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There is plenty on offer across Dorset and Hampshire, including a local arts festival, family fun for Father’s day at Beaulieu, a music festival at a historic venue plus beautiful rose displays at Mottisfont – we find out what you can expect to see at all of these to help you fill up your social calendar. If your home is feeling a little cramped how about extending upwards! We weigh up the benefits of converting your loft and discuss where to begin. Getting your children into gardening is a great way to encourage them outdoors and burning off a little energy, try one of our easy-to-grow veg and salad suggestions to get them started. We jet off to Malaysia this month (well maybe just in our imaginations), in our quest to find dream holiday destinations and discover a slice of rainforest paradise working hard to create a sustainable future.

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INTRO 8

NEWS The latest news stories

TA L K I N G B U S I N E S S

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T R E T H O WA N S Inheritance Tax and your home

INTERIORS 30

LOF T CONVERSION Everything you need to know if considering a loft conversion

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PA R T N E R S I N D E S I G N Changing with the times

LO CAL E V EN TS 44

MOT TISFONT Mottisfont set for spectacular rose season in early summer

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144 LO CAL E V EN TS 56

BE AULIEU Family fun for Father’s Day

M OTO RI N G 130

LIFEST YLE 70

By Mark Slack

ARCADE ANTIQUES

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A place to unearth hidden treasures comes to Bournemouth

RB PRESTIGE Honesty, integrity and, above all else, the best deal for you!

T R AV E L 90

NEWS

FOOD & DRINK

M A L AY S I A

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MAUNIK A G O WA R D H A N Recipes

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READ ALL ABOUT IT The latest news stories in your area.

R E L A X YO U R B O DY A N D M I N D

DORSET’S DISABILIT Y C H A R I T Y N E E D S YO U !

Beauty and healthy living is something

Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities, is

Larine Clift, owner of Inipi, has always

looking for volunteers to help with ongoing

been passionate about, and she has

projects and community events throughout

achieved this by creating a tranquil haven

the year. The charity is looking for volunteers

in Pokesdoown.

to help promote the charity at community events including Harry Paye Day on Poole

There are many people like Larine who just

Quay, Poole Harbour Festival at Baiter Park

want to enjoy a natural more quieter way

and Grooves on the Green at Ashley Cross.

of life. So whether it’s beauty treatments, waxing, skincare, relaxing massage or

As well as needing help at local events,

boutique shopping for skincare products,

Diverse

healthy living products to support your

Volunteer Community Ambassadors to

natural way of life or special gifts for family

represent the charity in their local area.

and friends, you can find this all at Inipi.

The role is a flexible one, and allows the

Abilities

are

also

recruiting

individual to volunteer their time whenever Inipi offers a Sanctuary in which you can

is convenient for them. They can also use

relax and rejuvenate in a tranquil and friendly, professional environment.

their own creativity and ideas to liaise with Each of their treatments can be tailored to

local businesses to encourage fundraising

suit your personal needs, as people’s needs

events or displaying charity pots, leaflets

are not always the same. It is their aim to put

or posters. Whether that is arranging a

a smile on each every client’s face helping

collection at a local garden centre or

them glow from the inside out!

holding a pub quiz. The charity is also on the lookout for people who can volunteer

You can browse the shop where you will

from home and help engage with the local

find an array of health and lifestyle products

community on social media.

that compliment relaxed living. Individually sourced from local suppliers, the lifestyle

If you would like to get involved contact

products you find here are unique and

Becky on volunteer@diverseabilities.org.uk

curated by Larine.

At Inipi all their products are ethically and responsibly sourced so the planet and your conscience will thank you!

Larine looks forwarded to welcoming you at Inipi! You can book a treatment online, www.inipi.co.uk or visit the shop at 1078 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DS. INIPI

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O LIVIA J O I N S LE WI SMAN N I N G H OS PI C E CAR E AS H E AD O F MAR K E TI N G AN D C O M M U N I CATI O N S Olivia Girling has joined Lewis-Manning Hospice Care as Head of Marketing and Communications, bringing a wealth of experience having worked in marketing in a variety of roles over the past 5 years.

Hospice CEO Clare Gallie advised, “We are delighted that Olivia has joined us, she has some very valuable skills to offer and will be a key part of our ongoing journey of growth.”

Olivia said, “I’ve always worked in marketing and love it. I find the relationship that people have with products and services and the decisions that they make really interesting.

B R I D G M A N D O N AT E S O V E R £ 1 0 , 8 0 0 TO G R EEN FI N G ERS C HARIT Y D U RI N G R H S C H EL S E A FLOW ER S H OW

I am excited to be joining the dynamic team at Lewis-Manning and have received a very

Breaking their 30 year tradition, British

is very close to our hearts. The money we

warm welcome. I’m looking forward to

furniture-makers Bridgman decided to

have raised will support Greenfingers’

playing my part in the charity and to help it

forgo this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower

invaluable work helping children with life-

achieve its ambitions and goals.”

Show, instead choosing to give back to

threatening and life-limiting illness and

the wider community by partnering with

their families to enjoy the outdoors whilst

Greenfingers Charity.

living away from home.” - Alex Bridgman, CEO, Bridgman

Rather than exhibiting, the brand have donated the money they would have used for

A long-standing supporter of the charity,

stand decor as well as a percentage of their

Bridgman has donated garden furniture to

profits from 22nd to the 27th of May. The grand

multiple hospices over the years to help

total of £10,899 will support Greenfingers’

bring these inspiring gardens to life. Each

amazing work creating magical gardens for

interactive outdoor area gives children

children in hospices across the UK.

with life-threatening conditions and their families a special place to spend time

“We

are

proud

to

be

supporting

together and enjoy special memories and

Greenfingers Charity, an organisation that LEWIS - MANNING HOSPICE CARE

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This months magazine has a four page spread for local shows promoted by Terry and Freda Baker of A1 Sporting Speakers.

Locally you can see, and sometimes meet, music legend Iain Matthews and football legends Harry Redknapp and Sir Geoff Hurst. Then in December, as close as the Portsmouth Guildhall, sees the first ever stage appearance of Wayne Rooney – Manchester United and, until recently, England’s all-time record goalscorer.

Terry and Freda are agents for Sir Geoff Hurst as they were for all of the 1966 World Cup winning team when they were alive,

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except for Bobby Moore who passed away prior to the resurgent interest in

There have been three new Partner

Mariana joined the firm back in 2019 and

all things sporting retro and the end of

appointments at Trethowans Solicitors,

created the New Build Team as part of

the last century. They are also English

including two internal promotions.

the Residential Property Team. She works

representatives of the late great footballing

closely with local and national developers

superstar that was Pele and Terry was agent

Melia Hirst, based in the firm’s Bournemouth

often as a recommended solicitor due

to another all-time great in Jimmy Greaves

office, has joined Trethowans from another

to her ability to provide excellent client

for 25 years until his death in 2021.

leading Dorset law firm. Melia advises on

experience

insolvency and restructuring matters. She

negotiating the demands and processes

They have had an interesting life working

acts for insolvency practitioners, banks and

often involved within a new build purchase.

with all of the sporting greats including

financiers, as well as directors of insolvent

Muhammad Ali, Sir Henry Cooper, Ricky,

companies. She also handles solvent

Louise, a long-standing member of the firm,

Hatton, Frank Bruno and many of the

liquidations and group reorganisations.

joined Trethowans upon qualifying back

worlds greatest ever footballers. As a local

Additionally,

significant

in 2008. She is a commercial contracts

company, it’s unusual to have met so many

experience in sales and purchases of

lawyer with many years of experience in

stars and the shows that they are currently

distressed businesses. She also advises

supporting clients from a wide range of

promoting will all be great events.

landlords, suppliers and others contracting

industries in relation to their commercial

with an entity that becomes insolvent.

contracts from large listed groups to start

Melia

has

For details see the four page spread of their advertising on pages 156 - 159.

and

deliver

results

while

ups and SMEs. She is also an expert on data Mariana Crawford and Louise Thompson

protection law.

have also been promoted from Senior Associates to Partners, and will be based

Trethowans

in Trethowans’ Salisbury and Southampton

Watson advised, “We are delighted to be

offices respectively.

announcing our new Partners. We are

Managing

Partner

Mike

pleased to recognise the talent that we All three new Partners will service work

have within the business by promoting

across the business’ five offices in the

Mariana and Louise and welcoming Melia

region, including Hampshire, Dorset and

who will boost our restructuring and

Wiltshire and bring a wealth of knowledge

insolvency offering. The appointments will

and experience to the sectors that they

support our ongoing growth in the region

work in.

as our reputation continues to grow.”

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BLESBOK BLESSINGS! Guests witnessed a very special moment

horns to “clash-fight” to establish their

at Marwell on May Day as one of the zoo’s

dominance. These animals feed mostly in

blesbok delivered her calf in full view.

the morning and afternoon resting in shady spots during the mid-day sun. They need

Within minutes it was finding its feet and

regular access to water.

making its first wobbly steps witnessed by guests and a number of fortunate

Historically blesbok would have been

photographers.

hunted by lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, African wild dogs and cheetahs. They

The young calf can be seen with its parents,

were also hunted by European settlers and

mother Vanessa and father Blas, in the

numbers dwindled to around 2,000 by

blesbok paddock, next to our clouded

the late 19th century but they have made

leopard enclosure.

an impressive recovery since becoming a protected species.

In the wild, blesbok are native to southern Africa where they graze in herds on open

It is thought there are now as many as

grassland. They travel in single file lines

55,000 living in protected areas and wildlife

to watering points creating paths as they

ranches and the population continues

go. Calves are able to follow their mothers

to increase.

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within 30 minutes of being born and wean Conservation charity Marwell Wildlife owns

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and operates the zoo, which gives guests

accessories like their new collection of

Both male and female blesbok have ringed

the chance to see giraffes, Rhinoceros,

kitchen bar stools.

horns with distinctive white faces and

zebra and tigers amongst many rare and

brown bodies. In the wild, males use their

endangered species.

around four months of age.

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They always take the time to make sure that you’re completely happy with what they have installed. A high portion of their work has come from prior recommendation.

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This substantially enlarged six bedroom, three bathroom, two reception room detached family home has a 20’ family room/conservatory overlooking a seclude and enclosed rear garden with an integral double garage and front driveway. This versatile 2,700 sq ft family home benefits from solar panels.

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A superbly appointed, substantially enlarged 1,400 sq ft three/four double bedroom, one bathroom, two shower room detached bungalow has a 75ft private westerly facing landscaped garden, large driveway and detached single garage. Tucked away in a peaceful location.

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Superbly positioned three double bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room, two reception room detached bungalow with a double glazed conservatory overlooking a 75ft secluded garden, large garage, car port and driveway. Planning permission granted for 3,000sq ft property.

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £530,000

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £500,000

BOURNEMOUTH | GUIDE PRICE £450,000

BOURNEMOUTH | OFFERS OVER £400,000

This beautifully finished and wellproportioned two double bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room detached bungalow has a 15’ double glazed conservatory overlooking a private west facing rear garden with a detached garage which has been converted to create a home office/studio and off road parking.

A generous sized two bedroom, two reception room detached bungalow nestled on a corner plot within a popular and sought after location close to local amenities.

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This immaculately presented and generous sized three double bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room detached bungalow has private, enclosed gardens, two driveways providing off road parking and a single garage. The property is tucked away in a peaceful yet convenient cul-de-sac location.

A beautifully presented two double bedroom detached bungalow, situated in a private road within the popular and convenient location of Redhill. Stunning open plan kitchen/living/dining room and approximately 5 years remaining of the NHBC builder’s warranty.

