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Contents 

August 2016 

The Summer Exhibition 

66 Supplement 4 

10 

HAPPY FAMILIES 

John Graham-Hart 

finds houses with 

room for generations 

to live together 

91 

WEALDEN HEALTH 

& BEAUTY 

Tips to keep you 

feeling fabulous - and 

specialist tips for brides 

Featuring Original New Works By 

Toni Cogdell 

- Full Colour Catalogue Available on Request - 

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IT’S AUGUST 

What’s going on near 

you this month 

SONGBIRDS’ NEST 

Jennifer Stuart-Smith 

visits a brilliantly 

modernised Victorian 

house in Hastings 

Old Town 

ANTIQUES UPDATE 

Buying - and selling 

- antiques can be 

daunting. We asked 

some experts for advice 

MODERN FAMILY 

John Graham-Hart 

is impressed by a 

house renovated by a 

design dream team 

WEDDINGS 

SUPPLEMENT 

Dreamy dresses, chic 

canapés by Rosemary 

Shrager and venues 

which go the extra mile 

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WOOD WORKS 

Isabel Mackay explains 

how timber buildings 

can provide the perfect 

work/life balance 

HARVEST HOME 

Jo Arnell celebrates 

the joy of picking the 

crop - and advises 

what to do with it 

WHAT’S ON 

IN AUGUST 

Art, children, fetes, 

cream teas, festivals, 

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FABLES FROM 

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Jane Howard plants 

a wildflower meadow 

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Art For Your Future 

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HOUSE OF THE MONTH by John Graham-Hart 

1. 

Happy Families 

John Graham-Hart finds homes with space for 

the extended family to live together 

They have now decided to call them ‘multi-generational living facilities’ 

which, let’s face it, really doesn’t sound like somewhere anyone of any 

generation would inhabit without a court order. 

So let’s take a step back into English and call them by their original and 

considerably more family-friendly handle of ‘granny flats’. 

The idea of these cosy-sounding nooks, with their own kitchen, bathroom and 

sitting rooms, was to provide attached – but just separate enough – spaces, where 

the grandparents of the family could come and live to enjoy, and be enjoyed, by the 

rest of the family, particularly their grandchildren. Thus they would be very much 

part of the family and the family home but, at the same time, have their own space 

and independence. 

Times, however, change and today, it’s not only the grandparents who might be 

making use of any self-contained space, either in a property or within its grounds. 

At the age of 22, I left the family nest in Chichester and, on a cub reporter’s 

salary, rented a big room in a spacious mansion block flat in Chelsea. It cost just 25 

per cent of my seriously meagre earnings and came with off-road parking for my 

seriously pretentious Easy Rider motorcycle. 

I cannot begin to imagine what equivalent accommodation would cost my 

children to rent today. The first flat I bought some years later cost £45,000. It was a 

modest two-bedroom flat with a pretty roof terrace in Clapham. Oddly enough, I 

saw it for sale a month ago – the price tag was £765,000. 

Today, the children of the family are understandably spending longer at home 

before heading out into the world and, once out, there is absolutely no guarantee 

that they won’t be back. So self-contained spaces in the family home – always useful 

for grandparents – have taken on a new role and new value… 

4. The Ridgeway 

Where? No 47 The Ridgeway is 

situated in one of the most popular roads 

in Fetcham just west of Leatherhead 

(Google Maps KT22 9BN). 

What? An architect-designed 1920’s 

property, it offers both a spacious 

family accommodation and a valuable 

contemporary annexe. The main house 

includes drawing room with exposed 

inglenook fireplace and French doors on 

to the patio, double aspect formal dining 

room, kitchen/breakfast room, study and 

a lower ground floor room currently being 

used as a second study. On first floor is the 

master bedroom with ensuite bathroom 

featuring vaulted ceilings and a sunken 

bath and four further bedrooms. 

The self contained annexe has its own 

private entrance accessed via a circular 

tower staircase though an arched doorway 

from the living room and offers a large 

sitting room with vaulted ceilings and 

Velux windows, a bedroom and a shower 

room. Outside is an attractive is the 

westerly facing mature and secluded garden 

mainly laid to lawn surrounded by mature 

trees, hedges, shrubs and flower beds. 

How much? No 47 The Ridgeway 

is priced at £1,295,000 and is Savills in 

Cobham. Call 01932 586200 or visit 

www.savills.co.uk. 


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2. The Light House 

Where? The Light House is set behind 

electric gates on Fairbourne, one of 

Cobham’s most popular roads (Google 

Maps KT11 2BT). 

What? A contemporary take on the 

Arts & Crafts style, this property more 

than lives up to its name. The primary 

focal point of the is an impressive vaulted 

and galleried family room with floor to 

ceiling windows. Downstairs is also a 

double-aspect drawing room with a stone 

fireplace and French doors to the garden, 

dining room, study and double-aspect 

kitchen/breakfast room. 

Above are four bedrooms, all with 

ensuite bathrooms.The separate annexe 

has its own entrance and offers a studio 

bedroom/sitting room and shower room. 

Outside are pretty, southerly facing 

gardens, laid to lawn with mature beds 

and trees and an attractive stone patio 

perfect for entertaining. 

How much? The Light House is 

priced at £2,250,000 and is on the market 

with Savills in Cobham. Call 01932 

586200 or visit www.savills.co.uk. 

3. Highlands Rew 

Where? Highlands Rew is situated on 

the lower slopes of Leith Hill just to the 

south west of the centre of Coldharbour 

village, about four miles from Dorking 

(Google Maps RH5 6HH). 

What? An attractive traditional-style 

cottage in a secluded wooded location, the 

property has been substantially enlarged 

and renovated by the current owners. 

Accommodation downstairs now includes 

a double-aspect drawing room with two 

sets of glass doors opening onto a large 

decking terrace, a family room with glass 

doors to the terrace, kitchen/breakfast 

room. Above is a master bedroom with 

en-suite shower room and two further 

bedrooms, one with ensuite shower. 

The separate annexe has a living room 

with wood-burning stove, kitchen area, 

shower room, bedroom and loft room. 

Outside in grounds of 31.5 acres is a 

swimming pool, woodland and a stable 

yard with six loose boxes and a sand 

school of 40m x 20m. There is also a 

large field divided into paddocks plus an 

additional paddock. 

How much? Highlands Rew is 

priced at £1,750,000 and is with Jackson- 

Stops in Dorking. Call 01306 887560 or 

visit www.jackson-stops.co.uk. 

1. Brooke House 

Where? Brooke House is situated in 

the rural village of Crowhurst and twoand-a-half 

miles from Lingfield and its 

mainline station. (Google Maps RH7 

6LR). 

What? Built in the 19th Century, the 

property has recently undergone complete 

renovation and substantial enlargement 

and white-on-white themed throughout 

to provide a light spacious family home. 

Main accommodation includes an 

impressive double-aspect drawing room 

with French doors to the garden, a double 

aspect -aspect dining/family room, study, 

a stunning kitchen/breakfast room with 

bifolding doors to the garden and four 

bedrooms, three with ensuite bathrooms. 

