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ot your spring/summer 2011 wardrobe all sorted, then? So what’s it today? A jumpsuit? Wide-leg jeans? Or perhaps it’s a day for working the 60s ladylike trend (thank you, Mad Men!). If you haven’t yet dipped a toe in this season’s fashion pool, it’s probably a good thing, as you’ll be dying to get your hands on some of the latest collections available on a high street near you when you see what Bath in Fashion has in store! This fiveday event, from 23-27 March, is brimming with sartorial inspiration in the form of catwalk shows, talks and workshops from a carefully selected clutch of London’s leading lights. For more details, see our feature on page 46.

Still on the fashion theme, Anna Britten takes a stroll round Bath’s Fashion Museum on page 14 and takes a peek at their latest exhibition What Will She Wear? The Enduring Romance of the Wedding Dress.

And if you’re planning your wedding, you’re going to love our wedding guide, free with this issue. It’s packed with ideas and details of handpicked local suppliers, and we give you a helping hand from picking the perfect venue to choosing your dream dress.

This month we’re also celebrating Arnolfini’s 50th birthday, while Venue magazine film critic Robin Askew takes a look at the South West’s most famous film locations. And don’t forget, it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday 3 April, so turn to page 32 and treat her to a delicious lunch at one of our favourite local restaurants.

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People 4 Coronation Street scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey 6 Circomedia artistic director Bim Mason

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Features 10 Katriel Costello on the past 50 years of the Arnolfini 14 Anna Britten visits the Fashion Museum 16 Robin Askew takes us on a tour of the West’s film locations

What’sOn 20 Art, events, family, film, theatre and music

Food&Drink 32 Mother’s Day dining 36 Mike Gartside on The Burger Joint 38 Melissa Blease is in veggie heaven at demuths 40 Seasonal recipe from Prosecco

LifeStyle 46 Rachel Nott gears up for Bath in Fashion 2011 48 Charlie Lyon gets a new look at Moda hair salon 51 Local mums tell us what they’d like this Mother’s Day 53 The latest health news 56 We drive a Land Rover Freelander 2 61 The best local schools for your children

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motoring motoring CORONATION STREET SCRIPTWRITER JONATHAN HARVEY BRINGS STAGE ROMP CORRIE! TO BATH, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE MUCH-LOVED SOAP OPERA

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irst broadcast on Friday 9 December 1960, Coronation Street is the world’s longestrunning soap opera. Love it or loathe it, this quintessentially British institution occupies a somewhat divisive comfy sofa at the epicentre of the UK’s contemporary cultural scene. Academics have claimed influences relating to William Shakespeare and the classic Greek chorus structure, while Sir Ian McKellen - just one of a posse of acclaimed superstars to have paced those legendary Weatherfield cobbles adored his recent role as dodgy novelist/ conman Mel Hutchwright. “If the scriptwriters ever wrote me in again, I’d love to go back,” Ian told The Guardian, after Mel’s dramatic exit. “But you can’t just wander into Coronation Street and be good in it no matter who you are; they’re all so brilliant at it, and they’ve been brilliant at it for years.” But while such accomplished board-treaders can seamlessly transfer their skills from stage to small screen and back again with elegant grace, can the nation’s bestloved soap take to the stage with equally successful results? Find out for yourself when Corrie! comes to the Theatre Royal Bath this month.

Specially commissioned by ITV to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary, this unique, highly original production has been described by the soap’s original creator Tony Warren as “an affectionate romp through 50 dramatic years”. But it would take roughly four months to watch all 7,400 episodes from Coronation Street’s 50-year history back to back - how can we expect a stage show to condense all that dramatic action into just two hours? “With your tongue firmly in your cheek and an open mind to the sense of the ridiculous,” is the answer from the play’s author Jonathan Harvey.

Born in Liverpool in 1968, Jonathan had his first big breakthrough with his 1993 film Beautiful Thing. He was responsible for penning cult BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme, BBC comedy drama Beautiful People and the ambitious, highly original stage play Canary, (which premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse last year to great critical acclaim). Meanwhile, he’s been a writer on Coronation Street since 2004, and

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was partially responsible for introducing Street fans to infamous villain Tony Gordon, among other classic Street characters and yarns. “I’ve been writing for Coronation Street for six years now and I have to come up with stories every three weeks, so I’m hard-pushed to remember which ones were mine!” Jonathan tells Folio. “But like many people, I grew up with ‘The Street’. Before it became my job, my first memory of the show is around 1983, when Deirdre was having an affair with Mike Baldwin. And although I’ve since written over 150 episodes, I still had to do a lot of research in order to bring Corrie! to the stage.”

To start his arduous task, Jonathan worked with the soap’s archivists to pick out the top five storylines from each year’s episodes and researched the characters at the heart of most of the action. Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples, Ken and Deidre, Stan and Hilda, Hayley and Roy, Richard Hillman, Jack and Vera, Bet Lynch... did Jonathan ever feel as though those familiar, iconic characters became his second family? “No, but I definitely feel that way about the people I’ve worked

with on the show!” he says. “In terms of character personalities, I have my favourites: Blanche (who could always say the unsayable), Racquel (the eternal optimist) and Ken and Deirdre’s dog Eccles - she never delivered a line badly!”

While Folio can’t guarantee an onstage appearance from Eccles in Bath (although you never know), audiences will be safe in the capable hands of Street legend Reg Holdsworth (aka Ken Morley), who will narrate us through the whole rollicking experience. Can Jonathan give us a sneak preview of what else to expect? “Good storytelling, heart and humour,” he says.

“In other words, the essence of Coronation Street, live on stage.”

Corrie! 14-19 March, Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath. Ffi: 01225 448844, www.theatreroyal.org.uk

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motoring motoring PERFORMER, DIRECTOR AND TEACHER BIM MASON IS CO-FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF CIRCOMEDIA, BRISTOL’S WORLD-FAMOUS CIRCUS SKILLS SCHOOL

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im and others founded Circomedia’s precursor Fool Time in 1986, with the organisation morphing into Circomedia (often dubbed ‘the Rada of circus theatre’) seven years later. From its two bases – in Kingswood and at the beautiful St Paul’s Church in Portland Square – Circomedia run a mix of degree and one-year courses in circus and theatre skills, as well as training sessions, masterclasses and evening classes. Its students, meanwhile, perform end-of-year shows at the Church, Bristol Old Vic and the Harbourside and Glastonbury Festivals.

The Church also hosts a year-round programme of visiting circus and theatre performances. The school celebrates its 25th anniversary at the end of this month, with events including performances by two giants of contemporary circus, Green Eyed Zero and Fullstop Acrobatic Theatre.

How does today’s circus landscape compare with that of 1986?

In 1986, ‘new circus’ was very much part of the counter-culture. Events like Greenham Common, the Battle of the Beanfield, innercity riots and animal-rights activism against traditional circus were all part of that culture.

Circus troupes like Archaos and DV8 had a certain anger, which disappeared in the softer centrist politics of the later 1990s.

How helpful has Bristol been as a base?

When I arrived back in the UK after two years in Paris, training at the Jacques Lecoq school of physical theatre, I looked at the UK map and decided that Bristol would be a good base. You can get to London and back in an evening to see a show, but Bristol isn’t dominated by London in the way that, say, Brighton is. It also has a great concentration of diverse cultures within a relatively small area: there’s a brilliant mix between the universities, the commercial clubs and the sub-culture, and a healthy mash-up between music, street art, burlesque, circus, cabaret, politics, live art and so forth.

How are you faring in the current climate, and how is the future looking?

Because of the maintenance costs and the massive rent we have to pay, the Church struggles to break even. Regular funding from Bristol City Council and the Arts Council

covers only about a quarter of our costs. Most of our income is from student fees which, despite the recession and student finance problems, we expect to hold up in the next few years. Fortunately, the Arts Council has given us an uplift for the next few years so we’ve been able to feel a little more secure. It will also help us to develop the Church as a performance venue and training space rather than having to fill it with corporate events and weddings. So, despite everything, we’re feeling quite excited about the future.

What about the general arts landscape at the moment?

This government has an extremely shortsighted attitude to the arts. The amount of money they save by cutting funding of culture is miniscule compared with what will need to be paid by national institutions in the long term to cover the social consequences, especially in terms of the widening gap between rich and poor.

Sea in 1997, the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s journey from Bristol to Newfoundland. I’m also very proud of our Bristol Old Vic main house debut in 1999, and our move into St Paul’s Church in 1995.

What’s the essential DNA of a Circomedia show?

We believe that creativity and technical development need equal emphasis.

Collaboration is also important: negotiation and struggle bring about more original work than working alone. We find our themes from observation of real life rather than escapism/fantasy. And we believe in the total performer – intellectually and emotionally mature, as well as physically developed.

Circomedia Ffi on the 25th anniversary celebrations and all other forthcoming events: www.circomedia.com

What are your highlights from the past 25 years?

There have been many, but among the most memorable was our maritime circus show Into the Deep for the Festival of the

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Bristol’s iconic centre for contemporary arts is 50 years old. Katriel Costello traces Arnolfini’s colourful journey

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ave you witnessed a ‘Jewess Tattooess’ tattoo herself live on stage? Policed your children around fragile works of art? Lain on the floor to squint inside tiny windows of houses with perfectly formed interiors?

Marvelled at the technicolour performances of Adventures in Motion Pictures? Suffered the hard plastic chairs? Sunk pints while sitting down the lengths of the wooden tables? Soaked up the bank holiday, legs dangling over the waterside?

That was the imprint that Arnolfini in the 90s left on me. And lately? Enjoying the Festival of Ideas talks (on plush new seating), feeling the collective love at the sell-out (and very funny) talk and performance by Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses.

Whatever your individual experience of Arnolfini, there was a sense of pride after its expansion in 2005 – at last Bristol had a proper gallery. Except that it’s not just a gallery. Sir Nicholas Serota, director London’s Tate, said, “Arnolfini is one of a handful of the most significant contemporary cultural centres in Europe.” It’s a phrase that set the needle on Bristol’s culture detector all of a quiver.

art like a library, with a subscription. It was the first scheme of its kind in the country.

Arnolfini is synonymous with pioneering ideas.

It brought public art to the streets with the New British Sculpture Exhibition in 1968, when people shared a pavement with stop-them-in-theirtracks pieces of sculpture. In 1985, it housed the infamous Exhibition of Graffiti Art, one of the first shows featuring the work of street artists within a gallery. There was also breakdancing and a performance by the Wild Bunch (later Massive Attack). A quarter of a century later and the street art scene is burgeoning worldwide.

Arnolfini is before its time. It’s housed exhibitions by artists Mark Titchner and Liam Gillick who were later nominated for the Turner Prize. “If you want to see what’s happening in 15 years’ time, come down now,” says Arnolfini’s director, Tom Trevor.

Other names that Arnolfini can count on its friends list include Richard Long, Patrick Heron Arnolfini's director, Tom Trevor

and Patrick Caulfield. And in 1995 we got to see works by Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin in Minky Manky and peered into Emin’s Everyone I Have Ever Slept With tent for ourselves. And we can count ourselves lucky because the tent was later destroyed in an art warehouse fire in 2004 and Emin has refused to recreate it.

Shape-shifter From camping out above the bookshop in the Triangle, Arnolfini moved to Queen Square and then occupied W Shed (later became home to the Watershed) before moving into Bush House on Narrow Quay in 1975. It was through the regeneration of a derelict tea warehouse on the dockside that Rees and co proved they weren’t just pioneers in the ways of art, as Arnolfini archivist Julian Warren explains: “Arnolfini was one of the first pieces of regeneration along the docks. And they were before their time. The idea of reusing the Ligth show by Projection Advertising and Sky News, before the second leaders' debate during last year's general election campaign

Art for hire Arnolfini has come a long way since it opened above a bookshop on the Triangle at the top of Park Street in 1961. Artists Jeremy Rees, Annabel Lawson – who were 23 and 19 at the time – and their friend John Osborn set up the gallery, and launched a picture loan scheme whereby the public could borrow paintings and other works of 10 folio

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existing building rather than building a new one was very green.”

Today, with the babble of new galleries growing louder through Bristol and Bath, Arnolfini stands, an iconic presence on the dockside, channelling ideas and concepts down the cut and across the city, resulting in exciting collaborations between Bristol Old Vic and umpteen others, as well as importing works from Europe. Arnolfini was modeled on London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) but, as Tom Trevor says: “We’re far enough away to not just be a satellite of London – we feel quite European and not insular.”

It’s good to talk Arnolfini gives a platform to early emerging and experimental work but its attitude has shifted, says Tom. “In the past, galleries were fortresses that protected the artist, whereas now they’re porous. Arnolfini serves the city by being part of a big conversation, acting as an antenna on the look-out for what’s meaningful to our audiences.

Fifty years ago, it was about the artist’s monologue. Now it’s more a dialogue between artists and audiences. That conversation can only grow in the future. And in a city like Bristol, that’s exciting, because Bristol is a city of ideas and has a great cultural ecology.”

For Tom, Arnolfini bridges an international context with the local context that’s embedded in Bristol. It curates projects that couldn’t happen Performer Sylvia Rimat makes herself at home during the We Live Here live art weekender, 2009

anywhere else – works and performances that are part of a wider conversation. One of Tom’s first major exhibitions, Port City in 2007 - a response to the 200th parliamentary abolition of slave trade - included a work called Sweetness by Meschac Gaba. This showed an imagined city full of iconic buildings – including Clifton Suspension Bridge – made of sugar to signify the new conditions of globalisation and migration. It had many layers of meaning in the context of Bristol, Tom points out, including a sense of fun.

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Arnolfini is riding the storm of the cuts and is marking its 50th birthday with an exciting programme of year-long celebrations, including the Full Moon Orchestra (where, each full moon, anyone can come and take part in an orchestra) and a brilliant timeline map along the gallery walls by artist Neil Cummings. The map starts at 1831, the date of the Bristol riots – the building was owned by Acraman’s Ironworks before storing tea and sugar, and rioters stole pieces of iron with which to break down the doors of the prisons in the Bristol riots. The map tracks Arnolfini’s lifetime and ventures into the future, stopping at 2061. So what did Neil see when he looked into Arnolfini’s future? “In my imagined future the Guggenheim, a giant corporate model, expands and moves to the Far East and then collapses, its art reverting to the public domain.

Arnolfini flourishes, because of its local network.”

Timeline 1961 Arnolfini Gallery opens above a bookshop on the Triangle at the top of Park Street. Arnolfini is named after a painting called The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck, which Jeremy Rees had seen as a boy.

1968 New British Sculpture Exhibition: contemporary sculpture sited in public spaces.

1970 Arnolfini moves to Queen Square and begins a music programme.

1973 Arnolfini moves to W Shed (now Watershed) and begins a film programme, described as ‘critical’ cinema.

1975 Arnolfini moves to Bush House on Narrow Quay. The Port of Bristol Authority newspaper, Portfolio, described it as ‘creative conservation’. For The Observer, it was the ‘the grandest arts centre in the country and probably the best appointed’.

1976 Bush House establish a programme of contemporary dance. Early performances feature the Philip Glass Ensemble: Music in 12 Parts.

1985 Exhibition of Graffiti Art: now infamous and one of the first exhibitions to present work by UK street artists within a gallery.

1995 Minky Manky: group exhibition, including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.

2005 Arnolfini reopens after major refurbishment that more than doubles the size of its gallery spaces. Current director Tom Trevor joins Arnolfini.

2006 Mark Titchner is nominated for the Turner Prize, following his exhibition IT IS YOU at Arnolfini.

2007 Cross-artform project Port City.

Meschac Gaba’s Sweetness is a vast model, made from sugar, of an imagined global port city.

2010 Arnolfini is the venue for the second of the three party political Leaders’ Debates in April - a landmark event for the city.

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Glad Rags Anna Britten rummages deep inside the Fashion Museum wardrobes to unearth a 350-year-old dress, 19th century football kits and Kate Moss’s birthday suit

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t’s not often in the fashion world that you’ll find mannequins being fattened up. But at Bath’s Fashion Museum, it’s an essential part of the job. Extra cushioning around the hips, bums, boobs and tums ensures that dummies fit their clothes. “It’s a reverse of the norm,” explains museum director Rosemary Harden, as we gaze into a glassed-off room full of dummies awaiting pot bellies and burly shoulders.

There’s no question of altering the clothes, you see. They’re some of the most precious, historically significant garments in the world. In the UK, the only comparable collection is in London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

It all began in 1963, when Doris Langley Moore – a fashion historian, collector, author and Byron

scholar - donated her collection of period dress to the city to display in the Assembly Rooms, which had just reopened after the Blitz of 1942.

On entering the museum in 2011, you’ll be struck first of all by the twinkly, snowy chorusline that is What Will She Wear? The Enduring Romance of the Wedding Dress. Here, 35 historic wedding dresses from 1829 through to 2010 offer a fascinating illustration of socio-cultural change – each is unique and exquisite. Rosemary points out how, in the 19th century, wedding dresses were designed in the style of a day dress, because weddings took place in the morning. By the 1900s they were beginning to resemble evening wear, or the sort of long-trained gown worn by debutantes when first presented to court.

From the 1950s, however, wedding dresses had

become their own genre and couldn’t be mistaken for anything else. Rosemary also draws our attention to how wedding-dress designers have always drawn on the past, on “a folk memory” – a 2010 Alexander McQueen number, for example, makes use of 18th century-style panniers, while a 1975 exhibit appears pure Jane Austen. Celebrity watchers will appreciate a gorgeous Vera Wang, and the exact Bruce Oldfield dress worn by model Lisa Butcher at her 1991 wedding to Marco Pierre White - and damned by the groom in the press as being far too sexy. “I think the marriage lasted about four months,” says Rosemary dryly.

Also on show are previously unseen sepia photographs of 1930s wedding dresses by legendary Paris couture house Worth. With the brides’ names handwritten underneath, they’re both elegant and touching. What happened to these wealthy ladies - and were their lives as lovely as their frocks?

To Rosemary, this intimate, personal emphasis is at the heart of the museum’s mission. “People are obsessed with fashion because it’s personal,” she explains, as we enter permanent exhibition Behind the Scenes at the Fashion Museum. “All of these things belonged to real people – great grandmothers, great-great grandmothers.”

Fashion students from all over the country carry out research here. The earliest pieces in the collection are embroidered shirts and gloves from about 1600. The oldest dress is a 1660 silver tissue dress – there’s nothing like it, Rosemary

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says, in any public collection here or in the States. “It’s very rare for a complete dress to survive before the 18th century.”

In the Contemporary Collection, the visitor is led, outfit by outfit, from the 1920s to the present day. Here captions invite us to ‘Think…

Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter’ and so on, right up to Gap, Converse and Kate Moss.

Speaking of Mossy, the iconic model crops up again in the famous Dress of the Year display.

Every year since opening, the museum has asked a fashion expert to nominate one key outfit to sum up the past 12 months in fashion – their choice is then displayed on a specially made mannequin by Adel Rootstein (the Madame Tussauds of mannequin design).

Quant, Muir, Klein, Galliano, Versace… all the usual suspects figure. There was a double winner in 2008: the navy blue and gold star trouser ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, as worn by Kate Moss to her 34th birthday party, and a polka-dot dress that the model herself designed for Topshop. The year 2009 recognised Antonio Berardi’s corset dress, and 2010’s winner will be announced as we go to press.

There’s plenty more: a collection donated last year by Helmut Lang; a dressing-up area (corset and crinolines for the grown-ups, replica 19th century football kit for kids); Clarke’s Cabinet of Curiosity – a series of intricate, dress-inspired artworks created by Mark Clarke - and Top Trends, a display demonstrating the historical antecedents of

current seasonal trends.

