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appy 2013! The dawning of a new year always seems to give us the opportunity to wipe the slate clean, turn over a new leaf and begin again. It’s when we make plans of all sorts some of which are strategic – finding a new home, relocating your business, getting married. The chances are, that these sorts of life changes although some are expensive and enormous are usually successfully seen through to fruition. However we also make and often quickly forget other plans, or resolutions to turn ourselves into better, thinner, fitter, non-smoking people. Whatever your hopes and dreams for the year Places&Faces wishes its readers all the very best – but when it comes to your resolutions we’ve gone one better than letting you lose on willpower alone. We’ve spoken to hypnotherapist and psychotherapist Christina Dillmann to find out whether your metamorphosis into a perfect size ten, or whatever, is more a matter of mindset than a nutrition and exercise regime. Looking forward even further we’ve taken a peek into the technological future with Suffolk-based futurist and entrepreneur Peter Cochrane. One thing is for certain 2013 is going to be a year of incredible significance for the county – as Suffolk is going to be the focus of world-wide celebration for the centenary of Benjamin Britten. There are some amazing events taking place this year not least of which is a performance of Peter Grimes on the beach at Aldeburgh and children in schools right across the country taking part in the Friday Afternoons project. Finally we’ve also be talking to gardening expert Michael Parry who has a job like no other – searching out the plants we will wanting to putting in the flower beds of the future. With fashion, homes & interiors, motoring, food & drink plus some stunning properties for sale put your feet up and enjoy the latest edition of Places & Faces.

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Contents

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Features

BENJAMIN BRITTEN The man, his music and his legacy to the people of Suffolk

HELPING WITH AUTISM

REGULARS

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We talk to two local organisations ‘We Have a Voice’ and ‘Allsortz Arts Group’ who work with young people on the autistic spectrum

HEALTH AND FITNESS Christine Dillmann on making your resolution stick

WEDDINGS Getting to the church on time and effective planning

INDEPENDENT EDUCATION Choosing the right school for your child

PEOPLE

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PETER COCHRANE The futurist talks about the technological dream

MY SUFFOLK Ivan Cutting from Eastern Angles

FOOD AND DRINK

INTERIORS

GARDENING

PROPERTY

SUFFOLK IN BRIEF News from around the county

WHAT’S ON Where to go and what to see in Suffolk during January and February

MINI PREVIEWS Garage Band at The Mercury, Colchester, the world-premiere of And Then The Dark at the New Wolsey, Dance star Sylvie Guillem at Snape Maltings and Carmen at Ipswich Regent

FASHION

PUB DOG WALK

Finding the perfect pair of jeans

Discovering the Sibton White Horse and vicinty

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A dining review at The Butt and Oyster, Pin Mill, a recipe from The Westleston Crown, musings on wine from Rob Chase of Adnams and of course ideas for eating out with our Food Gallery

Clever storage solutions and blankets for keeping cosy

Michael Parry talks about the plants that will be in your flower beds this summer and the future

A selection of our county’s finest homes for sale

MOTORS The Jaguar XF Sportbreak and new developments from Range Rover

FACES@ Highlights from Suffolk’s social calendar

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THE SouND oF

SuFFolK

The world of classical music will have its eyes and ears firmly focused on Suffolk this year for the centenary of composer Benjamin Britten. Anne Gould looks at the man, his music, his love of Suffolk and his enduring legacy

I like making new friends, meeting new audiences, hearing new music. But I belong at home, there, in Aldeburgh. I have tried to bring music to it in the shape of our local Festival; and all the music I write comes from it. Benjamin Britten, Aspen lecture, 1964

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Suffolk People | Benjamin Britten f all Suffolk’s wonders perhaps the most extraordinary is that the small seaside town of Aldeburgh with its shelving shingle beach teetering on the very edge of the east coast is home to one of the most famous music festivals in the world. Every summer for the last 64 years composers, musicians, critics and legions of music lovers have journeyed from distant corners of the planet to sample The Aldeburgh Festival, an event that’s simply like no other. According to Shoel Stadlen, Head of Communications at Aldeburgh Music it’s grown from small beginnings in 1948 but more recently they’ve sold 20,000 tickets a year. “We are hoping that 2013 will set a new record attendance. We know that people all over the world are planning pilgrimages to the home of Britten in 2013. “In the case of Peter Grimes, which will be staged on Aldeburgh beach in June, alongside concert performances at Snape and a Grimes experience devised by Punchdrunk, we are being inundated with enquiries. We’ve had groups from Australia, Switzerland, the US and several other countries telling us they want to come.” It’s thanks to Suffolk born Benjamin Britten, one of the leading composers of the 20th century and the first ever to be given a peerage that Aldeburgh has an unparalleled reputation for artistic and musical innovation and creativity. His legacy though is so much more than a catalogue of sublime music, and an international music festival. Without Britten and Aldeburgh Music we wouldn’t have a magnificent and acclaimed concert hall overlooking the reed beds and marshes of the River Alde at Snape Maltings. We wouldn’t benefit from year round performances from composers, performers, dancers, artists and creative innovators and perhaps there wouldn’t be the sense of continuation and education as he’s helped create a platform for young musicians and

writers too. This year, his centenary, promises celebrations that although focused on Suffolk, will touch communities right across the land. With a £1million grant from Arts Council England Aldeburgh Music will be leading and co-ordinating a partnership of 100 national and local organisations to produce a programme of events to mark the centenary of Britten’s birth. For those of us who live in Suffolk it’s going to be one of those years that not just high culture but the whole of our county really will be on show. Centenary celebrations are expected to bring huge influxes of visitors which in turn should bring boosts to tourism, heritage and art too. The first big event of 2013 is a weekend of cross arts exploration at the start of February featuring the world première of ‘In Britten’s Footsteps’ by Chris Watson, one of the world’s leading wildlife sound recordists. Chris, who among many other things recorded Frozen Planet with Sir David Attenborough and brought us the unearthly sound of the groan of an Icelandic glacier, says he’s “honoured” to have been commissioned to do the work. He said that the experience has been

very special because it has allowed him to rediscover the Suffolk of his childhood. “My parents used to have a house in Lowestoft so as a child I spent all my holidays here.” In Britten’s Footsteps he says is a soundscape of the environment reflecting the changes in the seasons. “Britten used to do daily composing walks from the Red House after lunch. He’d work in the morning and review what he’d written while walking alone in the beautiful marine and wildlife habitats around Aldeburgh. “When I started the project I did some research and spoke to Britten’s nurse, Rita Thompson, and she told me he was quite an ornithologist and was adept at identifying birdsong.” So Chris has retraced Britten’s daily composing walks recording in various locations along the old railway path towards Thorpeness, which he says is like a beautiful “natural hide”, on North Warren and at the Red House itself. Chris believes that this solitude and the natural silence of the environment is an essential part of the creative process and he says Britten was almost certainly aware of this too.

But the thing I am most grateful to your country for is this: it was in California, in the unhappy summer of 1941, that, coming across a copy of the Poetical Works of George Crabbe in a Los Angeles bookshop, I first read his poem, Peter Grimes; and, at the same time, reading a most perceptive and revealing article about it by E. M. Foster, I suddenly realised where I belonged and what I lacked. I had become without roots, and when I got back to England six months later I was ready to put them down. I have lived since then in the same small corner of East Anglia, near where I was born. Benjamin Britten, Aspen lecture, 1964

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BRiTTEN CENTENARy EvENTS THiS moNTH FEBRuARy 1

Britten Studio, Snape, 8pm Christ Watson In Britten’s Footsteps Oliver Coates, cello Tickets: £10

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During his numerous recordings the most amazing moment was in April at Britten’s former home, the Red House. “It was about 3am with a wonderfully crisp clear starry night and about minus 20C. “All I heard was the sound of a fox barking and then at 3.20am there was the solo song of the nightingale – Britten’s favourite bird. It was an incredible moment.” He said, “Now listening to some of his cello suites to my ears I can hear the phrasing of that nightingale.” Chris says his recordings have been edited into about 40 minutes and will be played back on an ambisonic sound system and combined with some of Britten’s cello music performed live by Oliver Coates. As part of In Britten’s Footsteps weekend the public have also been invited to join Chris, along with RSPB volunteers to experience the sights and sounds themselves by walking some of the routes that Britten took. “It’s been a great privilege to do this. When you record for TV the sound is sometimes lost because of interfering music. Here there’s the opportunity for the sounds to be used without being adulterated - and people will get it.” The weekend will also see Paul Kildea launching his new biography of Britten in a day long discussion by authors, novelists and editors into the meanings of home in all its aspects. There will also be a screening of Ben Rivers’ film, Two Years at Sea, with a new score performed live by Mercury Prize-winning composer and tabla player Talvin Singh. The investigations continue on Sunday with talks by architectural historian, Ken Worpole who delves into the utopian promise of social housing with colleagues from the Estate Film Project. Later in the year, the Aldeburgh Festival in June features premières from six leading international composers co-commissioned by the Britten-Pears Foundation and the Royal

Philharmonic Society: Harrison Birtwistle, Magnus Lindberg, Wolfgang Rihm, Richard Rodney-Bennett, Poul Ruders and Judith Weir. Aldeburgh Music has also commissioned works from artists in different disciplines to provide responses to Britten. Playwright Mark Ravenhill and music theatre composer Conor Mitchell add eight new songs to Britten’s Cabaret Songs - four original settings of Auden texts that Britten discarded and four new ones; jazz trumpeter and composer Guy Barker takes his inspiration from the characters in Britten’s operas for a new jazz suite. Kim Brandstrup, Cameron McMillan and Ashley Page have choreographed music written by and inspired by Britten; and SNAP, Aldeburgh Festival’s visual arts show, features new works inspired by Britten by artists including Abigail Lane, Sarah Lucas, Maggi Hambling and many others. Two major operatic projects during the Festival recognise the huge influence that location had on Britten’s work. Britten’s most famous opera, Peter Grimes, comes home to the place that inspired it, with concert performances at Snape, a unique staging on Aldeburgh beach. Meanwhile the three Church Parables will receive a rare staging at Orford Church, the location for which they were composed. Outside the Festival, theatre director Neil Bartlett and lighting designer Paule Constable collaborate with Ian Bostridge and other artists to re-interpret The Canticles. Additionally, Britten’s passionate belief in the composer’s active role in the community is recognised by a series of projects masterminded by Aldeburgh Music which include a nationwide singing project Friday Afternoons based on Britten’s songs for children’s choir; a series of summer feasts inspired by Albert Herring; and a production of Noye’s Fludde performed by local town people in Lowestoft, Britten’s birthplace.

Britten Studio, Snape,11am A day-long enquiry into the meanings of home in all its aspects, whether physical or psychological, cultural or political, alongside the journeys we make towards and away from it, in longing and loss. Ronald Blythe, Geoff Dyer, Paul Kildea, Ali Smith, Marina Warner and Full Circle Editions. Tickets: £25, Under 27s half price Britten Studio, Snape, 8pm Home -Made: Two Years At Sea In a unique encounter of acclaimed talents, Mercury Prize-winning composer, producer and tabla player Talvin Singh will perform live his new score for the remarkable feature by multi-award winning artist film maker Ben Rivers. Tickets: £15, Under 27s half price

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Britten Studio, Snape, 10.30am Residence On Earth Snape Investigations continue with explorations of the utopian promise of social housing, migration, and exile localism. Blake Morrison, Ruth Padel, Ken Worpole, Patrick Wright, Andrea Luka Zimmerman and others. Tickets: £15, Under 27s half price Aldeburgh, 2.30pm In Britten’s Footsteps – A Walk The chance to retrace Britten’s walks, guided by Chris Watson and RSPB volunteers. Tickets: £10, Weekend ticket holders £7 For more information on exhibitions and films throughout the weekend please visit www.aldeburgh.co.uk/britten Box Office: 01728 687110

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Suffolk in brief Hopkins Homes and top local marketing agency Clarity Included are delighted to announce the launch of an exciting project designed to encourage young entrepreneurs of the future to create their own businesses and raise money for local charity Lighthouse Women’s Aid. The initiative begins in January when James Hopkins will present candidates from University Campus Suffolk with a start-up grant of £150 at an exclusive launch event at the company headquarters in Melton. Participants can take part in the challenge individually or create teams of up to eight people. Once they have received their funds, teams will benefit from a workshop with Emma Pratt, Managing Director of Clarity Included who will guide the teams through creating a business plan and marketing strategy. It will then be up to young entrepreneurs to generate as much income as possible throughout the first three months of 2013. Funds raised will be donated to Lighthouse Women’s Aid to enable the charity to continue its life saving work supporting women and children who have suffered from domestic abuse. The project will conclude in March 2013 with an awards ceremony and prizes for the most successful teams. Participants can be any age as long as they are in some form of education. For further information please contact Jo Cresdee at Lighthouse Women’s Aid jo@lighthousewa.org.uk

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Hundreds of hardy souls braved inclement weather to enjoy the Aldeburgh Christmas Lights switch on day, organised by the Aldeburgh Business Association. A full day of entertainment including a brass band, children’s choir, stilt walkers and demonstrations by local businesses came to a climax with the lights being turned on by Businesses on the Suffolk Coast are looking forward to the Suffolk Coast Business Exhibition actor and comedian Lenny Henry followed by a firework display opposite the Brudenell on 26th March 2013 to promote the very best Hotel. For pictures of the day visit www. that the region has to offer. The afternoon placesandfaces.co.uk/aldeburghchristmas. showcase is being staged by the Heritage Coast Market Towns Initiative (HCMTI) at The The High Sheriff of Suffolk Andrew NormanAthlone Hall located in the extensive grounds of Framlingham College. The event will provide Butler has launched the fifth High Sheriff’s Awards and is calling for voluntary groups an ideal opportunity for small and medium sized businesses to promote their products and to submit their entries for the annual community awards that reward the people services; meet and communicate directly with doing inspirational and life-changing potential customers, and benefit from media work across the county. “Over the last coverage. Visitors will meet key professionals few months I have come across many able to provide services and products to assist extraordinary individuals and groups who them in the delivery and success of their company, and benefit from a series of thought voluntarily devote their time and energy to improve the communities in which they provoking workshops with the opportunity to live or work, and make Suffolk a better talk to industry experts on a range of subjects. and safer place to live and I am very keen Full details for exhibitors and visitors can be to support them” said the High Sheriff. found at www.suffolkcoastbusiness.co.uk Entries should be submitted for one of six A trio of friends in East Anglia, Nina Finbow, categories: The Suffolk Crimebeat Award, The Community Group or Organisation of Lizi McCarroll and Tamsin Anderson, brought together by a shared aspiration to the Year, The Community Partnership Award and The High Sheriff Suffolk Volunteer of create a hub for intelligent online content The Year, The High Sheriff Under 25 Young for ‘The Thinking Woman’ have launched Suffolk Volunteer of the Year Award and a website www.Platform 505.com. The the new Suffolk 2012 Games Legacy Award. website containing content from over 20 Nominations for volunteers and non-profit contributors has five categories: Coping groups benefitting Suffolk people need to With, Well Being, Hot Topics, Off Duty and be made on a nomination form available Et Cetera, providing material to suit every online at www.suffolkfoundation.org.uk or taste. Posts range from the serious to the by calling Elizabeth Stephenson on 01473 light-hearted and allows the reader to comment online. Since launch, Platform505 786915 and must be received by The Suffolk has received over 30,000 hits and is creating Foundation, by 21st January 2013. a vibrant community of inspirational writers and commentators. “We have created a unique, one-stop website for the modern, time-starved, stylish and thinking woman.” said Nina Finbow, Founder and Managing Director, Platform505. “Today’s woman is seeking a place where she can be engaged and informed, where she can voice her opinions, share experiences, find emotional support and feel part of a community – we High Sheriff of Suffolk Mr Andrew & Mrs Norman-Butler have done this with Platform505.”

