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TO JUNE’S PLACES&FACES® THIS MONTH WE spent time with Dan Snow the son

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Jimmy’s Farm

WHAT’S ON

13 Visit North Norfolk 17 What’s on: Galleries and Museums 19 What’s on in June 25 Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 27 The Royal Norfolk Show 29 Horticulture at The Royal Norfolk Show 30 Quiz 32 Love from a stranger 34 Jersey Boys

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36 Dan Snow 38 Ten things: Tina Turner 40 Shazia Mirza 46 Annabel Anderson 82 Five minutes with...

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69 Choosing the Perfect Wedding Dress 73 Healthy Feet

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49 Cocktail time !! 51 Richard Bainbridge 52 Food and wine from The Imperial Hotel 54 Restaurant Review: Canary and Linnet 56 Restaurant Review: Barnham Broom

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59 The Norfolk Broads 63 Staycations 66 Our Travel Time round-up

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PLANTS FOR WOMEN’S WELLBEING Join up for a fabulous girl’s night in the Jungle! Learn how your garden plants can help you in more ways than you could imagine whilst enjoying a giggle and a cocktail or two... Plants and nature have an astounding ability to heal. TV presenter, media personality and gardening enthusiast Ellen Mary, has devised a series of ‘Grow Your Own Health’ talks and is kicking off with Plants for Women’s Wellbeing, addressing common female health issues and key life stages. Plants can help us all live a healthy lifestyle. This talk focuses on plants for women’s health to soothe the mind, replenish the soul and cure common female issues whilst enjoying a few gardening tips, with a helping hand from nature. – Urban Jungle, Beccles Thursday 14 June

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WYMONDHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL Wymondham Music Festival returns from Friday, June 22 to Sunday, July 1. Favourites like Town Busking Day (June 23) and the Jazz Picnic with DixieMix (June 25) are back, along with a new free open-air event, Sounds of Summer at Becketswell on Saturday, June 30 from 12noon to 6.30pm. Sounds of Summer is being organised by Wymondham College student, Suzie Heylings, with support from Wymondham Town Team and a grant from the John Jarrold Trust. The line up features Victoria Louise, who was a finalist on The Voice 2016, along with alternative rock and indie pop band Red Wine Talk and singer songwriter Jordan Baker, both from Norwich and Fingers Crossed, a five-piece rock band from Wymondham High School. Concerts at Wymondham Abbey include soprano Jess Robinson (June 27), Jazz at the Abbey (June 28), with Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble and lunchtime recitals on June 26, featuring Rob Goodrich (organ) and Katie Schutte (violin), Julian Haggett (organ) on June 27 and Matt Wadsworth (lute) on June 29. Other highlights are The Opera Dudes (June 22) and Bojangles Comedy Orchestra (June 29), both promoted with Wymondham U3A, the Annual Music Lecture (June 24), Silent Films with Bruce Vogt, piano and Cavick String Quartet (July 1). The Festival also stages three concerts for local young musicians. – Wymondham Friday 22 June to Sunday 1 July www.wymfest.org.uk 20

THE BLUE BAND 39 YEARS AND BACK FOR MORE The Ultimate Commitments and Blues Brothers Experience made up of Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher. Many of the Blues Band’s 21st century fans weren’t even born when these five virtuosos, already music industry veterans, decided to fly in the face of musical fashion in 1979 and form a band ‘just to play the blues’. About 20 albums and thousands of gigs later, they’ve earned a reputation around the world as one of the finest exponents of the blues tradition in all its forms. – Maddermarket Theatre Norwich Thursday 7 June, 7.30pm www.maddermarket.co.uk

AN EVENING WITH PETER ANDRE Join us to hear Peter talk about his long and varied career to date, in this is a live interview with Q&A’s Peter Andre is a loving dad, husband, singer, songwriter, TV presenter, reality TV star and business man. With 4 top ten U.K albums including the number 1 album “Natural”. 10 top ten U.K singles including three number 1’s. Millions of records sold worldwide. Major sold out arena tours in U.K/ Europe and Asia. – Princess Theatre Hunstanton | Friday 8 June www.thelittleboxofﬁce.com

THE KILKENNYS If you haven’t heard of them yet, then you are in for a very pleasant surprise! These four hugely talented school friends have taken their love of traditional Irish music and reinvigorated it, enabling them to tour the world and present it to a whole new generation. In doing so, they have successfully reintroduced Irish Folk/Ballads to a young audience whilst also winning the hearts of the more seasoned traditional music lovers. Their love of music from their homeland can now be witnessed in their original material, in which they highlight the strong connection between music and words that is the heartbeat of great Irish ballads. – Princess Theatre Hunstanton | Sunday 17 June www.thelittleboxofﬁce.com

SHREK THE MUSICAL Following a record-breaking UK and Ireland Tour, the smash hit blockbuster is back – and larger than life! Based on the story and characters from the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks Animation film, this hilarious and spectacular production turns the world of fairytales upside down in an all-singing, all-dancing, must-see musical comedy. Join Shrek, (Steffan Harri) and his loyal steed Donkey as they set off on a quest to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (Amelia Lily) from her tower, guarded by a fire breathing love-sick dragon. Add the vertically challenged Lord Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude and you’ve got an irresistible mix of adventure, laughter and romance, guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages! – Norwich Theatre Royal | Tuesday 26 June - Sunday 8 July 2018 www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk 21

WHAT’S ON

EVENING CRUISE TO ST BENET’S ABBEY Enjoy an evening boat trip along the river Bure to view St Benet’s Abbey, returning for a warming hot chocolate in the Fairhaven Gardens tearoom on Wednesday 27 June at 7pm. Book in advance only: £16.50 adult and £11.50 child. Includes garden entry from 10am. Reduced rate for Fairhaven members – Fairhaven Gardens, South Walsham | Wednesday 27 June - 7pm www.fairhavengarden.co.uk

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HAVEN GREAT YARMOUTH AIR SHOW The very first Haven Great Yarmouth Air Show, organised by the Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area Ltd, hosted by Norfolk’s premier seaside resort, is destined to be one of the highlights of June. Plan your weekend now, focussed on Great Yarmouth’s Golden Mile which will be packed with stands, stalls and military exhibits alongside the exciting range of tourist attractions and amusements as well as restaurants, tea rooms and cafés for visitors to enjoy. Aerial displays will take place from 1pm until 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday, with acres of viewing space for everyone on the enormous beach, the wide esplanade and spacious seafront. Guarantee your spot at the UK’s newest and most exciting air show! Make sure you plan your travel arrangements well in advance, book your accommodation and book your parking space! – Great Yarmouth Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 June www.great-yarmouth.co.uk AWARD WINNING FOLK DUO Ninebarrow are a multi award winning folk duo who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on traditional folk music. Descirbed by Mike Harding as sounding “damn fine” by Seth Lakeman as “ a fantastic duo” and by Kate Rusby as “absolutely amazing”. Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies delivering songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles. Most recently the duos were nominated in the 2017 BBC Radi2 Folk Awards in the “Horizon” category for Best emerging Artists. Their latest album ‘Releasing the Leaves’ was listed in The Telegraph’s ‘Top Folk Albums of 2016’ and awarded five stars in both Maverick Magazine and the English Folk Dance and Song Society Magazine. – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds Thursday 14 June, 7.30pm www.theapex.co.uk

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DERREN BROWN: UNDERGROUND Direct from the West End, the multiaward winning master of mind-control and psychological illusion returns to amaze, astonish and enthral audiences with his latest smash hit show. Bringing together a collection of the very best of his work, the Olivier Award-nominated Derren Brown: Underground promises to be a jaw-dropping experience of magical genius and epic showmanship – a show not to be missed. Grab this opportunity to see Derren perform some of his favourite work, live on stage. Guaranteed to be a sell out – Norwich Theatre Royal Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 June www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA CONCERT When it comes to authentic swing music, the Pasadena Roof Orchestra has no equal. It has delighted audiences worldwide for over 40 years with its renowned mix of swing and hot dance music, all presented with a liberal dose of humour. The orchestra’s legendary ensemble sound is created with a line-up of 11 outstanding jazz musicians playing original dance band arrangements of Ray Noble and his Orchestra, Jazz from Duke Ellington, as well as melodies that were sung by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and Al Bowlly. The band leader is the crooner Duncan Galloway. – The Corn Hall, Diss Saturday 30 June, 7.30pm www.thecornhall.co.uk

SWINGING AT THE COTTON CLUB Featuring The Lindy Hop Dance Company and The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra take a step back into 1920 and 1930 New York City and through the doors of Harlems hottest nightclub “The Cotton” Swinging at The Cotton Club is the action packed show celebrating the music and dance of The Cotton Club – New York’s most celebrated nightclub of the 1920’s and 1930’s. – Norwich Playhouse Saturday 16 June 7.30pm www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk

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Riches and Rarities of the Known World are on display at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery A MAJOR EXHIBITION organized in partnership with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT brings together rare works of art originally featured in an enigmatic painting which chronicles one of the greatest private art collections of seventeenth century England “The painting is not just a typical seventeenth century still life, but the key to unlocking a fascinating, dramatic and ultimately tragic story: of a family, a collection, and a great house.” The Paston Treasure: Riches and Rarities of the Known World is a major exhibition, organized in partnership with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT USA, which opens at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery on 23rd June 2018 (until 23rd September). Central to the exhibition is a large (1668 x 2475mm), mysterious oil painting, dating from circa 1665 by an unknown artist. Entitled The Paston Treasure, the painting’s unique and cryptic subject has mesmerized and puzzled art scholars and historians world-wide for centuries. A visually stunning work of art, it dazzles us with a lavish display of gold and silver, exotic objects, musical instruments, fruits and flowers, a lobster, a monkey and a parrot, in addition to portraits of a young girl and an African youth. The treasures depicted in the painting represent a fraction of what was one of the most remarkable, privately assembled cabinets of rarities and curiosities in seventeenth century England, owned by a famous Norfolk family – the Pastons, whose country seat was Oxnead Hall outside Norwich. The Paston Treasure was clearly commissioned to promote the family’s wealth and sophisticated artistic taste. Taking the painting as the starting point, curators from Norwich Castle together

with art historians from the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, USA, have created a fascinating exhibition focusing on the art works and objects that feature in the perplexing painting and the questions it presents. The exhibition is the culmination of five years of intense collaborative research involving numerous experts in a wide variety of artistic disciplines and has resulted in several exciting discoveries. Miraculously five of the actual objects from the original painting survive and for the first time in three centuries these significant works will be reunited with the painting. These include a pair of silver-gilt flagons, a Strombus shell cup, two unique nautilus cups and a mother of pearl perfume flask. These extraordinary survivors will be supplemented by other items such as musical instruments, rare timepieces, a globe, plus jewels, history specimens, miniatures and sculptures replicating other riches featured in the painting and the collection. Prestigious international lenders to the exhibition include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Chicago Institute of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Collection and many others. At its zenith the Paston collection, listed in surviving archives, ran to hundreds of spectacular works of art and was of a scale and grandeur that could have graced a royal palace. Hardly anyone in England at that time, royalty included, had collections that came close.

Sadly however the Pastons and their magnificent collection were doomed and the painting proves eerily prophetic. It shows us far more than just a straightforward ostentatious display of riches. There are strong hints that all is not as it seems. The artist includes many motifs – flowers, fruit, clocks, a guttering candle, symbolising time, vanity, and death. The Pastons over-reached themselves hugely both in their spending and their ambitions and within less than a century were bankrupt. By the 1730s the collection was sold, the male line had died out and their magnificent home, Oxnead Hall, where they once entertained King Charles II, fell into disuse. Only one third of the house now remains. Francesca Vanke, Keeper of Art and Curator of Decorative Art at Norwich Castle Museum, and curator of the exhibition at Norwich together with Andrew Moore, Guest Curator, said: This exhibition will be a truly once-in-a-lifetime event. It will tell both a very Norfolk story and a genuinely international one. The painting is not just a typical seventeenth century still life, but the key to unlocking a fascinating, dramatic and ultimately tragic story: of a family, a collection, and a great house. The first clues to the story are in this painting. They open up a world we never knew existed, for which evidence is scattered worldwide. This exhibition, the result of years of research, brings everything together”. The exhibition, comprising a total of more than 130 objects sourced from a host of national and international museums and private collections provides an extraordinary glimpse into what was undisputedly one of the most splendid treasure houses to have ever existed in this country. The Paston Treasure: Riches and rarities of the known world 23 June through to 23 September Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich, 01603 495897 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

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Sun 17 June THAT’LL BE THE DAY A night of nostalgia, laughs and ROCK ‘N’ ROLL! £10 - £27

Sun 24 June RHYTHM OF THE DANCE A stunning spectacular of Irish music and dance. £10 - £25

Tues 5 – Sat 16 June JERSEY BOYS The West End phenomenon returns to Norwich £8 - £50

Tues 19 – Sat 23 June DERREN BROWN The best of mind-control and psychological illusion £10 - £45

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Mid-Summer Evening ticket - if you can’t get to the Show during the day benefit from joining the fun after work. The mid-Summer Evening ticket will allow you to enjoy the Adnams food and Drink Experience, an extended Grand Ring programme and an exciting programme of entertainment in our new Woodland Arena.

