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Happy New Year to all of our readers from the team here at Fish Media Group. We wish you a very healthy, happy and successful 2012. Following on from a series of hugely popular celebrity luncheons in 2011, the Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa has announced its first special guest for the New Year – Esther Rantzen CBE will be hosting a fabulous luncheon on Friday February 3rd at the four-star Dorset haven, perfectly positioned on the water’s edge and overlooking breathtaking coastline views. e luncheons at the Hotel have become a real date for the diary, as celebrity guests – that have so far included Craig Revel Horwood, Lynda Bellingham and Chris Hollins - mingle with guests over an arrival drink, before joining them for a mouth-watering three-course fresh, seasonal and local lunch, served up by the Hotel’s Two AA Rosette Harbour Restaurant; followed by a 40 minute talk full of personal anecdotes and an insight to life both in and out of the public eye. RNLI lifeboat crews are predominantly made up of volunteers from the local community who often put themselves in difficult and dangerous situations to help others at sea. Not surprisingly the RNLI takes the safety of these volunteers very seriously and is committed to providing the best training and equipment available. However as a charity that receives no government funding, this is only possible though the generous support of its fundraisers. On Friday 27 January 2012 the charity celebrates its biggest annual fundraising event, SOS Day with a host of events based on the SOS acronym. In past years we’ve seen fundraisers carry out all sorts of events from Soap Our Saloons (car washes at Swanage), Share Our Scones (coffee mornings) and the more extreme 24 hour skiathon that the Weymouth crew did under the banner of Ski Our Slopes. As usual, alongside groups, schools, and individuals, RNLI lifeboat stations will be getting behind the 2012 SOS Day organising an array of SOS activities and challenges. is time round money raised by the stations will go towards the RNLI’s new lifejacket campaign, which aims to raise funds to provide the volunteer crews with new, innovative inshore and all-weather lifejackets, designed in collaboration with Crewsaver – we take a look at the fun filled day which raises money for a great cause.

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Five Years In The Making Looking Good

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Editor’s Letter

Local Life, History & Events

An Audience With… Southbourne-On-Sea And The Thriving High Street Gifts At Christmas For A Great Cause RNLI Ready The Enchanting Beauty Of Wimborne Minster Hotel & Catering Show 2012 A Day In The Life… Get More Out Of Your Life Magazine! 3 Bananas Retreat To The Pig A Wonderful Cause Between The Corn Mill And The Deep Blue Sea

Feature Your Olympics Guide The London Boat Show 2012

Health & Beauty

Star Style Resolutions A Greener 2012 Time To Put Your Health First The Good Life Make-Up Manual

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Tips From Titchmarsh Antiques With John Bly The World’s Cleanest Garage New Year, New Border The Jewel In Your Garden

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A Wonderful Recipe From FJB’s Kitchen Detox The Right Way A Sobering Thought

Property Life The Best Homes From The Best Local Estate Agents

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WHAT’S ON BOWLING AND PIZZA NIGHT ARE YOU UP TO SHOWING OFF YOUR BOWLING SKILLS ? Or just have some fun and a little bit of light-hearted competition! e evening includes two games of bowling, a drink on arrival and a large Chicago Town pizza (or a basket meal if you prefer) - yum ! Last day to book online FRIDAY13th JAN. Members price £25, Non members price £28 See www.singlesthatmingle.co.uk for more information or call 07810 544326 for more information Bowlplex, Branksome, Dorset BH12 1DA Saturday 21 Jan 2012 www.singlesthatmingle.co.uk SNOW PATROL With their massive hits 'Run' and 'Chasing Cars' it is safe to say that Snow Patrol tickets will be amongst the fastest selling around as the indie rockers announce a new Snow Patrol tour that is sure to be one of the best live shows of the year. is is sure to be a big seller so make sure you are part of it. With such demand to see Snow Patrol live it is no wonder that Snow Patrol tickets sell so quickly. If you want to be down the front at a Snow Patrol gig or concert then make sure you get your Snow Patrol tickets now. Start time:19:00. See website for prices and details. Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), Exeter Road, Bournemouth. Hampshire BH2 5BH. Wednesday 8 Feb 2012 KATHERINE JENKINS e UK premier female opera singer has managed to bridge the between opera fans and pop fans with the release of her hugely successful albums which have made her the fastest selling UK Classical artist of all time. Buying Katherine Jenkins tickets will give you the chance to see why, as the talented Welsh mezzo-soprano will be singing hits from her back catalogue as well as most recent hit album Rejoice. Start time:19:30. See website for prices and details.Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), Exeter

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Road, Bournemouth. Hampshire BH2 5BH. ursday 9 Feb 2012 NEW YEAR, NEW YOU! FIRST CLUBNIGHT OF 2012 Club night for January - and kicking off all the fun events planned for 2012 - not in our usual venue but in a wonderful new one for the evening - and it's a FRIDAY this time too, so start the weekend off with a real night out! ere's a hot buffet (included in the price), a bar, and loads of information on display. 2012 is going to be an exciting year for Singles that Mingle, so this is your chance to find out all about it ! If you have a friend who'd like to come along, there will be a SPECIAL OFFER for them, and you too, if they join by the end of January. Last day to book online Wed 25th. Members price £16, Non members price £20. See www.singlesthatmingle.co.uk for more information or call 07810 544326. e Carlton Hotel, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth Dorset BH1 3DN. Friday 27 Jan 2012 www.singlesthatmingle.co.uk THE SFBALL Cult TV and Sci Fi Family Friendly Event. Great fun day or weekend out. Full weekend includes a three course Gala Dinner, Celebrity Cabaret and emed Ball. Gold ticket includes all full weekend plus Champagne Cocktail Party, Multiple Chocolate Fountains, Hot Buffet & Goody Bag and is attended by our celebrity guests. Day tickets include all main guest talks and all other daily activities. Dealer/Signing Room Tickets only are available for all other guests not on main guest list. Confirmed : On Stage Saturday/Sunday: Michael Hogan - Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Warehouse 13, Doll House, e L Word Kate Vernon - Battlestar Galactica, Bones, Heroes, e Mentalist, Saving Grace, CSI, Dawsons Creek Torri Higginson- Stargate Atlantis, e English Patient, NCIS, TekWar More to come. e Carrington House Hotel,

Knyveton Road Bournemouth BH1 3QQ Dorset BH1 3QQ. Friday 10 Feb 2012 to Sunday 12 Feb 2012 www.sfbevents.com CHARMINSTER AFTERNOON TOWNSWOMENS GUILD Monthly meeting of local branch of national organisation. next meeting will be on Tuesday 13 December at 2 pm at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall, Charminster Road, Bournemouth and will be our Christmas party. In January our meeting will go back to the usual fourth Tuesday of the month. Come along and meet us = every body welcome. We celebrate our ﬁrst birthday at the end of January 2012. 2 - 4 pm St Francis of Assisi Church Hall, Charminster RoadBournemouth Dorset BH8 9SH. Tuesday 24 Jan 2012. SWANAGE BEACH CLEAN Join the Durlston Country Park Rangers to help keep Swanage beach beautiful. Meet outside Ocean Bay Resturant at the North end of the beach. (SZ031 796) Families welcome, all equiptment provided. 2.00pm. Free.Swanage Beach Dorset BH19 1LH Saturday 21 Jan 2012 www.durlston.co.uk MET OPERA - THE ENCHANTED ISLAND In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world's best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In e Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of e Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Pl?cido Domingo as Neptune,

Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. e dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met's 125 anniversary gala). Box Office 10am - 6.30pm and 7.45pm on evenings, 9.30am -1.30pm and 45 mins before perf on Sun. Tickets: £24, Concessions £20 Contact 01202 499199. Regent Centre, Christchurch Dorset BH23 1AS. Sunday 22 Jan 2012 to Wednesday 25 Jan 2012 www.regentcentre.co.uk THE RAT PACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR Its fun all the way as the “Purveyors of Cool” swing into town, with a sensational show featuring the greatest music of the 20th century. Wonderful memories of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Junior in a fabulous production, that continues to be successful all over the world. e great news is - it’s all totally live and every song is an absolute classic - Come Fly With Me, Under My Skin, Mr Bojangles, Lady Is A Tramp, at’s Amore, Mack e Knife; plus many more of your favourites. With an abundance of class & style they take you on a trip back in time to vintage Las Vegas; hip, cool and a timeless soiree that remains the hottest party around. e BBC summed up this show in just one word MAGNIFICENT! Tickets are £19.50 and to reserve seats, please call the Box Office on 01202 499 199 or go online at www.regentcentre.co.uk. To see, hear and find out more about the Rat Pack, please visit their website at www.ratpack.biz. Don’t be late, the fun starts at 7.30pm Regent Centre, 51 High Street, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1AS Friday 3 Feb 2012 www.ratpack.biz/live-showtickets.php THE PARTY PLAN CONFERENCE AND AWARDS 2012 e Queens Hotel, Bournemouth on Saturday 28th January 2012 e Party Plan Conference is the first for e Party Plan Guru and we are so excited to be doing this in association with Party Plan United. e conference includes a fantastic exhibition for new and

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existing party planners/direct sellers to see some of the best party plan companies in the UK at the moment. It will give everyone the opportunity to network with companies and planners about progressing their own businesses and possibly finding the right business for you. You will have the opportunity to speak with e Party Plan Guru herself, to help increase your business, time and expertise to succeed within your chosen company. e Conference registration is at 9.00am with morning networking, the first seminar starts at 10.00am, these run throughout the day until 4.30pm. Awards 6.30pm-9.00pm £40.00 per person for party planners, FREE for attendees wanting to find a business to work with. e Queens Hotel, Meyrick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3DL Dorset BH1 3DL Saturday 28 Jan 2012 www.thepartyplanguru.co.uk WIMBORNE EVENING TOWNSWOMENS GUILD "Hidden History of Wimborne" - a talk. Ladies come and join us for the evening and learn a little more about the place you live in. A warm welcome guaranteed Tuesday 14th February at 7:30 p.m e Quarterjack Suite Allendale Centre Wimborne Dorset BH21 1AS. Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET Artsreach sponsored production of the E Nesbit classic story. Join four children on their adventures as they are whisked away on their new magical carpet, with the help of a mysterious and fiery phoenix! Forest Forge's magical winter production featureslive music, incredible puppets and a wonderful winter atmosphere. Recommended minimum age 5. Starts at 7.30. Tickets £8 adults, £6 (under 18s), £24 family (maximum 2 adults) on dor if available or in advance from Ian at Corfe Castle Post Office or from Marian on 01929 480698. Refreshments available. Corfe Castle Village Hall Dorset BH20 5EH Saturday 21 Jan 2012 www.corfecastlevillagehall.co.uk GUIDED WALK- READING THE ROCKS, DURLSTON’S WORLD HERITAGE COAST Guided walk with local expert Malcolm Turnbull, exploring the

geological record written in the rocks of Durlston Bay. A challenging route over rugged terrain - stout footwear essential. 2.00pm. £3 per person, Booking Essential. Meet at top of Zig-zag path, Belle Vue Road, Swanage (GR SZ034782).Durlston Country Park, Swanage Dorset BH19 2JL Sunday 15 Jan 2012 www.durlston.co.uk NEW YEAR BIRDWATCH Join expert birder Hamish Murray for a seasonal birdwatching walk. 10.30am, £3 per person. Durlston Castle, Durlston Country Park, Swanage Dorset BH19 2JL Sunday 15 Jan 2012 www.durlston.co.uk TALK- ’MARINELIFE’ ALONG THE JURASSIC COAST Join MARINElife's Director of Conservation, Dr Tom Bereton for an illustrated talk of how the monitoring and conservation of Dolphins, Whales and Seabirds is undertaken along the Jurassic Coast. 2.30pm, Booking Essential, £3 per person. Meet at Durlston Castle Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Country Park, Swanage Dorset BH19 2JL. Sunday 29 Jan 2012 www.durlston.co.uk BLASHFORD BIRDS Join Steve Lankester for a guided walk around Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve’s bird hides to see the wildfowl winter visitors. Meet at the Tern Hide. Please park at the main Blashford Lakes Reserve car park (not the Centre), Ellingham Drove, near Ringwood (Map ref SU 151 083). To book your place please contact Jim Day or Michelle Crooks on 01425 472760. 11am-1pm. Suggested donation £3 per person, places limited, please book in advance. Blashford Lakes Centre, Ellingham Drove, near Ringwood Hampshire BH24 3PJ Sunday 22 Jan 2012 FUNKY FOREST FATBALL FEEDER Saw, drill and cut Blashford Lakes willow to build your very own fatball feeder to take home for your garden birds before heading down to the Woodland Hide to gen up on the birds it might attract. Meet and park at Blashford Lakes Centre. For further details, please contact Jim Day or Michelle Crooks on

01425 472760. 10.30am-12.30pm. Suggested donation £4 per person - booking is essential. Children must be accompanied by adults.Blashford Lakes, Ellingham Drove, near Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 3PJ Saturday 28 Jan 2012 MINI BEASTS – “FEATHERED FRIENDS” A morning of games, stories and woodland bird watching for pre-school aged children and their parents or carers. Meet and park at the Blashford Lakes Centre. To book your place please contact Michelle Crooks on 01425 472760. 10.30am-12noon. Suggested donation £3 per child - please book in advance. Children must be accompanied by adults. Blashford Lakes, Ellingham Drove, near Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 3PJ. Monday 6 Feb 2012 ELECTRIC FOREST MOORS VALLEY A diﬀerent kind of night time event comes to life in Moors Valley Country Park & Forest in February 2012. Part night hike, part creative adventure, the Electric Forest at Moors Valley will connect lighting, sound and visual art installations forming a unique forest trail. Follow our accessible way marked path, taking in works that promise to show the forest in a whole new light...In addition to the ambulatory experience, we are planning for provision for mountain bikers and accessible vehicles. If you're a runner - run, if you're a walker walk.Whatever your preferred mode of movement, come and enjoy the work of some of the country's most talented outdoor artists set deep in the forest on a magical February evening. Remember to bring a torch! Open from 6.30pm - 9pm. Price per adult £15.50, Children & Concessions £10, family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £41 and children under 5 get in free. Visit www.theelectricforest.co.uk or call 03000 680 400 to book tickets. Moors Valley Country Park & Forest, Dorset Dorset BH24 2ET. Saturday 11 Feb 2012 to Sunday 19 Feb 2012.

individually and as a team, all out of junk! Dress for mess please. e session ends as always with a nice tasty Hub Cookie to take home for after lunch. (All our cookie club staff is CRB checked and our child safety policy for this session will be detailed in your welcome pack) Contact: 01202 828740 info@thehubverwood.co.uk 10am - 12noon Ticket Price £3.50, U16 Members Concession £3.00 Contact: 01202 828740. e Hub , Brock Way, Verwood, Dorset BH31 7QE. Saturday 28 Jan 2012 www.thehubverwood.co.uk COOKIE CLUB PLANETARIUM VISIT AND MINI DISCO Cookie Club - Planetarium visit and mini disco: Saturday morning club. 10:00 am - 12noon Ticket Price £3.50, Concession £3.00 Contact: Box Office 01202 828740 e Hub , Brock Way, Verwood, Dorset BH31 7QE. Saturday 4 Feb 2012 www.thehubverwood.co.uk THE MEMORY OF WATER e members of Lyndhurst Drama and Musical Society present this dark comedy by Shelagh Stephenson. e play won the 2000 Laurence Olivier award for best comedy. It takes place over 2 days when three sisters come together for their mother's funeral. As they talk about relationships, both within the family and with the men in their lives, it becomes clear that they have very different memories of the same events. e resulting bickering about whose memories are true is both hugely comic and deeply moving. e play was made into a film called 'Before You Go'. e play contains some strong language. Curtain up at 7.45 pm 7.45 pm. Tickets: £7 ursday/£8 Friday and Saturday from ’Gadget Tree’, 8 High Street, Lyndhurst; Telephone bookings: 023 80282729 Tickets available from early January 2012. Vernon eatre, Sandy Lane, Lyndhurst Hampshire SO43 7DR. ursday 2 Feb 2012 to Saturday 4 Feb 2012.

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LOCAL EVENTS

AN AUDIENCE WITH…

Friday February 3rd at the four-star Dorset haven, perfectly positioned on the water’s edge and overlooking breathtaking coastline views. e luncheons at the Hotel have become a real date for the diary, as celebrity guests – that have so far included Craig

Revel Horwood, Lynda Bellingham and Chris Hollins mingle with guests over an

TERRACE LUNCH

ollowing on from a series of hugely popular celebrity luncheons in 2011, the Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa has announced its ﬁrst special guest for the New Year – Esther Rantzen CBE will be hosting a fabulous luncheon on

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arrival drink, before joining them for a mouth-watering three-course fresh, seasonal and local lunch, served up by the Hotel’s Two AA Rosette Harbour Restaurant; followed by a 40 minute talk full of personal anecdotes and an insight to life both in and out of the public eye. e guests to date have been full of praise for the luncheons and Hotel, Craig Revel Horwood described his speaker session as “Fab-U-Lous” and both Lynda Bellingham and Chris Hollins cannot wait to return to Christchurch and the Hotel’s “fantastic views”. Esther Rantzen is no stranger to Christchurch and Dorset, having set up home just around the corner in the beautiful New Forest. Speaking about what drew her to this part of the world, Esther says “I have loved the New Forest since I was eight years old – it is one of my favourite places on earth.” And it’s no wonder she enjoys this tranquil and stunning area, with such a busy career. Journalist, television

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ESTHER RANTZEN LUNCHEON FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2012 – 12:30PM: l Whilst enjoying a welcome drink, Esther will mingle amongst guests l Fabulous three course lunch with coﬀee l Following lunch, Esther will give a 40 minute talk, after which guests will be able to ask questions www.christchurch-harbour-hot el.co.uk or call 01202 483434 now to book your place n

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presenter and parliamentary candidate, Esther Rantzen has enjoyed a remarkable career, from 21 years on ‘at’s Life!’ to taking part in reality shows ‘I’m a Celebrity’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, the broadcaster and TV personality has been a constant on our screens. But forget the fame...Esther has established something that will become her legacy; this year marked the 25th Anniversary for ChildLine, the helpline founded by Rantzen in 1986. Realising there was an urgent need for an outlet for vulnerable children; ChildLine was instantly busy, with 50,000 attempted calls on its ﬁrst night. Twenty-ﬁve years later, the charity has expanded to 12 call centres across the country as well as an online counselling service. Its model has also been copied in 150 countries.