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Farmers Market Stowmarket Market Place, 9am-1.30pm Southwold Farmers Market, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store, 9am-12.30pm January 5 Farmers Market Stradbroke Business & Enterprise College, 9am-1pm Beccles Beccles Heliport, 9am-1pm Metfield Village Hall, 9am-12 noon Snape Maltings, 9.30am-1pm January 1- 12 Mercury Theatre, Colchester Corn Exchange, Ipswich Jack and the Beanstalk Lights! Camera! Action! A Mercury Theatre Company Extravaganza by Trianon Music Group Janice Dunn Trianon presents the latest choice of film scores Tickets: £10.50 - £21 / Children £8.50 / other including a specially arranged tribute to the concessions £10.50 magic of MGM as well as a tribute to Benjamin Box office: 01206 573948 Britten, whose centenary takes place in 2013. www.mercurytheatre.co.uk Programme includes The Magic of MGM Musicals (new arrangement), A Tribute to Fred January 1-13 Astaire, The Great Escape, The Dambusters, Star Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Wars, Jurassic Park, Avatar, Ladies in Lavender Rapunzel and the Rascal Prince and a chance to sing along with medleys from By Daniel O’Brien, music and lyrics by Rebecca Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music. It cannot Applin, directed by Abigail Anderson designed get much better than this... by Will Hargreaves Tickets: Balcony £11.50, raised stalls £10.50 Box office: 01284 769505 (concessions £9.50), stalls £9.50 (concessions www.theatreroyal.org £8) under 16’s £5 Box office: 01473 433100 January 1-29 www.ipswichregent.com New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich Sleeping Beauty January 6 The Rock ‘n’ Roll panto RSPB Minsmere Box office: 01473 295900 Weekend wildlife walk www.wolseytheatre.co.uk Start at 9.30am (2.5 - 3 hours) Join us for a seasonal weekend walk to look January 3 for breeding birds, flowers, insects, migrants, RSPB Minsmere, 10am wintering ducks and a host of other wildlife Winter gulls with John Grant highlights that may be present at the time. Join Minsmere’s gull expert, John Grant, to learn This event also takes place on Sat 19 January. the intricacies of gull identification. We’ll have a warming bowl of soup ready after the walk. January 11 Cost £9.50 including soup. Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series January 4 Mozart String Quartet in F, K590; Stravinsky Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Three pieces for String Quartet; Hindemith Lunchtime concerts series String Quartet No.4, Op.22 Quatuor Zaide (France); Bach Contrapunctus Box Office: 01728 687110 9 (extract from the Art of Fugue); Beethoven www.aldeburgh.co.uk String Quartet in F, Op.74 (‘Harp’); Bartok String Quartet No.4 Farmers market Box Office: 01728 687110 Southwold Farmers, Market Adnams Cellar and www.aldeburgh.co.uk Kitchen Store, 9am-12.30pm 14 | placesandfaces.co.uk

January 12 Farmers market Halesworth Town Centre, 9am – 1pm Woodbridge Community Centre, 9am-1pm January 13 Farmers Market Assington, The Barn 10am until 2pm January 15 Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm Vivaldi by Candlelight The Locrian Ensemble is back with a musical tribute to the great Venetian composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Tickets: £15 - £21 Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk January 16 Mercury Theatre, Colchester, 7.30pm Syd Lawrence Orchestra This zesty new show fizzles and sparkles its way through a performance brimming with surprises. Musical fireworks from the best band in the land! Tickets: £20 - £25 Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk January 18 Farmers market Southwold Farmers Market, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen, Store 9am-12.30pm Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series Mivos Quartet (USA) to include Thomas Ades Arcadiana Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk January 18-26 Jack and the Beanstalk Claydon and Barham Village Hall, 7.30pm and 2:30pm Saturday matinee Bar-Clay Music Makers, the local amateur dramatic group for Claydon and Barham presents a fun filled pantomime, suitable for all the family. Tickets: Adult £6, Child £3 Email: webbfamily1@googlemail.com or call Gillian (01473) 830538

What’s On January 19 Farmers market Harkstead Village Hall, 9am - 12noon Aldeburgh Church Hall, 9am -12.30 Beccles Beccles Heliport, 9am-1pm Debenham Community Centre, 9am-1pm January 20 Sutton Hoo, 1.30pm-2.30pm Out of the Case This is the first of our monthly Out of the Case sessions. Get a step closer to our fantastic collection of Sutton Hoo replicas at an informal talk in our exhibition hall. Normal admission, please see our website for dates throughout the year. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo

January 25 Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series to include Britten String Quartet No.3 and music by Byrd Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds An Audience with John Simpson To Hell in a Handcart? The Realities of Today’s World John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, author January 23-February 3 and columnist, is one of the world’s most Colchester Mercury authoritative journalists, having reported Sweet Charity from over 150 countries and 48 war zones. Colchester Operatic Society presents an all-time Tales of meeting and interviewing Osama Bin classic and one which you do not want to Laden, Saddam Hussein, Col. Gaddafi as well miss! Includes show-stopping hits such as Big as numerous world leaders, including Nelson Spender and The Rhythm of Life. Mandela and Margaret Thatcher, await you Tickets: £11 - £18 on what promises to be an absorbing and Box office: 01206 573948 enthralling evening. Money raised from this www.mercurytheatre.co.uk fundraising event will help to support the Theatre Royal’s community and education programme (Registered Charity 242977).

Box office: 01284 769505 www.theatreroyal.org Farmers market Southwold Farmers, Market Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store 9am-12.30pm January 26 Farmers market Easton Farm Park, 9am-1pm Southwold, The Pier 9am-1pm Woodbridge Community Centre, 9am-1pm

RSPB Minsmere Winter wildfowl on Havergate Island Boats depart at 9am and 12 pm (3 hours each) Visit the wild, windswept Suffolk coast this winter for a truly spectacular bird watching experience. Prices: Members £12, non-members £19 (no child discount). Boats depart Orford Quay. Booking essential. www.rspb.org.uk

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Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich 7.30pm Sugartits! Bourgeois & Maurice Darker and slicker than a BP oil spill, London’s award winning cabaret stars Bourgeois & Maurice are a musical cabaret duo with style as sharp as their wit. Part cabaret, part theatre, part catwalk freak-show they merge bitingly witty original songs with stunning films and a truly astonishing collection of outfits. ‘21st century cabaret stars like no other’ Time Out. Tickets: £15, £12 (senior citizens) Box office: 01473 295230 www.danceeast.co.uk Farmers market Lavenham Village Hall, 10am-1.30pm January 30 and 31 New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, 7.45pm Opera Della Luna presents The Parson’s Pirates Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic comic opera complete and unabridged (with cuts)! www.operadellaluna.org Box Office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk February 1 New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, 7.45pm

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Duke’s Comedy Club An evening with the finest comics from around the world. Box Office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series Frank Martin Trio sur des mélodies populaires Irlandaises; Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (‘Archduke’). Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk Britten Studio, Snape 8pm Faster Than Sound In Britten’s Footsteps Sounds recorded in Aldeburgh, played back on an ambisonic sound system combined with some of Britten’s cello music performed live by Oliver Coates. Pre-performance talk, Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape 7pm. Admission free, but please book. Tickets: £10 Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk Farmers market Stowmarket Market Place, 9am-1.30pm Southwold Farmers Market, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store, 9am-12:30pm

February 2 New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, 7pm In Celebration of the Chinese New Year Year of the Snake Box Office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk Farmers market Beccles Beccles, Heliport 9am-1pm Metfield Village Hall, 9am - 12 noon Snape Maltings, 9.30am-1pm February 7-9 Ipswich Regent The Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia La Fille Mal Gardée, Copellia and Swan Lake. Tickets: £33, £31, £27, £23 & £19 Box office: 01473 433100 www.ipswichregent.com February 8 Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series Mozart Piano Trio in C major, KV 548; Schubert Piano Trio in B flat major, D.898 Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk Farmers market Southwold Farmers Market, Adnams Cellar and

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What’s On Kitchen Store, 9am-12:30pm February 8 and 9 Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich, 7.30pm On the Edge, State of Flux Following on from their critically acclaimed work ‘Forgetting Natasha’, which received a wealth of five star reviews, Heather Eddington and poet Anna Selby have once again come together to create a deeply moving piece of dance theatre which challenges its audience’s senses through fusing dance, spoken word, digital animation and the moving image. Tickets: £15, £12 (senior citizens), £8 (concessions) Age guidance 18+ Box office: 01473 295230 www.danceeast.co.uk February 8 - March 2 New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich And Then The Dark (See mini preview on page 19) Box Office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk February 9 The Cut, Halesworth, 8pm International Flamenco star Jairo Barrull & Company Jairo has performed all over the world including

a performance when he was 13 at the Vatican for the Pope John Paul II and at the Alte Oper of Frankfurt with German juggler Francis Brunn in ‘Incognito’. Tickets: £15 Box office: 0845 6732123 www.newcut.org The apex, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Wolsey Orchestra with Sally Beck (flute) The programme includes music by Ravel, Tchaikowsky and Respighi with Khachaturian’s Flute Concerto Tickets: £12 - £5 Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk Farmers market Halesworth, Town Centre 9am–1pm Woodbridge Community Centre 9am-1pm February 10 Farmers market Assington, The Barn 10am-2pm February 13 The Abbey Hall, Cumberland Street, Woodbridge The Woodbridge Concerts Elinor Jane Moran, soprano and Nathan

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Williamson piano. Prize-winning soprano Elinor Jane Moran has appeared at the Royal Opera House and Garsington Festival and reached the top of the classical chart with a Gilbert and Sullivan recording. Pianist Nathan Williamson is also an acclaimed composer with festival commissions from Europe, the USA and Korea behind him. These brilliant young artists perform song cycles and songs by Schumann, Brahms, Strauss and English songs and folk song arrangements by Britten, Quilter and Cole Porter. Tickets: £10, school-age students free Box Offic: 01394 615015 Email: boxoffice@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk February 15 Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series Navarra Quartet (UK) Dutilleux Ainsi La Nuit; Beethoven String Quartet in E fl at, Op.74 (‘Harp’) Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk The apex, Bury St Edmunds, 8pm Dervish One of the great names in Irish traditional music with singer Cathy Jordan and a line-up of fiddle, flute, bouzouki, mandola, bodhran &

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accordion. Tickets: £16 Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk

Ipswich Regent Brendan Cole – Licence to Thrill Following on from his debut theatre tour Live and Unjudged, Brendan is once again set to dazzle audiences across the UK with his brand new show Licence To Thrill. Join him and his cast of 20 musicians and dancers as they take you on a journey of music and dance in this spectacular night of theatre entertainment. Brendan, one of Strictly Come Dancing’s most charismatic choreographers and performers, will host you throughout and along with his company will treat you to an evening of Ballroom magic and Latin excitement in this, his live dance extravaganza. Tickets: £32, £29, £22 Box office: 01473433100 www.ipswichregent.com Farmers Market Southwold Farmers Market, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store, 9am-12.30pm

February 15 and 16 Snape Maltings, 7.30pm Sylvie Guillem: 6000 miles away DanceEast and Aldeburgh Music are delighted to welcome back the internationally acclaimed dancer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Sylvie Guillem (see mini preview on page 19) Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk St Mary’s Church Woodbridge, 7.30pm & February 17 Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 4pm 18 | placesandfaces.co.uk

Prometheus Orchestra Edmond Fivet conductor, Rob Rogers oboe Haydn Symphony No 92 ‘Oxford’ , Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto, Mozart Symphony No 38 ‘Prague’ Tickets £12, (under 18 £5) Box Office: 01728 687110 or Woodbridge Violins 01394 383150 Email: boxoffice@aldeburgh.co.uk or info@ woodbridgeviolins.com February 16 Farmers market Harkstead, Village Hall, 9am - 12 noon Aldeburgh, Church Hall, 9am -12.30 Beccles, Beccles Heliport, 9am-1pm Debenham, Community Centre, 9am-1pm February 20 RSPB Minsmere Birdwatching for beginners Start 10 am (2.5 - 3 hours) Join us on this beginners’ walk where you will learn how to use binoculars properly and which field guides are best for you. www.rspb.org.uk February 20-March 9 Colchester Mercury Garage Band (See mini preview on page 20) Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk February 22 Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Lunchtime concerts series Beethoven String Quartet in F op18 No.1; Mendelssohn Octet, Op.20 (with Hieronymus Quartet) Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk Britten Studio, Snape, 6pm Open Session: Aldeburgh Young Musicians See/Hear Interlude Composer Anna Meredith returns to work with Aldeburgh Young Musicians to develop new works, culminating in an informal evening of new music, visuals and electronics. Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk Farmers market Southwold Farmers Market, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store, 9am-12.30pm February 23 Farmers market Easton, Easton Farm Park, 9am-1pm Southwold, The Pier, 9am-1pm Woodbridge Community Centre, 9am-1pm

What’s On New Wolsey Studio, Ipswich, 7.45pm Killing Me Softly A rehearsed reading of John Binnie’s powerful story supported by the New Wolsey Theatre. In celebration of LGBT Month. Box Office: 01473 295900 www.wolseythreatre.co.uk Ipswich Regent Bizet’s Carmen Starring international mezzo soprano Nadia Stoianova (See mini preview on page 20) Tickets: £33, £30, £26 & £23 Box office: 01473 433100 www.ipswichregent.com February 25 Farmers Market Lavenham, Village Hall, 10am-1.30pm

February 27-March 2 Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich, 11am and 2pm Moko Mix! (suitable for families) • The Suitcase Story A world premiere devised and choreographed by Christopher Marney Lonely and finding herself caught in the middle of her parents’ divorce, a little girl seeks comfort in a dream world. From inside her magical suitcase she conjures up an imaginary friend that no one but she can see. • The Rock A world premiere devised and choreographed by Tamsin Fitzgerald. A group of children from a sleepily remote town meet up regularly to share confidences, stories and each other’s lives at a mysterious place called The Rock Set in a dark, eerie clearing, The Rock is a place where strange events unfurl and these lifelong friends discover what happens when their secrets spring to life. Tickets: £6 Box office: 01473 295230 www.danceeast.co.uk Do you have an event you would like us to list? Please email details to editor@achievemoremedia.co.uk. Please note, inclusion in listings cannot be guaranteed. To advertise your event call 01473 809932

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AND THEN THE DARK

New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, February 8 – March 2 he New Wolsey Theatre has established quite a reputation for producing new work and hot on the heels of the panto season And Then The Dark looks set to have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats with the World Premiere by Michael Lesslie. According to New Wolsey Artistic Director, Peter Rowe, “Mike Lesslie has taken all the familiar elements of a thriller - a haunted house, murder in a locked room, ghostly appearances - and fashioned a contemporary play which ratchets up the tension from the first heartbeat to the last breath. “This is a brand new play that feels like a classic and provides us with a great opportunity to immerse the audience in the room alongside the central character, with the sights, sounds and shocks happening all around them. “This is another world premiere for the New Wolsey and its always the most exciting thing to work on a play for the very first time - none of us knows exactly what will happen when the audience encounter the action of

this Gothic chiller.” Michael Lesslie is a BAFTA and multiple award nominated writer and since having his first play adaptation, Swimming With Sharks, produced on the West End in 2007 has completed a number of exciting projects. He has written several feature-length film and theatre scripts for companies such as Pathé Films, Film Four, Blueprint Pictures,

Element Pictures, CMP Ltd and the Royal National Theatre and has had work staged and screened all over the world. In addition to And Then The Dark, Michael is currently developing new work for the stage, TV and screen. Box Office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk

Sylvie Guillem - 600 Miles Away

Snape Maltings Concert Hall, February 15 & 16

ew ballet dancers become superstars beyond the world of dance. French woman Sylvie Guillem CBE has achieved this for so many reasons, being a little bit of a rebel, cutting her hair, but more than this for the sheer brilliance

of her dancing. She’s remarkable in very many ways – she didn’t start to dance until the age of 11 or 12. Then she was discovered by no less than Rudolph Nueyrev in her teens at the Paris Opera but then left her mentor for the Royal

Ballet at the age of 24 and there was the sheer brilliance of her dancing too. It was breath taking back then but she’s still dancing in her 40s to stunning acclaim which makes her visit to Snape Maltings a must see. Sylvie Guillem stars in this new evening of work - 600 Miles Away - by three of today’s most important choreographers; Mats Ek, William Forsythe and Jiři Kylian. This Sadler’s Wells / Sylvie Guillem production features iconic dance-maker William Forsythe’s new duet, Rearray, for her and Paris Opera Ballet étoile Nicolas Le Riche. Acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s new solo, Bye, for Guillem is set to Beethoven’s last piano sonata and has been heralded as a “masterpiece” by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Completing the evening is a duet from Kylián’s work 27’52” performed by dancers handpicked by the choreographer. Box office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk

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Garage Band

Colchester Mercury, February 20– March 9 escribed by The Guardian as a “Comic Delight” and a “Must see for anyone who wants to out the teenage kicks back into life” by The Stage, this play is all about midlife crisis – Punk style! Directed by Paul Hodson, it tells the tale of four middle-aged, middle-class misfits who try to spark a punk revival. There’s Gavin who works in an office but decides to ditch the desk job and return to his former life as a punk drummer. Single mum Penny joins as a singer wanting to show her teenage daughter that she’s still “cool”. Danny, a sociology lecturer who gives classes on the transgressive impact of punk but has difficulty practising what he preaches

and Alan, an obsessive fan of the Guitar Hero videogame, who puts down his plastic guitar because a real one is easier. But thirty years on from the mohicans, the glue sniffing and the safety pins through the nose, is there really any place for the ‘spirit of punk’ in a world full of babies, life-insurance and pasta machines? Garage Band by Andy Barrett recaptures all the anarchic energy of the late 1970s, with a multi-talented cast thrashing their way through the back-catalogues of bands such as The Damned, The Clash, Sham 69 and The Buzzcocks, on their way to punk stardom. Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk

Carmen

Ipswich Regent, February 23 ward-winning opera producer Ellen Kent brings Carmen to Ipswich with a kaleidoscope of colour, magnificent sets, luxurious costumes and heavenly singing this February. It looks set to be something of a treat too. Ellen says, “I try to do opera that people actually want to see – that people can identify with and cry and feel moved. “I aim to make opera understandable and enjoyable – using the same genre as the best of musicals, such as Phantom of the Opera or Miss Saigon. People don’t want to be educated, they want to be entertained and have a

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great night out.” This production, performed by the celebrated Moldovan National Opera and the Moldovan National Philharmonic Orchestra and international soloists, has been inspired by the paintings of Goya. “The set has flowers everywhere, date palms and fountains flowing with water, with the Moorish architecture and balconies of Seville foremost. Ellen spent her teenage years in Spain and has a rich store of experiences to draw as she weaves passion and drama into the production. Ellen said: “My mother used to run the

equivalent of the RSPCA in Spain when I was growing up and the farm was full of 30 to 40 donkeys, the same number of dogs and even more cats. As a tribute to Ellen’s mother, a real donkey from the local area will be used in the show and a collection made to raise money for Animal Welfare. Carmen is sung in French with English subtitles. Box office: 01473 433100 www.ipswichregent.com

Understanding Autism

Talking about

Autism

For people on the autistic spectrum communication and social skills are usually an issue. Anne Gould talks to two Suffolk organisations, We Have A Voice and Allsortz Arts Group, who are helping to change this t’s estimated that about one in a hundred children is one the autistic spectrum. There are claims that some of the world’s most famous innovators and geniuses – Mozart and Einstein included - had the condition. Autism has also spawned blockbusting films and books such as Rain Man and The

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. The reality is that both children and adults on the spectrum will face challenges throughout their lives because their ability to communicate is very different. For some this might mean that they struggle to talk at all but for others it might

result in bullying, problems making friends and difficulty at both school and finding employment. Two different projects in Suffolk – an independent community interest theatre group called Allsortz and We Have A Voice, a groundbreaking social enterprise, aim to tackle this in quite different ways.

