ABSOLUTE BRIGHTON . ISSUE 69 . OCTOBER 2010
ISSUE 69 . OCTOBER 2010
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CONTENTS
brighton
October 2010 . Issue 69 www.absolutebrighton.tv
ABSOLUTE FEATURES 12 Commedia dell’arte Pierrot-inspired fashion 23 Southern Belle John Periam talks to South Today presenter Sally Taylor 24/25 Playing the Field David Baddiel and Frank Skinner talk about life - and football ABSOLUTE REGULARS 11 Editor’s Letter 18 Absolute Socialite Diary Peter Jarrette shares a page from his busy schedule 19 NEW Cosy up this winter The latest sheepskin fashion items 20 Fashion Column Natalie Wileman does some autumn shopping 21 Absolute Celebrity Column with Austin Mutti-Mewse 26 In writing Air your views on our letters page 27 NEW What’s new in October 32 Absolute Gardening 50 Absolute Faces and Places 54 Absolute News 57 Absolute Bonfires Where to celebrate 60 Absolute Property The Absolute guide to the property market 66 Devils Dyke Tim Parker enjoys the fresh air on the South Downs beauty spot 68 Absolute Education 70 Absolute Art 74 Absolute Distribution Points ABSOLUTE INTERIORS 28 Absolute Interiors Beautiful Bathrooms 30 Wash and Brush Up Contemporary and traditional accessories for your bathroom
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ABSOLUTE HEALTH AND BEAUTY 34 Smooth as Silk Luxurious Moisturisers 36 Absolute Hair with Mark Woolley 39 Absolute Make-Up Column Celebrity make-up artist Jeni Dodson shows how eyes can still be dramatic, even under specs! 40 Absolute Dental Column 42 Absolute Life Coaching 43 Battle against the Mites How to reduce allergic reactions in your home ABSOLUTE FOOD AND DRINK 45 The Dyke Pub and Kitchen An established old Hove pub is enjoying a renaissance 48 Halloween delights Pumpkin Risotto and Spider Cupcakes!
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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Director / Editor: Verity Craig
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Features / Design: Maureen Hunter-Shine
Advertising Manager: Rishma Patel
Sales Executive: David Hall
Accounts: Chris Pugh
Oh no, not autumn already! But then again, lets look on the bright side; the shops are now full of some great new winter fashions (see our sheepskin and leather fashion for men and women on page 19, plus read about fashionista Natalie Wileman’s shopping trip on page 20). So it’s not all doom and
Accounts: Laura Leonard
gloom I guess, especially for you shopperholics. I love the whole leather and sheepskin-flying jackets look. You may also recall that last month our fashion shoot was based around this new trend in flying gear. Well it caused quite a stir… so much so, that Ralph Lauren’s head office in New York who had
Head of Accounts/finance: Adam Style
seen it, called our office and asked us to post them several copies of Absolute Brighton to use in their archives; an accolade that in the publishing world even the likes of the big national magazines are proud of when this rare invitation arises. Needless to say, our wonderful fashion team and I and
Managing Director: Paul Craig
the magazine team are hugely proud. Here at Absolute, we often get fixed on things en masse whether it be as I mention above, fashion, local gossip (page 18) (and of course celebrity gossip on page 21), property (this month we look at
Advertising enquiries:
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New Builds page 60) or the latest places to wine and dine (this month we review the newly improved
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Dyke Pub on page 45). We like to keep our fingers on the pulse so that you our readers can enjoy all
Editorial e-mail: editorial@absolutebrighton.com
that is happening in and around this wonderful city of ours. We’ve introduced a new regular page in
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this issue that we hope you’ll enjoy which is all about the latest things to know about or have… from a robot that mows the garden lawn for you (yes, this is for real) to a ‘green’ date you should have in your diary 10/10/10. Each month we’ll feature five new things that we think you’ll enjoy knowing about. (Page 27) Enjoy the autumn’s arrival!
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Black and white striped blouse with spots from Tramp Vintage Boutique, £29.00; Oversized tutu from Revamp Fancy Dress, £26.99; Black lace up boots from Jigsaw, £165.00; Torn fishnet tights from Revamp Fancy Dress, £6.99
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ABSOLUTE FASHION Sequined black beret from Snoopers Paradise, £12.00; Black and white dress from Fashion Temple, £20.00; White and black platform boots from Revamp Fancy Dress, £15.00; Feather eyelashes from Revamp Fancy Dress, £6.95
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White fur collar from Snoopers Paradise, £7.00; Blue Wolsley tights, £16.50; Black tutu from Revamp Fancy Dress, £26.99; Frilled sleeved T shirts from Fashion Temple,£15.00; Belt from Jigsaw, £59.00
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ABSOLUTE FASHION Feather earrings by Barbara, £15; Peach frilly waistcoat from Fashion Temple, £15.00; Peach shirt ‘Handwritten’ from Mottoo, £259.00; Black trousers ‘Handwritten’ from Mottoo, £249.00; Two tone court shoes from Jigsaw, £95.00
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Swimwear tiger stripe, www.bugsypants.com, £49.99; Black leggings from Fashion Temple, £3.99; Black top hat from Mad Hatter, £65.00; Black velvet vintage jacket from Tramp Vintage Boutique, £28.00; Silver platform boots from Revamp Fancy Dress, £15.99
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ABSOLUTE FASHION Purple Stove hat from Mad Hatter, £65.00; Blue Spot 80s prom dress from Tramp Vintage Boutique, £45.00
Photographer: Paul Williams Assistant to Photographer: Victoria Stylist: Terrina terrina11@btinternet.com Assistant Stylist: Tara Michael tara@absolutebrighton.tv Hair Styling: Jermaine from Usual Suspects, 26 Church Road, Hove BN3 2FN Telephone 07523 570275 www.usualsuspectshairsalons.com Make Up: Clare from Powder Beauty using MAC products 5 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AH, Telephone: 01273 720005 www.powderbeauty.co.uk www.clarepimbley.com Model: Genevieve from Nevs London www.nevs.co.uk Stockists: Fashion Temple, 19 Sydney Street, Brighton Telephone: 01273 692669 Jigsaw, 53-54 East Street, Brighton Telephone: 01273 206988 Mottoo, 12 Dukes Street, Brighton Telephone:01273 326633 Revamp Fancy Dress, 11 Sydney Street, Brighton Telephone: 01273 623288 Snoopers Paradise, 7-8 Kensington Gardens, Brighton Telephone 01273 602558 Tramp Vintage Boutique, 22 Trafalgar Street, Brighton Telephone: 01273 687968 View the behind the scenes video of this months fashion shoot on www.absolutebrighton.tv
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ABSOLUTE SOCIALITE DIARY â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;FRISO BY SEA AND MUSIC IN SPADES PJ, aka Peter Jarrette Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite socialite, on the San Francisco comparison Dear diary
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Brighton as a city has a chameleon-like ability to evoke or even mimic the charms of other intriguing places. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not lost on some that, here and there, our city serves up glimpses that remind one of San Francisco; the bow-fronted white homes on hills with sea views like those extremely desirable homes at the top of Spring Street. The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bay Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; buzz can be captured too by the casual buildings along the east side of Norfolk Square (where I will immodestly claim my wife and I once owned by far the best and most fashionably funky flat, PK Heights, a maisonette at the top of No. 36). There are events too going on in the city that can transport guests and audiences on fun flights of fancy like the BRING THIS ADVERT WITH YOU recent Las Vegas â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sin Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nights at Latest Music Bar of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Alive and Swingingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, an FOR 10% DISCOUNT intoxicating Rat Pack martini night of song and dance with Sinatra, Munroe and Elvis impersonators. Now you can be part of the recreation as Laura Nixon and 22 TRAFALGAR STREET, BRIGHTON BN1 company continue to headline at Kemptownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly-named Brighton Ballroom, Tel: 01273 687968 what was once Chris Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Amanda Blanchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hanbury Club. www.trampvintageclothing.com Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been known as London-on-Sea, and music industry stalwarts David Courtney and Paul Mex, along with a committed team headed by Mark Ead, are â&#x20AC;&#x153;bringing The Brits to Brighton.â&#x20AC;? They announced this very recently at their jampacked, entertainment-laden launch party at Terraces Restaurant. Brighton cranks it up another notch as we build to a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Big Smokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; style TRAMP OCT 10.indd 1 star-stacked gala night on November 16th, when a selection of internationally known acts motor into the city to help us showcase and award the best of Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bands, music producers, live venues and a raft of other industry related rockers and rollers. All top tables are already gone for the night and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to use every connection I have in town to land myself a ringside seat to be sure. Check out details at brightonmusicawards.com Two other Brightonians have been stepping their game up too as the singer Elesha Paul Moses knocked out Simon Cowell and his co-judges on ITVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s X-Factor to claim her place in musical boot camp. City favorite Pasha Du Valentine, aka The Countess of Brighton and Hackney, also shone out of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small screens, appearing in five rollicking nights of a very memorable series of Channel 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Come Dine With Me alongside other Sussex standouts. However, on a very sour note, one contestantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social numbers have been threatening the Countess via Twitter in a very libelous and ageist way. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Authoritiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; have been notified. An individual claiming to represent this contestant accosted me earlier in the year. It was all very gangster Chicago circa 1920â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The act itself, quickly quashed, served as a clear indicator that we were in for an amazing 5-night run of Come Dine With Me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that this hysterical episode is destined for heavy repeats so if you missed it the first time around youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have many opportunities to catch it again. Meanwhile, for October Ms. Du Valentine and her ever-growing posse are hosting a Punk Mini Festival all-dayer. Yet again we can show our adept, artistic natures by replicating another place and time as we put an anarchic scowl on the face of Brighton. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a T-shirt full of holes - no doubt somewhere that will do me proud.
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COSY UP THIS AUTUMN Be bang-on-trend this season with sheepskin and leather. The shops will be full of it, so make sure you have yours on the ready Mens Pal Zileri Lab Sheepskin knitted cardigan Real leather Was £724.99 Now £362.50 www.julesb.co.uk
Dom & Ruby Womans long sheepskin Shearling coat Was £1,749.99 Now £1,049.99 www.julesb.co.uk
UGG Australia Sunsparkle kids boots in chestnut £120 www.uggaustralia.com
Rihanna in her sheepskin
Womans sleeveless flying jacket Price: £195.00 Colour: BLACK www.topshop.com
Womans Neutral Toscana sheepskin mittens by Paul Smith Accessories Best Price: £75.00 www.paulsmith.co.uk
Ugg Cross Over body bag Square body bag with sheepskin trim and UGG logo and metal hardware. Internal zip pocket Magnetic snap fastening Was £130.00 Now £90.00 www.yogoego.com
Mens dark brown vintage sheepskin coat Three button fastening and belt. Two zip upper pockets, two side front pockets. £96.97 www.vintage-revived.com
Mens brown trooper hat Made of 100 % polyester, this hat will keep your head warm on those cold winter mornings. £19.99 www.slippershack.net ABSOLUTE
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AUTUMN LOOK Shopping for a new season
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This month, stylist and designer Natalie Wileman finds some eco-friendly outlets for your Autumn wardrobe
f September we mourn the loss of summer,
My place boutique
October is the month we can excitedly
13 Montague Place, Worthing
welcome the autumn, taking solace from the
Tel: 01903 535 660
elements in the warm comfort of a lovely
My Place has had a change of direction and has
boutique or two.
added, alongside local designers Peter Twiss and my
With the new season comes fabulous launch
own label Former Glory, a designer dress agency. A
parties, and September saw the start of these.
great way for you to not only clear away your own
I was invited to not one, but three parties in one
no-longer-loved garments, but to snap up someone
evening… starting at fabulous boutique Pushka in
else’s at silly prices. Like ebay only better, Rani will
Chichester (www.pushkafashion.co.uk), where we
sell on your behalf and you can try on before you
were welcomed with champagne, goodie bags and a
buy. Current pieces include Karen Millen shoes and
15% discount. Then it was on to My Place boutique
All Saints dresses! This is eco-shopping at its best.
in Worthing, for cakes and homemade lemonade,
Sirene
(detailed below) and ending back in Brighton with
37 Trafalgar Street, Brighton.
the always-fabulous Ailsa, who held a fantastic do in
Tel:01273 818 061
the town centre.