“We hope that there are different levels for different people,” says Rosemary. “We make sure there’s a hook for everyone.”

The Fashion Museum Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath. Ffi: 01225 477789, www.fashionmuseum.co.uk Royal Wedding Dress Teas Tues 15 & 29 Mar and 12 Apr, 3pm, including an illustrated talk on royal weddings, tea and cakes, and admission to the museum. Tickets £12 (£10 with Discovery Card)

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Eyes down with Venue magazine film editor Robin Askew for our definitive guide to the West’s starring roles up on the silver screen

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rom the mean streets of Montpelier to Clifton Suspension Bridge, from Broadmead to Bath, Wells, Castle Combe, Weston-super-Mare and Lacock, the region has been irresistible to film-makers over the years. We’ve seen a smallpox epidemic in Bath, Bob Dylan on stage at the Colston Hall, Bristol Cathedral reduced to rubble, Jeremy Beadle being shot dead in Wells, and lots and lots of Hollywood stars in bonnets.

The Ghost Train (1931) This first adaptation of the phantom train play by great local hero Arnold Ridley (born in Bath, educated at Bristol University) was shot at Camerton Station. Sadly, only a few reels survive.

The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) Michael Powell’s period flick made excellent use of locations in Bath and Savernake Forest. A ball sequence was shot at 2 Royal Crescent.

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) Lots of Bristol and Somerset locations in this Ealing comedy classic. ‘Mallingford Station’ is actually Temple Meads!

Some People (1962) Bristol’s very own, rarely seen juvenile delinquent flick, which also serves as a propaganda piece for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. Includes some great shots of 60s Bristol landmarks as a trio of tearaways (including David Hemmings) race about on their motorbikes before forming a rock’n’roll band.

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The Duchess: Keira Knightley in the Assembly Rooms, Bath

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feature 80,000 Suspects (1963) A smallpox epidemic threatens Bath in this minor science-fiction flick from Val Guest, director of The Day the Earth Caught Fire and The Quatermass Xperiment.

The Beauty Jungle (1964) Val Guest headed west again to film this, er, searing expose of the beauty pageant game. A pretty, working-class Bristol typist is seduced with dreams of glamour by a sleazy photographer from the Western Daily Press while on holiday in Weston-super-Mare. Watch out for cameos by Sid James, Stirling Moss, Lionel Blair and the Duchess of Bedford.

A Hard Day’s Night (1964) The Beatles lark about on the Taunton to Minehead branch line and at Crowcombe Heathfield station on the West Somerset Railway, where they’re seen running alongside the train, shouting, “Hey mister can we have our ball back?”

Catch Us If You Can (1965) The young John Boorman’s feature debut: a cheap knock-off of A Hard Day’s Night, which has the Dave Clark 5 fooling about on Bath’s Royal Crescent and at the Roman Baths.

The Wrong Box (1966) Bath’s Royal Crescent doubles for Victorian London, but look closely and you’ll see that the production team couldn’t afford to remove the TV aerials.

Dr Dolittle (1967) Rex Harrison talked to the animals in Castle Combe, you know.

The Music Lovers (1970) Bath’s Pump Room doubled for the Moscow Conservatory in Ken Russell’s ripe Tchaikovsky biopic, which he described as “the story of a marriage between a homosexual and a The Truth about Love: ge Clifton Suspension Brid nymphomaniac”.

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) Clifton and Hotwells are among the locations for and to see the Royal Crescent being built. Be Peter Medak’s adaptation of Peter Nichols’ stage warned that you also get to see Michael play: a black comedy about a couple bringing up Hordern’s rude bits. a severely disabled child. This is also, as far as we The Medusa Touch (1978) know, the only film ever to include a sequence When Richard Burton blows up Westminster shot in Broadmead.

Abbey at the end, using only his bad brain, it’s The Canterbury Tales (1973) actually Bristol Cathedral that collapses in a Who’d have guessed that Italian master Pier shower of bouncing rubber bricks.

Paolo Pasolini came to sleepy ol’ Somerset, just Agatha (1979) three years before he bowed out with the ultraRather improbably, Bath doubles for 1920s controversial Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom? But Harrogate in Michael Apted’s drama about he certainly did show up there, and the evidence Agatha Christie’s brief, mysterious disappearance. is on screen in this suitably bawdy Chaucer Radio On (1980) adaptation in which Wells Cathedral and its crypt As far as we’re aware, this is the only road movie are used extensively. Watch out for Tom Baker, ever to be set on the M4 between London and Confessions star Robin Askwith, and Wells Film Bristol. Warning: cast includes Sting!

Centre manager Derek Cooper as an extra.

White Nights (1985) Deadly Strangers (1974) The opening scenes of Mikhail Baryshnikov on A rare example of the British psycho-killer road stage were filmed at the Bristol Hippodrome. movie, shot on location in Bristol and WestonHearts of Fire (1987) super-Mare - spot the Grand Pier! Cast includes Your eyes do not deceive you: that really is Bob Hayley Mills, Simon Ward and Sterling Hayden.

Dylan on stage at the Colston Hall.

Barry Lyndon (1975) King of the Wind (1990) Kubrick’s epic Thackeray adaptation was shot all A rare foray into feature film production by HTV over the shop (including Ireland and Germany), (remember them?), this gave Bristol-born actor but he headed west to film interiors at Corsham Navin Chowdhry his big break. The UK sequences were shot in Bristol, Bath and Court, Longleat and Wilton House. You can also Badminton. see Stourhead Garden.

Paper Mask (1990) Joseph Andrews (1977) Clifton’s very own Paul McGann didn’t have to Tony Richardson’s bawdy adaptation of the travel far to film this locally set fake medic thriller, Henry Fielding novel stops off round these written by former Bristol doctor John Collee. parts for a memorable Roman Baths sequence

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Fantastic Mr Fox: Bill Murray dozes on the set that recreates Bath’s Little Theatre

Shank: shot on the mean streets of Montpelier

Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) Goldney Hall and bits of Clifton double for London in the late Anthony Minghella’s debut feature.

The Hawk (1993) Helen Mirren stars in a cheapo BBC-backed serial killer thriller, shot on location in Bristol.

The Remains of the Day (1993) You could do a whole tour based on the locations of this Merchant Ivory classic. ‘Darlington Hall’ was a patchwork of Badminton House, Corsham Court and Dyrham Park. The film also uses Weston-super-Mare extensively (the Grand Pier, Highbury Hotel, Winter Gardens Pavilion), and the pubs visited by Anthony Hopkins are the George Inn in Norton St Philip and the Hop Pole Inn in Limpley Stoke.

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993) An award-winning mix of animation and pixilation from Bristol’s other great animation studio, the bolexbrothers. This creepy tale was all shot locally. Future Creature Comforts and Shaun the Sheep director Richard Goleszowski can be seen in the pub skittles sequence.

A Fistful of Fingers (1994) ‘The greatest western ever made … in Somerset.’

That was the tag line for Edgar Wright’s little-seen feature debut: a spaghetti western that climaxes with the death of Jeremy Beadle in a shootout on the mean streets of Wells. “It got released in a cinema in London, came out on VHS and was even shown on Sky Movies,” Wright told us.

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feature such ever-popular piles as Montacute House in Somerset (also used for The Libertine) and Wilton House in Salisbury (also seen in Pride and Prejudice, The Madness of King George, The Bounty, The Young Victoria, Lady Caroline Lamb and Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon).

Hollow Reed (1996) Filmed on location in Bath, Antonia Bird’s slice of worthy-but-dull middle-class angst features as its baddie a homophobic construction worker on the Batheaston bypass who listens to GWR FM (remember that?).

The Big Swap (1998) Spot the Hollywood Bowl, Watershed, Berkeley pub, Weston’s Hutton Moor Leisure Centre and loads of bits of director Niall Johnson’s home town of Clevedon in his debut: a middle-class wife-swapping drama.

The Land Girls (1998) Partly shot in Dulverton and on Bossington Beach, this drama about the WWII women’s land army also includes scenes shot at Crowcombe Heathfield Station (doubling for Bamfield Station) on the West Somerset Railway - which is also where the Beatles are seen running alongside the train in A Hard Day’s Night.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2007) Every tourist authority likes to claim a slice of Potter. Lacock Abbey’s cloisters and siderooms were turned into Hogwarts classrooms for three of the Potter flicks. Lacock was also used for Harry’s discovery of the Mirror of Erised. A few scenes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were shot in Gloucester Cathedral, prompting protests from some Christians. The film was subsequently screened in the cathedral.

Living in Hope (2002) ‘Cabot University’ is, of course, Bristol University in this student romp from local director John Miller. Features an early performance by Naomie Harris, who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and went on to star in Miami Vice and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Vanity Fair (2004) Pretty feeble Thackeray adaptation, but well worth a look to see the creative use of Bath as a location.

The Libertine (2004) That big climax with Johnny Depp and John Malkovich in Parliament was shot in Wells

The Libertine: John Malkovich and Derek Cooper in a shot taken on set in Wells Cathedral.

Derek, manager of the Wells Film Centre, was one of the locals recruited as extras

Cathedral. Local director Laurence Dunmore also used Montacute House – as did Ang Lee for Sense and Sensibility.

The Truth about Love (2004) The local media got wildly excited about this romantic comedy, in a ‘Hollywood comes to Bristol’ kind of way, when stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Dougray Scott and Jimi Mistry pitched up in the city. Alas, it turned out to be an utter turkey that took ages to get a (very brief) cinema release. On the plus side, it makes the best big-screen use of Bristol – or the posh Clifton/dockside parts of it, at least – since 1990’s Paper Mask. The Suspension Bridge looks lovely and twinkly when lit up at night, and you’ll recognise all the local landmarks, from Christmas Steps to At-Bristol, Buchanan’s Wharf and even Clifton’s Twentieth Century Flicks DVD emporium. Nit-picking locals will also notice several intriguing anomalies. Who knew, for example, that the Suspension Bridge was pedestrianised?

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit (2005) Our very own Oscar winner: made entirely on location in a big, anonymous warehouse in Aztec West.

Starter for Ten (2006) Superior Bristol-set student drama with star-ofthe-moment James McAvoy, directed by Tom Vaughan from fellow Bristol University graduate David Nicholls’ novel.

Hot Fuzz (2007) As a 15-year-old, Edgar Wright was fired as projectionist at the Wells cinema for being rubbish. He got his revenge by bringing Bruckheimer-esque action to the cathedral city with his ace cop-buddy comedy. Among the many shootouts was one staged in the Somerfield supermarket where he’d stacked shelves for five years. Somerfield bosses were so delighted that they rejected his offer to alter the supermarket’s name. Eagle-eyed viewers will also note that the

oafish Somerset copper played by Nick Frost wears a Bristol Rovers shirt whenever he’s out of uniform.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) In something of a bizarre local locations pile-up, Shekhar Kapur was shooting interiors at Wells Cathedral at exactly the same time as Edgar Wright was staging shootouts on the street for Hot Fuzz back in 2006. That’s why an uncredited Cate Blanchett has a cameo in Hot Fuzz, fact fans.

Other locations used for the film include Brean Down (where Liz addresses her troops) and Burnham-on-Sea. Stardust (2008) Castle Combe underwent an olde-worlde makeover to become a sleepy English village called Wall in this Neil Gaiman adaptation.

The Duchess (2008) Bath was Georgiana Spencer’s bolthole from her marital shenanigans, so naturally the production spent five days shooting round these parts. Shots of the Royal Crescent feature prominently, the Holburne Museum was temporarily transformed into the Duchess’s rented property, and the Assembly Rooms were used for a sequence where she makes a head-turning entrance into a grand ball full of 200 locally recruited extras. The Bristol Old Vic also doubles for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) National Trust property Great Chalfield Manor, just outside Bath, was used as the country home of the Boleyns. You can see it in two key scenes: Mary’s wedding to William Carey and the king’s visit to go hunting with Anne and her brother George. Nearby Lacock Abbey was also used as the gardens, cloisters and rooms of Whitehall Palace, where Queen Katherine first confronts the Boleyn sisters and Anne reminds the king of his desire for a son and heir.

Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) Yes, we know it’s an animation, but Wes Anderson visited Bath when he was in the UK scouting locations for inspiration for his sets. This bore fruit in the form of a sequence featuring the meticulously recreated facade of the Little Theatre cinema.

Shank (2009) Bristol director Simon Pearce’s award-winning gay-coming-of-age drama makes excellent use of his Bristol locations, which range from the obvious (Suspension Bridge) to inner-city streets (Montpelier, mostly), plus everybody’s least favourite monstrous carbuncle: Westmoreland House.

The Wolfman (2010) The village of ‘Blackmoor’ is actually Castle Combe. The production also used the tithe barn at Lacock Abbey.

Never Let Me Go (2011) Clevedonians were cock-a-hoop that their pier made it onto the film’s promotional poster and the cover of the tie-in version of the novel. They may be a tad less pleased to find that in the geography of the film it’s supposed to be on the Norfolk coast. The production was in Clevedon for four days back in April 2009, during which Scruples Exquisite Hats on Hill Road received a makeover to become a travel agency. Over in Weston-super-Mare, the Regent restaurant and coffee lounge was commandeered for the restaurant sequence.

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A Twist of Lime l With exhibition spaces in Suffolk and Bristol, Lime Tree Gallery looks both ways, with their newest Bristol exhibition East Meets West bringing together work by artists from Wales, Ireland and East Anglia. This is the first time they’ve brought work by one of East Anglia’s most eminent artists, Ian Hay ARCA, this far west. Born in Harwich in 1940, Ian (who studied at the Royal College, where he won the prize for Landscape Painting) has held many exhibitions in his home county, and in London - including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions. Now something of a collector’s favourite, his pictures are represented in both private and public collections across the UK and abroad.

Lime Tree have shown Suffolk painter David Porteous-Butler in Bristol before with much success.

For this new exhibition, he’s

painted a series of works (like Pin Mill Barge, pictured) featuring Bristol’s boat-bobbing waterfront.

His brilliant control of light on water lends itself naturally to harbourside settings. From West

Wales, meanwhile, Vivienne Williams brings her contemplative still-life paintings. Her subtle, delicate works have won her a growing following among Lime Tree regulars.

Even further west, off the coast of Cork, lies Heir Island, home to Ian Humphreys. His work, a direct response to living on the coastline, is held in many prestigious private and public collections, including GlaxoSmithKline, JP Morgan, University of Cambridge and Allied Irish Bank. Lime Tree are also showing Frank Beanland’s colourful, exuberant abstract paintings. Educated at the Slade, he exhibited under the banner of Cornwall’s Porthleven Group from 1962 to 1964. After marrying, he moved back east to Suffolk, and even now, well into his 70s, he’s inventive and experimental continuing, like Lime Tree, to reach in many directions at once.

East Meets West 5 March-12 April, Lime Tree Gallery, Hotwell Rd, Bristol. Ffi or an invitation to the private view: 0117 929 2527, email: bristol@limetreegalley.com

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famous last words l The Unthanks’ new album is called Last. “Let’s get it out of the way straight off,” says Unthanks pianist, producer and arranger Adrian McNally.

“The title isn’t meant to imply that this record is our last!”

Thank goodness for that.

After all, it’s only 18 months since the group’s name was condensed from Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, in order to reflect the equal role played by the breathy vocals

of Rachel’s younger sister Becky and the line-up’s growth to accommodate brass, autoharp, chord organ and string quartet.

‘Proper’ band name notwithstanding, the musical core – those none-morebeautiful Northumbrianaccented voices - remains the same. Robert Wyatt said it best, describing them as ‘the morning dew that hasn’t steamed off yet’. With Last

they really have taken it all back home, recording at the snowed-under Northumberland farmhouse that is Rachel and Adrian’s home.

Not that you should necessarily expect an album of quiet, intimate songs. Far from it. “Normally, if I want to make our string section sound big, I have to record them a few times to make it sound like a larger ensemble,” says Adrian, “but

the acoustics of our village hall made our quartet sound like a symphony orchestra in the Albert Hall! The joy we’ve had [in recording] has totally informed the album, in terms of its sound and scale, in a way we never intended.”

The Unthanks Mon 21 March, Arnolfini, Narrow Quay, Bristol.

Ffi: 0117 917 2300, www.arnolfini. org.uk

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National Treasures l Nestled amid a clutch of artisan studios in the old Glove Factory at Holt, the National Trust’s new shop, Trust, opened its freshly painted doors for the first time last month. Step inside to find the usual range of National Trust favourites - from pot pourri to picnic rugs - alongside locally made goods celebrating the skills of British arts and crafts people. Highlights include Tracey Sugg’s stunning silver jewellery, Katie Huskie’s unique glassware, Warwick Borsay’s beautiful stone bowls and vessels and Lick the Spoon’s tempting chocolate.

Just a short stroll from the Glove Factory, you’ll find the Courts Garden, a charming example of English country style at its carefully cultivated best. Water gardens, amazing spring bulbs, herbaceous borders, an arboretum, wonderful topiary, plant sales and coffee, lunches and afternoon tea make it a great place to visit. Guided tours can be booked and there are cross-country walks and children’s trails available, too.

Trust at the Glove Factory Brook Lane, Holt, nr Bradford on Avon, Wilts. Ffi: 01225 784080, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/ w-thecourtsgarden

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body language l From bones to body hair, digestion to dreaming, aren’t humans just the weirdest animals on earth? Budding biologists and anthropologists will be excited to learn that At-Bristol launches its brand new attraction All About Us this month – a £1.5m exhibition that will feature over 50 exhibits (both new and significantly enhanced versions of popular exhibits previously in Your Amazing Brain) to help you understand more about the human body.

Listen to music through your mouth bones, see your veins under infrared lights,

watch food run through a skeleton, explore the limits of your own hearing range, and use a high-speed camera to see how you look when startled. You can also take part in exhibit testing with At-Bristol’s development team, and enjoy presenterled experiments in the new Live Lab area, including dissections and DNA extractions.

All About Us from Thur 10 Mar, At-Bristol, Anchor Rd, Harbourside, Bristol. Ffi: 0845 345 1235, www. at-bristol.org.uk

class act l Drawing inspiration from the story of the life of Christ, Handel’s Messiah is undoubtedly one of the most stirring pieces of choral music ever written. It has remained popular since its debut in 1742 and will be performed this month by the Clifton High School Choral Society and High School Choirs, accompanied by the High School’s orchestra and conducted by Andrew Cleaver. The recital will also feature more sacred work in the form of Pergolesi’s moving Stabat Mater.

Clifton High School Choral Society Fri 4 Mar, Clifton High School, College Rd, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 973 0201, enquiries@cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

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march diary For full details of entertainment and events in Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham and the surrounding areas, Venue magazine, the region’s only comprehensive what’s on guide, complete with features, interviews and local news, is available, weekly, in all good newsagents.

FILM 4 MAR Ironclad Historical romp in

which a determined group of 13th century Knights Templar defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John (Paul Giamatti). Cast also includes Kate Mara, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi and Charles Dance.

4 MAR The Tempest After the feeble

Across the Universe, Julie Taymor returns to Shakespeare for an adaptation in which the main character is a woman, Prospera (Helen Mirren). If this is anything like her earlier Titus, it should be a striking adaptation. Watch out for Russell Brand as Trinculo.

11 MAR The Adjustment Bureau

Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star in Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter George Nolfi’s directorial debut: an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s story Adjustment Team, in which a congressman’s career takes an unexpected turn when he meets a beautiful ballet dancer.

