Life Magazines (Surrey & Berkshire editions) September 2018

2018 British Masters 10 - 14 October 2018 at Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton-On-The-Hill, Surrey

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elebrating all that is great about local produce, a feast of culinary delights will be tantalising the taste buds at the thirteenth annual Haslemere Food Festival taking place on Saturday 22nd September.

The festival highlights the variety of high quality produce that is available locally and the range of products currently available from award winning suppliers in the town and surrounding area.

The 18th Surrey Game and Country Fair will be an action packed day out for the whole family, combining top class entertainment, have-a-go activities, shopping and rural crafts and local food and drink.

Surrey Hills is a spectacular area right on our doorstep with stunning landscapes of chalk downlands, greensand hills, heaths and wooded valleys. It is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and covers a quarter of Surrey, the most wooded County in the Country.

The London Restaurant Festival (LRF) in partnership with American Express® returns for its 10th year this October. With a star-studded line-up of some of the world’s top chefs jetting into London to celebrate, as ever LRF will take place in restaurants, welcoming over 50,000 people into over 400 restaurants across the capital.

Surrey Hills is renowned for its landscape of spectacular natural beauty rich in wildlife and heritage but it is also home to outstanding local food and drink. Local produce grown or made in the special landscape of chalk downlands and wooded valleys range from local cheeses, fish and meat to locally brewed beer, high quality sparkling wine and locally distilled Gin.

Faye Manning Editor

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out & about – We put fantastic local businesses and exciting events in the spotlight each month – i mage : W E S T H O R S L E Y P L A C E

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6 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER

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.

Ham House and Garden, Ham Street, Ham, Richmond-uponThames, Surrey TW10 7RS

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the calendar 29 SEPTEMBER

Oktoberfest It’s time to grab a beer and have a sing-a-long. - German Beers in Steins - Oompah bands - Delicious Pretzels & Bratwurst - Bavarian style beer hall Inspired by a deep love of the traditional Bavarian festival and great beer, Oktoberfest Comes to Woking features one of the biggest beer halls around, authentic German food stalls and live entertainment all day long.

H G Wells Conference & Events Centre Church Street East Woking Surrey GU21 6HJ

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19 SEPTEMBER - 24 October Yoga - Every ‘Body’ Welcome Yoga is for every ‘body’ and all abilities. Julie Fastiggi encourages smiles and a ‘have a go, you never know’ approach, always looking to help you find ease and comfort in your postures. 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

The Guildford Institute Ward Street Guildford Surrey GU1 4LH

UNTIL 23 SEPTEMBER

Surrey Sculpture Society Trail Contemporary or traditional, find your favourite from a variety of inspirational sculptures by some of the South East’s finest, established and emerging artists. All sculptures are available to buy.

Free with normal Garden admission.

RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB

FOODIE FAVOURITES

15 SEPTEMBER - 3 NOVEMBER

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Local Food Britain Countryside Food & Drink Festival A a festival that will stimulate the senses of food lovers. The event will showcase artisan bread makers, wine producers, distillers, charcuterie and cheese specialists, street food and much more. Visitors can nibble and sip their away around the festival and enjoy one-to-one chats with the producers.10am until 4pm.

Priory Farm, Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey RH1 4EJ

Surrey Artist of the Year A partnership between New Ashgate and the Surrey Artists Open Studios to celebrate the wealth of creative talent in Surrey.

This exhibition offers a collective of local quality arts and craft.

New Ashgate Gallery, Waggon Yard, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PS

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Epsom Garden Society - Autumn Show Looking for a local family event? Then why not join us at our Autumn Show when Epsom Garden Society returns to St Martin’s Junior School on Saturday 15 September . You’ll find beautiful displays of autumn flowers and produce plus fun categories for children, novices and experts to enter. If you want to stock up on plants and bulbs ready for next spring we are also holding a plant and bulb sale. Plus there will be a raffle and delicious homemade refreshments.

The school is only a short walk from Epsom town centre and if you are coming by car there is plenty of on site parking.

St Martin’s Junior School, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7AA

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Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Shows featuring the funniest comedy stars from the circuit and TV. Plus, soft flooring, toys, buggy parking and baby changing for the babies! 12 month age limit for our little laughers. 11:30am (doors open at 10.45am) Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR

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Haslemere Food Festival The festival highlights the variety of high quality produce that is available locally and the range of products currently available from award winning suppliers in the town and surrounding area.

Expect to find a great mixture of homemade /local produce on offer including bakery delights, cheeses, olives, chutneys and preserves, pies, oils, organic meat, locally brewed beer, ales and much more. There will also be a packed programme of foodie demonstrations. 10am-4pm.

Lion Green Weyhill Surrey GU27 1LL

22 & 22 SEPTEMBER

Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting Enjoy a tour of our vineyard, located in the picturesque Surrey Hills, and gain an insight into our passion for organic produce, biodynamic viticulture and quality English wine. Learn from us about the rise of the English wine scene, and taste our latest releases. 11am, £15 Albury Vineyard, Silent Pool, Shere Road, Albury, Surrey GU5 98W

28-30 SEPTEMBER

Haslemere Walking Festival 2018 This three-day festival offers a collection of varied and rewarding walks during the weekend for all tastes, ages and abilities – easy, difficult, long and short there is something for everyone! The festival offers wonderful opportunities to learn about Haslemere’s fascinating history, it’s wildlife and much more while at the same time enjoy some stunning walking areas both within the charming market town of Haslemere and its beautiful surrounding countryside. All walks are free to attend. Book on 01428 645425.

Haslemere and the surrounding area, Surrey, GU27 2LA

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Heather Society Show Talks, planting and heather care demonstrations, advice and plant sales, plus a tour of the Wisley National Heather Collection. Plus a talk about the planning and planting of new heather gardens and tour around the National Collection.

RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB SEPTEMBER 2018 11

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Haslemere Food Festival 2018 Food Glorious Food - Celebrating the Best of Local!

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Saturday 22nd September – Lion Green, Haslemere, 10am to 4pm

elebrating all that is great about local produce, a feast of culinary delights will be tantalising the taste buds at the thirteenth annual Haslemere Food Festival taking place on Saturday 22nd September.

The festival highlights the variety of high quality produce that is available locally and the range of products currently available from award winning suppliers in the town and surrounding area.

This year’s food festival is set to be tastier than ever before! Expect to find a great mixture of homemade/local produce on offer including bakery delights, cheeses, olives, chutneys and preserves, pies, oils, organic meat, locally brewed beer, ales and much much more, including a packed programme of foodie demonstrations.

Alongside the delicious foodie stalls, other highlights include special Children’s Workshops with the opportunity to get hands-on with food,

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fairground rides and children’s attractions, face painting and live music to entertain all festival goers.

So come along and enjoy sampling the varied produce on display. This Food Festival provides the perfect opportunity for local producers to show off their products and help showcase what Haslemere and the surrounding area has to offer.

The success of the Food Festival is down to what Haslemere does best: public, private and voluntary organisations working together to deliver an event that demonstrates the quality of products and services that are available!

This community event is surely one not to be missed! This year’s food festival promises foodie fun for the whole family with a day of activities and entertainment, so make sure you keep up to date with all the latest news and events and follow us on Facebook: Haslemere Food Festival and Twitter: HaslemereFF

“Expect to find a great mixture of homemade/local produce on offer including bakery delights, cheeses, olives, chutneys and preserves, pies, oils, organic meat, locally brewed beer, ales and much much more”

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Sunday 23rd September 2018, Loseley Park, Guildford

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fantastic rural day out for the whole family The 18th Surrey Game and Country Fair will be an action packed day out for the whole family, combining top class entertainment, have-a-go activities, shopping and rural crafts and local food and drink.

This year we are delighted to welcome some very special guests in the form of the famous Shetland Pony Grand National. This high-speed dash will be a blur of coloured silks and flying manes and tails as these fast and furious ponies and their brave young jockeys tackle their very own steeplechase course.

Unmissable!

Rural pursuits are at the heart of the event with ferret racing and sheepdogs, the amazing Warrenby gun dogs, majestic birds of prey, terriers and a parade of hounds all performing throughout the day. Fly fishing lessons and demonstrations, a fun dog show with fantastic prizes and dog agility can also be found around the Fair ground. You can learn about bee keeping, wood working, spinning and weaving and other rural crafts. Back by popular demand are the beautiful Fuller’s Brewery horses giving dray rides in front of Loseley House, have-ago archery (plus a medieval archery display) and the fabulous display of vintage tractors and cars.

Food lovers are in for a real treat this year with the Food Theatre complementing the ever expanding Food Hall. There will be expert demonstrations and delicious tastings. Local produce can also be found in the Surrey Farmers’ Market.

The Fair is the ideal place for some early Christmas shopping – or simply to treat yourself!

You’ll find everything from unique pieces of jewellery and art to handmade leather goods. And 14 SEPTEMBER 2018

the kids will have fun with the ever popular donkey rides, Sheep Show, Punch & Judy and model railway.

The Surrey Game and Country Fair will take place on Sunday 23rd September, between 9am and 5pm, in the stunning setting of Loseley Park near Guildford. A family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) costs just £26 if bought in advance (up to midday Friday 21st September), and under 5’s enjoy free entry. Carers are also entitled to free entry when accompanying a disabled visitor. For more information and to book your tickets visit www.surreygamecountryfair.co.uk – simply print your e-ticket or show it on your phone on the day.

Tickets are also available on the gate.

The Surrey Game and Country Fair is organised by the Surrey County Agricultural Society, a small charity that exists to promote agriculture and good farming. We welcome new members throughout the year, who enjoy complimentary admission to the Surrey County Show and the Surrey Game and Country Fair.

Visit www.surreycountyshow.co.uk or call 01483 890810 to find out more.

“This year we are delighted to welcome some very special guests in the form of the famous Shetland Pony Grand National”

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UrbanSuburban An exhibition of contemporary art you really don’t want to miss.

About Bridgman

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or the first time in its forty-one year history Bridgman Inspired Living will bring the work of three London-based artists to its showroom in Walton on

Thames.

In this innovative approach to platforming new visual art, by merging it in complimentary settings, Bridgman is leading the way.

It is also breaking new ground in bringing the diverse talents of Austin Cole, Anne Davey Orr and Debra Lee Taylor together for the first time.

The three ‘Urbanists’ work in very different styles, use very different techniques and bring together their very varied take on the world of relationships, urban fabric and environment to the Bridgman world through work that is sometimes intimate in scale but also sometimes large and expressive.

Make sure to be there for the Private View when you can meet the artists on the night of

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As British luxury furniture specialists since 1977, Bridgman place distinct emphasis on quality, style and durability in every single piece of furniture that they make from the innovative design of the garden furniture alongside unique fully waterproof and virtually stainproof cushions, to the interior dining furniture which is handcrafted to order, coupled with a selection of timeless accessories from Georg Jensen, Villeroy & Boch and Voyage Maison.

Thursday 20th September 2018 at 7.00pm.

Bridgman has managed through its imaginative curation of ‘UrbanSuburban’ to transform the work of the three ‘Urbanists’ into a cohesive and energisingly visual experience for the ‘Suburbanites’ of South London.

The exhibition will be open to the general public from September 21st until October 8th 2018.

Private View by invitation at 7.00 - 9.00pm, Thursday 20th September 2018 – To request an invite contact Craig Donald walton@bridgman.co.uk 01932 242707.

At Bridgman, Unit A, Auckland House, New Zealand Avenue, Walton on Thames KT12 1PL. www.bridgman.co.uk

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Justin Rose to host Sky Sports British Masters 2018

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at Walton Heath

he Olympic Champion has chosen Walton Heath Golf Club in Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, as the venue for the tournament taking place between 11-14 October. “The British Masters is a tournament that is special to me, having won it in 2002,” said Rose. “Walton Heath is a golf course I really, really enjoy playing, in fact I love it. It has got teeth, but it is traditional and hopefully the players will really enjoy it. We will assemble a strong field and will hopefully get some good weather, so it should be an amazing tournament.”

“Walton Heath is a golf course I really, really enjoy playing” It has been confirmed that Tommy Fleetwood will also be joining the star-studded field this year.

Fleetwood, the reigning Race to Dubai champion, is enjoying another impressive campaign on the European Tour as he bids to retain his title.

In January, he defended his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EDGA crown and last month he recorded his best finish in a Major Championship, finishing runner up to Brooks Koepka in the US Open.

“I’m really excited to return to the British Masters and join Justin as he hosts this year’s event,” says Fleetwood. “I’ve enjoyed playing in this event previously and have done pretty well in it. Walton Heath is a wonderful golf course and I think it will be a great venue for the British Masters.”

Also joining the tournament are Eddie Pepperell, Paul Dunne, Martin Kaymer, Thongchai Jaidee, 20 SEPTEMBER 2018

Matthew Fitzpatrick, Shane Lowry, Chris Wood, Ross Fisher, Graeme McDowell, Alexander Levy, Haotong Li, Thomas Bjørn, Lucas Bjerregaard and Andrew “Beef ” Johnston.

There are a number of exciting new additions to this year’s event, including: • Grandstands – Offering the best seats in the house, overlooking the 1st tee and 18th green.

Grandstand tickets for the weekend are available to book online now!

• Sky Zone – Where you can see the celebs and the stars show what they’re made of - join the crowd and you could be live on TV! • Kids Zone – Take a break while the kids run wild and enjoy soft play and other activities.

• Food & Drink – Choose from the spectator village, 12th green or 18th hole public areas for a well-deserved pit stop.

David Newlands, Chairman of Walton Heath, said: “Walton Heath Golf Club is honoured to have been selected by the European Tour, thereby extending the club’s long and distinguished record of staging professional and amateur events of the highest quality. Our traditional heathland courses are amongst the finest in the world, and we are confident that the players, spectators and a global television audience will greatly enjoy the tournament.”

For more details and to purchase tickets visit www.britishmastersgolf.com For information on Official Hospitality and VIP Packages, email hospitality@europeantour.com or call 01344 840681.

Clockwise From Top Left: Wide Bunker Heather; Justin Rose; Tommy Fleetwood; Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand at the 2017 Pro Am

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ALL SMILES AS WRY VODKA WINS INTERNATIONAL TROPHY FOR

SILENT POOL DISTILLERS

“Silent Pool Distillers in Albury makes Wry Vodka from a 100% rye grain spirit that is re-distilled with a small amount of rye malt and filtered over traditionally made wood charcoal to add a sweet, creamy mouth-feel”

WRY Vesper Ingredients 25ml WRY vodka 50ml Silent Pool Gin 25ml Lillet blanc Method Shake it all together with ice and double strain into chilled cocktail glass

WRY Hardshake Ingredients 50ml WRY vodka 3 scoops vanilla ice cream (Approx) 45 maltesers 50ml whole milk Method Blend together and garnish with crumbled maltesers.

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RY Vodka has been awarded a Trophy in the Tasting Awards for Vodka at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 2018.

This is the highest accolade a brand can receive from the ISC, which is regarded as the most respected and sought-after award in the drinks industry.

Silent Pool Distillers in Albury makes Wry Vodka from a 100% rye grain spirit that is re-distilled with a small amount of rye malt and filtered over traditionally made wood charcoal to add a sweet, creamy mouth-feel.

This complements the hint of spice in the base spirit. And thanks to two new solar arrays installed at the distillery, all its spirits are now powered by sunshine!

The charcoal helps give the vodka its distinctive taste and smoothness. Silent Pool Distillers researched Surrey tree species and chose hornbeam as it has the densest wood and grows naturally on the Albury Estate.

Just the other side of the North Downs from

the distillery in Clandon, woodsman John Sinclair uses a traditional technique to convert the wood into charcoal using a kiln deep in the forest. It takes a slow three day burn for the hornbeam to turn into a dense charcoal with a large surface area. After the spirit has been distilled and diluted, it is slowly trickled through a deep bed of the charcoal, to filter out any impurities.

The end product is a creamy, smooth Vodka with a delicate peppery finish. Smooth enough to sip but versatile enough for favourite cocktails.

ISC Trophy winners represent the very best within their specific category. Awarded to fewer than 2.5% of entrants, they are selected by an expert panel of more than 50 specialist, world renowned judges, in blind tastings. WRY Vodka beat strong competition to win the prestigious accolade, the supreme quality of its liquid is reflected in the result.

Awards Organiser Justin Smith said: “This year has seen more entries than ever before, with producers entering a diverse mix of spirits from across the globe who are looking to benchmark their spirit at the very highest level. Trophies highlight the very best in their categories and from the 1,600-plus entrants from nearly 70 countries, only 41 Trophies were awarded in total across all of the categories.”

Silent Pool Distillers Director Ian McCulloch was delighted with the Trophy. “We have been winning international competitions with Silent Pool Gin and our Eau De Vie ever since we began distilling in 2015 so it is really rewarding to have our Wry Vodka up there in lights as well.

It’s classy and different and we think it’s a great taste.”