If like me, you are a firm believer that it is better
As a proud fashionista, I welcome the change of
to buy one really lovely item than three high street
season this month and the opportunity to add
ones, then Sirene is a great place to treat yourself!
to my existing winter wardrobe. However, as I
It is a cool boutique stocking contemporary brands
am also a proud eco-nista this can bring about a
such as Orla Kiely, Sportmax and Hoss Intropia.
moral dilemma as I strive to do so in an ethical and
The focus here is on everyday, classic pieces making
environmentally-friendly way. As shopping should be
them perfect investment buys. Head there for winter
fun, guilt-free and ultimately enjoyable, here are my
dresses, knitwear and coats.
hot spots, where you can spend away, add to those wardrobes and feel fabulous and individual in your
Finally readers, an invitation to join me at Madame
new pieces!
Geisha on 21st October, to view my own new
Tramp
season collection at the Breast Cancer Awareness
22 Trafalgar St, Brighton. Tel: 01273 687968
fashion show. The event, hosted by local make-up
Newly opened Tramp is for me the epitome of
artist Zena McCarthy, promises to be a glamorous
a great vintage boutique; an excellent selection
affair with Ailsa also showing, and a host of
of stunning pieces reflecting current trends, and
entertainment throughout.
accessories that compliment the clothing, in a clean
Tickets are £10 and available from Madame Geisha’s,
uncluttered boutique. Tramp puts the glamour into
East Street, Brighton.
vintage shopping, with great prices to match.
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O-BITCH-UARY…
With Austin Mutti-Mewse
!” ne go m I’ n he w e m t ou ab lk ta “Don’t The only A-list celebrity column in Sussex Alex down on the gossip Alex Reid is growing tired of paps and gossip
Madonna and the Duchess Princess Michael of Kent and her husband Prince
mongers. “I’ll be sitting at home all quiet with
Michael were visited the other week by Madonna
a cuppa tea, and I’ll read that I’ve apparently
as she continues ‘research’ while filming WE, a
left Katie (Price) and livin’ it large in Turkey or someplace else. It well gets me down.” Poor Alex!
Prince Charles emails the stars Prince Charles is no technophobe. The heir to the throne uses networking sites, and has become friends with Mara, the late 1930s Warner Bros film starlet Mae Maddison’s daughter, via email. “I’ve put HRH in touch with a number
film about the life of Wallis Simpson, (later the Duchess of Windsor). “I found Madonna rather pleasant,” the Princess tells me. “My husband had no interest in meeting her,” she added, “he’s not one for showbusiness.” TRH’s Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were two of the very few to visit the ailing Duchess of Windsor in later years. “Madonna wanted gossip on Wallis, but there was little I could tell – the Duchess was too frail for tickle-tackle by the time I got to meet her,” said the Princess.
of my movie star friends,” says Mae’s screenwriter
“I did tell her that Wallis
daughter. “I did have second thoughts about putting him in
was one of those women
touch with John Travolta, as the Prince is a conservationist
who stopped traffic; she
and John flies planes for fun, but from feedback, they are
was a marvel - not unlike
getting along just fine.”
Madonna herself!”
Will Smith to take over Whoopi’s habit? don her sequined habit again in Sister Act in the West End. Whereas Whoopi is unlikely to
New future for Big Brother?
return following the news of her mother’s illness back in LA, Will Smith has announced
As Big Brother trundles off into the void of TV
he wouldn’t mind taking over. “I can sing, dance and I’m not against wearing a dress if it
past, one of the clan of past participants believes
pleases the crowd.” Come on Will - let’s give all those people who prayed to see Whoopi
that in twenty years time, the programme will
something to get excited about!
be viewed as a worthwhile and quite wonderful
There could be light at the end of the tunnel for all those wishing to see Whoopi Goldberg
TV experiment. “We may be sick to the back teeth of BB now, but I feel people will wonder at it and view the inmates with interest instead of contempt,” says Sada, who in 2000 was the first ever evictee, after spending 15 days in the house. Her nemesis, Nick, is currently making waves once again ten years on since he was accused of cheating. Sada, a former yoga instructor, now resides in London and unlike her contemporaries has no desire for ‘celebrity’ status.
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Me Me and you! Please tell us about your background: I started out doing a BTEC in Fashion at Northbook college in Worthing and then went on to study Fashion in London. After graduating I worked for the British fashion council and for Next as a press officer but after 10 years in fashion I needed to get away and went travelling. In 2003 I returned from Thailand and settled back at home and rather than going back into the industry I found myself selling property in Hove for 4 years. After baby number 2 arrived the recession had hit and my office had closed, so after excepting redundancy it gave me the drive to get back into a career in fashion. After a year selling a Scandanvian clothing label to boutiques in the south I kept dreaming of having my own shop and now the dream has come a reality and it’s everything I hoped it would be. Please describe your business to our readers: I knew from living and working in Hove that there was a gap in the market for a womenswear boutique selling established labels at affordable prices. We’re all so busy these days that we don’t always have the luxury of time to get into Brighton....Brighton for me is a good days shopping not a pop in and out experience. I’ve tried to create a relaxed shopping experience where we can assist you as much or as little as you want. How did you become involved in the fashion industry? My mother inspired me to make my own clothes when I was a teenager and then it grew from there. How would you describe the style of clothes that you sell in Me Me? Me Me is great for those who want to have something a little different that is good quality and competitively priced. I think many
Louise Shiangkwang, owner of Me Me Boutique, Hove, discusses the success of her business 30+ women find the high street shops a little frustrating....too young, too old, too boring. I like to think my choices are flattering and contemporary and can be styled to suit a lady of 35 or 65. The jewellery and accessories are bought to complement the clothes so if it’s just a pair of jeans you want or a whole outfit then Me Me has it all. What can customers expect upon visiting your shop? A relaxed shopping environment where customers can choose to browse or be assisted.... everyone one is different and we hope we can read people enough to know whether they want help or not. I do love it though when a customer is open to new ideas and styles but we’re always honest too....I want customers to love their purchase and not bullied into a style that doesn’t suit them. If you get it right then that’s where your loyalty grows and it’s great to see many returning customers coming through Me Me’s door. When selecting lines, what do you look for? Balance, as different labels have different attributes. I knew I always wanted to have Not Your Daughters Jeans as they really do make you look amazing and are so comfortable. With the other labels I wanted to have a good selection for people, Fever has a vintage feel, Eucalyptus is quirky, Part Two and Sandwich are luxurious and Great Plains is so easy, so it’s all about finding a balance. And finally, what is the best part about your shop? Happy customers, I love it when customers come back in and tell me how much their friend loved their dress or the other half was impressed with their new look. It’s all about them not Me (me). Me Me, 142 Church Road, Hove
Absolute Fashion Shoot Recognised By Ralph Lauren New York
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our local magazine, Absolute Brighton, is proud to announce that Ralph Lauren spotted last month’s fashion shoot and cover, and in their words thought it was “incredible!” So much so that they requested
several copies so that they can send them to their head office in New York for archive; yes, we’ve made it in to the fashion history books. Archives in such fashion houses are used as examples of what is the optimum in fashion shoots and as an index to gain future ideas or inspiration. Our Editor Verity Craig said, “This really is an honour. Even national magazines strive for such an accolade in the world of publishing. It’s so nice that our small but hardworking team here in little old Brighton have had their hard work recognised. And to be associated with such a wonderful brand as Ralph Lauren is truly an achievement that means so much to all of us that work so hard at achieving only the best for our wonderful city by the sea.” Read more in our editor’s letter on page 11
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SOUTHERN Picture courtesy of the BBC
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lot of effort and work had gone into planning the live outside broadcast at this year’s Royal Airforces Association Shoreham Airshow by the BBC South Today team. In total, a production crew of eighteen arrived at the airport on a rather dull Friday morning to set up their equipment and shoot some footage before going live on air that evening with the full South Today programme. Some display pilots had bought their aircraft in early, and presenter Sally Taylor arrived on time along with Alexis Green the weather presenter who was going to do the forecast from the top of the Art Deco terminal building. Producer Richard Spalding had been to the airport several times to plan this important regional programme, and judging by the work involved it was going to be a real asset to all at Shoreham on this the twenty first airshow. Between takes, I managed to sit and chat to Sally about her long career with BBC South, as its anchor presenter of the ever popular South Today programme. Educated at Abbey School in Reading, Sally joined BBC South twenty three years ago and has reported on virtually every major story in the region over that time. It was in 2005 that she was awarded the MBE for services to regional broadcasting, and in 2007 she followed a lifelong ambition to travel to Antarctica on the Royal Navy Ice Patrol Vessel, HMS Endurance, broadcasting live from the top of icebergs, as well as on route during the 21,000 mile journey via the Falkland Islands. It remains to this day one of the highlights of regional television production. This was Sally’s first visit to Shoreham Airport, which did surprise me! However, I must say she was very impressed with the building and its history, and with some of the popular television series that have been filmed there. “There are many places I still have not been to in Sussex. I tend to go where there is a news story but as the main anchor for the programme, most of my work is now studio-based. It has its advantages, but the bosses know I like outside broadcasts so they give me the opportunity to do programmes like today which is so much fun.” Sally is usually associated with sailing which has been one of her major pastimes and, of course, presenting the many programmes from Cowes over the years.
Sally Taylor has been a recognised face of the south for many years as the main presenter on South Today. John Periam caught up with her at this year's Shoreham Airshow “Sadly I don’t sail now; not since my breast cancer operation some twelve years ago. It requires a lot of upper body strength and at that time I wasn’t confident enough. Life is life and other things took over – I did miss it but time moves on,” she said with a positive smile. Television at the moment is going through a lot of changes, some good and some bad. I asked Sally her views on how she sees it now? “Look how technology affects our lives and it is changing all the time. Television is very exciting and there are so many new opportunities, we are really only scratching the surface. The day is just around the corner when all you will do is touch the screen and see what you want. When I first started, the original autocue was like a toilet roll but now it is computerised and our reporters carry their own video cameras with them and can edit and then get it played out at source. It is only right that we try to keep up with that change, for our audiences!” Many people also feel these days that there are too many younger presenters that lack the charisma of the experienced presenter. “Now that is an awkward question to answer – I love doing it and feel very honoured to be in people’s living rooms – I do not take that for granted. We all started out as young presenters and if we are lucky we are all going to get old doing it! My view is if one is good at the job it should not matter what age you are and the producers should look at what is viable, programmewise, and place a suitable presenter there to do what is best. There will always be people who will want my job and that is the way of the world.” Sally interviews pilot Air Vice Marshall Cliff Spinx
What about Fred Dinenage on Meridian TV? “Well what can I say? We are good friends and he is a fantastic man and he got his MBE this year. We are both so lucky in what we do and this has resulted in the South of England having two experienced presenters at the helm of the two regional programmes. It is a friendly rivalry, but we go back a long way and do a lot of things together as a result.” Sally’s work can be stressful at times and she has always tried to live a long way from the studio, so she can have a quiet drive home (probably with classical music on or listening to the Archers), which calms her down. “By the time I am home I am a human being again rather than this ferocious animal that left the studio,” she said jokingly. “I try to relax and I support my partner in his wine business at a chateau in France. We have always enjoyed good food and wine and this has now become a real passion for us both and we love sharing it with other people. Living in the country has other advantages too. I love walking, so people are used to seeing me high on the hills trying to keep up with my dog, a German Pointer …it’s one way to keep fit! ” Since her cancer operation Sally has also become involved in several charities and is patron of ‘Simon Says’, a charity that helps children who are bereaved. She also works closely with Business Link promoting local business across the South. “I love to vent my anger at things I don’t think are right and I am able to do this in my weekly column in the Southern Daily Echo which I call ‘my rant of the week’. I also have my Saturday radio programme on BBC Radio Solent called Sally on Saturday. So it’s 6 days a week of work I love. Sunday is my day off to enjoy!” As we parted and Sally was making her way to the make-up room (the old board room in the terminal building), I had time to reflect on our meeting. She came across as a very caring and understanding person who was not full of self importance. She had an amusing side to her nature and was very positive in her views and opinions. In seeing her later in front of the cameras it proved to me how lucky we are in the South to have such a well respected professional presenter at the helm of South Today. Long may regional television survive!
