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Join us for a seasonal Family Trail around the beautiful Ashridge Estate. Answer questions along the way and earn your reward! 10am-4pm, £1, just turn up Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre, Moneybury Hill, Ringshall, Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1LT. Sunday 1 Sep 2013 to Thursday 31 Oct 2013 www.nationaltrust.org.uk GENTLE STROLL

Brian and Siân Barton continue their ever-popular informal strolls at Ashridge. These provide a chance to discover the wildlife in diﬀerent parts of the Estate and to look for animal tracks, deer sightings, birds and other items of interest. The strolls may take up to 2 hours. No need to book just turn up with sensible walking shoes and warm waterproof clothing just in case! 10:30am, £2.50, just turn up B4506 End of Monument Drive Hertfordshire HP4 1LT Tomorrow, Tue 15 Oct SPECIALIST COLLECTORS FAIR AUTUMN EXTRAVAGANZA BERKHAMSTED SPORTS CENTRE

Specialist collectors fair, Advertising, Bottles, Postcards, Enamel signs, Doulton Stoneware, Salt glazed stoneware, Black glass, Pot lids etc. etc. We have been Est. over 30 years! We cater for collectors young and old, no matter what your budget. We have a WEBSITE. NSCFANDCO.COM, and we have a link YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2 rTqXmm4sU&feature=related so if you want to see what we are all about (It's a light hearted look at collecting) Stall holders are allowed in at 8 am, Early Entry 08:45, £5, Public 10 am £2, FREE ENTRY NOON 10

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ONWARDS, We tend to start packing aways around 2 pm. Enquiries to: alanmcconville@sky.com Early entry 08:45 £5 public entry 10 am £2 free entry noon onwards for stalls email : alanmcconville@sky.com sports space berkhamsted , douglas gardens berkhamsted hp4 3qq just oﬀ the a41 Hertfordshire HP4 3QQ. Sunday 20 Oct 2013

The open day is free of charge. Refreshments will be available. Doors open at 10.00 until 11.30am We can take up to 30 children so places are limited, so please do get in touch soon. Lindfield Pre-School, Chiltern Youth Club, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 5AH Buckinghamshire HP6 5AH Wednesday 23 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 01494 725 630

WOOBURN FESTIVAL ::: COME AND SING DAY-MOZART’S REQUIEM WITH WOOBURN SINGERS

RECITAL - AMERSHAM CONCERT CLUB PRESENTS THE AQUINAS PIANO TRIO

Wooburn Singers extend an invitation to all choral singers to join them for a workshop, with their new Music Director Tom Hammond-Davies. The day will end with an informal performance of Mozart’s Requiem for friends and family. £18.00 :: Enrolment is at 9.45am and the start at 10.30am. To apply to join, download application form at www.wooburnsingers.org.uk Dr Challoner’s School, Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 5HA Saturday 5 Oct 2013 www.wooburnsingers.org.uk LINDFIELD TODDLER GROUP OPEN MORNING 23RD OCTOBER 2013

Come and try out our friendly toddler group! We’re a friendly and fun toddler group who run every Wednesday morning during term time from 10 to 11.30am. Children from 18 months to 3 years old are welcome to play with a wide range of toddler toys, make friends, learn new skills and prepare for pre-school. The toddler group is lots of fun for children and their parents/carers; we have a variety of craft activities, toys, snacks and singing time. Some weeks we have outings, picnics or cookery. We look forward to meeting you and your little ones!

Programme: Haydn: Piano Trio No 25 in G major Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op49 Beethoven: Piano Trio No 7 in B flat major, 'Archduke' Ruth Rogers (violin), Katherine Jenkins (cello) and Martin Cousin (piano) are all well established soloists who have an outstanding array of awards between them and have played in many prestigious venues. Event starts at 8.00pm. Doors open 7.15pm Part of a 5 concert series - season tickets from £48 Single concert tickets £15 Under 18s free Box Oﬃce 01494 765420 Tickets available on the door Dr Challoners High School, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP7 9QB Saturday 19 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: Information and Box Oﬃce 01494 765420 PERFORM - DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Drama, dance and singing workshops for 4-8 year olds to help develop confidence, co-ordination, communication and concentration skills and guaranteed to be the best fun your child will have all week. This September to December, Perform children will go on an amazing adventure to discover The Fairy Tale Forest, where they'll meet Jack, Rapunzel, Beauty & The Beast and help

rescue the Enchanted Story Book from The Wicked Queen and save everyone's Happily Ever Afters. And best of all, the children won't notice how much they are improving their social skills along the way. All interested children are entitled to a Free Trial Session. Fridays 4pm - 5pm and Saturdays 2.30pm - 4pm St Michael’s Church Hall Grenfell Road, Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 2BN Sunday 27 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 0845 400 4000 BEACONSFIELD & DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB 2013EXHIBITION

Model Railway Exhibition with around 20 working model railway layouts in all gauges plus many trade stands selling a whole range of modelling tools, accessories, scenic materials, both new and secondhand rolling stock. There are also demonstrations of all aspects of model railway scenic construction. At the exhibition, there is something to interest people of all ages - children can drive a model train. Raﬄe with many prizes, the first prize being a brand new Hornby train set. Excellent hot & cold lunches. Snacks and refreshments available all day 10.30am to 5.00pm Adults £4 Children £2 (Advanced tickets not available - admission on the day at the door) Beaconsfield High School for Girls, Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1RR Saturday 5 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 01753882519 (Between 9.00am & Mid-day) COOL BEANS DANCE NIGHT - SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2013

Come and dance the night away to music from 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's with the Cool Beans dance band! (www.thecoolbeans.co.uk) Licensed bar with attractively priced drinks. Bring your own nibbles. Raﬄe with great prizes. All funds raised to towards parish repairs and maintenance. PRE-BOOK tickets at www.stjosephs.org and send

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your cheque plus a SAE to Events at St Joseph's, Priory Way, Chalfont St Peter Gerrards Cross, SL9 8RY. Cheques payable to St Joseph's Events. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Saturday 12th October 2013 8.00pm - 11.30pm Tickets £10 each - pre-booking essential as numbers will be restricted St Joseph’s Parish Hall, St Josephs Church, Austenwood Common, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire SL9 8RY Saturday 12 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 01753 886581 THE BIG DRAW

• Take part in our family-friendly art and craft activities for The Big Draw • Draw your favourite building at the Museum and enter our competition • Draw yourself on our gigantic height chart – inspired by the historic children’s graﬃti in the farmyard • Get drawing and painting tips from local artists Open: 10am - 5pm Admission Adult £9.00* Child (4-16 years) £5.50* Under 4s Free Concessions £8.00* Family (2 adults + 3 children) £30.00* Family (2 adults + 2 children) £26.00* Family (1 adult + 2 children) £18.00* Friends of the Museum Free *Prices include a voluntary 10% gift aid donation Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire HP8 4AB Saturday 26 Oct 2013 and Sunday 27 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 01494871117 CHALFONT OLD SHIRE LANE WALK

Join the Friends of the Colne Valley Park on a 5 mile walk over gently undulating farmland, with a few stiles, taking approximately two hours. Meet at the Dumb Bell pub, Shire Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, SL9 0QY. 11am, free. Meet at the Dumb Bell Pub Buckinghamshire SL9 0QY Sunday 20 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 01895833375 MAMMA MIA “THE SING-A-LONG” MOVIE

Mamma Mia “The Sing-a-Long” Movie, Saturday 12th October 2013: Matinee @ 4.00pm & Evening @ 7.30pm. All Saints’ Church, Croxley Green in association with Saxon Film Productions & Friends of Watersmeet Film Society will be presenting the film Mamma Mia the sing-a-long edition. Get your 70’s clothes on as there will be fancy dress prizes, brush up on your ABBA songs and get ready to dance and sing the night (or afternoon!) away. Box Oﬃce: 01923 720856 / 07761 705927 email: oﬃce@croxleygreenallsaints.org Matinee @ 4.00pm & Evening @ 7.30pm Tickets £10 Adults / £5 (14 & under) All Saints’ Church Hall, The Green, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 3HJ Saturday 12 Oct 2013 Contact telephone: 01923 720856 CLAYTON’S MARLOW PRESENTS... NORMAN JAY MBE

Following a summer of DJing at parties & festivals around the globe concluded by his annual appearance at Notting Hill Carnival with his legendary Good Times Soundsystem, Norman Jay MBE will return to Clayton’s Marlow to play a very intimate DJ set for another party that simply cannot be missed. Earlier this year Norman Jay treated a capacity crowd at Clayton's Marlow to a seamless mix of house, rare groove, hip-hop, disco and other gems from his bottomless record box, playing way beyond his scheduled set time and keeping everyone dancing til long after closing time. DJs on the night will be: NORMAN JAY MBE/ AARON KIDD/ JAMES MAC/ TONY SMITH/ ANTOSH SAMEK From 8pm until 2am Admission strictly with ticket. Tickets available from the bar. Clayton’s Marlow, 16 Oxford Road, Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 2NL Saturday 5 Oct 2013

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ave we got a treat for you! This month a line-up of some of Britain’s best cooks are coming to Chorleywood. It all begins with the Happy Foodie Festival on Saturday Sept 28 and ends with Saturday Kitchen’s James Martin’s visit on October 15. Sandwiched in between is a visit from curry king Ivor Peters who will be demonstrating his very different take on Indian cuisine on October 8 - it’s a date not to be missed. Taking place at The Royal Masonic School in Rickmansworth, the Happy Foodie Festival has something for everyone. For fans of the Great British Bake Off there is the Scottish runner up James Morton who will be sharing his bread making tips. For devotees of Master Chef there is 2012 winner Shelina Permaloo who will be creating dishes from her Mauritian homeland and then there’s Dragon’s Den winner Levi Roots who has a spicy Caribbean menu for us to enjoy. There is also a fascinating panel of big names who will be sharing their culinary wisdom from columnist and cookery writer Lindsey Bareham, two star Michelin chef Michael Caines and Soho restauranteur Alexis Gauthier . Then there’s a cupcake queen, a cocktail shaker and a vegan expert….the list goes on. Tickets for the whole day are £25 but that entitles you to 50 per cent off the price of any book by an author appearing at the festival. Ivor Peters, otherwise known as the Urban Rajah, has been putting on his own Great Indian Food Festivals, (pop up restaurants) touring the UK and sharing his sensory dining experiences. He describes his food as ‘authentic, home-cooked food, unlike anything the Indian high street restaurants have to offer’. Forty-two year-old Ivor is the son of Pakistani immigrants (and yes, this is his real name!). He grew up eating ‘a mix of fish finger sandwiches and chapatis smeared with butter’ and when he left home he realised he ‘couldn’t cook for toffee’. He explains: ‘Both my parents are fantastic cooks but I’d taken their food for granted. I decided to pick my dad’s brains over his recipes and this began a culinary journey.’ Ivor has juggled a career in the media with his passion for cooking and travelling, this has also led to him wanting to give something back to the street children in India.’ I run 12

