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A round-up of what’s on in Cambridge this August

I've often thought that the Romseyy area (my home!) deserves to have some kind of event dedicated to showcasing its incredibly vibrant arts scene. Well, this August, that will become a reality in the shape of the Romsey Art Festival.

Spearheaded by the dynamic A t Salon, S l th eventt Ruthie Collins from the Cambridge Art the takes place 3-17 August and looks set to be a spectacular celebration of the considerable creative output of this colourful corner of our city. Read all about it on page 18. Lion Yard also welcomes back its Art Exhibition this month, so be sure to pay a visit, peruse the wonderful works on display (all of which take Cambridge as their inspiration), and vote for your favourite piece. If you pop down on 10 August, you can even say hi to the Edition team! Enjoy the issue and see you next month.

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Things to do this month

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See Shakespeare on the river In what’s thought to be a first for Cambridge, this month you’ll be able to see one of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays performed live on the River Cam. Offbeat performance company Nasu Enzuru Theatre, who fuse gypsy, punk and circus to create decadent, highly original performances, are the brains behind this fantastic enterprise.

They’ll be at Burwash Manor with the show for five nights beforehand, from 24-28 August, before heading to the water by the Doubletree Hotel for 29 and 30 August. Audiences will be ushered onto a punt, where you’re welcome to enjoy a picnic as you watch the show.

Tickets, priced at £10, can be purchased from The Larder and Burwash Manor, at Scudamore’s punt station, or online at: www.facebook.com/NasuEnzuru

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Dine in an enchanted garden The Willow Tree, Bourn’s beautiful gastro pub, is becoming known across Cambridgeshire for its lavish cabaret and burlesque supperclubs, which have a different theme each month. Previous events have included a Hawaiian Luau, a fanciful Midsummer Night’s Dream-inspired evening and a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. They’re upping their game yet again for 25 August, when they’ll be inviting guests to revel in a bank holiday feast with an ‘enchanted garden’ theme. Expect a delectable menu, plenty of wine, and performances from top cabaret acts from around the country, including our own local lovelies, Cherry and Ruby.

Tickets are £20 per person. www.thewillowtreebourn.com

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Could you host a beehive? LUSH are currently looking for people with gardens and green spaces where they could set up their handmade hives, which will not only help in the sourcing of local honey but encourage another generation of budding bee enthusiasts. Honey has been used in cosmetics since Roman times, and LUSH include it in several of their natural products. Contact LUSH’s Growing Manager Richard Pickett at: richard.pickett@lush.co.uk if you’re interested in housing one of the hives.

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Make use of your old or unwanted clothes and trade them in for some new togs at ‘Clothes Swop’, being held as part of Romsey Art Festival on 3 August. Clothes are exchanged for ‘eco tokens’, which you can then spend on other items. As well as being lots of fun, it keeps a few more textiles from ending up in a landfill. Their mobile salon will be packed full of items, while fashion gurus 'Beverley Hills' will be on hand to offer style advice. There’ll also be a photobooth – essential to take advantage of once you’re wearing your new feather boa, silly glasses and actually rather dashing new hat.

For more on the Romsey Art Festival and the upcoming events, see page 18.

Barbecue at The Varsity The now iconic rooftop bar at The Varsity Hotel in Cambridge has launched a new barbecue menu for August, taking place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12-5pm. Their expert grillsmiths (it’s a word) will be setting up on the roof, preparing a mouthwatering selection of meaty treats (and veggie alternatives), including the 28-day fillet steak and cheese sandwich, decadent chili dog and fire-toasted brie and red onion bagel.

The barbecue menu is available to guests of the hotel and members of the public – or for special functions and private events. Get in touch for more info. www.thevarsityhotel.co.uk

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Mark Titchner and Alexander Tucker performing at Wysing’s festival in 2012, Photo: Mike Cameron

Space Time: Convention T Contemporary art hotspot Wysing Arts is hosting its fourth annual festival of art and music this month, promising a feast of experimental performances, sound installations, spoken word, film screenings, artists’ stalls and activities. Space Time: Convention T is a day long event, which takes place on Saturday 31 August, across three stages at Wysing Arts’s rural setting in Bourn.

The festival is a must-visit for those with an interest in music at the more unconventional end of the spectrum, with a line-up that spans electronica, dance, techno and avant-garde minimalism.

Confirmed acts so far include ‘extreme computer music’ aficionado Russell Haswell, who has worked on projects including All Tomorrow’s Parties events and collaborated with the likes of Aphex Twin, and Cut Hands, whose catchy, African beats mix electronica with traditional acoustic instruments like djembes and doundouns. They will be joined by the epic ‘sonic landscapes’ of Vindicatrix (aka David Aird), as well as Plastique Fantastique, a collaboration between artists David Burrows and Simon O’Sullivan.

“Many musicians begin life in art schools, and as a visual arts centre we are

Performing John Cag festival in 2012, Pho e’s Radio Music (1956) at Wysing’s to: Mike Cameron

excited to build on this legacy to explore the close inter-relationship between music and contemporary visual art,” says Donna Lynas, director of Wysing Arts Centre. “As well as programming new and emerging music, we commission artists to make new performance and sound work at the festival. It’s therefore a unique combination of performance of recent work with works in progress and recently developed pieces.”

In addition to the performances and the incredible artist-built stages, another key element of Space Time: Convention T will be an artists’ stalls area hosting small publishers, independent record labels, artists’ collectives, experimental galleries and studio groups plus family activities running Alexander Tucker performing at Wysing’s festival in 2011 from 2 until 6pm. This year’s attractions include family hands-on workshops with the new Raspberry Pi – the Cambridge born credit cardsized computer which is revolutionising the world of computer programming.

Tickets £20/£30 with overnight camping, 12 noon until midnight. www.wysingartscentre.org

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Audley End Picnic Concerts The glorious gardens of Saffron Walden’s historic stately manor Audley End House are welcoming back their popular outdoor summer concerts this month. From 1 until 11 August, you can catch a host of musical stars while relaxing with a drink or two and a delicious picnic.

Spread across two weekends, the event kicks off with a trip back to the era of legwarmers, leotards and shoulder pads on Saturday 3 August with The Greatest 80’s Party… Ever, which features performances from 80s superstars Kim Wilde, ABC, Go West and Sonia. The following night, Olivier Award-winning crooner Michael Ball is singing show tunes from well-loved musicals, accompanied by the British Philharmonic Orchestra. The following weekend, Ronan Keating is joined by Sadie and the Hotheads and jazz sensation Joanna Eden.

The grand finale on Sunday 11 August sees Welsh mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra and features Last Night of the Proms favourites, an aerial display by the Grace Spitfire and a spectacular firework display.

Tickets priced £32 - £35 (discounts for English Heritage members). www.audleyendconcerts.com

Astronomy Masterclass at The Varsity Hotel Watch the skies this month at the Varsity Hotel, where on Monday 12 August, guests will be invited to join in a special one-off astronomy masterclass, perfectly timed to witness the awesome spectacle of the Perseid meteor shower. From the vantage point of the hotel’s rooftop terrace, stargazers can enjoy unparalleled views of this breathtaking annual cosmological happening, and if you don’t know your Orion’s Belt from your elbow, not to worry. Paul Fellows, chairman of the esteemed Cambridge Astronomical Association (CAA) and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, will be on hand to provide insight and answer all your astronomical questions.

Before the crash course in the cosmos, guests will enjoy a sumptuous two-course dinner with bubbly at the River Bar Steakhouse & Grill, choosing from a menu that includes gourmet pies, fresh fish and the restaurant’s famed 28-day aged steaks.

Tickets for the event cost £47 including dinner (starts at 7.45pm). www.thevarsityhotel.co.uk

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Kiss FM Club Night Over at the Burgess Hall in St Ives this month, two of Kiss FM’s finest will be taking to the decks for a huge club night. From 9.30pm on Saturday 17 August, Justin Wilkes and DJ Pioneer will be spinning a mix of underground house, commercial and Kisstory classics. They’ll be joined by other big names, plus a host of new local DJs across multiple rooms.

Tickets are £8, from the Past Present Future Events Facebook page.

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NIGHTLIFE

Wonky Disco Celebrate your bank holiday weekend in traditional style with a night out so raucous you need the extra day off work simply to recover. The Fountain is a good option, where DJ Stuart Banks will be joined by a host of special guests for a night of deep house and disco, which runs through to 3am. 24 Aug/Free entry. www.thefountain.co.uk

Summer Saturdays Live The popular Newmarket Nights series of live music events continues this month at Newmarket Racecourses.

There are visits from The Kaiser Chiefs, Keane and Meat Loaf, and you can also get in on the fun when heartthrob boy band McFly return for another visit on Saturday 24 August as part of Summer Saturdays Live.

The group, who celebrate a decade in the business this year, have sold a whopping ten n million records globally and have a new album out this summer. Made up of Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter, McFly are best known for feel-good pop tunes including 5 Colours in Her Hair, It’s All About You and Obviously, and they’ll be revisiting their vast back catalogue as well as giving the crowds at Newmarket a taster of some of their hotly-anticipated new material. Adult tickets cost from £15-£29/Children’s tickets £12-£16. www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk

Cambridge Rock Festival Love rock music? Get excited, because this month sees the return of the tenth annual Cambridge Rock Festival. Taking place at Haggis Farm in Barton from 1-4 August, the event has as varied a line-up as ever, which is sure to delight fans of the genre. “We only pick acts of the highest calibre, mixing established must-see acts with some of the best new talent on offer,” explains festival founder Dave Roberts. “This wonderful stew of bands you’ve always loved and have been meaning to see, stirred in with some blazing hot young guns (and more than a few surprises), gives you the tastiest musical gumbo outside of New Orleans.”

There is a range of top quality tribute bands, including homages to Foreigner, Journey, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, plus lots of up and coming new local talent on Stage Two, and some more laidback beats at the Acoustic Stage. Elsewhere you’ll find Eddie & The Hotrods, Caravan, The Animals, Magnum, Mostly Autumn, Praying Mantis and Buster James to name a few.

The Festival prides itself on being the friendliest around, so you’re guaranteed to come away with some new pals, too. cambridgerockfestival.co.uk

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MUSIC

Jordan Worland from local music website Slate the Disco selects his must-see gigs in Cambridge this month o, we’re in August already!

Typically, August is a bit of a slow month for live music, with so many festivals going on elsewhere. But don’t worry, Cambridge isn’t going to fall into a music lull, and there are still plenty of great acts on the bill.

Our gig of the month has to be these local boys on the verge of something big. Lonely the Brave have built a loyal Cambridge fan base over the last couple of years, and their melancholic, gripping style of rock is now starting to be noticed far beyond our city. 2013 has seen the five-piece pick up a record deal with Hassle Records and perform at this year’s Download and Hard Rock Calling festivals. Soon you’ll be hearing a lot more of Lonely The Brave, and their extended set at The Portland Arms on 10 August will be their last Cambridge date for a while, so it’s one not to be missed.

Former Dragonforce vocalist ZP Theart brings his new project I Am I to Cambridge this month too, playing the Portland on 8 August. I Am I are less frantic than Dragonforce, with their debut LP Event Horizon offering a deeper sound. Support on the night comes from Cambridge band The Simpletone, a band whose polished, melodic rock saw them crowned champions at this year’s popular Strawberry Fair battle of the bands competition.

PICKS

The boutique music and arts event SHINDIG this month hosts a holistic and multimedia show to celebrate the success of community arts event Romsey Art Festival, bringing multiple mediums, co-curators and a diverse range of performers. One highlight from the line-up is Toby Peters, a guitaristcum-filmmaker whose set will range from blues to soundscapes to soundtracks. Also scheduled to play is Gaze is Ghost, an avantgarde composer and pianist performing contemporary pop music with a variety of collaborators from Cambridge and beyond, to include dance, improvised electronica, and spoken word. SHINDIG takes over St Phillips Church on Mill Road on 17 August, 8pm start.

Cambridge 105’s brilliant New Music Generator show has a knack of constantly unearthing the best local and unsigned music in and around Cambridge. Now, through their NMG Sessions, they’re bringing these finds to the stage. This month’s event at The Portland on 29 August brings together the finer indie acts this city has to offer. Treehead bring positively upbeat melodies mixed with catchy hooks, while Total Emergency offer an indie-punk cross.

Five-piece 28 Boulevard, who recently completed touring with Room Service and Moon Birds, complete the line-up.

Bedford alt-country outfit The Whybirds are currently working on album number

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three, the follow-up to 2010’s critically acclaimed Cold Blue Sky. However, they’ll take time off from the new album to perform at The Portland Arms on 16 August.

The following day, United Cambridge are hosting a free entry event at The Cornerhouse pub, showcasing some of Cambridge’s best punk outfits. Dirty Kirst are a four-piece from St Neots who play lightning-fast punk rock with hardcore punk elements. 2012 saw the release of their second full-length album, Absence Makes The Music Faster on European label Fond of Life. Also on the bill are Gravedale High, a Norwich/Cambridge-based punk outfit; mixing up the horror of the Misfits, the riffs of Iron Maiden, the punk attitude of the Ramones and the straight-up rock of Therapy. Cambridge comedy hardcore band Mussells, with dual male and female vocals, will also feature on the night. All their songs are based around aquatic puns, thus they play what they call ‘aquaticore’.

Finally, if you find yourself at the Wysing Arts Space Time festival on 31 August make sure you take in some of the local acts involved. Our favourites are ambient soundscape duo Hollow Mountain and slacker rock outfit Forest, the latter having recently been applauded by the likes of Pitchfork and Q Magazine.

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NEWS

We get the lowdown on Party on the Hill: the brand new music festival that hits Ely on 31 August

ambridge has its Folk Festival, Newmarket has its Adnams racecourse concerts, so Angela Oxley and Glamnites organiser Rupert Russell decided it was high time Ely got its bite of the cherry in terms of summer parties and festivals. With that in mind, they’ve organised Party On The Hill, an allday event held on Cherry Hill, featuring 13 different acts from all genres.

“We felt that Ely needed something, and something that would cover all ages and have something for everybody. So we’ve got a bit of cheesy pop, as well as stuff our parents would have boogied to as well,” says Angela. “I’m really excited – it’s going to be great for Ely.” Among the acts secured for the party is X Factor superstar Matt Cardle who, since his big win, has proved there’s more to talent show winners than just churning out the odd power ballad cover and then disappearing off the map. He’s released two albums; the first, Letters, went to number two in the charts, and he has recently been doing a series of unplugged concerts.

Also performing on the night are Blue, now back with a new album filled with great dance floor tracks and their trademark boy band ballads.

Joining them are Atomic Kitten, D:Ream and The OBF – formerly known as Bucks Fizz!

There’ll be a few names you might not have heard

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too, but they are well worth seeking out. Coyote are a vibrant new band channelling the likes of Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. They’re fronted by Britain’s Got Talent’s Laura Broad, whose incredible vocal range adds to their natural stage presence and skilled musicianship.

Another one to watch is up-and-coming guitarist Josh Curnow. A gravel-voiced Cornish lad, Josh performs stripped-back, acoustic sets to let his lyrics do the talking.

“These are 13 acts that we love,” says Angela. “It’s quite a lot – we got a bit carried away – but we can just about fit everybody in! We had a choice of about 50 artists, and after hearing everybody, either online or through going to their gigs, we narrowed it down to those chosen. We’re really excited about Coyote in particular – Laura’s got one of those voices that gives you shivers. And Josh and his guitar are just amazing.”

As well as music, there’ll be food and attractions to keep everyone entertained all day. “There’s going to be a cocktail bar for the VIPs, and people can bring the family and have a picnic and an ice cream…

There’ll be trade stands and the park will be dressed with lights. We want it to feel chilled and family friendly.”

