St Albans Life Magazine June 2013

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ST ALBANS LIFE W I T H D E S I R A B L E A R E A S A C R O S S B E A U T I F U L H E RT F O R D S H I R E ISSUE 81

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Welcome to our June issue There’s nearly one million children scooting to school every day in the UK, and now scooters are becoming more than just a fun way to get from A to B - for many children and teenagers scooting and especially practising stunts on their scooters has become one of the most popular alternatives to playing computer games, spending hours on Facebook or watching TV. Enter our competition on Page 14 for a chance to win a Micro Scooter.

Gallery Rouge Harpenden is delighted to announce the forthcoming exhibition of emerging artist Stephen Simpson. Commended for his stylised and emotive mixed media paintings, Simpson utilises colour tones found in the natural world to communicate the power of earth’s beauty. Fusing abstract and landscape to striking effect, Simpson is an exciting new talent whose future evokes great interest from collector and critic alike.

Every Sunday enjoy the Brocket Hall Heritage Afternoon Tea in the Ballroom of this exquisite ancestral estate. Afternoon Tea consists of traditional finger sandwiches, homemade scones with clotted cream and jam, with a selection of wonderful pastries prepared by Executive Chef Phil Thompson and served in traditional butler fashion. The Heritage Afternoon Tea is priced at £29.50 per person. Celebrate a special occasion and enjoy Afternoon Tea with a glass of Champagne for £42.00 per person.

You only get one chance to create memories that will last a lifetime, so why not let the Brocket Hall Estate set the scene for your big day? A licensed civil wedding venue set in 543 acres of stunning parkland, we offer three locations to suit the scale of your celebrations and the size of your guest list perfectly.

Add to that the romantic opulence of the 18th-century interiors, the awardwinning restaurant Auberge du Lac and the convenience of a Hertfordshire location less than an hour from London and you have a match made in heaven.

This gives you just a small taste of exciting events and articles featured in this month’s issue...

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TRIXX to keep your kids happy with Micro Scooters!

Win an MX TRIXX scooter from Micro Scooters - the coolest two wheeled stunt scooter around, and the perfect bit of kit for the summer holidays!

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here’s nearly one million children scooting to school every day in the UK, and now scooters are becoming more than just a fun way to get from A to B - for many children and teenagers scooting and especially practising stunts on their scooters has become one of the most popular alternatives to playing computer games, spending hours on Facebook or watching TV. This increasingly popular cult sport is keeping children busy in parks and playgrounds across the globe, where they happily spend the days perfecting their skills and competing with their friends this is great news for parents, as their children are more active and entertained while out and about in the fresh air.

As the official distributor of the Mini and Maxi Micro Scooter in the UK for the past eight years, Micro Scooters has now introduced a whole new range of incredibly light stunt scooters under the MX brand. This includes the MX TRIXX scooter which is suitable for children aged from five years old.

There’s also a whole host of fun safety accessories, including helmets, hi-visibility vests, lights and bells – so what better way to keep everyone happy over the holidays?

As a mini version of the PRO scooters, the MX TRIXX has a robust and strong aluminium frame. Designed with a smaller deck, and

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shorter handle bars for easier riding it’s the ideal scooter for younger riders and those new to the sport, helping them to refine those beginner tricks and stunts.

Competition We have 10 MX TRIXX scooters to give away, to be in with a chance of winning please answer the following question: How many children are scooting to school every day in the UK? Please email your answer to microscooters@fishmediagroup.co.uk by 15th July to enter the competition.

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WISH YOUR SHOPPING WAS MORE EXCITING?

A SELECTION OF WATCHES FROM FELLOWS PREVIOUS AUCTION

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RECENTLY SOLD AT AUCTION FOR Ú7,000 IN FELLOWS ANTIQUE & FINE ART AUCTION

A SELECTION OF ITEMS PREVIOUSLY SOLD IN FELLOWS VINTAGE AUCTION

A SELECTION OF WATCHES FROM FELLOWS PREVIOUS AUCTION

PREVIOUSLY SOLD AT AUCTION IN FELLOWS SALE OF ANTIQUE & MODERN JEWELLERY

A SELECTION OF ITEMS PREVIOUSLY SOLD IN FELLOWS VINTAGE AUCTION

don’t mean the regular stuff of life such as bread, milk and washing powder, they are supposed to be boring and reliable, but all those other discretionary purchases, the things you want but don’t need, could be a lot more fun to obtain.

As Britain’s high streets struggle to maintain their individuality, becoming a monotonous repetition of the same old brands, one place where originality is thriving is the auction house. At Fellows we offer an ever changing inventory of goods from high jewellery and luxury watches to antique furniture and vintage accessories.

From one week to the next we do not know what will come in for sale, it may be a highly commercial item or a unique rarity, all we can say for sure is that once the item is offered and sold we never know when we will see another one.

Articles for sale at auction come from a wide variety of sources, both trade and private. It is this breadth of supply that keeps the catalogues fresh and interesting meaning that if you want to buy a statement piece or talking point, something that none of your friends will have, an auction is the place to go.

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reported. is means that you can be sure of exactly what it is you are buying.

So you have scoured the catalogues and found that unique watch /ring / handbag / figurine / pair of candlesticks, that will go so well on your wrist / finger / arm / mantelpiece / dining table and make you the envy of all your friends. Now comes the fun part, because an auction is not a shop, it is a competition, a test of nerve and a challenge to see who wants the item the most. Whether you attend in person or take advantage of modern technology to bid live from the comfort of your sofa it is a thoroughly involving and thrilling experience. Set your budget with care as the fun can run away with you and the desire to win, coupled with the lure of ‘just one more bid’, can catch you out.

Don’t worry too much though, as however much you paid, someone else was in the chase until the end and you can be certain you have paid well below the equivalent retail price, even after commissions have been added. If you lose, pride yourself on your steely restraint, decide that the winner probably paid too much and prepare to hunt through the next round of catalogues for that one exceptional must-have purchase.

Visit Fellows in person or online to see just how much fun your shopping could be. www.fellows.co.uk ■

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Classics on the Common

ew would disagree with the recently expressed view of a Harpenden Town Councillor that Harpenden Common is ‘the jewel in the town’s crown.’ The vast tract of common grassland, sweeping you into the town centre as you approach from the south, is home to a golf club, a cricket club and the occasional fair and circus, yet still provides acres of recreational space for residents and visitors. But, for one day a year, this idyllic scene is interrupted for a few hours for the biggest classic car meeting of its kind in Britain.

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Over the years we’ve had bright sun, clouds and occasional rain but whatever the weather nothing stops most of the pre-registered owners of more than 1000 classic vehicles from driving to Harpenden from all over the UK and beyond to display their lovingly-maintained vehicles.

And there is never any shortage of admirers. Up to 10,000 spectators - residents and visitors - spend hours admiring the mouth-watering collection. Even in damp conditions the attendance is unexpectedly, and gratifyingly, high.

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1923 AUSTIN 7 VAN

A ‘classic’ vehicle should be at least 20 years old but we usually have one or two built around a century ago, such as a 1900 Daimler Type A, and a 1913 model T Ford. Every decade following is always well represented, too, from Rolls Royces and Maseratis to Austin A40s and Morris Minors. We have even had a Sinclair C5.

Classics on the Common was the brain-child of Harpenden resident and Metropolitan Police officer Peter Madden. The idea was born shortly after he bought a 1968 Rover P5B coupe and the first year attracted 125 cars. Since that time the event has grown steadily in popularity with owners and spectators.

When Peter Madden decided to make the 2008 Classics his last, he asked the Harpenden Village Rotary Club to take over responsibility for organising and running the event. As members of a service organisation Rotarians are no strangers to running or helping with events and, with more than 40 members, we had a good deal of manand woman-power to offer.

This year we are proud to be organising the 20th Classics on the Common. On the day, the Rotarians are at full stretch so we are very grateful to have our numbers boosted by members of our associated club, Harpenden Village Inner Wheel, Harpenden Explorer Scouts,

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the St Albans and Harpenden Police Cadets and members of the Carpenters Arms Classics Car Club.

Classics on the Common is a non-profit event but it does give the organisers an opportunity to raise funds for local, national and international charities. The classic car owners make a donation to register and, although there is no entry charge to the public, Harpenden’s townsfolk have always responded generously when approached with collecting buckets. Local businesses, pubs and restaurants lend support, too, by donating prizes for our tombola or taking banner advertising.

In 2012 we raised a record £19,000. Various charities supported by Rotary benefited but the main recipients were Keech Children’s Hospice, Harpenden Mencap and Mercy Ships. This year the main beneficiaries will be Herts Air Ambulance, the Samaritans (Local Branch), Keech Children’s Hospice and Water Aid. The success of ‘Classics’ is not difficult to understand. For the proud owners it provides a display window for their treasured vehicles and, for the public, vicarious delight and admiration. www.classicsonthecommon.com

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Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Announce their 2013 season FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, THE WINTER’S TALE RE-IMAGINED AND THE SOUND OF MUSIC AT REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE JANE ASHER TO PLAY LADY CATHERINE DE BOURGH IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE LIVIER AWARD NOMINEES CHARLOTTE WAKEFIELD AND O MICHAEL XAVIER WILL PLAY THE ROLES OF MARIA RAINER AND CAPTAIN VON TRAPP IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC

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he award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is a London landmark, with one of the largest auditoria in London, and the oldest, professional, permanent outdoor theatre in Britain – a firm fixture of summer in the city, providing a cultural hub in the beautiful surroundings of a Royal Park. Its steeply raked auditorium is one of the largest in London with 1,240 seats, yet those who attend say it is one of the most intimate. Each night an incomparable atmosphere is created by the buzz of people enjoying their theatre-going in every sense: friends setting up hampers on the picnic lawn, filling their glasses with wine or drinking Pimms in the bar as the fairy lights twinkle in the trees.

Yet the Open Air Theatre is not just about an amazing atmosphere, it is about remarkable storytelling too. Built upon a core of outstanding dramatic credentials, we aim to present bold and dynamic productions that stimulate the senses. Weather and climate add a thrilling contribution to our work, making the relationship between performer, text and audience a truly unique event at every performance.

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Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre 2013 season fixtures TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Directed by Timothy Sheader Dates Until 15th June 2013 Performances Mon – Sat (7.45pm); matinees Weds, Thurs and Sats (2.15pm).

Tickets Standard price: £25 - £45; Premium Seats £55 (including glass of

wine & programme) Schools rates: available, Group rates: available Please note: tickets prices are the same for Pride and Prejudice and The Sound of Music

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Dates First preview Performances

Directed by Deborah Bruce 20th June – 20th July 2013 20th June 2013 Mon – Sat (7.45pm); matinees Thurs and Sat (2.15pm) No matinees on 20th, 22nd or 27th June.

THE WINTER’S TALE RE-IMAGINED FOR EVERYONE AGED SIX & OVER Dates

Tickets

29th June – 20th July Performances: Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri (1.30pm) Sat (9.45am), Sun (10am and 1.30pm).

All tickets £15.00, School rates: available Family tickets: available (4 tickets, including 1 adult, at £50.00)

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Dates First preview Performances

Directed by Ria Parry

Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh 25th July – 7th September 2013 25th July 2013 Mon – Sat (7.45pm); matinees Thurs and Sats (2.15pm) no matinee 25 July.

A full performance schedule will be available from www.openairtheatre.com Box Office Online Bookings

0844 826 4242 www.openairtheatre.com

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PROMS FRIDAY 12TH JULY TO SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2013 ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON BBC RADIO 3, BBC TV AND ONLINE

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Marin Alsop’s Last Night, Barenboim’s Ring Cycle and the returns of Nigel Kennedy and Doctor Who in the biggest ever broadcast Proms festival

he 2013 BBC Proms promises two months of many of the world’s greatest artists, composers, orchestras and ensembles across 92 concerts including four Last Night celebrations around the UK. Daniel Barenboim will conduct the first ever complete Wagner Ring Cycle at the Proms in one summer. His Staatskapelle Berlin will be joined by leading Wagner interpreters including Nina Stemme and Bryn Terfel (22nd – 28th July). With Promming tickets remaining at £5 for the eighth year running, audiences will be able to attend the complete Ring cycle for just £20. Marin Alsop makes Proms history by becoming the first woman to conduct the world-famous Last Night of the Proms. She will be joined by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and British violinist Nigel Kennedy, who appears earlier in the festival with a performance of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth continue with performances given by British orchestras and leading interpreters of his work: Tristan and Isolde with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Semyon Bychkov, Tannhäuser with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Donald Runnicles, and Parsifal with the Hallé under Sir Mark Elder. Fellow bicentenarian Giuseppe Verdi is celebrated with performances by two Italian orchestras, and the centenaries of two of the pre-eminent composers of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten and Witold Lutosławski, are marked across 18 Proms. Throughout the festival there will be a complete Tchaikovsky symphony cycle and a selection of some of the more rarely performed piano concertos including Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for two pianos (three hands), Glazunov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Stravinsky’s Concerto for piano and wind instruments.

The BBC’s Doctor Who celebrates 50 YEARS on our screens with his third visit to the Proms while there are firsts with an Urban Classic Prom featuring Fazer, Laura Mvula and Maverick Sabre and a 6 Music Prom with Cerys Matthews, Laura Marling and The Stranglers.

