Ashdown Forest Living publication

January 2013

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Index: Support Local Business

Dear Residents, Welcome to the first issue of the NEW YEAR! For all garden-lovers out there we have an informative article brought to you by the local RSPB which will hopefully help with your 2013 garden-planning.

We are lucky this month to be able to bring you a ‘Question & Answer’ with local resident and electric motorbike record breaker, Phil Edwards.

The Forest Row RNLI choir has a strong presence here, albeit a non-coastal area; but why is this? Find out their history on page 10.

January Blues? A Burns night might be the answer... see our feature.

We are hoping to be able to help you throughout the this new year by bringing you local businesses and local community news.

Please drop us a line if you need to promote any local charity/community news.

Finally we’d like to wish you all the best for 2013 and all the best for your New Year’s Keep resolutions! this directory Tally & Chris handy for when you need it Ashdown Forest Living To advertise call 01342 300152 info@ashdownforestliving.co.uk

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Alfie Competition

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Although this publication does not vet advertisers, a number of complaints will mean that businesses will be barred from further advertising.

Ashdown Forest Living Notice: Ashdown Forest Living prints various articles, features, and advertisements. Although these appear in Ashdown Forest Living, any opinions expressed are the opinion of the author, these are not necessarily the opinion of the publisher. © Copyright Ashdown Forest Living 2012. The contents of this publication are written specifically for our readers, no part may be reproduced elsewhere without express and prior permission.

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To the Residents of the Ashdown Forest Area

Gardening for wildlife in 2013?

From Sam Stokes, RSPB ©Dave Braddock ©Jenny Sweet

©Dave Braddock

Sam Stokes

Our wildlife is having a tough time in the wider-countryside, and while conservationists are working to address conflicts and issues on a landscape scale, we can all support their work by trying to improve our own green spaces for as many species as possible.

When it comes to gardening, everyone can do a little something for the wildlife that shares our gardens – and if everyone does their own little bit, then it really will make a big difference.

And gardening for wildlife is hugely enjoyable; there is something uplifting about having butterflies in your flowerbeds, frogs in your water feature and birds in your bushes – and knowing that they’re here because of you.

So where to start? Adrian Thomas, author of the RSPB’s ‘Gardening for Wildlife’ book, has the following top 3 tips: Plants, Plants, Plants Grow a wide variety of plants and you’ll offer food and shelter for all sorts of wildlife. The size of your garden will limit what you can plant, but it’s possible to provide something on even the smallest balcony or terrace.

Include a variety of plants: evergreens, fruit trees, colourful cottage garden plants, annuals and wildflowers to prolong flowering and fruiting times and give a year round food resource.

A well-managed area of trees, shrubs and flowering plants of different structures will support many kinds of wildlife. A range of different structures and ages have many benefits, such as somewhere for birds and insects to breed, feed and shelter.

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Water Almost any water body, whatever its size, will have some wildlife value, even if only as a drinking place for birds. However, this value – and the variety of creatures supported – can be greatly increased the bigger the water source.

Making a wildlife pond of some sort is probably the single most effective thing you can do to boost the biodiversity in your wildlife garden, and everyone’s got room to do something.

The larger you can make your mini-wetland home, the more life it is likely to host. But even if all you have room for is a pond in a pot, life will still find it, and there are workable options, too, for families with small children who need to think safety-first Chemical-free pest control Chemical control can often be harmful to the environment and other wildlife that may not be the problem species the chemicals are aimed at.

The key point to remember with pest control in gardens is that you are not trying to remove the pest completely but to protect your plants and crops from serious damage. Most creatures that we see as pests are seen by our garden favourites as food, so encouraging more diversity within the garden will prove beneficial.

Natural predation – By encouraging natural predators of any specific pest into the area, the pest in question will be controlled. Ladybirds, lacewings, frogs, hedgehogs and birds are all great at limiting numbers of garden pests such as aphids and SLUGS...

Here’s to a Wildlife-friendly-filled gardening season in 2013!

