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EDITOR’S LETTER WELCOME TO JUNE’S Places&Faces®. The magazine’s team is celebrating this month as this is Places & Faces’ 75th issue – quite a significant milestone. Since its launch in 2010, the publication has come a long way and Colin Huggins, the company’s MD, tells us all about it in the Five Minutes With section at the back of this month’s edition. Pete Goodrum also takes a look back this month, with 75 musical memories from around the region, and Franck Pontais (our first-ever cover star) and many of our other colleagues tell us what they think of the magazine (turn back to page 11 to find out). Besides looking back, we’re also – as always – looking forward, with plenty of things to plan for in June, from Father’s Day on Sunday, 19 to a host of local arts, country and sporting events. The Queen will be celebrating her official 90th birthday this month, too – on Saturday, June 11 – so no doubt Sandringham in West Norfolk will see an influx of visitors over the next few weeks as well as at next month’s famous Flower Show. As a firm foodie, however, my favourite sections of the magazine are always the food and drink pages and we’ve got plenty of fab recipes for you this time round, along with another classy-looking cocktail and a round-up of Norwich’s new café scene. There are also two great celebrity interviews, the first with Jamie Oliver, who’s about to become a father for the fifth time, and the other with intrepid explorer and outdoors-man Ben Fogle, who loves to visit Norfolk and Suffolk. Take a moment this month to dip into the past and then bring yourself right up to the present with the What’s On pages featuring all kinds of activities to look forward to. Thanks for reading Places & Faces® and please keep in touch – we’re on Twitter @PlacesandFaces and always love to receive your tweets!

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Find out what’s happening in June Fab ideas for Father’s Day Celebrate the Southwold Arts Festival Great Yarmouth Arts Festival gets underway On course for Norfolk Polo Set sail for Show Boat on the West End stage

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Editor’s Choice Carolyn Atkins selects some must-see and must-do events for the month ahead BEST FOOTBALL

Official sticker albums at the ready – the countdown to UEFA Euro2016 in France has begun in earnest, with this famous football tournament taking place from Friday, June 10 to Sunday, July 10. England take on Russia, Slovakia and Wales in Group B, with the first England game against Russia on Saturday, June 11. Good luck!

BEST TENNIS

Tennis stars from around the globe will be battling it out at Wimbledon from Monday, June 27 to Sunday, July 10, serving up some great entertainment both on and off the courts. Treat yourselves to some strawberries and cream and settle down in front of the TV for the highlight of the tennis world.

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Inspirational Istanbul Spotlight on Dereham

HOMES AND GARDENS 103 How to plan for your interior design project 108 Great ideas for outdoors 112 More gardening tips from Ellen Mary 115 Getting the right price for your home 116 Property of the Month: St Peter’s House in Beccles

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Vera’s Coffee Shop at A G Meales What’s new on the Norwich café scene A delicious Cromer crab dish More inspirational ideas from The Imperial Hotel Franck Pontais serves fresh salmon carpaccio Another chic cocktail from The Cliff Hotel

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MOTORING 128 Unveiled this month: the Suzuki Baleno

REGULARS 131 High Society: a selection of social snaps 138 Five Minutes With… Colin Huggins, H2 Creative Media’s MD

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The largest open submission art show in the world gets underway again this month, with the Summer Exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, from Monday, June 13 to Sunday, August 21, drawing thousands of entries from around the country. This famous annual art show has been held without interruption since 1769 and is well worth a look if you’re in the capital. www.royalacademy.org.uk

BEST MUSICAL

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present Mary Poppins at the Norwich Theatre Royal from Wednesday, June 29 to Saturday, July 30. Previewed in last month’s Places & Faces®, the magical story of the world’s favourite Nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs. Book now! Box Office: 01603 630000; www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

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The Royal Norfolk Show is the county’s biggest event of the year, attracting tens of thousands of visitors. With 650 trade stands, over 3,000 animals and hundreds of attractions, these action-packed days, on Wednesday, June 29 and Thursday, June 30, are a chance to network, do business, find out about farming and the countryside and to see the county at its best. Find out more at: www.royalnorfolkshow.rnaa.org.uk

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NEWMARKET NIGHTS A whole host of world-famous stars will be at Newmarket Racecourse this summer, with thrilling horseracing followed by The Corrs on Friday, June 17; Will Young on Friday, June 24; the Kaiser Chiefs on Friday, July 15; Busted on Friday, July 22; Tears for Fears on Friday, July 29; Mark Ronson on Friday, August 5; Jess Glynne on Friday, August 12 and Little Mix on Saturday, August 27. Call: 01638 675500 or visit: www.newmarket.thejockeyclub.co.uk

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JAMIE RAVEN LIVE Lightning quick illusionist Jamie Raven is bringing his magic touch to Norwich. The man who amazed Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell and finished as the runner-up on the 2015 show will be at the Norwich Theatre Royal on Tuesday, June 21 at 7.30pm. Box Office: 01603 630000; www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

STUDIOS OPEN FOR SUMMER Around 130 artists have signed up for the month-long Suffolk Open Studios in June, where the public can view them at work. The main event, Hubs and Trails, will run on the weekends of June 4/5, 11/12, 18/19 and 25/26. Check opening dates and times at: www.suffolkopenstudios.org NEW ANT DISPLAY AT AMAZONA ZOO Amazona Zoo in Cromer has launched a brand new Leafcutter Ant exhibit where visitors can see 3,000 Atta Cephalotes, which come from the rainforests of Trinidad, at work and play. More on 01263 510741 and at: www.amazonazoo.co.uk

GORGEOUS GARDENS Heydon residents are inviting visitors to stop and smell the roses from 2pm to 5pm this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, and explore the gardens of Heydon Hall plus a variety of gardens in their historic, picturesque village. There’ll also be a display by North Norfolk Classic Vehicle Club, entertainment by Holt Ridge Morris dancers, a plant stall, and refreshments on the village green. Admission to Heydon Hall gardens is £3 per person (children free), with tickets available on the day at the Hall and on Heydon village green. 16

FAIRYTALE FAIRHAVEN Fab events at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden in South Walsham over the summer months include jazz, story-telling, guided canoe trails and the ever-popular Green Festival on Sunday, June 26. Plus, on Friday, July 1 Fairhaven presents the Pantaloons’ Gulliver’s Travels from 7pm to 9.30pm, when no doubt this adventurous, innovative adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s classic satirical story will be loved by adults and children alike. Call: 01603 270449. www.fairhavengarden.co.uk

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WILL TEATHER: INFINITE PERSPECTIVES This month Norwich Arts Centre hosts an exclusive exhibition by Norwich artist Will Teather following his successes in London. Known for his unique imagination and traditional skills, Will Teather’s figurative paintings and drawings depict curious characters caught up in uncanny situations. Besides wallmounted paintings, the exhibition will include some of Will’s most recent work – pioneering spherical canvasses that can be viewed from multiple standpoints. His solo show at Norwich Arts Centre runs from Friday, June 24 to Saturday, August 6. www.norwichartscentre.co.uk A BOWLFUL OF SOUL Soul music lovers should head to the Ocean Rooms in Gorleston on Saturday, June 18 when top local DJs John Rodgers and Matt Welton present A Bowlful Of Soul featuring live eight-piece soul band Solutions supported by four top soul DJs Simon Van Os, Terry Brown, John Rodgers and East Anglian Soul DJ of the Year Matt Welton. Tickets on sale from the Ocean Rooms, Music Lovers, Gorleston, and the DJs, with a limited number available on the night.

BRITISH ART SHOW 8 The arrival in Norwich of contemporary art exhibition British Art Show 8 will be celebrated by a unique event, The History Train, conceived by Great Yarmouth-based artist Alan Kane. On Saturday, June 18 the city’s streets will witness a procession of six carts pulled by magnificent Shire horses, including rare-breed Suffolk Punches. The horses will progress through Norwich city centre to deliver the crates containing British Art Show 8 art works to the three venues – Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and the Forum. www.britishartshow8.com

CLOWNING AROUND Aussie favourite and star of Channel 4’s The Last Leg, Adam Hills is touring the UK with his brand new show Clown Heart and will arrive at the Marina Theatre in Lowestoft on Sunday, June 19 – don’t miss it! Tel: 01502 533200; www.marinatheatre.co.uk PIGS HOG THE LIMELIGHT An exciting public art trail will see dozens of pig sculptures on the streets of Ipswich this summer from Monday, June 27 to Friday, September 2. Sponsored by local businesses, the huge, beautifullydecorated pigs and their litters of junior pigs are expected to attract thousands of visitors to the town and are set to raise £100,000 for St Elizabeth Hospice. More information at: www.pigsgonewild.co.uk and www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk

MIDSUMMER MUSIC Distinguished British violinist Lorraine McAslan joins the Academy of St Thomas to play Mozart at Salle Church near Reepham at 7.30pm on Saturday, June 18. Doors open at 6.45pm; tickets from Prelude Records on 01603 628319.

CHARITY AUCTION Keys Charity Auction for Cardiomyopathy UK will take place on Saturday, June 11 at the East Anglia Tennis & Squash Club on Lime Tree Road, Norwich, NR2. Organised by a local resident, the auction of art, goods and promises will begin with a preview at 6.30pm with cheese and wine and strawberries and cream, followed by the auction at 7.45pm, conducted on a complimentary basis by Roy Murphy, senior director of Keys auctioneers at Aylsham. The charity’s chief executive will also be attending, with auction tickets £10 each in advance on 01603 453532 and at: club@eatsc.org.uk NATURE IS A LANGUAGE Art, ceramics and sculpture inspired by myth and nature will be on show at The Gallery Norfolk in Norwich from the end of May to Thursday, June 16. Featuring work by Paul Bommer, Hannah Firmin, Tom Frost, Julia McKenzie, Sarah Rickard and Toby Winterbourn. More on: 01603 761900 and at: www.thegallerynorfolk.co.uk MUSIC IN THE MARKET PLACE As part of the Wymondham Music Festival, live music will take place in Wymondham Market Place on Saturday, June 11 and Saturday, June 24. On the 11th, there’ll be progressive bluegrass sounds from Hayley Moyses, Charles M King and Johnnie Slewfoot from 10am to midday, with a performance from seven-piece Norwich-based string band Brother Pit at the same time on the 25th. www.wymfest.org.uk

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Special Day for Dads Whether it’s a pocket money present, something expensive or simply time spent in a special place, here are some ideas to say: “Dad, I love you” on Sunday, June 19 Words by Melanie Cook, VisitNorwich. ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS you can give is time, and making time for the family to get together on Father’s Day is probably going to beat anything you could buy and wrap. And with this special day falling in June, the warmer weather affords the chance to be at one with nature while enjoying time with your loved ones. Heading to green outdoor spaces is a good bet and Norwich, along with the rest of the county, offers endless outdoor pursuits for all ages. Whitlingham Country Park and the Plantation Garden are two gems that come into their own in the summer. At Whitlingham you have the Broads at your feet, yet you’re only two miles from Norwich city centre. Take your bikes and follow some of the 280 kilometres of beautiful countryside; alternatively simply walk along the water’s edge or perhaps kick a ball around. There’s plenty of fun to be had on the water as well. If you’re lucky enough to own your own canoe, then for the cost of a day pass you can paddle to your heart’s content. Team these activities with a picnic for a day to remember. Plantation Garden, though considerably smaller, offers a more intimate get-together. You can still have a picnic or you can take Sunday afternoon tea between 2.30pm and 4.30pm with plenty of home-made cake and

scones and a fresh brew or two. And if you’ve got a crazy dad, why not take a stop in wonderful Eaton Park - one of the best heritage parks in Norwich? Challenge the family to a friendly game of golf (of course, you have to let dad win!) on the city’s only 18-hole crazy golf course. Open from 10am till 7.30pm, it’s a lovely place to head out to later in the day. A group of four costs £13.50, there’s a picnic area and, of course, plenty of other fun things to do in the park, thanks to the boat pond, miniature railway and the recently revamped café. Does your dad love the water? Broads Tours is offering three hours of day boat hire for the price of two and there’s room for up to eight of you to take turns skippering your own vessel. This is your chance to be captain, so dad can party like a pirate! Expect plenty of laughs, lots of lovely wildlife and the chance for dad to sit back and enjoy being away from dry land. Plus at just £36 it’s great value. Again, an al fresco banquet is what’s called for, perhaps with a celebratory home-baked cake, too. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for something your dad can do without you, then the answer could lie with Woodforde’s Norfolk Ale. For £10 a ticket you can send your dad on a brewery tour, on Sunday, June 19, to learn about the brewing process, see how beer consistency is achieved and for a special insight into what makes Woodforde’s one of only a handful of breweries to have won two Champion Beer of Britain accolades. Plus he’ll have the opportunity to sample some of their award-winning range, so remember to book him a taxi! If you’re lucky enough to have a multigenerational family, you could well have

two, three or four dads to treat on the same day. Why not make your way to Wroxham where you can take the Bure Valley Railway steam train through nine miles of glorious countryside to Aylsham, followed by a complimentary drink and a two-course lunch at the Whistlestop Café? And if your dad is keen to drive a train, he can do that as well! Adults £23.30; children five to 15 £12.50; under-fives £5. If you’d rather be indoors, Norwich offers a whole host of options. This vibrant, cultural city has a significant election of international restaurants ideal for families who like to spend time together socialising over a good meal. Just named Norwich’s most popular Indian restaurant, Namaste on Opie Street is open between 6pm and 10pm on Sundays. Vijay and his family serve up delicious, authentic, pure vegetarian Indian dishes in a small, simple setting – you can also bring your own alcohol for a small corkage fee. Côte is a welcoming French brasserie in Exchange Street inspired by the eateries of Paris. Tuck into steak frites, moules marinières and tuna Niçoise followed by delicious French desserts and cheese, all, of course, best accompanied by wine. Or travel around the world with COSMO, which has more than 150 dishes on offer, along with various live cooking stations – and it’s hugely affordable, too. It’s great fun choosing between Japanese, Italian, Thai and Mexican and means that even the fussiest of eaters can tuck into a hearty meal. Norwich has all sorts of places and experiences on offer which are perfect for treating dads of all ages – wishing you all a very happy Father’s Day!

