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contents who’s about out & about about style about you

4 A mother’s love

36 Art and corruption

We talk to local author Wendy Holden about her compelling new book ‘Born Survivors’

We uncover the corruption behind Abi Fawcus’s digital abstract landscapes

6 Out and about

42 The plot thickens

A round up of local events

Sow hardy winter vegetables now and reap the rewards next spring

12 The softest touch Geraldine Clarke is feeling the love for velvety softness

14 Skin deep Indulge yourself with soothing lavender and replenishing oils

18 A moment in time Dressed for the seventies, we explore the untouched interior of The Red House, Aldeburgh

24 Get the look Be tempted by deep cushions, colourful throws and vintage finds

28 about town We bring you the latest news about town

30 Catch of the day We catch up with Pinney’s to see what’s landed in Orford

48 Little shop of treasures

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about town about the land

Home-cured hams and bacon are not the only treats in store at Emmett’s of Peasenhall

about design

54 about taste

about gardens

Savour the season with tastes of Suffolk

56 Hearty fish pie A deliciously creamy fish pie; perfect for autumnal feasting

59 Competition time Win a Suffolk Black Ham from Emmett’s in time for Christmas

62 An oarsome afternoon We take to the water at Thorpeness Meare and have a splashing good time

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A mother’s love ‘Born Survivors’ by Wendy Holden is the incredible true story of three young women caught up in the horrors of the Holocaust and their determination to protect the unborn babies that secretly stirred within them.

It is an extraordinary story; one that is not afraid to tackle the appalling hardships that these brave Jewish women had to face, or the cruelty and depravity of the concentration camps and the shocking statistics of the daily death toll of the gas chambers, and yet at the same time it is also a story of great human courage, determination and strength, and against all odds it is also one of survival.

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international acclaim, being published in over 22 countries and translated into 16 languages so far, and I was therefore thrilled to interview her recently to learn more about how she uncovered the story.

As soon as I meet Wendy I am struck by her warmth and generosity, and it is not long before we are settled in the dappled shade of her garden swapping stories over coffee and cake whilst fending off the attentions of her inquisitive puppy Eli. A trained journalist – working for the Daily Telegraph

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for over ten years and spending time as a war correspondent in Baghdad during the Gulf war – Wendy admits that she always had a keen eye for a story. After coming across the obituary of a woman whose baby had died whilst she was a prisoner in Auschwitz, Wendy began to wonder if there were in fact any babies from the Holocaust that had survived. It was this spark of curiosity that lead her to Eva Clarke, whose mother Anka had given birth to her on a cart of emaciated and dying women just as it was entering the gates of the infamous Mauthausen concentration camp.

Unbelievably Eva was in contact with two other ‘babies’, Hana and Mark, whose mothers Priska and Rachel, had been in the same camp as Anka. All three had defied the odds and survived and were delighted that Wendy was willing to take on the task of writing their mothers’ stories.

Now seventy-one, these miracle ‘babies’ have toured with Wendy, taking their extraordinary story back to the home countries of their mothers, and to some of the camps where they endured so much suffering. The story touched Wendy deeply, and to mark her respect for these courageous women she has lain three white pebbles on the parade ground at Auschwitz, where they so narrowly escaped the hands of Dr Joseph Mengele; three beneath the ominous gates of Mauthausen; and most poignantly three on each of their graves.

By pulling together the threads of these individual stories and weaving in such detailed accounts and graphic historical facts, Wendy has written a remarkably powerful story. One that must never be forgotten, not by us nor by future generations to come. www.wendyholden.com 5

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September 17th-2nd Oct !Cornucopia!

