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Mel Cook: Visit Norwich Great Yarmouth Horse Racing What’s on School’s out for summer Grease Six Bat out of Hell Book Club

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Latitude Festival 2018 Headliners at Henham Park, Southwold include The Killers (above), Alt J, Solange, Harry Hill and Bridget Christie, alongside Rag ‘n Bone Man (left), The Vaccines and The Charlatans. Meanwhile, the Lake Stage curated by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens introduces “g-folk” creator Hak Baker and in the Comedy Arena, QI comes to Latitude for the first time with Sandi Toksvig and Alan Davies. – Henham Park, Southwold Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July www.latitudefestival.com

DEREHAM BLUES FESTIVAL Four days of blues in the central Norfolk market town opens with Georgie Fame at the Memorial Hall and a stunning line-up of bands over the weekend at a range of local venues. – Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July www.derehambluesfestival.org.uk 21 PIECE ENSEMBLE Back by popular demand the highly talented Bratislava Hot Serenaders return to The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. This simply outstanding 21-piece ensemble includes multi reed players, three violins and the beautiful Serenaders Sister - It’s excitement all the way with musicians ranked amongst the world’s best, playing with amazing authenticity. Led by brilliant trumpet player Juraj Bartos, the Serenaders play the music of Paul Whiteman, Ellington, The Goldkette Orchestra, early Basie and the famous Jack Hylton and Carroll Gibbons orchestras. – The Apex Bury St Edmunds Sunday July 15 www.theapex.co.uk

SUMMER CIRCUS AND WATER SPECTACULAR This Blockbuster spectacular family show includes amazing circus acts from all around the world, Hilarious comedy from JACK JAY and JOHNNY MAC amazing special effects cumulating in the unique water show with Swimmers, Fountains and Fireworks and much, much more. It is an amazing Summer show like no other in the country! Jack Jay and Johnny Mac are now firmly established as the Hippodrome’s NO1 comedy duo with a modern twist on variety double acts of legends. Truly Spectacular production numbers add to the drama of the unique show in the incredible Edwardian splendour of 1903 building. The Hippodrome is dubbed “One of the Seven Wonders of the seaside” by the Daily Mail. – The Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth 11 July and runs till the 16 September www.hippodromecircus.co.uk

THE PORTRAITS BY NATALIE KNOWLES Natalie Knowles shows fourteen hyperrealistic pen and pencil portraits, tours de force of markmaking,produced when she was aged 15-17. Predominantly completed in 2000, these portraits strive to capture the zeitgeist of a new millennium through the eyes of a young adult. Natalie studied work by Goya and Mengs to produce her own portraits of contemporary behemoths Peter Cushing, David Beckham, and George Lucas. – Anteros Arts Foundation Fye Bridge, Norwich, Tuesday 7 to Thursday 23 August (Thursday 9 August 6pm - 8pm is a private view) www.natalieknowlesart.com/art 21

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LA VOIX: HELLO LA VOIX! La Voix is the larger than life star from Absolutely Fabulous, The Movie, Britain’s Got Talent semi finalist and the UK’s most Dazzling performer. Join La Voix for the BEST night out of the year featuring live musicians, hilarious comedy and incredible live singing and vocal impersonations. From Cher to Shirley Bassey, La Voix spares no Diva!! La Voix is Simply The Best and this is one hot ticket you don’t want to miss. Performing for everyone from celebrities to the Royal Family and now she comes to Norwich to perform. – NORWICH PLAYHOUSE Friday 27 July www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk NORFOLK NGS GARDENS OPENING IN JULY It’s the height of Summer and Norfolk NGS are celebrating by featuring fifteen gardens full of peak season colour and interest. Here are just a few highlights: TYGER BARN near Beccles on the 8 July opens for the first time with extensive borders, cottage garden and even colonies of bee orchids! The owners started work in 2007 so it’s a good demonstration of what can be achieved in 10 years. On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July BLACK HORSE COTTAGE in Hickling has two acres of spacious borders and island beds around a thatched house. There will be lots of interesting planting ideas on show. SUIL NA MARA at Bacton makes a welcome return after the owner’s ill health last year and opens for the weekend of the 21 and 22 July. This is an exotic garden with over 250 plant varieties in an unusual but really effective layout with lots of great ideas for you to take away. There is the chance to visit two gardens close to each other on the 29 July starting with DALE FARM in Dereham where you can indulge in two acres of waterside gardens packed with variety and colour. Children can play with the remote controlled boats on the pond and who can resist fresh baked sausage rolls and cheese scones for a morning snack. Just ten minutes drive away is HOLME HALE HALL (below) near Bradenham opening after 12o’clock with a terrific walled garden, greenhouse and lots of revitalised border planting by renowned garden designer Arne Maynard. All the gardens will be serving the renowned NGS homemade teas and many will have plants for sale. – www.ngs.org.uk

ABBA TRIBUTE From Mamma Mia to Dancing Queen, superbly accurate vocals, harmonies, guitar, keyboards plus back line musicians combined with stunning iconic replica costumes, choreography and sets produce the most authentic and requested Abba tribute show in the world today. – Princess Theatre Hunstanton | Sun 15 July www.princesshunstanton.co.uk SOME MOTHERS DO ‘AVE ‘EM The most successful sitcom of the decade gave us the hapless Frank and his long-suffering wife Betty with catchphrases galore and a neverending list of disasters with roller-skating escapades and runaway chickens. Joe Pasquale is one of the hardest working and topselling live comedians in British comedy today. He exploded onto our tellies in New Faces and went on to win I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and host The Price is Right. – Norwich Theatre Royal | Tue 10 to Sat 14 July www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

KING’S LYNN FESTIVAL World-famous orchestras will open and close the 68th King’s Lynn Festival. The Festival will welcome the Hallé Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Big Band with singer Claire Martin, guitarist Craig Ogden teaming up with jazz singer Jacqui Dankworth, and impersonator Alistair McGowan whose career has taken a new direction as a pianist. There will be a special treat for Strictly Come Dancing fans when 2017 finalist Giovanni Pernice (above) ends his 56-date national tour at the festival. Classical music provides the cornerstones of the programme with leading names from the classical music world, British folk singer Eddi Reader, and Los Pacaminos with Paul Young also appear. – Sunday 15 to Saturday 28 July www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk

DANNY BAKER - GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S BACK IN TOWN! Following the extraordinary success of the Cradle To Grave tour Danny was asked to reconsider his initial statement that he would never undertake such a venture again. The applause of the public can be a seductive narcotic and weaker souls than him would be tempted to repeat the thrills harvested during that ‘uproarious whirligig of joy’ simply to bolster their already outsize egos. After much reflection he has decided that he cannot allow such rampant narcissism to cloud his judgment and has said ‘one farewell’ tour’ and this time he means ‘one farewell tour’. There will be no more. – Norwich Theatre Royal Sunday 29 July www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk 23

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the ever-popular Pettitts Animal Adventure Park at Reedham, Africa Alive at Kessingland near Lowestoft, or Amazona Zoo at Cromer. Amazona Zoo is home to over 200 animals from tropical South America, including jaguars, monkeys, peccaries, otters, owls, macaws, parrots, capuchins, spiders, snakes, flamingos, rheas, guinea pigs, iguanas, caimans, pumas and tapirs. As well as the animals and birds, there’s outdoor play areas, Rainforest Springs and a large indoor play area, Jungle Tumbles. Near Fakenham, Pensthorpe Natural Park has gardens and wildlife habitats encouraging children to get outside and explore the natural habitat. Thetford Forest is a wonderful area to explore, have a picnic and enjoy some invigorating activities at High Lodge. Meandering along the forest trails, riding bikes through the trees or getting up high into the

canopy with Go Ape can keep the kids happy, busy and occupied for hours. Those who feel happier in the trees can also enjoy the delights of height at Bewilderwood at Hoveton near Wroxham with a series of curious tree house adventures. As a broader tourist destination, Norfolk and Suffolk have a range of theme parks. There is the ever-popular Pleasurewood Hills near Lowestoft with rides and thrills for children of all ages, from the more daring with the Cannonball Express and Timber Falls through to mini dodgems and the carousel. Just along the coast at Great Yarmouth, right on the seafront, is the Pleasure Beach with its range of rides and attractions. Wells-next-the-Sea is always a popular destination for a sunny summer day out. The beach is simply massive with room to run around and have fun in designated areas with the dog and then walk along the embankment into the town, or take the mini-train, and enjoy the atmosphere of the harbour where you’ll see families sitting on the harbour wall and enjoying fish and chips from local chippies. Wells Maltings has a number of activities lined up for children over the summer months. It has teamed up with the Fairyland Trust for “Maltings Makers,” which are creative mornings for children aged four to nine to get together, get inspired and get making with sessions that have such imaginative titles of Bouncing Bumble Bees, Fabulous Flutterbies, Cuckoo Wrasse Kites, Pop-Up Seal Cards, Sea Slugs and Lobsters and Lizards. There’s also a “Young Artists on Wells Beach” activity, with morning sessions for eight to 12-yearolds and afternoons for 13-18-year-olds on July 26, August 16 and August 23 at £15. For dates, times and bookings for these activities, call 01328 710885. In Norwich throughout the summer, the Puppet Theatre has a number of innovative workshops for children including Jumble Puppets, Heroes and Villains and Furry Friends as well as regular shows such as The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Susannah and the Sunflower. Many of the area’s museums have children’s activities lined up at special sessions during the school holidays. Time & Tide in Great Yarmouth, for example, has a Seaside Family Fun Day with Punch and Judy, face painting and the chance to create souvenirs on August 1, followed by the opportunity to test your nautical knowledge in a Float Your Boat event on August 3. Whether its indoors, or outdoors, whatever the weather this summer, there’s no shortage of funpacked activities and destinations that will keep the kids happy for hours on end.

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Grease is the Word

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Grease is the word this summer as the story of Rydell High is brought to the Norwich Theatre Royal stage by around 200 young people. As rehearsals get under way, John Bultitude caught up with the director and cast to find out more.

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time flies and this year it is a case of Happy 40th Birthday to Grease which has left its fans Hopelessly Devoted to its boy meets girl story set at a US high school at the end of the Fifties. With hits like You’re The One That I Want and Sandy, it deserves its status as one of the globes’ most iconic musicals and is set to get a rebirth courtesy of the Norwich Theatre Royal Youth Company this summer. Directing it is Jo Reil who shares the love for it with millions of other people. She laughed: “It is a musical that I grew up with when I was younger and I think whenever you hear the music, you can’t help but smile and enjoy yourself. I wanted something that the students could relate to. “It is a story about people of their own or similar ages to them with all the subjects and topics they are going through as teenagers and I wanted them to relate to what they were doing. I also wanted something that was fun, bright and colourful, and also something that an audience would come along and enjoy. Of course, it was also a good opportunity to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film.” When it comes to casting, Jo and the creative team worked hard to find the right young people to play the right parts with an audition day doing some team-building exercises, looking at text and character, and finding the right personalities on and off stage. This was followed by a day of call-backs where would-be participants did some more work on the singing and text before the hard job started of selecting the cast. Once they were chosen, rehearsals began with different groups of young people who would star in the show along with a separate group of dancers, a band made up of musicians from the City of Norwich School, and a separate team of students who will be assisting the Theatre Royal technical team in bringing the show to the stage.

