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Hello... What a welcome! It seems the launch issue of your new lifestyle magazine really hit the spot. Our thanks to all of you who got in touch and gave us feedback on the magazine via email, in letters and on the phone. We truly appreciate the support. But that was last month… what about August? Well, having brought you the Richest Roads in the City, we now ask you to help us choose The Greatest Brightonian from a list that ranges across the great and the good from the Prince Regent to Fatboy Slim. Just who in our esteemed past has stood out from the crowd and made a significant impact locally, nationally or both? We were lucky enough to have played host to a number of notable people at the launch party of the magazine. Check out our social pages to see how many you recognise. One person you’ll have no trouble recognising is this month’s cover celebrity Leonardo DiCaprio, who’s almost lost for words as he talks to us about the season’s biggest release, Inception. And if you’re after a few tips to improve your own look this Summer, we’re here to help with an A-Z of accessories to add that vital finishing touch to your outfit. Plus we’ve some nature-inspired jewellery and suggestions on how you gents can stay looking sharp when the leaves begin to turn. Style and design is the backbone of our featured property this month, and it just goes to show that you don’t always have to spend a fortune to get a great, stylish pad in Brighton and Hove. On top of that we find out how a credit-crunched photographer became the City’s favourite artist, check out the latest convertible Audi supercar and learn the story of Herbert Carden, the Brighton Mayor who tried to pull down the Pavilion. He was obviously thwarted.

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THIS MONTH … What to buy, where to go and how to enjoy August in Brighton and Hove.

THE LETTERS Feedback on the inspirational story behind Brighton Fashion Week

THE SOCIAL Champagne, canapés and jazz… everything you’d expect at the launch of the City’s most exciting lifestyle magazine.

THE SECRET Which much lauded Mayor wanted to tear down our famed Pavilion?

Leonardo DiCaprio tells us about trying to get his head round this Summer’s biggest release, Inception. But what on Earth is it all about?

THE GREATEST BRIGHTONIAN We profile 30 of the finest folk to have ever graced our streets and ask you to vote on the best of them all.

THE NEWS Fatboy gets auctioned off and a con artist disappears with a leopard.

DREAM JOB NIGHTMARE

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INSIDER WOMEN

INSIDER MEN

Bags for commuters, natureinspired jewellery and an essential black dress.

Suiting inspired by Mad Men, festival-chic T-shirts and a musthave wallet.

34 A-Z OF ACCESSORIES

Those essential little touches that make your Summer outfit complete.

PLAY 43 CHILD’S It’s a retro month for kids with 80s film classics and 50s accessories.

HOMES & GARDEN

DELIGHT 60 DESIGN Through the keyhole at the old home of that great architect Charles Busby.

64 SPLASHING OUT

Cover image: Leonardo DiCaprio, courtesy of Tom Munro/JBG/headpressphoto.com

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Turning your bathroom into the height of boutique hotelstyle luxury.

HIDEAWAY 70 HELI-PAD The amazing 254 acre country property with a £3.5million price tag.

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THE GALLERY

THE PROFILE

ON STAGE

THE RESTAURANT

GOURMET GUIDE

We highlight some of the finest pieces of art available locally.

Artist Serena Sussex tells how Brighton inspires her best work.

Our round-up of the must-see productions on stage in the South this month.

IN TUNE Stray in touch with this review of the latest sounds from rap to folk.

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A SEASONED APPROACH

Our man visits Terre a Terre for a meatless dining experience. But is it up to scratch?

Where we suggest some new eating places you might want to try if they are not already on your list of favourites

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RAGING BULLS

The new Audi R8 takes centre stage as the perfect Summer drop top.

We talk to Lamborghiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO Stephan Winklemann on a rare UK visit.

Food For Friends on making that super Summer salad. AUGUST 2010

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Need the biggest and baddest bike on the sea front? Well, here it is - the Confederate P120 Fighter. Designed and built in the good ol’ US of A, it’s a stripped-down, bare-chested beast of a bike with enough grunt to see you reach speeds in excess of 155mph (when you take it to the Bonneville Salt Flats of course). To embarrass Harley Davidson riders everywhere you’ll need to part with nigh on £100,000 to buy the thing and then import it. Worth every penny though… confederate.com

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Pride…

Get ready for Pride Brighton & Hove to kick into full swing in the coming weeks. With plenty going on throughout the festival week from Saturday July 31 to Sunday August 8, it’s easy to get involved. Countless great events in support of the LBGT community feature during the week such as art exhibitions, karaoke, drag shows, music concerts and club nights. The festivities culminate with the Pride parade on Saturday August 7 and promises to be, as ever, a real spectacle. See brightonpride.org for full listings and details.

Loosely based on the discovery of Pluto, the story of The Unfixed Stars follows a number of characters forging their own futures in the gin-soaked years of the flapper era. While Clyde Tombaugh grinds the lens for his own telescope under the immense Kansas sky, a thousand miles away in Arizona, the staff of Lowell Observatory prepare to resume the long-interrupted search for Planet X. Elsewhere, the heir to a chemical fortune decides to go west in search of dinosaurs and God. Slowpaced and introspective, this is a novel that’s essentially about people; immerse yourself in their stories. £16.99 from Waterstone’s Brighton, 01273 206 017.

Dance…

A great way to keep fit, meet people and have a fun time, dance classes have risen in popularity in recent years. You’ve heard of salsa, you know about jive, but are you familiar with Ceroc? An amalgamation of the two, but without the difficult footwork, Ceroc is a brilliant introduction to dance if you’ve never done it before and another style to master if you’re already a smooth mover. Classes run every Sunday evening at New Madeira Hotel, Marine Parade, Brighton. Just drop in at 7.30pm for beginner lessons or visit cerocfever.com for details.

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Wear…

Fingers crossed that the sun’s out. And that’s enough of an excuse for us to get some new shades. These frames from Miu Miu ooze elegance and sophistication in their black and tortoiseshell guises. To add a little Summer fun and colour, try the green and lilac finish opposite. Converts to Prada’s sister label already include Misha Barton, Kirsten Dunst and Katie Holmes, so it’s not a bad bandwagon to get on. £109 from Sunglasses Hut, Churchill Square, Brighton, 01273 775 304.

you should… Choose…

Gone are the days when your choice of speaker finishes was limited to just black or beech. Meridian Audio, widely recognised as a world-leader in high quality audio and video reproduction, is now offering the ultimate bespoke colour service - Meridian Select. Choose from almost 200 different colour finishes to the products which are hand-built to order at their headquarters in Cambridgeshire. Expect to pay around £7,700 for the DSP 7200 speakers shown here. Sevenoaks Sound & Vision on Western Road, Brighton. Call 01273 733 338 or see sevenoakssoundandvision.co.uk

Rent… The story of how the 1995 Rugby World Cup truly marked the birth of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ of South Africa is told in an epic and dignified manner in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus. Available now to rent on DVD and fronted by acting heavy-weights Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman, the film shows how Nelson Mandela (tactfully played by Freeman) managed to rally the country behind the Springboks rugby team that went on to win the tournament. On DVD and Blu-ray from Video Box, Brighton 01273 670 469 and Hove 01273 204 325, from £3.95 for two nights.

Listen…

Tomorrow Morning is the third in a trilogy of concept albums from Eels, completing the set started with Hombre Lobo and End Times. As ever, the band offer a surreal insight into the world of their front man Mark Oliver Everett, who seems to have mellowed on this, their brightest and most overtly uplifting work. He says of the new record: “I wanted to make a warm album that was a celebration using electronic instruments to reflect joy in the times I live in.” Around £10 from Ape, Brighton, 01273 721 413. AUGUST 2010

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Grill... The Summer BBQ has taken on a variety of forms over the years, but perhaps none quite as stunning in appearance as The Loop, by designer Alistair Messom. We love striking aesthetics matched with function and this concept certainly fits the bill; The Loop is made from treated stainless steel - so is weatherproof - and it’s also very simple to take apart and clean. No gas here; only charcoal captures the true simplicity of grilling outside. For this kind of summer style you’re looking at £3,000 for a bespoke unit. See alimessom.com

Sit… If ever there were an iconic phrase to rely on in difficult times it’s ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’. Now you can take the Blitz-time spirit with you to the beach or park with these deck chairs emblazoned with the famous mantra. Hand made in Blighty, the chunky wooden frames are sure to last for years to come and, just like the originals from beaches across the nation, they fold flat for storage and transport. £75 from keepcalmandcarryon.com

Peruse… Brunswick Festival is one of the longest running festivals in the City and is now in its 29th year. This August’s event is set to be among the biggest yet and has now spilled over onto two weekends. Sunday August 15 will see the countryside come to the City with Scruffs dog show, arts and craft stalls and children’s activities. Following that, on Saturday August 21 and Sunday August 22, the festival in Brunswick Square takes on a livelier guise with a weekend of live music, dance, street theatre, circus skills, stalls, world food and a beer tent.

Train... It might be a little way off yet, but we all need a bit of time to get back into shape after a Summer of BBQs and over indulgence. On Sunday October 10 Cancer Research UK is holding a 10km run around the Brighton and Hove seafront. So, get sponsored and help raise some funds for one of the country’s biggest charities. The achievement of finishing the run should be enough of an incentive to get online and register and with Cancer Research you’re safe in the knowledge that you’re supporting a good cause as well. Enter now at run10k.org

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SO BRIGHTON & HOVE LETTER OF THE MONTH:

Proof that we can all achieve great things if we’re prepared to persevere and work for it.

Sir, How interesting to read the story behind Brighton Fashion Week. Not only is the annual event something we can all be proud of, the journey that organiser Liz Bishop has been on (she was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease) is truly inspirational.

Angela Clarke

Via email

Ed: You’ve said it all.

Ed: Consider the magazine a ‘work in progress.’ All feedback is most welcome and will be taken into account when planning future issues.

Sir, I have just picked up a copy of your first publication of So Brighton & Hove, congratulations. I really love the layout and the articles, it’s so Brighton and Hove and yet so different from the other local magazines. Alice Jones Brighton

Ed: Our thanks to you and all the others who wrote words of support and encouragement. Much appreciated. Sir, What an interesting magazine although we hope you are going to devote more pages to the arts which, as most people realise, are very important to a lot of people living in Brighton. Jonathon Roberts Hove

Sir, I am now looking for a wealthy investor with surplus cash who would be happy to share the property from your magazine’s first issue (Curve £3.5million), with an attractive 30-something blonde. Separate rooms, of course. Any takers? Jennifer Randall Brighton

Ed: Where’s that office cash box? Sir, I began to feel like I might enjoy your magazine when, after reaching page 15, I had already been urged to fly a kite, snack on some organic treats and use the Fair Trade shop in the marina. I only hope that in future issues you don’t start advising we all go on muesli diets and give up caffeine. That’d be far too healthy. Neil Bannister Hove

Ed: It certainly would. There are enough boring people around already.

Sir, I noticed that Brunswick Square and Clifton Terrace were not on your list of the so called Richest Roads in Brighton and Hove that was featured in your magazine. Everyone knows these areas are among the most prestigious addresses and yet you missed them out completely. What went wrong! Peter Radcliffe Via email

Ed: Nothing actually. When an area is made up of apartments, even expensive ones, it lowers the average price of properties. Sorry!

We accept Letters to the Editor by e-mail (info@magazinepeople.co.uk) or post to So Brighton & Hove, Suite G03, Brighton Media Centre, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL. Letters must carry full names and contact details. Letters may be edited for publication. AUGUST 2010 OCTOBER 2009

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Hugo Blomfield and Harvey Westlake made a little bit of history last month when they became the first couple to tie the knot on Brighton’s seafront bandstand which has been licensed as an official venue for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies. The pair live just a stone’s throw from the bandstand and over the years have followed the work which has restored it to all its Victorian glory.