11 MAR Norwegian Wood The

latest from Anh Hung Tran, Vietnamese director of The Scent of Green Papaya. It’s an adaptation of a novel dubbed ‘the Japanese Catcher in the Rye’ the story of a 19-year-old youth coping with the suicide of his best friend.

18 MAR The Chalet Girl Yet another

romcom from the director of the execrable All About Steve. This one stars Felicity Jones, Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields.

18 MAR You Will Meet a Tall Dark

Stranger This year’s Woody Allen flick. It’s another light romcom, this time centred on two couples: Anthony Hopkins and Gemma Jones and their daughter Naomi Watts and her husband Josh Brolin.

18 MAR Limitless Neil (The

Illusionist) Burger directs a thriller in which copywriter Bradley Cooper takes a top-secret drug that bestows superhuman abilities. Inevitably there’s a price to be paid. Cast also includes Bob De Niro and Abbie Cornish.

18 MAR Submarine Sally

Hawkins, Paddy Considine and Craig Roberts star in Richard Ayoade’s Britcom about a teenager who has two ambitions: to lose his virginity before his 16th birthday and prevent his mother leaving his father for her dance teacher.

18 MAR Benda Bilili A hit at least

year’s Cannes Film Festival, this documentary tells the story of a septet of Congolese musicians, four of whom are paraplegic. They began playing (mostly homemade) instruments on the streets of Kinshasa and now headline music festivals around the world.

18 MAR Route Irish Ken Loach

SOUNDS 11 MAR Mary Wilson Supreme

Motown legend • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www.colstonhall.org) 21 MAR The Unthanks None prettier

folk tuneage – see picture story • Arnolfini, Narrow Quay, Bristol (0117 917 2300, www.arnolfini.org.uk) 21 MAR Baaba Maal Proper-job

Senegalese superstar • St George’s Bristol, Great George St (0845 402 4001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk) 27 MAR Anne B Café-concert

Award-winning electro, acoustic French pop at this Alliançe Francaise show • Folk House, Park St, Bristol (0117 926 2987, www. afbristol.org.uk) 29 MAR Dave Rotheray Solo turn

from the former Beautiful South man • Louisiana, Bathurst Terrace, Bristol (0117 930 4254, www. thelouisiana.net)

directs the story of a security contractor in Iraq who refuses to believe the official explanation of a friend’s death.

THEATRE, COMEDY & MUSICALS

25 MAR The Cave of Forgotten

4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 MAR

Dreams Reputed to be the best film ever made in 3D, Werner Herzog’s documentary gains exclusive access to record man’s oldest known pictorial creations inside the Chauvet cave in southern France.

25 MAR The Eagle Kevin (The Last

King of Scotland) Macdonald directs a drama set in Roman Britain, 20 years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in Scotland.

Young centurion Channing Tatum pitches up from Rome in an attempt to solve the mystery.

Jesters Comedy Club Three quality stand-up acts and an after-show boogie • Metropolis, Cheltenham Rd, Bristol (0117 909 6655, www. metropolisbristol.co.uk)

4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 & 26 MAR Krater

Comedy Club River Cottage grub, three top stand-up acts and dancing till bedtime • Komedia, Westgate St, Bath (0845 293 8480, www. komedia.co.uk) 5-6 MAR Those Legs Gripping

psychological drama focusing on friendship and young love • ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath,

Claverton Down (01225 386777, www.bath.ac.uk/icia) 8-12 MAR Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser

The all-conquering cheeky Irish chappie returns with more gently cynical observational comedy • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www.colstonhall.org) 8-12 MAR Muscle Black comedy

about body-building and self-image • Bristol Old Vic, King St (0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk) 10 MAR Micky Flanagan Flanagan

deconstructs the cockney myth • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www.colstonhall.org) 10 MAR Russell Kane: Smokescreens

and Castles Sociological silliness aplenty as Kane explores self, family, and ‘the consequences of his dad buying his own council house’ • Komedia, Westgate St, Bath (0845 293 8480, www.komedia.co.uk)

10-11 MAR The Woman Who

Cooked Her Husband Dark comedy tangled with adultery, jealousy, and murder • Rondo, St Saviours Rd, Bath (01225 463362, www.rondotheatre.co.uk)

11-12 MAR Dougie Dunlop Wry,

gritty stand-up • Comedy Box, Hen & Chicken, North St, Southville, Bristol (0117 902 0344, www. thecomedybox.co.uk) 12 MAR Bryony Kimmings: Sex

Idiot Join Bryony on a performancetour through her true-life sexual misadventures - adults only! • ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath (01225 386777, www.bath.ac.uk/icia)

16 MAR Richard Herring: Christ on a

Bike - The Second Coming Confirmed atheist Herring compares himself to the Messiah, just for laughs • Komedia, Westgate St, Bath (0845 293 8480, www.komedia.co.uk) ➜

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Sunday 10 April SAL MONELLOS HIT LIST £10 / £12

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Friday 15 April JACQUI MCSHEE’S PENTANGLE £18.50 / £20 16-17 MAR Chekhov’s Shorts

Saturday 16 April

comedy of changing youth • Rondo, St Saviours Rd, Bath (01225 463362, www.rondotheatre.co.uk)

Exhibition exploring manipulation 12 MAR-30 THE JOHNNY CASHOCT Marilyn: in photography • Royal Icon Exhibition of 20 of TRIBUTE Hollywood ROADSHOW £13 / £14 / the £15screen goddess’s gowns and Photographic Society, Fenton House, Wells Rd, Bath (01225Saturday 23outfits, April original photographs and posters, and personal items 325733, www.rps.org) COCO BOUDOIR • American Museum, Claverton £12 Manor, Bath (01225 460503, www.

1-31 MAR A New Body of Work Friday 29 April americanmuseum.org) Giclee prints from a series ofLINDA ANGELIS anatomical drawings by NickJAZZANOVA TRIO Cudworth • Nick Cudworth Gallery, 13 MAR Paintworks Spring Art £7 / £9 / £11 London St, Bath (01225 445221, Saturday 30Market April More than 30 carefully www.nickcudworth.com) BELLYLICIOUS chosen artists show and sell their - BELLY work • Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bath DANCE CABARET 4-11 MAR Simon Hopkinson£12 Art:/ £15 Rd, Bristol (0117 971 4320, www. paintworksbristol.co.uk) Urban Landscape Series Paintings featuring views of Bristol • RWA, Queens Rd, Bristol (0117 973 5129, 19-23 MAR Of Earth and Soil A www.rwa.org.uk) painter and a ceramicist explore nature from the ground up • Centrespace, Leonard Lane, Bristol 4 MAR-3 APR A Surface Life (0117 929 1234, www.

Abstract landscapes in acrylic from centrespacegallery.com) Ruth Piper • Colston Hall Gallery, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www.ruthpiper.com) 26 MAR-21 APR Artist-inResidence Bath Uni’s live-in artist 5-26 MAR Peter Blake: The Paris Tom Marshman ‘creates a multiSuite, 2010 Portfolio of 20 media installation that changes and silkscreens in an edition of 113 - of develops over time’ • ICIA Art which 100 are for sale • Larkhall Space 2, University of Bath (01225 Fine Art, Margaret’s Buildings, Bath 386777, www.bath.ac.uk/icia) (01225 444480, www.larkhall.com)

23-26 MAR Tell Me on a Sunday

5 MAR-6 APR Art for Sustainable

Collection of one-act farces by the master playwright • Rondo, St Saviours Rd, Bath (01225 463362, www.rondotheatre.co.uk) 18 & 22 MAR Lady Chatterley’s

Lover Nick Lane’s stage adaptation of DH Lawrence’s sexually explicit novel • 18: Rondo, St Saviours Rd, Bath (01225 463362, www. rondotheatre.co.uk) & 22: Merlin, Bath Rd, Frome (01373 465949, www.merlintheatre.co.uk)

18-19 MAR Matthew Hardy

Garrulous antipodean stand-up • Comedy Box, Hen & Chicken, North St, Southville, Bristol (0117 902 0344, www.thecomedybox.co.uk) 22-26 MAR Sufficient Carbohydrate

Dennis Potter’s dark-edged drama set on an ill-fated Greek holiday • Mission, Corn St, Bath (01225 428600, www.missiontheatre.co.uk) 23-26 MAR The Seagull Chekhov’s

Claire Sweeney stars in Lloyd Webber’s NYC-set romantic musical • Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade (0844 847 2325, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk) 23 MAR-3 APR NT Connections Festival First outing for 10 new plays from young theatre companies • Bristol Old Vic, King St (0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk) 25 MAR Ministry of Burlesque’s

High Tease Wry and sassy quasiVictorian cabaret high-jinks • Komedia, Westgate St, Bath (0845 293 8480, www.komedia.co.uk)

Transport Second solo show from Abigail McDougall, featuring landscapes reached by sustainable means: walking, cycling or by train • New Gallery, RWA, Queens Rd, Bristol (0117 973 5129, www.rwa. org.uk)

15 MAR Four Bristol Artists New exhibition of work by local artists Paul Farrell, Emma Garner, Anna Harvey and Clare Isaacs • Bocabar, Paintworks, Bath Rd, Bristol (0117 972 8838, www.bocabar.co.uk)

5 MAR-12 APR East Meets West

Britain Macey has been roaming the land in a campervan and painting what he sees - including some scenes that Bath/Bristol locals should recognise • Rostra & Rooksmoor Galleries, George St, Bath (01225 448121, www. rostragallery.co.uk)

Work by artists from Wales, Ireland and East Anglia. See picture story • Lime Tree Gallery, Hotwell Rd, Bristol (0117 929 2527, www. limetreegallery.com) 7 MAR-11 APR The Essence of

gags from the laidback Irishman • Comedy Box, Hen & Chicken, North St, Southville, Bristol (0117 902 0344, www.thecomedybox.co.uk)

Drawing Group exhibition of drawings used as a means to develop painting, sculpture or printmaking • Lloyd Gill Gallery, Lee House, Beaconsfield Rd, Weston-super-Mare (01934 623449, www.thelloydgillgallery.com)

31 MAR Bath’s Top Talent The

9 MAR-21 APR University of Bath &

25-26 MAR Brian Dempsey Topical

quest for Bath’s most entertaining performer continues • Komedia, Westgate St, Bath (0845 293 8480, www.komedia.co.uk)

ART & EXHIBITIONS RUNNING ON 1-30 MAR The Art of Photography: From Plate Camera to Computer

RUNNING UNTIL

Photosoc: Photography Exhibition Show of winning entries and runners-up from the university’s recent photography competition • ICIA Art Space 3, University of Bath (01225 386777, www.bath.ac.uk/icia)

12-17 MAR And Wood Became

Flesh Woodcarving inspired by the transience of the human body • Centrespace, Leonard Lane, Bristol (0117 929 1234, www. centrespacegallery.com)

24 MAR Glyn Macey’s Great

Friday 04 March 20TH CENTURY FOXES CABARET FROM THE AGE OF GLAMOUR £15 / £13 Saturday 05 March ‘ENCHANTED UNDER THE SEA’ 50’S DANCE £11 / £9 Friday 18 March THE BUSH TECHNOLOGISTS £12 / £10 Saturday 19 March JULIET KELLY CELEBRATING THE DIVAS OF JAZZ £8 / £10 / £12 Sunday 20 March 12 - 8p.m SOUTH WEST GOT RHYTHM (HIP HOP) £5.00 on Door Thursday 24 March URBAN FOLK QUARTET £10/£12 Friday 25 March SARAH B WITH TOP MUSICIANS £8 /£10 Saturday 26 March THE FABULOUS STOCKINGTOPS & THE ZEN HUSSIES £12.50 / £15 Saturday 2 April THE HAMSTERS £10 / £12 / £14 Wednesday 6 April LARKIN POE (formerly The Lovell Sisters) £10 / £12 Saturday 09 April BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL NEW ACT - GRAND FINAL £8 / £9 Chapel Arts Centre Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR www.chapelarts.org 01225 461700 Arts Cafe - Mon - Sat 9.30 - 5.30

3 APR Harris and Mussi: Fifty Fifty

Textile and ceramic work inspired by a trip to Japan • Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge St, Bath (01225 477233, www.victoriagal.org.uk) 3 APR Karen Wallis: Views and

Observations Paintings and drawings celebrating oft-overlooked everyday life • Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge St, Bath (01225 477233, www.victoriagal.org.uk)

5 APR Open Photography 2 Huge

and varied display of new photographs • RWA, Queens Rd, Bristol (0117 973 5129, www.rwa. org.uk) 10 APR Maelfa Mixed-media

installation work about ➜

EVERY MONDAY Groundswell open mic night EVERY THURSDAY Pepper your Leopard EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Top live DJ’s playing the best sounds around. Open until 2am.

EVERY SUNDAY Comedy Cavern (see comedy listings for details).

HAPPY HOUR 6.30-7-30pm HOUSE DOUBLES £3.50 FREE WI-FI . SKY SPORTS ON HD SCREEN POOL TABLES IN THE CELLAR BAR Food served daily from 11am-9pm.

Serving Vegetarian/Vegan foods.

20% discounts on food to students with NUS card.

15 George Street, Bath, BA1 2QS 01225 424 104 // www.theporter.co.uk

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march diary disappearing communities and failed utopian aspirations • Spike Island Studios, Cumberland Rd, Bristol (0117 929 2266, www. spikeisland.org.uk) 10 APR Project Space: Invocations

of the Blank Page Multi-faceted show exploring ‘the elusiveness of meaning, the inadequacy of language and the struggle for creative expression’ • Spike Island Studios, Cumberland Rd, Bristol (0117 929 2266, www.spikeisland. org.uk)

25 APR Cosima von Bonin Mixed-

media works exploring sloth and fatigue • Arnolfini, Narrow Quay, Bristol (0117 917 2300, www. arnolfini.org.uk) 5 JUN Wildlife Photographer of

the Year Another selection of stunning wildlife pictures • Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Rd (0117 922 3571, www.bristol.gov. uk/museums)

ONGOING Maggie C: Pet Portraits Striking animal portraits undertaken by commission • Fizz Gallery, Hill Rd, Clevedon (01275 341141, www. fizzgallery.co.uk) ONGOING The Art of Giving

Celebration of the artwork donated by local people, including a painting

by Paul Klee, never previously on public display • Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge St, Bath (01225 477233, www. victoriagal.org.uk) ONGOING Behind the Scenes at

the Fashion Museum: The Historic Collection New chronological display showcasing historic fashions from the museum collection • Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath (01225 477173, www.fashionmuseum.co.uk)

CLASSICAL, OPERA & DANCE 10 MAR European Union Chamber

Orchestra A feast of Warlock, Mozart, Liszt and Haydn, with soloist Charlie Siem on violin • St George’s Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol (0845 402 4001, www. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk)

12 MAR Bristol Cathedral Concert

Choir An almighty sing-through of Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace and Morton Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna • Bristol

Cathedral, College Green (0117 963 8532, www.concertchoir.co.uk) 17 MAR Bournemouth Symphony

Orchestra Tonight the BSO are joined by ascendant young violinist Nicola Benedetti • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www.colstonhall.org)

19 MAR City of Bath Bach Choir

The CBBC throng Bath Abbey’s mighty nave with Mendelssohn’s Elijah • Bath Abbey, Kingston Buildings (01225 463362, www. bathboxoffice.org.uk) 19 MAR City of Bristol Choir Bach’s moving Mass in B Minor, with the City of Bristol Orchestra in accompaniment • St George’s Bristol, Great George St (0845 402 4001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co. uk)

20 MAR South West Got Rhythm (Hip Hop) Huge international breakdance show to raise funds for WaterAid • Chapel Arts Centre, St James’s Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls, Bath (01225 461700, www.chapelarts.org) 22 MAR Beethoven Piano Concerto

Cycle 1 & 3 Performed by the Bristol Ensemble with soloist Freddy Kempf • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www.colstonhall.org)

26 MAR Bristol Concert

Orchestra Renowned young pianist Ashley Wass joins the mighty BCO for Beethoven’s coruscating Fourth Piano Concerto, plus a bit of Bruckner for afters • St George’s Bristol, Great George St (0845 402 4001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk)

26 MAR Bach: St Matthew Passion Stirring stuff from the Bristol Bach Choir • Bath Abbey, Kingston Buildings (0117 214 0721, www. bristolbach.org.uk)

what’son OTHER EVENTS 2, 6 & 16 MAR Festival of Ideas The

ongoing thoughtfest this month brings us Linda Polman: Where International Aid Fails, Bidisha: Where are the Women? and Timothy Wu: The Master Switch • Watershed, Harbourside, Bristol (0117 927 5100, www.ideasfestival.co.uk) 5 MAR Photomarathon Grab a

disposable camera (supplied) and race around Bristol capturing a checklist of topics on film before 5pm! • Sign up in advance, then meet outside RWA, Queens Rd, Bristol (www.secondlook.org.uk) 10-13 MAR Bath Decorative

Antiques Fair Delectable collectables and furniture • Pavilion, North Parade Rd, Bath (01225 742240, www. bathdecorativeantiquesfair.co.uk)

11 MAR The Big Bath Sleep Out

FROM 10 MAR All About Us New

family-friendly permanent exhibition allowing you to test human phenomena and engage in real science. See picture story • At-Bristol, Anchor Rd, Harbourside (0845 345 1235, www.at-bristol.org.uk) PERFORMANCE 9 MAR Kathakbox Dynamic dance

show exploring links between Indian dance and hip-hop culture. Ages 7+ • The Egg, St John’s Place, Bath (01225 448844, www.theatreroyal. org.uk) 12-13 MAR Thomas & Friends: A

Sleep under the stars for one cold night to raise funds for homeless charity Julian House • Alice Park, Bath (01225 354656, www. julianhouse.org.uk)

Circus Comes to Town Thomas the Tank Engine and cohorts in a new 90-minute musical adventure • Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade (0844 847 2341, www. bristolhippodrome.org.uk)

15 MAR Successful Work/Life

12 & 27 MAR Malina’s Dream Bath

Balance Free informal talk and discussion • Goldbrick House, Park St, Bristol (www.bristolcoachingapproach.com) businesses show off their wedding wares • Southville Centre, Beauley Rd, Bristol (0117 923 1039, www. southvillecentre.org.uk)

and Bristol dates for this puppet show aimed at ages 4+ and inspired by true-life encounters between 19th century sailors and Inuits • The Egg, St John’s Place, Bath (01225 448844, www. theatreroyal.org.uk) & Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Rd, Southville, Bristol (0117 902 0344, www. tobaccofactory.com)

26 MAR Pampering Day Fair Beauty

18-19 MAR The Birthday of the

26 MAR Wedding Show Local

treatments, gifts and handmade chocolates for Mother’s Day, and to raise funds to fight breast cancer • Pavey House, Waterloo St, Clifton Village, Bristol (www.tofirsjewel.com)

FAMILY

26 Mar Bristol Choral Society &

New Bristol Sinfonia Players and singers unite for Victorian Treasures, including Parry’s Jerusalem and Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www. colstonhall.org)

27 MAR Bristol Schools’ Proms Singers and musicians from over 20 local schools in a varied recital including Dvorak, Gershwin and Holst • Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol (0117 922 3686, www. colstonhall.org)

Aardman Animation, including a set from A Matter of Loaf and Death.