Party On The Hill is also supporting various charities; the first one is East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice (EACH), which will be receiving a percentage

of all ticket sales.

“We’ve decided that with each party we organise we will donate money from ticket sales to a different charity, this year’s being EACH. And we’re working with Attitude, which helps make festivals and events like this accessible for disabled people, to make sure we provide care for disabled guests, so that everyone can have a good time.

“It’s been a long time in the planning; we started talking last year, but we think what we’ve got at the end of it will be something really special.”

Party on the Hill takes place at Cherry Hill, 31 August, tickets £27.50 (£13.75 children).

Doors open 3pm, until 11pm. www.elyparty.co.uk

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NEWS

We take a look at what's in store for the annual festival in the Fens, which is once again promising a great line-up of acts and entertainment he peaceful village of Lode will once again host its annual music festival this month when Lodestar pitches up for another three days of fun in the Fens. The event, which takes place 30 August – 1 September, is now entering its fifth year, and has become renowned for its chilled out, family-friendly vibe and the sky-high calibre of music that it consistently offers. Previous years have seen performances from the likes of Bob Geldof, CSS, The Magic Numbers and The Go! Team – who ended Friday night’s festivities last year with a brilliantly energetic performance that had the entire crowd up and bopping.

This year the standard looks set to be equally high, with folk star Ryan Keen, known for his unique guitar style and husky vocals, headlining the Friday night, along with performances from Eleanor Friedberger, Mausi, The Wicked Whispers and innovative folk artist Lady Lamb the Beekeeper. Up on Saturday will be Welsh alt-rockers The Joy Formidable, some melancholic indie pop from El Perro Del Mar, and hotly tipped guitar pop group The Vestrals. The Sunday, meanwhile, will see Canadian electro trio Dragonette perform, plus Thumpers, Paper Aeroplanes, Kimberly Ann and local favourite, soul singer Miles Sanko. Even if you’ve not heard of some (or in fact many), of these acts, you can rest assured that the music for Lodestar is curated with impeccable taste, and you’re guaranteed to come away with a few new favourite bands.

As ever though, it’s not all about the music, and there’s plenty more happening around the site to keep you entertained all weekend

long. The Cambridge Improv Factory will be doing their thing and frenziedly adlibbing a show on Friday night, whilst there will also be performances from Flux Dance, the Gamlingay Players, comedy duo Redundancy Club and musical comedian Peter Buckley-Hill. If you fancy something a bit more energetic, there’s archery, zorbing, power kiting, and a range of workshops, too.

There will also be plenty of tasty food and drinks on offer from Fired Up Pizzas, The Caffe Mobile, Simply Thai, Scoff and Nosh and Verrecchia’s Ice Cream, as well as a pop-up cocktail bar from the Snug.

Happily, unlike with many other festivals, the tickets for Lodestar won’t set you back an arm and a leg, with adult weekend tickets (including camping) available at £64, and adult day passes £35. Plus, at just a 15-minute drive from the city centre, it’s too convenient to resist, we reckon.

For more information, see www.lodestarfestival.com

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IS A PROUD PARTNER OF THE ROMSEY ART FESTIVAL

WORDS NICOLA FOLEY

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The artistic talents of one of Cambridge’s most vibrant neighbourhoods will be celebrated this month with exhibitions, performances, workshops, markets and more he Mill Road and Romsey Town area of Cambridge has long been regarded as the city’s true creative quarter, with its bohemian feel, quirky shops and cafés and increasing number of independent art spaces and galleries. This month, the fizzing creativity of this much-loved corner of Cambridge will be celebrated in the first ever Romsey Art Festival – a multi-venue event taking place from 3 until 17 August, featuring a packed schedule of workshops, talks, exhibitions, music, art and performances.

The event is being spearheaded by the team at Cromwell Road’s Cambridge Art Salon, who were keen to showcase the wealth of creative talent the area has to offer and help to foster an even stronger sense of local community. Helping to make the festival a reality is a hardworking committee and pool of volunteers, led by Ellie Clarke, with input from community groups including Romsey Action, Mill Road co-ordinator Ceri

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Anne Littlechild and art spaces such as Williams Art and Aid & Abet.

“The area has a unique vibe,” explains Ruthie Collins, director of Cambridge Art Salon, when quizzed on the inspiration behind the festival. “So many people have said that this event was just waiting to happen. Indeed, our studios were saved from closure because of the old motorbike shop we found in Romsey Town – it has an authentic feel, with a strong sense of identity.

There are masses of artists, students and creative folk in the area – like Mr Penfold, who designed our festival mascot, and LittleBiggs who are hosting the Art Market in Hope Street Yard on 3 August – plus people who’ve lived here all their lives.

“Mill Road and Petersfield are home to a huge number of independent businesses, with independent art spaces and galleries close by, like Aid & Abet, the Frontroom Gallery, Williams Art and the Ruskin Gallery.

Places like Hot Numbers and Changing

Spaces’ pop-up gallery the Drawing Cube have become vital hotspots, too (and are all included in the CB1 Gallery Walk, that starts on 3 August). There’s such a strong sense of community here and this is reflected in the huge number of community groups.”

Kicking off proceedings on the morning of 3 August will be an ‘inspirational women’ photoshoot at Cambridge Art Salon. The shoot is part of a year-long Inspirational Women project with Romsey Mill, led by Ruthie and a group of teenage girls, with a goal of promoting positive female role models. Meanwhile, from 10am until 3pm, Hope Street Yard will be the setting for a beautifully presented arts and crafts market, hosted by local artists LittleBiggs. On offer will be pottery from Jo Atherton, jewellery from Abi Cochran, fine art and painting from Shane Swann and upcycled vintage items from Bellaboos. There will also be toys, textiles, gifts, cards, illustrations and music and food to enjoy (including Jack’s Gelato).

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Also on the opening day of the festival will be a series of short film screenings at Romsey Labour Club, music, poetry and theatre performances at the Black Cat Café, plus a creative writing workshop at The Bath House and a variety of open artists’ studios to explore. The lovely ladies from Swop n Roll will also be making an appearance outside the Art Salon with their fabulous mobile salon, where you can exchange your unwanted garments for new clothes using ‘Eco Tokens’ – and then have lots of fun posing for pics in the photo booth. Over at Cambridge Junction meanwhile will be a Bento Workshop; where you can make yourself a creative masterpiece, but rather than paint and paper, your artist’s tools will be Japanese food!

Elsewhere during the course of the festival fortnight, you can socialise and whip up some illustrations at Dr Doodley’s Drink & Draw events at Hot Numbers, drop into Urban Larder for a talk by Independent Cambridge author Anne Prince, enjoy some poetry at The Empress pub and plenty more besides. The festival will close with a party by SHINDIG, which promises alternative music,

alternative art and alternative entertainment – all in the atmospheric setting of St Paul’s Church on Hills Road.

So, what is Ruthie herself most looking forward to? “There is too much to mention.

I can’t wait to see Toys that Make Noise in the Art Salon gallery (12-2pm, 3 August), which is for creative parents to come along and meet each other, with hip parents meet-up group, Mothers Meeting. We’re sampling the sounds of babies playing with their electronic toys and turning it into live electronica, with coffee kindly donated by Hot Numbers. I’m also really looking forward to seeing Mr Penfold transform vans and other surfaces with amazing art, too; and going to the Arts and Crafts Market in Hope Street Yard, the launch of the CB1 Gallery Walk, and, of course, the closing party.”

There’s plenty more on offer, too, with events being added regularly, so check romseyartfestival2013.blogspot.co.uk to get the full listings. “Expect the unexpected,” says Ruthie, “from live graffiti jams and a pop-up art cinema playing children’s films to creative writing workshops, poetry recitals, DJs and bands. Come along with friends to have fun!”

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We explore the arts and culture scene in Cambridge, showcasing some of the many exciting exhibitions and projects taking place around the city, as well as highlighting the local artists and events to look out for

Susan Cupitt

Mary Wyatt

CHRISTOPHER WOOD AT KETTLE’S YARD In a new exhibition, Kettle’s Yard looks at the work of charismatic English painter Christopher Wood, an artist who knew Jim Ede, the creator of Kettle’s Yard, and helped shape his vision for the gallery we know today.

Wood left England for Paris in 1921 with the ambition of becoming ‘the greatest painter that ever lived’. Here, he mixed with glamorous artistic and aristocratic circles, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Picasso and Cocteau.

Wood had no formal training, yet his paintings are alive with colour, warmth and personality. He was one of very few British artists to have a solo exhibition in Paris at that time, and was commissioned by Diaghilev to design the sets for his production of the ballet ‘Romeo and Juliet’. He died tragically at just 29, leaving a remarkable body of work behind him.

Runs until 1 September, open 1.304.30pm. Entry is free. www.kettlesyard.co.uk

ANGLIAN POTTERS SUMMER EXHIBITION Anglian Potters, a long-established group of professional potters, will be showcasing their work at their Summer Selling Exhibition, taking place from 20 August until 4 September. It’s at The Old Library, Emmanuel College, 10am-6pm, Monday to Saturday (10am-5pm Sundays).

For 30 years, the Anglian Potters organisation has inspired and supported all those united by a passion for clay. Its growing membership (now well over 300) embraces a wealth of talent, from potters to sculptors, and aims to showcase the best of ceramic work at regular exhibitions throughout the region, together with h regular demonstration days and events. nts.

Expect an exciting array of thrown domestic ware, sculpture and even jewellery. All the work will be for sale, with pieces to suit all tastes and budgets.

Head along and enjoy a glass of wine at the preview evening taking place on Monday 19 August, from 6.30-8.30pm. www.anglianpotters.org.uk

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WILLIAMS ART Two art exhibitions appear at the Gwydir Street gallery this month. First up is local Cambridge artist Nicholas Juett, who’ll be presenting Two Steps Beyond. Born in Cambridge, and having worked in the States during the early part of his career, Nicholas draws on inspiration from cities and urban landscapes to create swirling, vibrant paintings. His exhibition runs until 20 August.

Following that is Labyrinths by Celestine Kim, running from 22 August - 3 September. The exhibition aims to get people to think about what they’re searching for, and what they might have lost – be it memories, objects or people. Her prep for the exhibition has included researching the origins of the labyrinth and its meaning, both in history and in our lives today.

Chris Williams is the gallery director at Williams Art. He says: “As a gallery, we are moving our programme of exhibitions towards more thought provoking and ‘edgy’ work, whilst keeping it very accessible to all. We have always striven to make Williams Art a friendly and welcoming space to encourage visitors who might feel intimidated by the archetypal ‘white cube’ art gallery ambience.

The opening up with Hot Numbers coffee has further broken down the barriers and we now get a broad cross-section coming to admire (and buy) art.” www.williamsart.co.uk

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LONDON UNDERGROUND PHOTO EXHIBITION It’s hard to believe the London Underground has been shuttling people to and fro beneath the streets of the capital for 150 years. The first of its kind in the world, though we might get stressed and exasperated with it, there’s lots to be thankful for about the Tube.

This summer, the Old Examination Hall on Downing Street, Cambridge, is holding a unique photo exhibition featuring pictures of the Underground taken by Singaporean photographer and Cambridge University graduate student, Yangchen Lin, until 27 September. Using a variety of approaches, Yangchen delves deeper to capture this lovehate relationship between man and machine, also focusing on the tubular aspect. www.linyangchen.com

JAZZ & BRASS IN THE PARK Cambridge’s open spaces come alive with big brass sounds this month as part of Jazz & Brass in the Park, organised

by Summer in the City. Bring a picnic to Jesus Green on 11 August, where you’ll be serenaded by the sounds of Savoy Jazz. Then, Royston Town Band will be performing at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds on 25 August, from 3-5pm. Just turn up – admission is free. www.cambridgesummerinthecity.co.uk

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Images: Katy Bowman

CAMCON: CAMBRIDGE’S OFFICIAL COMIC CONVENTION Sci-fi geeks, comic nerds and cosplay enthusiasts come together to celebrate at Cambridge Junction on 31 August, when the venue will become a hotbed of gaming, anime and alternative fashion. CamCon first burst into Cambridge in 2012, led by Ziggy Newman, who was delighted with the turnout. This year, the event promises to be bigger still, with more events and shows planned. Think karaoke, cosplay masquerade, comic industry talks, live bands, anime screenings and a club night with PsychoCandy. Tickets are £10 or £8 for students and it runs all day, 10am-1am. Dress-up is encouraged. www.junction.co.uk

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies comes to Burwash Manor from 24-28 August. The King and Queen of the fairies are having domestic trouble, but love and all its mischief soon causes trouble for humans and fairies alike.

Lovers fall for the wrong people, and a troupe of bumbling players get more than they bargained for.

This high-energy outdoor production uses live music, circus tricks and the odd dash of slapstick to bring to life this classic, family-friendly story.

The Larder will also be offering a picnic box packed with home-made deli products to enjoy while you watch.

Performances are at 7.30pm, except 25 August when it starts at 2.30pm. Tickets cost £7/£10. www.burwashmanor.com

CAMBRIDGE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL The city’s festival of classical music which began last month continues into August with a varied offering of events. On 1 August, catch the Gwilym Simcock Quintet at Emmanuel United Reformed Church from 8pm, and sit back, relax and enjoy these seasoned pros doing their jazzy thing.

On 2 August, Royal Harpist to HRH Prince of Wales, Hannah Stone, performs with her La Mer Trio at St Edwards Church, 1.10pm. Later, see the Chiaroscuro String Quartet at the Fitzwilliam College Auditorium (7.30pm). Soak up the art and atmosphere at the Fitzwilliam

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Museum on 3 August for a concert with Kausikan Rajeshkumar at 1.15pm, then go to Perse Upper School to see their performances of Bugsy Malone at 2pm and 4pm. 4 August sees the festival come to a dramatic close with Kathryn Tickell and The Side performing the Finale Concert at Childerley Hall at 7.30pm.

This exciting new ensemble brings together the worlds of folk and classical music with an irresistible combination of players and instruments. See further details and prices for all showings online. www.cambridgesummermusic.com

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LITERARY TERARY R TALKS WITH TOPPINGS The famous bookstore has invited a dazzling spectrum of literary talent to Ely this month, with talks from a range of authors taking place throughout the city, throughout the month.

First is a talk and demonstration from Fitzbillies co-owner and food writer, Tim Hayward, who’ll be discussing his new book, Food DIY. It’s a beautifully laid-out cookbook, which helps us make our own everything: from butter and cheese to sloe gin. It takes place at St Peter’s Church, 9 August, 7.30pm. Tickets £6/£7.

Meet fantasy fiction writer Neil Gaiman at Ely Cathedral, 20 August, 7.30pm, who’s doing the rounds with his new novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It’s a story about memory, magic, danger and darkness – and a duck pond that may be more than it appears. Tickets £10.

Margaret Atwood wraps things up on 31 August with a discussion about her novel MaddAddam – the much-awaited sequel to the Year of the Flood and Oryx and Crake sequence. She’ll be at The Octagon, Ely Cathedral, 7.30pm. Tickets £7/£8. www.toppingbooks.co.uk

JUNCTION UNIVERSITY BENTO WORKSHOP J Art isn’t just about paintings and drawings – in fact, you can make art out of just about anything, from photographs to messy beds. On 3 August, Cambridge Junction is running an exciting-sounding Bento Workshop, teaching the Japanese art of bento – creating decorative packed lunches. Here, you’ll take classic Japanese foodstuffs like rice and seaweed, and some British favourites, to create an edible masterpiece. Think apples made into rabbits, anime characters peeping through mounds of rice… all generally much more exciting than anything the Edition team got in their lunchboxes at school. So, wave goodbye to limp ham sandwiches and make lunchtimes more interesting for your brood – it might also prove a cunning method of getting them to eat more healthily. Carrot sticks look much more appealing when they’ve got a little hat on, after all. 12-3pm, £3. www.junction.co.uk Poster by Laura Watton-Davies

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BYARD ART MIXED SUMMER EXHIBITION

Claire Turner

Relton Marine

The work of more than 50 artists will be showcased at Cambridge’s Byard Art gallery on King’s Parade this month, as part of their Mixed Summer Exhibition. Work is being delivered on a rolling basis throughout the month, and exhibited across both floors, meaning there’s plenty to see whichever day you visit.