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supper clubs , which I call Cash n Curry, I go to people’s houses, set up a marquee and introduce them to fresh regional dishes that they’ll probably have never tasted before. At the end of the evening they pay what they feel the meal was worth and I donate the money to projects in Chennai (formerly Madras) that our dear to our hearts. It’s my piece of social enterprise and a little money goes an awfully long way, we can help give funding to train nurses and give young people basic education that might not have been feasible for many who live in abject poverty.’ Ivor is colourful character as well as a glorious cook. He has a trademark curly waxed moustache, a symbol that now features on his books . ‘Some people might describe me as a dandy and it’s a name that probably fits, I’ve never been frightened to express myself- life is too short to be mediocre.’ It won’t be long before Ivor becomes a household name and he is certainly changing the way people feel about Indian food. ‘There’s always going to be a 10pints and curry

culture for some but others have greater expectations. The British palate has got a lot more sophisticated and now street food, quickly cooked, often grilled is taking the place of heavy curries. I want people to understand more about how to spice food and not to be afraid to try them.’ Ivor will be bringing along food for us to sample and sharing his curry memoirs at the Chorleywood Community Arts Centre at 7.30. Hot on his heels is celebrity chef James Martin who will also be demonstrating recipes from his new book, Fast Cooking at the Royal Masonic School . Martin who has been on our TV screen for more than 15 year will be showing us how we can make really exciting meals from start to finish in 20 minutes and will include after work suppers and simple but stunning dishes for entertaining . As well as presenting BBC’s Saturday Kitchen , Martin owns two restaurants, has written two books on Desserts and Slow Cooking and makes frequent appearances demonstrating live at the BBC Good Food Show. One of Martin’s recipes from his new book is five minute banoﬀee cheesecake- we predict food in a flash will be very popular so reserve your ticket now! Tickets for all events are available from Chorleywood Bookshop 01923283566. For more information about Ivor Peters up - coming events and pop up restaurants go to his website: http://www.urbanrajah.com/ur/events

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OF GLORY THE RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM IS SET ABLAZE WITH HISTORY WITH A NEW 200-YEAR SHOWCASE OF THE ROWING BLAZER

eorge Eddy visits Blaze of Glory - a new exhibition, running until May 2014, revealing the history of the rowing blazer at Henley on Thames’ River & Rowing Museum as part of its exciting summer programme. The rowing blazer – it does not spring to mind as the most interesting of topics. However, once you scratch the surface of the history of these colourful jackets, their everyday impracticalities fade away and their intrinsic symbolic legacies come to the fore. The River & Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames has revealed a forgotten story of the rowing blazer, and how it has transformed from being a glorified windcheater to a psychedelic and prestigious item of clothing, celebrating the prowess of sportsmen and their clubs, not just from Henley, but worldwide. The exhibition traces the origins of the word ‘blazer’. There are many diﬀerent theories explored, but the most popular is a report in 1952 by The Times, describing the vivid scarlet-red flannel coats of the Lady Margaret Boat Club as setting the Thames ‘ablaze’. The Museum has a rare and original example of one of these fiery blazers on display, illustrating its importance as the genesis of this term, which subsequently entered Victorian popular culture in the heydays of British summers on the river. There are also rare and

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unique images of blazers, as the height of summer fashion from the mid 1800s, tracing the development of these garments and provide a window into Thames life nearly 200 years ago. The exhibition also houses

one of only 10 blazers, loaned by 1992 gold medallist Jonny Searle, that was made from curtains at Hampton School to celebrate their record-breaking eight in The exhibition looks at how the rowing blazer evolved from the livery of royal watermen and the uniforms belonging to crews of ceremonial barges, to become the celebrated garments of competitive sportsman. It tells the story of the first Oxford and Cambridge boat race in 1829, and how the

coveted Oxbridge ‘Blue’ is the manifestation of the blazers both teams wore when they competed against each other. This exhibition is part of an exciting and extensive summer activity and events programme for both children and adults alike. ‘Blaze of Glory’ runs until May 2014 on The Rowing Wall

at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames, RG9 1BF. For more information go to: www.rrm.co.uk To find out more visit rrm.com and follow @River_Rowing on twitter for latest news and updates. The Museum, terrace café and shop are open every day from 10am - 5.30pm.

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Stanley Spencer IN COOKHAM pencer’s name is synonymous with picturesque Thames-side Cookham, the village he immortalised, termed by him his ‘earthly paradise’. For him it was the scene of heavenly visitations. This exhibition celebrates his response to Cookham, whether in figure paintings, drawings or landscapes. One could be tempted to take a real or notional walk through Cookham, guided by the locations of the works. Starting at Lindworth (where Patricia Preece danced to Spencer’s gramophone), one could note the artist’s birthplace Fernlea (the setting for Neighbours, elected by the public to the recent Art Everywhere, national poster campaign), then stroll past Sarah Tubb and her heavenly visitors on the High Street, to find Christ and his disciples in a malt house. On the Thames by Cookham Bridge, Christ preaches to the crowds at Cookham Regatta. ‘Cocky’, the yellow-crested cockatoo, can still be envisaged on his riverside perch. As Spencer wrote, ‘Cookham is such a positive place that it makes the production of imaginative eﬀorts an absolute need.’ The exhibition includes the gallery’s latest acquisition, a study for the picture The Beatitudes of Love: Consciousness. Spencer made this controversial pencil drawing in 1937, the year of his divorce from Hilda and failed marriage to Patricia. At a time when his life had gone disastrously awry, he was embarking on The Beatitudes of Love series, representing couples, or husbands and wives. As Patricia later commented, ‘He once said: “I can realize in pictures what I have not realized in life.”‘ Spencer explained, ‘Husband & wife: Consciousness. Without any particular reason for it they are suddenly aware of each other… and the couple start licking each other’s tongues when a moment before they could never have believed it possible. But it means & expresses something... I call it consciousness because it is like waking up & realizing all one has been missing while asleep & making up for lost time.’

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Opening times 7 November 2013 - 30 March 2014 Thursday-Sunday 11.00am – 4.30 pm Stanley Spencer Gallery High Street, Cookham, Berks SL6 9SJ Information line and group bookings: 01628 471885 www.stanleyspencer.org.uk

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Vintage Jewellery & Accessories Monday 7th October A selection of items from this auction.

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It’s vital to understand that even if you are the market leader in your field, the only way a search engine can judge you is by what you actually put on your web site. Is Search Engine Optimisation expensive? Well, that depends on how savvy your competitors are. Search Engine Optimisation (or S.E.O.) is now the weapon of choice for any company looking to attract more customers and increase its profits. If, for example, you are the only “Kitchen shop in Beaconsfield” and your competition have not carried out much S.E.O. then getting you to the top of the rankings would not be too diﬃcult. If however your competitors are also in Beaconsfield and have got their own web designers on the case then you will have to work just that little bit harder. The good news is just a few hundred pounds spent on S.E.O. will get the ball rolling and get your web site moving up the rankings. THE SEVEN SECRETS OF A SUCCESSFUL WEBSITE

Building a web site has often been described as ‘building a shop in the desert’. How will your customers ever find it? The phrase “If you build it they will come”

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HERTS 10K the race is on unners and walkers are signing up in their hundreds for the HERTS 10K on 13 October 2013 at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden. Following on from last year’s sell-out event organisers have seen a huge surge in demand for places.

The HERTS 10K route takes people through the beautiful countryside around Rothamsted Research and includes a mix of cross country and roads. The event is open to runners of all abilities and walkers, and for many it will be the first time they take part in an organised run. The start and finish area at Rothamsted provides ample space for spectators to cheer on the runners as they cross the line. On the day there will be bouncy castles and refreshments and massages available for the runners. The HERTS 10K is the single biggest fundraising event for the St Albans based hospice and everyone who takes part is encouraged to raised sponsorship for the charity.

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Gillian Barnett Fundraising Director for Grove House said, “Over the past 7 years runners have raised over £700,000 for the hospice and this money is provides a vital part of the £6.5 million funding we need to raise each year. Whether you are a first time runner or are looking to improve on your personal best running time we are encouraging everyone to raise or donate as much as they feel able.” She went on to add, “The atmosphere on race day is fantastic and it is great to see so many people from the local community coming out to support the HERTS 10K. From the runners in fancy dress and the walkers at the back to the elite runners it is clear to see how much everyone enjoys taking part in the event. “ You can register online today at www.herts10k.com. Registration costs £17 and includes a t shirt and medal.

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hen you read the “Life Series” group of magazines across Berkhamsted, Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Marlow and the beautiful surrounding areas about the fascinating stories concerning local people, local businesses, good causes and the countryside, towns and villages that you are part of, don’t you sometimes think that there are other topics that would look good in print? are you perhaps a keen amateur photographer producing shots taken in the immediate area that would complement and enhance the articles in the magazine? WELL – NOW’S YOUR CHANCE TO SEE YOUR NAME, OR THAT OF YOUR ORGANISATION IN PRINT!