Further information on gardening for wildlife can be found at: www.rspb.org.uk/advice

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Forest Row and the RNLI

Forest Row is a long way from the sea and yet unusually for an inland village, for nearly 70 years its residents have been supporting the RNLI, raising over £100,000 during that time.

A fund- raising committee was first formed in 1939 chaired by the village postman, Billy Mills: not an easy task in the war years. But in response to one of the worst disasters in the history of the RNLI, Billy hit on the idea of forming a choir to sing Christmas carols at house parties in the area.

A fundraising committee was first formed in 1936 by the village postman, Billy Mills. This was in response to one of the worst disasters in the history of the RNLI. In 1928 the Rye Bay lifeboat was called out to rescue the crew of a Latvian ship. The weather was appalling.

Seventeen crewmen heard the call above the wind and rain and ran the mile from the town to the harbour to launch the rowing boat. Five minutes later the recall signal was fired as the crew of the stricken ship had been rescued by another ship. However the crew could not hear the recall above the storm and spent several hours searching for the ship. On their return, as they reached the harbour entrance, a huge wave capsized the boat and all 17 crew drowned.

Some years later, Billy Mills became a good friend of William Pope who had moved to Ashurst Wood from Rye. William was 3 at the time of the disaster and had lost 3 of his brothers. His mother never got over this and died a few years later. The tragedy tore his family apart.

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In 1946 twenty singers, conducted by Hugh Davies, went out for the first time. And the Forest Row Lifeboat choir was born! Since then the choir has gone from strength to strength and become a Forest Row institution. There are now over 30 members and the musical director is Simon Morris. The choir sings at a variety of venues in the weeks before Christmas and there is always a concert in Forest Row. The Branch committee, now chaired by Thelma Manning, is also still busy organising a variety of other events during the year. Summer fetes, fashion shows and quizzes, balls and concerts have all helped to swell the funds - over £9,000 in 2012. In recent years much of the money raised went towards the new lifeboat station at Shoreham.

The East Sussex Youth Orchestra has helped with concerts in the past and this July will be performing in Arundel Cathedral, with Laura van der Heijden the 2012 Young Musician of the Year, sharing the proceeds with the RNLI. On February 23rd in Forest Row the soprano Rebecca Newman will be performing as part of her coast to coast tour supporting the RNLI, and promises to be a wonderful evening. For more information go to www. rebeccanewman.net.

So, if you like singing and would like to keep alive the spirit of Forest Row RNLI Choir’s humble beginnings then contact Thelma Manning at thelma.manning@ homestall.co.uk or 01342 327587.

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Quick Quiz 1: What is the earliest surviving system of laws?

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Chancellor of Chichester Diocese Mark Hill granted permission for the paintings to be sold on the basis that they a) have no integral part in the history of Withyham Church or its devotional life; b) that they had been absent from the church for over 20 years and were unlikely ever to return; and c) that their potential value of about £1 million (if realised by sale and invested) could yield much needed income for the church which the donor, Edward John Ottley, evidently intended to benefit by his gift.

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Research on their nature and provenance was undertaken in London, New York and Florence before the paintings were offered for sale. Experts agreed that the paintings could be attributed to Niccolo di Pietro Gerini and date from about 1390.

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The story of the paintings go back to 1849 when Edward John Ottley presented the set of four 14th century Italian paintings depicting the Passion of Christ to St Michael and All Angels’ Church. They had been part of the collection of William Young Ottley, R.A, (1771-1836), collector, artist and art scholar. Yet their importance and value were not recognised until over 100 years later when cleaning of the paintings was carried out at the Courtauld Institute 1990-1995. Their true value was uncovered and it was decided that returning them to the church would be unsuitable and risky with inadequate security and inconducive environmental conditions that would threaten

their conservation. Thus they were transferred on loan to Leeds Castle (Maidstone) in 1997. And in lieu, excellent full-size copies made at that time, were hung in the church - and will continue to do so.

And with that fabulous ending Chancellor Hill said: ‘The nest egg must be allowed to hatch’.