An inspirational woman, Esther will no doubt give a fascinating 40 minute talk this February 3rd, providing an insight into her life both on and off the screen, as well as hosting an auction for children's helpline ChildLine. Perfect for a special occasion, unique day out or short break, the Christchurch Harbour Hotel’s celebrity luncheons take place in its stunning Waterford Suite, overlooking a beautiful stretch of water with sparkling wide views of Mudeford Quay. On arrival you receive a welcome drink, as you soak up the views and mingle with the celebrity guest, before sitting down for a fabulous three course lunch. Its Two AA Rosette Harbour Restaurant serves up exceptional flavours from the landscape and waters of Dorset, followed by coffee and a 40 minute talk from the guest, after which there is an opportunity to put your questions to them. So what are you waiting for...just £32.50 per person, book your ticket now and enjoy the following:

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WIN A BREAK AT THE CHRISTCHURCH HARBOUR HOTEL & SPA: To celebrate a New Year of fabulous celebrity luncheons at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, we are oﬀering an overnight stay for two. To enter* send your name, phone number, e-mail and postal address to Marketing Department, Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Avonmouth, 95, Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3NT or e-mail: competition@harbourhotels.co.uk *Prize valid until March 2012, excluding Valentine’s Day and subject to availability. JANUARY2012

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ALL PHOTOS FROM COLLECTION OF ZELDA MARTIN, STUDIO SHOTZ, 101 SOUTHBOURNE GROVE

The re-emergence of SouThbourne-on-Sea and The Thriving high STreeT

oday Southbourne-on-Sea is a popular and bustling suburb of Bournemouth on the cliff top to its east. In the 18th century this area was known as Stourfield. is was before Bournemouth had been founded and the land between Poole and Christchurch was mainly barren heath land interspersed with a few isolated cottages. e poet Robert Southey, who was renting a cottage in Burton near Christchurch in 1797, enjoyed browsing in the library at Stourfield House and would make the journey on foot declaring that to go any further west he would be “walking through desolation”. Stourfield House was built in 1766 on the edge of the heath land and to the east of Pokesdown village by Edmund Bott after leaving London due to ill health. He was a JP and became an assessor of the poor people of Christchurch before they received relief; in 1771 he had a work published on the Poor Laws. Stourfield House was a beautiful Georgian mansion built on the hillside overlooking the River Stour and the ancient settlements of Tuckton, Wick and Iford, having commanding views of St Catherine’s Hill and the New Forest, Christchurch Priory Church and Christchurch Harbour. It had a greenhouse, dovecote and ice house. e present cul-de-sac Douglas Mews stands on the site of the house and its grounds stretched down the hill as far as where Cranleigh Road is now. Bott is buried in Christchurch Priory Church and after his death the isolated mansion became the home of the Countess of Strathmore. She was hiding from her impecunious second husband Captain Andrew Stoney (of ‘Stoney broke’ fame) who had kidnapped her in London in an Oxford Street shop and held her hostage in a castle near Newcastle. e Countess, who was one of the richest ladies in the land at the time and a member of the Bowes-Lyon family, lived at the house for 4 years until her

death in 1800. In more recent times Stourfield House (also known as Douglas House) became a care home looking after servicemen who had been injured in the Great War. Today only the front steps survive leading to a block of flats in Douglas Mews called Stourfield Mansion and marked by a Blue Plaque. e founder of Southbourne and the person to give it its current name was Dr omas Compton (1838-1925). He first knew the area as a student when he arrived in Christchurch to sail to Studland. In 1866 he moved to Holmwood 18 Christchurch Road (since demolished) and ran a surgery in Old Christchurch Road. In 1870 he bought a mile of open seafront land east of a track (now Clifton Road) and called the quarter of a mile wide strip first ‘South Bourne’ and later ‘Southbourne-on-Sea’. is high table of land, being one of the sunniest places in the country and having not only sea breezes but also winds from the river valley to the north, was considered more bracing than Bournemouth. e following year he formed a company which built Belle Vue Road and in 1874 erected (on the west side of the present Bolton Road) a large glasshouse called a Winter Garden. In 1875, the year he bought Cellars Farm on the eastern boundary, he moved to Southbourne where at first his home was the isolated house Clarenzia. After a year he moved to Locksley (now St Peter’s School) where his family had five servants, a coachman and a groom. In 1881 Dr Compton built the South Cliff Hotel (since demolished) at Southbourne Crossroads and the following year formed the Southbourne on Sea Freehold Land Company Limited. A promenade was completed in 1885 and a terrace of six houses added, with Dr Compton living a number 4. A pier long enough to be served by steamers followed in 1888. However, bad weather at the turn of the century severely

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damaged the promenade and pier. With no money for essential repairs, the scheme including the seafront houses was abandoned. At a London auction in 1901 the properties and vacant building plots failed to reach the reserve price and were sold privately at considerable loss. e Winter Garden had already been dismantled due to competition from Bournemouth’s own Winter Gardens. Dr Compton left Southbourne for Devon in 1892 where prospects for development still looked promising. He eventually returned to Southbourne in 1920 to live at Sandymount. Rebranded as Southbourne-on-Sea last year by the local Traders Association to promote the beach and unspoilt cliff top area as well as its nearby retail outlets, the town has continued to buck the current trend despite the challenging economic times and has a thriving shopping centre. e ‘High Street’ as Southbourne Grove is known locally has no empty shops at the time of writing, although the national average is for nearly 15% of all retail units to be empty, and new business continue to be set up and flourish. Although there are branches of nationwide chains of convenience stores and coffee shops that are found in any High Street their presence does not dominate Southbourne Grove. Rather it is the eclectic collection of independent shops that set the tone and the friendly and welcoming atmosphere where the quality of the goods that are being sold and the service provided matters to the traders and customers alike. In one small section of the road a lady’s dress shop, a dog grooming centre, a shop selling dolls’ houses and furniture, a photographic studio and an up-market gift shop nestle side by side. is shopping centre has managed to keep its

An engraving of Stourﬁeld House as it was built

Stourﬁeld House early 20th century when it was a hospital

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1906 e Parade Southbourne. is is Belle Vue Road, much

of this scene looks diﬀerent today.

1905 e pier at Southbourne

butchers, bakers and greengrocers; a new shop selling specialist teas has recently appeared and has a new fishmongers. Much of the success is down to the support of the Traders Association which changed its name at the same time as Southbourne became Southbourne-on-Sea (SoS). Now called Southbourne-on-Sea Business Association (SoSBA) because, as Heather Martyn co-ordinator of SoSBA says, “We wanted to be open to all businesses within the BH6 postcode irrespective of size, location or turnover. ere are so many great little businesses around the BH6 area and by working collectively we can make SoS a thriving and exciting place for residents, businesses and visitors alike.” e aim is for Southbourne -on-Sea to become a unique and specialist area with a village atmosphere. SoSBA has the backing and support of the Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce and organises breakfast meetings, encourages networking and joint events with other local organisations such as Friends of Fisherman’s Walk as well as producing a local magazine and website to 2011 promote Douglas House as it is today, new block of flats renamed ‘Stourfield Mansions Southbourne-

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on-Sea. Indeed the collective presence of its retailers at the Bournemouth Family Festival in Meyrick Park during the summer meant that they had a ‘street’ of stalls to themselves. Another initiative supported by SoSBA and also by a Bournemouth Council Dragon’s Den Start-Up Grant which was set up during 2011 is the Southbourne Creative Hub. Early in the year Cathy Jones discovered that the landlords of an empty property at Southbourne Crossroads were looking for serious proposals to turn the building over to community use. e landlords, Bournemouth Beaches Ltd, an up-market holiday lettings company, liked Cathy’s proposal for an arts and community initiative and have been extremely supportive of the whole venture. Cathy and many volunteers worked alongside the landlords’ team, helping to strip out the old restaurant fittings, floors and internal walls before the space was transformed into a lovely open venue suitable for a wide range of activities, an office, toilets and small storage area. Much of the furniture, equipment and supplies have been donations from local businesses. Although there was an enormous amount of work to be done, Cathy was overwhelmed by the tremendous encouragement from various council departments and local councillors and the support and help of the general public and within months the building was ready for use. A committee was set up to oversee all aspects of the Hub’s work with Cathy as co-ordinator; its aim to be a network for people involved with or interested in the arts and creativity who live and/or work in Southbourne-on-Sea or nearby. e Southbourne Creative Hub was officially declared open by the Mayor of Bournemouth in September and activities are now in full swing. e last three months have seen a very varied programme for all ages from tots to senior citizens encompassing crafts such as knitting, drawing, patchwork and flower arranging to creative writing and kids circus club to dance, karate, yoga and

zumba. Tutors have also been on hand to give lessons on playing the guitar, digital photography and French conversation. New activities include Creative Pursuits Club for those interested in any of the needle crafts, Tots Hot Street Dance, ‘Drumming and Percussion’ and ‘Reggaeton’ a new dance fusion of Reggae and Latin, afternoon Tea Dances and Entertainment Evenings with music, dance, performance poetry and cabaret. As well as working locally to provide opportunities to take part in community events and celebrations and providing supported participation for particular groups Cathy explains that the committee are keen to make a positive contribution to opportunities for professional arts practitioners in the area. is is one of the unique aspects of the Southbourne Creative Hub, she says, that makes it diﬀerent from just a community arts venue. ey hold occasional social gatherings for members who are professional arts practitioners so that they can come together and get talking and planning. Membership is £10 per annum for individuals, £20 for corporate membership for groups, associations and businesses. 129-131 Belle Vue Road phone: 01202 427962 www.southbourne.net/hub southbournech@yahoo.co.uk Southbourne-on-Sea Business Association www.southbourne-on-sea.co.uk Local history extracts are taken from Bournemouth’s Who Was Who by Leigh Hatts ISBN 9781897887813 published by Natula Publications n

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he Wave 105 Cash for Kids team is thrilled to announce that the station’s listeners have donated more than 5,000 toys, worth nearly £109,000, for disadvantaged children across the south. e Wave 105 Cash for Kids Toy Appeal ended in December and the charity team then got busy getting the goodies distributed ahead of Christmas Day. ey went to social service groups, women’s refuges and family centres, amongst other places, to bring a Christmas sparkle to those children who wouldn’t otherwise have received a gift this festive season.

A donation from Action for Children at the Sovereign Children’s Centre

UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THE SOUTH RECEIVED GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS

Wave 105 Cash for Kids charity manager, Gloria Hill, said: “We are absolutely thrilled that so many extremely kind-hearted Wave 105 listeners took the time to donate a new unwrapped gift to one of our drop-oﬀ points across the south during November and December 2011. We have collected more than double the amount of the last toy appeal, which is fantastic news. To break the £100,000 mark was an amazing achievement”. “We would like to thank our sponsors Foresters and the Hendy Group. Sainsburys kindly set up drop-oﬀ points in their stores across the region and Pickfords also got on-board with the initiative to collect and deliver the toys. Everyone involved brought some Christmas magic to some very deserving children.” For further information www.wave105.com n

Wave 105 Cash for Kids toy appeal – Sainsburys in Talbot Heath, Poole

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he spectacular stretch of coast between Weymouth and Lymington is as diverse in its geography and landscape as those who make use of it; from sailors, kite surfers and kayakers to walkers, birdwatchers and sea anglers. Providing a reassuring presence for them are the volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews at Weymouth, Swanage, Poole, Mudeford and Lymington who are on call 365 days a year, with RNLI lifeguards operating during the summer season from May to October. In 2010, these RNLI lifeboat crews responded to 386 incidents, rescuing 454 people, and during that summer season RNLI lifeguards assisted 3,297 people on the beaches. SOS DAY 2012 RNLI lifeboat crews are predominantly made up of volunteers from the local community who often put themselves in diﬃcult and dangerous situations to help others at sea. Not surprisingly the RNLI takes the safety of these volunteers very seriously 18

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and is committed to providing the best training and equipment available. However as a charity that receives no government funding, this is only possible though the generous support of its fundraisers. On Friday 27 January 2012 the charity celebrates its biggest annual fundraising event, SOS Day with a host of events based on the SOS acronym. In past years we’ve seen fundraisers carry out all sorts of events from Soap Our Saloons (car washes at Swanage), Share Our Scones (coﬀee mornings) and the more extreme 24 hour skiathon that the Weymouth crew did under the banner of Ski Our Slopes. As usual, alongside groups, schools, and individuals, RNLI lifeboat stations will be getting behind the 2012 SOS Day organising an array of SOS activities and challenges. is time round money raised by the stations will go towards the RNLI’s new lifejacket campaign, which aims to raise funds to provide the volunteer crews with new, innovative inshore and all-weather lifejackets, designed in collaboration with Crewsaver.

RNLI ALL WEATHER LIFEJACKETS © NIGEL MILLARD

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RNLI INSHORE LIFEJACKET CAMPAIGN © NIGEL MILLARD

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LOCAL events volleyball game on the beach and inviting groups, and passers by to challenge them to a game. For more information on the RNLI’s SOS Day, what’s going on in your area or for ideas and help on putting on your own event visit www.rnli.org.uk/sos KEY FACTS ABOUT THE RNLI e RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. e RNLI operates over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. e RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 137,000 lives.

RNLI LIFEGUARDS AND BOURNEMOUTH SURF CLUB SWIM IN OUR SPEEDOS ©JASON KELLY

HISTORY OF THE LIFEJACKET e new state of the art lifejackets are a long way from the cork lifejacket that was first invented by an RNLI inspector called Captain Ward in 1854. He sewed narrow strips of cork onto a canvas vest so the lifejacket was flexible enough to move with the body. In 1861, when one of the Whitby lifeboats capsized on a service, just one crew member survived. Henry Freeman was the only one wearing a cork lifejacket and he went on to become Coxswain at Whitby. Lifejackets quickly developed from cork to the more flexible, vegetable fibre kapok, this was in 1904 and then in the late 1960s to beaufort lifejackets which were made from new synthetic materials and which although bulky, were more buoyant. e new design for 2012 has been put together over a three year period and in close consultation with the RNLI’s volunteers who wear the lifejackets at sea. ey are made using the latest material technology to meet the RNLI’s current operational search and rescue requirements and will provide increased safety for all sizes and shapes of volunteers with a comfortable, secure fit leading to increased efficiency and effectiveness in lifesaving.

e manufacturer’s recommended price for the new all-weather lifejacket is £350 and for the inshore lifejacket is £330, and as a result of securing a discount on these costs it will cost between £2,000–£4,500 at the majority of stations to equip our lifesavers with these new lifejackets in the south west. Anna Classon, RNLI Fundraising and Communications Manager for the south west ‘e RNLI’s lifejacket campaign is in full swing with some stations well on their way to raising the money they need to equip their crew. Tying it in with the charity’s biggest fundraising event of the year, SOS Day is a fantastic way for communities to get behind their local station and their volunteer crew to help them meet the achievable targets for each individual lifejacket.’ STATIONS GETTING BEHIND SOS DAY Swanage RNLI will be washing cars at Jewson’s builders merchants, while the station’s Fundraising Guild will serve Soup Or Sweet dishes at the Catholic Hall. Martin Steeden, RNLI Coxswain at Swanage ‘Alongside the training the crews receive, the new state of the art lifejackets due on station in 2012

For more information on the RNLI please visit www.rnli.org.uk n A charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SCO37736). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland HENRY FREEMAN © THE SUTCLIFFE GALLERY

will provide the reassurance they need to be able to do their job safely and eﬀectively in all conditions, which as Coxswain this is my primary concern. Neither myself or my crew take this equipment for granted and we always pull out the stops for SOS Day and support the Fundraising Guild who work hard to raise the funds we need all year. We ﬁnd people are always willing to make a donation to avoid the chore of washing the car in January!’ e lifeguards who provide a lifesaving service 365 days a year on Boscombe beach usually Swimin Our Speedos, have this year chosen a slightly warmer way to raise vital funds. ey will be hosting a sponsored non-stop

MUDEFORD AND BOSCOMBE SOS 2011

MATT CRIDLAND AND PAUL CHALONER FROM WEYMOUTH SKI OUR SLOPES

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imborne is a town whose life, quite rightly, revolves around and is justly proud of its splendid Minster with its twin towers and beautifully colourful stonework, especially noticeable after a shower of rain. From whichever direction Wimborne is approached the two towers can be seen.

For over 1300 years this Minster has been a centre for pilgrimage, prayer and worship. As a Minster in the early days it was a centre of mission, a home for a group of clergy who went out into the surrounding countryside to preach the Gospel. Today it is a Parish Church; it is not a museum, although it has inherited some wonderful treasures from the

past, but a living centre for work, worship and prayer.

î&#x20AC;&#x20AC;e Minster is dedicated to St. Cuthburga, the sister of King Ina, King of the West Saxons. St. Cuthburga founded a Benedictine Nunnery here in c. A.D. 705. At one time 500 women were being trained and it was from Wimborne that St. Boniface from Devon

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(c. 680-755) recruited missionaries to aid him in the task of evangelising the pagan tribes of Germany. e Nunnery was destroyed by the Danes in 1013 during one of their incursions into Wessex and never rebuilt. ere was also a monastery located here. e Abbey Church most probably stood on the site of the present Minster. In 871 Alfred the Great buried his brother Ethelred (not of Unready fame), who was mortally wounded in a battle at Martin near Cranborne, here. In 1043 Edward the Confessor founded a college of secular (non-monastic) canons, consisting of a dean, four prebends, four vicars, four deacons, and ﬁve singers. A list of Deans from 1224 until the last in 1537 is in the Baptistry containing many notable names, not least of which is that 22

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of Hugh Oldham, 1499, later Bishop of Exeter and co-founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and founder of Manchester Grammar School. e greater part of the Church, as we know it today, was built by the Normans between 1120 and 1180, to support the college of secular canons, the remainder dates mainly from 13th and 14th centuries. In 1318 Edward II declared the Minster a Royal Peculiar which exempted it from all diocesan jurisdiction. e choir used to wear scarlet robes, a legacy of this ‘Peculiar’. Similar robes are worn in Westminster Abbey and St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. In 1846 the Royal Peculiar was abolished, and now all that remains of the old order is the control by 12 Governors of some of the Minster aﬀairs. e Minster fortunately did not

suffer any severe damage during the Civil War; in fact very little happened to the fabric of the building until the 19th century when an extensive restoration of the church took place. Most of the current stained glass windows were part of that mammoth task and were undertaken by skilled Victorian craft workers, though the technique of staining and painting the windows had changed little since the 11th century. One of the Minster’s treasures is the Chained Library which is reached by ascending a spiral staircase built over 600 years ago. It is housed in the old Treasury which contained the wealth of the Minster until it was confiscated by Henry VIII. e Library was founded in 1686 and is the second largest Chained Library in the country and also one of the first public libraries. Manned by volunteers

the Library is still open to the general public most days of the week from Easter until the end of October. Antiquarian books and manuscripts found there include a document written on calfskin in 1343, a book bound for the Court of Henry VIII, an incunabula printed in 1495 on the works of St. Anselm, a Paraphrase of Erasmus printed in 1522 with a title page designed by Holbein and the writings of the Most Venerable Fathers of the early Christian Church dating back to the 16th century. A real showpiece is the incredible Astronomical Clock. It is situated inside the church on the wall of the western tower. With a dial dating from the 14th or 15th century it is truly a fantastic piece of machinery. Attached to the clock and outside a window in

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COPYING ARCHITECTURE IN AN OLD MINSTER How smartly the quarters of the hour march by that the jack-o'-clock never forgets; Ding-dong; and before i have traced a cusp's eye, or got the true twist of the ogee over, A double ding-dong ricochetts. Just so did he clang here before i came, And so will he clang when i'm gone through the minster's cavernous hollows--the same tale of hours never more to be will he deliver to the speechless midnight and dawn! i grow to conceive it a call to ghosts, Whose mould lies below and around. Yes; the next "Come, come," draws them out from their posts, And they gather, and one shade appears, and another, As the eve-damps creep from the ground. see--a Courtenay stands by his quatre-foiled tomb, And a Duke and his Duchess near; And one sir edmund in columned gloom, And a saxon king by the presbytery chamber; And shapes unknown in the rear.