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ARTSIN HERTS STUART GRIEVE & VITREUS ART HERTS OPEN STUDIOS 2013

ow in its 23rd year, Herts Open Studios is the biggest artistic event in Hertfordshire with nearly 200 artists taking part. A guiding principle of Open Studios is that all exhibitions are free, with the aim of bringing art to the public and vice versa! A further feature of Open Studios is that demonstrations, discussions about methods and inspiration and even ‘have-a-go’ sessions are encouraged. Which other kinds of art shows provide this access to the artistic process? And the diversity of art on show (and being created during the event!) means every art lover will uncover something to interest them. Ceramics to watercolours or oils, textiles to sculpture (metal, wood, clay and more), glass to printmaking, photography, mixed media, abstract - from challenging to relaxing – Herts Open Studios is all about variety and quality. Stuart Grieve with Jenny Timms and Mike Caddy of Vitreus Art are evangelists for Herts Open Studios. Being able to explain the techniques involved in an artform and illustrate the creative process fuels Stuart’s, Mike’s and Jenny’s desire to share their artistic passions! Visitors to the group’s exhibition in Potten End will be able to see a selection of the striking digital images Stuart creates. New this year is Stuart’s ‘print on demand’ service – taking less than 10 minutes to print any of the images on show this year. As well as showing their contemporary

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and small. And that’s another reason to head out and visit some studios – most artists have work you can buy, at direct prices! stained glass, Jenny and Mike will also be demonstrating some of the skills required to make wall or window or even garden art. The pair have photos of many of their larger commissions to show too, and are accepting orders at Open Studios for new pieces large

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Welcome... W elco elc l me... The independent school system in the UK is one of the finest in the world, and you are fortunate to have some of the best schools in the country right on your doorstep. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic climate, making the right choice for your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education is of paramount importance. Sometimes every parent needs a helping hand in deciding what is best for their children. Our Education Life series is an invaluable resource for any parent considering private education. Many schools will be holding further open days during 2013.

Encourage your children to come with you and get their feedback after each visit. Take a notebook with you and write down the positive or negative things your child discovers from each school. This will be a useful tool when you are comparing notes! It also provides an insight into the way a child sees a prospective future school This month sees the third of our three part Education Life series which will next appear in the February 2014 issues.. If you would like your prestigious school to appear in our stunning guides, please contact Corinne@fishmediagroup.co.uk

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Why Art A Level is good for your child’s career prospects BY CHRIS OTLEY HEAD OF ART, MERCHANT TAYLORS’ SCHOOL oday’s students face intense competition for places at the top institutions. University education is also expensive; and 46 applicants for each graduate job advertised. Given this situation, the perennial parental question - ‘why should my child study Art & Design at A-level?’ - seems unlikely to disappear any time soon.

The Russell Group of top UK universities was no doubt well-intentioned in publishing its list of ‘facilitating’ subjects in 2011. It defined these as those most frequently required by Admissions departments and therefore most likely to offer a range of routes into Higher Education. However, given media and government concerns about falling standards, pupils and parents worried all-too-often that subjects not on the list were second class ‘soft options’, rather than simply more specialist, vocational, or practical (Economics, for instance, did not make the list). The popular perception of Art & Design as merely a relaxing and enjoyable alternative to academic study endured, and with it, the related assumption that to study the Creative Arts at university level is to take an enormous gamble with one’s career chances. The reality of the situation, however, is that a rapidly diversifying range of undergraduate courses are out there, which lead to very viable creative careers. Architecture and Product Design are obvious popular examples, but many of our former pupils can now also be found working in advertising, branding, fashion, vehicle design, graphics, publishing and illustration. Prospective Art & Design undergraduates should not be naïve though: just as with any other subject, there are good and bad courses, and the fact remains that graduate employment rates are indeed somewhat lower than in other subject areas. Choosing the right university is critical. It comes as a surprise to many to learn that the best creative courses attract Oxbridge levels of competition – the one-year pre-degree Foundation Course at Kingston attracts well over 1000 applicants for approximately 90 places each year. A further complication is that many of the most-respected specialist courses are not necessarily found at the most famous institutions. Want to study Vehicle Design? Coventry and Northumbria both remain clear world-leaders. Interested in animation? Bournemouth University is a major specialist. Good research coupled with up to date advice from schools is vital. There is also a growing trend of graduates from other disciplines joining 28

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creative industries, having first developed their creative skills while still at school. Recently, we took a group of pupils to visit renowned post-production/ special FX company ‘The Mill’, who were keen to highlight the creative skills shortage they face in the UK. While they of course recruit from specialist graphics degrees, their dream job applicant might have studied Art, Maths and Physics at A-level, before undertaking a ‘good degree from a good university’, maintaining their practical art skills alongside – we were led around the agency by a history graduate, and a chemist. The unfortunate tendency of some schools to pigeonhole pupils into either the Arts or Sciences at an early age is out-of-kilter with the increasingly fluid and collaborative approach of the workplace, particularly in this rapidly developing sector. Art & Design has the potential to positively affect the quality and circumstances of peoples’ lives, from a vocational viewpoint or indeed from the perspective of recreation. An understanding of the human impulse to express and create, and the satisfying of this urge ought to be seen as fundamental to the development of children. At their best, schools should view Art & Design as an important and integral means through which they can educate. Art is concerned with visual communication and the making of imagery in response to human experiences, and so it can be a major tool through which we learn to measure the world around us, by making judgements concerning issues and relationships, no matter how straightforward, abstract or esoteric they might be. In my own department, I am delighted that there are usually as many pupils who see Art as their ‘first-choice’ A-level as there are those who see it as their third or fourth; some of our strongest artists have gone on to read Medicine, Law or Engineering. Pupils should be encouraged to find common ground in Art & Design with all their other subjects; in learning how to research context, develop an idea, make their own judgements, resolve problems, work collaboratively, and develop their own personal interpretations and outcomes around a theme or idea. A-level Art offers pupils the chance to develop and prove their visual literacy. Coupled with a strong package of other subjects, this ability to decipher and exploit images can really make them stand out from the competition in the multi-media workspaces of an increasingly visual world.

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Lockers Park Where success develops naturally ockers Park is a school of ambition and excellence that has been educating boys to the highest standard for over 130 years. Our emphasis is not just on academic excellence, but also pastoral care and extra-curricular activities as we feel this nurtures the development of boys to produce their best.

Academically, we prepare boys for the best of British public and independent schools, often with scholarships. We do not feed to any particular school, but work with the boys and their parents to find the best suited school to further his academic education. We are proud of our deservedly high reputation for being a school where the welfare and happiness of the boys are at the heart of all we do. Our belief is that success develops naturally in boys who are happy, motivated and given every encouragement and opportunity to push themselves, knowing they will always be supported. We encourage individuality and, as a small school, cherish the uniqueness of each boy. Lockers Park offers a first class education, holds traditional values dear but infuses this with modern practice. We are proud of the school and all it stands for, summed up best by the school motto – good results, good manners and good fun. Visit www.lockerspark.herts.sch.uk or call 01442 251712 for more information.

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“Lockers Park provides a very happy learning environment through an excellent wide-ranging curriculum and programme of activities”.

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An inspirin iring g edu ed uca cati tion for girls at at Abbot’s Ab bot’s Hill bbot’s Hill is a thriving and dynamic independent day school for girls aged 3-16 and boys aged 3-5 situated in seventy sev enty acres of stunning parkland on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead.

The school has an excellent record of academic success. The recent Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report ( January 2012) noted that “small classes, in which pupils feel well-known and supported, enable them to fulfil their potential.” The school is also renowned for the high quality of its pastoral care. Abbot Abbot’s Hill is a happy and united community which values and celebrates the contributions and achievements achiev ements of each individual. Girls are encouraged to discover and develop their own unique talents so that everyone has the opportunity to shine. The ISI report stated that “the quality of pupils’ personal development development is outstanding.”

Abbot’s Hill offers a richly diverse diverse range of extra-curricular activities. This year year pupils staged a highly successful production of ‘Oliver’ which included girls from Year 3 to Year 11, created a news broadcast for BBC School Report, participated in a ‘Big Art Week’ and became U16 District Netball Champions. The school offers before and after school care and school buses from a number of locations. The T he ne next xt whole school Open Open D Day ay will take place on Saturday Saturday 5th Working Morning Ther heree will be a W orking or king Open Open M orning October 2013, 2pm-4pm. There Prep for the P rep School on Wednesday Wednesday 9th October. October. Visit www www.abbotshill.her .abbotshill.herts.sch.uk or call 01442 240333 for more information.

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O Open pen D Day ay - S Saturday aturday 5 O October ctober 2 2013 013 2.00pm 2.00pm - 4.00pm 4.00pm (last tours begin at 3.30pm) no appointment necessary

W Working orking O Open pen M Morning orning - W Wednesday ednesday 9 O October ctober 2 2013 013 See our Nursery and Prep School in action. Please telephone to book your place Abbot’s Hill is a happy, dynamic and thriving community with an excellent record of academic success and an outstanding reputation for pastoral care.

- We aim high - We love learning

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• Breakfast and after-school care • School buses run from a number of areas • Nursery offering flexible sessions 8am-6pm • Childcare vouchers accepted. Bu nkers L ane, H emel H empstead, H ertfordshire H P3 8 RP Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 8RP E egistrar@abbotshill.herts.sch.uk E:: rregistrar@abbotshill.herts.sch.uk

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The Va Value of Ta Takin kingg Risks WORDS DR MARY SHORT, HEADMISTRESS, ST. HELEN’S SCHOOL chools have a responsibility to ensure that pupils enter the adult world equipped not only with the very best academic results but also with the skills and attributes that will be equally as important to them in the workplace and that will provide them with the structure which will support them through the trials and triumphs of adult life. Amongst these is the willingness to take risks and to mov move beyond beyond their comfort zones. It is this ability to view new challenges as exciting and an opportunity to find out what we can do that enables us to achieve so much more than simply gaining good exam results.