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We Have A Voice teachers and students have been able to ask me questions and I have provided training to teachers and youth workers helping them to understand what it is like to have ADHD and how they can cope with young people like me better”. He presented at the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services Midland event, giving an emotional description of how name calling and being ignored over the years had made him get quieter and quieter, he literally felt he was robbed of his right to speak, his right to have a voice. Annie and a volunteer, Jo Davy also attended the House of Commons All Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Issues where they were trying to change practice and opinion. Run by Autism and ADHD, and sponsored by Suffolk New College, ‘We Have a Voice’ is about to launch as a social enterprise to educate schools, colleges and universities and well as families and individuals about these issues. The plan is that people can subscribe to a membership package but then to roll it out magine what it’s like to be a young person on the autism spectrum and have ADHD or mental health issues? If it’s hard for you to come up with an answer a hard-hitting video from young people in Suffolk who are part of the multimedia ‘We Have a Voice’ Project explain it perfectly. They ask how you would feel if you were called a retard, a waste of space, a freak, a weirdo, a spastic? Or what about if you were told that your problems were just an excuse, that they were the result of bad parenting or that autism/ ADHD simply didn’t exist. No wonder the young people talk about being angry, confused and hurt. it’s just these perceptions that We Have a Voice is seeking to address by publishing a magazine, a website and through radio and music. Annie Clements, founder and CEO of We Have A Voice says that it allows the people involved to share what their lives are like and the challenges they face. The project also allows them to reach out and explore their potential – something that’s vital in the current economic climate and especially as a high percentage of people on the autistic spectrum are unemployed. Already the project has opened doors for all those involved - Billy Dean Molloy, trainee Youth Worker explained, “Working on the magazine has led to so many other opportunities. “I have spoken at conferences where 22 | placesandfaces.co.uk

across the UK and then even further afield. Annie explained that subscribers would have a monthly update allowing them to use training resources and even create their own magazine/website and broadcasting. The beauty of it is that because it’s all electronically delivered a school for instance can share it not just with a handful of teachers but with everyone. Annie says, “This is not just a portal for the young people to talk about Autism, ADHD or mental health but a chance for a two way conversation between the young people and the professionals, or families, that are trying to shape them and help them face their challenges. “We want to have an impact on the way in which classroom or home life issues are approached so that young people with Autism and ADHD and mental health issues really achieve to their full potential”. For more information www.wehaveavoice.org.uk

I have spoken at conferences where teachers and students have been able to ask me questions, and I have provided training to teachers and youth workers

Understanding Autism

Allsortz Arts Group ccording to Filomena Cristallino parents will often bring their children to Allsortz, at the New Wolsey Theatre and give a list of things that their youngster won’t do. “It might be that they say the child won’t speak, won’t get involved, won’t be touched. But they are children and we treat them as children and discover that they can do many of these things. “We had one girl who apparently wouldn’t speak, she talked at home but not at school. But then after she’d been with us for a few weeks she spoke.” These sorts of breakthroughs are not unusual but nonetheless create a real sense of achievement. One former young member even learnt enough to go on and to join an amateur dramatic group in Felixstowe and has performed on stage regularly. Allsortz has been going now for nine years and was set up by Filomenia and Julie Southgate who had long been involved in Theatre in Education projects throughout the county. Within Suffolk it’s certainly the only arts and drama group of its kind but they are not aware of anything similar within East Anglia. The group is aimed at children and young

people aged between seven and 17 and has evolved from a primarily drama base to now include music, movement and art. About 20 come from right across the county to take part in their sessions, which has the spin-off of helping parents too. While the group takes places parents usually wait in the café downstairs and as a result a lot of friendships have been made and the opportunity to chat acts like an informal support group. They’ve put on summer schools, drumming workshops and, in conjunction with Colchester and Ipswich Museums, have made creative videos too with Signals Media. The last video was an animation film that the group wrote and created themselves and was premiered in Colchester along with a number of projects created by various schools. Music and puppet making have also been particularly popular and in fact even their name, Allsortz, was thought up by one of the group members. Filomena said they’d devised a game called Musical Crush, which is like musical chairs except no-one is ever out. “The idea is that if there aren’t enough chairs they have to sit on someone’s lap. Sometimes we get up to four people sitting on a lap. “We aim to teach them the social skills they

need in life through play. People on the autistic spectrum often don’t like touching other people but they have to in this game and really seem to enjoy it.” Recently however funding has been an issue because up until to two years ago Allsortz was supported by Children in Need and as a result the number of termly sessions has had to be reduced from eight to six. Since then there have been some small grants from Suffolk County Council and the Suffolk Foundation. There have also been two charity garden parties and a parent was sponsored on the Orwell Walk. Filomenia and Julie say they desperately want to expand because there’s a real need particularly in and around Ipswich for this sort of group. “We have made a bid to Children in Need for a grant so we can offer more sessions not just at The New Wolsey but at Suffolk Food Hall and the Reg Driver Centre in Christchurch Park too. “We’ll have to wait until the New Year to see whether we’ve had any luck with this however.” For more information www. allsortzgroup.co.uk

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Science Fiction or Reality? What is 2013 and beyond going to look like? Anne Gould talks to Suffolk-based futurist Peter Cochrane OBE

anuary is traditionally a time when most of us pause for a moment from the hurly burly of everyday living and create a plan. For most of us the strategy is limited within the bounds of quite a narrow reality – maybe building an extension, moving house or setting up a business. When Peter Cochrane futurist, entrepreneur, business and engineering advisor to international industries and governments looks forward it’s to a future that sounds - well - just like Science Fiction. He talks quickly and with an almost excited urgency about what’s going to happen and it 24 | placesandfaces.co.uk

all sounds a little bit too fantastic to be true. For example there will be an artificial intelligence, which reads all the past and current medical research across the world and will help diagnose what’s wrong when we get ill. “You’ll be able to go and see your doctor with better information which will help him with his job. The very sad thing is that are a lot of medical mistakes because people are unable to communicate with their clinician.” He says, “The half life of medical information is only three and a half years so by the time medical students finish their course today half

of what they’ve learned is wrong. “In my profession it’s more like nine months. Technology is moving at such a pace that you have to keep on top of it all the time. “Artificial intelligence that can read research papers and give instant access and updates will be available in about five years for doctors and within ten years from now it will be available to all professions.” The key to this of course is that computers have the ability to do more than the human brain. He says they are on the cusp of merging nanotechnology, IT, artificial intelligence and

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biotechnology which will allow us to create products, use them and recycle/repurpose them with the waste of very little energy. “The waste during manufacture at the moment is enormous and when a product is done with its dumped.”

phones skyping their friends saying, ‘look at what I am doing’,”. He said that they’d never ever have imagined that people would dream of taking valuable computers worth hundreds of pounds into a pool to take movies and pictures or even that a swimming pool would need the bandwidth to enable them to do so. Then there’s text messaging, which has now been around for 20 years. It was set up so engineers working on a project could communicate with each other and then some youngsters got hold of it. So what of the mobile phone of the future? Peter says it would seem logical that it will end up being some attachment that we’ll strap to us. “You just have to look back in history for an example – we used to tell the time by the sun dial, then the church clock. Time became portable with the carriage clock, the fob watch and the wrist watch.” The technology has also changed the social norms – conventions for writing to people by text and email are completely different to the way you’d write a letter. “Just look at the new words that have become common place in the language – upload, download, Already three-dimensional printing is being online, oﬄine etc.” used to produce components for all sorts of It’s also changing the structure of things – in Boeing’s new Dreamliner aircraft society too and the way we work – for example and the Americans are using it now we can work not just from home for troops on the front line because it’s easier but from anywhere. “There are BBC to print whatever is needed rather than ship reporters are doing reports with their something out by air. mobile phone from places like the If this sounds like some sort of techno Gaza Strip. nightmare, a Metropolis, 2001 a Space Odessy, “There’s also the emergence of social Brave New World or 1984 it’s not something networking sites like Facebook which that we can stop. we would not have predicted. I’m a huge What the scientists, the film makers and even believer in giving people the technology and futurists can’t predict is how people react to the standing back to see what they do with it. technology. “And one of the biggest changes is Twenty or even ten years ago the very notion that we are moving away from a of walking round with a tablet that could scan hierarchical top down society things and retrieve information was something into a flat society. It’s very straight out of Star Trek. exciting because we are Today billions of people across the world have having to adapt very quickly.” a cell phone and next year says Peter we’ll be For instance Peter currently shipping another billion mobile devices. runs his own company “When I was working at BT Martlesham in the across four continents and 1990s we devised something like an iphone the sort of work he does is which you strapped to your wrist so we could building secure computer forsee that there was the potential for this sort systems for banks, of device.” installing an oil pipeline However what he didn’t see was how people protection system across would use them. “Recently I was working in the Middle East and Singapore with my wife and we were in an working out how to get infinity swimming pool that was 500 feet up in excellent broadband to the air and was 300 foot long. places like oil rigs. “You couldn’t swim in it though because there He travels a lot and were dozens of people in it with their ipads and so flexibility is the key so when he’s away

Artiﬁcial intelligence that can read research papers and give instant access and updates will be available in about ﬁve years for doctors and within ten years from now it will be available to all professions.

he works in coffee shops, hotels, restaurants in a lot of completely different locations instead of an office. When he flies he also refuses to put baggage in the hold. “We only ever take two bags, one with computer equipment and the other has clothes. Even if we are going to China for six weeks all our clothes have to fit in.” On a wider scale the education system needs to adapt too – he says more emphasis needs to go into science and technology because that’s where the real creative jobs are. Children need to be taught how to solve problems rather than remembering lots of facts. “At the moment 80 percent of engineering students here come from India and China and not the UK. If this doesn’t change in 15 years time we are going to be seeing a lot of people with arts degrees putting ketchup on buns and that’s a problem.” Some people complain, he said, about young men playing computer war games but he says it actually gives them the sorts of skills that are essential in business today. “They learn how to reallocate resources if something changes and that’s a vital skill if you want to succeed.” And things are likely to continue to change – take the printed word for example.

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“It’s very unusual for things to disappear completely but some things have already gone. Newspapers are dying at a rate of between three and 50 per cent a year but there’s been a boom in specialist magazines. “That’s partly because there’s been a drop in the cost of printing and the location of printing. If you or I wanted we could have the technology to produce a magazine in our garage. “Newspapers are dying quickly – if you want to be up to date you do not get it from any sort of print. “Just look at the reporting of war for example. You get news from CNN or the BBC but you can also get information on your Twitter feed direct from the bomb site. “The Levenson inquiry was very interesting but very irrelevant because the future is not what journalism does but what society does. We should be more worried about Facebook and Twitter. “I see things written there and think, ‘Crikey’, I don’t think the courts or the legal system would be very happy about that.” However Peter, who lives near Ufford and when he’s not working enjoys, cycling, flyfishing and canoeing says he wouldn’t wish to be alive at any other time.

“Everyone lives an incredibly rich life and it’s beyond money now. The people in the west are obsessed with money but in actual fact technology can give you access to so much and can add a lot to well being.” He said that it’s thanks to technology that we

can all seek out knowledge and information wherever we are. Although we might live in Suffolk there’s also the added bonus of being able to make friends with numerous people across the world too.

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It’s the season for resolutions, for wishing away the waistline, for making new plans for a better version of you. Anne Gould speaks to psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Christina Dillmann about how to make your improvement strategy stick

fter weeks of feasting it’s hardly surprising that when January arrives the whole world seems hell bent on healthy nutrition, detoxing, cleansing, juicing – or in other words a weight loss diet. Caffeine, alcohol, wheat, dairy, gluten, cooked foods and for some all animal products are thrown out of the window pell mell. Trainers, tracksuits, exercise bikes, dumbbells, tennis racquets and swimsuits are hauled out from the back of a drawer/ cupboard under the stairs and pressed into action. Expensive gym memberships that promise transformation into a lycra-clad nirvana lock you into some hideous monthly payment for what seems like forever. But then by mid January your resolve starts to waiver – it’s cold and raining outside –or worse, you’re starving, every bit of your body aches and all you want to do is curl up in front of the TV with a takeaway and a large glass of a decent red. If this sounds familiar, take comfort because it happens to us all – according to one university study 75 per cent of us fail in our attempts to turn over a new leaf. However according to hypnotherapist and psychotherapist Christina Dillmann your New Year resolution doesn’t need to end in failure. “One of the problems is that people don’t make resolutions that are specific enough. They say I want to lose weight, I want to be healthier, I want to stop smoking or even I want to find the man of my dreams.” The key is that people often haven’t asked themselves why they want

these things. “Maybe they want to lose weight to wear nice clothes but then you have to ask yourself how would that make you feel different.” She says the answer is different for everyone but if you don’t have these reasons clearly in your mind it’s hardly surprising that you give in to temptation and give up.

I work with people to try and establish the real reason why they want to make a change Christina, who does a lot of work with sports psychology, says that she had one client who was a footballer who wanted to lose weight. The motivating factor for him was not that he wanted to be a little bit trimmer but that

he wanted to be able to keep up with play on the field. “I work with people to try and establish the real reason why they want to make a change and sometimes inside they don’t really want it.” Maybe they have set themselves a goal of getting into a size 10 dress but really they can only see themselves as a size 12 and so give up. “The other thing that people really have to consider is what benefits they will lose when they reach their goal. Whether it’s eating or smoking they have lived with that habit for quite a number of years and feel comfortable with it. “That might not seem very logical but all our behaviour comes from our subconscious mind.” She’s found that people have often come to her to be hypnotized for weight loss after yoyo dieting or perhaps gaining a stone or two and there’s something further behind their problem. “Very often it’s grief, perhaps they have had a miscarriage, they might have lost a parent or a sibling. So to start with we have to deal with that.” Christina says hypnosis works by changing your subconscious messages so you just don’t eat on autopilot. However she says every client is different and she’ll use a variety of techniques including Neuro Linguistic Programming where necessary.

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CHOOSING THE

PERFECT JEANS According to a Which? survey we spend longer shopping for jeans than we do choosing a bank account. Places&Faces® speaks to Emma Lloyd of Marianna about how to make the right choice eans might be the fashion staple that no woman can do without but it seems there’s no other item in our wardrobes that causes so much stress. Tracking down a pair that fits apparently takes the average woman three hours of changing room torment. However Emma Lloyd, style consultant and owner of Marianna in Ipswich has good news – for those who may be at the point of despair.

“I am a firm believer that everyone can have great fitting jeans regardless of size and shape but the key is to remain true to your body shape.” She says we might see the Duchess of Cambridge or Kate Moss looking fantastic in a pair of skinny jeans, or whatever the latest trend may be, and think that’s what we want. But unfortunately unless you are super slim and incredibly tall this style simply isn’t going to work. “It’s easy to be swayed by the latest denim trend and indeed in the past I have almost fallen victim to this. “A few seasons back I adored the soft Japenese twill of the Houlihan by J Brand but they were monumentally unflattering for anyone larger than a size 12. I tried them on time and time again until I resigned myself to the fact that I must reluctantly walk away from them.” The following year a new collection from the same designer came out with a new style, which as it turned out was perfect. Emma has some basic style guidelines for buying jeans and says if you follow them “ your denim nightmares will become a thing of the past. “You may have to try on a fair few pairs till you get it right, but it will be well worth the effort.” The number one rule when searching for jeans is to get a superb fit. Knowing your body shape is essential and will determine which style of leg suits you.

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everyone can have great ﬁtting jeans regardless of size and shape

• A High Rise measures 9.5” up to 12” and can be carried off by an hourglass and long & leggy. The waistband sits either on or above the navel.

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Curvy women can find it very hard to find jeans that fit around the hips so go up a size and then they end up with a gape at the back of the waist. You can avoid this by choosing a wider waistband which sits on your hips with a higher back rise or by buying a higher HiGH RiSE oR low RiSE? waist jean to give a streamline silhouette This is simply the distance between the crotch to your shape. and the waist. Knowing which body type you Alternatively you could try figure fixing are will be your guide to the correct rise for you. jeans specifically created for women who • A Low Rise measures 7.5” or under and have a smaller middle versus a bigger hip can be worn well by long & leggy and and thigh area. petite. The waist band usually sits two or HEElS oR FlATS? more inches lower than the navel. Heels make your legs look longer but • A Mid Rise measures 8” to 9” and the should be avoided if the jeans are too short. waistband sits just below the navel. The same pair of jeans can rarely be worn Hourglass, fuller figure, long & leggy and with both heels and flats so always take a apple body shapes can all wear a mid selection of shoes with different heels to rise jean.