This year, for the first time, the gallery is also hosting two solo artist shows within the main exhibition. See Relton Marine’s bright, acrylic landscapes at the start of the month, until 6 August, then Garry Raymond-Pereira exhibits his new collection of pigment paintings, following a sabbatical studying hand-ground pigment making in Rome (from 23 August).

The gallery is open seven days a week, 9.30am5.30pm; Sundays and bank holidays 11am-5pm. www.byardart.co.uk

Craig Underhill

ORIGINS OF THE AFRO COMB 6,000 years of culture is condensed into a comprehensive joint exhibition by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology this month, as they look at the origins of the iconic afro comb..

It’s a chance to witness the wide diversity of designs and follow its history from predynastic Egypt to the present day. There will be a special al area for digital interaction, personal stories and live demonstrations of contemporary styling practices. ractices.

It runs until November, taking place in Gallery ry 13, 8 and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on l Downing Street. Entry is free. www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

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BETTY MAKES WORKSHOPS B G crafty and learn how to create some wonderful items with Betty Makes, Get who’s offering a range of fabulous workshops throughout the month. Start with w needlefelting on 4 August where, over a cup of tea and slice of cake, you’ll learn ne how to create a cute felt animal using felt wool, a sponge and a barbed needle. ho It costs £30 including all equipment (11am-3pm). On 7 August it’s lampshade making (6.30pm-9.30pm, £35), then on 11 August learn about wet felting and m cr create a flower corsage (10am-4pm, £60). On 12 August, she’ll be teaching a be beginners class in crochet (6.30pm, £25), and on 25 August you'll learn how to sew some pyjama pants! (10am-3pm, £40). All workshops are held in the artist’s workshop at White Tara Complimentary Health and Beauty Clinic in Newmarket. www.bettymakes.co.uk

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THE T ARTS INSIDER

It’s my birthday this month. This year I am spending it with a group of girls I’ve been working with to help produce a show and text to be launched in 2014, exploring positive female role models in our community. The girls are inspirational – they stop at nothing to speak their mind. I’ve loved hearing their views on women today, as they’ve interviewed some of Cambridge’s most influential women, or given their take on modern day feminist pop stars, like Beyoncé. Last month they met poetess Hollie McNish, plus they’ve also enjoyed live singing from Squeaky Gate’s wonderful Jules Abensour; this month, one thing I am sure of – we will be eating birthday cake.

We may even take a peek at what Bryony Kimmings is up to with her nineyear-old niece Taylor, with their project Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model.

They’ve invented a pop star, Catherine Bennett, as a move to promote positive body image in girls and counter all that hyper-sexual imagery of women in pop culture – rock on!

Growing older (ouch!) often makes you take stock of your life. I have absolutely no idea where all the years have gone, but I do know that time has a habit of making your focus sharper as you get older. So does getting away from it all – to do what you love. I take inspiration from the likes of writer and superstar domestic goddess Sue Flay (www.misssueflay.com) – whom I worked with in 2011 right at the start of her business journey – who’s got stuck in and followed her dreams tenaciously, with fruitful success. Why not hire her bell tent for a day and organise your very own mini creative retreat with friends in true glamping style?

Pack a copy of Cambridge writer Menna Van Praag’s new book The House at the End of Hope Street for quiet moments of calm – her online campaign, 50 Days of Inspiration, has had followers all over the world switched on to their dreams.

There’s nothing like getting away from it all to enjoy a blast of culture to take stock.

If it’s a high dosage of urbane cool you’re after, then check Wysing Arts’ annual music festival on 31 August: Space Time: Convention T. Live music, sound, spoken word performance, film screenings, artists’ stalls and activities for families, loosely curated around the theme of hidden systems and structures. It’s a snip at £20 a ticket and you can camp, too! Best of all, it’s super close – go with friends or

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Hire a bell tent from Mi ss Sue F lay

The latest project from Bryony Kimmings – a credible, likeable superstar role model

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SHINDIG will host a party to celebrate the Romsey Art Festival this month

Ca mbridge writer Menna Van Praag’s new book At the End of Hope Street family for nice vibes and cutting-edge art in a rural setting – splendid. Check www. wysingartscentre.org.

There’s also (wait for it) the first ever Romsey Art Festival happening this month!

It opens on 3 August and closes with a special party organised by SHINDIG on 17 August. I’ll be heading for Toys that Make Noise, in the Art Salon gallery on 3 August (12-2pm), with hip ‘creative parents’ meetup, Mothers Meeting – who are a neat alternative to the mum and baby group format. Turn those annoying toys that always seem to go off when baby is about to fall asleep into chill-out or electronica music with the help of a DJ, who’s connecting a mic to the toys as babies play with them to create unique sounds. Plus the fabulous Eco Salon is arriving at 2pm, with

the chance to swap clothes, and offering free glam makeovers! There’s also an arts and crafts market organised by LittleBiggs in Hope Street Yard, with music, too, plus an abundance of art exhibitions – like Chloe Leaper and Anji Jackson’s residency at the Drawing Cube on Norfolk Street. Plus talks, art walks, workshops and performances up and down Mill Road, all over Romsey and Petersfield – even Coleridge too. Check www.romseyartfestival2013.blogspot.co.uk for full details.

If you’re all festivalled-out this month and want to relax, then why not take a trip to good old Great Yarmouth for sand, sea, fish and chips, plus the chance to see Alfred Wallis’s Ships and Boats exhibition, on tour from Kettles Yard? It’s summer, after all – make sure you enjoy it while it lasts.

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Lion Yard Art Exhibition Head to the shopping centre throughout August to vote for your favourite local artist!

Following on from the huge success of last year's event, Lion Yard’s 2013 Art Exhibition opens on Thursday 1 August, and as readers of Cambridge Edition magazine, you are invited to pay a visit, peruse the entries and then vote for your favourite artist. The exhibition, which is located on the first floor in Lion Yard, features a spectacular array of work, created by some of the many talented artists in our area, and there is a fantastic prize up for grabs for the winning piece. The artist who receives the most votes will get the amazing opportunity to exhibit and sell their work at Lion Yard for a whole month.

To vote for your favourite artists, simply fill out the form below and post it in the voting box provided at the Art Exhibition within Lion Yard. The exhibition will run until Saturday 31 August and the winner will be announced in the October issue of Cambridge Edition.

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PLEASE CUT OUT THIS VOTING FORM OUT AND DEPOSIT IT IN THE VOTING BOX AT LION YARD SHOPPING CENTRE BEFORE 31 AUGUST.

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Make the most of the summer by getting out and about in Cambridge and beyond.

Need some inspiration? Here are our favourite family days out…

JESUS GREEN LIDO Take a dip in the Jesus Green lido, open every day until 8 September.

The iconic outdoor pool first opened 90 years ago and is one of the last remaining examples of the lidos which were so popular in Britain during the 1920s. It is one of the longest outdoor swimming pools in Europe, measuring 100 yards in length (that’s 91 metres, kids). Diving is allowed in the deep ‘middle’ (woohoo!) and there are plenty of grassy areas for sunbathing, plus changing and showering facilities.

The pool is open from 10.30am until 7.30pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends, and at the earlier time of 7.30am on Tuesdays and Fridays for those who fancy an early morning dip. Beware, times change when the kids go back to school.

Prices are from £2.75 for adults, £1.45 children. www.cambridge.gov.uk/jesus-green-outdoor-pool

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GRANTCHESTER FAIR The traditional country show returns to Grantchester Meadows on 31 August and 1 September. Stroll between the stalls and pick up some local produce from the food marquees, seek out an unusual gift, or just bring a picnic rug and sit and watch the world go by, then enjoy a stroll by the river or into the village.

There’ll also be a bird of prey display and a dog show on the Sunday, so bring along a four-legged friend and join in.

Admission is £5 adults, £4 concessions, £2 children (5-16), and the Fair runs from 10am until 5pm on both days.

Discover the intriguing story of the Magic Brick Tree – a mysterious wild pear tree in the Botanic Garden which seems to have a heart made out of bricks. Why did it come to look like it does? Are they real bricks?

You’ll discover all this and more in the garden on 3 August at a special modelling workshop, where you’ll create your own magical characters. The workshop includes model making, lino printing and drawing, and offers children a chance to create their own storyboards.

It’s hoped that these experiences will have a lasting impact on young people, whether it’s a greater connection with plants, memories of a fun summer, or a feeling of ‘belonging’ at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

It runs from 11am until 3pm and costs £3 per child, plus normal admission charges.

Just turn up, there’s no need to book. www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

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SHEPRETH WILDLIFE PARK If you’re looking for a fun day out with the kids, keep Shepreth Wildlife Park in mind. They’ve got several special events taking place throughout the holidays. It’s Tiger Day on 4 August, when you’ll get to meet the park’s two beautiful Bengal tigers – Rana and Amba – and learn about how Shepreth are helping their cousins in the wild.

On 9 and 10 August, it’s the Big Bug Bonanza, celebrating all things creepy and crawly. You’ll hear from resident bug experts in Waterworld and Bug City, who have lots of interesting things to tell you about their little bug buddies.

A favourite Shepreth event is Hedgehog Day, which takes place on 26 August. The team at Shepreth reintroduced more than 80 hedgehogs into the wild this spring, many of which were brought to their ‘hedgehog hospital’ last autumn and were too small to have survived hibernation in the wild. Admission prices for the park are £10.95 adults, £8.95 children and concessions. www.sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk

SUMMER AT THE MUSEUMS Explore the past through a series of workshops, build a robot, go on safari, show off your drawing skills and enter the Draw What You Saw competition, or discover something new with the fabulous grand tour guide.

With 19 places to visit and nearly 100 different activities on offer, there’s plenty to keep you all entertained at Cambridge’s museums.

HOLIDAY FUN AT DUXFORD Bundle the family into the car and head for IWM Duxford this month, where there’s plenty to marvel at in addition to their fantastic display of planes. On 11 August, come along for Animals in War, which looks into the surprising and courageous roles played by animals in wartime situations. There’ll also be some four-legged military mascots to meet.

You can also join in one of their Summer Family Activities, which run from 11.30am until 3.30pm and take place in AirSpace. Here, you’ll see first-hand how camouflage is used in battles, from the First World War to present day, and how techniques have changed, as well as testing your observation skills as you look for hidden objects. You’ll also get to make and paint an Airfix model to take home as a souvenir.

Summer Family Activities take place every day from 24 July until 2 September. They are suitable for ages eight and above.

Admission prices are £17.50 adults; children under 15 go free.

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HOME FARM AT WIMPOLE HALL Get a taste of rural life and meet some fascinating animals at Wimpole Hall’s popular Home Farm. The farm, which champions traditional farming techniques and plays a key role in conserving rare breeds, allows kids to try out a range of experiences, from grooming donkeys or becoming a young farmer for a day, to driving a mini tractor and having a go on their specially designed milking bucket!

While you’re there, look out for Henrietta, the little Shetland calf, as well as their new piglets, huge shire horses (and maybe take a ride on a horse-drawn wagon) and the farm’s shaggy Leicester longwool sheep.

Prices are £7.90 adults, £5.20 children for the farm and gardens only. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole-estate

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WILD WEDNESDAYS AT ANGLESEY ABBEY If your kids love building dens (and who doesn’t?), get along to Anglesey Abbey on 14 August. Here, in the beautiful grounds, there’ll be den building, moth hunting and more taking place, all led by their Community Rangers. You’ll also build homes for the wild animals that live in the grounds.

Den Building, which also runs again on 28 August, is part of Wild Wednesdays. Other Wild Wednesday events include Birds and Moths (7 August) and All Things Stick (21 August). Normal admission charges apply, contact janet.jephcott@nationaltrust.org.uk. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/anglesey-abbey

GO APE! A walk in the forest sounds like a great family day out, right? Probably not to your kids, who would most likely prefer to spend their Saturdays in front of the TV or playing computer games. Fresh air and putting one foot in front of the other while mum and dad point out different kinds of birds and trees just doesn’t sound that appealing next to shoot ’em ups and virtual monster truck racing…

Luckily, there’s much more going on in Thetford Forest than just trees and walks. Here, if you’re over ten, you can jump aboard a two-wheeler Segway and take off on a range of forest tracks, mum and dad trailing nervously behind.

A Segway Experience lasts one hour and, after a short safety briefing, you’re free to explore the winding trails yourself, from the dark, narrow ‘Narnia’ route to the more advanced track, before racing back to base.

Or, take to the trees with the Go Ape Treetop Adventure – another great way to see the forest, this time from above.

Kids and adults alike can take part; you’ll get strapped into a harness and sent off to explore the course’s various wobbly bridges, tunnels and zip wires, before leaping into a huge cargo net at the end – if you’re brave enough.

Segway costs £30 per rider and Go Ape is £30/£32 for adults, £24 for 10-17 year olds and £16 for the junior trail (for 6-12 year olds). www.goape.co.uk

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GREAT GR R D S OUT DAYS DA OU

EXPLORE WICKEN FEN

DENNY ABBEY The farmland museum in Waterbeach is going back in time this month to discover what life was like in medieval times. Make sure you get there to see the knights return from their crusade when they’ll show you their battle skills and introduce you to life in the camp. It takes place throughout the bank holiday weekend.

While you’re there, check out the regular features at Denny Abbey, including the fenman’s hut, village shop and the collection of unusual and interesting farming tools. Not to mention the play area, picnic area and café. You might even get a chance to milk a cow…

Admission is £5 adults, £3 children.

There’s a whole host of things to do at this fenland nature reserve this month. Get crafty on 9 August and make some beautiful things inspired by flowers, plants, animals and everyone’s favourite season: summer. It costs £4.75 per child and runs from 10.30am until 12.30pm and again at 2pm until 4pm.

Chuck on some scruffy clothes on 7 and 19 August for Mud Glorious Mud – your chance to get messy! In this hands-on experience, you’ll learn about mud’s finer qualities, and test out which is best for building, painting and throwing! (10.30am and 2pm, £4.75).

Later, on 23 August, meet the Fenland Fairies and help Nanny Sparkles weave a little magic in this beautiful countryside hideaway. There’ll be fairy and magical-themed crafts to get stuck into too. Suitable for ages three to seven (10.30am and 2pm, £4.75).

On Tuesdays throughout the month, join in the minibeast hunt and see what creatures you discover hiding in the undergrowth, then grab a net and go pond dipping and see who’s lurking beneath the watery depths (various times, £2.50).

Throughout the summer months, it’s possible to hire bikes at Wicken Fen and explore the surrounding countryside on two wheels. The nature reserve itself and the village are great to explore, and for a longer ride why not strike out for Anglesey Abbey along Lodes Way? Prices for two hours are £7 adults, £5 children.

Or, jump aboard the Mayfly and float down the fenland waterways by boat, just as the early farmers and inhabitants would have done. Boat trips are £5 adults, £3 children or £14 for a family ticket. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wicken-fen

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LINTON ZOO L M Meet the latest arrivals at Linton Zoo on a VIP Tortoise Tour! These gentle giants have just aarrived at the centre as part of a special conservation and education project the zoo is ssupporting in Guyana.

