgrowing<br />
colours, increasing<br />
its small share +16% YoY.”<br />
Going forward the<br />
trend<br />
forecasting<br />
company foresees “uplifting<br />
juxtapositions between<br />
core colours and energetic<br />
brights,” which is a very<br />
translatable tactic for our<br />
own wardrobes.<br />
Another runway<br />
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S<br />
staple this Autumn/Winter <strong>2021</strong><br />
was red and green – both great<br />
for the Christmas Party season as<br />
the colours are both so festive.<br />
Copy Rita Ora’s look with this red<br />
satin dress from Pretty Little Thing<br />
or opt for a similar conifer green<br />
dress by Wolf & Badger; for £30<br />
and £184 respectively.<br />
Surrey Rocks fashion ed has<br />
also found this gorgeous Silk Fred<br />
purple midi wrap style dress with<br />
plunging hemline which is perfect<br />
for the party season – and a snip<br />
at only £49.<br />
Happy party season! We hope<br />
you wow in your Winter Brights –<br />
see our What’s On and Calendar<br />
pages to find out about the best<br />
in Surrey events this December.<br />
XMAS FLORALS<br />
Hannah Martin Flowers are<br />
presenting these beautiful<br />
and fun Rainbow Wreaths<br />
and Mini Xmas Trees – perfect<br />
gifts ‘For Her’ this season.<br />
The wreath, priced at £50,<br />
contains dried flowers, leaves<br />
and other festive ingredients<br />
creating an everlasting work<br />
of art for your wall or door.<br />
It is presented in a large<br />
pink box alongside a trio of<br />
deliciously scented wax melts<br />
from Smellysaurus, a rainbow<br />
candy cane and a pouch of<br />
rainbow chocolate coins.<br />
Hannah Martin is donating<br />
5% from every one of their<br />
Christmas Rainbow Boxes<br />
sold during the month of<br />
December to the Rainbow<br />
Trust Children’s Charity.<br />
Alternatively, their Mini Rainbow Tree Kit, priced at £30, contains<br />
a miniature tree along with everything needed to make it sparkle,<br />
including colourful mini baubles, gold star tinsel and even a mini<br />
bobble hat.<br />
To purchase see www.hannahmartin.net<br />
NEWS FASHION<br />
V S<br />
SKINTED<br />
MINTED<br />
RED PARTY DRESSES<br />
This red dress by AQ/AQ is a steal at only £91<br />
(reduced from £150) and the cut is extremely<br />
flattering on any shape or size. Alternatively<br />
splash out on this Yaura one-shoulder maxi dress<br />
from ASOS for £150 and be the belle of the ball.<br />
£91, AQ/AQ<br />
SKINTED<br />
SKINTED<br />
MINTED<br />
MINTED<br />
£150, YAURA<br />
LITTLE BLACK DRESS<br />
You can’t go wrong with the LBD or skirt at<br />
Xmas. Fringe benefits are big news this A/W21<br />
so invest in a good make like the ones below as<br />
you don’t want to be looking like a plucked bird<br />
this Christmas!<br />
WONDERLUST, £180<br />
ASOS, £120<br />
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Discover<br />
OUR STORY<br />
✳<br />
The British love affair with Indian cuisine is a tale that spans more than<br />
200 years – from the opening of the very first curry house in 1809,<br />
to its rise in the 21st Century as Britain’s national dish.
Welcome<br />
Fetcham Tandoori is an award winning, authentic Asian Cuisine restaurant,<br />
based in Fetcham, Leatherhead but serving customers across Surrey and<br />
London. Enjoy a meal with us for any occasion in our<br />
intimate dining room - or if you fancy a takeaway please contact us.<br />
248 Cobham Road, Fetcham, Leatherhead Surrey, KT22 9JF<br />
01372 374 927<br />
info@fetchamtandoori.co.uk<br />
www.fetchamtandoori.co.uk
NEWS<br />
RECIPE<br />
HERB CRUSTED RACK OF LAMB<br />
This Jamie Oliver dish looks mightily impressive when<br />
served at a dinner party as Oliver himself enthuses: “Lamb like<br />
this is a total treat – it looks dramatic, and gives you tender<br />
blushing meat, with an irresistible feisty crumb. It’s also easy<br />
to scale up or down for two, six or eight, just tweak the timings<br />
instinctively.” A great winter recipe and delicious served with a<br />
red wine jus, dauphinoise potatoes and seasonal vegetables if<br />
time is on your side.<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
(Serves 4)<br />
• 2 x French-trimmed 7-bone racks of lamb , (caps, fat and<br />
sinews removed)<br />
• olive oil<br />
• unsalted butter<br />
• 3 cloves of garlic<br />
• 100 g shelled pistachios<br />
• 1 bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (30g)<br />
• 75 g bread<br />
• 1 whole nutmeg , for grating<br />
• Dijon mustard<br />
• Green Beans<br />
• 350 g fine green beans<br />
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar<br />
• extra virgin olive oil<br />
• ½ a lemon<br />
• 3 sprigs of fresh tarragon<br />
METHOD<br />
1. Get your meat out of the fridge and up to room temperature<br />
before you cook it. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.<br />
2. Drizzle the lamb racks with olive oil and sprinkle generously<br />
with sea salt and black pepper, patting the seasoning all over<br />
the meat.<br />
3. Sear in a hot frying pan on a high heat with a little extra oil<br />
and 1 knob of butter for 2 to 3 minutes, turning with tongs until<br />
golden all over, then<br />
remove the racks to<br />
a roasting tray and<br />
let them cool.<br />
4. Peel 2 cloves<br />
of garlic and place<br />
in a food processor<br />
with the pistachios<br />
and parsley (stalks<br />
and all). Tear in the<br />
bread, finely grate<br />
in half the nutmeg<br />
and blitz into a fine<br />
green crumb.<br />
5. Generously<br />
brush each lamb<br />
rack with mustard,<br />
then cover with<br />
the herby crumb,<br />
patting it all over<br />
the top and sides.<br />
6. Roast for 25<br />
minutes, until the<br />
crust is crisp, to<br />
give you beautifully<br />
blushing lamb.<br />
Remove from the<br />
oven and leave the lamb to rest for 10 minutes.<br />
7. Meanwhile, trim just the stalk ends off the green beans<br />
and cook for 6 to 7 minutes in a pan of boiling salted water.<br />
8. Crush the remaining unpeeled clove of garlic through a<br />
garlic crusher into a jar and mix with 1 teaspoon of mustard,<br />
the vinegar, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and the<br />
lemon juice, then taste and season to perfection.<br />
9. Finely chop and add the tarragon leaves. Drain the<br />
beans and toss with the dressing. Carve up the lamb and<br />
serve with the dressed green beans and Dauphinoise<br />
Potatoes or mash if time is tight.<br />
WINE MATCH<br />
Lamb is one of the most wine friendly meats, as perfect with a red<br />
Bordeaux and Rioja as it is with the fruitier wines of the new world. But<br />
if you’re looking for a perfect wine pairing it’s worth thinking just how<br />
- and for how long - you’re going to cook it. With lamb roasted and<br />
served pink, like in this Jamie Oliver rack of lamb recipe, a Pinot Noir<br />
or Cru Beaujolais would work well. Alternatively if you want to steer<br />
clear of reds a dry rosé, especially vintage rosé Champagne, is also<br />
particularly good.<br />
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NEWS<br />
MOVIE<br />
REVIEW<br />
ALBUM<br />
REVIEW<br />
BOOK<br />
REVIEW<br />
MATRIX RESURRECTIONS<br />
The long-awaited fourth installment of<br />
the sci-fi classic ‘Matrix’ is back. The cast<br />
largely remains the same with Keanu<br />
Reeves donning his iconic long leather<br />
coat to play Neo and Carrie Anne Moss<br />
as his love interest Trinity.<br />
The film is 20 years after the last one<br />
– has it been that long? Am I that old...<br />
we hear you say?! Laurence Fishbourne<br />
is the only member not to return – as<br />
his character has stepped back in time<br />
to the origins of the Matrix and is now<br />
played by ‘Aquaman’ star Yahya Abdul-<br />
Mateen II. Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert<br />
Wilson and Daniel Bernhardt all reprise<br />
their previous roles.<br />
The film begins with Neo living an<br />
ordinary life as his alter ego; Thomas A.<br />
Anderson in San Francisco. He appears<br />
not to remember his past until Morpheus<br />
gives him a red pill that awakens his<br />
mind to the world of the Matrix.<br />
The relationship between Neo and<br />
Trinity will take centre stage again<br />
with Reeves describing the plot as a<br />
“beautiful script that is a love story. It’s<br />
another version of a kind of call to wake<br />
up and it has some great action!” Other<br />
details of the film’s storyline has been<br />
deliberately kept quiet so as not to have<br />
any spoilers pre-launch.<br />
The film is written by and directed by<br />
the talented Lana Wachowski who has<br />
huge sci-fi accolades including ‘V for<br />
Vendetta’, ‘Cloud Atlas’ and of course<br />
all the previous ‘Matrix’ films under her<br />
belt.<br />
If you love science fiction or any of<br />
the other 3 ‘Matrix’ outings – this is a go<br />
to film this December. Release date is<br />
scheduled for December 22nd.<br />
STING – THE BRIDGE<br />
Sting released his 15th studio album<br />
entitled ‘The Bridge’ on November<br />
19th. He wrote the album "in a year<br />
of global pandemic, personal loss,<br />
separation, disruption, lockdown<br />
and extraordinary social and political<br />
turmoil” he claimed.<br />
The album is amazing, well thought<br />
out tracks, lyrics and the usual Sting<br />
style of melodic yet substance singing.<br />
On 1 September "If It's Love" was<br />
released as the first single from the<br />
album to critical acclaim.<br />
The upbeat and infectious pop<br />
tune exhibits his undeniable gift for<br />
melody. In his signature voice - and<br />
taking a different approach to a normal<br />
love song - Sting likens his ‘romantic<br />
feelings’ to calling the doctor about his<br />
‘symptoms’ of being in love as it were<br />
an illness. It is isn’t it?!<br />
"I’m certainly not the first songwriter<br />
to equate falling in or out of love with<br />
an incurable sickness, nor will I be the<br />
last, ’If It’s Love’ is my addition to that<br />
canon where the tropes of metaphorical<br />
symptoms, diagnosis and downright<br />
incapacity are all familiar enough to<br />
make each of us smile ruefully," he said.<br />
Representing various styles from<br />
throughout his career and drawing<br />
inspiration from genres including rock<br />
n’ roll, jazz, classical music and folk, the<br />
album features Sting’s quintessential<br />
sound on pop-rock tracks such as the<br />
album’s opening rock hit “Rushing<br />
Water” and indie-pop sounding “If It’s<br />
Love,” to the electronic ballad “Loving<br />
You” – the tracks are top notch.<br />
17-time award winning Grammy<br />
artist Sting is back. Back with a bang<br />
and a belter of an album!<br />
THE INSIDER –<br />
MATTHEW RICHARDSON<br />
A thrilling novel of espionage and<br />
murder set in the heart of London, from<br />
the critically acclaimed UK spy writer,<br />
Matthew Richardson.<br />
The plot surrounds a Russian defector<br />
who is found brutally murdered in a<br />
London hotel. Only four people knew<br />
he had turned into a spy - the four<br />
most important and powerful figures in<br />
Whitehall.<br />
There's only one conclusion; a mole<br />
has infiltrated the highest levels of<br />
Britain’s M16 security. Operating in<br />
secret from within Westminster's darkest<br />
corners, another former spy - the novel’s<br />
hero - Solomon Vine, must uncover the<br />
traitor.<br />
Britain's future hangs in the balance.<br />
The cat and mouse chase that<br />
ensues is hardly Tom & Jerry – murder<br />
and cover-ups are at every page turn<br />
practically! Vine must locate and “out”<br />
the traitor before he manages to destroy<br />
and expose M16 – leaving the country<br />
with the threat of destruction.<br />
Critics have raved about this book<br />
with The Guardian, calling it, “Proof<br />
that the spy genre is flourishing in the<br />
21st Century. Richardson’s plotting has<br />
an old school, Swiss-clock precision that<br />
keeps the reader pleasurably engaged.”<br />
The Times went as far to say that, “A<br />
splendid tale... exciting spy literature.”<br />
With Matthew Richardson getting this<br />
sort of praise and his first novel in 2018 ‘My<br />
Name is Nobody’ propelling him to the<br />
top of the best seller list, this second novel<br />
produced at aged 27 means there will be a<br />
lot more greats to come from this Durhameducated<br />
student newspaper writer.<br />
Bond or Vine?!!<br />
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One of the world´s longest-running and high profile<br />
supercar races, Gumball attracts serious car<br />
afficionados and equally serious spenders. It costs<br />
£45,000 just to take part in the race.<br />
Famed as much for its fast cars as its wild parties held<br />
during each leg of the race – read this exciting, entertaining,<br />
no-holds barred account of the craziest race on the planet –<br />
and get your credit card ready to book your trip next year as<br />
the Toronto to Havana 2022 trip has just been announced<br />
and is happening on 27th May to 3rd June 2022.<br />
Read this account of the craziest week of these young<br />
drivers lives – when they completed Sweden to Vegas in<br />
under a week for Gumball 3000! Well done Chris Murphy<br />
and Sam Moores for surviving!!<br />
SWEET SWEDEN<br />
The race kicked off in Sweden´s capital Stockholm.<br />
Plenty of partying was had before we hit the starting<br />
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grid as registration starts the day before and the<br />
party atmosphere kicks in a few days before. And<br />
Stockholm is the place to party! The Swedes are<br />
great and so welcoming. Beautiful hot women,<br />
you can walk into any club and are surrounded<br />
by “11/10 girls”. A lot of Gumballers reported<br />
threesomes and even foursomes, but we<br />
were on our best behaviour!<br />
The starting grid was chaotic with over<br />
100 cars participating, we held back in our<br />
Porsche 918 to get the best pictures from<br />
the event.<br />
Once underway the drive to our next<br />
stopover point, Oslo, was fairly relaxed,<br />
cruising along through scenic countryside<br />
alongside vintage classics and hybrid<br />
SIGHT SEEING AT KOENIGSEGG<br />
Gumball Rallyers were also treated to a tour around<br />
the Koenigsegg Factory in Copenhagen where we got to<br />
see a €1.5m one: 1 CCXR in production. 13,000 kilos to<br />
13,000 break horse power, carbon fibre wheels that our<br />
guide threw at us and they were as light as a feather. An<br />
amazing car. We also got to drag race around the test<br />
circuit with other Gumballers reaching speeds of 190mph.<br />
ZE GERMANS<br />
hypercars such as LaFerrari, the<br />
Porsche 918 Spyder, Pagani Huayra<br />
and McLaren P1´s. We passed quite<br />
a few cars that had obviously been<br />
pulled over by police. One of our<br />