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WEST PARLEY | £875,000 This superbly appointed brand new four double bedroom, one shower room, one bathroom detached family home has a secluded 45ft garden which has direct access and backs onto an area of protected woodland, a front driveway providing generous off road parking and a detached single garage. The current owners have managed to create a simply stunning 2,200 sq ft family home which sits proudly on a good sized secluded plot in a sought after location within West Parley. Offered with no onward chain.

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £800,000 This generous size and immaculately presented five bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room, two reception room detached family home has a double glazed conservatory overlooking a 60ft private west facing garden and double garage. Tucked away in private road.

GOLF LINKS ROAD | £600,000 This extremely spacious and immaculately presented three double bedroom, two bathroom, two reception room first floor apartment with a lift has a 14ft balcony offering a delightful outlook over Ferndown’s championship golf course with two allocated secure underground parking spaces and offered with no chain.

FERNDOWN | £750,000 This superbly positioned and substantially enlarged five double bedroom detached family home has a 140FT secluded and southerly facing rear garden, detached garage/workshop and driveway, occupying a plot measuring 0.28 of an acre. The property does require significant further work for the project to be complete.

BOURNEMOUTH | GUIDE PRICE £570,000 A beautifully kept, double fronted 1,588 sq ft three bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room, two reception room 1930’s detached cottage with a 120ft south facing rear garden, large driveway and double garage. The property has been owned by the current owners for circa 30 years, over which time it has been well-maintained.

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £800,000

FERNDOWN | GUIDE PRICE £600,000

This generous sized and modernised 2,400 sq ft four double bedroom, one bathroom, two shower room, two reception room detached family home has a 23’ conservatory overlooking a south facing garden, 40ft in length heated swimming pool, integral double garage and off-road parking. Overall plot size 0.25 of an acre.

This superbly positioned and generous sized 1,800 sq ft three double bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room, two reception room detached bungalow has an enclosed and secluded rear garden, double garage and driveway. Sought after location offered with no onward chain.

BOURNEMOUTH | £375,000

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This spacious and extended two double bedroom detached bungalow has a 27ft garden/dining/utility/ room overlooking a private, west facing rear garden with a large detached garage and driveway. This well proportioned bungalow has a tremendous amount of scope and potential and enjoys a popular and convenient location within Bear Cross.

This conveniently located and well proportioned three bedroom, one bathroom, one shower room detached family home has a low maintenance enclosed rear garden and front driveway whilst situated in a cul-de-sac location and conveniently located for all the local amenities. The property also comes to the market offered with no onward chain.

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Lifetime Mortgage Market is a fully independent broker and will research EVERY lender to find the right Lifetime mortgage for you.

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With Lifetime Mortgage Market, if we believe that the best mortgage for you is NOT a Lifetime mortgage, we will inform you of the alternative options.

Lifetime Mortgage Market’s Brokers fees are very competitive, e.g. if you required a £100,000 Lifetime Mortgage our fixed fee would be £995.00 (Some of our competitors will charge more, like Age Partnership £1,795, Responsible Equity Release up to £1690.00 and Bower Equity Release typically £1495 (Information correct at 21 December 2022). Our fee is only paid on successful completion with NO upfront fees.

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 You must be at least aged 55 and be a homeowner (or looking to purchase a home).

 You can transfer the mortgage to another property.

 You do not need an income or have to pass affordability tests.

 You can use a Lifetime Mortgage to resolve a divorce where you both end up with homes.

 You can redeem your existing Interest Only or repayment mortgage, secured loan and any other debts and that the interest rate is FIXED for Life.

 You will not pass any mortgage debt to family as you are protected by the NO Negative Equity Guarantee and can even guarantee an inheritance.

 You can ensure there is NO compound interest (Roll up) by paying the interest monthly or annually.

 You could raise funds to help your children or grandchildren get on the property ladder.

 You can have a Lump sum only or an initial lump sum and a cash reserve drawdown facility.  You can repay the mortgage at any time, or part repay (there may be an Early Redemption Charge)  You still own your home and you have a home guaranteed for life.

 You could enhance your retirement financially for the better or you could retire early  You could purchase that Motorhome, caravan, holiday home or book that dream holiday.  You could make those home improvements - better heating and efficiency, new bathrooms, kitchens, windows, extensions.

 You could reduce Inheritance Tax liabilities

Please call or email us for a free initial consultation with no obligation and we can advise whether a Lifetime Mortgage would be suitable for you.

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Inheritance Tax and your home With the ever-changing economic situation, now is a good time for you to review your affairs to ensure that they are structured as tax efficiently as possible so that you pay as little tax as you legitimately can.

proper advice on how to protect yourself

The advantage of a trust is that you can

if circumstances change in the future. For

be a trustee and keep control, which gives

example, what happens if one of you wants

you more security. However, trusts have

The main tax that people think about on

to sell or the other owner gets divorced or

their own taxation regime. Therefore, it is

death is inheritance tax (IHT). There are

goes bankrupt.

important to take advice on the advantages

many exemptions and reliefs that can be

and disadvantages of both options.

used in your lifetime or on death to assist

For those who do not share their property

with mitigating inheritance tax. Some of

with anyone but their spouse, another

There are many ways in which taxes can be

these are more widely known than others.

option is giving part of the property away

reduced, provided matters are dealt with

and paying a market rent for the share you

carefully and correctly. It is important to

The biggest asset many people own is their

have given away. Clear evidence of the

take advice on doing this and to ensure that

home. This can be problematic when it

rental value has to be obtained on a regular

by gifting you do not give away more than

comes to IHT planning as you cannot give

basis and the rent paid must always be

you can afford to. Whilst reducing tax is

away your house, as you need to live in it.

market value. Proper tenancy agreements

important, it is also important to make sure

Some people think they can gift their house

should be in place. Paying market rent

you can enjoy what you have worked for.

to their children and trust them to allow

also reduces your estate for IHT purposes

them to keep living there. However, doing

but remember that the recipient will pay

that is classed as a gift with reservation of

income tax on the rent.

benefit and is ineffective for IHT purposes.

Similarly mortgaging your house or taking

You can give away whatever percentage

out equity release on it and making a gift

you choose. Your estate is reduced by more

with the funds borrowed is ineffective for

than just the gift. This is because when

IHT purposes.

you co-own a property with anyone but your spouse HMRC allow a co-ownership

Reducing the value of your house for

discount on the value of your share. This is

IHT purposes is therefore difficult. If you

usually 10 – 15%. Therefore, if your property

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genuinely share your home with someone

is worth £500,000 and you transfer 50%

Adam Scott, Partner, Wills, Trusts & Probate

else, such as a child or grandchild then it is

into trust, HMRC will treat your share as

legitimate to give away part of your house

being worth 85% – 90% of £250,000.

If you would like to speak to Adam regarding

to them as long as you both pay your fair share of the outgoings. However, I would

If you give away a share of your house,

Inheritance tax planning please contact

always recommend caution when giving a

you need to consider whether the share

him on Adam: scott@trethowans.com or

share of your home away. You should seek

should be gifted to an individual or a trust.

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Everything you need to know if considering a loft conversion A homeowner’s guide, according to an expert.

By Sam Wylie-Harris.

If you’re thinking about extending your living space, chances are your eyes are looking to the skies – and weighing up the benefits of converting your loft.

As well as creating an additional bedroom or home office, a loft conversion can also increase the value of your home – but where to begin?

“As the under-utilised roof space is already in place, it’s simply a case of structurally-enhancing the existing floor and roof with new steelwork [beams], and introducing a large dormer extension to the rear roof,” says Gareth Gazey, director at Gazey Architects and architect for the Homebuilding & Renovating Show.

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RIGHT Loft stair filled with light | PA Photo/Gazey Architects

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Alternative options Should the maximum headroom within your existing roof space be insufficient, then Gazey says the solution is to lower the level of the ceilings on the floor below.

To ascertain whether this is possible, he says you will need to review the relationship between the ceilings of the space below and the top of the lower floor windows.

“The greater this dimension the better, as this will provide you the maximum you can lower the existing ceilings,” says Gazey.

He continues: “As you obviously cannot lower your ceilings lower than the existing window head level.”

If the form of your existing roof space includes a hipped roof (three way), then Gazey suggests introducing a hip-to-gable roof extension, which will allow you to increase the floor area/rear-aspect dormer size to make it worthwhile to convert.

Suitability of your existing roof To ascertain the suitability of your existing roof for conversion, there are two main aspects…

“The maximum height of the roof space [measured from the existing floor joists to the underside of the existing timber ridge] needs to be a minimum of 23002400mm,” says Gazey.

“The form and shape of your roof is also crucial,” he stresses.

“Mid-terraced properties, with their two [front-to-back] roofs are ideal for loft conversions, as they use the maximum amount of roof space, unlike the hipped roofs seen on semi-detached properties.”

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New access stair Typically, you position your new loft access stair directly above the existing staircase, says Gazey.

“The reasons for this are two-fold: Firstly, to minimise the overall lost space [beneath/above], as the two stairs will share this lost floor area.

“Secondly, the stairs should be stacked to provide a centralised means of escape in the event of a fire – a building regulation requirement for loft conversions.”

As Gazey points out, the new loft access stair provides the opportunity to introduce a rooflight, and flood the stairwell with natural light.

BELOW Bedroom beneath dormer in loft conversion | PA Photo/Gazey Architects

Efficient use of space “I have witnessed a trend to locate an en-suite within the newly created rear-dormer extension,” notes Gazey.

“In my view, this makes no sense,” says Gazey. “Using this maximum headroom area for a service-type space, such as en-suite, which you spend little time in, is a waste.”

Gazey says a more spatially-effective solution is to utilise the front aspect roof space for en-suites and walk-in closets.

“By adopting this arrangement, you’re then able to locate the bed against the stud partition, separating these service spaces from the bedroom,” suggests Gazey.

“Crucially, this scenario then provides you with the maximum amount of usable floor area for your master bedroom suite,” he adds.

A B OV E Bedroom on the loft in a modern style

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Rear dormer opening options

Summary

Typically, there are two options for the new opening

Providing your existing roof shape and internal

within your rear dormer extension…

maximum height permits, Gazey says converting your loft is the most cost-effective way of incorporating

“A large picture-framed window (fixed or openable

additional bedroom space to your property. “Unlike with

glazing); or two large full-height openable glazed doors

a ground floor extension, no expensive excavations or

(fitted with restrictors or a new balustrade).”

concrete foundations are required.”

Heating and ventilation services

For free tickets to the Homebuilding & Renovating Show,

Due to their location, at the top of the property, heating

in places such as Glasgow, Surrey, London, Harrogate

a loft conversion is rarely a main concern, says Gazey.

and Somerset, please visit www.homebuildingshow.

They can be fitted with strategically-located vertical

co.uk/pr-general-outlets.

radiators or under-floor heating.

Words by Sam Wylie-Harris, PA

“Ventilation is typically the overlooked requirement within converted lofts,” he observes. “This can be achieved naturally, with openable front-aspect rooflights and rear-

BELOW

aspect glazing (creating the required cross-ventilation),

Bedroom and ensuite shower room in loft conversion | Alamy/PA

or mechanically with the use of air conditioning.”

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The main garden is predominantly laid to lawn with a patio area and ample space for garden furniture. The garden also features a green house, kitchen garden and garden shed.

This rather unique property also benefits from fishing rights which the vendors are Riparian owners of 350 ft of River frontage on the River Avon, famous for its Barble.

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This impressive home is surrounded at the rear by resplendent landscaped gardens adjacent to the River Avon.

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Energy Performance Rating: B

Energy Performance Rating: B

The property presents an opportunity of a home and income due to its appealing ancillary accommodation lodge.

The property presents an opportunity of a home and income due to its appealing ancillary accommodation lodge.

Designed and built with a specific idea in mind, this project has been executed to the highest of standards and achieves impressive attention to detail. The property was short listed previously for a New Forest award due to its sheer quality and fascinating features.