The annexe provides a further two 

bedrooms, a 27-foot living room, two 

bedrooms, a shower room and a kitchen 

area. The house stands in just under and 

acre-and-a-half of grounds which are laid 

out informally, include a natural pond 

and offer the potential for a paddock or 

tennis court. 

How much? Brooke House is on 

the market with Jackson-Stops in Oxted 

and is priced at £1,500,000. Call 01883 

712375 or visit www.jackson-stops.co.uk. 

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By Julie Taylor, Employment and Family Solicitor at Buss Murton Law 

My husband and I are separating and I am worried 

about the children, is there anything in particular I need 

to know? 

The most important thing is to have any difficult discussions 

which may end up in an argument somewhere other than 

the family home with the children present. Children love their 

parents equally and will not wish to choose sides. They will be 

protective of both parents and can feel caught in the middle. 

It is really important not to say any unkind remarks about each 

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On a practical level, arrangements need to be made so the 

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Previous pages: The striking wallpaper behind the dining table is by Helen ZB Wilson, for Witch and Watchman. Ginny has a large 

collection of original art. Antique Berber textiles from Morocco have been framed and hung on the wall over a comfy sofa Above: 

The Prussian Blue leather chairs and huge refectory table - which seats 14 - were originally from the British Library Reading Room, 

sourced from Retrouvius, a reclamation company in London. The kitchen units are painted in Farrow & Ball Hague Blue. The 

deliberately mis-matched vintage copper light fittings are original Louis Poulsen from 20th Century Design in Hastings Old Town. 

The flower monoprint to the right of the island unit is by Tim Maguire 

There’s something rather charming, and sweetly ironic, 

in that an imposing Victorian pile, of sturdy bricks and 

mortar, should have an appeal that’s so intangible. It 

is an invisible quality that has attracted artists and musicians 

to houses such as this one, on a terrace in Hastings, since the 

1820s. Ginny and her partner MJ, the current owners, would 

perhaps call it a ‘vibe’. 

The couple, who relocated to Hastings from London 

via Brighton, in November 2013 knew what it was that 

they were looking for, but weren’t entirely sure that it 

existed. 

“MJ wanted to live in the country, which I definitely 

did not,” says Ginny, a writer and journalist. “I wanted 

exactly what we have here: an independent, bohemian 

vibe where I could just walk to a cafe, and get that bit of 

‘life’ if I was working on my own. And it has fulfilled that 

spectacularly.” 

The house overlooks Hastings Old Town and is on 

the edge of an 800-acre country park, so has perfectly 

fitted the brief for both of them, while being spacious 

enough for their needs. 

“We each wanted our own creative spaces to do 

our work,” says Ginny, who writes in an attic room 

overlooking the sea. MJ, a composer, musician and 

director of choirs, has a music room at the back of the 

house, overlooking the garden. 

“We looked at what we could get in Brighton – and there 

were some charming houses - and then we looked at Hastings. 

You could buy a house for half the price of a two-bedroom flat,” 

says Ginny. “Plus, I really like the Old Town and St Leonards. 

It’s still stridently independent and unselfconsciously eccentric.” 

But what about the house itself? From the moment you come 

into the dark hall and look up to a striking yellow feature wall at 

the top of the stairs, it’s clear Ginny has a knack for interior 


Above: The whole back wall of the kitchen is made up of bi-fold glass doors which open up entirely, letting on to the terraced walled 

garden which has a planting scheme by Tony Howard of Harborough Nurseries. The slabs are Westmorland Green slate, originally 

from the roof terrace of St Thomas’ Hospital, via Retrouvius 

design, although she modestly describes architect Jason Wren 

as “the design genius of the project. He had the imagination 

to completely remodel the house and I trusted his vision, even 

when I didn’t entirely understand it.” 

She’s also keen to share the glory of the wonderful 

paint colours used throughout the house with Patrick 

O’Donnell, chief colour consultant at Farrow & Ball: 

“I was used to living in places which were various 

shades of white and grey, although I have always liked 

splashes of colour and yellow in particular. But I was 

a little bit nervous about using them because, colours 

don’t always come out as you expect.” 

In the spacious open-plan kitchen and dining room, the units 

are painted in striking Farrow & Ball Hague Blue, with the 

insides of cupboards painted in contrasting or complementary 

colours. Moroccan pottery in fiery shades from the Industrial 

Zone of Marrakech, is set off perfectly by this background and 

natural light, flooding in through bi-fold doors, brings the 

whole scene to life. 

“You could be someone who is utterly hapless with 

colour, doesn’t have a clue, and this service would 

really help,” says Ginny. “I’m not that person. I have 

quite firm ideas about what I like so, in a way, I wanted 

a bit of hand-holding, to take me into the ‘dark side’.” 

Farrow & Ball provided nearly all of the interior paint - 

except for the bright yellow which is a feature in several rooms. 

She clearly knew what she wanted: “In the end a technician at 

Dulux said: ‘This is the purest yellow, with no hints of green’. I 

think I tried about eight different yellows before I got there.” 

The kitchen-dining area is not a room to hurry through. 

Along one wall runs a huge refectory table in walnut – originally 

from the old British Library Reading Room - and Prussian Blue 

leather chairs, all sourced through Retrouvius, a reclamation 

company based on the Harrow Road in northwest London. 

Over the table is a ‘feature wall’ like no other. 

“The wallpaper is by Witch and Watchman and the designer 

Helen ZB Wilson,” says Ginny. In amongst the foliage, as well 

as magpies and crows, is a hand-painted bird. “It’s an Australian 

“I care very much about aesthetics, but I also care that things work and are 

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Golden-crowned Honeysucker and it appears five times 

throughout the house,” she adds. Once you start looking for 

them, a tour around the house takes on a safari-like air. 

“I suppose there is a bit of a bird theme throughout the 

house,” says Ginny, “and we think of ourselves as songbirds.” 

Although Ginny and MJ can rightfully be proud of their 

home, it is their other - singing related - joint venture that is 

their greatest creation. 

“MJ and I came up with the idea for Liberty Choirs ten years 

ago. It’s about creating choirs for people who are incarcerated 

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Top: The basement originally had “lots of higgledy-piggledy little 

rooms” which were knocked through to create a loft-style space 

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The grey painted steel feature stair rail was designed by architect 

Jason Wren, who transformed the house. The vintage table 

football underneath it is from a Hastings Old Town antique 

shop. The charcoal grey modular IKEA sofa is dressed with 

cushions by Kirsten Hecktermann and Abigail Ahern 

After many years interviewing the great and the good, 

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“The choirs don’t simply help prisoners on the ‘inside’,” says 

Ginny. “When the prisoners come out they can join one of our 

regular choirs, giving them an ongoing sense of community, 

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Dragging ourselves away from conversation at the kitchen 

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Above: The basement apartment offers an independent space for guests, with the bed concealed behind a vintage decoupaged screen 

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table, we move through to the living room which looks out 

over the Old Town and the sea. I ask if the chaise longue by the 

window gets a lot of use, perhaps imagining the louche lifestyle 

of a writer who works from home. “I try and encourage people 

to lie on it, but in the past, when it was in Brighton, the leg was 

apt to break, though I think it’s pretty solid now.” 