Astroclock

maybe they have met for a parle on some plan to better ail-stricken mankind; i catch their cheepings, though thinner than the overhead creak of a passager's pinion When leaving land behind. or perhaps they speak to the yet unborn, And caution them not to come to a world so ancient and trouble-torn, of foiled intents, vain lovingkindness, And ardours chilled and numb.

Wimborne Minster Ceiling this tower perched high up and chiming away each ﬁfteen minutes of life is the wooden and brightly painted ﬁgure of ‘Quarter Jack’. His name is self-explanatory and provides a certain focal point for the tourists who inundate the town each summer.

they waste to fog as i stir and stand, And move from the arched recess, And pick up the drawing that slipped from my hand, And feel for the pencil i dropped in the cranny in a moment's forgetfulness. Thomas Hardy

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walks through that land. He presented it to the Town on 11th December, 1911. anks to his forethought, with the welfare and interest of his people at heart, the people of Wimborne are still able to enjoy his gift 100 years later. A plaque dedicated to him can be found in Redcotts Recreation Ground. Another author who was interested in Wimborne Minster and took steps to help preserve and restore the building was omas Hardy. Hardy called Wimborne ‘Warborne’ in his novels and lived there from 1881 to 1883. He and his wife Emma had moved down from London to a cottage called Llanherne in the Avenue (now 16 Avenue Road) due to his health. Wimborne was chosen because of its good railway links serving London and Dorchester. His book Two on a Tower was written during his stay here before he moved to Dorchester. It is a novel where astronomy, one of his great interests, features prominently. He also wrote a poem about Wimborne Minster: e Friends of Wimborne Minster was founded in 1945 to form an association for all who have the welfare and preservation of Wimborne Minster in common. It has as its main aims to beautify and enrich the Minster, and to promote and foster interest in, and knowledge of, its history and records; also to establish a fund which can be used for the preservation and enrichment of the Minster, its contents and precincts.

One of the previous incumbents who served Wimborne Minster, Canon James Michael John Fletcher, MA. RD., vicar from 1905 - 1919 was obviously very interested in the local history and compiled several booklets about the Wimborne people and the Minster itself including A Little Guide for visitors and Pilgrims to Wimborne Minster. He also wrote about the tomb of King Ethelred and a brief history of Rev. William Stone who lived from 1615 -1685 and was one of the benefactors to the Chained Library.

Extracts taken from the Wimborne Minster website www.wimborneminster.org.uk, article by Christine Oliver in the December 2011 parish magazine and from Famous Folk of Bournemouth, Poole and the Surrounding Area by Elizabeth Edwards ISBN 9781897887561 Days out in Dorset by Joy Parsons ISBN 9781897887301 Both published by Natula Publications

Canon James Fletcher owned land near Redcotts Road. He was a wealthy and generous man and was determined that the residents of Wimborne should be able to play various sports and to take pleasant

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ne of the UK’s most renowned entrepreneurial hoteliers is set to make a special guest appearance at the 2012 Hotel and Catering Show and oﬃcially open the event at 10.30am on Tuesday March 13 at the Bournemouth International Centre. Robin Hutson, executive chairman of the much-applauded Lime Wood Group of hotels, will open this two-day show which is expected to welcome a 3,000-strong audience from across the south.

ROBIN HUTSON

WELL-KNOWN INDUSTRY FIGURE TO OPEN

2012 HOTEL AND CATERING SHOW

With more than 35 years’ experience in some of the world’s most famous hotels, including e Savoy and Claridges in London and Hotel de Crillon in Paris, Robin is one of the key figures responsible for re-defining the boutique hotel sector from conventional old school into relaxed luxury. His early experience at Chewton Glen Hotel motivated and led him, together with Gerard Bassett, to introduce the hugely successful and ground-breaking Hotel du Vin group in 1994. His most recent venture at the Lime Wood Group has been the opening of a country hotel concept called e Pig which is based around kitchen garden produce. He is planning to roll-out e Pig concept over the next five years. Following the show opening Robin will share his insight and experience on a variety of industry issues such as recruitment, training and the entrepreneurial aspects of business as he joins the show’s Q & A panel, helping to steer visitors through the challenging economic times with useful advice. Robin says: “I love what I do and want to give something back to the industry by sharing my thoughts with other hospitality operators. e

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south region is a proactive area for the hospitality industry and the Hotel and Catering Show is essential for providing access to the latest products, services, training and trends.” He adds: “Lime Wood is a member of Relais & Chateaux and no matter what accreditations you have, once the customer is through the door, you have got to deliver the product. Shows such as this provide practical ways to develop a business with guidance from industry professionals, helping to ensure the product is delivered to a ﬁrst-class standard and I’m thrilled to be part of the 2012 show.” Anna Wallis, show organiser, comments: “Robin is truly making his mark in business and we are delighted to have secured such as strong player in the hospitality industry to open the show. We hope his experience and advice will motivate others during these challenging economic times.” For further information on exhibiting at the Hotel and Catering Show, please visit www.hotel-expo.co.uk or telephone Anna Wallis on 01425 485040. Follow the Show on Twitter http://twitter.com/ HotelExpoShow and join the Facebook fanpage http://www.facebook.com/ HotelandCateringShow n

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ave 105 is the biggest radio station in the South. Part of Bauer Media, Wave 105 strives to remain independent, with all news and shows recorded and edited locally.

Mechanics, Matt Cardle, Olly Murs, Take at and Will Young on my show in the past 12 months. HAS A CELEBRITY EVER TAKEN YOUR BREATH AWAY? Fish of Marillion threatened to punch me because I said his new album sounded like Genesis but that’s the closest I’ve been to having my breath taken away.

Wave 105 is constantly striving to support the local community by backing events throughout the year such as ‘Wave 105’s Summertime in the South’, which comprises a number of family fun ﬁlled activities in the Poole area. We bring you and exclusive interview with Mark Collins, the Wave 105 Morning Show presenter who has been at the station for 12 years, a big part of his job is to meet and interview the celebrity guests that pass through the doors of Wave 105. He has an occupation that most can only dream of and he talks exclusively to us here at Fish Media Group about his exciting job below: PLEASE LIST A FEW OF THE MOST MEMORABLE CELEBRITIES YOU HAVE MET AT WAVE 105 is is going to sound like name dropping at its worst but it is the part of my job that I enjoy the most. I’ve been very privileged over the years to be able to interview some of the biggest music stars in the world. People always ask me who the best person is I’ve ever interviewed and I always reply that they’re there to promote something like a new album/single or tour so they’re all great to talk to because they’re talking about themselves which in many cases is their favourite subject. Lady Gaga was a great coup for us as Wave 105 was the only non national radio station to gain access to the biggest star in the world. We’ve also had Coldplay, Stevie Nicks, Duran Duran, James Morrison, Mike & e 26

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Mark Collins with Sugababes Heidi and Amelle

WHICH CELEBRITY WERE YOU NERVOUS TO MEET AND WHY? As long as you’ve prepared the subject thoroughly, you shouldn’t be nervous although when I worked at a radio station in Liverpool I was on the stage with the Liverpool football team for the Hillsborough Justice Concert in 1996 and as a fan of the club I was in awe of the likes of Robbie Fowler and Steve MacManaman. WHAT IS AN AVERAGE DAY AT WORK FOR YOU? I arrive at Wave 105 at about 7:30am and go through my e-mails and then “tighten up” the music on the show. ere’s always a station ident between every song so that listeners know that they’re listening to Wave 105 and they all have to sound right. After 25 years of presenting radio shows you get to know what sounds good and where. e Golden Hour is always prepared next, knowing what events to mention that coincide with songs from the featured year plus a good look through the morning’s papers and remembering to jot down any other ideas I’ve had over the past 24 hours. You’re constantly thinking in this job about things to mention on the show, be it something you’ve seen on TV or out and about, to local obscurities and anything that Wave’s audience will be talking about. e four hours of the show seems to ﬂy past each day and at 1pm I head home to

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walk my Labrador and do the day to day tasks that everybody has to do in their lives. It’s not all Rock n Roll! WHO WOULD YOU LOVE TO INTERVIEW, LIVING AND DEAD? Living – Bruce Springsteen. I’ve seen the Boss live 17 times and am a huge fan although if I ever got the chance to interview him, I’d need all day to ask him everything I want to ask him. Dead – Joe Strummer of e Clash. e coolest guy ever to walk the planet.

Rod Stewart

WHEN YOU ‘RE NOT BUSY INTERVIEWING CELEBRITIES, WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BH FAMILY HOTSPOT? My family will dispute this but for me it has to be the Swanage Railway. Parking at Norden and then taking the train into Swanage for an afternoon crabbing on the quayside on a hot summer’s day and a few drinks at one of the open air restaurants, great.

Olly Murs

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BH NIGHTSPOT? I love the ambience of 1812. My wife and I often spend a weekend in Bournemouth at the Cumberland Hotel and we usually end up in the town centre for a few drinks at 1812. I think it’s the mix of music along with the décor that I like the most. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BH RESTAURANT? For great food I can recommend No 9 in Wimborne Minster. Great service and a laid-back atmosphere make it one of my favourite places to eat in Dorset.

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luxury residential development and leisure facilities. e basin was formerly used for commercial vessels including the legendary Fyﬀes Banana Boats and it is deep enough to oﬀer mooring for tall ships and super yachts. Dockworkers unload Caribbean bananas from a cargo ship. is work was unpopular with some, because the stems of fruit often had insects in them and they would drop onto the workers. Workers would often play tricks on their colleagues by tickling the back of their

necks pretending it was a spider of which some were very nasty! e Fyﬀes banana discharging terminal was built at berth 24/25 in the Empress Dock in 1960. Fyﬀes left Southampton in 1983 and banana discharging machinery was dismantled. A new ro-ro terminal was later built on the site. Bananas and other fruit are now discharged at the Canary Fruit Terminal and the Windward Terminal, both in the Western Docks.e Empress Dock, opened by Queen Victoria in 1890 and

used extensively by Fyffes Bananas. e marina also provides quick and easy access to the world famous Solent cruising ground and Isle of Wight. With a large heated and covered patio area and unobstructed views of the busy marina, Banana Wharf is the perfect venue for an alfresco lunch, romantic dinner or coffee and catch up with friends – You are even provided with special blankets for those bright cooler days! e Banana Wharf menu for all three venues includes a wonderful breakfast with anything from hot buttered toast and crepes to omelettes and full English and a variety of fresh brewed coffees but it is recommended to check availability for breakfast during the winter months. e extensive and varied menu offers tropical and oriental dishes such as ai green curry; stir fried beef fillet and Te-Mex fajitas. You will also find pizza, pasta, a choice of salads and the old favourites of burgers and succulent steak dishes. As you would expect being situated on the waterfront, there is a wide selection of fresh fish and shellfish from moules and seafood platters to sea bass and lobster. It is a very comprehensive offering with something for everyone and the menu also features delicious sharing plates to indulge in while enjoying a fine wine or cold beer from the comprehensive and varied drinks list. If you've room for pudding, Banana Wharf does not disappoint with plenty of decadent delights on offer including their famous chocolate fondue to share! Future plans for Ocean Village include the development of a luxury flats that will offer the occupiers stunning waterside and marina views and a dedicated retail and restaurant

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LOCAL Life plaza. Banana wharf Ocean Village is open 7 days a week with the menu including breakfast available 8:30am ‘til late throughout the summer and 10:00am weekdays and 8:30am ‘til late weekends throughout the winter. A collection takeaway service is also available from all three venues. Banana Wharf Ocean Village, Ocean Village, Southampton. Telephone: 023 8033 8866 BANANA WHARF POOLE Banana Wharf Poole also occupies an enviable spot on the waters edge overlooking the marina, but this time its bustling Poole Quay. You can sit outside and take in the stunning views over the Marina and Brownsea Island and there is also plenty of space inside with a large bar area. All the bar/restaurants oﬀer a trendy décor and furnishings with soft mood lighting providing a stylish, friendly and relaxed atmosphere to enjoy all the superb menu has to oﬀer. Banana Wharf Poole opens from around 8.30am ‘til late 7 days a week during the summer and from around 11am ‘til late during the winter weekdays and 10am ‘til late weekends.

weekends. If you do struggle to ﬁnd a space, use the Hamble square or foreshore car park located at the bottom of the high street and take the convenient pathway to Port Hamble Marina. Banana Wharf Hamble is open 7 days a week from 8.30 ‘til late during the summer months and 12noon ‘til late Wednesday to Friday and 10am ‘til late Saturday and Sunday during the winter. Banana Wharf Hamble, Port Hamble Marina, Hamble, Southampton. Telephone: 023 8045 6622

Banana Wharf Poole, Dolphin Quays, e Quay, Poole. Telephone: 01202 66062. BANANA WHARF HAMBLE With its large heated and covered terrace area for dining with completely unobstructed views of the packed marina and the world famous Hamble River, Banana Wharf bar and restaurant at Port Hamble marina is yet another perfect spot to meet, eat and drink by the water. In the modern, trendy Banana Bar you will find a variety of drinks to suit any occasion, from a coffee over breakfast, a quick beer after work through to fine wines to accompany dinner. Parking is free in the Marina but is limited at

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et in the heart of the beautiful New Forest and representing a new style of country hotel, e Pig is the baby sister of the nearby Lime Wood Hotel & Spa, but with a little attitude! e antithesis of the traditional, tweedy country house hotel, the offering here is contemporary and chic, yet totally relaxed. e Pig is a restaurant with rooms; the focus is very much on the cuisine – fabulous, uncomplicated and simple British garden food, true to the micro seasons and influenced by the forest, with the emphasis squarely on fresh, clean flavours. Presided over by Head Chef James Golding (Le Caprice, J Sheekey, Soho House New York), e Pig’s menu is inspired by the likes of Skye Gyngell at Petersham Nurseries and Alice

Waters at Chez Panisse, both pioneers of the philosophy that cooking should be based on the ﬁnest and freshest seasonal ingredients that are produced sustainably and locally. Indeed what cannot be grown in e Pig’s own spectacular walled garden, or in its extensive vegetable and fruit beds, is sourced locally, ideally within 15 miles. is immediacy from garden to plate is e Pig’s trademark. James’ two trusty lieutenants are forager Garry Everleigh and kitchen gardener Mike Kleyn. Mike, who was previously Head Gardener at Babington House and who worked for the River Café, also has a PHD in pharmacology. His brief at e Pig is to actively search out and cultivate more unusual ingredients with which James can work his magic. He also leads foraging expeditions for guests in

and around the New Forest. e duo are such a vital part of the culinary mix that e Pig's menus change not so much daily but hourly, subject to what Garry unearths or what Mike deems to be in perfect condition. However, dependent on the season, diners can expect dishes of the calibre of Solent Clams & Marsh Samphire with White Wine and Crispy Sea Lettuce Crisps; Tatchbury Farm Black Pudding & Hampshire Duck Egg with Coleman’s Mustard Dressing and Borage Flowers and New Forest Wood Pigeon Salad with Cherry Tomato Dressing & Walled Garden Leaves. Served in an authentically reproduced, vine-clad Victorian greenhouse dining room, designed by the award-winning Marston & Langinger, with bare wood table tops and mismatched bone handled cutlery, a meal at e Pig is a truly one-of-a-kind

experience. e unpretentious style of e Pig’s food is replicated throughout the venue. Responsible for the overall look and feel has been a design team headed by Judy Hutson. Judy, who created interiors for the first seven Hotel du Vin venues, the Peat Spade Inn and Hotel Crillon Le Brave in Provence has enjoyed over 17 years’ experience in hotel and restaurant design. e building itself dates back to the 17th century and while the facade is of a traditional hunting lodge, Judy’s interior is an eclectic mix of furnishings and styles. Eschewing the look of the over designed properties that proliferate the nation, here it’s all about shabby chic: homely, muted colours, comfy chairs, big sofas and roaring fires. Within these walls guests will find recycled distressed antiques sitting alongside painted pine pieces;

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virtually no two pieces of furniture are alike. Uncompromisingly comfortable in its own skin, e Pig is warm, laid back, interesting and fun! e relaxed style carries on through to the communal areas: the dark green bar with its stuffed boars’ heads and enormous pike over the fireplace; the sitting room characterised by raw brickwork and trompe-l'oeil aged plaster walls and the library enhanced by quirky book wallpaper and a book collection that includes everything from tomes on New Forest wildlife through to practical accounting! e Pig’s 26 bedrooms are a continuation of a theme evolved rather than designed. Here you will find assorted furnishings, great beds, oversized showers, ‘larders’ stocked with snacks and drinks, espresso machines and, with every room having a forest or garden outlook, naturally beautifully views. Aside from the 16 bedrooms in the main house, there are 10 rooms in the newly completed old stables and yards, all boasting timber framing, original features, stable partitions and troughs. Individually named, these range from e Piggery, a hideaway

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suite on two levels offering fantastic views over the surrounding countryside, to e Pig Sty, comprising a double bedroom, lounge and bunk room. ese unique offerings provide a mix of accommodation, ideal for families, couples and anyone looking for a touch of luxury combined with homely charm. e theme continues into the gardens where informal areas have been created where guests can kick back and relax over a glass – or two – and even savour some al fresco dining courtesy of the wood fired oven in the courtyard. A gentle stroll down the gravel paths will lead to further surprises: a walled kitchen garden, fruit cage, wild flower meadow orchard, chicken and pig houses and paddock with its five very active pigs! Finally to the garden pond, location of e Pig’s ‘potting shed’. An original garden shed, it has been transformed into a single treatment room with charming features such as the rake-turned-curtain rail. Here guests can enjoy massage treatments courtesy of Lime Wood's experienced therapists.