To give Grease an added perspective and increase opportunities for the young cast, the Pink Ladies in the show are also double-cast. Jo stressed: “We have worked in such a way that it does not become a competition. We are intermingling the two casts and that has created a supportive team atmosphere. The Sandy’s are very much working together on their character and discovering things together but they don’t have to play the parts exactly the same. Different actors bring different things to a rehearsal room and I think that is important to remember.” Sophie Blythe, who will share the role of Sandy, has found the experience supportive. She said: “It has been nice to have someone else to talk to about it as Sandy is quite a gritty character in the musical.” Fellow Sandy, Heather Kelly, added: “It has helped with my confidence. This is the first production I have done with a big singing role so it is great to have someone to work with.” While everyone knows the show and its fantastic songs, Jo also wanted to give this production a very unique stamp and setting. “We wanted to modernise it a bit where it was relevant. When you get down to the nitty gritty of the script, it is hard to take it out of 1959 because there is so much going on. Within the script, the cast have found moments in the script where it is much more about Sandy discovering herself and who she wants to be rather than wanting to just change herself for some man she has fallen in love with,” she said. “The character of Danny also goes through that moment of change. The show talks about relationships, sex, friendship, discovering who you are, your dreams and who you want to be. The students grab hold of that and run with that which is exciting.” Cast member Sophie agrees, saying: “In rehearsal we have tried to move Sandy away from being a drippy

character because she isn’t at all. I think she is a Pink Lady at heart all the time.” Her co-star Steven Logsdon, who plays Danny, added: “The things the characters go through are what we are going through. The feeling of identity is really important to use as we can bring a sense of realism to it.” Overall though, director Jo is hoping people will come along and be entertained. She said: “You cannot come and see Grease and not leave feeling happy. It is a fun and bright

The show talks about relationships, sex, friendship, discovering who you are, your dreams and who you want to be. The students grab hold of that and run with that, which is exciting. show. It is different to the film with some different songs but the classics are in there. They are also a really talented bunch of students and it is really exciting for them to get the opportunity to perform on the Theatre Royal stage and for people to see what talent we have in the region. These students will go off and work professionally in the future. Come along, enjoy it and support them.” So catch the talent of the future while also enjoying a classic musical and recreating those halcyon school days when Summer Lovin’ was the beall and end-all for every High School student.

GREASE will be performing at the Norwich Theatre Royal from Wednesday 25th July to Saturday 28th.

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Get ready for a history lesson but not as you know it. The story of Henry VIII’s wives is being brought to life in a sexy, sassy style in a new show premiering in Norwich before it heads around the country. The show is being co-produced by Kenny Wax, the man behind hits like Top Hat and The Play That Goes Wrong, and John Bultitude caught up with him to find out more.

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most notorious royalty from Tudor times are set to tell their life-story in the style of Little Mix and Beyoncé as the smart, smooth and sassy musical SIX is set to mix the regal and ritzy in a stylish trip into the past. It remixes the story of Henry VIII’s six wives into a pop concert setting, making history hip and putting a whole new twist on a turbulent time at the top of British life. The show is set to premiere officially at Norwich Playhouse on July 11-15 before moving on to Cambridge Arts Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and then London’s West End, so East Anglian audiences will get the first chance to see it. The man with the vision to transform what started as a student production into the next big musical phenomenon is Kenny Wax. He is no stranger to taking risks having helped make several shows hot tickets and his latest passion is SIX. He recalls that he was first tipped off about it by George Stiles, one half of the famous Stiles and Drewe writing duo who are behind the likes of Half A Sixpence, Betty Blue Eyes and The Wind In The Willows. Enthused by George, Kenny and his sixteen-year-old daughter drove from London to Cambridge to see the very first version of the show which was presented by the world-famous university’s musical theatre society. “We sat there and watched it and talking to everyone at the end I was praying my daughter would say she had really enjoyed it as I had loved it. A 50-yearold man and a 16-yearold girl are very different markets but she said she had really enjoyed it. If a show has crossed those two age categories, you feel you have un-wrapped the golden ticket and it is a bit of a Willy Wonka moment. We met the composer and the lyricist that night, and we started talking to them about the potential future of the show and what it could be.” 30

After the chat, Kenny decided to give the show his backing and he arranged a very limited run in the Arts Theatre in the heart of London’s West End to showcase it. He assembled a new director, cast and choreographer, and found the magic formula. “We were really thrilled with the results. Sometimes we are professional gamblers. As a professional producer, we really don’t know how a show is going to do and we put that on sale and all four performances were sold out before the first one has been seen. There was also a lot of gossip and chat about it. People do talk and they loved it.” Now it is set for some new cast, a new creative team and a rebirth at Norwich Playhouse on July 11-15. Kenny believes audiences are in for a real treat as there is no traditional scenery, the band perform on stage and it is set in a concert-style in a similar way to the likes of Chicago and Five Guys Named Moe. It is so much more than just a concert though, as Kenny explains. “There are definitely several more layers in SIX than just a revue show. You have all the current girl power sisterhood stuff alongside all this really interesting Tudor history. I have never studied that period of history but I can tell you about each of the queens. During the show, you learn about these six very different women. “It is Hamilton-esque in that we are taking these historic characters and presenting them in a modern vernacular so there is no reference to race, colour, shape, size or type. They are just wonderful women and portrayed as we do these days with modern-day casting and it makes it very interesting and very unusual.” SIX marks the latest creative challenge for Kenny who has made his name as one of Britain’s best-known producers. He always had his heart set on being a theatre producer and after gaining a business studies degree plus

a stint at Camp America, he decided to try working in the stage world for 12 months to see how he got on. “It was a fabulous year. I was a foot messenger taking packages around the West End for the agency before working on Miss Saigon in the evening and I met all sorts of people. “Cameron Mackintosh was very generous with me in those first few months I was working on Miss Saigon because he was around the theatre. I gave him a letter and said I want to be a producer. He could have said ‘I am too busy’ or ‘come and see my assistant’ and instead I spent an hour and a quarter with him one day. I was hoping he would say I have a job for you which would have been the dream. He was cleverer than that but said that wasn’t the thing for you to do. I had never worked on stage management or produced or directed. I knew nothing about it. His advice was that you have to go out there and learn which was brilliant advice because as the next two or three years went on, I got other jobs.” Kenny went on to work at the New London Theatre gaining experience in every department including the box office, stage crew, operating the follow spot light and even running guided tours around the building. Then Kenny got a job at the King’s Head Theatre in Islington producing some Sunday night concerts before going to work with the impresario Cameron Mackintosh again, this time on Just So Stories. Kenny said: “You start to work on bigger shows. There are many ups and downs. My first musical got great reviews but only ran for seven weeks and I lost my backers so I couldn’t go back to them again.” His big break came with a show which wowed audiences in Norwich and around the country when he revived Top Hat with former Strictly and Holby City favourite Tom Chambers and the multi-talented Summer Strallen.

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SIX, Norwich Playhouse, Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 July www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk

“That was really my first big break in terms of getting into the bigger leagues of theatre,” said Kenny. “Tom had just won Strictly, it ran in the West End successfully for two years and we had two great UK tours, as well as winning quite a few Olivier Awards.” Fresh from the success of the show, a producer friend contacted Kenny asking him to give a second opinion on a show running at Trafalgar Studios called The Play That Goes Wrong. He recalled: “I thought this was really funny and people were crying with laughter. I thought there must be something in this. These people have either been paid to sit here and cry or it is really good.” He began contacting theatres about a possible tour and six weeks on the road became 20 weeks before expanding even further. “The show is now in its fourth year and booking into its fifth and they have also just come back from Broadway after six months,” said Kenny. And it is finding that next big hit often created by and starring new talent that appeals to Kenny. “I like to champion new writing which many other producers do but most of mine is centred on entertainment especially with comedy and family entertainment. They always need something where I can say I enjoyed watching a certain show. It is hard producing and selling and raising money and getting directors and stars. You need to have the passion for the project but then it is just a job and it isn’t worth it if it is just a job,” said Kenny. And it is that which is enthusing him so much about SIX and he is excited that audiences in Norwich will be among the first to see it. “It is a fabulous show and something very different. Just the opportunity to say that you were there at the beginning is a great opportunity. To be there right at the beginning of something and be an opinion former than a follower is quite something,” said Kenny. “SIX is going to be around for many years to come and when it comes back to Norwich again, I would love for it to be at the Theatre Royal and you won’t be able to get a ticket.” So this is your chance to be one of the first people to see this sassy and stylish right- royal romp through history in Norwich.

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This month our West End reviewer Benet Catty took himself off to the Dominion Theatre in London to see BAT OUT OF HELL... What did he think of it... It is Completely Bonkers

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a car is pushed into the orchestra pit. At another, someone falls into a pond, remains submerged for ten seconds, then leaps back out and sings. The first act climaxes with a guy crashing a bike and the tyres flying in slow motion up in into the air while he sings with a microphone cable wrapped around his neck and blood draining down his torso. It’s that kind of show. This is not a show you could confuse with Hamilton. Coherence is not what it’s there for. If most good musicals are as satisfying as a good meal, Bat out of Hell is more of a food fight: adrenalinefueled, heart racing and more fun than the food would have been to eat. Bat out of Hell is one of the biggest selling albums in history, having sold 50 million copies since its release in 1977. It was conceived by its author Jim Steinman as a stage musical and, as such, he and the singer Meatloaf were warned it would never work. This show, following seasons at the London Coliseum, Manchester and Canada before this new open-ended run began in May, is the fulfilment of a forty-year dream. Most people will know “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” as well as the title song. But there are others you’ll recognize as they blast into your face across the show’s 2 hours 40 minutes. “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth”, “For Crying Out Loud”, and “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” all deliver, as does a brilliant new power ballad “What Part of my Body Hurts the Most”. The first act is bigger on the excess and you’re doing well if you can decipher one word in four once the singing begins. The second act is a good deal calmer and more coherent, with anthems and ballads dominating. I truly wish I could give you a sense of what the story is. The programme tells me it’s like Peter Pan with a bunch of people being stuck as teenagers forever. Some of them are in a cage at one point. One of their number, Strat, has a Romeo and Juliet thing going on with Raven, whose parents (I think, although mum seems much younger than dad) are villains of the dystopian futuristic world in which it all happens. The parents seem to be having problems, which they attempt to resolve by pursuing their conjugal rights atop a car. Another character meets an untimely but inevitably bombastic end after singing a sweet song in partfalsetto. Beyond that, I’m afraid you’re on your own. What is completely clear, though, is that the performances are dazzling. Andrew Polec as Strat is awe-inspiring and plays it as a rock star who happens to find himself in a stage show. He is well matched by Christina Bennington as Raven, whose earlier simpering character evolves into high decibel power. Alex Thomas-Smith as the Judas character makes something of his small but powerful role, and Rob Fowler and Sharon Sexton as the parents rock the house as much as anyone else. But there’s top voices right across the board, including Patrick Sullivan who gets a brief moment early in the second act.