On the tour, you’ll get to go behind the scenes and learn how keepers at the zoo care for tthem, see how they incubate the eggs and even meet some of the new hatchlings.

Tours start at 2.30pm and cost £15 per person, with all money raised going towards helping ssafeguard tortoises and turtles in the wild. To book a place on the tour or for more information, ccall 01223 891308.

Linton Zoo is open from 10am until 6pm daily and is home to lots of incredible animals. Look out for the little white-collared lemur, who was born in March this year, and the rare albino o wallaby. There’s also an African lion, a tiger, snow leopard, zebra, tapir, several primates and a w ccontinental giant rabbit! www.lintonzoo.com w

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FOODCYCLE This month, Jennifer Shelton visits Cambridge FoodCycle – the local group uniting the community and making sure that no good food is wasted hat can you do with 38 bananas? Quite a lot, as it turns out. If you’ve ever wondered what supermarkets do with all their leftovers, you’re not alone. The amount of food we waste, even from our own homes, is uncomfortably high, which just doesn’t seem right when others are going hungry.

A lot of the food we throw out is perfectly edible, and it’s exactly the stuff that innovative charity FoodCycle are seizing on to cook up their community meals.

Zoë Chambers volunteers at FoodCycle Cambridge, which serves free meals, open to anyone, using good food which would otherwise be binned. “A huge amount of food gets thrown away – I think about 50 per cent of all food produced never actually makes it to the table,” she explains. “We always get a huge number of bananas, so we’ve come up with lots of inventive ways to use them. One thing I discovered was banana ice cream, which we make by freezing the bananas overnight, then taking them out and mashing them up with yoghurt. It’s the healthiest ice cream you could ever have and everyone loves it!”

Cambridge is one of several hubs across the country, set up in 2009 by then-student Kelvin Cheung. So how does it work? “Every Friday afternoon we go down to Sainsbury’s on Sidney Street with Outspoken Delivery and collect their food waste,” Zoë explains. “We also collect food from Cambridge Farmer’s Outlet and a few other local vendors. So we tick a really good environmental box.”

The team only use low-risk food – so no meat or fish – and items that are past their best before, but not their use by dates. “We always get more food than we can take, so we don’t need to use anything that’s not in a really good condition.”

The community meal then takes place at 12.30pm on Saturdays at The Centre at St Paul’s on Hills Road, who donate their space

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for free. I joined them one morning and set to work chopping a mountain of carrots while we thought up a recipe.

“On Saturday mornings we do a bit of a Ready Steady Cook,” says Zoë. “It’s incredible that you can get five volunteers in a kitchen, who aren’t professionally trained, but still come up with amazing dishes.”

Guests receive a three-course meal, and it’s table service, which the team feel is important, making it less like a soup kitchen and more of a community meal.

“We get a variety of guests from all walks of life,” Zoë continues. “We have a good connection with Jimmy’s Night Shelter, and some older people come along who just value the company. Occasionally we have low-income families too, and we really encourage that range.

“We always lay the tables and make an effort to get everything looking nice – sometimes when we’re lucky, we get flowers. And we always sit down and eat

with the guests and have a chat with them.

I’ve spoken to people at Jimmy’s and they say what they most appreciate is being treated as a normal person.”

It’s a testament to the food cooked and the people that make it happen that guests come back week after week, and it means

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the volunteers get to know their diners, which is good for everyone.

“Lots of people come every week so we get to know them well,” says Zoë. “One couple sent us a wonderful Christmas card saying how much they appreciated what we did. I think because they see this group of smiling, enthusiastic young people, it really lifts them.”

The room is filling up by 12.15pm as I put the finishing touches to a rhubarb crumble.

It looks pretty good, and I have to say I’m feeling rather proud of our collective efforts.

“Our volunteers get a lot out of it too,” Zoë adds. “I got involved because I was new to

the area and saw it as an opportunity to meet people as well as helping the community.

It gives you a different perspective on Cambridge as a city.”

Has it made her more conscious of not wasting food?

“Yes, it definitely makes you value the food you have. We throw out so much from our own homes and there are loads of things you can do to reduce that, whether it’s just using up your leftovers or being a bit more creative with your own cooking.” www.foodcycle.org.uk

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FAMILY

SUMMER AT WANDLEBURY Country Park Let the Cambridge Past, Present & Future team introduce your little ones to some of the common flowers that grow at Wandlebury on 6 August. Make your own fairy wand using natural bits and bobs, then why not stay on for a picnic and explore the Country Park afterwards? The event is suitable for ages 5+, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. It’s on from 10am until 12.30pm, and costs £6.50 per child (members £5) – adults are free. Booking is essential as places are limited. Bring a drink and a snack and dress for the weather. There’s a similar event, especially for the under 5s, taking place the next day, also 10am-12.30pm.

On 13 August, join the Bug Hunt and search for some of the creepy crawlies that live at Wandlebury. Try your hand at sweep netting, tree shaking and woodland floor foraging to discover the secret, miniature lives that are going on all around you.

There’ll also be a chance to take part in some craft activities, including making your own bug home from natural and recycled materials. Bring a drink, a snack and warm clothing.

The Bug Hunt takes place 10am-12.30pm.

Suitable for ages 5+, prices are £6.50 per child, members £5, adults free. Advance booking is recommended.

Wandlebury has a fascinating history, including an Iron Age hill fort dating from 5th century BC. You can travel back in time at

FITZWILLIAM

MuseumArt Week

Nurture your son or daughter’s creative streak at The Fitzwilliam Museum this month.

They’re holding an Art Week from 6-9 August, which is completely free to attend and will introduce your children to a range of artistic methods, using the museum’s huge collection as inspiration. Each of the four days will be dedicated to exploring different materials, so they’ll get a chance to try everything and find out what they like best.

The event takes place 11am-1pm and then again at 2-4pm. www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Wandlebury on 14 August as the Cambridge PPF team track down evidence of the past around the site, then make Celtic-styled artifacts, miniature wattle panels, or even try some full-scale wattle panel making and daubing. Just remember to wear old clothes! Runs from 10am to 12.30pm, £6.50 child, members £5.

Contact bookings@cambridgeppf. org, call 01223 243830 or search online for Wandlebury Country Park.

WILD WEDNESDAYS

at Anglesey Abbey

If you love building dens, get along to Anglesey Abbey on 14 August. Here, in the beautiful grounds, there’ll be den building, moth hunting and more taking place, led by their Community Rangers. You’ll also build homes for the wild animals that live in the grounds. Den Building, which runs again on 28 August, is part of Wild Wednesdays. Other Wild Wednesday events include Birds & Moths (7 August) and All Things Stick (21 August).

Contact janet.jephcott@nationaltrust.org.uk for information. Normal admission rates apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/anglesey-abbey

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about bats

Discover the secret life of bats at the stately Wimpole Hall. By day, the grounds are full of flowers, birds (and humans!), but come nightfall and the skies are alive with silent, swooping creatures.

Bats are so small and fast that they’re often hard to see, and sometimes they’re mistaken for birds. But, if you look hard, you might just catch a glimpse of these fascinating winged mammals as they flit amongst the trees in search of insects at dusk. Bats can also be misjudged as being scary, when in fact they’re harmless to humans – and quite cute and furry up close.

On 30 and 31 August, a guided walk will be setting out through the grounds at twilight, in the hope of spotting some of the numerous species of bat found at Wimpole. 7.3010.30pm, £6 adults, £4 child. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpole-estate

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LISTINGS

WHAT’S ON A round-up of events in and around Cambridgeshire for August Until

30 August

CHIEFS AND GOVERNORS Time: 10am-5pm Location: Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology Price: Free entry Description: An exclusive exhibition on the early colonial history of dynamic, creative Fiji, featuring the museum’s exceptional collection of artifacts – the first exhibition dedicated to Fijian Art outside Fiji. To mark the centenary of the museum’s move to Downing Street. maa.cam.ac.uk

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LONDON UNDERGROUND PHOTO EXHIBITION Time: Opening times vary Location: Old Examination Hall, Downing Street Price: Free entry Description: A Cambridge student’s take on the life of the London Underground, which is in its 150th anniversary year. linyangchen.com

PRESS AND CURL Time: 2pm Location: Fitzwilliam Museum Price: Free Description: A Saturday afternoon talk on African Caribbean hair with author and lecturer Sandra Gittens. The afro comb exhibition also runs until 3 November with talks and objects on show. fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

GWILYM SIMCOCK QUINTET Time: 8pm Location: Emmanuel United Reformed Church Price: £9-£18 Description: Cambridge Modern Jazz teams up with Cambridge Summer Music Festival to present the talented Gwilym Simcock’s latest project, which is based around new material in the space between jazz and classical music. cambridgesummermusic.com 46 | Cambridge Edition | August 2013

11 August LUTE MUSIC RECITAL Time: 2pm Location: Sidney Sussex College Chapel Price: £10-£15 Description: Celebrating the work of John Johnson, one of Elizabeth I’s ‘musitians (SIC) for the three lutes’.

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4 August ROYSTON KITE FESTIVAL Time: 10.30am-4.30pm Location: Therfield Heath Price: £2 (children free) Description: Come fly a kite on the heath, where there’ll also be trade stalls, children’s entertainment and more. roystonkitefestival.com

3-17 August ROMSEY ART FESTIVAL Time: Times for events vary Location: Romsey Town area Price: See website Description: Cambridge’s artistic community show off their work, from music and dance to contemporary art and crafts.

There’ll also be street art, poetry, talks, workshops, a pop-up cinema and an arts market. romseyartfestival2013.blogspot. com

COMEDY NIGHT Time: 8.30pm Location: The Emperor Price: Free entry Description: Top acts including Bobby Freeman, Mark Cram and Johnny Katz, plus three open slots. You might even get a free ice cream at half time! theemperorpubcambridge. com

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MASTERS OF EUROPE Time: 7.30pm Location: Trinity College Chapel Price: £20/£25 Description: A repertoire of continental music, spanning two centuries and inspired by the remarkable Hapsburg dynasty, which ruled much of Europe at its peak. cambridgeearlymusic.org

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CINEMA UNDER THE STARS Time: 7.30pm Location: Newmarket Price: £8 Description: Grab a Pimm’s and a Musk’s sausage and settle down to watch Dirty Dancing in the Memorial Gardens, Newmarket.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Time: 7.30pm & 2.30pm Sunday Location: Burwash Manor Price: £7/£10 Description: Escape into the magical world of Shakespeare’s woodland fairies, love potions and mischief. The Larder will also be offering a picnic box packed with home-made deli products to enjoy while you watch. burwashmanor.com

ST NEOTS SUMMER FESTIVAL Time: 12-9pm Location: St Neots Riverside Park Price: Free entry Description: A summer fête plus the annual Dragon Boat race, featuring live music, fireworks, food and drink and children’s entertainment. cambridgeshire.net

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11-17 August RENAISSANCE MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL Time: 9am-10pm Location: Sidney Sussex College Price: £570 Description: A course studying the music of Renaissance master Orlandus Lassus, welcoming singers and musicians alike. cambridgeearlymusic.org

ROMEO & JULIET Time: 7.30pm Location: Wimpole Hall Price: £10/£14 Description: Heartbreak Theatre Company perform the great love story in a stunning open-air setting. Bring a chair and a tasty picnic. nationaltrust.org.uk/wimpoleestate

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Time: 7.30pm & 2pm Thurs/Sat Location: Master’s Garden, Corpus Christi College Price: £20 Description: Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour present the story of the unruly Catherine, her meek sister Bianca and the golddigging Petruchio, performed on an Elizabethan-style stage. cambridgeartstheatre.com

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OUTDOOR CINEMA SCREENINGS Time: 8pm Location: The Jockey Club Price: £10/£12.50 Description: Before the Cambridge Film Festival gets underway next month, catch three recent cinema greats at The Jockey Club Rooms, Newmarket. Oscar-winning Argo is on 29, Quartet on 30 and Skyfall on 31 Aug. cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk

Time: 7pm Location: Ely Cathedral Price: £7/£8 Description: The Year of the Flood author introduces her new novel, the sequel MaddAddam, in a talk in the stunning setting of Ely Cathedral. toppingbooks.co.uk

31 August CAMCON Time: 10am-1am Location: Cambridge Junction Price: £7/£8/£10 Description: Cambridge’s answer to ComicCom! A hotbed of gaming, sci-fi, comics and anime fandom, now bigger and better than ever before. junction.co.uk

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EATING OUT

REVIEW BY CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS

THE ATRIUM BRASSERIE This month, Charlotte Griffiths enjoys a summer-inspired lunch at The Gonville Hotel’s stylish in-house restaurant

stonishingly well located, The Gonville Hotel nestles right on the edge of Parker’s Piece and is extremely popular with visitors to the city looking for somewhere smart and central to stay – but even locals would do well to pop their heads through the main entrance’s arched doorway. The hotel and restaurant have undergone extensive renovation in recent years so if you’ve not been by for a while (as I hadn’t), it’s definitely worth strolling by to see the changes for yourself. I confess, I was pleasantly surprised.

The Atrium restaurant lies at the heart of the hotel in what must have once been a courtyard: tables are stylishly kitted out with crisp tablecloths and spotless glasses, and I loved the small nod to the hotel’s heritage with the use of their classic engraved cutlery.

The doors at the rear of the restaurant were thoughtfully left open, allowing a gentle summer breeze to waft through the dining room on the warm summer afternoon when I visited.

Clever use of dividers stops the relatively large room from feeling too open, making this ideal for casual diners and businesstypes looking for a location for a lunch meeting alike. The Atrium seems to have a well-deserved reputation for the second type of visitor already, as upon my arrival I noticed several parties holding meetings tucked away in the corners of the light and airy space. Gentle classical music in the

background combined with their murmuring chatter made the atmosphere a lovely one for a quick lunch.

Unfortunately I was eating alone for this experience, and as this was my first time as a solo diner I was slightly anxious as to what to expect – but the fantastic front of house staff made me feel very welcome, allowed me a choice of table and gave me exactly the right amount of attention throughout the meal. My water glass was refilled swiftly and the waiting staff always checked to make sure the dishes were going down well – the Gonville should be extremely proud of the service that they offer.

I had a choice between the Atrium’s extensive bar menu, offering well-priced salads, sandwiches and lighter bites for those in more of a hurry – but as I had time and a good book by my side, I decided to go for the full three-course à la carte lunch, which was a steal at £17.50 for a starter, main and dessert.

I wanted something summery to reflect the beautiful weather outside so I opted for the pea and fava bean risotto to start, which came with summer truffle and affillia cress (a new ingredient on me), followed by the breast of chicken with fondant potato and young spinach.

The first course was well cooked and beautifully presented, dressed with curling pea fronds and a generous dusting of truffle shavings. The main was equally tasty, with ‘swooshes’ of orange-yellow butternut

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squash puree providing a burst of vibrant colour around the juicy breast of chicken.

I thought it only right to finish off my summery lunch with a classically-inspired dessert – Pimms jelly, with a champagne sorbet and mint syrup. This was artfully presented and delicious too: a wonderfully fragrant, seasonal pudding that didn’t leave me overly full.

At the end of my meal the chef, Nick, popped out from his kitchen to have a quick chat and explained that his lunch dishes are simplified, lighter versions of the restaurant’s evening menu and, for example, after dark the breast of chicken main course that I enjoyed becomes a much richer affair involving black pudding, duck livers and wild mushrooms.

If you’re looking for a pleasant place to enjoy a peaceful bite to eat, I’d thoroughly recommend the Atrium Restaurant at The Gonville Hotel. This lovely little eatery offers tasty food, great service and a friendly welcome, which, coupled with its brilliant location, means it ought to be a go-to destination for locals and visitors alike.