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Curtain up! The line-up for the third Southwold Arts Festival has been announced, with a wide range of activities planned during this popular event Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Southwold Arts Festival which will take place from Saturday, June 25 to Saturday July 2. Broadcaster and presenter Emma Freud continues to be the event’s enthusiastic patron and Adnams – which is closely associated with this lovely coastal town – continues to be the Festival’s lead sponsor. The aim of the Southwold Arts Festival has always been to provide artistic range and diversity and this year dance has been included for the very first time. The event will begin with a magnificent street party and parade on Saturday, June 25 with the High Street closed and the town filled with stalls, entertainers and music. In the evening musician and composer Rick Wakeman will officially open the Festival with a wide range of music, from rock to classical, combined with his characteristically funny storytelling. Throughout the week there will be visits from other distinguished guests including actress Liz Robertson and the charismatic Lucy Worsley, known for her captivating BBC history programmes. There will also be poetry from Luke Wright, folk music from the Wilson family, mask theatre from Vamos, a talk from the celebrated writer and poet Blake Morrison, and an evening with sports journalist Henry Blofeld. Plus there’ll be an illustrated talk on the artist’s William Turner’s tour of the east coast. The Festival finale on Saturday, July 2 will be a performance by The Blues Band featuring the acclaimed musicians Paul Jones, Tom McGuinness, Dave Kelly, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher.

Throughout the week the inspirational Young Musicians’ concerts will also take place - these proved very popular last year and provide a showcase of new performers’ talents. There will also be an amateur photographic competition to which photographs of Southwold can be submitted, with the winning entries both exhibited and for sale at Wells Bookshop in Queen Street. The adult first prize will be a Fuji S4800 Bridge Camera and canvas prints of the winning entries will form the runners- up prizes. The Festival programme will also include The Blyth Five and an unusual take on local history by Simon Loftus. Festival director Lin Le Versha said: “This year we have endeavoured to expand the artistic range and we are delighted to welcome the Tangomotion Dance Company that have not only appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing but also at Covent Garden in Carmen and in the award-winning film Evita.” Di Brown, the Festival’s deputy director said: “I am particularly pleased with the mix of new genres such as Charlie Haylock’s Suffolk dialect humour and the exploration of the type of magic that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens in Victorian London. We are also delighted to welcome back, by popular demand, the singer Olivia Castle and also the George Orwell walks by Ronald Binns, all of which sold out last year.” For more information and tickets visit: www.southwoldartsfestival.co.uk or contact the Box Office at St Edmunds Hall, open Monday to Saturday, midday to 3pm. Tel: 01502 722572. Also on Facebook and Twitter. 25

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Something forEveryone A medley of music, drama, art and family fun arrives in Great Yarmouth this month as the kaleidoscopic Arts Festival 2016 gets underway… Expect art and entertainment galore when the fourth Great Yarmouth Arts Festival bursts into life on Friday, June 3. This energetic event continues until Sunday, June 12 with an exciting mix of activities, from music, visual arts, theatre, a carnival, community fair, heritage pursuits, walks, workshops and more. Festival chairman Hugh Sturzaker said: “This year we are bringing together an amazing variety of art and entertainment”, while Great Yarmouth mayor Shirley Weymouth said: “We have so much local talent that would be missed if we did not have these events to make them blossom. I have always been very proud of living in the borough, but the Festival shows people what we have and all there is to be proud of.” The activities on offer promise to be as varied as they are fascinating. From a live ballet version of Pinocchio at St George’s Theatre on the opening night to a brand new musical play Breydon Crowther at Great Yarmouth Minster the following day, there is something for everyone, including several art trails and a colourful carnival procession. Hugh Sturzaker explains: “Ballet Theatre UK is returning to St George’s Theatre to perform a live ballet version of Pinocchio and two musicians cover 600 years of musical history in 90 minutes. A screening of Aida from the Paris Opera House, an afternoon with Roy Hudd, two comedy shows and the Richie Paris Richie folk band are also among the highlights at this wonderful venue.”

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The comedians will be stand-up Mick Ferry and ventriloquist Steve Hewlett, while other events at the modern St George’s Theatre include a Paradise Party on Saturday, June 4 when DJ Big Nev and Harbour Radio will host a 1950s and 1960s-themed party (fancy dress encouraged). The Festival will also feature a host of events to celebrate The Queen’s official 90th birthday. On Saturday, June 11 crowds will converge on Great Yarmouth’s Market Place when this special occasion will be marked with music, dance and more. Then in the evening a celebratory concert - Happy And Glorious – will take place at Great Yarmouth Minster, sung by an augmented Pakefield Singers under the direction of internationally-known choir trainer, conductor and voice coach, Vetta Wise, ending with a rousing ‘Last Night of the Proms’. The following day there’ll be a 10am service at the Minster to celebrate The Queen’s 90th birthday, another way of commemorating the monarch’s significant milestone. Great Yarmouth has an intriguing history and its heritage will be celebrated during the Festival with a series of fascinating walks. Starting at Fishermen’s Hospital, the tours on offer include a Medieval Town Wall walk on Sundays June 5 and June 12; The Great & The Good Yarmouth walk on Tuesday, June 7; and Sand, Sea & Spending A Penny on Thursday, June 9. Plus there’ll be a Ghost Walk (leaving from the Town Hall) in the evening on Wednesday, June 8. The eclectic mix of events also includes a

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wealth of visual art. Exhibitions at Great Yarmouth Minster include Breydon Water: Its Landscape, Fauna and Flora; a wide range of work by the Great Yarmouth and District Society of Artists; the Guild of Artists and Craftsmen; poetry and prose from the Quill Writing Group; modern art by Eastern Contemporary Artists; and pictures by the Great Yarmouth and District Photographic Society. Plus there’ll be Art On The Railings in the Market Place and a striking exhibition of sculptures and prints at Skippings Gallery called Brazilian Bandits by Brazilian-born, prize-winning artist Ron King. Admission to all of the art exhibitions is free. There will also be a trail of well-known late local artist John Dashwood’s work, both at St Nicholas Minster and across the town, while art installations, wide angle portraits and an art exhibition by Ernie Childs and Students will be on display at Great Yarmouth Library. Great Yarmouth Arts Festival 2016 will also see a flamboyant carnival parade, community fair and music competition. Hugh Sturzaker explained: “Building on the success of last year’s ‘Mammoth Parade’, this year’s carnival procession ‘Halfway to Paradise’ promises to be even bigger and better involving many more local people on a colourful journey around the town. Linking with the Time and Tide museum’s 1950s and 60s-themed exhibition of the same name, ‘Halfway to Paradise’ kick starts an entertaining day of town centre activity with the popular Community Fair taking place at the library and an array of performance in and around the market place and St George’s Plaza including a battle of the buskers competition.” The neighbourhood carnival is not to be missed. Travelling through the town from 11am onwards on Saturday, June 4, it will feature giant puppets, sculptures, costumes, live music, dancing, skating, baton twirling, stilt walkers and more. The Community Fair will take place on the same day from 11am to 3.30pm at Great Yarmouth Community Library when there’ll be all sorts of stalls and information from local organisations and community groups, a special menu in the library café and free arts and crafts for all ages. And the Battle Of The Buskers competition will also take place on Saturday, June 4, with buskers from all over the county descending on St George’s Plaza from 3pm to 6pm to compete for cash prizes. Add in lots more musical events, retro rock and roller skating and daily music and dance to celebrate the Queen’s birthday and you can see that this year’s event includes something for all ages. As festival chairman Hugh Sturzaker said: “We hope there is something for everyone to experience and enjoy at this year’s festival” so come along and find out! The Great Yarmouth Arts Festival 2016 runs from Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 12 and is supported by Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Improvement Area, Gardline, the Lottery and Arts Council England. Brochures are available around the town and there’s more at: www.greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk; on Facebook at: greatyarmoutharts and Twitter @gyartsfestival

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Around The EAAA Norfolk Polo Festival will take place at Langley Abbey on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, providing a fun, family day out while raising funds for this important local charity

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to get going, the charity is busier than ever. EAAA usually attends around four missions a day, but recently flew to 49 life-saving missions in just four days. Thankfully, EAAA has recently acquired two state-of-the-art helicopters which mean they’re well-equipped for any kind of medical emergency. The arrival of the H145 helicopters was one of the most significant advancements in the charity’s history. Much larger than the previous H135 aircraft, they can carry enough fuel to fly for over two hours, with a range of 300 nautical miles (335 miles) and, whereas the HEMS (helicopter emergency medical service) team had comprised a pilot, a doctor and a critical-care paramedic, the new helicopter is able to accommodate two pilots and three HEMS crew, as well as a patient. Extending the reach and effectiveness of the EAAA medical teams enables the charity to play a leading role in training the next generation of pre-hospital clinicians. More space also means that more can be done to help patients during the transfer process. The combination of quick response times, advanced critical care on scene, and rapid onward transfer, when appropriate, can be vital in saving lives, which is why this charity is so well loved across the region. EAAA chief executive Patrick Peal says: “We receive no regular Government funding, and so we’re indebted to the people of East Anglia for their support and encouragement which has seen us grow from a one helicopter, one day a week operation in 2000, to two state-of-the-art-helicopters with a doctor and critical-care paramedic crew available every day of the year from 7am to 1.30am.” This important local charity is delighted to be working with the Norfolk Polo Club for the second year running to host the EAAA Norfolk Polo Festival. This two day event will take place at Langley Abbey on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19, and this year will welcome a very special guest – EAAA’s very own Anglia One will be landing on the polo field on the Sunday! The Sunday is also Father’s Day, so why not treat your dad to something different – pack a picnic and pop along? See the helicopter up close, meet the EAAA crew and find out more about what it takes to work on the air ambulance. General admission to the EAA Norfolk Polo is just £10 and tickets can be purchased from www.norfolkpolo.co.uk. VIP tickets and corporate sponsorship packages are also available and offer a glamourous opportunity to entertain, with a delicious menu provided by Brasted’s. Please contact holly.noon@eaaa.org.uk for more information.

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FATHER OF FOUR JAMIE OLIVER IS SOON TO BE A FATHER OF FIVE, WITH ANOTHER BABY DUE IN AUGUST. THE WORLD-FAMOUS CHEF AND HIS WIFE JOOLS COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED, AS THEY TELL VICKY DEARDEN

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of people will be looking forward to celebrating with a family meal. Celebrity chef and father of four Jamie Oliver knows all about being a parent and constantly promotes the benefits of sitting around the table to share food with loved ones. The Essex boy who shot to fame as The Naked Chef (because he strips recipes back down to basics) is already father to Poppy Honey, 14, Daisy Boo, 13, Petal Blossom, seven, and Buddy Bear, five, and so no doubt Father’s Day – on Sunday, June 19 – will be busy in the Oliver household. And now he and his wife Jools, who celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary last year, have announced that they are “really excited” to be adding to their brood.