Hand-picked by Robin Hutson, Chairman of Lime Wood Group and co-founder of Hotel du Vin, the management team at e Pig is headed by General Manager Lora Strizic, former general manager at the award-winning Hotel du Vin Brighton. THE PRINCIPALS ROBIN HUTSON, OWNER At the age of 16, having confessed that his O level years were spent "chasing girls and having fun”, Robin Hutson decided to tap into what had been an early fascination for culinary matters and study for an OND in hotel and catering at Brooklands College. He not only enjoyed his time at Brooklands but excelled, laying the foundations for a career that would eventually see Hutson become one of the UK´s most innovative and successful hoteliers. Robin was accepted on a management training course by e Savoy Group, which involved spending periods at Claridge’s, the Berkeley and Hôtel du Crillon in Paris. He then returned to the Berkeley, where, at the age of 23, he became the

organisation’s youngest-ever reception manager. Hutson then moved to the 5 star Elbow Beach resort in Bermuda where he worked as Operations Manager for two years. In 1986 he was tempted back to the UK with the offer of his first GM role at the famous Chewton Glen Hotel in the New Forest. Here he stayed for the next eight years, eventually becoming Managing Director. It was his time at Chewton Glen that inspired Hutson to challenge conventional views of top-level food and service, something that has driven every project he has subsequently been involved in. In 1994 Robin created and became Chairman and Managing Director of the hugely influential Hotel du Vin group, generally recognised as having been at the forefront of the UK boutique hotel movement during the past decade. e ‘Hotel du Vin’ hotels were created from mainly listed, quirky and often derelict buildings, which, along with his wife Judy, Hutson would redesign and project manage. During this period he was the recipient of numerous industry

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awards and accolades including Newcomer of the Year in 1996, Hotel of the Year in 2000 and the jewel in the crown - Hotelier of the Year in 2003; Robin is now a judge for many of these awards. In 2004, exactly a decade after the company´s formation, Robin Hutson sold the seven hotel -strong Hotel du Vin portfolio for the record sum of £66.4m. After the sale of HdV, Robin became Executive Chairman of Soho House Group. During his three year tenure in this role, the group doubled in size to a turnover of £50m and in January 2008 was successfully sold to Richard Caring for £105m. Robin is now Chairman of the much lauded Lime Wood Group, a collection of fine, small, luxury lifestyle hotels, restaurants, and chalets where the focus is on authenticity and informality of design, food and service. JAMES GOLDING, HEAD CHEF A local Dorset boy, James Golding left his home at just 16 to pursue his culinary dreams. It was whilst still a student on the Specialised Chef course run by e Academy of Culinary Arts (formerly Académie de Culinaire de France) at Bournemouth College that James was handpicked as a trainee by none other than e Savoy Group. Within three years he had completed all sections at the Savoy and had a firm grasp of classical French cooking. In 1998 James was offered the position of Chef de Partie at Le Caprice working under Mark Hix

The Pig makes the ideal retreat for couples after a romantic break, in addition to the beautiful location in the New Forest it also has roaring log fires to cosy up in front of. Couples can also book the Hen House – a stunning hideaway suite split over two levels, downstairs you have a large double room with fantastic views over the surrounding countryside and up the wooden staircase you have the bathroom with a huge Twin Monsoon shower, free standing bath and chaise longue.

and later Elliot Ketley. James stayed at Le Caprice until 2001 when Head Chef Tim Hughes offered him a new position at the seafood restaurant J Sheekeys. By 2005 he had progressed to Sous Chef, helping to restore the restaurant to its former glory and honing his own skills as well as learning how to motivate and train junior members of staff. It was these leadership qualities that Elliot Ketley drew heavily upon when he placed James in charge of the 6th floor restaurant at Soho House New York. Whilst on the other side of the pond James also took a two week sabbatical to lend his talents to the exclusive members’ only Oscar party that Soho House Hollywood hosts annually in LA. In 2006 James returned to his home on the south coast as both a seasoned chef and new father. His work began to be increasingly inspired by the region and its unique produce, from both forest and sea. James sought out and supported small producers and local butchers and became a passionate advocate of provenance and seasonality, all of which he brought to bear as Head Chef at Harbour Heights in Sandbanks. In 2009 he was brought on board by Robin Hutson to launch Simply at Whitley Ridge, Brockenhurst, after the hotel was bought by the Lime Wood Group. Here James focussed on creating simple yet mouth

-watering dishes using the best local produce, from local crab and free-range Hampshire pork through to New Forest biscotti and delicious local jams and honey. Now as Head Chef at e Pig, James brings all his creativity to bear on a menu which once again is based on the ﬁnest and freshest seasonal ingredients that are produced sustainably and locally. MIKE KLEYN, KITCHEN GARDENER Mike Kleyn spent ﬁve years as Head Gardener at Babington House, bringing the walled garden there back into production. Prior to Babbington he looked after the container garden at the River Café in London for two years while also working as a volunteer guide and engraver at the famous Chelsea Physic Garden. Mike is a pharmacist by training and owned and ran a large pharmacy in Cape Town for 30 years before selling and relocating to the UK. During his time is South Africa he also started a hospice and was its chairman for 15 years. GARRY EVELEIGH, FORAGER e Pig’s very own Bear Grylls, Garry Eveleigh has been gathering wild food from the

woods of the New Forest and the shores of the Solent since he was a boy. A former fisherman, he is now more regularly to be seen at the helm of one of his Puffin Cruises summer ferries, taking passengers to experience the local delights of Hurst Castle, e Needles and the Isle of Wight. However Garry has never lost the thrill of finding delicious, fresh food for free and he continues to harvest the hedgerows, seek out wild garlic and herbs, take friends on mushroom walks in the New Forest and search the seashore for delights such as cockles and mussels and rich green samphire. Garry made a succession of appearances on e Good Food channel, gathering food for the Welsh cook Colin Pressdee to cook al fresco and seeking out wild food for the legend that is Rick Stein. He has also appeared in numerous newspaper and magazine articles, Delicious included, and in 2010 published his book, e Wild Cook, full of idiosyncratic, practical information about wild food in the British Isles. Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7QL Tel: 01590622354 Email: info@thepighotel.com www.thepighotel.co.uk n

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create a lasting legacy that will be felt after our centenary has passed.” Lisa Whittaker, Corporate Account Manager at CLIC Sargent, added: “Children and young people with cancer need support for physical, social, emotional, psychological, educational and practical needs. We are there from the point of diagnosis and help the whole family cope with the impact of cancer and its treatment, life after treatment and, in some cases, bereavement.

A WONDERFUL CAUSE HOBURNE CLICS WITH CENTENARY CHARITY Hoburne Holiday Parks has pledged to raise a minimum of £100,000 for charity to mark its centenary year in 2012. e family-owned-and-run company, based in Highcliﬀe, Dorset, has chosen children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent to beneﬁt from the massive fund-raising drive. Chairman of Hoburne Holiday Parks, Rosie Kennar, said: “Apart from the fact that this is a wonderful cause, we chose to support CLIC Sargent because money raised at each of our seven parks across the south is used to help local families. “To reach our 100th birthday at the top of our game is such an achievement and we are really looking forward to our celebrations next year. We wanted 2012 to be about more than that though. Our business is all about families; we are a family business and we provide great family holidays. We wanted to do something to help families going through tough times; to 36

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“It costs CLIC Sargent around £3,750 to care for each child or young person we come into contact with, so every penny we receive is vital. At the moment, due to lack of funds we can only help two out of three children and young people who need that support, so we are hugely grateful to the commitment and enthusiasm for our charity shown by Hoburne. e £100,000 Hoburne raise could help us to improve the lives of 26 young cancer patients. eir fundraising eﬀorts will help us strive to ensure that children and young people with cancer have the opportunity to speak out about their needs and are given the encouragement to look to a brighter future and life after treatment.” Hoburne Holidays Parks is celebrating its centenary in 2012. Roots of the family-run business trace back to May 7 1912 when the current chairman’s great-grandfather bought a plot of land at auction. One by one, people applied for permission to put up temporary bungalows and the holiday parks that stand today were born. Hoburne has a large number of photographs and postcards dating back to the 1920s and lots of colourful stories from people who have stayed at the parks from the 1930s and even met their wives and husbands there. A book is also being produced charting the company’s history alongside the story of the caravan and holiday park. For a copy of the book or any

interview requests, please see contact details below. Nestled in some of the most captivating coastal and countryside locations in the south and south west of England, Hoburne’s seven four or five star Holiday Parks each offer something different. With Parks in Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, the Cotswolds, Cornwall and Somerset, Hoburne provides the ideal setting for everything from a peaceful get-away with little to interrupt a gorgeous view to an activity-packed break for the whole family.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CANCER NEED SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS. Accommodation varies at each Holiday Park, from fully equipped luxurious timber lodges and spacious modern caravan holiday homes to cosy chalets suitable for both week-long holidays and short breaks away. Touring pitches for motor homes and caravans are also available at many of Hoburne’s Parks. For those keen to prolong their holiday, Hoburne oﬀers an extensive range of new and pre-owned holiday homes for sale. Diﬀerent leisure facilities are available at each Park, including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sauna and steam rooms, tennis courts, golf, restaurants, snack bars, entertainment programmes and the hugely popular Sammy Seahorse children’s club. To book a Holiday with Hoburne Holiday Parks, call the booking team on 0844 288 2012 or for more information visit hoburne.com ■

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BETWEEN THE CORN MILL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

pen heath land, ponies and yellow gorse are probably the first things that come to mind when one thinks of the New Forest, not forgetting the ubiquitous cattle grids. However, there is far more to this National Park than meets the eye of the casual visitor. First recorded as "Nova Foresta" in the Domesday Book in 1086, the area contains a mosaic of tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heath, mire and Ancient and Ornamental forest in the heavily-populated south east of England and covers south-west Hampshire and even reaches into parts of Wiltshire. Extending to the Solent’s shoreline and having a variety of coastal environments with open water, extensive mudflats and salt marsh, offshore sandbanks and tidal estuaries, the New Forest boasts a surprisingly rich coastal heritage too. Started in 2009, a two-year project, looking exclusively at the New Forest's coastal history, has culminated in the first archaeological maritime database for the area. e project arose following a successful bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund with support from the National Park Authority, English Heritage, ExxonMobil, Hampshire County Council and e Crown Estate’s Marine Community Fund. After 2 years’ hard work, dedication and 1000s of man-hours by paid workers and volunteers carrying out fieldwalking, excavations, geophysics, environmental processing, diving and boat surveys the results include 440 new sites being revealed, including two previously undiscovered shipwrecks off the New Forest coast. e database is to be made live in early 2012, will be available to all and used as

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an educational resource for schools and universities. ere is a wealth of varied, in-depth and stimulating information available and for the first time there will be one database that draws together all existing knowledge on archaeological finds on the New Forest coast and seabed. e various places of interest include historical sites such as the Salt Industry buildings of e Salterns, Keyhaven, Eling Tidal Mill, the D-Day remnants at Lepe Country Park and several shipwrecks. e wrecks are as diverse as a wooden 18th Century two-masted Dutch schooner to a steel armed WWI merchantman steamer and even a Shorts Sunderland flying boat. THE SALTERNS, KEYHAVEN

Between 1700 and 1850 the New Forest coast was dominated by the industrial production of salt crystals, bringing huge proﬁt to the area. Evidence of this industry remains in the landscape of the Lymington-Keyhaven nature reserve. Excavations undertaken around the last remaining Salt Industry buildings have increased the understanding of a dominant and successful industry that is now largely forgotten. ELING TIDAL MILL

e unusual double tide of the Solent not only made it favourable for maritime trade mills and for marine activities but also made the production of food and power more eﬃcient. is can be seen in several tidal mills along Southampton Water at Eling and Ashlett Creek, both of which had very productive periods of grinding wheat and corn. Eling Mill is still in operation today.

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LEPE COUNTRY PARK

On 6 June 1944 Lepe played an important role in the D-Day landings as a major departure point for troops, vehicles and supplies for the construction of the Mulberry Harbour and as the mainland base for the P.L.U.T.O project. Evidence of the intense planning and activity that went into the successful D-Day landings in France are slowly being eroded from view and memory at Lepe Country Park. SHIPWRECKS

People have been using ships for transport, war and trade for thousands of years. A large number lie in various states of decay on the seabed, having been wrecked through the forces of nature, human error and war. Two new discoveries were made during the Coastal Heritage Project; an 1850s wooden cargo ship with a number of surviving artefacts and a WWII tank landing craft, bringing the estimated number of wrecks in the Solent to 75.

interested in diving. On each of the three buoys is a code that allows an interested browser to obtain detailed information about the wrecked vessel via the Internet. e New Forest has much to oﬀer from woodland and wildlife to heritage and history and the 2 years’ of hard work by the Coastal Heritage Project Team, pulling all of that historical information together now allows everyone the chance to be a part of it. Admittedly you don’t even have to leave home to do so but then again you can’t smell the sea air on a computer n

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James Brown, the New Forest National Park Authority's Education and Outreach Officer said: "Mysteries of the sea are not always easy to solve. e serial number on the (WWII) craft matches with two vessels involved with the embarkation of soldiers on D-Day. Records show that one was scrapped in America and the other went down off the coast of Normandy, so it's a mystery how one ended up at the bottom of the Solent." Yellow buoys now mark three shipwreck sites of local or historical interest along the New Forest coast and in the Western Solent: e Fenna, e Serrana and e Margaret Smith. A fourth vessel, the armed steamer SS War Knight, also lies in a watery grave on the Solent’s seabed after a collision with a fuel tanker off the Isle of Wight on the 24 March 1918, when her convoy came under attack from German U-boats but her final resting place in Watcombe Bay is unmarked. e buoys both raise awareness of the underwater heritage and improve information access for those

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The Aquatics Centre will be the venue for Swimming, Paralympic Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming and the Aquatics discipline of the Modern Pentathlon. Location: South-east corner of the Olympic Park. Number of events: 192. It will be the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gatewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the Olympic Park, with more than twothirds of spectators expected to enter the Olympic Park over a vast bridge that runs over the top of part of the venue. After the Games, The Aquatics Centre will be transformed into a facility for the local community, clubs and schools, as well as elite swimmers. The two temporary wings will be removed, although it will be possible to increase the capacity for major competitions. The Aquatics Centre will also have a creche, family-friendly changing facilities and a cafe, alongside a new public plaza in front of the building.

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Eton Dorney will be the venue for Rowing, Paralympic Rowing, and Canoe Sprint events, during the London 2012 Games. Eton Dorney Rowing Centre at Dorney Lake, is a world-class venue near Windsor Castle. Number of events:30. The venue is a 2,200m, eight-lane rowing course with a separate return lane constructed to international standards. It is set in a 400-acre park with a nature conservation area. In 2006, it hosted the Rowing World Championships, with high praise from both competitors and spectators.

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The Basketball Arena will host Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and the final stages of the Handball competition. Location: In the north of the Olympic Park. Number of events: 7. It is one of the largestever temporary venues built for any Games. Parts of it are expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere in the UK. B63 0;F B@/19

The BMX Track will host the Olympic BMX competition during the London 2012 Games. Location: In the north of the Olympic Park. Number of events: 2. The 400-metre circuit is located next to the Velodrome. After the Games, the temporary seating will be removed and the BMX Track reconfigured to make it suitable for community use. 0@/<2A 6/B16

During the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the Road Cycling discipline will be held at Brands Hatch, home of numerous international racing events. Both the Road Race and Time Trial events will be held at the venue. The riders will race round a course that passes through the Kent county and the district of Sevenoaks. Brands Hatch will be the base of approximately half of the course, including the start and finish. After the Games, Brands Hatch will

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The Stadium is home to Championship club Coventry City. It is ideally located in the centre of England, in a city which already has strong links with London 2012. The stadium will play host to 12 Football matches, including the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bronze medal match. After the Games, the stadium will continue to host Coventry City matches 3/@:A 1=C@B

During 2012, Earls Court will be transformed into a spectacular Volleyball arena ready for the Games. The Volleyball competition will have 288 athletes taking part, with the action beginning on 28th July. Earls Court is close to the Victoria and Albert, Science & Natural History Museums. After the Games, the venue will continue as one of Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best exhibition and event spaces. 3B=< ;/<=@

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in Aquatics events. It will have three 50m pools for swimmers, and smaller pools for synchronized swimmers and Water Polo players. It will then host Wheelchair Tennis during the Paralympic Games, and remain a training facility for Aquatics competitors. After the Games, It is intended that Eton Manor will be transformed into a unique mix of sporting facilities for local and regional communities, including a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts (four of which will be used for Wheelchair Tennis during the Games), a hockey centre with two competition pitches and five-a-side football pitches. The facilities will be able to accommodate elite hockey events for up to 15,000 spectators. 3F13:

With itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five arenas, ExCeL will host a total of 143 sessions across a wide range of Olympic and Paralympic sports including: Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boccia Paralympic Table Tennis, Paralympic Judo, Paralympic Powerlifting, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Fencing, Location: ExCeL is situated near London City Airport in east Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Victoria Dock. After the Games, ExCeL will revert to its role as one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and most versatile exhibition spaces.

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Hampden Park is Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national football stadium. It recently underwent a ÂŁ70m refurbishment and is situated a few miles to the south of Glasgow in Scotland. Number of events: 2.The stadium will host a total of eight Olympic Football matches, with action in both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitions. B63 6/<20/:: /@3</

The Handball Arena will be the venue for Handball, Goalball and the Fencing discipline of Modern Pentathlon. Location: In the west of the Olympic Park. The Handball Arena will host the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals of the Handball competition. It will also be the venue for the Fencing discipline of Modern Pentathlon. In the Paralympic Games it will be the venue for Goalball. After the Games, the Handball Arena will be adapted to become a multi-use sports centre for community use, athlete training and small to medium-sized events. It will be able to cater for a wide range of indoor sports, including basketball, handball, badminton, boxing, martial arts, netball, table tennis, wheelchair rugby and volleyball. It will also include a health and fitness club with changing facilities and a cafe for use by the local community.

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Greenwich Park is Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest Royal Park, dating back to 1433. Within the Park is The Royal Observatory and the home of Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich Park will host the Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian competitions, plus the combined running and shooting event, of the Modern Pentathlon. Greenwich Park is on the south bank of the River Thames, in south east London. Number of events: 19. The temporary structures will be taken down after the Games. 6/2:3756 4/@; 3AA3F

A new Mountain Bike course will be provided in Hadleigh Farm, Essex, with temporary grandstands and facilities to be built in the run-up to the 2012 Games. Number of events: 2. Hadleigh Farm is owned by the Salvation Army. The venue covers a 550-acre site including beautiful grassland and woodland. It also includes the surrounding countryside of Hadleigh Castle Country Park. Spectators will be able to watch the action along a course winding through woods and parkland.

