Life Magazines (Surrey/Berkshire editions) June 2016

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un away with the circus this summer and weave your way through an array of hidden gardens and spectacular lawns at The Savill Garden in this immersive production of Shakespeare’s much loved ‘As You Like it’ from 22 June to 24 July 2016.

Two billionaires who own luxury properties in Surrey are among the top 12 richest people in Britain and Ireland.

Arsenal FC owner Alisher Usmanov and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal figure in The Sunday Times Rich List 2016.

This picturesque early 19th century mill, is situated in delightful surroundings on the banks of the River Mole. It is Grade II listed and is the only surviving fully working watermill in Surrey. It was originally part of a much larger mill complex that once stood alongside.

Cartier first sponsored the International Day in 1984 and since then, the Cartier International Day became the largest and most prestigious polo spectator event in the world, attracting over 25,000 people in Windsor Great Park at Guards Polo Club.

Enjoy six days of green-fingered fun with a host of horticultural displays and activities in the grounds of the royal palace. RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, supported by Viking Cruises, is the world’s biggest annual flower show. Flanking both sides of the Long Water at Hampton Court Palace, you can enjoy Show Gardens, the Rose Marquee, Floral Marquee, plant pavilions and a variety of talks, demonstrations and exhibits.

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at the Races Jess Glynne at Sandown Park Racecourse 13 July • www.thejockeyclublive.co.uk

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18 & 19 JUNE BROOKLANDS DOUBLE TWELVE MOTORSPORT FESTIVAL The annual Double Twelve Motorsport Festival returns with a full weekend of motoring action. Organised in association with the Vintage Sports-Car Club, the event celebrates Brooklands’ rich motoring history, and is always held on the weekend closest to the Anniversary of the original opening of the Brooklands race track in 1907. The two-day extravaganza features Speed Trials, Driving Tests, the prestigious Double Twelve Concours and Test Hill ascents, alongside family-friendly entertainment and activities.

Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, KT13 0QN

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CALENDAR Until 19 june The Makers’ Art 2016 Society of Designer Craftsmen, North Surrey Group The Society of Designer Craftsmen is the largest multi-craft society in the UK. The North Surrey Group was formed by local members, who are presenting their exhibition at Guildford House: a rich, vibrant and varied display including ceramics, textiles, glass and jewellery. Visit the show to buy something beautiful and unique. 10am-4.45pm, Free.

Guildford House & Gallery, 155 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

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17 & 18 june, 2 & 8 july Vineyard Tour & Tasting Enjoy a tour of this beautiful vineyard overlooking the Surrey Hills, followed by a tasting of the latest releases. The Vineyard tour and tastings last 1 hour 30 minutes and include. 11am-12.30pm, £10.

Albury Vineyard Silent Pool, Shere Road Albury GU5 9BW

15, 22 & 29 june Ham House and Garden - Kitchen Garden tour Join one of our garden guides for a free thirty minute tour of our kitchen garden. Discover more about the history of the 17th century kitchen garden and the herbs and vegetables grown by our gardeners. Booking Not Needed. A National Trust Event - Gates open 10:00. Start 14:00.

End 14:30. General Admission Prices Apply. Meet by Visitor Reception.

Ham House and Garden, Ham Street, Ham, Richmondupon-Thames, TW10 7RS

12 june Pony Magic at hatchlands Park

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Pony rides for children. A truly magical experience with beautiful, safe ponies and experienced handlers.

Children are led on a 3-5 minute ride, suitable for 2-11 year olds. Booking Not Needed. A National Trust Event, 12pm - 4pm.

Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RT

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Until 31 july Berry Fest at Taste of Wisley Wisley is particularly famous for its strawberries, and grows more than 20 different cultivars, but did you know it also holds the National Plant Collections of gooseberries and redcurrants? With such a wide variety of fruits to choose from, the Taste of Wisley kitchen is filled with the fragrance of the finest summer fruits. The Food Hall and Glasshouse Café are open from 10am (9am at weekends) – 5pm 10am - 5pm. Food prices vary RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB

19 july The Road to Abstraction: The Ingram Collection This exhibition will explore how abstract artists rejected traditional forms of representation and transformed the material world into shapes, lines and colours. Developing a language of abstraction, this enabled them to express their ideas, values and principles through nonconformist means.

Featuring works by Henry Moore, John Piper, Patrick Heron, Bryan Wynter, John Armstrong, Edward Burra, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley and Ben Nicholson.

The Lightbox, Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 4AA

Until 16 july Wild about Runnymede In conjunction with the Surrey Wildlife Trust, this exhibition looks at local habitats and how they have been altered by human activity. The exhibition also includes a section about the work which the Surrey Wildlife Trust is doing on the River Wey. Tuesday to Friday 12.30pm-4.30pm, Saturday 11am-4pm.

Chertsey Museum, The Cedars, 33 Windsor Street, Chertsey, KT16 8AT

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Circus meets Shakespeare’s

‘as you like it’

in an immersive experience at the Savill Garden

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un away with the circus this summer and weave your way through an array of hidden gardens and spectacular lawns at The Savill Garden in this immersive production of Shakespeare’s much loved ‘As You Like it’ from 22 June to 24 July 2016.

Forced into exile by their own families, heroine Rosalind and Orlando, a young gentleman of the kingdom, venture deep into the Forest of Arden where they encounter ‘The Golden Age’; a mesmerising travelling circus which has taken up residence beneath the canopy. Masquerading as Ganymede, Rosalind embarks on a journey of love lessons and romantic trickery, before stumbling across one of Duke Senior’s noblemen, Jacques, who fully embraces the circus folk and continually reflects on the futility of life and love as a motley fool.

A story of transformation, ‘As You Like It’ challenges conventional ideas of love and lust, blurs gender roles and muses on the absurdity of life in this brilliant pastoral comedy. The play unfolds in Britain’s finest ornamental garden and concludes extravagantly with a triple wedding where the audience and company are encouraged to come together in a boisterous, acrobatic, musical celebration indulging in food and drink from the finest local suppliers.

‘As You Like It’ will celebrate the best of the British summertime with a delicious BBQ served during the final wedding scene provided by award-winning caterers Leiths, whose mouth-watering menu will provide a sensational finale to the performance.

Drinks with also be available to purchase, as a hidden bush bar serving everything from a Fever Tree and Sipsmiths G&T to Pol Roger Champagne, to a nice cold beer from the local Windsor and Eton Brewery, will be popping up throughout the play. And if a tempting snack is more your

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AS YOU LIKE IT WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE – SUNDAY 24 JULY 2016 7pm start, with access to gardens from 6.30pm

Wednesday 22 June – Sunday 26 June Wednesday 29 June – Sunday 3 July Wednesday 6 July – Sunday 10 July Wednesday 13 July – Sunday 17 July Wednesday 20 July – Sunday 24 July

TICKETS Adults: £35 Concessions: £25 (0 – 16years. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult) Tickets include parking, garden entrance and immersive theatre performance.

••••• Great Windsor Park, The Savill Garden, Wick Lane, Englefield Green TW20 0UU 01784 485400

style, Propercorn will be providing audiences with their tasty popcorn during the circus scene, with lots of other delicious nibbles available throughout the performance.

WATCH YOUR HEAD aim to create exciting theatrical experiences and celebrate classic texts in remarkable and unique settings. Following the success of their immersive open-air production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, they will celebrate the 400-year legacy of Shakespeare’s work.

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The ultimate summer festival

for dogs!

DogFest is taking place at the prestigious Windsor Great Park, Berkshire for the very first time on 25-26 June, promising to be even bigger and better in 2016!

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osted by Channel 4’s Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, DogFest offers dogs and their owners the ultimate fun-filled weekend. With even more have-a-go activities for your dog to take part in, this year’s action-packed line-up includes Flyball, agility sessions, dog diving and training, plus grooming sessions for pampered pooches and gifts and treats galore; with highlights including Hill’s School for Dogs, The Great Dog Walk and the Eukanuba Supervet Live Tour.

Twice a day, Noel will lead the way on The Great Dog Walk, the perfect opportunity to get walking with your dog and explore the beautiful grounds of Arley Hall and Windsor Great Park.

Don’t miss the wonderful Eukanuba Supervet Live Tour, where Noel Fitzpatrick will share heart-warming success stories from his popular TV show and reveal the latest advances in the veterinary profession.

Take your dog to join in the training workshops at Hill’s School for Dogs – where even the most disobedient dog can become head pupil! With sessions on puppy training, dog dancing and how to teach your dog to perform using props, Hill’s School for Dogs will offer a full programme of events designed to teach you all about how to train your dog.

Royal Canin’s Weight Management Team will be on hand offering free Pet Healthy Weight checks to all dogs, the perfect opportunity to find out if your dog is at ideal

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weight and discover essential advice and information on keeping your pet in tip top shape.

While your dog enjoys an action packed day out, you can watch entertaining displays of agility and doggy dancing in the Nerf Activity Ring, get first-hand advice from the experts with talks and demonstrations on all aspects of your dog’s life, treat yourself to a delicious variety of food and drink, listen to live music and shop ‘til you drop!

With all this and more, DogFest is the ultimate day out for you to enjoy with your four-legged friend!

You can book tickets by visiting www.dog-fest.co.uk or calling 0844 581 4917.

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Sunday Times Rich List top 20 features three billionaire Surrey residents investments, saw his wealth drop from £2.22billion to £7.58billion.

The Russian billionaire owns Sutton Place, a striking Tudor manor house built in the 16th century near Jacobs Well which was formerly owned by American oil tycoon J Paul Getty.

Irish banker John Grayken, who was the 20th richest person in the British Isles is a new entry with his fortune of £4.4 billion.

Edwardian country house Pyrford Court near Woking is listed as Grayken’s “principal business address”, and is probably best known for being the location for the 1976 classic horror film The Omen.

Another new entrant to the rich list with a Surrey link is husband and wife film actors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher, with a joint fortune of £105m.

Cohen is best known for the fictional Ali G character, which put the town of Staines on the comedy map.

The comedian has partnered with Andrew Newman, who worked on the Borat and Brüno movies as well as Ali G, to create the comedy production company, Spelthorne Community Television.

Named after the north Surrey borough, the start-up will support new and emerging comedy writers and performers.

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wo billionaires who own luxury properties in Surrey are among the top 12 richest people in Britain and Ireland.

Arsenal FC owner Alisher Usmanov and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal figure in The Sunday Times Rich List 2016.

Property owners The Reuben Brothers, who have a £13.1 billion fortune, top the definitive guide to wealth in the British Isles which was published on Sunday (April 24).

Mittal, once the UK’s wealthiest man, saw his fortune collapse by £27.7billion, in 2008, to £7.12billion, according to the guide.

But the CEO of Arcelor-Mittal, who owns the 340-acre Alderbrook Park estate near Cranleigh, is still the 11th richest person in the country.

He is building an eco-mansion at his Surrey estate next to his futuristic ‘Serpentinne Mansion’, which features a circular reflecting pool.

Usmanov, who made his money from mining and

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1. David and Simon Reuben (property and internet) – £13.1billion 2. Sri and Gopi Hinduja (industry and finance)– £13billion 3. Len Blavatnik (music and media) – £11.59billion 4. Galen and George Weston and family (retailing) – £11billion 5. Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli (pharmaceuticals) – £9.78billion 6. The Duke of Westminster (property) – £9.35billion 7. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho (brewing and banking) – £9.15billion 8. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing (packaging and inheritance) – £8.7billion 9. Hans Rausing and family (packaging) – £8.6billion 10. Alisher Usmanov (mining and investment) – £7.58billion The Sunday Times Rich List charts the wealth of the 1,000 richest people in the UK and the 250 richest in Ireland. It is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts, to which the paper has no access.

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The Brooklands Double Twelve val esti F Motorsport

Silver theme takes the stage as entries open for unique motoring event at Brooklands Museum.

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hat is the Brooklands Double Twelve Festival? Well, it is a weekend of fantastic motoring action and entertainment that takes place every June at Brooklands celebrating all that made the world famous track in Weybridge a household name. This year it is on 18th and 19th June and in celebration of the Museum being open to the public for 25 years, there is a special silver award in the Councours d’Elégance competition.

The Concours is a ‘beauty pageant’ of cars that are scritinised by the judges for their high levels of restoration or authenticity and always sets cameras clicking. This is just one of the three elements that makes up the competitions with the highly exciting Speed Trials on the Mercedes-Benz World circuit and the Driving Tests being the other two. The iconic environs of the Museum site are put to good use as rare and beautiful cars are put through their paces across the two whole days.

In addition to the competitive events, there is a host of other attractions throughout the weekend; a Vintage Mobile Cinema will be in attendance showing period Brooklands films and news reel footage, the Test Hill Challenge will be running on both days, providing much merriment as it invites practically anything on wheels (or legs) to reach the summit of that most famous peak and on Sunday there will be a cavalcade of vehicles on the Mercedes-Benz

World circuit. Many Car Clubs will be coming along to showcase their cars and the retro-futuristic Sinclair C5s will be back. There are extra catering outlets all over the site and Concorde and the amazing 4D Theatre will be running their rides and experiences all day.

The weekend culminates with a prizegiving ceremony in the main Paddock and for spectators, a day ticket gives access to all areas on both sites, Paddock and grandstand views along with the Museums exhibits, collections and facilities.

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THE DETAILS Tickets will be at the normal Museum admission prices of £11 for adults, £10 for Seniors and Students, £6 for Children (aged 5-16) and £30 for a Family ticket admitting 2 adults and up to 3 children. The Concorde Experience is £5 for adults and £3 for children, and rides in the 4D Theatre are £4 for adults and £2 for children.

••••• Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN 01932 857381 www.brooklandsmuseum.com

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Polo, the Sport of Kings

reunites with Sandbanks the Treasure of the South Coast verging on gladiatorial, the spectators are up close and personal and due to the confined area it can get pretty physical at times.”