Jamie broke the news at the premiére for the new film Eddie the Eagle in March, which he attended with Jools, who looked stunning on the red carpet in a black jumpsuit and multi-coloured bomber jacket, proudly displaying her baby bump. The film was directed by Jamie’s best friend Dexter Fletcher and the stars of the movie – including Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman – enjoyed a meal the night before at Jamie’s restaurant Fifteen in Westland Place, north London. Jamie Oliver commented: “Well, we had a dinner last night and Fifteen cooked for Taron and Hugh and Dalia and Dexter. And Hugh’s amazing mother – of six! 70-something years old. Amazing woman. We had a lovely night - we don’t get loads of time to spend with each other, but last

night we did it” adding that Hugh Jackman is: “Really the most lovely boy and a big foodie - loves to cook.” Congratulated on their unexpected baby news, Jamie Oliver said: “We’re very excited. Number five. We’ve got a big, happy, crazy, nuts family so we’re excited” adding: “Actually we’ve told people she’s pregnant today because it’s quite hard to cover it up any more!” Asked if five children will be a handful, Jamie Oliver said: “Well, if you’re going to go, you’ve got to go, right, and we’ve sort of committed to chaos and we love it and we’re not here on the planet for very long, so we just want to enjoy family, get amongst it. I’ve just got out of nappies and I’m back into them now!” Jools Oliver, 41, is used to nappies and children’s clothes, as she designs the Little Bird clothing range for Mothercare, so she’s always constantly busy. And it’s been a whirlwind year for her celebrity chef husband whose High Street restaurant chain, Jamie’s Italian, is a big success both here and overseas, and who travels the world for his cookery programmes. The day before they announced their baby news, he was celebrating the introduction of a sugar tax in the latest Budget, a measure he campaigned hard for. Delighted with the news, he said: 34

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“It’s great. The sugar tax… it’s half a billion pounds going into primary schools around Britain for breakfast clubs and sports, and it’s going to make a massive difference. But more importantly, it’s all about the obesity strategy that is coming out next in June/July.” As well as his global culinary empire restaurants, books, magazines, television programmes, cookware and more - Jamie Oliver MBE, 41, is just as well known for championing good causes, such as training young adults with disadvantaged backgrounds to work in the restaurant industry and promoting healthy school lunches. When Chancellor George Osborne announced the introduction of a sugar tax which will be levied on drinks companies in two years’ time, Jamie Oliver was ecstatic, saying: “We did it guys! We did it! A sugar levy on sweetened drinks…a profound move that will ripple around the world…business cannot come between our kids’ health.” At the film premiére, he added: “You’ve got to remember a year ago it was ‘no way’. The

breakfast clubs. It’s a good start.” As you can imagine, it’s all about food on Father’s Day in the ever-busy Oliver household in Clavering, Essex, with quick and easy childfriendly recipes the order of the day. Think pancakes, smoothies, omelettes, cakes and bakes and quick and easy evening meals and you’ll be on the right lines – Jamie Oliver is known to like a good curry and no doubt there are dads up and down the country who agree with him (washed down with a well-deserved pint of beer, of course). Jamie Oliver says: “Ultimately, making the effort for Dad is what matters, but going beyond simply making a nice gesture is as easy as picking the perfect recipe.” So, from a tasty bacon sarnie or scrambled eggs for breakfast to a home-baked cake or curry, there are plenty of food-based ways in which to show appreciation for your father. As Jamie admits on his web-based family food programme, Family Food Tube: “It’s really, really hard trying to be the perfect parent”, but with recipes, tips and advice on the site for all kinds of family meals and plenty of first-hand parenting experience, he and his wife Jools are certainly giving us all a head start. The Olivers should be ready, then, for their fifth child, when he or she makes an appearance this summer.

It’s great. The sugar tax… it’s half a billion pounds going into primary schools around Britain for breakfast clubs and sports, and it’s going to make a massive difference. British public forced a petition; they had to have the debate. We had no support and then everyone in all of our institutions of health and surgery and GPs supported us. So it does go to prove that people can make a difference, so I’m really proud of it. “What people forget is that this is a yearand-a-half’s work and actually the public made them debate it in Parliament. They forced the vote through the petition and it’s half a billion pounds going into primary schools for sport and

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DAREDEVIL EXPLORER BEN FOGLE TALKS TO ANGELA SARA WEST ABOUT HIS RELENTLESS, OFTEN HIGHLY-PRECARIOUS TRAVELS, HIS TRIPS TO NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AND HIS UNEXPECTED, NEWFOUND LOVE FOR CRUISING

YOU COULD SAY that this TV presenter, writer and adventurer is rather well travelled… in the Royal Naval Reserve, he deployed to France, Gibraltar, Norway and Spain, while as a roving correspondent for a glossy magazine, assignments took him to East Timor, the Falklands, Japan, Nepal, Zambia and beyond the Arctic Circle. He’s travelled extensively throughout Latin America, as well as to far-flung and exotic destinations such as Fiji and Tahiti. Closer to home, BBC’s Castaway 2000 saw him marooned on an uninhabited Scottish island for a year and marked the birth of his broadcasting career. With an appetite for adventure, he’s since tackled some of the most hostile environments on earth. From racing across the punishing Antarctic to the South Pole, swimming with crocodiles Down Under to running marathons in the Sahara desert, climbing volcanoes to flying fighter jets… who’d have thought this adrenaline junkie had a fear of heights?! Ben Fogle talks to Places&Faces® about everything from crabbing to cruising…

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Many of your programmes, such as Wild in Africa and Extreme Dreams, are filmed abroad and, as a special correspondent for NBC News, you report from all over the world. How often are you on the road? I travel weekly for work and most of my filming commitments are currently overseas. I spend a great deal of time in the USA for NBC and this year I have, as ever, done a huge amount of travelling already. From Mongolia to Scotland to Abu Dhabi… I never tire of travel. Each trip brings fresh experiences, new people and different cultures. I am very lucky to do what I do. Your numerous epic challenges include rowing across the Atlantic with James Cracknell, setting the British pairs record. What motivates you to attempt such feats? Learning and discovering. I like to push my own boundaries, both mental and physical. You’ve survived extreme climes, tropical diseases (requiring two months of chemotherapy) and being bitten by a rabid dog… how do you keep fit and healthy and on top of your game?

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I try to run whenever I can. I find it a great way to discover new places, to get lost in a city. I have run just about everywhere in the world. What have you enjoyed most about your visits to Norfolk and Suffolk? I’ve always had huge affection for Norfolk and Suffolk and have been lucky enough to spend time there, both for my work and privately with my family. One of the many highlights was being invited to join one of the region’s oldest cargo vessels, a Norfolk Wherry, which evolved around 400 years ago to transport heavy goods through the network of rivers, canals and lakes. Without an engine and just a quant and sail, it was magical, gliding past the beautiful Norfolk countryside. We spent New Year in Suffolk a couple of years ago, taking in Walberswick, where I tried to show my children my crabbing prowess from the time I took part in the famous World Crabbing Championships. I was well and truly “crabbed” by my fellow competitors then and, unfortunately, things hadn’t improved in the meantime, so we came away with an empty bucket once again! The RSPB nature reserve at Minsmere was another treat. We trudged against heavy wind along the wooden walkways, Ludo and Iona both with their little nature trail rucksacks complete with bug-watching kits and mini binoculars. How was your gap year, during which you helped at an orphanage and turtle conservation project? I have very fond memories of my gap year. I spent time in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. I went for a year and stayed for three! They were some of my most formative experiences and my time in Latin America changed both my outlook on life and its course. Your European escapades include paragliding over the Italian Dolomites and skating across Sweden… I’m a huge fan of Europe. It offers a rich and diverse mix of landscapes, history, food and cultures, from classic Southern Europe with its beautiful ports and gastronomy to the smorgasbord of architecture in Northern Europe, which is hugely underestimated. I’m outdoorsy and it’s fantastic. The fjords, seen from a height, show a different perspective, and were a highlight for me. You’ve recently been exploring Europe by sea, developing a series of unique shore excursions for Celebrity Cruises… I share Celebrity Cruises’ passion for fantastic destinations and my Great Adventures offer an eclectic mix of culture, history, famous sights and wildlife, often off the beaten track. Adventure is anything out of the ordinary… a little bit different. I like alternative travel, tipping it on its head. I enjoy revisiting places and seeing them from a different perspective. I love taking the road less travelled. 37

“I never tire of travel. Each trip brings fresh experiences, new people and different cultures. I am very lucky to do what I do” What can cruisers expect from these experiences? My suggested excursions show opportunities for enhancing visits to ports of call, whether discovering a destination through food, nature, architecture or cultural heritage. I hope they help people explore, getting out of their comfort zone and seeing a place through the eyes of a local, making for an immersive, possibly once-in-a-lifetime, magical experience. The Adventures include triathlon-themed trails in Croatia (biking, swimming and sea kayaking in the Adriatic), a wildlife encounter snorkelling with salmon in Norway, a Sicilian gastronomic tour and a speedy RIB (rigid, inflatable boat) ride through the Stockholm archipelago. You admit that, as an adventurer, cruising seemed a strange choice for you – how was your first experience? I went to Malta, Sicily and Naples, then across land to Positano on the stunning Amalfi Coast. I didn’t think cruising was for me, as I stereotyped it. I thought it was for a much older demographic and was all about the ship, but I was really surprised… by its diversity, the fact that I could find escapism on board, little corners to disappear to… I thought I wouldn’t enjoy being on a ship as, rather than being up high, I like to be close to or even in the water, touching it, tasting it… But I loved seeing the majestic coastlines, immersing myself in different cultures from one day to the next and not being at the mercy of the ship. You visit cities you wouldn’t usually visit. You can just take the ship as a mode of transport, a moving hotel. In a time-poor age you can maximise 38

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has hosted numerous TV shows including New Lives in the Wild, Harbour Lives, Countryfile and Crufts. His highly-acclaimed series Through Hell and High Water won a prestigious RTS award and he has also written six Sunday Times best-seller books. He is an ambassador for WWF, Médecins Sans Frontières, Tusk (which protects wildlife, supports communities and promotes education in Africa), Centrepoint and the Princes Trust. He’s also a keen supporter of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and patron of The Royal Parks’ Foundation.

your time by sailing through the night, then maximise shore time, getting a real taste for a place and some fantastic photography. Are you a keen photographer yourself? Yes, photos are evocative and a great way for me to remember places, especially as I travel so much. I usually use the camera on my iPhone. I’m also inspired by literature on my travels. Have you taken your family cruising? I have. It’s important for me to share the world with my family. Cruising from Southampton’s great if you have kids. It’s a joy to bypass airports. I know all the tricks for fast-tracking at airports but it’s a different story when you take youngsters! Boarding at Southampton’s a joy, with your rooms right there, nannies and kids’ clubs, pools, lots for children to do… Celebrity Cruises cater well for kids, while my wife and I enjoyed the spa! There’s a good balance on board. A cruise makes for a great family holiday.

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Having travelled extensively, what are the top three destinations still on your wish-list? Space, Madagascar and Easter Island, in no particular order. With the whole world your playground, where would you recommend for the best food/drink, warm welcome and culture? Italy for food, Iceland for night life, New Zealand for wine, Botswana for a warm welcome, Bolivia for culture. As a keen horseman and diver, where do you go to divulge in these passions? Riding is good anywhere, but the Brazilian Pantanal and Namibia remain highlights. I have scuba-dived all over the world, but the high point remains diving between the tectonic plates in Iceland. You’re a bit of a linguist – which languages do you speak?

Fluent Spanish and French. I’d love to learn Portuguese. Your top travel tip? To avoid jet lag, switch your clock to the time at your destination as soon as you board the plane and stay awake until night-time. Earliest holiday memory? Canada, where my father is from. I spent every summer there from the age of one. Happy, happy memories of swimming, fishing and building camps on the Canadian lakes. Favourite things to do on holiday? Relax, read and catch up on sleep. Do you own a property abroad? I don’t, but my parents have a holiday home in Florida. I’d love to buy a property overseas, preferably in Portugal where my wife and I got married. Somewhere on the Costa Do Sol… Favourite hotels? I love the Malmaison in Oxford, Hotel Farol in Caiscais, Portugal, and Carlisle Bay in Antigua. Hotel or villa? Villas, with friends, are fun!

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Travel guide or play it by ear? Playing it by ear can be fun, but research definitely helps to enhance an experience. Where do you head for pure escapism? Cornwall, the Outer Hebrides or Austria. You’re good pals with the Princes and attended the Royal wedding… I was very lucky to spend time in Botswana with Princes William and Harry and was enormously lucky to go to the Royal wedding! How did it feel to take part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations? It was extraordinary and such a privilege to be a small part of. It was like being in a film… the crowds, the parties, the atmosphere… the weather! My most memorable moment, out of sight of the Queen, the cameras or even the public, was 20 boats spontaneously singing God Save the Queen, while a lone army drummer tapped on his drum, water dripping from his nose. Stirring stuff. Finally, with all this travelling, do you worry about your carbon footprint? I do and I try to offset it as often as I can. Further details at: www.benfogle.com For information about Ben’s ‘Great Adventures’, see Celebrity Cruises’ website: www.celebritycruises.co.uk/cruises/benfogle/ great-adventures.aspx

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memorıes FOR OUR 75TH ISSUE, WRITER AND BROADCASTER Pete Goodrum HAS PRODUCED A SPECIAL EDITION OF HIS MONTHLY COLUMN. HE TAKES A LOOK BACK THROUGH 75 LOCAL MUSICAL MEMORIES…

(1957) A national craze at the time, Norwich held its first Skiffle Contest, staged in what, many years later, would become The Talk of East Anglia. The winners were The Saints with Tony Sheridan on lead vocals and guitar. It was Tony’s rendition of My Bonnie, with The Beatles providing the backing, that kick-started The Beatles’ rise to fame.

(1959) This year saw the earliest-known reference to the group that would become Norwich’s own The Continentals. They rehearsed above a chemist shop in Drayton Road. 40

(1960) The Jacquard Club came into existence. Founded by Albert Cooper and others, it went on to be a major part of local music history.