Best Western Plus: The Gonville Hotel, Gonville Place, Cambridge www.gonvillehotel.co.uk, 01223 366611

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FOOD

F OOD N EWS

A monthly round-up of gastronomic goings-on in Cambridge and the surrounding area

HIGH TEA IN THE GARDENS

Cambridge City Hotel The Cambridge City Hotel on Downing Street has launched a series of tempting new offers this month, whether you fancy a glam night on the tiles or a spot of afternoon foodie indulgence. For £12 per person, you can treat yourself to a traditional afternoon tea in the comfort of their Bloomsbury bar, any day from noon until 5pm. You’ll get a selection of finger sandwiches, delicious cakes and scones

and a choice of organic teas and aromatic coffees. Then it’s Happy Hour at the bar from 5-7pm all week, when cocktails are just £4.95. If you want to really go for it with a proper girls’ night out, there’s a package for that too, which gets you on the guestlist at city centre clubs Fez, Lola Lo’s or Revolution plus an overnight stay in a twin room (based on two sharing) for £125. www.cambridgecityhotel.co.uk

This summer you can enjoy a quintessentially English afternoon on the beautifully manicured lawns of the Cambridge College Gardens, courtesy of Cambridge Food Tours’ High Tea experience. Held in the spectacular grounds of Sidney Sussex College, you’ll be served Pimm’s and Prosecco, along with a selection of delicate sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, fruit cake and tea or coffee. Enhancing the ever so genteel ambience will be the delightful sounds of the Rose String Quartet The experience costs £22.95 per person and takes place on 11 August and 22 September (2pm). You can make reservations for up to six people by calling 01223 370054 or booking online at Cambridge Food Tours website. www.cambridgefoodtour.com

Tastings at Gog Magog Hills Farm Shop There are more opportunities to get better acquainted with some top specialist producers over at Gog's this month, starting on 3 August when Brindisa are stopping by from London to provide a taste of their delectable Spanish chorizos. Then, on 10 August, Mauro will be showcasing his special infused olive oils – always a favourite with customers at the shop. Saturday 24 August meanwhile sees Regions’ Finest return, offering tastings and samples of local produce. www.gogmagoghills.com

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Cambridge’s first pide house

Rockers Steakhouse Challenge Love a good burger? Reckon you could take on the Rockers Steakhouse Challenge?

Is so, you'll be richly rewarded with a free dinner! From Sundays to Thursdays, the Mill Road restaurant invites optimistic diners to tackle an epic culmination of four burgers – chicken, lamb, beef and bean – served with a side of chilli-cheese fries, coleslaw and onion rings. It weighs 24oz, and isn’t for the faint-hearted, as manager KC explains.

“We do a range of different burgers, and this is a combination of them all. People have 30 minutes to try and eat it, and if they do they get the meal for free. They also get a t-shirt!

“Quite a few people have attempted it in

If you’re always on the lookout for somewhere new to eat and something different to try, you’ll be glad to hear about Merhaba, a Turkish restaurant which has just opened in East Road. It’s the team’s third restaurant in Cambridge; the other two are Efes in King Street and Agora at the Copper Kettle on King’s Parade. But it takes its place as the very first pide house in the city – pide being a kind of Turkish pizza made with dough, filled with anything from mince to cheese and egg, and vegetarian options are available too.

It might look like your average kebab shop, but venture in and you’ll find a welcoming restaurant serving traditional dishes, made fresh on site.

the couple of months since we started the Challenge, but only two have succeeded.

It’s mainly the younger guys who attempt it, but we have had a few older gentlemen try. And girls too – one of our winners was a girl.”

The Steakhouse Challenge burger costs £29.95, and you can expect plenty of support and cheering from your fellow diners should you be brave enough to take it on. It’s best to email in advance: info@ rockerssteakhouse.co.uk. www.rockerssteakhouse.co.uk

BROWNS 1973 MENU AND COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH Cambridge establishment Browns held a lavish party in June to celebrate turning 40 this year. Now, they’re offering a special 1973 menu, with cocktails from the era, giving everyone a chance to celebrate four decades of this well-loved gastronomic destination. The menu, priced at £19.73 for two, includes ten of the restaurant’s favourite mains plus a large selection of starters and desserts. If you head to the Brown's website, you can download a voucher for 20% off. www.browns-restaurants.co.uk

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PICNIC TIME!

Champagne & Sparkling Wine & Food Workshop Cambridgeshire Wine School are combining two of our favourite things on 15 August: sparkling wine and fine food. In the evening course, you’ll sample a variety of different wines and foods, including canapés, main courses and desserts, seeing how flavours combine, then have a chance to decide on which you feel go best with which. You’ll also see a demonstration of the art of ‘sabrage’ – opening a bottle of champagne with a sabre (a surefire way to impress guests!).

Lots of us will be weighing up the benefits of going out for a meal, with the risk of being shut inside a busy restaurant while the sun shines outside, against the rather more timeconsuming task of putting together a picnic and finding a spot on one of Cambridge’s green spaces. But this month, d’Arry’s on King Street have started offering their own picnic hampers, so you can enjoy their delicious offerings al fresco on sunny days.

The hampers are stocked with goodies including baguettes, olives, potato salad, aubergine caviar and two white chocolate blondies, plus all your cutlery, glasses and plates. So, with everything taken care of, all you need to do is relax and enjoy the feast.

These picnics are £25 for two people – and the bags are re-usable, too. www.darrys.co.uk

All the food and wine is included in the price, and the menu includes cava with red bean chilli, sour cream and ciabatta; Prosecco with pear, Parmesan, candied pecan and rocket salad; and crémant with grilled duck in a raspberry sauce, among other delights.

The course will be held at the Cambridge City Hotel located on Downing Street and costs £40 per person. There are 14 places available. www.cambridgeshirewineschool.com

RANG MOHOL OPENS IN SAWSTON Following on from the success of its Bourn restaurant, Lalbagh have opened a new branch in Sawston, offering authentic, quality Indian and Bangladeshi dishes, served with style in their spacious restaurant. Rang Mohol is situated at 76-78 High Street, Sawston, and opened at the end of July. Either eat in the new restaurant or take away. Open seven days a week, 12-2pm and 5.30-10.30pm. www.lalbaghrestaurant.com

August events at The A Th T Three Horseshoes The Three Horseshoes at Madingley are hosting a special ‘pay what you please’ supperclub on 14 August. Supperclubs create a more intimate dining experience, offering a chance to chat to other diners and sometimes try out a different menu to the one that’s usually offered. This one will be a seven-course tasting menu, featuring shrimps and samphire in butter to start, followed by servings of cuttlefish, monkfish, veal kidneys with king brown mushrooms, fallow deer with turnip and blackberries and a blueberry meringue dessert.

Then, on 23 August, head along for their beer-matching dinner, where you’ll get a selection of gorgeous dishes, complemented by a different real ale for every course. It’s priced at £35 for four courses – with beer included! www.threehorseshoesmadingley.co.uk

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HAMPERS TO BE WON!

his month, we’re giving away ten beautiful picnic hampers filled with goodies from Hooray’s Hampers Crucial Cuisine. Worth £66 each, the prize also includes an insulated hamper bag, which you can re-use once you’ve devoured its delicious contents.

Each hamper serves four hungry picnickers, so get your friends together and

spend an evening lounging in the park, or take a night off from cooking and treat the family instead.

Inside, you’ll find a selection of handcarved ham, sliced chicken and chorizo ballantine, pulled pork rillet, ciabatta wedges, gorgeous smoked applewood cheese, a mixed garden salad, olives and creamy coleslaw. Then to finish, there’s strawberries and cream, carrot cake AND

two chocolate, rum and hazelnut pots.

There’s also a vegetarian option available.

The hampers include all the cutlery and plates needed – and they’re biodegradable, too. We’ve got ten to give away, plus the lucky winners will also get a 25 per cent discount on one of the recommended picnic wines at Cambridge Wine Merchants to accompany the hamper.

To enter, visit www.cambsedition.co.uk

Crucial Cuisine are one of Cambridge’s premier catering companies, providing food for all kinds of events from May Balls to weddings, barbecues and hog roasts. Find out more at www.crucialcuisine.com

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FOOD WORDS JENNIFER SHELTON

The streets of our city are lined with foodie delights, discovers Jennifer Shelton as she joins in with a Cambridge Food Tour

hey say you’re never a good tourist in your own city, and I’ve long supposed that to be true. Growing up in York, I was constantly coming across visitors who’d seen a lot more of the sights than I had, so when I moved to Cambridge I was determined to explore it properly, from punting to listening to the choir at King’s.

Through writing for Cambridge Edition I’ve discovered even more, and I reckon I’m pretty good at recommending good dining spots, days out, the best museums and even recounting the odd local ghost story. But after joining the Cambridge Food Tour, I was delighted to find there’s still more about Cambridge just waiting to be discovered, even for those of us who think we know it.

Cambridge Food Tour is run by Gerla Pusey-de Boer, a globetrotting foodie who’s as passionate about Cambridge as she is about great grub. She knows exactly where to go for the best scotch egg in town, the latest locally brewed beer and the freshest authentic spices, and her walking tour takes you round these culinary hotspots – some familiar and some you may have passed by unawares – with tastings provided at each.

We started at 10.15am on a warm Saturday morning and our first stop was that timeless Cambridge institution, Fitzbillies. Though I’m more than familiar with their famous sticky Chelsea buns, I was yet to visit the restaurant, where the group – a mix of tourists from Yorkshire and the US, and a young couple up from London for the day – assembled. Gerla’s chatty, easy-going personality quickly set

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Merchants, where we tried some unusual ales then paired whiskeys with cheese from our earlier stop.

The tour takes most of the day, but I can’t imagine a much better way of spending a sunny Saturday. Great food, great company and a beautiful city – what’s not to love?

Walking back over Parker’s Piece, passing the ‘reality checkpoint’ lamp post, I found I was seeing the city with new eyes, and felt a fresh surge of pride and appreciation for the place I’d lived in, albeit treading the same well-trodden routes, for six years. For foodies, tourists and locals alike, I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending the tour as a way of really getting under the skin of the city. And for me, I’ll make sure to stray from the beaten track more often. the tone for what was to be a fun, lively day in the city. Over a coffee and a plate of said buns, Gerla recounted the story of Fitzbillies, from its inception in 1922, through to the fire in the 90s and its shock closure in 2011, triggering a Twitter campaign spearheaded by Stephen Fry to save the bakery he’d loved as a student. It sparked lots of chat amongst the group, which continued as we took to the streets, bound for the Cambridge Cheese Company, via the bustling market and the Fudge Kitchen, where we sampled a chunk of warm, just-rolled Belgian chocolate and vanilla fudge.

From there, the tour veered off the tourist trail along a rose-strewn Orchard Street to the Free Press for a taste of salty samphire, some d real ales and their home-made sausage and d black pudding scotch eggs. Rich, meaty and warm from the oven, they’re a world away from the rubbery imitations you find in the supermarkets; we also learned that they’re of Indian, not Scottish origin. Fancy.

Gerla’s always keen to take in any local events that might be going on, so we swung by the Gwydir Street Party, then the Alexandra Arms’ beer festival for a pint and a taste of their Red Poll Cattle burgers, being served in the beer garden. A gentle stroll through the leafy Mill Road cemetery (somewhere I’d never think to go) took us to Bacchanalia and Cambridge Wine

The next Cambridge Food Tour takes place on 8 August, at 10.15am. It lasts four hours and costs £50 including tastings and alcoholic drinks. For more information see www.cambridgefoodtour.com

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NANNA N A MEXICO This month we pay a visit to Nanna Mexico, the Regent Street fast food joint with a cult following, to learn more about its fascinating story

he welcoming sun logo of Nanna Mexico is a familiar sight on Cambridge’s Regent Street; a hotspot for many a student or city worker looking for a delicious, freshly made, authentic slice of Mexico to cheer up their lunchtime. Offering classic tacos, quesadillas and their famous Big Ass Burrito, Nanna Mexico has a definite air of fun about it; probably something to do with owner Luis Navarro’s friendly, generous personality.

It’s a takeaway and café like no other, with a fascinating story, as Luis reveals.

“Nanna Mexico started nine years ago but was something I’d first thought about many years before that,” he says, as we take a seat in the café. “It was about 15 years ago, while I was living in America, where I had enrolled for a Masters degree in law. I was working in a restaurant while I waited for my letter of acceptance, and noticed there was a real market for fresh, Mexican fast food in the States – they only really had Taco Bell, which is at the lower end of the scale.

“As it happened, my acceptance letter came the day before I was about to sign a lease for a restaurant, so I had to make the decision between the restaurant or continuing my studies. I decided to go for the Masters, because I’d come that far already…

And I met my wife there, so I’ve no regrets!”

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Luis’s chance to start his own business came again later, once he and his wife had moved to England, her home country. They settled down just outside Cambridge so she could study at the University, and Luis, who had worked his way up the international law ladder in the US, saw the move as his chance to set up his Mexican food business. This time, he took it.

“We started in a little van, not without trouble,” he laughs. “On the first day, another food retailer on the same road came up and told us to move on or else. He opened his shirt and showed us all these wounds and said, ‘I was in the kebab wars in London!’ We called the police, but they said we should just move, so we did. So that was our first day...”

A few years later Luis took on the Regent Street premises and set up a takeaway, then when the post office next door became redundant he expanded into it to open it up into a restaurant.

“It’s been really well accepted by the University students and the young professionals,” says Luis. “I think it’s very much in the spirit of Cambridge.”

So well accepted, in fact, that one customer posted a song about Nanna Mexico on YouTube – now proudly displayed on Nanna Mexico’s website. It’s a tongue-incheek, slightly surreal tribute to tacos: the

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line ‘What compares to guacamole? Jalapeño roly-poly!’, gives a general idea. “Our customers are very loyal,” laughs Luis. “We loved the video, I think it’s hilarious!”

Trading in Cambridge also means coming face-to-face with scenarios you might not find in other cities. He explains: “About two years ago, a customer came in and said, ‘Guys, I need nine burritos, we’re celebrating’, so I asked what they were celebrating and he said: ‘Our department just won the Nobel Prize for physics’. What do you say to that?!”

Clearly a born people person, Luis also had a love of food instilled in him from a very early age.

“For me, the centre of life has always been in the kitchen,” Luis explains, recalling his childhood in Mexico. “That’s where the gossip is, the stories, the secrets… everything. Not to mention the tastes and the smells. And I was always a good eater, so I liked being in the kitchen. My mother is a great cook, as were both of my nannas. That’s where it all started for me.

“Both my mother’s mother and my father’s mother grew up very poor, and the way they came out of that was by selling food on the streets in Mexico. I remember her telling me, ‘as long as you know how to make good food, you’ll never go hungry’.”

Luis’s parents are visiting from Mexico

Owner, Luis Navarro

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when I arrive for our interview, and they’re clearly very proud of what their son has achieved.

As we chat, Luis treats me to his favourite item on the menu, a platter of authentic tacos, with chicken, guacamole, minced beef and salsa, served on miniature tortillas.

Needless to say, they’re delicious.

“Another top seller is our Big Ass Burrito,” he says. “It’s a giant tortilla with rice, beans, meat, tomato salad, guacamole and salsa; it’s a wholesome meal, and students are hungry – they want something quick and they get a good amount of food with this. It’s very hard to say no to a burrito.”

Luis also uses Nanna Mexico to help vulnerable people within the local community, regularly taking in those who are out of work or homeless and training them up in order to equip them with skills they can use to get back into the workplace.

“It was something I thought up with my wife’s sister, who was going to be my business partner,” says Luis. “Tragically she

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“If you cook good food, fresh, from scratch, people will like it.