An exciting new layout has been created with everything orientated towards the polo arena. The hospitality and VIP marquees are pitch side with vistas to the sea giving guests a fantastic view of all the action from the polo arena from their private terraces. In the evening the marquees will be merged to form one big party area.

This year the UK’s youngest polo players will take to the arena to show off their equestrian skills and treat audiences to an exhibition match. There will be a 4x4 race against a champion polo pony and The England Women’s beach volleyball team will take on Poland.

Sandpolo Ambassador, model and polo player, Jodie Kidd commented: “You simply cannot beat the polo at Sandbanks. It gathers some of the world’s top polo players together on a wonderful blue flag beach in July for some exceptional polo, a great party atmosphere and a fashionable crowd dancing to top DJs on the beach.”

When the hard working polo ponies are tucked up and the sun goes down, DJ Shiftk3y and 99 Souls will re-energise the beach on the Friday night with iconic DJ Trevor Nelson and DJ Charles headlining the Saturday after party. On both evenings guests will be able to express

Some of the world’s top polo players together on a wonderful blue flag beach in July for some exceptional polo

All images courtesy of Richard Budd

their guilty pleasure in the Disco Fever marquee.

From VIP to General Admission Sandpolo 2016 will be a weekend to remember.

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op Polo Players are set to take centre stage this summer for the world’s largest beach polo event in Poole, as the British Beach Polo Championships 2016 returns to the spectacular Sandbanks Beach in Dorset on July 8th/9th for a weekend of awe-inspiring polo.

The cream of the world’s polo circuit are already gearing up for the spectacular event, which this year brings a new arena layout to the golden beaches, along with an exciting line-up of after party DJ’s and entertainment.

The high adrenalin sporting event wows spectators within a temporary polo arena, grandstand and marquees, accommodating up to 3000 people. Each day 72 polo ponies take pride of place overlooking Poole Harbour and Old Harry Rocks.

‘Sandpolo’ Event Director, Johnny Wheeler said: “After nine successful years the beach polo is now a wellestablished regional event. Sandbanks is the perfect setting and the formula for combining this exhilarating sport with social and business interaction seems to be just right.”

“For those who have never witnessed arena polo it’s likened to ice hockey on horseback. The action is fast and furious

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THE DETAILS Hospitality tickets £165.00,VIP start at £50, General admission starts at £25.00.

••••• See website for full details, www.sandpolo.com Twitter @ukbeachpolo Instagram thebritishbeachpolo Facebook britishbeachpolo

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Oxshott Royals Youth F.C. Grass Roots Football’s Finest Sports Relief and KitAid, which sends outgrown or unwanted football kit and equipment to kids in greater need than our own.

With no home ground, the Club plays and trains at around 20 different venues and therefore it would be very easy for the Club to become a franchise operation with little to bind the teams together as a Club. But with monthly manager meetings and parent reps for each team, as well as wonderful annual awards evenings the set-up has a real Club feel about it. To sustain this Roger explains that everyone involved needs to accept the principle of compromising where necessary for the greater good of the Club. None of this would be possible without the support and dedication of many people; managers and most notably some key people on the Club’s committee.

Roger is clear that much remains to do for the in-coming Chairman and Committee.

Roger first became involved with the Oxshott Royals 10 years ago

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any of our readers, will already know of Oxshott Royals Youth Football Club; Cobham and Oxshott’s largest grassroots football club for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. Oxshott Royals has 600 boys and girls playing over 800 matches a season for the 42 Oxshott Royals teams at each age group from 5 to U18.

The people behind the scenes keeping the Club running smoothly as it grows and consistently winning cups and accolades both on and off the field are some of the hard working mums and dads of the players. Indeed the Club was honoured to receive the Surrey FA Community Club of the Year award in 2014 in recognition of the way it is run for the children.

At the helm of this outstanding community club is their Chairman, Roger Beech. ‘Never ending but immensely fulfilling’ would probably be how Roger ruefully describes his work for the Club, however, it is a role of such importance to the Club that when Roger hangs up his boots in June, after 5 years as Chairman, the next person in this role will have a lot to live up to. Roger’s enthusiasm and dedication is something that professional football clubs dream of from their top staff. Despite his own heavy workload working for Willis Towers Watson as a Director of International Consulting Services,

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Roger undertakes a full schedule of evening meetings, club policy writing, team coaching, events planning and helping to deal with any problems that occur. Always looking at ways to improve the Club and bring added benefit to the children, nothing is too much trouble.

As a mad keen football fan and resident of Cobham, Roger first became involved with the Oxshott Royals 10 years ago when his 5 year old son was looking for somewhere to play and Oxshott Royals needed someone to look after the 30 children in their U6 age bracket.

Since then he has coached the same team as they have grown, winning league titles, cups and tournaments over the years, last year becoming the first team in Oxshott Royals history to win the Surrey County Cup, the most prized Cup in grass roots football and following that up with being this season’s losing finalists. Now with the team soon to be U16’s Roger is looking forward to taking the team as far as U18.

He is keen to reinforce to all connected with the Club that everyone is an ambassador and that as a registered charity the Club relies on the goodwill of all organisations that we touch, whether that’s local schools, businesses, Elmbridge council, Surrey FA and other charities that the Club supports such as

Among the Club’s priorities are; • To continue the search to find a home ground, preferably in Cobham or Oxshott; a tall order as they need in excess of ten acres.

• To expand the girls section of the Club • To support Surrey FA and Surrey Youth League initiatives to “reclaim the game” and to reduce the number of unsavoury touchline incidents that occur on an almost weekly basis involving adults as opposed to the children.

Chairman Roger Beech

THE DETAILS If you would like to get involved with the Oxshott Royals as a player/manager, volunteer, sponsor, or even with their search for land, please go to their website for contact details, you can be sure of a very warm welcome. Roger Beech is staying with the Club, as a coach/manager. www.oxshottroyalsfc.co.uk

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An Evening

at the Races W hen you think of horse racing, your mind drifts towards thoughts of the Grand National, the Derby and picking your horse based on your favourite name or what sounds good for a hopeful bet - however a (not so quiet) transformation has been taking place on hallowed racing turf across the country.

The Jockey Club has been bringing in new audiences for their sport by using their world-class facilities as outdoor music venues, putting on show-stopping headline performances by some of the world’s biggest artists.

This year Sandown Park and Epsom Down Racecourses will be playing host to their ‘An Evening At The Races’ brand.

Firstly at Epsom Downs Racecourse for their only music event of the summer, Irish sensations The Corrs

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will take to the stage on 30th June 2016. Since releasing their debut album ‘Forgiven, Not Forgotten’ in 1996, they have sold over 30 million albums worldwide with hits including ‘Runaway’ and ‘Breathless’. After a 10-year break, the band returned last year to a rapturous welcome, with their album ‘White Light’ going straight into the UK charts at number 11 and saw the band catapulted back into the

Finally, Canadian superstar Bryan Adams will be rocking Sandown Park in style with his greatest hits and new tracks from his latest album on 4th August. Over his 35-year career he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, including hits ‘Summer of ‘69’, ‘Heaven’ and ‘Run To You‘.

His most successful release in the UK is 1991‘s ‘Everything I Do (I Do It For You)’, which spent 16 consecutive weeks

The events are renowned for combining a fun filled evening at the races with a spectacular evening concert touring circuit with a sold-out arena tour.

Moving on to Sandown Park, their series of shows will kick start with Jess Glynne 13th July 2016. Since featuring on Clean Bandit’s Grammy Award winning and number one hit ‘Rather Be’, she has had a number-one charting debut album, ‘I Cry When I Laugh‘, which has now turned double platinum in the UK. Jess will also be donating a portion of her fee to the charity ‘Retraining of Racehorses’ of which The Jockey Club Live will match.

Also at Sandown Park are pop-rock trio Busted who are performing together for the first time in over 12 years this summer. It’s the reunion they said could never happen even the members themselves have admitted it. But Matt, James and Charlie will be playing all their greatest hits together live – among them the simply huge, unforgettable smashes ‘What I Go To School For’, ‘Crashed The Wedding’, ‘Air Hostess’ and ‘Year 3000.’ Busted are one of the biggest home grown pop acts of the 21st century with an incredible five million record sales, two 4-times platinum albums and four number one singles to their name. They take to the stage on 20th July.

at #1, making chart history. Soundtrack to the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves it received an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe nomination. Bryan recently released his thirteenth studio album, Get Up last month, which went straight into the UK charts at No 2.

Alongside a show-stopping headlining performance by some of the world’s biggest artists, the action kicks off earlier in the day with a six race card - giving fans the chance to witness powerful equine athletes who are stars in their own right, and enjoy the thrilling drama and spectacle of them racing for glory.

The events are renowned for combining a fun filled evening at the races with a spectacular evening concert in the informal and relaxed open-air setting in some of UKs most famous racecourses.

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Epsom Downs Racecourse: 30th June, The Corrs ••••• Sandown Park Racecourse: 13th July, Jess Glynne 20th July, Busted 4th August, Bryan Adams ••••• Fans are advised to buy their tickets soon to avoid disappointment as many of the shows are set to sell out over the next few months.

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ON TRACK FOR SUMMER ROYAL WINDSOR RACECOURSE “ July 23 and 24 SATURDAY: CELEBRATE THE SUMMER OF ‘66 | SUNDAY: CELEBRATE THE SUMMER OF 2016

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Squeeze (photo: Rob O Connor)

n this week in July 1966 England were winning the World Cup. But history was also being made in Windsor where the first ever rock festival in Britain was being held. Some call it the first ever rock festival in the world.

The line up at Windsor marked a huge change. It moved from being blues and jazz to bands like The Who, the Small Faces and the Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Eric, Ginger and Jack also played, becoming world-beaters Cream.

Now, five decades later, homage is being paid to that festival. A special anniversary concert – On Track For Summer – is being held at the same venue, the Royal Windsor Racecourse.

Donovan, the folk/rock troubadour who personified the sixties, headlines on Saturday with all of the hits – Mellow Yellow, Catch the Wind,

Jennifer Juniper, Atlantis and many more.

He is joined by some of the biggest names of the era – The Manfreds (with Paul Jones and Mike D’Abo), Chris Farlowe, PP Arnold and The Move amongst others - a cast of sixties originals, the people who made it all happen.

The Manfreds with Paul Jones and Mike D’Abo had 13 Top 10 hits, three UK No 1s and two US No 1s. Their music was a soundtrack to the time.

Chris Farlowe had the No 1 single with Out Of Time, PP Arnold released The First Cut Is The Deepest and Angel Of The Morning, Cliff Bennett made Got To Get You Into My Life.

It was The Move’s single Flowers In The Rain that launched Radio 1 and a string of hits followed.

On the day Davy O’List (The Nice) will play a tribute to his late band mate Keith Emerson and the unstoppable Geno Washington also performs.

Mollie Marriott honours her late father, Small Faces’ Steve Marriott, while Beth Rowley will play a special Christine Perfect/Fleetwood Mac influenced set. The cast of ‘All Or Nothing’ also put in an appearance and host for the day is BBC Radio 2’s Alex Lester.

Concert goers are being encouraged to dress in the style of the times...to make it a real 50th birthday party!

While Saturday July 23 is dedicated to the original artists of ’66, Sunday July 24 is a chance to celebrate the Summer of 2016.

The line-up includes Squeeze and The Feeling

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Donovan (photo: Michael Callopy)

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alongside New York hip fusion band Quantic, Will Holland’s ultra cool combo. A special US Guest star has yet to be announced (for contractual reasons) - the only UK festival date this year for this multi platinum-selling star.

But there is more to the weekend than just nostalgia and terrific music. Funds are being raised in support of Macmillan Cancer Support to help ensure no one faces cancer alone. There will be a presentation to the charity by 1966 World Cup winner George Cohen.

The Royal Windsor Racecourse is the perfect venue for the two-day festival. It has a good choice of transport to the venue (even chartered boat hire from Windsor Town Centre) and all the hospitality that the Racecourse offers.

Gold circle tickets are available with guaranteed picnic style seating adjacent to the stage and standing room on the grass areas alongside plus a pass to the special artists’ bar. Other VIP packages are also available.

Tickets for the weekend are on sale now and single day tickets start at £39 with ‘early bird’ weekend passes from £60. They are available from www.ontrackforsummer.co.uk.

THE DETAILS Royal Windsor Race Course, Maidenhead Rd, Windsor, SL4 5EZ. ••••• Both days start at 12 noon and events finish at 10.30pm.

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International Gold Award for Denbies Sparkling 30 years of excellence in the Surrey Hills

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he UK is a premium wine-producing region, with around 500 vineyards in England and Wales covering some 4,500 acres and producing both sparkling and still wines. It is an exciting time for the UK wine industry which is moving at a fast pace with English and Welsh wines annually winning many prestigious international awards.

Denbies Wine Estate, England’s largest vineyard, located in the heart of the Surrey Hills, is a key contributor to the development of English wine in the UK. As England’s largest single estate vineyard, Denbies has gained benefit from maximising the economies of scale. By continually investing in the growth of the vineyard and winery Denbies is at the forefront of development and innovation.

Wine tourism is also becoming increasingly popular with most major vineyards opening for tours and tastings. As well as producing award winning wines, Denbies chateau style winery is open daily for tours, tastings and dining, together with a Wine and Gift Shop, art gallery and farm shop. There is also Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast Accommodation. New for 2016 Denbies are pleased to launch its brand new audio visual projection cinema ‘The Vineyard through the seasons’ Denbies feature style film has been over a year in the making, a fascinating insight into the workings of English wine production.

