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elcome to March, a month when we say goodbye to winter and are cheered by the brilliant sight of daffodils spreading a golden glow through our gardens and countryside.

The clocks will be going forwards, the evenings will be lighter and we’ll all feel invigorated and ready to get active outside once again.

March is always a busy month in the garden – time for planting seeds and doing much of the groundwork for the spring and summer to come. It’s also a great time, if you’ve decided to create a greener future for your family to start a vegetable garden, so we have talked to one of Suffolk’s best-known gardeners Lady Caroline Cranbrook about her magnificent walled garden in Great Glemham.

With Easter falling early this year it’s certainly going to feel like there’s a lot to pack into the month – no sooner will it have started than the school holidays will be upon us.

For those still looking to embark on their 2013 resolution and looking for a learning experience this month we’ve been trying out new ways to be creative – taking photographs, drawing and getting involved in writing too.

It’s not just all about learning though – there’s also the excellent new giving network, Rosa, which has set up a pilot project in Suffolk to encourage regular giving to help women and young girls in the county.

Philanthropy is of course something that Places&Faces has always supported and so we were also thrilled to be able to interview Emma Freud, co-founder of Comic Relief, about Red Nose Day and find out more about her love of Suffolk.

On top of all that Places&Faces has lots more to read – fashion, homes and interiors, food and drink plus the very best properties for sale.

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Contents

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Features

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My Suffolk David Sheepshanks on what makes Suffolk special

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Emma Freud Talks about 25 years of Comic Relief and her love of Suffolk

REGULARS

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Easter Days Out

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Suffolk in Brief

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Mini Previews

Ideas for exploring the county this Easter

Be Creative Discover your inner potential with courses in art, photography and creative writing

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Rosa

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Mothering Sunday

The new giving circle in Suffolk aimed at helping women and girls Gifts ideas for your Mum

PEOPLE

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Deborah Cadman OBE Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council

CHRIS PACKHAM His Wild Night Out at Haverhill Arts Center

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News from around the county

What’s On Where to go and what to see in Suffolk during March Swan Lake and The Rose at Jerwood Dance House, Science Festival at Jimmy’s Farm, Birdsong at the New Wolsey and The Hired Man at the Colchester Mercury Theatre

Fashion Essential jackets

Pub Dog Walk Around Middleton, from the Middleton Bell Inn

Short Break Staying at Snape Maltings holiday homes

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Food and Drink

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Homes & Interiors

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Gardening

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LEGAL

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MotorING

Dining review at Jimmy’s Farm, recipe from the new Satis Café, food gallery, the wine column plus a competition to win lunch or dinner at the Pier, Harwich All you need to know about creating more space The art of allotments with Tessa Newcomb and Countess Caroline Cranbrook talks about feasting on vegetables Separating family assets

Property A selection of our county’s finest homes for sale Honda’s CR-V and the Peugot RCZ

Faces@ Highlights from Suffolk’s social calendar

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PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNDRAISING

This March it’s 25 years since the first Red Nose Day and co-founder Emma Freud, who has a home in Walberswick talks to Anne Gould about the charity, Suffolk and working with her husband, Richard Curtis Pictured Left to Right: Richard Curtis, Lenny Henry & Emma Freud 8 | placesandfaces.co.uk

Celebrity Interview | Emma Freud hat was the inspiration for Comic relief?

Richard Curtis went to Ethiopia with Oxfam during the great famine of ‘85 and came back determined to make a difference to the hell on earth he had seen out there.

He was writing for Not The Nine O’Clock News at the time, so he worked with his friends in that world to raise money. Back in the ‘80s, it was considered bizarre to use comedy to fundraise for something so serious.

But Richard says that when he was at the Refugee Camp in Addis Ababa, he used to watch the children being weighed every morning. It was an incredibly grave situation as the aid workers were trying to gauge which children had any hope of survival.

He said that one day, a little child was so tiny that when he was put into the weighing sling, he fell through the leg hole onto the ground below, and all the other children sitting around waiting to be weighed started to laugh at the slapstick of it.

He thought that if they were still able to find humour in such a terrible place, then surely it was appropriate to use laughter to try to help them. It sounds obvious now -

One Direction visit Ghana

but at the time, it was considered anarchic!

Is there anything special coming up this year?

SO MUCH! The presenters on the night are our best ever line up - including Michael Macintyre, Claudia Winkleman, John Bishop and Alan Carr. Rowan Atkinson will be debuting a new character of The Archbishop of Canterbury that Richard has written for him, the team of Call The Midwife have done a special episode, as have Fresh Meat, Russell Howard has filmed a special Good News, Jessie J will be shaving her head live on the night plus lots more that I can’t name without our Press Department getting huffy with me for revealing our secrets.

So the comedy will be incredible - and the films from our projects are truly remarkable this year. The lovely boys from One Direction, who have recorded this year’s official single, have filmed for us in Ghana, Bill Nighy, Rob Brydon and Davina McCall have been out to

Africa as well and John Bishop has visited one of our UK projects. Our dream is to make the TV so fascinating that people stay in to watch it. And the more people that watch, the more people that donate - simple as that.

In addition to the big night of TV, Russell Brand is hosting a concert at Wembley Arena on March 6, ‘Give it Up for Comic Relief’ - it will be an extraordinary night featuring top music and comedy acts including Paloma Faith, Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Nicole Scherzinger, Jimmy Carr, Noel Fielding and Eddie Izzard plus many more. AND Stella McCartney has also designed some fabulous T-shirts for us, which are available to buy in TK Maxx.

Who thought up the Red Nose idea?

Selling Red Noses was the idea of someone whose name no one can remember in an advertising company we went to for advice. Whoever you are, thank you. In 1988, the first year, we only made a few and they

He thought that if they were still able to find humour in such a terrible place, then surely it was appropriate to use laughter to try to help them

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Celebrity Interview | Emma Freud

Selling Red Noses was the idea of someone whose name no one can remember in an advertising company we went to for advice.

Whoever you are, thank you were sold through Wimpy restaurants - this year Sainsbury’s will sell millions of them!

But the best use of them EVER was when Sophie Dahl bathed naked in a tub of them.

I have that photo on my wall.

How do you decide which projects to support?

I absolutely promise you no comedian is ever involved in the decisions about where to spend the money. We have a grants team, and a big committee of experts in their fields who decide the criteria (it changes according to the greatest need), check out all the applications, visit the projects, allocate the money, and check regularly to make sure that it’s being spent brilliantly and that the projects are properly supported. It’s the part of the organisation I’m

most proud of. They are an unbelievable team who do their massive job brilliantly. Nearly half the money we raise is spent on grant making in the UK - and some of that ends up in Suffolk. Since the last Red Nose Day in 2011, we’ve spent over £2.5m in the East of England, through 254 different projects. They’re all supporting people leading incredibly tough lives, as well as trying to tackle some of the root causes of poverty.

Where do you watch Comic Relief?

It’s the worst night of the year for us. Exciting, astonishing, but terrifying - as if anything goes wrong or any systems don’t work, it’s our job to get it back on track. There’s a massive

Claudia Winkleman, part of the “best ever” line up of presenters

knot in my stomach from around lunchtime on Red Nose Day ‘til the next morning. I’d love to say it’s fun, but it really isn’t - it’s just scary as the stakes are so high.

What are your most memorable Red Nose/ Comic Relief moments?

Too many to count... every Africa trip for me has been staggering. Humbling, powerful and inspiring. Standing at the side of the stage during rehearsals for The Night of Red Nose Day at the BBC and watching the bands rehearse is always incredible - Robbie Williams did a little dance for me one year. I was so excited I took a photo and his bodyguard confiscated my camera. Watching Richard give his life to making the biggest difference he possibly can has been breathtaking.

Does Richard Curtis say witty things all the time and make you laugh?

Yes! he actually does! We have partners’ desks and work opposite each other... I script edit his work and send it back to him with red lines all over it. But as he writes, he often says ‘how’s this..?’ and reads out what he’s working on, so on a good day there’s a lot of laughing. When he wrote the script for War Horse, he would sit at his desk and quietly whinny when he was working on the Horse’s movements. That was hilarious to see.

How often do you visit Suffolk and what’s your favourite place?

I spend about four months of the year there... all of every school holiday. It’s my favourite place on earth, most particularly my beach hut in Southwold. To some people it may be a tiny garden shed on a windy concrete prom with no electricity, but to me it feels like the absolute height of luxury. It has a battery operated heated blanket.

I know!

Do you regard London or Suffolk as home?

Both. Always have.

What are your earliest memories of Walberswick and do you think it’s changed?

The people I grew up with are still there and the views that I’ve known all my life are still incredible. The beach is a bit narrower, the pub has better food, and you can buy pesto in the village shop, but to me it’s still the same magical village that it always has been.

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“MASTERS “MASTERS OF OF BESPOKE FITTED FITTED FURNITURE” FURNITURE”

News

Suffolk in brief Congratualtions are in order for The British Larder which has been named as one of the best gastropubs in Britain in a prestigious industry poll compiled by leading pub trade magazine the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

The ‘Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2013’, now in their fifth year, are voted for through an extensive poll of over 500 voters including celebrity chefs, pub guide editors, food journalists and gastropub operators themselves.

“The best pub food now competes on quality with top restaurants, and arguably offers better value for money,” said Publican’s Morning Advertiser editor Rob Willock. “Every one of our Top 50 Gastropubs richly deserves its place on this prestigious list.” The British Larder, Suffolk was nominated as the highest climber this year, having climbed 18 places in this esteemed poll.

They now rank at an amazing number 14 in the UK. This year’s Red Nose Day appeal is being swelled locally with a Silent Auction and Grand Raffle both being organised to raise money for Comic Relief. The prizes in the auction include ‘LOT BBC’ for two seats at the BBC Red Nose Day live audience broadcast from Television Studio in White City and ‘LOT Cottage’ for a weekend break for four at Wing Cottage, Orford courtesy of www.suffolkcottageholidays.com. If you enter the Grand Raffle you could win a Family VIP Ticket for four to FolkEast Festival at Glemham Hall in August or two tickets for Latitude in July (donated by Festival Republic). To bid in the Silent Auction text your bid and the lot name to 07816 575 631 or email Angie Powers at Angie@ portobellostudios.com. Raffle tickets are also available from Angie. The auction closes on Monday 18th March at 9am.

At Prime Minister’s Questions in Parliament, Waveney MP Mr Peter Aldous asked the Prime Minster to join him in congratulating The Suffolk Foundation for the great success of their Surviving Winter Appeal. With many older people having to make the stark choice

between heating their homes or putting food on the table, The Suffolk Foundation launched its second Surviving Winter Appeal in November 2012 to help reduce fuel poverty and isolation in Suffolk. Working in partnership with Age UK Suffolk, The Suffolk Foundation asked anyone that felt able to forgo their Winter Fuel Payment to donate either part or all of it to the Surviving Winter Appeal and reduce fuel poverty in Suffolk. Overwhelmed by the kind generosity of so many people the campaign in Suffolk has raised over £58,000 to be distributed as grants to older people in need here.

Councillor Michael Bond (Wickham) has granted £2000 from the Locality Budget to help Whisstocks Project CIC with legal and professional costs for Woodbridge waterfront regeneration. The derelict Whisstocks boatyard could and should become the pearl of Woodbridge, under plans currently being formulated by developers. Local people have been anxious to see progress here for many years. The recently-formed Whisstocks Project Community Interest Company was set up to try to negotiate the development minefield, and ensure that the site became something that both Woodbridge residents and visitors could enjoy. The Project team believes that its first and fundamental task is to ensure that the community’s interests in development plans are secure, and underpinned by good legal advice, and talks are in progress to this end.

Le Talbooth, flagship restaurant of the Milsom Hotels and Restaurants group, has begun 2013 with a strikingly theatrical new design throughout the building. The dramatic makeover is the vision of Geraldine Milsom (director and wife of the group’s managing director Paul Milsom) whose distinctive design can be seen across the entire hotel and restaurant group. She comments: “Le Talbooth Yoxford’s Satis House Hotel recently celebrated its sixtieth anniversary last year appeared on Channel 4’s Four in a Bed, a and with the arrival of a new head chef Zack programme which invites B&B and Hotel owners to stay with each other and pay what Deakins, it seemed only fitting that we should they feel their stay was worth. Hotel owners take the restaurant forward into a new era with Kevin Wainwright and David Little stayed at an original and bold new look. The challenge the other three contestant’s establishments was to strike the balance between the call of the modern and that of the past with an obvious before taking their turn as hosts and were need to be sympathetic to this fabulous listed delighted to be crowned winners on the building.” Le Talbooth’s new look is light, vibrant show with all guests praising the hotel and and glamorous with a casual air. The entire service and being happy to pay in full for redesign project cost £300,000 and was achieved their stay. Following on from their success with a team of local craftsmen and producers, Kevin says “The response to the show has some of whom have worked alongside Milsom been overwhelming with messages of Hotels for several years. support and congratulations flooding in.

The whole experience has been a great success and we couldn’t be more delighted.”

Do you have the Suffolk Show dates in your diary? This year the Show will be held on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 May and tickets are already on sale. They can be bought on-line via the website www.suffolkshow.co.uk and with a family ticket priced at £40 when bought in advance it has to be one of the best value days out on the Suffolk calendar.

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WHAT’S ON class orchids for sale, re-potting demonstrations, advice on the cultivation of orchids and problem solving.

Hollesley Village Hall, 7.30pm Swing Band Concert For details contact Woodbridge School music department on 01394 615097 or email musicsecretary@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk

Colchester Mercury, 11.30am Anthony Horowitz - Oblivion (Essex Book Festival) One of our most celebrated writers talks about the inspirations, passions and experiences behind Foyles War, the Alex Rider books and recently Oblivion, the final book in The Power of Five series.

Tickets: £10 / £8 concessions Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk

Farmers Markets Stradbroke Business & Enterprise College, 9am-1pm Beccles, Beccles Heliport, 9am-1pm Metfield Village Hall, 9am-12 noon Snape Maltings, 9.30am-1pm

up as your favourite hero or heroine. Come on stage to try out a musical instrument or try your hand at conducting! It’s a fun afternoon for everyone to enjoy.

Tickets: Balcony £9 /£7 concession, Stalls £8 / £6 concession Box office: 01473 433100 www.ipswichregent.com

March 1 March 4 – 9 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 8pm Snape Maltings, 7pm Fairport Convention A Celebration of Schools’ Music Hailed as the inventors of folk-rock, Fairport Bringing together schools from across Suffolk Convention remains one of the most to provide a glimpse of the quality of musicentertaining bands on the concert circuit and making happening in classrooms across their sell-out gigs continue to attract critical the county. acclaim and delight audiences.

Box office: 01728 687110 Tickets: £22 / £20 concessions www.aldeburgh.co.uk Box Office: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk March 5 Music School, Woodbridge School, 1.40pm Colchester Mercury, 7.30pm Lunchtime recital Roll out the Beryl Oliver Norman (baritone) and Tom Berry (piano) The late great British Comedy Actress Bery For details contact Woodbridge School music Reid’s vivacious character is brought to life and department on 01394 615097 or email entertains with bravado and sparkling spirit. musicsecretary@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk Tickets: £22 / £19.50 / £18 / £16.50 / £15

Box office: 01206 573948 March 5-7 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk New Wolsey, Ipswich, 7.45pm

The Cut, Halesworth, 7:30 pm ‘Lipservice’ present March 1 and 2 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Inspector Norse Ipswich Regent, 8pm A new powerful two-handed version of the A self-assembly Swedish crime thriller!

Micky Flanagan - ‘Back In The Game’ tour classic book by Robert Tressell. Townsend Box office: 01473 295900 Following on from the huge critical and Productions have produced a gem of Edwardian www.wolseytheatre.co.uk commercial success of last year’s ‘Out Out’ tour humorous theatre with songs and music of www.lip-service.net where over 200,000 tickets were sold and all 150 the time. dates a sell out.

Box Office: 0845 673 2123 March 6 Box office: 01473 433100 Email: boxoffice@newcut.org Music School, Woodbridge School, 1.40pm www.ipswichregent.com

Lunchtime recital – Charlotte Webb (piano) and

March 3 Harriet Long (mezzo-soprano) March 2 Fore Street, Ipswich, 10am-4pm For details contact Woodbridge School music Famers Market Food, Fashion & Flowers Market department on 01394 615097 or email Snape Maltings, 9.30am-1pm Food stalls (cheese/preserves/pies/cakes etc) musicsecretary@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk fashion stalls (including clothing, jewellery,

Shire Hall, Market Hill, Woodbridge, 9.30amaccessories, pictures and contemporary fashion March 7 12.30pm items for the home) plus flower stalls with real The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Make Time For A Cuppa! and artificial and plants, garden products etc Noriko Ogawa Tea, coffee an cakes all in aid of the Eve Appeal Free Entry Her ‘ravishingly poetic playing’ (Telegraph) sets gynaecology cancer research fund.

Information: 0773 199 1669 her apart from her contemporaries and her Information: Eve Appeal - East Anglia Email: jay@ipswichevents.co.uk programme for this concert includes Takemitsu’s Email: gn49@hotmail.co.uk beautiful Rain Tree Sketch II, Liszt’s B minor Ipswich Corn Exchange, 2.30pm Sonata, Mozart’s Sonata K331 ‘Alla Turca’ & St Michael’s Church Centre, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich Orchestral Society Beethoven’s ‘Tempest’ Sonata.

10am to 4pm Family Concert with the theme Heroes and Tickets: £16 / £12 (£14 / £10 concessions) Suffolk Orchid Society Annual Show Villains including music from Batman, James Box Ofice: 01284 758000 In addition to an orchid display there will be first Bond and Indiana Jones, plus much more! Dress www.theapex.co.uk 14 | placesandfaces.co.uk

What’s On

March 7 and 8 Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich, 7.30pm Swan Lake & The Rose AHN Soo-Young Dance Project & Sungsoo Ahn Pick-up Group See mini preview.