(1960) Rock ‘n’ roll legend Billy Fury starred at Great Yarmouth’s Britannia Theatre.

(1962) Great Yarmouth was in the headlines again as hugely influential Skiffle star turned all-round entertainer Lonnie Donnegan performed his third summer season at the town’s Regal Theatre.

(1962) Local band Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers were signed to Decca Records and by November 1962 had a number 31 chart hit, Can Can ’62, produced by none other than the legendary Joe Meek.

On May 17 07 The Beatles made their one and only (1963)

appearance in Norwich. Booked by local promoter Ray Aldous, for a fee of £250, they played at the old Grosvenor Ballroom on Prince of Wales Road, with local group Ricky Lee and the Hucklebucks as support. An audience of 1,700 saw The Beatles who, after the gig, went to Valori’s on Rose Lane for fish and chips.

(1963) The Downbeat Club started in The Bedford Arms in Norwich which, a year later, became the Bedford Beat Spot. Mervyn & The Falcons, Malcolm & The Jetblacks and CBO Incorporated were some of the local acts that played there; so, too, did Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band.

(1964) Norwich got its first discotheque as The Industries Club became The Melody Rooms. In four months the membership zoomed from 400 to 1,400. Famed for its caged go-go dancers, The Melody Rooms played host to some big stars including The Herd, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum and Gene Pitney.

(1964) Norwich bands were breaking through. Local favourites Mike Patto and Breakaways changed their name to Mike Patto and the Bluebottles and went professional, the second Norwich group to take the leap in a matter of months. The other was Garry Freeman and the Contours.

April 1964 and The Rolling Stones 11 were in Norwich. They (1964)

played at The Gaumont on All Saints Green and the local press reported: “The Stones hit town. And there were screams. And screams. And then just one long drawn-out sound which defied description”!

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(1965) Although already in partnership with Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon delivered a solo performance when he played Norwich in August 1965 at The Jacquard Club, then housed in The Mischief Tavern on Fye Bridge, playing to a small, folk club audience before he became an international star.

(1965) August 1965 and Wainwright’s Gentlemen were at The Garibaldi Ballroom in Great Yarmouth with a new line up, as some members had gone on to do other things. Ian Gillan went on to form Deep Purple and Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker became part of The Sweet.

(1966) He wasn’t actually a native of the county, but because of his accent and songs, Norfolk claimed The Singing Postman as its own. The unlikely star went on to win that year’s Ivor Novello Award for Best Novelty Song with Hev Yew Gotta Loight Boy?

(1966) Seven years on from their first rehearsal, The Continentals became The News. Their 1966 Decca single This Is The Moment featured in hip and swinging TV series Adam Adamant.

(1966) A famous name on the local scene emerged when Norwich group Circuit 5 changed their name to Eyes of Blond. The name was chosen from a local newspaper competition.

(1966) June 19 1966 and the band at Great Yarmouth’s Britannia Theatre was The Who!

(1967) January 6 and there was a gig at Hoveton Village Hall. The band was advertised as Shotgun Express – featuring Beryl Marsden, Rod Stewart and The Peter B’s.

(1967) A week later – on January 13 1967 – Hoveton Village Hall presented The Herd, now in its classic line-up featuring Peter Frampton on lead guitar and vocals.

same month – on 20 January 25 1967 – Jimi (1967) Later that

Hendrix played at The Orford Cellar in Norwich. His fee was £39. Meanwhile, the Orford’s press ad for the gig reminded readers that tickets for Geno Washington’s forthcoming February concert at St Andrew’s Hall were on sale at Goose’s Record Shop.

(1967) And on February 6, 1967 it happened! Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band played a storm at St Andrew’s Hall in Norwich.

(1967) On July 19, 1967 Pink Floyd appeared at the Floral Hall in Gorleston, supported by The Alex Wilson Set.

(1968) Norwich favourites The Precious Few released their muchawaited single – Young Girl.

May 21. David Bowie’s Ziggy 29 Stardust tour arrived in (1973)

Norwich. He played to a sell-out audience at the city’s Theatre Royal.

(1973) In the summer of ‘73, Norwich’s latest nightclub Scamps opened its doors and was the place to be seen!

Queen played The Royal Links 31 Pavilion in Cromer on (1974)

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(1969) January 11 and The Gala Ballroom Norwich was host to Jethro Tull.

(1970) The Earlham Park Festival was in full swing on August 14 with appearances by Hawkwind and Free.

(1971) In January the legendary rock ’n’ roller Gene Vincent played the 3Cs in Norwich, one of the last dates on his last tour. He returned to the USA a few weeks later and died there in October.

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(1971) Pink Floyd played Norwich Lads’ Club.

(1972) The Canaries, sung by the Norwich City squad, backed by The Chic Applin Band, was recorded at the Norwood Rooms, on Aylsham Road, where Mr Applin was musical director. It was originally released to mark the club’s Second Division championship victory. A local hit, it was played regularly at Carrow Road for years!

(1975) This time it was Judas Priest at the Royal Links Pavilion in Cromer. (1976) Anglia Square Norwich and the club that had been known as Legs, and which would go on to become Charlie Brown’s, relaunched, this time as Cromwell’s. In June 1976 it opened to the sound of Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band.

(1976) People’s Nightclub opened in Norwich in March 1976. The house band was made up of ex-Continentals’ personnel and fronted by local soul legend, ex-US serviceman Lucas. They called themselves Cluster.

(1976) December and the University of East Anglia was not the only UK venue to be told that their gig – on The Sex Pistols’ Anarchy Tour – had been CANCELLED!

(1977) Norwich Arts Centre opened. 41

(1993) Norfolk-born Beth Orton released her Superpinkmandy album. It’s rare now, but proved to be the debut for a successful career.

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ginally set up in an old department store on St Benedict’s Street, it moved to St Swithin’s church in 1980. It was originally known as Premises.

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(1977) On Christmas Eve 1977 The Sex Pistols played Cromer Links Pavilion – their penultimate British appearance.

pioneers The Stone Roses played the University of East Anglia.

(1997) At Norwich City FC’s Carrow Road, on August 2, 1997, Status Quo played one of the most important gigs in their already long careers. 15,000 people turned up to see Rick Parfitt play with the band, in his first full show since undergoing quadruple heart bypass surgery.

(1978) The Talk of East Anglia, previously The Melody Rooms, underwent a substantial refurbishment. Legendary Norwich band leader Chic Applin took up residency and David Clayton, who later went on to BBC Radio Norfolk, became the DJ.

(1978) January 1978 and Ultravox played at The Lads’ Club in King Street, Norwich.

(1978) Another club change. People’s became a rock club with owner Peter Bailey keeping the new name a secret during the alterations, until the reopening in September 1978 when it emerged as The Boogie House.

(1983) January 23 1983. Petula Clarke – back on tour – played the Norwich Theatre Royal.

(1985) June 7 – The Cult played the University of East Anglia.

(1985) November: the UEA welcomed Siouxsie and The Banshees.

(1985) Based in Norwich, The Grunt Grunt A Go Go club launched a record label of the same name and released Good Morning Mr Presley – a compilation album of national and local bands who had performed for them, which became a cult classic. Over 30 years later, 2016 saw a re-emergence of the label.

Norfolk-born Cathy Dennis 45 emerged as vocalist with (1989)

D Mob. Their single C’mon and Get My Love reached 15th in the UK singles chart and 10th in the USA. She went on to massive success as a performer, and as a writer, composing hits for, among others, Kylie.

(1989) Talking of Kylie, Jason Donovan appeared at Ritzy’s in Norwich, in May 1989. The fans went crazy!

(1991) The Waterfront opened in Norwich, offering: “two stages, two bars, one café bar, rehearsal rooms, equipment hire and space hire.” The ethos was all about promoting new music and giving local bands the opportunity to act as support or use the venue for hire. It rapidly provided Norwich with an eclectic mix of events and became the focus of Sound City 92, an initiative from BBC Radio 1.

(1991) May 1991 brought a sad local claim to fame. Backstage after a Manic Street Preachers’ show in Norwich, NME journalist Steve Lamacq cast doubt on the band’s commitment, suggesting they weren’t “for real”. Band member Richey Edwards produced a razor blade and carved the phrase “4 REAL” into his arm, requiring 17 stitches at the local hospital. Edwards disappeared in February 1995 and was never seen again – he was declared “presumed deceased” in November 2008.

(1998) Ray Davies of The Kinks returned to Norwich. His band had played many times here but this time he was alone to deliver his oneman show Storyteller as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

(1998) Beryl Bryden died on July 14, 1998. Born in Norwich, and a friend of Black Anna at The Jolly Butchers, she was a world famous jazz singer. She has a further footnote in musical history in that she played the washboard on Lonnie Donnegan’s seminal 1950s hit Rock Island Line.

(1998) Mercury Rev, in the middle of a long tour, played The Waterfront Norwich in October.

(2002) Glen Matlock, original bassist with The Sex Pistols, brought Glen Matlock And The Philistines to play The Arts Centre, Norwich, on April 29 2002.

(2003) In a gig that received mixed reviews because of technical problems, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club played the UEA in November 2003.

(2003) In December the same year, and with the Rough Trade label releasing their first album – Dear Catastrophe Waitress – for them, Belle and Sebastian played the UEA.

(2004) Six months after a Waterfront

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(2011) November, and local lad Ronan Parkes, best known for his rendition of Feeling Good on Britain’s Got Talent, performed tracks from his new album when he switched on the Christmas lights in Norwich.

(2011) In December, Peter André chose Norwich as his comeback performance and played at the 3,000 capacity Norfolk Showground’s Exhibition Hall.

(2011) 44 years after he played Hoveton with Steam Packet, Rod Stewart played Carrow Road Football Ground in June and returns in June 2016!

appearance, Amy Winehouse returned to Norwich to play the UEA. In a pre-gig telephone interview, from her bed, she said she couldn’t remember where she had played in the city last time, but she remembered it being “a good gig”. And she liked Norwich, particularly because her best friend’s family all hail from the city. “It’s really special”, she said.

(2005) Wednesday October 5, 2005 saw Goldfrapp play the UEA – to mixed reviews.

(2006) Bryan Adams headlined at Blickling

(2009) Norwich blues and jazz man Albert Cooper turned 76 and released his first jazz album Songs For September.

(2010) A blue plaque was placed near The Orford Cellar in Norwich honouring the venue and those who played there.

(2010) The Last of The Golden Year’s Shows. Since the first concert in 1996, supported by the Evening News and BBC Radio Norfolk, the shows have seen around 20 bands from the 1950s, 60s

and 70s reform, and more than £100,000 raised for charities and good causes.

Coldplay performed at the 67 UEA’s student union one (2011)

October lunchtime for BBC Radio 1’s Student Tour. The band’s performance was aired on national radio in the Live Lounge section of the morning show, hosted by Fearne Cotton. Just 100 students were given the chance to see the charttopping band while others peered through the windows to catch a glimpse.

(2012) Nearly 50 years after the event, a ticket for The Beatles’ 1963 gig in Norwich goes up for auction in London. Signed by John Lennon and Ringo Starr, it’s valued at many times more than the band were paid for their appearance!

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(2013) The 1975 play The Waterfront in Norwich.

(2014) On May 21st, jazz legend Hugh Masekela plays the Norwich Theatre Royal.

(2014) Norwich six piece Killamonjambo released their debut album Fiesta Moon Landing, reaching number 16 on the iTunes Reggae Chart.

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(2007) The by now established Thetford Forest concerts announced the stellar line-up for 2007 which included The Feeling, Blondie, M People, Travis, James Morrison and Van Morrison.

(2009) With just one album released so far, up and coming young blues star Oli Brown played Norwich. At the following year’s British Blues Awards, he was named Best Male Vocalist and Best Young Artist.

The BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend arrived in 75 Norwich with an international (2015)

line-up of stars including Muse, Foo Fighters and headliner Taylor Swift, putting Norwich firmly at the centre of the music universe for two days!