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Don’t be embarrassed to move around the fitting room and do some denim aerobics to ensure a close fit. Always sit down in the jeans to make sure your backside isn’t revealed too much. If both sizes of your chosen jeans don’t fit well it is likely the style may not suit your body shape. Often we blame our size when it’s simply the wrong style for our body shape. Emma Lloyd, Marianna, 33a St Peters Street, Ipswich IP1 1XF www.mariannaboutique.co.uk

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In the fairy tales grooms are supposed to scoop up their bride on a white charger. Wedding Planner Caroline Gould looks at your modern day options for arriving in style hen planning your wedding, you you will be moving to another location for the reception, why not make an entrance as the usually book the church or venue first, closely followed by new Mr & Mrs? Also, don’t forget about the opportunity to the dress, and other make a dramatic exit at the end of the night! key suppliers. There are lots of options when it comes to But at some point you need to consider wedding transport, the traditional ribbontransport as there could be several occasions adorned classic car is a favourite among many throughout the day when you need to move couples and there are lots of different styles between locations. Think about the type of ceremony you are of car to choose from. You could opt for a having but remember a bride can arrive in classic vintage Rolls Royce, or a bang up to style at a civil ceremony or church service. If date Bentley. If you wanted something slightly

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alternative, how about a VW bus or a sports car made for two? But what if you don’t want to travel by car, what other transport methods are available? A horse and carriage can be a very romantic mode of transport, it’s straight out of a dreamy fairy tale – however, it can be bumpy and windy if the carriage is open (definitely tell your hairdresser if the weather is not playing ball on the day!). How about a helicopter? There are some great venues in Suffolk with beautiful grounds that include plenty of space for a

helicopter to land. The fabulous Woolverstone Hall has a beautiful lawn at the front where a helicopter could land, allowing you to really make an entrance. Picture all of your guests awaiting your arrival… do make sure you check with your venue in advance. At another great Suffolk venue, Glemham Hall, the church is just a short walk through the field to the reception venue. A couple I assisted with their wedding in 2010 led all of their guests from the church ceremony to the marquee by walking through the field. If

the weather is good, it’s a lovely walk and the cows may even come up to the fence to offer their congratulations. It’s worth mentioning to guests if you intend to do this so that those wearing high heels can bring alternative footwear if they wish. If the wedding reception is being held on the family’s farm, how about travelling to and from the church in a tractor trailer? Very appropriate for a farming couple and this is exactly what Jimmy & Michaela Doherty did on their wedding day. If you are keen to consider the environment on your wedding day, what about a green mode of transport – a tandem bicycle maybe? You will need to consider the dress if you choose to cycle, no-one wants the brides dress to get caught up. Speak to your dressmaker in advance and they can probably put in a few invisible hook and eye fastenings so that the dress can be kept out of the way. Is your venue near to the coast, or a lake? How about arriving by boat? As well as the bride and groom, there are likely to be other people in the wedding party that will need to be transported, and in some cases all of the guests will require transport too. You could hire a coach or perhaps a traditional London bus and travel with all of your guests. In all cases, whatever mode of transport fits

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A horse and carriage can be a very romantic mode of transport, it’s straight out of a dreamy fairy tale in with the overall theme of the wedding, expresses you as a couple and surprises your guests will be fabulous. I’ve talked a lot about making an entrance but what about the end of the night? Whether or not you choose to stay until the very end of the party, you have another opportunity to make a dramatic exit, a final treat for your guests. How about a firework display as you take an executive car down a long driveway? Or a helicopter ride straight to the airport ready to set off on your honeymoon? Whatever you decide to do, you can be sure that your family and guests will be there to share in the enjoyment of your special day and give you a great send off. As you can see there are lots of options when it comes to transport – how will you arrive in style?

Caroline Gould launched as an independent Wedding Planner in 2009. With a background in events and management, she plans weddings across East Anglia. To find out how Caroline can help you visit www.carolinegouldweddings.co.uk or call Caroline on 01473 681201 or 07906 705191.

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PLANNING FOR A PERFECT DAY Your Wedding Day should be a truly memorable occasion full of joy and bliss but the key will be perfect planning. Places&Faces® suggests a few useful questions to help you on your way THE DRESS

What style of dress should I go for? When choosing your dress think about who your style icons are. Do you like romantic, sexy, demure, simple or traditional? This should help you decide your style of bridal gown. I’ve heard you can get couture gowns at bargain prices -where do I find them? Most designer bridal/couture boutiques have sample sales (usually around the month of February). These dresses were made for potential clients that were not purchased. It is often cheaper for them to sell the dresses rather than have them professionally cleaned. If you are lucky enough to find a sample designer/couture dress in your size which you like, you could save yourself £000’s.

a favourite shade or a flower. You should aim to choose one primary colour with one or two accents for best effect. Should I take into account the season? You may want to consider the colour in combination with your flowers and florist. These days florists can source most flowers at any time of year. It can be more difficult to get blue flowers in the autumn for instance. As a general rule summer weddings will have a pastel or light colour theme. In winter deep purple, burgundy, grey, green and silver are good choices. In autumn think red or yellow.

MARQUEE’S

Where’s the best place to put the dance floor? FLOWERS The best place to position the dance floor How much money should I allocate for is in the middle of the marquee. The dining flowers? experience may lack a little atmosphere as Flowers can be costly because of the time tables may be a long way from each other, but that goes into preparing and arranging, so when the party starts, a central dance floor using flowers in season will definitely help comes into its own. All the guests will feel part keep control of outlay. You should allocate on of the celebrations, even those sitting down. average 10% of the overall wedding budget on flowers. Do I need to have a Toastmaster? No matter how informal, every marquee Is there any way to reduce this cost? wedding needs a Toastmaster as they will The more popular the flower, the more ensure the smooth running of the day. From expensive the flower will be. You can get the welcoming your guests as they arrive, to best price by pre-ordering specific blooms in liaising with the catering staff and making advance. Why not trust your florist by asking certain all your carefully planned wedding them to purchase from the florist wholesaler the best of what is available on the day in your details happen - an absolute must. chosen colour scheme.

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How long has your wedding co-coordinator been organising weddings? Most venues and hotels have a staff member in charge of weddings - but if they lack experience with planning weddings they may suffer with ‘Yesitus’, confirming details that can’t actually be delivered, this leads to disappointment and stress. Can you provide references? Ask your venue to refer you to at least two - preferably three or four couples that have recently used it for their wedding. A good venue will expect this request. We’re having a civil wedding service at your hotel, followed by a reception in the same room - how long will it take to turn the room round? Be warned - this can take anything up to three hours. If you know this in advance, you can make arrangements to provide entertainment for your guests, rather than have them drifting around at a loose end. Can you offer us a good accommodation price for our first anniversary? It’s often nice to celebrate your first anniversary at the wedding venue, where your reception was held. If your wedding is on a Saturday, the first anniversary will be on a Sunday (or Monday if it’s a leap year). These are the quietest nights of the week for the hotel, so they should give you a preferential price .

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6 moNTHS before

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Book Wedding Planner Book venue for reception Book venue for ceremony Book registrar/priest Decide on a budget Consider buying wedding insurance Decide on a theme/design

Order invitations Bridesmaid’s dresses and accessories Groom’s attire and accessories Buy wedding rings Book honeymoon Check passports etc. are valid for honeymoon

11 moNTHS before

5 moNTHS before

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10 moNTHS before • Compile invitation list • Book caterer • Send save the date cards

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Book florist Book transport Book cake maker Book photographer Book videographer Book band/DJ Book reception decorator (chair covers etc.) Book toastmaster

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Order Bride’s dress and accessories Book musicians for ceremony Organise any ‘other’ entertainment Reserve any rental equipment (marquee, chairs etc.)

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Order Groomsmen’s attire and accessories Book hairdresser trial Book make-up trial Buy going away outfit, if relevant Schedule rehearsal time and rehearsal dinner

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Organise favours Send invitations Book wedding night accommodation Accommodation for guests Gift registry Give notice of marriage

3 moNTHS before • Buy gifts for bridal party, groomsmen etc. • Decide on music for the ceremony and first dance • Decide on readings for the ceremony • Write wedding vows • Order stationery for the day (guest book, order of service etc.)

Finalise menu for wedding breakfast Order table centre pieces Arrange hen/stag parties Chase unanswered invitations

1 moNTH before • Arrange seating plan • Order stationery for the day (table plan, place cards etc.) • Make arrangements for wedding dress cleaning • Make arrangements for bouquet to be stored or dried

2 wEEKS before • Hold rehearsal dinner with wedding party • Confirm number of guests with reception venue and caterer • Write speeches (Groom, Best Man & Father of the Bride)

After THE wEDDiNG • Send thank you cards

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A New Chapter for

Ufford Park Set in 120 acres of historic parkland just outside Woodbridge the family owned Ufford Park Hotel, Golf and Spa last year celebrated its 20th anniversary. 2013 is set to be equally momentous as it breaks away from the Best Western Group of hotels, launches a new image and celebrates its independence. Adrian Rawlinson talks to Marketing Director, and family member, Tarnia Robertson

hy have you left the Best Western Group? Being part of the Best Western Group has been very good for us over the years but has also caused some confusion. Ufford Park has always been an independent family owned hotel and our alliance with Best Western was purely for marketing purposes. In the past it was very hard for independent hotels to market themselves nationally and being part of a larger brand meant that we could reach customers that otherwise we would not have been able to. Best Western helped us do this and they will always be an important part of 40 | placesandfaces.co.uk

our history however some people seemed to believe that we were owned by them, and the fact that we have now moved away means they have sold us. Neither of these points are true. We have always been independent and are proud to remain so. Why have you made the change now? The internet really has changed how the hotel industry works and this has been very clear to see over the last 18 months. It is now far easier for us to reach out to customers and for customers to find us. We have found that customers now search for venues in a different way. If someone is looking to visit Suffolk they are able to research options

easily. Because of our geographic position, we market ourselves as ‘the gateway to Suffolk’s heritage coast’, and wide range of facilities including the golf course and the spa, we found that more and more people were coming to us directly. At one time another benefit of being seen to be part of a group was to reassure customers about the quality they could expect when they visited. However in these days of social media with sites like Trip Advisor, Facebook and Twitter the public seem to be more reassured by recommendations from other people who have stayed with us than by the umbrella of a chain brand. We will still have

Business Profile | Ufford Park Woodbridge Hotel, Golf & Spa

Tarnia Robertson

rigorous inspections by organisations such as the AA, where we currently hold three stars and Visit England. In 2012 we received a certificate of excellence from Trip Advisor and were also finalists in the Good Spa Awards. Does Trip Advisor help you improve customer service? Initially, like many businesses, we were a little wary of Trip Advisor but we have really embraced it in the last year and it forms an important strand in our customer service strategy. I personally reply to all posts that are made because all feedback is very valuable, I would far rather know that someone was unhappy than not know because then I can address what went wrong. Customer service is absolutely key to us and we have been running a training programme with our team in the last year called ‘Moments of Truth’. Every member of staff is now entirely clear about the part they play in our guest’s experience and what they can do to improve it. Although we always prided ourselves on customer service ‘Moments of Truth’ has highlighted where we can go further and the change in atmosphere is palpable. What changes can customers expect to see? It really is business as usual so our customers can be assured that everything will be operating at the normal high standards that we strive for. We have however taken the opportunity to update our branding which will be a noticeable change for regular visitors. Our old logo emphasised the golf element of our package, which was our heritage – a golf course with a hotel, but now the hotel golf course and spa are all of equal importance within the business and each element draws its own audience. The new logo reflects this balance. The iconic turrets

of the hotel are still central and the waves of blue and green reflect the spa and golf course. We also have plans to carry on developing the hotel as we have successfully been doing over recent years. Currently we are a three star hotel and our aim is to achieve a four star rating during 2013. This will involve upgrading some of our bedrooms – there is a constant programme of refurbishment at the hotel so the changes needed will be picked up here – and meeting some higher level service targets. We are confident that we are now operating at the level we need to meet and exceed these targets so now it is a case of passing our assessments. During 2013 we are also aiming to get an AA rosette for our restaurant. Again this is a case of awaiting assessment as we believe we meet all the criteria required and the food prepared by our head chef Paul Flowerdew and his team is the best we have ever offered. You are proud to be an independently owned hotel. Why is this important? Apart from the obvious point that it is our family’s business and we obviously care passionately for it there are tangible benefits to our guests of us being independent. When we have ideas to move the business forward we can respond and do act quickly as there are no long chains of command and lengthy decision making processes. Also having the owners on site we feel does give the venue a friendlier more attentive atmosphere than many larger hotels that are parts of chains. It is not unusual to see my mother and father, Shirley and Colin Aldous, around the hotel talking to guests and even on the odd occasion you’ll find my dad with a screw driver in his hand. As I said when things need doing they get done!

What does the future hold for you? My parents are looking to retire in a few years time so I am gradually learning more about running the overall business rather than just the marketing side with a view to taking over as Managing Director when the time comes. My brother Jolyon is Finance Director so it is and will remain a family affair. As I have started to get involved in new areas of the business it has become very clear to me that having the right people in the right jobs, and making sure that each of those people knows exactly how they contribute to the business and to our guests enjoyment is vital. We are all on, dare I say, ‘a journey’ together and these are very exciting times.

Yarmouth Road, Melton, Woodbridge Suffolk, IP12 1QW 01394 383555 enquiries@uffordpark.co.uk www.uffordpark.co.uk

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PUB WALKS

with Darcy

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This month sees Darcy return to the beautiful countryside around Sibton and The Sibton White Horse Inn which can be found 2 miles from Yoxford, just off the A1120 ecently I was talking to a reader of Places & Faces and an avid follower of Darcy’s pub walks who made an observation about the photographs that we use to illustrate her adventures. “Darcy always looks so clean, we’ve done a lot of the walks and our dog never stays that clean…” Well I guess we’ve been caught red handed. Darcy’s fur is not Teflon coated, nor is she a dog that avoids puddles, streams and chances to roll in whatever delights nature may have put in her way so yes we

are guilty, as charged, of using photographs taken before her ‘model’ looks had been compromised. To redress the balance you’ll notice that this month Darcy has definitely got her wet look working. The reality is that come rain or shine our prized pooches need to stretch their legs and even if we may initially feel reticent about donning our wet weather gear and facing the elements we generally feel much better for having done so, especially is there is a nice pint and an open fire at the end as with this

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Oak View

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month’s route. This route is a shorter option than our previous Sibton walk and should easily be covered in around an hour. It does however still get you very quickly into the open countryside and big skies that we loved so much on our last visit and is well worth a try. Near the start of the walk (illustrated directly below), especially after heavy rain, is a little uneven under foot so we do recommend good boots or wellies.

THE WALK Distance: Approx. 2 ½ miles Time: 1 hour depending on your pace Terrain: Short stretch of uneven ground at the start that could be wet after heavy rain. Generally flat thereafter with stretches on minor roads Stops: The Sibton White Horse Ordinance Survey Map: 231 Start point OS reference: 357 702

Sibton White Horse Inn

As always please keep your dog under close control and follow any advisory signs. For a printable version of this and previous walks go to placesandfaces.co.uk/dog-walks

1. From the pub cross the road and walk past the telephone box opposite.

2. After approx. 250yds take the footpath on the right. (The start of

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this path is little uneven underfoot and after rain can be wet so boots/wellingtons are advised) Follow the path straight ahead. At the end of a wooded section the path emerges into a field, continue straight ahead. After a short while it turns right at the end of the field and then immediately left just before an oak tree. Follow the path to the road. At the road cross over and take Mill Road opposite. This is generally a quiet road passing a number of houses as it passes out of the village. Follow the road for approx. ½ mile until you meet a footpath sign on your left opposite Vale Farm on your right. (The footpath sign is immediately after the national speed limit sign). At the footpath sign turn right down the track toward Vale Farm. After approx. 250yds – just before the house – there is a footpath sign turn right here and pass through the single gate the after approx. 20yds take the single gate on your left. Keep to the left of the field with the farmhouse and pond on your left. Pass through wooden gate and continue across the field straight ahead. Cross over concrete slab bridge and turn right. Follow the path which after a short while turns left and then immediately right. After approx. 150 yds you will meet a road. Turn right and follow the road for approx. 150yds until you reach a footpath sign on your left. Turn left at the sign and cross a small wooden plank bridge. Follow the footpath across the field. As you approach the house at the end of the field there is wooden fencing, keep this to your right. Just before the house the path turns left and then after approx. 10yds turns right over a wooden bridge. Follow this path for a further 200yds and cross a two plank wooden bridge after which you meet the road. Turn right and the White Horse is on your left.

For a small pub, finding the blend between pub and restaurant isn’t always easy, but Neil and Gill Mason seem to have it just right. A foodie heaven in its own right where muddy boots and dirty paws are most welcome too. Leave your vehicle in the pub’s car park before embarking on the walk from just across the road. Get the timing right and after the walk there is the option to satisfy your newly formed appetite by returning to the comforts of the bar and sampling lunch in front of the cosy log burner. Dogs are only permitted in the bar area where there are a limited number of tables, so booking a table is therefore advisable.

