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Welcome to aldeburghliving magazine THE SPRING ISSUE With this issue we mark the first birthday of Aldeburgh Living and look ahead to a bright new season on our favourite bit of coast, with all its familiar forms metamorphosing into their spring selves. Running a quarterly publication, we’re perhaps a bit more focused on changing seasons than some. Those changes in this landscape are anchored like a fisherman’s hauling-off line by the constant figures that identify and express what it is to be Suffolk. In this issue we hear from Art for Cure, demonstrating the resilience and resourcefulness native to this county, and celebrating figure and form in so many ways through painting, photography and sculpture. This interest continues with Tobias Ford, whose forged sculptures and knives are inspired by the natural balance and composition of the organic form. In one of this issue’s most organic realisations of form we hear of the Suffolk Punch, whose silhouette is so iconic and synonymous with Suffolk’s history, yet faces being erased from our landscape altogether. And we hear from another rare breed and nostalgic figure, the lone coastal fisherman, here taking the form of Harry Simper, whose Suffolk horizons are a little different from those familiar to most. We’re off to celebrate turning one – and thank all our readers, subscribers and supporters for making our first circle of seasons such a good one.
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COVER IMAGE Theronda Hoffman Aldeburgh Ice Cream Acrylic and mixed media on board Featured artist at Art for Cure 2018
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06 Laughter May Be the Best Medicine but in Art Lies the Cure
35 Gerard King’s Lamb and Asparagus Stew A simple spring recipe
The extraordinary Art For Cure
38 Skyroom with a View 14 This Season’s Diary
The Old Vicarage interiors – home
Your guide to spring in Aldeburgh
and studio
16 The Original Sorrel Horse The magnificent Suffolk Punch
48 LA Brewery Introduces Kombucha to our Suffolk Shores
22 Spring Style Edit
We try LA Brewery’s kombucha
Denim and ice cream shades
54 The Knife Maker’s Tale 26 Heave Away, Haul Away
Meet Tobias Ford
We meet Aldebrugh’s youngest fisherman, Harry Simper
32 Happenings This spring’s most important news
58 Young Trees: Shaping their Future Landscape gardener Ed Hopkins writes
34 Competition Win a selection of crafted products from the Alde Valley Spring Festival
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Painting by Catherine Richardson Flowing Paths Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 130 x 90cm A selection of Catherine’s works will be available to buy at Art for Cure 2018
LAUGHTER MAY BE THE BEST MEDICINE BUT IN ART LIES THE CURE We meet Belinda Gray, co-founder of East Anglia’s leading charity art show, packing a punch on behalf of breast cancer research. By Emma Close-Brooks
It’s grown from an unexpectedly popular sell-out exhibition in the organiser’s home, into East Anglia’s biggest charity art event. Art for Cure is the brainchild of gardener Belinda Gray, whose connection to the cause is as personal as it gets. Now an annual event, Art for Cure is an extraordinarily successful charity art show, raising money for national breast cancer research and breast cancer services in East Anglia. Founded by Belinda Gray and her friend Sally Ball in 2014, the inaugural exhibition at Belinda’s home in Bredfield was intended to be a one-off. When the weekend’s activities blocked up the A12 and took over £100,000 in sales commissions, Belinda realised she had hit upon a fundraising opportunity that couldn’t be ignored. ‘Art For Cure started at my home near Woodbridge following a year of aggressive treatment for an out-of-the-blue breast cancer diagnosis in 2012,’ Belinda tells us. During the planning of the first event, Sally was also diagnosed with breast cancer. If anything, their own experiences of the illness fuelled their drive and they forged onwards unrelentingly, Sally having to step back for treatment, Belinda and their team pressing ahead. ‘With a love of art and no experience of selling I selected fifty artists and sculptors to exhibit their work and kept my fingers crossed someone would come and buy. To our amazement (and slight horror), 2,000 people came.’ The team has grown and in 2016 the show moved to Glemham Hall, providing Art for Cure with a venue rich in both space and status. This time, seventy artists were signed up and a handful of local celebrities (including Ed Sheeran) created and donated works to be auctioned as part of the weekend. 10 SPRING 2018
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Over 8,000 people attended and the total raised was an extraordinary £175,000. The momentum has even led to the addition of a linked, sponsored cycle ride from Saigon to Angkor Wat – a 450km trip across the Mekong Delta (15th–25th November 2018) and the scale and success of Art for Cure has been astronomical in proportion.
