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FOOD & DRINK 51 Restaurant Review FUN & GAMES 56 Puzzle Corner 64 Entering Fatherhood Without a Map PARENTING 60 What to Expect When You’re Expecting SPORT 66 Theydon Bois Lawn Tennis Club

Hello,

Hope you are all having a great summer so far. Our focus this month is on the impending summer holidays, with ideas for days out to keep the kids entertained and you stress free. Our What’s On page also features many summer fetes and fun days in the local area that are sure to be a hit.

Once again we have a bumper news section including charity updates, school visits and local business news, as well as our regular fashion & beauty, home & garden and fabulous travel pages.

We have also reviewed Cucina Italiana restaurant in High Ongar and would definitely recommend paying them a visit if you are in the area.

I wish you all a happy summer and hope the good weather continues.

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A short roundup of what’s been going on

CHARITY CHAMPION SPLASHES OUT

Charity Champion Lloyd Moulder, who raised £10,000 last year for Haven House Children’s Hospice, has inspired his Co-Founder to do the same.

The Loughton father of two runs bathroom studio BathWorks based in South Woodford. To celebrate ten years in business Lloyd threw himself out of a plane in a tandem sky dive and took on the rigors of team white water rafting to help swell his fund raising target.

Now Richard Banks, who runs BathWorks in Milton Keynes, is raising £10,000 for his local charity Willen Hospice.

The year-long challenge began on Father’s Day when Richard pedalled from Capital to Coast and joined 28,000 other cyclists to celebrate the 40th year of the London to Brighton bike ride.

Meanwhile, on Sunday 5th July Lloyd will roll out his fundraising bath at the Haven House annual Summer Fayre in the grounds of the hospice. Lloyd said “I enjoyed the fundraising events I did, even the sky dive which had my nerves jangling. I believe it’s important to give something back and I really admire the work these charities put into raising money at the same time as providing a superb service.”

The annual Summer Fayre is a fantastic family fun day with a variety of stalls and from 11.00am until 4.00pm. www.havenhouse.org.uk BathWorks offers supplyonly or full installation services and the best in dream bathrooms, shower rooms or en suites. It’s also a dedicated bathroom outlet offering ceramics, furniture, showers, wet rooms, tiles & lighting. www.bath-works.co.uk

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LUXURY HAIR CARE AND COLOUR SALON OPENS IN BARKINGSIDE

Dani White, ex Toni & Guy Style Director and hair care specialist of seven years has opened a brand new salon in Barkingside, Essex.

With a modern layout and exciting opportunities for unique parties and appointments, SixtySix is at the forefront of hair care trends and is set to transform the landscape of hair in Essex.

After winning numerous hair competitions with Toni & Guy and taking various courses in men’s, women’s and children’s styling as well as extentions, Dani and her highly trained team provide a welcoming, friendly and hospitable service with top quality results.

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Please make an appointment or join the grand opening party on Saturday 4th July from 2-4pm at 66 High Street, Barkingside, IG6 2DJ. Nearest tube: Central Line, Barkingside Tel: 020 8550 5661 www.sixtysixsalon.com

ST CLARE EXPANDS HOSPICE AT HOME SERVICE

More people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses are being cared for at home by St Clare Hospice following the expansion of its Hospice at Home service.

The service is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and the Night Service, initially introduced in December to provide overnight support during the winter months, is also continuing.

In its first year after launching Hospice at Home in January 2014, the St Clare team provided hands-on, personal care for more than 300 patients in the final weeks of life or Me times of crisis, making over 1,600 face-to-face Ho mbers of the St Clare spice at Home team visits. Unnecessary hospital admission was enable avoided in 3 out of 4 cases. Also, the service has people to remain at home, if they wish,” said St provided transition support when a patient can be Clare Hospice chief executive Tanya Curry. “Working discharged from hospital, but the necessary care is together with the commissioners and our health care not yet in place.