That’s our only secret.” died before that could happen. She was an incredible human being, and that’s why we’ve put the sun around her name in the logo.

“It was her idea to work alongside Wintercomfort, the homeless charity. We offer placements to homeless people who are trying to get back on their feet, hopefully so they can use those skills to land a job.

They’re always so enthusiastic and motivated – it’s working so well and has been a great experience for my team.

“I grew up in a place where you didn’t have to go far to see that the world isn’t a very nice place; I know how easy it is to find yourself in a very difficult situation, very quickly. And that makes you work really hard and value what you’ve got.

“We’re not trying to do anything fancy,” Luis concludes. “If you cook good food, fresh, from scratch, people will like it. That’s our only secret.”

33A Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB www.nannamexico.com

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WORDS ALEX RUSHMER

THANK YOU for smoking Pickling, canning, drying, none of it will do for Alex Rushmer. It may be bad for your health but smoking is definitely great for your cooking efrigeration was one of the undisputable great leaps forward in the history of food. The synthesis of cold temperatures allowed wholesale access to fresh food in a way never experienced before. Consequently diets became more varied, foods became safer and seasonality all but disappeared as a concept. Prior to that we had to be a little more inventive when it came to making food last.

Adventurous chefs of the past must have attempted numerous techniques for making their bounty of the fruitful months last into the leaner seasons and, in doing so, discovered the joys of pickling, drying, fermenting, canning, curing and bottling, all of which deserve their place in humanity’s culinary canon. For me the king of preservation methods is the application of smoke, which has worked its way into cuisines across the globe over millennia.

It may well be the archaeologist in me that is intrigued by this connection to the past but it is the chef in me that has become a little obsessed with the process, its results and what smoked foods can do for dishes, even in the smallest quantities.

Add a scattering of lardons to a handful of dressed bitter leaves and suddenly a salad becomes exciting A few flakes of salty smoked haddock can transform a soup or bowl of rice into a feast of unparalleled deliciousness. Add a scattering of lardons to a handful of dressed bitter leaves and suddenly a salad becomes exciting; and surely one of the finest breakfasts in existence is a plate of toast and poached eggs with a grilled kipper, even if it does make the house smell staggeringly funky for weeks afterward.

Although there are many variables when tweaking the finer points of flavour, the basics are simple and fall into one of two brackets: hot smoking which cooks foods at the same time as exposing it to smoke and cold smoking, which involves a lengthier and more controlled application of smoke in a cooler environment and requires more specialist equipment.

This difference is probably best illustrated by salmon which can be smoked using both methods and produces either a flaky cooked texture in the case of hot smoking or a slightly gelatinous, soft and jellified consistency when cold smoked.

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As a simple rule, any food you wouldn’t be happy to eat in its natural state needs to be hot smoked and can be done so in your kitchen using a large wok or pan, wood chippings, a heat source and lots of tin foil.

Cold smoking on the other hand should be reserved for foods that have already been cooked or require no further exposure to heat to be rendered safe, such as cheese, boiled eggs, or garlic, and is a method perhaps best left to the experts. Thankfully we’re lucky enough to have a dedicated smokery on the outskirts of Cambridge.

Housed in an old RAF base, River Farm Smokery in Bottisham has used traditional methods to smoke meat, fish, poultry, game and cheese for over 25 years. When we opened The Hole in the Wall we were determined to be as objective as possible and tried over a dozen types of smoked salmon before settling on theirs as the best available and I’m proud to say that their products grace our menus throughout the year, including the smoked goat’s cheese, a central element to this month’s recipe.

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This month Alex whips up a colourful, summery dish that perfectly g showcases the amazing flavour of smoked goats cheese

Serves Gnocchi with smoked goat’s cheese and summer vegetabless

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Feel free to make your own gnocchi but don’t feel guilty about using store bought – this dish is all about showcasing the amazing flavour of the smoked cheese and the vibrant freshness of the best of the late summer vegetables.

Step-by-step guide 1. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and blanch the chard stems for 30 seconds.

2. Heat a large frying pan over a moderate heat, add the olive oil and sauté the courgettes for a minute before adding the mangetout, sugar snap peas and blanched chard stems.

3. Cook for a further minute stirring frequently. Then add the goat’s cheese.

4. Cook the gnocchi in the salted boiling water – it’s ready when it floats. Then spoon them, along with two tablespoons of the cooking water, into the frying pan with the vegetables and cheese.

5. Finally add the chard leaves and lemon juice to the mix. Season with black pepper before serving with a handful of fresh pea shoots.

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CUCKOO Are you a spring, summer, autumn or winter dresser? Jennifer Shelton gets some invaluable style advice at Cuckoo Clothing in Cambridge

e’ve all done it. You see a picture in a magazine, on a billboard, on the telly, or on a friend, and think: ‘Yes! That dress looks amazing. I’ll get one!’. Then you do, and it doesn’t. But here’s the nice part: it’s not you, it’s the dress.

Everyone has their own unique shape, size and colouring, and a successful shopping spree is all about recognising what best suits you. But when faced with a store full of different styles, it’s sometimes hard knowing where to begin. Here’s where the girls at Cuckoo Clothing can help.

“All women have parts they are proud of and parts they’re more inclined to hide,” says Kate Bols, co-owner of Cuckoo, alongside Michelle Veenman.

I paid a visit to the shop, its rails currently resplendent in summery colours and exotic patterns, to get an all-over style service in order to identify whether I’ve been buying the right clothes all these years. Gulp.

Luckily, Kate and Michelle are fantastic company, and hugely knowledgeable and passionate about clothes and styling. The Trinny and Susannah of Cambridge, you might say.

After a quick chat about style preferences and how they represent our personalities, the girls set to work finding out my proportions.

This involves me standing and tilting like a teapot to locate my waist (higher than you’d think!) then measuring the distance between my waist and the middle of my bra. It’s less than a handspan and as I suspected, I’ve got a short body.

“Models have proportions that are perfectly equal – but that’s very rare. Most people either have a short body or short legs, but there are tricks you can adopt to balance out your proportions.

“If you have a shorter body, it’s best to wear longer tops where the hemlines don’t rest too high, which would focus the eyeline in the wrong place. Wearing all one colour also elongates you, as does a v-shaped neckline. But if you’ve got a long body and shorter legs, it’s best to wear shorter tops to even you out.”

Kate and Michelle can also point out the best cuts for the curvy or more straight up-and-down figure; even the right size of pattern can make a difference.

“If you’re very fine boned, a smaller pattern tends to work better,” says Kate. Hemlines are key, whether that’s the hem of your skirt, your top or even your sleeves,” she sums up.

“Basically, you don’t want a hemline cutting across the widest part of you as it’ll draw attention to it.”

Luckily, there are some hemlines that suit everybody; a knee-length skirt, a jacket that rests just over your bottom, and three-quarter length sleeves are all flattering, and everyone can wear a maxi-length or A-line skirt. I make a mental note: if in doubt, stick to those.

Kate and Michelle also offer a ‘colouring’ service, where they’ll identify you as either a spring, summer, autumn or winter palette, then show you

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what colours best bring you out. I’m a summer, thanks to my pale, pinky skin, fair hair and blue-grey eyes, whereas my friend Claire, though she has a similar ‘English Rose’ complexion, is a winter, with her dark hair and bright green eyes.

‘Like Harry Potter!’ I think.

“Like Snow White,” she says.

She suits contrasting colours: black and white look great on her, as do bold reds and greens, whereas I’m the opposite and should be shopping for pastels. By some stroke of fortune, I’m wearing a pale blue sundress (all one colour, with a v-neck too!) so feel rather pleased with myself. Then I remember all the dark, autumnal colours hanging in my wardrobe.

Clearly we could all benefit from a bit of style advice from time to time – and the ladies at Cuckoo are only too happy to help those in need. www.cuckooclothing.co.uk

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WORDS DAISY DICKINSON & CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS

With the trend for chemical-free, organic beauty products growing rapidly, Daisy and Charlotte select some of their picks of the bunch Until a few years ago, times were tough for natural beauty product lovers. Cosmetics, shampoos and the like, could only be found in the backs of health food shops and were limited in number (and of questionable quality), but nowadays it feels like every other beauty brand is proudly displaying its eco credentials.

But it’s not just about being friendly to the planet – it’s also important to be kind to your skin. Before you reach for your make-up bag with a binbag in hand, it’s daft to simply reject chemicals in all their forms – but it’s important to at least be aware of what you’re putting onto your skin every morning. Many beauty brands now offer organic products or lines made without certain chemicals, ideal for those of us with more sensitive surfaces. This month we’re taking a look at a few ‘natural’ beauty products, which don’t harm the planet and are sure not to harm you either – a double whammy for your karma.

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LILYLOLO MINERAL FOUNDATION SPF 15 £12.49

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T Though from slightly further afield, the company’s moisturising oils are ethically com produced by local cooperatives and every produ product sold will result in money donated to the produ World Land Trust that protects the forests where the raw ingredients are sourced. It sprays on and is easy to apply, giving you an intense moisture super e perfect for those with drier skin. hit – especially es www.bellonatural.com/en www.b

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LUSH One of our firm favourites for guilt-free guilt-f pampering, Lush offers a great rang pampering range of fragrant goodies to fill your cabinets and make-up bags with. They’ve also recently updated the Lip Balms, which are now 100% preservative free, containing no parabens or borax, are 100% vegetarian friendly and come packaged in a cute recyclable tin.

And for something fresh and fruity, we can’t can t get enough of Catastrophe C Cosmetic face mask. For those prone to breakouts, this is your best b mate in a pot, sure to calm pre-zit panic.

Packed with fresh blueberries, Irish moss gel and almond oil, it’s also preservative preserv free. www.lush.co www.lush.co.uk CATASTROPHE COSMETIC £5.95

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BEAUTY Elem Hair

The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel opens Who doesn’t love a spa? A massage after a hard day’s work is a treat we could all do with now and again, while a day or weekend break dedicated to pampering and relaxation is one of the very best ways of getting some quality 'you' time. Just down the road in Newmarket, we're happy to report that a brand new spa has opened its doors. The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel is the first of its kind in the town, offering a wide range of beauty and wellbeing treatments based on the esteemed ESPA product range.

Set in a beautiful location within a grand Victorian building right next to the Severals, The Spa is a true luxury retreat, with fresh, pristine rooms and inviting armchairs and sofas in the lounge, which are piled high with squishy cushions and draped with comfy throws: a perfect place to sip tea while

waiting for your treatment to begin.

We popped over a week before the spa’s grand opening and tried out one of their signature treatments, the Balinese Massage with hot stones. If you’re not sure which treatment to choose, the staff will gladly advise, based on any aches and pains you might have, or how you want to feel at the end of the treatment (relaxed, rejuvenated etc). They also offer specifically tailored facials, including their Age-Defyer Facial for firming and smoothing, plus personalised body massages, flotation experiences, manicures and maternity treatments, while there are several options for the guys, too.

The Balinese Massage lasts 90 minutes and costs £100. Bedford Lodge is situated on Bury Road, Newmarket CB8 7BX, 01638 676130, bedfordlodgehotelspa.co.uk

The new unisex salon, based at LA Fitness in Cambridge Leisure Park, is rolling out a range of fab offers this month. You’ll get 50 per cent off colour and highlights packages when you book online – making it £45 for a full or half head of colour and cut, conditioning treatment and blowdry, or just £22 for a cut, conditioning treatment and blowdry.

Elem Hair also offers Brazilian Blowdry Treatments and styling. And, unusually for most salons, Elem stays open until 10pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, giving you plenty of time to get to your appointment after work.

What’s more, all new customers will receive 15 per cent off L’Oréal Matrix products on their first visit.

Elem opened just three months ago and will be adding a range of beauty treatments to their offerings very soon, including eyelash extensions, nail extensions and more.

To book an appointment, or for more information, visit the website. www.elem-hair.co.uk

Elajé shortlisted for regional award Elajé Hair & Beauty, one of Cambridge’s most exclusive salons, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Eastern Salon award for the Your Hair awards 2013.

The Your Hair magazine awards recognise the greatest industry salons from small independent names to large, established groups and the ultimate accolade is based on a public vote. Elajé is among ten finalists in the Eastern Salon category that have made it through to the finals. The winner will be announced at the end of August. Elajé is now in its fifth year and has gone from strength to strength, providing Cambridge with a salon that has become renowned for exceptional quality in services and an ultra friendly, relaxing ambience. Last year, the salon was finalised for two more prestigious industry awards.

Owner Julia Gaudio says: “We have an extremely dynamic business here at Elajé and really pride ourselves on giving our customers the very best service we can. I am absolutely delighted that Elajé has been shortlisted for the Eastern Salon award.”

For further information on Elajé call 01223 244 888 or visit their website. www.elaje.co.uk

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WORDS ANGELINA VILLA-CLARKE

Interiors Trend Report

LACE EFFECT One of the key emerging trends for this season is lace in the home. Subtle Hidden Richness wallpaper, ÂŁ37.94 per roll by Galerie Wallcoverings (01892700730; www.galeriehome.co.uk)

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DELICATE WHITE LACE POTS Delicate modern-day keepsakes, £3.95-£6.95, Rigby & Mac (02087 611011; www.rigbyandmac.com) CLASSIC SILK COLLECTION lace design wallpaper, from £38.95 per roll, Galerie Wallcoverings (01892 700730; www.galeriehome.co.uk)

This summer’s interiors are taking their lead from the international catwalks and our rooms have never been so fashionable. Angelina Villa-Clarke reveals the emerging trends TREND: LACE Your grandmother’s favourite fabric is set to make a return to the home. Already huge on many fashion designers’ catwalks (Valentino, Versace and Isabel Marant are just a few names to have put it in the spotlight this season), it is now the turn of interior designers, who are using the onceoutdated fabric in innovative ways. Forget antimacassars – lace has become hip.

Take Gallerie Wallcoverings’ (01892 700730; www.galeriehome.co.uk) subtle wallpapers, which are an ideal way to use lace as a backdrop to a room. With no less than six collections to choose from (rolls from £28.95), they feature feminine lace prints in many guises. The Silk Impressions Collection, for instance, is a traditional, delicate pattern in taupes and nudes, while the Esthetica Collection has a more contemporary feel in shades of grey, perfect for creating the ultimate boudoir.

For a bolder look, the Cast Iron Lace Wallpaper Panels by Young & Battaglia (£70, 01444 253391; www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk) will give a stunning statement wall. Inspired by decorative metalwork, it brings the lace look to life – with an almost 3D effect of ornate fretwork on the wall. It’s architectural yet pretty at the same time.

Meanwhile, introducing lace to the bathroom is ceramic designer Rosie

Simmons, who has created a range of lace tiles for the Atelier collection for Topps Tiles (from £1.99 each, www.toppstiles.co.uk).

“Traditionally lace would be found in the more private areas of a home,” Rosie says.

“I thought in today’s world, where we can play with many mediums, it would be fun to bring these associations of lace into the bathroom, and onto hard, non-translucent surfaces where the lustrous glazes of tiles gives the lace patterning a much more vibrant quality.”

Thought you’d never be seen with lace at your windows? Then think again. We’re not talking about resurrecting ‘net’ curtains here, but rather hanging a beautifully made panel of lace as an elegant focal point to a room. Choose a bold colour – such as black or indigo blue – and you’ll instantly bring the look into the 21st century.

Saffron Hare, sales director at fabric specialists James Hare (www.james-hare. com) agrees: “There has been a lot of lace on the catwalk recently and the lace trend has now made its way into interiors, too.

It is so decorative and romantic: a perfect embellishment. Its semi-sheer nature can be used to great effect to screen or swathe windows or to decorate cushions, lampshades and other focus pieces.