Celebrating its 30th year Denbies Wine Estate is delighted to have been awarded a gold medal by the International Wine Challenge for Denbies Sparkling Greenfields Cuvée NV. This brings the total number of 2016 international awards to 29 across the range of 16 wines. It is particularly rewarding to receive an International gold, considered to be the ‘Oscar’ of the wine industry and also appropriate as Greenfields was the first traditional ‘champagne’ style sparkling wine to be made at Denbies (originally labelled as Classic Cuvée) and comes with its own legacy, having received multiple international awards since its original vintage.

Denbies popular events are held throughout the year and are pleased to be hosting its annual Father’s day celebration ‘Jazz on the Lawn’ taking place on Sunday 19 June (reservations recommended). A relaxing afternoon including BBQ, Beer and wine tasting featuring resident Surrey Hills micro-Brewery award winning ales and live music, the perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Denbies has a range of 16 wines and produces over 450,000 bottles of wine per annum. Denbies currently produces and supplies wine to most major UK supermarkets. Denbies wine can also be purchased from the Denbies Wine and Gift Shop and on-line www.denbies.co.uk Denbies is located in Dorking, Surrey with direct rail access from London Waterloo and Victoria mainline stations.

For further details on Denbies Wine Estate, visit www.denbies.co.uk

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Keep your kids busy with the new Holiday Club programme at St George’s Weybridge New age range

For the first time, the fun is for age 3 and up with Playball and Silvermere Academy Rugby who will also be bringing along a very special England Rugby International to coach the lucky attendees on August 25th.

New flexibility

You can book in for a full week of expert training; a few days of active fun or even just a single morning to learn a new skill with our new discovery mornings where you can try something new each week day from our range of inspiring activities such as art, dance or cookery with our Jamie Oliver’s Kitchen Garden Project club.

To support working parents, there is flexible extended wrap around care from 8am to 6pm across many camps.

In addition, several camps now accept childcare vouchers which offer great value for money.

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t George’s Weybridge Enterprises is pleased to announce the launch of its new Holiday Club programme for summer 2016.

It’s all new this summer! After listening to what local parents and kids want, St George’s Weybridge Enterprises has developed an exciting range of activities which answer a variety of childcare needs for children age 3-16 through the school holidays.

New location

For the first time, camps will be across both our sites, St George’s College and St George’s Junior School, Weybridge, including the exciting new Ark building.

New clubs

There’s a whole host of great value clubs on offer, many of which are new to Surrey. Hone your spy skills or make magical potions in our woods with outdoor adventure camp, The Hive. Bring baddies to the big screen with the Sparks Ignite “Heroes and Villains” movie making course where you will devise, direct, crew, edit and perform in a movie masterpiece. Put on a show for family and friends, complete with make-up and costumes with Stagecoach.

You can even programme a Lego Mindstorm Robot to play football or navigate a maze with MissionTech. We have plenty of opportunies to get active with specialist coaches for tennis, rugby, hockey, golf, gymnastics and cricket plus the enormously popular Activate Multi Camps where variety is the spice of life and you can try your hand a huge range of sports, crafts and games.

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THE DETAILS All children are invited enjoy St George’s Weybridge facilities over the summer holidays.

••••• Please call 01932 839441 or visit www.stgeorgesweybridge.com/holidayclubs for more info and to book now.

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Cranleigh Show celebrates 70 glorious years 40 JUNE 2016

Dairy cattle at Cranleigh Show in the 1960s

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ranleigh Show is in party mood! On Sunday June 19 it celebrates its 70th birthday. Ever since the end of WWII farmers in the Cranleigh area have upheld the proud tradition of agricultural shows, with a family friendly atmosphere, hotly contested livestock and horse competitions, adrenalin filled ring entertainment, hands-on activities and shopping.

One family stands out - the Elliotts of Whipley Manor Farm. They were tenant farmers at Painshill Farm from 1800 until 1920 when Daniel Elliott bought Whipley Manor. Daniel was the first president of the Cranleigh and District Farming Club which founded the show, and his son David was an early chairman. Grandson Adrian has done several stints as chairman of the Cranleigh and South Eastern Agricultural Society as it is now called, and this year it is the turn of his great grandson William!

A lot has changed in agriculture over those four generations. Early shows were dominated by Friesian and Holstein dairy cows. Now you are more likely to see magnificent continental bulls or shaggy highland cattle, plus a good entry of sheep, as beef, sheep and arable farming have replaced dairying.

“My grandfather grew up with the wartime agriculture committees,” said Adrian. “At the end of the war rather than disband them the farmers were encouraged to keep them going and run shows and competitions. I didn’t get involved until the late 1960s. My father was chairman when they organised the purchase of Cranleigh Showground and he became president in the 1980s.

“In some ways it has changed over the years and in others it has kept its traditions. The original idea of the show was to show off your own animals for sale for breeding but the advent of artificial insemination and embryo transfer has speeded up the process of genetic improvement. But it means there is less of a business incentive to take your livestock round the showing circuit.

People who still do it carry on because they enjoy the tradition and are still selling breeding stock.

“We run the show because we are trying to put something back into the community and show people what farmers are trying to do. “ The 70th show is looking exciting: Top of the arena billing this year is a first for Cranleigh - Moto-Stunts International motorcycle display team with Britain’s top female motorcycle stunt rider and skilled trick and freestyle display jumpers. Their display involves large car jumps, pyrotechnic stunts, race quads, motorcycle stunts and specialist vehicles.

Scurry Racing is back by popular demand. In this highly skilled, high speed sport pairs of feisty ponies harnessed

to four wheel scurry carriages demonstrate amazing athleticism rocketing round a tight obstacle course.

The Sidesaddle Concours d’Elegance, in the main arena for the first time at Cranleigh, will be a complete contrast.

Sidesaddle riding is enjoying increasing popularity and the riders in their smart habits evoke a past world.

World of Wings is back with its fabulous collection of wacky birds - think flocks of parrots free flying free and gawky hornbills staggering after amazing bird trainer Mike Simmons.

Terriers will be racing in the John Morris Countryside Arena, Massey Ferguson tractors –also celebrating their 70th - will be there with a host of other vintage tractors, and the highlight of the show will be the magnificent parade of cattle and sheep, the grand finale of a day of hot competition. It takes weeks of patience and hard work to train livestock for the show ring and get them looking their best.

So put the date in the diary – June 19 at Cranleigh Showground, GU6 7DW, and go to www.cranleighshow. co.uk for entry forms and tickets. Online bookings: Adult £11; Senior (60+) £7; Children 5-16 £1. Under 5s FREE; Day membership £20.

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THE DETAILS J Full price tickets will be available on the day - Adult £14; Senior £10; Child £1. Dogs are welcome on leads.

Parking is free.

••••• www.cranleighshow.co.uk for entry forms and tickets.

Online bookings: Adult £11; Senior (60+) £7; Children 5-16 £1. Under 5s FREE; Day membership £20. Full price tickets will be available on the day Adult £14; Senior £10; Child £1.

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his picturesque early 19th century mill, is situated in delightful surroundings on the banks of the River Mole. It is Grade II listed and is the only surviving fully working watermill in Surrey. It was originally part of a much larger mill complex that once stood alongside.

Its rural location next to the nearby weirs, the views over the adjacent fields and farmland, and the variety of local wildlife, make it ideally placed for leisurely exploration Although the Domesday Book records that there were three mills in Cobham, we have no documentary evidence

leased the mill. The Abbott of Chertsey leased the mill to Richard Sutton in 1534. Those associated with the mill through the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries include Sir Anthony Browne, George Bygley and Thomas Lucy who remained at the mill until 1787. From the 1830s the Sweetlove family was involved with the mill. In 1871 a Mrs. Batchelor was the “Master Miller employing five men and one boy�, and in 1890 her nephew, Thomas Sweetlove, took a lease on the mill. Eventually the mill was bought by Henry Moore & Son, the last owners to operate the mill commercially.

By 1928 milling ceased due to the competition from roller mills situated at the ports through which

The larger of the two mills was badly damaged during the Second World War when a Canadian tank ran into it that shows that one of them was on the present site. The other two mills were at Ash Ford on Cobham Tilt and at Downside. The earliest known written reference to a mill at the site of the present Cobham Mill is dated 1534 when it was owned, together with the Manor of Cobham, by the Abbey of Chertsey. Since then, there have been several mills on the site and one, probably wooden, was washed away by floods in 1799. Two buildings were erected in its place, the larger being a 4-stone mill used to produce flours and fresh bran. The smaller mill, which remains today, was completed in about 1822 for the production of animal feed.

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grain from the U.S.A. and Canada was being imported. The larger of the two mills was badly damaged during the Second World War when a Canadian tank ran into it. In 1953 this part of the mill complex was demolished completely so that Mill Road could be widened.

Throughout the 1980s several attempts were made to have the mill restored. The Cobham Conservation Group was particularly active during this time and set up a separate charitable trust, the Cobham Mill Preservation Trust. In July 1990 the Trust became the tenant of the National Rivers Authority, which was by this time the owner of the mill.

The restoration work, which was carried out by

a dedicated group of local enthusiasts, including retired engineers, soon got underway. This work was completed in less than three years, and on the 13th of December 1992 the restored mill ground grain and produced flour for the first time in more than sixty years. Since then the Cobham Mill Preservation Trust has taken responsibility for the day-to-day care and maintenance of the mill, the milling machinery and the surrounding landscaped areas.

The Trust organises the opening of the mill to the public from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. every second Sunday of the month from April to October. The milling of corn is carried out during these openings, and a short video presentation about the mill and its restoration is shown at intervals.

The mill is situated on Mill Road just outside Cobham village centre.

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The Museum Inspires Me An exhibition at Haslemere Museum by Pavillion Artists and Friends: 2nd July to 27th August, 2016 Peter is a photographer and established the Remarkable Studio with his wife Louise in 2004.

He is a fully qualified member of The British Institute of Professional Photographers and Master Photographers Association, and has been awarded fine art distinctions by the BIPP, MPA and The Royal Photographic Society. Originally best known for his serene and calming landscapes, and his photographs have been exhibited in London at The Royal College of Art, The Mall Galleries, Messums and The Medici Gallery and across the UK. As well as receiving awards for art and landscape work, Peter has been recognised for portraiture, wedding, dance and travel photography.

Leon Hills is a wildlife artist & children’s book author & natural history illustrator, with a special interest in reptiles, amphibians and the more unusual mammals. His paintings are highly detailed, often taking many weeks to complete. Some have an almost photographic quality. Much of his commissioned work is for conservation groups such Leon Hills Monarch Butterfly

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on’t miss this collaborative exhibition as the Pavillion Artists return to Haslemere Museum to lead a group of local artists in an exciting exhibition and sculpture trail spanning the summer months. The exhibition will showcase the artistic talent in the area as well as drawing inspiration from the Museum’s remarkable collections. The show and accompanying events is designed to appeal to all age groups, with an opportunity to meet the artists, childrens’ workshops and an evening talk aimed at those more comfortable holding a wine glass than a paint brush to support the Museum in a Million campaign!

The Pavillion Artists namely Anne Bowen, Jan Hite and Peter Searight, are all based locally and they have also invited Leon Hills, Terri Smart and Mark Swan to join them. They have taken inspiration from the exhibits in the Museum’s collection and interpreted these in their own styles and medium.

Anne works predominately in oil on canvas and pen and ink and wash. She has travelled extensively living and painting in the Middle East, the USA and Europe, painting all subjects although specializing in equine studies. She has exhibited in Kuwait, Houston, Brussels, Santander in Northern Spain and regularly at venues in London. She has won prizes in the USA and London, and is an associate of The Society of Equestrian Artists.

Jan is primarily a ceramicist, creating figurative clay sculptures, large handbuilt ceramic vessels, garden sculptures and sometimes cast works in metal resins. The plastic properties of clay allow experimentation with geometric forms and shapes.

Jan prefers using simple glazes, which allow the method of construction to be apparent. She also produces a range of ‘pitfired’ and smoked pieces where the random colouration complements the crisp geometric forms.

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as ARC (Amphibian & Reptile Conservation).

Terri Smart creates a unique range of pottery items. For Terri, her work is a passion, even a compulsion. She is fascinated by the feel of the clay, the adventure of experimenting with new techniques and the excitement of taking the finished article out of the kiln. Terri displays and sells her work at Guildford House Gallery on Guildford High Street and at many local Surrey galleries and galleries around the country. She is a member of several societies and exhibits at their shows and exhibitions, often creating items for these shows that are “a little bit different and not especially practical”.

Mark Swan builds on the hard earned expertise of four generations of professional artists including an Edwardian Royal Academician, bringing modern sensibility to traditional materials. He studied sculpture at three art schools and at the feet of professional artists in London, the Netherlands and Italy, where he spent ten years living and working in Rome, Naples and Milan. Mark has worked on numerous commissions from the public, corporate and private sectors over the past 20 years, working within the exacting requirements of each project without compromising his high standards as a sculptor.

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THE DETAILS Entry to the exhibition, free. The exhibition will run from Saturday 2nd July to Saturday 27th August at Haslemere Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2LA. ••••• For further information contact the Pavillion Group visit www.pavillionartists.co.uk or www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk.

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Cartier

QUEEN’S CUP FINAL Saturday 11th June 2016, Guards Polo Club

On Saturday 11th June 2016, the Cartier Queen’s Cup Final will mark Cartier’s 32nd year of polo sponsorship.

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artier first sponsored the International Day in 1984 and since then, the Cartier International Day became the largest and most prestigious polo spectator event in the world, attracting over 25,000 people in Windsor Great Park at Guards Polo Club.

It was for 28 years that Cartier sponsored the International Polo day at Guards Polo Club before deciding to sponsor the Queen’s Cup, one of the world’s leading polo tournaments.