friends was even being escorted in the<br />
opposite direction presumably for a<br />
blood test. They do this when they get<br />
a questionable breathaliser reading.<br />
Therefore readers, here are my 3<br />
golden Gumball rules to remember:<br />
1. Leave early with limited alcohol<br />
in your system<br />
2. Navigation is key – don´t get lost<br />
3. Don´t get caught by the police!!<br />
Which leads me nicely onto our German connection. On<br />
arrival at our next destination point we were all provided<br />
with letters in our hotel that said all sponsors logos had to<br />
be covered up by tape on our route through Germany. (????)<br />
We left early to avoid any problems and despite us following<br />
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the regulations we were repeatedly<br />
stopped to have our documents<br />
checked all the way through Germany.<br />
The most frustrating moment was when<br />
this driver appeared to be veering in<br />
and out of lanes and undercutting us,<br />
acting really strange. Thinking it was<br />
just a follower trying to get a good<br />
photo of our car we dutifully played<br />
around until it got on our nerves -<br />
so much so we undercut it and sped<br />
off. Much to our annoyance the car<br />
happened to be undercover police<br />
and we were pulled over yet again.<br />
The police were shocked to find out<br />
we filmed the whole thing and were<br />
quick to let us go without so much as<br />
a warning!! German Police: 0 Moores<br />
& Murphy: 1.<br />
AMSTERDAM<br />
The Dam didn´t disappoint. A huge festival was put<br />
on at the Ajax Stadium where we were supposed to<br />
drive our cars in front of the 30,000 strong crowd.<br />
Dutch DJ Afrojack also put on an impressive gig. This<br />
was another night of classic partying where we bumped<br />
into a fellow racer who had a Facebook sponsor sticker<br />
on his car. But strangely with the words “Thank you¨<br />
emblazoned above it. As he was holding his magnum<br />
of champagne we questioned his gratitude of the social<br />
media site. To which he promptly replied: “I´m one<br />
of the initial<br />
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founders and Facebook earnt me $700<br />
million.” Ahhhh, ok, get it now.<br />
MILE-HIGH MADNESS<br />
There is only one word to describe the<br />
antics of 200 Gumballers on a transatlantic<br />
flight to Reno… madness. Within 15<br />
minutes of the plane taking off Dirty<br />
Sanchez entertainer Pritchard stripped off<br />
and was parading around the plane fully<br />
naked. We´re convinced his drink was<br />
spiked soon after as he passed out very<br />
quickly! We were allowed in the cockpit and<br />
one crafty Gumballer even duck-taped his<br />
iPhone to the pilot´s tanoy so we had load<br />
music throughout the duration of the flight.<br />
Other recollections from the flight include<br />
a skateboard whizzing past on descent.<br />
Not exactly health and safety but this was a<br />
private flight not a passenger one, so rules<br />
went out the window.<br />
LA BOUND<br />
Midwest Gumball trips are pretty dull….600 mile<br />
long stretches with nothing but a petrol station,<br />
a lapdance club and a place to buy fried chicken!<br />
Thankfully this year<br />
we hit the West Coast<br />
again (!) landing in Reno then hitting San Francisco<br />
before arriving in LA. The US leg of the journey was<br />
even more exciting this year as we got to race with<br />
F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton. Plus other regular<br />
US participants included rapper Eve (who married<br />
Gumball founder Maximillion Cooper on last year´s<br />
race), Baywatch star David Hasselhoff and boxer Mike<br />
Tyson.<br />
Reports from local newspapers suggested that<br />
Gumballers were driving in and out of LA highway<br />
traffic of up to speeds of 170mph. We know nothing<br />
about this!!!<br />
VEGAS BABY!<br />
The final leg of the trip to Vegas was an exhausting<br />
one. Not only because you have been non-stop<br />
travelling and partying for 7 days but also because you<br />
have officially covered 3000 miles of driving. A mean<br />
feat in itself.<br />
Once in Vegas Gumball put on a finale 2-day festival<br />
at MGM Village including a vert ramp skateboard demo<br />
from ‘Tony Hawk & friends’ followed by performances<br />
from DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, Bun B, The Alchemist,<br />
EVE, Deadmau5 and Diplo.<br />
Having just completed my fourth, but certainly not<br />
final, Gumball – I can safely say i´ll be signing up<br />
again.<br />
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With extensive views over Box Hill, guests can dine in the newly landscaped gardens, featuring cosy log burner<br />
and innovation that celebrate provenance and showcases the best of British farms. The pub’s Christmas me<br />
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hed look, as well as a completely new food offering, celebrating the very best of British produce.<br />
s, covered seating and a fully-stocked bar. The menu features an array of classic pub dishes, fusing tradition<br />
nu will also be available when the pub opens, and features festive delights including a vegan wellington<br />
lection of drinks, designed with every guest in mind from crafted cocktails to a collection of classic martinis,<br />
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FEATURES<br />
SHAKIRA<br />
The multi-award winning artist is embarking<br />
on her biggest feat to date – not a<br />
Grammy, not a hit single for the World<br />
Cup but Environmental Change for the future<br />
of our planet.<br />
Shakira: wife, mother and international bestselling<br />
singer, is using her platform for good<br />
use. Instead of releasing another pop ballad –<br />
the 44-year-old is sitting on the panel of Prince<br />
William’s Earthshot Prize. Every year for the<br />
next 10 years five £1million Earthshot prizes are<br />
awarded; providing at least 50 evidence based<br />
solutions to the planet’s greatest environmental<br />
problems by 2030.<br />
Shakira has a huge platform too. She has<br />
amassed over 18 million You Tube hits and 250<br />
million social media followers and is considered<br />
one of the world’s best known solo singers.<br />
She has said she is not going to produce music<br />
“for a while” as other issues close to her heart<br />
are taking up all her time. Talking about Prince<br />
William and Earthshot she said:<br />
“Seeing Prince William’s passion and how<br />
genuinely determined he is to provoke change<br />
is very, very inspiring, It's just incredible to see<br />
how committed he is, and all the people at<br />
Earthshot are, to make change happen in the<br />
world in such a short amount of time.<br />
“And it's not impossible. It requires many of<br />
us, plenty of commitment and determination,<br />
and we need to raise awareness towards that.<br />
I feel that I can do that while talking to every<br />
journalist I can. Every time I'm in front of a<br />
camera, I can talk about that… We are citizens<br />
of humanity. We need to really provoke fast<br />
change in order to preserve our home.”<br />
To mark the launch of the Earthshot, Shakira<br />
and Prince William released a video of a Zoom<br />
call between them, in which they discussed their<br />
shared passion for saving the planet, how to<br />
bring about change and in particular, Shakira’s<br />
passion for cleaning up oceans.<br />
“Prince William is one of the people who<br />
is really aware of how imminent and how<br />
necessary it is that we all work together. He's<br />
called me on the phone just to discuss this<br />
and try to get me committed to do more.”<br />
The singer has also started her own<br />
foundation for children’s education<br />
and welfare in her native Columbia.<br />
Calling it ‘Barefoot Foundation’ she<br />
campaigns for the right for every<br />
child to have access to education.<br />
The project aims to help 54,000<br />
children over 3 years to succeed<br />
academically with school and<br />
education for those that need it<br />
most.<br />
Raised in Baranquilla, a district<br />
of North Columbia, Shakira<br />
wrote her first song at the age<br />
of 8 and was signed to her first<br />
record label at just 13. Shakira has<br />
also managed to scoop 2 Grammy<br />
Awards, 7 Latin Grammy Awards, 5<br />
MTV Music Awards and 7 Billboard<br />
Music Awards. Not bad for a girl from<br />
the deepest darkest depths of South<br />
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America.<br />
Throughout her career Shakira has not only been a singer, but also<br />
a songwriter, record producer, choreographer and model. Her allround<br />
personality means that she has not only written the majority of<br />
her songs but also created the dances in many of her music videos,<br />
including the video for the hit single ‘Waka Waka’ which had over<br />
933 million views and became the 9th most watched video on You<br />
Tube ever.<br />
Although Shakira’s first two studio albums were not hits, her third<br />
album Pies Descalzos immediately gave her prominence in the Latin<br />
American market. With the success of other albums, such as Dónde<br />
Están los Ladrones, she became a superstar in the Spanish-language<br />
market, known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking and<br />
those killer belly dance moves.<br />
In 1997 Shakira made the decision to move herself and her family<br />
to Miami where she began to learn English. In 2001 her debut English<br />
language album Laundry Service reached no.3 on the charts, selling<br />
more than 200,000 copies in the first week of release. Her album<br />
was full of major hits such as ‘Wherever, Whenever’ which became<br />
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her breakthrough hit in the US, and after selling 10 million copies<br />
worldwide, it became the biggest hit of 2001.<br />
Shakira soon became the highest selling Columbian artist of<br />
all time, and her records such as ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ began to top<br />
the charts gaining her several number ones. She also began<br />
collaborating with massive US artists such as Beyoncé Knowles.<br />
Their song ‘Beautiful Liar’ was released in 2007 and quickly<br />
became number one in several European countries including<br />
France, Germany, Italy and the UK.<br />
By 2012 her US album sales alone had reached over 10 million.<br />
Shakira had created a worldwide phenomenon, which combined<br />
Latino, Arabic and hip-hop music together and reached out to<br />
such a variety of people that she was adored worldwide.<br />
Her multitude of talents was broadened again when she was<br />
confirmed a Star Judge on popular NBC show ‘The Voice’, the<br />
fourth series aired in March 2013, just months after Shakira had<br />
given birth to her first child, Milan. Her personality and likeability<br />
definitely won over the hearts of the nation and she rapidly<br />
returned for the sixth series after taking a year off to spend time<br />
with her son and husband, professional Spanish football player<br />
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Gerard Pique, who recently<br />
celebrated playing 100<br />
Caps for Spain during the<br />
FIFA 2018 Russia World<br />
Cup.<br />
Although it hasn’t<br />
been all fun and games<br />
in Shakira’s personal life.<br />
Shakira previously dated<br />
Antonio de la Rua, son of<br />
former Argentine President<br />
Fernando de la Rua. In<br />
2013, de la Rua made<br />
headlines when he sued<br />
the Latin songstress for<br />
$100 million, charging<br />
that he had helped create<br />
some of his ex’s hit songs<br />
as well as the “Shakira<br />
brand.” Fortunately for the<br />
singer the superior court<br />
dismissed the lawsuit<br />
and she was not made<br />
to give La Rua any part<br />
of her income.<br />
Even with their<br />
net worth of 220<br />
million dollars Shakira<br />
doesn’t let her WAG<br />
status or fame get<br />
to her head. In 2010<br />
the United Nations<br />
Labour Organisation<br />
honoured her for her<br />
philanthropic efforts<br />
and she became a<br />
goodwill ambassador<br />
for UNICEF.<br />
Her charity work was<br />
also emphasised when<br />
she threw her world<br />
baby showers in the<br />
upcoming weeks to her<br />
second son´s births.<br />
Shakira organised and<br />
ran the event asking for<br />
gifts to be donated to babies that were in need all over<br />
the world. She claimed that “she hopes her charity efforts<br />
will make her sons proud.”<br />
Their first Virtual Baby Shower was a huge success; over<br />
80,000 children were vaccinated against polio, nearly four<br />
tons of therapeutic food helped children suffering from<br />
malnutrition, plus around 1,000 anti-malaria bed nets<br />
and nearly 200,000 oral rehydration salts sachets were<br />
distributed. <br />
It is clear that Shakira is no longer just a singer, her talents<br />
vary so far and wide that she has become an exciting role<br />
model for younger generations. Environmental issues are<br />
her passion and she is excelling in getting her message<br />
out there.<br />
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WINNERS OF EAR<br />
The Earthshot Prize revealed the first-ever five Prize Winners<br />
of the most prestigious environment awards in history at<br />
a glittering ceremony held at London’s Alexandra Palace.<br />
Each of these five Winners will receive £1 million prize money<br />
and a global network of professional and technical support to<br />
scale their ‘remarkable environmental solutions to repair our<br />
planet and accelerate their impact’.<br />
The five Winners include cutting-edge technologists,<br />
innovators, an entire country, and a pioneering city. The five<br />
Winners were selected by The Earthshot Prize Council and<br />
were chosen for their ground-breaking solutions to the greatest<br />
environmental challenges facing our planet and their ability to<br />
scale their impact globally in response to the urgent challenges<br />
we face.<br />
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PROTECT & RESTORE<br />
NATURE – Republic of<br />
Costa Rica<br />
Forests are home to half our<br />
plants and animals and three<br />
quarters of our birds. They suck<br />
carbon from the air and return the<br />
oxygen we breathe. Yet in 2020<br />
more trees were felled than ever<br />
before, causing 10% of global<br />
warming.<br />
In the 1990s, the vast forests of<br />
Costa Rica were devastated, half<br />
their former size. But the people<br />
of Costa Rica and their Ministry for<br />
Environment had a plan to save<br />
them. Its programmes paid citizens<br />
to protect forests, plant trees, and<br />
restore ecosystems.<br />
The results were extraordinary. Costa Rica’s forests doubled in size. Flora and fauna thrived which led to a boom in ecotourism,<br />