Tickets: £15, £12 (senior citizens) £8 (concessions) Box Office: 01473 295230

March 7-27 Colchester Mercury, 7.30pm A Made in Colchester Production Events on a Hotel Terrace by Alan Ayckbourn The smallest decision can have enormous consequences in this, the first of four installments from Ayckbourn’s Intimate Exchanges. A relaxing weekend is shattered in true comic fashion with costumes, cream tea and unrequited love.

Tickets: £25 - £10 & concessions Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk March 8 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Dennis Locorriere The voice of Dr Hook, with hits including Sylvia’s Mother, When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman and A Little Bit More.

Tickets: £20 / £18 concessions Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk

Trinity Park, Ipswich International Women’s Day Event “Creating Gender Balance in the Real World” will feature inspirational real life stories, a selection of workshops, and take-away essential knowledge, skills and top tips; finishing with a networking opportunity, sponsored by Suffolk Business Women.

Tickets: £12 (including lunch and refreshments) Information and booking: www.ucs.ac.uk/IWD Farmers Markets Southwold, Farmers Market Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store, 9am-12.30pm

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The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Johnny Cash Roadshow Performing material from throughout Cash’s career from Walk the Line and Folsom Prison Blues, recorded in the 1950’s, through Man in Black, Boy named Sue and The Ring of Fire to Hurt in 2002.

Tickets: £19 / £17 Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk

New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, 7.45pm Weird and Wonderful Piano maestro and singer-songwriter Benjamin Bloom brings his much talked about act to the big stage.

Box office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk St John the Baptist Church, Ipswich, 7.30pm The Creation by Haydn Presented by Ipswich Bach Choir and Ipswich Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick McCarthy, Soloists Linsay Gowers (Soprano), Jonathan Hanley (Tenor), Richard Fallas (Bass-Baritone).

Tickets: £12 (£5 for students) Tickets available from Music World (Ipswich) and The Card Centre (Felixstowe) Tel: 01473 251618 or 01394 271538, Email: ipswichbachchoir@yahoo.co.uk www.ipswichbachchoir.org.uk Beccles Airfield Take The Skydive Challenge Fall for fun, a loved one, or the 10 children and young people diagnosed with cancer every day.

Tel: 01284 829090 or text SKYDIVE to 07557 499040 Email: alison.ramsay@clicsargent.org.uk Clare Parish Church, 7.30pm Fauré Requiem Tom Appleton, the distinguished young conductor with a growing international reputation, will conduct the Fauré Requiem and other short choral pieces.

Tickets: £10 (£5 students) which will include a complimentary glass of wine in the interval Tickets from Geoffrey Bray at smicc.clare@gmail. com and 01787 277731 or Compact Music, Sudbury, Harris & Harris Bookshop, Clare, or Landers Bookshop, Long Melford 16 | placesandfaces.co.uk

St James’ Church, Nayland, 11am (until the evening) Ronald Blythe - A Celebration A day of talks, readings, films and music reflecting the career of Dr Ronald Blythe, as he celebrates his 90th birthday. With contributions from naturalist and author Richard Mabey and others, music from the Aldeburgh Festival’s resident quartet, films from the BBC archives, and poetry inspired by the Stour’s rich artistic history. One of the great essayists, poets and novelists of this century and the last, Ronald Blythe is author of Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village and made films for the BBC. Tickets: £10 Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk March 10 Farmers Markets Assington, The Barn, 10am-2pm

The Cut, Halesworth, 3pm The Gould Piano Trio The Gould Piano Trio celebrated its 20th Anniversary, an ensemble with an enviable reputation for musical integrity and imagination, which has continued to evolve since its early success winning the Charles Hennen and Melbourne International Chamber Music competitions.

Haydn Piano Trio in C major Hob XV:21 Brahms Trio in C minor Op:101 York Bowen Rhapsody Trio (1926) Shostakovich Piano Trio in E minor No:2 Box Office: 0845 673 2123 Email: boxoffice@newcut.org

March 12 Colchester Mercury, 8pm Studio Theatre Less is More: Celebrating Shorter Fiction (Essex Book Festival) Join us for a fascinating evening in celebration of shorter fiction with readings from Essex Book Festival’s ‘Get it Writ’ finalists and talks from publisher Unthank Books and flash fiction expert David Gaffney.

Tickets: £5 & £4 concessions Box office: 01206 573948 www.mercurytheatre.co.uk

March 12 and 13 New Wolsey Studio 20 Stories High presents Whole Exploring themes of sex, religion, and loyalty in a gritty, funny and moving new play by Philip Osment.

Box office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk www.20storieshigh.org.uk

March 12-16 The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, 7pm Philip Pullman’s I Was A Rat! In association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company, Nottingham Playhouse and Teatro Kismet (Bari, Italy). A tale to thrill all ages.

Box office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk

March 15 St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, 7.30pm Junior Concert For details contact Woodbridge School music department on 01394 615097 or email musicsecretary@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk

Farmers Markets Southwold, Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Store, 9am-12.30pm

March 16 St Michael’s Church, Framlingham, 7.30pm Phoenix Singers Choral Music by Britten and Purcell Tickets: £12 (£6 under 18s) All Saints Church, Wickham Market, 7.30pm Suffolk Singers The group will be ‘Serenading Spring’ with music

by Bruckner, Elgar, Mendelsshohn, Purcell and Stainer as well as Whitacre and a new piece

by John Hutchings, written especially for their director Claire Weston.

Tickets: £8 From: Daphne Rose 01728 748199 and Carole King 01473 635525.

Farmers Markets Harkstead, Village Hall, 9am - 12 noon Aldeburgh, Church Hall, 9am -12.30 Beccles, Beccles Heliport, 9am-1pm Debenham, Community Centre, 9am-1pm

March 16 and 17 The Vintage Market The Town Hall, Southwold Information: 0790 001 5630

March 17 Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 2pm Aldeburgh’s Big Britten Shout With a particular focus on Peter Grimes, this is your opportunity to sing Britten’s music in the concert hall he created. All ages, all abilities, no audition.

Tickets: £5, Under 18s Free (unreserved seating) Box office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk

Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge, 3pm The Ward Piano Quintet Nicholas Ward and Joanne Green, violins; Wendy

What’s On Poulston, viola; Harriet Bennett, cello; John Stafford, piano.

This ensemble is book-ended by brother and sister team Nicholas Ward (violin, artistic director and leader of the Northern Chamber Orchestra) and cellist Harriet Bennett. They play the two finest 19th century quintet masterpieces for piano and strings, by Schumann and Brahms, along with Frank Bridge’s lovely Phantasie Trio no 1.

Tickets: £10 (school-age students free) Box Office: 01394 615015 Email: boxoffice@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk

New Wolsey, Ipswich, 7.45pm Kerry Ellis A unique one-off opportunity to see Kerry Ellis perform an acoustic set, joined by the Wattisham Military Wives Choir.

Box office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk www.kerryellis.com March 20 The Red Feather Club, Horham, 7.30pm Film Premiere On the Wings of a Mighty Fortress A documentary telling the story of 95th Bomb Group crew of “Easy Going”, gets its UK premiere

at the Red Feather Club. Licensed bar, museum open. Mark and Jim the film makers are hoping to be present to introduce the film. The Red Feather Club, run by the 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association, is the official UK museum of the 95th Bomb Group.

Information: 01728 860930 Email: jamesmutton@suffolkonline.net.

Ipswich Regent, 7.30pm Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor The Colonel & The Governor Tour 2013 Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel has a professional career that spans over four decades. Martin Taylor is a multi-award winning guitarist and Acoustic Guitar magazine calls him ‘THE Acoustic Guitarist of his Generation’.

Tickets: £20 in advance, £22 on the door Box office: 01473 433100 www.ipswichregent.com www.martintaylor.com

March 21- April 6 Colchester Mercury The Hired Man (see mini preview) Tickets: £25 - £10 and concessions www.mercurytheatre.co.uk Box office: 01206 573948

March 22 St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, 7.30pm Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra Concert For details contact Woodbridge School music department on 01394 615097 or email musicsecretary@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk

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Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich, 6pm Cal’donias Swing Dance Society - Swing Night House DJ Andy Clark plus guest DJ AV8 Be taught the moves of vintage swing set to authentic music from the 30s and 40s. Led by dancers Andy Clark and Daisy Robinson from Cal’donias Swing Dance Society who in turn learnt their techniques from some of the finest teachers and jitterbug champions from across the USA, UK and Europe. Take this opportunity to jive, charleston and lindy hop along with their fun and eclectic approach to vintage dance whilst enjoying the musical offerings from guest DJ AV8.

Cost: £8 or £12 including a class Box Office: 01473 295230

nature’s exotica AHN Soo-Young Dance Project & Sungsoo Ahn Pick-up Group

Swan Lake & The Rose

An exhibition of botanical etchings by

Bryan Poole

With indoor and garden sculpture by

Kate Denton

Part of KORE-A-MOVES a Korean mini festival

Lavenham Hall Gallery & Sculpture Garden Hall Road ; Lavenham CO10 9QX ; 01787 249841 www.katedenton.com

FRIDAY 8 & SATURDAY 9 MARCH, 7.30PM JERWOOD DANCEHOUSE, IPSWICH BOX OFFICE:

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March 23 Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 7.30pm Aldeburgh Music Club Choir conducted by Edmond Fivet An evening with Mozart The programme includes Mozart Requiem, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Inter Natos Mulierum and Misericordias Domini. Soloists: Katharine Fuge soprano, Martha Jones mezzo soprano, James Geer tenor and Adrian Powter baritone.

Tickets: £25 / £20 / £16 / £12 (£6 students) Box Office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburghmusicclub.org.uk

The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Suffolk Sinfonia Verdi: Overture ‘La Forza del destino’ Dvorak: Cello concerto (soloist David Lale) Sibelius: Symphony no 1.

Tickets: £10 (£8 / £4 concessions) Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk

St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Mendelssohn’s Elijah Stowmarket Chorale perform Mendelssohn’s Elijah, conducted by Leslie Olive and accompanied by soloists Mark Saberton (bass), Simon Gfeller (tenor), Mae Heydorn (mezzo) and Jay Britton (soprano).

Tickets: £18 / £15 / £10 (schoolchildren free) Box Office: 01449 737783, Stowmarket Information Centre 01449 676800 and Balaams 01284 766933 www.stowmarketchorale.org Farmers Markets Easton, Easton Farm Park, 9am-1pm Southwold, The Pier, 9am-1pm Woodbridge, Community Centre, 9am-1pm March 24 Snape Maltings, Britten Studio 4pm Open Session: Group A Aldeburgh Music’s teenage vocal performance group will showcase their unique sound, infectious energy and own vocal creations.

Box office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk

Farmers Markets Lavenham, Village Hall, 10am-1.30pm

March 25-30 New Wolsey, Ipswich, 7.45pm The Original Theatre Company & Birdsong Productions Ltd present Birdsong See mini preview.

Box office: 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk www.birdsongthetour.com

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March 27 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 7.30pm Manchester Camerata Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 10 in B minor Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor (La passione) Tickets: £21 / £18.50 Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk

March 29 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds Judie Tzuke Since the early 1970s, Judie Tzuke has become well known for her incredible writing talents with hits including ‘Stay With Me Till Dawn’. She returns with a collection of cleverly constructed melodies - new and old - sung with an ethereal voice which stuns with its power.

Box Office: 01284 758000 www.theapex.co.uk

March 29-31 The Ship, Dunwich Beer Festival It promises to be a great weekend with live music on the Sunday and plenty of beer from our favourite local breweries including: Adnams, Green Jack, Grain, Cliff Quay, Humpty Dumpty and Earl Soham. To make sure you won’t go hungry we will be serving our famous fish and chips all day. www.shipatdunwich.co.uk

March 29-31 Aldeburgh Music Easter Weekend: Britten and Purcell

• March 29 Orford Church 6pm Sacred and Profane Exaudi, James Weeks director Britten Sacred & Profane; Harrison Birtwistle Carmen Paschale; Peter Maxwell Davies Nowell: Jesus Autem Hodie; Carol of St Steven and English carols and instrumental music from the 14th century.

• March 29 & 30 Orford Church March 29, 9pm; March 30, 5.30pm Dido and Aeneas Britten–Pears Baroque Ensemble and Soloists, Christian Curnyn conductor Purcell’s genius assembles compelling dramatic tableaux round an axis of an intense human tragedy, love, leave-taking and lament, sorrow and solace.

• March 30 Blytheburgh Church, 11am Aldeburgh Voices London Voices, Ben Parry director Hymns and Psalms Britten shares with his musical hero Purcell a finely-nuanced approach to the liturgy’s character and drama, from whispered prayers to joyous celebration.

• Snape 8pm (ends approx 10pm) Purcell’s Revenge: Sweeter than Roses A collective of the most original and exciting of today’s singer-songwriters meet to share their own work and be inspired by the lyrical freedom, daring harmonies and sharp-edged clarity of Purcell.

• March 31 Britten Studio, Snape 6pm Purcell’s Hail Bright Cecilia Britten–Pears Baroque Ensemble & Soloists, Christian Curnyn conductor. Purcell brilliantly transformed and transcended the by-then traditional ceremonial homage to St Cecilia in this ode with some of his brightest and most brilliantly inventive music.

Snape 7.30pm Hymn to St Cecilia La Nuova Musica, David Bates director La Nuova Musica brings its keen-edged clarity and richly-coloured sound to a first foray into Britten’s music and surrounds it with works from their musical heartland.

Box office: 01728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk March 30 – May 2 Snape Maltings Gallery, 10am – 5pm Tory Lawrence: Exotic Birds, Animals and the Marshes Following “Land and Horse” at The National Horseracing Museum (Newmarket) last year, this exhibition comprises two new series of oils and works on paper. Exotic birds and animals, inspired by the artist’s safari to the Eastern Cape (South Africa) early in 2012, are the source of watercolours full of strangeness and humour.

Suffolk coastal marshes are the starting point for the depiction of a particular and mysterious meeting of land and sky. This exhibition reveals the artist’s love of birds, animals and land.

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Mini Previews

Swan Lake & The Rose

Jerwood Dance House, March 8 & 9 ere’s a version of Swan Lake like you’ve never seen it before.

Instead of a vision of white swans gracefully gliding across the stage in the classic version or even male swans in Matthew Bourne’s celebrated take on the ballet, this interpretation is entirely new.

South Korea’s AHN Soo-Young Dance Project and Sungsoo Ahn Pick-up Group take the familiar stories of Swan Lake and The Rose (based on The Rite of Spring) and re-interpret them in their own inimitable style.

It’s certainly skillful and dramatic but whoever would have imagined Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece filled with breakdance?

Sungsoo Ahn is renowned for his interpretations of classical ballets. With dancers of rank, he produces classy, wellchoreographed works of the highest quality.

His Swan Lake skillfully blends hip hop elements - such as popping, rocking, groove and krump - with contemporary dance.

The classic story is played out in urban dance and hiphop, where the swans are out on the

street, homeless in a dreary cityscape, telling their story through popping, rocking and groove.

Box Office: 01473 295230 www.danceeast.co.uk

SCIENCE FESTIVAL

Jimmy’s Farm, March 16 & 17

BC’s One Show resident science expert Marty Jopson is one of the boffins leading the madcap mayhem at Jimmy’s Farm’s annual Science Festival this March.

For the third year, the Wherstead farm

will be hosting its popular two-day event, including hands-on workshops and demonstrations, where kids go free.

Jimmy Doherty, who studied zoology and has a PhD in entomology, said: “The science festival has already established itself as one

of the most popular events in the farm’s calendar. I’m so passionate about getting youngsters excited about science that admission for them is free, including the nature trail.”

Jimmy will be joined by some of the biggest names on the science scene including Brainiac host Marty Jopson, who will present a historic tour of explosive inventions on stage both days.

He will be joined by wildlife presenter and entomologist Martin ‘The Bug Man’ Rapley, whose science shows, including the big bug experience and the reptile and amphibians show, bring youngsters up close and personal to the world of bugs.

Other activities include chainsaw carving live, building a bug hotel and creating Jimmy’s Farm’s first Bioblitz.

Marty Jopson, who has worked on What the Ancients Did for Us, Rough Science and The Big Bang, said: “Forget boring classrooms, science is exciting. Come along to Jimmy’s Farm and I will prove it.” www.jimmysfarm.com

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Birdsong

New Wolsey Theatre, March 25-30 ebastian Faulk’s powerful novel Birdsong was a West End hit when adapted for the stage and now the show is on tour and coming to Ipswich.

This wartime epic is an intimate story of love and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of the Western Front.

What makes this so special is that the production arrives only shortly after the recent announcement of a historic commemoration of the centenary of the start of World War I, to be held on Remembrance Day, 2014.

In pre-war France, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with his host’s wife, Isabelle Azaire.

As civil unrest mounts and war breaks in on the idyll of his former life, Stephen finds he must now lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground.

Faced with unprecedented horror, the warhardened Stephen clings to the shrinking memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.

THE HIRED MAN

Colchester Mercury, March 21 - April 6 heatre audiences are in for a treat this spring as the Mercury Theatre has a new production of Melvyn Bragg’s, The Hired Man. Not least because the Mercury’s new Artistic Director, Daniel Buckroyd, has reassembled the creative team behind his critically-acclaimed 2008 touring production, which captivated audiences throughout the UK, before transferring to New York.

Acclaimed for its epic, nostalgic, funny book and rousing, romantic, award-winning score, The Hired Man is arguably the finest new British musical of the last thirty years.

Set against the backdrop of the Cumbrian lakes in the early years of the twentieth century, it tells the timeless, moving story of a young married couple and their struggle to carve a living from the land, just as the traditional rhythms of English country life are being swept away by the gathering storm of war in Europe. It’s haunting, thrilling, stirring stuff.

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The Hired Man is based on the much-loved novel by Melvyn Bragg, and brought to life by the heartbreakingly-beautiful music of Howard Goodall, the EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA awardwinning composer of stage musicals including the recent West End hit Love Story, and film and TV scores including themes for Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley, Mr Bean and QI. This production is a result of a collaboration between the Mercury Theatre, Colchester and the Curve Theatre, Leicester.