Apart from the singing, the real wow of the evening is the look of it. Designer John Bausor lets rip with a dystopian set which pushes the stage out into the audience and over our heads, with a scale which disguises some of its economy and adaptability. Top lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe (who lit the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics) throws a million lights at it but resists the temptation of so many similar shows to make it look like The X Factor. And Gareth Owen, the most sought-after sound designer in the world, gives the show not just the huge volume it demands but a near-constant soundscape which gives the show a more immersive quality than most musicals. Emma Portner, the youngest woman ever to choreograph a major musical, really makes her dancers work hard and in quite a mix of styles. If you’re a fan of loud rock and roll this is the show for you. If you fancy the feel of a gig with the look of a stage show then this is the show for you. If you feel that plot and character are crucial to a musical then you’ll probably be happier at any other show than this. One warning, though. If you have a weak heart then stay away from this address. The first drum beat will kill you. But what a way to go. BAT OUT HELL is on at the Dominion Theatre in London

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The Boy in 7 Billion By Callie Blackwell & Karen Hockney A POWERFUL TRUE STORY, revealing a remarkable relationship between a dying son and a mother that refused to let him go. At the age of 10, Deryn was diagnosed with Leukaemia. 18 months later he developed another rare cancer called Langerhans cell sarcoma. Only five other people in the world had it and he was the youngest of them all, and the only person known to be fighting it alongside another cancer, making him one in seven billion. Told there was no hope of survival, after four years of intensive treatment, exhausted by his fight and with just days left to live, Deryn planned his own funeral. But Deryn’s desperate mother, Callie, would not let him give in. Battling medical errors, impossible odds and years of

not as an adjunct to lifestyle, but as a celebration of life itself.” The Monday market, which was started in the early 1950s by Geoffrey Key as a small livestock market selling mainly poultry, is still running on the same site although today it is better known as Keys Fine Art Auctioneers. The book will be launched in the Keys Sale Day Office at the sale ground on Thursday July 19 with an exhibition of work from the book on display to the public from Friday, July 20, until Thursday, September 20. A second launch is planned for Thursday, July 26 at The Photographers’ Gallery bookshop in London, a popular venue on the photo circuit. Elwes spent many hours wandering round the sales yard to see what he could find to photograph as well as to make the odd bid if there was something of interest. “Auctions involve quite a lot of waiting around to bid and usually there are other people doing the same. It is therefore a great place to observe people and take photographs, as there is always movement and activity,” says Elwes. Monday Market was never conceived

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that this is the 100th issue of Places&Faces®? What started out as a local publication produced from home is now a soaring success, with the 100th edition jam-packed with news and features, a second edition – in North & West Norfolk – now well-established and well over 5,000 followers on Twitter! It’s been hard work, of course, but also incredibly fun and rewarding along the way. We’ve met some great people, interviewed a wealth of household names and have been lucky enough to try out numerous amazing hotels and restaurants – all in the name of research, of course! I started the business back in March 2010 with my much-missed late business partner Paula Hodds and we were amazed by the outpouring of support we received from local companies, tourist attractions and individuals. As Places&Faces® is a free pick-up publication – and as we were determined to keep the standard high – we’ve relied on the goodwill and advertising revenue from businesses across East Anglia to keep the magazine going and we are eternally grateful to them. We’re also grateful for the support from our many colleagues in the region’s theatres and tourism resorts where so many well-known faces have appeared since we first started the magazine over eight years ago and consequently we’ve been able to run exclusive interviews with all manner of celebrities. Our first “cover boy” was Franck Pontais, the talented French chef whose recipes have appeared in Places&Faces®’s pages for many years and we’ve had all sorts of other big-hitters too, of course, from Joan Collins (who rang our office for a 36

chat) to Nigella Lawson (who tweeted about her article to her thousands of followers) to the mighty David Beckham, with that particular issue being picked up particularly quickly, of course! We’ve run interviews with a host of other famous actors and actresses, sports stars and celebrities from the worlds of TV, movies and more. My personal favourite remains Jack Whitehall, as he graced the cover of the magazine that I edited during a period of restructure a few years ago and so I was delighted to learn that that particular online edition was downloaded more times than any other. I should also mention some of the

packed with ideas for going out as well as including profiles on many of the important personalities in our area. Besides being in print, Places&Faces® has also attended a number of local events and shows and some of our team have also been interviewed themselves, not only for our own pages, but also on local radio. As they say on the celebrity TV shows, it’s been a journey, and since launching H2Creative Media Ltd eight years ago, I’ve enjoyed every step! It’s telling that many of our original advertisers and contributors are still with us today and we’re looking forward to continuing to work with them in the future. As we head into the summer months, our region really comes into its own,

As you’ll see, as there are so many exciting events in Norfolk and Suffolk these days, we’ve upped our What’s On pages considerably and we’ll also continue to bring you interviews with the big stars of stage and screen. stars from Strictly, who have also graced our cover, as my fiancée Donna, who compiles the magazine’s lovely fashion and beauty pages, is a big fan of dance. Our loyal advertisers have also been key to Places&Faces®’s success, of course, but the magazine would not have succeeded if it weren’t also for the hard work and dedication of our editorial, sales and design teams. There has only been a handful of editors since the launch edition back in 2010 – Tony Mallion, Carolyn Atkins and me - and we’ve all worked tirelessly to bring you a high-quality glossy magazine that’s relevant to readers in Norfolk and Suffolk. As you know, Places&Faces® is always

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many he’s simply ‘The King’. Elvis Presley is the enduring symbol of the post war cultural phenomenon that created the ‘teenager’. He is without doubt one of the most important cultural icons of the 20th century. Born into an impoverished childhood he rose to fame and riches beyond his wildest dreams, and yet he remained a troubled and complicated man throughout his life. By the end he’d become a caricature of his once sensational stage presence. Ironically a shy man, he could be funny, amusing and self deprecating. He remains the best selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. For all his fame, I give you the things you quite possibly didn’t know about - Elvis Presley.

HE HAD A TWIN.

Born on January 8th 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Aaron Presley had a twin brother. Jesse Garon Presley, his identical twin, was delivered 35 minutes before Elvis. Sadly the older twin was stillborn. Their mother, Gladys, was taken from their two room shack to hospital, and would never have more children. Elvis would talk about his twin for the rest of his life. He grew up as an only child but Elvis did acquire three step brothers - the children from his father’s second wife’s first marriage.

THAT FIRST RECORDING SESSION.

Did he - or didn’t he? It was August 1953 when Elvis strolled in to the Sun Records offices. Alone on duty there was Sam Phillips’ assistant Marion Keisker. She asked the young man what kind of singer he was and he replied ‘I sing all kinds’. Pressing on she enquired who he sounded like. His answer? ‘I don’t sound like nobody’. By paying for a few minutes recording time Elvis would, he claimed, find out what he did sound like. He recorded two tracks, on acetate, ‘My Happiness’ and ‘That’s When Your Heartaches Begin’. He would then claim that he’d recorded them for his mother. The point is that Elvis would have known that there was a much cheaper amateur recording service in the nearby general store. One of his biographers has posed the question - did he walk into the Sun building hoping he would be discovered? He certainly left an impression. Marion Keisker, who has gone into history as the first person to record Elvis Presley, noted down, next to his name ‘Good ballad singer. Hold’.

HE WASN’T WELL TRAVELLED.

Despite his worldwide fame, and 40% of his staggering record sales being outside the States, Elvis never performed outside North America. In fact his only appearances outside the USA were three dates in Canada in 1957. Some sources suggest that it was not of his making. Certainly his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, received hugely lucrative offers. But it’s thought that Parker may have been an illegal immigrant and, if he went overseas, he might not be allowed back into the USA.

IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD FIRST STEP ON THE HOUSING LADDER.

Elvis was just 22 when, in 1957, he bought Graceland. He paid $102,500 for the mansion and its almost 14 acres. Built in 1939 it had been the home of a doctor. He’d called it Graceland after the daughter of the man who had originally farmed the land. Elvis kept the name and lived there until he died twenty years later. It’s been a National Historic landmark since 2006.

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THAT FAMOUS HAIR.

So black. Except it wasn’t. He was almost blond. He dyed his hair, and his eyelashes, throughout his career.

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THE ’68 COMEBACK SPECIAL.

It hadn’t all been plain sailing and in the mid1960s, Beatle mad era, Elvis’ was not happy with his career. But when he staged a comeback it was like no other. Originally conceived as a Christmas special the show was recorded in Burbank, California in June 1968. It was simply called ‘Elvis’ but its impact resulted in it being known as ‘The ’68 Comeback Special’. In his first live performances since 1961, honed to perfection and clad in tight leather, Elvis delivered a set so redolent of his early years that he reignited his reputation overnight. There were lavishly staged numbers too, but Colonel Parker’s idea for a traditional Christmas sing-along was swept away. The broadcast was watched by over 40% of the total available viewing audience. It was NBC’s highest rated show of the season. One commentator remarked that Presley moved in a way that must have made Jim Morrison green with envy. Elvis was back.

THE US TAX MAN LOVED ELVIS.

He had every reason to. Presley was obsessive about paying his way, and consistently refused to take advantage of any tax deductions for which he may have been eligible. Some say that Colonel Parker’s possibly dubious citizenship status led him to steering clear of any contact with the tax office. Either way, in 1973 Elvis Presley was the USA’s top tax payer.

HE’D ALWAYS BEEN A PERFECTIONIST.

Even in the early days. That fresh, raw, straight as it comes sound of Hound Dog? He recorded it in 1957 and made the band go through 31 takes before settling on version 28. Playing it back he said ‘This is the one’. He was right

THE STATISTICS ARE AMAZING.

Elvis’ standing as the most successful solo recording artist in the history of recorded music is borne out by the fact that estimates of his sales range from 600 million to a billion. The legendary singles aside his album sales place him at the top, with 129 LPs in the Billboard 200. That’s way more than even the second place - which goes to Frank Sinatra with 82. Frankly, because of the way sales have been measured, and complications over ‘A sides’ and ‘B sides’, some of the statistics get a bit confusing. He was overtaken in some categories by The Beatles, but when the Recording Industry of America officially credit him with 136 million certified album sales in the USA alone it doesn’t seem to matter much. In a final twist to Presley’s chart statistics the 2015 and 2016 albums of Elvis singing with the backing of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra both reached Number One spot the UK. That meant he’d broken his own record for the longest span of time between Number One albums by anybody. Ever. His debut album, ‘Elvis’ had topped the charts in 1957 - 59 years earlier.

THOSE SIGHTINGS…

people have speculated that Elvis is still alive for years. There have been many ‘sightings’. Maybe the clue is in this last fact. When he died in 1977 there were around 170 people earning a living as Elvis impersonators. Today that number has grown to around 250,000. So if you think you’ve seen him, it could be…..well, just saying.

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Sarah Millican award-winning stand-up comedian and writer continues her UK tour at Great Yarmouth’s Britannia Pier, Places&Faces® takes a look back at her fabulous career

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of unglamorous-but-glorious womanhood” by The Guardian, but now award-winning comedienne Sarah Millican is declaring herself a one-woman ‘control enthusiast’ as her nationwide tour continues the length and breadth of the country. After South Shields born Sarah’s husband, Andrew Millican, left her unexpectedly in 2004, she found solace in attending writing workshops in local theatres, such as at Newcastle’s Live Theatre and the Custom House, South Shields. Jokes about her failed marriage initially formed the vast majority of her material. Sarah now lives in Manchester with fellow stand-up comic Gary Delaney, whom she married in December 2013. The comedy couple live with their dog, Commander Tuvok (named after the Star Trek character), who they adopted from Dogs Trust. They also have two cats, also with movie related names, Chief Brody, from the 1975 classic ‘Jaws’, and Lieutenant Ripley, from Ridely Scott’s chestbursting extravaganza ‘Alien’. Since Sarah won the 2008 Best Comedy Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her debut solo show, Sarah Millican’s Not Nice, she has fast established herself as a stalwart of great British comedy and firmly secured herself as a household name. Further recognition and accolades have come with being nominated three times for The British Comedy Awards People’s Choice: Queen of Comedy and winning the award in 2011. In 2013 Sarah was also nominated for the British Comedy