2018 Key themes - Every year The Royal Norfolk Show focuses on three key themes to expand the appeal for visitors, offer additional platforms for businesses and keep The Royal Norfolk Show new, exciting and fresh for all. This year’s key themes are Field to Fork, Our Coast and Wellbeing. Field to Fork will help visitors find out about the massive contribution that Norfolk makes to food production and will bind everything at the heart of show from innovative agriculture to celebrating local food producers. With 90 miles of stunning coastline, alive with a range of industries, the theme, Our Coast, will provide information about life on our coast and some of the amazing organisations who work there. The UK has made great strides in highlighting the importance of mental health; Wellbeing at the Show will continue to spread public understanding about looking after ourselves and building community resilience. Innovative Horticulture Show - A brand new horticultural experience (see page 37), headed up by garden consultant, writer and Places&Faces® contributor, Ellen Mary, is set to inspire both amateur and professional gardeners. The new area will feature show gardens, school gardens, community and charity allotments with plot to plate demonstrations, indoor and urban gardening and dazzling displays

of flower, fruit and vegetables from the Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society. Surf and Turf in the Adnams Food and Drink Experience - The Art of Butchery will this year host additional demonstrations from fishmongers as part of the Field to Fork and Our Coast themes. Some of the county’s top butchers and fishmongers will come together to show you how to prepare the best meat and fish and be on hand to answer any questions. Flavours, the NEW food hub - Thanks to the popularity of the Adnams Food and Drink Experience, The Royal Norfolk Show is set to expand their artisan food offering by introducing a new experience to showgoers called ‘Flavours’. The new food hub will be in the retail area and will focus on top quality local producers. Norfolk Remembers - A unique First World War commemoration event in its only display in Norfolk this year, the exact replica of a First World War Mk 4 tank will take centre stage in the Grand Ring. The replica was built by daredevil speedster, Guy Martin and the Norfolk Tank Museum, as part of a Channel 4 documentary to celebrate the centenary of WW1. Adrenaline Tour Quad Bike Stunt Show Making their debut appearance at the Show, watch in awe as the quad bike stunt team soar over 30ft high performing breathtaking aerial tricks in the Grand Ring! The Royal Norfolk Show this year takes place on Wednesday 27 June & Thursday 28 June. For more information, opening times and entrance prices visit the shows website at www.royalnorfolkshow.rnaa.org.uk

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This year the new Horticulture Show at the Royal Norfolk Show is to be transformed into a unique and interactive community hub and set to be bigger than ever before. The new space will be covering a wide variety of horticultural styles to suit the ever-growing industry and be an exciting change for visitors this year. Designed in the shape of a tree, to reflect the feeling of wellbeing trees provide and wellbeing as one of the three themes of this year’s show, the new area will feature live entertainment, cookery demonstrations and plenty of opportunities for visitors to chat to experts and shop for new additions to their very own gardens. Our regular gardening columnist Ellen Mary, who lives and breathes gardening, has taken on the role of Coordinator at the Norfolk show. We took time out to speak to Ellen to find out what is in store for gardeners at this year’s “new look” show.

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So Ellen can you tell more about this year’s show? This year the overall themes are Wellbeing, Our Coast and Field to Fork, so many aspects of the show will incorporate these. The Grand Ring has a packed schedule plus many of the favourite areas will be back along with some new and exciting changes. What is new in the horticultural area? The RNAA are investing in the horticultural area because they know how important it is to the show and to reflect changing trends in the industry. The overall area is even designed in the shape of a tree to fit with the wellbeing theme. From the popular floral displays and amateur competitions in the NNHS marquee, we also have a new indoor and urban marquee to bring together horticultural businesses

that work in these areas, something very much in focus in the industry right now. We also have seven show gardens with some fantastic designers on board and a really fun, relaxed community allotment plot being run by local charities with links to gardening. There will be plenty of trade stands and even school gardens, to encourage the younger generation to enjoy gardening. What can visitors expect? What we are implementing covers many elements of horticulture so there is something for everyone, plus it isn’t just for visitors who already love gardening. There will be lots of things going on to help new people to gardening from short demos on the allotment plot to talks on the entertainment stage and even houseplants with experts on hand to give advice. It’s going to be relaxed and really good fun!

special about Norfolk. From the people to landscapes, amazing gardens and great communities doing such fantastic work with people and nature, it’s just the best place to be. That sense of community we have in Norfolk is just what the Norfolk Show is all about... celebrating every aspect of Norfolk life. If anyone wants to get involved, what should they do? Get in contact with me as soon as possible. We would love to hear from anyone who wants to do a talk or demo about any aspect of horticulture or nature, charities who would like to get involved on the allotment plot and businesses who would like a stand. We have a great sponsorship deal with The Clydesdale Bank so there are incentives. Plenty of reasons to get involved and with over 80,000 visitors each year the reach is huge!

Can you tell us why you decided to take on the role? Mainly because I love gardening! I always say ‘when it comes to gardening anything goes’ so after talks with the RNAA, I decided I would be able to really mould into something special and a great opportunity to help promote horticulture in our beautiful county. My biggest belief about gardening is that anyone can do it. Nature, the outdoors, plants can be enjoyed in some way by every single person. So I immediately had this vision of incorporating as many different elements of gardening as we can - one big community of gardening. You are a great advocate of the County, why do you love it so much? Because its home. I’ve travelled around the world and lived overseas and down in London, but there is something so 29

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Final answer? James Graham’s latest play is a provocative re-examination of the case against Charles Ingram, also known as the ‘coughing Major’, for cheating on the TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. Bent Catty poses the big ‘question’ this month... ‘is it any good?’

I’m a nut for quizzes. I can spend many an hour watching re-runs of naff 70s and 80s game shows very contentedly. From What’s My Line? to Celebrity Squares, from Bob’s Full House to Blankety Blank, and even the unspeakably silly 3-2-1, TV quizzes have a special place in my heart. What all the above had in common was that their points weren’t their prizes. The pleasure lay in the demonstration of knowledge or the fluke of luck. Big money was not the interest. And then came Who Wants to be a Millionaire? – perhaps the best quiz show format ever – which premiered in 1998 and ran for 16 years. (It is shortly to be revived, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, a prospect which may make some of us decide we don’t need the money that badly after all.)

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Playwright-of-the-time James Graham, whose plays Ink and Labour of Love were West End hits last year, surpasses both with Quiz, a play primarily about the infamous “coughing major” scandal from 2001, in which Major Charles Ingram, his wife and the hilariously-named Tecwen Whittock were caught and convicted for engineering a conspiracy to win the maximum prize of one million pounds. Act one presents the case for the prosecution, act two the case for the defense. The prosecution case is based almost entirely on ITV’s absolutely must-see documentary “A Major Fraud” from 2003 (viewable on YouTube), in which Martin Bashir interviewed many of the witnesses and played the un-broadcast footage of Ingram’s bizarre progress through the fifteen questions which matches various combinations of coughs provided by Whittock. The case for the defense, at least to my mind, is rather less convincing – suggesting that Ingram was pretending to be an idiot to make the show more entertaining. Mind you, the audience

on the night I saw it voted (with their electronic keypads) 50/50. The play spins along with the aid of a very slick and pacey production by Daniel Evans with a shiny design by Robert Jones complete with multiple video screens and lots of moving lights from Tim Lutkin which suggests the style of the original television programme without turning the show into a TV studio. The cast is a more mixed bag. Gavin Spokes as Charles Ingram and Greg

a Graham play. So we see people playing Des O’Connor, Jim Bowen and Leslie Crowther to varying levels of success. We also get replays, flashbacks, and spinning lights galore. Not every gimmick lands: a silly sequence in which the actors impersonate various foreign news reporters, and an (impressively done) dance sequence based on the idea of people in the street coughing at the Ingrams were a bit too Rupert Goold for my liking.

Quiz throws plenty of TV gimmicks our way but they are handled well and disposed of pretty quickly. The audience participation is all good fun (although the moment in which I mistook the theme tune of You’ve Been Framed for that of Blind Date will haunt me forever) Haiste as Paul Smith (Millionaire’s creator) both uncannily capture the voices and personalities of their real-life counterparts, and Sarah Woodward is as brilliant as she always is as the defense lawyer, well matched by Paul Bazely as the prosecutor. Keir Charles as Chris Tarrant caricatures the gurning swagger of the man and goes for laughs over authenticity, and Jay Villiers as David Liddiment (who commissioned the programme) settles for a TV exec stereotype which is unconvincing and inaccurate. There’s too much playing to the gallery in a show that doesn’t need it. Quiz throws plenty of TV gimmicks our way but they are handled well and disposed of pretty quickly. The audience participation is all good fun (although the moment in which I mistook the theme tune of You’ve Been Framed for that of Blind Date will haunt me forever). And a few tasters of earlier quizzes are thrown in to the history lesson which is so often, as here, a key ingredient of

The success of the evening – which is Evans’ as much as Graham’s – is to use the style and pace of commercial television in the service of telling a fascinating and contested story as a piece of popular theatre without either art form cancelling out the other. It’s a really fun night out and an absolute must for fans of television game shows. The “coughing major” scandal – always a misnomer, of course, since it was not the major who coughed – is a fabulous chapter in the history of British popular culture, perhaps our only rival to the infamous “TwentyOne” quiz show scandal involving Charles Van Doren in the 1950s (brilliantly told in the 1994 film Quiz Show). That would make a good play. And so does this. Go and see it. That’s my final answer.

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Stranger Love Agatha Christies “Love From A Stranger” is coming to Norwich, Judy Foster met up with the shows directors Lucy Bailey and James Pritchard.

In Agatha Christie

there’s always a mystery to be solved, isn’t there? In her stories and plays, somebody is done away with and the task – which usually falls to a sleuth – is to work out whodunit. In Love From a Stranger many of the familiar elements of a Christie mystery are absent, which makes it all the more mystifying. So, it will be a different experience for audiences enjoying a touring production of the play. The play initially seems to be a drawing room comedy featuring that reliable staple, a meddling spinster aunt. Two young women have won a huge sum in the sweepstake. Mavis plans to travel, while Cecily is finally free to marry her slightly dull fiancé, who is expected back from his administrative job in the Sudan. So, they are letting their flat. But then a strange man, introducing himself as Bruce Lovell, comes to inspect it. Cecily instantly falls for him, the fiancé is swiftly ditched, and by the next scene Cecily and Bruce are man and wife and settling in a remote corner of the countryside. The rest of the play is occupied by one overarching question: how much of a mistake will the marriage turn out to be? Lucy Bailey, the theatre director who has had many successes with 32

the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe, had not heard of the play when she was first approached by the theatrical production company Fiery Angel about staging something by Agatha Christie. They offered her a couple of options. “What attracted me was the dark undercurrents and how relevant it is, how we don’t know people and what erotic addiction and compulsion blinds us in our lives. The successful liar is what’s so fascinating to Christie. The story could happen any time. We are updating it to the late fifties, but it could be set now. People go with their lovers to isolated places to have a romance. It absolutely is current.” The play actually started out as a short story. “Philomel Cottage” was published in 1934 as part of the collection The Listerdale Mystery. Agatha Christie wrote a theatre adaptation which was not performed and then Frank Vosper, a rising star of the stage and screen, spied a great lead role for himself and worked up a sharper version. It was a hit in the West End in 1936, then had a shorter run in New York. Alas, on the ocean liner home in March 1937, Vosper contrived one night to topple through a porthole and drown in the Atlantic. An open verdict was returned at the inquest.

While sundry radio and film versions followed, Love From a Stranger has rather fallen into obscurity. If you discount the remarkable endurance record of The Mousetrap, for a long time the same has been true of Christie’s standing as a dramatist. Then last year Lucy Bailey had a breakthrough. Her production of Witness for the Prosecution opened in the atmospheric setting of the London County Hall chamber. Hailed by critics, her site-specific staging is still luring rapt audiences to the south bank of the Thames. “What Lucy has done with Witness has opened up the eyes of the theatre world,” says James Prichard, the author’s great grandson who remembers his great grandmother as a kindly old woman who died when he was still in short trousers. He took over the running of Agatha Christie Ltd from his father Matthew in 2015. “There is now an air of confidence that modern audiences will enjoy these brilliant productions,” he continues. “Five years ago all you heard about was Sherlock and we were saying, ‘What do we have to do?’ Agatha Christie is having a moment and the respect for her work is coming back in a way I don’t think I’ve experienced. I’ve spent quite a lot of my lifetime apologising for her. But there is a reappraisal.”