There are two Proms dedicated to music from the big-screen: John Wilson returns to the Proms with his eponymous orchestra for an evening of Hollywood glamour and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform classic British and American film scores. From the ‘vocal play’ of a cappella group Naturally 7, the first Prom dedicated to Gospel music, a rare performance of Frank Zappa’s The Adventures of Greggery Peccary to Les Siècles performing Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring on period instruments, there is a range of diverse musical offerings.

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Many well-loved Proms artists return to the festival in 2013 including...

Stephen Hough on the First Night, Imogen Cooper, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida and star of last year’s Last Night of the Proms, Joseph Calleja, who as well as singing in a main evening Prom will appear alongside Nigel Kennedy at Proms in the Park. Kennedy will be making a mad-dash to Hyde Park from the Royal Albert Hall stage and back again in his first appearance at the Last Night of the Proms!

The BBC Proms continues to celebrate youth with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain giving the first ever free main evening Prom performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America comes to the UK in its inaugural year with star American violinist Joshua Bell. The Proms Youth Choir, now in its second year, joins forces with the BBC Symphony Chorus on the First Night of the Proms to create a massed choir for Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony.

In addition to the six BBC performing groups who once again provide the backbone to the season, there is a stellar line-up of international orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Lorin Maazel, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under newly appointed Chief Conductor Vasily Petrenko, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra with Jonathan Nott, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Mariss Jansons. Gracing the Royal Albert Hall’s stage for the first time are the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.

In the spirit of the Proms’ enduring mission to make the best classical music available to everyone, the 2013 Proms will be broadcast on more BBC platforms than ever before across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four. Every Prom is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and the audio streamed online in HD quality with additional broadcasts on Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, 4 Extra, 6 Music and the Asian Network. Online, for the first time ever Cadogan Hall Proms chamber music concerts, hosted by Petroc Trelawny, will be filmed for the BBC website and a selection will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Four. For full details of the season please visit: bbc.co.uk/proms Tickets are now on sale via bbc.co.uk/proms or 0844 209 7353 and in person at the Royal Albert Hall

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The Championships Wimbledon 2013 MONDAY 24th JUNE – SUNDAY 7th JULY

Since the first Championships in 1877, Wimbledon has grown from its roots as a garden-party tournament to a Grand Slam tournament with a following of millions around the world.

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he All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, responsible for staging the world’s leading tennis tournament, is a private Club founded in 1868, originally as ‘The All England Croquet Club’. Its first ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon.

In 1875 lawn tennis, a game introduced by major Walter Clopton Wingfield a year or so earlier and originally called Sphairistike, was added to the activities of the Club. In the spring of 1877 the Club was re-titled ‘The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club’ and signalled its change of name by instituting the first Lawn Tennis Championship.

The only event held in 1877 was the Gentlemen’s Singles which was won by Spencer Gore, an old Harrovian rackets player, from a field of 22. About 200 spectators paid one shilling each to watch the final.

The lawns at the Ground were arranged in such a way that the principal court was situated in the middle with the others arranged around it; hence the title ‘Centre Court’, which was retained when the Club moved in 1922 to the present site in Church Road opened

by King George V. The foresight of building the present stadium, designed to hold 14,000 people, did more to popularise the game worldwide than anything that has happened to date.However, in 1980 four new courts were brought into commission on the north side of the ground, which meant the

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Centre Court was once more at the centre of the tournament. The opening of the new No. 1 Court in 1997 emphasised the description.

By 1882 activity at the Club was almost exclusively confined to lawn tennis and that year the word ‘croquet’ was dropped from the title. However, for sentimental reasons, it was restored in 1899 and the club has been known as ‘The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’ ever since.

Enter the Ladies In 1884 the Ladies’ Singles was inaugurated and, from an entry of 13 players, Maud Watson became the first champion. That same year, the Gentlemen’s Doubles was started, with the trophy donated by the Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club after the end of their doubles championship, played from 1879 to 1883.

Overseas Champions By the turn of the century Wimbledon had assumed an international character and in 1905 May Sutton of the United States became the first Champion from overseas when she won the Ladies’ Singles. She repeated her success in 1907, the year when Norman Brookes of Australia became the first Gentlemen’s Singles champion from overseas. Since that year, only two players from Great Britain, Arthur Gore and Fred Perry, have

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managed to win the Men’s Singles while there have been five British Ladies’ Champions since Wimbledon moved to Church Road — Kitty McKane Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer, Ann Jones and Virginia Wade.

In 1980 Bjorn Borg of Sweden became the first player to win the Gentlemen’s Singles five times in the post-challenge round era; a feat replicated by Roger Federer between 2003 and 2007. In 1985 Boris Becker, aged 17, became the youngest player, the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Gentlemen’s Singles. In 1987 Martina Navratilova of the United States became the first player to win the Ladies’ Singles six times in succession and in 1990 she attained the all-time record of nine victories in the event. Pete Sampras of the United States registered his seventh win in 2000 and in 2001, Goran Ivanisevic became the first wildcard to win the Gentlemen’s Singles.

Over the years the Club has constantly been aware of the need to provide facilities and ground improvements compatible with the pace and demand of modern day sport. Seldom has a year gone by without alteration to the ground or some organisational change taking place. In recent years, culminating in 2011, the momentum has increased and major works

Ticket information The majority of tickets for The Championships are allocated through the Public Ballot. Applications for the 2013 ballot are now closed. Applications for the 2014 ballot open in August 2013 and close in December 2013.

The Ticket Office is open for all ticketing queries, normal opening hours are Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm (excl. Bank Holidays).

Telephone 020 8971 2473.

Please Note: The Ticket Office is available for all ticket and ballot enquiries but is NOT a Box Office.

Approximately 500 tickets are reserved daily at the turnstiles for Days 1 to 9 for both Centre Court and No.2 Court and approximately 500 tickets are available for all 13 Days for No.1 Court.

Several thousand Ground Admission tickets are available each day. This number will vary depending on the number of people already in the grounds, the number of courts in play and the weather.

For more information about queueing, please visit www.wimbledon.com/championships/tickets/queueing.

Several hundred Centre Court and No.3 Court will be sold online on the day before play via the Ticketmaster website. www.wimbledon.com

programmes have provided improved facilities for the players, spectators, officials and media.

Wimbledon 2013 Wimbledon 2013 will see the finest players from over 60 countries compete in the five main Championships events. In the second week of the Tournament, these players will be joined by Juniors, Veteran and Wheelchair competitors, playing in their own events on the Championships’ lawns. The All England Club, Wimbledon has announced that the total prize money at this year’s 127th Championships, will be £22.6million, an increase of 40% on 2012.

Changes to the Order of Play The Club tries to play all matches on the courts and days published.

However, occasionally it is necessary to switch a match from one court to another. This can be for a number of reasons. Some players remain involved in several events towards the end of The Championships and it may be necessary to move a match to avoid a clash. The Club tries to give similar rest periods between matches for players due to play each other.

Provisional match schedule for The Championships 2013, all to be confirmed...

START DATES Monday 24th June Tuesday 25th June Thursday 27th June Saturday 29th June Tuesday 2nd July

Wednesday 3rd July Thursday 4th July

Friday 5th July

Saturday 6th July

Sunday 7th July

COMPETITION Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Doubles Mixed Doubles Boys’ and Girls’ Singles Ladies’ Singles QF Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles Veterans’ Invitational Doubles Gentlemen’s Singles QF Ladies’ Singles SF Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Doubles SF Gentlemen’s Singles SF Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Doubles SF Ladies Wheelchair SF Ladies’ Singles Final Gentlemen’s Doubles Final Ladies’ Doubles Final Gentlemen’s Wheelchair SF Gentlemen’s Singles Final Mixed Doubles Final Gentlemen’s/Ladies’ Wheelchair Finals

COURT(S)

Centre/No.1 Centre/No.1 Centre Centre/No.1 Centre Centre/No.1 tbc Centre Centre Centre tbc Centre Centre tbc

Grounds open at 10:30am each day. On Courts No.2–19, play is provisionally scheduled to start at 11:30am for main draw matches on at least the first eight days and at 11:00am for the Junior matches on the middle Saturday and during the second week. Centre Court play scheduled to start at 1pm, except the last two days when 2pm. No.1 Court play scheduled to start at 1pm for all 13 days.

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Proms at St Jude’s Festival Now in their 21st year, Proms at St Jude’s is a community festival of music and culture taking place each June in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11.

22nd – 30th JUNE 2013 HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB, LONDON NW11

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here are daily concerts with top national and international artists; free lunchtime music recitals; a LitFest weekend with eight best-selling authors; a series of Heritage Walks; a buzzing licensed refreshment marquee; and a LitFest café with delicious home-made cakes. The Proms at St Jude’s festival will feature one of the world’s greatest ensembles, The Sixteen, and Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlisted author, Kate Atkinson. These are just two of the highlights of an exciting nine-day programme of music and culture for which tickets are on sale now. Other big names include bass-baritone Sir Willard White, violin virtuoso Charlie Siem, and renowned scientist Baroness Susan Greenfield.

“We have a programme to suit all tastes, including free lunchtime recitals and concerts for kids.” said Proms spokesman Ron Finlay.

The Festival raises funds for Toynbee Hall, to help socially excluded young people, and the North London Hospice, which cares for people with lifelimiting illnesses. Last year, Proms was able to donate £50,000 to these KATE ATKINSON

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good causes. For the opening midday concert on 22nd June, many of the Pandemonium Drummers will be reviving their ebullient performance from the 2012 Olympics, along with a choir of amazing volunteer games-makers.

FREE concerts for kids!

This year’s Proms at St Jude’s Festival includes three top quality concerts for kids and families and what’s more they are all FREE! There are also seven guided heritage walks in and around Hampstead Garden Suburb and the City, please see website for further details.

For more information of times and dates, and to book online, please visit www.promsatstjudes.org.uk Telephone booking opens on 5th June on 020 3322 8123.

The Henrietta Barnett School and St Jude-on-the-Hill: Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 7AH

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Mr Simms

Olde Sweet Shoppe Visiting Mr Simms Sweet Shoppe at No 5 French Row, St Albans is just like travelling back in time to a yesteryear when traditional sweet shops were packed with jars of colourful Bon Bons and more than 500 other varieties of sweets, all designed to delight customers, young and old.

special treat at Mr Simms. The store has a large glass counter area packed with all the traditional Pick ‘N’ Mix favourites including Love Hearts and Cola Bottles, while behind the counter, the entire wall is lined with over 250 jars of more traditional sweets ranging from Cherry Chrystals to Barley Twists.

Uniquely located opposite the entrance to the famous tower and just a stones throw from the Cathedral, Mr Simms is filled to overflowing with every conceivable variety of fudge, sweets, lollipops, liquorice, candy sticks and chocolates you could ever imagine possible in a single store.

The store also stocks a vast array of packaged sweets including Refreshers, Fry’s Chocolate Cream bars and Fizzwizz, which have been almost impossible to find by consumers at the ‘Corner Shop’ in recent years.

Those of you who always remember the ‘Woolies’ Pick ‘N’ Mix counter are in for a

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For those of you with diabetic issues, Mr Simms also stocks an extensive range of chocolate bars, confectionary, liquorice, jelly fruits together with a large selection of gluten-free sweets.

Mr Simms has only been opened a short while but has already attracted thousands of loyal customers who return again and again for their particular favourites and fills a consumer need following the recent closure of the Thorntons St Albans branch nearby.

In order to experience the retro sweet range and personal service that customers receive when shopping at Mr Simms, they are offering readers a 10% discount off all orders over £5 on Mondays.

For more information about Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe, 5 French Row, St Albans call 01727 568568

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The 2013 Ashes Summer at Lord’s Cricket Ground THURSDAY 18th – MONDAY 22nd JULY 2013

The second Investec Ashes Test Match between England and Australia will be hosted at the prestigious home of world cricket, Lord’s from Thursday 18th – Monday 22nd July.

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ith just a month to go until the most celebrated rivalry in cricketing history, Lord’s Cricket Ground is gearing up to meet the anticipated high demand for general tickets, and to book its iconic meetings and events spaces. Cricket fans will travel from all over the UK and the world to experience the pure excitement of The Ashes, and this truly iconic venue.

The term ‘Ashes’ was first used after England lost to Australia - for the first time on home soil - at The Oval on 29th August 1882.A day later, the Sporting Times carried a mock obituary of English cricket which concluded that: “The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia”. The concept caught the imagination of the sporting public.

A few weeks later, an English team, captained by the Hon Ivo Bligh [later Lord Darnley], set off to tour Australia, with Bligh vowing to return with “the ashes”; his Australian counterpart, WL Murdoch, similarly vowed to defend them.

As well as playing three scheduled matches against the Australian national side, Bligh and the amateur players in his team participated in many social matches. It was after one such match, at the Rupertswood Estate outside Melbourne on Christmas Eve 1882, that Bligh was given the small terracotta urn as a symbol of the ashes that he had travelled to Australia to regain.

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On the same occasion, he met his future wife - Florence Morphy - who was the companion to Lady Janet Clarke, mistress of Rupertswood, and governess to the Clark children.In February 1884, Bligh married Florence. Shortly afterwards, they returned to England, taking the urn - which Bligh always regarded as a personal gift - with them. It stayed on the mantelpiece at the Bligh family home - Cobham Hall, near Rochester in Kent - until Bligh died, 43 years later. At his request, Florence bequeathed the urn to MCC. Today, over 75 years on, the tiny, delicate and irreplaceable artefact resides in the MCC Museum at Lord’s. Each year, it is seen by tens of thousands of visitors, from all parts of the world.