‘With a love of art and no experience of selling I selected fifty artists and sculptors to exhibit their work and kept my fingers crossed someone would come and buy. To our amazement (and slight horror), 2,000 people came.’ The money raised by Art for Cure has achieved fantastic things for cancer patients and those affected by the disease, in our part of the country and nationally. 50,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year – and around 350 men – and of those figures 12,000 won’t survive – that’s one death every forty-five minutes. Most of Art for Cure’s funds (in 2016, £100,000) go to Breast Cancer Now, the UK’s leading breast cancer charity working specifically on finding a cure. Belinda and Sally have been in close contact with Breast Cancer Now, visiting the centre in London and specifying that the funds go to secondary (advanced) cancer research projects. It is the aim of Breast Cancer Now that by 2050, nobody diagnosed in the UK will die of the disease.
Art for Cure Glemham Hall 4th–7th May 2018 artforcure.org.uk
Of the proportion of funds Art for Cure reserves specifically for regional services, monies have been donated to Cancer Campaign in Suffolk (to aid a new wig project); to breast exercise classes in Ipswich and Felixstowe; to the Senior Nutritionist at Ipswich Hospital (for the publication of a nutrition booklet and a short course for patients to aid with post-treatment weight loss); to the reinstatement of a parttime psychological sexual counsellor and the creation of a new website for the Cancer Information Centre at Ipswich Hospital. The list goes on and the importance of these services in helping the mental wellbeing as well as physical health of cancer patients
and those supporting them is something that commands great admiration. Belinda’s background had in fact been in nursing terminally ill cancer patients, then running a ‘vegetable and garden design school’, The Grower, also from her home. Driven by their shared love of art and experience of the disease, Belinda and Sally have continued to develop Art for Cure into what they hope will be a biennial event. ‘It was clear that selling art was the way forward to try and continue raising significant amounts of money for national breast cancer research’, Belinda says. aldeburghliving SPRING 2018
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Art for Cure now bills itself as the ‘largest and most exciting art show outside of London’, and it’s easy to see why. The setting of Glemham Hall has an established interest in modern art and sculpture, in no small part thanks to the late resident Raewyn HopeCobbold, who herself was lost to breast cancer in 2016. The imposing house, estate and formal gardens, located just off the A12 near Saxmundham, provide an inspiring canvas for such an exhibition and lend the event a true sense of scale and gravitas, as well as opening up new possibilities for staging larger pieces and sculptural work requiring more breathing space.
photography from the legendary Brian Duffy) to produce a heterogeneous exhibition and sale framed and illuminated by the breathtaking setting of Glemham Hall.
‘It was clear that selling art was the way forward to try and continue raising significant amounts of money for national breast cancer research’
But if you can’t make that, the main event is a fabulous family outing, as well as offering a superb opportunity to purchase some highly collectible art in the name of a cause that ultimately touches us all in one way or another. Supporting the event at Glemham this year is a pop-up Middle Eastern restaurant from excellent local chef Peter Harrison (of Brick Kiln Barn fame), art-related lectures across the weekend, a children’s activity marquee and a Royal Wedding-themed afternoon tea tent organised by local Women’s Institute teams. Several silent auctions run alongside the main sale, including one of ‘mini canvases’ donated by each of the contributing artists.
The event has fast become over-subscribed, hosting a fresh and inspiring multitude of new and established artists, providing a high-profile opportunity for new talents to exhibit alongside some big names. Included in more than eighty participants this year are Jelly Green (Aldeburgh Living’s featured artist Winter 2017), Maggi Hambling, Henrietta Dubrey, Sally Muir and Jason Gathorne Hardy – and that’s just a handful, with many more contributing an extensive palette of media and styles, from steelwork to ceramics, bronzework to printmaking. Many have a connection with Suffolk – either having worked here, studied here or lived here. Gloriously diverse sculpture from Carol Peace, Rachel Ducker, Paul Richardson and Beatrice Hoffman among several others gives texture and form to the colourful and tasteful array of two-dimensional work (also featuring
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Art for Cure 2018 (5–7th May) has a real air of festival surrounding it, fast becoming an event ‘to be seen at’. It all kicks off on Friday 4th May with a ‘glittering private view’ for 400 ticketholders – this is one party not to be missed. An early-bird chance to peruse and snap up pieces from a line-up of artists increasing in number and quality each year, as well as the obligatory but nevertheless irresistible canapes, catalogue and champagne.
Art for Cure is an example of how much can be achieved if you’re willing to keep pressing onward – and a demonstration of how bright ideas and friendship, combined with clear vision, can create something great, in the face of even the most frightening of adversaries. Works right (from top left): Brian Duffy Bowie Ziggy Contact Sheet; Jason Gathorne-Hardy Pink Seagull (detail): Henrietta Dubrey Beloved (detail); Carol Peace Carpe Diem.