FATBOY AUCTIONED

The original artwork from Fatboy Slim’s legendary Greatest Hits album went under the hammer at Christie’s auction house in London and generated an impressive £10,000. Three lots by the Brightonbased artist Julie-Anne Gilburt were included in the Pop Culture sale of Rock & Pop Memorabilia.

Finance manager Harvey Westlake says: “The bandstand looks amazing now. We thought it would be the perfect place for our ceremony and we’re thrilled to be the first. It made it even more special.”

The Fatboy lots contained the entire collection of original pieces from the Greatest Hits project plus three letters of provenance from the man himself, Norman Cook.

ARTIST CON

Brighton sculptor Piers Mason has suffered a setback in his plans to break into the London art scene. A con man has walked off with his life size leopard worth £8,000. The animal was made out of recycled metal, mostly bike parts, and was on show in a North Laines gallery when “a man pretending to be the buyer on behalf of a very rich and famous person from London” approached the artist. Piers Mason was persuaded to take the leopard to a photographic studio although the man later called, explained it was the wrong studio and said someone would arrive and take the animal to the correct location. The leopard was loaded onto a van and has not been seen since.

Serious collectors from around the world were at the event to bid for items that included Eric Clapton’s guitar and a jacket made for Michael Jackson.

BLUE VICAR

TAG TEAM

Dozens of phone junction boxes on Brighton streets have been transformed into retro images of tape cassettes in a bid to deter graffiti sprayers. It’s the latest Artscape project involving youngsters from the city’s youth offending team who paint over the illegal tagging. Martin Middleton, who runs the project and is pictured wearing a cap with Sam, explains: “It’s great for young offenders as it helps them work through their community service hours whilst giving them a chance to have a visual influence on a city crammed full of commercial signs and signals”. Graffiti Officer Sarah Leach says: “We know from experience that legal art is a deterrent to tagging.”

The latest of the City’s historic blue plaques has been ‘awarded’ to a controversial churchman and his vicar son. The Rev Henry Wagner, vicar of Brighton from 1824 to his death in 1870, was a dictatorial man remembered for a bitter dispute over the winding of the clock at St Peter’s Church. As he rode his horse along Upper North Street he was heckled and had stones thrown at him by children with one boy shouting: “Who stopped the clock.” The Reverend, who had six churches built for the poor, promptly beat the boy. During the unveiling of the plaque at the Old Vicarage in Temple Gardens, Councillor Averil Older said: “It’s a lovely eccentric story which shows Brighton has always had its colourful characters and enjoyed an argument.”

DOORSTEP HOLIDAYS

Beach huts offered for sale by the City council at £12,000 each have been snapped up by local residents eager for a small place by the sea. It’s the first time in more than a decade huts have been available. Seventeen were up for grabs (all but two have been bought) taking the total number of huts along the seafront to more than 400. The Cabinet Member for Culture and Tourism Councillor David Smith says: “They’re ideal if you live locally, as it’s like having a holiday on your own doorstep. We’re delighted to be offering these to the City’s residents to enjoy for many Summers to come.” The new huts are on the promenade adjacent to Hove Lagoon. AUGUST 2010

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L E O N A R D O dicaprio

LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S BEEN IN SOME HARD-GOING FILMS RECENTLY. EARLIER IN THE YEAR THE CHILLING THRILLER SHUTTER ISLAND KEPT US ON THE EDGE OF OUR SEATS AND HIS MOST RECENT OFFERING, INCEPTION, IS SUCH A MIND-BENDER THAT EVEN HE DOESN’T FULLY UNDERSTAND IT

Dream

words John Hiscock

job nightmare “I don’t know where to begin,” he says helplessly. “It’s really hard.”

The movie that stumps this highly personable 35-year-old is Inception, a contemporary science-fiction thriller about a technology that can enter dreams and extract information from the human mind. Released in July Inception has to be one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. After thinking carefully, DiCaprio tells us: “I don’t know what I’m supposed to say about it, but it’s Chris Nolan [the British director of The Dark Knight] delving into dream psychoanalysis and also making a high octane, actionfilled, surreal film that is all spawned from his mind. He wrote the entire thing, and it all made sense to him.”

Then he adds with humourous honesty: “It didn’t make much sense to us when we were doing it, and we had to do a ton of detective work to try to figure out what the movie was and what we were doing from day to day, but, thank God, we had somebody who knew what he was doing.”

Earlier in the year came the only slightly more describable Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese, which, as someone remarked, could aptly be described in Winston Churchill’s words as ‘a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’. Adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone) and set in the 1950s, Shutter Island follows DiCaprio’s US Marshal Teddy Daniels when he arrives on a remote island to investigate the disappearance of a murderess from a hospital for the criminally insane. DiCaprio reveals previously unseen depths of emotion to AUGUST 2010

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or once, Leonardo DiCaprio is at a loss for words. Normally, only his personal life is out of bounds, but the complexity of one of his new films is baffling him.

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Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio

It is the fourth time DiCaprio has worked with Scorsese (their previous films were The Departed, Gangs of New York and The Aviator) and this time the director took him to places he had never been before as an actor. “The movie is ultimately about trauma and the dark side of humanity and it was shocking how deep and dark we had to go emotionally with this character,” he says. “When I first read the screenplay, I didn’t quite realise what we needed to put up on the screen, and it became a sort of giant emotional jigsaw puzzle with Marty and me realising we had to push it further and further for people to identify with the trauma. “Usually when I’m on a movie set, I’m able to detach myself from the process at the end of the day and go home and learn my lines for the next day, but this situation was a whole lot different. There were a couple of weeks when I was in a hole and it was the deepest I’ve ever gone with a character emotionally.” Clearly warming to the subject, he is now talking freely. “This movie is an interesting one to publicise because it’s being advertised as a Hitchcockian-type psychological thriller, but, at the end of the day, what Martin Scorsese does best is depict something about humanity and who we are as people. “He focuses on the emotions of the characters. So, as much as style plays a part of this, and as much as people will be attracted to the scares and the thrills of it, it’s a story about who we are as people.”

Looking relaxed and at ease in a sports jacket and casual trousers, DiCaprio is talking to us in a New York hotel just minutes away from Scorsese’s Manhattan office. Photographers are clustered outside on the pavement hoping for a glimpse of the star, who fiercely guards his private life and finds it irksome being the focus of attention whenever he ventures out. Unlike his peers Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, he does, however, manage to maintain a semblance of a normal life, often going out unnoticed with his friend to clubs and restaurants, something he deems essential for his sanity. “I go out and have a drink every once in a while,” he says with a grin. “Ooh, I know that’s controversial, isn’t it? I sometimes go on a vacation, too. “I take what I do very seriously, and when I’m on the set that’s all I focus on, so my vice is to hang out with my friends and talk about absolutely nothing of importance whatsoever and act like a complete idiot because I’ve got to filter out a lot of the serious stuff I’m dealing with all the time. It’s like therapy to just be a complete idiot with my friends and it’s fantastic.” The boyish good looks that made him the idol of millions of girls, who went to see Titanic several times because of him, have matured and he has developed into a seemingly well-adjusted, self-assured man with a strong social conscience that has led him to become an ardent campaigner for the environment. He owns one car, the suddenly controversial Toyota Prius, and when he travels he flies on commercial airlines rather than in private jets. He was born and grew up in Hollywood although his parents, to both of whom he is still very close, separated when he

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was one year old. Rejected by a casting agent when he was 11, he tried again at 14 and landed an agent and a toy commercial. Supporting roles in television series followed, but his first film role in Critters 3 gave little hint of his potential. Robert De Niro, however, spotted it and chose him for This Boy’s Life and he was on the way. His next film, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, won him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, and he used his new-found recognition to take on a variety of roles - as a young gunslinger in The Quick and the Dead, a heroinaddicted youth in The Basketball Diaries, Arthur Rimbaud in Total Eclipse and Romeo in Baz Luhrmann’s version of Romeo+Juliet.

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Then came Titanic and the media deluge, followed by The Beach, The Man in the Iron Mask, Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can and his partnerships with Scorsese. As ever, rumours of DiCaprio’s involvement in a number of forthcoming projects continue to circulate in the mass media. Right now, however, the man himself is being as secretive as usual. “These last couple of films have taken a lot out of me so I don’t know what I’m going to do next,” he says. “I have no idea and it’s kind of a cool place to be. “This year is going to be the year of really taking care of myself because I’ve reached 35 and I’ve taken a lot of things seriously, maybe too seriously at times, so I’m going to make sure that whatever I do next and whatever choices I make are really right for me. And we’ll see where that takes me.” One of the more solid rumours is that he’s set to play J. Edgar Hoover in the up-coming biopic of the late FBI founder and director. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the angle of the script is, as yet, unknown but there’s no shortage of meaty material to delve into. Hoover has been celebrated as a proponent of justice and was key in developing the FBI as a modern crimeprevention force, however his methods were not always above board. There’s also the case of Hoover’s now notorious closet homosexuality and penchant for crossdressing, so it’ll be interesting to see how Eastwood and DiCaprio depict the man. Not content with having acted for directorial giants Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Robert De Niro and Baz Luhrmann, it’s also been rumoured that a project with Mel Gibson has been discussed. However, with the Apocalyto director’s recent behaviour the planned Viking movie might not take off.

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Despite this, DiCaprio’s career is in as fine shape as ever. When he first hit the movie scene, opinion of the freshfaced pin-up was divided. Now, some two decades later, he’s certainly made his mark and is one of the most respected acting names in Hollywood... and on his current form is likely to go down as one of the greats. SO

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Nature-watch

The trend for ethereal, nature-inspired jewellery shows no sign of waning and leading the way is designer Alex Monroe. Famed for his perfectly proportioned insect necklaces fashioned in gold, his latest collection includes a modern take on the traditional locket. We love this posy-style pendant that opens up to reveal a tiny bird. Selected pieces from Alex Monroe’s latest collection are available at Goodman Morris, Market Street, Brighton

Sale Season

With the weathermen promising us an Indian Summer, now is the perfect time to augment your holiday wardrobe with a few sale bargains. All the major retailers are offering discounts on this season’s collections, so if you’ve been lusting after a particular item, go and get it! I’ve already picked up a gorgeous mac in the Hobbs sale… Joy sandals - were £120, now £60, Piedaterre.com

New collection

We’re prepared to invest in the latest ‘it’ bag to add a little wow to an outfit, yet we use the same old bag to carry round our laptop, regardless of what it looks like. The new range from Penelope and Parker is set to change all that. Their collection of covetable totes in soft leather is available in a spectrum of colours, so treat If you’re hunting around for the ideal beach yourself to a couple cover-up, look no further. This adorable to co-ordinate with drawstring dress by Gucci is perfectly summery every outfit. From in yellow and white and its easy-to-wear shape £300, Me Me will suit most ladies. Floral print dress £1,135, Boutique, Gucci @ Cruisefashion.co.uk Church Road, Hove.

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Wardrobe Staple

Every girl needs a dress they can rely on. It’s the piece that you know will make you feel great as soon as you put it on. The Wiggle dress is that wardrobe essential. Its pencil skirt and stretch top are form fitting and über comfortable. Team it with skyscraper heels if you’re hitting the town or pair with a white shirt and flats for a day in the office. Available to hire from £45 and to buy from £95, Walk in Wardrobe, Western Road, Hove.

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With the UK premiere of the latest Mad Men season just around the corner, it seems appropriate that Jaeger has unveiled a range of beautifully cut suits in luxurious fabrics that even Don Draper himself would approve of. Closely tailored, with optional waistcoats, these suits are more forgiving than the 60s originals, but no less suave. From £400, Jaeger, 12 Pavillion Buildings, Brighton

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Watch Word

If you’re in the market for an everyday watch that’s a little bit special, the Rotary Les Originales is definitely worth a look. This gents watch features a stainless steel - cased chronograph with delicate indexes, a date window and burnt orange features set beneath sapphire glass. Les Originales watch around £285, Rotary @ Big Ears Brighton, North Street, Brighton

Attention!