Ginny sits opposite me, on a sofa made by Loaf, 

under a contemporary lightbox installation by Dalziel 

+ Scullion. “The sofa is rocking the yellow vibe again,” 

says Ginny with a smile. “The cushions are a mixture 

of Kirsten Hecktermann, via Retrouvius, and Abigail 

Ahern, whose dark interiors I love.” 

It’s clear from the eclectic furniture and decor that 

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Before following the trail of yellow paint upstairs, in 

search of the little Australian honeysucker birds, we nip 

down to the basement. “It was lots of higgledy-piggledy 

little rooms down here and very grim. We wanted a 

kind of loft space, but in the basement,” says Ginny. 

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incorporated the courtyard, which was a nightmare. We 

had slugs and all sorts...” 

Now the room is stylishly dressed with a vintage painted 

screen from Alastair Hendy’s Homestore in Hastings Old Town 

concealing the sleeping area. 

Just as we are about to leave, Ginny can’t resist showing me 

a surprisingly modest corner: “This is my favourite room!” she 

declares. It appears to be a short corridor and store cupboard. “It 

used to be so dark and depressing. The tiles on the floor here are 

dotted around and repeated in the front courtyard garden. 

“They are by Emery & Cie, a Belgian firm and I’ve used 

them in lots of different places in the house, because they’re 

beautiful...and they happen to be made in Morocco.” Morocco 

is a theme that crops up a lot, though not as an overriding or 

clichéd ‘kasbah’ theme, and it ties in perfectly with Ginny’s love 

of colour. But why Morocco specifically? 

“MJ and I run vocal workshops there, as well as in Greece, 

New Orleans and Miami. Our favourite place in Marrakech 

is Riyad El Cadi, where we run the holidays.” So, can anyone 

come on these workshops? “Yes, anyone who fancies a sing, 

from complete novices to people doing voice training.” MJ also 

runs choirs in London, Brighton and Hastings. 

For her, having space to compose and arrange music, at 

home, is essential. Ginny shows me along the upstairs landing 

to MJ’s music room at the back of the house. It’s a simple, 


Above: The basement ‘loft’ apartment also has it own kitchen 

area Right: The funky tiles in the guest cloakroom are by Lubna 

Chowdhary. The vintage mirror with an integral lamp is from 

AG Hendy & Co, providing illumination to read the books on 

the shelf behind the loo 

practical room, with one painted cupboard - with birds, of 

course - adding a creative flourish. 

En route we pass another of Ginny’s favourite rooms and a 

tiny one at that: a compact, beautifully designed loo with walls 

painted in a moody purple-grey and funky patterned tiles. 

Bookshelves tucked behind the loo itself offer plenty of reading 

options while those more fascinated by the tiles, will love the 

little lamp (from AG Hendy & Co)) that protrudes in a slightly 

ghostly way, from the antique vanity mirror. 

Tip-tapping along the landing to the front of the house, we 

approach what Ginny refers to as ‘The Princess Suite’ of master 

bedroom, walk-through dressing room and divine bathroom. 

The bedroom is blessed with four tall windows, looking out 

across the Old Town towards the sea, with Beachy Head in the 

distance, and is modestly decorated with a turquoise velvet 

chaise from Graham & Green, a mannequin from Retrouvius 

and a muted wallpaper behind the bedstead, by Farrow & Ball. 

“Look over here,” says Ginny, pointing through the dressing 

room and into the en suite bathroom. “This is the view you 

have to see!” 

Paint shades co-ordinate perfectly, from the cool grey 

bedroom, through the olive green dressing room and into 

the dusky pink bathroom. Beyond this there is a ‘green roof’. 

“This is our sedum roof. It’s only just been done and the yellow 

flowers are coming out. Eventually it will be a meadow of 

colours; reds, blues and yellows.” 

 


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Above: The pale grey bedroom is linked to the bathroom by an olive green dressing room. The striking copper light fitting is by Jim 

Lawrence. The seascape on the far wall is by Anne Packard. The white and steel pendant light is one of a number of George Nelson 

classic lights throughout the house 

The terraced, walled garden, visible over the flat roof, was 

designed and planted by Tony Howard of Harborough Nurseries. 

Bringing my eye back from the view out of the window, I 

am struck by the design of the bathroom, with a collection of 

ornate circular mirrors dotted across the wall above the wash 

basin. A circular, black Gessi basin rests atop a dark blue/black 

wooden cabinet - with a bold portrait of the Honeysucker, 

painted by John Brinklow, on one of the doors. 

Dark floorboards contrast with the pink paintwork, while 

a generous claw-footed bath rests in front of the huge sash 

window, but this is not simply a pretty home. “I care very 

much about aesthetics, but I also care that things work and 

are comfortable and practical,” says Ginny. “If the house is 

beautiful, that’s fine by me, but it’s got to work. Some houses 

are so over-designed they make you feel anxious.” The last thing 

you’ll feel in this house full of colour and laughter. 

 


Top: The master bedroom has magnificent views over 

Hastings Old Town and the sea, all the way to Beachy 

Head. The chaise longue is from Graham & Green and 

the mannequin was another find at Retrouvius Left: 

There is an equally lovely view from the bath - over a 

planted sedum flat roof and their neighbour’s beautiful 

garden, up to Hastings Country Park. The bathroom 

fittings are from CP Hart 

Last but not least, is the attic, more of a romantic 

lofty garret. The bathroom up here, Ginny admits 

happily, is a copy of an LA bathroom she saw in one of 

Remodelista’s books, while the spare room is a testament 

to the invisible aura one can feel in a building: “There’s 

a slightly spooky story with this room. We took off 

layers and layers of paint, before discovering the same 

Churlish Green that we already picked for this room.” 

Ginny left the rough, exposed paintwork on the 

chimney breast, to act as a feature. Alongside and on 

the landing outside are striking ‘industrial’ photographs. 

“They’re by American photographer Robert Gumpert, 

who usually takes more gritty black and white shots of, 

say, homeless men in San Francisco,” says Ginny. “This 

is very decorative for him.” 

In the corner of the spare room, the little bird 

disappears into the wall. Our house safari is almost over. 

One last room, Ginny’s writing room, is filled with 

storage boxes, and yet to be finished. It’s painted in a 

dark, moody blue, chosen to be the perfect background 

for more of her artworks. “It’s odd to think that one day 

we might say ‘Oh, it’s finished now’,” says Ginny. 

This house is still very much a work-in-progress but, 

with two such creative personalities as its owners, it’s 

hard to imagine it turning out to be anything other 

than a masterpiece. 

 


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Antiques 

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What to buy – and what to sell – can be daunting for 

the amateur antique hunter, so we asked six experts to 

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Jane Anderson 

Gorringes Auction House, Tunbridge Wells 

Our clients frequently ask us - sometimes as a result of the 

bad news they’ve just received about something they were 

hoping to sell - ‘So, what is selling well at auction now?’ 

This is increasingly difficult to answer. With older 

clients downsizing and ‘going modern’, or moving to 

care homes, the market is flooded with goods that the 

younger eBay generation either do not want, or haven’t 

thought of buying at auction. Consequently, 90% of 

our buyers are after 10% of the available goods. 