With the best polo players in the world participating, it is a highlight for the sport’s elite and spectators alike. Past players have included HRH Prince Philip, who played in the final and HRH Prince Charles who won the trophy.

HM The Queen first presented her cup to Guards Polo Club in 1960 and historically attends Finals Day. From Cartier’s first ever sponsorship with the International Day at Guards, to the Cartier Queen’s Cup polo, guests have included royalty, celebrities, the respected polo community and many more. Cartier polo events have seen some of the world’s most famous faces such as the Royal Family, Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan, Keira Knightley, Sharon Stone and Emma Watson to name a few.

“The Polo players’ passion and commitment are very akin to the values of Cartier. Our Maison is proud to

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celebrate this distinctive relationship with polo and the legacy built up over 30 years” Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK. This is 22-goal polo at its very best.

Grandstand seating and all-day hospitality packages are available to non-members for finals day, plus exclusive benefits for Club members. “‘The Polo players’ passion and commitment are very akin to the values of Cartier. Our Maison is proud to celebrate this distinctive relationship with polo and the legacy built up over 30 years” Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK. Cartier and polo’s long standing rapport has resulted in something truly iconic and it is a relationship that Cartier is honoured to uphold for years to come.

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THE DETAILS Call 01784 437797 for more details.

••••• Guards Polo Club Smith’s Lawn, Windsor Great Park Egham, Surrey TW20 0HP ••••• www.guardspoloclub.com

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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Preview

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njoy six days of green-fingered fun with a host of horticultural displays and activities in the grounds of the royal palace. RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, supported by Viking Cruises, is the world’s biggest annual flower show. Flanking both sides of the Long Water at Hampton Court Palace, you can enjoy Show Gardens, the Rose Marquee, Floral Marquee, plant pavilions and a variety of talks, demonstrations and exhibits.

There will be an eclectic mix of designs and themes to fill you with wonder…..

Be inspired by the stunning Show Gardens No flower show would be complete without spectacular Show Gardens, and this year there’s more to see than ever before. The key RHS theme of ‘Health, Happiness and Horticulture’ is strongly represented. The Viking River Cruises Scandinavian Garden evokes a wild, Nordic shoreline with a relaxing informality and calming palette of wildflowers. And Cancer Research UK’s Life Garden takes a more hi-tech approach: visitors walk through a peaceful contemplative garden, only

to find an entirely new, virtual garden at its centre, experienced by putting on a virtual reality headset.

Conceptual Gardens

As ever, the Conceptual Gardens promise to entertain and challenge visitors in their perceptions of what gardens can and should be. Contemporary issues and themes, such as escape from conflict, are well-represented in this category: in Katerina Rafaj’s garden, Peacemaker, the landscaping symbolises life - a heartbeat - inferring the privilege it is to live in a country that many regard as a safe haven.

The UNHCR ‘Border Control’ Garden takes a more literal approach, portraying safety and sanctuary as a lush garden, surrounded by an arid landscape of barbed wire.

Summer Gardens

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This year’s crop of Summer Gardens include some colourful designs, such as The Lavender Garden, which pays homage to the rural England of yesteryear while being inspired by inspired by South Downs’ contemporary landscape. Meanwhile, The Abbeyfield Society’s A Breath of Fresh Air is a sensory garden for residents living in care homes, who can appreciate its multi-dimensional features. With builtin stone seating, it offers the perfect place in which to relax and enjoy a sense of peace.

Reach for the stars at Family Saturday Keep the children entertained at Family Saturday, packed with activities like sowing seeds, a fun

family trail, storytelling, and even children’s cookery classes. It’s a fun-filled and educational day fuelled by rocket science, the theme of each activity. Marvel at the space-themed scarecrows - they’re truly out of this world!

There are a number of food courts, with 100% freshly made beef burgers, sustainable fish & chips, free-range hog roasts, succulent rotisserie chickens, and freshly baked cakes and pastries. All the food is from local producers, prepared fresh and cooked on site.

THE DETAILS To purchase tickets, please visit www.rhs. org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-courtpalace-flower-show ••••• Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey Surrey, KT8 9AU 50 JUNE 2016

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BBC Proms 2016: from Boulez to Bowie Friday 15 July – Saturday 10 September

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he BBC Proms have announced the programme for its 122nd season featuring more than 90 concerts over eight weeks, including four Last Night celebrations around the UK. New Proms Director David Pickard introduces an innovative series Proms at... that explores spaces outside the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall. The series matches music to four venues across London with Shakespeareinspired works by Purcell at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe in Southwark, Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle at The Chapel, Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, the music of Steve Reich at the Bold Tendencies multi-storey car park in Peckham, and the return of the Proms to the Roundhouse in Camden with new work by British composer David Sawer.

Four-hundred years since the death of Shakespeare, the Proms marks the anniversary with a broad survey of music inspired by the Bard, from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet to Hans Abrahamsen’s ‘let me tell you’ and extracts from Kiss Me, Kate.

In the year in which the Olympics are staged in Brazil, the Proms celebrates the music and musicians of Latin America with performances from the São Paulo and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestras, pianists Martha Argerich and Gabriela Montero, conductors Daniel Barenboim and Gustavo Dudamel, cellist Sol Gabetta, and Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez, who appears at the Last Night of the Proms.

A vital part of the Proms mission remains, bringing classical music to new audiences; youth music-making and youth audiences are a major focus this year. The hugely popular CBeebies Proms return, and there will be two Proms devoted to BBC Music’s Ten Pieces II, part of a ground-breaking nationwide initiative for schools designed to open up the world of classical music to primary and secondary school children.

In the year that we lost two musical pioneers, the Proms pays tribute to Pierre Boulez and David Bowie in two Late Night concerts.

Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, opens and closes the festival, and in the 50th anniversary year of

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his first appearance at the Proms, Bernard Haitink conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with the London Symphony Orchestra in what will be his 88th Prom.

In addition to the six BBC Performing Groups, who are once again central to the festival with a total of 32 performances across the season, the rich wealth of the UK orchestral landscape is on show, including performances from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, London Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras, Philharmonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and many of the UK’s chamber orchestras and ensembles.

In the spirit of its founding vision to make the best music available to the widest audience, every Prom is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and in 2016, BBC Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music each broadcast multiple Proms.

Audiences will be able to watch the Proms on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.

Proms Extra, the Saturday-evening magazine show, returns to BBC Two for its fourth season.

THE DETAILS For full details of the season, or to view the BBC Proms launch film, please visit: bbc.co.uk/proms ••••• Tickets on sale via www.bbc.co.uk/proms or 0845 401 5040 and in person at the Royal Albert Hall Left: L-R) bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, presenter Katie Derham, conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich celebrate the launch of the 2016 BBC Proms © BBC / Jonathan Ford

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Bonhams gears up for the

goodwood festival of speed Revealing models from world’s great motoring marques Magnificent models from Ferrari, Bugatti, BMW and Jaguar are revealed as highlights of Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale, all set to go under the hammer on 24th June 2016.

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upremely vigorous car with a fiery temperament’ This is how the Ferrari 275 GTB was described when it was first launched. Ferrari built just 48 right-hand versions, with the rare 1966 model offered delivered new to the UK to British racing driver and instructor Mark Konig. Its streamlined nose, tail spoiler and castalloy wheels echo the very first developments seen on Ferrari competition cars. It’s truly one of the finest Gran Turismos ever produced by Ferrari. It is estimated at £1,600,000- £1,900,000.

‘The Daytona isn’t fast – it’s blinding’

So said Car & Driver in 1970. This V12 frontengined sports car had its debut in Paris in 1968, and later swiftly received the moniker ‘Daytona’ after a sweeping 1,2,3 finish by the Ferrari 330P4 at the US circuit in 1967. The Ferrari Classiche certified 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB4 ‘Daytona’ Berlinetta model offered is estimated at £620,000- £680,000.

Further highlights include: • The 2002 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina, estimated at £270,000-£320,000 • The 1970 Ferrari 246 GT Dino, estimated at £180,000- £240,000 • The 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Berlinetta, estimated at £180,000- £200,000

Bonhams sale also features several 1960s greats, including a 1961 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster, estimated at £200,000 - £250,000 and the 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Coupé, estimated at £180,000£220,000.

Also offered is a rare 1949 Aston Martin DB Team Car, estimated at £600,000-£900,000. One of

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three lightweight cars produced by Aston Martin for the 1949 Le Mans 24-Hour, it was built as a test-bed for the later production of the DB2. Fitted with the Claude Hill designed 2-litre, 4-cylinder engine, out of the three Aston Martins entered, ‘UMC 65’ was the only car to finish that year’s Le Mans, placing 7th overall, and 3rd in class. Following its works career it then enjoyed further racing success in the hands of various privateers, before entering the ownership of the current custodians in 1965.

Several specialist registration numbers are also offered; ‘T6’ is estimated at £140,000- £180,000, ‘SKY 1’, estimated at £50,000-70,000, ‘SLY 1’, estimated at £50,000- £70,000, and ‘WWF 1’, estimated at £50,000- £60,000.

Tim Schofield, Bonhams UK Head of Motoring, said: “The Festival of Speed is the highlight of the UK summer motoring calendar. Each year Bonhams continue to offer a wealth of exciting, rare, and often record breaking motor cars, and this year is set to be no exception.”

THE DETAILS For further information visit: https://www. bonhams.com/departments/MOT-CAR/ ••••• Goodwood Festival of Speed Goodwood House Chichester West Sussex, PO18 0PX www.goodwood.com

It’s truly one of the finest Gran Turismos ever produced by Ferrari. It is estimated at £1,600,000- £1,900,000

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Driverless tractors and cow sensors; how technology is shaping the future of farming and agriculture investments Jonathan Raymond CFA, Investment Manager at Quilter Cheviot

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he trend for investment in agriculture technology or ‘agri-tech’ is gathering pace. For investors looking at alternative options, the sector is certainly worth considering.

For those unfamiliar with the scene it may come as some surprise that more than half of UK farms are estimated to already be using agriculture technology, which includes GPS guided tractors, sensor systems, robots and drones.

Millions of pounds of government investment has gone into the sector in the UK alone in recent years, with the intention of putting us firmly on the agri-tech development map. In 2015, pioneering projects aimed at improving agriculture and food production at home and overseas received £17.8 million of funding under the Government’s Agri-Tech Catalyst.

Technology is revolutionising farming, holding the potential to increase efficiency, boost profits and reduce environmental impact. On a global scale, it is viewed as part of the solution to the world’s food production challenge by helping to mitigate the risk of both glut and famine.

To illustrate how agri-tech works in practice, we can look at some of the most commonly used technologies; GPS controlled tractors and animal sensors. GPS satellite guidance systems for tractors use satellite technology to scan fields and identify where pesticides or fertiliser need to be sprayed. The systems also enable precise steering,

ensuring perfectly straight lines and preventing over-lap.

Sensor systems for livestock also greatly improve efficiency and can improve animal health and welfare. Cow sensors, for instance, are used to identify and contain cows that have come into heat. By monitoring body temperature and movement, the sensors can tell immediately when a cow is in heat and this data is fed into an electronic tagging system that separates the ‘in season’ cows from the rest of the herd.

In terms of investments, there are two areas to explore when it comes to stocks that are exposed to the agri-tech theme. There are the companies that make the hardware and those that make the software. UK global technology company ARM is one example of a major player looking to shift its focus to new software

Technology is revolutionising farming, holding the potential to increase efficiency, boost profits and reduce environmental impact. for connected devices. Already its technologies are being used in sensors that gauge watering and soil fertilisation for farmers.

The market will continue to develop and the potential for advancement is huge. Agri-tech holds great potential for the farming industry and the firms that can turn themselves to the development of cutting-edge systems.

In a best case scenario, the innate skill of the farmer will be complemented and enhanced by technology, not replaced by it. Whatever the case, the future of farming is rapidly changing.

Quilter Cheviot are proud sponsors of the first BBC Countryfile Live, a major new countryside event that will bring Britain’s most watched factual television show to life.

The event will include a ‘Farming in Action’ exhibition which will demonstrate just how far agriculture has come in the last 100 years, showcasing farming machinery old and new with around 60 working vehicles on show.

The BBC Countryfile Live show will run at Blenheim Palace from 4 – 7 August. For more information visit: www.quiltercheviot.com/countryfile-live.

Investors should remember that the value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up. Investors may not recover what they invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

THE DETAILS Quilter Cheviot 1 Kingsway, London WC2B 6AN ••••• 020 7150 4000 www.quiltercheviot.com 56 JUNE 2016

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The Marquee at Guildford Cathedral ‌available for hire

Please contact the Events Team at events@guildford-cathedral.org or telephone 01483 547881 | www.guildford-cathedral.org

HEALTH

& BEAUTY Last month saw the return of the Chelsea Flower Show, when the world’s best horticulturists descend upon London in the hope that their show gardens will attract an elusive gold medal

Fragrances that will grow on you‌

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ULTRAcel at the Light Touch Clinic

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ight Touch was one of the first clinics in the UK to offer ULTRAcel skin tightening and it is one of our most popular treatments. This revolutionary treatment uses a combination of Ultrasound and Radio Frequency for a truly deep and effective lift.

ULTRAcel is particularly effective for rejuvenating the lower face as it can tighten sagging jowls and remove double chins. This treatment can also reduce the appearance of wrinkles and improve skin texture.

One of the great things about ULTRAcel is that it is totally non-invasive. This means that patients can return to their regular routine straight after their treatment and there is no complicated aftercare.

How Does It Work?

ULTRAcel is a combination rejuvenation treatment which uses Ultrasound and Radio Frequency energy to rejuvenate all layers of the skin.

After a thin gel has been applied, your medical practitioner will use the Radio Frequency head to deliver heat into the deeper layers of the skin. This causes the skin to tighten and produce new and remodelled collagen for a rejuvenated appearance.

