The South Wilts Magazine - May/June 2016

MAY/JUNE 2016 • ISSUE 41

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FESTIVAL FEVER HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL

Larmer Tree Festival

REVEALS ITS FULL LINE UP

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FOOD & DRINK // INTERVIEWS // PROPERTY // LISTINGS // COMMENT

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his truly is a wonderful time of year to be living in this part of the world. From the warmer weather to the beautiful countryside, there are quintessentially English scenes all around us. Not only that, but the festival season has arrived, and with it even more opportunity for fun and frolics!

The Ageas Salisbury International Festival is one of the highlights of the calendar. Over the course of its 15 days there will be the opportunity to enjoy all the arts and this year there is also a large number of events from and inspired by New Zealand, which provides this year’s festival theme. We explore this year’s programme from page 18.

Another great festival coming up in the coming months is Larmer Tree, which arrives in July. We look at the line up on offer this year on page 16.

As well as festivals there’s lots more events to read about in our listings, and we have plenty to read about in food & drink, motoring, gardens, property, later life and more.

Enjoy!

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LOCAL LISTINGS What’s on in May/June

HOMES & GARDENS 4

FOOD & DRINK The Boot at Berwick Spring Recipes from Riverford

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FEATURES Craig O’Connell Interview Larmer Tree Festival Salisbury Festival

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MOTORING The new Mitsubishi ASX

Looking after your lawn

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Letting out your property

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LATER LIFE A New Care Centre for Old Sarum

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PUZZLES Quiz, wordsearch & sudoku

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COMMENT 22

The Last Word

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listings MAY & JUNE

CITY HALL SALISBURY

Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, SP2 7TU Box Office: 01722 434434 cityhallsalisbury.co.uk

this band does it all! A fabulous show suitable for all ages, directed by the inimitable Wild Willy Barrett.

COCO & THE BUTTERFIELDS 8 May, 8pm Tickets: £13 adv Colourful, energetic & crowdstomping, CoCo and the Butterfields express the intimate vibrancy of a village folk fair with powerful vocal melodies and an undercurrent of driving beatbox to deliver catchy songs resonating in a stadium-filling urban pop vibe.

KING KING 20 May, 7pm Tickets: £22 King King are on a roll; it’s hard to believe that the band has come so far, so fast. As Henry Yates of Classic Rock Blues notes, “King King are the hottest draw in British blues-rock. Yet there’s no smoke and mirrors behind their five-year rise: just killer songs, performed with true passion, by a fist-tight lineup.”

WILD WILLY BARRETT’S FRENCH CONNECTION 15 May, 8pm Tickets: £12adv From a cafe in Paris, via a hoolie in Dublin, to a night out in New Orleans with rip-roaring fiddle and banjo –

THE PROCLAIMERS 21 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £30.50 Craig and Charlie Reid have over the years enjoyed huge successes across the globe and in April last year released their 10th album on the The Proclaimers, City Hall

Cooking Vinyl label. Expect to hear the classics Sunshine on Leith, (I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles, Letter From America, I’m on My Way, Life With You, Lets Get Married and more.

THAT’LL BE THE DAY 27 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £23 - £25 Prepare for a nostalgia party extravaganza as the legendary That’ll Be The Day returns with its brand new 30th Anniversary Special!

ROMESH RANGANATHAN: IRRATIONAL 2 June, 8pm Tickets: £17.50 Romesh Ranganathan is back with a brand new show exploring the rationality of his worldview.

LAU 3 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £21 Brilliant musicians, thrilling performers, free-thinking visionaries and all-round good chaps as well…small wonder Lau are regarded as the epicentre of the new folk boom.

JOHN GRANT 8 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £26.50 & £28.50 Following collaborations with Sinead O’Connor, Goldfrapp, Elton John and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Grant was nominated Best International Male Solo Artist at the 2014. From gorgeous soft-rock ballads

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LESLEY GARRETT 11 June, 7.30pm Tickets: from £25 Lesley Garrett will perform a selection of the best known songs from musical theatre as well as a selection of operatic arias from her career and will be supported by Musical Theatre Salisbury.

BUDDY HOLLY’S WINTER DANCE PARTY 12 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £20 Four West End Artists pay tribute to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Dion Di Mucci, along with the four piece band the Counterfeit Crickets, in a recreation of the last tour given in the Surf Ballroom in Iowa, U.S.A The Winter Dance Party Tour.

The Mousetrap, Salisbury Playhouse

excitement of one of pop history’s most successful and entertaining live bands.

THE UNDERCOVER HIPPY 18 June, 8pm Tickets: £10adv Billy Rowan, aka The Undercover Hippy, is not your average singer JIMMY CARR: THE BEST OF, ULTIMATE, songwriter. His music brings together GOLD, GREATEST HITS TOUR acoustic guitar, soulful vocals, 14 June & 20 September, 8pm infectious reggae rhythms, and the Tickets: £29.50 lyrical delivery of a skilled MC. Jimmy is gathering a selection of his very best jokes along with brand new STATE OF UNDRESS material for the ultimate comedy 25 June, 8pm show.