Lunch and dinner is served daily (closed Monday lunch). Light lunches and a fixed price set lunch menu (2 course £13.25, 3 course £16.25) is available Tuesday to Saturday from midday until 2pm. A la carte is also available at lunchtime and from 6.30 in the evening. Daily chef’s specials and Sunday roasts are available too.

Halesworth Road . Sibton . Suffolk . IP17 2JJ Tel: 01728 660337 e-mail: info@sibtonwhitehorseinn.co.uk Words and photographs: Adrian Rawlinson

www.sibtonwhitehorseinn.co.uk

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A WINTER WARMER

Part of the highly successful Deben Inns group, the Butt & Oyster at Pin Mill - just outside Ipswich, has year round appeal and an impressive menu. Lesley Rawlinson reports ver the past two years we’ve often waxed lyrical about the sheer pleasure of spending time by Suffolk’s coast and waterways. A number of Darcy’s Pub Dog Walks have taken us to various beaches or along the banks of the Deben and Orwell to riverside pubs with the promise of a glass of something cool while watching the waves go by. We’ve often walked at Pin Mill. I love the views out across the river to Nacton on the opposite bank and watching the myriad of crafts that are always traversing the stretch of water from Ipswich out towards the North Sea. On a fine day the benches outside the Butt & Oyster afford a terrific vantage point for a spot of ‘waterwatching’ and the ebb and flow of the tide creates an ever-changing outlook. But on a 44 | placesandfaces.co.uk

winter evening the thought of being holedup inside – complete with fireside seats – safe in the knowledge that whatever the elements may be throwing around outside you can savour the delights of good food and drink is just as appealing as the outdoor, fairweather option. With panoramic views of the Orwell from the main bar and restaurant the casual, friendly atmosphere at ‘The Butt’ has meant it’s remained popular with locals as well as offering a very worthwhile destination. The pub sits literally on the water’s edge and has a genuinely nautical feel, nothing contrived, instead the warmth and welcome of a traditional tavern. The open fire in the main bar had already attracted a number of diners to the available tables and although the

restaurant was an appealing option we chose to settle in the smaller side room complete with a very inviting wood-burning stove. I was surprised to find that the first menu option was Bread & Tapas. Various selections of olives, sunblush tomatoes, Mediterranean cheeses and interesting breads which must be a very appealing option for a light bite or to share while enjoying a drink. We could of course have chosen our starters from the Tapas list but with so many other delicious options on both the printed menu and special boards we were spoilt for choice. As expected for a riverside location there is vast selection of fish and seafood dishes but not at the expense of meat and vegetarian options. After much debate I decided to start my

Dining Review | The Butt & Oyster

With panoramic views of the Orwell from the main bar and restaurant the casual, friendly atmosphere at ‘The Butt’ has meant it’s remained popular with locals as well as offering a very worthwhile destination. meal with deep fried Whitebait. A generous portion, the dish could have easily satisfied my appetite at a lunchtime visit, especially if accompanied with some of the delicious rosemary focaccia or garlic bread available. Torn between a number of the specials – honeyed parsnip soup sounded particularly good – my husband also opted for a seafood starter; scallops and streaky bacon with pea and mint puree. Whenever scallops are mentioned on ‘chefy’ TV programmes there’s always an air of caution about them being notoriously difficult to cook well. All I can say is that the chef was clearly paying attention in this lesson –we couldn’t fault the taste, texture or presentation. And so to the main courses. Adrian decided to go for one of my usual favourites, lamb

shank. Described on the chalkboard as ‘Sticky Guiness & Marmalade Lamb Shank with mash and fresh green vegetables the dish had winter evening written all over it. Tender and rich falling from the bone I was in danger of genuine envy but my dish matched up handsomely. A succulent, fish stew absolutely brimming with chunky salmon, meaty tiger prawns, squid and more of the delicious scallops all combined in a chilli, tomato and garlic sauce accompanied by garlic focaccia. A hearty and warming treat of perfectly blended flavours. After two such generous courses dessert was barely necessary but can plum crumble and custard really be refused when you know that outside there’s ice to scrape from the car? It was such a reasoned argument from

my other half that I too succumbed to the calling of the pudding board with a whiskey and sultana bread & butter pudding, also with custard - superb. Comfortably full we left the Butt & Oyster having once again enjoyed the very high standards we’ve grown to expect from Deben Inns. There’s a certain skill to crafting a group of pubs that complement each other without having a cloned, off the shelf feel and owners Steve & Louise Lomas are certainly achieving just that. Long may their success continue. INFORMATION: Find the Butt & Oyster at Pin Mill just off the B1456 at Chelmondiston. T: 01473 780764 www.debeninns.co.uk

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The Plough & Sail

The Coach & Horses

Located at Snape Maltings, The Plough & Sail has recently been taken over by local twins, Alex and Oliver Burnside. They are striving to create a quality dining pub serving a seasonally-changing menu alongside an extensive selection of ales, spirits and quality wines. Lunchtimes offer ‘traditional’ pub food and the evenings a modern ‘restaurant style’ menu. Pre and post concert dining is available and booking is advised. The team looks forward to welcoming you soon.

The Coach & Horses located just outside of Woodbridge, has extremely good access to the A12 with ample parking. Originally a staging inn or coach house, it’s historical role is equally well served today providing great family food. We offer a great combination of quality, value and atmosphere that the Deben Inns are renowned for. Food offers are available throughout the week. See our website for details.

Open: Monday to Sunday 8am to 10pm Address: 13 Museum Street, Ipswich. Suffolk. IP1 1HE E: enquiries@arlingtonsbrasserie.co.uk W: www.arlingtonsbrasserie.com

Open: Monday- Saturday 11.00am 11.00pm. Sunday 12.00 noon - 10.30pm Food served 7 days a week. Address: Snape Maltings, Snape Bridge, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1SR E: alexburnside@hotmail.com W: www.theploughandsailsnape.co.uk

Open: Mon- Sat 11.00am until 11.00pm Sunday 12.00 noon till 10.30pm Food served 7 days a week. Address: Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1PD E: coachandhorses@debeninns.co.uk W: www.debeninns.co.uk

T: 01473 230293

T: 01728 688413

T: 01394 384851

Arlingtons

Buzzing brasserie style restaurant with café bar set within the building converted from the Arlingtons Ballroom. The perfect venue to catch up with friends, talk business, celebrate special occasions. French style menu served in typical informal Brasserie manner offering a large selection of freshly prepared Suffolk reared meat dishes and vegetarian choices as well as fish & shellfish from sustainable sources. Plus takeaway deli, breakfast from 8am, light meals and homemade cakes throughout the day.

The fountain

Located in the lovely old village of Tuddenham St Martin, 3 miles north of Ipswich, informal bistro style restaurant set in an oldie worldy 16th century country pub with, great food, great service and great value. We can cater for any parties from 2 to 45 people. The menu comprises of a full A La Carte menu and a set 2 or 3 course menu. For reservations please call 01473 785377 or email fountainpub@btconnect.com

The Angel

We don’t go for anything as fancy as a “Mission Statement” or “Food Policy”, rather we aim to source the best local ingredients from the excellent producers on our doorstep, prepare great tasty food, with daily specials here on the premises, and sell it you at a reasonable price. We are equally proud of our drinks offering with 6 real ales, draught ciders & lagers, and East Anglia’s widest range of spirits, with over 70 gins you can experience something truly unique.

Open: Monday to Friday 12pm - 2pm & 6pm to 9pm. Saturday 12pm - 2pm & 6pm - 9.30pm Sunday 12pm to 3pm Closed Evening Address: The Street, Tuddenham St. Martin, IP6 9BT E: fountainpub@btconnect.com W: www.tuddenhamfountain.co.uk

Open: 12-3 & 5-close Mon-Fri & we are open all day at weekends Address: Theatre Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4NE (Just off the Market Hill) E: mail@theangelwoodbridge.co.uk W: www.theangelwoodbridge.co.uk

T: 01473 785377

T: 01394 383808

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The Bell House Hotel

The Bell House Hotel is a historic coaching inn in the heart of Saxmundham. Recently beautifully refurbished and under the guidance of a new Chef & Manager The Bell House Hotel has quickly built a reputation for excellent food, fantastic service & comfortable rooms. Whether you come to sample our mid-week cocktail offer, try our innovative a la carte menu or for a short getaway you can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome.

Open: Monday - Sunday 12-3 Lunch and Parlour Menu 6-9pm a la carte Address: The Bell House Hotel, 31 High St, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1AF E: info@bellhousehotelsax.co.uk W: www.bellhousehotelsax.co.uk T: 01728 602331

Food Gallery

Fynn Valley

Open to everyone, not just golfers, we are the place you bring your family and friends for a wide range of tempting meals prepared by our talented chefs. Meals can be eaten in our cosy Courtyard Bar, The Terrace overlooking the golf course or utilising the entire spacious Valley Room on busier occasions. Full details of our menus and offers can be found on our website.

Open: Open lunch and evening except closed all day Monday and Sunday evenings Address: Fynn Valley Golf Club, Witnesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9JA E: restaurant@fynn-valley.co.uk W: www.fynn-valley.co.uk

T: 01473 785202

Butt & Oyster

THE PEACOCK INN

A beautiful 14th century half-timbered inn with cosy open fires offering a selection of local ales including Mauldons, Greene King and Adnams. We’re perfectly positioned for touring, walking and cycling in the beautiful surrounding countryside and have four comfortable bedrooms all with an elegant country air, recently awarded 3 Rosettes Silver. Our menu changes every month offering quality food at reasonable prices. Don’t miss the Sunday roast menu with our famous leek sauce! Dogs welcome. Open: Monday - Friday 12 noon - 3pm, 6pm – 11pm. Saturday & Sunday 12 noon – 11pm. Food served 12 noon – 2.30pm and 6pm – 9pm daily Address: 37 The Street, Chelsworth, Suffolk, IP7 7HU E: wilcri@aol.com W: www.thepeacockchelsworth.com

T: 01449 743952

the dog

Satis house

Satis House is a Grade II listed Georgian property offering a two rosette modern British restaurant that prides itself on sourcing local seasonal produce. Set in three acres of beautiful parkland you can choose to stay, eat or drink enjoying a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. With modern conveniences in 18th Century splendour, the hotel accommodation includes tastefully furnished bedrooms with some featuring four poster-beds and antique bathrooms. Open: Lunches and afternoon teas: Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 4pm, daily for Dinner: 6.30pm till 11.00pm Address: Main Road A12, Yoxford, Nr. Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3EX E: enquiries@satishouse.co.uk W: www.satishouse.co.uk

T: 01728 668418

the fox

The Butt & Oyster is one of the best known public houses in Suffolk renowned for its good beer, good food and great views. As you eat watch the changing tides on traditional timeless shores. Understand an artist’s inspiration with Thames barges, swans and the river, enjoying the finest Suffolk ales whilst being tempted by the wonderful aromas which welcome you. Food offers are available throughout the week. See our website for details.

Award Winning Public House, Restaurant & Bar. Our menu constantly evolves to reflect the changing seasons and celebrates the very best of locally sourced produce. Our ‘Specials Board’ is inspired by the prime seasonal ingredients available each day and the entire menu is complemented by a carefully selected wine list. New guest beer every week. Real ales and rustic ciders. Save 20% off food orders everyday between 5.30-6.30pm. Set price menu 1 course £7.50, 2 courses £10 or 3 courses £13

Imagine a chocolate box style village pub, beaming with pinkness, beautiful tranquil gardens and flowers around the door. Add a loyal and friendly clientele and great food and you’ll wish you had discovered us sooner. Fine locally sourced food is offered seven days a week, all day at weekends and this is complimented by an ever changing range of guest ales and wines. Food offers are available throughout the week. See our website for details.

Open: Monday- Saturday 11.00am 11.00pm. Sunday 12.00 noon -10.30pm. Food served 7 days a week. Address: Pin Mill, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1JW E: buttandoyster@debeninns.co.uk W: www.debeninns.co.uk

Open: Monday – Closed. Tuesday – Thursday 12 - 2.30pm and 5.30 - 11.00pm. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Open All Day. Food Served 12 – 2.00pm (2.30 Sunday) and 5.30 to 9.00pm daily Address: The Green, Grundisburgh, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6TA W: www.grundisburghdog.co.uk

Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00am 11.00pm. Sunday 12.00 noon - 10.30pm Food served 7 days a week Address: The Street, Newbourne, Woodbridge IP12 4NY E: fox@debeninns.co.uk W: www.debeninns.co.uk

T: 01473 780764

T: 01473 735267

T: 01473 736307

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THE GALLEY

The MIDDLETON Bell

The Galley in Woodbridge is a family run restaurant offering vibrant and exciting menus in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. We offer a unique lunch and dinner menu that always includes fresh local produce. For those wishing to hold a celebration or business lunch, there are private dining rooms available. Enjoy whole lobsters for just £16 in our special lobster weeks. New 3 course lunch menu just £9.50.

Set in the beautiful village of Middleton the award winning Value Pub of the Year 2012 Bell Inn offers top quality food using the best local produce at prices that ensure you will want to return again and again. Dine in the garden, traditional bar area or the beamed restaurant and enjoy home cooked food and ales directly from the cask. The Bell is the perfect venue to meet friends and family.

Open: Monday to Sunday during lobster weeks. Other times Wednesday – Sunday (closed Sunday evenings except during Bank Holiday Weekends) Lunch 12noon – 2.15pm Dinner 6.15pm – late Address: 21 Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4LX W: www.thegalley.uk.com

Open: Bar: Monday 6pm -11pm, Tuesday – Friday: Lunch 12 noon – 3pm Evening 6pm11pm, Saturday: 12 noon – midnight Sunday: 12 noon – 10.30pm Food served Tuesday – Sunday Booking advisable please call for details. Address:The Street, Middleton, Suffolk, IP17 3NN

T: 01394 380055

T: 01728 648286

the maybush

The Crockery Barn

Food Gallery

The Anchor

Award winning pub with 10 rooms (includes 6 eco-clad garden chalets) in Walberswick, a stone’s throw from the sea & dunes. A changing menu with daily specials, we use plenty of fresh fish, shellfish & meat produce from local farmers, vegetables from nearby allotments. We sell our own bread, cakes, chutneys & relishes. Extensive wine list (Harper’s Wine Pub of the Year 2011) and over 50 imported bottled beers. Large outside terrace, dog-friendly. Open: every day from 8.30am for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Address: The Anchor, Main Street, Walberswick, Suffolk, IP18 6UA E: info@anchoratwalberswick.com W: w.anchoratwalberswick.com @AnchoratWalbers T: 01502 722112

Coddenham food store

Recently beautifully refurbished The Maybush Inn sits on the banks of the Deben in Waldringfield. The busy riverside pub and restaurant affords panoramic views across the river and beyond. The Maybush has become famous for its excellent food offering with a wide range and varied menu including local game, meats and fresh seafood. Vegetarian options and children’s menu available. Food offers are available throughout the week. See our website for details.

We buy direct and there’s never been a better time to buy gifts that are affordable, useful and really appreciated. Main stockists for Maxwell & Williams, Portmeirion, Bridgewater and Waltons kitchen textiles. French Linens and Provence textiles a speciality. Watch talented Jo painting affordable art in the Long Barn Gallery. To book a table @ Bridget’s café just call 892551. Barn open on the last Sunday and Monday before Xmas then closed until 8th January.

Open: Monday- Saturday 11.00am 11.00pm. Sunday 12.00 noon - 10.30pm Food served 7 days a week Address: Cliff Road, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, SuffolkIP12 4QL E: maybush@debeninns.co.uk W: www.debeninns.co.uk

Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm Address: The Crockery Barn, Ashleigh Farm Ashbocking, Ipswich IP6 9JS Bridget’s Café, T: 01473 892551 W: www.thecrockerybarn.co.uk E: thecrockerybarn@live.co.uk

Open: Monday to Friday 7.30am - 6pm Saturday 8am - 6pm Address: School Road, Coddenham, Suffolk IP6 9PR

T: 01473 736215

T: 01473 890123

T: 01449 760227

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At the heart of Coddenham you will find our beautiful village food store where we pride ourselves in sourcing the best of local products. As well as everyday staples you will find such gems as Suffolk Gold and Suffolk Blue Cheese, Suffolk pate, local meats, breads and beers. The perfect choice to top up fresh food locally or just a place pop for a coffee. We look forward to welcoming you.

