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Welcome to our June issue which comes out at my favourite time of year. I think it is because of the blooming countryside, the fields full of crops and a general feeling of plenty and well being. And it is, of course, such a busy time. The region offers so much varied entertainment, with so many festivals and shows to look forward to. Top of the list is the ever popular Royal Norfolk Show – the country’s largest county show! Held on July 1 and 2 this year, there’s a real drive to get children and the younger generation involved in the farming process: to know more about the food on their plate. We also chat with the Kaiser Chiefs, well, try to chat to them as they were quite a handful, as they turn up at Newmarket Nights next month. Do check out the whole line up as there are some great names from Kylie to McBusted at the racecourse over the next couple of months. I really enjoyed speaking with singer songwriter Rae Morris who is very modest and charming despite being tipped as the next big thing! She supports Tom Odell at Thetford Forest next month and her music is somehow just so perfect for this time of year. And John Bultitude tells us all about Shrek The Musical which sounds like the perfect family show and is coming to Norwich Theatre Royal for two weeks and, if you add in our previews of the Great Yarmouth Arts Festival and next month’s King’s Lynn Festival, your diary will be looking pretty packed! Our ever loyal columnists have been busy, too. Sam Matthews is sipping wine with colleagues, all in the name of research, of course, Franck Pontais creates a heavenly pudding and Andy Newman visits Farm to Fork at Swannington, near Coltishall, to talk pork. Meanwhile Simon Wainwright offers us a spicy salmon dish and Melanie Cook at VisitNorwich is determined to get us trying something new so hurrah for that! Our former editor Tony Mallion is on top form with a trip to see Gypsy, the latest high profile West End opening, and Mark Nicholls visits the very trendy Puglia, right in the heel of Italy for a spot of self indulgence so good for him! Congratulations to the winner of our March competition, Tracey Lilly of Gorleston, who has won dinner for six at Andover House in Great Yarmouth. And don’t miss this month’s competition which is another cracker – a chance to win five family tickets to Pensthorpe Natural Park, near Fakenham. And finally a big welcome back to our designer, Scott Nicholson, who makes the magazine look simply perfect! Happy reading and do keep in touch, we love to hear from you.

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DON'T MISS...

Ex-EastEnders Nigel Harman comes to Norwich

as the director of the hit musical, Shrek

It is Norfolk’s biggest event and it is nearly here: read our preview of the ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW

CELEBRITIES

10 With her first baby and first children’s book, BBC all-action girl Helen SkeltonMyler is embarking on her biggest adventure yet! 16 Blackpool songstress Rae Morris is lighting up the music scene with two concerts in the region this summer

FASHION AND BEAUTY

19 Be a bathing belle this summer with our selection of poolside favourites 21 Looking good at a festival has never been easier with the help of our beauty essentials 23 Anyone for tennis? Our guide to Wimbledon must haves will get you in the mood!

WHAT’S ON

24 Our regular monthly round-up of the region’s best events and activities 31 Look out for the full-sized mammoths leading the fun at this year’s Great Yarmouth Arts Festival 35 Learn something new, urges Melanie Cook of VisitNorwich as she suggests everything from life drawing to visiting gardens 37 The 65th King’s Lynn Festival has the most ambitious programme ever offered

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RICKY WILSON

and the Kaiser Chiefs promise a party at Newmarket Racecourse

50 This month’s featured property is a Georgian farmhouse, complete with holiday cottage, buried deep in the Norfolk countryside 54 Our interiors experts head outside with a range of tempting al fresco goodies as temperatures start to rise 60 Gardening writer Ellen Mary barely has time to come indoors as everything starts to blossom and bloom

Tony Mallion attends the press night of Gypsy, the latest hit musical in the West End

FOOD AND DRINK

67 Chocolate lovers are in for a treat as our French chef Franck Pontais offers us a naughty pud 69 Sam Matthews is drinking Indian wine. Yes, really! 70 Andy Newman hears the success story of Farm to Fork, a pig farming business in Mid Norfolk as Roger Hickman creates a pork and popcorn dish! 74 Sarah Hardy loves Roots in Norwich, a restaurant which puts the emphasis firmly on Norfolk produce and hurrah for that! 78 Emma Outten says the new A outside eating area at The Earlham Arms makes it even more dog-friendly (if that’s possible!)

26. Fancy somewhere or something new this summer? Let our three-page guide inspire you to rediscover your region

THIS MONTH'S

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CHoicE JURASSIC WORLD

Editor Sarah Hardy picks out the best events and activities this month…

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TRAVEL

80 Kate Morfoot lives the high life in B the Middle East’s party hotspot, Dubai 84 Mark Nicholls heads to the heel of Italy, Puglia, to sample the local cuisine and soak up all that world-class heritage

Jurassic World roars back into life on June 12, and very much follows in the footsteps or do we mean paw prints of the three earlier Jurassic block busters! Steven Spielberg has been involved in the storyline but Colin Trevorrow directs. Watch out for those naughty dinosaurs!

BEST SPORTS EVENT Wimbledon takes place from June 29 to July 12 this year, with everyone, as usual, hoping that the newly-married Andy Murray will do the business. It is as much a part of the summer as strawberries and cream and a large glass of Pimms!

BEST NEW WEST END SHOW Bend It Like Beckham The Musical sounds terrific fun! Opening on June 24 in the Phoenix Theatre, it tells of football mad Jess and her friend Jules (Natalie Dew and Lauren Samuels respectively) and their desire to play the beautiful game – above all else. You’ll remember a young Keira Knightley being rather good in the 2002 movie. More details at www. benditlikebeckhamthemusical.co.uk.

BUSINESS

BEST EXHIBITION

88 Emma Outten visits Woodland Holiday Park to meet Andrew Hird and find out how this Yorkshire man became north Norfolk’s marketing man

Houghton Hall stages a site specific light and space exhibition by American artist James Turrell from June 7 to October 24. It includes the illumination of the west façade of the hall, two installations In the hall grounds and a large display of light projections in the hall itself. Visit www.houghtonhall. com for more.

REGULARS

BEST DAY OUT

104 Our High Society pages kick off with the re-opening of Goldsmiths jewellers in Norwich 110 Spend five minutes with Norfolk actress Sienna Guillory who stars in the new Norfolk-based film, The Goob

MOTORING

Matt Kimberley gets behind the wheel of the new Suzuki Vitari

Don’t miss the Royal Norfolk Show, organised by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association. It attracts about 80,000 visitors over its two days, which are July 1 and 2, this year. Expect numerous stands, the grand ring and all its events, plenty of have-a-go options, the enormous food hall and of course, all those animal classes – the show jumping is always fiercely competitive! Visit www.royalnorfolkshow.co.uk for more.

BEST THEATRE Now in its 60th year on stage, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes to the Marina Theatre in Lowestoft from June 22 to 27. It tells of a group of people gathered in a lonely country house, cut off by snow, where murder takes place. Eek! The mistress of suspense is at her best. Visit www. marinatheatre.co.uk for full details.

BEST BALL

The Royal Norfolk Show Ball is being held on June 26 in aid of the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind. Taking place at the Norfolk Showground, and sponsored by financial services group NW Brown, the glittering event includes a glamorous drinks reception, delicious four-course meal, and dancing into the small hours to a live band – as well as all sorts of other entertainment. Music during dinner will be provided by Ffortissimo, an amazing four piece vocal group made up of some of the West End’s finest singers; dancing will be to the music of Excite, one of the UK’s top function bands, who wowed ball–goers at last year’s event. Tickets are £75 each, with tables of eight, ten or 12 people available. To book, email bookings@ softleyevents.co.uk, or call 01603 757658. Finally don’t forget Father’s Day on June 21. Go on - spoil your dad!

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Helen’s new adventure TELEVISION PRESENTER HELEN SKELTON-MYLER HAS JUST ADDED A NEW STRING TO HER BOW, WITH THE PUBLICATION OF HER FIRST CHILDREN’S BOOK.

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HELEN SKELTON’S CHILDREN’S BOOK Amy Wild: Amazon Summer, published by Random House Children's Publishers, is out now and is available in all good book stores.

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AVING KAYAKED the length of the Amazon River for Sport Relief, it was only a matter of time before former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton-Myler wrote a children’s book inspired by her adventures. The result is Amy Wild: Amazon Summer, published last month. ‘I’ve always wanted to write,’ says 31-year-old Helen between filming. It was important for her to create a character for girls who’s brave and exciting but from a traditional family: ‘I wanted young people to realise you can be from a very regular family and still have massive adventures. All you need is a bit of gumption.’ There is an upshot to putting it all down on paper, as she explains: ‘Doing this book means that I don't have to bore my family with stories of my trips. A lot of it is in the book! ‘It’s a fiction book but there’s a lot of real life experience in there. My family are all laughing because the brother in there is called after my brother.’ So where does she get her spirit of adventure from? Not from her mother by the sound of it! ‘My mum is scared of lifts and people think I’m from an adventurous, rock-climbing, kayaking family! It couldn’t be further from the truth,’ she laughs. Helen co-presented the BBC children's programme Blue Peter from 2008 until 2013. The transition to adult TV may have been hard, but she makes the point that she worked in news and radio for a long time before going into children's television and asserts that children’s TV is a lot harder than people give credit for. It’s not for nothing that ‘children’s telly is one of the best exported television products from this country across the world’. And it’s not always easy speaking in a language appropriate for seven to 10 year olds all the time! Helen comments: ‘There is a greater responsibility on you as a kids’ presenter to lead a certain lifestyle and present a certain image, yet kids presenters get accused of being daft and silly. ‘In children's telly if kids don't like it they turn over, in adult telly they start critiquing you on Twitter and casting aspersions which are quite often unfounded. ‘I feel very lucky to have been part of something very special, on Blue Peter, and that's why I love being part of Countryfile, as there are elements of that there too, but I guess I am still looking for the thing I can call my own,’ she adds. Born in Kirkby Thore in Cumbria, and nowadays living in Cheshire with her husband, the professional rugby league footballer Richie Myler (who she married in 2013) and dog Barney, Helen remains true to her northwest roots but knows all corners of the country thanks to her presenting work. Along with Countryfile, she has come to East Anglia with Country Tracks, where she travelled through Suffolk, visiting such places as Bury St Edmunds.

Her favourite place in East Anglia is all thanks to another programme, Holiday Hit Squad: ‘I love Southwold beach!’ exclaims Helen. ‘I filmed a holiday series in Southwold and we had amazing weather, amazing fish and chips and hired a gorgeous huge house that all the crew stayed in.’ Plus she can credit East Anglia for trying her first oysters and crabbing! She adds: ‘I was probably naive before I visited East Anglia - I thought: it's so flat, how can it be stunning countryside (I grew up in the Lakes)? But it has gorgeous landscapes and is so different to what I am used to. It's a reminder that our little island has everything!’ And, she points out: ‘I’ve done quite a few things in Norwich’. In 2011, for example, Helen presented the Bernard Matthews Youth Awards at Open, and comments: ‘We don't give young people enough credit. Young people are breaking world records, looking after parents, inspiring teachers and have a lot to contribute to society. Celebrating young people is the best way to inspire youngsters to do positive things.’ Helen is now part of the team at BBC Sport and BT Sport and has covered events for the BBC including the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, the Boat Race and the Cheltenham races to name a few. ‘My whole life revolves around sport: my husband and brother both play professionally so weekends are built around sport.’ Her brother is Gavin Skelton, currently manager of Northern Premier League side, Workington. She continues: ‘I have always played all manner of sports - I am not good at anything but I like to have a go. ‘I was one of those kids who was brought up in a house where you play badminton one night, go swimming one night, then to netball club one night – I was Jack of all trades and master of none really so I’ve always been around sport and love the way that it unites people. ‘It doesn’t matter where you go in the world you can always talk about football, even when filming in slums in Bangladesh.’ Well known as a dare devil, Helen has walked a tightrope between the towers of Battersea Power Station in 2011 for Comic Relief; was the second woman ever to complete the Namibian Ultra-Marathon, and was the first person to reach the South Pole by bicycle. Ask her to pick a favourite, and it has to be the Amazonian adventure. ‘The Amazon was a total gamble; I am neither a kayaker nor an adventurer and neither were the crew I was with: we just took a gamble and worked hard and it paid off. I am proud of the team who put it together.’ As for future adventures, Helen announced her pregnancy in Hello in February, and then Tweeted: ‘Thanks for the nice messages, very excited, although the dog won't like the addition of a baby!’ Her baby is due this month. Helen, who recently presented at the London Marathon, may have slowed down her sporting activities, but only ever so slightly: ‘Being pregnant means I am swimming a lot and playing golf.’ For Helen, a whole new adventure is about to begin!

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ERSATILE CAN BE AN OVER-USED WORD in the performing world but it is one that certainly applies to Nigel Harman. He shot to fame with mainstream audiences when he played the role of Dennis Rickman in EastEnders, the dodgy bad-boy son of Den Watts who spent a lot of his time up to his neck in dodgy gangland deals. Although Nigel recently returned to the small screen as an even more nasty character – evil valet Mr Green in Downton Abbey - he has also carved out a hugely successful stage career too, and not always playing the bad boy. His CV features a wide range of parts and roles across the West End in diverse shows such as A Chorus of Disapproval, Guys and Dolls, Mamma Mia, The Caretaker, and several productions for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre including Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shrek The Musical has occupied a place in his heart for some time as he wowed theatre audiences in the part of the evil Lord Farquaad in the hugely popular run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. It was this performance that won him the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance In A Musical. He recalls being a part of a show which was one of the capital’s hottest tickets as a great experience. ‘Winning the Olivier Award was definitely the icing on the cake. Performing the show eight times a week in front of a live audience, I got to witness the audience enjoying the humour and the spectacle first-hand. From the moment it starts, they are there on the journey with you and I think that’s a really powerful and quite unique experience for both the cast and the audience.’ Now though, he will be very much behind-the-scenes as touring director making absolutely sure the show looks and sounds the best it can be, and Nigel believes his peers will not be too surprised at his latest career twist. He explains: ‘This is my directing debut but I think this moment was always coming. Those people who have worked with me and know me well have always seen that it was in my DNA and what better way to do it than jumping in at the deep end with a huge production like Shrek The Musical?