Tickets: £10adv With original songs that embrace THANK ABBA FOR THE MUSIC the thought-provoking, joyous 17 June, 7.30pm and shamelessly foot-tapping, plus Tickets: £22.50 traditional songs played in their own A two-hour theatre spectacular idiosyncratic style, State of Undress that captures all of the magic and promise you a rollercoaster of a gig!

Jimmy Carr, City Hall

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE Malthouse Lane, Salisbury SP2 7RA Box Office: 01722 320333 salisburyplayhouse.com

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN 5 – 28 May, 7.30pm + matinees Tickets: £8.50 - £25 Featuring all your favourite songs from the MGM film, including Good Morning, Make ‘Em Laugh, You are My Lucky Star and the title song Singin’ in the Rain.

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STONES IN HIS POCKETS 12 – 14 May, 7.45pm + matinee Tickets: £13.50 Two actors play a vast array of eccentric and lovable characters in this universally loved, worldwide comic theatre sensation.

NOBODY’S HOME 26 – 28 May, 7.45pm Tickets: £13.50 Set in a bathroom, Nobody’s Home follows a soldier’s journey through his own mind, as he struggles with the monsters of his past to finally come home.

THE MOUSETRAP 20 – 25 June, 7.30pm + matinee Tickets: £18 - £30.50 The legendary, record-breaking, smash hit thriller returns to Salisbury Playhouse starring Louise Jameson (Doctor Who, EastEnders, Doc Martin) as Mrs Boyle.

SALISBURY MUSEUM 65 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EN Tel: 01722 332151 salisburymuseum.org.uk

A POETIC EYE: JOHN CRAXTON Until 7 May Curated by Ian Collins, ‘A life in art from Cranborne Chase to Crete’ is is an exhibition exploring the colourful life of artist John Craxton

events | and his incredible emotional, physical and creative journey from Cranborne Chase to Crete.

successful take on the classic tale, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’.

Beerex XXXVI, Salisbury Arts Centre

TOM ROBINSON 7 May, 8pm Tickets: £18 (Concs £16) In 2015, inspired by the vibrancy of today’s new artists, Tom has returned to the recording studio with award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist Gerry Diver to make his first new album in almost 20 years. The songs are as vibrant and MARTIN SIMPSON, ANDY CUTTING edgy as any he’s ever written.

AND NANCY KERR THE POWER IN OUR HANDS (Cert PG) 23 June, 8pm Tickets: £15 (Concs £13) 13 May, 7.30pm An evening of music with three of Tickets: £8 Britain’s finest musicians, each an A ground-breaking documentary – acknowledged virtuoso in their own containing newly digitised archive right.

BRITISH MUSEUM TOURING footage available to the public EXHIBITION - WRITING FOR ETERNITY: for the first time – on the Deaf DECODING ANCIENT EGYPT community’s fight for civil rights and SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE 21 May to 3 September principally, the right to be heard.

13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AR This exhibition tells the story of Box Office: 01747 854321 4000 years of writing in Ancient GENESIS VISIBLE TOUCH shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk Egypt featuring a fantastic range 14 May, 8pm For full listings go to the website. of hieroglyph and cursive writing Tickets: £15 on a wide range of materials. It is Come and share a glass and enjoy CAROL (Cert 15) an interactive and family friendly an evening of Genesis music! A 6 May, 8pm exhibition designed help decode passionate tribute to the British Tickets: £7 Ancient Egypt. rock band Genesis, dedicated to Set in 1950s New York. A department recreating the Phil Collins driven store salesgirl, who dreams of a BUILD LIKE AN EGYPTIAN! era from the late ‘70s through the different life, falls for an older, married 31 May, 10am – 4pm ‘80s and ‘90s. This is a fundraiser for woman. Based on a Patricia Highsmith Entry: £2 donation The Trussell Trust’s Transformation novel.

To celebrate the opening of the Project.

British Museum Touring Exhibition, SPRING AWAKENING the museum is going Lego mad JONNY & THE BAPTISTS ‘THE END 7 & 8 May, 7pm + matinee come and help build a giant Lego IS NIGH’ Tickets: £12 (Child £10) postcard from Egypt!

22 May, 8pm Filled with teenage angst, rebellious Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) actions and sexual questioning.

SALISBURY ARTS A new show from the UK’s hottest Spring Awakening is a raw and honest CENTRE musical satirists, The End is Nigh portrayal of youth in rebellion.

Bedwin Street, Salisbury, SP1 3UT offers their most personal – and Box Office: 01722 321744 apocalyptic – venture to date.

BROOKLYN (Cert 12A) salisburyartscentre.co.uk 13 May, 8.15pm SALISBURY BEEREX XXXVI Tickets: £7 THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ 17 & 18 June, various sessions Set in the 1950s, the story follows 5 & 6 May, 8pm Tickets: £10 inc souvenir glass, young Irish woman Ellis Lacey as she Tickets: £12 (Concs £10) programme and a free ½ pint travels to New York City in search of Salisbury’s favourite physical comedy Run by Salisbury & South Wiltshire theatre company Le Navet Bete CAMRA expect over 50 real ales and a better life. This film won the Best British Film BAFTA in 2016. return this summer with their sell out ciders and stacks of live music.

RELATIONSHIPS: AN EXHIBITION BY SOPHIE RYDER Until 9 July Working in partnership with Salisbury Cathedral and The Young Gallery, this is an exhibition of the drawings and workings of acclaimed sculptor Sophie Ryder.