But what we can say with confidence is that, whatever 

you’re selling, it must be of superb quality, or iconic design 

(mid-20th century Scandinavian furniture is currently more 

commercial than Georgian), or of sufficient rarity that 

buyers will compete in a ‘money no object’ frame of mind. 

An example of the latter is the painting we sold in 

June by Charles Allston Collins R.B.A. (1828-1873) 

‘The Thoughts with which a Christian Child should be 

taught to look on the works of God’. It made £381,860 

(including buyer’s premium). Such devotional work was 

typical of his output, but there is very little of his work 

and it rarely comes up at auction, hence the high price. 

Gorringes, 85 Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, 

Kent, TN1 1PX 01892 619670 gorringes.co.uk 

Andrew Towle 

Eras of Style, Bexhill 

We have noticed a massive rise in the sale of good quality 

antique brown furniture that has been slow for a few years, 

but it seems the public is now realising the value and 

workmanship. They are a good investment. The industrial 

look has eased up with the reproduction things coming on 

the market, but we can still sell one-off coffee tables and large 

window mirrors. 

Eras of Style, Terminus Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex 

TN39 3LR 01424 217640 erasofstyle.com 

 

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Lee Courtnage 

Miscellanea of Churt, Farnham 

I always advise my customers to buy something they love, 

rather than what’s in fashion, because then it will last. With 

all the electronic help these days, on sites like Pinterest, people 

are more confident than they used to be about being more 

eclectic with their styling, because they can see something 

inspiring and then interpret it into their own homes. 

More people are looking to buy good bits of art for the 

home, individual pieces, and I’m happy to see that these days 

that quality is more important than quantity. 

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Jane Brown 

Fryer and Brown Auctioneers, Cobham 

Chinese porcelain has been achieving record prices 

at auction, but following closely in its wake has been 

a dramatic increase in prices for traditional Chinese 

furniture. Such furniture is typically made of a class 

of hardwoods, known as ‘Rosewood’. These woods 

are dense and finely grained, properties which make 

the furniture highly stable and hardwearing. 

Stylistically Chinese furniture works well in a 

traditional English interior and can be found in pride 

of place in many of the great ‘Stately Homes’. However 

it works equally well in the minimalist modern settings 

currently in fashion. A single altar table can produce 

the ‘wow’ factor when used as a statement feature. 

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Road, Downside, Cobham, Kent KT11 3PF 

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Sheila Aspinall 

Wildwinds Antiques and Collectables, Teynham 

More and more customers are looking for pieces of 

traditional furniture to hide the chargers, remote 

controls, and all the assorted technology that seems to 

be essential to our busy lives but looks so unsightly, and 

a lovely old roll-top desk or a bureau is a perfect place. 

A sturdy Victorian or Edwardian chest of drawers 

no longer keeps the clothes and linen in check, but 

comfortably houses the CDs and DVDs, and glass-fronted 

display cabinets, which used to house the Royal Doulton 

and the Wedgwood, can look fabulous in a bedroom 

showing off beautiful shoes and bags. These craftsmanmade 

pieces of furniture continue not only to look good, 

but also adapt beautifully to modern-day living. 

Wildwinds Antiques and Collectables, London 

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www.wildwindsantiquesandcollectables.com 

Jill Kirby 

Aunty Wainright’s 

Currently we are finding our customers are purchasing top quality items 

which are practical and can be used in their homes, such as good period 

mahogany, walnut and oak pieces. Antique jewellery is also popular. People 

are tending to spend their money on items which they like and will look 

good in their homes. The priority is beautiful things to live with - rather 

than pieces that are seen as an investment. 

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Above: Jane and her husband Chris are keen and accomplished cyclists and the former dining room makes a perfect bike store, as well 

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Above: The drawing room has glass doors opening on to a 

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Above: Jane and Chris’s extensive art collection continues on the other side of the sitting room. The brightly coloured landscape is a 

view of St Paul de Vence by John Holt. The French chair in the hallway is covered in black and white checked velvet by Larsen. The 

cushions on it are made from textiles designed by Larsen and by Kelly Wearstler. The paintings above it are by Charles MacQueen 

asked themselves every so often during the years spent at 

their present Reigate home and each time it has resulted 

in serious changes. Their property is a 1880s coach house 

– a building which, although already converted when they 

bought it, was never intended for human habitation, so the 

couple have never felt unencumbered by its past. The latest 

renovation was the largest and aimed to provide solutions 

to a number of problems with a single extension project. 

The existing building was an L-shape, with the 

garden between the house and the road and to reach 

the front door, visitors would have to drive up into the 

garden and past the main house. The most obvious 

solution was to provide the ‘L’ with a balancing wing 

and turn it into a three-sided courtyard. However, Jane’s 

architect, Ray Willis of Foster Willis had other ideas. 

Instead of a courtyard, he extended the L-shape parallel 

to the road with a two-storey extension and a three-storey 

octagonal tower incorporating a new front door and 

created a new division by means of a beautiful curved brick 

wall which isolated the garden. It’s a stunning solution 

that has freed- up valuable space on the older side of the 

house but created some delightful new areas of its own. 

But let’s start where, as Jane says, so many renovations 

begin, the kitchen. That this one has been designed by the 

new Nathan/Jane team is no great surprise and neither is the 

fact that it’s truly outstanding – not only as a living space but 

in its exceptional attention to detail. Chris’ input was modest 

but essential – he said he’d go along with anything they 

came up with so long as he had a wine cooler and a barista 

station, which they have duly provided in one neat corner. 

Originally two rooms, it’s now one space divided 

into a large preparation section and a smaller, 

more intimate dining and relaxation area. 

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Above: The master bedroom is flooded with light from a vaulted ceiling and French windows onto a Juliet balcony, further enhanced 

by Jane’s choice of pale grey for the walls, bed linen and the background colour in the Larsen graphic weave fabric of the curtains. The 

windows on either side of the bed act like extensions of the upholstered headboard, with a pleasing symmetrical effect. The mirrored 

side tables, specially designed by Nathan for this room, further bounce the light around, as do the chrome bedside lamps which are 

original vintage Anglepoise 

the kitchen would be more of a place to relax and chill 

together at the end of the day,” says Jane. “I also wanted 

somewhere I could cook and talk to guests at the same time.” 

The room has windows on four sides, which placed 

constraints on the design – further complicated by Jane’s 

very firm ideas about her central island being home to a 

gas rather than electric hob. She was also determined that 

the Aga remain, although as more of a feature and a source 

of warmth than a cooker. This meant that the floor had 

to be dug to run gas across to the island and that the Aga 

now stands elegantly and effectively in splendid isolation. 

The immaculate bespoke units under the windows 

are of a dark Alpi veneer and Nathan has set both the 

units and appliances, such as the food larder and vast 

stainless steel fridge, on bespoke aluminium plinths. ”I 

wanted everything to run seamlessly together,” he says. 

The parquet floor has been stained to match the units 

and around the island gather a set of chic Cerner chairs in 

American black walnut. The white surfaces are a quartz 

composite and over both the island hob and the Aga are 

Elica hoods served by dramatic bespoke steel ducting. 