‘I love this show and it makes me laugh every time I see it. My job is to translate that fun for the audiences.’ The show itself tells the magical tale of the lead character and his friend Donkey as they have to rescue the slightly stroppy Princess Fiona from a fire-breathing love-sick dragon. Add in a host of misfits, a talking biscuit and lots of fun, and you have a recipe for a stage hit that has proved hugely popular on its tour around the UK so far. A highly experienced team of performers have certainly been assembled for this production headed by Dean Chisnall in the lead role, reprising the part of Shrek which won him critical acclaim in the West End. He is no stranger to London’s theatre-land taking on roles in Love Never Dies, La Cage aux Folles, and both the West End and UK tour of Never Forget. Starring opposite him as Princess Fiona is Faye Brookes who last appeared in Norwich in the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, with other previous theatrical roles including Frenchy in the West End run of Grease, and Liesl in the Regent’s Park Theatre production of The Sound of Music. She is also no stranger to the small screen playing Agnes Franklin in the BBC’s comedy-drama Our Zoo and Helena in the Saturday night fantasy hit Atlantis. The evil Lord Farquaad will be played by Gerard Carey whose previous roles include a number of productions for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Spamalot in the West End, and Mary Poppins in the West End and at Birmingham Hippodrome. Meanwhile, the role of Donkey will be taken by Idriss Kargbo who has a strong West End performing pedigree starring in the likes of Oliver!, The Lion King, Thriller Live and The Scottsboro Boys. There is also local interest in the show, too, with Norfolk performer Kevin Yates starring in the show as Pig. A former pupil at Springwood High School in King’s Lynn, the singer and dancer was snapped up by producers to take on the part straight out of drama school. The strong stage pedigree of the performers is clear, but Nigel says people will still get an awful lot from the show if they only know the big-screen version of Shrek. He explains: ‘It uses the best elements of the film so the animated look, the feel, and those incredibly witty scenes with Donkey are transposed onto the stage. Then we add big, bold, song and dance layers on top. ‘I found the movie really warm and enjoyed the subversion of traditional fairy-tale characters that DreamWorks, and especially the Shrek franchise, were pioneers of.’ And it is also a great opportunity to bring all the family along to the theatre, with the story, performances and fun aspect suitable for all ages. Nigel says: ‘If you’re a parent, be assured that the kids will come along and love Shrek The Musical. They will recognise the story and the characters and they won’t believe what they see on the stage but just like the film, adults can also rely on the humour, a little risqué in places, delivered with a wink of the eye. ‘It’s a family show at its heart, and suitable for everyone whatever their age, so bring your kids or a date!’

Shrek The Musical runs at Norwich Theatre Royal from June 9-28. Tel 01603 630000 or visit www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

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I PREDICT

A GOOD

NIGHT!

Newmarket Nights return with a bang this summer with indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs coming back for more. Places&Faces® hears from lead singer Rick Wilson and bassist Simon Rix before the sell-out gig

RIT AWARD-WINNING, multi million selling Kaiser Chiefs - lead by charismatic coach on BBC’s The Voice Ricky Wilson will be bringing their formidable live show back to Newmarket Racecourse next month. The band first shot to recognition in 2005 with breakout hit I Predict a Riot, followed by hits including Oh My God, Everyday I Love You Less and Less and 2007’s number one hit Ruby. They released their latest LP, Education, Education, Education & War last year, smashing into the number one spot on the UK album chart on release. The record became their second number one long play, following 2007’s Yours Truly Angry Mob and became their fifth top 10 album. The Kaiser Chiefs are playing at Newmarket for the second time in three years, as they wowed a big audience in the summer of 2013, and next month they will bring their unique brand of music back to The July Course all over again!

Q: Do you think, as a result of you being on The Voice, this has opened up the band to a lot more of a mainstream kind of audience. Would that be something that you’ve noticed on tour? Ricky Wilson: Well no, because when we first started, there was a lot more TV to go on. So when we went on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and played, it opened us up to a bigger fan base. And when we were on SM:TV and Top of the Pops every other week, it was the same thing. But nowadays, there isn’t as much that boys with beards and guitars are allowed to go on. Simon Rix: I think we’ve always had quite a wide fan base - pure chin scratching musos never liked us but everybody else did, from kids to pensioners, mums and dads, teenagers, everyone. I think we’ve always had that at our shows.

Q: Your fellow judge Tom Jones is also doing a few of the racecourse shows as well this summer. Has it ever come up in a conversation at all? R: No. It’s funny because we talk about everything and nothing. I’m not one of those people that’s gonna ask Will.i.am to remix a record or Rita to appear on Falling Awake. I don’t think we’re that into that kind of thing. We like the unit we’ve got, it’s worked for a long time and even though we might have had a hiccup when Nick [Hodgson] left, I think we kinda pulled it back together. Saying that, you can whip that out of the archives when we do do a collaboration.

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The Kaiser Chiefs

come to Newmarket Racecourse as part of Newmarket Nights on July 31. Visit www.newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk.

Q: You’ve obviously done some racecourse shows before - do they differ much from the normal kind of tours you do, like the festival performances? S: They are different, but that’s not to say it's bad different, just different different. So there’s racing and drinking, and everyone's quite dressed up and they’re all on a big night out and it’s all very good. But there’s no support band, we’re kind of the main event I guess, which is nice.

Q: Do you catch any of the racing while you are there?

R: Ah it’s hilarious, I’m watching this lot all day, betting and I don’t bet because I know it would be a problem if I started I’ve got to do the (five). So yeah, it’s funny - they keep popping out and putting bets on.

Q: So are you normally into your horse racing then?

S: No, not at all. One of our crew guys, it’s his favourite gig of the year because he loves it. He stayed out doing all sorts of things all day, not setting anything up, just betting. R: Everything becomes very serious about the betting, and you’re getting paid for the day and you’re in danger of losing it.

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Q: Would you approach these shows differently?

R: Well, we’re not daft, you know, we can judge what we need to do at certain times but it’s becoming weird because we’ve got a song on the radio at the moment and people generally love the new stuff. We want everyone to have the night of their lives - there’s 20,000 people out there and I’m worried about one of them going to the bar!

Q: Have you got any rituals or do you do anything before you go on stage or during the day? R: There’s hundreds of them. S: It’s getting ridiculous. R: As rituals go, we usually have a disco before we go on. It is funny though, I mean it’s a room full of late 30 somethings, all dancing like it’s a kid's disco.

Q: Newmarket has got a catchment area of Cambridge, Norwich, and Ipswich. Have you got any good memories from these places? S: We did go to Norwich with (the Ordinary Boys) on our first tour and it was good. We haven’t been that much to Norwich, I don’t think we’ve ever been to Ipswich. We played at Cambridge, though, at the Corn Exchange, that was good. We haven’t been enough, we didn’t go to that area at all in the last tour. So it would be good to go and play to the people, hopefully they’ll all turn out!

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Rae of

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Blackpool singer songwriter Rae Morris is a name to watch - and she has two dates with us this summer,

says Sarah Hardy 16

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I learned the piano from an early age, from four, but, no, I wasn’t one of those children who sang all the time. I think I grew into it. I wrote my first song when I was 17.

ITH HER SINGLE Under The Shadows receiving lots of plays on BBC Radio 1 and 2, Lancashire’s Rae Morris is starting to get quite a reputation. Her soulful voice and edgy lyrics make her a very welcome addition to the music scene, especially as she is more interested in her chosen art form than celebrity fame. Her debut album, Unguarded, also received plenty of attention when it peaked at number nine in the charts earlier this year. It was recorded in the summer of 2013 in Los Angeles with producer Ariel Rechtshaid who worked with Haim, and shows that Rae likes to take her time and get everything absolutely right. Rae, who admits to being very shy and has been compared to Kate Bush, describes the album as a coming of age tale – ‘a series of diary entries documenting those important years of growing up and adolescence.’ She is the only member in her family in the music business although she says her family were all musical. ‘I learned the piano from an early age, from four, but, no, I wasn’t one of those children who sang all the time. I think I grew into it. I wrote my first song when I was 17.’ Rae studied music and drama at high school and started to gig while a teenager. She was spotted by BBC Radio Lancashire presenter Sean McGinty who put her forward to perform on the BBC Introducing festivals in Leeds and Reading.

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From this, she was signed to Atlantic Records and released her first single Don’t Go in 2012. Now aged 22, she has already supported the likes of the Bombay Bicycle Club, Noah and the Whale, George Ezra and Tom Odell and is supporting Tom at his Thetford Forest gig next month. ‘We are good friends, I supported him a couple of years ago and we work together well,’ says Rae. She is already working on her second album but admits that it is hard to find the time to write new material. ‘So I am keeping a diary, writing down my thoughts, experiences – that sort of thing. It will gradually start to take shape.’ Rae works hard at keeping in shape for the vigours of life on the road, admitting to running most days. ‘I like to keep fit. And I do have to look after my voice – honey and lemon; all that sort of thing!’ Although she grew up in Blackpool, she is now London based and her parents have moved to the Lake District, near Kendal. ‘My brother and I left about a year ago and they decided to have a change, too. ‘And I love spending time with them in the Lakes. It is so beautiful – so peaceful, so any downtime I get, and I’m there!’ Indeed, Rae has been incredibly busy of late. She has just completed a European tour and is facing a summer of festivals. ‘I love the atmosphere of festivals – people have really invested in having a great time and you can feel that. I haven’t been to Latitude, either as a visitor or a performer before so I’m looking forward to seeing it. People say really good things about it!’ And after the summer, Rae embarks on tour again, with a Cambridge date one of the first in October. Rae, whose full name is Rachel, doesn’t have a great deal of free time at present but, when she’s not catching up with her family, likes to indulge in the odd box set and, not unsurprisingly, loves to listen to music. ‘I’m into electronic stuff at the moment,’ she says. ‘And I love a bit of jazz when I’m relaxing.’

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GIG You Me At Six have announced an intimate warm up show in Norwich prior to their appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival. The band, who headlined their first arena tour earlier this year, will be playing The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA on June 11. Visit www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk. Returns only. EXHIBITION Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery continues to host an exciting exhibition of ground-breaking work by American artist, Jeff Koons, until September 6. ARTIST ROOMS: Jeff Koons will be the only chance to see his work in the UK in 2015. Visit www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk.

FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT Wymondham Music Festival Fortnight returns for the 20th year from June 20 to July 4, kicking off with two new events: a Community Choirs concert for locals new to choral singing, and an evening Ceilidh featuring Klezmerized! Both events are at Robert Kett School. Visit www.wymfest.org.uk.

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MUSICAL Winner of the Tony Awards ‘Triple Crown’ for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part ﬂesh, part felt and packed with heart, and is coming to King’s Lynn Corn Exchange from June 16 to 20! It was created by the co-creator of Book of Mormon and the songwriter for Disney’s Frozen. Visit www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk.

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03. OPEN STUDIOS Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios 2015 continues until June 7, with more than 450 artists around the county ﬂinging open their studio doors for the 21st annual art event. Almost 250 different venues will be involved, with 10 schools taking part and 17 Art Trails. Visit www.nnopenstudios.org.uk.

COMEDIAN Award-winning Welsh comedian Rod Woodward, who became an overnight success at the 2014 Royal Variety Performance in front of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, performs his eagerly awaited debut The Journey Starts Here at the Apex in Bury St Edmunds on June 9. Call 01284 758000.

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ORCHESTRA One of Britain’s leading clarinettists, Matthew Hunt, joins the Academy of St Thomas for their annual midsummer concert at Salle Church on June 20 to perform the popular Clarinet Concerto No 1 by Weber. Plus you can picnic beforehand in the grounds. Visit www.academyofstthomas.com.

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Art Fair East has announced an international line up of artists and galleries for its inaugural fair at St Andrews Hall Norwich, from June 4 to 7. Alongside well known galleries and artists from the region, there will be artists from Russia, Africa and Spain; as well as across the UK. Visit www.artfaireast.com.

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Orford Ness National Nature Reserve is offering a small number of places on a rare expedition/photography tour to spend a whole day working up close to the unique Cold War AWRE structures on June 13. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

GARDENS Twenty gardens are opening for the National Gardens Scheme in Norfolk this month, and the highlight will be the Garden Festival Weekend on June 6 and 7 with six beautiful gardens, including Shorelands Wildlife Gardens in Langmere near Diss, all opening. Visit www.ngs.org.uk.

ARTS The Looking Around Us exhibition at Wymondham Arts Centre will bring together the work of three Norwich 20 Group figurative painters, David Jones, Jane Mackintosh and Barry Watkins, from June 2 to 14, and will take place at Becket’s Chapel. Visit www.wymondhamarts.org.

OPERA Following its sell-out debut last year, Culford’s Opera in the Park returns on June 20, allowing music lovers to see some of their favourite pieces performed by London Festival Opera in the glorious setting of Culford Hall’s South Front Gardens, organised by Culford School in Bury St Edmunds. Visit www.culford.co.uk.

SHOW A popular show with Norwich Theatre Royal audiences, The Classic Rock Show, is getting a revamp for 2015 which sees it celebrate a host of iconic songs on June 30. The Show is set to count down the 20 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time. Visit www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk or call 01603 630000.

DANCE Potters has a Stars of Dance three-night break, taking place from June 26 and featuring Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton. Learn how to dance and be inspired with dance workshops, demonstrations and Q&As. Visit www.pottersholidays.com or call 0333 3207 497.

FESTIVAL Under new Chief Executive, Roger Wright, the Aldeburgh Festival will open with the premiere of Harrison Birtwistle’s chamber opera The Cure on June 12. The final week (finishing on June 28) includes an exploration of Benjamin Britten’s only full-length ballet score, The Prince of the Pagodas. Visit www.aldeburgh.co.uk.

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Seeing the countryside and our towns and cities from the air really does give them another dimension! Broadland Balloons offers flights from two locations – one in Norwich and the other at Broome, near Diss – with the one-hour Champagne option sounding rather fun. Check out www.broadlandballoons.co.uk for more.