With demand expected to continue to grow, St Clare partners, we are delighted to be moving a step closer towards our goal of providing high quality specialist aims to more than double the number benefitting from palliative care at the right time, in the right place, for the service to 720 patients a year, caring for patients every family who needs it.” who are very near the end of their lives or who have For more information about Hospice at Home and symptoms that are difficult to control. how to access the service, visit “We are celebrating 25 years of hospice care in West Essex this year and the vision has always been to www.stclarehospice.org.uk/hospice-at-home

STUDENTS DISPLAY THEIR WORK AT END-OF-YEAR ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Year 11 GCSE and BTEC students at Roding Valley High School, Loughton, have staged their end-of-year Art and Photography exhibition.

Eighty-five students exhibited their work which is the culmination of 20 months of hard work.

On show were a wide range of artworks including paintings, drawings, sculpture and clay work with some work done to a smaller scale and some larger than life models.

Head of Art David Tisdale said: “We are always proud when it comes to exhibiting the work of our students. Sometimes the work is pretty, sometimes amusing, maybe even disturbing and provocative.

“The work is an individual response to an idea and it’s always surprising and entertaining. Our students work so very hard and we’re proud of them.”

Comments from parents tt nne Be na Monta who attended the exhibition included: “...huge breadth of materials, sizes and shapes on show”, “Impressive large scale pieces” and “...excellent photos and fantastic ideas. Very well presented and laid out” The exhibition will be recreated at Loughton Arts Centre, High Road, Loughton between June 26th and July 10th (Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm).

Some pieces will be displayed at the Youth Makes Art event at St John’s Church, Epping, between July 10th and 14th

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, BLOSSOMS NURSERY SUPPORTS DARCIE-MAI PROJECT

Blossoms Nursery have chosen to raise money for The Darcie-Mai Project at their annual Fun Day on Saturday 25th July.

The event is set to be a great day for all the family with music, games, face painting, a BBQ, cake stalls, drinks stall, penalty shoot-out and much more!

The event will run from 11.30am to 4pm at the Epping nursery. Entry is £3 for a n Day family of 4 or £1 per person.

Fu ’s ar ye st La Co-owner of the nursery, Bobbi Chana said, “We are very excited about this year’s event, and look forward to welcoming people from the local community as well as our Blossoms children and families. We are proud to be helping such a great charity, and hope the day goes well and is enjoyed by everyone.”

The Darcie-Mai Project is a charity set up to raise awareness of babies who are born fighting and also raises money for two hospitals.

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ONGAR TOWN COUNCIL LITTER PICK A SUCCESS

A child’s bicycle dumped in the Cripsey Brook was just one of the items recovered during Ongar Town Council’s litter pick last month.

Dozens of bags of rubbish were collected by the 11 local residents and seven town councillors who targeted the southern end of the town.

Ongar Town Council open spaces committee chairman councillor Alison Wingfield said: “There was a really good turnout and there was a really good atmosphere. We were not expecting so many people to turn up to help.”

Refreshments, including bacon sandwiches, were enjoyed by the litter pickers at the Jubilee Pavilion, Love Lane, at the end of the morning.

A further litter pick is planned for Saturday, November 14, when volunteers will focus on the Litter pick volunteer northern end of Ongar. s

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A NEW WAY TO NETWORK

Networking is a well tried and tested means to increase the profile and turnover of a business. Many, many of us have attended business network meetings and felt ‘that pressure’ to refer someone just because that’s what’s expected. Maybe, even more disappointingly, when you’re having a bad business time and you’ve wanted friendly support and encouragement, your network group has simply turned out to be there just for referrals; it’s sad isn’t it. Well no, actually it’s inevitable; business network groups run for profit are essentially just that - there’s no room for

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anything else, and let’s be honest, they make good profits and do help many businesses along the way.

But for some of us this just isn’t enough.

Back in 2008 some members of a local branch of such a group decided to give it a go themselves and Eppnet was born. It was created to be a local, caring business network group, designed for mutual business support, although it is firmly set on a structure and strategy for business referrals as well. They’ve been doing this successfully now through the standard format of weekly breakfast meetings for 7 years. In Eppnet’s normal slightly radical style however they’ve decided now is a good time to change and so are going fortnightly and alternating mornings and evenings.