The process of becoming an outstanding student does not happen by magic; it happens through hard work, meeting deadlines, listening carefully and preparing thoroughly oughly.. By doing these things, all pupils can reach reach their full potential academically. academically. Howev ever er,, they er can achieve so much more than this if they wish to and are are encouraged to do so by creative and intellectually ambitious teachers, and this can see children becoming the individuals who at the moment neither they nor their parents and friends can even imagine. by creating an environment in Schools can encourage pupils to do this by which students can throw themselves into school life, not just focusing on the activities that take place in the classroom. We should encourage them to take up a sport they do not yyet et know know, go to a lunchtime club to try a new activity and to meet new people, join a team, contribute to group work by becoming the leader or the spokeswoman, vvolunteer olunteer to help with school activities and support others in whatever whatever they are trying to achieve achieve. At St. Helen’s, students have access to a rich and varied extra-curricular programme which enables all girls to pursue their individual talents and interests and to discover new ones, whether they be musical, dramatic, artistic or sporting. Girls are encouraged to work hard but also to play hard, 32

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whether that is through the Duke of Edinburgh’s A Awar ward, the Combined Cadet Force (operated jointly with Merchant Taylors’ School), debating competitions, running a club or taking on a position of responsibility such as Prefect in the Sixth Form. It is these activities that develop the skills that are needed alongside academic results to achieve success in the modern wor , to ask questions, to be creative and to work in a team alongside other people as well as to lead and inspire others. In the Sixth Form, the development of these skills and the numerous activities that the girls get involved with are recognised through our enrichment programme, culminating in the St. Helen’s Portfolio, which documents all that Sixth Form students achieve through involvement in extra-curricular activities, contribution to the school and wider community, community, and participation in enrichment activities that are offered through the curriculum, such as attendance at lectures, language qualifications, Open University courses and the Extended Extended Project Qualification. Much of what will set these students apart when they leave school is the way in which they have responded to the risks that they hav , which will prepare them for the challenges of the adult world. By definition, risks can be hard to take but, if we we do not take risks, such as answer answ ering questions that we we find difficult, learning a new language or taking on a new activity, activity, we we never find out what we we can do and what we we are capable of. At St. Helen’s, staff encourage pupils to think outside the box, to ask awkward and difficult questions and to sometimes say, say, ‘I don’t know...but I think I know where to find the answer answer’. None of us knows what we can do if we do not try and it is important that schools provide a safe and supportiv tivee environment in which pupils can begin to take these risks.

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Open Days Days Sixth Form Saturday 28th September 9.30am - 1.00pm

Last school tour leaves at 12.30pm Saturday 28th September No booking necessary.

9. 30am - 1.00pm 9.30am Last school12th tour November leaves aatt 12.30pm leaves Tuesday necessary. No booking necessar y. 9.30am - 12.o0pm Please contact theNovember Admissions TTuesday uesday 12th Secretary to book a place.

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contact Please cont act the Admissions Secretary Secret ary to book a place. St. Helen’s is adjacent to Northwood station (Metropolitan Line), 20 minutes from Amersham, and coaches available Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards and Hemel St. Helen Helen’s ’s isare adjacent to from Northwood station (Metropolitan Line) Line),,Cross 20 minutes fromHempstead. Amersham, and coaches are aavailable vailable from Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross and Hemel Hempstead.

An independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18

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cullum The Independent Curricu – instillin instillingg qua qualiti lities for for life life

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ow, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and BEN EVANS EVANS girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted HEADMASTER HEADMASTER in life. Plant nothing AT A T EDGE GR GROVE OVE else, and root out ever everything else.’ So said Mr Gradgrind, the headmaster in Charles Dickens’ Hard Times. Thankfully Thankfully,, education has come a long way since the nineteenth century and now offers a better mix of subject knowledge and other skills. But many heads of independent schools, including me, feel that the current national curriculum does not provide sufficient breadth and new initiatives introduced by the government are favour of fact based learning rather than eroding skill based learning in favour encouraging what I see as a healthy mix of both. The response to this by a growing number of Independent Schools is the development and adoption of the Independent Curriculum. The National Curriculum is a list of subjects and standards set by the government and used by primary and secondary schools to ensure that children across the country learn the same things. State schools are legally bound to follow the National Curriculum and it is true that many independent schools also use it as the foundation for their teaching and learning. Introduced in 1988, it has ensured much needed continuity and progression in schools where before there was var varying qualities of practice. Indeed, GCSE and A-level syllabuses are based on the assumption that the pupils have followed a common course up to the age of 14 and schools would be foolish to ignore this. However er,, the National Curriculum is at the mercy of different governments and changes in policy, policy, which can be damaging to longer term stability in education. Most recently there has been a government push under Michael Gove towards fact-based learning – not a problem in itself, but this is at the expense of other facets of learning. An example of this is the introduction of the English Baccalaureate which many consider has too narrow an academic focus. 34

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As a consequence, independent schools have have recently felt the need for a curriculum which works alongside the National Curriculum by providing innovativ ativee programmes of study incorporating academic excellence excellence with creativity and innovation. Thus, the aptly named Independent Curriculum, which was devised by Andrew Hammond, a prep school headmaster himself, is now being adopted by an ever ever increasing number of leading preparatory schools who want an ex exciting citing and forward-thinking curriculum for their pupils. The Independent Curriculum is a creativ eativee curriculum which allows allows pupils to discover er,, apply and talk about their learning. It is a total curriculum incorporating the traditionally examined subjects as well as music, art, drama and design and technology which allows teachers to inspire, challenge and enthuse their pupils whilst at the same time instilling important qualities for life. Qualities such as resilience, self-motiv self-motivation, ation, discernment, tolerance and global awareness. No-one can argue that these qualities are not important but how how often are they given given the prominence they deserve in our children en’’s learning? In spite of numerous changes of government and educational policies, independent schools continue to thriv ivee in their independence and to offer academic excellence excellence and curricula based on the common sense principle that pupils need a healthy mix of subject knowledge and skills such as discovery and communication to become independent learners and thinkers. My My priority is to produce intellectually curious pupils who can scrutinise information, problem solve solve and confidently debate and discuss their findings with others. A common sense approach that will prepare them for a successful and rewarding life. Edge E dge G Grove Grrove has fully implemented the Independent Independent Curriculum Curriculum thr throughout oughout the school. To To find out more, more, visit us at our next next Open Open Morning Morning on Satur Saturday day 5th October 2013 at 10am – 12pm. www.edgegrove.com www.edgegr www .edgegro .edgegr ove.com

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Haberdashersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Askeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School for Girls

play & performance Open Day 5 October 2013 Juniors 10am-12.30pm, Seniors 2pm-5pm Scholarships and Financial Assistance available from 11+ Independent Day School for Girls aged 4-18 Aldenham Road, Elstree, Herts, WD6 3BT e: admissions@habsgirls.org.uk t: 020 8266 2300 www.habsgirls.org.uk Registered Charity No. 313996

Edge Grove is a leading independent day/boarding preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3 -13, set in 28 acres of beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

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At Edge Grove life is never dull and in their busy day our pupils share a wealth of opportunity. Ben Evans, Headmaster

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A wonderful start he start of school is a big step in a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and also in that of its parents. There is much debate about when is the right age to start being taught, but here at Westbrook Hay we feel that it is obvious; it is when the child is ready. Children can come to us in the term in which they turn 3, some will come from nurseries, others straight from home, while some will choose to remain at the local nursery and join us in Reception, when full time school begins.

In our purpose-built Lower School, children benefit from a secure setting, with its own playgrounds, and advantageous teacher: pupil ratios. The aim is to provide a gentle start to life here, building on childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing skills. After two years or so in our Nursery, children move to Reception and this is the stage at which we see most children make the break through to literacy and numeracy. One of the aspects that most appeals here is that the curriculum that

underpins all the learning in the Nursery is delivered through children playing while they are learning. The subtlety involved requires skilled planning and delivery, but does mean that children largely remain blissfully unaware that they are being taught at this early stage. The setting has to be exciting for children, sustaining their interest and one that offers sufficient variety to make every day an enjoyable challenge. Give a child the opportunity to discover that the 10 coloured blocks they have can be sorted into a variety of groups and then built into a three-dimensional shape and the seeds of mathematical knowledge are sown in a practical manner, which has to be better than sitting there barking out the rote order of numbers in a robotic fashion that demonstrates little of value. The modern child expects to be engaged by what they are doing and here at Westbrook Hay we believe that we provide children with the best start to their learning journey. Why not book a visit to see for yourself what we have to offer.

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A busy and exciting year of celebration for Aldenham School WORDS MR JAMES FOWLER HEADMASTER, ALDENHAM SCHOOL

t has been another year of celebrations for staff and students at Aldenham School which kicked off with the opening of a new Sixth Form Centre and major extension to the existing Music School in September. This magnificent new building provides state of the art equipment and facilities for both recreation and study, with students benefitting from new Music Technology and Psychology classrooms and the whole school and wider community enjoying meetings in the oak beamed Apthorp Room as well as concerts in the Recital Room. Celebrations were also the order of the day following an all-school

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inspection in November, having gained the top ISI grade - excellent - in every single category. This followed an integrated inspection of both the Senior and the Prep School by the Independent Schools Inspectorate which commended both areas of the School for enabling pupils to reach their full potential in all aspects of their lives. The year was rounded off by a celebration of over 30 years of girls at Aldenham when â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;old girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; returned to the school for a reunion. The first girls joined the Sixth Form in 1980 and the school is now fully coeducational, with girls and boys alike enjoying the benefits of this vibrant, friendly and highly successful learning environment.

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Why choose an independent sixth form college? WORDS JAMES WARDROBE ver recent years independent VI Form colleges have established themselves as very reliable and successful providers of preuniversity education. Most of the best colleges are members of the Council for Independent Education (CIFE). CIFE, founded in 1972, is a national association whose colleges are spread widely over the country, each one offering individual features but all subject to high standards of accreditation.

Details of each college can be found at www.cife.org.uk These colleges offer: a major advantage of independent VI Form colleges over a schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth form lies in the wider range of choice of subjects and much greater flexibility of subject combinations. Most colleges allow you to pick virtually any combination of subjects and there are commonly over forty different AS and A level subjects to choose from. Different types and lengths of A level course are also available. If you want to join a college for the second year of A level, not only will you find many colleges which can provide the right A2 courses, but most will allow you to combine A2 courses with a new AS level or even a subject in which you cover both the AS and A2 during the year. So, apart from the variety of subjects, you will find standard two-year courses, final-year (ie second year) courses, one-year courses (covering AS and A2 modules) and retake courses (both one term and one-year). GCSE courses are also offered at all colleges. Intensive Easter Revision courses at both A level and GCSE are available at many colleges.