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Take a tour: Take a tour of the Adnams brewery or distillery in Southwold - behind the walls of the Victorian building is one of the most modern breweries in the UK, along with the Copper House Distillery. Discover how they create awardwinning beers and spirits, or make your own gin (Head Distiller John McCarthy knows how to make the world’s best gin!). Visit www.adnams.co.uk for more.

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Whilst you’re in the area, you could always take a trip on the Coastal Voyager, the fastest thrill in Southwold! The most popular trip is the high speed trip out to sea - the 400hp boat is put through its formidable paces in a 30 minute tour of Solebay. You can either come as an individual on one of the scheduled trips or charter the whole boat for your own party. Visit www.coastalvoyager.co.uk.

AIR JUMPING: Take a leap of faith with new outdoor activity, Air Jump, at Hilltop Outdoor Centre in north Norfolk, said to be the first of its kind in England! The 16 metre jumping tower has various height platforms for people to jump off (before free-falling into a giant air bag), so jump to it! It will open to the public for adventure days during the summer holidays. Visit www.hilltopoutdoorcentre.co.uk.

Train-driver for the day: If you’ve ever dreamt of driving a real steam engine, then you’ll be pleased to know that dreams can come true! The Bure Valley Railway is offering either one or two day steam train driver experiences designed to get you behind the controls of one of the unique narrow gauge locomotives. You need to be physically fit and over 18, but apart from that you’re good to go. Visit www.bvrw.co.uk.

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Beccles Lido is a wonderful outdoor pool, run by volunteers, which opens until September 6. It is the perfect place for a dip on a warm summer day and with lifeguards present, good changing facilities and a café, what’s not to love? The springboard is where we all love to show off, too. Visit www.beccleslido.com for more.

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Hire a wherry for the day and get to know The Broads that little bit better. Sailing from Wroxham, Wherry Yacht Charter has three Edwardian pleasure wherries available for hire by the day. And what a way to see our beautiful waterways! They provide the skipper and you do the picnic. They can take up to 12 people. More details on www.wherryyachtcharter.org.

Beach cleaning: Do something really worthwhile by getting involved with the Coast 2015 Beach Clean at Dunwich Heath and Beach this summer (there are dates in June, August and September). By doing so you would be helping the National Trust look after our precious coast by collecting litter dropped or washed up on the beach. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

GO ON A HEALTH WALK: We all know that walking can make you feel good, give you more energy and keep your heart ‘strong’, so escape your home and join friendly guides on a gentle walk at RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve. During the Health Walk (check out the dates in June, July and August) you'll get free access to the reserve - can’t say fairer than that. Visit www.rspb.org.uk.

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Visit one of Norfolk’s hidden gems – Heigham Holmes. This 500-acre nature reserve, owned by the National Trust, opens just one day a year! Home to rare butterflies and other wildlife, the little island, near Martham, opens to the public on August 2. More details at www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

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The Burnham Market annual craft fair takes places on August 15 this year and sees both traditional and regional goodies on offer. As you’d expect, there’s a high standard of crafts on offer – and they usually include sculptures, jewellery, ceramics and more.

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Be A Beach Babe: Hire a beach hut for the day at one of our fabulous seaside resorts. Southwold, Cromer, Wells, and Mundesley all offer these very English of inventions which children in particular adore. Ask the local TIC for more.

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Don’t miss the Southwold Summer Theatre season which runs from July 8 to September 12. Plays on offer include the comedy-thriller Anybody For Murder? and September Tide by Daphne du Maurier. Add on a pre-theatre supper and you’ve got a great night out. Call 01502 722572 or visit www.southwoldtheatre.org.

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The National Garden Scheme is very active in Norfolk so you should have no problem finding a garden open near you during the summer months. Since 1927 the Scheme has raised more than £45 million for nursing and caring charities, which will make enjoying those summer plants even more worthwhile. Visit www.ngs.org.uk.

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White House Farm, on the outskirts of Norwich, is a great spot to pick your own fruit and veg, with everything from strawberries to raspberries, potatoes, plums, beetroot – and much more on offer at the right time of the year. It is great fun, goodies are cheaper than in the shops and it is something little ones love to do. You just have to be careful that they don’t eat too many of the treats in one go! Visit www.norwich-pyo.co.uk.

Know Your History: Castle Acre Priory, which belongs to English Heritage, has the well-preserved remains of the cloister, refectory and chapter house. The site dates back to 1090 and was home to the first Cluniac order of monks in England. You can almost feel their presence. Visit www.english-heritage.org.uk.

Tuck into Fish and Chips: One of our favourite chefs, Eric Snaith of Titchwell Manor in north Norfolk, has opened Eric’s Fish and Chips at nearby Drove Orchards in Thornham. Naturally the fish and chips are sublime – and there’s a great wine list. Visit www.ericsfishandchips.com for more.

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Ellough Park Race Circuit near Beccles has something new for 2015 – adult buggies. You can test your abilities on the purpose-built track, which includes crests and jumps, in a 620cc V twin off-road buggy. Enjoy that mud. More details at www.elloughparkraceway.co.uk.

This year has seen Lord Somerleyton and his team at the Fritton Arms introduce five stunning new safari tents to offer the very top end of luxury camping. Plus, a private dining room will be introduced during the summer for private and corporate events. It’s all happening in the heart of Somerleyton! Visit www.frittonarms.co.uk.

Go shopping with a difference: On these warm days, where better to go shopping than the north Norfolk Coast, and Dalegate Market in Burnham Deepdale in particular? For the second year running, artisans and local producers have opened up Pop Up Shops. They change each week, so all the more reason to enjoy some retail therapy on the north Norfolk Coast. Visit www.dalegatemarket.co.uk.

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ITH THE INTENTION of offering something for everyone, the Great Yarmouth Arts Festival is now a firm fixture on the seaside town’s calendar of events. And with a 16ft articulated mammoth leading a parade of giant animal puppets, dancers, musicians, acrobats, schoolchildren and community groups to help launch the 10day festival, you know you’re in for something a bit different! The festival is very much the brainchild of Hugh Sturzaker, a former surgeon at the James Paget Hospital, who is a great supporter of the town and the arts in general. He explains: ‘We started by wanting to increase awareness and appreciation of the Minster, and to promote the heritage of Yarmouth and the artists who live and work here. And to thus, hopefully, increase visitor numbers. ‘And that has really remained the same – we want to involve schoolchildren, immigrants – all members of our society.’ There are key parts to the festival, which starts on June 5 and runs to 14, and these include visual arts, music, theatre and film.

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The music programme includes The Orchestrate!Project which sees the first performance by the town’s Youth Orchestra plus various other young people’s theatre, dance and music groups and a Blondie tribute act. Look out for the Cavick Quartet, a string quartet, and the screening of a live performance of La Boheme from the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. Visual arts are also well catered for, with a major exhibition involving leading groups in the town, including the East Anglian Group of Marine Artists, and the Great Yarmouth and District Photographic Society. It takes place at the Minster. On the theatre side, stand up comic Patrick Monahan performs, while a new play, Edith Cavell: Facing The Silence, by John Mangan, is on offer. Celebrated local author and photographer Mark Mitchels also talks about East Anglian painters John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough. Film buffs are also well catered for, with the new Norfolk coming-of-age movie, The Goob, showing alongside A Prayer for Rain, and a Q&A with its writer David Brooks. As mentioned above, one of the opening highlights is carnival day on June 6. The jam-packed event will see a neighbourhood fair, a puppet show, a community cycle event and of course the procession which leaves the Fishermen’s Hospital at 11am. Also throughout the festival, look out for heritage walks and the James Paget Interactive Exhibition, created by students from the town and on display at the town’s library (July 7-24) and then the Minster (July 28-August 28). Principal festival sponsors include Gardline, and funding has also been received from the Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Venues include Great Yarmouth Minster, St George’s Theatre and St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston.

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It’s nearly show time! The Royal Norfolk Show takes place early next month and, to get you in the mood, there’s a new Show website packed with everything you need to know about the UK’s biggest two-day agricultural show, plus family tickets have fallen and school parties go free! This follows the decision by Norfolk County Council not to hold a staff training day on the Thursday of the show. Sam Joyce, Education coordinator at the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, says: ‘We expect there to be at least 5000 of Norfolk’s school children enjoying their day out. Our Discovery Zone is packed with educational experiences and we have new school trails for our visitors to follow and explore the Show.’ Greg Smith, Chief Executive of the RNAA, adds: ‘A large number of specially created school trails will still be available at the 2015 Show, which are designed to tie in with syllabus work at each key stage.’ And Steffan Griffiths, Head Master of Norwich School and a Trustee of the RNAA, says: ‘Educating young people about food, farming and the countryside is a vital part of the RNAA’s objective.’ To take advantage of this offer schools must pre-order tickets for their parties by June 5. School group tickets will not be available for purchase on Show days, so get your order in quick! President for this year is Robert Carter, of construction company R G Carter, with Deputy Prof David Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia, at his side. Show Director Julian Taylor says: ‘The Royal Norfolk Show is the county’s biggest celebration of the year. It is show time and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to the show to enjoy two packed days of agriculture, business and entertainment. Where else can you see the latest agricultural technology and innovation, taste the finest local produce, see some of the country’s best equine and livestock competitions and enjoy a wide range of experiences from 4x4 off-road driving to cookery demonstrations?’

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GRAND RING This year’s centrepiece to the show includes the RAF Falcons Freefall Parachute team, a packed show-jumping schedule, military bands, Ride and Drive and the ever popular scurry driving competitions.

FOOD AND DRINK Visitors can sample the very best of Norfolk’s cuisine in the Adnams Food and Drink Experience – the biggest food hall in Norfolk and at more than 16 diﬀerent food courts on the showground. Sizzling sausages, pies, creamy cheeses, posh pop and top Norfolk chefs in the ever popular cookery theatre are just some of the highlights.

The Show’s farm area has a whole new look this year but will, of course, include all your farm favourites from rare breed sheep and cattle to chickens, ducks and rabbits.

THE DISCOVERY ZONE Launched last year and sponsored by Norfolk County Council, the Discovery Zone is an exciting educational area featuring a variety of interactive activities covering food, science, arts and sports. The zone is also the start of our trails programme which takes visitors oﬀ around the Show to see and learn more about farming life.

LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCE Throughout the two days musicians from schools and bands across the county will be performing on the Show’s bandstand. On the Garage/ Young Norfolk Arts stage there will be an exciting programme of performing arts, including dance and music entertainment. The Joe Ringer Band will also be performing on July 1 with a bar and food available.

COUNTRYSIDE RING Displays of rural skills and pursuits and the opportunity to try pond dipping with Norfolk Wildlife Trust and see rare birds of prey are on oﬀer. There’s also the chance to watch blacksmiths at work designing and creating intricate metalwork – new for the Show this year.

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July 12-25, offers a wide-ranging programme of classical music, jazz, folk, talks and films including four orchestras, pianist Freddy Kempf, trumpet virtuoso Crispian SteelePerkins, historian and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon and Capercaillie, a Celtic folk band! The highlight must be the BBC Concert Orchestra recording an edition of Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night, presented by veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce during the event. It was founded in 1951 and has grown and thrived with its programme built around some of the finest classical music talents in this country and beyond. It opens with Viva Vivaldi! as the European Union Chamber Orchestra launches two weeks of top-class music with a performance of Vivaldi’s popular Four Seasons. Then King’s Lynn Festival Chorus will join EUCO to sing uplifting works including Vivaldi’s Gloria. Another special occasion is a Royal Shakespeare Company production, focusing on songs written for Shakespeare’s plays, which will be staged at St George’s Guildhall, where the Bard is reputed to have played. It will be the first time many will have been heard outside Stratford Upon Avon.

Veteran comedian Barry Cryer brings his own brand of humour to the town in a show with pianist Colin Sell while TV presenter and historian Dan Cruickshank talks about lost and endangered buildings. And jazz fans will enjoy the action-packed Swinging at the Cotton Club, an evening of jazz, song and dance featuring Harry Strutters’ Hot Rhythm Orchestra and the Jiving Lindy Hoppers. Festival chairman Alison Croose says: ‘We continue to strive to maintain our standards of excellence. This year we have pulled out all the stops, and it’s our most ambitious programme for many years. ‘Classical music remains the cornerstone of the programme, and we will also be highlighting our Hanseatic links, with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra from Bruges performing the final concert with Freddy Kempf. ‘The Notos Quartet from Berlin will present the Ruth Fermoy memorial concert in memory of the festival’s founder, and the Westacre Theatre will provide the setting for an afternoon concert by the Solem Quartet.’ This year’s festival exhibition marks a new partnership with the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, which is loaning an exhibition of the work of portrait photographer John Hedgecoe who is best known for his work with poets, artists and writers.

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Let this Entertain You Tony Mallion attends the press night of the West End hit musical

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URTAIN UP! Light the lights! Everything really is coming up roses! After a 40year gap Gypsy is back where it belongs in the West End with Imelda Staunton giving the performance of a lifetime in the lead role of Moma Rose. It is not often a show opens to the sort of rave reviews which make it an instant box office smash hit and immediately doubles the length of the run. The musical is based on the memoirs of the famous stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and all the better for having this ring of authenticity. Moma Rose is the stage mother from hell whose maternal instinct is to make her daughter, Baby June, a star. This unstoppable woman will beg, borrow and definitely steal to give one daughter a big break while almost ignoring the other, Louise. Rose teams the two girls with a group of boys in a slightly ropey routine which, even as they all grow up, changes little. All of this set against the backdrop of fading vaudeville – America’s equivalent of British variety theatre. Rose’s dream is to get them on the major number one Orpheum theatre circuit (something which I always thought was fictional until last year and a visit to the opulent red plush and gold Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver!). June and the boys finally quit (June became a famous actress) while Louise and her mother find themselves booked into a burlesque theatre which in the 1930s was more tease than strip. When one of the strippers falls ill Louise takes over and quickly transforms into the famed Gypsy Rose Lee. The story is about the girls; the star is their mother. Imelda Staunton is one of our finest and most versatile actresses and here she totally excels. A performance of this magnitude just doesn’t come along too often. She’s

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Buying for love If you’re not going to buy a piece of art because you think you might make some cash out of it, then the possibilities before you are endless. There is so much art out there to choose from that before you look at how to buy art, you must be honest with yourself about what it is you’re really looking for. Deciding what you want will probably be the hardest part of all. Do you prefer photography or painting? Still life or sculpture? Landscape or figurative? Remember you will live with this piece of art for ever so the most important advice is to just buy what you like! Simple! You might also want to take some practical issues into consideration: do you have a specific place in mind in which to display your acquisition? Have you just moved house? Redecorated? What size is the space you want to fill? What is the colour scheme? Will the piece of art be the focal point of the room? Is the artwork a gift and if so are you sure your choice will be well received? Ideally, you will love the artwork so much that you will want to make the space work around it rather than the other way around. Buying as an investment: Owning original art is not just a great way of sprucing up your home, it can also offer potential returns to shrewd selectors of future Tracy Emins. If you are looking at art as an investment opportunity and contemporary art is your bag, you really need to do your homework or get help. There are more than a million artists in the UK - around 100 with superstar status at any one time. The main market for these works is not the public themselves but gallery spaces and exhibitions that the public pay to go and see. Around £500 million a year is given by the Arts Council to public institutions like the Tate to buy and hang art. Not one of the 100 celebrity artists would have earned their status without public spaces taking an interest in their work. In turn, this interest then helps the artists sell to the super-rich collectors.

