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BOHEMIAN BEAUTY Step inside this luxurious pad

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GREY AREA Pale shades for effortless cool

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THE WISHLIST Our pick of the best treats this week

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JUST BETWEEN US...

Sh! We have all the latest gossip

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CLASSIC COOL Alexy Van Kimmenade’s new venture

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PARTY ON

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FAMILY TIME Sara Cox on finding love and growing up

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WESTCOUNTRY INSPIRATION Warrens boss on why west is best

Jump into the South West festival scene

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LA BOHÈME A holiday home with lashings of luxury

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JUST ASK GRACIE

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IT’S A GIN THING Check out the Gin & Jazz Festival

Our style guru solves your problems

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GREY EXPECTATIONS How to wear summer’s muted hue

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BOOST YOUR WELLBEING Great ways to feel your best this week

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SMALL BITES What’s hot in the South West foodie world

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COOK LIKE MITCH TONKS We try the Seahorse crab salad

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SECRET WESTCOUNTRY Where to go, what to do

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RAINING GLORY Bemoaning the weather whingers

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[ welcome [ It’s time to say goodbye... and hello his is a time for farewells and new beginnings here at West. Today’s edition is the last that I will be editing, after three years having so much fun with this gorgeous, creative little magazine. It’s been a wonderful opportunity to connect with this fantastic part of the world and the intriguing and inspirational people who live here. But fear not, West magazine will continue every Saturday in the Western Morning News with a new editor, and she’s a familiar name to many of our regular readers. Our designer Kathryn Clarke-McLeod has been the driving force behind West looking so

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I’m not leaving altogether, however, and you’ll still see me writing features for West in the future.

The rest of the time I will be working on DevonLive, the news and features website that is run by our company. It’s a chance to learn new skills (I’ll be making videos!) and to find out even more about our wonderful Westcountry. So now I’ve just got enough space left to thank all the talented writers, photographers and designers who have made West so good over the years. Thank you everyone!

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If you do one thing this week...

Check out the fabulous summery range of goodies to be found at Roo’s Beach, the Cornish surf shop with a real eye for style. With branches at Porth, Newquay and a newly opened store in the St Moritz Hotel near Wadebridge, Roo’s Beach stocks a hardto-find range of top quality and super cool clothes and accessories – we love this denim jacket (£149).

You can also buy Roo’s Beach goodies online at www.roosbeach.co.uk

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We have a bundle of Roo’s Beach treats worth £87.45 to win including a pair of Le Specs sunglasses, a Sun Jellies beach bag and a Roo’s Beach Eternal Summer fringed beach towel. To enter, simply tell us the name of the Cornish hotel where Roo’s Beach has its new store.

Send your answer, together with your name, address, phone and email to: Roo’s Beach competition, westmag@westernmorningnews. co.uk to arrive by August 4, 2017. Alternatively, you can post your answer to: Roo’s Beach competition, West magazine, Queen’s House, Little Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3LJ. Normal terms apply. West will not share your details.

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talking points Gillian Molesworth

Story of my life...

Looking back on a rewarding time ell, it’s the end of an era – and the beginning of another. West Magazine, to me, represents a career high. In 2014 I had taken leave of journalism to work in public and private sector PR, and to fundraise for a Cornish charity. But I wanted to be writing.

The calls from Becky Sheaves and our WMN editor Bill Martin doing exciting things, seasonal really were a dream come true. recipes and gardening advice, Becky had chosen me to be one tried and tested makeup tips coof a small team tasked with written by Catherine Barnes and setting up a brand new lifestyle her daughter Tilly, and small magazine. delights like The Wishlist and I’ve mentored so many young West in Pictures. All proofread aspiring journalists bursting and visually tweaked with a finewith ideas, who think they tooth comb. should be paid to produce them Journalism is a high pressure the minute they leave university. job and we were trying to proUnfortunately, 99% of the time, it duce a very high quality product doesn’t work like every week: from that. You may the writing to get a job where the photographs We saw each you can write (many didn’t make about the things the grade) to the other’s highs and that interest you, stylish graphics lows: it was a trial but the price is which won West by fire and out usually having to and its designer write about other Kathryn Clarkeof the smelting people’s ideas McLeod industry machine we (sometimes ones awards. For a you don’t like), or regional paper’s forged strong just process a lot weekly magazine, relationships of information. we were punchThe trick is to ing way above our stick at it for long weight. enough to get a break like this.

We saw each other’s highs and With creative free rein from lows: it was a trial by fire and the top brass, our team set about out of the smelting machine we brainstorming. Then we had to forged strong relationships. figure out which ideas were susI have been honoured to protainable for a weekly magazine. duce a weekly column in West, I remember the photo shoot for and hope that my wittering on our headshots, involving lots of about family life has made you trips to the mirror, rearranging smile from time to time. of lighting, and bossing around I salute West Magazine as it of the photographer. evolves into a new format, and And what a treasure trove look forward to seeing what the West has been: with in-depth feanew team will do with it. I know tures about Westcountry people it’s in good hands.

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A QUESTION

OF CHANGE? We’ve loved Sue Barker presenting Wimbledon this year but could the TV presenter be in line for a job change? Apparently, Sue – who grew up in Torquay – may be given the elbow from her other job, as presenter of A Question of Sport.

Sue, 61, is said to be on the brink of exiting the presenter’s chair, as part of an overhaul that the BBC says will offer viewers “a fresh and new perspective”. She has presented the show for 20 years but a leaked document has revealed that the BBC is planning to “refresh” A Question of Sport, bringing more ethnic minority, disabled and LGBT performers to its line-up.

Sue currently features alongside Matt Dawson, the former England scrum half, and cricketer Phil Tufnell, but a leaked BBC document states: “Quiz shows such as these

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provide an opportunity to bring on newer faces as part of a wider talent strategy.”

It is not clear whether Dawson and Tufnell will also leave the show, but one source close the presenting team said: “We have been told that no one is safe.”

Sue has previously said that she has no plans to quit the programme of her own volition.

Asked in an interview if she would leave A Question of Sport, Sue said: “I hope not, no. I’m enjoying it even more so. I love it.”

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FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC

HOME COMFORTS Maisie Williams, who has played Arya Stark in Game of Thrones since she was 12, has been speaking out about the effect international fame has on her life.

Maisie, who grew up in Somerset and went to school in Midsomer Norton, said that in her mid-teens she did find stardom a struggle: “At 12, I was fearless and didn’t care, so I really enjoyed it,” she said. “But then, as each season

passed, the pressure built and it became a little destructive. Everyone goes through that dip in confidence.

That also came with puberty. It all fizzled out a bit, and I lost my confidence, and now I’m slowly starting to get it back again.”

The key to her confidence now she’s 20? She bought a flat near her family and has a rule always to be home for Sunday lunch. Wise woman.

We’re very excited to hear that the highlyacclaimed singer-songwriter Karen Elson, whose second LP, Double Roses, was released earlier this year, will perform at the Port Eliot festival this year. A personal look back on life, Double Roses is considered by Elson her ‘post-divorce album’ following her break-up with Jack White of the White Stripes. Previously one of the world’s most recognisable supermodels, Karen says she much prefers singing these days, saying that modelling is: “not the thing that fulfils at the end of the day – I mean it’s my job, and I enjoy it to a certain degree, but it’s not the thing that is nagging me all the time to purge.” Karen first found fame as a model but says that music is her first love: “It was a daydream, particularly when you grow up in those oppressive northern English towns where it’s gloomy all the time… you’ve got damp on the walls, music is the escape and the rebel call, the moment of rage you have, but it’s also the moment of peace.”