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Diary 17th Aldeburgh Literary Festival 1st–4th March Various venues aldeburghbookshop.co.uk
Artists as Emigrants 1st March–28th October The Red House brittenpears.org
Workshop: Planning and growing your cutting garden from seed 15th March Moat Farm Flowers
Easter Egg Hunt 30th March–2nd April Easton Farm Park
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Sudbourne Park Printmakers Show 30th March–4th April Peter Pears Gallery
Berthold Wolpe Exhibition 24th March Lettering Arts Centre
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Workshop: Easter Flowers Handtie 28th March Moat Farm Flowers
Easter Farmers’ Market Aldeburgh Voices Handel: Theodora 31st March Snape Maltings
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Albion Quartet 12pm Orford Church Bach: Mass in B minor 7.30pm Snape Maltings 30th March
Easter Egg Hunt! 31st March The Red House
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Push the Boat Out: Open Day 13th May Aldeburgh Yacht Club
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Vintage Market 8th April Snape Maltings
Alde Valley Spring Festival 21st April–20th May
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Sheep Shearing and Wool Spinning 19th–20th Mary Easton Farm Park
English Touring Opera 12–13th April Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 14th April Hepplewhite & Yealland: Shackleton’s Cat 14th April Puccini: Gianni Schicchi & Il tabarro Snape Maltings
Prometheus Orchestra 10th Anniversary Concert 28th April Jubilee Hall
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Art for Cure 5th–7th May Glemham Hall artforcure.org.uk
Workshop: Making Kokedame Moss Balls 16th April Moat Farm Flowers
Workshop: Pressing Flowers 8th May Moat Farm Flowers
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Spring Regatta 26th–27th May Aldeburgh Yacht Club aldeburghyc.org.uk
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THE ORIGINAL SORREL HORSE The magnificent Suffolk Punch: an icon of our county, facing extinction. By Emma Close-Brooks
The oldest breed of heavy horse in England, these animals have not simply been integral to the historic Suffolk landscape; they helped form it. Hollesley’s Suffolk Punch Trust is among the last vestiges of hope for these endangered gentle giants. Their strength, unrivalled temperament and willingness to work once made them invaluable workhorses. Standing at 16–17hh (163–173cm), chesnut (always without the ‘t’), the type dates back to the 15th century. Partington’s 1838 Cyclopaedia1 describes the Suffolk Punch as ‘a most excellent horse for agricultural purposes […] remarkably compact, firm, and strong, and good winded’. Unusually among heavy horses, their legs are without feather, suiting them to our heavy soil, where farmers ploughed ‘more land in a day than any other people in the island’2. The Stud Book, first dated 1880, is the oldest of any heavy horse, with every living Suffolk descended from Crisp’s Horse of Ufford, foaled 1768. Sadly, despite conservation efforts, its status is classified by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as Critical. With global numbers around 2,500 in 2017, there are half as many Suffolks on the planet as there are Black Rhinos. Philip Ryder-Davies is chairman of the Suffolk Punch Trust, which owns and runs the Hollesley Bay Colony Stud. ‘The Trust was started in 2002 to save the Stud, which has bred here for 250 years,’ Philip tells us. Without this Stud, the breed would no longer exist. ‘It had been through several owners, including the Prison Service. If it had been dispersed, the effect on the breed would have been catastrophic. £2,000,000 was raised to buy, renovate, build, put the farm down to grass and divide it into paddocks – many people and organisations contributed. The Friends 20 SPRING 2018
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of the Trust continue to be very supportive but running the Stud remains financially challenging.’ As veterinary surgeon to the Colony Stud for forty years, one of Philip’s major contributions was to introduce a more technical breeding approach, including ovulation charting, raising conception rates from around 50% to around 90%. But recently, there simply haven’t been enough fillies born and the genepool is dangerously limited. ‘The Suffolk has a highly distinctive shape, genetically of great importance. But their number is disastrously low. The small number of stallions unrelated to each other is of great concern. The Trust has three with pedigrees of great significance, available to all Suffolk mare owners.’ Meeting new foals is an enchanting experience. The good-natured mares are well-used to visitors; their foals (standing taller than some fully-grown ponies) inquisitive, bright-eyed and charming. ‘Four staff look after twenty Suffolks, the other animals and the farm,’ Philip says. ‘They manage the stallions, foaling and break the horses to work.’ With the help of volunteers, all domestic breeds native to Suffolk are kept, and a garden of Suffolk plants. The Trust’s on-site museums illustrate much about how daily life has changed over the last century; the physical scale of the gear and horses is extraordinary. But what can the Suffolk bring to 2018? Arguably, its place has been earned through hundreds of years of service. ‘I kept Suffolks of
my own for thirty-five years. They gave me so much pleasure,’ Philip says. ‘There is nothing better than driving a big pair of horses in show harness, in front of a large crowd. Realistically, there is no modern role for the Suffolk beyond tourism, advertising, and a small number in forestry. However, there is no real role for Framlingham Castle, or a Constable painting.