Availability - Distillery shop (7 days a week) retail price of £22 - Distillery shop onlineFor Trade enquiries please email louise@caskliquidmarketing.com www.silentpooldistillers.com

From lunchtime tapas to delicious curries, exotic seafood, stir fry and noodles, Giggling Squid’s menu lends itself to the distinct sharing culture of Thailand.

A dedicated “little tapas for little people” menu is also available and guaranteed to ensure smiles all round.

30 Thames Bluecoat Street, Windsor, House, SawSL4 Close,1PR Bath T: BA101753 1EY 851011 www.gigglingsquid.com

@gigglingsquid

Bluecoat House, Saw Close, Bath BA1 1EY www.gigglingsquid.com @gigglingsquid

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

GIGGLING SQUID, WINDSOR

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hames Street in Windsor has recently gained a new restaurant - Giggling Squid.

Wonderful food, warm and friendly atmosphere and an inspiring interior, this eatery simply has to be on the list of places to dine.

Windsor’s Giggling Squid has the feel of an independent. The attention to detail is second to none and the service from the staff is very personable. This is the 27th Giggling Squid, and there are set to be 30 by the end of the year.

“This is the 27th Giggling Squid, and there are set to be 30 by the end of the year” There were two of us that dined. There was a selection to suit us both, and we chose a sharing dish so that we could try a few things. The Sharing Platter consists of hand-cut pork grilled skewers, salt and pepper squid (a favourite of mine!), Thai chicken wings and vegetable spring rolls. As one of the diners is gluten free this selection suited her needs easily, with the exception of the spring rolls and the squid. It comes served with a variety of different dipping sauces that varied in heat and flavour this dish really suited us both.

After savouring the delights of the starters we moved on to the mains. Asking for recommendations from our waiter (Harry who was fantastic by the way, interesting, helpful, polite, 24 SEPTEMBER 2018

funny and knew his stuff) and giving him a couple of ideas on things we might like he suggested the Pad Cha. This was based on my saying how much I had loved the Fishing Village dish previously and wanted to be sure I enjoyed something as much, whilst wanting a bit of spice, and sticking with seafood. The dish certainly delivered, the flavour from the pounded chilli was immense, the variety of seafood in the dish did not disappoint. It was quite spicy, I think it deserved the ‘two chilli’ grading on the menu, but it was flavoursome and I would definitely order it again. My dining partner ordered the Lamb Shank Massaman, a mild dish. The menu states that you won’t find this in a restaurant in Thailand but quite frankly, as they say, it just works so well! Melting in your mouth the Massaman flavour with the lamb is just wonderful.

There were a number of delectable desserts to choose from, the Molten Chocolate Dessert won hands down. Chocolate heaven to finish off a perfectly lovely meal.

We spotted on the menu that they do some fantastic lunchtime deals on set menus, we will be back soon to try them out.

Throughout the meal the staff were attentive, we were looked after by Harry and he made sure that we had everything that we needed. A great atmosphere, interesting surroundings – no wonder Giggling Squid are a growing group of restaurants. If you’ve not been, be sure to try them out. www.gigglingsquid.com.

01753 851011

ThĂŠs Lac Rose www.theslacrose.com aromatic & seasonal loose leaf tea

Handpicked & ethically sourced, always.

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ROLL INTO THE RITZ!

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he iconic Ritz hotel in London has become the first owner of the brandnew Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase. The Rolls-Royce of RollsRoyce’s, is the authoritative statement of modern luxury.

The £500,000 fully customised vehicle was built by hand to the prestigious hotel’s brand design at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Goodwood, Sussex.

With its commanding silhouette and striking chrome detailing, the motorcar is bespoke Ritz blue and features moccasin leather interiors with monogrammed navy blue carpets and seat piping with unique headrests embroidered with the blue Ritz lion. To add further luxury there are heated massage seats, two TV screens, built in complimentary Wi-Fi and a hidden champagne compartment complete with flutes, And for those who prefer some privacy the windows are set slightly forward so you can see out without being seen. The motorcar provides the quietest cabin Rolls-Royce has ever created with an incomparably spacious suite, enhanced by discreet technology.

A complimentary one-way airport transfer in The Ritz-Rolls Royce Phantom is offered to all guests staying in one of the hotel’s four signature suites.* The first and only hotel to have received a Royal

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“The £500,000 fully customised vehicle was built by hand”

Warrant from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. And as an exclusive service to hotel guests, the chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle is also available to hire for £600 for a one-way London airport transfer.

Perfectly located in the heart of London’s West End, The Ritz is moments from the finest shopping destinations in the capital, including the luxury designer brands of Bond Street and Regent Street and the unique and quintessentially British boutiques of Jermyn Street. So whether you are going to a meeting or taking advantage of exploring London and its hidden gems, you can hire the Ritz Rolls-Royce for £300 an hour. *Suites at the Ritz start from £1,795 per night for the Piccadilly Suite.

To make a booking or for more information please contact enquire@theritzlondon.com or telephone +44 (0) 20 7493 8181. www.theritzlondon.com

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Winkworth Fungi foray A

Sunday 16 September 10.30-12.30

s the late golden days of summer slowly fade into autumn, thoughts turn to outdoor adventures. After a summer spent lounging on beaches or by the riverside, September is the perfect month for refreshing walks through the countryside, a chance to reenergise and enjoy the great outdoors.

The Arboretum has a wide variety of habitats and landscapes to explore, from wetlands to woodland.

Winkworth is famous for its technicolour display of leaves during the autumn, carefully thought out by the Arboretum’s founder, Doctor Fox, who planted trees specifically to create striking lakeside vistas, maximising the effect of the colourful leaves, by allowing them to be reflected into the lake.

Along with this seasonal extravaganza of leaves, nuts and fruits, autumn also brings with it a season of spectacular fungi. Often hidden amongst the trees, nestled into roots, or growing in nooks and crannies, there’s a whole world of mushroom oddities waiting to be discovered. The Fungi Foray on Sunday 16th September is the perfect chance to head out into the Arboretum with an expert guide Sara Shepley, who will be on hand to help you identify the huge variety of different mushrooms which can be found onsite. Whilst beautiful, some fungi can be extremely poisonous, so it is recommended that people do not pick or touch fungi in the wild without expert guidance as species are hard to identify.

Keen photographers will enjoy the chance to capture images of the fungi, which can appear as anything from small, delicate, toadstool like mushrooms, much like those in fairy tales, or as huge bracket fungi clinging to the bark of trees.

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milkcap, giant puffball or orange-peel fungus. The slightly damp yet still fairly warm weather of early autumn is the perfect time for fungi to grow. The important part of a fungus, the mycelium, lives underground and is vital for woodland health as they recycle nutrients needed for living plants to thrive. However, in autumn the fungi start to grow and as these fruiting bodies ripen their seeds, known as spores, are released into the air to start the next generation.

In a busy world where you’re never far away from a screen, it’s a joy to be able to take a step back and learn a forgotten art from days gone by. Tickets are available to book online on our website or via the National Trust’s Central Box Office. Children are welcome to join the adventure, as are well behaved dogs on short leads. If you’re unable to attend on 16th September, then there will be additional Fungi Forays on 7th and 20th October. See the website for details.

THE DETAILS Normal admission applies, booking essential via www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ winkworth-arboretum 0344 249 1895.

Images: ©National Trust Images/Carol Shepard/ Ann Jacobs/John Miller

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ROYAL CONNECTIONS New heritage room showing Surrey Charity’s historic Royal connections opens to the public

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ightdresses made for Queen Mary and letters from royal households ordering embroidered gifts will be on display in a new heritage room, designed to showcase The Grange charity’s historic collection of needlework. The Grange began life as The School of Stitchery and Lace in 1938 and had fascinating connections with the Royal family.

The new Heritage Room based at The Grange’s Victorian building in Bookham, has been funded by a £97,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and tells the story of The School of Stitchery and Lace, a pioneering organisation that taught girls with disabilities to sew and make lace so that they could earn their own living. The spirit of the School’s work continues today as The Grange supports over 100 people with learning disabilities to lead independent lives.

The project has involved carefully preserving the charity’s historic collection which includes embroidered items made for the Royal family, photographs, letters and books. Correspondence between The School and royal households gives a rare insight into palace life at the time. One of the letters is from Queen Elizabeth’s nurse ordering a copy of a favourite dress which the then Princess had grown out of and there are also hand-drawn designs for Queen Mary’s nightgowns.

Eloise Appleby, CEO of The Grange charity said: ‘This is a fantastic addition to Surrey’s historical past

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and a definite high point of our 80th anniversary year. We are delighted that we have been able to use Heritage Lottery funding to create a state of the art new interactive learning and heritage space open to all visitors. We will use this to build stronger links between the charity and the local community and it will become part of the Bookham Heritage Trail.

‘People we support at The Grange will be involved in running the Heritage Room and we hope that local schools and community groups will make full use of it going forward.’

The Heritage Room will include: • Exhibits of needlework made for Queen Mary • Oral histories of former School pupils and staff • Letters from ladies in waiting commissioning embroidered items • Vintage photos for the School if Stitchery and Lace • History of The Grange building • A collection of books and vintage magazines on needlework The Heritage Room will be open for a preview on Heritage Day, Saturday, 15 September 2018 and will be opened officially on 25 September by our patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester KC GCVO. www.grangecentre.org.uk

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Surrey Hills Wood Fair Celebrating all that’s good about wood

storytelling, games and animal attractions. Surrey Hills Enterprises is a Community Interest Company working with local businesses to support the rural economy and promote, protect and enhance the Surrey Hills.

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urrey Hills is a spectacular area right on our doorstep with stunning landscapes of chalk downlands, greensand hills, heaths and wooded valleys. It is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and covers a quarter of Surrey, the most wooded County in the Country.

Celebrate our woodland heritage and enjoy a fantastic family day out in the beautiful Surrey Hills.

Full of traditional rural charm, the Surrey Hills Wood Fair offers lots to see and do all within the stunning landscape of woodlands and meadows.

There are woodland walks, beautiful crafted woodland products and delicious local food and drink. Have a go at making woodland crafts, see a flying Hawk display and watch action packed woodland demonstrations. Children can enjoy zip wires, tree climbing, horse & cart rides, crafts,

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Surrey Hills Wood Fair 6th & 7th October 2018, 10am – 5pm Fish Pond Copse, Bookhurst Road, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 7DW £7.50 in advance Children under 12 Free Discover the Surrey Hills Book ahead for the Surrey Hills Wood Fair: www.surreyhillsenterpriese.co.uk Tickets also available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre 01483 444334 www.tickets.visitguildford.com Wooden Apples - Photography by Claire Vincent

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ALL CHANGE FOR DISCLOSURE IN the NEW YEAR Robert Salek from Mundays in Cobham explains more…

Robert Salek from

Mundays in Cobham explains more…

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isclosure is the process in litigation during which the parties disclose to the other parties documents that are relevant to the case. The parties can therefore see evidence that both supports and undermines its case. It very often proves one of the more lengthy, and costly, phases in litigation.

New rules governing disclosure have been announced to operate in the Business and Property Courts that will take effect from 1 January 2019.

These new rules aim to tackle the length and cost of disclosure through simplifying the procedure where possible.

The important changes will be: • A new express duty to disclose known adverse documents in all cases. Previously, an order to do so would have to have been made.

• Initial disclosure of key documents necessary for other parties to understand the case they have to meet will be given with the parties’ Statements of Case, i.e. the Particulars of Claim (Claimant) or the Defence (Defendant). This is earlier than the current position. It is hoped that this initial disclosure may mean further, lengthier and more onerous disclosure later in the case is not needed.

And, perhaps, it may lead the parties to an early preaction settlement.

• Following Statements of Case, the parties will be

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required to meet, discuss disclosure and produce a joint Disclosure Review Document. This document will set out the issues on which documents might assist the Court to determine the issues, make proposals for further disclosure and share information concerning the storage of documents and methods to search documents. It is hoped this Disclosure Review Document will assist the parties to agree upon a disclosure method that is best-suited to the case. The parties must cooperate in producing this document so that the Court knows the parties’ views and the likely costs of the disclosure proposed.

• The Court will also consider disclosure methods and there is a push for the Court to be more involved in this process, guided by the familiar tests of reasonableness and proportionality, and to not simply accept the method proposed by the parties.

The parties will also be able to apply to the Court for guidance where necessary.

As always with procedural changes, the proof will be in the pudding to see whether the changes have the desired effect, i.e. the reduction of costs and alleviating the burden of disclosure, or whether they give rise to further arguments that ultimately add to the burden and cost of the process.

Mundays LLP, Cedar House, 78 Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1AN. Telephone 01932 590500. www.mundays.co.uk

Robert Salek Robert has extensive experience advising corporate clients and individuals on their commercial disputes in a variety of sectors. He works with clients to understand your commercial or personal objectives at an early stage to ensure the resolution ultimately achieved aligns with those objectives.

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Engines Roar & Propellers Spin at

Brooklands Aviation Day Brooklands Museum Sunday 16th September

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he enormous contribution Brooklands made to aviation through much of the twentieth century will be celebrated at its annual Aviation Day on Sunday 16th September. Since the first UK flight trials of A V Roe took place there in 1908, through two world wars, into the jet age and Concorde, Brooklands has been a major centre for aviation manufacture, flight and testing for over 80 years.

One of the main attractions of the day will undoubtedly be the scheduled fly-ins from visiting aircraft*. On the airstrip at Mercedes-Benz World opposite the main visitor entrance, the organisers are expecting several vintage bi-planes including Tiger Moths and a helicopter to make a dramatic entrance. After landing, spectators will be able to inspect the machines and chat to the pilots.

The Museum’s own Concorde will be running half hour virtual supersonic ‘flight’ experiences all day and opposite the Concorde in the 4D Theatre, visitors

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can experience a motion simulator ride with the Red Arrows as well as two racing rides. Visitors to this extravaganza will also be able to see the Museum’s incredible collection of classic cars and motorcycles plus the largest collection anywhere of Vickers and BAC aircraft, including the Varsity, Viscount and VC10. The Volunteers that steward these aircraft outside in the Aircraft Park will be ready to welcome visitors on board and give valuable insight into these machines including a visit inside the cockpit.

A WWII hangar that lies adjacent to the Track has been reinterpreted as the Brooklands Aircraft Factory; once inside, visitors will experience the sights and sounds of a busy factory floor with work stations and breath taking displays showing giant sections of aircraft at various stages of manufacture. In the centre is the only surviving Wellington Bomber that saw active service in WWII. The Factory, together with the newly-built Flight Shed which houses the Museum’s live aircraft won a Museums & Heritage Award this year in the permanent exhibition category.

Also on site, the Hawker Fury, Hurricane, Sopwith Camel and mighty Vickers Vimy will all be on display. There will be static aero-engine runs* on the day and in the Paddock, the area in front of the historic Clubhouse, the largest gathering of children’s pedal planes is being attempted. Also for the youngsters will be a free aviation-themed activity and in the Museum Shop, books, models and toys all relating to aviation will be available to buy.

The Sunbeam Café and a barbecue will be open all day marking it out as a perfect day for families and friends. A full timetable for the day is on the website so you can start planning your visit.

THE DETAILS Entrance fees are as follows: Adults £13.50; Seniors/Students £11.50; Children (5-16 yrs) £7.00; Children Under 5 FREE; Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children), £35.

For full details and up to date event information, visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com or telephone 01932 857381.

The 4D Theatre rides are approximately 8 minutes long each and are priced at £4 Adults/£2 Children.

The half-hour Concorde Experience is £5 Adults/£3 Children. *Visiting helicopters, light aircraft and engine run demonstrations are subject to operational conditions.

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Complete casting announced for

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical

COMPANY Directed by Marianne Elliott

Jonathan Bailey

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arianne Elliott directs COMPANY, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s legendary musical comedy about life, love and marriage.

At Bobbie’s (Rosalie Craig) 35th birthday party all her friends are wondering why isn’t she married?

Why can’t she find the right man and Why can’t she settle down and have a family? Featuring Stephen Sondheim’s award winning songs Company, You Could Drive a Person Crazy, The Ladies Who Lunch, Side by Side and the iconic Being Alive.

Marianne Elliott, Artistic Director of Elliott & Harper Productions, a company she founded in 2016 with producer Chris Harper, was awarded an OBE in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List for her services to theatre. Elliott is the first woman in Broadway history to win two Tony Awards for Best Director and her recent Broadway transfer of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America received the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.

Rosalie Craig recently completed a run of Jez Butterworth’s award-winning play, The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre. Other theatre credits include: Marianne Elliott’s production of The Light Princess, for which she won the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress in a Musical and was nominated for an Olivier Award.

Patti LuPone, who performed Don’t Cry for me Argentina at the Grammy’s this year returns to London to make her first appearance in a West End musical for over 25 years with this production of Company.