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To the sea: 240 surfers took part in a paddle-out at Newquay to remember surf pioneer Jack O’Neill

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All dressed up: A young entrant in this year’s Newton Abbot carnival parade

Give us a kiss: Kim Johns with Halstock Cobra and Strikes Blue Boy at Praze Fair Show near Camborne.

For a good cause: Lee Searle took this photo of runners in the Race For Life at Truro

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The schools have finally broken up, so here are our top choices for a well-deserved family day out Jump right in: Marvel at breathtaking diving displays at Crealy Great Adventure Park near Exeter on Mondays and Saturdays from July 24, throughout the summer holidays. A professional stunt team will perform impressive dives from dizzy heights three times daily. Included in admission, £19.95 over 1m (£14.95 92cm to 1m, free under 92cm, family tickets available). www.crealy.co.uk Perfect for tractor-mad youngsters: Launceston Agricultural Show

Beside the seaside: From Saturday July 22 to Friday July 28 all manner of maritime entertainment will take over the port of Charlestown, near St Austell. As well as live music all week, events include raft and gig races, a carnival procession, proms and fireworks. The finale, Regatta Rocks, is an evening of al fresco live music, £10 (£5 children, under-fives free). www. charlestownregatta.org

on Thursday July 27 celebrates the best of rural life with sheep shearing, falconry, Pony Club mounted games and a dog and duck display, alongside lots more children’s entertainment and traditional equestrian

Run through a rainbow... at the Bear Trail Colour Bomb on Sunday July 23. Colour stations will add an exciting dimension as you navigate the outdoor obstacle course, near Cullompton. Fuel up at the mini food market, and collect your free neon sunglasses. Two-hour slot £16.50 (£13.50 under-12s, £5 children under 1m). www.thebeartrail.co.uk

Made by Richard Hilliard of Exeter, about 1572 Julien Parsons is the senior collections officer at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter.

He says: Goldsmiths – who worked in silver and gold – were influential members of society in Tudor Exeter. One of the most successful and prolific was Richard Hilliard.

These days, he is remembered as the father of Nicholas Hilliard: the miniaturist who painted portraits of Elizabeth I, James I, Francis Drake and the leading courtiers of the era. However, Richard was a significant figure in his own right.

He was a leading Protestant who served as a councillor and sheriff.

Clearly a forceful character, Hilliard attracted some enemies in the course of his work. One described him as a ‘busy and prating fellow and a vauntparler’ (meaning he was boastful). Hilliard’s workshop, probably located near the Guildhall, supplied wealthy clients with spoons, plates, bowls and salts which were presented as gifts or kept as valuable family heirlooms.

Religious turmoil also proved to be quite lucrative.

Following the Reformation, relics of ‘Popery’ had to be replaced. So,

in the 1570s many pre-Reformation chalices were melted down and returned to churches as communion cups. Richard Hilliard’s exquisite cup for St Sidwell’s Church shows the simplicity and economy of ornament that typified new Protestant design. But pity those who had to pay for the change. In one Devon parish, after paying the Crown and the goldsmith, the communion cup cost five times what was received for the chalice!

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Congratulations to: and livestock classes. Tickets £10 (£3 children, under-fives free), free parking. www.launcestonshow.co.uk

Mrs Jennifer Turner of Bude, who wins a long weekend for four, including free swim passes, worth £377 thanks to with Cofton Holidays coftonholidays.co.uk

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Budleigh Literary Festival

Fabulous festivals With festival season in full swing, Bridget Batchelor takes a look at some of the best events of all sizes on your doorstep. So dig out your flowery wellies and enjoy the most fun you can have in the South West this summer.

Best for: Culture vultures Port Eliot Festival

Set in the stunning Port Eliot Estate in St Germans, this festival offers an eclectic mix of entertainment over four days. From music to comedy, science to wellbeing, and even wild swimming, there’s something to suit every age and interest. Nineties indie pop trio Saint Etienne feature on a packed musical line-up at the festival’s various stages, while bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres, is one of the speakers. There’s poetry, fashion shows and a whole host of children’s workshops where the little ones can learn Bollywood dance, drumming and knitting, or experience a woodland adventure with the Rogue Theatre Company.

This year’s highlight: Check out ‘musician’s musician’ and singer songwriter Nick Lowe on the Park Stage on the Saturday.

Tickets: Day tickets £60, weekend £145 Dates: Thursday July 27 to Sunday July 30 Contact: www.porteliotfestival.com

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Best for: Folk fans Sidmouth Folk Week

A festival with an impressive pedigree, Sidmouth Folk Week has been taking over the east Devon seaside town every year since 1955.

With more acts than you can shake a Morris dancer’s stick at, from world-renowned stars to emerging talent, the week-long festival attracts visitors from far and wide. Check out some big names such as Show of Hands and Ralph McTell in the Ham Marquee, or check out an intimate gig in one of the many fringe venues.

This year’s highlight: Head to Blackmore Gardens on the Wednesday and marvel at the spectacular Morris Party.

Tickets: Day ticket £44, weekend £91, week £222.

Individual concert tickets also available Dates: Friday August 4 to Thursday August 11 Contact: www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk, box office 01395 577952

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Best for: Beach bums Boardmasters

Taking Newquay by storm every August, Boardmasters is a surf competition cum music festival with Jamiroquai, Alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club and Stormzy topping an enormous and

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up-to-the-minute line-up encompassing rock, grime, drum and bass, house and everything in between. As if that wasn’t enough, Boardmasters also plays host to the World Surf League qualifiers and the European leg of the WSL Longboard series, alongside open competitions and the chance to enjoy your own surf experience. Oh, and don’t forget the after parties, if you still have the energy. Could this be the UK’s coolest festival? We think so!

This year’s highlight: Take a break from the main stages and head to Fistral Beach for a barbecue, or check out one of the Beach Sessions Dates: Wednesday August 9 - Sunday August 13 Tickets: From £174 for weekend camping, day tickets from £59.

Contact: www.boardmasters.co.uk

Best for: Fun-loving families Beautiful Days

Devon’s biggest music festival takes place on the Escot estate near Ottery St Mary. Selling out every year, Beautiful Days was named best medium sized festival at the 2016 UK Festival Awards. With seven stages and a whole host of other diversions including a wellbeing area and children’s areas, theatre, a helter skelter and ferris wheel, this event - organised and headlined by the Levellers - is big enough to feel like a ‘proper’ music festival, yet small enough to be manageable for all ages. We love the Bimble Inn, perfect for a pint of real ale while enjoying talented local acts, and the Tiny Tea Tent. Pack the tent, take the kids, and settle down for a weekend of great music from the likes of headliner Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, and Alison Moyet. Don’t forget your fancy dress for

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Sunday’s nautical Rock the Boat theme.

This year’s highlight: Relive the Nineties with Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot of Beautiful South fame - you’ll be singing along to more hits than you thought you knew Tickets: £135, but sadly all sold out. However, keep an eye on official resale site Twickets Dates: Friday August 18 to Sunday August 20 Contact: www.beautifuldays.org

Best for: Poetry fans Cornwall Folk Festival

Attracting a number of folk music household names, Cornwall’s longest-running festival takes place in Wadebridge over five days. Dougie Maclean, Cara Dillon and Dosca head the main stage line-up, alongside many other acts at the Fringe Tent. BBC2 Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Jim Causley takes launches his new album at a celebration of the life of Cornish pets Charles Causley at Wadebridge Town Hall on the Thursday, alongside a packed programme of local poets and musicians.