The Suffolk horse has a very close relationship with the social history of Suffolk. It is a true icon of the county.’ The Suffolk Punch Trust is open to the public 23rd March–28th October. See suffolkpunchtrust.org. 1. The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography, Literature, Natural History, and Biography, ed. Charles F. Partington, Volume VII (London 1838)). 2. As above, quoting from Culley.
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Heave away, haul away One of Britain’s youngest fishermen, keeping Aldeburgh’s fishing heritage alive. By Emma Close-Brooks
Standing on Aldeburgh’s almost empty beach, it’s hard to believe that within living memory up to twenty-five fishing boats operated daily from this shore. Now only a handful fish from here, one being the Silver Harvest, skippered by Harry Simper. At the end of the nineteenth century, as many as seventy clinker-built open boats fished from Aldeburgh. Relics, recently repainted as part of a conservation programme, can be seen at rest near the North Lookout tower, their launching days over. Commercial competitors, EU quotas resulting from overfishing, costs of small business, and modern education channelling younger generations away from a job hauling you up at 3am to head out to sea alone, have all contributed to the demise of small-scale fishing. Weathering all this, however, is Harry Simper. 30 SPRING 2018
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At twenty-two and fishing from Aldeburgh, he’s a rarity. Winner of the Young Fisherman of the Year Award 2015, Harry comes from a long line of Suffolk Simpers. The family farm at Ramsholt remains home to four generations working land, river and sea: growing early-season asparagus; publishing coastal history books; chartering traditional boats; and specialising in side-saddle tuition and competition, among other things. Harry skippers the Silver Harvest (IH311) and runs a fresh fish service, delivering his latest catch and the Simpers’ Deben-produced shellfish to homes between Woodbridge and Aldeburgh.
‘One January I was swamped by three enormous waves. We were lucky to survive; I realised we needed to find a better place to work from.’ ‘It sounds obvious but to make a living fishing, you have to fish a lot.’ Harry says. ‘We can be at sea for up to twelve hours depending on
conditions and the fish on the day. Coming in, if we’ve been drifting for herring we might be still taking fish from the net for a couple of hours before home.’ And it’s quite literally not all plain sailing. It’s often freezing cold, requiring nerves of steel, respect for nature, a strong stomach and serious sea legs. The quasi-nocturnal, amphibious life makes the working fisherman somewhat other-wordly and the inherent element of danger inescapable. ‘When we fished out of the Deben we had to motor a couple of miles downriver and over the bar before we really knew what the sea was like,’ Harry says. ‘One January I was swamped by three enormous waves. We were lucky to survive; I realised we needed to find a better place to work from. Coming in there at night, in the middle of winter, finding the channel with no lit navigation buoys…if you get into trouble you’re a quarter of a mile from land when your boat sinks.’ The family still fishes from Ramsholt but mainly on the river, using a traditional Aldeburgh beach boat, Our Boys. ‘I like the safety of Aldeburgh: you can stand
on the beach, look straight out to sea and decide at that moment if it’s safe to fish.’
‘Some people look at a diary to know what they’re doing tomorrow; I look at the weather!’ There is an element of Odyssean romance – being the first to see dawn’s rosy fingers break through the glittering night sky over the North Sea is something most of us reserve for a handful of memorable occasions. For Harry, it’s an ordinary part of an extraordinary lifestyle. ‘My life is run by the weather forecast,’ Harry says. ‘Some people look at a diary to know what they’re doing tomorrow; I look at the weather!’ One of the few remaining occupations reliant on forces beyond human control, it’s as old as any islanders. Long live the fisherman – ultimately, there’s something of one in all of us. The Silver Harvest fishes daily from Aldeburgh beach. To sign up for catch information and fresh fish deliveries visit simpersoframsholt.co.uk. aldeburghliving SPRING 2018
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Artists as Emigrants A new display, plus a talk on 10th March, showcases fascinating works by artists who chose to leave their homeland and establish themselves in another country. Taking its lead from the themes of Britten in America, this exhibition from The Red House collection explores what inspiration artists find in a new land, and what they retain from the old. 1st March–28th October, The Red House, Aldeburgh. Visit brittenpears.org for details.