contributing $4 billion to the economy.<br />
The government is now taking the approach to urban areas. It believes 30% of the world’s land and oceans could be protected<br />
this way too.<br />
Winning The Earthshot Prize is helping to share knowledge and practices globally, especially in the Global South. Costa Rica’s<br />
motto is “pura vida” or “pure life”. Those words could soon echo across the world.<br />
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CLEAN OUR AIR – India,<br />
Takachur<br />
Globally, we generate $120 billion of agricultural<br />
waste every year. What farmers cannot sell, they<br />
often burn, with catastrophic consequences for<br />
human health and the environment. The burning<br />
of agricultural waste causes air pollution that<br />
in some areas has reduced life expectancy by a<br />
decade.<br />
This plays out every year in the fields surrounding<br />
New Delhi. Smoke from man-made infernos fills<br />
the air, with serious consequences for the health of<br />
locals. One of their number is Vidyut Mohan. His<br />
social enterprise, Takachar, is putting out the fire.<br />
Takachar has developed a cheap, small-scale,<br />
portable technology that attaches to tractors in<br />
remote farms. The machine converts crop residues<br />
into sellable bio-products like fuel and fertilizer.<br />
Takachar’s technology reduces smoke emissions<br />
by up to 98% which will help improve the air quality<br />
that currently reduces the affected population’s<br />
life expectancy by up to 5 years. If scaled, it could<br />
cut a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year: a win<br />
for India’s farmers will be a win in the fight against<br />
climate change.<br />
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REVIVE OUR OCEANS – Bahamas,<br />
Coral Vita<br />
Ocean warming and acidification are set to destroy over 90%<br />
of reefs by 2050, a death sentence for the quarter of marine life<br />
who need them to survive. It will be a disaster, too, for the billion<br />
human lives dependent on the benefits reefs provide.<br />
A year after Sam Teicher and Gator Halpern launched Coral<br />
Vita’s first facility in Grand Bahama, Hurricane Dorian destroyed<br />
their coral farm. The experience brought home the extent of the<br />
climate emergency and strengthened their resolve to protect our<br />
reefs.<br />
Coral Vita, which grows coral on land to replant in oceans,<br />
gives new life to dying ecosystems. Its methods grow coral up to<br />
50 times faster than traditional methods and improves resilience<br />
to the impact of climate change.<br />
As well as restoring reefs, Teicher and Halpern work with local<br />
communities, public officials, and private companies to improve<br />
education, create new job prospects, and build a model to inject<br />
more funding into environmental protection. Coral Vita gives<br />
new life not just to the ocean but to coastal economies as well.<br />
With Coral Vita’s methods, a single farm could potentially supply coral for an entire nation, and they ultimately envision a network<br />
of such farms in every nation with reefs, kickstarting a restoration economy to preserve the ecosystems that sustain us all. Winning<br />
the prize will help them make that vision a reality.<br />
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BUILD A FREE WASTE WORLD<br />
– The City of Milan Food<br />
Waste Hubs<br />
A third of all food produced globally is<br />
wasted. Each discarded food item uses<br />
precious resources and heaps pressure<br />
on agriculture. The global food system<br />
generates between 25-30% of the world’s<br />
total greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile,<br />
hundreds of millions suffer from food<br />
insecurity.<br />
The City of Milan’s Food Waste Hubs<br />
tackle two problems in one. Launched<br />
in 2019 with the aim of halving waste by<br />
2030, each hub recovers food mainly from<br />
supermarkets and companies’ canteens and<br />
gives it to NGOs who distribute it to the<br />
neediest citizens.<br />
Milan is the first major city to enforce a<br />
city-wide food waste policy encompassing<br />
public agencies, food banks, charities,<br />
NGOs, universities and private businesses. And it is working. Today the city has three Food Waste Hubs, each recovering about 130<br />
tonnes of food per year or 350 kg per day, an estimated 260,000 meals equivalent.<br />
Milan has created a blueprint that can be scaled throughout the world. If more follow Milan’s lead, cities may become one of our<br />
greatest assets in humanity’s progress toward a waste free world.<br />
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FEATURES<br />
FIX OUR CLIMATE –<br />
AEM Electrolyser<br />
Born in a climate-change<br />
affected South Pacific Island,<br />
Vaitea Cowan co-founded Enapter<br />
to turn back the tide. Just three<br />
years on, its green hydrogen<br />
technology could change the way<br />
we power our world.<br />
We have made huge advances<br />
in renewable energy. But we can<br />
still go further. With 30% of our<br />
energy already renewable, we<br />
need to focus on the 70% that<br />
remains: non-renewable energy<br />
that powers everything from<br />
industry to transport.<br />
Enapter provides a clean<br />
alternative. Its AEM Electrolyser<br />
technology turns renewable<br />
electricity into emission-free<br />
hydrogen gas. Developed quicker<br />
and cheaper than once thought<br />
possible, the technology already<br />
fuels cars and planes, powers<br />
industry and heats homes.<br />
This is just the start. Funding from winning The Earthshot Prize would help scale mass production, which is planned to begin in<br />
2022, while growing the team faster and funding further research and development. By 2050, Enapter’s vision is to account for 10%<br />
of the world’s hydrogen generation.<br />
Enapter shows us that, when faced with the greatest of challenges, we can turn back the tide.<br />
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DANCE DIRECTION PRESENTS<br />
AN INTERPRETATION OF<br />
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FEATURES<br />
THE XMAS<br />
GIFT GUIDE FOR HIM<br />
Do you pull your hair out every festive season, wondering<br />
what to buy for his Christmas stocking? While most men at some time,<br />
have been way off the ‘good gift radar’, presenting us with the newest<br />
model of dishwasher, toolkit or vacuum cleaner, most of us<br />
women get quite stressed out in our pursuit of the perfect man gift.<br />
This festive season, to save you from pulling your hair out,<br />
we’ve come up with a few funky ideas for him.<br />
MINI RETRO DESK FRIDGE<br />
@KOOLATRON<br />
WWW.WAYFAIR.CO.UK<br />
A simple and stylish way for him to keep<br />
his favourite can of something ice-cold<br />
while he’s slogging away at his desk. Simply<br />
plug in and after five minutes it provides a<br />
cool 8.5 degrees home to canned drinks or<br />
food of your choice. The fridge fits 6 x 330<br />
ml cans. This black Retro Desk Fridge from<br />
Koolatron is priced at £53.78 from Wayfair -<br />
in the sale now - and is bound to make him<br />
smile when he opens this Christmas.<br />
REISS COAT<br />
INFO@REISS.COM<br />
WWW.REISS.COM<br />
Crafted from a wool blend in a<br />
houndstooth pattern, the black and white<br />
General coat is an homage to heritage<br />
tailoring. It’s shaped to a double-breasted<br />
front with notch lapels and lightly padded<br />
shoulders – complete with an interior satin<br />
finish. Wear it over a roll neck jumper for a<br />
classic layered edit. At only £350 it is a great<br />
buy for him for Christmas and beyond.<br />
RNG CLASSICS<br />
HELLO@RNGCLASSICS.COM<br />
WWW.RNGCLASSICS.COM<br />
Buying for him is hard isn’t it? Well,<br />
why not get him the car of his dreams for the<br />
day? If you book in December you can get a<br />
20% Discount on the day rate for a stunning<br />
911 Carerra Cabriolet and Porsche 356a<br />
Speedster through RNG Classics. Prices start<br />
from £250. Other cars to choose from are the<br />
Ferrari 308, Rolls Royce Silver Shadow or the<br />
Triumph Spitfire. See their website<br />
for full details and pricing.<br />
DAPPER & SUAVE<br />
07757 760042<br />
WWW.DAPPERANDSUAVE.UK<br />
This gorgeous Cravat and Pocket Square<br />
Set is the perfect gift for a flamboyant man in<br />
your life and is only £30 (available as individual<br />
items too). The art deco stars design from<br />
Dapper & Suave is proudly handmade.<br />
Check out their website for more accessories<br />
in quirky and fun prints for everyone. They<br />
also stock a range of vintage bow ties and<br />
collaborate with local businesses to create<br />
new products including t-shirts, artwork,<br />
cards, candles and beauty.<br />
SET OF VOODOO KNIVES<br />
@RAFFAELEIANNELLO<br />
WWW.FRUUGO.COM<br />
These ultra-sharp numbers are designed<br />
by the Italian design guru Raffaele Iannello,<br />
making the ‘Voodoo’ knife collection<br />
cutting-edge cool. The set consists of five<br />
stainless steel knives, including a paring<br />
knife, a bread knife, a carving knife, as well<br />
as a large and a small cutting knife. All he<br />
needs when he wants to get stuck in, in the<br />
kitchen. The Set of Voodoo Knives sells for<br />
£69.00 and is available online at Fruugo.<br />
RIND VOUCHERS<br />
01372 377892<br />
WWW.THE-RIND.CO.UK<br />
Bringing the British modern sharing plate to<br />
Surrey. The Rind has established itself as the<br />
go-to wine bar for excellent cheese and wine<br />
pairing. This gem of a cheese and wine bar serves<br />
delicious British cheeses, Dorset cured meat and<br />
signature dishes such as truffled grilled thyme and<br />
garlic aubergines, cheese toastie, raclette and<br />
fondue. There is a fantastic selection of wine to<br />
accompany selected from their head sommelier.<br />
Get your man vouchers this Xmas and enjoy a<br />
fabulous dining experience with him.<br />
HAT & SCARF SET<br />
@HUGOBOSS<br />
WWW.HUGOBOSS.COM<br />
This scarf and beanie hat set by<br />
Hugo Boss is presented in a lovely box for<br />
easy gifting at only £119. Detailed with a<br />
signature colour-block design, this accessory<br />
set is created in soft yarn blended with virgin<br />
wool for cosy comfort. Jacquard-woven Boss<br />
logos on both pieces round off this coolweather<br />
duo. Scarf measurements are<br />
180 x 30cm. Choose from black and<br />
turquoise or navy blue and red designs.<br />
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RONI B KITCHEN<br />
SALES@RONIBKITCHEN.CO.UK<br />
WWW.RONIBKITCHEN.CO.UK<br />
Roni B’s Kitchen was started by Roni from<br />
her Surrey kitchen with the aim of introducing<br />
Philippine flavours to the UK through her<br />
products. She started with 2 products in 2017<br />
and it has now grown to 8 products. Roni<br />
B’s Kitchen has recently been awarded The<br />
Great Taste Producer seal having received 3<br />
awards in the last 3 years. Roni B has created<br />
a selection of festive gift boxes for you to<br />
choose from with prices starting from £17.<br />
COCKTAIL MAKER<br />
@DRINKWORKS<br />
WWW.MASTEROFMALT.COM<br />
Is he always messing up your cocktails?!<br />
Then this nifty little number from Drinkworks<br />
allows him to simply put in a cocktail pod<br />
and make cocktails in under a minute by just<br />
the touch of a button. With 30 plus different<br />
cocktail variations to choose from you can wow<br />
guests with your cocktail makingexpertise!<br />
The Drinksworks Home Bar has an onboard<br />
chilling and carbonation device to make chilled,<br />
bubbly cocktails for you and your friends.<br />
Buy from £399 at Master of Malt.<br />
FEATURES<br />
HENRY SCREEN CLEANER<br />
@HENRYHOOVER<br />
WWW.FINDMEAGIFT.CO.UK<br />
Do fingerprints on his iPad drive him mad?<br />
Well, with this nifty little Henry screen cleaner<br />
he can keep all of those little annoying marks<br />
off any electronic screen. The Henry Screen<br />
Cleaner is also a funky looker in that it’s an<br />
exact replica of the classic Henry Hoover<br />
design. It’s small enough to carry around<br />
and is made from a super-soft microfibre<br />
which wipes clean any laptop, tablet or<br />
smartphone. Henry is also machine<br />
washable and comes in at only £8.99.<br />
DINE & SPA DAY<br />
01372 571374<br />
WWW.BEAVERBROOK.CO.UK<br />
Get a Dine & Spa Day Package combining<br />
wellness, nature and unique dining, the Dine<br />
& Spa day package at Beaverbrook is the perfect<br />
way to give the gift of relaxation this year. With<br />
the choice of nourishing, fresh dishes at<br />
The Garden House restaurant or authentic<br />
Japanese cuisine in The Dining Room there’s<br />
something for everyone on this day visit package.<br />
Guests will enjoy lunch in one of the restaurants<br />
and full use of The Coach House Spa facilities,<br />
where they can take a dip in the pool followed<br />
by a rejuvenating steam and sauna session.<br />
TREND 1<br />
01372 372771<br />
WWW.TREND1.CO.UK<br />
New Italian wine bar and delicatessen,<br />
Trend 1, based in Leatherhead are<br />
offering hampers which make a perfect<br />
gift idea for your loved ones this<br />
Christmas - packed full of Italian goodies.<br />
It can be personalised too to suit cheese,<br />
meat, dessert or wine lovers or a mix of<br />
all four. Pop in and ask Giovanni and the<br />
team to create something special at a<br />
budget to suit you.<br />
LUC CLOTHING<br />
@LUCCLOTHING<br />
WWW.LUCCLOTHING.COM<br />
Luc Clothing have just dropped their new<br />
collection of loungewear consisting of hoodies,<br />
sweatshirts, T-shirts and tracksuits. This uber cool<br />
brand from You Tube sensations, Woody and<br />
Kleiny – currently presenting for ITV’s Tik Tok<br />
“I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!” The<br />
brand has become a smash hit since its launch in<br />
2018 with celeb fans including footballer Mario<br />
Balotelli and TV personalities Chris Hughes and<br />
Alex Murphy. Plus, if you order in December with<br />
the code <strong>ROCKS</strong>15 at checkout you can get<br />
15% off your purchases.<br />
ROLEX GMT-MASTER II<br />
@ROLEX<br />
WWW.ROLEX.COM<br />
If budget is not an option, gifting him a<br />
watch like this new Rolex GMT Master<br />
II from Rolex will mightily impress him.<br />
This watch made from Oystersteel<br />
featuring a black dial, two colour<br />
Cerachrom bezel insert in a blue and<br />
black ceramic with a Jubilee bracelet<br />
will ensure he loves you forever!<br />
Prices start from £22,000.<br />
BREWERY EXPERIENCE<br />
@BREWHOUSE&KITCHEN<br />
WWW.VIRGINEXPERIENCEDAYS.CO.UK<br />
With this £85 gift experience your man<br />
can spend a day learning all about the fine<br />
art of beer brewing and get involved with all<br />
the stages of brewing while dining on some<br />
of the Brewhouse & Kitchen’s finest pub<br />