A wonderful opportunity to acquire a unique home which was constructed in 2015 and it is ideally located at the gateway to the New Forest. This stunning home has the elusive fusion of having tremendous character combined with a modern and stylish feel in a beautiful position.

Designed and built with a specific idea in mind, this project has been executed to the highest of standards and achieves impressive attention to detail. The property was short listed previously for a New Forest award due to its sheer quality and fascinating features.

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An immaculately presented detached family home situated in a sought after location close to the centre of Brockenhurst and the open forest. EPR: D

Blissford A wonderful opportunity to acquire a unique home which was constructed in 2015 and it is ideally located at the gateway to the New Forest. This stunning home has the elusive fusion of having tremendous character combined with a modern and stylish feel in a beautiful position.

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£1,650,000

01425 205 000

holiday cottages and a camping and caravan site. EPR: D

Brockenhurst

01590 622 551

£3,750,000

01425 404 088

Sway

£1,100,000 Rushcroft Farm offers a principal house with attached annexe, two separate

Lymington

Please contact the Ringwood office to arrange a viewing

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The main garden is predominantly laid to lawn with a patio area and ample space for garden furniture. The garden also features a green house, kitchen garden and garden shed.

This rather unique property also benefits from fishing rights which the vendors are Riparian owners of 350 ft of River frontage on the River Avon, famous for its Barble.

01590 624 814

This impressive home is surrounded at the rear by resplendent landscaped gardens adjacent to the River Avon.

This beautiful setting, which is on a plot of approximately 0.4 acres is reminiscent of a postcard and is perfect for soaking up the sun or for a minute of peace and tranquillity.

01425 462 600

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A stunning property with approximately 350ft of water frontage, which has recently undergone a significant refurbishment and modernisation. Located in a tranquil setting with the highlight being those picturesque river and countryside views, this is a true home of distinction.

Blissford

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Fordingbridge

Lymington

£5,000,000

"Show stopping" aptly describes this fine Grade II* listed property extending to over 8000 sq.ft. of carefully restored accommodation including five stunning reception rooms, nine bedrooms (with six suites) and ambitious design rarely seen.

Monmouth House combines grandeur and a history of nearly 375 years with a bespoke interior of contemporary design finished to the highest quality. EPR: N/A

To arrange a viewing contact the Lymington office

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Boldre, Lymington

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£3,300,000

This beautiful house, that has been significantly improved and updated by the current owner, sits centrally in beautifully manicured gardens and grounds of approximately 3.5 acres on the edge of Lymington combining convenience with rural tranquility. There is a separate two bedroom annexe as well as ample parking and garaging. EPR: C

To arrange a viewing contact the Lymington office

01425 404 088

01590 622 551

£995,000

Energy Performance Rating: E

Pilley, Lymington

£1,100,000

This charming 2-bedroom detached house is situated on just under half an acre of land in a peaceful location close to the open forest. This is a rare opportunity to experience the tranquillity and beauty of the New Forest With its cosy office/snug room, open family kitchen dining room, spacious living room, large garden, and the additional outbuilding, it encapsulates both comfort and functionality. EPR: D

o arrange a viewing contact the Lymington office

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Christchurch Bay

Lymington

Ringwood

Lettings

01425 205 000

01590 674 222

01425 462 600

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Please contact the Ringwood office to arrange a viewing

The main garden is predominantly laid to lawn with a patio area and ample space for garden furniture. The garden also features a green house, kitchen garden and garden shed.

This rather unique property also benefits from fishing rights which the vendors are Riparian owners of 350 ft of River frontage on the River Avon, famous for its Barble.

Brockenhurst

This impressive home is surrounded at the rear by resplendent landscaped gardens adjacent to the River Avon.

This beautiful setting, which is on a plot of approximately 0.4 acres is reminiscent of a postcard and is perfect for soaking up the sun or for a minute of peace and tranquillity.

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A stunning property with approximately 350ft of water frontage, which has recently undergone a significant refurbishment and modernisation. Located in a tranquil setting with the highlight being those picturesque river and countryside views, this is a true home of distinction.

Burley

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Fordingbridge

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London

020 7839 0888

£1,200,000

This impressive home is surrounded at the rear by resplendent landscaped gardens adjacentsituated to the River Avon.

A delightful four-bedroom residence on a generous ideallysetting, located nearis Highcliffe centre, the Thisplot, beautiful which on a plot ofTown approximately train station and flag beaches.

0.4 mainline acres is reminiscent of a breath-taking postcard andblue is perfect for The property nestled within its south-facing, landscaped soaking up the sunis or for a minute of peace and tranquillity.

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Highcliffe

Lettings

A stunning property with approximately 350ft of water frontage, which has recently undergone a significant refurbishment and modernisation. Located in a tranquil setting with the highlight being those picturesque river and countryside views, this is a true home of distinction.

01425 462 600 01590 674 222

Please contact the Ringwood office to arrange a viewing

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Christchurch Bay

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Burley

To arrange a viewing contact the Christchurch Bay Office £1,575,000

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£1,575,000

A delightful, detached chalet Energy Performance Rating: B boasting three comfortable

Energy Performance Rating: B

The property presents an opportunity of a home and income due to its appealing ancillary accommodation Burton £625,000 lodge.

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The property presents an opportunity of a home and income due to its appealing ancillary accommodation lodge.

Designed and built with a specific idea in mind, this project has been executed to the highest of standards and achieves impressive attention to detail. The property was short listed previously for a New Forest award due to its sheer quality and fascinating features.

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To arrange a viewing contact the Christchurch Bay Office

Designed and built with a specific idea in mind, this project has been executed to the highest of standards and achieves impressive attention to detail. The property was short listed previously for a New Forest award due to its sheer quality and fascinating features.

A wonderful opportunity to acquire a unique home which was constructed in 2015 and it is ideally located at the gateway to the New Forest. This stunning home has the elusive fusion of having tremendous character combined with a modern and stylish feel in a beautiful position.

A wonderful opportunity to acquire a unique home which was constructed in 2015 and it is ideally located at the gateway to the New Forest. This stunning home has the elusive fusion of having tremendous character combined with a modern and stylish feel in a beautiful position.

01425 205 000

Blissford

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£950,000

A recently refurbished three-bedroom detached residence, located in a highly sought after area within close proximity to the award-winning Avon beach. This home boasts a sleek and contemporary design comprising a brilliant open plan kitchen/family room and is situated in beautifully landscaped, low maintenance gardens. EPR: D

Please contact the Ringwood office to arrange a viewing

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Energy Performance Rating: E

Lymington

gardens, offering almost complete privacy and further benefits a swimming pool. EPR: C

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Mottisfont set for spectacular rose season in early summer Evening openings in June offer more opportunities to experience the National Collection of oldfashioned roses at their peak The walled garden at Mottisfont is filled with fragrance and colour from thousands of roses in early summer.

The National Trust property is home to the National Collection of pre-1900 old-fashioned roses, which reach their peak in early summer. Unlike modern species, old-fashioned roses tend to flower just once a year, so their blooming season is an extraordinary annual sight, attracting thousands of visitors.

Mottisfont is offering extended opening hours on some evenings during June, giving you more opportunities to enjoy these spectacular flowers. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 1 - 30 June the gardens will be open until 8pm (last entry into property 7pm, house closes at normal time of 5pm), with live jazz from the FB Pocket Orchestra on some evenings.

“As Mottisfont’s new Head Gardener, I’m really excited to experience rose season for the first time,” says Tina Chillingworth. “I’m waiting in anticipation for the rose gardens to reveal their array of bright colours and bouquets. The team have meticulously pruned and tied in five hundred roses and nurtured their progress through a year of challenging weather conditions. We look forward to welcoming all visitors in sharing our enjoyment of the sensory rose garden experience.

RIGHT Credit National Trust Images - Clive Nichols

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“Personally, I feel the early mornings and evenings offer the most captivating moments, so I encourage visitors to take advantage of our late opening times.

Exciting times!”

Over 500 varieties of rose bloom in Mottisfont’s walled gardens, including Rosa ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ – a sumptuous pale pink bourbon rose inspired by the Empress Josephine’s famous garden – and delicate China and tea roses in shades of cream, pink and red.

Ancient varieties include Rosa ‘Gallica Officinalis’, a light crimson and deeply scented shrub brought to England from Persia by the Crusaders, and the highly scented ‘Quatre Saisons’, an autumn damask which was grown by the Romans.

The rose gardens were created by Graham Stuart Thomas - one of the most important figures in 20thcentury British horticulture - in the 1970s. Mottisfont’s walled gardens were chosen to house many varieties of rose that may otherwise have been lost.

With an artist’s eye and consummate knowledge, Graham Stuart Thomas designed a garden that would combine roses with a mix of perennials to give a seasonVisitors enter through Mottisfont’s recently revived

long display.

Kitchen Garden, where two beds of eleven different types of rose provide a modern introduction to the hundreds found beyond. Walkway arbours are decorated with four varieties of climbing rose, based on Graham Stuart Thomas’s choice of companion roses.

Hedging of Rosa rugosa ‘Rubra’ leads you into these arbours, mirroring the entrance to the central garden.

Within the central garden, deep box-lined borders are full of rambling roses, while climbing varieties are trained on the high brick wall behind. The main paths crossing the site converge on a central round pond and fountain, surrounded by eight clipped Irish yews.

A B OV E & R I G H T Credit National Trust Images - Clive Nichols

LEFT Credit National Trust Images - James Dobson

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Either side of the historic central pathway are two deep

the National Trust’s second plant ‘Monograph’, where

herbaceous flower beds, brimming with plants chosen

horticulturists will gather to study and discuss the genus

to complement and underplant the roses. Agapanthus,

Rosa. A marquee near the walled gardens will display

geraniums and peonies mingle with pinks, lilies, phlox

stands from various rose breeders and information from

and nepeta. The centres of the borders are a mass of soft

the historic rose society.

blues, pinks and whites, whilst stronger yellows, oranges and dark pinks draw the eye along the length of the border.

Mottisfont’s gardeners take great pride in looking after this world-class rose garden. To prepare for the summer

These borders also extend the flowering season,

show, over 40 tonnes of Mottisfont’s homemade

providing colour, shape and scent before the roses

compost is spread throughout the walled garden,

bloom and after their petals fall.

feeding the soil below.

The northern section of the walled garden, with its wide

The gardeners don’t tend to dead-head these unique

paths, is deliberately planted with a ‘cool’ colour palette

roses, which is a surprise to some visitors. Most of

to provide a counterpoint to the central rose garden.

the old-fashioned types only flower once a year, and afterwards produce ornamental fruit or ‘hips’, which,

From 14-18 June this year an added attraction will be

as well as brightening the garden in autumn, provide

rose displays and special guest speakers as part of

local birds with an important source of winter food.

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The team remove the spent blooms of the repeat flowering roses by cutting the stem back to a healthy new bud which will encourage them to keep flowering.

Many of the roses which bloom within the gardens can be found for sale within Mottisfont’s plant centre, and visitors can try rose-flavoured ice cream inspired

by Mottisfont, created by Hampshire-based ice cream makers Jude’s.

National Trust members, Art Fund members and under 5s get free entry to Mottisfont, otherwise peak admission prices apply from 10am-3pm from 29 May – 2 July. Standard admission applies from 3pm onwards, including the evening openings.

For more information about Mottisfont, visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/mottisfont or call 01794 340757.

Words by the National Trust

RIGHT & BELOW Credit National Trust Images - Clive Nichols

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Beaulieu’s Custom and American Show brings family fun for Father’s Day For a Father’s Day packed with family friendly retro fun, make Beaulieu’s Custom and American Show your destination on Sunday 18th June, and be amazed by impressive cars and bikes as they fill the grounds of the National Motor Museum.