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That reappraisal has been driven by some starry television adaptations over the last few years: the BBC’s Christmas adaptations of And Then There Were None and Witness for the Prosecution, and soon on our screens, a new adaptation of Ordeal By Innocence. And then there was the stellar new film version of Murder on the Orient Express, directed by and

Love From a Stranger comes from the other end of the spectrum. To research it, and find her way around the labyrinth of psychopathy, Lucy Bailey immersed herself in the grizzliest literature and the most gruesome films and TV dramas. “The way Agatha Christie explores the mind of someone who has the capacity to deceive is truly exciting,” she says.

If she was in a restaurant she would be listening to every conversation around her. She has an incredibly unfair reputation for creating cardboard cut-out characters. She realised what makes people tick. She explored it to the extremes

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starring an elaborately moustachioed Kenneth Branagh. They looked very different from all those Poirot dramas starring David Suchet. “The Poirot series was an extraordinary thing for 20, 25 years,” says Prichard. “But what the end of that and the Marple series allowed us to do was try something else.” Not everything has worked. In 2015 audiences didn’t take to the BBC’s rather too perky Partners in Crime series starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine.

“I refer to her as a genius because I think she was one. We’ve got recordings of her dictating the books. It’s like an audiobook. She could speak these books fully formed from her head without pausing, without making mistakes.” In other words, she was the Mozart of murder. But with this gripping drama she keeps audiences guessing. Bailey’s prediction is that “audiences go to the pub talking about it. Christie wants audiences to speculate.” Love From a Stranger is not a whodunit, but a whodunwhat.

“She must have done so much reading about it. I don’t know how she did it.” So how did she do it? “She was incredibly interested in people,” says James Prichard. “If she was in a restaurant she would be listening to every conversation around her. She has an incredibly unfair reputation for creating cardboard cut-out characters. She realised what makes people tick. She explored it to the extremes. In her view all of us could really be a murderer. What she’s exploring is what tips people to that point.

Agatha Christie’s Love From A Stranger, Tuesday 17–21 July.

For more info or to book online visit www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

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Jersey Boys The multi-award-winning Jersey Boys, which wowed Norwich audiences in July 2015, are back in the city for two weeks in June.

The remarkable true

story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and their rise to stardom from the wrong side of the tracks has been gracing theatres across the UK. . Vicky Edwards chats to the four actors who will tread the boards in Norwich as the Four Seasons . (Michael Watson who will be displaying those distinct high falsetto vocals, Simon Bailey who plays Tommy De Vito, Declan Egan as Bob Gaudio, and local boy Lewis Griffiths, from Southend, who pays a return visit to Norwich as Nick Massi) and she discovers the secret of the show’s success and how it has led to love, laughter and an awful lot of sightseeing… Pulling in one of the broadest audiences in musical theatre history, Jersey Boys has won almost as many awards as The Four Seasons had hit records. Well, perhaps not that many. After all, while the show features over thirty ‘Seasons’ chart-toppers, between 1962 and 1978 Frankie and the boys sold in excess of 100 million records. But if your expectation of the show is a night of nostalgia presented in juke box format, think again. Jersey Boys hasn’t thrilled over 25 million people worldwide by simply taking a trip down musical memory lane. “It’s a true, gritty and gutsy story,” says Lewis Griffiths, who plays Nick Massi, with relish. “The Seasons were idolised, but they were blue collar guys who worked their way up the ladder. It works because it’s a story of hope; if it can work out for the Seasons then why not for me?” he finishes, stressing that not only is this a true story, but also a fascinating slice of social and musical history. Simon Bailey who plays Tommy DeVito jumps in, eager to add his thoughts. “It’s such a fascinating story and each guy tells it from their own viewpoint. And then there is the incredible music. You feel like you have been on an epic journey. The whole thing is so fast, so slick; this show does not pause for breath and as actors we don’t pause for breath either! It’s an event. People come back again and again and there is no ‘average’ audience member – good music is timeless whether you’re eight or eighty-five.”

Australian actor Declan Egan (Bob Gaudio in the show) nods his agreement. “Standing ovations are standard. It is overwhelming, but twelve years on this show is still affecting people. It’s so cool! I first played this role at nineteen and I’m now twenty-six. I keep coming back and that is testimony to how great it is. I am so very proud to have been a Jersey Boy for seven years. To be part of such a legacy – I still have to say pinch me!” As for Michael Watson who plays Frankie Valli (and who returns to the role after several stints in the West End), there is another reason that Jersey Boys is so special to him. Well, two, in fact. “My partner played Lorraine in the show in the West End and that’s where we met. Now we have just had a beautiful baby girl,” he says, with a smile to rival the brightest spotlight. But if his beautiful little daughter is his baby girl, Jersey Boys will always be his musical baby. “It’s everyone’s show, but it will always be one of the biggest parts of my life. The crowds are so joyful because it speaks to everyone. It’s a play, a concert, a history and a party. You connect with it on so many different levels.” From my seat in the stalls it is crystal clear that Jersey Boys is a labour of love all round. The thought, care and effort that has been lavished on every last detail is tangible. “I think so too,” Michael says. “Everyone attached to the show loves it. That comes right from the top and trickles all the way through.” It’s certainly a happy ship, which is just as well given that the current UK tour runs until March 2019. “It’s my second tour and it’s something that took me a while to adjust to,” admits Simon. “It’s strange when you have to change every two weeks, but the negative points can also be the most exciting; yes you are on the move, but you also get to see this fabulous country. We have become a family and from day dot we have all got on so well. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t laugh until tears come out of my eyes.” “I have a travel guide on my dressing table and I’m trying to see all the places

in that,” Declan interjects excitedly. “Australia is such a relatively young country and the history and architecture here is amazing. I’m lapping it up!” As for Lewis, touring life has proven very fortuitous. On a previous tour he was interviewed on stage in Newcastle by a young lady for local television. “She’s now my fiancée,” he says proudly, agreeing that theirs is a story that has all the hallmarks of a romantic movie blockbuster. And there are some places on the tour schedule that the boys are especially keenly anticipating. As for the songs, as well as being prolific The Four Seasons had an unmistakable and utterly unique sound. Do the boys have any favourites? “In my season things start to come apart at the seams. Beggin’ sets that up and is the moment when these four superstars realise that they’re not superhuman. Also, every night when I sing the finale I sing it as a tribute to my Mum and Dad because Who Loves You was ‘their’ song,” says Lewis. “It is a really joyous finale,” agrees Declan. “It’s such a thrill to sing and everybody just goes crazy.” “At the moment my favourite is Cry for Me,” says Simon. “It’s the first time The Seasons all sing together and it’s a great song. But they are all such great songs. It’s a party and you’ll leave with the hugest smile on your face,” he promises. “Come along and see a show that won’t just entertain you, but will inspire you, enlighten you and you’ll be educated in a pivotal part of music history,” cuts in Lewis, adding: “There’s a line in the show where I say, ‘Even after I quit the group it still had some kind of pull over me.’ Well, you can leave Jersey Boys, but whether you’re in the cast or in the audience, it will always have that pull over you.”

Jersey Boys will be at the Norwich Theatre Royal from Tuesday 5 June through to Saturday 16 June 2018.

For more info or to book online visit www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

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Dan Snow Dan is the son of BBC broadcaster Peter Snow, nephew of Channel 4 Newsreader Jon Snow and the great, great grandson of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Places&Faces ® caught up with Dan ahead of his one night show in Bury St Edmunds Do you enjoy making television shows and podcasts? “When you’re making television and podcasts, it’s very lonely. You sit by yourself and think, “Is anyone watching?” That’s why TV presenters take to Facebook Live. That gives you the number of viewers at the bottom of the screen. It might be only five people, but at least you know someone is there!” Tell us more: “Doing live events at book festivals and book launches is a huge treat because you get to meet people. It’s an enormous boost to the confidence to know there are people out there following what you do! The tour is the first time I’ve done this in an organised way where we’ve been able to build a proper show. It’s a great chance to meet people and say thank you to those on whom my career depends. I’m really looking forward to it.” What will you be talking about in the show? “A large chunk of the show will be about 36

local history. It will have direct relevance to the place we’re in.” Do members of the public help with your research? “Yes they do. I get lots of messages on my Facebook page. There is so much history out there it’s ridiculous and I find the stories that people send me fascinating. Also, it’s easier to become knowledgeable in an aspect of history. It’s not like physics where you need a $300 billion particle accelerator in the house to become an expert. I am really looking forward to interaction with the audiences at my shows.” Do people want to recount their personal histories, too? “Yes they often want to tell me all about their family history or the part their family played in history, like a soldier in the First World War. A huge number of people tell me stories about their ancestors. They will say something like, “My father was the first black RAF pilot.” Listening to them, you

realise how many firsts there are.” Is your hope that you can captivate audiences with your infectious enthusiasm for your subject? “Yes! History is not all about dead kings, old libraries and dust. It’s everything. It’s your parents’ eyes meeting across a crowded room and why we are who we are and why we are speaking English and why it’s acceptable for women and men to mingle together. I hope people walk out of the theatre saying that they had a really good time. I also hope they leave having thought deeply about the past of their town, their country and their world.” History has become fashionable again, hasn’t it? “It has. In the 1990s history was very unfashionable. People thought that history was “finished”. But 9/11 changed all that. It was a huge wake-up call. It reminded everyone that many people around the world felt that history was not finished. They felt

enormous resentment about the fact that some people thought that the hands of history had stopped.” Can you explain your passion for history? “I love history. It’s everywhere. It’s everything that ever happened to anyone who has ever lived on this planet. It also means that I’m never bored on a train journey. As you travel, you see names that echo from the past. Every place has a history – wasn’t there a siege in the Civil War there?” Can you expand on that? “The first question I’m always asked at events is, “What’s the best place you’ve ever been to?” They expect me to say something like Angkor Wat. But perhaps weirdly, I just love this country – there is so much character and history here. Wherever you go in Britain, there are so many stories. For example, you can visit a place just outside Manchester and find the perfect Industrial Revolution era textile mill where global industrialisation began.” So history is constantly beckoning you towards it? “Absolutely. I drove up the M3 recently to interview a Second World War veteran. On the way I visited Odiham Castle in Hampshire. It was built by King John, it was besieged twice and various people were murdered there down the centuries. The M3 is a road I use all the time, and I had never heard of Odiham Castle before. There is so much history on this island just waiting to be discovered. It’s such a treat. We may complain, but we do have a great respect for history. I’m half Canadian, and in Canada they would simply bulldoze a historic site and put a new building in its place. We are so lucky that we have preserved so much in Britain.” What do you think are the benefits of studying history? “It’s very good for your mental health to go to these places. When I went to Odiham Castle for example, it was a beautiful sunlit morning – not a bad way to spend 20 minutes. Being a historian is a lovely job, but we can all do it at any time.” Does studying history also help us to understand more about the present day? “Definitely. It explains so much about today. Why can’t you book a boozy holiday in Somalia? That is down to history.