Teaching The best colleges, including all CIFE colleges, have experienced and enthusiastic teachers who are A level subject specialists. They are familiar with all the requirements of the various examination boards and are often examiners for the syllabuses they teach. They often have the advantage of being able to specialise in their subject at a particular level for a particular exam syllabus throughout their whole teaching timetable, unburdened by any lower school teaching requirements. Independent VI Form colleges offer small group teaching, usually with a maximum of 8 students per class. The informal, relaxed nature of the smallgroup environment enables the teacher to establish quickly and maintain a very productive and beneficial working relationship with you, with close supervision of your work and plenty of individual attention, encouragement and advice. Entrance Academic and pastoral support is a high priority for these colleges. Their academic advisors keep up-to-date on the latest requirements of the university admissions departments and will make sure that you receive plenty of support in completing your UCAS form as effectively as possible. Some colleges run very sophisticated and targeted programmes of support for students applying for the most challenging university courses, e.g. Medicine. For more information, go to www.cife.org.uk or telephone 020 8767 8666.

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Do you want your child to have stability at school, or,, be well-cared for secure and happy in wonderful surroundings? Do you want your child to have the best education and an excellent preparation for secondary school? Do you want your child to be offered lots of fun extracurricular activities in one safe plac e?

Then Beech Beechwood wood Park Park School is the best choice for you you and your your child. 1 1.. ‘‘All All aspects of of pr pro provision provision for the E Ear Early arly Y Years ears F Foundation oundation S Stage tage are are outstanding’ accor ding to the IIndependent ndependent Schools IInspectorate’s nspectorate’s according rreport eport in JJanuar anuary anuar y 2013: January ‘The quality of of the the pupils pupils’ achievement is eex xcellent’ ‘Results in national national tests testsat atage age11 11hav have been eex xcellent in rrelation elation to aver the national av erage age’ Beechwood Park Montessori Nursery at Little Chever Cheverells where ‘‘the the pro pr ovision is outstanding’ welcomes children rising three yyears ears Most pupils are accepted at their first choice of secondary school, many with scholarships; bursaries are available for children joining Beechwood Park in Year 7 ‘The use of specialist teachers […] enhances the quality of the the learning eexperience xperience’ 2. The school day offers extended car care, e, super supervised vised homew homewor homework ork and icular activities, depending on the child ’s age: extra-curr extra-curricular child’s In the main school - optional 8:15am arr iv ival al time for the y youngest oungest and 7:30am breakfast club for yyear ear 3 upwards – especially popular with working parents After school groups, homework groups and clubs ‘the school offers an eex xcellent rrange ange of eextr xtra-curricular xtr a-curricular activities’ and has ‘excellent facilities’; ‘pupils achieve high standar standards ds [in] gr graded aded music and drama dr ama eexaminations, xaminations, [win] places in N National ational Youth Choirs of Great Britain, county level cr cross-countr oss-countryy, poetr oss-countr poetryy, maths and art competitions’ There is ‘an eex xcellent choice of food’ School buses are routed through a widespread catchment area (e.g. St Albans , Redbourn, F lamstead, Harpenden, M arkyate, Eaton Bray ay,, Edlesborough, Whipsnade, Kensworth) Flexible boarding of 2/3/4 2/3/4nights nightsisisaapopular popularoption optionfor forolder older children and ‘the quality of ofboar boarding boarding is eeex xcellent’ while ‘boar boarders ders

take eextensiv xtensive adv advantage antage of the wide range range of opportunities available to them in the e venings’ caring ing envir environment onment in which your child will 3. The school is a car flour flourish: ish: Pupils demonstrate ‘exemplar emplaryy behaviour and care care for each other’ There are ‘extr xtremely emely str strong ong arr arrangements angements for pastor pastoral al car caree’ ‘Pupils have an extr extr xtremely emely high standard standard of personal development by the time the theyy leave the school.’ By Anne Punter unter.. (Dr Punter is the vice-chairman of the Boar oard d of Go Gov vernors of Beechw eechwood ood Park School with special rresponsibility esponsibility for eechwood ood Park School). Education; her daughter attended Beechw All italicised statements are taken from the January 2013 Independent Schools Inspectorate report for the school. The full report is available available on the school’s website: www www.beechw .beechwoodpar .beechw oodpark.her oodpar k.herts.sch.uk

Please come come and see for for yourself! yourself! The T he next next O Open pen Morning Morning is on Friday, F Friday riday,, October, riday October, 18th 2013 (9.30 am to 12.00 noon). T The he H Headmaster, Headmaster eadmaster,, Patrick eadmaster Patrick A Atkinson, tkinson, prospective is always happy to meet prospectiv pr ospective parents parents at other times. Please P lease view view the website www.beechwoodpar www www.beechwoodpark.herts.sch.uk .beechwoodpark.her .beechwoodpar k.herts.sch.uk , Registrar telephone the R egistrar egistr ar on 01582 840333 or email: admissions@beechwoodpark.her admissions@beechwoodpar k.herts.sch.uk for more more information. admissions@beechwoodpark.herts.sch.uk Beechwood Par Par ark k School, M Mar arkyate, ar kyate, H Her ertfor tfordshir dshiree AL3 8AW dshir 8AW. Prepar eparator atoryy day and weekly boarding ator boarding school for girls and boys boys aged 4 to 13 years with a Montessori Montessori N Nurser urseryy close b urser byy at Little Chever erells. ells. www.beechwoodpark.herts.sch.uk www.beechw www .beechwoodpar .beechw oodpark.herts.sch.uk SEPTEMBER2013 41

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AIR TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS FOR THE THAMES VALLEY

xford Airport, based at Kidlington just six miles north of the city, is an often forgotten transportation resource that provides local businesses with an alternative solution to travel requirements both around the UK and into the heart of Europe. Private aviation use, more commonly referred to as Business Aviation, has nearly doubled at Oxford over the last five years, indeed the airport has been the fastest growing for business aviation in the whole country over that period. Business Aviation can entail the private use of aircraft from 5 seat piston-engined twins flying at 170mph, to trans-global range, 15+ seat business jets which can whisk you across the Atlantic at over 550mph. Oxford has always had such services from simple air taxi operations which can provide several diﬀerent twin propeller aircraft with very short notice, to ‘red-carpet’ executive jet operators catering for the higher end of the market. The key to the benefits of using such services are the tremendous time savings attainable and huge increases in flexibility and productivity. Many business people enjoying these services undertake day return trips, eliminating the need for expensive overnight stopovers and accomplish far more in a day than could ever be achievable by train, driving or indeed flying commercially from any of the main airport hubs. As a case in hand, it would take 5 people just 45 minutes from Oxford to Liverpool in a Piper Seneca (with no check in requirements by the way) and cost less per passenger than the first class rail fare for which you would enjoy a 3 hours 25 minute journey with 1 or more train changes en-route. Likewise Oxford to Newcastle by air would be just 1 hour 20 minutes versus 5 hours 25 minutes on the train at comparable costs per passenger. In an age where video conferencing is endeavouring to eliminate the need for so much travel, the facts are that real deals are closed, face

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to face, across a board table where the negotiating parties can see the whites of the eyes of the people they are doing business with. Private aircraft charter facilitates those last minute, impossible schedules to secure those deals. Companies locally also enjoy regular shuttle services connecting for example Oxfordshire offices with plants or headquarters overseas. A number of companies have had flights with typically 10 or more passengers go every week between continental operations returning home at the end of the day, ensuring a full day’s work yet reuniting staff with families by the early evening, generally impossible via any other mode of transport. Shared aircraft ownership is also a rapidly evolving in Europe and the UK. Here one takes a fractional share, typically a quarter or an eighth of the equity in an aircraft which entitles you to a set number of flying hours a year. Typically operators have several aircraft in a fleet such that when more than one shareholder wishes to travel at a time, they have access to another aircraft within that fleet. Netjets, one of the pioneers of such schemes, now have over 200 business jets in Europe, effectively making them one of the continent’s largest airlines, albeit with a schedule dictated by you the shareholder, rather than they as the operator. An important point to make about the benefits of living adjacent to an airport is that your client’s can fly directly to visit you too. Many companies in the automotive industry from all over Europe fly executives and engineers into Oxford for quick access to the likes of

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BMW Mini at Cowley, Aston Martin at Gaydon and most of the UK’s F1 motor racing businesses. Private individuals can and do get into aircraft ownership themselves at Oxford, learning to fly from as little as £5,500 and with access to second-hand aircraft costing not much more than a typical family car. Several Oxford resident aircraft are used by their owner’s for their own business transportation needs, avoiding all the traﬃc below on the UK’s ever increasingly congested motorways. It’s a particularly smug feeling one gets when you’re flying above a log jam on the road below at a steady 120mph or so as the crow flies to your desired destination, one of thousands of airfields in Europe. For point to point travel, nothing beats the helicopter and at Oxford one can charter a machine that can take you almost anywhere in the country at speeds up to 170mph including central London in just 20 minutes. Aside from flying for business or for recreational purposes, Oxford also plays host to several other companies providing aerospace design and engineering services, pleasure and sightseeing flights, freight

services, aerial photography, digital surveying and environmental research. Today, Oxford Airport has started to introduce regular scheduled services, an evolution that will progressively turn the airport into the regional airport of choice for the Thames Valley area with all the benefits of easy access, fast check-in and security screening such that the passenger experience is wildly diﬀerent to the major hubs. Proximity to an active and thriving commercial airport is often cited as a primary consideration for business relocations and clearly entices inward investment into a region. With Oxford Airport being the only regional airport within a 50 mile radius, living right next door is considered to be a shrewd move for the longer term with the opportunities and growth in business air travel being seen already today. For further insight into what benefits the airport might oﬀer you or your business, visit their website at www.londonoxfordairport.com or call on 01865 290710 SEPTEMBER2013 45

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Did she wear it on a first date? How long did it take her to save for it? Did she fall in love with it like I did? All rather romantic ideas, admittedly y. Just as a beautiful vintage dress has a story to tell, so too does vintage jeweller/y22 2 0, 12 05 guably more so. Very few things are more sentimental to woman than a beautiful piece of jewellery, often given as a gift by someone special or as a token of love. Yet, e quality examples of genuine vintage jewellery can be surprisingly difficult to find both on the high street and online. So obvious that it is easy to miss, auction houses offer the perfect solution to the difficulty one may encounter in the hunt for the perfect vintage piece of jewellery. With hundreds of items that have been beautifully photographed and verified by specialists, it would be virtually impossible to not find something to fall in love with in one of Fellows Vinta intage Jewellery & Accessories auctions. Taking place six times per year, this auction offers gorgeous pieces from the 18th century onwards. The best part - you don t even have to leave the comfort of your living 46