Sophie is well known for her sculptures of mythical creatures, an example of which will be on display on the front lawn. The exhibition itself will re-create Sophie’s workroom and give an insight into how her work is made.

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| events THE PRODUCERS 14 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 The Producers are touring to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

Jonny & The Baptists, Salisbury Arts Centre

SUFFRAGETTE (Cert 12A) 17 May, 2pm Tickets: £3 A drama about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal state.

EMMA 21 May, 7.30pm Tickets: 12.50 Following on from Persuasion (“pure theatre magic” The Stage, and David Copperfield – “Superb … a master class in stage adaptation” BBC Radio), Hotbuckle Theatre Co return to the stage with Austen’s most perfect novel.

further exhibition information. www.sswrs.org.uk

teas with family and friends and browse a wide variety of stalls. There are second hand books, jewellery, A ROYAL CELEBRATION CONCERT bric-a-brac and Lady Rumbold & Mrs 8 May, 7.30pm Vernon’s famous clothes stall packed Tickets: £12.50 (Children £5) with amazing finds, a magnet for St. Margaret’s Church, Corsley bargain hunters. All proceeds to the Corsley Festival Choir presents ‘A Royal Salisbury Hospice Charity.

Celebration’ in honour of the Queen’s www.hatch-house.co.uk JOE COOL’S ROCK N ROLL DINER 90th birthday, featuring Mozart 27 & 28 May, 7.30pm Coronation Mass, Zadok the Priest and VINTAGE NOSTALGIA FESTIVAL Tickets: £20 many more. Call 01373 836866.

3 - 5 June Jive on down to the swingingest Stockton Park, Stockton show in town! Shaftesbury Arts LANDMARC CYCLE WILTSHIRE Tickets: £35 adult weekend Centre presents Joe Cool’s Rock N Roll GRAND PRIX The Vintage Nostalgia festival is a Diner in aid of Raise The Roof.

8 May, 10am hidden gem held in the heart of Market Place, Salisbury the Wylye Valley at Stockton Park, WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (Cert U) Elite cycling returns on Sunday Stockton near Warminster. The festival 21 June, 2pm 8 May 2016 when the Landmarc focuses on the past and offers visitors Tickets: £3 Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix races on a unique experience, with live music, One of Alan Bates’ finest as the fugitive Wiltshire’s roads again! The race is part vintage trade stands, period exhibits befriended by Hayley Mills on a of British Cycling’s Elite Road Race from the turn of century through to Lancashire farm.

Series Spring Cup and attracts the top the 1980s. professional riders in the UK. www.vintagenostalgiashow.co.uk OTHERS www.cyclewiltshire.org.uk SALISBURY MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION 2016 7 & 8 May Admission: £4, (Child £2) Under 5s free Michael Herbert Hall, Wilton Layouts in OO, EM, 009, 12mm, 2mm FS and N gauge, trade support and demonstration stand, garden railway open (weather permitting) short walk from hall. See SSWRS website for

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Hatch House Open Gardens

HATCH HOUSE OPEN GARDEN 29 May, 2-5pm Admission: £4

Idyllic Hatch House in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside will hold its annual Open Garden on May 29th.

This is a great event for all the family and a chance to see the 17th Century Dutch walled garden with amazing views over the Vale of Wardour, enjoy

Genesis Visible Touch

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Tribute band Genesis Visible Touch are coming to Salisbury Arts Centre on Saturday 14 May. LISA ROCKLIFFE caught up with lead vocalist and drummer Chris O’Connell to find out more about their fantastic live show.

Your band is coming to Salisbury Arts Centre this May. What can people expect from your shows?

People can expect to be entertained and to experience the closest audio/visual reproduction of Phil Collins’ Genesis currently available.

Has music always been a big part of your life?

Yes, music has always been the biggest part of my life, since I was 16, I feel blessed to have been given a chance to connect with it and can’t imagine life without it really.

What are your favourite songs to perform and which are audience favourites?

Hmmm, difficult question! ‘Dance On A Volcano’ and ‘Mama’ have a powerful effect on me vocally, there’s a dramatic/epic feel that you just don’t find with other bands. Fans’ favourites certainly include ‘Follow You, Follow Me’ and ‘I Know What I Like’.

You perform the music of Genesis from the Phil Collins era. Have you met the man himself?

Unfortunately I can’t say I’ve met Phil yet, I really hope I get to one day!

The concert is a fundraiser for The Trussell Trust. What is the Transformation Project?

The concert is one of several events planned throughout the year to raise money for the ‘Transformation You tour all over the UK, which are Project’, which sees two of your favourite venues to play?

Salisbury’s best known charities It’s a funny thing venues, I think come together to combine their it’s the audience that brings a specialist skills and experience venue alive. We are lucky that our to make a real difference to local audiences so far have been very people facing crisis. The Trussell receptive, even at this early stage in Trust will use these vital funds to the band’s life. If I had to mention roll out budgeting and cookery a favoured venue I would say I’m ‘Eat Well Spend Less’ courses looking forward to the Liverpool in Salisbury, helping people to Philharmonic Music Room, and of cook healthily on a tight budget, course Salisbury Arts Centre! while STFH are embarking on an

accommodation refurbishment What have been your career programme for their clients. highlights so far?