Business Profile | The Pier at Harwich

CElEBRATiNG 35 yEARS AT

THE piER

n 1978, Paul Milsoms father the late Gerald Milsom visited Boston USA and was struck with the various fish restaurants – Jimmy’s Harbourside in particular. He decided that he wanted a fish restaurant. When he returned to the UK, The Pier was on the market and the rest as they say is history! In the year 2000 the family bought the Angel pub next door thus adding a further 7 bedrooms and the sitting room, perfect for small parties and meetings. The Pier now has 14 bedrooms (seven in the main building) and is unique in the fact that it has two fabulous restaurants housed in the one building. The Harbourside (2 AA rosettes) on the first floor specialises in local seafood, much of which is landed in the harbour opposite, don’t worry though there’s always a steak

or two on the menu as well! Head Chef Tom Bushell joined The Pier last February, before that he was head chef at Le Talbooth. On the ground floor the Ha’penny Brasserie is open all day, serving the full menu from 12 noon so no rush … perfect if you’re arriving by sea. In 2012 The Pier at Harwich was awarded 4* by the AA, the only hotel on Tendring Peninsula, a well-deserved accolade for the team. We wanted to mark the anniversary by giving a really special offer so came up with the idea of ‘Pier 35’ we hope everyone likes it and comes to visit us very soon. 01255 241212 to book www.milsomhotels.com/pier for more information

1. ‘Pier 35’ to run in the Harbourside restaurant in January, February and March 2. Three course lunch and dinner 3. Monday – Friday 4. £35.00 for two (£17.50 per person) 5. The ‘Pier 35’ menu will change every Monday Promotion runs from Wednesday January 2 to Friday March 29 (excludes February 14/15) Full terms & conditions can be found on the Milsom Hotels website

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Delicious

Duck

This month Places&Faces® brings you a tantalising duck dish from Richard Bargewell, Head Chef at the Westleton Crown ichard Bargewell has been Head Chef at The Westleton Crown for eight years during which time he has helped build its reputation as one of the must visit eateries in Suffolk. Initially from Norfolk, where he trained at Norfolk College, he has been cooking since the age of 16 and cannot remember a time when he didn’t want to be a chef. “Even as a small child” Richard recalled “I loved helping my Mum prepare food. It will sound unusual I know but as a child I thought it was a real treat to visit the butchers and see all the meat. I can remember even at that age 50 | placesandfaces.co.uk

thinking of all the things I could do.” This passion for food has seen Richard travel extensively honing his skills working in a variety of two and three rosette hotels and restaurants. Initially he worked at Congham Hall outside Kings Lynn before moving to the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath. After two years in France cooking at Moulin de la Camandoule, an award winning hotel and restaurant set in an old olive mill, Richard returned to the UK working at a variety of London restaurants and the three rosette Pink Geranium in Melbourn before taking up his first Head Chef role at Oliver’s Lodge

in St Ives Cambridgeshire where he earned a rosette in his first year. From there he moved to The Westleton Crown. Richard describes his style of cooking as “quintessentially English with a modern twist” “My food is all about treating quality ingredients with passion, respect and skill. At The Westleton Crown we have a rolling menu to reflect the season and daily specials that enable me to get the very best of seasonal, fresh, local produce to our customers.”

Recipe | The Westleton Crown

Pan-fried breast of Gressingham duck with rösti potato, spinach, bacon lardons, savoy cabbage and a raspberry vinegar and shallot jus Ingredients 2 Gressingham duck breasts Salt/pepper For the rösti 2 large Maris Piper potatoes (peeled and grated) 125g melted butter 100ml vegetable oil For the jus 2 finely diced banana shallots ½ pint of beef jus 100ml white wine 100ml red wine Raspberry vinegar to taste For the garnish 200g cured smoked belly bacon (cut into 1 inch squares) 300g baby spinach (washed)

2 plum tomatoes (quartered, de-seeded, each petal cut in half) 2 outer leaves of savoy cabbage (blanched, and cut into the same size as the tomato) Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. 2. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and leave aside. 3. Put the grated potato into a tea towel and squeeze the water from the potato. Now place in a bowl and add the melted butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 4. Put a small frying pan on the stove, pour in a little oil and place half the grated potato mix into the pan, push down to the edges to create your rösti . 5. Leave in the pan for around 5 minutes until golden brown, then turn over and repeat the process until golden brown. Repeat this step

with the second half of the potato mix to make a second small rösti. Place both röstis on a cooling rack to drain off any excess oil. 6. In another frying pan, place the diced shallots with the red and white wine and simmer to reduce the liquor by half. Then add the beef jus and reduce by a third. Finish with raspberry vinegar to taste. Put aside for later. 7. Preheat an ovenproof frying pan until hot. Season the duck breasts and place skin side down onto the hot, dry pan. After 5 minutes, drain off any excess fat into a small saucepan (to use later) to ensure the duck doesn’t go greasy. 8. Once the duck skin goes golden brown place the frying pan in the oven for 5 minutes for medium rare – leave longer if desired. 9. Take the pan out of the oven, and turn the duck over (skin side up) and leave aside, to rest until needed. 10. In a small saucepan put the diced belly bacon, cover with water and bring to the boil. Boil for two minutes, then drain. 11. Heat the duck fat we set aside earlier in the saucepan and fry off the belly bacon until golden brown and drain off any excess fat. To serve 1. Put the bacon, rösti, tomato and cabbage squares on a small baking tray into the oven for around 5 minutes, just to warm through. 2. Gently warm the sauce in the saucepan. 3. Sautee the spinach with salt and pepper, then drain. Divide the drained spinach into two and place in the centre of two plates. 4. Place the rösti onto the centre of the spinach and arrange the bacon, tomato and cabbage around the outside of the plate. 5. Now slice the duck breast into 5 pieces, and place on top of the potato rösti. 6. Spoon the sauce over the top of the duck and the garnish.

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Rob Chase

Wine

Time to

taste ith the turning of another year, I find myself pondering not only the passage of time but also the significant role it plays in my profession. How a wine ages and evolves is a combination of both science and - it has to be said - mystery. The tracking of its development over the years is generally very pleasurable, but there are occasional misjudgements when things can literally turn sour. Let me offer a couple of recent examples. I had my first opportunity to taste the 2010 Bordeaux vintage when it was barely six months old and had just gone into barrel. On its second birthday, at the end of last year, I tasted it again. 2010 - like 2009 - was a dream vintage for the red wines of Bordeaux which - understandably - fuelled some frenzied investment activity at the top end and a good deal of enthusiastic cellar-filling further down. As ever, re-tasting a vintage a couple of years down the line is not only a delight (particularly in a good year), but also immensely informative and important. The grander wines will start to close and will not even begin to reach their full potential for at least two decades, while the lesser clarets may actually show signs of opening up over the next ten years. What differentiates a great vintage from a merely good one, is that the wine will taste exciting in its youth, its adolescence and - most importantly - into its advanced years. This tends not to be the case with lesser vintages. Reading through my tasting notes for this particular day, I notice a repetitive use of terms such as structure, weight of fruit and charm, with the occasional hot and (too) alcoholic, about the Right Bank wines of St Emilion and Pomerol. I also see several mentions of ‘dream wines’. The next time I review this vintage will be in January 2014, when the descriptions will have changed and may include 52 | placesandfaces.co.uk

more evocative terms such as cigar-box, mocha and creamy oak. None of these was noticeable at this tasting, and may not even be there two years hence, depending how well the primary fruit aromas and flavours have begun their integration. It’s a bit like watching a child grow up. It has little to say for itself at 6 months, considerably more at twenty-four months but after twenty years, it should at last be worthy of deep and meaningful conversation.

Could 2013 be the year that you turn your appreciation of wine into a deeper understanding? In France, the term ‘amateur du vin’ perfectly encapsulates the knowledgeable wine enthusiast, and contrary to what you might think, ‘amateur du vin’ is far from derogatory. In fact, amateur derives from the Latin for ‘lover of’ and is used to describe knowledgeable enthusiasts - usually wine professionals who have a genuine love of, and passion for, wine. I met such a man at last year’s Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival. His uncle had spent a lifetime collecting wines from Burgundy, but had recently been approached by a Parisien and offered a paltry and quite unacceptable sum of money for the entire hoard. Rather than see the cellar fall into alien hands, this well informed amateur capped the offer and proceeded - case by case - to bring the contents home to Suffolk in the back of his car. A labour of love if ever I heard of one. The upshot of our chance meeting And the wine that turned sour? Every was that a month later, the amateur and Thursday, after our weekly tasting and his wife invited me to share some of the assessment of samples in Southwold, we bottles, along with a dozen of his friends and continue our vinous conversation at The fellow wine-enthusiasts. The evening was Crown over an early lunch. In November, planned around a ‘flight’ (or run) of eight we were joined by a long-time friend and red Burgundies with a beautifully measured, customer, bearing an excellent bottle of accompanying supper. We started with a sparkling 2005 Vouvray Sec from Gaston 1993 1er Cru Gevrey-Chambertin and finished with a bottle of 2000 Grand Cru Richebourg Huet, as well as a half bottle of 1953 – from a little known estate called Domaine Ducru Beaucaillou. The latter was part Duroché. It doesn’t get much better than of a lot bought at auction: a calculated that. Except that it did, as our host (who gamble which - sadly - had not paid off. Disappointingly sour though it was, however, will remain nameless for fear of vinous stalkers) then produced an excellent bottle much of the joy of opening ancient and of claret and a sensational 1989 Côte-Rôtie. decrepit bottles is in the anticipation of what’s to come and even when they are way What generosity! What a cellar - and what a wonderful, chance encounter. Happy 2013, past their best, some wines still offer up a glimpse of how they were at their peak. This and I look forward to seeing you in one of Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Stores in the one didn’t: the Vouvray, on the other hand, New Year. was a total delight.

Could 2013 be the year that you turn your appreciation of wine into a deeper understanding?

Independent Education

Private Education more popular than ever More parents than ever would choose to educate their child at an independent school if they could afford it, according to recent research. Places&Faces® reports that if parents in Britain could wave a magic wand more than half would look to private education for their offspring he reason, according to a new survey is overwhelming – they believe independent schools provide a better standard of education. According to the Populus survey of 2,057 adults commissioned by the Independent Schools Council found it that nearly six out of ten parents would send their child to an independent school if they could afford to. Only 25 per cent said that they would not. This is the highest favourable response in the survey’s history: in 2002, 48 per cent said they would and 42 per cent said they would not. Seven in ten of all adults agree that independent schools provide good university and employment prospects for pupils as well as giving them opportunities to fulfil their potential. The view that independent schools offer a higher standard of education has been growing stronger over the past decade from 49 per cent in 2002 to 59 per cent in 2012. Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, Deputy General Secretary & Head of Research, Independent Schools Council, said: “This survey shows that the public increasingly recognizes the exceptional quality of education provided by independent schools. “The strength of these schools lies in their ability and commitment to offer a bespoke education to their pupils, giving them the very best start in life. “That more parents than ever would like to send their children to an independent school is clearly reflected in the rise in pupil numbers in ISC schools this year.”

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Independent Education | Ipswich School

Discovering a first class

education in Ipswich

upils with enquiring minds who have the resilience to overcome challenges and achieve their very best – that’s the essence of an Ipswich School education. Building on a history which goes back over six hundred years, the school encourages its pupils to have a ‘growth mindset’, enabling them to look beyond their natural talents to see that they can develop their full potential through effort, learning and practice. Recent exam results certainly show that this focus pays off, with almost half of Ipswich School’s A level students receiving A* or A grades in the summer 2012 exams. At GCSE level the results are similarly impressive, with almost a third of all exams graded A* and 65% of exams awarded A* or A grades. To complement learning in the classroom, there are a wide range of co-curricular activities which help to build confidence and team spirit – world class music, sports coaching from ex-Olympians, and

an activities programme which includes community service, Combined Cadet Force and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. These make the most of facilities including a concert hall with a Steinway grand piano, an indoor swimming pool and sports hall and 30-acre playing fields within walking distance, plus new sports facilities at Rushmere with a purpose built all-weather hockey pitch. The school also has a boarding house, where weekly boarding is encouraged alongside full boarding, and for younger pupils, the purpose built Preparatory School in Ivry Street provides a supportive environment for learning and benefits from close proximity to the facilities of the senior school. Headmaster Nicholas Weaver says there’s no substitute for coming to have a look at the school in action. “We hope it will help parents to see that we care about their sons and daughters, and that we’ll give them every opportunity to fulfil their potential.”

Contact Details: We would be delighted to meet you and show you what Ipswich School has to offer. We offer tours of the school on a normal school day - please contact us to make an appointment. Call: 01473 408300 Email: registrar@ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk Website: www.ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk

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NEW DEPUTY HEAD

Jo Cameron joins Ipswich High School as Deputy Head in January, from St Gabriel’s Girls’ School in Berkshire ow did you become a teacher? I was fortunate to attend a wonderful girls’ school from the age of 7 and loved every minute of it. I experienced fantastic teaching and formed lifelong friendships. I am passionate about education and believe that all children have a right to high quality, individualised learning. Where did you work before IHS? I have had the privilege of working in two excellent Independent girls’ schools in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Like Ipswich High, they both benefit from that perfect balance between academic excellence and a nurturing ethos where girls can develop in a safe environment. What do you feel the independent sector can offer pupils? I believe it provides opportunities, academic excellence and pastoral care, ensuring every individual achieves their full potential. Pupils will leave a good independent school feeling

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confident but not arrogant, ready to succeed in all that they do. What do you most enjoy about interacting with pupils? Interacting with the girls of all ages will be the highlight of every day. I will enjoy getting to know them as individuals, watching them grow into confident and inspirational young women. It is wonderful to be in such an honoured position, to have an influence on their development at such a crucial time in their lives. How do you enjoy your time outside school? I have a wonderful family who I spend as much time with as I can. I have two boys, who keep me very busy. We enjoy going on walks together and in the holidays, we visit the Lake District. I keep fit and run as often as possible. In the past I have always had horses and particularly enjoy dressage.

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SpACE mAKERS The post-Christmas clear-up can leave us wondering how we’ll ever find a places to store our newly acquired kit. Should we be planning a vast clear out, building an extension or even moving to somewhere bigger? While the purchase of a few jazzy storage boxes might sort the problem in the kid’s bedrooms key rooms like the kitchen call for careful planning and a longer-term approach. Places&Faces® takes a look at some clever space saving ideas from top Suffolk based furniture designers and fitters; Anglia Factors and Orwells

This hinge topped window bench makes an ideal secure, cool store for bottles

Who’d have thought that a narrow space like this could be used so effectively? And no eighties style spice rack to dust in the bargain!

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A useful way to make the most of the narrow space between cupboards this utensil rack is really innovative. From a range available from Anglia Factors

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We love this ‘cool’ idea – fridge drawers by Fisher & Paykel available from both Orwells and Anglia Factors

Rubbish and recycling can take over if you’re not careful. Keep it under control with this under-worktop solution from Anglia Factors

These clever dividing rods are a simple but so effective solution from the designers at Orwells

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Why mention

Norwich?

households over the recent festive period. I am thinking of the ceremony of the port and all the traditions which accompany it. As a fortified wine, port is highly likely to contain a degree of sediment. It is important for the bottle to stand for a day or two to enable the sediment to settle followed by a very careful Neals extraction of the cork to avoid disturbing it once more. e often come across items Those of you who are unable to persuade associated with the wine trade your wife or companion to allow you to when arranging sales and they remove one of their silk stockings to act as a vary in quantity and quality. filter may resort to a piece of folded muslin. Drinking glasses appear in all shapes and This can be placed in a funnel to strain the sizes and often set on differing ‘feet’. Many are plain, some are stepped or domed and on port and should ensure no sediment reaches occasion we will encounter a foot of the folded the decanter. But now for the exciting part, pouring and variety created whilst still in a molten state. then drinking! To go with the glasses there may be On a formal occasion, the decanter will be corkscrews, strainers, funnels but almost invariably a decanter or two and usually more placed on the table but to be used only after the loyal toast has been proposed. The person than two turn up. who starts the process of circulating the port – Some of these splendid vessels and their particular contents play an important part in a generally the host – would pour for the guest PCS_ad63_071212:Layout 1 10.12.2012 11:01 Page 1 on their right before passing the decanter to ritual which may have been enacted in some

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the guest on their left. Thereafter the process is repeated until the circuit around the table is complete and glasses duly charged. The tricky part comes when a top-up would be appreciated and the decanter is someway away from you. A stretch for the decanter is regarded as equally appalling manners in the very highest circles as a direct request for some more of the tawny liquid (ruby apparently is not quite de rigeur). The way it works is to send a coded message to the person sitting nearest the decanter by asking them ‘if they know the Bishop of Norwich?’. If the signal is properly received no answer is required and the decanter will be sent on its way, anti-clockwise naturally! However, as we are dealing with the Norfolk Folk effect here, if the coded message results in a response along the lines of ‘no, I don’t think so’ then send back the clear riposte that the Bishop is a terrific chap but he never passes the Port! I hope this insight may help to quench your thirst – and encourage you to buy a decanter!

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Gardening

Plant Hunting in the 21st Century

During the dark months of January and February we often look to the garden with hope to find the first signs of warmth. Anne Gould talks to Michael Parry of Thompson & Morgan about yellow snowdrops and the flowerbeds of the future nowdrops, heralds of the spring are universally popular in gardens across the land. It’s not just their impossible optimism forcing their way through bleak frozen and sometimes snow-covered ground but their resilience against all that the elements can throw at them. For some people though snowdrops (Galanthus) have become a major obsession – they collect a myriad of varieties – there are 20 varieties in the wild and 2,000 or more cultivars and will go to extraordinary lengths and expense to secure something that’s different or unusual.