Completing the industrial touch are three huge industrial 

Jane’s mirrored dressing table inspired Nathan to design some truly stunning dark 

oak mirrored bedside units with smoky bronze Buster & Punch handles. 

 


Above: Jane’s stunning mirrored dressing table set the tone for the decoration for the whole of the master bedroom, which combines 

cool simplicity with golden era Hollywood-style glamour. This was Nathan’s inspiration for the bedside tables seen on the previous page 

lights from a Czech factory. The cosy dining area sits 

beneath a pretty arched window, a contemporary B&B 

Italia table surrounded by antique rosewood chairs. 

On the way down the hallway to the former littleused 

dining room is what was, when Jane and Chris first 

moved in, the kitchen. Today it’s a little womb of a media 

room with American black walnut shelving, a big TV 

screen and a wonderfully comfy fuchsia chenille sofa. 

The former dining room has become a new genre that 

until now has not really existed in the lexicon of domestic 

rooms. The only way to describe it is as the Whatever Room, 

in that it becomes whatever Jane or Chris want it to be at 

any given moment in time. It might be a room where one 

curls up quietly with book or iPad, the sunshine pouring 

through French windows. It might be a Chris’ gym, Jane’s 

yoga space, a formal dining room, an informal party room. 

Jane and Chris are passionate and accomplished cyclists 

and so rather than hide away their really rather special bikes 

in some dank shed, they have hung them on the Whatever 

Room walls, displaying them like pieces of mechanical art, 


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Above: The en suite bathroom in the master suite occupies one 

of the upper rooms of the octagonal tower, which links the new 

extension with the original building. Light pours in through 

four windows Right: the natural light bounces off the iridescent 

rectangular tiles covering the wall behind the twin basins 

which of course, is exactly what they are. Understandably, 

Jane thinks that this may be her favourite room in the house. 

In such august company this is praise indeed, for 

competition comes not only from the stunning kitchen 

but, across a dramatic octagonal hallway, from an 

equally stunning sunken drawing room. Instead of 

simply correcting the slope of the land downhill from 

the older part of the house, their architect cleverly used 

differing levels, so the drawing room is open plan to the 

hallway but separated by a couple of steps down. 

This is a lovely bright and lofty room with glass doors out 

onto a courtyard, but in winter it’s snug, gathered round 

an open fireplace with a Chesney’s limestone surround and 

stainless steel insert. Jane and Chris picked up the terrific 

centrepiece table on a walk through Paris and the lovely 

abstract over the fireplace during a holiday in Sri Lanka. They 

found the Modigliani-inspired painting by a Vietnamese artist 

– over the cherry blossom Japanese-style cabinet in the 


Above: Daughter Emma fancied a touch of baroque in her 

bedroom, which Jane created by combining pale blue, rich 

browns and delicate golds in a range of texured fabrics for 

dressing the bed Left: A reindeer hide thrown over a chair creates 

a dramatic corner on the upstairs landing. The bold pineapple 

print wallpaper is Neisha Crosland 

corner –at an Affordable Art Fair. Beneath a limited edition 

geometric abstract by Brigitte Williams stands an amusing 

Porta Romana lamp with duck feet and a silk satin shade. 

The star of the show here, though, must be the grey, 

contemporary take on the winged armchair by Andrew 

Martin. “I wanted a wow piece in here,” says Jane. 

“Every room should have something a little outrageous 

in it, something that makes the space interesting.” 

There are all sorts of things that make Jane and Chris’ 

bedroom interesting from the great vaulted ceiling and 

Juliet balcony to the pretty – almost secret – little windows 

that flank the headboard. The centrepiece though is the 

beautiful mirrored dressing table which set the tone for the 

remainder of the room, inspiring Nathan to create some 

truly stunning dark oak mirrored bedside units and chest of 

drawers with smoky bronze Buster & Punch handles. The 

curtains are a contemporary graphic weave by Larsen. 

The en suite bathroom occupies one of the upper rooms 

 


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Above: The tiles in the spacious family bathroom in the original part of the house - a lovely bright room with windows running along 

virtually the whole of one side and a sandy brown slate floor - are multi-coloured glass. “When we moved here it was a bedroom, but 

we wanted a large light room with both a bath and a shower and it was the perfect space for that,” says Jane 

of the octagonal tower, its four windows looking out onto 

the tree tops and its unusual rectangular iridescent glass 

mosaic tiles having lots of fun with the incoming light. 

Daughter Emma fancied a touch of baroque and 

Jane has made it so, all pale blues and browns, gold 

and silver with some serious luxury in the shape of 

the silk flock blinds and a wall of waving golf grass 

wallpaper by Mulberry Home. On the bed is an eclectic 

tumble of cushions, some bespoke, some bought. 

Daughter Georgia has gone for a cross between 

monochrome and Miami, the latter particularly apt 

with the sun pouring in from windows on three 

sides. The black and white wallpaper is Cole & Son 

and contrasts pleasingly with a duvet and pillows of 

big pink roses. On a chic John Lewis mirrored cube 

by the bed is a chic jet black Kartell table lamp. 

Jane and Nathan begin every project by establishing 

how exactly a family lives - or wants to live - and 

then work with them to adapt their property, 

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Fundamental to Jane and Nathan’s design 

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matter what size of project you are undertaking. 

“Adopting a holistic approach, seeing the whole space 

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Our favourite wedding of this year 

was the challenge of a 1980s-themed 

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This 1980s retro couple had a very 

strong vision of what they 

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ambitious wedding. 

The biggest challenge for 

us was how to deliver their 

traditional sit-down wedding 

breakfast as requested in the 

form of a TV dinner in a 

branded box, without losing 

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simple food cooked to our 

exceptionally high standard. 

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90 of the box meals from our kitchen 

to the tables in the dance lodge where 

the guests were seated, in a stylish 

and efficient manner – and we were 

definitely helped by the specially 

commissioned aprons they gave us for all 

the staff to wear, emblazoned with the 

words: ‘Steph and James say, RELAX!’ 

After a prawn cocktail starter, the box 

meal contained boeuf bourguignon, 

‘Smash ‘(alias creamy mash potatoes 

…) and diced carrots and peas (garden 

vegetables). Dessert was home-made 

profiteroles served as a croquembouche, 

made with fresh local whipped cream 

and Belgian dark and white chocolate. 

The main course at the evening buffet 

was chosen to complement the newly 

married couple’s name - the chef 

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We were very touched to host the wedding 

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Keith and Jo Hart fell in love with 

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characterful venue for their Alice 

in Wonderland wedding. Their 

Staffy dog, Lizzie was their ring 

bearer, which really added to the 

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mum made Lizzie a special flowercovered 

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rings and the canine ring bearer 

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It was very special for all of us. 

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Here at Frasers we offer a bespoke approach to 

all of our weddings, working with each couple to 

make their particular vision a reality, so we have 

a lot of special moments. One particularly lasting 

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Caroline had meticulously planned every detail 

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Earlier this year we hosted a wedding which brilliantly 

combined the wishes of the bride and groom. She wanted it to 

be very vintage and he loves trains – so each table was named 

as a train station from the local area, with a chalkboard in one 

of the traditional old train lines colours. The table plan was 

written on an old station chalkboard and the post box for gifts 

was a wooden vintage steam engine with a slot in the top. 