Claymation classes, Meet the Animator sessions and plenty of opportunities to make your own animations • At-Bristol, Anchor Rd, Harbourside (0845 345 1235, www. at-bristol.org.uk)

EVENTS 23 MAR Dino-nite! Evening

dedicated to showcasing the Bristol Dinosaur project, with tours of the dinosaur gallery and hands-on activities • Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Rd, Bristol (0117 922 2000, www.bristol.gov.uk/museums)

EXHIBITIONS UNTIL SUMMER 2012 Animate It!

Interactive exhibition featuring artefacts and props on loan from

Infanta Adaptation of an Oscar Wilde story about a lonely princess, for ages 9+ • The Egg, St John’s Place, Bath (01225 448844, www. theatreroyal.org.uk)

23-26 MAR From Here to There Show for preschoolers about the joy of building and knocking down, climbing over and crawling under, hiding and peek-a-boo - followed by a hands-on play session • The Egg, St John’s Place, Bath (01225 448844, www.theatreroyal.org. uk) 30-31 MAR A Night on the Tiles Heist, caper and kung-fu combine in this show set in a seedy underworld of high-rollers, gangsters and con men. Ages 12+ • The Egg, St John’s Place, Bath (01225 448844, www. theatreroyal.org.uk)

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Autumn in Bristol 1 by David Porteous - Butler

East Meets West

84 Hotwell Road, Bristol BS8 4UB

March 5 - April 12

Tel 0117 929 2527

Free parking outside

www.limetreegallery.com

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food&drink new pub

A Taste of Honey l With new Bath pub The Tramshed due to open on Friday 1 April, the Tramshed team are inviting you to one of their exclusive pre-opening events this month. They’ll be hosting two days of complimentary menu tastings for lunch and dinner on Tue 29 and Wed 30 March – “A chance for you to see our gorgeous new pub, meet our fabulous team and sample our new menu before anyone else!” And the good news is… the food is on them; you just pay for your drinks and service. At their opening night party on Thur 31 March, they’ll be serving complimentary canapés and delicious nibbles from their new menu, with complimentary bubbly, wine and beer to wash it all down with.

A quick perusal of the Tramshed menu looks promising. Along with a fixed-price midweek menu (till 7pm) of two courses for £12.50, sharing plates include box-baked

camembert, stiratta romagana, horseradish and beetroot chutney, or antipasti, stuffed peppers, green chillies, salamis and rocket on warm flatbread. For starters, there’s Aspall Cyder mussels and clams marinieres, or Goan chicken and bacon skewers with onion and coconut salad. From the ‘Leaves’ section, you might choose crispy duck, mooli, carrots, spring onions, watercress and plum sauce; from

‘Pastas’, the butternut squash risotto, rosemary and mascarpone; and from ‘Stone-baked Pizzas’, the ‘Gamberetti’ (tiger prawns, chargrilled courgettes, chilli, tomato, gremolata, basil). Dishes from the ‘Stove/Grill/Rotisserie’ section, meanwhile, include the likes of fillet medallions, wasabi spring onion mash, shitake mushrooms and yuzu sauce, alongside roasted salmon with

cauliflower and coriander fritter and pineapple salsa.

For your exclusive invitation to one of the three pre-opening events, just log on to the website, register your details, and the Tramshed team will contact you to make your booking. Enjoy!

The Tramshed Beehive Yard, Bath. Ffi: 01225 421200, www.thetramshedbath.co.uk

spring opening

Remember When? l Isn’t it funny how certain smells can remind you of a particular time or place? The smell of freshly cut grass, reminiscent of the summer months, or mulled wine that means Christmas is around the corner.

For Bristolians, the smell of a BBQ floating on the breeze as you stroll down Welsh Back can only mean one thing: summer’s on its way and Spyglass have opened their doors for another season.

Back for their ninth year, the venue that’s become an institution for many is once again serving the simple, mouthwatering classics they’ve become famous for. Split between a lovingly converted barge and the quayside, this is uncomplicated alfresco dining that will leave you pining for your next visit.

With the back-to-basics quality of meat and fresh fish from the grill, loads of vegetarian options and rustic salads from their own kitchen garden, you'll be hard-pushed to find fresher, tastier food.

Don’t worry if the British weather doesn’t live up to expectations - with plenty of heaters and the stunning waterside setting, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were on holiday in the Med! Doors open in midMarch, with a non-reservation policy for small groups.

Spyglass Welsh Back, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 927 7050, www. spyglassbristol.co.uk

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around the world michelin news

La Belle France l Congratulations to bijou Bath bistro Casanis, listed for the first time in this year’s Michelin Guide, which has described it as a sweet French bistro serving up skillfully cooked classic French dishes. Enjoy thoroughly authentic French fare in an intimate dining space spanning two floors, with a pretty little alfresco courtyard out back. As well as a la carte lunch and dinner options, you’ll find daily specials and set-menu options for lunch and pre-theatre.

Tucked away on one of the prettiest lanes in Bath, this mini-oasis of Gallic delight is headed up by a proper-job French chef with impeccable credentials. Renowned chef de cuisine Laurent Couvrer, who boasts many years’ experience in celebrated restaurants across the South of France, has done stints at London’s Ritz Club, as head chef at Beaujolais in Bath and most recently at the Manor House in Castle Combe.

Casanis 4 Saville Row, Bath. Ffi: 01225 780055, www.casanis.co.uk

l Go on a globetrotting food safari at Giraffe, which opens next month in Bath, with an all-day menu boasting the freshest ingredients.

Try their fantastic brunch (some of the best banana and blueberry pancakes in town), or delve into nibbles, snacks, starters and lunch/dinner mains including Japanese tiger prawns, farmers’ market vegetable burrito, hot Thai duck stirfry, and burgers served on artisan buns with skin-on fries.

There’s an international wine list (available by the glass), plus classic and contemporary cocktails. Little ones get their own menu, complete with puzzles and games.

Giraffe opens Wed 6 April, 8 Dorchester St, Bath. Ffi: wwww.giraffe.net

new mexican outlet

When There's Smoke... l Brand new Bristol cafe and takeaway My Burrito promises to change city-centre fast food for the better. Located opposite the Hippodrome, My Burrito will serve food with a difference, smoking meat on the premises to create a new take on these Mexican foodie treats.

Their foil-wrapped, eat-in or takeaway ‘house’ burrito is a soft tortilla wrap filled with lime and coriander basmati rice, pinto or vegetarian black beans, smoky beef, chicken or pork, salad, salsa and sour cream. Also on the menu are filled tacos and fajitas served with homemade sauces, salsas and sides. Order your food in the front-of-house bar and watch the world go by, or relax in the cafe lounge area with a beer or bloody mary. For a great breakfast pick-me-up, or if you’re heading home from a (very) late

night out, try their fantastic churros – freshly cooked doughnuts best eaten with thick hot chocolate or an Illy coffee.

My Burrito is the brainchild of Graham Jones and his partner Esmeralda Martin-Rivera: “Inspired by the traditional Mexican barbacoa, where meat’s cooked in a firepit and left to steam and smoke for hours, we wanted to get that same smokiness into our food. I think we’ve achieved this with our in-house smoker. We don’t fry anything that goes into our savoury dishes – fast food doesn’t have to be unhealthy.”

My Burrito opens Mon 14 March, 7 Broad Quay, Bristol. Ffi: www.myburrito. co.uk Cafe open daily 8am for churros, chocolate & coffee, serving food all day until 11pm. Takeaway only 11pm-12midnight (2am at weekends).

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BISTRO

NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH

ALL DISHES ÂŁ6 OR LESS! T U E S D AY - S AT U R D AY 1 2 - 6 P M This is a great opportunity to see a stunning venue and investigate a wide range of stalls that will help you find the perfect dress, the most exquisite flowers, the photographer of your dreams & much more...

S aturday 1 2 th march 2 0 1 1 Free admission plus a 1 1 am - 4 pm glass of bubbly/bucks fizz on arrival

Wedding Fair

www . B y z antiu M . co . u k

0117 922 1883

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Lebanese Cuisine 95 Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1LW 0117 9739734 info@sandsrestaurant.co.uk www.sandsrestaurant.co.uk

Arabian Nights

Enjoy an evening of Eastern Promise Thursday 31st March £16.95 per person An opportunity to try lots of different dishes in true Lebanese style.

A Mezza which includes several hot and cold dishes, followed by a main course.

Lebanese sweets and Arabic coffee.

Includes Live Belly Dancing.

Go where the East meets West.....at Dynasty.

Great Food • Great Service • Great Atmosphere

Special Offer for Folio Readers Only 20% off all Set Menus 3 course Dinners starting from £18pp

Open daily Monday to Saturday 12pm-11.30pm Sunday | 12pm-10.30pm

• Large Party Offers • Choice of menus from £22 to £45 all inclusive • After dinner karaoke entertainment from 11pm • Fully licensed late night bar to 2am • Up to 400 people with private party rooms available • Gourmet European Set Dinners also available Dynasty voted one of the top five Chinese restaurants in the country.

Valid Sun to Thurs evenings until 31/3/11.

Dynasty Restaurant 16a St. Thomas Street | Bristol | BS1 6JJ

Tel | 0117 925 0888

Dynasty Restaurant | 16a St. Thomas Street | Bristol | BS1 6JJ Tel | 0117 925 0888

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feature

Mamma Mia! S Melissa Blease makes it a Mother’s Day to remember how your magnificent matriarch just how well you know her (and how much you love her) this Mother’s Day (Sunday 3 April, in case you were wondering) by treating her to an utterly spoilsome experience in a restaurant that perfectly suits her personality.

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Traditional Mummies Despite the name and the subterranean location, Bath’s long-standing local institution the Hole in the Wall is a bright and breezy, thoroughly modern affair, where vaulted nooks and crannies and easygoing, well-informed staff add character without being stifling. Menus offer instant appeal, too: a well-balanced cast list of impeccably sourced British classics mingles happily with contemporary innovation, alongside an impressive wine list.

Hole in the Wall 16 George St, Bath. Ffi: 01225 425242, www.theholeinthewall.co.uk

Decadent Dollies Atmospheric, evocative surroundings, spectacular entertainment and glorious food… Bristol’s Byzantium offers the mother of unforgettable MD experiences for all. Menus revolve around a perfectly executed, modern European theme, and we personally guarantee that the staff will treat your mum like the queen that she is.

Byzantium 2 Portwall Lane, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 922 1883, www.byzantium.co.uk

Mammas with Far-flung Good Taste Take Mamma San on a Far Eastern odyssey she’ll remember for a long time, at Bristol’s perennially popular Dynasty. Described by trusted epicureans as ‘a truly sensational experience’, this elegant haven of exotica is renowned for sumptuous menus inspired by China’s three main culinary regions: Mandarin, Cantonese and Szechuan. Yummy, mummy!

Dynasty 16a St Thomas St, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 925 0888, www.dynasty-bristol.co.uk

Stylish Country Ladies Situated in the historic, quintessentially English village of Combe Hay, the superstylish Wheatsheaf offers breathtakingly pretty views from a glorious garden (complete with covered, heated patio area) along with fresh flowers, funky furniture and modern art on

Cote Brasserie

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Wheatsheaf

ancient walls within. A genuinely warm welcome provides a strong focus to proceedings and, in the all-important kitchen, head chef Lee Evans does absolutely amazing things with local and wild produce.

Wheatsheaf Combe Hay, nr Bath. Ffi: 01225 833504, www.wheatsheafcombehay.co.uk

Gastropub Girls Bath’s Marlborough Tavern is classic incarnation of the contemporary gastropub: a scrubbed-up, gentrified restaurant-in-a-pub flaunting menus created by award-winning head chef Richard Knighting. Enjoy a genuinely friendly vibe and faultless modern British grub - plenty of variety and imaginative twists on classic themes, all made from ingredients that boast a perfect pedigree.

Marlborough Tavern 35 Marlborough Buildings, Bath.

Ffi: 01225 423731, www.marlborough-tavern.com

Family Fans The understatedly elegant bistro that is No.5 is one of Bath’s most amiable, easygoing diners, specialising in perfectly executed, largely Mediterranean-themed menus. It’s all served up in a nicely proportioned, welcoming dining room furnished with classic cafe-society fixtures, bathed in soft sunset hues courtesy of subtle lighting and tasteful paintwork.

No.5 Restaurant 5 Argyle St, Bath. Ffi: 01225 444499, www.no5restaurant.co.uk

Seafaring Sophisticates Nationally renowned for making any special occasion unique, the glamorous, gorgeous Glassboat prides itself on fantastic food and uber-smart service in one of the prettiest locations - and venues! - in Bristol, at the heart of the historic harbourside. Treat Ma to a glass of fizz in the super-tasteful bar area before taking to the (covered!) main deck for a fabulous feast.

Glassboat Welsh Back, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 929 0704, www.glassboat.co.uk

Byzantium

Glamour Pusses Set in 500 acres of private grounds six miles east of Bath, the award-winning Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa is a little corner of distinctly upmarket, luxurious heaven on earth. Keeping the fancy flag flying on the food front, executive chef Hywel Jones has

brought a Michelin star and three AA rosettes to the kitchen, while the recently refurbished brasserie brings a super-stylish, thoroughly modern edge to otherwise tradluxe proceedings - a taste of which can be yours at a surprisingly affordable price.

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa Colerne, Wilts. Ffi: 01225 742777, www.lucknampark.co.uk

Chic Mamans Fans of the full-on French bistro experience will adore Bristol’s Cote Brasserie, the newest kid on the Clifton block and specialising in affordable, classic Gallic cuisine served up in cosy but contemporary surroundings. The brasserie recently earned itself a glowing review in the food and drink pages of Folio and our sister publication, Venue.

Cote Brasserie 27 The Mall, Clifton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 970 6779, www.cote-restaurants.co.uk

Meat-free Mummies Your Ma deserves an award, right? So treat her to an award-winning experience at long-standing, nationally acclaimed vegetarian/vegan restaurant, Bristol’s Cafe Maitreya. There’s a big heart right at the epicentre of the menus and the service, and the surroundings are infused with vibrant, innovative energy... just like her!

Cafe Maitreya 89 St Marks Rd, Easton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 951 0100, www.cafemaitreya.co.uk

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food review

food&drink

The Burger Joint

Americana has never tasted this good, says Mike Gartside

B

right and buzzy, even on a chilly February evening, the Burger Joint oozes fun from the minute you step through the door.

Although decked out in dinerstyle decor, with pillar-box red and New York wall prints, there’s a sense of underlying solidity about this place. As we take our seats we discover the inventive way of ordering the meals – a lottery-style tickbox card has all the starter, burger and side-dish options, complete with relishes, so you feel like a potential winner from the word go.

Opened in August 2009 by owner Dan Bekhradnia, the Burger Joint made its mark early with the perhaps unsubtle but effective marketing technique of offering free meals to local people in its first few weeks. Happily for all of us, customers came back in healthy numbers once they started charging.

The quality and selection of burgers, plus the small but inventive range of starters and puds, might have something to do with it. You wouldn’t find a mezze or soup of the day on the menu of most chain burger operations but here there’s both, plus a marinated lamb kebab skewer, olives and pistachios. As for the burgers themselves… if prime beef, Welsh lamb, venison and chicken don’t make your mouth water, you must be a vegetarian – in which case the Veggie Joint is a very respectable option.

The friendly team whiz about the tables in an efficient and winning manner, explaining the ordering system and taking you through the choices. We order the mezze, which with its plump, fleshy olives, unctuous humus and creamy taramasalata, really sets the tone of the meal. “I haven’t had falafels this good for a long time,” exclaims the other half in an unprovoked sound-bite to delight any journalist (grammatical, succinct… believe me, they don’t come that often).

The service is augmented by wonderful little touches such as the chilled, frosted glass for my Peroni beer, while Her glass of rioja is warm and plummy.

But the best is yet to come. I bag the beef option – all six ounces of it - as Partner goes for the minted lamb. Then, purely in the interests of thorough research, we order heaps of side dishes, two types of fries and any number of relishes. The waitress approaches to check if everything’s all right and I shuffle sheepishly in my seat, caught in the act of wielding a ketchup bottle.

With meat sourced locally and the burger buns supplied by one of Bristol’s overlooked baking gems, the Bread Store on Gloucester Road, the result is a sizzle of taste and texture

– the sort of burger that corporate fast-food advertising always aspires to but routinely fails to deliver. The fact that complete silence falls over the dinner table as we eat attests to the quality of the lamb burger, too. Amid the regular munching and intense concentration, the only challenge now is to maximise the taste – a dip of relish here, a dab of mustard there. Perhaps a swipe of the crunchy, creamy coleslaw or a succulent runner bean would enhance what is already a profoundly satisfying chomp. And we haven’t even started on the fries – Partner has to closely guard her plate of handcut thick chips, to prevent a cross-table raid. After one brief sortie I settle for the beer-battered onion rings. Yummy.

For once, we reach the limits of our investigative powers. The dessert menu is mouth-watering but our intake has already been belt-busting and any more would risk arousing the serious interest of the medical profession. We both know that the Marshfield ice-cream is reliably delicious, but we’ll just have to come back another day for the warm chocolate brownie or the homemade apple crumble with Devon custard.

A meal at the Burger Joint is a surprisingly physical tussle with a mountain of delicious ingredients. We leave the restaurant several pounds heavier and, like the burgers, tender and slightly pink in the middle.

Contacts The Burger Joint 32 Cotham Hill, Bristol Tel: 0117 329 0887 Web: www.theburgerjoint.co.uk

“Perhaps a swipe of the crunchy, creamy coleslaw or a succulent runner bean would enhance what is already a profoundly satisfying chomp.”

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Juniper Dinner Menu Why not start with a delicious Champagne cocktail with elderflower, peach liquer & mint or one of our speciality G&T’s £4.25

Christmas menu 2002 3 Courses £18.95 Starters

Starters

Home smoked free range chicken, sweet pear & Roquefort salad, fresh pesto, black olive toffee £6.00 Pan seared fillet of red mullet, crayfish, salmon & crab cocktail, smoked horseradish & tarragon custard £7.00 Baked Somerset Goats Cheese, beetroot & sun dried tomato salad, spring onion creme fraiche £6.00 Trio of Quantock Duck (smoked breast, confit leg, liver sausage), celeriac remoulade, roasted garlic & ginger jelly, orange & duck reduction £7.00 Smoked haddock & salmon fishcake, Thai spiced salad, cucumber hollandaise, dill sauce £7.00 Pan fried black pudding, smoked bacon & shallot pie, apple salsa & mustard sauce £6.00

Oak smoked salmon, dill, honey & mustard potato salad, herbed cream cheese & prawn pate, wholemeal toast.

Warm goats cheese & red onion tart, celeriac remoulade, Mains mixed leaf salad, aged balsamic Seared breast of Gressingham Duck, braised red cabbage,

potatoes dauphinoise, roasted duck jus £17.00 Duet of Somerset Beef, smoked red pepper & stilton pudding, home cut chips £17.00 Rump of lamb, braised shoulder confit, potatoes dauphinoise, smashed carrots & turnips; lamb, aubergine & rosemary jus £17.00 Loin of locally reared pork, bubble & squeak, celariac & apple puree, honey & mustard reduction £16.00 Fillet of fresh salmon, crab cake, spring onion mash, creamy smoked haddock & fresh chive cream sauce £17.00 Red pepper, tomato & herb risotto cake, stuffed mushroom, creamed spinach, sweet shallot dressing £13.00

Thai style crab cake, crispy marinated prawn won ton, noodle salad teriyaki, fresh chilli jam.