Patti LuPone

THE DETAILS

Mel Giedroyc and Gavin Spokes

A ground-breaking new gender swapped production of the Sondheim musical.

Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London Previews from 26 September 2018 Opening Night 17 October 2018

The cast of Company in rehearsals (all photos by Helen Maybanks)

Mel Giedroyc recently co-presented The Great British Bake Off for the BBC alongside her longtime comic partner Sue Perkins, co-presented Let It Shine with Graham Norton and Gary Barlow and commentates for the BBC at Eurovision.

Starring Rosalie Craig as Bobbie, Patti LuPone as Joanne, Mel Giedroyc as Sarah, Jonathan Bailey as Jamie, George Blagden as PJ, Ashley Campbell as Peter, Richard Fleeshman as Andy, Alex Gaumond as Paul, Richard Henders as David, Ben Lewis as Larry, Daisy Maywood as Susan, Jennifer Saayeng as Jenny, Matthew Seadon-Young as Theo and Gavin Spokes as Harry.

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10 YEARS OF LONDON RESTAURANT FESTIVAL: Celebrate london’s international restaurant scene with world’s top chefs

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he London Restaurant Festival (LRF) in partnership with American Express® returns for its 10th year this October.

With a star-studded line-up of some of the world’s top chefs jetting into London to celebrate, as ever LRF will take place in restaurants, welcoming over 50,000 people into over 400 restaurants across the capital.

This year will centre around the international nature of London’s restaurant industry with some of the most exciting chefs in the capital.

Each of the ‘Top Ten Cuisines’ will be represented by some of the world’s best chefs, including Bill Granger, Michelin-starred husband and wife Dylan Jones and Duangporn ‘Bo’ Songvisava from Bo.Lan

“LRF’s Tasting Menus, will see 20 menus exclusively created for the Festival”

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in Bangkok who will team up with som saa, and one of the world’s most decorated female chefs AnneSophie Pic who holds seven Michelin-stars and will be hosting a dinner at La Dame De Pic. Galician Chef Javier Olleros will cook alongside Nieves Barragan Mohacho at Sabor, whilst Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino from Lima’s Malabar will champion the food of the Amazon alongside Martin Morales at Peruvian restaurant, Ceviche.

LRF’s Tasting Menus, will see 20 menus exclusively created for the Festival, which this year feature chef-hosted events for the first time including Ben Chapman at Kiln (recently voted the UK’s Best Restaurant in the 2018 National Restaurant Awards), Monica Galetti at Mere, and Adam Handling at The

Frog. Alongside this, there will be a unique pop-up; Hertzstück™ Dining Room, where guests are invited to explore the future of dining through a sensory, theatrical tasting menu.

“A series of events will celebrate Thailand’s culinary scene and the impact it has had in London” A series of events will celebrate Thailand’s culinary scene and the impact it has had in London. Tasting Menus will run throughout the month at the likes of Som Saa, Kiln and Greyhound Café, as well as a Gourmet Odyssey visiting three of London’s top Thai restaurants. There will also be an opportunity to win a trip to Thailand, with Thai Airways International, Amazing Thailand and Hyatt hotels.

This year, the Ultimate Gastronomic Weekends will include an overnight stay at one of two 5-star, London hotels (Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill and Andaz London Liverpool Street) and a series of chef-led events and dining experiences.

Returning better than ever, the first weekend will feature five famous chefs - Michel Roux Jr, Melissa Hemsley, Francesco Mazzei, Vivek Singh and Wright Brother’s Richard Kirkwood. The second, a Michelin-packed weekend, will feature five Michelinstarred restaurants, including Club Gascon, City

Social and Angler before renowned 2 MichelinStarred chef Claude Bosi hosts a special lunch at Bibendum.

There are several brand new events for LRF 2018, including: Eat Art, fusing two of London’s great passions with an exclusive private view and dinner at the Saatchi Gallery; Eat Talk, delving into the minds of some of the industry’s bestknown names including the legendary Pierre Koffmann, Andrew Wong and Michelin-starred husband and wife team James Knappett and Sandia Chang. Celebrating the quintessentially British obsession, luxury tea brand Newby Teas will also join the festival with a series of LRF Tea Tasting Masterclasses plus exclusive Curator Tours of their prized Chitra Collection – the world’s largest private museum of historic teawares.

Restaurant-Hopping Tours, an LRF staple, will see diners discover some of London’s most exciting food neighbourhoods by enjoying five different restaurants in the area. From Chelsea’s charming Pavilion Road, to St James’s and Regent Street, and the newly revamped Battersea Power Station, guests will enjoy a course at five restaurants within the neighbourhood, with drinks from the likes of Remy Martin, Zonin Prosecco, City of London Gin and paired wines selected by Chalié Richards wines.

Devonshire Square will return this year along with Estrella Galicia’s Tapas Tour, and a spin around St Katharine Docks showcasing its restaurants along the water’s edge.

THE DETAILS LRF 2018 now has over 60 events during the course of October.

For tickets and further information on this year’s festival please visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk/lrf @londonrestaurantfestival @LRF2018 #EatOctober

Top left: Bibendum; Top, left to right: Angler Restaurant, Moorgate, City Social; Circles, From Top: Club Gascon; Michel Roux Jnr.; Som Saa

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The beautiful Surrey Hills While the country is basking in uninterrupted sunshine for the past few weeks, the first question that most of our visitors ask is how are the vines coping?

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ere at Denbies Estate the vineyard is in full bloom, with the vines soaking up the glorious summer sunshine.

Flowering has now finished and we have fruit set and good pollination throughout, with our newly-planted young vines growing nicely. The team are working hard to ensure that we make the most of these optimum conditions and things are looking promising for a lovely harvest. Reports from all over the ‘English wine country’ echo our sentiments and this year is certainly looking to be unprecedented in both quality and quantity.

The vineyard with its 7 miles of public footpath trails and close proximity to Box Hill is perfect for rambling, running and dog walking. Denbies also offers daily vineyard tours which take visitors to the highest point of the vineyard and with spectacular far reaching views, cameras are definitely recommended.

The late summer/autumn is the ideal time of year to visit the vineyard. The vines are almost at their optimum point and the green vines are laden with fruit ready for harvest in late September/ October.

Denbies Bacchus Marathon and half Marathon is one of the highlights of the pre-harvest season.

Now in its 9th ‘vintage’, anyone can get involved, as there is a full and half marathons as well as a five-mile and two-mile course through a wine estate to complete, and participants can also run or walk it so no training is involved for the smaller courses.

Along the route, of course, participants are able to stop off and sample Denbies award winning wines.

Bacchus is a fun day out for all, the emphasis is on fancy dress, fun and fundraising. This year the nominated charity is supporting DMRC Benevolent

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“Denbies Bacchus Marathon and half Marathon is one of the highlights of the pre-harvest season”

Fund (Headley Court) with a warm welcome to their participants and supporters.

The challenge is there and no excuses as Denbies now hosts the Mole Valley 5k Park Run every Saturday morning, ideal training! For details on Bacchus visit www.run-bacchus.com New for 2018, Denbies is very pleased to be working in collaboration with local gin distiller, The Gin Kitchen producers of the now iconic Gutsy Monkey. This hands-on distilling experience includes learning about the craft of gin making and creating your own botanicals. The afternoon will be hosted by Denbies Wine Expert, gain an understanding of the wine tasting experience, vine to glass. The ultimate ‘Gin and Vine’ experience.

Denbies Wine Estate is open daily throughout the year and the perfect place to commence your journey exploring the beauty of the Surrey Hills.

Visit www.denbies.co.uk for visitor information

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MAJOR NEW ITV DRAMA SERIES VANITY FAIR FILMED AT WEST HORSLEY PLACE

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TV’s new adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel, Vanity Fair, is set to become one of the biggest TV dramas of the year – and much of the action was filmed at Grade I listed West Horsley Place.

With a stellar cast including Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Johnny Flynn, Martin Clunes, Frances de la Tour, Suranne Jones and Michael Palin, West Horsley Place provides the setting for Queen’s Crawley in this adaptation of Thackeray’s literary classic, which takes place during the Napoleonic Wars and follows modern heroine Becky Sharp (Olivia Cooke) as she attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society. The series will be screened on ITV this autumn over seven episodes starting on Sunday 2 September at 9pm.

West Horsley Place is an ancient 380 acre estate separating the Surrey villages of West and East Horsley, at the centre of which stands a Grade I listed manor house dating from the 15th century.

With remarkably surviving interiors from the 16th to the 18th century and with little 19th or 20th century intervention, West Horsley Place displays the evolution of architecture during this period.

The house has passed through the hands of illustrious owners including Henry VIII – who enjoyed a 35 course lunch in the Stone Hall - Carew Raleigh, son of Sir Walter Raleigh, and Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, ‘Fair Geraldine’ of the Earl of Surrey’s famous sonnet. Queen Elizabeth I is known to have stayed on several occasions.

More recently, in 2014 historian and former

presenter of University Challenge, Bamber Gascoigne, unexpectedly inherited West Horsley Place from his aunt, Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe.

Decades of benign neglect had taken their toll on the house and also on the eight Grade II listed structures situated on the estate. In October 2016, West Horsley Place was placed on the Historic England ‘At Risk’ Register.

To rescue and restore the house and estate, and to give them a new life and purpose, Bamber and Christina Gascoigne have generously transferred ownership of West Horsley Place to a charity, the Mary Roxburghe Trust. Once restored, West Horsley Place will become a vibrant centre for the performing and visual arts, and for the teaching of crafts.

“West Horsley Place displays the evolution of architecture during this period” An important first step in achieving this goal is the construction of the Theatre in the Woods, a new 750 seat theatre that will be a great asset to the local community. The Theatre in the Woods has been built by Grange Park Opera who hold an annual summer opera season at West Horsley Place.

The use of West Horsley Place as a location for film and TV provides essential income to fund restoration works as well as fitting into West Horsley Place’s ethos as a home for the arts. © Richard Lewisohn

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Commenting, Peter Pearce, Director of West Horsley Place, said: “We were thrilled to be chosen as a location for Vanity Fair, and are very much looking forward to seeing West Horsley Place on television this autumn.”

“Literature is all-important to the story of this great house. When Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe died, in addition to the bequest to Bamber Gascoigne was a bequest to Trinity College, Cambridge of 7,500 books held in the library at West Horsley Place collected by the Duchess’ father and grandfather and recognised as “one of the most important private collections in Britain.” Amongst the treasures to have been discovered here were first editions by Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth and Tennyson and previously unknown manuscripts of Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, Florence Nightingale and Charles Dickens. Now, at the Wren Library, these treasures are available to everyone.”

He continued: “Through film, we are able to celebrate these literary links and to take a step closer to saving West Horsley Place. Our vision is that West Horsley Place will be reborn as a place for everyone to enjoy, whether as an opera guest, visitor to the house or garden or as a student learning a craft to enjoy and practice at home. There is a great history to be discovered, and a new role for this grand old house to play in its community. It will be an entrancing future!”

Martin Clunes, who plays Sir Pitt Crawley in the adaptation, said: “West Horsley was my favourite of all of the houses we visited. Freezing but beautiful.

It’s colder inside than out. But it is really pretty. And it looks real, lived in and a bit wonky.”

West Horsley Place will be opening its doors to the public for Heritage Open Days on 15 and 16 September. Access is by pre-booked guided tour only (FREE) with booking opening on 3 September. Visit www.westhorsleyplace.org

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The Wisley Flower Show Bursts into Bloom this September T

he Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is inviting all garden-lovers to attend a late summer floral celebration at the RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show, from 4-9 September 2018. Supported by Witan Investment Trust, the show will feature spectacular floral displays and unique shopping opportunities all in one place.

of five vases of five blooms.

Visitors to the Dahlia Show are invited to get involved and enter their own blooms into the ‘My Best Garden Dahlia’ competition, taking place on 8 and 9 September. On either day, entrants just need to bring along a single stem of any type of dahlia that they have grown, to be judged by a panel of experts.

Meet the experts

Further show highlights include an exhibition of floral artwork by Anita Nowinska, a special Glasshouse display of aroids, including favourites such as peace lilies, and the Surrey Sculpture Society trail around the garden.

It’s also the perfect time to view the Exotic Garden, which has had its first full growing season and is an immersion of lush foliage and exoticlooking flowers.

Admission to the RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show is free to RHS Members, normal garden admission applies to non-members. Further information, including how to book tickets and travel advice, can be found online at www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley.

Set within the picturesque surroundings of the garden, the show will host more than 50 specialist nurseries who will showcase their top quality plants.

Many of those attending are RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show medal winners.

Visitors looking to take home some top gardening tips can head to the dedicated Expert Zone to listen to inspirational talks and watch insightful demonstrations.

Horticultural highlights The RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show will welcome new exhibitors for 2018 who will be displaying horticultural delights, such as air plants, unusual shrubs and an urban rock garden display.

Another exciting first for this year, is the arrival of The British Flower Bus. Attending as part of its nationwide tour, the Bus is the focal point of a campaign led by renowned floral designer Jonathan Moseley to champion the resurgence of Britishgrown cut flowers. Show visitors will be invited to board the bus to watch Jonathan’s floral design demonstrations and discover all about the campaign.

Extravagant floral art creations will also feature at the show. The Surrey area of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) will be displaying over 100 creative pieces, based on the theme ‘Something in the Air’.

Delightful dahlias A highlight for many visitors will be the National Dahlia Society Annual Show, which showcases the very best in dahlia cultivation and colour. It features more than 100 vibrant competition classes, and a special class for ‘The Wisley Challenge’, consisting 46 SEPTEMBER 2018

Wisley’s must-sees

“The show will host more than 50 specialist nurseries who will showcase their top quality plants”

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ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF

‘THE HARRODS TEA ROOMS’

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he Harrods Tea Rooms’ is the new all-day dining concept on the 4th Floor of the iconic department store.

Open from 10am-9pm it offers the finest food from the Food Halls in a beautifully designed room.

Upon entry to the new restaurant, guests are welcomed by an indulgent Cake Table showcasing the finest cakes & pastries created by Head Pastry Chef, Alistair Birt. Visitors can choose from an array of delicious tarts, loafs and seasonal cakes perfectly paired with a pot of Harrods tea or a freshly roasted coffee. An impeccable range of breakfast items are available including Harrods signature sourdough, fresh baked croissant with Harrods jams or toasted english tea cakes, all freshly made in the Roastery & Bake Hall by master baker, Lance Gardner.

For those looking for an indulgent afternoon tea, the team of Harrods experts have crafted an exceptional spin on the traditional tea with beautifully presented open-faced sandwiches including Harrods smoked scottish salmon with lemon and salmon mousse or roast beef and horseradish with pickles and watercress.

The selection of sandwiches showcase Harrods dedication to providing food with seasonality and provenance with dishes including a Norfolk black leg chicken club sandwich with crispy smoked bacon

and Burford brown egg mayo or smoked chalk stream trout with pickled cucumber, horseradish and watercress. The signature King George sandwich was created after searching the archives for inspiration.

This delicious combination of salt beef, pickles and sweet mustard was first created for King George V when he was newly crowned back in 1913.

The Harrods Tea Rooms have also introduced a carefully curated menu led by Executive Head Chef, Andy Cook and Executive Head of Food Innovation, April Preston. Preston details the provenance and seasonality of the newly designed menu saying, “We’re thrilled to welcome the launch of The Harrods Tea Rooms with a brand new offering created by our exceptional Harrods Chefs.

The menu is an exciting showcase of Harrods excellence with each dish crafted from ingredients sourced from the historic food halls.”

Discerning guests can enjoy a wide variety of savoury dishes from lunch through to supper at The Harrods Tea Rooms choosing from the dish of the day or a selection of favourites including dover sole meuniere, Barbers cheddar and potato scotch pie, or 32 day dry aged Josper grilled minute steak.

The Harrods Tea Rooms is open for full-service breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner from 10am-9pm every day. www.harrods.com. Follow at @Harrods #HarrodsFood

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Image: BBC Sanjeet Riat

Leonard Bernstein

From Bach to Bernstein via Buckley’s New York Disco Unveiling the 2018 BBC Proms Until 8 September 2018

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The BBC Proms have announced its 2018 season. Across more than 90 concerts over eight weeks, the Proms draws the world’s greatest classical musicians to London, including Kirill Petrenko with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Antonio Pappano with the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, Daniel Barenboim with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, Joyce DiDonato, Joshua Bell and Yuja Wang.

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he 2018 Proms marks a range of events that occurred 100 years ago. Leonard Bernstein, who was born in 1918, was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. His work as conductor, composer, pianist, and educationalist are explored in depth this season. John Wilson leads performances of West Side Story, arguably the best-loved musical of all time. The bank-holiday weekend, on what would have been Bernstein’s 100th birthday, will feature a Proms debut for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

100 years since the end of the First World War, the Proms revisits this key period in modern history.