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During the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Cycling Time Trial will take place on the roads around the stunning Hampton Court Palace, formerly home to many famous monarchs. Hampton Court is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Hampton Court will host the start and finish of the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Time Trials in the Road Cycling competition. Both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Time Trials are free events. Number of events: 2. 6=193G 13<B@3

The temporary Hockey Centre located in the Olympic Park will have two separate pitches, one with spectator seating. The facility will also be used for Paralympic 5-a-side and 7-a-side Football.Number of events: 4. The Hockey Centre will have two pitches, one with spectator seating and one for use as a warm-up area. As well as the Olympic Hockey competition, the facility will host Paralympic 5-a-side and 7-a-side Football. After the Games the Hockey Centre will move to the north of the Olympic Park, joining a group of facilities in the area known as Eton Manor. It will have 3,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to up to 15,000 for major events. 44

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The Beach Volleyball competition will take place on the Prime Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doorstep at Horse Guards Parade, at the heart of Whitehall, the political centre of the UK. It is close to Downing Street and across St Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park from Buckingham Palace. A temporary arena will be built in 2012, with sand brought in to create Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very own â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;beachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Number of events: 2. Not surprisingly, the temporary facilities will be taken down after the Games! 6G23 >/@9

The largest of Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Parks, Hyde Park has been open to the public since 1637. It will host the Marathon Swimming and Triathlon events. Spectators will enjoy a grandstand view of the finishing area for the London 2012 Triathlon, with many thousands more able to watch as the athletes swim, cycle and run on the course. The park is also expected to be home to the music, theatre, film and cultural events that will take place throughout the summer of 2012. Hyde Park lies within Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West End, within easy walking distance of top class accommodation and shops. Number of events: 4. After the Games, the grandstand and course will be removed. B63 :33 D/::3G E67B3 E/B3@ 13<B@3 63@B4=@2A67@3

Located in Hertfordshire, it will host the Canoe Slalom competition. Located on the edge of the 1,000-acre River Lee Country Park, part of the 26-mile long, 10,000-acre Lee Valley Regional Park in Hertfordshire. Number of events: 4. Two new canoe slalom courses are being built for the Games: a 300m competition course and a 160m intermediate/training course. A new 10,000sqm lake is also being constructed. After the Games, the two courses and the

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Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cricket Ground has been home to cricket since 1814 and will host the Olympic Archery competition. Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is in St Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wood, near Regentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park. Comparatively little preparation will be needed to get this world-class venue ready. An Archery range will be created on the outfield of the main ground and the Nursery ground. Number of events: 4. After the Games, Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will return to its traditional role as the home of cricket, providing a base for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex County Cricket Club. Archery equipment from the training, warm up and competition venues will be given to clubs and schools across the country. JANUARY2012 45

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During the London 2012 Games, the Olympic and Paralympic Marathons and the Olympic Cycling Road Races will start and ďŹ nish in The Mall - an iconic location in the heart of London. Following the celebrations to mark the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diamond Jubilee and birthday in 2012, there will be a period of 36 days in which to erect the required temporary seating, scoreboards, video boards, tents, cabins and generators. The Marathons are free events, but spectators can apply for tickets to some viewing areas. The same applies to the Race Walks and Road Cycling races. Number of events: 11. After the Games, all the temporary structures will be dismantled and The Mall returned to its usual state.

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Wembley is the biggest of the six stadiums staging the London 2012 Olympic Games Football competition. It will host the gold medal events in both the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition. It was announced in November 2011 that both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Britain teams will play group matches at the stadium. The new stadiumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arch soars over 130m into the sky, more than four times the height of the towers of the old Wembley Stadium. Each seat has an unrestricted view of the pitch and plenty of leg room. Number of events: 2

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The Millennium Stadium is located on the banks of the River TaďŹ&#x20AC;, right in the heart of the Welsh capital, CardiďŹ&#x20AC;. The Millennium Stadium has the honour of hosting the very ďŹ rst event of the Olympic Games, with womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Football matches starting on 25th July. It will also host the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bronze medal match. It was announced in November 2011 that both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Britain teams will play group matches at the stadium. Number of events: 2. After the Games, the venue will continue to be used as the home of the Welsh football and rugby teams. <=@B6 5@33<E716 /@3</

Originally built for the Millennium celebrations, North Greenwich Arena has been transformed into a sports and entertainment arena with shops, restaurants and more. North Greenwich Arena will host Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics and the Basketball ďŹ nals during the Olympic Games and then, a few weeks later, Wheelchair Basketball during the Paralympic Games. North Greenwich Arena sits on the point of the Greenwich peninsula, right on the Meridian Line. Number of events: 20. When the London 2012 Games are over, the North Greenwich Arena will revert to being a multi-faceted music,sports and entertainment venue.

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One of the most famous football grounds in the world, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Theatre of Dreamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is home to Manchester United Football Club. Old TraďŹ&#x20AC;ord will host nine Football matches during the Olympic Games, including a semi-ďŹ nal in both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitions. It was announced in November 2011 that the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Britain team will play a group match at the stadium. Number of events: 2 =:G;>71 /<2 >/@/:G;>71 D7::/53

The vibrant Olympic and Paralympic Village will be located in the Olympic Park. It will comprise residential apartments for around 17,000 athletes and oďŹ&#x192;cials, along with shops, restaurants, medical, media and leisure facilities and large areas of open space. Athletes will have easy access to the travel and leisure facilities of the adjacent Stratford City complex, and the High Speed 1 JavelinÂŽ shuttle service will link the Village to central London in just seven minutes. After the Games, the Olympic and Paralympic Village will be a lasting legacy of essential new housing for east London. It will be transformed into 2,800 new homes, including 1,379 aďŹ&#x20AC;ordable homes. The communities that develop in the area after the Games will be supported by new parks, open space, transport links, and community 46

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The Olympic Stadium will host the Athletics and Paralympic Athletics events, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Number of events: 208. The Stadium will have a capacity of 80,000 during the Games: 25,000 permanent seats in its permanent lower tier, and a temporary lightweight steel and concrete upper tier holding a further 55,000 spectators that can be removed after the Games. The Stadium is designed to be ďŹ&#x201A;exible enough to accommodate a number of diďŹ&#x20AC;erent requirements and capacities in legacy. Itwill continue to be a venue for sport and athletics, as well as cultural and community events - leaving a lasting legacy. B63 @=G/: /@B7::3@G 0/@@/19A

The Royal Artillery Barracks will be the venue for Shooting, Paralympic Shooting and Paralympic Archery. Location: On the edge of Woolwich Common in south east London. Number of events: 36. The London port of Woolwich has a long military history and the construction of the current Royal Artillery Barracks buildings began in 1776. Four temporary indoor ranges for Pistol and RiďŹ&#x201A;e Shooting will be built together with outdoor shotgun ranges for Trap and Skeet events. After the

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The temporary Water Polo Arena on the Olympic Park will host both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Water Polo competitions. It will contain a warm-up pool and a competition pool. The Aquatics Centre and Water Polo Arena will be adjacent to each other in one of the most compact areas of the Olympic Park. The Water Polo Arena will be taken down after the Games. Elements of the venue are expected to be reused or relocated elsewhere in the UK. E3;0:3G /@3</

Wembley Arena will host the Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics events. Number of events: 7. The Badminton World Championships took place at the venue in August 2011, acting as a test event for the Games. Around 6,000 spectators will be able to enjoy the action during the Olympic Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions. E7;0:32=<

Wimbledon is the home of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the setting for the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament since 1877. The London 2012 Olympic Games Tennis competition will take place just three weeks after the end of the annual grand slam tournament. Wimbledon is in south west London, near Richmond Park and the World Heritage Site of Kew Gardens. Number of events: 5 E3G;=CB6 >=@B:/<2 2=@A3B

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Home of Newcastle United football club, St Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Park has hosted many exciting matches, and has a great atmosphere created by fans - so it is well prepared for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to come in 2012. St Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Park will host a total of nine matches, including a quarter-ďŹ nal in both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitions.

Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour will be the venue for the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions. Location: Dorset, on the south coast of England. Number of events: 13. Weymouth and Portland provides some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK, with facilities on land to match. Weymouth and Portland Bay is a natural amphitheatre and there are several vantage points to watch the Sailing events from if you do not have a ticket. The Local Authority will be also providing a big screen to watch the Games coverage on Weymouth beach, and putting on a range of free sporting and cultural activities. There is no seated ticketing for the Sailing event, so spectators will be sitting on the ground or standing.. After the Games, The National Sailing Academy will beneďŹ t from the improved facilities that the Games will leave behind, providing a state-of-the-art facility for elite training, competition and local community use.

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The Velodrome will host Track Cycling and Paralympic Track Cycling. The Velodromeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concrete lower tier will have 3,500 seats located around the track. A further 2,500 seats will be suspended in two upper tiers within the two curves of the venueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof. In between the lower and upper tiers there will be a glass wall, giving spectators a 360-degree view across the Olympic Park and allowing people outside the venue to see the sporting action taking place inside. The back-of-house area - including broadcast, catering and security facilities - will be shared with the Basketball Arena to make eďŹ&#x192;cient use of space.

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The biggest festival the UK has ever seen! Leading artists from all over the world will come together with a chance for everyone to get into the spirit of London 2012 through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, film and digital innovation and leave a lasting legacy for the arts in the UK. The London 2012 Festival will open on 21st June 2012 and run until 9th September 2012 - the last day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. A series of countdown events from January 2012 will give you a taster of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to come. In total, the festival features more than 1,000 events, with 10 million free opportunities to get involved. Some of the events are ticketed and the majority are free to attend. Many have already been announced, with more to come over the coming months. Please see www. london2012festival. co.uk for more details.

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An action packed day out oďŹ&#x20AC;erIing visitors the chance to experience the best in boating, watersports and shopping. There is also plenty of great entertainment for seasoned boating families or anyone that is looking to dip their toe into the water for the ďŹ rst time! The Show, which is free for kids, will feature up to 1000 boats and more than 500 exhibitors showcasing the very best in boating products, equipment, clothing and holidays. However, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all this fantastic lifestyle Show has to oďŹ&#x20AC;er... O Almost 1000 boats of all shapes and sizes, from entrylevel wakeboards costing as little as ÂŁ100 to glamorous and glitzy multi million pound sailing and motor yachts. Wander along the indoor boardwalk and gaze at the impressive size and luxury. O A fantastic range of shopping brands with the best in marine and casual fashion clothing, books, DVDs and a multitude of gadgets, some being launched for the ďŹ rst time. O For the more adventurous, the Watersports Action Pool has been built specially for the Show where experts from Neilson Active Holidays and Rockley Watersports will help you get on the water. Visitors can try an exciting range of sports such as wakeboarding, windsurďŹ ng, canoeing and kayaking. For the less adventurous there will be enthralling action to watch,

with live demos by watersports experts, including a canoe polo invitational match and pro paddle board competition. O The Knowledge Box - a great way to learn about all things nautical. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s line-up includes world experts talking about topics ranging from technology and innovations to racing, plus Michelin-starred chef Adam Gray demoing skills and techniques. So whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a novice or an experienced boater there will be something for everyone to educate, enthuse and inspire.

After a full day at the Show relax and enjoy a glass of champagne or meet your friends in the famous bars nestled between the boats and exhibitors. Adult tickets can be purchased in advance of the Show from just ÂŁ16, with two children going free (aged 15 or under) with each paying adult. For the last four days of the Show, you will also be able to enjoy the London Bike Show, Outdoors Show and Active Travel Show at ExCeL with your Tullett Prebon London Boat Show ticket.

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remont Watch Company launched its collection of highly developed aviation inspired timepieces in 2007 after 5 years in production. Bremont now

oﬀers a comprehensive collection of COSC certiﬁed automatic chronometers. Founded by two British brothers, Nick and Giles English, Bremont originated from the brothers’ joint lifetime love and passion for

engineering and aviation. e story of Bremont started in 1995 following a tragic plane crash that Nick had with his father, Euan. Whilst training for an air-show in the UK their WWII Harvard aircraft was involved in a horrendous accident. eir father Euan died and Nick broke over 30 bones. is accident was a tipping-point in the brothers’ lives and provided the impetus to set up a watch atelier. Bremont is a British company that combines its manufacturing in Switzerland and the UK but contains something that no comparable timepiece can match: an air of quintessential Britishness. e brothers set out to create a classic English-styled watch that could be worn in the boardroom but had the strength to be used in the harshest of environments. Each and every Bremont model is not only of exceptional quality but is also sufficiently accurate and durable enough to be used for activities ranging from flying to polar and deep-sea exploration. In addition to lab testing, each model has been tried and quantified ‘in the field’ by professional adventurers and explorers and is also the watch of choice for multiple military air squadrons around the world. Historically, Britain has had a considerable impact on watchmaking and were the pioneers of technical development throughout the

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last century. Bremont is proud to be at the forefront of the revival of British watchmaking. e appeal for their high quality and limited production timepieces is making Bremont a real force in the high-end luxury watch market. Limited numbers are manufactured each year and all Bremont watches adhere to the core values of precision, durability and individuality. THE BROTHERS SET OUT TO CREATE A CLASSIC ENGLISHSTYLED WATCH THAT COULD BE WORN IN THE BOARDROOM BUT HAD THE STRENGTH TO BE USED IN THE HARSHEST OF ENVIRONMENTS. In 2010, the B-1 Marine Clock was the ﬁrst Bremont timepiece to be made entirely in their workshop in England. Inspired by John Harrison’s ships chronometer, the B-1 Marine Clock plays tribute to this great man. Bremont’s incredible technical director Peter Roberts went back to the British watchmaking roots and has incorporated some of the best features and design from clock and watchmakers of the past, re-examining and updating with the technology of today, including a classic English-lever escapement and a 40 day power reserve. Despite the enormity of the project, the clock continues to deliver the quality and robust reliability that people associate with Bremont. It is also important to note that although Bremont has taken a number of design aspects from the watch collection, the clock gives the purchaser the opportunity to customise part of the design to their own speciﬁcation.

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e Bremont SOLO, released in 2011, was designed as a classic pilots watch, and would be an obvious choice for those wanting to enter the world of Bremont automatic chronometers. It comes with two different dial variants and was inspired by any pilot’s unforgettable first flight. e P-51 which was released late in 2011, is a Limited Edition chronograph chronometer which was built using original parts from the famous 1944 Mustang WWII aircraft, known as ‘Fragile but Agile’. Original aluminium metal from the Pacific war veteran fuselage is integrated into both the dial and the movement of the timepiece with the dial itself inspired by the clocks found in the P-51 aircraft. As with many of Bremont’s latest watch designs, the P-51 is assembled the company’s atelier in England rather than their workshop in Biel-Bienne in Switzerland and houses a modified Swiss BE-54A automatic chronometer movement that also shows UTC time. e watch is limited to only 251 pieces.

customer service and a code of professionalism that has seen us become one of the most respected jewellers on the south coast, with two inspirational showrooms in Bournemouth. We specialise in Fine Jewellery High Grade New & Pre Owned Watches. Our supplier base spans several continents, allowing us to source some of the most sought after pre owned watches on the market, plus unusual and exciting jewellery which includes completely one oﬀ pieces from around the world.

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survey says British women own, on average, 16 bras at any one time. Are they all the wrong size? Can’t women be trusted to choose their own undergarments correctly? Bizarrely, the answer seems to be no. Last year, the University of Portsmouth’s breast biomechanic research unit found that women tend to wear the wrong bra size, with the most common problem being a too-small cup.

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aking a resolution doesn't have to be all about quitting. Whether it's stocking up the beauty cabinet or adding to your wardrobe, overindulge your favourite habits instead and make 2012 your most beautiful year yet. If you're stuck for good intention inspiration, these celebrities have their New Year goals sussed. Here are some resolutions you'll surely want to keep... FACIAL FINESSE Coleen Rooney: "I already cleanse, tone and moisturise every morning and night, but I'd love to get a facial every six weeks. I like the natural look, so fresh, clean skin is key." Entrepreneurial WAG Coleen's latest fragrance Butterflies (from £25) is available at Selfridges REGULAR REJUVENATION Liv Tyler: "I aim to use a mask on a weekly basis. I don't get enough sleep being a mum, working and travelling, so masks are important I use Givenchy Black For Light Mask (£59.50) to instantly brighten my skin." Actress Liv Tyler is the face of Givenchy

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FASHIONABLY FIT Davina McCall: "Post-workout, I love easy-to-wear pieces such as slouchy tops that fall oﬀ the shoulder. But when I'm working out, I want to wear something a bit wow and zingy - I really like bright colours."

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Presenter Davina has teamed up with Next to design a new fitness range, out spring 2012 ME-TIME TREAT Gok Wan: "My beauty New Year's resolution is to set aside at least an hour a week for some much needed pampering. You forget how great it makes you feel and with my busy schedule, I never get enough time to indulge in it." The TV stylist's pampering range Gorgeous by Gok is available from Boots LIGHTEN UP Sadie Frost: "My New Year's fashion resolution is to wear more colour - I wear far too much black. I also need to stop living in my yoga clothes for business meetings." Fashion designer Sadie Frost is co-founder of Floozie by Frost French lingerie, available at Debenhams

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HEAVENLY HAIR Louise Redknapp: "I'm all about hair for 2012. It's much easier to keep my new darker shade looking healthy and shiny, so I may experiment with the style a little now. It's always nice to have a change." TV presenter Louise Redknapp is the face (and hair) of Schwarzkopf 's LIVE Salon Style range, available from Boots

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ANGELIC ROUTINE Lauren Goodger: "To always remember to take off my make-up before going to bed. I also aim to drink more water and start taking vitamins." TOWIE's Lauren is founder of Lauren's Way beauty range (www.laurensway.com) SKIN-KIND DIET Pearl Lowe: "My New Year beauty resolution is going to be cutting out dairy, wheat and sugar - I find it's so much better for my skin." Fashion designer Pearl Lowe has collaborated with DP London to design a limited edition candle collection (www.dplondon.com) CROWD PLEASER Jade ompson: "I'm going to try and stand out in 2012 by making bold outfit choices that showcase my individuality at red carpet events. I want to make a statement through fashion." Model Jade Thompson is the winner of Britain's Next Top Model 2011 and face of Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe MORE PAMPERING Fearne Cotton: "My New Year's resolution is probably just to relax a bit more - to chill out and be a bit less hyperactive!" DJ and TV Presenter Fearne Cotton has a clothing range at online retailer Very (www.very.co.uk) MASSAGE MISSION Emma Willis: "Sleep more, drink more water, and have more massages. Also, I want to have a facial because I've never had one before." TV presenter Emma Willis is the celebrity ambassador of Regis Hair Salons CHILL OUT Matthew Williamson: "My wish for 2012 is to try and allow myself some time off from work and look for fashion inspiration outside the studio."

TV stylist Grace Woodward is Wella Professional's fashion ambassador CLEAN LIVING Jamelia: "My beauty resolution is to begin a healthier routine, but my birthday is on January 11 so my New Year resolutions always start on the 12th, not the 1st!" Singer Jamelia is backing the music industry's Parental Advisory scheme SADDLE UP Anna Ryder Richardson: "For 2012, I'd really like to focus on expanding my equestrian look. Everything from leather riding boots, vintage pocket squares and even a button front cape and scarf. Fabulous!"

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Grace Woodward: "Drink more water. I hate drinking water but it's great for your skin. I also plan to go to bikram yoga weekly, not monthly!"

TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson is a style consultant for Magnet Kitchens EFFORTLESS TRESSES Lauren Pope: "To ﬁnally achieve Sarah Jessica Parker-style ombre hair, my hairdresser has been taking my roots darker for the last few months. 2012 is all about low maintenance, eﬀortless style and ombre hair means I'll never have to get my roots done." TOWIE's Lauren recently DJ'd for Glam Rock Watches at boutique.Goldsmiths

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WARDROBE DETOX Lynda Bellingham: "I will be getting rid of any clothes I haven't worn for more than six months and making sure that everything I have is a wardrobe staple that I'll wear time and time again."