If you can bear to face the sale crowds, a quick trip to town could yield a few gems. The military trend is set to continue into Autumn/Winter, so keep your eye out for anything with an army twist. This military jacket is ideal to take you through September and October. Guthrie jacket, was £175, now £105, Reiss, East Street, Brighton

Pocket Change

If, when you reach for your wallet, you pull out a battered fold of leather that’s stuffed with receipts, it’s probably time you invested in a new one. This antiqued leather number from Marc Mamel is available in a decadent burgundy tone and its crackled finish makes it a little bit different to the usual. Wallet £166, Marc Mamel @ Matchesfashion.co.uk

Rock On

Festival season might be drawing to a close, but French Connection’s Rock Legends T-shirts could help you prolong the experience. Featuring classic shots of musical heroes like Mick Jagger and Ian Brown, they’re ideal for throwing on with a pair of shorts and flip flops. Rock Legends T-shirts £25, French Connection, East Street, Brighton AUGUST 2010

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They are the little touches that transform an outfit from ‘so-what’ to ‘wow’. Yet many of us struggle to know which accessories to wear with what. It’s really not as complicated as you might think, though, and this Summer there are a few trends that you won’t want to live without, which is why we’ve created this A to Z of the season’s best accessories. So, be inspired by the ideas and styles over the following FIVE pages. You’re sure to find at least one trend you’ll want to try for yourself

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Alice in Wonderland

Since the Spring release of Tim Burton’s live-action remake of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, the accessories world has gone tea-party crazy. Use it to add a little fun to an otherwise sedate look. Drink Me necklace, £28, Hoolala.co.uk

Belts

Use a belt to give an outfit something extra. A low-slung wide leather one around the hips is a great casual style you can wear with a simple shirt dress. Waist belts (narrow and wide) remain a favourite for creating an hourglass figure and jazzing up a pencil skirt/top combo for work. And a chain-style belt looks great with a floaty kaftan or linen trousers. Kirby Gold belt £45, Reiss, East Street, Brighton

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Charms

Customisable bracelets and necklaces are de rigueur these days. From Pandora to Trollbeads to Links of London Sweeties. Check out the quirky enamelled charms from Thomas Sabo. Pick and choose from silver and full colour charms that are designed to go on necklaces, earrings, mobile phones as well as traditional bracelets. Choose something fruity or opt for one of their holiday-inspired pieces. Thomas Sabo charms from £25, Gold Arts, Brighton Place, Brighton

Detailing Not yet sure that you can pull off accessorising on the beach? Then opt for swimwear with some serious detailing instead. Buttons and studs, sequins and gems; find a swimsuit that’s embellished with a little sparkle and you’ll be ready for even the most glam of destinations. Sequin detail swimsuit £28, Oli.co.uk

Elegance If you’re going to invest in some serious as opposed to costume jewellery, you can’t go wrong with some pearls. There’s a timelessness to pearl accessories that instantly adds class to your outfit. Apatite and freshwater pearl necklace £563, Goodman Morris, Market Street, Brighton

Flowers One of Summer’s prettiest styles, florals are in full bloom. Delicate corsage-style blossoms are as on trend as blousy statement necklaces. Ceramic bib necklace £60, Freedom at Topshop, Western Road, Brighton

Gladiators Flat sandals remain a fashion staple. To keep your look modern, opt for a pair in an unusual print. Zebra print sandals £110, Piedaterre.com

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iPod

Almost everyone has one, but if you fancy an upgrade, choose an unusual iPod case to make you stand out from the crowd. As well as an array of colour coordinating covers, you can pick up an MP3 in a wooden or Swarovski crystal finish. 18ct Gold and diamond case, around £15,000, Case-mate.com

Headgear

From hats to hair bands, fascinators to feathers, what you wear on your head is key. If you’re not usually a ‘hat person’, try on a few statement hair bands for size. Dragonfly hair band £69, Notonthehighstreet.com

Jellies You might remember wearing these on childhood holidays, but that doesn’t mean jelly shoes are just for kids. This Summer they’re back and they’re chic. Jelly sandals £45, Michael Kors @ Asos.com

K. Knots

From nautical - inspired rope bracelets to delicate gold twist earrings, knots are in. Wear a long scarf knotted instead of a belt with jeans or go for a chunky bracelet. Knot bracelet £110, Miquella.com

Luggage Not strictly an accessory, more of an essential. If you’re headed for sunnier climes, you’ll need to pack your wardrobe in some suitably stylish luggage. Choose from vibrant pink, seductive purple in a mock croc finish or a sophisticated black damask in Jasper Conran’s new range for Tripp. Hand luggage in Rose £69.99, Jasper Conran for Tripp @ Debenhams, Churchill Square, Brighton

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Metals

Inject a little shimmer with a metallic finish if you’re looking for accessories to take you from day to night. This season’s necklaces are a great place to start. Metal necklace £26, CC, Montague Street, Worthing

If you don’t want to be adorned from head to toe with jewels, but like to look smart, painted nails can complete your look. From a classic French manicure to pillar box red, pick a shade that complements your look. You’ll be well polished in every sense. Nail polish £6.75 each, Boots, North Street, Brighton

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Oversized

Not sure about co-ordinating several accessories in one outfit? Pick one knock-out oversized piece. By going large with one accessory, you can keep the rest of your look simple and let your statement piece shine. Black cluster corsage £46, Martinewester.com

Quilting

Prints, Pashmina Usually found wearing black? Inject a little colour with a scarf or pashmina. Choose one that suits your style – traditional florals, block colour and animal print are all wearable, instantly updating any outfit. And the pashmina is an indispensable travel accessory - perfect for warming up on an air-conditioned plane. Remember, a silk shawl can also serve as an evening jacket. Pashmina from £25, Riomoda.co.uk

Since the classic Chanel 2.55 bag was created, quilted accessories have been coveted. Lady-like chic at its finest, a diminutive quilted bag with a chain strap is a timeless wardrobe staple. Vintage bag £1,920, Chanel @ Matchesfashion.co.uk

R. Rings

Safari This trend isn’t just limited to shirt dresses. Choose from obvious animal prints or more subtle earth tones and textures. Wear a statement animal - shaped pair of earrings or cocktail ring for a more obvious look. Leopard earrings £8, Accessorize, East Street, Brighton

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From cocktail rings to solitaire diamonds, sometimes a knock-out ring is all you need to complete an outfit. A stack of narrow bands is currently on trend, so pick and mix a few designs that represent your personality and wear them together. Stack rings from £22, Daisy-stackingrings.co.uk

Tribal

If you wear earthy tones, during the (think beige, khaki and chocolate brown), tribal accessories are a must. As simple as a necklace strung with chunky wooden beads, this trend is a great way to inject colour and texture. Tribal bangle £12.50, White Stuff, North Street, Brighton.

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Umbrella/parasol With the British weather being as unpredictable as usual, you’ll need either a parasol to keep the hot sun at bay or an umbrella to provide shelter from unseasonable rain. Find one that will suit either eventuality. Birdcage umbrella £32, Luluguinness.com

Vintage It’s time to go rummaging. In the quest to stand out from the crowd, those with style are investing time rather than money and sourcing pre-loved pieces on ebay, at flea markets and via specialist websites. You’re sure to find a vintage piece to suit your modern style and you won’t have to worry about anyone else wearing the same as you. Feather brooch £12, Beyond Retro, Vine Street, Brighton.

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x. X-tra ordinary By now you should be feeling a little bit more confident about accessorising. So, with your new-found enthusiasm for those little extras, look out for a real wow accessory. It’s the piece of costume jewellery that people talk about, or that truly unusual bag that all your friends want. Find one thing that you love, regardless of whether or not it’s in this season, and use it. If it works for Lady Gaga, why can’t it work for you? Hair Bow £9.50, Lunacy.com

Comfortable and cool. You don’t often get to say both about one fashion trend, but mercifully, wedges are truly wearable. The solid sole makes them easy to walk in, while the shape is one that’s red hot this Summer. A great alternative to your usual work heels. Gold wedges £218 Castaner @ Matchesfashion.co.uk

Yellow

It’s Summer. What better time of year to check out accessories in the sunniest of shades. With so many nude colours on the fashion rails, yellow trimmings are a great way to add a little zing. Try a vibrant scarf, nail polish or bangles. Yellow bangles from £12 each, Wallis, Churchill Square, Brighton

Zips Zips shouldn’t be limited to just ‘serving a purpose’. This season they are the perfect option for adding a little rock star energy to your style. Look out for shoes with zip rosettes or pick up a necklace fashioned from fabric and metal. Zip necklace £18, Bagsofsparkle.co.uk

Hopefully our accessory alphabet has inspired you to check out a different trend. Give something new a try - you’ll be looking fabulous in no time.

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Ideas for keeping your little ones entertained this month Earning your stripes

Spanish brand Bóboli has unveiled its latest children’s collection and each and every piece is adorable. The knitted jumper and legging baby set is super soft and available in a range of colours. Plus it comes with a matching hat. Knitted jumper set £34.99, Bóboli @ Charlie Barley, Meeting House Lane, Brighton.

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Tied up

Take some of the tears out of hair brushing with this deliciously retro pigtail tin. Starting with a classically styled comb and mirror, the set contains twelve vintage hair accessories, from little bow clips to hand-made, real wool pom pom hairbands. It’s perfect for little girls. Pigtail tin £15, Thechildrensalon.com

80s Revisited

There comes a time when you need to introduce your kids to the classic movies from your childhood. Ghostbusters is one of those films. Once you’ve rented the film, treat your offspring to this 80s style T-shirt. Sadly they don’t come in adult sizes. Ghostbusters T-shirt £18, Littlehorn @ Asos.com

Gone Camping

If you’ve had enough of bed sheets being used as make-shift tents, this adorable teepee might be a good alternative. Made from unbleached cotton, the indoor tent can be left plain for your children to decorate, or it can be appliquéd with birds, flowers or a name. There’s plenty of room inside for a teddy bear’s picnic or to have an indoor camping trip. Each tent is made to order, so no two teepees are the same. Teepee £198, Notonthehighstreet.com

Building Blocks

These have to be the cutest storage boxes I’ve seen. Moulded to look just like Lego bricks (or a Lego man’s head), the plastic boxes come in a range of colours and sizes. I can’t promise your children will fight over who gets to tidy up, but it might make putting the toys away that bit more fun. Lego Storage blocks from £17, Lego head £20, Aplaceforeverything.co.uk AUGUST 2 0 1 0

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It’s almost 1,000 years since the small fishing village of Bristelmestune was listed in the Doomsday Book. The intervening years IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE have been punctuated by the acts and achievements of certain individuals who, in their own way, have changed the world in which we live. We recognise some of those people...

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The Greatest Brightonian I nfluential in fields as diverse as literature, social activism, sport and mathematics, some of our Brightonians were born locally, and stayed around. Others left town after finishing their education and many arrived on the scene later in life. Some have their name emblazoned on a Brighton bus and fair few were transitory, making Brighton and Hove their home for only a short period. Each and every one, thought, has a personal connection with the City. From Raymond Briggs to Lawrence Olivier, the Brighton Hall of Fame embraces them all. But just who is THE Greatest Brightonian to have graced our streets? Who would you judge that person to be? The question is put because your opinion counts. We want to give you the chance to have your say in who should be on top of the (hypothetical) pedestal. We’d like you to cast your vote in favour of the individual

that you believe most deserves to be elected The Greatest Brightonian.

So Brighton & Hove researchers have compiled a list of 30 individuals who are all worthy of consideration. You probably won’t agree with all the names. That’s fine, because choosing The Greatest Brightonian is pretty subjective.