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The Betrayal of Christ

An early Christmas present came to St Michael and All Angels’, Withyham, when a set of four 14th century Italian paintings belonging to the Church was sold by auction at Sotheby’s, London, on 5th December for the staggering sum of £950,000.

This secures the longterm future of the Church for progeny as the proceeds of the sale will be invested to produce a source of income to be used solely for the repair and maintenance of St Michael’s and it’s churchyard, thereby freeing up funds for the mission of the church and the pastoral needs of the parish.

Christ washing the Disciples’ Feet

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Rob Moon at speed on the track

Phil Edwards lives in Uckfield and is the owner of Weald EVT (Electric Vehicle Technology) and the man behind the electric motorbike that set a new speed record in this country. Here we ask him all about it: Is this what you wanted to do growing up? Where did your aspirations to be involved in cuttingedge engineering come from?

I’ve always liked engineering and designing. I enjoyed making models when I was younger and knew from an early age that I wanted to be a draughtsman. I did an apprenticeship at The APV Company in Crawley (long-since closed) and have spent all of my working life involved in engineering and manufacturing companies.

How did you phase out of your day-job and into developing Electric-motorbikes with Weald EVT?

is something of an expert so I visited him a few times for advice. Being an engineer I like to have a target to aim for and to know how well the project turns out.

After a bit more trawling the internet I discovered that an “Alternative Energy Racing” event took place every summer at Santa Pod, the home of UK drag racing. There was my target – I would challenge the best time that had been recorded up to that point (2010).

Tell us about the record-breaking goal?

Having set the challenge I dug out my old books and started calculating what it would take to build a bike that was going to be faster than the current record-holder. This was a bike that had been built by Kingston University, and it had set a time of 14.99 seconds for the ¼ mile run.

In 2005 I became a self-employed manufacturing consultant, helping small manufacturers to improve their quality and processes. Alongside that I enjoyed restoring motorbikes as a hobby, and I had a project waiting in the garage late in 2009. Whilst browsing the internet I found out about electric motorcycles and, because I’m interested in new technology, wondered if I could convert this motorbike to electric-power. So I read up on how they work and decided to have a go!

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Phil (left) and Sue Edwards, receiving the Green Apple award from Chris Hopkins, successful Dragons’ Den “solar panel” entrepreneur

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Rob getting a good getaway from the start line at Santa Pod racetrack (Milton Keynes UK). 14th May 2011

It took almost a year to get the bike finished and running, and then we spent spring of 2011 testing it on a track in Sussex. Unfortunately our track was not long enough to try a full ¼ mile run, which is what the record attempt would be on, so we had to do the best we could and hope that it would be quick enough on the day!

As it turned out it was good enough as we smashed the record on our first run, and during the day got even better, finally setting a new time of 14.12 seconds.

In terms of being a ‘green’ machine, is helping the environment a big factor for the business?

I’m mostly excited by the clever technology. Being green is an issue, but it’s not the primary one. We certainly do need to be careful with how much fossil fuel is available and consider alternate methods.

It’s early days for electric vehicles so, no, they don’t necessarily match up to the performance or practicality for everyone, but they are perfectly useable for the majority of trips. The technology is expensive at the moment too, so I can understand people thinking “why should I pay a lot more for something that doesn’t do quite as much” but I’m sure the early pioneers of motoring faced the same issues.

What awards have you received so far?

We were delighted to receive an Innovation Voucher from the SEEDA (the previous South East England Development Agency) which allowed us to have some development work done by Brighton University. Even more exciting was winning the Gold Award for Engineering at the Green Apple Environmental Awards. We were presented with this at a reception at The House of Commons in November 2011.

What local support have you had?

We have enjoyed a lot of support from our Wealden MP, Charles Hendry, and one of our earliest supporters was Uckfield-based TR Fastenings who have been very good to us. Uckfield FM have kindly featured the bike a few times too.