A two week celebration of arts, autumn foods and local artisans White House Farm, Great Glemham 24th-25th Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival A celebration of Suffolk’s food and drink producers, with demonstrations and pop-up dining Snape Maltings 26th-7th Nov Making It An inspiring collection of work by young artists at the Lettering Arts Centre at Snape Maltings 6

October 27th Words, Music, Glee & Delight Poet, broadcaster & comedian Ian McMillan and Olympic composer Luke Carver Goss present a hilarious new musical. FAYAP Centre 30th-2nd Oct The Woodbridge Shuck Festival An exciting programme of foodie events to celebrate local shellfish and other local produce 30th-2nd Oct Laugh East Comedy Festival A weekend of belly laughs as some of the UK’s top comics descend on Aldeburgh www.laugheast.co.uk

1st Vintage Market Vintage clothes, antique furniture, 20th Century finds. Market Hall, Woodbridge 6th Mindfulness & Well-being Learn more about how we can help our children cope with the stress of modern day life. Framlingham College. 7.30pm 8th The Great Framlingham Sausage Festival The whole town will be sizzling with sausagemaking workshops and tasting tables.

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8th-23rd Halesworth Art Festival Now in its 15th year, this fabulous festival offers everyone the chance to see top quality artists in small, intimate surroundings.

The Cut, Halesworth 19th Documentaries and Me An illustrated exploration of documentary filmmaking by BAFTA award winners, Min Clough and Todd Austin from Bohemia Films.

FramSoc event at Framlingham College

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November 23rd The Final Fling!

A steamy end of season fling showcasing some of The Long Shop Museum’s best exhibits.

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2nd-5th Murdered to Death An hilarious murder mystery spoof by Peter Gordon, performed

by FADS. Framlingham College

29th Halloween Monster Family Ball Meet fellow monsters, witches and wizards and have a ghoulishly good time. Thorpeness Country Club.

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5th Firework Spectacular Gates open 6pm Firework display at 7.30pm.

Pageant Field Framlingham

29th-30th The White Lady A special Halloween event at haunted Gippeswyk Hall for those who aren’t afraid of no ghosts!

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10th-14th Ways with Words The Southwold Literature Festival brings this seaside town to life with stimulating talks from a range of guest speakers. www.wayswithwords.co.uk

12th Stained Glass Workshop Create your own Christmas decorations with glass artist Naomi Brangwyn.

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23rd A Slice of Treacle Tart A one-woman show by Jan Farmery; performer, theatre director, drama tutor, speech coach and writer. A FramSoc event at Framlingham College

22nd Britten’s Birthday Celebrate Benjamin Britten’s birthday at The Red House.

Free admission, live music and a slice of cake for all visitors.

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23rd Christmas Stocking workshop Impress Santa with brand new stockings this Christmas.

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“Oh, yes!” was my response when I realised that AW16 was all about texture as this means that my beloved velvet will be in abundance; I am categorically thrilled as I do believe that it is as much about touch as it is about looks. Having recently attended a conference where the British were yet again bemoaned, this time for their inability to (appropriately) physically touch each other often enough during conversation, I believe that this coming “textured” season may well help. So, expect some soft words such as, “You feel lovely”, to accompany every day greetings when you wear your gorgeous velvet clothing.

The AW16 statement is also in the shapes that are bold, including over sized trousers and coats as well as sharp, military style jackets; wear any of these in velvet and you are guaranteed admiring glances, at least from me. Triangular accessories, including rings, bangles and hard totes add to the confident look, with tobacco shades popularising the fashion rails. Boots have taken a masculine turn, varying leg lengths with heavy-duty soles and heels – ideal for our Suffolk country living.

Beautiful clothes ease the transfer from one season to another; I find this especially true when saying a nostalgic farewell to summer whilst trying to embrace autumn with a positive stance. To help manage the pain of cooler, shorter days, I shall wear velvet and tell myself that I feel lovely. My suggestion is that you do the same.

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A moment in time

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I travel back in time and discover how The Red House, the much loved home of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, would have looked dressed in its 1970s finery.

Owned and managed by the Britten-Pears Foundation, The Red House is a tribute to the memory of Suffolk’s most famous composer, Benjamin Britten, who lived and worked here with his partner, the tenor Peter Pears, from 1957 until his death in 1976. Tucked away down a private road on the edge of Aldeburgh Golf Course, it is a beautifully serene setting, surrounded on all sides by delightful landscaped gardens where you can wander amongst the roses, rhododendrons and apple orchard that Britten and Pears planted over fifty years ago. I am met by Sarah Bardwell, General Director of the Foundation, and Communications Manager Ella Roberts, who have kindly offered to show me around.