Have a look at the list, pick out the person you think deserves the title, then cast your vote – and get your friends, relatives and work colleagues to do the same. See page 58 for the options on just how to vote. We’ll publish an update on the voting in our September issue with the eventual winner being named in October. Here then, in alphabetical order, are the candidates for the title of The Greatest Brightonian…

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RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH (1923 - ) ACTOR/DIRECTOR

Richard Attenborough first came to prominence in 1947 playing anti-hero Pinkie in the film adaptation of Brighton Rock and ever since, he has received acclaim for his acting skills.

Attenborough is also an award-winning and well-respected film director, picking up the Best Direction Oscar in 1982 for Ghandi. After a 25 year acting hiatus, he returned to the screen in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park and went on to star as Kris Kringle in the remake of Miracle on 34th Street. Attenborough served as Chancellor of the University of Sussex for ten years and is a life peer.

ZOË BALL (1970 - ) TV/RADIO PRESENTER

Zoë Ball is one of our most renowned TV and radio presenters. Following stints on The Big Breakfast, Live and Kicking and Top of the Pops, she co-hosted The Priory, a Channel 4 late night chat/music show. In 1997, Ball became the first solo female host of Radio One’s Breakfast Show. She took part in Strictly Come Dancing (2005), finishing in an impressive third place. She currently lives in Hove with husband Norman Cook and their children (see number 10.).

RAYMOND BRIGGS (1934 - ) ILLUSTRATOR/AUTHOR

Raymond Briggs is responsible for creating some of our best-loved children’s stories. From Father Christmas to Fungus the Bogeyman, Briggs’ cartoon-style illustrations have been adapted for the small screen. The Snowman, which he wrote in 1978 while teaching illustration at Brighton School of Art, was brought to life in an Oscar-nominated animated cartoon. It has been shown on TV at Christmas every year since. He was named The Children’s Author of the Year in 1993 and his graphic novel Ethel and Ernest won Best Illustrated Book in 1999. AUGUST 2010

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JULIE BURCHILL (1959 - ) WRITER/COLUMNIST

Described as a ”firebrand journalist”, Julie Burchill has written for NME, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Burchill is fiercely political and known for her polemics on a wide variety of issues. This incendiary style has led to numerous legal wrangles. Ambition, her 1989 novel, was a bestseller and her latest work, Made in Brighton (co-written with third husband Daniel Raven) explores the changing face of society with her adopted home town as the focus. One of her other novels, Sugar Rush, was adapted for Channel 4.

CHARLES BUSBY (1788 – 1834) ARCHITECT

Charles Augustin Busby is responsible for how our City looks today. The Regency architect was considered somewhat of a prodigy, receiving the prestigious Royal Academy Gold Medal at the age of just 21. Busby worked with the respected architects Amon Henry Wilds and David J Fields to create Kemp Town in 1823, before branching out by himself the following year to develop Brunswick Town. Busby is the pre-eminent Regency architect in Brighton and his buildings are amongst the most recognisable.

EDWARD CARPENTER (1844 – 1929) POET, PHILOSOPHER AND GAY ACTIVIST

Perceived by many as a man ahead of his time, poet and writer Edward Carpenter was instrumental in the foundation of both the Fabian Society and the Labour Party. The Brighton-born philosopher is known for his paper Love’s Coming-of-Age, in which he called for a fair and equal society that promoted the liberation and economic freedom of women. Carpenter, who spent much of his adult life in a gay community, is also credited with having a profound influence on the writings of DH Lawrence and EM Forster, who were inspired by his ‘bravery’. He lived openly with his partner George Merrill for 30 years.

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SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874 – 1965) POLITICIAN

Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is arguably one of our greatest wartime leaders. From his early days at Brunswick School in Hove, Winston Churchill was destined for great things. After a spell in the Army, he was elected Prime Minister for the first time in 1940, and led Britain through the Second World War, using his now famous oratory skills to rally troops and civilians alike. He lost the 1945 election, but returned to power for a second time in 1951. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON (1770 – 1851) NAVAL HERO

Naval commander Edward Codrington had a somewhat chequered fighting record. Welcomed home as a hero after his service in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, the Western Road resident was made a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1815. However, Codrington was not known for his diplomatic ability. At the Battle of Navarino, while in charge of a combined fleet of British, French and Russian ships, he destroyed the Turkish and Egyptian fleet, despite having orders to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. Codrington served again in the Greek War of Independence and was elected a Member of Parliament in 1832.

STEVE COOGAN (1965 - ) COMEDIAN/ACTOR/ WRITER/PRODUCER

Socially awkward and politically incorrect, Steve Coogan’s alter ego Alan Partridge first appeared at Edinburgh Fringe in 1992. He went on to feature in several TV series, including I’m Alan Partridge and Knowing Me, Knowing You… Coogan, with his writing partner Henry Normal, is the executive producer for The Mighty Boosh, Nighty Night and Marion and Geoff. Numerous forays into Hollywood have proved successful, with appearances in box office hits such as Night at the Museum and Tropic Thunder. When not filming, Coogan lives in Brighton.

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NORMAN COOK (1963 - ) DJ/MUSICIAN/ RECORD PRODUCER

Born Quentin Leo Cook, but more commonly known by the moniker Fatboy Slim, this DJ has been an intrinsic part of the British music scene since the mid 1980s. He started out as bassist for The Housemartins, before returning to Brighton to continue DJing. He came to real prominence in 1999 with his award-winning hit Praise You and received an Ivor Novello Award for his “outstanding contribution to British music” in 2007. Cook has organised a series of ‘Big Beach Boutique’ open air concerts for local residents, is a shareholder in Brighton and Hove Albion and currently resides in Hove with his wife Zoë Ball and their two children.

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SIMON COWELL (1959 - ) MUSIC EXECUTIVE/TV PRODUCER

Brighton-born TV personality Simon Cowell has gained notoriety as plain-talking judge on reality music shows like Pop Idol, The X Factor and Britain’s/America’s Got Talent. Starting in the mail room at EMI Publishing, Cowell has steadily risen through the ranks to reach the top of his industry. He is responsible for bringing acts such as Zig and Zag, Il Divo and Westlife to the public consciousness and runs the highly successful media production house Syco.

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CHRIS EUBANK (1966 - ) BOXER/TV PERSONALITY

Former boxer Chris Eubank has had a colourful career to date. He held both the World Middleweight and Super Middleweight boxing titles and was World Champion for over five years. But outside the ring, he is a far more flamboyant character. After purchasing the title ‘Lord of the Manor of Brighton’, he appointed his own town crier. In 1994, he bought and then knocked down a large residential site in the city, just keeping the façade. He then paid for 69 flats to be built for the homeless, at a personal cost of £1,250,000. He is currently working on a musical of his life story.

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WILLIAM FRIESE-GREENE (1855 – 1921) CINEMATOGRAPHER

Number 20, Middle Street may well have been the first place that ever showed a colour film. The home of William Friese-Greene also served as a studio for the pioneering cinematographer and was where he began experimentations with a system called ‘Biocolour’. He was unable to show his colour films publicly after a rival inventor claimed patent infringement. The House of Lords eventually found in Friese-Greene’s favour. His gravestone remembers him as ‘The Inventor of Kinematography’.

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GEORGE IV (1762 – 1830) PRINCE REGENT/KING

Perhaps the most extravagant of Britain’s monarchs, George IV’s lavish lifestyle and his position as Prince Regent gave rise to the period known as the Regency Era. His uncontrollable profligacy earned him the contempt of his subjects and he is considered as having been a weak ruler. However, his love for all things beautiful led him to commission John Nash to build our Royal Pavilion and was instrumental in the establishing of the National Gallery and King’s College London.

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GRAHAM GREENE (1904 - 1991) AUTHOR/ PLAYWRIGHT

Henry Graham Greene was a prolific writer known for his political and religious themes. He started his career as a journalist and went on to work as a subeditor on The Times. A favourable response to his first published novel The Man Within led him to leave his job and concentrate on writing books full-time. After faltering with his second and third novels, his fourth, Stamboul Train, was a huge success and was the first of his works to be adapted for the big screen (as Orient Express (1934)). In 1938, he published Brighton Rock, a thriller set in 1930s Brighton. A remake of the 1947 film version is currently underway.

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TONY HAWKS (1960 - ) COMEDIAN/AUTHOR

Brighton College alumnus Tony Hawks’s first taste of fame came with a novelty record. His group (Morris Minor and the Majors) charted at number four with Stutter Rap (No sleep Til Bedtime), their parody of a Beastie Boys song. While their follow up was not so successful, it did give Hawks the chance to write and star in his own TV series, Morris Minor’s Marvellous Motors. He is a regular performer on comedy shows such as Have I Got News for You and Grumpy Old Men. Also a published author, Hawks’s five books are based on a series of eccentric bets and escapades, capturing in Playing the Moldovans at Tennis his attempt to beat each member of the Moldovan football team in a game of tennis. He is the co-founder of the Tennis for Free campaign which aims to open municipal tennis facilities to everyone.

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BARBARA HULANICKI (1936 - ) FASHION DESIGNER

The founder of the legendary Biba label, Barbara Hulanicki is a graduate of the Brighton School of Art. Her Biba shop, which she opened in 1964, attracted the period’s film stars and musicians, including The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull and David Bowie. Her decadent designs and vibrant patterns were hugely popular and she is credited with giving Vogue Editor Anna Wintour her start in fashion as a Biba employee. She has recently produced a line for Topshop’s New York store and has worked with Habitat to design a wallpaper range.

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RUDYARD KIPLING (1865 – 1936) AUTHOR/POET

The Nobel Prize for Literature winner Rudyard Kipling lived in the village of Rottingdean for several years after his return to the UK, writing Just So Stories and Kim from his home there. His early childhood years spent in India helped inspire perhaps his most widely-read work, the children’s story The Jungle Book. It has been recreated in the classic Disney animation and inspired countless follow-ups and adaptations. His poem If was voted the nation’s favourite in a 1995 BBC poll.

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SIR EDWARD MARSHALL HALL (1858 – 1927) BARRISTER

“The Great Defender”, Brighton-born Edward Marshall Hall, was a Victorian barrister who successfully defended the accused in some of the era’s most notorious murders. He developed a formidable reputation and his trials were widely reported on by the daily press. His vociferous defence of Princess Marguerite Fahmy in 1924, who was charged with the murder of her husband at the Savoy Hotel, prompted public protests by the Egyptian Ambassador. She was acquitted. The home on Old Steine where Marshall Hall was born now houses one of Brighton’s oldest law firms.

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PAUL MCCARTNEY (1942 - ) MUSICIAN/PAINTER/ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

Peasmarsh resident Sir James Paul McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK chart history. His hit Yesterday has been covered by over 2,000 artists, more than any other song. After performing with The Beatles and Wings, he went on to have a highly respected solo career, also producing music for films. He is a vocal advocate for animal rights and has campaigned against landmines, seal hunting and Third World debt. McCartney took up painting in 1983, but kept his hobby secret for over 15 years. His work is now regularly exhibited around the world and has been positively received by the art community.

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ALAN MELVILLE (1910 – 1983) PLAYWRIGHT/TV AND RADIO PERSONALITY

A revue author, playwright and lyricist, Alan Melville received critical acclaim for his work. Melville was a prolific contributor to the West End, writing material for countless revue shows. He worked with Ivor Novello on Gay’s the Word and his plays, including Castle in the Air and Devil May Care, have been staged in the West End and on Broadway. The former Clifton Terrace resident wrote for numerous comedy TV and radio show in the 1960s and even appeared in shows such as Before the Fringe.

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MAX MILLER (1894 – 1963) PERFORMER/COMEDIAN

Known for his flamboyant suits, risqué sense of humour and theatrical performances, Max Miller often went by the nickname ‘the Cheeky Chappie’. A music hall star of the 1930s, 40s and 50s he topped the bill at revues around the country. The lifelong Brighton resident’s ‘cheeky’ jokes were often not to the taste of the censors and he was twice banned by the BBC.