Held in association with the Solent Renegades club, the vibrant show will return for 2023 with hundreds of cool American motors, colourful custom cars and bikes, live music and great entertainment throughout the day. If you love your motors to be bigger, brighter, louder or more wacky than the norm, then don’t miss this amazing line-up!

Celebrating the truly individual creations of the motoring world, a colourful line-up of customised cars, American motors and awesome motorbikes and

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trikes will fill the showground. From wildly modified

returning to the show to hold one of the heats for its

custom classics, to huge American sedans and

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American Show ambassador Andy Saunders will be

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Renegades’ Choice will be awarded to the vehicle

Deja. Four years since he showed fans his derelict Riley

that catches the eye of the clubs’ members, while The

at the show, Andy will be displaying the transformed car,

Andy Saunders Award will be presented by the Show

widely regarded as one of his greatest car builds. This

Ambassador as he selects the most creative custom

unique creation looks like it has come straight from a

on display.

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Do you own a customised or American vehicle just like Solent Renegades will be bringing together a colourful

one used in a movie or TV show? Then get in touch

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machines. While Classic American magazine will be

a special display of film and TV cars, new for 2023.

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Already confirmed as attending are life-sized replicas

All other visitors should purchase normal visitor

of the much-loved Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater

admission tickets, which are available to book at www.

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The Custom and American Show is just one of the Get your feet tapping to great live entertainment, as the

exciting motoring events planned at Beaulieu for 2023.

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For Beaulieu’s full 2023 event calendar, visit www.

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Could this be the New York hotel opening of the year?

Start spreading the word – there’s a new kid on the block in New York. Sarah Marshall checks in.

Standing tall and proud on Broadway, just a short stroll from the lights and razzmatazz of Times Square, is the Big Apple’s most anticipated hotel opening of the year.

So new the scarlet red paint is barely dry, Virgin Hotels has landed on West 30th Street with a level of fanfare and exuberance to be expected from Sir Richard Branson.

A B OV E The scarlet colour theme in the new Virgin New York hotel | PA Photo

LEFT A decorative mural in the new Virgin New York hotell | PA Photo

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During the opening ceremony, there’s a streetside sing-song from a Broadway star, performances by unspeakably bendy contortionists and a party for 1,000 people. Yet despite the stiff competition, there was only ever going to be one star of the show. The world’s most famous billionaire is on-hand to cut the ribbon and officially launch the latest jewel in his empire, and the seventh property in his fast-expanding collection of city hotels that already includes Miami, Nashville, Chicago, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

But this, in many ways, is the big one. New York is not a place that does things by halves – and nor does its hotels. With expectations high, the pressure was on to deliver a property that’s every bit as modern, quirky, surprising and slick as the city it calls home, while maintaining the playful charm and cheekiness Virgin has long been known for.

Of course, this isn’t Branson’s first bite of the Big Apple.

Back in 1984 and the proud custodian of a leased 747 jumbo jet, he launched Virgin Atlantic, with the very first flight taking off bound for New York.

Fast

forward

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years

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the

eccentric

entrepreneur was back, this time driving a tank into a wall of Coca-Cola cans in the middle of Times Square to mark the launch of Virgin Cola. Despite the bold and headline-grabbing publicity stunt, the drink failed to fizz, but his love affair with New York has stood the test of time.

So, has the new Virgin New York been worth the wait?

Branson’s homage to New York Dominating the minimalist lobby is the ‘Where’s Richard?’ mural by Californian artist Nigel Sussman, with the big boss hidden somewhere within a busy Where’s Wally-esque scene that depicts the Virgin story.

Even the toppled cola cans feature.

The hotel’s 460 rooms – or ‘chambers’ – are spread across 39 floors of a gleaming, purpose-built tower located in the up-and-coming NoMad neighbourhood (named so because it’s north of Madison Square Park).

Those feeling plush can book the penthouse suite, dubbed Richard’s Flat, which spans the 35th and 36th floors, but guests are well-catered for whatever their room category.

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‘Chambers’ are generously sized – by New York standards at least – and feature custom-made beds with a padded seat built-in to the bottom left-hand corner. This is, apparently, so business meetings can take place more efficiently – but there’s little time to ponder what HR would say about that because the city views pressing against the floor-to-ceiling windows are more than a little distracting.

Across the room and on the other side of a sliding door (complete with peep hole) is a bathroom of white marble, back-lit mirrors and a walk-in shower.

There are flashes of Virgin-red everywhere, from the shower head to the miniature Smeg fridge that stands in as the mini bar. The scarlet theme continues throughout the hotel, from the striking spiral staircase on the third floor to the centrepiece grand piano that acts as a backdrop for live DJs and nightly jazz.

RIGHT The pool deck in the new Virgin New York hote | PA Photo

BELOW A bedroom suite in the new Virgin New York hotel | PA Photo

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More than simply a place to sleep

How to plan your trip

Keen to become a destination for hedonistic New

Virgin Atlantic Holidays (virginholidays.com) offers three

Yorkers as well as out-of-towners, the hotel will soon

nights’ room-only accommodation at Virgin Hotels

open an as-yet-unnamed fine dining Italian-meets-Latin

New York City from £861pp, including flights from

restaurant, headed by celebrated chef Freddy Vargas.

London Heathrow.

Until then, its vibey Everdene space fills the void nicely.

For more information about the destination, visit There are cosy corners for hushed brunches, floral

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armchairs for coffees and chats, a decadent crimsoncoloured cocktail lounge for a pre-dinner espresso

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martini and a striking dining space from which to enjoy dishes such as Nantucket Bay scallops and flat iron steak with black garlic jus.

A B OV E The Everdene bar area in the new Virgin New York hotel | PA Photo

Fancy something sweet for afters? Head out to the wraparound terrace and savour the sight of the Empire State Building, almost close enough to touch, dazzling in all its art deco splendour. It simply doesn’t get much better than that.

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A place to unearth hidden treasures comes to Bournemouth Arcade Jewellers is pleased to announce the opening of their first-floor antique showroom.

Part of the Goldman Group of companies which was established in 1982, Arcade Jewellers is situated in the historic Victorian Arcade in Bournemouth. The Goldman Group has grown from strength to strength over the years, and now includes Sarum Jewellers

in

Salisbury,

Christchurch

Jewellers which as the name suggests is in Christchurch, Dorchester Jewellers in Dorchester, as well as the Bournemouth Arcade Jewellers with the addition of Arcade Antiques.

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This new showroom will be home to the finest selection of quality antiques in Bournemouth, including quality period furniture, clocks and watches, sterling silverware and silver-plated items, antique jewellery, Objet d’art, collectables and curios.

Operating for over 40 years the company has one of the most comprehensive collections of clocks in Dorset. They offer a large variety of sterling silver and silverplated items, including tableware and accessories. They also specialise in Meissen porcelain

and

continental

ceramics,

as well as vintage wrist watches and pocket watches.

The largest selection of antique jewellery in Dorset can now be found at Arcade Antiques, along with knowledgeable staff who are happy to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. They have also established strong relationships with experts who are available to call on including an onsite horologist and a Meissen and ceramics specialist to consult.

A repairs and renovations service is carried out either in the onsite workshops by their high skilled team or by one of the specially selected and highly reputable repair agents.

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“All of the staff are so friendly and welcoming.

They have a really good knowledge of their stock and are happy to spend the time and talk through things to make sure you get what you need!”

All branches offer part exchanges and upgrades – this service also includes insurance and probate valuations. The workshops and design teams work closely together to produce bespoke items, this can be from inception to completion, or if the customer has something particular in mind.

If you have any other enquires please e-mail the group via info@goldman-jewellers. co.uk and Arcade Antiques via enquiries@ arcadeantiquesbournemouth.co.uk or call them on 01202 298628. www.goldmanjewellers.com

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The Vyne Music Festival Historic Hampshire estate to host first live music festival, 7 to 9 July.

500-year-old National Trust country estate, The Vyne near Basingstoke, is to host its first live music festival, this summer.

The three day event, set in glorious lakeside gardens, runs from 7 to 9 July, and will be presented by Hampshire-based music performance specialists FB Music and Media.

As well as a headline act, each night will feature dazzling displays from street performers Dan the Hat and Honey the Hoop, interval music from the Still Moving DJs, plus local ales, cocktails and a selection of street food outlets.

A B OV E The Still Moving DJs

LEFT The Vyne | National Trust, Arnhel de Serra

RIGHT Absolutely Elton

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Friday 7 July

at The Vyne. The mansion in the background creates an

Feel Good Friday! Beats & grooves from the FB

excellent natural acoustic and we have some wonderful

Pocket Orchestra, complete with all their electronic

musicians coming along to show it off for you.”

gadgets. Then it’s the Still Moving DJs - upbeat vibes and percussion, ships’ lanterns, original vinyl records,

Useful information

gramophones, tankards and... dinosaurs.

To book tickets: adult £20 (aged 16+), child £12.50. To book visit nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne or click on

Saturday 8 July

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/the-

Absolutely Elton - everyone’s favourite Elton John

vyne/the-vyne-music-festival

tribute. All the hits, all the glam…. the perfect night to belt out favourite tracks, accompanied by a rock legend.

Gates will open at 6pm each evening. Performances from 7 – 10.30pm (with 30 minute interval). Day-time

Sunday 9 July

visitors who are also attending the music festival will

Gin & Jazz 1920s Party – a rare chance to see iconic,

need to leave the grounds at 5pm and be re-admitted,

British musical phenomenon, The Temperance Seven.

showing their event ticket, from 6pm.

Since their No.1 single in the 1960s, the Temperance Seven have thrilled audiences with their authentic

Ticket holders are welcome to bring camping chairs and

sound and humour. Grab your pearls, a g&t, and party

blankets. The Vyne has plenty of parking; there is a 5 to 10

like it’s 1929!

minute walk from the car park to the performance area.

Ben Haines, Visitor Operations and Experience Manager,

There is no overnight camping; ticket holders must leave

said “The National Trust are thrilled to be hosting music

the site at the end of each evening’s entertainment.

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MO RE SU MMER ENTERTAIN MENT AT TH E V YN E

Cinema ‘Elvis’ - starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks (28 July, 9.30pm-12.10am, rated 12, standard ticket £15.50 / premium ticket £21.50 + booking fee).

‘Dirty Dancing’ - starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey (29 July, 9.30-11.10pm, rated 12, standard ticket £15.50 / premium ticket £21.50 + booking fee).

There are more opportunities to enjoy The Vyne’s gardens after hours, with outdoor theatre and cinema performances. Bring picnics, friends and family for an

‘Mama Mia’ - starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan

evening of entertainment under the stars:

(31 July, 9.30-11.20pm, rated PG, standard aged under 12 £9.50, standard adult £15.50, premium £21.50 +

Theatre

booking fee).

‘Emma’ - the critically acclaimed Pantaloons bring a hilarious but faithful new adaptation of Regency rom-

To book theatre and cinema tickets visit www.

com, Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’, to the stage (22 July, adults

nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne.

£15, children £9).

‘Romeo and Juliet’ - Shakespeare’s classic love story is

BELOW

brought to life by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, presented

The Vyne | National Trust Images, John Miller

as Shakespeare would have seen it, with an all male cast, Elizabethan costumes, music and dance (5 August).

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Alington Road, Evening Hill OIRO £4,300,000 A stunning Tudor/ Renaissance revival styled waterside property with far reaching views. A rare opportunity to purchase a piece of history on the south coast with views across Sandbanks Peninsula, Poole Harbour and Brownsea Island.

The St Quintin Property Group are delighted to offer to the market a rare opportunity to purchase this stunning, period, waterside home in one of the most sought-after locations along the British Coast.

outstanding and iconic architectural design having been remodelled to exacting standards by the current owner and comes highly recommended by the St Quintin Property Group.