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Easter Weekend Snape Maltings Celebrate this special time of year with a weekend of activities including concerts at Snape, free family activities (including an Easter Egg hunt), and special Farmers’ Market, featuring local food and drink from some of Suffolk’s best independent producers. Friday 30th March–Monday 2nd April snapemaltings.co.uk/season/easter-weekend/
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Alde Valley Spring Festival 2018 This very special Suffolk festival returns to White House Farm, Great Glemham, 21st April–20th May. Jason Gathorne-Hardy invites you into a magical world that celebrates the food, landscape and art of the Alde Valley. The theme for this year’s festival exhibition is Claudius: A Celebration of Portraiture, Life Drawing and the Figure in the Landscape. Claudius is a roman bronze head, discovered in the river Alde in 1907.
It’s open house at Aldeburgh Yacht Club (AYC) on Sunday 13 May and everyone is invited to come and enjoy some sailing. This is a nationwide Royal Yachting Association (RYA) initiative to encourage people to try their hand in a boat, be it a dinghy, a yacht or a motor boat. At AYC experienced sailors will show you the ropes and take you out on the water for a sailing session. There will be short river trips in a Club launch giving passengers views of the estuary from a different perspective, and light refreshments in the Clubhouse. Bring warm clothing, a spirit of adventure and discover a fun hobby, a great club and new friends. AYC Resident Instructor, Sarah Davies is organising this event. To find out more contact welcome@aldeburghyc. org.uk
An exhibition of works by artists and sculptors working with landscape accompanies the festival’s programme of talks, farm suppers, open studios and the pop-up Hedgerow Tea Rooms. Visit aldevalleyspringfestival.co.uk for more details
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Competition White House Farm Great Glemham once more opens its doors with the Alde Valley Spring Festival (21st April–20th May). Jason Gathorne-Hardy invites you into a magical world that celebrates the food, landscape and art of the Alde Valley. The main theme for this year’s Spring Festival Exhibition is Claudius: A Celebration of Portraiture, Life Drawing and the Figure in the Landscape.
Claudius is a roman bronze head, found in the River Alde in 1907. The festival will be a celebration of Suffolk, with historic and contemporary links. Alde Valley Spring Festival is delighted to offer you the chance to win a selection of festival products: a rare breed sheep skin, two wooden platters, a hand carved spatula and ladle, and two packs of Tessa Newcomb Farm Cards. For your chance to win answer the question below.
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A SIMPLE LAMB AND ASPARAGUS STEW by Gerard King
This is an adapted recipe from Nigel Slater, one of my favourite chefs. Here, the lamb is stewed for a relatively short amount of time, so it is well suited to spring lamb. I would suggest cubed neck for this recipe. It is a very economical cut, and here is perfectly paired with another spring favourite, asparagus, for a lovely, light seasonal stew. 40g butter 450g cubed Alde Valley Spring Lamb neck 250g shallots or small onions Small amount of plain flour 150ml white wine 800ml stock 300g Simper’s asparagus 200ml crème fraîche Handful of chervil (or fresh parsley at a push)
the casserole and let them brown gently. Return the lamb and its juices to the pan. Sprinkle over two tablespoons of plain flour and cook for a minute or two, stirring now and then. Turn up the heat and pour in the wine. Let it bubble away until its reduced by approximately half. Pour in the hot stock and bring to the boil, then lower heat to simmer for about 30 mins. The meat should be tender but retain a good bite.
1. Melt the butter in a deep casserole, add the lamb and brown meat evenly for a few minutes. Remove lamb and set aside.
3. Slice the asparagus spears into two or three short lengths and add to the casserole with salt and pepper. Cook for another five minutes or so until the asparagus is tender. Stir in the crème fraîche and a handful of chervil leaves if you can get them.