Box office: 01206573948 www.mercury theatre.co.uk

Birdsong was ranked 13th in the 2003 BBC survey The Big Read, finding the nation’s favourite book.

The novel was adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff and opened at the Comedy Theatre, London (2010), and more recently was adapted for TV by Abi Morgan for a BBC1 series (Jan 2012).

Rachel Wagstaff comments: “Birdsong is in an incredibly powerful novel, and through the story of Faulks’s fictional characters, we can understand what it might have been like for individuals caught up in this most extraordinary period of world history.

“Given the approaching centenary and the passing away of Harry Patch, the last surviving British Army Veteran to have fought in the Great War, it seems more important than ever that the courage and sacrifices of those who fought and fell for future generations are not only remembered, but understood. Lest we forget; lest we let suffering on such a scale ever happen again.” www.wolseytheatre.co.uk Box office: 01473 295900

Easter Days Out

EASTER DAYS OUT

Good Friday falls on March 29 this year so Easter is relatively early and its always such a positive time - filled with spring lambs and daffodils and of course children to amuse.

Places&Faces helps you plan your time out and about in Suffolk

SNAPE MALTINGS

Artisans East Exhibition, The Workshop March 28 to April 10

RSPB MINSMERE

Weekend Wildlife Walk Sundays - March 3 to April 28

There’s so much to see and hear at Minsmere: splendid woodland, wetland and coastal scenery, rare birds breeding and calling in on their migrations, shy wildlife like otters, the booming call of bitterns in spring, beautiful bugs and colourful wild flowers in summer. This Easter why not explore with a guided walk? Starting at 9.30 am these three hour walks are a great opportunity to look for flowers, insects, migrants, wintering ducks and a host of other wildlife highlights that may be present at the time. There is a fee of £5 for adults and £2.50 for children plus and normal reserve entry fees. Booking is essential but please note that it’s not suitable for children under 8 years old.

This is a joint exhibition of work by Rob Barnes (printmaker) and Chris Soule (English Potter). Chris Soule started potting in 1973 and his first two customers were Harrods and Heals. For the next 16 years he designed and made pottery for department stores including Habitat. After he sold his factory and design studio in 1989 and for the next 10 years he used what he had learnt to help others take design through to production and marketing. Finally Chris came to Suffolk in 1998 where he makes finely thrown English Earthenware using a range of reactive glazes. Items include pieces for the table, kitchen and sometimes purely for display. Chris shares this exhibition with Rob Barnes, a Printmaker concentrating in recent years on colourful linocuts. He’s fascinated by wildlife and coastal themes, both of which allow him to use a range of blended colours and light effects, to depict East Anglian views.

THE SUFFOLK PUNCH TRUST

March 29 to April 1

There’s a whole host of events taking place at the Suffolk Punch Trust Hollesley Stud Farm this Easter. On Good Friday you can meet the baby animals including Easter chicks and lambs. There’s also a new Pets’ Paddock as well as horse harnessing and braiding demonstrations. Easter Saturday brings cart rides, an Easter Bunny hunt, egg decorating competition and the chance to meet Colony Wren and Sandringham Sailor. If you’re under ten years old you could have your face painted too. On Easter Monday a car boot sale will take place on the car park from 9.30am to 12.30pm. All the usual Trust entry fees apply but there’s a specially reduced price season ticket only available over the Easter Weekend.

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EASTER EGG HUNT, ELMHURST PARK, WOODBRIDGE

Saturday March 30

LANGUARD FORT, FELIXSTOWE

From March 29

WOODWARDS OPEN GARDENS (for ngs), CODDENHAM From Tuesday March 31

Under the guardianship of English Heritage this historic fort re-opens to the public from Good Friday 2013 and is an absolute must for those interested in the history of our coast and ports. It is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines. The current fort was built in the 18th century, and modified in the 19th century with substantial additional 19th-20th century outside From 10am to 4pm this legendary Easter egg batteries. Guided tours and audio tours of hunt is the very best way of spending Easter the fort are supplemented by an audioSaturday. Elmhurst Park is already starting visual presentation of the site’s history, and to show signs of spring and the swarm of by guided tours of the outside batteries. children hunting for eggs is a sight to behold!

Over the Easter weekend there are added A face painter and other activities will be treats in store including an Easter Egg there but the free chocolate Easter Eggs are Trail. Entry is £3.50 for adults and £1.50 for the mainand attraction – guaranteed to 13_Places add to & Faces Places Faces QP Mothers March 24/01/2013 children aged 5 to16:22 15. Pag the fun and produce lots of happy faces!

Woodwards is an award winning south facing gently sloping garden of 1½ acres, overlooking the rolling Suffolk countryside.

It’s designed and maintained by the owners for year-round colour and interest with lots of island beds and stocked with 1000s of bulbs, shrubs and perennials. There’s a vegetable plot, numerous hanging baskets for spring and summer plus well manicured lawns, with large mature trees. Enjoy the spring bulb displays for a modest entry fee of £2.50 (children free) in aid of the National Garden Scheme.

U F F O R D PA R K WO O D B R I D G E

Ipswich High School for Girls aged 3-18 Vouchers available, perfect way to make Mum Smile

MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH Sunday 10th March Treat your Mother to a 3 course lunch this Mothering Sunday. Includes a Mother’s Day gift!

£24.95 per person (Children 5yrs - 14yrs £10.95 per child) Spa Gift Vouchers Available for: Treatments - Experiences - Products

For more information please call Events on 0844 847 9467 or visit www.uffordpark.co.uk Yarmouth Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1QW

The best preparation for top university entry Limited places now available for entry into Years 9 & 10, September 2013

Open Day Friday 15th March 10am-1pm For further information www.ipswichhighschool.co.uk 01473 780201 Woolverstone, Suffolk IP9 1AZ

Top A level results in Suffolk 2012 - 55% A* and A Grades ‘Outstanding School’ across all categories, ISI Inspection 2011

Leisure Learning

THE ART OF

LEARNING

The start of the year always feels like a time of new beginnings and tapping into the creative talent that lies within us. Anne Gould samples three courses that offer the potential for real change rawing, singing, writing, playing music are all deeply instinctive human activities that sadly many of us seem to leave by the wayside somewhere in childhood.

For generations of adults, school drubbed out the creative spark before it even flickered - because back then you either had natural talent or you didn’t.

Never mind learning to draw, my art lessons were more about ducking in time to avoid flying blackboard rubbers and car keys.

English classes and creative writing? unthinkable. Photography? – well unless you were part of the elite art “clan” at my school

you weren’t let anywhere near a camera.

Times change and equality of opportunity now allows everyone to explore their potential, whatever it might be.

You no longer have to be a budding medal winner to run or swim competitively and you certainly don’t need some scary publisher to get into print – and in some cases make a pack of money too.

So Places & Faces ventured into the unknown to discover the hidden creativity within with international photographer Gary John Norman, writer Fiona Melrose and the new DrawEast art class at Suffolk Food Hall.

Digital Photography Most of my working life as a print journalist was spent in daily contact with photographers and what they do always seemed something of a black art. None more so, than in the old days of film.

With a rapidly approaching deadline you’d be thumping out your story on an ancient typewriter and they would disappear, clad in lab coats, into a darkroom and use their chemical magic to create stunning black and white photographs.

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You no longer have to be a budding medal winner to run or swim competitively and you certainly don’t need some scary publisher to get into print – and in some cases make a pack of money too

These days it’s no less mysterious because proper cameras (not the ones on your phone or anything else that’s point and shoot) have an alarming number of knobs, dials and displays that flash accusingly if you get something wrong.

Then there’s complicated computer manipulation to deal with and software with a reputation for mind-boggling complexity.

But in today’s skill savvy world if you want to create beautifully crafted photographs, even on an amateur basis, these are technicalities that you just have to overcome.

So a group of us gathered at University College Suffolk, under the guidance of international photographer Gary John Norman, in early January with new resolutions in tow to learn the basics of using digital single lens reflex or bridge cameras.

Gary John, who has recently moved back to East Anglia from Miami, has been running similar and highly successful courses in London for some time but this was the first of a series of new workshops in Suffolk.

At the start there was a detectable degree of apprehension as one by one we placed our cameras on the table and explained our experience – or lack of it!

Some, like me were complete beginners with a DSLR, one woman had done two previous photographic courses but had been overwhelmed with technicalities and there were even two schoolgirls contemplating their exam options.

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around with aperture and shutter speed working on pictures that played with depth of field and action.

Then it was outside and down to Ipswich Waterfront for a practical session getting freeze frame pictures of motorists, learning about focus and trying to get perspective.

It soon became clear that you have to master the technical aspects before you can even hope to be creative but Gary is a great and patient teacher and when we got things wrong he gently guided us in the right direction.

“Photography was obviously created by engineers but taken over by artists,” said one of my fellow coursemates and she endeavoured to create a misty effect over the water.

Back in the classroom it was quite thrilling to see that we’d all created some shots that worked – it seemed the penny had dropped.

And Gary’s final message, “Learning to take photographs is like going to the gym. Unless you practice you’ll never get better.”

Drawing

According to artist and sculptor, Maryanne Nicholls lots of people were put off drawing and art because they just “couldn’t do it” at school.

So there are any number of people out there who’ve grown up believing they can’t draw and as a result feel they have no chance of being successful in any sort of artistic endeavour.

However over the last seven years DrawEast – Maryanne and fellow artists Cary Norman and Jane Grisewood, have been successfully using innovative teaching methods to literally unlock the artist within.

Maryanne says it’s as much about showing people how to look, how to see negative space as it is about putting pen to paper.

And, having helped literally hundreds of people to access these skills, from her home studio in Nettlestead they’ve now decided to run their courses from the Cookhouse at Suffolk Food Hall.

“It means we’ve got more room to spread Comments from the class: out and it’s a lovely space too,” she explained.

Julie Foster (Kesgrave): “Gary has taught me Draw East all started when she and a friend a massive amount, my camera is no longer a and fellow artist went on an “art” holiday in mystery to me.”

Italy. When they arrived it was clear that the Claire Forsey (Felixstowe): “It’s been a organiser wasn’t that much interested in art at revelation.” all, she said “There were hardly any materials Linda Bolton (Shotely Peninsula): “This has for us to use but there were people who’d been my third go at learning photography and travelled all the way from America. So we sort Gary’s clear and easy explanations have meant of took over the course.

I’ve finally been enlightened.”

“The American’s asked if we could do something similar in the UK, but now we tend For more information: to attract people who are more local.” www.garyjohnnorman.com So what are the courses like? Places & Faces was invited to join the first class at the new

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venue under the guidance of Jane Grisewood, a lecturer from St Martin’s in London who is one of only a handful of people in the UK to have a PhD in drawing.

To begin with we were all equipped with a large piece of paper and asked to draw “blind” the person sitting next to us.

It’s an extraordinary experience and more than one of us collapsed into giggles because normally you just don’t look at someone that hard.

Of course the end result didn’t look anything like our subjects, but then they weren’t supposed to – however they did have a sort of free flowing feel to them.

We then experimented with various drawing materials – charcoal, pressed charcoal, graphite sticks and rubbers and progressed onto fruits and vegetables.

Magically somewhere in this process time seemed to expand, I suppose we were all in “the zone” and our pictures were all getting better.

Over lunch participants were able to swap stories – some like me were total beginners, others had enjoyed art at school but had left it by the wayside and there were a couple of painters who wanted to improve technique.

The big challenge came in the afternoon with a still life composed of lots of bottles that you drew, wiped off and then drew again.

Our results were amazing – and all totally different. It was quite liberating to discover that in just a day you could create something that you’d almost be happy to have framed and put up on your wall.

Indeed Maryanne says that some of their former “students” have gone on to further their drawing, even holding exhibitions.

DrawEast runs two regular workshops For more information: www.draweast.com

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Creative Writing

there are skills that they need to know.”

Fiona says there’s always a fall out in the number of people – simply because creative Apparently we all have a novel within us writing is demanding. and certainly many people have a burning Over the last two years though she’s seen ambition to be able to call themselves a her regular group grow, with two people now writer. writing their own novels.

There are writers and writers though – However no matter where you are in the some people are great storytellers, there are creative process everyone who attends has to wordsmiths who literally paint with their do exercises, which are then critiqued, by the words, poets, playwrights and others who group at the next session. are incredibly adept at punchy posts in For instance during January’s snows she 140 characters. asked people to describe an experience of And says Fiona Melrose, of Suffolk Writers being outside in the winter chill without Studio, some people come along to her using the words snow, freeze, cold or white. courses thinking they can write because “Everyone comes along with different with many avenues open to the wouldexpectations, some want to write a historical be writer – blogging, websites and even novel, some want to write chic lit so it’s Facebook, everybody “writes” today.

It’s not quite as simple as that – a 400-word important that we all have common ground post or opinion is often a far cry from either to talk about writing and compare it.”

Fiona says her standards are very high and a crafted piece of professional journalism, her teaching is at university level. She also the daunting brevity of a short story or the makes people read too and often stuff that long and dedicated slog of an 80-90,000 they might not choose to read either. word novel.

She believes it’s this reading out of your Being “good” at English at school also “comfort zone” that creates the best writers. won’t guarantee a best-seller – but then Of course with the internet the maybe that’s a completely separate thing opportunities for people to publish their altogether. work is better than ever before – and of Which is why Fiona encourages all new course it’s tempting to have a go when you members to do a two or six session course hear of people who put a book online, that on learning the fundamentals of writing.

They talk about such things as form, style, became so popular that it ended up being picked up by a traditional publisher. plot, narrative, character etc – so as they However, Fiona says that these are usually progress everyone has the same terms the exceptions rather than the rule. What of reference. has happened though is that different forms Fiona, who has MAs in Politics, Literary are appearing – novels have been set at a Criticism and Creative Writing says she determined length because of the size of the started the group two years ago and most spine on a bookshelf. Similarly short stories people come along because of word are normally 2000-5000 words because that’s of mouth. what will fit into the magazine format that “For the most part it’s women, and majority are mothers aged between 30 and they are normally published in. So different 45 but there are some who are a little older. formats are appearing, which are really exciting.

“Some people think that writing is some kind of therapy, but I don’t always agree For more information: with that. Some also feel that they don’t www.facebook.com/SuffolkWriters have anything to say any longer. or email fiona@suffolkwriters.co.uk “Writing is quite hard and people are surprised by that. They think they can just hit the page but they are then surprised that

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PRIDE & PASSION FOR SUFFOLK

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Suffolk People | Deborah Cadman

She’s got real charisma, is passionate about improving everything about Suffolk and is about as far removed from the anonymous “council chief” image as you can get. Anne Gould speaks to Deborah Cadman OBE t says something about a vast organisation like the county council when the receptionists feel able to call the ultimate boss by their first name.

Deborah Cadman has that magic.

Her everyday job might be akin to steering a vast oil tanker through choppy seas but the process doesn’t mean that she’s an isolated figurehead in a plush office guarded by armies of PA’s.

Far from it – we’d arranged to meet at Western House in Bury St Edmunds, because that’s where she was working that day and took me by surprise by waiting for me in reception.

As we wandered through to the canteen for coffee and past reception to our meeting room staff everywhere were greeting her with complete enthusiasm and respect.

Getting the staff on your side, when there are 6,000 or so of them is no easy task but her masterstroke has been to quell the storm that saw her controversial predecessor, Andrea Hill, leave.

It’s been just over a year since Deborah took over as chief executive and from the moment you first meet her it’s clear to see why she’s so popular.

Here’s a woman who almost bursts with pride and passion about Suffolk, her staff and the future she’s helping to create for us.

She talks simply, quickly and with such intelligence about work, tackling problems and what’s really important and all the while her dark eyes glisten and she beams.

Deborah is a woman who reaches out, she listens, she makes contact and inspires.

“My first year in the job has been absolutely fantastic, a great journey. It’s been tough and challenging but in some ways quite inspirational.

“Seeing the way staff who deliver services for the people of Suffolk have really pulled out the stops and are so determined to do a good job.”

Deborah says that she’s worked hard with Council Leader, Mark Bee to give quality and clarity to the organisation. “It’s been a good challenge to me personally.”

But of course Suffolk isn’t somewhere unknown to Deborah – she’s was Chief Executive of St Edmunsbury for six years and then the Eastern Development Agency

in Cambridge but her connections run somewhat deeper.

“I am a Brummy and I have lived and worked all over the country but my husband has a “Tractor Boy” background and lived at Creeting St Mary and went to the Royal Hospital School and loved it.

“So we used to visit Suffolk a lot before we moved to the area for work.”

My husband, Geoff Rivers was Chief Executive of South Norfolk District Council, she explained so they actually moved to Pulham Market, but now also have a bolt-hole in Southwold too.

So where does she think the county is heading?

“I think the future for Suffolk is bright but

speed broadband and the council’s £11 million investment along with money from the government and Europe should deliver that by 2015.

This should help not just the bigger business but the small businesses too, which she says are absolutely crucial to the economy. “They are the backbone of the county.”

“I’m also passionate about supporting women in business who are maybe out in their garages fulfilling orders in the evening when their children are in bed.

“We must also do our best to help our young people to reach out and achieve their potential.”

One of the things about Suffolk is that

It’s been just over a year since Deborah took over as chief executive and from the moment you first meet her it’s clear to see why she’s so popular it’s not without its challenges. It’s almost as if there is a desire for secret Suffolk but there are great opportunities for development.”

Grasping those opportunities is about the right investment, infrastructure and skills but she thinks the county is in a good place.

“Suffolk’s opportunties are in renewables, offshore wind, tourism and web-based businesses.

“We only have to look at the tourism statistics to see this is where people want to visit because it’s so lovely. There are many people who want it to remain a secret but, there has to be a balance.

“We went to Sutton Hoo and up the coast and it’s absolutely fantastic. You almost think that you don’t need to holiday abroad when you’ve got all this on your doorstep.”

There are also businesses like BT here and there are lots of other IT based companies which puts Suffolk in a good position to make links across the globe.