classics with this Full Day Brewery Experience<br />
with lunch and tastings. If he likes beer - he<br />
will love this Christmas Gift. With a 12-month<br />
validity and 23 locations throughout the<br />
UK to choose from.<br />
COFFEE FLAMINGO<br />
@COFFEEFLAMINGO2020<br />
WWW.COFFEEFLAMINGO.CO.UK<br />
Coffee Flamingo’s mission is to offer<br />
“great tasting, no jargon or snobbery, just<br />
beautifully delicious, ethical sourced, hand<br />
curated coffee in its simplest form.” Their<br />
festive Coffee Lovers Hamper priced at £32.99<br />
is the perfect gift for the coffee lovers in your<br />
life. The hamper includes:1x 227g ground<br />
Festive Sumatran Mandheling coffee, 1x 227g<br />
ground Peru coffee, 1x 227g ground Colombia<br />
coffee, 1x Hario V60 dripper, 1 x 40 Hario V60<br />
filter papers, 1 x small bag of cinnamon.<br />
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FEATURES<br />
THE XMAS<br />
GIFT GUIDE FOR HER<br />
FAUX FUR COAT<br />
@RALPHLAUREN<br />
WWW.RALPHLAUREN.CO.UK<br />
Designed with an elongated, slightly<br />
oversized silhouette and a hood that<br />
provides extra protection, this plush,<br />
ultrasoft faux-fur jacket is a glamorous<br />
choice for the leading lady in your life.<br />
Priced at only £299 in black or pinot noir<br />
pictured this jacket is a great gift choice<br />
for Christmas and those colder<br />
winter months.<br />
Get in her good books this Christmas with our handy<br />
selection of gifts that show you really care.<br />
From stocking fillers like personalised ‘Reason I Love You’<br />
notes to gorgeous jewellery and designer handbags – plan<br />
ahead accordingly and reap the benefits<br />
this Christmas season!<br />
FLOWER SUBSCRIPTION<br />
HANNAH@HANNAHMARTIN.NET<br />
WWW.HANNAHMARTIN.NET<br />
“A gift that keeps on giving” can come in<br />
the form of a subscription of flowers from<br />
Hannah Martin every month. Alternatively, this<br />
beautiful Rainbow Wreath contains dried flowers,<br />
leaves and other festive ingredients creating an<br />
everlasting work of art for your wall or door. It is<br />
presented in a large pink box alongside a trio of<br />
deliciously scented wax melts, a rainbow candy<br />
cane and a pouch of rainbow chocolate coins.<br />
5% of proceeds go to the Rainbow Trust too.<br />
HAIR STRAIGHTENERS<br />
@DYSONCORRALE<br />
WWW.SELFRIDGES.CO.UK<br />
Looking for something special for her<br />
this festive season? Then allow us to introduce<br />
you to the king of hair straighteners, the Dyson<br />
Corrale. Built to be used cord-free for up to<br />
30 minutes, the Corrale is kitted out with<br />
flexing manganese copper alloy plates to<br />
make styling easy and avoid splaying. It uses<br />
less heat than an average straightener<br />
with three different heat settings and<br />
promises less damage as a result; reducing<br />
frizz and fly-aways too.<br />
LOVE YOU NOTES<br />
@PERSONALISEDLOVENOTES<br />
WWW.NOTONTHEHIGHSTREET.COM<br />
Share the reasons you love someone<br />
with this romantic and thoughtful gift.<br />
Great for stockings for her or to add onto<br />
another gift they come in 12 different<br />
designs and come in gorgeous boxes<br />
complete with ribbons in a number<br />
of colourways. Priced at £16.80<br />
and allow 3-4 working days<br />
for delivery.<br />
BRA & BRIEF SET<br />
@AGENTPROVOCATEUROFFICIAL<br />
WWW.AGENTPROVOCATEUR.COM<br />
Give the lovely lady in your life a new set<br />
of underwear from the uber cool designer<br />
brand Agent Provocateur. Choose from<br />
lingerie, sleepwear or accessories including<br />
fluffy kitten heels and silk robes. Made from<br />
the finest quality material with celebrity fans<br />
including Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue and<br />
Victoria Beckham you can be rest assured<br />
that this will wow her this Xmas. The featured<br />
set called ‘Molly’ starts from £125 and comes<br />
in a fuschia pink or Christmas gold.<br />
FIOR SKINCARE<br />
INFO@FIORSKINCARE.CO.UK<br />
WWW.FIORSKINCARE.CO.UK<br />
A beautiful gift set designed to bring the<br />
spa experience to your home. Complete<br />
with Himalayan pink bath salts with lavender<br />
essential oil (250g), three hand poured soy<br />
tealight candles with geranium essential oil, a<br />
facial cleansing cloth, Hydra Boost hyaluronic<br />
acid facial serum (15ml) and Nutra Boost facial<br />
cream (30ml). All in a luxury matt black gift box.<br />
All products are vegan, cruelty-free and free<br />
from parabens, sulphates, silicones and other<br />
undesirable chemicals.<br />
CHANEL MIRROR<br />
01252 781010<br />
WWW.PACKHOUSE.COM<br />
Located between Guildford and Farnham<br />
The Packhouse sell a huge variety of vintage,<br />
antique and one-off buys from furniture<br />
and interior finishing touches, like this<br />
Chanel mirror pictured, to gifts and fashion<br />
accessories. You won’t find a more exciting<br />
and diverse mix anywhere else. There are over<br />
60 independent traders who sell unique `items<br />
sourced from around the world so sourcing<br />
original gifts for her from here is a must!<br />
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T-SHIRT & CARGO PANTS<br />
@WONDERLUSTLONDON<br />
WWW.WONDERLUSTLONDON.COM<br />
This ethical range from Wonderlust<br />
consists of £75 Luxe Felix Trousers and<br />
£45 for their She-Ra Tee. By producing<br />
limited quantities, with local skilled workers<br />
Wonderlust are fashion forward and a great<br />
company to shop with. Not only do they have<br />
a minimal carbon footprint with negliable<br />
waste, they are also conscious to design<br />
pieces that will live in your wardrobe<br />
season after season.<br />
LILY & GRACE<br />
@LOVELILYANDGRACE_<br />
WWW.LOVELILYANDGRACE.COM<br />
A fine gold-plated ball chain adorned<br />
with 3 beautifully coloured clay gems coated<br />
in resin - all individually handmade. Four<br />
colour styles available. Matching necklaces<br />
and earrings available in these beautiful sets<br />
which make for the perfect Christmas gift.<br />
Available as a bracelet (3 gems) for<br />
£22 or 18inch necklace (4 gems) for £24.<br />
Earrings are £8 or free when purchasing<br />
the bracelet and necklace together.<br />
LOUIS VUITTON BAG<br />
@YOURPRELOVED_STORIES<br />
WWW.YOURPRELOVEDSTORIES.COM<br />
FEATURES<br />
With ‘ethical and reusable’ fashion<br />
being the buzzword on fashion forward girls<br />
minds these days you can pick up these<br />
designer handbags – like the Chloe Daryl<br />
Tote, Mulberry Somerset, Louis Vuitton<br />
Batton or Michael Kors Tote from as little<br />
as £350 from Your Preloved Stories.<br />
Check out their website for great designer<br />
fashion and accessories<br />
at affordable prices.<br />
NATURE-RECLAIMED.SHOP<br />
ENQUIRIES@NATURE-RECLAIMED.SHOP<br />
@NATURERECLAIMEDSHOP<br />
This upcycled wine bottle candle features<br />
a cut-out label, lighting up as the candle<br />
burns down, to reveal a festive robin.<br />
A delicious blend of essential oils<br />
combining mandarin and tonka, with<br />
nutmeg, cinnamon and clove for an<br />
indulgently spiced aroma. The perfect<br />
candle to get you feeling merry<br />
and bright, filling your home with<br />
the scent of Christmas.<br />
DINE & SPA DAY<br />
01372 571374<br />
WWW.BEAVERBROOK.CO.UK<br />
Get a Dine & Spa Day Package combining<br />
wellness, nature and unique dining, the<br />
Dine & Spa day package at Beaverbrook is the<br />
perfect way to give the gift of relaxation this year.<br />
With the choice of nourishing, fresh dishes at<br />
The Garden House restaurant or authentic<br />
Japanese cuisine in The Dining Room there’s<br />
something for everyone on this day visit package.<br />
Guests will enjoy lunch in one of the restaurants<br />
and full use of The Coach House Spa facilities,<br />
where they can take a dip in the pool followed<br />
by a rejuvenating steam and sauna session.<br />
JEWELLERY DESIGNS<br />
HAYLEY@CURIOSI-TEA.CO.UK<br />
WWW.CURIOSI-TEA.CO.UK<br />
Beautifully unique sterling silver<br />
jewellery inspired by natures colours and<br />
shapes. Their collections use gemstones and<br />
glass enamel to adorn the pieces to create<br />
organic and natural shapes and textures.<br />
All pieces are designed and handmade<br />
by designer and brand owner<br />
Hayley Tea in her Surrey workroom.<br />
The Rockpool Collection featured<br />
here start from £135.<br />
ORB EARRINGS<br />
@VIVIENNEWESTWOOD<br />
WWW.VIVIENNEWESTWOOD.COM<br />
New for Christmas <strong>2021</strong> these stunning<br />
‘Mayfair Bas Relief Rose Gold’ Vivienne<br />
Westwood Orb earrings are made from<br />
shining cut crystals with a rodhium-plated<br />
brass finish. They are a snip at only<br />
£75 and a matching necklace has also been<br />
designed for Christmas that won’t<br />
break the bank balance at a reasonable<br />
£85. Silver are available to and<br />
start from £100.<br />
STONEWARE CLAY<br />
07912 448823<br />
WWW.PARKGATEPOTTERY.CO.UK<br />
Parkgate Pottery in Newdigate is a small<br />
batch pottery creating functional ware made<br />
from stoneware clay and glazed in a variety<br />
of blues featuring designs inspired by nature.<br />
These mugs are thrown on the wheel and<br />
finished by hand using a wax relief technique<br />
between the glaze layers. £28 each.<br />
You can also learn to throw with Andrea and<br />
experience vouchers can be purchased on<br />
the website for the ultimate Christmas gift.<br />
KILLER HEELS<br />
@LOUBOUTINWORLD<br />
WWW.CHRISTIANLOUBOUTIN.COM<br />
If there’s one thing Christian Louboutin<br />
knows how to execute, it’s a head-turning<br />
entrance that only can be likened to that of<br />
a modern fairytale. These brand new for<br />
Xmas - Hot Chick pumps - priced at £625,<br />
are envisioned through this idea and<br />
showcase the silhouette’s iconic curves,<br />
pointed toe and that flash of red that will be<br />
recognised in both an office and dancefloor<br />
setting. A great gift idea for her.<br />
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FEATURES<br />
THE XMAS<br />
GIFT GUIDE FOR THEM<br />
NINTENDO LEGO SETS<br />
@SUPERMARIO<br />
WWW.LEGO.COM<br />
Lego Super Mario toy playsets offer a<br />
new way to play in the real world with<br />
iconic Super Mario characters, Mario and<br />
Luigi. The new Lego Starter Courses and<br />
Expansion Sets, plus Power-Up Packs,<br />
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This small, lightweight reader is the<br />
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A<br />
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Now maybe in previous years you have only concentrated on a<br />
Christmas tree, but Christmas is a time for joy and festive happiness.<br />
We need more than that solitary Christmas tree standing in the<br />
corner. I am here to tell you the five main areas to focus on when<br />
decorating your home for Christmas.<br />
1. The Christmas Tree<br />
Most of us usually have a Christmas Tree in our homes, real or<br />
fake, it really doesn't matter, it's all about how you decorate it.<br />
The lights are hugely important, they are the foundation of your<br />
decor. Please, please, please choose warm white, cool white does<br />
what it says and creates a cool light. Christmas is about warmth<br />
and cosiness, so your lights need to reflect this. Do not skimp on<br />
lights, ideally there should be an inner layer and outer layer on each<br />
branch to give the tree depth.<br />
The colour palette is again a personal choice, for our living room<br />
I like to keep it traditional with red and gold. Whatever the scheme,<br />
keep it to two or three colours as this creates consistency. Garlands<br />
are a really striking element to add to the tree, large wooden beads<br />
to delicate gold beads, all down to your preferred aesthetics.<br />
The next important aspect to the tree decor is scale, a Christmas<br />
tree needs a variety of large and small decorations to add interest<br />
and wonderment. I start with over large bows, but you could use<br />
large baubles or pine cones.<br />
Then add all you favourite, most treasured decorations, not<br />
forgetting to hang them at different positions on the branches again<br />
to create depth and intrigue.<br />
2. Christmas Tree Two<br />
Now I know what you're thinking, a second Christmas tree are<br />
you nuts! But this does not and should not be the same, elaborate<br />
feature that the main Christmas tree is. There can only be one star in<br />
the show! However, with most of us living in more than just our living<br />
rooms, a second tree just adds<br />
to the Christmas spirit.<br />
This tree, however can be<br />
completely different to the<br />
main tree. In my home I have<br />
a large, real traditional tree<br />
in our living room but in our<br />
family room I have a faux snow<br />
tree, covered in just fairly lights.<br />
The branches covered in very<br />
convincing snow, creates the<br />
winter wonderland feel and is<br />
really magical for our girls.<br />
If you are restricted on<br />
floor space, then table trees or<br />
wall mounted trees are also a<br />
gorgeous feature. If you have<br />
kids, this second tree can also<br />
provide an opportunity for<br />
them to have their own tree.<br />
I am pretty precious about<br />
my main tree but for the<br />
other tree, they take charge<br />
and hang their favourite,<br />
handmade decs.<br />
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3. The Entrance Hall<br />
It makes me very sad when I enter someone’s home in the<br />
Christmas season to be presented with a non-festive hallway.<br />
The easiest area in your hall to add sparkle and festivities is<br />
your staircase. Garlands both real and faux, look beautiful<br />
around the banisters and then you can add anything you like.<br />
From woodland finds, to glittery baubles, it all looks fabulous<br />
interwound up your staircase.<br />
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As our home is fairly modern, I use a variety of sized pompoms<br />
going up my staircase. I use enormous to tiny in three striking<br />
Christmas colours and then add the wired (battery powered) fairly<br />
lights in between to make them all sparkle.<br />
If you have a large hallway, this maybe is the perfect place<br />
for your second tree. Alternatively, oversized reindeers and other<br />
Christmas statues are so gorgeous for kids. It immediately sets the<br />
festive mood when you arrive home. If you like to keep your home<br />
traditionally decorated, there is a huge range of rattan Christmas<br />
decorations, which look beautiful with twinkling fairy lights.<br />
If you like to entertain over the festive period, then setting up<br />
a small hall table for welcoming guests is another perfect area to<br />
add some sparkle. When we welcome neighbours to our home,<br />
I create a prosecco table with large white ostrich feathers, it's<br />
glamorous and fun!