(2009) The 20th anniversary of The Wilde Club. Based in Norwich, the independent record label and gig promotion company was formed in January 1989, going on to have a major impact on the city’s indie music scene. 43

A London Landmark

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LOTS OF MUSICALS can lay claim to being landmarks. Cats invented the British dance musical. Hair brought rock music into the theatre. Porgy and Bess blurred the boundaries of theatre and opera. But many fewer can lay claim to creating the art form as we know it. Oklahoma! was famously the first to integrate story, dialogue, dance and song in the way we expect now. But 20 years before that Rodgers and Hammerstein classic there was Showboat, marking the moment when musicals moved from being variety shows to dramatic entities. Showboat was, truly, a landmark musical. Next year it will be 90 years since Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s masterwork first opened in New York and, indeed, almost 25 years since it was last seen in a major West End revival. Then, directed by the Broadway giant Harold Prince, it had spectacle but a certain ponderousness; an over-awareness of its own significance. Daniel Evans’ fluent, fluid, more straightforward staging (transferred from Sheffield) is less elaborate, better acted and a good deal shorter. It doesn’t show off its significance or overplay its emotional cards. It is gentle, warm, nostalgic and touching. It is not in the least pretentious and rarely even sentimental, which sets it apart from most West End shows at the moment (Kinky Boots, I’m looking at you). Unlike most big musicals, Showboat is in many ways less a narrative than a slice of life spread across (and between) generations several generations of a family and several generations of time. Beginning in 1887 when the protagonists are in the first flush of youth and love, and ending in 1927 (the present day when the show opened) we follow the goings on of an entertainment ship with its revues and soloists as it goes up and down the Mississippi. The blacks and whites mix, not always comfortably, in the bustle of the ship’s community and gradually come to harmonise. A gambler, Gaylord, has his eye and heart taken by the young singer, Magnolia, their first sight of each other here being marked not by music or obfuscation but by a long, shared look across the expanses of an empty deck. The rises and falls of their relationship over their lifetimes is the main plank of the story, which variously intersects with Magnolia’s best friend Julie who is sacked from the ship when it transpires that she is mixed race in contravention of the miscegenation laws of the time. Meanwhile, as we’re told several times in the show’s stand-out number, Ol’ Man River (the Mississippi, but also a symbol of time and life) “jes’ keeps movin’ along”. The idea of such a substantially black cast appearing in a Broadway show was dazzling in 1927 and is still a relatively rare sight in commercial theatre now, although Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the National and Motown in the West End (both with black casts) have pleasingly bucked that trend lately. It’s always a good rule for musicals that if you want to see who the writers really care about then have a look who gets the

best songs. Ol’ Man River is sung by the black dock worker, Joe, and his friends. Showboat is significant in other ways, too. Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, who’d go on to even greater success 20 years later with Richard Rodgers, here invented what one might call the anticipatory love song. Addressing the structural difficulty inherent in any musical of how to have a love ballad early in the show when the characters don’t know each other well enough to justify it, Hammerstein wrote Only Make Believe in which Gaylord and Magnolia sing about how it would be if they were in love and, in so-imagining, come to feel it for themselves. He would do the same again on Oklahoma (People Will Say We’re in Love) and Carousel (If I Loved You), all stand-out songs from their respective shows. This production isn’t just one for the musical aficionados though. The two leads, Chris Peluso and Gina Beck, sing the show with the gorgeous operatic voices that remind one of the debt Jerome Kern’s score owes to opera rather than the musical comedy of the time. There is strong support from Malcolm Sinclair as captain Andy Hawks, an old duffer role that could quite easily be a recipe for over-acting and self-indulgence, but he plays it with wit and charm. Rebecca Trehearn (singing the

famous Bill with wondrous understated power), Sandra Marvin and Leo Roberts also distinguish themselves amongst a large ensemble cast. Showboat has not been revived here for almost 25 years and it may be a while before this landmark musical is seen in London again. This production of it is a lovely evening out and deserves to keep sailing through the summer and beyond. Showboat is at the New London Theatre on Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW, now booking till January 2017. Box Office: 0844 412 4654. www.showboatmusical.co.uk

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S CITY BREAKS GO, ISTANBUL WAS TRULY A VOYAGE INTO THE UNKNOWN. I suppose we

knew quite a bit about this great city, where east meets west, but as we began our transfer from Ataturk Airport and the city skyline, punctuated by minarets, gradually came into view, there was this general feeling of “where do we begin?” There was going to be so much to see and do in our three and a bit days but, as things turned out, we needn’t have worried. Our hotel, the Byzantium, was ideally situated in the Sultanahmet district of the old town. From

there, some of the most familiar sights were within walking distance ( just as well, as Istanbul is vast) and, with a few hours of daylight still left on our first day, we were eager to begin. I have long wanted to visit Istanbul after seeing the early Bond film From Russia With Love, although the more recent Skyfall treated us to an exciting rooftop chase through the city, too. But the second of the Sean Connery movies used a lot of location shots in Istanbul, one of which was the Basilica Cistern, the largest of several underwater chambers that lie beneath the city. 49

Bond lovers will recall that it was through this that 007, together with his Turkish counterpart, Kerim Bey, went by boat to spy on the Russian Embassy, with several hundred rats thrown in to make things exciting! We were delighted to find it nearby and still open although it was late afternoon. The entry fee was modest – indeed, all such attractions in Istanbul are modestly priced by UK standards, but it’s worth considering a museums pass as the modest fees soon mount up. The cathedral-sized cistern has a roof supported by 336 marble columns, some of which have some notable carvings. Built by 7,000 slaves, the cistern’s water was designed to supply nearby buildings – including the Topkapi Palace – which it did for many years. Dramatically lit, it is breathtaking. Making an early start the following day we made tracks for the Topkapi Palace but, while stopping to find the way, suddenly found ourselves in conversation with a Turkish man who advised us to stay clear of the palace as a cruise ship was in port and it was likely to be busy. This is not unusual in Istanbul if you are a tourist and are looking for something. The city’s inhabitants are pleasant, polite and speak good English, but one should be aware that there is often a deal to be done… somewhere. The Turks are, by nature, entrepreneurial! So instead we headed for another attraction with a Bond connection, the magnificent Hagia Sophia, where 007 had a rendezvous with Russian spy Tatiana Romanova in the movie. One of the great beacons of the Byzantine and Ottoman eras, once a church, then a mosque and now a museum, the Hagia Sophia’s sheer size and simple beauty takes your breath away. Running it close, though, is the equally 50

sumptuous Blue Mosque, a few minutes’ walk away. This is still a “working” mosque, so tourists have to remove shoes and women must cover their heads. Completing a triumvirate of “musts” in the Sultanahmet area is the Topkapi Palace, home of the Ottoman sultans for 400 years. It has been a museum since the fall of the empire in 1923 and, as well as many fine examples of Ottoman architecture, it has important artefacts, manuscripts and jewellery on show. One cannot visit Istanbul without taking a trip on the Bosphorus, the 20-mile strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. There are numerous options, including all-day and dinner trips; we opted for the simpler two-hour voyage from one of the many boats that operate from the Galata Bridge (one of the crossings between Europe and Asia). There are magnificent riverside buildings to view, but it’s probably advisable to choose a trip that offers a commentary.

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Our final “must” was the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest covered markets in the world with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops and stalls. Close by, the Spice Bazaar does exactly as its name suggests and, as we found out, it’s all too easy to get carried away with all the temptations on offer! You don’t have to buy anything, though – just enjoy the vibrant atmosphere and the eclectic bargaining. As our visit drew to a close, we felt we had truly got the feel of this great city – exciting, energetic and with a huge mix of cultures. We managed to master the Istanbul tram system, always packed, always busy. With most city systems of this kind – Amsterdam, for example - the trams take precedence. Not so in Istanbul: we were amused at the frequent stand-offs between trams and cars at junctions, with resulting cacophony of hooting and shouting! I mentioned earlier our “chance meeting” with a helpful Istanbul local. We wanted to visit a restaurant predominantly used by Turks and away from the touristy spots. He immediately pointed us to such a venue which was indeed a fresh experience

for us. The place was buzzing, the food delicious, and we seemed to be the only non-Turkish clientéle. We drank wine with our fish; we were probably the only ones as bottles of Raki, the fiery Turkish anise-flavoured national drink, seemed to be the norm. I enjoy a glass of Raki, but by the bottle…no thanks! Security has become a hot potato so far as Turkey, as a tourism destination, is concerned. There are media stories about whole holiday programmes being cancelled by travel companies, following the atrocities in Istanbul and, more recently, in the capital, Ankara. UK tourists, it seems, are deserting in droves. I mentioned earlier that we stayed in the Sultanahmet area and, shortly after our visit, there was a terrorist suicide bomb tragedy near the Blue Mosque with several people being killed. Had it happened before our departure, would we have changed our plans? Possibly, but with reluctance. Do you stop visiting places because of incidents like this? How many of us refuse to visit London after the July 7 bombing in 2005? If you do, then the perpetrators of such infamy have achieved what they set out to do and without a doubt Istanbul is – and always will be – still worth visiting. James Spicer flew to Istanbul with British Airways and stayed at the Byzantium Hotel, booked with Secret Escapes. www.britishairways.com www.secretescapes.com 51

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The wide choice of holiday homes, many facilities and stunning natural landscape at Kelling Heath Holiday Park makes this North Norfolk destination a wise investment AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE are taking the decision to invest in their lifestyle with the purchase of a holiday home at the award-winning Kelling Heath Holiday Park in Weybourne, North Norfolk. Not only is there a choice of luxury lodges and caravan holiday home properties set amidst 300 acres of outstanding natural beauty, but owners are also able to enjoy the delights of this unique, natural environment and its wide range of facilities. Imagine enjoying wonderful weekend breaks and holidays for you and your family whenever you choose, all within the very special setting to be found at Kelling Heath. The abundant wildlife and stunning landscape make the park an ideal choice for those looking for a natural environment with sustainability at its heart. With miles of woodland and heathland trails for walking and cycling, or for simply enjoying the diverse range of wildlife, the park is an adventurer’s haven and the perfect retreat from busy, modern lifestyles. Walking through 300 acres of outstanding, natural landscape does wonders for the soul and provides a tranquil retreat from the hustle and bustle of busy everyday life. It’s an opportunity to relax, unwind and appreciate the area’s innate beauty with loved ones, family and friends. The holiday homes at Kelling Heath Holiday Park are located within their own individual plots set amongst mixed woodland and rare open heathland, each providing a unique and relaxing

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and became Bishop of London in 1540 where he acquired the nicknamed “Bloody Bonner” for his persecution of Protestants during the reign of Queen Mary. Dereham has had a number of other famous citizens over the years. Author George Borrow (1803 to 1881) and George Skipper (1856 to 1948), a leading Norwich-based architect of the late Victorian and Edwardian period, were born in the town, as was singer Beth Orton. Poet William Cowper (1731 to 1800) moved to Dereham later in life and comedian and actor Stephen Fry married his partner Elliot Spencer in the town in January 2015. There is a variety of places to eat in Dereham, including the Indian restaurants of The Bombay, The Akaash and Spice Fusion as well as fish and chip shops, notably the Big Fry in the Market Place, along with several other takeaway establishments. On the Dereham Business Hub is the Greenstone pub and McDonald’s restaurant while The Romany Rye (named after one of Borrow’s novels) in the centre of town is popular, as is the Italian Job pizza parlour. A new eaterie is also set to open before long with the former Chambers of Dereham newsagents and stationery shop being transformed into a Prezzo Italian restaurant. The town also has a number of pubs including The Bull, the Cherry Tree and The George, which has an excellent lunch and dinner menu in its restaurant. The centre of Dereham is a busy hub with Konect buses converging from across Norfolk and the town being a major staging point on First services from Peterborough and King’s Lynn through to Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. The railway arrived in Dereham in the late 1840s but it is many years since Dereham had a railway station connected to the national network, although trains ran to Norwich and King’s Lynn as well as to North Norfolk and south to Wymondham until the late 1950s and into the 1960s. However, the sound of trains rumbling through the town is still commonplace with the popular MidNorfolk Railway running services from Dereham to Wymondam Abbey Halt via Yaxham, Thuxton, Hardingham and Kimberley Park. And during the summer months, expect to hear the shrill whistle and billowing steam of locomotives running along the route, with several well-known engines such as the Union of South Africa and Duchess of Sutherland visiting the line. Dereham also has its own Hollywood Cinema in the Market Place and Dereham Memorial Hall, which regularly stages shows and concerts. Dereham Blues Festival is a popular summer event, now in its fourth year and going from strength to strength, with 2016 seeing 45 bands appearing at 16 venues from Thursday, July 7 to Sunday, July 10 and Dr Feelgood kicking it all off at the Memorial Hall on the Thursday. Whether it is shopping, food, drink, or entertainment, Dereham is a Norfolk market town with much to offer and is well worth a visit – and stopping for a cuppa. 57

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I LOVE THE ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW for a whole host of reasons, including the excuse to get dressed up and wear a fabulous hat! Choosing an outfit for any outdoor event can be tricky: weather is a big factor and at the Show there’s a lot of walking involved to see all the wonderful displays, stalls and competitions. Here are a few suggestions which I hope will help you: When shopping for a show outfit, start by trying on lots of different styles and colours. Don’t be afraid to take lots of items into the dressing room as it really is the best way to find something that really suits you. And ask for help if you want it. Store staff love to give advice and they know where everything is – there might be a gem that you’ve missed! Be prepared for the weather! I know it sounds dull, but if you have options for everything from a heatwave to a hail storm you can relax. A gorgeous summer coat, or light mac which co-ordinates with your favourite dress is a great idea and an umbrella is invaluable if rain is forecast, but make it a fun accessory rather than black and boring. Boots are a great idea, too, if it’s going to be wet or chilly. Opt for any leg length that works with your outfit and go flat or choose a block heel so that you don’t sink into the muddy grass. If you can carry off the festival chic look with summer shorts or a dress and wellies, then go for it! While we’re talking footwear, we have to consider heels. If you’re comfortable in sky-high sandals or towering courts that’s fine, but most of us find that a lower, chunkier heel, wedges or flats are best for all-day events. There are lots of lovely loafers and beautifully embellished flat sandals in stores this season. Going from toes to heads – I’ve heard “I’m just not a hat person” so many times, but there’s nothing like a hat, fascinator or hair decoration for really topping off a stunning look and making you feel extra special. Try on different styles and ask for advice; it really is worth it for that extra wow factor. Push your boundaries a little when choosing your outfit for a special occasion, but not so far that you feel uncomfortable. Go for a bold colour that you love, choose a stand-out print or go super-stylish in monochrome. The most important thing is that you enjoy what you’re wearing - if you feel amazing, you’ll look it!