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PLAYING THE FIELD With a new season having just started, the original ‘Fantasy Football boys’, comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, talk football, lucky pants and Louie Spence to Danny Masters
Which comedians and comedy shows do you watch? FS: I really liked Psychoville and Miranda and The Inbetweeners. I know it’s unfashionable but I’m also a big fan of Michael McIntyre. DB: I really like McIntyre too. I particularly like him in the face of the idiotic comedy community’s antipathy towards him. He is just a brilliant generic observational comedian who is right up there with Jerry Seinfeld. What websites do you use most – and try and keep this clean. FS: I’ve stopped doing that. DB: If you checked my computer’s history, it wouldn’t make good reading. I look at the Guardian website more than anything else! It’s still the best. But for some reason, my home page is the BBC website. I can never seem to bring myself to change it. FS: Every day I look at Google news, the comedy site Chortle, Football 365 and although I never read the paper, I always look at the Daily Mail’s website. It is very good. There’s always a picture of Kelly Brook shopping in a pair of hotpants. And there is the occasional bit of news as well. As Chelsea and West Brom fans respectively, will you sit together when the two teams play each other this season? FS: I’ll go but David’s a season ticket holder so I won’t be sat with him. I wouldn’t want to sit with a Chelsea fan anyway. DB: We sat together once when WBA played Chelsea and it lead to him hating me – because Chelsea beat them 3-0. So it’s probably a good idea that we’re apart.
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FS: I remember that occasion. We were sat amongst the Chelsea fans and the bloke behind me kept saying, “Come on Chelsea, we can beat this rubbish”. I thought that’s why there’s segregation – it’s not about violence it’s just you don’t want to hear that said about your own team. Do you have any superstitions when watching a game? DB: Because I’m a fundamentalist atheist, I’d like to think I’m a man without superstition and yet with football it creeps back in. At the World Cup in Japan, I had a pair of lucky pants given to me by my daughter. I wore them when England won a couple of games but then I lost them, so I went as far to replicate them by drawing two St George’s crosses on the arse of a pair of pants. I did it because I knew I’d feel bad if we lost and I wasn’t wearing them. FS: I used all mine up at the albion 30 years ago. You can’t have lucky pants because they don’t last that long. Somebody bought me a football with a smiley face on one side and a crying side on the other so when I get back from a game I always turn it according to the result – if we draw I have them both in profile. It’s more obsessive compulsive than superstition. It’s superstition after the fact. Frank’s mate Adrian Chiles is now ITV’s main football presenter. How do you think he’s doing? FS: The biggest compliment I can give him is that he genuinely looks like he’s been doing it forever. And I like the fact they’ve put him in a suit and tie which instills in him a bit of discipline. It’s good that they’ve smartened
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ABSOLUTE INTERVIEW “Frank advised me to watch Pineapple Dance Studio. I watched one episode and found it all too camp. But then Frank is camper than me” him up because he’s obviously such an ugly bloke. He reminds me of when you see aliens wearing suits. He’s a good friend of mine so he’ll know I’m saying this with great affection. DB: I’m worried that the man he replaced, Steve Rider, is currently drinking himself to death on some desolate waste ground. Adrian Chiles goes to ITV and literally overnight Steve Rider’s entire career comes to an end. Apart from your own ‘Three Lions’, what’s your favourite football song? FS: The truth is I don’t like football songs. The only football song I like is The Fall’s Theme from Sparta FC. James Corden’s World Cup song seemed to be a man talking followed by a bit of music I’d heard somewhere before. DB: I quite enjoyed the party spirit of Corden’s song but I recently listened to the Scotland ’98 anthem, Del Amitri’s Don’t Come Home Too Soon’ and that’s actually a rather beautifully wistful song. I read that it was vaguely inspired by Three Lions. They used the same bittersweet sense of hope over experience sense of it but they took it far too far. In that obviously we’re going to go out, just make it slightly later than it normally is. Aside from football, what else do you watch on TV? DB: I hardly ever watch TV although I do watch the X Factor and The Simpsons with the kids. The Simpsons is a godsend because the kids and I can both watch it and we’ll both be enjoying it. Whereas when I’m watching football with my son, he’ll chant ‘Ingerland’ for 5 minutes and then say “I’m bored, can we turn over and watch Bob the Builder?” FS: I have no middle ground. I like very intellectual programmes like Modern Masters and I do watch Eggheads but I get very annoyed, because I always get more questions right than the guests, so I think they can hardly be eggheads. And at the other end of the spectrum I watch Britain’s Got
Talent, The X Factor and I watched all 12 episodes of Pineapple Dance Studio. DB: Frank advised me to watch Pineapple Dance Studio but I watched one episode and found it all too camp. But then Frank is camper than me.
FS: I actually had it on series record on Sky Plus. I even watched the additional unseen one at the end – the bloopers edition. Having done all that I do a radio show on Absolute and we had Louie Spence lined up to come on and he blew us out at the last minute. So having invested all this affection for him in the first series, I don’t think I’m going to watch the second series. I’ve been put off by being snubbed by him. Finally, when you were growing up, were you Grandstand or World of Sport fans? DB: Mostly Grandstand because it always seemed to be more authoritative. FS: I absolutely loved wrestling so it was always World of Sport. I was at a party once with Greg Dyke and I couldn’t bring myself to speak to him because he was the man who took wrestling off TV. I still felt the resentment all those years later.
“...I recently listened to the Scotland ’98 anthem, Del Amitri’s ‘Don’t Come Home Too Soon’, and that’s actually a rather beautifully wistful song. I read that it was vaguely inspired by Three Lions.”
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I wondered if anyone knows the answer…it is well publicised (rightfully so) that being on a mobile while driving is dangerous and not allowed, but I wondered if any of you fellow readers know if driving and eating or drinking is allowed or not? I notice so many people chomping on chocolate bars etc driving across roundabouts and so on, but what are the rules if they bump in to your car while doing so? Maybe one of you would be kind enough to let me know….? Valerie, Portslade
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SAVE OUR HISTORY
I read with interest the letter from your reader about the removal of the beautiful lamps from Hove seafront. I am appalled that these historic items can just be discarded, with no consideration of the fact that they are a part of the atmosphere and history of Hove. I believe that certain items like these, which have great historical value and interest, should be afforded some sort of protection, like old and historic buildings have the listing system. This way, it would make it more difficult to just throw away valuable artefacts. In this age when design is often minimalistic and brutal, it is so refreshing to see beautiful articles, made in an age when aeshetics were as important as
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FIVE THINGS YOU SIMPLY MUST KNOW
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The Beatles always loved a good read....
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NEW COMPILATION BOX SET OF THE BEATLES GREATEST HITS
EMI Music are pleased to announce that The Beatles’ original 1973 compilations, 1962-1966 (‘Red’) and 1967-1970 (‘Blue’) have been digitally remastered for worldwide CD release on October 18th. Both 2CD packages include expanded booklets with original liner notes, newly written essays by Bill Flanagan, and rare photos. www.beatles.com
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Get involved with 10:10, an ambitious project to unite every sector of society behind one simple idea: cutting our emissions by 10% in 2010. 10:10 is helping to co-ordinate 10:10:10, the biggest ever day of positive action on climate change on Sunday, 10th October, 2010. Across the world, thousands of people will take simple steps to reduce emissions, cutting carbon and sending a powerful message to world leaders. Get involved at www.1010global.org/uk/101010
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Just because the nights are drawing in and the temperature plummeting, it doesn’t mean there is nothing to look forward to in October. Here are a selection of exciting things happening this month, to bring a bit of cheer to the coming winter months THE ROBOTIC MOWER
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You can now sit back (even sleep) while this Robotic Automower 220AC cuts your lawn for you! This ingenious garden necessity manages both mowing and charging itself automatically, and is suitable for areas up to 1800 m² (1/2 acres). When the battery needs recharging the mower returns to its charging station, charges and then continues mowing. Since this model cuts the grass so frequently, the result is excellent. Using the settings via the keypad and display, the mower can be adjusted to do a first-class job even on lawns with a complicated shape. It is available in a range of colours. Available from: www.husqvarna.com £1599.99incl VAT
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Bath Time Fun Bathrooms don’t have to be boring. Whether you have a large or small bathroom, make it stand out from the rest Aquarium Sink Tired of that same old white sink with that boring countertop cluttered with hairbrushes, toothbrushes, and other paraphernalia that is commonly found in bathrooms? Well, if you are brave, with a great sense of humour and whimsy you just may want to look into the Moody Aquarium Sink (above). The Aquarium Sink is by far one of the strangest and most beautiful bathroom fixtures available on the market today. The sink is a functional aquarium capable of holding goldfish and other smaller fish in healthy living conditions. Prices start from a staggering £4000, so it depends how much of a fish enthusiast you are! www.thisnext.com Jazz Up Your Bath Time This Maax Jazz freestanding bathtub (below) with air system Aerofeel (66 X 36 X 24) is described by its designers as ‘reminiscent of the harmony
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of a saxophone and piano from a modern jazz ensemble.’ MAAX has harmoniously combined a post-minimalist design and expertise in comfort to create this new freestyle tub, ‘JAZZ.’ Prices start from £2000 www.acheapplumber.com Shower Power! New EauZone Plus showers by Matki give you a total freedom to choose the right size of an enclosure to best suit your bathroom (below). The door and panels can be tailored to your exact requirements by combining the vast selection of standard door and panel sizes. The company can also create panels of the size you especially need. With new enclosures you can make wall to wall showers, corner showers and showers for open recess. Each shower usually consists of a hinged door with hinge and inline panels that are made from 10mm glass. If you’re searching for a flexible, safe and contemporary looking solution for your bathroom then new Eauzone Plus showers might be an interesting choice for you. www.digsdigs.com
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New Luxury Bathrooms If you are looking for a special high-end bathroom, look no further than the Four Seasons luxury bathroom from Milldue (right). Precious quality time can be savoured in luxurious surroundings such as these, which leave no stone unturned in the quest for comfort and harmony. An elegant and meticulous finish takes precedence in the Four Seasons luxury bathroom: surfaces gleam alluringly and stretch out invitingly. The attention to craftsmanship is striking, as are the personalised options available; the bathroom surfaces can be covered or painted, steel or glass. They can also be totally covered in painted glassâ&#x20AC;Ś you can choose from ten variations. Escape to your own world of indulgence with the luxury bathroom from Milldue. www.trendhunter.com
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AT THE SINK Bristan Qube Frosted Glass Soap Dispenser Sale price £43.30 www.boundarybathrooms.co.uk
Toothbrush holder 18cm high £4.99 www.ikea.com
Ceramic soap dish £4.00 www.bhs.com
Cupcake Soap Good enough to eat, these adorable Cupcake Soaps are decorated with flowers and a cherry on top! £2.99 each. www.find-me-a-gift.com
Sudoku Toilet Paper The worlds first Sudoku Toilet Roll Paper is now available! Now:£5.95 www.gadgets.co.uk
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ctober heralds the start of Autumn and the start of the big garden tidy up. It also sees the end of the sowing season, although you should still be able to harvest root vegetables planted earlier in the year – carrots, swedes, first parsnips and first celeriac, plus pumpkins and turnips - both of which have a role to play in this month’s big event … Halloween. Halloween was originally a pagan holiday honouring the dead and can be traced back to the Druids. It’s held on October 31st which is the last day of the year in the Celtic calendar and was referred to as All Hallows Eve – the evening before All Saints Day that was created by the Church to convert pagans. In traditional Celtic Halloween festivals large turnips were hollowed out, carved with faces and placed in windows to ward off evil spirits. The carving of pumpkins for Halloween comes from North America where pumpkins are readily available and much larger, making them easier to carve.
“If you are dreaming of a display of colour for the spring then now is the time to plant your bulbs and tulips are always a seasonal favourite” Aside from Halloween preparations, October is a particularly good time of year for planting larger plants, trees, shrubs and conifers. In fact conifers come in a vast range of colours and many change shade during the year. Careful selection can give a great splash of colour in Autumn and Winter when most other plants are dormant. Size it determined by variety and not by size at the planting stage. Most plants you buy in your local nursery or garden centre will have a 10-year height guide as part of their description. Growth rates also vary with some growing quickly straight away and needing to be kept in check, others are very slow for a time and grow very rapidly, and some barely grown more that 2cm a year. The colour, structure and style of conifers make them suitable for all types of garden – they need little attention and will provide all-year-round display. They are also pretty disease resistant, virtually maintenance free, need just a little loving during really cold spells and will perform for years to come. The Easy Guide to Growing Conifers – produced by the Horticultural Trades Association together with the RHS – is essential reading for anyone planning conifer planting. Visit your local garden centre to pick up a copy of the guide.