Phil Edwards (standing) and rob Moon (our rider) making notes as we test the bike in Sussex

I’ve developed a few more electric motorcycles and am now working on an electric vehicle community car club which is very exciting and has huge potential for future cities. I’ll tell you more about that another time…

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Caribbean chicken salad Serves: 4 adults. Preparation time: 20 mins. Cooking time: 30 mins This fruity, colourful rice salad is packed with good-for-you ingredients and tastes terrific.

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BELLS YEW GREEN, new PLAY AREA for kids ‘There has been consultation within the village to ensure all interested groups have input and a planning application has recently been granted.

So we are now heavily involved in the fundraising needed to bring it to fruition.

‘The project is part of an ongoing campaign to raise community spirit and to provide a play area for the many children in Bells Yew Green. Currently their nearest area to play is in Frant which is only accessible by car due to the very fast road linking the two villages. The children of the village and the surrounding areas need to be free to play, climb and exercise imaginative play in a safe environment; the play area will solve this.

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Mothers from Bells Yew Green (south of Tunbridge Wells) have started their village playground funding project. One mother Rachel Graville tells us more: ‘The aim of the project is to raise sufficient funds to install a play area within the grounds of the village hall. The play area will predominantly benefit children aged up to 8 years but it is envisaged the facilities would benefit the whole community by providing a meeting place with seating.

‘The project requires funding of £25,000. It is hoped this will be achieved via a combination of applications for funding and various community events. Wealden DC has been extremely helpful in this respect and the project has also recently benefited from a contribution by East Sussex Police.’

Anyone wishing to assist in anyway is asked to contact the secretary to the committee Rachel Graville at rachel.graville@sky.com.

NEW Healthy walks starting in Ashdown Forest Right on cue for all those New Year’s resolutions, free healthy walks will start in Ashdown Forest. Walks are joint initiative of The Conservation Volunteers and the Ashdown Forest Centre and will take place every Wednesday at 10.30am and last no longer than an hour.

Each week of the month a different part of Ashdown Forest will be explored. There is even a walk for the odd occasion when there are 5 Wednesdays in a month! The walks are free and there is no need to book, just turn up. See the walks programme for more details.

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Having a Burns Night?

Who Said there was nothing to do in January!

Rabbie Burns, the bard of Scotland, is celebrated worldwide each January 25th on Burns Night. He wrote in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, making his works accessible to an audience beyond Scotland.

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From Linton’s car park crossand therhododendron. road (with care) into contract put in place for Shalom carAtpark (summer only).

Walk out of the the end of October silt was cleared from the rear upperpast four a seat onto a grass path and in about 50m turn left onto a ride. ponds of the Gorge which resulted in some interesting findsRemain on including to an oldride, building! this gentlyfootings descending ignoring another that bears off right, forAutumn about our 400m.

During Conservation Volunteers worked on the Gorge completing several tasks around the ponds. On top bank of the 1st pond a small area of oak scrub was Onthe both left and right are linear quarries, cleared to open up visibility and to reduce the amount of now filled with up scrub and trees. leaf litter silting the pond.

Further Such down, volunteers quarries dot the Forest landscape cleared the footings, and others clearedand brambles and scrub to reveal a retaining rockery wall, heathland a second ram pump house provided stone for roads.

Typical andsuch a blocked pipe. stonechat, tree pipit birds as nightjar,

andInwoodlark breed in to this arearegularly and the futureusually we are planning revisit to keep ponds andincascades freeare from overgrowth, thethe ride edges particular one of the to remove tree growth the growth of any scrubby plants best places onand the control Forest (indeed in Sussex) to keep a tidy line of sight up the Gorge. There are a few to ditches see, inaround May, the yellow flowers of the the Vachery that will require attention, all small spinywill shrub, whin.management, as will the the paths needpetty continued brickwork along the lakes.

Among many traditional customs is the ‘Entrance of the haggis’.

Everyone stands as the main course is brought in.

This is always a haggis on a large dish while a piper plays bagpipes and leads the way to the host’s table, where the haggis is laid down. There, the address to a Haggis begins: Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, (sonsie =

jolly/cheerful) The ride bears left, right through break in the quarries The installation of anthen interpretation board anear the folly Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race! bridge will be rebuilt and we for are certain be a valuable and continues descending 400m ittowill a metalled drive (Sandy Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, (aboon addition to the Vachery.