Together, the two charities are Playing the Matthew Street Festival working to enable clients to break in my hometown of Liverpool to out of crisis and get back on their a few thousand people was great, feet. It’s a great cause and we’re but that is overshadowed by really happy to do what we can to meeting the team involved in GVT. support it.

To be part of a live spectacle like this is a one in a million, that has Tickets are £15 and are on sale now always been my dream career-wise. from salisburyartscentre.co.uk.

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The Boot The Boot in Berwick St James is a popular pub run by a couple with a passion for maintaining the integrity and honesty of real British inn.

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estled in the pretty village of Berwick St James is The Boot Inn. The striking building – 17th-century Grade II listed – was once owned by Lord Malmesbury and later home to a boot and shoemaker who gave it its name. It has been run by Giles and Cathy Dickinson for eight years, the couple having taken in over on 30 April 2008. Since their arrival, It has been Giles and Cathy’s focus to provide good quality locally sourced fresh food. They avoid modern generic pub food, such as chili or lasagne, or the pretensions of the gastro-pub trend. Their efforts haven’t gone unnoticed either – as well as being hugely popular with the local villagers and the wider community, they been awarded a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for 2014 and 2015 and have been included in both the Waitrose Good Food Guide (for the seventh year running) and the new Alastair Sawday’s Special Pubs & Inns guide.

All this is testament to the hard work put in by Giles, Cathy and their team into delivering top quality food and drink to their customers, consistently. Cathy says, “Of course it is lovely to win awards but the

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“And when it comes to pudding it has to be homemade gingerbread with salted caramel sauce and chocolate honeycomb ice cream. It is to die for.” most important thing to Giles and me are happy customers that return time and time again, that’s the best reward you can have in this industry.”

right hands even simple dishes like sausage and mash become real treats – especially when coupled with excellent Wadworth ales such as 6X, Henry’s IPA or Corvus. Right now you can enjoy starters like Wye The Boot offers traditional British Valley asparagus with crispy duck fare and a good selection of wines egg and salad of herbs; mains such and real ales. The dining room is as a warm ‘salad’ of Jersey Royal cosy in winter, but as the summer potatoes, purple sprouting broccoli arrives, you may wish to make use of and Cornish lemon sole with a cockle the large beer garden. vinaigrette. And when it comes to pudding it has to be homemade Head chef Giles has recently gingerbread with salted caramel revamped the menu. It changes sauce and chocolate honeycomb daily and has been pared down to ice cream. It is to die for. This really is ensure each dish is even fresher pub dining at its best. Call on 01722 and more seasonal. Proper pub 790243 to reserve your spot. food cooked with passion and skill is the order of the day here - in the • theboot.pub

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Giles & Cathy welcome you

• Great British, locally sourced, food • Included in the Good Food Guide for the last 7 years • Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2014 & 2015 • AA Good Pub Guide 2014 • Home smoked meat & fish platters • Daily changing menu • Great local ales • Children welcome and dog friendly • Large Beer Garden

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Tuck into spring with

Riverford

This spring make the most of the season’s wonderful ingredients with the help of Riverford. These recipes come from the Riverford Companion Cook Book: Spring & Summer Veg, which is out now.

roasted asparagus with spring onions & goat's cheese Ingredients 1 bunch of asparagus olive oil 4–6 spring onions, depending on size 50g goat’s cheddar ½ lemon salt & black pepper

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Method Heat the oven to 210°C. Snap the tough lower stalks from the asparagus then split any larger stems in half lengthways so they are all roughly the same size. Toss the asparagus in a baking dish in just enough oil to coat. Season and roast in the oven for 8–12 minutes until just tender. Trim the spring

onions; nip off the root, cut off the darker ends and peel away the first layer of skin. Slice finely at an angle. Break up the slices with your fingertips. As soon as you take the asparagus out of the oven, squeeze the lemon juice over it and toss the spring onions through. Pile on to a plate and crumble, grate or shave the cheese on top.

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new potatoes baked in a bag Serves 4 as a side Ingredients 600g new potatoes, scrubbed & cut in half, or in quarters if large 2 tbsp olive oil 1 bay leaf salt and pepper

new potato & chorizo hash with asparagus & egg Serves 2 Ingredients 600g new potatoes, scrubbed & cut in half, or in quarters if large Sunflower oil, for frying & roasting 250g asparagus, trimmed Splash of sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar ½ tsp smoked paprika 1 red onion, finely diced 2 cooking chorizo sausages (200– 250g), skinned & meat crumbled Handful of finely chopped parsley 2 eggs salt and black pepper Method Heat the oven to 210˚C. Put the

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Method Heat the oven to 200°C. Mix the potatoes in a bowl with the oil and a generous seasoning of salt and pepper. Tip the potatoes into the bag with everything from the bowl and pop in the bay leaf. Fold the top of the bag over two or three times and secure with three staples, one in each corner and one in the middle.