A contemporary response by one of today’s most imaginative and eclectic young composers, Anna Meredith, in collaboration with 59 Productions, sees a major new work for orchestra, choir and projections premiered on the First Night of the Proms. The BBC’s Orchestras and Choirs once again provide the backbone to the Proms, appearing in over a third of the concerts this season.

As BBC Young Musician celebrates its 40th birthday, the Proms present the first ever Young Musician Prom, a gala concert bringing together over 20 of the competition’s alumni, including Nicola Benedetti, Michael Collins and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. This comes alongside a celebration of the BBC Proms Inspire scheme for young composers in its 20th-birthday year, and the fourth consecutive BBC Ten Pieces Prom. A groundbreaking initiative that has already reached over 4 million people, this summer it collaborates with English Pen, an arts charity that works with young people from asylum-seeker and refugee backgrounds, and London Music Masters, an organisation focussed on reaching children and young people in London’s poorest neighbourhoods.

Nine Late Night Proms contain an eclectic range of musical styles that reflect the more intimate setting of these ‘after-hours’ events. Highlights include the Proms debut of Grammy Awardwinning Senegalese singer, Youssou Ndour and his band, Le Super Étoile de Dakar, while original members of the Buena Vista Social Club come to the Royal Albert Hall stage for the first time too for ‘Havana Meets Kingston’, a project fusing the sound-worlds of traditional and contemporary Cuba and Jamaica. In ‘New York: Sound of a City’, Proms favourite Jules Buckley and a line-up of rising stars explore the current sounds on New York’s streets, embracing everything from disco-punk to feminist rap. Also in the Late Night series, Sir András Schiff concludes a two-year project with a performance of Book 2 of J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.

There are over 90 debuts this season, notably the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in its 100thbirtday year. Achieving widespread acclaim in recent years for their highly original interpretations, Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna make their Proms debut, bringing their radical approach to Beethoven to performances of his Second and Fifth Symphonies.

With more than 100,000 tickets available at under £15, Promming (standing) tickets costing just £6 and half-price seats for under-18s, the Proms continues to bring the best of classical music to the widest possible audience. With world-class performances for those coming to the Royal Albert Hall and to the millions of people at home through BBC TV, online platforms and BBC Radio 3, where every note is broadcast, the Proms audience continues to grow ever wider.

Tickets are available via www.bbc.co.uk/proms or by calling 020 7070 4441 or in person at the Royal Albert Hall

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ESCAPE TO

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himmering between desert and sparkling blue waters, Dubai is an intoxicating mix of one of the most dynamic cityscapes in the world, mile upon mile of glorious golden sand and endless Arabian sunshine. Amidst the astonishing architectural extravagance, shopping malls, nightlife and spas, evidence of old Arabia can still be found in atmospheric souks, Bedouin desert camps and traditional dhows on the Creek.

PALAZZO VERSACE DUBAI Reminiscent of a 16th century Italian Palace, this luxurious hotel is a neoclassical masterpiece with subtle traces of Arabian architecture. Conveniently located in Dubai’s upcoming Cultural Village, along the shores of historic Dubai Creek, Palazzo Versace Dubai is a retreat for travellers looking for opulence and luxury in the heart of the city. Featuring a striking entrance, high ceilings, landscaped gardens and a range of well-crafted Italian furnishings, this lavish property is truly symbolic of the Versace lifestyle.

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featuring an al fresco terrace inspired by the historic Italian Palazzos.

Steeped in classic Italian design, each of the hotel’s sumptuous rooms and suites reflect the essence of the Versace brand. Views of either Dubai Creek or the Cultural Village can be enjoyed from the private balcony or terrace and the bathrooms feature handcrafted mosaic and marble tiling, a walk in rainforest shower and large bathtub.

A stay at this fabulous hotel promises opulence, style and relaxation so why not take the plunge and treat yourself to your own piece of paradise.

BOOK WITH TRAILFINDERS Trailfinders can piece together your holiday to this stunning hotel, providing you with exceptional offers and taking all the hassle out of the planning – looking after flights, transfers and just about anything else you can think of.

Call Trailfinders on 020 7368 1506 to find your perfect Dubai escape or visit trailfinders.com for more inspiration.

“A stay at this fabulous hotel promises opulence, style and relaxation”

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FAMILY HOLIDAYS WITH CLARIAN CHALETS

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ooking for the ultimate antidote to hectic London life? Ski holidays are setting themselves apart as the dream family vacation.

A week of fresh air and fun lets kids enjoy the great outdoors and discover there is so much more to life than iPads and PlayStations. From babies and toddlers sledging and making snowmen to teenagers challenging their skills in the snowparks, there are options for all ages and abilities.

Clarian Chalets understands the importance of family holidays and making it easy for guests. The driver takes children from the chalet door to the ski school meeting point, children’s welcome packs keep them entertained while adults settle in and unwind. Creating a balance of family quality time as well as an opportunity for parents to hit the slopes, or relax on a mountain terrace with a long lunch and a beautiful view.

This is what holidays are all about. Before you can blink, your children will be outskiing you, leaving fond memories in their tracks.

Pick the resort…

There are frequent flights from London to Geneva, operating at sociable times from all the airports.

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hop by private transfer. Châtel and the other main resorts (including Morzine and Avoriaz) hold the Famillie Plus Award, but Châtel also stands out for its charming village character.

Châtel remains a traditional Alpine farming village as well as a lively ski resort in winter, well known among generations of skiers. It is gradually being discovered by the wider skiing fraternity and should be top of anyone’s skiing ‘bucket list’.

Chocolate-box alpine architecture, no large tour operators and Savoyard cuisine to die for, Châtel resort ticks all the boxes.

Pick the accommodation…

Holidays are for the parents as well as children.

Independent luxury chalets offer accommodation to satisfy the needs of frazzled parents seeking the perfect holiday experience.

Skis are brought to the chalet for fitting, gourmet food created by the Chef, overflowing wine cellars, roaring fires, childcare and concierge services. Sit back and let the experts at Clarian Chalets weave some magic into your holiday!

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THE FINEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE UK

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WHAT IS MODERN BOARDING? Introduction to Modern Boarding, Royal Society, London SW1, October 10th.

Register now for a free place For those who are unsure as to what a dedicated boarding community might be like, Cranleigh School will host an introduction to Modern Boarding at the Royal Society, London SW1 on October 10th.

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o board or not to board is a big decision for any family to make. Although boarding environments can offer an excellent solution to the difficulties of juggling two demanding careers, working parents can still feel pressured to keep their children at home. The old image of bleak dormitories and cold showers still persists, but the traditional boarding environment is very much changed.

Modern boarding is now all about choice and variety, with full, weekly and flexi boarding all on offer. Weekly boarding, where children go home with parents after matches on Saturdays, can offer a useful option to families juggling two careers. The decision over boarding should be one that families make together, visiting as many schools as possible to ensure the choice is right.

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children is time. A parent’s decision to allow a son or daughter to spend so much time away can really only be justified by the fulfilment of their lives at school. Full boarding gives greater time in the evenings and weekends for pupils to be involved in a wide-range of interests with the aim of becoming more well-rounded characters.

Boarding gives teachers the time to develop deeper trust and partnership and boarders really make the most of their school day. Rather than being stuck in a car commuting to school they are out on the pitches and in the studios rehearsing, or attending evening lectures from visiting speakers or simply hanging out with friends in the boarding house. Such a boarding experience will ensure that pupils leave as confident, independent, personable, well-rounded, adaptable and caring young people who are equipped to make the most of their talents. www.cranleigh.org

The evening will feature talks from: Grace Moody Smith, Director of The Good Schools Guide Education Consultants; Jan Shilling, Education Consultant formerly with the Independent Schools Council; and Neil Brooks, Headmaster at Cranleigh Prep School, as well as Martin Reader in his role as Chair of the BSA. This event is open to parents and prep schools who are interested to know more about what boarding can offer, whether they are considering Cranleigh or another boarding school. The evening will commence with drinks and bowlfood at 6.30pm, followed by some short presentations and a Q&A session.

There will be an opportunity for more questions over drinks following the presentations, with a gathered audience of parents, current boarding parents and pupils, Housemasters and Housemistresses.

Tickets are free but as places are limited booking is essential via jrc@cranleigh.org

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The transition from school to university can be difficult and unsettling, and whilst new-found freedom can be liberating, not all young adults feel prepared for independent coeducational living. It can also be difficult for those who are used to a singlesex environment.

Students who have entered the Upper Sixth at Hurst College during the past 20 years or so have been based in one co-educational house, St John’s. Currently, St John’s is home to 160 students who all have their own room with a bed, even if they are day students, with separate corridors for the boys and girls.

urst students are already used to having co-ed classes and in St John’s they learn to live with each other in a co-ed environment. They make full use of the large social space, where they can play table tennis and pool, sit and discuss work or simply relax in a vibrant and civilised atmosphere. “They enjoy the feeling of having some extra space and it enables them to live with a broader range of people, which is far more representative of real life and as a result prepares them more effectively for university and the world beyond”, said Caty Jacques, Hurst’s Deputy Head (Pastoral).

As well as trying to bridge the gap between school and university, the idea of St John’s is to create an environment that encourages greater independence. “We give our students more independence as they progress through the school, whilst still providing a safety net of support when it is needed”, said Caty. Hurst’s St John’s model has proved so successful, that many other independent schools have recently followed their example.

The sense of camaraderie and support in St John’s – also seen throughout the rest of the school - is tangible as students tackle the process of completing UCAS forms and EPQs (Extended Project Qualification), understanding only too well the challenges faced by their peers.

Upper Sixth students are provided with a sensible introduction to alcohol, at twice weekly bar nights when they are allowed up to two drinks each. “At the start of the year they can’t wait to have two alcoholic drinks, but by the end of the year they’re often quite happy with a Diet Coke and a packet of crisps”, said Caty. They also enjoy other social events, such as discos, which are absolutely vital to help them unwind in a challenging year.

St John’s has also created its own traditions. To raise money at Halloween, the Upper Sixth organise a haunted house night for the younger students who pay to enter an appropriately themed environment.

“The younger children see the Upper Sixth students as grown-ups – which they are”, said Caty.

In essence, St John’s provides an increased amount of freedom, with an excellent support network, which effectively bridges the gap between a school environment and life outside of Hurst.

Best of the best for careers guidance and work experience Hurst College was named the best of the best for careers guidance and work experience by The Week magazine in their 2017 UK Independent School Awards. The judges were impressed by the work placement programme run by Hurst’s Careers Department as well as the interview skills training, UCAS presentations, gap year fairs and seminars.

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This award was the culmination of another great year in the college’s careers department, as it continues to grow speed talk and work placement programmes. They also organised their first Careers Networking Event for Sixth Form students and supported their hopeful medics, vets and dentists with a more complete programme of workshops, interview practice and volunteer opportunities.

Steve Lewis from LinkedIn launched the inaugural Careers Networking Event, where the Sixth Formers engaged with more than 50 industry representatives from a variety of key professions such as marketing communications, financial services, finance, IT, STEM, law and property.

Following a rigorous application and interview process, 106 of the college’s students secured a work placement last summer covering 132 weeks of experience between them, and gained an invaluable learning opportunity to assist with personal statements, university applications/interviews and future career paths.

Hurst students also enjoy a series of Speed Talk events, delivered by the Hurst parent body and alumni, on a variety of industries and careers including: medical, PR, journalism and event management, TV, theatre and production, veterinary, archaeology and museum/archivist, engineering and science. Each event has up to six hosts representing different aspects of their professions, which enable students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities available to them and routes of entry.

The programme for medics, vets and dentists has been expanded by inviting former students currently studying these subjects, parents and working alumni to engage and pass on the benefit of their experience.

The next Hurst Sixth Form open morning will take place on 6 October and places can be booked on line at www.hppc.co.uk or by contacting the admissions department on 01273 836937.

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outstanding facilities for boys at lanesborough

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anesborough Prep School for boys is located in the centre of Guildford, and offers a superb range of facilities. A fabulous new Sports Hall has just been completed extending the range of sports available to the boys, it has a viewing gallery and extensive changing rooms. A dedicated performance space provides outstanding facilities for both drama and music.

The academic success of Lanesborough is renowned, with boys regularly achieving academic, music and sports scholarships to their chosen senior school.

The superb music tradition is enhanced with the cathedral boy choristers all attending the school. Over 50 different clubs from Astronomy to Warhammer are on offer enabling the boys to

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develop a wide range of interests. However, the most important aspect for all staff is ensuring that the boys thrive, are happy and reach their full potential in a stimulating, fun and caring environment.

Lanesborough is about learning how to learn, not just what to learn, developing a range of interests and preparing the young men so that they are interesting and interested citizens, resilient and ready to take their place in our ever evolving world.

To fully appreciate Lanesborough you will need to visit and experience first-hand, all that is on offer. We have bursaries and choral scholarships available from Year 3.

Open Mornings are held in October and March – check the website for full details.

Alternatively, parents can arrange an individual tour with the Head. Please call Mrs Francis, Admissions Secretary, on 01483 880489, admissions@lanesborough.surrey.sch.uk.

“Lanesborough is about learning how to learn, not just what to learn, developing a range of interests and preparing the young men so that they are interesting and interested citizens, resilient and ready to take their place in our ever evolving world�

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A guide to School Open Days

s we approach the new term, it is now when thoughts turn to Independent School Open Days - allowing you to get a genuine feel for the school and whether on first impressions it is right for your child.

TOP TIPS FOR GETTING THE MOST OUT OF A SCHOOL OPEN DAY… • Check on the school website if you need to make an appointment prior to visiting • It is vital that you are prepared so read their school brochures thoroughly • Take your child with you – their opinion is the most important. Children will get an idea whether they feel comfortable there.

• Talk to as many people as you can: pupils, teachers and the headmaster ideally • Take an independent walk around with your child and chat about any reservations you might both have.

QUESTIONS TO ASK AT A SCHOOL OPEN DAY….

Some questions will differ according to your child’s age and whether you are visiting a day or boarding school.

• How selective is the school academically and what is the current pass rate for the common entrance exam?

• Are there high expectations and high academic achievements?

• Is the curriculum broad and well balanced? (you want your child to be successful but not too compelled in pressure) • What are the classroom sizes?

• What is expected of my child with regard to homework?

• Is there a healthy balance of fun and academia?

• Is there a bullying policy?

• What lunchtime meals are available?

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• What sports and music facilities are available?

• What after school clubs and trips are available?

• How many pupils branch out into further education?

After the tour, you may have the opportunity to meet other parents and children on a more informal footing whereby the teachers and the head can answer queries over coffee and biscuits.

“Take your child with you – their opinion is the most important”

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Skills for modern life ‘N

o more jobs for life.’

Marina Gardiner Legge, headteacher at Heathfield, an independent boarding and day school in Ascot for girls aged 11-18, shares her thoughts on which skills will best equip girls for multiple careers in an ever changing workplace.

With the economy changing, markets becoming more global, and increasing automation leading to huge changes in industry, young women leaving school in the next five years will have a much longer working life, potentially in careers that do not yet exist. How can a school prepare them when there are so many unknowns?

A new report Life Lessons* highlights the recognition among teachers, employers and young people on how important life skills are to the success of young people. I agree wholeheartedly.

Taking academic excellence as a given, there are other skills that are increasingly important to children’s wider development, such as confidence, social skills, self-control, motivation and resilience – all essential ‘life-skills’. As the report says, these attitudes, skills and behaviours underpin success in school and work, and include the ability to respond to setbacks, work well with others, build relationships, communicate effectively, manage emotions, and cope with difficult situations.

It is apparent that schools need to ensure therefore that the education that they are offering

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“Taking academic excellence as a given, there are other skills that are increasingly important to children’s wider development, such as confidence, social skills, selfcontrol, motivation and resilience – all essential ‘life-skills’”

is also focusing on these skills giving young people the opportunity to learn, apply and evaluate these skills. The co-curricular offering and chances for leadership here are crucial such as showing prospective parents around the school, standing up and declaiming one’s own poem, or playing in an orchestra at a public performance. Even then a school such as Heathfield which embraces the contribution a pupil makes outside the classroom, needs to ensure that their contribution is evaluated and improved so that every young person leaves equipped and ready not just for the next stage of their development, but for every stage of their lives.

If we are to educate our students to value and develop their imagination and creativity, to become more collaborative and to see innovation as a worthwhile goal, then we need to look beyond the traditional school curriculum. Extramural activities must offer value-added opportunities giving the students the opportunity – and the time – to pursue their own interests, to be confident and motivated and to relish fresh challenges.

About Marina Gardiner Legge Marina was a boarding school girl who went on to Oxford to study English. Her first job was in advertising and she spent several years in Hong Kong where she taught disabled children to ride.

She was so inspired by this experience that she decided to train as a teacher.