The country’s instability is the result of colonial interference, food scarcity and the interference of America. In the same way, why can’t you go to a pub in Armagh and sing “God Save the Queen” without being glassed, while 20 miles away it would be fine. That’s all about history. If you’re curious about the world today, history can help you understand it. It will also make you realise that we are so lucky to be alive today. It gives things a real sense of perspective.” Is it important that children learn history at school? “Yes. History is a fantastic thing to teach kids. It teaches young people about the things they say and hear, and it teaches them to be profoundly distrustful of politicians – and also not to invade Russia! Literacy about history is vital. People are mad to believe politicians without checking the evidence first. Young people need to learn about the reliability of sources and sifting through people’s motivations and understanding why they are saying something you. There is nothing more important than questioning those in authority.” You go into schools and teach children about history, don’t you? “I do. I try and help kids to think about history in the best possible way. I give them a sense of why we bother studying the past. It affects the present, what we wear or our economic status or the fact that there is violence on some streets. All those things are products of history. But it’s stuff that a teacher might not get the time to cover in a planned lesson.” Tell us about your channel, History Hit TV. “Life is very exciting at the moment. Our podcasts have a million listeners. It’s no longer about going to a publisher and waiting for a commission. It’s about going out there and making instant connections with people. I love doing the podcast because of its simplicity and speed.” Can you give us an example? “I recently spoke to a 94-year-old Second World War veteran. He told me that Montgomery pinned the medal on his chest after D-Day. I said to him, “Let’s end this conversation. I’m coming to see you now.” The podcast is also so important for breaking news. When the story recently broke about the Bayeux Tapestry coming to the UK, I immediately got Marc Morris,

legend of Norman studies, on the phone and recorded him for my podcast that evening. The podcast gives you such freedom and immediacy.” What you do in your spare time? “We go on holiday and visit historic sites! The kids are more manageable when you’re doing stuff with them. Having them around the house in winter is brutal. Looking around Winchester or Basingstoke is great fun. Walking around the Roman walls of Chester is a really good day out. You’re a better parent if you take your children out to these historic places. It will make them better citizens. We’re also on the water all the time. I often row with the kids near our house.” Did you inherit your love of history from your family? “Yes. My dad is fantastic on the heritage side. I inherited that from him. He has relentless energy and was always taking us to different places as children. Also, my Welsh grandma, Nain, was a huge storyteller. She taught me to give history a human element and to bring it alive. I hope my history is very real and vivid because of her.” So were you introduced to the joys of history at a very young age? “Every weekend as a child, I was taken to a historical site, a castle, palace or a museum. I got History Stockholm Syndrome as a boy, and now I’m inflicting it on my own children! I don’t bother asking them how they feel about it. They seem to tolerate it – they don’t know any better! Two weeks ago, I took my two-year-old daughter to HMS Victory. It was just another day in the office for her!” This exclusive ‘History Hit’ UK tour will feature the well-known historian, broadcaster and TV presenter recount anecdotes of memorable experiences from his very successful career. Otherwise known as ‘The History Guy’, Dan will also research and include historical facts relating to the specific area/town of each theatre on the tour and will be aided by the use of digital screens. Dan Snow is at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday 26 June at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from 01284 758000 or www.theapex.co.uk 37

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ThMingsnot You ight Know AbOut:

r e n r u T Tina P E TE G O O DRU M’S m o n t hl y l o o k a t s o m e o f t he l es s er k n own f a c t s o f ro c k a n d po p…

TEN THINGS

Tina Turner is the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll and there is

even a New musical show based on her life. She rebuilt a career by staging a stellar 1980s comeback and now has 11 Grammy Awards to her name, and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her autobiography, ‘I, Tina’ was turned into an award winning film, and she held the record for selling more concert tickets than any other solo artist. The voice, the hair, the legs and the legendary strutting on stage all add up to the fact that she is - Simply the Best!

ANNA MAE BULLOCK.

That’s how she was born, in 1939. Anna Mae was brought up in Tennessee, in the small southern town of Nutbush. Which was pretty much unknown until it was made famous in 1973’s massive hit ‘Nutbush City Limits’ - by Tina Turner.

IT ALL STARTED BY ACCIDENT.

It was 1960. Anna Mae (as she still was) went, with her sister Aillene, to the Club Imperial in St Louis. She had already sung a few times with him but Ike Turner agreed to let Anna Mae perform the vocal on a track called ‘A Fool in Love’ - only because the intended singer, Art Lassiter, hadn’t showed up. The ‘dummy’ vocal so impressed the head of r and b label Sue Records that he bought it, paying Ike Turner handsomely for the rights.

THAT NAME AGAIN...

Recognising a good thing when he saw it, Ike Turner told Anna Mae to change her name to Tina Turner, even though they wouldn’t marry until 1962. Apparently he liked the name Tina because it rhymed with a TV character called Sheena. And he really liked the name. So much so he trademarked it. His reason? So that if this Tina left him, as several other singers had before, he could carry on performing with Tina Turner, even if it was a different Tina Turner!

WAS IKE TURNER A DIFFICULT MAN?

Was he ever! When pop legend Phil Spector spotted Ike and Tina Turner’s potential he wanted them to record ‘River Deep Mountain High’. Production of the hit is actually credited to Tina and Spector, because Phil Spector paid Ike Turner an advance of $20,000 (this was 1965!) to keep out of the studio! Ike agreed.

THOSE STAGE MOVES SOON MADE AN IMPACT!

Ike and Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep Mountain High’ was successful in the UK although, strangely, not in the USA. That hurt Spector who considered it his masterpiece. It did though earn Ike and Tina a support slot on The Rolling Stones’ 1969 tour. Tina would later claim that Mick Jagger stole a lot of her moves.

IT WAS NOT ALL PLAIN SAILING.

Much has been written about the frankly abusive relationship between Ike Turner and Tina. He was a man with serious drug problems and a violent temper. Eventually she decided enough was enough. Tina left Ike in 1976. They had just checked in to a hotel in Dallas where they were due to perform. They’d been fighting all day. It was July 2nd 1976, just days before they were due to sign a $150,000 deal with Cream Records. Tina made a break for it. In her purse she had a gas station credit card and 35 cents in cash. Two years later when their divorce became final Tina was able to keep her stage name - but she discovered she’d also inherited all of the debt incurred by cancelled shows and a hefty tax bill.

MAD MAX.

George Miller actually wrote the role of Auntie Entity in ‘Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome’ specifically for Tina Turner. The only slight problem was he’d not actually mentioned it to her. He didn’t even know if she’d be interested. What he did know was, as he said, ‘You don’t think of Tina Turner as someone dark. You think of the core of Tina Turner being basically a positive thing. And that’s what we wanted. We felt that she might be more tragic in that sense’. Tina was approached at the start of casting, and liked the idea. She had already recorded ‘Private Dancer’ at that point, but not released it. With filming under way, and her role announced, the record started to chart. It all worked out rather well.

AND ON THE SUBJECT OF MOVIES...

Steven Spielberg tried, three times, to get Tina to play the part of Shug in ‘The Colour Purple. She declined every time. The truth was that the character Shug helps her friend Celie to leave an abusive husband and, as Tina told Spielberg, she had ‘been through too much of this story in her own life to ever want to do it in a movie.’

SHE’S NOT AMERICAN.

Well, not any more anyway. On January 25th 2013 Tina Turner applied for Swiss citizenship. Later that year she took the mandatory citizenship test, which includes advanced knowledge of the German language and Swiss history. She passed. On April 22nd 2013 Tina Turner became a Swiss citizen. On October 24th that year, in the US Embassy in Bern she signed the papers to relinquish her American citizenship.

SHE DOES THOUGH HAVE AN AMERICAN HIGHWAY NAMED AFTER HER.

Tina Turner Highway is on State Route 19. It runs out of Brownsville Tennessee, all the way to... Nutbush.

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Ground-breaking comic and writer, SHAZIA MIRZA, talks to Angela Sara West about performing with Robin Williams, her past and forthcoming gigs in Norfolk and Suffolk, her rib-tickling travels and going back to basics for Channel 4’s Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.

Shazia Mirza’s

COMEDY TRAVELS!

nown for her deadpan

delivery and pushing boundaries on stage, this award-winning comedian has showcased her sharp one-liners all over the world. She started her career as a secondary school science teacher, whilst secretly developing her writing, acting and comedy skills at drama school and late-night performances. “There’s no point telling anyone you’re a comedian until you’re sure you’re funny,” she tells me. “While I was secretly working on my material, I was doing late night gigs and trying to work out what to talk about. In the daytime, I was a teacher, and I was exhausted. Also, the kids were the worst audience I’ve ever had. There’s nothing more frightening than teenage boys!”

THE DIZZEE DAYS OF TEACHING Her time as a teacher hugely inﬂuenced her future career in comedy. “Lots of comedians used to be teachers. Teaching is doing stand-up every day. You stand in front of the class and you have to keep them interested, entertained and informed. That’s a lot to do. In a comedy club, I just have to make them laugh for 20 minutes a night... These lessons were an hour long! It was torture, for me and them. But it was the best training for being a stand up, although I had never planned to be a stand-up, it just sort of happened by accident.” One of her pupils was the now-famous Dizzee Rascal. “We encouraged all the students to do what they loved and do it as best as they could. None of them was interested in science; they all wanted to be pop stars, footballers and hairdressers!”

CELEBRITY INTERVIEW COMEDY IDOLS As for inspiration, numerous names have made an impact on her. “All my idols, all the greats are dead. Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Joan Rivers... They don’t make them like that anymore.” Shazia felt particularly privileged to perform with one of her biggest idols, Robin Williams, in San Francisco. “It was great. He was lovely, humble and I’m glad I met him when I did.” She’s also performed alongside Bob Geldof, Michael Gambon and Brian Eno. “That was great, too. There’s so much to learn from these people, they always have great stories to tell...” And there are a few famous faces on her collaboration wishlist. “I would like to work with Woody Allen, John Cleese and Steven Spielberg.” NO BIG BREAK She says she’s got to where she is now due to an accumulation of years of hard work, perseverance and sheer determination. “In the good old days, there was such a thing as a ‘big break’. You made one appearance on David Letterman and you were a big star. Nowadays, you could make 30 appearances and walk down the street and still no one would recognise you. There are so many channels now, everyone is on TV and everyone is famous. I wouldn’t say I ever had a big break.” Does her comedy attract a certain type of audience? “No, everyone laughs... Everyone loves a good laugh. But to go to the theatre or comedy clubs you do have to pay to go, so you do need money, so it can be a middle-class audience in certain areas of the country. But I do lots of gigs up north, where it is a more working-class audience and there is comedy for these people, too.” How does she think satirical comedy positively impacts on society? “We have to be able to laugh at everything, especially the stupid, ridiculous and outrageous, and now is the best time ever to do that. There is so much to ridicule, although it is hard to ridicule the already ridiculous.” ONE HELL OF A RIDE! Shazia made a memorable appearance on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show last year. “I was lucky, I was on with the best men… Hugh Jackman, Luke Evans and Taron Egerton were all so nice and supportive to me and treated me like they’d known me for years. It was great fun!” She also enjoyed buckling up for a lap on the track as the “Star in the reasonably fast car” for petrolheads’ favourite BBC programme. “Top Gear was hilarious! I’ve never seen a man so traumatised after getting into a car with me...” STAND-UP IN SUFFOLK & NORFOLK Shazia brought her critically-acclaimed show The Kardashians Made Me Do It, which enjoyed sell-out runs in London, the US, Sweden and Paris, to Norwich Arts Centre last year. “I did 103 dates on that tour, so I can’t remember but I’m sure it was fantastic.” She’s also played Henham Park. “The Latitude Festival is a very nice festival.

Slightly posher than the others, very civilised, very literary and lots of well-behaved, nice polite Guardian readers.” “I adore Norfolk and Suffolk. They’re really beautiful and I love driving through the countryside… the landscape is very nice.” Shazia returned to the road this February with her brand-new show, With Love from St Tropez, inspired by an experience on a nudist beach in the French Riviera hotspot. “It really made me realise just how British I am! It was great fun.” Her current tour takes in The Garage in Norwich in June. “The people of Norwich are nice... I always get fun audiences there... a good mix of everyone. And they always thank me for coming as though no-one ever comes to those parts.”

as does the south of France. I recently stayed at L’Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo whilst ﬁlming a TV show; that was an experience. But I also love Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat’s kitsch and dated two-star hotel, L’Oursin. It’s a bit like Fawlty Towers!” Lingo-wise, Shazia speaks French, Urdu… “And a bit of English! We should always make an effort with language and shouldn’t get annoyed when we ﬁnd that people don’t speak English.” Does she believe Brexit will impact on travel? “Yes. Will people have the money to travel? Will immigrants be made to feel welcome in certain places? Will people feel safe going somewhere where they know that place voted out?” Travelling has taught her much about people, along with an understanding of other

The Latitude Festival is a very nice festival. Slightly posher than the others, very civilised, very literary and lots of well-behaved, nice polite Guardian readers. I adore Norfolk and Suffolk. They’re really beautiful and I love driving through the countryside… the landscape is very nice. TRAVELLER’S TALES “I travel all the time… every day, really, either up the M1 or on a plane abroad. It’s such a privilege to be able to go to a different place every night and not know where I’m going! It always feels like an adventure!”. She never boards a plane without a certain item of clothing. “I’m British, so it has to be my cardigan.” And there are side-splitting stories of mistaken identity at immigration. “I’ve been mistaken for Malala Yousafzai and Meera Syal… not that bad. I haven’t been mistaken for Lenny Henry… yet.” “Her top travel tip? “Always listen to other people’s conversations.” Recent travels overseas have taken in Los Angeles, Turkey, Pakistan and Switzerland, while trips in the pipeline include Paris, Ireland and Sweden. The trailblazing entertainer’s favourite destinations include Norway and Denmark, while Stateside, she’s a fan of San Fran. “I love performing in San Francisco; it’s a great place to do stand-up. It’s interesting to do comedy in the States at this time in the world… There’s so much to say to the Americans, although they probably don’t want to hear it from me. I still have to explain to them what Brexit is, and why we did it.” The Brummie funny girl has comical tales from the City of Angels. “In LA, they think I’m Mexican and people come up to me talking in Spanish. They get very confused when I speak with an English accent… they think I’m doing a character.” She recommends Mexico for culture and a warm welcome. “It also has great beaches,

cultures. “Travelling’s given me so much in life. It’s helped me to become more tolerant. You learn things when travelling that you could never learn from a book. Getting on an aeroplane and being up in the sky above the clouds for a few hours, ending up on the other side of the world, is a miracle. I never take for granted what an exciting thing that is.” She says every journey is a new adventure. “There’s nothing more exciting than waking up in a strange hotel in a different place, in a country that you’ve never been to before, not knowing where you are. You look out of the window into the unknown… The mystery of life is a such a gift.” But there’s no place like home when Shazia hangs up her mic for some rare R&R. “Nowhere beats my mum’s house in Birmingham. I sleep in the same room as I did as a teenager and my mum makes me food all day. That is the best holiday. But for something more glamorous, I love Palm Springs, California, and the south of France. I love visiting my roots in Pakistan, too.”