This beautifully situated property boasts stunning views across Poole Harbour with the backdrop of the Purbeck Hills in the distance, far reaching views which can be appreciated throughout the property. The large, low maintenance garden has gated access to the waters edge, ideal for those wanting to relax or enjoy the easy access to water sports/ boating.

In the agents opinion this property is one of the most historic and sought after buildings locally. It is believed that the current residence is standing on land that was bought from the Rt Hon Henry Gerard, Baron Alington.

The property is located along Alington Road, Evening Hill which is one of the premier roads in the area. Close by is a selection of fine dining, bars and boutiques with the area benefiting from being in the catchment area to the coveted school of Lilliput First and Baden Powell.

Positioned a short distance from both Bournemouth and Poole town centres and just a little further out is the New Forest National Park and the world heritage site of the Jurassic Coast. Easy commuter links to London and Southampton make this location extremely accessible and popular. This stunning property features

It is believed that the current residence is standing on land that was bought from the Rt Hon Henry Gerard, Baron Alington, which was part of what was the Flag Farm estate (originally Lilliput Farm).

Impressively set over three floors this stunning property is approximately 4700sq ft in size. Luxury and elegance best describe what is a once in a lifetime purchase. The generous and well appointed accommodation on the ground floor comprises of four reception rooms to include an impressive 35ft kitchen/dining/family room with direct access through sliding doors on to the south west facing garden, study, snug, imposing galleried entrance hall, boot room, shower room and two wc’s. Access to the basement is via stairs from the snug, this area would make an excellent home cinema or hobbies room.

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On the first floor there are four double bedrooms each with their own ensuite bathrooms. The master suite is a particular feature of this home with its vaulted ceilings, luxury ensuite, dressing area and large balcony that takes in the 180 degree harbour views of which are simply superb.

Externally the property offers off road parking for several vehicles and integral double garage. The rear garden is private, level and sunny and has excellent areas for entertaining and enjoying the glorious backdrop.

Further selling features include a polished Purbeck stone staircase, under floor heating on both the ground and first floor, a control 4 electrical system, Sonos audio, Le Canche stove in kitchen, a balcony that extends the entirety of the rear of the property and CCTV. To summarise, an enviable position with some of the best views along the south coast, a stunning period residence that predates neighbouring properties and is tastefully refurbished and modernised to the highest of standards.

Prospective purchasers are advised to arrange an appointment to fully appreciate the panoramic, breathtaking views. A video of the property is available to view via the selling agent, please call to register your interest.

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Marwell’s beautiful bell tents are back!

The ultimate zoo upgrade has returned to Marwell with our luxury Secret Garden Bell Tents available for day hire.

Nestled in the heart of the zoo, surrounded by the peace and tranquillity of our own secret garden, our bell tents are the perfect base for an action-packed day with loved ones.

Each tent comes fully furnished and widely spaced out to ensure privacy, peace and quite within our secluded walled garden.

They offer the perfect place to put your feet up and relax between visiting all of the wonderful animals, playgrounds and eateries Marwell has to offer.

If you fancy a visit to the zoo that comes with the added luxury of your own private base for the day, this is the package for you.

Enjoy exclusive early entry to the zoo before arriving at your own, private, fully furnished safari tent designed with comfort in mind.

On arrival, you’ll be greeted by your host, who will show you to your tent where your brunch hamper will be waiting for you to dive in.

After grabbing a bite to eat you have the whole zoo to explore with as many pit-stops along the way as you desire. So, if your little people need a nap, your legs are tired or you need some shade and a cold drink, we’ve got you covered.

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To add to a truly magical day out, you’ll have a key to the secret garden so you can come and go as you please throughout the day.

Garden games are included to occupy little ones while you rest, and there’s free Wi-Fi so you can check the football scores, plan your day on our Marwell Zoo app and post the perfect selfie.

If you don’t fancy packing a lunch we even have picnic upgrades to complete the perfect VIP day in style!

Packages include zoo admission for up to four guests as well as discounts that can be used in our café, food outlets and gift shop.

Hosts are on hand throughout the day and private access to the toilets in Marwell Hall is included in the deal.

All bookings need to be made in advance and full information can be found at www. marwell.org.uk/secret-garden-bell-tents/

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The Man Behind the Mic Get to know Hot Radio’s new mornings presenter Jason Dean!

What is your favourite sandwich filling?

It’s a bit of a combo, tuna mayo, cheese, coleslaw with a touch of red onion, it’s just the best!!

If you could have any super power, what would it be and why?

I would love to be invisible, which I kind of am to my listeners already.

Tune in to Hot Radio for your top-quality music, local traffic & t ravel, and entertainment.

24/7 broadcasting across the BCP Conurbation on 102.8fm, Dorset on DAB, Online everywhere & on your Smart Speakers!

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

I worked as cruise staff & cruise director on various ships so have been fortunate enough to of travelled the world throughout.

Places that I haven’t been are Memphis & New Orleans. I would love to visit to do all the music stuff etc. I’d also like to visit the Seychelles which I most certainly will one day.

What is your favourite music genre?

This is a really tricky question as I like everything. I love Big Band & Swing from the 1940’s as it’s just feel good. I really love 70’s disco and a bit of dance.

Dog or cat person?

I used to be a cat person but we now have a beautiful miniature Shih Tzu who is my world. Her name is Ruby and she is star of stage and screen and been featured on ‘In For A Penny’ with Steven Mulhurn. So yes, I’ve been converted to a dog person.

What are some of your hobbies outside of radio?

I certainly don’t run as it’s so overrated and why would I need to, I have a car….so much quicker!!!

I just LOVE anything showbiz… music, shows, tribute night etc. I love spending time with my wife Sophie, going out for meals etc and having great holidays.

If someone wrote a biography about you, what would it be called and why?

My wife answered this question...

It would probably be called, NICE ONE, NICE ONE, as apparently I’m always saying this and it’s become a bit of a catchphrase. On the back cover it would say, “Goodnight, God bless & have a safe journey home” as I always sign off from a gig with this… even if it’s the morning apparently!!!

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If you won the lottery what would be the first thing you buy and why?

I would book a long cruise to get away from the press but to mainly plan what we wanted to do. I’d help people that I know who are struggling to make their life better, buy a bigger property with a lot of luxury items and if it was a ridiculous amount I’d give a chunk to Poole Cancer Centre who have looked after me over the last couple of years – they are all just amazing people!

What is your go to favourite food?

I’m a bit of a caveman and really love meat!!! You can’t beat a hog roast with a lot of cracklin’ but I love Thai & Tapas.

What’s your favourite sport and what team do you support?

I used to be so rubbish at any sport as a kid but as I’ve grown older, I’m really good at Catchphrase, does that count? I follow AFC Bournemouth through the good and bad times and always will!

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Can a luxury rainforest resort ever be truly eco?

Malaysia’s Datai Langkawi has its work cut out, but it’s doing its best to nurture its little slice of paradise, says Josie Clarke.

It’s 6am and I’m cocooned in absolute luxury amid the trees in a 10-million-year-old rainforest. Quietly sipping a coffee high on the balcony of my villa, all I can see is every shade of green, shot through with the occasional riot of feathered colour swooping past.

I can hear the dawn chorus, gently backed by the sound of a stream at the bottom of the valley below. Relaxation drifts down like a soft blanket.

Playful dusky langur monkeys lark about high overhead.

Less than 50 metres away, an oriental pied hornbill flies to and from its nesting partner and chick, supplying figs plucked from a tree near the hotel’s main pool. There’s a suspicious rustle in the leaves below but I keep my eyes up.

Nestled under the forest’s ancient canopy and edged by white sands, the Datai Langkawi resort is a haven for nature lovers, just an hour’s flight from the concrete metropolis of Kuala Lumpur. And while the Datai prides itself on its “unparalleled luxury”, it unapologetically places the wellbeing of the jungle and the creatures that live in it first and foremost.

Even before they enter through the sleek gates, guests are politely warned that they will be sharing the space with a wide array of enigmatic animals and are advised to keep the doors and windows of their rooms locked at all times or risk a cheeky monkey helping itself to the mini bar.

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The lily and frog-filled pool in the lobby – that bursts into a noisy cacophony when night falls – is the first indication that this is to be no ordinary hotel stay. From there, the main pool and its fig tree bustling – particularly at dusk – with birds and monkeys lead on towards the beach, via the resort’s open air “grand staircase” – a title that somewhat underplays an experience that surrounds you with the smells and sounds of the jungle.

One guest, a woman from England who tells me she has visited the Datai 12 times over the years with her extended family (she is one of many repeat visitors I meet during my stay), reveals: “Whenever I’m facing any troubles in my life, I think of walking down the grand staircase. It’s my therapy.”

Further down, the path leads through the Butterfly Walk, bordered with specially-chosen nectar plants to attract more than 530 species of butterflies on the island down from the jungle canopy.

The resort’s purpose-built nature centre houses a team of naturalists and marine biologists where resident – and renowned – naturalist Irshad Mobarak developed the resort’s responsibility for protecting its environment into “The Datai Pledge”.

A B OV E A beach villa at the Datai Langkawi. | PA Photo

LEFT Josie Clarke on a Canopy Walk at the Datai Langkawi resort. | PA Photo

RIGHT Butterfly Walk at the Datai Langkawi. | PA Photo

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RIGHT Grand Staircase at the Datai Langkawi resort | PA Photo

BELOW Josie Clarke enjoying the Mandi Embun experience | PA Photo

FA R R I G H T The Datai Langkawi resort | PA Photo

The programme of practical initiatives aims to create a sustainable future for the resort, while offering guests a variety of experiences, in order to better understand their fascinating but fragile surroundings.

The resort has partnered with local NGOs and social enterprises, including marine mammal conservationists MareCet, whose scientists take us out for a morning on the waters around Langkawi, to observe their research work into the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and finless porpoises.

MareCet guide Sherlynn Ng describes the Datai’s efforts as “really impressive”.

“Nine in 10 Malaysians probably wouldn’t even know we have dolphins out here, but the Datai is giving its guests the opportunity to find out about them and spread the word that they’re here and they need protecting.”

The resort is also working to regenerate the bay’s reef with five large artificial steel frames “planted” with rehabilitated corals from the resort’s nursery within the nature centre, where they are cared for until they are healthy enough to be returned to the sea.

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It is working with Malaysia’s Department of Fisheries

The Datai now employs 35 rangers to secure the

to reach local people and encourage them to fish

perimeter of the resort’s 1,800 acres from poachers. It

sustainably, with the hotel operating a buy-back scheme

has also heavily invested in cutting the resort’s waste, with

for their catch.

its own glass water bottling system. Single-use plastic is practically outlawed, and even the boutique’s assistant

Back on land, we join an evening walk guided by nature

apologetically refuses to let me keep the manufacturer’s

centre manager Dev Dass, serenaded by cicadas so

plastic wrapping on a shirt that I’m by now ashamed to

loud that guests have mistaken them for car alarms.

say would have been quite handy for the flight home.

Dev halts a few meters in and says: “Hear that! That’s the sound of a healthy forest.” A great hornbill calls

Nothing leaves the resort bound for landfill. Food

out above us.

waste is sorted, drained of liquid and donated to local chicken farmers and dog homes. Crushing machines

Another 100 meters in, though, and he stops again. He

turn glass into fragments to be mixed in to concrete and

points out an aquilaria tree, highly prized for its use in

polystyrene into filling for bean bags, while the team’s

perfumes, although most of its resinous agarwood has

pride and joy is “the Asher”, an incinerator producing

been scraped away by poachers. “We’re not going to be

only steam and neutral ashes, which can be used to

able to save this one,” he says, crestfallen.

improve the forest floor.

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Guests can tour the permaculture kitchen garden and

“When you’re breaking new ground, you can see other

pick herbs and vegetables to use in a cooking class,

hotels tucking their shirts in, pulling their socks up.

or participate in craft sessions using leftover coffee grounds from the kitchen and burned-down candles

“May this be the start of something bigger.”

from the rooms, to create their own unique memento.