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This month is also the last chance you will have before Winter to plant up shrubs and you should also think about moving any shrubs that were in a hot position to a cooler part of the garden if they have suffered during the Summer. Beech hedges can now be clipped, but for evergreen types you will need to wait until Spring. If you are dreaming of a display of colour for the spring then now is the time to plant your bulbs and tulips are always a seasonal favourite. They require a sunny spot and do very well in containers or borders. However, before planting into your border give it a bit of tender loving care. Many of the flowering plants can be cut back down virtually to ground level and you should pick through the border with a fork taking out any weeds. A good hoeing will help aerate the soil and a general tidy up with a little bit of cosmetic pruning just to dead head is also a good idea. You should also prune back rambling and climbing roses at this time of year. A good pair of secateurs is vital – they don’t have to be costly but they need to be sturdy and strong and ones that fit into the palm of your hand. You can treat yourself to a new pair by using some of your National Garden Gift Vouchers when visiting your local garden centre or nursery.
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Brighton White talks ‘phobia-dentistry’ problems and how best to treat them. We’ll show you that these fears are not uncommon and can be treated and overcome. We then tell you how we can overcome your dental problems without pain or fear. We base many of our treatments upon sedation techniques which are essentially an ultimate form of relaxation in complete safety. These take you, particularly in the form of Intravenous Sedation, to the edge of sleep without actually losing consciousness. In this dreamlike state, all anxiety disappears and time has no meaning…an hour’s treatment can seem like only a matter of minutes! Afterwards the experience is completely forgotten and you have not undergone the altogether more serious experience of a general anaesthetic. At Brighton White we know these techniques work…almost like magic. People who haven’t had the nerve to visit a dentist for years have discovered the answer to their fears and are now regular patients. You may be unsure that this ‘is for you’ – well why not find out? Make an appointment with Brighton White and you can meet our specialist and you can receive a free consultation… it’s the first step to pain and fear-free dentistry. Brighton White www.brightonwhite.co.uk
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Mark Woolley is the owner and creative director of Electric Hairdressing. Mark splits his time between the Brighton and London salons. For appointments call 01273 202088 www.electric-hair.com
This season’s retro beehive revival The array of hair trends this decade really does showcase the popularity past eras have on creating new moods as we progress through the seasons. This Autumn’s inspiration is no different with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Giles and Prada putting the ‘beehive’ firmly back on the agenda, nodding back to the elegant yet vivacious look of the 60s. This time around, although quite structured and polished in style, it has a relaxed ‘effortlessly undone’ feel which can be more easily replicated and incorporated into everyday looks. The models at Rochas and Nina Ricci show that modern twists can be added to retro silhouettes making them more versatile. The key to making this style look great firstly lies in the condition of the hair, so use a moisture surge mask like Shu Uemura Prime Plenish Treatment (£37.50) to sooth the scalp and strengthen weak and limp hair. Also if you have coloured hair, make sure that your roots are seen to as this style can only make it more prominent. Section off an inch of hair along the whole of the hair line and pin away separately to style later. The most important tool in creating this look is the hairbrush so invest in the Denman D3 Classic Styling Brush (£8.50). Lightly spritz the bristles with Kerastase Double Force Hairspray (£15.50) and backcomb sections of hair from the top of the head, down to the sides with a firm grip. Gather the back-brushed hair and mould into shape, securing the ends at the base with hair pins. Then take the strands of hair sectioned off earlier and loosely wrap around the sides of your head to give the style a smooth finish and set with a generous dose of hairspray. To make this style more casual, tease out front sections of hair and twist into waves for a more relaxed and undone feel. Finally accessorise with headbands or pins to suit your mood.
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I have below-the-shoulder length hair but it isn’t long enough to re-create the beehive look which is fashionable at the moment. Is there anything else I can do to emulate this style or are there are any other alternatives? Absolutely! There are spin-offs to the beehive updo that still allow you to achieve the 60s volume and texture that you’re after but without the length needed. Start by applying Kerastase Volumactive Expansion Spray (£15.50) into damp hair and blow dry as usual to help create root lift. Then start backcombing an inch behind the hair line but only from the mid-lengths instead of the ends. This should leave you with enough length to loosely pin up the back-brushed hair into a relaxed chignon or bun for a modern interpretation of the classic style. Alternatively, only backcomb at the crown to create enough height and fix with hairspray. Then style hair into soft waves and leave it lightly tousled for perfect everyday 60’s chic that Brigitte Bardot would be proud of! For further details on Mark Woolley or any of the salons in the Electric group view the website. www.electric-hair.com
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SEEING DOUBLE Many be-spectacled women find the art of applying makeup for glasses a real challenge. But with a little thought and a few tweaks in your technique, your eyes can be just as beautiful behind the lenses. Here are a few helpful tips to consider without the need to pile on the makeup, for it to show up behind your glasses. For most faces, larger glasses are more flattering than small lens shapes, as they open the face and optically lift the eye area. Neutral frames give you the freedom to experiment with the full rainbow of colours, while with coloured frames, you’ll want to keep the colour to your glasses, and lightly define eyes with liner and neutral creams and taupes. If you have a bold colour frame then a matching lipstick can be very eyecatching, or go with something like a nude glossy lip colour to highlight your frames. If you choose black frames, stay away from a strong smokey eye, as this will look too busy. Use a lighter shade of eyeliner, such as a soft grey, chocolate or charcoal instead of black. Fittings on rimless glasses can make the bridge of your nose more noticeable. You can minimise this effect by drawing attention away from the centre and out towards the sides by keeping your eye shadow pale in the corners of your eyes and darken gently as you go out to the edge. Strong vision eyeglass wearers will have eyes that appear larger. To balance out the size of your eyes, apply a deep eyeliner to the inside rim, or choose a dark brown shade to powder and smudge for the same minimising effect. If you wear negative lens glasses, your eyes will look smaller. Go with a light shade of eyeliner on the inside rim of lashes and add a touch of deeper shadow on the upper lash line and the outer one-third corner of your bottom lash line to create the illusion of bigger eyes. Add a touch of ivory shimmer to the inner corners as this will reflect light and magnify your eyes.
2. Nvey Eco Organic corrective concealer Conceals blemishes, dark circles around the eyes and other imperfections to create skin perfection professionally. Formulated with a subtle blend of Safflower, Jojoba, natural antioxidants and organic castor oil, to ensure an even and soothing coverage. www.buyorganics.co.uk £15.31 3. RMS Beauty - Mineral Cream Eye Shadows Beautifully light-reflecting mineral creams that create a subtle, metallic glow with all the benefits of raw mineral pigments, but none of the dryness. A cream that doesn’t crease, and which you can also blend onto lips and cheeks. The natural organic oils work beautifully with the skin’s own oils and these won’t dry out the sensitive skin on the eyelid. www.cultbeauty.co.uk £19.00 4. DuWop - EyeCatchers Eyeliner Pencils Chunky eyeliners that use basic complimentary colour theory to make blue eyes bluer. They contain flecks of metallic shimmer that pick up eye highlights, further intensifying eye colour. The perfect eye tools for those perplexed over which colours will suit them; all the work has been done for you and they really make your eyes pop. www.cultbeauty.co.uk £14.00
Keep it simple There is one feature you can not forget when it comes to perfecting your makeup look while wearing glasses, your eyebrows. Eyewear looks best when it forms a parallel line along the eyebrow, which should always be visible above the edge of the lens. Glasses frame your eyes, and brows frame your face.You’ll want to pay attention to your eyebrow arch and fill in with a powder or pencil for subtle definition and extend outward. Keeping your eye brows shaped and tidy will give a very clean look to your face no matter what style glasses you wear. Wearing glasses can often lead to oil build up, so it is really important to keep both
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your face and the rims of your glasses clean. Use a light cream concealer to help banish away annoying circles and marks that glasses often create and choose a lighter shade of blush over a darker colour as this will highlight your cheeks.
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THE IN BETWEENERS! Dr Farrokh Sharifzad from Marina Dentalcare, discusses the benefits of interdental brushs, and gives a guide to the use of them
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nterdental plaque control is essential to every patient’s self-care program. Tooth brushing alone cannot remove plaque between tooth surfaces and adjacent gingiva. It is also known that only a minority of patients are compliant flossers. Interdental brushes, however, can be used to overcome this problem. There are several types on the market, and TePe brushes are the most used brand. The golden rule when using TePe Interdental Brushes is - don’t push. If you notice resistance on the brush when attempting to use the brush in the interdental space, STOP and draw the brush back and then try another angle. The resistance you are feeling may not be that the brush is too big (especially if your Hygienist has recommended a size to you) it may be that you are encountering the sides of the tooth rather than gliding through the space. Keep trying another angle and if the brush still does not fit try a smaller size. Your brush should be a snug fit so that it touches each side of the triangular-shaped interdental space. If it feels very tight try a size smaller. TePe have now introduced a pack of brushes that contains one of each size. This might be useful to you if you are having difficulty in using your brushes as it will enable you to find the exact right size for the space that you are having difficulty with. Each interdental gap is unique, and so will almost certainly need several sizes of interdental brush to enable you to do a thorough clean of all spaces. Once through the interdental gap, only move the brush horizontally. Try to feel the brush on the gum between the teeth and keep the brush on the gum, possibly with a little downward pressure if you are trying to improve some inflammation.
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Only move the brush back and forth a couple of times. Scrubbing is not necessary and will shorten the life of the brush. If you have moved the brush upwards and it is sticking where the teeth touch each other (called the ‘contact point’), it is a sign that you have not maintained the horizontal approach. Interdental brushes are not like floss they do not go up and down the side of the tooth; they just clean the area of tooth that is adjacent to the gum as it is here that the inflammation of the gum tissue starts. Put a gentle curve on the brush to clean the back teeth. Then only use that brush on the back teeth and use another straight one for the front teeth.
Do not bend the brush back again. Continuous bending may lead to a fracture of the wire which could cause injury. You may notice over time that the brush feels less snug in the space. This is a sign that you have reduced the swelling of the gum that is part of the inflammatory process, reducing the swelling means that the inflammation is improving. The interdental brush has not made the gap in between any larger than it was, but the swelling may have filled the space. Remember the space in between your teeth is inaccessible to any ordinary toothbrush. Even on the largest teeth although it may not be more
than a few millimetres long, once infection has become established in the interdental space it can spread down the side of the tooth until it reaches the tip of the tooth root. It will take the bone level with it which is how loose teeth happen. Gum tissue will always respond to care it is never too late to improve a gum condition unless the tooth has already been lost! While your dentist may be able to give you a functioning replacement ‘tooth’ it is better to prevent loose teeth as treatment cannot replace the lost bone. If you are using a therapeutic gel put it on the gum between the teeth and then use your brush. If you are using the right size brush putting the gel on the brush means that the gel will be removed from the brush before it gets to the deepest part of the interdental space. Toothpaste is unnecessary on an interdental brush. It is universally acknowledged that it is necessary to clean your mouth with a toothbrush every day to maintain health. This is also true of the interdental space. Once or twice a week will not get the results that you would like. Not all Interdental brushes have plastic coated wire. This is particularly important if you have implants as without the plastic covering the wire will scratch the implant. It is important not to scratch the implant as this gives small bacteria an extra place to live. Interdental brushes are more effective than floss if they are the correct fit. This is because Floss cannot clean a concave hollow in the tooth while interdental brushes can. Contact Marina Dentalcare on 01273 628899 or visit www.marinadentalcare.co.uk
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BATTLE AGAINST THE MITES Each of us live with millions of dust mites and pollution whether we like it or not. Although usually harmless, as our health expert Sheryl Waters explains, preventing these uninvited guests in the home is easy and can help prevent common allergies
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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of the year ; time to put away your sun hat and flip-flops and pull out the winter coat and fuzzy socks. Cups of tea indoors replace sitting out in the sun. Unfortunately, for many people, this switch from outdoors in the sun to the cosy indoors also leads to feeling bunged up and congested. Indoor, wintertime allergies are extremely common, and may be associated with blocked sinuses, asthma, and even eczema. There are many reasons why wintertime brings on the dreaded allergies, and one of the biggies is pollution. During summer, people leave their doors and windows open, so air can flow through their indoor spaces. In the winter however, pollution can become trapped inside. This is not to say that pollution is only a wintertime problem, but the lack of ventilation can make it all the worse. This lack of fresh air in a house also leads to dust mites. Dust mites are mites that live in house dust. It is actually the faeces of dust mites that are the most common trigger for breathing difficulties. Dust mites produce faecal matter approximately 20 times each day and these faeces are light enough to float in the air. This means that this is easily inhaled. Approximately 40,000 dust mites can occupy one speck of dust so it is easy to imagine the amount of dust mite faeces that are inhaled with every indoor breath taken. A warm, humid environment is the perfect habitat for dust mites because dust mites feed on plant materials, moulds, and fungi, all of which are abundant in winter environments. Dust mites also feed on dead human skin, something which is prevalent in every home. If one has allergies or asthmatic health issues, minimizing dust mites in the home is a very important task. Reducing dust mites naturally is an effective option that is relatively simple to accomplish too. Reducing House Dust Mites and Pollution in your home 1. Dust mites make their way into bedding, so make sure that duvets and pillows are regularly washed. Clothes should also be regularly cleaned. Washing in 130oF water will kill all dust mites. Washing in cold water kills approximately 90% of dust mites.