HOW TO BUY ART AS AN INVESTMENT: Buy early in an artist’s career. It’s usually not until an artist is at least in his or her 40’s before he or she can command good prices with opportunities for resale. In addition, the tax de droite was introduced this year (finally putting us in line with the rest of Europe), which means that artists are entitled to royalties on the resale of work. Look for artists just starting to get shown in public spaces. Get to know the artists directly What makes art valuable is demand. Artists sometimes only produce a small body of work but if there is the right sort of buzz amongst the right sort of people, he or she will have greater success than a much more prolific artist.

WHERE TO BUY: • From galleries • Through art dealers • Online • At art fairs • At auction • From university graduate shows

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double delight A 200-YEAR-OLD FARMHOUSE in an unspoilt location is an attractive proposition in itself, says Emma Outten, and that was before she discovered it comes complete with a lovely little cottage called the Gig House

Mill Common House

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ESTATE AGENTS Savills, Hardwick House, Agricultural Hall Plain, Norwich, NR1 3FS Tel 01603 229229 www.savills.co.uk

Norwich is about 18 miles away, and we all know what that has to offer (not one but two cathedrals and top-notch shopping); Wroxham, the heart of the Broads, is six miles away, whereas the thriving market town of North Walsham is four miles away. The coast at Happisburgh with its sandy beaches is about two miles away (Happisburgh itself became a site of national archaeological importance in 2010 when ﬂint tools over 800,000 years old were unearthed). The renowned Old Vicarage garden at East Ruston is only a couple of miles from Mill Common House, as well, so garden lovers would be more than happy to live in the vicinity I would’ve thought. Closer to home, the nearest shops are a mile away and there’s also a friendly pub, The Lighthouse Inn, just ten minutes walk away. Or, if you don’t fancy venturing out at all, you could stay at home, sit in your conservatory and just admire the lovely garden. There is an area of lawn approached by French windows off the conservatory, whereas the main garden, which is partly walled, lies to the south with formal lawns and it includes that all-important feature at this time of year, a summer house. A wrought iron gate with an arch trained with climbing shrubs looks picture perfect and leads to a further area of lawn and an avenue of silver birch. Moreover, there is an area of vegetable garden with raised beds, plus the southern boundary, which adjoins open farmland, and is formed by a line of poplar trees. And there is even a meadow/paddock. No wonder it was a B&B for garden lovers once upon a time.

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This holiday let offers guests a secluded haven in undiscovered Norfolk, with French doors from the dining room opening onto the sunny patio, overlooking half an acre of lawn. And The Gig House provides charming accommodation with original rustic features including exposed beams, ﬂint walls, a fireplace with woodburner and two bedrooms snugly situated under the eaves – what could be nicer? As for the main property itself, the current owners have run an upmarket bed and breakfast business from Mill Common House before now, and it has even been featured in Alastair Sawday’s B&B for Garden Lovers’ – Alistair Sawday being synonymous with inspecting and selecting very special places to stay around the world. So you get the idea of what you would be getting for your money already. The current owners acquired the property 16 years ago and various improvements have been made since then including, only last year, the installation of a new custom built fitted kitchen with granite work surfaces. Take into account the fouroven Aga, and this would be the perfect place for cooking up a hearty farmhouse breakfast I would imagine! I particularly like the lighting over the island in the middle of the kitchen and the breakfast bar and stools in front of the window – a wonderful place to get the day off to a good start, for my money. This kitchen/breakfast area forms part of a spacious living area downstairs, whereas upstairs the main bathroom has also been refurbished and it looks absolutely beautiful. Outside, an impressive new oak framed garage with three open bays and workshop/stable either side has been built. Mill Common House is situated in a rural position located off small country lanes in an area of unspoilt open countryside between the coast and The Broads.

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INTERIOR OF THE GIG HOUSE

Large conservatory Custom built kitchen/ breakfast/living room with Aga Boot room/cloakroom Four bedrooms Two bathrooms The Gig House Cottage: two bedrooms Range of outbuildings including vehicle stand for three cars, garage/workshop and studio/workshop In all extending to 1.6 acres

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A rare opportunity to purchase this large 4/5 bedroom detached house with adjoined 2/3 bedroom annex and indoor pool. The property sits on an overall plot of approximately 0.5 acres (stms). Accommodation includes 30ft lounge, 17x16ft kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 27ft conservatory, utility room and 2 bathrooms. There is an overall accommodation of around 400 square meters. There is also a 33ft pool room. Outside is a large double entry brick weave driveway giving access to a garage and a lawned garden to rear with patio. Gas heating and double glazing.

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MY ADOPTED DISTRICT THIS MONTH MARK DUFFIELD LOOKS AT THE CHANGING FACE OF THE THREE TOWNS IN THE WAVENEY DISTRICT WWW.ALDREDS.CO.UK | 01493 844891

THE THREE TOWNS of Waveney District are quite distinct neighbours. One, Southwold, functions as Hampstead by the Sea with all its attendant problems of a very small permanent population. The second, Beccles, seems relatively prosperous from the eﬀorts of indigenous talent and the third and largest, Lowestoft, is going through the metamorphosis of most coastal towns where lots of the traditional industry has upped sticks either by expiring or by rationalisation. Lowestoft has yet to forgive Great Yarmouth for the Middle Ages’ right to tax the fish landed by the town. Despite this antipathy I cannot help but admire the town’s current position in property terms. Lowestoft is a town of two halves (you have heard this before). Actually, apart from my Methodist friends, I am not sure it is a town of two halves. I think it is a town of two opinions and that may have been settled very recently at the ballot box. Lowestoft’s outer harbour was built more than 100 years ago. The town had investment from economy hotel groups maybe 25 years ago. Investment in sixth form education for the town has been strong, with a new college actually housed in a 21st century building. Lowestoft is a smaller town than its neighbour to the north and at the moment appears the better for it. The High Street is surviving the retail market changes remarkably well. There are many multiples still in occupation of the London Road shops. There is still a Marks and Spencer, not to mention the Palmers movement of the Chadd legacy.

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The banks had moved into the retail areas many generations ago which gives a vibrancy to the shopping sector. All of this suggests that the town’s ‘spend’ retail sector is weathering the austerity programme and movement to online everything and retail warehousing. Lowestoft had a fine tradition of manufacture but most of it has moved on in the last 20 years. There is still the excellent frozen food business. Much of the rest of manufacture and port use is dependent on the off shore industry which is braced for the ongoing shocks from the oil price slump and the future with renewables which appears (from the outside) to be ‘sluggish’ moving forward. However, the port has moved forward significantly with recreational yachting facilities and, remarkably, there is still a wholesale fish industry in a town that no longer has a significant fishing fleet. On the residential property front, the movement of the electronics industry from School Road has given an opportunity for residential redevelopment, creating new neighbourhoods within a short distance of the town centre. The Local Authority has been quite resolute to move this redevelopment scheme forward and their investment starts to look like an inspired move. The ‘in build’ Local Government offices on the south side will give a 21st century facility, I am sure, with some very good efficiency gains for the district. The Water Company has already moved into its own new facility on the same site and their former headquarters looks likely to bring forward more new housing, this time with a sea view. These new buildings for the Water Company and the Local Authority, being as they are on the south of Lake Lothing, will re-orientate the daily spend patterns. Asda located nearby may get a benefit and clearly Dunelm think so too as they bring a modern building that has been empty since construction into economic retail use. All good so far. The town’s civil service is largely based north of Lake Lothing. The movement to south of Lake Lothing will leave a number of buildings, including the Town Hall. There will be an ongoing dilemma of how to bring those buildings into good economic use. It is the same dilemma in most towns where the building redundancy is caused either by a negative sea change in the market (School Road) or by a need to move to ‘fit for purpose’ accommodation (High Street). To me, this looks like an opportunity for those that have the strength to take on a residential project in the expectation of excellent returns. The demand for private rented accommodation in the town seems as strong as ever. It might be a generational shift away from home ownership, but you might tell me it is because the price of housing is out of the reach of the first time buyer. Either way it helps the investment opportunity.

Mark Duffield ALDREDS, 17 HALL QUAY, GREAT YARMOUTH

Mark Duﬃeld, who is the CEO of Aldreds Chartered Surveyors, was born in Great Yarmouth and has been in business in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft for 39 years. His company is currently creating new office space in the old Star and Garter pub next door to the firm’s offices in Great Yarmouth on Hall Quay.

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Our homes writers Hayley Philpot and Jennifer Read celebrate al fresco living as temperatures start to rise!

Koziol Crystal 250ml goblet and 450ml glass £5, small bowl £6, salad bowl £11, Rimini drink guard set of 2 £5 Looking remarkably like real crystal glass, this beautiful range of unbreakable glasses and bowls would grace any outdoor event. Tired of removing flying objects from your drink and swatting buzzy things from the vicinity? Well, here is the answer – umbrella shaped covers that sit neatly on the top of your glass with just enough room for a straw. How clever is that?!

Summerhouse by Navigate 4 person wicker basket £110, blanket in duﬀel bag £28, plate £5 Featuring vibrant, tropical colours fused with navy accents, this is a stunning outdoor living range. The basket contains wine glasses, ceramic plates, a cutlery wrap and cotton napkins for four people plus a small insulated cool bag. Sit dry and clean with this cosy navy fleece rug with floral edging and waterproof backing – all neatly tucked away in the carrybag with drawstring closure and adjustable shoulder strap.

T LAST WE CAN OPEN the doors and windows, breathe in the fresh air and contemplate spending some time outside our four walls in the warm early summer sun (fingers crossed). It’s the season to spend time with family and socialise with friends in the more relaxed atmosphere of al fresco dining. Whether it’s a picnic, camping trip, summer concert or just relaxing in the garden, there’s no need to sacrifice a sense of style when it comes to outdoor living. Practical can still be trendy and fun. Gone are the days when the only option for transporting your food and utensils was a boring cool bag or an empty wicker hamper. Nowadays, the choices are endless, with colourful cool bags to suit any size party, fully equipped picnic sets, snuggly blankets and really cool outdoor tableware. Or maybe you prefer to do the cooking outside. If so - why not sizzle in style with a funky barbecue that’s sure to be the centre of attention.

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Summerhouse by Navigate salad bowl £12.50, salad servers £8 Serve the perfect salad with this teal bowl and servers made from bamboo, and accessorise with a pretty floral 100 per cent melamine dinner plate. Koziol Picnix toothpick holder £16, ice cream sundae dish set of 2 £5.50, Betty snack tray £20 Koziol products are made in Germany and have won countless creative design awards. They have turned everyday household items into high quality works of art, using sustainable and responsible management. The little green man holding your toothpicks will make you smile and the Cornetto shaped sundae dish will make any dessert look even more delicious. The snack tray is perfect for sweets, finger food, tapas or cheese.

Petit Jour The Moomins plate £6, drinking cup £5, large mug £8 Everyone’s favourite Scandinavian creatures, the Moomins are as loved today as they were when they were created more than 60 years ago. The plate, in high quality BPAfree melamine features the gorgeous Snork Maiden; all sorts of strange creatures feature on the drinking cup; and Moominmamma and Moominpappa are loving their picnic on the large mug. All guaranteed to break the ice at any al fresco gathering. Bodum Fyrkat picnic charcoal barbecue £45 Light and easy to transport and with a handy tray underneath for utensils, this 45cm high mini grill is just the right size for four hearty burgers or fillets. Whet their appetites with the delicious aromas from this cheerful red party BBQ. When dining outdoors the atmosphere is more relaxed, apparel can be more casual and laughter is an essential ingredient to ensure the party goes with a swing. It’s the perfect opportunity to have fun with colour and shape and to add a sense of novelty to the whole experience. Tableware must never be boring and, whether alcoholic or not, the drinks du jour can be dressed up to the nines!

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EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN IS ROSY Our gardening writer Ellen Mary simply wallows in the joy of glorious June amongst the blooms, veggies and ever growing lawn!

HE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR will be with us and Midsummer is approaching, so it’s time to sit outside and really start enjoying the garden now it’s full of growth and colour. The lawn will need a regular trim and there will be plenty of material perfect for the compost bin. This month, roses will be looking beautiful and you’ll see adult birds gathering food for ﬂedglings in the evening. Whilst there may be plenty of weeding to keep on top of, don’t forget to enjoy every moment of glorious June.

Garden and Flowers

Unless you have planned, prepared and pruned your borders to perfection, you will most likely find gaps where you are unsure what to grow. There is a simple solution and you won’t be out of time just yet: sow annuals such as marigolds, zinnias and calendula to keep your garden blooming right up until late September. Keep them watered and weed-free for the best display. One of my favourite herbs at this time of year is lavender. The fragrance is superb and the flowers always make me smile. Of course, lavender is used in skin care and for indoor fragrance, but if you have an abundance of it try making your own lavender ice cream. It’s really easy to make and surprisingly refreshing. As a general rule of thumb, it’s time to prune spring flowering shrubs to encourage plenty of growth next year after their flowers have faded. If they have flowered before mid June, give them a good prune to ensure they doesn't become straggly. Plants such as forsythia will thank you for it.