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year are all about individuality. It’s about finding the right cut and tone to enhance your overall look while still being practical and low-maintenance. Denim hair is the newest colour craze (think Kylie Jenner and Nicole Richie). L’Oreal Professional has developed three blue hues so that there is a shade to suit everyone: stonewash for a subtle change in natural hair, indigo for an intense shade, and midnight ink for those who dare to go darker. Your colour technician will be able to help you pick the perfect shade for your hair and skin tone. For those of you who prefer to stay blonde, we’re moving away from the cool, platinum, lilac looks of last summer and we’re starting to warm things up slightly with hints of rose gold, opal and apricot. Use Redken Blonde Idol shampoo and conditioner to keep lightened hair looking healthy and fresh. Balayage and ombre looks are still very popular this season, too, so ask your stylist to frame your face and lighten your ends for a natural, sun-kissed look. Meanwhile, red-heads should aim for multidimensional colours. Ask for both copper and warm blonde highlights on your red base to add texture. Reds fade fast, so use a colour-depositing conditioner to keep your colour fresh. And remember to revisit your salon every six to eight weeks for a glossing service to keep the colour looking fresh. Choppier styles are popular this year, so pair your

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in February this year and is clearly going from strength to strength, thanks to its attractive décor, pleasant, welcoming staff and delicious home-made food. Not only are all the dishes made from first principles on the premises, but a great many ingredients have been grown on site, too, from the succulent strawberries to the famous tomatoes. Local provenance is extremely important to new catering manager Greg Kaye, deputy manager Julie Willrich and their team, whose chefs work in a modern, purpose-built, glass-fronted kitchen at the back of the new building. Named after Vera Meale, the mother of the current directors, Vera’s Coffee Shop is surprisingly spacious, with this bright and airy, contemporary space a welcome addition to the well-established plant centre and farm shop. The café has an attractive, vaulted ceiling that houses 30 huge, multi-coloured lampshades, which are a real talking point. These attractive light fittings were home-made in the UK especially for Vera’s and the corresponding splashes of lime green and pink – on cushions, serviettes and flowers, for example – create a co-ordinated, contemporary colour scheme. There is also a large, paved outdoor area with tables and parasols for the better weather, and plans for a garden and a children’s play area in the future. Food is available all day, with a range of breakfasts on offer from 8.30am to 11.30am; light bites from 11.30am to 3pm; lunch from midday to 3pm; and afternoon tea from midday onwards. The new coffee shop is also popular for Sunday lunch (from midday to 2.30pm) and is also open until 8pm on Friday evenings.

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coffees - Americano, cappuccino, espresso, latte and mocha – as well as hot chocolate (with or without marshmallows and cream), English breakfast tea and a selection of speciality teas. Those enjoying the sunny outdoor space may also like one of the many pressés, sparkling drinks or smoothies, while children will be tempted by the chocolate, banana and strawberry milkshakes. Children are well catered for at Vera’s, with plenty of space between the tables for buggies, and the brand-new toilets including disabled and baby-changing facilities. There is also a well-thought out Tiny Gardeners’ menu featuring tuck bags with a sandwich, cheese straw, fruit pot, cookie and a drink, with other options including roasted vegetable pasta and garlic bread; home-made fish fingers or chicken nuggets with hand-cut chips and peas; and Norfolk pork sausages with buttered mashed potato, fresh vegetables and gravy – all around the £5 mark. No doubt families will also love the ice cream sundaes (chocolate fudge, Eton mess or honeycomb) and the Ronaldo’s ice cream cart where customers can choose cones or tubs of locally-made ice cream. This extensive business dates back to 1934 and has always been in the Meale family. Once a series of smallholdings, which were acquired by founder Allen G Meale as they became available, today the site houses a vast collection of herbaceous, bedding, basket and patio plants as well as trees, roses, pots and ornaments. There are also Scott sheds, summerhouses, log cabins, gazebos, benches and much more. Despite its growth over the years, now employing over 40 staff, the business has always taken great pride in the freshness of its produce and in exceptional customer service, with staff always happy to offer advice and help customers in any way they can. The four aspects of the business – the farm, farm shop, plant centre and coffee shop – are all thriving and for the The cafe’s glass-fronted cake counter is home to an array next few months Pick Your Own will be big business on this of temptations, from sweet and savoury scones, tray bakes, Stalham site, too, with all sorts of fruit and vegetables available cupcakes, cookies, sponges and other treats, as well as glutenas they come into season. These include strawberries, free flapjacks and a daily gluten-free cake by the slice. raspberries, loganberries, gooseberries, blackberries, plums Home-made sausage rolls, Scotch eggs, quiches, pies and and runner beans, with June a peak time for PYO. pasties are also on offer, as well as a number of daily specials. The late night opening on Fridays allows customers more The coffee and walnut cake is the café’s biggest-seller, with time to visit and special events such as pizza evenings are also free-range hunter’s chicken, Vera’s club sandwich, and local busy being planned (keep an eye on the website for details). ham, egg and chips also extremely popular. There are plenty of other plans in the pipeline, too, with a Chef Pete Everett said: “The cakes and scones fly out and new, marked-out car park on its way and preparations to sell the sausage rolls are never-ending!” home-made food from the café (such as the lovely-looking The chicken is topped with barbecue sauce, local back scones and quiches) in the farm shop in the future. bacon and Cheddar and is served with skin-on fries, homeThis is a fun, fascinating place to visit come rain or shine, made coleslaw and salad (£9.95), while Vera’s club sandwich whether for some of the beautiful bedding plants (all grown includes free-range chicken, local bacon, crispy little gem and hardened-off in glasshouses on the premises), or simply lettuce, home-grown tomatoes and zesty lemon mayo and for some fresh vine, cherry or salad tomatoes. The tomatoes is served with salad and home-made coleslaw for £5.99. are pollinated naturally by bees on site, with the strawberries Meanwhile, Sunday lunch – served from midday to 2.30pm – grown in the same way, and all the features a choice of three roast meats wonderfully fresh fruit and vegetables served with roast potatoes, cauliflower are used in the new café’s kitchens, cheese, braised leeks and a selection VERA’S COFFEE SHOP along with locally-sourced eggs, flour of fresh vegetables, along with a A G Meale & Sons Ltd and dairy products. Yorkshire pudding and gravy, all With so much grown and made for £8.95. Wayford Nurseries, Stalham on site, it’s no wonder that the food The beverages are just as tempting, Norwich NR12 9LJ in Vera’s Coffee Shop is so delicious with an array of hot drinks and all sorts Tel: 01692 583971 / 580226 and that it’s already becoming a of cold drinks and juices from which to choose. There is a wide selection of destination café. Email: agmeale@btconnect.com

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NEVER BEFORE HAVE THERE BEEN so many cafés in Norwich. In fact, this fine city is said to have over 700 eateries in total, taking into account all its many cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars. Popping in for a cup of coffee - whether a flat white, Americano, cappuccino, latte, mocha or more, or even for a full-on traditional afternoon tea - has become a

habit for the city’s visitors and the market has met this trend with a plethora of different coffee shops. Serving tea and coffee has become an art form, with many café staff becoming baristas, taking courses so that they can whip up everything from espressos, macchiatos and cortados to lattes laced with syrup and sprinkles in a matter of minutes. The surroundings in which to sit and drink them are as varied as the menus themselves, from the much-photographed tourist hot spot The Britons Arms on Elm Hill to the sun-lit backdrops of ultra-modern, glasswalled buildings such as The Modern Life Café at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, perfect after a walk around the lake, and The Rectory at Norwich Cathedral, ideal for popping into after a spot of shopping or a stroll along the river. Harriets Café Tearooms on London Street (a chain business which also has outlets in Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge) always seems to be heaving and has gone down the traditional route, with black and whiteclad waiting staff, table service and a fabulous, glass-fronted patisserie counter from which to choose. The cakes and pastries here are inviting, delicate and pretty, but prices do reflect the décor (afternoon tea is £15.95). Meanwhile, over in John

Lewis on Ber Street, you’ll find Benugo – a new coffee bar on the mezzanine floor – which has recently been revamped with teale-coloured banquettes, a help-yourselfto-cutlery counter, new branding, a trendy café newspaper and an attractive cake display. On the other side of the city centre, the chic Café Benjamin in Jarrolds is always worth a visit, with its friendly staff and stylish décor turning a humble cup of coffee into a more decadent experience (Chapters Coffee Bar on the lower ground floor is worth a look, too, with this cosy, intimate coffee shop in the book department ideal for popping into if you’re on your own). And there are plenty of other contenders. The people at Franks Bar on Bedford Street are behind another bohemian hang-out on Fye Bridge Street – the new Norwich North Bar, next to Anteros Arts Foundation, which serves beer, coffee, cocktails and food along with art and music from 10am to 11pm from Tuesday to Saturday. With its mustard-coloured walls, plenty of seating including a relaxed, sunny courtyard with a lion-themed water feature, this is an informal place to sit and while away a morning with a slice of cake (try the banana and honey cake), a cup of coffee and a magazine. Meanwhile, the people who run the trendy Bicycle Shop on

St Benedicts Street are also behind the new Eaton Park Café which opened at Easter and which is now finding its feet. The great news is that the garden at the back of the building is now being used and is already proving popular with the walkers, cyclists, tennis players, weekend footballers, runners and many others who use the park (the smoked salmon with scrambled eggs is perfect on a Sunday morning). And with better weather on its way, Delice on Castle Meadow (close to Castle Mall) is worth popping into, too, with all sorts of delicious ice cream and ice cream sundaes on offer besides the usual café-style food and beverages; it’s open in the evenings too. Other places worth checking out are Logan’s, recently acquired by Stephen and Naomi, who previously worked at The Assembly House and who will no doubt be working their magic on this popular sandwich bar over the coming months. And the team behind Café Britannia near Mousehold Heath has settled into its second venture, Café Britannia in the city (previously Caley’s) in the Norwich Guildhall next to the market place. This historic café has been spruced up and painted and is a good place to go for a more formal cup of coffee (think table service, an extensive cake counter and lots of flowers). Whether you’re after a quick cup of coffee and a muffin at BB’s in intu Chapelfield or something trendy at The Wallow opposite Jarrolds, you only have to wander around the city to find a whole host of coffee shops. And if you spot somewhere new, don’t forget to let us know – you’ll find us on Twitter @PlacesandFaces. 85

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HERB PASTA

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· 2 dressed Cromer crabs · 1 lime (juice and zest) · Sea salt and white pepper · 20g chopped coriander TOMATO SAUCE VIERGE

· 4 tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and diced · 100ml olive oil · Juice of half a lemon · 1 tbsp snipped basil leaves · ½ tbsp snipped chervil · ½ garlic clove, finely · chopped · 3 coriander seeds, crushed · Salt and pepper to taste

AS WE MOVE INTO the full swing of our famous British summer, those long, warm nights bring me straight back to summer holidays as a boy, growing up on Loxwood in Hellesdon. The whole of our street would be playing outside with mums and dads watching from their front gardens - a real community feel. Everyone would bring food out and it would be like a mini street fair. The crab sandwiches were always my favourite as, for me, nothing says summer more than beautiful Cromer crab, either at home or in a sandy sandwich at the beach, with that sweet taste mixed with a hint of the sea! I can never eat crab without a big smile on my face and this dish will have you smiling for the rest of the night. Plus it’s great fun to make the ravioli with friends and family. Enjoy!

CRAB RAVIOLI, TOMATO SAUCE VIERGE METHOD HERB PASTA

Place all the eggs and herbs in a blender and blend to a smooth purée. Place the flour and salt in a food processor and pulse slowly, adding your egg mixture. Once combined, you should have a soft green crumble - add a few drops of rapeseed seed oil, transfer to a bowl and knead for a couple of minutes until the mixture comes together to form a smooth ball that feels moist but not wet. Wrap this in cling film and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes before use or overnight. Roll your pasta dough on a well-floured surface to an eighth of an inch thick then, using a threeinch, round cutter, cut out dough rounds. Use a tablespoon to place mounds of crab filling in the middle of the dough rounds, placing an unfilled round on top and pressing the edges of the dough together firmly between your thumb and forefinger (moisten the edges with a little water if they are not sealing properly). Place the rounds on a surface dusted with pasta flour and cover with a tea towel until needed. Bring a large pot of water to the boil, add your ravioli and simmer for about three minutes until the pasta is just cooked. Remove from the water and lightly dry on some kitchen towel before serving.