You can see Shazia’s new show WITH LOVE FROM ST. TROPEZ on 8th June at The Garage, Norwich For further details, visit www.shazia-mirza.com

Jimmy’s

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FARM Home to Music, Marriages & Meat!

estled in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, Jimmy’s Farm enjoys an excellent reputation for rare breed and British produce. Its famous owner, Jimmy Doherty, the host of Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped series, faced numerous trials’n’tribulations in setting up his business here. But now, as one of the UK’s best-known farmers, with an award-winning range of turkeys and a highly-respected award-winning restaurant to boot, he’s reaping the rewards of his true labour of love. While setting up the Essex Pig Company, Jimmy and his 100-acre farm in Wherstead, just outside Ipswich, were followed by a documentary crew for the BBC series, Jimmy’s Farm. He has worked relentlessly to overcome countless challenges and turn his vision, to create a magical place for families to have fun while learning about farming, food and nature, into a reality. The rare-breed pig farm is now a popular tourist destination and education hub, boasting a wildlife park, nature trail and exotic butterfly house, alongside a farm shop, butchery, restaurant and field kitchen. There’s also a restored barn which hosts stylish weddings against the beautiful backdrop of an oldfashioned working farm that also plays host to science, music and food festivals throughout the year. Finding his farming feet

“When we originally got the farm it was fantastic because it was totally derelict,” he tells me. “To most people, it just looked rundown and old, but to me, it was full of opportunity, a totally-blank canvas, plus the land was so wellsuited to pig farming.” He says every day brings a challenge. “At the beginning, it was really difficult because we had no running water, electricity, accommodation, fencing for the animals or infrastructure. We lived in a tent and collected water from a well. After two months, we got electricity and upgraded to a caravan. We slowly started putting in fences and using the animals to regenerate the land. From this, we’ve built the farm up to what it is now.”

A natural passion

Jimmy’s passion for nature started at an early age. “When I was two or three, we moved out of East London to a house with a great big paddock and a grassy meadow in rural Essex. My brother loved it because he was obsessed with football. I loved it because I was obsessed with insects. I collected butterflies, grasshoppers… all sorts.” As he grew up, Jimmy went on to collect parrots, barn owls, snakes and terrapins. “At one point, I turned my dad’s carport into an aviary and his garage into a reptile house!” He found his love of farming while still at school. “I got my first chicken and was so excited when it started laying eggs. I made scrambled eggs on toast for my whole family with the first one it laid. That one egg fed four people and I just fell in love with that aspect of food production.”

Savouring Suffolk

A Suffolk resident for 15 years, Jimmy chose the county for his company for many reasons. “It has a little bit of everything; great access to airports, loads of farmers’ markets, great countryside and a wonderful coastline. You’ve got London just down the A12, Cambridgeshire along the A14 and the whole of East Anglia as a region is perfect for the industry. This is a fantastic little market town and Suffolk is a great foodie county.” His farm stands out from others because it runs off a “very open-house policy”, setting it apart from its competitors. “People can come to eat in the restaurant and see the animals on the farm, go to the gardens and watch the chefs collecting vegetables, wander through the Farm Park and find out about how everything works… It’s so diverse but everything is integrated; people don’t just come to see animals on a farm, they come to learn about farming and food. It’s all wonderfully linked, with everything hinging on food and the environment, with food production at the core of it all.”

Success secrets

The secret to Jimmy’s success? “Getting the right staff. It’s all about the team effort. When everyone shares the same ambition, no mountain is too high. It’s so rewarding to work

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| JUNE 2018 with people who share the same passions as me, but it’s also so rewarding getting to talk to our customers face-to-face. Whether it’s people visiting the farm for the first time or they have been coming for 15 years, it’s so great for me and the team to hear their feedback first hand. The gardening team, for example, that can be a lonely trade, but the guys here get to interact with customers on a daily basis.”

A secret royal visit & cooking up a storm with Jamie

Jimmy’s countless accolades include being crowned ‘Farming Champion of the Year’ by Farmer’s Weekly. “Any award is a privilege, but I would say one of my proudest moments was when Prince Charles visited the farm. We received a letter requesting a visit and he came down and spent a really long time chatting to everyone individually, which was great. We didn’t announce his arrival to any of the customers so it was pretty special seeing people’s faces when he walked into the restaurant!” Jimmy has been friends with celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, since childhood and the pair co-present Channel 4’s popular Friday Night Feast. “It’s always a privilege when you get to work with one of your oldest friends. Nothing’s changed, really, from when we were seven years-old at school to being on set together now... We basically just get up to mischief and have a lot of fun!” Friday Night Feast has welcomed a wide variety of A-list guests. Have any stars in particular tickled Jimmy’s tastebuds? “I couldn’t possibly mention any names, but the comedians are always fun. They have such a fantastic way of telling stories and keeping everyone entertained. The whole show is a lovely environment. I love having the small, intimate audience; it’s a really relaxed atmosphere, sort of like a really unusual chat show where everyone gets to eat great food.”

as well as incredible headliners. The whole event has something for everyone, with all the added extras, especially the incredible food. Where else can you hang out with meerkats one minute, and Happy Mondays the next?!” Jimmy’s Festival also showcases a programme of celebrity chef demonstrations in the Woodforde’s Kitchen, hosted by Joe Hurd. There will also be workshops, including den-building and woodland craft. “We’re really excited! You can check out all the farm has to offer… the butterfly house, wildlife park, wander through the ancient woodland… It’s a totally familyfriendly vibe. You can even bring your dog!”

Here comes the bride… on a pink tractor!

Jimmy’s restored 17th-century barn and other areas are also available to host weddings all-year-round. Every wedding is steeped in rustic beauty and charm and can be totally bespoke. “We’re a completely licensed venue now, so people can host the entire day at the farm, from ceremony to reception. With the barn as a base, guests can make full use of the whole farm. The

Keeping it local

Jimmy’s Farm is really big on local producers. “We work with Woodforde’s local brewery, Aspall cider and the Black Pig Company (who produce the most amazing black pudding), among many others.” Does he think the trend for artisanal food and local producers is growing? “I do, because we’re now seeing these types of foods becoming more commonplace. They’re in supermarkets, not just farmers’ markets. It’s a growing industry and it’s really important that we understand the importance of homegrown foods, especially with Brexit coming up…” Jimmy says it’s all about where and how the food is produced and understanding the soils that our food is being grown in. “For example, you could have a lovely, organically-produced tomato, but if it’s grown in poor-quality soil, the tomato ultimately won’t be densely packed in vitamins because it won’t have had access to them in the soil. Things can change literally overnight with food crazes, but for me, it’s all about whole foods and encouraging people to care more about where what they’re eating comes from.”

Famous faces & festival fun on the farm!

Along with Jamie, there have been numerous other well-known visitors to Jimmy’s farm. “We’ve had Olly Murs up here, Suranne Jones… But we get a real flurry of famous faces when the music festival is on.” Jimmy’s annual two-day family food and music festival welcomes over 20,000 festival goers, who can immerse themselves in a laid-back, friendly atmosphere with quality food, music and entertainment. “We’ve had Gino Di Campo, the Hairy Bikers, Reef and KT Tunstall in the past… We are buzzing for this year’s line-up, it’s the best we’ve ever had! We’re lucky enough to have Paul Young and the Happy Mondays headlining as well as a whole host of incredible acts. We’ve even got Dick and Dom on board for the kids!” The amazing line-up also sees sets from The Rats, Bessie, Tom Lumley, The Bluetones, Ashfields and Rory Hope. “It’s so exciting to be bringing this much new talent,

Wildlife Park offers children’s parties and an outback safari, there’s a 31-acre field for camping… you could even get married in the butterfly house!” The restaurant caters for up to 150 guests to enjoy incredible food straight from the farm itself, while a dedicated wedding planner is on-hand to take care of every wish’n’whim. “Flexible menus and food fresh from the farm and local suppliers is always a big focus for our guests.” Named as one of Condé Nast’s Top 100 Wedding Venues for 2018, it’s not hard to see why Jimmy also hosted his own wedding celebrations here. “We didn’t have the license to marry on site then, so we had the ceremony at a local church. I got a pink tractor as a surprise for my wife, which towed us back to the farm for an incredible hog roast and drinks reception in the vegetable patch!”

The future of farming

What does the future hold for farming? “That basically depends on what the government decides to do after Brexit and how much they truly value the farming sector. We could see a new frontier if we go back to reserves… the potential is massive, we just have to hope they don’t make quick deals and bad choices.” BBC Two’s Jimmy Doherty’s Farming Heroes celebrated agriculture and helped changed public opinion with a more positive view of farming, making jobs in the countryside appealing. Jimmy’s tips for readers thinking about getting into farming/agricultural engineering? “Basically, to view farming as one of the most exciting and important industries on the planet. It’s so diverse and absolutely vital. Organised agriculture is a cornerstone of civilisation and there aren’t many industries you can say that about.”

His children look set to follow in his farming footsteps. “Hopefully, I’ve inspired a love of animals. All my kids are obsessed anyway. They’ve all got fish tanks. We’re just trying our best to keep the animals on the farm and not in the house, apart from our dog, Whisky, of course!”

Farm tales & dining out

There have been numerous funny farm stories. “My first ever attempt at breeding on the farm was with a boar. We had a rare Essex pig and there was a lot riding on it. Turns out he wasn’t all that interested in the lady pigs, shall we say. As you can imagine, we didn’t have much luck breeding with him!” Jimmy’s travelled the world while researching the science of food production for his fascinating TV programmes such as Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped and Escape to the Wild and Jimmy’s Global Harvest for BBC Two. His travels have taken him to far-flung places everywhere from an isolated tropical island in Indonesia to grizzly bear country in the Yukon wilderness of Canada. “I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to be involved with so many different projects. From rounding up cattle on horseback in Argentina, to collecting crocodile eggs in South America, I’ve milked camels, swum with sperm whales… and then came back to the UK and got bitten by a Cockatoo!” Which global gastronomy has most whet his appetite? “We’ve been going to the same place in Sri Lanka for the past eight years. We know the

people there now, it’s fantastic. As soon as you land you start relaxing, but the best part about it for me is the food… it’s probably my favourite cuisine.” Closer to home, a fair few local eateries are to his taste. “I love The Crown Pub in Ufford, The Unruly Pig restaurant just outside Woodbridge, The Riverside in Woodbridge, and it’s got to be a trip to Aldeburgh for the best fish and chips!”

Exotic tastes

Two years ago, Jimmy was granted a zoo licence to enable him to keep exotic species, including butterflies, meerkats, wallabies, coati, raccoons, emu and reindeer. “It was amazing… an actual childhood dream come true for me! When I was a kid, I worked in a wildlife park and was so passionate about species conservation… and I still am. I think it’s really crucial to show the importance of animal diversity and to keep as much of our natural habitat as possible in a pristine state; it keeps us going in the long run.” What’s next for the farm? “The farm and wildlife park are always growing… We’ve now got the online butchery shop, too, which is going really well. People can order directly and get their meat delivery the very next day. We’ve got the Reptile Park coming (with crocodiles!) soon, which will be a real highlight for me.” “I really believe that nothing worth having comes easy, but the uphill struggle is so rewarding. We’ve come a really long way!”