She taught English at a school in south west London and moved to Heathfield as Director of Studies where her role was to drive up academic standards. She became Head of Heathfield in 2016. www.heathfieldschool.net * www.suttontrust.com/research-paper/life-lessonsworkplace-skills

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Benefits of the independent school

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ith options ranging from boarding schools to modern alternative curricula, there is almost certainly a school to suit each and every child. Here are some of the reasons why parents are choosing to give their children the unique experience of private school and why it’s worth the financial investment.

Enriched academic opportunities One of the accepted benefits of private schools is that they provide exceptional and challenging educational experiences through extracurricular activities, Advanced Placement courses, and the International Baccalaureate programme, just to name a few. The IB programme focuses on school work and on developing you as a whole person.

Private school students constantly score top marks on standardized tests and college entrance exams, and many schools have a 100 per cent rate of students attending their university of choice.

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are stronger the longer a child is exposed to them.

Private schools vary greatly in size, but depending on their teaching style, almost all focus on the importance of small class sizes to individually help students’ weak areas and advance their strengths.

Dedicated teachers In a study completed by the Fraser Institute in 2007, 91 per cent of parents surveyed said the dedication of the teachers was their main reason for choosing private school. Instructors are both qualified and passionate about their subjects, often holding advanced degrees in their field. Within the tight-knit school community, students have close relationships with their teachers who commonly act as role models.

In addition, small class sizes make staff members more readily available for extra help or to further challenge individual students.

Parental involvement Private schools are built around open communication between parents and administration, and they make it a priority to involve parents in the community. From frequent parent-teacher meetings, social events such as parent breakfasts and family camping weekends, and the participation of parent committees in fundraising initiatives, families become an integral part of the child’s education. This common ground also helps strengthen parent-child relationships.

“91 per cent of parents surveyed said the dedication of the teachers was their main reason for choosing private school”

A safe environment

Development for today’s and tomorrow’s world

Private schools have reputations for maintaining high standards for discipline and respect. Lower staff-to-student ratios allow for more effective observation and control of school grounds. The strong sense of community found in private schools also discourages dangerous behaviour.

In the Fraser Institute study, around 72 per cent of parents surveyed with children in the private school system strongly agreed that their school was safe, which greatly improves the quality of the child’s educational experience and achievement.

The discipline they learn also improves their rates for success in post-secondary education when they are in control of their class attendance and achievement.

Private schools go beyond offering the mandatory subjects required by provincial curriculum; they can offer students a wide range of specializations including arts programs, athletics, maths and science.

Private schools are responsible for producing many leaders in politics, business and society, with a history of adapting quickly to changes in technology and culture. And today, they are also sought by parents of children with special needs such as behaviour problems or learning disabilities.

Ample resources At private schools, you’ll find incredible resources to support student learning in the classroom, sports field, art studio, and beyond. Quality resources provide students with the opportunity to fully explore their interests and talents.

Extracurricular activities While academics remain the priority for most private schools, many also place a strong focus on a wellrounded education and encourage participation in extracurricular activities such as sports, music, arts or clubs. This involvement helps stimulate students in their studies, as noted in a study at Stanford University that found that students involved in the arts are more motivated to learn and are three times more likely to win a school attendance award. Extracurricular activities can provide a much-needed break from the stresses of academics while developing skills and engaging in valuable social situations.

“At private schools, you’ll find incredible resources to support student learning in the classroom, sports field, art studio, and beyond”

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The school of

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n the words of one of our Year 3 pupils, Dowsend is “the school of happy smiles”.

Education at Downsend goes beyond examination success and the academic environment. When you give us your child to look after and nurture our aim is to inspire their young minds, to instil a love of learning and to offer as many opportunities as possible to make sure natural talents are discovered and championed.

We want to inspire our pupils to engage in the world around them and think for themselves. Our pupils work hard and learn by getting actively involved in everything they do. It’s not out of the ordinary to see the Battle of Hastings being reenacted on the cricket pitch or a class investigating air resistance outdoors tied to parachutes. Or our Pre-Prep children acquiring number skills and making mud pies in Forest School.

We know our children are excited to come to school because their parents tell us. At Downsend, English, Science, Maths, Languages, Humanities, Art and Technology are being lifted off the pages of textbooks and worksheets with creativity and interaction thanks to our highly skilled specialist teachers.

Experiences that inspire young minds develop pupils who are happy, and when they are happy we know they learn, grow in confidence and become ambitious to excel.

‘Inspiring Young Minds’ is not just our motto.

It is the heart and soul of our school. It guides our teachers, encourages our pupils to be the best they can be, shapes our creative and challenging curriculum, informs our diverse range of extracurricular activities, and permeates our vibrant school life – both in and outside the classroom.

Our children have spark because we support them to take responsibility and engage in their own learning. Our approach works! We have a 100% success rate at Common Entrance and over 200 senior school scholarship places have been awarded since 2013.

See just how busy our school is at www.downsend.co.uk or follow us on Twitter @DownsendSchool or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DownsendSchool Our school website and social media can’t possibly bring Downsend to life for you like a real visit can. Come and hear the cheers on the rugby pitches, the instruments playing in the music pods, the excited voices in the science labs, the lively debates in lessons. You are very welcome to come and see our inspiring school for yourself.

Our next Open Week at the Pre-Preps is Monday 1 October to Friday 5 October and our next Open Morning at the Prep School is on Saturday, 6 October.

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THINKING ABOUT TAKING A GAP YEAR?

Each year, thousands of students plan extended travel adventures. Sarah Marshall shares some essential advice.

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n increasing number of students are choosing to break up their studies by travelling overseas for extended periods - and a growing number of established professionals are also pressing pause for a career break too. But while a freewheeling attitude and sense of adventure are key to successful backpacking, careful planning is equally essential.

If you’re considering taking off in the next few months, here are some top tips you might want to know...

right bag that isn’t too heavy (around 50 or 60 litres is ideal) and which fits comfortably. You should aim to have the weight distributed 70-80% on the hips and 20-30% on the shoulders.

Make a plan

Decide what to take

Half the fun of backpacking is wondering where you might end up, but it’s still worth having a rough plan in mind. It will help you to budget not only money - but also time.

Clothing will depend on your choice of destination, so think carefully about the climates you plan to visit. Merino wool base layers are ideal for cold destinations, and look out for T-shirts featuring Polygiene - a stay fresh technology which slows bacteria growth and keeps clothes clean for longer.

A universal adapter, a compact quick-dry towel and a sink plug (because most of the sinks you’ll encounter won’t have one) are all extremely useful and won’t take up too much space.

Consider an organised tour to get you started If you’re nervous about travelling alone, think about booking a place on a group tour to kickstart your adventure. It will give you an opportunity to settle into the rhythm of travel and may also help you make a few friends. Contiki and Leap specialise in tours for younger travellers, while Exodus and Explore cater for an older market.

Don’t be too ambitious There are so many places to visit in the world and there’s no pressure to see them all at once. Don’t listen to country counters who brag about the number of borders they’ve crossed; it’s far more rewarding to spend quality time in a destination.

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Pack properly There’s no point buying an enormous backpack which you won’t be able to carry. Maximise the use of space in your bag by packing efficiently and leaving few gaps. Make sure items are also evenly distributed to ease weight pressure.

“To really get under the skin of a destination though, try and engage with some of the people who actually live there. Even a short conversation in a cafe can give you some insight into a place”

Mingle with the locals It’s very easy to stick with fellow backpackers - and can often be good fun. To really get under the skin of a destination though, try and engage with some of the people who actually live there. Even a short conversation in a cafe can give you some insight into a place.

Don’t get hooked on WiFi Uploading images to social media is a great way to stay in touch with friends back at home - but don’t let it detract from your travelling experience. Accept you may not always be able to log on in remote places, and also remember to appreciate time spent detached from technology.

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Step into the most exciting school in England “We have had four children through the public school system and I think that Hurtwood House is the only one which has really delivered what it promised”

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lthough it has all the facilities of a typical public school, Hurtwood House specialises exclusively in the sixth form and the age range 16-18. Changing schools at 16 opens up a whole new world of fresh experiences and challenges and provides the perfect steppingstone between school and university.

Hurtwood House is young, exciting and dynamic and, most importantly of all, it is exceptionally creative with drama, media, art, textiles, dance, music and singing to die for.

Famous former students include Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer (music for Gladiator, Rain Main, Lion King) and Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, Gideon’s Daughter) and watch out for Hollywood hot-tip Jack Huston (Factory Girl). Zara Brownless (winner of the first Young Apprentice). But marvellous as the performing and creative arts are, this school is definitely not a one-trick pony. It also caters for the budding entrepreneur, doctor, lawyer, architect, etc etc etc with a range of subjects which, though less eyecatching, are no less successful and inspirational.

Small wonder, then, that the world is beating a path to Hurtwood’s door, and one of the first things to strike visitors is that it has a completely different “campus” feel about it – not like school at all. That’s because there are no juniors – everybody here is 16+ and they all join after they have taken their GCSE’s.

In many ways, it defies definition - more public school than sixth form college, but smaller and less institutional – more boutique than department store.

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to be in one public school, and so many boys and girls are now ready at 16 for a fresh challenge and a more stimulating life. A lot of parents agree wholeheartedly. As one satisfied customer puts it: “We have had four children through the public school system and I think that Hurtwood House is the only one which has really delivered what it promised.”

Indeed, Hurtwood has a file of letters as thick as your arm from grateful parents, and clearly what they appreciate most is that Hurtwood has given their children the confidence to cope with anything in life and has fired up their enthusiasm. “Her mind was turned on,” says one, “and her appetite for learning is voracious. I want you to know that you lit the fuse.”

Who could ask for anything more?

THE DETAILS Hurtwood House, Holmbury St Mary, Nr Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NU Tel: 01483 279000 www.hurtwoodhouse.com

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A unique and

tailor-made education

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hitgift is situated in a beautiful and historic park. A Whitgift education is unique and exceptionally tailor-made, offering a variety of pathways to qualifications, including A Levels, Pre U, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC, with a bilingual section for native French speakers.

Exchanges, visits and scholarship programmes are in place with more than 25 countries worldwide.

Whitgift is regularly ranked amongst the country’s top schools for achievement; new records are regularly set.

Exceptional pastoral care is at the foundation of the School’s provision, and each pupil, along with their parents, are guaranteed a friendly face to turn to for advice and guidance.

Whitgift’s record in sport is exceptional and at the forefront of achievement nationally, with more than 130 national sports titles won in the past five years. More than 40 sports are available at Whitgift, including modern pentathlon, golf, judo and cycling.

Many boys represent their country in a wide variety of sports, or go on to pursue a career at the highest level.

An exciting Performing Arts programme is offered by the School, with first-class musicals and plays performed regularly. Orchestras and choirs tour internationally, and play at major venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall, Goodwood House, and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. The School enjoys close links with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, enabling pupils to learn side-by-side with professional musicians.

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Apiarian Society, Animal Club, Debating Society, Remote Control Car Club, STEM Club, Archery and Karate. In addition, Outdoor Education – offering sailing, wakeboarding, skiing, mountain biking and more – introduces boys to new and exciting activities. The School also gives boys the chance to enter into the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, highly regarded by admissions tutors and employers alike. Furthermore, Whitgift has a well-established Combined Cadet Force, containing elements of all three services - Army, RAF and Royal Navy - and one of the oldest Corps of Drums in the country.

The School’s Boarding House is superblyequipped, and offers full, weekly and flexi-boarding to boys aged 13-18. Boarders have cutting-edge IT equipment, private study areas, en-suite bathrooms, and spacious, communal social areas with kitchen facilities.

Whitgift offers generous scholarships and bursaries.

Whitgift School, Haling Park, South Croydon CR2 6YT. www.whitgift.co.uk. +44 (0)20 8633 9935. admissions@whitgift.co.uk

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My Imagination Workshops promoting mindfulness and self-esteem in children

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y Imagination is the brainchild of Kate Broughton. Kate has created a series of unique, interactive workshops with the aim of developing the minds of the future.

Kate has spent her entire career working with children in one capacity or another - as a ballet teacher for over 15 years, a mum for 20 years and various positions working in schools and delivering creativity workshops.

She realised that a lot of children find it challenging to recognise and express their feelings.

Whether a 4 year old or a 14 year old, there is a time in all of our lives when we act out and feel confused about the way we are feeling.

Kate decided to combine her knowledge of working with children, her own life experiences growing up and her knowledge of the science behind ‘how we are is the direct result of how we think’, and came up with My Imagination.

Basically, everything we choose to do in life starts with our self-image - the way we see ourselves determines our future.

What we think about, and how those thoughts make us feel, determine how we act. This is a subject that people are paying more and more attention to, with scientists having discovered that our bodies and actions are directly affected by the thoughts and images we hold in our mind.

Therefore, the more positive those thoughts and images are, the better our mental health, wellbeing, self-esteem and outcomes.

Arming our children with the tools to do this from a young age allows them to reap these benefits throughout their lives. It is widely believed that

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building self-esteem and self-confidence in children is a key factor in them growing up feeling happy and secure.

The aim of the My Imagination workshops is to prove that positive thoughts plus positive feelings, create positive results.

Workshops at My Imagination are split into age groups – 3-5yrs, 6-9yrs, 10-12yrs and 13-16yrs.

In each workshop the children will experience gratitude, relaxation, self-confidence and resilience.

They will also learn skills to recognise and manage their feelings and how to focus their minds through a variety of activities. These are skills that aren’t necessarily taught in the current school curriculum but are skills which every child will benefit from.

Workshops are held at Addlestone Community Centre and other venues local to the Addlestone area.

For further details on these workshops, you can visit the My Imagination Facebook page: www.facebook.com/kate.myimagination or visit www.myimagination.org.uk

“The aim of the My Imagination workshops is to prove that positive thoughts plus positive feelings, create positive results”

fashion, HEALTH

& beauty

– Fashion, health and beauty news to keep you looking and feeling your best – i mage : S O P H I E A L L P O R T

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BEAUTY & FASHION SEE YOU IN COURT The term ‘Sustainability’, once the preserve of hemp-heavy Add a touch of glamour to your outfit with these deep cut silver leather courts with 10cm heels. These are alegant and classic shoes in a blue silver shade. By MY25. £299, www.houseofbotta.com

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WE LOVE This gorgeous silk maxi slip in the limited edition stars and swallows print. £295, www.jessica russellflint.co.uk

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GORGEOUS IN GREY This gorgeous light grey shoulder bag, which can also be used as a clutch, features a secure zip fastening and internal pocket. An elephant and the words ‘Lets Work For Wildlife’ are debossed on the front of the bag, with the ZSL logo debossed on the back ZSL (Zoological Society of London) is an international wildlife charity working around the world to protect animals and their habitats. By purchasing anything from Sophie Allport’s Elephant collection you are contributing to ZSL’s vital work. £26, www.sophieallport.com 84 SEPTEMBER 2018

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GAME-CHANGING RESULTS An award-winning medical entrepreneur, who has developed a unique skin healing system that could save the NHS a fortune, tells how she struggled to get a job as a research scientist because she was a woman. Sujata Jolly, who invented a range of skin treatments, was sent to the production line despite her degree when she tried to break into the male-dominated field of chemical and industrial research.

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verywhere I went, they just looked at me with disdain,” says Sujata, whose firm Clinogen is based in Windsor. “It was men’s work and I had no business being there. I went for a job with Beecham and every researcher was a man in a white coat. They said the only job I could have was on the shop floor packing; they weren’t interested in my qualifications.”

Sujata, originally from Kenya, eventually broke into research with ICI and GKN, still in a maledominated environment. “I worked there for many years then joined an aerospace engineering firm where I developed a silicone rubber digester for Rolls Royce engine housings. It was a challenging problem and took two years to come up with the product but, being a woman, I didn’t get full credit for it.

I was asked who was helping me as they couldn’t believe a woman, had solved a problem that had been troubling the industry for decades. When I wrote the report, my manager took credit for it. I was furious.

I was being paid five times less than some of my fellow workers and they were taking my ideas for themselves. This was the early 1970s and the gender pay gap and discrimination were way worse than today. I decided I needed to work for myself.”

Sujata started her company while bringing up her two young daughters. “It was tough but I was determined. I was trained in medical sciences and had a particular interest in dermatology so was committed to not let that training and my ideas go to waste,” she adds.

Sujata developed formulae for treating dermatological conditions such as acne, rosacea and pitted skin, and for anti-ageing. “The difference it makes is incredible. One 18-year-old patient with acne was told that he would be scarred for life and was struggling with his anti acne medication. But

we were able to treat him and give him back his skin. The personality change and confidence boost was amazing to witness.”

Her latest product, Youki Bio-Cell spray, promises game-changing results with its wound-healing properties. Sujata, who is medical director and CEO of Clinogen Laboratories, in Windsor, has case studies of successfully treating clients with diabetic ulcers that got so bad that toe or foot amputation was considered. Around 7,000 foot amputations on diabetic patients are performed in England each year with a £1.3 billion cost to the NHS. The product, which is sprayed on an open wound, creates scaffolding across the wound allowing the body’s healing process to work quickly.