At the same time there are clearly transport issues, “I had to travel from Lowestoft to Haverhill and it took me nearly all day but it was only 70 miles – it would have been better to have had a two hour video conference”.

So it’s even more crucial, she says that everyone in the county has access to high

people like it here and want to stay.

Education too is at the top of her agenda – it was one of the first things that she tackled when getting into the post and despite recent setbacks there are a series of new initiatives on the way. “I came across one highly talented young woman in school who was predicted three A stars at A level but she hadn’t even thought of going for Oxford or Cambridge. Why?” Clearly Deborah’s job isn’t 9-5 and she says despite encouraging her staff to find a good work/life balance now that her children have grown up she maybe works more than she should.

“We spend a lot of time walking on the beach in Southwold and our favourite haunt is the Nelson – we are not anonymous but we do not get hassled over much.”

And there’s no chance of being bothered by emails there either despite 3G enabled portables.

“I just can’t pick anything up – if something important is coming through I have to go to the Swan and have a cup of tea.”

Maybe come 2015 and superfast broadband – all that will change. But that’s progress.

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Wild about Chris

Springwatch presenter and conservationist Chris Packham likes to say what he thinks.

Emma Outten spoke to him in advance of his Wild Night Out at the Haverhill Arts Centre and realises that he is not planning to tame his tongue anytime soon ith a little bit of luck and a fair wind behind it, a cuckoo called Chris should be winging its way from Africa to Norfolk this Spring. But more of Chris the cuckoo in a moment.

Its namesake, Chris Packham, also has a habit of returning to East Anglia in the spring.

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and was even driving to the region when we spoke on the phone.

Chris was heading to friends in Santon Downham, near Thetford, alongside partner Charlotte Corney (the director of Isle of Wight Zoo) and pet poodles Itchy and Scratchy, ‘who are sleeping on the back seat as we speak,’ says Chris. ‘They are the centre of my universe, those two dogs.’

The ‘southern softie’ (Chris hails from Southampton) doesn’t find the drive up the M11 to East Anglia too arduous. ‘It’s about

three-and-a-half hours. For me that’s relatively local.’

He would be staying very close to Chris the cuckoo’s summer breeding ground. The Thetford-based British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) had run a pioneering project to discover the details of cuckoo migration from England to Africa, and named one of its five electronically-tagged cuckoos after the TV presenter. Chris was one of only two birds to survive the trip and return to the forest in May 2012. ‘I’m a great fan of BTO. I think they are in

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a league of their own at the moment.’

During this latest visit Chris was planning to ‘pop in’ at Pensthorpe, which hosted Springwatch from 2008 to 2010 (nowadays it is based in Wales). ‘I haven’t been back to Pensthorpe since my last Springwatch there, so it will be nice to see them all.’ Chris became co-anchor for the programme (alongside Kate Humble) in 2009, replacing Bill Oddie, who left for personal health reasons. ‘He’s a great friend of mine’, says Chris. ‘I spoke to him about it, and it was the right thing to do.’

Chris remains a keen supporter of the Pensthorpe Trust. ‘I think it’s a fantastic resource,’ he says, ‘it’s a place where people can get close to wildlife - principally birds but other stuff as well; it’s a beautiful location, with the River Wensum running through it; and it’s an essential resource for people like myself.’

Springwatch viewers will be well aware that Chris likes to make a game of inserting the titles of songs into the script for each episode.

Which band has he chosen for this year? ‘I haven’t done The Clash and I used to go and see them a lot. But I have to say it’s literally a decision that day or the night before.’

He enjoys the live presenting. ‘When I’m doing the TV, rather like when I’m speaking on the stage, I really just consider that I’m having a conversation with someone who’s vaguely interested in what I’m saying, in a pub.’

Chris adds: ‘It doesn’t matter whether I’m talking to six people, or 600 people or three million people. I’m still going to say the same thing.’

He is certainly known for his somewhat controversial opinions. ‘I’m a straight-talking bloke, I say what I think,’ but he adds: ‘I do think about what I say, but I’m not a man for pulling punches. We need to make a difference and we need to do it now, so I’m not going to namby-pamby around pretending things are one thing when I fervently believe they are another.’

Rather like the bands he liked in his youth, he challenges the established order of things.

I’m a straight-talking bloke, I say what I think... I do think about what I say, but I’m not a man for pulling punches ‘I think that conservation is a movement which is very conservative, with a small ‘c’; it’s very protective, very slow to change, very risk adverse - and these are all things that impact on its progress very negatively.

‘I’m rather tired, like many of my colleagues, of processes which are now out of date, still being employed, when we’ve learnt how to do things better. I’m certainly very tired of the endless committees that bog down conservation, slowing its progress. I’m also very, very tired of people pretending everything’s okay, because a few species are increasing or because we making inroads into conserving them, when the vast majority of our habitat and species and ecosystems are in serious, serious trouble.’

You may or may not know it, but Chris is older brother to one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s favourite fashion designers, Jenny Packham. ‘Jen’s done amazing things and she’s worked very, very hard, from the same humble beginnings, and it hasn’t been easy for her at all. It wasn’t particularly easy for me, to be quite honest.’

The scientifically-minded Chris says: ‘We are both very keen on arts and design. We were both lucky in that our parents used to take us to art galleries all the time when we were kids, and I like that environment.’

Chris, 51, has suffered from Menieres Disease, a rare disorder of the inner ear that can affect hearing and balance, since his 30s.

‘It came to me very early in life, which was very unusual.’

He feels fortunate that the syndrome has only manifested itself in one ear. ‘Occasionally, now, I know I’m suffering from the syndrome, but the impact of it is very, very minor: I feel a little bit woozy; I have the symptoms of being extremely drunk but without alcohol.

‘I hope it doesn’t spread to my other ear, as

that will be back to the beginning again, but from my point of view the horrific symptoms have largely abated and I haven’t had what I would call a serious attack since about 2003/2004.

‘If I was in the midst of having an attack then obviously I couldn’t drive to Suffolk, because I could have an attack on route or when I was there and not be able to drive back, so I had to constantly have people with me.’

He recalls having an attack, in a theatre car park, where he was due to give a talk. His father had to carry him to the stage and off again. But he says: ‘At the moment it doesn’t impinge on my professional or personal life.’

What sort of Wild Night Out can we expect?

Illustrated with his photographs from around the world and the UK, Chris will explain the ecologies and behaviours of a range of predatory creatures, big and small, from lions to pond skaters. ‘It will be a broadly ranging talk, not a lecture; there will be a little bit of science in it, a little bit of me.’

But he adds: ‘I’m not the star. I’m merely the vehicle that delivers the star to the audience.

The star is the animal, and they are what interest me.

‘I don’t start telling them about when I was born, what my first record was, when I had my first kiss, or anything like that - it’s absolutely irrelevant. For me it’s about celebrating animals.’

MORE INFORMATION Chris Packham’s Wild Night Out comes to the Haverhill Arts Centre, Haverhill, on March 9 www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk or call 01440 714140

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RING FOR ROSA What have the Medicis, William Wilberforce, Bill Gates, Walt Disney, David Gilmour, the Cadburys, Rowntrees and the Lever Brothers got in common with Rosa and Suffolk?

Anne Gould finds out more here’s nothing new with people who have amassed incredible wealth spending their money to benefit others.

But recently a new initiative has been launched in Suffolk – a women’s giving circle for women, which is the first of its kind in the UK. Kate Earle, an interior designer whose business, Todhunter Earle is based in Chelsea but whose home is in Bentley, is the patron of Suffolk’s Rosa Giving Circle which was launched at the back end of last year.

She explained that Rosa is a charitable fund set up to support initiatives that benefit women and girls in the UK. “While many women and girls enjoy freedom of choice and the opportunity for success in their lives, that’s simply not true for all. Our vision is of equality and justice for all women and girls in the UK.” The national charity is run by a team of high achieving professionals, businesswoman and academics and has among its ambassadors, actress Juliet Stephenson, journalist Polly Toynbee, broadcaster Jon Snow, Dame Marjorie Scardino – the first female CEO of a FTSE 100 company and Glenda Jackson, among others.

Rosa was launched in 2008 on the premise that women aren’t short of ideas to help create positive change in their lives and others, but they are often short of the money needed to turn those ideas into reality.

So it champions funding for women and girls – helping inform, influence and advise other funders to promote greater investment in organisations working with women and girls.

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Rosa Giving Circle

can be made to address specific issues around women’s safety, economic justice, health and wellbeing, and representation in society.

Rosa also promotes awareness of women’s organisations and the issues they tackle, showing how donations will help create lasting change, and bringing donors closer to the causes they support.

So far much of this work has been on a national basis but now Rosa is reaching out further to set up giving circles in every county and Suffolk is the pilot.

The Suffolk Foundation has been asked to administrate the fund and there’s already been an incredibly enthusiastic response.

“We are aiming to have a group of about 50 women who are committed to giving £500 a year for three years.

“It’s at a level that’s affordable for a lot of women, especially those who have been successful at work or in business. I suppose it’s about half a designer handbag,” explained Kate.

“Giving circles are not terribly common in this country at the moment but they are very popular in North America.

“The idea originally came from quilting circles which then developed into charitable giving networks and Rosa now wants to use this idea in the UK as well.”

Kate was delighted to be invited to be a

patron of the group. “I had been wanting to do something for a while for the Suffolk community and particularly for women and young girls so this seemed like a great opportunity. It was the right thing for me at the right time.”

The idea was launched at the Suffolk Food Hall Cookhouse, back in November and the concept really seems to have taken hold.

“When we started to build up the guest list it was really surprising how many inspirational and successful women live in Suffolk and quite a few have already signed up.”

As a result of the event, 16 founder members have joined and their giving will be split 50/50 for grant making and the building of an endowment fund.

The endowment fund will also benefit from 50% matched funding under the Community First program.

Going forward the plan is to have regular meetings that not only allow for networking but are also fun and social.

“It would also be great to be able to put people in touch with charities that they could perhaps particularly help.

“We also want to encourage members to come up with ideas for fundraising and bring in other new members.

“Perhaps we could get authors to come and do a reading, two or three lunches a year but

whether it’s a coffee morning or a book club something where friends of members can come along and find out what we are doing and have the opportunity for membership too.”

What is important, she added, is that members have a say in how the circle moves forward and in what it does.

So who will benefit? Kate says any organisation or charity that looks after women or girls.

“We are looking at ways of helping get women back into work, maybe offering help or advice on education or getting into university.

“Maybe there’s a specific girl who has the talent and desire to become a ballet dancer but can’t afford classes – this sort of thing.”

There’s also the added benefit that this sort of circle can help its members too, many of whom have children who are now older but don’t have the confidence to move back into work or business.

To see photographs from the first Rosa Giving Circle luncheon hosted by Kate Earle visit www.placesandfaces.co.uk/rosa For more information: www.rosauk.org or contact Kate through www.todhunterearle.com

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I love too that at one point we pass through a working farm, complete with free-wandering goat and chickens and with ponies that canter up to the fence to say hello.

We last walked this route in February and the banks of the stream were burgeoning with bulbs, just waiting for the warmer weather, so I dare say that a visit now will see plenty of sunny daffodils in bloom.

Be aware that there are a number of stiles to climb. All have dog access except for the final one. Darcy’s very fit and was able to jump it in one bound however less agile dogs may need a helping hand. Other than that the paths are generally easy underfoot although muddy in places after rain.

There are few more welcoming pubs than the Middleton Bell, the start and end point for this circular. If you time your walk well rounding it off with a splendid sausage and mash, as we did, goes down a treat and there’s always a snack (or two) and a bowl of water for your four legged friends from Nick, Trish and the team.

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Distance: Approx. 2.5 miles Time: Approx. 45 mins to 1 hour Terrain: Easy going with stretches on minor roads (some stiles) Stops: The Bell Inn Ordinance Survey Map: Explorer 212 & 231 Start point OS reference: 429 678 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 car park turn right and walk toward the crossroads 2. At the crossroads turn right onto The Causeway for approximately 400yds. Shortly after passing the Causeway Montessori school you will reach a footpath sign on your right.

3. Turn right at the sign crossing the stile and the next two stiles.

After the third stile keep to the right of the field where you will come to another stile.

4. After the fourth stile turn immediately left following the hedge and head towards the Watermill Farm buildings that comes into view. After a short while you will meet a metal gate with a stile to its right. Cross over the stile and keep to the left of the field exiting by one further, and final, stile.

5. Having crossed the stile you reach a lane which soon turns to the right. Follow this track which passed through the farm. Chickens and goats wander freely in this stretch so ensure your dog is on its lead.

6. Having passed the farm the track heads left. Follow the track for approx. 500yds until you meet the road.

7. At the road turn right. After approx. 60 yds turn left by the Middleton Moor sign and head towards the large tree. Shortly after the large tree you will see a dog waste bin and a footpath on your left.

8. Turn left by the dog waste bin and keep the path on the right of the field.

9. At the next dog waste bin take the footpath on your right. After approx. 250 yds the path heads left through some trees and crosses a small wooden bridge.

10. After the bridge there is metal kissing gate. Pass through the gate keeping to the left of the field and leave field through another gate and onto the road.

11. At the road turn left. This quiet road will lead you directly back to the start of the walk after approximately 10 minutes.

Nick and Trish Musgrove offer you a warm welcome at The Bell Inn in Middleton.

Recently awarded the national title “Value Pub of the Year ” by the Good Pub Guide Nick, Trish and head chef Richard Andrews pride themselves on producing top quality food, using the best local produce at prices that ensure you will want to return again and again.

With two open fireplaces, a traditional bar serving ales directly from the cask, cosy alcoves and a beamed restaurant The Bell is a perfect venue to meet friends and families for a drink or a meal.

Four legged friends are exceptionally welcome!

Winter Opening times Bar opening times Monday 6pm - 11pm Tuesday to Friday: Lunch 12 noon – 3pm Evening 6pm-11pm Saturday: 12 noon – midnight Sunday: 12 noon – 10.30pm Food served Tuesday - Sunday.

Booking advisable please call for details.

The Bell Inn, The Street Middleton, Suffolk, IP17 3NN

01728 648286 Words and photographs: Adrian Rawlinson

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ESCAPE TO SNAPE

At Places&Faces we’re great advocates of getting away from it all but not spending precious relaxation time journeying for miles to find a bolt-hole. This month we’ve discovered in idyllic spot at the heart of the Suffolk Coast, with a short break at Snape Maltings azing from the third floor balcony of this Snape Maltings holiday home, at the uninterrupted view across the marshes to Iken church, it’s hard to believe that I’m staying on the site of a thriving commercial complex - complete with galleries, shops, cafés, a pub and the world famous Concert Hall. In fact it feels as though I’ve appreciated, in this one moment, the beauty and benefits of this remarkable development. I expected a degree of noise, a certain bustle, but with the bi-fold doors that connect the spacious lounge to the balcony open and the sun slowly setting, the only sounds are those of roosting birds.

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The property I’m staying in is mid-terrace in the second phase of developments that have meant it’s possible to either live permanently, or to holiday, at the world famous Snape Maltings. Originally built in 1902 as a store, the building has been sympathetically rejuvenated and the slight extension to the western end is barely distinguishable such has been the care taken in the regeneration process.

Externally all facades retain a pretty, period feel and the outside space shared by all of the properties is enjoying the same attention with recently planted fruit trees being trained ‘espalier’ style around the perimeter,

and even small allotments created for the permanent residents. In addition the cottages have their own covered parking complete with individual, secure storage cages perfect for bicycles and other outdoor holiday equipment.

Although all individual, the interiors of these very special properties have been equally carefully planned and designed cleverly combining stylish, contemporary fixtures with furnishings that have a certain country cottage chic. This property sleeps eight and, as it has been arranged to ensure that the open-plan kitchen / lounge / dining room makes the most of the impressive

Short Break | Snape Maltings

With all these great facilities right on the doorstep there’s little reason to wander far but of course one of the beauties of being at Snape is that so many of our county’s gems are in very easy reach views from the third floor, the ground floor comprises a double bedroom, another with bunk beds and a bathroom. There’s also a utility cupboard with washing machine, iron and ironing board and highchair, should you need one.

The master-bedroom, complete with high spec en-suite shower room is on the first floor along with a further twin bedroom and separate loo.

The third floor living space is very well thought out. Stretching the full width of the home the kitchen area is extremely well equipped: fridge, freezer, oven, microwave and dishwasher might all be expected in a holiday let of this calibre but there’d be no problem cooking any variety of meals with the utensils provided – ice cream scoop, whisk, rolling pin…all there! Try as I might I can’t find anything lacking. Even an invaluable supply of basics such as olive oil, salt and pepper and teabags and the like have been thoughtfully provided.

Not that you have to be in the mood to cook when staying at Snape. The Maltings has many facets. The Concert Hall has a full programme of performances year round but for many it’s a place to spend leisure time shopping and enjoying some first rate food and drink. The shops onsite include Samphire Clothing with a great range of stylish casual clothing for both ladies and gents, Little Rascals toy shop which I found invaluable when hunting out Christmas gifts

for my many young nieces and nephews and my favourite – House & Garden – a home lovers heaven, jam packed with furniture, soft furnishings and accessories plus a superb kitchen shop (no wonder that kitchen is so well equipped) and Food Hall, perfect for picking up a few treats.

On a balcony over-looking the main shopping area is Café 1885 which serves brunches and lunches, the menu proudly boasting local seasonal ingredients, from 10am daily. Then there’s the Granary Tea Shop onsite too with scrummy cakes that are perfect after a walk across the marshes. Add to that the Plough & Sail – originally a sixteenth century smuggler’s inn, serving local ales and great food…all within a few minutes’ walk of the holiday home.

With all these great facilities right on the doorstep there’s little reason to wander far but of course one of the beauties of being at Snape is that so many of our county’s gems are in very easy reach. As well as boat trips available from the Malting’s Quay I’ve been assured that it’s possible to walk from Snape to Aldeburgh now that the paths on the northern edge of the marshes have been repaired, however it’s only a short drive to enjoy all that the town has to offer. Orford and Woodbridge are also both in easy driving (or even cycling) distance as is Framlingham if heading inland. Rendlesham Forest has to be high on the list for families to explore along with RSPB Minsmere.