How to plan your trip The focus on a gentle, relaxing stay at one with the

Stay seven nights in a Canopy Garden Room at The

environment extends to the evening, when you might

Datai Langkawi on a bed and breakfast basis, including

catch the sound of the piano floating from the bar.

economy flights from London Heathrow with Malaysia

This is no party resort, and the lights are kept as low

Airlines, private transfers and UK airport lounge passes

as possible overnight, because the forest’s nocturnal

from £2,210 per person with Elegant Resorts (01244

creatures need it to be dark.

897581; elegantresorts.co.uk).

Our farewell experience is “Mandi Embun”, an early

Words by Josie Clarke, PA

morning leisurely walk into the forest, culminating with immersing ourselves under the waterfall of a pristine stream. It’s a ritual long practised by the Malay people

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to achieve wellness and longevity.

A rainforest villa at the Datai Langkawi | PA Photo

Irshad, who is guiding us, speaks of his pride at the Datai’s efforts to turn a guest’s stay into a lasting appreciation of the glories of nature.

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ASK THE EXPERT

ASK THE EXPERT

MORE CHANGES AHEAD FO R L AN D LO R D S!

MORE CHANGES AHEAD FO R L AN D LO R D S!

I reported last month that Michael Gove, the secretary

I reported last month that Michael Gove, the secretary

of state for levelling up, is looking to bring to parliament

of state for levelling up, is looking to bring to parliament

the Renters Reform Act after the Kings coronation,

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well, it happened!

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LO C A L E V E N T S | B E A F 2 0 2 3 A R T S F E S T I VA L

BEAF 2023 Arts Festival BEAF 2023 is a multi-artform festival taking place in Bournemouth from 16-25 June.

The countdown is on to the BEAF 2023 Arts Festival!

Visitors can look forward to ten days of exhibitions, performances, workshops and family friendly events across Boscombe.

Highlights for BEAF 2023 include Boscombe World by artist Harold Offeh Boscombe World is an adventurous visual and sensory installation in BEAF’s pop-up arts space and former department store, Boscombe Arts Depot. A family friendly exhibition, inviting curiosity and play. Suitable for all ages.

A B OV E Joli Vyann | ©GigiGiannella

LEFT BEAF Pavilion workshop | ©Caroline Beale Johnson

RIGHT Harold Offeh – Selfie Choreography Workshop, Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK 2020.

Photo | ©Ashley Carr

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BEAF Arts Pavilion

Outsider Art special

An interactive space on Boscombe’s precinct (next to

Including a whole host of performances, talks, poetry

Costa Coffee) for free talks, performances and workshops.

and spoken word from members of The Outsiders

Expect everything from kids’ colouring to screen printing

Project and beyond, including Si Mack, Scott Lavene,

and nature crafts. Daily between 11-6pm from 17-25 June.

Lady Unchained, John Healy and Issa Loyaan FarrahKelly. BEAF 2023’s curated selection of Outsider Art is

Live music at the O2 Academy

raw and outstanding quality. Absolutely unmissable.

BEAF 2023 kicks off with a launch party at Bournemouth’s O2 Academy. BCUC is bringing funk, hip hop and Afro

See the programme in full www.gotbeaf.co.uk/beaf/

punk energy all the way from Soweto. BCUC will be

festival-2023

supported by Harare.

BEAF Arts Co director, Carol Maund, says: “BEAF 2023 Immersive acrobatics

Arts Festival is bringing a fantastic selection of local,

Stateless is a dance-circus performance like no other.

national and international artistic talent to Boscombe.

Blending live Taiko drumming with an awe-inspiring fusion

The programme is packed full of free and affordable

of hand-to-hand acrobatics, the Cyr wheel and graceful

events, from immersive acrobatic performances to

contemporary dance for an unforgettable experience.

amazing art, live music and family friendly activities.

There really is something for everyone.”

The Buzztastic Bee-Balancing Blundershow You might have heard of a flea circus, but what about a

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BEE circus?! The Buzztastic Bee-Balancing Blundershow is a new, family friendly show from Dorset artists Sophie Fretwell and Bogdan Babei. Prepare to ‘bee’ amazed!

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Hangover Hill presents

Original music awards In association with Lighthouse Flying the flag for Dorset’s unsigned music talent, Lighthouse is proud to announce the Original Music Awards will be held in the Concert Hall.

Organised by Matt Black and Mel Berkhauer of Hangover Hill, the team behind the monthly Live and Unheard nights at Lighthouse, the Awards night on Friday 19 January 2024 will feature performances from regional artists as well as presentations across a range of categories.

“As the home of Live and Unheard, Lighthouse is the natural venue for the Original Music Awards and we’re thrilled to be able to stage them at one of the most famous venues on the South Coast,” says Matt. “To be on that stage is like the pinnacle – we’re following in the footsteps of musical giants!”

judges chaired by Dave ‘Chinners’ Chinnery

• Best Solo Act

of Rock Regeneration webzine meet to

• Best Festival

deliberate the winners.

Recognition For Venue Accessibility and “The success of Live and Unheard not only

Inclusivity

demonstrates the level of original talent

• Best Lighting Crew

there is in this region, but also the appetite of

• Best Sound Crew

audiences to seek it out,” says Tim Colegate,

• Best Backstage Crew

Head of Programming at Lighthouse.

• Best Original Music Venue • Best Promoter

“Hosting the Original Music Awards feels like In front of an audience of award nominees

the natural next step as we celebrate that

Alex JT Award (for overcoming the odds)

and their followers, the winners will be

talent by offering musicians the opportunity

• Best Recorded Work (Oct 1 2022 to Sep

announced on the night and receive their

to perform and participate in a major event

awards on a fully dressed stage. Two of last

on the same Concert Hall stage that has

• Best Songwriter

year’s winners – solo artist Millie Watson

hosted legends from Michael Jackson and

• Best Artist Under 18

and an expanded line up of Raygo Bloom

The Who to Oasis and Nick Cave.”

• Best Breakthrough Act

will also perform 30-minute sets.

30 2023)

• Best ‘Open To All’ Event The Awards categories are:

Nominations are open now on the Original

• Best Live Act

Tickets are on general sale from Friday 2

Music Awards Facebook page and will

• Best Band (3 Members or more)

June from www.lighthousepoole.co.uk, or

close in the autumn before a panel of

• Best Duo/Trio

on 01202 280000.

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Clever ways to make small rooms look bigger Want to make a small home feel bigger? Lisa Salmon seeks some tricks of the trade.

Many people live in compact or ‘bijou’ homes and would love a bit more space.

If moving or extending simply aren’t an option, however, could you at least make your home look and feel bigger?

“There are a multitude of clever tricks to create the illusion of space in a smaller room, and they don’t have to break the bank,” says Sarah Lloyd, interiors and paint expert for Valspar.

Here, Lloyd and fellow interior designers outline cheap and easy ways to make rooms look bigger…

Use light paint colours “Lighter shades of paint will help reflect light around your home and make it feel larger,” says Ryan McDonough, interior designer at Myjobquote.co.uk. “Whites, creams, and pale greys work well for this.

Sticking to just one shade in each room will also help to enhance the space.”

Darker paint can highlight outlines and shadows, drawing the eye into the corners of a room and giving the impression of a smaller space, explains Lloyd. “Brighter walls are reflective and create an airy, open vibe,” she adds. “Soft whites and creamy colours are the perfect paint palette to maximise your space, and going lighter on wall trims and mouldings make walls appear further away.”

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Paint skirting boards white

tones, like cherry reds, forest greens and navy

Light paint colours, pops

This can help create a clever optical illusion,

blues, instead of bright primary colours.”

of colour and carefully

explains Lloyd: “It makes the walls look

curating items on

further away, and takes very little time or

Go for feature stripes

cost to do.”

Painting stripes on a feature wall is an

LEFT

worktops | PA Photo

interesting way to change the perception of Include pops of colour

a space – and allows for some individuality,

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You don’t necessarily have to shy away from

says Lloyd. “Pairing colours effectively is

Light paint for walls, not

colour altogether, however. “Pops of colour

important here,” she adds. “Vertical stripes

blocking windows and

against a lighter, neutral base can create a

in soft colours make ceilings look higher,

minimal floor clutter |

more aesthetically pleasing room, without

and horizontal stripes make rooms appear

PA Photo

making the space look overcrowded. So

wider, so they’re great for compact spaces.”

look for cupboards, countertops, seating, and other pieces of furniture or décor in

Scale back furniture

your favourite shades,” says Chris Dance,

Although it’s tempting to push furniture

director and head of design at InHouse

against walls to give yourself as much

Inspired Room Design.

room as possible, nothing makes a room seem smaller than having all your furniture

“To keep your interiors feeling calm and

against the walls, Lloyd warns: “Leaving

sophisticated, choose just one aspect to add

space either side of sofas and cabinets

colour to and look for slightly more muted

creates a lovely sense of roominess.”

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And if you’re buying any new furniture items, look for slimmer, less chunky designs, she advises. “Opting for thinner legs and less-bulky pieces lets light flow through the gaps and gives the impression that the furniture takes up less room.”

Fix the TV to the wall Lloyd suggests: “Installing a television on the wall looks modern and prevents taking up any precious floor space.”

Use the same flooring throughout McDonough says you can create flow by using the same flooring throughout your home. “This will make a big difference in how large your home feels,” he promises.

“Laying flooring boards is a great idea, and adding rugs can help create a more cosy feel, without having an effect on the visual spacious look.”

Ditch the drapes Curtains block views of the outside and can make rooms seem more insular – even if they only cover part of the window, says Lloyd. “Installing blinds or shutters

guarantees privacy without seeming too imposing, and if curtains are a must, choose a pole that extends far beyond the edges of the window so the view isn’t blocked,” she advises.

In addition, try using sheer fabrics where possible. “Lighter colours such as ivory and cream will seem almost translucent in a sheer material, and accentuate the room without overpowering it,” says Lloyd.

Maximise light Dance says one of the main criticisms of small rooms is they can appear dark and stuffy. Where possible, ensure there’s enough light and ventilation.

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“This will help create a brighter, fresher

Keep the floor clear

space that’s more pleasant to be in,” he

One of the best things you can do in a

says. “Once you’ve let in all the natural

small home is to keep the floor as clear

light you can, identify any remaining dark

as possible, says McDonough. Try adding

corners and add lamps or LED strips to

floating furniture, such as nightstands

brighten them up.”

and shelves, to keep the ground clear, he suggests.

Clear clutter A small kitchen, for example, will benefit

Use vertical storage

from clear countertops and surfaces.

Dance says vertical storage techniques

Dance suggests: “Then add a few carefully

–

chosen ornaments or pieces of artwork

floating shelving, ceiling racks, and other

to draw the eye towards these clear

units that don’t rely on floor space – will

surfaces. Adding more décor may seem

maximise dead space on the walls. “By

counter-intuitive, but it works because

choosing vertical storage solutions over

the space won’t be too overloaded with

freestanding storage, you’ll have more

visual stimuli if everything else is neatly

room at ground level and the area won’t feel

tidied away.”

as cramped,” he says.

including

wall-mounted

cupboards,

A B OV E Un-cluttered worktops and minimal floor clutter | PA Photo

LEFT Make small rooms feel bigger by mounting the TV on the wall | PA Photo

RIGHT Pops of colour | PA Photo

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Use mirrors McDonough says mirrors help reflect sunlight around the room. “A couple of large leaning mirrors against a wall can make a big difference in how big the room seems,” McDonough explains. “If you want to enhance the view and ensure as much light as possible is reflected, artfully place your mirrors so they reflect a window and the outdoor view.”