“Different colours of lace give very different

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looks,” she adds. “White and cream are ultra-feminine, black tends towards the gothic, while metallic laces can give an overly dramatic tone.”

For less permanent ways of using the fabric in the home, try adding a few subtle touches – from delicate lace bedding, available in neon pink at Rockett St George (www.rockettstgeorge.com) to ornamental ceramics and cut-out baskets from Rigby & Mac (www.rigbyandmac.com).

ATELIER TILES by Rosie Simmons, £1.99 each, Topps Tiles (08007 836262; www.toppstiles.co.uk)

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ETCH SHADE available in copper and brass, £295, Tom Dixon (02071 839732; www.tomdixon.net) INNERMOST BUBBLE SUSPENSION LIGHT polished copper, now £297.50 Nest (01142 433000; www.nest.co.uk)

SHEAR TABLE LAMP 1930s style desk lamp, from £210, Bert Frank (02087 370512; www.bertfrank.co.uk) INDUSTRY PENDANT copper pendant light, also available in silver or white, £80, Habitat (08444 991111; www.habitat.co.uk)

TREND: BRASS AND COPPER With silver and chrome having reigned for so long in the home, it was inevitable that other metals would begin to vie for attention. Enter the resurgence of brass and copper. Both metals have a warmness and a sculptural weight that appeal to modernday homemakers and many designers have introduced collections that feature them.

New British lighting brand Bert Frank’s (02087 370512; www.bertfrank.co.uk) designs have a gorgeous, mid-century style, mixing a stylish aesthetic with functionality.

Set to be iconic models are the debut designs – ‘Shear’ and ‘Riddle’ – which includes pendants, table lamps and wall lights, all available in a gleaming, handfinished brass, from £175.

Lighting, such as polished pendants and angle-poise lamps in copper, are also a highlight at Heal’s (www.heals.co.uk).

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“Industrial lighting was a huge focus at the Milan Furniture Fair earlier this year, with a slant towards rough, rustic materials being transformed into smooth modern pieces,” says Lucio Longoni, head of Lighting at Heal’s.

“Copper is central to this trend, and a statement piece such as the Heal’s Copper Job Light is ideal for setting a sleek but industrial mood in any interior.”

For even more wow factor, try a statement piece moulded out of copper or brass. Also available at Heal’s is the stunning Italian-made Cantori Urbino Copper Luxe Bedstead (from £3,856) and the Real Good Copper Chair, sure to be a talking point. At Nest, the Ginger & Jagger Embrace Side Tables (£563.40, www.nest.co.uk), which come in copper or brass, have an

almost whimsical quality with their ‘twig-like’ feet. Christian Hawley, managing director of Nest, cements the idea: “Copper is one of the most important materials in modern-day design. It can change to suit the needs of a room – it can be contemporary, classic or traditional. When used in lighting, it can also provide a cosy, soft glow.’

Designer Tom Dixon has also embraced the use of the metals in many of his items (his lighting is also available at Nest). But most impressive of all is the new Mass collection, which includes a chunky book stand (£1,750), an over-scaled dining table (£7,000) and a heavyweight coat stand (£1,500). As investment pieces take on the marks of time, a natural patina will develop across surfaces, much like the ageing of a prized bronze statue (see www.tomdixon.net).

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CREATIVE PASSION COLLECTION of bright shades designed to give a fizz of colour when used in contrast with whites and neutrals, Dulux (08444 817817; www.dulux.co.uk)

An easier way to introduce colour is to paint ‘pops’

LEFT Velvet Cushion Covers, £29.50, Oliver Bonas (02089 741200; www.oliverbonas.com)

TREND: NEON BRIGHTS Neon was on nearly every catwalk this summer, and now it is entering into our homes by way of bold paints and splashes of colour. Update your décor with accents, rather than an all-over job – think painted windowsills or alcoves, cushions, vases and fluro trims on furniture details. The look is fun and modern and, used with caution, can look sophisticated and chic. Tina Mahony, from topend Chelsea furniture store, Go Modern (www.gomodern.co.uk), agrees: “We are seeing the neon trend in lots of newer collections from Italian brands. It’s in the form of little touches, rather than whole pieces, such as the Bonaldo Amos bed (from £2,230) designed by Giuseppe Viganò. It features a striking neon piping border around its edge. It’s

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a nod to the trend, which will give a piece longevity.”

Tables from London-based designer Mathias Hahn (www.mathiashahn.com) are also a sophisticated reference to bold shades.

The E8 Table and matching E8 Bench (from £1,225) both use natural timber for their tops, but have legs, which are available in a choice of popping ‘spot’ colours.

Meanwhile at Oliver Bonas, (www. oliverbonas.com) the richly hued velvet cushions are one of the brand’s current bestsellers and are especially delightful when set against a neutral colour scheme.

An easy way to introduce colour is to paint ‘pops’ in smaller areas, such as the back of shelves, or on smaller pieces of furniture.

Consult Dulux’s new Collective Passion palette, which includes fizzy tones of yellow,

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ACUTE ACCENTS Cambridge Kitchens & Bathrooms have reported seeing a growth in demand for ‘high-colour’ accents. (01223 213266; www.cambridgekitchens.co.uk)

BE DEFT WITH DETAIL Nord is the go-to place for bright accessories bringing your space bang up-to-date. (01223 321884; www.nordesign.co.uk)

RIGHT Bonaldo’s Welded Dining Table, £1,910, Go Modern (02077 319540; www. gomodern.co.uk) FAR RIGHT Geo Neon Wallpaper Mural, from £99, Digetex Home (0161 873 8891; www.digetexhome.com) BOTTOM RIGHT Rubix Rollerblind, from £119, Digetex Home (0161 873 8891; www.digetexhome.com)

vibrant blues and candy pinks.

“With neons and brights you can choose the colour you like and use it as an accent in an otherwise white interior to add a splash of colour; or be more daring and paint the walls neon green, for example, to add contrast to the furniture,” says Kati Suard from local company Aaltonen Interiors. “Gloss bright colours can be a good way to bring the sunshine into a nursery and look great in a modern clean-line kitchen too.”

Yep, normally the domain of whites, beiges and natural woods, kitchens are now getting in on the bold look, too. Kitchen designer Erika Zytynska from Cambridge Kitchens & Bathrooms has seen a rise in people wanting to stamp their own personality on a room that was typically kept simple, and one-dimensional. “Buying a kitchen is a huge purchase so many will still

opt for neutral basics, but we’re definitely being asked for more colour in terms of designing the kitchen as a whole.

“Whether it is a vibrant red splashback or primary coloured wallpaper, colour can certainly add a lot more personality. We’re also seeing a rise in clients choosing painted cabinetry in colours, such as cornflower blue and greens.”

Beige, cream and taupe devotees, who will need a bit more convincing, should simply dot around a few highly coloured accessories, perhaps in just one shade, to keep things up to date. Cambridgebased Nord (www.nordesign.co.uk), is a Scandinavian design shop that’s full of brightly coloured items from Marimekko cushions (from £32) to the iconic Stool 60

by Alvar Aalto (from £164), which is available with a vivid lacquered seat.

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MIHO DEER HEADS are a take on the traditional deer head, using floral prints, £32.95, Rigby & Mac (02087 611011; www.rigbyandmac.com)

CLUSTER CEILING LIGHT a true 50s feel – organza in soft shades, £145 Rockett St George (01444 253391; www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk)

utility-chic home WOODEN LIGHT PULLS ; vidence (01223 506556 accessories, £3.50, Pro www.providenceuk.com)

TREND: HOMESPUN

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by Ulrika Gustafsson, made to order from £139.95, Nubie (01825 724160; www.nubie.co.uk)

With crafting and handmade products enjoying huge popularity at the moment, skills such as knitting, crocheting and DIY are back in vogue. Applied to the home, it means there’s a growing interest in items that look handmade, as well as textured fabrics and a wink to the folklore look of the 70s. Again, it’s the details that matter, rather than a fullon home-made assault. Choose wisely and you’ll achieve rooms that will be uniquely personalised and warmly rustic.

Add layers of interest to a room with textured accessories, such as Ollie Ella’s Gum Ball Nursery Rug at £249 (01825 724160; www.nubie.co.uk), the floral Zoe Darlington Lamp (£398, www. anthropologie.eu) and Kaisa Fair Trade baskets from Habitat (£18, www.habitat.co.uk).

Cambridge brand Providence (01223 506556; www.providenceuk. com) is also an excellent source for the rough-hewn look. Its handmade furniture, such as cabinets, Shaker dressers and linen presses, are all made to order with a choice of chalky paint colours. Check out their gloriously

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old-fashioned wooden light pulls, vintage blue bobbins and balls of utility-chic jute.

“At Providence we source items that are timeless and crafted; some are vintage and others newly manufactured. Customers are coming to us to revitalise dated or tired furniture with knobs, handles, paint and wax,” says Kathy Ritchie of Providence.

Katharine Maclaverty, owner of lifestyle store Rigby & Mac (02087 611011; www. rigbyandmac.com), agrees that the homemade look is very much of the moment: “We are seeing shoppers who are after a more rustic and eclectic look. The trend towards handcrafted items includes the use of vibrant, global designs such as our accessories inspired by Tibetan embroidery and more unusual finds, such as the floralprinted Miho Deer Heads.”

Over at Nest at Burwash Manor (01223 262211; www.homestuffwithhistory.co.uk), the premise is ‘homestuff with history’. It’s a treasure trove of vintage furniture and accessories mixed with new British-made products. Paisley silk eiderdowns, vintage children’s books and crystal handles provide an eclectic mix for a home with a heart.

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Motoring Review

NEW MODELS With the 63 plate peeking round the corner, Sue Baker investigates which new models will be coming along for the ride he bi-annual sport of trying to be first to spot the new registration plates is about to begin. From the first of September a new number – 63 – will start appearing on car number plates, to replace the current 13 plates and identify all new cars joining the traffic between September and next March.

It will put a fresh spotlight on just how well car sales are holding up across the country despite the tricky economic times

in which we live. Our national appetite for cars has remained much more buoyant than across most of the rest of Europe, and number plates with 63 on them are about to be the ‘want one’ status symbol on the roads this autumn.

So which are the trendiest new cars that will be wearing them? Here are some of the flashiest, most interesting newcomers that avid car spotters should be looking out for come September 2013.

TOYOTA AURIS TOURING SPORTS This Japanese-designed estate car is not made in the Far East, but in Derbyshire, at Toyota’s Burnaston factory. The range includes a hybrid version, which Toyota is hailing as the world’s first compact-size, full-hybrid estate car. The roof rails are included in the car’s standard equipment. The Auris Touring is reasonably priced, well kitted out and smooth riding. Don’t get too revved up though, as it is not the most exciting car to drive, despite having the word ‘Sports’ in its name.

WHAT: A roomy and practical estate car that looks good and is civilised to drive WHEN: July WHO WILL DRIVE IT: Those who value reliability above driving pleasure PRICE: from £15,595 ENGINES: 1.3 and 1.6 litre petrol, 1.8 petrol-electric hybrid

AUDI A3 SALOON Arriving on the scene in September is the third model in Audi’s growing A3 family.

It will join the three-door A3 hatchback that was launched a year ago, and the five-door A3 Sportback that made its debut in March. Now here comes the chic new executive member of the pack: the elegantly designed four-door Audi A3 Saloon.

This rapidly expanding family of cars, blossoming at six-monthly intervals, will not stop there. Expected next March, and based on the same understructure as the A3 Saloon, will be an A3 Cabriolet.

WHAT: A smart-looking saloon car as the new flagship of the Audi A3 range WHEN: September WHO WILL DRIVE IT: Image-conscious executives with traditionalist tendencies PRICE: from £24,305 ENGINES: 1.4 and 1.8 litre petrol, 1.0 litre diesels

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MINI HATCHBACK The modern MINI has been phenomenally successful, and grown into a family of cars that now runs to seven models. But nothing stands still in the car world, and the time has come for the iconic car built in Oxford and famed for being exceptional fun to drive, to be revamped in a major overhaul. Due to make its debut towards the end of this year, ahead of going on sale early next year, the third-generation MINI will have a new body, bigger grille, larger headlights, more boot room and new engines. Watch this space.

PEUGEOT 2008 Plucky Peugeot staged a bold introduction for the 2008, which is a tall family ‘crossover’ car that looks like a 4x4m but isn’t. To show how clever electronics make it reassuringly capable in slippery conditions, the test drive included an indoor real-snow ski slope at Tamworth in the West Midlands. There was no trickery, the cars were on standard road tyres and zipped up and down with impressive aplomb.

WHAT: A nimble family car that does a lot more than you’d expect from the modest price

WHAT: BMW’s popular MINI hatchback reinvented for a new generation

WHEN: July

WHEN: Early 2014

WHO WILL DRIVE IT: Family motorists with young kids and older empty-nesters

WHO WILL DRIVE IT: Anyone who is wooed by a combination of chic style and go-kart handling

PRICE: from £12,995 ENGINES: 1.2 and 1.6 litre petrol, 1.4 and 1.6 litre diesel

PRICE: from around £15,000 ENGINES: 1.5 litre petrol, 1.5 litre diesel

HONDA CR-V 1.6 Honda has been steadily introducing a new fuel-efficient 1.6 litre diesel engine across its car range. Already impressive in the Honda Civic, the slick 1.6 i-DTEC engine has now been added to the already popular Honda CR-V range, in which the choice of motors was previously limited to only two litre petrol or 2.2 litre diesel.

It has the twin attractions of better fuel economy and lower CO2 output than the current choice of engines.

WHAT: Honda’s popular 4x4 model with a more frugal and fuel-efficient diesel engine WHEN: July WHO WILL DRIVE IT: School-run mums and family drivers whose children like to ride high PRICE: from around £19,400 ENGINES: 1.6 litre diesel

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MOTORING

BMW 4 SERIES A new number is about to appear in the BMW range.

The 4-Series will slot in above the popular 3-Series, and is effectively a replacement for the old 3-Series Coupe.

The svelte-looking new BMW is longer and wider but sits slightly lower than the car it replaces, and if it follows the well-established form of the rest of the Bavarian-built car range, it will be very engaging to drive. Price-wise, it is expected to cost around £3,000 more than the equivalent 3-Series saloon.

WHAT: A stylish newcomer to BMW’s highly regarded range WHEN: October WHO WILL DRIVE IT: Well-heeled keen drivers and lucky executives scaling the company car ladder PRICE: from £31,575 ENGINES: 2.0 litre diesel and 3.0 litre petrol

CITROEN C4 PICASSO In the 14 years since its first Picasso model appeared on the scene, Citroen has sold three million of its artily-named practical family cars around the world. This is the latest model, fresh on the roads this summer, with a new modular chassis and a sleeker body shape. It is very slightly smaller and lighter than the previous C4 Picasso, and has shed a bit of weight, which benefits the fuel economy. Tall, roomy and practical, its wow feature is a huge panoramic windscreen that scoops in lots of light. Good to drive, with a big boot and elevated seating that makes it popular with kids.

WHAT: French flair in a practical family car reinvented for a new generation WHEN: Now WHO WILL DRIVE IT: Conscientious young parents who want stylishly safe family transport.

PRICE: from £17,500 ENGINES: 1.6 petrol, 1.6 litre diesel.

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FIVE OF THE BEST

WORDS SIAN TOWNSEND

5 of the best...

GOLF COURSES Forget all your ‘that’s a good walk spoilt’ malarkey; a game of golf is a ggreat way to get fit and enjoy one of the most refined sports around..