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A new flavour at The Dyke Mo Hunter-Shine and Rishma Patel visit The Dyke Pub and Kitchen in Hove for a gastropub treat
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he Dyke Pub and Kitchen on Dyke Road, Hove, has recently undergone a renaissance. Its spacious interior offers a welcome haven from the bustle of the busy road outside. My colleague Rishma and I were pleased to come into such a welcoming environment when we visited recently on a wet and windy evening. The old Brighton and Hove pub feel is still prevalent but the whole venue has been refurbished, and brought up to a fine standard, with antique pine, and French Provence grey walls. Entrepreneur owner Martin Webb has many other successful ventures in and around Brighton and Hove, including the Robin Hood and the Connaught Bar and Kitchen. Those of you familiar with The Dyke will know it has a spacious interior. There is a large bar area on the left as you enter, and then another large bar and eating area on the right, where you can order food from the bar, and through the centre there is a lovely area for table service. We chose to sit in a cosy part of this area where we’d be waited on - a sumptuous Chesterfield surrounds the whole of the wall, and makes for a wonderfully comfortable and relaxed area. The menu is just long enough, with plenty to choose from but not so many as to make the choice unnecessarily difficult. I rather liked the design of the menus, with thick wooden covers, making them like tantalizing books! It’s good to see that the mains on the menu include a section of English pub classics,
like Harveys beer battered cod with hand-cut chips and pea puree and Sussex sausage and mash with red onion gravy. Other mains include seared tuna loin with sweet corn and potato muffin and meatball tagliatelle with watercress. There are dishes for veggies, and some of the starters, like warm salad of calf ’s liver with smoked bacon and spinach can be served as a main - the menu is very flexible, and apparently there are changes every day. Ingredients are sourced from as close as possible, with organic chicken and dusk from Gill Wing Farm in Kent, and fish from Brighton and Newhaven Fish Sales, based in Shoreham Harbour. Bread is home baked, chutneys are homemade, and the vegetables come from a Sussex organic cooperative. There is an extensive wine list with wines from all over the world. I opted for roast butternut squash ravloli with basil butter, which can be served as a main. It was truly delicious - I especially liked the basil butter. Rishma chose the wild mushroom and smoked Mozzarella arancini, which is a wonderful treat for the tastebuds, biting through the mushroom to the cheesy centre. My game pie with mash and seasonal greens was from the English pub classics part of the menu and was too delicious for words. The tenderness and flavour of the meat was accentuated and not drowned by the shortcrust pastry, with perfect mash and green vegetables cooked al dente, just as they should be. The dessert menu cried out to us, but we were unable to take advantage of the wonderful treats on offer, including lemon and blackberry jam creme brulee, and plum and almond cake with Chantilly cream. A gentleman sitting nearby to us, however, was enjoying his dessert of apple crumble and amaretto cream. He told us it was fantastic, and also added that the food was always excellent at The Dyke. Outside, at the rear of the pub there are several bench tables in a comfortable and spacious area which is still being developed - by next year, it will be a thriving place to enjoy a summer drink alfresco. The staff all made us feel very welcome, and this is a place that deserves to go from strength to strength. I am sure, as with Martin Webb’s other endeavours, it will. Please give the Dyke Bar and Kitchen a try, you will not be disappointed, and like Rishma and I, you will look forward to your next visit. With excellent service and reasonable prices, I would recommend that when you visit, go hungry to do justice to three courses!
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Buddies 24-hour dining 46-48 Kings Road Brighton Tel: 01273 323600
The Gallery Bistro Fine Cuisine 115 Church Road Hove Tel: 01273 777488
Crown and Anchor Homemade British Pub Cuisine High Street Shoreham Tel: 01273 463500
Merkaba - Myhotel Hotel Bar 17 Jubilee Street Brighton Tel: 01273 900300
Blanch House Fine Dining 17 Atlingworth Street Brighton Tel: 01273 603504
Buxted Park Fine dining hotel restaurant Buxted East Sussex Tel: 01825 733333
The Royal Oak Fine Cuisine Poynings West Sussex Tel: 01273 857389
Newick Park Restaurant and hotel Fine dining Newick Nr Lewes Tel: 01825 723633
Whites Bar & Kitchen Homemade pub cuisine 23 High Street Steyning Tel: 01903 812347
Hotel du Vin Hotel and Bistro Ship Street Brighton Tel: 01273 718588
The Coach House Homemade fine dining 59 Middle Street Brighton Tel: 01273 719000
AG's Grill Room Alexander House Hotel Fine Dining Turners Hill East Grinstead Tel: 01342 714914
Terre a terre Vegetarian and vegan 71 East Street Brighton BN1 1HQ Tel: 01273 729051
Gallery Bistro Modern and traditional Cuisine 115 Church Road Hove Tel: 01273 777488
English's Of Brighton Classic Seafood Restaurant 29-31 East Street Brighton Tel: 01273 327980
Terraces Bar and grill Madeira Drive Brighton Tel: 01273 570526
Reflections Alexander House Hotel Fine Dining Turners Hill East Grinstead Tel: 01342 714914
Rock N Roller Bar and grill 85 Western Road Brighton Tel: 01273 710014
Chilli Pickle Indian cuisine 42 Meeting House Lane Brighton Tel: 01273 323824
The Dyke Pub and Kitchen 218 Dyke Road Brighton Tel: 01273 555672
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Bali Brasserie South East Asian cuisine Kingsway Court First Avenue Hove Tel: 01273 323810
Ginger Fox Gastro pub Henfield Rd, Albourne, Nr Brighton Tel: 01273 857888
Karma Late night Moroccan themed bar The Waterfront Brighton Marina Tel: 01273 818000
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Pumpkin paradise Pumpkin is versatile; it can be boiled, baked, steamed, or roasted, and is delicious in savoury and sweet dishes. Although popular in the United States it is becoming established as a staple in Britain, and is now readily available. So lets make more of the lovely pumpkin with this delicious risotto
Pumpkin risotto Serves 8 Prep 15min Cook 40min
INGREDIENTS 700g pumpkin, rindless and cleaned 2.5 litres homemade meat or chicken stock 90g unsalted butter 8 shallots, very finely chopped Sea salt 1tsp sugar 1 large bunch of flat-leaf parsley 600g Italian risotto rice Ground black pepper 150ml double cream 90g grated parmesan METHOD Cut the cleaned and prepared pumpkin into 1cm cubes. Heat the stock to simmering point. Heat the butter and the shallots in a large, heavy saucepan and add 1tsp of salt and the sugar. Cook for 5 min. Chop the parsley, add half of it to the pan, cooking for a further 5 min. Stir frequently.
Add the pumpkin and cook until just tender (about 10 mins). When the pumpkin is tender right through when pricked, stir in the rice and sautĂŠ for 1 or 2 min until the grains are well coated in the butter. Pour over about 450ml of simmering stock and stir thoroughly. Bring the liquid to the boil, turn off the heat and cover the pan tightly. Bring the broth back to simmering point. Add a knob of butter to the rice, which will have absorbed all the broth and be half cooked. Mix two ladles of hot broth into the rice and continue cooking, gradually adding a ladle of broth at a time until the rice is ready. If you finish the broth before the rice is cooked, add boiling water. Season with pepper, and salt if required. Add the cream and half the parmesan. Turn the heat off and leave for a minute for the cheese to melt and the flavours to blend. Sprinkle the remaining parsley, or some rosemary sprigs over the risotto and serve at once, handing around the remaining cheese separately in a bowl.
Sweet spiders!
Add a Halloween twist to cupcakes! Simply bake a batch of standard cupcakes to your usual recipe, and change them into edible spiders! Frost the cupcakes with chocolate icing. This is the body of the spider. Cover the cupcakes with chocolate sprinkles, these will serve as fur or hair for the spiders. Make a small amount of white icing and shape for eyes. Add colouring or chocolate to some of the icing for the inner eyes. Take some scissors and cut 4-inch pieces off of some flat licoricestrips, these will serve as the legs. Hold all of the legs together to form a bunch and then bend them in half forming a crease. Take each end and punch them into the cupcake.
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PIER DAY!
99’s for Eve and Beck Taylor aged 6 and 3
A one-day festival, which was a day of vintage fun and frolics took place recently in celebration of Worthing Pier. The pier was decked out in recycled bunting, and played host to artists, bands and vintage stalls for the sixth Worthing Pier Day. Make Do & Mend, Dig for Victory and Keep Calm and Carry On were the central themes of the free family day. “This year’s Pier Day is part street party
Fabric flowers and pebbles fro Liz Cook of Henry Jayne
and part bohemian festival,” says Pier Day artistic director Dan Thompson . “The event is created by the community, artists and local businesses coming together to celebrate all Photographer Sadie Collis promoting Worthing Calendar 2011
that is best about Worthing past, present and future.” Photographs Graham Franks
Hot dog for Phoebe Tyler
Bianca Rowlands from Girl with a Spade
Wendy and Poppy Bant of Green Cuisine Artist Fozia Khaliq
Brighton Jive
Jenna Hubbard, Sarah Devlin and Adele Wragg of Spiltmilk Dance Julie Craib and Wayne Stone
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he world’s leading vodka brand is calling on the people of Brighton to get involved with a new groundbreaking initiative celebrating global nightlife - The Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project. On October 16th, a spectacular Smirnoff shipping crate is set to be unveilved at East St. Bastion on Brighton’s seafront. Here, local night owls and partygoers can record and share with the Smirnoff team what they consider best represents Brighton nightlife - from certain genres of music and cocktail recipes, to fashion style, venue décor, entertainment and food. These ideas will be packaged into a crate representing the nation, swapped with another country and transformed into an exciting event experience – the type you look back on and say ‘I was there.’ The Smirnoff Co. will be handing out 2,000 wristbands on a first come first served basis at the crate, offering locals complimentary access to great events happening in the city that night and exclusive discounted drinks promotions. Adding to the excitement, a selection of top venues will be giving away scratch cards at the bar, offering the chance to win VIP tickets to Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange events around the globe. This unique project is part of The Smirnoff Co.’s ongoing mission to inspire and enable more
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one-of-a-kind experiences and will see 14 countries work with respected nightlife figures to discover and celebrate the best elements of their country’s nightlife. The ideas that are loaded into each country’s shipping crate will form extraordinary events and in an epic finale on November 27th, the world will swap nights, with each country exchanging the best of their nightlife with that of another. Leading Britain as the national curator of this exciting experiment will be DJ and Radio One broadcaster, Zane Lowe. Working with Zane and inspiring the party people of Brighton will be Brighton’s own quality DJs and producers, Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardyn of Evil Nine. Bursting from the Brighton music scene in 1998, today the duo are best known for their residency at Brighton’s famous club Audio - so they certainly know a thing or two about the local music scene. Evil Nine will stay true to their roots and help decide what should put their city’s nightlife on the global map. To celebrate their involvement and the arrival of the crate to their home-town, Evil Nine will also be performing an exclusive free gig at Coallition in Brighton.