This year’s highlight: Don’t miss rising folk stars Philip Henry and Hannah Martin at the town hall on the Sunday.

Tickets: Weekend tickets £59 (£30 under-16s), day tickets from £10 (£5 under-16s)

Dates: Thursday August 24 to Monday August 28 Contact: www.cornwallfolkfestival.com

Best for: Dancing the night away Lockdown

The South West’s biggest dance festival takes place at Powderham Castle and is now in its second year. Featuring the likes of Sigma, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, Chase & Status, and Basement Jaxx, there’s something to keep every dance fan on their feet until the wee hours. There’s camping available, and if you don’t fancy roughing it after all that partying, splash out on the glamping option.

This year’s highlight: Who doesn’t love a bit of Fatboy Slim? Check him out on the main stage on Saturday Tickets: From £49 Dates: Friday September 1 to Sunday September 3 Contact: lockdownfestival.com

Best for: Bookworms Budleigh Literary Festival

Now in its tenth year, this celebration of the written and spoken word has grown to become

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Enjoy one of the highlights on the East Devon events calendar. Supported by honorary president Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the acclaimed Thomas Cromwell trilogy, this year’s festival boasts an impressive line-up over five venues across the picturesque seaside town of Budleigh Salterton. Between talks from the likes of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and BBC journalist Alan Johnson, and workshops such as calligraphy and paper cutting, don’t forget to check out some live music at the Festival Marquee lunchtime daily.

This year’s highlight: Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine reveals what he learnt from his listeners at St Peter’s Church, 7.30pm September 15.

Tickets: From £10 Dates: Wednesday September 13 to Sunday September 17 Contact: www.budlitfest.org.uk, box office 01395 445275

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Best for: Country fans Cornish Bluegrass Festival

If you’re after a festival with a difference, this one’s for you. Bringing the sounds of the Deep South to Hendra Holiday Park in Newquay, the three-day bluegrass festival is in its 14th year.

The line-up features acts such as Jack Lawrence with Richard Plank and Alan Ward, Down County Boys, Bakerfield, and The Leon Hunt n-Tet. This year’s highlight: Tapping your toes to the sound of banjos and steel guitars Tickets: From £27.50 Dates: Friday 15- Sunday 17 September Contact: www.cornishbluegrass.co.uk xxx

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WHEELS ON FIRE Gillian Molesworth meets the north Cornwall petrol-head with an eye for style

he first car to catch my eye as we round the corner at Hawksfield near Wadebridge is a purple Austin A70, glittering in the sunshine like a Cadbury wrapper. Nearby sits a Pontiac with a bonnet a mile long and tail flares stretching along its fruity booty. “Imagine parallel parking that beast,” I whisper to my 14-year-old daughter, who nods.

Thronged by admirers is a retro VW camper van, cream and red, mounted top with a large blue siren and a loudspeaker. I’m thinking Blues Brothers high-jinks: “We’re on a mission from God”, with a Euro twist. And an orange, Dukes of Hazzard-style muscle car. All you need is Daisy Duke in her signature cheek-grazing denim shorts perched on top. This is the launch of a new

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scene in north Cornwall. Its hub is Bespoke Traders, a vintage and classic car salesroom that’s opening up on the Hawksfield site off the A39.

Previously the site of the ill-fated Perch Garage, it’s reinvented itself as an upmarket trading estate, with a trendy café, art gallery, delicatessen, and places to buy chic kitchens and reclaimed bits and bobs to furnish your home. (Or, this close to Padstow and Rock, your holiday home.)

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want to get all of us petrol heads together,” he says, indicating with a sweep of his arm the assembled crowd. “What I love is having a bit of everything. It doesn’t matter if you have a Mini Metro or an Aston Martin: it’s about the appreciation of cars and motorbikes. We all share the same passion.

“When you get talking to people about their cars, everyone has a story, and the story usually links to other things.”

Alexy’s story, he explains, links to his Dutch father, Wim Van de Kimmenade. Alexy experienced his first childhood thrills rounding the corners at speed with Wim at the wheel.

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Educated in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Through these, members of Alexy’s glamorous Austria, Alexy later moved to Cornwall to live inner circle circulate, wielding boards of manwith his mother, the shooting champion Pinky chego cheese and hard salami. le Grelle, now re-married to Michel Van Hoo“Can I get you a drink? Fizz?” says Alexy. rebeke. He vividly remembers going to a farm We take a look at a few more cars: a vintage auction in the village of Mitchell to buy a lawn Oldsmobile with the bonnet raised to show off mower for the family’s shooting estate, Colquite, the engine, a logo-plastered rally racer, and a near Wadebridge. Instead, he discovered an old rusty truck like Tow-Mater from Pixar’s Cars Triumph Spitfire, which had been languishing in movie. A sky blue Lambretta scooter looks like it the back of a shed. should be bearing an Italian girl “I begged my mother to buy in cropped chinos, sunglasses it, even though I couldn’t even and a scarf. drive yet legally,” he laughs.

Some of these are Alexy’s to ‘It doesn’t matter “But I loved it. sell. Others have just shown up “One thing I’d really like to for the launch event, rally-style, if you have a do is to find the people who to be admired by fellow fans.

Mini Metro or an have these gems hidden away.

He shows me the jewels in Aston Martin: It’s amazing what’s around the Bespoke Traders crown: a just in Cornwall. It’s the sun 1963 Aston Martin DB4, and a we all share the that makes them come out.” He Porsche 911 RS. There’s also a same passion smiles winsomely and gestures mouth-watering split screen VW at the courtyard. camper van in mint condition, for our cars’ Indeed, Alexy’s call-out for with a white leather interior. vintage and classic vehicle fans Talk about surfer’s paradise. (this broad period spans the “Right now I have about 15 1950s to 2000, he tells me) has ascars and 25 motorcycles, rangsembled quite a range of aficioing from about £3,500 to hunnadoes. Well-to-do retirees rub shoulders with dreds of thousands. But what I’m trying to go for local garage owners. There are tattoed muscle with Bespoke Traders is original, rare, classic men and their female counterparts, hair brightly cars and sports cars,” he says. dyed, alongside “Johnny Bodens” in deck shoes.

“But it’s also about being a hub for the comRopy-calved outdoorsmen with man buns sip munity.” bottles of Leffe beer with fresh-faced Cornish Petrol heads, Euroglams and Ian Fleming surfer chicks sporting clothes from Seasalt and characters, rejoice: there’s now a place for you in Ann’s Cottage. Leather-clad motorbikers old and north Cornwall. Vroom vroom. young perch on their metal steeds. www.bespoketraders.com

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Converted buildings on a Somerset farm have been transformed into a luxurious ten-bedroomed home, discovers Sarah Pitt f Marie Antoinette had a pad in the having children and the idea of staying in the UK Somerset countryside, it is a fair bet for a holiday was very appealing. But I wanted to that it would look something like have everything here that you’d get if you did go this. The sandstone buildings, once abroad. And it had to be warm and comfortable.” a derelict farmyard, are grouped in Warm and cosy the property, now renamed a horseshoe around a courtyard Boheme, certainly is. A biomass where olive trees provide shade boiler provides both underfloor and a stone cherub frolics in a heating and the warm water for water feature. the pool.