The house is currently being presented as it would have been in the 1970s, and having never visited before I am expecting a rather staged, museum style experience, but as soon as I step inside I realise that this couldn’t be further from the truth.

In every room there is such a sense of warmth and personality that you feel as if Britten and Pears have just taken a stroll down to the beach and will be returning for supper at any minute. Tables are strewn with their personal items, a pair of reading glasses, an open book, sheets of scribbled music scores, shelves piled high with puzzles and board games, and in Britten’s bedroom a velvet smoking jacket hung in 19

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anticipation of a soirée later that day. Their love of art is clearly evident and the walls are bedecked with a wonderful collection of paintings, including the dramatic set designs of John Piper, landscapes by John Constable and Sidney Nolan and the more abstract work of Francis Newton Souza.

It is quite remarkable that just by being in the house, surrounded by their choices – the colour of the wallpaper, the cushions on the sofa, the paintings on the wall – you are able to get a real sense, not just of their life here together, but of the men themselves.

Britten and Pears moved to The Red House in 1957, swapping their home on the busy seafront in Aldeburgh for this secluded and private farmhouse that belonged to friend and artist Mary Potter. Dating back to the 17th century, the house was originally part

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of a working dairy farm, and taking advantage of the peaceful surroundings, Britten immediately converted a former hayloft within the grounds into a studio where he could compose undisturbed and enjoy views out across the walled garden.

As we walk through the house, Sarah and Ella point out items of greater significance, such as the beautiful clavichord that Pears commissioned from Thomas Goff as a Christmas present to Britten in 1966, and the touching painting of two beggar children by Thomas Gainsborough that hangs in Britten’s bedroom. But, for me the charm is in the cracked paint on the window sill, the slightly worn carpet by the French Doors and the half-drunk bottles of Cinzano and Hermès cognac in the drinks cabinet.

These are the details that create such a feeling of home, and it is easy to transport

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your imagination back to a time when the house would have been full of music and singing and cocktails over a game of croquet on the lawn.

In the mid-sixties Britten and Pears converted the old barn, where the cattle would once have returned home from the marshes to be milked, into a library to house their substantial collection of books and works of art. Designed by architect Peter Collymore, it is a wonderfully relaxing space where Britten often rehearsed and entertained – you can just imagine impromptu sessions around the Steinway grand – and to one end retro orange and brown Heals leather sofas encourage you to pick out a book and to sit and read for a while. Next to this there was once an open-air swimming pool, the memory of

those care-free days perfectly captured in a painting by Mary Potter that hangs in the entrance hall to the house, but which was built over in 1993 to create ‘The Gallery’: a permanent exhibition space to showcase Britten’s life and work.

It is a fascinating place, a beautiful homage to two influential and talented men, and as I leave I can’t help but glance towards the coastal path that leads down to the sea in the hope that I might just see two figures wandering home for a game of croquet.

The Red House site is open all year for visitors, but the house itself shuts from the 1st Nov-24th Mar. Please check the website for more details. www.brittenpears.org

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Get the look 1. Selection of antique treasures Dix-Sept

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Thomas Mills High School has recently founded an Alumni Association and it is hoped that a new, dedicated website will provide an information point and an opportunity to sign up to be involved in the creation and evolution of the association. The school would welcome all former pupils to visit the website to sign up to become part of the association and encourage former classmates to do the same.

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Please bear us in mind Exam stress? Peer pressure? Social media fixation? If this is the case with your offspring, a Mindfulness & Wellbeing Evening on 6th Oct at Framlingham College may provide some useful answers.

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The Big Draw is coming to Framlingham on Sat Oct 29th FlipSide, the Suffolk based arts charity, in association with the FAYAP (Framlingham Area Youth Action Partnership) Big Pencils Project and with sponsorship from Arts Framlingham, is bringing The Big Draw to Framlingham.

A free event for all ages, the Big Draw will offer people the chance to have a go at drawing in the heart of our beautiful market town, with eye catching visual displays plus artists including cartoonist Simon Farr, portrait artist Jack Stephenson and The Suffolk Group’s Graham and Julie Giles. All art materials, boards and easels will be available, so come, pick up a pen, pencil or piece of charcoal and try a life drawing, do a doodle, tackle a still life or follow the town art trail.