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The ﬂavour of home grown tomatoes simply can’t be rivalled. If you are growing tomatoes in pots, hanging baskets or containers remember to keep on pinching out those side shoots to encourage more fruits and ensure you give them plenty of water. Little and often will do just the trick. June is just the right time of year to plant your courgette, pumpkin, butternut squash and sweetcorn outside, where you want them to grow. If you end up with a glut of courgette, they are great for chutneys. Squash and sweetcorn are some of the most satisfying vegetables to grow, and well worth a try. Once you start harvesting carrots, radishes, lettuce, beans, peas, herbs and salad leaves it’s easy to forget to keep on sowing. Successional sowing will ensure you extend the harvest for months to come, so carry on sowing more seeds just where you want them to grow.

Wildlife Gardening

As the weather warms up, keep your bird baths clean and topped up with fresh water daily. It’s not just used for drinking as you may also see your garden birds splashing around having a refreshing bath. Young birds will be finding their way around our gardens but remember, in hot weather, to avoid giving them dry food such as stale bread which contributes to their dehydration. Whole nuts can choke baby birds so be sure to chop them up before putting them on your bird table. Keep a look out for damselflies and dragonflies this month as they will be seen around water. They will happily eat mosquitoes so I love having them in the garden. Norfolk Hawkers are one of the first to appear and if you head to the Norfolk Broads, you may catch a glimpse of one of these scarce dragonflies amongst the plants.

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Chargrilled Teriyaki Salmon SERVES 4

Teriyaki Salmon 800g of salmon fillet (skinless) 1 /2 cup of dark soya sauce 1 /4 cup of water 2tbsp of sweet sherry 5tsp brown sugar 1 /4 cup of caster sugar 11/2 tsp of minced garlic 11/2 tsp of minced ginger Sweet chilli sauce 1/2 the amount of total mix

Stir Fry 560g of fresh or dried egg noodles 1 large carrot 1 bag or 4 handfuls of spinach 2tsp of olive oil

Garlic and Sesame Sprouting Broccoli 12 stems of sprouting broccoli 3 cloves of garlic diced 3tbsp of sesame seeds 1tbsp of olive oil

METHOD

IMPERIAL HOTEL

recipe

Stir Fry

PEEL THE CARROT and cut into matchstick shape pieces. If you are using dry noodles, soak them in boiled water until they are soft and then strain. Get your stir fry pan hot, then add the olive oil followed by the carrots and cook for about 1 minute until they are lightly coloured. Turn your pan down to a medium heat and add the noodles, cooking for a further 1 minute. Then add 5 tbsp of your spare teriyaki sauce and stir though the noodles. Top with the spinach, turn off the heat and let the spinach wilt in the remaining heat of COMBINE ALL THE INGREDIENTS in a the pan. pan over a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool and then measure the amount of liquid you have and add 1/2 the amount of sweet chilli sauce. Store in the fridge until needed. Cut the 800g of salmon fillet into four GENTLY WARM the olive oil a frying pan. even (200g) pieces. Place in a casserole dish Add the garlic and lightly cook to infuse the or a deep bowl and generously spoon over oil with the flavour. Add the broccoli and the teriyaki sauce until each piece is nicely cook until lightly coloured. Sprinkle over the coated and let the salmon marinade for 10 sesame seeds and cook for a further minute. minutes, saving the remaining sauce for later To assemble the dish, share out the stir fry use. between four bowls, adding the salmon to To cook the salmon, lightly grease a one side of the bowl and leaning the broccoli grilling tray with olive oil and evenly space up against it. If out the four marinated salmon pieces. Spoon you would like over a little of the marinating liquid on each a little more piece of salmon, cook under a medium grill sauce, spoon for about 3 minutes then spoon over another over a little 1 tsp of the marinade over the salmon and more of the return to the grill and cook for a further 2-3 spare teriyaki minutes until it's glazed and sticky. sauce.

Teriyaki Salmon

Garlic and Sesame Sprouting Broccoli

wine notes

2013 Riesling, Dandelion Vineyards, Eden Valley Australia NICK MOBBS, DIRECTOR AND WINE EXPERT AT THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, SAYS:

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Colin Kroehn has tended his Eden Valley Riesling for 67 of his 87 years. He encouraged the growth of dandelions amongst the vines as they suppress the winter weeds and provide much mulch in the summer. The wine is made when whole bunches of grapes from Dandelion`s oldest vineyard, 101 in age, are hand picked in the cool of the early morning and destemmed in small batches. The free run juice is fermented in small stainless steel tanks between 11°C and 14°C. It is bottled directly without fining or filtration to capture the essence of the vineyard. The Riesling is one of my favourite grapes and works really well with Oriental flavours. The nose has a scented bouquet with invigorating, intense smells of lime blossom. The palate has an extraordinary precise and clean fruit spectrum of lemon and other citrus fruit flavours and stonefruit including apricot as well as classic mandarin on the mid palate, developing into a rich lemon meringue tart-like flavour.

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franck pontais

Dark Chocolate & Pecan Tart serves six to eight Ingredients for the pastry To line a 20/23cm (8/9inch) pastry tin: 125g of plain flour 25g of icing sugar 75g of salted butter 1 egg yolk

A LITTLE BIT

NUTTY

Our French chef Franck Pontais offers us chocolate and nuts for pud. Who could want more?

Ingredients for the filling

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20g of light brown muscovado sugar 270ml of double cream 70g of dark chocolate, chopped 2 eggs 150g of pecan nuts, chopped 1tsp of vanilla essence

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Method for the pastry 1. Mix together the cocoa powder, flour and icing sugar, adding the butter. Rub with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. 2. Add the egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of cold water. Form a dough and then rest in the fridge for one hour. 3. Roll out the pastry to 5mm thick and line the pastry tin. 4. To bake the pastry ‘blind’, fill with a round of baking parchment paper and baking beans and cook in a preheated oven at 200˚C for 20 minutes. 5. Remove the beans and put back in the oven for another 5 minutes. 6. Cool on a pastry rack.

Method for the filling 1. Put the cream and sugar in a saucepan on a medium heat and stir until the sugar has melted and the mixture is almost boiling. 2. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. 3. When smooth, add the eggs and mix well. 4. Then stir over a low heat until the mixture thickens. 5. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla and pecan nuts. 6. Pour into the prepared pastry case and chill until firm. 7. Serve with dark chocolate curl and pecan nuts. 67

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Indian Summer Sam Matthews

OUR WINE WRITER ENJOYS A SAMPLING SESSION WITH HIS TEAM AND HAS FOUND A NEW FAVOURITE FROM A SURPRISING SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRY!

My passion for all things grapes in a glass

bottle has reached fever pitch again, and this month’s craze has come from a recent staff wine tasting. Last week, my fantastic front of house team got stuck into all of the new wines on our ever increasing wine list. These sessions have to be the best perk in our day-to-day working lives where the relentless running around is replaced by the tasting of more than a dozen brilliant wines. The Assembly House team has sophisticated and somewhat fussy palates when it comes to their wines, so it was always going to be hard to impress them. ‘When can we taste the Claret?’ was muttered by the impatient 18-year-old Marco before the House wines were even opened! We always taste in price order from lowest to highest through the white wines and then do the same with the reds. This is important as it differentiates clearly the lower end value wines from the top end and gives the team the knowledge of why that one is worth more than the other one! There were a couple of surprises on the list for the team. The first one came in the form of our Moscato Frizzante from the Berton Vineyard’s in South Australia. The team was not too aware of the characteristics of this type of wine. The Muscat grape tends to produce a sweeter wine and the ‘frizzante’ means a slight spritz on the palate. I didn’t tell the team this before they stuck their noses into their glasses. Immediately they were hit with the more unusual aromas of elderflower and honey. Some were shocked by the sweetness, but agreed that the freshness the slight fizz gave the white wine would make it an ideal aperitif or an excellent accompaniment for fresh, cold shellfish.

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The red wines threw up a couple of surprises as well. Our new Pinot Noir, from the Carmen Vineyards in central Chile, was much anticipated, only for a few noses to be turned up at the aroma. The colour and visual impact of the wine looked elegant in the glass, but the smokiness gave you a slap around the face before you had a chance to taste. This particular wine is aged in French oak for around 12 months before bottling, which explains the smoke. The wine itself, on the palate, was a lot more subtle than the aroma, smooth and elegant, like a Pinot Noir should be in my opinion: black cherry and the tiniest hint of spice - a perfect subtle red for lighter meat dishes. The biggest surprise of the evening's drinking – I mean wine sampling - session was our Indian Viognier, from the Sula Vineyards in the region of Maharashata. This is my favourite white at the moment. I tend to change my ‘favourites’ frequently, often on an almost daily basis! Viognier is one of those white grape varieties that wine makers love. It’s robust, strong and forgiving and can be grown in the harshest of climates and then still gives you nice liquor at the end of the process. The grapes for this particular wine were hand harvested. I don’t know about you, but this always makes me feel a little better about paying for a bottle of wine when I know this, because a bit more graft has gone into the glass. This Indian triumph has aromas of stone fruit in the glass, and is a rich gold in colour. The team reckoned that they were expecting something fuller flavoured and very rich just from the colour. They were not disappointed. It was smooth on the palate, with flavours that danced around and lingered for a short time, before subtly drifting off, leaving you wanting to take a bigger gulp next time! Please try some Indian wine at the next available opportunity, especially if you’re contemplating calling into the Assembly House; they are producing some marvellous bottles at the moment and collecting a number of well-deserved accolades from around the world in the process. Please excuse me now, as I have to go and place another wine order with the suppliers, because the front-of-house team are on a selling spree……or we tasted too much…….or I underestimated how popular the Indian Viognier would be. It's flying off our shelves, so get a glass soon!

SAM MATTHEWS is Food & Beverage Manager at The Assembly House, Norwich. www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

| JUNE 2015

ANDY NEWMAN GOES DOWN ON THE FARM TO FIND AN ULTRA-LOW FOOD MILES PRODUCER, WHILST ROGER HICKMAN CREATES A COLOURFUL AND DELICIOUS STARTER USING IT

PORK from Swannington Farm to Fork can be bought at the farm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturday mornings, and at the Horstead shop seven days a week. It is also served in many pubs and restaurants around the county, including the Earle Arms at Heydon, the Norfolk Mead Hotel in Coltishall and The Walpole Arms at Itteringham. More details at www.swanningtonfarmtofork.co.uk.

fromFARM toFORK

OW OFTEN DO we come across food producer success stories which have started on a very local basis, and then moved on to dealing with the supermarkets? Rather more unusual is to ﬁnd a Norfolk producer which has built a loyal local trade on the back of a supermarket contract. As supermarkets don’t always get the best press, the story of Swannington Farm To Fork is as refreshing as it is truly local. The Mutimer family have farmed at Swannington since the early 70s, raising sheep and growing crops, but mainly rearing outdoor pigs. The breakthrough for the farm came in 1990, when they signed a contract with Waitrose – a contract which is still very much an important part of the business. By the early 2000s, the supermarket was taking more or less the whole production of the farm, in the form of live pigs delivered to Waitrose’s own butcheries on their way to supermarket shelves across the country. But this was a tough time for farmers. Commodity prices had plummeted, and rearing pigs to be sold live meant being part of that commodity market.

Given that the farm was producing animals to the very highest welfare standards, recognised by schemes such as the RSPCA’s Freedom Food Scheme and the Red Tractor Assurance Scheme, surely there was a way of adding value to at least some of their production to combat the crash in commodity values. Second generation farmer Rob Mutimer was in charge by this stage. Having picked up a marketing degree along the way, he realised that adding value meant producing not just live animals, but quality meat as well, and that would require a change in direction and a big investment. In 2004 he took the tentative first steps towards building what is now a multi award-winning food business – with the emphasis very much on keeping it local. ‘I did a butchery course in Ipswich, and then was lucky enough to be able to spend some time in some of our local butchers,’ says Rob. ‘I started by butchering meat for friends, and it soon became clear that there was demand for this quality of meat.’ Rob had in mind creating a small butchery, but in today’s world of regulation that is not really possible. So in May

NORFOLK PRODUCE

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RECIPE

ROGER HICKMAN’S SWANNINGTON PORK BELLY WITH CHORIZO, CARROT, SWEETCORN & POPCORN

serves six as a starter “The farm is the biggest employer in the village, providing a livelihood for around 30 local people.” 2005 – exactly 10 years ago – he opened a substantial butchery facility in a building on the farm, an impressive investment. At the same time, he recruited Dougie Barney, an experienced butcher, to lead the team. That Dougie is still with the business a decade later speaks volumes about how the enterprise has remained true to its original ideals. Swannington Farm To Fork was born. The idea was to supplement the Waitrose contract with an intensely local business, largely supplying Norfolk pubs and restaurants, but also selling direct to the public in an on-site farm shop. ‘We wanted, and still want, to keep the Farm To Fork business very local,’ says Rob. ‘We don’t seek out customers outside of Norfolk; our pigs are slaughtered at an abattoir just a few miles away, and we do all the butchery ourselves. This is ultra low food miles, and we have control of pretty much every aspect of production, from the field to what is delivered to the customer.’ This is rural Norfolk as it should be. The farm is the biggest employer in the village, providing a livelihood for around 30 local people. Rob takes me around the 360 acre farm, showing me some of the approximately 700 pigs which are there at any one time. The farm breeds its own stock, crossing the traditional breed of Land Race with Duroc, which gives a leaner meat to satisfy modern tastes. ‘The meat is light, with not too much fat, which is what the consumer wants nowadays,’ explains Rob. All the pigs are reared outside, where they get plenty of exercise and lots of space. The diet is simple, with no antibiotics, and careful and traditional farming methods ensure the stock is kept healthy. Back in the butchery, the investment in people and machinery is evident. The pork is hung to give it more flavour and a better texture, and then butchered to provide all sorts of cuts, as well as sausages, bacon, gammon and ham hocks. With the farm so busy, the on-site shop can only open three days a week, so a subsequent venture has been Farm To Fork To Fish, a farm shop at Horstead run in conjunction with Rob’s old school-friend Matthew Colchester, owner of the adjacent Recruiting Sergeant pub. With meat from Swannington, fish from renowned merchants Coles and Simpers, as well as a variety of deli items, it has become something of a destination for north Norfolk foodies.

