MANOR The Impeccable Taste Issue - Issue 27

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Matt Haig As I see it

Prize Architecture RIBA South West winners

Padstow’s Finest Star player

CULTURE FOOD SPACE ESCAPE SCHOOL PROPERTY

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MANOR HOUSE AND SMALL ESTATE OVERLOOKING THE LYNHER VALLEY

CALLINGTON, CORNWALL

Callington – 2; Tavistock – 11.5; Launceston – 12; Looe – 15; Plymouth – 16.5; (all distances are approximate and in miles).

13th century farmhouse set in grounds of around 46 acres with beautiful rolling country views towards Lyher Valley and Cadson Bury. Charming and traditional interiors with original features throughout, up to seven bedrooms, including an integral annexe. Land includes gardens, pasture and a 2 acre stocked lake, also with outbuildings and commercial units.

Guide £1,750,000 Freehold 4

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Savills Cornwall

Tim May tim.may@savills.com

01872 243200

OCCUPYING POSSIBLY THE FINEST POSITION ON THE RIVER DART

STOKE GABRIEL, SOUTH DEVON

Totnes about 4 miles, A38 Devon Expressway about 11 miles, Exeter 23 miles A beautiful period house with 6 bedrooms, excellent living accommodation, spectacular views and situated on its own south-facing peninsula of over 37 acres. Tree-lined drive, beautiful gardens and grounds, kitchen garden with Victorian style greenhouse, rolling pasture sweeping gently down to over ½ mile of river frontage. Detached 3 bedroom cottage, outbuildings and helipad. EPC: F Offers in Excess of £4,000,000

Savills South Hams

Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick sjchick@savills.com

01548 800462

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A BEAUTIFUL AND PRIVATE RURAL SMALLHOLDING WITH INCOME POTENTIAL

SID VALLEY, DEVON

Sidbury about 1.5 miles, Sidmouth about 5 miles, Exeter about 18 miles Grade II listed farmhouse and detached annexe with planning permission for extension. 5 star rated holiday letting barn and range of outbuildings all enjoying far-reaching views over the Sid Valley and surrounding East Devon countryside. Beautifully kept gardens and grounds, well-fenced pasture paddocks and mixed broadleaf woodland in over 17 acres.

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Savills Exeter

Chris Clifford cclifford@savills.com

01392 455755

SPECTACULARLY LOCATED CLIFFTOP HOUSE WITH PRIVATE HEADLAND

MULLION, THE LIZARD, CORNWALL

Polurrian Cove – 350 yards; Mullion Village – 1; Helston – 8.3; Helford River – 9.3; Porthleven – 10.2; Falmouth – 17; Truro – 25; Cornwall Airport (Newquay) – 44 (all distances are approximate and in miles)

Savills Cornwall

For sale for the first time in 20 years; a spectacular clifftop and beachside house, with five en suite bedrooms and outstanding views over Polurrian Point. South facing gardens and ownership of the headland. EPC rating = F. 3,379 sq ft.

01872 243200

Guide £1,750,000 Freehold

Ben Davies bmdavies@savills.com

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Enchanted Summer at Boringdon Hall Join us at our five-star manor house hotel & spa in Devon for a sumptuous concoction of relaxation, wellness and pure indulgence. Home to the 3 Rosette Gallery Restaurant and Gaia Spa, there’s plenty to stimulate the senses and stir the soul at Boringdon Hall this summertime.

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Contents High Summer 2018

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18 Regulars 17 TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE

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Correspondence from across the divide

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CONFIDENTIAL Burrington Estates 5th Anniversary and Jackson Foundation Gallery

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AS I SEE IT...

Author Matt Haig

Style & Beauty 18 TRENDS

Features 34 HEALTHY MIND

Serious stripes and a midsummer night’s dream

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BRIGHT EYES The importance of eye care

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MY FEEL-GOOD REGIME Art curator Lara Goodband

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THE STYLE SHOOT Photographed by Matt Austin

Julian Wills

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DISHING IT OUT Co-founder of Keep Cornwall Fed Stuart Millard

Photostory 42 OCEAN SPLENDOUR Images by Victoria Walker

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54 Culture 54 SEE HERE NOW

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Contemporary art in Exeter

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AN ENGLISH ARTIST ABROAD Painter Gareth Edwards

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FITTING THE BILL b-side festival

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THE EXHIBITION SPACE A guide to the region’s art galleries and exhibitions

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SOUTH WEST MUST SEES...

What’s on around the region...

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WORTH MAKING THE TRIP FOR...

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Cultural highlights from the metropolis and beyond

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WORTH STAYING IN FOR...

Quality time on your sofa

Food 88 PLOUGH TO BOTTLE Colwith Farm

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PRAWN ON THE LAWN Recipes from Katie & Rick Toogood

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MAN OF THE WORLD Chef director Jack Stein

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BITES Food news from across the peninsula

103 THE TABLE PROWLER ...dines out at Little Lotus, Porthtowan and Sunset Surf, Hayle

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106 Space 106 ARCHITECTURAL ACCOLADES 2018 RIBA South West Awards

118 SHOPPING FOR SPACE Fine dining

High Summer 2018 Escape 122 FINER DETAILS Padstow Townhouse, Cornwall

126 NORTHERN DELIGHTS Exploring Gothenburg, Sweden

MANOR school 130 SCHOOL NEWS IN BRIEF News from Shebbear College: Kings College: West Buckland: Millfield and Exeter School

132 BRAIN TEASERS Educational games and brain teasers for the summer break

Property 137 THE RELOCATOR Focus on Newquay, Cornwall

140 PROPERTY OF NOTE Cathedral View, Exeter, Devon

149 SNAPSHOT COMPARATIVE A selection of properties in the South West and London with kitchen appeal

Back Page 162 PRIZE DRAW Win return flights and a luxury hotel break to the Isles of Scilly for two!!

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Hello and welcome to the Impeccable Taste Issue of MANOR! We called it Impeccable Taste because at this time of year, food rates highly on the agenda. We are all out and about, enjoying the sunshine, escaping the homebound eat-sleep-work-repeat routine and enjoying some well-deserved downtime – downtime that invariably involves eating, be it courtesy of a professional chef, or al fresco in the garden, with the time and inclination to break with the norm and try, yourself, some new summer recipes. In either case, we have much to inspire the gastronome.

But... there is a lot more to MANOR than just food. ‘Impeccable taste’ is what you possess (because you’re reading this, of course), and I like to think is what we convey in all that we cover in the magazine, not least, design. In every summer issue of MANOR we showcase examples of architecture from across the region that have impressed highly discerning judges, well versed in the sector. The South West, with its abundant space and vistas of outstanding natural beauty, has produced some of the best architecture in the country. But nothing comes without its challenges, and in this issue, we showcase a selection of winners of RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architecture) South West Awards 2018. In doing so, we demonstrate the level of art that can achieved in buildings and space-shaping, by those at the top of their game.

Indeed, art permeates much that is revered and that we admire around us, yet time and again, art is relegated to the ‘nice to have’, dispensable archive for national curriculum and town planners (which is a personal bugbear of mine).

They seem to forget what a vital and positive role art plays in society; our history, our psyche and yes, our economy – consider the numbers that flock to The Guggenheim in Bilbao; the queues around the block to see exhibitions at the Royal Academy, and the interest that the newly expanded Tate St Ives is attracting. Think also of the secondary business these galleries generate. People are looking to be inspired, stimulated and for new perspectives on our unfathomable but amazing world, as is evident in Exeter. Despite incessant cuts and the closure of much loved venues in recent years, a highly anticipated contemporary exhibition about to open at The RAMM and newly revamped main gallery space at The Phoenix, along with a succession of highly popular pop-up galleries and city-wide art initiatives, show the hotbed of creativity that exists in the city and a hunger unabated amongst a community keen to see it.

Victoria Walker swims with whales. An underwater photographer, she has spent the last 15 years travelling the globe to swim among humpback whales in their natural habitat, and capture them on film. Often, she will lead small expeditions of amateur photographers with her, to share the experience. At a time when the world is beginning to address the impact of plastic pollution on our seas, it’s pertinent to remember just what majesty lies beneath.

As well as pages of stunning photography, from Victoria’s to our own Style Shoot – which looks like it was shot on location in the tropics but was actually on the Devon/Cornish border at the idyllic Trematon Castle - there is much to read, information to use, and achievements and initiatives to inspire you in this high summer issue of MANOR. So don your shades, sit back and enjoy it, remembering that when you get to the end, there is, as ever, an unmissable prize to be won on the last page - this time, a three-night holiday for two with return flights to a four star hotel on The Scilly Isles – the UK’s own white-sanded, pristine archipelago. If you can’t wait, turn to p.162 now to enter, and tell your friends. This one’s unmissable!

Wishing you all a glorious summer,

Imogen Clements FOUNDER & PUBLISHING EDITOR @ManorMagazine

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TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE Darling...

So sweetie, I was watching TV the other night – I know, a novelty...

TV is not something that I’ve done in a while, but the football was on and I was curious. What fascinated me more, though, was the ad break – I have heard it said that a nation’s ad break tells you a lot about its culture; how we view ourselves etc. Having not seen an ad break for some considerable time I was interested to watch a lengthy commercial (this was, after all, a prime spot) showing a dad and child enjoying a day together: going to the park, then the swimming pool, walking, talking, riding on buses, loving each other’s company, in a heart-melting way, only to find themselves greeted on entering McDonald’s by a seven-foot inanimate tablet.

Darling, it seems one no longer speaks to a smiling person to place one’s order but taps it into a screen, pays and takes a number. A mute being then places said order on the counter. I am worried for society, sweetness, that we are hurtling towards a machineoperated world because human contact is considered an unnecessary expense. Is this too profound, sweetie?

Am I harping back to a time nostalgically when bus drivers spoke to you, or even looked at you. Thank God for cabbies - no stopping them nattering. And what’s happened to all those millions of youngsters who used to work behind the counters at McDonald’s – what are they doing now…?

Sweetness...

They’re programming, sweetie. Programming the machines that will replace us. I do know what you mean – we are living in an age that’s moving so fast I can’t keep up. You want someone to say ‘erm, hold on a minute, maybe it’s good for people to communicate, in person, with one another beyond immediate family’.

Maybe, in fact, that connection, however fleeting, is vital for our wellbeing, on both a micro (individual) and macro (global politics) level. So much is lost, and misunderstood, without human contact. The powers that be, whoever they may be, assume that we want it kept to a minimum for reasons of convenience. I saw the same ad darling, coincidentally, and they were selling the giant tablets as a benefit. So much more convenient. Really? Meanwhile, scientists are discovering that social interaction extends lives, surprise! Do you think we’re ranting rather, when the sun is out and there are abundant opportunities to make physical contact? Food is, of course, one of best ways – not the type that’s ordered from a tablet, but the type cooked lovingly to enhance an occasion. It is this that will get us out of the house, away from our screens and back enjoying one another’s company – food, in the best environments. I’m off to dine al fresco, on the lawn. As for football, hmm... I like to watch it in the local pub amongst other warm-blooded, laughing, jeering, ecstatic, devastated, living, breathing beings.

Funny that…

WHAT’S HOT IN THE SMOKE?

WHAT’S COOL IN THE COUNTRY?

The Serpentine Gallery where the designer of this year’s pavilion is Mexican architect, Frida Escobedo.

Until 7 October.

The Breeze Art & Makers Fair showcasing designer makers and artists, at Treriefe House, Penzance. Comprises sculpture and contemporary glass, galleries and exhibition stands, workshops and talks from creatives across the UK. 14-16 September.

Othello will be showing at Shakespeare’s Globe. The cast includes: Mark Rylance, André Holland and Shelia Atim.

From 20 July – 13 October 2018.

The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Take a visit to see the amazing attractions it has to offer. There are beautiful illustrative exhibitions, included with entry price to the gardens. Until 16 September.

Celebrate cycling at The Exe Train Cycle Festival on 11 August.

Cycle charity and food stalls in the day and a mobile bar and live entertainment in the evening. Piazza Terracina, Exeter Quayside.

26 – 29 July brings The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art. Showcasing work from 100 selected artists across the UK and the rest of the world. At the Passenger Shed, Station Approach, Bristol.

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Serious stripes

Sunglasses, Zara, £15.99

DAKS SS18

Stripes are always a winner: neutral and understated they nod to regatta season and messing around on the water; whereas bolder stripes add definition and a touch of attitude. Compiled by Amy Tidy.

Jacket, AllSaints, £345

Blazer, Marks and Spencer, £49.50

Shirt, Mango, £49.99 Bag, Rebecca Minkoff @ Selfridges, £110

Shorts, AllSaints, £78

Earrings, Topshop, £10 Trousers, Marks and Spencer, £39.50

Shoes, Dune, £70

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Top, House of Fraser, £40

Bag, Orange Tree @ Darts Farm, £85 Shoes, Dune, £70

3.1 Phillip Lim SS18

trends

Earrings, Mango, £15.99

Dress, Zara, £39.99

Necklace, Oliver Bonas, £29.50

Dress, Zara, £17.99 Top, Topshop, £42

Bag, Zara, £29.99 Bag, Oliver Bonas, £45

Shoes, Mango, £49.99 Sliders, Zara, £29.99

Skirt, Topshop, £36 Jeans, Monsoon, £39

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A midsummer night’s dream DAKS SS18

It’s hot! So breeze through the rest of the season in floaty fabrics. Delicate jewellery and metallic accessories will complement the look.

Compiled by Amy Tidy.

Dress, AllSaints, £168

Shirt, Marks and Spencer, £39.50

Blouse, Topshop, £39

Bag, Zara, £89.99 Dress, Hobbs, £269 Earrings, Oliver Bonas, £28 Trousers, Hobbs, £129 Shoes, Marks and Spencer, £26

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Bag, Zara, £95.99

Markus Lupfer SS18

trends

Earrings, Oliver Bonas, £19.50

Dress, Topshop, £29.99

Top, Whistles, £99

Sunglasses, Next, £14 Jumpsuit, Topshop, £29.99

Belt, Next, £10

Cullottes, Oliver Bonas, £59.50

Shoes, Zara, £49.99

Top, Marks and Spencer, £35

Shoes, Zara, £49.99

Bag, Zara, £25.99

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Sennen in platinum cast, with IQ Diamond melĂŠe accents, set with a lab grown sapphire, ÂŁ1,800

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promotional feature A unique lab-grown diamond, the first of its kind in the world, that’s 30% tougher and has more sparkle than a mined diamond, was created by a Cornish company, KinetIQue Jewellery.

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o unusual is this diamond that its core can apparently only be found naturally from an exploding star. Its complex make-up and ethical credentials led it to be named the IQ Diamond, and it is what has put this multi award-winning Cornish company firmly on the world map.

KinetIQue introduced the original IQ Diamond four years ago. It was the first hybrid diamond to be sold in the UK and has proven to be extremely popular. As technology has moved on, so the IQ Diamond has evolved into a stunning diamond option with greater lustre than the natural variety. Indeed, the new IQ Diamond shines with more purity than most diamonds.

Jason Foreman, who has a degree in Applied Chemistry, is the man behind the creation of the IQ Diamond. “This business is something we are truly passionate about. Every time we send a piece of jewellery to a customer we feel an immense sense of pride in its beauty and uniqueness - a KinetIQue diamond is the first hybrid diamond in the world to have a pure diamond mantle grown using Chemical Vapour Deposition Technology (CVD). What’s more, every IQ Diamond over 1/4ct is supplied with an independent grading card, like a diamond.”

Jason founded KinetIQue with his wife Elaine, and their daughter Emily has recently joined the business. “As a company,” Elaine adds, “we want our customers to wear their beautiful rings and other jewellery with pride without having any doubts as to their origin or any potentially unsavoury practices that may have been used to acquire them.

“We also want customers to be assured that their own IQ Diamond will last a lifetime, just like a natural diamond, and that we have supplied the IQ Diamond worldwide, including to several high profile individuals.”

KinetIQue specialise in creating bespoke pieces crafted by a team of jewellery makers expert at using classical methods to hand-forge the pieces. Every aspect of each piece is carefully considered and responsibly sourced. KinetIQue use the finest recycled and fair trade metals available and other laboratory-grown gemstones.

As the socially responsible stone for today’s socially responsible buyer, it is the IQ Diamond that is KinetIQue’s standout achievement - the most diamondlike gem in nearly every aspect, but tougher, brighter and more affordable. For example a 2ct IQ Diamond costing £2,500 compares to a 2ct mined diamond costing in excess of £30,000. It means bigger, brighter stones, without costing the earth, literally or metaphorically.

It’s Absolute Ethical Luxury.

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Bespoke design can cost £750 for the wedding band to be created by hand

Bespoke-design, hand-drawn ...

...then created, casting 2ct Oval IQ Diamond with Halo, £4,000

Bespoke design 2ct centre with IQ Diamond Halo like as before, £4,300

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beauty

Bright eyes Make-up artist Elouise Abbott presents her expert guide to looking after your eyes and making them shine.

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yes are the most important feature on the face; the feature we notice first as they play such a huge part in communication. With this in mind, why is eye care so far down the priority list in our beauty routine? It wasn’t until my fine lines stared to deepen that I started to reach for the anti-ageing eye cream, but prevention is better than cure. So here are my top tips to keep your eyes can shining bright.

Firstly, diet and water - if you want to reduce puffiness and redness around the eyes then plenty of water and a good balanced diet is a positive step. When the body is well hydrated, water retention is reduced. Lots of caffeine in the diet can also lead to dehydration which encourages dark circles and dull fine lines, so remember to drink those 8-10 glasses a day.

Cleansing the eye area is a delicate procedure and a cleanser that is formulated specifically for the eyes is less likely to cause irritation and sensitivity. I like to soak two cotton pads in Avène Extremely Gentle Cleanser. I place the pads over the eyes for 30 seconds and in a circular motion swoop the pad over the eyes up, outwards, and back in to the inner corner working top to bottom. For long-wear make-up removal I opt for an eye makeup remover that has an oil base to help break down the product, such as VICHY Laboratories Purete Thermale. Allowing the cotton pads to sit on the eyes and break down the dirt and make-up helps to avoid over-rubbing of the eye area and unnecessary tension of the skin - the skin around the eye is very fine, and this would cause loss of elasticity and encourage fine lines.

After a long day in the office I love soothing my eyes with The Body Shop cooling gel eye mask. I keep this little wonder in my fridge and simply place over my eyes for 10-15 minutes to soothe and refresh. This works wonders for tired puffy eyes and is essential for the morning after a party, but always remember to cleanse the eye area first.

For a super dose of anti-ageing, I love Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery Eye Mask. These easy to use under-eye pads smooth fine lines and reduce puffiness. Recommended for use once a week.

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always carry a bottle of Optrex Brightening Eye Drops for a quick pick-me-up.

The skin around the eye area is fragile, sensitive and prone to dryness. A dedicated eye cream will address these concerns whilst simultaneously reducing the signs of ageing. For best results choose an eye cream best suited to your needs and use morning and night. Apply a pea sized amount with your ring finger as this finger has a lighter touch and gently pat the product into your skin.

If you have dry skin around the eyes, I highly recommend Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado. Guaranteed to banish dry flakiness with its nourishing formula containing Avocado and shea butter.

For a more oily skin, a lighter formula such as Clinique’s Pep Start Eye Cream is perfect, addressing dehydration and dark circles without leaving an oily film. If anti-ageing is your motivation then look no further than Bare Minerals Ageless Genius Firming & Wrinkle-Smoothing eye cream, containing a super cocktail of gold chamomile and peptides, wave goodbye to dark circles and fine lines.

Now you have the perfect canvas for your summer eye look…

I like to keep eyes simple in the summer but I always start with a touch of concealer. My new staple is Clinique Beyond Perfecting Super Concealer Camouflage 24 Hour Wear. Lightweight, long-lasting, waterproof, non-creasing, need I say more?

Sometimes all your eyes need is a sweep of a single cream colour and this summer make it Chanel Illusion D’Ombre Long Wear Luminous eyeshadow in the shade Fantasme for a sultry golden sheen.

During the summer, I tend to reach for brown eyeliner instead of black for a flattering softer definition. Kiko Automatic Eyeliner for the waterline in dark chocolate is incredibly long lasting and versatile. Eyeliner in the water line is great for adding depth and definition but can make eyes appear smaller. For the smaller eye keep liner application on the upper lash to open the eye. I like to soften a pencil line by blending out slightly with a small brush for a smokier effect.

Finally, finish off with a sweep of the cult mascara Dior Diorshow Lash Extension Effect mascara for full beautiful eyelashes, the final touch to frame the eyes.

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Burrington Estates 5th anniversary Burrington Estates celebrated their 5th Anniversary in style on 9 June, with a lavish party at The Deer Park Hotel.

With the weather on the day glorious, around 100 guests enjoyed Pimm’s and Mediterranean mezze in the garden, and after lunch, ACF Teambuilding provided games such as rounders and a tug of war. John Hibdige from JHAV created the set and staging for the evening and there was entertainment from DJ Aldo Vanucci and musician Roger Styles. Burrington Estates founder, Mark Edworthy, said, “The event was a resounding success and this important milestone was marked with much style and enjoyed by all.” Photos by John Allen.

Paul Scantlebury of Burrington Estates, with his family

Mark Edworthy of Burrington Estates, with his family

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confidential

Art immersion The award-winning Jackson Foundation Gallery opened its doors to around 400 guests at the end of May for the launch of two contemporary exhibitions by leading artists Kurt Jackson and Denzil Forrester. The evening included a panel talk with both artists alongside Peter Doig and Matthew Higgs, followed by a poetry performance by poet and musician, Linton Kwesi Johnson. Attendees included: Head of Arts Council England, Sir Nicholas Serota, artist Danny Fox, artist Stephen Chambers, artist Curator Writer and academic Eddie Chambers and Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson. The event was a success, with the panel talk raising over ÂŁ500 for conversation charity Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Photos by Mike Newman.