The tables were dressed with vintage cloths and lovely old cups 

and saucers were used to serve tea and coffee with the cake, 

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• 3 tbsp plain flour 

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• sunflower oil 

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• 3 egg yolks 

• 150g olive pomace oil 

• 10g sesame oil 

• juice of 1 lemon 

1. First open the oysters and pat dry. 

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Goat’s Cheese and Lemon Mousse with 

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Goat’s cheese & Lemon 

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• zest of 2 lemons 

Beetroot Cooking Liquor 

• 1kg beetroot 

• 500ml red wine 

• 1L water 

• 100ml balsamic 

vinegar 

• bouquet garni 

• 10g salt 

• 60g brown sugar 

• pinch of pepper 

Pickled Shallots 

• 250g shallots finely 

sliced ( half moon ) 

• 200g white wine 

vinegar 

• 200g olive oil 

• 5g salt 

• 1 pinch saffron 

• pinch of pepper 

1. Blend the cheese and lemon zest in a food processor 

until soft and smooth. Add the cream and blend 

until the cream is whipped but be careful not to split. 

2. Bring the red wine to the boil for 1 min. 

3. Add the rest of the ingredients, 

boil and cover the beetroot. 

4. Cook the shallots slowly with all ingredients. 

Once soft, chill until required. 

5. Peel and dice the beetroot, and place 

these, along with the pickled shallots in 

a cloth to get rid of excess moisture. 

6. Assemble all the ingredients in a ramekin and finish 

with black olive powder and micro watercress.

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High Shine 

Whether you’re a bride, bridesmaid or wedding guest this summer, 

have the best skin, hair and nails with our expert advice... 

The acne expert 

Amy Saunders keeps 

us glowing... 

How far in advance should a bride be 

thinking about her wedding day skin? 

Brides should start thinking about their 

wedding day skin roughly three months in 

advance of their big day. During these three 

months it’s a good idea to start incorporating 

some extra skin-boosting foods into your 

daily routine. One of the easiest ways to 

do this is by drinking a green juice or berry 

smoothie each morning. Not only will these 

healthy drinks give your skin an incredible 

glow, but all those antioxidant rich nutrients 

will help your body cope with any stresses 

that wedding planning may throw at you. 

What’s the ideal cleanse, tone, moisturise 

routine? I would avoid messing about with 

your skin care regime too much. Chopping and 

changing products can upset the delicate balance 

of your skin and can potentially cause dryness, 

redness and pimples as your skin tries to adjust. 

Keep things as simple as possible with a calming 

cleanser, antioxidant rich serum, a facial oil and 

give your skin a nourishing treatment 2-3 times 

a week. One bridal must-have is Green People’s 

Beauty Boost Skin Restore. It’s an organic 

treatment cream that repairs, plumps and 

delivers intense hydration... all while you sleep! 

Any top wedding day make-up tips? If you’re 

having your make-up done by a professional 

make-up artist it’s so important that you have 

a trial done before the big day so you both 

know exactly what you want. Choose a makeup 

artist that truly understands your needs. If 

you’re doing your own make-up I suggest asking 

your favourite brands for different samples to 

find the products that work best with your skin 

type/tone and more importantly, make you feel 

great! My most loved make-up tip is to scrap 

the concealer for blemishes, and stick to using 

it under your eyes. Instead, use a small brush 

and your foundation to build up extra coverage 

just in the areas that need it. Concealers often 

have a completely different consistency to 

foundations and can make blending tricky. 

By using the same product you can achieve 

a fresh, natural look with a flawless finish. 

Amy specialises in the natural treatment of 

acne. Skyn.Therapy helps others to identify 

the root cause of their skin problems and 

achieve a beautiful, clear complexion for 

good. Find out more at skyntherapyblog.com 

The hair stylist 

Charlotte gives us luscious locks... 

Are there any natural ways to get glossy, healthy hair for your wedding day? 

Natural glossy hair is sadly a rarity, you either have it or you don’t! However, eating 

well will keep hair strong and healthy, and giving your locks a final cool rinse 

after shampoo and conditioner will enhance a natural shine. Cool rinsing closes 

the cuticle of the hair down, and encourages the hair shaft to sit smoothly. This 

will stop hair from tangling and getting damaged when combing and brushing. 

When should a bride have her last colour/ cut done? Depending on 

how you’re wearing your hair on your big day determines when you have it 

trimmed. If you’re planning an up-do, I always advise my brides to have a 

small maintenance trim around 6-8 weeks before, to ensure maximum length. 

If the bride has a short style or is wearing her hair down, I’d recommend 

a trim around a fortnight before. The final colouring should be done a 

week before, to ensure there’s no regrowth in the wedding photos! 

Any top tips on keeping hair looking great throughout the day? Wedding 

day weather can potentially make things a little tricky. Back combing is a key 

component in ensuring the up-do stays in place, and I’m a true believer in hairspray. 

However, there’s a real trend at the moment for messy looking, loosely styled hair, 

which can be troublesome. A bride’s hair accessories are also an important factor 

when choosing a hair style. The clip, comb or veil needs to suit both the hair 

type and the hair style. Sometimes accessories can be too heavy, for example, so 

consider both before booking an initial consultation. I think every bride should 

have a mini can of hairspray and some argan oil on hand to tidy up any strays. 

Charlotte is based at Hair at Fifteen, Tenterden. To book an appointment 

or for more information visit hairatfifteen.co.uk or call 01580 762118. 

The nail know-all 

Hannah beautifies our cuticles... 

How can a bride naturally strengthen her nails in preparation for the big day? 

You can’t beat a good hand and nail cream or a lovely nail oil to keep your natural 

nails in tip-top shape. The Espa Rejuvenating Hand Cream is perfect for this. Try 

and keep your nails exposed to natural sunlight as much as you can, vitamin D is a 

key component to having the healthiest nails. A couple of treatments before the big 

day will have you feeling revitalised and your nails and skin looking beautiful. 

Do you have any top tips for preventing cracked hands or hang nail? To 

keep your hands silky smooth and radiant pick your favourite hand cream and 

apply a thin layer and leave to soak. Do this 2-3 times a week and you’ll notice a 

huge difference. Hang nail is a big no-no, but by keeping your nails and cuticles 

conditioned, and NOT picking at them, it can be easily avoided. Before bed time, 

massage some lip balm into your nail beds, this will keep them moisturised and 

supple all night long. 

What would be in your emergency wedding day kit? My kit would have to 

include a glass nail file, just in case of any broken nails or splits. A hydrating hand 

cream is a must to cure any dry and dull skin, and a nourishing cuticle oil will keep 

your nail beds in amazing condition and prevent any flaws or imperfections. 

Hannah is based at Green Farm Kent, a beautiful farm estate deep in the Kent 

countryside. For more information and to book a stay visit greenfarmkent.co.uk or 

call 01233 733997. 