‘I just poured so A glimpse through the winMinky has used her ingenumuch love into it dows, meanwhile, reveals an ity at every turn in her furnishand I think you indoor swimming pool while, on ings, with funky features like a the opposite side, a table is set coffee table made from old palget the feeling of for 20 people in the long kitchen, lets and an Union Jack of her that when you are a former dairy, lit by candles. grandfather’s as wall art. Her “You could be in Provence or core palette of calm, neutral here. It is such a Tuscany,” says owner Minky paint shades and white bleached relaxing space’ Luard proudly. And anyone wooden floors allows for vivid worried that the weather may splashes of colour. The wallpafail to oblige in this respect can per in the downstairs loo fearest assured that Minky has put tures gold stags on a burgundy just as much thought and care background, achieving a look into the interior as the outdoors. that is best described as rustic glamour.

“I knew exactly what I wanted,” says Minky, Minky began the project three years ago, when who used to work as a photographer in Mexico the youngest of her four children was just three. for avant-garde artist Damien Hirst. “When I With her husband PJ, a plumber, away working started on this project I was newly married and in London during the week, Minky juggled car-

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ing for their children in the farmhouse next door with creating her vision for their self-catering let. This involved turning three small holiday cottages back into one lavish holiday pad.

“There are 22 of us in my family and we are always trying to find a space where we can all go and everyone’s happy,” she explained. “I wanted Boheme to be big enough for all sorts of family occasions, hen weekends and other gatherings.

We’ve just had a boot camp here and it was perfect for them - they could do their yoga in the courtyard.”

Minky rejected the original plans drawn up by an architect, commissioned by her husband, and came up with her own plan. This included no fewer than ten bedrooms, including one special “love den” tucked away up a secret staircase.

“My husband didn’t trust me at first,” she says. “But I knew exactly what would work, as if this was my fifth child. I just poured so much love into it and I think you get the feeling of that when you are here. It is such a relaxing space, I really love it.

“All the bedrooms are on one side, which means you can go across to the kitchen and the sitting room and make as much noise as you want. It is such a beautiful location and we allowed that view into the house by putting bifold doors along the length of the kitchen.”

Wallpapers and curtains by Barneby Gates, a design duo composed of Vanessa Barneby, who used to work for Vogue, and painter Alice Gates, feature prominently in Minky’s scheme for the house. “All the bedrooms have Barneby Gates wallpapers and curtains, lovely country scenes on beige linen. It was good to rely on them, because it was a minefield trying to decorate ten bedrooms. I knew it would work using these wallpapers because they are so beautiful. And as I wasn’t going to be putting pictures on the walls, the wallpapers provide the interest.”

When it came to furnishings, Minky used her ingenuity to make her budget go further in the massive space. The leather Chesterfield in the entrance hall was swapped with a friend for a bottle of champagne, while the circular table beside it was a junk shop find which Minky jollied up with Annie Sloan chalk paint.

“I don’t think you need to spend a lot of money to come up with good design,” she says. “I like mixing old and new, and a bit of colour with natural fabrics. It was a gamble but it worked.”

The communal areas had to be big enough to seat 20 people. The kitchen table is in fact three tables fastened together, with 20 French iron Tolix chairs sourced through a trade company.

Minky likes the fact that the most spectacular elements of the property – the big open-plan living spaces and the courtyard – are hidden from view until her visitors open the huge reclaimed oak doors which mark the entrance.

“It’s a bit like Alice in Wonderland,” she says.

“You go up the farm drive, you’ve been driving for hours, you are in the middle of nowhere and you can’t see anything at all. You wonder if you are in the right place, then you punch in your key code, the doors open and all of a sudden it’s wow!” www.uniquehomestays.com 01637 881183

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Want to look your best this week? Our styling expert Gracie Stewart of Exeter can help you fulfil your fashion potential in every possible way. All you have to do is ask...

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Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral SPF 45 £24 www.cultbeauty.co.uk

Is there anything I can do to stop my scalp from burning in hot sun? TS, Chagford

The best defence against a sunburnt scalp is to wear a hat but, if you’re anything like me, finding a hat that suits you and goes with everything is easier said than done. But fear not, there are a few other things you can try to protect your scalp.

Malibu Scalp Protector £3.49 Superdrug

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Use sunscreen: There are plenty of sunscreen sprays on the market that are designed specifically for your scalp. If your hair is on the oily side, though, try tapping a powdered sunscreen onto exposed areas instead.

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Switch your parting: If you always part your hair in one spot, try switching it for different days out in the sun so you’re not nuking just the one spot on your head.

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Embrace the ponytail: Pulling your hair straight back into a ponytail can eliminate the scalp sunburn problem altogether.

Ultrasun UV hair protector £24 Marks & Spencer

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Do you have any tips for wearing a bodycon dress with confidence? RE, Falmouth

Bodycon is short for “body conscious” but it perhaps should mean “Body confidence”! Wearing one is a bold statement of self-esteem, so ensure you look and feel your best with these tips and tricks.

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Magisculpt hiwaist control brief £18 Marisota

Don’t be afraid of shapewear: Smoothing, sculpting and waist-cinching, good supportive underwear is a must when wearing a bodycon dress.

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Pick one or the other: Either go tight or go short, you can’t have it all.

Here comes the bride I’m shopping for my wedding Q dress and was wondering what the trends for bridalwear are at the moment? AA, Dawlish

Rib knot bodycon dress £8 Primark

Cross-body bag £29 Topshop Metallic heels £25 Dorothy Perkins

Made from real leather, this mock ponyskin bag is perfect for a night out.

Farmacy Honey Savior £32 www.cultbeauty.co.uk

Pink applique maxi dress £85 Little Mistress

Off the shoulder: Tapping into one of this summer’s biggest trends, the off the shoulder look has also made its way into the bridal world and is perfect for any fashion-loving bride.

This calming salve is brimming with honey, propolis and royal jelly to soothe and strengthen stressed-out skin. Whether chapped, burned or grazed, this multi-tasking treatment balm brings rapid relief.

Pink: If you’re not a fan of white, cream or ivory, soft pink could be the answer.

Backless: If you’re keen to show a little skin, a backless dress is the elegant way to go about it.

Benefit High Beam £19.50 Boots

Short: Floor sweeping gowns aren’t the only option any more when it comes to your big day.

Column: A simple yet chic style, a column dress is ideal for those wanting a slim-looking silhouette.

Lace column dress £59.99 Bon Prix

Short embellished bridal dress £150 Dorothy Perkins

The classic product from Benefit - a liquid illuminator in a soft pink hue that flatters all skin tones while softly reflecting light for an instant film star glow. It also gives skin a dewy finish.

Got a style or beauty question? Email Gracie Stewart at westmag@westernmorningnews.co.uk with the subject Ask Gracie

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Suede midi dress £450 Jigsaw

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Wrap cardigan £17.99 Bon Prix

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Off-the-shoulder top £45 Oliver Bonas

Grey matter ashion-wise, this time of year is a bit of a grey area, if you’ll excuse the pun. Shops are full of sale stock and even the odd display of autumn/ winter clothing - we spotted a rack of winter coats in M&S just this week. But what do we actually want to wear now? Step forward, then, soft grey. It’s lovely with a summer tan but can go on into the autumn with ease. Simples.

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Wear these with jeans or a skirt - and nail polish, of course!