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STUDENTS VISIT VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM Pupils at West Hatch High School, Chigwell, visited the Alexander McQueen exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The students also attended a workshop with renowned curator and lecturer Juliana Sissons.

The exhibition was an extravagant biography of the life of the Londonborn designer who was widely acclaimed as a creative genius.

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Pupils watched a presentation about the designer and his work then had visited the exhibition for inspiration.

Students then went back to the workshop and produced garments using a variety of paper and fabric. The final designs are clearly influenced by Alexander McQueen.

Pupils also had fun trying them on while suggesting occasions when they could wear them. They will use the research collected to help develop original ideas in their coursework.

THE BLUEBELL LAUNCHES AFTERNOON TEA MENU

The ever creative Gavin Maguire of The Bluebell restaurant, Chigwell, is set to delight his patrons this summer with the launch of a new afternoon tea menu. The head chef and owner explained to us, “It’s something I’d been thinking about for some time, and I really think we can add a touch of Bluebell style to this traditional English occasion”. After seeing the afternoon tea in question it’s clear to us that Gavin has indeed added his own touch and the dish is beautifully presented. There’s a selection of exquisite mini deserts, amazing cakes, scrumptious finger sandwiches, and hand-made scones with either tea or champagne (priced at £17 & £25 respectively).

The afternoon tea menu is joined by a new dish on the main menu, a half grilled lobster with asparagus salad and glass of champagne, for two people at just £35 (has to be ordered 48 hours in advance).

If you have never been to the Bluebell then you are missing one of the greatest dining experiences our region has to offer, and it’s always

superbly priced for the amazing food they create. If you’re a regular at Bluebell, then it’s certainly time to head back in and sample these new afternoon tea treats from Gavin and his team.

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Pupils from schools across Epping Forest and Brentwood visited Gilwell Park, Chingford over a 2 week period from Monday, June 8 until Friday, June 19 to learn about safety and wellbeing in preparation for secondary school.

‘Crucial Crew’ is an interactive safety initiative based around key life skills aimed at year 6 children aged between 10 to 11 years-old. Over the course of the two weeks, children participated in a variety of scenarios to raise awareness about the dangers

they may encounter in everyday life.

Police Community Support Officer Louise Coveney (pictured), based at Loughton police station, has been working with partner agencies to deliver Crucial Crew events for the past seven years.

“I think it’s important to engage with children from a young age” Louise said. “The kids I met seven years ago are grown up now and when I’m out on the beat they’ll come running up to me and have a chat. I’m amazed at some of the things they can remember from Crucial Crew events” “Before joining Essex Police, I used to teach year six pupils and I know the transition from primary

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The scenarios we go through encourage the children to engage with each other when they get back to the classroom. We have 20 lessons a day and cover lots of really important topics, everything from staying safe on beaches to digital safety and anti bullying”.

The event, which is funded and hosted by Epping Forest District Council, featured a variety of partners from the Epping Forest District Safer Communities Partnership including Essex Fire & Rescue service, Essex Road Safety, ACE, AlchoHELP, Red Balloon the RNLI.

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THE LOCALS Ben Sneath talks to four local businesses.

Scott Harris

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cott Harris set up Aspect Electrical in 2008. It is based in Hainault, Essex as it’s his hometown and where he grew up.

Another reason for being in Hainault is that Scott’s a family man and needs to be close to his two daughters as they grow up.

Scott has 15 years of experience as an electrician and started off in an apprenticeship for three years before becoming a fully qualified professional.

Throughout his career he’s worked on projects of all kinds and he built up his experience this way. After working for many other companies he decided to go it alone seven years ago. Scott says he enjoyed talking to the clients and decided it was time to start his own.

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Aspect provides a full range of electrical services: from domestic to commercial properties. No job is too small or large and he has fitted out extensions, whole houses, shops and large office buildings.

The area the company covers really is nationwide and he has had jobs as far afield as in Birmingham and Brighton. With such big projects on such a wide area, luckily he has three other trained electricians in his team.

However, Scott feels that his most important customers are the ones in Essex who keep coming for his extensive experience and great service.