Radio 1’s Zane Lowe
The Smirnoff crate
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Iaysha Salih, in front of her painting Peaceful Remembering
FACES & PLACES Cassie and Mark Poland
for Art at Five Art at five, at Bartholomews, Brighton, held a special event to launch ‘Between Seasons’, an exhibition showcasing the work of three accomplished artists: Daniel Albitt, Iaysha
Salih and Yvonne Coomber. The show reflects on the tranquillity and enchantment to be found in natural spaces. Artists and guests enjoyed an evening of fine Art at Five owner Paola Calise with Oliver de Trafford of the Moksha Caffe, who provided all the delicious canapés
art, food and drink. Photographs Richard Bidwell
The 3 exhibiting artists: Iaysha Salih, Daniel Ablitt and Yvonne Coomber
Yvonne Coomber with one of her paintings Caroline Bain and Nigel Hammond
Joolz Mackay and Clare Eddison
Melanie Ward-Ablitt and exhibiting artist Daniel Ablitt
Lotta Sundstrom and Oliver de Trafford
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Emma Bishop and Adam Gibbons
Daniel Poulter and Francesca Pritlove
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NEW British-made confectionery company is launching a nationwide search this year (until November, 2010) to find Britain’s best butler and it is looking for nominations from Sussex. The chocolate biscuit and wafer bar firm, also called British Butler, wants to celebrate one of the nation’s oldest traditions – butlering, and an entrant from the county could go forward as a regional finalist. Director, Peter Howarth explained: “British Butler products are a new generation of chocolate bars that maintain traditional British values. “Butlers have been around for eons and
they are the archetypal symbol of bygone Britain, but they are also coming back into fashion with lots of organisations offering butler services. We’re looking for nominations from Sussex and will pick a regional winner in November, who will then go forward to the national competition.” People are invited to nominate butlers for the title of Best British Butler via www.BritishButler.co.uk until November 13th. Peter added: “We will select regional winners from all the entries in November and declare a national winner in January, 2011.”
ASHES HERO AND MOTORING EXPERT GO HEAD TO HEAD IN BRIGHTON DRIVING CHALLENGE
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ricketing legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff scored yet another victory in Brighton recently when he beat motoring expert and TV presenter, Quentin Willson, in a fuel-efficient driving challenge that saw the pair compete to go as far as possible on a litre of new Shell FuelSave Regular Unleaded. The contest, which began at the Shell Service Station in Hickstead, and finished at Brighton Pier, saw Quentin try to beat Shell FuelSave ambassador Freddie Flintoff’s score of 13 miles to a single litre of fuel. The motoring aficionado notched up an impressive 11.7 miles on a single litre, just narrowly missing Freddie’s 13-mile score. The final leg in Brighton also marked the culmination of the Shell FuelSave Britain Challenge, in which Quentin was tasked to drive from Inverness to Brighton – 671 miles - in just 1 tank (75 litres) of fuel. Freddie revealed the results of the Challenge to a large crowd of cheering spectators, announcing that Quentin had completed his epic journey in a phenomenal 50.17 litres – just over a tank of Shell FuelSave Regular Unleaded. Along the way, he was joined by five ordinary 54
motorists from across the UK, each of whom completed a litre-leg of his epic journey using fuel-efficient driving tips to squeeze as many miles as possible out of every litre of fuel. Celebrating his victory, Quentin said: “It’s been an extraordinary journey and I’m
brimming with pride that I’ve managed to complete the challenge in just over a tank of fuel. This shows that with the right fuel choice and a bit of fancy footwork on the pedals you can get the most out of your tank. Saving fuel and money really is that easy, although that Freddie Flintoff must weigh a ton!’”
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NEWS TRA X BRIGHTON CHURCH LEADS CHARITY CAMPAIGN A Brighton church became a focal point of the UK’s largest cross charity campaign. Remember A Charity Week took place in September. 140 charities from around the country came together to highlight the importance of gifts left to charities in wills. Nine local charities helped launch the week at St. Peter’s Church in Brighton. Representatives from the Diocese of Chichester, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, NSPCC, SightSavers International, Guide Dogs, Macmillan Cancer Support, RSPCA, Elizabeth FitzRoy Support, the Disabilities Trust and the Alzheimer’s Society, joined together to encourage the people of Brighton to consider the difference that gifts in wills can make to their favourite charities. Currently only 7% of the UK remember a charity in their will.
GO PINK
Fundraising ideas for Breast Cancer Awareness month
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ne in nine women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK and we can do our bit to help bring these numbers down and remove the fear of breast cancer for good. Breakthrough Breast Cancer have launched a fundraising campaign - Go Pink! There are many ways to go pink, and raise money while having fun. Here are a few ideas: AT WORK Pink your work place. Get everyone to Go Pink for the day. And make a donation to encourage your boss to Go Pink in a way you get to choose! Pink sweepstake Charge colleagues £2 to play the ‘What’s In the Pink Wardrobe?’ game (enclosed in the fundraising pack). Reveal the winner when all the items have been picked, or on a designated day. Sponsored quits Get people to sponsor you to give up chocolate or smoking. Put a pink calendar on your desk to help people track your progress. Pink cake-off Encourage your colleagues to get baking. See who can decorate their cake in the craziest or most creative way! People can make a donation to enter the cake-off and then raise even more by selling the cakes afterwards!
Pink your head teacher Make a donation to dare your head teacher to Go Pink in a way that pupils get to pick! Pink cake sale Pupils can show off their cooking skills by making cakes and biscuits and selling them at lunchtime. For further ideas, inspiration and a free fundraising pack go to breakthrough.org.uk/gopink
AT SCHOOL Pink your uniform Charge pupils to give their uniforms a creative pink twist: ribbons, badges, socks, hats, books, bags, make-up. Give an award for the most original? Pink swap event Charge £2 and get pupils to bring and swap their unwanted clothes and accessories. They can walk away with a new outfit for next to nothing.
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Event organiser Karl Jones with Jo Brooks
Daniel Hill with artist Charis Williams
Charity Ball A super evening took place at The Thistle Robert and Rachel Rankin
Hotel recently, when a Chrity Ball was held to Jeremy and Mary Hoye
raise funds for the Allsorts Charity. Guests included Heather Mills, Andy Bell from Erasure, Aiden Shaw and Dr. Caroline Lucas MP. The event was organised by Karl Jones of
Ingrid and Natasha Zeigal-Susman
Moshi Moshi who said, “All Sorts are a great charity, helping young people out of trouble and helping them regain confidence they need to lead happy successful lives.” The Hanson family
Photographs Graham Franks
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Celebrate Guy Fawkes night at these events around the county Saturday 30th October 2010 Littlehampton Seafront: The Littlehampton Bonfire Society arranges a torchlight procession, mammoth bonfire, seafront firework display and funfair. It is an annual event that is run on the last Saturday of October each year. www.lbs.me.uk Newick Bonfire Night : Newick Bonfire Society presents a full day including bonfire breakfast, coffee morning and bonfire night. Admission by donation, starts 5pm. www.newickbonfire.com Wednesday 3rd November 2010 Lancing Beach Green: Funfair and charity firework event on Beach Green, Lancing. Funfair opens 6pm. Fireworks approx 9pm. Event organised by Showtime Amusements. Charity fundraising in aid of St Barnabas. Friday 5th November 2010 (Friday) Hove, Sussex County Cricket Ground (SCCC): A large display at Eaton road organised jointly by the Brighton Lions and Sussex County Cricket Supporters Club. Gates open at 6.00pm and the display starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: Adult £10, Junior (16 and under) £5, Children (Under 5) free, Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) £25. Ticket sales from the Club Shop or from www.sussexcricket.co.uk and www.brightonlions.freeserve.co.uk Lewes, Lewes Bonfire Council: Massive annual bonfire event takes place throughout the town, organised by several local bonfire societies. There are seven different Bonfire Societies in Lewes, each with their own marching procession, bonfire and firework display. From 5pm Lewes will be closed to traffic. Be warned that roads 48
in the town are closed and there are no parking facilities.You may also have a long wait on public transport. Note: Lewes Bonfire Council urge people from outside the Lewes locality to celebrate in their own area due to travel problems and very crowded streets. www.lewesbonfirecouncil.org.uk. Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Rd, Brighton A fun filled evening of family entertainment - fairground rides, indoor and outdoor food and drink outlets, Heart FM Radio presenters live on stage, live performance from OLLY MURS, followed by an amazing fireworks and laser finale. All proceeds go towards raising vital funds for Have a Heart, helping disadvantaged children and young people right here in the South. Adults £10 (age 16+) Child £7 (age 4-15) Children under 3 go free A child’s ticket is valid for children aged 4-15. All under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult for their safety and a maximum of three children per adult will be allowed due to the nature of the event. www.brighton-racecourse.co.uk
torches, drum bands, floats and walkers. Bringing up the rear, the Dragon, Scorcher and The Burning Boat. The procession winds its way through the town to the Salts where a ‘Normous Bonfire’ is waiting to be lit, followed by an excellent firework display. Enjoy your visit to this year’s event and dig deep into your pockets for all that loose change to feed the collecting buckets. You are welcome to join the Rye procession as new members to raise funds, dress up and collect or become a marshal. Membership only £3, Families £5, Juniors £1. Tel: 01797 223136 (Daytime). Hove, The Nevill Sports Ground, Nevill Road/ Eridge Road (opposite the Greyhound Stadium): The Family Firework Spectacular, a familyfriendly firework display by Brighton Fireworks in support of The Argus Appeal. Gates open 5.00pm. Display starts 6.30pm. Tickets: Adults £6 Children £4 (aged 3-15). www.familyfireworks.co.uk Cuckfield, Cuckfeld Park: Fireworks to music at 7.30pm with Bright FM roadshow. Tickets: Adults £6, children £3 (4-16). Payment at the gate.
Saturday 6th November 2010 Battel Bonfire Boyes, Battlefield, Battle: A procession of bonfire societies and bands around Abbey Green followed by a huge bonfire. Admission by donation, the collection on the night goes to local charities and good causes, processions starts 7.45pm. Bonfire lit at 9pm. www.battlebonfire.co.uk Rye.: Visiting Societies led by Rye and District Bonfire Society walk through Rye with flaming
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FACES & PLACES Usual Suspects Sarah Williams and Giles Dalby
DELIGHTS! Salon owners Victoria Allen and Maryam Salehi of The Usual Suspects, Hove, welcomed Owners of Usual Suspects, Maryam Saehi and Victoria Allen
guests to an evening of ‘sheer decadence’ with promotions, wine and beers and Pimms served by professional bar staff. Live entertainment was by Mike Newsham and
Usual Suspects girls, Olivia Salanson, Carrie Mepham-Foster and Sophie Foster
Matt English.
Gemma Westbrook and Mike Newsham
Image specialists Zena McCarthy and Caroline Crockett showed off their Oxygen Facials (a beauty industry treatment new and exclusive to the city at the salon), massages, make-up and eyelash extensions, while Maryam and Suzany promoted waxing, nail treatments, laser hair removal, semi permanent make-
Brazilian Keratin Hair Beauty Therapist, Susany Newman
up, threading and botox. Guests received 30% discount vouchers on a full range of the salon’s seductive maintenance and pampering treatments, all at competitive prices.
Photographs Graham Franks Azar Jamei and Moji from Moji Studio
Andy Hollis and Zoey Scott Professional Teeth Whiteners, Josh Welsh and Craig Axiaq
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New Living Moving in to a new home is an exciting time, even more so if the home itself is also new. But what do you need to know when purchasing a new build?
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rom the blank canvas it offers to the cleanliness, buying a new build
11. If you need to be in your new property by a particular date, ask your
home is a popular choice for young and old when it comes to seeking
solicitor about getting the completion date written into the contract.
a new home. And since buying a home is perhaps the most important
12. It might be worth getting your house professionally inspected by an
purchase you will ever make, it’s not surprising many opt for the apparent
independent snagging company that does not work for housing developers.
advantages of a new build.
Ideally, this should be done before legal completion, so that the developer
Those choosing new build homes, lured by the low running costs and high
will have time to address the defects and snags identified before you move
specifications, should also be aware when purchasing one that it can be a
in. If you cannot afford this and you plan to do it yourself use the Snagging
different ball game to buying any old home.
Checklists available from www.snagging.org for £14.99.