In the 1990s, recognising the two teams’ desire to compete for an actual trophy, MCC commissioned - after discussions with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia - an urn-shaped Waterford Crystal trophy. This was first presented to Mark Taylor after his Australian side emerged triumphant in the 1998-99 Test series against England.

Since then, the trophy has been presented to the winning captain at the end of each Test series between Australia and England.Most recently, it was presented to Andrew Strauss after England’s 3-1 victory over Australia in the 2010/11 Ashes Series.

Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787 - a fact gathered from a poster for a cricket match in 1837 announcing MCC’s Golden jubilee. Before then, however, aristocrats and noblemen played

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their cricket in White Conduit Fields at Islington, London. Like shooting and fox-hunting, cricket was considered a manly sport for the elite - with plenty of gambling opportunities to boot. (Around £20,000 was bet on a series of games between Old Etonians and England in 1751!) As London’s population grew, so did the nobility’s impatience with the crowds who gathered to watch them play. In pursuit of exclusivity, they decided to approach Thomas Lord, a bowler with White Conduit CC, and asked him to set up a new private ground. An ambitious entrepreneur, Lord was encouraged by Lord Winchilsea to lease a ground on Dorset Fields in Marylebone - the site of the modern Dorset Square.He staged his first match - Middlesex (with two of Berkshire and one of Kent) versus Essex (with two given men) - on 31st May 1787. Thus Marylebone Cricket Club was formed. A year later, it laid down a Code of Laws, requiring the wickets to be pitched 22 yards apart and detailing how players could be given out. Its Laws were adopted throughout the game - and MCC today remains the custodian and arbiter of Laws relating to cricket around the world.

After a short stay at Marylebone Bank, Regent’s Park, between 1811 and 1813, Lord’s moved to a new rural ground - previously the site of a duck pond - in St John’s Wood in 1814. It remains MCC’s home to this day. The ground was soon a major success and attracted hordes of players and spectators forcing Lord to build a Pavilion and refreshment stalls.

In 1805, the dukes and earls were keen to see their sons play cricket and so hired the ground for an Eton versus Harrow schools cricket match - the start of a world-famous, and on-going, tradition.

In 1825, when Thomas Lord was 70, he sold the ground to a Bank of England director, William Ward, for £5,000. Having provided the Marylebone Cricket Club with a ground for 38 years, Lord retired and then died seven years later - but his name lives on. That same year (1825), the Pavilion - housing scorecards, records and trophies - was destroyed in a fire. Work commenced immediately on a replacement, which opened the following year. At the time, the wicket was ‘prepared’ before a match by allowing sheep to come in and graze on the grass. However, the Club subsequently acquired its first mowing machine and appointed its first groundsman in 1864.

In the 1870s, MCC decided it wanted to get involved in county cricket, which was growing in popularity, and, in 1877, it invited Middlesex to adopt Lord’s as its county ground - an arrangement which continues over 125 years later.

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MCC’s next step towards establishing itself as cricket’s most influential body involved its development of a relationship with Australia, where emigrants had started playing the game competitively. So in 1877 James Lillywhite and an England side boarded a steamer and travelled for eight weeks before playing Australia in the first official Test match - although it was not until 26 years later, in 1903, that MCC undertook official responsibility for England’s tours ‘down under’.

One of MCC’s most famous players, Dr WG Grace, from Gloucestershire, gave the Club even greater recognition through his monumental performances and stature. A painting of him by A.S. Wortley was presented to the Club in 1890 and still hangs in the famous Long Room.

In 1889, the foundation stone was laid for a new Pavilion, paid for by a £21,000 loan from William Nicholson, who had made his fortune from distilling gin. A year later it was opened in time for the new season. It is now a listed building and one of the most famous landmarks in world sport.

At the turn of the century, the Board of Control for Test Matches, the Advisory County Cricket Committee and the Imperial Cricket Conference were all set up to cater for the growth in domestic, imperial and other international cricket. These bodies existed until 1968 when there was a major reorganisation of cricket in England. Since MCC was a private club it could not receive public funds, so it set up a Cricket Council as the governing body of cricket and the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) to administer the professional game. It also converted its MCC Cricket Association into the National Cricket Association (NCA) to look after the recreational game. As a result, cricket started to receive financial help from the Government.

In the 1990s, the structure was changed again with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) taking over responsibility for all cricket in England from the TCCB, NCA and Cricket Council. MCC is determined to ensure that Lord’s remains world-class, as well as world-famous. MCC has recently been investing even more money to ensure that Lord’s has both a unique historic appeal and truly state-of-the-art sporting facilities.

Announcements will be made of players via the Lord’s Cricket Ground website shortly. www.lords.org

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The history of Luton Hoo O ver the years Luton Hoo has counted many heads of state and members of royalty among its visitors including Queen Mary, Edward VII and Lord Mountbatten. In 1947, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh spent part of their honeymoon in one of the mansion’s vast state bedrooms, and returned to celebrate future wedding anniversaries. There has been a house on the present site of Luton Hoo since at least 1601 when Robert Napier bought the estate. Today’s mansion house dates from the late 18th century when it was the seat of the 3rd Earl of Bute, then Prime Minister to George III. The famous landscape designer, Capability Brown, was engaged to redesign the surrounding parkland and gardens which now extend to 1,065 acres.

In 1903 Luton Hoo was bought by Sir Julius Wernher, a leading diamond dealer who commissioned Charles Mewes and Arthur Davis, the architects of the Ritz Hotel in London, to redesign the interior of Luton Hoo in a lavish Edwardian ‘Belle Époque’ style. After the death of Sir Julius, Harold Wernher inherited the estate from his father. During the Second World War, the estate and mansion house was commissioned by Eastern Command and played an important role in wartime operations testing tanks before they were taken off to depots for war service.

On 26th June 1948, Sir Harold Wernher and his wife Lady Zia, Countess

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Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby, hosted a memorable visit by Sir Winston Churchill when 110,000 people gathered to hear him address the crowd and thank them for their support during the Second World War. Sir Harold and Lady Zia decided to exhibit Sir Julius’s art collection within the house in 1951 including several items of the now famous Fabergé collection. They also bred several well known race horses including Brown Jack, who won twenty five races in his ten year racing career and Charlottown, who won The Derby in 1966. Sir Harold died in 1973 followed by Lady Zia in 1977 with the estate passing to their elder grandson, Nicholas Phillips, who together with his wife developed the living accommodation into facilities for corporate functions and filming, to support the maintenance of the art collection.

The house has been a very popular location with television and film makers, being used for films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Enigma, Eyes Wide Shut, Inspector Morse, Nicholas Nickleby, Vanity Fair and Bleak House to name but a few.

Following Nicholas Phillips’ death in 1991 the estate was put up for sale in 1997 and was finally purchased by Elite Hotels in 1999. The Hotel opened in October 2007 following an investment of more than £60 million and a painstaking restoration programme.

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Taste of London Taste of London Promises Gourmet Paradise Featuring Some of the World’s Best Chefs and Restaurants in its 10th Anniversary Year!

20th – 23rd JUNE 2013 LONDON REGENT’S PARK

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aste of London, the world’s greatest restaurant festival, will celebrate its 10 year anniversary with the best line up ever. To celebrate the mile stone, the event will be jam packed with exclusive new restaurants, world class chefs and tantalising fresh features.

The festival takes place 20th-23rd June in London’s Regent’s Park, and is not to be missed. Taste of London 2013 will take the theme of collaboration and reunion and bring it to life with UK and international chef talent to celebrate 10 years of culinary magic from the food capital of the world.

Taste of London 2013 will present a series of culinary exclusives including three generations of the Roux dynasty - Albert Roux, Michel Roux Jr and Emily Roux - together cooking up a feast at the festival. Foodie fans can purchase a ticket to London’s hottest summer social event (on sale now), set to welcome the finest chefs in the world, innovative collaborations and

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reunions from a raft of gourmet heroes including top London talent Raymond Blanc, Ben Tish, Pascal Aussignac and Bruno Loubet.

The capital’s hottest new restaurants feeding the appetites of visitors for the first time will include stylish Sushisamba, trend setting Duck & Waffle, Peruvian hot ticket LIMA and fish specialist The Angler to name a few. Additionally restaurants back by popular demand will include Le Gavroche, Gauthier Soho, Opera Tavern and Tamarind. The incredible line-up illustrates the diversity of culinary offerings the city has, and perfectly demonstrates London is the greatest restaurant scene in the world!

British Airways returns as headline sponsor of the event, once again offering a first class service in their executive club lounge for British Airways gold and silver executive club members. This year British Airways will also be offering all Taste

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visitors a sneak preview of what will be served on its new A380 aircraft which will be flying to Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

As part of a worldwide Taste Festivals collaboration, Electrolux are a sponsor of Taste of London and partnering on global Taste events. The Electrolux Taste Theatre will host an array of world class chefs showcasing their culinary skills. Brand new for 2013 is Electroux Chefs’ Secrets, offering visitors the opportunity to get up close and personal with culinary legends in an interactive cooking demonstration.

Laurent-Perrier will be educating guests in the most stylish and delicious fashion with their brand new Grape to Glass Masterclass that delves into the journey of the world’s finest champagne, from picking the grape to the first sip, with accompanying food pairings.

Guests looking for an oriental flavour can enjoy Taste of Thailand from the Royal Thai Embassy. Visitors will enjoy a selection of London’s best Thai restaurants, music, entertainment and cooking, alongside over 30 Thai exhibitors. Weber will be the official BBQ partner of the festival, bringing their BBQ masterclass as well as the professional and amateur BBQ championships. S.Pellegrino will be returning with a water, wine and food tasting feature, plus a private dining experience and Italian inspired cafe.

50,000 visitors are expected to dine from 40 of the capital’s top

restaurants, serving a mix of British, French, Pan Asian, Japanese Fusion, South American and Italian cuisine, shop from 200 boutique food and drink stalls, enjoy fine wine tasting and watch some of the world’s finest chefs demonstrate their skills.

Treat your taste buds at the world’s greatest restaurant festival and one of London’s chicest social events of the summer.

Tickets are available to purchase via www.tastefestivals.com/london or by calling 0871 230 7132.

Pre purchased Ticket Prices Standard (entry only) Child (entry only) Premium (entry + £20 of Crowns) VIP (fast track entry + VIP area, glass of champagne & £20 of Crowns) Laurent-Perrier Masterclass (VIP benefits plus entry to one LP Masterclass)

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Crowns are the official Taste of London currency used to purchase food and drink consumed at the event.

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THE LUNA CINEMA CLASSIC FILMS UNDER THE STARS IN BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS 4th JULY - 29th SEPTEMBER 2013

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he Luna Cinema, the country’s leading producer of open air cinema, presents a glorious 2013 Summer season of popular classics, from Singin’ in the Rain, Casablanca and Breakfast at Tiffany’s to The Blues Brothers, Dirty Dancing, Top Gun and This is Spinal Tap, as well as more recent Box Office hits such as The Life of Pi, Les Miserables & Skyfall.

Films are presented on giant screens in truly spectacular locations including Kensington Palace Gardens, Kew Gardens, Warwick Castle, Brockwell Lido, the legendary Pinewood Studios and many more. There are over 60 screenings taking place in amazing locations around London, Kent,

THE LUNA CINEMA 2013 SEASON VENUE Highfield Park, St Albans Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse One New Change, St. Paul’s Brockwell Lido Dulwich Park Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace Kensington Palace Kensington Palace Kensington Palace Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park Opera Holland Park

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FILM TITLE Dirty Dancing (1987) Back To The Future (1985) Casablanca (1942) Mamma Mia (2008) Anchorman (2004) Jaws (1975) Labyrinth (1986) Grease (1978) Some Like It Hot (1959) Top Gun (1986) Skyfall (2012) Casablanca (1942) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961) West Side Story (1961) Not So Silent Movies

Sussex, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire and Dorset.

Looking for something a little bit different? Why not watch Jaws from an inflatable boat, at Brockwell Lido; or catch some Charlie Chaplin classics, accompanied by a live orchestra at Opera Holland Park; or get ready to do the Time Warp in Kew Gardens whilst watching The Rocky Horror Show with a live introduction from Richard O’Brien via satellite link up from New Zealand.

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Battersea Park Battersea Park One New Change, St. Paul’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Brockwell Lido Dulwich Park Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Dulwich Park Dulwich Park Kew Gardens Kew Gardens Kew Gardens One New Change, St. Paul’s Brockwell Lido Dulwich Park Hatfield House Hatfield House Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace

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The Goonies (1985) Top Gun (1986) Argo (2012) Shakespeare In Love (1998) Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Pretty Woman (1990) The Birds (1963) Django Unchained (2012) Argo (2012) Cinema Paradiso (1988) Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Dirty Dancing (1987) public vote public vote This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961) Top Gun (1986) Les Miserables (2012) Life of Pi (2012)

The Luna Cinema 2013 season is proudly sponsored by Haagen Dazs.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE PINEWOOD FILM & WIN AN EXCLUSIVE STUDIO TOUR On 25th July, for the first time ever, there will be a one-off outdoor screening at the UK’s legendary Pinewood Studios. The Luna Cinema is inviting the public to vote for their favourite film made at Pinewood Studios, the most popular of which will be screened on the evening. Entries can be submitted via www.thelunacinema. com and one random entry will be selected to win an exclusive tour of Pinewood Studios for four people, including lunch at the historic Pinewood Bar.