Tel: 07804 650894 aspectelectricalsolutions.com scottharris.aspectrical@gmail.com

David McHardy

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avid McHardy started DM Mediation in 2011 in our local area of Woodford Green in order to offer professional mediation services to separating couples in the local area rather than having to go to Central London.

David has extensive mediation experience. Couples who come to him benefit from a personable, friendly approach enhanced by his many years of experience in dealing with family issues.

David has been a Family

KASHMIR FOOD STORES

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iaz had been brought up in the family business and would eventually take over Kashmir Food Stores when it relocated in 2009.

When his father had owned it, the company was based in Ilford, but Fiaz saw an opportunity to open a new type of intercontinental store in Gants Hill where he lived with his family.

There was a growing population of Asian’s in Experienced on site butchers

lawyer for 37 years and is now a Consultant having been Chair of Resolution, the largest national association of Family lawyers. He continues since 1995 as a Deputy District Judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division in 1995.

Having qualified as a Mediator in 2000, David is a member of Mediation Associates, a select group of London-based practitioners and Family Mediators in Action (FAMIA).

As an Authorised Mediator, David can undertake Information and Assessment meetings (MIAM) for separating couples to see if they can calmly discuss issues so that they have a less stressful environment in order to meet and reach agreement.

As an Accredited Mediator David will help to guide the parties towards reaching mutual resolution on financial arrangements, division of property, arrangements for the children as well as separation and relationship issues.

Despite the growing importance of mediation for many couples, there still aren’t many Accredited and Authorised Mediators locally.

David knows he offers great service in the Woodford Green area and welcomes enquiries.

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the area and the store was established to target this market. But Fiaz also says that his store was all about breaking from the older traditions of his father and starting a totally new type of store, with new product lines for a modern market.

The store sells a wide range of Asian spices and many other cooking items and it seems to be a recipe for success. The company has been very busy and the staff at the store has grown to nine.

Due to such demand Fiaz has recently opened a second Kashmir Food Stores outlet in Hainault and it’s replicating the success of the Gants Hill store.

Naturally, the ambitious Fiaz is looking to add a third store and beyond. So who knows where this expansion will end?

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ean Drury set up his Zero Dry Time franchise 15 months ago and has been going from strength-to-strength since.

It’s located in Hornchurch in East London but draws clients from around London and the Essex region.

He works across residential and commercial projects and offers dry cleaning of carpets, upholstery, soft furnishings, tiles and grout; as well as cleaning leather, restoring wooden floors and carpet maintenance programs.

As a franchisee, Sean is part of a nationwide Zero Dry Time network so all the services, machines and products he uses have had years of testing. He’s also a fully trained professional after an intensive five-week course before starting the business.

His is a unique service in the East London/Essex area as he’s one of only two franchisees in London - so no wonder he’s so busy.

Sean says that, “The USP Sean Drury for our services is it leaves Meanwhile, the carpets, leather and upholstery Sean’s clients range from small completely clean and dry, so it’s residential flats to a large projects ready for immediate use.” like the Shard in London and By not using water there are he gets lots of business from no colour runs and no damp letting agents needing properties or mould left in the items being cleaned. cleaned. It’s also an eco-friendly Tel: 01708 918120 method, as there are no toxic www.zerodrytime.com substances that might harm Sean.drury@zerodrytime.com children and pets.

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DAYS OUT KIDS

Keep boredom at bay throughout the summer holidays with these family friendly local attractions.

FARM FUN

Lee Valley Park Farms in Waltham Abbey are just the best kind of fun when it comes to a great value family day out, with something to suit all age groups.

There are a wide variety of animals to see and learn about.

Visit the cheeky meerkat family at Meerkat Lookout. Their interactive enclosure lets you get up close to the mob whilst learning about them. See who’s in the Paddocks and head to World of Farming to see miniature zebu, reindeer and llamas. Be dazzled by Coda Falconry’s amazing collection of birds. See Barn Owls, Harris Hawk, Red Tailed Buzzard and lots more in daily shows twice a day or for a fluffier visit take a look in the rabbit and guinea pig enclosures.