HOME & INTERIORS<br />
4. Table and Kitchen Island<br />
Decorations<br />
I'm not just talking about decorating your table for the big<br />
day, although that is obviously very important but for all the days<br />
leading up to Christmas. Now I'm not suggesting that you cover<br />
your worktops in baubles and glitter, leaving you no space to cook,<br />
but adding a few gorgeous elements still gives you that<br />
warm Christmassy feel.<br />
Beautiful Christmas plants are a perfect addition<br />
to your table or island. There are so much to<br />
choose from, from Poinsettias to Christmas<br />
roses, allowing you to create a perfect festive<br />
vignette. For long tables three plants,<br />
interlined with wired fairy lights or candles<br />
looks beautiful. For islands and worktops,<br />
cluster a few plants together and you add<br />
some Candles, providing an opportunity to<br />
fill your home with a perfect Christmas scent.<br />
If you want your home to appeal to<br />
your kids, then tall glass jars filled with festive<br />
Christmas candy canes and gingerbread also looks<br />
magical, although the contents may not last that long!<br />
If you want your home to appeal to partying adults,<br />
then setting up a festive drinks counter with gold and glitter<br />
accessories, it really adds a wow factor to the festive celebrations!<br />
5. Christmas Hanging Decorations<br />
When we take on a new project, we always remember to look<br />
at the spaces from all angles and all heights. It doesn't matter if<br />
you have the most amazing flooring if you've left your ceilings<br />
completely bare. This is the same<br />
with decorating for Christmas,<br />
how a home looks from the<br />
floor to ceiling is very important.<br />
It all comes back to scale and<br />
perspective. Hanging Christmas<br />
decorations increases the sense<br />
of scale and allows your eyeline to<br />
be transported around<br />
the entire space.<br />
Now you can hang whatever you like,<br />
wherever you like. My preference is along<br />
tall patio, sliding or folding doors. When<br />
most of us extend or renovate our homes,<br />
we often add large expanses of glass to<br />
bring in the light and connect us to our<br />
gardens and nature. This provides a<br />
brilliant opportunity at Christmas to use<br />
them in our decorating schemes.<br />
Alternatively, a large wall also works<br />
well. For this rustic wall we added fairly<br />
lights and paper pin wheel decorations<br />
that create an incredible impact. You can<br />
string fairly lights, stars or even snowflakes and<br />
the finished effect is beautiful and magical.<br />
So there you have it, a very simple guide to bring in<br />
that much needed Christmas spirit into your home. We hope you<br />
enjoy transporting your home into a Christmas wonderland. And<br />
when those Christmas decorations all come down in January and<br />
you start to think your home might need a refurb, then get in touch<br />
with us.<br />
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Uncle Stubble started graffiti writing around the<br />
explosion of hip hop hitting the UK shores in the early<br />
1980’s.<br />
After being arrested twice around the age of 16, he<br />
decided that he couldn’t put his mum through it anymore<br />
and quit! He continued to draw from time to time but put<br />
his creative energies into music, being in local legends such<br />
as Family Fandango, Spank and Life’s Circus. Also having a<br />
record deal in the mid 1990’s.<br />
Encouraged by his future wife, he began painting again<br />
in the 2000’s. And quickly started livening up grot spots in<br />
the area and local youth clubs. This lead to a lot of charity<br />
work and word of mouth.<br />
Now in <strong>2021</strong>, it’s a full-time occupation, with no surface<br />
unpaintable. From walls, to wood, to canvas to fridges,<br />
anything is possible.<br />
With a deep desire to inspire kids with colour, whilst in<br />
Northampton recently, he also realised that what he does is<br />
for more than even he’d thought.<br />
“I was painting in Northampton, and it’s in a run-down<br />
area, where the homeless hang out. I was hired to paint a<br />
mural to brighten up the area for a forthcoming mini festival<br />
to bring people back to that part of town and not see it as<br />
an eyesore.<br />
I was watched and then chatted to some homeless guys<br />
for the whole time painting. Near the end one of the guys<br />
tried to give me his last £5. I was really moved. Like really<br />
moved.<br />
“I had to repeatedly explain that there was no need. We<br />
chatted some more and he explained his love of art and<br />
that he really appreciated what I was doing; talking about<br />
his history and how he missed that part of his life. It really<br />
changed my view on who I paint for. And who appreciates<br />
my art. It was a big eye opener.”<br />
Uncle Stubble has also recently begun giving talks in<br />
local Surrey schools about the history of graffiti, and the<br />
difference between graffiti and street art.<br />
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You can see his art or contact him for<br />
commissions on<br />
Uncle Stubble 2 or<br />
Stubbleuncle.<br />
Alternatively unclestubble@hotmail.co.uk<br />
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The spacious guest suite also boasts an en-suite shower<br />
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Popular Italian restaurant<br />
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FETCHAM TANDOORI<br />
% 01372 374927<br />
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Established in 1983, this family run<br />
restaurant serves traditional Indian classics<br />
as well as a bold and refreshing take on<br />
traditional Asian cuisine such as<br />
Coconut Shrimp and Rajasthan Lamb<br />
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local farms and cooked<br />
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THE GARDEN HOUSE RESTAURANT<br />
% 01372 571300<br />
WWW.BEAVERBROOK.CO.UK<br />
Tucked away behind the Beaverbrook<br />
Estate’s beautiful traditional walled<br />
garden, you’ll find The Garden House, a<br />
place where rustic, comforting,<br />
home-cooked, Mediterranean-style<br />
dishes and interiors inspired by the<br />
surrounding gardens create a delightful<br />
dining experience for all the senses.<br />
THE RIND<br />
% 01372 377892<br />
WWW.THE-RIND.CO.UK<br />
Bringing the British modern sharing plate<br />
concept to Leatherhead. This gem of a<br />
wine & cheese bar serves delicious cheeses,<br />
Dorset cured meat and signature dishes<br />
such as Truffles, Grilled Thyme and Garlic<br />
Aubergines, Cheese Toastie, Tartiflette<br />
and Welsh Rarebit to name a few - with a<br />
fantastic selection of wine to accompany<br />
selected from their head sommelier.<br />
HUMMINGS<br />
% 07771 626801<br />
WWW.HUMMINGS.CO.UK<br />
Café by day, Bar by night. Hummings<br />
Café is open from 9am to 4.30pm serving<br />
breakfast, brunch and lunch with an<br />
experimental twist on modern dining.<br />
Choose from Full English to Mediterranean<br />
at breakfast. Fresh, healthy and delicious<br />
choices for lunch change on a daily basis.<br />
The constantly evolving food menu always<br />
keeps customers enticed.<br />
NAVA THAI<br />
% 01372 278909<br />
WWW.NAVATHAI.CO.UK<br />
Serving the best, most authentic Thai<br />
Cuisine using only the finest, freshest<br />
local ingredients. Based in Ashtead High<br />
Street, Nava Thai, is owned and run by<br />
lifelong friends and business partners<br />
Saitarn & Nawarat. Open for lunch and<br />
dinner, for takeaway or collection this<br />
gem of a restaurant, ticks all the boxes<br />
for taste, quality, service and price.<br />
JAPANESE GRILL<br />
% 01372 571300<br />
WWW.BEAVERBROOK.CO.UK<br />
Located in the Beaverbrook Main House,<br />
the Japanese Grill offers an elegant menu<br />
of delicately flavoured selections of sushi,<br />
sashimi and nigiri and the finest cuts of<br />
meat and fish from the Josper Grill. There<br />
are regular seasonal tasting menus where<br />
the Grill’s talented chef guides you through<br />
a selection of locally-sourced, modern<br />
Japanese gourmet specialities.<br />
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CuVée VIII<br />
% 01372 468880<br />
WWW.CUVEE8.COM<br />
A classic French, Esher-based restaurant with<br />
famed chefs Marcellin Marc and David Fetigny.<br />
You’ll be hard pushed to find such exquisite<br />
French cuisine in a more beautiful Surrey setting.<br />
CuVee VIII also benefits from having a decadent<br />
wine bar, cocktail bar, secluded alfresco garden<br />
and private settings which plays host to the best<br />
DJ’s on the weekends & iconic musicians at their<br />
Jazz Club on Wednesday evenings.<br />
GRUMPY MOLE<br />
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Destination gastro pub The Grumpy<br />
Mole first opened their Tadworth restaurant<br />
in 2006. Fifteen years on and the group now<br />
own and run 4 further restaurants in Epsom,<br />
Cheam, Brockham and Oxted. The food is<br />
superb and the menu extensive catering for<br />
lunch, afternoon tea, snacks and dinner.<br />
A true Surrey success story. You must try<br />
if you haven’t already.<br />
GASTRONOMY<br />
DEL FUOCO<br />
% 01372 877374<br />
WWW.DELFUOCO.CO.UK<br />
Italian café, restaurant and lounge<br />
serving delicious pizzas, pastas and<br />
Mediterranean-inspired starters, mains<br />
and desserts. Del Fuoco is one of the<br />
most popular restaurants in Bookham<br />
offering takeaway, delivery and dine in<br />
options. Excellent quality at affordable<br />
prices – if you haven’t tried yet<br />
Del Fuoco is a must.<br />
BELUGA<br />
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WWW.BELUGA.BAR<br />
The ultimate destination Sushi bar/<br />
restaurant is coming to Leatherhead<br />
this Autumn. Expect great food,<br />
spectacular cocktails, amazing ambience,<br />
world class DJ’s and unparalleled<br />
service. The new restaurant will be glam,<br />
decadent and definitely the place to be<br />
seen in Surrey as you can see from their<br />
stunning décor.<br />
CAFÉ DE LA POSTE<br />
% 01372 200142<br />
CAFEDELAPOSTE.BOOKHAM<br />
Freshly made happiness. A new smoothie<br />
and juice bar from the team that bought<br />
you Del Fuoco Italian. Serving coffee,<br />
smoothies, fresh juices, milkshakes and a<br />
wide range of paninis, sandwiches<br />
and salads. Located on Church Road<br />
in the heart of Bookham High Street,<br />
Café de la Poste is open for takeaways<br />
and deliveries.<br />
DITTO<br />
% 020 8398 8662<br />
WWW.DITTOTHAMESDITTON.COM<br />
Located in the heart of<br />
Thames Ditton, Ditto has a<br />
Mediterranean inspired menu and a<br />
beautiful secret garden for al fresco<br />
dining. Enjoy live music on Friday,<br />
relaxing BBQ on Sunday or Chess<br />
Nights on Tuesdays. There’s something<br />
for everyone including Diddy Ditto’s<br />
for kids.<br />
THE GOOD EARTH<br />
% 01372 462489<br />
WWW.GOODEARTHGROUP.CO.UK<br />
Hands down one of the best Chinese<br />
restaurants in Surrey. Established in Esher<br />
in 1967 this restaurant has standed the<br />
test of time with its fine cuisine, décor<br />
and service. Celebs including Karen<br />
Brady say, “Still wowed by<br />
the great food and impeccable service<br />
which has remained consistent<br />
even after 40 years.”<br />
FIREAWAY PIZZA<br />
% 020 8979 8007<br />
WWW.FIREAWAYPIZZA.CO.UK<br />
The fastest growing pizza company in<br />
the UK, Fireaway in East Molesey serves<br />
12-inch Artisan pizzas with a choice of<br />
4 bases and fresh, unlimited toppings.<br />
Choose from sweet or savoury too and<br />
enjoy your pizza cooked in 180 seconds<br />
in their 400° pizza oven. Be sure to check<br />
out their new waffle and ice-cream bar,<br />
Two Scoops of Fire.<br />
SKOOPS<br />
% 01372 372722<br />
WWW.SKOOPS.BIZ<br />
Crepes, Waffles, Cookie Dough, Ice Cream<br />
& Shakes are the mainstay of this delicious<br />
American inspired eatery. You can try their<br />
desserts in hundreds of different ways such<br />
as Kinder Bueno, Ferrero Rocher, Daim<br />
or Oreo with your choice of syrups,<br />
ice-cream and fruit. There’s a huge<br />
selection of savoury snacks including<br />
Piri Chicken, Burgers and Sides.<br />
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GASTRONOMY<br />
THE FRUIT MACHINE<br />
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Newly arrived to Cobham, The Fruit<br />
Machine has been established in Surrey for<br />
over 10 years, serving the best in local fruit<br />
and veg to markets in Epsom, Guildford &<br />
Worthing to name a few. Their first high<br />
street shop is a testament to their popularity<br />
in the area. It brings the best London markets<br />
have to offer, including the Strasberry - yes<br />
a raspberry infused with a strawberry!<br />
The best service and quality around.<br />
MARBLE LOUNGE<br />
% 01932 910452<br />
WWW.MARBLELOUNGE.CO.UK<br />
Marble Lounge in Weybridge serves<br />
the finest waffles, crepes, cakes, sweets,<br />
ice-creams, milkshakes, smoothies and<br />
coffees. Check out their amazing new<br />
Diageo cocktail selection, their secret<br />
garden, flamingos and 6ft giant, huggable<br />
teddy bears and photo wall. It is perfect for<br />
a day out with the kids and an even better<br />
evening out for the adults. Also available<br />
for parties or private hire.<br />
THE VICTORIA OXSHOTT<br />
% 01372 238308<br />
www.thevictoriaoxshott.com<br />
The Victoria Oxshott is a neighbourhood<br />
pub from Matt Larcombe, former head chef<br />
of The Crown at Bray, and Simon King of<br />
Igniting Hospitality from Gordon Ramsey, The<br />
Ritz and Fat Duck heritage. A pub has always<br />