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room as all of Fellows auctions are available to view and bid online. You also don t have to worry about bidding on an item and then opening the parcel to find something unexpected. All of the items have detailed condition repor%t44 2 2 &)2 % $ . 2 5 eport says you are bidding on a slightly worn Victorian ring, then that will be exactly what you receive. Shakudo, cameos, French jet, agate, lockets, paste, as well as an impressive selection of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian are just some of the styles of jewellery on offer. You ll also find designer jewellery and accessories from more modern designers such as Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. Novelties and hair accessories also feature, as well as vintage furs, shoes and bags. So the next time you feel like updating your wardrobe with a vintage twist, forget a fight-to-the-death for the best picks at a packed vintage fair or and rummage through a sporadically-stocked vintage shop, visit www w.fello .fellows.co.uk and browse the huge catalogue from the comfort of your own home. An auction of Vinta intage Jewellery & Accessories, Monday 7th October at 10am. Fellows Auctioneers, 2nd floorr,, 3 Queen Streett, London W1J 5P PA A 020 7127 4198 www w.fello ows.co.uk

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FIRST-EVER EXHIBITION OF BRITISH POP ART IN LONDON

When Britain Went Pop! BRITISH POP ART: THE EARLY YEARS CHRISTIE’S MAYFAIR, 103 NEW BOND STREET - 9TH OCTOBER – 24TH NOVEMBER, 2013 n October 2013 Christie’s, in association with Waddington Custot Galleries, will stage When Britain Went Pop!, an exhibition exploring the early revolutionary years of the British Pop Art movement, which will launch Christie’s new gallery space in Mayfair.

This is the first comprehensive exhibition of British Pop Art to be held in London. When Britain Went Pop! aims to show how Pop Art began in Britain and how British artists like Richard Hamilton, Peter Blake, David Hockney, Allen Jones and Patrick Caulfield irrevocably shifted the boundaries between popular culture and fine art, leaving a legacy both in Britain and abroad. “Pop Art is: popular (designed for a mass audience), transient (shortterm solution), expendable (easily-forgotten), low-cost, mass-produced, young (aimed at youth), witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous, Big Business”

celebrated by collectors and museums alike, but many of whose artists have been overlooked in recent years. A key feature of the exhibition is a collaboration with the artists of the British Pop Art movement and their families, and private collectors who are lending works of British Pop Art from their personal collections. These include Richard Hamilton’s Swingeing London, Peter Blake’s Everly Wall, Gerald Laing’s Lincoln Convertible, Colin Self’s Leopardskin Nuclear Bomber No. 1, Allen Jones’ First Step (illustrated on page one, centre). Other artists exhibited in the show will include Clive Barker, Derek Boshier, Pauline Boty, Patrick Caulfield, Antony Donaldson, Jann Haworth, David Hockney, R.B. Kitaj, Gerald Laing, Nicholas Monro, Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Phillips, Richard Smith and Joe Tilson. Many of these works have not been exhibited publicly since the 1960s.

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The exhibition spans British Pop Art from the 1940s collages of Eduardo Paolozzi to its full maturity in the late 1960s, building on the pioneering work of the ‘Independent Group’ of artists, who began to explore popular culture from the early 1950s.

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A highlight of this exhibition is works from the ground-breaking 1961 ‘Young Contemporaries’ exhibition where British Pop Art first appeared in force, including one of the first works David Hockney ever sold (which still has its £12 price tag on the back), and works by Patrick Caulfield, Allen Jones and Derek Boshier. The exhibition firmly established the Pop movement on the UK art scene. When Britain Went Pop represents both early work from the 1940s and 50s by Paolozzi and Hamilton, as well as early 1960s R B KITAJ NIETZCHES MOUSTACHE works by Peter Blake, R.B. Kitaj and Hockney, created during and just after their respective periods of study at the Royal College of Art, including Hockney’s study for We Two Boys Together Clinging. When Britain Went Pop! looks at an era not only of ground-breaking artists but also of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Swinging 60s. A multimedia and diverse movement, British Pop Art was vividly documented in Bryan Robertson, John Russell and Lord Snowdon’s seminal book from 1965, Private View: The Lively World of British Art, and the catalogue will also illustrate a selection of Lord Snowdon’s original photographs from the book, as well as the film ‘Pop goes the Easel’ and other contextual material to bring this period to life. Many of these works have come from international collectors, demonstrating the global appeal of the movement. Some of the privately owned works will be for sale. A catalogue will accompany the exhibition, with an essay by the pre-eminent authority on British Pop art, Marco Livingstone, and interviews with artists and key figures of the time.

About Christie’s Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, had global auction and private sales in the first half of 2013 that totaled £2.4 billion/ $3.68 billion, the highest total for the period in company history. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie’s has since conducted the greatest and most celebrated auctions through the centuries providing a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christie’s also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War and Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery. Christie’s has a global presence with 53 offices in 32 countries and 12 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Mumbai. Visit Christie’s at www.christies.com About Waddington Custot Galleries Waddington Custot Galleries is based in London and deals in modern and contemporary works of art: painting, sculpture and works on paper. The gallery represents a number of contemporary artists from Great Britain, Europe, and North America including Peter Blake, Ian Davenport, Peter Halley, Axel Hütte, Robert Indiana, Mimmo Paladino, William Turnbull, Bill Woodrow, and the Estates of Josef Albers, Milton Avery, Patrick Caulfield, Jean Dubuffet, Barry Flanagan and Patrick Heron. For further information about Waddington Custot Galleries please contact Roxana Afshar at roxana@waddingtoncustot.com SEPTEMBER2013 49

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collision course off the coast of Somalia, both men will find d themselvves es paying the human toll for economic forces outside of their control. The film is directed by Academy Awar Award® nominee Paul Greengrass, from a screenplay by Billy Ray based upon the book, A Captain n’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, by Richard Phillips with Stephan Taltyy. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca. Sony Pictures release the film in UK cinemas on 18th Octoberr, 2013.

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The 57th BFI London Film Festiv estival al will close on Sunday 20th October SAVING MR. BANKS at the Odeon Leicester Square with the European Premiere of Disney’ isney’ss Saving Mr. Mr. Banks anks,, the extraordinary untold story of how how one of the most beloved tales of all time, Mary Poppins, was brought to the big screen. Saving Mr. Mr. Banks is directed by John Lee Hancock ( The Blind Side) and stars two-time Academy Awar Award®-winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility ensibility,, The Remains of the Day ay,, Howards End) as the London-based author of Mary Poppins, P.L. Trav avers ers, and fellow fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia) as Walt Disney isney.. They lead a stellar international supporting cast including Colin Farrell (In Bruges), Paul Giamatti (Sideways) and Ruth Wilson (Luther). The film boasts a number of other British filmmaking talents including producer Alison Owen, Owen, p.g.a. ( Jane Eyr Eyre, Elizabeth) and co-writer Kelly Kelly Marcel (who is writing the screenplay for the forthcoming Fifty Shades of Grey) with production

companies Ruby Films and BBC Films. John Lee Hancock, Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks are all expected to attend the Closing Night Gala. Clare Stewart, BFI Head of Exhibition Exhibition and Festiv estival al Director says: “There is only one word that gives full expression to the inventiv entiveness eness and creativity of the film that will be our Closing Night Gala for the 57th BFI London Film Festiv estival al – Saving Mr. Mr. Banks is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Positively overflo erflowing wing with its ebullient love of storytelling and the filmmaking process, SAVING SAVING MR. BANKS is also a magical ode to the brilliance and volatility of the two vver ery different creativ eativee forces behind the making of Mary Poppins, with Emma Thompson superb as the protectiv otectivee author P.L. Trav avers ers and Tom Hanks in charming form as Walt Disney isney..” Saving Mr. Mr. Banks is a poignant, sharply funny and moving story of personal journey and discovery, which rev eveals eals how P.L. Trav avers ers’ emotional connection to her characters and exhaustive apprehension to Walt Disney’s creativ eativee vision nearly dismantled the entire twenty-y -year ear endeavour endeavour to transform a work of personal significance into one of the most endearing classic films in cinematic history. The film is directed by John Lee Hancock, produced by Alison Owen, Ian Collie and Philip Steuer teuer,, and written by Kelly Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Walt Disney Studios releases the film in UK cinemas winter 2013. THE BFI L LONDON ONDON FILM FES FESTIVAL FESTIV TIVAL TIV AL BFI London Film Festiv estival al is an iconic international film festival that supports London’’s position as the world’s leading creativ London eativee city city.. It presents the best new British and international films to an expanding London and UKwide audience. It provides career-enabling opportunities for British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. facebook.com/lff www.bfi.or www.bfi.or .bfi.org.uk/lff g.uk/lff

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Frieze has announced the details of their eleventh contemporary art fair in London n entering its second decade, Frieze London will introduce a new look in 2013 with more sizable public areas and a new layout of galleries, and will be sponsored by Deutsche Bank for the tenth consecutive year.

Working with architects Carmody Groarke, Frieze London has been redesigned to provide the best conditions for showing and viewing art. The new format will ensure that the fair has a more spacious feel and will create the best possible visitor experience at Frieze London 2013. Frieze London is one of the world’s most influential contemporary art fairs and brings an international audience to the dynamic contemporary art world of the UK capital every October. Once again, coinciding with the London fair, Frieze presents Frieze Masters, a new fair with a contemporary perspective on historical art. Together the crossover between the two fairs will make London the focus for a broad spectrum of international visitors. Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, codirectors of Frieze, commented: ‘Last year was an incredibly ambitious and successful year for Frieze, opening both Frieze New York and Frieze Masters in London. These insights will be brought to Frieze Art Fair in London this year and we will introduce some of the biggest changes to the fair since its founding. In its eleventh edition we are excited to raise the bar with this fair.’