Wood Works 

The secret to the perfect work/life balance may already be in your garden 

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Working from home sounds like the dream set up – 

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But while it sounds like the dream scenario, working at 

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If you don’t happen to have an old farm building lying around, 

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planning permission stress than required for a full new-build (subject 

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Jeweller Alice Robson had her husband James (conveniently an 

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By engaging a company specializing in wooden buildings, you 

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Harvest 

Home 

Jo Arnell on the particular pleasure of bringing in your crops 

It’s been tricky in the veg patch this year. We’ve had plenty of 

rain, and winds, low temperatures and not much ripening 

sunshine, combined with attacks from an ever-increasing army 

of pests. But if you’ve been lucky enough to get your crops past 

the storms and pestilence (no war yet, but there’s still time) here 

are some tips to help you get the most from them – and from the 

harvesting itself. 

Harvesting crops is a basic human activity that releases the feelgood 

chemical dopamine into our brains, so you get two hits – one 

from harvesting itself and another from eating the produce. 

Harvest timings 

Time, tide and ripening vegetables wait for no man, so it’s 

important to check on your crops regularly to make sure that you 

haven’t missed the optimum harvest point. It’s worth looking on 

the back of the seed packets (there are also useful charts online) 

to find out what the approximate sowing to harvest times are for 

certain crops; this will give you an idea of what to expect, and help 

you to plan when - and how much to sow. 

Annoyingly the harvest may fall while you’re on holiday, and 

although it might be too late this year to do anything about it 

(apart from encouraging friends and family to enjoy the bounty 

while you’re away…), make a note to sow crops like beans, lettuce 

and courgettes, which need regular picking, either late or early, so 

that you stand a chance of catching the harvest. 

Preserving nutrients 

Harvest as close to the time of eating as possible, as this will 

preserve not just the flavour, but also the living nutrients. Several 

studies have shown that the nutritional content of many vegetables 

decreases rapidly once they’re harvested (D J Favell Study 1998 Ref 

Vit C.. IFR Extra 2010). 

Peas and sweetcorn are notorious for losing their sweetness 

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the water on, rush out to pick the crop and throw it in the pan as 

the water comes to the boil), because chemical changes, like sugar 

turning to starch, start to happen as soon as the plant is picked. 

Instant freezing is one way of preserving some of the nutrients 

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many months. 

Root crops like potatoes, parsnips and carrots can also be 

stored for a long time if kept in the dark (parsnips and carrots 

are traditionally stored outside in a ‘clamp’, layered in sand 

under a mound of earth). Storing other vegetables requires more 

imagination: 

Fermenting - is an ancient (but rapidly re-emerging) 

method of preserving food through microbial activity. Sugars in 

vegetables convert to lactic acid when placed in brine and kept 

in anaerobic (oxygen-free) conditions. The food is preserved 

naturally, and contains beneficial pro-biotics which help 

improve gut health. 

Freezing – works well for crops which are best eaten very 

fresh (see above). In general choose younger vegetables for 

freezing. Wash and chop (if desired), blanch quickly in boiling 

water (a minute or two, depending on the veg) then plunge into 

a bowl of iced water. Dry on kitchen paper or a clean towel, lay 

on a tray and freeze on a speedy-freeze setting. Store Freeze in a 

sealable bag, making sure as much air is removed from the bag 

as possible. Freezing also works well with soft-leaved herbs like 

chives, parsley, basil, coriander. Pick early in the morning when 

they are full of flavour. Chop before freezing, pop into ice cube 

trays with a little water. Basil can be painted on either side of the 

leaf with olive oil, then frozen on trays so that the leaves don’t 

stick during storage. Coarse herbs like rosemary, sage and thyme 

can be dry frozen on trays and then packed in freezer bags. 

Label and date freezer bags or (if you’re like me), you’ll end up 

with lots of mysterious packages and surprise meals… 

Drying – is suitable for tomatoes, peppers and chillis. Slice 

tomatoes thinly and lay on a baking tray. Place in a very low 

oven and dry for several hours. Store in airtight containers and 

use within a few weeks. Bay, rosemary, thyme can also be dried 

in the microwave, then stored in sealable jars. 

Preserving in oil – herbs, chillies and garlic can be bottled 

in oil. Ingredients must be either thoroughly dried, or acidified 

first, in order to prevent the risk of food poisoning.The oil 

doesn’t preserve the food, but simply excludes air, preventing 

oxidation – but not preventing the action of anaerobic bacteria. 

Keep any produce sealed in oil in the fridge and use within a 

few weeks. 

Pickling – is excellent for things like onions, tomatoes, 

courgettes, green beans, beetroot. Follow a classic chutney recipe 

or have fun inventing your own ‘glutney’. 

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What’s On In August 

children & Family 

Mon 1 - Thurs 11 Aug 

10.30am-4.30pm 

Winkworth Arboretum, Hascombe 

Road, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4AD 

Wild Learning 

A great half term adventure holiday club. 

Have fun and explore the woods with 

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children aged 5-12 years. 

Info: 01483 424400 / nationaltrust.org. 

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Tues & Thurs throughout Aug 10am 

& 1.30pm 

Garsons, Winterdown Road, West End, 

Esher, Surrey KT10 8LS 

Story-telling 

To celebrate Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday, 

join in and read some old favourites. 

Entry; Free 

Info: 01372 460181 / garsons.co.uk 

Sun 7 Aug 11.30am-1pm 

Magna Carta Tea-room car park, 

Windsor Road, Old Windsor, 

Berkshire, Surrey TW20 0AE 

Enchanting Dragonflies 

Join us on a guided walk to witness the 

fascinating lives of the dragonflies and 

damselflies that thrive in the beautiful 

Runnymede meadows. 

Info: 01784 432891 / nationaltrust.org.uk/ 

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Thurs 11 Aug 

Lavington Common, Duncton, West 

Sussex, GU28 0QR 

Woodland Art and 

Campfire Cooking 

Join us for hands-on natural art making 

and outdoor cooking in the woods. 

Info: 01730 816638 / nationaltrust.org.uk/ 

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Sat 13 & Sun 14 Aug 10am-5pm 

Sandown Park Racecourse, 

Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 

9AJ 

Buster Lang 

An all American classic, custom, hot rod 

and bike show. 

Tel: 07850 886818 / busterlang.co.uk 

Sat 13 Aug 2-4pm 

Woking Park, Woking, Surrey 

GU22 9BA 

Summer Sounds 

Throughout the summer crowds will be 

entertained by a range of jazz ensembles 

to steel and brass bands. Relax with a 

picnic and listen to the coolest sounds 

around. 

Info: 01483 755855 / celebratewoking.info 

Fairs & shows 

Fri 5 Aug 9am-3pm 

Catholic Church Hall, Downside 

Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 

1AA 

Cobham Bric-a-brac Fair 

Antique & flea minimarket, selling 

antiques, toys, glass, china, books, 

clothes, jewellery, cakes and much more. 

Info: 01932 269566 

Sat 6 Aug 10am-4pm 

Guildford Guildhall, 131 High Street, 

City Centre, Guildford, Surrey GU1 

3AA 

Craft and Gift Market 

Quality craft and gifts you won’t find on 

the high street, including art, jewellery, 

bags, leather goods, metal goods, textiles, 

beauty products, glassware, homeware, 

cards and much more. 