Caroline Jackson, Kurt Jackson, Sir Nicholas Serota, Alex Farquharson

Denzil Forrester

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Denzil Forrester, Peter Doig, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Kurt Jackson, Matthew Higgs

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St Ives

My feel-good regime Lara Goodband moved to Exeter from North Yorkshire, where she’d been working as an art curator for over 20 years. In February, she took up new roles as Exeter Culture Director, hosted within the University, and freelance Contemporary Art Programmer at RAMM, where she is working on the 150th celebration commission with the internationally renowned artist Bedwyr Williams (see page 54).

I love swimming. I set up the Cultural Olympiad project

There are some great cafes in Exeter – I spend quite a

Sea Swim in 2011, which explores how sea swimming alters the imagination and encourages creativity. I’ve enjoyed exploring the variety of coast in Devon, the lovely groups of swimmers and the warmer waters! On Bonfire Night, we joined a group to celebrate a full moon at Coryton Cove in Dawlish, and the sea water was warmer than the air temperature – no need for wetsuits. My regular weekly (or more, if possible) trip is to Budleigh Salterton where l’m enjoying the novelty of no sand in your clothes, and love swimming below the level of the houses. Seaswimming takes me out of myself and l forget my worries as l concentrate on the stroke or gasping for air. I get to look back at the land. And sea swimmers are a friendly bunch and have made me feel very welcome to Devon.

bit of time in Exploding Bakery where the coffee, cakes and tortilla are all delicious. The Boatyard Bakery on the Quay is also good, especially Emma’s mince pies at Christmas. My husband bakes sourdough bread every week so I’ve always got delicious sandwiches for lunch.

My husband grew up in St Ives and his family are still there so we’re often down that way. It’s a real treat to go out

and eat at the Gurnard’s Head. We had a wonderful break there after I’d curated and installed the massive two-site exhibition, ‘Offshore: artists explore the sea’, in Hull last year. The white sandy beaches of St Ives are stunning and I’ve been swimming at Porthminster for 25 years now.

Torbay is beautiful, particularly Elberry and Churstone coves out of season. I’ve also enjoyed swimming at

I’ve perfected the polenta and almond muffin after making so many varieties for different groups of swimmers. I curated the touring exhibition ‘Sea Swim:

Exmouth and Sidmouth and the Ness at Shaldon.

Head Above Water’, which launched at Peninsula Arts

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Gallery in Plymouth in summer 2016, and swam with a group at Devil’s Point there – we enjoyed my muffins after a particularly stormy April swim.

after you’ve put the book down. Very different to his other work.

I enjoy listening to good poetry. I was lucky enough

I love reading, particularly contemporary fiction and the classics. Kindle on my iPhone has been a great boon

especially when I was doing a lot of travelling on trains.

My gran always used to have a battered paperback stuffed in her handbag whereas I can have the history of English literature at my fingertips. I’ve just finished Jane Feaver’s novel According to Ruth, which is raw and incisive. Jane lives locally and teaches at the University of Exeter – she’s a great writer. I’m part of a book group and it’s been such a welcome to the city – it’s a small group of very intelligent, thoughtful and kind women.

Recently we read The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, which is extraordinary and actually reverberates long

to hear Seamus Heaney when he read at York. I also enjoy live music, especially classical music now, and was thrilled to stumble into a practice at the cathedral on Good Friday – amazing voices in an extraordinary space.

We’re lucky to have such a range of cultural activities in Exeter. I’ve really enjoyed the art exhibitions at the Phoenix and am looking forward to the second Women of the World festival in October. And, of course, the RAMM is a wonderful museum and art gallery – there’s always something new to see.

I cycle round Exeter, which isn’t always straightforward,

but I do think we should all try to reduce our car use.

LANGUISHING IN MY BAG Kiehl’s multi-corrective night cream, which is lovely and thick; Waitrose’s own night cream, and Neal’s Yard’s are lovely too. My auntie got me into Clarins as a teenager and l still buy the face wash. I use Clinique waterproof mascara and eye liner and their chubby colour sticks. Jo Malone perfumes - the Sea Salt one; and the English Oak and Redcurrant which my husband brought me as present. We both wear it.

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Matt Haig is an author of several best-selling novels for adults and children. He has recently written the widely acclaimed non-fiction book Reasons to Stay Alive, and his follow-up, Notes on a Nervous Planet, launches this month – addressing his own anxiety and depression in the context of a greater social issue of mental health. Interview by Fiona McGowan.

As a young person, I wasn’t one of those people who sat around thinking of the future. But from a very early age, I was writing

science fiction stories and cowboy stories – and drew all my own pictures. My mum still keeps them in a shoebox. If someone had said – ‘you’ll end up being a writer’, I’d have been very pleased.

I didn’t start writing until after I became ill with depression in my 20s. Weirdly, that experience gave me confidence. I’d

already done something which I thought was impossible, which was to get better. I was on such a high: because I’d been so ill for so long, when I did get out of it, I felt kind of triumphant zeal. Becoming a published writer seemed relatively realistic and possible after that.

I feel more confident when I write than when I speak to people.

For instance, with Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet: there’s a lot that I would be uncomfortable talking to people about. When I write, I almost forget anyone’s watching.

It’s such an intimate thing... I like that freedom where you can articulate yourself in ways that can be hard socially – I can hide behind a laptop and be pouring my heart out.

When I first started writing, I definitely didn’t hit gold straight away. I was still ill with anxiety – I was essentially agoraphobic.

I was rubbish at being on my own outside. There was no possibility of getting a 9-5 office job, so I had to find some way of working from home. I couldn’t design websites, couldn’t do illustration or anything like that – the only thing I could really do was write. So I started doing freelance journalism in areas I didn’t particularly want to write about – business and technology, the internet and stuff like that.

During one bleak time, I cheered myself up by writing a silly novel about a Labrador. It was an adult novel that was narrated

by a dog and the hardest thing in the world to get an agent for.

When I finally did, it took a year to get a publisher.

I felt for years that I’d have a panic attack if I tried something other than writing. So when agents were rejecting me, I still

had the determination – I’m like the bus in Speed, I had to keep going, or I would blow up.

I think education is a key factor in explaining the massive rise in anxiety in young people. The continual testing, the idea

that schools are a competitive marketplace, where it’s all about numbers and figures and stats, isn’t helping children. They are not feeling as cared for and nourished and appreciated for who they are, rather than as machines to get specific grades and good employment prospects. All of those pressures are slightly dehumanising, and social media exacerbates that. I used to have a bad time at school, but at least at four o’clock, the school day ended and you know you’d have that free time to read or watch TV or be with your parents or whatever. Now it’s different.

I feel like there’s a mental health timebomb about to happen. If

you look at the figures of eating disorders, self harm, all those kind of things – they’re still rising. We need to radically look at it as a health crisis. Politicians often talk about mental health and it’s often a feel-good way for them to score brownie points, but I don’t get the sense of urgency – lives are threatened, and people’s quality of life is seriously threatened. We need to change that.

We don’t treat mental health as seriously as physical health. We

all know now that although a certain fast food might be tasty, you’re not going to give your child continuous fast food without it having serious health consequences. And we’re aware of the effects of passive smoking and smoking. I feel like we’ve got to be a bit more aware of technology. It’s not about banning it, but you wouldn’t give your child non-stop strawberry ice cream if that’s all they wanted.

Twitter has helped me in some ways – it’s helped my career, it’s helped the reader get their voice out. But I don’t think it’s

healthy to politics or for our psychology. We always think that we’re arguing with people because we’re so opposite to them. I do it myself: I’ll argue with someone who has totally different politics or views. But actually, what we’re doing is psychological mirroring. So, although our politics might be different, the emotion we’re feeling as we’re tweeting is the same. From the alien perspective, it’s just loads of angry humans shouting at each other. Imagine if we could just work out how to change the world through kindness or being empathetic.

At the moment, we’re unaware about the effects of new technology. A lot more research needs to be done. A lot of it

will just happen over time and we’ll see the effects. There’s already plenty of evidence that staring at screens all day has physical implications. For instance, the impact of blue light on us. And the fact that it’s very sedentary. We don’t blink much when we stare at screens, so our natural physical processes aren’t happening. It can have all kinds of hidden physical effects and obviously even bigger mental effects that we’re still in the process of understanding.

We’re in a technological revolution and we have no idea how disastrous it will be. We’ve had agricultural revolutions, we’ve

had industrial revolutions, and now we’re in another very fast period of change, which will have equivalent levels of social and personal upheaval. The answer will ultimately be about holding on to our humanity, holding on to our human selves.

Matt Haig’s Notes on a Nervous Planet is out from 5 July. He will be speaking about the book in Bath at St Swithin’s Church (in association with Topping & Co) on 18 July, and at We The Curious in Bristol on 19 July as part of the Festival of Ideas.

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Julian Wills helps to resolve mental health problems using physical activity. He heads up a multi-award-winning programme at Truro and Penwith College, and if his background is anything to go by, the scheme might even be the beginning of a paradigm shift in the way we handle mental health. Words by Fiona McGowan.

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n Western medicine, we tend to separate our ailments into compartments, particularly when it comes to mental and physical health. It’s only fairly recently that mainstream medicine has started to look at the individual as a whole – acknowledging that the mind and the body are intrinsically connected and should be treated as a whole.

Research is showing, time and again, that mental health is connected to physical health, with many studies going further to show that physical exercise has a positive impact on mental health. The Mental Health and Physical Activity journal, launched last year, publishes dozens of articles showing positive results for reducing mental health problems from anxiety and psychosocial health, to depression, self-worth and pretty much any other stress-related problems that we face in modern society. The benefits of exercise are not always completely clear-cut, of course – not all mental illness can be resolved through exercise – but for a long time, mainstream medicine has been focussed on treating symptoms rather than cause: reacting to, rather than proactively preventing illness. So sedentary lifestyles remain unchanged, and we remain reliant on drugs to fix our mental state.

It is a subject that really gets to Julian Wills, who heads up the Health, Wellbeing and Sport programme in Truro and Penwith College. He is particularly frustrated by the knee-jerk reaction of so much of the NHS: “Why give out prescriptions for free when patients could be getting physical activities instead?” he asks, in a South Yorkshire accent undimmed by decades spent working around the UK. “Therapy, hydrotherapy, physiotherapy

– they should all be free, instead of tablets... If you ask people: would you rather take 20 tablets a day, or go for a hydrotherapy session, I bet most people would choose the therapy.”

He leans back in his chair. He’s in his ‘office’ – a small gym with natural light and, significantly, no mirrors. Together with one other coach and a handful of volunteers, Julian runs 92 classes a week in the Bodmin, Truro and Penzance campuses. His aim is to open up fitness to all students and staff – well over 10,000 people.

“We’re trying to use physical exercise and activity as a tool for improving people’s mental health,” explains Julian. The focus, he says, is on listening to individual needs, ensuring that both students and staff find what they need through exercise. Over the last few years, he and his team have helped those with a wide range of mental health problems and each can be helped in different ways by exercise. Although he is passionate about outdoor activity, especially in Cornwall’s exceptional landscape, he says that people can get just as much benefit from the gym or a class. “The most important thing is that we talk to them, find out what they need. Sometimes, it’s a case of getting on some boxing gloves and literally battering a boxing bag. Then we’ve got others who need the endorphins that kick in to make them feel happier and less stressed or depressed about whatever issue it is.”

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Julian has coached many disabled athletes in his career. He helped to teach Plymouth amputee Debbie how to run again.

wide,” he says warmly, “And I believe that as long as you’ve got the passion and drive to make it happen – it will happen.” Dip into the history of this man, and it’s entirely possible that his programme might be re-writing the rule-book of mental health and physical activity not just for the county, but possibly the entire nation.

Already, BBC Radio Cornwall has taken an interest in Julian’s programme and is working with HWS to create a campaign to get non-active people into doing some sort of exercise.

Julian is no stranger to life’s struggles – growing up in a disadvantaged area, “I was not really your ideal pupil,” he says, in what might well be an understatement. “OK, I was a disruptive young hooligan,” he adds. The classroom was no place for him, and he left school at 16. While he takes full responsibility for his behaviour, he was the product of the social situation of the time. “In Sheffield in the 80s, there wasn’t a lot happening. The mining and steel industries had collapsed. In terms of opportunities, it was very, very limited.” It was suggested that he joined the military – “To be honest,” he admits, “if I hadn’t 36

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gone into the Navy, I would have been detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure. I either worked for her, or she’d have banged me up.”

It was a formative time, teaching him to accept authority and developing self-discipline. It taught him both respect and empathy for those around him: many had been in the Falklands; many were suffering from PTSD. He was surrounded by men who came from backgrounds like his own – from mining and industrial towns and cities across the North East, where the opportunities for work were minimal.

He did three years of military service. It clearly gave him the methodical self-motivation that has fired his career ever since. Back on civvy street, he went straight to college and university, studying Child Psychology and Play. “I already had the understanding of it from the perspective of a participant. But the course put the academic background to it – studying the behavioural changes and impacts of physical activity.”

Finding work in the leisure industry to fund his studies gave him the practical foundation. After a sojourn managing leisure centres in the wealthy South

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East (Kelly Holmes went to his circuits classes), Julian’s social conscience led him to work in schemes aimed at providing wellbeing in the community. “It was fantastic.

Sports development, rather than managing a site. That gave me the big break into using sport as a tool, rather than it just being a service.”

Julian’s self-motivation is key to the way that he effects change. A passionate sportsman himself, he has played semi-professional football for a period, and following that, became a triathlete. The strings of his experience led to a job with British Triathlon – as regional head for the organisation. He chose the South West, as he and wife Ali both loved the region – dreaming of living on the moors, and maybe one day raising children there. When she was headhunted for a top marketing job in Plymouth, the deal was sealed.

While trying to increase participation in triathlon by improving accessibility and equality, Julian spearheaded a programme to take triathlon into the Paralympics.

For two years, he wrote dozens of documents, created rule-books, and drafted para-triathlon coaching guides – and eventually convinced the International Olympic Committee to include the sport in the Paralympics. It was first introduced as an event in Rio 2016, almost entirely thanks to Julian and his team’s tireless work.

In 2009, Julian got involved in the London Olympic Legacy Foundation – focussed on using the Olympics to tackle social exclusion and deprivation. It was at this time that he met Sir Keith Mills (Deputy Chairman of the London Organising Committee and Paralympic Games), “I learned a lot from him. He’s like a nice Alan

Sugar; he’s a genius.” He adds: “I learned how to be a chameleon. How to work with anybody at any level and to be able to change your behaviour to suit the environment. Keith Mills could talk to kids from a really challenging community, in their language, then get on the phone to the Prime Minister, literally minutes later.”

He pauses, thinking about his job today: “Thanks to Sir Keith, I am able to engage with people differently…

Although I’m a sports performer, I can now understand what other people are feeling or going through: they’re not performers; they’re participants. These are people who are using exercise as a tool to improve their lives.”

The mental health provision in Cornwall, admits Julian, is not great. But he sees the HWS scheme having a real impact. He hopes that one day, programmes such as this will filter into the mainstream of mental health management. Working with young people – the majority of students at Truro and Penwith are aged 16 to 18 – has made him more intent on passing the message on to the next generation. But he is determined that the older generation doesn’t get left behind, which is why he has encouraged the staff to get involved in the programmes as much as the students. As for the future of our national mental health – well, “It could be very simple,” he says. “You give the doctors and nurses the freedom to provide physical exercise as a service. Take the tablets away and provide physical activities and recreation on a much wider scale – which are affordable.” It seems a no-brainer – a cost-effective, happier and longer-lasting approach to health, and Julian seems like just the type to get the ball rolling…

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Dishing it out Keep Cornwall Fed aims to feed 5,000 people in food poverty by making mouth watering feasts and top-notch nosh for events all over Cornwall. Ex-Eden chef Stuart Millard tells Fiona McGowan how his business works. Photos by Thomas Axon.

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We had one too many beers, and we thought – ‘let’s get all the waste food and give it to people who live in food poverty’

e are sitting at a table in a slightly overgrown field near Fowey. It is drizzling. An owl is staring at me, its little downy chest puffed out, obsidian black eyes fixed on mine. I look down at my plate – an array of barbecued meat, big slices of cooked tomato and chunks of pan-fried potatoes, topped with a fried egg and some thick peppercorn sauce and home-made coarse grain mustard. The smell of woodsmoke is drifting over us, and a folk singer with a voice as rich as the food strums a guitar next to our table.

The kids are eating slices of steak and sausages with their hands, hunkering inside their waterproofs as the drizzle spits under a temporary awning.

Stuart Millard, co-founder of Keep Cornwall Fed, has a vision, and these big, social feast events are just part of it. The pop-up feast has become a popular concept all over the country – not least in the South West. Caterers, traditionally dependent on a somewhat erratic income of weddings and parties, are wising up to the regular ‘big feast’ concept – selling tickets in advance and making a more predictable income. Festival fare works best in these environments – barbecues and pan-based street food. To keep the overheads low, many pop-up feasts are held outdoors – adding a peculiarly British element of weather-related risk, and often downright Blitz spirit – guaranteed to make a meal more memorable, as you share umbrellas, towels, coats and blankets.

In rather more amenable conditions, on a sunny June day in Charlestown – the historic town so beloved of Poldark et al – I sit down to talk to Stuart about Keep Cornwall Fed. Back in 2016, he was working at the Eden Project, as sous-chef across all of the eateries, responsible for serving hundreds of customers daily. Stuart frequently worked on the educational side of things, too: doing demonstrations on waste reduction and how to cook with alternative ingredients like bugs. One night, he and fellow chef Mike Greer came up with an idea: “We had one too many beers, and we thought – ‘let’s get all the waste food and give it to people who live in food poverty’.” By waste food they don’t mean leftovers, of course, but the food from suppliers and kitchens that ends up in landfill; food that can’t be sold before its best-before date. Tops and tails and ends of vegetables.

Meat on the bone that is too fiddly to slice. The idea grew as the beers flowed. If the waste food can be cooked into stews and soups and frozen, it could be more easily distributed. But how to fund it?

Starting a catering business – doing weddings, parties and festivals – would enable them to do a social enterprise as a side project –“just for fun,” Stuart remembers. “I don’t know why we thought that would be fun.” The logistics were no barrier at this point.

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A plan to feed 5,000 people in food poverty began to form.

In reality, they realised, in order to run a business in which you feed 5,000 people for free, you probably need to sell 30,000 meals.

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feature people’.” The germ of an idea refused to go away, even in the sober light of day. A plan to feed 5,000 people in food poverty began to form. In reality, they realised, in order to run a business in which you feed 5,000 people for free, you probably need to sell 30,000 meals.

Stuart is confident and determined. With the concept in his head, he didn’t back off when faced with the practicalities. “It took a while to figure how to do it.

We knew a lot about food waste, but not so much about food poverty. People don’t all gather in a field where you can just go and feed them, like with that other bloke who fed 5,000...” Two years later, the structure is now pretty much in place. Food poverty, he says, drops off dramatically in the summer – mainly due to the increase in seasonal work – which is ideal for him and his team of two young chefs (ex-Eden chef Craig, and Kalum, who he refers to as ‘the boy’). The summer months are spent working in Charlestown, in Fowey, and driving all over the county to cater at weddings and parties at weekends.

While Mike still works at the Eden Project – maintaining non-exec directorship with KCF – Stuart and his team are mostly based at Charlestown. A bright yellow horsebox is parked on the quayside – its side dropped down to reveal a mini kitchen and serving hatch. A couple of state-of-the-art wood-fired ovens stand counterpoint to a big, beaten-up looking barrel barbecue grill, and a bright yellow gazebo shelters a couple of gigantic paella pans. Tables and chairs are scattered around, backed by a handful of upended pallets forming a makeshift barrier to prevent the clientele tipping into the harbour. There are pictures and pot plants. It feels positively Continental. There is a regular bustle here during the day, and to help bump the income, Stuart holds regular ticketed feast events at Charlestown and in the field near Fowey, where the owls are part of the dining experience.

While waste food is a big part of the winter stews and soups, the summer meals are freshly made. Dough for bread and pizza, and the bases for meals are prepped off-site in nearby Par, and then cooked in the woodfired ovens or in the big pans, and grilled on the giant barbecues. The smell of outdoor cooked food is a big draw to the Charlestown harbour front. Like any top chef, Stuart knows that your food is only as good as your suppliers. “I never change my butcher – we use James Kittow. He grazes his own cattle,” he says. “He doesn’t want to kill his own cows and put half of them in the bin. He’ll tweet me and say, ‘boys, I’ve got this two kilo of mince, I can’t shift it today – it’s on its last day’.” The Keep Cornwall Fed team will pick it up, cook it and freeze it. The butcher gives them his waste for free, and Stuart uses his meat for all the events that he caters: the biggest one being the 13,000-strong Creation Festival.

All of his suppliers work on the same system: “It’s not rocket science: give me your rubbish. And in return, I’ll give you about ten grand’s worth of trade. Each.”

Once the wedding, feast and café custom begins to slow in the autumn, the Keep Cornwall Fed team focuses on sourcing unused vegetables from allotments and farmers, meat from the butcher, and unwanted pheasants from a local gamekeeper. They start cooking up huge vats of stews, sausage ragu, soups of every description, then freezing them in big 20-portion containers. They then give them to various local charities and food banks.

There are churches and groups such as Addaction, STAK (St Austell Community Kitchen) and DISC (drop in centre for the homeless) in Newquay. They will supply food to charity and community events; they go into schools in deprived areas and teach the kids how to cook and eat healthily on a budget.