Dance suggests hanging a large feature mirror above a fireplace, or on a wall that’s perpendicular to a light source: “This not only gives the illusion of more space, but also helps reflect the natural light coming in from one angle, helping it shine into other parts of the room.”

Add reflective materials Glossy tiles and other high-shine materials can help maximise the effect of a mirroredstyle wall, says McDonough. “This will bounce light around the room and make the space seem much larger, more open, and airier,” he says.

Dance adds: “The mirroring method also extends to other furniture items — pieces made from polished wood and shiny metals can help bounce light around and make your small room appear larger.”

A B OV E To make small rooms feel bigger, hang mirror to reflect light. | PA Photo

LEFT Hanging a large mirror and light paint for walls | PA Photo

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How to encourage green-fingered kids into the garden Get your children into gardening with these easy-to-grow veg and salad options.

Sunnier weather beckons and with that, the urge to get your children into the garden, or at least let off steam in the open space.

If you’re short of ideas be reassured that the kids can still sow vegetables and other seeds into the middle of June, which should germinate quickly to produce tasty and colourful salad leaves, edible flowers and healthy veg.

Almost one in three amateur gardeners has gained inspiration for gardening from their parents, according to YouGov research from Readly magazine app – so there’s no better time to start.

Welsh specialist kitchen gardener, best-selling author and YouTuber Huw Richards, who has 730k followers on his channel, selects the following choices which can still be sown and are also suitable for containers: NASTURTIUMS “Children could plant a hanging basket or container with nasturtium seeds, which will produce bright flowers which they can later put into salads, for a peppery flavour.

“The big seeds look like little brains and can be popped into the ground 2cm deep, or in a hanging basket. They grow really fast and trail or spread, creating a profusion of flowers usually in orange, reds and yellows. There will always be a bee on the plant when it’s in flower.”

GROWING TIP: Sow them up to mid-June and just a few seeds will create an array of colour. Just make sure the seedlings don’t dry out in the first few weeks.

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PEAS

“If you are looking for something to fill up an empty

“Peas are my favourite. When you eat fresh peas straight

corner, a single pumpkin plant will do that for you. It

from the pod they are so sweet and are like little snacks.

grows fast and every day the children check the plants

Children can eat the pea shoots as well, two or three

and the pumpkins. Maybe they can take a ruler out to

weeks after sowing, which means they don’t have to

check how long the plant is or how wide the pumpkin is.”

wait too long, so it feels like a fast turnaround.

GROWING TIP: Sow seeds until the end of May. They “I’d recommend a mangetout or a sugar snap if they

prefer a sunny site and need a lot of compost to get

want to eat the whole pod. ‘Oregon Sugar Pod’ sugar

started. Seedlings should pop up within a week. Good

snap is a great variety, while the ‘Ambassador’ pea is

varieties include ‘Jack O’Lantern’.

widely available. The seeds are dried peas, so easy for RADISHES

little hands to manage.”

Sean Lade, director of Easy Garden Irrigation, adds that GROWING TIP: Start them off in pots or plant directly

radishes are another must-have because they are ready

into the soil, 2cm deep, in a sunny situation. You can sow

for lifting just three to four weeks after sowing.

peas until mid-June, he says.

“This short growing cycle is perfect for kids, who may PUMPKINS

not have the patience to wait for a longer-growing

Any children who love Halloween may enjoy growing

vegetable, and they come in a variety of colours and

their own pumpkins, Richards suggests. “These are

flavours, making them exciting for kids to experiment

quite a bit of fun and surprisingly simple to grow but

with and try new things,” he says.

need a bit more space.” As well as carving faces in the pumpkin come autumn, you can also tip the seeds out,

GROWING TIP: Grow them in a sunny spot in well-drained

coat them with cinnamon and roast them, to give the

soil with added compost about 1-2 cm deep and 2-3 cm

children a healthy snack, he suggests.

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To make it easier for children to sow the seeds, make a furrow with a stick and sprinkle the seeds along the furrow, covering them with soil and gently patting them down before watering. Thin seedlings as they grow, then lift radishes when the tops push out of the soil.

RUNNER BEANS “These have a bigger seed size than peas, so are very easy to handle. They can grow to about 2m and children can enjoy the beautiful red flowers and the bumble bees that visit them.

“The beans that you sow are pretty, pink with black dots, so are very visual. Easily assessable varieties include ‘Scarlet Emperor’.”

Growing tip: Grow them on a south-facing boundary or wall and stake them with canes, or make a wigwam to grow them up.

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SWISS CHARD ‘BRIGHT LIGHTS’ “This variety produces a rainbow of coloured stems in shades including white, pink, yellow, green, orange and red – and they look so cool. They are often planted in ornamental borders because of how beautiful they are,” he says.

Swiss chard ‘Bright Lights’ is ideally grown in a bed or a large container. Sow seeds 1-2cm deep with 2cm between each seed and grow them as a ‘cut and come again’ crop which can add a burst of colour to any salad.

Growing tip: Keep the crop well watered and the seedlings will quickly appear and start turning different colours. They can be grown in sun or partial shade.

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M OTO R I N G N E WS Mark Slack tells us the latest news on all things motoring.

HAG ERT Y C HARTS THE CHANGES IN THE CL ASSIC CAR MARKET The latest update of the UK Hagerty Price Guide shows that the world’s most valuable cars continue to become more valuable, and that the young drivers of the ‘80s and ‘90s are reliving their youth and snapping up hot hatchbacks.

Launched in 2012 it tracks the values of cars from £multi-million exotics to humble

cars selected by to best reflect the average

hatchbacks, collating the results of auction

UK classic car market, including cars as

sales, dealer sales and in some cases

diverse as the Ford Capri, Datsun 240Z and

private sales, to help build a true picture of

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the financial value of a car.

Hagerty has highlighted some of the key Each quarter, the latest valuation data

takeaways from the 31st update of their

is applied to the guide, freely available

guide and hot hatchbacks were the top

through Hagerty’s online valuation tool,

gainers throughout 2021, and still retain

with 15,000 makes, models and year of

second place. Such cars as the Ford Escort

vehicles now listed.

XR3i, the Vauxhall HS Chevette and the MG Maestro Turbo all made big gains.

Hagerty has formed seven bespoke indices

the Austin-Healey 100, the Sunbeam Tiger, and the Jaguar XK120, while the value of

within the guide, the first of which is the

The Best of British Index saw a few key

other key cars, like the Aston Martin DB5,

representative Classic Index, a group of 50

cars on the list reduced in value, such as

remained relatively flat. But over the past 12 months, the list was pulled up by a handful of cars that soared in value, including the Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth that rose 41 per cent in the last year alone.

The Festival of the Unexceptional Index has struggled a little in overall terms, with the index now at about 90 per cent of its value of 2018. That said, every car in the Index rose or remained static in the last year, with some, such as the Vauxhall Viva HB, the Citroën CX S2 and the British Leyland Princess 1800, all rising over 10 per cent in the same period.

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R O A D T E S T: A L FA R O M E O S T E LV I O Q U A D R I F O G L I O - A S U P E R B LY A C C O M P L I S H E D PA C K A G E So many people think that unless you

It doesn’t come cheap though with prices

talking about a large SUV it is particularly

have owned an Alfa Romeo you are not a

starting at £79,619, which puts the Alfa

impressive. The Quadrifoglio is light thanks

true petrol head, and you can kind of see

against some very stiff competition from

to the use of aluminium and carbon fibre

their point. While classic Alfas probably

arguably much more premium badges.

but it’s the all-round performance, not

still deserve their reputation for being

Standard fare on the Quadrifoglio is

just speed, from the way it puts the power

temperamental, newer models have in

suitably generous, as you would expect on

down, to the handling and steering. It’s a

theory left that reputation behind.

car of this price, and the interior is a heady

superbly accomplished package.

mix of leather.

The trouble is reputations can take a long

The power delivery is nothing short of

time to disappear and that’s a shame

On the road the Quadrifoglio has a bit

vicious and the exhaust note delivers a

because it prevents many people from

of a dual personality. It is quite happy to

much more tuneful, if equally loud, output

enjoying some cracking cars, and they

potter through urban streets, but show

as many a supercar. This is a well-honed,

don’t come anymore cracking than the

it an open road and its inner darkness is

well-crafted and hugely entertaining car.

Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

revealed. Reaching 62mph in 3.8 seconds

It manages to combine so many positive

is good in anyone’s book, but when you’re

attributes and is a delight to drive.

The ‘standard’ Stelvio range is by no means backward in accelerating forward, with

It’s achilles heel is price, the competition

even the least athletic engine producing

is just so much more premium in not just

190hp and the most powerful 280hp. It is

badge but build quality and feel. The Stelvio

the 510hp Quadrifoglio that is the real. star

isn’t bad by any means, but it just isn’t £80k

though, it’s like an automotive Summanus.

worth of quality. It’s for this reason that I

This is an SUV very definitely designed with

suspect many premium badge drivers will

performance, rather than off-roading in

stay loyal to their usual fare, but the few that

mind, and it REALLY performs.

don’t will not be disappointed.

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CONCOURS OF E L EG A N C E L E MAN S C ENTENARY C E L E B R AT I O N The Concours of Elegance has revealed that 2023’s eagerly anticipated Le Mans Centenary celebration will feature two of the race’s most significant cars: Bentley Speed Six ‘Old Number One’ – which

Bentley Speed Six ‘Old Number One’, which

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at La Sarthe in 1929, ‘Old Number One’

2023’s Le Mans Centenary celebration

vanquished American entrants from the

will complement the display of 70 rare

likes of Stutz, Du Pont and Chrysler, as well

and spectacular Concours Cars at next

as British entrants from Invicta, Lea-Francis

September’s glamourous event. Outside

and Lagonda. The Bentley took victory with

the main display of vehicles, the Concours

relative ease after a dominant display and

of Elegance will assemble around 1,000

returned the following year to triumph again,

further cars in a series of special features

staging a formation finish once more.

and displays.

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The “Discovery HC” from HC Classics With a resurgence in the popularity of outdoor living combined with an appetite from many would-be adventurers for a more refined outdoor experience, Richard Carp, owner and creator of the Discovery HC, shares with us how there could be no better time to be launching this hugely capable vehicle to the market.

What do you think are the key drivers behind this increasingly popular sector of the market?

The key drive behind this would be the recent popularity of independent holidays – not flying abroad and therefore being more in control of your holiday or break.

Also, being in control of your destiny! The opening up of more outdoor venues which facilitate families, appeals to a lot of people. Britain is a wonderful destination in the summer to explore, especially in Scotland and Wales, with remote areas becoming more accessible, which leads to outward bound adventures. Allowing a totally independent lifestyle.

What made you choose the Discovery as the platform for this project?

The Discovery Series 1 was a very prestigious and popular car that Landrover produced in the 90s but no one has sought to restore and refine them to the standard of a new car whilst retaining the spirit of a classic Landrover.

It becomes an individual and exclusive car. Too many companies are restoring the classic Defenders to a similar standard, which is why we chose the Discovery.

Tell me about your passion for the outdoors and what this project means to you personally.

We are keen travellers and this gives the opportunity for spontaneity. The car is individual, you are your own boss! It is a comfortable car to drive with all the modern extras so you can drive off in luxury. It is reviving a model of car designed for adventure travel, which we love,

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but now it has that extra advantage for creature

Who is your target market for the Discovery HC?

comforts, which at our age is wonderful! Meaning we

Somebody who wants an exclusive car individually

can still have adventures without discomfort!

tailored to their requirements, whether it’s groups or couples keen on expeditions or a family who loves

What is it about this particular Discovery that

adventures in a classic but updated vehicle.

brings something new and fresh to this competitive market? Or to put it another way, what are your key

How do you feel this vehicle compares to others?

differentiators?

Firstly, it is far more roomy and comfortable with more

No one in the commercial field has taken on reproducing

creature comforts, whilst offering a smoother ride.

the Discovery, which was very prestigious in its day.