CRAB FILLING

Remove the white meat from your dressed crabs and place it on a cold tray then use your finger tips to pick through the crab, as if you were writing a very quick letter on a typewriter, to make sure there are no pieces of shell. Place the crab into a bowl and put this in the fridge. Now remove the brown meat from the shell and place it into a blender to form a smooth purée. Remove from the blender and add two tablespoons of the brown meat to the white meat, adding the lime zest, juice and salt and pepper to taste. Add the coriander and place the mixture in the fridge until you are ready to make the ravioli. TOMATO SAUCE VIERGE

Place the tomatoes in a bowl with the olive oil, lemon juice, herbs, garlic and coriander seeds. Mix gently and season with salt and pepper. Just before serving, warm the sauce slightly in a saucepan. TO DRESS

Spoon a little of the sauce in the bottom of a bowl and place the ravioli on top. Garnish with a few garden herbs and salad leaves and serve warm.

Parmesan Herb Crusted Fillet of Beef Serves

WILD MUSHROOMS, RED WINE AND PORT SAUCE, PARSNIP PURÉE

INGREDIENTS

• 50g Thyme, chopped • 50g Rosemary, chopped • 10g Parsley, chopped • 10g Tarragon, chopped • 150g Panko breadcrumbs • 50g Parmesan, grated

• 1 Onion • 4 Cloves of garlic • 8 tbsps Port • 120ml Red wine • 900ml Chicken stock • 8oz Butter, cubed

• 400g Parsnips • 1pt Milk • 20g Thyme • 4 Bay leaves • 200g Wild mushrooms • 6 tbsps Vegetable oil

• 4 Fillet steaks (sinew-free) cut to 5oz • 4 tbsps Dijon Mustard • Salt and pepper • 2 tsps Dijon mustard

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METHOD

First take your parsnips, peel and chop them up to an even size and take out any core. Place the chopped parsnips into a small saucepan with 10g thyme, the pint of milk and the bay leaves. Bring to the boil and simmer until cooked. Strain off the excess milk and reserve; meanwhile add just the parsnips to a food blender and purée with a little milk, forming a purée consistency, then season with salt and pepper to taste and keep the mixture warm. Chop the onion and two cloves of garlic and add these to the saucepan with 30g thyme and 30g rosemary. Sweat in two tablespoons of vegetable oil until the onion and garlic has taken on some colour. Add the wine, port and chicken stock to the pan, reduce the mixture by half and then leave on one side. Next, take the remaining herbs, the Panko breadcrumbs and the remaining two cloves of garlic. Mix together the breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, the grated Parmesan cheese, chopped herbs and garlic, stir thoroughly and taste for seasoning. Next take the fillet steaks and heat a pan large enough to take the four portions. Once hot, place the fillet in the pan and seal the meat on each side for two minutes or until a nice colour is achieved. Coat that side of the fillet steak in half a teaspoon of Dijon mustard and add to the breadcrumb mixture. Place in a pre-heated 185˚C oven for six minutes (once cooked, the steaks should feel firm to touch). Rest the meat for five minutes and, while they are cooking, fry the mushrooms in the remaining vegetable oil, drain and add them to your sauce.

TO FINISH

Heat your sauce back up and, while it is boiling, add the butter two to three cubes at a time, whisking continuously until the sauce is thick and glossy. Heat up your parsnip purée up and place this on one side of each plate, placing a ladleful of sauce and mushrooms on the other side. Finally, place your rested fillet steak on the parsnip purée and enjoy!

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If you have enjoyed the gorgeous drifts of snowdrops and bluebells as much as I have, now is the perfect time to lift and divide the clumps, as the leaves start to yellow and die back; it’s an easy way to have more plants for free. Use the same method for other bulbs which have finished flowering. Alternatively, buy them ‘in the green’ for planting this year and blooming next year. Stunning lily flowers will be starting to bloom during June, giving us a blast of various bright colours for the summer. I adore them. Unfortunately, I am not alone because the red lily beetle can be a real pest, ruining your plants. Keep an eye out every day and remove any “dung” left underneath foliage and catch the beetles if you can! Now plants will be putting on a growth spurt at a fast rate, make sure you have support canes in place and tied in plants which will need them as they get taller. If you have climbing plants, ensure they are growing in the direction you need them or you will end up with unruly stems and unable to detangle them later. 112

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To ensure you get a bumper crop of tomatoes and healthy, bushy plants, pinch out the side shoots and give them a feed when you see fruit setting on the first truss. If you then pot up the side shoots you will be able to grow even more tomato plants, so it’s the perfect way to grow more tomato plants for nothing. Keep on earthing up your potato plants as the foliage continues to grow. The same method applies if you are growing them in growbags. Make sure they are kept watered and keep an eye out for any signs of blight which will cause the leaves to collapse, shrivel up and turn brown. If you do notice the disease, you will need to dispose of the plants by burning if possible to stop its spread. Our plates will be satisfyingly full of homegrown salad at this point which can be grown in beds, pots and containers – almost anywhere. Whilst you are picking your lettuces, radishes and spring onions, don’t forget to keep on sowing more seeds to ensure you are provided with all that goodness for months to come.

If you have gaps in your borders, fill them up with directly-sown annuals. Check out the RHS Perfect for Pollinators list to find out which will encourage beneficial insects to your space, adding to the biodiversity in your garden. Some of my favourites are Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ and Scabiosa atropurpurea. As things heat up, you may find aphids on plants but try not to use any pesticides because they can also kill the insects we need in the garden such as ladybirds and lacewings. Try encouraging more birds into your garden with a feeding station full of different bird food, as they will take care of the job for you in a natural way. If all else fails, try spraying washing up liquid and water. Resident frogs and toads need to be protected from predators, so always make sure your ponds and container ponds have plenty of cover for them. Try native marginal plants and build your own toad home close by so they can take shelter from the heat safely. Place lots of large stones around so they can hop off to a safe haven.

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Making an Offer Property expert Neil MacLennan, director of sales at Oliver James Premier Homes, explains the potential pitfalls of house purchases When making an offer on a property, timing is fundamental to reaching a successful outcome. Time and time again we see people making offers on houses when they are not even on the market and without the ability to proceed independently. The first problem we normally encounter is where a potential buyer in a weak financial position makes an offer to the vendor that sounds too good to be true (and which normally turns out to be the case). Their offer will be at the full asking price - or in some cases, even higher - as long as the vendor promises to take their property off the market and wait for the buyer to sell their property; however, this is something that I would always strongly advise my clients against doing. Then we encounter the second problem in this strategy. The potential buyers may well have had agents who have come to see them who have told them: “Houses in this road usually sell the same day.” The agents are likely to have told them this to give the owners the confidence in the estate agency that they’re talking to. However, often the potential buyer will then have it in their mind that they mustn’t put their property on the market until they’ve found somewhere to move to. Consequently they may well be setting themselves up to lose their dream home because they will be in a weak position when it comes to buying it, as when the time comes they will not even be close to selling their own property. This is where making such an offer starts to go wrong, as the property for sale hasn’t ever actually been advertised and the prices the agents have given are based on estimates, not real offers. What happens then if there is a shortfall on what the buyer offers, because they were led to believe that their property was worth more than it actually is and so there isn’t actually enough money available to make up the difference? I can tell you the answer from experience - they are going to have to go back to the vendor and say: “We are really sorry, but we are going to have to reduce our offer because we didn’t get as much as we hoped for ours” or they will just pull out of the deal altogether - you can imagine how well that is received!

Another problem this creates for the vendor is that it’s all too easy to think that this is the real value of their home, based on one offer that didn’t really stand a chance of going through to completion. I often visit people whose houses have been on the market for long periods of time at the same price based on a reckless offer they received when they first put it on the market. So here is my advice on making an offer and its timing: Put your house up for sale with the best agent that you can find (best exposure, professional photographs and so on). Wait until you start to get second viewings; that way, you will know that your price you have gone to market with is close to where it should be. Then start viewing the properties that you are interested in. Wait until you have had a proceedable offer on your home (eg. from someone with a mortgage in place and who isn’t waiting to sell their own property). Then, when you have narrowed your viewings down to the property you want to buy, ask lots of direct questions to the agent involved (such as whether or not they have had any previous offers and, if so, why they were declined). Base your offer on what feedback you get from the agent, but do bear in mind it will be their job to get as much as possible for their client. If you would like advice on this or any other related matter, I would be very happy to hear from you – please call me personally on 07833 419185 or email me at: neil.maclennan@your-move.co.uk

“Wait until you start to get second viewings; that way, you will know that the price you have gone to market with is close to where it should be.”

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This historic house is located in the heart of Beccles, close to the river and the town’s many facilities THIS STUNNING, GRADE I-LISTED TOWN HOUSE with river frontage dates back to the 11th century and is located in the popular market town of Beccles. With Georgian additions and elevated views over the River Waveney, it boasts a garden of 0.6 acres with outbuildings, a garage and a private 70ft mooring. Southwold is 12.1 miles away, Norwich 17.7 miles and Southold 12.1 miles. IN A NUTSHELL

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St Peter’s House is “One of the most important architectural buildings in the Waveney Valley and East Anglia” being located in the heart of the town on Old Market. It lies on the site of the former Saxon chapel of St Peter’s. The current house has emerged over the centuries, with major additions in the 1750s encompassing a 16th century cottage built into the flint 116

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living with plenty of space for a table and chairs, with a cream, gas-fired, two- oven AGA with an integrated electric module with two ovens and four halogen hobs. There is a good range of cream solid wood wall and base units with solid wood worktops, an integrated fridge, dishwasher and natural limestone floors. The adjacent utility room provides space for other appliances and has a back door to the garden and parking area. A separate butler’s pantry and recently converted shower room with a ceramic tiled walk-in shower and contemporary white fittings complete the ground floor. There are three cellars which provide additional storage. An attractive staircase leads up to the spacious accommodation on the first floor which offers five double bedrooms and a family bathroom, many with original, cast iron fireplaces and half or full shutters. The bathroom is well fitted with a contemporary white suite, limestone floor and downlighters. Stairs lead up to the two attic rooms and the large bathroom which is equally well fitted. The house is truly unique with many outstanding features and is presented in immaculate condition throughout. OUTSIDE

The garden is secluded and privately accessed through pedestrian gates from Puddingmoor or Northgate. It is enclosed by brick and flint walls with a row of mature trees and terraced steps leading down to the river and a private, 70ft mooring. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and trees. There is a gravelled terrace, ideal for seating which runs along the rear of the drawing and dining room. The upper garden boasts a herbaceous flower bed with mature wisteria, rose and clematis swags and a walled kitchen garden with raised beds and fruit bushes, while meadow flowers can be found under the trees in the lower garden towards the river. A further part of the garden lies through a Gothic gate; this courtyard area provides off-street parking and turning, various redbrick outbuildings and attractive pergola seating area. The garage is accessed from Northgate, partly open fronted into the courtyard, allowing access for parking. The garden and grounds extend to approximately 0.6 acres with a secluded and private feel and outstanding views over the River Waveney and beyond. LOCATION

towers that survived Henry VIIIth’s Reformation. These were transformed into the Gothic stucco rear section which houses the drawing room and dining room which were designed in the Strawberry Hill Gothic style developed by Sir Horace Walpole, the youngest son of the first British prime minister. These double-height reception rooms are approached by a galleried hall with Victorian tiled floor and arched Gothic doors. They both have full-length sash windows with unusual Georgian stained glass windows combining Medieval and Dutch images of saints, boats, birds and butterflies as well as coats of arms and they overlook the garden with elevated views of the river beyond. Both rooms have working fireplaces and original shutters. The Georgian Gothic reception is particularly significant for its Rococo alcoves, ogees, ornate stucco, ribbed vaulting and a magnificent fire mantel. The reception hall has original flagstone floors, original panelling and an open fireplace. There are two further reception rooms linked by a hidden doorway: one Georgian with panelling, a secret cupboard and a fireplace with a cast iron stove; the other Tudor. The generous kitchen/breakfast room is ideal for family

The property is a moment’s walking distance from the centre of Beccles. This busy market town has many shops, restaurants, schools, pubs and supermarkets. A market selling fresh produce is held every Friday in the town and there is a bus station with a local, daily service to Loddon and regular services to Lowestoft, Norwich and many of the smaller villages around. The Beccles train station has a line to London Liverpool Street (approximately two-and-a-half hours) and Beccles is located on the Waveney River which is a gateway to the Broads network. The unspoilt Suffolk coastline with the beaches of Southwold and Walberswick are within easy driving distance. ESTATE AGENT St Peter’s House in Beccles is on the market with Musker McIntyre at a guide price of £825,000. The property is freehold and chain-free. Viewings strictly by appointment only. To book a viewing, please call Musker McIntyre in Beccles on 01502 710180 or email: beccles@muskermcintyre.co.uk 22 New Market, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9HD