Chatting to John Shelley, Snape Maltings Property Manager, the sheer enthusiasm that all of the team on site have for making each visitor welcome and ensuring that they get the most from their stay is clearly apparent.

“You can’t be in beautiful surrounding like this every day and not appreciate them” said John “and we want to be sure that each visitor to Snape Maltings gets as much from their stay as they would like to. We don’t just have the large family sized properties but can also offer two bedroomed accommodation, centred around a private courtyard, equally quiet yet still at the heart of the facilities.”

Back at the cottage my thoughts turned to the following morning and the promise of a tasty brunch at Café 1885 and a wander around the monthly farmer’s market that coincided with my stay. Perhaps I should check availability for the Food Festival weekend in September!

MORE INFORMATION For more information about the accommodation available at Snape Maltings visit www.snapemaltings.co.uk or call 01728 688303

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THE WHOLE HOG

Lesley Rawlinson visits Jimmy’s Farm near Ipswich to enjoy local produce at its very best armer, TV Presenter, farm shop and restaurant owner Jimmy Doherty is fast becoming a household name.

From the early days of Jimmy’s Farm – the TV programme that followed his then girlfriend (now wife) Caela and he as they set foot on the road to becoming farmers, to the recent Food Fight series hosted alongside his childhood friend TV Chef Jamie Oliver, Jimmy has been stealthily carving a place in the hearts and minds of the food loving public.

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Of course here in Suffolk we’re rather lucky as we can reap the benefits of Jimmy’s Farm and all it has to offer as it sits right on Ipswich’s doorstep, just along the A137 at Wherstead, practically in view of the Orwell Bridge.

And there’s no shortage of reasons to visit. The farm and petting farm, nature trail, butchery and shops all add to the visitor experience but my mission, on this rather blustery February day, was to discover what the restaurant at Jimmy’s Farm had to offer

and needless to say I was in for a treat.

For those who followed the original Jimmy’s Farm TV series (and in our household we were ‘avids’) the images of long cold winter days, and even longer nights, batting to establish a business while living in a caravan at the edge of a field are conjured from the memory banks. But that was some ten or so years ago and arriving at the farm today I’m hardpressed to recognise the struggling smallholding of those early days.

Dining Review | Jimmy’s Farm

Photographs by Adrian Rawlinson

At the heart of the guest experience is the restaurant. A farm barn unlike any other I’ve visited it’s a vast, airy social space At the heart of the guest experience is the restaurant. A farm barn unlike any other I’ve visited it’s a vast, airy social space. Informal and rustic the furniture - a bucolic mix of scrubbed tables, chairs and pews – perfectly suit their environment. The exposed beams and wrought iron echo the working farm around us but although I’ve called at a relatively busy lunchtime there’s plenty of room between settings for families, couples and business people to enjoy their meals without jostling uncomfortably cheek by jowl with the neighbouring party.

Time to peruse the menu. Supplemented by a specials board that added two or three choices to each course the dishes celebrate seasonal, local ingredients.

Everyone approaches a menu differently but I generally make my main course selection

and choose a starter that I think will contrast or complement, depending on my mood.

Tempted by Sutton Hoo Chicken with pasta, broccoli and courgette in a white wine sauce, wooed by the smoked haddock and salmon fishcakes and almost plumping for the Farmhouse Stew my dining companion and I decided that we couldn’t visit Jimmy’s Farm and not dine on free range pork.

With that decision made we gently sifted the options for starters. I spied a pretty bowl of prawn and crayfish cocktail being served at another table (I love seeing how a dish looks before I order) but one of the specials had caught my eye – crispy Red Poll beef with sweet chilli dipping sauce. A tasty tower of well cooked beef morsels with seasonal leaves accented well with the chilli. Across the table parsnip soup was in the running

but pipped to the post by lamb Kofta kebabs with a cucumber and yoghurt dipping sauce, another appetizing choice.

And so to the main event. My colleague had chosen the slow roast rare breed pork shoulder with buttered new potatoes and braised red cabbage in a rich jus from the main menu whereas I ordered the Saddleback pork tenderloin, served with the same new potatoes but the accompanying vegetable was curly kale and this time a cider jus, from the specials board. Our eyes lit up at the crispy, crunchy crackling garnish on each and we couldn’t have made better choices. Both cuts were perfectly tender and so incredibly flavoursome. Meat of quality really does speak for itself, when the base flavour is that good simple vegetables and a good gravy are, in my opinion, the only companions it needs.

We were tempted to finish off with a Pigsty Pudding – a twist on the classic bread and butter pudding but swimming in chocolate custard – but still brimming from all the deliciousness that had gone before we opted for a classic vanilla crème brulee, complete with a jolly hand-baked shortbread in the shape of a pig, and across the table warm chocolate brownie with ice cream (again from the specials board) rounded off our meals more than satisfactorily.

Service was swift but not rushed, the restaurant was atmospheric but not noisy and with all that’s on offer right outside the door must go straight on the list for a family visit. In piggy parlance I’d say Jimmy’s Farm ‘goes the whole hog’ for a family treat!

MORE INFORMATION Jimmy’s Farm is now open on Friday nights as well as the usual times. For these and info about special events visit www.jimmysfarm.com

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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

THE PEACOCK INN

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.

Situated opposite the picturesque bridge in the village of Chelsworth, The Peacock is a traditional half-timbered 14th century Inn, with cosy log fires and 3 rosette silver accommodation. Perfectly positioned for touring, walking and cycling in the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Offering a selection of real ales and seasonal homemade food. Come and try our Sunday roast in a relaxed atmosphere, bookings advisable, dogs welcome.

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

Open: Monday - Saturday 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 11pm. Sunday 12pm - 6pm. (Food served 12pm - 2.30pm & 6pm - 9pm daily) Address: 37 The Street, Chelsworth, Suffolk, IP7 7HU E: wilcri@aol.com W: www.thepeacockchelsworth.com

T: 01473 785202

the WILFORD BRIDGE

T: 01449 743952

the dog

Satis house

Relax and enjoy fine British Cuisine made from locally sourced & seasonal ingredients wherever possible in the restaurant or the beautifully landscaped garden at Satis House. Recent winners of Channel 4’s Four in a Bed television programme, Satis House is the perfect place to stay to enjoy opulent luxury or just to taste the delights of the quintessentially English morning & afternoon teas served from Wednesday to Sunday with a selection sandwiches, cakes & homemade fruit scones with jam and clotted cream.

Open: Dinner: Daily 6.30pm till 11.00pm Lunches Saturday and Sunday Address: Main A12, Yoxford, Nr. Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3EX E: enquiries@satishouse.co.uk W: www.satishouse.co.uk

T: 01728 668418

the fox

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: Wilford Bridge Rd, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2PA E: wilfordbridge@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: 01394 386141

T: 01473 735267

T: 01473 736307

Think of fine food, the best in local ales, a traditional ambience all set in a location surrounded by history and exceptional walks and you have The Wilford Bridge. Our menu reflects the seasonal availability of the finest local produce, specialising in the very best seafood, tender steaks cooked to perfection and unbeatable classics such as the renowned ‘Revetts’ Sausages and mash. Food offers are available throughout the week – See our website for details.

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THE GALLEY

Food Gallery

The MIDDLETON Bell

The Galley in Woodbridge is a family run restaurant offering vibrant and exciting menus, using fresh local produce, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. For those wishing to hold a celebration or business lunch, there are private dining rooms available. New 2 course lunch & early bird diner menu just £9.50, 3 courses £11.

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: Wednesday – Sunday (closed Sunday evenings except during Bank Holiday Weekends) Lunch 12noon – 2.15pm Dinner 6pm – late (early bird diner 6- 7pm) 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

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.

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

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The Crockery Barn

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. New Waltons spring stock now in. 15% off Emma Bridgewater for a limited period only.

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

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.

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 890123

T: 01449 760227

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Competition | Milsoms

THREE CHANCES TO WIN

LUNCH OR DINNER FOR TWO

AT THE PIER HOTEL & RESTAURANT, HARWICH n 2013 Milsom Hotels & Restaurants is celebrating 35 years of the Pier Hotel & Restaurant in Harwich. The first floor Harbourside restaurant certainly has the ‘wow’ factor, with views from the restaurant over the Stour and Orwell estuaries and the harbour below. The Harbourside specialises in seafood much of which is landed in the harbour opposite and chef Tom Bushell makes full use of the fresh produce available.

THE PRIZE Three lucky couples will win a three course lunch or dinner for two with coffee and a bottle of house red or white wine in the Harbourside restaurant at The Pier choosing from the a la carte menu TO ENTER Answer the following question: How many years is The Pier at Harwich celebrating this year?

Email your answer along with your name, address and telephone number to competition@achievemoremedia.co.uk or send a postcard to Pier competition, Achieve More Media Ltd, 21 Terry Gardens, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2EP. The closing date for all entries to be received is Friday, 22nd March 2013. The winners will be drawn from all the correct entries received by the closing date.

TERMS & CONDITIONS There are three prizes each for two people and subject to availability.

The prize may be taken Wednesday to Sunday and must be booked by calling The Pier on 01255 241212.

For more information visit www.milsomhotels.com

Celebrating six decades with a dramatic new look Join us at the newly refurbished Le Talbooth Exciting food and outstanding wine in sumptuous surroundings

BOOK NOW 01206 323150 www.milsomhotels.com

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LITTLE

TREATS

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Recipe | Satis Café

Smoked East Coast Cod & Bacon Fishcake with Poached Egg & Hollandaise

avid Little was born in Peckham, South London and has been executive Chef and co-owner of Satis House since October 2007 when he bought this beautiful Grade II Georgian House with business partner Kevin Wainwright.

Self- taught David began cooking professionally eight years ago when he bought his previous business, The Bear and Bells, in Beccles where he won best restaurant in both 2006 and 2007. In addition, a further two rosettes and a breakfast award has been awarded to David at Satis House as well as being voted one of the top three restaurants in Suffolk 2009.

After cooking at Satis House for five years, the opportunity to go back to Beccles came

about when Evergreens Family Garden Centre asked ‘the boys’ if they wanted to open a café at their premises, a chance too good to miss.

After stylishly refurbishing Satis House Café, David has introduced a menu of modern British classics with a Satis House twist along with fabulous cakes, Sunday lunches, sandwiches and desserts, but all at Café prices.

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

1lb cod trimmings 1 pint fish stock 4 rashers streaky bacon 2 large King Edward potatoes, peeled boiled and crushed Handful of chopped chives 3 free range eggs 100g melted Butter Sunflower oil for shallow frying 1 lemon Salt and pepper Spinach

1. Poach the cod trimmings in the fish stock until just cooked. Leave to chill down.

2. Fry off the bacon (not too crispy), chop into pieces,drain on kitchen paper and leave to chill down.

3. Add the cod, bacon and chives to the crushed potato and season to taste.

4. Form into fishcakes (as small or large as you prefer).

5. Leave in the fridge to set for an hour.

6. In the meantime make your hollandaise with one egg yolk and the juice of half a lemon, over a gentle heat, whisking continuously adding a little butter at a time until it transforms into a lovely sauce, season to taste and set aside keeping warm.

7. Dust the fishcakes with flour and shallow fry both sides until golden brown 8. Top with a soft poached egg, the hollandaise and some wilted spinach. Spritz with the remaining lemon before serving.

David has introduced a menu of modern British classics with a Satis House twist along with fabulous cakes, Sunday lunches, sandwiches and desserts

Introducing the New Satis Café Enjoy delicious food from our daily specials selection or lite bites menu. Sunday lunches available at just £8.95 per person.

Sandwiches, snacks and fabulous cakes served daily.

New outdoor terrace planned for spring 2013 Open everyday 10am to 4pm at the Evergreens Family Garden Centre, Beccles

t: 01502 712613

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Rob Chase

ime flies, as does the countryside as I progress through France, with vestiges of snow still visible in ditches and the shadow of hedges.

This was exactly the sight that greeted me some forty-four years ago this month - when I travelled down to the southern Rhône to further my education in France. The train now a TGV (Train de Grande Vitesse) - is as fast as its name implies and immeasurably more comfortable than its 1960s counterpart.

A trip through Belgium I made at about the same time, involved several hours sitting bolt upright on bare wooden slats - beautifully varnished and doubtless of the highest quality, but jolly hard on the backside.

Travelling in Europe has progressed out of all recognition, which is why - when attending tastings abroad - I try to choose train over plane. It is just more civilised.

One happy by-product of my French education was the chance to spend winter weekends on the ski-slopes. Little did I realise, as I hurtled down the mountains with teenage abandon, that the skill I was gaining would later come in unexpectedly useful. Fast-forward twenty-five years or so and I was presented - on a piste, one might say - with arguably one of the ultimate winetasting trips. In the mid-1990s, Switzerland was in the process of lowering tariffs on imported, European wines. Their own product, however, was consumed loyally and almost exclusively by the Swiss, and the growers feared that lower prices for the ubiquitous Chardonnays and Merlots from France and Italy might encourage their countrymen to look elsewhere, leaving their own wines floundering and unwanted.

The answer was to promote Swiss wines further afield. So the growers of the Valais, Vaud and Geneva joined forces and - with the backing of their government - invited a handful of journalists and wine merchants on an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland. It was the height of the ski-season, and the visitors 50 | placesandfaces.co.uk

Wine

NEUTRAL TERRITORY

were to be based at one of Zermatt’s most glamorous hotels, the Mont Cervin. Once a skier, always a skier, so anyone else at Adnams showing even the remotest interest in Swiss wine, was crushed in the one-man dash, as I elbowed my way onto the plane and donned the mantle of Adnams’ Swiss wine guru.

To this day, I defy anyone in the company to claim more thorough knowledge of Swiss wines than my own. However, despite secondto-none hospitality involving lengthy tastings

to be tasted – even if it is just the once. Or so I convinced myself while tasting in the Languedoc, at the end of my recent journey south on the TGV. While Suffolk shivered, my colleague and I were in the relatively balmy vineyards, near Bèziers, of a potential supplier of ‘hand-crafted’, reduced-alcohol wines which we are looking to ship this spring. To give you a little advance notice, I can tell you now that they will be inexpensive, very drinkable, 9% alcohol and called Plume, as in (light as a)

A comforting thought struck me, however: should global warming one day sound the death knell of one of the world’s great ski nations, then at least the climate will be right for ripening the grapes. There’s an upside to every disaster and opulent dinners (which barely impacted on our daytime heli-skiing and piste-bashing), Adnams was not to become an importer of Swiss wines. Sure, I tasted some very decent Fendant / Chasselas and Dôle whites, and one or two decent Merlots and Pinots, but these are wines from grape varieties that don’t stack up too well on the world stage, when compared to either their riper and better-value European competitors or the then-burgeoning onslaught of wines from the Southern Hemisphere. Retracing my steps to Zermatt last Christmas (regrettably not to the Mount Cervin Hotel) it was very apparent that if the shops weren’t selling watches or clothes, they were doing a roaring trade in wine – salving my conscience that I hadn’t done my little bit to popularise their product in the UK. A comforting thought struck me, however: should global warming one day sound the death knell of one of the world’s great ski nations, then at least the climate will be right for ripening the grapes. There’s an upside to every disaster.

However unknown or obscure a grape variety may be, the resulting wine still needs

feather. As we walked around the winery, we came across a grape variety that neither of us had ever encountered. Always keen, always game, we volunteered our palates and tasted their Lledoner Pelut. If you think the name sounds exotic, you would be intrigued by this extraordinarily deep-coloured, red wine. As far as we could tell, it bears little similarity to any other local or indigenous variety we have come across, but there were elements in this wine which - while not unfamiliar - seemed oddly out of place. Given that the Languedoc is not a million miles from the Spanish border, one might have been forgiven for identifying this as a super-ripe Grenache from Banyuls.

But it had more of a fruit-cake aroma about it, and on the palate it was almost like a Port – although nowhere near a similar strength. We finally agreed that in character it was possibly more akin to Touriga Naçional (of Port fame) than to anything else. I am hopeful that we may find a small niche for it in the autumn, by which time I hope to have mastered its pronunciation.

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RELIEF FRoM ACHES AND PAINS,

Too GooD To BE TRUE?

Having spent a lifetime in shipping Dennis Simmonds is now diversifying into the wellbeing industry with Biowave Therapy Cabins. Places&Faces spoke to this local business entrepreneur to find out more about Far Infrared therapy cabins hat made you diversify into Far Infrared cabins?

I am semi-retired and looking for a new challenge. During my travels I happened across a new product, the far infrared therapy cabin, which promised to help relieve all sorts of things. Europe, America and the Far East have been using them for years. Like many people of my age group I suffer with arthritis and general aches and pains, so anything that can help is of benefit, so I bought one. I have to say that I noticed the difference within a very short period of time. I am now walking around the golf course again although the golf has not improved yet!

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But what are they and how do they work?

For a start they are NOT like a traditional sauna. There is no plumbing, no mess, no steam just a 13amp plug. We have all experienced Scandinavian saunas and few people actually enjoy the intense heat that is generated. It is also difficult to stay in them for very long. In a Biowave cabin you choose the temperature which is electronically regulated and is normally set between 40-45 degrees Centigrade. This enables you to enjoy the experience for anything up to an hour. The heat is conducted by Far Infrared

panels housed in the walls. Just sit and relax for as long as you like while listening to the built in CD/radio/iPod player, or reading your newspaper, kindle or iPad, they all work in the cabin’s environment. Far infrared is in the mid band of the electromagnetic spectrum and is perfectly safe, in fact NASA developed it to keep astronauts warm in space and the technology is also used to care for premature babies.

How does this benefit your muscles and joints?

One of the effects of this radiant heat is improved blood flow through your muscles.

Heat allows your blood vessels to dilate.