Creamy bubble & squeak soup, crunchy bacon, créme fraiche, chives

Peppered fillet of beef, stilton & red onion salad, tangy roasted tomato chutney

All served with a melange of winter vegetables

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Desserts Pistachio creme brulee, shortbread £7.00 Tasting plate of chocolate £7.00 Apple & plum crumble, rum & raisin ice cream £7.00 Warm toffee pudding, vanilla bean ice cream £7.00 Cheese £7.00

Roasted rump of Welsh lamb, potato gratin, braised split peas with pancetta, fresh mint & rosemary scented balsamic

Seared rib eye of Angus Beef, wild mushroom & stilton Selection of delicious chilled dessert wines from £4.95 per glass dumpling, braised cauliflower cheese with spiced creamed parsnips, cabernet sauce.

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Fillet of wild sea bass, sauteed tiger prawns, herb and 3 sauce.

Courses £20.00 garlic crushed new potatoes, saffron Fillet of Scottish Salmon, welsh rarebit on toasted Call to make your booking now: brioche, creamed cabbage with smoked salmon, fresh 0117 942 1744 sweet dill hollandaise. www.juniperrestaurant.co.uk

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food review

food&drink

demuths

Melissa Blease on the most imaginative menu she’s seen in a long time

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K, but I’d better take a couple of sausages in my pocket.” Now Loverboy was (I hope) joking when he texted me his reaction to our forthcoming dinner date at demuths. But the thing is, I suspect that many people really do still feel that way when considering the prospect of dining at a vegetarian restaurant.

I’ve heard it all - “What, no meat options at all? What about fish? Isn’t it all just lentils?” and on and on, from people who really should know better... and have no idea what they’re missing out on.

Head chef Richard Buckley took to the demuths hob about a year ago. Back then, he told Folio that coming into a restaurant with such a big reputation (demuths enjoys what must be one of the most consistently glowing reputations of all restaurants in Bath) was a careful balancing act if he was to make his mark while still respecting the history of the business and the loyal customers who have been visiting for years. Twelve months on and, as Richard’s confidence has grown, demuths has continued to go from strength to strength, regardless of the vagaries of the national cash crisis. Hot on the heels of bagging the prestigious Best Vegan Catering of the Year Award from the Vegan Society just a few short months into Richard’s residency, the restaurant earned the Best Vegetarian Restaurant in Britain gong courtesy of the Gourmet Britain Awards, adding yet more bling to the display cabinet.

So can Folio contribute to the surfeit of compliments? Oh yes indeed.

At a neat, sweet table for two towards the rear of this small but perfectly formed contemporary bistro on one of the prettiest, most ancient lanes in Bath, Loverboy and I were presented with menus that presented the most thoughtful, imaginative range of dishes that I’ve encountered in a very long time. There wasn’t one single dish that didn’t hold instant appeal, so eventually settling on starters of oriental mushroom pate and potato bonda took a ridiculously long time - fortunately, our lengthy deliberation reaped good results.

My pate came infused with fresh ginger and accompanied by a light, smooth plum chutney, onion puree flecked with star anise (an addition woefully overlooked outside Chinese restaurants), flecks of crispy cabbage and delicate, dinky spring roll crisps, resulting in a highly imaginative east-meets-west alliance. His bonda (a green chilli/potato medley encased in gram flour batter, don’t you know) arrived surrounded by a moat of

spicy tomato soup and drizzled with toasted cumin oil, and a side of Thoughtful Co sourdough bread turned the opening act into a multifaceted extravaganza.

Follow that? We did - to equally satisfying results. Loverboy sizzled with delight over his beetroot risotto balls that oozed Somerset brie at the nudge of a knife, while apple jelly, yellow beetroot, pickled fennel and pink grapefruit and mint dressing provided a whole new take on the contemporary trend for arancini. Talking of which, in Richard’s capable hands, the hardy old perennial that is the oft-beleaguered nut roast may well be making a comeback. The demuths version served in chunky cigar-shaped batons and teamed with smoked parsnip and roast garlic puree, roast baby spuds, cider and rosemary gravy and cranberry relish - is the vegetarian version of the best roast dinner you’ve ever tasted, without wiping a smile off the face of any living thing. Exemplary.

Having rounded off our rollickingly good repast with a featherlight cube of hazelnut sponge offset by rich, port-poached figs zinged up with lemon mascarpone and a supersophisticated plate of cashew cream and coconut praline and washed it all down with a delectable organic cabernet sauvignon, the bill for our meat-free feast came in at around £75 - a bargain for an impeccably foodie experience. And no pocket sausages required.

Contacts demuths 2 North Parade Passage, Bath Tel: 01225 446059 Web: www.demuths.co.uk

"Loverboy sizzled with delight over his betroot risotto balls that oozed Somerset brie at the nudge of a knife."

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Celebrate Fantastic Food 3 COURSES ÂŁ10.00 Lunch and Pre-theatre menu Seasonal a la Carte menu Great British Sunday Roast

16 George Street, Bath, BA1 2EN t: 01225 425 242 w: www.theholeinthewall.co.uk e: info@theholeinthewall.co.uk Opening Hours Mon 6 - 10pm, Tues - Sat 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 10pm, Sun 12pm - 4pm, Sun evenings closed except for private hire

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recipe Diego Da Re Age: 41 Nationality: Italian Restaurant: Prosecco l Head chef and co-owner Diego

was born in Conegliano, Veneto in north-eastern Italy. He enjoyed a simple, rural upbringing within a generations-old, traditional Italian family unit. Having trained as a chef in the Italian Dolomites, Diego has been a chef for more than two decades now and has cooked in many kitchens across Europe. This has fuelled his interest in developing other languages – not only is he fluent in Italian, English and French, he also has an understanding of German, Spanish and Arabic. Diego’s original culinary inspiration came from time spent with his aunt, who was a chef in Venice and is reputed to be something akin to a female, Italian Gordon Ramsay! She remains Diego’s food hero to this day.

When he isn’t firing the stoves at Prosecco, he relaxes by playing the guitar, playing football with his sons Dominic and Bruno, and following his love of Formula 1 racing…

Ferrari Tifosi, of course! Diego can also, we’re told, play tunes with his food blender!

Diego Da Re at

Prosecco

Address: 25 The Mall, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8 4JG Telephone: 0117 973 4499 Web: www.proseccoclifton.com

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rosecco in Clifton Village, Bristol is a small, independent 38-seater restaurant owned and run by husband and wife team Diego and Heidi Da Re. The food here is mainly of rural Italian origin: Prosecco’s ethos is to serve unpretentious, well-crafted dishes with northern Italian influences. Diego uses methods from bygone generations of Italy’s northern regions to create ‘modern Italian’ dishes, carefully crafted from seasonal local produce and fine imported Italian ingredients, such as rabbit.

Dishes include the likes of venison with chestnuts, speck, polenta, savoy cabbage and juniper sauce. A particular favourite from the comprehensive wine list, meanwhile, is the prosecco. This light, refreshing, sparkling wine from Veneto is imported exclusively from a vineyard neighbouring Diego’s family home and made by friends dating back to his schooldays.

Being small and independent, Prosecco offers a versatile dining experience. The atmosphere here is relaxed and

“Unpretentious, well-crafted dishes with northern Italian influences, using bygone methods to create ‘modern Italian’ dishes” contemporary, as is evinced by the friendly but knowledgeable staff. With many favourable reviews under their belts since they opened in 2006, Prosecco have built up a good local reputation for consistently providing fresh, delicious and authentic Italian food in warm and friendly surroundings.

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Sweet onion & goat’s cheese ravioli Ingredients Serves 6-8 For the filling: 5 large red onions, finely sliced glass of port glass of red wine 3 tbsp soft brown sugar 350g goat’s cheese 1 egg pinch of nutmeg & pepper For the pasta: 500g semolina or pasta flour 500g plain flour 500g eggs (12-14 whole organic eggs) For the sauce: handful of toasted walnuts 1 tsp walnut oil pinch of nutmeg 150ml cream To make: Combine all the pasta ingredients and form 2-3 dough parcels. Wrap in cling film and chill overnight.

For the filling, put the onions into a large hot pan with a bit of oil. Cook until sticky, add wine and port, and leave to reduce. When firm and sticky, add the sugar, then simmer until dry and firm. Leave to cool in the fridge.

Put the egg and goat’s cheese in a food processor (or mash them up with a fork in a bowl). Add the pepper and nutmeg.

When you’ve rolled out the pasta, put the onions inside first, then the cheese mix, and create your desired shape (ravioli, caramelle, tortelli, quadrotti, strozzapreti, etc). Cook in boiling water – but go easy with the salt, as there’s plenty in the cheese!

For the sauce, warm all the ingredients together, but avoid boiling.

Finish the pasta off with the walnut sauce, herbs to garnish (parsley or chives) and grated parmesan.

(Alternatively, it might be quicker to book a table at Prosecco…!)

Valpolicella Classico (Bolla) There’s plenty going on in this dish: satisfying pasta, fresh and savoury goat’s cheese, sweet red onions, a bitter note from the walnuts in that creamy sauce.

Whilst the goat’s cheese might suggest that an aromatic white sauvignon blanc would be a great match for this cheese, the rest of the dish, with its sweet and bitter notes, would make this seem an austere choice. You could choose a less aromatic Italian (makes sense!) white, but I’d prefer a red, with bright red-fruit flavours and a freshness to the palate to cut through the creamy sauce. Why not the bright, light and refreshing young Valpolicella Classico from Bolla? This will add contrasting notes while not overpowering a dish that could be served with a white! (Simon Haywood, Wine Category manager, Matthew Clark) Ffi: www.matthewclark.co.uk

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lifestyle artworks

Parallel Lives l Art lovers with a penchant for the rising sun should head to Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery this month. With the majority of artworks on sale falling within the £175-£500 price bracket, Harris and Mussi 50:50 is the first joint exhibition from textile artist Matthew Harris and mosaic artist Cleo Mussi. Based in Stroud, the two artists graduated from the textile department of Goldsmiths College in London 24 years ago, and have lived and worked side by side in various studios since 1987.

The show takes as its theme a recent journey the two artists took with their daughters to Japan. It explores ideas and imagery gleaned from two weeks spent in the temples and gardens of Kyoto, the art galleries and architecture of Tokyo and, further afield, the Naoshima Inland Sea. As a result of delays caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, they ended up experiencing daily life in a small town on Kyushu, exploring Nagasaki and the Hamada

ceramic district, where influential British ceramicist Bernard Leach studied.

At first sight, their work may seem to have little in common, but it shares a language that involves the repetitive construction of complex images from pieces of cloth, paper and reclaimed ceramic. Mosaic artist Cleo is renowned for her maverick approach, humorous twists and attention to detail, whereas Matthew Harris creates abstract compositions of layered cloth, the result of much preparation and experimentation.

And while Harris’s cloth works are abstract compositions that breathe into the space, leaving time for contemplation, Mussi’s figurative mosaics represent the mad chaos, modern production and contemporary imagery that are the flipside of Japanese culture.

Harris and Mussi 50:50 until Sat 3 April, Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge St, Bath. Ffi: 01225 477233, www.victoriagal.org.uk

new men's salon

The Razor's Edge l Contemporary men’s hairdresser RSR Mens Hair is expanding, with plans to open a new salon on Bristol’s Park Row. After almost two years at their Baldwin Street salon, owner and lead stylist Rachael Lavis is delighted to have found the perfect site for the second salon, close to Clifton, Redland, Cotham and the city centre.

It’s been a busy time for RSR, who celebrated their first anniversary last May and are enjoying an increasing customer base as their reputation grows. “We’re delighted to be in a position to grow RSR and expand our team of stylists,” says Rachael, whose dedication to combining the finest traditions in men’s grooming with the latest in contemporary style, in a relaxing environment, has proved to be a popular combination. There’s no need to book an appointment – just walk in, enjoy a coffee while you wait, and watch the plasma TV or go online via Wi-Fi. With the opening of the new shop planned for this month, RSR have been on the hunt for Bristol’s finest men’s hair stylists to join their expert team. If you’re a talented stylist looking for a new role, get in touch with Rachael.

RSR Mens Hair 31 Baldwin St, Bristol. Ffi: 07599 401402, rachael@rsrmenshair.co.uk, www.rsrmenshair.co.uk

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lifestyle new showroom

team players!

footwear

Well heeled l SoleLution offer quality branded footwear for all the family. For women, there are neutrals and rich colours to enhance any outfit, from everyday wear to something more glamorous.

Ecco, Josef Seibel, Rieker, Hush Puppies, Hotter, Padders, Geox, Moshulu, Blowfish and FitFlop all offer style and comfort. (The Hush Puppies Seleste, £55, pictured in purple, are also available in tan, black and white.)

Ecco, Geox, Rieker, Boxfresh, FitFlop and Hush Puppies are just some of the brands for gents, whether you’re after

work shoes, something more casual or holiday sandals. For children, a wide choice of shoes, sandals and canvas includes brands like Start-rite, Geox, Timberland, Hush Puppies and Ricosta.

“This season’s collections offer something for everyone, young or old,” says owner Tanya Marriott. SoleLution’s knowledgeable staff are always on hand to help you find the right shoe for your sole.

SoleLution 1-2 Boyces Ave, Clifton, Bristol (0117 973 8350) & 114 High St, Portishead (01275 843399). Ffi: www.solelution.co.uk

l Guy Salmon Land Rover are finalising plans for their new, larger showroom in June, next to their current Brislington site, after enjoying a busy 18 months since opening in Bristol. Guy Salmon are part of the Sytner Group, which operates over 140 prestige dealerships throughout the UK. Colin Isaacs (pictured, second from left) joined the Bristol team last November, bringing more than 25 years’ experience with prestige brands in the automotive industry in the UK and US, including management of the Land Rover dealership in Los Angeles.

Guy Salmon (Bristol) Land Rover Pioneer Park, Whitby Rd, Bristol, BS4. Ffi: 0844 470 0697, www.guysalmon.bristol.landrover.co.uk

health

Don't Carry the Weight l Surgery for obesity no longer carries the stigma that it did years ago. Celebrities such as Sharon Osbourne, Fern Britton and Anne Diamond have led the way in showing that surgery is a safe and effective option for those suffering with obesity.

Hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide have had successful weight-loss surgery and much has been written in medical literature about its benefits. As well as enjoying the social and fitness advantages of losing weight, many patients find that they no longer need treatment for obesity-related diseases and that their quality of life improves dramatically.

The Bariatric Group is the most comprehensive provider of weight-loss surgery in the South West, with their team of experienced professionals working from Taunton, Truro, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Bath and London. Their comprehensive care packages include your pre-operative assessment, your surgery and a lifetime of follow-up.

Your health and wellbeing are their main concerns: most of their staff have experienced weight loss themselves and will be with you every step of the way.

The Bariatric Group For further information and to request an information pack or download the Weight Loss Surgery Brochure, call 0844 662 2274, or visit www.thebariatricgroup.co.uk

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lifestyle fairtrade gold

All That Glistens l John Titcombe are pleased to be among the very first jewellers in the world licensed to offer jewellery made with certificated Fairtrade and Fairmined gold. The Bristol jeweller joins an elite group of 20 companies, including the world’s oldest jeweller Garrard, whose pieces will be hallmarked with this stamp of reassurance that the miners are getting a better deal.

“We associate gold with love and beauty,” says green queen and Fairtrade ambassador Livia Firth, “but there’s often nothing beautiful about the way that gold is produced. Tens of millions of small-scale gold miners risk their lives in often appalling conditions and get a raw deal for their strenuous efforts.” The launch of this initiative in the UK will provide a lifeline for thousands of impoverished miners who find themselves at the mercy of unfair markets.

John Titcombe offer a stunning collection of fine jewellery, including wedding and engagement rings, with the vast majority handmade by John and his team. They offer a full design service,

and diamonds (including ethical Canadian Goose Diamonds) come backed by full certification. They also do repairs, restorations and valuations.

John Titcombe 3 & 4 The Mall, Clifton Village, Bristol (0117 973 4961 / 973 3178) & 39 Market Place, Cirencester (01285 655754). Ffi: www. johntitcombe.co.uk

new shop

wardrobe whizzes l Banana Republic, the brand new Bath fashion store opening up on Union Street this month, promises to deliver ‘elevated design at approachable prices’. With a range of great working wardrobe solutions, you’ll be able to create an uncomplicated style that works from day to night, with BR’s trained personal stylists on hand if you need some help.

Sophisticated seasonal collections and accessories will be complemented by Monogram, a collection of wardrobe builders and statement makers that represent the very best of Banana Republic, headline sponsors of Bath in Fashion 2011 (see feature on p46).

Banana Republic opens Thur 17 March, 24-26 Union St, Bath. Ffi: 01225 429559, www.bananarepublic.co.uk

spring exhibition

Blue Sky Thinking l While daffodils and crocuses perk up our flowerbeds with the arrival of spring, new businesses are also emerging. One such show of colour to wipe away the winter blues is the Spring Exhibition in ‘The Loft’ on the second floor of the Clifton Bazaar indoor market on Bristol’s Whiteladies Road.

Artheadspace are a group of three artists who have created an open studio where the public can view their work in progress. Jane Young creates ornate skulls from recycled materials, while Cathy Fisher’s portraits capture the character of her subjects, both human and animal. Anna Orren, meanwhile, specialises in oils and acrylics and in particular explores the transparent quality of water.

Mark Egerton, a photographer and film-maker from Hollywood who operates a portrait studio, is currently setting up a new venture, leasing images on a short-term basis to businesses who are looking to revamp their environment (have a look at his portfolio at www. markegertonphotography.com). Among other exhibitors, the Round Table Studio is a co-operative of artists including Rachael Revelle, Grace Engel and Ian Fielder, whose rich combinations of linos, acrylics and oils are inspired by human stories.

Pop into the Loft to browse a medley of paintings, photography, mixedmedia artwork and gifts from local artists and traders, and to enjoy the venue’s open art space and friendly atmosphere.

Clifton Bazaar Indoor Market 140a Whiteladies Rd, Bristol. Ffi: www.cliftonbazaar.co. uk (open Mon-Sat) Spring Exhibition opens Thur 24 March, 5.30-9pm.

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feature Banana Republic offers a fortaste of its range at Bath in Fashion (main pic and far right)

Strike

a pose

Rachel Nott gets all dressed up for Bath in Fashion 2011

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ot keep a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenor of your life in Bath without one? … How are your various dresses to be remembered, and the particular state of your complexion, and curl of your hair to be described in all their diversities, without having constant recourse to a journal?’ (Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, 1817). Thus the dashingly handsome Henry Tilney teases Catherine Morland mercilessly on her first social outing at that hub of fashionable Georgian society, the Assembly Rooms.

Almost two centuries later, however, apart from its connection with the fabulous Fashion Museum that is housed within these elegant walls, and about which you can read in this very issue of Folio, Bath isn’t exactly the first name that springs to mind when we think about fashion capitals of the world, is it? London. Paris. Milan.

Yes. But not Bath, surely? Well, actually, maybe we should all be rethinking that little old line-up, as Bath is pretty keen to show the world its stylish credentials and reclaim its fashion crown of Miss Austen’s day. And it’s on course to do just that, with its very own five-day event (sponsored by sophisticated style house Banana Republic, opening in Bath this month) dedicated exclusively to… you guessed it… fashion!

Now in its second year, Bath in Fashion 2011 will be the hottest ticket in every fashion journalist’s iPhone. From catwalk shows in the Roman Baths and the Octagon in Milsom Place, to live mannequins adorning the windows of shops across the city, Bath Fashion Week (23-27 March) is set to shake up any fusty, preconceived ideas that fashion isn’t something we West Country folk know anything about. Think those are just plain old pavements you’ve been walking on?