Sit the parcel on a baking tray and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes. To test, push down on the corner of the bag – a potato should crush under a little pressure. To serve, flip into a large serving bowl and tear open the top of the bag. Keep track of the staples!

potatoes in a pan of salted water, bring to a boil and cook for 12–15 minutes, until tender. Drain and lightly crush with a potato masher or fork. Toss the asparagus in a tbsp of oil in a baking dish. Add a splash • www.riverford.co.uk/recipes of sherry or red wine vinegar, the smoked paprika and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 8–12 minutes (depending on the thickness), until tender. Heat a tbsp of oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and cook slowly for 10 minutes to soften without colouring. If it starts to catch, add a splash of water and reduce the heat.

Add the chorizo, increase the heat slightly and fry for 4–5 minutes, to cook the chorizo through. Stir in the potatoes and warm through. Stir in the parsley and season to taste. Fry the eggs in a little oil to your liking.

Sprinkle the eggs with a little extra salt before serving on the potatoes and asparagus.

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Larmer Tree Festival

Larmer Tree Festival returns this summer, promising five days of unforgettable entertainment in the magical Larmer Tree Gardens.

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unning from 13-17th July, the festival has a unique programme of music, comedy, theatre, poetry and more, guaranteed to delight festivalgoers of all ages. Set in beautiful Victorian gardens replete with pagodas and peacocks, Larmer Tree is the perfect place to explore the unknown and share new experiences with friends and family.

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This year the festival welcomes a string of fantastic headliners, from the sultry sounds of Jamie Cullum and Caro Emerald to rousing rock from Calexico and The Stranglers.

They will be joined by Tom Odell, Jack Savoretti, Gabrielle Aplin and a host of other musical treats spread across five stages.

Larmer Tree’s poetry and spoken word headliner, the punk-poet Dr John Cooper Clarke, will lead a programme of literary happenings in the dappled glades of the Lostwood. Wander around the festival and curious

campers will also discover pop-up performances, an indoor theatre and workshops designed to get creative juices flowing.

After dark, night-owls can enjoy plenty of entertainment, including a late-night comedy club and The Hide, where top-notch DJs take over the woods.

For the first time this year, all children go free to the festival, where they can enjoy a dedicated line-up of family-friendly fun from den building, to puppet theatre, to the infamous Bubble Boogie Disco. And if five days aren’t enough, families can spend a full

events | hosting holistic workshops from mindfulness to laughing yoga.

To top it all off, festival-goers can feast on the finest local food, thanks to a daily Dorset Farmer’s

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week on the Larmer Tree site! A Holiday Ticket allows campers to arrive two days early to explore the beautiful surrounding area, and guarantees a prime position in Camp Rushmore, the festival’s

Within the Gardens, the ‘zen’ experience continues with The Secret Garden, offering an array of therapies, and The Retreat,

Market and tipples from the Ringwood Brewery.

To find further information about the festival and book tickets visit the website. All tier two tickets and day tickets are now on sale.

Children’s tickets for under 10s are free, with prices for youth tickets frozen across all tiers.

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exclusive campsite for holiday makers and comfy camping providers. There’s a great selection of ‘Comfy Camping’ options available including yurts, gypsy caravans and retro airstreams ready for your arrival.

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FROM ANCIENT STONE CIRCLES TO MAORI MYTHS

The Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, recently awarded silver for Best Tourism Event in South West Tourism Awards, has announced this year’s full programme. The festival runs from 27 May to 11 June.

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eturning for a 44th year and taking its inspiration from New Zealand, the festival will fill every corner of the medieval city and surrounding countryside with a thrilling mix of music, comedy, film, theatre, circus, dance, walks, poetry, exhibitions, children’s workshops and street theatre, featuring an outstanding range of high-profile and emerging talent from the UK, New Zealand and beyond. Over 16 days Salisbury will host more than 150 events. Looking southwards as part of the Festival’s four-year journey around the cardinal points of the compass, artists from New Zealand will present work spanning every art

Kapa Haka Tale, Taniwha

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form, many making their UK premiere, from Maori a cappella to awardwinning circus and mime, to an epic Middle Earth day-long film marathon.

You can share the playlist of one couple’s love story on the dance floor of The Chapel nightclub in Bullet Heart Club’s Daffodils, take part in a free massed Haka in the glorious grounds of Salisbury Cathedral, and watch Still House perform the contemporary dance of Of Riders and Running Horses on the roof of a Salisbury car park at dusk.

Over two packed days the ever-popular City Encounters programme offers free street

theatre, circus, music and activities: an Urban Astronaut will fly through the air above the city centre and NoFitState + Motionhouse will take on an oversized Jenga tower. Salisbury Live provides its usual mix of great music from local bands in venues throughout the city, offering free entry and a fantastic vibe across the three weekends of the festival.

A specially commissioned Opening Ceremony will celebrate the start of this year’s festival ,drawing on the

events | rich tradition of the Maori welcome, powhiri, and the arts of kapa haka.

Under Festival Chorus director Howard Moody, hundreds of singers will welcome Ngati Ranana, the UK’s foremost Maori arts club before joining forces with the Chorus in a newly commissioned ‘waiata’ or song to launch the festival.

non-disabled dancers, to present a composer Debbie Wiseman recreates new duet on how we fall in and out of the candlelit atmosphere of the TV love over and over again. series, whilst actor Simon Callow takes the audience on a magical Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will musical journey tracing Francis Drake’s return to the Old Wardour Castle circumnavigation of the globe. with a new production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, whilst aerial There’s comedy from master of mimecircus company Ockham’s Razor comedy, Trygve Wakenshaw, and presents its new show, Tipping Point.