Next, Ultrasound waves are beamed to a controlled depth where heat energy tightens and contracts the underlying tissue. This deep tissue treatment will promote the production of healthy collagen for an intense and prolonged tightening.

ULTRAcel delivers an instant lift which you will see when your Light Touch practitioner compares your before and after photographs. However, the lift will continue to improve over time and the full effect of an ULTRAcel treatment will be seen 3 months later.

How many treatments will I need?

We invite all interested patients for a consultation with one of our medical practitioners to assess their suitability and put together a bespoke treatment plan. Most of our patients require just 1 treatment, but some may require additional treatments for the very best result.

Patient Testimonials

I can honestly say that I was rendered completely speechless as the result was immediate. I had a mini facelift in an hour with no pain and no downtime.

I had no pain and remember wondering if anything had actually happened but when I saw the ‘after treatment’ photos, the results were staggering. I had my jawline back my jowls had almost gone and my neck had improved!

FAQs

Is the treatment painful?

ULTRAcel is a very comfortable treatment. However, you may experience a slight prickling sensation during the treatment where energy builds in the deeper layers of the skin. However, your practitioner will adjust the energy levels according to your feedback to ensure that the treatment is as pain-free as possible.

When will I see results?

Immediately after your treatment, your skin will look and feel tighter. However, this tightening effect will continue to improve over time as the old, tired collagen is replaced with new collagen. You can expect to see the optimum result at around 3 months.

before

after

Why Light Touch Clinic?

• Multi-award winning clinic • Unrivalled expertise with a team of cosmetic practitioners and highly-trained aestheticians.

• CQC-registered • Industry-leading results • Award-winning treatments

THE DETAILS

Light Touch Clinic, 50 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8DS www.lighttouchclinic.co.uk info@lighttouchclinic.co.uk 01932 849552 JUNE 2016 63

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Love your Look with Academy Salons!

We will design your look to suit your personality and lifestyle.

Academy for all your Hair and Beauty needs.

• Cut • Colour • Blow Drying • Added hair for length • Added hair for volume • Colour without chemicals • Deep conditioning treatments

• Hair Ups • Bridal Service • Tanning • Nails • Facials • Massage • Waxing

Hair by Meryl Thompson, Academy Salons for Balmain Paris Hair Couture

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ll the Academy Salons are committed to helping you look and feel your very best. We believe haircare is an essential part of a tip-top lifestyle. To help us achieve the most beautiful and up to date results we use the best products available in the industry today.

Products include Balmain Paris Hair Couture Styling and Care, Alterna, Living Proof, Redken, Paul Mitchell, Cloud Nine and Skinade. We also offer the very best added hair service in the area with Balmain Paris Hair Couture, and are currently the holder of Southern UK Extensionist of the Year. We are also delighted to announce our four new on-trend colours - Smokey Grey, Silver Grey, Slate Blue and Grey Lavender.

To ensure the outcome of our services achieve optimal satisfaction - a complimentary, thorough consultation to discuss each client’s individual needs and desires is conducted with every appointment. We then strive to exceed our client’s expectations.

Furthermore at our Hersham based Education Centre we ensure that our team are continually kept up to date with the very latest trends and techniques, to ensure the best experience and results for our clients.

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Hair by Matthew Gallier for Balmain Paris Hair Couture

THE DETAILS

10 The Green, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4HL T: 01932 252 464 ••••• 42 High Street, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3EB T: 01932 864 929 ••••• 105 Hare Lane, Claygate, Surrey KT10 0QX T: 01372 462 724 ••••• 91 High Street, Esher, Surrey KT10 9QA T: 01372 466 400 ••••• www.academysalons.com • www.balmainhair.com

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Collection Define and Perfect Eyebrow Powder in Dark Brunette, available from boots.com

Wunder2 Wunderbrow in Black/Brown, available from wunder2.co.uk

Time to earn some

brow(nie) points For regular make-up wearers, mascara is a daily eye-opening essential, and we’ve all got our favourite. But our eyebrows aren’t so lucky. According to a Google consumer survey, 23% of UK women say brows are the facial feature they struggle with most. By Katie

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or many, eyebrow products feel like an extra step to add to their make-up routine,” says Kristen Parker from beauty brand Wunder2.

“We come across this quite often when we take our brow consultants on the road. But once they demonstrate the dramatic difference defining and shaping a client’s eyebrows can make, that person will then usually continue this step in their routine.Now women are beginning to realise the power of the brow,” agrees Lisa Potter-Dixon, head make-up artist and brow expert at Benefit Cosmetics, ahead of a major revamp of the brand’s brow offering, which already includes the country’s bestselling product, Brow Zings.

“Groomed brows balance your face. If your brows start, arch and end in the right place, your eyes look more open, your cheek bones lifted and your nose slimmer.”

Sounds good, doesn’t it? But where to begin? Here’s the expert advice on the three most common complaints and how to fix them, so you won’t be browbeaten any more...

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“Sparse eyebrows is a complaint that we see discussed on social media very frequently,” says Parker. “Brows look most beautiful when they’re dense, rich and shapely. Fortunately, for those of us not naturally blessed with these, there are simple ways to achieve them. Using a pencil, such as Benefit’s Precisely My Brow, allows you to create believable hair-like strokes where you need them, due to the ultra fine tip,” recommends Potter-Dixon.

Hi Brow Growth and Conditioning Serum for Brows and Lashes, £24.95 (LashPerfect.co.uk); Benefit Precisely My Brow Pencil, £21.50 (available June 24; www.benefitcosmetics.com); Hi Brow Soft Eyebrow Pencil, in shades Light Brown to Charcoal Brown, £9.95 (LashPerfect.co.uk); Collection Define & Perfect Eyebrow Powder in Dark Brunette, currently reduced to £2.99 from £4.19 (www.boots.com)

Hi Brow Soft Eyebrow Pencil in shades Light Brown to Charcoal Brown, available from LashPerfect.co.uk

WHAT THE PLUCK?

“Eyebrows that have been plucked to within an inch of their life are the most noticeable. Unfortunately, this was a very big Nineties trend that left its mark on many faces,” says Parker. “We recommend WunderBrow to tackle these concerns. Not only does it contain tiny hair-like fibres, to give the www.benefitcosmetics.com); YSL Beauty appearance of natural hair, it’s completely water-proof, so Couture Brow Palette in Light to Medium, you can be confident it’ll stay on until you’re ready to take £35 (YSLBeauty.co.uk); Jane; Iredale it off. A brow wax and tint will make your brows look Greatshape Eyebrow Kit in Blonde, £26 surprisingly thicker and fuller, even if there’s hardly any (www.janeiredale.com) Jane Iredale Greatshape hair,” Potter-Dixon advises. “Using a fibre gel, such as Eyebrow Kit in Blonde, Gimme Brow, will also mimic the appearance of available from real hair. This adds volume and will give you janeiredale.com your brows back.”

Wunder2 Wunderbrow in Black/Brown, £19.95 (www.wunder2.co.uk); Benefit Gimme Brow, £18.50 (available June 24; www.benefitcosmetics.com); Wedding season’s upon us, and if you’re worried about Givenchy Mister Brow Filler weeping your eye make-up off, what you need is a in Brunette, £17.50 ‘tubing’ mascara. Blinc Mascara Amplified, £21.50, which (www.houseoffraser.co.uk). comes in brown or black, coats lashes with tiny tubes of At the other end of the product that, once set, will not budge, even when your spectrum, unruly brows can be just tear ducts go into overdrive (www.blincinc.com). as tricky to tackle. “Having them waxed regularly will keep them tamed. Also try using a brow gel, such as Ready, Set, Brow,” PotterDixon says. “This clear gel coats the hair from root to tip, and will keep brows in place for 24 hours.”

Benefit Ready, Set, Brow, available from Benefit Ready, Set, benefitcosmetics.com Brow! £18.50 (available June 24;

Buy it now

Tried & tested

Our testers pucker up with a trio of subtle spring lipsticks...

Rimmel Moisture Renew Sheer & Shine Lipstick in Spin All Spring

3/5

“This is a light, gloss-like lippy, so it’s easy to apply, non-sticky and moisturises lips while adding a translucent coral colour - perfect for spring. The downside is that it doesn’t have great staying-power and bleeds a little around the edges, so works better with a liner.” £6.49 (www.boots.com)

4/5

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker lipstick in Naked Talent

“This rich, creamy lipstick gave my lips a moisturising boost and I loved the peachy nude tone, which gives just enough colour for subtle lip definition. The satin finish falls halfway between matte and gloss, and it doesn’t bleed at the edges, but I did need to reapply a couple of times on a night out.” £9 (www.soapandglory.com)

5/5 Kiko Gossamer Emotion Creamy Lipstick in Vintage Rose “My new favourite product, this lippy combines a smooth texture with long-lasting colour. Perfect for daytime, it glides on easily and leaves lips feeling soft due to its hyaluronic filling spheres, while the orchid extracts make for a delicious smell.” £10.90 (www.kikocosmetics.com)

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Last month saw the return of the Chelsea Flower Show, when the world’s best horticulturists descend upon London in the hope that their show gardens will attract an elusive gold medal.

By Katie Wright, Press Association

Fragrances that will grow on you…

Tried & tested

Kate Whiting puts a pair of tangle-busting brushes to the test...

Tangle Teezer Original Lemon Sherbet Limited Edition

5/5

“I’ve heard lots about the Tangle Teezer, but this was the first time I’d ever used one - and I’m a complete convert. It doesn’t look all that - a lightweight plastic bean with two layers of spines - but the proof is in the brushing, and this tamed my dry hair with far fewer strokes than its rival and was a dream on my wet hair. Ergonomically designed to fit snugly in the palm, it feels like the extension of my hand that’s been missing. My barnet has definitely met its match!” £10.99 (www.boots.com)

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Wet Brush Shine

“Designed to be used on wet or dry hair, the Wet Brush promises ‘no more pulling, tugging or pain’, thanks to IntelliFlex Bristles which are firm on one stroke, but give on the next. The soft grip handle is comfortable to hold, but on dry hair, the first tug through did hurt and it took quite a lot of brushing to detangle my frizzy mess. On wet hair, it’s much smoother, and the soft tips were gentle on my scalp.” £14.99 (LookFantastic.com)

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ut don’t With two interchangeable heads, the Darphin worry L’Institut Sonic Facial Cleansing and Massaging Tool, if you £125 (www.spacenk.com), is like a facialist you can didn’t THE FRUIT keep in your bathroom cabinet (wouldn’t that be make it to the COCKTAIL handy?). Use the vibrating bristle head with a gel capital - you can Diptyque Eau de cleanser to thoroughly remove make-up and still enjoy the Sens Eau de Toilette, dirt, then follow with the stainless steel joyous aroma of £60 for 50ml, takes a massaging head and moisturiser to gardens in full bloom, new approach to citrus, boost circulation, hydrate and thanks to the bumper combining elements of smooth lines. crop of flower and orange tree blossom, peel foliage-inspired fragrances and flowers. Rounding out that that have landed this spring. acidic trio with musky angelica and From subtle and herbaceous, to sweet patchouli, the florals really shine through and heady, there’s a scent for everyone, you’ll just (www.johnlewis.com). have to pick your own...

THE DARK HORSE

THE WILD ONE

Part of the limited edition Herb Garden collection, Jo Malone Wild Strawberry & Parsley, £44 for 30ml, melds the savoury tang of flat-leaf parsley with the juicy sweetness of strawberry and blackcurrant, resulting in a gorgeously green blend (www.jomalone.co.uk).

THE QUEEN OF FLOWERS

THE PERSONAL PERFUME

When fashion editor Jo Levin ran out of the scent oil that had garnered her so many compliments over the years, she decided to enlist the help of Escentric Molecules founder Jeff Lounds to recreate the fragrance.

In OdeJo Eau de Toilette, £55 for 50ml, aromatic lily and Tahitian rose meet their yang in cucumber oil and blue sea kelp, the blend evoking dusk during summertime (www.harveynichols.com).

THE ITALIAN JOB

Imagine a cool breeze rolling in off the Ligurian Sea, as you stroll through a sun-dappled lemon orchard on the Italian Riviera... That’s where you’re transported with the latest addition to the Tom Ford Private Blend collection, Neroli Portofino Eau de Parfum, £145 for 50ml, which is inspired by the glamorous holiday destination (www.johnlewis.com).

THE SUGAR RUSH

Like a cool Cosmopolitan on a hot New York night, DKNY Summer for Women Limited Edition, £44 for 100ml, is a sparking medley of goji berry, peach bellini, water lily, violet and rose, that will satisfy any sweet tooth (www.superdrug.com).

THE ASIAN SENSATION

Created without any synthetic ingredients, Weleda’s Garden of Life trio is powered by natural essential oils. Grenade Jardin de Vie, £19.95 for 50ml, is inspired by an exotic Persian garden, fusing plump pomegranate with herbaceous davana and warm vanilla (www.weleda.co.uk).

A delicate floral threesome - rose, carnation and lily of the valley - is elevated to heady new heights by liquorice and fig in MOR’s deeply enveloping Rosa Noir Eau de Parfum, £39 for 100ml MOR Rosa Noir Eau de Parfum, available from (www.feelunique.com). feelunique.com

Diptyque Eau de Sens Eau de Toilette, available from johnlewis.com

Opening with a burst of ravishing pink rose, L’Occitane Violette & Rose de Mai Eau de Toilette, £52 for 75ml, dries down to reveal a heart of zesty mandarin and bergamot. Musk and sandalwood combine to complete this complex, creamy concoction (www.loccitane.com).

DKNY Summer for Women Limited Edition, available from superdrug.com

THE FRESH STAR

Giving the familiar floral a new lease of life, Molton Brown Dewy Lily Of The Valley & Star Anise Eau de Toilette, £39 for 50ml, adds spicy star anise into the mix, plus magnolia, peony and white musk, making it as fresh and bright as a spring morning (www.moltonbrown.co.uk).