GET THE LOOK Going down as one of 'the' red carpet outfits of the year, Kate Winslet's Stella McCartney cut-out dress sent everyone dotty. Spot the difference with Boohoo's Demi frock, a snip at just £20 (www.boohoo.com). BUY IT NOW Give your beauty resolution a boost with Korres Limited Edition New Year Skincare Regimen Kits. Each of the three tins caters for different skin types and specific needs, £19.50 (0870 850 3868).

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he critically acclaimed Green Room Restaurant, at e Green House Hotel wants to help everyone achieve their New Year’s resolutions, the green way, with the introduction of its Green Living Showcase events. From weight-loss to Safe Fashion, healthy eating to grow- yourown advice, all topics for a greener 2012 will be covered. To take place on the first ursday of every month, the Healthy Green Living Showcase events will involve lunch, with a glass of wine, accompanied by a fascinating talk by a different expert in the field of healthy living. e first event to kick off the

new initiative, on ursday 2 February, will be hosted by the south coast’s fat loss expert, Jango. He has helped hundreds of women and men achieve their weight loss goals and get into the best shape of their lives. Jango has been in the fitness industry for more than five years and his method avoids the traditional diet route. Jango comments: “I understand the level of commitment it takes to change your body as I have worked hard to achieve my own fitness goals. rough the success and results of my rapid fat loss program, helping men and women to get lean and toned is what I do best. I am looking forward to sharing my wealth of knowledge at the first Green Living Showcase at the

Green Room in February and making the New Year that bit greener for those that attend.” Olivia O’Sullivan, General Manager of e Green House Hotel says: “We want to oﬀer everyone, with a keen interest in Green living, the opportunity to develop and share this ethos through monthly expo’s held at lunchtime at the Green Room restaurant. e showcase events feature many fun and exciting experts and we are looking forward to revealing these as the months go by.” To attend the ﬁrst Green Living Showcase on ursday 2 February please call : e Green House Hotel on 01202 498900 n

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TIME TO PUT YOUR HEALTH FIRST TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH IN THE NEW YEAR, DOCTORS, ACADEMICS AND HEALTH ORGANISATIONS OFFER UP THEIR TOP RESOLUTIONS BE A QUITTER BY LISA SALMON TV doctor Hilary Jones points out that quitting smoking is one of the most effective ways a person can improve their health. When people give up tobacco, their circulation and respiration improve within a month and, depending on how heavy a smoker they've been, the risk of heart disease and lung cancer become similar to that of a lifelong non-smoker within just a few years: "If you haven't already, this is the year to quit smoking. It's the greatest single step you can take to ensure future good health, and hundreds of thousands of other smokers have now successfully done this," he says. Visit www.nhs.uk/smokefree to find out more about the NHS Quit Kit. OUT FROM THE DESK It can be a struggle for office-bound workers to find time to exercise, say experts, and as a result, fitness levels can suffer. e National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) suggests both employees and employers resolve to make health in the workplace a priority in the New Year. Professor Mike Kelly, public health director at NICE, points out that physical activity is essential for good health, contributing to both physical and mental wellbeing. It also helps to prevent or manage conditions including heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and obesity. "Workers aren't always active enough to benefit their health, so we're recommending ways that employers can encourage staff to increase their levels of physical activity on their way to work, or during the day." ese include providing information about walking or cycling routes and encouraging employees to walk or cycle some or all of the way to and from work, and also putting up signs to encourage staff to use the stairs. Becoming more active is also recommended by Arthritis Research UK, who have funded research exploring the connection between healthy bodies and pain-free joints. "is year we're recommending that instead of relying on painkillers, people with back pain try yoga," says Professor Alan Silman, medical director at Arthritis Research UK, who points out that 80% of the population suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. "Yoga provides real, positive benefits for people with chronic low back pain, plus there are no side effects." For more information on the Yoga For Healthy Lower Backs 62

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health beauty programme, visit www.yogaforbacks.co.uk FOOD FOR THOUGHT Feeding your body a nutritious diet goes hand in hand with maintaining physical fitness. But it can be easier said than done. One way to maintain healthy eating resolutions is by keeping a food diary, suggest MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition... Do it!), who run family healthy eating and fitness programmes. ey suggest writing down everything you eat and drink after it's consumed, and then you can begin identifying your dietary strengths and weaknesses. For example, you might notice a tendency to snack at certain points in the day or recognise there's not enough nutritional variety in your diet. "Only once we identify the factors impacting on our food choices and patterns - and see when and why we're doing things the way we are - can we work on breaking any habits contributing to them," says Lucy Hannagan of MEND. "Whether you're trying to lose weight in the New Year, or just get healthier by increasing your five-a-day of fruit and vegetables, keeping a food diary can help." In addition, dehydration can be a reason people choose to snack, as they mistake thirst for hunger. Dr Roger Henderson points out that dehydration can also lead to more severe symptoms such as fatigue and headaches, and is a more common problem than many realise. "Drink more water," he stresses. "I'm aiming to make sure I always have a glass by me when working during 2012." CHECK IT OUT As well as taking steps to improve your health at the start of 2012, it may be an idea to check your current physical condition. Adults who have not seen their GP for three years are entitled to a general health check-up. is will usually include height and weight measurements, a blood pressure check, and cholesterol and blood sugar tests. In addition, the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) suggest an oral examination. "ere's an increasing body of clinical evidence of the systemic links between poor oral health and some of the biggest causes of serious poor health and death in the UK," stresses chief executive Dr Nigel Carter. Gum disease, he explains, may contribute to a furring of the arteries, which can cause heart disease. Also, those with gum disease are nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes. A resolution to maintain good oral health, he suggests, should include brushing teeth with fluoride toothpaste for two minutes twice a day, cleaning in between your teeth using interdental brushes or floss, cutting down on sugary foods and drinks, and visiting the dentist regularly. Another area that people can overlook is their skin, say the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD). e organisation suggests people resolve to check their skin regularly (at least once a month) for any new moles, or a mole that's changing rapidly, as well as changes to patches of skin. Parents are also advised to send their children for regular eye tests by the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. is will not only pick up any problems with vision, but also signs of more serious eye conditions. Finally, resolve to check your medicine cabinet, suggests Leyla Hannbeck of the National Pharmacy Association (NPA). A recent survey found many people never check their medicines are still in date, she points out. "e New Year can be a good time to have a clear out of your cabinet. Medicines can become increasingly less effective once they pass their expiry date," she says. Visit www.bad.org.uk/sunawareness for information on checking your skin.

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THE GOOD LIFE MAKE 2012 THE YEAR YOU DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT IT, YOU ACTUALLY DO IT. LEARN HOW TO BAKE, VOLUNTEER FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL READING PROGRAMME, DYE YOUR HAIR, JOIN AN AMATEUR DRAMATIC GROUP - THE CHOICES ARE ENDLESS! PLUS - A TRIED AND TESTED REVIEW OF JANE FONDA'S LATEST EXERCISE DVD. BY BESS MANSON

down a path you were always meant to go down." If you don't already have something in mind to take on this year, ﬂick through some magazines and newspapers for inspiration, Pearl says.

So this year why not take on a diﬀerent approach?

Here are a few ideas to get the ball rolling:

Ditch the list of unachievable tasks and take on one challenge something you've always wanted to do but never had the time, money or inclination - such as learn to dance, give yourself a whole new makeover, or take a solo holiday. Susie Pearl, author of Instructions For Happiness And Success, urges us to pick something that takes us out of our comfort zone. Deciding on your challenge is the easy part. Following through on the promise you've made to yourself is another matter. Pearl says you have to write your challenge down then commit to it. "Write it down and put the note where you can't avoid seeing it in your wallet, on the bathroom mirror, on the bedside lamp, she says. Try to rope someone else into it, she adds. "Get a mission buddy who takes on their own challenge, so you can motivate one another throughout the year." Visuals are also important, she says. "Put pictures up for what you want to achieve or of someone who has inspired you to take on the challenge. Visuals are essential to keep motivated and committed." Taking on a challenge can lead to amazing things, Pearl says. "If you commit to doing something new, you could meet people who will change your life. It could lead you on adventures you never imagined or spark a new career. It might even lead you to love. "Sometimes, if you follow an idea or inspiration, it can take you

Join or start a book club Book clubs have a whiﬀ of middle age about them but it's an unfair badge. If you like books and like talking about them, then forget the middle-age bad rep and join or start your own club. Apart from being a great way to meet like-minded people, it's a great forum to exchange ideas, engage in some banter and generally have a good gossip with your new pals.

ew Year's resolutions may be full of all sorts of good intentions, but by February, those lists of the promises we made to ourselves are usually conveniently relegated to the rubbish bin.

Learn to sing Join a singing class or a choir and discover your inner voice because singing is actually good for you. Stephen Clift, professor of health education at Canterbury Christ Church University, says singing together is a positive collaborative social activity which raises the spirits and helps to energise the body. "Singing can also be particularly good for people with existing health problems, including mental health diﬃculties such as depression and anxiety," he adds. Jane Cole, creator of Sing For Fun, which provides singing lessons and workshops throughout the UK, says: "Singing is so good for you, it should be on prescription. "When people sing at the top of their voice, they release endorphins - feel good hormones - that make you feel great." For more information, visit www.musicteachers.co.uk; www.choirs.org.uk; and www.singforfun.co.uk

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IT'S A SCARY THING WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOU CAN'T MANAGE THE SIMPLE CARTWHEEL ANYMORE. AS KIDS WE TUMBLED INTO A CARTWHEEL WITH ABANDON BUT A FEW YEARS AND SOME EXTRA POUNDS MAKES THEM ALMOST A HEALTH HAZARD.

For more information, visit www.bookgroup.info Learn to dance Zumba, ballroom, tango... What ever dance style you choose, it's going to be good for you in more ways than you think. Susie Pearl says dance takes you into another brainwave state. "e endorphins kick in and actually make you feel happier," she says. "Dancing has so many benefits. It keeps you fit, makes you happier and it's a great way to meet people. And even though you're doing a workout, it does help you to relax." For more information, visit www.danceweb.co.uk Learn to bake ere are so many good reasons to make your own biccies and cakes: You know exactly what's gone into them, you'll save money, and you'll feel so darn proud of your homemade fare, you'll never look a packaged sponge in the eye again. Start off simple with the humble scone, then work your way up. By Christmas you'll be appointed Christmas pud chef. Take some lessons or set aside some time each week where you can concentrate on one recipe at a time. Appoint your regular tasters and prepare yourself for constructive criticism. If Nigella can do it, so can you. For more information and recipes, visit www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/cake Learn to do a cartwheel - no matter your age It's a scary thing when you discover you can't manage the simple cartwheel anymore. As kids we tumbled into a cartwheel with abandon but a few years

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and some extra pounds makes them almost a health hazard. Learn the art of the perfect cartwheel without slipping a disc - if only to prove to yourself that you can do it. For a step-by-step guide, visit www.wikihow.com/do-a-cartwheel Go on holiday on your own It's a liberating experience to take a holiday - even a short break - on your own. Going solo, you are much more approachable by other travellers so you're going to meet loads of people along the way. It's also a good chance to reflect and relax doing exactly as you wish without having to consider anyone else. Try a holistic holiday or perhaps a city break. Bon voyage! For more information, visit travel sites www.thelmaandlouise.com; and www.justyou.co.uk Volunteer Give some of your time each week to a charity. Time is as important as money and can open up a whole new world to you as well as benefiting others. Help the aged, offer your services to a school or library reading programme, donate your time to an animal shelter... there's no end to the causes you could devote a few hours of your time to each week. Volunteering will broaden your horizons and give you a sense of adding something to your community. It might even put the world into a better perspective. For more information, visit www.ageuk.org.uk; and Volunteer Reading Help at www.vrh.org.uk Grow something - a flower, a tree, vegetables

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health beauty ere's a remarkable satisfaction in growing something you planted yourself. And even more satisfaction in eating home-grown vegetables, fruits and herbs. ere's nothing like eating a tomato that actually smells and tastes like a - well, tomato. Do some reading on what to plant when, arm yourself with some compost (or make your own if you're really game), invest in the basic essential tools and you're halfway there. Whether you have a garden or a just a small spot for some pots, get growing. For more information and tips, visit www.applegategardens.co.uk Give yourself a new look Don't look back on life and regret never getting the radical haircut you always planned to get but never had the courage - just do it. Cut it, colour it, style it. And while you're at it, give yourself a whole new makeover. Call in a stylist to sort out your wardrobe. Be brutal and start the new year fresh by throwing out the bits you never wear. Find out what colours really work for you with a colour consultation, or get a make-up lesson (smoky eyes, anyone?). For more information and advice, visit www.colourmebeautiful.co.uk/ colour-consultation Ramble Walking is a great way to get fit without all the predictable injuries and downright exhaustion of running or going to the gym. Plus you get to see a little part of your world each time you get out there. Survey the terrain as you discover the countryside, or even the green belt of your city, and breathe in the good air. Go with some friends and stop at a pub for a well-earned drink and some hearty tucker during your ramble. All you need is some walking shoes, some inspiration and perhaps some good maps to start you off - and maybe a walking pole if you really want to look the part. Find out more at www.ramblingclubs.com Tried & tested Tightening our belts financially to cope with hard times can mean there' s no spare cash for gyms. Gabrielle Fagan tests Jane Fonda's new home fitness workout for the over-50s. What is it? Jane Fonda: Trim, Tone & Flex is the third workout DVD in her successful Prime Time range, and includes a 20-minute upper body workout, a 20-minute lower body workout, and a final 10-minute relaxation programme to relieve stress. What's it like? Jane Fonda's the woman who in the Eighties urged millions to don a leotard and 'go for the burn'.

But times change and while the actress, activist and fitness guru is as devoted to workouts as ever, she is setting a gentler pace for this, her 27th DVD. Eerily, she looks much the same as she did in her thirties, with an apparently wrinkle-free face, amazing figure and lithe legs, but Fonda's now 74 and has osteoarthritis in her hands and feet. So this class is aimed at those who aren't gym bunnies but would simply like to stay in shape and lose those creaking joints. ere are two workouts, one for the upper body and one for the lower body - all that's needed is a chair, a towel and a couple of weights. Fonda chats and encourages throughout in a low-key, friendly way, rather than the irritating, overenthusiastic cheer leader style familiar to many celebrity fitness offerings - a big bonus if you're going to use the DVD regularly. DANCE TAKES YOU INTO She explains the workout and puts their ANOTHER BRAINWAVE STATE. "THE ENDORPHINS effect into context. For example, twisting the upper body will be helpful for reversing the KICK IN AND ACTUALLY MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPIER" car, as well as getting in and out of a car, or going up and down stairs. She points out that improving balance and posture will help to prevent falls and reveals that to improve her own balance, she always stands on one leg to brush her teeth. When she recounts all the problems that can befall us as we get older, including her own ailments, she jokes, 'It sounds like we are all falling apart' and then adds positively that, 'Of course, we're not!' She also points out that overall fitness and following routines can also help the brain and says encouragingly, 'Man, are we going to be smart!' e upper body set includes joint-easing moves, and others to help slim the arms, shoulders, back and stomach, while the lower body also has gentle joint rolls and works the major muscles of the legs, hips and buttocks with seated and standing exercises. is DVD promotes the importance of staying strong and active rather than the standard 'losing weight' message that is often associated with fitness DVDs. For someone like me, who knows they should workout but doesn't want to physically punish myself, it was excellent, and there's the potential to up the intensity of the workout by using heavier weights, or increasing the repetitions. I think Fonda's going to be my new best mate in the mornings as I finally stick to my New Year's resolution and shake my stuff but definitely avoid the burn! Information: Jane Fonda Prime Time: Trim, Tone & Flex is available from all good retailers, priced £17.99 n

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2012 HAS BEEN DUBBED THE YEAR OF TANGERINE TANGO COLOUR BY PANTONE. LISA HAYNES REVEALS HOW TO FIND THE MOST FLATTERING SHADES FOR YOUR COLOURFUL YEAR AHEAD. BY LISA HAYNES JANUARY2012 69

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elcome to the year of Tangerine Tango. e global authority on colour, Pantone, has designated the reddish orange as its colour of the year in succession to Honeysuckle pink. e vibrant shade is now being touted as a go-to in cosmetics because of its versatility. It's exotic but in a friendly, non-threatening way, according to the Pantone colour gurus. But whether you dance to the tune of Tangerine Tango for your lips, nails or even eyes, it's clear the 2012 tone won't be for everyone. When refreshing your make-up bag for January, the key to ﬁnding your own colour of the year lies in your hair and complexion. "Understanding your colouring is the next step in helping you to achieve a perfect make-up look," explains Pat Henshaw, co-author of new book Colour Me Beautiful Make-up Manual. "e aim is to create balance and harmony between your natural colouring and the colours of clothes and make-up you wear." By wearing your own bespoke brand of make-up shades, Henshaw believes you will not only feel good but look younger, healthier and ﬁtter. Here's how to discover your colour palette for 2012 and beyond:

LIGHT Your overall look is pale and delicate. e undertone of your colouring can be warm, with golden tints to your hair and a few freckles on your skin, or cool, with ash tones to your hair and a slight pinkish tint to your skin. Light celebrities: Uma urman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meryl Streep. Make-up mantra: It's all about adding subtle definition to your Light features. "Give a hint of colour to eyebrows and eyelashes - a warm brown mascara will be more flattering than black," Henshaw advises. "Try not to overpower your delicate colouring with strong shades of eye shadow or lipstick, even when it comes to more glamorous make-up. Instead, use the right colours from your palette and apply them in different ways." Palette: Medium grey, light navy, cocoa and taupe for neutrals. Pastel pink, geranium, sky blue and apple green for accents. DEEP Your skin can be porcelain to black but all your features - hair, eyebrows, eyes and lashes - are dark and defined so your make-up should be similarly deep and rich in tone. Deep celebrities: Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz, Audrey Tautou. Make-up mantra: Your features have a lot of depth to them and stand out on their own. "Accentuate your look by complementing it with dark, rich colours, even when it comes to more subtle daytime looks," Henshaw suggests. "Blushers will add some depth to balance your colouring. Lipsticks 70

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in rich shades will look fantastic on you. However, if you prefer softer colours, you will need to ensure that your face is balanced with strong make-up." Palette: Black, aubergine, chocolate and pine for neutrals. Royal purple, scarlet, emerald green and true blue for accents.

WARM You're the golden girl of complexions with skin tone ranging from porcelain with freckles to golden brown. Auburn hair tones go as light as strawberry blonde to dark rich red. Warm celebrities: Christina Hendricks, Susan Sarandon, Florence Welch. Make-up mantra: To enhance your warm and rich colouring, your make-up should always have yellow undertones. Henshaw advises: "Brown eye pencils and mascara ﬂatter more than black for both day and night. "Choose a blush powder with a warm undertone and simply apply with a bit more depth depending on the time of day or occasion. Whether you want subtle lip colour or more dramatic lips, keep your lip colour warm with lovely, golden earthy tones." Palette: Bronze, olive, pewter and camel for neutrals. Apricot, primrose, terracotta and lime for accents.