Lane) . On the left is a bowling green and ahead are= above) the A lovely walk and reallypavilion worth a visit!

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stomach, thairm = intestine) Weel are ye wordy o’ a grace As lang’s my arm.

Another custom is a ‘Toast to the Lassies’.

This covers the male speaker’s view on women and is normally amusing - but not offensive! The men drink a toast to women’s health.

The final custom is that the host will call on one of the guests to give the vote of thanks, after which everyone is asked to stand, join hands, and sing Auld Lang Syne bringing the evening to an end.

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Kitchens – Fitted or Supply-only – All Budgets and Styles Replacement Worktops – Laminate, Wood or Solid Surfaces Doors - for Kitchens and Bedrooms, Any Size, Vinyl or Wood Appliances - Integrated and Free-standing Bedrooms - Shower Rooms – Ensuites – Cloakrooms Walk-in Baths & Showers – Conversions at Sensible Prices Large or small jobs undertaken with the same enthusiasm No high-pressure sales – No minimum order charge FREE evening or daytime plan & design service Tel: 01342 713400 Fax: 01342 712444 Email: Ask@AbsolutelyKitchens.co.uk Unit 2, Snowhill Business Centre, Snow Hill, Copthrone, West Sussex RH10 3EZ

Improving your home at sensible prices or email: ask@absolutelykitchens.co.uk

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What’s On: January Thursday 10th January Ashdown Forest Decorative and Fine Arts Society.

Dr. Sally Dormer will be telling us about Jean, Duc De Berry: Patron and Connoisseur. Memorial Hall, Nutley, at 2.30pm. For more info call Jane Hayes: 01342 822435.

Sunday 27th January Car Boot and Tabletop Sale - in aid of Ashurst Wood Pre-school. 11am-2pm, A table top pitch is £12, a car pitch is £10 and £12 for a van. Customer Entry Fee £1.

Please contact Rebecca on 07917414031. Ashurst Wood Village Centre, 20-24 Maypole Road, RH19 3QN. Tuesday 29th January Crowborough Horticultural Society: A talk by Fergus Garret, Head Gardener Great Dixter, together with a super-speedy AGM. Crowborough Community Hall, Pine Grove at 7:30pm, All welcome, non-members: £5.00, www.crowboroughhorticulturalsociety.org.uk.

Thursday 7th February Nutley War Memorial Hall, High Street, TN22 3NE A Journey Along the Ashdown Forest Pale: the Pale of Ashdown Forest was once a physical boundary around the part of Ashdown Forest that was enclosed to make a deer park in the late 13th century. This talk will take you on a historic journey around the places where the boundary once ran and where the pale still exists in a much modified form – often in dark forgotten corners of the Forest. The talk will offer a great insight into how this ancient boundary shaped the landscape of the Forest that we know and love today. Programme 19:30 Arrival and refreshments. 19:45 welcome Matt Pitts, Woodland Officer, High Weald AONB. 20:00 Ashdown Forest Pale Talk, Vivienne Blandford, Landscapte Archaeologist. 21:15 Question time & Closure Uckfield Healthy Walks Every Friday Free, friendly walks lasting no longer than an hour.

The walks are easy and tricky terrain has been avoided.

Please wear suitable shoes and dress for the weather conditions on the day. No need to book, just turn up.

10 – 11am, Meet at the Civic Centre. Uckfield, TN22 1AE, call: 07740 899559, Email: p.hubens@tcv.org.uk Until March 2013

If you would like your event on these pages email info@ashdownforestliving.co.uk for information

Buxted Photographer Wins Competition A calendar photo competition for local residents has revealed some stunning images of the natural surroundings in the South East, and discovered a new talent in local photographer, Melanie Huber from Buxted (nr Uckfield), whose picture was chosen as the winning entry to appear in the Southern Counties Fuels annual calendar. Her winning entry “Lambs in Spring”.