There are a number of play areas where little ones can let off steam.

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includes a giant jumping pillow, bungee Spider Tower and at the Alpine adventure you can zoom down the toboggan run on squidgy donuts.

At specified times during the day you can catch a ride on Tex the Tractor to a working dairy farm, where you will learn all about where milk comes from!

After all the running around on the farm, you’ll deserve a break!

Enjoy a delicious cream tea with homemade scones and cream and jam that are locally sourced at the Orchard Café.

Entry tickets include everything you need to have a farm-tastic time including entry to all the play areas, animals, activities, amazing bird shows by Coda Falconry and tractor rides to the dairy farm!

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A RAIL ADVENTURE

The Epping Ongar Railway is a great day out - with friendly volunteers, steam locomotives, buses and a wave from the signalman as the train leaves, the railway offers you the chance to experience life as it might have been 50 years ago.

The extension from Loughton to Ongar was built 150 years ago and later it became the eastern end of the Central Line. In 1994 London Underground stopped running services east of Epping.

Since then the railway has been lovingly restored with the help of hundreds of keen and friendly volunteers to the fantastic attraction it now is - a heritage railway running steam and diesel trains through 6 miles of the Essex countryside.

Trains now run to within 100m of the boundary with LU at Epping. Naturally, the Railway is keen to have a viable and attractive interchange at Epping Underground station both for visitors and local people to use its services.

The railway also runs a fleet of oldfashioned London buses. These are included in your ticket price and are not only a delight to see and ride on, but provide a regular and direct link to Epping Station - making a day out at the railway convenient to visit by tuo. There is also parking at Epping Station.

The railway hosts a series of special events, dining trains and murder mysteries throughout its running season.

There is a buffet and picnic area at both stations. Many of the trains have seats with tables - so you can even have a picnic on the train.

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Valentines Park is an award-winning park next to Valentines Mansion & Gardens, and was once the parkland to the house.

There are a whole host of wonderful activities and facilities available. Enjoy boat hire on the lake, two children’s play areas, basketball and tennis courts, guided tours, ornamental gardens and flower beds, an outdoor gym, bandstand plus a choice of two cafes. And also you are likely to come across some very friendly squirrels!

The mansion itself is a beautifully restored 300 year old country house, where you can visit the period furnished rooms, including the recreated Victorian kitchen and Georgian rooms. The mansion plays host to a variety of events throughout the year including creative

GO GRUFFALO HUNTING Visit Thorndon Country Park in Brentwood and head into the woods in search of the Gruffalo! The Gruffalo Trail is a magical self-led walk around the woods, searching for beautiful wooden carvings of the characters from the much loved children’s story books. Follow the map to find the snake, the mouse, the owl, the fox, the Gruffalo’s Child and finally The Gruffalo himself!

Children are sure to love having their photo taken with their favourite characters, building dens and exploring amongst the trees. Maps are available from the Countryside Centre at a cost of 50p, where you can also purchase Gruffalo

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This summer scheduled events include a Teddy Bear’s Picnic on 25th August, with Punch & Judy show, face painting, balloon animals and a bear hunt. On the 5th and 12th of August children will have the chance to help in the kitchen garden and get busy digging, planting seeds and exploring at the Sow ‘n’ Grow event.

For nature lovers the Amphibian and Reptile Discovery day on 19th August will delight your mini David Attenboroughs with the chance to meet some exotic species.

For event bookings and timings please call the mansion.

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The north car park is the best way to access the Gruffalo Trail.

BBQs and picnics can be enjoyed at the south side of the park where woodland gives way to open parkland with breathtaking views across countryside and into the heart of Canary Wharf. Light refreshments are also available in the tearoom.

Fishing is also permitted at Old Hall Pond, the lake in Thorndon South on a day ticket basis.

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Balayage has been around for a while but this timeless technique is creeping its way back into being one of the most popular hair trends in salons today.

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Balayage is a French word meaning ‘sweeping’ or ‘to paint’. It gives a sunkissed natural look - similar to what nature gives us as children - with softer, less noticeable regrowth lines.