Awards Best Female TV Comic for the fourth time, her eighth nomination in total. On top of this raft of awards and nominations, Sarah‘s debut DVD, Chatterbox Live!, is the biggest selling stand-up DVD by a female comedian of all time, selling over 150,000 units in the first five weeks of release alone, bring her unique brand of live comedy shows to living rooms of her ever increasing fan base. Sarah’s second DVD, Thoroughly Modern Millican Live, was released in November 2012 and was one of the biggest selling stand-up comedy DVD’s of 2012, entering the live comedy DVD top 10 chart on its first day of release, while her third DVD, Sarah Millican: Homebird, was also a bestseller. Sarah’s last offering to the DVD market, Sarah Millican: Outsider, was released in November 2016 and went straight to number one in the sales chart upon release, once more proving she is much loved by the Great British public and a favoured Christmas stocking filler for loved ones. Whilst on the subject of Christmas, topical as we head into the summer months, several years ago Sarah started the twitter campaign #joinin for people spending Christmas Day alone. Sarah starts the twitter feed each year, and it encourages people to use the hash-tag and link with one another so as not to feel lonely, Sarah has said the rules are simple, “The main rule is to be kind, we’re all here for each other.” As a consummate live performer, she has also notched up countless appearances on top comedy TV shows including QI, Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Big Fat Quiz, Live at the Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show and as a head-liner on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. Sarah’s

very own series, The Sarah Millican Television Programme, combined TV-inspired stand-up and unique interviews with some of her favourite TV stars. It aired on BBC2 in March and April 2012. A second series, (which followed a Christmas Special in December 2012) broadcast January 2013 and notched up an incredible 2.4 million viewers for its first episode, with a third series being broadcast in the Autumn of 2013. Sarah earned two BAFTA nominations for the series for Best Entertainment Performance. In December 2010, Sarah appeared at The Royal Variety Performance performing stand-up to Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at the Palladium Theatre, and made her second appearance at the legendary variety show in November 2014. Sarah has also written and performed two series of Sarah Millican’s Support Group for Radio 4 and in June 2012 Sarah began writing her own column for national magazine the Radio Times. In September, 2014, Sarah launched Standard Issue, which is a smart and witty online magazine for women, by women, covering everything that interests women – ie everything. No celebrity tittle tattle, no photoshopping, no calorie counting, no cellulite circling. Described by Sarah as, “honest, good, interesting and funny writing from a bunch of cracking broads! We created something absolutely excellent. And vital. A women’s magazine that didn’t pander to society’s narrow definition of what women are interested in. What we didn’t make was anywhere near enough money and so the decision was made to cut our cloth accordingly. Standard Issue will never tell you who to be, what to wear or how to look. We believe that every woman should feel empowered to simply be herself.” Standard Issue is now a smart, funny magazinestyle podcast for women by women: same great content; different platform, which can be found at www.sarahmillican.co.uk. There’ll continue to be a mix of news, opinions, life stories and entertainment, all from a female perspective straight into your ears. Sarah’s debut book, How to be Champion, was released in 2017. Part autobiography, part self help, part confession, part celebration of being a common-or-garden woman, part collection of synonyms for ‘nunny’, Sarah Millican’s debut book delves into her super normal life with daft stories, funny tales and proper advice on how to get past life’s blips – like being good at school but not good at friends, the excitement of IBS and how to blossom post divorce. If you’ve ever worn glasses at the age of six, worn an off-the-shoulder gown with no confidence, been contacted by an old school bully, lived in your childhood bedroom in your thirties, been gloriously dumped in a Frankie and Benny’s, cried so much you felt great, been for a romantic walk with a dog, worn leggings two days in a row even though they smelt of wee from a distance, then this is definitely the book for you. Even if you haven’t done any of this but just want to laugh your socks off then this is definitely the book for you!

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After two critically acclaimed, sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2008/9, Sarah returned to Edinburgh in August 2010 with a brand new show, Chatterbox. An unqualified success, Sarah capped the brilliant sell-out run with a nomination for the much sought-after Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, affirming her status as one of the most exciting comics in the country. In the autumn of 2010 she embarked on her first national tour, also named Chatterbox, which completely sold out and in March 2011 announced her second national tour, Thoroughly Modern Millican, which sold over 190,000 tickets. The tour proved exceptionally popular with extra dates added up and down the country and an unprecedented 13 sold out nights at the Newcastle Tyne Theatre. Spring 2014 saw Sarah complete on her third sold-out national tour, Sarah Millican: Home Bird. Her fourth tour, Outsider, was also a sell-out and concluded in September 2016. Sarah’s fifth tour, Control Enthusiast!, is currently traveling up and down the country, which started in January

#joinin running for 129 dates, culminating in her final show in Warrington on Thursday 6 December and will mark ten years since she established herself as one of the leading lights of the British Comedy scene by winning the Best Newcomer Award at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe. After recent successful shows in the area at Theatre Royal Norwich, Corn Exchange Cambridge and Regent Theatre Ipswich, Sarah will be returning to East Anglia with two live dates at Great Yarmouth’s famous Britannia Pier, which is a much loved venue for many comedians and acts. The fast-chatting, bubbly and ever-so nice Sarah will be regaling audiences on how she isn’t a control freak, but a control enthusiast. You’ll learn about Rescue Men, what can happen at a bra fitting, the benefits of casserole, plus tips on how to talk to shop assistants and the correct way to eat a biscuit. Funny, frank and unapologetically filthy.

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EXPLORER Named by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure, risking life and limb in some of the most ambitious private expeditions ever undertaken. Places&Faces® caught up with him ahead of his appearance in Bury St Edmunds.

really worry about family finances. All those horses that Ginny loved! When we moved to Exmoor, we had lots of Aberdeen Angus cows and sheep, and that was quite profitable. But the horses…!

Amongst his many record-breaking achievements, he was the first to reach both Poles, the first to cross the Antarctic and Arctic Ocean, and the first to circumnavigate the world along its polar axis. Sir Ranulph will take to the road in July, telling his life story from his early years to the present day. Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living Dangerously spans Sir Ranulph’s childhood and school misdemeanours, his army life and early expeditions, right through the Transglobe Expedition to his current Global Reach Challenge. Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ many endeavours have pushed his endurance levels to the very limits, inspiring generations and making him a pioneer of exploration with an unparalleled story to tell What will you be talking about on your tour? I’ll be talking about my life: my childhood and schooling, and training with the SAS (and being chucked out of the SAS!) I’ll be talking about my very first posting with the British Army, and being the youngest captain in the British Army – even though I didn’t deserve it! – and how that inspired my love of exploring. I’ll also touch upon some of my favourite expeditions, one of which was finding an Arab city with my first wife Ginny that we spent 26 years looking for, and how, in the first year after we got married, we did our first journey together: a 2000 mile long boat trip down one of the toughest rivers in the world, in a rubber dinghy. There’s so much to talk about that I can only briefly touch on being the oldest Brit up Everest and the oldest pensioner in Great Britain to go up the north face of the Eiger! I’ve tried to get a good mix of polar exploring, and my other adventures. Are there any locations you’re particularly looking forward to visiting? I’m looking forward to going to New Theatre in Oxford, as my family are all in Banbury which is nearby. Our family castle is Broughton castle and I am the 3rd Baronet of Banbury. My cousin Martin is currently the 25th Lord, and the family have been there since The Battle of Agincourt, so our family connections to that area are deep rooted to say the least. As a man that seems to be fearless, can you share whether there is anything that you worry about? I don’t really worry about expeditions. I only

You have achieved a great deal, are there any expeditions/challenges you would still like to conquer? Was there one that got away? There is one thing that I wish I had tried doing earlier. At the moment, I still hold the World Record of being the only person to have crossed the whole of that Antarctica ice cap, the whole of the northern ice cap and to climb the highest mountain. It’s called the Global Reach Challenge and I’m the only person to ever have done it. There are two other people who have nearly done it, a Norwegian and a Belgian, both of whom I am friends with now. The record I would like to have broken is to cross all the ice caps and climb all seven of the highest mountains. Everest is the most difficult, I’ve done that. And if when I’d done Everest I had done the minor ones, that would have been no problem. It was 2009 and I was in my 60s and quite fit, but when you’re a bit older, things start to go wrong. Your circulation heads towards your core so if you have ever gotten frost bite before, you are even more likely to get it again. The mountains that you can actually climb when you are in your 70s have to be much lower than the ones you could have climbed before. There are only 3 of them out of 7 I haven’t done, so it’s very annoying. I’m sure someone else will complete it soon. So you are quite competitive? I am, and it’s not a good trait. When I was first asked to climb Everest, I said no because of my extreme vertigo. Then 6 months later my wife died and I just wanted to do something, anything to distract me. So I did months and months of training and then I got a heart attack when I was 300 meters from the top and my friend got hypoxia on the way down. I told the doctor when I got down to base camp that I was never trying it again but he told me that if you go up the other side, from Nepal, it’s dead easy! Four years after that, 2008, I did that and nearly got to the top, didn’t get a heart attack, but the body of my Sherpa’s father appeared in the snow, as he had previously died trying to climb Everest. There hadn’t been that much snow that year so the bodies just reappear. It was awful. The next year, 2009, by which time I was an OAP, I had worked out why I had failed twice: I was being too competitive. The next time I tried, I went with a Sherpa who was so fit, there was no point in trying to be competitive. I went very slowly that time.

World’s Highest Zip Wire and break the record of going 160 mph, and I said yes(!) because I didn’t want to be unpopular with the client. I sort of opened my eyes as we left the platform, but I then kept them shut for the rest of the ride! When I did the north face of the Eiger, I was being led by this guy who has done Everest 11 times. He is very clever at teaching his climbers how not to get vertigo temporarily. It’s pretty simple – don’t allow yourself to think below your feet at all. It seems obvious but don’t look down! Last August at home, the gutters got full of leaves, and I was too scared so I sent my wife up and I held the ladder. The north face of the Eiger has killed off 80 people but I could only do it because of that guy. Can I have two super powers? I have prediabetes, and if I don’t behave myself, I could get Type 2 diabetes, meaning that I could never have sugar again. My favourite food in the world is vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sauce, so my super power would be that the I could eat all the sugar I wanted and still be healthy! With the threat of climate change more apparent than ever, what would you urge the younger generation to change? Sorting out the plastic in the ocean is a good start, rather than trying to tackle things you can’t even see. Everyone can do something about that, whereas something complicated like tackling carbon monoxide is more difficult to get the public interested in. If the whole of the motor industry had to switch to electric vehicles that would be good – then we would be heading in the right direction. What is your next adventure? Ah! The trouble with this question is that the enemy are constantly listening to what we are planning. If it’s a first, you don’t want to let anyone know, so unfortunately, I can’t divulge as to what I am doing next. You’ll just have to wait and see…! Sir Ranulph Fiennes will be at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds on Monday 30 July for more details, or to book: www.theapex.co.uk

What do you do to relax? To relax, I sleep! And listen to the music of Enya. In between my lectures I run around the Serpentine a couple of times. I don’t call it jogging though – it’s more ‘shuffling’. In many people’s minds you are already superhuman - if you could choose a super power what would it be? My super power would be to not have extreme vertigo! When I was in Dubai recently, they wanted me to go on the 45

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Professor David Field is Chief Executive Designate at the Zoological Society of East Anglia and is highly respected in the international zoo community as well as a lifelong and dedicated lover of nature, animals and their environment and firmly supports the ZSEA principals of conservation, education, and research and species protection. Places&FacesÂŽ caught up with David to find out more about the man himself and the great work the ZSEA is doing locally.