THE LITERARY AGENT

The next volume in Amouage’s Library Collection is anything but by the book. Opus X Eau de Parfum, £180 for 50ml, is a bold confluence of no less than four rose notes, ably assisted by geranium, leather, oud and rich ylang-ylang (www.amouage.com). om Ford Neroli Portofino Eau de Parfum, available from johnlewis.com

THE THAI TAKEAWAY

Drawing on the native flowers of her favourite holiday destination, Thailand, the third fragrance from Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is centred around a pair of jasmine accords and rose centifolia. The floral heart of Rosie For Autograph Summer Rose Eau de Parfum, £28 for 75ml, is followed by sumptuous sandalwood and musk (www.marksandspencer.com).

THE POWER PLAYER

The latest launch in the Eclectic Elements collection, Bronnley Zealous Flower Eau de Toilette, £35 for 50ml, combines jasmine and rose notes with fruity pear and mandarin, pink pepper and amber, adding both warmth and depth (www.bronnley.co.uk).

Amouage Opus X Eau de Parfum, available from amouage.com

Molton Brown Dewy Lily Of The Valley & Star Anise Eau de Toilette, £39 for 50ml, adds spicy star anise into the mix

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Microwave treatment for verrucae Epsom Footcare specialise in a range of treatments for painful feet by experienced HCPC registered podiatrists qualified to degree level Specialists in the most advanced verruca and fungal nail treatments.

Other treatments include: • General chiropody • Foot and leg pain • Orthotic insole therapy Open Monday to Friday Saturdays by arrangement Free parking for patients at the time of their appointment

kitchen & bathroom guide

A collection of Surrey and Berkshire’s finest kitchen and bathroom companies

Kitchen by Sigma 3 www.sigme3.co.uk

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Smoothly does it The Sigma 3 silk story

With a luxuriously tactile finish that is smooth to the touch, Sigma 3 has introduced Silk, a new painted range that offers quality and perfection which is only possible due to superior manufacturing processes.

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he Silk story by Sigma 3 has unfolded four new ranges, catering for modern and classic tastes alike and to offer a luxurious finish without the high end price tag. Tapping into the timeless trend for a blue/grey colour palette in the kitchen, all four Silk ranges from Sigma 3 are offered in a palette of five colours: White, Light Grey, Dust Grey, Coastal Mist and Graphite.

Sutton (top, left) is a modern flat panel door, Sutton features 1mm edging with a soft radius and corners.

Available with a wide choice of handles, Sutton suits classic and modern settings alike. Demand more from your space by challenging every detail in your kitchen design. Sutton is also available in a H Line handleless option for complete minimalistic living.

The Chatsworth kitchen (above) is a simple shaker design with beautiful quality that is complimented perfectly

by Sigma 3’s neutral palette. This is the perfect balance of classic shaker design and modern styling, which is beautifully finished by the new Silk palette. Available with 54mm solid block ends, or the ability to create an aspirational pantry system, Sigma 3 offers mix and match internals to create a completely unique and innovative pantry.

For the modern kitchen, Roma (top, right) is a ‘J profile’ semi-handleless door design that is 22mm thick.

This streamlined design works perfectly when teamed with one of the new Silk colours and new cabinet colours from Sigma 3. Available in Portland Oak or Tuscan Walnut, the new cabinet colours can be used to create bold design choices, such as open shelving for an individual look.

Finally, Marlborough (below) is the epitome of simple sophistication. The classic shaker design from Sigma 3 is a versatile range that is complimented by the flawless Silk paint palette. Available with a range of features offered to create a bespoke look. These include uniquely designed mantle shelving, chef ’s tables, shaker panel base and island panelling and detailed under cornice. Framing moulding sections are also offered to create a classic in-frame look, while corbels, shelving supports, pilasters and affordable curved sections are all offered to further enhance this flagship Sigma 3 range. www.sigma3.co.uk

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Butterfly Home Matthew Williamson Aqua tropical towels, £8-£24, available from Debenhams

Bali tallboy, £95; mirror double cabinet, £95, and two tone basket, £69, all available from John Lewis

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TROPICAL ZONE

Create your own little bathing paradise re you living the bathroom dream? The with sultry, exotic decor... “The bathroom ultimate space for a wash-and-brush-up continues to be a key element in homes, should also double up as a spoiling playing a multi-purpose, multi-function role. It’s home-spa for relaxing - and your an oasis of escapism and relaxation, a place room is sadly lacking if it’s not offering both. for reinvigoration, transformation, and even Before you take the plunge on a revamp somewhere to pose, ponder and play,” says Levien. though, it’s wise to consider the look you wish “Increasingly, this room’s borrowing decorative to create. I t’s all too easy to get submerged elements more traditionally found in the rest of the Nordal marble chips soap in the diverse range of styles available, home, and picking up influences from the catwalk. dispenser, £30, from traditional to chic contemporary, and There’s a current trend for dramatic dark colours available from Amara a whole lot in-between. “In general, UK and pattern on walls and floors, which with good bathrooms are small and getting smaller, so lighting, can actually make a space seem bigger, as it’s vital to make use of every inch of space,” well as delivering that boutique-hotel feel.” says Robin Levien, international designer at DECOR TIP: Floral patterns and bright botanical Ideal Standard. “One of the most popular colours, like dark purple, rouge and matte greens, contemporary looks is modern and minimal, are soon set to feature strongly, as a Seventies-vibe but not clinical. We’re seeing a desire for a makes its mark in bathrooms. But avoid going too clutter-free room, where storage solutions keep everything, retro - an avocado green suite is never a good look! from towels to toothbrushes, out of sight until they’re SPLASH OUT: Drummonds’ free-standing Spey Bath needed. This helps make the area a peaceful sanctuary.” can be bespoke-painted to feature a lush tropical design, Luxury touches - underfloor heating, LED lighting and from £2,975 (ex. VAT). Follow the theme with a palm anti-steam mirrors - are rapidly becoming must-haves, and leaf Abyss & Habidecor Feuille Bath Mat, £198, Amara. technology is increasingly playing a role, enabling lighting, Alternatively, create a more purse-friendly far-away setting sound and water systems to be programmed and controlled with a wall done up with Indigo Tropical Wallpaper, £80 remotely. Choose from one of three looks, for a bathroom a roll, Gillian Arnold, and accessorise with Aqua Tropical to boast about...

Print Towels, currently reduced from £10-£30 to £8-£24

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Matthew Williamson Butterfly home Aqua Tropical print towel, from £8 to £24, available from Debenhams

each, Debenhams. Real tropical plants, or faux ones from Miafleur, whose Artificial Areca Palm branches are £16.95 each, will play up the hot-house theme.

SAFE HARBOUR

Blue and white’s a classic and timeless choice for bathrooms, because it’s fresh, crisp and evokes a relaxing coastal retreat... “It’s the subtle finishing touches which make a big difference, so consider taps and fixtures and fittings as the perfect way to refresh an existing sink or bath, and think about these carefully when choosing a new bathroom style,” says Chris Taylor, design expert at tap and shower specialists, Bristan. “Metallic finishes - gold, brass and and copper, through to brushed steel - are popular this year. For a classic look, use a chunky mixer spout to create sleek elegance combined with traditional style. Add contrasting blue nautical-style accessories for a striking, stylish scheme.”

DECOR TIP: Hotels treat furniture as interchangeable for the sleeping, living and bathing areas of a room. Keep that aesthetic with pieces which don’t shout ‘bathroom’, whether it’s a rug, dressing table or bathroom chandelier.

SPLASH OUT: Refresh a bathroom by updating taps - far cheaper than a full refit. Bristan’s comprehensive selection includes a handsome chrome-plated brass Flute Tall Basin Mixer, £210. New handles can also give a lift, and Chloe Alberry has an unrivalled collection. Supermarket chain George Home makes it easy to work a nautical look. Its range, mostly available in stores only (with some items online) features a new blue and white Tattoo collection (think anchors, sailing ships and seabirds), which includes a Shower Curtain, £8; Bath Towel, £6; Striped Hand Towel, £4; Soap Dispenser, £5, and Tumbler, £3. For more ‘ship ahoy’ touches, pile up a trolley with their Porthole Mirror, £7; Chevron Print Baskets, £7 for set of two, and Sailing Boat Ornament, £15.

bathroom... “Today’s best looking bathrooms feature luxurious natural materials and finishes,” says James Lentaigne, Drummonds’ sales and marketing director.

“Cast iron and crisp white enamel, substantial brassware, artisan tiles, wood and wood veneers, beautifully figured marbles and plenty of glass,” he suggests. “Trends are moving away from fitted furniture towards individual free-standing pieces. For a contemporary feel, choose simple and streamlined pieces. “There’s a new focus on lighting - the best schemes incorporate a variety of light sources, all controlled individually to suit mood.”

DECOR TIP: Traditional ‘brick style’ White Metro Tiles, £19.50 per square metre, create a striking look. Lay them in a herringbone, geometric pattern using a dark grey or black grout for a contemporary edge, and play up a natural theme on the floor with Cornish Driftwood Light Tile, £4.95 each of £55 per square metre, Topps Tiles.

SPLASH OUT: Dark wood furniture makes a statement in a room decorated in neutral shades, and John Lewis’ freestanding Bali range is brilliant value and good-looking: Tallboy, £195, and Mirrored Double Wall Cabinet, £95. Its roomy Two Tone Laundry Basket, £69, could be perfect for towels or laundry. There’s an informal elegance about ladder storage, and Red Candy’s Umbra Hub ladder starts from £100.

Clutter’s the enemy these days, so pop toiletries in Chevron Bamboo Baskets, from £38 each, MiaFleur. Dunelm’s bursting with bathroom bargains, including a Purity Hamper, from £19.99, and a ‘Calm’ Wood Hanging Word, £7.99.

Woven plastic basket set, £7, available from George Home

NEW WAVE

Natural, organic materials are up-and-coming stars in the

Indigo Tropical wallpaper, £80 a roll, available from Gillian Arnold

tattoo bath towel, £6; Gradient stripe towel, blue, £4; mirror, £7; Tattoo accessories, from £3, all available from George Home

Purity rush basket, £19.99 to £24.99; prints from £9.99; Calm wood sign, £7.99 and Marble towel from £9.99, all available from Dunelm

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Kitchens of distinction…

Showrooms: 78 & 82 Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DL Telephone: 01932 856850 • www.whw.co.uk

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Relax, RenewTouches and Refresh Luxury

We love bathrooms, especially beautiful and spa-like ones where we can create our own little oasis at home.Whether you have your own bathroom retreat or are looking to create a new one, you’re just a few ideas, products, and steps away from the bathroom of your dreams.

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athroom design has come a long way in the last 20 years. Whilst the importance of functionality remains; many more homeowners are now spending time and money to ensure striking aesthetics within their bathroom. Designer bathrooms are a common site in many homes and such a project can add real value to the property. If you are seeking to create a modern designer bathroom look in your home then the tips below will help you achieve that goal.

A STYLISH BATH The first bathroom suite item to deal with is the bathtub. This is the piece of furniture that you will get the most enjoyment from and it is important to ensure that it provides comfort to the user.

However, going for a practical model doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice style and there is a vast range of bathroom models, from twin baths that allow two people to bathe side by side, to corner baths that serve to maximise available space. If you prefer the more traditional rectangle shaped bath, there are still options available that provide that designer feel. Going for a separate tap installation also serves to create a unique look.

THE SHOWER OPTION Whether you have enough space to install both a bathtub and a shower, or prefer to just have the latter in your bathroom; your choice of design will have a huge impact on the room.

Quadrant shower enclosures that fit into the corner of the room with an arc shaped glass enclosing the two sides, give an elegant finishing look to the suite. If you are planning to splurge on your bathroom and you have the space, you might like to consider a walk-in shower enclosure. Walk-ins give you greater mobility and access, and look grand as well as plenty of space to

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really relax and unwind. It is a good idea to have glass on as many sides of the shower enclosure as the bathroom allows. This will greatly help to increase the light in the room, which will in turn give the illusion of spaciousness.

AN APPEALING BASIN Although you probably consider the bath or shower as being the most important of furniture in your bathroom, it is also the basin that acts as a central item in designer bathrooms. This is due to the fact that it will almost always have a mirror placed above it, which immediately draws the attention of anyone who enters the room.

As such it is important to install a basin that looks fantastic. One option is to fit a vanity unit, with the basin sunk in so that it is flush with the surface.

Alternatively you could add to the aesthetics by mounting the basin on top of the vanity unit and go for an unusual design, such as a funnel shaped basin.

However, if you are going for an ultra-modern look and want to keep furniture down to a minimum, then a vanity unit may not be the right choice for you. In such instances a hovering sink with hidden pipes is a good option.

If you have a big enough bathroom and enough wall space, you could even decide to go for the double sink, which not only look great, but are also useful in a busy household.

LUXURY TOUCHES Carefully coordinate your towels with the colour of the walls and bathroom suite. Add a stylish looking towel rail electric element to heat up the towels for added luxury, which also comes with an added advantage of warming up your bathroom. Decanting your soap and shower products into matching bottles is a simple way to create a stylish look in your bathroom. Coordinate other accessories such as the toilet roll holder and toothbrush holder. Get a sleek and stylish cabinet or matching boxes to hide away less attractive products or those you don’t want to show. A well-chosen bathroom rug, a potted plant in the corner, or a framed picture hung on an empty wall; small pieces which can completely revamp the look of your suite. Strike a balance by picking just a few significant pieces of bathroom furniture which will contain a certain colour.

Offset it by choosing a neutral or contrasting colour in other accessories.