The shortlist of films shot at Pinewood Studios are: Skyfall (2012, cert 12A, 143 mins) Mamma Mia! (2008, cert PG, 108 mins)) The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, cert 12A, 115 mins))

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Casino Royale (2006, cert 12, 144 mins) Batman (1989, cert 15, 126 mins) Aliens (1986, cert 18, 137 mins) The Great Gatsby (1974, cert 12, 144 mins) The Day Of The Jackal (1973, cert 15, 143 mins) Carry On Camping (1969, 88 mins) The Red Shoes (1948, cert U, 133 mins) Please go to www.thelunacinema.com for full venue information, prices and certificate rating for each film.

Prices vary from venue to venue but range from £8.00 to £19.50

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Bonhams to sell John Lennon’s first car... a Ferrari

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The 1965 330GT 2+2 Coupé was bought by the Beatles singer for £6,500 on the day he passed his driving test. It is estimated to realise between £180,000 and £220,000 at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on 12th July 2013

he Ferrari, personally selected by Beatles singer/songwriter John Lennon as his first car, is the latest important motor car to join the line-up for the Bonhams auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, West Sussex, on Friday 12th July.

In February 1965 The Beatles recorded Ticket to Ride – a song that would become one of their biggest hits, topping both the UK and US singles charts. By happy coincidence, that same month, the news that Lennon had passed his driving test made headlines across the country. Within hours, the road outside the security gates of his Kentwood home in Weybridge, Surrey, was jammed with Maseratis, Aston Martins, and the Jaguar E-type, as luxury car dealerships – hungry for business – spotted an opportunity to secure a high-profile client.

The singer, by then a father to 22-month-old Julian by his first wife Cynthia, strolled out to inspect the cars and chose a right-hand drive Ferrari 330GT 2+2 Coupé finished in Azzuro blue paint, with a blue interior, priced at £6,500 (equivalent to just over £110,000 in today’s money).

Motor vehicles were to become a passion for Lennon, no more so than this Ferrari, which he used for the best part of three years, until October 1967… covering more than 20,000 miles.

By the late 1980s, this special car was with the famous Modena Ferrari dealership, from where it was acquired by its current owner. Painted red

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and separated from its number plate, it was then lovingly restored to its original specification.

Offered for sale by Bonhams with its original DUL 4C registration restored by the DVLA, this matching-numbers* motor car is one of only 500 of its type built and is estimated to realise between £180,000 and £220,000 at the auction.

It is offered for sale along with a history file documenting its provenance and restoration, which also includes correspondence with Lennon.

Sholto Gilbertson, Senior Specialist in the Bonhams Motor Car Department, said: “It is a wonderful commentary on the early excitement generated by Beatlemania that John Lennon didn’t even have to leave his house to buy his first car. We are delighted to be offering a car associated with such an icon of contemporary popular culture at the first of our Goodwood series of auctions in 2013. Already our Festival of Speed Sale is shaping up to potentially eclipse last year’s record-breaking total.” *A matching-numbers motor car is one in which the numbers stamped on the engine and the chassis match, and are the same as those originally fitted by the factory during construction.

The sale will be conducted by Bonhams at Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0PX www.bonhams.com

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2013 marks the 50th Anniversary of Lamborghini. The company’s history is one of challenges and uncontested records, set by its founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, who decided to create the world’s most beautiful, and powerful super sports cars.

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erruccio Lamborghini was born in 1916, this capable, impetuous, strong-willed Taurus was the leading character in the foundation of the company and the early phases of its extraordinary history. Ferruccio was a very wealthy man, following World War II, he founded his tractor factory, but by the early 1960s, Lamborghini knew exactly what he wanted... to build a super sports car to compete with Ferrari. Constructing that kind of car was viewed by others as an unexplainable extravagance, and something that would squander his fortune without ever turning a profit. But Lamborghini had done his homework, and started working on his project in 1962, and by May 1963 he had already founded ‘Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini’, buying land in Sant’Agata Bolognese, to build a large ultramodern factory. The first model was naturally put out quickly, for its official presentation at the Turin Auto Show in November 1963. The debut of the Lamborghini in a narrow but fiercely competitive market – shared until

then by Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin and Jaguar – certainly created a stir.

Sceptics seriously doubted Lamborghini’s ability, but those who knew him well simply commented: “wait and see, because Lamborghini knows what he’s doing.”

In 1964, the body’s first design was redone completely to make it more attractive to the public, and he thus turned to the famous Milan-based Carrozzeria Touring. The changes made created a line that became a classic: original but without being extreme. The 350 GT was born.

The speedy two-seater Berlinetta had everything to attract customers. Lamborghini, the tireless promoter of his own company, did not hesitate to go about with his creation to show it off to the world. The immediate and almost inevitable offshoot of the 350 GT, was the 400 GT. Its engine was increased to a four-litre model and it featured the first gearbox designed in-house by Lamborghini.

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350 GT

Thus, by early 1965 the coupes from Sant’Agata were starting to be noticed. Sales gradually started to increase, although these figures were obviously small, given the elite target. This was the first, great phase of the Lamborghini company. Between 1965 and 1966, the company presented an astonishing number of new models. Although cars like the 3500 GTZ, 350 Spyder by Touring and the Monza 400 were essentially prototypes, the seemingly extravagant chassis presented at the Lamborghini stand during the 1965 Turin Auto Show was destined to have a profound impact on the history of the company and on the entire automotive industry.

In October 1967, just three years after its hesitant debut in Turin, Lamborghini arrived at the Italian Auto Show with an extraordinary lineup. By this time, the range of cars was truly impressive.

Lamborghini could now look towards the future far more optimistically, with a flood of orders for the Miura and unparalleled interest and publicity. Lamborghini had been right on target. Lamborghini thus became a symbolic name in the auto world, the emblem of excess, going ‘further’ at all costs. The Miura was the most fashionable car of its day, essentially equivalent to the Mini, albeit at the other end of the price scale. It was a car that the very wealthy simply had to have, because it was a symbol, for it was a car that, like no other, expressed the audacity, gusto for living and freedom to travel that characterised the era. Almost inevitably, overnight it became the favourite among playboys, film stars, industrialists, musicians and royalty around the world: anyone who really counted drove a Miura, or at least had one on order. The Shah of Persia, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were just a few of the loyal customers who bought this car, and Lamborghini became a familiar name to them.

Luck continued to smile on the Miura. The clear improvement in its overall quality, which came about with the S version, bolstered its market position.

While Lamborghini continued to produce as fast as possible, it couldn’t keep up with orders received from around the world. 1970 also brought in several innovations, in October, a special VIP version of the Espada was presented, with a range of luxury finishes that were unusual for the period, such as air conditioning, a bar and a television.

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Ferruccio had accomplished his goal: from nothing, he had created a car that was not only famous around the world, but had also become nothing short of a legend. Production of the Countach began at the end of 1973 with the bright-green model exhibited at the Paris Motor Show.. The model range for 1974 thus included the Countach, the Espada Series III, the Jarama S and the Urraco S. Delivery of the first Countachs began.

The company continued to look ahead, attempting to satisfy market requirements. The success that Porsche had demonstrated that there were always plenty of car buffs around the world who were willing to spend substantial sums of money on a high-performance convertible.

And while legislation worldwide was moving towards a progressive ban of canvas-topped convertibles, the expedient used by the German car – a wide roll-bar and solid rear window, with only a removable mid-roof section – was welcomed widely.

Inspired by this concept and using the excellent mechanical basis of the nowperfected Urraco P300, Lamborghini decided to develop a Urraco model with a removable roof panel. The Silhouette was an aggressive model and had the 3-litre 260 hp V8 engine of the Urraco P300, and was presented in Italy in February 1976 at a list price of nearly 15 million lire. Obviously, this steep price tag ended up sharply limiting its circulation, and with only 54 units, it is one of the rarest and most exclusive Lamborghinis.

Fortunately, the allure of these cars, a name that had now become a legend, aroused enormous interest in the company. As soon as it was put up for liquidation, it had a number of admirers lined up to take it over. The wealthy owners of a sugar empire in Senegal and, naturally, sports car lovers, were entrusted. The Mimran brothers, immediately set out to reconstruct the company. The ‘Nuova Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini SpA’ company was thus formed in 1981 and from that moment on, work was seriously underway again.

Lamborghini went to the Geneva Motor Show in March 1981, exhibiting a Miura, and the Countach S with its large rear wing. However, the most tangible and reassuring sign of the new path undertaken by Lamborghini came with the first appearance of the Jalpa, a mature and well-finished evolution of the rare Silhouette, whose V8 engine was expanded to 3.5

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litres to produce 255 hp, and an overall updating in terms of styling and ergonomics. The Jalpa (P350) was not an entirely new product, but it was a well-made and convincing car. The renaissance of the new Lamborghini came about not only through the production of the Countach, still in great demand among connoisseurs, but also through this model.

It seemed that, finally, Lamborghini’s luck had turned. Through the shrewd reconstruction work spearheaded by the Mimran brothers and Emil Novaro, the revival of Lamborghini was firmly established by this time.

Then suddenly, there came a bolt out of the blue. In April 1987, ‘Nuova Automobili Lamborghini SpA’ was taken over by the US Chrysler company. In 1987, the French Formula 1 team Larrousse asked Mauro Forghieri, the celebrated designer of Ferrari’s finest models from the 60’s and 70’s, to create a new engine, and he turned to Lamborghini with the proposal.

Forghieri designed his engine, a V12 with a 3.5-litre capacity, the maximum displacement allowed by regulations. A new parallel structure, separate from Lamborghini and named Lamborghini Engineering, was established specifically for this engine. Ready within a matter of months, the new engine was officially demonstrated to the public in April 1988.

time, Ferdinand Piëch, the grandson of the legendary Professor Ferdinand Porsche, and the nephew of Porsche founder Ferry, was the chairman of the Volkswagen Group. Piech was immediately interested: he decided to move as quickly as possible. The first letter of intents between Audi and Lamborghini was signed in June 1998, and the contract for the complete and definitive transfer of all shares from the last Indonesian shareholder to the German company was completed on 27th July of the same year, just 50 days later.

The first major innovation came in 2001 with the successor to the Diablo: the Murciélago. Its power had also been boosted to 580 hp, increasing speed, muscle and acceleration.

What had been augmented above all was the sensation of the overall quality of the car, with a level of finishing touches that was even better than the already excellent results of the last Diablos. Sales immediately went well, and Lamborghini can count on selling each one it makes, as these cars are reserved by customers well in advance.

In celebration of its 50th Birthday, Automobil Lamborghini presents a very special super sports car with exclusive equipment and technology. The Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50 Anniversario is a limited and numbered series of just 100 worldwide.

Each unit has a Forged Composite badge with the 50 logo and a serial number.With its output increased to 720 hp, its new performance-oriented front and rear design, the special paintwork and unique interior trim, this Aventador is one of the most exclusive models ever produced in the history of Lamborghini.

Naturally, the news was sensational. The debut in Formula 1 racing of Lamborghini was a major event. The commitment and risk for the company were still rather limited, given that Lamborghini was simply supplying engines to the Larrousse team, which obviously pledged to pay for them. The engine showed excellent potential, and the results for 1990 were nothing short of brilliant. At the end of the British Grand Prix, Bernard won an extraordinary 4th place and Suzuki placed 6th. The best placement of the whole season came from Suzuki at the Grand Prix in Japan, as he placed 3rd and gave the company its first podium finish.

All Lamborghini models built in the 2013 anniversary year feature the 50th anniversary emblem in the cockpit. Like every Lamborghini, it is made using a combination of high-tech and artisanal craftsmanship.

The Mimran brothers’ decision to sell Lamborghini to Chrysler, a major company that mass-produced cars would be interested in purchasing a jewel like Lamborghini, but Chrysler’s sudden decision to sell the Bologna company to a group of unknown Indonesian investors seemed far more difficult to explain. This change of hands became official in January 1994, de-stabilising the company management.

Lamborghini will be appearing at Silverstone Classic, and will be the largest UK gather of Lamborghini’s in history. 100 Lamborghinis will be taking to the circuit for an amazing parade of classic and modern Lamborghinis. The manufacturer itself will have presence with a Lamborghini stand, positions alongside the Owner’s Club, displaying the new Lamborghini Aventador Roadster and other modern Lamborghinis.

In late 1996 Vittorio Di Capua was at the helm of the company. At this

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Christian Louboutin Opens New Boutique within Harrods Luxury French designer Christian Louboutin has opened his first standalone boutique within iconic London department store, Harrods. The 140 metres sq space, which sits adjacent to the shoe boudoir, offers a wide selection from the women’s shoe and bag collections.

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ritically acclaimed product and interior designer Lee Broom was commissioned to design a store concept drawing inspiration from its surroundings, as is customary for the brand. Whilst retaining signature Christian Louboutin interior features including its red carpet and niched alcoves on which the product is presented. The concept captures the spirit of Christian Louboutin combined with a quintessentially British twist to celebrate Louboutin’s theatricality whilst offering the customer a unique shopping experience.