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That’s Somme challenge Framlingham War Memorial researcher Simon Last is to walk 100km of the old WW1 Frontline through France and Belgium between the 5th & 9th October as part of the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

To find out more information about his walk in October he also has a fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/simonlast – he would be so grateful for your support.

An inspired transformation Located in Wickham Market, ‘Inspirations’ is a brand new shop with a wide selection of gift ideas. Its aim is to use its prime position on the market square to inspire retailers and champion new enterprise. The Wickham Market community are at the heart of the way Inspirations was born, transforming the old Co-operative Food Store into this new community owned retail concept – with so much to tempt you, why not pop along…

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Catch of the day

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We catch up with Pinney’s of Orford, a family-run business that has been catching fish off the Suffolk shores since the 1960s, and discover why their love of the sea has endured for all these years.

Down at Butley Creek very little has changed over the last fifty years. The tide may come and go and the seasons roll gently by, but the Pinney family are still cultivating their gorgeously plump oysters, landing their daily catch of fresh fish and hauling in the lobster pots. The family business, Pinney’s of Orford, was started

by Richard Pinney who, at the end of the second world war, decided that London could cope without him and upped sticks to start a new life in a derelict cottage down by the creek. It was there, in the early sixties that he took on the task of resurrecting the oyster beds that had lain abandoned since 1925, buying in oysters

from Portugal that luckily thrived and fattened in our Suffolk waters. Also a keen fisherman, Richard began experimenting with smoking the large sea trout he caught off the beach at Orford in a disused outhouse at the end of the cottage. The results were so good that his unique system of burning whole oak logs is still used in the smokehouse to this day and their smoked fish has a wonderful depth of flavour and a smooth delicate texture.

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as a teenager he could never resist taking the boats down the river and fishing with a small beam trawl, catching lobsters, cod, mullet and bass. Bill admits that this was the beginning of a life-long ‘love affair’ with the sea, and one of the reasons that the business now includes commercial fishing.

They operate two fishing boats, ‘Jolene’ and ‘Southern Cross’ that head out daily from Butley Creek, bringing home fresh catches of lobsters, crabs, skate, cod, soles, herring and sprats. These are then sold in their shop down by the quay at Orford or used in their restaurant, The Butley Orford Oysterage.

Bill explains that the fishing methods they use are very environmentally friendly, using static pots, traditional longlines that are baited by hand, and lightweight drift nets that only skim the surface and do not damage the seabed.

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In early autumn, the lobster and crab season is still in full swing and the boats are busy hauling in the pots that have been dropped around the local offshore wrecks. Many of these wrecks are the remains of large colliers, sunk during the WW1 by German submarines as they were transporting coal from Newcastle as part of the war effort, and fishing there can be difficult. “We bait the pots with the salmon heads, bones and other fish skeletons left over from our smoking process and leave them out to sea for four to five days. Hauling them in can be tricky as quite often they will catch on the tangle of old metalwork down there and we will lose both our catch and our pots.” No doubt these are soon scavenged from the shoreline and find a new home as part of the beach-themed interior of a coastal cottage locally. The lobsters are

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delicious grilled and dressed with garlic butter or cooked and eaten cold with a salad, and the crabs are dressed and sold fresh from the shop or served as crab cakes or potted crab in the restaurant.

Described by many as “The perfect dining experience”, the family restaurant, Butley Orford Oysterage, has earned its reputation for the superb quality of the fresh seafood served and its wonderful menu. With its marble café tables, chalked-up specials and ‘catch of the day’, the atmosphere is relaxed and informal, and it is this simple and uncomplicated approach that keeps their customers returning time and time again.

Just one glance at the menu is enough to make you take a seat right there and then; maybe a half a dozen plump Butley oysters or griddled prawns, hot and smoky and

oozing garlic butter to start, followed by their delicately flavoured smoked trout or wing of skate with brown butter sauce and capers or their famously creamy fish pie.

This is a family that discovered long ago how to harness the riches of the sea and I have a feeling that they will be shucking oysters down at Butley Creek for many generations to come.