Here’s our guide to the top five courses in the area GOG MAGOG G GOLF CLUB This club’s history dates back to 1892 when senior Gonville and Caius members decided to set up their own course. Nowadays there are two courses – the Old Course designed in 1901 with traditional tight fairways and plenty of trees, and the Wandlebury, built in 1999, with heavier rough and plenty of bunkers for a challenging round. It is set on the only hill in our flat county which means there are plenty of slopes.

“The Gogs is very fortunate in being in a unique position. Built on hills above the surrounding flat fields, it not only allows great views when playing, but being on chalk, the courses are always dry,” explains Kevin Mader, the secretary manager. “With over 1400 members, the two courses offer challenges to all levels and abilities.”

Non-members can play on weekdays or after 10am on a Sunday. Saturdays are reserved for members and competitions.

Shelford Bottom, Cambridge CB22 3AB, 01223 247626, www.gogmagog.co.uk

ELY GOLF CLUB Not only does this course have a fantastic summer offer of £250 for three months’ membership, but it has also had a recent refurbishment to make sure the playing surfaces are the best around. Add to that some new bunkers and you’ve got a gem of a course that gives golfers a great challenge. Every hole offers something different, but the fifth is the one to look out for. “This hole needs a long straight drive to give you the best opportunity to attack a wellguarded raised green,” says the club professional Tom Munt. “As you leave the green and look back down the fairway, the backdrop to this stunning hole is the west tower of Ely’s 900-year-old cathedral.” As views go, you can’t get much better. And when you’ve completed your round the clubhouse offers a range of bar snacks, main meals and, of course, that well-deserved pint.

107 Cambridge Road, Ely CB7 4HX, 01353 662751, www.elygolf.co.uk

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FIVE OF THE BEST

HEYDON GRANGE This south Cambridge golf club is made up of three nine-hole courses, the Cambs, the Essex and the Herts. Choose to play a full 18 holes and you can try out two of the challenging nines. The course is beautifully set out with great views of surrounding countryside, but be careful if the wind gets up because the rough at Heydon Grange is tough to get out of. Challenges include an elevated tee shot on to a very narrow fairway with heavy rough on the right, as well as a long par five on the Herts course that will take you over a dog leg right and requires accuracy and a steady nerve. The club has a great driving range, plus putting greens and practise bunkers for testing out some of those trickier shots.

The clubhouse is a 14th century converted barn and they do a mean curry to enjoy during post-play analysis.

Heydon, nr Royston SG8 7NS, 01763 208988, www.heydongrange.co.uk

CAMBRIDGE LAKES The motto at this city centre course is ‘golf for all’ so it is the perfect place for complete beginners to seasoned pros looking to hone their skills. There is no strict dress code and green fees are reasonable to allow everyone to have a go. There is a practise area to get your eye in first and you can hire everything you need to play. Plus if you feel you need a bit of help to get your swing up to scratch, the course professional James Burton is on hand to help. He runs a golf school at the club for adults and children alike and has a friendly approach to getting people interested in golf.

As the name suggests, water comes into play on this nine-hole course with two lakes to contend with. Look out for the fifth hole where you will need to tackle both a water hazard and a green protected by tricky bunkers. Once you’ve completed the course, there’s a coffee shop with great cake to reward yourself.

Trumpington Road, CB2 8FA, 01223 324242, www.cambridgelakes.co.uk

BOURN GOLF AND LEISURE This established parkland course is a pleasure to play on. The course itself is nine holes on a loop and so once you get to the ninth you can choose to retire if you’re not on form. There are three lakes and water comes into play on 11 of the 18 holes. Plus a babbling brook sneaks through the course as an extra hazard. The fifth hole is particularly picturesque but also a tricky one, with a shot over the lakes, past the brook and then uphill to a narrow green. There is also an elevated tee shot on the sixth, which gives you panoramic views of the beautiful countryside.

The clubhouse is the best around with a large bar, great food and a spa and leisure area. There is also a smaller pitch and putt for kids so this course offers a complete family day out.

Toft Road, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2TT, 01954 718057, www.bourngolfandleisure.co.uk

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PETS

WHAT’S IN YOUR

PET FOOD? This month, we help you see through the smoke and mirrors of animal food labels so you can understand exactly what you’re feeding your pets

ith recent research revealing that around half of pets making a visit to the vets are overweight, there’s no escaping the fact that the pet obesity problem has reached epidemic proportions.

With all the health issues and reduced life expectancy associated with this problem, preventing and combating obesity is something that should be high on the priority list of every responsible pet owner.

However, feeding your pet a good diet isn’t always as easy as it should be: ambiguous and misleading labels are unfortunately commonplace, but with a little know-how, it is possible to decipher exactly what’s in your pet food.

UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS The ingredients list is your window into the true nature of your pet’s diet. Manufacturers cannot lie on the ingredients list, and although there are ways in which the truth can be obscured or embellished, this is usually easy to spot, which makes it possible to separate the good foods from the bad.

The main thing to look for on an ingredients list is clarity. Each ingredient should be named, and the most important ingredients (the three or four at the top of the list) should ideally be given with a percentage to tell you how much is present.

Broad, umbrella terms like ‘cereals’ and ‘meat and animal derivatives’ could refer to a wide range of ingredients of varying quality, which makes it impossible to know what your pet is eating. Manufacturers use them either because the recipe regularly

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changes or, more likely, because naming the ingredients would put customers off.

In general, if an ingredients list includes ambiguous terms like these, it is probably best to assume the worst and avoid the food. This is particularly important if your pet is prone to dietary intolerance, as identifying and eliminating problem ingredients is not possible unless you know exactly what you are feeding them.

WHAT INGREDIENTS TO LOOK FOR To take dog food as an example: dogs are omnivores and are capable of digesting and utilising a wide range of foods.

Unlike us, however, the dog’s digestive system is much more geared up for meat consumption and benefits from a meatrich diet. Ideally, meat should be the first (and therefore most abundant) ingredient on the list. Dog food manufacturers use a huge array of ingredients, many of which will be familiar to you, others may not. You can find an ingredients glossary online at www.whichdogfood.co.uk which has plenty of information about the more popular ingredients as well as which ones are worth searching for and which are best avoided.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS All ingredients must be listed in order of how much there is in the food. The first ingredient is, therefore, the largest and most important part of the food. Unfortunately, manufacturers can be quite cunning when it comes to the order of the ingredients and there are some common tactics to look for.

Splitting grains – by using several grain sources, the amount of each one is relatively small, placing it further down the ingredients list, but together the cereals may in reality make them the first ingredient. This can even be done with a single grain – for example, in a maize-rich food, they could simply put ‘maize’ as the first ingredient, or they could list ‘maize flour’, ‘maize gluten’ and ‘maize meal’ separately. Because the amount of each one is smaller, they appear further down the list, making them appear less significant.

Fresh meat in dry foods – in dry dog foods, meat can either be dry (usually called meat meal) or fresh. Both are good-quality meat sources but in order to accurately compare them, the water content of the fresh meat must be removed from the equation. Fresh meat is roughly two-thirds water while meat meal only contains around 5% water. So 20% fresh meat only equates to around 7% dry meat. If fresh meat is the first ingredient, be sure to discount the water and move it down the list accordingly.

Total meat content – an increasing trend is for dog food manufacturers to list the ‘total meat content’ rather than the percentage of the individual meat ingredients. This allows the amounts of all the meat ingredients to be grouped together. Rather than: ‘Ingredients: Chicken meal (20%), chicken oil (5%), chicken digest (2%)… ’, you might now find: ‘Total chicken content: 27%.

Ingredients: Chicken meal, chicken oil, chicken digest…’

For more information, visit www.whichdogfood.co.uk or pop into Scampers Natural Pet Store, where they are happy to advise on your pet’s diet.

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Short courses and part-time qualifications for the public September to December 2013

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The Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) offers hundreds of courses for adults of all ages, taught by leading Cambridge experts. Options range from weekends right up to two-year Master’s programmes.

Many courses are open to all, and you don’t need any special qualifications to apply.

You can choose from a huge range of subjects, including archaeology, architecture, art history, creative writing, history, international development, landscape and garden history, languages, literature, local history, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, science and the natural world, and many more.

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Weekend courses at Madingley Hall Our popular programme of weekend courses runs all year round. Courses run from Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime, and include meals from our award-winning kitchen. You can choose to stay at Madingley Hall in our comfortable en-suite accommodation, or attend as a non-resident.

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Polynesia: art, history, people

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX032

Fri – Sun

Victim identification: forensic anthropology

25 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX038

Fri – Sun

An introduction to the archaeology of Roman Britain

15 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX060

Fri – Sun

Art, archaeology and landscape: from cave art to contemporary art

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX064

Fri – Sun

Fri – Sun

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Classics Reading Classical Greek

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX020

Reading Classical Latin: Hannibal

04 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX026

Fri – Sun

‘Parting is such sweet sorrow’: Greek and Latin lovers

15 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX055

Fri – Sun

Reading Classical Greek

29 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX070

Fri – Sun

Reading Classical Latin: Virgil and Cicero

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX074

Fri – Sun

Adventurous women: stout boots and strong skirts

04 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX025

Fri – Sun

Journeys: travelling with prophets, pirates, slaves and saints

04 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX027

Fri – Sun

History and international affairs

Globalization: curse or blessing?

04 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX029

Fri – Sun

The Black Death

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX030

Fri – Sun

Restoration London

25 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX039

Fri – Sun

Medieval queenship

01 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX046

Fri – Sun

JFK: image and reality

15 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX057

Fri – Sun

Anglo-Scottish relations in the 16th century

15 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX058

Fri – Sun

Dial M for Murdoch, press B for Beaverbrook: the rise and fall of the press baron

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX062

Fri – Sun

Parliamentary reform during the 18th and 19th centuries

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX066

Fri – Sun

The rising powers and development: how are Brazil, China and India affecting global poverty and progress?

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX061

Fri – Sun

James VII and II and the Glorious Revolution

29 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX069

Fri – Sun

Fri – Sun

History of art and architecture The Italian Renaissance: new perspectives of man and his world

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX012

‘This enchanted isle’: the romantic spirit in modern British art

04 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX024

Fri – Sun

Gustav Klimt

25 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX041

Fri – Sun

The architecture of pilgrimage

01 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX047

Fri – Sun

Sir Christopher Wren: architect in context

08 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX051

Fri – Sun

Medieval paintings: how they were made and what they mean

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX077

Fri – Sun

Potent images: rock art of the world

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX078

Fri – Sun

Languages Beginners’ French weekend

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX015

Fri – Sun

German language weekend

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX018

Fri – Sun

Medieval Latin for beginners

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX031

Fri – Sun

Advanced French weekend

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX033

Fri – Sun

Intermediate Russian weekend

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX035

Fri – Sun

Intermediate Spanish weekend

01 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX049

Fri – Sun

Medieval palaeography for beginners

29 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX072

Fri – Sun

Advanced French weekend

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX075

Fri – Sun

Literature, film and creative writing An introduction to (Late) Old and Middle English literature

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX017

Fri – Sun

The poetry of W B Yeats

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX021

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Crime dames: P D James and Ruth Rendell

04 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX028

Writing about science and nature

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX036

Fri – Sun

Reading the ‘Woman Question’: emancipation from George Eliot to the suffragettes

25 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX040

Fri – Sun

Poetry masterclass: three mistresses of the lyric

28 Oct 2013

£385

£165

1314NRX043

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Shakespeare’s histories: Falstaff, Hotspur and Prince Hal

01 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX048

Fri – Sun

Creative writing for teachers

08 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX050

Fri – Sun

A marriage Italian-style: Italian society and its cinema

08 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX054

Fri – Sun

Having fun with writing

15 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX056

Fri – Sun

Aspects of Keats

29 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX068

Fri – Sun

Wilde in the round: the life and works of Oscar Wilde

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX079

Fri – Sun

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Institute of Continuing Education Courses for the public September to December 2013 Music Who’s afraid of Wagner’s ‘Ring’?

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX013

Fri – Sun Fri – Sun

Music from the court of Louis XIV: its performance practice and its influence on J S Bach

18 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX034

Mozart and his operas

25 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX037

Fri – Sun

Leonard Bernstein: the complete musician

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX067

Fri – Sun

Bach’s cantatas in context

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX076

Fri – Sun

Fri – Sun

Philosophy, psychology and religious studies Medical ethics: controversy and consensus in a changing world

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX019

Great (ancient) Greek philosophers

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX022

Fri – Sun

An introduction to the study of psychology and religion

13 Sep 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX023

Fri – Sun

Faith and empire: the shaping of religions and states in ancient Asia

25 Oct 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX042

Fri – Sun

The psychology of everyday life

01 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX044

Fri – Sun

‘I’m sorry it must be my fault’: the psychology of guilt and shame

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX065

Fri – Sun

Acts of the Apostles: history or myth?

06 Dec 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX073

Fri – Sun

Fri – Sun

Science and the natural world Extinctions: crises in the history of life

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX014

From astronomy to zoology: the A-Z of science

30 Aug 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX016

Fri – Sun

From alder to ash, not forgetting mountain ash

01 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX045

Fri – Sun

Birds in autumn: their migrations and survival strategies.

08 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX052

Fri – Sun

History of astronomy

15 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX059

Fri – Sun

Diffraction and crystal structures

22 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX063

Fri – Sun

An insight into neurological disease: when brains go bad

29 Nov 2013

£240

£110

1314NRX071

Fri – Sun

Part-time University qualifications 2013–14 Undergraduate Certificate courses are open to anyone with an interest in the subject, and you don’t need any special qualifications to apply.

Undergraduate Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas give you the chance to study your chosen subject in greater depth and include an element of personal research. All courses are accredited under the nationally recognised Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

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Tue 7.15–9.15pm

8 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR103

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in Astronomy

Mon 7.15–9.15pm

7 Oct 2013

£1,500

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1314CCR104

1 year

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3 Oct 2013

£3,600

60 points at Level 4

1314CPBC01

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Writing

Tue 7.15–9.15pm

8 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR107

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in English Literature

Wed 7.15–9.15pm

9 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR201

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in Evolutionary Biology

Tue 7.15–9.15pm

8 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR205

1 year

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7 Oct 2013

£2,025

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR106

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in Historic Environment II: Garden History

6 weekends + field trips + online

7 Oct 2013

£2,025

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR206

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in History of Art

Tue 7.15–9.15pm

8 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR102

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in International Development

10 day schools + online

4 Oct 2013

£1,750

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR001

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in Philosophy

Mon 7.15–9.15pm

7 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 4

1314CCR108

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate in the Principles and Practice of Assessment

6 Saturday day schools + online

30 Sep 2013

£2,445

60 points at Level 4

1314CCB001

1 year

Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education in Historic Building Conservation

Mon 7.15–9.15pm

7 Oct 2013

£3,000

120 points at Level 4

1315CCR100

2 years

Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeology

Wed 7.15–9.15pm

9 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 5

1314DCR601

1 year

Undergraduate Diploma in Coaching

3-day workshop each term + online

16 Oct 2013

£4,200

60 points at Level 5

1314CPBC02

1 year

Undergraduate Diplomas

Undergraduate Diploma in English Literature

Wed 7.15–9.15pm

9 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 5

1314DCR704

1 year

Undergraduate Diploma in Local History

Thu 7.15–9.15pm

10 Oct 2013

£1,500

60 points at Level 5

1314DCR603

1 year

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Archaeology

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR01A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Ecological Monitoring and Conservation

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR02A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diplomas

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in English Literature

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR03A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Historic Environment

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR05A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in History of Art

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR04A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in International Development (subject to approval)

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR09A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Local History

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR06A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Philosophy

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR07A

2 years

Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in the Study of Religion

6 supervisions + 1 day-school

1 Nov 2013

£2,200

120 points at Level 6

1315GCR08A

2 years

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We offer a growing number of University of Cambridge Master’s degrees, taught part-time over two years.

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