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our serval, leaps high into the air or Sam, the bald eagle, swoops in to land are utterly glorious moments and exemplify the sheer wonder and beauty of animals. I would love to be able to say that the exclamations of joy and whoops of delight that accompany such events are from our young zoo visitors but to be honest they are just as likely to be from me. I have been fascinated by animals from an early age and began my zoo career when I was 12 years old when I became a volunteer at Dudley Zoo. In those days Health & Safety restrictions 46

were not quite so rigorous, so on my first day I ended up giving an evening drink (which in fact was a watering can full of Ovalatine) to the most amazing orangutan named Joe, giving a foot massage to a gorilla and meeting one of the most special animals I have ever known a chimp called Koko. Koko was only a youngster at this time and when I met her again at Whipsnade Zoo after not seeing for her for some 30 years she still recognised me and has been one my best friends ever since ! When I left university with my zoology degree and worked for an animal welfare charity, I missed the

contact with animals so much that I returned to the world of zoos and my first professional zoo job was rearing baby penguins and parrots. In 1993 I became Head Keeper at Edinburgh Zoo and one of my jobs was to dive in the huge penguin pool – supposedly for cleaning the windows – but rather it was to experience swimming with a hundred or more penguins. During my time as Curator and then Zoological Director at London Zoo, I undertook conservation field work with a number of species and saw some incredible animals in the wild such as Golden Lion tamarins in Brazil or Asiatic lions in the Gir Forest in India. But these did not compare to the emotional roller-coaster of the first time one my elephants at Whipsnade zoo gave birth. The point to these stories is that from a young age, zoos have given me some of the most remarkable animal experiences – through the zoos I have gained a significant connection to animals and nature – a connection that has stayed with me forever and has guided my career and indeed life. In today’s frenetic world the role a zoo plays in connecting people to nature is an essential and urgent conservation purpose. Society is now officially urban – more people live in towns and cities than do in rural areas yet our kids in these rural areas are even less connected to nature than kids in towns. We are increasingly divorced from nature. We surround ourselves with cloaks of electronic gadgetry, putting electronic barriers between ourselves and nature as we desperately try to record the moment on our phone cameras rather

bonding. Did you know that zoos are the most popular place for a first date! Banham Zoo and Africa alive are very proud of our community connections. The newly

than actually experience it. Zoos have an incredible power to reconnect people with nature and animals can bring out the very best in people! Throughout my zoo career which has included, Edinburgh Zoo, Dublin Zoo and more recently London Zoo, I have always tried to bring people and animals closer together. As a zoo keeper I have wonderful opportunities to get close to animals and share their world, my aim is to give all our guests to Banham Zoo and Africa Alive similar deeply emotional animal experiences. This maybe through the innovative Amazing Animals programme or new for this year our Californian sealions – perhaps some of the greatest wildlife ambassadors! Zoos play a huge role in the community and for Banham Zoo and Africa Alive they have been part of the local community for 50 years. Their impact is significant, not just as tourist attractions which bring thousands of visitors to the local area, but the zoos provide jobs and educational opportunities for the region. Zoos are amongst the most culturally diverse and inclusive of visitor attractions, allowing for really social benefits and family

established charity the Zoological Society of East Anglia will drive forward the mission of the zoos to deliver conservation and education both locally, nationally and indeed globally. But it is always about the animals and connecting to nature through our remarkable zoo animals has a real and significant conservation education impact. To find out more about the Zoological Society of East Anglia, the great work the3y do and wys that you can help go to their website www.zsea.org 47

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As you arrive at WATTISHAM HALL and take the private driveway to the holiday cottages, you will feel the pace of life slowing down. There are three cottages which surround a shared courtyard for parking and this is where your relaxing break begins. All of the cottages have been converted to the highest standard whilst making every effort to preserve the historic structure and ambience of the old barns. This month we are featuring OWLS END which has a spacious 4 bedroom cottage with open plan living and kitchen area. The farmhouse style oak kitchen is well equipped with a traditional brick floor. Next to the kitchen is a separate dining room large enough to seat all your guests. The living area has a traditional oak floor with a roaring wood burner ideal for the winter evenings. French doors open up from the living area to an enclosed patio area with its own private hot tub overlooking the picturesque and historic moat. www.wattishamhall.co.uk

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INCLEBOROUGH HOUSE, is a large luxury selfcatering holiday cottage perfectly located on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Incleborough House luxury Holiday Cottage is ideal for family holidays and large parties wanting luxury self catering accommodation for a short break, celebratory event or luxury family holiday. This big luxury cottage offers spacious 5 Star self-catering accommodation only 300 metres from award winning sandy beaches. Incleborough House is grade II listed and is set in a magnificent half acre of secluded and private mature walled gardens overlooking a village green. Within the large luxury family holiday cottage there are sumptuous luxury bedrooms with huge oak beds, beautiful designer linen, fabulous luxury décor and super views of the Norfolk countryside. Each room has a contemporary suite bathroom (including one with a gorgeous Jacuzzi) with luxury under floor warming. www.luxurious-cottages.co.uk/incleborough-house

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STYLISH, ELEGANT BARN IN A BEAUTIFUL RURAL SETTING

THE BARN AT MOOR HALL, Briston is a bright, modern and spacious barn conversion with a large entrance hall, open plan room with vaulted ceiling sitting area with comfortable seating, flat screen TV, DVD player, CD hi-fi with ‘air’ streaming, iPod dock, WiFi, French windows to courtyard dining room with table, six chairs and French windows to a beautiful courtyard Stylish, elegant and exceptional quality located in a beautiful tranquil countryside location these award-winning former stables have been tastefully renovated by the owners, an architect and his wife, and are designed for relaxed holiday living amongst family or friends. The spacious Barn has its own walled garden and lawn, but you are welcome to wander round the extensive ground (4.2 acres) which are shared with the owners, and enjoy the uninterrupted views, ponds and meadows; watch for the resident barn owl, the pheasants, hares and deer; or use the tennis court for a lazy game or hard fought competition. The Barn at Moor Hall sleeps six - on a note of caution due to unfenced water in the grounds it is recommend children are supervised at all times. www.norfolkcottages.co.uk

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CISSY’S, is a dog-friendly self-catering cottage with two bedrooms, sleeping four people. The gorgeous wood panelled room and an ancient working kitchen range are just two highlights of the cottage. For guests who enjoy nature and period comfort; Cissy’s is just perfect nestling beside a private Nature Reserve, and only a walking distance away from the seaside. There is a pretty old cobbled courtyard with an original working water pump were you can take breakfast in the sun. The cottage is peaceful and tranquil and there are lovely walks close by. The seaside town of Aldeburgh is only a 7 minute drive away and there are unique walks from there along the Orford Ness Nature Reserve or beside the salt lakes to Thorpeness. There is no need to leave the dogs behind as up top 2 dogs are welcome at Cissy’s Cottage. www.grove-cottages.co.uk

FISHERMAN’S COTTAGE IN NORFOLK

MARJORIE COTTAGE, is a delightful former fisherman’s cottage dating back to the late 1870’s. The cottage is ideally situated in the coastal town of Sheringham which makes it a perfect location from which to base yourself to explore the many beautiful areas that north Norfolk has to offer. Thoughtfully restored, Marjorie Cottage offers comfortable and well equipped self catering holiday accommodation in Sheringham for four guests. The property is a five minute walk from Sheringham Town centre and just three minutes from Sheringham Blue flag beach. As soon as you open the door and see the exposed beams, a wood burner and traditional fireplaces throughout, we are sure you will agree this will be a truly home from home holiday. www.sheringham-cottage.co.uk

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A LUXURY JOURNEY - VICEROY BALI Set above Ubud’s verdant Valley of the Kings, Viceroy Bali is one of the worlds most intimate and beautiful boutique luxury experiences situated 10 minutes from the bustling cultural town of Ubud. Owned and operated by an Australian family, Viceroy Bali epitomises the concept of five-star luxury that is independently minded. Consisting of 25 luxuriously appointed pool villas, it is a sanctuary in paradise. Each villa has its own heated pool and outdoor Balinese bungalow to relax in, as well as offering unrivalled views of the surrounding valley and jungle. Adding to the serenity is the sound of the rolling river rising from the valley floor below, something best enjoyed from the private terraces. The stunning jungle vista that can be seen from every villa makes Viceroy Bali a sublime lovers’ retreat. Indulge in our 3 night romance package to make this your most memorable romantic getaway yet, with a candlelit degustation dinner, couples spa treatment. CasCades restaurant is the beating heart of the hotel, where Belgian executive chef Nic’s Bali-inspired creations are imbued with classic European sensibility. Recognised as one of the island’s top dining venues, the restaurant is the perfect setting for a romantic or special occasion and offers dining using only the freshest and highest quality international and local produce. With spectacularly lush jungle views you feel like you are sitting on the edge of the world at lunch, the perfect spot for a long afternoon of grazing. The evenings are transformed with an elegant yet relaxed atmosphere, individual romantic table settings and a piano bar underneath the architecturally stunning grass and bamboo thatched 10 metre high roof. www.viceroybali.com

THE TOTEM, MADRID In the heart of Madrid, surrounded by the most sophisticated boutiques and the top brands, is located TÓTEM Madrid, enhancing the vibrating style of the fashion district. It’s sophisticated and innovative character, with luxurious and ingenious finishes, make TÓTEM the perfect place for a pleasant and stylish stay in Madrid. With eclectic common areas, blending finesse and avant-garde, there is a sense of refined timelessness in the wooden panelling and the dark and elegant colour palette, balanced out with the contemporary furnishings embracing the vibrancy and energy in the soul of the town. The lobby’s marble floors, brass accents and carefully restored 19th century staircase are just some of the hotels charms; expect a top notch restaurant, worldly staff and airy rooms decorated with elegant restraint. www.totem-madrid.com

XAL BALEED RESORT SALALAH BY ANANTARA The resort is set on a long, palmfringed beach in Salalah in the southern province of Dhofar, famous for its summer monsoon, tropical fruit plantations and ancient frankincense trade. A freshwater lagoon separates the resort from the World Heritage-listed Al Baleed archaeological site, while the airport is nine miles away. There are 40 Premier and Deluxe rooms (the latter are especially roomy), each with a balcony, neutral décor and dark wood furniture enlivened with rich traditional fabrics and old carved wooden shutters hanging on the walls. The large bathrooms are a highlight, with egg-shaped baths, picture windows and amenities from luxury Omani brand, Amouage. The 96 villas are similarly sleek in design with little extras like straw hats, sarongs, footballs and frisbees, and nearly all come with a private pool. The pick of the bunch are the Beach Pool Villas with steps leading straight onto the sand and terraces with cabanas and sunloungers. www.anantara.com

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Kate Morfoot, leading travel writer and founder of www.LoveToEatToTravel.com takes Le Boat to explores the Canal du Midi in France

ime is a luxury that most of us don’t have, except perhaps when we go on holiday and indulge ourselves in a good book, sunbathe or spend time doing the activities we enjoy also simply having the opportunity to push the pause button on everyday life when we are normally consumed by rushing around and meeting deadlines. That’s where cruising on the famous Canal du Midi comes in. What could be better than gently motor boating down the beautiful canals of the South of France and soaking up sun and serene countryside, cruising along enjoying life in the slow lane? Exploring the pretty villages and delighting in a typically French ‘long lunch?’