COOL You have blue, grey or cool brown eyes and ash tones to your hair, be it blonde, white, grey, salt and pepper, dark brown or black. Your colouring may have become cooler as you've aged. Cool celebrities: Jamie Lee Curtis, Dame Helen Mirren, Dame Judi Dench. Make-up mantra: Make the most of your distinctive colouring by wearing make-up colours with a cool or blue undertone. "Most cools have a striking look, so don't be afraid to use brighter shades of lipstick and colours that will deﬁne your eyes," says Henshaw.

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health beauty "Cool, blue-based tones of eye shadows, blush and lipstick will always look best on you regardless of what look you are trying to achieve. Take your barely-there make-up up a notch by deﬁning the eye area and do so with grey, blue and lilac shades of eye shadows and eye pencils." Palette: Charcoal, dark navy, spruce and purple for neutrals. Light teal, rose pink, cornﬂower and blue red for accents.

CLEAR Your most outstanding features are your eyes, which are highlighted because of the contrast to your dark hair. ey will have a clear, jewel-like quality to them. Clear celebrities: Carla Bruni, Kate Middleton, Mila Kunis. Make-up mantra: Your eye make-up shades should always enhance and not detract from your eye colour. "As a Clear, you can have the choice of making a feature of your eye make-up or your lipstick but not both," warns Henshaw. "Forget the rules about matching your eye shadow to your eye colour - it will only make your eyes blend in with your look and you really should make them pop. Bright colours are great during the day, whereas an aubergine pencil with purple eye shadow will be more glamorous for evenings." Palette: Black, black brown, royal blue and soft white for neutrals. Blush pink, ruby, Chinese blue and evergreen for accents.

SOFT You may have found a little of yourself in each of the previous colouring types, but didn't fit exactly. You have medium depth of skin tone, blonde to dark brown eyebrows and mousy blonde to light brown hair - often with highlights. Soft celebrities: Scarlett Johansson, Beyonce, Kim Cattrall. Make-up mantra: e gentle combination of your hair, skin and eyes means that your make-up needs to be soft and subtle - but you still need colour and definition. Henshaw advises: "Your Soft colouring needs to be complemented with muted tones. Anything that is too bright or dark will detract from your face. "Your eyebrows should always be defined with a blonde eyebrow pencil, while your eyes need to be lined with soft browns or mossy shades, not black." Palette: Rose brown, charcoal, charcoal blue and stone for neutrals. Claret, sage, soft violet and lavender for accents. Henshaw's money saving tip: "Once you understand your colouring type and your best make-up shades, you can limit the cosmetics that you buy, investing only in those that will make you look fabulous." Colour Me Beautiful Make-up Manual by Pat Henshaw and Audrey Hanna is published by Hamlyn, priced £12.99. Available now

TRIED & TESTED Rodial Crash Diet Body Detox, from £50 for 45 mins, at e House of Rush, Piccadilly, London (020 7042 3200/www.rush.co.uk). At-home Rodial Crash Diet Kit, £99 (www.rodial.co.uk). It's the worst possible scenario: a bloated Santa belly and a bikini to squeeze into in less than a month. Seeking a shortcut, I let the professionals do the hard work with Rodial's Crash Diet Body Detox. e treatment is designed to reduce that turkey feast-induced fluid retention in the legs, abdomen and arms and improve digestion to ease bloating. Amidst the fragrant candles and starry-lit black ceiling at e House of Rush, my treatment begins with some firm but relaxing dry body brushing to my legs, buttocks and arms to stimulate the lymphatic system. Not everyone likes their stomach being touched, but I opt for the light brushing in a clockwise motion to get my sluggish system moving. Next I'm lathered in the Rodial Crash Diet treatment gel (£75) and then covered in cling film, so I resemble the Christmas ham. Snug towels cocoon me as I'm treated to a relaxing head and shoulder massage while the gel gets to work on my cellulite and water retention. After a series of manoeuvres, the film is removed and my skin is softened with a fragrant slimming body oil via vigorous massage. Unlike other detox and wrap treatments where you're often rudely interrupted by a shower, there's no reason to leave the bed - making for a more relaxing treatment. As a finishing touch, I'm offered a Rodial Crash Diet Stick drink (£48 for pack) with diuretic properties to wave goodbye to water retention. I wouldn't say I left the spa feeling miraculously honed and toned but, with tightened, glowing skin, this definitely gave me the kick-start to continue a January regime and allay those bikini fears.

BUY IT NOW From shoes to make-up, Cheryl Cole is putting her (red) stamp on planet beauty with a new limited edition lippy for L'Oreal Paris. She describes the Color Riche Lipstick in Red Passion as her "perfect dramatic accessory". Available at Boots, priced £8.16, £1 from every sale is donated to e Cheryl Cole Foundation in aid of e Prince's Trust.

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s the ideal gardens ambassador for this year's Ideal Home Show, TV gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh needs to stay ahead of the times. Keeping a keen eye on gardening trends, landscaping designs and what the public will be growing in 2012 and beyond, he predicts that the 'grow your own' campaign will be as strong as ever this year. "Growing your own will still be popular," he says, "and veg can be fitted into pockets on the flower border as well as on a dedicated veg patch. "Climbers on house walls are set to make a resurgence - who needs to look at boring brickwork? Just make sure that adequate wire or trellis supports are provided. "And repeat-flowering roses should be in every garden - in and among border perennials and shrubs - dedicated rose beds are now out," he says. Despite heavy TV commitments, Titchmarsh will be out in his Hampshire garden this winter, preparing it for spring and beyond. "Getting my garden ready for spring is something that, like everybody else, I try to fit in around work. But it's vital and my garden is my safety valve as well as my canvas. "My garden has good lines. Perspective, proportion and form are every bit as important to me as colour. ere is lots of evergreen topiary clipped box and yew but within the borders there are billowing banks of perennials, shrubs and roses. "I also have a wild flower meadow and a wildlife pond, providing great entertainment and a really good way of doing my bit for conservation. My garden is my sanctuary." Winter offers time for planning new borders and allows gardeners time to do jobs little

by little, he says. "e great thing about winter is that things move slowly in the garden and we have a chance to catch up. It's not all about tidying, though there is some of that to do border perennials to cut back (I like to leave some old foliage on in winter to help insects and birds), the last of the leaves to clear up and compost. "I lightly fork over the earth between plants in early spring, working in a sprinkling of blood, fish and bone and then, among shrubs in particular, I mulch with chipped bark to seal in moisture and keep down weeds." Winter is a great time to take a long, hard look at the garden and work out where there are gaps in terms of interest, he reflects. Deciduous trees and shrubs are best planted now (provided the soil is not waterlogged or frozen) to give them a head start in spring, while perennials should be ordered now for planting in early spring so that the year can get off to a flying start. If the ground's too hard or wet to work on, curl up on a winter's evening with some seed catalogues and work out what you want to grow this year, making your order quickly for the best selection, he suggests. If you're creating a new veg plot, decide what you like eating and how much space such crops will take up. en work out sowing and harvesting times so that the best use is made of your veg patch. "Order your seeds early and store them in a shoe-box in order of sowing times," he advises. "Don't sow too much of quick-maturing crops such as lettuce and radish at the same time, but make smaller sowings every few weeks to ensure a succession of tender young crops." Indoors in January and February, you can sow geranium (pelargonium) seeds early - they take a long while to grow and will flower sooner if they are raised on a warm windowsill. Sprout seed potatoes so that they get off to a flying start when they are planted out later.

At the Ideal Home Show 2012, Titchmarsh will be judging the Ideal Young Gardeners of the Year competition in which six colleges go head to head to create sustainable show gardens. "We need to do much more to promote horticulture as a career and to pass on our gardening skills. It is the most rewarding of jobs, tough at times, yes, but one which allows us to do our bit for the future of the planet." e Ideal Home Show at London's Earls Court runs from March 16 to April 1. To book tickets, visit www.idealhomeshow.co.uk or call 0844 858 6763. Best of the bunch - Mahonia is winter shrub provides interest in both colour and form, with its deep green, glossy, holly-like leaves and clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, followed by purple or black berries. Mahonia will grow happily in shade, providing not only scent but good architectural value and some of the upright varieties, such as M. x media 'Charity', which bears vivid yellow flower spikes in winter, make good barriers against intruders. Others, such as M. japonica, which grows to 2m (6ft), make useful plants for a woodland edge or shrub border in shade. For a later-flowering variety, try M. aquifolium 'Apollo', which bears clusters of scented, acid-yellow flowers in spring. All of the popular varieties are easy to grow and are not fussy about soil type. Good enough to eat Horseradish If you've loved horseradish with your roast beef this winter, why not try growing your own for an eye-poppingly hot accompaniment? Be warned, though, it's an invasive perennial with deep roots that regrow when they're broken off and, once established, can be as difficult to get rid of as ground elder. Grow it in a bottomless

bucket sunk into the ground with its rim about an inch above the surface so that the roots don't spread up there and to keep clumps in check. Only the root of horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is used. Buy plants from specialist herb nurseries, or some seed companies offer roots in their autumn catalogues for planting up in late winter or early spring. Make a hole in the soil with a dibber and push a single root into it, thickest end uppermost, leaving the tip at ground level. Plant three roots about 60cm apart for a good clump. Let the plants grow for two years before harvesting. Dig up one plant in September or October, using the biggest roots for the kitchen and cutting off one of the thinner roots to replant. What to do this week l Continue to take root cuttings of acanthus, Oriental poppy, phlox and verbascums. l Continue to keep bird feeders and troughs topped up with bird food and water. l Keep the strong, whippy shoots of apple tree prunings to support bulbs later in the season. l Bring container-grown shrubs such as viburnum, rose and deutzia into the greenhouse for forcing, maintaining a minimum temperature of 13C (55F). l Sow sweet peas in deep pots under glass. l Protect hairy-leaved alpines from winter wet with an open-ended cloche. l Plant bare-rooted roses as soon as they are delivered. l Firm down plants which have been lifted by frost. l Bring pots of herbs indoors for use in the kitchen. l Continue to harvest parsnips, kale and winter cabbages. l Protect shrubs of borderline hardiness with layers of fleece or netting if frost threatens. l Plant shallots and Jerusalem artichokes. l Sow celery in a heated propagator.

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ot for the first time we have a crazy situation wherein some types of antique silverware are worth more money for their scrap metal value than they are for their historic and functional qualities. Currently this applies to those large Victorian tea services, trays, memorial centre-pieces and presentation cups. ankfully most people today are resisting the temptation to scurry along to the nearest collection point and cash in, unlike the similar temptation of late 1970’s. is was when a demand for the scrap metal saw even fine Georgian coffee pots, candle sticks, teapots and tankards being melted down for cash. is is of course a tragedy because antique silver from the UK and C.I. is one of the few classes of antiques that by means of the finest guarantee system in the world, it is possible to tell from the hall marks stamped upon it when a piece was made, where it was made, where it was tested for quality, who tested it, what the quality is, when it was made, whether duty was paid, and most fascinating of all, the life story of the person who made it. It all began way back in the 12th century when King John 1167 – 1216 recognized that some semblance of order and uniformity needed to be introduced to the manufacture of coin of the realm and functional and commemorative silverware, correctly termed ‘wrought plate’. is is because pure silver is too soft to be durable and so is mixed or ‘alloyed’ with a hardening agent. At first copper alone was used but over the centuries many other ingredients have been introduced. e problem was that copper does not alter the colour of the silver and so it was not beyond the temptation of a silversmith to dilute the quality of the costly primary metal by adding any amount of

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copper before starting to make coin or object. At the time of King John the leading silversmiths in the Western world were Germans, and so a party of them were invited to come to England and advise on a ‘fineness’, that is a maximum percentage of silver to copper to make a metal pure enough to have maximum intrinsic value while being soft enough to ‘work’ or make with, yet be hard enough to withstand handling and use. e Germans settled on a ratio of 92.5% fine (pure) silver to 7.5% copper, which standard has remained the same (officially) from the 12th century to the present day with the exception of a short break between 1697 – 1720. Legend has it that the Germans were not overly welcome and were given the nickname ‘Easterlings’. e silver they produced was labeled the same and over the years the first two letters were dropped – we were as lazy with our language then as we are today – and the word ‘sterling’ became used to describe fine silverware and anything else of guaranteed quality. As coin and wrought plate were the same material it was

possible and much practiced to melt coin to make wrought plate when you got rich and melt wrought plate to make coin when things got tough. It was on such an occasion that any substandard silver was discovered but to date there was no true means of tracing the perpetrator. So in 1300 a statute of King Edward I provided that no ware of gold or silver should be sold until it had been taken to the headquarters of the guardians of the craft of silversmiths correctly referred to as goldsmiths- later to become known as an Assay Office. ere it was to be tested, the details of which we shall look at later, and if approved be stamped with a mark as a guarantee of quality. e mark, known at first as ‘the King’s mark, depicted the head of a lion, but as it was symbolic, and the then popular French language term for a lion in heraldry was ‘leopart’ it soon became known as the Leopard’s Head mark. At this time the headquarters of the Guild of Goldsmiths, already established earlier in the 13th century, was in London and it was not long before the Leopart’s Head mark in turn became known as the London town mark. Now this was all very well but there was still no definitive method of tracing an unethical goldsmith who had cheated in his material structure by putting too much copper into his mix. So to protect the honest smith and his clients as well as to trace the crooks a second mark was added in 1363 through a statute of King Edward III which provided that every goldsmith “should have a mark by himself ” to be struck next to the King’s (London town) mark. en, before any wrought plate was melted down a note was made of the maker’s name and if the silver was found to be substandard, he could be traced

and held responsible. Now this is taking longer to cover than I had imagined, and we haven’t even begun to talk about Channel Isles silver, so I’m going to make this the first of at least three episodes in the coming months, and I hope you will stick with it. Just briefly back to that crazy situation I mentioned at the beginning in the early 1970s. It was when the American oil billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt and his brother William Herbert began accumulating large amounts of silver in an attempt to corner the market in this raw material. ey nearly succeeded for by 1997 they had acquired estimated silver holdings of 100 million Troy ozs. Between 1979 and 1980 the scrap price rose from around £6.50 an ounce in September 1979 to just over £30 an ounce in January 1980. Such a value was unsustainable and silver prices ultimately collapsed to below £6 an ounce two months later. It was estimated that the brothers benefitted by between $2billion and $4 billion before Nelson filed for bankruptcy in 1988. But such a phenomenal rise meant that old and new wrought plate was worth more for its material content than it was as an object, whatever it was. So antique silverware was worth more for melt than it was as a tangible piece of history, and I hope to show you in the ensuing chapters just how extraordinarily detailed that tangible history is. Incidentally apart from his failed attempt to control the world’s silver supply and his spectacular bankruptcy, N. Bunker Hunt is accredited as saying - words to the affect that - “A billion dollars isn't what it used to be” and “People who know how much they're worth aren't usually worth that much”. Read that with a rueful smile.

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ver the last twenty years every aspect of the home has been the subject of makeovers and upgrading. We have seen kitchens, bathrooms, conservatories, soft furnishings, gardens, sundecks, swimming pools: the list is endless. Or almost endless. e only area in a home that has not had the usual loving care is the garage: until now that is. After years of abuse, the lowly garage is ﬁnally getting a second chance thanks to GarageTek who are the leading garage storage and organisation company in America and have been operating in the UK for ﬁve years now. Alastair Broom, the Managing Director in the UK had been researching the options for garages for a number of years because, coming from a property background he could see the enormous potential that has been the garage.

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THE WORLD’S CLEANEST GARAGE BY GARAGETEK “In many cases the garage is over 10% of the space in a house and yet owners have not had a sensible proposition to do anything with it. ey will happily leave their £50,000 Mercedes on the drive in all weather whilst there is probably £1,000 of odds and ends lying all over the garage floor. is really doesn’t make a lot of sense and I was determined to find a solution,” says Alastair Broom. “Added to that in a house with a value today of, say £750,000, 10% equates to the garage having a potential value of £75,000. Does it feel like that value to most owners? Why not increase its value and therefore the value of the house as well as making maximum use of the space?” THE BENEFITS OF GARAGETEK GarageTek will design and install a storage solution that gets everything off the floor and onto the walls in specially designed cabinets, baskets,

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With options for the walls, floor, ceiling and over 80 different units there is clearly something for everyone. And there is no need to have the whole garage fitted: the system is so flexible that it is possible to have just one wall fitted, maybe with a new floor and the rest can be done at a later stage if that fits the budget better.

THE VALUE OF VERSATILITY e foundation of the GarageTek system is the patented TekPanel, a strong, attractive wall panel on which other system elements are attached. TekPanel is bright, strong and covers the walls of the garage and then a modular system of high performance cabinets, shelves, baskets and activity racks are added to the slotted walls with clip-on brackets. e GarageTek system can easily accommodate storage of various items. For example: n Sports enthusiasts can select activity racks speciﬁcally designed for stowing bicycles, ﬁshing rods and tackle, sailing equipment, canoes, golf clubs and shoes, ski equipment or tennis equipment n Kids will love to have their own private lockers and racks for sports gear n Gardeners can organise their tools handily

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n Brackets, baskets and shelving handle household supplies, while lockable cabinets can keep paints and chemicals safe from young hands. n Woodworkers or hobby enthusiasts can create a well-organised workshop area with benchs, cabinets, part bins, tip-out bins, tool holders and hooks

If storage needs or hobbies change, the beauty of GarageTek is its adaptability. Any layout changes are easy: the owner simply lifts and

of colours and patterns to choose from. CUSTOM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION When a homeowner is interested in a GarageTek system, the ﬁrst step is a no strings attached free consultation where a GarageTek designer will create a custom rendering of the proposed garage organisation system using the Company’s own GarageVision software. e garage will be measured and designed to the owner’s needs and requirements and a comprehensive colour layout

GarageTek system which will create or enhance a lot of space in their home.” ENJOY THE GARAGE e final piece in the jigsaw is the enjoyment. It is the most important step. A GarageTek system gives so much more flexibility. Owners can re-configure the accessories anywhere on the walls at any time without the need for tools. If you need more accessories – no problem. GarageTek have them in stock and they can easily be added to the system at any time.

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slides the item to a new location. GarageTek also offers a choice of flooring system: an extraordinarily strong, stain resistant and easy to keep clean interlocking tile or a very popular seamless Resin coating that gives the garage a car showroom look. Like the entire GarageTek system, the flooring is custom designed and versatile with a wide range

and price structure is given to homeowners so that they can see exactly how their garage will look. “Whilst the do-it-yourself on a budget is not our core market we have sold a number of our systems and the owners will do the installation themselves” says Broom. “Our market is the homeowner who understands value and wants the convenience and style of a

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY CUSTOMERS GENUINELY ENJOY USING THEIR GARAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE SUDDENLY A PLEASURE TO BE IN!