London landmarks are skilfully incorporated into the space; an intricate white fanned arch-way entrance reminiscent of Covent Garden Opera House creates an impressive shop window whilst traditionally styled white street lamps act as shoe display areas throughout the space. Wall displays of bespoke tiles, evocative of the original London Underground walls, act as a colourful backdrop for collections which are perched

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upon shelving fabricated from illuminated light boxes. At the rear, paying homage to Big Ben, a giant etched glass clock face illuminates the space against the arched windows of the store.

Divided into two distinct areas, the private shopping room is revealed behind a mirrored doorway. The use of the brands signature red within soft furnishings and the tiled wall combined with the low lounge seating creates an intimate space. A wall created entirely of cabinet shelves in a warm wood, peppered with antique handle details, displays a selection of exceptional archive pieces from across the designers career lit by the celebrated Crystal Bulbs from the Lee Broom collection.

Elsewhere, signature pieces from the Lee Broom collection were selected by Louboutin to furnish the space including items from the Salon range, re-worked in patterned materials and a new colour palette of deep purples, greys and dusky pinks. Broom’s Tile Lamp echoes the tiled wall featured throughout the space.

FA S H I O N Christian Louboutin was created in 1992 when Louboutin opened his first store at 19 JeanJacques Rousseau in Paris. The brand currently has 73 stores worldwide including a number of dedicated Men’s boutiques. A seminal volume entitled ‘Christian Louboutin’ charts the success of the company over the last two decades and is available now, published by Rizzoli. Recent special collaborations with legendary Parisian Cabaret, Crazy Horse and Walt Disney Studios along with special projects with those from the worlds of music, art and film typify the creative dexterity of the designer. A retrospective exhibition of his inventive designs was held last year at London’s prestigious Design Museum and begins its global tour from Summer 2013. www.christianlouboutin.com Follow Christian Louboutin @LouboutinWorld @ChristianLouboutin @Louboutinworld Whilst creating a contemporary space, the concept incorporated the traditional architecture of Harrods, original features such as the moulded staccato detailed ceiling evokes a sense of grandeur and drama in the space. The launch collection in store will include exclusive styles for Harrods with Spring Summer pieces taking inspiration from this season’s transparency theme, including the red carpet worthy Au Hameau in rouge and the popular Un Bout. Highlights for Autumn Winter in store include a variety of styles on the single sole including the elegant So Kate in crocodile, the kitten heeled and bow bedecked Gruotta in a luxurious Grenadine and Hugetta ankle boot in rich bronze all available only within Christian Louboutin at Harrods.

Lee Broom Lee Broom founded his company five years ago and has since gone on to become one of the UK’s leading product and interior designers. In his career, Broom has launched numerous furniture and lighting collections, designed over 40 retail, restaurant and bar interiors and has won more than 20 awards including the ELLE Decoration British Design Award for The Crystal Bulb in October 2012 and ‘Designer of the Year 2011 - 2012’ at the British Design Awards in November 2011. His work has been featured internationally in most major broadsheet and interior design publications.

A supporter of British manufacturing techniques, Broom designs, manufactures and retails his own collections, in addition to collaborating with leading brands such as Heals, Deadgood, Ballantines and Philips. His products are now retailed in stores in over 25 countries including Liberty, John Lewis, Selfridges, Lane Crawford, Merci, Illums Bolighus and Le Bon Marché Follow Lee Broom on Twitter: www.twitter.com/leebroom www.leebroom.com

Harrods Shoe Salon and Shoe Boudoir Harrods Shoe Salon is home to the most desirable designer and bespoke styles from the world’s leading international brands, including nine own-brand boutiques across over 18,000sq ft of luxury retail space on the first floor. A further selection of the finest designs are showcased within the Shoe Boudoir, offering customers the opportunity to choose from an exceptional edit of the latest shoe collections.

For further information, please visit: www.harrods.com

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First Floor, Harrods. 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW1 7XL Email Harrods.ukboutique@christianlouboutin.fr Customer Services +44 0843 227 4322 Opening Hours Monday - Saturday 10am - 8pm, Sunday 11.30am - 6pm Details of all boutique locations can be found at http://us.christianlouboutin.com/us_en/storelocator

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Make like Rita Ora, Jessica Chastain and Naomi Watts with the Tribeca trench by Terra New York, the much-coveted raincoat of the moment...

Terra New York is the first, smart and innovative designer rainwear company created by a duo of designers, marketing professionals, and bicycle lovers. The label offers fashionforward, functional, designer rain gear for the style-conscious urbanite as well as the bike-savvy suburbanite.

Their rainwear products are crafted to withstand the heavy rain and other inclement conditions of city life all while projecting a sleek and stylish look. Terra New York raincoats are 100% water proof, using heat sealed technic for the seams to stop water seeping through though breathing openings in the sleeves and underneath flap storms provide comfort to the wearer.

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The brand was founded in New York by Yurika Nakazono and Marie Saeki, who began with one simple question: What can a fashion-conscious woman wear when it’s raining? Since necessity is indeed, the mother of invention, months of research followed, leading Nakazono and Saeki to launch their own head-to-toe chic rain gear collection.

The name Terra New York meaning is smart as it’s products, it stands for the number three in Latin TER (2 founders 1 vision) and the METAR code for rain: RA (the most popular format in the world for the transmission of weather data).

The collection is built on protection and the design for each rain wear piece is based on the vision and desire of the founders to push rain gear options for rainy days just a little bit further. For the first collection, Terra New York features materials such as heavy TPU/ Urethane to provide structure to the waterproof raincoats and uses the same material in varying weights for hats, bags, and shoes. All raincoats and accessories possess unique technical details that allow the body to breathe and move freely.

However you describe Terra New York, chic rainwear, water resistant raincoats, fashionable rain gear, waterproof trench coats, once thing is for sure, the only thing you’ll be drenched in is style.

The Tribeca trench is a 100% water proof trench coat, 2 front pockets, storm flap and ventilation system. All seams are welded to not let a drop of water in!

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I think it is important to say at this point that I am not over weight and I do train regularly. However I have a fair amount of cellulite on my hips and bottom, which is really unsightly, and I just cannot seem to shift it no matter how many squats I do! So it was my aim to target those areas in particular.

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The treatment is for anyone who wants to lose weight People who cannot or do not want to go to the gym Anyone who may have lost a lot of weight and wants to tighten and tone the muscles Women or Men who have cellulite and want to tone up Men who want to get rid of unsightly moobs For people who want to see immediate results I was weighed, and my body fat percentage was measured. We also discussed my lifestyle and eating habits.

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The appearance of my cellulite had changed also. I felt much more toned and trim. The treatment is definitely very different and far more effective than other treatments I have tried. I am sure if I did a course I could get into my bikini and not have to hide behind my sarong anymore, Highly recommended.

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f you want the glossy mane of the Duchess but whatever you do or use it’s not working, then invest in your hair by seeing a trichologist. The Philip Kingsley Clinic (philipkingsley.co.uk) in the heart of Mayfair has a team of highly experienced and dedicated hair specialists, who provide expert advice and treatment for all types of hair loss and scalp concerns. With countless A-List clientele, even if you are just looking to improve hair growth, the team will look at how diet, stress and lifestyle are affecting your hair and suggest changes to greatly improve its appearance. To encourage enviable thick hair, add LA Science Follicle Stimulating Shampoo (£14.99, Boots) and Anti Hair Loss Serum (£29.99, Boots) to your routine.

This advanced healthy hair growth system maximizes hair growth and shine with a nourishing peptide complex, for long strong hair that screams ‘health’.

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Catherine’s hairdresser of choice Richard Ward that styles the hair we all covet has now released his own range of couture haircare.

His Clay Mineral Conditioning Treatment Masque (£23, mycouturehair.com) is brilliant if your tresses are craving an intensive, extra moisture surge and shine injection that doesn’t weigh down the hair. To improve your hair’s manageability, nourish and detangle the hair and reduce blow-drying time, there is only one product for the job - Moroccanoil (£30.45, 0800 310 1133). Infused with argan oil, this cult treatment will instantly absorb into the hair to create luminous shine and luxurious Duchess worthy locks.

For the perfect Duchess inspired blow-dry at home, the BaByliss Big Hair (£45, Argos) styler creates voluminous hair with zero hassle. Big Hair’s large rotating hot air brush builds fullness, body and bounce with ease, whilst the soft bristles and ceramic barrel simultaneously add smoothness and shine. A

quick spritz of Richard Ward’s Volumiser Root Booster (£19, mycouturehair.com) before blow-drying will leave your locks ultra glossy and full of lustrous volume.

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If your hair isn’t as thick as you would like to copy this hairstyle, then grab an Artemis Bun from Annabelle’s Hair Couture (£36, annabelleswigs.co.uk). This faux drawstring bun is available in 9 shades and is made with Flexihair which looks and feels like real hair for a natural finish. ■

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vegetables have powerful minerals and enzymes that promote beauty from the inside out.” The fibre-packed glowing green smoothie (see recipe below) is one of Snyder’s beauty detox foundations. It’s an easy way to incorporate a large amount of greens into your diet - just one serving contains more than three cups of dark leafy green vegetables, which is more than most people eat in a week. Snyder says: “All the nutrients and vitamins and minerals get into your system and the fibre cleans you out.

Even if you don’t change the rest of your diet and have this smoothie instead of your usual breakfast, this can make a real difference.”

A beauty detox is about making progress, not perfection, according to Snyder. She suggests starting off by drinking hot lemon and water in the mornings, swapping dairy cheese for goat’s cheese, and if you can’t resist chocolate, switch to good quality dark stuff.

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With bikini season looming, Hollywood nutritionist Kimberly Snyder tells Lisa Haynes how to get glowing on a beauty detox.

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t might feel as though we’ve only just ditched our winter coats, but bikini season is just around the corner.

If the late onset of summer means you’re still sporting dull, pasty skin and winter excess baggage on your body, look to your larder for a seasonal change of gear.

As a Hollywood nutritionist and author of Beauty Detox Solution, Kimberly Snyder’s philosophy is that you can eat your way to radiant skin and an enviable body - no faddy diets or silly fasts required. Having helped countless high-profile celebrities prepare for the red carpet, her quick fixes could

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transform you into a summer star too. “What we eat affects not only our weight and our overall health, but also our hair, skin and nails - all the features that make us beautiful.

To unlock that beauty, one needs to cleanse from within,” Snyder says. So head to the supermarket and stock up on ingredients for a beautiful summer.

Food philosophy Forget calorie and carb counting and look to the foods that affect how you look and feel.

“The skin is our largest organ and functions like a mirror of what’s going on inside the body,” Snyder explains. “Fruits and

Quick fixes You won’t wake up looking like a supermodel after a day of healthy eating but there are quick fixes to help kick-start your body beautiful mission. Snyder says: “If you’re gearing up for summer there are speedy tricks to give you a boost but often people start to feel and look good and want to continue.” She suggests aiming to consume the juice of two lemons a day, whether it’s with water or squeezed onto salads or spinach: “Lemon supports your liver and has lots of vitamin C so it will assist with your beach body goals.” Aim to order your meals light to heavy, throughout the day, avoiding a big lunch you will struggle to digest. If you’re feeling bloated, drink natural cranberry concentrate an hour before bedtime, diluted with water. “A lot of people hold ‘water weight’, which makes you look puffy, especially if you consume a lot of salt,” Snyder explains. “Cranberry concentrate makes your kidney push out the excess salts and water.” Just a few tweaks to your daily diet and you should see results in as little as three days, according to Snyder: “The combination of losing the water weight and getting the energy from the glowing green smoothie - your skin starts to glow, your eyes look brighter, and extra weight starts to fall off.”

Beauty boosters Certain foods and ingredients have beautifying properties that you can incorporate into your everyday diet. Snyder recommends: • Pumpkin seeds are a major beautifying food, as they are loaded with our beauty minerals zinc, calcium, potassium and magnesium, as well as B vitamins and collagen-repairing vitamin C and vitamin E. • Lemon is an amazing cleanser with more

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than 200 enzymes. It is one of the most restorative foods for the liver.

• Parsley is rich in beauty vitamins A and C, folic acid and has flavonoids that act as antioxidants to help stop free radicals that can damage cells and speed up ageing.

• Turmeric is an ayurvedic spice that has amazing antioxidant properties.

It inhibits oxidation and protects from free radical damage, and also helps clean up metabolic waste and supports the liver.

• Red peppers are bursting with vitamins A, C and K. The important antioxidant vitamins A and C help prevent cell damage and premature ageing, and reduce inflammation. They can also help strengthen collagen, helping to reduce cellulite.

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RECIPE TIME Glowing Green Smoothie Snyder swears by the GGS (Glowing Green Smoothie) to really make a difference to your diet.“It’s an amazing thing to do for summer and bikini season. You get a lot of energy and your skin starts to glow,” she says. Here’s how to make one using a blender: • 500ml water • ½ head of organic spinach • 1 head organic romaine • Juice of ½ organic lemon • 3-4 sticks organic celery • 1 organic banana • 1 organic pear • 1 organic apple

Method Fill the blender with the water, spinach and romaine and blend until smooth.

Add the celery, apple and pear and blend until smooth.

Add the lemon juice and banana for the final blend and enjoy!