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This means that your arterioles and capillaries are allowed to perfuse your tissues with more oxygenated blood and nutrients going to your muscles. Your veins and lymphatic vessels can carry more waste products from your muscles, therefore aiding in muscle health, and helping to prevent muscle injury.

Joints can feel stiffer in cold damp weather due partly to an increase in the viscosity of the synovial fluid that acts as a lubricant for most of the joints in our bodies. The main role of synovial fluid is to reduce friction between the cartilage of synovial joints during movement.

The benefit of heating up your joints is that the viscosity of the fluid works to reduce the friction in the joint, allowing you to feel less stiff.

I would add that one should always avoid heat treatment for 48 hours following injury and use an icepack instead to reduce the swelling.

What else can it help?

The Biowave website has a lot more explanation, but stress relief, detoxing and lowering blood pressure are amongst the many health benefits that can be obtained.

There is no point in having constant pain.

I liken it to sitting on a Caribbean beach, relaxing and letting the pressures of the world go by. A bit of ‘me’ time and what is so wrong with that?

Sounds good but where can I put it?

The cabins are for use indoors only, perhaps in a shed or garage, but most people prefer to use the corner of a spare bedroom so that you keep warm within the house. The beauty is that you only need a standard socket. The Buxton for example takes up about 4 x 5 feet, a double wardrobe. We install and take away all the packing and our team are quite happy to move furniture to accommodate the units. Like many families, our children have grown up and long left the nest, so we have bedrooms that are seldom used. I would recommend anyone to think about themselves, their wellbeing and life style and use that space wisely.

I’m interested, so where can I see a cabin?

Locally, we have units on show at Opal Bathrooms & Kitchens, ( 81 St. Andrews Road, Felixstowe IP11 7BW ) and exhibit at major shows and exhibitions around the country. We carry three models in stock, the most popular being the Buxton with its bronzed tempered glass front which adds to the feeling of spaciousness. They are all made to a very high standard from Canadian hemlock and come with colour therapy lights, SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder ) lighting and the built in stereo system.

For a start they are NOT like a traditional sauna. There is no plumbing, no mess, no steam just a 13amp plug What are your plans for the future?

I would like to share the experience I have had with others; to get the idea of far infrared cabins out there to the British public. We don’t spend time on our own personal wellbeing as people in other countries do and perhaps it is time that changed. I also hope to see them more in gyms and spas as well as residential homes. The units also assist in sports injury recovery and in warming up and down before and after exercise.

INFORMATION Contact Biowave on 0800 644 0480 or website www.biowavecabins.co.uk for more details See units on show at Opal Bathrooms & Kitchens, 81 St Andrew’s Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7BW

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MAKING SPACE Loft conversions, extensions and out buildings can all seem like great ideas for creating more valuable space in our home but how do you get started? And who’s going to carry out the work? Places&Faces consulted ‘Which?’ for some expert advice in engaging a builder ust 52% of people said they trust builders when we surveyed 1,006 Which? members in April 2012. But when we asked Which? members who had actually used a builder in the last year how satisfied they were with the experience, the resulting customer score was 82% - so getting a satisfying result is within reach.

Whatever work you are planning, it’s essential that you make as many checks as possible, especially as there are not many official qualifications for builders. You need to ask lots of questions to find a good builder.

So how to check a builder’s credentials?

There are several things you need to do before you employ a builder.

Builder references Ask the builder you are considering to take you to see work that they have recently finished and introduce you to the people who own the property. Don’t just accept a written reference or call – these can easily be faked.

There are three things that you need: • Public liability insurance in case someone gets hurt on your site.

• Cover in case there is damage to the rest of your property, so they re-do the work or are insured to pay others, such as decorators.

• Cover in case the builder goes bust or has an accident, so you can pay someone else to finish the job.

If a builder doesn’t offer all of this in his or her insurance, you can buy insurance yourself.

Get detailed builders’ quotes Some builders’ quotes can lack detailed information about the work and costs. You should sit down with the builder, agree a fixed cost upfront or a daily rate of pay and the number

of days that the job is likely to take. Agree a contingency plan should there be any problems during the build, for example if the job takes longer than expected. Then go through the materials list and work out prices for each – or go to a builders’ merchant together and see what you can negotiate off the headline cost.

Builder availability You could get lucky and find a builder who is ready to start in less than two months, if they’ve had a cancellation. But for really good builders, it could be as long as a year.

Beware of builders that are ready straight away – this could be a sign of a rogue trader.

Most good builders tend to line up one or more jobs at a time, to ensure reliable workflow.

Builder qualifications Qualifications to look out for are NVQs and HNDs in construction. And check that your builder can demonstrate awareness of health and safety issues – this is critical for any construction project. The builder should have copies of certificates of their qualifications to show you. Trader scheme memberships are worth noting - but they are only part of the picture.

Trades insurance Ask to see a copy of your builder’s insurance certificate to check it won’t expire during the time they are working on your project. continued on page 61 >>

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he team can design and build, renovate or convert timber frame buildings, including barns, out buildings, garden rooms, garden structures, stables, greenhouses, garden offices, wooden sheds and summer houses.

This well established company is distinguished by the wealth of knowledge and experience of its in-house team. There are designers, experienced planning advisors, project managers and a large team of skilled craftsman to carry your project right through – including, if required, interior design and landscaping – all in-house.

Each timber frame building is unique and designed with the client to meet their specific needs.

It is their ability to provide a truly complete service, from initial consultation through to completion, that makes Classic Suffolk Timber Frames so appealing.

The initial stages of any project are crucial and brainstorming sessions between the customer and the design and planning team are encouraged; their experience, help and support with planning applications can save time, money and stress.

At the other end of the project their award winning parent company – Roger Gladwell Landscaping www.rogergladwell. co.uk can provide a professional landscaping service, leaving your garden or driveway looking beautiful and enhancing the setting of your new building.

Complementing the landscape and architecture of East Anglia this company continues to source traditional local materials wherever possible, be it bricks from Aldeburgh or locally grown oak.

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Hall Brothers’ Conservatories

Making light work of increasing your living space Are you looking for additional living space but don’t want to move house or manage a major extension? Maybe you need a room for entertaining family and friends? Or a light and airy dining room with views of the garden?

Whatever your requirements, why not consider a handcrafted conservatory from Hall Brothers?

Not only can it be designed to meet your specific family needs, it can also blend with the style of your home, provide an attractive space all–year round and add value to your property.

At Hall Brothers, Builders & Joiners, we’re traditional craftsmen who take an oldfashioned pride in our work.

Our three-generation family business was started by Reginald Hall and then Roy Hall and is now run by two brothers, Philip and Richard, who share a love for wood and an eye for detail.

With customers throughout East Anglia, we have built up an outstanding reputation for exceptional standards of design, executed with meticulous attention to detail and the highest quality construction.

When it comes to conservatories, we’ll work with you to make the most of the space available and find a style to suit your home.

Inside story Let’s step inside a Hall Brothers’ conservatory so you can see at first hand the exceptional quality that comes as standard.

Starting with the raw material, we use only FAS grade hardwood timber - the highest possible – throughout the construction and that includes every single component which is handmade in our workshop.

Our conservatory doors are also top quality.

Made using traditional mortise and tenon construction, they are over 25% thicker and stronger than the average door so they not only look but feel stronger and more solid.

We use exceptional quality hardware too, available in a choice of materials including superbly durable brass, stainless steel, chrome and cast iron finish.

Safe and warm Quality extends to insulation. As with the doors, the timber used for the vents and casements allows for a toughened safety glass unit with airspace to ensure superior insulation, draught proofing and strength.

For added insulation the roofs are toughened double-glazed sealed units and for the rest of the conservatory we offer the option of high performance, low energy insulating glass units.

For maximum security – and excellent draught-proofing – we fit multi-point locking systems on all our doors, vents and casements. These work by bolting the door closed at multiple positions along the frame, not just in one place like conventional locks.

Contemporary features That’s not all. Even in the most traditional designs we can incorporate a wide range of innovative contemporary features from selfcleaning glass to automatically controlled electric roof vents to underfloor heating.

And last but not least, we can manage the whole process for you from design to completion, including dealing with obtaining planning approvals, listed building consents and building regulations.

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Just 52% of people said they trust builders when we surveyed 1,006 Which? members in April 2012

Spotting cowboy builders Many people think they could spot a cowboy builder. In fact, they can fool the smartest employer. Cowboy builders can be enthusiastic about the work, always return your calls, visit quickly and tell you readily how much the job will cost and when they can start. The real cowboys claim to be members of trade organisations, in the knowledge that you might not check – some even produce fake ID.

Written building work guarantees Your builder should ideally guarantee his or her work for a period of time and you should try to get this guarantee in writing. Check whether the builder will come back and do any necessary remedial work if there’s a problem, or if you would have the choice of getting someone else to do it.

Create a contract with your builder You need to agree either by letter, one-page document or formal contract, what work the builder is going do, the payment stages and what happens if there is a dispute. If you do experience problems with your builder, it’s important to give them the chance to put things right.

Builder trade organisations Organisations that builders may belong to include the Federation of Master Builders, the Guild of Builders and Contractors or the National Federation of Builders. These

bodies don’t guarantee good work and they are funded by membership fees, but they can be an indication of a good builder’s credentials. Cowboys may, however, claim to be members when they aren’t or after their membership has elapsed, so always check whether membership is up to date. The best scheme to help you find a good builder that we have found is Trading Standards’ Buy With Confidence, which has a thorough audit process and invites feedback. It only covers part of the UK though, mainly southern England.

Paying your builder Never pay for all building work upfront - draw up a schedule of payment for each stage of the work with the builder. Ideally, you should agree to release money only when each stage of the work is finished to the specification provided and to your satisfaction.

Cowboy builder warning signs You should treat these issues as warning signs of a cowboy builder: • Doesn’t offer a contract or sign the one you give them •Documents are handwritten and don’t give much detail • Offers a discount for cash and asks for money upfront • Gives a detailed quote and schedule of works but doesn’t follow them • Claims to work for a company that has a good reputation – perhaps one belonging to another family member – but in fact is working on their own.

Just because they have links to a good name doesn’t mean they have the expertise to deliver.

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Legal Antiques & Auctions

SwEDISH LINk To RUSSIAN’S ARMS RACE JamesNeal Neals

In one of our recent auctions we had an unusual collection of ‘Edged Weapons’ which in non-auctioneers’ terms were swords, daggers and bayonets.

They attracted a great deal of interest from all over the world and were creatively and carefully displayed on bespoke hand crafted racks in the saleroom designed to protect their guards and blades.

Competitive bidding both online and in the saleroom culminated in about 20 lots being acquired by a gentleman from Russia. Was there something going on over there of which we were unaware some asked?

With some trepidation ‘a meet’ at the

saleroom was arranged for the weapons to be collected. The trepidation however related in part to the extreme coldness of the day which was not conducive to standing around awaiting an arrival. This fear was coupled with my concerns over the Russian’s understanding of the conversation which had taken place, in broken English, to arrange the pickup.

As I stood in the chill wind my thoughts drifted to the cold war and I wondered how I would recognise the purchaser and would he find Theatre Street? Some twenty or so minutes after the due time a car with blacked out rear windows turned into the street and travelled very slowly up to the Angel Pub before spotting the sign for the saleroom and speeding into our car park.

We exchanged a pleasant greeting before heading into the saleroom and he saw the glistening blades, in the flesh – thankfully not literally, for the first time.

Happily they met with his approval so it was purely a question of moving them to the car. At once he held his arms out before him, slightly

bent at the elbow, to create a cradle.

I was instructed to lay the swords across his arms and carefully placed them slightly apart to avoid any collateral damage from knocking together.

Suitably laden we ventured towards his car which is where the Swedes came in as this was a Volvo XC 90 complete with automatic tailgate.

Duly raised and with the load cover retracted there was a great pile of swords, helmets and other militaria already in the vehicle.

With a practiced jerk of the elbows the swords were propelled forwards landing on the heap in front of him... so much for our careful handling!

For our Russian friend the arms race was now on – in almost every sense of the word - as he needed to rush to the airport to meet his flight and stow his unlikely cargo in a sealed container.

Which all goes to show you never know who you might be sitting next to on a flight or, as they say in those gangster movies, what he or she might be packing!

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Gardening | Tessa Newcomb

GETTING THE PLoT

Tony Mallion talks to Suffolk artist Tessa Newcomb about her passion for allotments he humble allotment can bring joy and satisfaction.

Tessa Newcomb gets enormous pleasure from them though not from tending and growing. She paints them.

This Suffolk artist’s latest project is a book with a rather interesting plot in which she captures the joy of cultivation in both pictures and words.

Allotments may sometimes look like downright scruffy shanty towns; others are models of tidiness but in the aptly titled The Adorable Plot, Tessa Newcomb digs deep down into the psyche of

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I called on an elderly major to be told “he’s in the garden doing his raspberries”, that suggests a happy man

what makes both allotments and their holders rather special.

‘I called on an elderly major to be told “he’s in the garden doing his raspberries.” That suggests a happy man,’ she records. ‘I noticed one woman, who had not made much of an impression on me when we met socially, was transformed in the light of her allotment. She seemed to meld with her own plants…she had become the master of her own universe – at home on her modest allotment.’

Of another she observes: ‘He was an uncomfortable man at the social event but when he got on his compost heap he warmed up.’

Tessa, in her mid 50s and who lives at Wenhaston, is a successful artist. She’s the daughter of the acclaimed painter Mary

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Newcomb whose wildlife pictures from Southwold and the Suffolk coast came as a result of her observation. Tessa is similarly an observer, this time absorbed by allotments.

‘I’d already painted on allotments,’ she explained to me, ‘one day my partner came in from the allotment and I said that I’d do a book about them. Sometimes you want to do a book to bring together things in life.’ And that, in a gentle sort of way, is very true here.

‘It made me take a really deep interest in it.

I don’t do the allotment – my way of doing it is drawing.’ Yet she shares and deeply understands the process: ‘The excitement of seeing if something has come up; whether there are green shoots or the slugs have got it.

There’s something basic about it.’

In the introduction Philip Vann, with whom

Tessa has collaborated in the past, explains how today’s plotters enjoying the freedom and delight of growing their own produce, stretch back through a long social history to forebears like the Diggers of 1649, the rural dispossessed, who called for common land so they could have the ‘right to dig’ and exist.

With the coming of industrial towns and cities allotments grew up on patches of land and by 1908 the Smallholding and Allotments Act was passed. By the First World War people were digging for victory on one and half million plots.

There may have been a general decline but now, whether for economic, ecological or simply recreational reasons people are enjoying them once more – and there’s often waiting lists.

‘People do seem to have a need. How happy people are there – doing something which is not a work activity. It’s constructive and sociable; there’s a lot of companionship and not in a forced way. Nobody is dressed up and nobody minds who you are.

‘Allotments are all very different, yet they can be right next door to each other,’ says Tessa who thought when she started the project that she would be travelling to the North of England or to London to gain different perspectives. But she quickly discovered that all allotment life was there around her home in the Halesworth and Southwold area. ‘They are extraordinarily diverse, extraordinarily different people and growing extraordinarily diverse things – you find wonderful things turning up.’

Tessa already had some pictures in hand. She began preparing more of them and outlined her method of working. ‘I go and draw. I have a small drawing pad. I secretly did the drawings – it’s not that I am secretive; I’m just quiet about it. I just like to be anonymous.’

With the rough sketches she returned to her studio. At this point she offers advice to any would-be artist to pre-prepare the boards upon which the final work will go. ‘I prepare a board with washes. I come back with my sheaf of drawings and I’ve already got the hardboard (her generally preferred medium) and I’ve got some colour on there already. If you colour up –

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put some colour on – then you are not painting against white and it takes the scariness away. I use oil paint very thinly, like water colour.’

The results are a delight and done as art works, rather than simply book illustrations.

They’ve been exhibited around Suffolk and in a London gallery (the same one which handled her late mother’s work) and virtually all of them have now sold. Modestly she tells me: ‘My paintings are very humble, you paint what you know and what you love.’

But alongside the charming images Tessa has increasingly developed a joy of words – both her own and those of other people. She jots these down randomly and pops the scraps of paper away. Eventually they come out and she arranges them. It’s helped to give the book a structure as she explores people, places, pets, pests (probably the liveliest topic among

allotment holders!), and last, but not least, produce shows.

Tessa points me to a particular favourite nugget from her friend Helena Simon: ‘I opened the lid of my green compost bin to add some grass and found about 20 miniature grass snakes wriggling together in a tangle. All their grown up markings were already showing. The bright yellow slash on the back of the tiny head.

I put the grass on another heap.’

The book took about a year to compile but for Tessa it is a topic which, like the subject matter, just continues to grow. ‘This subject hasn’t finished. It’s very much part of my life. I haven’t stopped doing allotments.’

But for now she’s turning her attention to another favourite subject – Paris. ‘I’m making a book about Paris; it’s aimed for the Christmas gift market .’

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Feasting on vegetables

In these days, when we are being urged to consume “5 A Day” or more, it makes sense to grow your own. Anne Gould speaks to Countess Caroline Cranbrook about vegetable gardening here can’t be many people in the country that are a better advocate for quality and locally sourced produce.

Food miles and seasonal eating might be the credentials chefs and restaurants use these days to promote what they do but it’s something that Lady Caroline Cranbrook has been talking about for years.

Her glorious walled garden, at her home in Great Glemham is a testament that she practices what she preaches.

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Even on a windswept January day when everything roundabout is bleak and bare there are healthy signs of what’s going to be on her dinner table come spring and summer.

There are half-grown leeks, garlic shooting through the dark soil and various brassicas, broccoli, red and green cabbages overwintering, behind green netting to keep the pigeons at bay.

In the glasshouses are early season lettuces that have just sprouted and are ready for

potting on, limes and lemons basking in the sun and a vine that’s more than a century old, which produces excellent dessert grapes.

Her larder is also stashed full of produce dried herbs, 14 different varieties of spotted and striped legumes, vast orange and yellow squashes that are apparently the “perfect” vegetable because they can be just baked whole.