Blazer £160 trousers £90 both Betty Barclay

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Have fun in the sun Sunglasses ÂŁ8.99 New Look

Get school holiday shopping sorted: just head for Drake Circus, Plymouth..

Hello Kitty sandwich bag ÂŁ16 Paperchase

t's finally time for the kids to break up and - to prevent parents and grandparents breaking down - why not head over to Drake Circus shopping centre in Plymouth for all your holiday needs? With more than 70 stores under the one roof, you'll find lots for children at big names like Marks & Spencer, Tiger Stores, Primark, Cath Kidston and Paperchase. You'll be spoilt for choice - and your kids will just be plain spoilt!

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Unicorn backpack £20 Paperchase

Dress £28 Marks & Spencer

Shark mini rucksack £16 Cath Kidston

Shoes £18 Marks & Spencer Palm print boy's shorts £4 Primark

Seahorse hobbyhorse £8 Tiger Stores

Nemo shorts and shirt set £7 Primark

Fluffy bear, pig and panda notebooks £10 each Paperchase

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the boost

Life just got better. Our wellness guru Charlotte Dear has handpicked the latest health secrets and expert advice to help you be your best self, every day

Make change that matters Research shows that meditation, yoga and tai chi can all alter the activity of genes linked to stress and depression. An experiment involving 846 patients revealed a pattern of molecular body changes that benefit mental and physical health. If you don’t already, could now be the time to start squeezing mind-body interventions or MBAs into your daily routine? You can’t argue with DNA, after all.

Colour of fun

Work out with the whole family tomorrow, Sunday July 22, as you take part in the Colour Bomb. Held at The Bear Trail near Cullompton, this vibrant event combines a challenging and fun obstacle course with an explosion of colour. Book your two-hour slot and skip, jump, swing, zip, slide and run your way around the course, all the while being showered with a rainbow of colour. Tickets start from £5 and include a pair of neon sunglasses! www.thebeartrail.co.uk

DIVE IN Registration is now open for the Chestnut Appeal’s fourth annual half-mile swim around the magnificent St Michael’s Mount on Saturday August 5. Swimmers will kick off at high tide at around 4pm before making their way around the Mount, with the team from Event Water Safety offering assistance along the way. Registration costs £35 and participants should try to raise a minimum of £50 for this worthwhile prostate cancer appeal. More information at www.chestnutappeal.org.uk 32

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New moves to suit you Zestifal, Falmouth’s celebration of a healthy outlook and lifestyle, is back with a four-day event kicking off on Thursday July 27. With an impressive line-up of fun and family-friendly activities at Kimberley Park, The Moor, Events Square and Gyllyngvase Beach, this is the perfect opportunity to sample new sports, with free taster sessions including Zumba, mountain biking, skateboarding, climbing, martial arts and paddleboarding. Find full event listings at www.falmouth.co.uk

Park life Monday July 24 marks the start of National Parks Week 2017, and as we are lucky enough to have two of these glorious open spaces on our doorstep, this is an event worth celebrating. With events taking place throughout the week, including Wednesday’s family ranger day on Exmoor and the Dartmoor Conservation Garden open day on Saturday, this is also an excellent excuse to take to your nearest National Park for a stroll, Tweeting snaps as you go using #NationalParksWeek www.nationalparks.gov.uk

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In search of a sparkling smile Keep your teeth white as you age, with our expert’s advice Brushing too hard can lead to loss of enamel, the natural, protective barrier on your teeth, which makes the underlying darker dentine shine through. It can also damage your gums, leading to recession and posDr. Eugene sibly increased sensitivity to Boje says: Age cold things. Always try to hold impacts our your toothbrush at an angle ‘It’s important teeth and gums, and use a gentle, circular not to rinse your no matter how motion to remove any build-up. mouth out after well we have An electric toothbrush is ideal looked after and remember to brush your brushing. Spit them. Teeth and bone weaken, tongue too. out any excess becoming thinner, more brittle Avoid too many highly coloured and let the and prone to breakage. Gums foods and drinks such as curry recede and saliva production coffee and red wine A home fluoride get to starts slowing, down offering whitening kit will work wonwork’ less protection against tooth ders at bringing back a bright, decay. These effects make us white, youthful smile. Your more prone to bleeding gums, dentist can also make whitensensitivity and infection, which ing trays for you, to which you can lead to cavities and eventually tooth loss. apply a bleach solution. These can then be worn Years of smoking, highly coloured foods and overnight for two-four weeks, until the desired drinks also start to take their toll, leading to whiteness has been achieved. tooth discolouration.

Use toothpaste with a high fluoride content Fluoride Careful, regular brushing and flossing at home is helps prevent tooth decay by making teeth more most important Pay attention to how you brush. resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria I am 48 years old and have noticed that my teeth are becoming sensitive and slightly discoloured. Can you recommend some tips to help reverse this? JM, Paignton

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and sugars in the mouth, increasing the remineralising process. It is important that you do not rinse your mouth after brushing. Spit out any excess and let the fluoride get to work.

Grinding teeth (bruxism) weakens and wears down teeth This can lead to increased sensitivity, fractures and grooves and eventually, possible loss of teeth. Ask your dentist to make you an ultrathin mouth guard to wear when you sleep.

Saliva production slows down as we age It is also decreased with some medications and treatments leading to bad breath, infection and tooth enamel erosion. Regular sips of water and stimulation of the salivary glands by chewing on sugar-free gum or on fibrous foods such as vegetable sticks and avoiding sugary snacks in between meals can help. For extreme cases, medication is available.

Visit your dentist regularly and have at least two hygiene treatments a year This will ensure teeth and gums are kept clean and healthy, as well as any potential problems being caught early. Your dentist is able to spot issues early and can often prevent them all together.

Dr. Eugene Boje is a cosmetic dentist and runs Eunique Dental in Dartmouth, south Devon www. euniquedental.co.uk

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SMALL BITES

Our pick of what’s on in the Westcountry food world right now

A taste of India in the South West

Happy Butter Ghee is a small family friendly business run in the heart of Devon. Their organic ghee (£8.95), (clarified butter), is churned in the traditional Indian way over an open flame. Every product is made in-house, by hand and in small batches. Ghee has been used in Indian cooking for years and it has a high smoke point, meaning it can be used at high temperatures, making it perfect for everyday frying, roasting and baking. www.happybutter.co.uk

Get your caffeine fix Coffee’s super-cool these days and the very first South West Coffee Festival is set to take place from Friday August 4 – Sunday August 6. The event is open as a trade show and a consumer event, so there is something for everyone. Taking place in the beautiful setting of Powderham Castle near Exeter, you will find a great selection of guest speakers, enthusiastic exhibitors (with plenty of free samples) and exciting workshops. Tickets are from £12 for a two day entry. www.swcoffeefest.com

Summer soups Totnes-based Tideford Organics have released a brand new range of organic and vegan soups especially designed for the summer season. Bursting with the finest ingredients to bring you a true taste of summer, they are packed with healthy vegetables and a selection of herbs and spices. We love the sound of Summer Pea, Coconut and Turmeric while Gazpacho Andaluz with Cucumber and Red Pepper is eaten cold on hot days. £2.99 each, www.tidefordorganics.com

Foraging feasts Whether you are an experienced forager or a complete beginner, get back to nature on the Wild Food Wild Walk with Emma Gunn held at The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey. You’ll set out on a mini adventure to explore Heligan hedgerows, fields and ancient woodland borders, identifying the vast array of wild food growing in these different habitats along the way. Sunday August 13, 11am – 1pm, £20. www.heligan.com

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Your stars

by Cassandra Nye This week’s sign:

Happy birthday to...