TV regulars Romesh Ranganathan, A diverse array of in-conversations New Zealand-born comedian Jarred and special guests fill the programme Music comes from the legendary Christmas, and Hal Cruttenden. including the Right Honorable Sir Courtney Pine performing with Vince Cable MP; actor Richard E Grant; award-winning pianist Zoe Rahman, Activities and performances for one of the world’s most respected Grammy award-winning baritone children include former Children’s Maori authors, Witi Ihimaera; naturalist Jonathan Lemalu and one of the UK’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo in an Stephen Moss; comedian and writer most revered folk trios Lau perform adaptation of his classic Where My Ben Miller; journalist and author their unique blend of acoustic Wellies Take Me. Celebrating the Dame Joan Bakewell; actress Juliet folk. Celebrated American singer centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth, the Stevenson; former England Rugby Union captain Will Carling; comedian Jon Culshaw; Queen of Shops Mary Portas; and former Artistic Director of the National Theatre Sir Richard Eyre among others.

"Over two packed days the ever-popular City Encounters programme offers free street theatre, CIRCUS, music and activities: an Urban Astronaut will fly through the air above the city centre and NoFitState + Motionhouse will take on an oversized Jenga tower."

Exhibitions include Call & Response, which captures birdsong recorded by New Zealand artist Caro Williams at the Rifles Museum. Ancient Tongan imagery meets pop culture in a striking new collection by New Zealand artist Benjamin Work, and Sophie Ryder speaks about her work with Jon Bennington as part of the ongoing Relationships exhibition featuring her work across the whole city.

songwriter John Grant will perform at City Hall, and hypnotic melodies and driving rhythms come from hang drum virtuoso Manu Delago.

Wardrobe Museum plays host to a heart-warming, open-air adaptation of Danny The Champion of the World, whilst Chotto Desh offers a magical mix of dance, storytelling and A programme of choral motets dreamlike animation celebrating the from the Bach Dynasty comes from resilience of the human spirit from acclaimed Belgian vocal ensemble Vox renowned dance company Akram Luminis, making its festival debut, the Khan. Innovative New Zealand theatre Modern Maori Quartet promises a company, Trick of the Light, presents trip down memory lane with its fresh Beards! Beards! Beards! the story of a close-harmony take on Kiwi golden young girl called Beatrix who wants a Award-winning dance company oldies and recent international hits and, beard, not a tiara… and, set amongst Protein returns with its most playful to close the festival, Salisbury Cathedral the leather-bound volumes that line show to date, May Contain Food, will provide the perfect backdrop for the walls of Longleat library, The an immersive feast that invites The Philharmonia’s performance of Bookbinder explores how it feels to the audience to sit around Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Vaughan fall into the stories of a good book. tables to be served by the artists Williams’Tallis Fantasia, with New as they sing for their supper.

Zealander Benjamin Baker joining the Booking is now open on the Corey Baker Dance fuses orchestra for one of the best-loved website. You can also follow goings contemporary dance and Maori violin concerti, the Tchaikovsky. on via Twitter @AgeasSalisFest arts to create Kapa Haka Tale, and Facebook, facebook.com/ and Arlene Philips CBE works An evening of music and words from SalisburyArtsFestival. with Candoco Dance Company, Wolf Hall with Peter Kosminsky, a company of disabled and director of the BBC’s adaptation, and • salisburyfestival.co.uk THESOUTHWILTSMAGAZINE

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| motoring

The new Mitsubishi ASX: in showrooms now

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The newly refined Mitsubishi ASX boasts improvements across the range. It’s available now from SALISBURY MITSUBISHI.

he Mitsubishi ASX is now available with a new Euro 6 compliant1.6 turbo diesel engine. This frugal yet punchy unit produces 112bhp and just 119g/km CO2, meaning zero VED in the first year

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of ownership. The new range has also undergone a name change, with the new line-up consisting of the entry level ASX ZC, the mid-level ASX ZC-M, and the range topping ASX ZC-H. Mitsubishi’s clever and capable crossover has always stood out from the crowd

– and with the revised model just arriving in dealerships, it is attracting more attention than ever. The crossover marketplace has grown rapidly in recent years and Mitsubishi Motors has been a key player in this important segment.

motoring | The ASX is a stylish, well-priced, practical contender that has won many admirers and delivers genuine driving pleasure.

customers looking for a practical, enjoyable family car.

The ASX has the choice of three Euro 6 compliant engines: A 1.6 petrol with 115bhp. The new 1.6 Di-D turbo-diesel with 112bhp which produces just 119g/km CO2, and the existing 2.2 DOHC 16V engine found in Outlander.

Helping the ASX achieve its impressive economy and emissions

STYLISH & PRACTICAL Based on the same platform as the Outlander, Lancer and Lancer Evolution X, the ASX bridges the gap between Mitsubishi’s conventional passenger cars and its rugged off-roaders. Practicality and versatility are key to the appeal of the ASX. With a wheelbase to match the Outlander, passenger space is generous, with the flexible seating inside making the ASX just the right size for

GREEN THINKING & ECONOMICAL

range, ASX is temptingly priced but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking key standard equipment. All models have alloy wheels, air conditioning, electric windows and keyless entry.