New Build Top Tips:
13. If you have an NHBC warranty, re-inspect your house every six-months
1. Check how well the site is managed. Ask whether the Site Manager has
during the first two years and notify your developer in writing of any faults
won any industry awards and speak to the people who have already moved
you discover. The developer is obliged to fix them, if they don’t the NHBC will.
in to get a feel for the quality of the workmanship and customer care.
However, faults caused by normal shrinkage and drying out are not currently
2. Research the house builder on the Internet. New Build Inspections is in the
covered by this warranty.
process of compiling dossiers for each major house builders in the UK.
14. Finally, don’t skimp on your insurance! Get a home and contents policy
3. Check that the house has a warranty from Zurich Municipal, the NHBC or
which includes legal protection.
Premier. 4. Check if there is an affordable housing provision on the site. If there is, find out whether these homes will be managed by a housing association. 5. Measure your property including ceiling height to determine whether your furniture will fit. Pay particular attention to the stairs and don’t forget the garage, these are often designed for ‘average’ cars. 6. Check the site and house plans carefully, especially if you are buying offplan. Remember that the marketing material may use artist impressions and should not be regarded as accurate. 7. Remember you are not buying the ‘show home’ and you may not even be buying the same style of house. Try to get a tour of the style of property you are buying, which may involve going to another development. 8. Make sure you negotiate. The developer is unlikely to reduce the price, but flooring, landscaping, fencing and curtains are all up for grabs. Try not to appear too keen, if you want to get the best deals. 9. Extra care is required at the end of the developer’s financial year, as targets have to be met and corners may be cut to meet them.You could be moved into a property that is not complete with significant remedial work required. However, developers may offer generous incentives at this time of year to meet their targets, especially if they have unsold homes�which are buildcomplete or nearing completion. 10. Instruct a conveyancing solicitor with a track record of negotiating retentions and delaying completion due to defects and snags; using the cheapest company you can find will be a false economy.
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Trusting the experts Ben Cannon of Lanes lettings discusses the legal side of letting, and the advantages of using a letting agent, as opposed to the DIY approach
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or this month’s edition I did some research, speaking to Samantha Davies, Landlord and Tenant Solicitor at Engleharts Solicitors, on the legal side of letting your property and some of the pitfalls of doing it yourself. With the housing market having struggled over the last 12 months, many homeowners have taken to renting out their property. With two universities, and proximity to London to attract young professionals, the Brighton rental market appears more buoyant than ever, and properties are getting snapped up within hours of coming to the market. Some landlords with one, maybe two, rental properties decide to opt for the Do-It-Yourself approach rather than engaging the services of a local lettings agent with the aim of saving professional fees and ultimately ending up with more cash in their pocket. But is this always the best way? There are many pitfalls to being a private landlord and going it alone; you may potentially miss an opportunity to secure good tenants at the highest rental price possible or, more seriously, you may get caught out by your legal obligations, both of which may cost you more money than you would have spent on agency fees. The pitfalls come at all stages of the rental process and, unless you have a significant amount of time on your hands, coupled with an in-depth knowledge of the law, then you may hit a few stumbling blocks.
taking the deposit. A failure to comply with the legislation in this area may result in you having to pay the tenant three times their deposit by way of compensation. It may also affect your ability to remove a tenant from the property by serving a section 21 Notice. An Inventory of the Property • In conjunction with the AST, the initial and final inventories are the most important documents in the letting process. The details and condition of the contents that you are leaving at the property for the tenant to use will need to be noted and agreed on the day that the tenant moves in. Do you have the time to carry these out? During the tenancy • If you are your tenant’s first port of call, then you may well receive calls at 3am from tenants who have locked themselves out of the property, lost their keys, or something else has gone wrong. If any neighbours complain about the tenant, then it is your responsibility to follow up any complaints and issue warnings at the first sign of trouble. • It is also important that you have a good list of reliable and suitably qualified local tradesmen as you will be responsible for organising all repairs and maintenance to the property. Do you know enough about your legal obligations to ensure that you engage suitable tradesmen and do you have the time to go to the property and check their work? Ending the Tenancy • Serving a section 21 Notice on the tenant is a potential minefield and, as mentioned earlier, the courts will not show any leniency on you if you use the wrong form or make a mistake in completing the form. At a worst case scenario, this could mean that you need to start the whole process over again and, as a tenant must be given at least 2 months notice to vacate, you could be stuck with your tenant for a lot longer than you wanted to be. This could have disastrous, and potentially costly, consequences should you want to sell the property or have found other tenants who are expecting to move in.
Before you even get a tenant into the property • It pays to think somewhat carefully about where you plan to advertise your property. Whie you can place adverts online and in free local publications, are you really going to attract the right sort of tenant? • While you have a property that you can rent out, how well do you know the local rental market? For example, what are tenants looking for? What will attract the highest rental? Is it worth furnishing the property? • Once you have a tenant in mind how are you going to check their suitability and the suitability of any guarantor? • Since October 2007 Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) were introduced as an extension of the HIP Scheme for residential property sales (which has now been disbanded). All properties on the market must have an EPC available for inspection by the prospective tenants. The legal side • You need to ensure that you have an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (AST). This is potentially the most important document to get right, as it is the contract between you and the tenant. While there are websites that offer free downloads of these types of agreement, there is no guarantee that the document is correct and, once you have signed it, you are stuck with its terms. If it necessary to issue Court proceedings you may have an uphill struggle as the courts do not show any leniency on landlords who have used the wrong document, or were unsure of their legal obligations. Protecting the tenant’s deposit • Since April 2007, landlords under virtually all new tenancies must pay their tenant’s deposit into a Tenancy Deposit Scheme within 14 days of
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Is the saving of the letting agent’s fee really a saving? Doing all of the above will take a considerable amount of time (and in some cases, patience!) Lettings Agents have the experience, knowledge of the law and the relevant contacts to ensure that the process is as hassle-free as possible. The stringent vetting and referencing procedures mean that you are more likely to attract reliable tenants. Your agent should also be a valuable source of information and advice; they will be able to deal with the tenant’s deposit on your behalf, handle all of the paperwork in relation to the property, deal with the dayto-day issues that arise and advise you on your obligations under relevant legislation. If you do not live near your rental property the services of a letting agent can be invaluable and, I would suggest, highly recommended. However, even if you live only minutes from your rental property the service that a letting agent can provide is likely to remove the stress and strain from you as, unless you have the time and knowledge to both manage the property and ensure that you stay on the right side of the law, you may find yourself paying for a simple, yet costly, mistake. If you would like to speak to Samantha about any problems you have on any current letting properties call her on 01273 204 411. Lanes Lettings are dedicated to helping you through every step of letting your property and would love to discuss your property needs, if you have a property that needs letting or simply want to change agents call me today to see how I can help
Ben Cannon Lanes Lettings, 42 Baker Street, Brighton BN1 4JN Tel: 01273 600068 www.laneslettings.com
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Come dine TV shows help to make the kitchen the main area of improvement in the home, according to Rightmove
H
ome owners are forking out almost twice as much on their
have to think very carefully about where they spend any spare cash at the
kitchens than any other part of the home, a new study by market
moment, especially with re-mortgaging to raise extra finance being more
leading property website Rightmove reveals. The tougher economic
difficult. This has made them really focus on where their priorities lie and
climate, coupled with the surge in popularity of TV cookery shows such as
which areas of the home provide them with the most pleasure and best value
Come Dine with Me, are influencing us to create the perfect environment in
return. It’s clear from our survey that the kitchen is very much flavour of the
which to ‘dine-out on dining-in’. On average UK homeowners spent £33 in
month.”
every £100 of their improvement budget on the kitchen in the last 12 months.
Rightmove’s home-spend findings reflect the British public’s present love of
The findings are taken from a Rightmove survey of more than 10,000 people,
cookery based TV programmes such as Come Dine with Me, Masterchef
in which the company sought to investigate UK homeowners’ relationship
and the F-Word. In the recent past programmes such as Ground Force
with their bricks and mortar, and particularly their favoured room of the
sparked a keen interest in gardening improvement, while the likes of Changing
house to spend money on at time when household budgets are being
Rooms brought the focus inside the house. However, both formats have
squeezed.
been overwhelmingly overtaken in the popularity stakes in recent years by
The kitchen was found to receive by far the largest slice of the pie, eating
viewers’ love of all things culinary. Matt James adds: “The plethora of ‘foodie’
up 33% of the average home improvement budget. This was almost double
TV shows means that when it comes to where to spend in the home, Brits
the amount spent on the bathroom (18%) in second place, with the living
are nowadays following Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsey into the kitchen
room (17%), bedroom (16%) and garden (16%) following closely behind.
rather than Alan Titchmarsh or Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen. The current
Overall, the inside of the house is the main beneficiary of the public’s home
economic downturn is an extra ingredient, with homeowners preferring to
improvement budget rather than the outside, with the garden receiving the
take the delectation of their taste buds into their own hands and creating an
lowest amount of total spend.
environment where they can say ‘come dine with me’ instead of spending on
Rightmove’s Head of Consumer Insight Matt James comments: “Homeowners
eating out.”
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LAST BUS TO DEVIL’S DYKE
Tim Parker visits an ancient and spectacular part of our glorious county
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was really looking forward to the ride, but the Brighton and Hove Bus
to Times Square, Manchester, where she bought me an ice cream. Now
Company had decreed that the Number 77 from the Pier to Devil’s
from a distance an old-fashioned tram may look like a bus, but the trams
Dyke would stop running for the year on 31st August – the end of
were much more exciting. They ran on lines made of steel and were built
summer according to Roger French and his staff. I had missed the bus.
like tanks. In front they had a thing like a cow catcher which could scoop
I was more than a little disappointed; a trip on a double-decker is always
up the public if they got in the way. They were the monarchs of the road
fun. You can peep into other people’s gardens, see over the walls, through
and on a foggy or frosty evening their progress would be marked by green
the windows – who is that girl who looks like a young Diana Dors? Alright
flashes from the overhead electric cables. To sit on the top deck in the
- I am letting my imagination run riot. But for me a ride on the top deck is
front row of such a vehicle was my best birthday treat, better than any
an adventure, and for those of us over sixty, it’s free. Pensioners unite if the
other present.
coalition government dares interfere!
Brighton too once had trams but none climbed to the top of the Dyke,
Before I tell you about Devil’s Dyke (and I really did go to the Dyke this
one of the greatest attractions on South Coast. The Dyke, which affords
week, but by car), I would like to tell you about my very first ride in a tram.
splendid views across Sussex, Hampshire and Kent, is said to be the
It was my seventh birthday and my Aunt Hilda took me from Stockport
deepest dry valley in the world, created when melted water eroded the chalk downland during the last Ice Age. The valley’s curve is some three quarters of a mile long, seven hundred feet high. Why Devil’s Dyke? Well, legend has it that the Devil, Ol’ Nick, was determined to dig a chasm across the Downs so the sea would flood in, drowning and inundating the churches and pious inhabitants of the Weald. But the devil was thwarted; an old woman lit a candle, the Devil thought the sun was rising, and being a coward at heart, abandoned his work, which was never completed. The distinctive hill and its valley proved attractive to tourists and in particular were a huge hit with Edwardians. Some 30,000 people visited the Dyke on Whit Monday 1893. Hoteliers and budding businessmen saw there was money to be made and a variety of attractions were opened. A steep grade funicular railway on the north side of the Dyke would take passengers to the village of Poynings. From the south, a traditional steam railway was built. Its final station, Devil’s Dyke Farm, was some 200 feet below and half a mile from a hotel which had been built at the very top of the Dyke. And there were all kinds of other attractions - a funfair, two bandstands, an observatory, camera obscura, coffee rooms, a restaurant, and at one time, an ornamental wooden cannon. A cable car, suspended from two pylons 650 feet apart, ran across the Dyke itself, an exhilarating ride 230 feet above the bottom of the valley. There was nothing quite like the Dyke anywhere else in the world and it was visited by both King William and Queen Victoria. The steam railway was opened in 1887 by the Brighton and Dyke Railway Company. The service was a great boon to the club members of Brighton and Hove golf course as the train provided a regular service for its members and players. There was even an automatic bell in the club
View of the Sussex Weald from Devil’s Dyke
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room to let members that a train was about to arrive. Still, the railway did
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not prove a particularly profitable enterprise; the increasing popularity of the motor car put paid to that, and it was closed in December 1938. You can still catch a glimpse of the old track which left the Shoreham line at Aldrington
“The Dyke... is said to be the deepest dry valley in the world, created when melted water eroded the chalk downland during the last Ice Age”
and its course forms a pleasant walk from Hangleton Valley (near the Downsman Pub) to
Train nearing the old Devils Dyke Station
the Dyke Station. You can also see a part of the Dyke’s much earlier history – the remains of the old Iron Age Hill Fort. Sadly the funicular and the cable car are long gone too. But the two golf courses are still there - the Dyke, once a municipal enterprise, and the oldest club in the area, the Brighton and Hove Golf Club off the Devil’s Dyke Road. Today sheep still graze on the Downs and the occasional deer will wander past. The view, which is without parallel, remains marvellous. And nowadays there are hang-gliders performing their daring feats when the wind veers or backs to the North. Next year I will take that bus, and the family too; we’ll have a proper day out.