Kate Beckinsale

Deeply intuitive and sentimental, Cancer can be one of the most challenging zodiac signs to get to know.

The crab can be very emotional and sensitive, but can retreat into its shell! Guided by emotion and their heart, they can have a hard time blending into the world around them. Cancerians care deeply about matters of the family and their home.

Born July 26 1973

Kate Beckinsale celebrates her 44th birthday on Wednesday. The Londonborn actress got her big break performing in Kenneth Branagh’s film adaption of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing while studying English at Oxford University.

Known most recently for her roles in action films such as the 2012 Total Recall reboot, Kate became a household name after starring in Pearl Harbor, Serendipity, and The Aviator. She has a daughter, Lily, with former partner and actor Martin Sheen, and now lives in Venice, California.

LEO (July 23 - August 23) Unexpected feelings are thrown up during joint activities. Maybe this is a chance to grow your social circle. Some friends have moved on or away, which is natural. A less hectic time at the weekend gives the chance to accept an invitation. It may not seem exciting, but you never know! Even so, don’t let someone think that they are being taken for granted. Maybe a small present?

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) In a fresh relationship, physical attraction alone is just a starter. To really develop this, get to know what your love needs and sees in the future. Increasing your knowledge in this area can score you some big points. Get friends together at the weekend and head outdoors.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Using your fertile imagination leads the way to some extra cash. Sell off unwanted things and make a point of resisting that spontaneous purchase. Get rid of clutter and pay more attention to your appearance.

Bright colours and textures talk of passion.

Steer clear of quick decisions and rash choices.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) In a week when making decisions is hard, seek out the company of older (and hopefully wiser) people. Give yourself choice by being patient and gathering information. Relatives can be annoying by being noisy and messy. Music and the outdoors bring respite from negativity.

Believe in the good possibilities ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) In the middle of a bit of a balancing act?

Out of the home more than usual? Love is fun but can, at times, be confusing. Find your quiet place at the weekend. Be honest about what

you really want and not what others expect. Love becomes more serious at the weekend so, if you want to hide for a while, do so.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You feel a great surge of love this week.

Bring friends and family together and treat them well. Get mates to help with decluttering your home or buying fresh furnishings.

Relaxation at the weekend stops you from getting over-tired. Satisfaction is what you seek as you know it will make you feel great.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A close relationship shows signs of becoming very special. Business contacts should not take up too much of your time. It is important to decide what is more important: love or cash. Your charm is strong and brilliant. However, don’t give out the wrong signals.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Make sure that cash flows in as well as out. Getting closer to someone who you admire is simple. Tell them that they inspire you and invite them for lunch. Getting rid of clutter clears your mind but fills your purse.

The biggest rewards, however, come from investing your time in others.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Family and friends take up most of

your time this week. Some special moments bring home how important they are to you.

A partnership blooms and, as it does, it gives your imagination a boost. As much as you love company, as the week begins you can make really fast progress alone.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Cast worries about misunderstandings aside. They are not important and will be short-lived. With a little charm and a big smile you will go far this week! Showing children how to enjoy themselves and learn at the same time is, strangely, fun. A new friend is becoming more important as time passes.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Don’t let fear of a new situation hold you back if you know it is what you need. A surprise reaction to someone showing a romantic interest in you could put them off. Do you want that? Give yourself time to think before that knee-jerk reaction.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) What is worth working towards changes this week. You may decide that there is a quicker way to get things moving. Are you using that imagination again? Good news! Your adventurous spirit knows no bounds. Does an exotic holiday beckon? Make your home a creative space. Bring in colour and light to boost moods.

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The Seahorse Crab Salad

Keeping a crab salad simple is the key. We like to use a combination of crab and very finely sliced vegetables prepared on a mandolin. We boil and pick our crab twice a day for each service – for us this is crucial. The flavour of crab will deteriorate by the hour losing just that bit of sweetness as time goes by. It needs nothing doing to it. First buy a good lively crab and dispatch it by turning it over, lifting the flap underneath then driving a screwdriver through the hole that is in the centre – the crab dies instantly. Then bring a pan of heavily salted water to the boil and drop it in and boil for 12-15 minutes then remove and stand the crab on its nose to allow it to drain and cool completely.

You will need:

Method:

1 celery stick, peeled 2.5cm cucumber, peeled and deseeded 1 Florence fennel bulb, trimmed of the fronds and outer leaves A few tarragon leaves Good-quality olive oil, to taste Lemon juice, to taste 1 crab, about 800g, freshly cooked and meat removed from shells Salt Plain mayonnaise to serve

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Using a mandolin, slice the celery and cucumber extremely thinly crossways, then do the same with the fennel but top to bottom.

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Place the vegetables in a bowl with the tarragon leaves, season with a little salt, then add a drop or two of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. Toss together then add enough white crabmeat to be dominant, taste, add more seasoning, oil or lemon juice as necessary to your taste.

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To serve place a tablespoon of the brown crabmeat on a plate then lift out the salad in small handfuls and place on top. Serve with a spoonful of mayonnaise on the side.

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Happy h ur with drinks expert April Marks

April says: A gin distiller will face many challenges when creating a gin recipe, not least is the question of which botanicals to include.

Then of course is the problem of how they react with each other when heated in the still, which can lead to undesired results or the masking of flavours you want prominent in your gin.

It’s all about the science which I’m not about to explain as I’ve never been particularly good at that subject!

The clever people who make Wicked Wolf Gin in north Devon have overcome that issue by dis-

tilling each individual botanical separately.

Their exotic spirit includes kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, hibiscus flowers and grain of paradise as well as seven other herbs, fruits and spices.

Once each botanical has been distilled the 11 spirits are then blended to create their wonderful small batch Wicked Wolf gin which has attrected a legion of avid followers all over the South West.

Two years on and they are about to launch a limited edition gin named Full Moon using the same process.

This time, Wicked Wolf’s Pat Patel and Julie Heap have scaled down the botanicals to seven

Their exotic spirit includes kaffir

lime leaves and lemongrass

Crowd funding opportunity There are only seven days left to become involved with the McQueen Gin crowdfunding project. The Scottish distillers are based in Callander and are looking to invest in a second still to help with their expansion after just one year of trading.

Their award-winning striking blue ceramic bottles are used for all six of their products which include unusual styles such as smoky chilli gin and chocolate mint gin. The rewards for investors range from limited edition gins that won’t go on sale to the public to having a gin made especially for you.

Visit www.mcqueengin.co.uk for more information.

Gin and Jazz The Churston Manor in Brixham is hosting a Gin & Jazz Festival on Saturday 5th August, entrance is free, as well as live music there is a choice of more than 40 gins to choose from. with the inclusion of mango in this special edition recipe.

The lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves still make an appearance, so lovers of the aromatic and fragrant Wicked Wolf are sure to be pleased.

April Marks is co-founder of Regency Wines Ltd Exeter @regencywinesuk

Product of the week Full Moon Gin Just 1,000 bottles of this limited edition gin by the Wicked Wolf distillers in north Devon will be available from next week. Fragrant on the nose with piney juniper, fruity mango and the soft citrus of lemongrass. To taste: juniper and coriander tantalise the tongue before giving way to mango, kaffir lime and hibiscus, delivering a silky, citrus fruit taste that develops into a warm spicy pepper finish.