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Completed in 1681 during the reign of Louis XIV, the 150 mile long Canal du Midi is one of the oldest canals of Europe still in operation. It was constructed to link the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean and rises to a height of 189 metres above sea level. In1996 it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts thousands of people each year to experience boating or visiting its 91 lock structures. We boarded our ‘Royal Mystique A’ motor boat from Le Boat’s base outside Beziers. It was a full-on 43 foot vessel. Sleeping up to six people, it had two cabins and two bathrooms and a separate shower. Our forward cabin was really snug with a large double bed and an ensuite bathroom. There

TRAVEL were only two of us, so the boat felt luxurious and spacious. It had all the mod cons you would expect including a large kitchen with an oven, grill, microwave and a BBQ hotplate up on deck. It was fitted out with a flat screen TV/DVD, radio/CD and a heater. There were two helm positions, one below in the lounge area and the other on the top deck from where you had a great panoramic view. After a full tutorial by a technician and a boat practice run up and down the river to get the hang of the helpful bow thrusters including how to steer and reverse, we were sent on our watery adventure armed with the necessary instruction manuals. Following ‘Rick Stein’s ‘French Odyssey’ adventure, albeit on a slightly different route, we had taken a tip from Le Boat’s pre-holiday guide that was to do a food shop at the local supermarket before collecting the boat. Around three miles out of Bezier there is a huge Carrefour supermarket where you can get your food, drink and kitchen supplies. French supermarkets are impressive, the fruit and vegetables are fresh and strangely super-sized. The

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For this trip from Port Cassafieres to Port Castelnaudary (one way), where Kate Morfoot was a guest of Le Boat, she recommends a two-week instead of one week break to do a leisurely cruise on this particular route of the Canal du Midi. There is an abandonment fee of 1000 euros.* Le Boat’s The Golden Midi Cruise on the Canal du Midi is priced from £1,610 for seven nights in October 2018 on Le Boat’s premier Horizon boat. Other dates, boats and prices are available. Please note that prices are displayed for guidance only. Bike hire is priced from £6 per day for adults and £4 per day for children. For more information about Le Boat please visit www.leboat.co.uk or call 023 9280 9411. local Languedoc wines are incredible as are the comparatively cheaper prices. We didn’t skimp on stocking up with food or wine, just in case we had guests. My aspiration to recreate some dishes from Rick’s French Odyssey cook book kicked in. Inspired by surroundings of beautiful countryside, acres of vineyards and of course the Canal du Midi, I prepared and served some wonderful cuisine on board boat Chez Morfoot including Chicken and Prawn Paella, Langoustines with Garlic Butter, Lemon Sole with Dauphinoise potatoes and local asparagus. My dishes were a sight to behold and my husband was undeniably impressed. Motoring along, we were stopped by a red light at the first lock that we approached and we ‘hovered’ for some time at the bankside in front of the lock and then moored up. I approached a nearby pizzeria to find out what the lock procedure was and I was duly informed that I had to find the lock keeper. With Anneka Rice enthusiasm I sprinted across a bridge to find the person who had the knowhow to help us get us through, it was all very exciting. He was very grumpy however and he was not impressed by my nervous excitement. He probably felt sorry for me knowing that there were many more locks ahead of us. He duly explained that helping to moor and handling ropes in the lock was not his job, only the opening and closing of the lock gates. That was fair enough, however, this was alarming news. There was just me, with my husband at the helm on this 13 metre boat leaving me with the task of lassoing the mooring bollards. I recalled when I was small wanting to live in Texas and be a cowgirl. These memories strangely came into play as with gusto I began lassoing the mooring posts that were twice my

height from within the lock. Unlike boating on The Broads in Norfolk where onlookers simply cannot wait to take the ropes and help you moor up, the local spectators took great delight in just watching you tackling the locks and taking pictures and videos for Instagram. By the time we reached the famous eight- chambered Fonserannes Locks, which is a major tourist destination, we had it sussed. Here we were to ascend 21.5 metres with an audience captivated as much as we were by this 17th century water staircase designed by Pierre-Paul Riquet. This passage although difficult took us just 35 minutes to pass through. We looked forward to the next 54 kilometres of ‘lock free’ boating before preparing for the next one. Cabin fever started to kick in, food supplies ran low and by day four we admitted that we were tired. Wonderful countryside glided past us, glimpses of cathedrals, towns and wine tasting vineyards were seen from

the front deck as we motored and motored. So far we had not left the boat to look beyond the infinite fields of vines and visit the pretty villages described in the brochure. Instead, we were coasting through at a Lewis Hamilton rate of nautical knots in order to meet our boating schedule. We moored in Homps overnight and got up feeling rather elated that we could have a leisurely breakfast and go exploring on our hired bikes. It was a Bank Holiday therefore all the locks were closed. This meant that we were to take a day off! We cycled around the little town of Homps and visited the nearby Lac de Jouarres. We cycled cross country through pretty lanes and Vineyards to a small town called Olonzac for lunch and tried their speciality seafood omelette. We spent time wondering around the market where we bought some French lavender and soap before heading back for some glorious puddings and a carafe of wine at the

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riverside restaurant in Homps. We recharged our batteries for the next leg of our journey to Trèbes. At some point on your trip you may well be as we were found to be jostling with similar sluggish vessels to reach the next lock in first place. For the most part of our journey from Homps through to Trèbes we were behind a boat called ‘Buffalo Bill’, skippered by ‘Captain Pugwash’, helped by his lady deckhand all guarded by two large grey-haired dogs. Also in our fleet was ‘James Bond’ skippered by a Frenchman with a four man crew. The captain continuously barked orders to his crew who poked their mooring sticks that got too close to his boat ‘Buffalo Bill’ got into serious difficulty as ‘Captain Pugwashes’ deckhand double wrapped a rope around a lock mooring bollard. The water level in the lock decreased rapidly and the boat began to tip on its side, pushing it into the lock wall. This created havoc among the crews of James Bond and our Royal Mystique attempting to keep our boats out of the way and shouting for someone to help the distressed lady deckhand. After a while the lock keeper

strolled over to help Buffalo Bill’s fraught lady deckhand where a mooring rope had become wrapped so tightly around a bollard that she was unable to release it. Meanwhile the extra-excited onlookers were taking selfies of the chaos and some bent boat handrails. We were pleased to leave both boats behind as we managed to gain first position. I think power dressing worked, wearing my Pelle Skort, Helly Hansen boat shoes and Gill sailing gloves they must have realised after our calm approach to a near capsizing in the lock that we knew what we were doing and they followed us as we led the way to Trèbes. “Slow down, ralentissez,” the odd person would shout from a moored boat or the enviable position of land. What were they talking about? Don’t they know we’ve got a deadline to meet? From our start base of Port Cassafieres to Port Castelnaudary we had six days to complete the trip. We picked the boat up and set sail at 5pm on the Saturday, the boat needed to be returned the following Friday evening ready for another departure on Saturday by 9am. We had discovered that the Bank Holiday Monday that fell into our

schedule as an “all lock closed” day resulted in our six boating days being reduced to just five. While my husband and I were sharing eight hour shifts at the helm with no breaks, I also doubled up as ‘galley slave’ ferrying food and drinks up to my skipper guiding us through scenic pretty villages and past never ending fields of Vin Rouge as well as very low bridges always in to a head wind and often stormy weather. We were given five days to motorboat through 63 locks. I’m not a mathematician nor am I Doctor Who, but it didn’t take much to work out that there was no way, despite the name of the boat (Mystique), that this unrealistic timeline was ever going to be met. Trèbes is a lovely place to moor with a quayside fresh fish shop and sister restaurant La Poissonnerie Moderne, also some bars offering tapas and lovely good value local wine. We found a superb restaurant located next to a lock ‘Le Moulin de Trèbes’ run by Sophy and her husband chef Pascal. The food was excellent and well worth the above average cost. We failed to make it through to the last leg of the journey to Port Castelnaudary, the home of the region’s cassoulet casserole.* We pushed the pause button, recharged our batteries, read books, enjoyed some amazing French food and drunk some wonderful local wine. We recapped and laughed a lot about our experiences in the locks, the deadly head height low bridges and how well we had managed to survive. For a good mixture of cruising and exploring two weeks on board would have been ideal for this active part of the Canal du Midi. We could have really pushed the boat out and spent some quality time with a good mixture of cruising and exploring the pretty villages, restaurants and vineyards.

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Sangria brings back those memories of arriving at our Spanish holiday resort, a little flustered from the flight and lugging the suitcases about but being greeted with the beautiful, traditional Spanish drink of Sangria. Taken from the Spanish word for blood, Sangria is traditionally made using Red wine which creates a wonderful depth of flavours with dark fruits and a touch of spice. Here is my little twist on the classic that just shouts out Summer! Rather than going the traditional route of Red wine I’m using a beautiful Provence style Rosé which is light in colour but bursting with Summer fruit on the nose and palate. I’ve added fresh berries and crushed pink peppercorns which gives it that slight note of spice. I do have to warn you, this is a drink that you are going to find hard to put down! INGREDIENTS

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• 5 x Pink Peppercorns • 4 x Raspberries • 2 x Strawberries • 20 ml Sugar Syrup

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In a tall glass or cocktail shaker muddle together the pink peppercorns, berries, strawberry gin & sugar syrup. Stir together and pour through a strainer into a tall glass over ice with you Rosé. Top up with lemonade and ﬁnish with fresh raspberries, strawberries and a sprig of mint to garnish. Sit back and enjoy the Summer sun. This recipe is super easy and could be made into a pitcher for a Summer garden party.

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METHOD Pre-heat oven to 120°C. Place a large heavy based pot onto the stove and put all your ingredients except for the lamb inside and bring to the boil. Once boiling add the lamb belly and cover with the lid or tin foil. Move the pot into your pre heated oven and leave to cook for 3 hours or until the meat is tender. Remove from the oven and allow to rest/cool at room temperature. When the lamb has cooled chill in the fridge for a minimum of 2 days to allow the ﬂavours to mature. for the SAMPHIRE INGREDIENTS • 500g Samphire (Cleaned) • 1 tbsp Black Onion Seeds • 2 Cloves of Garlic (Thinly Sliced) • Splash of good quality Rapeseed oil (At Benedicts we use Yare Valley) • Handful of Fresh Almonds (Shelled) METHOD Drizzle the rapeseed oil into a frying pan on a medium heat, once the oil is hot add your slices of garlic to cook off without colour. Place the samphire into the pan and toss until warmed through, add the black onion seeds and fresh almonds to ﬁnish. Lastly season with white pepper, you do not need to add salt as samphire is naturally salty. Your samphire is ready to serve.

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TO SERVE Pre-heat oven to 120°C. When you’re ready to serve remove the lamb from the pot leaving the stock and slice to your desired thickness. Put your stock back onto the stove at a high heat and reduce to a thickness where it will coat the back of a spoon. Once this consistency has been reached pass the stock through a sieve to remove the debris. Keep warm until you’re ready to serve in a sauce jug. Place a frying pan onto a high heat, once hot add a knob of butter and allow to melt. Carefully lay your slices of lamb into the pan and reduce the heat, gently fry the lamb until golden brown on both sides. Remove the lamb from the pan and rest on a baking tray until you’re ready to serve. Serve the lamb in the middle of the plate with a few fresh almonds scattered over the top and the samphire on the side.

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Norfolk village pub. Drinkers gather round the bar chatting over a pint or glass of wine, the clack of pool balls echoes from a nearby room and diners ponder over menus. Along with a fine selection of ales, wines and spirits, in terms of food there’s a specials board and a restaurant menu at the Windmill Inn at Necton. But once diners have made their choice, they are free to eat wherever they feel comfortable; either at a table in the bar or in the more formal setting of the restaurant. From the outside, the Windmill looks exactly what it is; conjoined old cottages and curious extensions that have been shaped into a lively pub. Whitewashed, with flint stonework, its exterior reflects its history – a one-time watering hole for those who frequented the nearby mill. But that was a long time ago. Today, the Windmill Inn just off the A47 near Swaffham serves the village of Necton and beyond, with a regular custom and a landlord and landlady in Dave “Scoob” Whitehair and his wife Mandy who are now in their 11th year at the pub and - of course - know their clientele and their tastes very well.

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A hands-on chef, Scoob spends a lot of time in the kitchen and the menus - which change every few weeks to reflect season and available produce - are his creation. After looking over the restaurant menu and making our choice, my wife Sharon and I were shown to our seats at a table in the restaurant. Fresh alstroemeria flowers decorated the table, a jug of iced water with lemon arrived soon after we were seated, followed by warm bread and then our starters. I went for the chicken liver parfait with red onion chutney (£6.50) and while Sharon enjoyed the classic prawn cocktail (£6.50), and a bowl brimming with fresh prawns. Other choices included the soup at £4.50, homemade stilton, apple and walnut pate (£5.95) or fried goats cheese in panko crumb with beetroot salad (£6.50). While the pub has a choice of 17 wines to accompany dinner, I opted for a pint of Woodforde’s Nelson’s Revenge and Sharon a soft drink. The Windmill is a supporter of local producers and brewers, often having ales from producers such as Grain or Humpty Dumpty with Beeston Brewery’s “Worth the Wait” always a popular choice at the bar. Between courses, Scoob explains that the meat for his various dishes is sourced through the village butcher in Necton, the fresh fish comes from King’s Lynn, his vegetables are from CC Wells in Dereham and the potatoes are provided by local growers. Living not too far from the Windmill Inn, I have to confess that we have visited on more than one occasion in recent months.