They have learned so much in the two years since they first invested a “couple of hundred quid” on a rusty old horsebox, “and pillaged the rest” from skips at Eden and from donations and defunct restaurants. They discovered that if you ask for volunteers, they will always come. The young chefs have stayed with Keep Cornwall Fed – impressive stickability in an industry where there is a serious shortage of chefs. “I’m just building the boys to have the arrogance and the confidence to hold their heads up high. We’re working out of a horsebox and they’re banging out better food, banging out better gumbos and stuff, than all the pubs with a proper fitted kitchen. We’re doing it right.”

With the business model in place, Stuart has a clear three-year plan. “We took out a massive fat loan,” he says, “and went – let’s just go for it. You either believe or you don’t believe.” He wants to increase the educational element – going into schools on a regular basis. He would like to hire ex-convicts or first time offenders: “You have to teach them the brutality of it. Teach them how to work 18 hours in a kitchen. You say – I don’t care who you are, who you think you are: this is your job.”

Most importantly, though, he is passionate about the quality of the food. Coming from a tough background – he and his girlfriend dropped out of school in a rough area of Northampton, had four children and moved to Cornwall, where the family has thrived. It was the Eden Project that really turned him around: “If I was to do this business 10 years ago, I’d be purely about the money.

Back then, I didn’t even know what a social enterprise was, but Eden has a clever way of teaching you… Now, the money isn’t important. We just want to pay ourselves a wage. That’s all we want. How many people we impact is just as important as how much money we make. So long as we don’t overstretch ourselves and start to lose money. It’s about balance.” keepcornwallfed.com facebook.com/keepcornwallfed/

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Ocean splendour Victoria Walker, from St Ives, Cornwall, is an underwater photographer and has spent the last 15 years specializing in photographing whales across the globe. She leads small expeditions of photographers and next year plans to head to Tonga (see end for further information).

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onga is one of those places that is yet to be discovered by mainstream tourism and one of the few places in the world that allow people to snorkel and swim with humpback whales.

Each year the whales return to the Tongan waters around Foa Island. They have travelled over 6,000 km from the feeding grounds of Antarctica to the nearby sheltered bays to mate, give birth and nurse their young.

The behavior of the whales can vary. Typical humpback behaviors that I’ve photographed are heat runs - when the males fight for dominance; calm periods when the mother whale is resting and

nursing; and active periods when the mother is teaching her calf how to breach.

During every trip we also collect fluke tail shots of all the whales. These photos are then passed onto the TFC (Tongan Fluke Collective) for scientific use and research. The fluke is like a human fingerprint; each is unique and used to identify the whales.

We are extremely privileged to be able to swim with these magnificent mammals and have a responsibility to respect them and their environment.

Each swim is conducted in line with the National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching and our internal strict code of conduct.”

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TONGA 2019 The eight-night trip to Tonga will take place in August 2019 and is limited to seven people, to optimize water time spent with the whales.

Those looking to develop their photography skills will receive expert photography guidance and, in addition to on-water time, there are structured workshop sessions and supervised editing throughout the week.

No diving qualifications are required - all encounters with the whales are from swimming and snorkelling only.

Participants should be able to swim and be fairly fit.

The Ocean Whale Swims tour costs £3,450 and includes domestic flights, transfers, meals, snorkelling equipment, photography guide and beachfront accommodation. It does not include the cost of the international return flight to Tonga from the UK. “Floating in the water, with the song of the whales vibrating throughout your body, is like no other wildlife encounter. The water is clear, the humpbacks are gentle, and the experience is beyond amazing.”

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Culture Contemporary art in Exeter | Gareth Edwards | b-side festival South West must sees | Worth making the trip for | Staying in

Verbena Traces by Jason Bowyer From ‘Promenade’, a mixed show at the Tregony Gallery from 10 July.

Tregony Gallery, 58 Fore Street, Tregony, Truro, TR2 5RW. tregonygallery.co.uk

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With a brand-new contemporary art commission about to be unveiled at RAMM, and a revamped main gallery space at the Phoenix opening in September, Exeter’s art scene is a hot-bed of activity – despite the loss of other much-loved venues. Belinda Dillon discovers a city brimming with creativity and the drive to show great work, wherever space allows

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with institutions, organisations and artist-let initiatives increasingly thinking outside the white cube and making the most of the city’s assets and unusual spaces. And judging by recent stats released by the Arts Council – which puts arts engagement in the city at a satisfying 79%, the highest in the peninsula – there’s a real thirst for it.

At the end of July, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) unveils its latest contemporary commission: a new piece by Welsh multimedia artist Bedwyr Williams, which will see a halo of faces drawn from objects across the collections take pride of place around Prince Albert himself on the stairs inside the main entrance. For Bedwyr – whose work encompasses

culture performance, sculpture and film-making, and who’s represented Wales at the Venice Biennale in 2013, was part of British Art Show 8 in 2015, and in 2017 was one of the artists nominated for the prestigious Artes Mundi prize – the commission taps into his desire to work with museum collections.

“There’s the experience of going to a museum as a punter, of course, but getting the chance to look through the collection, particularly at the stuff that’s not on view, that’s very exciting,” says Bedwyr, who’s spent many hours over the last three months trawling through myriad objects. “And what I like about it most is the statue of Prince Albert in the centre of that wall, it’s like it’s his house and he’s welcoming you into it. That gave me the idea to go through the collection looking for faces, that I could use to create not quite a birthday party, but a gathering around him.” Bedwyr will also be giving a performance, and a film accompanying the exhibition will remain in RAMM’s collection.

This contemporary art commission is not a first for RAMM: it’s previously worked with digital innovators Blast Theory, taxidermy artist Polly Morgan, and Steffen Dam, whose ethereal glass sculptures responded to the museum’s extensive collection of marine specimens. But whereas some of the commissions have been discreet and complementary to the collections, with the tendency to disappear somewhat, Bedwyr’s intervention will be unmissable: all those eyes looking right in the visitors’ faces as they enter the museum.

For Lara Goodband, the freelance curator brought in to commission the new work to celebrate the museum’s 150th

anniversary, it was important to aim high: she contacted 15 artists with national profiles and five could work within the tight timeframe. Of the three invited by RAMM to pitch their ideas, Bedwyr’s fitted the brief perfectly. “I’ve wanted to work with Bedwyr for a while,” says Lara, “so it was fortuitous that he was available to take on the commission and that RAMM liked his idea. In the museum, it’s normally you looking at objects, but now they’re all looking back at you. It fills a whole wall around Prince Albert, so it’s more than the sum of its parts. It’ll be so appealing to wide range of audience, and I think kids will love it.”

Lara moved to Exeter from Yorkshire in November 2017, and her 20 years’ experience curating exhibitions and festivals – most recently she curated major exhibitions for Hull City of Culture – gives her a fresh perspective on the city’s art scene. “Artists need the opportunity to show work, and that’s difficult in a city where buildings are valuable,” she says. “Artists need space to make things, and without creative people, cities die. With City of Culture, Hull had such a bad image problem and they knew what they needed to do to overturn that image and get people to visit and they did it brilliantly. Arts and culture can do that – to get people to think about their environment differently and fall back in love with their city. But we need variety and opportunity, and it seems that people in Exeter want it to happen. I’m sad that Spacex has gone, but there are other opportunities, though it does require everyone to work together – there’s no room for competition in the arts.”

It’s responding to just that challenge that spurred Stuart Crewes, himself an artist and curator, to set up Art

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Robin Doyle’s ‘We Built This City’, part of Art Week Exeter 2018

The city needs a kind of inbetween space – a flexible, non-precious space with studios to make work – where you try something out for just a few weeks, and if you fail, you try again,

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Week Exeter, the city-wide visual arts festival that has just seen out its third year. Starting originally as NOSE, a fringe event around the annual Exeter Open Studios (the acronym stood for Not Open Studios Exeter, and was primarily about putting visual art on the streets), it has gained momentum, supported by the Arts Council, Exeter City Council and support from private sponsors like Southernhay House. Over its week-long run in May, it put Royal Academician Peter Randall-Page’s marble sculpture Geometry of Desire IV alongside sound artist Jem Finer’s Longplayer – a composition that plays out over 1,000 years – in the tiny St Martin’s Church on Cathedral Green to create a profound meditation on mortality. In the Cathedral there was Robin Doyle’s socially engaged project We Built This City – a five-metre construction comprising individual cardboard boxes decorated on the theme of ‘home’ and lit from within, the top 1% sprayed gold; made in workshops with children and young people with experience of migration, displacement and exclusion, it provoked numerous conversations around inequality, and how it affects our sense of safety and security. The festival organisers pride themselves on making the most of the city’s more unusual spaces to host contemporary, challenging work, and supporting collaboration.

“Before Art Week, there didn’t seem to be any forum for encouraging organisations and individuals to talk to each other and share programming,” says Stuart. “And this increasing collaboration – the move towards more joined-up thinking across the city – seems to be working.

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Peter Randall-Page with Geometry of Desire IV, Art Week Exeter 2018

These types of place-shaping events allow us to reflect on what’s going on and what can happen here.” And in doing so, help to create an over-arching narrative that signals what Exeter has to offer in terms of arts and culture. The owners of Princesshay, the city’s main shopping district, clearly see the benefits: they’ve given Art Week an empty shop on Paris Street to run as a gallery – called the AWESome Art Space – for a year.

This kind of support for artist-led initiatives is vital if Exeter is to make the most of the enthusiasm for arts and culture in the city. The Phoenix – the multi-arts venue just off Gandy Street – is an integral part of the arts ecology, not least through its invaluable support for makers of all description through its Associate program, and its backing of artist-led space Topos on Sidwell Street, but also contemporary art curator Matt Burrow’s staunch championing of local and regional artists. The main gallery is closed for the summer for a complete refurb, but will open to great fanfare at the end of September with a new show from Tania Kovats, whose work is an exploration of landscape, primarily through sculpture and drawing. Aside from a more flexible main gallery space, the renovations will retain the other three galleries – the Café, Walkway and 333 – which all provide opportunities for artists to apply to show work.

And while the RAMM does a great job in bringing high-profile work to the city – recent exhibitions have included Gilbert & George, George Shaw, Gavin Turk and Kurt Jackson – the constraints of the building and

the need to protect its collections mean it can’t plug all the gaps. “The city needs a kind of in-between space – a flexible, non-precious space with studios to make work – where you try something out for just a few weeks, and if you fail, you try again,” says Lara. “That lifts the artists in the city, in the region, and the exchange of knowledge from visiting artists spending time with those artists working in these local studios creates a cross fertilisation of ideas and learning.”

Lara continues: “Instead of the news being about losing something, let’s look at making something happen and building something. There are so many positive, energetic people here, with a real commitment to arts and culture, but sometimes it takes stepping back and regrouping to work out where to go from here. In the end, Exeter will be put on the map for the quality of what’s made – there’s no point having loads of stuff that isn’t high quality. Bedwyr Williams is an example: he’s high profile, making incredibly inventive work and I could have thought he wouldn’t do the RAMM commission, but I aspire to get the best I can. There’s no point being half-hearted about that.”

Bedwyr William’s new piece is unveiled at RAMM on 21 July. His talk and performance, ‘Bedwyr’s Exeter RAMM raid’, is on 26 September, £12 (£10 early bird before 5 September). rammuseum.org.uk

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Ile de Ré, oil on board

With residencies by invitation at Italy’s Farindola International Arts Festival this summer, and the Arctic Circle next winter, painter Gareth Edwards RWA is exporting the English landscape tradition abroad. Mercedes Smith talks to him about the importance of international exchange within the arts.

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s a graduate of London’s prestigious Goldsmiths College, a one-time lecturer in Art History, Visual Culture and Contextual Studies, and an elected RWA Academician, painter Gareth Edwards is an intellectual force to be reckoned with, both in conversation and on canvas.

From past encounters, I know him to be an interviewer’s dream, a man who responds to questions with a torrent of richly articulated thought and opinion, and no small amount of conviction in his work. Born in London and resident in Cornwall since 2000, he is respected as a painter of large scale contemporary landscapes, works which, at exhibition, dominate the full height spaces of Truro’s Lemon Street Gallery, and those of his dealer Jill George Gallery in London, Toronto and New York.

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out across the paint stained floor, and the walls are hung with impressive, half-finished paintings already promised to future shows. Gareth is widely known for the work he makes in response to the West Cornwall landscape, but he travels regularly, and has exhibited paintings at home and abroad inspired by places as diverse as Puglia, Nice, Bergen, Lindisfarne, Kefalonia, Essaouira, Iona and the Ile de Ré.

This summer he has been invited to work and exhibit at the Farindola International Arts Festival in the Abruzzo region of Italy, alongside artists from Catalonia, Portugal, Montenegro and Canada, and this winter he will take up a five-week residency inside the Arctic Circle at the invitation of James Baird Gallery, Newfoundland. The Cornish towns of Newlyn and St Ives, where he lives and works respectively, have a history of visiting international artists and cultural exchange going back to the 19th century, a steady stream of creative cross-pollination whose value and influence is well established. Is that a history he feels part of, I ask, and is that tradition of artistic exchange still going on now?

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“There is an even greater flow of international exchange now,” says Gareth, “and many more residential opportunities for artists. I think that sense of global exchange is part of our value as artists, and that residencies are becoming part of the currency of our profession.” In these increasingly isolationist times, I wonder, is cultural exchange even more important to the development, and perhaps to the appreciation, of British art? “Yes I think it is. When you are working and exhibiting abroad, you carry with you a set of creative values that are specific to your own place. It’s like exporting local currency, and that certainly increases the value of that place in the minds of people abroad. I think that’s one of the responsibilities of being an artist. It has been a long time since people have seen the UK as a centre of excellence in contemporary art. Even St Ives no longer holds the place it had, and there was a period when Cornwall was really on top. In the mid-fifties, maybe even before, it was seen as equal to London, equal to Paris even. That place has since been taken up by certain regions of France, Germany and more typically the US. American artists are particularly well travelled.” As I consider the paintings in Gareth’s studio - huge, atmospheric canvases, suggestive of wide spaces that shimmer in muted colours - our discussions turn to humanity’s enduring interest in landscape. What, I ask him, is the eternal draw of the natural landscape, and of landscape painting in particular? “The landscape, I think, anchors us spiritually and emotionally. It defines our sense of place,” he tells me. “Landscape painting endures because it gives us that same sense of space, a place to contemplate our feelings. A lot of contemporary art, which typically avoids landscape, has become a mirror for modern neuroses. There is a whole generation of artists right now who are intent on bearing witness to those neuroses, whereas I am drawn to landscape in counterbalance to that. The UK, of course, has a marvellous tradition of landscape, right back to Turner and Constable. I feel part of that tradition, and I’m very happy to export a contemporary sense of it abroad.”

As well as increasing the global appreciation of British art, how, I ask him, do international residencies benefit the development of his own work? At this, a note of lively anticipation appears in his voice. “What I’m looking for is inspiration for the content of my work, and right now I am hoping to heighten the key of my palette. I suspect that Italy in summer is going to be quite a bright, light place, so I hope my work will naturally gravitate towards brighter colours.” Referring to the low keyed, vaguely brooding paintings around us, he points out, “As you can see I’ve been exploring the earthy ends of the spectrum, and now I’d quite like to explore the more secondary and tertiary colours. I am English, so I’ll always come back to the grey scale,” he adds with humour, “but of late” referring now to the sixteen floral paintings on the floor, “I’ve been exploring different colours. Being at FIAF will place me 500 metres up a mountain in the Abruzzo region, which will be inspirational. I’ll be painting in my studio there but will go out in the morning for lake swims and long walks

Gareth Edwards at his Porthmeor Studio

Iona, oil on board

through the vineyards - I’m particularly into the vineyards!

My proposal is centred very much around exploring their ‘terroir’! - and then I will paint in the afternoon and evening. I’m planning a matrix of about thirty paintings for the FIAF exhibition.” His winter residency, by contrast, will surely inspire a very different creative response. “In the Arctic, I’m looking forward to seeing a frozen sea and a black Arctic sky from my studio overlooking the bay.”

My final thought, once these works have been exhibited in situ, is how they will translate to audiences outside of Italy and Canada. How are site-specific artworks perceived once removed from their place origin? “Art may be ‘of’ a place,” says Gareth, “but not just ‘for’ that one place. A poet may write in Northern Ireland, but can be read in the Netherlands, in Uganda or in Australia, and still have great relevance to humanity. In that sense I regard the work I make as universal, as internationally relevant, and I think the fact that it is landscape inspired can only help that.”

For further information see garethedwardsartist.co.uk and facebook.com/FIAFFARINDOLA

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Every two years, the Dorset island of Portland becomes a beacon for the best in contemporary art with b-side – a festival that invites artists to make work in and about the place and its people.

Words by Belinda Dillon.

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n the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, parts of the country other than London also got to shine, and in the South West it was Weymouth and Portland. As the town began gearing up for hosting its roster of sailing events, Alan Rogers, who was then the Arts Development Officer, proposed a small contemporary art event with a focus on commissioning new work. Arts Council England (ACE) awarded it some project funding, and in 2008 the first b-side Festival took place, across

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sites in Weymouth and Portland. Since then, its grown gradually, been supported by ACE, and in 2012 found the perfect form: a bi-annual, multi-venue festival that specialises in new site-responsive work, asking artists to create work that’s unique to that site. Originally looking at Weymouth and Portland, the festival now focuses solely on Portland, and this year takes place during 8-16 September. “b-side is about commissioning artists to respond to the island,” explains producer Sandy Kirkby, who

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Boombox by Sadie Hennessy, from b-side 2016

Because of the way Portland has been used over the years, such as for quarrying and as a military base, we’ve got amazing venues, underground tunnels, weird abandoned bases – there’s so much for artists to respond to. joined the delivery team in 2010. “Artists find it fascinating, its history and geology, and the people who live here. Because of the way Portland has been used over the years, such as for quarrying and as a military base, we’ve got amazing venues, underground tunnels, weird abandoned bases – there’s so much for artists to respond to.”

Inspiring location notwithstanding, b-side is also a dream for artists in terms of time: artists are commissioned the year before each festival, with the luxury of a long lead-in to research and develop ideas.

There’s also a small project space based on Portland called Outpost, which offers artists the opportunity to exhibit work or develop ideas, and also develops work with various communities, whether that’s youth groups, older people or prisoners.

“The festival is where you see the celebration of all those bits of work that have been going on over the

year,” says Sandy. “All the work that’s in response to the island and the communities we work with. The majority of it is unique to Portland; you will only get to see it at the festival.”

As its grown in reach and reputation, the festival’s commitment to an open call commissioning process has been both a curse and a blessing: for this year’s festival, they had more than 400 proposals, from which they’ve chosen 15 to commission. “We’re proud that we stick to open call,” says Sandy. “It means anyone can apply, from emerging artists to artists that don’t normally work in the outdoors in a site-responsive way who want to try a different way. We also keep in contact with artists we have commissioned before and support developing ideas or funding bids.”

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Katie Surridge and Stephen Coles’s site-specific bronze foundry

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the community has embraced b-side demonstrates the importance of art to helping to shape a place’s sense of identity and that of its communities.

“Artists can bring a different viewpoint to things you see every day, or highlight something you may not have known about your own community, because they’re digging around and researching,” says Sandy. “Portland’s not the sort of place you’d expect to find contemporary art, but there is a real hunger for it – it’s been embraced, and we have a lot of enthusiasm from residents to participate in our projects or share a bit of their expertise with artists.”

One of the Outpost projects this year is Portland Pathways, which investigates the history behind the public rights of way on the island, and the historic sites they link. Participants played an important role in researching these historic pathways, including delving into local heritage archives, as well as a series of walks.

The research will feed into a commissioned piece by Ania Bas – who works across text, performance and social engagement, and who is co-founder of The Walking Reading Group, a project that facilitates knowledge exchange in an intimate and dynamic way through discussing texts while walking together – who will create new walks on Portland, and a new map.

“Through the act of reinterpreting and reimagining the everyday, that can help with place making, making you feel proud of where you come from,” says Sandy.

“Artists are good at that. They’re generous in the way they work, in how they make contact with people. That’s why b-side has been developed in the way it has, and been embraced by Portland’s community and residents – it’s not about parachuting in and putting on a big fancy festival, it’s about working over a long period of time with people, building relationships and getting them involved. There are always opportunities for residents to be directly involved in the artmaking, in the research or actually in the festival.”

The careful holding of artists, and the time they’re given, means that the festival is well considered among artists. Paula Crutchlow, a member of contemporary art collective Blind Ditch, and a board member for b-side, says: “Their events are gently thought-provoking, inclusive and entertaining, but still manage to remain sensitive and responsive to the sites and communities they take place in. The b-side curational team embed the artistic development process in the life of Portland, offering genuine commitment and support throughout the lifecycle of the work. Artists spend substantial time on the island well in advance of the festival. They work with local residents and often adapt their initial proposals to better fit the place and its people. It’s a big investment of time and effort that I think really pays off in the special atmosphere of the festival, and the unusual and engaging quality of work that’s shown there.”

And this year has heaps of tremendous work to see.

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culture and Katie Surridge’s piece, for which they’ll be live bronze casting out in the landscape with their mobile furnace. Taking comments they overhear during their time on the island, they’ll make plaques to put up around Portland after the festival. Iranian artist Farhad Berahman has built an Afghan street camera, and during the festival he’ll move around the island, taking instant passport photos in places where Portland residents have a real connection. The whole process can take up to 30 minutes, from taking the shot to developing, and the artist then hand-tints the images, giving them an eerily beautiful air of nostalgia.

Some of the island’s more unusual spaces take centre stage: Dorset-based Thomas Hughes (who’s from Portland) is making an immersive experience inside the skittle alley of the Punchbowl Pub – “a sports pub and an unexpected place to find contemporary art,” says Sandy. Called Fly by Night, it’s a projection piece, filmed using drones, that offers an alternative reality of Portland, celebrating its landscape, landmarks and intrinsic strangeness.