2. Peel onions or shallots, leaving whole or halving if using small onions. Add to
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SKYROOM WITH A VIEW A pairing of home and unique photography studio that brings Suffolk’s famous skies indoors. By Emma Close-Brooks
The Old Vicarage and the Skyroom: an extraordinary and beautiful coupling of period and contemporary building and styling. Two spaces that work both individually and together as elegantly as any iconic pair: Suffolk home to photographer Julia Bostock and art dealer Ben Burdett. Free of the clutter of heavy-patterned textiles often seen in period homes, even on a miserably wet day the Vicarage is a haven of warm light. Stylish lamps, deliciouslyscented candles and artfully arranged fairy lights illuminate warm greys and slates, bare or battered-white painted floorboards and polished marbles. Throughout, original windows lavish natural light, framing views over green gardens. A huge photograph by Harry Cory-Wright (commissioned by Julia and Ben), of a beach in the Outer Hebrides, reigns over the downstairs hallway. Bright contemporary pieces catch the eye, such as a red 1960s-style armchair and footstool (Design Addict). A floor-to-ceiling bookcase fills one end of the living room. The space seems adorned only by things either necessary or truly desired: a beautiful typewriter on a writing desk; two irresistible wooden children’s chairs. Textures bring warmth to large rooms – a woven rug here, a sheepskin there. A kitchen courtyard joins the house to a studio leased for photo shoots and as a unique holiday let, vast windows and skylights earning it the name, ‘Skyroom’. ‘We used to have a weekend house on Osea
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Island,’ Julia says. ‘At the time we were living in Chiswick. But when the girls got to secondary school age, we started looking this way. I think there’s something about the smell of East Anglian mud. And once you’ve lived by the sea it gets into your mind – you can never go back. We’d always had the idea to build something modern, but then we found this – it offered us something different. The girls went to school nearby and we started work on the Skyroom as our project, to channel that desire to build. The idea was always that the place would earn its keep.’
‘I think there’s something about the smell of East Anglian mud. And once you’ve lived by the sea it gets into your mind – you can never go back.’ It may be that her work informed the space; Julia is a children’s and family lifestyle photographer for numerous fashion names synonymous with aspirational living – Fendi, Jigsaw, Harrods; Tatler, Vogue Bambini – as well as large charities such as Oxfam and Great Ormond Street. Alongside her international solo career, she is design director at the Atlas Gallery on London’s Dorset Street: a world leader among galleries specialising in photography, from 20th century masters to contemporary experimental art, unique in the breadth of its range. But the harmony between the Skyroom and Julia’s living space suggests it was her eye for light, simplicity of form and focal points that called her to photography. Wherever there is a view through a room, from a doorway, along a hallway or down a stairwell, something beautiful is placed, framed – as naturally as if it was born there.
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The Skyroom is a distilled version – clear spaces, bare wood, exposed brickwork and reclaimed parquet flooring from a school, hosting a collection of pieces that Julia assures me were chosen with no real guiding principle beyond ‘what we liked’. A vintage workbench (Hein Bonger, Saxmundham) serves as the kitchen worktop while a restored antique family rocking horse is now the only equine residing in what was historically a stable.
‘We’d always had the idea to build something modern, but then we found this – it offered us something different’
and the original outbuildings, now linked by a bright, skylit space forming Julia’s office and the heart of the Skyroom. They worked with architect friend Richard Hywel Evans, who came up with the idea of creating an extra space using beams and a flat roof to cover the central area, which had previously been an old yard; one original wall has been retained and concrete rendered, framing a huge window. The sense of texture is here more focused; a clever balance of the hard and soft, raw and polished, natural and manmade. Where the stables were, a mezzanine has been added in the style of an old hay loft, lending another structural form, adding height and a white painted ladder staircase.
The studio comprises a once-granny-annexe
‘It’s great for parties,’ Julia says. ‘There’s the
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long wooden table and the benches – it’s all you need. But the idea behind the whole project was to create a versatile space that worked for living as well as working.’ A focus on detail is consistent throughout, down to the wetroom shower with reclaimed Spanish floor tiles. ‘This is probably my favourite room of all,’ Julia says. ‘I just love the floor.’
‘The idea behind the whole project was to create a versatile space that worked for living as well as working.’ On the day we visited, the studio was in use for a photoshoot by a leather goods company. Director Cindi was effervescent about the
Skyroom. ‘There are so many great spaces and backdrops – wonderful natural light and flexibility and such fantastic props – there is no space that doesn’t feature something aesthetically pleasing.’ But it’s clear to see that while the space was always intended for use in part as a photography studio, these ‘props’ are not artificially placed, for use when required. They live here because they’re wanted, because they’re loved.