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Abi Fawcus’s striking abstract landscapes may look like sweeping bold brush-strokes on canvas, but on closer inspection they are not all they make out to be. It would seem that corruption has had a hand to play.

Having worked within the creative industry for over twenty years, mainly based in London where she set up her own web design agency, Abi is now a successful freelance graphic designer and digital artist. Working with original photographs, usually of Suffolk’s wonderful landscapes or ever-changing skies, she uses a unique corruption process to distort the image and to remaster its form into a vivid, almost simplistic impression of its former self.

She explains that the initial file corruption is actually quite haphazard – normally involving a hammer and a hard drive – but it is the re-working of this new

exaggerated image, usually with a combination of mixed-media techniques, which leads her to create these wonderfully bold and compelling pieces.

I visit Abi in her Suffolk home to learn more about her digital art and how she developed the rather unusual technique that has led to her unique style. In the light and welcoming kitchen of her Victorian gatehouse, she explains that it was all down to a set of photographs that corrupted whilst she was trying to download them from her hard drive to her laptop. The corruption had simplified the images, pixelating and saturating 37

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them with colour, and although she knew they were ruined, she was drawn to their vivid colours and to the vague impressions of their original form. Combining her technical skill and artistic creativity she began to play with the images in Photoshop, and excited by the results, decided to experiment further. The next, most significant stage was to recreate the accidental corruption. Abi admits that she lost count of the number of hard drives she ruined whilst trying to master the technique, and even now the results can be very unpredictable; one blow too hard and the photos can be lost forever.

Abi only prints off a very small run of each picture, normally a set of twelve or twentyfive, and will work on some of these with acrylics or watercolour to enhance the

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image and create a totally unique and original picture. She also employs a range of interesting finishes and some are printed on brushed aluminium, fine art paper and even wood. As we look through her portfolio of wonderful landscapes, evocative city skylines and restful horizons, I notice a picture that stands out from the rest. Called ‘In Conversation’, it is a series of vertical white lines of differing lengths set against a pale green backdrop and printed on wood. Abi explains that it is in fact the pattern of sound waves created by someone walking through fallen leaves, and she shows me another, this time the sound waves of downtown Manhattan, which has created a pattern remarkably similar in shape and structure to the actual city skyline itself – a sort of life replicating art reversal.

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As if this wasn’t enough to start my own hard drive going into meltdown, Abi then explains another element of her digital artwork. Called data visualisation, she can create digital pictures that are connected to a live weather feed which then influences the picture and causes it to subtly change according to the conditions. Put simply, if it is windy outside the leaves on the trees will start to move, if it is raining, raindrops will appear, and as day turns to night the image will darken and the silhouette of the city will light up. Don’t ask me to explain how Abi creates these sensational effects but I am blown away by the possibilities and at Sleep, a Hotel Design exhibition in London this November, she hopes to take a few commissions. How fantastic would it be to have one of Abi’s pictures in your hotel room, just a quick glance at the image and

you would know whether to unpack your umbrella or pop on your sunglasses. It is just genius.

Luckily, the art world is also coming around to this way of thinking, helped enormously

by David Hockney deciding at 76 that iPads are here to stay and embracing this new medium with his usual flair and gusto.

Abi herself has always been drawn to bold statements, strong shapes and abstract patterns, and armed with the artistic tool of her choice, the computer, she is excited about the new direction digital art seems to be taking.

Examples of Abi’s work are currently on show at Snape Maltings, and she is planning an open house in October. See website for details. www.byabi.co.uk/abstract-landscapes

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As we enter autumn many of you will be thinking about tidying up the garden and slowly tucking in the beds for their winter rest. However, if you do have a vegetable plot or an area of the garden that you could use to grow a few edible treats, then there is still plenty of time to plant some winter vegetables.

What to plant?

Onions and shallots: Plant your sets 20cm apart with their noses showing, cover until established and harvest in the summer.

Most winter vegetable plants are fully hardy, coping well with the cold winter weather, and can be planted or sown directly outdoors.