In the High Angle Battery tunnels – a former 19thcentury gun battery and known locally as the ‘ghost tunnels’ – Raphael Daden will bring the space alive with light-based works. Outside, Israeli artist Leni Dothan will install her ‘air polluted sculptures’ – pieces made from Portland stone that have been exposed to London

grime – and allow the Dorset atmosphere to gradually over the period of the festival restore them to their original colour. As if Portland is a rehabilitation centre for the soul; cleansing, restoring them back to health.

And isn’t that something that those of us who’ve made our way west and south can identify with? Aside from all the natural beauty, being given the opportunity to see high-quality art in the place we call home can help us to recognise, and come to appreciate, those places. It’s certainly something the Arts Council recognises and is keen to support: b-side is now part of the Arts Council National Portfolio, with a guaranteed funding pot of £130k a year for the next three years, allowing the team to start the commissioning process earlier, look beyond the festival and plan for the longer term.

“There’s a real sense of pride about Portland, about its future, and we’re very much part of that,” says Sandy.

“It’s gone from being a military base and a place of quarrying, and is now heading towards being a kind of tourist hotspot. There are big projects on the horizon, and we want to be part of that conversation, and we want the artists we commission to also explore those ideas. It’s an exciting time.”

b-side Festival, 8-16 September, various venues around Portland, Dorset. b-side.org.uk

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Artist Alistair Gentry returns to Portland with The Portland Office for Imaginary History

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The Exhibition Space MAYNE GALLERY 14 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 1NY | 01548 853848 maynegallery.co.uk

WHITE MOOSE Trinity Street, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 8HX | 01271 379872 Coast: 20 July – 7 September 2018 Featuring the work of ceramicist Roger Cockram and painters Duncan Hopkins, Mark Rochester and Mike Woollacott. These artists have all been inspired by the North Devon coastline, with spectacular results.

Ridge Walking Dartmoor James Bonstow

Mayne Gallery in Kingsbridge showcases an exceptional range of highly collectable artists, including one of the area’s finest and most dramatic; James Bonstow, whose latest collection is in the gallery now. Captivating the wilds of Dartmoor, these evocative pieces are finding new homes in Devon and all over the UK.

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Do pay us a visit if you are in Kingsbridge - there’s always new art to discover…

At the Edge by Mark Rochester

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Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery Queen Street, Exeter EX4 3RX 01392 265858 exeter.gov.uk/RAMM

53, Causewayhead, Penzance TR18 2SS 01736 350555 | lighthouse-gallery.com New paintings by Anne-Marie Butlin, Rachael Mia Allen and Amanda Hoskin

Pop Art in Print 12 May to 26 August,

£4.50 (£3.50) Under 19s free.

Vibrant, sexy and very much of the moment, Pop Art reflected a fascination with the iconic status of celebrities and brands. Works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Patrick Caulfield and Richard Hamilton are joined by Pop Art influenced works by Gavin Turk, Julian Opie and Damien Hirst.

Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

© Gerald Laing, Sandra from the series Baby Baby Wild Things, 1968. Screenprint Circ.672-1968. Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

THE ROUNDHOUSE AND CAPSTAN GALLERY Sennen Cove, Cornwall TR19 7DF | 01736 871 859 | round-house.co.uk One of the most iconic buildings in West Cornwall, this unique circular gallery in the heart of Sennen Cove, has become a magnet for some of the best in Cornish art, jewellery and craft. Set on two floors, the Capstan Room and Net Loft have two distinct personalities, each a showcase for Cornish excellence.

Open daily from Easter until late October, with limited opening during the winter months.Please phone before making a long journey.

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Freesias and cherries by Anne-Marie Butlin

THE SUMMERHOUSE GALLERY Market Place, Marazion, Cornwall TR17 0AR 01736 711 400 | summerhousegallery.co.uk The Summerhouse Gallery is a beautiful space showcasing the very best of Cornish art. Located only a stone’s throw away from the wonderful St Michaels Mount, we aim to create the perfect place to discover stunning artwork in a friendly and relaxed manner. ‘Far West’ will be held at The Summerhouse from the 13 July, and will showcase the magic of West Cornwall, through the eyes of an exciting group of Summerhouse artists.

Dancing Light by Jack Davis

Shimmers: The Cornish Echo, Kit Johns

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THE BROWNSTON GALLERY 36 Church Street, Modbury, Devon PL21 0QR | 01548 831338 thebrownstongallery.co.uk Solo exhibition from exciting young artist Barry Kelly Summer’s Air New collection inspired by the coast and country of Devon.

10 to 25 August

PORTHILLY GALLERY AND STUDIO OF JETHRO JACKSON Porthilly Lane, Rock, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 6JX 01208 863844 | porthillygallery.co.uk Open Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm Porthilly Gallery & Studio of Jethro Jackson is a contemporary space for the exhibition of paintings, ceramics, studio pottery and sculptures by some of the UK’s finest artists and makers. With a focus on art and objects inspired by the surrounding landscape, Porthilly Gallery is a creative gem in the heart of North Cornwall and a welcome break from the holiday crowds.

Storm Light by Jethro Jackson, in the studio at Porthilly Gallery.

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NEW CRAFTSMAN GALLERY

Fore St, Budleigh Salterton, Devon EX9 6NH | 01395 443003 brookgallery.co.uk

24 Fore Street , St. Ives TR26 1HE | 01736 795652 newcraftsmanstives.com From 7 July, ‘The Lie of The Land’ by landscape painter Neil Davies, with work by potter Chris Keenan and jeweller Emily Nixon, and from 4 August, ceramics by leading British ceramicist Matthew Chambers, and paintings by Emma Williams.

All on show until 1 September.

Selected work by Anthony Frost from his family and friends, featuring paintings and original prints from Anthony Frost, Sir Terry Frost, Luke Frost, Bob Devereux, Bob Bourne, Felicity Mara, Rachael Kantaris and Rod Walker.

The Magic Band by Anthony Frost

Blue Spiral, Matthew Chambers

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72 Fore Street Totnes TQ9 5RU | 01803 864088 | whitespaceart.com Summer Exhibition 21 July - 1 September A glittering, delectable array of contemporary art by gallery artists and new, invited painters and makers. This is an ever-changing exhibition, as one piece sells another takes its place. We look forward to welcoming you to the gallery.

Daffodils and Lemons, Sarah Bowman

1a The Parade, Polzeath, PL27 6SR | 01208 869301 whitewatergallery.co.uk Specialising in painting, print, sculpture, photography and ceramics by Cornwall’s leading contemporary artists.

From 20 July to 18 August, Reactions and Responses, a collection of new paintings by Suki Wapshott, with ceramics by Hugh West and sculpture

by Peter Graham.

Summer Colours by Suki Wapshott

To advertise your gallery, exhibition, show or event here please email advertising@manormagazine.co.uk or call 07887 556447

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Screen it

Open-air cinema at Tinside, Plymouth

There’s nothing like a stunning backdrop to make a movie seem all the more brilliant, and this summer you can see some old favourites alongside new hits when Plymouth Arts Centre hosts a series of open-air cinema experiences at Tinside Lido, Mount Edgcumbe and Royal William Yard. You can get all wet and sweaty at Tinside with Dirty Dancing (22 July), and never want to get into the water again with Jaws (25 August). Mount Edgcumbe plays host to the brilliant Pan’s Labyrinth (17 August – and so worth seeing on the big screen, if you missed it on first release), and Royal William Yard plays the blockbuster card with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (15 September).

20 July −15 September. Tickets for Mount Edgcumbe and Royal William Yard cost £8 (bring your own chair). Tickets for Tinside are £9 (chairs will be provided for everyone). VIP tickets at all venues are £17 (including a chair in the VIP area with a blanket, a glass of Prosecco and a packet of Portlebay Popcorn). See plymouthartscentre.org for full listings and details.

For the first time in almost a decade, Richmond Chapel in Penzance opens its doors to the public to present a sound installation by internationally acclaimed artist Janet Cardiff. Forty Part Motet is a reworking of English renaissance composer Thomas Tallis’s choral work, Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui. An arrangement of 40 speakers enables listeners to move around among a choir of 40 individual voices. The performance happens as though live in the space – the sound moves from one speaker to another, reverberating within the architecture as the singers’ voices meet each other in harmony. The piece is presented by Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange as part of Groundwork, a season of international contemporary art in Cornwall until September.

Until 27 August at Richmond Chapel, Tolver Place, Penzance TR18 2AB. newlynartgallery.co.uk

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Surround sound

Showcasing luxury designer makers & artists, with three days of exhibitions, workshops & talks September 14-16 Trereife House, Penzance, Cornwall

Mike Woollacott

On the waterfront The North Devon seascape is the inspiration for four artists exhibiting as part of ‘Coast’. Ilfracombebased plein-air painter Mark Rochester captures dramatic viewpoints looking from dizzying heights into the many isolated bays along the coastline; Mike Woollacott’s acrylic work focuses on the area’s estuaries and seascapes; and for Bideford-based Duncan Hopkins, it’s the waves that fascinate. To complement these paintings, Chittlehampton-based ceramicist Roger Cockram will be displaying porcelainware inspired by rock pools.

Dancing Candelabrum Brett Payne

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20 July – 7 September at White Moose Gallery, Trinity St, Barnstaple EX32 8HX. whitemoose.co.uk

The tide is high Totnes music festival Sea Change is back, with an added dimension to the usual town venue roster: a full night-time schedule at the new Offshore stage in Dartington. Joy for your ears comes from Hookworms, Gwenno, Damo Suzuki x Bo Ningen, Josh T. Pearson, James Holden & The Animal Spirits, Lost Horizons, Chris Carter, The Weather Station, Rival Consoles, Andrew Weatherall, Daniel Blumberg, Ex-Easter Island Head, Snapped Ankles, Daniel Thorne, The Surfing Magazines, Lost Under Heaven, Hater, Hatis Noit, Raf Rundell, Virginia Wing, Dialect, Sweet Baboo, Red River Dialect, Charles Watson, Penelope Isles, James Heather, Boy Azooga, Apostille, Hilang Child and Group Listening. There’s also an impressive line-up of talks, including Billy Bragg and Cosey Fanni Tutti.

24−25 August in Totnes and Dartington. Weekend ticket £69, day tickets £39. seachangefestival.co.uk

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Going green Responding to the naturalistic setting of Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, ‘We Want to Keep Dreaming’ showcases new work by Marie-Claire Hamon. With their colourful exuberance and sense of abandon, the paintings suggest a landscape in which nature and humanity live in balance – a vivid mesh of interconnectedness and symbiosis in which the human forms seek not dominance, but to extend physically and philosophically into the surrounding environment.

Canopy Dweller, oil on canvas

Until 22 July at Tremenheere Gallery, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance TR20 8YL. tremenheere.co.uk

Along the lanes

At various sites around Devon. Visit beaford-arts.org.uk for location details and further information.

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PHOTO: JAMES RAVILIOUS FOR THE BEAFORD ARCHIVE © BEAFORD ARTS

Beaford Arts have launched six new walking trails around areas of North Devon, inspired by previously unseen photographs from the James Ravilious and Roger Deakins collection.

Starting with photographs of the local areas – Woolacombe, Appledore, High Bickington, South Molton, Hatherleigh and Chulmleigh – Beaford ran workshops with primary schools in each area, asking them to consider what had remained the same since the photographs were taken and what had changed. An excursion with Devon Children on nature walk in Chulmleigh, June 1988.

Wildlife Trust encouraged the pupils to explore the natural landscape depicted in the photographs and then, through workshops with professional artists, the children created their own trails, marking out areas of specific interest and significance to them.

Each trail is uniquely presented and many include new works of art created by the children with the artists attached to their school. 3D printed sculptures made at Devon Library’s Fab Lab can be seen in High Bickington, with Hatherleigh hosting a giant cob horse created with artist Alain Pezard.

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13 September at Bristol Central Library, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TL. Touring the South West, Common Salt will also be appearing at b-side festival (see p60), on 15−16 September.

Clare Jarrett’s Sari Garden, sitespecific installation, Plantation Garden, Norwich, Chelsea Fringe Garden Festival/Words and Women 2014.

Urban mass ‘Sculpture in the City’ returns to London’s Square Mile, placing 18 works of art among iconic architectural landmarks, including 30 St Mary Axe (the ‘Gherkin’) and The Leadenhall Building (the ‘Cheesegrater’), as well as new locations. To tie in with celebrations taking place this year to mark the centenary of female suffrage, nine of the works have been created by emerging and established female international artists, supported by the City of London Corporation’s Women: Work & Power campaign. Highlights this year include two digital sculptures (sound pieces) by Marina Abramović (Tree, 1972) and Miroslaw Balka; Sarah Lucas’s life-sized bronze Clydesdale horse Perceval (2006), a homage to English culture; new commissions by Jyll Bradley, Amanda Lwin and Clare Jarrett, whose work, Sari Garden, will see lengths of vibrant Indian sari material hanging between Victorian lamp posts; plus an educational programme and community event – ‘City Sculpture Fest’.

Until May 2019 at various locations in the City of London. See cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/ for more information and maps.

You’ve got to laugh Brexit. Trump. Nuclear apocalypse. Environmental catastrophe. Is rolling news affecting your ability to enjoy the simple things – like baking, gardening and autoerotic asphyxiation? What Now? is the new show from the multi-award-winning Bridget Christie (Room 101, Have I Got News for You, Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule) for a night of hope and despair. Bridget Christie is the winner of the Rose D’Or, the Edinburgh Comedy Award and the Southbank Sky Arts Award. Her last show was The Guardian’s No. 1 Comedy of 2016.

7-8 September at the Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Rd, Bristol BS3 1TF. £19, 16+. tobaccofactorytheatres.com

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Common Salt is a performance around a table – a show and tell – that explores the colonial, geographical history of England and India, taking an expansive and emotional journey through time, from the first Enclosure Act and the start of the East India Company in the 1600s, to 21st-century narratives of trade, race and culture. Sheila Sue Palmer and Sheila Ghelani Ghelani and Sue Palmer activate insights into our shared past, laying out a ‘home museum’ of objects and stories, of the Great Hedge of India, of borders and collections – all accompanied by original Shruti box laments. Developed over four years of research into the colonial and geographical history of England and India, the work is rich and complex, resonant with our contemporary times. Working against our collective amnesia, Common Salt explores the knotty complexity of lucre, enclosures and borders, and the economic and social history of trade.

An illuminating path, 1998 by David LaChapelle.

Beat it Michael Jackson is one of the most influential cultural figures to come out of the 20th century and his legacy continues. His significance is widely acknowledged when it comes to music, music videos, dance, choreography and fashion, but his considerable influence on contemporary art is an untold story. Since Andy Warhol first used his image in 1982, Jackson has become the most depicted cultural figure in visual art by an extraordinary array of leading contemporary artists. ‘Michael Jackson: On the Wall’ explores the influence of the superstar on some of the leading names in contemporary art. Curated by Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition opens to coincide with what would have been Jackson’s 60th birthday (on 29 August 2018).

Until 21 September at the National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE. Tickets £15.50-£20. npg.org.uk

The shape of things to come Trawling through the digital sphere’s ‘ocean of signs’, Katja Novitskova creates immersive environments inhabited by a luminous bestiary. She is known for her dramatic, cut-out images of animals at play with representations from financial and scientific sources. Her latest installation presents a landscape overcome by a ‘biotic crisis’, where imaging and technology are used in a process of mapping the exploitation of life. Images captured by scanners, cameras and satellites – from the bodies of lab organisms to the flows generated by image processing algorithms – are rendered as vivid sculptures, and projections. Worms defy gravity and genetically modified life forms hatch from eggs among a tangled undergrowth of cables. ‘Invasion Curves’ presents an unsettling landscape that speculates on the effects of capitalism on our humanity.

Until 2 September at Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX. whitechapelgallery.org

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The quiet ones From the Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration and one of our greatest contemporary writers on war comes a reimagining of the most famous conflict in literature – the Trojan War. When her city falls to the Greeks, Briseis’s old life is shattered transformed from queen to captive, from free woman to slave, she is gifted to the god-like warrior Achilles as a prize of war. And she’s not alone. On the same day, and on many others in the course of a long and bitter war, innumerable women have been wrested from their homes and flung to the fighters. The Trojan War is known as a man’s story: a quarrel between men over a woman, stolen from her home and spirited across the sea. But what of the other women in this story, silenced by history? What words did they speak when alone with each other, in the laundry, at the loom, when laying out the dead? With her customary narrative mastery, Pat Barker charts one woman’s journey through the chaos of the most famous war in history, as she struggles to free herself and to become the author of her own destiny.

The Silence of the Girls is published by Hamish Hamilton on 30 August.

The anti-Disney There’s debate about exactly when The Simpsons jumped the shark, but the general consensus sits somewhere between seasons 8 and 10 (season 29 started its run at the end of 2017. I’ll let that just stick to the wall there…), but when it was on fire, it roasted everything in its wake. Futurama (famously written by a team with more PhDs than any other TV show, apparently) ran for seven seasons, even though widely hailed as superior in gag-factor and sci-fi geek-out brilliance (I’ll let you duke this one out for yourselves). And now creator Matt Groening returns to the small-screen realm with a brand-new series, Disenchantment, and – on paper at least – it’s got all the ingredients of a sure-fire hit.

Prepare to be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, to follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio will encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools.

Disenchantment begins streaming on Netflix on 17 August.

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The Style Shoot For the high summer MANOR style shoot we went on location, to possibly one of the most romantic venues in the South West, Trematon Castle. The day was scorching and the range of exotic planting in their magical gardens made it more reminiscent of the tropics than Blighty. Ksenia, our model, roamed through ferns, reclined amongst the daisies and cooled off in the pool. With temperatures knocking 30 degrees we were all tempted. A great day in a beautiful location.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MATT AUSTIN STYLED BY MIMI STOTT MAKE-UP: FIONA MILLER HAIR: JAMES AND KERRA AT YOKE THE SALON MODEL: KSENIA GOLUBEVA FROM SELECT LOCATION: TREMATON CASTLE, SALTASH

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Lost on the Tamar estuary, the castle, garden and spectactular views are only five minutes from the A38 at Saltash. All ages will find something here - history, horticulture, nature, great tea and homemade cake.

Thursday to Saturday,11.00am - 4.30pm

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Food Colwith Farm | Prawn on the Lawn Bites, the latest news and events from across the region Signature Dish | Food Pioneer | The Table Prowler

Dine in style on the River Dart on the Banquet Boat (see page 97) thebanquetboat.co.uk

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Anna Turns visits Colwith Farm, a place where the humble potato is transformed into sophisticated gins and vodka. Photos by Tristan Young.

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olwith Cosmopolitan. Sage Blush. Dark Berry Cooler. Aval Dor Copper 75. These are the swanky new cocktails made on-site

by Cornwall’s first single-estate distillery which has just opened at Colwith Farm Distillery in Lanlivery near Lostwithiel. “We’ve turned the distillery model on its head, and we’ve gone back to basics producing our own alcohol on-site by fermenting potatoes,” says fifth-generation farmer Steve Dustow, who first dreamt of building his own distillery on the family farm eight years ago. “The concept for Cornwall’s first potato vodka came to fruition with the launch of Aval Dor in 2014, followed by Stafford’s Gin in 2015. Lots of companies produce Cornish gin but we’re the first in Cornwall to bring the whole process under one roof.”

It’s taken eight years to realise this dream and install two small 200-litre Portuguese alembic gin stills in the new distillery (and if they turn out to be good enough, Steve will name them Betty and Dotty after

his grandmothers). Steve started distilling in 2010 but for years the potatoes have been fermented into alcohol then despatched off to a distillery in Cambridgeshire where it was bottled. Most farms have to find a way to diversify in order to survive and this distillery project has married up many of Steve’s skills – farming, construction site management, business and marketing.

Steve grew up at Colwith Farm and although he went to university in Exeter and worked away for many years, this place always pulled him back. Now he is securing the family future: “my brother and I have six children between us. I started lifting potatoes when I was just nine years old and I want to keep this farm going for future generations.”

But distilling potatoes is a long and convoluted process and it’s apparent that Steve likes a challenge: “I thrive on honing and polishing a new process, and it all remains 100% handcrafted. For my dad, who is a mechanical engineer, this jump into becoming

Steve lives on Colwith Farm with three other generations of his family - his children, his parents and grandfather. His great-great-grandfather Stafford bought this farm in 1904.

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Farm buildings have been transformed into a distillery

Potatoes transformed into classy cocktails, handcrafted in Cornwall.

a distillery isn’t quite such a big leap – there’s lots of technology we have to get used to and fine-tune.”

Colwith Farm produces 7,000 tonnes of a dozen varieties of potatoes a year for the likes of McCains, Burts Chips and pasty companies. When Steve’s friend asked him back in 2010, “Do you know it’s possible to make vodka from potatoes?” that really got him thinking. “The entire process fascinates me – from the start-up aspect to the build of our new distillery to learning about how the equipment affects the final spirit.”

Sat in a pretty pokey office in the corner of a huge outbuilding, Steve tells me how his plans have evolved into something really quite extraordinary. Whereas most of the artisan gin distilleries springing up all over the place buy in their raw product, dry London gin for example, before adding botanicals and packaging it all up as a premium product, Steve really does start from scratch. Potatoes aren’t even the easiest plant product to ferment, although the Russians have been doing it successfully for an age.

“Our process is much more involved that extracting fermentable sugars from grape vines, for example – for the distillery we use King Edwards which are high in starch and it takes 6-8 weeks to make an entire batch, from potatoes in the ground to a drink on the bar,” says Steve.

Potatoes are peeled, ground into a pulp, cooked twice and then fermented for two weeks. It’s not easy to gelatinise potatoes to get fructose, but eventually potato wine is produced, which is 8% ABV in 92% water. Steve explains that distillation is purification in simple terms: “we need 96% pure alcohol which we then bring back to 40% with water from a bore hole on our farm. We’re very lucky that the raw water on our farm is of exceptional quality too.”