Unbelievably galanthrophiles are prepared to pay up to £60 a bulb for something that’s really unusual and they’ll travel the length and breadth of Europe for special snowdrop events. So it was that this time last year Suffolk’s Michael Parry – a plant “hunter” from Thompson & Morgan went up against these fans for a very rare Elizabeth Harrison yellow snowdrop that was being sold on Ebay. “We knew about yellow snowdrops. Some are bred but most happen through crosspollination. We are always looking for something different so we paid £750

for this snowdrop.” However – just in case you want to plant some in your garden – be prepared to wait, Michael says it’s a long process growing enough to sell, maybe six or even seven years. About 16 years ago they did a similar thing with a black hyacinth which has a distinctive spicy fragrance – buying three of the only bulbs in existence for £150,000. “It took us many years to be able to sell it and now because demand was so high we had to take it out of production to recover our stocks.” Of course this isn’t the only way that

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Michael seeks out new plants. His travels take him away to the plant breeders of Holland, Germany and France on a regular basis. He says, some of the very best delphiniums and sweet peas come from New Zealand and there are some great plant breeders in California too – although he rarely goes further afield than Europe. “It has to be for something really worthwhile”. A lot of new product development though goes on in a secret location on the Shotley peninsula where expert growers have about 20 acres devoted to all sorts of different plants. Some of it will simply be using trial and error – seeing how a particular plant might work in a container, how it grows in shade, different sorts of soil types or whether it will recover if you don’t water it for two weeks. “We’ll see how long you can make a sweet pea plant flower for and it’s actually for months, the trick is to cut all the blooms.” They’ll seek out unusual poppies – by planting fields of them – perhaps 10,000 and walking through them and spotting the one or two plants that might have something different or unusual about them. He says it takes a trained eye to spot but some will have edges that are different or there might be speckles that can be bred into something else. And they’ll work to breed new plants like 2012’s Gold Medal winner at Chelsea - from of foxglove that has been created by merging two really different plants. 62 | placesandfaces.co.uk

“They said it couldn’t be done but what we’ve created is a sterile plant so instead of living for three weeks it lasts for months.” For Michael this means not just a huge amount of technical expertise but using communication skills as well to get the message across. After the yellow snowdrop and Chelsea there was TV coverage, which he quite enjoys and would love to do more of, he directs photo sessions and video shoots too. It’s an incredibly different and varied job which, says Michael was nurtured by his grandparents who were enthusiastic about chrysanthemums and dahlias. “I started growing and selling my own plants – geraniums, petunias etc at the WI Market in Ipswich when I was 12 or 13. “Then I developed an interest in herbs and used to sell through a small advert in the back of Gardener’s World magazine. “In the end the whole of my parents garden was taken up with herbs – sage, thyme and about 20 different types of mint and it was all laid out alphabetically.” After doing a diploma in horticulture he then landed a job at Thompson and Morgan thanks to a BBC Radio competition to design a garden for Suffolk and has been there ever since. So with his eyes focused on the flowerbeds of the future what has Michael got in his garden? “It’s hard to have a garden when you go away a lot. I had a friend who works as a landscaper help me. I have trees with lilies

I started growing and selling my own plants – geraniums, petunias etc at the WI Market in Ipswich when I was 12 or 13.

planted through them – they are perfect for any difficult corner of the garden. “I’ve also got a vegetable garden and some chickens and that’s pretty much it – although I bring the odd thing back from work from time to time.”

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miCHAEl’S SuGGESTioNS FoR THiS SummER 1. Drought resistant plants for containers. Last summer may be remembered for being wet and soggy but it was preceded by a long drought and a hosepipe ban. Global warming and climate change are altering the way we garden and having plants that won’t die during a dry spell could be the future. Look out for a vigorous climbing plant called Mandevilla – it’s equally at home in a hanging basket. 2. The ever popular geranium – really easy to grow on the patio. 3. Digitalis Illumination Pink – a hybrid foxglove that flowers for six months and right through to November. It was a gold medal winner at Chelsea and named the flower of the show 2012.

4. Peruvian Lilies – known as long flowering plants but there’s a new variety that not only grows to six or seven feet tall but has incredibly long stems making it ideal for cut flowers. As with other flowers the more you cut the more flowers you will get. 5. Blue Verbascum. Michael says they were trying to breed a red one and ended up with a blue variety. 6. Hydrangeas – because there are so many different varieties and they come in so many different colours. 7. Roses for hanging baskets. FOR MORE INFORMATION: visit www.thompson-morgan.com

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After one the most unpredictable summers on record Places&Faces® talks to Roger Gladwell about the impact of a changing climate on garden planning and current landscaping trends How has the weather affected gardens this year? Weather patterns are cyclical and it seems that we have currently hit a very changeable period, where we move from extreme dry to extreme wet. This will impact upon what we are able to achieve in our gardens. In recent years there has been a trend to towards warm loving plants that once were the preserve of naturally warmer climates on the south coast or even abroad but now, with periods of much wetter soils, people will need to reconsider what and how they plant. Wet soil equals cold soil.

Is drought still an issue? It is ironic that as we sit here in a downpour that come next spring we are equally likely to hit periods of extreme dry weather. Although the water table is currently high and water stocks appear good we know from experience a sustained period of dry weather, which is just as likely, soon leaves us with talk of hose pipe bans so water conservation is also key. The main lesson with water is not to collect more than Wet weather is challenge for warm loving plants like lavender you can use. Water butts need good overflow solutions to proper drains as unmanaged they possible, something we always do. can cause more problems than they solve.

What can we do about water logged soil? Drainage is key. If you go out into your garden after a downpour it is easy to see where water is forming puddles and these areas need to be addressed. A simple French drain in a lawn can reduce water logging and particular attention needs to be paid to edges of beds if they are flooded. If you are unable to address drainage remember where these wet spots occur when planting in spring and don’t plant dry loving plants such as lavender there. Alternatively embrace the wet and look for traditional herbaceous English plants that are more likely to prosper in these changing conditions.

Is the wet weather a factor in the increasing number of broken fence posts? Waterlogged ground certainly doesn’t help fence posts but it’s not the cause of the increasing number of broken ones. The main issue is a change in European legislation about the preservatives that can be used. The change actually happened about seven years ago when arsenic and copper sulphide were banned as preservatives. Sadly the method that was then used to preserve just wasn’t as effective and as a result we are seeing an increase in broken posts from this period. The industry is working hard to address the situation and the key is to make sure that you are sourcing the best wood

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What are the key developments in hard landscaping? The choice of stone now available is fantastic. The world really has become a small place and new mines in places such as China have increased the availability, range and affordability. Clients are now able to achieve results that just wouldn’t have been accessible a few years ago. Does working with new materials present challenges? Yes. Many of these new stones require specialist knowledge to lay them correctly so always ensure you use a member of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL). If not laid correctly there can be issues of distortion, discolouring and durability so it is important to get it right. The Association makes sure that members are constantly updated on the best way to work with these new materials so clients can be assured of the best possible results. Is garden design changing? The gardens we design now are often unrecognisable to the ones we would have designed 20 years ago. People’s expectations have grown and the materials available to achieve new results have grown with them. We have two national award winning designers, Angela Hart and Hannah Sheffield, who work with our clients. The process is always an amalgam of our customer’s idea, the designer’s expertise and of course the natural landscape in which the garden sits.

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new French law regarding trusts has introduced significant changes to the tax treatment of any trusts with a French connection. This legislation stands to affect, amongst others, UK residents who own a French holiday home through a trust. For the purposes of the new legislation, French law provides its own definition of a trust, which has been very widely drawn, meaning that trusts arising on death under a Will or intestacy will be included within the scope of the new rules. Trustees are now obliged to declare to the French tax authorities the existence of any trust with a French connection, whether that be because the trust contains French assets or because any of the beneficiaries are French resident. These declarations must be made annually, and additional declarations must be made if the trust is modified or brought to an end. Fairly severe penalties apply if these obligations are not met. The most complex part of the new law, and the aspect which is likely to affect most people, is the new inheritance tax and gift tax regime that will apply to trusts if the settlor or any of the beneficiaries are French resident, or if any trust assets are situated in France. A tax charge will be generated either by a gift or transfer by the trustees, or by the death of the settlor. This applies regardless of whether the assets are transferred to the beneficiaries at that time or they remain in trust. How the trust is taxed will depend on whether the transfer may be regarded as a ‘normal’ gift or succession. If so, the usual French gift and inheritance tax rules will apply, and the rate of tax will be determined by the beneficiary’s relationship to the settlor. The issue is that at present it is not entirely clear exactly what will be classified 66 | placesandfaces.co.uk

in this way and, given past difficulties with applying French civil law principles to trusts, it may be that the scope of this ‘normal’ regime may be limited in practice. If the transfer cannot be treated as a ‘normal’ succession, a specific tax charge will be applied instead. This charge will be at one of two rates; if a ‘global’ share is passing to beneficiaries who are all descendants of the settlor, tax will be at a flat rate of 45%. In all other cases, the rate of tax will be 60%.

If you own a home in France or have connections with a French estate, it is important to check whether these new rules will impact on you. If you own a home in France or have connections with a French estate, it is important to check whether these new rules will impact on you. In the event that you are the settlor, trustee or beneficiary of any trust with a French connection, it is likely that they will. Similarly, it is likely that your estate will be affected on your death if you or any of your beneficiaries are French resident, or if you own French property, unless you have prepared a separate French Will. There may be scope for reducing this impact. For example, in the case of trusts created during a person’s lifetime, it may be appropriate to bring the trust to an end and appoint the property out to

beneficiaries. This will, however, require careful consideration of the likely inheritance tax implications both in the UK and France, as well as capital gains tax and other factors. The potential possibilities will depend on the terms of the trust and therefore what options are available to the trustees. In light of these new rules, the importance of making a separate French Will cannot be underestimated if you have French property or are resident in France. The definition of trust contained in the new law is wide enough to encompass English Wills even where there are no ongoing trusts, by virtue of the fact that the assets will come to be under the control of the executors or administrators while the estate is being dealt with. By preparing a separate French Will dealing with your French assets, you are likely to avoid a great deal of complication. In the future, it would be advisable to think extremely carefully before settling any French property on trust, or before including any French resident individuals as beneficiaries. All things considered, it is probably sensible to avoid wherever possible constituting trusts with a French connection. Sarah Walker Solicitor Ashton KCJ Solicitors T: 01284 727064 E: sarah.walker@ashtonkcj.co.uk www.ashtonkcj.co.uk This article is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. We would advise you to seek professional advice before acting on this information. Ashton KCJ is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Recognised Body number 45826).

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Guide Price £695,000

Standing on the edge of Earl Soham in a rural setting, a well presented Suffolk Farmhouse. 4 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room. 4 bedrooms, bath & shower room, small 5th bedroom/nursery room. Garaging & stores. In all about 2 acres of mature gardens.

Enjoying a tucked away & secluded setting on the edge of Framlingham, a picturesque Grade II Listed farmhouse set amidst delightfully mature gardens & grounds. 2 reception rooms, playroom/study, kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Excellent range of garden & stores. Cart Lodge garaging. Stable range & meadow paddocks. In all about 2 acres.

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Guide Price £565,000

Commanding a prominent location in the heart of one of East Suffolk’s prettiest villages, a classic period house with gracefully presented accommodation, delightful gardens & wonderful parkland grounds. 3 reception rooms, kitchen. 5 bedrooms, attic room, 2 bathrooms & shower room. In all, about 1.6 acres.

Set in a tranquil rural setting on the edge of Wilby. A pretty 17th century cottage, with additional annexe/holiday let accommodation, standing in 4 acres of grounds. 2 reception rooms, conservatory, kitchen. 3 bedrooms, bathroom. 2 bedroom annexe. Gardens & grounds.

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Earl Soham

Guide Price £699,000

A handsome double fronted Edwardian town house, presented to a high standard throughout. 4 reception rooms, fine orangery, impressive kitchen/breakfast room. 4 first floor bedrooms, including master bedroom with en-suite bathroom/shower room, family bathroom & shower room. Second floor with 2 further bedrooms, one en-suite. Cellar, gym. Landscaped gardens.

Guide Price £695,000

A stunning, newly converted former chapel with a spectacular vaulted open-plan first floor living room. Fine rural views. Kitchen. Ground floor sitting room. 5 bedrooms, 2 en-suite bathrooms, family bathroom & cloak/shower room. Flexible use annexe/games room. Off-street parking. Gardens, in all about 0.25 of an acre.

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KAFI HOUSE FACTS Location: South Elmham Price: £695,000 Agent: Clarke & Simpson

CouNTRySiDE ith its six bedrooms and one and half acres of land Kafi House would make a perfect substantial period family home. Dating from the 1500s it’s recently undergone extensive refurbishment and renovation works which has really brought it up to date. The current owners have replaced the windows throughout with wooden double glazed units, partially re-wiring the property, updating the fire and burglar alarm system, installing a new oil fired boiler, central heating and hot water system. The interior has been reconfigured with the installation of two new staircases and internal doors there’s been refurbishing in the kitchen and bathrooms as well as being re-rendered and redecorated throughout. The accommodation now includes an entrance porch, entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/ breakfast room, pantry, utility room, 70 | placesandfaces.co.uk

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dining room, garden room, secondary kitchen, cloak/shower room and study/bedroom on the ground floor. On the first floor is a spacious landing, master bedroom suite, with en-suite shower and dressing room, two further double bedrooms, a family bathroom and an additional dressing room. On the second floor there are also two good sized bedrooms. The garden room and ancillary adjoining rooms have the potential to be used as a separate annexe. Outside, there is a triple garage with studio over. The studio, with power and light connected, has great potential as an office, B&B/holiday let or as additional accommodation to the main house, subject to the necessary consents. Kafi House is set well back from a quiet country lane approached over a driveway,

which can either lead up to a parking area to the side of the property or, alternatively, across the front of the property to a gravelled parking and turning area immediately in front of the garage. The formal gardens at the front are mainly laid to grass but interspersed with a number of mature and established trees. A bridge over a small drainage ditch provides access to the adjoining paddock. Again, mainly laid to grass but with a number of established trees, this area is enclosed within either post and rail fencing or established hedging. The sunny rear gardens face south west and are mainly laid to grass but in the centre is a pond, fully enclosed within post and rail fencing and benefitting from a small jettied area. For more details contact Clarke & Simpson on (01728) 724200

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THE QUAY HOUSE FACTS Location: Woodbridge, Suffolk Price: £850,000 Agent: Gobbitt & Kirby

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ith views of the River Deben and a rich history that some say include smuggling and secret tunnels, Quay House is a stunning Woodbridge Townhouse. Located close to the heart of the town from the outside it’s quite distinctive and the interior has more than a touch of je ne sais quoi. Built in 1692 as a Dutch merchant’s house this five bedroom and three storey townhouse was once a Public House and then a brewery, with the walled garden acting as a paddock for the dray horses. The cellars are also reputed to have served as a getaway route for smugglers in the past, linking to a network of private cellars 72 | placesandfaces.co.uk

throughout the town. Now with its colourful past behind it Quay House has been transformed into a comfortable and very pleasing family home. Currently it’s also run as a most successful Bed & Breakfast business. Downstairs the entrance hall leads to two good sized reception rooms – a drawing room and sitting room both of which are rich with period features and open fireplaces. The kitchen/breakfast room is large, well equipped and with its wooden units has a rustic feel. Upstairs on the first floor are four double bedrooms, one en-suite bathroom, family bathroom plus a separate shower room and further guest w/c, and landing reception.

On the third floor, which could be used as a fully self-contained annexe, there is the “Woodbridge Suite”, a double bedroom with vaulted ceiling, original oak beams and floors. There’s also a stunning period styled en-suite bathroom with roll-top central bath. In addition there’s a landing area with kitchenette and open plan office/studio. The property is further enhanced with many period features, a large three room cellar and covered side passageway from front to rear. There is a sheltered courtyard, as well as a large walled garden, mainly laid to lawn with assorted fruit trees and kitchen garden. For more details contact Gobbitt & Kirby on (01394) 380330

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CROWFIELD

Guide Price £359,950

This individual detached and spacious family home in the popular Debenham School catchment area benefits from recent refurbishment and extension. Comprising of: entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, sitting room, study/bedroom five, cloakroom, master bedroom with en-suite, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Enclosed gardens, double garage and off-road parking. Apply Needham office

Guide Price £500,000

IPSWICH

A striking 5 bedroom detached Edwardian residence benefitting from a 1 bedroom annexe and offering scope for further improvement. There are many period features and the property is pleasantly set near shops, bus stop & schools. There are private landscaped gardens, garaging, off road parking and useful outhouses. Apply Ipswich office

WOODBRIDGE

Guide Price £725,000

This well appointed, thoughtfully renovated period property is conveniently located within walking distance of the town centre, schools, river and rail station. Accommodation comprises: hall, drawing room, sitting room, kitchen opening to family room with doors to the garden, cloakroom, cellar (used as a laundry/utility room), four bedrooms, two ensuites, family bathroom, playroom/potential 5th bedroom. Off road parking and enclosed garden. Apply Woodbridge office

87a High Street, Needham Market Suffolk IP6 8DG Telephone 01449 723500 E: needham@fineandcountry.com

ASHBOCKING

Guide Price £395,000

Tucked away in a no-through road location this detached bungalow comprises of: hall, two reception rooms, kitchen, utility, conservatory, study/bedroom four and cloakroom. Master bedroom with en-suite, two further double bedrooms and a shower room. Private drive with garage and garden to the front. Enclosed rear garden and 1.6 of an acre (sts) field with loose box and tack room. Apply Needham office

ASHBOCKING

Guide Price £555,000

A handsome 4 bedroom detached 16th Century farmhouse in party-moated grounds with stables and grounds extending to approximately 2 ¼ acres (sts). The character accommodation with many exposed beams offers a spacious Aga kitchen, there is a double cart lodge, numerous outbuildings and pleasant seating area and bridge over the moat. Apply Ipswich office

MARTLESHAM

Guide Price £675,000

Six bedroom family home plus one bedroom annex. Conveniently located for both Woodbridge and Ipswich. Accommodation in the main house comprises: hall, three reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite shower room, five further bedrooms, integral double garage and gardens. The annex can be accessed independently or via the main house and comprises sitting room, kitchen/diner, utility, bedroom and en-suite shower room. Apply Woodbridge office

28 Church Street, Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1DH Telephone 01394 446007 E: woodbridge@fineandcountry.com

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GEDGRAVE BROOM FACTS Location: Gedgrave Nr Orford Price: £1500 PCM Agent: Castle Estates

egular readers of Places and Faces may recognise this property as one we featured in an editorial story in our July issue. It is a house with history as it was once the home of John Seymour author of ‘The Fat of the Land’, the first guide to sustainable living, that became the bible for smallholders all over the world and even is believed to have inspired the television series the Good Life.