INGREDIENTS

Half a pork belly, chicken stock, 4 cloves of garlic, 7 large carrots, 1 onion, 2 sticks of celery, a splash of soy sauce, thyme leaves, butter, rapeseed oil, 6 small bunched carrots, orange juice or carrot juice, 30 small cubes of chorizo, 250g sweetcorn – frozen is ﬁne (but not tinned), 36 kernels of popping corn Put the pork belly, in one piece, in a pressure cooker, and cover with chicken stock. Add one carrot, the garlic, onion and celery, chopped finely into a mirepoix. Add the soy sauce and some thyme leaves, and then cook for between two and three hours, until the pork is as soft as you like. Remove the pork and press it between two trays, weighted down, in the fridge. Meanwhile, strain and reduce the cooking stock, to give you a delicious pork jus. When it is time to serve the pork, trim it into a square, and then remove the hard part of the skin, and score the fat. Cut into six batons, and sear these in a pan, fat side down, then flip them, and heat in an oven at 180°C for ten minutes. Take six of the bunched carrots, peel and trim them, and then roast in a pan in a generous knob of butter and some oil, until coloured. Now wrap loosely in tin foil, and bake in the oven for ten minutes. To make the carrot purée, take the remaining six large carrots, chop them really finely, and sweat them in some oil and butter, along with some thyme leaves. Then cover them with either orange or carrot juice, put a lid on the pan, and sweat over a medium heat for around 10-15 minutes, until the carrots are soft. Blitz in a food processor, and then pass through a fine sieve to give you a smooth purée. Sweat the chorizo cubes in a little oil until the chorizo releases some of its own oil. Carefully remove the chorizo, and then add the sweetcorn, and let it cook in the chorizo juices for about two minutes. Finally, put the popping corn in a high sided pan with a little oil, put on the lid and heat until the corn starts to pop. At this stage, remove from the heat, and give the pan a vigorous shake, then ensure all of the kernels have popped. Season with a little salt. ROGER HICKMAN is chef-proprietor at Roger

Hickman‘s Restaurant in Upper St Giles, Norwich. More details at www.rogerhickmansrestaurant.com.

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ROOTS

With an emphasis firmly placed on local produce is a very welcome and suppliers, addition to the Norwich restaurant scene. Sarah Hardy calls by for a relaxed dinner

Roots

ituated in a Grade Two listed building

in Norwich’s charming Lanes district, Roots is the brainchild of father and son Colin and Richard Lang. Richard, a former Thorpe St Andrews schoolboy, is very much the public face of the business and is clearly working hard to create somewhere a little bit different – and with a very personal touch. It is a little bit of a higgledy piggledy sort of place, set over three floors, including a very trendy basement with a real chill out feel and just the spot for a bit of jazz and a nice long cocktail! The ground floor sees a bar and eating area while the first floor boasts three separate eating rooms so you can have a good look around and pick your favourite spot. Everywhere is painted in heritage colours to capture the history of the place, and many original features remain, such as beams and fireplaces. Add in up-cycled tables and chairs, fresh flowers and quirky artwork, and Roots is so much more than one of those identikit high street chains! Local suppliers, who are so crucial to a restaurant like this, include Marsh Pig charcuterie from Claxton, near Loddon, cheeses from Mrs Temple in Wighton, north Norfolk, meat from Cleveleys butchers in Halesworth and Gressingham duck from near Woodbridge. Salads are from a friend in Newton Flotman. Such is the importance placed upon local producers that even the beer, lager and wine are sourced nearby. Now that’s dedication!

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roots

“Open for two years, it is a popular place at all times of the day as breakfast is served along with both light and three-course lunches.” It is also one of just eight restaurants in Norfolk to have made it into the 2015 Waitrose Good Food Guide, generally regarded as the most prestigious of all guides to be in. Open for two years, it is a popular place at all times of the day as breakfast is served along with both light and three-course lunches. It was lovely and busy when I visited one Saturday night, no doubt thanks to the relaxed feel: there’s no standing on ceremony or need to dress up too much. We went straight up to our table on the first ﬂoor where I tried a glass of Norfolk wine, a classy white from the Winburri vineyard in Surlingham, just outside Norwich. It was just the ticket! My husband had a bottle of beer from Norfolk Brewhouse, based at Hindringham, near Fakenham, and it disappeared nice and quick, too. The menu is as thoughtful as you would imagine, with favourites such as duck, steak, chicken and pork on offer alongside a vegetarian risotto and Norfolk vegetable fattoush which sounded most interesting.

ROOTS,

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Starters ranged from a wood pigeon salad to fishcakes although I opted for soup of the day, a superfood creamy broccoli number. At £5.95, it was great value and the accompanying rosemary bread was fab, too. Sir tried beetroot, Binham Blue and walnut salad at £6.50 which was another hit; not much beats fresh beetroot and the tangy cheese was a great partner to it. I eyed up the pea and wild mushroom risotto (£11.95) but instead went for another firm favourite, slow cooked belly of pork at £15.95. Served with parsnip puree, purple broccoli, Marsh Pig Crisp Coppa Ham, pommerey mustard sauce, it was tasty and filling, and I must say those Marsh Pig goodies are good. My husband had no trouble in selecting his personal favourite – seabass. This time it was filleted and served with asparagus spears, Jersey Royals and parsley butter sauce. At £16.95, it was one of the more expensive dishes on the menu but thoroughly worth it. We were both in the mood for desserts having starved ourselves for most of the day! I went for plum and sour cream frangipane tart with plenty of vanilla ice cream which had a great rustic look while Himself tried the honey panacotta which was declared another winner and a great end to our meal. So, the menu simply oozes health and vitality, doesn’t it? Add in friendly service and great surroundings, and you have all the right ingredients for a perfect night out!

Roots, which can sit up to 90 people, is available for private hire – say birthday parties or baby showers. It can be hired all-together or in part. There is also a private courtyard garden.

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IS SUCH A FAVOURITE WITH EMMA OUTTEN SHE DECIDED TO GO BACK FOR SECONDS. AND THIS TIME DAUGHTER AND DOG CAME TOO!

aving made the mad move

to get a puppy at the start of this year, all of a sudden dog-friendly places to eat have popped up on my radar left, right, and centre. And, when little legs will only take a pup so far during the early months, it’s a case of the nearer the better. For me, The Earlham Arms in Norwich has come up trumps, as it is well-known to be dog-friendly, plus it has a rejuvenated garden for your four-legged friend to stretch its legs in. It was with this new outside eating area in mind that we set off, on foot and paw, to The Earlham Arms one sunny early summer evening. Landlady Katie Hales and her partner Matthew Pamplin have their own dog, Marley, who looked very at home in the bar the evening we went, but there was also Amber, up on a bar stool, Brian, settled down by his owner’s feet and the lovely Lily, lapping up the evening sunshine whilst her lady owner supped half a pint outside. So we were in good canine company, inside and out. The large garden has changed very recently, and for the better, with the addition of two very long wooden tables and benches on what look like old railway sleepers – perfect for those long family lunches if you want a get-together for a special occasion out in the sun. There are also half a dozen round beer garden tables and the backdrop to all this is the wonderful wood carving of a giant pair of hands, the result of a tree falling down on July 10, 2014 (and I know this because it’s carved into the side).

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the earlham arms “There’s something special about that first chance to eat

al fresco each and every year, and it’s always something to

savour, with sunshades on.”

There’s new landscaping, so a nice new path winds its way through the garden and there’s even a bike rack for those who definitely don’t want to be drinking and driving – and quite right, too. Greenery-wise, large rectangular, metal planters provide a shiny new welcome at the entrance to the garden, and Taxus plants have been planted along the edging to give the garden a much more clearly defined feel. We decided to nab one of the huge tables before the sun set behind the rooftops. There’s something special about that first chance to eat al fresco each and every year, and it’s always something to savour, with sunshades on. Drink-wise, the daughter ordered a J20 (I do sometimes wonder what pre-teens drank before J20 came on the scene) and I, although tempted by an Aperol Orange Spritz, had a large glass of Viña Edmara Pinot Noir, from Chile, which was suitably soft and supple.

I think I may have mentioned before that the team at The Earlham Arms are very on-message when it comes to allergies (even going off to check that there wasn’t any cinnamon in my order, for example). I had help with carrying the drinks and condiment bucket (I do like a condiment bucket!) outside - generally nothing seems too much trouble. The daughter is on that on-the-cusp age where she pulls a face at having to order from a kids’ menu, so, as a compromise, she ordered a very grown-up sounding Earlham Arms’ Charcuterie from the fortnightly menu for starters – complete with salami, pastrami, smoked chicken, pickles, sun blushed tomatoes, olives and homemade Focaccia bread with rapeseed oil and balsamic vinegar, at

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£7.25. This would keep her satiated, I figured. It appealed to her liking for pick & mix, and she soon tucked in. The warm bread got the big thumbs up, first of all, and it all went down rather well (evidenced by the fact I was only invited to try the smoked chicken). I had the Soup of the Day (£4.95), as it was broccoli and wild garlic: very healthy, and it came with a couple of slices of that lovely warm bread. The daughter ordered Margherita Pizza from the Little Earlham’s menu but she needn’t have worried that it would be, well, little, even though it was priced at £4.95. She could’ve ordered Pepperoni but, considering the mass of meat on her Charcuterie board, there was no need for any more (and to think the week before she announced she was turning vegetarian!). I really fancied beef and so went for the Steak Burger, served with char-grilled Ciabatta, skinny fries, Alioli, tomatoes, onion, pickles and salad, at £11.95, and topped off with Emmental cheese for another £1.50. The skinny fries had to be shared with the daughter, of course (another thumbs up), and I have to say the burger was one of the tastiest I’ve ever tried. If Paul Newman once famously quipped: ‘Why go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home?’ then I would suggest that a steak burger at The Earlham Arms might be a perfectly good compromise to that conundrum! Prime beef, not too well done in the middle (no charred burgers here) and the Emmental really topped things off nicely. Our young pup needed taking home before we got round to desserts, so my daughter missed out on children’s ice cream, but the ever helpful staff boxed up what was left of her pizza and we were good to go. I cannot emphasise enough just how welcome dogs are at this gastro pub in the city – I have been there a good few times since purchasing the pup – and the new outside eating area can only mean I plan to eat there even more over the summer. My daughter and I left just as dusk was falling, with our dog and her delicious ‘doggy bag’.

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Kate Morfoot

HEADS TO DUBAI TO FIND OUT WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT

ilm stars and pop idols are ﬂocking to Dubai and so are tourists who want to see what all the fuss is about and soak up the all year round sunshine. There’s no doubt it is popular with celebrities, as John Cleese and Vinny Jones were on my Heathrow ﬂight. Dubai is a play-pen for adults and children alike. It’s safe, warm and there are lots of things to do in this stylish city, but if you want to do it justice, pack plenty of cash! There’s seductive glamour but, underneath this very glossy veneer, you can find the essence of Arabia in chaotic and traditional souks selling the finest diamonds, gold and clothing.

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Looking up, not only do you see magnificent skyscraper buildings that sparkle and shine, but you see thrillseeking sky divers plummeting from the scorching blue sky, catching their bird’s eye view of this dynamic city.

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All the best named restaurants and hotels have settled here comfortably, with flocks of people coming to holiday, party and do business in a fashionable way. Fancy getting out on the water? Then water sports and skydiving are popular and the Gulf Sea is alive with all kinds of jets skis, highly fuelled power boats and super boats that you can rent to get a look at a glimpse of the skyline from a different perspective. Hire a top of the range motorboat called Al Shaali 50 from trusted 4Yacht Chartering company located at the Dubai Marina Yacht Club. Situated within the Marina, it caters for small and large groups and can organise anything from deep sea diving to fishing, as well as birthday parties! It’s ideal for a lunch-time trip or ‘brunch,’ catching eyefuls of magical ships with their smartly dressed crew. If you don’t fancy brunch on a yacht, then head for one of the many hotels that do the famous Champagne Friday brunches. Check out the array of buffet food with unbelievable choice at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyhai Beach resort for its ‘Bubbilicious’ brunch which naturally includes plenty of fizz and is priced at a rather eye watering £114 a head! Looking up, not only do you see magnificent skyscraper buildings that sparkle and shine, but you see thrill-seeking sky divers plummeting from the scorching blue sky, catching their bird’s eye view of this dynamic city. Hotels, restaurants and bars are fabulous in this city, especially the newly opened Four Seasons hotel. Its Sea Fu restaurant located on the beachfront is one to try for its diverse Asian style cuisine. Its food is delectable and probably the best seafood going in this city. Marinated mackerel, king prawns with a choice of Asian sauces and the roasted Chilean chargrilled sea bass in honey are my recommended favourites. And its Mercury Lounge, located on the sixth floor, overlooks the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. The beautiful skyline bar offers VIP style ambience and this is the place to party to the max. The nightlife is throbbing with vibes and extremely glamourous. All of the top hotels have opulent bars to sip cocktails from impressive cocktail lists. >>

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At over 828 metres, the Burj Khalifa has more than 160 storeys. The lift gets faster the higher it goes – it’s the longest distance you can travel in an elevator in the world. At floor 122, you can stop off and view the skyline in At.mosphere. This elegant restaurant and bar is where you can view the sights below and watch the sunset, while having a relaxing end of the day catch up over a drink. Seek out La Petite Maison for high-end nosh with a buzzy atmosphere. Located in the Gate Village, the restaurant ethos is French cuisine based on sharing. Look out for Dover sole and the rib eye steak dishes which are simply divine. Do you want something for free? At The Armani Hotel, within the Burj Khalifa, you can see the world’s most magical performing water fountain show. Eat at Rivington Grill with a table on the terrace for a superb meal and an extraordinary view of the show. Or be amongst the action and take a fountain lake ride. This stunning show creates breath-taking dancing water in tune to Michael Jackson’s Thriller and classical music which brings the whole area alive. The jets of water shoot up a staggering 500ft in the air - as high as a 45-storey building!