Potato vodka is also the raw material for Stafford Gin – the other, Fowey Rover Gin, is distilled from Haye Farm’s cider. It’s a heady mix of biology, chemistry and physics. “If you can make a good vodka, you can make anything – all gin is vodka flavoured with botanicals.

There is nowhere to hide with vodka because the ethanol needs to be such high quality,” says Steve, who attended a distillery course in the Netherlands, and also consults master distiller Jamie Baxter. “Half the botanicals we use come from our farm – bay leaves, elderflower, lemon balm and we have juniper growing at the moment.”

Only six true plough-to-bottle distilleries exist in the UK: Chase Distillery, Herefordshire: chasedistillery.co.uk Tay Spirits, Fife, Scotland: never25.com Arbikie, Angus, Scotland: arbikie.com Ballykeefe, Ireland: ballykeefedistillery.ie Colwith Farm, Cornwall: colwithfarmdistillery.co.uk Ogilvy, Angus, Scotland: ogilvyspirits.com

Steve distils cider made on 800year old Haye Farm into vodka then produces Fowey River Gin, which he garnishes with a slice of apple.

Find out how King Edward potatoes grown on this family farm are turned into award-winning Aval Dor vodka and distinctive Stafford’s Gin, and enjoy tastings at the cocktail bar. 45 minute tours cost from £15 per adult. colwithfarmdistillery.co.uk

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Prawn on the Lawn Katie and Rick Toogood share more tempting recipes from Cornwall’s food hub

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ack in 2013, Prawn on the Lawn began life as a seafood bar and fishmonger near Islington, but owners Rick and Katie Toogood hankered for the coast and wanted to be closer to the source: “Moving to Padstow meant that we could focus on suppliers and sending great native seafood up to our London restaurant,” says Katie who has been so inspired by being surrounded by wonderful ingredients and producers. “It’s incredible to be able to walk our dogs and take a bbq with some great seafood and beers to the beach with friends.”

As educational as they are inventive, Prawn on the Lawn also offers private fish filleting classes and wine tasting and supports the Lobster Hatchery in Padstow. Katie and Rick’s first book is a collection of quick, fresh, healthy and mouth-watering fish and seafood recipes, from their signature ‘prawn on the lawn’ (avocado and chilli on toast topped with cooked prawns) to succulent scallop ceviche and razor clams with nam jim. prawnonthelawn.com

Butterflied sardines with mango salsa Serves four Sardines are such an awesome species to cook – so quick, cheap, tasty and sustainable. Make sure they are as fresh as possible.

The mango salsa transports me straight back to sitting round the table with my parents and brothers. Mum used to make this when she served fajitas and, coupled with the oiliness of the sardines, it’s bang on!

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12 sardines, butterflied (ask your fishmonger to do this) Olive oil, for drizzling Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ½ mango, peeled, stoned and cubed ½ small red onion, finely diced 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced A small bunch of coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped, with some leaves reserved for garnish • Juice of 1 lime METHOD

Place the sardines on a baking tray (oven pan), skin-side up, drizzle with olive oil and season.

Mix the mango, red onion, chilli, coriander and lime juice together with a drizzle of olive oil. Set aside.

Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat.

Place the butterflied sardines into the pan, skin-side down. The meat of the fish will gradually change colour from a pinkish red to an opaque white.

When it gets halfway up the side of the fish, flip the sardines over and cook for a further 30 seconds.

You can also cook these on a barbecue. Once it is up to temperature, oil the rungs of the barbecue with olive oil, then oil and season the skin of the fish and follow the same method as for cooking in a pan.

Transfer to a serving plate, spoon on a pile of the mango salsa and garnish with the coriander leaves.

Pairs well with Vinho Verde.

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food Beetroot-cured salmon with tarragon ricotta, pickled cucumber and dill Serves four Curing was a method of preserving fish and meat back in the days when fridges weren’t around. It’s a great way of changing the texture and adding a huge amount of flavour to the fish, especially when other ingredients are introduced to the curing process. Beetroot adds a sweet, earthy taste as well as a splash of purple to the salmon.

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300g fresh salmon fillet, skin on 50g/3 heaped tbsp table salt 50g/3 heaped tbsp caster (superfine) sugar 2 cooked beetroot, finely chopped Zest and juice of 1 small lemon

For the pickled cucumber:

• ½ cucumber, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes • A small handful of chopped dill • A good splash of white wine vinegar For the tarragon ricotta:

• 100 g ricotta • 4 sprigs of tarragon, leaves only, finely chopped • Zest of 1 lemon • Rye bread or soda bread, to serve

METHOD

Place the salmon fillet in a nonreactive (glass, ceramic or stainless steel) container.

Thoroughly mix the salt, sugar, beetroot, lemon zest and juice together. Pour over the salmon fillet, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 8 hours.

Once the salmon has firmed up, remove from the fridge, wash off the curing salt and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the salmon vertically into 1cm slices (first cut down to the skin, then slice horizontally, to remove each slice cleanly from the skin) and lay on a serving plate.

Thoroughly mix the pickled cucumber ingredients together and pile next to the salmon. Do the same with the tarragon ricotta ingredients.

Serve with slices of rye or soda bread. Pairs well with Prosecco.

Prawn on the Lawn: Fish and seafood to share by Katie & Rick Toogood, published by Pavilion Books.

Photography by Steven Joyce

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Its panoramic views, all day menu, fresh interior and star new pastry chef make Fifteen Cornwall a must this summer.

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erched above the beach at Watergate Bay with uninterrupted views of the Cornish coastline, Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall is a must-visit this summer.

Now open all day, the restaurant’s fresh, newly renovated contemporary interior creates a relaxing atmosphere to unwind. Sustainably sourced white ash wood frames the open kitchen, where you can watch the hustle and bustle of busy kitchen life and observe the chefs and apprentices in action.

Even after twelve years Fifteen Cornwall remains an unforgettable beachside dining destination. Since the arrival of Adam Banks, their new head chef last May, Fifteen’s menus have evolved with a fresh focus on creating modern Italian cuisine from the fantastic produce sourced locally in Cornwall.

Adam’s influence can be seen permeating all menus.

He is inspired by London restaurants and Brighton’s Silo, which are smart about reducing their waste and he has brought a new ethos to Fifteen’s kitchen for preserving, pickling and using more of the local and seasonal product rather than just the ‘prime’ parts. Potato skins, for example are fermented and used to create a depth of flavour in vegetarian stocks or to pack a punch alongside goat’s curd in fresh filled pastas.

This summer Fifteen Cornwall have welcomed a new pastry chef in Mariana Chaves, who joined the team from Fifteen London. Brazilian Mariana boasts a skillset learned at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in London and experience gained with Nuno Mendes and his team at his various restaurants; including, Viajante, The Corner Room and The Loft Project. Mariana shares many of Adam Banks’ values in the kitchen, seeking out new and interesting flavour combinations, playing with textures and creating unique desserts.

Mariana’s refreshed dessert menu will bring a special finishing touch to your meal.

Mariana says “I like to find ways of combining herbs and vegetables, but I love to experiment with different combinations. I recently made a ganache with seaweed but my favourite desserts are anything with lemon or chocolate.”

The most rewarding part of eating at Fifteen, aside from the passion clearly bursting out of every dish and the ever-changing views of Watergate Bay, is the organisation’s ongoing commitment to making a difference to young people’s lives. All the profits from Fifteen Cornwall go to its registered charity, Cornwall Food Foundation, which runs community cooking programmes and manages the award-winning apprentice programme, which has helped more than 200 trainees since its launch. With your money going to such a good place, there’s no better excuse to visit this summer.

Mariana Chaves

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Jack Stein talks to Felicity Haythorn about how his years of culinary globetrotting and passion for British produce have produced his first cook book, World on a Plate.

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beautiful, bright, sunny day on a Cornish beach is the perfect setting for a barbecue – sausages, sun and sea. Unless you’re Jack Stein, that is. “I find in the summertime people tend to turn into chefs when the barbecue comes out,” he laughs. “I’d do a monkfish ceviche, then a watermelon salad and a tomato salad. I’d get it out nice and early while everyone waits for the burnt sausages!”

That’s if the chef director of Rick Stein’s group of restaurants can even find time to have a barbie on the beach.

This summer he is expecting a baby with his girlfriend, Lucy, as well as working in the Stein family restaurants – there are 10 in Cornwall alone – and bringing out his debut cookbook, Jack Stein’s World on a Plate.

“This summer I am having a baby! I am also finishing off some filming. And I’ll be back in Cornwall at the restaurants, as July and August are our busiest months. For me, it’s about trying to get as many recipes from my book in the restaurants as possible because a lot of the recipes at the moment are from Rick’s Mexico book! We also have restaurants around the UK, in Sandbanks, Marlborough, Barnes and Winchester. There’s a lot of travelling.”

Jack is no stranger to travel. Rick and Jill Stein took their three sons abroad every year as a family, so Jack grew up with his brothers, Ed and Charlie, wandering around local Balinese markets, seeing food being cooked on the street in Singapore and eating with the local Thai tuk-tuk drivers.

“We were travelling the world from the age of four.

It’s really made me who I am. Food is a great way to meet and communicate with people. I tend to eat with local people as much as possible.”

The travel bug he picked up as a child heavily influences the way he cooks now. “I’ve been just about everywhere, and sometimes I forget where I get ideas from because of seeing things when I was a kid – you know, like seeing Singaporean chilli crab [being made] when I was seven. Look at what the Thais use to make their food taste better – fish sauce, lemon juice and sugar, chilli and Thai basil. And you can use the same things in tacos. I don’t care about using fish sauce in pasta or soy sauce in beef gravy. If you’re a purist, don’t buy my book!”

This mix-and-match concept is at the heart of Jack’s food philosophy. “British food culture is much more accepting of wacky and weird stuff – like crispy chicken skin nachos – than, say, the Italians or French, because they have such a long history of food. What I think the British, Australians and Americans are so good at is that they don’t really have a problem with this and that mixed together.

“In Mexico they do a lot of ceviche with mahimahi, but here in the UK we do it a lot with sea bass.

Monkfish is great [for ceviche] too. That’s what the book is saying, really. I’ve travelled around the world and I’ve experienced a lot of different cuisines. Take great British produce as your base and just have fun with it and do whatever you want with it. Life’s too short.”

It’s this relaxed and light-hearted attitude to cooking that has helped Jack find his niche. “What my dad has always done is take inspiration from elsewhere and use great British produce to do it, but he never thought to make a point of saying that. Instead, he focused on different countries. What I’m doing, and what a lot of other chefs are saying, is source your produce well and just do what you want.”

It is important to Jack that the business makes the most of what Cornwall has to offer too. “Cornwall’s food and restaurant scene is really, really good at the moment.

We have our challenges with staffing, but we have the best produce and people in the world. Plus we have an influx of marketing and advertising talent moving down from the big cities, which helps us out a lot. There are so many great operators down here.”

Dishes from the book that use Cornish fish but draw on exotic flavours include cod with chard and sweetcorn (“which is a lovely summery dish”), lobster roll (“our lobsters from Cornwall are the best”) and the Cornish chilli crab recipe (“which uses brown crab, which is far fuller-flavoured than the mud crabs used in Singapore”).

Jill and Rick’s middle son was always destined to be a chef. “Mum and Dad really wanted me to go to uni, so I went to university and did a degree in psychology, then a masters degree, and, you know, kind of loved daytime TV and spent way too long doing that! But I’d always worked in kitchens, and when I got to uni I realised I’d picked up the ability to cook. Also, through all the travel, I knew what good food tasted like, and I enjoyed making food for my uni friends. I thought: when I finish, I’m going to go into kitchens properly.

Mum and Dad did say: are you sure you want to do this?

But the industry has changed a lot nowadays from what it was when they were younger. It’s a proper career now.

Not that it wasn’t before, but you can do so much with it. You can be involved in sustainability and product development. You can travel. You’re not just a chef.”

Jack Stein is certainly not just a chef – he’s a culinary adventurer, using the world’s tastes and flavours to shine a spotlight on the great British bounty we have on our doorstep, and having fun while he is doing it.

What I’m doing, and what a lot of other chefs are saying, is source your produce well and just do what you want.

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Cod with chard and charred sweetcorn Serves four I developed this dish after Ross, the farmer who supplies our restaurants, said he’d planted a lot of rainbow chard. The cod is sweet and flaky, the chard is earthy and the sweetcorn dressing has lots of savoury notes to complement the sweetness of the fish. Charring the sweetcorn gives extra depth of flavour, so either use a blowtorch or just chuck it under the grill. This dish looks as pretty as a picture.

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4 cod fillets with skin on (180g each) 2 teaspoons sea salt, plus more as needed 30ml vegetable oil A knob of butter 200g chard, cut diagonally A drizzle of olive oil

For the corn vinaigrette

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2 ears of sweetcorn 1 tablespoon sunflower oil 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 banana shallot, minced 1 teaspoon English mustard A sprig of thyme 50ml cider vinegar 200ml extra-virgin olive oil A pinch of garam masala 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce

METHOD

Season the cod fillets with sea salt. Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan to a medium heat and cook the fillets skin side down for 2–3 minutes until the tops of the fillets begin to change to white in colour (this method allows the skin to brown slowly). Add a knob of butter to the pan, flip the fish, turn off the heat and leave the fillets to finish cooking in the residual heat. Check the temperature with a probe; it should read 50ºC. Once the fillets have reached this temperature, remove them from the pan and leave to rest.

Do not clean the pan; set it aside to use later.

Meanwhile, make the corn vinaigrette. Husk the sweetcorn and cut the kernels from the cobs. Place the kernels in a bowl, along with the sunflower oil and 1 teaspoon salt, and toss to coat. Transfer to a baking tray, place under a hot grill, on the middle shelf, and grill for about 15 minutes, turning occasionally, until the kernels start to blacken. (Or use a blowtorch for this.)

Place the minced shallot in a bowl. Add the mustard, thyme, cider vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, garam masala and soy sauce, and stir together. Then add the charred sweetcorn to the mixture and stir. Set the vinaigrette aside.

Put the pan used to cook the fish back on the heat.

Deglaze the pan with 2 tablespoons water, then add the corn vinaigrette to warm it up. It should take 1 minute.

Place the chard leaves in a saucepan along with water to a depth of 5cm. Cover the pan with a lid and steam the chard over a high heat for 1 minute. Once wilted, add salt and olive oil to taste. Remove from the heat.

Divide the chard among 4 plates, dress it with the vinaigrette and place the cod fillets on top.

Extract taken from Jack Stein’s World on a Plate (Absolute Press, £26), out on 26 July.

Photography Paul Winch-Furness.

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A floating foodie adventure During Dartmouth Royal Regatta (30 August – 1 September), the Banquet Boat will be serving their Devon’s Finest Seafood menu for groups of eight and over. The 30ft Elberry cruises along the River Dart with mother and son Sarah and Callum Dunn at the helm, producing delicious and bespoke feasts showcasing local produce such as Dartmouth crab, lobster and fresh mackerel. Prices from £60 pp. Other menus include the High Tide Tea, Westcountry Cream Tea, Breakfast Banquet and Spanish Tapas. thebanquetboat.co.uk

A bumper cider harvest

PHOTO: JEAN-PHILIPPE BAUDEY (FAYDIT PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN)

Joe Heley and Todd Studley, co-founders of Secret Orchard Ciders, have launched their biggest range of craft ciders yet. With two bases – one in Cornwall and one in Exmoor – the still and sparkling ciders are the result of a strong harvest last year and showcase the finest West Country fruit and lowintervention production methods.

Joe is proud of these new ciders: “Each is made from pure juice rather than concentrate, and each has been carefully blended from fruit sourced from orchards high in biodiversity.” Apples from Somerset and Cornish orchards are pressed, fermented and blended separately in order to preserve regional character; the Cornish ciders are generally crisp and light, while the Somerset blends have more weight and body. The new range includes three ciders from each county (still, dry and medium), plus the quirky Nettle Cider.

The original ‘secret orchard’ is on the historic Nettlecombe Court estate on the edge of Exmoor; Joe and Todd now also work with the owners of other small orchards to source high-quality fruit, specifying that no chemicals are used in their management and that biodiversity is encouraged.

Joe and fellow cider enthusiast Todd have been perfecting their pruning, picking and pressing techniques since 2012, as Todd explains: “Our methods are natural and labour-intensive when we’re dealing with orchards and fruit, then once we have extracted the juice we do as little as possible, relying on wild yeasts and refraining from adding sulphites. Our approach is really paying off and we’ve gained a very loyal following.”

Secret Orchard Cider is available to buy online at drinkfinder.co.uk

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Devon’s first spiced rum Lyme Bay Winery has launched Lugger Rum, a Caribbean rum with a full spice profile, the first of its kind in Devon. Lugger Rum is aged in bourbon-charred oak barrels and spiced with nutmeg, orange peel, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla for a distinctive full-spice profile, as head winemaker Liam Idzikowski explains: “Our aim was to produce a spiced rum that, unlike many commercial spiced rums, isn’t overpowered by vanilla, but instead displays a full profile of spices. It was also important to us to tone down the customary sweetness of spiced rum, increasing the product’s versatility as a high-quality spirit for mixers and cocktails.”

Lugger Rum joins Lyme Bay’s founding Jack Ratt brand, inspired by a famous local smuggler from the South Devon coast called Jack Rattenbury.

An adventurer and a rogue (albeit a loveable one), Jack forged his notorious career in the 18th century smuggling contraband into Lyme Bay using fishing boats called ‘luggers’, from which Lugger Rum derives its name. Fast, agile and often painted black, under the cover of darkness these luggers were almost impossible to catch.

Lugger Rum (RRP £38.50) is available from independent stockists and online: lymebaywinery.co.uk

Topsham goes zero waste Customers can bring their own containers into Nourish, a new zero waste store in Topsham, to buy food and household products by weight from the large glass jars or gravity wall-mounted dispensers. Owner Sarah Martin is on a mission to reduce single-use plastic packaging and she tries to source produce locally wherever possible, working closely with her suppliers to reduce the amount of packaging they use. For example, Exe Coffee Roasters supply locally roasted coffee beans in bags that are returned and refilled. Cereals, pulses, grains, nuts, seeds, pasta, oils, vinegars and tea and coffee line the walls and there’s a pickand-mix section with dried fruits and chocolate-covered treats.

“The milk dispenser has proven to be a huge hit with the locals, with many people coming in daily to refill their glass milk bottles with fresh milk on tap from Trewithen Dairy,” explains Sarah, who also makes non-dairy nut milks to order in the shop. nourishoftopsham.com

A formula for the perfect food and wine match A new wine released by Chateau Civrac this summer, and available exclusively at the St Tudy Inn in North Cornwall, takes collaboration between chef and winemaker to a whole new level.

Chef patron at the St Tudy Inn, Emily Scott, is known for her beautifully presented yet simple seasonal dishes. She previously trained as a chef in Burgundy, France, and last autumn she travelled to the famous right bank of Bordeaux to craft a unique wine alongside her partner, Mark Hellyar, owner of Chateau Civrac.

Mark, who splits his time between Bordeaux and Cornwall, takes a modern approach to winemaking.

Natural methods in the vineyards and minimal use of chemicals encourage biodiversity, while Mark’s scientific background helps him craft perfectly balanced wines in small batches. His unique labels are minimalistic and inspired by his love of art. All of this sets him apart as a bit of a maverick in a region that takes tradition and prestige very seriously indeed.

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(E+M)2 (a play on ‘Em’, as Emily is known, and Mark’s scientific background, as well as the pair’s initials) was handmade and blended by Emily and Mark from Malbec and Merlot grapes, all of which were grown in the vineyards of Chateau Civrac in the appellation of Côtes de Bourg. Emily enthusiastically embraced the task of fermentation, remontage and pigeage: “I think Mark’s regular French ouvrier was a bit shocked at my determination, so much so that when it came to digging out the vat I had to be physically pulled out before I either passed out from alcohol fumes or exhaustion. ‘The English lady...’ I heard him mutter with raised eyebrows!”

Mark describes the resulting wine: “This is a light Malbec blend (60:40) with Merlot. Raspberry and cherry on the nose leads to tobacco and spice – typical characteristics of Malbec. Light in the mouth with juicy acidity and a subtle vanilla finish, this wine has been aged in an oak barrel for one year with alcohol at 13%.”

The released wine is limited to only 300 bottles and is available to buy exclusively at the St Tudy Inn from July. sttudyinn.com

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A meat box worth the workout Packed full of slow-reared, freerange and grass-fed meat, Pipers Farm’s Fitness Box helps fitness enthusiasts build nutritious, lean and high-protein feasts in a flash. Free from chemicals and preservatives, Pipers Farm’s Fitness Box contains four Red Ruby ‘Everyday’ Steaks, four Properly Free Range Chicken Breasts, four Properly Free Range Gluten Free Chicken Burgers, four Red Ruby Gluten Free Steak Burgers, a 500g Red Ruby Beef Stir Fry, a 500g Properly Free Range Chicken Stir Fry and a 250g Red Ruby Beef Ox Liver.

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The Fitness Box costs £55 and is available from the online butcher for next day delivery across the UK at pipersfarm.com.

Brickhouse Vineyard Brickhouse Vineyard in Mamhead has relaunched as an exclusive venue for small, intimate events and weddings after a major restoration. Producing more than a thousand bottles of rosé and Sauvignon Blanc a year, available solely at wine tastings or private events, the vineyard is set in 20 acres of beautiful Devon countryside.

“This is such an idyllic place, we wanted to create a venue which celebrated simplicity and enhanced the beauty of our location. Using local materials, we have completely renovated our beautiful stone-built, beamed and thatched 18th-century horse gin overlooking the vineyard,” says owner Matt Szczepura, who explains that a horse gin is a mill that uses a horse as the power source, in this case to drive a wheel for milling grain. “We are one of very few vineyards in the UK to produce Sauvignon Blanc and we intend to increase production, plus we will be adding sparkling wine to our collection,” says Matt, who has owned the vineyard with his wife Jo since 2015.