“The standard procedure is to put a dressing on it but that can increase the risk of infection,” adds Sujata, who won the Medical LiveWire Global Award 2016 for Innovation in Wound Healing prize for Youki. “But we can now treat severe cases including some where the doctors were considering amputation.

“It is registered as a medical device and has the potential to save the NHS a lot of money, reducing the heartache for patients and their families. I’m very proud of what we have developed and how much we can help people and the planet as it is biodegradable and has a miniscule carbon footprint as there are no clinical waste cost. Life has come a long way since I couldn’t even get a job because I was a woman to a fairer society, although there is some distance to go on the gender pay gap. But I hope my story inspires others to follow their dreams and work hard to create something.” www.clinogen.com. Tel: 01628 674 644. email: enquiry@clinogen.com. Robin Willis Way, Windsor, SL4 2PX SEPTEMBER 2018 85

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“Scientific studies have shown that HA fillers can stimulate the formation of heathy skin tissue and new collagen”

Dermal Fillers: Friend or Foe?

Cosmetic specialist, Dr Peter Forrester answers some questions and clears up some misunderstandings about dermal filers.

What are dermal fillers?

Are dermal fillers safe?

The term Dermal Filler refers to a group of injectable clear gels designed to lift and plump skin. They are commonly based on hyaluronic acid (HA). Hyaluronic acid occurs naturally in many body tissues including the skin where it has important functions maintaining structure and hydration. HA binds to water in the skin, locking in moisture. As we get older the amount of hyaluronic acid in skin gradually diminishes which in part is responsible for many of the appearances of skin ageing.

Restylane was the first HA filler and has been in use for over 20 years. Since introduction HA filers have been used tens of millions of times. Hence, we now know a great deal about both their benefits and safety.

Because the HA in fillers is very similar to the HA that exits naturally under the skin they are very well tolerated with a minimal chance of allergic reactions.

Infrequently inflammatory reactions can occur resulting in areas swelling or firmness. These usually settle without treatment but can be resolved by the use of hyaluronidase, an enzyme that dissolves HA. It should be stressed that in the right hands dermal fillers are very safe. They should only be used by properly qualified and experienced healthcare professionals.

Will it be obvious that I have had a filler treatment or will I look pumped up?

Images in the media of hugely plumped lips and cheeks and the so-called trout-pout have given HA dermal fillers an undeservedly bad reputation. Correctly used they will result in a natural and rejuvenating appearance with no risk of an over-treated look. The paradox of filler treatments is this, when they are obviously over-done everybody notices but when properly used the results are subtle. People see the ‘bad’ ones but don’t notice the ‘good’ ones – this leads to a belief that all filler treatments will produce a bad result.

What areas can be treated with fillers?

Fillers can be used to: • replace lost volume in cheeks and lips • reduce deep and fine surface lines including smokers lines around the mouth • lift the jowls • stimulate and hydrate the skin

How long do HA fillers last?

Injected hyaluronic acid is slowly broken down in the body. The beneficial effects of a treatment can be expected to last for up to 12 months. However, this will depend on a number of factors including patient age, area treated, quantity of filler injected, skin quality, general health and lifestyle including smoking. It was once believed that once all the hyaluronic acid had been broken down it would have no further benefit. However scientific studies have shown that HA fillers can stimulate the formation of heathy skin tissue and new collagen.

This boost to the body’s own collagen may help to explain why smaller volumes of filler are often required during top up treatments and why some people seem to derive significant benefit for 18 months or longer.

Dr. Peter Forrester and Ms. Helen McEvoy offer: Non Surgical Treatments • Anti-wrinkle Injections - reduce frown lines and crow’s feet.

• Dermal Fillers - smooth deeper lines and furrows as well as returning lost volume to the face.

• Thread Lift - minimally invasive procedure where surgical threads are used to lift and support cheeks, jowls and neck.

• Profhilo - Increases firmness, elasticity as well as an overall improvement in skin quality for the face, neck and décolletage.

• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) - natural anti-ageing skin rejuvenation treatment using small amounts of recipient’s

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Profhilo The new anti–aging approach

Dr. Peter Forrester

A revolutionary new injectable skin treatment resulting in increased firmness and elasticity as well as an overall improvement in skin quality for the face, neck and décolletage.

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With over 20 years experience in non surgical cosmetic medicine, Peter specialises in minimally invasive facial anti ageing treatments.

Ms. Helen McEvoy MSc MA MBBChir FRCS (Plast)

Helen is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon based at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ hospital and she consults privately from her rooms in Esher. blood to improve the skin’s texture and to reduce lines and wrinkles.

• Facial Thread Veins – we remove thread veins affecting the nose cheeks and all area of the face.

• Hyperhidrosis – an effective treatment for excessive underarm sweating • INTRAcel – uses radio frequency and micro needling to improve the tone and texture of the skin. It also tightens to reduce sagging, wrinkles and fine lines.

INTRAcel helps to improve stretch marks and scarring.

• Advanced skin care - ZO range of concentrated formulas delivers rapid results. A unique skincare regime will be formulated by Dr. Peter Forrester to ensure the best possible outcome.

Jennifer Luyt Jennifer brings to us 40 years experience in the high end beauty therapy industry and, has practiced as a Senior Medical Aesthetician for the last 11 years.

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The fragrance industry is evolving rapidly, reports Katie Wright.

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f all the sectors of the beauty industry, fine fragrance might seem relatively unchanging compared to, say, make-up, where products and trends come and go in the blink of an eye.

There may be thousands of new perfumes and colognes launched every year, but the vast majority come in the same old format: A bottle of (usually very expensive) scented liquid. Right?

Actually, perfumery is going through a period of rapid change, with established makers responding to the changing needs and desires of the modern customer, and a host of digital-native brands cropping up offering an innovative route to discovering your next favourite fragrance.

“People don’t want to smell the same as everyone else anymore,” says Tara Derakshan, co-founder of subscription service Sniph, which sends subscribers a new perfume from a niche brand to try each month, either 4ml for £9 or 8ml for £14 (which is then discounted if you choose to buy a bottle).

“Bespoke is becoming a trend and you want to build your own identity with your own unique smell.”

Ready for a whiff of what’s to come? Here are five fresh ways to experience fragrance...

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Hair fragrance If you want your perfume to last longer, you shouldn’t limit your spritzes to your neck and wrists, says Nathalie Lorson, the perfumer behind new Jimmy Choo Fever.

“Long hair is very good, because the hair keeps the fragrance very well. When you move, if you have long hair, it gives you a lot of ‘train’,” she says, meaning the cloud of perfume that lingers in your wake. A new wave of mists, oils and even dry shampoo make it easy to scent your strands and catch that train.

Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin Body & Hair Oil, £42 for 100ml; YSL Mon Paris Hair Mist, £35 for 30ml, Fabled; Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Scented Hair Mist, £65 for 70ml, Selfridges; Elizabeth and James Nirvana Rose Dry Shampoo, £25 for 150ml, House of Fraser

Digital services Looking for your next signature scent? A variety of subscription services now offer an accessible way to test a perfume before deciding whether to invest in a full-size version. “It’s super-hard to try fragrances in the shop - your nose can’t do more than five. And also, what you think smells good at first sniff may not smell good on your skin,” explains Derakshan. “We think you need a month to really wear it and decide, ‘Do I love it?

Do people react to it? How does my skin project it? Does it empower me? Does it make me feel happy?’” Scent Addict is a similar service but it’s all about big-name designer perfumes, while Secret Scent Box delivers three mystery samples a month.

While monthly services offer a curated collection, Hermetica is the first digitally-focused producer, using an online personality quiz to determine which of its 13 eau de parfums is right for you. I was sceptical but amazingly, after answering a series of abstract questions like, ‘When do you daydream?’ and ‘What’s your sweet escape?’ I was told Source1 - which contains my absolute favourite fragrance note, amber - was my ideal match, and when it arrived, it was love and first sniff.

Hermetica Source1 Eau de Parfum, £155 for 100ml

Perfume pens and brushes Following last year’s world-first from Jo Loves paintbrushes that encapsulate a scented gel to paint on your pulse points - we’ve seen an explosion in alternative methods of application, particularly those designed with portability in mind. YSL has taken the click-and-dab pen that fans of Touche

Eclat concealer will instantly recognise, and filled it with Black Opium. Thierry Mugler has created a Perfuming Pencil available in three bestselling scents (Alien, Angel and Aura), while Juicy Couture offers a dual-ended rollerball the size of a lipgloss.

YSL Black Opium Click Eau de Parfum, £29 for 2g, The Perfume Shop; Thierry Mugler Alien Perfuming Pencil, £26 for 3ml, The Perfume Shop; Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy Glace Eau de Parfum Rollerball, £7.99 for 10ml, The Perfume Shop

Solid perfume Also handy for popping in your purse or avoiding airport liquid limitations, solid perfumes are great for topping up on the go. Glossier’s hugely popular You scent has been reimagined in a cute pink pebble-shaped holder, and Diptyque’s beautiful floral composition Eau Rose, is available in a chic black compact.

Glossier You Solid Perfume, £19 for 4g; Diptyque Limited Edition Eau Rose Solid Perfume, £34 for 3.6g

Body sprays

We think you need a month to really wear it and decide, ‘Do I love it?

OK this is actually more of a comeback than a futuristic innovation, but where Jo Loves leads, other brands often follow, so we think this is the revival of every Nineties teen’s favourite way to wear fragrance. Jo Loves Graffiti Art collection comprises aerosol can versions of four single-note varieties - Fig, Grapefuit, Tuberose and Vetiver - so you can layer with other products to create a longlasting scent that’s uniquely yours.

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Say goodbye to sweat patches!

By Dr Vikram Swaminathan, Clinic@ (www.clinicat.co.uk)

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ed up of annoying sweat patches when wearing your designer shirts? Feeling conscious about the associated odour issue, preventing you from feeling your best and using all your expensive eau de toilette to mask? Antiperspirants not working and only staining your clothes instead?

Whether you are delivering an office presentation, company pitch, putting your point across in a team meeting, or even just heading to an event, excessive sweating can get you down and play on any social anxieties.

Fortunately, there is an option available to reduce these symptoms and even stop them completely. One of the quickest ways to treat this excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, non-surgically is by using cosmetic injections with Botulinum toxin, also known as Botox. This treatment targets the area of excessive sweating to provide relief from symptoms for anywhere between 3-6 months. Several injections are performed to the problem area using a very fine needle. Over a two-week period, you can find that you do not sweat nearly as much as before or even do not sweat at all. This can be life changing for individuals distressed by their hyperhidrosis and related aesthetic symptoms.

At Clinic@ we offer treatments for excessive sweating. To get you on your path to dryness and more self-confidence, we recommend being booked

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in for a consultation with one of our doctors. There can be some medical reasons why you are sweating excessively, therefore it is important that this is reviewed prior to having hyperhidrosis treatment.

If you are interested in learning more or would like to book in for a free of charge consultation at one of our various clinics, please get in touch by emailing hello@clinicat.co.uk.

Further information about Clinic@ and the treatments offered can be found on the website at www.clinicat.co.uk.

“One of the quickest ways to treat this excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, nonsurgically is by using cosmetic injections�

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INTERIORS BRIGHTEN UP Nothing rhymes with orange but the Grand Blotch cushion certainly goes with it. They do love orange at Rume and have been known to cover whole sofas in it, however, even just a cushion in the gleeful hue will make a cheerful impact on any interior. www.rume.co.uk

WILD FOR WALNUT

In a striking shift away from the light blonde woods evident in Scandinavian style that have been popular in recent years, earthy tones and dark woods are making a huge comeback. So, with a rise in popularity for seventies style and woods like mango and walnut, Wooden Furniture Store are proud to showcase their Mayan furniture range. This contemporary yet classic range features carefully designed pieces for every room, from the living room, dining room and home office, to storage essentials for the hallway. www.wooden-furniture-store.co.uk

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Give your walls some Mexican flair – this beautifully designed piece takes direct inspiration from one of Frida’s most famous self-portraits and has been recreated in high-quality steel. The piece features an incredible geometric recreation of Frida’s iconic face and floral headpiece. www.redcandy.co.uk

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Take a trip back in time to 1930’s New York! All smooth lines and curved edges, the Hickman Sofa is sure to make a statement in your living room. With a sleek silhouette, this sofa is fitted with steel legs and upholstered in a neutral cream fabric that will blend seamlessly into your décor. Featuring a beautiful black marble base and brass stem, the Margot Table Lamp. radiates luxury. Topped with a black fabric shade which is finished with a gold lining to a create soft and soothing light, this lamp will bring a warm ambience to your surroundings. www.distinctify.com 96 SEPTEMBER 2018

Bring a minimal Scandinavian vibe to your home with the house doctor homeware collection, now available at Hurn & Hurn. This sleek and stylish range of home accessories includes mirrors, lights and vases, all finished with a clean, contemporary aesthetic and metallic touches. Perfect for adding a luxe touch to your interiors. www.hurnandhurn.com

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The Ultimate Client Experience…

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ensational kitchens are created in inspirational showrooms and having traded in Byfleet Village for over 40 years, Raycross Interiors truly understands how to create beautiful living spaces for their clients.

Trends in kitchen design are constantly changing and, as a result, Raycross Interiors is delighted to invite you to visit their latest showroom renovation.

An official launch party has been arranged on Saturday, 15th September 2018 – and everyone is invited! Customers will be welcomed with Champagne and canapés by the friendly Raycross team and you will have the opportunity to browse the extensive showroom at leisure.

The exquisite new kitchen displays feature the latest in appliance technology and furniture innovation. Clever design reveals that a beautiful kitchen can also be versatile and functional whilst providing intelligent storage solutions. They have also been ingeniously engineered around the evermoving digital age that we live in.

The open plan layout leads clients from the kitchen into the ‘home-from-home’ Design Suite which puts customers at ease in a cosy environment.

Clients are then able to discuss their project in depth with one of the experienced Design Consultants.

A state-of-the-art display screen enables clients to fully visualise the finished project in 3D and in their chosen colour scheme.

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“The exquisite new kitchen displays feature the latest in appliance technology and furniture innovation”

Raycross Interiors is renowned for the highquality products they offer, but the company has also firmly established itself as an independent retailer that provides exceptional customer service.

Speaking on behalf of Raycross Interiors,

Graham Cross said, “Our clients entrust their projects to Raycross Interiors knowing that we have the product knowledge, design expertise and the project management experience to not only meet their expectations, but to exceed them. Our mission is, and has always been, to provide the ultimate client experience.”

In November 2017, the Company’s design expertise was recognised when they were announced as a finalist in the category ‘Ultimate Kitchen Design of the Year’ at a prestigious National Awards Ceremony in London. It is an achievement that the company is extremely proud of.

Raycross Interiors is a family-run business located in Byfleet Village, Surrey. It specialises in high-quality Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Living Spaces and Home Offices.

For more information and to view the most recent client projects, please visit raycross.co.uk/client-portfolios

Launch Event Champagne & Canapé Reception Please join us at our official launch party being held on: Saturday, 15th September 2018 From 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Please register your interest at: www.raycrossinteriors.co.uk/ launch

Images courtesy of Hayley Bray Photography

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or six days, Focus/18 at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour is the design event for excellence. Welcoming visitors from around the globe, the dynamic programme offers more than 100 experiential sessions that bring design ideas to life. This year, a new work by international artist Moritz Waldemeyer has been specially commissioned for the show.

‘Journey of Colour’ by Moritz Waldemeyer Love colour? Celebrate its positive power with a new installation offering an unforgettable, immersive experience of light, colour and movement. Taking inspiration from coronas, the crown-like appearance around the sun during an eclipse, advanced LED technology will light up a kaleidoscope of colourways as visitors move back and forth along a 12-metre walkway. Highly interactive, visitors can choose their favourite colours which can be projected as specific auras.

London-based, Waldemeyer’s studio is driven by playful experimentation, developed through forging links between technology, art, fashion and design.

This approach has resulted in creative collaborations in the past with leading names including U2, Rihanna, Versace, Jamiroquai, Cirque de Soleil and Philip Treacy.

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THE DETAILS Focus/18 is a Design Destination at London Design Festival.

With its undisputed momentum, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour continues to evolve and develop with its singular, confident approach.

Opening times Trade preview: 16 – 18 September 2018 All welcome: 19 – 21 September 2018 10am – 6pm Free entrance For pre-registration and further details visit www.dcch.co.uk or call 020 7225 9166 Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XE Social Media @designcentrech, #Focus18AtDCCH

innovators and skilled artisans and connect with influencers and tastemakers from 120 showrooms and 600+ international brands. There is courtesy transport as well as stylish places to eat and drink.

This wealth of experience is extraordinary and, what’s more it is a free resource for every visitor.