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LORD LAURENCE OLIVIER (1907 – 1989) ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

A stage and film actor who’s career spanned a staggering six decades, Laurence Olivier appeared in a huge array of roles. Famous for his portrayal of Shakespeare’s greatest characters, Olivier is thought of as one of the foremost interpreters of the playwright’s work.

Olivier went on to turn his hand to direction. He was a co-founder and inaugural director of the National Theatre and directed a trilogy of Shakepeare’s works on film; Henry V, Hamlet and Richard III. He moved to Brighton with his third wife, Joan Plowright, living at Royal Crescent for almost 20 years and became Baron Olivier, of Brighton in the county of Sussex in 1970.

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JOHN OSBORNE (1929 – 1994) PLAYWRIGHT

John Osborne changed the face of British theatre. He invented a new genre, socalled ‘kitchen sink drama’, with his 1956 play Look Back in Anger. It told the story of a cuckolded husband and played out on stage the rows of an unhappy marriage – something that had never been done before. The sometime Kemp Town resident went on to write The Entertainer for Laurence Olivier and appeared in films like Get Carter and Flash Gordon.

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STEVE OVETT (1955 - ) ATHLETE

An alumnus of Varndean School, Steve Ovett showed athletic promise at an early age. He won his first major title at the 1973 European Junior 800m and went on to win the 1,500m at the 1977 Athletic World Cup and Gold in the 800m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. In 1987, a bronze statue of Ovett was erected at Preston Park. It was stolen in 2007 and has not yet been replaced.

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FRED PERRY (1909 – 1995) TENNIS PLAYER

Fred Perry is the last Englishman to ever win the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon. He actually took the title three years in a row between 1934 and 1936 and was the World Number One for five years. Raised in Rottingdean, he won at total of eight Grand Slam titles and went on to develop the sweatband and polo shirt. The Fred Perry brand remains popular today.

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DAME ANITA RODDICK (1942 – 2007) CAMPAIGNER/ENTREPRENEUR

Anita Roddick single-handedly introduced the idea of ethical consumerism to Britain. She opened the first Body Shop (then called The Shop) in 1976 in Kensington Gardens, Brighton. She sold just 15 skincare products, all ethically sourced and recycled wherever possible. By 2004, she had over 1,900 stores and 300 different products. The Body Shop brand was voted the second most trusted in the country. Roddick died of a brain haemorrhage in 2007. She left her entire estate to charity.

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ROBERT SMITH (1959 - ) MUSICIAN

Long-term Brighton resident Robert James Smith has been described as “pop culture’s unkempt poster child of doom and gloom”. The Cure’s lead singer/songwriter helped to bring the ‘goth’ look to the mass public. A talented musician, he can play the guitar, bass, double bass, violin, flute, trumpet and keyboard. He served as guitarist for the band Siouxsie and the Banshees and collaborated with Blink-182 on their self-titled album.

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MAGNUS VOLK (1851 – 1937) INVENTOR/ENGINEER

Magnus Volk was a well-known local inventor. His home, for example, was the first in Brighton to have electric lighting and he created a very noisy hydraulic system for the clock tower to mark the hour. It was his Electric Railway though, which has stood the test of time. Now the world’s oldest operating electric railway, it runs for just over a mile along the seafront between the Aquarium and Black Rock.

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MARK WILLIAMS (1959 - ) ACTOR/COMEDIAN SCREENWRITER

Star of The Fast Show and Saxondale, Mark Williams is an easily recognised face on British television. However, he has also forged a highly successful film career, appearing in seven of the eight Harry Potter films as Arthur Weasley. Williams is a staunch Brighton and Hove Albion supporter.

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WE’VE PROFILED NUMEROUS STUNNING HOUSES ON THESE PAGES BUT PERHAPS NONE THAT QUITE MATCH THE SCALE OF THE IRONICALLY-NAMED LITTLE POUNDSFORD FARM AND ITS 254 ACRES OF LAND WORDS

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f you’re after seclusion and exclusivity, then look no further than Little Poundsford Farm, just outside Heathfield. It’s half a mile away from any other dwelling, so you will be far from the madding crowd.

It also stands in 254 acres of land made up of manicured gardens, rolling countryside and thick woodland - more than enough to get lost in. Oh, and if you need one more fact to convince you of this property’s esteem, it has its own heli-pad. Two of them actually, plus a hangar. The whole complex is incredibly impressive and large scale is a theme that runs throughout the estate. Oddly enough, however, the hub of the main house is built on a late 15th Century cottage, so that part is surprisingly quaint inside.

In 2000 the Estate was bought by a Danish businessman, who flew to Battersea in less than 20 minutes as his daily

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The original tudor-style cottage has since been expanded and extended, with the addition of two ‘wings’, and is today a suitably impressive and spacious building that dominates the centre of the land. The house now contains six bedrooms, four bathrooms, the windows are all triple-glazed and it’s floored with quality oak and rustic tiles throughout – heated underfoot.

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commute. He’s since returned to Switzerland taking his family and furniture with him and left the property in the hands of Mary Stanley of The Country Property Group. It’s now up to Mary Stanley and her team to find a suitable owner for this most luxurious of dwellings. All of which means that Little Poundsford Farm has been given the full Country Property treatment and is filled with tasteful touches that really make the place a joy to behold. The ‘home staging’, as it’s known, took three weeks and is the biggest project of its kind The Country Property Group has undertaken. Everything, from the light fittings to the gardens have been revamped to create a wonderful and luxurious homely ambiance. The house now represents the epitome of opulent country living, with large Ribchester leather sofas from Hoopers, soft furnishings by Woodcock’s and thick, luxurious towels from Harrods (a Mary Stanley favourite as regular readers will know). The house’s amenities are simply too much to go into the detail of, but the fact that on top of the six bedrooms, there’s a conservatory, a study, a wine cellar, four reception rooms and the most stunning kitchen/breakfast room should give you an idea of the type of property we’re talking about. Views from the upper-level rooms are impressive to say the least and once out in the grounds it’s no less spectacular. The massive woodland currently holds a full hunting license for those game-lovers and Little Poundsford Farm’s well-stocked carp lake is simply vast and ripe for fishing. The twin helicopter pads are reminiscent of Tracy Island or a James Bond film set and, though the hanger is currently full of farm equipment, it could easily be converted into an indoor tennis court, a riding school, skatepark… or whatever else you’d like, planning permission permitting. A cute detached cottage currently housing the gymnasium and an impressive detached garage block is fitted with under floor heating to ensure that your treasured classics remain in peak condition. While upstairs is fitted with a chic and modern apartment for guests. Well, you wouldn’t want them cluttering up your actual house would you? Out on the estate (which in some directions stretches as far as the eye can see, with no other houses in sight) you’ll find the winding River Dudwell, favoured and written about by Rudyard Kipling. You might also bump into one or two of the inhabitants of the area, such as deer, foxes and badgers.

Price: £3.5million Land: 254 acres Bedrooms: 6 plus 2 in Cottage/ apartment

Helipads: 2 Extras: Hanger Woods Carp lake

River frontage Contact: The Country Property Group 01580 211 888

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If tending to all of the land sounds a little too much, worry not. Little Poundsford Farm is looked after by Gary, an employed Estate Manager who’s been at the site for 10 years. When you add it all up, this property is a bit of a bargain - and it’s not often you say that when something’s got a price tag of £3.5million. SO

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Splashing out FROM JACUZZI BATHS AND DOUBLE SHOWERS TO SAUNA STYLE AND WET ROOMS, HERE’S HOW TO TURN YOUR BATHROOM INTO THE HEIGHT OF BOUTIQUE HOTEL-STYLE LUXURY

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athrooms, like kitchens, sell houses and given the current state of the property market, getting the right bathroom to suit your home is essential. Gone are the days of the boxy avocado suite and brown shagpile bath mat.

The most desirable bathrooms now are those which have moved away from the purely functional, and offer us a touch of luxury, even glamour. Think extra-deep baths to wallow in, gold-plated fittings and calming light effects. These are the elements that will add value to your home and create stunning focal points. Bathrooms should ideally act as an extension of the style statement made throughout the rest of your home. So, for example, if you live in a three-storey Victorian townhouse complete with cast iron fireplaces and ornate armoires, why not add these to your bathroom if you have the space? Or, if you prefer a more contemporary look, you could turn your bathroom into the epitome of modernism using granite, marble and acrylic-based materials such as Corian in simple bold colours and then add in features like bathroom sound system, television or touch-screen shower.

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Alternatively, choosing one beautiful statement piece and building your room around it works equally well. For example, a free-standing bath could be complemented by gold-effect tap fittings and shower-head, a Victorianstyle decorative screen (which can be picked up from flea markets and car-boot sales) and ornate lighting. Whatever you choose, it’s about having fun and playing around with all the new technology and styles on offer to create a room that you just won’t want to leave.

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THE SMART & SIMPLE Incorporating the Bette Cubo Silhouette, this sleek, white bathroom room enjoys a cool simplicity that’s echoed by the frameless shower cubicle. With double-basins and mirrors, the space offers a pleasing symmetry that’s continued with the inclusion of two matching storage units. This offering from Ripples is the ultimate choice for the classy couple. Bette Cubo Silhouette Bath, 167x80m, £3,400

THE AIRY AQUAMARINE Ideal for those with a little less room, this bathroom by Ripples is a contemporary, sophisticated and stylish en-suite shower room. This example has immediate impact and presence with its large glass-walled shower and twin showerheads. The ever-so-stylish angled basin provides a focal point for the room, while the look is clean and tasteful by ensuring the plumbing for the basin is concealed within the unit’s legs. For a similar bathroom, £11,000

SWEDISH STYLE Axor’s Citterio range is designed to marry form and function in a sleek and simple way, yet it’s also an expression of luxury and pleasure. Thanks to the elegant style of this versatile collection, the fittings will suit numerous themes. Here, they’re shown set in a modern take on the Swedish sauna, though a bathroom of this distinction would also suit a tiled or brushed metal space. From HBC for Bathrooms.

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THE RELAXING ROOM Who wouldn’t want to relax with the luxury of a bath designed by Jacuzzi, the legendary hot tub manufacturers? The Aquasoul corner bath is created to provide a larger bathing area and a relaxing hydromassage. The remote control allows the selection of one of four deeply relaxing settings, with optional underwater lighting as well. Views are, unfortunately, not included. Aquasoul range starts at £3,500 from Ripples.

WARM LUXURY The Clive Christian Warm Luxury bathroom in Antique Oak features their trademark bathing enclosure and vanity. The soft light reflected in the mirrors emanates from one of their exclusive collection of chandeliers, creating a completely decadent environment to relax and pamper yourself in. Natural stone and the Clive Christian Portrait No.1 wallpaper complete the look.

CERMANIC SURFACES If the bathroom was a room designed to prepare you for the day ahead then the Starck X range from Duravit might be the epitome of the ethos. Penned by the legendary French designer Phillipe Starck, this collection, sold locally by HBC for Bathrooms, ‘maximises minimalism’. There are plenty of special touches, particularly the overflow system surrounding the bath; bathers never need worrying about over filling. Emerse yourself and drift away...

STOCKISTS: Ripples 01737 226 450 ripples.ltd.uk Clive Christian Handcross 01444 401 277 clive.com HBC for Bathrooms 01273 730 149 hbcforbathrooms.com

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EXTERNALLY, BRUNSWICK COTTAGE MIGHT BE A STUDY IN WHITE, BUT THE INTERIOR OF THIS HOVE ABODE IS A STUNNING FESTIVAL OF COLOUR AND A CELEBRATION OF DESIGN – BOTH MODERN AND TRADITIONAL

hough subtle and unassuming from the outside, the interior design of Brunswick Cottage is fun, classy and awash with colour. The two-bedroom Hove home is a delight to behold, and it should be, for it was once the drawing room of Charles Busby, Brighton’s famed architect (one of our Greatest Brightonians, see p.44).