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Leathes Prior combines those critical elements of stability, reliability and continuity with an innovative, modern approach. The firm is celebrating its 140th anniversary throughout 2016, but constantly demonstrates it is moving forward with the times by evolving the services it offers to clients. Whilst extending many of the traditional services you would expect from a law firm, Leathes Prior also has a range of niche departments specialising in areas such as sports law, franchising, data protection and agriculture. Yet what underpins this expertise is the close and continuing relationships the firm builds with its clients. Business development and marketing manager Charlotte Disney said: “Relationships are very important to us. Our lawyers often build long-standing relationships with our clients and giving that personal level of service is something we pride ourselves on.” Leathes Prior has four offices in Norwich – two in the Cathedral Close and two in Tombland – with about 100 staff, including 40 lawyers. Its departments have lawyers specialising in corporate and commercial work, litigation and dispute resolution, family law, employment law, private client and

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of years. Many of our lawyers joined the firm as trainees and went on to become partners and several of our long-serving staff have been with us for 20, 30 or even 40 years.” This solid foundation also allows Leathes Prior to develop its niche areas of expertise, specialisms that have often materialised in response to specific requests or client needs. “One of our niche services is our bespoke sports law offering which provides a comprehensive service to sports professionals across the UK, yet this is also a service backed by the stability our traditional, longstanding services” said Miss Disney. The Sports Law Team is headed up by Dan Chapman who is the founder of the firm’s specialist boutique sports law offering, Full Contact. The 140th anniversary has also afforded Leathes Prior the opportunity to look back over its history, while the firm’s longevity has been dovetailed with the modern innovation of a brand new, user-friendly, customer-facing website: www.leathesprior.co.uk. The firm had the help of a history graduate to conduct its detailed historical research and this has now been brought to life through the “timeline” element on the new website, which was launched a few weeks ago. Miss Disney explained: “What we particularly wanted from the new website was for it to be really easy for clients to find what they want, hence all of our core services being clearly visible on the home page. “Sometimes you go on to a law firm’s website and it is full of legal jargon, but we have made ours simpler so that most of what our clients want, and need, is just a click away. “It is also interactive; we wanted it to be fun as well as informative, such as with the timeline and the newsfeed, and we see that as another extension of us building relationships with our clients.” With a long tradition, a blend of established and innovative services, and a forward-thinking approach, Leathes Prior has built on its strong past and stable present to create a bright future.

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All Change THOUSANDS OF SAVERS NOW PAY NO TAX ON THEIR INTEREST, AS CARL LAMB EXPLAINS…

APRIL 2016 SAW THE INTRODUCTION of the new Personal

Savings Allowance which led banks and building societies to stop deducting tax before paying interest on deposit accounts. Until then, anyone who had cash savings would see basic rate tax deducted from any interest payments before they were paid. Any additional tax due on the interest paid to higher and additional rate taxpayers was then collected via the selfassessment tax return. Non-taxpayers had to register to have their interest paid gross. However, this arrangement has now been turned on its head, with tax no longer deducted at source because of a fundamental change in the taxation of savings. Starting with the 2016/17 tax year, most of us will have a tax-free Personal Savings Allowance. The level of Personal Savings Allowance will depend on the tax bracket into which you fall: if you are a basic rate taxpayer or a non-taxpayer, you get an allowance of £1,000; if you are a higher rate taxpayer, the allowance is £500. Additional rate taxpayers, however, are excluded from the Personal Savings Allowance regime and get no allowance at all. There may be a need for advice if your savings income pushes your total income through the ceiling for a tax bracket. For example, if you have £42,500 in earned income and £1,500 in savings interest, then your total income of £44,000 takes you into the higher rate tax bracket. You would then only have a Personal Savings Allowance of £500, resulting in a tax liability on the remaining £1,000 of savings income. If your savings income is likely to tip you into a higher tax rate, it may be worth looking at measures to reduce your total taxable income, such as pension contributions. The Personal Savings Allowance covers savings income from a range of sources including interest-paying accounts from banks and building societies, accounts from NS&I and other providers such as credit unions, income from Government or company bonds, interest distributions from authorised unit

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“Today, not only have many courts closed, but a number of the large, expensive combined court buildings are proving to be very expensive for a diminishing workload”

Courting Controversy OUR LEGAL EXPERT JULIAN GIBBONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST INITIATIVES THE ONE THING WHICH IS CERTAIN these days is there is never

a lack of subjects to write about as far as lawyers and the law are concerned. Barely a day goes by without someone trying to remodel the profession or come up with some new initiative. Unfortunately, though perhaps inevitably in these days of cuts to public expenditure, these things are usually about saving some money, even if they are dressed up with labels such as “access to justice”. That particular strapline is so worn that I suspect few give it any serious credibility when it comes from the mouth of a government minister. The latest initiative to appear on the horizon is the suggestion from the Department of Communities and Local Government that planning decisions might in the future be outsourced to private law firms. They say that they would be “keen” to explore competition in the processing of planning applications to ensure the process “is resourced in a way that allows an efficient and effective service to be provided”. Note immediately the buzz words of “resourced”, “efficient” and “effective”, which hide within them the desire to save costs to local government. Yet is this such as mad an idea, as some might think it is? Over the three-and-a-bit decades I have been in practice we have seen the Government spend lots of money on what I would term the legal infrastructure of the country. Courts are one example. Not only are there far fewer than there were, but those that exist tend to occupy big, purpose-built court centres, such as Norwich or Ipswich, instead of the old, sometimes ramshackle buildings of old. I say that in a rather derogatory way, but in fact the old approach made some sense. Resources were often shared, such as the old magistrates’ court at Great Yarmouth, which, like many, was located in the town

hall. County courts might sit in wherever was convenient, in rooms which doubled up as council chambers or served other functions. When it came to the process of administration, there was a similar picture. Justices’ Clerks (now Bench Legal Advisors) were often part-time lawyers in private practice who ran (usually quite effectively) their own courts, which often sat in the local community halls once or twice a week or less. Likewise, in many parts of the country prosecutions were either run by the police themselves or, if more serious, were farmed out to local firms of solicitors, who dealt with everything but the most serious of cases, which went to the DPP (Norfolk was not one and had a County Prosecuting Solicitor run by the County Council). One the civil side, there were people such as the General Commissioners for Taxes, who were unpaid except for their clerk (another solicitor working part-time) who decided most tax appeals; now these go to a purposely-created tax tribunal staffed by professional judges. Today, not only have many courts closed, but a number of the large, expensive combined court buildings are proving to be very expensive for a diminishing workload. Cuts to the Crown Prosecution Service and the judiciary have seen increasing workload, increased ineffectiveness and diminishing job satisfaction amongst the lawyers. The virtue above all of the old fashioned way of running “the law” was its inherent flexibility. For the most part, there were fewer large buildings to maintain, less expensive full-time staff to pay and those involved parttime in the process had other work to keep them busy. This is not, of course, to say that such a model would or could be applied universally. Big towns and cities always needed big courts and sufficient resources to deal with a workload coming from a large metropolis. Serious and complex crime will always need full-time expertise to deal with it. Yet, of course, one size does not fit all, and those of us out in the country might well be better served by a system which makes use of resources which are to hand to give us a legal system which is really accessible, “resourced”, “efficient” and “effective”!

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The official fuel consumption figures in mpg (l/100km) for the all-new Mazda MX-5 range: Urban 30.4 (9.3) - 35.8 (7.9). Extra Urban 51.4 (5.5) - 57.6 (4.9). Combined 40.9 (6.9) - 47.1 (6.0). CO2 emissions (g/km) 161 – 139. The mpg fi gures quoted are sourced from official EU-regulated test results obtained through laboratory testing. These are provided for comparability purposes only and may not refl ect your actual driving results. Retail sales only. Subject to availability at participating dealers only on vehicles registered between 01.04.16 and 30.06.16. T&C apply. *0% APR Mazda Conditional Sale available on all all-new Mazda MX-5 models. Finance subject to status, 18s or over. Guarantee may be required. Mazda Financial Services RH1 1SR. Model shown: all-new Mazda MX-5 160ps SE-L Nav, OTR from £21,095. Model shown features optional Soul Red Metallic paint (£670). OTR price includes VAT, number plates, delivery, 12 months’ road fund licence, first registration fee, 3 year or 60,000 mile warranty and 3 years’ European Roadside Assistance. Test drives subject to applicant status and availability. Details correct at time of going to print. Not available in conjunction with any other offer unless specified. Calls to 0844/0845 numbers will be charged at 7 pence per minute plus your standard network charge. Wrights Motor Ltd, trading as Wrights Mazda is a credit broker not a lender for this financial promotion. We can introduce you to a limited number of carefully selected fi nance providers and may receive a commission from them for the introduction.

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LOWESTOFT & YARMOUTH RUGBY CLUB GENTLEMEN’S DINNER THE IVY HOUSE COUNTRY HOTEL, OULTON BROAD, SUFFOLK

Lowestoft & Yarmouth Rugby Club held their annual Gentlemen’s Dinner on Friday, May 6 at the Ivy House Country Hotel with former All Black legend Zinzan Brooke the main speaker. Supported by over 250 guests from the club and local businesses, the event was a huge success, raising funds for one of the country’s oldest, and its most easterly, rugby clubs, and specifically towards its junior section and to subsidise coaching throughout local schools and in the community.

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OIL BARONS’ BALL

GREAT YARMOUTH TOWN HALL The 32nd Oil Barons’ Ball of the Great Yarmouth Society of Petroleum Engineers was held on Saturday, May 14 in Great Yarmouth Town Hall’s banqueting suite attended by 120 local oil and gas industry representatives and their guests. Outgoing oil baron Peter Self announced the new oil baron - Glenn Hurren, a 30-year veteran of the industry, now SNS regional director for Asco. Entertainment director Fred Rogers and chairman Bob Byrom presented Glenn with his stetson and trophy. The Invisibles provided the cabaret and soon had the audience dancing away. The excellent catering was provided by T&K Banqueting Services.

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COLIN HUGGINS As MD of H2Creative Media, what does your job entail? The main elements of my role are to direct and control the company’s operations to ensure H2Creative Media provides leading-edge products and top class design services and retains its competitive edge. This is the 75th edition of Places&Faces® – when did you start the magazine and why? The first issue was published in March 2010. Back then we had no offices and all worked from home. I had always had a burning desire to set up a publishing company and felt there was an opportunity to launch a quality lifestyle magazine in Norfolk and north Suffolk. Our launch issue was a huge success, well supported by local businesses. I am proud to say we have gone from strength to strength ever since. I must take this opportunity to thank my business partner at the time Paula Hodds and our editor at the time Tony Mallion as we would never have made it this far without them. How would you sum up the magazine? Places&Faces® is a quality lifestyle magazine and is available either free from over 250 outlets across Norfolk and north Suffolk or by subscription. I love the diversity of the content in Places&Faces® but then I am rather biased! Who is your favourite cover star and why? It has to be the Jack Whitehall issue in October 2015. I was acting editor for this one issue while we were going through a period of restructuring within the business. For one month it meant very long hours but it was great fun editing this magazine with my fiancée Donna. Places&Faces® is also available online and to this day the Jack Whitehall issue has recorded our highest-ever number of downloads, so I am obviously very proud of that fact. If you could interview anyone at all, who would it be? It has to be Bobby Moore, my boyhood hero, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who sadly passed away at the age of only 51.

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How many people work at H2Creative Media and what else does the company produce? We currently employ 12 full-time members of staff. Magazine publishing is just a small part of our business. We are lucky to have a very experienced editorial and sales team. In our modern, well-equipped design studio we have four full-time designers who produce somewhere in the region of 500 pages of design every month. That is in addition to all of the banners, posters and websites we produce. I feel privileged to have such a fabulous team supporting me and without doubt they have the best combination of skills of any team I have worked with during my 30-year career in publishing. Your company is based in Gorleston – what do you like about this part of the world? We recently moved the business to newly-refurbished offices in Gorleston with sufficient space to enable us to grow the business in the future but I actually live in Langley with my fiancée Donna who also works on the magazine. We have the best of both worlds being located on the coast yet only a 25-minute drive from the peace and tranquillity of our home in the countryside. Are you Norfolk born and bred? I was born in a terrace house on the Magdalen Estate in Gorleston and lived there with my parents until I left home at the age of 22. Despite working across East Anglia, I have never really strayed far from Gorleston. What about hobbies? I love cooking (especially fish dishes) and over the past few years have really got the bug for watching live bands and theatre. How would you spend a day off? We love the North Norfolk coast and try and get up there at every opportunity. Do you have a favourite local pub? I don’t have just one favourite pub. We are blessed in Norfolk to have so many to choose from. As to what my favourite drink is, it has to be a large gin and tonic at the end of a long day at the office. What do you miss most when you’re away from the region? The picturesque Norfolk Broads as they are only a stone’s throw away from where we live. What are you reading at the moment? The compelling Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer, a spellbinding story with all the trademark twists and turns that have made him one of the world’s most popular authors. And what are you listening to? Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds album What are your plans for the future? We have some significant expansion plans for H2Creative Media over the next three years but longterm we would like to retire to a secluded farmhouse somewhere warm in the south of France where family and friends can come and stay.

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