Conversations in Design Visitors can get top level insights at a carefully curated programme of talks and panel discussions on the main stage with influential figures as well as rising stars. They include highly respected interior designers Veere Greeney and Nina Campbell; US talent Timothy Corrigan; designer Allegra Hicks in conversation with photographer Miguel Flores Vianna, as well as sought-after names Fran Hickman, David Bentheim and Karen Howes who will share their stories, ideas and creative vision.

These sessions are ticketed.

Colour Workshops A series of workshops will focus on Focus/18’s key theme of colour, exploring how it informs our design aesthetic, both consciously and subconsciously. Sanderson will host a psychology of colour workshop in the Style Library showroom, discussing the transformative power that colour has on emotions and how we feel in a space. More to come…

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NICK GENTRY and SEO YOUNG-DEOK Human Connection 14 - 28 September 2018

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pera Gallery is proud to present Human Connection, a joint exhibition featuring the acclaimed artists Nick Gentry (UK) and Seo Young-Deok (South Korea). Both artists share an affinity with creating figurative works from found objects; Nick paints portraits on top of obsolete technological materials such as VHS cassettes and floppy disks that contain people’s memories, while Seo renders large-scale hyper-realistic sculptures of the human body from bicycle chains.

The exhibition will feature Nick Gentry’s portraits of women painted onto floppy disks and fragmented CDs. The once iconic and recognisable forms (CDs) are shattered into thousands of tiny fragments. The resin glues the segments together and suspends these pieces in a holographic freezeframe of time. Nick uses obsolete materials to put them back in the spotlight, so we can comprehend how quickly technology is progressing. Nick Gentry’s materials are sourced directly from members of the public in a ‘social art’ project. This open working practice is a fundamental starting point of each of his new works and allows for shared histories to become part of a collective identity.

Seo’s sculptures deliver epic narrations of humanity and modernity where stories are only inferred by the mere expressions of their bodies rather than the context of their surroundings. Seo’s

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work is mainly concerned with the fragmented world we live in, especially capturing the anxieties of the younger generation. This is embodied in a series of sculptures with torn limbs and viscerally burned human torsos that reflects the pain, suffering and decay from the experience of his family’s generation working in Korea’s industrialisation era. Seo’s use of iron bicycle chains is a link to the material that has been critical to the development of the modern world and Korea’s manufacturing industry.

For more details visit www.operagallery.com/ london. Opera Gallery, 134 New Bond Street, London W1S 2TF. Opening hours: Mon-Sat: 10am - 7pm. Sun: 12pm - 5pm

“Both artists share an affinity with creating figurative works from found objects”

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Aston Matthews opens its first new showroom for 195 years in Guildford L ong established bathroom specialist Aston Matthews has opened a spacious new showroom in Guildford. Located on Chertsey Street the new showroom offers a wide array of fittings for both the traditional and contemporary bathroom, displayed across two floors.

Aston Matthews was founded in 1823 and in its long 195-year history it has only had one showroom, in Islington, London, however the brand is known nationally, thanks to a successful e-commerce site, and has a loyal following with individual customers, architects and interior designers.

Whether you are completely remodelling the family bathroom, or just want to update your taps, the new Guildford showroom is worth a visit. It covers 1600 sq ft on the ground floor with a further 1000 sq ft upstairs and friendly experienced staff are on hand to help you select the right products for your home.

Over 2000 superior quality bathroom fittings at the best possible prices are arranged throughout the showroom, presented both as individual items and in lifestyle settings created to inspire customers.

There is everything available for the traditional bathroom from cast iron baths to brass taps and pedestal basins plus matching accessories. But if your taste is more contemporary you may prefer the wall hung basins, sleek chrome or black showers and minimal bathroom cabinets. Industrial style bathrooms are a popular design trend and Aston Matthews has this covered too with the Grid (Crittall inspired) shower screen, new Astonian Index taps and shower fittings or the handsome Brunel bath with rivet details.

The Aston Matthews bathroom showroom, previously occupied by Cath Kidston, is in a 300-year-old building with many interesting architectural features including sash windows and painted brick walls which set off the bathroom fittings perfectly and Aston Matthews has added two customer toilets fitted out with contrasting

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products, one using a traditional WC and basin the other more contemporary. There is also a large meeting table in a bright corner of the showroom where customers can take time to discuss their plans with one of the team.

If you are not able to visit the showroom you can still shop online. Aston Matthews is rightly proud of its user-friendly website which has been praised in the national media. Katrina Burroughs in the Sunday Times said, “Bathroom websites are generally infuriating. Aimed at plumbers they employ mysterious terminology or make a secret of prices. How hard can it be to sell us bathrooms in plain English? Not hard at all, as proved by the revamped Aston Matthews site. It’s well worth a look.”

It may have taken Aston Matthews 195 years to reach Surrey, but perhaps quality is just worth waiting for.

Find out more at: www.astonmatthews.co.uk

“Over 2000 superior quality bathroom fittings at the best possible prices are arranged throughout the showroom”

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This Season in Colour

Each season, Neptune releases a seasonal colour palette that’s felt through its new collection from paint to textiles.

Shades that are timeless as opposed to trend-led, that are calm, composed and that bridge the worlds of things classic and contemporary

Emulsion 125ml sample pot £4 / 2.5l £38 / 5l £67.

Eggshell 125ml sample pot £4 / 2.5l £54.

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his September, Neptune released its autumn/winter 2018 collection, and the colour at its heart is Cheshnut.

Chestnut has been in our collection for a while now, but we’re returning to it this season because it’s exactly the right shade to go with our new Rust-coloured textiles. It’s certainly bold, but warm and subtle too, so it’s never going to feel overpowering. Paint it on every wall; it’s a colour that’s all about cosiness.

The perfect pairing Walnut is an almost-black shade of brown that’s as full of depth as Chestnut, but cooler in tone for a little balance. It’s the shade we’ll be using on furniture for a contemporary take on wooden antique pieces.

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“Overall, the palette is warm and rich, with an organic nature that feels absolutely fitting for this time of year” making even the darkest of spaces feel inviting.

Overall, the palette is warm and rich, with an organic nature that feels absolutely fitting for this time of year. Use them as a duo, and you’ll find you’re treading the welcoming, loveliest path throughout autumn and winter.

Visit your closest Neptune store to see the autumn/winter collection and its seasonal palette. www.neptune.com/stores

Lorne Plaid Rust, £72 per metre.

Samuel Rust, £36 per metre.

Harris Tweed Bircher, £105 per metre. Harry Mortar, £49 per metre

Harry Rust & Isla Grouse, £49 per metre.

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Make an entrance

How to create a welcoming hallway The hallway is the first room guests see in a house. Make yours warm & welcoming with our inspirational design tips and advice...

a stairway. If you have bare wooden stairs, consider painting each step a different shade of the same colour or have fun with stencils to create patterns or words.

LET THE LIGHT IN Hallways can often be dark, so getting the lighting right is essential. If you have a high ceiling, a large pendant light will act as a beautiful centrepiece and be the first thing that people see when they enter your home. If the ceiling is low, pendant lights will have the effect of making the room feel smaller, so wall lights are the better option.

Mirrors are a good way to reflect natural light and give the illusion of more space. A large mirror placed at the end of a hallway instantly provides depth, making a hallway feel larger.

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ntrance ways tend to be dark and narrow but painting them white isn’t necessarily the best option. “Hallways, especially busy family ones, can take a lot of wear of tear and white be very unforgiving, as well as cold, so a better option, is to choose a light, bright colour in a warm tone. Choose a colour that is a shade or two lighter than the main room the hallway leads to, and it will help create continuity between the two spaces. As this room is primarily a walkthrough, you can afford to make a strong design statement and be bold with colour and pattern.

Patterned wallpaper with a slight shine will help reflect the light, while vertical stripes can create the illusion of height. If you’re concerned about knocks and scratches, a practical option is to have painted wood panelling on the bottom of the wall, with statement wallpaper above.

FEATURE FLOORING Flooring in a hallway needs to be durable but choose wisely and you can create impact while being practical too. If you have a particularly long and narrow hallway, a chequerboard effect on the floor will create the impression of width - the wider the tiles, the wider it will look.

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“As this room is primarily a walkthrough, you can afford to make a strong design statement and be bold with colour and pattern”

Hallways can easily become cluttered so finding a space for coats, keys and shoes is a must. A wooden bench with storage If you have room, offers storage as well as a useful seating area. The more floor space you can see, the larger your hallway will seem and there are lots of great wall-hung cupboards available.

MAKE A FEATURE Hallways may be small but that doesn’t mean you can’t create a stunning focal point. A narrow console table with a pair of lamps and mirror above makes a pretty focal point - while a vase of fresh flowers or a scented cinnamon candle will create an inviting aroma. A group of family portraits is another great way to add interest and personalise the space.

Generally, it’s best to hang fewer, larger pictures as opposed to several smaller ones, as it can make the space seem more confined and cluttered. With a little imagination and the right colours, storage and lighting, you can create an inviting entrance you’ll love coming home to and will want to show of.

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Matthew Chambers, Sand Group, 2018, photo credit Matthew Chambers.

Courtesy Gallery Mouvements Modernes

PAD LONDON

ANNOUNCES 2018 LINE-UP

Achille Salvagni., Papillia Armchair 2018. Limited edition of 20 pieces. Courtesy of Achille Salvagni.

1–7 October 2018, Berkeley Square, Mayfair

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AD LONDON, the internationally acclaimed fair for art and design, returns for its 12th edition next month. Set in the vibrant heart of Mayfair, PAD London is the capital’s leading fair for design, decorative arts and 20th century art.

This year’s London edition introduces a magnificent showcase of works staged by 68 leading galleries. Ten new international galleries will make their debut at PAD London this year.

Highlights include

• Italian designer Achille Salvagni presents an elegant display inspired by Marie-Laure de Noailles’ signature eclecticism, mixing cultures and genres.

• Archaeologist Veta Stefanidou Tsoukala brings a refined selection of art and design wonders evocative of the classical forms of Greek antiquity.

• Parisian ceramicist Karen Swami features her poetic minimal vases inspired by traditional Japanese stoneware.

Collectible jewellery has gained huge momentum at international art fairs, a genre supported by PAD since its inception in 2007.

For this edition PAD London will broaden its offering with new specialist galleries.

• French designer Lorenz Bäumer, former Artistic Director for high jewellery at Louis Vuitton and creator of emblematic collections for Chanel, exhibits whimsical architectural pieces that marry

Ingrid Donat, Banc Tribal 2014. Bronze Leather. Limited Edition. Courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery

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his education as an engineer and his passion for poetry, nature and colour.

• Lebanese designer Walid Akkad offers minimal yet opulent jewels reflecting his quest for timeless beauty and impeccable craftsmanship.

• Glenn Spiro, master British jeweller and former Christie’s expert, unveils his spectacular designs inspired by nature.

Contemporary design galleries choose PAD London again to unveil brand new works by emerging and established designers.

• Carpenters Workshop Gallery devises an immersive solo exhibition with new works by sculptural furniture designer Ingrid Donat.

• Gosserez brings an exciting array of up-andcoming designers pushing the boundaries of materials.

• Peter Petrou introduces an enticing cabinet of curiosities with new works by Irish designer Sasha Sykes.

The PAD London Prize returns with a prestigious panel of judges co-presided over by Yana Peel and Francis Sultana.

Three awards will be presented in the following categories: Best Contemporary Design, Best 20th Century Design and Best Stand.

Tony Cragg, Red Square, 2007. Painted bronze.

Courtesy of 18 Davies Street.

For more details and to purchase tickets visit www.pad-fairs.com or call +33 (0)1 53 30 85 20.

PAD London, Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1, 1-7 October 2018. Follow @padartdesign on Instagram and Twitter. #PADLondon

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Home Swimming Pools - The Hidden Truth W

hen considering the benefits of a home swimming pool, the advantages to physical health and fitness are often first to spring to mind. While indeed contributing to a healthy lifestyle, the positive effects a home swimming has on daily life goes far beyond the physical.

Origin, the UK’s longest established swimming pool company, has been designing and building swimming pools in homes for over 35 years. In this time, the firm has spoken to hundreds of satisfied customers and compiled a catalogue of case studies to help understand how the addition of a home swimming pool benefits family life. These studies revealed that, while rarely considered, the emotional advantages of swimming at home are just as significant as the physical, fitness-related benefits.

Increasing the quality of family time Losing touch with family members is a problem experienced nationwide, as it becomes more and more difficult to organise get-togethers with relatives. The ability to bring families back together and instigate the spending of more quality time as a group is just one of the hidden benefits of home

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swimming pools.

This is certainly the experience of Buckinghamshire-based couple Peter and Christine. While restoring their 14th century manor farmhouse, the couple’s love of swimming prompted them to build an indoor swimming pool in their garden. Their decision was made in the hope of bringing all the family to the house and becoming a space for the group to enjoy. After research into various swimming pool contractors, they chose Origin to design, build and manage the project.

Once completed, the pool succeeded in becoming a focal point for family meet ups and gatherings. “We have three grandchildren, three daughters and their partners. They come over every weekend, sometimes all at once, and whenever they are here they all pile into the pool.”

Family time is now a regular part of the couple’s life, and they enjoy spending time in the pool with their friends and relatives every week.

Encouraging positive mental wellbeing and relaxation A home pool can also encourage positive wellbeing.

The addition of a pool creates a place for relaxation, and somewhere homeowners can spend time unwinding.

This was experienced first-hand by Michelle and Paul Green when they extended their new house to include a bespoke Origin swimming pool. Discussing his wife’s use of the pool, Paul comments: “She uses it for leisure. It’s a very pleasant space to relax and enjoy activities such as having a drink and reading a book.”

The couple now see the pool as more than just a fitness facility. They treat the pool as an extension

of their home, and as a peaceful place to wind down.

Improving the work/life balance As the popularity of flexible working rises, many professionals still struggle to balance their personal lives with their jobs. Work can easily take control, leaving little time for leisure. Bringing a swimming pool into the home can help family and personal life regain some importance.

A couple who personally experienced this rebalance were Ian and Michelle Scott. Prior to building their bespoke Origin swimming pool and pool house, Michelle really struggled to balance her time, as work dominated her life. Ian explained: “She would often get home late after a full day’s work and not have the time or energy to head off to the gym.”

However, now she manages to balance her life much more efficiently. “We noticed that when we were on holiday we would both get up early and start our day with a morning swim which was great!

We’ve now brought this luxury into our home and it has enabled both of us to improve our fitness every day before work.”

“When we were on holiday we would both get up early and start our day with a morning swim which was great!

We’ve now brought this luxury into our home”

decided on building her own swimming pool after enjoying the luxury of her father’s pool in the south of France. She had always loved swimming, yet her busy working life meant free time was at an absolute minimum. “The only exercise I really enjoy is swimming and I often don’t have time to go to a gym because I work 12-hour days.”

The project took six months and now completed allows Sarah to make the most of her free time.

What was once a jam-packed routine without room for exercise, now includes daily swimming and relaxing in the pool. “It’s definitely changed my routine for the better, I’m swimming every day before I head off to work which makes me feel enriched and energised.” www.originpools.co.uk

Giving the daily routine an overhaul for the better Bringing a swimming pool into the home also creates an opportunity for huge improvements to daily routines. Rather than be marshalled into a lack of exercise and leisure by work, it is possible to overhaul an overly ordered lifestyle.

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ORLA KIELY: ‘Colour and print can lift your spirits like nothing else’

No one knows pattern like Orla Kiely. Gabrielle Fagan catches up with the designer to find out how it can make you happy.

Noticing, coincides with a major exhibition, Orla Kiely: A Life In Pattern, at The Fashion and Textile Museum, London, until September 23, 2018.

The designer reveals how it all began, her inspirations, and her tips on decorating the Orla Kiely way...

What first inspired your designs?

“Growing up just outside Dublin, I was aware of nature and I loved art at school. I’d always wanted to do fashion at art college - my sewing machine was my most treasured possession - until I discovered the option of printed textiles.

“As a student, I was very drawn to architecture, which influenced my earliest print designs, the strong geometric lines dictating how the pattern would work was something I loved. These early influences are still there, often informing the structure of repeats throughout.”

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rla Kiely’s renowned globally as the Queen of Prints - and it’s a welldeserved title. The Irish-born motherof-two, who began by designing hats and handbags in the early Nineties, has seen her retro motifs - most famously stems and pears adorn everything from housewares to wallpaper and clothes. Her latest book, A Life In Pattern: And How It Can Make You Happy Without You Even

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How did your business begin?

“If I am ever asked when we first started our label, I think back to working at my kitchen table, designing handbags with Robert, our baby son, on my lap. I had a full-time position as a print designer in the fashion industry on a freelance contract, so those moments were usually after work on the weekend.

“We lived in a purpose-built, first floor Victorian flat, which doubled up as a design studio, office and distribution centre, where boxes of stock were delivered and turned around while I was at work.