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The property, that’s just set back from the Hove beachfront, was featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs in 2001 – testament to the style that sees Brunswick Cottage as much on the cutting edge today as it was when it housed Mr Busby himself. Entering the property, the first interesting touch is the small glass staircase that leads into the contemporary living area.

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It’s essentially the hub of the house and comprises kitchen, dining area and lounge. Though the area isn’t huge, clever usage of sleek surfaces and modern appliances means that it never feels cluttered. The curved roof, that features remote control lighting, is a Busby original and is over 12ft at its highest point. Along with the inset display alcove, with its recessed lighting, this ceiling helps emphasis the airy feel of the space. Bright feature walls in deep pink and jade further accentuate the proportions of the house’s hub and simple touches like a wall-mounted flatscreen TV and miniature cast iron radiators maximise the space. Storage is also plentiful thanks to large, white units, all very solid and with a quality feel to touch. Bedroom two is just behind the kitchenette and borrows many of the ideas from the hub of the house, with polished wooden floorboards and low-slung old fashioned radiators. To keep the space light, the bedroom boasts a light shaft from above, as well as two high windows. One wall is finished with a built-in storage and shelving unit – perfect to stow reading materials, toys, photograph albums and whatever else you need to hide away. A small stairwell leads from the living area, down to the lower ground floor. Here, the master bedroom currently features a four-poster bed and free standing white gloss wardrobes, matching the living area. Like the rest of the house, it’s been finished cleanly and features a number of quaint touches, like fauna inspired wall-art and soft furnishings. It’s a nice theme that marries the more botanical and natural with the clean, clinical aspects of the house. The bathroom, following in the style of the rest of Brunswick Cottage, is set in gleaming white, with a large red tiled wall. A luxurious rain-effect shower head will make the morning routine a joy and every fitting is of top-quality finish and stylish modern design. Still on the lower ground floor, a quaint sun room leads out to the patio garden that’d suit as a play area for the kids, or a great place to entertain for the evening. Overall, Brunswick Cottage is a great town house for a young family or a couple looking for a stylish place plus a bit of space. With plenty of character and unique features it certainly stands out from the crowd and its location makes it even more of a covetable property. What’s more, it’s currently on the market for a bargain £374,000. But beware, if you end up taking the keys to this ever-so-cool pad, you better be prepared to keep up appearances… SO

At a glance: Location: Nr. Brunswick Park, Hove Price: £374,000 2 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Living dining room, Sun room, Patio Contact: Nash Watson 01273 733 500 nashwatson.com

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SKYLINE GALLERY – SERENA SUSSEX

on this page, artist in residence Serena Sussex: Summer Walk, oil on canvas (94x114cm) £650 Feeding Time, oil on canvas (105x105cm) £680 Common Blue Butterfly, oil on canvas (76x102cm) £650 Scarce Copper Butterfly, oil on canvas (77x102cm) £650 www.serenasussex.com

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on this page, guest artists: Villa on the lake by Deryk Parkin, acrylic on wood (68x130cm) £750 Santa Cruz by Teresa Henry, oil on canvas (100x80cm) £680 High Wire Princess by Holly Caulfield, mixed media (102x102cm) £800 All works featured can be viewed at Skyline Gallery, 31 Marina Square (by the fountain), Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5WA www.skylinegallery.co.uk 0779 648 5334

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AHPR Entertainment offers: Live music • Introduction Parties • Singles nights Weddings • Charity events Childrens entertainment Magicians • Comedians Corporate entertainment Testimonials For the past 24 years, Ambrose Harcourt has been one of the top DJs and voices of entertainment in Sussex and the South East of England, having worked for BBC Television and Radio, Meridian TV, Capital Radio Group at Southern FM, Ocean FM, Capital Gold and now at Brighton’s Juice. He has entertained on many occasions from corporate events and functions through to weddings, parties, concerts and after dinner speaking. We can offer a tailor made package to suit your budget and requirements with advice and free consultation. If we can help in organising your special occasion, wedding, private party, birthday or anniversary or corporate event please feel free to contact us.

Contact Ambrose Harcourt PR Audley House, Hove Street, Hove BN3 2DE 01273 206111 info@ambroseharcourtpr.co.uk www.ambroseharcourtpr.co.uk

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INTRIGUED BY THE WORKS OF SERENA SUSSEX, ONE OF THOSE FEATURED IN THE GALLERY THIS MONTH, WE WANTED TO FIND OUT A BIT MORE ABOUT THE CAREER AND INSPIRATION OF THIS BRIGHTON ARTIST

When did you first discover your skills as an artist? At school, aged seven, the teacher told us to copy the horse she had drawn on the blackboard and I discovered that I could draw an exact replica of it. This was the start of my love for art. And how did that turn into a career? After being made redundant from my job as a window dresser/photography assistant during the last recession of the late 80s, I concentrated more on my art in-between part-time work. This lead to exhibitions at the Barbican Library, London City Airport and also with the Ilford Art Group. How would you describe your work? Hiking around the local countryside of the South Downs is a great influence for landscape and nature oil paintings. My aim is to portray a sense of tranquility and an air of mystery showing the wonders of nature and the environment. What inspires your work? Moving from London to Brighton and joining a large creative art community accelerated my art career and living on the ninth floor of a Kemp Town tower block I became known for having the highest exhibition in Brighton during the May Artists Open Houses Festival. The spectacular sea and rooftop views have inspired me in my Brighton/urban oil painting, with the sea as a great backdrop. By travelling to warmer climates I discovered the joys of scuba diving and this has been the main inspiration for my underwater sea life paintings. How did your work end up on display in Brighton? I won the title of Brighton Artist of the year in 2005. Each of the selected ten finalists had one painting displayed at the Art

at Five Gallery and the public then voted for the winner. The winning artwork ‘Woodlands Walk’ was chosen for the front cover of the debut album for the band The Love Gods. I was also selected from 3,000 people to recreate Holbein’s Henry VIII, together with 107 other artists, as part of the BBC’s Rolf On Art – The Big Event, which was broadcast live from Trafalgar Square. In November 2008 Autumn Walk Landscape was selected by IKEA store as a limited edition print on canvas. It was sold worldwide in their stores. What’s on the horizon for you creatively? Painting new pictures for the Brighton May Open House Festival 2011 at Skyline Gallery in Brighton Marina and helping to run the gallery, which is perhaps the largest in Brighton and now has a very successful giclee printing and framing service. To view more paintings by Serena Sussex visit the Skyline Gallery or serenasussex.com 0795 060 2909 Skyline Gallery 31 Marina Square, (by the fountain), Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5WA skylinegallery.co.uk 0779 648 5334 Open Thursday to Sunday and bank holidays 11-5pm, or by appointment.

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THERE’S NO BETTER WAY OF ENJOYING FOOD THAN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SEASONS – AS THEY CHANGE SO DOES OUR CHOICE OF INGREDIENTS AND PRODUCE

ach month, to help you make the most of what fresh produce is on offer, we talk with top local chefs. This time round we call in at Food For Friends, in Prince Albert Street, Brighton, where we meet Head Chef Kalil Samuel Resende.

What should we be looking out for in August? Summer vegetables are in profusion and with so many local growers we’re spoilt for choice. Runner beans from Arundel now feature on our menus; the quality is lovely and they are juicy and tender. Other great Arundel vegetables include Sussex Black Beauty aubergines, mange tout, sugar snap peas and peas in the pod. From our Worthing farmer we are also loving green broccoli and Summer Swiss chard, both of which are beautifully rich tasting and light textured. And how will you be using those here at your restaurant? With Food for Friends’ focus on fresh seasonal products we update and add new dishes to the menu every day with our daily specials. Our full menu is changed monthly; there is always a new flavour to experience here! I’m really proud of our Super Food Salad; it showcases British Summer vegetables that are at their very best right now. We’ve also created several dishes featuring the buttery, soft flesh of the Black Beauty Aubergines; including the really popular Aubergine Croque Monsieur. How can we make one of those at home? The Food for Friends Super Food Salad is an easy to make dish that serves four people. To make it happen you’ll need:

• Juice of one lemon • 200g Greek yogurt • 50ml of clear Honey • 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard • Salt and pepper to taste • 200g Feta cheese • 1 red pepper

• 1 yellow pepper • 200g broad beans • One small head of broccoli • 200g fine beans • 50g sun dried tomatoes • 2 bags of prepared baby salad leaves

The Method: To make your dressing, mix together the honey, mustard and lemon juice in a bowl then slowly add the yoghurt a little at a time until thoroughly mixed. Then set it to one side. For the salad, preheat the oven to 220C gas mark 8. Take the peppers and remove the stalks and seeds then cut into triangles (about 2cm x 3cm). Toss them in a little olive oil and place on a baking tray in the top of the oven for 4 to 5 minutes. In the mean time, trim the broccoli into florettes and cut the ends off the fine beans. Then, blanch them both in simmering water for about 5 minutes, depending on how you like them. Once cooked, plunge them into ice water to cool and keep the colour. Remove the peppers from the oven and set aside to cool. Cut the feta into 2cm by 2cm cubes, peel 200g of broad beans and chop the sun dried tomatoes into thin slices. Put all the ingredients into a bowl and generously add your dressing, mixing all together by hand. Be careful not to damage the vegetables or Feta. When you’re ready to serve, gently mix in the salad leaves and enjoy. What wine would go well with the dish? We offer a Macatela Blanco, Tierra de Castilla which would go well with this delicate dish. It’s a really delicious, light crisp vegan wine from Spain with cool cucumber aromas. foodforfriends.com AUGUST 2010

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OUR RESIDENT FOODIE DAMIAN COTTON CAN KILL AND BUTCHER A BEAST SO WE THOUGHT WE’D SEND HIM TO A VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

here is amongst the general population a negative perception of vegetarian food. Setting aside the caveats of the most rigid and bloody minded carnivores (“But why are you a veggie? You are evolved to eat meat!”), most diners think of meatless cuisine as dull and stodgy and universally brown. There is a bit of history behind this. The worthy but benighted Cranks chain did tend to deliver plates of large beige lumps of lentil patties, nut loaves, and carrot cake. Many flesh-free restaurants have erred in their menu design by trying to produce dishes that are essentially “meat substitute and two veg”, which constrains needlessly the qualities of the ingredients and the abilities of the cooks. Of course, it doesn’t have to be like that. To make my personal position clear, I am omnivorous. I can kill and butcher a beast, and will ensure that I use every scrap of its carcase. I like meat, as long as it is extensively farmed or wild, and meets all the other ethical conditions in my range of preferences. But not at every meal, and not even with most meals.

There is far too much good non-meat food available to be that rigid in ones’ diet. And far, far too much appalling meat based provender - the endless sea of MRM (Mechanically Recovered Meat)burgers and nuggets, of elephant leg doners, of soggy battered endangered fish and of woolly farmed prawns in plastic packs of sandwiches. So, give me Bhel Puri over Sheekh Kebab, feed me tahini draped falafel rather than gristly shawarma, bring me choi sum sauteed with garlic before special fried noodles with the sweepings up of meat scraps. Let’s indulge in

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mezze, and niramish and bhajia; with breads galore, pastas with rich tomatoes, and farro and quinoa and arepas; all fortified with edamame and Cantellucio lentils and garbanzos. The wealth of plants available is vast and deep, and it needs little imagination to get ones’ full range of mandatory nutrition and eat reasonably well. With a lot of imagination, there is no limit to how fabulously one may eat.