Uh-uh. They’re actually mini catwalks, as Bath Spa Photography and Fashion students patrol the streets during March poised to snap style-savvy dressers! The results will be posted on a ‘Wall of Fashion’ opposite BHS and the Pump Rooms – remember to keep checking to see if you’ve been papped!

“It strikes me that people have been quite patronising about provincial fashion events,” top London producer John Walford confides.

“But Bath is perfect for an event like this.

There are some fantastic venues, which also come with some interesting challenges [think the Roman Baths]! And as opposed to London Fashion Week, where models plod up and down a catwalk one by one, we can really play around with these shows and have some fun!”

John, who founded Vauxhall Fashion Scout (the largest independent production company at London Fashion Week) and has produced shows for the likes of Stella McCartney, Diane Von Furstenberg and Donna Karan, will be producing three fashion shows in three different venues on three different days during Bath Fashion Week, with each showcasing different designers and using different lighting effects for

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Julian Roberts demonstrates 'subtraction cutting'

maximum drama. “The aim of Bath in Fashion isn’t to show people how to dress,” he’s quick to reassure us, “but to show that fashion can be fun and really enjoyable, and that it’s also a highly skilled business. The purpose of these shows isn’t to be wacky and outlandish. They’re about putting together some interesting, wearable outfits and making the whole experience a thoroughly enjoyable one.” As well as producing the shows, John will be in conversation with London uber-stylist Rebekah Roy on Thur 24 March, talking about how the shows are put together, with plenty of insider secrets!

Other events throughout the week include a talk by well-known fashion editor Iain R Webb and Rosemary Harden of the Fashion Museum on Wed 23 March; Bath’s Big Swish at the Octagon on Fri 25 March, where you take some clothes you no longer want and swap them for something you do, with funds going directly to Macmillan Cancer Support; plus, on Sat 26 March, a chance to see how members of an 18th century Bath residence would dress at No 1 Royal Crescent.

Fashion students (and anyone else interested in making their own clothes), meanwhile, should hot-foot it to Professor Julian Roberts’s Subtraction Cutting masterclass on Sat 26 and Sun 27 March. “Subtraction Cutting is an approach to garment design and patternmaking that incorporates chance discovery, luck, risk, estimation, measuring by eye or hand, aerial viewpoints and the ability to cut fast and loose without too much reference to complicated numbers, fractions or mathematics,” Professor Roberts explains for the uninitiated. “It’s a playful process that creates very serious-looking results and came about through my obsession with cross-sections and the hollow spaces within garments.” Gosh, it sounds a bit complicated. Is it for everyone?

“Yes, anyone can have a go! I teach my

techniques to seasoned professionals, garment technologists, lecturers and MA-level students, but also to schoolkids, DIY enthusiasts and anyone interested in making garments.” In his first masterclass, Professor Roberts will be explaining the technique, then will cut a dress live in front of a select audience. In the afternoon the audience will each make their own version under his watchful eye! The following day this collection of 40 unique garments will be presented to a larger audience, who will also get a good insight into how they can create something similar. “Everyone learns something new,” enthuses Professor Roberts. “It’ll be enlightening!”

Bath in Fashion 2011 23-27 March. Events take place in various locations across Bath. Ffi, events & tickets: 0844 847 5256, www.bathinfashion.co.uk (Various promotions and discounts will be offered at stores throughout Bath in Fashion week. Check website for latest offers)

feature Charity shop challenge! ● Got an eye for style? Enjoy putting outfits together by mixing up different labels and styles? Then it’s time to take the Bath in Fashion Charity Shop Challenge! Your task is to put together a fabulous look for £20 or less out of clothes bought from at least two different charity shops in the city and produce a fashion shot of your outfit. Lucky finalists will win the chance to see their outfit at the Urban Style fashion event at SouthGate on Fri 25 March. The winning ensemble will be selected by Bath in Fashion stylist Rebekah Roy. The overall winner will receive dinner for two at the Walrus & Carpenter restaurant. Full details and entry requirements are available at participating charity shops across Bath. Photographs are to be submitted to the Oxfam Boutique on George Street no later than 3pm on Mon 14 March.

Entrants will be asked to staple their receipts to the back of their photographs and clearly write their name, mobile number and email address.

More fashion events this spring…

5 March Fairwear Fashion Show Hosted by actor James Redmond, and organised by Bristol Fairtrade Network in collaboration with the Soil Association and UWE, Bristol’s Galleries will play host to a day of fashion shows displaying ethical clothing, accessories and beauty products.

UWE students will be designing and modelling their own Fairtrade range, while Miss Bristol will be modelling a wedding dress made from organic cotton.

Ffi: www.fairwearfashionshow.org.uk (shows at 12.30pm, 2pm & 3.30pm)

23-27 March Bristol Fashion Week Bristol Fashion Week at the Mall at Cribbs Causeway, supported by John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, features 18 catwalk fashion shows hosted by TV fashion stylist Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton. The hour-long fashion shows preview the best designer and high street pieces from stores at The Mall, including John Lewis, Hobbs, Marks & Spencer, Jigsaw, Kurt Geiger, Fat Face, French Connection and Coast.

Ffi: 0117 903 0303, www.mallcribbs.com (tickets £8.50/£13.50 for front row seats, including goody bag and pre-show refreshments)

26 March Wedding Show at the Southville Centre Free event where local artisans will be showcasing their wedding-related fare all day. Plus, not to be missed – wedding fashion shows at 12noon and 2pm.

Ffi: 0117 923 1039, www.southvillecentre.org.uk

8 April Recession Fashion Show Vintage fashion show coordinated by cultural catalyst and local entrepreneur Gill Loats, taking place at Bristol’s Recession on Jacobs Wells Road in Hotwells.

Ffi: www.recessionshop.webs.com Fashion at the Roman Baths

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beauty

lifestyle

Salon spy

Moda Hairdressing Charlie Lyon gets a gorgeous restyle while making new friends at Gloucester Road’s welcoming salon First impressions? There’s something I never tell my hairdressers, but I’ll admit it here: I’m a salon tart. I’m not loyal to one and I follow money-off deals around Bristol religiously. I’m constantly in search of the ultimate haircut, and only when I step out of a salon and everyone within a 50m radius turns to marvel at my swish will I re-book.

Unsurprisingly, that’s never happened, so I’ve hardly ever rebooked. The money-off vouchers, I tend to find, often draw me into large chain salons where I’m used to comfortable anonymity. So when I walked into the small, but light and airy Moda on a Thursday afternoon, and members of staff went out of their way to say hello, I knew this appointment was going to be different.

Who goes there? In one word: everyone. During my two-hour appointment a whole cross-section of the general public came in for a chop. There were children, women who’d been visiting Moda since it opened, men from the ages of 20 to 60 – a real mix. The clients were having anything from a reserved trim to a major restyle, including one vaguely apprehensive guy who had opted for a dyed leopard-print ‘do, in aid of charity. As well as being busy with clients, every half an hour a friend of one of the six full-time staff would pop into the salon to say hi. Although, having said that, they could have been clients. I couldn’t tell. Everyone at Moda is greeted with the same affectionate treatment and bubbly banter.

What did we try? After a thorough consultation with my senior stylist, Charlotte, I was looking forward to my rich all-over chestnut colour and funky graduated bob.

The salon offers both Tigi and Matrix colours, and uses Tigi shampoos and styling products, which are all winners with me – especially the BedHead sulphate-free shampoo and conditioner that Charlotte used, which smelt divine.

After the cut, I asked Charlotte to teach me the salon secrets for achieving the body and lift I crave, but can never recreate myself. She let me in on the wonders of dry shampoo and gave away excellent insider tips on how to apply it (make sure your hair’s bone-dry, diffuse the dry shampoo with a hairdryer to get an even application, backcomb gently, add hold with hairspray).

Why come here? As the time passed it became more and more obvious that Moda’s clientele are a loyal bunch who come back time and time again to catch up with the staff, as well as to get a good haircut. Creative director Tina Lombardi, who set up the salon five years ago, says, “We’re

Before...

...and after!

Senior stylist Charlotte

like a family here – we all get on so well.” And it’s obvious from the way she walks around, offering drinks to clients, helping out her staff at all levels, greeting everyone who walks through the door with a cheery smile and a wave, that that’s exactly what they’re like.

The longer I’m in there, the more I get an unfamiliar sensation coming over me – a feeling that I’d like to see these people again. And as I step out onto Gloucester Road, and turn to give them a cheery wave through the door, I know I’ll be back soon.

Any special offers? Sign up to Moda’s newsletter to be the first to hear about gifts and promotions, and keep an eye out on local voucher websites for

special offers. During my visit I spotted a bin filled with buy-one-get-one-free Tigi products, for which you’d have to pay full price in the centre of town. Moda also stock Tigi make-up.

As well as a wedding hair and make-up service, Moda offer the new La-Brasiliana keratin treatment, which will take away any coarseness or frizz from your hair and leave it shiny and smooth for around two to four months.

Contacts

Moda Hairdressing 205a Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 942 1006, www. modahairdressing.co.uk

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Oxfam Boutique.

Oxfam Boutique is celebrating its 1st birthday on March 6th, a birthday event will be happening in store.

We sell secondhand (Loved For Longer) clothing and accessories; together with a small range of (Fair Trade) new products, including clothing, accessories and jewellery.

We are always in need of donations of both clothing and accessories.

Eligible donors can complete a simple (Gift Aid) form that will enable Oxfam to claim 28p from the Government, in addition to every £1 we raise when we sell their donated items.

In addition, we also sell a range of (unwrapped) gifts. The money from these gifts is normally targetted at a specific area of our work.

The purchaser receives a card that can be given to a third party as a gift; the card illustrates the specific project towards which the money will be directed.

As part of our ongoing partnership with fashion students from Bath Spa University we aim to continue selling garments created by the students from fabric and existing garments that we cannot sell in the shop.

This (Reinvented) range has proven to be very popular with many of our customers, seeking to acquire a uniquely styled item.

Visit us at the Clifton Bazaar to see our range of Antique & New Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan Furniture and Artefacts.

Visitors are most welcome to come and browse.

We are hoping to develop a (Made with Love) range of ‘hand-made’ jewellery and accessories. Volunteers are currently being recruited for this role, together with other positions including Sales Assistants and those interested in working with our online sales.

Visit us between 23rd and 27th March and be part of a special ‘Bath In Fashion 2011’ event.

Phone the shop or pop in for more information

Oxfam Boutique 12A George Street, Bath BA1 2EH

Tel: 01225 464 838 Registered Charity No. 202918

www.muyi.co.uk sales@muyi.co.uk 01761 451140

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Mothering Sunday April 3rd 2011

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gift guide

lifestyle

Just perfect What do you long for on Mother’s Day? Breakfast in bed? A spa day? Perhaps a gorgeous new handbag? Here, five local mums tell us what they’d love to receive Méibh O’Connor Morse Owner of iota bristol and mother of Kitty (11), Lily (8) and Seth (5) “Of all the handbags that we’ve done over the years at iota, this remains my favourite. The colour, the style, the decadence of the peacock feathers… I love them all. And it looks so expensive, when it’s so not!” Peacock slouch bag, £32 from iota bristol.

Matching overnight bag and wallet also available.

Eve Leriche Massage Training Institute massage practitioner and Hypnobabies teacher at the Relaxation Centre and mum to Austin (13) and Flint (5) “Being a massage practitioner at the Relaxation Centre, a birth preparation teacher and a mother of two, I know how mums need to allow space for themselves to relax and drift away from responsibilities and pressures of everyday life! A holistic massage provides the ideal environment to rejuvenate and feel restored. To me, a Relaxation Centre treatment gift voucher for Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to de-stress, enjoy and feel absolutely brilliant.” Holistic massage at the Relaxation Centre, prices range from £28 for 30 mins, up to £84 for two hours.

Juanita Hughes Owner of Gems of Clevedon and mother to Emma (40), Amy (33) and Jane (36) “I’d love to receive a Cruise Fund Terramundi savings pot. Bob and I have been on two cruises, which have been wonderful, and I need to save hard for the next one! This pot will save about £800 in two-pound coins.” Terramundi Pot, £19.99 from Gems.

Contacts Edith Wilmot Florists 5 Carlton Court, Canford Lane, Westbury on Trym, Bristol.

Ffi: 0117 950 8589, www.edithwilmot. co.uk Gems 53 Hill Rd, Clevedon. Ffi: 01275 343656 Harvey Nichols Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 916 8888, www. harveynichols.com iota bristol 167 Gloucester Rd, Bristol.

Ffi: 0117 924 4911, www.iotabristol.com The Relaxation Centre 9 All Saints Rd, Clifton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 970 6616, www. relaxationcentre.co.uk

Emma Norton Florist at Edith Wilmot and mother of Lucy (5) and Oliver (2) “My absolute favourite flowers are tulips and orchids, but recently I’ve made a conscious decision to go for seasonal and scented UK-grown flowers.

Made up into a pretty spring bouquet, this would be my ideal present on Mother’s Day. At the tender age of 14, I bought my very first bouquet from Edith Wilmot and love it that they always stock a great selection of seasonal British flowers.”

Sue Stones General manager of Harvey Nichols Bristol and mum to Joe (6) “People would imagine that I’d choose something like a Mulberry bag or a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes, but my wish-list is much simpler than that. I adore Artisan du Chocolat’s Sea Salted Caramels (£11.95) - the combination of the sweet centre and delicate salt flavouring is irresistible. These were originally created for Gordon Ramsay’s menu at Claridge’s, so I’m in pretty good company!” Sea Salted Caramels by Artisan du Chocolat, £11.95 at Harvey Nichols.

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All patients seen by experienced Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeons • At the Sports & Orthopaedic Clinic eight Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeons specialise in shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle disorders.

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For all enquiries please contact Miss J Millard, Practice Manager Telephone: 0117 3171796 Email: jo.millard@soc-bristol.co.uk

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health

lifestyle

In the know Folio reports on Spire Hospital’s free cosmetic consultations

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t a Cosmetic Open Evening to be held at the end of this month, Spire Bristol Hospital in Redland will be offering free surgical and nonsurgical consultations. Their team of highly experienced surgeons – all registered with BAPRAS (the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons) - are committed to giving you the first-class treatment that you deserve.

Last year the Spire Hospital (formerly known as the BUPA Bristol Hospital) opened its multimillion-pound extension, which boasts an impressive, state of the art operating theatre and even more ensuite bedrooms, offering you the highest level of comfort during your stay.

If you’d like to book a free consultation for March, or would like more information about the Spire Hospital and the services it offers, get in touch with Katie Konstanz (see below).

Sleep easy It’s quite something to think that a 10-minute consultation and a simple medical procedure could xxxxxxxxx change a couple’s life for ever, but that’s exactly what’s being offered at the Spire Hospital, as consultant Paul Tierney hosts an evening of free stop-snoring assessments. The resulting procedure only requires a local anesthetic and the painless insertion of three tiny implants into the soft palate at the roof of the mouth – such a simple procedure that patients recover very quickly. “It meant I could go back to work the same day and look forward to a good night’s sleep,” reports one satisfied client.

Free Spire Hospital Stop-Snoring Assessments Ffi: 0117 980 4066, email: katie. konstanz@spirehealthcare.com

Spire Bristol Hospital The Glen, Redland Hill, Durdham Down, Bristol, BS6. Ffi: www.spirehealthcare.com/bristol Free Cosmetic Open Evening Wed 30 March from 7pm.

To book your free consultation, call Katie Konstanz on 0117 980 4066, email: katie.konstanz@spirehealthcare.com

st peter's hospice

Volunteer therapists people in the future will need our help and support. We at St Peter’s Hospice intend to be at the heart of delivering that care.”

Ffi contact St Peter’s Hospice complementary therapy coordinator Nikki Smith: 0117 915 9433, nikki.smith@stpetershospice.org Web: www. stpetershospice.org

pic: mark simmons

l St Peter’s Hospice is one of Bristol’s best-loved charities - everybody knows someone who’s been helped by them. And with even more help needed these days from volunteer complementary therapists in day hospice and the inpatients unit, they’re looking for qualified and experienced therapists in the following therapies to provide treatment to St Peter’s patients: aromatherapy, massage, Indian head massage and reflexology.

St Peter’s Hospice is Bristol’s only adult hospice caring for local people with incurable cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. They’re committed to improving the quality of life of patients, while extending care and support to families and loved ones. All their care is provided free of charge - this costs around £6m, with the NHS contributing just 25% of their annual running costs. For the rest, they’re totally reliant on the generosity of the public. Last year they cared for over 2,000 patients and supported over 6,000 family members, including children, with 85% of care provided in patients’ homes.

“Our population is ageing,” says chief executive Sandie Foxall-Smith, “and more

sport & orthopaedics

helping hands

l Bristol’s Sport and Orthopaedic Clinic aim to offer excellence in the treatment of all sport injury and orthopaedic related conditions. The eight consultants in Orthopaedics and Trauma, based at the Spire Hospital, The Glen, invite more than 12 other specialists, renowned experts in their professional fields, to care for you. As well as covering all aspects of general orthopaedics, the clinic specialise in shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, ankle and foot disorders, offering a full range of in-house diagnostic facilities, treatment options and rehabilitation.

Sport and Orthopaedic Clinic Bristol (SOC) Spire Hospital Bristol, Redland Hill, Bristol, BS6.

Ffi: 0117 317 1796, www.soc-bristol.co.uk

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Fed up of snoring keeping you awake?

Come along to Spire Bristol Hospital’s Stop Snoring Open Evening with a FREE consultation.

Thursday 7th April Appointments from 7pm.

For more information, please contact katie.konstanz@spirehealthcare.com

0117 980 4066

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lifestyle

Call of the hills

Josh Arnew test-drives the mighty Land Rover Freelander 2

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or Land Rover purists the Freelander may seem a tad on the tame side. Hell, it even comes with a front-wheel-drive option. But the off-road army with their Mk1 Range Rovers and Defenders need not despair.

Land Rover may be a lot more responsive to the environmental movement nowadays, but it certainly hasn’t sold out. The Freelander 2 range remains centred on a core of 4x4 models, and it was one of these – a TD4 XS with a six-speed manual gearbox – that I borrowed from those generous people at Guy Salmon for a weekend workout.

First impressions? It’s big. Bigger than the Mk1 in all dimensions, the main beneficiaries being the rear-seat passengers. It looks better than ever – that classic shape has been given a subtle but effective overhaul, a twist of stylish modernism that retains the all-important Land Rover chunkiness.

It’s a breeze to drive. Despite having to point an unfamiliar and frankly bulky car straight into Bristol’s stop-start rush-hour, the super-smooth transmission and magnificent all-round visibility ensured that I and my anxious back-seat driver felt relaxed within minutes. She was soon having fun with the top-notch sat nav (classier than the TomTom she’s used to) and Bluetooth function that displays your phone’s contact list, giving a whole new meaning to ‘hands-free’. Lots of other treats – climate control, nine-speaker stereo, electric front seats – had us feeling thoroughly pampered. One initially unnerving function: the engine automatically cuts out if you’re idling at lights – great for the environment, and fine when you realise that, no, you haven’t stalled the beast. Simply press in the clutch to restart the engine.

But a Freelander deserves better than to trundle around a crowded city, so we headed for one of Land Rover’s true spiritual homes – beautiful, hilly Exmoor, where a stonking great Vogue or mud-splattered Defender lurks round every corner. If the motorway-driving stint was unremarkable (though cruise control made it truly effortless), the Freelander just loves barrelling along winding B roads, the driving experience both keen and responsive. Steep gradients and murky conditions affected the ease of the drive not one jot – both wipers and lights are automatic – and tricky reversing manoeuvres in super-narrow country lanes are aided by all manner of warning beeps should you venture too close to a hedgerow.