As the sizzle and aroma of a skillet wafted into the restaurant for diners on the next table, it reminded me how much on a previous occasion I’d enjoyed the beef and sweet chilli hot iron skillet (£18.50) served with mixed peppers and onions. A chicken with mixed vegetables and garlic sizzling skillet is also available (£16.50). I had at the time, however, made a note to try Scoob’s mixed fish casserole (£14.50) the next time I ate at the pub and that became my choice on this visit with the flavours of salmon, haddock and prawns filtered through the layer of cheesy mash. Sharon picked the pan-fried chicken with asparagus, forest mushrooms and chive sauce (£13.50), with saute potatoes and a portion of vegetables of carrots, broccoli and cabbage to accompany our mains. Other options included the burger topped with pulled pork (£13.50), and braised pork belly or the brisket of beef, slow-cooked with shallot and horseradish mash, both at £14.50. From a restaurant menu that combines a selection of fish dishes with meats and vegetarian options, there is a traditional dessert selection with puddings that include vanilla crème brulee, sticky toffee pudding, milk chocolate mousse and ice cream sundaes – all at £5.95 – plus a selection of ice creams (£3.95) and a cheese board (£8.95). Specials board choices included ham, egg and chips, omelettes, scampi, battered plaice and chips, vegetable stir fry, salmon and prawn crumble and sausage, onions and mash. Open seven days a week, the pub also offers a two-course lunchtime menu for £13.50, with a wide range of starters, mains and desserts. Every Sunday there is a one, two or three course lunch menu, serving a traditional plated roast rather than a carvery, at £11.50, £14 and £16.50, depending on the number of courses. The family-run Windmill Inn aims to be very much a village pub, catering for drinkers and diners alike. It serves an array of food choices informally in the bar or seated in the comfortable restaurant, yet also successfully manages to retain the ambience of a pub where locals can pop in for a pint and a game of pool or darts or enjoy good food. The Windmill Inn, 15-17 Mill Street, Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8EN. For more information call 01760 722057, email eat@thenectonwindmill.co.uk or visit www.thenectonwindmill.co.uk 65

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LEAVING ASIDE the ‘ancient’ history of coaching inns and tables groaning with the weight of vast dinners, time was that a pub sold ‘beers, wines and spirits’. In fact, well within living memory they didn’t actually sell that much wine. And as for food - well there were a few that offered the new phenomenon of ‘Pub Grub’ but by and large it was a packet of crisps if you were lucky. It changed, and by the 21st century a pub that didn’t offer meals was the exception rather than the rule. But another cultural shift was gathering momentum. The origins can be traced back to 1980s Canada, and certainly the early 1990s in the USA. This was the idea of creating a restaurant, serving ‘high end’ food, within a pub. In 1991, when David Eyre and Mike Belben took over the The Eagle, in London’s Clerkenwell, a term was coined to describe the idea. Now we had the Gastropub. Slow to take off at first, and certainly meeting with some initial resistance from those who saw the idea as an erosion of traditional pub values, The Gastropub is now a firmly established, and still growing, concept. And it’s certainly growing in numbers across Norfolk and Suffolk. It’s not surprising because, despite its metropolitan origins, there’s probably no better location for a Gastopub than here. With

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an increasingly important part of the Gastropub offering being based on locally grown and farmed produce this, agricultural, region is ideal. It works perfectly - the pub has access to the local food that local, and visiting, customers want. On top of that we have some of the loveliest towns and villages, from countryside, to seaside, to the Broads, in which pubs selling high quality food and drink are bound to prove popular. If you want evidence of the growth of the Gastropub in Norfolk and Suffolk, then you need look no further than Google (other search engines are available). ‘Gastropubs near me’ or a similar search phrase will show you dozens of establishments. The vagaries of the internet are such that on closer examination some of them may be a bit further away than you’d ideally want, but there’s no denying that you have plenty of choice. And of course ‘choice’ is a key word when it comes to the pub itself. A Gastropub has to get it right. There has to be a good, tempting, selection of seasonal dishes. It has to be properly cooked food. To put it bluntly, if you can hear the frequent ‘ping’ of a microwave this might be a pub but ‘Gastro’ it’s not. The menu shouldn’t be too long. If this is carefully prepared food then there’s a limit to the number of dishes a good chef will offer on any one day. Price is important. Nobody wants to pay central London restaurant prices in a country pub; but the increasingly discerning customer who, after all, is driving the growth of the Gastropub, is prepared to pay a bit more than the rock bottom charge for the aforementioned delights of the microwave. Then there’s the ambience. Somehow there’s a feeling about a Gastropub that, although they all have their own characters, lets you know you’re in one. A good fire in winter, an absence of pool tables, an eclectic choice of furnishing and decor - they all add to the atmosphere. Family, and often pet, friendly, there’s still calmness about a Gastropub.

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Once settled in and perusing a menu the other, vital, ingredient of a good pub comes sharply into focus….. The drinks. If location has had a positive effect on these pubs in Norfolk and Suffolk, they’ve also benefited from timing. The increased interest in wine is now well established. But we’re in an age now when the craft beer is a prized commodity. The choice has never been greater. The quality has never been higher. And the Gastropub is the ideal retail point for it all. And again, this region is at the forefront. Famous and long established brewers are extending their ranges to include craft beers; new and very small breweries are bringing specialist beers and ales to market, and the Gastropub is the perfect channel for them. It’s another wonderfully virtuous circle of supply and demand. It’s the same discernment in demand that’s fuelling another trend, so evident in this kind of pub. Gin…. actually the tonic as well. There was a time when your grandmother’s home made ‘Sloe Gin’ was just about the only variant on the nation’s favourite pre meal tipple. Not so now. Gins of different flavours, strengths and recipes are being mixed with tonic waters of ever greater sophistication, in an unprecedented way. Again, Norfolk and Suffolk are leading the charge, which again is a fortuitous combination of ingredients, expertise, demand, and product and of course further boosting the Gastropubs. So to summarise Norfolk and Suffolk are the nation’s agricultural heartland. They produce exactly the right, local, seasonal, foods that suit the owners, and customers, of a new breed of high end pub. The region’s discerning public want good food, well prepared, in a pleasant environment, in a nice location. With that food they want handpicked, craft made, beers and ales, as well as sensibly priced wine and the chance to indulge in the new and more sophisticated spirits, especially gin. If you analyze why this trend is happening then you very quickly come to the conclusion that Norfolk and Suffolk are the ideal places for Gastropubs, which of course is why we have so many of them.....and of course why they are so good. Cheers!

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cupboard staples. These offerings, in turn, can be enjoyed alongside the inclusion of foods that are naturally free of gluten. To the surprise of many, there are a huge variety of foods available to those seeking to pursue the natural route to either reduce or eliminate gluten from their diets. Some of these include plant-based foods such as nuts and pulses, fruits and vegetables. Good sources of protein can be found in fresh fish and seafood, meat and poultry, all of which can be served with wholesome, slow-releasing carbohydrates such as quinoa, rice and buckwheat.

Safe in the knowledge as to what foods can be purchased and consumed, simply leaves another question to be answered: How to put these foods to good use to fulﬁll the needs everyday gluten-free eating requires? and fatigue, the inability to process gluten can seriously impact the quality of life for those who manage the condition on a day-to-day basis. Now, and thanks to increased awareness, leading health bodies, manufacturers and retailers have invested time and money to research and launch mealplans, recipes and everyday food produce for the masses. New gluten-free product lines are complemented by a wealth of naturally gluten-free foods on supermarket shelves, and most restaurant menus now provide diners with all-encompassing gluten-free options to enjoy. The array of alternatives now available to the consumer has unlocked a new culinary World to explore, one of which whilst on the one hand is brimming with tantalising delight, begs the question as to where to start with a gluten-free diet, and what to choose when “wining and dining”, food-shopping and cooking. A good starting point for diners is to look out for restaurants who have been accredited by CoeliacUK. Providing caterers with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and commitment to the preparation and service of gluten-free foods and menus, the charity has developed their “GF Scheme”, which is in place to provide peace of mind and confidence when deciding what to order when eating out. In the supermarket, shoppers can take advantage of wide-ranging, dedicated free-from product-lines comprising fresh, frozen and store-

Safe in the knowledge as to what foods can be purchased and consumed, simply leaves another question to be answered: How to put these foods to good use to fulfill the needs everyday gluten-free eating requires? Kicking-off with a hearty breakfast, smoked salmon can be paired with gluten-free wholemeal bread, poached eggs and spinach. For a light and healthy lunch, cooked chicken seasoned with paprika, served with a rice and lentil salad makes for a nutritious and flavoursome choice to consider. Budding home-cooks can opt for a quick and easy evening meal by combining turkey mince with spring onions and chiliflakes, ginger and garlic, to make Thai style burgers for the family to enjoy.

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m o d e e Fr Gluten Recipes I LOVE FOOD! I make no secret of it. From snacks to burgers, curries to Sunday roasts, I have always enjoyed cooking and eating. One of my great passions. However about fifteen years ago I was diagnosed with Coeliac disease. My heart dropped a beat when I found out. Some of my initial thoughts were, “What am I going to eat!!” Everything seems to contain gluten, bread, pasta, sauces, sweets and cakes! Food went from a love to a battle. To start with, in the early days of diagnosis, I ate very simple foods and avoided eating out when possible. Restaurants would often not have anything of substance on the menu, or there was the danger of cross contamination. Finding gluten free alternatives in the supermarkets was a challenge. These days the gluten free diet is much more in the mainstream of society. Restaurants and shops are much more aware allowing sufferers to once again love food. Gluten free menus and free from sections in supermarkets, as well as specialist suppliers make home cooking achievable again. Here are just a few of my go to recipes for you to try out and I hope you love making and eating them as much as I do!

Places&Faces® catches up with Sharon Sharma a Coeliac sufferer from Great Yarmouth for some everyday gluten free recipes

ocado AvTOAST WITH PROSCIUTTO

INGREDIENTS • Gluten free bread toasted • 1 avocado, mashed • Salt and pepper to taste • Small squeeze of lemon juice (optional) • Tomatoes • Cucumber • Prosciutto

METHOD

Half the avocado, remove the stone and then scoop avocado from skin. Place in a bowl and mash till soft. Add salt and pepper to taste and a squeeze of lemon juice if desired. Toast the bread then layer on thin slices of cucumber. Spread avocado paste on top and layer with as much prosciutto as you fancy and quarters of tomato.

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DRIZZLE CAKE INGREDIENTS • 175g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra to grease • 175g caster sugar • 4 medium eggs, lightly beaten • 3 lemons • 200g gluten-free self-raising flour • 75g sugar

METHOD

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Preheat the oven to 200°C / gas 6. Peel the potatoes and cut into chunks. Cook in boiling salted water for 14 minutes, or until tender. Peel both of the carrots. Use a box grater and coarsely grate the carrot and cheddar in to a deep baking tray or dish. Using the fine side of the grater, grate in the lemon zest and chilli. Pick and finely chop the parsley (stalks and all), adding this to the rest of the mixture. Slice the salmon and smoked haddock into bite-size chunks and add to the tray with the prawns. Squeeze over the lemon juice, drizzle lightly with olive oil and add a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Add in a handful of frozen peas. Chop the garlic and add mustard powder to taste. Now get hands on and mix everything together really well! Drain the potatoes, returning them to the pan, drizzle with a good glug of olive oil and add a pinch of salt and pepper, then mash until smooth. Dot and spread the mash evenly over the top of the fish mix. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until cooked through and golden on top. Serve piping hot with any accompaniments of your choice!!