The idea behind it is less is more when creating soft, natural looks.

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IS IT SUITABLE FOR ALL HAIR TYPES/LENGTHS?

Balayage pretty much works for all lengths except very short cropped hair. However, if you have dark brown or black hair, balayage alone may not be the best option for you but your colour specialist at Finesse can advise you on how to achieve this look by including other methods of colouring.

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It’s a very skilled technique that hasn’t been widely taught in the UK until recently. Even now, only a selected amount of salons truly know how to

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Unlike highlights, it requires much less maintenance. It grows out and more naturally so you don’t get an obvious regrowth line. All you really need to do is protect it as you would any other colour, so use a colour protecting shampoo and conditioner, regular treatments and heat protection when styling. As with all colour it can go dull or brassy over time so you might like to have a toner applied.

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prepare the inside of your home for a beautiful British summer. Whether you decide to launch yourself into a large DIY project or you prefer to give your space a subtle update, bringing a fresh feel to your interior can be simple and stress-free in just a few easy steps.

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choice for balmy nights spent socialising, but be sure to decide on a sofa or chair shape that works for your household from season-to-season. If you like to switch up your scheme regularly then loose cover designs are a worthwhile investment - especially if you have one particular room that you spend the majority of your time in. Multiyork’s sofas with replaceable covers are a great solution; they also offer seven different fillings from firm to soft, bouncy to squidgy to cater for every level of comfort.

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Dress modern seating like Multiyork’s Manhattan Chair in Sanderson Manila Green/Ivory fabric with cushions adorned in flora and fauna motifs and drape with woven throws. For an uplifting splash of colour, pick out homewares in zingy citrus shades or experiment with a bold backdrop by painting a wall behind your seating. Decorative metal furniture teamed with wire pieces will complete your look, giving your garden-inspired room a complimentary clash of texture.

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Lively fabric patterns will easily transform a functional piece into stand-out seating during warmer months.

A check or plaid will always lend itself perfectly to country décor but can make just as much impact in a modern scheme, providing that the colour you choose is on trend.

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uly is usually one of the hottest and driest gardening months of the year so a lot of your time in the garden this month may be spent on watering.

Container plants and hanging baskets will need to be top priority and may need to be watered twice a day as they will dry out very quickly, they are best watered in the early morning and in the evening.

Camellias, rhododendron, azalea and pieris are lime hating plants that may develop yellow leaves if your tap water is too hard.

Hard water usually contains a lot of lime so for these plants it’s best to use filtered water or collected rain water. To reduce water loss around other plants apply layer of mulch which will help suppress

the weeds too. Consider planting drought tolerant plants that look fabulous in the garden this time of year.

MY TOP THREE DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS:

_ Achillea Pretty Belinda which looks great this time of year with stunning flat clusters of rich pink flowers on upright stems and a magnificent aromatic fern-like foliage. _ Yarrow is an easy to grow perennial. It makes a great cut flower too.

It comes in a number of varieties with blooms in shades of yellow, orange, red, pink, and white. _ Sedums -There are hundreds of varieties of sedums available. While most are grown for their flowers, ‘Frosty Morn’ has

wonderfully variegated leaves that look great. In the Autumn it produces clusters of pure-pink flowers too.

Ponds and other water features will need some care this month to keep them looking good. Clean out your pumps and water filters. Top up water levels as they evaporate rapidly in the height of summer.

Rainwater from a water butt is best as chemicals in tap water can affect the nutrient balance in ponds.

Remove blanket weed with a net to let oxygen into your pond. Remember to give aquatic life a chance to get back to the water by piling the weed next to the pond for the day.

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5. Jump aboard for a Ju mping Croc This is a region of contrasts. cruise on the Adela ide River, near Home to an ancient Aboriginal Darwin culture - one of the world’s oldest 6. Take in Katherin e Gorge from the air - yet with a vibrant and fun-loving on a scenic helicop ter flight capital city, Darwin, which boasts 7. Kick up some dir t on a quad biking the youngest and most multiadventure at Undo olya Station, close cultural population in the country. to Alice Springs Travel from the lush, green 8. Soar over majes tic wa wetlands and tropical monsoon of a scenic flight ov terfalls as part er Kakadu forests of the Top End down to National Park the fiery desert landscapes at the 9. See Uluru (Ayers Rock) from the back centre, and it’s obvious why this is of a camel known as Australia’s Outback.