Land Rover badge make it an irresistible choice. Especially if you fancy a weekend in Exmoor.

Guy Salmon Land Rover Bristol, Pioneer Park, Whitby Rd, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 958 8130, www. guysalmon.bristol.landrover.co.uk

The TD4, like all Freelanders, comes with all-wheel-drive and LR’s excellent offroading Terrain Response system. The ingenious set-up - different modes for different terrains - is akin to having an offroad expert next to you, selecting the best traction mode for deep ruts, sand, scary downhill slopes, whatever. No rival has anything quite like it.

Like its older brother, the mighty Range Rover in the luxury 4x4 class, the Freelander has always seemed a breed apart next to compact 4x4 alternatives. OK, there aren’t too many areas where it comprehensively aces the opposition. Its positioning between the mainstream compact 4x4 and the more salubrious premium 4x4s makes that difficult. Where it scores, and scores heavily, is in being on the podium for virtually every reason you’d buy a compact 4x4 in the first place. Its genuine off-road prowess, seductive looks, improved fuel efficiency and all-important

Car Land Rover Freelander 2 Price £21,995-£36,245 CO2 emissions 194g/km Performance Max speed 118mph / 0-60 10.5s Fuel consumption 30.6mpg urban / 45.5mpg extra urban / 37.7mpg combined Standard safety features ESP, anti-lock brakes, seven airbags

Experience the Experience You’ve read the review. Now find out what off-roading in a Land Rover is really like! We have a free half-day voucher for up to four people to spend at their nearest Land Rover Experience Centre. Simply email editor@foliomagazine.co.uk with the subject line ‘Land Rover Comp’, giving us your name and address, and the answer to this question: Which local dealer supplied the Freelander 2 for our review? Deadline for entries: Sunday 20 March.

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lifestyle

Out of this world Josh Arnew on the lucky garage chosen to sell Nissan’s new supercar

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essex Nissan in Bristol have become one of only 16 UK Nissan dealerships to be awarded Nissan’s High Performance Centre status. The announcement represents a real coup for the dealership on Pennywell Road, with the new standing not only reflecting its superb customer service but also meaning that it gets to sell Nissan’s award-winning supercar – the already legendary GT-R. ‘A technical tour de force for the GT5 generation’, ‘sensational performance’, ‘dynamic perfection’… the critical plaudits have just kept on coming for the 3.8-litre, six-cylinder GT-R. Jeremy Clarkson deemed it ‘unfathomably good … out of this world’, while Richard Meaden in The Daily Telegraph has called Nissan’s supercar ‘one of the fastest cars money can buy’.

Wessex Nissan Bristol was put through a rigorous selection process before being chosen as a High Performance Centre. “Our appointment is a real privilege, and I’m extremely proud that this dealership is one of only a handful to have been selected,” says Andy Wright, general manager at Wessex Nissan Bristol. “Our customers can be assured of the very best standards of service,

Andy Wright with the Nissan GTR

whether they’re looking to buy the GT-R or any of the other great cars in the Nissan portfolio, from the ever-popular Micra to the best-selling Qashqai or the extremely capable 4x4 range.

“Our appointment reflects the excellent level of customer service and attention to detail that we already offer throughout our group,” Andy continues. “We’ll be making a significant investment in people, facilities and processes to

ensure that we provide the expertise and customer service required for this technologyleading supercar – and all our customers will benefit from this investment, no matter which model they drive.”

Wessex Garages: Bristol Nissan Pennywell Rd, Bristol, BS6. Ffi: 0117 935 0000, www.wessexgarages.co.uk Nissan GT-R Ffi: www.gtrnissan.com

Phantom dreams Is Rolls-Royce changing its gas guzzling ways? asks Sam Andrews

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he first Rolls-Royce built since BMW took custodianship of the company was quite an achievement. Spookily smooth and virtually silent at cruising speeds, the Phantom is an astonishing car. Its ultra-high-end spec and expert craftsmanship give real weight to its claim of being the best car in the world. But what does the future hold for this legendary giant of British technology, branding and kudos?

Well, once you’ve got your head around the rather depressing realisation that the Germans can do British better than we can – first the Mini, now the Roller – the future’s looking pretty rosy.

Rolls-Royce announced record car sales in 2010 up 171 per cent on 2009 and more than double the previous record, set in 2008. Top buyers are the USA, China, then the UK, with significant growth in Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Bodywork for the Phantom is fabricated at BMW’s specialist plant at Dingolfing in Germany, with aluminium panels draped over an aluminium spaceframe. Engines are also shipped over from Germany. Their 6.75-litre capacity is a match for the old V8 units, but these are modern V12s - all direct injection, variable valves and

453bhp, without recourse to anything as vulgar as a turbocharger. And while the Phantom is a very tall car, its overall height is disguised by such styling sleight of hand that the proportions work well. But buying and running a Phantom is a pastime for the super-rich. Running costs will cripple most millionaires within the first year. The standard car manages just 12.2mpg on the urban cycle and puts out 377g/km of CO2.

So where next for Rolls, apart from up a few more celebrity drives? Well, on around the same day that this magazine comes out, the

first-ever fully electric-powered vehicle for the ultra-luxury segment will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The one-off experimental 102EX, based around the existing £300,000 Phantom, begins the exploration of which alternative technologies may be suitable to power the Rollers of the future. The good news?

It’ll cost 2p a mile to run. And the bad news?

The price tag will probably be around £1m.

Ffi: www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com, www. electricluxury.com

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education

lifestyle

Rooms with a view Josh Arnew reports on a Bath school that’s building for the future l It’s an exciting time for pupils at King Edward’s School, with new and improved facilities enhancing the learning environment at all levels. The Pre-Prep and Nursery recently celebrated the completion of new ‘Garden Level’ classrooms in the main building with a balloon launch. The new classrooms have transformed the whole area into a light, spacious, open-plan learning environment for Reception children, with access to the outside play area.

The space has been equipped with top-quality wooden furniture designed specifically for children in the Early Years, and the new classrooms have freed up space to create separate specialist rooms for the Library, art, design and technology, music and ICT. This large investment project underlines the school’s commitment to providing an

Bath-based French chef and baker Richard Bertinet teaches King Edward's pupils some simple recipes

enabling environment that supports excellence in teaching and learning. A Sensory Garden, added in the grounds of the Pre-Prep and Nursery last summer, was designed with scented plants and musical

Taster Days l The format for Year 7 Taster Days at Colston’s School in Bristol is simple, effective and enjoyable for host pupils as well as their guests from other schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

The rule is one visiting pupil per class - a maximum of four a day.

They report to reception at 8.15am to be met by Year 7 hosts who take them to registration, returning them to reception at 4pm to be collected by parents. The Taster Day model has also been successfully adopted in the Sixth Form, with visiting students joining Colston’s Year 12 in timetabled activity for a whole day.

Colston’s School Stapleton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 965 5207, www.colstons.bristol.sch.uk

instruments to encourage children to use all their senses.

At the Junior School work is starting this spring on an extension to provide space for new DT and ICT rooms, two new classrooms and a fully

refurbished art room. One of the new classrooms will be designed as a drama and philosophy space, allowing the Junior School to extend its speech and drama teaching and further develop Philosophy for Children sessions.

DT is already the favourite subject for many Junior School children, and the new, purposebuilt DT room will be equipped with ovens so that the school can also run cookery activities.

It goes without saying that IT literacy is a vital part of children’s education these days, and ICT teaching is given great importance in the Junior School.

A state of the art ICT room equipped with the latest hardware will take computerbased learning to the next level across the curriculum.

King Edward’s School Bath. Ffi: www.kesbath.com Pre-Prep: 01225 421681, email: pre-prep@kesbath. com Junior School 01225 463218, email: junior@kesbath.com

Off to a Great Start l Ranking highly in the national league tables and among the top girls’ schools in the UK, Badminton is well known for its excellent academic results, as well as for being an extremely caring and happy school, with small class sizes, excellent teaching and a strong emphasis on pastoral care.

All Junior pupils take part in at least one sporting activity every day, while daily sporting clubs include judo, dance, swimming, water polo, fencing, hockey and netball. Parents can drop their children off early and pick them up late, for no extra charge, and the fees also include the delicious school meals.

The school teaches four languages: French, German, Spanish and Latin. The range of afterschool extra-curricular activities includes aerobics, computer skills, French club and arts and crafts. Friday afternoons provide another chance to try out new activities, from skiing, horse riding and yoga to toy making and school magazine club.

Music and drama are very important: Year 1 girls can try violin, cello and recorder for free, and private lessons are offered for everybody in most instruments. Orchestra, wind band, cello group, violin group and recorder club are run weekly, and Junior concerts and

performances take place every term. Drama is part of the curriculum, with three major productions every year.

Badminton School Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 905 5271, www.badminton.bristol.sch.uk Junior School Open Morning: Thur 10 March (phone for an invitation, or email admissions@ badminton.bristol.sch.uk)

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Breath of Fresh Air l Green spaces in the Bristol area have scooped four of the 10 gongs in charity Sustainability South West’s annual Planting Places Awards. “These awards celebrate the importance of green spaces to both urban and rural communities and show the amazing things they can deliver,” says Planting Places project manager Lynn Gibbons, “from supporting local wildlife to helping people to unwind, keep fit and learn new skills.”

Brunswick Cemetery Gardens in St Pauls, Bristol had a high incidence of anti-social behaviour and a neglected, unsafe feel. Following community consultation organised by Bristol council and St Pauls Parks and Green Spaces Task Group, it’s now, with the help of a £388,000 Big Lottery Fund grant, become a real neighbourhood green space and urban wildlife haven.

For Bristol’s Ashton Gate

Triangle project, residents of five streets in south Bristol got together to form a group to maintain four tiny green spaces in the vicinity, with the help of small grants from the Greater Bedminster Community Partnership ‘wellbeing fund’.

Bristol council recently contributed two trees to the plots.

Greens Community Garden in Withywood is managed by Hartcliffe Health and Environment Action Group, set up by local people to reduce

health inequalities and social disadvantage in the area. The community and market gardens – with polytunnels, composting facilities and a compost toilet help local people learn how to grow fruit and veg, develop allotments or work with likeminded people.

Over in Kingswood, the BTCV Tree Life Centre is a community tree nursery based on South Gloucestershire Council-owned Grimsbury Farm community/ city farm. Volunteers, many from disadvantaged backgrounds, have turned the site from a scrubby patch of land close to a busy ring road into a green space of potted plants, raised beds, potting sheds, polytunnels, tool store and compost bays.

Planting Places Local Greenspace Awards Ffi: www.plantingplaces.org Sustainability South West Bush House, 72 Prince St, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 929 0989, www. sustainabilitysouthwest.org.uk

photography

Wonder Walls l If you’re looking for something special to hang on those walls, get yourself along to the RWA’s Open Photography 2. Hundreds of selected works are on display, chosen from open submission from professional and amateur artists alike, with some available to purchase. From ducks and shoes to snow-covered seats, there’s everything from the atmospheric to the provocative to the plain cute. Popular themes this year included the Clifton Suspension Bridge and funny animals. Shoes were another interesting preference, along with icy scenes.

The exhibition features invited artists like Barry Cawston, renowned for fine art photographic prints, and Richard Cox, whose work is influenced by the rich visual culture of Rajasthan. Chilean Livia

Marin, who played a central role in transforming sculptural practice in 1990s Santiago, is perhaps best known for her large-scale installations suggestive of American minimalism and process-oriented art. Also born in Chile, Sachiyo Nishimura, who creates black and white pared-down interpretations of urban landscapes, is worth looking out for. Lydia Ness is possibly the youngest successful artist yet, with her unique take on the Suspension Bridge captured on an ordinary digital camera when she was just 12.

Café Manaus

by Barry Causton

Open Photography 2 until 5 April, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 973 5129, www. rwa.org.uk (Gallery tours Sats 5 & 19 March, 2pm)

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homefront Ideal Home fanfare

home audio

listen up!

ideal home show

london calling l Definitely worth a trip to the Big Smoke this month, the Ideal Home Show promises workshops, theatres, advice and tips from the UK’s leading industry bods and favourite celebrity experts, with over 600 exhibitors bringing industry firsts and UK product launches. With eight sections to lose yourself in (Homes, Interior, Home Improvements, Gardens, Food, Shopping, Woman, Gadgets), highlights include three full-scale homes set within a real-life-street set-up: find out about community living, utilising existing space more efficiently and greening your home on a

budget. TV presenter and architect George Clarke brings ideas for home improvements and reducing domestic bills, and Linda Barker offers design tips on the latest trends. TV favourite Suzi Perry will focus on domestic gadgetry to make your home an entertainment hub, while some of the UK’s best gardening colleges showcase their exciting new ideas.

Ideal Home Show 11–27 March, Earls Court, London. Ffi & tickets (£5-£18, under-15s free): 0844 415 4144, www. idealhomeshow.co.uk

l The clever hi-fi money is on the new Conran Speaker Dock (£249) becoming a hot design classic.

Brought to the high street by John Lewis, and available in black or white, it’s the first product to emerge from the stylish new Conran Audio collection. “The speaker is a dedicated 100% pure music player that works with docked iPhones and iPods or wirelessly with Bluetooth-enabled devices such as the iPad,” says Sir Terence Conran, “allowing you to select songs from the comfort of an armchair, or if it’s your thing, while dancing around the room.”

John Lewis Ffi: 0845 604 9049, www. johnlewis.com

Q&A

jonny butler

Chimney sweep and property maintenance man l What’s it like being a chimney sweep in the 21st century?

Cleanliness is the name of the game. Fortunately, these days I’m equipped with professional equipment for doing the job: industrial vacuum, soot sheets for covering the opening. I still use brushes like they’ve done for years, but don’t send any small boys up the chimney!

How did you get into the business?

A friend mentioned that it was difficult to find an efficient, reasonably priced chimney sweep these days. I thought it sounded really interesting, and began the journey to becoming a professional chimney sweep. To acquire the appropriate skills and knowledge needed for today’s appliances open fires, wood burners, Agas, etc - I completed the Institute of Chimney Sweeps’ intensive training course, as well as doing

on-the-job work experience with existing sweeps. It’s then like learning to drive a car: you just need to get on with it and learn from experience.

Any other strings to your bow?

Because chimney sweeping is mainly seasonal, I also offer a gardening and general basic property maintenance service throughout the year. I try to price myself competitively and, as in my sweeping, take great pride in my work.

Tell us a funny chimneysweeping story…

Once, when sweeping a chimney that two other sweeps said was too difficult, I nearly got my arm stuck up a very narrow opening while giving the fireplace’s soot shelf a final vacuum. I ended up calling the house owner, who kindly came to my rescue and gently pulled me free.

Jonny Butler Ffi: 07969 021547, jonnymbutler@gmail.com

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Agua Bathrooms & Wetrooms From initial design through to completion, we tailor our services to suit your individual requirements.

With a network of skilled tradesmen and access to the latest materials, we are dedicated to providing our customers with a top quality finish.

Let Agua turn your bathroom dreams into reality.

Call us today on 07738207125 - Daniel or 07710298523 - Peter e: info@aguabathroomsandwetrooms.co.uk AGUA Bathrooms & Wetrooms Ltd 4 Carmarthen Close Bristol - BS37

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The real thing

It’s worth saving your pennies, says interior designer Lesley Taylor.

You can’t go wrong with a solid wood floor

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hen making interiorinspired changes to our homes, we generally tend to get excited about colour, pattern, prints and accessories, which can really get the imagination going. Understandably, some of the more practical considerations generate less enthusiasm: heating, ventilation and storage, to name a few. And then there’s flooring…

This is one of the most important parts of the design process, but it’s so often overlooked and underestimated. Dressing the floor is just as (if not more) important than dressing walls, windows and furniture – the way it’s laid and the material that’s chosen can make a huge difference to the overall look and feel of the room.

There are endless materials to choose from, all with their own unique qualities. Tiles, carpet, lino, Dark brushed & burned oak laminate and vinyl all offer certain benefits, but it’s flooring for a rustic effect hard to resist the lure of real-wood flooring. Not only does it complement perfectly the current craze for all things natural, it’s also versatile, hard-wearing and will last for ever - well, for a very long, long time, at least.

Don’t instantly rule out real wood as an option because you think it’s going to be too expensive - take the time to research prices and you might be pleasantly surprised. It’s never going to be the cheapest option out there, but I can’t stress enough how much of an investment it will prove to be.

No matter what your style of decor - be it modern, classic or traditional - wooden flooring lends itself well. It’s highly versatile, so you won’t have to worry about replacing it s t choice for bathroom when it’s time to redecorate. A quality timber Solid oak is the perfec can give warmth to a modern setting or just as easily provide an authentic touch in a There are some common misconceptions period-style property.

There are lots of woods to choose from, all with surrounding solid wooden floorboards. Despite what you may have heard, they’re easy to install different aesthetic properties, from oak and pine to beech, maple and teak. Oak in particular offers (provided you seek the expertise of a excellent versatility and scope for design. You can professional), can be fitted above underfloor sand it, stain it or even paint it, then all that’s left to heating and can float using clip systems. The latest advancements in technology ensure this type of do is treat it with beeswax or oil (although most high-end manufacturers will do this for you). And flooring is just as practical and user-friendly as you can revive and update the look of your floor as laminate or wood-effect lino.

A lot of people I talk to are surprised when I and when you feel it’s time for a change. suggest wooden flooring for the bathroom and I recently undertook a project in a small kitchen. Most woods boast water-repelling Victorian cottage where the client requested a properties, and they won’t rise and bubble like a nautical-themed bathroom. We installed a laminate would – that’s why teak is the material of beautiful deep blue rolltop bath with a white rim, choice for boat decking. and while the original teak flooring looked Last but not least, don’t forget: in order to gorgeous, it looked even better after we primed truly appreciate the beauty of the real thing, you and coated it with a lick of white paint - a simple, should see it with your own eyes and feel it with quick, inexpensive way to completely alter the your own hands. look and feel of a room.

Antique oak works wel l in settings and period sty traditional le properties

Contacts Bath Carpets & Flooring 4 Kingsmead St, Bath. Ffi: 01225 471888, www.carpetsandflooringbath.co.uk Bath Hardwood Flooring 84 Saint Kilda’s Rd, Bath, BA2. Ffi: 01225 427478, www. bathhardwoodflooring.com Broadleaf 136 Walcot St, Bath (01225 463464) & The Courtyard, Montpellier St, Cheltenham (01242 252202). Ffi: www.broadleaftimber.com Disney Flooring 11 Zetland Rd, Redland, Bristol (0117 942 4949) & Albert Ave, Weston-super-Mare (01934 615005). Ffi: www.disney-flooring.com Fired Earth 65a Whiteladies Rd (Aberdeen Rd), Bristol. Ffi: 0117 973 7400, www.firedearth.com Jones Flooring 10 Vale Lane, off Hartcliffe Way, Bedminster, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 966 1454, www. cwjfloorings.co.uk

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Warehouse: 10 Montpelier Central Trading Estate BS6 5EE Tel 0117 9442388 Shop: 186-188 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol BS6 5RB

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Ask the Experts

From bespoke conversions to a new bathroom, Melissa Blease consults those in the know HOMEWORX DESIGN & BUILD

Don’t move - improve! From mini makeovers to grand designs, Homeworx can do all the hard work for you. Homeworx director/project manager Dominic Taylor, architect David Rhodes and designer Gemma Casey talk us through the smallprint.