Alastair Broom’s vision is for the garage to be considered on the same level of thinking as the rest of the home. “ In a few years I expect to see the GarageTek brand as a part of Estate Agents’ details in much the same way as the quality brands for kitchens are today.” One thing is clear: homeowners now have a serious and quality option for upgrading their garage to make it a highly usable space be it for storage, recreation or keeping that car in throughout the year. You can learn more about GarageTek and the

World’s Cleanest garage at www.garagetek.co.uk For more information please contact: Alastair Broom at GarageTek on 01491 579 975 info@garagetek.co.uk www.garagetek.co.uk n

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A ROOM FOR ALL SEASONS You want to move.! You need to move! You need more space for living, relaxing, entertaining. But moving is expensive and uncertain, and you have lavished a lot of time and money on your house and garden. Fortunately there are many ways to extend your property, from creating rooms in your loft, building a conservatory, to adding a garden room. All of these options create space and add value. Much has been written about loft conversions and conservatories, but garden rooms are still a largely undiscovered way of providing flexibility and fun. When most people think of outside structures in the garden they think of gazebos and summerhouses. But these days the range of options is staggering. Given our British climate, rooms open to the elements might seem a risk. 78

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How many days a year would you use it? What would you use it for? How would it fit into my garden? Fuman Dejahang, Managing Director of Crown Pavilions, one of the UK’s leading

changing needs. Don’t think only of open gazebos any more. Our garden gazebos are for all year use. They have durable canvas side panels that can be rolled down in the winter. The blinds come with zips and PVC windows as well as

A garden room should be an extension of your house, and you can put it wherever you want. You can landscape around the garden room to create an integral part of your garden... manufacturers of garden rooms, provides some of the answers. “Times have changed” he said, “and the design of garden rooms has developed to meet people’s

highly effective infrared heaters. All these features mean the gazebos can be used all through the year. But you can also think about outdoor kitchens, sitting rooms with plasma screens, studies with storage

When you are looking at extending your house, a garden room could be the answer that you are looking for...

and internet connection, screens to protect you from the weather, mood lighting for evening entertainment, heating, hot tubs. These days we can provide a wide range of buildings for a variety of requirements, all designed around the needs of the families we build them for”. A garden room should be an extension of your house, and you can put it wherever you want. You can landscape around the garden room to create an integral part of your garden. Fuman explained, “When we install a garden room we are especially mindful of the landscaping around it. Our sister company, Crown Gardens, will look after every aspect of planting and creating a beautiful setting which fits in with your existing garden. After

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all, the garden room should be a sanctuary that reflects your house and enhances your garden. The lighting and heating are also important, especially if you want to entertain in the evening. We take care of all that too. We make sure that all parts of the structure work together in harmony, whether you are just relaxing or whether you are entertaining guests.” Of course, these days we also have to be especially careful about our green credentials. The beauty of a garden room created by a company such as Crown Pavilions, is that you can be sure that the timber is ethically sourced as well as deigned for easy maintenance with a quality and natural finish. The structure must be sturdy and the soft furnishings need to be resistant to everything our

climate can subject it too; fade and insect-resistant in the summer and mould-resistant in the rain. The possibilities are endless. Whether your garden is large or small, or merely a paved courtyard you will find a garden room to suit your taste. Fuman comments “People want to enhance their homes and gardens and create spaces which are flexible for family life and entertaining friends. Garden rooms extend the scope of how you use your house and garden, create exciting and beautiful focal points, potentially increase the value of your property, and they are fun”.

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SINCE CHAPLINS OPENED IT’S DOORS ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO IT HAS SHOWCASED AND DELIVERED THE VERY BEST IN STYLE, QUALITY AND SERVICE TO A LONG LIST IF DISCERNING CLIENTELE, INTRODUCING MANY INTERNATIONAL BRANDS TO THE UK MARKET FIRST.

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to edit collections rather than be dictated to by a single brand as many furniture stores around Europe are. is reflects in the individuality of our displays and crosses over to our client’s homes. At Chaplins we enjoy a freedom to express our love for design and to push boundaries and trends quickly, without having to run through and constantly analyse figures." If all the fabulous pieces on display in this design heaven proves too much for you, Chaplins also offer a ‘Home Design Service’ as many of their elegant storage systems for bedrooms and offices require an expert level of planning, which naturally they

pread over 25’000 square feet, Chaplins scour the international design scene to display over 180 of the biggest and most exciting European furniture and lighting brands including B&B Italia, Cassina, Ligne Roset, Hulsta and Rolf Benz, to name but a few. All these wonderful collections are held under one roof, making it an inspiring one-stop solution for your entire home furnishing needs. Managing Director, Simon Chaplin is the second generation to take control of what is a family run business. Simon’s fascination stems back to his youth, “I was fortunate enough to grow up in a furniture family so even though I was not working, I was learning through osmosis!” Simon’s vision when taking over the Chaplins dynasty was to not only showcase the largest retail space showing high-end contemporary furniture and design in the UK, but to also build a concierge service around it, oﬀering their clients a fully tailored package from the

they are just at home working on a TV room in the quiet suburbs, which surround them. So what does Simon predict will be the next big trend in contemporary furniture design? “I’d like to think great interiors are timeless. An interior should reﬂect an individual’s personality and lifestyle more than current trends." Although Chaplins are very proud of their showroom in Hatch End, Middlesex they also appreciate that buying trends are changing and people are using the internet for both research purposes and to make the occasional purchase. e Chaplins website (www.chalplins.co.uk)

building stage to the finishing touches. He goes on to explain, “Running a business enables me to build a team that I value who share the same design ethos. Furniture runs in my blood, It is not a business for numbers although they always have to add up! It is a business that has to be led by passion or the end result will reflect this.” As an independent run store all Chaplins staff have a background in design and are qualified to give you the fullest possible assistance, which is friendly, expert and efficient, taking your personal wishes into account. Simon goes on to say, “e love of design can be seen in every element of our customers’ lives, from the cars they drive to the watches they wear to the houses they live in. It is our skill of interpretation using these outwards signs which enable us to connect with our client base.” When asked what makes Chaplins unique to other furniture stores Simon explains “Working with over 150 design houses, it allows us

provide. is includes full ﬂoor plans, plus delivery and installation which is always carried out by their own team of fully trained ﬁtters who know how to handle furniture and realise the importance of each piece, protecting and caring for it throughout delivery and installation as if it was their own. As well as working on projects throughout the UK, Chaplins work all over the world. Liasing with designers and architects on various sized projects. Recent projects have included a 40 million Euro home in Cap Ferrat, South of France and 68,000 sq ft mansion in Dubai. However

is well worth the visit. As well as stylish furniture and accessories, it features a trend-led section full of inspiring ideas and product news. Simon ﬁnishes up by saying "we have worked with clients in the Sandbanks area for many years and our delivery teams can be seen as often there as in our own locality! Our furniture is perfectly suited to many of the individual and more contemporary homes in the area" For more information about Chaplins please call 020 8421 1779, email sales@chaplins.co.uk or visit www.chaplins.co.uk JANUARY2012 83

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ith breath-taking sea views, the Harbour Heights Hotel in Sandbanks really must have one of the ﬁnest views on the south coast. From the terrace at the Harbour Heights Hotel, watching the sunset with the views over the famous Poole Harbour towards Brownsea Island is quite stunning. Watching the aptly named Head Chef, Norman Cook, work his magic in a two AA Rosette award-winning Harbar Bistro kitchen is a feast for the senses in every way. And when you settle into your chair at the Chef ’s Table on a Friday night at the Harbour Heights it becomes an easy decision to turn your back on such a magical view. It is easy to see how the experience has been met with resounding success over the last several months. Bringing to the table a wealth of experience and the tuition of Gordon Ramsey and Raymond Blanc, South African born chef Norman has the certain showman charm and attention to detail that allows his cooking to look so eﬀortless. Supported by his marvellous brigade of chefs, it’s a culinary delight to watch Norman cook within the hustle and bustle of a spotless

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kitchen to the exuberant tune of ‘Yes chef!’ e Harbar Bistro menu all looked so tempting, so the decision to enjoy the Chef ’s Table experience and a pre-planned tasting menu was a pleasure in itself. We are served a selection of fresh, homemade soft granary rolls, which we dipped into a ﬁne blend of Spanish olive oil and rich, syrupy Aceto balsamic. We begin with an amouse bouche of summer melon and champagne soup with a minted honey yoghurt. To follow was a starter from the A la Carte menu, chilled organic oysters with caviar on bed of smoked salmon and cucumber crème fraîche. A dish that certainly was to die for. As a palate cleanser, we enjoyed pear and apple sorbet topped with champagne and garnished with berries and then we moved onto a sumptuous main course of slow-cooked duck with braised red cabbage, apple, potato and celeriac dauphinoise and Madeira Sauce. e duck was so tender it practically melted in your mouth. “I like to use seasonal produce and I always look to buy locally wherever possible,” explains Norman. After so many courses you’d think a desert would be a mountain to climb. However,

we managed to indulge in a warmed Chocolate Fondant and White Chocolate Ice Cream. A true work of art. It really is fascinating to see your own meals prepared in front of you alongside such a passionate explanation as to why, how and where the dish has been inspired and created. Each of our courses could be accompanied with a wine suggestion from the FJB Hotels’ group sommelier, Charles Van Wyk. e Chef ’s Table at the Harbour Bistro is a must for the culinary connoisseur and is a premier restaurant experience in the region. Priced at £45 per person and taking place every Friday evening at 7.00pm, it gives diners the opportunity to interact with the action and experience the excitement and buzz of a two AA-Rosette kitchen as well as ﬁnd out how the ingredients all come together to create an exquisite dish. is is a unique dining experience and is only available to two guests at time, making it an extremely personal and perfect special occasion. Harbour Heights Hotel, Haven Road, Sandbanks, Poole, BH13 7LW 01202 707272 www.harbourheights.com ■

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NormaN Cook’S reCipe page WARM UP WITH THIS DELICIOUS WINTER RECIPE The colder months bring with them a wealth of hearty ingredients for winter-warming cooking and if you love lamb, this recipe shared by the head chef, Norman Cook, of two AA Red Rosette restaurant, Harbar Bistro, at The Harbour Heights Hotel will become a favourite. In January, seasonal root vegetables are bursting with flavour and enhance a slow cooked dish like this. SLOW BRAISED ROSEMARY AND GARLIC LAMB SHANKS WITH WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES SERVES FOUR PEOPLE

Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 2 hours 30 minutes. Total time: 2 hours 45 minutes (Not a quick dish but it’s deﬁnitely worth the wait!) INGREDIENTS

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4 lamb shanks 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 carrot, cut into chunks 1 large onion, cut into chunks 2 celery sticks, cut into chunks 1 small celeriac, peeled and cut in to chunks 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary 2 bay leaves 4 garlic cloves, ﬁnely sliced 2 tablespoons of tomato purée 500ml of red wine (this can be left out and replaced with more lamb stock)

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• 650ml lamb stock • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper • Freshly chopped parsley to ﬁnish the dish METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 120c/Gas mark ½. Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large flame-proof casserole dish. Add all of the vegetable chunks and cook until a light colouring occurs for approximately 6 minutes 2. Add the garlic, rosemary, bay leaves and tomato purée. Mix in and cook for 2 minutes and take off the heat 3. In a separate thick-based pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil until hot and just starting to smoke. Season and place in the lamb shanks, 1 or 2 at a time depending on the size of your pan, and brown the meat all over until a deep golden brown colour has been reached. e more colour the more flavour you will get!

4. Once all the lamb shanks have been sealed off to a deep golden brown colour place them in the casserole dish with the vegetables 5. Pour off the excess fat from the pan used to seal the lamb and put it back on the high heat. Add the red wine and reduce by half. e wine will pick up all the lovely meaty flavours from the pan 6. Once the wine has reduced, add the lamb stock to the wine and bring to the boil. Once boiling, carefully pour the liquid over the lamb shanks and vegetables 7. Cover with a lid or several layers of tin foil. Place the casserole dish into the pre-heated oven (120c/Gas Mark ½) and cook slowly for about 2½ hours or until meat is completely tender and falling off the bone. Serve the lamb shank with lots of the sauce and root vegetables and a generous amount of creamy mash

potato. Top with lots of freshly chopped parsley and enjoy! Wines to match chef ’s braised lamb shank With the strong, rich ﬂavours produced by this recipe, Charles Van Wyk, FJB Hotels' group sommelier, recommends a heavy red such as a Merlot from the new world. Charles says: "Chilean Merlot is always a great choice. If you're looking for a serious wine I'd recommend a Bordeaux from the villages of either Saint-Emilion or Pomerol. ese wines are often a blend of Merlot and are elegant yet have body to stand up to this hearty dish." Recommendation: 2001 Chateau Beauregard from Pomerol'' Harbar Bistro at e Harbour Heights Hotel 01202 707272 www.harbourheights.com ■ A proud member of the FJB Collection

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tides, sandbanks PRICE £7,750,000 FREEHOLD Inspired by the colonial houses of America, Tides has been architecturally designed to sit comfortably on its location providing privacy from the road whilst maintaining good rear garden area’s and maximizing some of the finest and breathtaking views of this world famous destination, with Poole Harbour and Brownsea Island adjacent to the property. This stunning New England style residence has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, double garaging, outside heated pool, private slipway, jetty and boathouse.

CaPtain tOM, sandbanks PRICE £1,250,000 SHARE OF FREEHOLD A well presented three double bedroom second and third floor duplex apartment situated in an exclusive beach front development on Sandbanks Peninsula with superb panoramic views from either side of the property over both Poole Harbour and Poole Bay. The apartment offers spacious accommodation throughout with three balconies, en-suite to the master bedroom, family bathroom, further shower room, double garaging and direct beach access.

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PineCOMbe HOUse, CanFORd CLiFFs PRICE ÂŁ1,695,000 FREEHOLD Tailor Made are delighted to offer for sale this beautifully presented detached family home built in 2002, situated within walking distance of the shores of Poole Harbour and the golden beaches of Sandbanks. The local village of Canford Cliffs is also within close proximity, offering an array of shops, amenities, bars and bistros. The property benefits from spacious accommodation throughout with four double bedrooms, four reception rooms, three bathrooms and landscaped gardens to the rear adjoining the Luscombe Valley Nature Reserve which boasts views over Poole Harbour.

bRUdeneLL aVenUe, CanFORd CLiFFs PRICE ÂŁ2,750,000 FREEHOLD A luxurious and highly individual home with striking curved architectural themes situated on an elevated position in Brudenell Avenue near Sandbanks with views across Poole Harbour. This stunning home is one of two in a development sure to be one of the most desirable in the area, every design detail has been considered to create a beautiful, unique and contemporary living space across four floors. CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

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ometimes you need an expert to make the most of an opportunity. Selling land to a developer is no exception and Lance Trendall, owner of e Land Office is in no doubt about his ability to offer specialist advice to land owners. e Land Office deals with prime locations and is turning its attention to Sandbanks, Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and the New Forest where the demand for development land is outstripping supply. With a long track record in property, including a period as a developer himself, Lance works with land owners to help them maximise the potential of their property when selling to a developer. “However successful someone has been in their career, when

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they come to sell their home to a developer they are at a disadvantage unless they have someone like me on their side” comments Lance Trendall “Developers buy land all day long and know how to buy well and negotiate a very favourable deal, so it is worthwhile levelling the playing ﬁeld by having an experienced land agent on your side.”

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Lance maintains that a third party is really helpful as negotiating direct can result in accepting a low offer or failing to explore the terms of an offer thoroughly or getting the right deal. With such issues as overage, where you can get a share of the price achieved by the new homes built on your site above an agreed base price or an additional premium for deferring payment for land until new homes are sold, it is easy to see how complex land deals can become. Timing is another area where land sellers can fail to negotiate effectively. e Land Office were called in to help a land owner who had agreed a three year option with a buyer who never even made a planning application on the land. “It is fundamental to us to make sure there are performance-clauses requiring the land buyer to submit a

planning application within a certain time and a three year option is far too long and restrictive for the land owner.” With some amazing properties sold recently e Land Office has proven success, a recent sale of a single plot for £1.8 million resulted in a house being demolished to be replaced with a 10,000sqft new mansion, which e Land Office sold off plan with a guide price of £4.6M. e Land Office often sells the new homes following the land sale which can help the land owner claim any overage agreed with the builder. e ‘before and after’ photos show the improvement to the street-scene and the sort of house that is viable to develop in the right location. Mulberry House is another stunning home ‘coming soon’ through e Land Office, which enjoys an elevated 1.5

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acre plot, making it really private and perfect for a celebrity, with 18,000sqft of beautifully designed accommodation. With the opportunity to buy this mansion off-plan, comes the chance to save tax as the buyer would only pay tax on the land, not the build contract, and have the house fully finished to their specification to create the dream palace! We wonder if a F1 driver might buy it as it includes a 10 car underground garage/showroom perfect for a collection of luxury cars. is property is in Beaconsfield, Bucks, another of the UK’s most sought after locations and is an example of the portfolio of clients looking for land through e Land Office. Your land may have development potential for an additional house on the plot or to be replaced with a mansion,

but even if it is a smaller plot where you can combine with a neighbour to create a building plot then e Land Oﬃce wants to hear from you.

for an impossibly large property that will never get planning approval so the deal may look good but will never happen.

“We work on all sorts of projects and have builders and developers calling us every day looking for land in prime locations. In addition to house and apartment builders, we have people looking for sites for care homes and retirement homes and even an American company wanting to build retirement villages in prime areas”

With the ethos of ‘experience, integrity and enthusiasm’ e Land Office tries to agree win-win deals that will proceed. “Having been a developer in the 1980’s, I understand the margins a developer needs, so I know how hard we can push on price and when to shake hands on a deal.” e Land Office offer a free initial appraisal for land owners so they can explore the development potential and discuss the various ways to harvest their land value which will compare the advantages of obtaining planning permission prior to selling or selling ‘subject to planning’ where the buyer pays all the architect and

Whilst e Land Oﬃce helps maximise the price for the seller, they are keen to explain that the deal must allow enough proﬁt for a developer or it will never happen. Apparently some developers might be pushed too far on price and will need to apply

planning costs and purchases the land once planning is approved. is sounds a good place to start when you think you may be sitting on a goldmine of valuable development land. Whilst e Land Office is a Hertfordshire based company it has a site for sale with planning for 22 holiday lodges close to Loch Ness, was approached about a site for houses on the Isle of Man and is currently investigating a development opportunity in the Cayman Islands so Sandbanks is what they might call ‘within easy reach’. More information is available on e Land Office website www.thelandoffice.co.uk or you can ring them at their Hertfordshire HQ on 01582 461581.

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LandWanted for luxury homes & apartments Land is in great demand in prime locations like Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs, Branksome Park, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and the New Forest. The Land Office helps land owners negotiate good deals with developers and we can help find the right buyer and work with land owners from the very start. Free Initial Appraisal and Consultation • Land sold to Developers There are many different approaches to selling your valuable development site each with different merits and pitfalls. Our initial meeting can focus on the most advantageous strategy for your circumstances. All matters are respected as confidential and your concerns and time scale are respected throughout.

Call us today and arrange your free land appraisal In many cases, land owners prefer our developer contacts to seek planning at their own expense so you can remain free from costs and planning expenses Lance Trendall

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