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Annabel Anderson is a former Master Chef Finalist and artisan maker of a range of multi-award-winning preserves, jellies and marmalades. After a successful career in investment banking, Annabel moved to a rural location in Norfolk and started Old Rectory Preserves. Places&Faces® got to find out more about the self taught cook.

continuously expanding range of fine preserves created by Annabel combines fruit, herbs and where possible use heritage fruit varieties, which are locally sourced, to create classic awardwinning combinations. Annabel creates products which are deliciously different whilst maintaining her principle on how good food should be made, using top quality locally sourced ingredients where possible, with no artificial additives. Annabel is a self-taught cook and appeared on Master Chef, making the finals, in the days of Lloyd Grossman. Her love of eating mixed with the fortunate position of working previously in an environment where fine dining was a regular occurrence meant Annabel got to experience different cuisines which assisted with developing her palate and a keen sense of smell. Moving to the Norfolk countryside in 2011, Annabel inherited a large orchard and fruit bushes producing fruit of English heritage. Researching the market and developing a range of preserves pairing many classic flavours, Annabel was convinced she had found a winning formula and a business idea incorporating her love of cooking. Traditional methods are used to create small batches, resulting in limited-edition flavours depending on what is in season. Annabel is keen on emphasising provenance and sources additional ingredients from within East Anglia, when possible. She uses beet sugar grown and processed in neighbouring Suffolk, along with cider vinegar from a farm in the village along with other ingredients from local artisan suppliers. Most flavours are made every year, but sometimes Annabel will have only limited quantities of a particular fruit, so the range does change accordingly.

The awards were held at the Dalemain Mansion and Historic Gardens in Cumbria which this year attracted over 2700 entries from more than 30 countries including Kenya, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brazil. The awards were started in 2005 to recognise the great British tradition of making Marmalade using an open pan method with the eventual winners being able to display the award on their jars in recognition as being one of the best quality preserves in the world. On winning her first silver medal at the Marmalade Awards in 2015, she decided to expand and target the commercial market taking a space at Local Flavours, a regional B2B event. Since then she has never looked back, currently producing 12,000 jars a year using traditional methods, heritage fruit and locally sourced produce wherever possible. Annabel now supplies delicious tasting produce such as Red Gooseberry and Elderflower Preserve as well as Strawberry and Lavender Jam, to businesses including the likes of Elveden and Pensthorpe – they can also be found along with a range of gift boxes from a number of top delis and shops around Norfolk. The range of Old Rectory preserves now includes twenty-five different flavours and in the 2018 World Marmalade Awards Annabel’s produce won silver and two bronze awards to add to her haul of four awards from previous years.

Picking up no less than three awards in the 2018 “World’s Original Marmalade Awards”, Annabel, ex Master Chef Finalist, has come a long way since leaving her career in Investment Banking and moving to Norfolk. 47

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COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH INGREDIENTS: • 1 x Medium sized

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TO MAKE THE COCKTAIL

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to beat the refreshing taste of melon on a warm June day. I have such wonderful memories from my childhood of visiting my grandparents every June in the north of Portugal, where they grow melons and fresh fruit in abundance in their garden. One of my strongest memories is walking through sunbaked land and helping my grandfather pick ripe melons in the afternoon sun, where we would then sit on the hot stone steps, cut them open and enjoy the cooling break from the heat. This is why I just had to create a gorgeous summer soda with melon at the heart. The mint works wonderfully with melon to create a rejuvenating non alcoholic soda. I hope you enjoy. TOP TIP Add your favourite White Rum and muddle your mint to make a Cheeky Melon Mojito.

Take your cantaloupe and carefully cut in half. Remove the melon from the skin, cut into chunks and juice melon using an electric juicer. Add caster sugar to taste if you would like a sweeter ﬁnish, I recommend no more than 1 - 2 Tbsp per cantaloup juiced. Once you have your juiced cantaloup, separate 75ml of the juice and put in a cocktail shaker -the rest of the juice can be placed in a clean bottle and popped in the fridge to keep for 2 days. Grab your mint and tear off a stems worth of mint leaves and add to the shaker. Use a muddler to bruise the leaves and mix in with the melon juice. Add 4 ice cubes to the shaker and place the lid on top. Give it a good shake 4 - 5 times. Ready your chosen glass with lots of ice cubes. Pour the contents of the shaker into your glass using the strainer. Now is time to add your soda water - add enough to ﬁll the glass - if you have chosen a large glass please add more melon juice to taste. Add a sprig of mint to garnish and enjoy!

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FrAisIer CAKE British Summertime to me in Norfolk really only means one thing… strawberries!

What better way to showcase the wonderful Norfolk strawberries than the classic Gateaux Fraisier where it just sings strawberries and cream in a unique patisserie style. I first saw this tart when I was working for the Roux brothers at the Waterside Inn in Bray and this was their classic birthday cake.

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Seeing it come out and the mould removed filled me with a great sense of joy. All the different elements combined from the strawberries lined up neatly like soldiers around the outside of the tart to the rich Crème Diplomat to the sweet marzipan on top. Incorporating all the wonderful elements of the British classic Strawberries and Cream with unique flair that can only be done by the French Patisserie. When you think about Norfolk produce strawberries are one of the highlights in the calendar. As we start to move into May and June across the county strawberries are popping up everywhere from Sharrington to Wiveton Farm. There is nothing better in the height of Summer with the sun beating down than biting into a freshly picked strawberry and tasting that absolutely delicious burst of flavour! I wanted to replicate the feeling I had as a child sitting in my back garden dipping strawberries into a bowl of caster sugar. With this simple yet elegant recipe you can also bring this sense of childlike joy to your Summer parties!

GENOESE SPONGE • 250g Plain Flour • 8 Medium Whole Eggs • 250g Caster Sugar • 60g Melted Butter

Pre heat oven to 1900c. Place eggs and sugar into a Kenwood bowl and whisk for about 12 minutes or until it has doubled in size and leaves a thick ribbon trail. Lightly shower the ﬂour in and delicately fold it in with a plastic spatula. Then add the melted butter. Pour mixture onto a lined baking tray (20cm x 30cm) and spread your sponge mix out over the whole tray. Bake for 8-10 minutes. When cooked remove from oven and turn out onto a cooking rack, place a cloth on top and allow to cool. DIPLOMAT CREAM • Pastry Cream • 100g Egg Yolk • 120g Caster Sugar • 50g Cornﬂour • 500g Milk • 50g Salted Butter • 1 Vanilla Pod • 8 Gelatine Leaves (Hydrate the gelatine in cold water) • 200g Firm Whipped Double Cream

Place your egg yolks, sugar and cornﬂour into a bowl and whisk until pale in colour. Place the milk and vanilla pod onto a medium heat and slowly bring to the boil. Once your milk is boiling pour into the bowl over the egg mixture and whisk continuously, when completely mixed transfer back into the pan and place on a low heat, whisking all the time. You are now looking for the custard to start to thicken. Allow the ﬂour to cook out, it is quite hard work at this point to make sure you don’t let the cream stick to the bottom. Once cooked out (about 5 minutes) squeeze your gelatine leaves of any excess water and add to the cream mixture. Keep whisking until the gelatine is well

incorporated. place into a bowl and allow to cool. Once cooled slightly fold the whipped cream into the cooked cream and mix well. place into a piping bag with a piping nozzle. VANILLA SYRUP • 2 Vanilla Pods • 320g Water • 150g Caster Sugar

Place everything into a pan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. FILLING • 1kg - 1.5kg of English Strawberries GLAZE • 100g Apricot Jam

BUILDING OF THE FRAISIER CAKE Place the 24cm dessert/cake ring on a clean tray lined with baking paper. Now cut the sponge out to fill the dessert ring and place on the bottom, then pipe a layer of the diplomat cream all over the base. Brush well with the vanilla syrup. Using your half strawberries line them around with the cut side against the mould. Continue to fill with the diplomat cream until 3/4 the way up the strawberries, then add a layer of chopped strawberries and finish with a final layer of the sponge and brush the vanilla syrup on top. Completely cover the top of the cake with the cream and smooth all over. To finish, arrange the last of the strawberries on top and using the warmed glaze lightly brush all over. Place your beautiful cake in the fridge and allow to set. When ready to serve bring out from the fridge and remove the ring, place onto a lovely cake stand and leave to sit at room temp for at least 1 hour before wowing your family or guests.

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Peter Clarke head chef of the Imperial Hotel cooks up another delicious dish to impress your guests this June

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Mid-way between Norwich and King’s Lynn Mark Nicholls calls in at the CANARY & LINNET for a pint and a bite to eat

t’s a Wednesday evening, the showers have dispersed and the sun is shining on the beer garden at the rear of the Canary and Linnet. Around me, several tables are already busy with diners placing orders, while in the bar a handful of locals chat over a pint of Beeston Brewery’s Worth the Wait or a glass of Little Sharpie from Humpty Dumpty, both popular Norfolk ales. Set well back from the A47 at Little Fransham, with ample parking, the highway may just as well be miles away as I take in this late spring scene and begin to imagine what the beer garden would be like on a long summer evening. It is a reassuring scene for a village pub; mid-week, busy and doing what local inns do best – serving food and drinking to satisfied customers. I’d dropped by for an early evening bite to eat with my eldest daughter Laura, before we headed to Aldiss Park in Dereham to watch Hockering FC beat Mundford Exiles 2-1 in the Ambulance Cup Final. A good game, and it seemed apt that our mind was on football as the Canary and Linnet owes its very name to the sport and the nicknames of the county’s two main teams - Norwich City (The Canaries) and King’s Lynn (The Linnets) – as its location places it geographically mid-way between the two clubs. Alas, as the 2017-18 season draws to a close, it is the food we have come for. The pub was taken over by Mark and Tia Webster early in 2017 and over the past 18 months they have breathed new life into the Canary and Linnet with a menu that focuses on simplicity and good, wholesome, pub fayre at a reasonable price. And therein lies the secret to the growing numbers of loyal clientele – and passing visitors – it enjoys.

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We had arrived as the winter menu – with its hearty Lamb Stew (£13.50) and Fish Pie (£11.50) dishes – was morphing into a lighter summer offering with salads, fish and seasonal dishes. Traditional dishes, such as Steak & Ale Pie (£11.50), Scampi (£10.95), and Ham, Egg and Chips (£8.95) that always prove popular will remain, alongside a vegetarian selection that features tagliatelle ratatouille (£10.25) and a chickpea and butternut squash tagine (£10.50). The starters are equally appealing and I opted for the deepfried whitebait (£4.95), though it was a close call against the port and stilton mushrooms (£5.25). Laura chose the piri-piri chicken strips (£5.50) from the specials board. She likes steak, rare to medium, and her 10oz was perfectly cooked to order for the main course with mushroom and onion rings (£18.95) while I was pleased with my selection of the Lamb Shank (£15.95). Served on mash, in red wine and mint gravy, with a generous side portion of vegetables (carrot, broccoli and cauliflower), it was filling and tasty. There are burgers too, along with sandwiches, baguettes and jacket potato with a range of fillings from a lunch/bar menu. I’d also noticed the fish selection with seabass fillets (£14.95) or Tempura Red Mullet (£12.95), served with a sweet chilli sauce, salad and new potatoes topping my list for a future visit this summer. Young diners are also catered for with a separate menu. Dessert is always tempting and here again, the chef keeps it simple and popular with apple pie, chocolate fudge cake, or sticky date pudding, as well as sorbets and ice creams and a cheese board. All are under a fiver. The Canary and Linnet, which has a strong family ethos, also holds themed evenings, such as steak, curry and Italian nights, has live music, and outdoors events in the beer garden during the warmer months with dogs welcome in the bar and the outdoor areas. Where the pub hits the spot is in taking its role as a village inn seriously, cherishing its place in the community, and looking to strike the balance between drinkers – with a good selection of ales, spirits, wines and soft drinks – and diners via a menu that suits all tastes. We were certainly happy. And so, after a hearty feed, we did what is expected from a pub which takes its name from Norfolk’s top football teams…and headed off to the match. *The Canary & Linnet, Main Road, Little Fransham, NR19 2JW, is open every day except Monday. Call 01362 687027 or visit www.thecanaryandlinnet.com

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David Wakefield revisits a Norfolk golf and country club that holds special memories – and samples a memorable meal there

will always have a special affection for Barnham Broom, the golf club and leisure resort tucked away in quiet countryside a few minutes’ drive outside Norwich. Many years ago, not long after the golf course was established, I was invited to play in a special procelebrity tournament. I should add at this point that I do not fall into either of those categories: it’s just that the organisers, probably a few players short, kindly offered spots to one or two locals and, as I had done a preview piece about the event, I was invited. It was not a memorable day, weather-wise, gradually deteriorating from a cloudy start into a freezing, rainsoaked finish. My golf certainly wasn’t memorable but that’s probably because I found myself in a foursome that included the comedian Mike Reid, later to become my all-time favourite “soap” character, the wonderful Frank Butcher of EastEnders. Mike, needless to say, kept us entertained while showing what a very useful golfer he was. I returned to play at Barnham Broom several times since then, watching how the courses (now there are two highly individual courses to test all golfing standards) have developed. However, this visit, apart from boring all and sundry with my Mike Reid memories, was all about the food.