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hrough the winding countryside of Essex, at what used to be the end of the central line, lies the lovely historical town Ongar. Last month we took a trip to High Ongar and visited Cucina Italiana, and judging by their glowing Trip Advisor reviews we knew we were in for a treat.

After renovating the old Green Man pub the new owners have created a beautiful dining location by mixing elements of the buildings historical exposed wood beams, alongside a modern clean finish.

Our food was served by the wonderful Manager Guiseppe Russo, who along with the Head Chef, overseas the creation of all the dishes on the menu, and everything is hand made on site, fresh for the diners.

My partner began with Calamari Fritti, served with a chilli and lime mayo, whilst I opted for the Formaggio al Forno - baked camembert, fig & onion marmalade, with toasted bread.

Both dishes were faultless, the light crispy batter on the squid was fried to

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perfection and the squid was superbly cooked, not like the rubbery versions some restaurants try to serve. My camembert was all melted through, no hard areas of solid cheese, just velvety smooth from the first to the last dip of the bread, and the marmalade was a great contrast to lift the depth of the dish and give the palate a fresh zing to every bite.

For our mains we enjoyed lasagne, and arguably the best steak I have ever tasted. As Guiseppe provided the lovely tropical chardonnay I took a bite from the Sirloin, or, to give its full name ‘Bistecca Capri’ - Sirloin steak, cooked with white wine, mustard, mushroom & cream sauce.

It was amazing, genuinely amazing.

I immediately asked about the meat and Guiseppe explained “We bring fresh meat to the restaurant on a daily basis from a local supplier, it’s never frozen and we cook every dish to order, exactly how the diner wants.”

It certainly was how I wanted, and the creamy mushroom sauce was the icing on the cake, I didn’t want it

to end and could happily have eaten another one. My companion’s lasagne was lovely, with a rich cheese topping and crusty garlic bread, very filling and very flavoursome.

There wasn’t much space left within us for dessert, but Guiseppe twisted our arm with his Italian charm and served up a home-made panacotta and a home-made tiramisu.

The serving size of both was very generous. The panacotta was topped by a glorious bright strawberry red glaze and my tiramisu was rich, but not overpowering. It held its shape too, I’ve had many tiramisus that are sloppy and wet, but this was neither and it was clear that it had been made to perfection.

We will certainly be heading back to Cucina Italiana and would recommend a visit if you’re looking for some lovely, fresh, authentic Italian food and beautiful surroundings.

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his month was a bit of a negative one... involving tantrums. We’ve all been out and seen someone else’s kid screaming their face off, whilst the embarrassed parent tries to calm the situation. Usually it’s the mum who tends to be less fussed about the onlookers and loudly tells the child, “You can scream all day, but until you stop we’re not going to the park”, whilst dads (myself included) are generally a bit more conscious of the public attention and start speaking very sternly and very quietly “If you keep shouting I swear I will chop your legs off!” or words to that effect, with a hushed tone in the child’s ear.

Well, this month my two year old has been that child, and I have been that dad. The missus can’t chase him very well at present (just two months until son number two arrives - double trouble), so it’s largely down to me to run down the aisles after him when we go shopping. He zooms off laughing whilst I sweat and ‘speed walk’

“If he runs off again I will kill Peppa Pig”

behind him, trying to smile at the shoppers whilst telling him to “stop running” through painfully gritted teeth.

I look back and the lady is holding two hats above her head whilst looking into a mirror, she’s no use to me now. I focus my gaze on the boy as he darts off past a shoe rack, laughing like a maniac.

I can hear the sounds of shocked shoppers leaping out of the way.

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Breaking into a gentle jog my smile progresses to a light, yet fake, giggle as another parent catches my eye, “Oh, what are they like?” she playfully asks, “A terrible mistake that’s destroying my life!!” is my initial thought, but my brain thankfully kicks in before my mouth can speak, and provides the words “Cheeky rascals, but we love ‘em don’t we”.

