The Cake - Spring 2022
A slice of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst life A slice of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst life
SUPPORT LOCAL SPOTLIGHT Food & Drink QUALITY COOKING FOR KIDS Gulliver’s Play Café 23 Stone Street, Cranbrook 01233 510315 www.gulliversplaycafe.com Our friendly chefs love cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients, and definitely don’t do ‘pop and ping’ frozen microwave meals. Where possible, we buy our ingredients from local farmers and suppliers because freshness makes a difference and we love to support local businesses. When you support your friends, they look after you too – that’s our principle. We’re lucky to get all our meat from our neighbours on Stone Street, EC Wilkes and Sons, and our coffee comes from local supplier Bean Smitten. Keeping kids safe around food is also one of our main priorities. We have a detailed allergen and food safety policy, meaning grown-ups can relax during their stay. If you or your little one has a particular dietary requirement, don’t be afraid to ask. We’re also proud to have been recently nominated for Best Café in the Taste of Kent awards! SANDWICHES MADE WITH LOVE Aldo’s Sandwiches 7 Stone Street, Cranbrook 07812 787307 www.aldossandwiches.com Sandwiches made with love right in the heart of Cranbrook. Freshly made, just for you, visit us and create your own personal sandwich. Choose from a variety of breads, pick your fillings, salads, sauces and chutneys or choose from our specials board. We also offer soup, toasties and paninis if you fancy a warm option. Gluten-free bread is available too. People are also raving about our coffee. We use award-winning coffee beans from local coffee roasters, Bean Smitten. Coupled with our Italian made Sanremo coffee machine, you’re guaranteed the perfect cup. If hot chocolate is more your thing then you’ll love ours with cream, marshmallows, chocolate/ caramel sauce and more chocolate! Born and raised in North London and now settled in the beautiful Kent countryside, Aldo is a husband and dad to three daughters. He trained at the prestigious Leith’s School of Food & Wine and is looking forward to welcoming you to his shop on Stone Street. SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL MEAT Paley Farm Paley Lane, Cranbrook TN17 2LX 01580 891046 info@paleyfarm.co.uk www.paleyfarm.co.uk Paley Farm is home to an 800-acre mixed livestock farming business providing sustainable, ethical and grass fed meat. Located just north of Cranbrook, we work with sustainable mentality and regenerative practices. From our pasture to your plate, a delicious range of meat all bred and reared at our farm to the highest welfare and nutritional standards. Our methods ensure you will experience some of the best tasting meat you will ever buy. Our meat is expertly prepared by Peter onsite at the farm, so not only do you get to see where your meat comes from, your food also has the lowest possible food miles. As part of our team at the farm, Peter is one of very few butchers that is aware of the careful planning that goes into rearing and managing livestock to ensure that their diet is transformed into the very best meat. We offer free local delivery and national courier service, just order online. Better still come along to our farm and recently expanded butchery to say hello and see what’s on offer! 16 The Cake • Spring 2022
SUPPORT LOCAL ADVICE Health & Wellbeing Correct Posture Through Pilates Mary-Therese O'Connell Achieve Health 07447 426243 hello@achieve-health.co.uk www.achieve-health.co.uk West Road, Goudhurst, TN17 1AA Pilates is for everyone. It’s not about pulling out a mat and doing an hour everyday – mind you that would be great, but rather making small changes throughout your day. This helps improve your posture and bring awareness to how you move and hold yourself. The most important thing in pilates is to improve your core. To do this, you must pull in your abdominal muscles (your tummy). Imagine a string pulling you from the crown of your head and lengthening through your spine. As you walk articulate through your foot and swing your arms. Pilates is about gently reeducating your body to the correct posture for you. We all have different body types and our bodies are amazing at adapting when we injure ourselves or if a woman has a baby. It’s extraordinary what we demand and expect of our bodies and then we are shocked when they let us down. But with a little TLC we can get them back functioning properly once we get the right muscles firing correctly, in the right order and getting the body to realign itself again. To find out more contact Mary- Therese ex-nurse, radiographer and Stott pilates instructor using the details above. Setting Goals for Self-Improvement Issy Szumniak Issy Szumniak PMU & Aesthetics 07990 015103 Isabelleszumniak@hotmail.co.uk www.issyszumniak.co.uk Carriers Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JX Self-improvement is an empowering