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still very much in the doldrums, we are finding that more and more people are looking to the stock market to deliver a better return on the money they want to put aside for their future needs. Investing is a serious business: putting an investment portfolio together is not something that you can do in an instant. There’s a long list of factors to take into account and it is always a good idea to get independent advice before committing your money to any particular route. It’s important to make sure that any adviser you consult is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as that will ensure firstly that the adviser has reached minimum standards of qualification and secondly that you have recourse to the services of the Financial Ombudsman and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if things go wrong. When you meet with an adviser, the first thing he or she will want to do is to find out everything about you, your circumstances and your financial positon. This can take some considerable time but it is critical to the advice process. We’ll also assess your risk profile: this includes exploring how you feel about the potential for losing money on your investments and how much you could actually afford to lose, if the worst should happen. Risk profiling enables us to allocate you a risk score and it’s that score that will determine the composition of the investment portfolio we will recommend for you. The fact is that investing in stocks, shares and investment funds does involve

risk. When we use our risk warnings at the bottom of articles here in Places & Faces, it’s not just to tick a box. It’s absolutely imperative that anyone who takes on investments understands that there is no guarantee of a positive return and that there is a danger that you could lose some or all of the money you have invested. Having made the point about the potential for losing money, it is possible to make higher than inflation returns on your money through investments, but there are no guarantees. It’s important to bear in mind that your portfolio may go up and down over time so any investment strategy you put together must take into account any specific points in time when you will need to capitalise your investments, perhaps moving funds into those in a lower risk category as the point of need approaches. We manage the degree of risk you are undertaking by recommending a set of investment solutions that – taken overall – have an investment risk score that matches your investor risk score. We will normally recommend a diversified portfolio that will include different funds and products, some of which may carry a higher risk score, but the overall score of the portfolio will match yours. There’s a myriad of different types of investments we could recommend and as Independent Financial Advisers, we’ll consider options from the whole of the market. Our first port of call will be our central investment proposition, which is made up of solutions that our Investment Committee will have already thoroughly researched and approved. If you have specific circumstances that lead us to think that something different will be better for you, we’ll make a recommendation outside our central proposition which will go through additional checks before we deliver the advice. Investment management is another key element of our investment proposition. We refer clients to carefully selected and approved fund managers who will adjust clients’ investment portfolios within agreed parameters as markets change. Investment management is an affordable option for almost every investment client through the use of standard portfolios, or a fully bespoke service can be provided.

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CH A NGING There is an image of English (probably British too) judges that they are rather conservative and staid individuals, not representative of the public at large and overwhelmingly white, male, middle class and privately educated. All this is true, though things are changing, certainly as regards to the number of women on the bench. We now have a lady president of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale - our legal expert Julian Gibbons tell us more. DURING THE CHARGED BREXIT hearings in the Supreme

Court in December, at least one national newspaper focussed not on the highly technical and hugely important constitutional arguments being made over whether the Prime Minister had the power to trigger Article 50 without Parliament’s approval, but on the ever changing and what it termed “garish” ties worn each day by one of the Justices, Lord Sumption. Like its predecessor the House of Lords, the Supreme Court justices do not wear wigs and gowns and the practice has quickly been established that neither do the advocates appearing there, so the Justices and every one else just wear lounge suits. I have to confess to having a sneaking admiration for his lordship. He has broken the judicial mould in a number of respects and he is in my opinion the sort of lawyer many more lawyers should aspire to be but do not. For a start, Lord Sumption is the first barrister to be appointed to the LADY HALE Supreme Court directly from the bar, without having served as a full time judge in the High Court first. The last time this happened was 1948 (to the then final court, the House of Lords). As a barrister he was hugely successful and one of the highest paid Q.Cs; he is generally regarded as one of the finest intellects in the country. The one thing he and I have in common (and the only thing) is that neither of us read law at university. For me it was science and for Lord Sumption it was history. After graduating he became a history fellow at Oxford before turning to a legal career. He continues to write historical works, including a multi volume series on the hundred year’s war. In a number of speeches, Lord Sumption has forcibly and convincingly argued that aspiring lawyers should study something other than law to widen their experience. He sees the practice of law as it occurs day to day as involving very little law at all, but being more

about assimilating and analysing facts and formulating arguments. These are all skills which can, he says, be more effectively acquired by studying something other than law. As a justice of the Supreme Court, where the court is often dealing with constitutional issues, an historical perspective is he believes of huge value and he makes the point that until comparatively recently aspiring lawyers did not routinely study law at university but subjects like history or classics. Indeed, the first separate law faculty teaching the common law was only formed in 1872. Before that, universities had taught only civil law, the law largely of the church, which until the legal reforms of the 19th century had exclusive jurisdiction over things as diverse as divorce, wills, probate and (astonishingly) admiralty law. The nub of his argument is that the study of law at degree level by students who go on to become barristers and solicitors gives an education which is actually a bit narrow and which produces a restricted view of life, people issues and by implication their clients. This must be a bad thing and adds to the perception that lawyers are remote, out of touch and unapproachable. A more diverse education provides a new perspective, which can only help both lawyer and client. I do take some comfort from Lord Sumption’s views on this. Having witnessed a legal profession which went from a training system where aspiring lawyers could be trained on the job to one where nothing but a law degree would do to the present system, where once again legal “apprenticeships” (what I knew as articles) are being promoted as a route into the profession, I can appreciate that perhaps more by luck than judgment my journey to becoming a solicitor was actually rather a good one. Certainly, over the years there have been many occasions when I have been able to apply my scientific knowledge to the solving of client problems. Whatever one may think of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Brexit case, debate about Lord Sumption’s ties provided some colour in an otherwise dry debate. If that makes the justices of the Supreme Court appear that bit more human and that bit more in touch with the people that is no bad thing. The absence of robes and the presence of a colourful tie in no way demeaned the process, something which perhaps other courts could learn from.

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LOVEWELL BLAKE CHARITY BALL LOWESTOFT ACCOUNTANTS’ CHARITY BALL RAISES OVER £3,000 FOR LOCAL GOOD CAUSES A range of local charities and good causes are in line for a windfall of more than £3,000 after staff at a firm of Lowestoft accountants organised a glittering charity ball for the second year in a row. The team at Lovewell Blake’s Quay View Business Park office staged the event at the Ivy House Country Hotel at Oulton Broad to raise money for the firm’s LB150 Fund, which distributes grants to a range of local organisations. The ball raised a total of £3,150 for the Fund, which has given out over £200,000 of grants to charities and community groups since it was set up in 2008. Around 130 people enjoyed a drinks reception, dinner, and dancing to one of the country’s top function bands, ‘Penfold’, which has played at venues ranging from the Hammersmith Palais to the Ministry of Sound. “This is the second year we have put on a charity ball in Lowestoft, and once again we are delighted with the support we received,” said Beverley Luckins, one of the organisers. “It was a lot of hard work, but a lot of fun, too, and we are already planning our third LB150 Ball around the same time next year.” Leading regional accountants, business advisers and financial planners Lovewell Blake launched their LB150 initiative in 2008 as part of the firm’s 150th anniversary celebrations, with the aim of raising £150,000 in five years. With that target achieved in 2012, partners and staff at the firm decided to continue their fundraising efforts, which will pass the £250,000 mark in 2018.

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GREAT YARMOUTH TOURISM AWARDS Two hundred nominees and guests attended the Town Hall ceremony celebrating the achievements of people and companies in tourism and, for the first time, the wider business sector. In a new format this year, the 60 finalists in eight categories were nominated through voting slips sent to 1300 GYTABIA members paying the levy, who then voted for a winner from the top three. The awards, now in their 20th year seek to recognise customer-focused businesses going the extra mile. The prestigious lifetime achievement award was presented to Don Peers. He was awarded the prestigious title for his 20 years of commitment to promoting local tourism.

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Henry joined Stephenson Smart in 2008 having completed an Economics and Finance degree at Keele University. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2011 and a Chartered Tax Advisor in 2014. At the age of 30 Henry Pettitt is the youngest current partner at accountants Stephenson Smart, based in Great Yarmouth. Henry is responsible for a portfolio of clients from a wide variety of sectors, ranging from individuals, to group companies.

You were made partner at the age of 30 in 2016 and were sent to head up the new Great Yarmouth office - tell us about your rise up the ranks. I graduated from Keele University in 2008 and started as a trainee accountant at Stephenson Smart. I remember having to take some time off after about a month to go to my graduation ceremony. I got my ACA and then I was lucky enough to meet Mellissa, who is now my wife, and had started working for the company. I worked in Kings Lynn for about four years and got my chartered tax exams and then on 30 April 2015 I was asked if I would go to work at the new Great Yarmouth office. The only stipulation was that the role started the following day. I had no hesitation. I became a director just before Christmas of that year and officially a partner the following April. What services do Stephenson Smart provide? We give tax advice, audit accounts, bookkeeping, succession planning, inheritance tax and deal with payroll, amongst many other things. We also deal with probate and we are one of very few accountants in the area to do so. We visit clients in their places of work and we also have appointments after hours for those who aren’t available during a working day. As a company we pride ourselves on building good relationships with clients, to

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the point that many view us as their internal finance director. Describe a typical working day? I love the fact that it really varies. Some days I am out all day meeting clients at their premises, which can vary from a farmyard where I feel totally ridiculous in a suit, to being at a high-tech company. I organise office matters and deal with queries from the team, and then I might have meetings on site that can range from reviewing sign-up accounts for medium sized companies, to a retired individual preparing and filing selfassessment tax returns. Stephenson Smart has six offices across Norfolk and was established more than 100 years ago, what do you believe is the key to Stephenson Smart’s longevity? I think a lot of it is about the relationships we build with clients in different industries. Everyone is important to us. We have worked with multiple generations in companies and we have helped guide each in business. Across all offices we have a very high staff retention, which is probably part of the reason that people invest in us, because we are very loyal. The company is known for its community involvement – tell us about some of your projects. We have a policy at Stephenson Smart where we encourage our staff to undertake community and voluntary work, so aside from supporting fantastic charity events such as Red Nose Day, we have staff who have taken up charitable positions within their communities, and are on trust boards. We also provide accountancy services for free to some charities and we support major events across Norfolk. Last year we sponsored the Spirit of Enterprise Awards in Great Yarmouth. One of our partners Martyn Benstead and our manager Neil Gayton recently ran the London

What was your childhood like? I was very lucky because I had a really secure and happy childhood. I grew up in Downham Market, but between the ages of 10 and 14 we moved to London and Buckinghamshire because my dad was a squadron leader in the Royal Regiment of the RAF. He was in position when Princess Diana died and I remember well the day the news broke. I was very happy when we moved back to Downham Market as I love Norfolk. I always wanted to help and talk to people, so I think accountancy is a good career for me. My brother had designs to be a ferry driver, but I never had such lofty ambitions! What are your interests away from work? We are renovating an 1850s farmhouse, which was extended in the 1980s. We bought it in April 2016, which coincided with my appointment as partner and Mellissa and I got married in October the previous year. It all happened at once - so a lot of my spare time is taken up with a paintbrush. I also have a Norwich City Football Club season ticket sitting next to my dad and brother. We go every fortnight to catch up. We go for a pint before the match, watch the match, and then have a pint afterwards. It’s not really about the football. Lasting memory? My daughter Sophie, who has just turned one, decided to make an appearance much quicker than we anticipated and was nearly born in a lift at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn. My lasting memory is walking past that lift surrounded by the many out of order signs as we made our way home and feeling a sense of enormous relief and happiness. A typical weekend in the Pettitt household? The most important thing about the weekend is to unwind and enjoy family time. We try our hardest to catch up with both sets of grandparents, we often go for walks to some of Norfolk’s most picturesque spots, such as Holkham, and we love the park. Sophie also loves the water so we take her swimming to a pool in Dereham. Favourite food? Anything Italian and I seem to have a penchant for burgers at the moment. There’s also my mild obsession with the lasagne at The Pier Hotel in Gorleston. Describe yourself in five words. Hard-working, dedicated, loyal, modest, tired.

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