I finally catch up with him, and explain that if he runs off again I will kill Peppa Pig. This has the desired effect and he immediately stands still. I tell him to sit on the ‘naughty step’ (at the seats for trying on shoes) and an elderly man already sitting there looks slightly puzzled and walks off, limping to the exit wearing just the one slipper.

“Now listen, you can’t go running around everywhere, you might get lost and that would be very bad, do you understand?” I explained.

“Yes Daddy” he replies.

“Ok, now sit here for 2 minutes, and calm down, then we can WALK around the shop and find Mummy, ok?”

“Yes Daddy.” It’s good, progress is clearly being made, I even get a few nods of acknowledgement from other parents, they clearly couldn’t see the small plastic gun I was holding against the figure of Peppa Pig. “That’s right boy, just do as I say, or there’ll be bacon for breakfast”.

After a few minutes he stepped down from the naughty step, “Now Son, remember what I told...” he was off again, running and yelling ahead off me, the whole scenario had been pointless. At the end of the aisle his mum stepped out to greet him, I saw that thankfully she hadn’t purchased any hats, but then the shop assistant followed her out with enough hats to shelter a small village community. “See

anything you like love?” I asked, “Oh just a couple of bits, nothing much” she replied... yeah, righto I thought! She picked up our little lad and gave him a big hug as he sat legs astride on her pregnant belly.

Unfortunately the temper tantrums have not just been confined to shopping trips. He threw a wobbly earlier this month when we asked him to wear shorts!

“Limping to the exit wearing just one slipper”

It was baking outside and the sun was beating down hard on us all.

He’d received some new summer clothes for his birthday and we thought it would be the perfect opportunity for him to get some wear out of them. We were wrong!

We put on our own shorts and asked him to do the same. He swiftly put them on and looked down at his bare shins. “No Daddy, no shorts... trousers!” The tears began to fall as he tugged at his shorts, screaming for trousers.

This went on for a while until I decided on this occasion the best way forward would be for him to learn from his mistakes, so we changed him into the trousers and strolled outside. “How are you feeling?” I asked. “Very, very hot Daddy” was his reply as he started to blow the air (he blows at anything considered hot, this includes the hot water tap even when it’s not even on). “So shall we put your shorts on?” “Yes Daddy” and the lesson was learnt. ...TO BE CONTINUED

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heydon Bois Lawn Tennis Club has been in existence for 90 years on land owned by the Buxton Trust, a local charitable trust. The site is shared with cricket and football pitches.

Over the years the Club has grown from two grass courts, few members and an Elsan toilet in a shed to one boasting six artificial grass courts, 200 members and a clubhouse with a bar, showers and changing facilities. Three of the courts were resurfaced in early 2015, with the remainder due to be renewed in 2019.

The playing members are aged from 5 to 85 year olds. There’s a large junior section and TBLTC runs weekly junior coaching sessions on Friday evenings and Saturday morning, with additional coaching camps during the school holidays. The Club also enters the Aegon Essex junior league. Each week one of the Club’s coaches goes into the local primary school to provide coaching lessons at no cost to the school.

New for this year, the tiny tot group on Sunday mornings allows for 3-5 year olds to get into the sport using mini rackets and soft sponge balls.

It’s a friendly club where anyone is welcome to join in whatever their abilities or age, and on Sunday mornings there are Adult Beginners

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The next step is for members to compete at local league level and the TBLTC has a history of success in these.

Seventeen senior teams from the club regularly compete in the local South West Essex League and the Essex Senior and Veterans Leagues.

Despite all the competitions going on, TBLTC is equally about offering relaxed tennis in a friendly environment. Club Captain Ian Carter says the club is run as a local community club where anyone and everyone is welcome to join in.

There are social tennis sessions every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, where guests and members can meet up with and play, while TBLTC’s busy calendar of social events also helps to give the club a fun vibe. Most of the events help to raise money for local charities.

For more information contact enquiries@theydontennis.co.uk.

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