Tell us more!

Homeworx is a design and build company that can design all aspects of your project, providing structural calculations, building regulations, planning and project management services - all from just one point of contact, but without the hefty price tag usually associated with the full service. We can coordinate relevant tradespeople and bring the design service to your home, and we specialise in a variety of projects, from extensions, conversions and renovations through to new builds, using a vast range of products and materials that far exceed the selection found in a high-street showroom.

Our high standards and quality workmanship have made Homeworx a reputable company registered with the Federation of Master Builders and Chartered Institute of Building.

A selection of Homeworx success stories. Inset: director Dominic Taylor and designer Gemma Casey

So where do we start?

First of all, we visit you, measure the rooms or spaces you want to work on, discuss what you want to achieve, and come up with a bespoke solution, with ballpark costings. Once you’ve decided which solution works best for you, we pass the information over to our architect David Rhodes for the building regulation drawings to be produced, and price up your project precisely.

Homeworx customers can make use of the services of Green Rhodes Architecture to not only design their project, but also to get it through the planning permission application process.

Ah, planning permission. A tricky business?

For a long time, central government have tried to unlock the local planning system, which is predominantly made up of ‘householder’ planning applications for domestic extensions, conversions or ancillary garden buildings.

Many of these planning applications find their way to the planning inspectorate for appeal when an application has been refused by the local council. It was decided that many of these ‘low-level’ planning applications cause unnecessary delays and costs and subsequently hold up the ‘grander’ high-profile planning schemes, so something had to be done. Today, you may find that your preferred

scheme or design doesn’t require formal planning consent, but most domestic projects will still require permission of one sort or another. Whatever the case, we can manage the whole process on your behalf.

Can you help with interior design, too?

Some of our customers choose their colour schemes and soft furnishings themselves, but this can be a daunting job - and an expensive one to get wrong! Gemma Casey is on hand to assist with colour schemes for the kitchens she designs, and we work hand in hand with interior designer Naomi Gregory and bathroom designer Tim Baber.

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AGUA BATHROOMS & WETROOMS

Is the smallest room in your home an embarrassing swamp? Let Daniel Bateman, director of Agua Bathrooms and Wetrooms, turn it into a luxurious, glamorous experience.

Tell us a little bit about the company...

Peter Wright (of PJ Wright Painters and Decorators) and I came up with the concept for Agua Bathrooms and Wetrooms because we’re aware that most people’s lives are so busy, they don’t always have the time to coordinate all the different services offered by plumbers, carpenters, tilers and all the various tradespeople involved in a bathroom renovation - and they don’t want to spend their free time wandering around endless bathroom showrooms until they find the look they’re after! By combining our skillset with a trusted group of experienced tradespeople, we’re able to provide a full project management service - a one-stop shop for your dream bathroom.

Renovating a dank dingy mess of a bathroom feels like an overwhelming task. Help!

This is where we come into our own! First of all, we arrange a free consultation and visit the site to measure up and discuss design ideas and budget, covering everything from tiling ideas to shower options. Then we go away and design the bathroom, providing advice and samples before we estimate the full cost of the project. This is an organic process, tailoring details to customer’s requirements without you even having to leave your home.

This pic and below: wetroom magic from Agua

What kind of bathrooms can be converted into a wetroom?

Our motto is: anything is possible. Most bathrooms can be converted, but even if a wetroom isn’t the best option for your home, we offer a wide selection of alternatives that all create a fantastic bathroom.

Will installation and renovation be a massive upheaval?

Obviously there’s a certain amount of upheaval involved with any renovation project, but we aim to create minimum fuss, and always leave the site clean and tidy when the work is done.

What’s hot in the world of bathrooms and wetrooms?

Natural stone and glass are very popular, as well as underfloor heating, mist-free mirrors and digital remote-control showers. Fitted furniture is very popular too, offering a wide range of stylish storage solutions.

Contacts Agua Bathrooms & Wetrooms 4 Carmarthen Close, Bristol, BS37. Ffi: 01454 311393, mob: 07738 207125, www. aguabathroomsandwetrooms.co.uk Homeworx Design & Build Ffi: 01275 845011, mob: 07809 152636, web: www. homeworxbristol.co.uk

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In the garden Ideas and inspiration from Trish Gibson to help you make the most of your garden this month

Grow Something Special DAFFODILS

The elegant sweptback look of ‘Jenny’

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urely nothing says ‘spring’ more clearly than the nodding heads of daffodils. Most of them are really easygoing garden plants, happy in dappled shade and good for naturalising in grass or among trees. Some of the miniature ones are really enchanting – and many are scented, too. Narcissus ‘Jenny’ is truly elegant, with its pointed pale cream petals sweeping back around a pale-lemon coloured trumpet that fades gradually to the colour of the petals.

Jobs for March Plant potatoes that have been sprouting indoors.

Dig a trench where you’re planning to sow runner beans and add well rotted compost to it.

Put in stakes or supports before plants grow too large.

Sow hardy vegetable seeds such as parsnips, broad beans, carrots, lettuce and peas.

Growing tips Choose the ones you like now, but buy and plant the bulbs in September. Wherever you plant them, after flowering let the leaves die down naturally – for at least six weeks.

Others to Try Cragford White petals and a warm orange cup with a tiny green eye make this a really attractive daffodil. A half-dozen blooms burst from a single stem, each with an intensely sweet, musky fragrance.

Tête-à-Tête Bright and cheerful with its brilliant buttercupyellow flowers, Tête-à-Tête is ideal for growing in pots but, when you’ve finished with it indoors, it will grow happily outdoors in any reasonable soil.

It’s scented, too.

Narcissus poeticus The ‘pheasant’s eye’ daffodils are ideal for growing in grass, and come later in the spring than many. The tall, elegant flowers have white petals surrounding a tiny, yellow eye ringed with red, and a rich, spicy scent.

Runner beans

We’ll be buying…

Copper slug rings to make sure that our hostas, delphiniums and baby veg stay safe.

Ffi www.slugrings.co.uk or call 01225 851524 for sizes and prices

This month we’ll be booking…

A one-day course at the new Bath Gardening School to learn some new skills in a friendly environment. Taught by knowledgeable and enthusiastic professional gardeners, the courses are designed for all ages and all levels of experience.

Ffi The Bath Gardening School, Orchard Studio, Old Orchard, 88a Walcot St, Bath. Tel: 01225 317977, web: www. thebathgardeningschool.com

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Seed potatoes, onion sets and new seasons seeds in now!

Cleeve Nursery... for great plants.

Tel: 01934 832134 CLEEVE NURSERY & COFFEE SHOP Main A370, Cleeve, Bristol BS49 4PW www.cleevenursery.co.uk

mark simmoNs photography tel: 0117 9140999 mobile: 07778 063 699

Natural Weddings

“Mark’s gift lies in his ability to tell a story in picture form.

He totally captured the atmosphere of our memorable day and didn’t miss one precious moment. He is incredibly talented, very likeable and does not at all get in the way of the celebrations. He comes highly recommended!”

Marie-Claire Gutfreund

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Going, going, gone!

The new-build properties at Port Marine that are proving a big hit

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eading regeneration developer Crest Nicholson are encouraging house hunters to consider the advantages of buying a new-build property, following the recent launch of their latest Port Marine development, where potential buyers can snap up a new home at a prime location in Portishead.

The new phase, The Moorings, comprises nine luxury four-bed townhouses with courtyard gardens, each of which comes with its own 35ft mooring at the marina, along with an eclectic seven-storey building housing 31 contemporary two-room apartments, many with spectacular waterside views. The luxury townhouses with courtyard gardens have already proved very popular with homebuyers, with three of the nine snapped up just three months after the official

launch. New-build homes are an attractive choice for many potential buyers, being ready to move into, without the need for ongoing maintenance.

The Moorings will certainly appeal to many families looking

estate agent news

for contemporary, spacious living. All the four-bed townhouses offer double garages, gardens, and terraces and balconies, with views across the marina. Wit a top-floor sun terrace, two ensuites, utility room

and double garage, they’re just the ticket for busy families and for those who fancy the idea of taking in the view across the beautiful marina from their own private surroundings. The two-bed apartments, meanwhile, include an ensuite, an open-plan kitchen/ living/dining area and a terrace.

With their great location, The Moorings bring the advantages of all the new bars and restaurants that Port Marine has to offer, as well as places to sail, fish or try out the local watersports. Near to the M5 and M4, Port Marine is also a good choice for commuters. Apartments start at £169,000 and luxury townhouses with courtyard gardens at £590,000.

Port Marine Portishead. Onsite sales office open daily 10am-5pm. Ffi: 0808 100 6009, www.portmarine.co.uk

technology

Village Life

Upwardly mobile

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wo of Andrews Estate Agents’ local branches are now working together to offer their property expertise to villages between Bath and Keynsham. Branches in Keynsham and Newbridge Road, Bath are jointly marketing homes in the popular villages between Keynsham and Bath, ensuring that all properties taken on by both branches will be seen by the widest possible audience in the area.

“There are some very popular villages nearby, including Farmborough, Timsbury, Paulton, Saltford, High Littleton and Farrington Gurney, which currently don’t have an agent of choice,” explains James Herniman (pictured), sales negotiator at Andrews in Keynsham. “By jointly marketing properties in these villages, we’ll make sure that our vendors’ properties receive maximum exposure.” Andrews are currently experiencing a lot of activity in the area, with family properties particularly in demand thanks to the good schools, transport links to both Bath and Bristol, and the status of Keynsham itself as a busy market town with a rural feel.

James – winner of the ‘Gold Elite’ Award in 2009 for being the top branch salesman across the Andrews group – continues: “Living nearby in Midsomer Norton, I understand why the area is so popular and what really appeals to potential buyers when they’re looking for a property.”

l With a mission to embrace new technology and to improve customer service, housebuilder Redrow are now employing ‘Microsoft Tag’ on their advertisements and literature. Download the free ‘Tag reader’ to your mobile and use it to read the 2D barcodes that appear in Redrow’s ads, instantly uploading the appropriate page of their website for everything you need to know about the development and homes in question. The service works with most popular mobile devices and platforms, including Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, iPhone and Blackberry.

Ffi Visit http://gettag.mobi in your mobile phone browser to get the Tag reader

Andrews Keynsham: 0117 986 9000 Andrews Newbridge Road, Bath: 01225 339622

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Home Enviroment I

These days, says Simon Fry, it’s not just the grass that’s greener t’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and while the recession continues to bite, its presence is making many think anew, with positive results. The Noughties’ rampant consumerism has been replaced by more considered and conscientious spending. A wish to live sustainably, allied to spiralling energy costs and technological developments, has seen breakthroughs in constructing, insulating, heating, decorating and powering homes. Slowly but surely, a brave new world is being built in England’s increasingly green land. Bristol’s Create Centre leads the way locally in demonstrating how to live more ecologically soundly, with its Ecohome a one-stop shop for eco-friendly resources, information and inspiration.

Such philosophy is manifested in photovoltaics (PV) - a method of generating power from solar radiation through either panels or evacuated tubes. The average house uses approximately 3,000-4,000kWh per annum and a typical 2kW system of PV panels will generate approximately 1,5001,800 kWh per annum. On average a solar hot water system of 20 evacuated tubes provides 60-70% of hot water for a family of four throughout the year. As an installation incentive, the UK’s Clean Energy Cashback scheme, also known as the Feed-In Tariff (FIT), guarantees homeowners a price for the electricity they generate and use and also pays them for any excess power they’re able to export into the national grid.

Backwell’s Solarsense has completed over 4,000 domestic, commercial and agricultural PV installations since being established in 1994. Many people will have unknowingly already benefited from its work: the terrace on Clifton Lido’s south-facing roof boasts a Solarsense installation to heat its outdoor pool and showers. The company’s inherent social responsibility is exemplary: it donates a percentage of gross profits to help projects or areas of the world most in need, installing PV in Ethiopia in February to help power vaccination refrigeration units. It also installed a 200kW, 1450m2 system on one of the barn roofs at Worthy Farm, home to the

The CREATE Centre, Bristol, leads the way in demonstrating green building techniques

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feature Glastonbury Festival, saving over 88 tons of CO2 annually.

Germany has been at the forefront of PV development in recent years and the German PV systems supplied by Bristol’s Süka are already trusted by thousands.

They offer a ‘cost-neutral’ way of heating your home, combining cutting-edge PV with highly innovative and effective radiators, the ribs of which are heated by a system of internal specialist energy cells, each having its own embedded heating element.

Consequently, a room can be heated for an hour with only around 15 minutes’ electricity used, the radiator shutting itself down until it’s needed to restore the desired room temperature. Süka pride themselves on their ethics and sustainability policies, supporting Fairtrade and social inclusion, among numerous other practices.

Socially conscious synergy is at the heart of Southville’s Natural Building Store, where owner Emma Winfield provides free one-onone consultations on insulation, heating and the use of natural paints. She also offers detailed insulation surveys combining input from a green architect, energy engineer and builder/installer, potentially saving the homeowner hundreds of pounds, considering the use of natural insulation like sheep’s wool.

Emma’s Chessell Street premises provide a meeting point for those seeking sustainable living. Customers drop in weekly for locally baked Mark’s Bread, while seven clean-burn wood-burning stoves in situ, one of which warms the store, evince its partnership with Stoves Online. Another link is with LILI, the Low-Impact Living Initiative (wwwlowimpact.org), which stages a diverse range of sustainable-living courses. April sees a chance to learn how to construct your own pizza oven from cob, a building material made from clay and straw.

Emma’s ethos is to inform people so that they can make decisions based on cost, be it to themselves or the planet. “The bar for ‘eco-friendly’ paint designation has been set too low,” she says. “We sell Auro and Earthborn all-natural paints. They’re very high in solids, meaning you don’t need multiple coats - one or two is enough.

Regular, cheap paint has so much water that it dries off leaving little solid content, so you have to repeat many times. Using high-solid paint is therefore very cost-effective, especially if you’re paying for labour.”

Bath’s CaSA Architects play an important role in raising awareness among their clients and designing buildings that contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. Their adherence to sustainable architecture includes the use of reclaimed and recycled materials and timber from managed forests; indeed, anything that reduces reliance on fossil fuels and means touching the earth lightly. Their designs have also included rainwater run-off saved and stored for use in toilets and on gardens. They undertake around 15 projects annually, with most of their work coming from recommendations.

The Lido, Bristol, is fitted with a Solarsense installation Construct your own pizza oven with LLL

The Natural Building Store's premises, Chessel Street, Bristol, stocks clean-burn wood stoves

Contacts

A Süka radiator in situ

CaSA Architects Attika Workspace, Bath Brewery, Toll Bridge Rd, Bath. Ffi: 01225 851871, www.casaarchitects.co.uk Create Centre Smeaton Rd, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 925 0505, www.bristol.gov.uk/create (Ecohome open Mon-Fri 12noon-3pm, Sat 11am-3.30pm) Natural Building Store 109-111 Chessel St, Southville, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 963 5333, www. bristolgreenstore.co.uk (open Wed-Fri 10am-12noon consultations, 12noon-6pm shop, Sat 10am-4pm shop. Call to arrange evening consultations; out of office hours: 07790 759748) Solarsense Helios House, Brockley Lane, Backwell.

Ffi: 01275 461800, www.solarsense-uk.com Süka County Gates, Ashton Rd, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 911 4017/0800 520 0333, www.sukagroup.co.uk

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To reach thousands of families in your area... ...advertise in the next issue of Early Times Contact Caroline Beth

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competitions Win a Mother & Daughter pampering day at House of Fraser, Cabot Circus

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others and daughters have a special bond, but often it can be difficult to find the perfect gift to sum up just how you feel. Some quality time together indulging in a little retail therapy, accompanied by thoroughly relaxing pampering in glamorous surroundings, surely comes pretty close?

Here at Folio, we’ve teamed up with Cabot Circus and House of Fraser to offer one lucky winner and their mother exactly that – the chance to try out the services of House of Fraser’s personal shopper, take in a light lunch at the Zest Bistro and finish with a refreshing beauty treatment from ARK. The amazing ‘Age Aware Skincare’ range ARK is only available outside London through selected House of Fraser stores.

The winning mother and daughter duo will receive a personalised

skin consultation and mini facial from an ARK skin trainer that truly answers and respond to their skin’s needs, respecting its individuality. They’ll also each receive a full-size ‘age-appropriate’ cleanser and toner suited to their skin, worth £120 in total.

We can guarantee that whatever gift your siblings get your mum this Mother’s Day on Sunday 3 April, yours will stand out for all the right reasons!

Cabot Circus Bristol. Ffi: www. cabotcircus.com To enter the competition, just answer the following question: What’s the name of House of Fraser’s bistro? Email your answer, with ‘House of Fraser at Cabot Circus Comp’ in the subject line, to: editor@foliomagazine.co.uk by Wednesday 16 March. Please include your full contact details (name, address, postcode, email, mobile, landline).

Win a Fresh new you!

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• Manicure and pedicure courtesy of Nails 1 (1719 Portland St, Clifton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 973 0454)

ith a wave of Folio’s magic wand and a big helping hand from Fresh Clinics and friends, the winner of this remarkable prize, will receive everything from a glowing new complexion (and more!), a pearly white smile, sexy hair, a tautly toned body and a stylish new wardrobe.

Fresh Clinics specialise in non-surgical treatments, offering clinically-led procedures including Botox, Sculptra (volumising injection), dermal fillers, Macrolane (non-surgical breast enhancement and body shaping), microdermabrasion, and facial and leg vein treatment. These are carried out by expert cosmetic doctors and nurses, so you can be absolutely sure that your treatment will be performed safely, with minimal discomfort.

The Prize…

• £1,000 worth of non-surgical skin rejuvenation and anti-ageing treatments (subject to suitability) from Fresh Clinics (33 Alma Vale Rd, Clifton, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 973 2600, www.freshclinics.com) • 20 personal training sessions worth £650 courtesy of PT Troop Personal Training (Ffi: 07876 334624, www.pttroop.com) • Personal shopping including body shape analysis, restyle and new spring outfit courtesy of designer fashion retailer Garment Quarter (25 Penn St, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 329 4405, www. garmentquarter.com)

To Enter…

Just email us a short sentence explaining why you think you’re the perfect candidate for a makeover. Send this along with your name, age and daytime contact details to: editor@foliomagazine.co.uk (write in the subject line: Fresh New You Competition). Competition entries will be judged by Folio magazine and Fresh Clinics.

Entries must be received no later than Wednesday 16 March. Entry to the competition implies agreement with the terms and conditions, available on www. foliomagazine.co.uk

the winners

• Hair restyle from Maximum FX (3 St Augustine’s Place, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 923 0231) • Teeth whitening worth £595 courtesy of Zetland Road Dental Practice (30 Zetland Rd, Redland, Bristol. Ffi: 0117 942 4126, www. zetlanddental.co.uk) • Permanent make up by Wendy Stallard, permanent make up consultant, www. cosmeticenhancements.co.uk

The Makery comp: Congratulations to Rowena Griffiths, Fishponds, Bristol, who won £100 to spend at The Makery, Bath. Correct answer: Northumberland Place.

SS Great Britain comp: Congratulations to Julia Hartley, Fiona Hickman, Philippa Hartley (Bristol), Gill King (Portishead) and Michele Webb (Weston-super-Mare), who each won a pair of SS Great Britain day passes. Correct answer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Wallis at Cabot Circus comp: Congratulations to Harley Knechtel, Redland, Bristol, who won £100 to spend at Wallis, Cabot Circus. Correct answer: March 2011.

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