Other desirable features such as Bluetooth, leather upholstery,

“Mitsubishi’s clever and capable crossover has always stood out from the crowd – and with the revised model just arriving in dealerships, it is attracting more attention than ever.” figures are low rolling resistance tyres and intelligent power management, to allow the ASX to return its impressive consumption figures. Indeed, every aspect of the ASX has been engineered with its environmental performance in mind, to help create not just an enjoyable, versatile family vehicle, but a responsible one too.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE The ASX has a choice of petrol or diesel two-wheel-drive versions. For those requiring the security of four-wheel-drive, ASX also offers off-road capability based on the proven capabilities of the bigger Outlander off-roader. All models include a spacious, familyfriendly interior and offer a comfortable, refined ride.

Like other models in the Mitsubishi

satellite navigation, seat heaters and a reversing camera are available.

BE SAFE, NOT SORRY The ASX isn’t just environmentally aware, it’s a safe choice too. The ASX incorporates Mitsubishi’s RISE safety technology which dissipates energy from an impact away from the passenger compartment. The ASX also has ABS anti-lock braking, Active Stability Control, Traction Control, Electronic Brake Distribution, Brake Assist and Emergency Stop Signal System, Hill Start Assist, ISOFIX child seat anchorage and seven airbags as standard. The result is a reduced likelihood of an accident, but should a collision be unavoidable, the ASX not only provides outstanding levels of occupant protection – with a 5 Star Euro NCAP rating – but also excellent impact protection.

To find out more, or to arrange a test drive call Salisbury Mitsubishi on 01725 550720. Find the showroom on Bournemouth Road in Downton, near Salisbury.

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| gardens

Getting a Lush Lawn...

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For a beautiful green carpet of a lawn speak to the local experts at Lawn Tender; their grass really is greener!

reating the perfect lawn that’s the envy of your neighbours is actually quite straightforward.The solution? Get someone else to do it for you. Kevin Maul and Sue Jacobs are just the people you need. They run the South Wilts and East Somerset office of LawnTender. As a company they

and uses non scorch feeds and weed controls that are not available to the general public.

Kevin and Sue say, “Our strength is that we supply a vital service to many different people. Some have invested in new lawns and want to keep them in good order. Then

“LawnTender operates top of the range scarification and aeration equipment, and uses non scorch feeds and weed controls that are not available to the general public.“ care for thousands of lawns, ranging from small town and cottage gardens, to large country houses and estates. Their area covers Andover to Bath, taking in the major cities and towns of Salisbury, Warminster, Frome, Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon and all their surrounding villages and hamlets.

With four other offices covering North Wiltshire, Berkshire and Gloucestershire, LawnTender operates top of the range scarification and aeration equipment,

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there are those who have retired and find it difficult to carry on

maintaining their lawns, and finally those who have spent a fortune on failed DIY treatment and realised that actually its cheaper to hand the job over to us!”

In what is a competitive market, LawnTender has always placed high focus on customer service, providing personal ongoing advice, feedback and support throughout the season, resulting in strong customer loyalty from year to year. This all starts with a free, no obligation lawn assessment and quotation - all you have to do is call them on 01980 654800.

• www.lawntender.co.uk

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| house & home

Letting out your Property MARYAM CALVERT from Northwood Salisbury explains some of the most important things for a landlord to consider before letting out a property

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Maryam Calvert

t can be a daunting idea renting out your property, it is easy to get lost with all the information from various agents and friendly advice from family or friends or endless property TV programmes.

by a tenant with maintenance issues or general questions / complaints?

Are you able to find reliable contractors to deal with maintenance issues on top of the normal demands of your life. It can be time consuming and a real source of frustration. Can you be called on in the event of an emergency repair? Would having your property managed by an agency save you this unwanted hassle?

received in your tax return. However, you may be able to deduct certain costs associated with the letting from the pre-tax profit.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

All of the above may appear daunting and you may be surprised that you are not as confident as you first thought about letting your property.

Don’t panic! A good letting agent will give you advice and ensure all your legal obligations are met. There are many levels of property management, choosing one depends on how involved you want to be, how much risk you want to take and how much work you are prepared to take on yourself.

A landlord’s legal responsibility has changed a lot of the past few years, from protecting a tenant’s deposit to the proper way to serve notice for a tenant to vacate a property. It is sometimes necessary to take legal action against a tenant. Should this arise you need to ensure you have

If you are new to letting properties, there are a number of aspects that need to be carefully considered.

“A good letting agent will give you advice and ensure all your legal MONEY / FINANCIAL RISK obligations are met.”

Before renting out your property you need to know your market and whether the monthly rent will cover the mortgage (if any) and if not then are you financially able to rent it out?

It is wise to bear in mind that the tenant may occasionally pay late (or not at all) in addition to property void periods between lets. Properties may also suffer damage and costs related to repairs. Occasionally, there is even the need for legal action.

complied with all of your obligations and legal requirements. Laws can change during a tenancy and it may affect your agreement.

MORTGAGE COMPANY

It is your responsibility to let your mortgage company know you are letting your property. In some cases this may affect your mortgage terms.