Before you start, you need to tackle any weeds to avoid problems later on, so whilst digging over the plot pull as many out by the roots as you can. One tried and tested method to help eliminate them completely is to lay down sheets of thick card or doubled over newspaper and cover with at least a few inches of mulch. This should stop any weeds from re-growing but allows you cut through to make a hole when you are planting out.

Broad beans: Sow a hand-width apart and they will be ready for picking in early spring.

Spring cabbage: Plant bare-root stock about 30cm apart and you will be picking spring greens in the new year – leave the best to heart up into cabbages.

Perpetual spinach: A great ‘cut and come again crop’ that should yield plenty of tender young leaves throughout the winter.

Peas: Chose a hardy variety such as ‘Meteor’ and you will be enjoying these in early spring, as long as the mice don’t get there first!

So, grab your fork, pop on your wellies and get planting now in order to reap the rewards throughout the winter and into early spring.

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Autumn jewels Summer has turned to autumn, and although we can still look forward to warm spells, September is the first month where the shortening days become more noticeable.

Our gardens have suffered from some long hot weeks this summer and many lawns will have turned brown through lack of moisture, but don’t worry they will soon green up with the morning mists and when the rain returns. In my garden, the plants that have thrived best in these dry conditions have been an orange single dahlia, loved by butterflies, bees and hoverflies, a gorgeous deep purple salvia called Amistad and a half hardy annual called Nicotiana 'Lemon Tree'.

This combination gave a real zing to my border and I would recommend them for lasting summer colour.

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September Prune climbers and ramblers that have one flush of flowers Keep dead heading hardy herbaceous plants Take cuttings from salvias and penstemon

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In October and November, we see the landscape open up as trees and hedges drop their leaves. This is my favourite time of the year as attention is drawn to the coloured stems of the dogwood (cornus), the silvery grey of the ornamental blackberries (rubus) and the wonderful shape of the weeping willow (salix), whilst amongst the hedgerows, berries and rose hips glow like jewels. Gloria Bell

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From home-cured bacon to Spanish chocolate, Greek olives to Suffolk apple juice and smoky hams to Sri Lankan chutneys, Mark Thomas’s store, Emmett’s is filled with a tantalising selection of local produce and treats from around the world.

The store in Peasenhall has been trading since 1820 and remained in the same family until Mark purchased it in 2000. In the pretty garden to the rear of the shop, over coffee and a rather delicious lemon and almond Almendritas biscuit, Mark reminisces about those first few months.

“It was like stepping back in time as so little had changed. You could still buy individual cigarettes over the counter, and no one paid for anything as we had over 800 cash accounts.” Romantic as this may sound, Mark soon realised that he needed to move things forward, and although he remains loyal to the production of the home-cured bacon and sweet pickled hams

that earned Emmett’s a Royal Warrant back in 1970, the store is now a treasure trove of high class produce, personally chosen by Mark for its provenance and quality, both from local producers and from across the globe, and you can also place orders online.

With his restless energy and clear-thinking vision, Mark is clearly passionate about the quality of the food he both supplies and produces at Emmett’s, and is proud of its long-established reputation. “We are one of only two producers who make naturally cured bacon, and all of the smoking and curing still takes place in the smokehouse at the bottom of the garden.” The fresh 49

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pork for the bacon and ham comes from Blythburgh Free Range Pork, and although certain aspects of the finishing process and the ingredients are wrapped in secrecy, Mark is happy to explain the basics. “We dry cure the bacon using natural sea salt, black pepper, fennel and spices and slice it thickly with the old hand-turned slicer at the back of the shop. The hams are marinated in vats for six weeks which guarantees an amazing depth of flavour, and together with the curing and smoking the whole process can take up to ten weeks.� Mark loves to experiment with flavours, and as well as their signature Black Ham which is cured in a mix of molasses, black porter beer and spices, you can try combinations such as honey and rosemary, lemon, cucumber and mint, and the delicately fragrant Earl Grey Tea ham.