thing. It’s limitless, as are we. When we set ourselves goals and begin achieving them we soon realise our endless potential. Setting goals for me is one of the most effective tools for self-improvement. Whether it be small changes or big achievements. We are so lucky to have amazing resources at our fingertips, from books and the internet to empowering podcasts, and if you’re lucky enough, encouraging and positive people around you. Not sure where to start? Begin by identifying your goals, be personal, business, health or relationships, and ask yourself where do you see yourself in six months, one year or five years? Once you have a clear idea you can begin thinking about how this can be achieved by setting out a plan. This to me really is putting pen to paper. Set yourself realistic and achievable timeframes and begin actioning. Lastly and importantly is gratitude. So often we forget to celebrate the wins or really take the time to be proud of our achievements however big or small. We so often quickly move onto the next or want more forgetting how far we’ve come or how much we’ve achieved. For help and advice on how to look and feel great, contact Issy, permanent makeup artist and aesthetician, using the details above. The Cake • Spring 2022 17
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SUPPORT LOCAL<br />
ADVICE<br />
Health & Wellbeing<br />
Correct Posture<br />
Through Pilates<br />
Mary-<strong>The</strong>rese O'Connell<br />
Achieve Health<br />
07447 426243<br />
hello@achieve-health.co.uk<br />
www.achieve-health.co.uk<br />
West Road, Goudhurst, TN17 1AA<br />
Pilates is for everyone. It’s not<br />
about pulling out a mat and<br />
doing an hour everyday – mind<br />
you that would be great, but<br />
rather making small changes<br />
throughout your day. This helps<br />
improve your posture and bring<br />
awareness to how you move and<br />
hold yourself.<br />
<strong>The</strong> most important<br />
thing in pilates is to<br />
improve your core.<br />
To do this, you<br />
must pull in your<br />
abdominal muscles<br />
(your tummy). Imagine<br />
a string pulling you<br />
from the crown of your head<br />
and lengthening through your<br />
spine. As you walk articulate<br />
through your foot and swing<br />
your arms.<br />
Pilates is about gently reeducating<br />
your body to the<br />
correct posture for you. We<br />
all have different body types<br />
and our bodies are amazing<br />
at adapting when we injure<br />
ourselves or if a woman has a<br />
baby. It’s extraordinary what<br />
we demand and expect of our<br />
bodies and then we are shocked<br />
when they let us down. But with<br />
a little TLC we can get them<br />
back functioning properly once<br />
we get the right muscles firing<br />
correctly, in the right order and<br />
getting the body to realign itself<br />
again.<br />
To find out more contact Mary-<br />
<strong>The</strong>rese ex-nurse, radiographer<br />
and Stott pilates instructor using<br />
the details above.<br />
Setting Goals for<br />
Self-Improvement<br />
Issy Szumniak<br />
Issy Szumniak PMU & Aesthetics<br />
07990 015103<br />
Isabelleszumniak@hotmail.co.uk<br />
www.issyszumniak.co.uk<br />
Carriers Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JX<br />
Self-improvement is an<br />
empowering thing. It’s limitless,<br />
as are we. When we set ourselves<br />
goals and begin achieving them<br />
we soon realise our endless<br />
potential.<br />
Setting goals for me is one<br />
of the most effective tools for<br />
self-improvement. Whether<br />
it be small changes or big<br />
achievements.<br />
We are so lucky to have<br />
amazing resources at our<br />
fingertips, from books and the<br />
internet to empowering podcasts,<br />
and if you’re lucky enough,<br />
encouraging and positive people<br />
around you.<br />
Not sure where to start? Begin<br />
by identifying your goals, be<br />
personal, business, health or<br />
relationships, and ask yourself<br />
where do you see yourself in six<br />
months, one year or five years?<br />
Once you have a clear idea you<br />
can begin thinking about how<br />
this can be achieved by setting<br />
out a plan. This to me really<br />
is putting pen to paper. Set<br />
yourself realistic and achievable<br />
timeframes and begin actioning.<br />
Lastly and importantly is<br />
gratitude. So often we forget<br />
to celebrate the wins or really<br />
take the time to be proud of our<br />
achievements however big or<br />
small. We so often quickly move<br />
onto the next or want more<br />
forgetting how far we’ve come or<br />
how much we’ve achieved.<br />
For help and advice on how to<br />
look and feel great, contact Issy,<br />
permanent makeup artist and<br />
aesthetician, using the details<br />
above.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> • <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2022</strong> 17
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