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LA BREWERY INTRODUCES THE ‘IMMORTAL HEALTH ELIXIR’ TO OUR SUFFOLK SHORES By Kate Holmes From ancient China via the Hebrides to the Suffolk shores comes a new health trend that looks set to change the way us Brits drink tea. With health benefits galore it is certainly set to make waves on our coastline. As a nation we have become infatuated with finding the next health craze. It seems that we are now less interested in diets and short term fixes, instead looking to educate ourselves on how to live a more all-round healthy lifestyle. While you can normally find the next big health trend forming in chic London cafés or stateof-the-art gyms, kombucha (naturally effervescent living tea) has found its way to our little corner of the country through slightly different means. Louise Avery – the founder of the LA Brewery – was busy concocting against the rugged backdrop of the Hebrides. During the winter months, vegetables were scarce and hard to come by, so Louise decided to make a drink that could be preserved, packed full of ‘natural health-boosting goodness.’ While we might think the idea of health trends is a relatively recent concept, this particular movement is far from a modern phenomenon, instead originating in China over 2000 years ago. Calling it the ‘Immortal Health Elixir’
the Chinese believed that this tea had exceptional health benefits, crediting it with the prevention and treatment of degenerative diseases such as cancer. Louise set up LA Brewery, creating a range of kombucha with the help of William Kendall, owner of Maple Farm Organics. William was introduced to Louise’s kombucha by chef Thomasina Miers, who insisted he tried the fermented tea. Having already had great success with Green & Black’s chocolate and the New Covent Garden Soup Company, William already had an impressive knowledge of the food and drink industry. He says, ‘I have been involved with lots of businesses in their early stages but I’m thrilled that in the LA Brewery I have my first one in my beloved Suffolk.’ Louise’s aim was to make a drink that could quench a thirst like that of an alcoholic or fizzy drink, yet be free of the sugar content that normally comes with the stuff that tastes good. It was aldeburghliving SPRING 2018
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important to Louise and William to maintain the home-brewed spirit in their microbrewery. This unique approach enables Louise to create delicate and mouth-watering flavours, using the ‘finest fruits and botanicals.’ to create ‘a truly light and refreshing drink for everyone to enjoy.’
Louise uses the ‘finest fruits and botanicals.’ to create ‘a truly light and refreshing drink for everyone to enjoy.’ The health benefits of kombucha have been researched and explored by many. The increase in awareness of and attempts to treat and cure life-threatening illnesses has led to scientific research into alternative measures alongside the conventional. The connection between the cultural consumption of kombucha and geographical regions apparently insusceptible to cancer was one first made by Russian scientists. Since then there has been considerable study into this so called ‘miracle’ tea by scientists from all over the world, examining the benefits of the acids, nutrients and antioxidants to which the tea plays host. So how do you make a beverage that can stop both scientists and health nuts in their tracks? The answer is with fermented yeast! Whilst fermented yeast may not sound particularly appetising on its own, when mixed with green or black tea, sugar, honey and fruits it turns into a taste sensation. Louise has perfected her kombucha and has come up with some beautiful flavours including lemongrass, ginger and strawberry and black pepper. To make kombucha you combine a tea base
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with a starter tea (which you can get from a previously made batch) and transfer it into jars. Next comes the interesting bit, adding SCOBY – Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast. Once the SCOBY has been added, the tea is left to ferment for seven to ten days, this chemical reaction reduces the sugar content of the drink. From day seven comes the fun part – taste testing. Once the Kombucha has the perfect sweet to sharp ratio it is time to remove the SCOBY and transfer it into bottles, which are then left for a couple of days to carbonate before drinking. Aside from its delicate and unique taste, one of the main reasons behind the rising popularity of kombucha has to be its seemingly limitless health benefits. Kombucha is a probiotic and is rich in antioxidants as well as bacterias and enzymes that contribute to the body’s natural detoxification process. In short, drinking kombucha may encourage a healthy liver, and aid digestion and gut health. It is not just your physical health that may be improved by drinking kombucha, it is also rumoured to aid mental health by reducing the risks of depression and anxiety. As our fitness and health-obsessed nation continues to grow, we are consistently being graced with new and exciting products that continue to enhance our understanding and knowledge of the ever-changing and fast-paced world that is the health industry. There is no doubt that kombucha is going to continue to grow in popularity, especially with a microbrewery such as the LA Brewery nestled on our coastline.
LA Brewery’s kombucha is available from the Maple Farm Store, Kelsale. For further stockists visit labrewery.co.uk.
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THE KNIFE MAKER’S TALE By Kate Holmes In a workshop deep in the Suffolk countryside, flames lap at hot coals and the sound of hammering is carried by the breeze, as heated metal is forged into razor sharp knives by the blacksmith Tobias Ford. In 2014 during his sculpture residency with Jason Gathorne-Hardy at White House Farm, Great Glemham, Tobias came across an abandoned forge. He was surprised to discover that beneath the rust and holes of the furnace, the motor and fan were still intact. It wasn’t long before the flames roared and the ‘sound of the hammer on anvil’ echoed around the farm. Since then Tobias has made a name for himself forging knives and sculptures – realizing a passion he has had since early childhood.