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Mark added a cafĂŠ, complete with courtyard garden, a few years ago and this has become a regular watering hole for tourists on their way to the coast. The menu only uses ingredients found in the shop, and you can enjoy a hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs, a selection of tempting platters, tasty omelettes and toasted sandwiches. By this time, we have moved back inside and right on cue a couple wander in and place their order. While Mark heads to the kitchen to prepare their breakfast order I indulge my senses and explore the culinary delights the shop has to offer. At every turn there is something to tempt you. Solid wooden tables are stacked high with platters of lemons, oranges, different varieties of tomatoes, green beans and heads of broccoli, and glass vats hold a wonderful selection of Greek olives, artichoke hearts,

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garlic cloves and tapenades. Along one wall a fridge is stocked with packs of Mark’s home-cured bacon and sliced ham, as well as Italian fennel salami, Spanish charcuterie, pots of pesto and an interesting array of artisan cheeses such as a cloth-bound Gorwydd Caerphilly, handmade in the shadows of the Cambrian mountains, and a soft and creamy unpasteurised Suffolk Brie made just up the road in Bungay.

On the counter a set of old fashion scales sits ready to weigh up bags of sweets that are to be found in the original glass topped tins along the front and behind, the shelves are laden with jars of jams, marmalades, pickles and preserves. Slabs of Spanish chocolate, some coated with crushed rose petals, others flecked with raspberries, find room between bags of almonds and pistachios and mixing bowls brimming

with dried figs and chucks of preserved stem ginger coated in rich dark chocolate.

If this isn’t enough temptation, by the door a tasting table encourages you try a little of their chilli tapenade, a black truffle crisp or a chunk of organic manchego accompanied by a splash of Fino sherry. It is almost impossible to leave empty handed and after trying a sliver of Mark’s Lime ham and the sensational Sri Lankan chutney, I leave clutching a packet of this and a jar of that, and at the last minute throw in a couple of slabs of chocolate for good measure.

Well, why wouldn’t you!

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Savour the season with tastes of Suffolk Fortify yourselves!

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Landlords of The Castle Inn, Tony & Jennie, invite you to celebrate at their 1st anniversary Beer Festival on Friday, 21st Oct. Why not join them and enjoy a great selection of 9 seasonal ales & ciders. With live music from Steve Boyce on the Saturday evening and free-flowing ales throughout the weekend, it’s sure to be a popular event!

Multi award-winning Huttons Butchers has to be one of the finest butchers in Suffolk, and with over 30 years’ experience, John Hutton’s enthusiasm never ceases to impress, with a shop that is bursting with beautiful displays, not only of the finest sourced local meats, but an equally fine array of savoury and sweet delights. Most recently, John has added a new counter to further add to his range, and with the chance to mull with a freshly served coffee in hand, Hutton’s is a feast for all the senses!

Local producers, Lane Farm have been awarded a 2* gold for their Suffolk Salami with Fennel at the Great Taste Awards this year. There are over 10,000 products entered nationally so be recognised with an award is no mean feat. Lane Farm makes all of its charcuterie products – including the Suffolk Salami with Red Wine, the Suffolk Salami with Rosemary and Suffolk Chorizo, another Great Taste Award Winner – using Freedom Food approved pork which is raised on the family farm in Brundish. Available locally at the East of England Co-op.

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Baked in Badingham Recently opened and already proving very popular with locals and seasonal visitors alike, The Badingham Shop & Café is run entirely by volunteers. Delicious home-made cakes baked by the volunteers are one of the main attractions and with a menu that includes light lunches as well, all served in a beautifully converted building on Low Road, this fantastic venture is sure to be a continued success.

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The Woodbridge Shuck Shellfish Festival is back for a fifth year, 29th Sept to 2nd Oct. This year’s event starts with The Pub Trawl on Thurs 29th September. Pubs in the area will be serving up Shuck themed beer & bar food

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With a thick layer of fluffy mash and a deliciously creamy filling, this heart-warming fish pie is the perfect dish for an easy autumn supper.

Hearty fish pie Ingredients 1kg Maris Piper potatoes 25g of plain flour 25g of butter 400ml milk 300g cod or salmon fillets 125g prawns

300g naturally smoked haddock fillets 1 lemon A bay leaf or two ½ dozen or so black peppercorns

Method Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6 Peel and chop your potatoes into quarters and place in large saucepan of salted water. Bring to the boil and then simmer until tender – approx. 15 mins.