There’s elderflower and various home-made cordials and jams – wild plum, mulberry,

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And there’s no better time than the present because March is the ideal time to get started planning and planting blackberry and crab apple lined up in alphabetical order. “My husband is the jam maker of the house,” she says.

A garden like this – it runs to two acres – was originally designed not just to feed family and guests but 20 or more servants too.

Today it’s size and shelter is a cook’s dream but says Lady Caroline that shouldn’t stop anyone, even those with modest gardens, from producing vegetables that are home grown and freshly picked.

And there’s no better time than the present because March is the ideal time to get started planning and planting.

“You can do a lot in containers, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers. Lettuces are nice and they grow very quickly – and you can grow several crops a year.”

She’s clearly encouraged that vegetable growing has really taken off in recent years with so many TV programmes, books etc and that, for beginners, it’s become very easy because you can now buy small seedlings and plants from garden centres and market stalls.

“What people don’t tell you though is about the pests and diseases – if you grow cabbages you are bound to have cabbage butterflies and if you grow potatoes you may well get potato blight.”

There are years, because of the weather when some crops don’t do so well – last summer was “terrible” the beans did well but because of a late frost there was very little tree fruit – apples, pears and plums.

That’s part of the joy of gardening though but Lady Caroline says that working in the garden in very “soothing” and, if things go well, relaxing too.

When she first moved to Great Glemham she knew nothing about vegetable or fruit growing – but she learnt from the then gardener, George Smith from Blaxhall.

She’s now something of an expert and loves all vegetables – apart from parsnips!

Remarkably for decades she has also logged everything she has planted in the garden, what varieties do well and the seed catalogues they come from.

With a garden so large it helps to plan – she grows four varieties of potatoes – Cheri, Foremost, Ratte and Desiree as a main crop, she favours Sweet Dumpling and Delicata for tomatoes and of course there’re all the cabbages, salad crops, roots, legumes and fruits too.

What she really specialized in though are squashes, chillies and legumes.

The squashes are nothing less than spectacular, big ones, small ones, round ones, chunky oval ones in oranges, greens and yellows and she says are allowed to ramble over quite a large area of the garden.

“They are very easy to grow and we’ve got the space. We have so many that I sell some of them and they are very nutritious too.”

The chilli collection started in the 1970s – thanks to a friend who used to travel a great deal in Georgia and the Caucasus.

“He was given a huge bunch of chillies on one occasion which he bought back and gave me. I grew it and I’ve still got that variety now.

“Then people started giving me plants and I’ve got quite a few. Some are yellow and some are dark purple and they all have different amounts of heat.

“What’s interesting is that if you get a cool

summer the chillies are not so hot. Even so it’s always a bit of a race against time to get them to mature and then ripen.”

And what about the legumes? “Years ago I was in Hungary with a friends and we were shopping in the market and I saw these really pretty beans. They looked like Jack and the Beanstalk sort of beans – so I bought them.

“At the time we were staying at the embassy and they gave us a car to go and look round for a week. I left the beans on the windowsill in my room and by the time I got back they were growing up the curtains.

“My daughter went back some years later and got some for me and since then I’ve collected them from all over central Europe, places like Slovenia and Central Asia and they are really easy to grow too.”

Feeling spoiled for choice as to what to plant? Well spare a thought for our British ancestors – pre-Roman times, says Lady Cranbrook all they grew was wheat, barley and broad beans.

“The Romans brought in garlic, onions, shallots, turnips, cabbages, peas, celery and asparagus but a lot of these varieties disappeared.

“By the Middle Ages all they ate were beans, cabbages and onions – it must have been very dismal being a vegetarian then,” she added.

There’s a Great Glemham Garden Book: An Artist in the Garden by Full Circle Editions by Tess Newcomb and Jason Gathorne-Hardy. For more information: www.fullcircle-editions.co.uk

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Separating family assets is expected to have an impact on any spouse trying to get a share of a family-owned business.

Until this landmark case, the family courts have approached company-held assets as part of the overall pie to be divided on divorce. That was also the approach taken by the High Court in earlier Court hearings for the Petrodel case, when the ex-wife was awarded a share in her ex-husband’s Ashton KCJ Solicitors corporate assets.

The assets involved 14 properties in various controversial decision by the countries, held by a number of companies, Court of Appeal has been widely criticised because it opens the door including Petrodel Resources, a Nigerian oil company which was co-founded by the exto spouses escaping substantial husband, Mr Prest. At the High Court hearing divorce settlements. Following a recent landmark judgement in the Court of Appeal, in 2011, the Judge ruled that the properties were effectively Mr Prest’s assets and ordered lawyers are warning that divorcing couples him to transfer them to his ex-wife as part of will find it tougher to separate any family the settlement process. assets held in companies. The controversial But appealing against the ruling drew a judgement was delivered late last year in controversial success for Mr Prest, when the the case of Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors v Prest & Ors, and although the case involved a Court of Appeal judges found in favour of super-rich international oil trader, the ruling his company Petrodel, saying that the High

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Court had been wrong to find that Mr Prest’s sole ownership of the property-owning companies made him entitled to freely dispose of their assets.

In practice, this decision means that if one party ties up their assets within the structure of a legitimate limited company, they may be able to avoid their financial obligations on divorce. The ruling has been widely criticised for opening the door to spouses escaping substantial divorce settlements and will not just affect the very wealthy, such as Mr Prest.

However, that is not the end of the story as Mr Prest’s ex-wife has been given leave to appeal against the ruling in the Supreme Court this month, so the decision could yet be over-turned.

Stephen Williams Partner Ashton KCJ Solicitors T: 01473 232425 E: stephen.williams@ashtonkcj.co.uk www.ashtonkcj.co.uk

SET IN SPACIOUS WOODLAND ON THE NORTH NORFOLK COASTAL ROAD, FOUR MILES SOUTH OF CROMER, WOODLAND HOLIDAY PARK IS PERFECT FOR YOUR WELL EARNED PEACEFUL BREAK. THIS HAVEN OF TRANQUILITY IS THE IDEAL SPOT TO RELAX AND UNWIND IN THE GLORIOUS NORTH NORFOLK COUNTRYSIDE.

Our luxurious timber built lodges (complete with hot tubs) offer all of the comforts of home alongside a beautiful setting deep in the North Norfolk countryside. We are ideally situated for anyone wishing to explore the North Norfolk coast, the wonderful city of Norwich or the Norfolk Broads national park.

If you don’t wish to wander too far you can enjoy the superb facilities onsite which include an indoor heated swimming pool and sauna, a well stocked fishing lake, games room and children’s play area.

Or simply enjoy a meal in our comfortable restaurant where most dishes are sourced using fresh local produce. If you don’t want to eat then simply sit back, relax and enjoy the ambience of our bar.

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01473 232 700 CHRISTCHURCH PARK

CHRISTCHURCH PARK

A substantial Victorian semi-detached house backing onto Christchurch Park 5 bedrooms | 2 reception rooms | kitchen/breakfast room | cloakroom | en-suite | bathroom| garage | parking | 200 ft. south-facing rear garden | Energy Rating F

£650,000

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Planning has been granted for a circa 7,500 sq. ft. country house. It offers a unique opportunity for a purchaser to create a bespoke finished home.

6 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 5 receptions | annex | garage complex | grounds circa 3.5acres of which the walled garden forms 1.7acres (STS) | finance & build options available

£800,000

CHRISTCHURCH PARK

A highly-desirable family home situated on one of Ipswich’s most prestigious roads which lies adjacent to Christchurch Park and runs down to the town centre.

5 bedrooms | 2 reception rooms | kitchen/breakfast room | utility room | cloakroom | 2 en-suites | family bathroom | 45 ft. rear garden | garage | parking | Energy Rating C A stunning Victorian family residence of substantial proportion, extending to approximately 3,400 sq. ft.

£565,000

6 bedrooms | 3 receptions | kitchen/family room | boot room | 2 cloakrooms | en-suite | shower room | 2 bathrooms | 125 ft. rear garden | summer house/ games room | parking | Energy rating E

£700,000

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MARTLESHAM

Guide Price £679,950

This well appointed six bedroom family home set in mature grounds of two thirds of an acre (sts) has an annexe which may suit family members wishing to live independently.

The main house comprises: porch, central hall, four reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, WC, conservatory, integral double garage, six bedrooms, two en-suites, master dressing room. The adjoining annexe comprises: entrance hall, family room (potential living/bedroom) and kitchen. EPC rating C. Apply Woodbridge Office

FORWARD GREEN

Guide Price £600,000

An attractive detached Grade II listed farmhouse with 16th Century origins, set in its grounds of three quarters of an acre (sts). The property has a wealth of period features including exposed timbers, mullion windows and brick flooring. Comprising: hall/garden room, farmhouse Aga kitchen, utility room, breakfast room, three reception rooms and cloakroom/bathroom. Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further bedrooms and on the second floor a guest room with en-suite. Well maintained mature gardens extend to three quarters of an acre (sts). Apply Needham Market Office

DEDHAM

Guide Price £625,000

This delightful, character cottage boasts enviable views and is set in beautiful mature grounds of one third of an acre (sts), bordered by fields & paddocks. Accommodation comprises: entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room and dining room (each with fireplace and French doors opening to the garden), study, kitchen, lobby/utility, four bedrooms, family bathroom, ‘in and out’ drive and double garage. In the heart of ‘Constable Country’ in a highly regarded, well served village. EPC rating F. Apply Woodbridge Office

BROCKFORD

Guide Price £595,000

Dating back to the 1500’s this charming detached Grade II listed house offers four to five bedroom accommodation over three floors, together with a detached two bedroom barn style dwelling standing in grounds of approximately one and three quarter acres (sts). This character property benefits from some fine period features including a wealth of exposed timbers, inglenook fireplaces with inset log burning stoves, stylish farmhouse kitchen/ breakfast and benefits from oil fired central heating. Apply Needham Market Office

Guide Price £825,000 CROWFIELD

Guide Price £549,950

Parsonage Farm is a handsome detached residence enjoying a stunning semi-rural position offering wonderful views over the surrounding countryside, set in the popular village of Crowfield being approximately 8 miles north of Ipswich and within the Debenham School catchment. Apply Ipswich Office

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

BUCKLESHAM ROAD, FOXHALL

Guide Price £825,000

Exceptional five bedroom equestrian property situated on the eastern outskirts of Ipswich with approx 4 acres (sts) of gardens and paddocks, stable block, outbuildings, double garage. Offering spacious accommodation, drawing room, dining room, conservatory, games room, kitchen/breakfast room, WC, 2 En Suites, shower room. Apply Ipswich Office

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

4 Great Colman Street, Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2AD Telephone 01473 289700 E: ipswich@fineandcountry.com

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HOLLY LODGE FACTS Location: Woodbridge Price: £1,000,000 Agent: Fine & Country, Woodbridge

AT HoME IN wooDBRIDGE n so many ways Holly Lodge is the perfect family home, it’s modern but built with a period character and is in an excellent location.

It’s close to the centre of town but is away from the maelstrom. Well appointed and beautifully presented Holly Lodge has four bedrooms and is set back from the road.

Built in 2007 it is approached by a shingle drive flanked with imposing curved red brick walls that provide access to five properties off The Thoroughfare.

The Property boasts an entrance hall, dual

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aspect drawing room with two pairs of French doors, dining room, sitting room with French doors, kitchen/breakfast room with French doors and utility.

Upstairs there’s a galleried landing, four bedrooms and the family bathroom that has a bath and double shower.

The master bedroom also has a dressing room and en-suite shower room and the second bedroom has an en-suite shower room too. Outside there is ample off road parking in front of the double garage and within the shingle parking area beyond, there is an

established garden to the side and an enclosed garden to the rear with patio.

The south facing rear garden, is enclosed by red brick walls and willow fencing.

The front garden is enclosed too by evergreen hedging and trees with a flower and shrub border retained by a railway sleeper style wall. There is a paviour footpath flanked with flower and shrub borders that runs between the front door and the parking area in front of the garages.

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Guide ££999,995

Enjoying an oasis setting, a cleverly extended farmhouse overlooking a large lake, together with an annexe cottage. Kitchen/breakfast room with mezzanine landing above. 3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & shower room. 2 bed annexe cottage. Barns & outbuildings, with conversion potential. Gardens & grounds. In all, about 5 acres.

Grundisburgh

Guide £565,000

A well presented & recently updated village house, with delightful gardens & views to the church. 3 reception rooms, conservatory, kitchen & utility room. 5 bedrooms, family bathroom & 2 en-suite shower rooms. Former garage store plus workshop. Gardens with small stream running through. In all, about 0.25 of an acre. Epc=E

Melton

Guide £865,000

A handsome, classically proportioned Georgian style house, presented to the highest standards throughout & enjoying an exclusive tucked away setting with landscaped gardens backing on to woodland. 4 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room with orangery beyond.

6 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms. Triple garage. Epc=C

Felixstowe Sea Front

Guide £795,000

A part of the impressive Cranmer House at Cobbolds Point, enjoying stunning sea views. 3 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Double garage. Ample parking. Sheltered garden. Direct beach access.

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Thinking of selling in 2013? Contact Jonathan Penn or Tim Dansie 01473 218218 Ipswich 01473

Offices covering the UK London office: 17c Curzon Street W1J 5HU

218218 ipswich@jackson-stops.co.uk www.jackson-stops.co.uk

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THE FIRS FACTS Location: Monk Soham Price: £695,000 Agent: Jackson-Stops & Staff

IDYLLIC CoUNTRY FARMHoUSE

his restored part-moated Grade II listed farmhouse is the stuff of many people’s dreams.

Set in three and a half acres it has four bedrooms, an attic which could also be turned into a bedroom, outside stores, stables and a history.

It’s approached by an avenue driveway bordered by horse chestnut and ash trees, which leads to a shingled turning sweep with a central rose bed to the front of the house.

The original timber framed farmhouse was extended in the 19th century and the present owners have within the last 10 years undertaken a thorough restoration of the building.

This property, which is currently run as a luxury bed and breakfast, has great ambience and character and the accommodation, which

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benefits from an oil-fired central heating system, includes an elegant panelled “Georgian” drawing room, with sash windows great views.

There is an equally atmospheric dining room with brick floor and open fire place, beyond which is the every day sitting room, with wood burner, which links to the farmhouse kitchen and features a Sandyford range, adjacent to which are original laundry coppers. The Tudor brick floor has been worn over the years and there are fine exposed timbers, whilst the stone sink and water pump complete a very original presentation.

On the first floor there is a choice of master bedrooms to suit, depending on which ”century you wish to live in”. The medieval bedroom displays fine timbers, wooden paneling and oak floor boards and has a return staircase to the sitting room.

The equally impressive Georgian bedroom has twin aspect sash windows affording far reaching views and there is also an en-suite bathroom. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. An attic room provides the potential for the creation of a fifth bedroom.

There is a range of former farm buildings to the north of the farmhouse. These are largely redundant and are currently used for agricultural equipment and storage only.

Outside there are formal gardens laid mainly to lawn, with a number of colourful herbaceous borders some fine trees, including evergreen oak and beech.

Within the gardens is a recently rebuilt former Victorian school house, which makes an ideal summer house/garden store.

01394 382263 enquiries@nsf.co.uk www.nsf.co.uk

26 CHURCH STREET WOODBRIDGE SUFFOLK IP12 1DP

PROSPECT HOUSE BROMESWELL WOODBRIDGE

A Country House in need of general modernisation and improvement Set in about 4 acres sts

Hall - Drawing Room - Dining Room - Garden Room - Kitchen - Breakfast Room - Utility Cloakroom - 3 Bedrooms - Dressing Room - En Suite Bath and Shower Rooms - Family Bathroom Single Bedroom Studio Annexe EPC House Band F Annexe Band G

Offers in the region of £600,000

ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF WOODBRIDGE A spacious single storey property set in about 1 acre sts

Hall - Cloakroom - Sitting Room - Dining Room - Study - Kitchen - Utility 4/5 Bedrooms - Dressing Room - En Suite - Family Bath and Shower Room - Double garage EPC Band E

Offers in the region of £550,000

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ELM LODGE FACTS Location: Holton St Mary Price: £497,500 Agent: Fenn Wright

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stunning five-bedroom village period-style home with views out across adjoining farmland, Elm Lodge is set back from the road and is in an ideal location for those who need to travel frequently to London.

It’s only a short drive from the A12 and Manningtree railway station is within easy reach.

Elm Lodge is an attractive period style house offering a wealth of charm and character.

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with integrated dishwasher and Rangemaster electric stove.

Also to the rear is an impressive sitting room which has a feature red brick fireplace with open fire and French doors lead out onto the rear patio.

The dining room is located to the front and has double doors leading onto the study, both with windows to the front aspect.

To the right of the hallway is a guest bedroom with en-suite shower room and window to the front.

Upstairs the master bedroom features a dressing area and an en-suite shower room. This bedroom has a pleasant aspect overlooking the rear garden and farmland beyond.

Bedroom two also has a rear aspect with a

similar view.

To the front of the property there are two further bedrooms.

Elm Lodge is approached by a sweeping driveway creating plenty of off-road parking for a number of vehicles.

There is side access off the gravelled driveway leading to the original detached cart lodge, which has been converted into a large store.

To the immediate rear of the property there is a patio area leading onto lawned gardens with a central path through the garden leading to a further outbuilding at the rear.

The garden has an attractive water feature with flower and shrub borders and opens out with views across open farmland to the rear.

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ORFORD ORFORD

Market Hill, Orford IP12 2LH Market Orford IP12 2LH 01394 Hill, 450100

01394 450100 property@castle-estates.uk.com property@castle-estates.uk.com

£275,000 £275,000

Three Three beds, beds, dressing dressing room/bed room/bed 4, 4, living living room, room, kitchen, kitchen, study, study, garage garage & & parking. parking. EPC EPC Band Band D D

ORFORD ORFORD ORFORD

£210,000

Immaculate 2 bed apartment, garage & parking. EPC Band D

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£375,000

Three bed cottage in a secluded location in the heart of the village. River glimpses. Glazed entrance, cloaks, kitchen, dining room, sitting room, garden, garage.