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In Brighton we are blessed with a number of quality meatless venues, and the most fabled is, of course, Terre à Terre. Seventeen years since its inception, it has a high reputation, and has recently attracted the attention of such a luminary as the doyen of food writers, Mr Adrian Gill, who loved it, against all the expectations of his companions and editors. On this sunny lunchtime visit we are fortunate to bag a table in the tiny sheltered courtyard. We start by nibbling through the basket of Daily Bread (£4.30), a selection of much greater pedigree than is usual, served with good rich peppery oil, and balsamic vinegar or butter should one so desire - the textural mastery of the focaccia, with its crisp crust and soft, pillowey crumb, was our particular favourite. It has been said that the menu descriptions can be intimidating to the ingenue diner, but it seems to us that they are exuberant, slightly poetic descriptions of exactly what you get and if you are unsure of the exact meaning of a term used then ask the staff. They are lovely, professional people who will be pleased to explain and the story of a dish is part of the enjoyment. (I do this for a living, and I still have to put my hand up and ask on most visits). Even if you are too shy to ask, you won’t go wrong by guessing at your choice. The food is intrinsically shareable - partly because once you see what your tablemates have chosen, you have to try it. We have often chosen the Terre à Tapas (£20 with bread) platter - an indulgent selection of mini versions of dishes from across the menu. But having already filled up on bread and wanting to be able to write about puddings, we start small with two dishes from the “Warm nibbles” section of the menu: Hoisin Tofu with pickled ginger and

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wasabi (£5.40) and Arepas Corn Cakes with avocado smash and chilli chelly (£4.50). The tofu is as moreish as ever, luscious, creamy beancurd fried to a crunchy exterior with an intensely savoury saucing and clean flavour of ginger and wallop of wasabi the ideal foil. The arepas are exemplary and come with a spicy sweet semi-solid sauce even better than a guacamole avocado preparation. (One could eat a whole mound of them, given the chance.) Classic flavour combinations and the whole gamut of textures makes for a very pleasing appetiser. We are washing these down with a bottle of Bonarda Sangiovese (£18.25), two Italian grapes from an Argentinian vineyard The migrant fruit has flourished in its new home and produced a raspberry fruited, refreshing wine with a strong backbone and good acidity. All the wines served are organic, which is smashing, and many are biodynamic, which is nice if you believe in it. Anyway, we have never had anything other than excellent wines at Terre à Terre. Indeed we have fond memories of many a fine bottle over the years and the regularly refreshed selection keeps it interesting. The Dunkerton’s cider is another favourite, and the range of soft drinks that little bit different. Mains today are tried and tested favourites – firstly the Better Batter and Lemony Yemeni Relish (£13.95) is a take on fish and chips, and vastly more satisfying and enjoyable than any fish and chips ever tasted on the South coast. Halloumi cheese softened with a buttermilk marinade is battered and fried, and garnished with alcoholicly zingy tomatoes, fresh flavoured minty pea hash, pickled quails egg and seaweedy ‘tartar’ and lemon relish. And chips. Really good chips. The spud, treated with respect and technical ability, can be a truly wonderful thing. Secondly, the Rosti Revisited – an element of comfort food, perhaps, but always done so well here (you won’t find many rosti this good in Zurich). A plate sized crispy frted grated potato pancake topped with richly buttered and seasoned creamy spinach, a soft poached egg and just enough cheese. Puddings are exceptional at Terre à Terre, even if we don’t always have room, and today we agree to share nicely and split a Nosey Parkin (£7.75), a sticky stem ginger parkin, with oatmeal ice cream that is another texture champion, and a whisky fortified ginger syrup sauce. Backed up by a glass each of Pedro Ximinez (£3.75) which has the richness and acidity to marry well with both the sweetness and the ginger, it is a satisfying end to a fine repast. Admittedly a favourite haunt, but very much deservedly so. Go to Terre à Terre if you don’t eat meat. Go if you are a carnivore and have never experienced skilled and imaginative meatless dining – you’ll be surprised and pleased. But most of all, go because Terre à Terre is quite simply an excellent restaurant. SO

Terre à Terre 71 East Street, Brighton BN1 1HQ 01273 729 051 terreaterre.co.uk

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Our handpicked selection of some of the tastiest tables in town Pompoko 110 Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD 07796 001 927 Cuisine: Japanese Warung Tujuh 7 Pool Valley, Brighton BN1 1NJ 01273 720 784 Cuisine: Indonesian Casa Don Carlos 5 Union Street, The Lanes, Brighton, BN1 1HA 01273 327 177 Cuisine: Spanish Pomegranate 10 Manchester St, Kemp Town, Brighton BN2 1TF 01273 628 386 Cuisine: Turkish Good Friends 25 Preston Street, Brighton BN1 2HN 01273 779 836 Cuisine: Chinese

The Restaurant at Drakes Drakes Hotel, 43-44 Marine Parade, Brighton BN2 1PE 01273 645 346 Cuisine: Modern European Pho 12 Black Lion Street, Brighton BN1 1ND 01273 202 403 Cuisine: Vietnamese Archipelagos 121 Western Road, Hove, Brighton BN3 1DB 01273 779474 Cuisine: Greek Havana Restaurant & Bar 33 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG 01273 773388 Cuisine: Modern European Terre a Terre 71 East Street, The Lanes, Brighton BN1 1HQ 01273 729 051 Cuisine: Vegetarian

In Vino Veritas 103 North Road, Brighton BN1 1YW 01273 622 522 Cuisine: French El Mexicano 7 New Road, North Laine, Brighton BN1 1UF 01273 727 766 Cuisine: Mexican Moshi Moshi Sushi Opticon Building, Bartholomew Square, Brighton BN1 1JS 01273 719 195 Cuisine: Japanese The Meadow 64 Western Road, Brighton BN3 2JQ 01273 721 182 Cuisine: British Food for Friends 17-18 Prince Albert Street, Brighton BN1 1HF 01273 202 310 Cuisine: Vegetarian

The Chilli Pickle 42 Meeting House Lane, Brighton, BN1 1HB 01273 323 824 Cuisine: Indian

Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sea Grill Royal York Hotel, Old Steine, Brighton BN1 1NP 01273 766 700 Cuisine: Modern European

The Ginger Fox Henfield road, Albourne, West Sussex, Brighton BN6 9EA 01273 857 888 Cuisine: British

Kemp Spice 51 St Georges Road, Kemp Town, Brighton, BN2 1EP 01273 623 331 Cuisine: Indian

Hotel du Vin & Bistro 2-6 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD 01273 718 588 Cuisine: Modern European

Sukhothai Palace 62 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL 01273 748 448 Cuisine: Thai

Happy Eating! To discuss your restaurant appearing in the gourmet guide, or if you would like to suggest one, please call 01892 616 103. AUGUST 2010

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The interior is first class for the quality of construction and the clarity of design while the accuracy and response of the steering and gearbox builds immense e confidence in th driver. All of which means the Audi R8 Spyder has the motive power of a true supercar words MATT JOY

But its greatest trick is doing that for someone spending £15,000 just as well as for someone spending nearly ten times that amount. The R8 broke the rule that supercars have to be made by tiny, specialised manufacturers to be taken seriously. And then they went and made it even better by adding a spunkier ten cylinder engine.

And now there’s even more. Say hello to the R8 Spyder, which adds fresh air fun to the V10’s thrills. Turning the R8 Coupe into

the Spyder hasn’t sacrificed its good looks either. Arguably better looking than the original, the Spyder does without the prominent side blades and instead flows neatly into the curvaceous rear. It’s hard not to be a little flash in a low-slung two seater with this much presence, but the Spyder avoids being over the top. You’re more likely to meet respect and enthusiasm than outright jealousy - it’s a thing of genuine beauty after all. Unlike the Coupe, the Spyder comes only in full-blooded V10 form. The 5.2-litre unit is similar to that found in the Lamborghini Gallardo and produces a spectacular 518bhp and 391lb.ft of torque. There’s a choice of transmissions too, with a six-speed manual or six-speed automated manual dubbed R-tronic. Either way, the Spyder has the motive power of a true supercar AUGUS T 2 0 1 0

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f Audi was an old school friend, it would be one that you catch up with on Facebook after 20 years only to find that they’ve done annoyingly well for themselves. Slick, successful, desirable and as a result impossible to hate, even though you want to. The truth is that the German firm knows how to push the buttons of potential car buyers.

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and the performance figures to back it up: roof up or down, it will hit a hair-straining 194mph and blast from 0-62mph in only 4.1 seconds. Don’t mistake this docility for dullness though. You can cover hundreds of miles in a single, easy-going stint, and then a slam-dunk of the accelerator will punch you down the road in an instant. Civility takes a back seat to thrills as the V10 engine struts its stuff, bellowing a delicious wail as it tears around to a spectacular 8,700rpm. Flip the right paddle, the R-tronic transmission seamlessly slots in the next gear and the physical assault happens all over again. Punch the Sport button and the Spyder responds even more urgently, sharpening the actions of the gearbox and steering. This is an Audi of course, and such monstrous power can only be distributed through the legendary Quattro four-wheel drive system. That means superb traction whatever the weather, allowing the Spyder to use more of its performance more of the time. The power is also distributed with a heavy bias towards the rear, giving it a feel closer to that of a classic reardrive car but with much greater reassurance. Its surefootedness, plus the accuracy and response of the steering, builds immense confidence in the driver whatever their level of skill; like all the best cars, the Spyder flatters the person behind the wheel. You get plenty more of the standard Audi brand values too. The interior is first class for the quality of construction and the clarity of the design, while the specification isn’t lacking either - the standard Bang & Olufsen audio system will keep you amused should you ever tire of the V10’s music, while features like sat-nav, Nappa leather and heated seats boost the luxury feel. It actually has microphones mounted in the seat belts to allow you to chat on your Bluetooth-connected phone even with the roof down. They really have thought of everything. So, what of the big question then; how much? Well, you might want to be sitting down for this. The six-speed manual version is £111,955 and you can add a further £5,000 for the R-tronic gearbox. But that gets you a largely hand-built, aluminium and carbonfibre supercar that’s stunning to look at, a sensational drive and also easier to live with than some far more humble machinery. The bad news is that the R8 Spyder will be rarer than hen’s teeth, as the allocation for 2010 is already sold out which just goes to show that whatever the cost, quality never goes out of fashion. SO

the facts... Model: Audi R8 Spyder 5.2 FSI R-tronic, £117,155. Engine: 5.2-litre petrol delivering 518bhp and 391lb.ft of torque. Transmission: Six-speed automated manual driving all four wheels. Performance: Top speed 194mph, 0-62mph 4.1 seconds. Economy: 20.3mpg. Emissions: 338g/km.