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Lost property departments all over the country must resemble beauty counters... More than a quarter of women lose at least one item of makeup a fortnight, according to research by beauty retailer, feelunique.com. But the repercussions of lost cosmetics go further than cost. The study found that 70% of women have either cancelled a date or a business meeting due to lost lippy or mislaid mascara. One in five said they had even alerted the police!

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Let your skin decide what it needs most with Dove’s Spa Bespoke Facial.

Pay for a 45 minute treatment for £55 and get three boxes of Strength Within Anti-Wrinkle supplement, worth £105, for free. Offer available one per guest until June 8. Visit www.dovespa. co.uk for nationwide spa stockists.

Tried & Tested April Gray goes sci-fi in the bathroom with an LED whitening toothpaste.

May 20 marks the start of National Smile Month, and quite frankly, my teeth aren’t up to par. They aren’t particularly stained but they’re far from a Hollywood smile, being more ‘beige’ than bright white. Before shelling out on expensive teeth whitening, I decided to try Blanx’s White Shock, a whitening toothpaste with a difference...

It tastes the same as other toothpastes but it certainly didn’t look it, with an LED accelerator that glows every time the cap is unscrewed. The blue light is easy to attach to the refillable toothpaste and made cleaning my teeth a bit of a novelty!

The idea is that the Actilux ingredient binds ‘microcrystals’ to the tooth enamel, forming an all-day invisible barrier that dissolves the stains that cause yellowing.

Actilux is activated by light, so it works even in daytime but the LED intensifies the whitening action every time you squeeze toothpaste onto your brush. I used the toothpaste for almost four weeks and noticed my staining lifted a little but the effects weren’t dramatic. If you want results faster, the LED light can be used directly on your teeth by holding it in front of your month for one minute each day. With a refreshing minty taste and no abrasive silicon or peroxide, I’m giving this toothpaste the green light to use between professional whitening treatments or to keep pearly whites gleaming.

BlanX White Shock with LED, £7.49, from ASDA or www.feelunique.com

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Indoor Outdoor style, whatever the weather Picture the scene: gorgeous sunshine, a gentle breeze and a refreshing glass of ice tea - sounds perfect doesn’t it? But if your idyllic garden fantasy is being spoilt by your outdated garden furniture, it’s time to invest in some key outdoor pieces which will see you though many summers to come.

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FISHPOOLS LEWIS BEACH BISTRO SET

Just because you need your garden furniture to be waterproof and resilient, doesn’t mean you have to compromise your sense of style.

That’s why every piece of rattan garden furniture from Fishpools is suitable for all weathers and designed to live outdoors all year round.

Equally at home in your garden or conservatory, this stunning collection features gorgeous dining ranges, super-stylish sunloungers, daybeds you’ll never want to leave, and much more.

A stylish sun-lounger is a summer essential, and this Nassau sunbed is ideal for long lazy days in the sun. A reclining sun-lounger on wheels, the ultra-sophisticated Nassau is available in three elegant shades and even comes with a complementary coffee table for the ultimate in chill out chic.

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FISHPOOLS TAHITI DAYBED

Experts recommend only short bursts of exposure to the sun, so seek sanctuary from the heat at peak times with the free-standing Deluxe Taupe Parasol.

Another key piece which will see you through the long hot days of summer is an outdoor sofa.

When creating a relaxed seating area outside, you should apply the same rules as you would to your living room – comfort is key.

The Hawaiian rattan sofa set is ideal for relaxing or entertaining. Comprising a two seater sofa, two armchairs, a coffee table and a footstool in a range of stylish shades, the Hawaiian exudes sleek style and is irresistibly comfortable – perfect seating for guests at barbeques and garden parties.

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FISHPOOLS NASAU SUNBED SET

Speaking of eating outdoors, al fresco dining is one of the true pleasures of the summer. Enjoy breakfast on the lawn or bring family and friends together with an informal dinner party with lots of good food and conversation.

Take a tip from the Italians and serve several light courses over the evening to create a relaxed atmosphere.

lighting when the sun goes down, and avoid the chill with a patio heater.

If you want to enjoy meals al fresco but have limited space, such as a balcony or small patio, a bistro set is compact and chic. The Lewis Beach bistro set comes in a range of vibrant colours including ocean blue and zingy lime and can be folded away for easy storage.

A dining range such as the Mustique is perfect for enjoying a meal under the shade of a pretty parasol, while big families will love the Palm Springs oval dining table and chairs, a contemporary classic which seats up to eight people.

And finally, if you fancy a touch of Mediterranean style luxury right on your doorstep, the Tahiti daybed is perfect for this season’s cocooning trend - cosy and comfortable it’s the ideal sanctuary from the sun - and its super stylish to boot. Add a throw and cushions in bold summer shades to complete the look.

And keep the party going long into the night with lanterns providing subtle

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The Ultimate Steel Window Replacement for

This modification enables you to blend in window replacements, ensuring a seamless transition between existing and new, which will be of particular interest if you are considering a large or phased refurbishment project.

Both hinges and frames are finished with a tough powder coated paint and you can choose from over 200 RAL colours with different interior and external colours to compliment your chosen décor. The improved Polyamide thermal break and an “A” Window Rating ensure the Conservation Range meets all the new Building Regulations.

Best of Both Worlds

The Benenden™’s ultra-slim aluminium frames afford maximium light transmission and mimic the Crittall’s minimalist sightlines. They are fitted with the latest in Argonfilled sealed units so you benefit from excellent heat retention and noise reduction characteristics without ruining the look of your home.

A range of matching handles and peg-stays enhance the period feel and a multipoint locking system ensures that your new windows not only look the part, but are secure as well. Additional security studs ensure that window casements, once locked in position, cannot be removed from the outside.

Benenden™ frames are cleverly designed to fit both direct to brick or stone or into your existing timber sub-frames. In this case it’s possible to remove old casements and fit new without the need for redecoration afterwards. If however your timber work is damaged or rotten beyond repair then new frames can be ordered to match the originals.

The Heritage Window Company has built an enviable reputation for quality products and customer service. Windows are installed by the company’s directly employed skilled fitters who work carefully to minimize disruption to the household.

The company employs its own surveyor who carries out pre- and post-installation inspections to make sure that every job meets its own quality standards as well as the customers’ expectations. The result is a long list of satisfied clients who are only too happy to refer other customers, and a growing collection of testimonials which can be viewed at any of its showrooms in Beaconsfield, Dorking or Sevenoaks.

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If you’re looking to replace traditional steel windows with something that closely resembles the originals, then you’ll love the latest offering from The Heritage Window Company. Based on the established Benenden™ Slimline Aluminium Window, the “Conservation Range” is a truly innovative product designed to take replacement steel windows to the next level.

For the first time in a double glazed window, the Conservation Range offers working projection or barrel hinges designed to emulate the distinctive hinges seen on traditional steel windows more accurately than ever before.

Sean Ballard, MD of The Heritage Window Company says “We can now exclusively offer a true replica of the original projection or barrel hinge adding complete authenticity to the Benenden™ range. Choosing this option ensures that owners of period properties can maintain the original aesthetics combined with the performance of a modern window.”

The new range is the result of extensive consultation with conservation officers and emanates from a design that’s been in existence since the 1920’s. Using specially adapted hinges virtually identical to the original Crittall™ type, The Heritage Window Company have succeeded in producing an authentic functioning solution without compromising on appearance.

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An Award-Winning Outdoor Luxury At Leisure Plan, they know time spent outdoors can be precious and enjoyable.

Whether that is relaxing by your pool, firing up the BBQ for that special gathering, or simply soaking up the sun and taking some time out to relax. They believe in helping us enjoy our outdoor spaces in the most comfortable and stylish way possible.

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rom a stunning showroom in a quiet corner of rural Essex, Leisure Plan showcases the best European outdoor furniture designs to the UK, with three of the most distinguished brands of outdoor living comfort: Dedon, Ego Paris and Fischer Mobel.

Of the three brands that make up Leisure Plan’s portfolio it is perhaps DEDON that is the most widely known representing cool, chic high quality collections – an international trendsetter in luxury outdoor furniture. With striking, contemporary designs gracing your al fresco dining area, pool side or terrace, their ranges of awardwinning furniture will add style and elegance to your outdoor living space, whatever it’s size.

Ego Paris is all about the language of colour., offering more than 300 colour and material combinations across its Premier, Tandem and Kama

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collections. Whether you seek natural tones, different dynamic pops of colour such as hot pinks and magentas, or more muted greys, browns and creams, Leisure Plan can provide you with the required colour combinations from the broad palette of shades, creating your own unique style, encouraging relaxation and wellbeing, as well as sharing those special moments together.

The various collections of chairs, tables, sofas and loungers offer a whole spectrum of designs from organic-inspired shapes to highly decorative details and classic curves, all with a healthy dose of unmistakably French design flair. Both practically and aesthetically pleasing, Leisure Plan’s Ego Paris furniture is robust enough to withstand the most demanding of outdoor settings and weather conditions.

Fischer Mobel’s success comes from an expertise in fine engineering combined with a passion for good design linked to high quality. You can

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make a minimalist design statement in your garden and terraced area with furniture from Fischer Mobel. Its signature style features subtle elegance, offering the highest grade materials in its contemporary collections.

Since the 1980’s Fischer Mobel has really pushed the boundaries in innovative material technology, offering extremely tough tabletops in fm-ceramic, fm-laminate or top grade teak. These materials married with the highest grade stainless steel and aluminium frames produces an unrivalled quality of finish with durability to match.

Many of these luxury products offer a sculptural quality with other pieces featuring more classic shapes such as cantilevered chairs and gently undulating loungers. Tough,tear resistant chair and sunlounger slings are kept simple too, from taupe and beige through to anthracite or classic black and white. There is also a stunning variety of parasols with superbly engineered mechanical fixings and covering a wide range of shapes and sizes making up the perfect summertime accessory.

Leisure Plan would be delighted to show you around their impressive showroom. Take a closer look at the stunning, luxury outdoor furniture and accessories, with the opportunity to compare the various designs and discuss your individual requirements.

Leisure Plan know the importance of design detail. That’s why whatever size, colour or material you want, they can design and create the cushions to match from their own in-house workshop. As with everything they do, they are focussed on the quality of the finish, using

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the best available outdoor fabrics, with all components conforming to UK fire and furnishing regulations.

Luxury furniture with an impeccable pedigree, offering a level of individuality that can only be found at Leisure Plan.

Their warehouse in Bishop’s Stortford, with it’s vast stockholding, is very close to their showroom, on the Essex/Herts border. So when you place an order with Leisure Plan, they process the order and manage the whole delivery, ensuring your furniture arrives at the right place at the agreed time, using their own transport. It is a real white glove service – they unpack, assemble and place your furniture where you wish and take away the packaging you don’t want.

With their luxury designs featured at high-profile exhibitions such as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show London, you really are getting the highest quality.

Leisure Plan welcome you to their stunning showroom, and invite any enquiries with regards to their luxury products for your home.

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Venetian Plaster

FROM RENAISSANCE TO MODERN RESURGENCE

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enetian Plaster may be a phrase many are unfamiliar with in the UK. With its roots in renaissance Venice, Stucco Veniziano or “polished plaster”, as our British construction industry lovingly if not so tastefully calls it, has seen a surprising resurgence in Modern times due to the inventive new ways of using it being developed and the high end designers and architects use of it in prestigious work. We caught up with John Hudson of Italian Venetian, one of a growing number of serious UK based craftsmen presenting these beautiful finishes. John is currently opening a new and unique showroom in the heart of the old city, Saint Albans.

“Venetian plaster has been around a long time, since roman times, but it was developed in Venice in the 16th – 17th century. Venice was the financial capital of the world, the buildings were adorned with marble to the point that the foundations were sinking into the lagoon bed.

Using slaked lime and crushed marble dust and bits of old brick for colour, Stucco Veniziano or Venetian plaster was re-born. The recipe has developed again; the original recipe has always had great characteristics, anti-mould, anti-bacterial, completely natural and green,

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breathable, and now with modern techniques really fits from rustic to clean architecture”

“The Venetian plaster is mixed and tinted to any colour, we can match most colours. It is wet applied to walls, ceilings, any surface really.

Most of our work is on feature walls to give that luxurious wow factor to any room, in bathrooms and wet rooms – What is great about this stuff is that it is unique. Every applicator has their own style. The finished product flows organically, there are no grout lines and no mould stains after a few months, it is right at home in a warm moisture rich environment. It is comparable in price as well, as it is usually charged per metre fully fitted.

With tiles you can pay £100 per metre and then have to get a good tiller in to make them shine.

Our average rate fully fitted is £100 per metre.”

John wants to bring this to middle England.

We visited Johns’ showroom in Saint Albans, and were absolutely amazed that we had never heard of or seen this before. I am sure that the reader is still unsure as to what exactly it is. Suffice it is to say that it has to be seen in the flesh. The answer is frankly given by Italian Venetian; “Look, this finish has been around for a long time. Mass produced tiles and wallpapers are very profitable

for the big DIY stores, but the choice is very narrow, with emphasis being put on dressing the walls. Our finishes take the room to another level.

This art is usually learned by good decorators and plasterers, who offer it as an option to their customers, but as it is not in the consciousness of the public it can be a hard sell. It just doesn’t photograph well, the image is always flattened.

But when you see it in the flesh it washes over the senses and it really is a delight to see the same reaction from anyone who visits the shop.”