been the heart of a community and this<br />
establishment is an exceptional new offer for<br />
Surrey. The Victoria offers an amazing dining<br />
experience with a menu of elevated British<br />
classics including fish & chips, steaks, gourmet<br />
burgers and traditional Sunday Roasts.<br />
THAI TERRACE<br />
% 01483 503350<br />
WWW.THAITERRACE.CO.UK<br />
Award-winning restaurant, Thai Terrace,<br />
serves only the finest, authentic Thai food.<br />
Located behind Guildford Castle this<br />
stunning rooftop restaurant offers superb<br />
panoramic views across the whole of the<br />
historic market town of Guildford. Choose to<br />
eat in the main restaurant with its exquisite<br />
décor or dine al fresco under the stars on<br />
the outdoor terrace. There’s also a grand bar<br />
area for pre-dinner drinks.<br />
63RD + 1ST<br />
% 0330 4605555<br />
WWW.63RDAND1ST.CO.UK<br />
Inspired by the original Manhattan Bar that<br />
TGI had on 63rd and 1st, the US conglomerate<br />
has diversified launching a new, more upmarket<br />
enterprise. Interestingly, the only two 63RD &<br />
1sts are in NYC and Cobham, Surrey. As much<br />
as our reviewers wanted to dislike the start of<br />
the new chain; the service, food, décor and<br />
cocktails requests we tested them on – were on<br />
point. A brave, bold move but this restaurant<br />
excelled on every level.<br />
THE HIVE<br />
% 07824 846941<br />
www.packhouse.com<br />
The Hive at The Packhouse serves Mozzo<br />
Coffee, Birchalls Teas, Nordic Wellness<br />
drinks and much more. For those looking<br />
for snacks or a light lunch; pastries, cookies,<br />
cakes, toasted sandwiches and other delights<br />
are available from 9.30am to 5pm Monday<br />
to Friday and 10am to 4pm on weekends.<br />
They also offer the best ice-cream from top<br />
local supplier, Meadow Cottage Farm, and<br />
have fantastic outdoor pods with WiFi for an<br />
exclusive gastronomy experience.<br />
LUCIO’S<br />
info@lucios.co.uk<br />
@LUCIOSCOFFEEDELI<br />
Focused on the best quality ingredients,<br />
original Italian coffee shop and delicatessen,<br />
Lucio’s is bringing fresh, authentic, Artisanal<br />
produce to Surrey. On their menus are<br />
arancini’s, Sicilian style pizzas, sandwiches<br />
from homemade bread and Focaccia,<br />
lasagnes, aubergine bakes and a wide<br />
selection of cakes and Italian sweets.<br />
Launching end of September in<br />
Leatherhead to eat in or takeaway.<br />
THE LOST BOY<br />
% 01252 947252<br />
WWW.THELOSTBOYFARNHAM.CO.UK<br />
Pizza, pasta and burgers are the best here.<br />
Sunday Roasts have been described as<br />
“exceptional - a new era for dining with<br />
an edge”. Don’t get lost with Lost Boys in<br />
Farnham, the menu is vast and may fool<br />
you, but they are the talk of the town at the<br />
moment. Open for Breakfast, Lunch and<br />
Dinner – this new gastropub is exceptional<br />
in terms of service, décor and quality.<br />
THE PALM HOUSE<br />
% 01252 781423<br />
www.palm-house.co.uk<br />
Make a day of it and combine your<br />
Packhouse shopping trip with breakfast,<br />
lunch or afternoon tea at the newly<br />
opened Palm House, with its beautiful<br />
art deco inspired botanical interior. Enjoy<br />
late night shopping until 7pm followed by<br />
dinner on Thursday and Friday evenings,<br />
or make Saturday night extra special with<br />
dinner from the exquisite brasserie style<br />
menu by Head Chef Nico Scarsini.<br />
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RED BAR & CAFÉ<br />
% 01932 850222<br />
www.red-restaurant.co.uk<br />
Popular Weybridge bar and restaurant<br />
Red is now offering a brunch, lunch and<br />
dinner option for Surrey residents from<br />
Tuesday to Saturday. Get in early for a<br />
fantastic coffee and breakfast/brunch served<br />
from 9.30am to midday and then enjoy lunch<br />
and dinner till late. Great food, décor and<br />
service as always with Red. Plus, there are<br />
great deals to be had with Thursday diners<br />
enjoying 40% off their food bill.<br />
POUNDING HEART<br />
% 01372 700901<br />
POUNDINGHEARTESHER<br />
Pounding Heart Cocktail Bar & Pan Asian<br />
Kitchen celebrates the flavours of Pan<br />
Asian cuisine in a welcoming, exciting,<br />
vibrant and fun environment. Their cocktail<br />
bar is a social destination, serving popular<br />
cocktails and artesian spirits throughout<br />
the day with great 2 for £12 offers. The<br />
Esher-based restaurant creates delicious<br />
authentic Chinese & Indian cuisine for<br />
lunch and dinner.<br />
ARTO RESTAURANT<br />
% 01306 644844<br />
WWW.ARTORESTAURANT.CO.UK<br />
Arto is an independent restaurant<br />
in the heart of Dorking High Street that<br />
offers a varied menu, inspired by the<br />
idea of simple and honest cooking with<br />
a Mediterranean twist. Experience classic<br />
recipes to new age kitchen adventures,<br />
where each dish reflects Arto’s<br />
passion for the highest quality food<br />
using only the freshest ingredients.<br />
The Watermill<br />
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www.thewatermill-dorking.co.uk<br />
Opening this month, The Watermill offers<br />
an array of classic pub dishes, fusing tradition<br />
and innovation. The pub is all about great<br />
social food, from sharing plates and stix, to<br />
artisan pizzas and brunch. For those seeking<br />
the perfect spot for a nightcap there’s an<br />
extensive drinks menu featuring crafted cocktails<br />
and classic martinis. The Watermill’s Christmas<br />
menu, available from opening, is packed with<br />
festive delights such as free-range Bronze<br />
turkey, venison and gingerbread trifle.<br />
TREND 1<br />
TREND1<br />
% 01372 372771<br />
Newly opened, Trend 1, in Leatherhead High<br />
Street is a delicatessen on the ground floor and<br />
late-night wine and piano bar on its second<br />
floor. Enjoy the finest Italian food for lunch,<br />
dinner, takeaways, events and private parties.<br />
A perfect spot - also with an outside lounge<br />
terrace - to enjoy fine wine, delicious food and<br />
a great atmosphere. From Giovanni Agozzino -<br />
the owner of popular Italian restaurant, L’Ultimo,<br />
so you know it’s going to be Amazing.<br />
THE IVY COBHAM BRASSERIE<br />
% 01932 2901777<br />
WWW.THEIVYCOBHAM BRASSERIE.COM<br />
With something for everyone, The Ivy<br />
Cobham Brasserie offers an all-day menu<br />
that ranges from lunch through to dinner<br />
including light snacks, and sandwiches.<br />
Now with a dedicated weekend brunch<br />
menu with some delicious alternatives to<br />
their mid-week à la carte and a drinks menu<br />
featuring much loved cocktails, including<br />
some classic favourites served with a twist.<br />
GASTRONOMY<br />
Do you know a<br />
Fantastic<br />
S U R R E Y<br />
Restaurant?<br />
We’re not talking<br />
run of the mill here!<br />
The food, service,<br />
setting and ambience<br />
has to amaze...<br />
If so PLEASE<br />
EMAIL<br />
info@<br />
rocksmag.com<br />
Recommend the restaurant, the<br />
reason why and we’ll endeavor<br />
to visit and test to include in our<br />
new<br />
Gastronomy<br />
Guide<br />
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Pounding Heart Cocktail Bar & Pan Asian Kitchen celebrates the flavours of<br />
Asian cuisine in a welcoming, vibrant and fun environment.<br />
Tuesdays to Saturdays: Happy Hour cocktails 2 for £12 (6pm to 9pm)<br />
Thursday Nights: Live Singers<br />
Weekends: Dim-Sum Bottomless Brunch<br />
DJ’s playing the finest in Latin, Funky, Soulful House and Disco.<br />
01372 700901 hello@poundingheart.co.uk poundingheartesher<br />
110 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QL
The Modern British<br />
Sharing Plate Concept<br />
Comes to Surrey.<br />
Rind - Wine & Cheese - <strong>2021</strong><br />
48 High Street. Leatherhead. KT22 8AJ<br />
01372 377892<br />
saycheeseandwine@gmail.com<br />
www.the-rind.co.uk<br />
Rind.uk
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TREND 1 TANTALISES<br />
New Italian delicatessen and wine bar, Trend 1, offers the<br />
finest Italian food and drink to eat in or takeaway in the<br />
heart of Leatherhead High Street.<br />
Choose from the finest Italian cured meats, charcuterie, cheese,<br />
arancini, desserts, pastries, cakes and the best Italian condiments.<br />
It’s extensive drinks menu includes fantastic Italian, French and<br />
New Zealand wines and a great selection of cocktails and Italian<br />
aperitifs.<br />
From the owner of popular mainstay restaurant, L’Ultimo –<br />
located just opposite Trend 1 in Leatherhead; the new Italian<br />
inspired venue offers a fully stocked delicatessen on the ground<br />
floor - which is now open 7 days a week from 9am to 7pm and a<br />
late-night wine/piano bar open on the second floor which opens<br />
from 8.30pm till late Thursday to Sunday evenings.<br />
Trend 1 caters for hot or cold food for breakfast, lunch, dinner<br />
and takeaways as well as events and private parties for up to 60<br />
guests.<br />
Also available are hampers which make a perfect gift idea for<br />
your loved ones this Christmas packed full of Italian goodies. It<br />
can be personalised too to suit cheese, meat or wine lovers. Pop<br />
in and ask Giovanni and the team to create something special at a<br />
budget to suit you.<br />
Trend 1 is a perfect spot, also with an outside lounge terrace, to<br />
enjoy fine wine, food and a great atmosphere.<br />
Also, every Thursday to Sunday Trend 1 has live music from<br />
8.30pm till late featuring the best in local talent including local<br />
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Leatherhead singer and pianist Hannah Perrin and Weybridge<br />
singer, lyricist and chart topper Agnes Jones.<br />
OUR EXPERIENCE<br />
We were pleasantly surprised on arrival to Trend 1, the service<br />
was warm and welcoming, and we were asked where we wanted
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to sit - a nice touch in a restaurant when three or more tables<br />
were available, as was the case on our Thursday review night.<br />
We decided to sit near to the piano as we heard the<br />
great news a live singer was due on at 8.30pm.<br />
We started off with a cocktail – the Mojito<br />
was amazing and had lots of lime but not too<br />
much sweetness from the brown sugar and<br />
the Daquiri was amazing too. The glasses<br />
were huge too – another bonus!<br />
We opted for a meat and cheese sharing<br />
platter instead of the usual courses and<br />
it was the perfect accompaniment to the evening. There’s<br />
something truly wonderful about breaking bread with friends – it<br />
is so sociable.<br />
Our waiter asked us if we preferred red or white so to pair us<br />
with the right wines to go with our dinner. We opted for red and<br />
an Italian favourite Negramaro from Puglia was recommended.<br />
It went so well with our platter and did not break the bank either<br />
at £5.50 for a large glass or £27.00 for the bottle.<br />
The singer came on at 8.30pm as advised and<br />
wowed the wine bar – the piano playing in the<br />
background is such an elegant touch to an<br />
evening out. We could have been in Capri not<br />
Leatherhead High Street!<br />
SUMMARY<br />
In summary, I have to say we had a blast<br />
and stayed on for another cocktail to enjoy<br />
the music and ambience.<br />
Food wise there was the widest selection<br />
of Italian cured meats and hams and the<br />
cheese was sublime. The fresh bread had lots of<br />
doughiness and crunchy crust – perfect for eating with<br />
the cheese, ham, olive and condiments on offer. Even the<br />
breadsticks were good too!<br />
We will definitely be back.<br />
CONTACT<br />
01372 372771<br />
info@trend1.co.uk<br />
www.trend1.co.uk<br />
31 High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey<br />
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LET THE FES<br />
This month started off with my son Zachary’s 4th<br />
Birthday Party which was pretty epic. As he is<br />
obsessed with pirates, we went for a pirate theme<br />
party in a local hall (which is definitely the way forward<br />
when you have 20 four-year olds running around!) My mum<br />
aka party planner extraordinaire managed to source a giant<br />
pirate ship prop which is actually used for film sets. So extra<br />
I know but anything to keep the little ones entertained! Lots<br />
Ria<br />
Elaina<br />
Atkins<br />
A Mum’s Life<br />
Let me introduce myself – I’m<br />
Ria, Mum of two, married to my<br />
handsome hubby.<br />
I’m born and bred in my beloved<br />
Surrey and spend most of my time<br />
between here and London.<br />
I’m a handbag and shoe addict and<br />
lover of all things luxe.<br />
To find out more about<br />
Ria’s luxe lifestyle follow her on<br />
Instagram @ria.elaina<br />
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TIVITIES COMMENCE<br />
of fun was had all round<br />
with the pirate entertainers,<br />
including a Jack Sparrow<br />
lookalike, who was a huge<br />
hit with the mums! For more<br />
information on who we used<br />
for the suppliers, please<br />
check out my Instagram.<br />
With the festivities<br />
kicking off in full swing<br />
this year, it’s no wonder<br />
that people want to go<br />
all out when it comes to<br />
decorations. I think it’s a<br />
wonderful way to express<br />
your creativity and makes for<br />
such a lovely atmosphere.<br />
While traditionalists believe<br />
that Christmas trees should<br />
go up 12 days before<br />
Christmas, we love to enjoy<br />
the festivities for a little<br />
longer and so our tree is<br />
up by mid-November. The<br />
wonderful Fabienne Egger<br />
and her team helped me<br />
style it by sourcing some<br />
wonderful decorations. I<br />
also have a collection of<br />