There is plenty of space, plus the boot door is bigger

It is an iconic shape and wonderful for every day use

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Chef Maunika Gowardhan on how to get tandoori flavours at home Gowardhan explains why India has the best street food, and how she fell in love with food through her grandmother

Chicken tikka masala is a much-loved

heat in an encapsulated space. So they are

dish, but it’s only scratching the surface of

similar, but they’re not the same.”

delicious food cooked in a tandoor.

The main difference is the coals at the The tandoor – a clay oven used in a lot

bottom of a tandoor – when fat drips from

of Indian cooking – offers a world of

any meat or anything else you put in the

possibilities, and that’s something chef

clay oven, it drips onto the coal and the

Maunika Gowardhan is keen to uncover.

smoke that is produced gives the food that “charred, grilled smokey flavour”, she says.

It’s not like there’s just one type of chicken tikka. From murgh malai to reshmi tikka, the

But how can you get that at home? One of

options are endless – and Gowardhan, 44,

Gowardhan’s genius tips is making smoked

had the best exposure possible growing up

butter. “You can store it in the fridge, and

in Mumbai.

when you start basting your food with that smoked butter, you’re getting the charred,

“I grew up on really, really good street food

smokey flavour that you’re really yearning

– India is such a vibrant, diverse space. In

for in tandoori dishes.”

every region you find some sort of street eat somewhere, and every corner of the

Not that Gowardhan has been perfecting

country will have some sort of kebab or

A B OV E & R I G H T

smoked butter from a young age. “I’m

tikka,” she says.

Maunika Gowardhan | Issy Croker/PA

going to put my hand up here and say when I first came to England [25 years ago],

“Sometimes, books can have one or

I didn’t know how to cook Indian food,”

two of those recipes – you can’t have a

in the streets of India or in restaurants, but

Gowardhan, who now lives in Newcastle

whole book on just that” – and that’s what

even in our own homes.”

upon Tyne, confesses.

Even though most homes in India don’t

She came to the UK for university, during

have a clay oven, there are plenty of

which she was “thrilled” to be away from her

techniques to replicate that smokey flavour.

parents with that “sense of freedom”.

me, is that it’s a cooking technique that is

“When you have a look at the way a clay

But after moving to her first house and

dated back to the Indus Valley [from 3300

oven works, essentially it’s heat that’s 360

getting a job in the city of London,

BCE to 1300 BCE]. It’s something that is so

[degrees],” Gowardhan explains. “In our

Gowardhan says: “It slowly creeps up on

historic, that has so much of a rich heritage

domestic kitchens, the endeavour is to

you – when you go to an unfamiliar place,

– it’s such a vital part of how we eat, not just

replicate that – conventional ovens provide

what you really miss is that familiarity.”

Gowardhan has set out to change in her latest cookbook, Tandoori Home Cooking.

She wants people to recognise the history of the tandoor: “What really sets it apart, for

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“People tend to forget it’s actually a subcontinent. Because it’s a subcontinent, you realise there is so much more, and every community has so much more to say about the food they cook.

“Of course, it’s blurred boundaries as you go through every space, but I feel like every 20 or 30 kilometres you’re travelling, the food changes – because the crop changes, because the climate changes, because the soil changes. All of that makes a huge difference.”

So, when people ask her to sum up Indian food, Gowardhan says: “It’s like saying, ‘What is your favourite European food?’

Impossible.”

That’s when Gowardhan started to learn

Gowardhan also suspects some of it

how to cook Indian food, because “I craved

comes from her grandmother, who was an

it and yearned it all the time”, she says.

“avid cook”.

She would ring her mother back in India

“My grandmother was the hostess with

and ask for simple recipes – daal, rice,

the mostess. In the 1950s in the city of

green bean dishes. “I cooked not just for

Bombay, a lot of film stars and Bollywood

sustenance, I cooked because I missed

film stars in India would actually come to

home and I missed good food,” she reflects.

my grandmother’s house to eat her food.

To be a fly on the wall at my grandmother’s

Since then, Gowardhan fell in love with

dinner parties…”

food and made her way into the industry,

A B OV E

and this is her third cookbook. She now

Gowardhan’s grandmother passed down

deems it her “calling”, saying: “I knew food

these recipes, and her mother’s passion

was something that was a leveler on every

for food “gave us this effervescence for

aspect of my life.

cooking and eating good food”, she adds.

Tandoori Home Cooking by Maunika Gowardhan | Issy Croker/PA

Tandoori

Home

Cooking

by

Maunika

Gowardhan is published by Hardie Grant, “When we did really well, my mother would

After dedicating the past 20 or so years of

priced £25. Photography by Issy Croker.

say, ‘Can I make you something?’ If we

her career to Indian food, there’s a major

Available now.

were really upset she was like, ‘Let me cook

thing Gowardhan would like people to

for you’.”

know about the cuisine.

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Tandoori chicken tikka INGREDIENTS

Wooden skewers soaked in cold water for 30 minutes 640g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces Butter, for basting and cooking

SERVES 4

1. To make the marinade, grind the garlic and ginger with a splash of water in a blender to a smooth paste. In a large mixing bowl, combine the yoghurt with the chickpea flour.

Mix well to get rid of any lumps and form a thick paste. Add the ginger and garlic paste, chilli powder, garam masala, coriander, cinnamon, saffron, dried fenugreek, sugar and salt. Stir well, mixing everything to a smooth consistency. Put two tablespoons of the marinade in a small bowl and set aside.

Juice of ½ lime Generous pinch of chaat masala

2. Add the chicken to the bowl and mix well to make sure each piece is coated in the thick marinade. Cover the bowl and leave to marinate in the fridge for two to three hours, or

For the marinade:

preferably overnight.

3 garlic cloves 2.5cm ginger root, peeled 6tbsp Greek yoghurt

3. Preheat the grill to a medium heat. Line a baking tray with foil and place a wire rack over the tray.

2 heaped tsp chickpea flour 1½tsp Kashmiri chilli powder

4. Thread the chicken pieces onto the soaked wooden skewers and place them on the

¼tsp garam masala

wire rack. Place the tray under the grill and cook for 17-18 minutes. Turn the skewers

2tsp ground coriander

halfway through the cooking time and baste with the melted butter until the chicken is

½tsp ground cinnamon

lightly charred around the edges and cooked through.

½tsp saffron strands, crushed 1tbsp dried fenugreek leaves

5. Meanwhile, transfer the reserved marinade to a small frying pan. Place over a medium heat

(kasoori methi), crushed

and cook, stirring continuously, for five minutes until the marinade reduces and thickens.

Pinch of sugar

Add two teaspoons of butter and turn off the heat. Transfer the cooked marinade to a bowl.

Salt, to taste 6. Take the chicken off the skewers and add it to the bowl with the marinade along with the lime juice and chaat masala. Stir well to make sure the chicken is evenly coated. Serve warm with salad and naan or roti.

Issy Croker /PA Photo

No-churn rose and cardamom ice-cream INGREDIENTS

SERVES 4

1. Grind the green cardamom seeds in a pestle and mortar to a fine powder.

8 green cardamom pods (seeds only) 280ml double cream

2. In a bowl, whisk the cream with the rose water and cardamom powder until soft peaks

2tbsp rose water

form. Next, lightly fold the condensed milk, dried rose petals and most of the crushed

1 x 400g can condensed milk

pistachios into the whipped cream.

1tbsp dried rose petals 20g pistachios, roughly chopped

3. Transfer the ice-cream mixture into a freezerproof, airtight container. Scatter the remaining pistachios over the top of the ice cream and place in the freezer for six to eight hours, or preferably overnight.

4. When ready to serve, let the ice cream stand at room temperature for five to 10 minutes to soften slightly, then scoop into individual bowls.

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Potato, paneer and sweetcorn kebabs

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS

1. Heat the two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add

2tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra for grilling

the cumin seeds and, as they begin to splutter, add the ginger and fry for 30 seconds,

1tsp cumin seeds

then add the green chillies. Stir well, add the carrots and cook for four to five minutes.

5cm ginger root, finely chopped

Add the sweetcorn, stir well and fry for two minutes. Add the ground coriander and

2 green bird’s-eye chillies, finely chopped

garam masala, turn off the heat and leave to cool completely.

120g carrots, peeled and finely diced 150g canned, drained sweetcorn

2. Once cool, blend the carrot and sweetcorn mixture in a blender to a coarse, dry mix –

1tbsp ground coriander

do not add any water. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the grated potato, paneer,

½tsp garam masala

dried mango powder, ground cardamom, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Season to

150g potato, peeled, boiled, cooled and

taste and add the chickpea flour along with the breadcrumbs. Mix well. Shape into six

coarsely grated

sausages and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.

70g paneer, finely grated 1 heaped tsp dried mango powder

3. Heat a griddle pan over a high heat. Lightly brush the kebabs with a little oil. Cook the

1tsp ground cardamom

subz seekh in the hot pan for two minutes on each side until lightly charred and evenly

1tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

browned all over.

2tbsp finely chopped mint leaves 2tbsp chickpea flour

4. Serve with roti, green chutney and salad.

1tbsp breadcrumbs Salt, to taste

Tandoori Home Cooking by Maunika Gowardhan is published by Hardie Grant, priced £25.

Photography by Issy Croker. Available now.

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S U N D AY

17 JUNE - 24 SEPTEMBER

15 JUNE

Beaulieu’s Palace House will once again be home to

A conversation in paint with

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artists who lived a hundred

exhibition showcasing the work of over 57 international

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Reconstructing

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Abbey and the stunning grounds and gardens.

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demonstrations, live music, childrens entertainment

BBQ’s or Roast Baps (weather dependent)

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www.highcliffefoodandartsfestival.co.uk

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Sculpture at Beaulieu 2023 | Jill Berelowitz Moving Forward Together

Dates for your diary P U R B EC K A R T W E E KS F E ST I VA L 2 7 M AY - 1 1 J U N E ROLLINGTON BARN www.purbeckartweeksfestival.co.uk

YO GA A N D B E E - F R I E N D LY Picture credit Hamish Gill f8creates

GARDENING 24 JUNE

B R E A K FAST 0 7, 1 4 , 2 1 & 2 8 J U N E BROWNSEA ISLAND www.nationaltrust.org.uk

WIMBORNE M I N ST E R FO L K F E ST I VA L

B U D DY - T H E B U D DY

09 - 11 JUNE

H O L LY S T O R Y 20 - 24 JUNE

Join us in our beautiful walled garden for a tour and talk

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in association with Wilding

Broadway show first opened in 1989 and has been

Wimborne to find out more

thrilling audiences around the world ever since.

about planting for pollination and honey bees, bumble bees

Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL

and solitary bees, and what we

GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement

can all do to help them.

as a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians tell Buddy

THE KING & I 13 - 17 JUNE M AY F L O W E R T H E AT R E www.mayflower.org.uk

Holly’s story, from his Texas rockabilly beginnings

Wilding Wimborne will explain

to international stardom and his legendary final

about the Bee Home Trail

performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa,

in Wimborne and the part

before his tragic death at the age of just 22.

you can play in saving these wonders of nature in just a few

Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever

WIMBORNE MINSTER www.wmff.co.uk

simple steps.

written, including La Bamba, Raining In My Heart, That’ll

BEAF 2023 A R T S F E ST I VA L 16 - 25 JUNE

Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, Chantilly Lace, Johnny

Ticket price includes a hot

VA R I O U S V E N U E S

B. Goode, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this

drink and delicious slice of cake

www.gotbeaf.co.uk

show is just Peggy Sue-perb!

following the 30 minute tour.

M AY F L O W E R T H E AT R E

MUSEUM OF EAST DORSET

www.mayflower.org.uk

www.museumofeastdorset.co.uk

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