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Darren Norbury

talks beer Beer of the week Often appearing on guest beer lists in my part of the world, Fixed Wheel Brewery, from the Black Country, is worth looking out for. Century Gold (4.8% ABV) is packed with citrus fruit and resinous hops, but so beautifully balanced with malt and wheat.

REBELS WITH A CAUSE Rebel Brewing, brought back from the brink by new ownership, has gained Made in Cornwall status, giving access to a marketing system that waves the white cross flag to improve sales. The organisation is well known for its Made in Cornwall fairs on Truro’s Lemon Quay, of which Rebel will now be a part.

The hills are alive…

There’s just under a week until Quantock Brewery’s Summer Beer Fest (July 28-30). As well as plenty of beer, there will be live music, a craft fair and street food.

nother day, another new Facebook You’d think that was straightforward, wouldn’t friend telling me how I have the you? Ha ha. No. best job in the world. But darlings, Long-time readers will recall that the US does have you any idea of the heartache have an industry definition of craft beer, distininvolved sometimes? Commentating guishing its producers from the ‘big beer’ boys. on the beer world seems cushy enough, but heck, So a handy symbol telling the consumer that sometimes it tests you. Sometimes, it’s like a soap their beer has been lovingly produced by an aropera. tisan brewer who places themselves at the centre Let’s take (at the time of writof their community should go ing) this week, for example. down well, right?

Putting aside an incident on a Wrong. For the simple reason beer review site where a contribthat such symbols have absoluteCarlsberg’s utor, apparently for a joke, rely no relation to the quality of the purchase of ferred to a respected female beer liquid in the bottle.

London Fields writer in THE worst way possiThe Society of Independent ble, generating more Facebook Brewers (SIBA) here in the UK Brewery is like comments than it’s reasonable has its own similar symbol, but McDonald’s to keep up with without taking with even less clout, there being time off work, we have seen a no definition here of craft beer. swooping for controversial symbol launched I’ve no reason to believe that Mrs Miggins’ and another small brewer eaten these things are done with the Pie Shop up by a global predator. best of intentions in mind.

Carlsberg’s purchase of Yes, of course I’d rather people London Fields Brewery is like drank local beer from a local McDonald’s swooping for Mrs brewer, rather than a national Miggins’ Pie Shop. brand. But there are high-quality national beers We are sitting around shaking our heads, wonin the same way that there are low-quality local dering why. It does follow a well-trodden path beers. Really, there are. of makers of what we call ‘big beer’ boosting its The best way to find out which is which? Try craft beer credentials by taking small players off them yourself, scan through reviews on sites the field. such as Ratebeer or Untappd, or trust folk like Having given a weekly run out to the phrase me and my fellow beer scribes. ‘craft beer’ brings me on to controversy number That’s really as complicated as it ever should two: the Brewer’s Association of America be. Mine is still, however, the best job in the coming up with a symbol of an upturned bottle world. to indicate that a beer has been made by an indeDarren Norbury is editor of beertoday.co.uk pendent brewer. @beertoday

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culture vulture Our pick of the most interesting and exciting things to see and do right now in the South West Seaside celebrations Sidmouth Folk Week is a unique celebration of traditional and modern folk music, dance and song. Every August it attracts tens of thousands of visitors to more than 700 diverse events. From major league concerts to small intimate sessions, ceilidh dancing to lively roots parties, there really is something for everyone. Friday August 4 – Friday August 11, Sidmouth, tickets from £12. www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

Cornish culture

Spot your comedy hero Looking for a laugh? Jimmy Carr has been on the stand-up scene for more than a decade and in that time he’s performed nine sell-out tours, playing nearly 2,000 shows to more than two million people across four continents. Now all that experience is being put to good use as you can see all of his best material in one show. Jimmy Carr: The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour is heading to Exeter for one night only and it’s a show not to be missed. Saturday August 19, Exeter Corn Exchange, £28.50. www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

The Esedhvos Festival is held every year at a different location in Cornwall to celebrate the county’s distinctive identity and Celtic heritage. The aim is to preserve the history and culture of the Celtic people through poetry, dance, music, art, sport and the spoken word.

The host town for 2017 is Launceston and festivities include initiating the new Cornish Bards. Events around the town, many of which are free, include a celebration of Cornish music and dance. Wednesday August 30 – Sunday September 3. www.gorsedhkernow.org.uk

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Tough mother TV and radio star Sara Cox opens up to Gabrielle Fagan about living, loving and growing up on a farm... ack in the day, Sara Cox was a Radio 1 DJ and renowned for staying up late and enjoying herself. Today, though, her life is more about pilates than parties. She has three children – Lola, 13, from her first marriage to DJ Jon Carter, and Isaac, nine, and Renee, seven, with her advertising executive husband Ben Cyzer. She hosts Radio 2’s Sounds of the 80s, recently presented BBC2’s The Great Pottery Throw Down, and will helm the channel's new series, Love In The Countryside, helping rural singletons find love.

At 42, it’s fair to say she’s settling down.

Here, she shares her feelings on dating, romance and parenting - and growing up.

How are you going to find love in the countryside?

Sara: I’m thrilled about going back to my farm-

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ing roots to present Love In The Countryside. My role is to help and support single people living and working in the countryside to find love.

We’re urgently looking for people from towns and cities to apply to join the programme and

Age is made to be such an issue for women... it isn't like that for men who are seeking their perfect partner and want to escape to the country. I loved growing up on

my dad’s 40-acre farm, just outside Bolton, helping him with his herd of Hereford cattle. The days are long, demanding and tiring and the fact that communities are often small can make it very hard for people to find the time, energy or opportunity to pursue romance.

I'm a bit of a romantic and really hope I can help. I know how lovely it is to go home, kick your shoes off and relax with a partner who’s there for you. Even the thought of being single makes me feel exhausted.

Living in a city surrounded by millions of people can make you feel even more lonely.

How do you feel about being in your 40s?

I'm enjoying it – I’m happy, married with three kids, so what's the big deal? There’s such a fuss made about turning 40, but it was fine two years ago and remarkably, I’m still fine! Age is always made to be such an issue for

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Sara with her daughter Renee

women, it isn’t like that for men. Mind you, I wouldn’t say I’m grown-up – I don’t think anyone ever feels completely grown-up. My mum says she still feels 19 inside, so I know I’m not alone.

On the plus side, I’m pretty organised, more confident and not bothered about what people think.

How do you feel about motherhood?

I can’t sum it up without sounding like a schmaltzy greetings card! There can be times of immense joy and immense tiredness. When they’re babies although they’re incredibly sweet, it can feel repetitive and unrewarding. At one time, Ben and I felt like staff in our house – we’d meet each other in the corridor walking in opposite directions with a baby or toddler or both in tow. I'm really enjoying parenting now they’re more independent.

Lola and I have great teenage chat sessions, but I never want to be one of those so-called cool mums who calls herself her daughter’s best friend, fistbumps her mates and name-drops their favourite boy bands. I’m the stricter parent in charge of veg intake, teeth brushing and homework, and Ben's the fun one and has more patience and energy than me. We’re a good balance.

How do you look after your health and

wellbeing?

If you’d told my 20-odd-year-old self that I’d love exercise, she’d have scoffed, but I absolutely love it. It’s important for me mentally and the feeling of being strong and fit is addictive.