RESTAURANT REVIEW Barnham Broom has established something of a reputation with the excellence of its cuisine, so my wife and I looked forward to our evening at the Brasserie. Although we went midweek, the restaurant was busy, warm and welcoming and with a nice friendly atmosphere. We guessed that some of the guests were taking advantage of the various breaks that Barnham Broom offers, although there is a considerable take-up from locals, too. In charge of the stoves is James Conway, who makes a point about using the freshest Norfolk produce and ingredients available, and turning out dishes with a distinctive flair – little surprise as among his previous employers is Jamie Oliver. The menu is what I would describe as “controlled” – ie, not masses of dishes to wade through, but sufficient to spend a few moments coming to that all-important decision, as we did while sipping glasses of that prince of Sauvignon Blancs from the Marlborough Estate in New Zealand. My wife chose the game terrine, served with tomato and pear chutney, a shallot and hazelnut vinaigrette and toasted brioche (£8.95). It must have been good to have tempted her away from her beloved fish, and a clean plate was evidence of such! I had gone for the whipped goat’s cheese (£7.95) a symphony of colour with tiny cubes of pickled beetroot, toasted pine nuts, fresh basil and apple salad providing the accompaniment to three swirls of the delicious cheese, which had been transformed into a mousse-like texture. Other choices included baked king scallops (£13.95) and a seafood sharing platter (£17.95). The mains decision took us a little longer. Although I was initially tempted by one of the two vegetarian options, the Caramelised Red Onion, Fig, Broccoli and Binham Blue tart (£13.95), I eventually chose the oven-baked cod, topped with herby breadcrumbs, served with

puy lentil and chorizo stew, sauted broccoli and a salsa verde (£19.95). This was a delicious combination, the cod beautifully cooked and flaking with ease, set against the flavoursome stew. My wife was equally enthusiastic about her choice, the catch of the day, in this case ovenbaked salmon, served on a potato cake with vegetables. We just about had room for pudding, and my wife quickly decided to try the marsala baked plums, served with vanilla mascapone (£6.95) – and it obviously tasted as good as it looked! My choice was a combination of ice cream and sorbet (£4.95), followed by coffee, which was just about ideal to finish off a really good meal experience. An experience, yes, which can be made or marred by the service offered and that’s why I’ve kept the best bit until last. Our welcome was exceptional, first from our young and bubbly waitress, Abbie (who reeled off the various specials on offer without a hitch), and then from Scott, the restaurant manager, who put us at our ease. I’m not naïve enough to think that restaurant staff don’t occasionally lay it all on a bit thick when they know they’re dealing with a critic – but we could see that all customers were receiving the same level of charm. So, top marks are applicable and this, linked with the quality of the food we had just tasted, makes Barnham Broom Brasserie the kind of place to which I would want to return to soon. There is much more to Barnham Broom than the golf and the restaurant – with comfortable and stylish accommodation, sport facilities and a spa among the attractions. Call 01603 759393 or email enquiry@barnham-broom.co.uk for more details. 57

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Broads’ to most people and the first holiday or activity that springs to mind is boating. And why wouldn’t it be? The Broads are world famous as an ideal location for everything from serious sailing to family fun. Easy to navigate, with no locks to deal with and surrounded by some of Norfolk’s finest countryside The Norfolk Broads are

ideal for experienced sailors and complete novices alike. And if boating on the Broads is your holiday choice, you’ll find that ‘choice’ is not a problem. It’s massive. There are loads of booking agencies, and individual boat yards, all offering a huge range of craft for hire. Choose your starting point, select the size and type of boat that suits you best, and you’re off. Meandering your way through

miles of unique waterways, stopping where you want, went you want. Perfect. If you like the views but prefer dry land why not think about a lodge or chalet? Self catering accommodation is hugely popular, and very well provided for, in Norfolk. Even a quick check online will show you that there’s as much variety on land as on the water. Quaint country cottages with red pantile roofs, and custom built bungalows, they are all there. From a simple riverside place for two, to luxurious family sized holiday homes, you’ll find the ideal base for your Norfolk Broads break. Strike out for a stroll to the pub, go fishing, try bird watching, take a bike ride it’s all yours to do when you’ve established base camp. You could of course camp for real. There are sites all over Norfolk, ranging from simple ‘meadow’ spots to really well appointed facilities. That includes caravan sites too. Touring or static caravans are yet another way to holiday here. And for the best of both worlds there’s Glamping, Yurting or even a Pod. It’s fair to say that Norfolk has embraced all of the latest trends in holiday accommodation, and you’ll find a huge selection, across the region. Wigwam anyone? Or maybe a windmill! It’s worth a look around to check out some of the more unusual places for rent as holiday accommodation in Norfolk. Barns and mills for instance. A tree house possibly? or

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perhaps even a cabin in the woods for that outdoor life. Few things beat the smell of a breakfast being cooked outdoors; but then a hearty breakfast being cooked for you is always a real holiday treat. Bed and Breakfast accommodation is more popular now than ever. From small hotels to farms, from tiny villages to the bigger towns, there are bed and breakfast deals to be found throughout Broadland. And there’s lots of online advice to help you track down the right one for you. And then, if you’re looking to be spoiled with a bit more than breakfast, think about a stay in one of the area’s increasingly popular boutique hotels. Great locations, gorgeous rooms, special levels of service and delicious dining all add up to a luxurious break, and the chance to make the most of your stay in Broadland. The emergence of the ‘Boutique’ hotel has taken nothing away from the more established hostelries. Seaside and city centre, traditional and modern, you’ll find a range of hotel accommodation to fit your travel plans and your budget. Mixing and matching - a hotel stay after a few days boating for example - is a great way to explore all the highways and byways that Norfolk has to offer. There is no shortage of variety. You can be camping in rural solitude, or sailing a wistful waterway one day, and indulging in some serious retail therapy the next. A holiday on the Norfolk Broads puts you in striking distance of the region’s finest towns and resorts. Historic - and very well appointed for modern shops - Norwich, is

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Staycation FANCY A CHANGE - HOW ABOUT A TREE HOUSE HOLIDAY? Stepping into one of these tree houses is like walking into a childhood dream and with six stunning tree houses to choose from you will be spoilt for choice. The six tree houses sleep from two people up to six people and offer a unique holiday experience getting up close and personal with the squirrels and birds that frequent the tree lines. Each is carefully handcrafted with minute attention to detail. But walking in to one feels like coming home, It is hard to say if it is the delicious smell of seasoned wood, the warmth of a burning stove, the birdsong outside the window or the use the local wood complete with knots utilised in all its natural glory, but each one feels tranquil and welcomes you to unwind far away from the chaos of day to day life. West Lexham is located just to the east of Kings Lynn and the nearest town is Swaffham to the South. The estate is close to both rail and coach stops and there are plenty of links so arriving by public transport can be easier than actually driving. www.westlexham.org THE NORFOLK MEADE HOTEL, COLTISHALL The Norfolk Meade Hotel is set in over 8 acres of lovingly kept private grounds for you to enjoy during your stay, from the expansive front lawn to the gardens that circle the hotel and extend right to the banks of the River Bure. The hotels private lake has swans, geese and other wildfowl and a leisurely stroll around the grounds is the ideal way to work up an appetite for breakfast or dinner. All the bedrooms are individually appointed to give you a truly personal experience – the range of rooms include well appointed suites, deluxe and standard rooms. There is also a cottage & summer house in the grounds. The hotel prides themselves in their dining experience. They only use fresh, local ingredients sourced from the finest farms and markets in Norfolk to ensure you enjoy your meal. The Norfolk Meade Hotels restaurant was awarded 2 AA rosettes in March 2016. www.norfolkmead.co.uk

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THE PENINSULA MANILA PHILLIPINES For over 40 years, The Peninsula Manila has set the benchmark for luxury and sophistication. Known affectionately as the “Jewel in the Capital’s Crown” for its legendary status and grand presence in the heart of Makati City. A luxurious haven of comfort, quality service and fine cuisine, the hotel is as much a favourite with discerning locals as it is with visitors. www.peninsula.com

SONG SAA PRIVATE ISLAND Created with sustainability in mind, Song Saa Private Island reflects the beauty of the Cambodian coastline. It’s a place that breathes in time with nature, built from local materials, by local hands, and infused with local art and soul. Song Saa is an evolved tropical getaway with a pristine private beach, spacious wooden villas, heavenly spa sanctuaries and a preserved coral reef. Built with reclaimed timber and materials from the mainland, the resort’s design and architecture reiterates the commitment to sustainability. Each villa is a private sanctuary, a refined blend of thatched roofs, linen-draped canopy beds, up-cycled décor and repurposed furniture. Discarded oil drums find new life as lamps. Driftwood serves as a table or bench. Salvaged wood from old fishing boats and factory yards now forms decks and floors and beams. www.songsaacollective.com

VIVANTA BY TAJ BENTOTA - SRI LANKA Located on the island’s south west coast, this resort has reopened after an extensive renovation; the new design is a perfect blend of contemporary style with colonial charm. Each of the stylish 160 rooms offer stunning ocean views or the beautifully landscaped gardens with private sit-outs or terraces. The look and feel of the rooms were inspired by the adjacent beaches and the rich colours and heritage of the Bentota region. Amidst lush gardens and swinging palms, the hotel’s dining options include al fresco grilled seafood at S.H.A.C.K., fine dining at Sea View and international cuisine served 24/7 at The Palms and in addition, The Oriental Pavilion, the only authentic Chinese restaurant in Bentota, can inspire guests with its flavours of the Far East. www.vivanta.tajhotels.com THE TAJ MAHAL PALACE MUMBAI The Taj Mahal Palace opened in Mumbai, then Bombay, in 1903, giving birth to the country’s first harbour landmark. The flagship hotel of Taj hotels, resorts and palaces overlooks the majestic Gateway of India. This legendary luxury hotel has played host to kings, dignitaries and eminent personalities from across the globe, and is acknowledged as a world leader in hospitality. Each of the 550 rooms & suites between the palace and tower wing is a striking blend of nostalgic elegance, rich history and modern facilities. www.taj.tajhotels.com

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VILLA MAHABHIROM CHIANG MAI THAILAND Villa Mahabhirom is located on the road to the historic Wat U Mong (U Mong Temple), the original seat of the Sri Lankan tradition of Buddhism in Lanna that was founded in the 13th century, against the mountains of Doi Suthep (Suthep Peak), the symbol of Chiang Mai. Nearby on the same road is Wat Suan Dok, the temple of the former royal family of Chiang Mai. The historic Old City and chic Nimmanhaemmin neighbourhood, with its trendy bars, cafes and restaurants, is a mere 10 – 15 minutes away by car. Some of Thailand’s most famous National Parks are all within two to threehours drive away. www.villamahabhirom.com

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shoulders, bust and hips and then the smallest part of your waist. Once you’ve got your measurements, see which of these categories are most representative of you: Straight or Athletic - If your shoulders, bust and hips are roughly the same size and your waist isn’t much smaller then you’ve got a straight or an athletic body type Inverted Triangle - If your shoulders and/ or bust are larger than your hips then you’ve got an inverted triangle body type Pear shape - If your hips are wider than your shoulders and/or bust then you’ve got a pear body type Hourglass - If your shoulders, bust and hips are roughly the same size but your waist is at least 25% smaller than your hips then you’ve got an hourglass body type

Empire An Empire style wedding dress features a high waist that hugs your upper torso with a straight, soft and flowing skirt for a simple, stylish and classic bridal look. Falling directly from the bust line into loose folds, this shape suits shorter brides who are smaller ‘up top’. If you’re a bit pearshaped, it’s perfect for you, because it will accentuate your small upper frame while hiding less-than-perfect hips and legs. If you are petite and want to create the illusion of a longer body you may also want think about this shape dress. A-Line A-line wedding gowns feature a fitted bodice that gently flares down to the ground creating a classic and unbroken silhouette. It’s the perfect choice for pear