Whatever we end up settling on as a name for this stuff, It is quietly becoming London’s best kept decorative secret. For years the homes of those in the know have seen Venetian plaster work, it is specified in design and architects drawings on very modern sharp works, such as the flagship Audi showroom on Berkley street, Piccadilly, a unique finish developed by Italian Venetian with Audi.

Italian Venetian is opening a showroom on George street St. Albans in the courtyard of the Secret Garden cafe on the 24th May, we can’t wait to see it! For any enquiries or questions, John is available on 01727 837135.

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HANBURY MANOR GARDEN PARTY Sunday 30th June 2013 Indulge in some English traditions with Hanbury Manor’s Summer themed garden party on the Zodiac terrace with a traditional afternoon tea and classic garden games including croquet with live entertainment and a Punch and Judy show.

SUNDAY LUNCH IN OAKES GRILL Enjoy a three course Sunday buffet lunch in Oakes Grill for £26.50 per person; children under 10 years dine for £10; under 5 years dine for £5 and under 2 years dine for free of charge.

To make a booking please contact the hotel on: 01920 487 722 Terms & conditions apply. Subject to availability. Pre-booking required.

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ANTHONY O’CONNELL OUTSIDE THE COCKFOSTERS STORE

A Truly Magic Carpet (Company)

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After 30 years serving customers in Edgware and Golders Green, Mowbray carpets is now in Cockfosters.

owbray pride themselves on offering the very best selection of carpets and floorings together with a top quality fitting service and guaranteed aftercare. “We have over 3000 carpets on show together with top quality hard flooring ranges. We are particularly proud of our selection of beautifully soft easy care carpets from the USA all produced using the latest environmentally friendly methods” said Anthony O’Connell at the Cockfosters store. “We find that people appreciate our full service from measuring to fitting. Carpets and floorings are a big purchase and we are always in the shop or on the end of the phone to offer advice or discuss your project. In these days of internet shopping we work even harder to maximise the benefits of customer service that we can offer and as we have the purchasing power of being in a large buying group we can also offer prices which we guarantee cannot be beaten anywhere” Anthony went on to say.

Mowbray’s store is certainly easy on the eye with everything well laid out and easy to view. The colour palette of wool twist carpets along one wall is particularly impressive with every shade of every colour seemingly on show.

If the colour that you want is not in Mowbray’s showroom then I don’t think it exists.

Of course after you have chosen your carpet and Mowbray have measured and planned your job you need the fitters to provide the perfect installation.

Let’s listen to Anthony again. “The fitting is the most important part of the job. Our fitters are all fully trained in house and our 3 principal fitters have

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all been with the company for over 10 years. We are unusual in the carpet business in employing our fitting staff. Most other companies including the big stores use sub contract labour who generally want to get the job done and out of the door as quickly as possible. Our fitters are given the time to do the job properly and if a little bit pops up or there is anything the customer is unhappy about our lads are always on hand to sort things out.”

Mowbray also have lovely displays of ‘Karndean’ flooring with wood and tile effects to suit any area and ‘Quickstep’ laminate floors. “The latest technology used on these floors means they are 10 times more scratch resistant than floors without this protective layer” said Anthony.

We are all encouraged to shop locally these days but we need the local shops to offer the goods and services that are right for us. Mowbray carpets certainly seems to fit the bill here. Their choice is very impressive and the staff all seem to know their stuff. I would certainly advise looking in on them next time you are searching for new carpets or flooring.

For more information Visit us at 108 Cockfosters Road, Cockfosters EN4 0DP Call 020 3441 2939 or go online at www.mowbraycarpets.co.uk

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Situated in undoubtedly one of Totteridge’s most prestigious roads, this newly refurbished Tudor style detached residence, occupies the site once originally owned by Lord Viscount.

Beautifully transformed throughout, this stunning family home retains many original features but now provides lounge, dining room, study, outstanding kitchen/family room, utility and guest cloaks to ground floor, with master bedroom & en suite bathroom, guest suite, 3rd bed & en suite dressing room, 4th bedroom and family shower room to first floor. Ensconced within extensive landscaped gardens to side and rear, with an integral garage and off street parking to front.

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ocated in the prestigious North London area of Totteridge, Acacia House was constructed to an extremely high specification by renowned local developer Oliver & Saunders.

The double opening security gates lead onto an extensive courtyard which provides ample guest parking. The property is situated within walking distance close of South Herts Golf Club.

Ground Floor Reception hall guest cloakroom drawing room dining room study television room/den garden room fitted kitchen/breakfast room utility room gymnasium shower room with wc.

First Floor Master bedroom suite with roof terrace en suite dressing room and master en suite bathroom with shower second bedroom suite with roof terrace walk-in dressing room and en suite bathroom with shower third bedroom suite with en suite bathroom and shower fourth bedroom suite with en suite bathroom with shower 5th bedroom family bathroom with shower Second Floor Reception area bedroom 6 bedroom 7 (presently used as home cinema room) 6th bathroom with shower Exterior Security gated access courtyard parking triple garage landscaped gardens & grounds terracing video entry phone external lighting to front

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and rear self contained annexe with a variety of uses from home office to guest suite approached via private entrance with staircase rising to: reception area dining area 2 bedrooms bathroom and fitted kitchen EPC rating = C Totteridge is surrounded by open greenbelt countryside and offers a wealth of sporting facilities including golf, horse riding, tennis and cricket.

There is also the renowned and recently refurbished Orange Tree Public House, which dates back to 1665, and is adjacent to Totteridge Green.

The multiple shopping centre at Whetstone includes Marks and Spencer, Boots, Waitrose and a number of high class boutiques and renowned restaurants. Oakleigh Park mainline station is within easy distance as is junction 23 of the M25, Al and M1. The area also offers an excellent selection of private, public and state schools for boys and girls.

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The current owners have planning permission to carry out a double storey side extension.

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THE OWNERS LOVE “Our fitted Beckermann kitchen with Bi Folding doors out onto the garden” “We extended the house which gave us an 18ft foot room which we made into an office and gym, for working from home and keeping fit it has been excellent” “The fireplace in the living room is reclaimed and dates back to the 18th Century” WE’VE NOTICED “The property occupies a large plot providing lots of parking and a mature rear garden” “In the time our vendors have lived there they have rewired the property and installed under floor heating downstairs” EPC Rating: E Contact Theo Stylianou at WHETSTONE OFFICE on 020 8446 2111

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he company was first established in Radlett in 1977 and can now proudly boast property experience spanning five decades. Over this period, Barry Allsuch & Co has become the areas longest established estate agents. The company’s Founder and Senior Partner Barry Allsuch has been in the estate agency business for over 40 years. The principle two offices in Watling Street, Radlett and High Street, Elstree enjoy prominent high street locations and work closely together. In September 2012 a satellite office was opened in Edgware, the area for which Barry Allsuch originally launched his unique estate agency career. Barry himself heads a vastly experienced 10 strong sales team and frequently moves between each office.

as well as acting as a consultant for numerous smaller developers and private investors. Currently the company has over £40,000,000 of new homes in the pipeline.

Barry Allsuch and Co are a unique company and a market leader.

Besides having an easy to use, informative website which receives over 5000 hits a week, the company has its own monthly newspaper Horizons, which has been established for over 10 years. Horizons is the brain child of Barry Allsuch who is also editor and chief photographer. The newspaper, with a 19,000 circulation advertises over 60 properties a month including the Platinum Collection of prestigious properties, manager’s specials and a sizeable new homes section. There is also a lively editorial page which is also emailed to thousands of contacts.

In Radlett his sales team is led by Associate Paul Bloom, who has been in sales all his working life and has been with the company since 2000. The Radlett Sales Manager is Laurie Davis who is now in his 11th year at Barry Allsuch & Co. Laurie spends The company is open for business 7 days most of his working day valuing and taking on a week, an innovation started by Barry new instructions. The Radlett sales team is further Allsuch way back in 1977. enhanced by evergreen Sales Negotiator Ian Allsuch (Barry’s younger brother) who handles the majority Whilst the company has no firm plans for further of appointments and Paul Bloom’s wife Louise offices, Barry is more ambitious than ever and Bloom who conducts the majority of viewings on will be expanding his Land & Investment division our more expensive properties. In Elstree, the sales to Totteridge, Hadley Wood, Stanmore, Bushey, THE BARRY ALLSUCH & CO team comprises of Sales Negotiator Natalie Leon Edgware and Mill Hill where he has done successful SOLD BOARD, A FAMILIAR SIGN IN RADLETT & ELSTREE and Adam Salem, whose responsibilities are as business in the past.

Manager of both the Elstree and the new Edgware branch. All three offices have an active lettings and If reading this article, you feel that your property, garden or neighbours management team under the leadership of Lettings Partner Martin Allsuch properties have redevelopment potential, please call Barry Allsuch on his direct line 01923 853223 or email bpa@barryallsuch.co.uk. and Manager Miriam Gold, who has been with the company for 16 years.

Barry Allsuch & Co are the undisputed leading agents for new homes in Radlett and Elstree.

Barry Allsuch himself heads the Land & Investment department and is constantly looking for new development opportunities. He is retained by all the areas leading developers including Oakbridge Homes, Heronslea, Fusion Residential, Banner Homes, Jarvis Homes and Beechwood Homes, 80 JUNE2013

No site is too small or too large and Barry will be able to complete a discreet, professional evaluation of a potential site efficiently, in a short time.

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Radlett & Elstree’s Leading New Homes Specialist Oakham House, The Avenue, Radlett We are delighted to be offering Oakham House, the latest project of well respected developers Oakbridge Homes. Oakham House is set in an enviable location in The Avenue and offers the following well planned accommodation, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, kitchen/breakfast/family room, living room, dining room, utility room, guest cloakroom, sizeable integral garage and landscaped garden with sun terrace. It is envisaged that the property will be ready for occupation by early July. Viewing is strongly recommended.

Price Guide £1,750,000

Little Gables, The Warren, Radlett A brand new 5 bedroom family home located in one of Radlett’s most desirable roads. Traditionally styled to blend with the existing architecture, this exceptional residence offers all the comforts to satisfy a 21st century lifestyle. This imposing 5 bedroom family home enjoys an abundance of outside space with an extensive rear garden and terrace accessible through patio doors from three separate rooms. This area could easily serve as a granny annexe/self contained apartment. The more formal front garden with its grand driveway makes a fitting approach to this handsome, double-fronted residence with feature gables.

Price Guide £2,100,000

The White House, Aldenham Avenue, Radlett We are proud to offer for sale The White House, a unique and highly individual spacious contemporary property in the final stages of construction, and being built by well known local developers Heronslea.

The property is approximately 4000sq ft and has been cleverly designed to provide light and sizeable rooms. The property comprises 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, high-tech kitchen/breakfast room, living room, utility room, guest cloakroom, gym, leisure room, double integral garage and newly planted landscaped gardens with terraces.

Price Guide £2,295,000

Sycamore Lodge, Homefield Road, Radlett Sycamore Lodge is situated in a prestigious part of Radlett, close to rolling pasturelands and open fields.

This exceptional property offers all the comforts to satisfy a 21st century lifestyle and is a unique creation designed by the RM Partnership, much respected local architects and built to the highest of standards by Fairoak Construction. The property has many state of the art characteristics and offers a host of design features. This fine home is approached by a paved carriage drive leading to a double garage with two electronically operated up and over doors. To the rear is an extensive paved terrace and well proportioned gardens with sunny aspect laid to lawn.

Price Guide £2,450,000

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An imposing and attractive 5 bedroom, 3 reception room detached family house which has been extended on the ground floor and into the loft, located in one of Mill Hill’s most desirable roads. It also benefits from a beautiful landscaped garden with a gorgeous aspect. Master suite incorporating walk through dressing room, en suite bathroom, 4 further bedrooms (including loft room), family bathroom, guest cloakroom, 3 reception rooms, fitted kitchen/breakfast area, garage, own driveway for 2 cars, further potential to extend subject to planning consent. Sole Selling Agents.

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ÂŁ1,250,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

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A stunning newly built large detached home set behind electric gates offering in excess of 4,000 sq ft located in this prestigious turning just off Crooked Usage. The property boasts a stylish & exceptionally presented interior arranged over 4 floors. This wonderful family home offers numerous features including a large master suite across the whole top floor of the house with

walk in dressing room, huge en-suite bathroom & jacuzzi bath, 5/6 further bedrooms, family bathroom, shower room, 2 en-suite shower rooms & a further en-suite bathroom, 4/5 reception rooms, a magnificent home cinema, underfloor heating, air conditioning & a gorgeous landscaped West facing garden, as well as off street parking for 2/3 cars.

ÂŁ2,850,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

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Situated in one of Mill Hill’s desirable locations, an attractive spacious 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom Neo Georgian detached house with 31ft lounge, good size garden, garage and off street parking. This delightful family house is well set back from the road and offers excellent scope for further extension (SPP) should this be required.

£1,050,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

HILLSIDE GROVE MILL HILL NW7

£895,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

A pretty 4 bedroom detached family house situated in this tree lined turning, being a continuation of Parkside, within easy access of both Mill Hill Park and Arrandene Open Space and approximately a mile from Mill Hill Broadway. The property has great scope to extend and improve. Benefits include 3 separate reception rooms, a large South facing garden in excess of 100ft and off street parking for 3/4 cars.