By ensuring that your accessories are attractive and functional, along with some good, soft lighting, you can create a calm and relaxing retreat, right inside your home.

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Tile with style

hoosing the right tiles for your bathroom needs some careful consideration. With so many varieties on the market, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the choice on offer. Choose from ceramic, slate, glass and metal tiles, plain or patterned, large and small, smooth or textured. The options are seemingly endless. So, to help you through the decision process, we’ve put together some practical tips, making finding the perfect tiles for you bathroom, a breeze CERAMIC OR NATURAL STONE TILES? Ceramic tiles are the most popular by a long way. They’re durable, their glazed surface makes them highly resistant to harbouring germs, they’re usually very easy to keep clean, and come in styles to suit every taste. If you opt for ceramics, the most important thing to be aware of is that they do tend to vary from lot to lot, so make sure all the boxes you buy are stamped with the same lot number. But if you’d rather try something different...

Glazed terracotta tiles are hugely popular right now with the trend for Mediterranean style bathrooms. Good quality terracotta is not only gorgeously rustic, it’ll last virtually forever, but can be hard to find. So the cheapest option might not be the best.

Natural stone tiles like granite, slate, marble and even terrazzo (composed of marble chips imbedded in concrete and polished smooth) are beautiful, distinctive, and luxurious. They’ll cost you though. And these materials tend to be porous, so you may need to apply a seal to stop the tiles absorbing water. Make sure you discuss this with the supplier before you buy.

Glass, metal, and porcelain tiles look brilliant if installed properly – but that’s easier said than done. Unless you’re really a dab hand at DIY you might want to leave the fitting of these to the experts.

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great way to add texture and interest into a room that can otherwise, look fairly clinical.

If you’re talking floor tiles, texture is a must. It sounds like common sense, but many buyers are still seduced by lovely shiny tiles and then end up skidding all over the place every time the floor’s wet. Generally, the rougher the texture, the less slippery the tile when wet. When it comes to wall tiles, shiny tiles look chic and sleek and reflect light, making them a good option when in small or dark spaces. On the other hand, embossed tiles can be a smart way of adding interest to your walls and reducing starkness, especially if your tiles are in only one or two colours.

CONSIDER COLOURFUL OR PATTERNED BATHROOM TILES It goes without saying that white is by far the most popular colour choice for bathroom tiles. White tiles are fresh-looking, classic, and reflect light to give the illusion of a more spacious, lighter room. If you’re worried about the room looking too stark add dark or patterned towels and other accessories to introduce splashes of colour while retaining the clean minimalist look.

Colourful or patterned tiles can be used to add detail here and there, or make a bold statement when used to cover the entire wall. They tend to look best contrasted with simpler bathroom fixtures.

SMALLER BATHROOMS LOOK BETTER WITH SMALLER TILES Generally, the more compact the bathroom the smaller the tiles should be, especially if there’s not much space between your sink, toilet, and tub. Smaller tiles will also require less cutting to fit around objects and make for a more flowing feel. If you’re lucky enough to have a big bathroom, large tiles give a sleek look with less exposed grouting in between. Borders or panels of smaller tiles can look fantastic in complimentary or contrasting colours.

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Spruce up to sell Kitchens and bathrooms

By Julia Gray, Press Association

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f your kitchen units have seen better days and you don’t want to go to the expense and hassle of replacing them, give them an instant makeover by changing the doors and drawer fronts. This will transform the kitchen and needn’t be too expensive - B&Q (www.diy.com), for example, has a big range of affordable unit doors and drawer fronts, many available in store. If the units aren’t standard sizes or you want a more affordable option, simply paint the doors and drawer fronts to give them a new look, or glue thin MDF to the front to change the style and then paint them.

CLEAR THE CLUTTER

Cluttered kitchens aren’t a selling point. If lack of worktop space is a problem, think about how you can make what you have go further. Use microwave brackets to get your microwave off the worktop, or fit nice wall shelves to declutter the worktop. In a small kitchen, a hinged wall-hung table will give you more work space and somewhere to eat. If your kitchen has highish ceilings and you’re happy to change the wall units, tall ones provide extra storage.

Failing that, stack attractive baskets or boxes on top of the existing wall units to make the most of the space, but don’t store anything heavy up there.

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a riser rail on the wall to hold the shower head, and you have a shower that should add value and make your home more sellable.

SHOWER POWER

Somewhere to shower is essential for most buyers and if your bathroom doesn’t have a shower, it may be letting you down. There’s an inexpensive answer - replace the bath taps with bath-shower mixer taps, which are bath taps with a shower hose and head. As long as your bath is suitable for showering and the water pressure is good, all you need is a bath screen or shower curtain, plus

STEAM CLEAN

Grubby tile grout makes kitchens and bathrooms look grotty. White grout is easily marked by cooking splashes, shampoo, shower gel and the like, but there is a quick and easily solution steam-clean it. Use a steam cleaner like the excellent Karcher SC 3 (£159.99, www.kaercher.com/uk) and your grout should soon look like new. If the power of steam doesn’t work, or work sufficiently, you can apply grout paint to re-whiten the grout. In the worse cases, consider raking out the stained grout and applying more, but this is a big job and you may chip the tiles in the process.

FRESHEN UP

If you’re selling your home, giving tired walls and woodwork a fresh coat or two of paint will make a big difference to any room, but especially the kitchen and bathroom because they’re key rooms.

Make sure you use a scrubbable paint so it stays looking good - special kitchen and bathroom emulsions are designed to withstand things like mould and steam and are available in all sorts of colours these days.

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Top tips for: 5 choosing bathroom taps

By Julia Gray, Press Association

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The different elements of your bathroom should go together, so if you have a period-style room, you need classic taps to suit, and if the look is modern, contemporary taps work best. Try the taps with the bathroom suite to check they’re the right style and size.

It’s especially important that the basin tap is in proportion to the basin and won’t project water over the lip. Most bathroom taps are chrome these days, but other finishes are available. And don’t forget ease of use, especially for the youngest and oldest members of the family, who may have difficulty operating some types of tap.

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There’s nothing worse than a tap that produces little more than a dribble, so consider your home’s water system before you buy - something many of us forget to do. “This tends to be more important if you have a low-pressure water system,” says Browning. “If the tap isn’t suitable and the water flow is poor, it will take a long time to fill a bath.”

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You don’t need to spend a fortune to get good taps, but it can be a false economy to buy cheap ones because a tap has working parts and they can fail if they’re poor quality. If you soon end up having to get the taps repaired or replaced, you’ll wish you’d spent more on a product designed to last. “The quality of the materials and finishing of a tap is very important when it comes to good water flow, ease of cleaning and maintenance, and long-term

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value,” says Simon Browning of Mira Showers (www.mirashowers. co.uk), which has its own range of taps - Aspects. “You can judge the quality of a tap by the warranty that comes with it, as well as aesthetic values: look for perfect symmetry and flat lines on the edges of the tap.”

mixer taps

Mixer taps, which have one spout, are a popular choice because they make it easy to get water at the desired temperature. They mix hot and cold water before it comes out of the spout, but some people prefer separate hot and cold taps - your bathroom basin will either have two holes for separate taps or one for a mixer. If your bath has two tap holes, you don’t have to have separate taps - most bath mixers are designed for two holes. However, not all baths come pre-drilled with tap holes - to avoid drilling them, go for wall-mounted taps, or floor-standing taps, which are often used with freestanding baths.

water pressure

Good water pressure is especially important for bathshower mixer taps. These taps are a cost-effective way to have an over-bath shower because you need bath taps anyway, so why not pay a bit more for taps that connect to a shower head and hose? Bath-shower mixers are useful for washing you, your hair, the dog and the bath itself, but good water pressure is needed for a satisfactory showering experience, so they can’t always be used instead of a separate shower.

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Secondary Glazing – A Sound Decision? school playgrounds, noisy neighbours, local industry, loud annoying neighbours’ pets or busy high streets.

What is “secondary glazing” I hear you say? Most modern secondary glazing is basically one pane of glass (or in rare cases two panes of glass) held within a powder coated aluminium frame (usually white), that is fitted on the inside of an existing external single or double glazed window, usually fixed within the existing window reveal, that sits on the internal window cill or window board, and is then sealed all round and trimmed as if it was an external window.

Secondary glazing is available in several different opening styles: horizontal sliding; vertical sliding; sidehinged; lift-out and fixed. For optimum sound reduction performance secondary glazing should be installed at least 100mm from the existing window frame. The downside of this is that you do lose a substantial proportion of your window cill, but the upside is the dramatic reduction in external noise.

Please don’t be conned into believing any secondary glazing system will sound proof your room, as it won’t.

Sound can travel through pipes, gaps beneath the skirting, air bricks and through walls, especially if the cavities have not been filled with foam insulation. Standard secondary glazing is however the best value for money sound reduction product for windows and doors. If fitted correctly and in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions, then it is a far more effective sound reduction tool than replacement double or triple glazing.

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lthough not offering all of the features of modern double or triple glazed windows, secondary glazing is still a popular option for many UK home owners, especially for those that live in listed buildings or conservation areas and for those whose properties are next to busy roads where noise pollution is a particular issue.

Secondary glazing is not limited to dwellings that have restrictions, as many a home owner or tenant has benefitted both thermally and sound insulation wise by having secondary glazing fitted, where for example they may have particular issues with say aircraft noise, local 88 JUNE 2016

Yes it is true triple glazing offers more sound reduction than double glazing, as it has a 3rd pane of glass for sound to have to travel through, but again don’t be conned, as the improvement between double glazing and triple glazing is only about 2 decibels, not enough for you to notice the difference audibly.

If you are considering having secondary glazing professionally fitted, make sure you choose the right type of frame and glass for each room Also, secondary glazing makes a massive difference thermally, especially if your property only has single glazing, but even if it has double glazing, secondary glazing will help reduce your energy bills, as it will help retain the warmth generated by your heating system.

Security wise secondary glazing adds a second barrier to any attempts by intruders to get into your property, especially if you ask for 4mm or even 6mm thick toughened safety glass to be fitted in your secondary glazing. In-fact you can kill two birds with one stone if you specify slightly more expensive 6.4mm laminate glass, as not only is this glass hard to break, it further reduces the amount of external sound that travels through your external 4mm glass panes due to the fact that it is of a greater thickness.

Experienced companies who have installed secondary glazing for decades will be able to advise you on the best type of secondary glazing system and glass to suit your particular property or situation. They should also try to ensure the sections of the horizontal or vertical secondary windows mirror your exterior windows, so that from outside passers-by cannot tell that you have secondary glazing installed in your home.

Although you can pay extra to have coloured aluminium secondary glazed frames, most secondary that is fitted comes in white as this tends to match in with the majority of peoples internal dĂŠcor. Single glazed horizontal sliding and vertical sliding window frames normally come set in a MDF timber sub-frame, which can then be painted to match the colour of the window reveals or rest of the room.

Unlike external double or triple glazing, secondary glazing can be easily removed if required, with simple re-decoration all that is needed to restore the look of the window reveals. Secondary glazing from the inside may not be as nice looking as external windows, but the thermal barrier and sound barrier benefits it provides off-sets any aesthetic disadvantages.

There are many types of secondary glazing including very thin aluminium frames that can be screwed directly into the external frames. Whilst this is the cheapest form of secondary glazing, as these frames don’t have a subframe, it is the least effective both thermally and from a sound reduction point of view, as there is little or no gap between the external pane and the secondary pane, plus there is no thermal break.

If you are considering having secondary glazing professionally fitted, make sure you choose the right type of frame and glass for each room, as in the vast majority of cases, you will want access to the external glass to clean or to be able to open any external vents to allow ventilation. Getting a proper job done secondary glazing wise could end up being one of the soundest decisions you ever make, as your property will then benefit from both sound reduction and lower energy bills.

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Raising Expectations

We say “OUT” with garden structures that are just for high days and holidays and “IN” with outside inside living.

During the past 5-10 years Cedar Nursery has been responding to the steadily increasing demand for bespoke buildings and outdoor structures that unite, much more than ever before, our indoor and outdoor spaces.

Tim Sharples, proprietor and strategist, had been trying to source a specific product that met his exacting criteria and requirements for challenging projects and discerning clients. He chose French company – Biossun, who are market leaders in stateof-art bioclimatic pergolas and terrace covers. With negotiations finalised last year, Cedar Nursery are now UK agents for Biossun, with many successful installs already completed and two demo models at their outdoor living centre in Cobham, Surrey.

Let Biossun Welcome You To The Future

Pure Design And Innovation

So what makes Biossun brand leader, beating all competition in the field? Firstly, Biossun has been meticulously created with precision and function in mind. Secondly, it is not just a product of what is possible, but what is technically achievable.

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Beautiful

A unique feature of Biossun is the louvre slats that can rotate to 175o. The electric drive allows straightforward and virtually noiseless operation of the moving elements at the press of a button. Thanks to the fully-integrated water drainage system and superior sealing components, Biossun can create perfect wind and water tightness without any visible openings or rain caps. With the addition of remote-controlled blinds, sliding glass doors or slatted horizontal bars for the sides, a seamless room-in-the-garden experience is created. And with over 16,000 installs already completed, Biossun really know their market.

3 Different Models To Choose

The BIO 120 is the simplest model, ideal for use as a games area, for alfresco dining and poolside covered area, available in a range of fixed sizes and colours.

The BIO 180 is a mid-range model available in bespoke sizes, colours and finishes suitable for private and commercial use.

The premium model, the BIO 230, adds more drama with the addition of LED coloured mood lighting - flooding the louvered roof with light. It is our most popular model by far.

Pure Delight And Comfort

Working with Biossun means creating comfortable, handsome living environments that make absolutely no compromises. The elegant frame is a modular system that combines French engineering ingenuity with timeless appeal. A Biossun sits harmoniously with a manifold of building types.