When cooked, drain really well, letting the potatoes steam and cool slightly, then break up with a fork before mashing with a splash of milk and a knob of butter. Season to taste.

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Take a shallow pan and fill with the milk, adding the bay leaf and peppercorns. Cut the fish into bite-sized chunks and gently place in the milk, and slowly bring to a gentle heat, just enough that steam rises, and then take off the heat. Carefully remove the fish and place in the bottom of your pie dish with the prawns, and squeeze over the lemon juice. Sieve the milk ready for the sauce.

To make the sauce, put the pan back on a low heat and melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mix to form a loose paste, letting it gently bubble for about a minute before slowly whisking in the milk. Stir until it thickens before taking off the heat. Pour over the fish and top with the mashed potato.

Pop in the preheated oven for 40 minutes until crispy and golden on top, adding a fine grating of cheese if you wish. Hard-boiled eggs or lightly steamed spinach are both delicious additions as a layer between sauce and mash.

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Emmett’s has been on the same site in Suffolk since the 1820’s and is the oldest ham and bacon producer in England. Emmett’s delicatessen and café is based in the pretty village of Peasenhall and stocks an amazing array of fresh fruit and vegetables, cheeses, cured meats, olives and irresistible Spanish Chocolate, with a pretty garden to the rear where you can enjoy a delicious home-cooked breakfast, light lunch or afternoon tea. All the ham and bacon produced is sourced from locally reared pigs and still cured or gently smoked in the old smokehouse behind the shop.

For your chance to win this fantastic prize, simply answer this question correctly:

Emmett’s signature product, the Suffolk Black Ham, is immersed in a marinade of black Porter beer and a mixture of other secret ingredients for up to 6 weeks, prior to being hot smoked for 2-3 days. This process produces a delicious ham that is rich and earthy with a great depth of flavour, and earned them a Royal warrant, held for over 36 years.

The competition closes at 23:59 on 27th November 2016

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An oarsome afternoon When the children were little, a trip to Thorpeness Meare involved packing a suitcase of spare clothes, a lorry load of drinks and snacks, and your strongest constitution as you knew you would be required to row the little darlings all the way to the far end so they could see the ‘scary’ crocodile. However, on a recent trip this summer, now they are teenagers, we packed light. If they got wet it was their fault; If they were hungry they should have had breakfast before we left, and most importantly, now they are older they could take out their own boat and row themselves wherever they pleased!

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needed, we settled for four. The two youngest desperate to have their own small rowing boat – and I must stress the word small – the adults and Poppy happy to share a larger rowing boat with our overexcited dog Pipkin, and Jemma and Jude in one-man kayaks. Perfect. What could possibly go wrong! After a little confusion at the beginning where I insisted that I was facing the right way, “Of course you look forward when you row, otherwise how else can you see where you were going”, I have to admit that we all got off to a flying start and were soon striking out across the open water towards the islands. It was a little choppy out there, but what with shouting instructions to Molly and Bea, keeping Pip from jumping in after the ducks, and

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waving at some newlyweds out for a romantic row, we failed to notice the strong easterly wind that had got up.

If we had been paying attention we might have seen the look of panic on the groom’s face as he struggled to row his new bride back to shore in time for their reception, and the fixed smile she wore – along with a few muddy fronds of weed – when they had to send out a rescue party. As it was we rowed valiantly on, Damian masterfully navigating the narrow channels, Martin excitedly pointing out a Hobby, a small falcon that dashed over our heads in pursuit of smaller prey, and everyone having a great time?

But, you can never have too much of a good thing and with a beach BBQ to look forward and everyone feeling a little

peckish, including a rather inquisitive cygnet that had taken rather a fancy to our boat, we decide to head on back. Half an hour later we finally struggled in, with Molly and Bea now in the kayaks as these were easier for them to paddle, Jude in with us asking if we had anything to eat, and Damian at the helm of the small boat; knees tucked under his chin and Jemma perched on the brow with her legs dangling over the front. Later, as we sat on the beach with our burgers, a welldeserved beer and rather damp attire, we decided that next time it might be a good idea to take some snacks and a change of clothes.

Thorpeness Meare is open for boat hire until 31st October

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