my own decorations from<br />
over the years which gives<br />
my tree some history and<br />
meaning.<br />
London is my absolute<br />
favourite city in the world,<br />
there’s no place like it.<br />
The dark late afternoons<br />
of December help make<br />
the lights and Christmas<br />
decorations all the more<br />
spectacular. My favourite<br />
place to eat out at<br />
Christmas is 34 Mayfair.<br />
It’s named ‘Miracle at 34’<br />
because of its extravagant<br />
festive makeover which<br />
features 14,000 decorations covering every inch<br />
of the wall and ceilings. It certainly is a dazzling<br />
festive haven.<br />
London hotels are fabulous for those festive<br />
celebrations. My favourites being The Savoy<br />
and Claridges. The Savoy always has a special<br />
place in my heart as it is where I got married<br />
8 years ago. This year their decorations have<br />
transformed the hotel into a magical forest<br />
of tapering trees dripping with champagne<br />
coloured ornaments and lights. They have<br />
partnered with Nyetimber, which if you didn’t<br />
know, is the leading English sparkling wine<br />
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producer and is absolutely delicious. The iconic<br />
unveiling of the Claridges Christmas tree has everyone<br />
in suspense. Each year they collaborate with a leading<br />
creative from a fashion house to create a unique tree.<br />
Rumour has it that this year the collaboration is with<br />
Dior, I cannot wait to see that one.<br />
The most magical place for families at this time<br />
of year has to be Lapland UK. It is a fully immersive<br />
experience including a theatre show, building your own<br />
toy in the toy factory, decorating gingerbread men with<br />
Mother Christmas, ice skating, seeing real life reindeer<br />
and meeting the main man himself, Father Christmas.<br />
Each family gets to meet with him in a cosy log cabin<br />
with a roaring fire after having been lead through a forest<br />
with snow topped pine trees by a friendly elf. Whilst we<br />
were waiting to be seen an elf discreetly checked that<br />
Santa had all of Zachary’s personal details to make his<br />
meeting with him extra special, which it certainly was!<br />
Whatever you wish for, the best gift of all, is love.<br />
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29 Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8DG<br />
01932 910452<br />
info@marblelounge.co.uk<br />
www.marblelounge.co.uk
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T<br />
XMAS SHOPPING<br />
AT THE PACKHOUSE<br />
he Packhouse is gearing us up<br />
for Christmas with a series of Late Night<br />
Shopping Events for its customers. Guests<br />
were able to enjoy mince pies, bubbles and<br />
a live singer on Wednesdays ticketed events<br />
plus every Thursday and Friday in the lead<br />
up to Xmas the beautiful interior design and<br />
antique store will have late night shopping<br />
till 7pm.<br />
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F<br />
THE WATERMILL<br />
WOWS LOCALS<br />
ollowing months of<br />
renovation, The Watermill in Dorking<br />
opened its doors to guests for a sneak<br />
preview on 24th November. Guests<br />
were treated to complimentary drinks<br />
and canapes from their carefully<br />
curated pub menu while enjoying<br />
tours of the extensive new 310<br />
capacity gastro pub destination with<br />
its Box Hill views and live music from<br />
local singers.<br />
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T<br />
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR<br />
COMES TO OXSHOTT<br />
he Oxshott Village Christmas Spectacular,<br />
organised by local businessman James Davis and<br />
sponsored by Oxshott Properties Ltd, kicked off<br />
the start of Christmas with a fun filled evening of<br />
festive activities. John and Toni Terry turned on the<br />
Christmas lights followed by an evening full to the<br />
brim with locals and familiar faces; such as model<br />
Olivia Arben, actress and singer Ciara and Måns<br />
Zelmerlöw and footballers Matt Jarvis and Scott Dan,<br />
at the newly reopened The Victoria Oxshott in the<br />
High Street.<br />
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<strong>SURREY</strong> HILLS SUSTAINABILITY<br />
PROJECT LAUNCHES<br />
he first Surrey Hills Champions’ Tree Planting<br />
Day was held on Sunday 21st November<br />
at Clandon Wood Nature Reserve. It kick-started the<br />
planting of many new trees and hedgerows within the<br />
Surrey Hills, supported by the community themselves.<br />
The event was held as a celebration of the Surrey Hills<br />
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and of<br />
the local people who have pledged their support for a<br />
sustainable future for the region. Well done to all those<br />
involved in this fantastic, first of its kind, event.<br />
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Contact us today to discuss any of your property requirements.<br />
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Tarot Card Of The Month<br />
Let’s see what December will bring for you<br />
Where Did Tarot Begin?<br />
Before we start talking about the card of the<br />
month, let’s dig a little deeper into the history of<br />
Tarot. Many people believe that Tarot is something<br />
to be afraid of, but this isn’t the case. When<br />
they were first created, Tarot cards were used as<br />
just another card game. As printing hadn’t been<br />
invented yet, each Tarot card was handmade, which<br />
meant it cost a considerable amount of money to<br />
buy them. Therefore, they were the most popular<br />
amongst wealthy families. The universal use of<br />
Tarot cards started in the 1700’s, when Jean-<br />
Baptise Alliette published the first guide to Tarot<br />
reading.<br />
How Does Tarot Work?<br />
When imagining a Tarot reader, do you think of a<br />
woman in dark robes with candles and a crystal ball<br />
in front of her? If the answer is yes, don’t worry,<br />
most people imagine this too! However, this isn’t<br />
(necessarily) true. In reality, Tarot cards aren’t made<br />
to predict someone’s fortune or future, they are<br />
merely tools to connect you to your higher self.<br />
They are messages from the universe, but it is all<br />
down to you to understand and address what they<br />
are saying. Tarot cards don’t make any decisions for<br />
you, but instead guide you to make decisions for<br />
yourself.<br />
How To Make The Most Of Your<br />
Tarot Reading<br />
Getting a Tarot reading is a special thing and of course, you<br />
want to make the most out of it. First, remember that you<br />
don’t have to go into a reading with a question in mind. It<br />
is the job of the Tarot cards and the reader to guide you in<br />
the direction you are meant to go down. Second, yes or no<br />
answers won’t be as simple as you want them to be. Tarot<br />
is a journey and it may take a while to come to a conclusion<br />
that feels right. Lastly, Tarot is all about you. This is your<br />
time and it is up to you to take it. Both the cards and the<br />
reader are there to discuss your life, so don’t be afraid to<br />
open up, they are only there to help you.<br />
The High Priestess<br />
Now for the fun part, your Tarot card of the month is<br />
none other than The High Priestess. The High Priestess<br />
is the guardian of the subconscious mind and wants<br />
you to know that the world isn’t always as it seems. She<br />
symbolises wisdom and shows that December is set to<br />
bring enlightenment to you. Now is the time to remain<br />
calm so that you can tap into your spiritual side. Access<br />
your inner wisdom and use the information that comes<br />
to you to connect with your true self. Look for areas in<br />
your life that seem out of balance and use that sense of<br />
calm to fix them. The High Priestess is a sign that you<br />
are on the right path and is calling you to embrace your<br />
compassionate and empathetic side.<br />
By Pia Louisa<br />
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December <strong>2021</strong><br />
Hot Stars!<br />
Your December Astro Forecast from Astro-Mama<br />
Aries<br />
21 MAR – 20 APR<br />
Don’t leave home without a Plan B if<br />
travelling on the 4th. A total eclipse<br />
in your house of mass transit and long<br />
journeys could send you down a blind<br />
alley. Or you are setting out minus<br />
the facts. This house also rules legal<br />
matters, learning and mass media - the<br />
internet being the one media outlet<br />
we all have access to. Eclipses cover<br />
up. You’re in the dark and someone<br />
moved the light switch. It’s what you’re<br />
not being told or can’t see yet that<br />
matters. Career moves or even your<br />
love life needs careful planning and<br />
consideration now. Wait for the New<br />
Year to undertake that job search or<br />
start swiping. Before the year’s out it’s<br />
as if someone turned that light back<br />
on or you’ve got a high speed link<br />
to hidden truths. It’ll set you free by<br />
January, Aries.<br />
Taurus<br />
21 APR – 20 MAY<br />
Is someone being all precious about<br />
something even though it’s the<br />
season for giving? (Add a Gollum-like<br />
hiss for emphasis!) This can revolve<br />
around money, assets, possessions<br />
or even those precious ideas and<br />
beliefs. Anyway, they’re holding on<br />
and refusing to budge or simply not<br />
sharing. It’s all theirs and that’s not<br />
changing. If you are involved with<br />
anything which involves deal making<br />
or breaking around the total eclipse on<br />
the 4th, the other side may refuse to<br />
budge or someone just isn’t about to<br />
change their position. Wait until after<br />
the 21st if you can. The year ahead<br />
expands your horizons via friends and<br />
people you meet. You’ve so much<br />
support around you now, Taurus, that<br />
you no longer have to put up with<br />
anyone who isn’t willing to compromise<br />
or meet you halfway.<br />
Gemini<br />
22 MAY – 21 JUNE<br />
Does someone make you go ho-ho-ho<br />
or ho-ho hmmmmm, Gemini? The total<br />
eclipse in your partnership zone on the<br />
4th is all very C+C Music Factory Retro. As<br />
in things that ‘Make you go hmmmmm’<br />
feel you don’t have the big picture or that<br />
someone is holding something back?<br />
What emerges from the shadows are true<br />
colours and eventually the truth. Especially<br />
if this isn’t the first time they’ve had you<br />
hmmmmm-ing along. Expect illumination<br />
by the 19th and a big reveal. Single? Not<br />
the time to ask Santa for that red hot lover<br />
as chances are they’ve gone back to the<br />
North Pole by January. And if it’s not right,<br />
nothing now will keep you there. From the<br />
21st, you realise you’re more powerful and<br />
capable than you’ve been giving yourself<br />
credit for. Hopefully those close to you see<br />
you in the same light. Next year brings<br />
solutions, opportunities and the sheer bliss<br />
of expansion again.<br />
Cancer<br />
22 JUNE – 23 JULY<br />
As you head towards 2022 you’re in a<br />
deep cycle of healing where hearts are<br />
mended and you step free of wounds,<br />
trauma and heartache. Go with your<br />
gut on the 4th when a total eclipse hits<br />
your sign on the 6th. Especially when it<br />
comes to what your body is telling you.<br />
‘Tis the season to be jolly and as the Sun<br />
arrives in your 7th of partnerships on the<br />
21st, that includes someone to be jolly<br />
with. That healing could take place via<br />
a second time around love as you are<br />
one of the signs where kiss and make up<br />
under that mistletoe is possible now. The<br />
holiday season won’t see you slow down<br />
as you’re the gangster of go-getting<br />
glory when it comes to tackling those<br />
tasks. This sees you ready to kick back<br />
and enjoy the holidays before revving<br />
it up again ahead of a year designed to<br />
take you places, Cancer.<br />
Leo<br />
24 JULY – 23 AUG<br />
When your ruler the Sun is eclipsed – love,<br />
or your signature Leo shine, goes dark.<br />
We have a total solar eclipse on the 4th<br />
so expect a blackout when it comes to<br />
romance, children or what you love to do.<br />
Under an eclipse it’s like mysteries take the<br />
elevator and the truth the stairs but in the<br />
end - both meet on the same floor. Until they<br />
do, wait and use caution. Mars in this sector<br />
makes for impulsiveness which is the one<br />
thing you want to avoid now. And that hot<br />
lover could turn out to be so not by January<br />
so try to resist jumping them too. Take time<br />
for the small things and to find the joy in<br />
them. Especially when your Sun moves into<br />
your work and daily support structure sector<br />
on the 21st. If there’s a joy deficit going on,<br />
look at how you can make this right for ‘22.<br />
That’s a year which promises release, passion<br />
and freedom. Don’t worry - even if that<br />
delivery is delayed, the universe has taken<br />
note of just how nice you’ve been.<br />
Virgo<br />
24 AUG – SEPT 3<br />
Love makes the world go round. Love is a<br />
many splendoured thing. Love is actually –<br />
all around you or will be in 2022, Virgo. Just<br />
not right now when it comes to new loves,<br />
okay? So, by all means pucker up with<br />
your current bae or even kiss and make up<br />
with a past one under that mistletoe this<br />
holiday season. But that new one? No, no,<br />
no. Focus your signature attention to detail<br />
on home and family matters as property,<br />
lifestyle or those you live with are a blind<br />
spot this month due to a total eclipse in<br />
this sector of your chart on the 4th. Look<br />