Located within sight of Haytor Rocks, we are a family owned and run country house hotel with traditional character and friendly service.

Awarded 2 AA Rosettes for excellent food, the Restaurant, with stunning moorland views, is open for dinner each evening (£39.50 for 3-courses and coffee).

6-course taster menu served Friday and Saturday evenings at £55.00 per person or £85.00 with wine flight.

Light snacks and main dishes served all day from 12pm to 9pm with al fresco dining available.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

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Save the date PLYMOUTH VEGAN FESTIVAL

NEWLYN FISH FESTIVAL

With vegan and vegetarian flavours from all cuisines, and plenty for those with a sweet tooth too.

A celebration of sea, seafood and fishing, plus a trawler parade out from the harbour.

21 July. 10.30am–4.30pm. £3 (under 16s free). Plymouth Guildhall. veganeventsuk.co.uk

26 August. newlynfishfestival.org.uk

TASTE OF SCILLY For the month of September, the Isles of Scilly celebrate the best food and drink produced on the islands. Low food miles and slow food culture abound. Learn how to bake the perfect scone or fish for razor clams.

1–30 September. visitislesofscilly.com/tasteofscilly

SUMMER FOOD FAIR

ASHBURTON FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL

With cookery demos from chefs including Richard Hunt, John Hughes and Ethan Clarke, plus Fun Kitchen cookery workshops for children (booking essential).

The town transforms into a street market with more than 60 producers lining St Lawrence Lane and North Street.

28 July. 10am–4pm. Free. Buckfast Abbey, TQ11 0EE. buckfast.org.uk

DEVON STREET FOOD FESTIVAL Build your own tacos and sample street food from around the globe.

10–12 August. Free. Victoria Pleasure Grounds, Ilfracombe. streetfoodwarehouse.co.uk

DEVON FIRE AND SPICE FESTIVAL BBQ demos and competitions, a chilli con carne cookoff, chilli-eating competition and the best chilli jams, dips, sauces and chutneys from across the UK. 18–19 August. Powderham Castle, Exeter. Adults £5.90 in advance. Buy tickets online: devonfireandspicefestival.co.uk

NOURISH Local food producers, chef demos and family foodie fun.

Plus the Nourish Gin Festival attracts juniper juices from across the region.

1 September. 10am–4pm. Free. Bovey Tracey town centre. nourishfestival.org

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8 September. 10am–5pm. Free. ashburtonfoodfestival.org

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Signature Dish Russell Brown and Jonathan Hayley’s tomato galette with rocket and Parmesan salad August is peak season for production volume, variety and flavour of fresh tomatoes. For food writer Jonathan Haley, out-of-season fresh tomatoes are at the top of his food crimes charge sheet. “If you have ever stepped into a greenhouse full of home-grown tomatoes, you’ll know the unmistakable, highly scented aroma that should accompany these fruits when they’re ripe and on the vine,” says Jonathan. “For me, it takes me instantly back to my father’s greenhouse and the very beginnings of my interest in seasonal food.”

Virtually any tomato dish will benefit from incorporating a range of sizes, textures and tastes. There are now literally hundreds to choose from, and with black, yellow, orange and even striped varieties widely available, there’s certainly little excuse not to brighten up your summer salad. Dorset-based chef Russell touches on a few of his favourites in this galette recipe that was also inspired by childhood memories: “Similar to Jon’s, my strongest food memory as a child is of the intoxicating smell in my grandpa’s small greenhouse. As you opened the

door and the warm air flooded over you, the smell of ripening tomatoes and their vines was so intense. Wooden salt and pepper pots sat in the corner of the greenhouse ready for an impromptu snack! To this day, I can’t pick up a tomato without smelling it.”

Russell explains that there are some fascinating different varieties being grown commercially with distinctive flavours, ranging from the classic vine through to Marmande, Coeur du Boeuf, Lemon Tiger, Red Tiger, Pineapple Marmande and the San Marzano: “These specialist varieties are more common now and are worth a place on the shopping list. The San Marzano is one of my favourite tomatoes and is perfect for this tart. It has a high flesh content, so the pastry stays crisper, and it delivers on flavour too.”

Serves 6 as a starter

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This recipe makes enough sauce for around 20 portions but leftover sauce can be used for pizza or stirred into pasta.

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1 clove of garlic, minced 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 200ml tomato passata 100ml vegetable stock

For the galette

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cherry type) 1 small clove of garlic, minced ½ tsp chopped thyme ½ tsp chopped oregano 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 6 rough puff pastry discs 15cm x 4mm Maldon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Well-Seasoned by Russell Brown and Jonathan Haley (£25) is published by Head of Zeus. Photos

by Russell Brown. wellseasoned.co.uk

Preheat oven to 180˚C. To make the sauce, sweat the garlic in the olive oil for a couple of minutes and then add the passata and stock. Reduce until thick and spreadable.

For the galette, slice the tomatoes into even slices around 5mm thick. Mix the garlic, thyme and oregano with 2 tbsp of olive oil. Spread the puff pastry discs with the tomato sauce, leaving a 1cm clear border, and then arrange the tomato slices over the top, overlapping each slice slightly. Drizzle with the garlic and herb oil and season well. Bake on a heavy baking sheet for 15–18 minutes until the pastry is golden and crispy. Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Warm rather than piping hot is what you are looking for.

To serve, toss the rocket leaves with a little oil and salt, place small mounds in the centre of each tart and add some Parmesan shavings. Drizzle a little of the vinegar onto the tarts and finish with some olive oil.

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Food Pioneer Malcolm Church CHEF PROPRIETOR, BEAR & BLACKSMITH, SOUTH DEVON Being able to pick our own ingredients is such a pleasure. We have a massive veg patch behind the pub.

Until we got our hands on it, it was scrubland, but my partner Claire Tall and I have cleared it and we have planted it up for the summer season with potatoes, broad beans, cabbages, runner beans, sweetcorn and apple trees. We have salad leaves and herbs growing in our polytunnel, plus tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines. Everything is grown from seed.

We have a four-acre smallholding just a couple of miles away. We love it there, especially when the sun

is shining and we can escape the hectic pub between lunch and dinner shifts, tend the animals and just slow down for a while.

Pigs are my favourite animal – ours are large white

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lop-eared cross pigs. The longer the pig the better and we’re aiming for 8kg live weight. Now, at 14 weeks old, they are noisy and hungry! As well as four pigs, we have 10 lambs, 25 white chickens for meat, 15 brown hens for eggs, goslings for Christmas plus turkey chicks. We often get double-yolker eggs when we’re using our own eggs to make desserts or Yorkshire puddings.

We work hard to rear good meat. We never use any

sprays and you can taste the difference with grassreared animals. We give everything here as good a life as possible. We produce our own lamb, chickens and pork, and if we buy any meat we buy whole animals, such as Dexter beef from a farmer in nearby Slapton, or from the Salcombe Meat Company. We have also built our own butchery at the farm so we can let the meat hang for as long as it needs to and cut it exactly as we want it cut. Welfare is so important to us – rearing our own animals means we know exactly how they have been looked after, and it is totally traceable.

Work sometimes feels like a BBC MasterChef invention test – Claire will bring in some of the veg she’s picked

and I’ll see what dayboat fish comes in. Sometimes it’s Salcombe crab from local fisherman Phil Cardew, dayboat fish from Brixham market – or hand-dived scallops from Beesands are in their prime at the moment.

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abundance of fresh mackerel, our pigs will be ready and we’ll have our own chicken and lamb on the menu, plus there will be plenty of homegrown salad leaves and veg. Creating a dish from what’s in season keeps our chefs on their toes and our menu changes every single day.

The dream is to be able to say that we have reared or grown every single ingredient on our menu – we’ll

get there one day soon. Since opening the pub last October, many of our customers have been surprised when they find out we have reared the meat or grown the veg ourselves. We have gone back to basics – it’s all about wholesome, tasty food rather than fast convenience food.

The Bear & Blacksmith, Main Road, Chillington, near Kingsbridge, TQ7 2LD. thebearandblacksmith.com

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The Table Prowler Little Lotus, Porthtowan, Cornwall Porthtowan on the north coast of Cornwall is not the prettiest of towns. While the surf-tastic bay is a gorgeous sweep of almost-white sand, edged by craggy great cliffs, access is across a big scrubby patch of sand and car-parks, abutted by a handful of concrete bucketand spade eateries –including the perennially popular Blue Bar. But a new café has popped up on the road to the beach offering quirky vibes and vegan food. A handful of outdoor tables; a trailer disguised as a tikistyle wooden beach bar; a plethora of plants (for sale and decoration)and a great sound system (with a guitar to strum, if you fancy) all give Little Lotus a festival feel. We went on a glorious sunny day, but for less clement weather, there is a glass-roofed indoor area, complete with low tables built from slabs of tree trunk, trailing pot plants, and ethnic bits and pieces. The food here is exclusively vegan –and you’d think it might be a challenge to serve up an array of ‘street food’ to satisfy a disparate clientele: from local regulars to surfers

and holiday makers. But there is an excellent choice of food – from chia and fruit granola, funky toast or breakfast burritos to falafels, stews salads, wraps and delicious desserts. The café is open from morning till late (sometimes as late as 10pm), and it is never empty.

The food is served with leaves grown by owner Sally, who runs the café with her two grown-up children.

The vibe, said my friend, reminds her of her bohemian childhood in the 70s. We shared a burrito (scrambled tofu with turmeric was better than any scrambled egg I’ve tasted, combined with mushrooms, caramelised onion and a tongue-tingling selection of herbs and salad), and I tried a rich turmeric latte (deliciously sweet and very good for stressed-out women, says Sally, who is a mine of horticultural and nutritional knowledge). The vibe is chilled, and the service is warm, if not the fastest in the world.

Food 9 | Service 9 | Ambience 8 | Location 7 | Value 8

Sunset Surf, Gwithian, Hayle, Cornwall Restaurants in great surfing locations tend to have a similar air about them – laid back, relaxed but hearty, healthy food served by those who surf regularly, whom, I’m convinced are generally happier, chirpier types – doubtless down to the fact that they’re fit, but also that surfing, as we all know, is therapeutic, meditative and a balm to troubled minds. I’m yet to meet a stressed or neurotic surfer.

Sunset Surf is simple – a hut of a restaurant with a decked terrace right on Gwithian Beach, possibly one of the most majestic expanses of sand in Cornwall and a mecca for surfers and windsurfers from near and far.

The café’s not elaborate but prides itself on serving up wholesome grub to those who come for the beach – to walk it, surf from it, gaze at it.

Run by a husband and wife team, the place is family-friendly in both its food and its extended offering – there is wetsuit and surf board hire, as well as surfing lessons; and for those who are wellacquainted with the waves, a webcam is installed on the café’s roof so you can check the swell before you head down there. The beach is lifeguarded throughout the summer and at key times throughout the rest of the year. When we went, we had the burger and fish

and chips (king prawns, salmon linguine, nachos and good range of salads and veggie options also feature) and a lovely bottle of chilled rosé. The café has a decked terrace with great views, but it can get breezy al fresco so ensure you come equipped. The food was tasty – fresh, solid chunks of fish lightly battered and burgers, succulent and cooked to precision with good chips and crisp-fresh salad. Sunset-surf prides itself in serving local fare, be it Rodda’s for dairy (they’re big on smoothies) or Wing of St Mawes for fish.

There’s an altogether positive glow about the place which sets you up well for a dip or walk (or perhaps run) along the beach to the wonderful, other worldly Godrevy Lighthouse. The place is worth checking out – don’t just go for the food, go for the full Gwithian experience. You’ll come away a changed person. Be warned, though, Sunset Surf is not open at sunset – its hours are 10am til 4pm: breakfast, brunch or lunch, but not evening meals. You’ll have to suffice with their webcam to watch the sunset instead.

Food 8 | Service 8 | Ambience 9 | Location 10 | Value 9 sunset-surf.com

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Space RIBA South West Awards | Shopping for space

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Architectural accolades Every year RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architecture) awards what it considers to be the most exceptional architecture emerging from each region. This year’s RIBA South West Awards were held at the Apex Hotel in Bath, and here we showcase a selection of the winners.

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uildings vying for a RIBA award span a wide variety of uses – from public sector to private residence, newbuilds to extensions, housing developments and educational premises. Eight practices walked away with awards. Here, for

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reasons of space, we present five, which demonstrate the scope of South West talent across a wide range of briefs.

Three of these were also category winners.

All of the 2018 RIBA Award winners can be found at architecture.com.

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COASTAL HOUSE RIBA SOUTH WEST CONSERVATION AWARD Architect: 6a architects Client: Private Location: Devon The judges’ response summarised: The transformation of this early

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twentieth century house close to the South Devon coastal path retains much of the original structure. The exterior merely hints to the extent of the reconfiguration – an elegant oak framed veranda with the tapered oak verticals being the only indication of what lies within. The interior has been reinvented by the removal of one of the four original chimney stacks and a lowered ground floor which was previously on a plinth above the basement. Dropped to ground level it now connects inside and out, and elongates the windows and openings to create a grand scale for the more public rooms. A winding timber staircase, again with tapered spindles throughout, rises up through the central three-storey, top lit atrium, creating a series of balconies and terraces, lined with bookcases. This project has emerged from several years of conversation between the client and architect, with the resulting scheme both respecting and reinventing the original house impressively. (Touch Design Group were comissioned as the main joinery company, responsible for elements including the staircase, kitchen and wall panelling.)

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NEW TATE ST IVES Architect: Jamie Fobert Architects with Evans & Shalev Client: Tate St Ives Location: St Ives, Cornwall

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The judges’ response summarised: The Tate St Ives extension has resulted in a building with more than twice as much gallery space than it had previously. The external appearance of the new building is minimal and modest, contrasting with its impact on the interior experience.

Externally, the most prominent feature is the loading bay – visible from Porthmeor Beach, the subtle greenish-grey ceramic turret sits quietly between Evans and Shalev’s original gallery building and the housing adjacent. The gallery’s extension has been carved out of the hillside; the top lit space capped by deep, in situ beams. The granite and glass gallery roof lights emerge into a public area of granite paving and planting, echoing the nearby cliff tops. The evolution of this iconic South Wwest attraction has overcome huge challenges and created an intriguing new public landscape and pedestrian connection from hilltop to beach.

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TEMPLE GARDENS RIBA SOUTH WEST PROJECT ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR Architect: Kyle Buchanan of Archio Client: Bath & Stratford Homes Ltd Location: Somerset The judges’ response summarised: Previously a disused pub, The Temple Inn has been restored and reopened, with the development now providing ten hotel rooms and nine houses around a communal landscape. The disparate elements of the scheme work successfully

together to address particular site challenges. The busy A37, immediately adjacent, creates a hostile environment at the western perimeter – locating the hotel rooms in a simple barn-like two storey block on this side shields the site, with rooms oriented to the community garden within. A simple two and three storey terrace of five houses frames the garden whilst a pair of south facing, semidetached three storey houses addresses Temple Inn Lane. A historic barn has been converted to provide a further pair of houses. Internally the units are capacious, opening to roof spaces and creating further opportunities for variety.

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HOUSE IN WEST CORNWALL Architect: Stan Bolt Architect Client: Private Location: Cornwall The judges’ response summarised: Located on a hillside above Sennen Cove, the single storey extension to a simple 1920s granite cottage has transformed this house. The extension is conceived as a rippling wave, comprising three pitches with ridges parallel to the existing house. The single storey form is spaced off the existing cottage by a flat-roofed entrance area. To the rear of the site, utility spaces sit beneath a roof garden, cut into the hillside. From the road, the slate-roofed extension is of modest appearance, lesser in scale to the two-storey cottage.

Internally the timber-lined wave form roof hovers over a deep kitchen/ living room with slate walls to the north and full height, west facing glazing with mesmerising views over Sennen Cove. This building sets an impressive benchmark for the adaptation and extension of existing buildings, allowing the addition of spaces and services which meet contemporary requirements without denying the quality and character of a structure which has endured the best part of a century in this incredibly exposed setting.

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DUNCAN COTTAGE RIBA SOUTH WEST SMALL PROJECT OF THE YEAR Architect: James Grayley Architects Client: Private Location: Bath The judges’ response summarised: The reordering of and extension to Duncan Cottage has transformed this listed building situated on the northern slopes of Bath. The house dates back to the 18th century and archive research revealed that John Palmer, the original Architect, had planned to add a loggia to the east elevation. Its addition now, makes

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the house’s evolution legible, removing historic layering. The loggia looks out onto the garden, dissolving the threshold between inside and out and mediating the level change of the sloping site. Working with local suppliers and contractors, the architect successfully managed to deliver a beautifully crafted addition using tightly jointed Bath stone ashlar for internal and external walls and floors to create a garden room. Stripping away the back extensions has exposed a courtyard to the rear, that floods the central stair with daylight. Duncan Cottage demonstrates the value that architecture adds to even the most modest development, updating and transforming an eighteenth century listed home to meet twenty first century requirements.

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Stove supremacy A La Cornue Cooker is a significant investment but it is considered to be one of the very best on the market and a rare find for those who covet them. Devised over 100 years ago by a French man (of course) La Cornue have continually evolved and refined their ovens to maintain their position as the crème de la crème of the kitchen.

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La Cornue is one such example. In 1908, in Paris, a gentleman named Albert Dupuy premiered the world’s first ever convection oven. At that time most people considered cooking to be heating food to eat, but Dupuy pondered, in the manner of many French philosophers, “What does it really mean to cook?” He developed his 116

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La Cornue has continued to build upon Albert’s initial convection innovation. They’ve expanded the design, introduced new styles, and continually sought a degree of excellence that’s unmatched in cooking engineering.

La Cornue is not a mainstream purchase. These ovens, ranges and rotisseries have been continually enhanced over the last 100 years are rare finds in any kitchen and aimed at those looking for the very best in culinary appliances. As such, there are very few stockists of La Cornue in the UK. Indeed the only place to view and buy La Cornue west of London is now Hearth & Cook in Exeter. Hearth & Cook won the contract to

promotional feature supply La Cornue appliances because they only stock the very highest quality brands of stoves and ranges.

Hearth & Cook are able to offer a complete range of appliances from La Cornue: from the premium Le Château range with prices starting at £29,520.00, through to the mid-range CornuFé 110 at £6,030.00.

La Cornue cookers are handsome, stand out pieces of equipment. The Grand Palais 180, part of the Château range, is the jewel in the crown. Available in both gas and electric options, it boasts the vaulted ceiling to the professional-capacity oven, and the gas version now comes with an innovation which La Cornue calls the RCC disk.

This disk type structure to the oven floor allows heating in a three-fold fashion: radiation, like a grill; convection, as traditional oven cooking; and conduction, as the heat rises from the disk. Available in 26 colours, including ‘greige’, described as the ‘colour of raw silk’ means that choosing the colour of your Le Château is just part of the bespoke commission. Hearth & Cook will talk you through exactly which features will suit you best, and then the specifications are sent to the La Cornue factory at Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone, where a bespoke cooker is built accordingly by an expert craftsman. Each range is then numbered, as a limited edition work of art would be.

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From Michelin-starred dining to full townhouse hospitality, Imogen Clements experiences Padstow Paul Ainsworth-style and discovers an individual whose success has come through talent, a healthy work ethic and a generous dose of likeability. Photos by Andrew Callaghan.

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Ainsworth knew little about Padstow, and his move to the town had come purely by chance. As an apprentice, Ainsworth first trained under Gary Rhodes at Rhodes in the Square in 1998 followed by Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road, then Marcus Wareing at Petrus. Early into the millennium, this ambitious young chef was ready to branch out on his own and did so in Kent – Chislehurst – which proved to be a false start. “It was the wrong location for what I was looking to do, and I realised within a couple of months that I’d made a big mistake,” admits Paul. By some good fortune though, he’d encountered a businessman who was looking to buy up a tired restaurant in the heart of Padstow, and approached Paul to be its head chef. “He knew Padstow well and sat me down and explained that

escape this venture should never attempt to compete with Rick, but be a second or third-night dining option for those who’d come to dine at The Seafood Restaurant.”

That was 2005. Today, it could be argued that it goes both ways, as far as which chef draws you primarily to this breathtakingly pretty harbour town.

Paul Ainsworth is now a name known by many. With his wife, he went on to buy out the restaurant from the businessman in 2009, renaming it Paul Ainsworth at No 6; he has made frequent TV appearances and won his Michelin star in 2013.

Intriguing now to recall, that back in 2006, we’d been staying in a B&B on Lellizzack and had asked the owner where he recommended for dinner in Padstow.

The Seafood Restaurant was the obvious option, but we hadn’t wanted to be restricted to fish, so he mentioned a new place called No 6 that boasted chefs who’d trained under Gordon Ramsay. It sounded interesting so we walked the 20-minute unlit coastal path that weaved through a forest (and proved exceptionally spooky to one as lily-livered as myself ) to try No 6. We were blown away. Nestled in a Georgian terrace in the centre of town (Middle Street), it’s easy to miss. The restaurant back then was a front room with around 20 covers and a kitchen at the back that served up divine fare with every course. Since that day, every time we’ve sat down to a meal in Padstow, it has been at No 6 – we’ve faced up to the ghosts of shipwrecked smugglers, walking there (and back) from Lellizzack to dine; we’ve cycled the sublimely tranquil Camel Estuary from Wadebridge to enjoy lunch there; and now we were doing the more conventional thing of dining and staying in the town: staying in Paul Ainsworth’s Padstow Townhouse, and dining (and breakfasting) à la Ainsworth.