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THE PERFECT DRESS and inverted triangle shaped figures to balance out the shoulders and hips and can create a curvier profile on a straight or athletic shape. With a fitted bodice and a skirt that gently flares out this silhouette suits most body shapes. Mermaid and Trumpet A mermaid or trumpet cut wedding dresses features a corseted bodice and a fishtail shaped skirt starting either just below or just above the knee. They are designed to hug the bust, waist and hips in all the right places and are a sexy choice to show off the feminine figure of the hourglass body shape! While a trumpet shape flares out from the mid-thigh to the ground, the mermaid style fits to the knee, providing even more definition. Ball Gown Fit for a princess! The ball gown or princess wedding dress is classic and timeless with a fitted bodice and a full volumous skirt. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re flattering on all body types as they show off the bust, arms and shoulders while concealing the waist and hips. However, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re petite, you might find yourself getting lost in all the material! Sheath / Column This style fits very closely to the contours of the body from head-to-toe (also known as column style) Similar to the mermaid style, the sheath dress is best worn

by lean figures, both short and tall. The elongating nature of this design will help petite brides appear taller. However, the column dress does not allow much room for hiding problem areas, such as a larger lower body. It can conceal minor flaws if you opt for a constructed style that will stay in place, but the slip style will be unforgiving. Popular Wedding Dress Fabrics If you are trying to find a dress that works for you, then choosing the right fabric is one of the most important points to begin with. Different fabrics have an individual look and will determine your comfort level and the whole wedding look. Wedding dresses come in all sorts of fabrics these days as designers experiment with new fabrics, especially organic ones. Here is a list of the most commonly used that will hopefully give you some thought on which fabric works best for you. Chiffon Chiffon is a transparent fabric that is mainly layered with other fabrics such as cotton or polyester â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it is a very light, sheer fabric. Crepe Crepe is a very fine fabric this is light and soft with a crinkled surface. Delicate, sheer, and transparent -- made from silk or rayon, with a soft finish; often layered because of its transparency, making it popular for overskirts, sheer sleeves, and wraps. Taffeta This smooth fabric is often made from silk and like organza has a crisp, yet soft finish. Crisp and smooth, with a slight rib.. Satin Used forever satin is a heavy, smooth fabric with a high sheen on one side; very popular in bridal gowns. Lace There are millions of types of lace imported from every corner of the world. Lace is now often made with cotton thread although you still can find some that are made of silk. Most of the lace used in wedding dresses is machinemade. This is usually because handmade lace involves a lot of time and labour. With so much effort involved, it is nearly impossible to make enough lace for an entire wedding dress. Nevertheless, handmade lace is usually seen in smaller sections of wedding dresses. It is used in trims for the neckline, in sleeves or the hemline. Tulle Tulle is a form of netting made of silk, nylon, or rayon that is often used to add volume to a dress and has more recently been used as the main finish to the skirt. It is also commonly used for wedding veils. 71

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custom made sofa will look fantastic in your living room. A good manufacturer will offer a bespoke service working throughout the design and manufacturing process to achieve exactly the look and finish that is required. Every sofa should be treated as an individual, made to the highest standards - combining comfort, style and longevity. Handmade sofas made by craftsmen will make every fabric sofa by hand, to order – the same goes for leather sofas. At JHD our specialist skills in sofa making mean that we can offer a wide range of designs, sizes and finishes with the ability to cater for customers’ specific needs. We use a beech frame responsibly sourced from the black forest, glued and screwed for maximum endurance offering a 15 year guarantee! A hard wearing wood which can take a lot of pressure over time so perfect for sofas that will get a lot of use - our traditional method of making sofas ensures they are very durable and stand up to bearing weight or receiving high impact force. We manufacture bespoke sofas that can fit through tight spaces, so often is the case that the public will purchase sofas and overlook the fact that they cannot get them into their homes due to the size and shape. When choosing a sofa or an armchair, you need to take the décor and the available space of your room into consideration, which is why we have so many shapes, styles and finishes to accommodate every eventuality. We can incorporate bolt on arms or even divided into two pieces then bolted together in certain circumstances which are ideal when entering cottages or small hallways. Jhd offer a dismantling service to local large retailers utilising our expert upholsterers in the process, however we would not want you to go down this route in the first place so think proportion and use our free measuring and survey service prior to ordering. Peace of mind that your new sofa will fit! Your sofa must be comfortable, so we use springs in the base and back on most occasions, coiled or fish mouth. This coupled with the right cushioning makes for a comfortable piece of furniture. Springs also assist with the weight distribution.

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confident individuals – which helps them stand out from the crowd when it comes to being selected for the “uni” place, or job, or their dreams. Independent schools aim to turn students of all abilities and backgrounds into well-rounded, self-assured young adults able to manage the many demands of modern life.

There are many good state schools in the region, but independent schools – free from the chains of “top down” national curriculum setting and targets - are still popular among parents wanting to give their children the best possible launch pad for their lives, even if it comes at a price. Yes there are fees involved, ranging from £12,000 to £20,000 a year, rising to £35,000 if pupils board. But parents are still finding space in the family budget to send their children to independent schools, because they are happy to invest in their youngsters’ futures. And, contrary to popular belief, it is not just the domain of the rich and privileged. Many pupils benefit from bursaries and scholarships which make the cost of extraordinary “private schooling” affordable to ordinary families. Families in Norfolk and Suffolk have some 40 independent schools to choose from – ranging from small prep schools for “junior” age children to larger and longestablished boarding senior schools and sixth forms steeped in tradition and with a history of excellence – their alumni former pupils’ lists reading like a Who’s Who spanning the diverse worlds of science, literature, music and sport. The Independent Schools Council which represents around half the 2,600 schools in the UK says its annual census shows continued yearly growth in the Eastern region. 77

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Latest exam result analysis reveals that: •T wo thirds (62.9%) of GCSE entries at ISC schools were awarded A/& grade or higher – more than three times the national average of 20%.. •A lmost half (47.9%) of its A-level entries gained an A* or A – almost double the national average of 26.3%. •N early 8% earned three A* grades or equivalent and the average points score for pupils taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma was 37, roughly equivalent to 4.5 As at A-level. A growing number are also taking project-based and vocational qualifications.

with setbacks” – a qualification as vital as English and Maths when it comes to life in general. Independent schools are keen to ensure their enriched education is not for the rich. A third of their pupils receive help paying their fees, with ISC schools offering £385 million in free and reduced places to children from lower income homes. More than 40,000 pupils receive means-tested assistance, with 41.6% of them having more than half their fees paid for. More than 5,700 ISC pupils pay no fees at all through scholarships for gifted pupils who are particularly strong either

academically, or in music, sport or art. Julie Robinson, ISC general secretary says: “Independent schools are known for their excellent examination results and high achievement. “While academic standard is a very important aspect of schooling, so too are the other elements on offer at an independent school – extra-curricular clubs, sport, drama, art, music and often impressive facilities – which combine to provide pupils with an outstanding, allround education and a valuable start which nurtures the development of character and life-skills “Given the many enriching qualities offered by our schools, it is therefore unsurprising that families continue to choose an independent education.” Find out more about independent schools and locate ones near you via the ISC website www.isc.co.uk

Parents value the discipline, pastoral care in an extended family setting, and lower pupil-teacher ratios – around 11 students per teacher instead of 30 in state schools. Many teachers are experts in their subject with degrees or doctorates. Parents also like the breath of curriculum and access to quality and varied facilities (educational and sport), along with extra-curricular activities - such as music, drama, dance, clubs, societies, community service, cadet forces. After-school clubs develop hobbies and friendships. Boarding, with pastoral support, also fosters responsibility and self-reliance. They help teach pupils to be selfdisciplined, self-reliant, ambitious, curious, culturally sophisticated and self-confident young people. An ISC study - An Analysis of Mental Toughness at UK Independent Schools – measured control, commitment, challenge and confidence among 9000 pupils It found independent pupils were more resilient – making them “more open to learning and better at dealing

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LIFE IN THE FA S T L A N E : TOO BUSY T O D AY T O PLAN FOR TOMORROW? WE ALL LIVE BUSY LIVES, TRYING TO BALANCE WORK AND HOME. CARL LAMB LOOKS AT WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT PLANNING AHEAD. CARL LAMB LOOKS AT WHAT IS INVOLVED. IT’S ALL TOO EASY to put financial planning at the bottom of the priority list, long after arranging your holiday, buying a new car or building an extension to your home. As a result, far too many people find themselves approaching retirement without a clear idea of how they can maintain their chosen lifestyle once the salary stops being paid into the bank each month. A recent study by Prudential found that despite the higher profile of pensions over the past few years, one in eight people are still reaching retirement age without pension savings. This will leave far too many people relying on the State Pension to fund their retirement – currently up to just £164.35 per week. This is nearly £30 per week short of the benchmark of £192.27 suggested by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as the amount needed to support an “acceptable standard of living” in retirement. Worryingly, the study also reported that women are twice as likely as men to retire without retirement savings. The important message here is that it is never too early to start saving for your retirement. Anyone in employment has a golden opportunity to do so right from the start of their career through compulsory workplace pension schemes. These are a hugely attractive way to start saving for the

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achieved. Valerie is a director of AlliCare but she also has a successful career in education. I was privileged to go with her to Buckingham Palace this year when she received an OBE from Prince Charles. It was in recognition of her services to education and received in last year’s Queens Birthday Honours. Run us through a typical day for Jon Herbert. There isn’t a typical day anymore. I have a great management team at Allicare. I used to problem solve but nowadays they have resolved most issues before I even become aware of them. So now I share my time between Allicare and some of the other businesses I run. However I am always on the phone and still go to the office most days, although I don’t need too!

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Jon Herbert founded AlliCare in 2011

following the death of his mother and fatherin-law both from Alzheimers. Following their passing, as they’d both been cared for at home, Jon thought that there was a different way of doing things. He formed a domiciliary home care company that now includes 24hr Live-In care. It was a partnership that developed into a company and covers much of Norfolk and goes much further afield for Live-In care. What did you see as ‘a different way of doing things’? It seemed important to deliver a proactive approach to domiciliary care with people who were familiar to the clients. If someone is suffering from dementia they need a level of continuity and routine. All too often the traditional approach is computer generated allocating care workers to clients which could mean that a person could be visited by several different carers in the same day. We set out to change that model. And it’s worked? Definitely. At AlliCare we now have clients throughout the region stretching from Sheringham in the North to Great Yarmouth in the East and Diss in the South and the level

of care we deliver is recognised as being of very high quality. Our team always goes the extra mile and the Care Quality Commission recognise us as Good in every category. We do this by having small local teams led by a team leader in each of the areas we operate. In doing so clients see a familiar local face they can rely on. You live in Norfolk. What do you like best about the county? The pace of life. I worked in London and abroad in impersonal environments where achievement is not really thanked but the next objectives set. Here in Norfolk there is a work life balance in a safe environment where progress in celebrated by all. Where do you like to eat and drink in Norfolk? There are too many places to mention them all. I enjoy our local pub in Mulbarton, “The Worlds End”. Perhaps the best experience is when we eat at home or ‘away’ with friends and family. Both Val and I enjoy cooking and the camaraderie we experience with friends is what it’s all about. Tell us something that people don’t know about you. I worked in Swindon, London, Southampton and Dublin for 25years and when I came home my mother used to worry that I had lost my Norfolk accent and that I no longer saw Norfolk as my home. She was wrong then, and today, as I am Norfolk born and bred and extremely proud of the County that I call my home. I’ve got lots of wonderful experiences, but cut through me and it says ‘Norfolk Boy’. What’s your proudest achievement? As a matter of fact it’s not mine. Something I’m really proud of is what my wife, Valerie, has

Tell us a bit more about AlliCare. Allicare is a partnership. People will be surprised when I say we don’t put clients first. In this business we balance all stakeholders equally – Clients, Staff, Shareholders and Commissioners. If we don’t treat and pay staff well they leave, if we don’t make a profit Allicare won’t be here, if we don’t deliver what NCC or the NHS require we won’t have work for our staff and if we don’t deliver good service to our clients they won’t stay with us. So ALL the stakeholders in our business are important. Something that’s important to understand is that we can only deliver first rate care if we’re a first rate business. By generating income we can invest in staff and resources. Only by doing that can we maintain and constantly improve what we do. Constantly improving benefits our clients, and helps us grow. It’s about caring first and foremost, but we have to succeed in all that we do. To maintain our approach we must also listen. We regularly conduct surveys to ensure that we’re delivering what people need. Given a day off - what’s your first choice of something to do? In the summer I spend time in the garden with Valerie. We’ve a garden to maintain but also 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 chickens, 5 horses and 1 tortoise interrupting proceedings. In the winter we’re very lucky to be able to attend many sporting events. We have season tickets to see Norwich at Carrow Road, but also regularly visit West Ham for premiership football, Twickenham for England rugby and the occasional American Football game at Wembley. It’s a nightmare when games clash. Do you have a big personal ambition? Something you’d really like to do. My ambition is to grow Allicare substantially and turn it into the John Lewis of the care industry, where it is predominantly owned by its staff, so all can share in its success. Can you sum up Allicare in one sentence? Small enough to care, big enough to deliver. Can you sum up Jon Herbert in one sentence? No!

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