beyond the obvious if involved in real<br />
estate dealings. Or what’s going on with<br />
that close relative, including your children.<br />
Don’t ignore those gut feelings. From the<br />
21st onwards you’re fully embracing the<br />
holiday vibe and it’s time to skip back to<br />
that Christmas past vibe and act like a kid<br />
again. Joy to the world and to love for you<br />
in ‘22, Virgo.<br />
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Libra<br />
24 SEPT – 23 OCT<br />
Take nothing you are told at face<br />
value on the 4th and simply question<br />
everything. Your internet use and<br />
deep fakery are abound due to a total<br />
eclipse in your house of communication.<br />
You should in fact avoid signing any<br />
important documents two days either<br />
side of this eclipse if you can. And read<br />
the small print. Get expert advice if<br />
necessary. Watch where you go on the<br />
internet and avoid suss links or files. If<br />
you feel someone is not being entirely<br />
truthful with you, hold that thought. Yes,<br />
the truth is out there Libra. But you may<br />
have to wait until it emerges. Especially<br />
when coupled with your ruler Venus<br />
retrograde right now. Avoid excess<br />
expenditure and that lover who appears<br />
too good to be true. Whether it’s a<br />
bargain or that potential boo it probably<br />
is. This is a time to revel in what you have<br />
and simply wait for the big reveal when it<br />
comes to hidden information or what you<br />
should do next. ‘22 brings you exactly<br />
what you’ve been wishing or waiting for.<br />
SCORPIO<br />
24 OCT – 22 NOV<br />
Hopefully ‘21 lets in the light for you in<br />
the form of more space and freedom<br />
around where you live or that lifestyle.<br />
If this didn’t happen yet – don’t worry.<br />
‘22 promises your sign gets to move on<br />
up and also lets more love or sees you<br />
realising those ambitions, Scorpio. For<br />
now however, keep a tight grip on those<br />
purse strings as a total eclipse hits your<br />
money zone on the 4th. The ruler of this<br />
house, Venus happens to be retrograde<br />
right now. So, all the more reason not to<br />
see this as the season to splurge. In fact,<br />
stop and ask if you are buying from the<br />
need to fill emotional obligations or that<br />
empty space within you. Making a present<br />
of your presence, time and love for those<br />
you care about could just be sufficient. If<br />
there’s a conversation you need to have in<br />
the name of love, then wait until after the<br />
21st to have it. By the end of the month,<br />
you’ll begin to feel your choices and your<br />
world expand again. Deciding to pursue<br />
that dream in ‘22 may simply be the best<br />
way to spend your resources.<br />
Sagittarius<br />
23 NOV – 21 DEC<br />
Once upon a time there was light in your<br />
life – now there’s only love in the dark. Or<br />
so it may appear when a total eclipse of<br />
the heart hits your sign on the 4th, Sag.<br />
This is a total cover up on an up close and<br />
personal basis. A ‘can’t see the wood for<br />
the trees’ moment where what you need<br />
to know is hidden in plain site but so<br />
obvious you overlook it. Take it you need<br />
to hold off on new beginnings until at least<br />
the end of the month when ruler Jupiter<br />
begins to open doors for you and let in<br />
that light again. Keep a tight rein on your<br />
spending due to Venus which rules your<br />
purse strings as well as those heart strings.<br />
The same goes for giving away your heart.<br />
Don’t. That person may not be worth it.<br />
So, what is the remainder of your birthday<br />
cycle good for? Planning your big moves<br />
for 2022, Sag. Your lifestyle or home<br />
life will get an upgrade. And as for you<br />
standing out and attracting like a sheer<br />
gravitational force – it’s effortless whether<br />
it comes to opportunities or that new love.<br />
Capricorn<br />
22 DEC – 20 JAN<br />
Happy birthday, Capricorn. As we head<br />
towards ‘22 what’s that secret you’re<br />
keeping? I have to ask as you could be<br />
formulating some ambitious moves for<br />
the new year – but are simply not ready<br />
to reveal them yet. Keep them to yourself<br />
and nurture them like precious seedlings<br />
right up until the end of January if<br />
necessary. The total eclipse in your house<br />
of secrets, hidden truths and mysteries<br />
says something big is under wraps. If<br />
it’s not your own plans and you have an<br />
uneasy feeling someone is withholding<br />
the truth from you – know that three<br />
things can’t stay hidden for long. The<br />
Sun, the Moon and yes, the truth. Watch<br />
and wait. You begin your fresh cycle with<br />
Venus planet of love and money in your<br />
sign. This is also about working on a new<br />
version of you behind the scenes. You’re<br />
readying now for a relaunch – to dazzle<br />
and surprise. You may just test it out to<br />
gauge feedback over the holidays. Don’t<br />
be your old self. Becoming someone new<br />
is the ultimate gift.<br />
Aquarius<br />
21 JAN – 19 FEB<br />
Jupiter in your sign should be acting like<br />
Fat Santa right up until Dec 28 when it<br />
enters your money zone. If you are owed<br />
anything – from money to soul satisfying<br />
Pay it Forward karma, get ready to receive<br />
what you’re due now. You’re going to be<br />
on a winning streak from the end of January<br />
onwards. The past catches up with you<br />
this month and you could be hearing from<br />
someone you never thought to again.<br />
Especially around the 4th when we have<br />
a total eclipse. Just ensure that someone<br />
doesn’t have a hidden agenda when they<br />
reach out. It’s also time to rework that vision<br />
board or list of goals to ensure they remain<br />
relevant. Soul satisfaction is on offer this<br />
holiday period and you may be focused on<br />
what money can’t buy you. Friends, family,<br />
connections and the company you keep<br />
for instance. As well as the memories you<br />
make together. You have an opportunity to<br />
reclaim or renew the parts of your past that<br />
still resonate and release those that don’t.<br />
Head into ‘22 with what truly matters.<br />
Pisces<br />
20 FEB – 20 MAR<br />
If you are on the right path, rewards could be<br />
heading your way as ‘21 comes to a close. If<br />
not, expect a break free opportunity following<br />
the total eclipse on the 4th in your house of<br />
career and recognition. But please – guard<br />
your public image and don’t indulge in water<br />
cooler gossip or speculation. Or the Zoom<br />
equivalent in these days of hybrid working.<br />
If there are rumours in your workplace, you<br />
need to stay silent and watch and wait. This<br />
month sees the return of your ancient ruling<br />
planet Jupiter to your sign on the 28th. It will<br />
deliver solutions, opportunities, expansion<br />
and soaring self-confidence in spades. You<br />
are set for a once in many lifetimes kind of<br />
year - where if you take that first step towards<br />
a goal, you will see the universe place so<br />
many ‘lucky’ coincidences, synchronicities<br />
and people in your path it may seem you are<br />
leading a charmed life. Make the most of it<br />
now, Pisces. The only limitations may be the<br />
ones you tell yourself about what you can<br />
have, do or experience. From now until May<br />
‘22 and then again towards the end of the<br />
year, it may simply feel like the holiday season<br />
all the time. Ho ho ho to you.<br />
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HOW IS THE NEW ALBUM BEING<br />
RECEIVED?<br />
Very well actually – a couple of really<br />
good reviews. People are enjoying the<br />
eclectic mix of songs on the album and are<br />
pleasantly surprised - which is pleasing!<br />
HOW MUCH INVOLVEMENT DID YOU<br />
HAVE IN CREATING THE ALBUM<br />
MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY?<br />
I wrote all the lyrics, some of the music<br />
and did the percussion on a few tracks like<br />
‘Hallucinating You’ and ‘Eyes to Blue’.<br />
ARE THERE ARE PLANS TO TOUR<br />
AND GIG AGAIN SOON?<br />
Yeah definitely, I did a few gigs this<br />
summer but now we’re putting a new<br />
band together and we’re going to start<br />
touring locally around Spring 2022.<br />
Charlie Chandler who has a guitar shop in<br />
Hampton Wick is in the band. He’s a fine<br />
musician and a great character.<br />
WHAT’S YOUR FUNNIEST TOURING/<br />
GIGGING STORY?<br />
I was in a punk group and we performed<br />
at a private gig in Charlbury – ‘Castaway’<br />
actress Amanda Donahue was our lead<br />
vocalist. Unfortunately my bass player<br />
found the wine cellar and got out of his<br />
brains that night! We played so loudly the<br />
cows in the neighbouring field stampeded<br />
and the police had to shut us down!<br />
DO YOU STILL GET SPOTTED IN THE<br />
STREET HAVING PLAYED ‘NASTY<br />
NICK’ FOR 20 YEARS – ARGUABLY<br />
THE LONGEST RUNNING VILLAIN IN<br />
A TV SOAP?<br />
Yes still - even though I’ve not been in the<br />
soap for 5 years! I don’t mind and just get<br />
on with it!<br />
WHAT’S THE FUNNIEST THING A FAN<br />
HAS SAID TO YOU?<br />
Someone kept calling me Nick in the Post<br />
Office queue. When I said my name was<br />
John she said, “I know that Nick!” That<br />
made me laugh.<br />
DO YOU FIND IT HARD (BEING A NICE<br />
GUY!) THAT PEOPLE STILL ASSOCIATE<br />
YOU WITH NASTY NICK COTTON?<br />
It’s an advantage actually because if<br />
I played a nice character (that hadn’t<br />
murdered 4 people in EastEnders) more<br />
people might be coming up to me right<br />
now!<br />
WHAT WAS IT LIKE STARRING<br />
ALONGSIDE EASTENDERS GREATS<br />
LIKE DAME BARBARA WINDSOR,<br />
(YOUR ON-SCREEN ‘MA) JUNE<br />
BROWN AND MARTIN KEMP?<br />
Dame Barbara Windsor was a lovely soul<br />
– we became great friends and I got on<br />
really well with Scott her husband. I gave<br />
her a lovely hug last time I saw her. As<br />
we’re both Surrey residents June Brown<br />
and I got on from day one and I still speak<br />
to her as often as possible. Actually thanks<br />
for reminding me, I’m going to call her<br />
today! Martin’s a lovely man and Spandau<br />
Ballet are a class act.<br />
WHO WAS THE MOST FUN OF THE<br />
EASTENDERS CAST TO WORK WITH<br />
AND WHY?<br />
June was great fun – we had some heavy<br />
scenes but we always had a laugh. One<br />
time when we came to the end of a scene<br />
in the launderette we just carried on adlibbing!<br />
We improvised for an extra 3<br />
minutes and the crew were looking baffled<br />
as the script had ended – eventually they<br />
called “cut!”. Gary Whelan was a good<br />
laugh too and we used to do a lot of onset<br />
pranks. One time he missed an Italian<br />
meal I cooked for him so I posted it to him<br />
in a jiffy bag.<br />
IF YOU HAD TO TAKE THREE THINGS<br />
TO A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT WOULD<br />
THEY BE?<br />
Margot Robbie for company, The Beatles<br />
White album to listen to and The Complete<br />
Works of Charles Dickens to read.<br />
WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN THE<br />
MOVIE VERSION OF YOUR LIFE?<br />
Someone very handsome, slim, dark hair<br />
and brown eyes (who loves music and<br />
movies!) Casting now… please get in<br />
touch!<br />
IF YOU COULD PERPETUATE A MYTH<br />
ABOUT YOUSELF WHAT WOULD IT BE?<br />
I was offered a knighthood but turned it<br />
down!<br />
John Altman is best known for playing<br />
Dot Cotton’s son ‘Nasty Nick’ in<br />
EastEnders from the soap’s debut<br />
in 1985 till his onscreen death in<br />
2015. Despite being most well-known<br />
for acting (also starring in 1979 hit<br />
‘Quadrophenia’) Surrey resident John<br />
has always had a passion for music<br />
appearing in various musicals being<br />
the frontman for The Heavy Metal<br />
Kids. He has just released a 12-track<br />
self-penned album called “Never Too<br />
Late to Rock and Roll” and is in the<br />
process of setting up a new band.<br />
WHO ARE YOUR 4 IDEAL DINNER<br />
PARTY GUESTS?<br />
Stephen Fry, Paul McCartney, David<br />
Attenborough and Euro News reporter<br />
Anelise Borges.<br />
BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN?<br />
Actor Ron Moody said, “If you love acting<br />
– just go for it.” I worked my way up from<br />
backstage to treading the boards after<br />
this single piece of simplistic advice.<br />
MOST EMBARRASSING ITEM IN YOUR<br />
WARDROBE?<br />
Cherry red platform boots – I’ve given<br />
them away to a charity shop now though.<br />
WHAT ALL THE LADIES WANT TO<br />
KNOW, ARE YOU SINGLE?<br />
At present yes!<br />
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A WOMAN?<br />
Blonde hair, blue eyes, adventurous,<br />
tidiness, femininity and a sense of humour<br />
please!<br />
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE GROWING<br />
UP?<br />
A film director. I’ve directed short films<br />
but directing a feature length film is still<br />
something I’d want to do in the future.<br />
WORST HABIT?<br />
Impatience can’t queue!<br />
IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT<br />
WOULD YOU BE?<br />
One that’s hunted or humiliated probably!<br />
But I love water so I’m going to choose a<br />
dolphin.<br />
FRIDAY NIGHT OUT OR SUNDAY DAY<br />
IN?<br />
Sunday chill in day for sure.<br />
WHAT´S THE BEST THING ABOUT<br />
<strong>SURREY</strong>?<br />
So many good restaurants, rivers, parks<br />
and stunning views. I recently discovered<br />
Leith Hill and love it there.<br />
WORST THING?<br />
The Box junction on the one-way system<br />
in Kingston!! Apparently the council<br />
made over a million in fines last year.<br />
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