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A stunning secluded character detached home set in magnificent gardens and grounds of approximately 1.35 acres with heated swimming pool and stunning countryside views. The Briars was originally constructed circa 1914 and subsequently extended and improved to a very high specification. This magnificent home is offered in immaculate order throughout with numerous features including 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms , a home cinema, heated outdoor swimming pool with a feature thatched summer house with bar facilities, 5 reception rooms, garage and superb views to the rear of the 320ft garden overlooking greenbelt countryside.

ÂŁ2,000,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

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Located behind electric gates this striking newly built 8 bedroom, 6 bathroom detached house boasts lavish interior design, as well as a stunning indoor pool overlooking manicured gardens.

The property comprises entrance hall/study room with chandelier and imposing spiral staircase, reception room with fireplace, open-plan dining room with aquarium and views overlooking the pool, snooker room with wood panelling, bar and projector screen, indoor swimming pool with sauna, shower and jacuzzi, kitchen with breakfast bar, second kitchen, tv room, vanity room, gym room, WC, boiler room, naturally bright master bedroom with access to a terrace and luxury en suite bathroom, seven further good-sized bedrooms (six with en suite bathrooms), fabulous garden with patio area and large carriage driveway with fountain.

The property further benefits from solid marble flooring on the ground floor and all the bathroom suites on the first floor, skylight windows in the reception room, snooker room, swimming pool and both kitchens, air conditioning in all of the bedrooms and in several other rooms, a comprehensive video alarm system and integrated speakers and tv points in every bedroom and the snooker room. Weymouth Avenue is moments away from Mill Hill Broadway.

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ÂŁ3,995,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

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LYNDHURST GARDENS FINCHLEY N3

An absolutely stunning and highly unusual large 4 bedroom semi detached house in this quiet turning located just off Hendon Avenue, one of the area’s finest locations. The house has been architecturally, interior designed and refurbished by the current owners to a very high standard and is offered in immaculate order throughout. Benefits include bespoke carpentry, luxury bathrooms, a huge ground floor with drawing room, dining room, kitchen breakfast room and an amazing large open plan playroom / den with separate utility room & shower room / wc all opening onto a gorgeous large rear garden with detached brick built store / office at the rear of the garden.

ÂŁ1,495,000 FREEHOLD SUBJECT TO CONTRACT Hampstead Garden Suburb Office 20 Market Place, Hampstead Garden Suburb London NW11 6JJ

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THE AVENUE HIGH BARNET, HERTFORDSHIRE

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n attractive and beautifully presented period style residence, which is situated in one of High Barnet’s most sought-after turnings. This stunning family home benefits from spacious rooms with high ceilings, an interconnecting lounge/dining room, extended family room, original flooring and cornicing to some rooms, off street parking for 2 vehicles and a lovely west facing rear garden of approximately 85ft with decked area.

Location Situated in this enviable location within walking distance to the ‘The Spires’ with its large selection of shops, restaurants, boutiques and coffee shops. Approximately 1 mile away is High Barnet tube station (Northern Line) for access into London. New Barnet over ground station is also close. Buses also provide access to neighboring areas.

Barnet also has many renowned highly regarded schools such as ‘Foulds’ junior school and Queen Elizabeths Girl’s senior school and Queen Elizabeths senior school for boys.

Asking Price £1,195,000. Freehold

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Features E ntrance Hall G uest Cloakroom K itchen U tility Room R eception Room D ining Room F amily Room First Floor Landing M aster Bedroom B edroom Two B edroom Three

B edroom Four F amily Bathroom Second Floor I nner Lobby/Study B edroom Five B edroom Six B athroom Two W est Facing Rear Garden S ummer House S tore

For more information about this property please contact Statons Barnet office on 020 8449 3383 or email barnet@statons.com.

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DANCERS HILL HOUSE BENTLEY HEATH, HERTFORDSHIRE

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handsome Grade II listed Palladian house with earlier origins being of architectural importance set in gardens and grounds of about 6½ acre formal and informal gardens including a 1½ acre lake. The property is described as a Palladian Villa, which has been significantly extended. The front elevation has the classical proportions of the period, constructed in brick, finished in render under a slate roof. A Modillion eaves cornice lies below the parapet.

Internally, the house combines light and spacious reception rooms with comfortable bedroom accommodation. A particular feature is the excellent proportions of the principal reception rooms, which includes a drawing room, dining room and library. The drawing room opens through to the Viewing Gallery, which overlooks the formal gardens to the rear of the house. At lower ground floor level is the original kitchen with a magnificent old range and adjoining is the wine room and a traditional cellar. A single bedroom self-contained apartment has been incorporated into the East Wing. Arranged over 3 levels the total size is 7,434 sq ft. Mature gardens and grounds of approximately 6½ acres including 1½ acre lake.

Ivy Mantle Outside, situated to the northeast of the house, is Ivy Mantle, a charming three bedroom cottage. With two reception rooms and a fitted kitchen/ dining room, Ivy Mantle is ideal as secondary accommodation for guests, staff or relatives or as a home office, total size 1,235 sq ft.

There is an additional 9 acre paddock available, if required, by separate negotiation.

Asking Price OIEO £4,350,000. Freehold

Features R eception Hall K itchen D ining Room D rawing Room L ibrary B illiard Room C onservatory Lower Ground Floor W ine Room W ine Cellar

K itchen P ortico L inen Room U tility Room S tore Room S elf-Contained One Bedroom Flat First Floor Landing M aster Bedroom With En Suite

Bathroom S ix Further Bedrooms (2 With En Suites) F amily Bathroom Within The Grounds T hree Bedroom Cottage 1 ½ Acre Lake

For more information about this property please contact Statons Totteridge office on 020 8445 3694 or email totteridge@statons.com.

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usion Residential’s exquisite Murano House Penthouse in Cockfosters Road, Hadley Wood, is quite clearly a home for someone at the top of their game, someone used to making big decisions, someone who likes being in control. The property has been finished with meticulous attention to detail and is a luxurious concierge-serviced home boasting everything from waterproof flat screen TVs, a bespoke kitchen and touch control air conditioning as well as state of the art entertainment systems.

exquisitely crafted seamless double basins and the requisite waterproof flat screen TV.

Winners at the 2011 UK Property Awards, Fusion have followed the blueprint from their hugely successful Amara Lodge project just along the road. You will discover and delight in that unmistakeable Fusion feel from the moment you enter the secure underground car park and are luxuriously elevated to the exclusive penthouse above.

The kitchen, overlooking the undulating Green Belt countryisde to the front, has been Poggenpohl fitted with a range of Miele integrated appliances including two multifunction ovens, combination microwave, coffee machine, dishwasher and induction hob.

There can be no mistake that you have arrived on entering the stunning entrance hall with an abundance of natural light from the huge skylight above.

The property also boasts three double bedrooms, living room, study, large kitchen diner, utility room, and a very wide open air terrace commanding magnificent views across Hadley Wood Golf Course at the end of the lawned garden which, for good measure, boasts its own private putting green!

The master bedroom is enormous. It too, provides terrace access and that incredible panoramic view. In fact, Murano has spectacular countryside views front and back.

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The two other magnificently appointed bedrooms are adjoined by another unique en suite bathroom which oozes Fusion opulence. Wall coverings are richly textured and, combined with the walnut floor and door finishes, project wonderful warmth, enhanced by subtle mood lighting which has been sunk into the floors.

And helping keep you in control is Fusion’s trademark “Smart Home” technology delivered via wall inset iPads allowing remote programming and control of lighting, heating, air-con, audio, vision and security.

Selling agent Nick Staton is overwhelmed with the property and in particular the priceless views it offers. “At last a penthouse that combines stunning views, wonderful outdoor space, majestic elevations and built to one of the highest specifications I have seen for a long time. At around 3000 sqft backing on to the renowned Hadley Wood Golf Course… of course we are excited and proud to be involved with such a property”, he enthused.

SHOW HOME NOW OPEN Offers are invited in the region of £3 million. Contact Debbie Williams on 01923 216535 to arrange a viewing.

Uphill Road London NW7

Nestled behind gates lies a magnificent new development of four ambassadorial houses built with passion, tradition and pride to the highest possible specification.

At Excelsior, we pride ourselves not only in the elegance and character of our buildings, but also on providing excellent craftsmanship and traditional construction. Our attention to detail and use of only the finest quality natural materials is the hallmark of Excelsior Homes.

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No compromises.

For all enquiries contact sole agent:

Excelsior have one pure and simple vision; to bring the very best residential developments to the most prestigious locations.

AWARDS Excelsior is proud to have received numerous awards which reflect their commitment, success and quality in the key areas of the business.

NEW HOME GARDEN AWARDS 2006 Silver Gilt (Best Garden) 2007 Silver Gilt (House Builder of the Year) 2011 Silver Gilt (Best Communal Garden) 2011 Silver Gilt (Best Roof/Terrace/ Penthouse Garden)

WHAT HOUSE 2008 Bronze Award (Best Interior Layout) PREMIER GUARANTEE 2012 Building Excellence Award for 53 Uphill Road

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ffering every home buyer access to quality once reserved for the few. Their elegant designs and uncompromising choices of materials result in a quality you can see and feel. Their Slogan “Excelsior Homes No Compromises” means exactly what it says.

The team at Excelsior Homes believe in working with pride, passion and dedication. This is evident at their latest development “53 Uphill Road” consisting of five magnificent houses set in secluded gardens behind electric gates on Mill Hill's premier road. No other location in NW7 holds greater prestige.

From the moment you drive into the private road the commitment to detail and specification are wholly apparent.

At the entrance you are greeted by magnificent stone piers.

The gated road passes through beautiful landscaping and leads you to a grand oak tree that illuminates at dusk with artificial moon light. All the exterior lighting for the gardens, columns and the road are designed and supplied by the lighting specialists John Cullen. The development also has the benefit of CCTV for added security.

Excelsior Homes have spent thousands of man hours designing the myriad of features within the houses. All homes have under floor heating and comfort cooling. The latter is ducted through architectural slits either in the cornice or in the case of the study and kitchen through the coffered ceilings which are constructed using traditional Plaster of Paris.

The houses also boast exquisite English handmade kitchens, doors, wardrobes and vanity units. All the stairs have stone with stair lights and luxurious carpets with runners.

Excelsior Homes continually seek to push design boundaries and set new standards, priding themselves in delivering a combination of elegant design, traditional build techniques and contemporary home comforts. With an impressive and ever growing portfolio of developments there can be no doubt Excelsior Homes demonstrate their commitment to provide quality homes that exceed all expectations.

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The de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre - the best kept secret in Hertfordshire A Brief History of Salisbury Hall and the Site of The de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Collection.

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he site of the Hall and the Museum is, without doubt, a very old one. It is close to the first century BC settlement of Wheathamstead, the major Roman town of Verulanium and St. Albans which is of late Saxon foundation. Early notable (but unwelcome!) visitors to the area were probably Julius Caesar in 54BC, and Boadicea of the Iceni in 61AD. During the early 9th century the site was part of the Manor of Shenleybury. It was held by Asgar the Stallar, who was probably a high official to the Wessex King Egbert. After the Norman Conquest the Manor passed to the de Mandeville family who held it when the Doomsday Book was written in 1086. In 1380 the Hall passed in marriage to Sir John Montague, later Earl of Salisbury. It is perhaps at this time that the Manor acquired its now familiar name of Salisbury Hall.

About 1420 Alice, Countess of Salisbury, married Sir Richard Neville, who became Earl of Warwick. He had two sons, Richard Neville (better known as Warwick the Kingmaker) and John, Marquis of Montagu, who were both killed at the Battle of Barnet in April 1471.

A new house was built about 1507

by Sir John Cutte, Treasurer to King Henry VII and Henry VIII. The house was purchased in 1668 by James Hoare, a London banker. At this time the present house was built, bringing with it associations with Charles II and Nell Gwynne, who lived in a cottage by the bridge to the Hall. Her ghost is one that is said to have been seen in the Hall. The Hall passed to Sir Jeremy Snow’s nephew, John Snell, and from then through various hands, and during the latter

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part of the 19th century was occupied by a succession of farmers. However, about 1905 Lady Randolph Churchill, as Mrs. Cornwallis West, came here to live. Her son, Winston Churchill, became a regular visitor. During the 1930s Sir Nigel Gresley, of the London and North Eastern Railway, was in residence.

He was responsible for the A4 Pacific Steam Locomotives one of which, Mallard, holds the world speed record for steam locomotives of 126.5 mph.

Rumour has it that the name came from the ducks in the moat.

In September 1939 the de Havilland Aircraft Company established the Mosquito design team in the Hall, the Prototype Mosquito, E0234/W4050, subsequently being built in the adjacent buildings. Nell Gwynne’s cottage was the centre of a silk worm farm, which supplied the silk for Her Majesty the Queen’s wedding and Coronation robes. Yet another royal connection.

De Havillands left in 1947 and the Hall slipped into a derelict condition. However, in 1955 the Hall was taken in hand by an ex Royal Marine Major named Walter Goldsmith who restored it and opened it up to the public.

He brought back the prototype Mosquito, E0234/W4050, as one of the attractions in 1959, an action which led to the establishment of the Mosquito Aircraft Museum. Walter Goldsmith sold the Hall in 1981 and since then it has been restored to a very high standard and remains in private ownership to this day.

For more information Call 01727 826400 or visit www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk

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