EPC Band E

£950,000 £950,000

Substantial detached village house in a secluded location overlooking parkland gardens.

Substantial detached village house in a secluded location overlooking parkland gardens.

4 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps , kitchen, studies, conservatory. EPC Band D Joint Bedfords 4 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps , kitchen, studies, conservatory. EPC Band D Joint Bedfords

Nr ORFORD Guide £475,000 Nr ORFORD £475,000 Detached period house, 2 beds and dressing room/bed 3, 2 baths, Guide 2 receps, kitchen/ breakfast pantry,room/bed outbuilding, gardens.

Detached room, periodconservatory, house, 2 bedscloaks, and dressing 3, 2 garage, baths, 2parking receps, and kitchen/ EPC Bandroom, F Bedfords breakfast conservatory, cloaks, pantry, outbuilding, garage, parkingJoint and gardens.

EPC Band F Joint Bedfords

£495,000

Spacious detached house with river views from the first floor. Market Hill is a short stroll along the pedestrian Bakers Lane. Hall, cloaks, kitchen, drawing room, dining room, conservatory, study, large garage and garden.

Three bedrooms and family bathroom.

EPC Band E

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Handsome Rectory

Halcyon House Facts Location: Worlingworth Price: £1.275million Agent: Clarke & Simpson

et in nearly five acres of land this beautiful former rectory is a magnificent home.

With five bedrooms, a further five attic rooms upstairs and ample accommodation downstairs it’s the perfect home for a large family.

Set back from a country lane it’s approached at the end of a sweeping driveway and surrounded by established gardens.

The house is Grade II listed and dates back

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to the 16th/17th century with extensive remodelling in the early 19th century.

It has been sympathetically updated and boasts a wide range of original features including open fire places, high ceilings, and attractive sash windows with working shutters.

There are two superb reception rooms to the front of the house with a central hallway with a fine principal staircase and access to wine cellars.

To the rear is a well-fitted kitchen

and breakfast room which opens into a magnificent conservatory which looks over the terraced gardens to the south and west.

The house sits centrally within its established grounds, which are interspersed by numerous trees, a large pond, believed to be the original village swimming pool and with a backdrop of the attractive village church.

It also includes two former double stables, now converted into a gym and a fitted workshop.

Woodbridge t: 01394 380330

Country Homes t: 01728 622330

www.gkl.co.uk £625,000

DORIC PLACE

£545,000

DUKES PARK

A highly unique and individual architect designed house situated on the exclusive Dukes Park, with views towards the river Deben estuary. This unique split level single storied dwelling offers flexible accommodation and the opportunity for further development and restyling.

Attractive mature plot of approx. 3/4 acre (sts), and heated outdoor swimming pool. EER- D

Tucked away on a mediaeval street in the heart of town, off the Thoroughfare. Retaining much original character, a handsome period Grade II listed town house, embellished with many aesthetic values. Noticeably light and comfortable throughout. South aspect gardens. Garage. EER n/a

ST JOHN’S STREET

£275,000

This beautifully presented stylish 2 bedroom end of terrace property is located in the heart of Woodbridge, recently undergone a major renovation project that has resulted in a pleasing comfortable home with parking space for one car. Finished to a very high standard. EER n/a

THE BOWERY

£695pcm

TO LET- A charming, Grade II Listed property with accommodation over three floors. Sitting room with open fireplace, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room opening onto the garden. Master bedroom with interleading bedroom/study, bathroom, stairs to second floor bedroom.

Parking. EER-E

CAMPSEA ASHE

£695pcm

TO LET- Brand new semi detached property finished to a high specification. Master bedroom with en-suite shower and built in wardrobes. The low maintenance garden has a large patio area and lawn. Allocated parking. This gorgeous property is available for long term let. Available now. EER-C

ACORN RISE

£850pcm

TO LET- Immaculately presented, spacious family home in Hollesley.

Enclosed garden with plenty of storage provided in the summer house and converted double garage.

Also included in the rent is superfast Broadband. A gorgeous home with plenty of space inside and out.

Available for long term let. EER-C

Worlingworth, nr Framlingham - Guide Price £1,275,000

Forward Green - Guide Price £645,000

A Grade II Listed former rectory with 2 reception rooms, magnificent orangery and 5 bedrooms, standing in just under 5 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds.

JSA Savills Ref: 4782

An immaculately presented Grade II Listed 4 bedroom cottage with annexe & office accommodation and covered heated swimming pool in grounds of approx 0.6 acres.

Dennington - Guide Price £445,000

Ashfield - Guide Price £325,000

A well presented, detached Victorian cottage with 27’ kitchen/family room, 2 further reception rooms and 4 bedrooms, in the centre of this popular village.

Ref: 4763

An attractive Victorian school house which has been beautifully refurbished to a high standard and offers light and airy living accommodation together with beautiful gardens.

Ref: 4773

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

Ref: 4736

T: 01728 724200

www.clarkeandsimpson.co.uk

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BRITISH-BUILT HONDA The motor manufacturing industry has a vital cog in its machine

onda’s presence in the UK is a vital cog in what remains of the British motor manufacturing industry – and the new, British-built CR-V is testament to the continuing top quality emerging from the Swindon factory.

The latest version, launched in the autumn, has prices starting from a competitive £21,395, on the road, for the entry level 2.0 i-VTEC manual S grade 2WD model and rise to £30,995 for the top of the range 2.2 i-DTEC EX AWD with manual transmission. Prices include the usual (and excellent) Honda packages.

The introduction of the 2WD allows the new CR-V to enter the market with a lower entry price, thus broadening the sales potential for this model going forward. Honda has also improved the specifications through the whole of the range, whilst still managing to keep costs in line with the third generation CR-V. The new fourth generation model offers even greater quality, practicality and refinement than its predecessor and with environmental concerns of increasing importance, both the 2.0 i-VTEC and 2.2 i-DTEC engines emit significantly less CO2.

Plus, for the first time in Europe, the new CR-V will be offered with a choice of two- and fourwheel drive.

Customers still get the Tardis-like interior.

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1669 litres when the seats are down. The practicality is further enhanced by the addition of keyless entry and power tailgate (standard on EX trim level), which makes it easier for owners to further maximise the boot space.

Generously Equipped Specifications The new CR-V will be available with four generously equipped trim levels S, SE, SR and EX. Entry-level S features 5-inch Intelligent Multi Info Display (i-MID), driver power lumbar support, Idle Stop, Dual Zone Climate Control, cruise control, 17-inch alloy wheels, fabric interior, Hill Start Assist, Steering wheel stereo controls, USB/iPod auxiliary input, one touch folding rear seats. Plus a CD tuner and 4 speaker stereo, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), Anti-lock braking system (ABD), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) and central locking.

SE adds a leather steering wheel and gearshifter, rain-sensing auto wipers, dusk sensing auto lights, auto dim rear view mirror, front and rear parking sensors, rear view parking camera, one-touch power windows (also key fob operated), electrically folding door mirrors, 6-speaker stereo, Bluetooth hands-free telephone, front fog lights, tweeters and a CAT1 alarm SR features half leather and Alcantara interior, heated front seats, ambient lighting

for driver/passenger footwell and doors, premium audio, DAB radio, colour-coded roof rails, privacy glass, Bi-HID lights with auto levelling, dynamic cornering lights, High Beam Support System, headlight washers, 18-inch alloy wheels, passenger power lumbar support and manual passenger seat height adjustment The EX tops off the range with standard goodies such as smart entry, leather interior, power tailgate, electric driver seat with memory function, panoramic glass roof and integrated satellite navigation.

Prices correct at the time of going to press

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THE ‘MILLION DOLLAR’

MOTOR The Peugeot RCZ is certainly desirable, but not dear

hat is the biggest decision a buyer makes when entering a car showroom? Price? Almost certainly. Economy and cost of running? A particularly aposite question in these days of austerity.

But there is just a chance (assuming that budget is not a problem) that sheer good looks will do the trick. And that chance is very much in the offing when it comes to considering the new-look version of the Peugeot RCZ. Neil Moscrop, sales director at Peugeot UK, summed up this car’s appeal neatly with his remark: “One aspect with the RCZ is that because it looks ‘a million dollars’ most people assume it must be beyond their affordability, 82 | placesandfaces.co.uk

but a £21,595 starting price makes it astonishingly desirable.”

Neil added: “We’re delighted to have even more features that enhance the New RCZ, which has already proved to be a great hit with customers who love its characteristic double-bubble roofline and distinctive roof arches.”

The restyled car, which had its world premiere at September’s Paris Motor Show, was launched in the UK in January.

The new look RCZ, which reinvigorates this desirable sports coupé appearance, has the latest Peugeot design codes and enhances appeal. Enhanced feature specification and extra options are also available Central to the restyle of Peugeot’s

popular sports coupé is a dramatic update to the vehicle’s front face, reinforced by an enhanced specification, a wider choice of equipment options with new colour and trim combinations.

For the UK, the RCZ retains its popular, two level Sport and GT’range line-up. RCZ Sport continues with 18 inch Original alloy wheels and a host of familiar features including dualzone air conditioning, rear parking aid and USB box with Bluetooth. This specification is enhanced further by the addition of automatic lighting, including Approach and Follow-mehome features. New options on RCZ Sport include half leather and leather/ Alcantara trim treatments.

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per cent of customers, the RCZ is fitted with 19 inch Technical alloy wheels as standard.

This new wheel is designed to maintain the dynamic visual appeal of GT, while also marking the advent of the restyle with a fresh new look. The dynamism continues into the cabin of GT models with the standard fitment of the interior sports kit, complete with sports steering wheel and gear lever. Simple leather continues to define the interior of GT with the addition of an optional Cohiba Brown colour, on both simple and integral leathers.

Also available as an optional choice are new matt black roof arches – an identifiable and characteristic aspect of RCZ. There are new

body transfer decals and more alloy wheel options, demonstrating the continued visual versatility of RCZ and the extensive choice available to customers.

In addition to the new look and enhanced specification, prices remain competitive. Onthe-road prices for RCZ Sport start from just £21,595 (an increase of £385 over the current RCZ Sport), with a price walk of £2,400 to the New RCZ GT with an on-the-road start price of £23,995.

The 260bhp Peugeot RCZ R is launched towards the end of 2013.

Prices correct at the time of going to press

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36 monthly payments (duration 37 months) £259.00

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Total amount of credit £16,689.00

Interest charges £2,352.50

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Mileage per annum 10,000

Excess mileage charge 14.9p per mile

GFV (Guaranteed Future Value) £9,717.50

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Representative APR 5.9%

Fuel consumption for the Volvo V40 range in mpg (l/100km): Urban 25.0 (11.3) - 70.6 (4.0), Extra Urban 47.1 (6.0) - 83.1 (3.4), Combined 35.8 (7.9) - 78.5 (3.6). CO₂ Emissions 185 - 94g/km.

Finance subject to status. At participating dealers on vehicles registered by 31st March 2013. At the end of the Personal Contract Purchase there are three options: (i) pay the GFV (Guaranteed Future Value/Optional Final Payment) to own the vehicle; (ii) part exchange the vehicle, where equity is available; or (iii) return the vehicle. Further charges may be made subject to the condition of the vehicle. Deposit shown is higher than the minimum required. A lower deposit will increase the monthly payment. Terms and conditions apply, 18s or over. Guarantee/Indemnity may be required. Volvo Car Credit RH1 1SR. The service offer is applicable to vehicles ordered before 31st March 2013. Services must be carried out at a Volvo Authorised Repairer. Retail offer only. Excludes fleet operators and business users. See volvocars.co.uk for full terms and conditions.

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Ufford Park Woodbridge

Ufford Park Woodbridge Christmas Ball Party goers were ready for an evening of glitz and glamour at the Ufford Park Woodbridge New York themed Christmas Ball hosted by owners Colin & Shirley Aldous.

Colin & Shirley Aldous, Tarnia & Stuart Robertson

Michelle Barnes, Graham Hazel

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Anglia Factors Cookery Demonstration Anglia Factors invited customers to kick start the New Year with an inspirational, delicious and informative healthy eating cookery demonstration from leading local nutrition and weight-management expert Sophie Trott of The Fitness Boutique.

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Jackey L Jewellers

Jackey L Jewellers Open Evening A great evening was had by all as Jackey, from Jackey L Jewellers in Saxmundam not only launched her stunning Christmas jewellery collection but also drew the winner of the 2012 free price draw. Mrs Ann Lewis of Saxmundham was over the moon with the beautiful 9ct white gold, diamond and pink tourmaline pendant and chain.

Carol Ryland, Liz Valder, Jackey Lennard

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Suffolk Agricultural Association AGM More than 100 members turned out for the Suffolk Agricultural Association’s AGM held at Trinity Park, Ipswich. Chaired by the outgoing President Lord Deben, the meeting appointed Stephen Cobbold as its new President and The Countess of Euston the President-Elect and thanked Stephen Fletcher for his contribution as Chairman, a role he steps down from in June.

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Philip Hope-Cobbold, Penny Deben

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Caroline Gould Green Events Launch To complement her successful wedding planning business, Caroline Gould has launched Caroline Gould Events - professional and bespoke event management with a green twist. Invited guests joined Caroline for drinks and canapés to celebrate in the Boardroom of University Campus Suffolk on Ipswich Waterfront.

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Natalie Welch, Daisy Read, Emily McVeigh

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David Sheepshanks, Chairman of the National Football Centre and the Suffolk Foundation talks to Places&Faces® about ‘his Suffolk’ hat do you love about Suffolk?

Nearly everything! I am a Suffolk man, raised here all of my life and just love this part of the world. It’s extraordinary, remote in parts and yet accessible. You can turn left (for me) with easy access to London and the bright lights or turn right to the most beautiful, unspoilt and tranquil countryside, villages and rural pursuits.

Add to that the everyday quality of life...the big skies, more sunshine and less rainfall (except this year!) than almost anywhere in England, and oh....last but not least the people and our special sense of humour. I’ll never forget standing in Piazza Duomo in Milan with many thousands of Ipswich Town fans some ten years ago and an old boy came up to greet me and I remarked on the beauty of the Cathedral and his response was along the lines of “‘at moite be bootiful Dyevid but wot trouble me iz ‘ow they guin ta change em loit bulbs up top that ther spoire!”

Have you got a favourite place in Suffolk to escape to when you need to think? Where do you walk?

Rendlesham Forest is my sanctuary. As a boy I rode my horse there nearly every morning with my father and in later life bicycled, jogged and now walk our dogs through the most beautiful woodland. I have seen it evolve both pre and post the hurricane in 1987 and it remains a very special place to go for private time and reflection. Quiet, misty, almost eerie at times....

I love it.

If you were showing people around Suffolk who had never been here before where would you take them?

In the olden days it used to be East Suffolk and West Suffolk and while my colours are nailed very firmly to the ‘One Suffolk’ mast, I know and love the coastal strip the best so I usually venture towards Aldeburgh, Thorpeness and Orford, as having extra special charm and being close to where I live. I love Woodbridge, my home town, and there are so many other 90 | placesandfaces.co.uk

beautiful places to go: Bures, Long Melford, Lavenham, Southwold....we are spoilt for choice.

If you had to illustrate the county with a single picture/photograph what shot would you take?

It would have to be a river scene: either the Deben at Ramsholt or Iken Church or Snape Maltings with the water and marshes behind them. Another stunning picture is Blythburgh Church with the wetlands in the background.

Where do you like to eat out?

We don’t eat out so often in Suffolk but when we do we like to stay local. Our favourites are the Crown in Woodbridge, Milsom’s Kesgrave Hall, the Riverside in Woodbridge (especially for a pre-cinema dinner) and smoked salmon and oysters at Pinney’s in Orford is always fun.

Are there any pubs that you’d recommend?

They are both Crowns for me! We have only recently rediscovered The Crown at Ufford which produces wonderful food, but so too does the Bildeston Crown although it is quite a trek for us in the East! No offence to others because we are blessed with great pubs all over Suffolk.

Adnam’s or Greene King?

Both – sorry to sit on the fence but we are fortunate to be blessed with two outstanding brewers in one County (and a rather special cider manufacturer in Aspalls to boot!).

You’ve had a long association with ITFC, how many games do you get to now?

Not so many these days...probably eight to ten over a season, which is very different from an average of about 50 games a year when I was involved, from pre-season friendlies to home and away once or twice every week!

Having said that, I still love the Club. I have shared supporters’ frustrations over recent years because the level of entertainment has been pretty dire at times, however, I am a huge fan of Mick McCarthy and really believe that with the right backing he can lead Ipswich Town back to happier times.

Does Suffolk still have surprises in store?

When did the county last surpass you?

The level of public support for our annual Suffolk Foundation Dog Day is nothing short of remarkable. We get some 8-9,000 people every year to spend a family day in the stunning grounds of Helmingham Hall (courtesy of Lord and Lady Tollemache), thereby helping us to raise important funds. This enables The Suffolk Foundation to provide grant support to hundreds of pressing local community needs that otherwise wouldn’t get funded across the County.

Do you support the arts? If so where do you like to go and why?

I am a Friend and supporter of the Aldeburgh Foundation at Snape and feel very proud that we have such a renowned musical venue in our midst. However, if I am honest, while I love some classical music, my greatest musical enjoyment is in Blues and Country Rock music.

Quite often Paul Jones brings his Blues Band there (which I never miss) and I enjoy an occasional visit to The Regent in Ipswich where they have some great bands come and play.

How did you feel about being in the New Year’s Honours list?

Thrilled and humbled. It was a lovely surprise and I count my lucky stars for the many brilliant people who I have been fortunate to have support of along the journey. In football, at Ipswich Town but also the Football League, The FA and St George’s Park; equally at The Suffolk Foundation where Stephen Singleton and his team continue to work miracles on behalf of Suffolk. The Suffolk Foundation can’t be the panacea for everything but where we are able to make interventions we know that we make a positive difference.

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