Rather than deliver the verdict at the end, I may as well tell you now, every element of our stay – the Paul Ainsworth gastronomic stay - was superlative. Why? Because the man, his wife and team, are fastidious in their attention to detail when it comes to comfort, cuisine and service. I have not received a better welcome than that given us by Lucinda Bayne, Padstow Townhouse’s general manager. The guesthouse is located at the top of the town near Prideaux House and, a major plus for parking-challenged Padstow, has a gravel carpark located adjacent. We were several hours late, having stopped at Polzeath for a dip, but before we’d switched off the engine Lucinda was out to meet us. I apologised for our lateness explaining that I’d had to indulge the surfer husband with some waves as it was his birthday.

Lucinda brushed off the apology and encouraged us to leave our bags in the hallway of The Townhouse while she showed as the Kitchen Pantry. This is an honesty pantry stocked high with every variety of gin, liqueur, fine wine and champagne, along with cheese board and freshly baked cakes among other delicacies, which guests can raid at any time during their stay. With

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everything beautifully displayed, it was like walking into a candy store and was the first little wow factor that we experienced at the Townhouse, but they followed fast.

We emerged from the Kitchen Pantry to find that all our bags had been taken to our room by staff as quiet and fleet-footed as fairies. The room was a suite, with sitting area, along with flat screen TV and glass-fronted, well stocked mini bar, and a cabinet upon which sat a birthday card addressed to my husband. Now, from memory, Lucinda had not left our side since I’d revealed the birthday so how she conjured this up to be waiting in the room seemed nothing short of a miracle, and a nice touch. The bathroom boasted a roll-top bath - with cut glass Champagne coupes and an ice bucket within easy reach - and a double walk-in shower with giant rain shower heads at either end. The bedroom was double aspect and had been decorated in a style reminiscent of the Indian sub-continent – gold, yellows and greys, a wicker white framed bed head, an old fashioned cream telephone, and the odd decorative elephant on walls and floor. The Townhouse is adult-only and there are six suites, similarly luxurious; each with a different theme.

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Ainsworth-style, to whet our appetite for the lavish meal that lay ahead.

No 6 is a five-minute stroll from the Townhouse and you’re offered the Electric Carriage - an electric car to shuttle guests up and down if required – should you be in unwalkable high heels or faced with inclement weather.

The dining room that we first experienced all those years ago has been widened via a conservatory allowing for additional ground floor covers and banquettes on the split level adjacent to the kitchen. This has freed up the first floor, which has been converted into a lavish bar (Cici’s) to allow for pre-dinner aperitifs. We opted for a glass of the Camel Valley Pinot Noir Rose Brut (it being his birthday) which was served with roasted almonds, and so the meal began…

It makes sense to mention here John Walton, Paul Ainsworth’s head chef at No 6. Paul and John met while working at Petrus. John came with Paul to Padstow and Paul credits John with helping him grow the business to what it is today.

Our table was one of the aforementioned banquettes, which allowed a direct view into the kitchen (a brave place to seat a journalist). Both Paul and John were working that night and the professional camaraderie that exists between them and the team is evident – there was no shouting, swearing, throwing pans and utensils, no scared frowns of or indeed any sign of tension beyond a palpable, charged energy required to get the job done well. Whilst there isn’t

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We didn’t want a restaurant with rooms.

We wanted two separate entities. When it comes to food and accommodation, so many places do one or the other well, but rarely both.”

enough space to describe each dish (check out the pictures – that is how the food really looked when delivered to our table), the stand outs for me were the amuse bouche deepfried fresh oysters, the pig’s head fritter to start – tender shredded pork wrapped in a crisp crumb, that melted in the mouth – jacob’s ragu alla bolognesa, also to start - just the right amount of creamy pasta enriched with seaweed, and the tarte tatin – which must rate at one of the best, well, anywhere – apples, softened and caramelised, encased in a sweet, crisp case of puff pastry. There was also cheese – Somerset Barkham Blue – which arrived with two miniature goblets of cider.

The service, managed by restaurant manager Alex Tozer, was impeccable – every question we asked was answered knowledgeably and confidently by any member of staff who happened to pass our table, and there was a happy, busy vibe throughout.

We ambled back to the Townhouse to recline post our lavish feast. Our bed had been turned down and waiting on it was a tray with cups, a thermos flask and gift box, along with a personalised note, “a little something to help you nod off.” The ‘little something’ was Paul’s Marvellous Medicine comprising dark chocolate, malted milk, and a dash of Frangelico and Cointreau stirred into hot milk. In the gift box were home-made pistachio, almond and white chocolate cookies. It’s amazing how, however much you’ve eaten, there’s still room for a little treat, and I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t take a good couple of slugs of the magical medicine and a decent bite out of the cookie, before crashing.

A sign of a good restaurant is the breakfast it serves the morning after the exemplary meal the night before. This was Michelin-standard full English, with just the right portion sizes, golden buttery scrambled eggs and a mix of browned mushrooms, including delectable chanterelles, piled high on a thick slice of toasted brioche. John, Paul and Alex, who’d bade us good night at midnight some nine hours previously, were all at their stations, fresh as daisies (to all appearances) for the new day.

So, the trajectory that began with a chance role as a head chef at a small restaurant in Padstow has led Paul

Ainsworth to be regarded as one of the best chefs of his generation, and with the help of wife Emma and a solid team, one who complements his cuisine with an equally high standard of accommodation. “When it comes to restaurant and rooms, so many places do one or the other well, but rarely both. We were keen to create two separate entities that could each stand alone, or together, in their level of excellence.”

Paul Ainsworth has come a long way in the 13 years since he landed in Padstow, and with plans afoot for a cookery school and chef ’s table, accessible through a secret door no less, there’s clearly plenty more to come. This latest venture, to be headed up by John, will leave Paul to devise new ideas through which to further extend his business. Whatever they are, they’re likely to be local. “I could open restaurants in Dubai or London, but it would mean rarely being there, or here.” His achievements and those of his team have clearly come from being hands on.

He sees the team as family, and he views other Padstow players – the well-established Rick Stein and Robin Hutson, who is soon to open a Pig Hotel in Padstow – as healthy competition rather than rivals. “There’s a mutual respect and we all get along, but ultimately for me, it’s the taxi driver test,” he says. “When people get into a taxi and ask the driver where they’d recommend in Padstow, I want him to mention us.”

Just like the owner of that B&B did to us, 12 years ago.

Stays at Padstow Townhouse are from £280 per room per night, based on two people sharing, including breakfast and VAT. To make a reservation email stay@padstowtownhouse.co.uk or call 01841 550 950 paul-ainsworth.co.uk/padstow-townhouse paul-ainsworth.co.uk/no6

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Northern delights Nicola Smith seeks out the secret side of Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg, and explores the nearby archipelago.

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hat better way to see Sweden’s second city than stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) along a network of 17th century canals, dubbed Sveriges blå band, or Sweden’s Blue Ribbon, drinking in beautiful buildings, drifting past grassy banks and ducking under low bridges? But the reality wasn’t quite as we had hoped…

Getting to the mouth of the canal from the open sea provided a dramatic start as we were forced to negotiate numerous colossal ferries on the way, pausing to hang on to a wooden jetty as the powerful swell tried to sweep us into the boat’s yawning wake. Once we reached the mouth of the canal it was blissful relief, floating slowly along the waterways far from cars, cyclists and pedestrians as the cityscape unfolded around us. This was more like it.

Gothenburg has many faces, with its wide, treelined streets, quirky neighbourhoods, canals and parks.

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But hiring kayaks from the canal side would definitely have been a more prudent – and less terrifying – way of exploring the city by water.

After a white-knuckle morning, we took the more sedate Hop On Hop Off bus tour. A welcome relief as we motored along to get our bearings, slowing at the majestic Feskekôrka (literally, Fish Church) fish market, drinking in the harbour at Lilla Bommen, marvelling at the vast amusement park, Liseberg, and jumping off at Brunnsparken’s busy central square.

The city is easy is to navigate, on foot, bike or via its slick transport system. Our three-day Västtrafik travel passes gave us access to buses, trams and boats - not that anyone cared. No-one here shows their tickets.

Instead of an army of ticket inspectors and a wall of scanners, random spot checks are made and fines issued accordingly. The result is a seamless flow of traffic.

From Brunnsparken we wandered away from the crowds towards Haga, one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods. This bohemian community is home to the cobbled pedestrian street Haga Nygata, lined with inviting cafes, restaurants and small shops. One of the most arresting sights is the window of Café Husaren, stuffed with giant ‘kanelbullar’, or cinnamon buns, fresh from the oven. Outside, tables are crammed with people attempting to eat these impossibly large sweet treats in the spirit of what the Swedish call ‘fika’ - or coffee and cake. The enticing aroma hangs pleasingly in the air.

Further along we happened across the popular En Deli, an excellent lunch spot serving an exotic salad buffet of many colours. Here we sat in the sunshine and refuelled before walking back to the centre past Gothenburg University’s main building in Vasaparken, an impressive structure with imposing pillars and multiple steps, dating back to 1907.

Of course, you can’t visit Sweden without browsing some of their many inspirational interior design shops, and where Vallgatan meets Magasinsgatan in the inner city is a perfect place to get your fix. Try Designtorget, which is ideal for gifts, and Grandpa, with its emphasis on sustainability, while Magasin 11 combines home decor with espresso, a perfect marriage.

Gothenburg’s plentiful parks give it a feeling of freedom, and we visited the 19th century Trädgårdsföreningen, a beautiful green space where we saw runners, walkers and a tai chi class as we made our way to the ornate Palm House, a huge glass domed building modelled on London’s Crystal Palace, and housing a variety of exotic plants.

Gothenburg is also attractive for its proximity to the archipelago, or group of small islands, just 30 minutes away by boat. We took the tram from the city centre to Saltholmen and hopped on the boat to Styrsö, which began as a bathing resort in the 19th century and its quiet sandy coves are still a popular place to swim.

Just half an hour later we were freewheeling along a quiet wending road, the sun on our backs and the sea before us, peddling past the occasional whitewashed house towards the deep, copper red of the iconic Swedish huts in the distance. With just the occasional golf buggy, pedestrian or cyclist for company, it felt worlds away from city living.

After a meandering 20-minute cycle from the ferry berth on the north-east corner of the island, we reached the Seaside Cafe on the west coast at Sandvik, where ‘fika’ is served from an unassuming fisherman’s hut. The cinnamon buns were even more delicious devoured on the pretty harbourside.

We returned eastwards through a small forest towards the island of Donsö, joined to Styrsö, by a short bridge.

Here, shipping and fishing are still the main industries, and we wandered along the harbour watching boats come and go and marvelling at the trusting Swedes who leave their bikes unlocked on the harbourside, heaped carelessly on top of each other in their rush for the ferry.

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Trädgårdsföreningen’s ornate Palm House

Paddleboarding down the city’s canals

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Tranquil Styrsö

Back in the hubbub of Gothenburg we checked into the Scandic Rubinen on the main boulevard, Kungsportsavenyen (or Avenyen, as it is known). This contemporary hotel has a tram stop outside and a rooftop bar with sweeping views over the Gothenburg skyline.

A short walk away is the Stadsteater, the oldest city theatre in Sweden, dating back to 1934. It also houses Gothenburg’s largest outdoor dining area, Storköket – a lively place for a glass of wine by the canal in the evening sun. It even has a croquet lawn.

If bubbles are more your thing, head to Kyrkogatan where, hidden in a leafy gated courtyard is the Champagne bar, Forssen Oberg. Here you can buy fizz by the glass and tuck into truffle chips and French caviar.

Another of the city’s best hangouts, Studio HPKSM, is cunningly hidden behind a green garage door in Storgatan. Vinyl jazz played from the cosy upstairs bar as we descended to the kitchen to bag the biggest – and best – table in the house, sipping Kir Royale as we chatted to chef, Henrik about the mouthwatering Italian menu. Eighteen months ago the musician owner converted his mother’s former home to create a basement for live gigs, plus a bar and restaurant, 128

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and if you look carefully you will see his face in the outlandish artwork that litters the place. But don’t be fooled by the casual artsy vibe - there is nothing random about the food.

I watched as a whistling Henrik prepared my blue cheese and mushroom risotto starter, followed by Osso Buco, which had been slow cooked in red wine for four hours. Charismatic bar tender, Filipe paired our choices with some very palatable wine, complementing an exquisite meal. We even had room for some cheeky tiramisu - a rich and creamy triumph.

Gothenburg is a place of hidden delights – in shady courtyards, behind garage doors, on rooftops, in quiet harbours and forgotten coves – so be sure to walk, cycle or take to the water if you want to discover its true beauty.

But only SUP here if you’re a real adrenaline junkie.

Scandic Rubinen, Kungsportsavenyen 24, 400 14 Gothenburg, Sweden scandic-rubinen.gothenburg-hotels.com/en/ Studio HPKSM Storgatan 22, 411 38 Gothenburg, Sweden studiokpksm.se

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A TASTE OF PARIS IN SWEDEN HOTEL PIGALLE The Hotel Pigalle is a stone’s throw from Gothenburg’s Central Station. The large ‘Royale’ rooms are decadent and luxurious with thick carpets, velveteen curtains and huge beds, while the downstairs bar (reached via an elegant talking lift) is the perfect place to sip gin in the soft glow of an oil lamp as jazz music plays, chandeliers glitter and walls creak under the weight of books. We could have been in Paris at the turn of the century rather than Gothenburg in 2018.

The hotel’s Atelier restaurant on the top floor is a relaxed and convivial space with its central sofas and casually abandoned

drinks trolleys (laden with an array of unusual bottles). The Pantry menu – which changes regularly and with the seasons – was a taste sensation, with the Swedish veal tartare, and lamb with garlic cream real highlights. Our meal was brought to life by the excellent sommelier, Erika, whose humour and knowledge in pairing wines (sake with salmon ceviche; Moncucco’ Moscato d’Asti desert wine with rhubarb compote) made for a memorable meal.

We drank coffee on the roof terrace as the last of the light faded at eleven o’clock, before falling asleep in our palatial bed as the muffled sound of trams rattled past the window.

Hotel Pigalle, Södra Hamngatan 2a, 411 06 Gothenburg hotelpigalle.se

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For teachers and parents of children studying in the South West Schools news in brief

Shebbear College welcomes international pupils for their Summer School SHEBBEAR COLLEGE are delighted to welcome 17 pupils from across Europe who have come to the school for a few weeks to experience English culture.

Comprehensive lessons have been scheduled, many being incorporated into the main school with Shebbear pupils.

Outside of lessons, the pupils are enjoying spending time in Devon and Cornwall and have excursions taking them to a number of local attractions, with many outdoor pursuits. One of the trips was to the Dragon Archery Centre which was thoroughly enjoyed and the pupils have loved visiting the beaches in the area accompanied by coastal walks and beach games.

Pictured (L-R) - Thomas Newman, Harvey Richard, Steve Swan and Christina French

Eco-friendly pupils fund COACH sustainability project THE CLUB CAPTAIN OF TAUNTON Rowing Club, Steve Swan, was recently welcomed to King’s College. Steve met with the Head of the King’s Sustainability Strategy, Christina French, to discuss various sustainability measures across the school and to see how the children could get involved in his latest project: a rainwater-harvesting system at Taunton’s Centre for Outdoor Activities and Community Hub (COACH). Members of the sustainability group visited the centre, taking part in an interactive design workshop, with the opportunity to audit the building and create their own strategies of how the centre could be more sustainable. In the coming weeks, pupils will work closely with COACH and Taunton Rowing to construct the rainwater system after donating £500 to help fund the project.

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West Buckland School raises thousands for local charity WEST BUCKLAND SCHOOL’S Charities Committee, run by Sixth Form students, have raised £8,318.81 for their nominated local charity ‘Everything Ellie’ – the highest amount ever achieved.

The school ran a fashion show, put together a special edition calendar, sold beautiful glass ‘Ellie’ beads and even busked in South Molton to raise awareness and funds for the charity.

Teenager Ellie Easton lost her battle with Leukaemia in 2015 and the charity, ‘Everything Ellie’, offers a beach hut in her name at Saunton Sands, North Devon, to provide simple days out at the seaside for young people or parents and guardians with young families undergoing treatment for long term, life threatening or terminal illnesses.

“The charity trustees are so very proud of the students and staff at West Buckland School. This amount will make an everlasting difference to families having the most difficult time and I hope that the students continue to keep in touch to see the joy of their efforts.” Justeen Easton, Ellie’s mum.

Millfield tennis coach returns to Wimbledon as pro-hitter MATT JAMES, Millfield Senior Performance Tennis Coach, will return to Wimbledon as a practice partner for professional players after helping 2017 women’s champion, Garbine Muguruza, win the tournament last year. Matt will be working with Muguruza again this year before and during the tournament. Working at The All England Club as a ‘pro-hitter’, Matt will help the players warm up and prepare for their singles and double matches. During and after the tournament this year, Matt will be coaching Millfield pupils at national school events, offering the opportunity to give immediate feedback from his Wimbledon experience.

Millfield coach Matt James (far right) with the 2017 Wimbledon women’s champion, Garbine Muguruza (centre) and her team

Exeter pupils’ work shortlisted for national award THE ARTWORK of two Exeter School pupils has received recognition in a prestigious national award. Twelve-year-old William Dean and ten-year-old Lydia Brookes-Ferrari’s biological specimen drawings made the shortlist of the Nancy Rothwell Competition. The national competition lets pupils combine their artistic talents with detailed observations and anatomical knowledge.

Exeter School’s Art and Biology departments encouraged pupils to enter the national competition run by the Society of Biology. William sketched a black and yellow beetle. He said Art and Science were two of his favourite subjects so the competition was too good to miss: “One of my dream jobs is to be a famous artist that can draw landscapes or animals perfectly and to be known around the world!” Lydia made a watercolour study of a corn snake after looking after the school’s corn snake over the holidays. “I really enjoyed combining my love of Art and Science and researching the anatomy of a snake,” she said. “I hope to be a vet when I am older and this was an ideal opportunity to study an animal up close.”

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With the school holidays a time for children to relax and take a break from all that education, it’s important to keep their brains active without always reaching for the games console or tablet. So we’ve collated some popular MANOR School games targeting various age groups. These fun activities cleverly help learning in reading, writing and mathematics. Games can be played by two players.

Time to rhyme (4-7 years)

Cross it out (7-11 years)

Preparation: Cut up a large cereal box to make small cards – you need 12. Write these words on the plain side of the cards: that, where, mug, fox, wish, sun, yet, kid, are, what, some, can.

Preparation: choose a book or another text that you or another person has been reading. You also need paper and pens or pencils.

To play • Spread out the cards face down. Without looking at them, take six each. Keep them face down!

• Take turns to play.

• Turn over your top card. Read the word aloud.

• The other player must say a word that rhymes with your word. If they can’t do this, they take the card and turn it face down at the bottom of their pile.

• If they do say a rhyming word, you must say a different rhyming word. If you can’t, you must take the card back.

• If you can say a rhyming word, then the card stays in the middle.

• The first person to get rid of all their cards is the winner.

To play • Together, find the longest sentence you can see.

One of you writes it out.

• Now play a game where you take turns to cross out one or more words from the sentence but leaving it so that it still makes sense!

• Cross out one or more words leaving a sentence that still makes sense. Now pass it to your partner.

• They do the same – they must leave a sentence that still makes sense. Cross out as few words as possible each time.

• Keep playing until someone cannot cross out any more words. They lose!

• Start with a new sentence and play again.

H for Harry Potter (teenage)

Annoying names (4-7 years)

This is a really good car game as no materials are needed!

Preparation: you will need paper and a pencil each, plus some 1p and 2p coins – it’s best to get some specially!

To play • Player A thinks of a fictional character. This character can be human, animal or fantasy (like a robot). They can be in a book, film or TV programme. They can be dead or alive!

• Once they have thought of their character, they say the initial letter of the name, e.g. S (if their character is Smaug) • The other players try to guess the character they are thinking of BUT they can only guess it by asking questions themselves.

• Each player thinks of a character beginning with that letter. E.g. Tom might think of Snape from Harry Potter.

• They ask Player A a question about the person they are thinking of. E.g. Are you the potions master at Hogwarts?

• If Player A can guess who they are thinking of, they can say “No, I am not the potions master.”

• But if Player A cannot think who they are thinking of, they give up. Tom then reveals his character, e.g. Snape.

• Player A then has to give everyone a clue.

E.g. I am not human.

• Players continue thinking of characters beginning with that letter, e.g. S, and asking questions until they either guess the character or else have enough clues to work it out!

Play again!

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To play • Take turns to go.

• Write your name, e.g. Amy. • Your partner writes their name, e.g. Daddy.

• Think of a word that begins with the same sound as your name, e.g. Angel Amy or Apricot Amy. (NB Apple would NOT do as it is the same letter but not the same sound!)

• Write the word (maybe with help). Is the sound written the same way as it is in your name?

• If you can do this, reward yourself with a coin.

• Your partner does the same.

• Keep playing but taking turns to start with different names – of friends or family or pets!

school Twenty spelling questions (7-11 years)

Race to 21! (young primary)

Preparation: you need some small pieces of paper and a pen.

Take turns First person says either 1, 2 or 3.

Second person can add either 1, 2 or 3 and say the total.

To play • Think of an object or creature – it can be something you want or something you have or even an imaginary thing like a dragon!

• Write it on a piece of paper and fold it over so your partner cannot see.

• Your partner has 20 questions to find out what you wrote on your paper.

• But you must obey these rules: 1. you can only answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to their questions.

2. The questions have to be about the SPELLING! They may not be questions about what it is.

• Good questions include…

Does it start with a vowel?

Is it more than six letters?

Does it end in a consonant?

Does the last syllable rhyme with ‘ant’?

Good luck!

Keep going until one person says ‘21’. They are the winner!

Play again. Who wins this time?

Domino squares (young primary)

Cards to 289… (older primary)

Take four dominoes and arrange these in a square.