Entry: Free 

Info: myntimage.co.uk 

Sun 7 Aug 10.30am-4pm 

Lingfield Park Racecourse, Racecourse 

Road, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6PQ 

Lingfield Antiques, 

Collectables and Vintage 

Fair 

Come along to explore up to 130 indoor 

stalls at this fantastic fair. Bristling with 

some amazing antiques, collectables 

and vintage items, this friendly and 

welcoming fair is held in the top class 

modern facilities of Lingfield Racecourse. 

Refreshments are available, as well as a 

licensed bar. 

Entry: £3, Earlybird entry, £5 

Info: 01293 690777 / lovefairs.com 

Sat 13 & Sun 14 Aug 10am-6pm 

Mead Lane, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 

8LN 

Chertsey Agricultural 

Show 

The Chertsey Show is a fantastic trip out 

for the whole family with arena events all 

day, a whole range of different farm and 

domestic animals, horticultural and floral 

tents, traditional crafts and many stalls 

to browse. 

Info: 01932 564366 

Sat 27 Aug 11am-4pm 

St Mary’s Church,Reigate Road, 

Buckland, Surrey RH3 7BB 

Art & flower festival 

See an amazing transformation of the 

church and enjoy wonderfully coloured 

and scented displays. Visit the art 

exhibition and sale in the reading room; 

all work by local artists. 

Entry: Free 

Info: 01737 845935 

Sat 27 Aug 12.30-5.30pm 

West End Common, Esher, Surrey 

KT108LF 

west end summer show 

Traditional bank holiday family fun in an 

idyllic village green setting. 

Entry: Free 

Info: 07725 574066 / westendflowershow. 

co.uk 

Mon 29 Aug 1-4.30pm 

Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, 

Surrey GU5 9RR 

Peaslake summer fair 

Enjoy a slice of village life and all the fun 

of the fair with bouncy castles, Punch 

& Judy, a coconut shy, face-painting, 

a BBQ, Pimms and beer tent, live 

entertainment and stalls. 

Entry: Free 

Info: 07775 517366 

Theatre 

Mon 1 Aug 

Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 

Surrey GU1 3UX 

The Secret Garden 

Using live music, puppetry and just a 

little bit of magic, the Yvonne Arnaud 

Youth Theatre presents The Secret 

Garden, before its run at the Edinburgh 

Festival Fringe. 

Info & Booking: 01483 440 000 / yvonnearnaud.co.uk 

Tues 23 Aug 6-8pm 

Hatchlands, East Clandon, Guildford, 

Surrey GU4 7RT 

Wizard of oz 

You’re invited to click your heels, journey 

over the rainbow and follow the yellow 

brick road as Immersion Theatre proudly 

present the Wizard of Oz, a magical 

pantomime guaranteed to have you in 

stitches from beginning to end. 

Entry: Adults £12, Children £8 

Info: 01483 444334 

workshops 

Tues 9 Aug 9.30am-12pm 

St John’s C Of E And Methodist 

Church, Northdown Road, Belmont, 

Surrey SM2 6DY 

Children’s sewing 

workshop 

Children aged 7 to 11 are invited to 

learn basic sewing and pattern making 

techniques to make a jellyfish design to 

take home. 

Entry: £12 per child 

Info: 07554 351643 

Every Thursday in August 10am-4pm 

Watts Gallery - Artist’s Village, 

Compton, Guildford, Surrey GU3 

1DQ 

Family drop-in 

photography studio 

Learn about photography and borrow a 

camera to create your own print to take 

home. 

Info: 01483 810235 

Sun 14 Aug 1 / 2 / 3pm 

Watts Gallery - Artist’s Village, 

Compton, Guildford, Surrey GU3 

1DQ 

Linocut printing 

Join artist Norma Kennedy to discover 

different techniques of linocut printing. 

See samples of designs and watch as she 

demonstrates how to cut and print a 

linocut. 

Info: 01483 810235 / wattsgallery.org.uk 

Mon 15 - Fri 19 Aug 10am-3pm 

The Abinger Cookery School, 

Guildford Road, Abinger Hammer, 

Dorking, Surrey 

RH5 6RZ 

Children’s cookery 

masterclass 

Do you have a budding chef in the 

family? Then take part in this specialist 

cookery masterclass, suitable for children 

aged 10-14. 

Info: 01306 730470 / 

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Fables 

From 

The Farm 

Jane Howard plants a 

wildflower meadow and 

accidentally makes her 

pigs deliriously happy … 

M 

y new wildflower meadow is an oasis of calm and 

makes me feel utterly content whenever I wander 

through it. 

My dear old mum was a really keen naturalist and so when 

she died and left me a bit of money, establishing the meadow 

seemed a wonderful way to remember her and make Coopers 

Farm just that little bit more of a wildlife haven. 

But turning a monoculture five-acre rye-grass field into a 

dream meadow with myriad different species of flowers and 

grasses proved to be a far more difficult task than we imagined. 

First, we had to spray it off three times. Every time we did 

it, the grass went brown and died, only to bounce back with 

impressive vim and vigour. But eventually we won. 

Then we had to scalp the top inch of soil to get rid of the 

thick thatch of roots that would prevent the new seeds from 

getting their roots down. A scalping machine did the biz but 

we hadn’t expected the huge volume of scrapings this produced. 

Enough to fill a tennis court to a depth of about eight feet! 

The only place to put it was in the pig wood where it was 

received with boundless enthusiasm by gleeful pigs who spent 

hours running up the mounds, running down the mounds and 

burrowing through the mounds. Porcine Alton Towers. 

And so by last autumn we were left with a bare brown field 

that looked very sorry for itself. The seed was sown on a cold 

February day. Then the rains came and the field sat sad and 

waterlogged. Expectations weren’t high. 

But magically in April it started turning green and has now 

exploded into a gentle haze of reds, yellows, blues and whites – 

a meadow worthy of a Monet painting. So now the pressure’s 

on to try and identify what’s there. 

It came with a list of the 50 odd species that had been sown, 

but I never realized how many wild plants have flowers that are 

daisy or dandelion doppelgangers. So I must confess I bought a 

wild flower book from a charity shop and cut it up to produce a 

bespoke guide to each species I was expecting to find. 

Now I can tell Lady’s Bedstraw from Pepper Saxifrage and 

Rough Hawkbit from Cat’s Ear. They’re all yellow and quite 

similar so my botanical tail is right up. 

But I’m not the only one in this happy state. This morning, 

I was walking through “Mum’s Meadow” when I realized I was 

not alone. Five ewes were heads down, also tails up, enjoying 

the smorgasbord that is indeed my 50 species. Aaaaagh. 

I couldn’t use the dogs to catch them up as the flowers are 

too tall and dense, but luckily a bucket of grub did the job and 

not too much damage was done. However, later in the summer 

when it’s all flowered and seeded they can come back and graze 

to their heart’s content. 

Wild-flower flavoured lamb? Now there’s a new possibility. 

Follow Jane Howard – and the farm – on Instagram @ 

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Congratulations to Andrew Hunter from Smarden who wins our June 

competition for a Big Cat Experience 

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