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number of pristine supercars are dotted around the inside of the new Lamborghini showroom in Sevenoaks, which will serve the majority of prospective Lambo owners in the South. Stephan Winkelmann is on a fleeting trip to the UK and the showroom where we meet is incredibly still - a stark contrast to these powerful machines’ driving personas. In the corner of the room on a sofa, sits the President and CEO of Automobil Lamborghini S.p.A. For sure, it’s a dream job but one that must have been easier before all the economic drama. “We lost sales all over the place,” Mr Winkelmann admits frankly. “It is important not to push cars into the market. We had to adjust production and that is one of the key things in the luxury sector. It’s tough, but at the end of the day to invest in the future you need money from sales. It is picking up and we believe pre-crisis level total sales will be reached again in 2012.” This search for sales may have been one of the reasons Jardine Motors (who also look after dealerships for McLaren, Bentley and Ferrari) decided to open this showroom. Judging by the range currently available the expected 20-25 buyers a year will have a tough time choosing the right model for them. On show, among others, are both the Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni and the awesome LP 570-4 Superleggera, which have each been whittled down to just over 1,300kg in a bid to keep performance and handling as impressive as possible. “We are more and more into the power to weight ratio,” says Stephan Winkelmann. “It is important to use the weight more than to increase the power these days.” Whether this ethos is also born from economic and

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LAMBORGHINI ESSENTIALLY DEFINES THE TERM SUPERCAR AND FEW MARQUES CONJOUR SUCH IMAGERY OF POWER, STYLE AND SPEED. SO WHEN CEO OF LAMBORGHINI, STEPHAN WINKELMANN, PAID A RARE VISIT TO THE UK WE WENT ALONG FOR A CHAT environmental pressures is uncertain, but when prompted on green issues, and what other companies are doing, the CEO gives what sounds like a well-rehearsed response: “Hybrid cars are on the agenda, as well as reducing friction and better combustion… we have a road map to reduce [carbon emissions] 35 per cent by 2015. “But Lamborghini has only built 24,000 cars since 1963. Maybe half are on the road and never on a daily basis. The average mileage is below 5,000 a year.” The argument is that in the grand scheme of things Lamborghini hasn’t left an enormous carbon footprint. However, surely the time will come when Stephan Winkelmann and Lamborghini will have to face up to the idea that high-performance, combustion based cars have a limited shelf-life. “Nobody knows if cars are going to have the same engines,” he says. “We will look into our road map and what’s happening and adapt strategy. But in 10-15 years, no major changes on these types of cars.” For the time being then, those looking to join the exclusive few able to own such cars will have to ‘make do’ with the various incarnations of the Gallardo and its bigger brother, the Murciélago.. If they’re good enough for Stephan Winkelmann, they’re good enough for us… and he drives a Gallardo Superleggera. SO

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OUR ROUND UP OF SOME OF THE BEST STAGE AND THEATRE SHOWS TAKING PLACE IN THE CITY, EAST SUSSEX AND THE CAPITAL THIS MONTH

The Gruffalo

What? Touring nationally and internationally since 2001, this magical musical adaptation of the best-selling picture book The Gruffalo has been performed over 4000 times to over a million people the world over. Where? Theatre Royal, Brighton When? Wednesday August 25 to Friday 27 Web? ambassadortickets.com

The Blues Brothers Musical

What? The production that led to the 1980 cult musical comedy film, The Blues Brothers, is back in the UK and ready to emulate the stunning success of its previous tour. This soul and blues show is sure to bring back some great memories of nights long forgotten. Where? Theatre Royal, Brighton When? Tuesday August 31 to Saturday September 04 Web? ambassadortickets.com

Prisoner of Second Avenue

What? Setcertainly in the 1970’s, a black andyknowe ticks all the comedy depicting right boxes.aANew longYork and couple, bluebell-Mel (Jeff Goldblum) and Edna Edison (Mercedes lined driveway weaves through Ruehl), enduring theand trials the entrance gardens upoftocity life. Mel is made redundant and the stress of an the front door. Tudor beams are economic crisis and urban life pushes him mixed with bargate stone on the into having a nervous breakdown. exterior walls, giving the property Where? Old Vic Theatre, London anWhen? element of esteem. And dotted Now until Saturday September 11 around six-acres of ground is a Web? the oldvictheatre.com swimming pool with pool house, a tennis court and a barn-style four bay garage. Built in 1908, the property features twin front-facing gable extensions, creating an impressive façade, while the grounds of Sandyknowe back onto the land of Losely Park. Mature woodland lines the borders of the property and extensive gardens stretch into the distance – this is truly a classic Surrey country pad and one which defines the word picturesque.

What? An amazing mix of theatre and gymnastics in which the performers work in various dare-devil ways to keep a huge stage mill moving. There’s no shortage of risk and split second timing as they roll, spin and flail on the wheel. An incredible show. Where? The Brighton Dome, Brighton When? Saturday August 11 and Sunday August 12 Web? brightondome.org

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Entering the house you’re treated to more than enough space as well. Once through the impressive front door, you immediately find yourself in the reception hall, one of the largest areas in the house. It’s a particularly grandiose and one in which youand could What? Famedspectacle opera chronicling the decline fall of Tom easily imagine greeting guests for a summer party, Rakewell, a man who deserts his fiancée for the delights or evening’s entertainment. of London. After a series of misadventures, Rakewell is committed to the Bedlam psychiatric hospital. Where? nearinto Lewes DoorsGlyndebourne, from the hall lead the west wing, where a When? August 8 to Sunday August 29 steps largeSunday drawing room overlooks a set of stone Web? thatglyndebourne.com drop down into the garden. Off the back of the

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POP, ROCK, INDIE AND A LITTLE BIT OF SOUL... WHAT’S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT FROM THE WORLD OF MUSIC Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite

Kylie is back. If she’d gone off your radar recently, new single All The Lovers, a stellar performance at Glastonbury and new album Aphrodite have reminded us why we love the pop princess. Produced by Stuart Price - famous for his work with Madonna - this new offering is everything we expect from Kylie. It’s catchy dance pop that will have you up on the dance floor in seconds. All The Lovers, as we know, sticks in your head with its upbeat chorus. Title track Aphrodite is sexy, sassy Kylie. Everything Is Beautiful offers a more sedate option, and Too Much is a great and uplifting dance track. Some critics may knock the predictable sound of Kylie’s floor-fillers, but anyone who likes a good pop tune will love Aphrodite.

Kula Shaker - Pilgrims Progress

Psychedelic rockers and Britpop heroes Kula Shaker return with their fourth album after an absence of three years. The Indian-influenced four-piece from London have tried and, so far, failed to build on the success of K, which was the fastestselling debut album of 1996. Outspoken frontman Crispian Mills has taken the band in a more mellow direction on tracks such as All Dressed Up, Cavalry and Ruby. Despite that, fans of the old sound will be pleased to know that Modern Blues and Figure It Out are more like the 1990’s Kula Shaker.

The Flaming Lips, Stardeath And White Dwarfs The Dark Side Of The Moon

Wayne Coyne, frontman for the Flaming Lips, has long been one of rock’s more mysterious performers and his decision to cover Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon ranks as one of the bravest decisions of the year. The original 1973 release is consistently hailed as one of the finest albums ever made and has sold more than 45 million copies, but fans may be disappointed by this version. One of the original’s most familiar tracks, Money, is ruined by the overuse of vocal effects, and the choice of Peaches to provide the female vocals will not be to everyone’s taste. So, while Coyne and Co. can be commended for putting an original twist on one of the alltime greats, they should perhaps focus on their own material in the future.

Macy Gray - The Sellout

Bristling with earthy energy and euphoric melodies, Macy Gray’s latest album is certainly a crowd-pleaser. Featuring collaborations with everyone from Bobby Brown, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Matt Sorum formerly of Velvet Revolver, The Bodyrockers’ Kaz James, and Slash, the songs are varied, both in style and quality. Listen out for the opening number Beauty In the World which has a folktinged, gospel sound, That Man (Ting Tings inspired) and The Comeback whose furious and emotional tone brings the album to a soaring close. While not every song makes its case (On and On is a suitable title for a dreary non-song) those that do are fantastic. Macy certainly sounds more like a modern soul diva than she has in recent years. AUGUST 2010

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Every year Artists Open Houses more than 200 venues in the Brighton and Hove area exhibit the work of over 1,300 local artists and designers. But when it all comes to an end many exhibitors have nowhere to show their work and they quite simply have to wait until the next Brighton Festival. However, the Scottish actor and artist Tom Cotcher, who has lived in Brighton since 1981, decided to do something about that. He’s rented a shop in Kemp Town, which has since been renovated, and created a delightful space for local artists, photographers and craftspeople. Now, diverse and exceptional talents can exhibit their work all year round at ArtEscape. “It is a hell of gamble for me financially, but I really believe in the works I am lucky enough to exhibit. Kemp Town is absolutely fab... we have a Sussex award - winning butcher, an exceptional fruit and veg shop called Proto, great pubs, a choice of 3 delis, antique shops, et cetera. Need I say any more?” 104 St Georges Road, Kemp Town

Uniquely Organic EcoSpa So, what’s an EcoSpa? Well, essentially it can be thought of as ‘indulgence with a conscience’. It’s an experience that includes all the feel-good effects of a spa, but also with the added peace of mind that all the products used are organic and ethically produced. Recently, the City’s very own ethical spa opened its doors in style. The Uniquely Organic EcoSpa launch event was attended by around 100 people, with plenty of bubbly and organic snacks such as fresh coconut. Guests were taken round the chakra-themed retail area and treatment rooms and had the chance to try out the professional organic product ranges - Pinks Boutique, Balm Balm and Nvey - all of which are certified organic by the Soil Association. The whole operation comes from the ethos of business owner, Kirsty Taylor, 23, who believes that an indulgent spa experience does not have to come at the price of the environment or the health of our bodies. From the fair-trade furniture and eco-paints in the interior design, to the certified organic treatments applied, she has created a special safe haven where pampering and ethical principles work in harmony. Uniquely Organic EcoSpa provides facials, massages, beauty treatments, natural waxing and complementary therapies. 40 Church Road, Hove BN3 6FN, 01273 726 973

Brighton & Hove Albion

Shoreham-based web design firm Bright-Site have done their bit to support Brighton and Hove Albion with the launch of seagullsdirect.co.uk. The website is the official online outlet specifically for Seagulls fans to get hold of merchandise, training kits and fashion items. The launch is a great example of local businesses working together and, with the new League One season kicking off, there’s no better time to get online and show your colours. Whether you want the new season’s strip or the rather more subtle silver and diamond cufflink set, you’ll be more than catered for. Bring on the new season… seagullsdirect.co.uk, 0845 49 69 442

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Knockdown OUR TRAWL THROUGH THE ARCHIVES THIS MONTH UNEARTHS THE STRANGE TALE ABOUT THE WELL-MEANING MAYOR WHO WANTED TO TEAR DOWN THE CITY’S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARKS. HAPPILY HE WAS THWARTED

hen people hear the name Sir Herbert Carden, the phrase ‘maker of modern Brighton’ springs to mind. A whole plethora of events which influenced the development of Brighton can be attributed to the man, from the establishment of the telephone and tramway systems to the protection of the Sussex Downs. Carden served his locale from 1895, when he was elected a Socialist Councillor. He rose through the political ranks and became mayor in 1916; a post he held for three years. Sir Herbert was passionate about his City and led the campaign to preserve the downland around Brighton. A wealthy man, he used his own money to buy up large areas of Sussex countryside to protect the water supply and limit building. When the Corporation could afford it, Carden sold the land to them for the same price he’d paid to ensure the City’s inhabitants could enjoy the countryside forever. However, despite his significant contributions to our City, he once lost sight of this sense of civic duty, albeit temporarily, and attempted to put in motion a plan which would have drastically changed the look of Brighton and almost certainly taken away much of its appeal. Bizarrely, for a man who appeared to appreciate the finer things in life, Sir Herbert was determined to renovate the town and change its prevailing style of architecture. Today, Brighton and Hove is renowned for its attractive Regency and Victorian buildings, with the most iconic being the Royal Pavilion. Herbert Carden, though, seemed to think otherwise.

mayor may Between 1934 and 1936 a new apartment block, called Embassy Court, was erected on King’s Road in the Art Deco style popular of the 30s. Sir Herbert was impressed by the construction and proposed, to the horror of many sections of Brighton society, that the seafront between Hove and Kemptown be re-built to replicate Embassy Court. He also recommended the demolition of the Pavilion and the redevelopment of the Lanes area, now famous for its variety of shops. Sir Herbert’s dream of a new-look Brighton was thwarted though, his plans were voted down by the rest of the Corporation. To ensure that nobody could go further than Sir Herbert had, the Regency Society was established in 1945 promoting and safeguarding the buildings and architecture of Brighton. Sir Herbert died in 1941, having been a councillor, alderman and Mayor of the town he contributed so much to. He is rightly celebrated and commemorated for what he accomplished. But perhaps history would not have been so kind to him if he’d overseen the destruction of the now world-famous Royal Pavilion. Perhaps Brighton would not have been the popular destination for shoppers if he’d removed the charm of the Lanes. Perhaps...

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