The competition organised by local company, Southern Counties Fuels was open to local residents who were asked to take inspiration from the wildlife and natural environment that surrounds their hometown. The winning images will be displayed in the company’s annual calendar, which is being sold to raise money for the winner’s chosen local charity, Cancer Research.

The calendars will be sold at Cancer Research, Uckfield.

‘Ashdown Forest - A Portrait in Watercolour’ by Oliver Pyle: The endless combinations of light and landscape that make the Ashdown Forest so magical has been Oliver’s inspiration for his solo exhibition. The Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross, RH18 5JP. Weekends only from 11 – 5pm (or dusk, whichever is earlier) 30 • January 2013 • Ashdown Forest Living

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Award Winning Care Homes Sussex Health Care is an award winning group of care homes providing 25 years of healthcare in Sussex.

The Group operates 20 homes, predominantly in the West Sussex area, providing nearly 550 beds, incorporating specialist care provision as well as care for older people.

Care Homes for People with Learning Disabilities/Physical Disabilities/Neurological Conditions ●

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Beechcroft Care Centre and Hazel Lodge Beech Lodge and Oak Lodge Horncastle Care Centre Kingsmead Care Centre Kingsmead Lodge Norfolk Lodge Orchard Lodge and Boldings Lodge

01342 300499 01403 791725 01342 813910 01403 265335 01403 211790 01403 218876

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Rapkyns Care Centre 01403 276756

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Rapkyns Care Home 01403 265096

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Redwood House

01403 790948

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Sycamore Lodge

01403 240066

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White Lodge

020 8763 2586

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Wisteria Lodge

01825 714080

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Woodhurst Lodge

01444 401228

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Kingsmead Care Centre Longfield Manor Rapkyns Care Home Upper Mead

01403 265335 01403 786832 01403 276756 01273 492870

01403 242278

Care for older people ● ● ● ●

Clemsfold House Forest Lodge Horncastle Care Centre Horncastle House

01403 790312 01825 712514 01342 813910 01342 810219

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To find out more about our homes and the services we offer, contact: Corrine Wallace Head of Operational Care Services

01403 217338 corrine.wallace@sussexhealthcare.co.uk

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Kitchens Bespoke, based in East Grinstead is the brain child of Rachael Workman, A kitchen designer with 19 years of experience behind her. Four years ago, she decided to set up a complete service to help clients create their perfect kitchen with all the hassle taken out.

The Kitchens Bespoke showroom gives the idea of different kitchen styles, materials and colour schemes available.

Rachael has found that being a female designer gives her an advantage. ‘I design from a practical viewpoint. Most people who use kitchens are women and I can relate to the need to balance aesthetics with function.’

Rachael always keeps her finger on the pulse of new developments that can bring a kitchen to life and save time and money for her customers. For instance, back-lit glass can give a striking look and there are 50 colours to choose from.

Rachael has links to products and materials that may provide the solution to a worn-out or out-dated kitchen. She will then select what works for each individual household from simple door replacement to a complete kitchen refit; the Kitchen Bespoke service is all-inclusive.

The word ‘bespoke’ refers to the design process itself, meaning it’s designed with you, the customer, in mind.

Rachael says her kitchens are ‘more affordable than you may think. An expensive look doesn’t have to cost a fortune’.

While much of Rachael’s work is local to this area, with her years of experience her client base extends from London to Hampshire.

It is no wonder then that Kitchens Bespoke was a finalist in market leading magazine KBB Review’s ‘customer service’ award in the East Grinstead/Crowborough area category.

This last year, due to expansion within the business, Rachael has been joined by her husband Guy who says: “Seeing the business grow over the past 4 years, under this economic climate, is fantastic and I couldn’t wait to be a part of its expansion. We both share a vision of creating a family business which gives attention to detail & customer service”.

Kitchens Bespoke can design a kitchen that fits you: practically, budget-wise & aesthetically. The kitchen you imagined can become a reality.

For a free kitchen layout design call: 01342 313133 Visit their showroom: 88 London Road, East Grinstead www.kitchensbespoke.co.uk