INLAND REVENUE TAX HOW INVOLVED DO YOU RETURN Money from the rent of your property WANT TO BE?

Being a landlord can take considerable time and effort. As a landlord do you want to be disturbed

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INSURANCE

You need to check if your current insurance policy covers the property when tenanted (most domestic policies do not).

USING A LETTING AGENT

At Northwood we guarantee to pay the rent even if the property is vacant or if the tenant fails to pay, meaning no financial risk to you whatsoever.

We even fully manage the property and we make sure all of your legal obligations are met.

As letting professionals we are more than happy to provide help and advice in any or all of these areas, it is, after all, our day to day business.

Contact us to find out more on 01722 330066 or pop into the office at 56 Castle Street, Salisbury.

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later life |

A New Care Centre in Old Sarum Avonbourne Care Centre is the brand new state-of-the-art care home from The Orders of St John Care Trust. It has just opened its doors in Salisbury.

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vonbourne Care Centre is the brand new state-of-the-art care home from The Orders of St John’s Care Trust that has just opened its doors in Salisbury.

As a leading provider of high-quality care for older people, The Orders of St John’s Care Trust has years of experience creating caring and comfortable environments for people in later life. This new home, like their many others, has been designed and built to the highest possible standards, with the comfort and wellbeing of residents the top priority.

It has been carefully planned to offer both friendly communal facilities as well as quiet and calm spaces.

Avonbourne is a state-of-the-art centre built to the highest possible standards

privacy of their own spacious room with with modern en-suite facilities.

Rooms are carefully designed for comfortable living, so you can see family and friends in a relaxed, homely environment.

As well as offering excellent accommodation, the management team and staff are absolutely committed to providing the highest standards of care and support, with highly trained members of staff on hand 24 hours a day.

Communal areas include cosy lounges, smart dining rooms and lovely landscaped gardens, where you can relax and get to know people. There will also be a regular programme of social activities that you can participate in if you wish. All residents, of course, also have the

• Lovely gardens for you to enjoy and relax in.

• Dedicated Activity Coordinator • Freshly home-cooked meals and a seasonal menu • Laundry service included • Regular resident and relative forums allowing you to have a say in the way your home is run.

To find out more simply head to the website or call 0800 988 8133.

• www.osjct.co.uk

THE NEW CARE CENTRE OFFERS: • Expert round-the-clock care • Highly trained employees, this includes dementia support • Its own Admiral Nurses.

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| last word

Threenage Kicks

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hen you decide to have children there are some things you know are on the horizon. Most are pleasant, lovely things that you will not be able to get enough of. Some, aspects on the other hand, will not be quite so welcome. These can range from not sleeping properly for weeks on end to your phone being locked as sticky little fingers have been pressing buttons and swiping screens. Then there are the almighty toilet situations and being late for appointments because not only do you have to strap the child into the car but you also have to arrange a myriad of soft toys on the back seat (in the correct order) before you can set off. Then you have to go back in the house as you have forgotten ‘favourite blankie’ and as we

of Marmite crisps. Some, if not most, of the flavouring had got on to her hands and then been transferred to the front of my shirt. What I perceived as politeness had actually been a monumental effort on his part not to break down laughing at how filthy the front of my shirt was.

Anyway I digress. People warn you about the terrible twos but no-one ever told us about the phenomenom of the ‘threenager’. You expect a certain amount of attitude, stubbornness and back chat when dealing with actual teenagers but not when interacting with someone who is only a metre tall and just stringing together coherent sentences.

Yesterday’s favourite coat/shoes/toy/ game becomes today’s reason for the biggest meltdown since Three Mile Island. Yesterday’s fave person

You expect a certain amount of attitude, stubbornness and back chat when dealing with actual teenagers but not when interacting with someone who is only a metre tall and just stringing together coherent sentences. all know you cannot leave without him/her! I went into a shop the other day to have a sternish word with the manager. I felt I got my point across pretty well, I wasn’t rude or shouty or anything of course but I was firm and polite and left with a smug, smile of satisfaction on my face….job done although the manager did seem a bit over smiley. When I got back to the car I realised why. Just before I left the house I had been playing with my daughter who had just had a bag

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becomes persona non grata and gets a scowl that would frighten the devil if he dared approach. You think you’ve found a formula that works, a phrase or a movement or sometimes just one word that will send them into raptures of laughter…..two hours later….. nothing.

The mood swings are just incredible and the stubborn streak borders on freakish. You used to be able to use bribery to great effect. Trips to the

park, ice cream, toys, time watching TV can and have all been used in the past as inducements to get compliance. No longer….

Me: “You can have an ice cream if you get up from the supermarket floor and stop wailing” Daughter: “No” Me:“But you love ice cream” Daughter: “No I don’t, I have never liked ice cream and I never will” I then pick up the mini Beelzebub and one minute later as we are walking along the frozen aisle I will hear…” oooooh ice cream. Daddy can I have an ice cream” If you are thinking of having children I would urge you to do it. It will be the most exciting, rewarding, fantastic thing you will ever do. Just remember though terrible twos are a piece of cake, it’s all about the threenager and if it gets too much buy yourself your own favourite blankie…you may need something to cry into now and then!!

Phil Rockliffe