Coming to Dubai wouldn’t be worth the trip without leaving the skyscrapers behind and a visit to the desert. Behind the Dunes is an experienced operator which only caters for small groups and has had a vast array of celebrities using its bespoke desert experiences. Opt for the private desert trip where you will be treated to a deluxe desert safari ride on your own camel, dune bashing in the latest 4x4 and a private dining experience under the stars where they serve BBQ meats and a mezze of Arabian delights. Shopping malls in Dubai contain the best of all the designers. People flock to these malls like the modern-day oasis and this city has the largest malls in the world. Head to the Dubai Mall which has a threestorey aquarium at its centerpiece. All in all, Dubai has the largest the biggest and the flashiest of everything. You can find it all here and everyone is heading out to experience this sand pit of fun.

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| JUNE 2015

GROWING IN POPULARITY, MARK NICHOLLS TRAVELS TO IN THE FAR SOUTH OF ITALY TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT ITS APPEAL

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T SEEMS EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT PUGLIA.

The high heel on the boot of Italy is attracting the attention of A-list celebs and also a growing number of sun seekers looking for a new destination to discover. Puglia – or Apulia – has caught the eye of actors and musicians such as Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren and Mick Hucknall from Simply Red who have bought homes in the region, and Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel exchanged wedding vows on this part of the Apulian coastline. It is a land of fishing harbours and a craggy shoreline, beautiful towns and villages, olive trees, the unique trulli houses, and the strategic masseria, the grand fortified residences where the influential Puglian families lived. Many, such as Masseria San Domenico, have been transformed into stylish accommodation. And the Mediterranean climate of Puglia is so appealing. As well as a mild winter, temperatures can soar in the summer months whilst spring is a beautiful time to visit with flowers adding colour between the olive trees and a light freshness to the air. With some 60 million olive trees scattered across this long, thin state of Italy, Puglia is one of the world’s most important olive oil producing regions. Among the lovely towns to visit is Ostuni, known as ‘the white city’ with many of the homes painted in white lime, a custom which originated in the Middle Ages to reflect the light through the small alleys, but later, in the 17th century, it was also regarded as a way to prevent the spread of plague and pestilence.

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ACCOMMODATION: Mark Nicholls stayed at Masseria San Domenico and flew from London Stansted to Bari. With luxurious rooms and renowned as a thalassotherapy spa and golf resort, Masseria San Domenico is part of San Domenico Hotels. CLASSIC COLLECTION HOLIDAYS: Offers 3 nights/7nights at 5* deluxe Masseria San Domenico, Puglia from £1144/£1821 per person in May. Price based on two adults sharing a deluxe room on a bed & breakfast basis and includes return flights from London Gatwick (other UK departure airports available) to Bari and private transfers.

You can spend time wandering through these narrow cobbled alleys of tightly-packed homes within the ancient citadel and up to the cathedral of St Maria Assunta. From the old city ramparts, there are spectacular views across the plains, covered in olive trees that reach down to the Adriatic Sea. Other nearby towns, all with an historic centre reached through quaint alleys, include Cisternino, Locorotondo and Martina Franca, but it is as you drive through the Valle d’Itria that you discover the small round houses that give this part of Puglia a unique identity. Known as trulli, most are of only one room with a stone conical roof, a feature which maintains the interior at a constant temperature – pleasantly warm in winter and refreshingly cool in the summer time. It is in the town of Alberobello that you will see the greatest, and most picturesque, concentration of trulli houses, with street upon street of these fascinating limestone dwellings, which since 1996 have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. On the coast, Polignano a Mare is an old fishing community and sits astride a stunning gorge. Famous for ice cream, it is also the birthplace of singer Domenico Modugno, who had the massive international hit in 1958 with the song Volare. Further along is the busier port of Monopoli and its fishing harbour and, with more time, there are the cities of Bari, Brindisi and Lecce to explore too. While the conical trulli houses offer Puglia an identity, the masseria are another distinctive architectural feature.

Fortified homes on a country estate, they are imposing and strategically located to dominate the surrounding countryside with many found close to the coast between Bari and Brindisi. We stayed at one of the more famous, the Masseria San Domenico. Close to the village of Savelettri, it dates from the 15th century when it was used by the Knights of Malta as a lookout over the Adriatic and to defend against Ottoman attacks. Fully restored, it is now a five-star spa and residence with exclusive accommodation. Surrounded by olive groves, with 46 suites and rooms as well as a shoreline annexe with four rooms and a fish restaurant, it offers a healthy, stylish and secluded lifestyle - blending fivestar boutique-style intimacy with elegance, Puglian cuisine and privacy. Masseria San Domenico also incorporates a thalassotherapy spa, which harnesses the benefits of the mineral-rich seawater and seaweed found in the Adriatic Sea. The seawater used in the spa is drawn from a deep underground stratum, around 400m below sea level, before being filtered, purified and heated for use in a wide range of specialist treatments and high-tech therapies, from hydromassages and algotherapy to a hypothermal marine treatment. While using a variety of products from international spa and beauty brands, Masseria San Domenico also has its own range of olive oil-based spa products, produced from olives grown in the Masseria’s own groves. Signature treatments such as Olive Oil Envelopment in Aromatherapy for the skin are said to provide moisturising and anti-ageing benefits. The spa area also features a wonderful indoor pool and relaxation area plus there is a stunning outdoor pool for the summer months. Masseria San Domenico also owns and operates the 18-hole par 72 San Domenico Golf course, home of the annual PGA European Challenge Tour Grand Final since 2005. As a fundamental part of its wellbeing philosophy, Masseria San Domenico promotes the Mediterranean Diet and specialises in Apulian cuisine. Expect to see medaglioni di melanzane con vellutata di pomodoro (aubergine medallions with tomato velouté) as a speciality, along with shellfish, veal and rabbit (peasant style), as well as an impressive range of wine from the region. Perhaps no longer a secret destination, Puglia is a wonderfully, unspoilt part of Italy to enjoy peace, quiet, spectacular views, and simplistic luxury.

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As boss of both Visit North Norfolk Coast & Countryside and Woodland Holiday Park near Cromer, Andrew Hird admits to being a bit obsessed with analysing the traffic from one website to the other. Looking up at a big screen in his office at the Holiday Park in Trimingham he could see just how many users were looking at the Woodland website, and that the number one referral was none other than Visit North Norfolk.com. Andrew explains: ‘It gives me an idea of our referral traffic and what people are looking at.’ They happened to be looking at the cabins and lodges. Andrew adds: ‘That starts forming some kind of investment strategy.’ The upshot of the analysing is that they are talking about adding more cabins and lodges to the hire ﬂeet. Although Andrew makes the point: ‘Holiday home ownership is increasing so we will be adding more holiday home caravans.’ There are already 300plus caravans on site, and earlier this year the park got planning permission for 52 more bases which will be ‘premium pitches,’ says Andrew, who adds: ‘We hope to start work this autumn.’ He has been Chief Executive at Woodland Holiday Park for almost three years. How has it changed since his arrival? ‘One of the strap-lines for the park before I came here was Norfolk’s Best Kept Secret - I figured we needed to change that, because, whilst it’s a nice strap-line, it’s really important that we are not Norfolk’s best kept secret.’ Nowadays the strap-line is all being at one with nature. He adds: ‘I think we’ve raised the profile of the business,’ and says of the holiday park: ‘We have got a woodland setting, are 200 metres from the coast, and the family who own our park are a family of farmers so they are local and tremendously supportive.’ Andrew says they have audacious ambitions, to be ‘a top short break destination.’ New for this year is the family-owned and refurbished Blackberry Cottage, which sleeps 10. This month it hosts a wedding. Andrew comments: ‘It’s a different market to the holiday park.’ Two years ago he became Chairman of Visit North Norfolk Coast & Country (VNNC&C), a new Destination Marketing Organisation (DMO), covering Cromer, Sheringham, Holt, Wells and Hunstanton. Andrew is well placed to be a marketing man: ‘I was involved in tourism and distribution for 15 years beforehand,’ (he was Director of East Anglian-based Leisure Target Tourism Services). VNNC&C, launched in 2013, is a public and private sector partnership. ‘We are very fortunate that North Norfolk District Council continues to support Visit North Norfolk,’ comments Andrew, although the long term plan is for it to be self-supporting. Brand Manager is Lucy Downing, whereas Andrew is ‘the person who sits in the middle of the public and private sector to

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ensure that we’re all heading in the same direction.’ As destinations go, north Norfolk has a lot going for it. ‘North Norfolk is a top destination in our county,’ agrees Andrew. ‘Customers are much more discerning and I think our environment here in north Norfolk caters for that.’ What are the challenges of marketing this particular destination? ‘It’s a big geographical area with many diverse businesses,’ replies Andrew. ‘To sum north Norfolk up on one sentence is a real challenge. That’s why it’s called Visit North Coast & Countryside because it has fantastic countryside as well.’ It is also home to fantastic food, putting that very much on the agenda when it comes to promotional activity. Another selling point is the hospitality. ‘My family who visit often say ‘they were nice in that cafe or restaurant or pub. There is genuine warmth in north Norfolk.’ Listening to Andrew, it comes over loud and clear that he’s not from Norfolk. ‘I’m a Sheffield lad but my parents moved to Norfolk in the late 80s, I went to school in Acle and met my wife there and stayed in Norfolk ever since.’ Along with their dog, they live on site at Woodland - won over by that warm welcome no doubt. ‘Running a big park like this, it’s challenging to have that one-to-one relationship, but a warm welcome costs nothing.’ Andrew is also on the panel of Visit Norfolk, which involves him attending a marketing meeting once a month. He says: ‘This time it’s working in partnership with Norfolk County Council.’ Woodland Holiday Park recently bought into Visit Norfolk’s £80k campaign on the London Underground. Andrew said: ‘We could never have afforded to do that as a park but to do it as part of something makes it achievable and has a double whammy. It raises Woodland Holiday Park’s profile but also supports Norfolk tourism.’ He applauds the dualling of the A11, from a tourism point of view, and states: ‘Norfolk needs to become more top of mind to people out of this county,’ (as opposed to Cornwall). And he also applauds the new royal connection in Norfolk. ‘I think that having the future King and his family spending a lot of time in the county can only be good.’ Visit East Anglia has the contract to deliver tourism services to both Visit Norfolk and Visit North Norfolk. There is a big benefit to being part of this regional DMO: ‘You can access data created by Visit England and Visit Britain at a much reduced rate,’ says Andrew, ‘it would be impossible to afford as an individual company.’ So with Woodlands shouting from the tree-tops nowadays, what remains Norfolk’s best kept secret? Andrew replies: ‘The walk between Overstrand and Cromer through what is known as Happy Valley,’ says Andrew, ‘with rolling countryside and one of my favourite hobbies, golf, on the left hand side, and on the right hand side the fantastic sea.’ 89

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ension Flexibility is with us and we are already talking to many clients about their options under the new framework. However, we are committed to ensuring that our clients don’t take irrevocable decisions with their pension savings without going through a proper advice process. At first sight the freedoms on offer look like a licence for would-be retirees to go out on a spending spree, but there are many factors to take into account before any decision should be made to withdraw money from the protected environment of a pension fund. The first big hurdle to take into account is tax. Only the first 25 per cent of your pension savings can be withdrawn free of tax. Any further withdrawals will be taxed as income along with any other earnings. Those who take substantial

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withdrawals from their pension fund may find themselves liable for higher or additional tax on some of their withdrawals, paying 40 or 45 per cent tax. The timing of any withdrawals needs to be planned carefully if you want to keep your tax liability to a minimum. The next thing to bear in mind is that as soon as you start taking benefits from your fund over and above your 25 per cent tax free pension commencement lump sum entitlement, your annual allowance for contributions drops to £10,000, unless you are in a capped drawdown arrangement and take further monies within the capped limits. This is aimed at preventing the recycling of pension savings by savers taking out large sums then paying them back in again and getting another batch of tax relief. The annual allowance for funds where these benefits haven’t been taken is £40,000. If you wish to continue to save more than £10,000 per year in your pension fund, then you should think twice about triggering the lower allowance. Another pitfall for the future has become apparent in a recent factsheet from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It warns that people who spend, transfer or give away money from their pension pots may be deemed to have deliberately deprived themselves of their pension income in order to qualify for benefits such as pension credit. In a nutshell, if you spend your pension pot now, the state may decline to pick up the tab later. Not every pension fund can be accessed under the new rules. Some schemes have rules that don’t allow members to take advantage of the new freedoms. In others, members will need to transfer their pension savings into a new arrangement to take advantage of the new flexibility and could potentially, as a result, lose valuable benefits in the process. Other schemes, such as most of those in the public sector, don’t allow members to take advantage of the new flexibility at all. The bottom line is that there is no need to rush to take action to do something with your pension fund if you are age 55 or over. Your pension fund can be a valuable element in a balanced portfolio of investments and is, in general, very tax-efficient. It can continue to accrue value until the time is right to take benefits. There are real dangers lying in wait for those who take action without a full consideration of the consequences.

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The profession was encouraged to source business in new ways, such as by paying referral fees to third parties to send them work and by being permitted to do cases on a no-win, no-fee basis, with the defendants picking up all the fees of a successful claim, including the success fee itself. The solicitors’ regulator, the SRA, has embraced these changes, to the extent that becoming approved and regulated as an ABS is easier than it is to be approved as a traditional legal practice. Even the Law Society jumped on the bandwagon, hailing the ABS as the new dawn in legal services. Yet it quickly became apparent that, despite warning from the traditional legal profession, labelled as backward looking and defensive at the time, the brave new world of legal practice is nothing of the sort. One of the flagships of the new structure, the Co-op, seemed to struggle to shake off massive losses arising from a binge of recruitment and investment, timed to coincide with the present government’s removal of legal aid from most types of family work. Last month, one of the leading corporate legal service providers, Quindell, has sold the business to Slater & Gordon, a publically listed legal practice of Australian origins which over the past few years has bought up a number of big English firms, usually those handling personal injury work. This is in the aftermath of the dramatic U-turn on some of the reforms. Referral fees for accident claims are now banned. The ability to recover success fees from the defendant in injury claims, usually from the insurance companies, is also now seen as a ‘bad thing’, having encouraged many speculative claims and pushed up the costs to the insurance industry and therefore the paying public dramatically. The very rules which would have made the new legal models profitable have been reversed and the rug pulled out from under the very businesses the government encouraged. Now, research done by a Canadian university has shown that, whilst profits of some big corporate legal providers has grown, this has had almost no effect upon the cost of legal services to the public. This is a fairly damning indictment of the last eight years of legal reform. One should not be surprised by any of this. Experience on the ground shows that, when you actually read beyond the sales pitch, the actual cost of, for example, a ‘cheap’ conveyancing firm is anything but cheap, as the headline grabbing charge seldom reflects the actual price you will pay by the time you add in so called extras, such as having to verify your identity, deal with your mortgage or actually send the money from your sale by bank transfer. Not only that, but your lawyer is likely to be miles away and quite anonymous. So I do have a feeling of schadenfreude at the problems faced by the new ABSs. Many would say that they were entirely predictable. They are an expensive exercise which has largely failed but, in the process, many traditional legal firms have either gone to the wall or had to fight hard to survive. Providing old fashioned face-to-face advice at a reasonable price is the way it should be and that is what we will eventually get back to.