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& Poe (Los Angeles); Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin), Goodman Gallery (Johannesburg); Maccarone (New York); Overduin and Kite (Los Angeles); and Rodeo (Istanbul). Debuted at Frieze London in 2012, Focus is a section for galleries up to ten years of age presenting projects specifically conceived for Frieze with works not seen previously in an art fair context. Highlights in 2013 include the immersive installations of Daniel Steemann Mangrané at Mendes Wood (São Paulo); a nonfunctional telecommunications satelitte by artist and explorer Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegal (San Francisco); and a show and tell by gallery artists Sean Edwards, Jack Strange and Jesse Wine offering visitors the opportunity to talk with them about their work at Limoncello (London). Frame is a section dedicated to young galleries and is selected on the basis of a proposed solo presentation. The Frame galleries’ selection is advised by curators Rodrigo Moura and Tim Saltarelli. Frame offers an opportunity to discover artists who may not previously have benefitted from an international platform to show their work. Presentations of note in the Frame section include: Ryan Siegan Smith at Johan Berggren Gallery (Malmö); Prem Sahib at Southard Reid (London); Ilya Karilampi at Sandy Brown (Berlin); Ian Change at Formalist Sidewalk Poetry Club (Miami) and Eduardo Basualdo at PSM (Berlin). Public opening dates and hours: Thursday 17th October: 12-7pm Friday 18th October: 12-7pm Saturday 19th October: 12-7pm Sunday 20th October 12-6pm Preview Wednesday 16th October www.friezelondon.com

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More than 150 new and established hotspots are compiled and reviewed, providing a tantalising viewpoint of the design capital of the world. Each entry is categorised by neighbourhood and accompanied by detailed maps to help navigate the best that the city has to offer. In each of the ten neighbourhood chapters, we’ve honed in on streets that demonstrate a healthy mix of independent shops and services and asked selected business owners to comment on their evolution and attributes, with contributors including Stephen Webster, Ally Capellino, Sam & Sam Clarke and Michael Anastassiades. Furthermore, restaurant, bar and café recommendations are featured for each area, selected as much for their design credentials as for the quality of food and service. Every edition of London Design Guide includes themed essays from 56

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Make an entrance! How to create a welcoming hallway The hallway is the first room guests see in a house. Make yours warm and welcoming with our inspirational design tips and advice… ntrance ways tend to be dark and narrow but painting them white isn’t necessarily the best option. “Hallways, especially busy family ones, can take a lot of wear of tear and white be very unforgiving, as well as cold, so a better option, is to choose a light, bright colour in a warm tone. Choose a colour that is a shade or two lighter than the main room the hallway leads to, and it will help create continuity between the two spaces. As this room is primarily a walk-through, you can afford to make a strong design statement and be bold with colour and pattern. Patterned wallpaper with a slight shine will help reflect the light, while vertical stripes can create the illusion of height. If you’re concerned about knocks and scratches, a practical option is to have painted wood panelling on the bottom of the wall, with statement wallpaper above.

Feature flooring Flooring in a hallway needs to be durable but choose wisely and you can create impact while being practical too. If you have a particularly long and narrow hallway, a chequerboard effect on the floor will create the impression of width - the wider the tiles, the wider it will look. Hallway runners are a great way to inject colour, while colourful striped carpet will instantly enliven a stairway. If you have bare wooden stairs, consider painting each step a different shade of the same colour or have fun with stencils to create patterns or words. Let the light in Hallways can often be dark, so getting the lighting right is essential. If you 64

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have a high ceiling, a large pendant light will act as a beautiful centrepiece and be the first thing that people see when they enter your home. If the ceiling is low, pendant lights will have the effect of making the room feel smaller, so wall lights are the better option. Mirrors are a good way to reflect natural light and give the illusion of more space. A large mirror placed at the end of a hallway instantly provides depth, making a hallway feel larger. Storage solutions Hallways can easily become cluttered so finding a space for coats, keys and shoes is a must. A wooden bench with storage If you have room, offers storage as well as a useful seating area. The more floor space you can see, the larger your hallway will seem and there are lots of great wall-hung cupboards available. Make a feature Hallways may be small but that doesn’t mean you can’t create a stunning focal point. A narrow console table with a pair of lamps and mirror above makes a pretty focal point - while a vase of fresh flowers or a scented cinnamon candle will create an inviting aroma. A group of family portraits is another great way to add interest and personalise the space. Generally, it’s best to hang fewer, larger pictures as opposed to several smaller ones, as it can make the space seem more confined and cluttered. With a little imagination and the right colours, storage and lighting, you can create an inviting entrance you’ll love coming home to and will want to show off.

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ainting is one the quickest and easiest ways to transform a room. When it comes to choosing colour, there are no strict rules but there are many factors to take into consideration. Architecture, the purpose, shape and direction of a room and above all light, should be taken into account as they will contribute to the changing appearance of colours. Before making your final colour choice, we recommend that you test selected paint colours in the room to be decorated. All 132 colours are available in 100ml sample pots of Estate Emulsion. Paint onto a piece of paper or card and place it in the room to be decorated looking at how the colour changes at diﬀerent times of the day. This is particularly useful when you are decorating a room which you will only use at certain times of day. For instance, if you are decorating a dining room which is mostly used in the evening, check the colours in evening light to ensure you get your desired look. When decorating, choosing colour is a very personal choice. Farrow & Ball are renowned for their signature chalky matt finish, Estate Emulsion and our neutrals are always popular. For a restful look it is best to use a single neutral colour. Contrasts and strong colours create a distraction and take away from a feeling of calm. If you use a single colour then you can aﬀord to use slightly stronger tones such as Savage Ground, Stony Ground or Joa's White, all of which are very classic. Greys are increasingly popular and feature heavily in the nine new colours added to the Farrow & Ball palette – try painting walls and woodwork in Purbeck Stone for a contemporary look, or for a contrast pair with Wevet or Mole’s Breath. Neutral wallpapers combined with matching paint colour are very popular and can create a really striking statement. Combine Silvergate BP 852 with Pavilion Gray and Pointing for a fresh, clean look. For a more dramatic look

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combine rich Stiffkey Blue walls, with Brassica woodwork. It can also be used as an accent with Pavilion Gray, Manor House Gray and Blackened. This regal, deep colour is particularly effective when used on a screen or room divider. Contrast with Dimpse or with Skylight in traditional settings, and for those following the new dark on dark trend it is the perfect foil for Off- Black. For a sophisticated, bold look try pairing Elephant’s Breath with London Clay and Pelt. This combination is perfect for a smaller room as the darker shades will create a feeling of warmth. For a really original and vibrant look try using wallpaper on the ceiling. This is a really refreshing and daring way to add interest and is sure to make you smile! Perfect for a child’s bedroom; try using Brockhampton Star BP 506 on the ceiling and combine Pointing and Ringwold Ground on the walls. Using the technique of layering, creates added interest to a room. Use Matchstick on the walls, String on the woodwork and a

stronger colour such as Cat’s or Mouse's Back on furniture, fireplaces or in the backs of bookcases. The run up to Christmas evokes childhood memories more than any other time of year so you might want to take a somewhat vintage approach to decorating. Pair Nancy’s Blushes walls with Smoked Trout woodwork and Down Pipe floors. If you feel inspired but slightly daunted by colour, up-cycle furniture to experiment with Farrow & Ball’s 132 colours. By painting accessories in a matching hue, it will really tie the room together and create a layered look. For example, Yellowcake and St Giles Blue will add instant pops of colour to any room, without being too overpowering. Available from: Farrow & Ball 01202 850141 | www.farrow-ball.com SEPTEMBE R2013 69

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often provided by a central pendant light – but if used alone, can create a very flat effect. Think about layering the light. One ceiling light will cast shadows, whereas having lamps dotted around will highlight all areas and make the room more welcoming.” How to make a hallway warm. The lounge is where we’re most likely to use accent lighting - to show off an artwork, ornaments, or evven en a plant. Think carefully when positioning lights - don’t place downlighters at either end of a sofa if you may change milarlyy, wall lights are best positioned either side of the room layout. Similarly a fixed feature, like a fireplace. A standing lamp can look good behind the sofa or next to an armchair. For reading, the light should be placed to one side, behind and above the chair and take a 60 watt bulb at least – remembering that a 60-year-old requires 15 times more light for reading than a teenager. Watching a TV in total darkness can cause eye strain, so place a light behind or beside the television, avoiding anything too bright which could cause glare on the screen. To make a room appear larger, light all four corners with spotlights or table lamps, in addition to a main pendant light. Wall washers, which flood light on to the wall and ceiling, will make the room seem taller. To make a room feel longer place lights at one end, to attract the he eyyee along it.” Hallway Hallway Halls are often dark and lighting can be used to make a warm and welcoming entrance, as well well as ensuring safety on the stairs. Create drama by ov over-scaling a decorativve pendant and dimming this for mood, used in conjunction with Polespring LED downlights. Try lighting the stairs themselvves using recessed spotlights and ensure the main overhead light is at the top of the stairs rather than the bottom to reduce the risk of accidents. Bedroom Bedroom lighting Most people like bedrooms to be bright in the morning and atmospheric in the evening. Use a High CRI Contour Strip to uplight above a wardrobe for a fresh bright effect that can be dimmed in the evening or use a run of Polespring LEDs to light the front of wardrobes or highlight the headboard. Don’t forget to have downlights on a separate control so you o can turn them off from bed. Bedside table or wall lights are ideal for reading – choose shades that are white on the inside and a warm colour outside, and fit with a clear bulb to provide a warm glow.