“Every day, my husband, Dermott, who had the business skills and entrepreneurial tendencies, would do all the jobs a strong team would normally do, in an office shared with Robert and his toys.

“We financed it ourselves from day one and

“As a student, I was very drawn to architecture, which influenced my earliest print designs”

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our lives were invested. Our second son, Hamish, was born - and nothing could have been more motivating than our two little boys depending on us for their all.”

Where do you get your ideas from today?

“Nature’s a great source of pattern ideas. My personal take on nature has always been more abstract and graphic. I absorb inspiration in my travels, reading books, films, going to exhibitions, it never stops. Everyday objects inspire too, they can be interestingly random, which I love. I’ll spot something and store it away for the right moment.”

How would you describe your work?

“It’s clean, controlled and orderly. It has a strong, bold graphic style, where colour plays along. As a design company, we’re always drawn to modernist/ mid-century design and print. This has informed all aspects of our product, from the ready-to-wear collections, fragrance, beauty, handbags, watches, jewellery, homeware, wallpapers and more.

“Our style will always remain quite Sixties and Seventies, but our colours and prints continue to evolve - and we’re always open to off-piste influences for a quirky twist.”

What’s your favourite design?

“I can’t help but say Stem, the simple organic leaf motif. The idea arrived as an inspiration while developing new print designs back in 2000. It was, as all good things often are, a very quick sketch.

It has, for some reason, touched many people throughout the world, and became the seed from which our brand flourished.

“I always think it’s serendipitous, as it so resembles a rowan branch, and Rowan is the family name of my husband and children. It’s proved to be very versatile and has morphed into an array of different variations - I always get excited by the newest iterations.”

How would you describe your own home decor?

“My home is Victorian with a very mid-century aesthetic, original features, cornices, high ceilings and fireplaces. I’ve combined vintage furniture found in fairs and second-hand furniture stores with products we’ve made.

“Growing up in Ireland has had a big influence on my taste for colour. My love for green, from moss to seaweed, the greys and browns of those rainy Irish skies, the mustard and orange of the wildflowers found on the roadside, have become my palette. I mix these with some other bright pops of colour, like pink and yellow.

“Our patterns are present in every room, whether it’s a printed cushion, wallpaper or ceramic, an element of my work will be there. In the kitchen, our tableware adds something special at dinner times, and our towels in the bathrooms add that extra colour and pattern to everyday life.”

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A Life in Pattern: And How It Can Make You Happy Without You Even Noticing by Orla Kiely, is published by Conran Octopus, priced £25. Available now.

How do people create a successful interior?

“Consider the space and light of the room. Think of those colours that you love the most. Research design eras you love, visit flea markets, vintage fairs and off-beat stores. Find a piece you love - this could be a couch, a table, a light - be open minded.

These objects can inspire and set the tone of where the other rooms can follow. I like to commit to an idea and don’t water it down. Colour and print are very important, it can lift your spirits like nothing else. Most of all, don’t be afraid.

“People have embraced more and more the expression of individualism throughout home interiors. Customers now, will wallpaper entire rooms in our prints and are much more fearless with how they mix their colours.”

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outdoor living GARDEN INSPIRATION

A stunning range of new home & garden decor is now online at Live Laugh Love, featuring hundreds of gorgeous products. Among these new additions are a whole supply of ideas and inspirations, such as a brand new range of rustic and vintage inspired garden decorations. A series of rustic metalwork sculptures and stakes that have been delicately shaped and made into beautiful designs.

This truly special range can bring a brilliant charm and a wonderful atmosphere to your garden. A beautiful and cost effective way to add a personal touch to your outdoor living space. www.livelaughlove.co.uk

LET IT RAIN

We just love this new showerproof garden cushions range from ragged Rose – perfect for the unpredictable British weather! There are five different designs to choose from.

We have Palm Trees, Tropical Birds, Fern Leaves, Tiger Lily Flowers and Flamingos.

These cushions are 100% polyester, showerproof and UV resistant, so they will not get damaged in the rain or sun. www.raggedrose.com

Pretty Pastels

IBERIAN SUMMER

Whether you’re planning a garden party with friends or a relaxed Al Fresco dinner with family, transform your outdoor space into the perfect summer soirée with this Iberian Summer collection.

Taking inspiration from the sun-drenched streets of the Iberian peninsula, this collection captures all things bright and bold, encompassing the laid-back spirit of the season. www.lights4fun.co.uk 118 SEPTEMBER 2018

Bring pretty pop-pastels in to your garden with The Garden Furniture Centre’s Retro Dining Tables and Chairs collection.

With several colour and style options available, these vintageinspired café sets feature soft and sweet sorbet shades that will perfectly complement your summer garden in bloom. This simplistic yet eye catching collection is perfect for creating your own garden set. The colourful cross back dining chairs with the square table are sure to brighten up your garden and a great choice for alfresco dining with the family. www.gardenfurniturecentre.co.uk

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Create a Mediterranean Style Garden

offers ways to bring a touch of the Med to your own garden

Hannah Stephenson

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o, we’re having a Mediterranean summer, with long, sunny days and hot, balmy nights - perfect for enjoying evenings in the garden. Those with fast-draining or sandy soil may be in an ideal spot to create their own Mediterranean haven, going with gravel, tiles or paving to make a courtyard-style space rather than focusing on a water-guzzling lawn.

So, how can you get that Mediterranean feel?

Use terracotta planters Think bright pink or red trailing geraniums tumbling over old terracotta or stone pots, or if you’ve limited space, attach some smaller terracotta planters to a south-facing wall and fill them with trailing drought-lovers which won’t need endless watering. Alternatively, make a feature out of huge Grecian urns strategically placed in borders or as stand-alone features at the end of walkways or in the centre of small courtyards. Permanent planters in the Mediterranean garden can also save you time, whether it be agapanthus or hardy evergreen

herbs. If you situate them on gravel, plunge the base of each container a few centimetres into the gravel, which will encourage plants to root through into the soil underneath as well as keeping your pot stable. If you have space - and somewhere to house them in winter, such as a conservatory consider growing a pot of citrus such as lemons, to add a Mediterranean feel and scent. You can grow dazzling bougainvillea in containers and bring it outside every summer, from early June to late September, then move it to a frost-free conservatory for winter.

Consider gravel or cool tiles Gravel gardens are commonplace in the Mediterranean and in this country the gravel surface acts as a permanent mulch which will help prevent seed seedlings and conserves moisture. Choose a sunny, sheltered spot and prepare the soil, raking it level and then spreading 5cm (2in) gravel over the surface. Plant sparingly - don’t smother the gravel surface with plants. They can be placed here and there and perhaps embellished with stone or terracotta planters or an old wooden or stone bench. Avoid bedding plants which are too thirsty. Instead, grow exotic-looking shrubs such as phormium and olearia or grasses with silvery leaves, as well as ground cover such as sedum and thyme.

Incorporate water Water creates cool relief in hot countries and can be used not only to provide movement, but also reflective value. Stone fountains are a big feature of many Mediterranean gardens but at home, consider your surroundings. If you have plenty of room, you might go for an ornate tiered structure, providing a cool cascade of water which you can run your hands through. With less space you might go for 120 SEPTEMBER 2018

still water in a terracotta storage jar or a lined stone trough.

Create shade Any Mediterranean garden worth its salt should offer shade during the heat of the day. Consider how you are going to achieve that naturally. Perhaps grow climbers that love heat, such as grapevine and trumpet vine, over a pergola with traditional seating underneath.

Use drought-tolerant plants Peter Jones, garden manager for Hardy Ornamental (which include the Mediterranean terraces at RHS Garden Wisley) suggests cistus (rock rose), a lovely family of shrubs ideal for a hot sunny position, which will form mounds of green foliage and a profusion of simple flowers, from whites to deep pink. Other great plants which will thrive in long hot summers include lavender, while for architectural value consider Cupressus sempervirens (Pencil Cypress) one of the archetypal Mediterranean trees, which grows to produce a tall slender green pillar of evergreen interest, perfect for that Med look. Lagerstroemia indica (Crepe myrtle), which is rarely grown in the UK but quite suited to our climate, is a multi stemmed shrub/ small tree with beautiful bark and glossy green foliage producing a profusion of crepe paper like flowers in colours from light pink to deep burgundy.

Another alternative is the pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), which originated in the region extending from modern day Iran through Afghanistan and Pakistan to northern India, and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region. This architectural small tree can make a fun alternative to an olive, with larger specimens having very characterful form. Palms such as Trachycarpus fortunei also add that touch of Riviera glamour.

Don’t forget succulents Cacti and succulents are regular features in the Mediterranean garden, growing out of old stone walls and rockwork. If you have a gravel gap between your house and your paving, a strip of sempervivums or other succulents will soften the line beautifully.

Use simple decor Once you are surrounded by terracotta and old stone or tile landscaping, you don’t really want contemporary, shiny furniture. Choose simple wooden benches or seats which will weather with age, to fit with the look. And grow herbs such as thyme and oregano near seating areas, which will smell delicious as well as add to the flavour of the food you serve your guests.

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Tiny Houses creating big memories!

Mark Burton

from Tiny House Cabins tells us more…

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s a child I grew up in an amazing space.

An old hunting lodge in Virginia Water which was tucked away in the middle on a forest surrounded by 400 acres of trees we called “The Woods”.

From a very young age, building camps and tree houses was almost an obsession, every project became more and more challenging with bigger and better ideas.

Unfortunately my summer time hobby came to an abrupt end the day my grandmother found one of her dining room chairs up a tree along with other items from around the house which had seemed to have simply “Gone missing!”

Last summer I went back to my childhood home to see if my first tree house was still standing and to my amazement... there she was. Unfortunately, half the roof was missing and the floor had long since rotted but the main structure was still “more or less” intact.

Seeing it brought back so many memories of the times my mates and I had. The summer evenings up in the den eating chocolate biscuits which I seem to remember was the entry fee. Sitting round a camp fire cooking sausages on sticks, toasting marshmallows and telling scary stories. It was like a home from home.

Having a background of building Extensions, Loft Conversions and Refurbishments I gained a huge amount of knowledge in structural methods which is paramount for any garden building project.

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“Every property had its own set of challenges with clients wanting bigger and better dreams for their homes”

extremely competitive so I felt it was time for a change.

One thing was for sure, I had to” think outside the box” so I swapped career and moved into the Bespoke/Custom Built Garden Building business.

I designed and built bespoke Garden Rooms for clients who could not find a standard design they wanted from companies on the internet.

In 2012, I won an award for my achievements (Shedworking Best Design Award 2012) for my new “Tiny House” on wheels design. My Tiny House concept is receiving a huge amount of interest from Blogs, Newspapers and TV including The One Show, Grand Designs, George Clarkes Amazing Spaces, Gadget Man and many others.

Most of the interest from the media came due to some wacky, one off designs which had a creative edge to them and WOW factor. Its quite surprising how even a small writers hut could warrant a three page spread in The Guardian and a mobile Pixie style cabin would be of interest to Channel 5 news, Sky news and Chanel Four’s “Shed of the Year competition” which we were finalists.

If you are planning a project for a Garden Room, Summer House, a wacky shed or (Large or Small), please contact me, I love a challenge. www.tinyhouseuk.co.uk

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Is your Conservatory too cold in Winter and too hot in Summer?

W ith over 50 years combined experience in the conservatory business, the directors of iCon Roofs know a thing or two about temperature differences and how to solve the problems many people experience. They pride themselves on carrying out conservatory and building work to the highest standard with all work undertaken by fully trained staff, giving you total peace of mind. They also promise to give potential customers a free, no obligation quotation along with no-nonsense conservatory roofing and insulated ceiling advice.

An iCon replacement conservatory roof is solid, thermally efficient with an outstanding low “U Value”, delivering astonishing results, keeping conservatories much cooler in the summer and much, much warmer in the winter.

The standard polycarbonate or glass roof system found in almost all UK conservatories has virtually no insulating properties, even if roof blinds are installed. This means most of the sun’s heat is conducted in the summer, making the room unpleasantly hot for everyday use. Conversely, in the winter months, it can be impossible to keep most conservatories warm, because the same lack of insulation allows most of the heat to quickly escape. iCon Roofs can either install a new highly insulated lightweight complete replacement roof or refurbish your existing that will reduce the level

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of heat conductance found in an unaltered roof, making it vastly more efficient in matching the temperatures found in the rest of your home.

If you are serious about solving your conservatory temperature blues, then you have just discovered the best solution on the market today! iCon Replacement Conservatory Roofs. An IWA Trusted Installer with a 5 STAR Facebook and Google rating.

Contact info@iconroofs.com or call 0800 00 33 55 today for a free no-nonsense quotation

“An iCon replacement conservatory roof is solid, thermally efficient with an outstanding low “U Value””

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Ascot homes and apartments with a touch of class

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illgate, the award-winning builder of exclusive luxury new homes, recently launched Kingswood located close to Ascot High Street. Boasting ample private landscaped grounds within an exclusive 22acre setting and surrounded by mature woodland, is this prestigious collection of characterful new houses and apartments.

Kingswood offers two and three bedroom apartments, plus three, four and five bedroom houses, each finished to an exceptional standard with the flexibility of open-plan living arrangements.

Large gardens, ground floor apartment terraces, and upper floor apartments with balconies ensures that everyone benefits from the semi-rural location.

The signature specification and attention to detail with high-quality craftsmanship feature throughout.

The hand crafted Charles Yorke kitchens are fully equipped with integrated Siemens appliances, whilst a separate utility provides ample space for washing facilities. There are Villeroy and Boch bathrooms, a zoned underfloor heating system, and dimmable LED lighting throughout.

Chris Morrissey, Senior Sales Manager at Millgate commented: “Kingswood offers all of the benefits of country living without the costly maintenance associated with an older property; our traditionally styled homes sit well in this mature, wooded landscape.

We are already receiving strong interest in these homes, particularly from buyers who want spacious but hasslefree living, allowing them to enjoy the best that this beautiful corner of England has to offer.”

The communal landscaping is further enhanced with an exceptional work of art by internationally acclaimed driftwood sculptor James Doran-Webb.

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Millgate Development in Cobham, has now made it ‘home’ to this stunning Ascot location, and just a short distance from one of the leading racecourses in the UK. The desirable location of Ascot is famous for horse racing and the Royal Ascot races. Combined with excellent schools, proximity to Windsor and an abundance of countryside on its doorstep, it has earnt a reputation as one of South East England’s most desirable towns.

The nearby centre offers a wide range of shops, including the major chains and boutiques, and Ascot station is just over a mile away, providing regular services to London’s Waterloo Station in around 55 minutes.

Apartment prices start from: £850,000 Houses are from £1,175,000 For more information; Knight Frank: 01344 249 119 www.KingswoodbyMillgate.co.uk Kingswood@knightfrank.com

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earts of oak are our ships… and more and more green oak is becoming the natural material of choice for those wishing to enhance their homes.

Oak was the timber used when the earliest Royal Navy ships ruled the waves.

Official figures show that in 1707 there were just 12,476 oak trees remaining fit for shipbuilding in the New Forest compared with 123,927 a century before.

But now there are sustainable plantations in Europe with France in particular having exceptionally well managed forests boasting as much as 524 million cubic meters of standing oak, which is culled at a rate of 1% per year and re-generates at a rate of 2%. Green oak is fast becoming one of the ecologically sound materials for attractive modern day home construction - whether it is for new build or erecting amazing new spaces and extensions.

Helen Flavell had already completed her design - working with C7 Architects of Guildford. She wanted a design and build brief for the conversion of her 16th Century cottage with a large new extension. Typically dark inside the cottage, she wanted lots of glass and green oak for the new environment of the extension, but at the same time enhancing the old cottage.

After attending a party where the building was formed with an oak frame, she called her architect and asked them to incorporate an oak frame into the design. C7 approached Living Oak of Cobham, Surrey, bespoke oak specialists who promise “a building which will stir your emotions from the first time you enter”. Living Oak designed the oak frame to form the main structure of the new space using 31 tonnes of green oak.

Helen knew that she wanted that perfect combination and balance with the beautiful oak components and state of the art glass. What she

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got was a magnificent 240 sqm of additional space to create a new kitchen, dining room, master bedroom with en-suite and covered walkway with a double garage and accommodation over. This was in addition to the 180 sqm in the former cottage, providing the best of two architectural worlds - the character and feel of the cottage blending smoothly into the state of the art extension, with a light and warm home fit for the 21st Century.

Living Oak pride themselves on their Biophilic design ethos – biophillicdesign.net - and now has many clients who give testament to the tangible wellbeing benefits that their buildings have provided to them.

And if the Royal Navy’s hearts of oak are anything to go by, Helen’s green oak masterpiece should be with us for many more centuries to come.

Living Oak can be contacted on 01932 590111 or visit their website www.livingoak.co.uk

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Tel. 01932 590 111 www.livingoak.co.uk