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M Revenue & Customs (HMRC) strategy to clamp down on suspected tax avoiders has seen its internal ‘rising stars’ team of tax investigators intensify its scrutiny of those who are wealthy and newly successful entrepreneurs, professionals and celebrities. A total of 51 enquiries were launched by the team during tax year 2013/14, up from the 38 launched the year before. Investigations resulted in the collection of around £6.6 million of extra tax in 2013/14 which is an increase of 35 per cent from the year before. The ‘rising star’ team was launched during 2012 to investigate the tax affairs of individuals with rapidly rising incomes and/or net worth of at least £15 million. In addition they try to predict those who could become taxpayers dealt with by the High Net Worth Unit within a five year period and follow those taxpayers closely.

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try to ensure the affairs of those selected are reviewed more closely, and earlier, than predecessors. Likely taxpayers to fall into this category will be successful entrepreneurs, those rising through a lucrative career, large property owners, young sports stars/celebrities and those receiving inheritances – remembering the executors of the deceased will already have made disclosure to HMRC as part of their obligations. The message in this story is make sure any tax representation you have is suitable to manage your affairs. What might sound like a sensible approach to tax planning can be fraught with danger and someone with tax qualifications can offer expert guidance. As followers of the election campaign will know, there is already a raft of regulation in place to allow HMRC greater power to penalise for incorrect reporting, to collect tax revenues, increase penalties and name and shame those who are deemed to be flouting the regulations. There is also pressure to increase statutory powers for revenue collection making it very important to make sure your affairs are correctly managed and reported. The UK is not the only nation to recognise that increasing penalties, fines and charges is a good way of plugging the deficit in public finances without increasing mainstream taxes.

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HE RECENT 60TH ANNIVERSARY evening at solicitor firm Clapham & Collinge was much more than a celebration of six decades of providing legal services to the people of Norfolk. The five partners and 50 or so staff were also celebrating the re-launch of one of Norfolk’s oldest and best respected law firms, which has branches in both Norwich and Sheringham. Marketing Manager Louis Hilldrup-Boorman describes the recent event at the fine Georgian premises of St Catherine’s House: ‘With more than 150 attendees, the evening was a great success! We had tapas from Raffles Restaurants, jazz with DixieMix Jazz Band, wine tasting with Harper Wells and the grand unveiling of our GoGo Dragons! sculpture.’ The re-launch coincided with the announcement back in February that Clapham & Collinge had left legal network QualitySolicitors, after four years, thus reestablishing itself as a completely independent firm. Along with officially reclaiming its independence, the firm has undergone an elegant rebranding, with a new plum and pistachio brand-mark.

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Hugh Berridge, a Senior Partner who has been with the firm for more than 35 years, acknowledges: ‘There was a good fit between Clapham & Collinge and QualitySolicitors and we were able to learn from each other and create a customer-focused brand that is now well-known 2007 across the UK.’ Belmore Solicitors transfer Will Bank to Clapham & Collinge. But the time was right to start re-focusing on their 2015 own brand, as he adds: ‘We The partners of Clapham & have always been incredibly Collinge buy 3 Augusta Street, proud to be a Norfolk firm Sheringham. and, as we develop the business, the county is where our commitment lies.’ Managing Partner Tammy Parnell, adds: ‘Our mission as a business is very simple; every day we strive to be the very best law firm for people in Norfolk. From buying a first home to handling a painful divorce, supporting a local business with a management buy-out or dealing with a complicated trust, we will fight tooth and nail for our clients. As a team we understand Norfolk and the things that make it special and different from other parts of the UK.‘ Clapham & Collinge will continue to deliver the same comprehensive range of legal services to their clients. The firm offers a free initial consultation, fixed fees, and is open six days a week – a few of the many reasons they are one of the most highly regarded solicitor firms in Norwich. Louis comments: ‘We are one of the only solicitors in Norfolk to be open on Saturday.’

And he adds: ‘We also have one of the largest private client departments in Norfolk, and due to continual expansion will soon be opening new offices in Sheringham and beyond.’ Clapham & Collinge is actively involved in a range of local charities and community initiatives, supporting charities such as Break, Will-Aid and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It has become a corporate member of the NWT and has raised more than £5200 during 2014’s Will Aid campaign (the firm has participated in 10 Will Aid campaigns to date and has raised an impressive grand total of nearly £50,000). And from this month you will notice on the streets of Norwich that Clapham & Collinge has sponsored one of the GoGo Dragons! 2015 sculptures: Scorcher designed by Hannah Nelson. The firm also develops and promotes its own events such as regular free advice coffee mornings, dementia awareness events and training sessions. For example, this month there will be Buy to Let Roadshows in Norwich and North Walsham, plus a Financial Abuse Seminar with Action on Elder Abuse. Louis concludes: ‘Clapham & Collinge is proud to be a Norfolk firm and is thoroughly committed to the community.’

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SUBSTANCE and Style The all-new Vitara is a very likeable left-field mid-size soft-roader, writes Matt Kimberley, with plenty of substance to back up the style What’s new?

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The old Grand Vitara has been drawing its pension for years, so it's no surprise that its replacement, the roadbiased Vitara (no 'Grand' this time) is light years ahead. It gets a new chassis and is a similar size to Suzuki's own SX4 S-Cross, but is shorter, wider and taller. There's also a new part-time four-wheel drive system, a whole bunch of luxury features including a reversing camera, a panoramic sliding sunroof and climate control, and it's not set to be particularly expensive, either.

This is not a small SUV, but even so, it's a pleasant surprise to slot in and find yourself so high up above the road. There's loads of adjustment in the driving position, too – more than you'll find almost anywhere else – so you can get instantly comfortable on your own terms. The diesel engine is strong and linear, if a little coarse at times. It picks up well even from low revs and drags the Vitara's modest weight out of corners with gusto. Its slightly squarer footprint next to the S-Cross makes it feel slightly nimbler, but the steering calibration on the pre-production car we drove seemed too light and vague. Minimal wind noise afflicts the front end, although annoying road noise on rough surfaces is inescapable. Overall, though, the Vitara is a very pleasant thing to drive.

Looks and image It's very obviously led by style and chunkiness suits it to a tee. If you saw its silhouette alone you'd think it was a proper 4x4, but see it in full daylight and it's clear there's more 'lifestyle' than 'life in the wilderness' about the new Vitara. Suzuki has an enduring image in the UK as a maker of off-roaders; a factor the firm wants to use to its advantage. Brits' desire for cars with all-road ability, without being as fuel-thirsty as an old-school offroader or as compromised on the road, is only getting stronger. Suzuki hopes the Vitara has arrived at the right time. What's more, the interior is for the first time customisable, with different coloured trim inserts and even an option to have the classy central analogue clock use Kanji Japanese symbols instead of nondescript dashes.

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Space and practicality While it shares basic chassis components with the SX4 S-Cross, the Vitara has its own character. It sacrifices boot space and some rear legroom, but adds width, so three kids will fit more comfortably across the rear bench seat. The front seats may as well have been ripped out of the VIP lounge on a flagship cruise liner. There's so much space up front that you'd be mad to want more, although the longer-legged will find themselves pushing their seats back to a point that cuts rear legroom.

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Value for money With final UK prices set to be confirmed exactly, all we know is that this will be about one trim level cheaper than the slightly larger S-Cross, or something like £1000 less for a like-for-like trim grade. That seems like a truly mighty bargain, although you'll have to factor in some money for metallic paint.

Who would buy one? Suzuki's mission is to launch two cars in the sub-small, small and compact categories, and the Vitara is the second of the latter. One of each market sector's cars will be the practical choice and the other will appeal to the heart. Again, the Vitara is the latter. People with less need for outright boot space and more desire for style and colour without sacrificing all-weather driving stability will love it. This car summed up in a single word: Underdog If this car was a…: house for sale it would be the estate agent's surprise option; the left-field choice you probably should have considered but didn't... until now.

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The above fuel consumption figures are based on an EU test for comparative purposes only and may not reflect real driving results. Vitara range: Vitara SZ4 1.6 Petrol Manual available at £13,999 to Vitara SZ5 DDiS ALLGRIP Manual with Urban or Rugged Pack available at £21,799. All prices and specifications correct at time of going to print. For full details contact your local participating Suzuki Dealer. Offer subject to availability for vehicles privately registered between 1st April 2015 to 30th June 2015 from participating Authorised Suzuki Dealers only. For full details contact your local participating Suzuki Dealer. *Model shown is a Vitara SZ5 1.6 petrol available at £17,999 on the road (Single-tone metallic paint available at an additional cost of £430, Dual-tone paint available at an additional cost of £800.) †Optional extra for SZ5 models only, optional ALLGRIP 4-wheel Drive available at additional cost.

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RE-OPENING OF GOLDSMITHS, NORWICH

Goldsmiths, the UK’s largest luxury high street jewellers, celebrated re-opening in Norwich after extensive refurbishment. This has made room for a larger selection of TAG Heuer and Longines watches, along with a wider selection of jewellery from Michael Kors and Emporio Armani. At the event, customers benefited from 10 per cent off all purchases whilst enjoying Champagne, canapés and entertainment from The Jazz Collective, before taking a goody bag home. Photos by SEAN

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GALLERY HUSTINGS, GREAT YARMOUTH The newly opened Gallery 133 in Great Yarmouth hosted an 'Election Special' Arts Hustings chaired by gallery owner Liam Murphy, featuring representatives of three of the local political parties where members of the public had a chance to ask questions of the panel. There was also a rare opportunity to view original pieces by two nationally acclaimed Great Yarmouth born political cartoonists: Brian Adcock and Iain Green at the launch of an exhibition of their works which are regularly featured in the national press including the Independent and Guardian newspapers.

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DRAGON UNVEILING, NORWICH CASTLE The latest dragon taking part in the GoGoDragons! event in Norwich was unveiled at an event at Norwich Castle - and it is set to take the artistic world by storm. Painted by Norfolk's own 'mini-Monet' Kieron Williamson who, despite being only 12 years old, has already achieved sales of his pictures exceeding £1.5 million. Luda is themed around the tale of the Ludham Dragon. Luda was unveiled by Guy Gowing from dragon sponsor Arnolds Keys and Michael Rooney, fundraising manager at Break, the charity which is organising the GoGoDragons! event. Appropriately, Luda was revealed to onlookers right next to Norwich’s own civic dragon, Snap, in the Castle Keep.

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CLAPHAM & COLLINGE CELEBRATION, NORWICH Clapham & Collinge Solicitors held their 60th Anniversary Celebration evening at their offices at St Catherine’s House, All Saints Green, Norwich. More than 150 people joined the partners and staff of Clapham & Collinge to celebrate reaching 60 years and enjoyed wine tasting with Harper Wells, tapas with Raffles Restaurants, Jazz with Dixiemix Jazz band and the grand unveiling of Clapham & Collinge’s GoGoDragon!, a Wild in Art event brought to Norwich by Break Charity.

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Describe your job to us I pretend to be other people.

Sum up Norfolk in three words My feral home.

Are you Norfolk born and bred? Or where were you born and what brought you to Norfolk? My grandparents met here during the war, they bought a house in Blakeney, and we all came every summer to sail and go native on the marshes. We relocated here when I was 11, so it always felt like home.

Sum up yourself in three words Daughter, wife, mum.

What’s your ideal day out in the area? When the tides are right, my ideal day would be to sail out to the Point early in the morning, cook breakfast, spend all day exploring and then drift back to the harbour on the incoming evening tide. Which iconic Norfolk characters do you most admire and why? I love the locals that make mum's Carrier Company goods: Stanley, who forges the fire pipes always has the most extraordinary and brilliant theories on the universe; Mel has the kindest heart and always makes time for a mardle (she also has a thing for motorbikes and heavy metal). What’s your favourite pub in Norfolk and what do you like to drink there? I love the Three Horseshoes in Warham, as half a Guinness and port is good medicine after a howling walk on the marsh.

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What do you miss most when you leave the region? The way the sky is always changing; no one day ever feels the same as any other.

About The Goob

THE GOOB, which premiered at Cinema City in Norwich at the end of the last month, is a fiery British drama set against a stunning Norfolk back drop. By Guy Myhill, it boasts a cast of predominantly people born or raised in the county, from the established leads Sienna Guillory and Sean Harris to supporting actress Hannah Spearritt and non-professionals, including newcomer Liam Walpole and two builder friends of the director who play Rod and Fergie. SIENNA says of the film: ‘I grew up in Norfolk and I really loved the script, I thought it was beautiful and free and it felt very modern and nuanced rather than classic ‘telly’ storytelling with too much dialogue. I liked that the characters were thinly drawn, in a way, and you just get it. I understood. I liked the idea of playing someone who’s a bad mum. She’s living in a grey world morally and Goob sees things in black and white.’ She also recognised the rowdy Norfolk stock car racing scene. ‘Growing up, I had mates who did the stock car racing thing and my brother was really into it, always had several wrecks in the yard that he was tinkering with, and a slew of weird teenaged characters that used to hang around with him, and I just used to watch them all. I just identified with it because I know the world.’

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