The team of master craftsmen at Cedar Nursery are rigorously trained and monitored to meet Biossun’s high standards of installation. They have now completed many successful projects ranging from modernist Chelsea rooftops to classic English country houses – all with stunning results and, more importantly, delighted clients.

The lead time from initial consultation to project completion is about 6-8 weeks, depending on job specification and installation parameters.

THE DETAILS For more information on Biossun Pergolas at Cedar Nursery please call 01932 862473, or visit www.landscaping.co.uk/garden-buildings/ biossun-terrace-covers/

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Sutton Green Garden Centre

Run By Gardeners For Gardeners plant area is one of Surrey’s best kept secrets, to keep it that way we won’t go on too much but we found several people who said they pop in every single day and one customer who is happy to do a 5 mile detour a few times a week just to get a coffee!

“I can’t find better” he remarked.

Do-little Pet Supplies offer everything you need to look after your pet, a unique free home delivery service, (pet food can be heavy and bulky), onsite grooming by appointment and small animal boarding, where else would you find that all under one roof.

The Family Tent shop stocks everything for the keen or novice camper and has a huge outdoor display area, oh and by the way it’s called the family tent shop

You get the same community feel in the quirky Florist department, run by Elaine, her passion is obvious and infectious

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ndependent Garden Centres have become scarce in recent years, which is a shame considering the loss of expertise and dedicated service, however at Sutton Green old fashion values are important to every member of the team; it’s a real gem.

This exciting independent Garden Centre has so much to offer with so many departments, concessions to outdoor activates, you will find big surprises and something for everyone, for example plants that are not available in mainstream centres, short run gift items locally made and speciality items throughout the store.

The Centre is family owned and run by people who really love gardening; this is obvious from the warm welcome, friendly atmosphere and the genuine willingness to help. It’s not just the many site departments or the colourful stock, it really is the people that make the difference.

Between them, the various staff members have hundreds of years of knowledge to draw upon.

Among them are award winners for growing vegetables, flower blooms, Woking in bloom, allotment plots, flower photography, RHS show and TV gardens and more.

Sutton Green provides beautiful colourful plants and quality garden products often from a small geographical radius. Manager Kevin explains, “our Christmas trees for example are grown in Surrey, we actually shake hands with the man who cuts them

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for us, then there’s our tall chatty chap called Mark, who grows Sutton Greens hedging, woody shrubs and Hosta, he lives locally and is passionate about growing” Nestled within the plant area is the Farm Shop where the produce includes home and locally grown fruit and vegetables, artisan cakes contributed by local residents, preserves, biscuits, pasta, meats and so much more. For many this store is the only outlet they need, you will often find plums or apples from neighbouring gardens where the glut might have been swapped for local bread or eggs, the community comes together and delights in high quality local produce.

You get the same community feel in the quirky Florist department, run by Elaine, her passion is obvious and infectious “she can do miracles” said a customer.

Every day you can hear new visitors proclaiming, “I didn’t know all this was going on here”. Being blessed with fifteen acres the site is always playing host to various activities, the website will keep you up to date and includes details of activities such as Archery for all ages, Rugged Earth Adventures for 6-12 yrs which operates year round and the not to be missed seasonal Firework displays, Big Top Circus and Weekend Music Festivals. Plenty of things to look out for!

The Blue Shed Coffee House, also found in the

for a reason, you may be greeted by any one of several people but they are all members of one big happy family, the youngest is Charlie, he’s just learning to walk so be patient with him.

Other site attractions include a Craft department “it’s an Aladdin’s cave” say many visitors, amongst all the wool and buttons you will find many (not on the high street) things you didn’t know existed.

There is also an onsite Car Wash, a vast Garden Buildings display area, a Stove Shop and much more....

If the sun is out you might need more time for your visit than expected.

THE DETAILS Guildford Road, Sutton Green, Woking Surrey GU4 7QA ••••• 01483 237832 www.sutton-green-garden-centre.co.uk

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Look after your back…

…Choose the right bed

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very year up to 40% of the population – over 16 million of us – will suffer a bout of back pain and if you’re one of the unlucky ones, you will find that the state of your bed will quickly become a priority. A good bed, providing correct support and comfort, has an important role to play in relieving and preventing back pain.

and each different back problem also may require a different solution. The best approach is to research the options carefully, take time to try them out and choose what you personally find supportive and comfortable, regardless of labels or even price tags.

• Narrow your choice down to two or three and then spend plenty of time lying on these in your normal sleeping positions. Five or 10 minutes should be the minimum for each bed – but feel

Don’t just buy a bed because it says it’s good for your back. A bed that’s supportive and comfortable is key.

Here are some tips:

• Don’t just buy a bed because it says it’s good for your back. A bed that’s supportive and comfortable is key. But it is important to remember that people’s requirement for support will differ depending on their weight and build.

• The term ‘orthopaedic’ generally just means an extra firm bed; it is not based on any medical or other common standard. Firmness is not determined by price, although comfort, luxury and durability and added features such as adjustability come with higher price tags.

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free to spend half an hour or even an hour, if that’s what you want to do.

• Look for a supportive rather than a hard bed. Do not assume that orthopaedic or firmer beds are the best option. Often a medium firm bed with proper cushioning is better.

• A bigger bed will be of benefit both for the back pain sufferer and for their partners – with less partner disturbance. Zip and link beds are a good option if firmness preferences differ widely or where a future requirement for two separate beds is identified.

• Think also about the height of the bed: can

you get in and out of it with relative ease? An adjustable bed might be an option if this is an area of particular concern – it also offers variable sleeping positions.

• Many mattresses need to be turned regularly to ensure even wear and tear. If this is likely to prove difficult (and good quality mattresses are heavy!) then look for a mattress which does not need regular turning – there are a number of options of all types of construction now on the market • Pay attention also to choosing the correct pillow which must support the neck in alignment with the rest of the spine. Too many pillows thrust the head forward or sideways (depending on your sleeping position); too few allow the head to tip backwards: both create a crick in the neck.

• Try and adopt a sleeping position which creates less physical stress on the back (e.g. lying on your side is better than lying on your front with your neck twisted to one side!).

THE DETAILS The Sleep Council has a free booklet covering the different types of bed available plus tips on bed buying. Call freephone 0800 018 7923

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Embrace outdoor living with Neptune this summer Discover the beautifully crafted collections for indoors and out at the new store in Farnham.

terrace, rose garden and meadow, and has been renovated in true Neptune style.

Offering everything you need to create your very own alfresco living space this season, Neptune ensures you can make the most of every opportunity to sit back, relax and while away the summer months.

From sophisticated statement tables to beautifully crafted wicker chairs and contemporary parasols, Neptune’s extensive collection of all-weather outdoor furniture offers the ultimate in elegance and durability for

The beautiful and curvaceous Cadiz round table and chairs crafted from all-weather wicker creates a truly stylish look and will stand the test of time all year

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ounded in 1996, Neptune is an award-winning interiors and lifestyle brand, perhaps most well-known for its kitchens.

Every Neptune piece is designed for a lifetime of use, with its trademark ‘look’ being rooted in British heritage.

The new store will display a large portion of Neptune’s collections, with designs for every room of the home.

Presented within a lifestyle environment, the store will feature its kitchen collections, a lighting gallery, large accessories area and outdoor living section. Close to historic landmarks Farnham Castle and Waverly Abbey, the former public house is set in extensive gardens including a

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your outdoor space.

Whether you have a bijou balcony, patio garden or sprawling lawn, the beautiful garden collections highlighted at the Farnham store provide the perfect match for every home and style.

Choose the immensely popular and contemporary Hudson table that wows with a modern concrete composite top and acacia base. Paired with the sleek and comfortable Toulston chairs, it’s the perfect set for both indoor garden rooms and outdoor spaces, for long afternoons with family and friends.

For a sophisticated garden set, the beautiful and curvaceous Cadiz round table and chairs crafted from all-weather wicker are truly stylish and will stand the test of time. Inspired by the wonderful shores of the Andalusia region, this set is ideal for sun-drenched lunches or lazy outdoor suppers.

Create an idyllic setting for summer entertaining with the beautiful burnished stone finish of the elegant and timeless Groveland table. Perfectly matched with the stylish woven wicker and wonderfully comfortable Pesaro chairs; everyone will be happy to sit and chat long after the sun has set.

Or, add a touch of Mediterranean charm to your garden, mixing classic materials and contemporary designs.

The Bordeaux rectangular table, crafted from solid timber, ages over time to an elegant silver grey finish and matches perfectly with the beautiful curved Tuscany chair.

So whether your goal is to lounge, entertain, dine or simply escape, Neptune has everything you need this summer.

All these beautiful collections and more are available to view at the new Neptune Farnham store or online at www.neptune.com

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SWIM IN A STUNNING STAINLESS STEEL POOL

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magine swimming in your own luxury pool before you head off for the day’s adventures and then relaxing by the pool at the end of a hectic day. At the weekends, you can invite family and friends to pool parties. An expertly designed pool which harmonises with the design and décor of your property not only makes a statement, it provides plenty of opportunity to luxuriate, relax and have fun.

A pool can be designed to meet your every desire, be that a classic or minimalist design, and now you can have one of the most stylish and efficient types available – a stainless steel pool! A modern, timeless material used widely in interior design, stainless steel complements all types of homes, blending perfectly with different materials, especially glass.

An outstanding feature of stainless steel pools is that they can be built faster than you might expect. Using prefabricated stainless steel pool material and technology enables the pool to be built in less time than it takes using conventional construction methods. And stainless steel pools are extremely durable, ensuring the lasting beauty of the pool and, needing less water sanitisation; they are better for the environment and lower on maintenance.

These high quality pools are brought to the UK through a unique collaboration between two leading companies, Berndorf Bäderbau, Europe’s premier stainless steel pool manufacturer, and award winning pool designer and builder, London Swimming Pool Company.

Sheer Elegance

The special properties of stainless steel, careful processing and high quality pool equipment combine to produce this elegant swimming pool. The indoor level deck pool has a 6-step entrance stairs and is equipped with a countercurrent unit which allows bathers to swim against either a vigorous or gentle stream of bubbles in the water, providing excellent exercise or massage. The pool features underwater lighting which bathes the water in glorious coloured lighting, creating different ambiences in the pool room.

Serenity

Part of a luxury wellness centre, this beautiful level deck pool was designed to allow full view of the garden from the panoramic windows. The clean lines of the pool complement the art nouveau surroundings and create a serene atmosphere. The pool is fitted with coloured underwater spot lights, a counter-current unit, a spectacular Cobra fountain shower and a tubular bubbling lounger with neck rests for serious pampering.

Classic Range of Modular Pools

The very latest on the market are modular stainless steel pools which can be built indoors or outdoors. Not only can you have a modular pool built in as little as six weeks, they come in at around £100,000 - ideal for those of us who aspire to having a luxury pool but always thought they were out of reach.

Outstanding Design & Servicing

Not only does London Swimming Pool Company create stunning, award-winning pools (see its showcase at www.londonswimmingpools.com), it has a dedicated Servicing and Maintenance team which ensures clients’ pools are kept in tip top condition.

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Luxury family homes at CALA’s stunning Priest Hill Heights

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re you looking for the perfect luxurious home in a highly desirable location with flexible living space and city convenience? CALA Homes’ Priest Hill Heights development in Epsom could be the answer you’ve been waiting for, where a final selection of new homes remain.

An exclusive gated development of five and six bedroom detached homes set off Reigate Road, Priest Hill Heights is adjacent to the Surrey Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve and boasts spectacular, far reaching views towards London.

CALA Homes has a long track record of success, focussing on well-designed high-quality homes in prime locations across the country and Priest Hill Heights is no exception. Each home has been

finished to the highest specification and attention to detail that CALA Homes is renowned for; boasting flexible living space, high ceilings and large windows that flood each property with natural light.

Recently released, The Epsom, Plot 15, is an impressive double-fronted five-bedroom family home priced at £1,850,000. It features a stunning open-plan kitchen, breakfast and family room with bi-fold doors opening on to the rear garden offering views over the adjacent nature reserve. There is ample space for all the family downstairs with a large sitting room, dining room, TV room and study. Upstairs, the elegant master bedroom includes an en suite and the luxury of a private dressing room. There are also four further bedrooms, two with en suite, plus a family bathroom. The property

also benefits from a double garage.

Nicki Dennis, sales and marketing director for CALA Homes (South Home Counties), said: “This small bespoke development is in a superb location, just half an hour from London. It offers something for everyone from families looking for luxury, modern living; downsizers looking for low maintenance homes with a wonderful view, to city professionals who want a semi-rural location but with good connections to the capital. With homes reserving fast, we’d encourage anyone interested to act now.”

CALA Homes’ 100% Part Exchange Service is also available at this development offering you the opportunity to secure your brand new home without the headache of selling your existing property on the open market, giving you peace of mind and a hassle-free move.

Epsom is a busy and vibrant town with a good range of specialist shops, boutiques and cafes, as well as well-known high street brands. The town is home to the famous racecourse as well as its renowned theatre, the Epsom Playhouse.

For commuters, Ewell East Station is just one mile from the development and offers services into Clapham Junction in 24 minutes, London Victoria in approximately 38 minutes and London Bridge in 40 minutes. For families, there is an excellent selection of state and public schools nearby.

For more information, visit the marketing suite and showhome open daily from 10am to 5pm, call 0208 394 0950 or visit www.cala.co.uk.

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GUIDE PRICE £2,100,000

A distinctive, family home of about 4600 sq.ft in 0.4 acres of fully landscaped grounds. This 4/5 bedroom property offers exceptional space, an outstanding kitchen/family room/dining area and a large top floor bonus room. Integral garage, ample OSP, magnificent gated entrance. PEA – B (CGIs & illustrations)

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