I have a Fitbit, do 10,000 steps a day, walk our dogs, run, go to the gym and ride an ex-racehorse stabled near our home. That’s my passion – if I haven’t ridden for a while, I feel like there’s a piece of the jigsaw missing. I can be a bit driven and struggle to relax, so every so often, I practise mindfulness.

How do you view being labelled a ‘ladette’ in your 20s?

I was presenting a Radio 1 breakfast show – I was fair game. No one made me go to all those snazzy places where they gave us free champagne. I could have gone to a pub around the corner, but I didn’t because I was 21 and having fun.

I was labelled because there’s always this tendency to box you and make comparisons – like you partied then, but now you don’t, so surely you must be quiet and boring. Neither description is true because I wasn't all about parties then and I’m not particularly quiet and boring now. I’m just who I am.”

Sara in her early days with Zoe Ball

What's your secret indulgence?

Catching up with TV that I've missed. While I was presenting The Great Pottery Throw Down, contestants got around seven hours to make a piece, so I had downtime and worked my way through Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey.

Ben and I were also mad on watching Love Island. I found it a bit compulsive, but I don’t know how people take part in those sort of reality shows – I can’t think of anything worse.

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Trelissick Gardens

Truro, a great place to shop

Cape Cornwall near St Just

My favourite:

My Secret Westcountry Jason Jobling Jason Jobling is 41 and is director and chief operating officer at Warrens Bakery. He lives in Camborne with his wife Zoe and three children Harry, eight, Evelyn, six, and Maya, four

Walk: Spending time discovering Trelissick Gardens, on the banks of the River Fal, has to be one of my favourite walks in Cornwall. There is a great mix of heritage, stunning coastal views and quiet woodland walks. The family and I have spent many an afternoon playing hide and seek with the kids in the woods.

Place to eat: Having three young kids means that getting time out to eat as a couple is scarce, so as a family, when the sun shines, we love having a barbecue at home in the garden. When we do get the chance, for special occasions Zoe and I love Porthminster Beach Café in St Ives; beautiful food, atmosphere and unmissable views.

Weekend escape:

I spend most of my time in St Just where our main bakery is, which I love, but it’s nice to break away at the weekend.

Bath, with all the buzz and excitement of a city, is the perfect contrast and complement. I’m always amazed at how much character it has, without being too crazy and losing its character.

Festival or event:

The Great Cornish Food

Festival in Truro has to be my favourite. It’s such a great testament to all the fantastic things our county is doing for food and drink. For me, the festival provides great networking with other foodies, an insight into a great selection of our local suppliers and of course, allows me to discover new tastes and flavours to use with our new product development at Warrens Bakery.

Shop: Shopping is usually something I let my better half Zoe take care of, but when I do take the time out to do some I always head to Truro.

View: My absolute favourite view is when you reach the top of the hill at Trelissick Gardens and can gaze out, across the tennis courts, over the sea towards Falmouth. Nowhere beats it.

Westcountry icon: I just can’t choose between my favourite icon from history and my passion for food, so I have to choose both. First up is fellow Cornishman Richard Trevithick.

Born to a mining family in Tregajorran, he went on to become a pioneer in steam travel and is an incredible example of the South West’s talent and innovation. Then it has to be Rick Stein, my culinary hero, for his hard work and investment which has put Cornwall on the UK foodie map.

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Chef Rick Stein

The Great Cornish Food Festival

The Old Ale House, Truro

Pub: For someone who says I don’t get a lot of time to go to the pub, I do love The Old Ale House in Truro. They have an excellent selection of local beer, ale and cider, and live music, and they regularly put on events, great for catching up with friends.

Food: It’s

got to be the Warrens Bakery Traditional Cornish Pasty – hot and straight off the line. You can’t beat it. It’s the way we make them.

Drink:

A glass of red wine out on the patio overlooking the garden, just after the kids have gone to bed.

Secret Place:

Not many people know this, but as well as my love of baking, I’m a keen gardener. I have a walled vegetable garden at home that I use as my little getaway spot, a place I can use to relax and reflect. Some of my greatest culinary inventions have happened in that very spot surrounded by all that lovely fresh produce!

Special treat: Alone time with my wife, especially when a meal is involved – both my passions together: food and Zoe.

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My life

CHRIS MCGUIRE

It never rains but it pours Chris McGuire makes his peace with the Westcountry weather

fter inhaling for what felt like an I’ve tried to point out that the bucolic meteoroeternity, the woman took off her logical conditions Julian, Dick, Anne, George sunhat and nodded towards the sky: and Timmy inhabited were just as fictional “Looks like rain,” she whispered, as their rather old-fashioned adventures, yet with a knowing nod. nobody seems to want to listen.

I didn’t know what to say. It “Never rains on Doc Martin!” didn’t look like rain – in the sense grunted another tourist, shelof predicting a future event – it tering from the rain. I smiled was raining, pouring down in fact. and gave a little shrug ‘It DOES rain I was soaked. as his drenched Mr here quite “Doesn’t it?” I said, looking at Whippy saw its chocomy watch. Where was that bus? late flake topple, regularly and “Bloody typical,” the lady lemming-like, to the that’s OK. sighed; dumping an inflatable ring, pavement. “Clearly windbreak and overflowing bucket we picked the wrong Actually, it’s of shells beside her gaggle of chilweek,” he muttered, more than OK’ dren at the bus stop bench. “Only between curses. I rains when I go to the coast – the tried to explain that weather clearly knows I’m here.” he hadn’t chosen “If that were true you’d have to badly, that this live here permanently,” I offered, variety was all receiving a glare for my trouble. This week, as part of the area’s charm. Yet he a seaside town resident, I’ve learned the British ignored me, grumbling about are totally in denial about what our weather’s Martin Clunes and co. Why really like – and they ALWAYS take it personally. would anyone base their Since moving to the coast, I still find it a little ideas of what life is really strange to go about my daily business, surroundlike upon a warm and ed by people who are actually on their holidays. fuzzy Sunday evening My little corner of the Westcountry is certainly drama? It’s so strange, worth a visit, with its long beaches and rolling I’d never be put off from countryside – the self-same reasons I moved here visiting Yorkshire for myself. What cannot be guaranteed, however, is fear of being run over the weather. by a pensioner in a bath Actually, that’s not true. tub, Last of the Summer The weather CAN be guaranteed: it’s always Wine-style. a mixture of rainy, overcast days with very ocWhat’s my point? Well casional sunny periods. The problem is that so I’d really like people to stop many are in a perennial state of denial about putting down the beautithis. For some reason, everyone who holidays in ful Westcountry by insisting these parts seems to expect the long, hazy, sunny on comparing it to a past that days of an Enid Blyton adventure. “The Famous never existed. This part of the Five never had to cope with torrential rain ruinworld IS bucolic. It DOES offer ing their picnics and neither should we,” seems everything a perfect family holiday to be the mantra of tourists entering the West. might need. It IS the place where life-

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time memories can be formed, ready to be cherished for many years. It DOES rain here quite regularly and that’s OK. Actually, it’s more than OK, it’s part of what makes the place so amazing.

So next time you’re slathering yourself in sun cream, and you hear the heavy thud of rain land on your parasol, fear not. It won’t last long, and, while it does, you’ve got the perfect opportunity to introduce your family to the age-defying joys of splashing in puddles.

Chris McGuire is a writer and new dad. He’ll happily eat a cream tea, whatever the weather. @McGuireski

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