WICKHAM MARKET

£365,000

Beautiful Grade II listed 4 bedroom house with large garden and garage/ workshop. 3 reception, conservatory, kitchen, utility room,2 shower rooms.

SUDBOURNE

£199,500

An enchanting 2 bedroom period cottage. Porch, sitting/dining room, kitchen, bathroom, courtyard, further attractive secret garden

This magical thatched cottage is literally in a world of its own, hidden down a mile long track, through a 200 acre forest and overlooking ancient water meadows that have little changed over hundreds of years. Downstairs there’s a large living room, a dining room, two bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin), a bathroom and a cloakroom. Upstairs you’ll find 3 further bedrooms (2 doubles, 1 single), a bathroom and a shower room.

SAXMUNDHAM £225,000

Beautiful Grade II listed timber framed 3 bedroom town house with smart first floor bathroom, Sitting room with fireplace, kitchen,/dining room, Cellar, Pretty walled courtyard garden.

Aldeburgh 01728 454622

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ALDEBURGH

£324,995

Attractive post war dormer style 3 bedroom chalet bungalow. Hall, 2 reception, conservatory, kitchen/breakfast room, attractive garden and garage.

ORFORD

£325,000

Modern detached 3 bed family house. Hall, lounge/diner, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, attractive garden, garage.

Saxmundham 01728 605511 www.jennie-jones.com

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Outside there’s an acre garden of grassland immediately around the house, a barn, and a private 200 acre wood beyond for your use. After recent life as an upmarket holiday home from January Gedgrave Broom is available to rent and will make the perfect base for someone who wants to enjoy the idyllic rural retreat. For more details contact Castle Estates on (01394) 450100

RENDHAM GUIDE PRICE £450,000

Lovely attached 5 bedroom farmhouse with early timber framed origins and later extension. 3 reception, farmhouse kitchen, garden and outbuildings.

GUIDE PRICE £250,000

Attractive end of row Victorian 2 bedroom cottage, with annexe/studio, garage, timber summerhouse, beautiful garden.

Southwold 01502 722065

DUNWICH

GUIDE PRICE £325,000

A 19th Century 2 bed cottage with large garden, spectacular sea views. Kitchen/diner, sitting room, wet room, bathroom, garage.

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Market Hill, Orford IP12 2LH

01394 450100

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FELIXSTOWE - Substantial 1885 Grade II town house with stunning sea views and beach access. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 cloaks, sitting room, study, dining room, kitchen. Gardens, garaging and ample parking. Gas-fired central heating. Guide: £850,000

ORFORD - Deceptively spacious property in the heart of Orford. Three bedrooms, dressing room/bed 4, family bathroom, hall, cloaks, sitting room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, secluded courtyard garden. Garage and parking. Oil-fired central heating. Guide: £275,000

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Idyllic 5 bedroom period cottage hidden away at the end of a mile long track, overlooking ancient water meadows. An acre of garden and access to a private 200 acre wood. Available furnished or unfurnished. Oil-fired central heating. £1,500 pcm

3 bedroom period property with views across the river to Aldeburgh. Large kitchen/dining room, sitting room with log burner, utility room, cloaks, f/f bathroom. Oil-fired central heating. £650 pcm

Period property in a tranquil location with superb views across Butley Creek. 3 bedrooms, kitchen/living room, study, utility room, bathroom. Parking, mature gardens. Oil-fired central heating. £850 pcm

3 bed detached house. Kitchen/breakfast room, good sized sitting room, conservatory, cloaks. Garden, garage and parking. Short stroll to the village centre. Oilfired central heating. Pets welcome. £725 pcm

Detached period house with a large outbuilding/ games room/studio, workshop and large gardens. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, sitting room, dining room, cloaks. Quiet location a few yards from the forest. Pets welcome. Oil-fired central heating. £850 pcm

Detached house close to the centre of the village. 3 bedrooms, en-suite, family bathroom. Kitchen/dining room, sitting room, study/bedroom 4, cloakroom with shower cubicle. Pets considered. £775 pcm

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144 HIGH STREET FACTS Location: Wickham Market Price: £365,000 Agent: Jennie Jones Saxmundham

ituated between Woodbridge and Framlingham Wickham market is a delightful Suffolk village, in the Thomas Mills catchment area, with a great selection of services and 144 High Street is believed to be one of its oldest homes. Occupying a prominent position within walking distance of the Market Square this beautiful Grade II listed house benefits from a large garden and a garage/workshop. The house is the larger portion of what is believed

to be one of the oldest buildings in Wickham Market and was probably a medieval hall/ farmhouse. It has evidence of 16th century alterations and features which span the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The property has been care-fully looked after by the present owners who have painstakingly uncovered many previously hidden features. The accommodation includes four well proportioned bedrooms with three shower rooms, and three reception rooms plus a

Central Woodbridge - Guide Price £290,000

very large conservatory/garden room. The kitchen is well appointed and benefits from an adjacent utility room. There is a very useful dry cellar and the house is centrally heated by gas fired radiators. The property has been used in the past for Bed and Breakfast and could, subject to planning consent etc. be used for home working. For more details contact Jennie Jones on (01728) 605511

Brundish - Guide Price £395,000

A 2 bedroom cottage style duplex apartment located in a prestigious small development in the heart of Woodbridge, offering over 950 sq ft of accommodation. Hallway, cloakroom, open plan living room & contemporary kitchen. 2 upper floor double bedrooms & large store room. Stylish tiled bathroom. Underfloor heating throughout. Private courtyard for residents. Parking space. Ref: 4448/3

A recently refurbished and renovated 3 bedroom cottage in a lovely rural location in North Suffolk. Entrance hall, sitting room, garden room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, shower room. 3 double bedrooms & family bathroom. Ample off road parking, garage & workshop. Good size gardens extending to, in all, approx 0.4 acres. Ref: 4729

Fressingfield - Guide Prices From £375,000

Framlingham - Guide Price £339,995

Last two new homes on the popular Carpenters Yard development in this well served village. Plot 6 – 3 receps, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, 5 bedrooms, en-suite shower and 2 bathrooms. Plot 8 – 2 receps, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, 5 bedrooms, en-suite shower and 2 bathrooms. Double garages and gardens. Ref: 4699

The last remaining property on this exclusive development by Hopkins & Moore close to Framlingham’s facilities. Entrance hall, 2 receps, kitchen/breakfast room and cloakroom. 4 first floor bedrooms, en-suite shower room and family bathroom. Garage. Garden and parking. Ref: 4760

Clarke and Simpson, Well Close Square, Framlingham, Suffolk, IP13 9DU

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GOBBITT & KIRBY

Woodbridge t: 01394 380330

Country Homes t: 01728 622330

www.gkl.co.uk £499,950

GleverinG Hill

£1,100,000

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A particularly fine Grade II listed Moated Longhouse enjoying an appealing rural setting; mature grounds extending to approx. 7 acres (sts); detached Suffolk barn; livestock barn; detached cart lodge garaging; cricket bat willow orchard included.

Situated in a private, unique and slightly elevated rural position, this attractive Lodge styled property benefits from far reaching rural views to the front aspect, with a circular access around a magnificent oak tree. Amazing gardens, approximately one acre (sts).

WoodBridGe

£250,000

Formerly a pair of cottages, now one dwelling offering character with retained features. With red brick elevations under pan tile roof and surprisingly above average size accommodation. Benefits include twin courtyard gardens, and double off-street parking.

WoodBridGe

£300,000

A spacious four bedroom 80 foot eco-houseboat project in a stunning location on the tidal River Deben with a large freehold garden, permanent mooring rights and Certificate of Lawful Residential Use. Perhaps one of the most beautiful views in Suffolk.

FramlinGHam

£525pcm

TO LET - Character semi detached cottage with lovely farmland views. Entrance lobby, fitted kitchen, sitting room with open fire and modern bathroom. Main bedroom with interleading second room. GCH, double glazing, off road parking and a garden.

WoodBridGe

£550pcm

TO LET - Charming 2 bed cottage in the sought after location of Brook Street in central Woodbridge. Within easy reach of the Railway Station and River Deben. Would suit professional couple, commuters or make ideal weekend retreat. Available for long term let.

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An elegant estate that is sure to turn heads Places&Faces®looks at the Jaguar XF Sportbreak nyone who has ever said that estate can’t be sexy has not seen the Jaguar XF Sportbrake. With sleek new lines it builds on the extensive refresh received by the XF saloon for the 2012 model year which saw it adopt a more assertive appearance in line with the flagship XJ model - including striking new lightblade headlamp technology. This model takes Jaguar’s globally acclaimed sporting saloon and extends its versatility and practicality while retaining the model’s core values of dramatic, muscular elegance, a dynamic driving experience and contemporary luxury. Adrian Hallmark, Global Brand Director, Jaguar Cars said “The XF epitomises the Jaguar sporting dynamic with its combination of innovative, seductive design and performance. In the XF Sportbrake this is complemented by a no-compromise approach to practicality and versatility.” The XF Sportbrake is entirely new from the B-pillar backwards, endowing it with a very different aesthetic, exemplified by the tautlydrawn elegance of the side-window line 78 | placesandfaces.co.uk

and highlighted by its polished finish. The conjunction of flowing rear window graphic, rising waist and estate roofline lends the XF Sportbrake a dynamic, broad-shouldered stance. The design-led approach that created the XF Sportbrake’s exterior has been achieved in tandem with the goal of maximising practicality. The extended roofline affords rear-seat passengers an additional 48mm of headroom and the seats offer both a 60:40 split fold function and integral ski hatch. Remote-fold levers inside the load-space opening allow the seats to be stowed flat quickly and easily, creating a cargo volume of up to 1675 litres. Befitting the XF Sportbrake’s perfect balance between usability and beauty, it is powered exclusively by Jaguar’s range of powerful, refined and efficient diesel engines, driving the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The 2.2-litre engine is fitted with Jaguar’s Intelligent Stop-Start system, making it the company’s most efficient powertrain to date, while the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 is available in two

states of tune, with 275PS in the rangetopping Diesel S. The Jaguar design philosophy is based on the smooth, uninterrupted flow of lines that lead the eye along and around the vehicle and this is readily apparent in the XF Sportbrake which, despite sharing an identical wheelbase with the saloon, is imbued with even greater presence. As with the exterior, the cabin of the XF has been upgraded to ensure it retains that essential Jaguar appeal, creating a sense of sporting luxury by using the finest combinations of premium quality, crafted materials, complemented by the use of intuitive technology. A centrally-mounted touch-screen offers control of the navigation system and a range of other functions, while the switchgear features new soft-touch matt black paint and a soft phosphor blue illumination theme throughout. To find out more about the Jaguar XF Sportbreak contact Marshall Jaguar Ipswich on 01473 215900

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THE NEW XF SPORTBRAKE FROM £31,940* Whatever your passion, the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake is the perfect balance of beauty and loadspace versatility. Full of the latest advanced technologies, it’s also the most efficient Jaguar ever. So whether you’re heading to the mountains, the beach, the park or the office, the new XF Sportbrake is as full of life as you are.

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Model shown is an XF Sportbrake 3.0 litre V6 Diesel S Luxury 275PS, priced at £44,355. Official Fuel economy figures for the XF Sportbrake Range in MPG (L/100km): Urban 37.7–46.3 (7.5–6.1); Extra Urban 54.3–62.8 (5.0–4.3); Combined 46.3–55.4 (6.1–5.1). CO2 Emissions 163–135 g/km. *On the road price is the Manufacturer’s Recommended Retail Price plus Car Tax, First Registration Fee and Delivery Pack.

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RANGE RovER FoRGES AHEAD Meeting the challenge to create ‘the world’s finest luxury vehicle’

t’s lighter, stronger and more refined. But the bottom line is that it is still very much a Range Rover. The all-new version – and the fourth generation - of the marque recently made its world début in Paris. Order books are now officially open with the first months of production expected to fill up immediately. Pricing in the UK starts from £71,295 for the Vogue 3.0L TDV6 rising to £98,395 for the Autobiography 5.0L Supercharged. And in case anyone thinks these prices are prohibitive they are not; Range Rover is one of the big motoring success stories, has fans all over the world, and simply keeps on selling. Designed and engineered at Land Rover’s development centres in the UK, the new Range Rover will be produced in a state-of-the-art new low-energy manufacturing facility at Solihull, in the Midlands. Over £370 million has been invested in the Solihull plant to create the world’s largest aluminium body shop. That latter point is highly significant, as the new model gets its lightness from its allaluminium monocoque body structure. This design has saved 420kg over the outgoing model, delivering improved fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions. John Edwards, Land Rover global brand director, presenting the new car at launch, said that customers had been asked what they wanted changing. The reply was ‘don’t change it, just make it better’. So the mission was to create not just the world’s finest luxury SUV, but

the world’s finest luxury vehicle. The all-new Range Rover has a clean and elegant shape derived from a fresh new interpretation of Range Rover design cues. The luxurious interior has been given a fresh and very contemporary treatment. The cabin retains the characteristic strong, architectural forms, and these are emphasised by extremely clean and elegant surfaces which are flawlessly executed using the finest leathers and veneers. The line-up features an Autobiography 4.4-litre SDV8, Vogue 3.0-litre TDV6 and two Autobiography models powered by the 5.0-litre LR-V8 Supercharged petrol engine. New features such as panoramic and contrast roofs are also featured. Adding extra design and engineering context to the Range Rover story, space is also made for the special edition Range Rover CSK, a rare, two-door model from 1990 named in honour of Land Rover’s founding father Charles Spencer King. Amongst the innovations is a next-generation version of Land Rover’s Terrain Response® system, which analyses the current driving conditions and automatically selects the most suitable vehicle settings. An all-new lightweight suspension the ability to deal with the toughest conditions. The Range Rover full-time intelligent 4WD system, with a two-speed transfer box, works in parallel with the sophisticated electronic traction control systems to provide the optimum traction.

A whole raft of other new and enhanced features includes: Electric Power Assisted Steering, which enables Park Assist – the latest automated technology to help drivers parallel park their car in tight urban parking spots. Adaptive Cruise Control, with new Queue Assist feature which allows the system to continue functioning at low speeds and down to a complete stop. Intelligent Emergency Braking (including Advanced Emergency Brake Assist) – to help drivers avoid a collision if the traffic ahead slows quickly or another vehicle suddenly moves into their lane. Blind Spot Monitoring – with new Closing Vehicle Sensing feature to detect vehicles which are closing quickly from a further distance behind. Reverse Traﬃc Detection – to warn drivers of potential collisions during reversing manoeuvres. Surround Camera System – with T Junction view, Trailer reverse park guidance, and Trailer hitch guidance. And Range Rover isn’t done yet: next year sees the introduction of a diesel hybrid model, with a CO2 emissions target of 169g/km. That should be quite something! Prices correct at the time of going to press More details www.hammondgroup.co.uk

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Bruisyard Hall Masquerade Ball A Black Tie Masquerade Ball was held in the stunning surroundings of Bruisyard Hall with funds raised on the evening from a charity auction supporting the work of The Suffolk Foundation.

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Rendall & Wright Design Evening Guests braved the fog to enjoy a design evening hosted by Rendall & Wright at the Stoke by Nayland Club. Talks were presented by The Persian Carpet Studio, Sheepycow Rugs & Hides and Lindsey Rendall who revealed the latest trends from Decorex whilst sharing her own top tips. Lindsey Rendall, Helen Wright

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The British Larder Book Lauch Invited guests gathered at the British Larder, Bromeswell, for the launch of Madalene Bonvini-Hamel’s new recipe book ‘The British Larder – A Cookbook For All Seasons’. which has been named in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012 as the winner of the UK’s ‘Best Woman Chef Book’. Signed copies of the book are available at www.britishlarder.co.uk/shop Richard & Eve Berrill

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UNICEF Annual Charity Dinner The Unicef Ipswich fundraising committee, gather with friends at the annual Aqua8 charity dinner to raise funds for the internationally renowned charity. Funds raised will be used to help support poverty stricken children around the globe.

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Launch of New Partnership Between Gilmour Piper and Sportsmed East Invited guests raised a glass at David Lloyd Leisure in Ipswich to celebrate a new partnership between Gilmour Piper and Sportsmed East. The two companies are forging a closer working relationship that will strengthen the delivery of Sports and Exercise Medicine in the region with the collaboration enabling an integrated approach to sports healthcare from two strong clinical teams. Anne-Marie & David Williams

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