‘It’s great to recycle, to see one object, say for instance a rusty old saw, and change it with a bit of heat and energy into something beautiful and useful.’ Tobias chooses to make his knives from carbon steel as opposed to the more frequently used stainless steel. Whilst this means they can take twice as long to create, with patience comes a far superior result. The use of carbon steel allows the blade to hold an edge for longer whilst still having a degree of flexibility. When looking for materials Tobias believes: ‘it’s great to recycle, to see one object, say for instance a rusty old saw, and change it with a bit of heat and energy into something beautiful and useful.’
There is something charming about the individuality of the knives that Tobias makes. Whether he is commissioned by a butcher, an arthritis sufferer or English actress Diana Quick, the creation of each of his knives has a different path and process. Tobias explains making a knife for an arthritis sufferer, ‘I asked the client to grip plasticine to show me where the contact points of her grip were, and then designed the handle to fit.’ The idea that the knives are created for that individual, literally made to fit the shape of their hand, is what makes them truly special.
‘I see people, animals and organic forms all with a sense of balance.’ Alongside knife making, Tobias makes time for his first love – sculpting. His works are ‘based on balance, movement and expression. I see people, animals and organic forms all with a sense of balance and composition.’ ‘It is this delicate eye for detail that enables him to create these extraordinary pieces. He is once more showcasing these alongside his knives at the annual Alde Valley Spring Festival (White House Farm, 21st April–23rd May). Exhibition info: aldevalleyspringfestival.co.uk. Tobias’ hand-crafted kitchen and foraging knives are sold exclusively through galloper-sands.co.uk.
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YOUNG TREES – SHAPING THEIR FUTURE Ed Hopkins
The vision of the leafy English garden is one to which many aspire – and one we see realised in the grounds of some of Suffolk’s most notable houses. As Ed Hopkins explains, the roots of success lie in a tree’s upbringing… Once a tree has been planted there is a temptation to forget it, certainly true in larger gardens or parkland, but in our smaller gardens a little intervention can make a world of difference. Some trees choosen for our ordered and more formal gardens are invested with high architectural expectations – such as fans, cordons or espaliers which require specialist pruning from the word go. But what about ordinary ornamental trees? What do they need to see them smoothly through their youth and into useful adulthood? As ever a discreet and occasional guiding hand will see them happily on their way.
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Assuming it was half-decent to start with, following taking professional advice when choosing your tree, there is sense in letting it alone in its first year after planting. It will be establishing a new root system and every leaf it makes will help supply energy for the future. By it’s second year, a tree should have started to grow really hard, especially at the top. This is the time to take stock of its prospects and consider some formative pruning. A tree with a forked leader should have the weaker or least-well-placed side of the fork cut out, concentrating the trees energies to the desired stem. Check if your tree has alternate buds; if so expect a new shoot from
the uppermost surviving bud. A tree with pairs of opposite buds (like ash, horse chestnut and maple), tends to produce pairs of shoots with a ‘saddle’ between them. Ultimately we are hoping to see trees of a more balanced and shapely habit; taking out twin leaders early on is an important first step. There is a moment when your young tree will suddenly look established and begin to cast some significant shade. Time now to think about its lower branches. Left alone in nature, a tree would lose its lower branches to grazing animals or wither from shade cast by other trees – pruned by nature. In a garden we have to step in and prune. The exception here is trees planted in the open where their habit naturally sweeps branches down to the ground. In borders where space below is an asset we must intervene. The canopy of the tree will bow under full leaf and some species tend to droop, we must ensure enough space and light below. The removal of lower branches should be done gradually over the years, perhaps taking off a ring of stems every other year until the height and shape is achieved.
After a certain time a tree must fend for itself and apart from removing crossing branches and deadwood you can focus on gardening underneath. A mature tree can be a splendid thing but these too may require work; perhaps with the help of a tree surgeon you can shape and maintain health long into the future. Skills such as crown thinning will not destroy the outline of the tree, but reduces its weight and density, and its demands for moisture below. Crown thinning and other similar treatments will not destroy the outline of the tree but reduce its weight, density, and, in turn, its demands for moisture from below. Tree pruning however delicate or severe should be carried out in the winter or early spring, before the sap rises; remember the first rule, plant the right tree in the right place at the outset and nature will reward you.
Ed Hopkins is a Suffolk-based garden designer and landscape contractor. 01728 663 888 edhopkins.com
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