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FROM BRITAIN'S LEADING INDOOR POOL COMPANY THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR POOL!

rigin has been designing and building indoor pool houses for over thirty years now, but the company is the first to admit that, when the weather is as beautiful as this, there is nowhere better to be than in an Origin outdoor pool. A sunny day, surrounded by friends, children, and the remains of a spectacular barbecue, and life begins to look perfect. Ease into the cool water and just relax. This is what you've worked for. What you deserve… And it need not just remain the ultimate dream. Outdoor pools are timeless in appearance, add considerably to the perceived value of your home and are less expensive than you probably imagine. But it's not all about good looks. The fair face of an Origin pool hides some state-of-the-art technology that makes it easy to run and to keep clean. There are even pool covers that work silently at the touch of a button, to keep out leaves when that season of mists and mellow fruitfulness arrives! AND OF COURSE, ORIGIN'S TRADEMARK INDOOR POOL HOUSE… But summers don't last forever, so take a look at the pictures in this article and see how your garden, and your lives, could be improved by adding a pool house! This is Origin's stock in trade, and they have been building these cutting edge designs for over thirty years. Origin’s team is recognised for its constancy – many of Origin’s designers, service people and construction craftsmen have been with the company for over twenty years, and the sales and client contact have always been handled at director level. Origin's has developed a range of indoor pool houses to meet every requirement, but these styles are always adapted to suit your home, and your taste, perfectly. These changes are often as simple as fitting in with the colour and texture of the home, or as complex as adding changing rooms, games rooms, or a unique pool shape. Origin’s unique service offers you a wealth of choice. The company offers a totally bespoke service too - the design team has matured into this role as design and build has gradually became a natural progression of the company’s skills. The results not only looks stunning, but blend in perfectly with their surroundings too. Origin has become the benchmark for swimming pool construction, making it easy for you and your family to enjoy the fun and healthy exercise of a swim … every day of the year. ORIGIN CREATES YOUR POOL FROM BEGINNING TO END. Initial sketches. Architectural drawings. Unique ideas in collaboration with you. The building process. The engineering. The technology. All this is done by Origin, a company that has been at the forefront of this complex business for over thirty years. 72

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Look at the pictures, meet the people, and decide. They do exactly what it says on the tin! CONTACT ORIGIN For full details of all Origin's pools and pool houses the very best way to start things off is to get in touch with Fiona on 01895 823366, email is fiona@originleisure.com Fiona will send you brochures, fill you in with all the details, and even arrange for you to meet one of Origin's directors on site to get the whole process going. Or visit the constantly changing and updating website. www.originleisure.com

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IS TRIPLE GLAZING BETTER THAN DOUBLE GLAZING? better question is really “Which is the better product for you and your property?, as genuinely “A” rated energy saving replacement window products are more than sufficient for the vast majority of UK properties, whether they are double or triple glazed. Not all replacement windows are “A” rated by any means, as to achieve a genuine energy rating that is high enough to comply with the current Building Regulations requirements for greater thermal efficiency, the frame of the window (whether it is made of aluminium, crittall, hardwood or UPVC) needs to be independently tested in conjunction with the sealed unit and gaskets. The current Building Regulations in England and Wales require both home owners and double glazing manufacturers and installers to supply and fit replacement windows with a minimum energy rating of “C” or a maximum combined U-Value of 1.6 W/M2K (a measure of thermal efficiency, where the lower the figure the greater the energy efficiency of a product). As “A” rated double glazed replacement windows and “A” rated triple glazed replacement are both “A” rated, there is not really a massive difference between the levels of thermal performance. It is really a question of which product will give you the best return on

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your investment, plus whether double or triple glazing is best suited to your particular property and requirements. Nowadays, although they do cost more, triple glazed UPVC windows, residential doors and French doors are not a great deal more expensive than double glazed products. Properly installed “A” rated UPVC double or triple glazing offers unrivalled value for money when household energy savings and consequent financial savings are taken into account (i.e. painting and decorating). However, as triple glazing has an extra pane of glass, each sealed unit is thicker and heavier duty. So not only does the extra glass cost at least 50% more, each window and/or door costs more to transport as is much heavier.. Top quality UPVC triple glazing, with a U-value of 1.0 W/m²k, can potentially be around 40% more thermally efficient that standard “A” rated double glazing and 60% more thermally efficient than standard "C" rated double glazing. This is a decent potential beneficial energy saving for home prepared to invest the extra in triple glazing at the outset, bearing in mind that between 2003-2009 alone gas prices (i.e. heating bills) rose by an average of 14% each year, since when they have risen almost exponentially Even though most UK property owners will find replacement “A” rated double glazing perfectly adequate for this modern energy

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“Nowadays, although they do cost more, triple glazed UPVC windows, residential doors and French doors are not a great deal more expensive than double glazed products” saving age, some may still think that triple glazing is worth the added investment for five reasons: 1) Triple glazing can deliver approximately 40% more thermal efficiency than "A" rated UPVC double glazing so energy savings should be far higher. 2) Triple glazed windows and doors will further reduce draughts and cold spots in a room that currently has less thermally efficient windows and doors. 3) Triple glazed windows and doors can also further reduce the impact of exterior noise. They do reduce noise, and if the middle pane of glass is a different type of glass to two external panes, this also helps toward acoustic insulation. 4) Triple glazed windows and doors could save each UK home owner over £10,000 during the next 20 years, which is not inconsiderable when the rising costs of fuel are taken into consideration. 5) A 3rd pane of glass, by definition, makes a triple glazed sealed unit much harder to break than a double glazed sealed unit – especially when the middle pane is made of toughened glass. What’s more, many UPVC triple glazed windows are internally beaded and the glass unit can only be removed

from the frame by a person who is inside the premises. It is important that triple glazed windows have a toughened middle pane even if the two outside panes are float glass, as this helps prevent thermal breakage of the middle pane. Thermal breakage of the middle pane can occur when there is a considerable diﬀerence in the indoor and outdoor temperature of a property. Because the thermally eﬃcient triple glazed sealed unit keeps more heat in, the internal pane will remain at roughly room temperature. Similarly, because less heat is escaping, the external pane will remain cold when it is cold outdoors. Therefore the middle pane of glass is subject to very contrasting temperatures i.e. warmth from the internal pane/cavity and cold from the external pane/cavity, and thermal breakage could occur if standard annealed glass was used. By using toughened glass, the possibility of thermal breakage is all but eliminated. To find out more about aluminium and UPVC double or triple glazing, contact the independent experts at Hazlemere Windows on 01494 854266 who have nearly 30 years’ experience designing, manufacturing, supplying and installing replacement window and door products. Alternatively visit www.hazlemerewindows.co.uk SEPTEMBER2013 75

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ulian Graham Kitchens and Bathrooms, the Home of style and quality, Customer service and satisfaction. These are the principles that Julian and his team work to and strive to better. With many years experience in the home renovation and refurbishment business Julian started designing and fitting kitchens and bathrooms over 10 years ago and with a desire to expand the business to reach more customers a new showroom was needed, and in January 2013 Julian Graham & Sons became Julian Graham Kitchens and Bathrooms and opened on the Amersham Road at the Hazlemere Crossroads. Displaying and oﬀering stylish and quality products to complement any home in the area. “We are not the cheapest but we pride ourselves on our service and product quality, we do not charge for visiting the customer’s house and completing a survey we don’t charge for designing and producing plans for the customer to come and see what their dream would look like” With the help of his family and a committed team of employees the showroom is undergoing a transformation to showcase the latest designs and styles of kitchens and bathrooms available. The aim is to create lifestyle settings. This means customers can get a real feel for how it would look in their own home. “I want that one – all of it” is a phrase often heard by customers viewing the displays. The showroom team is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and professional and will happily spend as much time as necessary with a

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& To celebrate their first successful few months trading they are holding an open day on Thursday 10th October 2pm to 8pm. “We would love to welcome potential customers and developers into the showroom to meet myself and my team, see our product range and meet our suppliers,” said Julian. “We shall also have our live kitchen in action with a local chef cooking a selection of delights for all to try.” So if you are thinking of replacing or upgrading your kitchen or bathroom, or even just want to see what is available at the moment; go along to the open day and be inspired!

customer until they are completely happy with the design for their new kitchen or bathroom. Customer Service is the priority. A new kitchen or bathroom is a big financial commitment so Julian wants all customers to be completely satisfied with the service and products. “we want them to be proud of their new Kitchen or Bathroom and show it oﬀ to their friends and family. There is nothing more satisfying than welcoming somebody into the showroom who has been recommended by a previous customer.”

Everything is designed around the customer’s requirements and with a broad range of high quality British and European products you can be confident that you will find the look, style and quality you are looking to turn your dreams into a reality and achieve that perfect kitchen or bathroom. Julian also works with property developers on new builds and conversions both locally and further afield, designing unique styles of kitchens and bathrooms. Fitting is done by one of the teams of fitters working regularly for Julian. He is proud of the professionalism shown by them while working in customer’s homes. They all know how to be unobtrusive and always clear and clean up at the end of each day while work is in progress. 325 Amersham Road, Hazlemere, BuckS HP15 7PX Phone: 01494 718585 • Email: julian@jgkab.co.uk Web: www.jgkab.co.uk

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Roasted Pumpkin Soup, Nutmeg Cream AUTUMN IS THE SEASON FOR SQUASHES AND PUMPKINS IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND THESE ARE NOW VERY PLENTIFUL. BE BRAVE AND EXPERIMENT - MOST ONLY NEED HALVING, REMOVING THE SEEDS AND LOOSE FIBRES SEASONING ADDED AND A SPLASH OF OIL READY TO ROAST TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE VEGETABLE THAT IS COLOURFUL AND NUTRITIOUS AS WELL AS DELICIOUS. AT THE RESTAURANT WE TRANSFORM THE SPECTACULAR IRON BARK PUMPKIN INTO THIS VELVETY SOUP FINISHED WITH A SPICED NUTMEG CREAM.

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Soup 1. Split the pumpkin in half – scrap out the loose fibre and seeds from the middle 2. Cut into large chunks leaving the skin on. Rub with oil, salt and pepper, garlic and thyme place on a tray 3. Roast in a hot oven 200 degrees C/400 degrees F/ Gas Mark 6 for 40 -45 minutes depending on size. Test with a small knife to see if the pumpkin is nicely roasted and soft. 4. Scoop out the hot flesh from the skin into a food processor and then whizz with the warm stock and the orange juice until smooth. Add the cream and the butter to finish. 5. Pass through a sieve into a saucepan and then warm gently – season to taste 6. Your delicious soup is then ready to serve – pour into warmed bowls

At the restaurant we place the soup in a cream whipper to give it aeration and a very light texture but this soup taste just as good served as it is. Whip the double cream and add a little freshly grated nutmeg. Pipe or spoon a little on top of the warm soup and finish with grated nutmeg, sage leaf or coriander leaves

Soup 1 medium pumpkin 1 clove of garlic chopped A few sprigs of thyme Salt and pepper 1.5 litres chicken or vegetable stock – warmed 70 mil double cream 200 ml orange juice 25 g butter Spiced Nutmeg Cream 100 ml double cream or crème fraiche Freshly grated nutmeg Sage leaves or coriander cress to garnish

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