The rule is that the ends of each pair of touching dominoes must match

Use cards 1 - 7 in each suit from a pack of normal playing cards. (Ace = 1) Lay these out randomly face up on a table.

Take 3 cards. Multiply them. Record the score.

Put those cards to one side.

Your partner does the same.

Keep taking turns to play.

Keep a running total of your scores.

The winner is the person who can get closest to 289!

Now find the square of 17

Add up the numbers to find the ‘total’ of your domino square!

Challenges: What is the lowest total you can get?

What is the highest total?

Can you get an odd number total? Why/why not?

Can you get a total of 18? Of 24?

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Contemporary charm with land and annexe - Nr Dartmouth

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An extremely spacious stone built property dating from the 19th century, providing over 4,000 sq ft of accommodation over two floors, with a one bedroom annexe. Set in approximately 17 acres with far reaching views over the stunning South Hams countryside and 2.5 miles from Dittisham.

EPC Rating E.

Dittisham 2.5 miles, Dartmouth 6 miles, Totnes 7 miles

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Property The Relocator: Newquay I Property of note: Cathedral View, Exeter Snapshot comparative

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Unspoilt coastal farmhouse with sea views - Nr Newton Ferrers

Guide price

£1,300,000

A coastal farmhouse with sea views, adjoining 3 bedroom cottage, walled garden, outbuildings and approximately 5 acres, in a superbly unspoilt yet accessible location. A short distance from Mothecombe Beach. EPC rating G.

Plymouth 11 miles, A38 7 miles, Mothecombe Beach 1.5 miles

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The Relocator tours the South West on your behalf to get an on-the-ground insight on hotspots in the region to analyse their relocation potential. We do our research and talk to residents, businesses and estate agents to get the lowdown on‌

Newquay, Cornwall

Newquay is a town in North Cornwall with a permanent population size of 22,000, which increases to over 100,000 in the summer months. Renowned for being a national surf capital and having some of the most outstanding beaches in the UK, Newquay is brimming with potential, not only down to its scenic surroundings but its thriving business opportunities, popular M5 restaurants and relaxed atmosphere. This has not gone unnoticed and parts of the town have become gentrified through extensive property development and the SOMERSET introduction of numerous independent businesses.

Things are moving at such a pace that a A303 referendum will take place this autumn regarding future planning and logistics M5 of the town which will address efforts to DEVON A30 continue to advance the town while ensuring DORSET community needs are met. The accelerated Exeter Airport momentum for development has A30 Exeter however been sensitive, with a full spectrum of prices targeted, and visual cohesion maintained Dartmoor across all price breaks, A38 Padstow as such Newquay’s appealing to all Newquay Airport CORNWALL budgets.

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AN ESTATE AGENT’S OPINION… Richard Holder has been a partner with David Ball Agencies since 1998, and has successfully been running the residential sales department since. He explains why people are favouring Newquay over other places in the county: “People are moving to Newquay because of its accessibility - they can afford the lifestyle. There is a huge mix of property available so there is something for everyone.” There is a continued influx of property development, and Richard mentions Nansledan – an extension of Newquay, led by the Duchy of Cornwall.

Gradually, that development will become a community of more than 4,000 family and starter homes, with a similar number of jobs available.

The region also boasts new-build premium apartments and luxury hotel renovations, contributing to the revamped status of the town. “Newquay has become reborn in the last six years and the credit for this goes to developers such as Legacy Properties and Acorn Blue for remodelling the town through impressive property development.” The drive for expansion is to utilize what Newquay has to offer and ensure that the region suits the needs of many. Discussing the main draws, “There are strong transport links, with the airport, outstanding beaches and a range of bespoke eateries that are bringing people the town.” There are many full-time employment options available in the town, and Newquay is a good option for working professionals whose jobs require travel, with its airports’ easy access to London, Manchester and Bristol.

WHAT THE SMALL BUSINESS OPERATOR SAYS… Jo Painter and Ben Wigglesworth operate a contemporary online art gallery, North Coast Asylum, and will be opening a physical space in Newquay later this year.

The couple chose to relocate from London to buy the premises - an amazing Grade II listed Gothic Church Hall - as it was an opportunity they wouldn’t have had if they stayed in the capital. “The benefits of Newquay are endless,” says Jo. “There are many local businesses popping up which are attracting the same clients that we want to draw to Newquay – we are all supporting each other.” With many independent coffee shops, boutique stores and creative hubs already existing, the pair felt that Newquay had a burgeoning creative scene. “When we saw the amazing church space up for auction we packed up our lives and jobs in London and headed down.” A gallery space will allow North Coast Asylum to physically engage with clients, giving access to work from a wide scope of artists and not only to be used as a gallery but a place for the community, “We want to encourage community usage of the space,” explains Jo. “Whether that’s for film screenings, yoga classes or art workshops for children.”

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Saltwater, on the market with David Ball Agencies for £895,000

a seafood restaurant creating dishes straight from the sea using ingredients sourced locally from Newquay harbour. Fish House Fistral has been a huge success since its launch, and Paul and Elise have noticed a shift in the region, “Newquay has changed a great deal recently,” says Elise. “It has become much more family orientated and definitely has a celebrated foodie scene.

Independent restaurants and bars are popping up and people are enjoying the great food on offer.” Head Chef Paul has spent many years cooking seafood in Cornwall, previously working for Rick Stein, and explains why Newquay was the perfect location for business: “We have lived here for 30 years and we love it. We knew the potential the region had and wanted to be part of Newquay’s regeneration and prove that it is a great place to be.” The couple agree that the sublime location is a major draw for the restaurant and contributes to its success: “We have the best surf beach in the whole of England right in front of our restaurant. We want to ensure people experience the laid back, surfer atmosphere of Newquay through our fresh seafood.”

property an energy in Newquay. There are so many young, amazing entrepreneurs in the area.”

SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION There are approximately 20 state primary schools within a ten-mile radius of Newquay with good and outstanding Ofsted ratings and five state secondary schools.

Independent schools nearby include Truro School and Truro High School for Girls, taking around 30 minutes by car. Mount Kelly in Tavistock and Plymouth College, both in Devon, take just over an hour’s drive. All these independent schools take boarders.

TRAVEL AND GETTING AROUND Newquay is one of the better-connected places in the county. Cornwall Airport Newquay is only five miles away and a flight to London Gatwick takes an hour.

Trains from Newquay to London Paddington take longer - between 6-7 hours - with a change always necessary.

Therefore flights are more convenient for commuters, and with the recently proposed runway for Heathrow Airport, flights to-and-from the capital are expected to become more frequent in the future. By car, the main motorway is the M5 which can be joined from Exeter via the A30.

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Fish House Fistral seafood restaurant

WHAT THE RESIDENT SAYS… Lucy Ward has lived in Newquay for three years after moving from London. “The lifestyle here is totally different, but in a good way,” says Lucy. Having studied at Falmouth University and spent childhood holidays in Cornwall, Lucy knew she would eventually move to Cornwall, and after a series of events began renting a flat there. “I wouldn’t have initially thought of Newquay because of the rundown, party reputation it used to have, but I completely fell in love with it.” Having decided to settle there, the best aspects for Lucy are the short walk to the beach and the abundance of restaurants and bars.

There’s always been speculation regarding the few year-round employment options that exist in Cornwall, but here it seems that independent businesses thrive.

Lucy is freelance and feels her location has made this easier to achieve: “I’m always really busy with work; Newquay is a great base location as it’s a central hub. I do some work in Falmouth, St Ives, Wadebridge and of course, if I need to, I can just hop on a plane and be in London in under an hour.” With an increasing amount of opportunity in the area and the facility to hot-desk, communal work spaces are popping up, appealing to young professionals and freelancers. “There is definitely

Having a range of properties that appeal to all pockets, there is a high demand for residential, particularly amongst families and young professionals. Sought-after hotspots for premium property include places by the Pentire Head and the River Gannel Estuary.

Entry level family homes can sell within the region of £250-£300k, with larger private homes between £400-£600k. Alongside attractive family homes, the area boasts many high-end apartments, selling between approximately £750k - £1m. Compared to other areas in Cornwall such as St Ives, Padstow and Rock, Newquay offers a spectrum of prices for property which appeal to a much wider range of buyers.

The Relocator’s verdict…

Newquay’s potential has become recognised over recent years and this has been seen through independent business growth and extensive property development. Although there is a market for second home buyers, it is very much as a place for primary residence hunters with young families and working professionals attracted to the creativity and convenience of the town. A major plus is its connectivity both within the UK and internationally. There are quality food offerings available in the town, with Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein both with restaurants in the region. If we were to find fault with anything then it would be the main high street, which is still fairly run down with a lacklustre retail offering. Aside from this, the future of Newquay is bright and if a move to the South West is being considered, it is a destination to have on the radar.

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Divine location This issue’s property of note is a luxury penthouse that boasts probably the best location, and views, in Exeter. Words by Imogen Clements.

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n Exeter, Cathedral Green is for many the jewel of this prime South West city.

The city was hit hard during the second world war, yet Exeter’s highly impressive cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century, was left relatively unscathed, amazingly. Exeter had been the first target of Germany’s so-called Baedeker Blitz, a campaign to attack targets of cultural and historical, rather than military or strategic, value. It pinpointed Exeter as “the jewel of the west” and succeeded in flattening 30 acres of the city; 1,500 of its 20,000 houses were obliterated leaving another 2,700 badly damaged and some 400 shops, 150 offices and 36 pubs were destroyed, according to local historian David Cornforth. One of the cathedral’s chapels was lost, but it, and many of the buildings around Cathedral Yard, was missed.

One of the which is Cathedral View - the building, for those who know Exeter, that houses the Edinburgh Woollen Mill. Paul Scantlebury of Burrington Estates acquired the four-storey Grade II listed premises two years ago and set about transforming it into luxury apartments comprising a three-bedroom Penthouse with an immense roof garden, allowing 360-degree views over the city; another three-bedroom apartment on the first floor that looks out over Cathedral Green to the cathedral; two two-bedroom luxury abodes and three one-bed apartments.

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reveals Paul, who faced a lot of competition from both local and national developers for the site; and, for a time, the offer was only for the leasehold, not the freehold, which for Burrington Estates was a non-starter. “The communal areas would be outside of our control and we wanted to ensure an extremely high quality renovation throughout the building.”

Burrington Estates is known for their prize site acquisitions and quality renovations. They were responsible for the complete renovation of Dean Clarke House, the Grade II listed property in Southernhay, which was once the city’s old eye hospital. In 2014, Burrington transformed it into 23 exclusive apartments, along with a substantial club room and office suites across the ground and lower ground floors.

“We wanted to set the bar high right from the start in terms of the level of quality our buildings would attain, and that mission has stood us in good stead – we’re now finding that land owners and property owners are keen to sell to us, reassured that we’ll deliver the very best for the site and building’s purpose.”

Formed by business partners Mark Edworthy and Paul Scantlebury, Burrington Estates has recently celebrated its fifth birthday and been highly active across the South West throughout that period. Their work extends from Exeter to Truro and spans the full spectrum of commercial and residential developments, the latter ranging from premium student housing recently

property of note completed in Exeter’s Bonhay Road (opposite Exeter St David’s Station) to high-end family homes (selling for c.£900,000 each) near Topsham and now luxury apartments in the heart of Exeter with a direct view over the city’s prized landmark, Exeter Cathedral.

The building that houses the Edinburgh Woollen Mill on its ground floor dates back 200 years when Wippells, the ecclesiastical drapery business, instructed an architect to begin its construction. That architect made sure there were plenty of windows overlooking the cathedral, which just adds to the scope and appeal of these luxury apartments today. An appeal that has resulted in several being secured or reserved already, including the three-bedroom first-floor apartment that spans 2,100 square feet and boasts a terrace and open plan kitchen/living area with direct views of the cathedral.

“That was sold for in excess of a £1m,” reveals Paul, “before we’d formally launched the development, allowing us to work with the buyers to fit out the apartment exactly to their specification.”

It wasn’t an easy job. It’s taken four months longer than planned to complete the building. “It was an awkward job,” explains Paul. “There was only one front door through which the builders could access and leave the building.” Doubtless it was a challenge also because of the building’s architectural value and quirks, but also given the logistics of builders operating within Cathedral Yard, a popular tourist spot with restricted access for lorries and skips. “This was not an easy building for a whole host of reasons, and the builders, URBN Construction, and architecture and heritage consultants, Expedite, did a fantastic job.”

They got there, and each apartment is in the process of being fitted out or completed. The Penthouse is yet to be furnished and, as yet, unreserved. It boasts two terraces, one off the kitchen and the other being the aforementioned 360-degree roof terrace. There are three bedrooms, two with large ensuite bathrooms, and a stunning contemporary gas fire. “It will come fully furnished,” states Paul, and going by the fitouts of Dean Clarke House and their other domestic developments, plus given the care taken to secure communal areas, the penthouse’s furnishings and fittings will be of the highest quality.

“We’ve wanted to buy in this area around Cathedral Green for a long time,” says Paul. “To have finally secured a building such as this gives you a certain responsibility to make sure what you do with it is done well.” Which is pretty much the motto of Burrington Estates across all their projects. Stage one: secure the prime site; stage two: do it justice.

“We have a reputation to maintain – we’re now recognised as delivering premium developments, be they residential or commercial - and we ensure that we do that every time. You are, after all, only as good as your last job.”

All photos are from previous development and are for illustrative purposes to show luxurious level of finish that will be at Cathedral View.

The Cathedral View Penthouse is on the market with Wilkinson Grant for £1.25m. It comes fully furnished to the highest specification. The price of the remaining apartments is on application.

Tel: 01392 427500. wilkinsongrant.co.uk

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Clifftop elegance with outstanding sea views - Torquay Totnes 9 miles, Exeter 21 miles, Plymouth 30 miles

hotel 5 Bedrooms bathtub 6 Bathrooms furniture 5 Reception Rooms

Guide price

ÂŁ3,500,000

A one-off opportunity to purchase a magnificent bespoke cliff top property architecturally designed to take advantage of the stunning coastal views. The house has been created on a limited modern palate with Delabole slate, teak cladding and beautiful stainless detailing, reminiscent of an ocean liner. EPC Rating B.

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Charming property with potential close to the sea - Nr Torcross Torcross 0.7 miles, Kingsbridge 5 miles, Salcombe 11 miles, Dartmouth 9 miles

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£1,250,000

In one of the most sought-after areas of the South Hams less than a mile from the sea, this charming old coach house offers a variety of uses. Set in approximately 3.5 acres, it is currently divided into 5 apartments and could be developed into a holiday business or converted to one large country house.

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Grade II Listed artists retreat - Totnes

£825,000

A truly special opportunity to purchase a 16th century Grade II Listed farmhouse steeped in history, with pottery studio onsite, this property is full of charm. Set in beautiful mature gardens the house is in a tranquil but easily accessible location, close to Dartington. No EPC required.

Totnes 2 miles, Exeter 24 miles, Plymouth 17 miles

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ocean point Holcombe Hall, Holcombe Drive, EX7 0JW

A BESPOKE LUXURY HOME, WITH CAPTIVATING SEA VIEWS This contemporary 4 bedroom home sits nestled on the cliffside of the South Devon coastline, providing stunning sea views and large grounds to entertain family and friends, A private path will also lead you down to the beach.

At nearly 4000 sqft, this house is nothing short of magnificent. On the ground floor you will find the spa suite complete with endless swimming pool, sauna and space for gym equipment.

Book an appointment to view this stunning home.

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The living space is on the upper floor to maximise the view’s potential. Generously proportioned, this area has an open-plan kitchen and dinning area and a living room with sliding doors that allow the space to be used flexibly.

There’s a terrace too, that opens out from the kitchen, dining and living rooms, affording a perfect place for morning coffee, lunch or dinner with friends.

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Snapshot comparative Properties across the South West and one from London with attractive kitchen spaces.

Windlass, Port Isaac Guide Price: £550,000

Cornwall

An idyllic, Grade II listed cottage full of character situated near the Cornish village of Port Isaac.

The property has four bedrooms and has recently been renovated to an exceptional standard. The charming kitchen area has ample room for dining and entertainment, leading through to the sitting room.

Both rooms open to a courtyard, making for a very sociable space. rohrsandrowe.co.uk

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Dart Marina, Dartmouth Guide Price: £849,000 A spacious and light-filled ground floor apartment within the award-winning Dart Marina development.

This two-bedroom property boasts a Poggenpohl fully integrated kitchen overlooking the Marina. The reception room is well proportioned, with a wall of French doors and glass panels overlooking the private balcony. The bedrooms are generous, with the master en-suite located at the rear. marchandpetit.co.uk

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The Granary, Saltash Guide Price: £750,000 The Granary is a luxurious four-bedroom country home with a large enclosed landscaped garden. The property boasts a tasteful kitchen breakfast room fitted with a bespoke range of solid wood floor and wall units of a classic shaker style complemented by oak worktops. There is a selection of integrated appliances including a cream Britannia range with a six-ring gas gob. humberts.com

Jeypore Road, London Prices from £1,250,000

London

A four-bedroom family house spread over three floors.

At the front, there is a double reception room with wooden floors, fireplace and bay window. At the back of the property is the open plan kitchen and dining room complete with a central island, range cooker and extensive storage space. There is room for a large dining table and sitting room area before bi-folding doors which lead into the garden. savills.com

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01803 505115 info@chartsedge.co.uk

Ashwater, Devon

Fine period house with approx. 8 acres in West Devon

With stunning views over the upper Carey Valley this 6 bedroom character home offers superb family accommodation. EPC E • 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms • Garage with gym and studio • Level pasture of 4 acres

• Single bank fishing rights • Large garden with walled vegetable garden • Two acres mature woodland

Price £850,000

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35 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5HN

“Patrick makes an extremely perceptive partner in any property quest. He is keen, insightful, committed and has a savvy nose for unearthing suitable houses” Tara Physick

With over 25 years experience helping clients buy and sell properties in the South West, Patrick May will help • • Save you time by inspecting possible houses and create a shortlist of houses for you to view • • Preview Service also available

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Fowey, Cornwall A spacious and attractive detached house in a prime residential setting with 4/5 bedrooms, and views towards the coast. Mature south-west facing gardens with extensive deck and roof terrace.

Large driveway and double carport. EPC Rating C. Guide ÂŁ1.25m

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Falmouth, Cornwall An elegant double-fronted, four storey 19th century villa with commanding water views. Listed Grade II, and available for sale for the first time since 1976. 4/5 bedrooms, 2 flats and studio-cottage.

Walled gardens and large private driveway.

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Mevagissey, Cornwall

Guide price of ÂŁ895,000

Stunning, uninterrupted sea views in one of the most idyllic fishing villages in Cornwall This luxurious 4-bedroom home provides spacious family accomodation. Specified to a high standard with large amounts of glazing, creating light rooms with floor-to-ceiling views of the sea. This beautiful home also includes a lap pool, hot tub and gazebo and media room. EPC B.

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Part of the Chesterton Group

Darite, Liskeard, Cornwall

Guide price of ÂŁ625,000

A charming and attractively updated cottage Set peacefully at the end of a country lane, this modernised property has kept its character and offers spacious living. South facing and overlooks its grounds of just over an acre, as well as the stunning countryside beyond. EPC E

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You and your family can be enjoying the buzz of preparing for your holiday in your brand new home designed with modern living in mind. Plus; your home can be personalised to your taste with our fantastic selection of upgrades available through our Select range.

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COMMENDED BY THE UK MEDIA INDUSTRY MANOR won silver for Regional Brand of the Year; silver for Regional Editorial Content Team of the Year and bronze for Regional Company of the Year at the British Media Awards 2018.

MANOR is available throughout the South West and sold on all major routes into the region: road, rail and air including at Paddington, Bristol Station and Airport, and City Airport, London. It is placed in the bedrooms of over 150 of the region’s most premium hotels and present in the most exclusive holiday cottages in the South West.

With a readership of approx. 100,000 affluent individuals and a 94% recommendation rate among readers, there is no better or more highly rated publication in the South West.

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Matt Haig As I see it

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back page prize draw

a three-night luxury break for two with return flights to the Scillies!

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ANOR has partnered with Isles of Scilly Travel and Karma St Martin’s to offer one lucky MANOR reader and their companion return Skybus flights from Exeter, Newquay or Land’s End to enjoy three nights at this award-winning fourstar hotel.

The winner and their companion will enjoy a breathtaking scenic flight to this pristine archipelago. Upon arriving at St Mary’s Airport, they will be met by the Isles of Scilly shuttle bus drivers, who will transfer them to the harbour where Karma St Martin’s representatives will assist them with their transfer to St Martin’s and the hotel.

There, they will enjoy a three-night stay with breakfast each day and on one night, a three-course à la carte dinner for two. They will also each be treated to a 30-minute massage during their stay in the hotel’s renowned spa.

To summarise, the prize of this issue’s fantastic prize draw includes: • Return flights for two to St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, from either Exeter, Newquay or Land’s End Airports • Transport to and from St Mary’s Airport to Karma St Martin’s four star resort on St Martin’s island • Three nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation in an Ocean View room • One three-course dinner à la carte for two at the hotel • One 30-minute massage for the winner and their companion during their stay

HOW TO ENTER To enter the prize draw to win this luxury break to the Scilly Islands, go to manormagazine.co.uk/scillies. The prize draw closes at midnight on 31 August 2018 and the winner will be informed within 48 hours by email.

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Karma Garden at sunset

TERMS AND CONDITIONS : The stay is for a maximum of two adult guests, no pets are permitted. The prize cannot be exchanged for a cash alternative; nor will any negotiations be entered into regarding exchange of the prize. The trip cannot be taken on any bank holiday or during the peak summer months of July and August and will be subject to availability. Full terms and conditions can be found at manormagazine.co.uk/scillies

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