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Outstanding success
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ollowing being awarded an outstanding Independent Schools Inspectorate report in January 2009, Lancing College Preparatory School is continuing in its development, expansion, improvement,
monitoring and investment programme at the school. Headmaster, Alan Laurent said: “This is the culmination of six years work following the 2003 inspection which took place soon after Lancing College took over the running of the school. We are delighted by the inspectors’ findings.” 2009/10 saw a record number of scholars graduating to various schools in Sussex including Lancing College Senior School. U11 Football Champions 2010 – nationally! Following some tough fixtures which required calm and collective skill, the U11 football team were presented with the national title of U11 Football Champions 2010. Of this additional award Alan said, “This accolade is well deserved for pupils and staff alike as it demonstrates the talent nurtured by our school and the encouragement to strive for excellence”. Lancing College Preparatory School will be holding an open morning on Saturday 6th November at 10am. This is open to any parent who would like to discover more about what the school has to offer their son or daughter during the early years of their journey in education. For anyone who cannot make an open morning, an open invitation to visit Lancing College Preparatory School is extended to receive a guided tour and to meet the teaching team. Please call 01273 503452 to book an appointment and visit www.lancingprep.co.uk to discover more!
Ever onwards at Hurst
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urstpierpoint College is flourishing as never before. Applications for places have never been higher and pupils now number over 980. The College is continuously investing to improve its facilities on the campus and in November 2009 opened a £5m development to complete the central academic facilities. This provides new modern foreign languages, mathematics and IT suites for the Senior School, along with discrete classrooms for the upper years in the Prep School. Work on new science laboratories for both schools and an extension to the Upper Sixth Form boarding house started this summer.
The College is, in fact, three schools; each distinct but, importantly, providing between them a co-ordinated educational progression in which the knowledge, understanding, talents and life skills developed in one school provide each pupil with a secure foundation for the next. Hurst also emphasises the importance of developing certain values: a sense of duty, an awareness of right and wrong and a respect for others. So, pupils are ambitious with a clear sense of purpose and also develop a balanced view of life. You are invited to come to see the school – either on a personal family visit or at one of the Open Mornings - and find out why so many are now making Hurstpierpoint College their destination of choice for their sons and daughters. At an Open Morning, you will see around the school, meet the Head, talk informally to teachers and pupils and then join other families and school staff for an informal buffet lunch.
For further information, please visit www.hppc.co.uk. Contact Admissions on 01273 836936 to arrange a visit, for details of forthcoming Open Days or for information about the scholarships and means-tested bursaries on offer.
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SILK SCREEN ART
SIGNALS
Brighton artist Julia Trigg is having an exhibition at Castor & Pollux from 18th September – 17th October. Julia’s fascination for ham radio cards has led to her series of limited edition typographic prints, which are beautifully abstract, textural and contemporary collages. The gallery is on Brighton seafront, 165 King’s Road Arches, BN1 1NB (At the bottom of West Street, go through the underpass to the beach, turn left). Telephone: 01273 773776 for details. www.castoranpollux.co.uk www.juliatrigg.co.uk
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’Adore Art opened on Independence Day with Bob Dylan’s Latest Drawn Blank series, and have managed to secure another artist’s works,
along with a personal appearance! They are delighted to announce the appearance of artist Simon Claridge at their Nile Street Gallery, Brighton, on Sunday 31st October 2010. Simon’s last works ‘The Diamond Dust Collection’ was a stunning success. However, Simon has decided to move forward with his work. His latest
Nile Street, BN1 1HW
works include Penny Black, an image of the ‘classic’ stamp depicted in a very modern image and produced using a silk-screen process, along with Monroe Lisa, also in silk-screen, with lots of vibrant colour used. Simon’s latest works are limited edition prints that are hand pulled silk screen prints on paper, and not giclee prints! Simon will be demonstrating his silk-screen process in the gallery from 12.00 -3.00pm on Sunday 31st October 2010. His latest collection of these limited edition prints will be on display in the gallery and available to order. The gallery currently has latest works released by John D Wilson, Louise Dear, Sarah Graham, Neil Potter to name but a few!
Simon Claridge will be demonstrating his Silk Screen Process at the Gallery on
31st October, 12pm – 3pm New Autumn releases now in stock www.jadore-art.co.uk
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Salsa nights at Karma!
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The ultimate Cuban nights in one of Brighton’s most beautiful venues
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ubashe Dance Promotions leads the Cuban salsa scene in Brighton and Hove, and the surrounding Southcoast area. And the drop in classes at Karma bar are proving ever popular. Cubashe prides itself on its wide and varied program including Cuban salsa , rueda de casino, Cuban cabaret and styling, Afro-Cuban bodymovement and other Latin dances, including Chacha-cha, Bachata, Merengue and Son. Classes at Karma are open to everyone of all levels, ages and abilities; the teachers welcome everybody, from absolute beginners to experienced dancers. Tuesday’s at Karma Bar, Brighton Marina, are home to the best weekday salsa night in Brighton. The Tuesday classes are from 8.30pm in the Dominican dance, Bachata, followed by 9.30pm when their ever popular salsa classes start. The Bar is open until 1am for drinking and dancing making it a fun night overall. The night is packed with entertainment including fun line-ups that involve all dancers. Dancers also often hold their birthday party’s at the lively venue making the whole experience a great social meeting place too. For further information, contact Leo Henriquez on: 01273 430918 or 07884243841 www.cubashe.co.uk On Facebook: Cubashe Dance Promotions Karma,The Waterfront, Brighton Marina.
Tuesday’s at Karma Bar, Brighton Marina, are home to the best weekday salsa night in Brighton!
London Philharmonic comes to Brighton
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nternationally renowned conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier appears with the London Philharmonic Orchestra alongside
one of the hottest new talents, making his eagerly-anticipated debut with the Orchestra in Brighton. At just 19 years of age, Behzod Abduraimov won the 2009 London International Piano Competition, when his electrifying final round performance with the London Philharmonic Orchestra caused a sensation among the jury and packed audience at London’s Royal Festival Hall. His performance of Saint-Saens’ glittering Second Piano Concerto at the opening concert of the season, promises to be something special.
London Philharmonic Orchestra 2010/11 Season from Saturday 2nd October Brighton Dome, Brighton 7.30pm www.brightondome.org ABSOLUTE
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BRIGHTON MARINA Karma, Waterfront Seatle Hotel, Waterfront Rendezvous Casino David Lloyd, Marina Walk of Fame Café, Waterfront Neilson, Locksview ASDA (Petrol station) Marina Dental Care, Marina Square
HOVE Skerritts, 23 Coleridge Street Tranquility in the City, 12 Boundary Rd Eaton Road Dental Practise, Eaton Rd The Cricketers, Hove Cricket Ground Tai Hair and Beauty, 7 Blatchington Rd Robbies Car Wash, Hove Station Toast of Brighton, 40 Church Road La Fourchette, 42 Church Road Tingleys, 46 Church Road Callaways Estate Agents, 59 Church Rd Fabulous Floors, 67 Church Road Harry’s, Church Road Alpha Contracts, 51–53 Church Road Mishon Welton Estates, 94 Church Rd Waves, 99 Church Road
Property Moves, 109 Church Road Hove Family Dental Practice, 11 New Church Road Misty’s, 116 Church Road Coffee Republic, 57 Church Road Mishon Mackay, 170 Church Road Clinic Nine, 212 Church Road Lansdowne Place Hotel, Lansdowne Pl Arscotts, 54 Lansdowne Place Caffé Nero, The Drive Starbucks, Western Road Brighton White, 2 Hampton Place Design Interiors, 56 Western Road Beauty Secrets, 65 Western Road Barneys Restaurant, Western Road Caffe Nero, 208 Western Road Coffee Republic, 55 Western Road Spektra Hairdressing, 69 Western Road, Intoto Kitchens, 119/120 Western Road Nail Studio, 1 Brunswick Rd Brunswick Pub, Brunswick Road GK UNA hair salon, 19 Upper Market St Tin Drum, Second Ave Le Lion D’or, George Street The Hair and Nail Loft, George Street Diamond Nails, George Street Murray Media, 1 Blatchington Road Babylon Lounge, Western Esplanade The Lawns Café, Hove Lawns, Kingsway Hove Practice, 28 Wilbury Road Gym and Tonic, 42 Queen Victoria Road
PORTSLADE Tooth Smart, 137 Portland Road, Hove Southern FM, Franklin Road, Portslade Rivervale cars (Mazda), Victoria Rd Caffyns Volvo, Victoria Road, Portslade Hair and Beauty Lounge, Portland Road Westbourne Motors, 270 Portland Road TJ Signs, Portland Business Park
SHOREHAM/LANCING SOUTHWICK Frosts Cars, Brighton Road, Shoreham Glam, 14a High Street, Shoreham Stephanie Reed, 80 High Street Crown and Anchor, High St, Shoreham Identity Hair Salon, High St, Shoreham Showtec, High St, Shoreham The Smile Studio, East St, Shoreham Hair and Nail lounge, 30 East Street, Crop Shop, 7 St Mary’s Road, Shoreham The Holmbush shopping centre Shoreham Airport Style and Silver, Bank House, Southwick Square
WORTHING Bryce’s Seafood, The Steine The Fish Factory, Brighton Sofa, Marine Parade Casa Ciro, Marine Parade Richard John Hair, 2 - 4 Royal Arcade
Splash FM, Guildbourne Centre Shaun Slater Gould, Ann Street Liming Restaurant, 13/15 New Street Food Restaurant, New Street Euphoric. 17 Chandos Road Burlington Hotel, Marine Parade (Gio’s) Tangerine Bar, Marine Parade Caffyns Plc, Goring Rd, Goring Montage, 29 Brighton Road
BURGESS HILL Porsche Mid-Sussex, York Road Burgess Hill Girls School, Keymer Road
LEWES Lewes District Council, Southover House, Southover Rd Chalk Gallery, 4 North Street Gorringes, 15 North Street Gorringes, Market Street Lewes Estates, High Street The Crown Inn, 191 High Street Seasons Of Lewes, 199 High Street Artisan, 197 High Street Cubitt & West, 209 High Street Wycherley Estate Agents, 56 High Street Cheese Please, 46 High Street Bone, 36 High Street White Hart Hotel, High Street Pelham House Hotel, High Street Wynne Baxter, 221 High Street Shelleys Hotel, High Street Dome Hairdressing, High Street Laportes, 1 Lansdowne Place Esquire, 3 Lansdowne Place Equilibrium Health Centre, 16 Station St Avant Garde, 28 High Street Oyster lingerie, 5 North Court Dorset pub, 22 Malling St
OTHER AREAS Harwoods, London Road, Pulborough Polka Dot, Hurstpierpoint South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding The Royal Oak, Poynings Tottington Manor, Edburton, Henfield NK Hair, Brick Lane Henfield Richwards Estate Agents, Henfield White Mischief Weddings, Henfield Ghyll Manor, High St, Rusper Ripples Bathrooms, Keymer Rd, Hassocks Shepherd and Dog, Fulking White Horse Hotel, Rottingdean Bright on Beauty, Rottingdean Angels n’ Saints, Rottingdean Newick Park, Newick Buxted Park, Uckfield The Gallops, Woodmancote The Ginger Fox, Woodmancote Cowdray Park, Cowdray, Midhurst Cromwells at Golding Barn, Small Dole Cherrywood Events, Stanmer House
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